Alabama Soccer Earns NSCAA 2015-16 College Team Academic Award
10/18/2016 10:08:00 AM | Soccer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –The Alabama soccer team was one of 914 soccer teams from throughout the United States that earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for phenomenal performance in the classroom during the 2015-16 academic year, the organization announced.
To be eligible for the award, the team must obtain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 or higher for the entire academic year. The team GPA is determined by adding every player's GPA, then dividing that number by the number of players.
Alabama finished last season with a 3.39 GPA under head coach Wes Hart. The Tide received multiple individual academic accolades last season, as 14 members of the Alabama roster were named to the 2015 Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. Last year's team was led by Abby Lutzenkirchen, as she was named to the 2015 COSIDA Academic All-District list before going on to earn the 2015 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Additionally, academics were a high priority to the newcomers, as the Tide has six student-athletes named to the 2015 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Alabama will be back in action on Thursday, when it travels to Gainesville, Fla., to square off with the No. 17 Florida Gators in a match that is set to start at 5 p.m. CT. The Tide will turn around three days later on Sunday, to travel to Baton Rouge, La., to battle LSU at 1 p.m. CT.
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