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West Chester's Jessica Bennett Named Academic All-America
Jessica Bennett
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TOWSON, Md. – West Chester University junior defender Jessica Bennet (Littlestown, Pa./Gettysburg) has been named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Women’s Soccer Academic All-America® College Division first team,  as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) it was announced Tuesday afternoon.

A first team All-PSAC East selection, Bennett is an Elementary Education major with a 4.00 grade-point average. A three-year starter on defense, she led the fifth-ranked Golden Rams to a 19-2-1 record and a PSAC championship this past fall. In addition to scoring five goals with two assists, the Littlestown, Pa. native contributed to a West Chester defense that posted 17 shutouts with a nation’s best 0.21 goals-against average.

Bennett becomes the first West Chester athlete to be named an Academic All-American® since women’s swimmer Tammy Leane was selected back in 2006-07 academic school year.

The 12 members of the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Women’s Soccer College Division first team have a cumulative GPA of 3.91.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.

2009 ESPN THE MAGAZINE Academic All-America ®
Women’s Soccer Team (College Division) as selected by CoSIDA

First Team
Pos. Name                            School                          Dist.     Cl.    Hometown               GPA    Major
GK   Tara Carter                   Otterbein                      IV           Jr.   Pickerington, Ohio  4.00     Art & Art History
GK   Lauren Sinnenberg    Williams                       I             Sr.   Westfield, N.J.         3.88      Biology
D     Jessica Bennett          West Chester             II           Jr.   Littlestown, Pa.       4.00     Elementary Education
D     Jenny Knox                   Otterbein                       IV          Jr.   Gahanna, Ohio         4.00    Allied Health
D     Jenn Paulucci              Johns Hopkins            II           Jr.   Manalapan, N.J.        3.96    Biomedical Engineering
D     Natalja Stanski            Grand Valley State      IV          Sr.  Tecumseh,Ontario    4.00     Biomedical Science
M     Chantal Koechli          Wooster                         IV          Sr.  Greer, S.C.                  3.97    Biochemistry & Molec. Biology
M     Kaitlin Sanders            Ohio Northern              IV         Sr.  Kendallville, Ind.         3.96    Pharmacy
M     Amy Scheffer                Ithaca                             I           Sr.  Schenectady, N.Y.      3.85    Accounting
F     Tassia Augusto            North Alabama            IV         Sr.  Sao Paulo, Brazil        3.67    Health, Phys. Ed. & Rec.
F     Kristin Burton                Armstrong Atlantic St. III          Sr.  Ocala, Fla.                  3.68     Physical Therapy
F     Taylor Hilinski               Mercyhurst                    II           Sr.  Erie, Pa.                      4.00     Biology Education

ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America ® of the Year: Natalja Stanski, Grand Valley State

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