Field Hockey

Field Hockey Team Receives National Academic Honor

Posted: Mar 10, 2020

STANDISH, ME - The Saint Joseph's College field hockey team was one of 147 NCAA DIII programs to receive 2019 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division III National Academic Team honors.

The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) presents the award to those institutions that achieve a minimum GPA of 3.0 during the first semester of the 2019-20 academic year. Five Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) programs garnered the academic accolade, as Albertus Magnus, Colby-Sawyer, Lasell, and Johnson & Wales accompany Saint Joseph's on the list. As a team, Saint Joseph's has now claimed the NFHCA academic honor on nine occasions.

Under the watch of 15th-year Head Coach Rupert Lewis in 2019, the Monks posted an 18-4 overall record with a perfect 8-0 mark in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play en route to winning their fourth-consecutive GNAC Championship. St. Joe's toppled Lasell University, 4-0, in the conference title contest at the SJC Athletics Complex on November 9th and played at #14 Babson College in the first round of the NCAA DIII Tournament four days later. After a scoreless first half, the Beavers hit pay dirt twice in the third quarter to clinch the 2-0 victory.

The NCAA Tournament setback signaled the end of collegiate field hockey for the Monks' three seniors: Maddy Beaulieu (West Gardiner, Maine), Libby Pomerleau (Limerick, Maine), and Kylee Veilleux (Sabattus, Maine). The 2020 senior class helped Saint Joseph's win four GNAC Championships while posting a 66-19 (.777) overall record, including a 25-2 (.926) mark in GNAC play, during their time on the turf.

2019-20 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division III National Academic Teams

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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.