AUGUSTA, Ga. – Three University of South Carolina Aiken women's basketball standouts have been named to the PBC Team of Academic Distinction.

Kwajelin Farrar, Kanna Suzuki and Melyk Taouil have all been named to the team.

Farrar, a native of Grovetown, Ga., is majoring in sociology. Suzuki, a native of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, is majoring in business management. Taouil hails from St. Louis, Mo. and is majoring in business marketing.

To be eligible for the All-Academic team, a student-athlete must 1) participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility. The Peach Belt Conference Sports Information Directors oversee the program.

Founded in 1991, the Peach Belt Conference is home to 35 NCAA Division II National Championships. Twelve member institutions in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida compete in 15 championship sports. 2019-20 members are Augusta University, Clayton State University, Columbus State University, Flagler College, Francis Marion University, Georgia College, Georgia Southwestern State University, Lander University, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, University of North Georgia, University of South Carolina Aiken and Young Harris College.

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