PHILADELPHIA (5/17/04) - Saint Joseph's placed three softball players on the 2004 CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team in voting conducted among the district's sports information directors. Senior Dana Travis and juniors Cara Deldeo and Megan Richardson were all honored for their performance on the diamond and in the classroom. The trio will advance to the national ballot for Academic All-America consideration.

Travis, a senior co-captain, earns the honor for the first time in her career. The four-year staff ace is the all-time strikeout leader at SJU with 515, shutouts (26) and appearances (108). A native of Newark, Del., she also ranks in the top two in five more statistical categories on Hawk Hill, including wins, games started, innings pitched, saves and complete games. This season, the righthander finished with a 16-11 record with a 2.18 ERA and has struck out 132 batters in 180 innings, all team highs. An All-Atlantic 10 Tournament team selection,Travis sports a 3.52 grade point average as a marketing major.

Deldeo, a junior from Dagsboro, Del. has been cited by CoSIDA for the second straight year. Also a First Team All-District selection in 2003, Deldeo has started every game of her career. The shortstop finished the 2004 season batting .248 from the leadoff spot with a homerun and seven RBI. She is a career .306 hitter, including a team best .338 last season and her 136 hits place her 15th all-time on Hawk Hill. Deldeo has a 3.96 GPA as an interdisciplinary health services major.

Richardson is also a repeat honoree on the academic squad. She ended the season batting .245 with a triple among her 39 hits. A starter in every game of her career, Richardson is a career .294 hitter, including a team-best .339 clip as a freshman. Her 25 stolen bases rank her fifth in Hawk history. The Bear, Del. native has a 3.72 GPA as an interdisciplinary health services major.

Saint Joseph's finished the 2004 season with a 21-29 record and 8-4 mark in the Atlantic 10. The Hawks made a memorable trip to the postseason, reaching the A-10 Championship for the first time in teem history and snapping the nation's longest home winning streak with a 3-0 win over league power Massachusetts.