Southern Connecticut State University is happy to announce that 237 of its 450+ student-athletes achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0-or-higher for the 2019-20 academic year. Of those 237, 24 achieved a 4.00 GPA. Among its Northeast 10 peers, Southern was one of 12 school's to place 50% of its student-athletes on the academic honor for the Fall semester. Of the 237 Owls to earn recognition, 111 had GPA's of 3.50 to 3.99 while 102 had GPA's ranging from 3.00 to 3.49, with the final 24 posted perfect 4.0 GPA's.

SCSU Athletics was scheduled to host its annual National Student-Athlete Day Luncheon on Tuesday, Apr. 7, but was forced to cancel the event due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. In lieu of a physical celebration of the student-athletes, SCSU Athletics will instead honor those student-athletes accomplishments here instead. 

FALL SPORTS

FIELD HOCKEY

• SCSU Field Hockey placed 10 student-athletes on the 2019 Northeast 10 Fall Academic Honor Roll, including Brianna Craft, Elena Craft, Alyssa Haskins, Chloe Knight, Jessica Maier, Jana Migliaro, Julia Schaff, Jessica Steward, Janelle Ward and Karlene Welles.
• Brianna Craft was chosen to the Northeast 10 Academic All-Conference team after posting a cumulative GPA of 3.631 while majoring in physical education. Craft earned All-NE10 Second Team honors after a remarkable senior campaign that saw her break numerous program, conference and NCAA records in goal for Southern.
• SCSU Field Hockey also placed seven student-athletes on the 2019 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division II National Academic Squad including juniors Chloe Knight, Jessica Maier, Jessica Steward and Karley Wells, sophomores Alyssa Haskins and Julia Schaff, and freshman Janelle Ward all earned their way onto the academic list. The Division II National Academic Squad program honors student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative grade-point average of 3.3 or higher through the first semester of the 2019-2020 academic year.

FOOTBALL

• SCSU Football placed 26 student-athletes on the NE10 Fall Academic Honor Roll, including Cameron Belton, Joseph Bernard, Rich Christie, Julian Chung, Kwadir Delgado-McIntyre, Benjamin Eichman, Jaydon Gardener, Ralph Gonzalez, Donovan Harris, Sidney Jones, Cameron Kelly, Jordan Knight, Anthony Ligi, Michael Messina, Gabriel Okeke-Egweukwe, Anthony Perricone, Ronnie Pinkard, Charles Ritchel, Devin Russ, Nathan Shilling, James Starr, Bobby Valeri, Alessandro Ward, Garrhett Watrous, Matthew Weiss and John Wells.
• Charles Ritchel was named to the 2019 NE10 Academic All-Conference team. Ritchel is a junior majoring in physical education and boasts a 3.745 grade-point average. This season, he enjoyed a break-out year in which he totaled 23 tackles including 15 solo take-downs and three for a loss.

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

• SCSU Men's Cross Country placed nine student-athletes on the 2019 NE10 Fall Academic Honor Roll including Jalen Coleman, Stephen Fengler, Chris LeBeau, Shawn Odei-Ntiri, Daniel Perusina, Connor Shannahan, Ryan Slesinski, Joshua Stone and Gavin Woodward.
• Christopher Lebeau and Connor Shannahan were named to the 2020 Northeast 10 Conference Cross Country Academic All-Conference Team. Shannahan, a senior, carries a 3.925 cumulative GPA while majoring in sport management. Shannahan earned his second-straight NE10 Academic All-Conference nod after being named to the 2018 team. This season, Shannahan earned NE10 First Team recognition after he finished fifth at the NE10 Championship with a time of 27:26.5. He led the Owls to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Regional after finishing in 12th place. Lebeau also earns his second-straight NE10 Cross Country Academic All-Conference selection after being named in 2018. In addition, he was also named to the 2018-19 Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Academic All-Conference teams while also earning NE10 Cross Country First Team and Rookie of the Year honors last season. This year, Lebeau finished 15th overall at the NE10 Championships to earn NE10 Third Team honors. At the D2/D3 Championship Lebeau also finished 10th overall.

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY

• Natalia Adamczyk, Elizabeth Gray, Christina Gubetta and Emily Moran represented SCSU Women's Cross Country on the 2019 NE10 Fall Academic Honor Roll.
• Megan Delaney and Emily Noreika earned All-Northeast 10 Second Team honors. Delaney and Noreika become the first runners to receive an All-Conference award since Laura Morrison
   was honored with Second Team All-Conference in 2017. Delaney and Noreika also become the first pair of Owls to be honored with an All-Conference selection in the same season since 2016, when Natasha Fitzpatrick was a First Team selection and Grace Gothers was a Third Team selection. 

MEN'S SOCCER

• SCSU Men's Soccer featured 13 student-athletes on the 2019 NE10 Fall Academic Honor Roll including Andrey Carvalho, Khaleen Dawkins, Jafia Edwards, Brendon Mansaku, Ingasi Perez Cererols, Kevin van der Pol, Francisco Roldan, Nicolas Ruiz Colodrero, Aren Seeger, Ian Shannon, Matthew Surette, Tomas Terrugi and Daniel Utgaard.
• Francisco Roldan was named to the 2019 NE10 Academic All-Conference team after a break-out season for the Owls in which he led the team in goals (4) and points (8). Roldan currently carries a 3.900 cumulative GPA while majoring in business and has been named to the NE10 Academic Honor Roll in each semester at Southern Connecticut.
• Tomas Terrugi was also named to the NE10 All-Rookie team after he scored three goals and collected two assists. He had a game-winning goal against New York Tech on Sept. 11, his second career collegiate game. He capped off his season by scoring two goals in the Owls' 4-3 win against Le Moyne on Nov. 6, becoming the first Southern freshman to score two goals in a game since Chae Brangman did it against Saint Anselm on Oct. 18, 2014.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

• SCSU Women's Soccer enjoyed the most success of all the Owls' Fall sports as they advanced to the NE10 Championship Game for the second time in program history while 22 of the Owls' 26 student-athletes landed on the NE10 Academic Honor Roll. Those posted a 3.00 or higher included Julia Alicea, Abigail Allen, Greta Brunello, Julia Casimiro, Kourtney Costello, Taylor Davis, Amanda Dustin, Rossella Graniero, Nadine Hilkert, Gillian Hotchkiss, Meaghan Kelley, Felicia Laguerre, Kelly Lamb, Abigal Lucas, Mikaela Magee, Paula Nunez, Juliana Santos, Allie Smith, Madeline Sweeney, Georgia Teixeira and Johanna Wahlen.
• Nadine Hilkert and Paula Nunez were also named to the NE10 Academic All-Conference team. Hilkert boasts a 3.888 GPA while majoring in psychology, was previously honored by the United Soccer Coaches Association on the All-East Region and Scholar All-East Region Teams. In addition, she was also named to the All-NE10 First Team, the NEWISA All-New England Second Team and the All-ECAC First Team. Hilkert finished the 2018 campaign with two goals and two more assists, all coming in her final seven games of the season. Hilkert anchored the Owls' defensive corps that allowed 1.00 goal-per-game as the Owls advanced to the NE10 Championship Game for the second time in program history.
  
  Nunez also received NEWISA First Team honors and hosts a 4.000 GPA while majoring in school psychology and counseling. Nunez finished the year with three goals and one assist. Nunez's three goals may have been the three biggest goals of the season for the Owls. Needing a tie against top-ranked Stonehill in Southern's season finale, Nunez scored with 37 seconds remaining in regulation to clinch a spot in the postseason. After the Owls' upset Stonehill in the quarterfinals, Nunez scored the game's only goal in Southern's semifinal upset at American International. She then scored the game-tying goal with just under 15 minutes to play in the NE10 Championship game.

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

• SCSU Women's Volleyball placed 13 of its 17 student-athletes on the 2019 NE10 Fall Academic Honor Roll including Jamie Allen, Erika Benson, Tea Carter, Sophie Castellano, Jillian Chambers, Kirstin Colwell, Jennifer Dawson, Megan Dombrowski, Abigail Epstein, Ariel Letcher, Megan Mercer, Anna Vernard and Ella White. 
• Tea Carter was also named to the NE10 All-Academic team. The honor was added to a long list of accolades for Carter that includes CoSIDA Academic All-District recognition with a 4.00 cumulative GPA while majoring in political science. Carter was also named to the NE10 All-Conference Third Team and was named to the All-ECAC Team. In 2018, Carter was also the first Southern Connecticut student-athlete to receive the Elite 24 Award, which is given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA at their sport's championship weekend.
• First-year Owls Abigail Epstein and Ella White joined Carter in receiving all-NE10 accolades after Epstein earned a Second Team selection while White was named to the Third Team and All-Rookie Team. 
   

WINTER SPORTS

MEN'S BASKETBALL

• SCSU Men's Basketball placed six student-athletes on this year's Fall Academic Honor Roll including Isaiah Boissard, Judah James, Greg Jones, Mikey Mozzicato, Zach Penn and Elmin Redzepagic.
• Taurus Adams II and Lyron Bennett earned All-NE10 honors with Adams landing on the Third Team and Bennett named to the All-Rookie team, while Adams also received All-ECAC honors. 

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

• Five members of the SCSU Women's Basketball team earned NE10 Academic Honor Roll recognition including Amani Boston, Jessica Fressle, Blake Greer, Alexa Kellner and Kiana Steinauer. 
• Imani Wheeler was named the NE10 Defensive Player of the Year, and also became a member of the 1,000-point club, while Alexa Kellner was named to the NE10 All-Rookie Team. In addition, Kellner and Jessica Fressle were named to the All-ECAC team. 

GYMNASTICS

• Nine SCSU Gymnastics were honored as USA  Gymnastics Scholar All-Americans including Isabella Antonangeli, Emily Balasco, Keylea Brothers, Cassidy Girolamo, Alexandra Lesperance, Keara Loughlin, Noely Macias, Jordan Peloquin, Hannah Stahlbrodt and Jenna Zakala. 
• Stahlbrodt earned First Team All-American honors and Jackie Kutcher was named to the inaugural USA Gymnastics Women's Collegiate Nationals Senior All-Star Team, as announced by USAG on Monday, Mar. 30, 2020. 
• As noted by USA Gymnastics, The Owls were honored with The Mari-Rae Soper Award to "recognize their tremendous and inspiring perseverance. Following the passing of teammate Melanie Coleman, who suffered a fatal fall during practice, and a mid-season coaching change, SCSU gymnasts demonstrated unrivaled passion, dedication and devotion to the sport in the face of tragedy and heartbreak." 
• In addition, freshman Bianca Leon was named the ECAC Gymnastics Rookie of the Year while Jerry Nelson was named the Coach of Year, as announced by the ECAC on Monday, Mar. 23, 2020. In addition, Hannah Stahlbrodt was named to the ECAC All-Uneven Bars, Balance Beam and All-Around First Teams. The Owls also placed nine student-athletes on the ECAC All-Academic Team.

MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

• Men's indoor track & field placed 29 student-athletes on the NE10 Academic Honor Roll, including Cameron Belton, Jack Brown, Zachary Burleigh, Shane Carey, Christopher Cledera, Jalen Coleman, Trinity Collins, Ethan Deer, Noel Diaz, Ramsley Exantus, Carlos Flores, Jonah Gosnay, Justin Kelly, Dan Labbadia, Nathanial Llanos, Jacob Meadows, Christ N'dabian, Jesse Nelson, Tamarko Oakes, Joshua Prouty, Philip Quaye, Luke Sampson, Aren Seeger, James Smith, Shane Smith, Milan Spisek, Troy Stegman, Derek Strickland and Benjamin Wunder. 
• The team won its fourth-straight NE10 Championship while 29 student-athletes earned All-Region honors. In addition, the Owls sent eight student-athletes to the NCAA Divsion II Indoor Track & Field Championships, which were unfortunately canceled due to the coronavirus. Qualifiers included Fijero Onakpoma, Nigel Green, Ruvens Exantus and Milan Spisek qualified for individual events while the 4x400 relay team of Green, Justin Kelly, Trinity Collins and Elijah Henry were also set to compete. 

WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD

• SCSU Women's Indoor Track & Field sent 18 student-athletes to the NE10 Academic Honor Roll including Madison Alexis, Emma Cayward, Maria Desouza, Elaina DiSalvo, Rachel Fleischer, Sarah Granese, Toni Joseph, Caylea Landrie, Begotty Laroche, Emily Maffeo, Julia Mansfield, Kacee Mulligan, Gillian Penna, Rhema Phillips, Vanessa Riccardi, Lauren Ross, Shayna Smith and Nicole White.
• In addition to finishing fifth at the NE10 Indoor Championships, the Owls placed 12 student-athletes on the All-Region team. 

MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING

• SCSU Men's Swimming & Diving featured five student-athletes placed on the Academic Honor Roll including Andrew Buehler, Bryce Castellone, John Gaudio, Timothy Kanaley and Jeffrey Varesio.
• The Owls finished second at the NE10 Championships while Leo Laporte and Andrew Buehler both qualified for the NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships, which were unfortunately cancelled. Laporte also earned NE10 Championship Most Outstanding Performer honors while Buehler, after winning the 1 Meter and 3 Meter Championships, was named the NE10 Championships Diver of the Year. 
• Buehler was also named the NE10 Diver of the Year while Laporte was named the NE10 Swimmer of the Year. Buehler and Laporte (100 and 200 Butterfly) won four of the Owls' six individual championships at the NE10's. Evan Bombery won the 500 Freestyle and Chandler Tucker won the 200 IM. In addition, the Owls 200 Medley Relay team of Tucker, Laporte, Matthew Widlar and Colby Delia, and the 400 Medley Relay team of Tucker, Widlar, Laporte and Tyler Cusano also won. 

WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING

• SCSU Women's Swimming & Diving's roster was highlighted by 19 student-athletes on the NE10 Academic Honor Roll including Shannon Blakeslee, Anya Celmer, Nicole Cislo, Emily Darroch, Madelyn Dean, Lindsey Fitzgerald, Avery Fornaciari, Megan Garner, Erin Leirey, Faith Littleton, Rebekah Lockery, Hannah Morse, Brooke Pope, Ashley Sloan, Lauren Spencer, Olivia Stelevitz, Jordan Thompson, Cecilia Vess and Loren Wurst. 
• The Owls won their third NE10 Championship in the last four years and the 13th all-time. 
• Avery Fornaciari took home championships in the 500 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly and 200 Butterfly and was also won as part of the 400 Medley Relay team that included Erin Leirey, Morgan Fernald and Alina Tucker as well as the 200 Medley Relay team of Fernald, Leirey and Megan Garner. 
• Erin Lierey won the 200 and 400 IM championships and also finished second in the 200 Breaststroke, while Faith Littleton won the 1,650 Yard championship. 
• Fornaciari was honored as the 2019-20 NE10 Swimmer of the Year. 

SPRING SPORTS

BASEBALL

• SCSU Baseball placed 24 student-athletes on the Academic Honor Roll including Zach Bedryczuk, John Bucci, Nolan Cloutier, Mike DeMartino, Jack Drewry, Brendan Ebert, Michael Ferrett, Zachary Healy, Jared Henry, Isaiah Likely, Joe Nemchek, Dominic Nicoo, Cam O'Toole, Connor Redahan, Zach Rodgers, Eric Ross, Jared Smith, John Spoto, Billy Sullivan, Izaiah Walker, Jeffrey Walsh, Trevor Whalen, Brandon White and Anthony Zambito. 

SOFTBALL

• SCSU Softball placed nine student-athletes on the NE10 Academic Honor Roll including Cailey Botteon, Jayden Delaporta, Jazmyn Martinez, Samantha Muller, Jessica Perucki, Allyson Petrella, Samantha Scott, Morgan Tuscano and Lauren Zubia. 

WOMEN'S LACROSSE

• SCSU Women's Lacrosse featured 15 student-athletes on the NE10 Academic Honor Roll including Jessica Amarante, Morgan Chase, Brinley Engle, Hailey Gordon, Hannah Lebeau, Maddy Leclair, Tess McIntosh, Sara Meza, Laura Morton, Amanda Murray, Renae Musco, Makenna Perry, Mia Pulisciano, Emily Rossini and Caroline White.