Ventura – Cypress College women's basketball players Megan Hanson and Samantha Nguyen have been named Academic All-State honorees for the 2013-14 season, the California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association (CCCWBCA) recently announced.
Hansen, who is now attending UCLA, was one of only five student-athletes to earn the honor with a 4.0 gpa. She was also named the 2013-14 Orange Empire Conference Female Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Nguyen, a sophomore guard on this year's squad, had a 3.79 gpa, which was one of the top 10 gpas on the list of honorees.
Only one other school from the Orange Empire Conference had an honoree, which was Santa Ana with one.
The women's basketball team kicks off the 2014-15 season on Nov. 7-9 when they play in the Riverside Tournament.