STANDISH, ME – Saint Joseph's (7-7-1, 5-5-1 GNAC) defeated Albertus Magnus (10-7-1, 7-4-1 GNAC) in a crucial conference contest at Westerlea Way Field on Saturday afternoon. SJC keeper Jaci Lorenzen '14 (Windham, ME) made six saves in her fourth shutout effort of the season.

Goals by Lauren Chouinard '14 (Gorham, ME) and Mikayla Call '11 (Portland, ME/McAuley) clinched the victory for the Monks in a matchup that held GNAC Tournament implications for both sides. Saint Joseph's will play at Johnson & Wales University (7-9-1, 5-4-1 GNAC) tomorrow at 1:00 PM in another must-win match, while Albertus, which fell out of contention to host a GNAC tourney first-round game with the loss, caps the 2010 regular season with the result against St. Joe's.

Chouinard scored off an Ashley Beaulieu '14 (Durham, ME) pass in the 32nd minute to propel the Monks to a 1-0 lead and Call netted her seventh marker of the year at the 71:06 mark, unassisted, to double the SJC advantage. Call's tally was a controversial one, as one of the officials signaled for a foul during the play but no whistle was blown. Call, who was streaking toward the net, managed to score while some of the Falcons' players believed the play would be dead. After some discussion, it was deemed there was no foul on the play and the goal would be allowed.

The Falcons poured on the pressure late and registered three corner kicks in the last three minutes, but none of the attempts yielded a shot.

For Call, the goal gives her 106 career points and places her in a tie for the second-highest point total in program history. Cindy Kamszik '97 tallied 106 points – with 45 goals and 16 assists - in her SJC Hall of Fame career, while Call now has 41 goals and 24 assists in 73 games over nearly four full seasons.

Prior to kickoff, Saint Joseph's paid tribute to the program's four seniors: Call, Crystal LaClair (Claremont, NH), Jessica Needham (East Bridgewater, MA) and Elizabeth Theberge (Danvers, MA).

With the win, St. Joe's improves to 5-0 in the history of the series against Albertus Magnus. The victory also brings a six-game winless streak to a halt for the Monks, who had not won since a 3-1 triumph over Mount Ida on September 28th despite allowing two goals or less in each of those results. Four of the five losses during the six-game stretch have come by just one goal.

St. Joe's will travel to Johnson & Wales tomorrow and Southern Maine (3:00 PM) on Thursday in what the team hopes will be a primer for the GNAC Tournament, which begins with a quarterfinal round on Saturday, October 30th.

Women's Soccer seniors Liz Theberge, Jess Needham, Mikayla Call & Crystal LaClair