2021 GNAC Women's Volleyball News
Simmons Director of Athletics Erica Schuling has selected Patrick Helmas as the next Head Volleyball Coach, announced on Friday afternoon. Helmas will begin his new role on July 1, 2022.
For the second time in six months, Emily Fagundo has been selected to a CoSIDA Division III Academic All-America® Team, this time as a women's track & field/cross country at-large.
For the 14th straight year, the GNAC witnessed a record number of student-athletes (1,302) named to its Academic All-Conference Team of 3.25+ cumulative GPA.
The Rivier Athletics Department announced this morning that alumni and assistant men's volleyball coach Jeff Costa will take over as the new women's volleyball coach.
Johnson & Wales fell to Bowdoin on Friday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 3-1.
The GNAC unveiled its 2021 All-Conference Teams on Tuesday morning.
Head coach Nancy Somera's Wildcats program took down top-seeded Rivier, 3-1 on the road Saturday afternoon to earn yet another bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
#3 JWU took down #2 Simmons on the road Thursday night to earn a spot in the GNAC Championship at #1 Rivier Saturday at 1PM after the Raiders defeated #4 Regis, 3-1, in the semis.
The top-four seeds earned home victories as the GNAC Tournament got underway Tuesday night, including a thrilling five-set victory by second-seeded Simmons over Lasell.
Norwich's Kathryn Farnum averaged 4.56 kills per set to capture her third GNAC Player of the Week award of the 2021 campaign.
While Rivier coasted through GNAC play at 13-0 and dropping only five sets, Simmons bested JWU on the final day of the regular season Saturday afternoon to cement the No. 2 seed.
Norwich's Kathryn Farnum posted double-doubles in both of the Cadets' wins last week to notch her second GNAC Player of the Week award of the season.
Rivier junior Lily Blodgett captured her second straight GNAC Player of the Week award on Monday.
Rivier's Lily Blodgett averaged an impressive 4.30 kills per set on a .301 hitting percentage in a 2-1 week for the Raiders.
Rivier senior setter Avery Pollard had a fantastic all-around week to help the Raiders to three wins.
Regis' Valerie Whalen averaged 3.67 kills and 0.83 blocks per set aided by a stellar .563 hitting percentage.
