Moon Township, Pa. – The United States Marine Corps (USMC) and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced Monday that the RMU volleyball team has earned the USMC-AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2021-22 academic year.

The honor for the Colonials in 2022 marks the sixth straight season RMU has been honored by the USMC and AVCA for its classroom achievements. Additionally, this marks the program's 11th USMC-AVCA Team Academic Award.

The award, which was established during the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams who have set a strong academic example for their schools and/or universities, posting a minimum cumulative team GPA of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale.

For the 2021-22 school year, the Colonials registered a 3.68 GPA.

The USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award was not the only academic acknowledgment that the Colonials received this season. A total of 10 student-athletes eligible to earn a spot on the 2021 Horizon League Fall Honor Roll, all 10 earned a spot on the list with a GPA of 3.20 or higher. Freshmen are not eligible for the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll. Three members of the RMU squad, Emma Granger, Abby Ryan, and Nikolette Zanolli, were additionally named to the 2021 Horizon League All-Academic Team as honorable mentions.

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