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Both Falcon Soccer Teams Earn United Soccer Coaches Academic Honor
August 10, 2026 | Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Student-Athlete Services
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BGSU Strategic Communications) – The Bowling Green State University men's and women's soccer programs each have earned a national academic honor for their exemplary performances in the classroom in the 2025-26 academic year. Both teams have received the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award, the organization recently announced.
The USC Team Academic Award is given to soccer programs that have achieved a minimum team grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Each BGSU team had a cumulative GPA well above 3.0 for the 2025-26 academic year.
The men's soccer Falcons of head coach Eric Nichols had a team GPA of 3.40 in the 2025-26 academic year. Nichols' team was recognized for the 13th time in the last 17 seasons, and the men's soccer Falcons made the list for the 15th time overall.
The women's soccer program, under the direction of head coach Chris Fox, had a team GPA of 3.76 in 2024-25, as the program earned the award for the 12th time overall.
A total of 793 college soccer teams (333 men, 460 women) across all divisions earned the Team Academic Award. BGSU was one of 184 schools at all levels who had both their men's and women's programs among the recipients.
College Team Academic Award recipients are active members of the United Soccer Coaches College Services Program with a composite grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale for all players on the roster for the 2024-25 academic year.
For the complete list of 2023-24 Team Academic Award winners, visit UnitedSoccerCoaches.org or click the link near the top of the page.
The men's soccer Falcons have two more exhibitions, at Indiana (tonight) and Purdue Fort Wayne (Friday, Aug. 14), before beginning the regular season at home on Thursday, Aug. 20, vs. Wright State. That match will begin at 7:00 p.m. The BGSU women's soccer program, having wrapped up the exhibition schedule, also begins the regular-season schedule at Cochrane, taking on Robert Morris on Sunday (Aug. 16) in a 1:00 p.m. start. Admission to all home regular-season matches is free.
UNITED SOCCER COACHES (FORMERLY NSCAA) TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD
BGSU MEN: 2001, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
BGSU WOMEN: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2026
The USC Team Academic Award is given to soccer programs that have achieved a minimum team grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Each BGSU team had a cumulative GPA well above 3.0 for the 2025-26 academic year.
The men's soccer Falcons of head coach Eric Nichols had a team GPA of 3.40 in the 2025-26 academic year. Nichols' team was recognized for the 13th time in the last 17 seasons, and the men's soccer Falcons made the list for the 15th time overall.
The women's soccer program, under the direction of head coach Chris Fox, had a team GPA of 3.76 in 2024-25, as the program earned the award for the 12th time overall.
A total of 793 college soccer teams (333 men, 460 women) across all divisions earned the Team Academic Award. BGSU was one of 184 schools at all levels who had both their men's and women's programs among the recipients.
College Team Academic Award recipients are active members of the United Soccer Coaches College Services Program with a composite grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale for all players on the roster for the 2024-25 academic year.
For the complete list of 2023-24 Team Academic Award winners, visit UnitedSoccerCoaches.org or click the link near the top of the page.
The men's soccer Falcons have two more exhibitions, at Indiana (tonight) and Purdue Fort Wayne (Friday, Aug. 14), before beginning the regular season at home on Thursday, Aug. 20, vs. Wright State. That match will begin at 7:00 p.m. The BGSU women's soccer program, having wrapped up the exhibition schedule, also begins the regular-season schedule at Cochrane, taking on Robert Morris on Sunday (Aug. 16) in a 1:00 p.m. start. Admission to all home regular-season matches is free.
UNITED SOCCER COACHES (FORMERLY NSCAA) TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD
BGSU MEN: 2001, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
BGSU WOMEN: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2026
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