Lehigh Ranked 15th in Women's Basketball Division I Academic Top 25
Mountain Hawks Receive Academic Award From WBCA
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July 10, 2009

Center Valley, Pa. –The Lehigh women’s basketball team finished with the 15th-best team grade point average on the 2008-09 NCAA Division I Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll announced Thursday evening by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). Head coach Sue Troyan’s team finished with a cumulative average of 3.356. Indiana State had the top team GPA with a 3.645 mark.

The award, given in NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA and Junior College/Community College, awards teams throughout the nation that carry the highest GPA for the entire season based on the nomination submitted by WBCA-member head coaches.

2008-09 NCAA Division I Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll

 

School

2008-09 Head Coach

Team GPA

1

Indiana State University

Jim Wiedie

3.645

2

University of North Dakota

Gene Roebuck

3.580

3

South Dakota State University

Aaron Johnston

3.571

4

Montana State University-Bozeman

Tricia Binford

3.501

5

Bowling Green State University

Curt Miller

3.470

6

University of Northern Iowa

Tanya Warren

3.437

7

Manhattan College

Myndi Hill

3.432

8

Western Carolina University

Kellie Harper

3.428

9

Eastern Washington University

Wendy Schuller

3.422

10

University of New Mexico

Don Flanagan

3.414

11

DePaul University

Doug Bruno

3.402

12

Utah Valley University

Cathy Nixon

3.390

13

Kansas State University

Deb Patterson

3.374

14

Wichita State University

Jody Adams

3.361

15

Lehigh University

Susan Troyan

3.356

t16

Saint Bonaventure University

Jim Crowley

3.353

t16

Cornell University

Dayna Smith

3.353

18

Villanova University

Harry Perretta

3.346

19

University of Evansville

Misty Murphy

3.336

20

Oakland University

Beckie Francis

3.323

t21

Charleston Southern University

Julie Goodenough

3.320

t21

Columbia University

Paul Nixon

3.320

23

University of Wisconsin, Green Bay

Matthew Bollant

3.317

24

University of South Dakota

Ryun Williams

3.311

25

University of Hartford

Jennifer Rizzotti

3.308

About the WBCA

Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) 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 in all of its aspects as a sport for women and girls.