DEKALB, Ill. – Northern Illinois University women's basketball senior Mikayla Voigt (Slinger, Wis./Kettle Moraine Lutheran) earned First Team Academic All-District® honors on Thursday as the College Sports Information Directors of America announced its 2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-District® Women's Basketball Team.
 
"Mikayla epitomizes everything you want in a student-athlete," said head coach Lisa Carlsen. "Her work ethic on the court and in the classroom is tremendous. She has been an outstanding leader for our program and a true role model for our younger players to emulate. I couldn't be happier for her and proud of what she's been able to accomplish to this point."
 
First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the Google Cloud Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third team (if applicable) Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in mid-March.
 
Voigt was a Second Team Academic All-District® selection last season. A nursing major with a 3.93 grade point average, Voigt has been named Mid-American Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week twice this season. On Dec. 8, the senior guard broke two NIU and MAC single-game records with 52 points and 11 three-pointers in the Huskies' win over Western Illinois. She was named the MAC West Player of the Week on Dec. 11. Voigt has scored at least 20 points in a game nine times this season, including a 37-point effort in a win at Ball State on Feb. 9.
 
NIU's leading scorer at 19.8 points per game, Voigt is fourth in the MAC in scoring, fifth in three-pointers made per game at 3.1, and third in free throw percentage at 84.1 percent. Voigt eclipsed 1,500 career points at Buffalo on Jan. 26 when she scored a game-high 26 points against the Bulls. She is ninth all-time at NIU in scoring with 1,612 career points, third all-time with 240 made three-pointers, and sixth all-time with 361 assists.
 
The Huskies are back in action on Saturday, Feb. 23 when NIU travels to MAC West-leading Central Michigan. Tip-off is set for 12:00 p.m. CT. Fans can watch the game on ESPN3 or listen on WLBK 1360 AM and 98.9 FM.
 
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