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MEAC Announces 2024 Softball Academic Honors

Lady Bears place nine (9) on MEAC All-Academic Team.

NORFOLK, Va., May 6, 2024 --- The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced the 2024 Softball All-Academic Selections, honoring 82 student-athletes from the conference's eight institutions who achieved academic success during the 2022-23 academic year.

Morgan State had nine (9) players named to this year's All-Academic Team. They were: Madison Bolyea, Anaya Hunte, Alison Keener, Ky'Anah Lake, Nia Lewis, Melissa Paz, Emily Raubuch, Cassie White, Maia Wilkins.

MEAC sophomore, junior and senior student-athletes with a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average, as well as transfer student-athletes who have been in residence at the institution for at least one year, are eligible for All-Academic accolades.

Listed below are the 2024 All-Academic honorees (by institutions):

Coppin State (4)
Vanessa Carrizosa
Aniyah Haley
Avianna Peterson
Brooklyn Tapusoa

Delaware State (9)
Sanaa Brown
Emma Crowe
Mikaela Francois
Sydney Glisson
Laila Hasan
Kayla Lester
Chandler Martin
Uxua Modrego-Lopez
Dallas Speicher-Ramirez

Howard (12)
Makaela Di Gaudio
Sidney Fletcher
Iyanna Fortenberry
Mia Gonzales
Kenna Higga
Julia Holt
Kelsie Jarrett
Sydni Jones
Jordin King
Payton Quinonez
Lealani Ricks
Alyssa Vasquez

Maryland Eastern Shore (9)
Mckenzie Abiley
Ameenah Ballenger
Kelsie Esktrom
Jaycee Holt
Kylee Lehman
Ryan Merriwether
Nola Mountain
Paige Perkins
Katelyn Smitchko

Morgan State (9)
Madison Bolyea
Anaya Hunte
Alison Keener
Ky'Anah Lake
Nia Lewis
Melissa Paz
Emily Raubuch
Cassie White
Maia Wilkins

Norfolk State (13)
Savannah Drozda
Rylie Gilbreath
Loren Hudson
Maya Johnson
Victoria Ruiz
Lauren Sheehan
Emory Shorts
Victoria Taylor
Kira Turner
Brierra Tyler
Leah Wisswell
Emma Zieg
Lisa Zorb

North Carolina Central (15)
Jaylah Barr
Hailey Batista
Kia Borum
Jaden Davis
Jai'lyn Edwards
Ashanti Eubanks
Maegan Garrison
Jaidyn Hamby
Natalie Hardin
D'Nahjah Harrell
Imara Harrell
Ivory Jones
Takia Nichols
Adriana Person
Nyla Rodgers

South Carolina State (11)
Taylor Ames-Alexander
Madison Boyd
Amarie Gist
Cameron Hall
Jade Hendricks
Jayla King
Kaylah Leslie
DeAsia Lowther
Jamaya Miller
Kylie Nelson
Aaliyah Castro

About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 53rd year of intercollegiate competition with the 2023-24 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of eight outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.

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Players Mentioned

#97 Madison Bolyea: 1B; 5' 9"; Junior

#42 Anaya Hunte: P/OF; 5' 5"; Senior

#8 Ky'Anah Lake: SS/2B; Senior

#17 Emily Raubuch: P/1B; 5' 7"; Senior

#2 Maia Wilkins: 3B/OF; 5' 4"; Senior

#98 Alison Keener: C; 5' 6"; Sophomore

#1 Nia Lewis: OF/1B; 5' 9"; Sophomore

#22 Melissa Paz: P/3B; 5' 2"; Graduate Student

#4 Cassie White: OF; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#97 Madison Bolyea
: 5' 9"; Junior
: 1B

#42 Anaya Hunte
: 5' 5"; Senior
: P/OF

#8 Ky'Anah Lake
: Senior
: SS/2B

#17 Emily Raubuch
: 5' 7"; Senior
: P/1B

#2 Maia Wilkins
: 5' 4"; Senior
: 3B/OF

#98 Alison Keener
: 5' 6"; Sophomore
: C

#1 Nia Lewis
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: OF/1B

#22 Melissa Paz
: 5' 2"; Graduate Student
: P/3B

#4 Cassie White
: Sophomore
: OF