2018 Belles Volleyball News

  • Belles Garner AVCA Team Academic Award
    July 22, 2019
    LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Saint Mary's volleyball program was one of a record-breaking 1,125 collegiate and high school teams to garner the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2018-19 academic year.
  • Nearly Sixty Student-Athletes and Record-Setting Eight Teams Earn MIAA Academic Honors
    July 18, 2019
    FREELAND, Mich. - Fifty-nine Saint Mary's student-athletes and all eight varsity teams received academic distinctions from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) for the 2018-19 academic year.
  • Shannon Named to 2018 Academic All-District® Second Team by CoSIDA
    November 15, 2018
    NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Saint Mary's senior volleyball player Audrey Shannon was one of 15 NCAA Division III student-athletes to be named to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District® list for District 7 by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
  • Shannon Named Second Team All-MIAA
    November 02, 2018
    FREELAND, Mich. - Saint Mary's senior Audrey Shannon was selected as a Second Team All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) honoree by the league volleyball coaches on Friday.
  • Belles Conclude Season With Setback at Trine
    October 27, 2018
    ANGOLA, Ind. - In what was a must-win match for both teams for a berth to the top-six MIAA Tournament next week, the Saint Mary's volleyball team had their season come to a close with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-20) loss at Trine on Saturday.
  • Belles Battle Back to Take Down Hornets
    October 24, 2018
    NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team bounced back from an opening-set loss to take a 3-1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-12) win over Kalamazoo on Wednesday evening.
  • Belles Fall to Knights, Tartans
    October 20, 2018
    PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team lost a 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-17) match against Arcadia before coming up short in a 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-13) final against host Carnegie Mellon at the Tartans' Tournament on Saturday.
  • Belles Sink Vikings in Pittsburgh
    October 19, 2018
    PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team avenged a loss from earlier in the season as the Belles took down North Park in a 3-1 (25-23, 28-26, 21-25, 25-20) final on day one of the Carnegie Mellon Tournament.
  • Belles Hang Tough with No. 13 Flying Dutch
    October 16, 2018
    HOLLAND, Mich. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team fell in a tight 3-1 (22-25, 26-24, 27-25, 25-15) conference match against No. 13 ranked Hope on Tuesday evening.
  • Belles Fall to Lions, Quakers
    October 12, 2018
    RICHMOND, Ind. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team came up short in a pair of non-conference matches as the Belles fell 3-0 (25-21, 25-23-, 25-23) to Mount St. Joseph and 3-2 (25-17, 23-25, 25-18, 19-25, 15-5) to host Earlham on Friday.
  • Belles Push No. 1 Calvin to the Brink in Five-Set Nailbiter
    October 10, 2018
    NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team pushed No. 1 ranked and undefeated Calvin to the brink in a 3-2 (25-18, 23-25, 25-16, 23-25, 15-8) nailbiter on Wednesday evening.
  • Belles Swept by Scots
    October 06, 2018
    ALMA, Mich. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team fell in a conference match at Alma by a 3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 26-24) final score on Saturday afternoon.
  • Belles Bounce Bulldogs in Non-League Action
    October 05, 2018
    NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team took a 3-1 (25-8, 25-19, 24-26, 26-24) win over Adrian on Friday night in a non-conference meeting between the two programs.
  • Belles Power Past Comets
    October 02, 2018
    NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team took a 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-18) win over Olivet on Tuesday night for the Belles' first conference win of the season.
  • Belles Split at Dominican
    September 29, 2018
    RIVER FOREST, Ill. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team earned a 3-0 (25-8, 25-18, 25-15) win over Rockford before falling to host Dominican in a 3-2 (18-25, 17-25, 25-21, 25-22, 15-8) final.
  • Belles Stymied by Bulldogs
    September 26, 2018
    ADRIAN, Mich. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team fell in a conference match at Adrian by a 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-17) final score on Wednesday evening.
  • Belles Fall to Central, Take Down Benedictine at North Park
    September 22, 2018
    CHICAGO, Ill. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team fell to Central (Iowa) in a 3-1 (17-25, 25-13, 25-23, 26-24) final before ending the weekend on a high note with a 3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-21) win over Benedictine on day two of the North Park Invitational.
  • Belles Split on Day One of North Park Invitational
    September 21, 2018
    CHICAGO, Ill. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team split results on Friday night at day one of the North Park Invitational with the Belles falling 3-1 against the host Vikings before sweeping Defiance.
  • Belles Fall in Five-Set Heartbreaker to Brits
    September 18, 2018
    NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team battled back for force a fifth set but fell in a 3-2 (25-19, 21-25, 25-21, 11-25, 15-11) final against Albion in both teams' MIAA opener on Tuesday evening.
  • VanderWey Garners MIAA Specialist of the Week Honor
    September 17, 2018
    FREELAND, Mich. - Saint Mary's sophomore Morgan VanderWey garnered Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Volleyball Specialist of the Week honors on September 17.
  • Belles Take Down Jaguars, Fall to Spartans
    September 15, 2018
    NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team took a 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-20) win over Governors State before falling in a 3-2 (20-25, 26-28, 27-25, 25-19, 15-11) final against host Manchester on Saturday at the Manchester Invitational.
  • Belles Earn Two Wins at Manchester Invitational
    September 14, 2018
    NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team earned a 3-1 ( 25-10, 25-16, 21-25, 25-21) win over Indiana - Northwest before taking a 3-0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-21) decision over Wilmington on day one of the Manchester University Invitational on Friday night.
  • Belles Sweep Hornets in Non-Conference Contest
    September 11, 2018
    KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team swept Kalamazoo 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-19) in non-conference match between the two squads on Tuesday evening.
  • Belles Topped by No. 1 Knights, Scots at MIAA Preview Tournament
    September 08, 2018
    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team lost a 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-8) match to No. 1 ranked Calvin and fell 3-1 (25-18, 27-29, 25-19, 25-17) against Alma on Saturday at the MIAA Preview Tournament.
  • Belles Fall to Thunder, Comets at MIAA Preview Tournament
    September 07, 2018
    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team (1-2) fell to Trine in a 3-1 (25-22, 25-21, 20-25, 25-22) final and to Olivet in a 3-1 (20-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-19) match on day one of the MIAA Preview Tournament on Friday night.
  • Belles Sweep Spartans to Open Season
    September 04, 2018
    NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team started the 2018 season with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-23) win over Manchester University on Tuesday evening.
  • Belles Picked Fourth in MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
    August 23, 2018
    FREELAND, Mich. - The Saint Mary's volleyball team picked up 40 points and was voted by Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) head coaches to finish fourth in the upcoming 2018 season.