BIDDEFORD, Maine -- University of New England women's rugby players Emily Ramsey, Fiona Thomas, Salma Bezzat, Mackenzie Burke, Meghan Smith, and Alyssa Ehrenfried have been named to the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) All-Division III Team for the 2021 season, as it was announced on Wednesday (Jan. 26).

Ramsey (#7) and Thomas (#5), seniors, and Bezzat (#1), Burke (#13), and Smith (#11), juniors, were all selection to the First 15, with numbers related to a player's position on the field. Ehrenfried, a senior, was noted as honorable mention.

For Bezzat and Ehrenfried, it marks a second time being recognized by the NIRA coaches, following 2019.

2021 NIRA Division III Team