HARTFORD, Conn. – The Trinity College volleyball squad has been named as a United States Marine Corps (USMC)/American Volleyball Coaches of America (AVCA) Team Academic Award recipient thanks to its hard work in the classroom during the 2022-23 school year, while Bantam sophomore Grace Sullivan (Fort Worth, Texas) was named to the 2022 CSC Division III Academic All-District Women's Volleyball Team.  Sullivan also joined Bantam junior Sophia Lobkowicz (Prague, Czech Republic) and fellow sophomores Ava Boloyan (American Canyon, Calif.), Isabella Caffuzzi (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Kaila Dowd (Kennesaw, Ga.), Emma Shorten (Redding, Calif.), and Julia Torre (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) on the 2022 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Fall All-Academic Team.  

The USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale. The 2022 Academic All-District® Women's Volleyball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes volleyball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.  Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. To receive NESCAC All-Academic honors, an individual must have reached sophomore academic standing and be in good standing on their team with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50. 

Trinity, coached by Jen Bowman (19th Season), finished the 2022 campaign with a 9-14 record and finished tied with Colby for seventh place in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) with a 4-6 mark against conference teams.  The Bantams qualified for the NESCAC Championship Tournament for the 13th time, falling, 3-0, against Tufts in the quarterfinals.  Sullivan played in all 23 matches and appeared in 77 sets as a setter for the Bantams. She totaled 253 assists and 24 service aces, second on the team in each, and added 109 digs.  A graduate of Harvest Christian Academy, she is the daughter of Debra Catens and Brian Sullivan.