June 29, 2011

EASTON, Pa. - Twenty-three members of the Lafayette women's swimming and diving team earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll honors it was announced on Wednesday.

In order to qualify for Academic Honor Roll status, student-athletes must maintain a minimum grade-point average of 3.2 during the spring semester.

Graduating seniors Leah Goldberg and Victoria Pocius finished their final semester with perfect 4.00 GPAs, making them two of only five student-athletes throughout the conference to accomplish this feat. Goldberg, a Neuroscience major, was named to the Academic Honor Roll once before in 2009, when she completed her semester with a 3.40 GPA. For Pocius, a Biology major, this is her third time receiving this honor, having been placed on the squad in 2008 with a 3.67 GPA and in 2010 with a 3.50 GPA.

The 23 total student-athletes named to this prestigious group placed them second among Patriot League schools, one athlete behind Bucknell.

Name			Class	Major					GPA
Alexandria Brannick	Jr.	Geology					3.78
Lauren Berry		Fr.	Psychology				3.93
Tori Bonisese		Fr.	Economics				3.43
Imogen Cain		Jr.	Art					3.83
Alexandria Castaldo	Fr.	Government & Law			3.25
Maricate Conlon		Sr.	Geology					3.83
Abby Floyd-Jones	Fr.	Economics				3.50
Jackie Fonteyne		So.	International Affairs			3.75
Leah Goldberg		Sr.	Neuroscience				4.00
Ariana Giorgi		So.	Mathematics				3.75
Julia Harris		So.	Biochemistry				3.43
Laura Jordan		Sr.	Economics				3.75
Kara McNulty		Fr.	International Affairs			3.43
Victoria Pocius		Sr.	Biology					4.00
Dana Purdy		So.	Biochemistry				3.68
Jaclyn Quiles		Sr.	Government & Law			3.75
Alexa Salcito		Jr.	Government & Law			3.93
Sarah Savattieri	Sr.	Government & Law			3.33
				Anthropology & Sociology
Laura Savattieri	So.	English					3.58
Meghan Schlitt		Sr.	Biology					3.90
Kelsey Theriault	So.	History					3.60
Emma Yasinski		Sr.	Neuroscience				3.50
Stephanie Zielinski	Sr.	International Economics & Commerce	3.93
				English