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Brittany Brewer of Texas Tech Leads 2019-20 CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Team
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Brittany Brewer
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Tech University graduate student forward
Brittany Brewer headlines the 2019-20 Academic All-America® Division I women’s basketball teams selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and announced Monday.
Brewer has been named the 2019-20 Academic All-America® of the Year for Division I women’s basketball.
A native of Abilene, Texas, Brewer is pursuing a graduate degree in community, family & addiction sciences. She becomes a two-time First Team Academic All-America selection after also earning the honor in 2018-19. Brewer carries a 3.66 GPA in her graduate course work after earning a 4.0 as an undergrad. She was recently named one of 10 finalists for Lisa Leslie Award as one of the top center in the country. She ranks second in the country averaging 4.39 blocks a game, while scoring 16.5 points and grabbing 10.3 rebounds for the Red Raiders. Earlier this season she tied the Division I record when she blocked 16 shots against Louisiana Monroe.
Six of the 15 members of the Academic All-America® Division I women’s basketball teams sport a perfect 4.0 GPA in either undergrad or graduate school. The five members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.94, with the complete15-member women’s team averaging a 3.88 GPA.
Along with Brewer, the Academic All-America® Division I Women’s Basketball teams have four other repeat performers from last year’s teams –
Becca Hittner (Drake University),
Ciara Duffy (University of South Dakota),
Mikayla Pivec (Oregon State University), and
Sara Rhine (Drake University). Additionally, Duffy and Rhine were named to the 2017-18 Academic All-America® team.
2019-20 Academic All-America® Women's Basketball Teams – NCAA Division I
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Brittany Brewer (1) |
Texas Tech University |
Gr. |
4.00/3.66 |
Community, Family & Addiction Sciences |
| Ciara Duffy (1)(%) |
University of South Dakota |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Political Science / History |
| Erica Ogwumike |
Rice University |
Gr. |
3.86/4.00 |
Post-Baccalaureate Program |
| Mikayla Pivec (2) |
Oregon State University |
Gr. |
3.93/3.93 |
BioChemistry / BioPhysics |
| Sara Rhine (1)(%) |
Drake University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Elementary Education (UG) / Counseling (G) |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Lauren Cox |
Baylor University |
Sr. |
3.77 |
Communication Studies |
| Kathleen Doyle |
University of Iowa |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Journalism & Mass Comm. / Spanish |
| Ellie Harmeyer |
Belmont University |
Gr. |
3.87/4.00 |
Nursing |
| Becca Hittner (3) |
Drake University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Marketing |
| Peyton Williams |
Kansas State University |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Anthropology / International Studies |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| Camryn Brown |
High Point University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Human Relations |
| Hanna Crymble |
University of Vermont |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Biochemistry |
| Vivian Gray |
Oklahoma State University |
Jr. |
3.66 |
Marketing |
| Chante Stonewall |
DePaul University |
Sr. |
3.68 |
Psychology / Sociology |
| Jocelyn Willoughby |
University of Virginia |
Gr. |
3.87/3.63 |
Leadership & Public Policy / Global Develop. Studies |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Brittany Brewer, Texas Tech University
(1) – 2018-19 1st team Academic All-America®
(2) – 2018-19 2nd team Academic All-America®
(3) – 2018-19 3rd team Academic All-America®
(%) – 2017-18 3rd team Academic All-America®
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332
Brian Alden, University of Louisville | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
brian.alden@louisville.edu | (502) 852-3088