Marshall University Athletics
Culicerto Named to Conference USA All-Academic First Team
11/5/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
IRVING, Texas - Marshall women's soccer's Kelly Culicerto (Charlotte, N.C.) has been named to the Conference USA All-Academic first team, the league announced on Wednesday. The award is the first of her career.
The honor adds to a growing list of accolades for the junior midfielder, who earned first team All-Conference USA honors on Tuesday. In addition to being the first player in program history to earn first team All-C-USA honors, she is the first Thundering Herd player to earn both first team all-academic and all-conference honors in a single season. All-time, she is the third member of the Herd to make the C-USA All-Academic first team (Sarah Vinson: 2010, '11, '12; Erin Johnson: 2006, '07, '08), and the first since 2012.
"Kelly, like all our athletes, does a great job in the classroom," coach Kevin Long said. "It's great to see players recognized for all-conference and all-academic efforts. It's a testament to what they do around the clock. I'm really proud of her and the rest of the team. I'm glad that she's being recognized for her hard work."
While holding a 3.67 GPA in business management, Culicerto has been a dominant player all over the pitch for Marshall. This year, she has scored twice in three matches, leading the Herd past Eastern Illinois (Aug. 29), UAB (Oct. 17) and Southern Miss (Oct. 24). Marshall is 5-0-0 when she finds the net, and she and older sister Kristine Culicerto (Charlotte, N.C.) lead the Herd with eight goals and one assist apiece for 17 points. Her 69 shots are the most since Angela DeSumma fired 77 in 2011.
This afternoon, No. 8 seed Marshall (7-6-5, 4-3-3) will face No. 1 seed North Texas (14-4-1, 8-1-1) in the first round of the Conference USA Championship at 4:30 p.m. ET at Transamerica Field in Charlotte, N.C. For all the latest information about Marshall women's soccer, follow @HerdWSoccer on Twitter.
The complete list:
All-Academic First Team
*Claire Emslie, Florida Atlantic, Junior, 3.93, Exercise Science
Kathryn Sloan, Louisiana Tech, Sophomore, 4.00, Communication Arts and Design
Kelly Culicerto, Marshall, Junior, 3.67, Business Management
*Kelsey Bransletter, Middle Tennessee, Senior, 4.00, Athletic Training
*Kelsey Brouwer, Middle Tennessee, Junior, 3.87, Management
Rachel Holden, North Texas, Sophomore, 3.78, Kinesiology
Amy Czyz, Rice, Senior, 3.62, Sports Management
*Casey Adkins, Southern Miss, Senior, 3.75, Nursing
Brittany Taylor, Southern Miss, Sophomore, 3.88, Finance
Hannah Asuchak, UTEP, Senior, 3.90, Pre-Business
Allie Auscherman, WKU, Senior, 3.96, Exercise Science
All-Academic Second Team
*Tori Fubara, Charlotte, Junior, 3.90, Psychology
Shelby Hicks, Charlotte, Sophomore, 3.81, Pre-Kinesiology
*Ashleigh Shim, FIU, Senior, 3.56, Sports and Fitness Studies
*Johanna Volz, FIU, Senior, 3.77, Sports and Fitness Studies
*Tori Hawkins, Middle Tennessee, Junior, 3.70, Aerospace Technology
Jessie Klamut, Old Dominion, Senior, 3.63, Therapeutic Recreation
Lauren Hughes, Rice, Junior, 3.32, Sports Management
Johanna Liney, UAB, Senior, 3.24, Civil Engineering
Anissa Munson, UTSA, Senior, 3.79, Kinesiology
Iris Dunn, WKU, Sophomore, 3.81, Biology
Caitlin Hesse, WKU, Sophomore, 4.0, Biology
* Repeat Selection
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