NEWARK, Del. - - For the fourth year in a row, the Wilmington University men's lacrosse team has been honored with the 2025 United State Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division II Team Academic Award in addition to senior defender Paul Army being named a 2025 Division II Scholar All-American. 

Scholar All-Americans are evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the USILA Scholar All-America Committee. To be eligible, student-athletes must have senior academic standing, a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.00, and be an All-American, member of a North/South team, or an outstanding conference player. He must also have behaved in a matter that brought credit to himself and his institution.

Paul Army (Middletown, Del.) was the CACC Defensive Player of the Year for the Wildcats, anchoring a unit that only allowed 9.00 goals per game. He finished fourth on the team with 38 ground balls and second overall with 24 caused turnovers. He had a season high four ground balls twice and three caused turnovers in three games. Army was a USILA Honorable Mention All-American as well as a USILA Second Team North All-Region and First Team All-CACC performer.

Programs must produce a team GPA of 3.00 or higher for the academic year to receive the USILA Team Academic Award. Wilmington University joined Bridgeport, Chestnut Hill, Georgian Court, and Post in receiving that honor.

The Wildcats went 11-5 in 2025, reaching the CACC Tournament Championship game and earning the program's first at-large bid into the NCAA DII North Region Tournament.