SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (June 30, 2025) – 112 Golden Bears have been listed on the 2025 Conference of New England Academic All-Conference Team, as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon. The 112 honorees from Western New England are the most in a single year to be honored by the conference.
In January and June each academic year, the conference recognizes an Academic All-Conference Team. Each member institution is responsible for determining its qualified student-athletes. The criteria for recognition are the following:
- Must be at least a sophomore status athletically and academically, with one academic year in residence at their current institution.
- Must hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
- Must have been an active member of a sports roster sponsored by the Conference of New England.
The June recognition covers 11 sports, all of which are sponsored at Western New England, including men's basketball, women's basketball, men's ice hockey, women's ice hockey, baseball, softball, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, men's tennis, men's outdoor track & field, and women's outdoor track & field.
Graduate transfers, regardless of their enrollment at their current institution, are eligible. First-years, freshman, and undergraduate transfers in their first semester at their current institution are not eligible.
Endicott College led the conference with 147 honorees this semester. Western New England sat second with 112, while Nichols College and Suffolk University came in with 102 qualified student-athletes each. The University of Hartford came in fifth with 98 student-athletes named, Roger Williams with 87, Wentworth Institute of Technology with 96, the University of New England with 94, Curry College with 87, and Gordon College with 57. Affiliate members Colby-Sawyer College (men's tennis) (3), Johnson & Wales University (men's ice hockey & women's ice hockey) (27), and the University of Saint Joseph (4) rounded out those honored in the June 2025 edition.
Western New England saw men's ice hockey student-athletes lead the way with 15 names on the 2025 CNE Academic All-Conference list. Men's ice hockey was followed by women's lacrosse (14). Men's lacrosse and women's basketball tied with 13 student-athletes each. Baseball (12), softball (11), men's track & field (10), women's track & field (8), men's basketball (7), women's ice hockey (7), and men's tennis (2) followed. Names can be found below in alphabetical order based on sport. For more information on the 2025 Conference of New England Academic All-Conference Team, click
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Baseball (12):
Nathan Acabchuk
Gabe Baber
Demitri Boulas
Zach Drewry
Jack Gamache
Lucas Kamoen
Jared Kuryan
Ryan Montini
EJ Quint
Brody Rogers
Ben West
Trey Young
Men's Basketball (7):
Arik Dagan
Jake Harrison
Matt Houde
Nate Kasper
Will Laplante III
Cody Palazzesi
Tim Restall
Men's Ice Hockey (15):
Anthony Aureliano
Josh Bliss
Benito Calvanese
Daniel Demchuk
Nolan Dawson
Matthew Dougherty
Chris Hibson
Joshua Kingsbury
Camille Marcoux
Jake Mendeszoon
Logan Palmer
Brayden Patricia
Everest Schneider
Justin Sullivan
Matty Zdanowicz
Men's Lacrosse (13):
Joseph Bussinelli
Connor Callahan
Chris Catuosco
Thomas DeMaio
Rocco DeSimone
Anthony Gesino
Michael Knapp
Kai McDonald
Zachary Mein
David Noel
Devin Richard
Chance Starrett
James Wrynn
Men's Tennis (2):
Nick Bayer
Brandon Greger
Men's Track & Field (10):
John Bieszczad
Conor Dillon
Brody Dugger
Joshua Farrell
Akith Liyanage
Matt Provost
Colton Santarelli
Nick Smith
Evan Stewart
Lance Tomlinson
Softball (11):
Kim Baumann
Ava Blanchard
Alex Ferriouolo
Gracie Hemstock
Riley Kane
Shea McDaniel
Evelyn Picone
Alyssa Poisson
Nicolina Salanto
Christina Salinas
Marley Rodriguez
Women's Basketball (13):
Perry Blasetti
Hannah Blake
Sophie Hedge
Caitlyn Hunt
Emma Kahn
Abby Marasco
Emma Novajasky
Shaina Cooney
Erin Reen
Colleen Furlong
Sarah West
Paige Winter
Nora Young
Women's Ice Hockey (7):
Emma Birmingham
Brie Dube
Zoe Galanoudis
Jenna Lynch
Erin McGlynn
Alyssa Murphy
Julia Roman
Women's Lacrosse (14):
Mia Celentano
Allison Cyr
Lina Eves
Caitlin Guntly
Christina Harris
Ella Henry
Sadye Kowalczyk
Keegan McMahon
Sydney Miles
Ella Nish
Emily Picolla
Gabby Sliwka
Megan Spedaliere
Julia Weinert
Women's Track & Field (8):
Eleni Kantos
Olivia Kay
Mya Lipscomb
Ariana Masterjohn
Raegan Mulverhill
Lia Pouliot
Caitlin Reilly
Elsa Raymond
