Western New England Places 85 Student-Athletes on CCC Fall Academic All-Conference Team

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (January 16, 2020) – Western New England University placed 85 student-athletes on the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Fall Academic All-Conference Team, which was released today by the league office.

In order to be recognized as a member of the Academic All-Conference Team, an athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.3 (on a 4.0 scale) and must have attained sophomore academic status.

Western New England's 2019 CCC Champion football team led the way for the Golden Bears with 25 honorees. Included on the list was senior quarterback Alec Coleman (Arlington, Mass.), the CCC Co-Offensive Player of the Year, and senior offensive lineman Liam McDonnell (Methuen, Mass.), the recipient of the CCC's Hal Chalmers award as the league's top senior scholar-athlete.

Outside of football, Western New England had 60 student-athletes receive CCC Academic All-Conference nods. Fifteen members of the men's soccer team landed on the list, including CoSIDA Academic All-District and United Soccer Coaches All-New England third team selection Bryan Doyle (Southington, Conn.)

The women's soccer team placed 11 student-athletes on the list, including All-CCC second team selections Alex Lemekha (Stamford, Conn.) and Kaeli Serafino (Ludlow, Mass.). 

The volleyball program had eight honorees. The women's tennis program had eight honorees, including CCC Scholar-Athlete award winner Morgan Schrader (Burnt Hills, N.Y.). The field hockey team had six selections, including All-CCC second team selection Jacqueline Clark (Auburn, Mass.). 

The women's cross country team also had six selections, including All-CCC honoree Brooke Townsend (Portland, Conn.). Rounding out the Golden Bears was men's cross country with six selections.