Dec. 16, 2002
Duquesne University women's soccer has earned a top 10 ranking on the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Award for the 2001-02 season. The Dukes ranked 10th out of the 97 Division I institutions recognized by the NSCAA.
The awards, which are released the following season, honor teams that post a minimum grade point average of 3.00 (based on a 4.00 scale) for the entire academic year.
Last season, 10 Dukes boasted a 3.40 grade point average or better for the entire year, which included two student-athletes with perfect 4.00 grade point averages for the spring semester.
The 2001-02 NSCAA Academic AwardsDivision I Top 20
| 1. | Saint Louis | 3.57 |
| 2. | Toledo | 3.51 |
| 3. | Indiana State | 3.50 |
| Seton Hall | 3.50 |
| 5. | Mississippi | 3.48 |
| 6. | Birmingham-Southern College | 3.45 |
| 7. | Eastern Michigan | 3.44 |
| 8. | Dartmouth College | 3.41 |
| 9. | Bucknell | 3.38 |
| 10. | Duquesne | 3.36 |
| Mississippi State | 3.36 |
| Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 3.36 |
| 13. | Georgetown | 3.35 |
| Indiana | 3.35 |
| Charlotte | 3.35 |
| Saint Mary's College | 3.35 |
| 17. | Drury | 3.34 |
| Eastern Washington | 3.34 |
| Hartford | 3.34 |
| Monmouth | 3.34 |
