Vanderwal Earns I-AAA Scholar-Athlete Honors
April 5, 2006 | Women's Basketball
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Senior guard Rachael Vanderwal (Stoney Creek, Ont.) was a honorable mention selection to the 2006 Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association Scholar-Athlete Team for women's basketball. She becomes the first Terrier to earn the national honor.
Vanderwal, a co-captain, capped a stellar career by leading BU to the America East championship game for the fourth straight year. Just the fifth Terrier in program history to earn first-team all-conference honors, Vanderwal was the only player in the conference to be ranked among the top 10 in points, rebounds and assists this season.
She led the Terriers in scoring (12.7 ppg) and assists (3.5 apg) this season and she scored 12 or more points in each of the final 13 games of the regular season. The Ontario native stepped up her scoring average in league play, averaging 14.4 points per game.
A human movement major, Vanderwal has earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 and will graduate from Boston University in May.
Basketball players from all Division I-AAA ADA member institutions are eligible for these prestigious awards. Each of the nominees was required to have a minimum grade point average of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) in undergraduate study and have been a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletics credentials. He/she must have reached sophomore athletics and academic standing at the nominated institution and have completed a minimum of one full academic year at the nominated institution.
