LOUISVILLE, KY – Siena Softball continues to soar to new heights both athletically and academically. A record 13 Saints from the 2023 roster were named Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) earlier this week.

The NFCA's latest award honored 8,297 student athletes across all levels of high school and collegiate softball. Student athletes must be enrolled at their institution for one year and hold a 3.50 cumulative GPA to be eligible for NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete recognition. The program saw athletes honored for the eighth time in its history.

Recently-graduated seniors Emma McLaughlin and Allison Speshyock took home the award for the third time in their collegiate careers, while graduated senior Peyton Elzey and rising graduate student Nicole Patille earned honors for the second time. Graduate student Sabrina Vargas joined future redshirt-senior Diana Parker, recent graduate Shannon Bonewit, rising senior Isabella Pardo, rising junior Madi Silber, rising junior Emmalynn Skaff, rising redshirt sophomore Alissa Eimont, rising sophomore Emma Petersen, and Sydney Erlandson in taking home the award for the first time.

On the field, Siena recorded a program record-tying 32 wins for the second straight season while making a postseason appearance for the fifth straight eligible year.