All Nine MAAC Women’s Lacrosse Programs & 32 Student-Athletes Earn IWLCA Academic Honors
EDISON, NJ – All nine Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Women’s Lacrosse programs and 32 student-athletes have earned Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) academic honors, as announced by the organization on Wednesday.
The IWLCA has named 308 schools across Division I, II, III, and NAIA as IWLCA Zag Sports Academic Honor Squads for the 2016-17 academic year. To qualify for this prestigious honor, the women’s lacrosse team must have posted a 3.0 or higher team GPA for the academic year.
The IWLCA honored 402 student-athletes from 102 different institutions on the 2017 IWLCA Zag Sports Division I 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.
32 MAAC Women’s Lacrosse student-athletes were named to the 2017 IWLCA Zag Sports Division I Academic Honor Roll. Iona College led all MAAC member institutions with six student-athletes on the list, followed by Fairfield University and Canisius College tied for second with five student-athletes.
Marist College and Monmouth University each had four student-athletes on the Academic Honor Roll, while Quinnipiac University added three. Niagara University and Siena College tied with two student-athletes, and Manhattan College rounded out the list with one student-athlete on the Academic Honor Roll.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.
| Name |
Institution |
Major |
| Rebecca VanLaeken |
Canisius |
Biology |
| Ashley Bull |
Canisius |
Sport Administration |
| Erica Evans |
Canisius |
Physical Education/Health Education |
| Ashley Heisler |
Canisius |
French |
| Janae Guy |
Canisius |
Health and Wellness |
| Alex Fehmel |
Fairfield |
Psychology |
| Kaitlyn Arnold |
Fairfield |
Information Systems/Finance |
| Amy White |
Fairfield |
Finance |
| Erin Bauman |
Fairfield |
Accounting |
| Kathryn Fitzpatrick |
Fairfield |
Finance |
| Tori Anderson |
Iona |
Business |
| Kaitlyn Becker |
Iona |
Business |
| Gabriella Di Domizio |
Iona |
Biology/Pre-med |
| Caleigh Gunn |
Iona |
Criminal Justice |
| Erin Pugh |
Iona |
Mass Communications |
| Kristian Wasdick |
Iona |
Elementary Education |
| Katie Tucker |
Manhattan |
Accounting/Finance |
| Natalie Bonaroti |
Marist |
Biomedical Sciences |
| Madison Kenyon |
Marist |
English |
| Alyssa Pitonzo |
Marist |
Psychology/Special Education |
| Abigail Witczak |
Marist |
Communication |
| Ashley Cross |
Monmouth |
Business Marketing and Decision Sciences |
| Makenzie Putman |
Monmouth |
Business Marketing and Decision Sciences |
| Carly Sane |
Monmouth |
Business Marketing and Decision Sciences |
| Alexa Smith |
Monmouth |
Biochemistry |
| Andrea Francisco |
Niagara |
Criminology & Criminal Justice |
| Kara Martin |
Niagara |
Biology |
| Alex Hlesciak |
Quinnipiac |
Finance |
| Michele Merwin |
Quinnipiac |
Athletic Training |
| Audrey Samuelman |
Quinnipiac |
Business Marketing |
| Lauren Anglim |
Siena |
English |
| Cara McQuillan |
Siena |
Accounting |