Field Hockey Earns Little East Team Academic Award

SALEM, Mass. -- The Little East Conference (LEC) announced the recipients of its first ever Team Academic Award, which is awarded to the team with the highest grade point average (GPA) in the current academic year among each of the league's 19 championship sport offerings. Salem State's field hockey team tied with Castleton for the highest GPA (3.53) in its respective sport this season.   

The Team Academic Award is the one of two newly created award programs to recognize the academic achievements of the LEC's student-athletes. The Academic Honor Roll debuted following the Fall 2019 academic term. 

The first-ever LEC Team Academic Award winners are as follows.

BY SPORT

Baseball: Eastern Connecticut State University, UMass Boston - 3.18
Men's Basketball: Southern Maine - 2.85
Women's Basketball: Castleton University - 3.42
Men's Cross Country: Rhode Island College - 3.37
Women's Cross Country: Eastern Connecticut State University - 3.69
Field Hockey: Castleton University, Salem State University - 3.53
Men's Indoor Track & Field: Eastern Connecticut State University - 3.10
Women's Indoor Track & Field: Eastern Connecticut State University - 3.50
Men's Lacrosse: UMass Boston - 3.27
Women's Lacrosse: Plymouth State University - 3.52
Men's Outdoor Track & Field: Eastern Connecticut State University - 3.33
Women's Outdoor Track & Field: Eastern Connecticut State University - 3.51
Men's Soccer: Eastern Connecticut State University - 3.06
Women's Soccer: UMass Boston - 3.52
Softball: Plymouth State University - 3.60
Women's Swimming & Diving: Rhode Island College - 3.46
Men's Tennis: University of Southern Maine - 3.41
Women's Tennis: Worcester State University - 3.55
Women's Volleyball: Keene State College - 3.52

BY INSTITUTION

Castleton University: Field Hockey (3.53), Women's Basketball (3.42)
Eastern Connecticut State University: Baseball (3.18), Men's Soccer (3.06), Men's Indoor Track & Field (3.10), Men's Outdoor Track & Field (3.33), Women's Cross Country (3.69), Women's Indoor Track & Field (3.50), Women's Outdoor Track & Field (3.51)
Keene State College: Women's Volleyball (3.52)
UMass Boston: Baseball (3.18), Men's Lacrosse (3.27), Women's Soccer (3.52)
Plymouth State University: Softball (3.60), Women's Lacrosse (3.52)
Rhode Island College: Men's Cross Country (3.37), Women's Swimming & Diving (3.46)
University of Southern Maine: Men's Basketball (2.85), Men's Tennis (3.41)
Salem State University: Field Hockey (3.53)
Worcester State University: Women's Tennis (3.55 )