Lauren McCloskey appeared in all 32 matches  for the Skyhawks, playing in 114 of 115 sets this season.

EASTON, Mass. (December 15, 2023) – Senior Lauren McCloskey (Salem, N.H./Salem) of the Stonehill College women's volleyball team was named to the 2023 Fall College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® team.

McCloskey, who was named to the Northeast Conference (NEC) Academic Honor Roll in 2022, will be graduating with a degree in Marketing this spring. She was also named to the NE10 Academic Honor Roll in 2021, showing consistent excellence in the classroom at both the Division II and Division I levels.

Along with her outstanding work in the classroom, McCloksey has played a vital role on the Skyhawks front line for the past two seasons. She played in all 32 matches this season, seeing action in 114 of the 115 sets the Skyhawks played in. The middle blocker has played in 213 of 217 sets since the start of the 2022 season.

McCloskey, a senior captain for the Skyhawks, led Stonehill with 2.3 points per set and ranked second on the team with 0.77 blocks per set. Her total of 182 kills was the second most on the team while her impressive .272 hit percentage ranked fifth in the NEC. The senior was also in the top 10 in the conference with her block per set mark of 0.77.

To be eligible, nominated student-athletes must be a starter or important reserve with a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade-point average (GPA) in their second year at the current institution and must have played in at least 50 percent of the team's games.

About College Sports Communicators

College Sports Communicators (CSC) was founded in 1957 and is a 3,200+ member national association for strategic, creative, and digital communicators across intercollegiate athletics in the United States and Canada. The current name of the organization was adopted following a member-wide vote on Aug. 31, 2022.

From its founding in 1957 until the 2022 name change, the organization is known as College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

The name change signaled a major step in a larger strategic plan to highlight the association's evolution and expansion. The move better aligns with the association's membership makeup and further positions the organization to support and advocate for its members who serve in the communications, digital, and creative sports industry, regardless of position or title.

The organization, which celebrated its 65th year during the 2021-22 academic year, is the second oldest management association in all intercollegiate athletics. College Sports Communicators became an affiliated partner with NACDA (National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics) in December 2008.

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