2007-08 Headlines

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THOMAS NAMED A FINALIST FOR  DIVISION III COLLEGIATE WOMAN ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
THOMAS NAMED A FINALIST FOR DIVISION III COLLEGIATE WOMAN ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Amber Thomas (Ephrata, Pa./Conestoga Valley), a junior outside hitter on the Juniata College women’s volleyball team, has been named a finalist for the Collegiate Women Sports Awards’ 2007-08 Division III Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.

JUNIATA ADVANCES INTO SEMIFINALS WITH WIN OVER AMHERST
JUNIATA ADVANCES INTO SEMIFINALS WITH WIN OVER AMHERST

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Juniata College women’s volleyball team fought back an Amherst College challenge in the second and third games before putting away the Lord Jeffs 3-0, in a quarterfinal matchup at the NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship in Bloomington, Ill.

THOMAS, KOZAK, AND SOLLENBERGER NAMED TO ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
THOMAS, KOZAK, AND SOLLENBERGER NAMED TO ALL-AMERICA TEAMS

HUNTINGDON, Pa. –Three Juniata College women’s volleyball players, including two first-time selections, were named to the 27th annual American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-America teams, which were released Tuesday.

JUNIATA VOLLEYBALL ADVANCES TO NCAA QUARTERFINALS  WITH WIN OVER HAVERFORD
JUNIATA VOLLEYBALL ADVANCES TO NCAA QUARTERFINALS WITH WIN OVER HAVERFORD

HAVERFORD, Pa. – The Juniata College women’s volleyball team earned its way through to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Championship with a 3-0 win over 16th-ranked Haverford College, Saturday evening at Haverford College in Haverford, Pa. Game scores in the match were 30-19, 30-12, and 30-14.

JUNIATA VOLLEYBALL SURVIVES SEMIFINAL SCARE FROM THE CAPTAINS Juniata squeezes out 3-2 win over Christopher Newport University (Va.)
JUNIATA VOLLEYBALL SURVIVES SEMIFINAL SCARE FROM THE CAPTAINS Juniata squeezes out 3-2 win over Christopher Newport University (Va.)

HAVERFORD, Pa. – The Juniata College women’s volleyball squad posted a come-from-behind win in game five to escape its NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship regional semifinal match against Christopher Newport University (Va.) with a 3-2 victory, at the Haverford College regional in Haverford, Pa.

FOUR EAGLES NAMED TO AVCA ALL-REGION TEAM
FOUR EAGLES NAMED TO AVCA ALL-REGION TEAM

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College placed four Eagle women’s volleyball players on the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Region team, which was released Thursday.

JUNIATA DOMINATES PHILADELPHIA BIBLICAL  TO OPEN NCAA VOLLEYBALL TOURNEY
JUNIATA DOMINATES PHILADELPHIA BIBLICAL TO OPEN NCAA VOLLEYBALL TOURNEY

HAVERFORD, Pa. – The Juniata College women’s volleyball team’s pursuit of a second straight national championship began with a 3-0 victory over an outgunned and overmatched Philadelphia Biblical University squad, Thursday afternoon in Haverford, Pa. Game scores in the first round match at the Haverford College regional were 30-13, 30-19, and 30-23.

VOLLEYBALL’S BETH KOZAK NAMED TO  CoSIDA/ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
VOLLEYBALL’S BETH KOZAK NAMED TO CoSIDA/ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College junior Beth Kozak (Huntingdon, Pa./Huntingdon Area) has been named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Third Team for women’s volleyball.

SIX JUNIATA VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS HONORED BY LANDMARK CONFERENCE Thomas named Player of the Year; Megan Sollenberger named Specialist of the Year
SIX JUNIATA VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS HONORED BY LANDMARK CONFERENCE Thomas named Player of the Year; Megan Sollenberger named Specialist of the Year

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Six members of the Juniata College women’s volleyball team were named to the All-Landmark Conference squads, as released by the conference on Wednesday afternoon.

JUNIATA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL DOWNS MORAVIAN
JUNIATA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL DOWNS MORAVIAN

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Second-ranked and top-seeded Juniata College will host the Landmark Conference Women’s Volleyball Tournament championship match, after dispatching fourth-seeded Moravian College, 3-0, Wednesday night at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center in Huntingdon, Pa.

JUNIATA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL COMES UP SHORT IN UPSET BID OVER #1 WITTENBERG Eagles cruise past #5 Carthage College in opener at Wittenberg Fall Classic
JUNIATA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL COMES UP SHORT IN UPSET BID OVER #1 WITTENBERG Eagles cruise past #5 Carthage College in opener at Wittenberg Fall Classic

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The Juniata College women’s volleyball team faced perhaps its toughest test of the 2007 season, going up against top-ranked Wittenberg University on its own floor on the first day of the Wittenberg Fall Classic, and eventually falling to the Tigers, 3-1, in front of a packed house of 1,400 fans at the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center in Springfield, Ohio.

JUNIATA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL DOWNS CARNEGIE MELLON IN WID GUISLER TOURNEY OPENER
JUNIATA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL DOWNS CARNEGIE MELLON IN WID GUISLER TOURNEY OPENER

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The second-ranked Juniata College women’s volleyball team required just an hour and 15 minutes to dispose of a pesky Carnegie Mellon squad, 3-0, in Friday night’s opening game of the 2007 Wid Guisler Invitational, at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center in Huntingdon, Pa. Game scores were 30-16, 30-20, 30-22.

JUNIATA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL DOWNS #7 LA VERNE, 3-0
JUNIATA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL DOWNS #7 LA VERNE, 3-0

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Second-ranked Juniata College trailed at various times in all three games, but rallied when it needed to on its way to a thrilling three-game victory over #7 University of La Verne (Calif.), to close out Friday’s first day of action at Juniata’s Wid Guisler Invitational women’s volleyball tournament in Huntingdon, Pa. Game scores were 30-28, 30-27, and 32-30.

JUNIATA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TO HOST RANKED OPPONENTS  AT WID GUISLER INVITATIONAL
JUNIATA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TO HOST RANKED OPPONENTS AT WID GUISLER INVITATIONAL

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College will play host to some of the top women’s volleyball teams in Division III during this weekend’s “Wid” Guisler Invitational tournament, which runs Friday, Oct. 19, and Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Kennedy Sports + Recreation Center.

JUNIATA VOLLEYBALL COMPLETES LANDMARK SWEEP  WITH WIN OVER SCRANTON
JUNIATA VOLLEYBALL COMPLETES LANDMARK SWEEP WITH WIN OVER SCRANTON

BALTIMORE, Md. – The Juniata College women’s volleyball team completed an unblemished sweep of Landmark Conference foes with a 3-0 win over the University of Scranton, Sunday morning in Baltimore, Md. Game scores were 30-20, 30-21, 30-22.

JUNIATA’S RESERVES OUTLAST CATHOLIC IN 3-0 WIN
JUNIATA’S RESERVES OUTLAST CATHOLIC IN 3-0 WIN

BALTIMORE, Md. – Juniata College head women’s volleyball coach Larry Bock gave both his starters and his reserves a workout, as 15 players saw the floor in the top-ranked Eagles’ 3-0 win over Catholic University, in a Landmark Conference match held at Goucher College in Baltimore, Md. Game scores were 30-26, 30-23, and 30-21.