KALAMAZOO, Mich.‑ Western Michigan junior point guard Tiera DeLaHoussaye added Academic All-Mid-American Conference to her long list of honors this season, and was one of three players to be selected for the second consecutive season.

DeLaHoussaye, a 5-6 Detroit Country Day product, maintains a 3.32 grade-point average while balancing basketball and a demanding course load in the nursing program. She was named MAC Defensive Player of the Year this season, First Team All-MA, and set a conference record being named MAC Player of the Week on six occasions.

DeLaHoussaye led the Western Michigan in scoring (12.4), assists (7.8) and steals (3.3), while ranking second in rebounding (6.1). DeLaHoussaye ranked third in the nation in assists and 10th in steals, leading the MAC in both. Dishing out 250 assists, she set the WMU single-season assist record.

Additionally, DeLaHoussaye was one of 52 in the nation named as a regional All-American finalist. She will find out if she made the All-American cut on Saturday April 5. She is looking to become just the sixth player at WMU to earn All-American status.

The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.

A total of seven student-athletes were named to the team. The number of honorees on the MAC All-Academic Team are the number that is set for the specific sport or 33% of the number of nominees, whichever is greater. Selections are voted on by faculty athletic representatives at MAC institutions.