108 STUDENT ATHLETES SELECTED TO 2018 MASCAC FALL/WINTER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

Westfield, Mass. ---108 Salem State student-athletes were named to the Fall/Winter 2018 All-Academic Team in an announcement by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference on Tuesday, January 29.

A total of 1106 student-athletes were recognized by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league's All-Academic Team as announced by Commissioner Angela Baumann.

Student-athletes who compete in championship varsity sports offered by each of the MASCAC institutions during the course of the Fall and Winter 2018 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/Winter All-Academic Team.

Westfield State University placed the most student-athletes on the Fall/Winter 2018 MASCAC All-Academic Team with 207 total, while Worcester State University is second with 177. Bridgewater State University is close behind in third with 170, Fitchburg State University is fourth with 123 and Salem State University is fifth with 108 student-athletes on the team.   

"I want to congratulate all the MASCAC student-athletes being honored on the Fall/Winter MASCAC All-Academic Team", said Commissioner Baumann. "I am so proud to recognize these student-athletes as they excel in the classroom and their fields of play.  The academic success of our student-athletes demonstrates the importance of not only athletics but academics which is the cornerstone of the MASCAC and Division III philosophy." 

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.

Salem State MASCAC Fall/Winter 2018 All-Academic Team

Madeline Allaire Women's Tennis Sr. Athletic Training Columbus, Ohio/Metro Early College Alexis Alli Women's Tennis So. Nursing Beverly, Mass./Beverly Liana Angelis Women's Tennis So. Education Tewksbury, Mass./Tewksbury Hannah Dahrouge Women's Tennis So. Nursing South Hadley, Mass./South Hadley Jenna Jarman Women's Tennis Jr. Art Salem, Mass./Auburn Kristin Klimowicz Women's Tennis Jr. Business Ipswich, Mass./Ipswich Caroline Robitaille Women's Tennis So. Education South Hadley, Mass./South Hadley Morgan Adams Women's Volleyball Jr. Athletic Training Scotia, N.Y./Scotia-Glenville Sara Corey Women's Volleyball Jr. Nursing South Deerfield, Mass./Frontier Regional Emily Hennessy Women's Volleyball Jr. Undeclared Hanover, Mass./Hanover Michelle Le Women's Volleyball So. Nursing Woburn, Mass./Woburn Memorial Alexandra Maloney Women's Volleyball So. Business Bridgewater, Mass./Bristol-Plymouth Technical Mayalyssa O'Connor Women's Volleyball Sr. Psychology South Hamilton, Mass./Hamilton Payton Pizzano Women's Volleyball Sr. Psychology Stoughton, Mass./Stoughton Miranda Quinlan Women's Volleyball Fr. Nursing Billerica, Mass./Shawsheen Tech Haley Reed Women's Volleyball Jr. Undeclared Goffstown, N.H./Goffstown Area Dina Roman Women's Volleyball Sr. Business Whitman, Mass./Matthew C. Perry Mackenzie Salls Women's Volleyball Sr. Criminal Justice Montague, Mass./Turners Falls Katherine Crane Field Hockey Sr. Undeclared Arlington, Mass./Arlington Casie Curtin Field Hockey Jr. Biology Wrentham, Mass./King Philip Regional Audrey Dalton Field Hockey So. Nursing South Hamilton, Mass./Hamilton-Wenham Jillian Danton Field Hockey So. Education Arlington, Mass./Arlington Erin Davies Field Hockey Jr. Education Arlington, Mass./Arlington Alyssa Drouin Field Hockey Sr. Sport and Movement Methuen, Mass./Methuen Sage Grant Field Hockey Fr. Undeclared Medway, Mass./Holliston Kaylan Harkins Field Hockey Fr. Education Halifax, Mass./Silver Lake Regional Kelli McCarthy Field Hockey Fr. Psychology Foxboro, Mass./Foxborough Kaitlyn O'Shea Field Hockey Fr. Nursing Kenvil, N.J./Roxbury Emily Rapoza Field Hockey So. Education Townsend, Mass./North Middlesex Regional Vanessa Yavorski Field Hockey Jr. Mathematics Georgetown, Mass./Georgetown Amanda Backe Women's Soccer Sr. Sport and Movement Danvers, Mass./Danvers Angela Berry Women's Soccer Fr. Criminal Justice Salem, Mass./Salem Kelly Blanchard Women's Soccer Jr. Criminal Justice Bridgewater, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham Kathryn Brown Women's Soccer Jr. Criminal Justice Milford, Mass./Milford Taylor Capozzi Women's Soccer So. Biology Lynn, Mass./St. Mary's Kaitlyn Curley Women's Soccer Sr. Education Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington Keely Gallagher Women's Soccer Sr. Business Middleton, Mass./North Shore Tech Teagan Gilliss Women's Soccer So. Nursing Danvers, Mass./Danvers Erin Hartwell Women's Soccer Fr. Education Nottingham, N.H./Dover Shannon Higgins Women's Soccer So. Nursing Somerville, Mass./Somerville Colleen Hurley Women's Soccer Jr. Education Braintree, Mass./Braintree Kate Joy Women's Soccer So. Nursing Hanover, Mass./Hanover Kara Jussaume Women's Soccer Fr. Mathematics Dunstable, Mass./Groton-Dunstable Regional Ceara Kelly Women's Soccer Sr. Criminal Justice Holbrook, Mass./Holbrook Ashley Leboeuf Women's Soccer Sr. Business Dracut, Mass./Dracut Hannah Magee Women's Soccer Fr. Education Salem, Mass./Salem Academy Devyn Malatesta Women's Soccer So. Nursing Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington Casey McFall Women's Soccer Jr. Education Townsend, Mass./Wilmington Micaela Peysere Women's Soccer Fr. Psychology Raynham, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham Mikayla Porcaro Women's Soccer So. Nursing Amesbury, Mass./Amesbury Rebecca Sabino Women's Soccer So. Nursing Peabody, Mass./Peabody Matthew Godbout Men's Golf Fr. Business Rowley, Mass./Triton Christian McKenna Men's Golf So. Business Danvers, Mass./Danvers Eric Powers Men's Golf Sr. Criminal Justice Danvers, Mass./Danvers Patrick Trainor Men's Golf Fr. Business Peabody, Mass. Lucas Amaral Men's Soccer Fr. Criminal Justice Peabody, Mass./Peabody Damon Deocleciano Men's Soccer So. Business Lowell, Mass./Lowell Chris Jimenez Men's Soccer Jr. Business Nashua, N.H./Nashua South Matt Latsha Men's Soccer Jr. Sport and Movement Litchfield, N.H./Campbell Justin Leger Men's Soccer So. Sport and Movement Wilmington, Mass./Wilmington Matt Lynch Men's Soccer Jr. Business Salem, Mass./Timberlane Regional Luke Moylan Men's Soccer Sr. Nursing West Boylston, Mass./Assabet Valley Tech Sam Pham Men's Soccer Fr. Chemistry Shrewsbury, Mass./Souhegan Orlando Rodrigues Men's Soccer So. Business Burlington, Mass./Burlington Ryan Smith Men's Soccer Jr. Computer Science Shelton, Conn./Shelton Chris TenBroeck Men's Soccer Fr. Business Pepperell, Mass./North Middlesex Regional Kylie Currier Women's Ice Hockey Jr. Education Middleton, Mass./Austin Prep Casie Curtin Women's Ice Hockey Jr. Biology Wrentham, Mass./King Philip Regional Jillian Danton Women's Ice Hockey So. Education Arlington, Mass./Arlington Amanda Giles Women's Ice Hockey Jr. Criminal Justice Hyde Park, Mass. Kerryann Goode Women's Ice Hockey Jr. Geography Millis, Mass./Medway Danielle Kelley Women's Ice Hockey Sr. Education Charlestown, Mass./Arlington Catholic Sarah Plourde Women's Ice Hockey Jr. Athletic Training Hooksett, N.H./Bishop Brady Trinity Calie Richman Women's Ice Hockey Jr. Mathematics Boston, Mass./Boston Latin Catherine Salvetti Women's Ice Hockey Sr. Psychology Saugus, Mass.

Jacqueline Sindoris Women's Ice Hockey Sr. Social Work Boston, Mass./Arlington Catholic Rose Sullivan Women's Ice Hockey Jr. Criminal Justice Charlestown, Mass./Matignon Vanessa VanBuskirk Women's Ice Hockey Jr. Healthcare Studies Winthrop, Mass. Allison Webster Women's Ice Hockey Jr. Biology Hanson, Mass. Ashley Wojewodzic Women's Ice Hockey So. Criminal Justice Lynn, Mass./St. Mary's Isabelle Woodward Women's Ice Hockey So. Psychology Ottawa, Canada Austin Braley Ice Hockey Fr. Undeclared Monument Beach, Mass. Sean Cleary Ice Hockey Jr. Criminal Justice Centerville, Mass. William Falter Ice Hockey Fr. Sport and Movement Wilmington, Mass. Trevor Hawkes Ice Hockey So. Undeclared Poplar Grove, Ill. Brody Heleno Ice Hockey Sr. Sport and Movement Salem, Mass. Connor Irving Ice Hockey Sr. Communications Beverly, Mass. Oliver LaCroix Ice Hockey Fr. Psychology Mirabel, Canada William McGwin Ice Hockey Fr. Business Rochester, N.Y. Brooks Mitzel Ice Hockey Fr. Undeclared Rapid City, S.D. Aleksi Mustaniemi Ice Hockey Sr. Business Tervalampi, Finland Joona Sato-Hunsala Ice Hockey Fr. Sport and Movement Salem, Mass. Parker Stevens Ice Hockey Jr. Business St. Louis, Mo. Kevin Stoya Ice Hockey Fr. Business Lake George, N.Y. Ryan Tierney Ice Hockey Fr. Criminal Justice Methuen, Mass. Alex Wisnes Ice Hockey Fr. Business Hanover, Mass. Brandon Wolfe Ice Hockey Jr. Sport and Movement Granger, Ind. Parker Wood Ice Hockey Sr. Business Salem, Mass. Katherine McDonnell Women's Basketball Sr. Business Swansea, Mass./Diman Regional Natalie Mellinger Women's Basketball Fr. Business Beverly, Mass./Beverly Gianna Moschella Women's Basketball Jr. Business Peabody, Mass./St. Mary's Isabelle Ouimette Women's Basketball Fr. Psychology New Market, Md./Oakdale Courtney Paschal Women's Basketball Jr. Nursing Waltham, Mass./Waltham Andrea Schiavone Women's Basketball Fr. Education Woburn, Mass./Woburn Kathryn Wallace Women's Basketball Fr. Sport and Movement Peabody, Mass./Peabody Temitope Bailey Men's Basketball Sr. Chemistry Springfield, Mass./West Springfield Tyriek McCauley Men's Basketball Jr. Business Worcester, Mass. Matthew McCune Men's Basketball So. Sport and Movement Somerville, Mass.