Selected to the team were junior back Molly Burke, senior midfielder Kaili Kao, freshman forward Tori Karsten, freshman goalkeeper Stephanie Loizeaux, senior back Lindsey Piester and senior forward Dusti Vanderwende.
The Fightin' Blue Hens were among more than 500 scholar-athletes from 76 schools nationwide who were honored for achieving at least a 3.30 grade point average for the fall semester.
Burke had a 3.27 cumulative grade point average as a human services major with a minor in psychology. A two-time member of the Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll, Burke has played in 53 career games with 52 starts and scored 16 goals. She was a first-team All-CAA and second team All-Region selection in 2005 and a CAA All-Rookie pick in 2004. She scored seven goals this past season.
Karsten had a 3.667 grade point average as an elementary education major. She enjoyed an outstanding freshman season in 2006, earning CAA All-Rookie honors and ranking among the team's leading scorers with three goals and two assists.
Kao, a senior co-captain, has a cumulative 3.817 grade point average as an international relations and East Asian studies major with a minor in business, French and business administration. A four-time member of the NFHCA National Academic Squad, she is also a four-time member of the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll and a two-time Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar Award recipient. She started all 19 games in 2006 and had one goal and three assists and for her career scored four goals in 69 games with 51 starts.
Loizeaux had a 3.111 grade point average as an undeclared major. She served as the team's No. 3 goalkeeper behind Megan Allen and Nikki Rhodes.
Piester has a cumulative 3.287 grade point average as an accounting major with a minor in management information systems. She is a three-time member of the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll and has earned the NFHCA Award for the third time. She has played in 59 career games with 22 starts and scored two goals.
Vanderwende has a cumulative grade point average of 3.549 as an animal science major with minors in French and biology. A three-year team member, she appeared in 12 career games in a backup roll. She is a fourth-time member of the NFHCA National Academic Team and a four-time CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll recipient.
