FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11-20-07
Kristin Burton, Ashley Elam Named To ESPN/CoSIDA Academic All-America Team
SAVANNAH, Ga. (November 20) – Sophomore forward Kristin Burton and senior midfielder Ashley Elam were each named to the ESPN: The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America team, announced today. Both players were named to the thrid team, giving AASU its first-ever women's soccer Academic All-America honorees.
A senior from Valdosta, Ga., Elam carries a perfect 4.00 GPA in biology for the Pirates. A transfer from Darton JC in 2006, Elam has played in all 20 matches this season as a defensive midfielder and 41 matches in two seasons with AASU. She recorded one assist this season and four total in her career and during last year’s PBC Championship match, Elam converted on a penalty kick to help keep the match alive.
Sophomore Kristin Burton joins Elam on the Academic All-America team as a forward, carrying a 3.74 GPA in health science. The 2006 PBC Freshman and Player of the Year, Burton bettered her freshman numbers by leading the Peach Belt in goals with 23 and in points with 54. She ranks seventh in NCAA Division II in points per game (2.75) and 10th in goals per game (1.15) and has also earned All-PBC, All-PBC Tournament and Daktronics All-Southeast Region honors this season. A native of Ocala, Fla., Burton becomes the first sophomore in AASU history to earn Academic All-America honors regardless of sport.
The duo join AASU volleyball player Traci Knuth (2006) as the only female student-athletes in AASU history to earn ESPN/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors, and it is also the first time in Pirate history that two players from one sport have earned the honor in the same season.
The Pirates finished the 2007 season with a 14-5-1 overall record and advanced to the NCAA Championships for the second time in the three seasons of existence.
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