LEXINGTON, Ky. --- The Tusculum University women's volleyball program was listed amongst the 155 NCAA Division II women's indoor teams to earn the Team Academic Award for the 2022-23 season, sponsored by the United States Marine Corps and the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

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. This year, a record 1,333 collegiate and high school programs received the distinction.

Danielle Marante's Pioneers posted a 3.45 GPA at the completion of the academic year, earning the national honor for the ninth time and fourth-straight. Nine indoor student-athletes recorded at least one perfect semester in the classroom. Tusculum was one of 10 South Atlantic Conference squads to collect the laurel, alongside Anderson, Carson-Newman, Catawba, Coker, Lenoir-Rhyne, Limestone, Lincoln Memorial, Mars Hill, and Wingate

USMC/AVCA Division II Team Academic Award
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