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Irish nab academic award for second-straight year.

Jan. 29, 2001

Notre Dame, Ind. - For the second consecutive year, the University of Notre Dame men's soccer team has been recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) with the NSCAA College Team Academic Award for exceptional performance as a team in the classroom during the 1999-2000 school year.

Notre Dame was one of 13 Division I schools honored with the award for achieving a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 and higher. The Irish earned a 3.22 grade point average during the past academic year, the second highest among the other schools recognized with the honor. Twelve players from the team were named to the Dean's List following the 2000 spring semester, while 10 earned Dean's List distinction after the '99 fall semester.

Along with Notre Dame, the other schools to earn the sward with a 3.00 or better were: Bowling Green State University (3.12), Bucknell University (3.13), Coastal Carolina University (3.23), Davidson College (3.14), Duquesne University (3.14), Georgetown University (3.09), Southwest Missouri State University (3.02), University of Akron (3.13), University of Dayton (3.09), University of Pennsylvania (3.28), University of South Carolina (3.07) and Western Kentucky University (3.04).