Feb. 14, 2008

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Seventeen members of the South Carolina women’s soccer team were named to the 2007-08 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll, a program-record for number of student-athletes on the list. The 2007-08 SEC Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2007 Spring, Summer and Fall terms.

The Gamecocks had six seniors earn honors for the fourth time in their careers: Laura Armstrong, Annie Galloway, Kimmy Gillespie, Kali Neuman, Erin Sullivan and Lindsay Thorstenson. All six earned SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll in 2004 and SEC Academic Honor Roll from 2005-07.

To be eligible:
(1) A student-athlete must have a grade point average of 3.00 or above for either the preceding academic year (two semesters or three quarters) or have a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution.

(2) If a student-athlete attends summer school, his/her grade point average during the summer academic term must be included in the calculation used to determine eligibility for the Academic Honor Roll.

(3) Student-athletes eligible for the Honor Roll include those receiving an athletics scholarship, recipients of an athletics award (i.e., letter winner), and non-scholarship student-athletes who have been on a varsity team for two seasons.

(4) Prior to being nominated, a student-athlete must have successfully completed 24 semester or 36 quarter hours of non-remedial academic credit toward a baccalaureate degree at the nominating institution.

(5) The student-athlete must have been a member of a varsity team for the sport’s entire NCAA Championship segment.