Saratoga Native Named Scholar Athlete of the Year
Image via Florida Gulf Coast University Athletics.
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA — Saratoga Springs native Dolly Cairns was named the Atlantic Sun Conference’s Scholar Athlete of the Year for the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles, the league announced last week.
Cairns, a fifth-year senior, has registered a 3.936 GPA while completing her master’s degree in health science. On the court, she’s been one of the best three-point shooters in the nation, making a team-best 57 triples this season and shooting 45% from beyond the arc.
Cairns started in 28 of the 30 games this season for the Eagles. Her season-high 21 points came against California Baptist. Cains also added 14 points to defeat Big East opponent Georgetown, and scored 11 to defeat Power 4 foe Cincinnati en route to being named to the Atlantic Slam All-Tournament Team. Cairns also helped the Eagles win its 8th straight Atlantic Sun Conference regular season conference title.
Cairns is the all-time girls basketball scoring leader at Saratoga Springs High School, netting more than 2,000 points to set the record. In 2019, she committed to the University of Rhode Island, where she played for two seasons before transferring to Florida Gulf Coast.