LOUISVILLE, Ky.- The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) released its 2024-25 Easton/NFCA Team GPA rankings and All-American Scholar Athlete honors on Thursday afternoon. West Chester was well represented once again, earning a spot on the team GPA list with a 3.637 team GPA, which ranks among the top-35 programs in Division II, while 21 Golden Rams earned Individual honors.
In order to be named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete, student-athletes must post a GPA of 3.5 or higher for the 2024-25 year. Across Division II, West Chester was one of 119 programs honored by the association with the Team Academic Award. At the same time, the 21 Golden Rams honored were part of the 2,179 Division II student-athletes recognized.
West Chester had another strong season in 2025, culminating with a trip to the NCAA Atlantic Regional Tournament at East Stroudsburg in May. The Golden Rams went 1-2 in the NCAA Tournament, defeating Bowie State after suffering a heartbreaking, extra-inning loss to Shippensburg on a marathon first day of the regional after battling Mother Nature for much of the afternoon.
The 21 Golden Rams to receive NFCA/Scholar Athlete honors were
Casey Best (Wilmington, Del./Concord), Gia Borelli (Wyomissing, Pa./Wilson), Danielle Ciliberto (Ambler, Pa./Wissahickon), Natalie Colwell (Mount Joy, Pa./Donegal), Lauren Daniels (Drums, Pa./Hazleton), Makenzie Edwards (Atco, N.J./Hammonton), Presley Foote (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury), Ella Heap (York, Pa./Central York), Rhiannon Henry (Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley), Mairead Hopkins (West Chester, Pa./Rustin), Tess Kearney (Hatboro, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham), Meg Kent (Havertown, Pa./Haverford), Gianna Liciardello (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Carroll), Paige Marabell (Tunkhannock, Pa./Tunkhannock), Hailey Melvin (Tabernacle, N.J./Seneca), Julia Miller (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown), Holly Muni (Hamilton, N.J./Allentown), Alyssa Tooley (Horsham, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham), Riley Wiercinski (Avondale, Pa./Avon Grove), and Emma Zoldi (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North).
The full NFCA release is available
here.
