2017 Volleyball News

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Murphy Earns Player of the Week Honors
Murphy Earns Player of the Week Honors

Worcester State University senior Lauren Murphy (Taunton, Mass.) of the women’s volleyball team won the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week award brought to you by GEICO.

Worcester State Women’s Volleyball Garners AVCA Team Academic Award
Worcester State Women’s Volleyball Garners AVCA Team Academic Award

Lexington, KY – The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced that the Worcester State University women’s volleyball team received the Team Academic Award for the 2017-2018 season.

Worcester State Places 145 Student-Athletes on Fall 2017 MASCAC All-Academic Team
Worcester State Places 145 Student-Athletes on Fall 2017 MASCAC All-Academic Team

WORCESTER, Mass. – Out of the eight full-time Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) members, Worcester State University placed the most student-athletes on the Fall 2017 MASCAC All-Academic team with a total of 145 student-athletes.

Scheeler, Rogers, Smialek, Matthew, Pooler, and Dombroski Named to MASCAC Sportsmanship Team
Scheeler, Rogers, Smialek, Matthew, Pooler, and Dombroski Named to MASCAC Sportsmanship Team

WESTFIELD, Mass. – 47 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2017 Fall Sportsmanship Team.

Women’s Volleyball Defeated by No. 7 Emory in First Round of Atlanta Regional Volleyball Tournament
Women’s Volleyball Defeated by No. 7 Emory in First Round of Atlanta Regional Volleyball Tournament

ATLANTA - The Worcester State University women’s volleyball team dropped a 3-0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-14) decision to the No. 7 Emory Eagles in the first round of the NCAA Division III Atlanta Regional Volleyball Tournament Thursday evening.

King Headlines MASCAC Women’s Volleyball All-Conference Team; Chase Chosen Coach of the Year
King Headlines MASCAC Women’s Volleyball All-Conference Team; Chase Chosen Coach of the Year

WORCESTER, Mass. – Amari King (Lawrence, Mass.) has been named the 2017 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Volleyball Player of the Year and headlines to the All-Conference team, which is voted on by the eight coaches from around the conference.

Worcester State Heads to Atlanta for NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Tournament
Worcester State Heads to Atlanta for NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball Tournament

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester State University women’s volleyball team will head to Atlanta, Georgia for the 2017 NCAA Division III Women’s Volleyball regional tournament, hosted by Emory University, this week a sthe Lancers earned an automatic bid to the tournament for winning their first Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) tournament championship this past weekend.

Nolan Tabbed MASCAC Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week after Earning MASCAC Tournament MVP Honors
Nolan Tabbed MASCAC Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week after Earning MASCAC Tournament MVP Honors

WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State University’s junior setter Allie Nolan (Melrose, Mass.) has been named the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) women’s volleyball player of the week after helping her team to its first conference title this past weekend.

Worcester State Women’s Volleyball Claims its First-Ever MASCAC Tournament Championship
Worcester State Women’s Volleyball Claims its First-Ever MASCAC Tournament Championship

WORCESTER, Mass. – For the first time ever, the Worcester State University women’s volleyball team has been crowned the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) tournament champions as the first seeded Lancers downed the fifth seeded Bridgewater State Bears by a score of 3-0 in the semifinal round, and then defeated the Framingham State Rams by a score of 3-1 in the championship round.

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: MASCAC Regular Season Champs Head into Postseason
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL: MASCAC Regular Season Champs Head into Postseason

For the first time since 1986, the Worcester State Lancers claimed the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Volleyball Regular Season Title and the top spot in the conference tournament. The Lancers host Bridgewater State on Saturday (Nov. 4) at 2:30pm in the MASCAC semifinal game. The winner of that game will go on to the championship game which is scheduled for later that day inside the Lancer Gymnasium in Worcester, Mass. Video produced by Jordan Johnson & Dan Wheeler | Sports Information Interns

Worcester State Lands Top Spot in 2017 MASCAC Volleyball Tournament
Worcester State Lands Top Spot in 2017 MASCAC Volleyball Tournament

WORCESTER, Mass. - For the first time since 1986, the Worcester State Lancers claimed the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Volleyball Regular Season Title and the top spot in the upcoming week's conference tournament.

Women’s Volleyball Wraps Up Regular Season Play with Wins over Fitchburg State and Nichols on Senior Night
Women’s Volleyball Wraps Up Regular Season Play with Wins over Fitchburg State and Nichols on Senior Night

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester State University women’s volleyball team wrapped up regular season play on Friday with a pair of 3-0 wins over Fitchburg State and Nichols College in a tri-match hosted by the Lancers. Junior setter Allie Nolan (Melrose, Mass.) broke the Worcester State record for assists in a single season, as she currently has 998.

Worcester State Wins Non-Conference Matchup against Mount Ida, 3-0
Worcester State Wins Non-Conference Matchup against Mount Ida, 3-0

WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State University’s Amari King (Lawrence, Mass.) and Stephanie Chapin (Hampden, Mass.) combined for 25 kills in the Lancers’ 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-19) win over non-conference opponent, Mount Ida College, in a Thursday evening matchup inside the Lancer Gymnasium.

Women’s Volleyball Defeats Anna Maria 3-0 on Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Night
Women’s Volleyball Defeats Anna Maria 3-0 on Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Night

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester State University women’s volleyball team used a .469 team hitting percentage to defeat the visiting AMCATS of Anna Maria College on the team’s Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Night, in honor of head coach Bernie Chase’s mother, Madeline “Maddie Credit”.

King Earns Fourth Consecutive MASCAC Volleyball Player of the Week Award
King Earns Fourth Consecutive MASCAC Volleyball Player of the Week Award

WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State University’s junior outside hitter, Amari King (Lawrence, Mass.) earned her fourth consecutive (fifth this season) Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) player of the week award, as announced by the conference Monday (Oct. 23) afternoon.

Women’s Volleyball Posts 2-1 Record at Hall of Fame Invitational
Women’s Volleyball Posts 2-1 Record at Hall of Fame Invitational

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – The Worcester State University women’s volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision to Brandeis on Friday (Oct. 20), and then came back to win two matches against Smith and Bridgewater State on Saturday (Oct. 21) to go 2-1 at the Smith/Amherst Hall of Fame Invitational.