FRISCO, Texas – Lamar's Akasha Davis is the Southland Conference Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Year, the league announced Friday in conjunction with the All-Academic First and Second Teams.
 
An All-Conference First-Team honoree, Davis averaged 14.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game and was a three-time SLC Player of the Week honoree. She helped lead the Cardinals to the championship game of the 2023 Southland Women's Basketball Championship tournament while carrying a 3.81 grade point average and majoring in Public Health-Health Administration.

HCU, Lamar, and Northwestern State each had two selections on the All-Academic teams. Southland Conference All-Academic Teams are voted upon by the head coach, sports information director and an academic/compliance staff member from each school. Voting for one’s own athletes is not permitted.
 
To be eligible for all-academic distinction, an athlete must hold a minimum 3.00 cumulative grade point average through the semester prior to the sport’s championship, completed at least one full academic year at the nominating school prior to the current season, and participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s competitions during the most recently completed season. Student-Athlete of the Year nominees must have held at least a 3.20 GPA and have completed at least two years of athletic competition at the nominating school, including the current season.
 
First Team All-Conference athletes who meet all-academic nomination criteria are automatically named all-academic.

2022-23 Southland Conference Women’s Basketball All-Academic Teams

First Team

Akasha Davis ^1	Lamar	So.	F/C	Dallas, Texas	3.81	Public Health-Health Admin.
Makinna Serrata1	A&M-Corpus Christi	R-Sr.	G	Tilden, Texas	3.69	Kinesiology
Candice Parramore1	Northwestern State	Sr.	G	Dallas, Texas	3.21	Criminal Justice
Hailey Giaratano	Southeastern	Jr.	G	Ponchatoula, La.	3.88	Health Sciences
N’Denasija Collins	HCU	Sr.	G	Mansfield, Texas	3.68	Business Administration

Second Team

Sabria Dean	Lamar	Jr.	G	Mineola, Texas	3.66	Psychology
Julija Vujakovic	HCU	Gr.	F	Bereldange, Luxembourg	4.0	Psychology
Destiny Terrell	UIW	Jr.	G	Dallas, Texas	3.72	Sociology and Criminal Justice
Zuzanna Kulinska	McNeese	Sr.	G	Gdynia, Poland	3.78	Psychology
Jiselle Woodson	Northwestern State	Jr.	G	Corner, Ala.	3.38	Education

^2022-23 Southland Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Year
¹All-Conference First Team selection