2012 Volleyball News
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2012 GNAC Women’s Volleyball All-Conference Teams AnnouncedNovember 05, 2012BOSTON, Mass. – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference has announced the 2012 All-GNAC Women's Volleyball Teams and major awards following the completion of this weekend’s championship.
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Sharks Tripped Up By Raiders in GNAC SemifinalNovember 02, 2012NASHUA, N.H. -- The Rivier Raiders Women’s Volleyball team defeated the fourth seeded Simmons Sharks, 3-0 in tonight’s Great Northeast Athletic Conference Semi-final match.
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Sharks Volleyball Advances to GNAC SemifinalsOctober 31, 2012BOSTON, Mass. -- #4 Simmons volleyball defeated #5 Emmanuel College 3-1 (25-22, 25-13, 23-25, 25-23) to advance to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference semifinals vs. #1 seeded Rivier College on Friday, November 2nd.
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2012 GNAC Women’s Volleyball Championship Bracket AnnouncedOctober 28, 2012BOSTON, Mass. – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference has announced the 2012 Women’s Volleyball Championship Bracket featuring eight teams with tournament play scheduled to begin on Tuesday, October 30th.
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Simmons Notches Sweep at Lasell Tri-MatchOctober 27, 2012NEWTON, Mass. – Simmons volleyball swept both of their matches Saturday afternoon, picking up a three set win over Albertus Magnus and Lasell College. Simmons finishes their regular season at 18-13 overall and 9-3 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference.
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Sharks Sweep Saints, 3-0October 23, 2012BOSTON, Mass. – Freshman middle hitter Raeann Nesta (Niantic, Conn.) recorded a match-high 13 kills to lead the Simmons College volleyball team past Emmanuel College, 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-18), Tuesday evening at the Jean Yawkey Center. With the victory, the Sharks propel past the Saints in the GNAC standings to improve to 16-13 overall and 7-3 in the GNAC while the loss drops EC to 12-16 and 6-4 in GNAC action.
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Sharks Split at GNAC Tri-MatchOctober 20, 2012BOSTON, Mass. -- Simmons Volleyball defeated the Mount Ida College Mustangs 3-2 and fell to the Raiders in four sets by scores of 25-12, 25-16, 24-26 and 25-15.
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Sharks Overpowered By Amherst, 3-0October 16, 2012BOSTON, Mass. -- Simmons volleyball fell to the Amherst College Lord Jeffs, 3-0 (25-7, 25-13, 25-16) in their last regular season home game Tuesday evening at the Holmes Sports Center. The Sharks (14-12, 5-2 GNAC) honored their seniors, Kelly Last (West Haven, Conn.), Caroline Boyd (Wilbraham, Mass.) and Rachel Dufault (Westport, Mass.) before the game for their dedication and contributions to volleyball program.
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Sharks Split at GNAC Tri-MatchOctober 13, 2012WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Simmons volleyball went one and one at the Great Northeast Athletic Conference tri-match hosted by the University of Saint Joseph with Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Saturday at the O'Connell Center.
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Sharks Win Sixth Straight: Defeat Bears 3-1October 11, 2012BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Simmons College posted a 3-1 victory over host Bridgewater State University in non-conference women’s volleyball action on Thursday night at the Tinsley Center in Bridgewater.
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Sharks Down AMCATS, 3-0October 09, 2012BOSTON, Mass. -- Simmons volleyball defeated the Anna Maria AMCATS, 3-0 (25-10, 25-7, 25-11) in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action Tuesday evening. With the win, the Sharks move to 12-10 overall and 4-1 in the GNAC.
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Sharks Sweep in Tri-Match Action with Norwich and SuffolkOctober 06, 2012NORTHFIELD, Vt.—The Simmons Sharks finished 2-0 in volleyball action in Saturday’s tri-match hosted at Norwich University. The Norwich Cadets finished 1-1 on the afternoon, while the Rams of Suffolk University went 0-2 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference action.
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Sharks Edge Wildcats in Five Game ThrillerOctober 02, 2012BOSTON, Mass. -- Simmons volleyball (9-10, 1-1 GNAC) battled back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat the Johnson and Wales Wildcats in a five game thriller (25-23, 15-25, 17-25, 25-16, 15-10) in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action Tuesday evening.
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Sharks Edge Clark, 3-1September 27, 2012WORCESTER, Mass. – Visiting Simmons College snapped a five-match losing streak by rallying from one set down to knock off host Clark University 3-1 in non-league women’s volleyball action on Thursday evening.
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Sharks Shut Out By LionsSeptember 25, 2012BOSTON, Mass. -- In a repeat of last year’s Great Northeast Athletic Conference semifinal matchup, the Emerson College Lions (7-6, 3-0 GNAC) shut out the Simmons Sharks, 3-0 (26-24, 25-22, 25-18) at the Holmes Sports Center Tuesday evening.
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Smith Tops Sharks at MIT InvitationalSeptember 22, 2012BEVERLY, Mass. -- Simmons volleyball fell to the Smith College Pioneers 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-16) in the final match of the MIT Women’s Volleyball Invitational at Endicott College Saturday afternoon.
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Sharks Drop Two at MIT InvitationalSeptember 21, 2012Wellesley College 3, Simmons 1: The Sharks battled the Wellesley College Blue to four games, falling 3-1 (29-27, 25-11, 22-25, 27-25) in the opening game of the MIT Women’s Volleyball Invitational hosted at the Holmes Sports Center at Simmons College Friday afternoon. The Sharks took an early lead in the first set with a 10-5 lead before the Blue tied the game at 14. Junior Nafeesa Connolly (Natick, Mass.) served up an ace as the Sharks regained the lead but the Blue continued to keep the score within one.
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Connolly Published on NCAA.org Division III: Telling Our StorySeptember 20, 2012BOSTON, Mass. -- Simmons junior Nafeesa Connolly (Natick, Mass.) authored an article titled Connecting the Sports Information Director and the Student-Athlete, which was published on the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division III website Thursday morning.
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Sharks Volleyball Tops Regis, 3-0September 18, 2012BOSTON, Mass. -- Simmons volleyball took an early lead and never looked back as the Sharks defeated the Regis College Pride 3-0 (25-10, 25-16, 25-16) Tuesday evening at the Holmes Sports Center in non-conference action. With the win, the Sharks move to 6-5 overall while the Pride fall to 4-11.
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Sharks Split in Volleyball at MIT Tri-MatchSeptember 15, 2012CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In its first home matches of the 2012 season, the MIT women’s volleyball team defeated NEWMAC rival Smith College (25-17, 25-18, 25-11) and local foe Simmons College (25-15, 25-19, 25-12) on Saturday afternoon. Earlier on, Simmons battled Smith for a 26-28, 25-15, 25-18, 19-25, 15-13 victory.
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Sharks Top Massachusetts Maritime 3-0September 13, 2012BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. -- Senior Caroline Boyd (Hampden, Mass.) and freshman Raeann Nesta (Niantic, Conn.) each registered seven kills to lead Simmons to a 3-0 non-league college volleyball victory over Massachusetts Maritime Thursday evening by game scores of 25-9, 25-10 and 25-9 in a match played at the Clean Harbors Athletic Center.
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Two Sharks Receive GNAC Rookie of the Week HonorsSeptember 11, 2012BOSTON, Mass. -- Simmons tennis freshman Meghan Cokely (Haverhill, Mass.) and volleyball first year Raeann Nesta (Niantic, Conn.) were each named Great Northeast Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week announced Tuesday.
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Sharks Split at Colby Invitational; Nesta Named Tournament MVPSeptember 08, 2012WATERVILLE, Maine -- Simmons volleyball battled tournament hosts, Colby College, to five games before falling to the Mules 3-2 (25-23, 25-9, 21-25, 19-25, 15-12) Saturday morning on the second day of the Colby Invitational. The Sharks rebounded in the afternoon, defeating the University of Maine at Farmington 3-0 (25-16, 25-12, 25-22). Sharks freshman Raeann Nesta (Niantic, Conn.) was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player and Rachel Dufault (Westport, Mass.) was named to the all-tournament team.
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Sharks Defeat Maine Maritime 3-1 at Colby InvitationalSeptember 07, 2012WATERVILLE, Maine -- Simmons took a 3-1 win against Maine Maritime Academy (1-2) in the second match of the Colby College Invitational Friday evening. Simmons (3-3) won 25-18, 25-12, 24-26, 25-18 led by freshman Raeann Nesta (Niantic, Conn.) who posted 15 kills and hit .333 over the four sets.
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Babson Holds on to Top Sharks, 3-1September 06, 2012BOSTON, Mass. -- Simmons volleyball came from behind to force a fourth set against Babson College Thursday evening, but it was not enough as the Beavers held on to win the final set 28-26, and defeat the Sharks, 3-1 (25-19, 25-18, 21-25, 28-26).
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Sharks Defeat WPI in Four SetsSeptember 04, 2012BOSTON, Mass. -- Simmons volleyball opened their 2012 season at home with a 3-1 win over the WPI Engineers (25-18, 25-23, 19-25, 25-18) Tuesday evening at the Holmes Sports Center. The Sharks moved to an overall record of 2-2 with the win, while WPI drops to 2-2.
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Sharks Volleyball Splits at Springfield InvitationalSeptember 01, 2012SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Simmons volleyball (2-1) split in the second day of the Springfield Invitational, falling to Clarkson University 25-15, 25-13, 25-16 but rebounding with their first win of the season against Rhode Island College in a four set showdown, 25-21, 24-26, 25-23, 25-20.
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Sharks Fall in Opening Match at Springfield InvitationalAugust 31, 2012SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Simmons volleyball (0-1) fell 3-0 to Springfield College in their opening match of the 2012 season Friday evening at the Springfield Invitational. The Pride set the tone early and went on to win straight sets 25-10, 25-12 and 25-19. Sharks freshman Raeann Nesta (Niantic, Conn.) totaled 10 kills at a .391 clip, while senior Rachel Dufault (Westport, Mass.) registered 18 assists and 10 digs.
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Sharks Land No. 4 Spot in Women’s Volleyball Pre-Season PollAugust 30, 2012BOSTON, Mass. – Coming off of an impressive run in the 2011 GNAC tournament, Rivier University received 166 total points and 10 first place votes to land in the top spot of the 2012 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Pre-Season Coaches’ Poll. Emerson College placed second in the poll with 144 points and two first place votes after going a perfect 13-0 in regular season action last year. Emmanuel College was just one point behind the Lions in third place with 143 points and one first place vote while Simmons College was not far off the pace with 127 total points to rank fourth in the poll. Norwich University would come in fifth with 109 points while Saint Joseph’s College (ME) rounded out the top six pollsters with 107 points.
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2012 Volleyball Season PreviewAugust 29, 2012BOSTON, Mass. -- Simmons volleyball looks to continue its success in the 2012 season under the guidance of 2011 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Volleyball Coach of the Year Alesia Vaccari. The Sharks, who had their most successful season in program history last year, finished fourth in the conference after falling to Emerson College in the GNAC semifinals.