ITHACA, N.Y. – Sophomore midfielder Morgan Taylor and sophomore forward Nathan Smith of Northwest Mississippi Community College have been named to the 2011-12 Capital One Academic All-District VI Team as voted upon by more than 2,700 members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The selections for Northwest are the first in the school's soccer history.

Taylor, a native of Grenada, boasted a 3.74 GPA in nursing while helping the women's soccer team to its most conference wins since 2006. A 2011 MACJC All-State selection, Taylor led the Lady Rangers in all statistical categories, scoring seven goals and adding four assists for a team-best 18 points. She owned a .194 shot percentage and .611 SOG percentage, knocking in game-winners against East Central and Holmes.

Smith had his best season for the Rangers in 15 starts, scoring eight goals and adding five assists for 21 total points. He scored his first career hat-trick on Aug. 30 in a hard-fought 6-5 loss to Jones County. The Hernando native had a 3.53 GPA in accounting. 

The Academic All-District VI team is comprised of student-athletes from schools in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve (at least 50 percent of the team's games) with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution.