NEWTON, Mass. (10/26/13) – The Lasell College men's soccer team knocked of St. Joseph's College of Maine, 3-0 on Saturday afternoon at Taylor Field clinch the Great Northeast Athletic Conference regular season title and the top seed in the GNAC tournament. Lasell climbed to 12-3-1 overall and 7-1-1 in conference play while the Monks slipped to 10-7-1 for the year and 6-3-0 in league matches.

Mike Skelton (Conway, N.H.) scored a pair of goals and added an assist, pushing his season total to 14 goals leaving him one goal short of tying the Lasell single season record for goals scored which he set during the 2011 campaign. Skelton currently sits on 47 career goals, two shy of tying Zach Gagne '08 who currently is the all-time leader at 49. Servi Barrientos (Providence, R.I.) added his third goal of the season for the Lasers.

The opening half was scoreless as both sides went through the feeling out process. St. Joseph's senior Zach Johnson (Westbrook, Maine) had an opportunity to put the visitors on the board in the 13^th minute but his effort went wide and Lasell nearly took the lead in 33^rd minute of play when a Brennan Adams (Southbury, Conn.) strike rung the crossbar. The Lasers held a 5-2 advantage in shots in the opening half and a 3-1 edge in corners won.

Mike Skelton broke the tie in the 62^nd minute when he curled a free kick into the upper 90 to put Lasell in front 1-0. Skelton added another goal in the 77^th minute when a failed clearance by St. Joseph's fell to Jared Lewis (Haverhill, Mass.) just outside the top of the 6-yard box and the senior midfielder touched the ball to Skelton who slotted home to give the Lasers a 2-0 lead.

Barrientos gave the Lasers an insurance goal in the 83^rd minute when he took a feed from Skelton and finished it for the final 3-0 margin.

Miguel Colmenares (Caracas, Venezuela) collected the win in net for Lasell, recording a pair of second half saves and posting his sixth shutout and fourth in the last four contests, while Scott Benner (Post Falls, Idaho) made three saves in the loss for St. Joseph's.

Lasell will close out their regular season on Wednesday October 30^th when they host Babson College at 3:00 p.m. at Taylor Field. The Lasers will honor their seniors prior to the start of the contest. The Monks will be off until they start the GNAC tournament on Sunday November 3^rd when they will host Mount Ida College.