The Misericordia University athletics department has selected Jesse Robinson (Barton, NY/Tioga Central) and Jeff Slanovec (Easton, PA/Freedom) as the school's ECAC/Robbins Scholar-Athletes.

Robinson, a senior on the women's basketball team, carries a 3.95 grade point average as a speech pathology major.

She earned the Coach's Award after leading the Cougars to a 17-9 record and the Freedom Conference championship.

She finished third in career points (1,318) and is second in career free throws (494).

Slanovec, a senior on the basketball and baseball teams, maintains a 3.67 GPA in accounting.

He led the basketball team to a Freedom Conference championship and its first NCAA Tournament berth.

He scored more than 1,000 career points and finished second in school history with 205 three-pointers.

In baseball, he is second on the team in batting (.393) and homers (4).  The Cougars are 24-3 and ranked 10th in the nation.