Women's Basketball No. 7 Nationally on WBCA Academic Honor Roll
For the 11th time in the past 12 seasons, the VC women's basketball team has earned recognition on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 presented by AT&T. In 2014-15, the Pirates earned a No. 7-ranking on the national list for community and junior colleges with a team-record 3.405 overall GPA. VC was the only team from California on the list.
For the 11th time in the past 12 seasons, the VC women's basketball team has earned recognition on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 presented by AT&T. The honor roll annually recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III; NAIA; and junior/community college women's basketball teams across the nation that carry the highest combined grade point average (GPA) inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters.
In 2014-15, the Pirates earned a No. 7-ranking on the national list for community and junior colleges with a team-record 3.405 overall GPA. VC was the only team from California on the list.
The Pirates had 12 of the 13 players on the team post at least a 3.0 GPA for the year. They were led by six players who reached at least a 3.5 GPA, qualifying them for Academic All-State honors, including Felicia Magana, Madison O'Donnell, Carly Maciel, Christina Gonzalez, Micaela Pericone-Kapp and Carolyn Ruffino.
GPAs are calculated by dividing the total number of quality points earned by each student-athlete on an institution's roster in the given academic terms by the total number of hours earned by the team. The GPAs are rounded to the nearest thousandth of a point. Per a motion passed by the WBCA Board of Directors in 2007, teams making the list of Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll must obtain at least a 3.000 overall GPA. Only 14 submissions by member coaches qualified for the 2014-15 JC/CC list.
The complete 2014-15 WBCA Academic Top 25 for junior/community colleges is as follows:
| Rank | Institution | Head Coach | Team GPA |
| 1 | Snow College | Natalie Visger | 3.626 |
| 2 | Sheridan College | Frank McCarthy | 3.547 |
| 3 | Wabash Valley College | Zach Loll | 3.478 |
| 4 | Northwest Mississippi CC | Don Edwards | 3.478 |
| 5 | Northwest College | Janis Beal | 3.426 |
| 6 | Lincoln College | Carol Wilson | 3.406 |
| 7 | Ventura College | Ned Mircetic | 3.405 |
| 8 | Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Mike Fury | 3.400 |
| 9 | Ellsworth Community College | Ed Geitz | 3.315 |
| 10 | Mesa Community College | Kori Stephenson | 3.225 |
| 11 | Umpqua Community College | David Stricklin | 3.179 |
| 12 | McHenry County College | Karen Wiley | 3.058 |
| 13 | Indian River State College | Diana Couch | 3.019 |
| 14 | Frank Phillips College | Eric Rodewald | 3.005 |
About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) promotes women's basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game in all of its aspects as a sport for women and girls. For more information about the WBCA, please visit wbca.org.