Pohovey and Rose Named Academic All-OAC

(AUSTINTOWN, OH)--Mount Union senior Tessa Pohovey (Strasburg/Tusky Valley) and sophomore Amanda Rose (Uniontown/Green) have been named Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference by the conference's 10 faculty athletics representatives.

Pohovey now a two-time Academic All-OAC selection, is second on the team averaging 11.0 points per game on her way to becoming the first Purple Raider named to the All-OAC First Team since 2004.  She was also selected to the All-OAC Tournament Team as Mount Union won the 2010 OAC Basketball Tournament.  Off the court, she maintains a 3.82 grade point average as a criminal justice major.

Rose averages 8.5 points and a team-best 6.2 rebounds per game for the Raiders, while in the classroom she has a 3.94 grade point average as an international business major.

To be named Academic All-OAC, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.25 gpa as a starter or a key reserve and in at least their second year of participation in the sport.

Both players are starters on a Mount Union that is 26-4 on the season and playing in the sectionals (round of 16) in the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship Friday at 8 pm (EST) against Washington (MO) in St. Louis, MO.