Women's lacrosse receive IWLCA Team Academic Honors and place three on Honor Roll

BRYN ATHYN, Pa. The Bryn Athyn Women's Lacrosse team received recognition from the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) on Tuesday afternoon that three Lions were named to the IWLCA Honor Roll.  The Lions' Ashley Rivera, Jenessa Lombardi, and Paulina Storck all were named to the Honor Roll for their performances in the classroom this year. The group makes up the only members from the CSAC on the honor roll. 
 
In order to be named to the Honor Roll, a student-athlete must academically be a junior or senior and a varsity player, have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher for the 2020-21 academic year.
 
In addition, Bryn Athyn Women's Lacrosse team was awarded the IWLCA Academic Honors Squad Award. 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.

President Brian Blair on the announcement said, "The Bryn Athyn College Women's Lacrosse Team faced many pandemic challenges this season and conducted themselves with a champion spirit both academically and athletically." 

Dr. Suzanne Nelson echoed President Blair's thoughts and said, "We take academics very seriously at BAC.  I'm so proud of our athletes that achieved at a high level in the classroom during a very difficult pandemic year.  We are excited to continue to emphasize academic and athletic excellence as part of our mission."