Thursday, May 8, 2003

USM's Sarah McLean Named to Verizon Academic Team

	GORHAM, Maine  --  Senior shortstop Sarah McLean (Portsmouth, R.I.) of the 
University of Southern Maine Huskies softball team has been named to the 2003 
Verizon Academic District One College Division Softball Team as selected by the 
College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).  The District One teams 
were announced Thursday.
	Players named to the academic first team in each of the eight CoSIDA 
districts advance to the Verizon National Academic All-America ballot.
	McLean, a second team District One pick last year, is the third member of the 
USM softball program to be named to the Verizon Academic District One first or 
second team in the past five years..  June LaVallee was named to the second team 
in 1999 and the first team in 2000.  Julie Plant was a first team selection in 
1999.
	A four-year starter for the Huskies, McLean is batting .345 (38 for 1110) 
with 27 runs scored, seven doubles, one triple, two home runs and 17 RBI this 
season.  
	During her four-year career, McLean has hit .348 (157 for 451) with 97 runs 
scored, 30 doubles, seven triples, 14 home runs and 98 RBI.  The single-game home 
run record holder (three versus UMaine Farmington in April 2000), McLean is ranked 
among the school's top ten in eight offensive categories.  She also was named to 
the All-Little East Conference second team in 2000, 2001 and 2003.
	McLean has a 3.60 cumulative grade points average through seven semesters and 
is majoring in history.  To be nominated by a CoSIDA member at the institution, 
the player must be a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletic 
credentials and at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).  
She must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at the institution.
	Southern Maine is 26-12 overall and 9-5 in the Little East Conference.  The 
Huskies advanced to the four-team, double-elimination portion of the Eastern 
College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Championship 
tournament, hosted by Springfield College this weekend (May 10-11), with a 1-0 win 
over Rhode Island College Wednesday afternoon.


2003 Verizon Academic District I College Division Softball Team
as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)

FIRST TEAM
Position    Name                  School                Yr.
                 Hometown                  GPA     Majors (Minor)
Pitcher     Marcie Bruder         Western New England   Sr.
                 Keene, NH                 3.55    International Studies
Pitcher     Julianne Lovejoy       C.W. Post             Sr.
                 Riverview, FL             3.87    Computer Art
Catcher     Kristine McCarthy      Adelphi               Sr.   
                 Bellerose Terrace, NY     3.606   Business (Sport Management)
Infielder   Julie Gentner          SUNY Cortland         Sr.   
                 Williamsville, NY         3.40    Sport Management (Economics)
Infielder   Laura Heath            Trinity               Sr.
                 Windsor, CT               3.839   Biology
Infielder   Kerry Marsh            Keene St.             Sr.
                 Meriden, NH               3.91    Political Science
Infielder   Sarah McLean           Southern Maine        Sr.
                 Portsmouth, RI            3.60    History
Infielder   Lizbeth Oppenheimer    SUNY Oneonta          Sr.   
                 Webster, NY               3.85    Biology
Outfielder  Jen Burge              Stonehill             Jr.
                 Hanover, MA               3.84    Math/Computer Science
Outfielder  Laura Feeney           Rensselaer            Jr.
                 Merrick, NY               3.86    Civil Engineering/Industrial 
                                                    & Management Engineering
Outfielder  Brandy Napier          SUNY IT               Gr.
                 Moravia, NY               3.50    Business
Outfielder  Emily Senko            LeMoyne               Sr.
                 Pine City, NY             3.57    Spanish

SECOND TEAM
Position    Name                  School                Yr.
                 Hometown                  GPA     Majors (Minor)
Pitcher     Kristin Castle        Saint Rose            Sr.
                 Wynantskill, NY           3.55    Special Education/
                                                   Elementary Education
Pitcher     Kate Omilak           Adelphi               Sr.
                 Royersford, PA            3.497   Physical Education
Catcher     Melissa Leber         Brandeis              Jr.
                 Fort Lee, NJ              3.222   Philosophy 
Infielder   Tess Bair             Pace                  So.
                 Gaston, OR                3.50    Education    
Infielder   Kimberly Comtois      SUNY Brockport        Sr.
                 Delmar, NY                3.65    Broadcast Communication
                                                     (Theater)
Infielder   Lindsay Connor        LeMoyne               Jr.
                 Binghamton, NY            3.37    History
Infielder   Katie Foley           Emmanuel              Jr.
                 Leominster, MA            3.75    History (Politcal Science)
Outfielder  Heidi Rammacher       Buffalo St.           Jr.
                 Angola, NY                3.59    Secondary Education Math
Outfielder  Evie Ullman           Brandeis              Sr.
                 Claverack, NY             3.635   American Studies

NOTE: First Team selections advance to the Verizon National Academic All-America 
ballot.