WESTFIELD, Mass. – 55 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2021 Fall Sportsmanship Team, six of which are Buccaneers. The MASCAC Sportsmanship Team is intended to recognize one student-athlete from each team, in every sport that best demonstrates the values of the MASCAC and its Sportsmanship Statement, regardless of their overall performance or statistics for the season.

 

"I want to congratulate all of the student-athletes who are named to the 2021 Fall MASCAC Sportsman-ship Team", Commissioner Angela Baumann said. "These student-athletes were selected by their coach for their outstanding sportsmanship during their season and we applaud them for it."

 

The sports that are represented on the fall team are men's and women's cross country, football, men's golf, men's and women's soccer and volleyball. A student-athlete from each institution is selected by their coach to be placed on the Sportsmanship Team.

 

The six representatives from the Buccaneers are as follows:

 

Men's Cross Country - Ben Tuttle (Sr., Barre, MA)

Women's Cross Country - Sarah Smialek (Sr., Dartmouth, MA)

Football - Conner Reynolds (Sr., Norton, MA)

Women's Soccer - Julia Podchaiski (Jr., Wallingford, CT)

Men's Soccer - John Murphy (Sr., Braintree, MA)

Volleyball - Tegan Murray (Sr. Newbury, MA)