2012-13 Volleyball News
SALEM, ORE. -- After ending last season on a positive note having won six of its last 10 matches, the Willamette University volleyball team is looking to carry its momentum into the start of the 2013 season.
SALEM, ORE. -- After leading the Bearcats with 284 kills, 829 total attacks and 3.30 kills per set during her breakout senior season in 2012, recent Willamette University graduate Madisyn Leenstra (Sr., Bellingham, WA/Sehome HS) has been selected as a member of the 2013 USA Division III Women's Volleyball Team for its upcoming tour in Brazil.
SALEM, ORE -- The awards keep coming for Willamette University volleyball player Madisyn Leenstra (Sr., OH/MH, Bellingham, WA/Sehome HS). One week after becoming the first Bearcat in eight years to be named First Team All-Northwest Conference, Leenstra was named an Honorable Mention selection on the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-West Region Team.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University athletes Madisyn Leenstra (Sr., OH/MH, Bellingham, WA/Sehome HS) and Shannon Waltz (Jr., MH, Honolulu, HI/La Pietra HS) have been named to the 2012 All-Northwest Conference Volleyball Team in voting by the league's head coaches. Leenstra received First Team All-NWC honors, while Waltz was chosen Honorable Mention All-NWC for the second consecutive season.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University seniors Danica Reed (Sr., OH, Arvada, CO/Ralston Valley HS) and Madisyn Leenstra (Sr., OH/MH, Bellingham, WA/Sehome HS) led the way on Senior Night at Cone Field House on Saturday, Nov. 3, as the hitters combined for 30 of Willamette's 49 kills. The senior leadership helped send Willamette past George Fox University, 3-1.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University received five or more kills from five players, and the Bearcats achieved a .333 team hitting percentage, on their way to a 3-0 sweep of visiting Lewis & Clark College in a Northwest Conference volleyball match on Friday, Oct. 2. Willamette finished with 40 kills during the match at Cone Field House.
TACOMA, WASH. -- Willamette University rallied from a 2-0 deficit against #15-ranked Pacific Lutheran University to tie the match, but the Lutes own the decisive fifth set to defeat the Bearcats, 3-2, on Saturday, Oct. 27. With the win, Pacific Lutheran upped its record to 19-4 overall, 13-1 in the NWC, while clinching at least a tie for the NWC title. Willamette fell to 7-14 overall, 5-9 in the NWC.
TACOMA, WASH. -- Willamette University, which upset the University of Puget Sound, 3-2, in Salem, Ore., on Sept. 28, battled the Loggers once again on Friday, Oct. 26. The Bearcats almost defeated the nationally ranked Loggers in each set, but 10 serving errors by Willamette and six service aces for Puget Sound led to a 26-24, 25-23, 25-23 win for UPS. Puget Sound improved to 16-5 overall, 10-3 in the Northwest Conference. The Loggers are ranked #14 in this week's NCAA Division III Poll released by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Willamette fell to 7-13 overall, 5-8 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University hit .292 and achieved 47 kills, as the Bearcats defeated visiting Whitworth University, 3-1, on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Cone Field House. The Bearcats prevailed, 25-15, 25-11, 21-25, 25-14. Willamette improved to 7-12 on the season, 5-7 in the Northwest Conference. Whitworth dropped to 7-12 overall, including 3-9 in the NWC. Madisyn Leenstra (Sr., OH/MH, Bellingham, WA/Sehome HS) led the Bearcats with 12 kills, only one attacking error and a .344 hitting percentage. She also earned 13 digs and five block assists. Carly Hargrave (Jr., MH, Happy Valley, OR/Clackamas HS) supplied 10 kills to go with eight block assists, while Elisa Ahern (So., OPP, Lake Forest Park, Wash./Shorecrest HS) added nine kills, five digs, and four block assists.
SALEM, ORE. -- Whitman College held off Willamette University in three consecutive sets to defeat the Bearcats, 3-0, in a Northwest Conference volleyball match at Cone Field House on Friday, Oct. 19. The Missionaries won 25-18, 25-21, 25-20.
SALEM, ORE. -- Madisyn Leenstra (Sr., OH/MH, Bellingham, WA/Sehome HS) of Willamette University has been chosen Northwest Conference Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Week for her efforts during the week ending Sunday, Oct. 14. It is the second time this season that Leenstra has been selected for Student-Athlete of the Week honors. She previously earned the award for the week ending Sept. 30.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University recorded 37 kills and had just five attacking errors, as the Bearcats played three solid sets in a 3-0 road win over Pacific University on Saturday, Oct. 13. The Bearcats hit .381 for the match, while limiting Pacific to a -.036 hitting percentage.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University utilized an evenly balanced attack as well as a .248 hitting percentage to defeat Linfield College 3-2, on Friday, Oct. 12 at Cone Field house. The two teams won alternating sets before Willamette prevailed, 25-8, 18-25, 25-20, 24-26, 15-11.Â
NEWBERG, ORE. -- George Fox University received 20 kills, a .421 hitting percentage and seven total blocks from Tiffany Burk, as the Bruins defeated Willamette University, 3-1, at the Wheeler Sports Center on Saturday, Oct. 6. GFU lost the first set before prevailing, 17-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-20.
SALEM, ORE. -- Madisyn Leenstra (Sr., OH/MH, Bellingham, WA/Sehome HS) led Willamette University with a career-high 28 kills and a career-high 20 digs, as the Bearcats defeated Lewis & Clark College, 3-1, in a Northwest Conference volleyball match on Friday, Oct. 5. The Bearcats lost the first set, but rallied for a 23-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-23 win.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University senior Madisyn Leenstra (OH/MH, Bellingham, WA/Sehome HS) has been named Northwest Conference Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Week for her efforts in two matches for the Bearcats during the week ending Sept. 30.Â