STANDISH, Maine – The 2025 Saint Joseph's College men's soccer schedule has been announced. With 16 regular-season tilts on the docket, the Royal Blue will open the campaign at home on Friday, August 29th, with a 4:00 PM match-up against NEWMAC foe Wheaton College and conclude the regular season with a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) contest at Elms College on October 29th.

Led by seventh-year Head Coach Will Pike '11, the Monks are slated to play 12 GNAC games and four non-conference match-ups this fall. In addition to the opener versus Wheaton, Saint Joseph's will face all three of Maine's NESCAC programs—Bates (Sep. 3), Colby (Sep. 16), and Bowdoin (Sep. 23)—in a challenging non-conference slate.

Saint Joseph's begins GNAC play on Saturday, September 6th, with a 2:00 PM game at Rivier University and, following the September 23rd tilt at Bowdoin, will close the regular season with nine consecutive conference contests.

The 2025 GNAC Tournament begins with quarterfinal action on November 1st and continues with the semifinal and championship rounds on November 4th and 8th, respectively. The tournament champion earns the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament, which begins on November 15th.

In 2024, the Monks finished with an 8-8-3 overall record and a 7-5-2 mark in GNAC play. As the #5 seed in the GNAC Tournament, Saint Joseph's traveled to #4 Emmanuel College for a quarterfinal match up on November 2nd. After a 1-1 draw through 110 minutes of regulation and overtime, the Monks were eliminated in penalty kicks—marking the program's first first-round exit since 2015.

Games to Watch:

August 29 vs. Wheaton College – Saint Joseph's opens the season with a new-look roster and hopes of avenging a 5-1 loss to the Lyons last fall in Norton, Mass. The Monks are 0-5-1 all-time against Wheaton.

September 13 at University of Saint Joseph – The Monks face the reigning GNAC Champion in their second conference match of the season. The Blue Jays defeated SJC 3-1 last year in Standish.

October 25 vs. Emmanuel College – Saint Joseph's seeks redemption following a 2024 GNAC Tournament exit at the hands of the Saints. The contest is the first of four consecutive home games in a 10-day span to close the regular season.