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Seven Falcons Named to Academic All-MAC Team
April 02, 2026 | Women's Basketball
BGSU's total is the second highest in the conference
A total of seven 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 (April 2). The Falcons' list of honorees includes Johnea Donahue, Taya Ellis, Jasmine Fearne, Lauren Gerken, Paige Kohler, Kendal Moxey and Emily Siesel.
BGSU's total of seven student-athletes named to the team is the second highest in the MAC.
Siesel earns the honor for the third consecutive season, while Fearne and Kohler were named to the team for the second-straight year.
A total of 49 student-athletes across the conference were named to the team. Of that group, five student-athletes were listed as maintaining a 4.00 cumulative grade-point average, and the Falcons had three of those five.
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.
For more information on all things BGSU women's basketball, follow the Falcons on Facebook (@BGWBB), Twitter/X (@BGSU_Athletics and @BGSUWBB) and Instagram (@bgsuwbb), as well as right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
2025-26 BGSU FEATURES & LINKS
April 8 - BG Falcon Media - Findlay's Finest: Gerken and Her Local Roots
Feb. 19 - BG Falcon Media - "Bowling Green Has My Heart": Inside the Return of Kadie Hempfling
Feb. 16 - Toledo Blade ($$$) - Former Liberty-Benton Star Gerken Finding Stride with BGSU
Feb. 5 - BG Falcon Media - From Sao Paulo to the Stroh: Moschen's Journey to BGSU
Jan. 17 - BGSU - The Game Within the Game: Kohler's Psychology of Winning
Dec. 18 - Lorain Morning Journal - Olmsted Falls Grad Kohler Looks to Lead Falcons
Nov. 25 - Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum - Walk-on to Captain: Siesel's Patience Pays Off at Bowling Green
2025-26 ACADEMIC ALL-MAC TEAM
(list provided by MAC Office)
Akron (4)
Ella Wigal, Jr., Business Administration, 4.00 GPA
Liisa Taponen, Sr., Applied Mathematics, 3.88 GPA
Liz Murphy, So., Sport Coaching & Athletics Leadership, 3.84 GPA
Maddie Vejsicky, Sr., Media Studies, 3.25 GPA
Ball State (4)
Tessa Towers, Sr., Criminal Justice and Psychology, 3.84 GPA
Ashlynn Brooke, Jr., General Studies, 3.56 GPA
Zuri Ranson, So., Exercise Science, 3.50 GPA
Grace Kingery, So., Exercise Science, 3.28 GPA
Bowling Green (7)
Emily Siesel, Sr., Psychology, 4.00 GPA
Lauren Gerken, So., Middle Childhood Education, 4.00 GPA
Paige Kohler, Jr., Psychology, 4.00 GPA
Jasmine Fearne, R-Jr., Psychology, 3.73 GPA
Kendal Moxey, Sr., Individualized Studies, 3.60 GPA
Johnea Donahue, So., Health Science, 3.35 GPA
Taya Ellis, Jr., Social Work, 3.31 GPA
Central Michigan (1)
Demetria Prewitt, Sr., Sport Management, 3.33 GPA
Eastern Michigan (2)
Brooklyn Thrash, Sr., Exercise Science, 3.46 GPA
Sisi Eleko, Sr., Psychology, 3.21 GPA
Kent State (8)
Bianca Juzzo, Grad., Sport Administration, 3.88 GPA
Meghan Murray, Soph., Accounting, 3.85 GPA
Riley Rismiller, Jr., Communication Studies, 3.63 GPA
Corynne Hauser, R-Jr., Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology, 3.60 GPA
Mya Babbitt, Jr., Special Education, 3.56 GPA
Dionna Gray, Sr., Public Health, 3.55 GPA
Journey Hildebrand, So., Psychology, 3.54 GPA
Tatiana Thomas, Sr., Psychology, 3.41 GPA
Massachusetts (5)
Allie Palmieri, Grad., Management (MSBA), 3.97 GPA
Megan Olbrys, Sr., Communications, 3.92 GPA
Lilly Ferguson, Sr., Sport Management, 3.75 GPA
Jess Ross, So., Sport Management, 3.38 GPA
Chinenye Odenigbo, Jr,, Communication, 3.34 GPA
Miami (5)
Amber Tretter, Jr., Architecture, 4.0 GPA
Nuria Jurjo, Jr., Computer Science, 3.88 GPA
Emily VanTimmeren, R-Fr., Special Education, 3.53 GPA
Ilse de Vries, So., Sales Management, 3.49 GPA
Tamar Singer, So., Sports Communication and Media, 3.39 GPA
Northern Illinois (2)
Maria Serracanta, Sr., Kinesiology, 3.98 GPA
Marta Hermoso, Sr., Health Sciences, 3.37 GPA
Ohio (3)
Gigi Bower, So., Sport Management, 3.71 GPA
Bailey Tabeling, Jr., Sport Management, 3.52 GPA
Monica Williams, R-So., Interior Architecture, 3.59 GPA
Toledo (4)
Cadence Dykstra, Jr., Accounting, 3.99 GPA
Ella Weaver, Jr., Finance, 3.96 GPA
Evalyse Cole, So., Nursing, 3.69 GPA
Faith Fedd-Robinson, So., Communications, 3.55 GPA
Western Michigan (4)
D'Myjah Bolds, So., Sports Management, 3.97 GPA
Nile Muguira Orbe, Jr., Biomedical Sciences, 3.91 GPA
Alli Carlson, Sr., Exercise Science, 3.67 GPA
Alli Harness, So., Sports Management, 3.21 GPA
BGSU's total of seven student-athletes named to the team is the second highest in the MAC.
Siesel earns the honor for the third consecutive season, while Fearne and Kohler were named to the team for the second-straight year.
A total of 49 student-athletes across the conference were named to the team. Of that group, five student-athletes were listed as maintaining a 4.00 cumulative grade-point average, and the Falcons had three of those five.
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.
For more information on all things BGSU women's basketball, follow the Falcons on Facebook (@BGWBB), Twitter/X (@BGSU_Athletics and @BGSUWBB) and Instagram (@bgsuwbb), as well as right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
2025-26 BGSU FEATURES & LINKS
April 8 - BG Falcon Media - Findlay's Finest: Gerken and Her Local Roots
Feb. 19 - BG Falcon Media - "Bowling Green Has My Heart": Inside the Return of Kadie Hempfling
Feb. 16 - Toledo Blade ($$$) - Former Liberty-Benton Star Gerken Finding Stride with BGSU
Feb. 5 - BG Falcon Media - From Sao Paulo to the Stroh: Moschen's Journey to BGSU
Jan. 17 - BGSU - The Game Within the Game: Kohler's Psychology of Winning
Dec. 18 - Lorain Morning Journal - Olmsted Falls Grad Kohler Looks to Lead Falcons
Nov. 25 - Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum - Walk-on to Captain: Siesel's Patience Pays Off at Bowling Green
2025-26 ACADEMIC ALL-MAC TEAM
(list provided by MAC Office)
Akron (4)
Ella Wigal, Jr., Business Administration, 4.00 GPA
Liisa Taponen, Sr., Applied Mathematics, 3.88 GPA
Liz Murphy, So., Sport Coaching & Athletics Leadership, 3.84 GPA
Maddie Vejsicky, Sr., Media Studies, 3.25 GPA
Ball State (4)
Tessa Towers, Sr., Criminal Justice and Psychology, 3.84 GPA
Ashlynn Brooke, Jr., General Studies, 3.56 GPA
Zuri Ranson, So., Exercise Science, 3.50 GPA
Grace Kingery, So., Exercise Science, 3.28 GPA
Bowling Green (7)
Emily Siesel, Sr., Psychology, 4.00 GPA
Lauren Gerken, So., Middle Childhood Education, 4.00 GPA
Paige Kohler, Jr., Psychology, 4.00 GPA
Jasmine Fearne, R-Jr., Psychology, 3.73 GPA
Kendal Moxey, Sr., Individualized Studies, 3.60 GPA
Johnea Donahue, So., Health Science, 3.35 GPA
Taya Ellis, Jr., Social Work, 3.31 GPA
Central Michigan (1)
Demetria Prewitt, Sr., Sport Management, 3.33 GPA
Eastern Michigan (2)
Brooklyn Thrash, Sr., Exercise Science, 3.46 GPA
Sisi Eleko, Sr., Psychology, 3.21 GPA
Kent State (8)
Bianca Juzzo, Grad., Sport Administration, 3.88 GPA
Meghan Murray, Soph., Accounting, 3.85 GPA
Riley Rismiller, Jr., Communication Studies, 3.63 GPA
Corynne Hauser, R-Jr., Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology, 3.60 GPA
Mya Babbitt, Jr., Special Education, 3.56 GPA
Dionna Gray, Sr., Public Health, 3.55 GPA
Journey Hildebrand, So., Psychology, 3.54 GPA
Tatiana Thomas, Sr., Psychology, 3.41 GPA
Massachusetts (5)
Allie Palmieri, Grad., Management (MSBA), 3.97 GPA
Megan Olbrys, Sr., Communications, 3.92 GPA
Lilly Ferguson, Sr., Sport Management, 3.75 GPA
Jess Ross, So., Sport Management, 3.38 GPA
Chinenye Odenigbo, Jr,, Communication, 3.34 GPA
Miami (5)
Amber Tretter, Jr., Architecture, 4.0 GPA
Nuria Jurjo, Jr., Computer Science, 3.88 GPA
Emily VanTimmeren, R-Fr., Special Education, 3.53 GPA
Ilse de Vries, So., Sales Management, 3.49 GPA
Tamar Singer, So., Sports Communication and Media, 3.39 GPA
Northern Illinois (2)
Maria Serracanta, Sr., Kinesiology, 3.98 GPA
Marta Hermoso, Sr., Health Sciences, 3.37 GPA
Ohio (3)
Gigi Bower, So., Sport Management, 3.71 GPA
Bailey Tabeling, Jr., Sport Management, 3.52 GPA
Monica Williams, R-So., Interior Architecture, 3.59 GPA
Toledo (4)
Cadence Dykstra, Jr., Accounting, 3.99 GPA
Ella Weaver, Jr., Finance, 3.96 GPA
Evalyse Cole, So., Nursing, 3.69 GPA
Faith Fedd-Robinson, So., Communications, 3.55 GPA
Western Michigan (4)
D'Myjah Bolds, So., Sports Management, 3.97 GPA
Nile Muguira Orbe, Jr., Biomedical Sciences, 3.91 GPA
Alli Carlson, Sr., Exercise Science, 3.67 GPA
Alli Harness, So., Sports Management, 3.21 GPA
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