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Albany State volleyball faces Savannah State in SIAC matchup

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams volleyball team will host the Savannah State University Tigers at 6:00 pm on Monday, September 18, at The Jones Brothers Health, Physical Education and Recreation Complex.  The Golden Rams will be seeking their 4th straight win in the conference. The Golden Rams will enter the game (3-8) overall and (3-0) in the SIAC.  The Tigers are (5-1) overall and (2-1) in the conference.  The Tigers only loss this season was to the Golden Rams.  The Golden Rams and Tigers last…

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FAMU Volleyball set to take part in Jacksonville Invitational Tournament

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Courtesy of FAMU Athletics TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | The Florida A&M volleyball team will head east for its next tournament – a two-day appearance at the Jacksonville Invitational (Sept. 1-2) at Jacksonville University. The team is set to take on The Citadel and Northern Arizona on Friday before wrapping action with the host on Saturday. Streaming will not be available; however, all three matches will have live stats. Jacksonville Invitational | Jacksonville, Fla.  Friday, Sept. 1The Citadel | 12 p.m.Northern Arizona | 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2Jacksonville | 1 p.m. The Last…

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SIAC announces women’s volleyball preseason honors and predicted order of finish

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Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced their All-SIAC women’s volleyball preseason team featuring 11 returning players from the 2022 SIAC Women’s Volleyball All-Conference team.  This year’s preseason team is led by Edward Waters’ Fatima Ramirez, who was selected as this year’s Preseason Offensive Player of the Year alongside Mikayla Boyer, Spring Hill College, who was tabbed as the 2023 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, announced Friday by the league office. All nominations and votes are submitted by head coaches and sports information directors.…

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Howard Volleyball predicted to win MEAC

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Courtesy of Howard University Athletics 2023 MEAC PRESEASON HONORS AND PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) unveiled its 2023 women’s volleyball preseason honors Tuesday afternoon where Howard University sits as a favorite to win this year’s conference title. The Bison share this year’s honor with the Eagles of Coppin State (CSU), producing 112 points apiece. HU racked up four first-place votes while CSU earned nine first-place votes. The two heavyweights finished the 2022 conference season 12-2 while sharing the MEAC regular season crown. Additionally, program standout Rya McKinnon (Bessemer, Ala.) was…

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Tennessee State’s Sutton to host volleyball camps

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Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE- Your chance to be trained by an Ohio Valley Conference-winning head coach is here TSU head volleyball coach Donika Sutton is hosting nine summer sessions for girls aged six to 18. The camps start on July 7 and 8 with the blocking and defense sessions and finish on July 24-26 with the Elite Camp. “We are excited to get a chance to train some up-and-coming volleyball players,” said Sutton. This is a way for the players and me to teach skills properly. Volleyball is…

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Tennessee State coaches Sutton and McRath invuted to WeCOACH Women Coaches Academy

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Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Tennessee State Athletics Tennessee State University softball head coach Genee McRath and volleyball head coach Donika Sutton enjoyed record-setting campaigns in the 2022-23 athletic year. They have been invited to participate in Denver, Colorado’s WeCOACH Women Coaches Academy Programs. This will be the 20th anniversary of the academy,WeCOACH will host its premier programs, the 52nd class of the NCAA Women Coaches Academy (WCA) and the 6th class of the NCAA Academy 2.0, in Denver, Colorado, from May 21-24, 2023. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Women Coaches Academy, where…

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Tennessee State Volley-ball adds trio

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE- Head Coach Donika Sutton and her staff are unsatisfied with an NCAA tournament berth. The 2022 Ohio Valley Conference Volleyball Champions have been busy on the recruiting trail. The team lost some key seniors, but Sutton, in her words, is not replacing them. Her strategy is to get the best recruits and use their strengths to improve the team. The team announced three this past Wednesday, but more to come. “Losing the players that we lose, people may say that we will have to rebuild,” said Sutton.…

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Benedict Volleyball sweeps Kentucky State

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Courtesy of Benedict Athletics 3 Winner BEN 0 KySt Team 1 2 3 F BEN 25 25 25 (3) KySt 12 16 18 (0) FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Benedict College men’s volleyball team swept Kentucky State 3-0 in a SIAC men’s volleyball contest on Saturday. The Tigers hit .230 to sweep the match 25-12, 25-16, 25-18. The Tigers improve to 5-4 overall and 2-2 in the SIAC. Ras Jesse Delancy led the Tigers with 16 kills and hit .387. Zion Beckford and Donovan Wilmott added seven kills each. Kendersley Marcellin had a double-double with 25 assists and 13 digs. The Tigers…

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Week 4 SIAC Volleyball Players of the Week

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Courtesy of the SIAC: ATLANTA, Ga. (March 2, 2023) – Cameron Lee (Central State) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Men’s Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, while Victor Scherer (Central State)earned Defensive Player of the Week. Kenyon Haynes (Edward Waters) was tabbed Setter of the Week, released by the league office on Thursday. OFFENSIVE – Cameron Lee, Sophomore, Outside Hitter, Central State Central State sophomore Cameron Lee led the CSU attack last week with 17 kills against Edward Waters with a .191 hitting percentage and 12 kills against Benedict with a .258 hitting percentage. DEFENSIVE – Victor Scherer, Sophomore, Libero, Central State…

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Tennessee State Volleyball to face Ohio State in NCAA opening round Friday

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE — Tennessee State earned its second overall trip to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament and first since the 2007 season and will travel to Columbus, Ohio, to play at 3rd-seeded Ohio State on Friday, Dec. 2 in a first-round match at 7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT. Friday’s contest will be played at the Covelli Center on the campus of Ohio State. In the other pod matchup, 6th-seeded Southern California meets High Point with the winners of both first-round matchups playing on Saturday for the right…

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