Colorado College's Auguste; Trinity's Prato Matthews selected 2008-09 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America

TOWSON, Md. - Colorado College senior guard Melanie Auguste and Trinity University senior post Krista Prato Matthews were named to the 2008-09 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Women's Basketball Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Both Auguste and Prato Matthews were Second Team selections.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 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.

Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.

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