Women's Lacrosse

Melanson Tabbed as GNAC Player of the Week

Posted: Feb 26, 2024

STANDISH, Maine – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) weekly accolades have been announced and Saint Joseph's College sophomore midfielder Celia Melanson (Waterford, Maine) has been selected as the GNAC Women's Lacrosse Player of the Week.

Melanson led the Monks to a season-opening 19-8 victory over Maine Maritime Academy on Saturday with three goals and four assists for a game-high seven points.

Melanson netted five goals with seven assists, 17 ground balls, and three caused turnovers in 16 games – including two starts – as a freshman last spring. The weekly honor is the first of her collegiate career.

Saint Joseph's will host Plymouth State University on Wednesday in a non-conference contest starting at 5:00 PM.

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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.