15 WSOC Players Tabbed Academic All-Big Ten
Dec 10 | Women's Soccer
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Fifteen members of the Rutgers women's soccer team were named All-Big Ten Academic honorees, announced on Wednesday by the conference office.
To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letterwinners who are in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
Among the 75 overall Rutgers student-athletes recognized, junior defender Maggie Morash (Bernardsville, N.J.) was one of two Scarlet Knights to record a perfect 4.0 GPA.
Academic All-Big Ten
Samantha Valliant, Jr.
Brielle Buis, Sr.
Amanda DeVolk, Sr.
Alana Jimenez, Jr.
Hayley Katkowski, Jr.
Maggie Morash, Jr.
Gabby Moreno, Jr.
Shannon Phillips, So.
Tori Prager, So.
Jessica Puchalski, So.
Brianne Reed, Jr.
Stefanie Scholz, Sr.
Jenna Seddon, So.
Erica Skroski, Jr.
Erica Sousa, Jr.
The 15 women's soccer members of the All-Big Ten Academic team were among the 977 fall sport student-athletes honored and 170 women's soccer student-athletes recognized.
Last month, the Rutgers women's soccer team was named a College Women's Team Academic Award winner by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
The Scarlet Knights (13-6-1, 8-4-0 Big Ten), who earned their fifth NCAA Tournament bid in seven seasons in 2014, received the honor for the fourth consecutive season.
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