STANDISH, ME - For the second consecutive season, the Saint Joseph's College field hockey team has been selected to play in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship Tournament. The Lady Monks, 14-5 overall and 5-1 in North Atlantic Conference play this season, have been tabbed as the #4 seed and will host fifth-seeded Worcester State College (11-9, 3-2 MASCAC) on Wednesday at 1:30 PM at Lakeside Field.

St. Joe's, led by fourth-year Head Coach Rupert Lewis , saw their conference title hopes fade when they lost to top-seeded Castleton State College, 4-3 in overtime, in the North Atlantic Conference Championship match on Saturday.

The Lady Monks have posted a record breaking season, as far as team and individual marks are concerned. With a 4-2 win over Castleton on October 5th, Coach Lewis became the winningest coach in program history and looks to add to his total of 35 wins. As a team, St. Joe's has posted a .737 winning percentage and tallied 73 goals, 64 assists and 210 points, all new program-highs.

Kayla Nowell '11 (Bridgton, ME), an NAC First-Team selection, leads the SJC offense this fall with 20 goals and 55 points, both single-season record totals at St. Joe's. NAC Second Team honoree Julia Ostrowski '10 (Albany, NY) has tallied 16 goals, 15 assists and 47 points this season and has a program-best 88 career points. Nowell and Ostrowski share the program goals record with 28 apiece.

Senior captain and NAC First Team member Gina Gaetani 09 (Auburn, ME) is third on the team in scoring with 12 goals and 28 points. Her 48 career points ranks fifth-best in team history.

Freshman goalkeeper Meaghan Johnson (Portland, ME/Cheverus) has notched a program-best four shutouts, 1.53 goals-against average and .784 save percentage this season.

The Lancers, led by third-year Head Coach Reneé LaValley, will appear in the ECAC tournament for the fifth time in the last seven years after suffering a 2-1 setback to Plymouth state in a conference quarterfinal match last week.

Sophomore Angela Johnson (Ashby, MA) leads her team in scoring with eight goals and 19 points with teammate Megan Rosborough 09 (Uxbridge, MA) close behind with five goals and 16 points. Senior goalkeeper Erin MacDonald (Dedham, MA) anchors the WSC defense with five shutouts, 1.83 goals-against average and stingy .853 save percentage, which ranks ninth in all of NCAA D III field hockey.

The winner will face top ranked Endicott on the road in the semifinals on Saturday. In the other bracket, # 2 seed Plymouth State will host seventh seeded Framingham State while third seeded Westfield State will entertain #6 Becker with both matches slated to be played on Wednesday. The championship game will be held Sunday at the highest remaining seed.