Corsairs Earn Academic All-Conference Honors

NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA-The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has placed 26 student-athletes on the 2012-13 Little East Conference Fall All-Academic Team.

The team includes student-athletes who competed on teams during the fall season, and were sophomores or better with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.3 or better. The team included student-athletes in the fall sports sponsored by the LEC: men's and women's cross country, field hockey, men's and women's soccer, women's tennis, and volleyball. ­­

"Our students continue to exemplify the philosophy of NCAA Division III athletics," said UMass Dartmouth Director of Athletics Ian Day. "They continue to prove that you can be winners in the classroom as well as in the uniform."

                  FALL 2012-13 LITTLE EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM-UMASS DARTMOUTH

                                                              Men's Cross Country

Scott Bernazzani, Sophomore (Visual Media & Digital Media) –Abington, MA/Cardinal Spellman HS

Eric Karstunen, Sophomore (Marketing) –Pembroke, MA/ Pembroke HS

Zach Switaj, Junior (Mechanical Engineering) –Tamworth, NH/ Kennett Regional HS

                                                       Women's Cross Country

Carolyn Cornell, Sophomore (Arts & Science) – Abington, MA/Cardinal Spellman HS

Meghan Cutler, Junior (Nursing) –Attleboro, MA/Attleboro HS

Caitlin Dorr, Junior (Visual Design/Graphics) –Foxboro, MA/Foxboro HS

Renee Laurencelle, Sophomore (Nursing) –Tyngsboro, MA/Tyngsboro HS

Samantha Roderigues, Sophomore (Computer Science) –Somerset, MA/Somerset HS

Katie Sheehan, Sophomore (Nursing) –Scituate, MA/Scituate HS

                                                          Field Hockey

Victoria Dolce, Junior (Nursing) –Jamestown, RI/North Kingstown HS

Heather Fatcheric, Sophomore (History) –Princeton, MA/Wachusett Regional HS

Michaela Johnston, Senior (Nursing) –Mansfield, MA/Mansfield HS

Tiffany Richard, Junior (Marketing) –Fitchburg, MA/Fitchburg HS

                                                   Men's Soccer

Brady Paradis, Senior (Electrical Engineering) –Tiverton, RI/Providence Country Day

                                                        Women's Soccer

Amy Carchedi, Senior (Criminal Justice)-Quincy, MA/North Quincy HS

Krista Chauvin, Junior (Crime & Justice Studies) –Seekonk, MA/Seekonk HS

Vanessa DeMelo, Senior (Arts & Sciences) –Fall River, MA/Durfee HS

Maura Gonsalves, Sophomore (Nursing)-Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth HS

Kathleen Landers, Junior (English & Writing) –Danvers, MA/Danvers HS

Michelle Miller, Junior (History)-Westford, MA/Westford Academy

Jillian Van Ness, Senior (Crime & Justice Studies) –Agawam, MA/Agawam HS

                                                       Women's Tennis

Casey Auman, Junior (Biology) –North Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth HS

Nicole Pelletier, Junior (Mechanical Engineering) –Swansea, MA/Case HS

Alex Post, Junior (Nursing) –Plymouth, MA/Plymouth North HS

Hannah Schulze, Sophomore (Marketing) –Chelmsford, MA/Chelmsford HS

                                                  Volleyball

Caitlin Bien, Sophomore (Chemistry) –Millbury, MA/Millbury HS

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