May 23, 2001

Chapel Hill, N.C. - University of North Carolina women's lacrosse midfielder Christine McPike was named a first-team All-America by US Lacrosse on Wednesday. Teammates Lindsay Stone and Kellie Thompson were named honorable mention All-Americas.

Earlier this week McPike was named a first-team All-America by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association, while Stone and Thompson were named to the second team. Thompson also was named an honorable mention All-America by US Lacrosse in 2000.

McPike (Farmingdale, N.Y.) set new career highs with 36 goals and 44 assists while tying her career high with eight assists in 2001. She started all 18 UNC games in the midfield, led the team with 42 draw controls and was second with 26 caused turnovers. She ranked 10th in the Atlantic Coast Conference leaders in ground balls and was named to the 2001 All-ACC team in April.

In her first year as a starter, Stone (Stony Brook, N.Y.) finished second among Tar Heels in scoring with a career-high 58 points on 40 goals and 18 assists. She finished tied for sixth in the ACC in scoring. Stone was named to the 2001 All-ACC team last month.

In 2001, Thompson (Grasonville, Md.) led Carolina in scoring for the second year in a row and was a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy given to the National Player of the Year. She set a new school record with 51 goals and set a personal best with 64 points on the season. She finished third in the ACC in scoring and second in goals. Thompson was named to the 2001 All-ACC team last month.

Carolina finished the 2001 season with a record of 11-7 and reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament before losing on May 13 to national runnerup Georgetown on the road. UNC was ranked No. 6 in the final IWLCA poll of the 2001 regular season.