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Abby Selzer

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Selzer Named Academic All-District (R)

Sophomore's Dominant Season Recognized by CoSIDA; Now Eligible for Academic All-America

Selzer is the First OCU Women's Basketball Player Named Academic All-District(R) Since Lauren Gober in 2013
OKLAHOMA CITY - The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) released the 2020 men's and women's basketball Academic All-District(R) teams on Monday, and Oklahoma City University had one honoree on the women's basketball list.

Abby Selzer, a 6-foot-2 sophomore from Thomas Okla., earned one of the five spots on the NAIA's District 4 All-District Team, and she was one of only 21 players in the NAIA to earn places on the All-District teams.

"We are very proud of Abby," said head coach Bo Overton. "We all know what a great player she is on the court, but we are equally proud of what she does off the floor as well. She is just as good of a student and a person as she is a player."

Selzer is in the midst of an outstanding season for the undefeated and top-ranked OCU Stars - who are 27-0 on the season. She had scored 451 points - an average of 18.0 points per contest - in only 436 total minutes played. She leads NAIA Division I in field goal percentage at 64.1 percent. She is also ranked nationally in five other statistical categories, and she scored her 1,000th career point on Feb. 8 at Texas Wesleyan University.

The honor, though, encompasses more than just on-court performance, and Selzer has shined just as brightly in the classroom. She is a criminal justice major, and despite the schedule of being an athlete on one of the top team's in the NAIA, her classwork has not taken a back seat. She holds a 3.95 GPA through her first three semesters at OCU, and that combination is not lost on the voters. She was one of only eight sophomores whose combined athletic and academic success led to a place on an All-District team in any division - which included 28 districts between the NAIA and the three NCAA Divisions and more than 130 honorees.

The program is administered by CoSIDA as the only intercollegiate awards program to consider both academic and athletic success in the criteria for selection. It requires athletes to be at least a sophomore academically -and to have been in attendance at the nominating institution for a full year. Nominees must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 on a 4.0 scale, and they must be a starter or key reserve on their intercollegiate team with legitimate athletic credentials. It is one of the most prestigious awards programs in collegiate athletics, and has been honoring academic and athletic excellence since 1952.

Selzer is the first OCU women's basketball player to be named to the Academic All-District team since Lauren Gober earned the honor in the 2012-13 season.

She now advances to the Academic All-America(R) voting, which will select first, second, and third team Academic All-Americans(R) for the NAIA from the 21 Academic All-District honorees. The Academic All-America(R) teams will be announced on Thursday, March 12 at 11 a.m. CDT.
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Abby Selzer

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Players Mentioned

Abby Selzer

#40 Abby Selzer

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Senior
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