Nazareth University

David Seward, member of the men's ice hockey team, has been named to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) West Honor Roll. Seward scored two goals in a 5-4 win over the 14th-ranked Utica Pioneers. His second goal in the third period proved to be the game-winning goal.

Nazareth College's men's soccer plays earn Empire 8 Conference Honors.

Nazareth College's women's soccer players earn Empire 8 Conference Honors

Player of Nazareth College's field hockey team receive Empire 8 Conference Honors.

James Wheeler, member of the men's soccer team, has been named Scholar-Athlete of the Month for Nazareth College. Wheeler has enabled the Golden Flyers to remain in contention for a playoff berth in the Empire 8 Conference with a 3-3 record in E8 games with all three victories coming in the month of October. After missing all of last season with a knee injury, Wheeler has returned to the Golden Flyers' lineup in 2014 and has contributed two goals and one assist.

Gabrielle LeBihan, member of the women's cross country team, has earned one of Nazareth college's Athlete of the Week Honors. LeBihan earned first-team Empire 8 Conference all-star honors for the second year in a row after placing second at the conference championship meet at Saratoga State Park. LeBihan covered the 3.04-mile course in 17:56.5 and helped the Golden Flyers to a third-place finish in the team standings with 84 points.

Nazareth College's women's tennis players earn Empire 8 Conference Honors.

Allison Dobles, member of the women's soccer team, has been named Empire 8 Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending November 2, 2014. Dobles helped the Golden Flyers close out their regular-season schedule with a 0-0 tie at eighth-ranked William Smith and a 2-1 victory at Skidmore. She had several key stops and finished with a career-high 11 saves overall in scoreless stalemate at William Smith for her fifth shutout of the season.

Jennifer Hicks, member of the women's volleyball team, has been named Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week for the period ending November 2, 2014. Hicks helped the Golden Flyers win four of five matches as they improved to 25-9 overall. She posted a .458 hitting percentage with 41 kills and 21 blocks. She hit .474 (11-2-19) in a five-set loss at Brockport last, then .471 (10-2-17) with seven blocks in a four-set win over Geneseo.

Kimberly Pedrotti, member of the women's swimming and diving team, has earned Empire 8 Women's Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week Honors for the period ending November 2, 2014. Pedrotti won three events for the Nazareth women's team in a 163-135 loss to Brockport. She won the 800-meter freestyle (10:00.56), the 200 meter IM (2:39.04) and the 200-meter butterfly (2:40.35). In addition, she was part of Nazareth's 200-meter medley relay that placed second in 2:14.48.

Ben Blasko, member of the men's ice hockey team, has earned Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) West Honor Roll Honors. Blasko started strong this season as he equaled a school record with four assists. Three of the assists came in a four-goal third period when the Golden Flyers were padding their lead. The last two came in a 25-second span on a pair of power play goals by his teammate.

Ed Zdolshek, member of the men's ice hockey team, has earned Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) West Goaltender of the Week Honors. Zdolshek is in his third season as the Golden Flyers' starting goaltender. He was at his best in a win over Brockport as he stopped 23 of 24 shots for a .958 percentage. He had a shutout going until Brockport scored its lone goal with 8:50 left in the third period.

Diego Abreau has earned Empire 8 Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week honor. Abreu, a freshman goalkeeper, made 23 saves as the Golden Flyers split a pair of games.

Dan Burke, member of the men's swimming and diving team, has been named Nazareth College's Athlete of the Week for the week ending 11/3/2014 as well as Empire 8 Men's Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week for the period ending 11/2/2014.

Christine Belding, member of the women's soccer team, has been named Nazareth College's Athlete of the Week for the week ending 10/27/2014 and Scholar-Athlete of the month for Nazareth. Belding helped Nazareth to a pair of Empire 8 Conference wins as she scored three goals in home-field wins over Alfred and Utica. She scored twice in the Golden Flyers' 6-1 win over Alfred and also contributed Nazareth's first goal in a 3-0 win over Utica.

Michaela Soules, member of the women's soccer team, has been named one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the week ending 10/13/2014. Soules had a goal and added two assists in a 3-1 home-field victory over Hartwick. She set up Nazareth's first two goals, each on crossing passes to Christine Belding. She later scored Nazareth's third goal as she headed in a corner kick off the foot of Courtney Malia.

Olivia Harrigan, member of the women's volleyball team, has been named one of Nazareth College's Athletes of the Week for the week ending 10/13/2014. Harrigan helped the Golden Flyers to four wins in five matches as she posted 45 kills to go with a .312 hitting percentage, 49 digs and 12 blocks. She had 13 kills without a hitting error in 21 attempts (.619) in a four-set win over Rochester. Harrigan added nine kills with 14 digs in a three-set sweep of Whittier.

Catherine Willard, member of the women's field hockey team, has been named Nazareth College's Athlete of the Week for the weeks ending 10/20/2014 and 10/27/2014. Willard was also named Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week for the third time this season.

Ryan Foley, member of the men's soccer team, has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District team for men's soccer by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Ryan Foley, member of the men's soccer team, has earned Nazareth College's Athlete of the Week and Empire 8 Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week honors. Foley was at it again for the Golden Flyers as he scored both goals in a 2-0 Nazareth home-field victory over Utica. First he scored on a penalty kick at 11:04 of the first half. Then, about 12 minutes later, he stole the ball near the top of the Utica box and converted an unassisted goal.

Ryan Foley, member of the men's soccer team, has been named one of Nazareth College's Scholar-Athletes of the Month. He leads the Golden Flyers' soccer team in scoring with three goals and two assists despite missing two games with a leg injury. He is tied with teammate James Wheeler as the Golden Flyers' all-time leader in assists with 21. He also has 24 career goals to rank seventh all-time in that category. As a physical therapy major, Foley carries a 3.82 grade-point average.

Kassandra, Buseck, member of the women's volleyball team, earns Nazareth College's Athlete of the Week honor. Buseck erupted for a career-high 25 kills in a five-set Empire 8 Conference victory over Houghton. She also had two service aces, seven digs and three blocks. She leads the team with 181 kills overall (3.07 per set).

Courtney Malia, member of the women's soccer team, earns Nazareth College's Athlete of the Week honor. Malia recorded a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win over St. John Fisher College. The goal was the first of her career and enabled the Golden Flyers to improve to 7-2 overall and 2-0 in Empire 8 Conference play.

Maria Allocco, member of the women's volleyball team, has been named Nazareth College's Athlete of the Week and Athlete of the Month and Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week.

Madi Wickens, member of the women's volleyball team, earns Nazareth College's athlete of the week honor for the week ending September 14, 2014.

Christine Belding, member of the women's soccer team, earns Nazareth College's athlete of the week honor for the period ending September 14, 2014.

Jennifer Lachell of Waterford, N.Y., earns athlete of the week honors.

Nate Ripic, member of the men's soccer team, has been named Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending September 7. Ripic made his first start of the season last Saturday and made eight saves in a 2-0 shutout win over Oswego. At least two of Ripic's saves came on point-blank shots that were deflected over the goal and enabled Nazareth to improve to 2-1 overall.

Gabrielle LeBihan, member of the women's cross country team, earns Nazareth College's athlete of the week honor.

Maria Allocco, member of the women's volleyball team, has been named Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week for the period ending September 7. Last week, she was named to the all-tournament team for the Golden Flyer Invitational as Nazareth won all four of its matches. She totaled 37 kills on 64 swings for a .484 hitting percentage and became the ninth player in Nazareth history to reach 1,000 career kills. She also had 12 service aces, including six in a three-set sweep of RIT.