Women’s Soccer Earns NSCAA Team Academic Award

Falcons finish 2010-11 academic year with astounding 3.16 Team GPA

FITCHBURG, Mass. (May 29, 2012) – The Fitchburg State women’s soccer team was recently honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), earning the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the 2010-11 academic year.

A total of 794 soccer teams (221 men, 573 women) posted a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher, thereby earning the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the 2010-11 academic year. Under head coach, Bruce Walberg, Fitchburg State recorded a cumulative 3.16 Team GPA, earning the program’s second consecutive NSCAA academic honor (2002, 2010, and 2011).

Members of the 2010-11 team include: Jillian Kirouac, Nicole Stone, Julie Dowson, Katrina Marrone, Erica Graves, Carissa Kennedy, Rebecca Spiro, Ali Landry, Katie Hayward, Rachel Jamieson, Courtney Kimball, Samantha Bonasera, Kristen Cameron, Lauren Donovan, Heather Sharp, Megan Breault, Melanie Olson, Julie Almstrom, Danielle Polcari, Megan Macomber, Hannah Mitchell, Mary Lindberg, Hayley Bissonette,         Chelsea Neves-Carr, Chelsea Rustenburg and Melanie Berent.

This season, the Fitchburg State women’s soccer team concluded the 2011 campaign with an overall record of 10-6-2 and a 4-3 mark in the MASCAC. For more information regarding the NSCA Team Academic Award, please visit http://www.nscaa.com/news/2011/12/2011-nscaa-college-team-academic-award-winners-revealed#women.