2009 SCAC Women's Volleyball News

  • Colorado College's Dave Reed Named 2009-10 AVCA Grant Burger Media Award Recipient
    June 16, 2010
    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Dave Reed, associate director of athletic media relations at Colorado College, received some much-deserved recognition this week for his many years of hard work behind the scenes.
  • Sewanee Volleyball Taps Cortese as New Coach
    May 19, 2010
    SEWANEE, Tenn. - Jessica Cortese has been named the next head volleyball coach for Sewanee, according to Sewanee AD Mark Webb.
  • DePauw Wins Fifth Consecutive SCAC President's Trophy
    April 28, 2010
    SUWANEE, Ga. - With spring championships in women's tennis and women's golf - in addition to second-place finishes in men's and women's track & field, baseball and men's tennis - DePauw University cruised to a 127.5 point victory in the race for the 2009-10 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference President's Trophy. It is the fifth consecutive all-sports trophy for the Tigers.
  • Record 782 student-athletes highlight SCAC Fall 2009 Academic Honor Roll
    January 29, 2010
    SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) named a record 783 student-athletes to the 2009 SCAC Fall Academic Honor Roll on Friday. This year's total eclipsed last year's previous record of 778 student-athletes. Since its inception in the fall of 1997, over 15,500 student-athletes have achieved recognition for their contributions in the classroom.
  • SCAC Announces 2009 Volleyball All-Sportsmanship Team
    December 08, 2009
    SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its second annual Volleyball All-Sportsmanship teams. Twelve women's volleyball players were selected to the 2009 squad.
  • Austin College's Fleming finishes as national blocks leader
    December 04, 2009
    SHERMAN, Texas - Austin College sophomore volleyball standout Jessi Fleming finished the season as the national NCAA Division III leader in blocks for the 2009 campaign.
  • DePauw takes early lead in quest for fifth consecutive SCAC President's Trophy
    December 02, 2009
    SUWANEE, Ga. - Seeking its fifth consecutive Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) President's Trophy, DePauw University took the early lead in that quest following the completion of the 2009 fall sports season.
  • Colorado College falls short against Washington University in NCAA Quarterfinals
    November 19, 2009
    UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio - The most successful season in Colorado College history came to an end today when the Tigers dropped a 25-16, 23-25, 25-21, 25-14 decision to Washington University (Mo.) in the national quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.
  • Trinity's NCAA tournament run ends with Quarterfinal loss to top-ranked Juniata
    November 19, 2009
    UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio - The top-ranked Juniata College Eagles beat the No. 18 Trinity University Tigers 25-16, 27-25, 25-23 Thursday in the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship quarterfinals at John Carroll University.
  • Colorado College's Perkins highlights eight AVCA All-American selections for SCAC
    November 17, 2009
    LEXINGTON, Ky. - Colorado College junior middle blocker Emily Perkins highlights eight SCAC volleyball student-athletes who were named American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Americans, the AVCA announced.
  • Colorado College rallies to win first ever regional title; SCAC has two in Elite Eight
    November 14, 2009
    REDLANDS, Calif. - Colorado College captured its first-ever regional title by coming from behind to defeat the University of La Verne in five sets on Saturday night. The Tigers trailed two sets to one and 7-3 in the fifth set, but used a 12-2 run to close out the set and post the 25-19, 20-25, 21-25, 25-19, 15-9 victory.
  • Trinity advances to national quarterfinals with victory over Southwestern
    November 14, 2009
    GEORGETOWN, Texas – The third time was indeed the charm for Trinity University on Saturday night. The Tigers had lost twice to conference rival Southwestern University during the 2009 regular season - but in the most important match between the two this year, Trinity cruised to an impressive 3-0 win over the Pirates at the Robertson Center.
  • Colorado College advances to West regional final in five-set thriller
    November 13, 2009
    REDLANDS, Calif. - Colorado College, the West region No. 1 seed, advanced to the regional final with a thrilling 3-2 win over No. 5 seed Cal Lutheran in a regional semifinal. The Tigers won by scores of 25-22, 14-25, 25-22, 232-25, 15-10.
  • Southwestern advances to regional final with sweep of Maryville
    November 13, 2009
    GEORGETOWN, Texas – The Southwestern University women’s volleyball team advanced to the regional finals by out hustling the Maryville Scots on Friday night to win 3-0. The regional final match, beginning at 7p.m., will be an all SCAC affair as the Pirates take on conference rival Trinity.
  • Trinity sweeps defending national champion Emory in South regional semifinal
    November 13, 2009
    GEORGETOWN, Texas - The fifth-seeded Trinity University Tigers upset the No. 1 Emory University Eagles - defending national champions, ranked No. 2 in the nation - 25-20, 25-23, 25-19 Friday in the NCAA Division III South Region semifinals at Southwestern University.
  • SCAC has 11 named to AVCA All-Region Teams
    November 12, 2009
    LEXINGTON, Ky. - Led by 2009 SCAC Player-of-the-Year senior outside hitter Audra Gentry of Southwestern University, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference placed 11 players on AVCA All-Region Teams, including eight First Team selections, in an announcment made today.
  • Southwestern's Long named AVCA Division III South Region Coach of the Year
    November 12, 2009
    LEXINGTON, Va. - On the heels of leading Southwestern University to the SCAC Volleyball Championship, head coach Hannah Long has been named the 2009 AVCA Division III South Region Coach of the Year.
  • Southwestern sweeps University of Dallas in NCAA regional play
    November 12, 2009
    GEORGETOWN, Texas - The Southwestern University Pirates continued their winning streak in the first round of the NCAA South Regional, defeating the University of Dallas 3-0. With the win the Pirates improve to 34-3 overall on the season.
  • Trinity tops Randolph-Macon in NCAA opener; Jenkins notches milestone win
    November 12, 2009
    GEORGETOWN, Texas - The fifth-seeded Trinity University Tigers beat No. 4 Randolph-Macon 25-23, 25-13, 22-25, 25-17 Thursday in the opening of the NCAA Division III South Region Volleyball Tournament at Southwestern University. The win was the 700th of Tiger head coach Julie Jenkins' illustrious career.
  • Colorado College; Southwestern and Trinity Headed to NCAA Volleyball Tournament
    November 09, 2009
    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Committee announced today the field of 62 teams for the 2009 NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship, and for the second consecutive year, the SCAC will send Colorado College, Southwestern University and Trinity University to the event.
  • Volleyball Recap (Week 10) - Around the SCAC
    November 09, 2009
    SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southwestern University Pirates, with a 3-1 win over Colorado College in the SCAC championship match, earned the program's third outright and fourth overall SCAC championship Nov. 7. The win earned Southwestern an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship.
  • Southwestern University wins fourth SCAC volleyball championship
    November 07, 2009
    ATLANTA, Ga. - The No. 1 seeded Southwestern University Pirates defeated second seeded Colorado College 3-1 on Saturday evening - earning the Pirates their fourth Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship and first since a co-championship with Trinity University in 2005.
  • Southwestern Tops In Three Of Four Major Awards In 2009 ALL-SCAC Volleyball Voting
    November 07, 2009
    ATLANTA, Ga. – The 12th-ranked Southwestern University Pirates, winners of 28 straight matches and the top seed for this weekend’s Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Tournament, was rewarded for its highly successful season by winning three of the league’s four major postseason awards in exclusive all-conference voting by the head coaches of the SCAC.
  • Top four seeds advance to semifinals of SCAC Championship
    November 06, 2009
    ATLANTA, Ga. - The top four seeds in the 2009 SCAC Championship tournament advanced to the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 6. Top seed Southwestern University meets fourth seeded Trinity University while second seeded Colorado College entertains third seeded DePauw University.
  • Two from SCAC named to ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District women's volleyball team
    November 05, 2009
    ITHACA, N.Y. - Two student-athletes from the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference were named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District women's volleyball team.
  • Volleyball Recap (Week 9) - Around the SCAC
    November 02, 2009
    SUWANEE, GA. - The 12th ranked Southwestern University Pirates extended their winning streak to 28 matches thanks to a perfect 4-0 week. The Pirates hosted the Southwestern Halloween Tournament, in preparations for the SCAC Championship Nov.6-7 in Atlanta, Ga.
  • Hendrix Volleyball Team Helps Raise Money for Side-Out Foundation
    October 29, 2009
    CONWAY, Ark. - The Hendrix College volleyball team is on a mission to help raise money towards the Dig Pink: Side-Out Foundation which helps raise funds for Breast Cancer research. The Warriors will play their last home matches of the season on October 31 at 11a.m. and 3 p.m. against Ouachita Baptist University and Williams Baptist College, respectively, in the final matches of the inaugural Ghost Host Tournament.
  • Volleyball Recap (Week 8) - Around the SCAC
    October 26, 2009
    SUWANEE, Ga. - With conference play finished, the seeds have been set for the 2009 SCAC Volleyball championship. For the second consecutive year, the Southwestern University Pirates earned the conference's #1 seed and look to win its first SCAC title since 2005.
  • BSC volleyball raises $1,400 for Susan G. Komen Foundation
    October 23, 2009
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - This past Wednesday evening, the Birmingham-Southern volleyball team hosted Miles College and participated in "Dig for the Cure", a nationwide initiative to raise breast cancer awareness and money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
  • Volleyball Recap (Week 7) - Around the SCAC
    October 19, 2009
    SUWANEE, Ga. - The 12th ranked Southwestern University Pirates dropped just one game while winning all four matches at the SCAC East/West crossover hosted by Colorado College. The wins improve the Pirates to 14-0 in conference and 23-3 overall.
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