2017 Women's Volleyball News
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Women's volleyball season ends in first round of NCAA tournamentNovember 09, 2017The women’s volleyball team was handed a three-set loss by Millikin in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III regional at Illinois Wesleyan’s Shirk Center on Thursday. Greenville fell by a 25-10, 25-15, 25-9 final score.
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Women's volleyball assigned to NCAA regional in BloomingtonNovember 06, 2017The Greenville women's volleyball team has been placed in the Bloomington regional, hosted by Illinois Wesleyan University. The Panthers qualified for their fourth NCAA national tournament and third consecutive by winning the championship of the SLIAC tournament.
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Women's volleyball completes SLIAC tournament championship three-peat, headed to NCAA'sNovember 04, 2017The women's volleyball team became the first program in Greenville University history to qualify for four NCAA national tournaments, and they accomplished it dramatically with a five set come-from-behind win in the SLIAC tournament championship match against No. 1 seed Westminster.
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Women's volleyball stopped at Washington-St. LouisOctober 31, 2017The women's volleyball team faced a talented No. 19 Washington-St. Louis squad and fell in three sets as they played their final regular season match. The set scores were 25-18, 26-24, 25-17.
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Women's volleyball wins 24th match of seasonOctober 28, 2017The women's volleyball team split day two of its trip to Benedictine as they opened with a five set win over perennial NCAA Tournament qualifier Elmhurst before falling in four sets to Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
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Women's volleyball splits day one at BenedictineOctober 27, 2017The women's volleyball team lost their first match of October against MSOE but bounced right back with a three set sweep over Dominican to split their matches on Friday.
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Women's volleyball eases to win over MacMurrayOctober 26, 2017The women's volleyball team gained a brisk 69 minute win against MacMurray on Thursday in their final home match of the 2017 season. The Panthers won 25-21, 25-15, 25-12 as they wore down the MacMurray unit after a challenging first set.
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Women's volleyball wins two matches on TuesdayOctober 24, 2017The women's volleyball team recorded a pair of three set wins on Tuesday at home. The Panthers topped Knox in an afternoon match and capped the evening with a win over St. Mary-of-the-Woods.
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Anna Finch snags SLIAC volleyball offensive player of the week awardOctober 23, 2017The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has chosen Anna Finch as its offensive player of the week for the week of Oct. 16-22.
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Women's volleyball takes Homecoming matchOctober 20, 2017A festive Homecoming Friday evening resulted in a four-set win for the women's volleyball team as they competed against Fontbonne. Greenville ended on top with a final score of 25-17, 22-25, 25-11, 25-17.
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Tom Ackerman picks up 300th victory on GU benchOctober 18, 2017Taking the program from the middle to the top of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was a nine year process for coach Tom Ackerman, but once the program earned its first championship in 2010, it has managed to stay on top. On Tuesday, Ackerman chalked his 300th win as Greenville University head women's volleyball coach.
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Women's volleyball pulls through with win at PrincipiaOctober 17, 2017The women's volleyball team gave head coach Tom Ackerman his 300th career win with a five set victory at Principia on Tuesday. The Panthers won 25-19, 25-27, 25-18, 17-25, 15-12.
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Volleyball sweeps matches at SpaldingOctober 14, 2017The women’s volleyball team avenged an earlier season loss with a five set win over Westminster before defeating Spalding in three sets for a perfect day at Spalding.
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Women's volleyball routs Blackburn 3-0October 11, 2017The women's volleyball team collected a three set win at Blackburn on Wednesday as they raised their SLIAC record to 9-3.
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Allyson Mitchell selected as SLIAC volleyball offensive player of the weekOctober 10, 2017The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has named Allyson Mitchell as its volleyball offensive player of the week for the week of Oct. 2-8.
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Brittni Bell honored as SLIAC volleyball defensive player of the weekOctober 10, 2017The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has honored Brittni Bell as its volleyball defensive player of the week for the week of Oct. 2-8.
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Women's volleyball records win over SpaldingOctober 05, 2017The women's volleyball team gained a three-set win over Spalding on Thursday night. The Panthers won by a 25-15, 25-16, 25-22 final score in their first match of the season at H.J. Long Gymnasium.
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Allyson Mitchell rises to top of Greenville women's volleyball record bookOctober 03, 2017As the women’s volleyball team collected the last seven consecutive SLIAC regular season championships, a senior outside hitter from Gurnee, Ill., has played a key role in continuing the Greenville women’s volleyball championship tradition during three of those seasons. Now in her final year as a Panther, Allyson Mitchell finds herself at the top of various statistical categories in individual match, season, and career records.
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Women's volleyball splits matches at EurekaSeptember 30, 2017The volleyball team had a disappointing afternoon at Eureka as they lost a five-set match to Principia before storming back for a three-set defeat of Eureka on Saturday.
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Women's volleyball tightens conference standings with win over WebsterSeptember 28, 2017The women's volleyball team posted a dominating three-set win against Webster on Thursday night as they avenged a loss earlier this season. The Panthers topped Webster with 25-16, 25-18, 26-24 final.
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Women's volleyball captures two wins in IowaSeptember 23, 2017The women's volleyball team extended their winning streak to three matches with pair of wins on Saturday at Iowa Wesleyan. The Panthers took a 25-12, 25-11, 17-25, 25-13 victory over Iowa Wesleyan and then capped the day with a 25-21, 25-12, 22-25, 22-25, 22-20 triumph over Monmouth.
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Women's volleyball outplays MacMurraySeptember 21, 2017The women's volleyball team recorded a three set victory at MacMurray on Thursday night. Greenville won 25-14, 25-21, 25-22 as they took control in the opening set and maintained that momentum through the 75 minute match.
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Allyson Mitchell awarded SLIAC volleyball offensive player of the weekSeptember 19, 2017The St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has announced Allyson Mitchell as its volleyball offensive player of the week for the week of September 11-17.
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Women's volleyball drops match at Rose-HulmanSeptember 19, 2017The women's volleyball team suffered a three set defeat at Rose-Hulman on Tuesday night. The Panthers fell 25-23, 25-12, 25-18.
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Women's volleyball splits matches on SaturdaySeptember 16, 2017The women's volleyball team split a pair of matches on Saturday at home. The Panthers won the opener 25-17, 25-19, 25-15 against Blackburn and fell in the afternoon match 26-24, 25-23, 25-22 to the SLIAC's first place Webster team.
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Women's volleyball tripped up by WestminsterSeptember 13, 2017The women's volleyball team matched up with Westminster in a contest noted as the SLIAC "game of the week," and the contest lived up to its billing as the teams went the distance in Westminster's 3-2 win.
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Women's volleyball takes two more SLIAC winsSeptember 09, 2017The women's volleyball team captured two more victories on the young season to continue their perfect season record. Greenville took a 25-16, 25-22, 25-17 victory over Fontbonne and swept Iowa Wesleyan 25-13, 25-16, 25-20 in the second match of the day.
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Women's volleyball opens SLIAC season with winSeptember 06, 2017The women's volleyball team gained a three-set win over Eureka on Wednesday night in the first match of their SLIAC title defense. Greenville won with scores of 25-21, 32-30, and 25-21.
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Women's volleyball home opener moved to Greenville Junior High SchoolSeptember 05, 2017Due to ongoing construction in H.J. Long Gymnasium, the women's volleyball home opener has been relocated to Greenville Junior High School in Greenville, Ill., for their Wednesday SLIAC matchup against Eureka College. Greenville Junior High School is located at 1200 Junior High Drive.
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Women's volleyball captures two more winsSeptember 02, 2017The women's volleyball team improved their undefeated season start with a pair of four-set wins over Culver-Stockton and Knox on Saturday. Greenville topped Culver-Stockton 21-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-11, and then won 25-22, 25-11, 26-28, 25-18 against Knox.