Volleyball earns USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - The Marquette University women's volleyball team has earned the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2020-21 season, the USMC/AVCA announced on Monday.

The Golden Eagles are one of a record 243 NCAA Division I teams to earn the honor this season and compiled a 3.61 grade-point average during the academic year. Each individual on the roster was named to Marquette's Athletics Director Honor Roll for the spring semester with GPAs above 3.0, while Claire Nuessmeier and Savannah Rennie each earned perfect 4.0 GPAs.

"Even though teams might not have played during their usual season or may not have competed at all during the past year, coaches still found ways to lead their players to academic excellence." said AVCA Executive Director Kathy DeBoer. "This is a testament to the important role volleyball coaches play in their players success both on and off the court."

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.

You can find 2020-21's full list of USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award recipients by clicking here.

Click here for all-time Team Academic Records (1992-2021).

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