Greenville College has announced that Tom Ackerman, Associate Athletic Director and Head Women’s Volleyball Coach, has been promoted to the position of Athletic Director in a realignment of leadership in the department. Current Dean of Athletics and Professional Studies Doug Faulkner is going to reassume responsibilities as Dean of Professional Studies and Professor of Sport Management.
Women's volleyball at Greenville College is a winning tradition that excels both on the court and in the classroom. Seven consecutive years as conference champions and back to back NCAA regional appearances has put them in the national spotlight and helps them to always push harder towards their goals.
The fall athletic teams at Greenville College collected an expansive list of honors as their seasons concluded. The accolades include the college's first football NCAA Division III All-American, one conference positional player of the year award, two conference coach of year awards, one team conference sportsmanship award, two conference newcomer of the year awards, 11 first team all-conference honors, three first team NCCAA designations, and a conference high 39 SLIAC all-academic team honors.
The women’s volleyball team traveled to UW-Whitewater to play the No. 11 Warhawks on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Greenville fell in a 25-21, 25-15, 25-17 decision.
The Greenville women's volleyball team has been placed in the Whitewater regional, hosted by the University of Wisconsin Whitewater. The Panthers qualified for their third NCAA national tournament and second consecutive by winning the championship of the SLIAC tournament.
The women's volleyball team secured their position in the SLIAC championship match with a 25-20, 24-26, 25-20, 25-17 win over Webster in the semifinals of the SLIAC tournament.
The women's volleyball team won their second consecutive St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament championship on Saturday with a brisk three set victory over Westminster.
The women's volleyball team grabbed a five set win over Westminster on Wednesday night to win the outright SLIAC league championship and give them the hosting rights for the SLIAC tournament on Saturday.
The women's volleyball team won the second set and played tight with No. 15 Washington-St. Louis in the third set as they took a 25-13, 23-25, 25-22, 25-18 loss on Wednesday night.
The women's volleyball team rewarded a large Homecoming crowd and its six seniors - Becca Winemiller, Emily Thebeau, Janisha Pealer, Kirsten Laune, Sierah Ruffner, and Savannah Sells - with a 25-18, 25-18, 25-15 win over Eureka on Friday night.
The women's volleyball team played at Illinois - Springfield on Tuesday night and came up short in four sets. Greenville lost 25-18, 22-25, 25-20, 25-18 as they won the second set.
In a brisk 61 minute match, the women's volleyball team handed Iowa Wesleyan a three set loss on a night that saw Greenville's Allyson Mitchell hit the 1,000 kill plateau.
The women's volleyball team won their second straight match with a three set win over Blackburn in SLIAC play on Thursday. The Lady Panthers won 25-16, 25-23, 25-15.
The women's volleyball team swept Stephens in three sets on Saturday as they used an 11 kill performance by Savannah Sells to dominate in a 25-18, 25-17, 25-23 win.
In a thrilling match characteristic of teams at the top of the SLIAC standings, the women's volleyball team led two sets to one but couldn't close it out in a 24-26, 25-21, 25-27, 25-23, 15-13 five-set win by Webster.
After facing nationally ranked Washington - St. Louis and SLIAC leader Westminster last week, the women's volleyball team encountered two of their season's most talented opponents. The Lady Panthers got back on track Tuesday night with a brisk three game win over Principia.
The women's volleyball team headed to Webster to face Westminster and Fontbonne on Saturday and returned home with a win and loss. Greenville fell to Westminster in five games in their opening match of day before beating Fontbonne in four games.
The women's volleyball team had Tuesday night's match with Washington University circled on their schedule as an early season test between two 2015 NCAA national tournament participants. The evening did not end well for Greenville as they lost a three-set 25-17, 25-21, 25-20 match.
The women's volleyball team defeated Webster and Iowa Wesleyan on Saturday to improve their record to 9-1 and hold their first place position in the SLIAC standings.
The women's volleyball team improved their SLIAC mark to 3-0 with a crisp three-set win at Eureka on Monday. The Lady Panthers were playing their third conference match in three days and showed that they were up for the challenge.
The women's volleyball team earned wins over Principia and Blackburn on Saturday. Greenville took a 25-18, 25-17, 25-16 victory against Principia before closing the day with a 25-11, 25-16, 25-13 triumph over Blackburn.
The women's volleyball team continued their solid early season play with a four-game victory at St. Mary-of-the-Woods on Tuesday night. Allyson Mitchell continued her solid early-season play with a match high 24 kills as Greenville won 25-20, 25-19, 20-25, 25-23.
The women's volleyball team won two more matches at their season opening Elmhurst tournament on Saturday. Greenville defeated Benedictine in five games in the first match of the day before defeating New Paltz St. in five games in the day's second match.
The women's volleyball team began their 2016 campaign by winning one of two matches at Elmhurst. The Lady Panthers were defeated in three games by 2015 NCAA national tournament qualifier Wisconsin - La Crosse before sweeping three games from North Park.
If the 2016 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Preseason Poll is any indication there is a battle expected at the top of the conference this year; with Greenville College edging out Westminster College for top preseason honors.