2019 USciences Volleyball News
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CACC Feature Series: Impactful Service – Making Others & Yourself Better: Volleyball’s Jenna Kwiecinski
December 10, 2019Each semester, the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) runs a feature series to highlight the impact student-athletes from its 14 schools are making off the playing surface. -
Support Athletics During USciences’ Giving Tuesday on Dec. 3
December 02, 2019There will also be a challenge specific to athletics, with the top three teams that receive the most donations earning extra funds.
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Taylor Represents Volleyball on CACC All-Academic Team
November 25, 2019In her first year of eligibility for the team, it will be both the first and final appearance on the team for the redshirt-sophomore, who will graduate in the spring after just three years.
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Volleyball’s Wright Becomes Third CACC Rookie of the Year in Program History; First All-CACC Selection Since 2013
November 19, 2019The freshman joins Claire Taushek (2005) and Christine Puschak (2007) as the only Devils to receive the prestigious honor and is the first All-CACC selection since Amanda DeAngelo earned Second Team honors six years ago.
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Volleyball Comes Back Twice to Overcome Nyack in Season-Finale on Senior Day
November 16, 2019Prior to match, the Devils honored seniors Sarah Miller, Danielle Taylor, Abbigail Miller, Jenna Kwiecisnki and Samantha Spurrier for Senior Day.
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Volleyball Wins Second Set Before Dropping Final Two in Road-Finale at Concordia
November 09, 2019After the Clippers pulled away in the first set, USciences came out strong in the second, erasing an early 2-4 deficit with the next four points to take the lead for good.
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Volleyball Drops Close Second Set in Loss to CACC Leader Georgian Court
November 07, 2019The University of the Sciences volleyball team nearly took the second set from Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) leader Georgian Court in an eventual 3-0 loss (25-16, 26-24, 25-19) loss at Bobby Morgan Arena on Thursday evening.
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Wright Sets Program Record for Kills in a Three-Set Match as Volleyball Completes Season-Sweep of Goldey-Beacom
November 05, 2019Wright’s 18 kills were one more than Cady Rich’s previous program record set in 2009. She accomplished the feat on .350 hitting while also falling one dig shy of a sixth straight double-double.
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Wright Wins Second CACC Rookie of the Week Award of Season
November 04, 2019The freshman led all players in kills in both of the Devils’ matches last week en route to averaging 5.0 per set on .220 hitting. She also posted double-doubles in both matches, averaging 3.22 digs per set, while also contributing seven service ace
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Volleyball Erases Two-Set Deficit to Rally Past Caldwell for First Double-Digit Win Season Since 2013
November 01, 2019Notably, USciences’ seventh Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) victory is its most since the 2015.
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Volleyball Falls Just Short of First Win Over Wilmington Since 2009
October 30, 2019Tori Wright fell one kill and one service ace shy of program records for a four-set match (25-point era) with match-highs of 21 and six, respectively, the latter tying a season-best.
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Volleyball Sweeps Post for Ninth Win, Tied for the Most in the Program Since 2014
October 26, 2019USciences’ ninth overall win is tied for its most since 2014, while the Devils’ sixth CACC victory is their most since 2015.
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Volleyball Suffers Second Straight Heartbreaking Five-Set Defeat at Jefferson
October 24, 2019USciences was seeking to beat Jefferson for the first time since 2014. Prior to tonight, the Devils had won just two sets in their previous nine meetings with the Rams.
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Volleyball’s Comeback Falls Just Short in Five-Set Defeat to Holy Family
October 22, 2019Prior to tonight, USciences had not taken a set from the Tigers in the two teams’ previous five matchups, but trailing two sets to one the Devils regrouped in the fourth to send the match to a decisive fifth.
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Volleyball Drops Three Close Sets to CACC North Leader Felician
October 19, 2019The University of the Sciences volleyball team hung tough with Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North leader Felician, but the Devils could not pull through in any set in an eventual sweep (25-20, 25-22, 25-20) on Saturday afternoon at Bobby Morgan Arena.
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Volleyball Denies Two Comeback Attempts to Hold off Bloomfield in Five Sets
October 18, 2019After the Bears had taken the fourth set, 25-17, USciences composed itself to run away with the fifth, 15-10.
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USciences in Top-10 of NCAA Division II Academic Success Rate for 13th Year in a Row
October 17, 2019This year's data measured student-athletes enrolled from 2009-10 to 2012-13.
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Volleyball’s Four-Match Win Streak Snapped in Four-Set Loss at Chestnut Hill
October 16, 2019The result snapped USciences' four-match win streak, which was its longest since the 2014 season.
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Wright Wins First Career CACC Rookie of the Week Award
October 14, 2019Wright led USciences with 3.88 kills per set and recorded two double-doubles, as the Devils went 2-0 last week with four-set victories over Goldey-Beacom and CACC leader Georgian Court. She hit .276 and added 2.50 digs per set, as well as four service aces.
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Volleyball Knocks Off CACC Leader Georgian Court for First Time Since 2014, Extending Win Streak to Four Matches for First Time since 2014
October 10, 2019Prior to this evening, the Devils had won just one set over GCU in the two teams’ previous eight meetings dating back to the last USciences win.
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Volleyball Holds Off Goldey-Beacom for Second Three-Match Win Streak of Season
October 08, 2019USciences has not recorded two three-match win streaks in the same season since 2012.
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Volleyball Adds Dunn and Brown to Coaching Staff
October 07, 2019Ron Dunn has been hired as an assistant coach, while Christina Brown joins as a volunteer assistant.
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Volleyball Bounces Back from Dropping First Set to Defeat Dominican Behind Career Performance from Galis
October 05, 2019Bianca Galis was the catalyst, leading all players with career-bests of 20 kills on .279 hitting and four blocks. She also produced the third-highest dig total of the match with eight.
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Volleyball Sweeps Saint Rose in Non-Conference Finale
October 04, 2019Freshman Tori Wright was the star, tying her season-best with 14 kills on .520 hitting while also adding 10 digs for her first collegiate double-double.
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Volleyball Falls at Holy Family
October 02, 2019University of the Sciences takes a break from CACC play to host Saint Rose for its non-conference finale on Friday, Oct. 4 at 7 p.m.
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Volleyball Takes Second Set Before Dropping Tight Third and Fourth Sets in Defeat at Wilmington
September 28, 2019Sophomores Bianca Galis and Natalia Velez both recorded double-doubles, with Galis pacing all players with a career-best 16 kills while also leading USciences with 11 digs for her second double-double of the season.
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Volleyball Cannot Overcome Jefferson Despite Dominating Third Set
September 24, 2019The University of the Sciences volleyball team soundly won the third set, 25-14, but the Devils fell just short by identical 25-21 scores in the three others
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Jaskot Wins First Career CACC Setter of the Week Award
September 23, 2019Jaskot averaged 7.86 assists per set to help USciences to a 2-2 week, highlighted by setting a new career-best after leading all players with 51 in a five-set triumph over Chestnut Hill in the Devils’ CACC-opener on Wednesday.
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Women’s Volleyball Takes Set from Mercy in Tri-Match at Bobby Morgan Arena on Saturday
September 21, 2019Trailing 0-2 after Mercy won sets one and two 25-16 and 25-21, USciences erased a 20-22 deficit late in the third, saving a match-point kill thanks to a Sarah Miller kill.
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Volleyball Matches Longest Win Streak Since 2015 with Sweep of Lincoln
September 19, 2019USciences hit .333 on the evening, its highest attack percentage since hitting a program-record (25-point era) .389 in a sweep of Nyack on Nov. 5, 2015.
