STANDISH, ME – Saint Joseph's freshman Lauren Rabideau (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) has been chosen as the GNAC Women's Swimming Rookie of the Week for the reporting period ending November 18th.

Rabideau won the 50-Fly (30.21) and 50-Breast (34.47) events and finished as the runner-up in the 100-Breast (1:15.45) in her first NCAA swim meet, a loss to Regis College at home on Saturday afternoon. A two-sport standout, Rabideau, the 2012 GNAC Women's Cross Country Rookie of the Year,  broke a program record in her first event – the 50-Breast – and nearly topped the team's 100-Breast mark later in the day.

The GNAC Women's Cross Country Rookie of the Week on October 15th, Rabideau is the first athlete to claim GNAC weekly accolades in two sports for Saint Joseph's, which is in its sixth year as a member of the conference.

Rabideau is the second SJC swimmer to earn GNAC honors this winter as she joins classmate Mickeyla Murphy (Scarborough, Maine), who earned conference rookie accolades following each of the last two reporting periods.

The Monks are off until the weekend of December 1st when the team travels to Simmons College in Boston for the two-day GNAC Championship.

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.