AMHERST, N.Y. – The Daemen University women's basketball team has received special mention for its performance in the classroom by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), which announced its 2024-25 Academic Top 25 today. It recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA and two-year college women's basketball teams across the nation that carry the highest combined grade point averages inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season.
Teams having a 3.0 combined GPA and qualifying for consideration for the top 25 in their respective divisions are listed as special mentions. This season is the 30th in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls. St. Cloud State University finished first among NCAA Division II institutions with a 3.892 cumulative team grade point average.
"The WBCA is pleased to recognize those women's basketball programs that have committed themselves to excellence on the court and in the classroom," said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. "The 119 teams we honor this year strive to achieve all-around success and we commend their efforts. Congratulations!"
The Daemen women's basketball team posted a cumulative team grade point average of 3.498 during the 2024-25 academic year. Three Wildcats,
Sophie Auer (Lewiston, N.Y.),
Danielle DiCintio (Somers, N.Y.) and
Claire Pikett (Holland, N.Y.) were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team this year as a starter or player of important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA.
Daemen finished the 2024-25 season with a 22-8 overall record and collected their sixth straight East Coast Conference regular season title after going 15-1 in ECC play en route to winning the program's fifth ECC Tournament title in six years. Punching their ticket to the 64-team NCAA Division II Tournament for the sixth straight season, the second-seeded Wildcats advanced to the East Region semifinals after routing No. 7 seed Jefferson 70-48 in the first round of the tournament. Daemen's season came to an end at the hands of #22 Holy Family in the regional semifinals (68-55).
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