Leighton Earns All-Sportsmanship Recognition

WINTHROP, Mass.--The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) announced its All-Conference selections and other major award winners on Monday. Paige Leighton (Georgetown, Mass.) of the Women's Soccer team was named to the All-Sportsmanship team to earn Anna Maria recognition in this season's selections.

Leighton was a senior defenseman for the AMCATS this season. She played and started in all 16 games and added a great deal of strength to the backfield. This was Leighton's first conference recognition. She is joined by 11 other players named to the All-Sportsmanship Team from the GNAC.

Complete list of All-Conference selections:

First Team
F – Kyra Selner, Johnson & Wales (RI) (Jr., Sterling, Va.)
F – Megan Cullen, Lasell (Sr., Amesbury, Mass.)
F – Haley DaGraca, Saint Joseph's (Me.) (So., Saco, Maine)
M – Angelina Piccirillo, Albertus Magnus (Jr., Naugatuck, Conn.)
M – Carly Zdanek, Lasell (So., Newton, N.J.)
M – Kashka Gammon, Simmons (Jr., Nashua N.H.)
M – Jennifer Martin, Suffolk (Jr., Higganum, Conn.)
B – Nadine Simpson, Johnson & Wales (RI) (Sr., Bellmore, N.Y.)
B – Erika Badger, Lasell (So., Scituate, Mass.)
B – Mack Kingman, Lasell (Sr., East Bridgewater, Mass.)
GK – Colleen Lynch, Johnson & Wales (RI) (Fr., New Milford, Conn.)

Second Team
F – Danielle Polvan, Albertus Magnus (Sr., East Haven, Conn.)
F – Maggie Cohoon, Rivier (Sr., Derry, N.H.)
F – Alexandra Nagri, Suffolk (Jr., Salem, N.H.)
M – Maggie Carey, Emmanuel (Mass.) (Sr., Swampscott, Mass.)
M – SaraKate Matthews, Johnson & Wales (RI) (Sr., Northborough, Mass.)
M – Sarah Comtois, Saint Joseph's (Me.) (Jr., Lowell, Mass.)
M – Ciara Forde, Simmons (So., Quincy, Mass.)
B – Alexis Mack, Albertus Magnus (Sr., Meriden, Conn.)
B – Taylor Rotella, Albertus Magnus (Sr., Milford, Conn.)
B – Emily DeLuca, Saint Joseph's (Me.) (Jr., Gorham, Maine)
GK – Sarah LaClair, Lasell (Jr., Belchertown, Mass.)

Third Team
F – Deja Hursey, Johnson & Wales (RI) (So., Columbia, Md.)
F – Jessica Spezzano, St. Joseph (Conn.) (Jr., Watertown, Conn.)
F – Rachel Gilbert, Simmons (Fr., Falmouth, Mass.)
M – Molly McCormack, Johnson & Wales (RI) (Fr., Livingston, N.J.)
M – Devon Day, Lasell (Sr., Hartland, Vt.)
M – Sabrina Morais, Lasell (So., Arlington, Mass.)
M – Desiree Parent, Saint Joseph's (Me.) (Sr., Westborough, Mass.)
B – Toni Simpson, Johnson & Wales (RI) (Sr., Bellmore, N.Y.)
B – Tasha Friedman, Simmons (Sr., Phoenix Ariz.)
B – Jessie Pratt, Simmons (Jr., Westfield Mass.)
GK – Brooke Troup, Saint Joseph's (Me.) (Jr., East Bridgewater, Mass.)

Offensive Player of the Year – Haley DaGraca, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Co-Defensive Players of the Year – Nadine Simpson, Johnson & Wales (RI); Mack Kingman, Lasell
Rookie of the Year – Colleen Lynch, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Goalkeeper of the Year – Colleen Lynch, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Coach of the Year – Jenelle Harris, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Institutional Sportsmanship Award – Mount Ida College

All-Sportsmanship Team
Erin Daly, Albertus Magnus (Fr., Seymour, Conn.)
Paige Leighton, Anna Maria (Sr., Georgetown, Mass.)
Molly Keefe, Emmanuel (Sr., Manchester, N.H.)
Anna Goerler, Johnson & Wales (Sr., Cutchogue, N.Y.)
Chloe Shugrue, Lasell (Fr., Worcester, Mass.)
AnnaMarie Seiler, Mount Ida (Fr., Biddeford, Maine)
Ashley Carvalho, Norwich (Jr., Pinellas Park, Fla.)
Megan Hamel, Rivier (So., Colebrook, N.H.)
Shelby Tallman, Saint Joseph (CT) (Jr., Colchester, Conn.)
Desiree Parent, Saint Joseph's (ME) (Sr., Westborough, Mass.)
Elise Nothacker, Simmons (Sr., Philadelphia, Pa.)
Shannon Simmons, Suffolk (Sr., Arlington, Mass.)