Thursday, August 8, 2013

Alabama State University Volleyball Earns AVCA Award


MONTGOMERY, Alabama  --  The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) has announced the AVCA Team Academic Awards for the 2012-13 season and the Lady Hornets of Alabama State are one of those teams.

The award honors collegiate volleyball teams that show excellence in the classroom by maintaining at least a 3.30 grade-point average (gpa) on a 4.0 scale. The Lady Hornets finished the school year with a 3.31 gpa.

"We put a high demand on our student-athletes to perform not only on the court, but in the classroom, and this award shows the determination these young ladies put forth in their academics," Head Coach Penny Lucas-White said. "We will push them to continue to work hard in the classroom, but I am very proud of what they have accomplished with this award."

The AVCA initiated the award during the 1992-93 academic year, and honors not only NCAA Division I programs, but NCAA II, NCAA III and NAIA programs. ASU was one of 130 NCAA Division I teams to earn the award this season.

COURTESY ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION

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