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12/20/07 – Leger Named Second Team All-New England

Jillian Leger '08

STANDISH, ME – Senior defender Jillian Leger (Westminster, MA) of the Saint Joseph's College women’s soccer team has been named to the NCAA D III All-New England Region Second Team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Leger is the lone representative of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference out of the 44 New England region players honored by the NSCAA.

Earlier this year, Leger was named as a GNAC First Team All Conference defender and also received GNAC All-Tournament honors. In addition, Leger was the recipient of the Saint Joseph's College team MVP award following the conclusion of the 2007 season.

As a junior Leger earned nominations to the All-Independent Women's Soccer First Team and the D3 Kicks All-New England Second Team. After her sophomore year she was named to the All-Independent Women's Soccer team as well.

Leger has been a 4-year starting Defender and 2-year Captain for Head Women's Soccer Coach Michael Bolanz. During her time as a player for St. Joe's the team has amassed a 50-24-4 (.676) record including a 16-2-3 season in her senior year, the best in the program's history.

In her four seasons donning a St. Joe’s uniform, Leger played in 71 games, scored 2 goals with 13 assists for 17 total points and helped the Monks post a total of 35 shutouts.

“It's difficult for a defender to get the recognition Jill has received," adds Head Coach Michael Bolanz. "Jillian is certainly one of the best players to ever play here at Saint Joseph's College."

2007 NCSAA Division III All-New England Region Teams

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12/13/07 - Women's Soccer Team Awards Announced

STANDISH, ME - Head Women's Soccer Coach Mike Bolanz has announced the 2007 team award winners. Senior Defender Jillian Leger (Westminster, MA) was honored with the Most Valuable Player award. FY Mikayla Call (Portland, ME) led the 16-2-3 team with 15 goals to earn the "Golden Boot Award," which goes to the team's leading goal scorer. The Unsung Player Award went to SR Allison Walton (Meredith, NH) and FY Elizabeth Theberge (Danvers, MA) garnered the Rookie of the Year Award. SO Brianna Jordan (Scarborough, ME) received the "Impact Player Award," which goes to the player who consistently makes the biggest impact on the field and provides the team with intangibles that may not show in the boxscore.

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11/7/07 - Women's Season Ends With 1-0 Loss in ECAC Quarterfinal
MIT Advances to Semifinal

STANDISH, ME – The Saint Joseph's College Monks faced off against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers on Wednesday in a ECAC D III Women’s Soccer Championship Quarterfinal match and lost in OT, 1-0. The game was well played with plenty of back and forth action but came to an abrupt ending when SR Janine Hopmans (Davis, CA) scored the game winner in the first minute of OT (90:57) off a pass from teammate SR Amy Ludlum (Mission Viejo, CA). Hopmans took the kick on the run from the right side and found the left corner of the net just past the Monks diving goalkeeper, Katye Mayo (SO, Fairfield, ME).

Mayo was very busy in net, making 12 stops in the match for the Monks. Engineers JR GK Stephanie Brenman (Newton, MA) was credited with 8 saves. SO Anna Willis (Gorham, ME) led St. Joe’s with four shots on net and gave the MIT defense a workout with her level of play. FY Mikayla Call (Portland, ME) posted 3 shots for the Monks in the game. JR Katie Jordan (Sandwich, MA) had an impressive game as well for St. Joe’s. The forward seemed to be in the middle of all the action and led the way for several scoring attempts.

The Saint Joseph's College Women’s Soccer team concludes their first season in the GNAC with a 12-1-2 conference record, 16-2-3 overall. MIT (13-6, 6-3 NEWMAC) advances to the semifinals to play the Brandeis/Emerson College winner on Saturday.

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11/7/07 - Leger, Willis Named to All-Tournament Team

SR Jillian Leger	SO Anna Willis

STANDISH, ME - The GNAC has announced that Saint Joseph's College Women's Soccer players SR Jillian Leger (Westminster, MA) and SO Anna Willis (Gorham, ME) have been named to the All-Tournament Team.

Leger has been a force all season on defense for the Monks and played a large role in both of the GNAC Tourney games. "It's difficult for a defender to get the recognition Jill has received," adds Head Coach Michael Bolanz. "Jillian is certainly one of the best players to ever play here at Saint Joseph's College."

Willis was nearly unstoppable in the tournament games. She scored 2 goals and added a helper in the 4-0 quarterfinal victory over Albertus Magnus College. In the semifinal match versus Emerson College, Anna scored on her only shot of the game. "Anna is a very skilled player," adds Coach Bolanz. "She is a player that people come to watch."

The Monks take on MIT, Wednesday 11/7 at home at 2:00 PM in an ECAC Quarterfinal match.

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11/5/07 - Monks to Host MIT in ECAC Quarterfinal

CAPE COD, Mass - After finishing the regular-season with a 16-1-3 record, Saint Joseph's College was selected as the number four seed in the 2007 ECAC Division III New England Women's Soccer Championship. The tournament is an eight-team field with quarterfinal, semifinal and championship rounds.

In the first-round on Wednesday, November 7, Brandeis University will play host to Emerson College (13-4-4) at 4:30 p.m., while Roger Williams University (15-5-1) will face Curry College (13-6-1) at 1:00 p.m. Keene State College (11-9-1) plays Western New England College (13-5-3) at 6:00 p.m. at Keene State and Saint Joseph's College of Maine (16-1-3) will face Massachusetts Institute of Technology at 2:00 p.m. in Standish. The game will mark the first time the Monks Women's Soccer program has ever hosted a Regional postseason event.

First Round - Wednesday, November 7
#8 Emerson College (13-4-4) at #1 Brandeis University (9-6-2), 4:30 p.m.
#7 Curry College (13-6-1) at #2 Roger Williams University (15-5-1), 1:00 p.m.
#6 Western New England College (13-5-3) at #3 Keene State College (11-9-1), 6:00 p.m.
#5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (12-6-0) at #4 Saint Joseph's College of Maine (16-1-3), 2:00 p.m.

Semifinals - Saturday, November 10
Brandeis/Emerson winner vs. Saint Joseph's/MIT winner, TBA.
Roger Williams/Curry winner vs. Keene State/Western New England winner, TBA.

Championship Game - Sunday, November 11
Two Semifinal Winners, TBA.

Full Bracket

STANDISH, ME – The GNAC has announced the 2007 Women’s Soccer All-Conference Teams, and Saint Joseph's College is well represented. The 16-1-3 (12-1-2 GNAC) Monks placed four players on the First Team and four on the Second Team. All recipients were voted on by the Women’s Soccer coaches in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference.

The Saint Joseph's College players named to the First Team are SR Defender Jillian Leger (Westminster, MA), SO Goalkeeper Katye Mayo (Fairfield, ME), FY Midfielder Elizabeth Theberge (Danvers, MA) and FY Forward Mikayla Call (Portland, ME).

Second Team Honorees are SR Defender Allison Walton (Meredith, NH), JR Midfielder Katie Jordan (Sandwich, MA), SO Midfielder Brianna Jordan (Scarborough, ME) and FY Forward Jessica Needham (E. Bridgewater, MA).

2007 GNAC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams

STANDISH, ME – Saint Joseph's College hosted Emerson College in a GNAC Semifinal match on Tuesday and failed to advance. In the NCAA books, the contest will appropriately go down as a 2-2 tie, as neither team deserved to lose this playoff battle. Advancement by one team was necessary and decided by a best-of-five shootout after the overtime periods were played. The Monks scored on three of their attempts; the Emerson College players succeeded on four of five and move on to play Emmanuel College in the GNAC Championship game this Saturday.

Both teams came out of the gates playing with a high level of intensity. The Emerson College Lions who jumped out to an early lead with two goals within 40 seconds of each other in the 11th minute. The Monks responded well for a team that isn’t accustomed to being behind and applied tremendous offensive pressure for the remainder of the game. St. Joe’s finally got on the board in the 32nd minute when FY Elizabeth Theberge (Danvers, MA) took a pass from teammate SO Brianna Jordan (Scarborough, ME) and scored to make the score 2-1 Emerson.

The Lions defense held on to the slim lead until the 71st minute when FY Mikayla Call (Portland, ME) weaved her way thru several defenders to pass to a streaking SO Anna Willis (Gorham, ME) on the left side who scored on a diving kick to tie the game at two apiece.

The Monks had opportunities to take the lead in the remaining portion of regulation as well as both overtime periods, but Lions goalkeeper Katie Hartman made several acrobatic saves to turn the St. Joe’s chances away.

The Saint Joseph's College fans gathered around the perimeter of the soccer pitch to watch as the second overtime came to an end. The game was to be decided by way of a shootout: each team selects five players to kick from the penalty mark, the team who scores the most goals out of the five advances to the GNAC final. The Monks scored on 3 of 5 as SO Lauren Hagerman (Scarborough, ME), FY Mikayla Call (Portland, ME) and FY Elizabeth Theberge (Danvers, MA) converted their attempts. Emerson College converted on 4 of 5 as SO Rachel Lerma found the back of the net on their 5th bid, allowing the Lions to advance.

The Monks finish their regular season with a record of 16-1-3, 12-1-2 GNAC. The Semifinal game is registered as a tie, not a loss:

Rule 7-AR74
A postseason game, except the national championship game, decided by the penalty kick tiebreaker is recorded as a draw, and the team scoring the greater number of goals advances to the next game.

STANDISH, ME – For the third time this season SO GK Katye Mayo (Fairfield, ME) has received the GNAC Women’s Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week award. Mayo played 200 shutout minutes for the week of 10/2-10/28, including a 4-0 GNAC Quarterfinal victory over Albertus Magnus College on Saturday 10/27. The sophomore Mayo has posted incredible statistics this season for the 16-1-2 Monks, with a 0.49 GAA, .859 save % and seven shutouts.

Standish, ME – Neither the rainy weather nor the Albertus Magnus Falcons were enough to stop the Saint Joseph's College Women’s Soccer team in GNAC Quarterfinal play on Saturday. The Monks rolled over the Falcons, 4-0, and were led offensively by SO Anna Willis (Gorham, ME) who scored two goals and added an assist. The St. Joe’s defense played another outstanding game and SO GK Katye Mayo (Fairfield, ME) made 3 saves in the shutout victory.

Although St. Joe’s was unable to convert on 3 prior corner kicks, the team found the right combination in the 12th minute when SR Jillian Leger (Westminster, MA) took a corner kick that SO Anna Willis headed into the back of the net. Willis made a great run to get into the play and score her first goal of the game to put the Monks ahead, 1-0.

Over the next 17 minutes Saint Joseph's College put 6 shots on net but was unable to convert. SO Anna Willis (Gorham, ME) had the best opportunity during this span when she drilled a kick off the right post and no one was able to take advantage of the rebound. One minute after this chance, in the 32nd minute, Willis hit paydirt and scored her second goal of the game off a perfect cross pass from teammate SO Brianna Jordan (Scarborough, ME) to put the Monks up by two.

Brianna Jordan added a goal of her own to go with her assist when she scored in the 81st minute off a cross pass from FY Whitney Linindoll (Paris, ME). FY Mikayla Call (Portland, ME) added a goal in the 89th minute, assisted by SO Anna Willis, to make the final score 4-0

Saint Joseph's College will host the Emerson College Lions in a GNAC Semi-Final game on Tuesday, 10/30. Time TBA.

Standish, ME - Saint Joseph's College and Norwich University dueled to a scoreless tie in a GNAC Women’s Soccer match Tuesday. The teams seemed evenly matched as neither defense was willing to break and allow a goal.

The Monks outshot the Cadets by a tally of 20-6, but the number of near misses by both teams was nearly equal. St. Joe’s first opportunity to get on the board was in the 14th minute when FY Elizabeth Theberge (Danvers, MA) perfectly placed a corner kick that was headed by SO Anna Willis (Gorham, ME) and missed just wide. FY Jessica Needham (E. Bridgewater, MA) was stuffed 10 yards out by Cadets GK Nicki Hunsicker on a breakaway attempt in the 45th minute. The Cadets followed with perhaps their best opportunity of the game when Meghan Hoskins took a free kick that clanked off the crossbar over SO GK Katye Mayo (Fairfield, ME).

Norwich keeper Nicki Hunsicker made an amazing diving stop in the 79th minute on SO Lauren Hagerman (Scarborough, ME), who placed a booming kick towards the left corner from 15 yards out, to preserve the scoreless tie.

The overtime periods were full of back and forth action and great defensive play by both teams. The first scoring chance came in the 95th minute when the Monks FY Elizabeth Theberge (Danvers, MA) nailed a corner kick to the front of the net but FY Anna Flynn (Scituate, MA) just missed the scoring attempt over the crossbar. It was the Cadets’ turn in the 99th minute when Meghan Hoskins attempted a free kick that was headed just wide of the net by teammate Dawn McNulty.

SO Brianna Jordan (Scarborough, ME) directed 5 shots on net in the match while teammates FY Mikayla Call (Portland, ME) and FY Elizabeth Theberge (Danvers, MA) had four shots apiece.

The Saint Joseph's College Women (15-1-2, 11-1-1 GNAC) host a Quarterfinal Playoff game, Saturday 10/27 at 1:00 PM. Opponent TBD.

Standish, ME - The St. Joe's Women trampled the Pine Manor College Gators on Saturday by a score of 9-2, marking their highest scoring total of the season. Monks FY Elizabeth McCarthy (Portsmouth, RI) scored the first two goals of the game and tallied an assist on the Monks' third goal which was scored by fellow freshman Mikayla Call (Portland, ME).

In the winning effort, SR Jill Leger (Westminster, MA) scored a goal and added two assists and SR Allison Walton (Meredith, NH) scored two goals in the game. FY Anna Flynn (Scituate, MA) scored her 3rd goal of the season and FY Allie Smith (Belgrade, ME) added her 2nd goal of the year. FY Jessica Needham (E. Bridgewater, MA) notched both a goal and an assist in the blowout and JR's Heather Stanger (Rockport, MA) and Caitlin Foley (Wilmington, MA) each registered one assist. The Monks outshot the Gators 23-4.

The Saint Joseph's College Women's Soccer team plays their final regular season game on Tuesday, 10/23 at home against GNAC rival Norwich University. Game time is 3:00 PM

Newton, MA –Saint Joseph's College (14-1-1, 10-1-1 GNAC) defeated Great Northeast Athletic Conference opponent Lasell College (9-5, 7-4 GNAC) 2-1 in Women’s Soccer action on Wednesday afternoon.

The Monks struck first when FY Whitney Linindoll (Paris, ME) notched her sixth goal of the season in the 24th minute. The Lasers answered 20 minutes later when Allison Bushley (Westminster, MA) scored to tie the game. The goal ended SO GK Katye Mayo’s (Fairfield, ME) amazing streak of 333 minutes of play without allowing a goal, dating back to October 6th. Although the “streak” ended, Mayo played an excellent game as she helped keep the surging Lasers off the board in the second half and made 8 saves overall.

The match remained tied until the 82nd minute when FY Elizabeth Theberge (Danvers, MA) found the back of the net on a free kick from 25 yards out. The goal was Theberge’s 4th of the season.

Saint Joseph's College hosts GNAC foe Pine Manor College on Saturday, 10/20. Game time is 3:00 PM.

SO Katye Mayo (Fairfield, ME/Lawrence HS) was named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Goalkeeper of the Week for Women’s Soccer for the second time this season.

For the week Mayo recorded two shutouts, one in a win over GNAC opponent St. Joseph (CT) and the other coming in a scoreless tie with Colby College. Mayo has been outstanding all season, posting a 13-1-1 record with 6 shutouts and a miniscule 0.49 goals against average.

Waterville, ME – St. Joe’s GK SO Katie Mayo (Fairfield, ME) and Colby College GK Loni Pisani (Kanata, Canada) each notched shutouts as the Monks and the Mules faced off in a 0-0 tie in non-conference action Wednesday afternoon.

Mayo made 7 saves while posting her 5th shutout of the season for the SJC Women. Colby’s Pisani was credited with 11 saves in her 4th shutout bid of the year. The visiting Monks (12-1-1, 8-1-0 GNAC) held the shot advantage, 17-15, as well as the edge in corner kicks, 6-5, over the hometown Mules (3-5-2). Before Wednesday's game Colby College had never lost against or tied the Monks. They held an 11-0 record vs. SJC since the teams began playing each other.

FY Mikayla Call (Portland, ME) and SO Brianna Jordan (Scarborough, ME) each posted four shots on net while teammate SO Lauren Hagerman (Scarborough, ME) had three shots in the match.

SJC Women’s Soccer plays host to GNAC opponent St. Joseph College (CT) on Saturday, 10/13. Game time is 1:00 PM.

New Haven, CT – The SJC Women’s Soccer Team was back in action Sunday facing GNAC foe Albertus Magnus. The game was tied 0-0 until the 43rd minute when Monks FY Mikayla Call (Portland, ME) scored her 12th goal of the season off a pass from SR Jillian Leger (Westminster, MA). FY Jessica Needham (E. Bridgewater, MA) scored her 5th goal of the year in the 75th minute which was assisted by Call. JR Heather Stanger (Rockport, MA) scored in the 81st minute to make the final score 3-0. The goal was Stanger’s second of the season and was unassisted.

The Monks (12-1-0, 8-1-0 GNAC) out-shot Albertus Magnus (8-4-1, 5-4-1 GNAC) by a wide margin as the Falcons could only muster 2 kicks on net while the SJC Women peppered the net with 24 shots on goal.

The SJC Women’s Soccer Team travels to Waterville, ME on Wednesday 10/10 to take on the Colby College Mules. Game time is 4:00 PM.

Boston, MA – The Monks undefeated streak ended at 11 games after being defeated 3-2 in OT on Saturday by Emmanuel College. The Saints struck first when SO Tiffany Dahlstrom scored in the 5th minute. The Monks tied it up in the 22nd minute when FY Jessica Needham (E. Bridgewater, MA) scored her fourth goal of the season off a pass from FY Mikayla Call (Portland, ME). In the 49th minute a Monks player was issued a red card, meaning the SJC Women would be shorthanded for the remainder of the contest.

The battle of the two unbeaten GNAC teams remained tied until the 79th minute when the outnumbered Monks took the lead. SO Anna Willis (Gorham, ME) took a pass from FY Whitney Linindoll (Paris, ME) to notch the go-ahead goal. In the 88th minute Emmanuel’s SR Erin Kelly scored to send the game into overtime. Six minutes into OT FY Amber Di Nucci scored to end the game along with the Monks hopes of taking over sole possession of first place in the GNAC.

The Saints (10-2-1, 9-0 GNAC) out-shot the Monks (11-1-0, 7-1-0 GNAC) 26-6 in the contest, including 6-0 in overtime.

Standish, ME – SO Anna Willis (Gorham, ME) scored twice as the Monks cruised to a 7-1 win over Suffolk University. St. Joe’s stands at 11-0, 7-0 GNAC, while Suffolk is 0-7 overall and in the GNAC.

FY Jessica Needham (East Bridgewater, MA) put St. Joe’s up with a goal in the 15th minute, assisted by SO Brianna Jordan (Scarborough, ME) and then returnedthe favor assisting on Jordan’s goal at 34:48.

The Monks went up 3-0 after Jordan picked up another assist on a goal by FY Elizabeth McCarthy (Portsmouth, RI) in the 41st minute.

Willis netted her first goal of the match at 51:11 off a pass from FY Whitney Linindoll (Paris, ME) to open the scoring in the second half. Five minutes later FY Elizabeth Theberge (Danvers, MA) scored to put St. Joe’s up 5-0.

Jamie Tracy recorded the Rams recorded only goal of the match at 67:03.

SO Heidi Stucki (Oakland, ME) connected with FY Allie Smith (Belgrade, ME) to add an SJC goal. Willis capped off the Monks scoring with her second of the game off a pass from JR Katie Jordan (Sandwich, MA).SJC plays at Emmanuel College on Saturday, October 6th at 3 PM.

Standish, ME – The SJC women’s soccer squad continued its offensive production and stingy defense with an 8-0 win over visiting Rivier College. FY Mikayla Call (Portland, ME) and SO Heidi Stucki (Oakland, ME) each netted a pair of goals for St. Joe’s. The Monks are now 10-0, 6-0 GNAC while Rivier stands at 2-7, 1-5 GNAC.

St. Joe’s got to work scoring early and often on Saturday, recording their first goal less than four minutes into the action and their last goal in the 52nd minute. Six different players scored and the Monks attempted 22 shots and took 8 corner kicks.

Call notched the game winner at 3:07 off a pass from SO Brianna Jordan (Scarborough, ME). JR Katie Jordan (Sandwich, MA), FY Whitney Linindoll (Paris, ME), JR Lindsay King (East Bridgewater, MA), and FY Jessica Needham (East Bridgewater, MA) all added goals. SO Lauren Hagerman (Scarborough, ME) picked up two assists.

St. Joe’s hosts Suffolk on Wednesday, October 3rd at 3:30 PM.

Standish, ME – Nine and counting. The SJC Women’s soccer team racked up its ninth straight victory, beating Daniel Webster College 8-0 today. The Monks improve to 9-0, 5-0 GNAC while Daniel Webster stands at 0-7, 0-5 GNAC.

FY Mikayla Call (Portland, ME) notched a pair of goals and five other players scored for St. Joe’s in the lopsided match.

St. Joe’s took a two-goal lead into the half courtesy of an own goal by the Eagles and a goal by JR Heather Stanger (Rockport, MA) off a cross by SO Lauren Hagerman (Scarborough, ME).

The Monks were on the attack in the second half as GNAC Rookie of the Week FY Elizabeth Theberge (Danvers, MA) found Call for a goal at 46:10. Call scored off a pass from SO Anna Willis (Gorham, ME) to put St. Joe’s up 4-0 in the fifty-third minute.

FY Whitney Linindoll (Paris, ME) netted a pass from SO Brianna Jordan (Scarborough, ME) at 54:02 and two minutes later FY Jessica Needham (E.Bridgewater, MA) set-up FY Anna Flynn (Scituate, MA) to make it 6-0.

The SJC offense was not done, as Needham connected with Stanger who sent a perfect cross to SO Heidi Stucki (Oakland, ME) for the seventh goal of the match. Stucki returned the favor with a pass to Needham who beat two defenders and found the back of the net for the final goal.

Daniel Webster keeper SO Kendra DeVore (Parsonsfield, ME) made 28 saves in the loss.

St. Joe’s hosts a conference doubleheader with the men's team versus Rivier College on Saturday, September 29th at 1:00 PM. The men go at 3 PM.

Two Saint Joseph's College athletes were honored by the Great Northeast Athletic Conference for the week ending September 23, 2007: FY Elizabeth Theberge (Danvers, MA) for women's soccer and SO Monique Lajoie (Nashua, NH) for volleyball.

Theberge earned Rookie of the Week honors in women’s soccer after scoring the winning goal and adding an assist in a 3-0 win over Simmons last week.

Boston, MA – Three second half goals made the difference as Saint Joseph's College defeated Simmons College 3-0 for their eighth consecutive win of the season. The Monks improve to 8-0, 4-0 GNAC while Simmons stands at 3-5-1, 2-1-0 GNAC.

St. Joe’s held an 8-7 advantage in shots in the opening stanza but the match was scoreless until the fifty-fourth minute. FY Elizabeth Theberge (Danvers, MA) netted the game winner at 53:18 off a free kick from 30 yards out. The Monks dominated with ten second half shots to the Sharks’ four shots.

SO Anna Willis (Gorham, MA) connected on a cross from FY Mikayla Call (Portland, ME) to put the Monks up 2-0 at 77:12. FY Whitney Linindoll (Paris, ME) scored off a long diagonal cross from Theberge in the eighty-third minute to secure the SJC victory.

SO keeper Katye Mayo (Fairfield, ME) recorded three saves for the Monks in her second shut-out of the week.

St. Joe’s hosts GNAC opponent Daniel Webster on Wednesday, September 26th at 4:00 PM.

Newton, MA – The St. Joe’s women’s soccer team continues to impress as the best start in program history continues with a 1-0 win at Mount Ida College. The Monks are now 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the GNAC.

FY Mikayla Call (Portland, ME) notched her seventh goal of the season on a through ball to put the St. Joe’s up less than two minutes into the match and the contest went into the second half with the Monks leading 1-0.

The one goal would hold up for Saint Joseph’s to end the game. Mount Ida had a chance in the final minutes to tie the score with a direct kick at the top of the box, but could not convert.

SO keeper Katye Mayo (Fairfield, ME) had two saves for the Monks.

St. Joe’s plays at Simmons in Boston on Sunday, September 23rd at 1:00 PM in yet another GNAC clash.

Standish, ME – The Saint Joseph's College women’s soccer team won its sixth straight match this past Sunday with a 6-0 win over Maine Presque Isle at home. FY Mikayla Call (Portland, ME) notched two goals and four other Monks added goals.

The Monks are off to their best start in the program’s 20-year history and are undefeated (2-0) in Great Northeast Conference play.

St. Joe’s scored four first half goals beginning with SO Anna Willis (Gorham, ME) heading the ball into the back of the net off a perfect cross from FY Elizabeth Theberge (Danvers, MA) at 9:56.

Call connected on her first at 17:49 from about ten yards out off a through ball by SO Brianna Jordan (Scarborough, ME) to make it 2-0 and the Monks extended the lead after a corner kick by SR captain Jillian Leger (Westminster, MA) led to a goal by FY Anna Flynn (Scituate, MA).

Flynn found Call with a cross in the thirty-seventh minute and Call beat the keeper with a shot to the bottom right of the net to make it 4-0 going into the break.

The Owls regrouped and held the Monks scoreless over the first fifteen minutes of the second half, but SO Lauren Hagerman (Scarborough, ME) set up SO Heidi Stucki (Oakland, ME) for the fifth goal of the game.

FY Whitney Linindoll (Paris, ME) closed out the scoring with a shot from outside the box in the 71st minute.

The Monks travel to Newton, Mass. on to take on GNAC opponent Mount Ida College at 3:30 PM on Wednesday, September 19th.

Courtesy of Emerson College Sports Information

Boston, Mass. - Mikayla Call (FY, Portland, Maine) scored two second-half goals to lead Saint Joseph's College (5-0, 2-0 Great Northeast Athletic Conference) over
Emerson College (2-2-1, 1-1-0 GNAC) 2-1 today.

Following a scoreless first half, Call drilled a shot from the right side to the lower left corner from 15 yards out in the 53rd minute. The goal came off an assist from Anna Willis (SO, Gorham, Maine). Thirteen minutes later, Call again scored, this time unassisted, off a scramble in front of the net following a corner kick.

Lindsay D'Andrea (FY, Medford, N.J.) pulled Emerson to within a goal driving a shot to the top left corner from 15 yards out on an assist from Casey Whalen (SR, Great Barrington, Mass.) at 70:20, but the goal was Emerson's last good scoring opportunity.

Next up for the Monks will be the Owls of U-Maine Presque Isle over Homecoming Weekend. Catch the action at 12 noon on Sunday, Sept. 16.

Courtesy of MMA Sports Information

Castine, Maine - Maine Maritime Women’s Soccer lost its first match of the season, dropping a 4-1 decision to the Saint Joseph’s College Monks. The Monks carried the play for the better part of the night, but it took them 108 minutes to put away the pesky MMA squad.

In the non-conference match, it was the Monks who got on the scoreboard first when Whitney Linindoll received the ball on a corner kick from the foot of Elizabeth Theberge and tucked it into the back of the net. The two teams played scoreless until the 84th minute when MMA scored on a corner kick of their own. Katie Hutchinson (Dixfield, ME) launched a great ball to the head of Kelsi Eiane (Harpswell, ME) who didn’t miss and placed it in the far left corner to knot the score at 1-1. Both teams went scoreless until the 108th minute when Brianna Jordan got the game winner for the Monks on a beautiful shot from the right side just outside the box.

St. Joe’s controlled play for most of the game and out shot MMA 26-5. Lacey Jackson (York, PA) was outstanding in goal for MMA making 7 saves on 27 shots. Katye Mayo got the win for the Monks, making 2 saves on 5 shots.

St. Joe's travels to Boston to face GNAC foe Emerson College on Saturday, Sept. 15 at 12:30 PM.

9/11/07 - Monks Earn Weekly GNAC Honors

Two Saint Joseph's College athletes were honored by the Great Northeast Athletic Conference for the week ending September 9, 2007 - Katye Mayo for women's soccer and Katie Murphy for women's cross country. This marks the first reporting period for St. Joe’s as a member school in the GNAC.

SO Katye Mayo (Fairfield, ME) was selected women’s soccer Goalie of the Week after helping the Monks to a 3-0 start, including a 1-0 shut-out of Southern Maine.

Standish, ME – Four players scored as the Monks defeated Johnson & Wales 5-1 on Saturday afternoon. FY Mikayla Call (Portland, ME) registered two second half goals and SO Anna Willis (Gorham, ME) scored the game winning goal and picked up a pair of assists. St. Joe’s improves to 2-0 on the season while Johnson & Wales drops to 0-5 overall.

Willis set-up FY Jennifer Crisp (Dedham, MA) for the first goal of the match in the 18th minute and followed with a goal of her own off a pass from SO Lauren Hagerman (Scarborough, ME) five minutes later to put the Monks up 2-0.

Johnson & Wales FY Brittany Benham (Wallingford, CT) assisted on a goal by SO Kate Nast (Quakertown, PA) to make it 2-1 at 33:45.

St. Joe’s continued to dominate in the second half as Call’s two goals gave the Monks a comfortable 4-1 lead with over twenty minutes to play. JR Caitlin Foley (Wilmington, MA) closed out the scoring with a goal off a pass from SO Heidi Stucki (Oakland, ME).

SJC SO keeper Katye Mayo (Fairfield, ME) finished with four saves and FY Jennifer Hurley (Freeport, NY) had five for Johnson & Wales.

Standish, ME – The Saint Joseph's College women’s soccer team used an aggressive second half of play to record a 1-0 win over Southern Maine (0-2) in a non-conference match at St. Joe’s. FY Elizabeth Theberge (Danvers, MA) scored the game-winner in the 53rd minute of the season opener.

SJC SO keeper Katye Mayo (Fairfield, ME) had five saves while JR Mindy Morneault (Winterville, ME) had three for the Huskies in an exciting first half. The teams were not without chances in the first half as a shot by FY Mikayla Call (Portland, ME) just missed after hitting the left post.

Theberge found the back of the net off an indirect kick to give the Monks the win.

Mayo finished with seven saves and Morneault had five for the game.

The Monks (1-0) host GNAC opponent Johnson & Wales on Saturday, September 8th at 1 p.m. while the Huskies play at Coast Guard on Saturday at 3 p.m.

Soccer Game Summary (Final)
Saint Joseph's Me. Women's Soccer
USM vs Saint Joseph's ME (Sep 04, 2007 at Standish Maine)

USM (0-2) vs. Saint Joseph's ME (1-0)

Goals by period       1 2 Tot
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USM       ............... 0 0 - 0
Saint Joseph's ME... 0 1 - 1

SCORING SUMMARY:

1. 52:29 SJMWS Elizabeth Theberge (1) (unassisted)

Shots: USMWS 9, Saint Joseph's ME 14
Saves: USMWS 5 (Mindy Morneault 5), Saint Joseph's ME 7 (Katye Mayo 7)