Women's Soccer | Oct 18 | Soccer Teams Earn Academic Honor From United Soccer Coaches Story Links Award Release BROOKLYN, N.Y. --- United Soccer Coaches recently released its list of College Team Academic Award recipients for the 2016-17 academic year and the LIU Brooklyn soccer programs were listed in select company. Of the 851 teams selected (301 men, 550 women), LIU was one of 251 schools that had both their men's and women's team's recognized for their efforts. Each team that made the list earned a collective grade point average of 3.0 or higher. This is second straight year that the Blackbird men and women were honored by United Soccer Coaches (formerly known as the NSCAA).