Army West Point Athletics
Cassalia Receives PL Honors for Academic Achievements
November 07, 2019 | Women's Soccer
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Army West Point junior captain Sydney Cassalia was named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team for the second-straight season.
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Cassalia, who received Goalkeeper of the Year distinction and All-Patriot League First Team accolades on Tuesday, continued to tack on the league awards as she earned academic praise.
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The Omaha, Neb., native boasts a 3.854 grade-point average as a Mathematics major and a Cyber Security minor. She ranks 36th in her class and earned the Superintendent's Award for Excellence and Dean's List recognition every semester. Off the pitch, Cassalia is the A-4 Squad Leader and also achieved the Sword Award.Â
She was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2017 and 2018 as well.Â
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Cassalia had yet another stellar season in net for the Black Knights posting six shutouts, a 0.84 goals against average and 0.792 save percentage, while also notching an assist.
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Cassalia led Army to a five-game unbeaten streak at the end of the year to boost the Black Knights from as low as seventh in the standings to the third seed. In league-only games, the junior posted three shutouts, a 0.846 save percentage and 0.63 goals against average.
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She has recorded 22-career shutouts to rank tied for second all-time in Army's record books and tied for eighth in the Patriot League.
To be eligible for the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award and the Academic All-Patriot League Team, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average and be a starter or key player in his/her sport. Freshmen or student-athletes in their first academic year at their school are not eligible for the honor.
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The Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year for each individual sport comprises the pool of nominees for the Patriot League Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards given out during the summer.
The voting for the all-Academic squads was conducted by the League's women's soccer sports information directors, who could not vote for their own student-athletes.
2019 Patriot League Women's Soccer Scholar-Athlete:Â Sydney Fortson, Navy, Sr., GK
Academic All-League Team:
Sydney Cassalia, Army West Point, Jr., GK
Ali Russo, Bucknell, Sr., M
Kelly Crowley, Holy Cross, Sr., M
Jenna Barnes, Holy Cross, Jr., M/F
Krista Kissell, Lafayette, Jr., F
Annika Jansa, Lehigh, Sr., D
Sarah Bayer, Loyola Maryland, So., F
Julia Gray, Loyola Maryland, Jr., D
Sydney Fortson, Navy, Sr., GK
Cadie Higginson, Navy, Jr., M
Victoria Tran, Navy, So., M
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Cassalia, who received Goalkeeper of the Year distinction and All-Patriot League First Team accolades on Tuesday, continued to tack on the league awards as she earned academic praise.
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The Omaha, Neb., native boasts a 3.854 grade-point average as a Mathematics major and a Cyber Security minor. She ranks 36th in her class and earned the Superintendent's Award for Excellence and Dean's List recognition every semester. Off the pitch, Cassalia is the A-4 Squad Leader and also achieved the Sword Award.Â
She was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2017 and 2018 as well.Â
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Cassalia had yet another stellar season in net for the Black Knights posting six shutouts, a 0.84 goals against average and 0.792 save percentage, while also notching an assist.
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Cassalia led Army to a five-game unbeaten streak at the end of the year to boost the Black Knights from as low as seventh in the standings to the third seed. In league-only games, the junior posted three shutouts, a 0.846 save percentage and 0.63 goals against average.
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She has recorded 22-career shutouts to rank tied for second all-time in Army's record books and tied for eighth in the Patriot League.
To be eligible for the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award and the Academic All-Patriot League Team, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average and be a starter or key player in his/her sport. Freshmen or student-athletes in their first academic year at their school are not eligible for the honor.
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The Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year for each individual sport comprises the pool of nominees for the Patriot League Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards given out during the summer.
The voting for the all-Academic squads was conducted by the League's women's soccer sports information directors, who could not vote for their own student-athletes.
2019 Patriot League Women's Soccer Scholar-Athlete:Â Sydney Fortson, Navy, Sr., GK
Academic All-League Team:
Sydney Cassalia, Army West Point, Jr., GK
Ali Russo, Bucknell, Sr., M
Kelly Crowley, Holy Cross, Sr., M
Jenna Barnes, Holy Cross, Jr., M/F
Krista Kissell, Lafayette, Jr., F
Annika Jansa, Lehigh, Sr., D
Sarah Bayer, Loyola Maryland, So., F
Julia Gray, Loyola Maryland, Jr., D
Sydney Fortson, Navy, Sr., GK
Cadie Higginson, Navy, Jr., M
Victoria Tran, Navy, So., M
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