The 2025 Academic All-District® Women’s At-Large teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes at-large honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – 37 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been honored for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2024 Winter Sportsmanship Team.
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- In a historic moment for the conference, Rivier’s Rebecca McKelvey and Worcester State’s Kelsey Czerniawski earn the first-ever MASCAC Women’s Ice Hockey Player and Defensive Player of the Year and headline the 2024-25 All-Conference team as voted on by the coaches from around the conference prior to the tournament.
Worcester, MA- In a flashback to the ECHA finals of last year the Worcester State Lancers hosted the Rivier Raiders this afternoon in the MASCAC Semifinals. So far this season the Lancers have claimed three wins on the Raiders, but not without some strong competition, with two of the three games going into overtime, and one being decided by shootout. This matchup looked to keep the same intensity of the last four meetings between these two programs as last year’s championship found the two teams meeting in overtime before Worcester State claimed the golden goal Championship victory.
Worcester, MA- In the final game of the regular season, and an out of conference breather before next Friday’s MASCAC semifinal game, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (13-9-2, 10-3-2) travel to Connecticut College to close out the season.
Worcester, MA- In a crucial final conference game of the season tonight, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (13-9-1, 10-3-1) look to grab the top spot in the inaugural MASCAC Post season tournament from Plymouth State. Currently the Panthers have a slight points edge over the Lancers, but a win in regulation would provide Worcester the number one seed in the tournament that starts next Wednesday.
Worcester, MA- Worcester State looked to gain a strong hold on the post season number two spot this past week and their success also garnered double awards for the team. Junior Kelsey Czerniawski (Chicopee, MA) and first year Emily Johns (Clinton, MA) repeated as MASCAC Goalie and Rookie of the Week. Czerniawski claimed her sixth recognition this season while Johns claimed number seven on the year.
Worcester, MA- In a crucial post-season meeting Saturday night, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (12-9-1, 9-3-1) will look to gain a more solid hold on their second seed standing as they journey north to Rivier, who currently is vying to steal the Lancer’s place atop the standings. The previous two meetings this season between the teams have been decided by a single goal, mirroring the ECHA Final meeting between the teams last year in the Championship that brought Worcester home its third straight Championship title.
Worcester, MA- In their second to last home game of the 2024-25 season the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (11-9-1, 8-3-1) will host MCLA in the Senior Night Celebration game while vying for final seeding in the postseason tournament. Being honored before tonight’s game are seniors Madison Robillard (Tewksbury, MA), Grace Laubenstein (Weymouth, MA) and Kiersten Erickson (Broomfield, CO) and along with fifth year seniors Sydney Vautour (Hamilton, MA) and Amy MacGlashing (Marlborough, MA).
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team, after a 2-0 week, had two selected to the MASCAC Weekly honors. Repeating for the sixth time this year was first Emily Johns (Clinton, MA) as Rookie of the Week and joining her with a first time honor this year is junior Cailey Ryan (Acton, MA) as player of the week.
Worcester, MA- Tonight’s Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey Game (9-9-1, 6-3-1) is being played in honor of sophomore Men’s Ice Hockey student-athlete Evan Armit, who was earlier this season diagnosed with Melanoma. Both programs have united around their support and raising awareness, and with the help of the Rosen Cancer Awareness Fund, designed Black Jersey’s to be worn during the game with donations and bids being accepted leading up to the game. Proceeds from tonight’s game will go to the Armit Family and the Rosen Fund, created by Gregg '86 and Pam '87 Rosen, which aims to provide a robust curriculum that supports peer to peer education regarding early cancer detection. Raising Awareness in our young people, particularly Worcester State students in the field of public health, can effectively expedite these important educational initiatives to curb the prevalence of late stage cancer and increase longevity.
Worcester, MA- As the regular season slowly rolls closer to a finish, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (9-9-1, 6-3-1) closes out their season series with Framingham State tonight and look to claim the sweep of the season in a Friday night meeting. In the last meeting with the Rams, Worcester State held off a late charge to claim the 3-2 victory on the home sheet.
Worcester, MA- After an exciting game yesterday afternoon at the DCU Center, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (9-8-1, 6-2-1) makes the trip north to Plymouth State in a potential top seed determining battle with the Panthers this afternoon.
Worcester, MA- In the annual event of the hockey season, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (9-8, 6-2) will welcome the Rivier Raiders to a conference meeting at the DCU Center this afternoon. The Lancers will take the ice prior to the Worcester Railers game tonight as the opening act of excitement for a crucial conference game of the season.
Westfield, MA — A total of 1,610 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s Fall/Winter 2024 All-Academic team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann.
Worcester, MA- In a quick turnaround from last night's meeting with Curry, the Women’s Ice Hockey squad (8-8, 5-2) returns to their conference schedule tonight looking to grab another win and solidify their standings at MCLA.
Worcester, MA- After a stretch of nearly a week since their last outing, the Lancers Women’s Ice Hockey team (7-8, 5-2) is back on home ice in a non-conference meeting with the Curry Colonels. Worcester is looking to get back into the win column after two tight loses in a row in the new week of action.
Worcester, MA- After an action-packed stretch of games that saw the Lancers face off with two conference opponents and the #11 team in DIII, the Lancers had first year Emily Johns (Clinton, MA) named for the fifth time this season as the MASCAC Rookie of the Week.
Worcester, MA- Coming off the end of a eight day stretch of tight competition, the Blue and Gold (7-7, 5-1) will take on conference foe Anna Maria Women’s Ice Hockey Saturday night. Anna Maria, coming off a pivotal conference win versus Plymouth State in shootouts earlier this week, is looking to put the Lancers on notice, but with a tough slate of challenges this week Worcester is set to meet the challenge.
Worcester, MA- With the return to home ice in 2025 on Tuesday, with a 3-2 conference win versus Framingham State, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (7-6, 5-1) it set to make their mark Thursday night in a non-conference meeting with the #11 ranked Utica College Pioneers. Worcester just recently matched up with #3 Amherst this past weekend and are primed for their second ranked team in a week.
Worcester, MA- After a strong showing versus #3 Amherst College this past weekend, the Lancers (6-6, 4-1) are back to continue their conference dominance as they host Framingham State (0-10, 0-4) in just their second meeting. The Women’s Ice Hockey team claimed their first win against Framingham State earlier this season on the road with a 9-0 victory and look to continue their attacking success tonight.
Worcester, MA- For the fourth time this season junior Kelsey Czerniawski (Chicopee, MA) has claimed the honor of MASCAC Goalie of the Week. This week’s honor comes after a week off from their last game as the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team headed to #3 Amherst for a non-conference meeting.
Worcester, MA- After a week since their last action and victory, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (6-5, 4-1) return to the ice with a trip to #3 seeded Amherst for an afternoon battle of skills.
Worcester, MA- With the return of Women’s Ice Hockey in 2025, so comes the return of conference recognition for the Lancers. First Emily Johns (Clinton, MA) and junior Kelsey Czerniawski (Chicopee, MA) return for their fourth time to the weekly honors, this time joined by graduate student Sydney Vautour (Hamilton, MA) to sweep the weekly honors.
Worcester, MA- In a return to 2025 ice, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (5-5, 4-1) journey to Salem to face off with future MASCAC conference opponent Salem State. Salem is in their final year with the NEHC and will become members of the newly formed MASCAC Women’s Ice Hockey conference next season. Worcester looks to get back on their winning streak after a tough loss to round out 2024 at Castleton.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team has made it three on the season for junior Kelsey Czerniawski (Chicopee, MA) and first year Emily John (Clinton, MA) as they triple repeat as MASCAC Goalie and Rookie of the week.
Worcester, MA- Back in action after a thrilling victory in the final minutes of the third period late last night, the Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team (5-4, 4-1) made a quick turnaround of it today as they journeyed to Castelton to take on the Spartans in an afternoon meeting.
Worcester, MA- After over a week away from game day action, the Worcester Women’s Ice Hockey team (4-4, 4-1) is set to go for their fifth straight win tonight as they welcome the University of New England Nor’Easters to Fidelity Bank. This will be the first meeting between the two programs in the Lancers four years of action, with Worcester aiming to come out with the 1-0 advantage.
Worcester, MA- After a successful meeting against the MCLA Trailblazers last night, the Blue and Gold (3-4, 3-1) are poised to extend their win streak to four as the journey to Rivier University to face the Raiders. Last season, Worcester claimed the ECHA championship in a 2-1 OT victory in their last meeting.
Worcester, MA- The Lancers return to home action after a powerful week last week as the Women’s Ice Hockey team (2-4, 2-1) look to extend their win streak to three. Worcester State began conference play last week and have their fourth straight tonight when they welcome MCLA to Worcester.
Six Females Student Athletes Named to CSC 2025 Academic All District At-Large Team
June 17, 2025The 2025 Academic All-District® Women’s At-Large teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student athletes for their combined performances in competition and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes at-large honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
