ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's and women's volleyball teams have earned the United State Marine Corps and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2020-21 season. 

The women received the honor for the sixth time in program history, while the men garnered the accolades for the second straight year. Despite not having a regular season, the women's team continued to have success off the court and in the classroom. On the men's side, the Lions posted a 6-7 overall record and advanced to the AMCC Championships, falling to Hiram 3-2. Behrend had four players named to the All-AMCC squad.

The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale or 4.10 on a 5.0 scale. The women were among 233 Division III teams, an all-time record for the membership. The men were included with 35 other schools.