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RUPERT
LEWIS
Head Coach
Fifth Season
Office: 207.893.7661
Email: rlewis@sjcme.edu |
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Rupert
Lewis returns for his fifth season as the head coach of the Saint Joseph's
Field Hockey program.
In 2008, Lewis led the Lady Monks to a 15-6 overall record and a trip
to the North Atlantic Conference championship game as a first year member
of the league. As the third seed with a 5-1 record in NAC play, Saint
Joseph's defeated Thomas and Farmington before falling to top-seeded
Castleton, 1-0, in the title match. Following the hard-fought loss to
the Spartans, St. Joe's made an appearance in the ECAC Championship
Tournament for the second consecutive year.
With a 4-2 triumph over Castleton at Lakeside Field on October 5th,
Lewis became the winningest coach in SJC Field Hockey history. His 2008
team set program records for wins, winning percentage (.714), goals
(75), assists (65) and points (215).
The 2007 squad enjoyed a breakout season, posting a 14-7 record and
earning a berth into the ECAC Championship Tournament for the first
time. After defeating Wheaton College, 2-1, in an unconventional shootout
round that required three days to complete, St. Joe's proceeded to topple
Plymouth State to advance to the championship. Unfortunately, the Lady
Monks fell to Bridgewater State at Lakeside Field in the title game,
but they certainly made their presence felt as an up-and-coming team
in the New England Region on their journey to the season-capping match.
Coach Lewis is a native of Jamaica, where he began his
illustrious career in field hockey and soccer. While in high school
in Jamaica, he represented his country nationally in both sports. During
his senior year, he played and coached his high school team through
a winning season at Cornwall College High School located in Montego
Bay, Jamaica.
A 1984 University of Southern Maine graduate, Lewis went
on to hold the position of Assistant Field Hockey Coach for the Huskies
from 1984 to 1991 and proved instrumental in helping the Field Hockey
program to get to their first NCAA Division III national tournament.
Lewis brings a wealth of coaching and playing experience
to the program which will successfully improve the student-athlete’s
knowledge and understanding of the game.
In addition to coaching field hockey, Lewis is a nationally-licensed
soccer coach and has played semi-professionally in Massachusetts where
he made the All-Massachusetts Select Travel Team. He was also the Assistant
Coach for the University of Southern Maine’s 2004 Men’s
Soccer Team.
Lewis has a distinguished and winning soccer resume as
well, and has been named to the NCAA Division III All-State and Regional
Teams, as well as receiving Honorable Mention for the All-America Collegiate
Team. He has played and coached for a number of southern Maine summer
soccer teams, winning both the Division I and II leagues numerous times.
Lewis also coached the 2003 U-14 Boys Premier Club for Maine Metro in
Portland, Maine.
Kevin Fahey is in his fourth season as an assistant field hockey coach
at Saint Joseph's.
Fahey, who also serves St. Joe's as the club ice hockey head coach,
played hockey at Waltham High School (MA), Hebron Academy and University
of New Hampshire '72 as a goaltender.
His field hockey coaching career began in 1980 at Bonny Eagle High School
where he put in time at both the freshman and varsity levels. He also
coached softball and indoor/outdoor track for the middle school and
started the Scots' ice hockey program and led the team for five seasons.
Fahey retired in 2006 after teaching at Bonny Eagle for 31 years. He
currently resides in Sebago, ME with his wife of 38 years, Patricia.
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