COLCHESTER, Vt. - Five Saint Michael's College women's soccer players recently qualified for College Sports Communicators (CSC) NCAA Division II Academic All-District honors.
 
Fifth-year senior Claire Williams (Saint Leonard, Md./Calvert), senior Nathalie Larsson (Gothenburg, Sweden/Sjölins Gymnasium/Morningside), juniors Kayleigh Crowell (Beverly, Mass./Beverly) and Faith Kosiba (Dunstable, Mass./Groton-Dunstable Regional), and sophomore Bridget McLoughlin (Latham, N.Y./Shaker) all claimed honors. Crowell, Kosiba, Larsson and Williams were recognized for the second time each.
 
Saint Michael's was one of four Northeast-10 Conference programs with at least five qualifiers. The five Purple Knights were among 29 total from the NE10.
 
College Sports Communicators, formerly known as College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), moved to a qualification system for All-District accolades in 2022, with major contributors toting at least a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average by their sophomore seasons eligible. Each school was able to put six student-athletes forward for an award that previously necessitated voting. Instead, All-District honorees can now advance directly to the Academic All-America ballot, which will still incorporate national membership voting.
 
An NE10 All-Conference second team selection, Williams started 17 games in the midfield while scoring a pair of goals, including netting the winner against Southern Connecticut State University on Sept. 28. The two-time New England Women's Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA) All-New England player holds a 3.59 GPA as a business administration and accounting double major. Williams qualified for the NE10 Academic Honor Roll eight times and landed three Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Awards.
 
Larsson saw time in all 19 contests while making four starts this fall, turning in one goal and assisting the winner at Shippensburg University on Sept. 7. The captain has a 3.84 GPA as a business administration and accounting double major. Larsson qualified for the NE10 Academic Honor Roll four semesters and landed a pair of D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards.
 
Crowell appeared in 18 games, drawing three starts, while handing off a pair of assists. In addition to earning NEWISA All-New England, NE10 All-Conference and NE10 Academic All-Conference laurels as a sophomore, she has qualified four times for the NE10 Academic Honor Roll and once for a D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award. Crowell holds a 3.63 GPA as a criminology major.
 
Kosiba started 17 of her 18 games this fall, contributing five goals and three assists. She netted the winner during a two-goal outing at Felician University on Sept. 17 and buried a penalty kick in a 3-1 upset of fifth-ranked Adelphi University on Oct. 26. A double major in health science and education studies, Kosiba holds a 3.83 GPA. She has earned four NE10 Academic Honor Roll citations and one D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
 
McLoughlin also started 17 times in 18 outings, all in the backfield, anchoring a defense that yielded one goal or less 15 times. The 2023 NE10 All-Rookie Team selection is a two-time NE10 Academic Honor Roll pick and has a 3.93 GPA as a political science/environmental science double major.
 
Through the Academic All-America program, CSC names separate Academic All-District and Academic All-America teams at each the NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III levels, while the College Division team combines NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools.