Five Pioneers Earn Academic All-ACAA
Five Alfred State women's soccer players have been selected to the 2017 Academic All-American Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) team. The 14 student-athletes on the team have an average GPA of 3.81.
Sophomore midfielder Dannielle O'Buckley (Jamaica/Ansbach) highlights the Pioneers selections as she boasts a 4.0 GPA in Survey & Geomatic Engineering. She is one of two student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA in the ACAA.
Chloe Cox (Tucson, AZ/Catalina Magnet), Melissa Minetti (Livonia), Michayla Salatel (Geneseo), and Allison Danielak (Brockport) also were selected. Cox (defense), has a 3.81 GPA in Nursing, Minetti (forward) has a 3.81 in Radiology, Salatel (forward) a has a 3.95 GPA in Financial Planning, and Danielak (goalkeeper) has a 3.39 in Drafting/CAD.
Jocelyn Brittingham (Hornell), Taryn Dechow (Randolph), Kylie Newman (Waverly), Leigh Swartzfager (Nunda) were all named to the honor roll.
To be eligible for the all-academic team student-athletes must have above a 3.2 GPA. Selections were made by a vote of the ACAA sports information directors.
Here is the 2017 Academic All-ACAA Women's Soccer Team:
| Name | Team | Pos. | Yr. | GPA | Major | Hometown |
| Mikayla Churchill | UMaine-Presque Isle | D | Jr. | 3.846 | Business Administration | Washburn, ME |
| Chloe Cox | Alfred State | D | Jr. | 3.81 | Radiology | Tucson, AZ |
| Bailey Grace | SUNY Canton | D | Sr. | 3.72 | Criminal Investigation | Rochester, NY |
| Meagan Seward | UMaine-Presque Isle | D | Jr. | 3.918 | Athletic Training | Chapman, ME |
| Ryan Schubert | SUNY Canton | D | So. | 4.0 | Criminal Investigation | Centereach, NY |
| Jessica Wong | Mills | D | So. | 3.84 | Psychology | Portland, OR |
| Katie Herba | SUNY Delhi | F | Jr. | 3.67 | Business & Technology Mgmt. | Perth, NY |
| Melissa Mineti | Alfred State | F | So. | 3.81 | Nursing | Livonia, NY |
| Michayla Salatel | Alfred State | F | Jr. | 3.95 | Financial Planning | Geneseo, NY |
| Allison Danielak | Alfred State | GK | Sr. | 3.39 | Drafting/CAD | Hamlin, NY |
| Haley Makela | Finlandia | GK | Jr. | 3.97 | Marketing | Atlantic Mine, MI |
| Kelsey Morrison | Valley Forge | M | Sr. | 3.90 | Social Work | Cumberland, MD |
| Dannielle O'Buckley | Alfred State | M | So. | 4.0 | Survey & Geomatic Engineering | Jamaica, NY |
| Dalia Pimentel | Mills | M | Jr. | 3.79 | English | San Leandro, CA |
Class Breakdown: Senior (3), Junior (7), Sophomore (4)
Team Breakdown: Alfred State (5), Finlandia (1), UMaine-Presque Isle (2), Mills (2), SUNY Canton (2), SUNY Delhi (1), Valley Forge (1)
Honor Roll: Alfred State: Jocelyn Brittingham, Taryn Dechow, Kylie Newman, Leigh Swartzfager; Finlandia: Molly Berg, Aylee Dessellier; UMaine-Presque Isle: Abby Deveau, Jessy Dickison, Taylor Howe, Jordi Legassie, Allie Lopez, Laura Sturgeon; Mills: Tania Ortiz-Rosales, Alexandra Pineda; SUNY Canton: Brooke Woodrow; SUNY Delhi: Tiffany Leigh, Samantha Friedman, Jacqueline Slentz
