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ATLANTA – For the third year in a row, the Lehigh women’s basketball team ranks in the country’s top 20 in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25, which ranks 14th among Division I institutions for the 2020-21 academic season 1st place in the country occupied.
The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, NAIA, and two-year college women basketball teams across the country that have the highest combined GPAs including all student-athletes on their roster for the entire season. The 2020-21 season is the 26th in which the WBCA has compiled the honor lists.
The Mountain Hawks achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.67 in the classroom, the highest-ranking school in the Patriot League and the only one on the list that year.
For the third straight season, Lehigh had two players named to the Academic All-Patriot League selection when the team was made up of the recently-completed Mary Clougherty and aspiring junior Frannie Hottinger.
Eight Mountain Hawks qualified for their spring semester performance on the Dean’s List (3.60 GPA or higher) and two student athletes (Anna Harvey and Mackenzie Kramer) scored a perfect 4.0 GPA.
Founded in 1981, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association promotes women’s basketball by uniting coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to promote and encourage the development of the game as a sport for women and girls.
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WBCA Academic Top 25 – Division I.
|
rank |
institution |
Head coach |
GPA |
|
1 |
University of Maine |
Amy Vachon |
3,900 |
|
2 |
Youngstown State University |
John Barnes |
3,874 |
|
3rd |
Robert Morris University |
Charlie Buscaglia |
3,824 |
|
4th |
Marist College |
Brian Giorgis |
3,770 |
|
5 |
University of North Dakota |
Mallory Bernhard |
3,766 |
|
6th |
University of the East of Illinois |
Matt Bollant |
3,752 |
|
7th |
University of Northern Illinois |
Lisa Carlsen |
3,739 |
|
8th |
University of South Illinois Carbondale |
Cindy Stein |
3,716 |
|
9 |
Lipscomb University |
Laura Sumski |
3,702 |
|
10 |
South Dakota State University |
Aaron Johnston |
3,699 |
|
11 |
University of Nebraska Omaha |
Carrie Banks |
3,689 |
|
T12 |
Samford University |
Carley Kuhns |
3,672 |
|
T12 |
Portland State University |
Chelsea Gregg |
3,672 |
|
14th |
Lehigh University |
Sue Trojan |
3,670 |
|
fifteen |
University of Northern Iowa |
Tanya Warren |
3.663 |
|
16 |
Kent State University |
Todd Starkey |
3,655 |
|
17th |
University of Arizona |
Charli Turner Thorne |
3,645 |
|
18th |
University of West Illinois |
JD Gravina |
3,644 |
|
19th |
Davidson College |
Gayle Fulks |
3,634 |
|
20th |
Washington State University |
Kamie Ethridge |
3,629 |
|
21 |
Iona College |
Billi Chambers |
3,622 |
|
22nd |
Houston Baptist University |
Donna Finnie |
3,621 |
|
23 |
University of Minnesota |
Lindsay Wal |
3,593 |
|
T24 |
Rice university |
Tina Langley |
3,583 |
|
T24 |
University of Seattle |
Suzy Barcomb |
3,583 |
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