The University of Minnesota Duluth posted the 17th best overall team grade point average among all NCAA II women's basketball teams during 2013-14, earning itself a spot in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for the fourth time in the past six years.
The Bulldogs, under the direction of sixth-year head coach Annette Wiles, collectively turned in a cumulative GPA of 3.563 -- which was the best of any UMD men's or women's team -- this past school year. UMD sported five players (seniors Megan Lueck, Katrina Newman and Hannah Rutten, juniors Danielle Flood, Alyssa Kerkhoff and Shauni Payeur and sophomore Taylor Dillinger) who attained 2013-14 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference All-Academic Team status. Newman also was a NSIC Myles Brand All-Academic With Distinction Award recipient
The following is a complete listing of the 2013-14 WBCA Division II Honor Roll (**NCAA II Tournament qualifier):
Rank | Institution | 2013-14 Head Coach | Team GPA |
1 | Upper Iowa University | Carol Russell | 3.801 |
2 | Ohio Dominican University | Lynsey Warren | 3.793 |
3 | Lindenwood University | James "Tony" Francis | 3.759 |
4 | Colorado Mesa University** | Taylor Wagner | 3.699 |
5 | University of Indianapolis** | Constantin Popa | 3.657 |
6 | Montana State University Billings** | Kevin Woodin | 3.656 |
7 | Lubbock Christian University | Steve Gomez | 3.648 |
8 | Saginaw Valley State University | Jamie Pewinski | 3.61 |
9 | Ashland University | Sue Ramsey | 3.605 |
10 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | Karla Nelson | 3.604 |
11 | Drury University** | Steve Huber* | 3.599 |
12 | Winona State University | Scott Ballard | 3.593 |
13 | Southwest Baptist University | Todd Voss* | 3.584 |
14 | Northwood University | Jeff Curtis | 3.582 |
15 | Seattle Pacific University | Julie Heisey | 3.572 |
16 | Southern New Hampshire University | Karen Pinkos | 3.569 |
17 | UMD | Annette Wiles | 3.563 |
18 | Lee University | Marty Rowe | 3.559 |
19 | Merrimack College | Monique LeBlanc | 3.552 |
20 | Gannon University** | Jim Brunelli | 3.550 |
21 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | Emilee Thiesse | 3.540 |
22 | University of Findlay | James Wiedie | 3.531 |
23 | Rockhurst University | Larry Park | 3.523 |
24 | Michigan Technological University | Kimberly Cameron | 3.522 |
25 | Trevecca Nazarene University | Gary Van Atta | 3.521 |
