Women's Soccer | January 06, 2022

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Eight University of South Carolina Aiken women's soccer standouts have been named to the PBC Team of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College.

Erika Bateman, Raegan Buchanan, Mary Cecil, Caroline Czarnecki, Jordan Huynh-Luetkemeyer, Teagan Kersey, Mia Maupin and Lauren Sigmon were named to the team.

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.

Barnes & Noble College currently operates more than 1,400 campus bookstores and their school-branded e-commerce sites, serving more than 6 million college students and faculty nationwide. As a strategic partner, Barnes & Noble College is a retail and learning company. The company is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.


2021 Women's Soccer Team of Academic Distinction
 

Name	School	Year	Hometown	GPA	Major (Minor)
Skylar Abbott	North Georgia	So.	Gainesville, Ga.	3.52	Kinesiology/Health & Fitness
Brooke Adams	Georgia College	Jr.	Kennesaw, Ga.	3.70	Accounting
Jazmin Adlam	North Georgia	Jr.	Orlando, Fla.	3.76	Kinesiology/Health & Fitness
Geraldine Alvarez	Georgia Southwestern	Jr.	Bogota, Colombia	3.67	Management
Moa Arlebo	Flagler	Fr.	Örebro, Sweden	3.95	International Business
Katie Arthur	Lander	Sr.	Chapin, S.C.	3.63	Nursing
Tess Aubry	Young Harris	So.	Roswell, Ga.	3.41	Communication Studies
Vanessa Aviles	Columbus State	So.	Columbus, Ga.	4.00	Nursing
Cassie Balzano	Georgia College	Sr.	Douglasville, Ga.	3.47	Exercise Science
Natalie Barbara	Clayton State	Jr.	Ballarat, Australia	3.44	Film Production
Erika Bateman	USC Aiken	Jr.	Greenville, S.C.	3.301	Biology
Hannah Behner	Young Harris	So.	Milton, Ga.	3.71	Psychology
Emery Biggs	Flagler	So.	Clayton, N.C.	3.78	International Business
Gracie Beeson	Lander	Jr.	Aiken, S.C.	3.63	Nursing
Alyssa Bergamini	Georgia College	Jr.	West Suffield, Conn.	3.66	Exercise Science
Haleigh Bollig	Lander	Jr.	Aiken, S.C.	3.90	Exercise Science
Valentina Bonaiuto	Clayton State	Sr.	Valencia, Venezuela	3.96	Health & Fitness Management
Raegan Buchanan	USC Aiken	Jr.	Kings Mountain, N.C.	4.00	Early Childhood Education
Reyna Bueno	Lander	So.	Chesapeake, Va.	3.90	Exercise Science
Chloe Byrne	Flagler	Jr.	Annapolis, Md.	3.67	History
Cassidy Campbell	Young Harris	Fr.	Sautee, Ga.	3.96	Sport & Recreation Studies
Carley Canzoneri	Columbus State	Jr.	Suwanee, Ga.	4.00	Accounting
Sara Carr	Flagler	Jr.	Charleston, W.V.	3.82	Psychology (Mathematics)
Maria Castorino Mujica	Flagler	Sr.	Asunción, Paraguay	3.64	Political Science
Mary Cecil	USC Aiken	So.	Oceanside, N.Y.	3.793	Elementary Education
Shelsin Chavez-Miranda	Albany State	So.	Los Angeles, Calif.	3.76	Health & Human Performance
Linet Chege	Clayton State	Fr.	Cartersville, Ga.	3.31	Communication & Media Studies
Abbie Crane	North Georgia	Jr.	Peachtree City, Ga.	3.85	Kinesiology/Health & Fitness
Caroline Czarnecki	USC Aiken	So.	Greensburg, Pa.	3.50	Biology
Maddie DeFranco	Columbus State	Sr.	St. Augustine, Fla.	3.44	Kinesiology
Katey Derkay	North Georgia	So.	Acworth, Ga.	3.96	Interdisciplinary Studies
Marie Devillers	Clayton State	Jr.	Toulouse, France	3.61	Management
Ida Ditlevsen	Clayton State	Fr.	Naestved, Denmark	3.70	Health & Fitness Management
Hannah Dolores	Flagler	Sr.	St. Johns, Fla.	3.50	Psychology
Luise Domnick	Clayton State	So.	Jena, Germany	3.92	Management
LeFaren Donaldson	Albany State	Grad.	Tallahassee, Fla.	3.57	Biology
Megan Dumond	North Georgia	So.	Woodstock, Ga.	4.00	Elementary & Special Education
Laura Duran Blanco	Georgia Southwestern	Sr.	San Vincente, Costa Rica	3.80	Psychology
Maysoon El-Shami	North Georgia	So.	Alpharetta, Ga.	4.00	Marketing
Amanda Ewers	Georgia College	Fr.	Cumming, Ga.	4.00	Pre-Nursing
Nikki Gomez	North Georgia	Fr.	Canton, Ga.	3.34	Biology (Pre-PA)
Anna Grady	Columbus State	So.	Flowery Branch, Ga.	3.97	Biology
Annie Habeeb	Flagler	Sr.	Salisbury, N.C.	3.59	Hospitality & Tourism Mang. (Marketing)
Liz Hall	Flagler	So.	Akron, Ohio	3.39	Sport Management
Avery Hanson	Columbus State	Jr.	Niceville, Fla.	3.64	Kinesiology
Pia Haug	Clayton State	Jr.	Ytre Enebakk, Norway	3.64	Management
Lizzie Hedrick	Columbus State	Jr.	Columbus, Ga.	3.87	Mathematics
Reia Henry	Clayton State	Fr.	Coventry, England	3.62	Health & Fitness Management
Jordan Huynh-Luetkemeyer	USC Aiken	So.	Lithia, Fla.	3.50	Business Administration
Natisha John	Young Harris	Jr.	Kelly Village, Trinidad & Tobago	3.30	Chemistry
Thea Juul	Young Harris	Fr.	Silkeborg, Denmark	3.35	Spanish
Morgan Kasel	Young Harris	Fr.	Canton, Ga.	4.00	Management
Jasmin Keller	Young Harris	Jr.	Schwarzenbach, Switzerland	3.83	Management (Marketing)
Teagan Kersey	USC Aiken	So.	Plainfield, Tenn.	3.43	Exercise & Sport Science
Kaleigh Killeen	North Georgia	Jr.	Canton, Ga.	3.42	Art Marketing
Maria Kilset	Columbus State	Sr.	Drammen, Norway	4.00	General Business
Nina Koopman	Clayton State	Fr.	Baarn, Netherlands	4.00	Marketing
Alesha Kostrzewa	Albany State	Grad.	Tallahassee, Fla.	3.49	Education
Michelle Lamorte	Columbus State	Sr.	Miramar, Fla.	3.62	Psychology
Lauren Lannan	Flagler	Sr.	Collierville, Tenn.	3.74	Sport Management
Michelle LaPenta	North Georgia	So.	Lilburn, Ga.	3.82	Kinesiology/Exercise Science
Jess Leach	Flagler	Fr.	Reading, England	3.85	Sport Management
Phoebe Licence	Flagler	Jr.	Riffa, Bahrain	3.60	Sport Managment (Business Admin.)
Summer Ligon	Georgia College	So.	Carrollton, Ga.	3.92	Mathmatics
Moa Loftman	Clayton State	Jr.	Karlstad, Sweden	3.44	Psychology & Human Services
Taylor Malasek	North Georgia	Sr.	Peachtree City, Ga.	3.97	Biology
Isabel Massa	Clayton State	Jr.	Caracas, Venezuela	4.00	Health & Fitness Management
Shannon Matthaei	Flagler	Jr.	St. Augustine, Fla.	3.36	Psychology
Mia Maupin	USC Aiken	Jr.	Monticello, Ill.	3.545	Sociology
Nthabiseng Mogatle	Albany State	So.	Ramotswa, Botswana	3.37	Business Management
Mary Moosbrugger	Lander	So.	Irmo, S.C.	4.00	Nursing
Parker Morgan	Columbus State	Grad.	Albany, Ga.	4.00	Master in Business Administration
Becca Morris	Georgia College	Sr.	Marietta, Ga.	3.86	Accounting
Kamila Mroziewicz	Clayton State	Jr.	Zagan, Poland	3.90	General Business
Josefine Nilsén	Flagler	So.	Färjestaden, Sweden	3.82	Psychology
Madison North	Flagler	So.	Milton, Vt.	3.32	Coastal Environmental Science
Sarah Owen	Lander	Grad.	Lake Wales, Fla.	3.40	Business Administration
Maddy Peterson	Columbus State	Grad.	Roswell, Ga.	4.00	Exercise Science
Maddie Poole	Flagler	Fr.	Lexington, S.C.	4.00	Politicial Science
Kate Richardson	Georgia College	So.	Marietta, Ga.	4.00	Marketing
Emma Scott	Lander	So.	Cheney, Wash.	3.68	Sociology
Lauren Sigmon	USC Aiken	Jr.	Taylors, S.C.	3.912	Exercise & Sport Science
Katelyn Smith	Georgia College	Fr.	Augusta, Ga.	3.38	Psychology
Ryann Smith	Georgia College	Jr.	Sharpsburg, Ga.	3.48	Biology
Micah Spickerman	Lander	Jr.	Charleston, S.C.	3.63	Nursing
Rachel Sweigard	Columbus State	Sr.	South Lyon, Mich.	3.61	Biology
Bailey Swindell	North Georgia	Jr.	Sharpsburg, Ga.	3.60	Marketing
Brenley Townsend	North Georgia	Fr.	Warner Robins, Ga.	3.83	General Studies (Exercise Science)
Pien Van Kampen	Young Harris	Sr.	Julianadorp, Netherlands	3.84	Interdisciplinary Studies
Britt Verstegen	Young Harris	Jr.	Ede, Netherlands	3.92	Interdisciplinary Studies
Bailey Vessell	North Georgia	So.	Fayetteville, Ga.	3.92	Management
Cat Watry	North Georgia	Fr.	Alpharetta, Ga.	3.73	Business
Brin Wexler	Flagler	Jr.	Orlando, Fla.	3.53	Psychology
MacKenzie Yandle	Lander	Sr.	West Columbia, S.C.	3.57	Exercise Science