Box Score STANDISH, ME - Jack LaFreniere
'13 (Alton, NH) notched a pair of goals and Doug
MacCallum '10 (Hingham, MA) collected a goal and an assist to help
Saint Joseph's (11-7-1, 7-2 GNAC) topple Rivier (3-13, 2-7) in GNAC
men's soccer action at Westerlea Way Field on Wednesday afternoon.
With the victory, the Monks earned the top seed, and secured
home-field advantage, in the conference tournament, which is slated
to begin this Saturday, time and opponent TBA.
St. Joe's needed a victory over Rivier in order to unseat
Lasell, who ended the season with a 6-1-2 record. Although the
Lasers defeated the Monks, 1-0 on October 12th, and have one
less defeat, the GNAC awards three points for each victory against
a conference opponent and one point for a tie in a league contest.
With the win on Wednesday, St. Joe's has 21 points, while Lasell is
forced to settle for the #2 seed with 20 points. In all, the top
eight teams advance to the GNAC Tournament.
With something to play for - the Monks' first GNAC regular
season title as a third-year member of the conference - St. Joe's
dominated the match from start to finish and outshot the visitors
22-1, including 16-1 in the second stanza. The Monks also held a
decided 10-0 advantage in corner kicks.
Prior to the start of the match, Saint Joseph's College paid
tribute to the team's seven seniors: Doug
MacCallum, Greg
Cavanaugh (Haverhill, MA), Matt
Loiselle (Woburn, MA), Andre
Cushing (Hampden, ME), Andrew
Roberts (Ipswich, MA), Nicholas
Burridge (Auburn, NY) and Will
Pike (Gorham, ME).
LaFreniere kicked off the scoring in the
32nd minute of play. Brandon
Noltkamper '11(Bath, ME) heaved an effective
throw-in to MacCallum, who deflected the ball with
a header to LaFreniere. The rookie forward
received the pass and knocked the ball past Raiders keeper John
Jarvis '11 (Henniker, NH) with a high header to the center of the
net. MacCallum was credited with an assist on the
play.
Despite a plethora of scoring chances, the Monks' 1-0 cushion
stood for the next 33 minutes. At the 64:30 mark,
MacCallum netted his 10th goal of the
year on a slick deflection, to the bottom left corner of the goal,
off a Paul Robins '11 (Cornwall,
England) shot attempt. Robins notched a helper on
the tally.
LaFreniere completed his first collegiate
multi-goal effort, and capped the game scoring, 10 minutes later
when he headed a ball to the top right corner of the net off a
perfect pass from Jesse West '12
(Sheldon, VT).
Jarvis made four stops in net for the visitors, while
Pike was not required to make a save in the
triumph.
The contest closes out the regular season for both teams. An
official announcement from the Great Northeast Athletic Conference
regarding playoff seedings, brackets and game times is anticipated
to be posted shortly.
Rivier (3-13) vs. St. Joseph's (Me.) (11-7-1)
Date: Oct 28, 2009 Attendance: 75
Weather: cloudy
Goals by period 1 2
Tot
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Rivier.............. 0 0 - 0
St. Joseph's (Me.).. 1 2 - 3
SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 31:24 SJMMS Jack Lafreniere (Doug MacCallum)
2. 64:30 SJMMS Doug MacCallum (Paul Robins)
3. 74:22 SJMMS Jack Lafreniere (Jesse West)
Shots: Rivier 1, St. Joseph's (Me.) 22
Saves: Rivier 4 (John Jarvis 4), St. Joseph's (Me.) 0 ()
