Northwestern Lacrosse Nominated for ESPY Award
June 26, 2007 VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: Click the link above, click "View All Categories" then grab the thin, vertical blue line along the right side to scroll down. "Best Women's Collegiate Team" is the second-to-last category. Click the Wildcats picture, then click "submit your vote." EVANSTON, Ill. -- The three-time national champion Northwestern lacrosse team has been nominated for an ESPY award in the category of "Best Collegiate Women's Team." Fans will vote for the winners in 38 categories, and the awards show airs July 15 from Hollywood's Kodak Theatre. Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James, who is nominated for three ESPY Awards, will co-host the event with ABC late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel. The Wildcats were arguably the most dominant team in college sports this season, going 21-1 on their way to an unprecedented third-straight national title in only the program's sixth year back as varsity team. They became just the second team in NCAA Division I women's lacrosse history to win three in a row. Northwestern had a record eight players take home All-America honors this season as the Wildcats set NCAA single-season records with 529 points, 361 goals, 168 assists and a 16.4 goals-per game average. To vote for the 'Cats click here or on the above link, go to "View All Categories" then scroll down on the right hand side to vote Northwestern for the Best Women's Collegiate Team. This is the second time Northwestern has been nominated for an ESPY. Former football coach Gary Barnett won an ESPY Award for "Best Coach" in 1996 after leading the Wildcats to a Big Ten championship and the Rose Bowl. LiveVideo.com has launched an official ESPYs channel at www.livevideo.com/espys that features entertaining new video clips from James and Kimmel along with highlights from past ESPYs. Live pre-show coverage from the ESPYs taping will be available exclusively on both LiveVideo.com and ESPN360.com (broadband) from 8 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11, as well as to Verizon subscribers via ESPN Mobile Products. Other new media offerings will include special video vignettes remembering the best moments in ESPYs history and a variety of ESPYs content to be found at www.espys.tv. Under Armor Undeniable Performance Best Women's Collegiate Teams:
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