PAWTUCKET, R.I. – The Little East Conference (LEC) announced the 2015 Fall All-Academic teams this afternoon, honoring 259 student-athletes in its seven fall championship sports: men’s cross country, women’s cross country, field hockey, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, women’s tennis and volleyball.
To be named a Fall All-Academic awardee, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 or higher through the 2015 spring semester and be at least a sophomore academically and athletically. The student-athlete must also be a full-time member of a varsity sport and be enrolled in its institution for a full academic year.
For Worcester State, nine student-athletes made the LEC Fall All-Academic teams in their respective sports:
Field Hockey:
| Allison Baker | Junior | Communication Sciences & Disorders/Psychology | Somerset, Mass. |
| Kristen Kenney | Senior | Public Health | Rehoboth, Mass. |
| Erika Lepkowski | Senior | Public Health | Baldwinville, Mass. |
| Megan Ripke | Senior | Nursing | Feeding Hills, Mass. |
| Kathryn Salemme | Sophomore | Occupational Therapy | Boxboro, Mass. |
| Hayley Sutherland | Sophomore | Occupational Therapy | Tewksbury, Mass. |
Women's Tennis:
| Cassandra Goncalves |
Senior | Communication Sciences & Disorders | Ludlow, Mass. |
| Shelby Jankins |
Junior |
Elementary Education/English |
West Brookfield, Mass. |
| Megan Shepard |
Senior | Occupational Therapy |
Middletown, Conn. |
The full release can be found HERE
Release Courtesy of Kate Thomas, LEC Interim Assistant Commissioner