STANDISH, Maine - The final 2018-19 NCAA DIII Statistics rankings are now available. Five Saint Joseph's College teams and 17 individual athletes finished in the top 25 in various categories for their respective sports. In all, the five SJC programs accounted for 46 top-25 rankings while the 17 athletes notched 44 top-25 efforts last year.
Overall, four programs combined to lead NCAA DIII in nine statistical categories last year.
Highlights of this list include:
- The 2018 field hockey team led the nation in four categories: assists per game (3.57), penalty corners per game (14.10), scoring margin (3.81), and points per game (12.62) and placed in the top 10 in 10 statistical categories overall
- The 2018 men's soccer program posted nation-leading numbers in shots on goal per game (11.91), shutout percentage (.864), and won-lost-tied percentage (.955) and ranked in the top six in 12 categories overall
- The 2018-19 women's basketball team led the country in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.40) and ranked in the top 10 in eight statistical categories overall
- The 2018-19 men's basketball team shot 43.0% from three-point distance en route to leading the nation from downtown and ranked in the top eight in seven categories
- Women's basketball senior guard Kelsi McNamara (West Newbury, Mass.) was second nationally in assists (200) and third in three-pointers made (93) and ranked in the top 20 in 12 categories overall; over four seasons she finished in the top 25 in 22 different stat totals
- Men's basketball senior guard Ian Mileikis (Auburn, Maine) was one of just 13 players in NCAA DIII hoops to notch a triple-double last winter and is tied atop the category with the 12 other individuals; Mileikis became the fourth SJC player to register double digits in points, rebounds and assists with 30, 11, and 10 – respectively – in a 98-87 win over University of Saint Joseph on January 12th
- Baseball senior shortstop Joey Murphy (Derry, N.H.) set a new SJC single-season record and ranked second in the country with 38 stolen bases
In addition to the NCAA leaderboard, the Monks - collectively - led the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) in 62 different team categories while 20 individual SJC athletes combined to lead the GNAC in 44 categories during the 2018-19 academic year.
Saint Joseph's Athletes in NCAA DIII Statistical Rankings:
Name | Sport | Year | Hometown | Category | Rank | # |
Ian Mileikis | M. Basketball | Senior | Auburn, Maine | Triple Doubles | 1 | 1 |
Joey Murphy | Baseball | Senior | Derry, N.H. | Stolen Bases | 2 | 38 |
Kelsi McNamara | W. Basketball | Senior | West Newbury, Mass. | Assists | 2 | 200 |
Blake Mullen | M. Soccer | Senior | Manchester, Conn. | Goals Against Average | 3 | 0.332 |
Kelsi McNamara | W. Basketball | Senior | West Newbury, Mass. | Three-Point Field Goals Made | 3 | 93 |
Jared Gagne | Baseball | Senior | Dover, N.H. | Stolen Bases | 4 | 35 |
Kelsi McNamara | W. Basketball | Senior | West Newbury, Mass. | Final Points | 4 | 636 |
Megan Baker | Field Hockey | Senior | Gorham, Maine | Save Percentage | 4 | .857 |
Arianna Kahler | Field Hockey | Senior | Lisbon Falls, Maine | Assists Per Game | 5 | 0.85 |
Cody Elliott | M. Soccer | Junior | Gorham, Maine | Total Assists | 5 | 14 |
Kelsi McNamara | W. Basketball | Senior | West Newbury, Mass. | Assists Per Game | 5 | 6.7 |
Kelsi McNamara | W. Basketball | Senior | West Newbury, Mass. | Free-Throw Percentage | 6 | 88.4 |
Kelsi McNamara | W. Basketball | Senior | West Newbury, Mass. | Three-Point Field Goals Attempted | 6 | 248 |
Cody Elliott | M. Soccer | Junior | Gorham, Maine | Assists Per Game | 7 | 0.64 |
Jack Casale | M. Basketball | Sophomore | Portland, Maine | Three-Point Field Goals Per Game | 7 | 3.85 |
Kelsi McNamara | W. Basketball | Senior | West Newbury, Mass. | Field Goals Made | 7 | 207 |
Megan Baker | Field Hockey | Senior | Gorham, Maine | Goals Against Average | 7 | 0.59 |
Jack Casale | M. Basketball | Sophomore | Portland, Maine | Total 3-point FGM | 8 | 100 |
Michael Finn | M. Lacrosse | Senior | Quincy, Mass. | Individual Man-up Goals | 8 | 12 |
Joey Murphy | Baseball | Senior | Derry, N.H. | Stolen Bases Per Game | 9 | 0.86 |
Kelsi McNamara | W. Basketball | Senior | West Newbury, Mass. | Points Per Game | 9 | 21.2 |
Haley DaGraca | W. Soccer | Senior | Saco, Maine | Game-Winning Goals | 11 | 7 |
Shane Puleo | M. Lacrosse | Sophomore | Nashua, N.H. | Assists Per Game | 11 | 2.82 |
Jack Casale | M. Basketball | Sophomore | Portland, Maine | Points Per Game | 12 | 24.1 |
Kelsi McNamara | W. Basketball | Senior | West Newbury, Mass. | Field Goal Attempts | 12 | 472 |
Kelsi McNamara | W. Basketball | Senior | West Newbury, Mass. | Three-Point Field Goals Per Game | 12 | 3.10 |
Jack Casale | M. Basketball | Sophomore | Portland, Maine | Total Points | 14 | 626 |
Haley DaGraca | W. Soccer | Senior | Saco, Maine | Shots Per Game | 15 | 5.75 |
Jack Casale | M. Basketball | Sophomore | Portland, Maine | Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage | 15 | 45.2 |
Jared Gagne | Baseball | Senior | Dover, N.H. | Stolen Bases Per Game | 15 | 0.78 |
Blake Mullen | M. Soccer | Senior | Manchester, Conn. | Save Percentage | 16 | .864 |
Jack Casale | M. Basketball | Sophomore | Portland, Maine | Defensive Rebounds per Game | 16 | 8.08 |
Kelsi McNamara | W. Basketball | Senior | West Newbury, Mass. | Assist Turnover Ratio | 16 | 2.35 |
Darian Berry | M. Basketball | Senior | Rochester, N.H. | Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage | 17 | 45.1 |
Emily Benway | W. Basketball | Senior | Rochester, N.H. | Field-Goal Percentage | 17 | 57.1 |
Haley DaGraca | W. Soccer | Senior | Saco, Maine | Total Goals | 17 | 20 |
Haley DaGraca | W. Soccer | Senior | Saco, Maine | Total Points | 18 | 46 |
Jared Gagne | Baseball | Senior | Dover, N.H. | Triples | 19 | 6 |
Kelsi McNamara | W. Basketball | Senior | West Newbury, Mass. | Free Throws Made | 19 | 129 |
Ian Mileikis | M. Basketball | Senior | Auburn, Maine | Field-Goal Percentage | 20 | 62.1 |
Emma Rutledge | Field Hockey | Freshman | Alfred, Maine | Points Per Game | 21 | 2.38 |
Haley DaGraca | W. Soccer | Senior | Saco, Maine | Goals Per Game | 21 | 1.00 |
Jack Casale | M. Basketball | Sophomore | Portland, Maine | Total Field Goals Made | 23 | 216 |
Jack Casale | M. Basketball | Sophomore | Portland, Maine | 3-pt Field Goal Attempts | 24 | 221 |
Saint Joseph's Teams in NCAA DIII Statistical Rankings:
Team | Category | Rank | # | Team | Category | Rank | # | |
Field Hockey | Assists Per Game | 1 | 3.57 | Field Hockey | Shutouts Per Game | 5 | 0.62 | |
Field Hockey | Penalty Corners Per Game | 1 | 14.10 | M. Soccer | Assists Per Game | 5 | 2.77 | |
Field Hockey | Scoring Margin | 1 | 3.81 | Baseball | Stolen Bases | 6 | 121 | |
Field Hockey | Points Per Game | 1 | 12.62 | M. Basketball | Scoring Offense | 6 | 93.0 | |
M. Basketball | Three-Point Field Goal Percentage | 1 | 43.0 | M. Soccer | Save Percentage | 6 | .885 | |
M. Soccer | Shots on Goal Per Game | 1 | 11.91 | W. Basketball | Three-Point Field Goals Attempted | 6 | 784 | |
M. Soccer | Shutout Percentage | 1 | .864 | W. Basketball | Three-Point Field Goals Per Game | 6 | 9.5 | |
M. Soccer | Won-Lost-Tied Percentage | 1 | .955 | W. Basketball | Turnovers Per Game | 7 | 12.5 | |
W. Basketball | Assist Turnover Ratio | 1 | 1.40 | Field Hockey | Save Percentage | 8 | .841 | |
M. Basketball | Assists Per Game | 2 | 22.2 | M. Basketball | Three-Point Field Goals Per Game | 8 | 12.1 | |
M. Soccer | Shots Per Game | 2 | 23.32 | M. Basketball | Total 3-point FGM | 8 | 328 | |
M. Soccer | Goals Against Average | 2 | 0.261 | W. Basketball | Assists | 8 | 525 | |
Field Hockey | Goals Per Game | 3 | 4.52 | Field Hockey | Goals Against Average | 9 | 0.66 | |
Field Hockey | Scoring Average | 3 | 4.47 | W. Basketball | Final Points | 10 | 2,322 | |
M. Basketball | Field Goal Percentage | 3 | 53.2 | Baseball | Stolen Bases Per Game | 11 | 2.69 | |
M. Basketball | Total Assists | 3 | 599 | W. Basketball | Scoring Offense | 11 | 77.4 | |
M. Soccer | Points Per Game | 3 | 10.14 | W. Basketball | Scoring Margin | 12 | 19.8 | |
M. Soccer | Scoring Offense | 3 | 3.68 | Baseball | Shutouts | 14 | 6 | |
M. Soccer | Total Assists | 3 | 61 | W. Basketball | Assists Per Game | 15 | 17.5 | |
M. Soccer | Total Goals | 3 | 81 | W. Basketball | Three-Point Field Goal Percentage | 15 | 36.2 | |
M. Soccer | Total Points | 3 | 223 | Baseball | Triples | 19 | 20 | |
Field Hockey | Winning Percentage | 4 | .905 | W. Basketball | Field Goal Percentage | 20 | 44.0 | |
W. Basketball | Three-Point Field Goals Made | 4 | 284 | M. Soccer | Corner Kicks Per Game | 21 | 6.55 | |
W. Basketball | Won-Lost Percentage | 4 | 93.3 |
COMPLETE NCAA STATISTICS RANKINGS (PDF): |
Baseball |
M. Basketball |
W. Basketball |
Field Hockey |
M. Lacrosse |
W. Lacrosse |
M. Soccer |
W. Soccer |
Softball |
Volleyball |