NEW YORK - Xavier redshirt-junior forward Ayanna Townsend was named the 2021-22 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year on Wednesday. Townsend becomes the first Musketeer to earn the academic merit. The selection was made by the Conference's Academic Awards Selection Committee. Townsend will receive a $2,000 scholarship, which may be applied to graduate or professional studies.
Pursuing her Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science, Townsend carries a 3.88 cumulative grade point average. The BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection has already been accepted into multiple graduate schools in which she will work towards a degree in occupational therapy.