Field Hockey

Baker Tabbed as GNAC Goalkeeper of the Week

Posted: Oct 23, 2018

STANDISH, Maine – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) weekly accolades have been released and Saint Joseph's College senior Megan Baker (Gorham, Maine) has earned her third GNAC Field Hockey Goalkeeper of the Week honor of the season.

Baker posted a 0.50 goals-against average with a .923 save percentage after stopping 12 of the 13 shots she faced in a 2-0 week for the Monks. The senior keeper made seven saves in a 3-0 win at Rivier on Tuesday and turned away five shots in a hard fought 2-1 win at UMaine-Farmington on Saturday.

As of October 23rd, Baker leads the conference in goals-against average (0.48), save percentage (.877), shutouts (7), and fewest goals allowed (7). For her career, she has a 54-18 record with a 0.87 goals-against average, a .788 save percentage, and 28 shutouts in 75 games over four seasons. Among active NCAA DIII goalkeepers, Baker ranks second in shutouts, fourth in goals-against average and victories, seventh in minutes (4,006), and 17th in save percentage.

The GNAC weekly honor is the eighth of her collegiate career.

Saint Joseph's (16-1, 6-0 GNAC) will host Lasell College (13-5, 6-0 GNAC) on Wednesday at 7:00 PM.

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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.