DeKALB, IL – The Northern Illinois University women's basketball team has been named to the 2019-20 Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll as the WBCA announced on Tuesday.
 
The Huskies posted a 3.696 cumulative grade point average for the 2019-20 academic year which put them tied for 11^th on the NCAA Division I honor roll with South Dakota State. NIU is one of two Mid-American Conference programs among the top 25.
 
"I continue to be proud of this group on how diligent they are in the classroom," said head coach Lisa Carlsen. "They have a very clear understanding of how important their education is and they continue to strive for excellence in this area."
 
NIU led the Mid-American Conference with eight selections to the women's basketball Academic All-MAC team. Graduated senior Courtney Woods (Brisbane, Australia/St. Margaret's) was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete after earning her second All-MAC First Team honor and third Academic All-MAC team selection. Woods led NIU in scoring, averaging 18.5 points per game along with 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. She finished her career second in school history in scoring with 2,216 points while setting new program records for three-pointers made (323) and games played (130).
 
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