Cliona Crammond Named CACC Student-Athlete of the Month

Women's Soccer | 12/20/2018 12:00:00 AM

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Goldey-Beacom Women's Soccer senior Cliona Crammond (Wicklow, Ireland) received another accolade in her already star-spangled career by being picked November's honoree as the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Student-Athlete of the Month.

It was yet another award after she was named second team Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-America, becoming the sixth Academic All-America in school history and the second to achieve at least the status of second team. Crammond also was picked third team Collegiate Commissioners Association All-America, becoming the first female student-athlete in the College's history to be named All-America.

Crammond this fall also was tabbed first team CCA All-East Region, first team All-CACC, Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District and a repeat member of the CACC All-Tournament Team.

A gifted midfielder with exceptional scoring and passing ability, Crammond has been a valuable asset to the program all four seasons and her impact on the team likely will carry on for many years. Her solid play on free kicks and overall will to win helped the Lightning this season to one of the most memorable campaigns in school history in any sport.

She ends the campaign 53rd in the country with 31 points, 57th with 12 goals, 65th with 1.55 points per game, 71st with seven assists and 72nd with 0.60 goals per game. Crammond recorded two goals and an assist in three separate contests this season in addition to getting a point in 10 games.

Crammond graduates tied for second in team history with 30 goals, third outright with 19 assists and third with 79 points. The three-time member of the league's Academic Honor Roll started all 76 of the Lightning's games during her career.

Her play this season had the Lightning end the year seventh in the country with 3.15 goals per game, ninth with 63 goals and ninth with 173 points. This also has helped the defense record six shutouts and 13 games in which they allowed one goal or fewer.

Crammond this year volunteered her time brightening the days of residents at The Summit, a retirement home in Hockessin, DE for United States veterans. She also assisted this year with the Festival of Lights, The Summit's annual holiday fundraiser. Crammond participated in Bras for the Cause, the GBC Athletics fundraiser for breast-cancer awareness that drew the College a finalist nod for the 2016 NCAA Division II Award of Excellence, and assisted athletes with special needs train and develop motor skills during HAC (Hockessin Athletic Club) Fitness Friday.

Goldey-Beacom (15-5, 11-1 CACC) enjoyed a remarkable campaign in which it broke the school record for most wins, most conference victories, most home wins with nine and a team-record 63 goals. The Lightning won their first six games both overall and in the conference for the best starts in team annals and recorded their third straight season of double-digit wins for the first time in program history.

This season also marked the first time Goldey-Beacom played in the CACC semifinals in consecutive years. The quarterfinal triumph also marked the first time in program history it had won a conference tournament game in back-to-back seasons.

GBC also has 39 victories over its last three seasons that is a school record for that period.

The Lightning had three players named first team all-conference, four picked second team and Dan Frick named CACC Coach of the Year for the second time in three seasons. Other honors included sophomore Kelly Mejia (State College, PA) named CACC Defensive Player of the Year and second team United Soccer Coaches All-East Region as well as joining Crammond as a first team CCA All-East Region pick.

Freshman Melayna Immediato (Hockessin, DE) was tabbed second team CCA All-East Region with sophomore Rose Benjamin (North East, MD) and junior Line Kristoffersen (Bergen, Norway) picked Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District.

Freshman Jackie Ayers (Rising Sun, MD) joined Crammond as a member of this year's CACC All-Tournament Team.

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Players Mentioned

#5 Rose Benjamin: M; 5' 3"; Sophomore

#9 Cliona Crammond: M; 5' 6"; Senior

#19 Line Kristoffersen: D; 5' 11"; Junior

#4 Kelly Mejia: D; 5' 3"; Sophomore

#10 Jackie Ayers: M; 5' 3"; Freshman

#27 Melayna Immediato: F; 5' 0"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#5 Rose Benjamin
: 5' 3"; Sophomore
: M

#9 Cliona Crammond
: 5' 6"; Senior
: M

#19 Line Kristoffersen
: 5' 11"; Junior
: D

#4 Kelly Mejia
: 5' 3"; Sophomore
: D

#10 Jackie Ayers
: 5' 3"; Freshman
: M

#27 Melayna Immediato
: 5' 0"; Freshman
: F