SAULT STE. MARIE - Two members of the Lake Superior State women's basketball team have been named to the 'ESPN The Magazine' Academic All-District Team in District IV of the College Division.

Senior forward/center Jaclyn Armstrong (Haslett, Mich.), who has a 3.94 grade point average while majoring in exercise science, was named to the first team. Senior center Alyssa VanderWal (Allendale, Mich.), who has a 3.91 gpa while majoring in nursing, received third team honors. By making the first team, Armstrong moves on to the national ballot and becomes an academic all-America candidate.

Armstrong is the No. 2 scorer in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, averaging 17.0 points per game. She is also ranked 14th in the league in rebounding at 5.7 rpg. The pre-season All-GLIAC First Team pick is also expected to earn her third GLIAC All-Academic Team honor this season.

VanderWal, who averages 11.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game, leads the GLIAC in field-goal percentage at 66.7 percent and is second in the league in average blocked shots per game (2.5). She is also ranked sixth in the GLIAC in rebounding and seventh in free-throw percentage (.746). VanderWal and senior Tim VanOudheusden of the men's basketball team are the first two Laker basketball players to go through LSSU rigorous nursing program.

Joining Armstrong on the first team were Northwood's Megan Starnes, Ferris State's Caitlin Hutchison and Tiffin's Leanne Lucius, along with Ariel Brough of Baldwin-Wallace and Ashley Boykin of Alabama-Huntsville. Other GLIAC players receiving recognition were Michigan Tech's Sarah Stream and Katie Wysocky, who made the second team.

The college division includes Division II and Division III schools.