Women's Soccer

Nor’easters Top Monks in 2021 Opener, 2-0

Nor’easters Top Monks in 2021 Opener, 2-0

Scoring Summary

1st - 44:12 - Olivia King (U. of New England)
2nd - 75:01 - Morgan Diefenbach (U. of New England)

Game Leaders

U. of New England
G: 2 Players (#20, #26) - 1
A: 3 Players (#11, #12, #15) - 1
Sh: 2 Players (#12, #15) - 2
Sv: Sydney Gillingham - 5
Saint Joseph's (Me.)
G: N/A
A: N/A
Sh: Madison Michaud - 5
Sv: Adia Grogan - 7

Team Stats

U. of New England
Saint Joseph's (Me.)

Shots (on goal)

11 (9)
16 (5)

Saves

5
7

Fouls

8
3

Corner Kicks

6
4

Offsides

3
2
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Posted: Sep 01, 2021

STANDISH, Maine – University of New England (1-0-0) blanked Saint Joseph's College (0-1-0), 2-0, in a non-conference women's soccer contest at the SJC Athletics Complex on a rainy Wednesday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The 2021 season opener, plagued by steady rain from start to finish, saw few scoring opportunities in the first half until sophomore Olivia King (Milton, Vt.) netted what proved to be the game-winner with 48 seconds left in the opening frame. SJC senior keeper Adia Grogan (Kennebunk, Maine) made a nice save on a shot by junior Marie Hoehner (Newmarket, N.H.), but King managed to corral the rebound in the goalmouth and buried a shot to the right corner.

Saint Joseph's had several opportunities to tie the game, including a Madison Michaud (Presque Isle, Maine) shot that clanked high off the right post in the 55th minute, but the Nor'easters managed to double their lead in the 76th minute when freshman Morgan Diefenbach (Lancaster, Mass.) hit pay dirt off a Bella Reil (Berwick, Maine) pass.

THE KEEPERS:

Grogan played well in the setback with seven stops on nine shots while her counterpart, UNE netminder junior Sydney Gillingham (Standish, Maine), turned away five attempts in a shutout performance.

TEAM STATS:

Saint Joseph's held the lead in shots (16-11) while UNE posted a 9-5 advantage in shots on goal and a 6-4 edge in corner kicks on the evening.

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the loss, Saint Joseph's falls to 1-5-1 all-time versus the University of New England.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's kicks off Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play on Saturday with a 3:00 PM contest at Norwich 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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