Women's Soccer Southern Conference

Furman's Kaye Brownlee Earns Academic Award

GREENVILLE -- Furman women's soccer standout Kaye Brownlee was awarded
a prestigious NCAA postgraduate scholarship on March 8, becoming the first
Furman female athlete to earn the scholarship.

Brownlee, who boasts a 3.68 grade-point average in Health and Exercise
Science, is the tenth Furman athlete to win the award as all nine previous
recipients were football players. Quarterback Philly Jones was the last to
receive the honor in 1995.

Brownlee is one of the most decorated female athletes in Furman
history as she has received a number of athletic and academic honors during
her career. She has the rare distinction of being both a first team All
American and a first team Academic All American.

In 1999, Brownlee became the first women's soccer player in Furman
history to earn first team All-America status as she was an NSCAA first
team selection. Brownlee also was honored as the Furman University and
Southern Conference Female Athlete-of-the-Year in the 1999-2000 school
year. Over her career, Brownlee earned three All-America awards, was named
to an All-Southeast Region team six times, and was a four-time
All-Southern Conference selection.

In addition to being a member of the Southern Conference Honor Roll
every year, Brownlee is a two-time NSCAA Scholar Athlete All America, a
two-time Verizon Academic All America, and a three-time Verizon Academic
All District selection.

Brownlee helped lead Furman women's soccer to new heights over her
four year career. Since 1998, the Lady Paladins have posted a 66-21-1
record including back-to-back 20-3 seasons in which Furman advanced to the
NCAA Tournament. Furman has won three straight SoCon titles and won the
1999 SoCon Tournament.

The NCAA awards 174 postgraduate scholarships annually, 87 for men and
87 for women. The scholarships are awarded to student-athletes who excel
academically and athletically and who are in their last year of
intercollegiate athletics competition. The one-time grants of $5,000 each
are awarded for fall sports, winter sports and spring sports. 58
scholarships are awarded for each category, 29 scholarships going to both
men and women. The scholarships are one-time, nonrenewable grants.

Nominees were required to have a minimum grade-point average of 3.200
(based on a 4.000 scale) and intend to continue academic work beyond the
baccalaureate degree as a part-time or full-time graduate student.

Brownlee joined Nebraska's Meghan Anderson as the only two Division I
soccer players on the list.