Hampton, Va. - Hampton  junior guard Jericka Jenkins was named to the 2010-11 Capital One Academic All-District Women's Basketball First Team for District 3 in the University Division.

Jenkins, who currently has a 3.84 grade point average and is majoring in criminology, has started 18 games for the Lady Pirates this season, shooting 39 percent from the field and 31 percent from 3-point range. She is averaging 12.0 points and 6.8 assists per game, which ranks her eighth in the NCAA in assists per game. She is also eighth in the NCAA in assist-turnover ratio. Jenkins recorded a career-high 17 assists against South Carolina State, which is a Division I program record and places her seventh in school history with 320 career assists.

Jenkins has made the Dean's List five times and has been named to the MEAC Commissioners All-Academic Team.  

The 2010-11 Capital One Academic All-District ® Women's Basketball Team is selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performance on the floor and in the classroom.

The Academic All-District ® teams are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. The University Division team includes NCAA Division I participants, while the College Division team combines NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools.

First-team Academic All-District ® honorees advance to the national Capital One Academic All-America ® Team ballot, where First, Second and Third Team All-American honorees will be selected later this month.

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