Annapolis, Maryland – The recognition for her success on the court and in the classroom continued this week. Maren Louridas The sophomore was named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team. Louridas, who was previously named to the 2023-24 Patriot League All-Academic Team, was one of six student-athletes from the conference to earn this national honor.
In his second year as a starter for the Mids, Lauridas, who plays both guard and forward, started 60 of the 61 games he could have played, scored 528 points (8.7 points per game), and He attacked the boards with passion, grabbing 317 rebounds. He has 5.2 per game clip. A reliable man-to-man defender, the Del Mar, N.Y., native played 1,017 minutes in 2022-23, her freshman year, and 927 minutes as a sophomore this year, so she rarely leaves the court. There wasn't. Her Loridas average of 31.9 minutes per game currently ranks fifth all-time in Navy's career record book. She was named to the Patriot League All-Rookie team last season and stood out in 2023-24 by ranking 10th in the conference in average rebounds (5.8) and 18th in steals per game (1.1). The sophomore averaged 6.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 32.1 minutes per game in Patriot League play.
A standout in the classroom, Louridas posted a 4.0 grade point average in cyber operations during his first three semesters at the Naval Academy. Her success earned her three honors on the Commandants List and earned her a spot on the Patriot League Honor Roll for the 2022-23 season.
As a program, Navy had its biggest single-season showing in this year's NCAA DI, as the Mids increased their win total by 13 and finished in a four-way tie for fifth place in the Patriot League with a 9-9 record. 2 seconds to 1 game.
