FRISCO – East Texas A&M University women's basketball guard Jordyn Newsome was selected by the Southland Conference to first team all-academic on Monday morning.
 
Newsome (Irving – MacArthur) received her bachelor's degree in sport and recreation management earlier this spring and was also named the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team.
 
Having played two seasons for the Lions, she was named the SLC Newcomer of the Year following the 2024-25 season and ends her Lion career with 802 points, 204 rebounds, and 100 assists in 60 games played. She scored over 1,000 points in her collegiate career.
 
Newsome is the second Lion to earn Southland All-Academic honors and the first to be named to the first team.
 
Southland Conference All-Academic Teams are voted upon by the head coach, sports information director and an academic/compliance staff member from each school. Student-Athletes of the Year are voted upon by an awards committee which consists of one administrator from each member school. Voting for one's own athletes is not permitted.
 
To be eligible for all-academic distinction, an athlete must hold a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average through the semester prior to the sport's championship, completed at least one full academic semester at the nominating school prior to nomination, and participated in at least 50 percent of the team's competitions during the most recently completed season. Student-Athlete of the Year nominees must have held at least a 3.50 GPA and have completed at least two years of athletic competition at the nominating school, including the current season.
 
First Team All-Conference athletes who meet all-academic nomination criteria are automatically named all-academic.
 
SOUTHLAND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STUDENT ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Akasha Davis, Lamar 
 
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC-FIRST TEAM

Player	School	Position	Class	Hometown	Major
Jordyn Newsome	East Texas A&M	G	Sr.	Irving, Texas	Sport & Recreation Management
Akasha Davis*	Lamar	F/C	Sr.	Wylie, Texas	Public Health Administration
Sabria Dean*	Lamar	F	Gr.	Mineola, Texas	Social Work
Avery VanSickle	SFA	G	Jr.	Denver, Colo.	Aviation
Charlotte O'Keefe	UTRGV	F	Jr.	Overland Park, Kan.	Finance

 
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC-SECOND TEAM

Player	School	Position	Class	Hometown	Major
Erin Maguire	HCU	G	Sr.	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Marketing
Raimi McCrary	UIW	F	So.	Allen, Texas	General Business
Vernell Atamah	Northwestern State	F	Fr.	Mesquite, Texas	Nursing
Mieria Aguado	A&M-Corpus Christi	G	Gr.	Barcelona, Spain	Psychology
Kade Hackerott	UTRGV	G/F	Gr.	Wichita, Kansas	MBA