STANDISH, ME – Saint Joseph's has swept the first North Atlantic Conference (NAC) field hockey weekly honors of the 2012 campaign.
Junior forward Rachelle Messuri (Atkinson, N.H.) has been selected as the NAC Player of the Week and freshman forward Amanda Celata (Dedham, Mass.) has garnered NAC Rookie of Week accolades.
Messuri leads the Monks with three goals through three games this fall and netted a pair of markers in a win over Eastern Connecticut on September 1st. The weekly accolade is the first of her collegiate career.
Celata has appeared in all three wins for Saint Joseph's this season and came up big in the most recent contest. The freshman forward netted both goals for the Monks in a 2-0 home win over Anna Maria College on Sunday afternoon.
Saint Joseph's will play at University of New England on Wednesday at 7:00 PM.
Saint Joseph's College, founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy, celebrates its Centennial year in 2012 with a theme of "Realize the Promise" – honoring our commitment to educating well-rounded graduates who combine career focus with classic liberal arts studies. A Private, Catholic, primarily residential, coeducational liberal arts institution, Saint Joseph's welcomes students of all ages and all faiths. The campus, located 18 miles northwest of Portland and just two hours from Boston, encompasses 350 acres along the shore of beautiful Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine. Enrollment ranges between 1,000 and 1,100 students annually. Saint Joseph's offers challenging academic programs in the liberal arts and sciences, education, nursing and business fields in a value-centered environment.