Eastern Connecticut State University

The Warriors at Eastern Connecticut State University named 27 students to the 2018-19 men's soccer team.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Warriors named 17 student-athletes to the women's volleyball team for the fall 2018 season.

The Warriors at Eastern Connecticut State University named 22 students to the Fall 2018-19 field hockey team.

Ten lacrosse players from Eastern Connecticut State University have been named to the Little East Conference (LEC) All-Conference teams for the spring 2018 semester.

Two soccer players from Eastern Connecticut State University received the Holly E. Zimmerman Memorial Award this spring 2018 semester. The award was established in memory of the late Holly Zimmerman, and highlights students who make significant contributions to Eastern on and off the field.

Fourteen student athletes from Eastern Connecticut State University received Little East Conference (LEC) awards in late March and April. The students represent six different teams and included three repeat winners.

Eastern Connecticut State University student-athlete Connor Hillemeir '21 received the Little East Conference (LEC) men's lacrosse rookie-of-the-week award for the week ending March 18.

Eastern Connecticut State University student-athlete Anthony Choronzy '20 of Clinton received the Little East Conference (LEC) men's lacrosse defensive player-of-the-week award for the week ending March 18. This is the first LEC award he has received this season. Choronzy majors in Business Administration.

Eastern Connecticut State University recently had 21 students named to the Little East Conference (LEC) Winter All-Academic Team. The team is comprised of 140 students from the eight institutions of the LEC conference.

Eastern Connecticut State University student-athlete Connor Hillemeir '21 of Unionville, CT, received the Little East Conference (LEC) men's lacrosse rookie-of-the-week award for the week ending March 11.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Morgan Bolduk '21 of Vernon/Rockville received the Little East Conference (LEC) Softball Rookie-of-the-Week Award for the week ending March 11. This is the first LEC award that Bolduk has received in her career. She majors in Health Sciences.

Eastern Connecticut State University's Carlos Gonzalez '21 of Springfield, MA, received the Little East Conference (LEC) Men's Basketball Defensive Player-of-the-Year Award for the 2017-18 season. He becomes the third student-athlete in Eastern's history to receive the honor. This is not Gonzalez's first major award; as a freshman he received the LEC Rookie-of-the-Year. Gonzalez majors in Sociology.

Eastern Connecticut State University senior Tarchee Brown of Rockville, CT, received the Little East Conference (LEC) Men's Basketball Player-of-the-Year Award for the 2017-18 season. Brown becomes the third student-athlete in Eastern's history to receive the honor. Brown majors in Sociology.

The 2017-18 Eastern Connecticut State University women's lacrosse team is looking to return to the victor's stand. With a core of eight seniors leading the team, the Warriors are hoping to secure the team's first Little East Conference championship since 2013. A strong and consistent offense will be key to the team this year. If the team can score goals at last year's rate, they well may reach their goal of a conference title.

After a 2017 campaign marred with injury, the Eastern Connecticut State University baseball team is looking to return to championship form. After a disappointing 21-16 finish this past season, Head Coach Matt LaBranche is hoping this year's team will show the maturity and consistency needed to capture the program's third Little East Conference (LEC) Championship in the past five years. With a solid all-around lineup and a veteran bullpen, it will be up to the starting pitching to determine how far this year's crop of Warriors will advance in the postseason.

2017 was a year of rebuilding for the Eastern Connecticut State University softball team. The team, which had fallen to the depths of consecutive 15-25 seasons after six straight Little East Conference titles, will be looking to lean heavily on its young talent this year. Head Coach Diana Pepin says that the 12 freshmen and sophomores on the roster all have realistic chances to earn starting spots going into the season. With the team beginning its season with 10 games in Kissimmee, FL, during spring break, Pepin will learn quickly how the team stacks up this year.

The Eastern Connecticut State University men's club ice hockey team made sure their season didn't end without a good effort. Down two goals to Norwich University in the regional tournament semifinals, the team mounted a comeback and forced the game to overtime. Although Eastern lost the game, the Warriors showed the same fight that has made them a championship contender year in and year out. Ending the year at 16-6-1, the team posted the sixth-best winning percentage out of 62 teams in the northeast conference of the American College Hockey Association.

After a disappointing 2016-17 season that saw the Warriors lose 10 of 18 games, the Eastern Connecticut State University men's lacrosse team is looking to reestablish itself as a serious contender in the Little East Conference. Thanks to the return of 16 letter winners from last year, the team is looking to bounce back after only the second losing season in program history.

Eastern Connecticut State University senior Tarchee Brown of Vernon, CT, received the Little East Conference (LEC) Men's Basketball Player-of-the-Week Award for the week ending Feb. 25. This is the third LEC Player-of-the-Week award Brown has received this season. Brown majors in sociology.

For the second time this year, Eastern Connecticut State University student-athlete Mya Villard '20 of Cromwell has been named to the weekly New England Women's Basketball Association Honor Roll. The sophomore, who majors in Criminology and plays the forward position, is one of five student-athletes from New England named to the list.

The Eastern Connecticut State University women's swim team posted one of its most impressive overall seasons of the last decade in 2017-18. Thanks to a strong foundation of young talent, as well as a core of consistent veterans, the team recorded 625.5 points, the most by a Warrior's team since 2014. At the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association Championships, six Eastern swimmers combined for 23 awards, the most since 2014. The team finished fifth place overall for seventh time in the last nine years.

Eastern Connecticut State University student-athlete Madeleine Dalberg '20 is quickly making her name known in the Little East Conference (LEC). The Pitea, Sweden, native has been named the Little East Conference Track Rookie-of-the-Week for the second time in the past three weeks, this time for the week running through Feb. 4. Dalberg majors in communication.

Eastern Connecticut State University student-athlete Tai Barron '21 of Mansfield was named the Little East Conference (LEC) Track Athlete-of-the-Week for the week of Feb. 4. This is the first LEC weekly honor of Barron's career. He is an accounting major.

Eastern Connecticut State University student-athlete Matt Pinney '19 of Mansfield was named the Little East Conference (LEC) Track Athlete-of-the-Week for the week of Jan. 28. This is the first LEC weekly honor of Pinney's career. He is a Physical Education major.

Eastern Connecticut State University swimmer Maggie Lasto '21 of Orange, CT, was awarded the Little East Conference (LEC) Rookie Swimmer-of-the-Week Award for the week of Jan. 28. This is the first LEC weekly honor of Lasto's career. She now joins her two sisters, Mollee and Megan, who have both won LEC awards this season as well. Lasto is taking the exploratory track in the Arts and Humanities.

After just recently enrolling at Eastern Connecticut State University in January, student-athlete Madeleine Dalberg made the most of her first collegiate track meet. With only a handful of practices under her belt, the freshman from Piteaa, Sweden was named the recipient of the Little East Conference Track Rookie-of-the-Week Award for the week of Jan. 21. Dalberg majors in Communication.

Eastern Connecticut State University swimmer Megan Lasto '21 of Orange made a big splash in the team's return to the pool. Lasto was awarded the Little East Conference Rookie Swimmer-of-the-Week Award for the week of Jan. 21.

Eastern Connecticut State University student-athlete Tarchee Brown '18 has become the all-time leading scorer for the men's basketball team.

Eastern Connecticut State University student-athlete Mya Villard '20 of Cromwell has been named to the weekly New England Women's Basketball Association Honor Roll for the week ending Jan. 7.

Eastern Connecticut State University was one of only two institutions in the country to have its men's and women's soccer programs qualify for a 2017 United Soccer Coaches (USC) Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award.