EASTON, Mass. (July 20, 2023)- The New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) honored 131 student-athletes across seven member institutions on Thursday with All-Academic Team distinction. In their first year with the NEWHA, Stonehill featured 16 student-athletes.
A league-record 17 student-athletes maintained perfect 4.0 grade-point averages to earn Student-Athlete of the Year distinction. Sacred Heart led the way with six Student-Athletes of the Year, while Post University added five student-athletes to the list. Saint Michael's placed two on the list, Stonehill, Saint Anselm, LIU, and Franklin Pierce each adding one. For the Purple and White, Brianna Walkom was the lone representative.
To be eligible for the All-Academic Team for the NEWHA, student-athletes must have achieved at least a 3.0 grade-point average in both the first and second semesters. Sacred Heart led the way with 28 student-athletes named to the All-Academic Team, followed by LIU with 25, Post with 20, Franklin Pierce with 18, Stonehill with 16, Saint Anselm with 13, and Saint Michael's with 11.
The 16 for Stonehill were the following:
Lily Barrett – Fr – Little Canada, Minn – Undecided
Maeve Carey – Fr – Gloucester, Mass. – Business
Bailey Feeney – Fr – Lafayette Hill, Pa. – Biology
Lauryn Hanafin – Fr – Wilmington, Mass. – Economics
Kathryn Karo – Fr – Hingham, Mass. – Nursing
Mia Kenmore – Fr – Tri-Cities, Wash. – Management
Josie Mendeszoon – So – Methuen, Mass. – Political Science and Economics
Abigail Murnane – Fr – Andover, Mass. – Neuroscience
Alexis Petford – Fr – Balgonie Saskatchewan, Canada – Education
Katie Sonntag – Gr – Hailey, ID – Data Analytics
Hannah Squires – Fr – Mattapoisett, Mass. – Biology
Eve Stone – Fr – North Billerica, Mass. – Undecided
Sarah Taylar – Fr – Mahone Bay Nova Scotia, Canada – Neuroscience
Lucie Turcotte – Fr – Gap, France – Sport Management
Brianna Walkom – Fr – Moon Township, Pa. – Biology
Paige Whaley – Jr – Carlisle, Ontario – Business Marketing and Management
About Stonehill College
Stonehill College, a Catholic institution of higher learning, was founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1948. Located on the beautiful 384-acre campus and former estate of Frederick Lothrop Ames in North Easton, Massachusetts, it is a community of scholarship and faith, anchored by a belief in the inherent dignity of each person.
Through more than 100 academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences, business and pre-professional field, Stonehill College provides an education of the highest caliber that fosters critical thinking, free inquiry and the interchange of ideas for over 2,500 students.
Stonehill College educates the whole person so that each Stonehill graduate thinks, acts and leads with courage toward the creation of a more just and compassionate world.
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