Visalli Named to WCC All-Academic Team
11/22/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
MALIBU, Calif. - Pepperdine women's soccer midfielder Bri Visalli was named to her third straight West Coast Conference All-Academic team this week.
Also earning honorable mention on the WCC All-Academic team for the Waves were Meghan Healy, Courtney Merrill, Brielle Preece and Emily Tanaka. Visalli is one of two players to be named to the list for a third time this year.
Visalli, who picked up WCC Player of the Year this season, has a 3.81 GPA as a senior economics major. She has the fifth highest GPA on the All-Academic team. Visalli led the WCC in nearly all major offensive categories this season, leading the league in points (34), points per game (1.62), goals (14), goals per game (0.67), assists (tied, 6), game-winning goals (6) and shots (76). Visalli was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team earlier this year.
Preece, who was named WCC Goalkeeper of the Year this season as a redshirt junior, owns a 3.413 GPA as a psychology major, Healy has a 3.517 GPA as a junior political science major, Merrill has a 3.991 GPA as a sophomore nutritional science major and Tanaka has earned a 3.677 GPA as a senior political science major.
At the conclusion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each WCC-sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average while also being a significant contributor to her team.
