Dayton Edges VCU for Atlantic 10 Tourney Title Behind MVP Bruns
The Dayton volleyball team defeated VCU 3-2 Sunday afternoon in the finals of the Atlantic 10 Championship to claim their A-10 record 12th tournament title, and the program’s fourth in the last five years.
Bruns, Papesh, Wolf, Wood Tabbed for A-10 Player of the Year Honors
Dayton seniors Lauren Bruns and Margo Wolf and freshman Alli Papesh, La Salle junior Katie Wood and head coach Caitlin Schweihofer earned the Atlantic 10 Conference’s top volleyball awards.
George Mason’s WIlliams, VCU’s Giommarini Named A-10 Players of the Wk
George Mason junior Bailey Williams and VCU junior Vicky Giommarini were named the Atlantic 10 Conference Volleyball Co-Players of the Week, while George Masonjunior Catie Espinoza was named Defensive Player of the Week.
Sweep City: Florida State, Southern Miss Win to Open FAMU-FSU Invite
Florida State embraced its home opener at Tully Gym and got back on track with a standout offensive effort in a sweep of VCU to open the Florida A&M/FSU Volleyball Invitational. Meanwhile, Southern Miss swept Florida A&M across town.
Wichita State Outlasts VCU in 5
The Commodores outperformed the Shockers in attack percentage and blocks, however Wichita State registered more kills, assists and digs, in the 5-set victory.
Washington State Snaps NC State’s Year-Long Home Win Streak
Taylor Mims collected tournament MVP as she surpassed 900 career kills in Washington State downing VCU and NC State.
Pitt Uses 4 Double-Doubles to Top VCU; No. 1 Penn State Wins in Four over Howard
Sophomore right side Nika Markovic notched a 17-kill, 13-dig double-double and four blocks to lead a quartet of Pitt players with double-doubles in Pittsburgh’s first round win. Meanwhile, Penn State held Howard to .085 in a four-set win in Match 2 in University Park.
(RV) VCU Claims First Ever Atlantic 10 Title In 5 Sets Over Dayton
(RV) VCU won its first Atlantic 10 title with a five-set victory over Dayton in Pittsburgh Sunday afternoon.
VCU Extends Nation’s Best Win Streak to 19 Matches
A balanced attack including four players with double-digit kill tallies lifted VCU to a sweep of Fordham on Friday, keeping the Rams perfect at 8-0 in Atlantic 10 play.
Saint Louis’ Leverenz & VCU’s Giommarini Earn A-10 Players Of The Week
Saint Louis senior Lauren Leverenz and VCU sophomore Vicky Giommarini were named the Atlantic 10 Conference Volleyball Co-Players of the Week, while Dayton senior Amber Erhahon was named Defensive Player of the Week.
