Field Hockey Earns BIG EAST Conference Academic Excellence Award
July 07, 2009 | Field Hockey
July 7, 2009
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - - The University of Louisville field hockey team earned the BIG EAST Conference 2008-09 Team Academic Excellence Award. The league announced the 23 teams that have been recognizing the highest collective grade-point averages in each conference sport.
Louisville's field hockey team, which won its third straight regular season title, produced a league-best 3.275 team GPA. The Cardinals posted a 14-7 overall record, including a 5-1 mark in conference play. U of L spent the entire season in the NFHCA top 20, reaching as high as No. 11 and earning their second trip to the NCAA tournament.
The winners were chosen based on the 2008-09 grade-point average of each student-athlete who appears on an institution's squad list in a particular sport.
2008-09 BIG EAST Team Excellence Award Winners
Sport - School
Baseball - USF
Men's Basketball - Notre Dame
Women's Basketball - DePaul
Men's Cross Country- DePaul
Women's Cross Country - DePaul
Field Hockey - Louisville
Football - West Virginia
Men's Golf - Seton Hall
Women's Golf - St. John's
Women's Lacrosse - Cincinnati
Women's Rowing - Georgetown
Men's Soccer - DePaul
Women's Soccer - Seton Hall
Softball - Seton Hall
Men's Swimming & Diving - Notre Dame
Women's Swimming & Diving - Cincinnati
Men's Tennis- St. John's
Women's Tennis - DePaul and Notre Dame
Men's Indoor Track & Field -DePaul
Women's Indoor Track & Field - Syracuse
Men's Outdoor Track & Field -DePaul
Women's Outdoor Track & Field - Syracuse
Women's Volleyball - Syracuse
