River States Conference

RSC Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete Team has 53 players with 3.25+ in 2016-17

6/23/2017 12:00:00 AM

FLORENCE, Ky. -- The 2016-17 River States Conference Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete Team has 53 student-athletes who made the grade during this past season. This is the second year of the RSC Scholar-Athlete Team program, which recognizes excellence in the classroom while competing as an RSC student-athlete.

To earn a spot on the team, student-athletes must have a grade-point average of 3.25 or higher, compete in an RSC championship sport and be nominated by their athletic department. Tying for the conference lead with nine women's basketball players on the team were Ohio Christian University and University of Rio Grande.

The NAIA has a similar awards program, the NAIA-Daktronics Scholar-Athlete award, which is for juniors and seniors who have a grade-point average of 3.50 or higher.

2016-17 RSC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM