Saint Joseph's Teams & Athletes Abound in Final 2018-19 NCAA Statistical Rankings

Saint Joseph's Teams & Athletes Abound in Final 2018-19 NCAA Statistical Rankings
Posted: Jun 17, 2019

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

 

 

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.