Lacrosse Lands 11 on MPSF All-Academic Team
WOODLAND, Calif.- The University of Oregon lacrosse team had 11 student-athletes named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation All-Academic Scholar-Athletes by MPSF Executive Director Al Beaird on Tuesday afternoon.
The 11 Ducks selected was second-most in the conference behind 12 selections from California. Denver was the only other squad to tally double-figure honorees with 10.
Sophomore Caroline Federighi, who has a 4.04 GPA, had not only the highest GPA earned by a Duck, but was the highest overall in the conference. The only other recipient with at least a 4.00 was Saint Mary's Holly Hayes, who has a 4.00.
This is the second time in program history that Oregon has had 11 selections with the other occasion happening in 2006. The highest number of Ducks tabbed MPSF All-Academic was 12 in 2008.
UO finished the season 14-5 with a 10-9 loss at the hands of Navy in the NCAA Play-In Match. The match was the first postseason appearance by the Ducks in program history.
The honor was based on the following criteria:
1. 3.00 or better cumulative grade point average.
2. Student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically.
3. Student-athlete must have completed one full academic year at the institution prior to the season for which the award is being received.
4. Student-athlete must have competed in fifty percent or more of the institution's competition in his or her respective sport.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
| Student-Athlete | GPA | Year | Position | Hometown/Last School |
| Caroline Federighi | 4.04 | Sophomore | Goalkeeper |
Pleasanton,
Calif./Amador Valley |
| Shannon Propst | 3.94 | Sophomore | Midfield | Bel Air, Md./Fallston |
| Erika McCool | 3.94 | Sophomore | Defender |
Moorestown,N.J./Moorestown |
| Nikki Puszcz | 3.54 | Sophomore | Midfield | Towson, Md./Maryvale Prep |
| Maggie Kovacs | 3.48 | Junior | Midfield |
Great Falls, Va./Langley |
| Hayley Milner | 3.47 | Sophomore | Midfield |
Rochester, N.Y./Brighton |
| Dom Christiansen | 3.44 | RS Junior | Midfield | Larkspur, Calif./Redwood |
| Lara Bennett | 3.43 | Senior | Midfield | Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich |
| Bridget Morrison | 3.42 | Junior | Midfield |
Millersville, Md./St. Mary’s HS |
| Sami Kiser | 3.28 | Sophomore | Midfield | Severna Park, Md./Severna Park |
| Jana Drummond | 3.11 | Senior | Midfield | Nashua, N.H./E. Grand Rapids |
