Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Named an Easton/NFCA Top 10 Academic Team
October 05, 2021 | Softball
BGSU ranked 10th in the nation in team GPA in 2020-21 academic year
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Bowling Green State University softball team has earned a prestigious honor, and a plethora of student-athletes have been recognized as well. The Falcons have been named an Easton/NFCA Top 10 Academic Team for the 2020-21 academic year. The top-10 lists for various levels of high school and college softball were announced by the NFCA on Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 5).
With a GPA of 3.704 for the '20-21 academic year, the Falcons of head coach Sarah Willis were ranked 10th in the nation among NCAA Division-I schools.
The NFCA also announced that 8,800 student-athletes were named 2021 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes. No fewer than 16 Falcons earned that honor. That lengthy list includes Sophie Bosket, Hannah Davies, Peyton Dolejs, Logan Everett, Madison French, Sarah Gonzalez, Payton Hamm, Madison Hendrix, Greta L'Esperance, Evelyn Loyola, Madi McCoy, Marlie McNulty, Nikki Sorgi, Sydney Stepp, Harlie Vannatter and Reagan Williamson.
The team rankings and individual honors are submitted by member head coaches and recognize the academic prowess of softball teams across the Association's membership categories.
BGSU ended the 2021 season with an overall record of 27-27, and the Falcons went 19-20 in MAC action. BG, picked to finish eighth in the MAC in the preseason coaches' poll, ended the season in fifth place in the 11-team league. BGSU was one of two conference teams to finish as many as three places higher than predicted.
The Falcons finished with the program's highest winning percentage in MAC play since 2012, and BGSU's overall total of 27 wins is the highest since the 2013 campaign.
A total of 14 of the 23 players on the 2021 roster were true freshmen or redshirt freshmen.
For more information on BGSU softball, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUSoftball) and Instagram (@bgsu_softball) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
NFCA Individual Scholar-Athletes
NCAA DI | NCAA DII | NCAA DIII | NAIA | Two-Year | High School (weighted) | High School (unweighted)
Top-10 Teams
NCAA Division IÂ (Full List)
1. Stanford – 3.846; 2. Southern Illinois – 3.806; 3. Wisconsin Green Bay – 3.794; 4. Michigan State – 3.784; 5. Maine – 3.774; 6. Mount St. Mary's – 3.737; 7. Hartford – 3.730; 8. Toledo – 3.708; 9. Saint Louis – 3.707; 10. Bowling Green – 3.704
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