2018 Men's Volleyball News
ENGLISH & McDONAGH TABBED TO GNAC ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
BOSTON, Mass. – Emmanuel College junior outside hitter Erik English (Simi Valley, Calif.) and sophomore setter Seamus McDonagh (Long Beach, N.Y.) have been named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Men’s Volleyball Second Team squad, it was announced by the conference office on Tuesday afternoon. Sophomore John Carroll (Massapequa, N.Y.) was the Emmanuel representative on the GNAC All-Sportsmanship team.
April 17, 2018
SAINTS FALL SHORT IN GNAC SEMIFINALS TO RIVIER, 3-1
NASHUA, N.H. - The top-seeded Rivier University Men’s Volleyball team clinched a spot in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Tournament Championship game as they defeated visiting Emmanuel College, the tournament’s fourth seed, 3-1 inside the friendly confines of the Muldoon Gymnasium. The Raiders are now 25-6 overall on the season while the Saints season ends at 15-16.
April 12, 2018
SAINTS COME BACK AGAINST LASELL TO ADVANCE TO GNAC SEMIFINAL, 3-2
BOSTON, MASS. - The Emmanuel College Men’s Volleyball team dropped the first two sets of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference men’s volleyball first round playoffs matchup on Tuesday evening before surging back to win the final three sets, (25-19, 25-17, 21-25, 18-25, 10-15), led by junior opposite hitter Kevin Orsley (San Jose, Calif.) with a match high 21 kills.
April 10, 2018
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL CLINCHES HOME PLAYOFF MATCH WITH 3-1 WIN OVER MOUNT IDA
NEWTON, Mass. -- Seniors Grant Andler (Chicago, Ill.) and Matt Heckler (Simi Valley, Calif.) each registered 17 kills as Rivier completed a perfect 2019 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men’s volleyball regular season campaign by sweeping a league tri-match from Emmanuel and host Mount Ida Sunday afternoon at the Athletic Center. The Saints managed to come away with a split on the morning, posting a 3-1 win against host Mount Ida to clinch a home GNAC playoff game next week.
April 08, 2018
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL FALLS IN KEY GNAC SHOWDOWN AT JWU, 3-0
PROVIDENCE, RI – Needing a victory to wrap up a home game for the first round of next week’s GNAC Tournament, the Johnson & Wales University men’s volleyball team came through in the clutch. The Wildcats defeated Emmanuel, 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-20) on Thursday.
April 05, 2018
ORSLEY & McDONAGH POST CAREER-HIGHS IN 3-1 WIN OVER LASELL
BOSTON, Mass. - Junior opposite hitter Kevin Orsley (San Jose, Calif.) posted a career-high 20 kills while hitting .500 on the match to power the Emmanuel College men’s volleyball team past Lasell College, 3-1, in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action Saturday afternoon.
March 31, 2018
SAINTS RALLY FOR 3-2 WIN OVER REGIS IN GNAC THRILLER
BOSTON, Mass. - The Emmanuel College men’s volleyball team went the distance in a 3-2 victory over visiting Regis College Saturday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action. The Saints trailed 2-1 after three set but rallied for the 3-2 victory to improve to 7-4 in GNAC play.
March 31, 2018
REGIS MEN'S VOLLEYBALL DROPPED BY EMMANUEL
WESTON, Mass. - The Regis (Mass.) men’s volleyball team got more than it could handle against Emmanuel College, as the Pride was swept by the Saints Tuesday evening in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action at Higgins Court. Set scores were 25-20, 25-19, 25-14.
March 27, 2018
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL SPLITS WITH CAL LUTHERAN & LESLEY
BOSTON, Mass. - The Emmanuel College men’s volleyball team salvaged a split with Cal Lutheran and Lesley University in non-conference action on the Andy Yosinoff Court on Sunday afternoon. The Saints fell to the CLU Kingsmen, 3-0, before rebounding for a 3-0 victory over Lesley in the nightcap.
March 25, 2018
SAINTS BEGIN THE DAY WITH A WIN OVER GNAC FOE EMERSON, 3-2
BOSTON, MASS. - The Emmanuel College Men’s Volleyball team began the day with a win over Emerson College in Great Northeast Athletic Conference play, as junior outside hitter Erik English (Simi Valley, Calif.) and sophomore middle hitter John Carroll (Massapequa, N.Y) led the offense of the Saints with a combined 28 kills to defeat the Lions in five sets, (25-23, 15-25, 16-25, 22-25, 13-15), Saturday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference men’s volleyball action.
March 24, 2018
SAINTS DROP FOURTH STRAIGHT AGAINST RIVIER
BOSTON, MASS. - Despite late set runs, the Emmanuel College Men’s Volleyball team was taken down by Great Northeast Athletic Conference foe Rivier University, led by the offensive attack of senior outside hitter Grant Andler (Chicago, Ill.), in three straight sets, (25-21, 25-18, 26-24), Thursday evening in men’s volleyball action on the Andy Yosinoff Court.
March 22, 2018
LASELL SLOWS DOWN MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
NEWTON, Mass. – Sophomore Janci Soto (Lawrence, Mass.) smashed 11 kills with a .476 attack percentage (11-1-21) Tuesday evening to lead Lasell College to a 3-0 sweep over Emmanuel College in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men’s volleyball match at the Lasell Athletic Center.
March 20, 2018
SAINTS FALL IN THE FIRST SET BEFORE WINNING THE LAST THREE TO TAKE DOWN EMERSON, 3-1
BOSTON, MASS. - The Emmanuel College Men’s Volleyball team pushed past a first set loss against Emerson College to take the final three sets, led by the offensive attack of junior outside hitter Erik English (Simi Valley, Calif.) and junior opposite hitter Kevin Orsley (San Jose, Calif.) to defeat the Lions in four sets, (22-25, 25-12, 25-20, 25-22), Saturday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference men’s volleyball action.
March 17, 2018
SAINTS TAKEN DOWN IN THREE BY GNAC FOE WENTWORTH, 3-0
BOSTON, MASS. - The Emmanuel College Men’s Volleyball team was taken down in three sets by Colleges of the Fenway rival Wentworth Institute of Technology, led by Ollie Oshman (Pennington, N.J.) and Collin Ritter (Feeling Hills, Mass.), who each recorded ten kills on the day, defeating the Saints, 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-20), Saturday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference men’s volleyball action.
March 17, 2018
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL TALLIES 3-0 WINS OVER SOUTHERN VT & PINE MANOR
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Emmanuel College men’s volleyball team picked up a pair of 3-0 wins Saturday afternoon in non-conference play on the campus of Johnson & Wales University. EC downed Southern Vermont College 3-0 (25-11, 25-11, 25-8) before sweeping Pine Manor College 3-0 (25-9, 25-10, 25-5).
March 10, 2018
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL DROPS TWO ON THE ROAD TO SUNY NEW PALTZ & ST. JOSEPH'S (LI)
Patchogue, N.Y. - The Emmanuel College men's volleyball team dropped a pair of non-conference contests Saturday in the Danzi Center. The Saints lost a 3-0 decision to SUNY New Paltz before falling to host Saint Joseph Long Island, 3-1 in the tri-match finale.
February 24, 2018