Field Hockey

ON THIS DATE - LATE POMERLEAU STRIKE LEADS MONKS TO FIRST-EVER CONFERENCE TITLE

Posted: Nov 05, 2020

On November 5th, 2016 Saint Joseph's College edged Simmons College, 1-0, in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Field Hockey Championship at Deering Memorial Stadium.

ith the victory, Saint Joseph's claimed the first conference crown and subsequent NCAA DIII National Tournament berth in the 22-year history of the program. Since 2008, the Monks had appeared in a conference title bout on six occasions – including a 1-0 setback at the hands of the Sharks in Boston in 2015 – with four losses being decided by one goal and two either coming in overtime or penalty strokes.

NOTEWORTHY:

Freshman forward Libby Pomerleau (Limerick, Maine) scored in the 64th minute
Sophomore keeper Megan Baker (Gorham, Maine) registered four saves to notch her seventh shutout of the year

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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.