SEVEN WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS NAMED TO THE 2023 CACC WSOC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

December 13, 2023

Courtesy of CACC Athletics

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New Haven, Conn. (12/13/23) More than 100 student-athletes on Wednesday were named to the 2023 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Soccer All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. All 12 CACC schools that compete in the sport were represented on the All-Academic Team. In all, 107 honorees made the All-Academic Team.

Dominican University's Bryanna Foti, Madeline Friedman, Kelly Harris, Ellena O'Malley, and Kaitlyn Zeeb were named to the All-Academic Team for the first time. Stella Koster and Sabine Sorensen are two-time honorees.

Half of the 12 teams in the CACC boasted double-digit honorees on the academic squad, including Caldwell University (12), Thomas Jefferson University (12), Felician University (11), Georgian Court University (11), Post University (11) and Holy Family University (10). Jefferson claimed the CACC Regular Season Championship while HFU reached the CACC Championship Final. CACC Champion University of Bridgeport placed seven on the list.

NOTES ON ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
♦ Five student-athletes posted perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point averages (Felician University's Nicole Jenal, GCU's Emily Clayton, Goldey-Beacom College's Kaitlyn Nolan, Post's Hannah Marriott and Kaeleigh Serianni).

♦ Twenty-seven (27) student-athletes notched GPAs of 3.90 or higher.

♦ Eight student-athletes were placed on the academic team for the fourth time in their respective careers (Caldwell's Sarah Costanza, Megan Feehan and Lucy Rennar, GCU's Aliyah Canfield, HFU's Gianna Penecale, Post's Kayla Agostinelli, Wilmington University's Sammi Bennett and Kailey Hyland).

♦ Twelve (12) were named to the CACC Women's Volleyball All-Academic Team for the third time in their respective careers.

♦ Thirty-eight (38) were named to the unit for the second time in their respective careers.

♦ The eight teams to qualify for the CACC post-season tournament combined to have 74 honorees make the all-academic team.

To be eligible for CACC All-Academic status, a student-athlete must: a) Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 at the end of immediate preceding term (may include summer for fall sport participants); 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.

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.