IWLCA Release 

Ewing, NJ...The College of New Jersey women's lacrosse program was cited for its effort in the classroom as the Lions earned Academic Squad honors presented by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association.

The IWLCA has recognized three schools as earning Merit Squad status while 61 other earned Academic Squad honors for the 2010 season. Institutions were named Merit Squads by virtue of having one of the top three team GPAs for the season; every school with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher earned Academic Squad honors. Bates College ranked first with a 3.470 GPA, just edging Washington & Lee University, which posted a 3.458 GPA, and Vassar College, which had a 3.410.

Of the 64 institutions, 13 participated in the NCAA Championships, including NCAA runner-up Hamilton College and semifinalists Gettysburg College and Franklin & Marshall College.

The Lions finished the 2010 season with a record of 16-4 and advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Division III Championship.