June 28, 2007

GREENSBORO, N.C. -

Sophomore forward Alex Tchangoue was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic women's basketball team, announced today by league commissioner John Swofford.

To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during her academic career.

Florida State and Maryland led the conference with three honorees each, while Duke, Boston College and Virginia Tech each had two. Clemson, Miami, Virginia and Wake rounded out the 16-member team with one spot each.  

Tchangoue is the first women's basketball student-athlete to earn the accolade since 2003 when Heather Miller was named to the academic team. Tchangoue, a communication major, appeared in all of Wake's 29 games during the 2006-07 season and averaged 11.9 points per game.

The 2007 All-ACC Academic Women's Basketball team is as follows:

Name, School Pos. Class Major

Nikki Anthony, Florida State  C Sr. Physical Education

Amy Audibert, Miami C Sr. Sport Administration

Alison Bales, Duke C Sr. Biological Anthropology & Anatomy

Brittany Cook, Virginia Tech G So. Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise

Shay Doron, Maryland G Sr. Criminology and Criminal Justice

Mara Freshour, Florida State G So. Sport Management

Alicia Gladden, Florida State G Sr. Sport Management

Jayna Hartig, Virginia F Fr. Undeclared

Laura Haskins, Virginia Tech G So. Management

Crystal Langhorne, Maryland C/F Jr. Communication

Sarah Marshall, Boston College G Sr. Communications

Aurelie Noirez, Maryland C Sr. Economics/Spanish Language

Kathrin Ress, Boston College C Sr. Human Development

Alex Tchangoue, Wake Forest F So. Communication

Abby Waner, Duke G So. English

Susan Yenser, Clemson G/F So. Marketing