FIVE ATHLETES NAMED TO 2020-2021 CACC WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

July 14, 2021

FIVE ATHLETES NAMED TO 2020-2021 CACC WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

New Haven, Conn. (7/14/21) Eighty-nine (89) student-athletes on Wednesday were named to the 2020-21 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Soccer All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. The 89 honorees represent all 13 CACC member institutions that have a varsity program in the sport.

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LIST OF HONOREES: 2020-21 CACC WOMEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

New Haven, Conn. (7/14/21) Eighty-nine (89) student-athletes on Wednesday were named to the 2020-21 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Soccer All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. The 89 honorees represent all 13 CACC member institutions that have a varsity program in the sport.

Dominican College had five student-athletes that were named to the All-Academic Team. Megan Geary (Campbell Hall, N.Y.) and Bailey Cummings (Clarkstown, N.Y.) make their second appearance on the team with Geary sporting a cumulative grade point average of 3.90 in her major of Occupational Therapy and Cummings maintaing a cumulative grade point average of 3.81 in her major of Education. Earning their first All-Academic accolades are Lauren Buchanan (Union, N.J.), Jada Jiles (Windsor Locks, Conn.) and Victoria Bennett (Merrick, N.Y.). Buchanan maintains a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 in her major of Education, Jiles holds a cumulative grade point average of 3.64 in her major of Nursing and Bennett sports a cumulative grade point average of 3.57 in her major of Biology.

Thomas Jefferson University, which won the 2020-21 CACC WSOC Championship, led the way with 12 honorees, including Payton Cole's team-best 3.99 cumulative grade point average in her major of health sciences. Caldwell University was next with 10 student-athletes being recognized, including Megan Feehan, who had the top GPA on her squad with a 3.95 in psychology.

Three student-athletes posted perfect 4.0 GPAs, including Wilmington University's Krysta Memis, Post University's Audrey Poehler and Nyack College's Milena Ricken.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
♦ Thirty (30) of the honorees earned GPAs of 3.90 or higher.

♦ Twenty-eight (28) of the honorees made the CACC Women's Soccer All-Academic Team for the second time.

♦ Twelve (12) of the honorees made the All-Academic squad for the third time.

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.