LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The University of Charleston volleyball team earned team academic honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) for the 2017-18 academic year, as announced on Monday by the association. This is the second year in a row, and the fourth for the program. The Golden Eagles were one of 198 Division ll teams to earn the honor while a record 973 teams were awarded for the 2017-2018 year. 
 
In the classroom, the three Golden Eagle volleyball players were named to the All-MEC Academic Team for recording a grade-point average of 3.70 or better, including Kelsey Matusic, and Amy Hu. In addition, Carly Granger, Claire Lambert, Chloe Massaro, Catherine Morris, Jessica Sunnenburg, Alexis Tyree, and Lexi Woodyard were each named to the Commissioner's honor roll for recording a GPA of 3.25 or higher during the fall. 
 
The Golden Eagles also earned AVCA academic honors during 2016-17 with a team GPA of 3.4.

The award, which was initiated during the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average.

A record 973 collegiate and high school teams were awarded the 2017-18 AVCA Team Academic Award, setting a single-season high for the annual award. At the NCAA Division II level, 128 programs earned team honors for the 2017-18 academic year.