Women's Soccer: Two Named Academic All-District
October 30, 2008 10:33 AM | General
By Tim Goodenow for MSNsportsNET.com
October 30, 2008
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University women’s soccer players Deana Everrett and Robin Rushton have been named to ESPN The Magazine’s Academic All-District Second Team announced today by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) officials.
Everrett, a psychology major, and Rushton, a political science major, were two of only 25 student-athletes to earn honors in the University Division of District 2. District 2 covers all universities in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
“It is nice for these two seniors to be recognized for their effort on and off the field,” said Head Coach Nikki Izzo-Brown. “Deana and Robin have taken their academic work just as seriously as their athletic demands. They both are very deserving of this honor.”
A senior from Oakville, Ontario, Everrett is wrapping up one of the finest offensive careers in school history. The forward has 15 points on the season with four goals and a team-best seven assists. In 80 career games, she ranks third in goals (36), third in points (95) and tied for fourth in assists (23). A Third Team All-American as a sophomore, Everrett is one of four players in program history to record 30 or more goals and 20 or more assists in her career. She is a two-time All-BIG EAST forward, a BIG EAST Academic All-Star and a member of the Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll.
Rushton is a four-year starter at outside back, including all 19 matches this season for the Mountaineers. A senior from Scarborough, Ontario, Rushton and the current WVU defense ranks fifth in the nation in goals-against average (0.392). A Scholar All-East Region honorable mention player last season, Rushton has helped West Virginia teams post 43 shutouts during her career. She is a BIG EAST Academic All-Star and a member of the Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll.
To qualify for the all-academic teams, student-athletes must have a minimum GPA of 3.30. Student-athletes are nominated by their respective sports information directors and are voted on by members of CoSIDA.
Everrett and Rushton are the ninth and 10th different players, respectively, in program history to earn CoSIDA Academic All-District honors.
