WOMEN’S SOCCER SECURES #2 SEED WITH SHUTOUT OF MONKS

STANDISH, Maine – Emmanuel College (11-8-0, 8-3-0 GNAC) topped Saint Joseph's College (8-9-1, 5-5-1 GNAC), 1-0, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's soccer contest at Westerlea Way Field on Saturday afternoon.  The result solidified Emmanuel's position as the #2 seed in the upcoming GNAC Tournament, while Saint Joseph's has claimed the #7 seed. The Monks and Saints will square off again in a GNAC quarterfinal match on Sunday, November 2nd, in Boston at 1:00 PM.

The visiting Saints posted the game's lone goal at the 22:18 mark of the first half when senior Kelsie Dumas (Dalton, Mass.) tallied her team-leading 12th goal of the season. In possession near the back line to the right of SJC goalkeeper Brooke Troup (East Bridgewater, Mass.), junior Molly Carey (Lynn, Mass.) lofted a cross to the right post, a feed that went through the hands of the Monks' keeper and landed at the feet of Dumas, who gathered the bouncing ball in traffic and tapped it in for the 1-0 lead.

Emmanuel held a 16-10 advantage in shots, but Saint Josephs' had plenty of opportunities to tie the contest, including a pair of attempts that found nothing but iron, as senior Danielle Daigle (Dayton, Maine) clanged a shot off a post at the 20:37 mark and senior Kim Jordan (Bangor, Maine) did the same mere seconds after the Saint's goal.

Emmanuel College freshman keeper Victoria Laroche (Hudson, N.H.) made two saves to record her third shutout of the season.  Troup notched seven stops in the effort for the Monks.

With the loss, Saint Joseph's falls to 3-7 in the history of the series with Emmanuel College, a team the Monks defeated by a 3-1 margin in Boston last fall.

The Monks will cap the regular season with a non-conference match at Southern Maine on Monday at 3:00 PM while Emmanuel plays at Framingham State on Tuesday at 3:00 PM.

- Release courtesy of Saint Joseph's College Sports Information