COLFORD, CAREY & ATKINSON HONORED BY GNAC

BOSTON, Mass. – Three Emmanuel College student-athletes were recognized this week by the Great Northeast Athletic Conference in the weekly reports. Sophomore Sean Colford (Eddping, N.H.) was named the Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week, freshman Maggie Carey (Swampscott, Mass.) was named the Women's Soccer Rookie of the Week and freshman Kaitlyn Atkinson (Brookline, N.H.) was named the Women's Volleyball Rookie of the Week.

Colford lead the way for the Saints as he toured the 8K course at Saint Joseph's College (ME) in 27:49 to claim the individual title at the GNAC Championship this weekend. This marked the first time in program history that an Emmanuel male runner captured the individual championship as well as the first time any men's team captured a GNAC title at Emmanuel.

In her only action last week, Carey scored a huge insurance goal in Emmanuel's 3-0 GNAC Quarterfinal victory over the University of Saint Joseph (CT) in the 2013 GNAC Women's Soccer Tournament. The rookie attempted a total of three shots, landing two on frame with the final attempt finding the back of the net for her third goal of the season to help the Saints advance to the Semifinals.

Atkinson led the Saints to a 1-1 week in non-conference action, averaging a team-best 2.88 kills per set while hitting at a clip of .354 for the week. This marks the fourth time this season that she has earned the Rookie of the Week honors.

The Cross Country squad will compete next at the ECAC Championship this Saturday at Roger Williams University at 11:00 AM while both the Women's Soccer and Volleyball squads play today in their respective GNAC tournament games. The Women's Soccer teams heads to Lasell for a Semifinals match up at 1:30 PM while the Women's Volleyball teams hosts Suffolk University at 7:00 PM.