Curran Named Academic All-MAC

12/15/2009 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey

MOUNT PLEASANT — Senior goalkeeper Melinda Curran (Cincinnati, Ohio/Summit Country Day HS) of the Central Michigan field hockey team was named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference team on Tuesday.

Curran graduated in May with a 3.83 grade-point average with a degree in statistics.

The Cincinnati, Ohio native was a first-team All-MAC selection in 2009 after posting a 1.92 goals against average (third in the MAC), .769 save percentage (second), 130 saves (second) and two shutouts (t-second). She was also named to the MAC All-Tournament team after helping the Chippewas advance to the semifinal round.

This is the first time that Curran has been named to the conference’s postseason academic squad.