2009-10 Volleyball News
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March 23, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Collegiate Volleyball Update (CVU) has named Lipscomb middle hitter Alex Kelly and setter Stefine “Jake” Pease to the 2009 “Stellar Spikers” Team.
February 03, 2010
JACKSONVILLE, FL. - Shelley Walroth put the final touches on one of the finest careers in NCAA history and the accolades still continue to mount as she received 2009 “Libero of the Year” Honorable Mention by CVU.
December 15, 2009
MACON, Ga. - National powers like Florida State, Tennessee, Texas, and UConn have dominated in women’s sports, but since the fall of 2007, none hold a better home winning percentage than the FGCU Eagles.
December 10, 2009
MACON, Ga. - The AVCA announced its 2009 All-Region Teams for NCAA Division I volleyball. Lipscomb’s Alex Kelly and Stefine “Jake” Pease both earned the distinction for the South Regional squad.
December 04, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A 3-0 loss to the No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Golden Bears of California, ended the Lipscomb Lady Bisons' winning streak at 25 matches, at St. John Arena on Friday night at Ohio State.
December 04, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Lipscomb Lady Bisons have not lost in their last 25 matches and don't plan on ending that streak Friday when they face No. 9 seed Cal in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
December 03, 2009
MACON, Ga. - “Program Changers” Those two words tell you everything you need to know about Lipscomb's Alex Kelly and Stefine “Jake” Pease.Those are also the words head coach Brandon Rosenthal would use
November 29, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Atlantic Sun Volleyball Champion Lipscomb learned it will take No. 9 Cal in the First Round of the NCAA tournament in Columbus, Ohio on Thursday.
November 21, 2009
FORT MYERS Fla. - Lipscomb's volleyball season reached a crescendo on Saturday, sweeping FGCU to win its second A-Sun Volleyball Championship and in the process, finishing unbeaten against A-Sun foes.
November 21, 2009
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Atlantic Sun Volleyball Championship has reached Championship Saturday with Lipscomb eyeing a perfect season while FGCU seeks a first A-Sun Championship and NCAA bid
November 20, 2009
FORT MYERS, Fla. - After playing, and losing two five-set matches in the regular-season to Jacksonville, FGCU won the match that mattered most, sweeping the Dolphins to make Saturday's title game.
November 20, 2009
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Lipscomb enacted a final measure of revenge for last year's title-game loss to Belmont, advancing to their third consecutive final by eliminating the Bruins; 25-20, 25-23, 15-25 and 25-22.
November 20, 2009
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Tonight, the Lipscomb volleyball team faces the last Atlantic Sun opponent to hand them a loss, their rivals from down the road, the Belmont Bruins.
November 19, 2009
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Playing in its first Atlantic Sun Volleyball Championship match, FGCU, led by Jelena Simic's 18 kills, advanced to the semifinals with a 25-18, 25-15, 25-17 defeat of Campbell.
November 19, 2009
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The defending champion Belmont Bruins dispatched Kennesaw State in the opening contest of the Atlantic Sun Volleyball Championships, winning 25-17, 25-15 and 25-17.
November 19, 2009
FORT MYERS, Fla. - At a banquet Thursday from the Embasy Suites Hotel, the Atlantic Sun honored the All-Conference teams, the year-end superlatives and handed Lipscomb its regular-season championship trophy
November 19, 2009
FORT MYERS, Fla. –The 2009 Atlantic Sun Volleyball Conference Championship begins Thursday evening with two first-round matchups from Alico Arena on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University.
November 17, 2009
MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference announced its 2009 volleyball awards and All-Conference teams on Tuesday, with Lipscomb enforcing preseason expectations.
November 16, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Jacksonville’s Nicki Kent earned Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honors after leading the Dolphins to an undefeated weekend, as Jacksonville picked up the No. 2 in the Atlantic Sun Volleyball Championship.
November 14, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Lipscomb Volleyball team celebrated a 3-1 win over ETSU, giving them a perfect 20-0 conference record and making them the first team in Atlantic Sun history to go unbeaten in double round robin.
November 13, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A trio of seniors were recognized prior to the match for Senior Night and each one of them delivered as the JU volleyball team handled Kennesaw State, 3-0, in the Match of the Week.
November 13, 2009
MACON, Ga. – The Atlantic Sun Conference Volleyball Match of the Week features Jacksonville and Kennesaw State, both facing its own final tests in preparation for next week’s Atlantic Sun Volleyball Championship.
November 09, 2009
MACON, Ga. – Kelly tallied 33 kills, 28 digs and a .510 hitting percentage to lead Lipscomb to its 21st consecutive win. For her performance during the week, she claimed the sixth award of her career and third on the season.
November 07, 2009
KENNESAW, Ga. - Asjia Stokes had 16 kills and Callie Churchwell had seven total blocks, but it wasn't enough as FGCU erased a 10-8 deficit in the final set to defeat KSU, 3-2, on Friday night at the KSU Convocation Center.
November 03, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Lady Bisons rank 41st in the NCAA RPI, the highest rating ever for the program. Lipscomb plays Austin Peay State from the Ohio Valley Conference, at 6:30 p.m. CT, Tuesday night at Allen Arena.
November 02, 2009
MACON, Ga. – Pease posted 72 assists, six kills and 18 digs to lead the Lady Bisons in a 3-0 sweep against JU, and later, their 19th-straight win against UNF to help Lipscomb clinch its first-ever A-Sun regular-season title.
November 01, 2009
The Lady Bisons swept North Florida 3-0 Saturday afternoon in Jacksonville to clinch their first ever Atlantic Sun regular season title.
October 30, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Lady Bisons kept their streak alive in the A-Sun Match of the Week with a 3-0 match win Friday night at Jacksonville's Swisher Gym. The loss ended a 13-match win streak for Jacksonville.
October 29, 2009
MACON, Ga. – One way or another, one team’s win streak will stop in the A-Sun Match of the Week, featuring first-place Lipscomb and second-place Jacksonville in a match slated for 7:00 p.m., Friday evening at JU.
October 26, 2009
MACON, Ga. – Urbelis posted one of the nation’s single-best performances of the season. Her 30 kills are not only an A-Sun single-season high, but also the ninth such performance in the NCAA.
October 25, 2009
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - In a match that lived up to the hype worthy of the Atlantic Sun's "Match of the Week" Sabrita Gulley's match-high 21 kills helped Kennesaw State gut out a 3-2 victory against ETSU
October 23, 2009
MACON, Ga. – The A-Sun Match of the Week features a battle for championship seeding, headlining Saturday’s contest between ETSU and Kennesaw State - two schools locked in a race for the sixth and final spot.
October 22, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Lipscomb (15) and Jacksonville (12) enter the week looking to extend double-digit win streaks. No other conference in the country features two schools with concurrent win streaks of at least 10 matches.
October 22, 2009
MACON, Ga. – Junior Sabrita Gulley's play from her back and subsequent block in the fourth set of Kennesaw State's 3-1 win against Belmont, earned her a nomination for AVCA Play of the Week.
October 19, 2009
MACON, Ga. – Brooke Singleton carried the Dolphins as Jacksonville went 3-0 last week to push their win streak to a program-record 12 since joining the A-Sun in 1998. She earned the first Player of the Week award of her career.
October 14, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Lipscomb beat Belmont, 3-1, Tuesday night in front of a record Allen Arena volleyball crowd of 1,379 in the Atlantic Sun Volleyball Match of the Week.
October 13, 2009
MACON, Ga. - The A-Sun Match of the Week features the latest edition of the “Battle of the Boulevard” as Lipscomb hosts arch-rival Belmont, beginning the second half of round-robin play at 6:30 p.m. CT, Tuesday evening.
October 12, 2009
MACON, Ga. – Preseason Player of the Year Alex Kelly led Lipscomb to their 12th consecutive win, earning the fifth Player of the Week award of her career, the conference office announced on Monday.
October 10, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Senior Brooke Singleton tallied a match-high 17 kills and 10 digs while senior Shelley Walroth finished with a match-high 23 digs to lead JU to a 3-1 win against ETSU, in the A-Sun “Match of the Week”.
October 09, 2009
MACON, Ga. - The A-Sun Match of the Week features ETSU and Jacksonville, a pair of teams currently bunched amongst five schools separated by a single game for second place in the standings, at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
October 05, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Preseason Player of the Year Alex Kelly lifted Lipscomb to two road wins and the first 9-0 start seen Atlantic Sun volleyball since ETSU in 2006 to earn the fourth Player of the Week award of her career
October 04, 2009
BUIES CREEK, N.C. - The Lady Bisons dropped their first set 28-26 and then came back to win the next three sets to defeat Campbell for their 10th straight match win and ninth consecutive A-Sun match win
October 01, 2009
MACON, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun Conference Volleyball Match of the Week features Campbell and Lipscomb, currently the league’s pace-setters in the standings, at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday in Buies Creek, N.C.
September 28, 2009
MACON, Ga. – On Monday, the Atlantic Sun Conference announced its weekly volleyball award with Ashley Weers of Campbell winning her second Player of the Week award.
September 26, 2009
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Emily Werner and Ashley Weers combined for 27 kills as Campbell downed East Tennessee State, 3-1 in the A-Sun Volleyball Match of the Week, Saturday afternoon inside Brooks Gym.
September 25, 2009
MACON, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun Conference Volleyball Match of the Week features Campbell and ETSU, a pair of teams fairly even in conference play, at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday in Johnson City, Tenn. The match airs on ASun.TV.
September 21, 2009
MACON, Ga. - On Monday, the A-Sun announced its weekly volleyball award with Stefine “Jake” Pease of Lipscomb winning the Player of the Week. Lispcomb swept FGCU and Stetson to remain undefeated in the A-Sun.
September 19, 2009
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Lipscomb Lady Bisons made a statement Saturday night with a three-set sweep of FGCU in the A-Sun Volleyball Match of the Week. The Lady Bisons won in three sets; 25-22, 25-21 and 25-18.
September 18, 2009
MACON, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun Conference Volleyball Match of the Week features Lipscomb and FGCU, a pair of teams undefeated in conference play, at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday at Alico Arena. The match airs on ASun.TV.
September 14, 2009
MACON, Ga. – On Monday, the A-Sun announced its weekly volleyball award with Asjia Stokes of Kennesaw State winning the Player of the Week, the first such honor won by an Owl in their four years in the league.
September 09, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It was the type of match where excellence was needed to make a difference and Lipscomb setter Stefine “Jake” Pease stepped up and played an almost flawless match.
September 08, 2009
MACON, Ga. - The A-Sun Volleyball Match of the Week features the latest edition of the “Battle of the Boulevard” as Belmont faces arch-rival Lipscomb, at 6:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday. The match airs on ASunTV.
September 08, 2009
MACON, Ga. – On Tuesday, Shelley Walroth of Jacksonville earned volleyball Player of the Week honors as she passed Ann Mullins of Lipscomb as the Atlantic Sun Conference's all-time digs leader with 1,991.
September 06, 2009
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - JU's Libero Shelley Walroth surpassed Lipsomb's Ann Mullins for the A-Sun All-Time dig record with 21 digs against Sam Houston State and is now nine digs shy of reaching 2,000 for her career.
September 06, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Belmont Bruins Volleyball program just proved why the Belmont Invitational was chosen as the A-Sun Tournament of the Week, winning the first three sets of the the tournament against SEMO and finishing 2-1 overall.
September 02, 2009
MACON, Ga. - The Atlantic Sun’s Volleyball Tournament of the Week features matchups from the Belmont Invitational in Nashville, Tenn. Starting Friday evening, the Bruins host SEMO, UCA and Samford.
September 01, 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After going 2-1 to open the 2009 season, freshman Alison Loeppky joins JU volleyball after leading her native Manitoba to a gold medal in the 2009 Jeux Du Canada Games in Charlottetown, Prince Edward.
August 31, 2009
MACON, Ga. – On Monday, the Atlantic Sun Conference announced its first weekly volleyball award of the 2009 campaign with Ashley Weers of Campbell named the Player of the Week.
August 30, 2009
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Lady Bisons Volleyball program just proved why the coaches' voted them first in the Atlantic Sun Preseason poll, sweeping Tennessee Tech in the A-Sun Volleyball Match of the Week.
August 29, 2009
RALEIGH, N.C.-Campbell completed its first ever 3-0 sweep of a major conference opponent, defeating North Carolina State in the NC State Hilton RTP Classic Saturday.
August 27, 2009
MACON, Ga. - This first A-Sun Volleyball Game of the Week features a matchup from the Comcast Lady Vol Classic when preseason favorite Lipscomb faces Tennessee Tech, a 2008 NCAA Tournament participant.
August 20, 2009
MACON, Ga. - Lipscomb earned top billing in the Atlantic Sun Conference preseason coaches poll, edging out Belmont, the 2008 conference champion and FGCU, two-time defending regular-season champion
July 18, 2009
LEXINGTON, Ky. - The JU and UNF volleyball teams were recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) with its AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2008-09 season.