Conn goalkeeper AJ Marcucci named to Division III All-America first team
Connecticut College goalkeeper AJ Marcucci was named to the United States Soccer Coaches Division III All-America first team on Thursday night during a banquet on the eve of the NCAA Final Four in Greensboro, N.C.
Marcucci, a sophomore from West Chester, Pa., led the Camels (13-3-2) to their best season in program history by leading the nation with a .929 save percentage while allowing 0.28 goals per-game, second in the nation, and recording 11 shutouts.
Marcucci, the New England Small College Athletic Conference Player of the Year, becomes the 12th All-America selection in Conn College history and the first player since Peter Spear (1993) to make the first team.
Conn set a single-season record for wins (13), qualified for the NCAA Division III tournament and won a NCAA tournament match for the first time with a 4-0 win over Thomas College in the first round.
Men's basketball
• Waterford's Trevor Yeomans had 19 points and six rebounds as UConn Avery Point outlasted Ben Franklin Institute 67-60 in overtime. Montville's John Domijan added 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Pointers (3-6) while Elijah Malbeouf-Boyd had 14 points and nine rebounds and NFA's Alec Gomes had 10 points.
Women's basketball
• Sami Ashton had 20 points, seven rebounds and four assists as Conn College remained unbeaten with a 61-46 non-conference road win over Worcester State. Margaret Corcoran added 11 points and six rebounds for the Camels (6-0) while Kaitlyn Berkel, a St. Bernard graduate, had 12 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots for Worcester (5-3).
College honors
• Two former East Lyme athletes were named to the 2018 New England Small College Athletic Conference Fall All-Academic team.
Cara Bradley, a junior member of the Trinity College field hockey team, was honored for the second straight year as was Izzy Moore, a junior member of the Tufts University women's soccer team.
In addition, Conn College had 45 student-athletes honored by the NESCAC, including seniors Tyler Hoadley and Ben Manoogian (men's soccer), Cara McConaughey, Enya McGarry and Jamie Navoni (field hockey), and Sam Miesemer (women's soccer), who were all honored for the third time.
Conn College's other NESCAC All-Academic team honorees, by sport, were:
Men's cross country: Finn Boed, Spencer Crough, Scott Mason, Josh Simensky.
Women's cross country: Eva Brydson, Miya Cohen, Mimi Crawford, Julianna Donovan, Megan Feragne, Hannah Noyes, CeCe Orcutt, Ki Ryeong Park, Sara Topalovic.
Field hockey: Hannah Falvey, Kaja Hartwell, Courtney Peyko, Sophie Pollinger.
Men's soccer: Peter Berkanish, AJ Marcucci, Justin Miranda, Freddy Stokes, Freddie Yao.
Women's soccer: Amelia Andrews, Emily Angeli, Jessica Foley, Cate Howe, Maxie Johnson, Alyssa Kogelmann, Sara Kogelmann, Tori Kretzmer, Kat Norton, Erin O'Brien Powers, Cameron Peyko, Zoe Stublarec, Chelsea Vickers, Sarah Williams.
Volleyball: Elle Kass, Dayna McCue, McKaela Simons.