LOUISVILLE, Ky - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) placed 21 schools on the list of 2005-06 American Volleyball Coaches Association/Game Plan Team Academic Award winners, including the Lee University Lady Flames.

The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors colleges and high school teams that displayed excellence in the classroom by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade point average during the 2005-06 school year.

"The Game Plan/AVCA Team Academic Award is what being a student-athlete is all about," AVCA Executive Director Kathy DeBoer said.  "The AVCA is privileged to once again be able to award these schools for their excellence in the classroom.  We congratulate the student-athletes, coaches and school personnel for achieving this honor and upholding the delicate balance between academics and athletics."

2005-06 Team Award Winners
Bethel College (Kan.)
College of Saint Mary (Neb.)
Concordia University (Neb.)
Grace College (Ind.)
Hastings College (Neb.)
Iowa Wesleyan College
King College (Tenn.)
Lee University (Tenn.)
Lubbock Christian University (Texas)
McKendree College (Ill.)
Mount Marty College (S.D.)
Newman University (Kan.)
Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.)
Saint Vincent College (Pa.)
Southwestern College (Kan.)
St. Ambrose University (Iowa)
Trinity Christian College (Ill.)
Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.)
The University of Montana-Western
University of Illinois-Springfield
Waldorf College (Iowa)