LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Eastern Kentucky University volleyball team earned an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2020-21 season, the organization announced today.
 
To earn the award, which began during the 1992-93 season, teams must display excellence in the classroom by maintaining a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale.
 
During the 2020-21 academic year, the Colonels had a cumulative 3.54 GPA.  In the fall of 2020, the team compiled a 3.587 GPA, the highest fall GPA for any EKU volleyball team on record.  Three student-athletes had perfect 4.0 GPAs for the entire academic year.
 
"I am so proud of my team for staying on top of their academics through a challenging year," head coach Johnna Bazzani said.  "They are dedicated to staying on top of their school work and being the best student-athlete they can possibly be."