Nov. 19, 2001

WACO, Texas - Five Baylor women's volleyball players were named Academic all-Big 12 Conference, the league office announced Monday. Carol Selman and Sunny Nicholas earned first-team honors, while Dana Chuha, Stevie Nicholas and Kimmy Scott were second-team selections.

Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the volleyball academic all-league squad consisted of 41 combined first-team members with 11 on the second team. First-team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.2 or better grade point average, while the second team are those who have a 3.0 to 3.19 GPA.

To qualify student-athletes must maintain a 3.0 grade point average or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of her team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are eligible.

Scott, a professional writing major, earns academic all-conference honors for the fourth time in her career, she was eligible as a freshman after taking a medical redshirt in 1997. Sunny Nicholas (pre-nursing), who was named first-team Verizon Academic all-District VI last week, has been honored three times and Chuha (nutrition) twice, Stevie Nicholas (pre-business) and Selman (human resource management) are both first-time honorees.

Since the inception of the Big 12 in 1996, 15 Baylor volleyball players have received academic all-conference honors 32 times, second only to Nebraska. The Cornhuskers led the conference with nine selections this year, followed by Colorado and Kansas State with seven each, and Baylor and Texas A&M with five each.