STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (3-8-4, 3-5-3 GNAC) fell to Rivier University (7-4-1, 6-1-1 GNAC), 3-0, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women's soccer action on Tuesday evening at the SJC Athletics Complex. Junior goalkeeper Ashlyn Guerette (Merrimack, N.H.) notched the 300th save of her career in the setback.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Guerette made four saves in the opening 23 minutes to keep the contest scoreless before Rivier broke through at 33:04, when Maya Leach scored off an assist from Kelly Callahan.
The Raiders doubled their lead at 41:17 as Hannah Smith finished a feed from Leah Morrier to send the visitors into halftime with a 2-0 advantage.
Guerette recorded five saves after intermission, but an unassisted Bailey Gatchell goal at 57:04 extended Rivier's lead to 3-0. The Monks generated five second-half shots but were unable to get on the board.
MILESTONE MET:
Guerette entered the contest with 295 career saves and reached the 300-save milestone with her fifth stop of the evening on a Leah Morrier attempt at the 38:42 mark. She finished with 11 saves, raising her career total to 306.
TEAM STATS:
Rivier held the advantage in shots (18-8), shots on goal (14-4), and corner kicks (6-3) in the conference contest.
THE KEEPERS:
Guerette recorded 11 saves over 90 minutes for the Monks, while Rivier goalkeeper Olivia Rosario made four stops to earn the shutout.
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
Saint Joseph's is now 13-6 all-time against Rivier. The Raiders have claimed the last four meetings in the series.
NEXT!
Saint Joseph's travels to Albertus Magnus College for a GNAC contest on Saturday, October 24, at noon in New Haven, Conn.
