St. John Fisher Volleyball Coach Kelly Greapentrog Receives AVCA "Thirty-Under-30 Award"

The American Volleyball Coaches Association has named St. John Fisher College volleyball coach Kelly Greapentrog as a recipient of its inaugural Thirty-Under-30 Award.  Greapentrog, who will enter her third season at the helm of the College’s volleyball team in 2009, is one of just three honorees from NCAA Division III. This award was created to honor thirty of the up-and-coming volleyball coaches under 30 years old in the sport at all levels of the game. ...Read More >>

Stevens Defeats Sage in Opening Round of NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship

Senior right-side hitter Melissa Rhode produced a .650 hitting percentage with 13 kills on 20 swings and no errors to help advance the 25th-ranked Stevens Institute of Technology women’s volleyball team to the second round of the NCAA New York Regional Tournament with a sweep of Sage Colleges Thursday evening in Schenectady, N.Y. ...Read More >>

J.J. O'Connell of Stevens Repeats as Empire 8 Volleyball Coach of the Year

Stevens Institute of Technology Head Coach J.J. O’Connell has been named the 2008 Empire 8 Volleyball Coach of the Year in a vote of the conference coaches after the Ducks captured the conference championship on Saturday.
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Empire 8 Announces 2008 Volleyball All-Conference Team

ROCHESTER, NY – The Empire 8 announced its 2008 Volleyball All-Conference team with senior outside hitter Melanie Volk of Stevens Institute of Technology being named 2008 Empire 8 Player of the Year. ...Read More >>

Stevens Repeats as Empire 8 Volleyball Champions

Top-seeded Stevens Institute of Technology improved to 20-0 since joining the Empire 8, capturing their second consecutive conference title with a 25-13, 25-21, 25-16 victory over second-seeded Nazareth College in the Empire 8 Volleyball Championship final. Empire 8 Player of the Year Melanie Volk finished with a match-high 12 kills and Summer Hamilton recorded eight kills without an error in 10 attacks. 2007 Empire 8 Player of the Year Melissa Rhode was named Most Valuable Player of this year's championship. ... Read More >>

Nazareth Sweeps St. John Fisher to Advance to Empire 8 Volleyball Championship Against Stevens

Katelynn Reed hit .474 with 11 kills and just one error in 19 total attacks to lead second-seeded Nazareth College to a three-set victory over third-seeded Nazareth College in the second semifinal of the Empire 8 Volleyball Championship. ... Read More >>

Stevens Stops RIT in Four Sets to Return to Empire 8 Volleyball Championship Final

Conference Player of the Year Melanie Volk hit .429 with 13 kills and just one error in 28 total attacks to lead top-seeded Stevens Institute of Technology to a four-set victory over fourth-seeded Rochester Institute of Technology in the first semifinal of the Empire 8 Volleyball Championship. ... Read More >>

Stevens Hosts Empire 8 Volleyball Championship on Saturday

Stevens earned the top seed and right to host the Empire 8 Volleyball Championship on Saturday.  The Ducks (30-4 overall, 8-0 conference) will face fourth-seeded RIT (18-22, 5-3) at noon, while second-seeded Nazareth (28-9, 7-1) will play third-seeded St. John Fisher (22-11, 6-2) in the second semifinal at 2:30 p.m. ...Read More >>

Stevens Tops Nazareth in Four Sets to Claim Top Seed For Empire 8 Volleyball Championship

Senior middle blocker Jessica Gardner produced a .429 hitting percentage with no errors on 21 swings as the Stevens Institute of Technology women’s volleyball team secured the No. 1 seed and will host this year’s Empire 8 Championship with a 3-1 victory over Nazareth College Sunday afternoon in Ithaca, N.Y. ...Read More >>

RIT Volleyball Raises $1,500 for Breast Cancer Research

The RIT volleyball team dropped a five-set heartbreaker to SUNY Cortland on Wednesday evening at Clark Gym. "Real Tigers Dig Pink" night was a great success, as $1,500 was donated to the Side-Out Foundation, which supports breast cancer research. Close to 500 fans were in attendance to support the Tigers with nearly everyone donning either a pink shirt, pink hair or pink ribbons. ...Read More >>

Stevens Joins Nazareth With 4-0 Mark at Empire 8 Volleyball Conference Weekend

The 24th-ranked Stevens Institute of Technology women’s volleyball team closed out the first weekend of Empire 8 play with a flawless 4-0 mark to match Nazareth College. The Ducks have now posted 45 consecutive wins versus conference foes, which extends back to the 2004 season when the program was part of the Skyline Conference. Overall, the team had a solid performance having totaled 151 kills, 30 aces, 159 digs and 50 blocks. The Ducks hit .271 as a team as they improve to 13-4 on the year. ...Tournament Website >>

Nazareth Finishes Empire 8 Volleyball Conference Weekend with a 4-0 Record

Nazareth College, which reached the regional final of the NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship last season, opened its conference play this year with four wins in as many matches at the Empire 8 Volleyball weekend hosted by Stevens. Kate Zwickl recorded 47 assists as the Golden Flyers finished their weekend with a four-set victory over Ithaca. ...Tournament Website >>

Stevens Hosts Empire 8 Volleyball Conference Weekend

Stevens Institute of Technology will host the first of two Empire 8 volleyball conference weekends Friday through Sunday.  All nine teams will play four matches this weekend and the second conference weekend to be hosted by Ithaca College Oct. 24-26.  ...Read More >>

Stevens Chosen to Repeat as Empire 8 Volleyball Champions

Stevens Institute of Technology is the unanimous choice to capture the Empire 8 Volleyball Championship in a preseason poll of conference coaches.  The Ducks, who captured the title in their first season in the conference last year, finished 36-5 a year ago and made their second consecutive trip to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship.  ...Read More >>