LEXINGTON, Ky. – Curry College was among 757 teams nationwide and 140 teams in NCAA Division III that earned a Team Academic Award from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) for the 2014-2015 season. This number once again breaks the previous year's total of 687 and sets a new all-time high for this award.

The award, which was initiated in 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 on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale.

The Colonels' Women's Volleyball squad compiled a cumulative team GPA of 3.48 in the fall of 2014, and a 3.37 in the spring of 2015. Eight of 12 student-athletes earned a term GPA of 3.3 or higher in both semesters.

Curry was also one of only 24 NCAA Division III women's volleyball programs to reach its Dig Pink fundraising goals during the 2014-2015 season. Dig Pink is The Side-Out Foundation's trademark name for its fundraising events. The events are supported by middle/high school and college students nationwide. All proceeds benefit Side-Out, which in turn awards grants to medical research organizations and entities dedicated to providing support to breast cancer patients and their families. A school's participation gives youths the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of all breast cancer patients.

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