A total of 1,008 student-athletes have been named to the 2017-18 GNAC Academic All-Conference Team, achieving a 3.25 cumulative GPA and having reached second-year academic status.
Earlier this month, four GNAC student-athletes had the opportunity to attend the NCAA Convention and GNAC staffer Annie Jenkins was one of 227 individuals to attend the 2018 NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminar.
Anna Maria College Athletic Department has named Jamika Townsend the women's volleyball coach as announced by athletic Director, Serge DeBari, this week.
Anna Maria's Rebecca Foti, SJC's Jordynne Copp and JWU'S Kate Walker have received College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) All-District® honors.
The Wildcats' journey took them all the way to the national quarterfinals, but their run was stopped by defending national champion Calvin, 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 26-24) on Thursday night.
Johnson & Wales' Kate Walker, Maria Coniglio, Brylee Frank and Katie Leidhold all garnered AVCA Division III All-America distinction, it was announced on Tuesday.
Johnson & Wales has advanced to the D3 Elite Eight in Grand Rapids, Mich. after a five-set win over MIT in the regional title match on Sunday afternoon.
The top seed in the Providence Regional, the No. 8 nationally-ranked Wildcats defeated Elms (25-10, 25-10, 25-12) on Friday for the first NCAA victory in program history.
Three-time defending GNAC champion Johnson & Wales has placed seven on the 2017 Women’s Volleyball All-Conference Teams, including three on the First Team.
Now 65-1 over the last two seasons, JWU improved upon the 10th-best home court winning streak in NCAA history (39 matches) with its 3-0 GNAC Championship victory over Simmons on Saturday.
The No. 10 nationally-ranked Wildcats will aim for their third straight GNAC Championship on Saturday (1PM), while Simmons makes its first-ever appearance in the conference title game.
Rivier's Hayley Macken was the catalyst in a 3-0 week, dishing out 10.82 assists per set to lead the way for the Raiders and claim Player of the Week honors.
One of four remaining undefeated teams in Division III (16-0), JWU swept No. 14 MIT last Friday and earned a national ranking for the first time in program history.
JWU's Kate Walker hit .524 for the week while averaging 3.00 kills per set, as the Widlcats won three road games in nine sets, including a sweep of Rivier.
In a perfect 4-0 week, Franklin Pierce transfer and JWU junior Katie Liedhold posted per-set averages of 3.86 kills, 3.00 digs and 0.71 blocks while hitting .364.
JWU Setter Brylee Frank was named the Kean Invitational Tournament MVP after averaging 10.69 assists and 2.62 digs, as the Wildcats went a perfect 4-0.