Washington and Lee University
The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) recently announced the 2008 Division III Academic squads and Washington and Lee was honored. Additionally, former Generals Christine Bender (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown), Allison Gockley (Pittsburgh, Pa./Shady Side Academy), Kat Michaels (Virginia Beach, Va./Norfolk Academy) and Megan Slosson (Cockeysville, Md./Maryvale Prep), along with rising senior Kelsi Robinson (West Chester, Pa./Westtown) were named to the Academic Honor Roll.
Washington and Lee was among 56 Division III teams recognized. For a team to be named to the Academic squad, it must maintain a team grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.00. For an individual to be named to the Academic Honor Roll, one must have at least a 3.2 GPA.
Bender, a four-year letterwinner, played in 68 career games and notched 79 career goals, while Gockley played in 63 career games and was a member of a W&L defense that was nationally ranked for the fourth-straight season.
The 2008 Defender of the Year, ODAC and Virginia College Division Player of the Year, Michaels earned First Team All-ODAC, First Team All-Chesapeake Region and First Team All-America honors this past spring. Slosson was a Second-Team All-ODAC selection for the second-consecutive year, while Robinson was named a Third-Team All-American and is a two-time first-team all-conference selection and a first-team all-region pick.
The Generals ended the 2008 campaign with a 17-3 overall record and an unblemished 9-0 ODAC mark as they claimed their sixth-straight conference championship. W&L also made its sixth-consecutive appearance in the NCAA tournament. The Generals received a first-round bye and fell to Amherst, 10-8, in the second round.
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