LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Dayton softball team had 11 players recognized as DI Scholar-Athletes by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) while the team (3.377) ranked 53rd in among Division I programs.

Newbury College (NCAA DIII) garnered the overall best college GPA with a 3.770 in the NFCA's Top 10 Academic Team rankings for the 2015-16 school year. Individually 5,152 softball players earned Easton / NFCA Scholar-Athlete honors. The rankings and honors recognize the academic prowess of softball teams across seven membership divisions. NCAA Division I, with 1,240 honorees, had the most student-athletes with a 3.5 grade-point average or higher.

Dayton is second only to Saint Louis (3.641), who ranked third overall, among Atlantic 10 squads.

Dayton's NFCA Division I Scholar-Athletes
Kirsten Bartlett
Kailee Budicin
Manda Cash
Kyle Davidson
Kelly Fitzgerald
Emily Froment
Katelyn Gibson
Kayla Haberstich
Madi Maloof
Katie Ryan
Gabrielle Snyder