Kent State Women's Basketball's Krewson Named Academic All-MAC
An English major with a double minor in justice studies and pre-law carrying a 3.98 grade-point average, the junior guard from Sandusky, Ohio led the Golden Flashes with 11.2 points per game.
CLEVELAND - Kent State women's basketball junior guard Trisha Krewson (Sandusky, Ohio) has been named to the 2011-12 Women's Basketball Academic All-MAC Team, as voted by faculty athletic representatives at MAC institutions, the conference office announced Monday (April 16).
An English major with a double minor in justice studies and pre-law carrying a 3.98 grade-point average, Krewson was one of 12 named on the Academic All-MAC Team, joining Sina King and Taylor Ruper of Akron, Jessica Slagle and Chrissy Steffen of Bowling Green, Teresa Semalulu of Buffalo, Natachia Watkins of Eastern Michigan, Courtney Osborn of Miami, Tenishia Benson of Ohio, Courtney Ingersoll and Haylie Linn of Toledo and Maria Iaquaniello of Western Michigan.
Krewson led Kent State in scoring (11.2 points per game) and minutes played (35.0) in her first season wearing the Blue & Gold after sitting out the 2010-11 season after transferring from Bucknell. She was also named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District 5 First Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), for her efforts both on the court and in the classroom. Krewson was the lone selection out of the MAC.
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. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
