Junior attacker Kathleen McNish of Duquesne has been named the Atlantic 10 Women's Lacrosse Student-Athlete of the Year in a vote of the Conference's sports information directors.

The Caldwell, N.J., native enters this weekend's A-10 Championship as Duquesne's all-time assist leader with 110 career assists, breaking a record that stood since 2000. She earned first-team All-Conference honors for the second straight season and ranks first in the Conference and fifth nationally in assists per game (2.62) and fourth in the A-10 in points per game (4.44). McNish maintains a 3.59 grade point average as an elementary education major.

Name	School	Pos.	Cl.	Hometown	Major
Christina Colangelo	Saint Joseph's	M	Sr.	Mt. Laurel, N.J.	Mathematics
Merritt Cosgrove	Massachusetts	M	So.	Carlsbad, Calif.	Communication & Psychology
Claire Cunniff	Richmond	A	Sr.	Catonsville, Md.	Biology
Janna Faulkner	Duquesne	M	So.	Ellicott City, Md	History
Caitlin Garman	George Washington	G	Sr.	Baltimore, Md.	Communication
Jessica Hanson	La Salle	D	Sr.	Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.	Elementary & Special Education
Hayley McDonough	George Washington	M	Sr.	Annapolis, Md.	Psychology
Bridget McMullan	Temple	G	Sr.	Red Bank, N.J.	Art
Kathleen McNish	Duquesne	A	Jr.	Caldwell, N.J.	Education
Berkley Summerlin	Temple	M	Sr.	Baltimore, Md.	Communication & Theatre
Keri Vito	St. Bonaventure	M/D	Jr.	Clay, N.Y.	Biology
Jessica Westlake	Saint Joseph's	M	Jr.	Lumberton, N.J.	Accounting

Student-Athlete of the Year: Kathleen McNish, Duquesne