MEN'S SOCCER: Gabriel's late-game heroics gives USJ Back-To-Back GNAC Titles

Rivier

9-5-7

University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)

13-4-2

Final	1	2	T
Rivier (9-5-7)	2	0	2
University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) (13-4-2)	2	1	3

November 8, 2025

Scoring Summary

1st - 1:31 - David Pereira (Rivier)

1st - 15:27 - Elis Sulollari (University of Saint Joseph (Conn.))

1st - 22:03 - Mario Milardo (University of Saint Joseph (Conn.))

1st - 37:14 - Vincent Arsenov (Rivier)

2nd - 88:27 - Nate Gabriel (University of Saint Joseph (Conn.))

Game Leaders

Rivier

G: 2 Players (#3, #16) - 1

A: N/A

Sh: David Pereira - 2

Sv: Logan Clough - 3

University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)

G: 3 Players (#9, #21, #26) - 1

A: 5 Players (#2, #4, #7, #8, #11) - 1

Sh: Mario Milardo - 5

Sv: Will Slayton - 1

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Rivier	University of Saint Joseph (Conn.)
Shots (on goal)	6 (3)	16 (6)
Saves	3	1
Fouls	17	12
Corner Kicks	0	3
Offsides	0	0

Full stats

West Hartford, Conn. - It was an absolute thriller in this afternoon's Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Men's Soccer Championship game between no. 1 seed University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) and no. 2 seed Rivier University as the top-seeded Blue Jays had late-game heroics from junior Nate Gabriel lift them to their second consecutive GNAC Men's Soccer championship victory.

Gabriel found the back of the net in the 89th minute of the contest, breaking a 2-2 tie that lasted since the 37th minute mark of the game and giving the Blue Jays their third GNAC title in the program's history.

With the victory, the Blue Jays improved to 13-4-2 overall on the season and earned the league's automatic qualifier into the 2025 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship. Rivier concludes its historic season at 9-5-7 overall after making its first GNAC Championship appearance since 1997.

The Blue Jays will learn their destination during the NCAA Selection Show on Monday, November 10, at 11:30 a.m. on www.NCAA.com.

12 members were named to the All-Tournament Team with two members from each semifinalist, three from the runner-up, and four members including the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Full list below:

Men's Soccer All-Tournament Team

Norwich- Diego Fuentes, Oleksandr Kharchuk

Rivier- Logan Clough, Kamar Matthew-Murray, Alejandro Quezada

Saint Joseph's (Maine)- Zander Haskell, Gavin Lins

University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) - Landon Coelho, Nate Gabriel, Nico Hamzavi, Nicholas Simpson, Mario Milardo (MVP)

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