University of North Carolina Athletics
Four Tar Heels Named to All-ACC Women's Lacrosse Team
April 20, 2001 | Women's Lacrosse
April 20, 2001
Orlando, Fla. - Four University of North Carolina players were named to the 2001 All-Atlantic Coast Conference women's lacrosse team, the conference announced on Friday. Attacker Lindsay Stone, midfielders Christine McPike and Kellie Thompson and defender Porter Wilkinson all earned All-ACC recognition.
Wilkinson was named All-ACC for the second year in a row,while Stone, McPike and Thompson received the honor for the first time. Last season, the Tar Heels placed two players on the All-ACC team - Wilkinson and midfielder Meghann Mohler.
Duke led the 2001 All-ACC women's lacrosse team with five members selected to the team. Maryland and North Carolina had four players each selected to the team, while Virginia placed two members on the team.
Maryland senior Jen Adams, the two-time national player of the year, earned ACC Player of the Year honor for the second consecutive year. Adams holds the ACC records for career point, goals and assists. She ranks second in the NCAA in career points, and earlier this year, she broke the NCAA career assist record.
Virginia's Caitlin Banks and Duke's Meghan Miller earned Rookie of the Year honors. Maryland head coach Cindy Timchal earns Coach of the Year honors for the third time. She won the honor in 1999 and shared the honor with Duke head coach Kerstin Kimel last year.
2001 Women's Lacrosse All-ACC Team
Attack
Allison Comito, Senior, Maryland
Kelly Dirks, Junior, Duke
Lindsay Stone, Junior, North Carolina
Midfield
Jen Adams, Senior, Maryland
Lauren Aumiller, Sophomore, Virginia
Quinn Carney, Senior, Maryland
Lauren Gallagher, Sophomore, Duke
Kate Kaiser, Junior, Duke
Christine McPike, Junior, North Carolina
Kellie Thompson Junior, North Carolina
Defense
Lauri Kenis, Junior, Virginia
Courtney Martinez, Senior, Maryland
Meghan Walters, Sophomore, Duke
Porter Wilkinson, Junior, North Carolina
Goalkeeper
Kristen Foster, Junior, Duke
ACC Player of the Year
Jen Adams, Senior, Maryland
ACC Rookies of the Year
Caitlin Banks, Virginia
Meghan Miller, Duke
ACC Coach of the Year
Cindy Timchal, Maryland
