Maegen Doyle Named National CoSIDA Academic All-America For The Second Consecutive Season
Purple Knights' Standout Stars On The Pitch And In The Classroom
Bridgeport, Conn.-For the second consecutive season, University of Bridgeport women's soccer standout Maegen Doyle has been honored for her outstanding play on the pitch and her fine work in the classroom with her selection as a national CoSIDA Academic All-America, as this season she earned a spot on the 2019 National NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Academic All-America Second Team selected by CoSIDA (The College Sports Information Directors Association of America).
A two-time First Team All-East Coast Conference selection and the ECC's Offensive Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019, Doyle, a senior from Harwich, England, wrapped up her undergraduate studies with a 3.77 grade point average as Marketing/Analytics and Systems major.
In 2018, Maegen was named the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Women's Soccer National Player of the Year, as she helped Bridgeport to the NCAA National Title. Last season, she was also a member of the First Team National CoSIDA NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Academic All-America squad.
To be nominated as a CoSIDA Academic All-America, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution.
Doyle's selection marks the 14th all-time national Academic All-America team member selected from the University of Bridgeport joining softball's Cathleen Meade (Second Team in 1993), women's soccer's Julia Hansson (Second Team in 2012 and First Team in 2013), women's soccer's Tabea Rauschenberg (Second Team in 2014), men's swimming Ruben Jimenez (First Team and National Division II Men's At-Large Academic All-America of the Year in 2014 and 2015), men's swimming Oscar Pereira (Second Team in 2014), women's volleyball Ying Shen (Third Team in 2014), women's soccer Nicola Worthington (Second Team in 2016). women's gymnastics Christine Liautaud (Third Team in 2016), women's swimming Annagrazia Bonsanti (Second Team Women's At-Large in 2018) plus Doyle and teammate Jennifer Wendelius, who earned First and Second Team honors for women's soccer last season.