Sebastiao Named NAC Rookie of the Week

STANDISH, ME - The North Atlantic Conference has announced its weekly awards and Saint Joseph's forward Amanda Sebastiao '12 (Uxbridge, MA) is the NAC Field Hockey Rookie of the Week.

Sebastiao scored the game-winning goal in Saint Joseph's thrilling 4-2 come-from-behind victory over Castleton on October 5th. The first-year player has scored three goals for the Lady Monks this season, which is the third-highest total on the team.

Sebastiao is the second SJC rookie, and third player overall, to receive conference honors. Sarah Bartell '12 (Exeter, NH) was named Rookie of the Week September 22nd and Julia Ostrowski '10 (Albany, NY) was the recipient of the NAC Player of the Week award on September 9th.

Saint Joseph's (6-2, 2-1 NAC) will travel to Gorham, ME on Wednesday to square off against in-state rival University of Southern Maine (4-5, 2-2 LEC). The game is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM.