Oct. 5, 2017
AUBURN, Ala. - The Auburn soccer program earned the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award for exemplary performance in the classroom during the 2016-17 academic year. The Tigers have received the award for the 13th consecutive season under head coach Karen Hoppa.
To qualify for the award, the team must turn in a minimum grade point average of 3.0 or higher for the entire academic year. The team GPA is determined by adding every player's GPA, then dividing by the number of players on the roster.
Auburn achieved a team GPA of 3.42 during the academic year and appeared near the top of the 531 women's programs recognized. To see a full list of teams that received the team award, visit unitedsoccercoaches.org.
Twenty-one members of the 2016 team that made the program's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals earned academic distinction a season ago. Former Tiger Casie Ramsier highlighted the honors as she was named an Academic All-American and the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second straight season.
United Soccer Coaches, formerly the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, was founded in 1941 and is the largest community for soccer coaches in the world. The organization unites coaches of all levels around the love of the game and elevates the game through advocacy, education and service.