Pair Of Terps Earn Academic All-American Nods :: Women's lacrosse's Morris and Shank feted by the IWLCA.

June 14, 2002

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - University of Maryland women's lacrosse players Annie Morris and Julie Shank have been selected as members of the Intercollegaite Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association's (IWLCA) National Academic Squad.

Morris, a senior from Waltham, Vt., was one of the Terrapins' top defensive reserves in 2002. A painting and art history major with a 3.26 grade point average, she played in all 21 games for Maryland while starting four. She scooped up eight ground balls, had six caused turnovers and a pair of draw controls.

A junior from Arnold, Md., Shank started all 21 games on defense despite entering the season with an injured knee. She notched career highs in goals (5), assists (3) and points (8) while collecting 41 ground balls, causing 22 turnovers and securing 20 draw controls. A business and psychology major, she has posted an impressive 3.88 cumulative GPA in her first three years at Maryland.

The following is the entire All-Academic team for 2002:

2002 IWLCA Division I National Academic Squad

Athlete School Major Theresa Masse University at Albany Psychology Maria Ferrucci University at Albany Business Administration Jessie Liu UC Berkeley Ecomonics Sarah Wheatley UC Berkeley Legal Studies Molly Bryne Boston University Economics & International Relations Brooke Barrett Boston University Education Erin Curtis Bucknell Secondary Education Kristy Grossman Canisius Athletic Training Becky Scanlon Canisius Athletic Training Jane Murray Colgate Geology Elizabeth Gilroy Columbia History & Sociology Arianna Faucetta Columbia Economics Michelle Wardwell Connecticut Psychology & Sociology Lindsay Clarkson Connecticut Physiology & Neurobiology Jaimee Reynolds Cornell Agricultural &Biological Engineering Kari Zarzecki Cornell Psychology Nikki Kucharski Delaware Marketing Laurie Tortorelli Delaware Exercise & Sport Science Morgan Bader University of Denver Computer Engineerng & M.B.A. Dominique Cook University of Denver International Business Kelly Dirks Duke Economics Claire Sullivan Duke Public Policy Heather Gotha Harvard History Heather Hussy Harvard Liz Renaut Johns Hopkins Public Health Annie Morris Maryland Painting and art history Julie Shank Maryland business and psychology Beth Milani UMBC History Emily Sawyer UMBC Biology Lisa Cherill Monmouth Education Rebekah Murphy Monmouth Education Trisha Miller Ohio State Pharmacy Alexia Vogler Ohio State Business Megan Sanders Ohio University Journalism & Advertising Lindsey Hart Ohio University Biology & Pre Med Kendra Finger Old Dominion Health & Physical Education Brooke Thomas Old Dominion Early Childhood Education Jenny Hartman Pennsylvania History Whitney Horton Pennsylvania International Relations Brooke Bailey Penn State Advertising & Public Relations Sara Young Penn State Marketing Kim Smith Princeton Psychology Rachel Becker Princeton Psychology Amy Jackson Quinnipiac Physical Therapy Megan Matthews Quinnipiac Ecomonics Lauren Gulotta Rutgers Communication & Administration of Justice Denise Farina Sacred Heart English Theresa Blum Sacred Heart Psychology Catherine Mellon St. Bonaventure Mathematics & Computer Science Emily Lilyea St. Bonaventure Accounting Lucille Wess Saint Francis History & Secondary Education Courtney Nelson St. Mary's College Liberal Arts Carrie Moore St. Mary's College Biology & Pre Med Jennifer Jefferson Temple Physical Therapy Patience Synnestvedt Temple Sociology Kat Brady Towson Education Lauren Aumiller Virginia Economics Lindsay Buchanan Virginia Marketing Pamela Sobieski Wagner Sociology London Jones Wagner Marketing Lauren Nelson William and Mary Math Lindsey Sukay William and Mary Biology & English Clarissa Clark Yale Ashley Cobbett Yale