SIOUX CITY, Iowa - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced that 177 Division II women's basketball players have been named 2010 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

Nominated by each institution's head coach, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and have achieved junior academic status to qualify.

The AAC had six women who were honored this year.

	Name	Class	School	Hometown
C	Heather Mandela	JR	Milligan	Fairfax, VA
F	Whitney Boone	SR	Montreat	Bakersville, NC
G	Janel Cox	SR	Montreat	Sharpsville, IN
PG	Katie Blevins	SR	Tennessee Wesleyan	Athens, TN
W	Amy Jo Castor	JR	Tennessee Wesleyan	Athens, TN
F	Brooke Smith	SR	Union	Pineville, Ky.

Complete list: 2010 Division II Women's Basketball Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes