Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Emily Loux, MASCAC Director of Media Relations c/o Westfield State University 577 Western Avenue Westfield, MA 01085 Office: (413) 572-8449 E-Mail: [email protected] For Immediate Release – January 30, 2018 737 Student-Athletes Named to Fall 2017 MASCAC All-Academic Team Westfield, MA — A total of 737 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s Fall 2017 All-Academic Team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann. Student-athletes that compete in championship varsity sports offered by each of the MASCAC institutions during the Fall 2017 athletic season and have achieved a 3.20 cumulative or semester-based grade point average during the semester are eligible for selection to the Fall All-Academic Team. Worcester State University placed the most student-athletes on the Fall 2017 MASCAC All-Academic Team with 145 total, while Westfield State University (123), Bridgewater State University (89), Massachusetts Maritime Academy (77) and Fitchburg State University (73) followed. “The MASCAC had another successful semester as reflected by the large number of student-athletes recognized on the 2017 MASCAC Fall All- Academic Team,” Commissioner Baumann said. “Finding success in the classroom is equally as important as success on the field of play which our student-athletes have shown time and time again. I am extremely proud of their academic accomplishments.” The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, the nation’s oldest Division III men’s and women’s playing conference, has a rich and storied tradition of competitive success while celebrating excellence in the classroom. MASCAC member schools include Bridgewater State University, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, MCLA, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Salem State University, Westfield State University and Worcester State University. Two other institutions, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Plymouth State University, are affiliate members of the conference in the sports of football and men’s ice hockey, while Western Connecticut State University joined the conference as a football affiliate member in 2013. The Fall 2017 MASCAC All-Academic Team, which is broken down by member institution, follows: Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Fall 2017 All-Academic Team BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY Student-Athlete Sport Cl. Major Hometown/High School Nikolas Beshere Men’s Cross Country Fr. Early Childhood Ed Brockton, MA/Brockton Michael Hutchinson Men’s Cross Country So. Biology Leominster, MA/Leominster Seth Jefferson Men’s Cross Country Jr. Art Chelmsford, MA/Chelmsford Joseph Keough Men’s Cross Country Jr. History Walpole, MA/Walpole Justin Lucier Men’s Cross Country Sr. Management Attleboro, MA/Attleboro Kristopher Moore Men’s Cross Country So. Management Acushnet, MA/Fairhaven Lukas Moscoso Men’s Cross Country Fr. Political Science Whitman, MA/Whiteman-Hanson Reg. Michael Sanpietro Men’s Cross Country Sr. History South Easton, MA/Oliver Ames Trevor Wysong Men’s Cross Country So. Computer Science Taunton, MA/Taunton Katherine Cicchetti Women’s Cross Country Sr. Elementary Ed Plymouth, MA/Plymouth South Emily Guyon Women’s Cross Country Jr. Management Hopedale, MA/Hopedale Jenise Madden Women’s Cross Country So. Elementary Ed Milford, MA/Milford Haley Piotrowski Women’s Cross Country Jr. Psychology Feeding Hills, MA/Agawam Megan Bell Field Hockey So. Special Ed Littleton, MA/Littleton Allison Chappell Field Hockey Jr. Chemistry Raynham, MA/Bridgewater-Raynham Reg. Nicole Fokas Field Hockey So. Health Studies Milford, MA/Milford Samantha Hayes Field Hockey Jr. Physical Education Norwood, MA/Norwood Julianne Kilduff Field Hockey Jr. Early Childhood Bellingham, MA/Bellingham Kimberly Kowalick Field Hockey Fr. Criminal Justice Groveland, MA/Pentucket Reg. Jacquelyn Legendre Field Hockey So. Elementary Education. Westport, MA/Bishop Stang Janet Maher Field Hockey Sr. Special Education Mansfield, MA/Mansfield Katherine McKenna Field Hockey Sr. Elementary Ed Wilmington, MA/North Reading Tori O’Dea Field Hockey Sr. Communication Studies South Dennis, MA/Dennis-Yarmouth Reg. Mia Pelletier Field Hockey Jr. Early Ed and Care New Bedford, MA/New Bedford Cynthia Walsh Field Hockey Fr. Special Education North Reading, MA/North Reading Meghan Welch Field Hockey Fr. Undecided Hubbardston, MA/Quabbin Reg. Alexandra Zoebisch Field Hockey Jr. Physical Education Plymouth, MA/Plymouth South Avery Andrews Football Fr. Criminal Justice Westborough, MA/Westborough Andrew Arsenault Football Fr. Undecided Glocester, RI/Ponaganset Kyle Dance Football Jr. Physical Education West Roxbury, MA/Boston Latin Academy Michael Farrelly Football Jr. Management North Reading, MA/North Reading William Fuller Jr. Football Jr. Management Middleboro,MA/Bridgewater-Raynham Reg. Brandon Giles Football Sr. Physical Education Old Bridge, NJ/Old Bridge Casey Green Football So. Management Leicester, MA/Leicester Joseph Heneine Football Sr. Physical Education Fall River, MA/B.M.C Durfee Antone Hernandez Football So. Management Dorchester, MA/Norwood Logan Lamoureux Football Sr. Physical Education Concord, NH/Concord Jake Meleski Football Fr. Environmental Geoscience Lakeville, MA/Apponequet Reg. Miles Nessuno Football So. Physical Education Reading, PA/Governor Mifflin Robert Piccolo Football So. Management Tewksbury, MA/Tewksbury Nicholas Spinale Football So. Criminal Justice Chelmsford, MA/Chelmsford Rhondell Teesdale Football Jr. Physical Education Dorchester, MA/ John D. O’Bryant Zachary Tillson Football Jr. Physical Education Plymouth, MA/Plymouth South Timothy Alzamora Men’s Soccer So. Elementary Ed Holden, MA/Wachusett Reg. Justin Borges Men’s Soccer So. Management Milford, MA/Milford Michael Da Silva Men’s Soccer So. Criminal Justice Milford, MA/Milford Zachary Ells Men’s Soccer So. Physics Douglas, MA/Douglas Colby LeSage Men’s Soccer Sr. Communication Studies Maynard, MA/Maynard Loubensky Lucas Men’s Soccer Fr. Psychology Stoughton, MA/Stoughton Mike Messina Men’s Soccer Jr. Psychology Randolph, MA/Catholic Memorial Eber Moreno Men’s Soccer So. Physical Education Fogo, Cape Verde/Boston International MA Kevin Roberts Men’s Soccer Fr. Athletic Training Medway, MA/Medway Cody Shannon Men’s Soccer Sr. Economics Norton, MA/Norton Kane Moran Men’s Soccer Jr. Management Perth, Australia/Jerdong International Allison Aldred Women’s Soccer So. Elementary Ed Saugus, MA/Saugus Kaitlyn Bongarzone Women’s Soccer So. Physical Education Mansfield, MA/Mansfield Kassidy Campbell Women’s Soccer Jr. Athletic Training Norton, MA/Norton Lauren DeSousa Women’s Soccer Sr. Social Work Taunton, MA/Taunton, MA/Coyle Cassidy Alexis Fahey Women’s Soccer So. Physical Education Ashland, MA/Ashland Hannah Johnson Women’s Soccer Fr. Undecided Whitman, MA/ Whitman-Hanson Reg. Annika Jurgilewicz Women’s Soccer Fr. Management Pepperell, MA/North Middlesex Reg. Allison Lima Women’s Soccer Jr. Physical Education Fairhaven, MA/Fairhaven Taylor Loyd Women’s Soccer Jr. Undecided Halifax, MA/Silver Lake Reg. Melissa Morton Women’s Soccer Jr. Early Childhood Ed Uxbridge, MA/Uxbridge Courtney Pepin Women’s Soccer Sr. Physical Education Uxbridge, MA/Uxbridge Caitlin Rowley Women’s Soccer Jr. Political Science Lakeville, MA/Apponequet Reg. Emmalee Sanders Women’s Soccer So. Physical Education Seekonk, MA/Seekonk Molly Shield Women’s Soccer Jr. Physical Education Mansfield, MA/Mansfield BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY continued Nicole Simas Women’s Soccer Sr. Management Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth Samantha Tomaszewski Women’s Soccer Fr. Earth Sciences Sterling, MA/Wachusett Reg. Kasey Zielinski Women’s Soccer So. Elementary Education Pembroke, MA/Pembroke Madison Butkus Women’s Tennis Fr. English Attleboro, MA/Bishop Feehan Angelique Gray Women’s Tennis So. Elementary Education Osterville, MA/Barnstable Emily McGrath Women’s Tennis Jr. Elementary Education Dartmouth, MA/Bishop Stang Alison Scagnelli Women’s Tennis Sr. Elementary Education Sutton, MA/Sutton Memorial Alisha Silva Women’s Tennis Sr. Physical Education Taunton, MA/Taunton Amanda Strickland Women’s Tennis Sr. Health Studies Plymouth, MA/Plymouth North Grace Sullivan Women’s Tennis Fr. Mathematics Manomet, MA/Plymouth South Olivia Sweeney Women’s Tennis Fr. Elementary Education Taunton, MA/Taunton Rachel Tarantino Women’s Tennis Jr. History Mansfield, MA/Mansfield Kayla Baril Volleyball Jr. Physical Education Seekonk, MA/Seekonk Kiana Bueno Volleyball Fr. Athletic Training Methuen, MA/Haverhill Marie Clancy Volleyball Fr. Computer Science Braintree, MA/ Fontbonne Academy Alexis Duarte Volleyball Fr. Management Fairhaven, MA/Fairhaven Shannon Grindle Volleyball So. Physical Education Halifax, MA/Silver Lake Reg. Alyssa Kelley Volleyball Jr. Elementary Education Mansfield, MA/Mansfield Devan McNeill Volleyball Fr. Physical Education Lakeville, MA/Apponequet Reg. Elexi Miskiv Volleyball Jr. Geography Centerville, MA/Barnstable Elizabeth Roberts Volleyball Jr. Physical Education Swansea, MA/ Joseph Case FITCHBURG STATE UNIVERSITY Student-Athlete Sport Cl. Major Hometown/High School Ryan Bednarek Football Jr. Industrial Technology Tewksbury, MA/Tewksbury Connor Briggs Football So. Communications Media East Taunton, MA/Taunton James Droney Football Sr. Accounting Suffield,CT/East Catholic Grant Jensen Football So. Criminal Justice Fitchburg, MA/Oakmont Kyle Larson-Santeusanio Football So. Exercise