https://www.thegnac.com en-us https://www.thegnac.com/general/2017-18/releases/20180628knjtwm The four annual nominees are JWU's Raquel Pederzani, Lasell’s Taylor Falco, Saint Joseph’s of Maine’s Elyse Caiazzo, and Regis' Brittany Stone. Thu, 28 Jun 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/general/2017-18/releases/20180628knjtwm https://www.thegnac.com/general/2017-18/releases/20180614hql22b A total of 1,008 student-athletes have been named to the 2017-18 GNAC Academic All-Conference Team, achieving a 3.25 cumulative GPA and having reached second-year academic status. Thu, 14 Jun 2018 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/general/2017-18/releases/20180614hql22b https://www.thegnac.com/general/2017-18/releases/20180131ghecd4 Earlier this month, four GNAC student-athletes had the opportunity to attend the NCAA Convention and GNAC staffer Annie Jenkins was one of 227 individuals to attend the 2018 NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminar. Wed, 31 Jan 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/general/2017-18/releases/20180131ghecd4 https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20180128nxuq46 Lasell College is pleased to announce that Dana Jones has been named the Head Coach for the Women's Volleyball Team. Tue, 09 Jan 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20180128nxuq46 https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20180308na2tnd Anna Maria College Athletic Department has named Jamika Townsend the women's volleyball coach as announced by athletic Director, Serge DeBari, this week. Thu, 30 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20180308na2tnd https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171201mm060w Anna Maria's Rebecca Foti, SJC's Jordynne Copp and JWU'S Kate Walker have received College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) All-District® honors. Wed, 29 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171201mm060w https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171117mzm90s The Wildcats' journey took them all the way to the national quarterfinals, but their run was stopped by defending national champion Calvin, 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 26-24) on Thursday night. Thu, 16 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171117mzm90s https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171116jhv3ef Johnson & Wales women's volleyball fourth-year head coach Nancy Somera has been voted the AVCA Division III National Coach of the Year. Wed, 15 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171116jhv3ef https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171116jnuerz Johnson & Wales' Kate Walker, Maria Coniglio, Brylee Frank and Katie Leidhold all garnered AVCA Division III All-America distinction, it was announced on Tuesday. Tue, 14 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171116jnuerz https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171112twbqdm Johnson & Wales has advanced to the D3 Elite Eight in Grand Rapids, Mich. after a five-set win over MIT in the regional title match on Sunday afternoon. Sun, 12 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171112twbqdm https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171112mfnqud The top-seeded Wildcats rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat No. 4 Wesleyan in a five-set thriller in the regional semifinals on Saturday evening. Sat, 11 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171112mfnqud https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171111ktsj2i The top seed in the Providence Regional, the No. 8 nationally-ranked Wildcats defeated Elms (25-10, 25-10, 25-12) on Friday for the first NCAA victory in program history. Fri, 10 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171111ktsj2i https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171109vw511w Four Wildcats were named to the AVCA All-New England Region Team on Thursday, including Regional Player of the Year Kate Walker. Thu, 09 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171109vw511w https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171107hlnnxe Three-time defending GNAC champion Johnson & Wales has placed seven on the 2017 Women’s Volleyball All-Conference Teams, including three on the First Team. Tue, 07 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171107hlnnxe https://www.thegnac.com/general/2017-18/releases/20171106vsit9x JWU women's volleyball, Lasell women's soccer, SJC men's soccer and SJC field hockey learned their NCAA Tournament first-round matchups on Monday. Mon, 06 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/general/2017-18/releases/20171106vsit9x https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171104uhpeaf Now 65-1 over the last two seasons, JWU improved upon the 10th-best home court winning streak in NCAA history (39 matches) with its 3-0 GNAC Championship victory over Simmons on Saturday. Sat, 04 Nov 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171104uhpeaf https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171102zvplus The No. 10 nationally-ranked Wildcats will aim for their third straight GNAC Championship on Saturday (1PM), while Simmons makes its first-ever appearance in the conference title game. Thu, 02 Nov 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171102zvplus https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171031wgzsfc #1 JWU, #2 Simmons, #3 Rivier and #4 Lasell all earned 3-0 victories on Tuesday evening as the 2017 GNAC Tournament got underway. Tue, 31 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/20171031wgzsfc https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/WVB_WK9.pdf Simmons' Morgan Weeg averaged 5.30 kills and 2.90 digs per set in a 3-0 week to collect the final GNAC Player of the Week award of the 2017 season. Mon, 30 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/WVB_WK9.pdf https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/171028_WVB_Tourney #1 JWU, #2 Simmons, #3 Rivier and #4 Lasell will host GNAC Tournament Quarterfinal contests when postseason action begins on Tuesday evening. Sat, 28 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/171028_WVB_Tourney https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/WVB_WK8.pdf JWU sophomore Maria Coniglio averaged 4.25 kills and 3.17 digs with three double-doubles in a 3-0 week for the No. 14 nationally-ranked Wildcats. Mon, 23 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/WVB_WK8.pdf https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/WVB_WK7.pdf Rivier's Hayley Macken was the catalyst in a 3-0 week, dishing out 10.82 assists per set to lead the way for the Raiders and claim Player of the Week honors. Mon, 16 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/WVB_WK7.pdf https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/WVB_WK6.pdf JWU's Kate Walker averaged 4.00 kills and 2.00 blocks per set with a whopping .700 hitting percentage in a 3-0 week. Mon, 09 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/WVB_WK6.pdf https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/171003_JWU_Ranked One of four remaining undefeated teams in Division III (16-0), JWU swept No. 14 MIT last Friday and earned a national ranking for the first time in program history. Tue, 03 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/171003_JWU_Ranked https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/WVB_WK5.pdf JWU's Brylee Frank averaged 9.78 assists in quarterbacking the Wildcats to a 3-0 week, which included an impressive 3-0 victory over No. 14 MIT. Mon, 02 Oct 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/WVB_WK5.pdf https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/WVB_WK4.pdf JWU's Kate Walker hit .524 for the week while averaging 3.00 kills per set, as the Widlcats won three road games in nine sets, including a sweep of Rivier. Mon, 25 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/WVB_WK4.pdf https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/WVB_WK3.pdf JWU's Maria Coniglio averaged 3.00 kills and 3.83 digs per set in a 2-0 week, as the Wildcats earned 3-0 sweeps of NESCAC opponents Bates and Bowdoin. Mon, 18 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/WVB_WK3.pdf https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/170917_RIV_Kolek-400 Longtime Raiders head coach Craig Kolek is the first coach in NCAA history to compile over 400+ wins for a school's men's and women's programs. Sun, 17 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/170917_RIV_Kolek-400 https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/WVB_WK2.pdf In a perfect 4-0 week, Franklin Pierce transfer and JWU junior Katie Liedhold posted per-set averages of 3.86 kills, 3.00 digs and 0.71 blocks while hitting .364. Mon, 11 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/WVB_WK2.pdf https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/WVB_WK1.pdf JWU Setter Brylee Frank was named the Kean Invitational Tournament MVP after averaging 10.69 assists and 2.62 digs, as the Wildcats went a perfect 4-0. Tue, 05 Sep 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wvball/2017-18/releases/WVB_WK1.pdf