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
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School |
2008-09 Head Coach |
Team GPA |
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1 |
Indiana State University |
Jim Wiedie |
3.645 |
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2 |
University of North Dakota |
3.580 |
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3 |
South Dakota State University |
Aaron Johnston |
3.571 |
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4 |
Montana State University-Bozeman |
Tricia Binford |
3.501 |
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5 |
Bowling Green State University |
Curt Miller |
3.470 |
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6 |
University of Northern Iowa |
Tanya Warren |
3.437 |
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7 |
Manhattan College |
Myndi Hill |
3.432 |
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8 |
Western Carolina University |
Kellie Harper |
3.428 |
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9 |
Eastern Washington University |
Wendy Schuller |
3.422 |
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10 |
University of New Mexico |
Don Flanagan |
3.414 |
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11 |
DePaul University |
Doug Bruno |
3.402 |
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12 |
Utah Valley University |
Cathy Nixon |
3.390 |
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13 |
Kansas State University |
Deb Patterson |
3.374 |
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14 |
Wichita State University |
Jody Adams |
3.361 |
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15 |
Lehigh University |
Susan Troyan |
3.356 |
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t16 |
Saint Bonaventure University |
Jim Crowley |
3.353 |
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t16 |
Cornell University |
Dayna Smith |
3.353 |
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18 |
Villanova University |
Harry Perretta |
3.346 |
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19 |
University of Evansville |
Misty Murphy |
3.336 |
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20 |
Oakland University |
Beckie Francis |
3.323 |
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t21 |
Charleston Southern University |
Julie Goodenough |
3.320 |
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t21 |
Columbia University |
Paul Nixon |
3.320 |
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23 |
University of Wisconsin, Green Bay |
Matthew Bollant |
3.317 |
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24 |
University of South Dakota |
Ryun Williams |
3.311 |
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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.
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