Posted: May 31, 2017

Top Five Flashback: Men's Soccer #5

NEWPORT, R.I. - Salve Regina University athletics resumes its summer series with a daily flashback to the top five moments of 2016-17 for each of its 19 varsity sports. Beginning with Memorial Day (Monday, May 29, 2017) and finishing with the final day of August, 95 moments (19 x 5) will be shared to relive the most exciting happenings of the most recent Seahawk season.

For the fifth time in seven seasons the Salve Regina University men's soccer team has been announced as recipient of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Award.

"I'm very happy to see our program honored with this national award again," said Salve Regina head coach Craig O'Rourke II. "We did it this year by setting a program record with a cumulative team GPA of 3.24. So I'm pleased with our demonstrated commitment in the classroom."

Salve Regina University
Salve Regina athletics sponsors 19 NCAA Division III varsity sports for men and women. The Seahawks compete in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC - baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis, women's track and field, women's volleyball), New England Hockey Conference (NEHC - women's ice hockey), New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA - sailing). Beginning in 2017-18, Salve Regina will also sponsor equestrian as a varsity sport, and adds junior varsity programs for baseball and men's lacrosse.