Three Rose-Hulman Women's Soccer Players Named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans
November 19, 2008 (Rose Release)
TERRE HAUTE, IN -- Three members of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology women's soccer team have earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American accolades, in results released today by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Senior Jen Lyman (Irwin, Pa./Penn Trafford) captured first-team Academic All-American honors, with senior Liz Ridgway (Grosse Pointe, Mich./ Northwestern University) and sophomore Annmarie Stanley (Warrenville, Ill./Rosary) earning second-team Academic All-American accolades for their efforts on the field and in the classroom.
Lyman, Ridgway and Stanley captured the 77th, 78th and 79th Academic All-American awards in Rose-Hulman history. The three awards mark the first time in school history that a trio of teammates on the same women's squad have been named Academic All-Americans.
Rose-Hulman also has a streak of 23 consecutive years with at least one Academic All-American honoree, the sixth longest current streak in the nation. The three were chosen as the top 22 members of the College Division team, among more than 400 institutions at the NCAA Division II, III and NAIA levels.
Lyman has scored eight goals with 11 assists for 27 points this season from the Engineer midfield. The civil engineering major is tied for fourth in school history with 19 career assists and has scored four game-winning goals in her Fightin' Engineer career.
Lyman appeared in 72 matches with 60 starts at Rose-Hulman with 14 goals, 19 assists and 47 points. The civil engineering major also carries a 3.72 grade point average in the classroom.
Ridgway led the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference in scoring this season and completed her career as a three-time first-team all-league honoree. She tallied 19 goals and six assists for a league high 44 points this fall.
Ridgway ranks fifth in school history with 33 goals and fourth with 85 points in the Rose-Hulman record book. The civil engineering major maintains a 3.79 grade point average in the classroom.
Stanley already ranks third in Rose-Hulman history with 22 assists as a sophomore. She led the HCAC with 13 assists this season, and amassed 26 points in her Rose-Hulman career.
In the classroom, Stanley maintains a 4.00 grade point average in computer engineering. She also earned second-team all-league honors this fall.
Rose-Hulman completed the season with a 12-7 record for its seventh consecutive winning campaign. The Engineers have a 90-35-6 mark since the 2002 season.