STANDISH, ME -The St. Joe's field hockey team, 12-4 overall and 5-1 in the squad's first season in North Atlantic Conference play, completed the league portion of their schedule in a three-way tie for the NAC regular season championship with Castleton State and Farmington. As a result of NAC tiebreaker rules, St. Joe's received the #3 seed and will host Thomas College on Wednesday, October 27th at 3:00 PM.

The 2008 season has been a campaign filled with record-breaking performances by the Lady Monks. With the playoff games still on the docket, the team has already surpassed the single season record for points (190), goals (66) and assists (58). Head Coach Rupert Lewis broke the program record for coaching victories on October 5th when St. Joe's defeated NAC rival Castleton State College, 4-2, to give him 27 career wins. The fourth-year skipper has 33 wins under his belt with the ‘08 playoffs looming.

The individual career and single-season record books have essentially been re-written by two standout players, Julia Ostrowski ‘10 (Albany, NY) and Kayla Nowell ‘11 (Bridgton, ME), through 16 games this fall.

Ostrowski scored two goals and two assists in a 9-1 victory over Wheelock College on September 24th, giving her 64 career points to break the former mark set by Jen Marsh, who netted 58 points in two seasons (1999, 2000). The junior continues to build on the record and has 84 points prior to playoff competition. She leads the conference in assists (15) and assists per game (1.00).

Nowell, a sophomore, has shattered the single season records with 20 goals and 54 points through 16 games this fall and already owns the career mark for goals at St. Joe's with 28 scores. Nowell broke the mark of 23 goals, also held by Marsh, with a tally against Becker College on October 21st. She leads the conference in six categories, including goals and points.

As a team, Saint Joseph's leads the NAC in 13 statistical categories, including goals per game (3.46), goals against average (1.10) and scoring margin (2.36).

Championship - Saturday, November 8 at highest remaining seed