July 6, 2006

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -

The University of Miami's Tatjana Marincic has been named to the 2006 All-ACC Academic Women's Basketball Team as announced Wednesday by ACC Commissioner John D. Swofford.

To be eligible for consideration for the 15-member team, student athletes must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative averaged during her academic career.

After helping the Hurricanes to an overall record of 17-13 and a second round appearance at the 2006 Women's National Invitation Tournament, Marincic capped off her career at UM by earning a bachelor's degree in International Finance and Marketing in May.

The honor marks the second for Marincic who was named to the 2005 All-ACC Academic Team Prior to UM's move to the ACC in 2004, she was a two-time (2003, 2004) honoree as a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

2006 All-ACC Academic Women's Basketball Team

Sarah Marshall, Boston College

Brooke Queenan, Boston College

Amanda Frist, Clemson

Jessica Foley, Duke

Ganiyat Adeduntan, Florida State

Alicia Gladden, Florida State

Holly Johnson, Florida State

LaQuinta Neely, Florida State

Shay Doron, Maryland

Crystal Langhorne, Maryland

Tatjana Marincic, Miami

Jennifer Nelms, North Carolina

Jessica Sell, North Carolina

Laura Haskins, Virginia Tech

Carrie Mason, Virginia Tech