Women's Hockey | 7/6/2015 10:17:00 AM
Pittsburgh, Pa. –
Robert Morris University senior alternate captain
Katelyn Scott became the first four-time recipient of the College Hockey America (CHA) Student-Athlete of the Year award when the conference announced its All-Academic Team this past Friday.
Scott was one of six student-athletes to receive the league's highest academic honor, joining Nicole Hensley and Lyndsay Kirkham of Lindenwood, Kirsten Miller of Mercyhurst, Bella Sutton of Penn State, and Ali Binnington of RIT.
Robert Morris placed 21 student-athletes on the CHA All-Academic Team for the third consecutive year, bringing its total to a league-high 63 honorees since the conference expanded to six schools in 2012-13. The next highest number over that timeframe is 55 by Penn State.
To qualify for the CHA All-Academic Team an individual must post a 3.0 grade point average or higher in all of the academic periods during which her team was actively competing. Student-Athlete of the Year accolades were given to those individuals who posted cumulative GPAs of 4.0.
An engineering major from Brighton, Mich., Scott was selected as a finalist for the BNY Mellon Wealth Hockey Humanitarian Award in February, becoming the Colonials' first finalist since Whitney Pappas in 2011. The senior alternate captain moved from forward to defenseman in late October and flourished with the role change, blocking 46 shots while committing just two penalties after the switch.
Two RMU student-athletes, freshman
Leah Carey and senior
Katie Fergus, made the CHA All-Academic Team as double-majors. Carey posted a 3.56 GPA in her first year as a sports management and marketing major, and Fergus earned a 3.52 GPA while studying marketing and management.
A complete list of the Colonials' CHA All-Academic Team selections is as follows:
Student-Athlete – 2014-15 Year GPA – (Fall 2014 GPA, Spring 2015 GPA) – MajorLeah Carey – 3.56 – (3.63, 3.50) – Sports Management; Marketing (Double-Major)
Leah Carlson – 3.56 – (3.73, 3.36) – Nursing
Carley Catherine – 3.48 – (3.58, 3.40) – Psychology
Maddie Collias – 3.60 – (3.75, 3.47) – Communication
Jessica Dodds – 3.80 – (3.80, 3.80) – Psychology
Katie Fergus – 3.52 – (3.33, 3.75) – Marketing; Management (Double-Major)
Natalie Fraser – 3.35 – (3.31, 3.39) – Sociology
Anissa Gamble – 3.77 – (3.58, 3.94) – Biology
Maeve Garvey – 3.63 – (3.40, 3.87) – Finance
Jessica Gazzola – 3.71 – (3.38, 4.00) – Psychology
Kelsey Gunn – 3.31 – (3.36, 3.27) – Biology
Brittany Howard – 3.38 –(3.27, 3.50) – Sports Management
Mackenzie Johnston – 3.88 – (3.74, 4.00) – Marketing
Mikaela Lowater – 3.25 – (3.17, 3.33) – Psychology
Rikki Meilleur – 3.87 – (3.87, 3.87) – Biology
Katherine Murphy – 3.51 – (3.67, 3.35) – Biology
Amanda Pantaleo – 3.29 – (3.59, 3.00) – Biology
Katelyn Scott – 4.00 – (4.00, 4.00) – Engineering
Erin Staniewski – 3.62 – (3.60, 3.63) – Accounting
Ashley Vesci – 3.82 – (3.80, 3.84) – English
Rebecca Vint – 3.23 – (3.17, 3.34) – Marketing
