BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M Aggies were honored for their scholastic endeavors as they garnered the United Soccer Coaches (USC) Team Academic Award. The organization announced its list of honorees for the 2020-21 academic year Thursday.
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Texas A&M head coach Coach G Guerrieri's squad earned the award for the 10th consecutive year and 12th overall, logging a 3.32 GPA for fall 2020 and spring 2021.
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"It says a lot about the quality of the people we have on this team," head coach G Guerrieri said. "The players continue to make us proud with their work in the classroom. This is an important honor because it is an academic award and it is a team award. We embrace both of those things in our program, so it is great for them to be recognized for it."
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Last season, Jimena Lopez earned her second recognition as a USC Scholar All-America. Macie Kolb and Lopez picked up CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 honors.
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A squad must have a composite team grade-point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) for all players who appeared on the official NCAA roster forms for the fall season (2020) for USC Team Academic Award consideration.
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The Aggies enjoyed a successful 2020-21 campaign, logging a 7-1-0 mark in league play to earn a share of their third SEC regular-season Championship in the fall. With two All-Americans, Lopez and McCain, leaving the roster in January to pursue professional playing careers, the Maroon & White battled in the spring to earn their 26th consecutive NCAA Tournament bid and advanced to the Elite Eight for the seventh time in program history.
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This season, the Aggies are 5-4-1, including 1-1-0 in the SEC. Texas A&M returns to action Sunday when they travel to Alabama for a 2 p.m. match against the Auburn Tigers.
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Texas A&M head coach Coach G Guerrieri's squad earned the award for the 10th consecutive year and 12th overall, logging a 3.32 GPA for fall 2020 and spring 2021.
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"It says a lot about the quality of the people we have on this team," head coach G Guerrieri said. "The players continue to make us proud with their work in the classroom. This is an important honor because it is an academic award and it is a team award. We embrace both of those things in our program, so it is great for them to be recognized for it."
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Last season, Jimena Lopez earned her second recognition as a USC Scholar All-America. Macie Kolb and Lopez picked up CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 honors.
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A squad must have a composite team grade-point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) for all players who appeared on the official NCAA roster forms for the fall season (2020) for USC Team Academic Award consideration.
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The Aggies enjoyed a successful 2020-21 campaign, logging a 7-1-0 mark in league play to earn a share of their third SEC regular-season Championship in the fall. With two All-Americans, Lopez and McCain, leaving the roster in January to pursue professional playing careers, the Maroon & White battled in the spring to earn their 26th consecutive NCAA Tournament bid and advanced to the Elite Eight for the seventh time in program history.
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This season, the Aggies are 5-4-1, including 1-1-0 in the SEC. Texas A&M returns to action Sunday when they travel to Alabama for a 2 p.m. match against the Auburn Tigers.