Women's Hockey | 8/25/2016 2:15:00 PM
ROCHESTER, NY – Six members of the 2015-16 RIT women's hockey team, were named 2016 American Women's Hockey Coaches Association (AWCHA) National Scholar Athletes.
Haley Northcote (Cumberland, Ontario/Minnesota State),
Jess Paton (Woodstock, Ontario/Waterloo K-W Rangers),
Carly Payerl (Kitchener, Ontario/Resurrection Catholic),
Mackenzie Stone (Kars, Ontario/South Carleton),
Taylor Thurston (Kanata, Ontario/All Saints Catholic), and
Caitlin Wallace (Brantford, Ontario/Assumption Collegiate) were honored.
The AWCHA accolade goes to student-athletes that maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better, while dressing for a majority of the games.
All six Tigers were named to the 2016 College Hockey America All-Academic team.
RIT opens the 2016-17 season with a home exhibition contest against the University of Guelph on Friday, Sept. 23 at 6:05 p.m.
