Lexington, Ky. – July 27, 2026 – The Springfield College women's volleyball team was honored with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award. This marks the 15th consecutive season that the Pride has been recognized for its academic achievements, which is one of the longest streaks of NCAA Division III programs from across the nation.

The award recognizes those programs which maintained at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average on a 4.00 scale. Over 1,000 collegiate and high school volleyball programs received the honor this year, including 233 from the Division III ranks. Springfield College was one of nine programs from the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) to earn the team recognition. During the spring semester of the 2025-26 academic year, the Pride put together a 3.641 team grade point average.

In total eight student-athletes from the Springfield College women's volleyball program earned spots on the NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team, while Olivia Nealy (Athens, Ga.), Alexa Bonato (Orange, Conn.), Tori Colosimo (Fairport, N.Y.) and Ahunna James (Plainville, Mass.) were placed on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

Springfield finished its 2025 season with a record of 23-8 and earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament for the third consecutive year and marked the tenth NCAA appearance under head coach Moira Long.

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