2008-09 Headlines
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Larry Bock recognized by USA Volleyball with All-Time Great Coach Award
May 22, 2009MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Juniata College head women’s volleyball coach Larry Bock was presented an All-Time Great Coach Award by USA Volleyball, during its 64th Annual Dorothy C. Boyce Annual Awards and Recognitions Banquet, Thursday night in Minneapolis, Minn. -
WVB’s Ritchey named to Strength & Conditioning All-America squad
April 24, 2009HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College women’s volleyball senior Jessica Ritchey (Greencastle, Pa./Greencastle-Antrim) has been named to the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s (NSCA) 2009 All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete team.
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Thomas named a finalist for Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year
December 08, 2008HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College senior Amber Thomas (Ephrata, Pa./Conestoga Valley), an outside hitter on the women’s volleyball team, has been named a finalist for the Collegiate Women Sports Awards’ 2008-09 Division III Woman Athlete of the Year, sponsored by Honda.
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Thomas named ESPN The Magazine First team Academic All-America, and Women’s Volleyball Academic All-America of the Year
November 24, 2008HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College senior outside hitter Amber Thomas (Ephrata, Pa./Conestoga Valley) has been named the ESPN The Magazine College Division Women’s Volleyball Academic All-America of the Year and a First team Academic All-America, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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Juniata women’s volleyball upended by La Verne in national semifinals
November 21, 2008HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College’s hopes of collecting its third national championship in women’s volleyball ended Friday evening with a 3-2 loss to the University of La Verne (Calif.), in the national semifinals of the NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Championships in Bloomington, Ill.
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One step closer: women’s volleyball moves on to semifinals with win over UW-Oshkosh
November 20, 2008BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Juniata College women’s volleyball team advanced to the national semifinals of the NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship with a 3-0 victory over third-seeded University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Thursday afternoon at the Shirk Center in Bloomington, Ill.
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Thomas named AVCA’s Division III Player of the Year
November 20, 2008HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Senior outside hitter Amber Thomas (Ephrata, Pa./Conestoga Valley) was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division III Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. The award was announced Wednesday evening at the 2008 NCAA Division III Championship awards banquet in Bloomington, Ill., which was held in conjunction with the NCAA Division III Championship, to be held November 20-22 on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University.
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Four Eagles earn slots on AVCA All-America teams
November 18, 2008HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Four members of the Juniata College women’s volleyball team were named to American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America teams for 2008, when the squads were released Tuesday afternoon.
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Four Juniata women’s volleyball players named to All-Region teams
November 16, 2008HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Four Juniata College women’s volleyball players to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Mid-Atlantic Region teams, which were announced on November 13.
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Women’s volleyball advances to national quarterfinals with win over Eastern
November 15, 2008HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College middle hitter Erin Albert tallied 13 kills on a .545 hitting percentage and helped her Eagles to a 3-0 win over Eastern University, in Saturday’s Regional Championship of the Division III Women’s Volleyball Juniata Regional. Set scores were 25-6, 25-16, and 25-23.
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Thomas and Sollenberger named Landmark Player, Specialist of the Year
November 10, 2008HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College senior Amber Thomas (Ephrata, Pa./Conestoga Valley) was named Player of the Year while Megan Sollenberger (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) earned Specialist of the Year honors, when the Landmark Conference post-season honors and all-conference teams were announced on Monday.
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Juniata to face D’Youville to open NCAA Regional play in Huntingdon
November 10, 2008HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College will begin its pursuit of a third NCAA women’s volleyball national championship this Thursday when its hosts an eight-team NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Regional at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center.
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Juniata women’s volleyball dispatches Susquehanna to capture Landmark crown
November 08, 2008HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The top-seeded Juniata College women’s volleyball team delivered its 28th consecutive conference championship on Saturday, knocking off third-seeded Susquehanna University, 3-0, in the 2008 Landmark Conference Championship match at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center in Huntingdon, Pa.
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Juniata WVB closes out regular season with wins over Lee and Birmingham-Southern
November 01, 2008ATLANTA – The Juniata College women’s volleyball team wrapped up its 2008 regular season with a pair of wins at the Emory National Challenge in Atlanta, defeating NAIA-member Lee University (Tenn.) 3-0, then dispatching Birmingham-Southern College, 3-2.
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Juniata College to host NCAA Women’s Volleyball Regional
October 31, 2008HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Committee has announced that Juniata College has been selected as one of eight sites for the regional round of the 2008 Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship.
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No.1 Juniata volleyball falls to no. 2 Emory
October 31, 2008ATLANTA – The top-ranked Juniata College women’s volleyball team dropped its first game to a ranked Division III opponent this season with a 3-0 loss to no. 2 Emory University, Friday night in Atlanta, Ga., at the Emory National Challenge.
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Dickmann named Landmark Volleyball Player of the Week
October 27, 2008HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College middle hitter Cassie Dickmann (Kennett Square, Pa./Unionville) has been named the Landmark Conference Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week, for the week ending September 26, 2008.
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Juniata women’s volleyball cruises past Penn State Altoona
October 27, 2008ALTOONA, Pa. – Juniata College middle hitter Amanda Schmidt (Boswell, Pa./North Star) logged 13 kills with two blocks to lead the number one-ranked Eagle women’s volleyball team to a 3-0 win over Penn State-Altoona, Monday night in Altoona, Pa.
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Women’s volleyball completes sweep of Wid Guisler with wins over NYU and Carnegie Mellon
October 25, 2008HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata College women’s volleyball team improved to 26-3 overall with a pair of 3-0 victories on Saturday in the 2008 Wid Guisler Invitational, at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center in Huntingdon, Pa.
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Juniata retires Erin Dodson’s number 12, and then squeaks out win over W&L
October 24, 2008HUNTINGDON, Pa. – As Erin Dodson (Altoona, Pa./Altoona) stood on the endline of the Memorial Gym court waiting to be introduced – a position she took up only four times during her short career in the blue and gold – there were only faint physical reminders of the promising athlete who first arrived on the Huntingdon campus four years ago.
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Juniata WVB falls to ranked Division II foe California (Pa.)
October 23, 2008BOSWELL, Pa. – California University of Pennsylvania, ranked 19th in the AVCA Division II poll, had a little too much offense for Juniata College and downed the Eagles 3-0, in women’s volleyball action Thursday night at North Star High School in Boswell, Pa.
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Juniata women’s volleyball to retire Erin Dodson’s number 12
October 23, 2008HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata College women’s volleyball program will retire the number 12 formerly worn by outside hitter Erin Dodson (Altoona, Pa./Altoona), during a ceremony prior to Juniata’s home match against Washington & Lee on Friday, Oct. 24, 2008.
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Juniata women’s volleyball to “dig pink” for breast cancer awareness
October 21, 2008HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College women’s volleyball will “dig pink” for its match against Washington & Lee University this Friday, Oct. 24, in support of the fight against breast cancer. The Eagles will wear special pink jerseys for their match against the Generals, as part of “Dig Pink Night” on the first night of Juniata’s Wid Guisler Invitational.
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Women’s volleyball downs F&M and Haverford
October 18, 2008HAVERFORD, Pa. – The Juniata College women’s volleyball team completed a two-day, four-game swing through southeastern Pennsylvania with victories over Franklin & Marshall College and Haverford College, Saturday afternoon in Haverford, Pa.
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Juniata WVB downs Christopher Newport and Elizabethtown
October 17, 2008ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – The Juniata College women’s volleyball team won a pair of games on Friday night at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pa., defeating Christopher Newport University (Va.), 3-0, followed by a 3-0 victory over the host Blue Jays.
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Thomas named Landmark Volleyball Player of the Week
October 14, 2008HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College senior outside hitter Amber Thomas (Ephrata, Pa./Conestoga Valley) has been named the Landmark Conference Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week, for the week ending October 12, 2008.
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Women’s volleyball remains atop AVCA poll
October 14, 2008HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata College women’s volleyball team retained its number one ranking in this week’s American Volleyball Coaches Association poll, released Tuesday.
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Women’s volleyball completes Landmark sweep with win over USMMA
October 05, 2008KINGS POINT, N.Y. – The Juniata College women’s volleyball team completed a season sweep of its Landmark Conference opponents, with a 3-0 win over the United States Merchant Marine Academy on Sunday afternoon in Kings Point, N.Y.
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Women’s volleyball improves to 16-1 with two Landmark Conference wins
October 04, 2008KINGS POINT, N.Y. – The Juniata College women’s volleyball team improved its record to 16-1 on the season with a pair of wins on Saturday at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., in the second of two Landmark Conference round-robin weekends Juniata (16-1, 5-0 Landmark) opened the day with 3-0 win over the University of Scranton, then finished up with a 3-0 win over Moravian College.
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Women’s volleyball dispatches St. Vincent College in three sets
October 02, 2008LATROBE, Pa. – The Juniata College women’s volleyball team improved its record to 14-1 with a 3-0 victory over St. Vincent College, Thursday night in Latrobe, Pa. Set scores were 25-7, 25-10, and 27-25.
