VB Earns USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award
7/13/2023 12:58:00 PM | Volleyball
Bears have earned the honor for two-straight seasons
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Baylor volleyball has earned the 2022-23 USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award, the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced Thursday.
The award, sponsored by the United States Marine Corps, was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year and honors teams that maintain a yearlong grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale.
The Bears have earned the honor nine times overall. This is the second-consecutive season for the team to earn the accolade.
BU earned numerous academic accolades this season, highlighted by Cassie Davis and Elise McGhee earning CSC Academic All-District. Davis, McGhee, Alicia Andrew, Faith Lynch, Riley Simpson, Lauren Briseño and Lauren Harrison were all named Big 12 Academic All-Conference as well.
For the spring semester alone, there were five student-athletes named to the Dean's List, nine were Academic Champions and four had a 4.0 GPA.
The Bears will start the 2023 campaign with the annual Green and Gold match on Aug. 16 and the first home match on Sept. 1 versus Rice.
Fans interested in purchasing tickets for the upcoming Baylor Volleyball season can visit BaylorBears.com/Tickets. All seats are general admission for volleyball in the Ferrell Center.
To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor volleyball, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorVBall.
The award, sponsored by the United States Marine Corps, was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year and honors teams that maintain a yearlong grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale.
The Bears have earned the honor nine times overall. This is the second-consecutive season for the team to earn the accolade.
BU earned numerous academic accolades this season, highlighted by Cassie Davis and Elise McGhee earning CSC Academic All-District. Davis, McGhee, Alicia Andrew, Faith Lynch, Riley Simpson, Lauren Briseño and Lauren Harrison were all named Big 12 Academic All-Conference as well.
For the spring semester alone, there were five student-athletes named to the Dean's List, nine were Academic Champions and four had a 4.0 GPA.
The Bears will start the 2023 campaign with the annual Green and Gold match on Aug. 16 and the first home match on Sept. 1 versus Rice.
Fans interested in purchasing tickets for the upcoming Baylor Volleyball season can visit BaylorBears.com/Tickets. All seats are general admission for volleyball in the Ferrell Center.
To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor volleyball, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorVBall.
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