St. Mary’s Women’s Soccer Winner of NSCAA Team Academic Award

Kansas City, Kans. - The St. Mary's College of Maryland women's soccer team was one of 333 women's soccer programs that posted a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher, thereby earning the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Award for the 2008-09 academic year.  This marks the third consecutive year that the Seahawks have garnered the award.

The Seahawks were the only Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) women's soccer squad to earn the NSCAA Team Academic Award as St. Mary's posted a team GPA of 3.38 for the year under fourth-year head coach Brianne Weaver.  This is the sixth time the Seahawks have received the NSCAA Team Academic Award.

The Seahawks' 2008 campaign was one of historical firsts as St. Mary's captured the program's first-ever CAC championship and earned the program's first-ever trip to the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament.  In addition, St. Mary's earned the program's first-ever national ranking when the Seahawks were No. 25 on October 7 and No. 24 on October 14.  The Seahawks also matched the program's high in All-CAC selections with seven.

St. Mary's posted an overall record of 12-3-3, including a 6-1-1 mark in conference play. The Seahawks spent the season's first 10 games unbeaten, posting a 7-0-3 log during that span.