Aug. 4, 2009

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Women's Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year Caitlyn McFadden of Maryland highlights the 2009 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic team as announced today by Commissioner John D. Swofford.

McFadden, a junior Kinesiology major, is a three-time ACC All-Academic team selection and a first-team All-American from the Womenslax.com, IWLCA/U.S. Lacrosse and Inside Lacrosse. McFadden, who was a Tewaaraton Trophy finalist and was named IWLCA's National Midfielder of the Year, led the Terrapins with 86 points on 54 goals and 32 assists. The 2009 ACC Player of the Year tallied at least one goal in every game during Maryland's 21-game winning streak and recorded at least a point in every match in 2009.

Seven (7) student-athletes who earned All-Conference honors this past season secured spots on the 2009 All-ACC Academic Women's Lacrosse team, while all six ACC programs were represented on the academic squad.

Sixteen (16) student-athletes were repeat honorees from the 2008 All-ACC Academic team, including McFadden, Boston College's Emily Hannigan, Duke's Carolyn Davis and Kim Imbesi, North Carolina's Kristen Taylor, and Virginia Tech's Rachel Culp and Kari Morrison, who have all been tabbed All-ACC Academic team members for the third time over the four-year history of the accolade. Hannigan is the lone four-year repeater.

Duke placed nine student-athletes on the team for the fourth consecutive year, while Virginia Tech and Maryland each had five listed on this year's academic roster. Boston College and North Carolina followed with four honorees apiece, while rounding out the 30-member team with three first-year recipients was Virginia.

The ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports. Candidates for the award must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average for their career as well as a 3.0 for each of the last two semesters.

To be eligible for consideration for the All-ACC Academic team, a student-athlete, regardless of classification, must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.