APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University softball squad has won an All-Academic Team award from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
To be eligible for the award, a team needed a grade point average of at least 3.0. Lawrence earned a team grade point average of 3.08 for the 2013-14 academic year. Lawrence also had four individuals named NFCA Scholar Athletes, seniors Alex Chiodo (Chicago, Ill./Resurrection), Alissa Geipel (Hartland, Wis./Pewaukee), Mary Diduch (Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South) and Cory Paquette (Manitowoc, Wis./Roncalli).
Lawrence was the only school from the Midwest Conference to earn the NFCA honor. The four Lawrence seniors that were honored by the NFCA, Chiodo, Geipel, Diduch and Paquette, also earned Academic All-Midwest Conference status.
The Vikings finished with an 18-13 record in 2014 and advanced to the Midwest Conference Tournament for the second consecutive season.