SEATTLE (Feb. 27) -- Valerie Gustafson and Stacie Lukkes of the 7th-ranked Seattle Pacific University women's basketball team were today named Academic All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference for the first time.

Lukkes (Jr., 6-0, Kent, Wa./Kent Meridian) owns the third-highest grade point average of the 23 women selected. She has a 3.93 while majoring in business administration. A reserve center, Lukkes 3.8 rebounds and 3.5 points.

Gustafson (So., 6-0, Olympia, Wa./Black Hills), who is now starting at forward, is a European studies major with a 3.36 GPA. Gustafson averages 7.5 points and 3.9 rebounds.

To be eligible for the academic team, student-athletes must have a minimum grade point average of 3.20 and be in their second year of competition at their university.