KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Five Southern Conference men’s soccer teams and four women’s soccer teams were recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America on Wednesday with the NSCAA College Team Academic Award for the 2014-15 season. ETSU, Furman and Mercer were three of 217 schools nationwide to earn the honor for both their men’s and women’s programs.

The NSCAA annually recognizes college and high school soccer programs that have excelled in the classroom, in addition to their work on the field. A total of 867 soccer teams posted a team grade-point average of 3.0 or higher to earn the award.

UNCG and Wofford also took the distinction on the men’s side, giving the SoCon five of its six programs on the list, while Western Carolina earned the honor on the women’s side.