NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University lacrosse program was named the 2024 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Academic Merit Squad for NCAA Division I as the Eagles posted the highest grade-point average (GPA) among all teams in the division, the Association announced Wednesday, Aug. 14. After holding the second-highest GPA in 2023 behind only Harvard University, the Eagles took the top spot in 2024 with a cumulative GPA of 3.738.
Eastern was joined on the IWLCA Academic Merit Squad list by Mercy University from NCAA Division II; Pomona-Pitzer College of NCAA Division III; and the University of the Cumberlands from NAIA.