PHOENIX, Ariz. - For the second straight year, Lebanon Valley College's field hockey team has earned the National Academic Team Award from the National Field Hockey Coaches Association for outstanding academic achievement.

The award goes to each team that maintains a combined GPA of 3.0 or higher through the fall semester. LVC is one of four Commonwealth Conference schools honored.

The Dutchmen went 19-4 in 2009, advancing to the NCAA third round for the third time in the last four years. They finished the season ranked seventh in the nation by the NFHCA.