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July 18, 2013
Courtesy of Southern New Hampshire Athletics Communications
ATLANTA – The Southern New Hampshire University women's basketball team was honored by the Women's Basketball Coaches' Association (WBCA) for being one of the top programs in the country in the classroom on Thursday. The Penmen were named to the WBCA Academic Top 25 for compiling one of the top team grade point averages in NCAA Division II in 2012-13. A total of 114 programs in all three NCAA divisions, along with the NAIA and junior colleges, were honored.
SNHU, which earlier this month was awarded the Northeast-10 Team Academic Excellence Award for having the highest team GPA among all league women's basketball teams this past year, checks in at No. 13 in Division II. The Penmen compiled a 3.504 grade point average over both the fall and spring semesters. 10 SNHU women's basketball players recorded at least a 3.0 GPA in the Fall, 2012 semester, while 12 players did so in the Spring, 2013 semester.
The WBCA Academic Top 25 annually recognizes women's basketball teams across the nation in NCAA Divisions I, II and III, the NAIA, and junior/community colleges that carry the highest combined grade point averages (GPAs) inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2012-13 season is the 18th in which the WBCA has produced the honor rolls.
"The GPAs produced this year by each of the Top 25 teams are quite remarkable," said WBCA CEO Beth Bass. "The coaches of these teams have done a terrific job encouraging their student-athletes to perform at their best both on the court and in the classroom."
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association promotes women's basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game as a sport for women and girls. For more information on the WBCA, please visit wbca.org.
