HFU's Taylor Hinkle (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South) is one of five student-athletes on the 2024-2025 Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Women's Basketball Team, which is voted on by the athletics communications offices from 30 institutions in the Philadelphia area. 
 
To be selected for the Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Women's Basketball Team, a student-athlete must be a sophomore academically, a starter or significant reserve on their institution's women's basketball team and have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.30 or higher.  
 
The accolade adds to a growing list for Hinkle this season, which includes All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) First Team, All-East Region Second Team and All-America Honorable Mention.  
 
The junior helped lead Holy Family to one of its best seasons in recent memory.
 
HFU won its first CACC Championship since 2015 to qualify for its first NCAA Tournament since 2016. The Tigers would win two NCAA Tournament games to advance to their first East Regional Final since 2012. 
 
Holy Family finished its season 26-7 for its most wins since 2012-13. 
 
Hinkle finished the season ranked in the top 23 of Division II in rebounds per game (10.3), total rebounds (331), double-doubles (14) and defensive rebounds per game (7.2), and she was also 50th in offensive rebounds per game (3.2). 
 
The junior now ranks second in the program's single-season history in total rebounds and defensive rebounds (229), third in rebounding average and offensive rebounds (102), and fourth in defensive rebounds per game and offensive rebounds per game. 
 
She also led the Tigers with 12.6 points per game and a .805 free throw percentage, was second with 29.4 minutes per game, and third with 1.2 steals per game.
 
Academically, Hinkle possesses a 3.87 cumulative grade point average as she works towards her Bachelor of Arts in Healthcare Administration and Management.