Women’s Soccer Has Five Earn Academic All-District Honors from College Sports Communicators

CSC Women's Soccer Academic All-District Teams (PDF)

GREENWOOD, Ind. (November 16, 2022) -- The Franklin Pierce University women's soccer team has had five players named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) All-District Team, as announced on Tuesday. Sophomore Delaney Farinha (Preston, Conn.), sophomore Salome Kerguillec (Landerneau, France), junior Aino Martikainen (Järvenpää, Finland), senior Tess McKenzie (Warren, R.I.) and sophomore Makenzie Shean (Agawam, Mass.) were all honored, and will advance to the Academic All-America ballot.

To be eligible for selection, each student-athlete must own a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average or higher, be at least a sophomore in academic standing and have participated in at least half of their team's games. Schools were limited to six nominations per school, with all nominees who met the criteria earning Academic All-District honors. The Academic All-America Team will be voted on by sports information directors across the nation.

It was the first career Academic All-District selection or all five Ravens. The Academic All-America Team is expected to be announced on Tuesday, Dec. 6.

Farinha boasts a 3.70 GPA as a marketing major and has appeared in 18 games this fall, including 13 starts. She has tallied 10 points, on four goals and two assists, and attempted 25 shots, including 12 on goal.

Kerguillec, who was a D2CCA All-East Region Second Team pick earlier this week, sports a perfect, 4.0 GPA as a sports and recreation management major. She has taken over the team lead in scoring, with 17 points on six goals and five assists. The six goals are good enough to tie for sixth in the NE10, as are the five assists, while the 17 points are seventh-most in the league. She has attempted 22 shots, including nine on goal, and has one game-winning goal.

Martikainen, the NE10 Defensive Player of the Year and a D2CCA All-East Region First Team selection, also has a 4.0 GPA, as a psychology major. She has headed a Franklin Pierce defense which has surrendered just 0.79 goals and 4.57 shots on goal per game over the course of the season, and has posted 11 shutouts on the way to a 15-3-3 record. Martikainen has started all 21 games this fall, and is the team's second-leading scorer as well, with 15 points on six goals and three assists. The five goals is tied for seventh in the NE10, while the 15 points is tied for ninth.

McKenzie is carrying a 3.85 GPA as a health sciences major. She has appeared in 12 games for the Ravens, including one start. She has attempted two shots, including one on goal.

Shean rounds out the group with a 3.83 GPA. She has appeared in all 21 games for the Ravens, including 20 starts, and has recorded six points on two goals and two assists. Shean has attempted 17 shots, including seven on goal.

The Ravens are back in action for the third round of the NCAA Championship East Regional, as they travel to Saint Rose for a 3 p.m. kickoff of Friday, Nov. 18, in Albany, N.Y.