2007-08 Headlines

Season
Juniata’s season ends with EIVA tourney loss to NYU
Juniata’s season ends with EIVA tourney loss to NYU

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata College men’s volleyball turned in its second-best hitting performance of the season on Wednesday night against fifth-ranked New York University, hitting .371 while totaling 80 kills – the most in a match this season. Junior All-American setter Matt Werle (Meadville, Pa./Meadville) set a season-high with 70 assists. The Eagles logged 45 digs, among their best defensive efforts of the season.

Juniata places three on EIVA D-III All-Stars team
Juniata places three on EIVA D-III All-Stars team

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Three Juniata College men’s volleyball players were selected to the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) Division III All-Star Team, which was released Wednesday afternoon from the league office.

Werle named to EIVA All-East Second team
Werle named to EIVA All-East Second team

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College junior setter Matt Werle (Meadville, Pa./Meadville) was named to the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) All-East Second Team, when the squad was announced Monday night.

Juniata men’s volleyball ends 2008 Molten tourney  with loss to UC-Santa Cruz
Juniata men’s volleyball ends 2008 Molten tourney with loss to UC-Santa Cruz

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Juniata College men’s volleyball team completed the 2008 Molten Division III Invitational with a 3-1 loss to the University of California, Santa Cruz, in Saturday’s consolation match at Springfield College’s Blake Arena.

Juniata men’s volleyball falls to Springfield in Molten semifinals
Juniata men’s volleyball falls to Springfield in Molten semifinals

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – There will be no fifth consecutive Molten Division III Men’s Volleyball National Championship for Juniata College.

Fritz named EIVA Tait Division Player of the Week
Fritz named EIVA Tait Division Player of the Week

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College senior Matt Fritz (Churchville, Md./John Carroll) has been the EIVA Tait Division Player of the Week for the week ending April 6, it was announced Monday by the conference office staff.

Werle and Powers earn AVCA All-America honors
Werle and Powers earn AVCA All-America honors

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Junior setter Matt Werle (Meadville, Pa./Meadville) and junior middle hitter Dan Powers (Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township) have both been named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division III All-America team which was announced Monday.

Juniata men’s volleyball to open 2008 Molten Championship  against Springfield College
Juniata men’s volleyball to open 2008 Molten Championship against Springfield College

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College men’s volleyball will begin its assault for a fifth-straight Molten Division III National Championship against the host squad from Springfield College, when the 2008 Molten Division III Men’s Invitational Championship opens on Friday, April 11, in Springfield, Mass.

Juniata volleyball evens EIVA Tait record with 3-0 win over East Stroudsburg
Juniata volleyball evens EIVA Tait record with 3-0 win over East Stroudsburg

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. – Juniata College outside hitter Matt Fritz (Churchville, Md./John Carroll) logged 14 kills while hitting .706 to lead the Eagle men’s volleyball team to a 3-0 win over East Stroudsburg, in EIVA Tait Division action Saturday night at Koehler Fieldhouse in East Stroudsburg, Pa.

Juniata MVB falls to Princeton,  but still gains entry to Molten Division III Championship
Juniata MVB falls to Princeton, but still gains entry to Molten Division III Championship

PRINCETON, N.J. – Juniata College senior Matt Fritz (Churchville, Md./John Carroll) recorded 17 kills against Princeton University, but that wasn’t enough to overcome the Tigers’ .319 hitting percentage as Princeton downed the Eagles, 3-0, in an EIVA Tait Division men’s volleyball match Friday night in Princeton, N.J.

Juniata men’s volleyball outlasts NJIT for 3-1 victory
Juniata men’s volleyball outlasts NJIT for 3-1 victory

NEWARK, N.J. – Juniata College got a match-high 20 kills from sophomore Zach Wanner (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) and defeated NJIT, 3-1, in a pivotal Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tait Division tilt Saturday night in the Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center in Newark, N.J.

Juniata men’s volleyball falters in five-game loss at Springfield
Juniata men’s volleyball falters in five-game loss at Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Juniata College outside hitters Matt Fritz (Churchville, Md./John Carroll) and Zach Wanner (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) each recorded 22 kills, but Springfield College managed to outhit the Eagles just enough to sneak past with a 3-2 win on Friday night in Springfield, Mass.

Juniata men’s volleyball downed by top-ranked Penn State
Juniata men’s volleyball downed by top-ranked Penn State

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Penn State’s .631 hitting for the match proved to be too much as Juniata College fell to the Nittany Lions 3-0, in EIVA Tait Division men’s volleyball action on Tuesday night at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center in Huntingdon, Pa.

Juniata men’s volleyball falls to George Mason, 3-0
Juniata men’s volleyball falls to George Mason, 3-0

FAIRFAX, Va. – Juniata College was held to just .124 hitting for the match as the Eagles dropped a 3-0 loss to George Mason University, in an EIVA Tait Division men’s volleyball match Saturday night in Fairfax, Va.

Juniata men’s volleyball comes-from-behind in game five to beat St. Francis
Juniata men’s volleyball comes-from-behind in game five to beat St. Francis

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Fortunately, Juniata College Head Men’s Volleyball Coach Jeremy Price keeps his hair very short. That made it harder for to see it turning grey over the course of the Eagles’ two-hour long match against St. Francis University on Wednesday night in Huntingdon.

Juniata men’s volleyball swept by #3 NYU in first D-III loss of 2008
Juniata men’s volleyball swept by #3 NYU in first D-III loss of 2008

NEW YORK – The number one-ranked Juniata College men’s volleyball team suffered its first loss of the season to a Division III opponent with a 3-0 defeat at the hands of third-ranked New York University, Sunday afternoon at NYU’s Coles Sports Center in New York City.