Women's Lacrosse | 7/31/2023 11:37:10 AM
Six Empire 8 women's lacrosse teams were named to the 2023 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Academic Honor Squad, while 38 student-athletes garnered IWLCA Division III Academic Honor Roll accolades for their hard work in the classroom.
The IWLCA named 288 schools across Division I, II, III, and NAIA as IWLCA Academic Honor Squads for the 2022-23 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 University and St. John Fisher University earned this prestigious team honor.
In addition, 963 student-athletes from 173 different institutions were named to the 2023 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 nine student-athletes honored. Utica University was right behind with seven student-athletes honored, while Russell Sage had six recipients and Empire 8 Champion St. John Fisher had five student-athletes earn the honor. A complete listing of Empire 8 student-athletes named is below.
2022-23 IWLCA Division III Academic Honor Roll Recipients (from Empire 8)
Alfred University
Alyssa Piechota, Junior, Ceramic Engineering
Ceci Sherwood, Senior, Art and Design
Hartwick College
Emily Madigan, Junior, Biology
Ellie Masterpole, Senior, Business Administration
Elle Stringer, Junior, Accounting
Keuka College
Julia Bauder, Junior, Unified Childhood/Special Education
Annaliese Black, Junior, Adolescent English/Special Education
Sadie Bonetti, Senior, Nursing
Trinity Burton, Junior, Fornesic Psychology
Terri Clarke, Senior, Unified Childhood/Special Education
Madeline Greene, Senior, Biology/Biomedical Sciences
Nazareth University
Maya Cox, Senior, Inclusive Early Childhood Education/Community Youth Development
Maggie Gagnon, Junior, Business Leadership
Erin Lonergan, Senior, Physical Therapy/Psychology
Kate Metzler, Senior, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Morgan Miller, Junior, Nursing/Public Health
Emily Paddock, Junior, Occupational Therapy
Anne Rubel, Senior, Accounting
Grace Seither, Junior, Physical Therapy/Psychology
Maggie Vay, Senior, Math Education
Russell Sage College
Shaye Gardinier, Senior, Childhood Education/History
Ashley Hearn, Junior, Sport and Recreation Management
Grace Hines, Junior, Health Sciences/Occupational Therapy
Marissa Key, Junior, Health Sciences/Occupational Therapy
Caroline Musinski, Senior, Nursing
Mia Unverzagt, Senior, Physical Education
St. John Fisher University
Shannon Foster, Junior, Inclusive Childhood Education
Lilly Goodsell, Senior, Nursing
Cara Landry, Junior, Nursing
Courtney O'Dea, Senior, Management
Lauren Swartz, Senior, Biology
Utica University
Aana Blaszka, Junior, Psychology/Criminal Justice
Katie Crofoot, Junior, Math
Mara Cunningham, Junior, Nursing
Samantha Decondo, Senior, Nursing/Psychology
Delaney Dunham, Senior, Criminal Intelligence Analysis/Cybersecurity
Alyssa Pisano, Junior, Health and Physical Education
Devin Ryan, Junior, Nursing
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