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Women’s Basketball Program Recognized by WBCA for Academic Achievement

ATLANTA – The Drake University women's basketball program ranked seventh in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for the 2017-18 season with a 3.653 team grade point average, the WBCA announced Tuesday, July 31.

This year's award marks the fifth-straight season Drake, led by head coach Jennie Baranczyk, is ranked in the top 10 for the prestigious WBCA team academic honor.

The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III; NAIA and junior/community 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.