Hokie ClubGREENSBORO, N.C. – Junior captain Allie Emala and sophomore Jessica Nonn were two of 15 athletes named to the 2010 Women’s Lacrosse All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic team as announced by the league’s commissioner on Tuesday. Emala, a three-time all-academic team honoree, and Nonn, a first timer, each led the team in various statistical categories throughout the season, while also excelling in the classroom.
Emala, a Baltimore, Md., native, set a new school single-season draw control record with 91 this year, while also setting a new all-time career mark with 188 draw controls so far in her three-year career. The human development major finished her junior year first on the team in points and assists with 47 and 15, respectively. Her 24 ground balls and 32 goals on the season were both good for second on the squad.
Nonn had a breakout season this past year, as she became the only Hokie to score at least one goal in each of the team’s 17 games this season, setting a new standard for longest scoring streak. The Catonsville, Md., native led Tech in scoring this year with 36 goals, as well as ground balls after scooping up 45 through the season. Nonn’s ground ball count moves her up in the all-time single-season record books for the second year in a row as she now sits in eighth, along with owning the second spot, which she achieved in 2009. Nonn plans to major in psychology.
The conference named Maryland’s Caitlyn McFadden as the ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while Duke led the way as a team, with eight players named to the squad.
The 2010 All-ACC Academic Women's Lacrosse team is as follows:
Name, Class, Major, School
Hannah Alley, Jr., Communications, Boston College
Lauren Costello, Sr., Communications, Boston College #
Kristin Igoe, Jr., Biochemistry, Boston College
Peyton Killeen, Sr., Communications, Boston College
Jillian Rekart, Jr., Nursing, Boston College
Sarah Bullard, Jr., Sociology, Duke #
Kaitlin Gaiss, Fr., Undeclared, Duke
Sara Giedgowd, Sr., Sociology, Duke !
Lindsay Gilbride, Sr., Psychology, Duke
Jillian Heinz, Sr., Public Policy Studies, Duke
Danielle Kachulis, Jr., Art History, Duke #
Christie Kaestner, Jr., Sociology, Duke
Kat Thomas, So., Int. Comp. Studies, Duke !
Abby Caso, Sr., Finance, Economics & Accounting, Maryland
Brittany Jones, Sr., International Business, Maryland !
Caitlyn McFadden, Sr., Kinesiology, Maryland &
Laura Merrifield, Jr., Kinesiology, Maryland #
Katie Schwarzmann, Fr., Undeclared, Maryland
Amanda Spinnenweber, Sr., Family Science, Maryland #
Kara Cannizzaro, Fr., Undeclared, North Carolina
Taylor Chumney, Jr., Business Admin., North Carolina !
Corey Donohoe, Jr., Exercise & Sport Science, North Carolina #
Meredith Newton, Jr., Biology & Psychology, North Carolina !
Kristen Taylor, Sr., Business Admin., North Carolina &
Laura Zimmerman, So., Business Admin., North Carolina
Liz Downs, Jr., Art History, Virginia
Josie Owen, So., Undecided, Virginia !
Caitlin Whiteley, Sr., History, Virginia
Allie Emala, Jr., Human Development, Virginia Tech #
Jessica Nonn, So., Psychology, Virginia Tech
& Four-time honoree; # Three-time honoree; ! Two-time honoree