Men’s Soccer Earns NSCAA Team Academic Award

Posted: Jan 26, 2017

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Soccer Coaches Athletic Association (NSCAA) released their 2015-16 College Team Academic Award winners and for the second year in a row the Curry College Men's Soccer team was one of 326 men's teams recognized across all NCAA divisions.

The NSCAA annually recognizes college and high school soccer programs that have excelled in the classroom, in addition to their work on the field. A total of 918 soccer teams (326 men, 592 women) posted a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher, thereby earning the NSCAA College Team Academic Award for the 2015-16 academic year.

Curry as a team posted a 3.20 grade point average in the 2015-16 academic year.

In addition, the Colonels placed eight student-athletes on the Commonwealth Coast Conference Fall Academic All-Conference Team. The Academic All-Conference honor rewards varsity student-athletes who attain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 and are above first year academic standing.

MEN'S SOCCER	Institution	Class	Major	Hometown
Nathaniel Almeida	Curry	Sophomore	Criminal Justice	Whitman, Mass.
Stephen DePina	Curry	Senior	Criminal Justice	Stoughton, Mass.
Kyle Henry	Curry	Sophomore	Management	Danville, Calif.
James Hytner	Curry	Junior	English	Lake Grove, N.Y.
Christian Mancini	Curry	Sophomore	Management	Woodbury, Conn.
Giancarlo Orsini	Curry	Junior	Management	Watertown, Conn.
Benjamin Silvia	Curry	Junior	Management	Dartmouth, Mass.
Nathan Swartz	Curry	Junior	Management	North Dighton, Mass.

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