LEXINGTON, Ky. – Seven Southern Conference teams were among the 1,213 teams that the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced Monday have earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2021-22 season.
 
SoCon schools The Citadel, ETSU, UNCG, Samford, Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Wofford were among the 215 women’s Division I programs honored. ETSU and Western Carolina were also named to the AVCA Academic Honor Roll for finishing in the top 20 percent for team GPAs in Division I.
 
The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed 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.
 
USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award
The Citadel
ETSU
UNCG
Samford
Chattanooga
Western Carolina
Wofford
 
USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award Honor Roll
ETSU
Western Carolina