Doughty Chosen to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team

Dec. 8, 2005

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - Shippensburg University volleyball senior Michelle Doughty (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) was chosen as a member of the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II Third Team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Doughty, who was named to the All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division Second Team this year, led the team in kills this season with 354 while posting a team-high .225 hitting percentage. She was also second on the team in digs with 588 and earned PSAC Eastern Division Player of the Week honors on October 25.

An All-PSAC Eastern Division Second Team selection in 2003, Doughty became the school’s career digs leader this year, finishing her career with 1,683. She also became just the second player in school history, joining former teammate Alyssa Kilgore, to record 1,000 kills and digs in a career. Doughty ends her career with 1,068 kills.

CoSIDA selects Academic All-America® teams in 12 programs. A first team, second team and third team are selected in both the University (Division I and I-AA) and College (Division II, III and NAIA) Divisions. To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.

Shippensburg just missed making its third-straight PSAC tournament appearance after spending most of the season tied for first-place in the Eastern Division. The team's 22 wins this year exceeded last season’s total of 21, set by the team that won the Eastern Division championship and finished second to Lock Haven in the conference tournament.

The Lady Raiders will lose Doughty to graduation for next season, but are slated to return 11 players, inlcuding seven players who appeared in at least 102 of the team's 141 games.

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