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UMD PLACES 25TH ON 2011-12 WBCA ACADEMIC TEAM HONOR ROLL

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

The University of Minnesota Duluth posted the 25th best overall team grade point average among all NCAA II women's basketball teams during 2011-12, earning itself a spot in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll.

The Bulldogs, under the direction of fourth-year head coach Annette Wiles, collectively turned in a cumulative GPA of 3.415 -- which was the best of any UMD men's or women's team -- this past school year. UMD sported five players (Megan Lueck, Katrina Newman, Hannah Rutten, Kaiya Sygulla and Emma Van Winkle) who attained Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-Academic Team status in 2011-12.

The following is a complete listing of the 2011-12 WBCA Division II Honor Roll (**NCAA II Tournament qualifier):

Rank    Institution    Team GPA
1    Drury**  3.709
2    King (Tenn.) 3.692
3    Lake Erie   3.684
4    Fort Hays State   3.628
5    Rockhurst  3.586
6    Seton Hill   3.580
7    Lindenwood   3.567
8    Fort Lewis**    3.562
9    Holy Family**   3.558
10    Michigan Tech  3.547
11    Minnesota State-Mankato**   3.538
12    Merrimack   3.532
13    Minnesota State-Moorhead 3.527
14    Gannon**  3.526
15    Winona State     3.513
16    Maryville (Mo.)**    3.507
17    Wisconsin-Parkside**    3.498
18    Ashland**     3.481
19    Montana State-Billings    3.476
20    Seattle Pacific   3.448
21-T    Franklin Pierce   3.446
21-T    Wayne State (Neb)  3.446
23    Concordia-St. Paul  3.440
24    Cal State-East Bay  3.427
25-T    Minnesota Duluth**    3.415
25-T    St. Thomas Aquinas   3.415

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