FIFTY STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO 2018 CACC SOFTBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

The CACC released the 2018 CACC All-Academic Softball Team.

June 5, 2018

FIFTY STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO 2018 CACC SOFTBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

New Haven, Conn. (6/4/18) Fifty (50) student-athletes on Monday were named to the 2018 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Softball All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. The total number of honorees represent all 14 schools that play the sport at the varsity level in the conference.

New Haven, Conn. (6/4/18) Fifty (50) student-athletes on Monday were named to the 2018 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Softball All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. The total number of honorees represent all 14 schools that play the sport at the varsity level in the conference.

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Dominican College had two players earn CACC All-Academic honors as Samantha Fitzgerald (3.51) and Alexandra Pannuto (3.60) both make their first appearance on the team.

Chestnut Hill College led the way with eight honorees, including Jessica Heaton, who boasted a team-best cumulative grade point average of 3.93. Georgian Court University and University of the Sciences were next with five honorees apiece. GCU's top GPA was Molly Jackson, who owns a 3.91 mark, while USciences was led by Brittany Rickard and her perfect 4.00 GPA.

Rickard was joined by Goldey-Beacom College's Dianna Gatto as the two student-athletes with 4.0 GPAs on the all-academic team. Overall, 11 student-athletes sported GPAs of 3.90 or higher on the 2018 all-academic squad.

Seventeen (17) of the 50 honorees were named to the CACC Softball All-Academic Team for at least the second time in their respective careers, while five of those (Sarah Ross, Concordia College; Lauren Conway, Goldey-Beacom; Kylie Doyle, Goldey-Beacom; Alyssa Cudeyro, Holy Family University; Katy Sullivan, Jefferson) were named to the team for the third time each.

Caldwell University, which claimed the 2018 CACC Softball Championship, had four student-athletes make the academic team, including pitcher and First-Team All-CACC Sara Bearden, who had a team-best GPA of 3.92.

To be eligible for the All-Academic Team, a student-athletes must meet the following criteria: a) minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 at the end of the immediate preceding term; b) minimum of two semesters enrolled as full-time student at member institution; c) student-athlete must be second year student-athlete at member institution; and d) student-athlete must have been athletically eligible the season preceding the award and used a season of eligibility.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.