Women's Soccer Southern Conference

Davidson's Hoskins Named Academic All-District

DAVIDSON, N.C. - Davidson junior women's soccer player Leigh Anne Hoskins was named to the 2002 Verizon Academic All-District team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Hoskins, a native of Lexington, Ky., has been a success in both the classroom and on the field. One of the Wildcats' leading scorers, she scored eight goals and tallied four assists this season, while maintaining a 3.91 GPA.

Hoskins, a religion major, earned 2001 Verizon Academic All-District second team honros as a sophomore. Last season she led the Wildcats with six goals and 16 points. She ranks fifth on the all-time goals list at Davidson with 28 career goals and moved into fifth place on the all-points list with 71.

The Verizon Academic All-District team is part of the Verizon Academic All-America program. All student-athletes that were named to the district team will now be included on the ballot for the Academic All-America team.

Sixteen schools had student-athletes named to the District III team. District III is made up of schools from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.