Women's Soccer

McKENNA, Di NUCCI NAMED NSCAA ALL-NEW ENGLAND

Emmanuel's Kate McKenna and Amber Di Nucci were named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Women's NCAA Division III All-New England Team.

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Amber Di Nucci

Amber Di Nucci

Jan. 12, 2010

Emmanuel's Kate McKenna (Holyoke, Mass.) and Amber Di Nucci (Assonet, Mass.) were recently named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Women's NCAA Division III All-New England Team. McKenna and Di Nucci were both GNAC 1st Team All-Conference selections and GNAC All-Tournament Team members. They led the Saints to a 14-7-1 mark during the 2009 season, combining for 30 Emmanuel goals and 23 assists. McKenna and Di Nucci led the GNAC this year in goals and assists, respectively. They were the only two GNAC women's soccer players named to the highly competitive NSCAA All-Region team.

The full NSCAA All-New England team is as follows:

First Team
Pos. Name Year School Hometown
K Lauren Sinnenberg Sr. Williams Westfield, N.J.
D Anjuli Demers Sr. Middlebury Dracut, Mass.
D Kara Duggan Jr. Williams Poway, Calif.
D Sarah Nolet Jr. Tufts Somerville, Mass.
M Fanna Gamal Sr. Tufts Albany, Calif.
M Meaghan Murphy Sr. Amherst Springfield, Mass.
M Brianna Wolfson Sr. Williams Brookville, N.Y.
F Caitlin Flynn Sr. Endicott Southhold, N.Y.
F Melissa Gorenkoff Sr. Brandeis Woodbury, N.Y.
F Emily Hough Jr. Wheaton (Mass.) Quechee, Vt.
F Annie Rowell Jr. Middlebury Craftsbury Commons, Vt.
Second Team
Pos. Name Year School Hometown
K Megan Dempsey So. Keene State Weymouth, Mass.
D Lyndsey McManus Sr. Wheaton (Mass.) Marshfield, Mass.
D Courtney Price Jr. Springfield Enfield, Conn.
D Alessia Viscomi Jr. Wheaton (Mass.) Newton, Mass.
M Amy Festa Fr. Babson Medfield, Mass.
M Dana Riker Sr. Bowdoin Brunswick, Maine
M Lindsay Walker Sr. Middlebury Ridgewood, N.J.
M Sara Wild Jr. Williams Portland, Ore.
F Katie Bradford Jr. Keene State West Lebanon, N.H.
F Ashley Hansbury Sr. Curry Chelmsford, Mass.
F Sarah Walmsley Sr. Williams Pelham Manor, N.Y.
Third Team
Pos. Name Year School Hometown
K Jessica Covino Jr. Western New England Bristol, Conn.
D Caitlin Peters Jr. Endicott Salem, N.H.
D Amanda Genova Jr. Western Connecticut State New Milford, Conn.
D Jackie Grant So. Keene State Newington, Conn.
M Lauren Hernley Jr. MIT Elizabethtown, Pa.
M Chelsea-Ann Patry Sr. Wellesley Warrenton, Va.
M Sarah Swann Sr. Eastern Connecticut State Oxford, Conn.
F Shelby Bradford Sr. Husson Hampden, Maine
F Ellery Gould Jr. Bowdoin East Sandwich, Mass.
F Caitlyn Sawczuk Sr. Springfield Plainville, Conn.
F Jessica Tietgens So. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Stamford, Vt.
Fourth Team
Pos. Name Year School Hometown
K Lauryn Torch Jr. Middlebury Bronxville, N.Y.
D Su-Lin DelGuercio Jr. Colby Parsippany, N.J.
D Lauren Hickey Jr. Eastern Connecticut State Southwick, Mass.
D Jillian Kochanek So. Amherst Pittsburgh, Pa.
D Taryn Martiniello Jr. Brandeis Wilmington, Mass.
M Kate McKenna Sr. Emmanuel Holyoke, Mass.
M Margaret Owen Sr. Middlebury Bozeman, Mont.
M Taylor Stevenson Sr. Wesleyan Glastonbury, Conn.
F Amber Di Nucci Jr. Emmanuel Assonet, Mass.
F Megan Gearin Sr. Westfield State Groton, England
F Courtney Chadburn So. Castleton State North Clarendon, Vt.