April 17, 2003
GREENSBORO, N.C. - The 12-member 2003 All-Atlantic Coast Conference
Women's Lacrosse Team was announced today. The team was selected by a
vote of the league's four head coaches and was headed up by Maryland and
Virginia, who each placed four athletes on the squad.
Midfielder Kelly Coppedge, attacker Sonia Judd, defender Julie Shank and
goalkeeper Alexis Venechanos were named to to the all-conference team.
It was the first time each for Judd, Shank and Venechanos, while
Coppedge earns the honor for the second time
Coppedge's night was not finished, however, as she was also named the
ACC Player of the Year. Just a junior, Coppedge is the fifth Maryland
player to be named conference player of the year in the seven-year
history of the award. The Annapolis, Md., native is a three-time ACC
Player of the Week selection this season and ranks third in the NCAA in
points (4.5 pg) and fifth in goals (3.4 pg). She has led Maryland to
the No. 1 seed in the 2003 ACC Championship, after the Terrapins entered
last year's Championship as the No. 4 seed.
Head coach Cindy Timchal has been named this year's ACC Coach of the
Year for the fourth time in the seven years the award has been
presented. She has led Maryland to a 13-1 record and 3-0 mark in the
league this season, with all but two of its wins coming against ranked
opponents. Timchal owns a career record of 216-23 in her 13 seasons at
Maryland and needs just eight wins to reach 300 for her career.
Duke's Katie Chrest was named this year's ACC Rookie of the Year, after
leading the Blue Devils to an 11-2 record this season. The Hampstead,
Md., product leads the team in assists and points and ranks second in
goals. Chrest has scored at least one goal in 11 of 13 contests and has
recorded nine multi-goal games and four games with multiple assists.
