Volleyball Claims AVCA Team Academic Award for the 17th Consecutive Season

The Hope College volleyball team excelled both on the court and in the classroom over the past year.

The Flying Dutch, a 2024 NCAA Division III national semifinalist, also received the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award, sponsored by INTENT, for the 2024-25 school year.

It is the 17th consecutive season Hope has earned the honor.

Teams needed to maintain a 3.30 GPA on a 4.0 scale to qualify.

On the court, the Flying Dutch finished the 2024 season with a 29-3 overall record and won the MIAA championship.

Led by head coach Becky Schmidt, the Flying Dutch did not lose a set in MIAA regular-season play for the first time in program history, winning all eight matches. It marked Hope's second consecutive regular-season title and 16th overall.

The Flying Dutch served up a third consecutive NCAA regional tournament title — a first in program history.

Hope also repeated as MIAA Tournament champions for the first time in program history, claiming the program's sixth tournament title.

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