Monks & Blue Jays Duel to Scoreless Draw

Monks & Blue Jays Duel to Scoreless Draw

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Saint Joseph's College (10-3-3, 10-2-1 GNAC) and reigning GNAC Champion University of Saint Joseph (11-1-3, 9-1-3 GNAC) battled to a scoreless draw in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men's soccer contest on Saturday afternoon.

TEAM STATS:

USJ held the lead in shots (18-13) while SJC registered the advantage in shots on goal (4-3) and corner kicks (7-3) in the scoreless stalemate.

THE KEEPERS:

SJC junior Liam Foley (Middleton, Mass.) turned away all three shots he faced while Blue Jays netminder Jose Miguel Garcia Martin made four saves in the conference contest.

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the result, Saint Joseph's is now 5-1-1 in the history of the series with University of Saint Joseph, the same team that ended the Monks' 2022 campaign with an upset 2-0 GNAC semifinal triumph in Standish last fall.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's will close out the regular season on Tuesday with a GNAC contest at Mitchell College. Kick-off is slated for 4:00 PM.

 

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.