Women's Lacrosse | 8/10/2022 10:58:47 AM
Six Empire 8 women's lacrosse teams were named to the 2022 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Academic Honor Squad, while 39 student-athletes garnered IWLCA Division III Academic Honor Roll accolades for their hard work in the classroom.
The IWLCA named 400 schools across Division I, II, III, and NAIA as IWLCA Academic Honor Squads for the 2021-22 academic year. To qualify for this prestigious honor, the women’s lacrosse team must have posted a 3.2 or higher team GPA for the academic year. Empire 8 institutions Alfred University, Hartwick College, Keuka College, Nazareth College, St. John Fisher University and Utica University earned this prestigious team honor.
In addition, 1,103 student-athletes from 195 different institutions were named to the 2022 IWLCA Division III Academic Honor Roll. To be eligible for this honor, student-athletes must be a junior, senior, or graduate student and have earned a cumulative academic GPA of 3.50 or greater.
Nazareth led all Empire 8 programs with 13 student-athletes honored. Empire 8 Champion St. John Fisher had nine student-athletes earn the honor, while Utica was third with six. A complete listing of Empire 8 student-athletes named is below.
2021-22 IWLCA Division III Academic Honor Roll Recipients (from Empire 8)
Alfred University
Krystina Gauer, Graduate
Alyssa Piechota, Senior
Karson Richenburg, Graduate
Ceci Sherwood, Senior
Hannah Ulmen, Senior
Hartwick College
Kennedy Humphrey, Senior
Kelsey Mahoney, Junior
Ellie Masterpole, Junior
Keuka College
Trinity Burton, Junior
Caitlin Loving, Senior
Gabrielle Major, Senior
Nazareth College
Reed Baker, Junior
Lauren Caldwell, Senior
Maya Cox, Junior
Hannah Kirisits, Senior
Katie Lawrence, Senior
Erin Lonergan, Junior
Reva Mussi, Junior
Emma Parry, Senior
Emma Prosak, Senior
Emma Robinson, Senior
Anne Rubel, Junior
Emma States, Junior
Maggie Vay, Junior
St. John Fisher University
Bianca Giancona, Senior
Dommie Giancona, Senior
Lily Goodsell, Junior
Brittany Halpin, Senior
Hannah King, Senior
Courtney O'Dea, Junior
Eliza Runeare, Senior
Kathleen Salanger, Senior
Lauren Swartz, Junior
Utica University
Samantha Decondo, Junior
Deanna Rosato, Senior
Emily Rossi, Senior
Lexi Scaccia, Senior
Sydney Scaccia, Graduate
Kelsey Trainor, Senior
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