Vols Earn United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award

KNOXVILLE, TN - 2017.10.05 - 2017 Team Photo

Photo by: Kyle Zedaker/Tennessee Athletics

October 04, 2018 | Soccer

United Coaches Release All-Time Academic Award List

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Tennessee soccer program was honored by the United Soccer Coaches with the Team Academic Award Thursday morning, recognizing exemplary performance in the classroom during the 2017-18 academic year.

The Vols are one of 484 women's soccer programs to receive the award. College Team Academic Award recipients are active members of the United Soccer Coaches College Services Program with a composite grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale for all players on the roster.

With a 3.37 team GPA, the Vols earned their first Team Academic Award from the United Soccer Coaches since 2015. Tennessee has received the honor nine times overall, including a five-year streak from 2011-15.

The Vols are back in action Thursday night at SEC preseason favorite Florida. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network .

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