Four Falcons Named to Academic All-MAC Team

A total of four 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 afternoon (April 10). The Falcons' list of honorees includes Sophie Dziekan, Olivia Hill, Emily Siesel and Amy Velasco.

Dziekan and Hill each were named to the team for the third consecutive season, while Velasco earned the honor for the second-straight year.

The Academic All-MAC Team honor is bestowed upon those who have excelled in both 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 finished the 2023-24 season with an overall record of 16-15, and BGSU went 10-8 in MAC play.. The Falcons were picked to finish fourth in the MAC in the preseason coaches poll. Despite losing an estimated 126 player-games due to injury in '23-24, BG finished the regular season in a tie for fourth in the conference.

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The complete Academic All-MAC Team follows...

2023-24 ACADEMIC ALL-MAC TEAM
(list provided by MAC Office)
Akron (3)
Reagan Bass, Jr., Civil Engineering, 3.67 GPA
Zakia Rasheed, Jr., Nursing, 3.59 GPA
Alexis Stewart, Sr., Media Studies, 3.54 GPA

Ball State (7)
Annie Rauch, Grad., Dietetics, 3.87 GPA
Hana Mühl, So., Marketing, 3.82 GPA
Madelyn Bischoff, Jr., Marketing, 3.64 GPA
Ally Becki, Jr., Accounting, 3.48 GPA
Estel Puiggros, Sr., Education, 3.44 GPA
Ana Barreto, So., Business Administration, 3.39 GPA
Marie Kiefer, Jr., Health Education, 3.35 GPA

Bowling Green (4)
Olivia Hill, Sr., Master of Social Work, 4.00 GPA
Emily Siesel, So., Psychology, 4.00 GPA
Amy Velasco, Jr., Physical Education & Health Education, 4.00 GPA
Sophie Dziekan, Sr., Biology, 3.99 GPA

Buffalo (1)
Hattie Ogden, So., Biology, 3.51 GPA

Central Michigan (3)
Alina Anderson, So., Marketing, 3.77 GPA
Tiana Timpe, Jr., Exercise Science, 3.27 GPA
Rochelle Norris, Grad., Master's in Administration, 3.25 GPA

Eastern Michigan (5)
Kyndal Lewis, Jr., Sport Management, 3.87 GPA
Olivia Westphal, Jr., Individualized Studies Program, 3.68 GPA
Ashley Hasset, Sr., Sport Management, 3.66 GPA
Dara Capaldi, So., Psychology, 3.58 GPA
Tayra Eke, Jr., General Business-Intent, 3.33 GPA

Kent State (6)
Bridget Dunn, Jr., Exercise Science, 3.99 GPA
Jenna Batsch, Junior, Exercise Science, 3.92 GPA
Eléna Maier, Jr., Biology, 3.88 GPA
Abby Ogle, Grad., Sport Administration, 3.62 GPA
Corynne Hauser, So., 3.45 GPA
Tatiana Thomas, So., Psychology, 3.44 GPA

Miami (1)
Katey Richason, Jr., Speech Pathology, 3.79 GPA

Northern Illinois (9)
Grace Hunter, Sr., Exercise Physiology, 4.00 GPA
Moriah Prewitt, Sr., Business Administration, 4.00 GPA
Laura Nickel, Jr., Health Sciences, 3.98 GPA
Sidney McCrea, R-Jr., Biomechanical Engineering, 3.97 GPA
Kortney Drake, Sr., Applied Human Development and Family Sciences, 3.96 GPA
Brooke Stonebraker, Sr., Art Studio-Design & Media Arts, 3.77 GPA
Tara Stauffacher, Sr., Kinesiology, 3.77 GPA
Brooke Blumenfeld, Redshirt-Fr., Organizational/Corporate Communications, 3.75 GPA
Jayden Marable, Sr., Business Administration, 3.583 GPA

Ohio (4)
Peyton Guice, Sr., AYA Integrated Mathematics, 4.00 GPA
Kate Dennis, Jr., Sport Management, 3.838 GPA
Madi Mace, R-Jr., Bios Pre Professional, 3.292 GPA
Jaya McClure, So., Biological Sciences, 3.285 GPA

Toledo (7)
Sammi Mikonowicz, Sr., Early Childhood Education, 4.00 GPA
Yaniah Curry, Sr., Communications, 3,95 GPA
Sophia Wiard, Gr., Graduate School (MBA), 3.92 GPA
Nan Garcia, Sr., Business, 3.85 GPA
Jessica Cook, Jr., Adolescent and Young Adult Education, 3.64 GPA
Hannah Noveroske, Sr., Nursing, 3.55 GPA
Khera Goss, Sr., Psychology, 3.30 GPA

Western Michigan (4)
Megan Wagner, Sr, Supply Chain Management, 4.0 GPA
Artemis Kouki, R-So. Human Resource Management, 4.0 GPA
Hannah Spitzley, Sr., Exercise Science, 3.83 GPA
Gabi Saxman, Sr., Early Childhood Education, 3.79 GPA

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