Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Women's Soccer Lands Two on Academic All-District Second Team
11/1/2007 8:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Nov. 1, 2007
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell sophomore midfielder Chelsea Brinkman (Clearwater, Fla./Palm Harbor University HS) and sophomore defender Lauren Stoller (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) have been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II University Division Women's Soccer Second Team, it was announced today by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The accolades raise the count to nine academic all-district selections all-time for the Bison women's soccer program, including 2007 graduate Shannon Curd, who earned Academic All-America recognition as a senior last year. Brinkman and Stoller are just the second and third members of the Orange and Blue to receive the award as sophomores. Kerry Fitzpatrick '06 was the only prior second-year player to earn a spot on the all-district squad, doing so in 2003.
Brinkman has appeared in 16 of Bucknell's 17 games so far this season, starting 10, and has two points on two assists that came against UMBC and Robert Morris. As a freshman in 2006, she saw action in 16 games and totaled six points on one goal and four assists, three of which came on game-winning tallies. That season, she set up both goals in an upset win over then No. 14 Navy, which gave team a share of 2006 Patriot League regular season title. Following that performance, she was honored as the Patriot League Rookie of the Week while also being named to the Soccer America Team of the Week and the SoccerBuzz Elite Team of the Week.
Away from the field, Brinkman, who holds a 3.83 grade-point average as a biology major with a minor in Spanish, volunteers at First Presbyterian Church as a high school youth group leader and at the St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen. The 2006 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member also serves as a freshman hall resident assistant, is involved in DiscipleMakers Christian Fellowship, InterVarsity and has taken part in Relay for Life.
Sophomore defender Lauren Stoller earned an academic all-district second team selection. |
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In the classroom, Stoller carries a 3.71 GPA as a psychology major. A member of the 2006 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, she spent time volunteering at Sunflower Day Care Center, at a soup kitchen and at a local farm. This past summer, Stoller interned at the non-profit organization, the Christopher Reeve Foundation.
The following is a complete listing of the 2007 Academic All-District II University Division Women's Soccer Teams:
First Team Position Name (School) GK Lizzie Barnes (Navy) M Theresa Ferraina (Loyola (Md.)) M Lauren Popovich (Saint Francis (Pa.)) M Zoe Bouchelle (Penn State) D Michelle Verzi (La Salle) D Lauren Bresnahan (Navy)
D Taryn Reichard (Robert Morris) D Valentina Montero (Rutgers)
F Aubrey Aden-Buie (Penn State) F Kari Weniger (Navy) F Ashley Banks (West Virginia)Second Team GK Alyssa Naeher (Penn State)
M Chelsea Brinkman (Bucknell) M Lea Day (Loyola (Md.)) M Jen Fetsick (Lehigh) D Krystle Kallman (West Virginia) D Kimberly Kabernagel (Drexel) D Meghan Labiak (Towson) D Laura Sylvester (Villanova) D Lauren Stoller (Bucknell) F Nicole Coia (Villanova) F Krystn Hodge (American) F Katie Andreski (Seton Hall)
