From University of Rochester Athletics
The Women's Soccer Team at the University of Rochester has been
honored for collective academic achievement by the National Soccer
Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) again following the 2013
season.
The team was awarded the NSCAA's Team Academic Award. It is
presented to teams that have a cumulative grade point average of
3.00 or higher (on a 4.00 scale) counting every player on the
roster.
For the 2013 award, Rochester's women compiled a 3.57 GPA.
The 3.57 GPA is in the top 20 highest team GPA's in the
nation among 869 soccer team recipients (273 men, 596 women)
earning the NSCAA Team Academic Award.
This is Rochester's 13th award for outstanding
academics in the last 14 years. The Yellowjackets received their
inaugural award in 2000 and have gotten it every year since
2002.
This year, Rochester completed the 2013 season with a 6-6-5 record,
including a 1-3-3 mark in UAA conference play. Overall in the
UAA, seven on eight women's school were recognized with the NSCAA
Team Academic Award.