Feb. 13, 2007

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Three North Carolina field hockey players have been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team for 2006, announced Tuesday be the league. Heather Kendell, a junior in eligibility last season, was named to the squad for the second year and was joined on the 31-player list by freshmen Riley Foster and Brianna O'Donnell.

To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and have maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during her academic career.

Kendell, a forward/midfielder, is one of 13 players to repeat on the team after being named to the inaugural All-ACC Academic squad in 2005. An exercise and sport science major from Chapel Hill, she started 20 games last season for the Tar Heels, which finished the season 13-9.

O'Donnell, a goalkeeper, is a journalism major from Collegeville, Pa. Foster, a back, is a nursing major from Fort Worth, Texas. Both first-year players started all 22 games in 2006.

2006 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Field Hockey Team

Julia Berkowitz (Boston College); Katherine Blair (Virginia); Katherine Bounds (Virginia); Biffy Cornelison (Virginia); Lauren Crandall (Wake Forest); Aileen Davis (Wake Forest); Bob Dirks (Boston College); Kristina Edmonds (Maryland); Riley Foster (North Carolina); Caitlin Gillen (Boston College); Minou Gimbrere (Wake Forest); Kristi Harshman (Wake Forest); Paula Infante (Maryland); Heather Kendell (North Carolina); Mia Link (Virginia); Hilary Linton (Duke); Cara-Lynn Lopresti (Duke); Shayna McGeehan (Duke); Brianna O'Donnell (North Carolina); Katie Quaglia (Boston College); Traci Ragukas (Virginia); Ameliet Rischen (Maryland); Berber Rischen (Maryland); Amy Stopford (Duke); Laura Suchoski (Duke); Christine Suggs (Wake Forest); Amie Survilla (Duke); Emily Trycinski (Maryland); Jamie Whitten (Wake Forest); Caitlin Williams (Duke); and Kimberly Ziegler (Maryland)