Trio of Saints Land Spot on CSC Women's Basketball Academic All-District Team

BOSTON – Saints seniors Kiera Eubanks (Portland, Maine) and Shakirah Ketant (Easton, Mass.), along with sophomore Megan Reilly (Southbury, Conn.) have all been named to the College Sports Communicators (formally CoSIDA) Division III Women's Basketball Academic All-District Team, as announced by the CSC on March 26.

The CSC updated its criteria for nomination this season to the Academic All-District Teams. Among the changes was that nominated student-athletes must compete in 90 percent of a team's contests or start in at least 66 percent of games throughout the year. The previous threshold for nomination was at least 50 percent of games played, provided the player was used in a significant role.

The trio of Saints on the Academic All-District team played in all 27 games for the Saints this season. Eubanks was one of only two Saints to start in every game for Emmanuel this season while Ketant earned 17 starts. Reilly made one start but was primarily a significant role player off the Emmanuel bench.

Familiar criteria remained in place as nominees must still be a sophomore in academic standing and hold a 3.50 cumulative GPA. Graduate students are judged based on their final undergraduate cumulative GPA for nomination until a new graduate program GPA has been established.

Unlike in past years, the nomination to the Academic All-District team does not necessarily move a student-athlete into consideration for the Academic All-American® ballot. A committee, comprised of Academic All-American® Core Members and members from the CSC will determine which athletes move to the All-American ballot.

Once the ballot is released, CSC members have until April 2 to vote for Academic All-Americans®. The CSC will announce the Academic All-American® First, Second, and Third Teams on Tuesday, April 16.

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