From Arkansas State University
The Arkansas State women's soccer team has earned a team academic award from the
National Soccer Coaches Association of America for its outstanding performance
in the classroom during the 2011-12 academic year.
For a team to be
considered for the NSCAA team academic award, it must have a composite team
grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) for all team members who
appear on the roster.
Of the 512 teams recognized by the NSCAA, the Red
Wolves ranked 11th among all schools and seventh in Division I with a team GPA
of 3.59. Grace College posted the highest team GPA with a 3.71.
"We are
beyond proud of the academic achievement of this team," ASU head soccer coach
Tafadzwa Ziyenege said. "Academics are extremely important to us as a staff and
we hold the players to high standards in the classroom in addition to what we do
on the field. To be one of the top ten academically in the nation shows the
hard work our players put in representing our school on and off the field as
true student-athletes. We congratulate the students and want to thank our
academic advisor Brandon Gorman who has mentored our players to recognize how
important academics are to their college experience."
Arkansas State was
one of six Sun Belt Conference schools to earn the honor, leading Western
Kentucky (3.57 GPA), South Alabama (3.48 GPA), Middle Tennessee (3.46 GPA),
Arkansas-Little Rock (3.26 GPA), Florida Atlantic (3.22 GPA) and Troy (3.21
GPA).
On the field, ASU completed one of the best seasons in school
history. The squad broke the school record for goals in a single season with 41
and averaged 2.05 goals per match, the highest mark in school history. The Red
Wolves also set a record with seven home victories on the year.
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