2019 WBB all-academic

Three Cougars Earn All-Academic Honors

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Redshirt-sophomore Jovana Subasic led the way on the first team.

SAN FRANCISCO – Redshirt-sophomore Jovana Subasic was named First Team Pac-12 All-Academic as the headliner of three Cougs earning all-academic honors as announced by Commissioner Larry Scott Thursday afternoon. 

Joining Subasic on the all-academic team were the Cougars' two seniors as Maria Kostourkova was named to the second team while Alexys Swedlund took home honorable mention honors. Both Kostourkova and Swedlund capped their careers at WSu with three all-academic awards after the duo were named honorable mentions in each of the last two seasons.

To be eligible for selection to the academic teams, a student-athlete must be in their redshirt-freshman season or above and have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average, while participating in at least 50 percent of team competitions.

Subasic completed her third year at WSU with a 3.98 GPA in international business. On the court, the redshirt-sophomore played in 29 of the Cougars' 30 games on the year. She finished averaging 3.8 points and 1.7 rebounds per gam.

A double major in digital technology and culture as well as foreign languages with a focus in Spanish, Kostourkova posted a 3.71 GPA while preparing to graduate in May. The Portugal native completed her final season averaging career bests with 6.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. She started all 29 games in which she played while finishing her career tied for sixth all-time with 125 games played, missing just one contest in four seasons due to injury. She etched her name among the top rebounders in program history grabbing 631 career rebounds, eighth most at WSU.

The all-time leader in three-pointers and the 13th leading scorer in WSU history, Swedlund posted a 3.35 GPA in Management Information Systems, a degree she will graduate with in May. On the court, Swedlund finished her final season averaging 11.0 points per game, doing the bulk of her damage behind the arc where she hit 70 three-pointers, second most in single-season history only behind her own record of 75. She ended her career with 227 three-pointers, shattering the previous record by 46 three-pointers.

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