PROVIDENCE, R.I. – JWU (Providence) sophomore Grace Jaffray has been named to the 2025-26 College Sports Communications Academic All-District Team.

The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Women's Basketball teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes women's basketball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

Jaffray has also been announced as a CSC Academic All-America® finalist and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced April 15, 2026.

A business administration major who was named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division III All-America Honorable Mention Team earlier this month, Jaffray closed her season No. 4 in the nation in scoring at 22.7 ppg. The Blue Hill, Maine Native scored in double figures in all but two games this past season, netting 20+ points14 times and hitting the 30-point mark on seven occasions.

The Conference of New England (CNE) Player of the Year and First Team pick opened the season with three 30-point efforts, including a 38-point barrage in a road win against Western New England (Nov. 19). She later dropped in 30 points in the CNE Championship against the Golden Bears and was named Most Outstanding Player of the conference tournament.

Earlier this month, Jaffray was named to both the D3hoops.com Women's All-Region 2 First Team and the New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) First Team. On January 20, the four-time CNE Player of the Week became the seventh student-athlete and first sophomore in program history to reach the 1,000-point mark for her career.

The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. For more information about CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.