University of Connecticut Athletics
Gardiner named to Academic All-District Team
1/14/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Storrs, CT (January 14) -- University of Connecticut women's soccer player Kristin Gardiner (Storrs, CT) was named to the 2001-02 Verizon Academic All-District Second Team last week, as selected by a vote of the District I members of the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Gardiner, a senior and four-year starter on defense, played in 23 of 24 games this season. She helped the Huskies to a 18-6-0 overall record and a third straight BIG EAST Northeast Division title. UConn also advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament before being eliminated by Penn State.
For her career, Gardiner recorded one goal and two assists for four points and stands tied for sixth with teammate Casey Zimny in the UConn record books in games played with 98. A three-time member of the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team, she holds a major in Chemical Engineering and has a grade point average of 3.44 heading into her last semester at UConn.
