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Providence College Volleyball Honored For Academic Success

7/20/2020 2:43:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Friars earn AVCA Team Academic Award for fifth-consecutive year.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Providence College women's volleyball team was one of 1,313 programs to earn the 2020 AVCA Team Academic Award. The organization's 1,313 winners surpassed the previous year's record of 1,130 by nearly 200 teams. The Friars have earned the award in 10 of the last 15 years, five consecutive seasons since 2016.
 
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.
 
Providence College is among 227 NCAA Division I women's volleyball programs to receive recognition in 2020. Over 2,000 different schools have earned the award spanning all levels of the sport.
 
For a full list of 2020 AVCA Team Academic Award winners, please CLICK HERE.
 
 
 
- GO FRIARS! -
 
Providence vs. Butler
Saturday, November 08
Providence vs. Xavier
Friday, November 07
Providence vs. Creighton
Friday, October 24
Providence vs. Georgetown
Saturday, October 18