STANDISH, ME – Second-year Head Coach Anna Gordon has announced the 2011 Women's Lacrosse schedule.
The Monks will play a 13-game schedule, which includes eight conference games and five non-league contests. The schedule promises to be a challenging one, as two 2010 NCAA DIII Tournament participants as well as a 2010 ECAC New England Tournament team are on the docket.
The 2011 campaign begins with an away game at University of Maine-Farmington on March 22nd (4:30 PM). The Monks host Thomas College two days later at Deering Memorial Stadium (4:45 PM).
The 2011 Great Northeast Athletic Conference opener is set for March 26th, as St. Joe's hosts Pine Manor College that day in a 12:45 PM contest at Deering Memorial.
St. Joe's hosts 2010 ECAC Tournament participant Husson University at Deering Memorial two days later. The Eagles, North Atlantic Conference champs last spring, travel to Portland for a 7:30 PM game with Saint Joseph's.
The Monks play at Simmons College in a GNAC contest slated to begin at 7:00 PM on March 30th and travel to Mount Ida College for another conference tilt on April 2nd (4:00 PM).
Weather permitting, the Monks' first game at Westerlea Way Field is set for April 6th against GNAC-rival Lasell College (4:00 PM). Rivier College comes to town three days later for a 1:00 PM conference contest.
St. Joe's travels to Gorham on April 12th for a 4:00 PM game against University of Southern Maine, an NCAA DIII Tournament participant last spring. The Huskies defeated the St. Joe's, 14-7, on April 13th to snap the Monks' 10-game undefeated streak last season. Prior to the defeat, Saint Joseph's was the only undefeated NCAA DIII team in the country.
After the USM game, the Monks hit the road for a pair of GNAC contest against Emmanuel and Emerson on April 13th and 16th, respectively. The final home contest of the regular season takes place on April 20th against St. Joseph (CT) at 4:00 PM.
On April 23rd, St. Joe's makes the trek to Northfield, Vermont to face 2010 GNAC Champion Norwich University (1:00 PM). The Cadets advanced to the NCAA Tournament with the GNAC automatic qualifier after topping the Monks in the quarterfinal round and Emerson in the conference championship last spring.
The 2011 GNAC Tournament begins with a quarterfinal round on April 26th and the semifinals begin two days later. The conference title game takes place on April 30th. All conference tourney games are hosted by the higher seed.
Saint Joseph's went 10-4-1 overall and 7-1 in GNAC contests under Coach Gordon's watch last season. The Monks earned the #2 seed in the conference tourney and hosted a playoff contest for the first time in program history in 2010.
