FLORENCE, SC – Five Francis Marion University women's soccer players – senior forward Tehya Dave'; sophomore midfielders Samantha Bodwell, Nalani Hunt, and Bryn Lahart; and sophomore defender Alana Hunt have been named to the 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team for the Southeast Region of NCAA Division II.
The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes soccer honorees in four divisions: NCAA Division I, II, and III and NAIA. Academic All-District® honorees are considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Dave' has a 3.867 GPA while double majoring in marketing and finance. She received a Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award in 2025 and has been named to the FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic and Conference Carolinas Presidential honor rolls for each of her semesters at Francis Marion.
In 2025, she was named Conference Carolinas Offensive Player of the Year, a D2CCA First-Team All-Southeast Region selection, and an All-Conference Carolinas First-Team honoree, in addition to receiving All-Tournament Team honors. Dave' finished among the top five in virtually every offensive statistic in the Conference Carolinas after finishing with 34 points behind 13 goals and eight assists. She led the league with six game-winning goals, which ranks seventh in the NCAA Division II women's soccer. Dave' tallied 74 shots with 44 attempts on goal and sits in the top 10 in the country, averaging 2.20 shots on goal per game.
Nalani Hunt is a native of Swindon, England, and has a 3.766 GPA as a sports marketing major. On the field in 2025, she finished fifth on the team with 12 points, behind five goals and two assists in 19 matches as a reserve. Hunt was a 2025 All-Conference Carolinas Second-Team selection while being voted the Conference Carolinas Player of the Week (Oct. 6-12) once this season. She has been named every semester to the Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll and FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Achievement Honor Roll.
A native of Sherwood, Oreg., Lahart has a 3.903 GPA as a finance major. She started all 20 matches this season and recorded the fourth-most minutes of any field player at 1,252. She has been named to the Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll and FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Achievement Honor Roll every semester.
Bodwell hails from Troutman, N.C., has a 3.500 GPA as a nursing major. She started all 20 contests in 2025 while playing 1,109 total minutes and netted a game-winning goal against Barton College. Bodwell is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was a 2024 selection to the All-Tournament Team. She has been named to both the FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll and the Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll on every possible occasion.
Alana Hunt, twin sister of Nalani and also a native of Swindon, England, holds a perfect 4.00 GPA while majoring in psychology. She became the first player in program history to earn the Conference Carolinas Defensive Player of the Year accolade. Hunt anchored one of the top defensive units in NCAA Division II, which surrendered only eight goals this year. She started all 20 matches and totaled the most minutes of any field player on the squad with 1,727 minutes while also contributing two goals and an assist. Hunt was a D2CCA All-Southeast Region First-Team honoree and two-time All-Conference Carolinas selection (2025 first-team, 2024 third-team).
Hunt has been named to both the FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll and the Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll twice.
These five players helped Francis Marion match its highest single-season win total with a record of 17-3-0. For a consecutive year, the Patriots won the East Division crown, reached the Conference Carolinas finals, and made an NCAA Tournament appearance.
Dave' graduated from North Catholic High School, while Bodwell is a product of Mooresville High School. Lahart graduated from Sherwood High School, and the Hunt sisters attended Hartpury College.
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 2024-25 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs.
