March 6, 2007
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Maryland women's basketball players Shay Doron and Crystal Langhorne have made their marks in the record books and have carried that over into the classroom. Both were recently named ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. Doron was named to the second team for the second-straight year, while Langhorne was a third team selection. Maryland was the only team in the ACC with any selections to the Academic All-America squad and the only team with with multiple selections.
In her final season as a Terrapin, senior Shay Doron (Ramat Hasharon, Israel/Christ the King) has excelled in the classroom since arriving on campus. A criminology and criminal justice major, she has been a member of the ACC Honor Roll every year while also earning All-ACC honors three times, including a first team selection as a sophomore. Doron was also voted to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA All-District 2 team three times, twice earning a spot on the first team. Ranked second all-time on Maryland's career scoring list, Doron boasts a 3.67 grade point average and has been named to the Dean's List for six-consecutive semesters.
First team All-ACC honoree junior Crystal Langhorne (Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro) was a third team Academic All-American selection, earning national academic honors for the first time in her career. A communications major with a 3.4 grade point average, the United State Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and the Associated Press named her an All-American last year. Langhorne was a Dean's List student in the spring of 2006, after helping the Terps win the national championship. A three-time all-conference pick, Langhorne earned all-district honors twice and has been an ACC Honor Roll student-athlete ever year.
Both Doron and Langhorne were named to the Academic All-ACC team last year, which takes into account academic and athletic excellence.
Maryland has had 40 Academic All-Americans all-time. Last year, Doron became the first Terrapin women's basketball player to earn the honor.
Maryland is ranked seventh in the latest AP poll and awaits its NCAA Tournament fate when the bracket is announced on Monday, March 12 at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
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