NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. - Meredith Lacrosse continues to roll in the accolades, as the team was named as an IWLCA Academic Honor Squad, the organization announced this week.

The Avenging Angels take home honors as one of just 357 programs across NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA. 

To qualify for this prestigious honor, the women's lacrosse team must have posted a 3.2 or higher team GPA for the academic year, accentuating the team's commitment to academic excellence while on the way to producing yet another championship season on the field.

In addition to the team accolade, junior Katherine Couch was named to the IWLCA Division III Academic Honor Roll.


 


Couch adds this award to her extensive list of honors that includes already earning a spot on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, as well as a spot on the USA South Academic All-Conference Team. The junior civil engineering/computer science major also excelled on the field, earning All-USA South honors for a third straight season while helping the Avenging Angels to an undefeated USA South season and regular season and tournament conference titles.

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.