SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – Senior forward Natalie Diaz was named to the 2018-19 First Team Google Cloud Academic All-District^® 8 Women's Basketball Team in recognition of her performance on the court and in the classroom Thursday.

Diaz entered the week as the nation's third-leading scorer at 26 points per game while leading Dominican women's basketball to a 19-4 record on the court and is ranked No. 8 in the West Region. She has collected nine 30-point games and double-doubles so far this season. Diaz is also a fantastic student maintaining a 3.55 in Business Administration.

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.

The 2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-District® Women's Basketball Team, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The Google Cloud Academic All-America® program separately recognizes basketball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

The Division II and III Google Cloud Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2018-19 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. 

For a full list of honorees please visit here.