LEXINGTON, Ky. --  The Belmont Abbey men's volleyball team has been recognized with the United States Marine Corps/American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award, the AVCA announced today. The Crusaders are one of a record-number 1,333 collegiate and high school volleyball teams have earned a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale.

The award was initiated in the 1992–93 academic year. The Belmont Abbey women's team was also honored.

The complete AVCA release is available here.