Sept. 6, 2000

CONTACT: Mandy Sciba

NACOGDOCHES, Texas -- The Stephen F. Austin State University Ladyjack volleyball team has received the "Molton Team Academic Award." This award is presented by the American Volleyball Coaches Association to the top 21 NCAA Division I academically elite volleyball programs in the nation.

The Stephen F. Austin State University Ladyjack volleyball team received the award with a team G.P.A. of 3.37. They were joined by 20 other teams including the University of Arkansas Little Rock (3.34), Central Michigan (3.31), Eastern Michigan (3.42), Eastern Washington (3.45), Univ. of Evansville (3.31), Indiana Univ. (3.44), Indiana State Univ. (3.52), Kent State Univ. (3.34), Louisiana State Univ. (3.38), Univ. of Memphis (3.41), Morehead State Univ. (3.50), Univ. of Nebraska (3.38), Univ. of Pittsburgh (3.30), St. John's Univ. (3.30), Southeast Missouri State (3.46), Stetson Univ. (3.32), Univ. of Tulsa (3.50), Western Kentucky (3.60), Winthrop Univ. (3.61) and the Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (3.37).