IRVING, Texas – Nicole Roseland and Sarah Gorham have been selected to the 2017 C-USA All-Academic Team presented by InTouch Credit Union as announced by the league office on Thursday afternoon, with Roseland earning First Team honors and Gorham collecting a Second Team nod.
Both Roseland and Gorham picked up the All-Academic accolades for the first time in their careers; WKU has also now had multiple C-USA All-Academic selections in each of its four seasons as a member of the league, and has had a First Team choice in three of those four seasons.
Hailing from Altamonte Springs, Fla., Roseland started every match this season as WKU's holding midfielder after being chosen to the 2017 Preseason All-C-USA Team. Instrumental as both a starting point on offense and an anchor on defense from her holding midfielder spot, the junior plays key roles on both sides of the ball, serving as a defensive stopper while also facilitating ball movement and helping to set up WKU's offensive attack.
Under her watch this season, WKU surrendered only 16 goals, fourth-fewest in C-USA and tied for the fifth-fewest in a single season in program history. Roseland helped the Lady Toppers to five shutouts in 2017 and pushed the team to a 337-minute shutout streak over a four-match span in October. Roseland owns a 3.85 GPA as a finance major.
One of four field players to start every match this season, Gorham played 1,478 minutes, second-most among WKU field players. The redshirt junior from Lexington, Ky., assisted on WKU's match-winner against FIU on Oct. 15 that was part of a late-season four-match winning streak for the Lady Toppers. Gorham ranked second among Lady Toppers with 30 shots on the year and played a key role in the organization of the midfield throughout the season.
In the classroom, Gorham has posted a 3.96 GPA as a sport management major and is a three-time recipient of the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal, one of the top individual academic awards given out by the league office.
WKU ended the 2017 campaign with a 7-9-1 overall record and a 4-5-1 mark in C-USA play. The Lady Toppers won four of their final five matches and finished tied for eighth place in C-USA.
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