WALTHAM, Mass. – Former Bentley teammates and recent graduates Meredith Hart (Fairport, N.Y./Fairport) and Kelsey Howard (Scarborough, Maine/Scarborough) were voted to the Northeast-10 women's lacrosse All-Academic team, the conference announced.

The pair closed out their Bentley careers in a big way this season, leading the women's lacrosse program to an unprecedented season while excelling in the classroom. The duo helped the Falcons reel off a program record 11 straight wins, advance to the Northeast-10 semifinals and achieve a final ranking of No. 14 in the IWLCA poll.

Howard, who also excelled for the Bentley field hockey team for four seasons and was recently named a nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award, is an All-Academic selection for the 3^rd time. She was named to the field hockey All-Academic team for the 2013 and 2015 seasons. The Maine native graduated from Bentley Magna Cum Laude in May with a degree in accountancy.

On the field for the women's lacrosse team, Howard was 2^nd on the squad in each of goals (38), assists (17) and points (55). Those numbers earned her spots on the IWLCA All-North Region 3^rd team and the Northeast-10 All-Conference 2^nd team.

Hart starred as an all-around midfielder for the Falcons. She contributed offensively with 32 goals (4^th on team), while also ranking 1^st in both ground balls (46) and caused turnovers (18) and 2^nd in draw controls (49). Her play earned her both IWLCA All-North Region 2^nd team and Northeast-10 All-Conference 2^nd team honors.

 Hart graduated from Bentley in May with a degree in economics while minoring in global studies.