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FGCU’s volleyball team receives national academic award

September 01, 2025 

FGCU’s volleyball team, led by head coach Thais Baziquetto-Allen, was recently honored with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award.    

The award honors collegiate and high school programs that display exceptional academic performance by maintaining at least a 3.3 cumulative team GPA on a 4.0 scale for the 2024-25 academic year. 

 FGCU women's volleyball team huddles on the court with hands raised in unity, wearing white jerseys with blue and green accents. A volleyball net and spectators are visible in the background. The bottom portion of the image has the words ‘2025 AVCA Team Academic Award’ with a green background that has a palm tree pattern.