LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Lees-McRae College women's volleyball team, under head coach
Abigail King, was recognized on Monday by the United State Marine Corps (USMC) and American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) for being one of their annual Team Academic Award recipients. The Bobcats posted a 3.50 cumulative GPA during the 2021-22 season to become one of the over 1,200 teams who earned this academic honor.
"I am incredibly proud of our team for what they have accomplished on the court and in the classroom this past year," said King. "Academics are always a top priority in our program and earning this award again is a testament to how hard our girls have worked in the classroom this past year. I am proud of them and their achievement."
The Lees-McRae women's volleyball closed out their season with a 9-17 overall record and a 7-11 record in conference play en route to earning the team's third postseason appearance in the previous four seasons. The Bobcats entered the postseason tournament as the No. 5 seed, before falling short against No. 4 Erskine in the first round on Nov. 11. Junior
Lauren Xayavong was named to the All-Conference Carolinas first team, while numerous student-athletes garnered Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll honors during the year.
The award, which started during the 1992-93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long GPA of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale or 4.10 on a 5.0 scale. Lees-McRae joins Barton, Belmont Abbey (both men's and women's volleyball teams), Emmanuel, Francis Marion, King, and North Greenville as Conference Carolinas members to claim this academic honor. Read more about the academic honor by clicking on the link
HERE.
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