Women's Soccer

Women’s Soccer Garners Fourth Seed in GNAC Tournament

Posted: Oct 27, 2022

WINTHROP, Mass. – Now unbeaten in each of the last two seasons of conference play, Johnson & Wales University (RI) draws eighth-seeded University of Saint Joseph (CT) at 6PM on Saturday, October 29 as the 2022 GNAC Women's Soccer Tournament gets underway.

The Wildcats went a perfect 13-0 against league foes this fall after posting a 12-0-1 GNAC mark last season. Also winners of the 2019 GNAC title prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, JWU will be in search of its third consecutive GNAC Championship next week.

Longtime GNAC powerhouse Lasell University went 11-1-1 in GNAC play to nail down the No. 2 seed, as the Lasers will take on seventh-seeded Colby-Sawyer this Saturday at 12PM noon.

Saturday's other two quarterfinal matchups will feature fifth-seeded Regis College traveling to fourth-seeded Saint Joseph's College of Maine, and third-seeded Emmanuel College hosting sixth-seeded Albertus Magnus College. Both of those contests will kick off at 2PM on the 29th.

With SJC earning a regular-season victory on Wednesday, Emmanuel also needed a win over Boston rival Simmons University in order to hang on to the No. 3 seed, securing it with a 1-0 Saints shutout.

There is no reseeding throughout the GNAC Tournament, while the league champion will receive the GNAC's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.

Quarterfinals - Saturday, October 29
#8 USJ (CT) at #1 JWU - 6PM
#5 Regis at #4 Saint Joseph's Maine - 2PM
#6 Albertus Magnus at #3 Emmanuel - 2PM
#7 Colby-Sawyer at #2 Lasell - 12PM

Semifinals - Tuesday, November 1
4/5 winner vs 1v8 winner
3/6 winner vs 2/7 winner

Championship - Saturday, November 5
Final at highest remaining seed

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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.