EWING, N.J. - Three members of the TCNJ women's basketball team were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, as announced by the organization this afternoon. Katie Fricker earned a second consecutive nod while Myah Hourigan-Hutton and Maddie Bernhardt earned the distinction for the first time, marking the third straight season the Lions have had three honorees.
 
The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Basketball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
 
Fricker caps off an impressive career both on and off the court with a second straight selection to the Academic All-District team. A nursing major with a 3.65 cumulative GPA, the senior earned All-NJAC Second Team honors after averaging career-bests in scoring (12.0), rebounds (6.9), assists (2.3) and steals (1.6) – the latter of which paced the team.
 
Fricker was at her best late in the season, averaging 15 points, seven rebounds and 1.5 steals in TCNJ's run to its first NJAC Championship since 2009 before scoring a team-high 13 points in the program's first NCAA Tournament game since 2018. The Marlton-native finished her career with 940 points and ranks 13th in program history with 560 rebounds.
 
Hourigan-Hutton was one of just three players to start all 28 games for the Lions, averaging 4.1 points and a career-high 4.7 rebounds per game while finishing with a GPA of 3.5 as a communication studies major. The senior set new personal-bests in both scoring (14) and rebounds (12) during the regular season and improved her shooting percentage by over five percent to a career-high 39.2 in her final season.
 
Bernhardt, a kinesiology & health sciences major with a 3.91 GPA, makes her debut on the Academic All-District list in her first eligible season. The sophomore paired her dominance in the classroom with a breakout season on the court, more than tripling her scoring average as a freshman to a career-best 8.1 points per game. Bernhardt served as one of TCNJ's best shooters for much of the season, finishing second on the team with 50 made 3-pointers while shooting at a 37.6 percent clip.
 
The sophomore had her season highlighted in an offensive showcase against Rutgers-Newark in which she drained a career-high seven triples en route to 33 points in just 21 minutes of action.