WESTFIELD, Mass. – The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Association announced its Spring All-Academic Team, and a whopping 79 Buccaneer athletes were listed. In total, cadets from eight sports were honored, with at least four men and four women in each. Men's lacrosse claimed the most honorees, as 17 players were tabbed for the list.

Student-athletes that compete in championship varsity sports offered by each of the MASCAC institutions during the course of the spring 2018 athletic season and have achieved a 3.20 cumulative or semester-based grade point average during the semester are eligible for selection to the Spring All-Academic Team.

The Academy's selections featured 14 seniors and 10 in their third year, while 17 sophomores and 38 youngies saw their named listed. Only five Bucs took home the award for a fourth consecutive time, as recent graduates Nathan Anderson, Mikayla Correia, Casey Furnas, Samuel Hastings, and Justin Nichols were each selected to the MASCAC Academic squad in all four spring seasons in the time at MMA. All but Correia (women's lacrosse) and Hastings (men's lacrosse) suited up for Athletic Director Mike Kelley's baseball team.

A trio of third-year sailors took home All-Academic awards for the third consecutive year. Braden Foster, Evan Bowen, and Matthew Schaefer were the only Buccaneers in any sport to put themselves on pace for a MASCAC Academic prize in all four seasons.

Three other seniors earned their third nod in four years: baseball's Gerald Gerbis, Brianna Caissie from crew, and women's laxer Stephanie Hunt. Hunt joined Furnas and softball's Jill Corazzini as the only Bucs to earn a spot on both the All-Academic and an All-Conference team.

"We are so proud of all our student-athletes who've been recognized and earned spots on the All-Academic team," enthused Kelley. "They've made it a priority to excel on the field and in the classroom, which is exactly what we want out of every Buccaneer." 

Alphabetically by sport, there were 11 baseball players, seven from men's crew, four female rowers, 17 from men's lacrosse, seven women's laxers, 12 sailors, seven softballers, and 14 track and field athletes. The full list is appended below.

Westfield State University placed the most student-athletes on the Spring 2018 MASCAC All-Academic Team with 150 total, while Worcester State University and Bridgewater State University were close in second and third with 126 and 125, respectively, Salem State University is fourth with 86 while Fitchburg State University is fifth with 81 student-athletes on the team. "MASCAC student-athletes' achievements in the classroom are the cornerstone of the conference and Division III philosophy," said Commissioner Baumann. "It brings me great pride to see the academic success of our student-athletes along with their athletic achievements and giving back to their communities.

Student-Athlete Sport Cl. Major Hometown/High School

Benjamin Paine Baseball Fr. Marine Engineering Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth HS

Casey Furnas Baseball Sr. Facilities Engineering Boca Raton, FL/Olympic Heights Community HS

Christopher McHugh Baseball Fr. Energy Systems Engineering Rockland, MA/Rockland HS

Gerald Gerbis Baseball Sr. Marine Transportation Bradenton, FL/Hillsboro CC

John Ferguson Baseball Fr. Facilities Engineering Sandwich, MA/Sandwich High School

Justin Nichols Baseball Sr. Marine Engineering Dennis, MA/Hoosac Valley Reg HS

Matthew Langan Baseball So. Marine Engineering North Easton, MAXaverian Brothers HS

Matthew Wooster Baseball Fr. Marine Engineering Dover, NH/St Thomas Aquinas HS

Nathan Anderson Baseball Sr. International Marine Business East Longmeadow, MA/East Longmeadow HS

Nathaniel Harrington-Howard Baseball Fr. Energy Systems Engineering Vassalboro, ME/Erskine Academy

Robert Dembitzki Baseball Jr. Marine Transportation North Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth HS

Eric Higgins Men's Crew Fr. Facilities Engineering Marshfield, MA/Norfolk County Agricultural School

Ethan Logan Men's Crew Jr. Marine Transportation Vernon, CT/Rockville HS

John Carey Men's Crew Fr. Marine Science, Safety/Envir. Pro Braintree, MA/Braintree HS

Nicholas Mirabile Men's Crew Fr. Emergency Management Bedford, NH/Bedford HS

Quincy Smith Men's Crew Fr. International Marine Business Hingham, MA/Hingham HS

Seth Lapriore Men's Crew Fr. Emergency Management Somerset, MA/Somerset-Berkley Regional HS

William Nolan Men's Crew Fr. Facilities Engineering Braintree, MA/Braintree HS

Brianna Caissie Women's Crew Sr. Marine Transportation Webster, MA/St Peter-Marian Cntl

Hana Haskell Women's Crew Fr. Emergency Management Fairhaven, MA/Bishop Stang HS

Heather Gaughan Women's Crew Fr. Marine Science, Safety/Envir. Pro Scituate, MA/Scituate HS

Patria Swan Women's Crew So. Energy Systems Engineering Ashland, OH/Ashland HS

Benjamin Gallion Men's Lacrosse Sr. Marine Engineering Whitman, MA/Boston College HS

Brendan Kelly Men's Lacrosse Jr. Marine Transportation Drexel Hill, PA/Msgr Bonner HS

Christian Fonseca Men's Lacrosse Fr. Marine Science, Safety/Envir. Pro Saunderstown, RI/The Prout School

Christopher Nee Men's Lacrosse Fr. Emergency Management Lakeville, MA/Apponequet Regional HS

Cody Livermore Men's Lacrosse Jr. Marine Engineering Ludlow, MA/Brewster Academy

Franklin Ragge Men's Lacrosse So. Marine Engineering Scituate, MA/Scituate HS

Harrison Butler Men's Lacrosse So. Marine Science, Safety/Envir. Pro Wrentham, MA/King Philip Regional HS

Jeffrey Bukunt Men's Lacrosse Fr. Marine Engineering Derry, NH/Pinkerton Academy

John Mahoney Men's Lacrosse Sr. Marine Engineering Hanover, MA/Hanover HS

Marshall McCarthy Men's Lacrosse Sr. International Marine Business Marshfield, MA/Duxbury HS

Michael O'Brien Men's Lacrosse So. Marine Engineering Marshfield, MA/Marshfield

Nicholas Zaia Men's Lacrosse Sr. International Marine Business West Newbury, MA/Pentucket Regional Senior HS

Robert Macarthy Men's Lacrosse Sr. International Marine Business Winchester, MA/Winchester HS

Samuel Hastings Men's Lacrosse Sr. Facilities Engineering Londonderry, NH/Londonderry HS

Sean Kahler Men's Lacrosse So. Energy Systems Engineering South Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth HS

Sean Smialek Men's Lacrosse So. Marine Engineering Warwick, RI/North Smithfield J S HS

Trey Guerrini Men's Lacrosse Fr. Facilities Engineering Foxborough, MA/Foxborough HS

Caitlin Townsend Women's Lacrosse Fr. Marine Science, Safety/Envir. Pro Truro, MA/Nauset Regional HS

Christine Smith Women's Lacrosse Fr. Energy Systems Engineering Marshfield, MA/Marshfield HS

Colleen Sullivan Women's Lacrosse Fr. Facilities Engineering Braintree, MA/Norfolk County Agricultural School

Gina Connor Women's Lacrosse Fr. Marine Engineering New Bedford, MA/New Bedford HS

Hannah Mannai Women's Lacrosse Fr. Marine Science, Safety/Envir. Pro Keene, NH/Keene HS

Mikayla Correia Women's Lacrosse Sr. International Marine Business Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth HS

Stephanie Hunt Women's Lacrosse Sr. International Marine Business Brookfield, CT/Brookfield HS

Alexander Bowen Sailing So. Marine Engineering South Kingstown, RI/North Kingstown Senior HS

Andrew Morrison Sailing Fr. Marine Transportation Wakefield, RI/The Prout School

Bogdan Shcherbyna Sailing Jr. Marine Transportation Ashland, MA/Ashland HS

Braden Foster Sailing Jr. Marine Transportation Trumbull, CT/Fairfield Col Prep

Christos Karplus Sailing Fr. Marine Engineering Falmouth, MA/Falmouth HS

Evan Bowen Sailing Jr. Marine Transportation Wakefield, RI/North Kingstown Senior HS

Luke Turner Sailing So. Marine Transportation Brandon, VT/Fair Haven Union HS

Maeve Glancy Sailing Fr. Marine Transportation Scituate, MA/Scituate HS

Matthew Schaefer Sailing Jr. Marine Transportation Stratford, CT/Stratford HS

Megan Laurie Sailing So. Marine Science, Safety/Envir. Pro North Weymouth, MA/Archbishop Williams HS

Sydney Clays Sailing Fr. Marine Science, Safety/Envir. Pro Westerly, RI/Westerly HS

Thomas Dunn Sailing Fr. Marine Engineering Newport, RI/Bishop Hendricken HS

Jennifer Nalette Softball So. International Marine Business Goffstown, NH/Trinity HS

Jill Corazzini Softball So. Marine Science, Safety/Envir. Pro Paxton, MA/Wachusett Regional HS

Kaylene Murphy Softball Sr. Emergency Management Moscow, ME/Ursuline Academy

Lucia Buzzell Softball Fr. Emergency Management Quincy, MA/Quincy HS

Madison Coughlin Softball So. Emergency Management Monroe, CT/Masuk HS

Pandora Walker Softball Fr. Emergency Management Newport, RI/Rogers HS

Savanna Leite Softball Fr. Marine Science, Safety/Envir. Pro New Bedford, MA/Greater New Bedford Reg Voc

Alexander Imperillo Track & Field Fr. Emergency Management Chelmsford, MA/Chelmsford HS

Christine Murray Track & Field Fr. Marine Science, Safety/Envir. Pro Woburn, MA/Woburn HS

Cole Mottl Track & Field Fr. Marine Engineering Wakefield, MA/Wakefield HS

Colin McCabe Track & Field Fr. Marine Engineering Dartmouth, MA/Darmouth HS

David Moore Track & Field So. Emergency Management Newbury, MA/Whittier Regional Vocational HS

Ethan Cummings Track & Field Fr. Marine Science, Safety/Envir. Pro Avon, MA/Avon Jr Sr HS

Joseph Fitman Track & Field Jr. Emergency Management Whitinsville, MA/Blackstone Valley Reg. Tech School

Matthew Horton Track & Field So. International Marine Business Hanover, MA/Hanover HS

Michael Monahan Track & Field Fr. Marine Engineering Tewksbury, MA/Tewksbury Mem HS

Michelle Campbell Track & Field Fr. Marine Science, Safety/Envir. Pro Weymouth, MA/Norfolk County Agricultural School

Parker Brassard Track & Field So. Marine Science, Safety/Envir. Pro Springfield, MA/Killingly HS

Ryan Burns Track & Field So. Marine Science, Safety/Envir. Pro Plymouth, MA/Plymouth North HS

Ryan Hayes Track & Field Fr. Marine Science, Safety/Envir. Pro Weymouth, MA/Xaverian Brothers HS

Westen Dennett Track & Field Jr. Energy Systems Engineering Kingston, MA/Silver Lake Regional HS