2013 Juniata Women's Volleyball News
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Video: Eagles in Flight, Rachelle Wiegand
July 24, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. - Former women's volleyball team captain Rachelle Wiegand (Manheim, Pa. / Manheim Central) gives advice to future Juniata student-athletes and share who she's proud to be an Eagles. -
Video: Highlights from 2014 Athletic Department Golf Outing
May 27, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. - On May 19 the Juniata College Athletic Department hosted the annual Golf Outing at Scotch Valley Country Club. Here are some highlights from that day.
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Video: Highlights From 2014 Commencement
May 23, 2014Huntingdon, Pa. - On May 17, 2014, 75 Juniata College student-athletes received degrees at the 136th Annual commencement ceremony.
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75 Student-Athletes Receive Degrees at 136th Annual Commencement
May 18, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – With each of their respective athletic careers at Juniata College officially over, the Eagle senior student-athletes had their sights on one more milestone, graduation. There were 75 student-athletes who participated in the 136th Annual Commencement on Saturday, May 17 to receive their degrees.
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Moroney Added to Pavlik’s Women’s Volleyball 2014 Roster
May 08, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College women’s volleyball head coach Heather Pavlik has added a seventh commitment to the class of 2018. Megan Moroney (Mentor, Ohio/Mentor) will join the previous six commitments as new Eagles in the fall.
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Juniata Celebrates Successes of Student-Athletes at Award Night
May 05, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – It was a night of reflection for the Juniata College athletics department as student-athletes recounted their seasons and the Big Five awards were announced at the annual Athletic Awards Night Sunday evening.
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Pavlik Announces Casey Dale As New Women's Assistant Coach
April 29, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College women’s volleyball head coach Heather Pavlik has announced the hiring of former Transylvania University head coach, and Juniata men’s volleyball player, Casey Dale as the new women’s team assistant. Former assistant Steph Strauss accepted the position of assistant at Navy earlier this month. Dale returns to his alma mater after five seasons as the head coach of the Pioneers and two seasons as the women’s assistant at Washington and Lee University.
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Pavlik Announces Commits, Class of 2018
April 16, 2014HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College women’s volleyball head coach Heather Pavilk has announced the six committed student-athletes that will make up the class of 2018. Katie Dickins (Claremont, Calif./Vivian Webb), Karly Grimes (Williamsport, Md./Williamsport), Rachel Harris (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory), Christine Irwin (State College, Pa./State College), Lydia Mueller (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle), and Chelsea Scafuro (Geneva, Ohio/Geneva) will be wearing the blue and gold as Eagles next season.
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Polisena and Reynolds Share #whyd3 Stories
April 07, 2014TOWSON, Md. - Freshmen Dean Polisena (Adelaide, Australia/Saint Ignatius) of the Juniata College men's tennis team and Kelly Reynolds (Upper Saint Clair, Pa./Upper Saint Clair) of the women's volleyball team share their stories about why they chose an NCAA Division III institution and why they chose Juniata in support of the #whyd3 social media campaign and NCAA Division III week.
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Senior Rachelle Wiegand Attends the AVCA Annual Convention
December 20, 2013SEATTLE, Wash. – Last month, Juniata College women’s volleyball senior Rachelle Wiegand (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) received the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Coaches 4 Coaches (C4C) scholarship. The scholarship allows new or aspiring coaches to attend their first AVCA convention. This week, Wiegand joined over 2,000 volleyball coaches in Seattle, Wash., to attend seminars and panels discussing a broad range of issues and advancements in coaching today.
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2013 Season-In-Review: Women’s Volleyball
December 18, 2013HUNTINGDON, Pa. – For the 33rd consecutive year, the Juniata College women’s volleyball team qualified for the NCAA Division III National Tournament. The Eagles spent eight weeks in the top-10 of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) national poll and finished the season No. 14. Juniata earned an overall 31-5 record, claiming its seventh consecutive Landmark Conference title, and completed the programs 33rd 30 wins season – the first since 2010.
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Four Eagles Named ECAC All-Stars, Reynolds Rookie of the Year
December 13, 2013CENTERVILLE, Mass. – Four members of the Juniata College women’s volleyball team have been named to the 2013 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III South volleyball All-Star teams, the organization announced last night. Freshman Kelly Reynolds (Upper Saint Clair, Pa./Upper Saint Clair) was named Rookie of the Year and classmate Nakita Gearhart (Waynesboro, Pa./Greencastle-Antrim) was named a first-team member. Senior Amy Miller (Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch) and junior Amelia Kepler (Kane, Pa./Kane Area) both garnered second-team accolades.
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Juniata Places 40 Student-Athletes on Landmark Academic Honor Roll
December 05, 2013TOWSON, Md. – At the end of each season the Landmark Conference announces the Academic Honor Roll recognizing student-athletes that have reached sophomore standing with a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or higher. This year, Juniata has placed 40 student-athletes on the fall honor roll, up from 37 on year ago.
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Eagles Leading Landmark President’s Cup Standings After Fall
November 26, 2013HUNTINGDON, Pa. – After one of its most successful fall seasons in school history, Juniata College athletics leads the Landmark Conference President’s Cup standings with 40.5 points. The total is eight points higher than where the Eagles were after last fall and one point ahead of Susquehanna University.
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Juniata No. 14 in Final AVCA Top-25 Poll
November 26, 2013LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Juniata College women’s volleyball team closes out the season No. 14 in the final American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top-25 poll of the 2013 season, the organization announced Tuesday. The Eagles finished the year 31-5 overall and 1-1 in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament.
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Kepler Earns AVCA First-Team All-America Honors
November 19, 2013LEXINGTON, Ky. – Junior Amelia Kepler of the Juniata College women’s volleyball team earned American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First-Team All-America honors, the organization announced Tuesday morning. This is the first All-America award for Kepler.
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Eagles Season Ends At Regional Semifinals
November 16, 2013HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The No. 8 Juniata College women’s volleyball team fell 3-2 (18-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-20, 15-12) to No. 21 Stevenson University in the NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Tournament regional semi-finals, Saturday night in Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center. The Eagles finish the season 31-5 overall.
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Eagles Pound Out NCAA Tournament Win Over Gallaudet, 3-1
November 15, 2013HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The No. 8 Juniata College women’s volleyball team grinded through its NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Tournament first round matchup with Gallaudet University and came away with the 3-1 (25-23, 25-19, 19-25, 25-14) win. In the first home NCAA tournament match in the careers of all current Juniata players, the Eagles didn’t disappoint the home crowd, advancing to the second round where they will face Stevenson University tomorrow, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m.
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Four Eagles Named AVCA All-Region, Pavlik Regional Coach of the Year
November 14, 2013LEXINGTON, Ky. – Four members of the Juniata College women’s volleyball team were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Region team, the organization announced this afternoon. Freshman Nakita Gearhart (Waynesboro, Pa./Greencastle-Antrim), junior Amelia Kepler (Kane, Pa./Kane Area), senior Amy Miller (Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch), and freshman Kelly Reynolds (Upper Saint Clair, Upper Saint Clair) are all receiving their first AVCA All-Region honors. Head coach Heather Pavlik was also named the Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year.
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Six All-Conference, Kepler Player of the Year, Pavlik Coach of the Year
November 14, 2013TOWSON, Md. – The Landmark Conference has announced the 2013 women’s volleyball All-Conference recipients and Juniata College came away with four First-Team and two Second-Team members and both the Player and Coach of the Year awards, the league announced Thursday morning.
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Juniata Climbs to No. 8 In AVCA Poll
November 12, 2013LEXINGTON, Ky. – After claiming its seventh consecutive Landmark Conference title, the Juniata College women’s volleyball team has climbed one spot to No. 8 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top-25 poll, the organization announced Tuesday evening.
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Women’s Volleyball to Host NCAA Regional
November 11, 2013INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Juniata College has been selected to host one of the eight NCAA Division III women’s volleyball regionals this Friday-Sunday, Nov. 15-16. The No. 9 Juniata College women’s volleyball team earned its seventh consecutive Landmark Conference title last weekend and was named the number one seed in the Huntingdon, Pa. Regional.
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Eagles Win Seventh Landmark Conference Crown
November 09, 2013HUNTINGDON, Pa. – in a battle of the tournament’s top seeded teams, top-seeded and No. 9 Juniata College women’s volleyball team claimed the 2013 Landmark Conference title, 3-1 (25-17, 25-18, 19-25, 25-10), over second seed Susquehanna University. The Eagles earned their seventh consecutive Landmark title finishing with a perfect 7-0 mark in conference play, including tournament wins over The University of Scranton in the semifinals and Susquehanna in the championship. Junior Amelia Kepler (Kane, Pa./Kane Area) was named tournament Most Valuable Player.
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Juniata Advances to Landmark Championship With 3-1 Win Over Royals
November 08, 2013HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The No. 9 Juniata College women’s volleyball team advanced to its seventh consecutive Landmark Conference championship match this evening with a 3-1 (25-16, 25-16, 21-25, 25-10) semifinals victory over The University of Scranton.
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2013 Women’s Volleyball Landmark Championship Preview
November 07, 2013HUNTINGDON, Pa. – As the top finisher in the Landmark Conference regular season, the Juniata College women’s volleyball team will host the semifinal and final rounds of the league championship, this weekend Nov. 8-9. After two first-round matches Tuesday night, the championship field has been set, with the top four seeded teams advancing. No.1 Juniata College and No. 2 Susquehanna University, both earned first round byes while No. 3 Catholic University of America and No. 4 The University of Scranton knocked off their first-round opponents to advance to the semifinal round.
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Wiegand Receives AVCA Coaches 4 Coaches Scholarship
November 06, 2013LEXINGTON, Ky. – Senior Rachelle Wiegand (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central), of the Juniata College women’s volleyball team, is one of a record number 12 recipients to earn the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) 2013 Coaches 4 Coaches Scholarship, the organization announced.
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Juniata Only School to Qualify for All Four Fall Landmark Tournaments
November 05, 2013HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College Athletics has carried its strong performance from the start of the year straight into the postseason becoming the only member of the Landmark Conference to qualify for all four postseason tournaments.
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Women’s Volleyball Stays No. 9 In Top 25 Poll
November 05, 2013LEXINGTON, Ky. – After a 2-1 weekend at the Emory National Invite, the Juniata College women’s volleyball team ranks No. 9 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) poll, the organization announced Tuesday. The Eagles are ninth for the second week in a row after falling 3-1 to No. 6 Emory and topping No. 15 Trinity (Tx.) and SUNY-Cortland.
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No. 9 Women’s Volleyball to Host Landmark Conference Championship
November 04, 2013HUNTINGDON, Pa. – For the seventh consecutive year, the Juniata College women’s volleyball team went undefeated in Landmark Conference play. The Eagles finished the regular season No. 1 in league and will host the Landmark Conference Championship, this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8 and 9, in Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center.
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No. 9 Eagles Win Final Two Matches of Regular Season
November 03, 2013ATLANTA, Ga. – The Juniata College women’s volleyball team came away from the final day of the Emory National Invite with wins over No. 15 Trinity (Tx.), 3-1 (13-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-20), and SUNY-Cortland 3-0 (25-17, 26-24, 25-21). Senior Rachelle Wiegand (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central) and freshman Nakita Gearhart (Waynesboro, Pa./Greencastle-Antrim) were named to the All-Tournament team for their performances this weekend.
