LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Roger Williams University Softball program has been honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association as a 2018-19 Easton/NFCA Academic Team, with nine individual Hawks recognized as NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes.
 
Taylor Bigliani (Saint James, N.Y.), Amanda Boulter (Wakefield, Mass.), Tara Chatowsky (North Kingstown, R.I.), Taylor Chatowsky (North Kingstown, R.I.), Elizabeth Lombardo (Thomaston, Conn.), Alyssa Murray (Green Brook, N.J.), Bay Naples (Livingston, N.J.), Lia Nocella (Tyngsboro, Mass.), and Sydney Provencal (Cumberland, R.I.) were each recognized as NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes.
 
Roger Williams ranked 73^rd among all NCAA Division III Softball programs for the 2018-19 academic year with a 3.372 cumulative team GPA.
 
Over 8,000 student-athletes (8,161), a first in NFCA history, were named 2019 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes. The rankings and honors recognize the academic prowess of softball teams across the Association's membership categories. NCAA Division III led the way with 1,928 student-athletes earning a 3.5 grade-point average or higher for 2018-19. NCAA Division I and Division II followed with 1,769 and 1,306 honorees. High School weighted and High School unweighted earned 1,225 and 793 distinctions. NAIA and two-year programs each amassed 570 recipients.