GREENWOOD, IND. (3-25-25) – Two Detroit Mercy women's basketball student-athletes, fifth-year senior
Aaliyah McQueen and graduate student
Jasmine Edwards were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic (CSC) 2024-25 Academic All-District® Women's Basketball Team.
The 2024-25 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.
McQueen
GPA: 3.73
Major: Psychology
2024-25 Highlights:
• Horizon League Fall and Spring Honor Roll selection and Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll selection.
• Third-Team All-Horizon League Selection
• Hit her first jumper to reach the 1000 career points milestone, finishing the game with 17 points, five rebounds, and five steals vs RMU (1/25).
• Scored in double figures in 20 games and led the team with five double-doubles.
• Scored 20 points or more in six games with a Titan career-high 30 pts in double OT win at Valpo (12/21).
• Named Under Armour® Horizon League Player of the Week (12/23).
• Lead the team in rebounds per game (7.3 – 4th HL), field goal percentage (39.0 – 5th HL), steals per game (1.8 – 5th HL), and blocks (17). Ranks second in scoring (13.8 – 8th HL), steals (54), 3-pointers made (43), and 3-pointers made per game (1.4 – 14th HL).
• Put on a show for her 23rd birthday scoring 23 points on 9-for-17 shooting and 3-for-6 from 3-point range while grabbing eight rebounds with three steals to lead Detroit Mercy to a crucial 81-75 win over NKU (2/27).
• Had nine points while grabbing a season-second-best 15 rebounds vs YSU (2/20).
• Hit her first jumper of the game to reach the 1000 career points milestone, finishing the game with 17 points, five rebounds, and five steals vs RMU (1/25).
• Posted her fifth double-double of the season, scoring a game-high 21 points with 11 rebounds vs PFW (1/22).
• Had an off-scoring night with six points but had a solid all-around game, grabbing six rebounds while matching a career-best six assists and a career-best four blocks with three steals defensively, including staling a pass on the low block and was off to the races finding senior
Katie Burton streaking down the court, who connected on the game-winning buzzer-beating layup with .01 seconds on the clock giving Detroit Mercy a thrilling 54-52 win at Milwaukee (1/18).
• Posted 45 total points and grabbed 23 total rebounds to average a double-double at 22.5 ppg. and 14.0 rebounds per game with seven steals defensively (3.5 spg) to lead Detroit Mercy to a 1-1 record against WSU and OU.
• Posted her second consecutive double-double, which was a sweet one as she poured in 21 points while grabbing a Titan career-high 17 rebounds against her former team to lead Detroit Mercy to a 67-59 Metro Series win over arch-rival Oakland helping secure Head Coach
Kate Achter's 100th career win.
• Had another great performance, scoring a game-high 24 points with 11 rebounds, securing her third double-double of the season while coming up short of a triple-double with six steals defensively at WSU (1/8).
• Scored 54 total points and grabbed 20 total rebounds to average a double-double at 27.0 ppg. and 10.0 rebounds per game, shooting a blistering 19-for-30 (63.3%) from the field, 6-for-11 (54.5%) from 3-point range, and 10-for-11 (90.9%) from the free throw line with four blocks (2.0 bpg) and three steals defensively (1.5 spg) to lead Detroit Mercy to a 2-0 record for the week.
• She just missed a double-double, scoring 24 points on 8-for-15 from the field, 6-for-7 from the free throw line, with a pair of triples, while grabbing nine rebounds and matching a career-best three blocks in UDM's win at YSU, moving the Titans to 2-0 in #HLWBB play.
• After that performance, McQueen took it to another level, dropping a huge double-double, scoring a Titan career-high 30 points on 11-for-15 shooting, 4-for-5 from 3-point range, and a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line while grabbing 11 rebounds with two steals and a block to lead Detroit Mercy to a thrilling 79-71 double-overtime win at Valparaiso.
• Became the second Titan player to score 30 points in seven years since Rosanna Reynolds scored 32 at Oakland on Jan. 7, 2017.
• Scored 18 points to complete the three-player trifecta in win over Wright State, snapping a 14-game skid against the Raiders.
• Had a solid Titan debut posting a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds on 6-of-12 shooting and 3-for-6 from behind the arc with four assists in UDM's season-opening win over BGSU snapping a 10-game skid against the Falcons (11/8).
• She was the first player to post a double-double in her Titan debut since Ellisha Crosby had 15 points and 11 boards at Canisius in 2013.
Edwards
GPA: 3.50
Major: Business Leadership and Change Management
2024-25 Highlights:
• Horizon League Fall and Spring Honor Roll selection and Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll selection.
• Started in 25 of 29 games played
• Reached double figures in two games
• Ranked second on the team in rebounds (4.0).
• Chipped in with six points and five boards, helping No. 6 Detroit Mercy to a 73-62 win over No. 11 Milwaukee (3/4) in 2025 Barbasol #HLWBB Championship first-round action advancing the Titans to the quarterfinals for the second consecutive season.
• Added eight points with eight boards in win over Milwaukee (2/13).
• Posted a Titan career-high 10 points with six boards and four steals at Oakland (2/1).
• Had a solid all-around game, just missing a double-double with nine points and eight rebounds with two assists, three steals, and two blocks defensively, helping Detroit Mercy to a 72-63 win over Western Michigan (11/23).
• Just missed a double-double with 11 rebounds and nine points, going 5-for-8 from the charity stripe in UDM's win over Bellarmine (11/16).