STANDISH, ME – With the spring championships in the books, the 2011-12 NCAA DIII final statistical rankings are now available and seven SJC teams and nine individual Monks athletes finished in the top 25 in various categories. In all, the seven programs accounted for 19 top-25 rankings while the nine individuals racked up 13 top-25 efforts last year.
Highlights of this list include six top-25 rankings for the Saint Joseph’s softball team; the SJC baseball team finishing the year with the second-highest winning percentage in the country – all NCAA levels; and field hockey standout Meaghan Johnson (Portland, Maine/Cheverus) capping her senior season ranked in the top-10 in a pair of important goalkeeping categories.
SJC Teams & Individuals in Top-25 Rankings:
| Team | Category | Rank | |
| Baseball | Winning Percentage | 2 | .848 |
| Field Hockey | Save Percentage | 3 | .886 |
| Baseball | Strikeouts Per Nine Innings | 4 | 8.6 |
| M. Basketball | Fewest Personal Fouls Per Game | 5 | 13.6 |
| W. Lacrosse | Ground Balls Per Game | 5 | 29.92 |
| Softball | Earned Run Average | 9 | 1.51 |
| Softball | Slugging Percentage | 9 | .513 |
| Softball | Doubles Per Game | 10 | 2.0 |
| Baseball | Earned Run Average | 11 | 2.82 |
| Field Hockey | Goals Against Average | 11 | 0.95 |
| M. Basketball | Free Throw Percentage | 12 | 76.4% |
| W. Basketball | Field Goal Percentage | 12 | 44.30% |
| M. Basketball | Scoring Defense | 15 | 59.8 |
| Softball | Scoring | 16 | 6.79 |
| Baseball | Fewest Hits Per Nine Innings | 17 | 8.17 |
| M. Lacrosse | Ground Balls Per Game | 19 | 39.0 |
| Softball | Winning Percentage | 19 | .786 |
| W. Basketball | Assists Per Game | 20 | 16.3 |
| Softball | Home Runs Per Game | 25 | 0.74 |
| COMPLETE NCAA RANKINGS (PDF): | |
| Baseball | W. Lacrosse |
| M. Basketball | M. Soccer |
| W. Basketball | W. Soccer |
| Field Hockey | Softball |
| M. Lacrosse | Volleyball |
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| Name | Sport | Year | Hometown | Category | Rank | |
| Meaghan Johnson | Field Hockey | Senior | Portland, Maine | Save Percentage | 2 | .882 |
| Meaghan Johnson | Field Hockey | Senior | Portland, Maine | Goals Against Average | 9 | 0.95 |
| Chad Rafferty | Baseball | Junior | Keene, N.H. | Victories | 10 | 10 |
| Theresa Hendrix | Softball | Sophomore | Scarborough, Maine | Triples | 13 | 7 |
| Zach Johnson | M. Soccer | Sophomore | Westbrook, Maine | Total Goals | 15 | 17 |
| Zach Johnson | M. Soccer | Sophomore | Westbrook, Maine | Total Points | 16 | 39 |
| Maria Labbe | Softball | Senior | Lewiston, Maine | Sacrifice Flies | 16 | 4 |
| Zach Johnson | M. Soccer | Sophomore | Westbrook, Maine | Goals Per Game | 21 | 0.85 |
| Emily Leverone | Softball | Graduate | Hampton, N.H. | Home Runs | 21 | 10 |
| Madylan Kluna | Softball | Senior | Standish, Maine | Shutouts | 21 | 8 |
| Megan Cutter | W. Lacrosse | Senior | Westbrook, Maine | Ground Balls Per Game | 23 | 4.17 |
| Dan Brown | Baseball | Senior | Portland, Maine | Sacrifice Bunts | 24 | 11 |
| Theresa Hendrix | Softball | Sophomore | Scarborough, Maine | Triples Per Game | 25 | 0.17 |