In a poll of soccer players and head coaches from across the Ohio Valley Conference, Morehead State earned the OVC Team Sportsmanship Award for the second consecutive season on Tuesday in Brentwood, Tenn.
2016 was the first time Morehead State had collected the recognition.
"It is always a true honor to receive this award," said MSU head coach Warren Lipka. "It shows a level of respect to the game, as well as to our conference opponents."
The OVC Team Sportsmanship Award is bestowed yearly in each respective sport upon the team deemed to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and ethical behavior as outlined by the OVC and NCAA. Included in the areas for evaluation are the conduct of athletes, coaches, staff, administrators, and fans.
The 2017-18 athletic season marks the 13th straight year the award has been handed down.
Implemented in 2005, the team honors are the most recent addition to an awards program that recognizes and celebrates sportsmanship within the conference. In 1998, the OVC established the Steve Hamilton Sportsmanship Award, presented annually to a male or female athlete of junior or senior status who best exemplifies the characteristics of the late former Morehead State athlete, coach, and administrator.
The conference introduced the OVC Sportsmanship Award in 2003.