Women's Ice Hockey's Balfour, Fesette, Francis, Morris, Norton, Stetson, Wall, and Yoo Named AHCA All-America Scholars
AHCA Release
GLOUCESTER, Mass. – Taya Balfour (Moorestown, N.J. / Philadelphia Jr. Flyers), Ella Fesette (Plattsburgh, N.Y. / Rochester Institute of Technology), Sydnee Francis (Canton, N.Y. / Nepean Jr. Wildcats), Tessa Morris (Grand Island, N.Y. / Rome Girl's Hockey), Mattie Norton (Glen Carbon, Ill. / St. Louis Lady Blues), Maddy Stetson (Wasilla, Alaska / (Little Caesars), Ciara Wall (Somerville, Mass. / University of New Hampshire), and Seoyoung Yoo (Yongin, Republic of Korea / Ontario Hockey Academy) of the Plattsburgh State women's ice hockey team have been named 2024-25 Krampade/American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) All-American Scholars, as announced by the AHCA.
In order to qualify for Krampade/AHCA All-American Scholar recognition, student-athletes must achieve a 3.75 GPA each semester and appear in 40% of the season's total games.
Norton graduated with a degree in accounting and business administration, joining 15 other student-athletes who were both All-Americans and All-American Scholars. Wall graduated with a degree in communications. Balfour is a business administration and international business major, Fesette is pursuing a degree in nutrition, and Francis is working towards a nursing degree. First-years Morris, Stetson, and Yoo all earned the honor, with Morris and Yoo pursuing degrees in communication sciences and disorders and accounting, respectively, while Stetson is undeclared.
The Cardinals finished the year at 20-7-1 (14-3-1 SUNYAC) and won the SUNYAC Championship before falling in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Elmira.
