Women's Basketball Places Six On Academic All-MAC Team
April 07, 2020 | Women's Basketball
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Ball State women's basketball team placed six members on the 2020 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team, which was announced by the league office today.
Graduate senior Jasmin Samz was named to the team for the third straight year, while senior Aliyah Walker earned the honor for the second straight season. Both Samz and Walker earned their degrees from Ball State at the 2019 summer commencement.
Senior Arbrie Benson, sophomores Thelma Dis Agustsdottir and Blake Smith, and redshirt freshman Anna Clephane were all first-year recipients.
Ball State was one of five MAC teams to have six honorees. The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport.
Ball State's 13-game turnaround this season led all NCAA Division I women's basketball programs and ranked among the top 30 turnarounds in NCAA history. The Cardinals ended the season with a 21-10 overall record.Â
Ball State earned the No. 2 seed in the 2020 Mid-American Conference Tournament with a 13-5 league record, marking the sixth time in head coach Brady Sallee's tenure the Cardinals earned a bye and punched their ticket straight to Cleveland.Â
2019-20 MAC Women's Basketball Academic All-MAC Team
Shayna Harmon, Akron, Senior 3.340, Sport Management, (Ashville, Ohio)
Alyssa Clay, Akron, Senior, 3.374, Exercise Science, (Indianapolis, Ind.)Â
Kendall Miller, Akron, Sophomore, 3.482, Undecided, (Akron, Ohio)
Caitlin Vari, Akron, Senior, Marketing, 4.00 (Richfield, Ohio)
Thelma Dis Agustsdottir, Ball State, Sophomore, 3.51, Actuarial Science, (Keflavik, Iceland)
Arbrie Benson, Ball State, Senior, 3.39, Telecommunications, (Chicago, Ill.
Anna Clephane, Ball State, Sophomore, 3.2, Biology and Communications, (Taylor Mill, Ky.)
Jasmin Samz, Ball State, Graduate Senior, 3.88, Sports Performance, (Wasau, Wisconsin)Â
Blake Smith, Ball State, Sophomore, 3.27, Pre-Telecommunications, (Carmel, Ind.)
Aliyah Walker, Ball State, Senior, 3.77, Applied Behavior Analysis, (Indianapolis, Ind.)Â
Clare Glowniak, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.849, Biology, (Corunna, Mich.)
Kadie Hempfling, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 3.823, Psychology, (Ottawa, Ohio)Â
Morgan McMillen, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 3.512 Family Studies, (Berlin, Ohio)
Madisen Parker, Bowling Green, Junior, 4.000 Middle Childhood Education, (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Angela Perry, Bowling Green, Junior, 3.720, Biology, (Rochester, Ill.)Â
Caterrion Thompson, Bowling Green, R-Junior, 3.472, Sport Management (Lima, Ohio)
Theresa Onwuka, Buffalo, Senior, 3.793, Health and Human Services (Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria)
Hanna Hall, Buffalo, Junior, 3.771, Psychology (Hamilton, ON, Canada)
Keowa Walters, Buffalo, Sophomore, 3.34, Communications, (Toronto, ON, Canada)Â
Gabrielle Bird, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.67, Exercise Science (South Lyon, Michigan)Â
Kyra Bussell, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.98, Exercise Science (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Sophia Karasinski, Central Michigan, RS-Sophomore, 3.55 (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Mackenna Kelly, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.46 (Frankfort, Mich.)
Kalle Martinez, Central Michigan, RS-Sophomore, 3.36 (Bay City, Mich. )
Maddy Watters, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.95, Marketing (Rockford, Michigan)
Jenna Annecchiarico, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.31, Physical Education, (Baldwin, NY)
Kiara Johnson, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.42, Criminal Justice, (Buffalo, NY)
Natalia Pineda, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.79, Nursing, (Miami, Fla.)
Sydney Brinlee, Kent State, Senior, 3.449, Communication Studies (Allen, Okla.)
Asiah Dingle, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.319, Criminal Justice (Boston, Mass.)
Mariah Modkins, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.557, Fashion Merchandising (Solon, Ohio)
Annie Pavlansky, Kent State, Sophomore, 4.00, Middle Childhood Education (Cortland, Ohio)Â
Lindsey Thall, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.422, Biology/Pre-Med (Strongsville, Ohio)
Hannah Young, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.799, Physical Education (Forest, Va.)
Lauren Dickerson, Miami, Senior, 3.24, Marketing (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Savannah Kluesner, Miami, Senior, 3.75, Supply Chain & Operations Management & Marketing (St. Charles, Mo.)
Abbey Hoff, Miami, R-Junior, 3.44, Marketing (St. Peters, Mo.)
Kelly McLaughlin, Miami, Junior, 3.87, Psychology, (St. Louis, Mo.)
Kenzie Schmitz, Miami, Junior, 3.99, Accountancy (Germantown, Wis.)
Alexis Straw, Miami, Sophomore, 3.26, Biology, (Lebanon, Ohio)
NInni Salmi, Northern Illinois, Senior, 4.00, (Kauhajoki, Finland)
Courtney Woods, Northern Illinois, Redshirt-Senior, 3.89 (Brisbane, Australia)
Ally May, Northern Illinois, Redshirt-Senior, 3.841, Nursing (Hartland, Wisc.)
Riley Blackwell, Northern Illinois, Junior, 3.802, Accountancy (Plainfield, Ind.)
Myia Starks, Northern Illinois, Senior, 3.645, Marketing (Plainfield, Ill.)
Mikayla Brandon, Northern Illinois, Sophomore, 3.355 (Bourbonnais, Ill.)
Gabby Nikitinaite, Northern Illinois, Junior, 3.347 (Orpington, Kent, UK)
Abby Woollacott, Northern Illinois, Senior, 3.87, Rehabilitation & Disability Services (Rockford, Ill.)
Katie Barker, Ohio, Redshirt Junior, 3.336 (Cary, Ill.)Â
Caitlyn Kroll, Ohio, Redshirt Sophomore, 3.589 (Bridgeport, Ohio)
Mariella Santucci, Toledo, Senior, 3.39, International Business (Bologna, Italy)
Mariah Copeland, Toledo, Junior, 3.32, Pre-Business, (Toledo, Ohio)
Reilly Jacobson, Western Michigan, Junior. 3.64, Pre-Psychology (Waukee, Iowa)
Breanna Mobley, Grad-Senior, 3.24, Sport Management, (Lansing, Mich)
Kamrin Reed, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.62, Sport Management, (Holt, Mich.)
Maddie Watters, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.44 Pre-Accountancy (Williamston, Mich.)
