2014 GNAC Women's Volleyball News
Jordan Barton was announced as the Rams' new head volleyball coach on Tuesday.
MIT (28-5) opened the Williamstown, Mass. Regional with a 3-0 win over Rivier (28-7), 25-22, 25-20, and 25-17, on Friday.
Saint Joseph (Conn.) junior Tiffany Mapusaga has been named the 2014 GNAC Women’s Volleyball Offensive Player of the Year.
The GNAC champion Raiders will take on the Engineers on Friday at Williams College.
The Rivier Raiders captured their second straight GNAC crown this weekend with a 3-1 victory over Johnson & Wales.
The second-seeded Raiders captured their sixth GNAC title and second in as many years with a 3-1 win over JWU on Saturday.
No. 4 Johnson & Wales upset top-seeded Emmanuel, 3-1, Thursday night and will travel to second-seeded Rivier Saturday for the conference title.
Emmanuel, Rivier, Simmons and Johnson & Wales all earned GNAC Tournament quartefinal victories on Tuesday night.
Rivier's Lauren Silverman led the Raiders to a 4-0 week behind a .468 hitting percentage.
Emmanuel has earned the top seed in next week’s GNAC Tournament, which begins with quarterfinal play on Tuesday evening at higher seeds.
The Monks' Felicia Wachowiak averaged 4.17 kills and 1.33 blocks per set as Saint Joseph's (ME) won two of three last week.
More GNAC students garnered Division III New England weekly recognition from the Eastern College Athletic Conference this week.
The Simmons Athletics Department raised over $1,100 in conjunction with the American Cancer Society's Coaches vs. Cancer initiative.
USJ's Tiffany Mapusaga averaged 4.57 kills and 3.29 digs per set to lead the conference-leading Blue Jays to a 2-0 week.
USJ's Tiffany Mapusaga averaged 4.50 kills per set in a 3-0 week for the Blue Jays.
Rivier's Dana Mott claimed her second straight GNAC weekly honor after a Raiders' 3-0 week in which she averaged 4.67 kills per set.
