Volleyball Programs Earn USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award

LEXINGTON, Ky. - - The Ball State men's and women's volleyball programs were two of 1,275 teams nationwide to earn the United States Marine Corps (USMC) / American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2020-2021 season.

The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball programs which display excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade point average on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale.

On the women's side, the Cardinals earned a spot on the Team Academic Honor Roll after placing in the top 20% of team GPA's from the record 243…