The Spartans are amazing! Anytime someone asks me about our basketball team at Case, that's what I tell them. The women on our team are first and foremost great people; they are caring, hard-working, bright, self-motivated young women. They are the greatest!
So you can only imagine how thrilled I was to see all of our hard work recognized. Our team GPA of 3.609 earned us the #1 ranking in all of Division III on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's Academic Honor Roll. This group of biology, chemistry, engineering, nursing, computer science, accounting, management and world literature majors knocked it out of the park!!! (And if you are one of our alumnae reading this, you're the greatest, too and you really understand classes here are no joke!!! :) Not only did our team GPA rank as the best in all of NCAA Division III, but we finished #6 in all the divisions combined.
And it doesn't stop there!!! 6 of our players received All-Academic Recognition from the UAA this season. Erin Hollinger was named to the Capital One Academic All-America team and was a finalist for the prestigious Jostens' Award.
BUT WAIT! It just keeps coming!!! These Spartans are taking summer classes and working hard in the gym this summer while also working at places like The Cincinnati Zoo, Swaglok, Consol Energy, 84 Lumber and Nordstrom!
And let's not forget...we're pretty good when we take the court. Our 13-12 record (7-7 in the UAAa 4th-place finish in the league) was the best conference finish for a Case women's basketball team since 2002. Whoo hoo!!!
The blog title says it all...each and every day, the Spartans make me smile. The women who are part, have been part, and will be part of our Case women's basketball program are special. We'll continue to work hard, continue to support one another, and continue to raise the bar higher. Think beyond the possible...GO SPARTANS!
P.S. Stay tuned to our facebook page and this blog page August 12-23. The team will be traveling and playing in Italy and Belgium. We'll be sure to update you on all of our adventures!
