Greenville, SC – The National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) has announced the 2019-20 Winter/Spring Scholar-Teams. To be eligible for this award, teams need a minimum grade point average of 3.40 on a 4.00 scale for all combined student-athletes on the team. Northwestern is one of 25 institutions to be recognized with this honor.

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Softball is one of six UNW teams recognized as a NCCAA Winter/Spring Scholar Team. The team earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.49 for the year while also having five players named as Scholar Athletes. See HERE.

The five softball players to earn this academic honor were:
Faith Forcier (Watkins, Minn./Eden Vallley-Watkins)
Lexi Kopacek (Willmar, Minn./Willmar)
Ellie Ronning (Alexandria, Minn./Alexandria Area)
Courtney Schmidt (Spring Valley, Minn/Kingsland)
Miranda Tapp (South St. Paul, Minn./South St. Paul Secondary)
 
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Headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, the NCCAA strives to promote the gospel of Jesus Christ through its 24 National Championships and 2 National Invitationals. For more information on the NCCAA, contact the NCCAA National Office at (864) 250-1199 or visit www.thenccaa.org.