AVCA Release
 
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Allegheny College women's volleyball team was honored by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) with a 2024 Team Academic Award for their performance in the classroom this past academic year.
 
The Gators earn the honor for the fifth straight year, and the eighth time overall in program history. 
 
A record number of volleyball programs have earned the AVCA Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT. More than 1,400 collegiate and high school volleyball programs maintained a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale), to earn the award for their classroom excellence during the recently completed academic year.