WOMEN'S LACROSSE EARNS TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL ACCOLADES ON 2018 ZAG SPORTS ACADEMIC HONOR SQUADS

July 24, 2018

WOMEN'S LACROSSE EARNS TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL ACCOLADES ON 2018 ZAG SPORTS ACADEMIC HONOR SQUADS

Orangeburg, N.Y. (7/24/18) The Dominican College women's lacrosse team was honored for its success in the classroom and had two recent graduates recognized in the form of earning Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Zag Sports Academic Honor accolades, which were announced yesterday afternoon.

Orangeburg, N.Y. (7/24/18) The Dominican College women's lacrosse team was honored for its success in the classroom and had two recent graduates recognized in the form of earning Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Zag Sports Academic Honor accolades, which were announced yesterday afternoon.

2018 IWLCA Zag Sports Academic Honor Squads

2018 IWLCA Zag Sports Academic Honor Roll

The IWLCA has named 339 schools across Division I, II, III, and NAIA as IWLCA Zag Sports Academic Honor Squads for the 2017-18 academic year, and Merrimack was part of that contingent. To qualify for this prestigious honor, the team must have posted a 3.0 or higher team GPA for academic year. The Lady Chargers sported a final team GPA of 3.25.

The IWLCA also honored 248 student-athletes from 65 different Division II institutions on the 2018 IWLCA Zag Sports Division II Academic Honor Roll, which featured Aileen Burke, Jeanie Peluso and Cara Moran who all graduated in May. To be eligible for this honor, student-athletes must be a junior, senior, or graduate student and have earned a cumulative academic GPA of 3.50 or greater. Burke graduated with a degree in Occupational Therapy and had a GPA of 3.69. Peluso had a GAP of 3.56 and majored in English, while Moran had a GPA of 3.50 and received a degree in History.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.