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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Gulf South Conference released its 2021-22 Winter Academic Awards including the sport of basketball. Union women's basketball junior, Shanique Lucas, was named GSC All-Academic, while 16 Union basketball players earned GSC Honor Roll status. 

The All-Academic teams are voted on and include sophomores and above with at least a 3.2 GPA and have had significant impacts on the court. The GSC Honor Roll includes all student-athletes with at least a 3.0 GPA at the time of submission that have competed in outside competition. 

Lucas, a 5-foot-8 guard from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, helped Union to a GSC Regular Season Title and the GSC Tournament Title. Lucas was named GSC All-Tournament and surpassed 1,000 career points this season. On the season, she averaged 11.8 points per game. She added 4.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. She shot 51 percent from the field and hit 40 3-pointers. 

Nine players from the women's basketball team were named to the honor roll. These included Ashtyn Baker, Emily Beard, Bailey Augustine, Bethany Dillard, Sally Howell, Lucas, Claire Maxon, Anna McCredy, and Shylee Morrison.

The men's team had seven players make the honor roll including JC Hawkins, Mikail Simmons, Justin Debuck, Dusan Djordjevic, Caleb Pearce, Garrett Vick, and Hunter Vick.

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History of Union's GSC Academic Honors
Fall=w. cross country, m. cross country, w. soccer, m. soccer, volleyball
Winter=w. basketball, m. basketball
Spring=w. golf, m. golf, softball, baseball

Year - Term - Honor Roll - GSC All-Academic
*Union was not eligible for All-Academic during membership process)
2012 - Fall - 51 - NA (Story Link) *
2013 - Winter - 14 - NA (Story Link) *
2013 - Spring - 37 - NA (Story Link) *
2013 - Fall - 62 - NA (Story Link) *
2014 - Winter - 16 - NA (Story Link) *
2014 - Spring - 36 - NA (Story Link) *
2014 - Fall - 63 - 8 (Story Link)
2015 - Winter - 13 - 3 (Story Link)
2015 - Spring - 33 - 0 (Story Link)
2015 - Fall - 63 - 5 (Story Link)
2016 - Winter - 12 - 2 (Story Link)
2016 - Spring - 37 - 1 (Story Link)
2016 - Fall - 57 - 7 (Story Link)
2017 - Winter - 13 - 0 (Story Link)
2017 - Spring - 38 - 4 (Story Link)
2017 - Fall - 59 - 2 (Story Link)
2018 - Winter - 8 - 0 (Story Link)
2018 - Spring - 33 - 2 (Story Link)
2018 - Fall - 62 - 8 (Story Link)
2019 - Winter - 11 - 1 (Story Link)
2019 - Spring - 39 - 5 (Story Link)
2019 - Fall - 64 - 3 (Story Link)
2020 - Winter - 9 - 1 (Story Link)
2020 - Spring - 39 - 0 (Story Link)
2020 - Fall - 12 - 1 (Story Link) **COVID reduced number of fall sports
2021 - Winter - 14 - 1 (Story Link) 
2021 - Spring - 102 - 6 (Story Link) **COVID increased number of spring sports
2021 - Fall - 76 - 1 (Story Link)
2022 - Winter - 16 - 1 (Story Link)