Men's Soccer earns 2015-16 NSCAA Team Academic Award

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) released the 2015-16 winners of the College Team Academic Awards. The University of Dallas men's soccer team was among those listed and one of four members in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) to claim the honor. Joining the Crusaders in the group were Colorado College, Texas Lutheran University, and Trinity University.

Dallas claimed the accolade for the third time in the past five years (2011, 2013) and posted a 3.03 team grade point average (GPA). This qualifying GPA included 2015-16 University of Dallas Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award, Trae Hampton (Paducah, Ky.) and nine SCAC Fall Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll winners.

To qualify for the award, the team must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 or higher for the entire academic year. The team GPA is determined by adding every player's GPA, then dividing by the number of players.

"This Award emphasizes the fact that the players at UDallas are students foremost," Head Coach David Hoffmann stated. "It is great to see them being successful in multiple phases of the University."

A total of 892 soccer teams (315 men, 577 women) from throughout the United States have earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for exemplary performance in the classroom as a team during the 2015-16 academic year.