FREDONIA, NY—The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) announced its Women’s Lacrosse All-Conference teams for the 2008 season and four Buffalo State student-athletes, the most ever in program history, were recognized. Katie Henderson (Lakeview/ Frontier) and Ashley Parker (Watertown/ Watertown) garnered First Team honors while Shantel Ackley (Baldwinsville/ C.W. Baker) and Katie Lyons (Williamsville/Williamsville North) were named to the Second Team.

Henderson, a sophomore health and wellness major, is a first-time honoree after having led the Bengals in scoring this season with a school record 55 points. She also set a single-season school record with 53 goals, shattering the previous mark of 39 set in 2004.

Parker, a senior business administration major, collects All-Conference honors for the third time in her career, as she was also a First Team selection in 2006 and picked up Second Team laurels in her junior season. A team captain, she started all 13 games and led the squad with 41 ground balls and 30 caused turnovers.

Ackley, a senior health and wellness major, also picks up her first All-Conference nod after finishing second on the team in scoring with 51 points on 29 goals and a single-season record 22 assists. She also became the all-time leading scorer in program history, holding career records in goals (112), assists (47) and points (159).

Lyons, a senior social work major, is a two-time Second Team selection and finished fourth on the team in scoring with 48 points, while recording 32 ground balls and 18 caused turnovers. A team captain, she finishes her career ranked fourth among the all-time scoring leaders with 102 points.

Buffalo State posted its best-ever SUNYAC record, finishing 7-1 in league play and returned to the postseason for the first time since 2006 as the No. 2 seed.