FOX NAMED TO 2019 CACC WOMEN'S LACROSSE ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

Orangeburg, N.Y. (5/9/19) Dominican College women's lacrosse player, Jenna Fox, has been named to the 2019 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) All-Academic Team as was announced by Commissioner Dan Mara yesterday.

May 9, 2019

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Orangeburg, N.Y. (5/9/19) Dominican College women's lacrosse player, Jenna Fox, has been named to the 2019 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) All-Academic Team as was announced by Commissioner Dan Mara yesterday.

Thirty-one (31) student-athletes were named to the 2019 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Lacrosse All-Academic Team. Nine of the 10 programs that play the sport in the conference had at least one all-academic team member.

Fox makes her second appearance on the All-Academic Team as she has a GPA of 3.81 in the major of Education.

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.

Four student-athletes had cumulative grade point averages of 3.90 or higher, including Chestnut Hill College's Haily Norwillo, who boasted the best mark on the list at 3.96 in her major of psychology. The other three to earn marks of 3.9 or better included Samantha Murphy (Caldwell University, 3.90), Katie Gallivan (Jefferson, 3.90) and Lisa Eller (Wilmington University, 3.92). Eller won the CACC's Top XVI Award at the women's lacrosse championship this past weekend for having the highest cumulative GPA at the final's site.

Twenty-two (22) honorees earned all-academic status for at least the second time in their distinguished careers, including eight who earned it for a third time.

Both of this year's finalists -- Georgian Court University and Jefferson -- led the way with six honorees apiece. The Lions' top GPA was Angelina Palermo's mark of 3.83, while the Rams' best GPA was Gallivan's at 3.90. Georgian Court claimed the CACC Championship for the third time in as many seasons in 2019.

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.