Men's Lacrosse

Saint Joseph's Earns USILA Academic Team Award

Posted: Jul 27, 2023

STANDISH, Maine – The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Academic Team Awards have been announced and Saint Joseph's College is one of 59 NCAA DIII men's lacrosse programs to receive the high honor.

To qualify for the USILA Academic Team Award, a team must post at least a 3.0 grade point average. The Monks registered a stellar 3.34 team GPA during the 2022-23 academic year and are one of just three Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) programs to earn the honor. Lasell University and Rivier University were also recognized for academic excellence.

St. Joe's capped an impressive academic year by posting a collective 3.38 spring semester mark as 32 players notched at least a 3.0 GPA, including 17 at 3.5 or above and four perfect 4.0 grades. A total of 13 SJC men's lacrosse players claimed 2023 GNAC All-Academic honors while carrying the minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA.

USILA TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD LIST

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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.