MAAC Softball Teams & Student-Athletes Honored by NFCA

MAAC Softball Teams & Student-Athletes Honored by NFCA

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LOUISVILLE, KY – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) had six teams ranked in the Top 75 of Division I and 51 student-athletes honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) for their prowess in the classroom.
 
A total of 1,311 Division I student-athletes earned a 3.5 GPA or higher. One-hundred-seven Division I teams were named 2017-18 Easton/NFCA Academic Teams. Grand Canyon had the top team GPA in Division at 3.79.
 
Iona College was the highest ranked team from the MAAC in a tie for 36th with a team GPA of 3.48. Iona tied with Drake and Troy. The Gaels also had a league-best 10 student-athletes earn Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete honors.
 
Quinnipiac University finished 41st in the team GPA at 3.46--tied with Virginia. The Bobcats had seven student-athletes named scholar-athletes. Manhattan College was the third school inside the Top 50 from the MAAC in 49th. The Jaspers were one behind the Gaels with nine student-athletes being named Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete.
 
Marist College tied for 60th in team GPA (3.391) with Indiana. Rider tied for 67th (3.35) along with Washington, Nicholls State, and Alabama State. Fairfield ranked 72nd (3.34). Marist had five student-athletes earn scholar-athlete distinction. Rider and Fairfield both had eight and Monmouth University had four.
 
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 Student-Athlete  School  Year  GPA
 Courtney Hankins  Fairfield University  Junior  3.72
 Karisa Hughen  Fairfield University  Junior  3.8
 Alisha Marshall  Fairfield University  Junior  4.0
 Angelina McGuire  Fairfield University  Senior  3.71
 Samantha Merino  Fairfield University  Freshman  3.675
 Rachel Sieber  Fairfield University  Senior  3.665
 Danielle Tringali  Fairfield University  Sophomore  3.77
 Drew Westford  Fairfield University  Freshman  3.565
 Taylor Brown  Iona College  Sophomore  3.8
 Tori Danner  Iona College  Senior  3.67
 Rebecca Gabert  Iona College  Sophomore  3.65
 Marisa Gergel  Iona College  Junior  3.65
 Jessica Harkness  Iona College  Senior  3.94
 Kayla Hujber  Iona College  Freshman  3.94
 Samantha Mello  Iona College  Senior  3.94
 Natalia Meray  Iona College  Freshman  3.57
 Courtney Miller  Iona College  Senior  3.75
 Marnie Skinner  Iona College  Sophomore  3.83
 Madeline Colombo  Manhattan College  Sophomore  3.94
 Adriano Gambino  Manhattan College  Freshman  3.97
 Christine Gebhardt  Manhattan College  Sophomore  3.83
 Emma Kindblom  Manhattan College  Freshman  3.68
 Stephanie Kristo  Manhattan College  Junior  3.87
 Briana Matazinsky  Manhattan College  Senior  3.51
 Shannon Puthe  Manhattan College  Senior  3.67
 Victoria Ross  Manhattan College  Senior  3.93
 Nicole Williams  Manhattan College  Sophomore  3.74
 Caroline Baratta  Marist College  Freshman  3.835
 Megan Beiermeister  Marist College  Junior  3.69
 Brandi Coon  Marist College  Junior  3.789
 Gabrielle Kelliher  Marist College  Senior  3.771
 Kourtney Paul  Marist College  Senior  3.675
 Erika Coreth  Monmouth University  Freshman  3.52
 Jasmine Higa  Monmouth University  Junior  3.79
 Amanda Hopeck  Monmouth University  Sophomore  3.68
 Chloe Howerth  Monmouth University  Senior  3.79
 Alexandria Courtney  Quinnipiac University  Senior  3.72
 Emily Czaja  Quinnipiac University  Senior  3.69
 Keilani Finley  Quinnipiac University  Redshirt-Senior  3.6
 Casey Herzog  Quinnipiac University  Senior  3.6
 Erin Larsen  Quinnipiac University  Junior  3.93
 Abigail Long  Quinnipiac University  Sophomore  3.96
 Rachel Marchuk  Quinnipiac University  Sophomore  3.83
 Gabby Bram  Rider University  Redshirt-Sophomore  3.63
 Monica Clark  Rider University  Senior  3.77
 Amanda Jordan  Rider University  Junior  4.0
 Megan Master  Rider University  Freshman  3.7
 Brianna Parisio  Rider University  Junior  3.68
 Payton Romines  Rider University  Freshman  3.58
 Kiera Swank  Rider University  Junior  3.57
 Sabrina Torres  Rider University  Sophomore  3.53

 
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 38th year of competition during the 2018-19 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.