29 MASCAC Student-Athletes Recognized on the 2020 Winter Sportsmanship Teams

29 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been honored for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2020 Winter Sportsmanship Team.

29 MASCAC Student-Athletes Recognized on the 2020 Winter Sportsmanship Teams
March 23, 2020
WESTFIELD, Mass. – 29 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been honored for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2020 Winter Sportsmanship Team.

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.

The sports that are represented on the winter team are men’s and women’s basketball, men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s indoor track and field. A student-athlete from each institution is selected by their coach to be placed on the Sportsmanship Team. 

Jump starting this year’s sportsmanship teams is men’s basketball. Mathew Romano of Bridgewater State, Anthony Diaz of Fitchburg State, Cameren McCloud-Thomas of Framingham State, Chris Becker of MCLA, Patrick Bugler of Salem State, Moody Bey of Westfield State and Erik Bjorn of Worcester State are the honorees. 

For women’s basketball, Devon Tabor of Bridgewater State, Payton Holmes of Fitchburg State, Casey McAuliffe of Framingham State, Hannah Mazzeo of MCLA, Katie Wallace of Salem State, Alyssa Camara of Westfield State and Colleen Cutting of Worcester State earn sportsmanship team honors. 

Earning on a spot the Men’s Ice Hockey Sportsmanship Team are Dean Zerby of Fitchburg State, Ryan Paul of Framingham State, Andreas Pettersson of Plymouth State, Jimmy Pelton of UMass Dartmouth, Brandon Wolfe of Salem State, Kameron Limburg of Westfield State and Nick Patullo of Worcester State. 

Nathaniel Packer of Bridgewater State, Nick Sachetta of Fitchburg State, Riley Moore of Westfield State and Eddy Acuna of Worcester State are the Men’s Indoor Track and Field Sportsmanship Team award recipients.

Finishing out the winter sportsmanship team honorees is the Women’s Indoor Track and Field Team with Jessica Haywood of Bridgewater State, Megan Socha of Fitchburg State, Lauren Gilderdale of Westfield State and Brenda Thomas of Worcester State.