UNLV placed four members of the women's basketball team on the 2018 Spring Academic All-Mountain West team, the league office announced Tuesday. Paris Strawther was named Academic All-MW for the third straight season to highlight the selections from the Lady Rebels.

Making a repeat appearance on the academic team was junior Alyssa Anderson and senior Kennedy Wharton, while freshman Krista Jackman earned her first career academic honor.

A program-high three Lady Rebels also received the honor of MW Scholar-Athlete,, as in addition to Anderson and Wharton, sophomore Mara Kemmer also received the honor.

To be eligible for selection to the Academic All-MW team, student-athletes must have completed at least one academic term at the school while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better, and be a starter or significant contributor on their team. To be eligible for selection as a MW Scholar-Athlete, student-athletes must have completed at least two academic terms at the member institution, while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better, and have participated in varsity competition for their athletic team.

UNLV ACADEMIC ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE (4)
Alyssa Anderson, Junior, Biological Sciences
Krista Jackman, Freshman, Undeclared
Paris Strawther, Junior, Public Health
Kennedy Wharton, Senior, Psychology

UNLV MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD (3)
Alyssa Anderson, Junior, Biological Sciences
Mara Kemmer, Sophomore, Human Services
Kennedy Wharton, Senior, Psychology