Courtesy HartfordHawks.com
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – For the third-straight season, senior Katie Connolly from the University of Hartford women's soccer team was named to the (College Sports Information Directors of America) CoSIDA Academic All-District 1 Team, the organization announced on Thursday.
With Connolly's award, the Hawks have now landed at least one Academic All-District recipient in each of the last five years. She joins former teammate and linemate Emma Donnelly in becoming the only three-time recipient of the award in program history.
Academic All-District honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team ballot, where first-, second- and third-team honorees will be selected next month.
The honor from CoSIDA comes just one day after Connolly received a pair of all-conference awards from the America East. On Wednesday, she was named to the America East All-Conference Second Team in addition to earning her second-straight spot on the America East All-Academic Team.
On the pitch, Connolly has played an instrumental part in leading the Hawks to their third-straight America East Regular-Season title. She has started in all 17 of Hartford's matches this season and has contributed to each of the Hawks' conference-leading eight shutouts as a defender.
With Connolly on the back line, Hartford has posted a 0.92 goals-against average, a mark that leads the America East. During her career, she has been a part of 33 clean sheets.
Inside of the classroom, Connolly has been just as impressive during her career. She is one of three All-District I Team members with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average, joining UConn's Emily Armstrong and Brown's Katy Schmidt.
As a psychology major, she has been an America East Commissioner's Honor Roll member (3.5+ GPA) in each of her three seasons. In addition, she has earned a spot on the America East's Elite 18 Team in each of the last two seasons.