2014 Women's Volleyball News
EMMANUEL WELL REPRESENTED ON GNAC ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
WINTHROP, Mass. - A total of 822 student-athletes have been named to the 2014-15 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference Team, as announced by GNAC Commissioner Joe Walsh earlier this week. Emmanuel College was well represented on the list with 109 representatives, a conference-best, making up 13.25% of the GNAC’s Academic All-Conference selections.
June 04, 2015
CALLAHAN TO PLAY IN NEWVA SENIOR CLASSIC
BOSTON, Mass. – Emmanuel College senior Cara Callahan (Medway, Mass.) has been selected to participate in the New England Women’s Volleyball Association (NEWVA) Senior Classic this Sunday, December 7th. Callahan, one of the tri-captains and a four-year starter on the Saints Women’s Volleyball Team will represent EC and compete in the 2014 NEWVA Senior Classic. The match will be hosted by UMass Boston and is slated to begin at 12:00 PM on Sunday.
December 02, 2014
2014 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL SEASON IN REVIEW
BOSTON, Mass. – Following a 5-7 start to the year, the Women’s Volleyball team turned things around going 19-5 the rest of the way to wrap the 2014 season with a 24-12 record including a 10-1 mark and the No. 1 seed in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference.
November 24, 2014
SEALS NAMED GNAC WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL COACH OF THE YEAR; Saints Land four on GNAC All-Conference Team
BOSTON, Mass. – Emmanuel College women’s volleyball Head Coach Denitra Seals has been named the 2014 Great Northeast Athletic Conference women’s volleyball Coach of the Year, it was announced by the conference office earlier today. This marks the second consecutive season that Seals has been honored as the conference’s top coach by her peers.
November 12, 2014
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PLAY-OFF RUN ENDS IN GNAC SEMIFINALS
BOSTON, Mass. – The No. 4 seeded Wildcats of Johnson & Wales University upset the top-seeded Saints of Emmanuel College, 3-1 (25-23, 18-25, 25-22, 25-21) in the semifinal round of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Women’s Volleyball Tournament on Thursday night in Emmanuel’s Jean Yawkey Center. Senior outside hitter Alyssa Drapeau (Biddeford, Maine) slammed down 17 kills to lead the visitors to the upset win and a trip to the GNAC Finals.
November 06, 2014
SAINTS ADVANCE TO GNAC SEMIS WITH 3-0 WIN OVER LASELL
BOSTON, Mass. – Led by a balanced offensive attack that saw four players record eight kills apiece, No. 1 Emmanuel College powered past No. 8 Lasell College, 3-0 (25-16, 25-10, 25-19), in the Quarterfinal round of the 2014 Great Northeast Athletic Conference women’s volleyball tournament Tuesday evening in the Jean Yawkey Center gymnasium. With the victory, the Saints improve to 24-11 on the year and have won 12 of their last 14 matches. The loss ends the Lasers season with a 7-28 record.
November 04, 2014
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL ENTERS GNAC TOURNAMENT AS TOP SEED
BOSTON, Mass. – Emmanuel College has earned the top seed in this week’s Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Women’s Volleyball Tournament. This is the first time since the 2006 season in which the Saints have entered the tourney as the highest seed. The eight-team tournament begins with quarterfinal action this Tuesday evening with matches taking place at the home sites of the four highest seeds.
November 02, 2014
SAINTS SWEEP GNAC TRI-MATCH ON SENIOR DAY TO CLINCH #1 SEED
BOSTON, Mass. – The Emmanuel College Women’s Volleyball Team rolled to a pair of three-sets sweeps on senior day, topping Suffolk University, 3-0 (25-20, 25-9, 25-23), before downing Norwich Unviersity, 3-0 (25-20, 25-11, 25-13). In the middle match of the day, Suffolk defeated Norwich, 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-22). With the two wins, the Saints complete their regular season campaign at 23-11 and 10-1 in GNAC action and Emmanuel has earned the top seed in the upcoming GNAC Tournament. The split on the day gives Suffolk a regular-season record of 8-22, 3-8 GNAC. Norwich finishes the regular season at 13-14 overall and 5-6 in GNAC play.
November 01, 2014
SEAHAWKS SOAR PAST SAINTS, 3-1
NEWPORT, R.I. – The Salve Regina University women’s volleyball team defeated Emmanuel College 3-1 in a non-conference match played on Thursday night inside the Rodgers Recreation Center. Salve Regina took the first set 25-23, before dropping the second 20-25. The Seahawks would win the third set 25-16 and after surrendering a five point lead, would come back to win the fourth and final set 25-22. This was the first home match for the Seahawks to go longer than three sets this season.
October 30, 2014
SAINTS SNAG TWO MORE WINS IN GNAC TRI-MATCH
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - The Emmanuel College Women’s Volleyball Team posted the program’s tenth 20+ win season, picking up pair of wins on Saturday afternoon in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tri-match. Emmanuel defeated the host University of Saint Joseph Blue Jays, 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-23), before squeaking past Johnson & Wales University, 3-2 (25-19, 15-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-13). With the two wins in USJ’s O’Connell Center, the Saints now stand at 21-10 on the season and 8-1 in GNAC action. In the final match of the day, JWU downed USJ, 3-1, as both the Saints and the Wildcats handed the Blue Jays their first GNAC losses of the season.
October 25, 2014
SHARKS NIP SAINTS, 3-1, IN DIG PINK MATCH
BOSTON, Mass. – Emmanuel College suffered a 3-1 setback at the hands of neighboring Simmons College in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women’s volleyball match played in Emmanuel’s Jean Yawkey Center on Thursday night. With the victory, Simmons improves to 9-13 on the season and 7-2 in GNAC action, while handing the Saints their first conference loss of the season. Emmanuel now stands at 19-10 overall and 6-1 in league play.
October 23, 2014
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL STAYS HOT WITH 3-0 WIN OVER FRAMINGHAM
BOSTON, Mass. – The Emmanuel College women’s volleyball team posted a 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-23) victory over Framingham State University Tuesday evening at the Jean Yawkey Center Gymnasium. With the win, the Saints improve to 19-9 on the year and extend their winning streak to seven while the loss drops the Rams to 19-9.
October 21, 2014
VOLLEYBALL EXTENDS STREAK WITH 3-0 WIN AT LASELL
NEWTON, Mass. – Sophomore Kaitlyn Atkinson (Brookline, N.H.) hit .692 to lead the Emmanuel Women’s Volleyball Team to a 3-0 sweep of Lasell College on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Saints extend their win streak to six matches and improve to 18-9 on the season and 6-0 in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play. The loss dropped the host Lasers to 4-24 on the season and 1-5 in the league.
October 18, 2014
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL DOWNS RIVIER, ST. JOE’S IN GNAC TRI-MATCH
STANDISH, Maine – The Emmanuel College Women’s Volleyball Team battled to a pair of wins over Rivier University and Saint Joseph’s College in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tri-match played on the campus of St. Joseph’s College on Saturday afternoon. With the two victories, the Saints extend their winning streak to five matches, as they remain undefeated in conference play at 5-0 and improve to 17-9 on the season.
October 11, 2014
SAINTS ERASE EARLY DEFICIT IN 3-1 WIN OVER LESLEY
BOSTON, Mass. – After falling in the opening set 25-23, the Emmanuel College Women’s Volleyball team regrouped to win the next three sets en route to a 3-1 (23-25, 25-11, 25-23, 25-17) non-conference victory over Lesley University Thursday evening at the Jean Yawkey Center. The Saints improve to 15-9 on the year while the loss drops the Lynx to 8-3 overall.
October 09, 2014
SAINTS SWEEP ALBERTUS MAGNUS TRI-MATCH
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Emmanuel College women’s volleyball team continued to roll with two more victories on Saturday afternoon, defeating City College of New York (3-0) and Albertus Magnus College (3-0). With the wins, the Saints improve to 14-9 overall and the conference win over Albertus keeps the Saints perfect at 3-0 in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action.
October 04, 2014