The 2021-22 Barnes & Noble College Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete Team and Scholar-Athlete of the Year were released by the Southern States Athletic Conference.
Faulkner's Ashlyn Adkins highlights the team as the 2021-22 Barnes & Noble College Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The senior physical education major posted a 3.42 GPA. On the court, she was named First-Team All-Conference, Honorable Mention All-American and CoSIDA Academic All-District. She averaged 33.8 minutes, 15.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game for the Eagles.
2021-22 Barnes & Noble College Scholar-Athlete Team
Ashlyn Adkins, Faulkner (Ala.)
Sandra Cannady, Loyola (La.)
Taylor Thomas, Loyola (La.)
Morgan Holland, Faulkner (Ala.)
Rebekah Engle, William Carey (Miss.)
McKinley Seal, William Carey (Miss.)
Lauren Rowley, William Carey (Miss.)
Noteworthy
- To be eligible, student-athletes must be a sophomore or above in both academic and athletic standing, must be starters or important reserves, have at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA and have competed in 50% of competitions
- Graduate students are not eligible, and transfers must have completed one semester at the school
- Engle (3.93), Rowley (3.91) and Seal (3.83) from William Carey have the three highest GPA's
- Cannady, Thomas, Engle and Seal join Adkins as First-Team All-Conference selections, while Thomas was also named SSAC Defensive Player of the Year
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