GREENWOOD – Four Lander women's basketball players were named to the Peach Belt Conference's Teams of Academic Distinction, the conference announced on Wednesday.

Sarah Crews, Quin'De'Ja Hamilton, Jessica Harris, and Miriam Recarte were all named to the team. The four Bearcats matched UNC Pembroke for the most players on the team. Lander's three sophomores on the team were the most in the conference.

A senior from Sumter, S.C., Harris has earned a 3.33 GPA in Mass Communication. The sophomore trio is led by Crews, a North Augusta, S.C., native who sports a 3.80 GPA while majoring in Business. Hamilton, from Waynesboro, Ga., has a 3.4 GPA in Physical Education. Recarte, a native of Pamplona, Spain, has a 3.3 GPA in Physical Science. 

To be eligible for the team, a student-athlete must 1) participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility.

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