SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- The University of New England has 50 student-athletes on the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) 2013 Fall Academic All-Conference Team, as announced this morning by CCC Assistant Commissioner Shannon O'Brien.

The academic all-conference honor rewards varsity student-athletes who attain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 (on a 4.0 scale) or higher. The fall academic all-conference team encompasses student-athletes who participated in the sports of men's and women's cross country, field hockey, men's and women's soccer, women's tennis, and volleyball.

The Nor'easters' total of 50 student-athletes ranks second among the CCC's 10 institutions, despite the fact that UNE does not offer women's tennis, which the nine other CCC institutions do.


Click HERE to view the CCC official release and listing of the academic all-conference team.