Lexington, Ky. – July 28, 2025 - The Springfield College men's volleyball team was honored with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award. This marks the fourth consecutive season that the Pride has been recognized for its academic achievements.

The award recognizes those programs which maintained at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average on a 4.00 scale. In total 63 Division III men's volleyball programs received the honor this year. During the spring semester of the 2024-25 academic year, the Pride put together a 3.625 team grade point average. Springfield was also placed on the Team Academic Honor Roll for being in the top-20 percent of all schools within its division.

Off the court, Dylan Mulvaney (Reston, Va.), Jake DesLauriers (Eastport, N.Y.) and Carter Durivage (East Greenbush, N.Y.) earned spots on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, while Mulvaney soared to a spot on the CSC Academic All-America Third Team.

Springfield finished the 2025 season with a record of 25-5 and made it back to the NCAA Division III National Championship match for the first time since 2022 and for the tenth time in program history. The Pride finished the 2025 campaign ranked second in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division III national poll and earned seven wins over ranked opponents over the course of the year under the direction of AVCA Region I Coach of the Year Charlie Sullivan.

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