Youngstown State senior volleyball players Jackie Carlisle and Missy Hundelt both posted a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in the 2013 spring semester, highlighting an impressive showing for the Penguins' volleyball team.

As a unit, the YSU volleyball team posted a 3.305 GPA during the spring. In addition to Carlisle and Hundelt earning 4.0 GPAs, Nichele Johnson, Shannon Watson and Erika West were all above a 3.75, and Becca Calvin was above 3.5.

"When I first arrived on campus we set goals for the program that went beyond the court," YSU head volleyball coach Mark Hardaway said. "The expectations off the court were just as important as those we set for the gym. This team has worked very hard in both areas, producing the first winning season since YSU won a conference title in 1999 and improving their GPA every semester. Last January we set goals of a winning season, making the Horizon League Tournament and having a GPA of 3.3 or higher. I am very proud of the effort that this team put in to accomplish all three goals."

As a group, Youngstown State student-athletes have an all-time high cumulative GPA of 3.09 following the spring semester. A total of 34 student-athletes had 4.0 GPAs during the 2013 spring semester. A total of 189 Youngstown State student-athletes have maintained a cumulative GPA above a 3.00 following the spring semester. Of the 330 student-athletes, 57 percent own a cumulative GPA above 3.00.

As a group, Penguin student-athletes have maintained a 3.00-or-higher GPA in six of the past seven full-time semesters (fall and spring).