After a 25-7 season that included a number of accolades in itself, Ball State women's basketball got another tidbit of good news on Thursday evening.
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Sophomore and junior guards Jasmin Samz and Carmen Grande were selected to the Academic All-MAC Team.
Grande posted a 3.98 GPA in mathamatical science and Samz posed a 3.360 GPA in exercise science. On the floor, Grande averaged 9.2 assists per game, good for second best in the country.
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In order to qualify for the team, one must post a 3.2 GPA and play in 50 percent of their team's respective contests. Both Samz and Grande played in all 32 games for Ball State in 2017-18.
Contact Sam Barloga with comments at sabarloga@bsu.edu or on Twitter at @SamBarloga.
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