LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Evansville was one of eight Missouri Valley Conference volleyball teams were honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association as recipients of the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2016-17 season, part of a record-breaking 822 programs to earn this distinction.
As a team, the Purple Aces completed the 2016-17 academic year with a 3.337 GPA.
"Congratulations to the players, staff and academic support people that work behind the scenes to help our student-athletes achieve their academic goals and exceed expectations," UE head coach Manolo Concepcion said.
"It is great to see that our team culture of embracing diversity and inclusion translates to excellence not just in the athletic side, but to the classroom as well," Concepcion added.