Behrend Men's Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Award
The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team has earned the 2026 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award.
July 23, 2026
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's volleyball team has earned the 2026 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award. This marks the third time the Lions have received this honor in program history.
Last season, the Lions advanced to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship Tournament and competed in the ECAC Tournament. Behrend had six players named to the All-AMCC squad, Jack Wilcox, Joseph Sciscio, Mason Anderson, Lewis Rhodes, Luke Mumpower and Daniel Easly.
The award honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale or 4.10 on a 5.0 scale.