FRISCO, Texas - For the third consecutive year, Akasha Davis was tabbed Southland Conference Student-Athlete of the Year and a first-team Academic All-SLC selection, announced league officials Monday morning. Classmate Sabria Dean picked up her second career all-academic honor as she was also named to the first team.
 
To be considered for this honor, each nominee must have a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) through the semester before the sports' championship, completed at least one full academic year at the nominating institution before the season in which the nomination occurs and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games during the most recently completed season. For consideration as Student-Athlete of the Year, the GPA must be at least 3.50.
 
Achieving a 3.72 GPA in public health administration, Davis (Wylie, Texas) started all 30 games for the Cardinals while averaging 13.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. Scoring 399 points, she had three 21-point games. Davis also made history by becoming the first Cardinal with 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds. A Southland Conference first-team and all-tournament team member, she broke the school's all-time rebounding record with 1,079. 
 
Dean (Mineola, Texas) finished with a 3.58 GPA as a graduate student in social work. Her final season saw her break the school record for games played (145) and consecutive starts (135). In 29 of LU's 30 games, she averaged 13.8 ppg and 4.3 rpg with 69 assists and 47 steals. She ends her career as the second all-time leading scorer with 1,774 points and was the second player in program history with 1,500 points, 300 assists, and 200 steals. 
 
The Cardinals posted a 22-8 season (.733) and were second in the conference with a 17-3 (.850) record.  
 

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