Gannon University
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Gannon Posts Nation's 6th-Best GPA
Sports
Information Department, Dan Teliski, Director
Phone: (814) 871-7418
Date: July 17, 2007
GANNON WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM
PRODUCES COUNTRY'S SIXTH-BEST GPA
KNIGHTS LISTED IN TOP 25 FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE SEASON
ERIE, Pa. - The Gannon women’s
basketball team continued its tremendous classroom success during the 2006-07
season. The Lady Knights have been named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches
Association (WBCA) Division II Academic Top 25 Honor Roll for the third consecutive
season.
Gannon posted its highest finish ever, ranking sixth among all NCAA Division
II programs with a 3.494 team grade-point average. The Lady Knights were
ranked seventh (3.487) nationally in 2004-05 and 21st (3.343) in 2005-06.
Lake Superior State led Division II with a 3.588 team GPA. The University
of Nebraska-Kearney (3.578), Regis (3.562), Michigan Tech (3.553), and Southwest
Minnesota State (3.521) completed the top five.
Gannon, Winona State (3.461), Fairmont State (3.459), Lewis (3.452), and
Abilene Christian (3.449) rounded out the top 10. Three of the top six teams
hail from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). In
all, six GLIAC programs were listed in the top 25.
Gannon has traditionally been solid on the court and in the classroom, especially
under sixth-year head coach Cleve Wright. Five Lady Knights were named to
the GLIAC All-Academic team in 2006-07: Christina Jackson, Katie Kibby, Ashley
Lowdermilk, Carrie Nolan, and Kim Vargas. Freshmen and first-year transfers
were not eligible for the GLIAC All-Academic team. Overall, Gannon players
have earned GLIAC All-Academic honors 24 times during the last five years.
Gannon completed the 2006-07 season with a 25-6 record, equaling the second-highest
single-season victory total in school history. Only the 1986-87 team (26-4)
posted more victories. The Lady Knights won 10 consecutive games en route
to the school’s first-ever GLIAC basketball championship. The win streak
was the second-longest all-time at Gannon.
The list of 2006-07 accomplishments was plentiful. Gannon defeated defending
NCAA Division II National Champion Grand Valley State twice, including a
66-59 victory against the Lakers in the NCAA Tournament first round. The
Lady Knights also posted the program’s best GLIAC record (15-2) and hosted
the GLIAC post-season tournament for the first time.
Gannon has qualified for 10 consecutive GLIAC Tournaments. The Lady Knights
have participated in four consecutive GLIAC Final Fours and have appeared
in three GLIAC title games.
The official WBCA Academic Top 25 release can be found at http://www.wbca.org/releases/2007AcademicTop25Release.htm.
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updated 7/17/07 by: drt
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