Tag: SIAC volleyball

Savannah State Volleyball gets three wins at SIAC Crossover

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Courtesy of Savannah State Athletics CARTERSVILLE, Ga. – Savannah State volleyball picked up three big wins this weekend at the 2022 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Crossover. The Lady Tigers played five matches over two days against SIAC West teams in the LakePoint Sports Center in Cartersville, Georgia. With every team in the conference facing off in cross-divisional matches over the two-day tournament, the wins and loss shifted the conference standings. Savannah State moved into third place in the SIAC East Division following their wins. They are 6-8 overall this…

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Week 3: SIAC volleyball Players of the Week

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Bre’elle Hawkins (Lane) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, while Jayla Neely (Allen) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Tuesday. Kayla Chambliss (Allen)was also tabbed Setter of the Week alongside Fatima Ramirez (Edward Waters) who earned Newcomer of the Week. OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Bre’elle Hawkins, Lane| Outside Hitter | Senior | Riverview, FL Hawkins led the Dragons to a 4-0 week including two SIAC wins over Benedict and Allen. The senior had 63 points with 52 kills and 10 aces. Hawkins currently leads the SIAC in aces…

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Rams volleyball drop 3 at Warhawk Invitational

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The Albany State women’s volleyball took part in the 2022 Warhawk Invitational, which was held September 9-10 in Montgomery, Alabama. In their opening match ASU faced off against the Univers of West Alabama, losing in three sets,( 25-21, 25-17, 26-24) . In a losing effort, Sydney Melton lead the Golden Rams with a kills, Hailey Elyicio had 5 aces, Molly Wilson had a team-high 15 assist, and Mary Peterson had 4 blocks. For the victors, Madison Fisher led the team in kills with 10 and aces with 4. Chyna Dixon…

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Albany State volleyball unveils 2022 recruiting class

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State University Athletics: Coach Verniece Graham is excited about the new faces that will be joining the Golden Rams volleyball team during the 2022 season..  The Golden Rams have won the SIAC Eastern Division 3 years in a row.  Last season, the Golden Rams lost to Spring Hill in the SIAC Championship Game.  With the addition of 9 new players, Graham thinks the Golden Rams will be back in the conference championship game. The 2022 signing class features Molly Wilson, Jenae Thomas, Madisyn Smith, Alia Gomez, Cierra Keys, Kennedi Wallace, Mary-Katherine…

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Central State is crowned inaugural SIAC Men’s Volleyball Champs

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Courtesy of the Central State Atheltics The Central State Marauders took home the inaugural SIAC men’s volleyball tournament title with a five-set win over Edward Waters on Thursday. After dropping the opening set, 25-18. CSU battled to a 25-23 win in the second frame and took a 2-1 lead in the match with a 25-19 win in the fourth. EWU, the second seed in the tournament, bounced back for a 25-14 win to force a fifth set. With the score tied at 9-9, CSU gained some separation after an EWU attacking…

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Week 7 SIAC Volleyball Honours

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Courtesy of the SIAC D’Aaron McCraney (Central State) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, while Clint Forbes (Benedict) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Justin Yates (Fort Valley State) was also tabbed Setter of the Week. OFFENSIVE – D’Aaron McCraney, Freshman, Middle Hitter, Central State Central State freshman D’Aaron McCraney led the Marauders to a 2-1 record over the weekend including two SIAC wins over Benedict and Edward Waters. In a 3-0 win over BC, McCraney finished with 9 kills and a .467…

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Week 5 SIAC Men’s Volleyballers of the Week

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Tuesday the SIAC named their week 5 Men’s Volleyball players of week. Here are the honourees: OFFENSIVE – D’Aaron McCraney, Freshman, Middle Hitter, Central State D’Aaron McCraney led CSU to its first win of the season last week while accumulating 17 kills, along with two service aces and three blocks in matches against D’Youville and Daeman. In CSU’s 3-0 win over D’Youville, McCraney recorded 9 kills and a .471 hitting percentage. In Saturday’s loss to Daemen, McCraney had 8 kills and a .429 hitting percentage. DEFENSIVE – Jamal Gray, Freshman, Libero,…

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SIAC Volleyball : Week 4 Players of the Week

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Courtesy of the SIAC: Jamil Scott (Fort Valley State) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, while Oscar Jaquez (Edward Waters)earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Kenyon Haynes (Edward Waters) was also tabbed Setter of the Week alongside  OFFENSIVE – Jamil Scott, Freshman, Outside Hitter, Fort Valley State In Fort Valley’s single match against Tusculum University, Scott totaled eight kills with one error in 12 attacks for a .583 hit percentage.  DEFENSIVE – Oscar Jaquez, Freshman, Middle Blocker, Edward Waters In two matches, Jaquez…

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SIAC Week 9 Men’s Volleyballers of the Week

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Courtesy of the SIAC Evens Edouard (Edward Waters) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, while Victor Scherer (Central State)earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Kenyon Haynes (Edward Waters) was also voted Setter of the Week. OFFENSIVE – Evens Edouard, Freshman, Opposite, Edward Waters In Wednesday’s game vs. Webber International, Edouard had a match team high of 13 kills, as well as two service aces and two digs. DEFENSIVE – Victor Scherer, Freshman, Libero, Central State In Scherer’s first two matches this season, he totaled 29 digs,…

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SIAC Week 2 Men’s Volleyball Player Honorees

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Courtesy of the SIAC Week 2: Men’s Volleyball Players of the Week ATLANTA, Ga. (February 7, 2022) – Evens Edouard (Edward Waters) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, while Joelvi Jimenez (Edward Waters) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Kenyon Haynes (Edward Waters) was also tabbed Setter of the Week. OFFENSIVE – Evens Edouard, Freshman, Opposite Hitter, Edward Waters Edouard totaled 41 kills and 15 digs in this past week’s trio of games. His best performance came at St. Andrews where he tallied 17 kills and…

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