Ravens one of just two NE-10 schools in the national academic rankings

RINDGE, N.H. (July 26, 2012) -- The Franklin Pierce University women’s basketball team was recently honored by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) as the Ravens earned a No. 21 national ranking in the WBCA Division II Academic Top-25 Poll. Franklin Pierce, which was one of only two schools in the Northeast-10 Conference to appear in the rankings, earned a team GPA of 3.446 during the past academic year.

The WBCA did an academic top-25 for each of the five divisions in women's college basketball (I, II, III, NAIA, NJCAA). Drury earned the highest GPA in Division II and across all levels by posting a 3.709 mark.

The academic honor illustrates the fact that Franklin Pierce is a terrific all-around program, both on and off the court. The Ravens concluded the 2011-12 season with a 20-10 overall record and a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament for the fifth-straight year. Earlier this summer, the Ravens were honored with the Northeast-10's Team Academic Excellence Award for the sport of women's basketball.

For more information on Franklin Pierce women's basketball, please visit the team's page at athletics.franklinpierce.edu(.) To follow the program even further, please visit Franklin Pierce Athletics on YouTube (www.youtube.com/FranklinPierceSports), Twitter (www.twitter.com/FPUathletics) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceRavens).