2017 MASCAC Field Hockey News
After being named to the 2017-18 Google Cloud Academic All-District team in May, Worcester State University's junior Michaila Parent (Westborough, Mass.) of the field hockey team has been named to the 2017-18 Google Cloud Academic All-America Women's At-Large First Team, as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), for her combined performance on the playing field and in the classroom.
Bridgewater State's Elizabeth Ettridge and Worcester State's Michaila Parent were named to the 2017-18 Google Cloud Academic All-District Women's At-Large First Team, as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Westfield, MA — A total of 737 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s Fall 2017 All-Academic Team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann. Student-athletes that compete in championship varsity sports offered by each of the MASCAC institutions during the Fall 2017 athletic season and have achieved a 3.20 cumulative or semester-based grade point average during the semester are eligible for selection to the Fall All-Academic Team. Worcester State University placed the most student-athletes on the Fall 2017 MASCAC All-Academic Team with 145 total, while Westfield State University (123), Bridgewater State University (89), Massachusetts Maritime Academy (77) and Fitchburg State University (73) followed. “The MASCAC had another successful semester as reflected by the large number of student-athletes recognized on the 2017 MASCAC Fall All-Academic Team,” Commissioner Baumann said. “Finding success in the classroom is equally as important as success on the field of play which our student-athletes have shown time and time again. I am extremely proud of their academic accomplishments.” The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, the nation’s oldest Division III men’s and women’s playing conference, has a rich and storied tradition of competitive success while celebrating excellence in the classroom. MASCAC member schools include Bridgewater State University, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, MCLA, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Salem State University, Westfield State University and Worcester State University. Two other institutions, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Plymouth State University, are affiliate members of the conference in the sports of football and men’s ice hockey, while Western Connecticut State University joined the conference as a football affiliate member in 2013.
Check out the highlights of the fall MASCAC season with a recap of the tournament and awards.
Following the conclusion of the fall regular season, Worcester State has the most points in the first round of the Howard C. Smith Cup standings. The Smith Cup is awarded annually to the member institution which compiles the most points based on the placement of each of its programs competing in the 15 league championship sports.
Caitlin Baril refused let a little swine flu slow her down. The two-sport athlete at Framingham State, who simultaneously holds down two jobs, missed three weeks of school her freshman year due to the H1N1 virus, but she’s back to 100 percent now and is leading the Rams’ field hockey team in points (eight) and goals (four) through eight games.