BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Five members of the Bridgewater State University women's soccer program have been selected to the 2022 Academic All-District® One Division III Women's Soccer Team by the College Sports Communicators (CSC).

Earning the honor from Bridgewater State are senior forward Michelle Belcher, senior midfielder Delaney Langton, junior defender Megan Keller, junior forward Audra McDuffie and sophomore defender Tristen Gomes. 

Joining the five Bears on the 2022 Academic All-District® One Division III Women's Soccer Team from the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) is Westfield State University graduate student Jenn Rennich.

The 2022 Academic All-District® Women’s Soccer Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes soccer honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

To be eligible for all-academic honors, a student-athlete must be a starter or a key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. A student-athlete must have also played in at least 50% of her team's contests for the 2022 season.

Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First, second and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in early December.

Belcher is a mathematics major with a 3.63 grade point average. The Norton, Massachusetts product tallied 22 goals and 16 assists for 60 points in 36 games (35 starts) over two seasons with the Bears after transferring from Millersville University. Ten of her 22 goals were game winners. Belcher was named to the All-MASCAC Team in each of her two seasons at Bridgewater State.

A native of Scituate, Rhode Island, Langton is majoring in sociology and checks in with a 3.68 GPA. In 74 games (61 starts) over four seasons with the Bears, Langton notched ten goals and 11 assists for 31 points. She earned All-MASCAC accolades in 2021 and 2022, and was named the MASCAC Rookie of the Year in 2018.

Keller, who hails from Northborough, Massachusetts, currently sports a 3.54 GPA while majoring in English. A two-time All-MASCAC selection, Keller has played in 33 games (32 starts) for the Bears over her first two seasons and has two goals and three assists for seven points.

A Millbury, Massachusetts product, McDuffie is majoring in elementary education and checks in with a 3.73 GPA. In 29 games over her first two seasons on the BSU soccer pitch, McDuffie has eight goals (three GWG) and six assists to her credit for 22 points. She was named to the All-MASCAC Team in 2021.

A health science major, Gomes has produced an immaculate 4.0 GPA since arriving at Bridgewater State. Gomes, who also competes on the women's track & field team, appeared in 12 games this season and made seven starts in the defensive backfield before her season was cut short due to injury.

Belcher, Langton, Keller, McDuffie and Gomes helped the BSU women's soccer team post a 10-6-2 record in 2022 including a 5-1-1 conference mark.

2022 CSC Academic All-District® Division III Women's Soccer Teams (PDF)