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Aug. 3, 2004
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Virginia volleyball team has received a 2003-04 American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award as announced by the AVCA. The Cavaliers are one of 46 Division I women’s teams to capture the honor.
To earn an AVCA Team Academic Award, a team must maintain at least a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average on a 4.0 scale during the school year. Teams are nominated for the award by their head coaches. Each school will receive a plaque, and each player a certificate commemorating the designation.
The Cavaliers, under the direction of 10th-year head coach Melissa Aldrich Shelton, concluded the 2003 season with a 25-9 overall record and an 8-8 mark in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
Virginia opens its 2004 season on Wednesday, September 1 when it hosts in-state rival William & Mary at Memorial Gym. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free of charge.