Monks Fall in Season Opener, 4-0

Monks Fall in Season Opener, 4-0

BIDDEFORD, Maine – The University of New England women's soccer team got off to a great start to the season with a 4-0 victory over Saint Joseph's College of Maine on Thursday evening at Hazard Field.

The Nor'easters scored three of their goals in the first half beginning with a tally by Lauren Beitler just 2:14 into play. Tori Keyes crossed a long pass into Beitler who buried a shot from the top of the box to give UNE an early lead.

Keyes assisted on the Nor'easters next goal as she fed it to Emily Martin for the score off a pass from Bella Reil in the 20th minute [Watch]. Marie Hoehner headed home a corner from the foot of Reil in the 27th minute to put UNE in front 3-0 at halftime.

Karley Belisle knocked in her first career goal in the 82nd minutes with help from Olivia King and Brooke Pierotti.

Great goalkeeping helped the Nor'easters keep the Monks off the board. Sydney Gillingham had three saves in the first half. Ariel Martin stopped seven shots, including two diving saves to preserve the shutout.

St. Joe's outshot UNE in the loss, 19-13 overall and 10-9. Carly Downey made five saves for the Monks. Freshman Kate Russell posted a game-high six shots while senior Madison Michaud added five shots in the losing effort.

Saint Joseph's will host University of Southern Maine on Sunday at 1:00 PM.

 

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.