STANDISH, Maine - In a rematch of last season's Great Northeast Athletic Conference championship game, the Norwich University men's soccer team (1-1-1, 0-1-0 GNAC) dropped their conference opener to Saint Joseph's College, 2-1, on Saturday afternoon.

The Cadets took a 1-0 lead, courtesy of senior forward Joseph Thongsythavong's (Salem, Mass.) ice breaker in the fourth minute, into the halftime break.

However, the Monks would rally afterwards knotting things up on a tally from sophomore midfielder Rion Dos Santos in the 47th minute. Graduate forward Kyle Cocciardi would break the draw in favor of Saint Joseph's in the 73rd minute.

The Cadets (8-4) outshot the Monks (4-3) and led the way in corner kicks (9-1). Along with the lone goal, Thongsythavong tallied two more shots, one of which came on goal. Midfielder Matteo Iagrossi (Schenectady, N.Y.) and defender Aidan Dwyer (Glastonbury, Conn.) also registered shots on goal.

On deck for Norwich is an intrastate battle in Middlebury on Tuesday afternoon in non-conference action. Game time is set for 4 p.m.