Nine Zags Named Academic All-WCC Honorable Mention
11/28/2018 10:11:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Record number of GU student-athletes earn postseason honors
SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Nine Gonzaga women's soccer student-athletes earned Academic All-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention status the league announced Wednesday.
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Callie Best, Maddie Cooley, McKenna Ferrera, Madeline Gotta, Samantha Heilman, India Jencks, Ariana Pumpelly, Jodi Ulkekul and Sophia Viviano were all selected honorable mention.
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Ulkekul was named honorable mention for the third straight season, while Gotta, Jencks and Viviano received the honor for the second straight year.
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At the conclusion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each WCC-sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average while also being a significant contributor to her team.
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Callie Best, Maddie Cooley, McKenna Ferrera, Madeline Gotta, Samantha Heilman, India Jencks, Ariana Pumpelly, Jodi Ulkekul and Sophia Viviano were all selected honorable mention.
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Ulkekul was named honorable mention for the third straight season, while Gotta, Jencks and Viviano received the honor for the second straight year.
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At the conclusion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each WCC-sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average while also being a significant contributor to her team.
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| Name | Â | GPA | Year | Major | Notables |
| India | Jencks | 3.42 | JR | Business Administration | Team-high six goals and 15 points; three assists; four game-winners; 47.2 shots on goal percentage |
| Ariana | Pumpelly | 3.47 | SR | Kinesiology & Physical Education | Team-high 1,704 minutes; helped defense to seven shutouts; one goal |
| McKenna | Ferrera | 3.74 | SR | Business Administration | Key piece to the GU defense's seven shutouts; two goals and one assist |
| Samantha | Heilman | 3.51 | JR | Biology | Matched program record with seven assists this season; one goal; nine points; 34 shots |
| Sophia | Vivano | 3.45 | JR | Sociology | Team-high 50 shots; 3 goals; four assists; 17 shots on goal |
| Jodi | Ulkekul | 3.61 | SR | Kinesiology & Physical Education | Four goals; three assists; 11 points; 14 shots on goal; one game-winner |
| Madeline | Gotta | 3.44 | JR | Business Administration | Another piece to the GU defense; two goals; Preseason All-WCC |
| Callie | Best | 3.3 | SR | Kinesiology & Physical Education | One goal; one assist; three points |
| Maddie | Cooley | 3.92 | JR | Business Administration | One assist; Six shots |
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