STANDISH, Maine - #4 Saint Joseph's College (7-8-1, 7-4-1 GNAC) will host #5 Dean College (8-8-2, 7-5 GNAC) in a 2025 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Men's Soccer Tournament Quarterfinal at 2:30 PM on Saturday, November 1 at the SJC Athletics Complex.

The winner of the #4 Saint Joseph's / #5 Dean matchup will advance to Tuesday's semifinal to face the #1 University of Saint Joseph / #8 Albertus Magnus winner. Semifinal victors will meet in the GNAC Championship on Saturday, November 8, with the conference title and an automatic NCAA Tournament berth (beginning November 15) on the line.

BRACKETOLOGY

GNAC Men's Soccer Tournament Schedule

Quarterfinals – Saturday, Nov. 1 (Hosted by higher seeds)

#1 University of Saint Joseph vs. #8 Albertus Magnus, 1:00 PM
#2 Rivier vs. #7 Emmanuel, 12:00 PM
#3 Regis vs. #6 Norwich, 1:00 PM
#4 Saint Joseph's (Maine) vs. #5 Dean, 2:30 PM

Semifinals – Tuesday, Nov. 4 (Hosted by higher seeds)

#1/8 Winner vs. #4/5 Winner, TBD
#2/7 Winner vs. #3/6 Winner, TBD

Championship – Saturday, Nov. 8

Semifinal winners, TBD

QUICK FACTS

• Saint Joseph's is 5-3 at home, while Dean is 3-4-1 on the road this fall.
• Over their last six games, the Monks are 3-2-1, and the Bulldogs are 4-2-0.
• The Monks feature one of the most balanced scoring attacks in the conference and are the only GNAC team with four players recording five or more goals this fall.
• Saint Joseph's is 5-0-0 all-time vs. Dean, outscoring the Bulldogs 19-0 in those meetings.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Saint Joseph's:

• Nick Marion (So., Windham, Maine) – Tied for 4th in the GNAC in goals (9) and total points (23).
• Cole Bishop (Jr., Gorham, Maine) – Six goals, four assists, and two game-winners.
• Curtis Metcalf (So., South Portland, Maine) – Five goals and an assist for 11 total points.
• Zander Haskell (Jr., Scarborough, Maine) – Five goals in just 11 appearances after missing early action.

Dean:

• Ethan Henderson (So., Hartlepool, England) – Leads the Bulldogs with five goals and 12 points in 12 games.
• Felipe Castillo (Fr., Tampa, Fla.) and Clay Tyler (So., Attleboro, Mass.) – Four goals and an assist apiece.
• Ayomide Talabi (Fr., Hamilton, N.J.) – Three goals and an assist.

KEEPER COMPARISON

Saint Joseph's: Logan Davis (Sr., Naples, Maine) – 1.31 GAA, 5-4-1 record, three shutouts, .778 SV% (49 saves, 14 goals allowed). Has started 10 straight games for the Monks.

Dean: Jake Godwin (Sr., Norwalk, Conn.) – 2.54 GAA, 7-7-1 record, four shutouts, .727 SV% (96 saves, 36 goals allowed).

THE SKIPPERS

Saint Joseph's: Will Pike '11 – 7th season (72-29-13, .689)

Dean: Warren Backman – 2nd season (11-21-3, .357)

THE LAST TIME WE MET

The teams last squared off on October 25, when the Monks blanked the Bulldogs 4-0 at the SJC Athletics Complex.

Cole Bishop opened the scoring in the eighth minute and added another early in the second half. Nick Marion and Zander Haskell tacked on late goals to secure the shutout win. Senior goalkeeper Logan Davis stopped four shots for his third clean sheet of the year.

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING

Saint Joseph's is 5-0-0 all-time against Dean College.

POSTSEASON HISTORY

Saint Joseph's—six-time GNAC champion (2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)—has qualified for the conference tournament every year since joining the GNAC in 2007, compiling a 23-10-2 (.686) overall tournament record, including 22-5-1 (.804) at home.

Dean College is making its second GNAC Tournament appearance and first since 2023, when the Bulldogs fell 3-1 to University of Saint Joseph in a quarterfinal matchup. Dean joined the GNAC in the fall of 2021.

GNAC STATS COMPARISON: