University of New Hampshire Athletics
7/27/2021 4:47:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse, Academics
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. – Six student-athletes from the University of New Hampshire women's lacrosse team were named to the 2021 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Division I Academic Honor Roll. UNH was also named a 2021 IWLCA Academic Honor Squad.
The Wildcat honorees are senior midfielder Tatum Benesh (Horseheads, N.Y.), junior midfielder Emily Curtis (Walpole, Mass.), grad student midfielder Rylee Leonard (Coventry, R.I.), junior attack Lily Powell (Marcellus, N.Y.), junior defender Grace Purdy (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.), and junior midfielder Adena Rothbard (Newport Beach, Calif.).
To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must be a junior, senior or graduate student and have a 3.50 or higher cumulative grade point average.
To qualify for the Academic Honor Squad, the team must have posted a 3.2 or higher team grade point average for the 2020-21 academic year.
Benesh has a 3.71 GPA as an exercise science major. She captained the 2021 Wildcats and played in 10 of 11 games with 10 starts. Benesh ranked second on the team in both ground balls and caused turnovers. In the America East rankings, she ranked second in caused turnovers per game and seventh in ground balls per game.
Curtis has a 3.62 GPA in pursuit of degrees in business administration: finance and business administration: accounting. She played in 6 of 11 games in 2021 with two goals for two points.
Leonard, who was also named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll in 2019, has a 3.95 GPA as a business administration major. As a senior captain in 2021, she started all 11 games and recorded 25 points on 14 goals and 11 assists. Leonard was the only Wildcat to record double digits in both goals and assists, and she led the team in assists.
Powell has a 3.50 GPA with a major in nutrition: nutrition and wellness. She played in four games this season.
Purdy has a 3.60 GPA in pursuit of English: journalism and communication degrees. She played in one game during the 2021 season.
Rothbard has a 3.62 GPA while majoring in both business administration: information systems and business analytics as well as business administration: marketing. She played in 10 of 11 games with 10 starts. Rothbard recorded a ground ball in 8 of 10 games with a total of 12 GBs.
The Wildcat honorees are senior midfielder Tatum Benesh (Horseheads, N.Y.), junior midfielder Emily Curtis (Walpole, Mass.), grad student midfielder Rylee Leonard (Coventry, R.I.), junior attack Lily Powell (Marcellus, N.Y.), junior defender Grace Purdy (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.), and junior midfielder Adena Rothbard (Newport Beach, Calif.).
To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must be a junior, senior or graduate student and have a 3.50 or higher cumulative grade point average.
To qualify for the Academic Honor Squad, the team must have posted a 3.2 or higher team grade point average for the 2020-21 academic year.
Benesh has a 3.71 GPA as an exercise science major. She captained the 2021 Wildcats and played in 10 of 11 games with 10 starts. Benesh ranked second on the team in both ground balls and caused turnovers. In the America East rankings, she ranked second in caused turnovers per game and seventh in ground balls per game.
Curtis has a 3.62 GPA in pursuit of degrees in business administration: finance and business administration: accounting. She played in 6 of 11 games in 2021 with two goals for two points.
Leonard, who was also named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Roll in 2019, has a 3.95 GPA as a business administration major. As a senior captain in 2021, she started all 11 games and recorded 25 points on 14 goals and 11 assists. Leonard was the only Wildcat to record double digits in both goals and assists, and she led the team in assists.
Powell has a 3.50 GPA with a major in nutrition: nutrition and wellness. She played in four games this season.
Purdy has a 3.60 GPA in pursuit of English: journalism and communication degrees. She played in one game during the 2021 season.
Rothbard has a 3.62 GPA while majoring in both business administration: information systems and business analytics as well as business administration: marketing. She played in 10 of 11 games with 10 starts. Rothbard recorded a ground ball in 8 of 10 games with a total of 12 GBs.
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