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Vanguard's Amber Alexander Headlines CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division Women's Basketball Teams
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Amber Alexander
AUSTIN, Texas – Senior forward
Amber Alexander of Vanguard University headlines the 2017-18 CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division Women’s Basketball Teams as released by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The College Division Academic All-America® basketball teams include student-athletes from NAIA, Canadian and two-year institutions.
Alexander has been selected as the Academic All-America® of the Year honorees for women’s basketball.
A senior studying education from Paragould, Arkansas, Alexander has compiled a 4.00 GPA both in undergraduate and graduate classes. She garnered a Golden State Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete award.
Alexander collected first-team All-GSAC recognition during her second stint with the Lions. This season, she was selected as GSAC and NAIA Player of the Week twice behind stellar early-season performances. She led the team in scoring (14.4 points per game), rebounding (9.3) and blocked shots per game (1.08).
She had season highs with 38 points against University of Saint Katherine and 20 rebounds against Bethesda Christian University. In two seasons at Vanguard, Alexander has accrued 652 points, 458 rebounds, 73 steals and 41 blocks.
The Academic All-America® College Division Women's Basketball Team includes four repeat honorees, including three-time Academic All-American
Kara Krolicki of Saint Xavier University.
Haley Cook of the Indiana Institute of Technology took her second consecutive first-team nod, while
Kari Borowiak from Concordia (Mich.) University and
Jordyn Miller of Southwestern (Kansas) College also became two-time Academic All-Americans.
The 10 student-athletes on the women’s team averaged a 3.93 GPA.
2017-18 Academic All-America® Women's Basketball Team – College Division
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Amber Alexander |
Vanguard University |
Gr. |
4.00 / 4.00 |
Education |
| Kari Borowiak (2) |
Concordia University (Mich.) |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Education |
| Haley Cook (1) |
Indiana Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Business Management & Accounting |
| Kendall Knapke |
Indiana Institute of Technology |
Jr. |
4 |
Accounting |
| Ana Richter |
Southeastern University |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Management |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Nicole Buckingham |
Lawrence Technological University |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Biomedical Engineering |
| Kara Krolicki (1)(#) |
Saint Xavier University |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Finance |
| Philly Lammers |
Concordia University (Neb.) |
So. |
4 |
Biology / Physics |
| Jordyn Miller (2) |
Southwestern College (Kan.) |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Athletic Training |
| Francesca Patrick |
Our Lady of the Lake University |
Gr. |
4.00 / 4.00 |
Psychology / Marriage & Family Therapy |
CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year: Amber Alexander, Vanguard University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division First Team in 2016-17
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division Second Team in 2016-17
(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division Second Team in 2015-16
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
Rich Tortorell, Oklahoma City University| Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
rtortorelli@okcu.edu | (405) 208-5304