November 7, 2009
Zaniboni Leads Lions to 2009 GNAC Women's Volleyball Title
Top seeded Emerson College (30-6) followed the lead of tournament MVP Lauren Zaniboni (Jr., San Diego, Calif.) and defeated second seed Johnson & Wales University (23-15) 3-1 in the championship match of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Women's Volleyball Tournament at Emerson's Brown-Plofker Gym.

November 6, 2009
2009 GNAC Women’s Volleyball Championship Preview
The two top teams in regular season play; #1 Seed Emerson College and #2 Seed Johnson & Wales University will be on display this weekend at the 2009 GNAC Women’s Volleyball Championship on November 7th at Emerson’s Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gymnasium in Boston, Mass. at 1:00 pm.

November 5, 2009
2009 GNAC Women's Volleyball Championship Final Set
#1 Seed Emerson College and #2 Seed Johnson & Wales University will compete in the 2009 GNAC Women's Volleyball Championship. The match will be played on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 1:00 PM at Emerson's Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gymnasium.

October 13, 2009
GNAC Rookies of the Week: October 13
Christina Annicelli (Women’s X-Country, Lasell), Danielle Figueroa (Women’s Soccer, Albertus Magnus), Kenna Finlayson (Women’s Volleyball, Rivier), Kyle Harper (Men’s Golf, Rhode Island College), Sabrina Salmela (Women’s Tennis, Simmons College), Matthew Scully (Men’s X-Country, Lasell), and Kevin Shirley (Men’s Soccer, Emmanuel) have been named Great Northeast Athletic Conference Rookies of the Week.

October 6, 2009
GNAC Players of the Week: October 6
Caprice Capacci (Women’s Cross Country, Emerson), Ashley Costantino (Women’s Volleyball, Johnson & Wales), Megan Harrington (Women’s Tennis, Emmanuel), Jamal Howard (Men’s Soccer, Albertus Magnus), Bobby Newcomb (Men’s Golf, Johnson & Wales), Greg Redfield (Men’s Cross Country, Johnson & Wales), Samantha Reynolds (Women’s Soccer, Johnson & Wales), Jenna Ross (Women’s Volleyball, Emmanuel) and Lauren Zaniboni (Women’s Volleyball), have been named Great Northeast Athletic Conference Players of the Week. Will Pike (Men’s Soccer, St. Joseph’s (ME)) and Elizabeth Stickley (Women’s Soccer, Lasell) were named Goalkeepers of the Week.

August 26, 2009
Rivier Tabbed to Win GNAC in Preseason Coaches Poll
Rivier has been selected as the preseason favorite to win the Great Northeast Athletic Conference volleyball title this season in a vote by the conference’s head coaches. The Raiders, the 2007 and 2008 GNAC champions, received seven of the possible 13 first-place votes, tallying 90 overall points. Rivier is coming off a season in which they compiled an 11-1 conference record (25-11 overall).






GNAC All
Emerson 12-0 30-7
Johnson & Wales 11-1 23-16
Emmanuel 11-2 17-13
Rivier 9-3 21-13
Mount Ida 8-4 17-11
Simmons 7-6 13-16
Norwich 6-6 17-12
Lasell 5-7 10-23
St. Joseph's (Me.) 4-8 16-17
Suffolk 3-9 7-18
St. Joseph (Conn.) 2-10 11-15
Albertus Magnus 1-11 2-16
Pine Manor 0-12 1-21
No events upcoming.
11/3/09
Women's Volleyball
1
Simmons
3
Emmanuel
Final


11/3/09
Women's Volleyball
0
Mount Ida
3
Rivier
Final
GNAC Quarterfinals

11/3/09
Women's Volleyball
0
Norwich
3
Johnson & Wales
Final
GNAC Tournament Quarterfinal

11/3/09
Women's Volleyball
0
Lasell
3
Emerson
Final
Great Northeast Athletic Conference First Round

11/5/09
Women's Volleyball
2
Rivier
3
Emerson
Final
GNAC Semifinals

11/5/09
Women's Volleyball
0
Emmanuel
3
Johnson & Wales
Final
GNAC Semifinals

11/7/09
Women's Volleyball
1
Johnson & Wales
3
Emerson
Final
Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship

11/11/09
Women's Volleyball
0
Emmanuel
3
Plymouth St.
Final
ECAC New England Tourn. 1st Round

11/11/09
Women's Volleyball
1
Johnson & Wales
3
Coast Guard
Final
ECAC Tournament -- First Round

11/12/09
Women's Volleyball
0
Emerson
3
Williams
Final
@ Tufts University
New England Regional Quarterfinal



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2009 GNAC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

8 Team Playoff

  • Quarterfinals - Tuesday, November 3, 2009
    @ #1, #2, #3 & #4 seeds
  • Semifinals - Thursday, November 5, 2009
    @ Highest remaining seeds
  • Final - Saturday, November 7, 2009
    @ Highest remaining seed

2008 Champion - Rivier