FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Six Different Institutions Represented.
MANSFIELD, Mass. – The Northeast-10 Conference is proud to reward excellence in both academic and athletic settings, as the league announces its seven winners of the Sport Excellence Award from the 2021-22 winter season.
Among the 82 student-athletes named to the NE10 Academic All-Conference teams last week, the Sport Excellence Award honors one top individual from each of those seven winter sports. Six different institutions were represented in the announcement on Thursday morning.
Among the winners of the Sport Excellence Award – one of the Conference's most prestigious honors – were three student-athletes that won NE10 Player of the Year recognition this season: Saint Rose's Colleen Quaglia (Women's Swimmer of the Year), as well as Southern New Hampshire's Joseph Fiorino (Ice Hockey Defensive Player of the Year) and Ashley Corcoran (Women's Track Athlete of the Year).
Adelphi's Ronnie Silva (men's basketball), Pace's Lauren Schetter (women's basketball), American International's Jason Beaver (men's indoor track & field) and Bentley's Mark Zoda (men's swimming & diving) round-out the list of Sport Excellence honorees.
Each Sport Excellence winner was an All-Conference selection, with two student-athletes – Beaver and Schetter – earning All-America recognition.
To be eligible for Academic All-Conference and Sport Excellence honors, a student-athlete must have started at least half or played in two-thirds of all contests while making significant contributions and maintaining a 3.3 grade-point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale.
For more information on each Sport Excellence honoree, please see below.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Name: Ronnie Silva
School: Adelphi
GPA: 3.673
Major: Sport Management
Notes: NE10 All-Conference First Team selection…Ended the season as the Conference's second-leading scorer…Led all NE10 players and ranked second in the NCAA in three-pointers made (104)…Scored 20 or more points in 12 games…Four-time NE10 Player of the Week…CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team…CoSIDA Academic All-District…Seven-time NE10 Academic Honor Roll selection.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Name: Lauren Schetter
School: Pace
GPA: 3.73
Major: Human Resources Management
Notes: NE10 All-Conference First Team selection…WBCA All-America Honorable Mention…D2CCA All-Region First Team…Helped lead the Setters to the NCAA East Regional title and a trip to the Elite Eight…Averaged 19.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game…Ranked fourth in the NE10 in field goal percentage (48.4%)…Led Pace to the NE10 Southwest Division regular season championship…CoSIDA Academic All-District…Named Most Outstanding Player of the 2022 NCAA East Regional…NE10 Academic Honor Roll selection in every semester.
ICE HOCKEY
Name: Joseph Fiorino
School: Southern New Hampshire
GPA: 3.868
Major: MBA (Business Administration)
Notes: NE10 Defensive Player of the Year…NE10 All-Conference First Team…Semifinalist for the Joe Concannon Award…Netted five goals and 14 assists this season for the Penmen…His +21 ice rating was the second-best in the Conference…Helped SNHU win the NE10 regular season title and earn the No. 1 seed in the NE10 Ice Hockey Championship.
MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
Name: Mark Zoda
School: Bentley
GPA: 3.71
Major: Accountancy
Notes: Earned five gold medals at the NE10 Swimming & Diving Championships for the third-straight time (50 free, 100 free, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay)…Finished second in the 200 free and 200 free relay…Broke school records on five occasions during the Championships (50 free, 100 free twice, 200 free, 200 medley relay)…Team captain…NE10 Men's Swimmer of the Week on two occasions…Five-time NE10 Men's Relay Team of the Week…Overall, he is a 15-time NE10 champion and 20-time medalist…2019-20 CSCAA Scholar All-America Second Team.
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
Name: Colleen Quaglia
School: Saint Rose
GPA: 4.00
Major: Accounting
Notes: NE10 Women's Swimmer of the Year…NE10 Championship Women's Swimmer of the Meet…Two-time winner of the NE10 Elite 24 Award…Won the 500-yard free, 400 IM and 200 butterfly while meeting NCAA provisional qualifying standards in each event at the NE10 Swimming & Diving Championships…Six-time NE10 Swimmer of the Week…Recorded the fastest times in the NE10 this season in the 200 and 500 free, 50 backstroke, 200 butterfly and 400 IM…Three-time All-American…Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American…Qualified for the 2019 and 2020 NCAA Championships.
MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Name: Jason Beaver
School: American International
GPA: 3.82
Major: Biology
Notes: First Team All-American (DMR) after finishing fourth at the NCAA Championships…USTFCCCA All-East Region in both the 3000 and 5000…Earned 11.5 points at the NE10 Indoor Track & Field Championships, finishing sixth in the mile, third in the 3000 and first in DMR…He earned the NE10 Sport Excellence Award and was First Team All-Conference in cross country this past fall.
WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Name: Ashley Corcoran
School: Southern New Hampshire
GPA: 4.00
Major: MBA (Marketing)
Notes: NE10 Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year…She earned Most Outstanding Track Performer and Most Valuable Athlete at the NE10 Indoor Track & Field Championships…At the NE10 Championships, she competed in four events and won them all (mile, 3000m, 5000m and DMR)…Set the program record with a mile run of 4:51.44 at the New England Championships…Represented SNHU at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.
ABOUT THE NE10
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Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.