Student-Athletes Earn Big East Academic Honors

More than three dozen University of Connecticut student-athletes from the field hockey and women’s lacrosse teams earned spots on the Big East All-Academic Team to close out the 2016-17 season, the league announced.

The 2,501 student-athletes in the 2016-17 league’s class are the most honorees in the four years since the Big East Conference realignment.

To be eligible for the honor, a nominee must have competed in a Big East-sponsored sport, attained a minimum grade-point average of 3.00 for the preceding academic year, and completed a minimum of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters of academic work, with a total of 18 semesters or 27 quarter credits, not including remedial courses.

All-Academic Team Honorees

Women’s Lacrosse
Jessie Beer
Grace Beshlian
Deryn Blaney
Alyssa Conklin
Madison Cook
Anna Costello
Kiera Dalmass
Dani Dunn
Olivia Eigel
Cassie Ekstrom
Emily Giumetti
Madison Hooper
Brooke Jensen
Jacqueline Jordan
Dayle Lower
Grace McDonald
Olivia Shapiro
Julia Simmons
Sarah Smith
Ally Tilley
Maggie Tripodi