2013-14 Volleyball News
SALEM, ORE. -- After winning six of its last seven matches in the Northwest Conference in 2013, the Willamette University volleyball team hopes to bring that success into the 2014 season. The Bearcats have announced their schedule for the fall, which includes two tournaments early in the season, plus 16 games in the challenging NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- Between Sept. 7 and Oct. 11, 2013, the Willamette University volleyball team dropped nine of the ten matches they played, falling to 5-11 overall and just 1-6 in Northwest Conference play.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University outside hitter Sarah Fincher (So., Reno, NV/Bishop Manogue HS/Southwest Baptist Univ.) and middle hitter Shannon Waltz (Sr., Honolulu, HI/La Pietra School for Girls) have been chosen for the 2013 All-Northwest Conference Volleyball Team in voting by the league's head coaches.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University senior setter Emily Compton (Portola, CA/Portola HS/Boise State Univ.) has been selected as the Northwest Conference Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Week for her efforts in Willamette's wins over #18 University of Puget Sound and George Fox University on Nov. 8 and 9, 2013.
SALEM, ORE. -- Shannon Waltz (Sr., MH, Honolulu, HI/La Pietra School for Girls) from the Willamette University volleyball team has been named First Team Capital One Academic All-District VIII in NCAA Division III as chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Waltz was one of just seven volleyball players in the western United States chosen for the honor.
NEWBERG, ORE. -- Willamette University rallied from a 2-1 deficit after three sets to claim a 3-2 victory over George Fox University in a Northwest Conference volleyball match on Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Wheeler Sports Center. Willamette prevailed 25-16, 23-25, 19-25, 25-10, 15-10.
SALEM, ORE. -- It was Senior Night on Friday, Nov. 8 at Cone Field House, as Willamette University took on 18th-ranked University of Puget Sound in a Northwest Conference volleyball match. Willamette's seniors all started and played very well in a three-set sweep of the Loggers, 25-12, 25-15, 25-20.
SALEM, ORE. -- After closing the 2012 season by winning seven of 12 matches, the Bearcat volleyball team is at it again in 2013.
FOREST GROVE, ORE. -- Willamette University recorded its fourth victory in five matches on Friday, Nov. 1, as Sarah Fincher (So., OH, Reno, NV/Bishop Manogue HS/Southwest Baptist Univ.) contributed 12 kills in a 3-0 win over Pacific University at the Stoller Center. Willamette won 25-23, 25-16, 25-16.
PORTLAND, ORE. -- Willamette University achieved a .319 hitting percentage with three players earning double-digit kills, as the Bearcats swept the Lewis & Clark College Pioneers, 3-0, in a Northwest Conference volleyball match at the Pamplin Sports Center on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Willamette prevailed, 25-21, 25-16, 25-22.
PARKLAND, WASH. -- Willamette University won the opening two sets against Pacific Lutheran University, ranked #14 in this week's NCAA Division III Poll, but the Lutes rallied to claim the final three sets for a 3-2 victory over the Bearcats in a Northwest Conference volleyball match on Saturday, Oct. 26. The Lutes won, 27-29, 19-25, 25-11, 25-11, 15-12.
SALEM, ORE. -- Led by sophomore outside hitter Sarah Fincher (Reno, NV/Bishop Manogue HS/Southwest Baptist Univ.), who pounded out 13 kills, the Willamette University volleyball team swept nearby Northwest Conference rival Linfield College in three sets, 25-16, 25-19, 26-24, on Friday, Oct. 25 at Cone Field House.
SALEM, ORE. -- In her first season as a Bearcat, Sarah Fincher (So., OH, Reno, NV/Bishop Manogue HS/Southwest Baptist Univ.) has been selected as the Northwest Conference Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Week for her efforts in games played on Friday, Sept. 18 and Saturday, Sept. 19.
SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University volleyball team amassed 51 kills, and outsider hitter Sarah Fincher (So., Reno, NV/Bishop Monague HS/Southwest Baptist Univ.) achieved a double-double with 16 kills and 14 digs, as the Bearcats defeated Whitman College, 3-1, on Saturday, Oct. 19. WU prevailed 25-19, 22-25, 25-20, 25-18.
SALEM, ORE. -- Whitworth University won the first two sets, but Willamette University rallied to win the next two sets before the Pirates prevailed by the slimmest of margins in the final set, 18-16, in a Northwest Conference volleyball match at Cone Field House on Friday, Oct. 18.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University rallied after losing a close first set to defeat visiting George Fox University, 3-1, in a Northwest Conference volleyball match on Saturday, Oct. 12 at Cone Field House. The Bearcats took the match 25-27, 25-21, 25-23, 25-13.