Men’s Volleyball Receives AVCA Team Academic Award
BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott men's volleyball program has received the 2026 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award.
The award, initiated in the 1992–93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average (GPA) of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale.
Today's announcement marks the program's fourth straight honor and seventh overall (2017, 2020-21, 2023-26).
YEAR IN REVIEW
Endicott posted a 23-4 overall record and a 7-0 mark in New England Volleyball Conference (NEVC) play, highlighted by a 22-match winning streak from February 8 to April 16.
During that span, the Gulls rattled off wins against No. 16 MIT (3-1), No. 17 Thiel (3-1) and No. 13 Wentworth (3-0), marking the first time the Gulls had defeated three nationally ranked teams in a season since 2020.
In postseason play, Endicott swept Nichols on April 12 to capture the NEVC Championship and punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament. The Gulls defeated Lancaster Bible, 3-0, in the first round on April 16 before falling to No. 5 Cal Lutheran in a five-set thriller the next day.
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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)