EC grad earns college academic and athletic award

(NEW HAVEN, CT.) – An East Central graduate is being recognized for her academic and athletic success. 

Hope Fox attends Southern Connecticut State University and is one of the top players on the women’s basketball team.

She is majoring in Healthcare Sciences and was awarded this week with the James Moore Award for Exercise and Sport Science. 

The award is given to a senior in the Exercise Science Human Performance program who is academically excellent, serves the community, and exemplifies the spirit of "fit mind, fit body.”

Fox will receive her bachelor’s degree in a few weeks and will immediately start grad school at Southern Connecticut. 

RELATED: Hope received numerous conference awards this past season including Northeast 10 Most Outstanding Player and was also named to the All-Championship Team. Read more here.