NORTHEAST-10 RELEASE

MANSFIELD, Mass. – The Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer and men's ice hockey teams earned 2015-16 Northeast-10 Team Academic Excellence Awards, which honor the programs with the highest team GPA in each of the conference's 24 sports throughout the academic year, the league announced Wednesday.

SNHU, which tied for the fourth highest number of accolades, contributed to a record year for the NE-10 as 75 percent of the league's 292 teams achieved a GPA of 3.0 or better – the highest percentage in conference history since the awards were first given out in 2010.

Men's soccer, which captured its fourth straight league crown and advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament, featured a 3.30 GPA, while NE-10 semifinalist men's ice hockey posted a 3.23 GPA. Men's soccer collects the Academic Excellence Award for the second time, with men's ice hockey garnering it for the fourth time, including third straight.

The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 15 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,500 student-athletes. Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.

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