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Princeton University Athletics
Rachael Becker And Kim Smith Named Academic All-America
June 17, 2002 | Women's Lacrosse
June 17, 2002
Princeton, N.J. - Princeton women's lacrosse players Rachael Becker and Kim Smith earned 2002 Academic All-America honors from the IWLCA. Becker, a junior defender and Smith, a senior attacker, are both psychology majors at Princeton.
Along with their academic success, both excelled on the lacrosse field with Becker leading a defense that allowed only 130 goals en route to the NCAA championship. Becker finished the year with 52 ground balls, 46 caused turnovers and 26 draw controls while logging a team-high 1099 minutes.
Smith finished the season with 29 goals and eight assists for 37 total points. She picked up 10 ground balls and ended her Princeton career in fourth place on the all-time goals list with 142 career goals. Smith was Princeton's lone representative on the 2001 Academic All-America squad.