AUGUSTA, Ga. – The University of South Carolina Aiken placed nine women's soccer student-athletes on the PBC Team of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College.

The teams are a part of the PBC's larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes and is modeled on the CoSIDA Academic All-America program.

To be eligible for the 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.

Raegan Buchanan, Harley King, Marissa Lee, Mia Maupin, Gressa Olson, Willa Olson, Summer Ricciardi, Marianne Ross and Kennedy Smith were named to the team.
   

Name	School	Year	Hometown	GPA	Major (Minor)
Brooke Adams	Georgia College	Jr.	Kennesaw, Ga.	3.77	Accounting (Spanish Language & Culture)
Jazmin Adlam	North Georgia	Jr.	Orlando, Fla.	3.78	Kinesiology/Health & Fitness
Geraldine Alvarez	Georgia Southwestern	So.	Bogota, Colombia	3.61	Management
Hannah Asbell	Georgia College	Jr.	LaGrange, Ga.	3.55	Marketing (Psychology)
Lydia Atkinson	Georgia College	Jr.	Monroe, Ga.	3.97	Psychology (Spanish Language & Culture)
Cassie Balzano	Georgia College	Sr.	Douglasville, Ga.	3.41	Exercise Science
Natalie Barbara	Clayton State	Jr.	Ballarat, Australia	3.43	Film Production
Gracie Beeson	Lander	So.	Aiken, S.C.	3.74	Nursing
Hannah Behner	Young Harris	So.	Milton, Ga.	3.66	Psychology
Alyssa Bergamini	Georgia College	Jr.	West Suffield, Conn.	3.70	Exercise Science (Physical Education)
Haleigh Bollig	Lander	So.	Aiken, S.C.	3.92	Exercise Science
Valentina Bonaiuto	Clayton State	Sr.	Valencia, Venezuela	3.95	Health & Fitness Management
Sophia Bonser	Georgia College	Sr.	Tyrone, Ga.	3.87	Chemistry
Nona Borden	UNC Pembroke	So.	Durham, N.C.	3.71	Exercise & Sport Science
Ireland Bryant	Columbus State	So.	Suwanee, Ga.	3.35	Health Science
Raegan Buchanan	USC Aiken	So.	Kings Mountain, N.C.	4.00	Early Childhood Education
Chloe Byrne	Flagler	Jr.	Annapolis, Md.	3.635	History
Carley Canzoneri	Columbus State	So.	Suwanee, Ga.	4.00	Accounting
Anna Capra	Francis Marion	Jr.	High Point, N.C.	3.819	Biology
Sara Carr	Flagler	Jr.	Charleston, W.V.	3.67	Psychology
Emma Carter	Georgia Southwestern	So.	McDonough, Ga.	3.50	Nursing
Maria Castorino Mujica	Flagler	Sr.	Asunción, Paraguay	3.613	Political Science
Abbie Crane	North Georgia	Jr.	Peachtree City, Ga.	3.84	Kinesiology/Health & Fitness
Jenna Cuff	Georgia Southwestern	So.	Dawson, Ga.	3.40	Psychology
Brianna De Coteau	UNC Pembroke	Jr.	Montreal, Quebec	3.78	Criminal Justice
Maddie DeFranco	Columbus State	Jr.	St. Augustine, Fla.	3.39	Kinesiology
Katey Derkay	North Georgia	So.	Acworth, Ga.	3.95	Interdisciplinary Studies
Marie Devillers	Clayton State	Jr.	Toulouse, France	3.58	Management (Business Economics)
Hannah Dolores	Flagler	Sr.	St. Johns, Fla.	3.479	Psychology (Criminology)
Luise Domnick	Clayton State	Jr.	Jena, Thuringia, Germany	3.90	Management (Business Economics)
Sarah-Lisa Dübel	Flagler	Sr.	Braunfels, Germany	3.833	Psychology
Megan Dumond	North Georgia	So.	Woodstock, Ga.	4.00	Elementary/Special Pre-Education
Laura Duran Blanco	Georgia Southwestern	Sr.	San Vincente, Costa Rica	3.75	Psychology
Aimee Durn	Young Harris	So.	Watford, England	3.60	Interdisciplinary Studies
Maysoon El-Shami	North Georgia	So.	Alpharetta, Ga.	4.00	Business Administration
Kylee Eppl	Lander	Sr.	Lake Mary, Fla.	3.46	Business Administration
Naomi Fountain	UNC Pembroke	So.	Kalamazoo, Mich.	3.51	Biology
Madeline Goodfellow	Columbus State	Sr.	Columbus, Ga.	3.97	Management
Maya Grimes	UNC Pembroke	Jr.	Kernersville, N.C.	3.68	Biology
Annie Habeeb	Flagler	Sr.	Salisbury, N.C.	3.526	Hospitality & Tourism Management (Marketing)
Liz Hall	Flagler	So.	Akron, Ohio	3.37	Sport Management
Avery Hanson	Columbus State	So.	Niceville, Fla.	3.84	Kinesiology
Pia Haug	Clayton State	Jr.	Ytre Enebakk, Norway	3.61	Management
Kelly Hendricks	Columbus State	Jr.	Mechanicsburg, Pa.	3.88	Criminal Justice
Kai Jeffries	Georgia College	Sr.	Lawrenceville, Ga.	3.87	Philosophy
Natisha John	Young Harris	Jr.	Kelly Village, Trinidad & Tobago	3.34	Chemistry
Kaleigh Killeen	North Georgia	Jr.	Canton, Ga.	3.35	Art Marketing
Maria Kilset	Columbus State	Jr.	Drammen, Norway	4.00	General Business
Harley King	USC Aiken	Sr.	Lexington, S.C.	3.566	Secondary Education
Marissa Lee	USC Aiken	Sr.	Aiken, S.C.	3.396	Elementary Education
Summer Ligon	Georgia College	So.	Carrollton, Ga.	3.94	Mathematics
Moa Loftman	Clayton State	Jr.	Karlstad, Sweden	3.41	Psychology & Human Services
Lorena Lopez	Flagler	Sr.	Mexico City, Mexico	3.749	Economics (Finance)
Taylor Malasek	North Georgia	Sr.	Peachtree City, Ga.	3.97	Biology (Pre-Med)
Isabel Massa	Clayton State	Jr.	Caracas, Venezuela	4.00	Health & Fitness Management (Business)
Shannon Matthaei	Flagler	Jr.	St. Augustine, Fla.	3.311	Elementary Education
Mia Maupin	USC Aiken	So.	Monticello, Ill.	3.517	Sociology
Kimmy May	Columbus State	Sr.	Columbus, Ga.	3.63	Biology
Megan Misuraca	Francis Marion	So.	Apex, N.C.	3.34	Nursing
Sarah Moll	Francis Marion	Sr.	Waxhaw, N.C.	3.808	Biology
Parker Morgan	Columbus State	Sr.	Albany, Ga.	3.92	General Business
Brennen McCarthy	Lander	Sr.	Clifton, Va.	3.84	Management
Katie Newton	Lander	Jr.	Marietta, Ga.	3.66	Psychology
Josefine Nilsén	Flagler	So.	Färjestaden, Sweden	3.875	Psychology
Gressa Olson	USC Aiken	Sr.	Champaign, Ill.	4.00	Fine Arts
Willa Olson	USC Aiken	Sr.	Champaign, Ill.	4.00	Exercise & Sport Science
Sarah Owen	Lander	Sr.	Lake Wales, Fla.	3.71	Business Administration
Maddison Oxendine	UNC Pembroke	So.	Pembroke, N.C.	3.30	Biology
Emily Peterson	Georgia College	So.	Fayetteville, Ga.	3.87	Liberal Studies (International Studies)
Maddy Peterson	Columbus State	Sr.	Roswell, Ga.	3.59	Kinesiology
Summer Ricciardi	USC Aiken	Sr.	Charleston, S.C.	3.82	Elementary Education
Kate Richardson	Georgia College	So.	Marietta, Ga.	4.00	Marketing
Charlotte Rindt	North Georgia	Sr.	Augusta, Ga.	3.79	BSN Nursing
Marianne Ross	USC Aiken	So.	Greenville, S.C.	3.603	Special Education
Kennedy Rucker	UNC Pembroke	So.	Asheville, N.C.	3.96	Biology
Kayla Ruiz	Georgia College	Sr.	Milton, Ga.	3.84	Psychology (Spanish Language & Culture)
Sara Sandberg	Flagler	Sr.	Örebro, Sweden	3.972	Psychology
Zion Sellers	UNC Pembroke	So.	Charlotte, N.C.	3.81	Business Administration
Alexis Sherman	North Georgia	So.	Cumming, Ga.	3.87	General Studies BSN
Micah Spickerman	Lander	So.	Charleston, S.C.	3.71	Nursing
Kennedy Smith	USC Aiken	Sr.	Augusta, Ga.	3.638	Exercise & Sport Science
Ryann Smith	Georgia College	Jr.	Sharpsburg, Ga.	3.50	Biology (Environmental Science)
Rachel Sweigard	Columbus State	Jr.	South Lyon, Mich.	3.68	Biology
Bailey Swindell	North Georgia	Jr.	Sharpsburg, Ga.	3.64	Marketing
Pien Van Kampen	Young Harris	Sr.	Julianadorp, Netherlands	3.82	Interdisciplinary Studies
Britt Verstegen	Young Harris	Jr.	Ede, Netherlands	3.91	Interdisciplinary Studies
Bailey Vessell	North Georgia	So.	Fayetteville, Ga.	3.95	Management
Brin Wexler	Flagler	Jr.	Orlando, Fla.	3.496	Psychology
MacKenzie Yandle	Lander	Jr.	West Columbia, S.C.	3.55	Exercise Science
Ann-Cathrin Zabel	Clayton State	Sr.	Schwarme, Germany	3.90	Health & Fitness Management (Business)