Senior forwards named Academic All-League
4/10/2013 2:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Sam Houston's Britni Martin and Sequeena Thomas has become the first three-time Academic All-Southland Conference women's basketball selections in the Bearkats' 26 years in the league.
Martin and Thomas, who led the Kat women to the their first Southland Conference championship and a WNIT post-season appearance in 2013, are first team selections on the academic all-league honor squad announced Wednesday.
Martin is a graduate student with a 3.62 grade point average in education. The Conroe product is a three-time first team All-Southland performer and was the team's leading scorer this year with a 15.9 average. Martin ended her career as the university's all-time leader in free throw percentage (.797) and three point field goals (311) and stands No. 2 all-time in Kat scoring (1,834) and assists (122).
She is both a Dean's List and President's List student who earned her Bachelor's degree and is completing work on her Master's.
Thomas is a mass communication major with a 3.14 GPA. The senior from Allentown, Penn., was named the conference's defender of the year. She earned first team All-Southland and all-tournament honors at the league's post-season event in Katy.
A member of the All-Southland defensive team, Thomas ranked No. 1 in the league and No. 6 in NCAA Division I women's basketball in rebounding. She is the only Sam Houston player to total both more than 1,000 points and rebounds.
The Academic All-Southland team is selected annually by a vote of the league's head coaches, sports information contacts and academic advisors.
Student-athletes must possess a 3.0 cumulative GPA, have completed one full academic year at the nominating institution and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's competition to qualify for the all-academic squad.
2012-13 Southland Conference Women's Basketball All-Academic Team
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First Team |
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Name |
University |
Class |
GPA |
Major |
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Ashlyn Baggett |
McNeese State |
Gr. |
3.77 |
Health & Human Performance |
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Sam Houston State |
Gr. |
3.62 |
Education |
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Kevi Luper |
Oral Roberts |
Sr. |
3.58 |
Business |
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Sam Houston State |
Sr. |
3.14 |
Mass Communication |
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Megan Herbert |
Central Arkansas |
Gr. |
3.07 |
Nutrition |
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Second Team |
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Name |
University |
Class |
GPA |
Major |
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Caitlyn Baggett |
McNeese State |
Gr. |
3.61 |
Health & Human Performance |
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Jaci Bigham |
Oral Roberts |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Communications/Public Relations |
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KK Babin |
Nicholls State |
Jr. |
3.04 |
Accounting |
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Jenny Nash |
Nicholls State |
So. |
4.00 |
Mathematics |
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Symone Miller |
Southeastern La. |
So. |
3.58 |
Kinesiology |
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