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ATHENS, W.Va. – Senior guard
Maddie Ratcliff and sophomore forward
Abbie Smith of the Concord University women's basketball team have been named to the College Sports Communicators' (CSC) Academic All-District Team, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon.
Ratcliff makes the CSC Academic All-District Team for a second straight season. The Pulaksi, Virginia native carries a 3.58 cumulative GPA in elementary education. This past year, Ratcliff averaged 5.0 points per game to go with 1.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.4 steals per contest. Ratcliff netted a season-high 17 points in a win over West Liberty in in mid-January. She also had 11 points and four steals in a win at Salem in November. Ratcliff has been on Concord's Dean's List in six of seven semesters at CU and was named All-Mountain East Conference All-Academic in 2023.
In her first year of eligibility for CSC Academic All-District consideration, Smith, a native of Little Hocking, Ohio earns the honor. A two-time All-MEC Second Team selection, Smith averaged 14.7 points and 8.5 rebounds per game while shooting 53.1 percent from the field. She added an MEC-best 13 double-doubles. Additionally, Smith was voted to the All-MEC Tournament Team for a second straight after tying her career high with 30 points in the MEC Quarterfinals versus Frostburg State. As she gets ready to wrap up her fourth semester of college, Smith carries a 3.80 GPA as a business administration major. Like Ratcliff, Smith landed on the All-MEC Academic Team last year.
The 2023-24 Academic All-District® Women's Basketball teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes women's basketball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
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