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UB Volleyball Earns Academic Excellence Award
7/20/2020 2:44:00β―PM | Women's Volleyball
LEXINGTON, KY β The United State Marine Corps (USMC) and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced today that the University at Buffalo volleyball program was one of 1,313 teams to earn the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2019-2020 season, topping last year's record by almost 200 teams. 232 programs received Team Academic honors for the first time in 2020.
The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale or 4.10 on a 5.0 scale.
This is the first time since the 2014-15 season that the UB volleyball team has earned the academic award and it is the fifth time overall since the 2007-08 academic year.
14 members of the volleyball team finished the spring 2020 semester with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher including seven of those that had a cumulative GPA of 3.6 or better.
The AVCA, with its headquarters in Lexington, Ky., is managed by Associations International. The mission of the AVCA is to advance the sport of volleyball with AVCA coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy and professional development. With a membership of over 8,000 and counting, the AVCA provides a professional network for those individuals and companies dedicated to enhancing and promoting the sport. Members include collegiate, high school, club, youth and Olympic coaches, as well as volleyball club directors. The AVCA provides education to volleyball coaches, recognition of elite players and coaches, promotion of volleyball competitions throughout the world, and networking opportunities for volleyball products and services providers. Further information is available at www.avca.org.
