The Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) honored eight players and four teams for academic excellence during the 2013 season.

The IWLCA has recognized 86 schools as earning 2013 IWLCA Division III Academic Squad honors for the 2013 season. Every school with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher earned Academic Squad honors, including NCAA semifinalist Middlebury College. Thirteen of the teams that participated in the 2013 NCAA Championships were named Academic Squads.

Representing the CAC on the Academic Squad list were Marymount University, St. Mary's College of Md., Wesley College and York College of Pa.

Individually, the IWLCA honored 382 student-athletes from 67 different institutions with inclusion in the 2013 Academic Honor Roll. All student-athletes were nominated by their schools and have achieved at least junior status academically.

Among the 383 student-athletes are 60 who were members of teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament.  Leading the CAC contingent were:

Mary Washington junior Angela Sperbeck

Marymount senior Ilze Spilde and junior Kathryn Digiacomo

St. Mary's senior Amelia Tenberg

Wesley senior Tristin Burris, who was the CAC nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year award, and senior Jennifer Jacobs

York juniors Kristin Virag and Melissa Ritchey

Leading the way was IWLCA Scholar-Athlete of the Year Stephanie Green from Christopher Newport.  Green was also recently named one of the 10 Division III Finalists for the NCAA Woman of the Year award.  Also honored from CNU was senior classmate Becca Geist.