FORTY-NINE STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO 2019 CACC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

New Haven, Conn. (12/1/19) Forty-nine (49) student-athletes on Tuesday were named to the 2019 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Volleyball All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. The total represents all 14 schools that sponsor the sport at the varsity level in the CACC.

FORTY-NINE STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO 2019 CACC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
December 1, 2019

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New Haven, Conn. (12/1/19)  Forty-nine (49) student-athletes on Tuesday were named to the 2019 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Volleyball All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. The total represents all 14 schools that sponsor the sport at the varsity level in the CACC.

Dominican had two players named to the team for the first time in their careers.  Senior Sara Hayward (Sloatsburg, N.Y.) maintains a GPA of 3.97 and is studying Mathematics/Childhood Education and sophomore Emmalyn LaPier (Endicott, N.Y.) maintains a GPA of 3.55 and is studying Nursing.

Six student-athletes on the tem posted perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point averages including Bloomfield College's Meadeau Cunningham, Caldwell University's Samantha Ashton, Georgian Court University's Trilby Kite, Goldey-Beacom College's Autumn Keller, Holy Family University's Jillian Boyle, and Wilmington University's Emma Kongevold.

Twenty-four (24) student-athletes qualified for the CACC Women's Volleyball All-Academic Team for at least the second time in their respective careers, while seven of those made it for the third time.

Caldwell and Georgian Court each led the way with six honorees apiece on the squad. GCU claimed the 2019 CACC Championship this past weekend, while Caldwell advanced to the semifinals of the tournament.

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.