STANDISH, ME-The Saint Joseph's College Monks Men's Soccer team hosted the Rivier University Raiders for
a GNAC match-up on Wednesday evening in Standish. This is the first match-up between the
Monks and the Raiders since Jon Cross, the former Monks Assistant Coach, took over the Head
Coach position for the Raiders.

The Monks came out on fire and just 2:58 into the game, Senior Forward Rion Dos Santos put
one past the Raiders goaltender, Logan Clough, to set the pace for the rest of the match. The
assists belonged to Sophomore Diego Robinson and Junior Joey Perron. At 69:26, Rion Dos
Santos scored his second goal of the match, from Junior Hayes Sweeney, to put the Monks up
2-0. Dos Santos recorded 4 shots on net. The Monks Senior Goaltender Liam Foley was not
tested often. The Raiders recorded 2 shots, neither were on the net.

For the Raiders, Luiggi Ferreira, Cody Sicard, and Jason Harlow received a yellow card. And for
the Monks, Gus Ford and Joey Perron each received a yellow card.

The Monks offense shined throughout the game. The stars included Junior Joey Perron (South
Portland, Maine), Senior Rion Dos Santos (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Sophomore Divin Mpinga
(Kinshasa, DRC), Senior Gus Ford (Falmouth, Maine), Senior Nate Sottak (Belmont, New
Hampshire), Sophomore Kyle Clairmont (Williston, Vermont), and Sophomore Patricio Mowa
(Luanda, Angola). Junior Griffin Forbes (Manchester, New Hampshire), Sophomore Diego
Robinson (Hinesburg, Vermont), and Junior Midfielder Hayes Sweeney (Hollis, Maine)
dominated on the defense end.

The Monks will play their next match against the Colby-Sawyer Chargers on Saturday,
September 28th, at 12 pm in New London, New Hampshire.