Women's Basketball Earns Four CSC Academic All-District Selections

Women's Basketball Team Anthem vs. Radford 2026 - NM

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3/24/2026 5:06:00 PM | Women's Basketball

GREENWOOD, Ind. – Adding another set of accolades to the 2025-26 campaign for USC Upstate women's basketball, the Spartans find themselves with four College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honorees as redshirt sophomore forward Emma Blair, redshirt junior guard Aubrie Kierscht, redshirt freshman forward Madison Miller, and sophomore forward Zoe Richardson each earned the honor as announced by the organization Tuesday.

Below are player capsules recapping the 2025-26 seasons for the Spartans' honorees.

Emma Blair | Forward | Redshirt Sophomore | Latrobe, Pa.
Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District … Named Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Named to the Big South's All-Academic Team … Appeared in all 32 games … Averaged 3.9 points and 3.7 rebounds over an average of 14.3 minutes per game … Shot 46.0 percent (52-of-113) from the field and 75.9 percent (22-of-29) from the free throw line … Corralled 119 total rebounds comprised of 52 offensive boards and 67 defensive boards … Totaled 13 assists, 10 blocks, and seven steals on the season … Poured in a season-high-tying 12 points on two occasions: behind a 5-of-10 shooting performance versus Kennesaw State on 11/28/25 and behind a 6-of-8 shooting performance versus Agnes Scott on 12/17/25 … Corralled a career-high 10 rebounds versus Charleston Southern on 12/31/25 … Recorded two double-figure scoring games … Recorded one double-digit rebounding game.

Aubrie Kierscht | Guard | Redshirt Junior | Salina, Kan.
Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District … Named Honorable Mention All-Big South … Appeared in 29 games, making 19 starts … Averaged 11.1 points and 2.4 rebounds over an average of 25.8 minutes per game … Shot 40.2 percent (109-of-271) from the field, 41.2 percent (73-of-177) from beyond the arc, and 81.1 percent (30-of-37) from the free throw line … Corralled 70 total rebounds comprised of seven offensive boards and 63 defensive boards … Totaled 18 assists and 14 steals on the season … Poured in a career-high 26 points behind an 8-of-13 (6-of-10 from three) shooting performance versus South Carolina State on 11/17/25 … Corralled a career-high eight rebounds versus Radford on 2/18/26 … Recorded 16 double-figure scoring games and four 20-plus point scoring games.

Madison Miller | Forward | Redshirt Freshman | Hamburg, N.J.
Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District … Appeared in 29 games … Averaged 3.1 points and 1.3 rebounds over an average of 7.0 minutes per game … Shot 42.3 percent (33-of-78) from the field, 28.0 percent (7-of-25) from beyond the arc, and 68.0 percent (17-of-25) from the free throw line … Corralled 38 total rebounds comprised of 11 offensive boards and 27 defensive boards … Totaled 10 blocks, five assists, and two steals on the season … Poured in a career-high 13 points behind a 3-of-7 (2-of-3 from three) shooting performance versus Montreat on 11/25/25 … Pulled in a career-high five rebounds on three occasions: versus South Carolina State on 11/17/25; versus Montreat on 11/25/25; and versus UNCG on 12/6/25 … Recorded one double-figure scoring game … Made her USC Upstate debut versus Clemson on 11/3/25.

Zoe Richardson | Forward | Sophomore | Auckland, New Zealand
Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District … Appeared in all 32 games … Averaged 2.3 points and 2.7 rebounds over an average of 12.7 minutes per game … Shot 37.6 percent (35-of-93) from the field, 0.0 percent (0-of-7) from beyond the arc, and 71.4 percent (5-of-7) from the free throw line … Corralled 87 total rebounds comprised of 26 offensive boards and 61 defensive boards … Totaled 29 assists, 17 steals, and 10 blocks on the season … Poured in a career-high 11 points behind a 5-of-7 shooting performance versus Radford on 2/18/26 … Pulled in a career-high 10 rebounds versus Montreat on 11/25/25 … Recorded one double-figure scoring game … Recorded on double-digit rebounding game … Made her USC Upstate debut versus Clemson on 11/3/25.

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