MSU Billings Women’s Basketball Team Receives WBCA Recognition (September 17, 2002)

BILLINGS – The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced its 2001-2002 Top 25 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls on Tuesday, with Montana State University-Billings placing second among Division II schools.  The Lady Yellowjackets compiled a combined 3.552 team GPA for the 2001-2002 academic year.

For the award, grade point averages were calculated by dividing the total number of quality points earned by each student-athlete on an institution’s squad list in the given academic terms by the total number of hours earned by the team.  The GPAs were rounded to the nearest thousandth of a point.

The top five Division II universities were Abilene Christian University (3.666), Montana State University-Billings (3.552), Regis University (3.493), Minnesota State University-Mankato (3.491), and Mars Hill College (3.475). 

“I’m just proud of how hard our girls worked all year,” said Yellowjacket head coach Karyn Ridgeway.  “We have such a good group on and off the court.  Combined with the success they had on the court last season, this just shows how well-rounded they are as student-athletes.”

MSU Billings finished last season with a 23-5 overall record and were seeded No. 3 in the NCAA West Region Tournament.  The Lady Jackets open the season on November 22 and 23, hosting Cal State-San Diego both nights.