volleyball

Sept. 24:  Despite battling back from a 2-0 deficit to force a fifth set, the St. Lawrence University volleyball team suffered a tough 3-2 loss against Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY on Saturday afternoon.  The scores were 25-13, 25-14, 22-25, 21-25, 15-11. 

Sept. 23:  The St. Lawrence University volleyball team rebounded from Tuesday's loss against Clarkson to defeat Liberty League opponents RIT and Bard in Annandale-On-Hudson, NY on Friday night.  The Saints topped the Tigers, 3-2, despite falling behind by two sets (18-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-13), then followed that win with a 3-0 sweep of the Raptors in the nightcap by the scores of 25-20, 25-12, 25-13.

Sept. 20: The St. Lawrence University volleyball team dropped its opening Liberty League contest of the 2011 season on Tuesday night, as Clarkson University used outstanding defense to blank the Saints, 3-0.

Sept. 17: The St. Lawrence University volleyball team earned another split in the second day of the RIT Tournament in Rochester, NY on Saturday.  The Saints won the first match against Geneseo State by the score of 3-1 (26-24, 25-18, 16-25, 25-15), but, despite winning the first set of the nightcap, fell to St. John Fisher by the score of 3-1 (16-25, 25-18, 27-25, 25-21). 

Sept. 16:  The St. Lawrence University volleyball team split on the opening day of competition at the RIT Tournament in Rochester, NY.  The Saints opened up with a 3-1 victory (27-25, 25-11, 22-25, 25-22) over Brockport state before falling 3-0 to Nazareth (25-19, 25-17, 25-23) in the nightcap.

Sept. 13:  The St. Lawrence University volleyball team upended Potsdam State by the score of 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-16) on Tuesday night in Potsdam, NY. 

Sept. 10:  Senior co-captain Nyasha Miller recorded her 1,000th career kill in the Saints 3-1 loss to St. Michael's College on Saturday afternoon.  The Mt. Kisco, NY native totalled 28 kills on the day and becomes only the third player in the program's history to surpass the 1,000 kill milestone.

Sept. 8:  Seniors Nyasha Miller, Liz Grogan and Marta Johann combined for 54 kills as the St. Lawrence University volleyball team came from behind to defeat SUNYIT, 3-2 (23-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-17, 15-12) today in the opening game of the Victory Promotions tournament.  The Saints then fell to Southern Vermont College in the nightcap, 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 27-25).   

Sept. 6:  The St. Lawrence University volleyball team defeated Plattsburgh State 3-1 (25-23, 24-26, 25-17, 25-21) on Tuesday night in Plattsburgh, NY. 

Sept. 3:  The St. Lawrence University volleyball team rebounded from a 3-0 loss to Baruch earlier in the day as it swept past Cazenovia College in its final game of the North Country Classic.  The Saints gathered 18 service aces against the Wildcats, including eight from junior Kayla Twardzik, en route to the 3-0 victory (25-12, 25-13, 25-10).  Senior co-captain Nyasha Miller earned a spot on the All-Tournament team as she recorded her 1,000th career dig, finishing the weekend with 53 digs and 46 kills.