{"id":128215,"date":"2017-08-04T08:40:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T12:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=128215"},"modified":"2017-08-04T11:13:37","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T15:13:37","slug":"student-athletes-earn-big-east-academic-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2017\/08\/student-athletes-earn-big-east-academic-honors\/","title":{"rendered":"Student-Athletes Earn Big East Academic Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than three dozen\u00a0University of Connecticut student-athletes from the field hockey and women&#8217;s lacrosse teams earned spots on the Big East All-Academic Team to close out the 2016-17 season, the league announced.<\/p>\n<p>The 2,501 student-athletes in the 2016-17 league&#8217;s class are the most honorees in the four years since the Big East Conference realignment.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All-Academic Team Honorees<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-128223 alignright img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1617LAX-360-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1617LAX-360-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1617LAX-360-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1617LAX-360-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1617LAX-360-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1617LAX-360.jpg 1800w\" 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Costello<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uconnhuskies.com\/sports\/w-lacros\/mtt\/kiera_dalmass_981164.html\">Kiera Dalmass<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uconnhuskies.com\/sports\/w-lacros\/mtt\/dani_dunn_981181.html\">Dani Dunn<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uconnhuskies.com\/sports\/w-lacros\/mtt\/olivia_eigel_981162.html\">Olivia Eigel<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uconnhuskies.com\/sports\/w-lacros\/mtt\/cassie_ekstrom_924279.html\">Cassie Ekstrom<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uconnhuskies.com\/sports\/w-lacros\/mtt\/emily_giumetti_865972.html\">Emily Giumetti<\/a><br \/>\nMadison Hooper<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uconnhuskies.com\/sports\/w-lacros\/mtt\/brooke_jensen_981161.html\">Brooke Jensen<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uconnhuskies.com\/sports\/w-lacros\/mtt\/jacqueline_jordan_865963.html\">Jacqueline Jordan<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uconnhuskies.com\/sports\/w-lacros\/mtt\/dayle_lower_1027595.html\">Dayle Lower<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uconnhuskies.com\/sports\/w-lacros\/mtt\/grace_mcdonald_992072.html\">Grace McDonald<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uconnhuskies.com\/sports\/w-lacros\/mtt\/olivia_shapiro_1027598.html\">Olivia Shapiro<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uconnhuskies.com\/sports\/w-lacros\/mtt\/julia_simmons_865974.html\">Julia Simmons<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uconnhuskies.com\/sports\/w-lacros\/mtt\/sarah_smith_865978.html\">Sarah Smith<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uconnhuskies.com\/sports\/w-lacros\/mtt\/ally_tilley_865979.html\">Ally Tilley<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uconnhuskies.com\/sports\/w-lacros\/mtt\/maggie_tripodi_865971.html\">Maggie Tripodi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Field Hockey<\/strong><u><br \/>\n<\/u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uconnhuskies.com\/sports\/w-fieldh\/mtt\/svea_boker_1018760.html\">Svea Boker<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uconnhuskies.com\/sports\/w-fieldh\/mtt\/olivia_bolles_854079.html\">Olivia Bolles<\/a><br \/>\n<a 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