June 1, 2001

Chapel Hill, N.C. - A quintet of University of North Carolina women's lacrosse players have earned All-America recognition, the web site 360Lacrosse.com reported on Friday. Junior attacker Lindsay Stone, junior midfielder Christine McPike and defender Porter Wilkinson were named second-team All-Americas. Junior midfielder Kellie Thompson and sophomore defender Andy Fortino were named third-team All-Americas. Senior midfielder Amy Havrilla was named an honorable mention All-America.

Last month, McPike was named a first-team All-America by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association and US Lacrosse. Stone and Thompson were named second-team All-Americas by the IWLCA and honorable mention All-Americas by US Lacrosse. Wilkinson was a second-team IWLCA All-America and Fortino was a third-team IWLCA choice.

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 her first year as a regular 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.

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.

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 season.