KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Regis College women's soccer team showed its excellence in the classroom during the 2017-18 academic year, earning the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award for the second straight year and for the 11th time in program history, as the national organization released the list of award winners Thursday.
Under head coach Mike Webber, the Pride posted a cumulative grade point average of 3.53. Regis is one of five women's soccer programs representing the Great Northeast Athletic Conference in receiving the award, along with Emmanuel (3.43), Johnson & Wales (3.51), Simmons (3.64), and Suffolk (3.50), with the Pride having the second-highest GPA in the league behind only the Sharks.
United Soccer Coaches annually celebrates the academic achievements of high school and college soccer teams whose student-athletes collectively demonstrate a commitment to excellence in their studies over the course of a full academic year.
College Team Academic Award recipients are active members of the United Soccer Coaches College Services Program with a composite grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale for all players on the roster.
In total, 488 collegiate women's soccer programs earned the Team Academic Award for the 2017-18 academic year.
Regis, currently 6-5 overall and 4-4 in the GNAC, travels to play Anna Maria Saturday, Oct. 6, starting at 2 p.m. The next home match for the Pride is Wednesday, Oct. 10, against Norwich beginning at 6 p.m. at Regis Stadium.