DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (July 17, 2024) – The Mercy University volleyball team has earned the 2024 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award this season. The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale.

The Mavericks earn the award for the second straight year and the third time in program history. Mercy finished the academic year with a 3.74 GPA cumulative GPA. The team posted a 3.65 GPA in the fall and a department-best 3.84 GPA in the spring.

Mercy went 15-9 under second-year head coach Ana Todorovic, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005 and won their first NCAA Tournament match since 2001. The Mavericks qualified for the ECC Championship for the fourth straight season and finished with their most wins since 2005.