12/6/06 - Association of Division III Independents Announces
11/22/06 - Melega Named to All-New England Team
Monks Win in DIII Independent Semi-Final, but Fall in Championship
11/4/06 - Semifinal Match
10/28/06 - Men’s Soccer Edged at Maine Presque Isle
10/25/06 - Monks Drop Match at Endicott
10/25/06 - D3 Independents Men's Soccer Tournament
10/22/06 - Melega’s Hat Trick Lifts Monks over Newbury
10/19/06 - Men’s Soccer Falls at NEC
10/16/06 - Melega Receives Association of Division III Independents
10/13-14/06 - Monks Sweep Road Trip
10/12/06 - Monks Score Twice in Loss at Colby
10/10/06 - Monks Fall Short at UMass Boston
10/7/06 - Men's Soccer Drops Match at Farmington
10/1/06 - Monks Roll Past Lesley
9/28/06 - Monks Drop Match to Rivier
9/22/06 - Monks Shut Out Crusaders
9/19/06 - Monks Edge Maritime in Double OT
9/17/06 - Men’s Soccer Drops Match to Husson
9/16/06 - Monks Clip Hawks
9/13/06 - USM Hands St. Joe’s 3-0 Loss
9/6/06 - Monks Score Early and Often in 5-0 Victory over Thomas
9/4/06 - Monks Fall Short at Curry

12/6/06 - Association of Division III Independents Announces
2006 All-Independent Men's Soccer Team

STANDISH, MAINE – The announcement of the 2006 Division III All-Independent Fall Teams came from Kansas City, Missouri, this week. The Association consists of 17 Division III independent institutions that have joined together to recognize student-athletes at independent institutions and to provide exempted postseason championship competition in seven sports.

From Saint Joseph's, sophomore Kevin Melega (Easthampton, Mass.) was selected to the All-Independent Men’s Soccer First Team, and senior David Hakes (Whitefield, N.H.) and freshman Eamonn Harrigan (Caribou, Me.) earned Honorable Mention recognition.

D3Kicks is proud to present its first ever All-Region Teams. The players selected for these teams have been nominated by Sports Information Directors from around the country. Each region consists of three teams; a first, second, and third team. Each team is made up of a goalkeeper, three defenders, four midfielders, and three forwards.

Sophomore midfielder Kevin Melega (Easthampton, Mass.) was named to the D3Kicks All-New England Third Team.

All-Tournament Team Members (in blue),
David Rosquete, David Hakes and Kevin Hageman

11/5/06 - NEW LONDON, CT - Mitchell College won its first-ever post-season championship competing athletically as a four-year institution with a 3-0 victory over Saint Joseph’s College of Maine in the Association of Division III Independents Northeast Regional Championship. The Monks of Saint Joseph’s College, who will join the Great Northeast Athletic Conference in 2007, end this year’s season at 9-11.

The Pequots dominated the first half of play, outshooting the Monks 10-2. Mitchell netted the first goal of the game at 12:19 when tournament most outstanding player Chris Mackinnel (Sr., Co-Captain, Branford, CT) punched in a nice low cross from midfielder Alex Deltgen (Fr., Norwich, CT). Mitchell maintained the 1-0 lead into half-time.

Mitchell continued its strong offensive attack in the second half outshooting the Monks 12-5, carrying a 22-7 shot advantage for the game. The Peqouts found the back of the net eight and a half minutes into the second half when Kevin Patterson (So., Narragansett, RI) led a streaking Josh Griffo (So., Higganum, CT) into the penalty box who one-timed a blast by the outstretched Monk goaltender Corey Smith (Fr., Ellsworth, ME). Mitchell continued the pressure through the half due to the strong play of the defensive back field who continually thwarted potential Monk counter attacks. The Pequots earned their final tally at the 68:20 mark when a Mitchell service into the penalty box was deflected off the head of a Saint Joseph’s defender to the head of Mitchell midfielder Alex Deltgen who flicked it to an open Josh DaSilveira (Jr., Milford, NH) for a solid header to the back of the net.

Defensively, Saint Joseph’s was led in the net by Smith who had 9 saves. Mitchell keeper Ryan West (Fr., New Britain, CT) finished an outstanding weekend with 2 saves on the day, allowing only one goal during the tournament.

Earning AD3I All-Tournament honors for Saint Joseph’s College are Kevin Hageman (Sr., Albion, ME) and co-captains David Hakes (Sr.,Whitefield, NH) and David Rosquete, (Gr., Auburn, ME). Mackinnel, Griffo, Patterson and DaSilveira represent Mitchell on the All-Tournament team.

11/4/06 - Semifinal Match

NEW LONDON, CT – In the second semi-final game of the afternoon for the AD3I New England Men’s Soccer Regional Tournament, #2 seeded University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) lost in double overtime (1-0) to #3 seeded Saint Joseph’s College of Maine.

Saint Joseph’s dominated the first half of play with 6 shots on goal to UMPI’s 0. The Monks netted the first goal of the game at 28:06 on a feed from Lane Hubacz (So., Mapleville, RI) to David Hakes (Sr., Whitefield, NH). Hakes hit the right corner net from 15 yards out.

The second half saw inspired play by both sides as each squad fired 15 shots on goal. Saint Joe’s applied constant pressure on UMPI”s net amassing 7 corner kicks. However, UMPI”s persistence paid off on a Matt Petrie (Jr., Old Town, ME) goal from Trever Parent (Sr., Peru, ME) at the 71:57 mark. The game ended knotted at one at the end of regulation.

After 3 rushes on net, the Monks connected on a left footed cross from Kevin Melega (So., Easthampton, MA) through traffic to teammate David Rosquete (Gr, Auburn, ME) who one timed the ball to the right side of the net at 101:40 of double over time to capture the win.

Owl goalkeeper Scott Clency (So., Saskatchewan, Canada) finished the afternoon game with 7 saves. Monk net minder Corey Smith (Fr., Ellsworth, ME) wrapped up 2.

Presque Isle, ME – Despite holding advantages in shots (9-7) and corner kicks (11-4) on Saturday, the Monks were dealt a 1-0 setback by Maine Presque Isle. The St. Joe’s record stands at 8-10 overall.

The Monks failed to convert on scoring opportunities and UMPI’s Matt Petrie scored the game winning goal at 15:05.

Freshman Cory Smith (Ellsworth, ME) had two saves in the loss and Scott Clenchy recorded six saves for the Owls.

St. Joe’s will face Maine Presque Isle on Saturday, November 4th at 1:30 p.m. in the Association of DIII Independents Championship hosted by Mitchell College in New London, CT.

Beverly, MA – The Saint Joseph's College men’s soccer team lost 2-0 to Endicott College on Wednesday night. Kyle Schmutte (Wilbraham, MA) scored the game-winning goal in the opening minutes of the second half when he received a pass from Eric Booth (Belchertown, MA) inside the Monks' six yard box and lifted a shot past SJC goalkeeper Cory Smith (Ellsworth, ME).

The Gulls added another goal in the 59th minute as Ruben Margolis (Mexico City, Mexico) headed home a throw in from TJ Sapienza (Milford, NH).

Smith had eight saves for the Monks.

The St. Joe’s squad travels to Maine-Presque Isle for a double-header with the women’s team on Saturday, October 28th, beginning at 12:00 p.m.

Mitchell College, New London, Connecticut, will be the host site for the Association of DIII Independents Men's Soccer Regional Championships on November 4-5, 2006.

The seedings for the tournament were announced today:

1 - Mitchell College (CT)
2 - Maine-Presque Isle
3 - Saint Joseph's College
4 - Newbury College (MA)

Tournament schedule is as follows:

Standish, ME – Sophomore Kevin Melega (Easthampton, MA) completed his first career hat trick at 76:04 by blasting a goal off a corner kick by freshman Doug MacCallum (Hingham, MA) to lead the Monks to a 3-1 victory over Newbury College.

With yesterday’s win, St. Joe’s evens their record at 8-8 while Newbury drops to 5-10-1 on the season.

The Monks applied constant pressure to Newbury keeper junior Brian Picanco (Lowell, MA) from the opening minutes with well-placed crosses, but were unable to finish until Melega’s first tally at 27:00 off a corner kick. St. Joe’s held a 1-0 lead at the half.

In the 64th minute, an SJC corner kick set up Melega for his second goal of the afternoon. The Monks brought the ball out and moved it back to senior Kevin Hageman (Albion, ME) who found senior David Hakes (Whitefield, NH). Hakes crossed it to Melega for the header and a 2-0 St. Joe’s lead.

Two minutes after Melega completed his hat trick, sophomore John Mawson (Amherst, MA) put the Nighthawks on the board at 78:09 with Newbury’s only goal of the match.

Freshman Cory Smith (Ellsworth, ME) had 3 saves in the win and Picanco had 4 saves for Newbury.

The Monks play at Endicott College at 4pm in a double-header with the women’s squad on Wednesday, October 25th.

Henniker, NH – The Monks were defeated 4-1 by New England College at Cox Memorial Field. St. Joe’s stands at 7-8 and NEC improves to 8-6-1 overall.

After forty-three scoreless minutes, freshman Chris Adams (West Rutland, VT) put the Pilgrims up 1-0 going into the break.

NEC recorded three second-half goals, including a penalty kick to put the match out of reach. Senior David Hakes (Whitefield, NH) provided a bright spot for St. Joe’s, scoring an unassisted goal at 85:42 to make it 4-1.

Freshman Cory Smith (Ellsworth, ME) had 13 saves in the loss for the SJC.

The Monks host Newbury College on Sunday, October 22nd at 1:00 PM.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Saint Joseph’s College (Maine) sophomore midfielder Kevin Melega (Easthampton, Mass.) is this week’s Association of Division III Independents Men’s Soccer Player of the Week.

In a 2-2 week, Melega scored three goals, including the game-winner in a 3-2 overtime victory at independent foe Green Mountain College. Melega also scored in regulation against Green Mountain and he provided the game-tying goal in an eventual loss at Colby College. Melega is coached by Michael Bolanz.

The SJC men’s soccer team picked up two wins on the road this weekend and improves to 7-7 on the season.

SJC 3, Green Mountain 2 (in overtime)

Poultney, VT - On Saturday the Monks defeated Green Mountain College 3-2 in overtime. Sophomore Kevin Melega (Easthampton, MA) scored two goals, including the game winner at 96:56.

St. Joe’s gave up two goals to Garrick Johnson 52 seconds in and again at 68:57 before Melega put the Monks on the board at 75:04. The match was tied by an own goal by Green Mountain with less than two minutes to play in regulation. Melega collected a loose ball and finished it near the post to give St. Joe’s the win.

Freshman goal keeper Cory Smith (Ellsworth, ME) had seven saves for the Monks.

SJC 5, Lyndon State 0

Lyndonville, VT - Lyndon State proved no match for St. Joe’s as the Monks cruised to a 5-0 win on Sunday. Senior David Hakes (Whitefield, NH) had a hand in three SJC goals, scoring twice and assisting on a third.

Hakes put the Monks up 2-0 with goals at 7:37 and 10:39. Senior Harrison Deah (Monrovia, Liberia) extended the lead with a goal in the 79th minute. St. Joe’s went up 4-0 when a goalie error caused an own goal by Lyndon State at 79:25.

Hakes assisted on a goal by freshman Paul Roy (St. David, ME) at 88:21 to close out the scoring.

Smith recorded six saves for St. Joe’s.

The team travels to New England College (NH) on Wednesday, October 18, for a 3:30 PM match.

Waterville, ME – The SJC men’s soccer team found the back of the net a couple of times at Colby yesterday, but two second-half goals lifted the Mules to a 4-2 win.

Jim Pilgrim (Baltimore, MD) opened the scoring for Colby just 5:02 in the match, but St. Joe’s tied it at 1-1 when freshman Andrew Roberts (Ipswich, MA) headed the ball off a cross from freshman Eamonn Harrigan (Caribou, ME) at 16:24.

The Mules regained the lead when Will Kinder (Wilbraham, ME) scored off a pass from Logan King (Braintree, MA) about five minutes later.

The Monks tied the game at 52:56 as sophomore Kevin Melega (Easthampton, MA) knocked in a shot from outside the box off a pass from David Rosquete (Auburn, ME).

Freshman Greg Cavanaugh (Haverhill, MA) had six saves for St. Joe’s and Josh Kahane (Newton, MA) made one for Colby.

St. Joe’s travels to Vermont this weekend and takes on Green Mountain on Sat., October 14, at 12:00 p.m. and Lyndon State on October 15, at 2:00 p.m.

Boston, MA – David Rosquete (Auburn, ME) scored twice and senior Harrison Deah (Monrovia, Liberia) picked up a pair of assists for St. Joe’s in a 5-4 loss at UMass Boston.

UMass struck first as junior Guilherme Goncalves (Campo Grande, Brazil) found sophomore John DiPietro (Haverhill, MA) at 5:21. St. Joe’s knotted the score when Rosquete took a header from Deah and scored in the 29th minute.

The Beacons scored two more goals to take a 3-1 lead at half-time and added goals at 54:03 and 61:58 to go up 5-1. UMass appeared to have the match in hand, but Rosquete redirected a header from freshman Paul Roy (Saint David, ME) to the left corner of the net at 73:01 to cut the deficit to 5-2.

Freshman Eamonn Harrigan (Caribou, ME) scored less than seven minutes later when he collected a loose ball off the foot of junior Dan Rockwell (Guilford, ME) and scored at 80:17 to make it 5-3. Freshman Doug MacCallum (Hingham, MA) kept hope alive when he took a cross in the air from junior Scott Desrosiers (Pascoag, RI) and scored on a bicycle kick into the left side of the net with just 1:02 left to play, but this would be as close as the Monks would come.

Freshman Greg Cavanaugh (Haverhill, MA) saw the first 73:01 in net for the Monks, turning away three shots while freshman Cory Smith (Ellsworth, ME) played the final 16:59, stopping both shots he faced.

St. Joe’s travels to Colby on Thursday, October 12, for a 3:30 PM match.

Farmington , ME - The Monks' offense failed to convert and a lone goal by Alec Brown giving Maine Farmington a 1-0 win today. St. Joe's out-shot Farmington 11-8 and held a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks.

Andrew Knox sent a perfectly placed through-ball to Brown for a breakaway goal in the 11 th minute. 

Freshman Corey Smith (Ellsworth, ME) played thirty solid minutes in goal for the Monks and kept the team in it with three key saves in the final part of the match.  Sophomore Kenny Kehoe (Cortlandt Manor, NY) played sixty minutes for St. Joe's and also had three saves.  Junior Scott Desrosiers (Pascoag, RI) turned in a strong performance for the Monks.

The team plays at U Mass-Boston on Tuesday, October 10, at 3:30 PM.

Cambridge, MA – The SJC men’s soccer team scored three goals in the first 34 minutes and went on to record a 4-1 win over Lesley University on Sunday.

Freshman Andrew Roberts (Ipswich, MA) picked up the first of his two assists as he set up sophomore Kevin Melega (Easthampton, MA) in the eighth minute of play. At 24:24, sophomore Kenny Kehoe (Cortlandt Manor, NY) scored off a pass from senior David Hakes (Whitefield, NH). Hakes then found freshman Doug MacCallum (Hingham, MA) for a goal at 33:46 and gave the Monks a 3-0 lead going into half-time.

The St. Joe’s defense held Lesley scoreless until Nick Wilkins beat Monks goalkeeper frosh Greg Cavanaugh (Haverhill, MA) to make it 3-1 at 77:26. The Monks answered back with a goal by senior Harrison Deah (Monrovia, Liberia) from Roberts with just 34 seconds remaining in the match.

Cavanaugh recorded 3 saves in the win and freshman Cory Smith (Ellsworth, ME) picked up a save in 15 minutes of action.

The Monks play at Maine-Farmington on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 1:00 p.m.

Standish, ME – Freshman Gustavo Marques (Lowell, MA) gave the visiting Raiders a 1-0 victory over St. Joe’s today. The Monks stand at 4-4 and Rivier College improves to (3-2-1).

St. Joe’s out-shot the Raiders 15-11 and held a 5-3 advantage in corner kicks, but were unable to convert on scoring opportunities. In the 72nd minute, Marques drove the left side of the box and beat freshman goalkeeper Greg Cavanaugh (Haverhill, MA) for the game winner.

Senior Victor Joubert (Haverhill, MA) had 5 saves for Rivier and Cavanaugh finished with 3.

The Monks travel to Lesley College (MA) for a double-header with the women’s squad on Sunday, October 1 at 3:30 PM.

Standish, ME – The Saint Joseph's College men’s soccer team defeated Eastern Nazarene College 2-0 and improved to 4-3 on the season. GR David Rosquete (Auburn, ME) notched two goals to give the Monks the win.

In the sixteenth minute of play, Crusader goalkeeper sophomore Steven Bracale (Pennsville, NJ) deflected a direct kick by freshman Eamonn Harrigan (Caribou, ME) and Rosquete scored off the rebound.

The Monks extended the lead at 64:02 as sophomore Kevin Melega (Easthampton, MA) crossed to freshman Doug MacCallum (Hingham, MA) who found senior Kevin Hageman (Albion, ME) for a shot from the 18. Bracale once again deflected the shot and Rosquete was there to net the rebound.

Eastern Nazarene was led by Captain Jessie Mix (Jr, Northeast, PA) and junior Brad Leonard (Daleville, VA) with two shots apiece.

Freshman Greg Cavanaugh (Haverhill, MA) had two saves and Bracale had 9 for the Crusaders.

St. Joe’s hosts Rivier College on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 3:30 PM.

Standish, ME – Freshman Doug MacCallum (Hingham, MA) gave St. Joe’s the lead for the second and final time in the match as he one-timed a pass from sophomore Kenny Kehoe (Cortlandt Manor, NY) in the 107th minute of play and led the Monks to a 2-1 victory over Maine Maritime Academy.

MacCallum put St. Joe’s on the board at 13:52 after connecting on a pass from senior David Hakes (Whitefield, NH) but the Mariners knotted the score on a goal by junior Alan Alexander (Cumberland Ctr, ME) with less than seven minutes to play in regulation.

Both teams came out aggressively after a scoreless 10-minute overtime period and junior Ben Tourangeau (Scarborough, ME) tested SJC goalkeeper Greg Cavanaugh (Haverhill, MA) with a tough shot but came up empty.

The Monks had two good scoring opportunities during the final five minutes of the period but failed to convert until senior Harrison Deah (Monrovia, Liberia) started another drive into the Mariner end. Deah found Kehoe who set up MacCallum for his game winner.

Cavanaugh had 7 saves and senior Josh Heath (Bangor, ME) had 6 saves for the Mariners.

Saint Joseph's hosts Eastern Nazarene College on Thursday, Sept. 21 at 4:00 PM.

Standish, ME – After 48 scoreless minutes, Husson College recorded 4 second-half goals to defeat St. Joe’s 4-1.

Senior Oscar Ody (Novo-Hamburgo, Brazil) snapped the deadlock as he netted a pass from freshman Hiroki Ueda (Shizuoka, Japan) at 48:26. Eight minutes later, Ueda notched a goal and was assisted by sophomore Tony Thompson (Skowhegan, ME).

Husson extended the lead in the 65th minute as Ody found sophomore Nattapong Kongsuriya (Bangkok, Thailand) to make it 3-0.

Senior Harrison Deah (Monrovia, Liberia) assisted on a goal by sophomore Kevin Melega (Easthampton, MA) at 66:08 to put the Monks on the scoreboard 3-1.

The Eagles had the final word, however, as freshman Hiroshi Iwabuchi (Ibaraki-ken, Japan) scored in the 83rd minute.

Freshman Greg Cavanaugh (Haverhill, MA) had 3 saves for St. Joe’s and freshman Bradley Ala (Caribou, ME) got the win for the Eagles.

St. Joe’s hosts Maine Maritime on Tues., Sept. 19, at 4:30 PM.

Standish, ME – The SJC men’s soccer squad posted a 4-1 victory over Becker College today. Co-captain David Rosquete (Auburn, ME) scored the game-winner off a pass from senior Harrison Deah (Monrovia, Liberia) with just over two minutes to go in the first half.

Becker (0-4-1) jumped out to a 1-0 lead as junior Cory Rosenblatt (Newton, MA) took the ball at the top of the box, dribbled to the right and buried a shot into the left corner.

Monk freshman Doug MacCallum (Hingham, MA) had two first-half scoring opportunities, but was stopped by Eagles' goalkeeper sophomore Chris Kirwin (Worcester, MA) before St. Joe’s (2-2) evened the match as sophomore Lane Hubacz (Mapleville, RI) scored off a pass from senior Kevin Hageman (Albion, ME) at 37:11.

Rosquete’s goal gave the Monks a 2-1 lead going into the break and the team controlled play in the second half and extended the lead with back-to-back goals at 57:57 and 59:03.

MacCallum scored his second goal of the season off a pass from co-captain Stephen Jette (Richford, VT) and senior David Hakes (Whitefield, NH) netted a pass from junior Shannon DeShield (Pembroke, Bermuda).

Freshman Greg Cavanaugh (Haverhill, MA) had 2 saves in the win and freshman Cory Smith (Ellsworth, ME) recorded a save in 10 minutes of play for the Monks. Kirwin and freshman Aaron Fill split time in net for the Hawks and allowed two goals apiece.

St. Joe’s hosts Husson College on Sunday, Sept. 17th at 3:30 PM in a doubleheader with the women.

Gorham, ME – The SJC men’s soccer team dropped to 1-2 overall following a 3-0 loss at Southern Maine. Freshman Josh Amoroso (Gorham, ME) scored a pair of goals and sophomore Sinisa Bajic (Belgrade, Serbia) scored the final goal for the Huskies in the 72nd minute.

In a match marked by numerous missed opportunities, the Monks failed to convert scoring chances and the Huskies held the advantage in shots (17-13) and corner kicks (5-3).

USM senior Chris Willard (Willimantic, CT) had 4 saves in his second straight shut-out and freshman goalkeeper Greg Cavanaugh (Haverhill, MA) had three saves in the loss.

The Monks host Becker College during Homecoming Weekend, on Saturday, Sept. 16, at 1:00 PM.

Standish, Me. – The Saint Joseph's College men’s soccer team erupted for four first half goals and defeated Thomas College 5-0 in today’s home opener. Senior Harrison Deah (Monrovia, Liberia) recorded two goals in the first half.

St. Joe’s got on the board quickly as FR Doug MacCallum (Hingham, MA) netted a pass from GR David Rosquete (Auburn, ME) in the seventh minute of play and Deah notched his first goal on a penalty kick at 33:39. MacCallum assisted on a goal by FR Eamonn Harrigan (Caribou, ME) to go up 3-0 with just over four minutes to go in the half.

The Monks took a commanding 4-0 lead to complete the first half as Deah gathered a pass from SO Kevin Melega (Easthampton, MA) and drew keeper Dan Philbrook (Manchester, CT) to the right post and drilled his second goal of the match with two seconds on the clock.

FR Paul Roy (Saint David, ME) scored the final goal of the match at 71:22 off a cross by Harrigan. FR Greg Cavanaugh (Haverhill, MA) earned his first shut-out in just his second intercollegiate contest.

The young Terrier squad was led by FR Payton Austin (Lisbon Falls, ME) with 4 shots and SO Seth Hartman (Wiscasset, ME) with 3 shots.

St. Joe’s travels to Southern Maine for a 4 p.m. match on Sept. 12 and Thomas plays at Lyndon State (VT) at 2 p.m. on Sept. 10.

Milton, Mass. - The Saint Joseph's College men’s soccer team was edged 3-1 at Curry College last night. Chris Spreadbury gave the Colonels an early lead with a goal in the 23rd minute and Rui Silva scored what would be the game winner in the 32nd minute.

In second half action, sophomore Kevin Melega (Easthampton, MA) registered the only SJC goal on a penalty kick in the 52nd minute.

Alan Artieda scored at 67:55 to extend the Curry lead.

Monk freshman goalkeeper Greg Cavanaugh (Haverhill, MA) made 12 saves in his intercollegiate debut and Clark Zelazo had 3 saves for the Colonels.

Saint Joseph's faces Thomas College on 9/6/06 at 3:00 in the home opener.