Box Score CASTINE, Maine – Three first-half goals propelled Saint Joseph's College (13-0-1) past Maine Maritime Academy (2-8-3), 3-0, in a non-conference men's soccer game on Sunday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Playing on consecutive days for the first time this fall, the Monks seemed a bit sluggish to start but found their groove with three tallies in a matter of eight minutes in the middle of the first half.
Sophomore Mitchell Duncan (Sanford, Maine) scored the eventual game-winner, his second clincher of the year, off a Trevor Lopes (Cumberland, R.I.) pass at the 23:56 mark. Two minutes later, junior Jesse Ramirez (Dumont, N.J.) doubled the SJC cushion with his fifth goal of the season, off a Noah Elmore (Berlin, Vt.) feed, and Elmore capped the game scoring with his third of the year off a Quinn Hewitt (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) pass in the 32nd minute.
THE KEEPERS:
Saint Joseph's junior Blake Mullen (Manchester, Conn.) logged 80:55 minutes of shutout play while freshman David Walbridge (Hampden, Mass.) registered 9:05 minutes of scoreless time in the victory. Neither netminder faced a shot.
Maine Maritime's Joshua Reeks (Bedford, N.H.) tallied 12 saves in net in the first half while Andrew Coleman (Saco, Maine) recorded four stops in the second half.
TEAM STATS:
Saint Joseph's posted sizeable advantages in shots (22-2), shots on goal (15-0), and corner kicks (5-2) in the triumph.
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
With the victory, Saint Joseph's improves to 11-7-3 all-time versus Maine Maritime Academy, a team the Monks had not played since 2008 prior to today's matchup. The Monks' last win over the Mariners, a 2-1 triumph, took place at Westerlea Way Field in Standish on September 19th, 2006.
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's will host University of Southern Maine Wednesday in a non-conference contest slated to start at 7:00 PM.
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Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 474-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.
