KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches Association announced the College Team Academic Award winners, recognized for their exemplary performance in the classroom during the 2025-26 academic year. 

Under the direction of head coach Marc Gordon, the Northwest Missouri State University women's soccer team collected the United Soccer Coaches Association's College Team Academic Award with an impressive 3.77 team grade point average.

A total of 777 soccer teams (326 men, 451 women) posted a team grade-point average of 3.0 or higher, thereby earning the team academic award for the 2025-26 academic year.  The head coach of the team must also be a United Soccer Coaches member.