LATHAM, N.Y. – Notre Dame of Maryland University junior Jillian Seay was recognized as the winner of the United East Elite 21 award for women's lacrosse on Wednesday.

The Elite 21 Award is modeled after the NCAA's Elite 90 award, which recognizes the student-athlete with the highest GPA from a team that is competing on one of the four remaining teams at the United East Championship.

Seay, a political science major, boasts a perfect 4.0 GPA.