Three selected as Academic All-MSC, Pearce women's tennis Champion of Character

April 19, 2023

MSC Press Release

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The 2023 Mid-South Conference Women's Tennis Champions of Character team has been released, conference officials announced on Wednesday.

The MSC recognizes a Champions of Character Team for each championship sport. The student-athletes that are honored on the Champions of Character Team were nominated by their coaches based on their leadership on campus and in the community while demonstrating the five core character values of the NAIA.

Bethel's (Tenn.) Samantha Jo Stone, Campbellsville's (Ky.) Oriana Espinoza, Cumberland's (Tenn.) Kaede Hatano, Cumberlands' (Ky.) Tessa Gray, Freed-Hardeman's (Tenn.) Hannah Pearce, Georgetown's (Ky.) Madelyn Gill, Lindsey Wilson's (Ky.) Salome Sposetti, Pikeville's (Ky.) Katie Steib, Shawnee State's (Ohio) Lacey Urban, Tennessee Southern Emely Castro Nino and Thomas More's (Ky.) Kimberly Sabga were all honored with the recognition.

Forcht Bank is the proud sponsor of the Mid-South Conference Champions of Character Program.

Forcht Bank was founded in 1985 by Terry Forcht on a foundation of solid banking principles – respect for the customer, competitive rates, and service to the community. Forcht Bank strives to maintain those same principles today, and will continue them into the future. Forcht Bank looks forward to serving our customers for many years to come.

A total of 61 Mid-South Conference women's tennis student-athletes earned Academic All-Conference honors, conference officials announced on Tuesday.

In order to be nominated by an institution, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved at least sophomore academic status.

Thomas More (Ky.) led the MSC with 12 student-athletes listed while Cumberlands (Ky.) had the second-most honorees with nine.

Community Trust Bank is the proud sponsor of the Mid-South Conference Academic Award program.

Community Trust Bank, founded in 1903 in Pikeville, Kentucky, currently serves the people and communities of Kentucky, West Virginia and Tennessee with 71 banking locations. Community Trust Bank is committed to providing its customers and the communities they serve, the highest standards of personalized customer service by offering both competitive and innovative products and services.

Women's Tennis Academic All-Conference: