Bucknell University Athletics
Bison Field Hockey Takes 10 Spots on Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
1/31/2013 7:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Jan. 31, 2013
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Bucknell field hockey placed a total of 10 student-athletes on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, the league announced on Thursday. Leading the Bison were Tayler Siegrist (Madison, N.J./Madison), who was the 2012 Patriot League Field Hockey Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and Abby Watson (Medford, N.J./Shawnee), who posted a perfect grade-point average of 4.0 in the fall semester.
With 10 selections, Bucknell was tied for fourth in the Patriot League in terms of total honorees. American led the way with 16 selections. The Patriot League recognized a total of 68 field hockey student-athletes for their academic success during the fall semester, and three of them posted a 4.00 GPA or better.
Siegrist became the second Bison in three years to be named the Patriot League Field Hockey Scholar-Athlete of the Year in November. The senior earned the latest honor with a 3.78 GPA in the fall as an accounting major. Watson posted the team's highest average with a perfect 4.0 as a civil engineering major. Additionally, all five of Bucknell's All-Patriot League selections were named to the honor roll. Joining Siegrist with that distinction was fellow First Team selection Kelsey Mucelli (Kutztown, Pa./Kutztown Area) as well as Second Teamers Rachel Misko (Morristown, N.J./Madison), Erica Perrine (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) and Vickie Resh (Hamburg, Pa./Hamburg Area).
To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must achieve a 3.2 grade-point average in the fall semester.
Following is a list of Bucknell field hockey student-athletes who were named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll:
Emily Hitchings, Fr., Early Childhood Education, Fort Washington, Pa./Upper Dublin
Rachel Misko, Jr., Management, Morristown, N.J./Madison
Kelsey Mucelli, So., Chemical Engineering, Kutztown, Pa./Kutztown Area
Maggie Murphy, So., Undeclared, Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus
Hope Obernesser, So., Early Childhood Education, Akron, Ohio/Hathaway Brown
Erica Perrine, Jr., Accounting, Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan
Vickie Resh, Jr., Animal Behavior, Hamburg, Pa./Hamburg Area
Tayler Siegrist, Sr., Accounting, Madison, N.J./Madison
Kelly Stefanowicz, Sr., Economics/Spanish, Landsdale, Pa./Mount St. Joseph's Academy
Abby Watson, Fr., Civil Engineering, Medford, N.J./Shawnee
