DeFeo Named to the ALL-Sportsmanship Team in GNAC End of Year Awards

CHICOPEE, MA - The Elms College Softball team was awarded the Team Sportsmanship Award along with Senior Captain Nicole DeFeo (Watertown, CT) being named to the ALL-Sportsmanship Team.

ATHLTES Selected

Nicole DeFeo was named to the ALL-Sportsmanship team for the 2023 Softball season.

See below for the full list of ALL-Conference Awards.

FIRST TEAM
P - Maddie Castigliego, Simmons              
P - Meredith Pence, Saint Joseph's (Me.)                
C - Shannon McMahon, Simmons            
1B - Olivia Howe, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
2B - Kylee Caetano, Rivier             
3B - Jill Pulek, Johnson & Wales (RI)
SS - Olivia Conti, Emmanuel (Mass.)        
OF - Taylor Chelak, Emmanuel (Mass.)
OF - Mackenzie Clee, Johnson & Wales (RI)
OF - Christina Panagiotopoulos, Rivier
DP - Mady Lyons, Johnson & Wales (RI)
UTIL - Alyssa Roberts, St. Joseph (Conn.)

SECOND TEAM
P - Tianna Dawe, Emmanuel (Mass.)
P - Eryn Sheeley, Lasell
C - Meaghan Gurska, Johnson & Wales (RI)
1B - Hailey Erickson, Johnson & Wales (RI)
2B - Christyna Winstead, Emmanuel (Mass.)
3B - Leah Connor, Simmons        
SS - Brianna Gendreau, Lasell
OF - Caroline Amorelli, Johnson & Wales (RI)
OF - Raya Anderson, Simmons
OF - Bianca Burke, Regis (Mass.)
DP - Jordyn Rubin, Simmons
UTIL - Emma Thacher, Simmons

THIRD TEAM
P - Livia Feole, Johnson & Wales (RI)
P - Piper Kinney, Simmons
C - Saylor Costa, Anna Maria
1B - Emma Crisafulli, Emmanuel (Mass.)
2B - Janelle Franklin, Albertus Magnus
3B - Sylvia Foley, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
SS - Julia Huzi, Johnson & Wales (RI)        
OF - Teagan Buckley, Simmons
OF - McKenzie Fairfax, St. Joseph (Conn.)
OF - Ally Kirck, Lasell
DP - Lexi Nichols, Regis (Mass.)
UTIL - Kayla Morrill, Regis (Mass.)

PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Olivia Howe, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
PITCHER OF THE YEAR - Maddie Castigliego, Simmons    
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Mady Lyons, Johnson & Wales (RI)
COACH OF THE YEAR - Jamie Smyth, Saint Joseph's (Maine)          
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - Elms 

ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Sydnee Ramos, Dean
Mackenzie Briggs, Emmanuel (Mass.)
Christyna Winstead, Emmanuel (Mass.)
Mady Lyons, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Abigail Fortin, Lasell
Kylee Caetano, Rivier
Teagan Buckley, Simmons
Leah Connor, Simmons
Piper Kinney, Simmons
A.J. Swett, Simmons
Kaitlyn Ouellette, St. Joseph (Conn.)

ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Amanda Savinelli, Albertus Magnus
Michelle Cilley, Anna Maria
Gianna Bencivengo, Dean
Nicole DeFeo, Elms
Maegan Amsler, Emmanuel
Jess Rynne, Johnson & Wales
Angelena Piers, Lasell
Lilliana Rolfe, Norwich
Alex Page, Regis
Sarah frazier, Rivier
Paige Connery, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
Chelsie Trask, Simmons
Grace DiMinno, St. Joseph (Conn.)

About The GNAC
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 14 member institutions and over 3,500 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 22 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience.