Women's Soccer

Monks Finish Regular Season with 2-0 Win Over Chargers

Posted: Oct 27, 2021

STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (11-7-0, 10-3-0 GNAC) blanked Colby-Sawyer College (4-10-1, 4-8-1 GNAC), 2-0, in what was the 2021 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) finale for both teams at the SJC Athletics Complex on Wednesday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Monks had numerous scoring chances but did not find the back of the net until the 39:47 mark, when sophomore Aaliyah Wilson-Falcone (Winthrop, Maine) worked her way through several defenders before delivering a shot to the lower left corner from the right side of the box.

The slim margin remained until the 81st minute, when first-year Alicen Burnham (Monmouth, Maine) scored her seventh goal of the season off a rebound near the crease.

PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS:

With the win, Saint Joseph's has locked up the #3 seed in the GNAC Tournament, which begins with a quarterfinal round on Saturday. The Monks will host a quarterfinal contest, opponent TBD, at 2:00 PM.

TEAM STATS:

Saint Joseph's held the lead in shots (27-3), shots on goal (14-3), and corner kicks (5-0) in the victory.

THE KEEPERS:

SJC senior Adia Grogan (Kennebunk, Maine) made three saves in the shutout performance while Colby-Sawyer netminder Alexis Lebreton turned away 12 shots in a losing effort.

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the win, Saint Joseph's improves to 3-2 all-time versus Colby-Sawyer College and has now defeated the Chargers in three-consecutive meetings dating back to the 2018 campaign.

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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.