KANSAS CITY, Mo. - There's already some early preseason excitement surrounding the Saint Mary's University women's soccer team. The Cardinals were among 414 women's soccer programs across all divisions to receive the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award for the 2024–25 season for their excellence in the classroom.

The women recorded a team grade-point average of 3.60!

A total of 697 soccer teams (283 men, 414 women) posted a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher, thereby earning the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award for the 2024-25 academic year.

Of that total, 151 schools had both their men's and women's programs recognized.