Friday, February 8, 2008

Southern Maine's Kent Named to Academic All-District One Team

     GORHAM, Maine  --  Junior guard Stacey Kent (Northwood, N.H./Coe-Brown 
Academy) of the nationally-ranked University of Southern Maine Huskies women's 
basketball team has been selected to the 2008 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-
District One third team as voted upon by members of the College Sports 
Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).  
     The 5-9 inch guard carries a 3.51 grade point average and is majoring in 
psychology.  It is the first time in her career that Kent has earned the honor. 
     The College Sports Information Directors of America selects Academic All-
America (r) teams in 12 programs: football, women's volleyball, men's soccer, 
women's soccer, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, men's 
track & field/cross country, women's track & field/cross country, men's at large 
and women's at large.  A first team, second team and third team are selected in 
both the University (Division I and I-AA) and College (Division II, III and 
NAIA) Divisions.  
     Kent, a 2007 Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association (MWBCA) Second 
Team All-State selection, leads Southern Maine in scoring averaging 15.0 points 
per game, while shooting an outstanding 49.7 percent (99-for-199) from the 
field.  A significant three-point threat, Kent leads the Huskies in three-point 
field goals made (34) and three-point field goals percentage (44.2 percent, 34-
for-77).  Kent is also tied for second on the team in rebounds (5.6 per game) 
and assists (2.3 per game) and is fourth in steals (1.5 per game).  
     Kent has been named Little East Conference (LEC)  Player of the Week on 
three occasions this season (Jan. 21, Jan. 14, Dec. 10) and has earned the same 
distinction from the MWBCA three times (Jan. 17, Dec. 10 and Nov. 26).  Kent 
leads the LEC in scoring and three-point field goal percentage.  She is also in 
the top ten in three-point field goals made (second), field goal percentage 
(fourth), free throw percentage (79.1 percent, fourth) and assists (10th).  
     Southern Maine is 19-1 overall and 9-0 in the Little East Conference.  The 
Huskies host Eastern Connecticut State University on Saturday (1:00 p.m.) in a 
LEC contest. 

ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Women's Basketball Teams
College Division

First Team
Name                   School                          Class
DeCarol Davis          U.S. Coast Guard Academy         Sr. 
Electrical Engineering, 3.96 GPA
Sidney Parsons         University of Bridgeport         So. 
Psychology and Sociology, 4.00 GPA
Allison Boehm          St. John Fischer College         Sr. 
Management, 3.38 GPA
Johannah Leedham       Franklin Pierce University       So. 
Undecided, 3.29     
Lindsay Michel         Connecticut College              Sr. 
Anthropology and Environmental Studies, 3.85 GPA

Second Team
Jen Dabrowski          Western New England College      Sr. 
Marketing, 3.55 GPA
Stephanie Czajkowski   Hobart & William Smith College   Sr. 
Chemistry, 3.52 GPA
Stefanie Reiff         Amherst College                  Sr. 
Psychology, 3.73
Jaime Capra            Brandeis University              Sr. 
American Studies, 3.51 GPA
Shannon Malone         University of Bridgeport         So. 
Natural Science/Math, 3.93 GPA
Katie Fisher           Middlebury College               Sr. 
Psychology, 3.84 GPA

Third Team
Stacey Kent            University of Southern Maine     Jr. 
Psychology, 3.51 GPA
Julianna Eagles        Anna Maria College               So. 
Humanities & Elementary Education, 3.86 GPA     
Erika Stupinski        Stonehill College                Sr. 
Management, 3.70 GPA     
Julie Marriot          University of Rochester          Jr. 
Mathematics and Economics, 3.61 GPA
Allegra Lovoy          Salve Regina University          Jr. 
Psychology, 3.64 GPA
Stephanie Zito         Suffolk University               So. 
English, 3.93 GPA