Posted: Mar 14, 2014
BEREA, Ohio - Four Baldwin Wallace University women's basketball student-athletes have been named to the 2013-2014 Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference team.
The four are Audrey Smolik (Strongsville), Allyson Helleis (Rocky River), Erin Allen (Girard, Pa.) and Steph Kumler (Jupiter, Fla./Christian). Smolik is a repeat award winner.
Smolik is a junior with a 3.87 grade point average in middle childhood education and was the 2014 OAC Scholar-Athlete for the Month of January. She leads the Yellow Jackets in scoring with 12.0 points-per-game and will play in this weekend's NCAA Division III National Tournament "Sweet 16". She also grabs 4.0 rebounds-per-game and has made 28 three-pointers for the 22-6 overall Yellow Jackets. In addition to this being her second Academic All-OAC award, she was an All-OAC pick a year ago, was the BW Invitational Most Valuable Player and an OAC Player of the Week selection.
Helleis is a sophomore guard with a 3.67 grade point average and majors in pre-pyhsical therapy. She plays a key role off the bench and averages 2.3 ppg. and 1.3 rpg. in all 28 games with 47 assists, 13 steals and seven three-pointers.
Allen is a sophomore guard with a 3.71 grade point average in athletic training. She also comes off the bench and scores 1.7 ppg. in 24 contests with nine assists, four treys and two steals.
Kumler is a sophmore forward with a 3.61 grade average in communication studies. She has played in 15 games, scores 1.5 ppg. and shoots 56.3 percent from the floor onn nine-of-16 attempts.
Smolik is a junior with a 3.87 grade point average in middle childhood education and was the 2014 OAC Scholar-Athlete for the Month of January. She leads the Yellow Jackets in scoring with 12.0 points-per-game and will play in this weekend's NCAA Division III National Tournament "Sweet 16". She also grabs 4.0 rebounds-per-game and has made 28 three-pointers for the 22-6 overall Yellow Jackets. In addition to this being her second Academic All-OAC award, she was an All-OAC pick a year ago, was the BW Invitational Most Valuable Player and an OAC Player of the Week selection.
Helleis is a sophomore guard with a 3.67 grade point average and majors in pre-pyhsical therapy. She plays a key role off the bench and averages 2.3 ppg. and 1.3 rpg. in all 28 games with 47 assists, 13 steals and seven three-pointers.
Allen is a sophomore guard with a 3.71 grade point average in athletic training. She also comes off the bench and scores 1.7 ppg. in 24 contests with nine assists, four treys and two steals.
Kumler is a sophmore forward with a 3.61 grade average in communication studies. She has played in 15 games, scores 1.5 ppg. and shoots 56.3 percent from the floor onn nine-of-16 attempts.
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