All six are standouts on the field/court and in the classroom

RINDGE, N.H. (February 15, 2011) -- Six Franklin Pierce University student-athletes on Tuesday were named to their respective sport's 2010 Northeast-10 Conference Fall All-Academic Team. The six honorees included field hockey's Tia Levins (Manchester, Maine) and Brittany Nyzio (Attleboro, Mass.), women's soccer's Amanda Panaro (Rockland, Mass.), volleyball's Chelsie Kohout (Harrison Township, Mich.) and men's soccers Tom Reilly (Wallasey, England) and Victor Goncalves (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). All six student-athletes were also recently named to the Northeast-10 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for the fall semester.

"I am extremely proud of these six student-athletes," said Vice President/Director of Athletics Bruce Kirsh. "They are standouts in their respective sport, but they produce just as many highlights in the classroom and are true leaders on our campus."

Levins, a junior forward and business management major, helped guide the field hockey team to a spot in the Northeast-10 playoffs last fall, while also earning Second-Team All-Northeast-10 honors. She scored 12 goals and assisted on two others for 26 points, and broke the school-record for goals in a single season.

Nyzio, a junior goalkeeper and political science major, was one of the top field hockey backstops in the conference last fall. She went 8-9 with a strong 1.55 goals against average. Nyzio picked up  her 16th career win in the regular season finale versus Southern Connecticut State as she became the program leader for career victories.

Panaro, a junior forward and mass communications major, was the top offensive player in the NE-10 last fall in the sport of women's soccer. She scored a league-best 20 goals and assisted on four others for a league-high 44 points, while also earning First-Team All-Northeast-10 honors. Panaro was also among the national leaders in goal scoring and earned numerous All-America honors as well.

Kohout, a senior libero and biology major, earned Second-Team All-Northeast-10 honors last fall after she led the league in digs per set at 5.77. She also anchored a Ravens team defensive effort that led the conference in digs per set (17.61) and ranked third in opponent hitting percentage (.158). She ended her career as the program's all-time digs leader with 1,905 in that category.

Reilly, a junior back and business major, earned Northeast-10 Conference Player-of-the-Year honors last fall after helping to guide the Ravens to the conference regular season and tournament titles. He scored a pair of a goals in Franklin Pierce's 5-1 win over Merrimack in the quarterfinals of the NE-10 Tournament and helped anchor one of the best defensive units in the entire nation.

Goncalves, a junior forward and business major, earned Second-Team All-Northeast-10 honors after ranking among the league leaders in goals, assists and points. He helped guide an offensive attack, which allowed the Ravens to capture the program's first conference title since the 2006 season.

To be eligible for selection to the academic all-conference teams, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: 1. participated in at least half of the team's competitions and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2. achieved a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale); and 3. completed at least one academic year at his/her current institution. The Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference teams are chose by a vote of a committe of athletic administrators and Faculty Athletic Representatives (FAR).

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