WATERVILLE, Maine – Junior guard Stacey Kent (Northwood, N.H./Coe-Brown Academy) of the nationally-ranked University of Southern Maine Huskies women’s basketball team has been selected to the 2008 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District One third team as voted upon by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

The 5-9 inch guard carries a 3.51 grade point average and is studying for a degree in psychology. It is the first time in her career that Kent has earned the honor.

The College Sports Information Directors of America selects Academic All-America ® teams in 12 programs: football, women’s volleyball, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s track & field/cross country, women’s track & field/cross country, men’s at large and women’s at large. A first team, second team and third team are selected in both the University (Division I and I-AA) and College (Division II, III and NAIA) Divisions.

Kent, a 2007 Maine Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (MWBCA) Second Team All-State selection, leads Southern Maine in scoring averaging 15.0 points per game, while shooting an outstanding 49.7 percent (99-for-199) from the field. A significant three-point threat, Kent leads the Huskies in three-point field goals made (34) and three-point field goals percentage (44.2 percent, 34-for-77). Kent is also tied for second on the team in rebounds (5.6 per game) and assists (2.3 per game) and is fourth in steals (1.5 per game).

Kent has been named Little East Conference (LEC) Player of the Week on three occasions (Jan. 21, Jan. 14, Dec. 10) and has earned the same distinction from the MWBCA three times (Jan. 17, Dec. 10 and Nov. 26). Kent leads the LEC in scoring and three-point field goal percentage. She is also in the top ten in three-point field goals made (second), field goal percentage (fourth), free throw percentage (79.1 percent, fourth) and assists (10th).

Southern Maine is 19-1 overall and 9-0 in the Little East Conference. The Huskies host Eastern Connecticut State University at 1 p.m. on Saturday (February 9) in a LEC contest.
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