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    Seven Student-Athletes Earn Academic All-Big Ten Accolades
    'Cats net most honorees since 2002
    NUSPORTSDOTCOM Seven volleyballers were named to the 2005 fall Academic All-Big Ten list by the conference office.
    NUSPORTSDOTCOM
    Seven volleyballers were named to the 2005 fall Academic All-Big Ten list by the conference office.
     NUSPORTSDOTCOM

    Dec. 8, 2005

    EVANSTON, Ill. -- Seven volleyball student-athletes have earned Academic All-Big Ten honors as announced by the Big Ten Conference office Wednesday.

    The number of honorees is the program's largest since 2002. A total of 56 NU fall athletes earned the award.

    Senior Lizzie Carlson is the Wildcats' lone three-time award winner, while juniors Lauren Greenwood and Julie Purcell along with redshirt sophomore Stephanie Jurivich earned their second-career Academic All-Big Ten laurals.

    To earn Academic All-Big Ten recognition, an athlete must be in his/her second year at the institution, letter in his/her sport, and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.

    Following is Northwestern volleyball's complete list of honorees:

    Volleyball
    Stefanie Alde, So. -- Undeclared -- Libertyville, Ill.
    Lindsay Anderson, So. -- Undeclared -- Wilmette, Ill.
    Lizzie Carlson, Sr. -- Journalism -- Palo Alto, Calif.
    Lauren Greenwood, Jr. -- History & Communication Studies -- Brentwood, Tenn.
    Stephanie Jurivich, So. -- Mathematics -- LaGrange, Ill.
    Julie Purcell, Jr. -- Political Science -- Louisville, Ky.
    Cally Stolbach, So. -- Communication Studies -- Tampa, Fla.