WOMEN'S SOCCER: Letourneau's 80th Minute Goal Brings Emmanuel Back-To-Back GNAC Titles

Rivier

14-5-2, 11-1-1

Emmanuel

15-3-3, 11-0-2

Final	1	2	T
Rivier (14-5-2, 11-1-1)	0	1	1
Emmanuel (15-3-3, 11-0-2)	1	1	2

November 8, 2025

Scoring Summary

1st - 04:21 - Aleena Solano (Emmanuel)

2nd - 52:53 - Maya Leach (Rivier)

2nd - 80:13 - Paige Letourneau (Emmanuel)

Game Leaders

Rivier

G: Maya Leach - 1

A: N/A

Sh: Maya Leach - 2

Sv: Bri Nugent - 4

Emmanuel

G: 2 Players (#4, #19) - 1

A: N/A

Sh: Sarah Dullaghan - 6

Sv: Teigan Robie - 1

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Rivier	Emmanuel
Shots (on goal)	8 (2)	15 (6)
Saves	4	1
Fouls	5	12
Corner Kicks	3	9
Offsides	2	3

Full stats

Boston, Mass. - Top-seeded Emmanuel College repeated as the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Women's Soccer Champions after defeating no. 2 seed Rivier University at Roberto Clemente Field this afternoon.

Saints junior Paige Letourneau scored the biggest goal of the season for Emmanuel in the 80th minute after she drove in a right-footed shot into the left side of the net to defeat the Raiders 2-1.

Emmanuel improved to 15-3-3 overall on the season and earned the league's automatic qualifier into the 2025 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship. Rivier concludes its historic season at 14-5-2 overall after making their first ever GNAC Championship appearance.

The Saints will learn their destination during the NCAA Selection Show on Monday, November 10, at 11:00 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:

GNAC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

MVP: Paige Letourneau (Emmanuel)

Annebel Balogh de Galantha (Emmanuel)

Loliana Morales (Emmanuel)

Sarah Dullaghan (Emmanuel)

Liz McCormick (Emmanuel)

Samantha Franks (Rivier)

Bri Nugent (Rivier)

Lily Garey-Wright (Rivier)

Brooke McAloney (Regis)

Maeve Glavin (Regis)

Brianna Marrero (Lasell)

Mia Pineault (Lasell)

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