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Samm Chandler of Averett Headlines CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Teams
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AUSTIN, Texas – Two repeat selections headline the 2017-18 Academic All-America® Division III Women’s Basketball teams in selections announced Wednesday by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Averett University’s
Samm Chandler, a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-America® honoree leads this duo with her selection as the 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year for Division III women’s basketball.
Joining Chandler as a repeat honoree is
Mikaela Eppard from Elmhurst, a two-time first team selection.
Chandler, a Burnsville, N.C., native, has a 3.97 GPA as a biomedical science/wellness & sports medicine major. She is a four-time All-USA South Conference honoree, earning first team accolades the past three seasons, and is the eighth woman in program history to score at least 1000 career points. She finished her career with 1,694 and 810 rebounds after starting all 106 games she played in.
The 15-woman CoSIDA Academic All-America® women’s team has an average GPA of 3.95 with the first team matching that mark. Six of the 15 women have perfect 4.0 GPAs.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2017-18 Division III Academic All-America® teams program.
2017-18 Academic All-America® Women's Basketball Team – NCAA Division III
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Samm Chandler (2) (3) |
Averett University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Biomedical Science / Wellness & Sports Medicine |
| Mikaela Eppard (1) |
Elmhurst College |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Communication Sciences and Disorders |
| Emma McDonald |
Ripon College |
Sr. |
4 |
Biology |
| Briana Moore |
Bridgewater College |
Jr. |
4 |
Computer Science |
| Emily Perszyk |
Washington and Lee |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Neuroscience |
| Kaitlyn Read |
New York University |
Gr. |
3.84 / 3.86 |
Global Affairs |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Rebekah Ehresman |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Accounting |
| Chelsey Guetter |
College of Saint Benedict |
Sr. |
4 |
Communication |
| Madison Shea |
Clarkson University |
Sr. |
4 |
Engineering & Management |
| Kelly Williams |
Randolph-Macon College |
So. |
3.85 |
Accounting |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Rachel Eng |
Waynesburg University |
Sr. |
4 |
Accounting |
| Darby Massner |
Iowa Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
4 |
Business Administration |
| Abby Miller |
Bethel University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Nursing |
| Raquel Pederzani |
Johnson & Wales University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Criminal Justice |
| Ali Rinfrette |
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford |
Sr. |
3.75 |
Nursing |
CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year: Samm Chandler, Averett University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2016-17
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2016-17
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2015-16
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332
Scott Musa, Shenandoah University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
smusa@su.edu | (540) 665-5417