Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communicactions
Louisiana Tech’s Josie Studer and Maci Geltmeier were named to the Conference USA Women’s Soccer All-Academic First Team, announced by the league office on Friday.
The All-Academic Teams are comprised of 11 players on First and Second Teams represented across the 11 competing Conference USA institutions.
To be eligible, nominees must have a 3.2 cumulative grade point average, at least a sophomore class standing, and be a starter or key reserve member of the squad.
Studer, a native of Waxhaw, N.C., carries a 3.81 GPA while majoring in Marketing and is a three-time C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipient and C-USA Academic Medalist.
The senior defender has started in nine matches this season on the back line, after missing the first eight due to injury.
Since her return, LA Tech has amassed a 5-2-2 record in conference play earning their first Conference USA Tournament bid since 2019 and are locked in as a top-four seed.
Studer has logged 795 minutes, going the distance in seven matches, and playing all but 15 minutes in her nine appearances. She scored her first goal of the season on a game-winning penalty kick against UTSA on Oct. 6 which began a four-game win streak for the Techsters that currently still stands.
This is Studer’s second C-USA All-Academic honor.
Geltmeier, a junior forward, is a two-time C-USA Honor Roll recipient and Academic Medalist, carrying a 4.0 GPA while majoring in Marketing.
The Cleburne, Texas native has appeared in all 17 matches for the Techsters this season while making 14 starts and logging 933 minutes.
She is currently tied for the team lead in shots (18) putting seven on goal, and also scored a goal against UTSA that helped kickstart the Techster’s current win streak.
LA Tech will travel to Denton, Texas to face North Texas in the regular season finale before heading to Charlotte, N.C. to compete in the 2022 Conference USA Women’s Soccer Championships.
Studer and Geltmeier become the first pair of Lady Techster teammates selected to the C-USA All-Academic team since Nomvula Kgoale and Haley Laque in 2017.
Geltmeier becomes the ninth overall LA Tech player to earn the award in program history (Josie Studer, Nicole Jaquemet, Kathryn Sloan, Madison Doll, Haley Laque, Nomvula Kgoale, Kaylee Zettler and Amber Posthauer).
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2022 Women’s Soccer First All-Academic Team
| Name | Year | GPA | Major(s) |
| Julia Patrum, Charlotte | Sr. | 3.91 | Psychology |
| Reagan Bridges, FIU | So. | 3.96 | Chemistry |
| Luisa Daikeler, Florida Atlantic | Sr. | 3.95 | Biological Sciences |
| Maci Geltmeier, LA Tech | Jr. | 4.00 | Marketing |
| Josie Studer, LA Tech | Sr. | 3.81 | Marketing |
| Bella Killgore, Rice | Sr. | 3.68 | Chemical Engineering |
| Asha Zuniga, UAB | Sr. | 3.97 | Health Care Management |
| Tessa Carlin, UTEP | Jr. | 3.88 | Biology |
| Alissa Stewart, UTSA | Sr. | 4.00 | Economics |
| Alexis Bach, WKU | Gr. | 3.66 | Kinesiology |
| Ansley Cate, WKU | Sr. | 3.95 | Exercise Science |
2022 Women’s Soccer Second All-Academic Team
| Name | Year | GPA | Major(s) |
| Dominique Marcelli, FIU | So. | 3.90 | Psychology |
| Gi Krstec, Florida Atlantic | Sr. | 3.55 | MBA |
| Jennifer Francis, Middle Tennessee | Sr. | 3.93 | Nursing |
| Caroline Manley, Middle Tennessee | Sr. | 3.74 | Biochemistry |
| Serena Pham, Rice | Sr. | 3.98 | Sports Medicine/Exercise Physiology |
| Delaney Schultz, Rice | Sr. | 3.65 | Computer Science/Cognitive Sciences |
| Morgan Halliwill, UAB | Sr. | 3.93 | Biomedical Engineering |
| Carlyn Presley, UAB | So. | 4.00 | Computer Science |
| Jil Schneider, UTSA | Sr. | 3.97 | Business Management |
| Anna Sutter, UTSA | So. | 3.78 | Biomedical Engineering |
| Lily Rummo, WKU | Jr. | 4.00 | Psychology |
