Falcons Land Six on Academic All-MAC Team

A total of six Bowling Green State University women's basketball student-athletes have been named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team, the league office announced Thursday morning (March 30). The Falcons' list of honorees includes Sophie Dziekan, Lexi Fleming, Nyla Hampton, Kadie Hempfling, Olivia Hill and Amy Velasco.

Hempfling was named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the fourth consecutive season, while Dziekan, Hampton and Hill each earned the honor for the second-straight year.

The Academic All-MAC Team honor is bestowed upon 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. True freshmen and transfers in their first academic year at their current school are not eligible for the Academic All-MAC Team.

On the court, the Falcons recently (and by 'recently' we of course mean 'last night') concluded a wildly successful season. BGSU tied the school and Mid-American Conference records by winning 31 games, and the Falcons went 14-4 in MAC regular-season action. BG advanced to the championship game of the MAC Tournament, then advanced to the WNIT, where the Orange and Brown won four games to advance to the semifinal round of the 64-team national tournament.

Obviously, if you are still playing college basketball in late March, your season has been successful. Heading into yesterday's game vs. Columbia, BG was one of just eight NCAA Division-I women's basketball teams still playing.

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The complete Academic All-MAC Team follows...

2022-23 ACADEMIC ALL-MAC TEAM
(list provided by MAC Office)
Akron (6)
Reagan Bass, So., Civil Engineering, 3.802
Layne Ferrell, Jr. (R), Sport Management, 3.574
Rachel Martindale, Sr., Business Administration, 3.694
Molly Neitzel, Sr., Sport Management, 3.431
Zakia Rasheed, So., Nursing, 3.620
Alexis Stewart, Jr., Media Studies, 3.606

Ball State (7)
Thelma Dis Agustsdottir, Graduate Senior, Statistics, 3.60
Ali Becki, Sophomore, Business Administration, 3.476
Madelyn Bischoff, Sophomore, Business Administration, 3.564
Anna Clephane, Redshirt Senior, Business Administration, 3.750
Marie Kiefer, Sophomore, Exercise Science, 3.364
Estel Puiggros, Senior, Teaching Major Physical Education, 3.360
Annie Rauch, Senior, Dietetics, 3.897

Bowling Green (6)
Sophie Dziekan, Jr., Biology, 3.987
Lexi Fleming, Jr., Human Development & Family Studies, 3.915
Nyla Hampton, Jr., Visual Communication Technology (VCT), 3.303
Kadie Hempfling, Gr., MBA, 3.657
Olivia Hill, Jr., Human Development & Family Studies, 3.848
Amy Velasco, So., Physical Education & Health Education, 4.000

Central Michigan (2)
Tiana Timpe, Sophomore, Exercise Science, 3.46
Anika Weekes, Senior, Masters of Biochemistry, 4.00

Eastern Michigan (4)
Natalia Pineda, Senior, Biology, 3.54
Ce'Nara Skanes, Junior, Therapeutic Recreation, 3.31
Lachelle Austin, Sophomore, Sport Management, 3.43
Kyndal Lewis, Sophomore, Exploratory, 3.89

Kent State (8)
Jenna Batsch, Sophomore, 3.982, Exercise Science
Bridget Dunn, Sophomore, 4.000, Exercise Science
Clare Kelly, Senior, 3.802, Sport Administration
Abby Ogle, Graduate Student, 3.425, Sport Administration
Annie Pavlansky, Graduate Student, 3.967, Reading Specialization
Casey Santoro, Junior, 3.731, General Business
Lindsey Thall, Graduate Student, 4.000, Sport Administration
Hannah Young, Graduate Student, 3.769, Physical Education

Miami (5)
Peyton Scott, Sr., Sports Leadership and Management, 3.79
Amani Freeman, Sr., Kinesiology, 3.77
Sydney Watkins, R-So., Sociology, 3.47
Katey Richason, So., Speech Pathology, 3.81
Ivy Wolf, So., Sports Leadership and Management, 3.52

Northern Illinois (9)
Laura Nickel (Sophomore, Health Sciences, 3.981)
Chelby Koker (Senior, Health Science-Pre-Physical Therapy, 3.974)
Emily Meinert (Graduate, Sport and Exercise Psychology, 3.89)
Brooke Stonebraker (Junior, Art Studio-Design & Media Arts, 3.774)
A'Jah Davis (Senior, Kinesiology, 3.639)
Sidney McCrea (Junior, Biomedical Engineering, 3.984)
Janae Poisson (Graduate, Clinical Mental Health Counsel, 3.451)
Grace Hunter (Senior, Exercise Physiology, 4.0)
Jayden Marable (Junior, Business Administration, 3.571)

Ohio (3)
Kate Dennis, Sophomore, Sport Management, 3.8 GPA
Caitlyn Kroll, R-Senior, Masters of Accountancy, 3.79 GPA
Abby Garnett, R-Junior, Masters of Management, 3.4 GPA

Toledo (7)
Jessica Cook, So., Adolescent and Young Adult Education, 3.33
Yaniah Curry, Jr., Spanish, 3.96
Nan Garcia, Jr., Business, 3.88
Khera Goss, Jr., Psychology, 3.49
Jayda Jansen, Sr., Marketing and Leadership, 3.86
Sammi Mikonowicz, Jr., Early Childhood Education, 4.00
Sophia Wiard, Sr., Finance, 3.89

Western Michigan (9)
Lauren Audino, Sophomore, Biomedical Sciences, 3.25
Taylor Williams, Redshirt Junior, Criminal Justice, 3.23
Maggie Stutelberg, Redshirt Freshman, Pre-Human Resource Management, 3.71
Abigail Voss, Redshirt Senior, Accountancy, 3.56
Madelyn Watters, Fifth Year, Accountancy, 3.67
Gabi Saxman, Junior, Early Childhood Professional Education, 3.76
Megan Wagner, Junior, Integrated Supply Management, 3.98
Hannah Spitzley, Junior, Exercise Science, 3.91
Lauren Ross, Redshirt Sophomore, Psychology, 4.00

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