Duke?s Cohen, Ford & Bognanno Named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III

DURHAM, N.C. ? Senior Carolyn Ford, senior Carmen Bognanno and junior Rachel-Rose Cohen of the Duke University Women's Soccer team were named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III squad on Thursday, which was selected in a vote by the College Sports Information Director's of America (CoSIDA).

Cohen was named to the first team and will now move on to the national ballot to be selected for Academic All-America, while Ford earned second team and Bognanno earned third team accolades.

A product of San Diego, Calif., Cohen has led the Blue Devils on the defensive end all season starting all 18 contests. Cohen registered her first assist of the season and third of her career in the final regular season contest against Miami. Over her career, Cohen has started 62 of 63 matches for the Blue Devils. She owns a 3.83 grade point average and is majoring in biological anthropology and anatomy.

Receiving the honor for the second straight year was Ford, who is a native of Bethesda, Md. A psychology along with a markets and management certificate major, Ford owns a 3.40 grade point average in her final year with the Blue Devils. The 2005 ACC Defensive Player of the Year has led Duke to 10 shutouts on the defensive end and has allowed only nine goals all season long. Last year, Ford was named ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-District III.

Also earning All-District III honors for the second year in a row was Bognanno. A midfielder from St. Louis, Mo., Bognanno has started all 18 matches on the year for the Blue Devils while collecting three assists. She has started 70 career contests for Duke and owns a 3.48 grade point average, while majoring in psychology and cultural anthropology.

The Blue Devils (13-4-1) will next play top-seeded and third-ranked North Carolina in the semifinals of the ACC Championship on Friday at 5:00 p.m., at the SAS Soccer Complex in Cary, N.C.

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District 3 Winners

University Division

FIRST TEAM

Coyne, Megan FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Goalkeeper
Beam, Lindsey CHARLOTTE Midfielder
Labuda, Nicole CHARLOTTE Midfielder
Fisher, Kristina COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY Midfielder
Trotter, India FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY Midfielder
Baines, Courtney CENTRAL FLORIDA, UNIVERSITY OF (UCF) Defender
Farrell, Meagan APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY Defender
Criss, Kimmy SOUTH CAROLINA, UNIVERSITY OF Defender
Cohen, Rachel-Rose DUKE UNIVERSITY Defender
O'Reilly, Heather NORTH CAROLINA, UNIVERSITY OF Forward
Tarpley, Lindsay NORTH CAROLINA, UNIVERSITY OF Forward
Woodworth, Leeanna GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY Forward

SECOND TEAM

de Vries, Christina VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF Goalkeeper
Forson, Courtney NORTH FLORIDA, UNIVERSITY OF Midfielder
Wingo, Lauren NORTH CAROLINA-ASHEVILLE, UNIVERSITY OF Midfielder
Pierce, Emily WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY Defender
Ford, Carolyn DUKE UNIVERSITY Defender
Langill, Emily NORTH CAROLINA-ASHEVILLE, UNIVERSITY OF Defender
Ormsby, Kelsie CHARLOTTE Defender
Martin, Kara STETSON UNIVERSITY Defender
Koehrn, Kara DAVIDSON COLLEGE Forward
Gibbs, Bianca FLORIDA, UNIVERSITY OF Forward
Andersen, Traci HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY Forward

THIRD TEAM

Hinshaw, Andie FURMAN UNIVERSITY Goalkeeper
Candeloro, Christina CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY Midfielder
Schaffer, Melanie JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY Midfielder
McCall, Molly VIRGINIA TECH Midfielder
Bruce, Catherine GEORGIA, UNIVERSITY OF Defender
Rowland, Kelly FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY Defender
Bognanno, Carmen DUKE UNIVERSITY Defender
Riley, Katie FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY Forward
Morrison, Andre'a FURMAN UNIVERSITY Forward
Peltzer, Holly FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY Forward
Parsons, Bobbie COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY Forward