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Ashley Smith (above), Kristen Kirkland and Mary Shea Hackett were named to the GSC Academic Honor Roll.

MAR 22, 2005
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Kirkland, Smith, Hackett Named To Academic Honor Roll

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Birmingham, AL –
Christian Brothers University Buccaneer basketball senior's Jake Bazeley and Clint Dowdle have been named to the Gulf South Conference Winter All-Academic Team.

To be nominated, student-athletes must have earned a 3.20 grade point average or higher and were starters or key contributors to their respective teams. Once nominated, the conference's Sports Information Directors and Faculty Athletic Representatives vote on the five person list.

CBU was the only team to have two players on the team. Alabama-Huntsville senior Thiago Carvalho, Harding's Matt Hall and West Florida's Josh Sullivan join Bazeley and Dowdle on the team.

Bazeley was named to the GSC Second-Team this year after ranking eighth in in the GSC in assists, tenth in free-throw percentage and was third on the Bucs in scoring with 13.2 points per game. Dowdle was first in the GSC in assists to turnover ratio for the third straight season and was fourth on the Bucs in scoring with 9.6 points per game.

Bazeley and Dowdle were joined by Tal Yatsiv and Kevin Weybright on the GSC Academic Honor Roll. Student-athletes must have a 3.0 GPA to make the Honor Roll. Kristen Kirkland, Mary Shea Hackett and Ashley Smith represented the Lady Bucs on the Honor Roll.

Weybright was the GSC's Freshman of the Year this season. Smith and Kirkland finished second and third on the Lady Bucs in scoring with 9.4 and 7.5 points per game, respectively.

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