Saint Mary’s ranks in the WBCA’s Academic Top 25
The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its 2006-07 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll and Saint Mary’s was among the honorees.
The Belles, who had one of its most successful seasons on the court with a 10-6 MIAA record while qualifying for the conference semifinals for the first time, was equally as successful in the classroom. The squad ranked 18th in all of Division III with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.411 for the past academic year.
Under the guidance of first-year head coach Jenn Henley, the Belles had eight players post a GPA of at least 3.5. Alison Kessler had a team best 3.9 GPA.
The Belles were one of only two MIAA teams honored in the Top 25 list as fellow conference member, Calvin entered the list with a 3.407 team GPA which was good enough for 21 st in the nation.
Complete List
1) Hardin- Simmons University - 3.664
2) McDaniel College - 3.625
3) Messiah College - 3.582
4) Heidelberg College - 3.571
5) Susquehanna University - 3.563
6) Vassar College - 3.559
7) Greenville College - 3.538
8) Yeshiva University - 3.535
9) University of Puget Sound - 3.532
10) Colorado College - 3.523
11) Wartburg College - 3.520
12) Concordia University (WI) - 3.459
t-13) DeSales University - 3.457
t-13) Connecticut College - 3.457
t-15) Rhodes College - 3.456
t-15) Baldwin-Wallace College - 3.456
17) Emory University - 3.454
18) Saint Mary's College (IN) - 3.441
19) Denison University - 3.439
20) Castleton State College - 3.432
21) Calvin College - 3.407
22) Millikin University - 3.401
23) Austin College - 3.385
24) Hamline University - 3.378
25) North Central College - 3.377
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