Thursday,
November 7, 2002
PC’S
ADAIR & BALL NAMED TO VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT III
COLLEGE DIVISION WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM
CLINTON,
S.C. — Presbyterian College women’s soccer players Jessi
Adair and Christina
Ball have been named to the 2002 Verizon Academic
All-District III College Division Women’s Soccer First Team
announced today.
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Adair, a 5-5
senior attacking midfielder, is a three-time All-South Atlantic
Conference selection and two-time NSCAA All-Region selection
that has led Presbyterian in scoring each of the last three
seasons. The former Decatur High School standout is the
program’s career leader in assists (33), ranks tied for second
in career total points (109), and third in career goals (38).
She ranks tied for third in SAC history in career assists and
tied for 11th in career total points. She also has 10
game-winning goals to her credit. |
For her
efforts in the classroom, Adair was named to the 2001 Verizon
first team Academic All-American team and the 2001 SAC Scholar
Athlete Award Winner for women’s soccer.
She has a 3.87 GPA as an Elementary Education major.
She has also been named to the school’s Dean’s List
and President’s List and the SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
| Ball, a 5-1
senior defender, is a three-year starter and a 2002 preseason
All-SAC selection. The former Hillcrest High School standout was
named to the 2001 SAC All-Tournament team and has anchored the
Blue Hose defense which has finished either first or second in
the SAC in scoring defense each of the last four seasons. |
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In the
classroom, Ball carries a 3.72 GPA while majoring in Biology and
minoring in Chemistry. She has been named to the school’s
Dean’s List (3.3 GPA) for six semesters and President’s List
(4.0 GPA) two semesters and to the SAC Academic Honor Roll for
three straight years. In addition, she is the recipient of the
prestigious J. Phillip Olmert Memorial Scholarship.
Adair and
Ball are part of the 11-member All-District first team that will
go on to the national ballots for Academic All-American
announced later this year.
2002
Verizon Academic All-District III
College Division Women’s
Soccer Team
First
Team
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Name |
School |
Dist. |
Yr |
Hometown |
GPA
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Major |
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Forwards |
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Alex
Hutton |
Guilford |
III |
Sr |
Colliersville,
TN |
4.00 |
Exercise
& Sport Science |
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Annie
Schenck |
Emory |
III |
Sr |
Cincinnati,
Ohio |
3.90 |
Psychology |
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Larissa
Stec |
SCAD |
III |
Jr |
Roc
Savey, NJ |
3.88 |
Illustration |
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Midfielders |
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Jessi
Adair |
Presbyterian |
III |
Sr |
Decatur,
GA |
3.87 |
Elementary
Education |
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Monica
Carrasco |
Eckerd |
III |
Sr |
El
Paso, TX |
3.69 |
Marine
Bio./Computer Science |
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Mindy
Dymon |
FL.
Southern |
III |
So |
Ware,
MA |
4.00 |
Biology |
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Defenders |
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Christina
Ball |
Presbyterian |
III |
Sr |
Simpsonville,
SC |
3.72 |
Biology |
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Christina
Matthews |
Bridgewater |
III |
Sr |
Staunton,
VA |
3.939 |
Business
Administration |
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Abby
Odom |
Embry-Riddle |
III |
Sr |
Gulf
Breeze, FL |
3.909 |
Aviation
Business |
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Shea
Seagle |
Barton |
III |
Sr |
Midlothian,
VA |
3.93 |
Business
Administration |
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Goalkeeper |
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Johanna
Fischer |
Barry |
III |
Jr |
Verum,
Sweden |
3.626 |
Management
Info. Systems |