Lexington, Ky. - July 19, 2021 - The Mount Holyoke College volleyball team was recently honored for their efforts both on the court and in the classroom, as the Lyons garnered the United States Marine Corps (USMC)/American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award following the 2020-21 academic year. 

The Lyons were one of 233 teams from Division III that were honored in 2020-21, and were just one of eight teams from the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) to collect this honor.

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 a 4.10 on a 5.0 scale. 

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