TEMPE, Ariz. - Six Arizona State University women's basketball players were named to the Pac-12 Women's Basketball All-Academic teams, announced by Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott on Friday.
The Sun Devils had two players earn first-team recognition (senior guard Kelsey Moos and senior center Quinn Dornstauder), one player earn second-team honors (senior forward Sophie Brunner) and three players named honorable mention (sophomore guard Sabrina Haines, sophomore forward Kianna Ibis and sophomore center Charnea Johnson-Chapman).
ASU was the only Pac-12 school with two first-team honorees and led all Pac-12 schools with three combined first- and second-team honorees.
Currently pursuing her master's degree in Liberal Studies (3.94 GPA) after earning her undergraduate degree in Communication in only three years (3.93 GPA), Moos joins former Sun Devil Jen Albert (2001-04) as the only Sun Devils to earn Pac-12 First-Team All-Academic recognition three times (the maximum number of first-team honors a student-athlete can earn). A starter in 108 of 110 career games, Moos is currently tied for fifth on ASU's all-time list for career rebounds (659). This season Moos has started all 19 games she has played in (has missed 12 games due to injury) and currently leads the team in steals per game (1.8), is third in rebounds per game (5.9) and tied for fourth in 3-pointers (14).
A first-team honoree in 2015 and named second team last season, Dornstauder (3.84 GPA/Biochemistry) has continued to be among the league's top scholar athletes. Named to CoSIDA's Academic All-District 8 Team in 2016, Dornstauder was recently named All-Pac-12 honorable mention and Pac-12 All-Defense honorable mention for a season in which she has started every game and currently leads the team in blocks (1.2 bpg) and is second in scoring (10.3 ppg), FG pct. (49.0), free throws made (72) and rebounds (6.0 rpg). Five of Dornstauder's seven career double-doubles have comes since the start of Pac-12 play. A starter in 57 of 126 career games, Dornstauder is currently third on ASU's all-time list for career blocks (127).
A student-athlete who will go down as one of the program's all-time greats, Brunner (3.69 GPA/Education Studies), who recently became the second Sun Devil to earn First-Team All-Pac-12 honors three times, is being recognized for her academic pursuits for the third straight year after earning honorable mention notice the last two seasons. Brunner, who earlier this season was in consideration for Academic All-America honors after being named to CoSIDA's Academic All-District 8 Team, is ASU's active leader in points (1,376 - third on ASU's all-time list), rebounds (907- second on all-time list), assists (178) and steals (175). Brunner, who along with Dornstauder has started every game this season, currently leads the team in scoring (13.5 ppg), field goal percent (52.5) and rebounds (7.4 rpg), is second in steals (1.2 spg) and third in free throws made (71) and assists (1.7 apg).
Haines, Ibis and Johnson-Chapman are all being recognized in their first year of eligibility.
Haines (3.73 GPA/Sports Journalism) has played in every game this season (30 starts) and currently leads the team in 3-ptrs (23) and free throw percentage (88.3), is second in assists (2.4 apg), fourth in steals (1.0) and fifth in scoring (6.5 ppg). Six of Haines' seven double-figure scoring efforts this season have come in ASU's last nine games, including a season-high 17 points in ASU's win at Washington State (Feb. 10).
A participant in 62 games over the last two seasons, Ibis (3.22 GPA/Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in Health Innovation/Wellness Foundations) has played in every game this season and is currently tied for the team lead in 3-point FG pct. (40.0), is second in blocked shots (14) and fourth in rebounds (3.8 rpg). Ibis has scored in double figures four times this season and last month posted a career-high eight rebounds in ASU's win at Washington State (Feb. 10).
Johnson-Chapman (3.29 GPA/ Family and Human Development) has played in 54 games the last two seasons, including 29 this season. Johnson-Chapman, who has connected on 48 percent of her field goal attempts this season, tied her career-high in rebounds (5) in consecutive games vs. San Jose State (Nov. 13) and at Marquette (Nov. 19). She also had a career-high three steals in the win over San Jose.
Since the 1996-97 season, head coach Charli Turner Thorne's first season at ASU, the Sun Devils lead the Pac-12 in the number of first-team All-Academic conference awards (now 21) and the combined number of first- and second-team All-Academic conference awards (now 43). In 2014-15 ASU's team GPA (3.558) was No. 7 on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) 2015 Academic Honor Roll. Most recently the current Sun Devil squad turned in an extraordinary effort in the classroom that resulted in a 3.63 team GPA for the Fall 2016 semester. Every player on the roster had a cumulative GPA above 3.0, including nine players with a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher.
The Sun Devils had two players earn first-team recognition (senior guard Kelsey Moos and senior center Quinn Dornstauder), one player earn second-team honors (senior forward Sophie Brunner) and three players named honorable mention (sophomore guard Sabrina Haines, sophomore forward Kianna Ibis and sophomore center Charnea Johnson-Chapman).
ASU was the only Pac-12 school with two first-team honorees and led all Pac-12 schools with three combined first- and second-team honorees.
Currently pursuing her master's degree in Liberal Studies (3.94 GPA) after earning her undergraduate degree in Communication in only three years (3.93 GPA), Moos joins former Sun Devil Jen Albert (2001-04) as the only Sun Devils to earn Pac-12 First-Team All-Academic recognition three times (the maximum number of first-team honors a student-athlete can earn). A starter in 108 of 110 career games, Moos is currently tied for fifth on ASU's all-time list for career rebounds (659). This season Moos has started all 19 games she has played in (has missed 12 games due to injury) and currently leads the team in steals per game (1.8), is third in rebounds per game (5.9) and tied for fourth in 3-pointers (14).
A first-team honoree in 2015 and named second team last season, Dornstauder (3.84 GPA/Biochemistry) has continued to be among the league's top scholar athletes. Named to CoSIDA's Academic All-District 8 Team in 2016, Dornstauder was recently named All-Pac-12 honorable mention and Pac-12 All-Defense honorable mention for a season in which she has started every game and currently leads the team in blocks (1.2 bpg) and is second in scoring (10.3 ppg), FG pct. (49.0), free throws made (72) and rebounds (6.0 rpg). Five of Dornstauder's seven career double-doubles have comes since the start of Pac-12 play. A starter in 57 of 126 career games, Dornstauder is currently third on ASU's all-time list for career blocks (127).
A student-athlete who will go down as one of the program's all-time greats, Brunner (3.69 GPA/Education Studies), who recently became the second Sun Devil to earn First-Team All-Pac-12 honors three times, is being recognized for her academic pursuits for the third straight year after earning honorable mention notice the last two seasons. Brunner, who earlier this season was in consideration for Academic All-America honors after being named to CoSIDA's Academic All-District 8 Team, is ASU's active leader in points (1,376 - third on ASU's all-time list), rebounds (907- second on all-time list), assists (178) and steals (175). Brunner, who along with Dornstauder has started every game this season, currently leads the team in scoring (13.5 ppg), field goal percent (52.5) and rebounds (7.4 rpg), is second in steals (1.2 spg) and third in free throws made (71) and assists (1.7 apg).
Haines, Ibis and Johnson-Chapman are all being recognized in their first year of eligibility.
Haines (3.73 GPA/Sports Journalism) has played in every game this season (30 starts) and currently leads the team in 3-ptrs (23) and free throw percentage (88.3), is second in assists (2.4 apg), fourth in steals (1.0) and fifth in scoring (6.5 ppg). Six of Haines' seven double-figure scoring efforts this season have come in ASU's last nine games, including a season-high 17 points in ASU's win at Washington State (Feb. 10).
A participant in 62 games over the last two seasons, Ibis (3.22 GPA/Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in Health Innovation/Wellness Foundations) has played in every game this season and is currently tied for the team lead in 3-point FG pct. (40.0), is second in blocked shots (14) and fourth in rebounds (3.8 rpg). Ibis has scored in double figures four times this season and last month posted a career-high eight rebounds in ASU's win at Washington State (Feb. 10).
Johnson-Chapman (3.29 GPA/ Family and Human Development) has played in 54 games the last two seasons, including 29 this season. Johnson-Chapman, who has connected on 48 percent of her field goal attempts this season, tied her career-high in rebounds (5) in consecutive games vs. San Jose State (Nov. 13) and at Marquette (Nov. 19). She also had a career-high three steals in the win over San Jose.
Since the 1996-97 season, head coach Charli Turner Thorne's first season at ASU, the Sun Devils lead the Pac-12 in the number of first-team All-Academic conference awards (now 21) and the combined number of first- and second-team All-Academic conference awards (now 43). In 2014-15 ASU's team GPA (3.558) was No. 7 on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) 2015 Academic Honor Roll. Most recently the current Sun Devil squad turned in an extraordinary effort in the classroom that resulted in a 3.63 team GPA for the Fall 2016 semester. Every player on the roster had a cumulative GPA above 3.0, including nine players with a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher.