Nov. 21, 2012

EASTON, Pa. – The 2012 Patriot League Champion Lafayette men’s soccer team was one of 220 collegiate soccer teams to receive the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Academic Award for the 2011-12 academic year. To be eligible for the award, a team must have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or better.

Head Coach Dennis Bohn’s team combined for a 3.39 grade-point average, which ranked in the top-10 nationally and was the highest in the Patriot League. A total of 717 college soccer teams (220 men, 497 women) posted a team grade point average above 3.0 and 148 of those schools, including Lafayette, had both their men's and women's programs recognized with the honor.

Additionally, Lafayette was one of only four schools to have its men’s team in the top-10 and its women’s squad in the top-40.