February 8, 2006

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Four Virginia Tech student-athletes have been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic women's soccer team. The squad was selected by the conference office, which considered all student-athletes who earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during their academic career.

Sophomores Heather Hallberg (Richmond, Va.) and Ashley Kinser (Johnson City, Tenn.), senior Molly McCall (Falls Church, Va.) and junior Mallory Soldner (Lanesville, Ind.) were Tech's representatives on the 42-person team, which included players from all 11 ACC institutions that sponser women's soccer.

Hallberg, a sophomore midfielder, has a 3.65 cumulative GPA in human nutrition, foods and exercise. The 5-foot-3 midfielder played in 14 games last season, scoring two goals, including the game-winner at American University in Tech's opener.

Kinser, a sophomore defender, has a 3.71 cumulative GPA in economics. She appeared in all 19 games for the Hokies and was instrumental in holding the team's last three opponents scoreless. The 5-foot-3 defender has seen action in all of Tech's games the past two seasons.

McCall, a senior midfielder, has a 3.32 cumulative GPA in accounting and information systems. She ended her career by starting in 57 consecutive games. This year she scored a goal and collected three assists, including four points in Tech's 5-0 win over Miami. McCall was also selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District III team.

Soldner, a junior goalkeeper, has a 3.91 cumulative GPA in industrial systems engineering. She has started all but one game in net for Tech over the past two seasons and ended this year by shutting out the opposition over the final 267 minutes. She also became the Hokies' career leader in shutouts (16.5) this year.

"I am very excited about four of our student-sthletes making the first Academic All-ACC team," Virginia Tech head coach Kelly Cagle said. "One of our goals here at Virginia Tech is to excel in all aspects of our lives, not just in soccer. These four have found a way to do that, and are certainly not the only four on our team worthy of this honor."

2005 All-ACC Academic Women's Soccer Team

Name, Class, School	Pos.	Semester GPA	Career GPA	Major
Yael Averbuch, Fr., North Carolina	MF	3.715	3.715	Undeclared
Carmen Bognanno, Sr., Duke	MF	3.820	3.540	Psychology/Cultural Anthropology
Jayme Leigh Cargnoni, Jr., Wake Forest	D/MF	3.154	3.221	Biology
Lori Chalupny, Sr., North Carolina	MF	3.562	3.181	Exercise & Sport Science
Lindsay Curtin, So., Miami	MF	3.880	3.830	Undeclared
Molly Dane, Jr., Boston College	F/D	3.608	3.466	Accounting
Christina de Vries, Jr., Virginia	GK	3.570	3.350	Health & Physical Education
Simone Dekker, Sr., Maryland	MF/F	4.000	3.916	Finance
Camelyn Dillion, Fr., Wake Forest	MF	3.917	3.917	Undeclared
Ashley Durkee, Sr., Miami	D	4.000	3.366	Marketing
Heather Ferron, Jr., Boston College	MF	4.000	3.973	Mathematics
Kendall Fletcher, Sr., North Carolina	D	3.750	3.135	Communications
Carolyn Ford, Sr., Duke	D	3.770	3.450	Psychology
Kimmy Francis, Sr., Maryland	F	4.000	3.123	Kinesiology
Allison Graham, Sr., Clemson	MF	3.250	3.320	Sport Management
Heather Hallberg, So., Virginia Tech	MF	3.800	3.650	Human Nutrition, Foods, Exercise
Candice Hein, Sr., Clemson	MF	3.820	3.850	Civil Engineering
Madeleine Johnson, So., Boston College	MF	3.384	3.268	Mathematics
Molly Johnson, Fr., Clemson	D	4.000	4.000	Undeclared
Ashley Kinser, So., Virginia Tech	D	3.510	3.710	Economics
Sarah Kozey, Sr., Wake Forest	F	3.667	3.310	Health & Exercise Science
Tami Krzeszewski, Fr., NC State	MF	3.900	3.900	Social Work
Michelle Massey, Jr., NC State	D	3.930	3.780	Math Education
Jennifer Maurer, Jr., Boston College	F/MF	3.760	3.666	Elementary Education
Lindsey McArdle, Sr., Boston College	D	3.010	3.418	Communications
Molly McCall, Sr., Virginia Tech	MF	3.660	3.320	Accounting/Information Systems
Christie McDonald, Fr., Duke	F	3.420	3.420	Undeclared
Britten Meyer, Jr., Clemson	MF	4.000	3.750	Marketing
Ali Mims, Jr., Florida State	GK	3.000	3.056	Business
Heather O'Reilly, Jr., North Carolina	F	4.000	3.361	Education
Viola Odebrecht, Jr., Florida State	MF	3.063	3.063	Social Science
Elizabeth Remy, Jr., Wake Forest	F	3.513	3.348	Psychology
Nikki Resnick, So., Maryland	GK	3.200	3.339	Sociology
Paulette Ricks-Chambers, So., Miami	F	3.169	3.169	Education
Rachel Rose-Cohen, Jr., Duke	D	3.920	3.860	Biological Anthropology/Anatomy
Rebecca Sauerbrunn, So., Virginia	D	3.170	3.170	Undeclared
Katrin Schmidt, Fr., Florida State	D	3.500	3.500	Undeclared
Melanie Schneider, Sr., Wake Forest	MF	3.780	3.115	Education
Mandela Schumacher-Hodge, Jr., NC State	MF	3.670	3.890	Communications
Mallory Soldner, Jr., Virginia Tech	GK	3.940	3.910	Industrial Systems Engineering
Lindsay Tarpley, Sr., North Carolina	F/MF	3.813	3.353	Communications
Lydia Vandenbergh, Sr., Clemson	MF/F	3.600	3.500	Computer Science