2011-12 Headlines

June 14, 2012
Juniata finishes 161st in Learfield Sports Directors Cup and fifth in Landmark All-Sports Cup
Juniata College finished narrowly outside the top third of all Division III athletics programs in the final standings for the 2011-12 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup, presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

May 2, 2012
Juniata College Top Ten Spring Moments
Take a look at the top ten moments of the 2012 spring season for Juniata Athletics.

April 29, 2012
Bauer, Bankos, Kraft, Morrison, and Bowman honored at Juniata’s Athletic Awards Night
Juniata College Athletics celebrated a year of success, recognized its most valuable players, and presented its “big five” awards at the 16th Annual Athletic Awards Night, held Sunday, April 29, in Ellis Hall.

April 29, 2012
2011-12 Athletic Awards Night Videos
Watch all of the Juniata Athletic Awards Night Video content!

April 23, 2012
Wolff and Bortak earn AVCA All-America honors in men’s volleyball
Juniata College men’s volleyball senior Ben Wolff and freshman Joe Bortak have been named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America teams, unveiled Monday.

April 21, 2012
Juniata MVB reaches ECAC South title match, falls to Medaille in five sets
Juniata College men’s volleyball ran into a Medaille College squad that simply had more attacks and converted more of them, dropping a 3-2 decision to the Mavericks in the ECAC South Region Tournament championship match on Saturday afternoon at the Stevenson University Student Union Gym.

April 19, 2012
Bortak named CVC Freshman of the Year
Juniata College men’s volleyball freshman Joe Bortak has been named the Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC) Freshman of the Year, according to voting conducted among the league’s head coaches.

April 16, 2012
Juniata MVB earns no. 1 seed for ECAC South Region Tournament
The Juniata College men’s volleyball team has earned the no. 1 seed for the upcoming ECAC Division III South Region Tournament and will face no. 4 seed Elmira College in the semifinals.

April 14, 2012
Juniata men’s volleyball falls to no. 3 UC-Santa Cruz, 3-2, in CVC semis
Juniata College men’s volleyball saw its NCAA post-season hopes narrow dramatically with a 3-2 loss to third-ranked UC-Santa Cruz, in Saturday afternoon’s Continental Volleyball Conference Tournament semifinals at Thiel College.

April 12, 2012
Juniata MVB places four on CVC All-East Division team
Juniata College men’s volleyball collected its first post-season honors of 2012 when it placed four on the inaugural Continental Volleyball Conference All-East Division team, which was unveiled Thursday.

April 11, 2012
Men’s volleyball’s Madden earns CVC Player of the Week honors
Juniata College sophomore outside hitter Ross Madden has been named Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC) Player of the Week, for his efforts in Juniata men’s volleyball’s one win last week.

April 9, 2012
Men's volleyball sweeps Sacred Heart in three
Juniata men's volleyball defeated Sacred Heart in three sets on Saturday.

April 7, 2012
Brian Jaron earns CVC East Player of the Week honors
Juniata College outside hitter Brian Jaron has been named the Continental Volleyball Conference East Division Player of the Week, for his performance in the CVC East challenge weekend matches last Friday and Saturday.

April 7, 2012
Juniata MVB closes 2012 regular season with romp over Sacred Heart
Juniata College men’s volleyball hit .460 for the match while holding visiting Sacred Heart University to a .062 attack clip, and closed out the 2012 regular season with a 3-0 win over the Division I Pioneers on Saturday afternoon at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center.

April 2, 2012
Men's volleyball claims three wins in CVC East Divison action
Juniata men's volleyball earned wins over Philadelphia Biblical, Stevenson, and Eastern Mennonite this weekend in CVC East Division play.

March 31, 2012
MVB concludes CVC East play with 3-0 win over Eastern Mennonite
Juniata College men’s volleyball wrapped up Continental Volleyball Conference East Division play with a 3-0 senior day win over Eastern Mennonite University, Saturday afternoon at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center.

March 30, 2012
Juniata men’s volleyball remains undefeated in CVC East Division
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata men’s volleyball conquered two Continental Volleyball Conference East Division foes in the second CVC Round Robin weekend. The Eagles remain undefeated in conference action, advancing to 6-0 with tonight’s wins, after posting 3-0 victories over both Philadelphia Biblical University and Stevenson University.

March 28, 2012
Kuhn and Wolff propel Juniata MVB past Thiel, 3-0
Juniata College outside hitter Paul Kuhn and middle Ben Wolff took care of Thiel College at the pin and in the middle, leading the fourth-ranked Eagles to a 3-0 win over Thiel College, Wednesday night at Beeghly Gymnasium.

March 24, 2012
Men’s volleyball closes out three-match marathon day with 3-2 loss at Princeton
The Juniata College men’s volleyball team capped a three-matches-across-two-states day with a 3-2 loss to Princeton University, Saturday night at Dillon Gym.

March 23, 2012
Men’s volleyball drops 3-2 decision at Springfield College, notches 3-0 win over Wentworth
The fourth-ranked Juniata College men’s volleyball held its own against third-ranked Springfield College at the net and on the service line, but in the end the host Pride had a few extra kills and fewer attack errors as the Eagles dropped a 3-2 decision at Blake Arena.

March 18, 2012
Men’s volleyball drops four-set decision at #3 Carthage
Juniata College men’s volleyball closed out play at the 2012 Wisconsin Invitational with a 3-1 loss to third-ranked Carthage College, 3-1, Sunday afternoon at Tarble Arena.

March 17, 2012
Juniata men’s volleyball takes three matches on day one at Wisconsin Invitational
The Juniata College men’s volleyball team completed the first day of competition at the Wisconsin Invitational, with wins over NYU, Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), and Fontbonne University on Saturday at MSOE’s Kern Center.

March 2, 2012
Juniata men’s volleyball blanks Philly Biblical, 3-0
Juniata College men’s volleyball improved to 2-0 in Continental Volleyball Conference play with a 3-0 win over Philadelphia Biblical University, Friday evening at the Owings Mills Gym in Owings Mills, Md.

March 1, 2012
Men's volleyball earns 3-0 win over Thiel
Juniata men's volleyball defeated Thiel College 3-0 Wednesday night in Kennedy S+RC.

February 29, 2012
Men’s volleyball remains at No. 4 in AVCA Division III Coaches Poll
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata College men’s volleyball team remains at No. 4 on the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III Coaches Top 15 poll, released Tuesday.

February 29, 2012
Men’s volleyball opens CVC era with win over Thiel
Juniata College men’s volleyball opened a new chapter in its history on Wednesday night, defeating Thiel College, 3-0, at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center.

February 28, 2012
Juniata’s Joe Bortak earns Sports Imports/AVCA and CVC Player of the Week award
HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College freshman middle blocker Joe Bortak (Jeannette, Pa./Penn Trafford) earned both Sports Imports American Volleyball Coaches Association Player of the Week and the Continental Volleyball Conference Player of the Week award, announced Tuesday.

February 27, 2012
Juniata blanks No. 2 Springfield Juniata blanks No. 2 Springfield
No. 4 Juniata men's volleyball wins 3-0 over No. 2 Springfield College Friday night at Kennedy S+RC.

February 25, 2012
MVB rebounds from loss to No. 7 Nazareth to down D-II Grand Canyon
Juniata College men’s volleyball closed out a long weekend of competition with a 3-1 win over Division II Grand Canyon University, Saturday night at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center.

February 24, 2012
Juniata men’s volleyball upends No. 2 Springfield in 3-0 shutout
Juniata hit a season-best .447 against Springfield on its way to a 3-0 shutout over the Pride at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center. Set scores for Juniata were 27-25, 25-21, and 25-20, as the Eagles broke their three-match winless streak against Springfield.

February 18, 2012
Men’s volleyball falls to #8 Stevens, rebounds to whitewash NJCU
No. 4-ranked Juniata College men’s volleyball played eighth-ranked Stevens Institute of Technology to five sets before dropping a 3-2 decision to the Ducks, but followed up with a 3-0 shutout of New Jersey City University on Saturday at Stevens’ Canavan Arena.

February 9, 2012
Men's volleyball takes down George Mason in five
Juniata men's volleyball upset George Mason University in a five come from behind victory on Saturday, Feb. 4.

February 4, 2012
Juniata men’s volleyball downs George Mason in five-set thriller
Juniata College men’s volleyball outhit and outblocked visiting George Mason University to upend the Division I Patriots, 3-2, as both Eagle volleyball programs paid tribute to former coach Larry Bock on Saturday night at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center.

February 3, 2012
Men’s volleyball falls to Saint Francis in 3-0 sweep
Saint Francis University hit .267 for the match and visiting Juniata College men’s volleyball couldn’t quite keep pace, as the Eagles dropped a 3-0 decision to the Red Flash on Friday night at DeGol Arena.

January 30, 2012
Men's volleyball home opener against George Mason: Be There!
Come support men's volleyball in its home opener against George Mason on February 4 at 7:00 p.m. Between sets two and three a special presentation will take place to honor Larry Bock.

January 28, 2012
Juniata splits in final day of Nazareth Golden Flyer tournament
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Juniata men’s volleyball defeated MIT to advance to the championship match of the Nazareth Golden Flyer tournament Saturday evening but fell to no. 3 Carthage in the final match 3-2.

January 27, 2012
Men’s volleyball posts wins over D’Youville and Elmira at Nazareth Golden Flyer tourney
Juniata College men’s volleyball took a pair of victories out of day one action at the Nazareth College Golden Flyer Invitational, Friday afternoon in Rochester, N.Y.

January 24, 2012
Juniata’s Ben Wolff earns inaugural CVC Player of the Week award
Juniata College senior middle Ben Wolff (Meadville, Pa./Meadville) earned the Continental Volleyball Conference’s inaugural Player of the Week award, when it was announced Tuesday.

January 21, 2012
Eagles earn three wins at Elmira College tournament
Elmira, NY. – Juniata men’s volleyball picked up three wins in their first matches back on the East Coast at the Elmira College Tournament. The Eagles faced Hilbert College, SUNY New Paltz and Elmira College, sweeping each squad 3-0.

January 20, 2012
Juniata men's volleyball's trip to sunny California
Men's volleyball spent four days in sunny California, check out how the guys did on the court and what they were up to off of it!

January 14, 2012
Men’s volleyball ends California trip with 3-0 loss
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – Juniata men’s volleyball dropped a 3-0 loss to the Banana Sluggers of the University of California Santa Cruz Saturday afternoon to cap its four-day California trip.

January 13, 2012
Men’s volleyball falls 3-1 to the Cardinal as California trip continues
STANFORD, Calif. – Juniata men’s volleyball fell 3-1 to no. 4 Stanford University Friday night in Maples Pavilion.

January 11, 2012
Juniata men’s volleyball ranked fifth in AVCA Division III preseason poll
Juniata College men’s volleyball checked in at No. 5 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division III Men’s Top 15 Coaches poll, released Wednesday.

January 11, 2012
Juniata men’s volleyball dethrones the Royals with a 3-2 triumph
FULLERTON, Calif. – Juniata men’s volleyball opened its season against Hope International University on its four-day California trip and took away a 3-2 win over the Royals in Darling Pavilion Wednesday night.

January 10, 2012
2012 Men's Volleyball Season Outlook
Take a sneak-peek into the 2012 Juniata men's volleyball squad!

December 27, 2011
Juniata men’s volleyball picked second in CVC preseason poll
Juniata College men’s volleyball will begin its inaugural season of play in the Continental Volleyball Conference among the hunters, and not the preseason favorite to win the first league championship – at least according to preseason voting among the conference’s head coaches.