2018 Women's Volleyball News
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Greenville men’s and women’s volleyball earns 2018-19 team academic awards, men’s program given honor roll accoladesJuly 29, 2019The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) has announced that 1,126 teams have earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2018-2019 season. The Greenville men’s and women’s volleyball programs were among those who received the designation. The men’s program took an honor roll spot with one of the five best GPA’s among the nation’s college men’s teams.
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Hayle Gibson promoted to associate head women's volleyball coachFebruary 12, 2019The Greenville University athletic department has announced the promotion of Hayle Gibson to a new role as associate head women’s volleyball coach and senior woman administrator at Greenville University.
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Women's volleyball topped by No. 1 Calvin in NCAA first round matchNovember 08, 2018The women’s volleyball team competed against NCAA Division III No. 1 Calvin in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday night. The Panthers managed to keep up with Calvin in the first two sets, but Calvin separated from GU with a third set win as Greenville dropped the three-set match.
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Women's volleyball assigned to Grand Rapids NCAA regionalNovember 05, 2018The women’s volleyball team has been placed in the NCAA regional hosted by Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Panthers qualified for their fourth straight NCAA national tournament by winning the championship of the SLIAC tournament on Saturday.
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Women’s volleyball captures fourth straight SLIAC tournament championship; All-conference awarded presentedNovember 03, 2018The women’s volleyball team took a four-set win over Webster on Saturday night to win the SLIAC tournament for the fourth straight season and fifth time overall as they received an automatic berth in the NCAA national tournament.
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Women's volleyball pushes Washington-St. Louis to four setsOctober 30, 2018The women's volleyball team took a set from No. 13 Washington-St. Louis before falling in a four set match on Tuesday night. The Panthers dropped the match 25-17, 25-15, 21-25, 25-17.
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Abby Freeman adds sixth SLIAC volleyball player of the week award to her collectionOctober 29, 2018Abby Freeman receives her sixth weekly award this year after closing out the regular season with 54 kills last week in two wins.
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Women's volleyball clinches eighth of last nine SLIAC league championshipsOctober 26, 2018The women's volleyball team won their eighth of the last nine SLIAC regular season championships with a five set victory over Fontbonne on Friday night. Before the match, Greenville honored their departing seniors - Whitney Nichols and Jessica Booker - for their dedication to the volleyball program.
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Women's volleyball earns 20th win at EurekaOctober 24, 2018The women's volleyball team pushed their winning streak to six matches with a four set win at Eureka on Wednesday night. The Panthers dominated the first and third sets, winning the match 25-11, 22-25, 25-10, 29-27.
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Abby Freeman collects fifth SLIAC volleyball player of the week honorOctober 22, 2018Abby Freeman takes home her fifth player of the week award this fall after pounding out 66 kills in three matches.
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Women's volleyball moves to 19-9 with two winsOctober 20, 2018The women's volleyball team took a pair of SLIAC wins at Westminster on Saturday. The Panthers opened the day with a five-set win over Westminster before closing the day with a three-set win against Iowa Wesleyan.
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Women's volleyball gains four set win at SpaldingOctober 17, 2018The women's volleyball team received a wake-up call when they lost the first set to Spalding on Wednesday afternoon, but they battled back to run off 25-10, 25-17, 25-14 wins in the final three sets to gain the SLIAC road victory.
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Women's volleyball routs Westminster and St. Mary-of-the-WoodsOctober 13, 2018The women’s volleyball team swept a pair of matches on Saturday at H.J. Long Gymnasium. The Panthers rolled to 3-0 wins over Westminster and St. Mary-of-the-Woods.
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Women's volleyball falls to Webster in SLIAC game of the weekOctober 10, 2018The women's volleyball team came up short against Webster in three sets at H.J. Long Gymnasium on Wednesday night in the SLIAC game of the week.
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Abby Freeman earns fourth SLIAC volleyball offensive player of the week awardOctober 08, 2018Freeman continues her hot streak with another conference weekly award, her fourth this season.
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Women's volleyball sweeps matches at WebsterOctober 06, 2018The women's volleyball team moved into the top position in the SLIAC standings where they sit alone with a pair of wins on Saturday at Webster. Greenville defeated Blackburn in four sets to open the day, and they closed the afternoon with a three-set win over MacMurray.
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Women's volleyball topped at Washington-St. LouisOctober 03, 2018The women's volleyball team suffered a three set setback against Washington-St. Louis on Tuesday night. Greenville ended with 19 more attacks than the Bears, but the Washington defense prevailed with 52 digs to hold GU at bay.
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Women's volleyball betters Iowa Wesleyan in fourOctober 03, 2018The women's volleyball team received a scare, but they were able to hold on and defeat Iowa Wesleyan in four sets on Wednesday.
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Anna FInch receives SLIAC Volleyball offensive player of the week awardOctober 01, 2018Anna Finch had an impressive week on the attack for Greenville last week, hitting .509 in a pair of conference victories.
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Women's volleyball captures win over MacMurraySeptember 27, 2018The women's volleyball team secured a three set win at MacMurray on Thursday night as they defeated the Highlanders 25-19, 25-21, 25-13.
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Women's volleyball tops Principia in three setsSeptember 25, 2018The women's volleyball team avenged an early season conference loss to Principia with a three-set win over the Panthers on Tuesday night.
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Abby Freeman collects third SLIAC volleyball offensive player of the week awardSeptember 24, 2018Freeman picks up her third SLIAC weekly award this season after an impressive week which saw her put her name in the Panthers record book.
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Women's volleyball even on day two in ChicagoSeptember 22, 2018The women's volleyball team split a pair of matches at North Park on Saturday. They fell to Central (Iowa) in four sets in the opening match before grinding out a five set win over North Park in the final match of the afternoon.
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Women's volleyball splits day one matches in ChicagoSeptember 21, 2018The women's volleyball team defeated Benedictine on Friday night after a loss to Defiance to split day one of the North Park tournament.
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Women's volleyball tops Blackburn in threeSeptember 19, 2018The women's volleyball team swept past Blackburn in three sets on Wednesday night to keep rolling through conference action. The Panthers defeated the Beavers 25-10, 25-13, 25-16.
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Abby Freeman awarded second straight SLIAC Volleyball offensive player of the week honorsSeptember 17, 2018Freeman grabs her second straight award after helping the Panthers to three wins last week.
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Anna FInch picks up SLIAC Volleyball defensive player of the week awardSeptember 17, 2018Anna Finch claims SLIAC Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week honors after an impressive week at the net.
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Women's volleyball wins SLIAC match over FontbonneSeptember 15, 2018The women's volleyball gained a four-set win over Fontbonne in day two of a trip to the Louisville area after falling in three sets to Bluffton in the day's opening match.
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Women's volleyball takes fourth straight winSeptember 14, 2018The women's volleyball team cruised past Spalding in three sets as a part of SLIAC action on Friday night.
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Women's volleyball secures third straight victorySeptember 11, 2018The women's volleyball recorded their third straight three-set win with a 25-22, 25-22, 25-18 win over Illinois College on Tuesday night.