NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---Eight CSUN student-athletes on the Matadors men's and women's basketball teams were placed on the 2023 Big West Academic All-Conference Team, the conference announced on Apr. 11. To qualify for the Academic All-Conference honor, a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.00 cumulative institutional grade point average (GPA), must have completed one full academic year at the member institution before the season for which the award is being received, and must have competed in at least 50 percent of the institution's contests in the student-athletes respective sport.


 
The seven CSUN women's basketball players named to the Academic All-Conference team are the most for the Matadors since 2019. 
 
The Big West recognizes individuals academically per season – fall, winter, and spring – for all conference-sponsored sports. The Fall Academic All-Conference Team was announced in February, and the Spring Academic All-Conference Team will honor student-athletes from men's and women's golf, men's and women's track and field, women's water polo, men's and women's tennis, men's volleyball, beach volleyball, softball, and baseball.
 
CSUN Big West Academic All-Conference Team Honorees:
 Men's Basketball
Marcel Stevens
 
Women's Basketball 
Tess Amundsen  
Rochelle Fourie  
Rachel Harvey  
Macy Smith  
Olivia Smith  
Kayanna Spriggs   
Anaiyah Tu'ua  
 

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Players Mentioned

Tess Amundsen

F
6' 1"
Graduate Student
1V

Rochelle Fourie

C
6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
RS

Rachel  Harvey

G
5' 7"
Redshirt Sophomore
1V

Macy Smith

G
5' 10"
Sophomore
1V

Olivia   Smith

F
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
2V

Kayanna Spriggs

F
6' 2"
Sophomore
1V

Anaiyah  Tu

G
5' 9"
Redshirt Sophomore
1V

Marcel Stevens

G
6' 2"
Sophomore
2V

Players Mentioned

Tess Amundsen

6' 1"
Graduate Student
1V
F

Rochelle Fourie

6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
RS
C

Rachel  Harvey

5' 7"
Redshirt Sophomore
1V
G

Macy Smith

5' 10"
Sophomore
1V
G

Olivia   Smith

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
2V
F

Kayanna Spriggs

6' 2"
Sophomore
1V
F

Anaiyah  Tu

5' 9"
Redshirt Sophomore
1V
G

Marcel Stevens

6' 2"
Sophomore
2V
G