The New England Collegiate Conference has released their Softball All-Conference team for 2017 as voted on by conference coaches, and four Hawks from Becker College made the list.

Senior pitcher Samantha Lee (Prospect, Conn. / Woodland) and senior first baseman Ashley Ciepiela (Adams, Mass. / Hoosac Valley) both took All-NECC Second Team honors. Lee ranked second in the conference in ERA at 2.68, winning 11 games and accumulating 103 strikeouts. Ciepela was a consistent presence in the Hawks' lineup, playing in all 37 games and batting .327 with 25 runs batted in.

Sophomore outfielder Vasia Murphy (Dracut, Mass. / Dracut) and junior second baseman Rebecca Carkhuff (Amherst, Mass. / Amherst) were voted to the All-NECC Third Team. Murphy had a breakout season for the Hawks, hitting .351 with a team leading five home runs and 27 RBI. Carkhuff hit .279 with two homers and 16 RBI.

Junior outfielder Jennifer Boxell (Marlborough, Mass. / Marlborough) was named to the NECC All-Sportsmanship team.

Congratulations to the whole team on an outstanding season.

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