BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State women's volleyball team was recognized today as one of over 1,400 collegiate and high school volleyball teams to have earned the 2025 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT this season. To qualify, programs must maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.30 or better as a team.
 
Head Coach Maria Roberts' squad is a recipient of the Team Academic Award for a third consecutive year. The Bengals held a 3.59 GPA as a team for the Fall 2024 semester, with 10 student-athletes earning selection to the Dean's List. In the Spring 2025 semester, the team improved to a 3.66 GPA with 13 student-athletes earning Dean's List recognition.
 
In addition, 12 student-athletes were named to the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.30 GPA for the 2024-25 academic year.
 
Buffalo State earned a SUNYAC postseason berth for the fourth consecutive season in 2024, finishing the regular season with a 20-10 record (8-1 SUNYAC), their most wins in a season since 2014 and most conference wins in a season since 2013. The 2024 year also featured their first SUNYAC Championship Game appearance since 2013.