GREENWOOD, IND. (3-26-24) – For the second consecutive season, three Detroit Mercy women's basketball student-athletes in graduate student Imani McNeal, senior Irena Murua, and junior Emma Trawally Porta were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic (CSC) 2023-24 Academic All-District® Women's Basketball Team.
 
The 2023-24 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 basketball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA — for each gender.
 
McNeal
GPA: 4.00
Major: Master of Health Services Administration (MSHA)
2023-24 Highlights:
• Named to the 2022-23 College Sports Communicators Academic (CSC) Academic All-District® NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Team.
• Three-time Horizon League Fall and Spring Honor Roll selection and four-time UDM Athletic Director Honor Roll selection.
• Started in 30 games
• Led the team in steals (30) and steals per game (1.0)
• Scored in double figures 10 times.
• Ranked second on the team in 3-pointers (24), assists (55), and assists per game (1.8) while recording five assists in a game three times.
• Posted a season-high 20 points matching a career-best 9-for-12 from the field going 2-for-4 from 3-point range with five rebounds and three steals at CSU (1/10).
• One of five players in double figures with 10 points and four rebounds vs Oakland (12/3) snapping a 12-game skid against the Golden Grizzlies and was the Titans' first #MetroSeries win since 2017.
 
Murua
GPA: 4.00
Major: Mathematics
2023-24 Highlights:
• Named to #HLWBB All-League Third Team
• Named to the Valeo Horizon League Women's Basketball All-Academic Team for the second consecutive season
• Two-Time #HLWBB All-Academic Team Selections (2022-23, 2023-24)
• 2022-23 College Sports Communicators Academic (CSC) Academic All-District® NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Team.
• Three-time Horizon League Fall and Spring Honor Roll selection and three-time Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll selection.
• Reached 1000-point career milestone in just three years at Detroit Mercy
• Started in all 33 games
• Led the team in scoring (11.2 ppg – 18th HL), and offensive rebounds per game (2.6 – 4th HL), ranked second in rebounds per game (7.4 – 3rd HL) and defensive rebounds per game (4.8 – 7th HL).
• Third on the team in assists (50), steals (26), and steals per game (0.8).
• Tied a team-best five double-doubles.
• Scored in double figures 20 times.
• Named to the 2023-24 #HLWBB Preseason All-League Second Team.
 
Trawally Porta
GPA: 3.63
Major: English
2023-24 Highlights:
• Named to the 2022-23 College Sports Communicators Academic (CSC) Academic All-District® NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Team.
• Horizon League Fall and Spring Honor Roll selection and three-time Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll selection.
• Started in all 33 games
• Led the team leads the team in total blocks (56 – 3rd HL, 41st Nationally), blocks per game (1.7 – 2nd HL, 49th Nationally), rebounds per game (7.5 – 2nd HL), defensive rebounds per game (5.8 – 2nd HL)
• Ranked second in offensive rebounds per game (1.8 – 9th HL) and scoring (9.6 ppg).
• Tied for team-best five double-doubles
• Scored in double figures 19 times.
• Had 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting with six boards in UDM's win over RMU (3/5) which marked the first #HLWBB championship win since the 2016-17 season.
• Just missed a double-double with 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting while grabbing nine rebounds with two blocks helping Detroit Mercy to a stunning win over #HLWBB leader Cleveland State snapping a six-game skid to the Vikings (1/27).
• Had quite the performance pouring in a career-high 23 points on 7-for-10 shooting from the field, went a perfect 2-for-2 from 3-point range, and 7-for-7 from the free throw line while grabbing 14 rebounds with two blocks for her third double-double of the season to lead the UDM over NKU snapping a 13-game skid vs the Norse (1/1).
• Posted second double-double of the year with 10 points and 10 boards in win vs Oakland (12/3) snapping a 12-game skid against the Golden Grizzlies which also was the Titans' first #MetroSeries win since 2017.