<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=00HXOX_0wEDdUpJ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=00HXOX_0wEDdUpJ00" width="850" height="491" ></figure>St. Joe’s Field Hockey Isn’t Just Winning. The Team Is Winning Records.By the numbers his season — the Saint Joseph’s University Field Hockey Team got a 7–0 win on Thursday capping a five-game winning streak <a href="https://sjuhawks.com/news/2024/10/18/-6-field-hockey-smothers-richmond-in-7-0-win.aspx">and</a> a 12–2 record. But it’s the record books where the Hawks are making another significant impact.In a battle with Lock Haven in early October — the thirteen goals during that game were an Atlantic-10 record <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/college-sports/st-joes/st-josephs-field-hockey-a-10-virginia-20241012.html">which</a> ironically surpasses a record that was set by the University of Richmond in 2009. The 40-point game is the second-most in Division 1 history and the most <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/college-sports/st-joes/st-josephs-field-hockey-a-10-virginia-20241012.html">in</a> a D1 game this season. The team is setting records inside the program this season, too.The Saint Joseph’s Field Hockey Program dates <a href="https://sjuhawks.com/sports/field-hockey/opponent-history">from</a> 1975. Although mostly associated with native American tribes on the plains — modern field hockey does have its roots partially in a game that was played on North American soil long before colonial civilization <a href="https://www.montessoriphysicaleducation.com/new-blog/native-american-sports-shinny-lacrosse-and-stickball2019/4/24">called</a> Shinny.St. Joe’s (currently ranked sixth in the country) <a href="https://sjuhawks.com/sports/field-hockey/schedule/2024">will</a> play Drexel at Noon on Sunday, St. Louis on October 25, #10 Harvard and will end the season with LaSalle at home on November 1st. The talent of this Hawks team may play well <a href="https://atlantic10.com/sports/2024/5/31/FH24.aspx">into</a> the A10 Tournament. Winning games and setting records.</div></body>

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St. Joe’s Field Hockey Isn’t Just Winning. The Team Is Winning Records. By the numbers his season — the Saint Joseph’s University Field Hockey Team got a 7–0 win on Thursday capping a five-game winning streak and a 12–2 record. But it’s the record books where the Hawks are making another significant impact.