FLORENCE -- University of North Alabama senior forward Tassia Augusto of Sao Paulo, Brazil has been selected for the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV women's soccer team.

As a first-team Academic All-District pick, Augusto will now advance to the ballot for possible selection to the Academic All-America team. Both teams are selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

A two-time Academic All-Gulf South Conference selection, Augusto has maintained a 3.67 cumulative grade point average (4.0 scale) in Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

This season Augusto has scored  26 goals and added five assists, while helping lead UNA to a stellar 17-2-1 record. Her 61 career gols shattered the previous UNA record, as did her 141 career total points.

Augusto becomes the fourth UNA soccer player to earn Academic All-District honors.

The Lions will face Alabama-Huntsville Friday in the semifinals of the Gulf South Conference women's soccer tournament.