University of Delaware Athletics
Soccer's Polly Reinicker Earns CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors (Nov. 11, 2011)
11/11/2011 2:45:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Reinicker, a defender from Hockessin, Del. (A.I. duPont High School), was one of 24 NCAA Division I student-athletes honored on the two teams and was recognized for her outstanding accomplishments in the classroom.
To be eligible for the team, student athletes must carry a 3.3 or better grade point average on a 4.0 scale, have at least sophomore eligibility and be a starter or key reserve for their respective teams. District 2 includes all NCAA Division I schools in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Washington, D.C.
Reinicker, a human services major with a minor in psychology, owns a 3.96 grade point index is a three-time CAA Academic Honor Roll selection. Her grade point average was the third highest of those picked to the second team. She becomes the first Delaware women's soccer student-athlete to earn a spot on the CoSIDA team since Megan Delaney earned second team honors in 2009.
A three-year letterwinner, Reinicker appeared in all 21 games and started 20 for the Blue Hens as a first-year starter this past fall, helping the team post a record of 10-7-4 (5-3-3 CAA) and advance to the CAA Tournament semifinals for the first time since 2005. Delaware dropped a 2-1 decision to the top-seed William & Mary in the semifinals last week. She anchored a defense that ranked fourth in the CAA in scoring defense, allowing just 1.14 goals per game, and posted five shutouts. For her career, Reinicker has played 29 games with 20 starts.
A member of Dean's List every semester during her collegiate career, Reinicker hopes to attend gradate school for psychology after graduation. She is a member of the Kappa Omicron Nu and Alpha and Alpha Lambda Delta honor societies, is a member of the Blue Hen Leadership Program and National Society of Leadership and Success, and received a UD Undergraduate Research Grant last summer.
She also is a volunteer with Special Olympics and serves as a tutor at a local elementary school.
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Capital One/CoSIDA District 2 All-Academic Teams:
1st Team: Goalkeeper -Jocelyn Papciak (Towson); Midfield - Michelle Giorgilli (Delaware State), Chelsey Corroto (West Virginia), Katy Nagy (Villanova); Jess Rosenbluth (Penn State); Defense - Alison Stahlke (Western Kentucky), Jourdan McVicker (LaSalle), Ashley Beamish (Seton Hall), Adrianne Lerner (Penn); Forward - Abi Cottam (Rider), Jillian Birchmeier (Morehead State), Maya Hayes (Penn State)
2nd Team: Goalkeeper – Melissa Sanger (LaSalle); Midfield – Tara Cort (Bucknell), Megan DeGennaro (Bucknell), Katie Ball (Marshall), Ali Schaefer (Penn); Defense - Meghan Fitzpatrick (Bucknell), Leah Prentice (Robert Morris), Jenna Stasiewicz (American), Polly Reinicker (Delaware); Forward – Brittany Fruin (Navy), Mallory Outerbridge (Western Kentucky), Nichole Schiro (Loyola).
