The Mean Green women’s soccer team has its head in the game. The team’s academic achievement earned it a spot among the nation’s top 10 percent of NCAA Division I women’s soccer programs this year.

The squad compiled a combined grade point average of 3.3, with six players earning a perfect 4.0. The team finished second in 2008 Sun Belt Conference play with an 8-1-2 record. This is the second national NCAA academic recognition for the team in the last three years.