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LORETTO, Pa. (Feb. 5, 2015) – The accolades keep rolling in for Saint Francis University women's basketball senior captain Alexa Hayward (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) as she was voted to the Capital One Academic All-District II team, it was announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on Thursday afternoon.
 
This marks the third consecutive season the Red Flash women's basketball team has been represented on the Academic All-District II squad as Alli Williams (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) made the list the last two campaigns. Williams went on to earn Academic All-America honors during both seasons as well, which Hayward will have the chance to do the same later this month.
 
Hayward has ranked in the top-ten in the country in scoring the entire season and led the NCAA in the category for all of November and part of December. She currently sits at 22.6 points per game, which ranks 10th in the country, and she has reached 30 points in a game on six separate occasions in 2014-15.
 
The senior guard also leads the Red Flash in assists per game at 4.5, which ranks fourth in the Northeast Conference. She also leads the league in three-point field goals made with 55 and free throws made with 107. Hayward holds a 3.664 GPA as a Communication Arts major at Saint Francis U.
 
A student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 on a scale of 4.00 to be eligible for nomination to the All-District ballot. CoSIDA's District II is comprised of Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
 
Saint Francis travels to LIU Brooklyn and Fairleigh Dickinson this weekend as it looks to finish the season on a strong note.