Field Hockey | 6/17/2026 11:00:00 AM
A record 53 Empire 8 Student-Athletes from nine different institutions were selected to the 2025-26 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Women’s At-Large NCAA Division III Team, which recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field of play and in the classroom.
The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Women's At-Large Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field of play and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes the sports of field hockey, golf, lacrosse, ice hockey and rowing honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. In order to be eligible for both All-District and All-American consideration, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically, hold a 3.30 cumulative GPA or above and be a starter or important reserve for their respective teams.
Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced on July 7.
Below are the Empire 8 selections.
ALFRED UNIVERSITY
Isabella Casalinova - Field Hockey, Jr., Bennington, VT - Art
Jessica Matson - Lacrosse, So., Binghamton, NY - Marketing
Izzy Santella - Field Hockey, Sr., Middleport, NY - Marketing
Lauren Sfier - Lacrosse, Whitesboro, NY - Biology
Paige Stansfield - Lacrosse, So., Paint Post, NY - Business Administration
Morgan Wise - Lacrosse, Sr., Kittanning, PA - Art
SUNY GENESEO
Shannon Cunningham - Field Hockey, Sr., Poughquag, NY - Pre-Childhood/Special Education
Jillian Draper - Golf, Sr., Watertown, NY
Lydia Hickey - Golf, So., Macedon, NY
Natalie Long - Lacrosse, Jr., Auburn, NY - Early Childhood Education
Violet Piccinini - Lacrosse, Jr., Bethlehem, NY - Communications
Katie Rajkowski - Lacrosse, Jr., Cazenovia, NY - Early Childhood Education
HARTWICK COLLEGE
Ashley Ament - Lacrosse, Jr., Sayreville, NJ - Business Administration
Hope Angioletti - Field Hockey, Jr., Hopewell Junction, NY
Jammie Decker - Lacrosse, Sr., Penn Yan, NY - Nursing
Lily Dempsey - Lacrosse, So., Glenville, NY
Natalie O'Malley - Field Hockey, Jr., Pleasantville, NY
*Ava Reynolds - Field Hockey, So., South Glens Falls, NY - Art and Graphic Communications
HOUGHTON UNIVERSITY
Kylee Barshinger - Field Hockey, So., Denver, PA
Katie Berghorn - Field Hockey, Jr., Newark Valley, NY
Campbell Bowers - Field Hockey, Jr., Worthington, OH
Ava Kramp - Field Hockey, Jr., Claymont, DE
Olivia Ocker - Field Hockey, So., Carlisle, PA
Ashley Quinnett - Field Hockey, Jr., Hanover, PA
KEUKA COLLEGE
Brianna Broadwell - Field Hockey, Jr., Cato, NY - Criminology/Criminal Justice
Mackennah Decker - Field Hockey, So., Tioga, NY - Occupational Therapy
Olivia Hatch - Golf, So., Elmira, NY - Accounting
Tori Nelson - Field Hockey, Sr., Vernon Center, NY - American Sign Language: English Interpretation
Sarah O'Brien - Lacrosse, Sr., Trout Run, PA - Environmental Science
Lauren Vitello - Lacrosse, Jr., Webster, NY - Criminology/Criminal Justice
NAZARETH UNIVERSITY
Heather Bliss - Field Hockey, Sr., Cumberland, RI - Elementary Education and Mathematics
Emma Bossard - Lacrosse, Sr., Geneva, NY - Accounting and Finance
Grace Colangelo - Golf, Sr., Vienna, VA - Music Composition
Grace Gardner - Lacrosse, Sr., Goshen, NY - Communication Sciences and Disorders
Corsica Skibinski - Ice Hockey, Sr., Anchorage, AK - Biochemistry
Avery Tanton - Field Hockey, Sr., Vestal, NY - Nursing and Public Health
RUSSELL SAGE COLLEGE
Olivia Brand - Field Hockey, So., Little Falls, NY - Art and Extended Media
Alexis Crossman - Lacrosse, Jr., Corinth, NY - Physical Education
Gianna Geraci - Lacrosse, Averill Park, NY - Physical Education
Maia Hunter - Lacrosse, So., Theresa, NY - Interior and Spatial Design
Keegan Long - Lacrosse, So., Gansevoort, NY - Interior Design
Cheyanne Zobel - Field Hockey, Jr., Clifton Park, NY - Public Health
ST. JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITY
Maggie Cross, Lacrosse, Jr., Canandaigua, NY - Psychology
Sam Current - Field Hockey, So., Elma, NY - Nursing
Paige Lasher - Golf, Ontario, NY - Marketing
Cordelia Wemyss - Ice Hockey, So., Pittsburgh, PA - Biology/Pre-Med
Anna Winters - Crew/Rowing, Jr., Leroy, NY - Accounting
UTICA UNIVERSITY
Tess Barrett - Ice Hockey, Sr., Tewksbury, MA - Biology/Chemistry Minor
Kelsey Elliott - Ice Hockey, Sr., Attleboro, MA - Sociology/Anthropology
Ella Jentsch - Lacrosse, Gr., Rosendale, NY - Special Education
Alyssa Specchio - Lacrosse, So., Chenango Forks, NY - Nursing
Maria Stuhlman - Lacrosse, Jr., Whitesboro, NY - Occupational Therapy
Samantha Young - Field Hockey, Sr., Jordanville, NY - Physical Therapy
*Note: Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America finalists are dnoted with an asterisk; they will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members.
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA national office.