STANDISH, Maine – Saint Joseph's College (7-13, 1-5 GNAC) split a GNAC softball doubleheader with Emmanuel College (6-14, 5-1 GNAC) on Sunday afternoon at Richard W. Bailey Field, falling 10-2 in the opener before responding with a 4-2 victory in game two.

Emmanuel used late offense to pull away in game one, but the Monks answered behind a complete-game effort from senior pitcher Miranda Northrup (Whitefield, Maine) and timely production from sophomore Makayla Quintal (Gorham, Maine) and freshman Bella Napolitano-Aberle (Portland, Maine) in the nightcap.

GAME ONE – Emmanuel 10, Saint Joseph's 2

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Emmanuel scratched across a run in the second before Saint Joseph's answered in the bottom of the third, when senior Sadie Tirrell (Naples, Maine) scored on a double by senior Chantelle Bouchard (Biddeford, Maine). The Saints broke the game open with three runs in the fifth, added three more in the sixth, and scored three times again in the seventh to pull away. The Monks got their other run in the sixth on an RBI double by Quintal.

IN THE CIRCLE:

Saint Joseph's:

• Olivia Thomas (Fr., Belgrade, Maine) -  (L, 0-1), 4.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 7 BB, 1 K
• Sierra Laukka (So., Hope, Maine) – 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K
• Lulu Dias (Fr, Danvers, Mass.) – 1.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB

Emmanuel:

• Lauren Peers (Franklin Square, N.Y.) - (W, 1-0, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 7 BB, 2 K

IN THE BOX:

Saint Joseph's:

• Sadie Tirrell – 1-for-2, R, 2 BB, 3B
• Chantelle Bouchard – 1-for-3, RBI, BB, 2B
• Makayla Quintal – 1-for-3, RBI, 2B
• Brianna Eastman – 2 BB

Emmanuel:

• Mekayla Poisson (Jr., Peabody, Mass.) – 2-for-4, 3 R, BB
• Francesca Pizzarella (Jr., Millis, Mass.) – 1-for-4, 2 RBI, BB, 2B
• Sydney Taylor – (So., Euless, Tex.)  2-for-3, 2 R, RBI, 2B
• Rylee Smith (Fr., Emerson, N.J.) – 2-for-4, 4 RBI, 2B
• Olivia DeMacedo (So, Rumford, R.I.) – 2-for-4, 2 R
• Grace Garon (Charlton, Mass.) – 2 R, 3 BB, RBI

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the win, Emmanuel improved to 28-12 in the all-time series. The Saints went 15-24 last season and had also won the previous meeting, 7-5, in West Hartford on April 25, 2025.

GAME TWO – Saint Joseph's 4, Emmanuel 2

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Emmanuel struck first with two runs in the top of the opening inning, but the Monks answered in the bottom of the third. Freshman Breann MacMillan (Medway, Mass.) singled, Quintal doubled, and Napolitano-Aberle followed with a two-run single to tie the game. Saint Joseph's moved in front in the fourth when senior Jayden Sullivan (Hancock, Maine) came home on a sacrifice fly by Quintal, then added an insurance run in the sixth as Quintal scored on another RBI single by Napolitano-Aberle.

Northrup settled in after the opening frame and did not allow a run over the final six innings, closing out the complete-game win as the Monks earned the split.

IN THE CIRCLE:

Saint Joseph's:

• Miranda Northrup (W, 1-0) – 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Emmanuel:

• Carmen Crockett (L, 0-1) – 6.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

IN THE BOX:

Saint Joseph's:

• Makayla Quintal – 2-for-2, 2 R, RBI, 2B, SB
• Bella Napolitano-Aberle – 2-for-3, 3 RBI
• Breann MacMillan – 2-for-3, R
• Kryslin Stearns (Jr., Concord, N.H.) – 1-for-3
• Kiera Gabric – 1-for-4

Emmanuel:

• Francesca Pizzarella – 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2B
• Mia Fernandes – 1-for-4, R, 2B
• Mekayla Poisson – 1-for-2, R, BB, SB
• Rylee Smith – 1-for-3
• Lucy Weineck – 1-for-1

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:

With the split, Saint Joseph's moved to 28-12 all-time against Emmanuel.

NEXT!

Saint Joseph's returns to action on Wednesday, April 1st, when the Monks host Thomas College for a non-conference doubleheader beginning at 4:00 PM in Standish.