Hernandez and Tomiello named to CACC All-Academic Team
Two Purple Knights were recognized by the CACC along with 53 Student-Athletes across the conference for their academic performance.
New Haven, Conn. – The University of Bridgeport women's volleyball team had two members of the program honored by the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) on Wednesday morning. Paola Hernandez (Jr., Bayamon, P.R.) andLucia Tomiello (So., Caltrano, Italy) were named to the 2023 CACC All-Academic Team.
Lucia Tomiello was one of five Student-Athletes across the conference to register a perfect 4.0 GPA while she majors in Psychology. Teammate Paola Hernandez majors in Business Administration and posted a 3.64 GPA.
NOTES ON ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
♦ Five student-athletes posted perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point averages (University of Bridgeport's Lucia Tomiello, Caldwell University's Wyette Schubert-Brown, Felician University's Miquela Martinez, Goldey-Beacom College's Megan Chesser and Holy Family University's Shelby Kinzer).
♦ Eighteen (18) student-athletes notched GPAs of 3.90 or higher.
♦ Two student-athletes were placed on the academic team for the fourth time in their respective careers (Martinez and WilmU's Elly Collins).
♦ Seven were named to the CACC Women's Volleyball All-Academic Team for the third time in their respective careers.
♦ Eighteen (18) were named to the unit for the second time in their respective carers.
♦ The eight teams to qualify for the CACC post-season tournament combined to have 32 honorees make the all-academic team.
To be eligible for CACC All-Academic status, a student-athlete must: a) Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 at the end of immediate preceding term (may include summer for fall sport participants); b) Minimum of two semesters enrolled as full-time student at member institution; c) Student-athlete must be second year student-athlete at member institution.
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