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Lou Spiotti Jr., RIT Director for the Center for Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation has named Jim Lodes as the eighth head coach of the Rochester Institute of Technology women’s volleyball program. Lodes brings a wealth of coaching experience to the RIT program. ...Read More >>
With a win over Elmira in the tournament final, Ithaca earned the 2009 ECAC Upstate/Metro Women's Volleyball Championship. The Bombers (26-17) defeated the Soaring Eagles (17-12) 17-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-17. The ECAC title was the fourth in program history, and the third under current head coach Janet Donovan. The Bombers had previously won in 1992, 1993 and 2007. Senior Corinna Doctor was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. ...Read More >>
Stevens Institute of Technology Head Coach J.J. O’Connell has been named the 2009 Empire 8 Volleyball Coach of the Year in a vote of the conference coaches after the Ducks captured the conference championship on Saturday. ...Read More >>
Top-seeded Stevens Institute of Technology defeated Ithaca College 27-25, 25-18, 25-18 to win its third Empire 8 volleyball title in as many years in the conference and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship. Empire 8 Player of the Year Sarah Byrne was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. ...Read More >>
ROCHESTER, NY – The Empire 8 announced its 2009 Volleyball All-Conference team with junior outside hitter Sarah Byrne of Stevens Institute of Technology being named Empire 8 Player of the Year. She is the third different Stevens player to earn the top individual honor in the Ducks’ three years in the conference. ...Read More >>
The Stevens Institute of Technology women’s volleyball team swept Elmira College and Nazareth College to stay perfect in conference play and secure the number one seed in the upcoming Empire 8 Tournament. The Ducks, who have never lost an Empire 8 match, will host the conference championship on Nov. 7. ...Read More>>
Nazareth College will host the Empire 8 Volleyball Round Robin as well as a new volleyball initiative to highlight “National Make a Difference Day” on Saturday, Oct. 24. Each of the nine conference institutions will take part in the initiative, which includes bringing canned goods and non-perishable food items and wearing pink to highlight the battle against childhood cancer. ...Read More>>
Nazareth College will host the second Empire 8 volleyball conference weekend Friday through Sunday. All nine teams will complete round robin play over the weekend with the final four teams advancing to the Empire 8 Volleyball Championship on Saturday, Nov. 7 at the site of the highest seed. ...Read More>>
The Elmira Women’s Volleyball team joined the 2009 National Breast Cancer Awareness Rally by hosting the second annual Elmira College ‘Dig Pink’ event during the Elmira College Women’s Volleyball Invitational (Elmira College, Alfred University, Hartwick College, and the University of Pitt.-Bradford) this season. ...Read More>>
For the second consecutive year, Nazareth College and Stevens Institute of Technology each posted a 4-0 mark in the opening weekend of Empire 8 volleyball play. The teams finished 1st and 2nd in the regular season last year and met in the championship with Stevens winning both matchups between the teams. This year, Nazareth was the preseason favorite and will host Stevens in the second conference weekend (they meet on Oct. 24). Ithaca College and Rochester Institute of Technology positioned themselves well with 3-1 records.
Nazareth College, seeking its first Empire 8 Volleyball Championship title since 2006, is the preseason favorite to do just that in a preseason poll of conference coaches. The four-time Empire 8 champion Golden Flyers finished 7-1 in regular season conference play (29-10 overall) last year and advanced to the championship before falling to two-time champion Stevens Institute of Technology. ...Read More >> |
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