2017 Volleyball News

Four Members Earn AVCA Team Academic Award
Four Members Earn AVCA Team Academic Award

July 16, 2018

Four programs from the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference received recognition from the American Volleyball Coaches Association for their academic success, receiving the Team Academic Award.

Red Devils Honored for Strength and Conditioning
Red Devils Honored for Strength and Conditioning

April 06, 2018

Four Eureka College student-athletes have received All-American Athlete of the Year awards from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Eureka College Strength and Conditioning Coach Matt Friend announced Friday.

Robinson Named Spalding Volleyball Head Coach
Robinson Named Spalding Volleyball Head Coach

March 23, 2018

Spalding University named  Cheneta Robinson its next head volleyball coach, announced Athletic Director Roger Burkman.

MacMurray Inducts Four Into Highlander Hall of Fame
MacMurray Inducts Four Into Highlander Hall of Fame

February 22, 2018

MacMurray College inducted four alumni into the college's Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday evening at a ceremony held on campus. Edward Kowalczyk, class of 2002, the late Kelsey Vaughn-Turner, class of 2007, Kimberly (Ryan) Byers, class of 2007, and Tobias Alaribe, Jr., class of 2012, were honored for their years as Highlanders.

Webster Adds Five To Hall of Fame
Webster Adds Five To Hall of Fame

February 12, 2018

Five student-athletes from the sports of men's basketball, men's soccer and volleyball were inducted into the Webster University Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2018 in a ceremony Saturday night in the Sunnen Lounge in the University Center on the Webster University campus.

CoSIDA Communicators Outside the Lines: Heather Fairbanks
CoSIDA Communicators Outside the Lines: Heather Fairbanks

January 09, 2018

Heather Fairbanks is not only the Director of Athletic Communications at Principia College, she is also the assistant volleyball coach (for both indoor and beach) and a wife and mother of two. So how does she balance work, family, and fitness? Let’s find out.

Webster Announces 2018 Hall of Fame Class
Webster Announces 2018 Hall of Fame Class

December 13, 2017

Webster University and Director of Athletics, Scott Kilgallon, are pleased to announce five Gorlok greats as the newest members of its Athletics Hall of Fame.  The 2018 inductees include; two of the top sharp-shooters and scorers in Webster men's basketball history, a midfielder for men's soccer who solidified the young program plus a defender who helped make it a perennial conference contender, and a volleyball player who led the Gorloks to the school's first SLIAC Championship, while making that program a perennial conference power as well.

Feature Friday with Hannah Rowold
Feature Friday with Hannah Rowold

November 17, 2017

This week's SLIAC Feature Friday is with Hannah Rowold, a two-sport student-athlete from Webster University. From the classroom to the court, Hannah talks about doing what she loves.

Over 200 Student-Athletes On SLIAC All-Academic Team
Over 200 Student-Athletes On SLIAC All-Academic Team

November 16, 2017

The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference would like to congratulate the over 200 student-athletes from across the conference that earned All-Academic Team honors this fall. This marks the third consecutive fall that the SLIAC has had a record number of student-athletes earn academic honors.

Panthers Season Ends In First Round Of NCAA Tournament
Panthers Season Ends In First Round Of NCAA Tournament

November 10, 2017

The women's volleyball team was handed a three-set loss by Millikin in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III regional at Illinois Wesleyan's Shirk Center on Thursday. Greenville fell by a 25-10, 25-15, 25-9 final score.

Panthers Headed To Bloomington
Panthers Headed To Bloomington

November 07, 2017

The Greenville women's volleyball team has been placed in the Bloomington regional, hosted by Illinois Wesleyan University.  The Panthers qualified for their fourth NCAA national tournament and third consecutive by winning the championship of the SLIAC tournament.

Greenville's Favorite Number, Three
Greenville's Favorite Number, Three

November 05, 2017

They say things come in three's; three was the magic number for the Greenville University volleyball team on Saturday.

Mitchell Collects Final Piece Of Conference Hardware
Mitchell Collects Final Piece Of Conference Hardware

November 04, 2017

Allyson Mitchell collects the final piece of her St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference hardware as she is the 2017 Volleyball Player of the Year. Among other honorees receiving awards this fall are her teammate Anna Finch, for Newcomer of the Year; Mia Gill from Principia College for Defensive Player of the Year; and Westminster College coach Natalia Koryzna and Principia College coach Mary Ann Sprague as Co-Coach of the Year.

Feature Friday with Katie Garcia
Feature Friday with Katie Garcia

November 03, 2017

In this week's SLIAC Feature Friday we sat down with Iowa Wesleyan University senior Katie Garcia. Katie talks about her most memorable moment on the volleyball court, why she loves playing, and more.

2017 SLIAC Volleyball Tournament Preview
2017 SLIAC Volleyball Tournament Preview

November 02, 2017

For nearly a month the field for the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Tournament has been set and finally this weekend the four teams will take the court to determine the 2017 Champion.

SLIAC Players of the Week - October 30
SLIAC Players of the Week - October 30

October 30, 2017

In our final SLIAC Players of the Week for the fall sports season, we had four previous winners and two earn first-time honors.