AUSTIN, Texas | Georgia College & State University had six student-athletes named to the College Sports Communicators NCAA Divsion II Women's Soccer Academic All-District® Team. 

To be nominated, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore with a 3.50 cumulative grade point average and must be a have either played in 90 percent or started in 66 percent of their team's matches.

Senior midfielder Grace Phillips, who is from McDonough, Georgia, earned her name on the list with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.61 as a marketing major with a minor in management information systems. Phillips recorded an assist in 17 matches (eight starts) for the Bobcats.

Junior midfielder Lily Markey, who is from Alpharetta, Georgia, has posted a 3.93 GPA as an exercise science major. Lily Markey started eight of the 17 matches she played in.

Her twin sister Chloe Markey, who is a junior defender from Alpharetta, Georgia, helped the Bobcat backfield register three shutouts during 2023, while she posted a 3.81 GPA in economics. Chloe Markey started 13 of the 16 matches played.

Sarah Mason, a sophomore forward from Atlanta, led the Bobcats with four assists to go along with a goal for six points as she played in all 18 matches (seven starts) for Georgia College. Mason, who recorded two assists against the University of South Carolina-Aiken Oct. 7, has a 3.50 GPA as an exercise science major.

Carter Drake, who is a sophomore midfielder from Jefferson, Georgia, led GCSU with nine points as she tallied three goals and three assists in 17 matches (three starts). Two of the goals came against USC Aiken. Drake is a management major with a 4.0 GPA.

Rounding out the GCSU contingent is sophomore midfielder Sarah King, who hails from Stockbridge, Georgia. King tallied two assists in 17 matches (10 starts) played. King maintains a 3.83 GPA as a political science major.

The Bobcats finished their 2023 season with an 8-8-2 mark.

About GCSU Athletics 
Owning the top Academic Success Rate among public schools in Division II in back to back academic years, the Georgia College Department of Athletics sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. GCSU Athletics has won three-straight Presidents' Awards for Academic Excellence, and are two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup and three-time winners of the PBC Institution of the Year Sportsmanship Award. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' continued appearances in postseason competition as well as high-level academic success and community-service involvement. Bobcat Athletics embodies the mantra of "Graduating Champions for Life." Sign up at @GCSUBobcats on all social media outlets for up-to-the-minute reports or subscribe to the GSCU Athletics e-newsletter to receive the latest news, schedule updates and to interact with GCSU Athletics.