The Allegheny, Edinboro, Gannon and Mercyhurst women’s lacrosse teams were named Academic Honor Squads by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association this week.
Edinboro, Gannon and Mercyhurst were among 50 NCAA Division II and NAIA programs to claim the honor, which goes to every school with a cumulative team grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
Gannon earned the honor for the third consecutive year and the fourth time in the past five years. The Lady Knights finished with an 8-9 overall record and 5-7 PSAC mark.
Edinboro went 6-9 (3-9 in the PSAC) this past season. The Fighting Scots will have a new head coach next season as Kevin Cooke resigned this summer. Cooke had guided the program since its inception in 2009.
The Lakers (15-4, 10-2 in the PSAC) were the PSAC runner-up last season, falling to Lock Haven in the PSAC championship game last season. Mercyhurst has been named to the Academic Honor Squad for nine of coach Cecil Pilson’s 11 seasons in charge.
Allegheny is one of 129 Division III schools to make the IWLCA Academic Honor Squad. The Gators, who made the academic honor for the eighth straight season, went 6-10 last season (3-5 in the NCAC).
