WVB Earns Ninth Consecutive AVCA Team Academic Award
July 21, 2025 | Women's Volleyball
LEXINGTON, Ky. - - The Ball State women's volleyball program was one of a record number of more than 1,450 collegiate and high school volleyball teams nationwide to earn the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT for the 2024-25 season.
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The Cardinals, who claimed the honor for the ninth straight season and the 15th time overall, also garnered Team Academic Honor Roll status after placing in the top 20% of team GPAs from the 233 NCAA Division I programs to receive the honor.
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Overall, Ball State's student-athletes finished the 2024-25 academic year with a 3.71 team GPA. In addition, 15 of the Cardinals' 17 countable student-athletes maintained at least a 3.50 GPA during the school year, with sophomore Reese Baker, sophomore Lindsey Green, freshman Sophie Ledbetter and senior Megan Wielonski all boasting perfect 4.00 GPAs.
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The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball programs which display 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.
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Ball State, which will be looking for its sixth postseason bid in eight seasons, opens its 2025 home slate Saturday, Aug. 23 with a 2 p.m. exhibition match versus Cedarville University.
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Overall, the Cardinals will play 12 regular season matches in Worthen Arena during the upcoming season, looking to build upon its 324-100 (.764) all-time record in the venue.
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Season tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased by CLICKING HERE. Women's volleyball season tickets are $54 for Adults and $19 for Youth (18-and-under). Fans can also purchase Men's and Women's Volleyball combined season tickets for $89 for Adults and $30 for Youth (18-and-under). Single match tickets will go on sale in early August.
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The Cardinals, who claimed the honor for the ninth straight season and the 15th time overall, also garnered Team Academic Honor Roll status after placing in the top 20% of team GPAs from the 233 NCAA Division I programs to receive the honor.
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Overall, Ball State's student-athletes finished the 2024-25 academic year with a 3.71 team GPA. In addition, 15 of the Cardinals' 17 countable student-athletes maintained at least a 3.50 GPA during the school year, with sophomore Reese Baker, sophomore Lindsey Green, freshman Sophie Ledbetter and senior Megan Wielonski all boasting perfect 4.00 GPAs.
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The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball programs which display 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.
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Ball State, which will be looking for its sixth postseason bid in eight seasons, opens its 2025 home slate Saturday, Aug. 23 with a 2 p.m. exhibition match versus Cedarville University.
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Overall, the Cardinals will play 12 regular season matches in Worthen Arena during the upcoming season, looking to build upon its 324-100 (.764) all-time record in the venue.
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Season tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased by CLICKING HERE. Women's volleyball season tickets are $54 for Adults and $19 for Youth (18-and-under). Fans can also purchase Men's and Women's Volleyball combined season tickets for $89 for Adults and $30 for Youth (18-and-under). Single match tickets will go on sale in early August.
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