2005-06 NCHA Women's All-Academic team

Thirty-one named to 2005-06 women's NCHA All-Academic team

Menomonie, Wis. (March 2, 2006) Thirty-one student-athletes have been named to the 2005-06 women's NCHA All-Academic team.

UW-Eau Claire forward Amanda Schultz (Sr, Stevens Point, Wis.) received the NCHA Scholar-Athlete Award. Schultz, who was named to the All-Academic team for the third time, is a Special Education major, with a specialization in cognitive disabilities and learning disabilities with a 3.98 grade point average. To be eligible for the scholar-athlete award, the student must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.50.

UW-Eau Claire forwards Schultz and Jessie Boyles (Sr, Prior Lake, Minn/Exercise Science), Lake Forest defenseman Darby McGrath (Sr, Chippawa, Ont./English/Politics) and forward Erin McGrath (Sr, Chippawa, Ont./History), and UW-River Falls forward Lindsay O'Keefe (Sr, Roseville, Minn./Biomedical Sciences) were named to the team for the third time. Thirteen others have been named to the team for the second straight year.

To be named to the team a player must have a cumulative 3.00 grade point average, have earned at least 50 semester or 75 quarter hours, and be recommended by her head coach.

2005-06 Women's NCHA All-Academic team

Name, School	Pos	Yr	Hometown	Major
Stacy Anderson, Sup	F	Jr	Huntingon Beach, Calif.	Sociology
Jill Arendt, EC	G	So	Plymouth, Minn.	Math
Nadine Aubin*, Sup	D	Sr	St. Adolphe. Manitoba	Criminal Justice
Leah Baron, RF	F	Sr	Hermantown, Minn.	HHP Opt. II
Lindsay Bennett*, Sup	F	Jr	Sudbury, Ontario	Exercise Science
Jessie Boyles#, EC	F	Sr	Prior Lake, Minn.	Exercise Science
Laura Brackey*, EC	F	Sr	Oakdale, Minn.	Political Science
Molly Buehner*, RF	F	Jr	Cedar Falls, Iowa	Accounting
Allie Campbell, EC	D	Jr	Plymouth, Minn.	Nursing
Susie Crabb*, Sup	D	Jr	Whitby, Ontario	Mass Communication
Gretchen Dahl*, Sup	F	Sr	Willmar, Minn.	Exercise Science/English
Tara Evoy*, Sup	D	Sr	Echo Bay, Ontario	Forestry Science
Kristy Faechner*, Sup	G	Sr	Taber, Alberta	Biology
Chris Hanson, SP	D	Jr	South St. Paul, Minn.	Psychology
Ashley Jenkins, Sup	F	Jr	Owatonna, Minn.	Criminal Justice
Martina Korinek, EC	F	Jr	White Bear Lake, Minn.	Kinesiology
Julie LaClair*, SP	G	So	White Bear Lake, Minn.	Political Science
Amber Lindner*, RF	G	Jr	Moorhead, Minn.	Communications Disorders
Kim Lunneborg, SP	F	Sr	Richfield, Minn.	Psychology
Darby McGrath#, LFC	D	Sr	Chippawa, Ontario	English/Politics
Erin McGrath#, LFC	F	Sr	Chippawa, Ontario	History
Lindsay O'Keefe#, RF	F	Sr	Roseville, Minn.	Biomedical Sciences
Michelle Ricketts, LFC	F	Jr	Rochester, Michigan	French/Communications
Jana Riutta, Fin	F	Jr	Atlantic Mine, Michigan	Nursing
Amanda Schultz#, EC	F	Sr	Stevens Point, Wis.	Special Education
Hally Sharrow, Sup	F	So	Superior, Wis.	Exercise Science
Katie Snowden, LFC	F	Jr	Toronto, Ontario	Psychology
Amy Statz*, SP	G	Jr	Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.	Athletic Training
Amber Stevenson*, EC	F	Sr	Eagan, Minn.	Nursing
Laura Suppes, EC	F	Jr	Roseville, Minn.	Environmental/Public Health
Tracy Truckey*, SP	F	Sr	Green Bay, Wis.	Health Promotion

#Three-time selection
*Two-time selection

NCHA Scholar-Athlete: Amanda Schultz, UW-Eau Claire