Men's Soccer

Monks Shut Down Mariners in Regular Season Final, 2-0

Monks Shut Down Mariners in Regular Season Final, 2-0

Scoring Summary

1st - 20:21 - Nate Sottak (Saint Joseph's (Me.))
2nd - 58:25 - Rion Dos Santos (Saint Joseph's (Me.))

Game Leaders

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
G: 2 Players (#6, #11) - 1
A: Rion Dos Santos - 1
Sh: Nate Sottak - 8
Sv: Liam Foley - 2
Mitchell
G: N/A
A: N/A
Sh: 3 Players (#4, #6, #10) - 2
Sv: Jesse Jenkins - 16

Team Stats

Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Mitchell

Shots (on goal)

32 (18)
10 (2)

Saves

2
16

Fouls

8
7

Corner Kicks

6
2

Offsides

2
0
full stats
Posted: Oct 24, 2023

PHOTO CREDIT: Troy Hendricks '22

NEW LONDON, Conn. – Saint Joseph's College (11-3-3, 11-2-1 GNAC) blanked Mitchell College (2-11-3, 2-10-2 GNAC), 2-0, in what was the regular season finale for both programs on Tuesday afternoon.

PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS:

Saint Joseph's has earned the top seed in the GNAC Tournament for the fifth time in the last six seasons and will host the winner of Thursday's #9 Emmanuel / #8 Regis play-in game on Saturday at 1:00 PM.

For Mitchell College, a first-year member of the GNAC, the loss signals the end of the 2023 campaign.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Monks kicked off the scoring in the 21st minute when junior Nate Sottak (Belmont, N.H.) knocked in a Rion Dos Santos (São Paulo, Brazil) free kick with a header into the top right corner.

The 1-0 edge held true until the 59th minute when Dos Santos connected for his team-leading sixth goal of the 2023 season.

TEAM STATS:

Saint Joseph's maintained the lead in shots (32-10), shots on goal (18-2), and corner kicks (6-2) in the triumph.

THE KEEPERS:

SJC junior Liam Foley (Middleton, Mass.) posted a pair of saves in a shutout effort while Mitchell netminder Jesse Jenkins registered 16 stops in a losing effort.

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the win Saint Joseph's improves to 3-2 in the history of the series with Mitchell College. These two teams last met in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament when the Monks tipped the Mariners by a 2-1 score at Tufts University.

 

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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.

 

 

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