Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Doherty, the 2014 NEWMAC goal scoring champion, picked up right where she left off with five goals as the Engineers opened the season 3-0. The senior forward reached the 50 point milestone by netting a goal in each half of WPI's 3-1 season-opening victory versus Salve Regina on Tuesday.

The senior forward reached the 50 point milestone by netting a goal in each half of WPI's 3-1 season-opening victory versus Salve Regina on Tuesday.

Bursey nailed what proved to be the game-winning field goal in the "Battle of the Engineers" when he booted a 26-yarder with 9:58 to go. The junior also successfully connected on all four of his PATs.

The junior signal caller was an efficient 18-for-23 on the night for 197 yards and rushed 13 times for 58 yards. His 15-yard scoring strike to Brandon Eccher with three seconds to go in the first half capped an impressive 8-play 72-yard drive.

Eckler threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as WPI opened the season by defeating 2014 NCAA tournament second round participant MIT 31-28 on Friday evening.

The WPI men's basketball program earned the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Team Academic Excellence Award while three members of the squad were named to the NABC Honors Court, as recently announced by the organization.

The NFCA Golden Shoe award is presented annually to the player determined to be the most outstanding base stealer from an NFCA member institution in each of the following divisions: NCAA (Divisions I, II and III), NAIA, NJCAA (Divisions I, II and III), Cal JC, NWAACC and high school. A committee comprised of elected head coaches in each of the 10 represented divisions selects the winner of their respective award.

To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 and have met either of the following athletic standards: competed in an NCAA Indoor or Outdoor Championship and finished the regular season ranked in the national top 35 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 25 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org

WPI graduate student football player Jake Brown is one of 197 nominees nationwide for the 2015 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team(R), announced this week by the Allstate Insurance Company and the American Football Coaches Association.

The WPI men's and women's swimming and diving programs were honored by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for academic success while eight individuals have been recognized for their efforts in the pool and the classroom.

The WPI athletic department recently honored all of its 20 varsity teams which encompasses nearly 600 student-athletes at its annual awards banquet. During the festivities, twelve student-athletes were presented with major awards. These accolades highlight some of the best varsity student-athletes at WPI. These awards are presented to student athletes who excel both in the classroom and in their respective sports.

Recent graduate and four-time All-America high jumper Laura Pumphrey is WPI's nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year. Now in its 25th year, the Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in academics, athletics, service and leadership.

Alex Venditti and Sean Greene wrapped up the postseason awards circuit with ECAC Division III New England Baseball All-Star first team nods.

Nina Murphy-Cook was named the ECAC Division III New England Softball Rookie of the Year and earned first team honors while teammate Ama Biney was voted to the second team by the region's head coaches.

Sophomore Michael Beinor and seniors Matt Deptula and Joe Sperry headlined awards for WPI Men's Rowing announced late last week by the ECAC National Invitational Rowing Championship (NIRC) Stewards.

Led by Maggie Freed and Corre Steele, nine WPI women's rowers were named a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Scholar Athlete and an ECAC National Invitational Rowing Championship (NIRC) Stewards All-Academic honoree. Four others were recognized by the ECAC while senior Emily Hofmeister picked up All-ECAC rowing honors for the Engineers.

WPI's women's rower Corre Steele been selected as a first team Capital One Division III Academic All-American by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). It marks the third Academic All-America laurel in the At-Large division for Steele, which includes student-athletes from bowling, crew, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis and water polo.

A signature element of the innovative undergraduate experience at WPI, the project-based curriculum offers students the opportunity to apply their scientific and technical knowledge to develop thoughtful solutions to real problems that affect the quality of people's lives--and make a difference before they graduate.

A signature element of the innovative undergraduate experience at WPI, the project-based curriculum offers students the opportunity to apply their scientific and technical knowledge to develop thoughtful solutions to real problems that affect the quality of people's lives--and make a difference before they graduate.

A signature element of the innovative undergraduate experience at WPI, the project-based curriculum offers students the opportunity to apply their scientific and technical knowledge to develop thoughtful solutions to real problems that affect the quality of people's lives--and make a difference before they graduate.

A signature element of the innovative undergraduate experience at WPI, the project-based curriculum offers students the opportunity to apply their scientific and technical knowledge to develop thoughtful solutions to real problems that affect the quality of people's lives--and make a difference before they graduate.

The largest graduating class in WPI's history, 1,680 students, received their degrees beneath a large, billowing tent that shielded graduates and well-wishers from the sun that occasionally peeked from behind generally cloudy skies. In all, the Institute awarded 956 bachelor's degrees, 682 master's degrees, and 42 PhDs during its 147th Commencement exercises.

WPI junior Alex Venditti was named the player of the year and head coach Mike Callahan was tabbed co-coach of the year while three others also earned a spot on the fifth annual Worcester Area Baseball All-Star Team. The selections were made by the area sports information directors and feature student-athletes from all three NCAA divisions, including Holy Cross and Assumption.

Bumila has been selected as a Capital One Division III Academic All-American by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Bumila was named to the first team, becoming just the 13th WPI student-athlete all-time to pick up first team accolades.

The 4x100 quartet of Alex Price, Liz Pellegrini, Maya Rhinehart and Sara Velleca placed fifth in their heat, and eighth overall, with a school-record time of 47.24.

Freshman Nina Murphy-Cook became the first WPI softball student-athlete to garner National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America status as she was named to the Division III third team as a utility player. The 2015 selections were revealed at the NCAA Division III Softball Championship banquet Wednesday evening.

Alex Venditti took home American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), D3baseball.com and New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) All-New England First Team honors as three WPI student-athletes totaled seven regional selections. Sean Greene also earned ABCA and NEIBA All-New England First Team accolades to go along with D3baseball.com Second Team honors while Taylor Landry, the NEWMAC Pitcher of the Year, picked up a D3baseball.com Third Team nod.

The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differ from that of most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean's List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects.

Hughes touts an impressive 3.97 GPA as a robotics engineering and computer science double major. A five-time Dean's List member, he was named a Charles O. Thompson scholar as top 10 percent of his freshman class at WPI. This past winter Hughes earned selection to his second straight NEWMAC Men's Swimming and Diving All-Academic Team. A member of Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society, Hughes just completed his IQP Project in Zurich, Switzerland.

The criteria for the WPI Dean's List differs from most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean's List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects.