Jan. 24, 2008

LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell women's soccer team landed a league-high 19 student-athletes on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, the league office announced on Thursday. The Bison led the league for a fourth consecutive year, while American followed in second with 15.

To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average in the fall semester and be awarded a varsity letter.

Highlighting the Bison list were sophomore Chelsea Brinkman (Clearwater, Fla./Palm Harbor University HS) and sophomore Lauren Stoller (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge), who represented the Orange and Blue on the 2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II second team, and junior co-captain Nicole Marotta (Bridgewater, N.J./Mount St. Mary Academy) who recently earned Scholar All-East Region third team honors from the NSCAA. Brinkman posted a 3.91 grade-point average this past fall, while Stoller recorded a 3.75 GPA. Marotta registered a 3.52 GPA as a biology major.

Elsewhere around the league, Lafayette had 13 honorees, Lehigh 10, Army and Colgate nine, Holy Cross eight and Navy six.

The following are Bucknell's 2007 Patriot League Honor Roll members from the women's soccer team.

Gretchen Auer , Sr., Education, 3.33 , Poolesville, Md./Poolesville
Kelly Boswell, Jr., Electrical Engineering, 3.75 , Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill West
Chelsea Brinkman, So., Undeclared, 3.91, Clearwater, Fla./Palm Harbor University HS
Kimberly Cannon, Sr., Political Science, 3.41, Matawan, N.J./Old Brige
Amanda Citron, Fr., Undeclared, 3.75, Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield
Jennifer Dervarics, Jr., Mathematics, 3.66, Emmaus, Pa./Emmaus
Leah Grimm, Jr., Management, 3.91, Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls
Caitlin Holtz, Fr., Undeclared, 3.41, Freehold, N.J./Peddie School
Erin Lavery, So., Undeclared, 3.75, Huntington, W. Va./Huntington
Molly Linhart, So., Management, 3.58, Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel Area
Lauren Malsky, Fr., Undeclared, 3.49, Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon
Nicole Marotta, Jr., Biology, 3.52, Bridgewater, N.J./Mount St. Mary Academy
Christa Matlack, Fr., Undeclared, 3.50, So. Williamsport, Pa./So. Williamsport Area
Leslie Schulze , Sr. , Political Science, 3.91 , Brookeville, Md./Sherwood
Sarah Seltzer, So., Early Childhood Education, 3.33, Dallas, Texas/Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Brooke Stokes, Fr., Undeclared, 3.25, Gladwyne, Pa./The Shipley School
Lauren Stoller, So., Undeclared, 3.75, Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge
Kathryn Sutton, So., Undeclared, 3.50, Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville Area
Rosemary Walker, Fr., Undeclared, 3.75, Oakland, Calif./The College Prep