Women's Volleyball

2010-11 Women's Volleyball News

  • Blankenship and Hargrave Earn All-NWC Volleyball Honors
    November 09, 2010
    SALEM, ORE. â?? Two members of the Willamette University volleyball team were recognized as All-Northwest Conference following the 2010 season. Senior Molly Blankenship (OH, Spokane, WA/Spokane Falls CC) was named Second Team All-NWC. Teammate Carly Hargrave (Fr., MH, Happy Valley, OR/Clackamas HS) was named Honorable Mention All-NWC.
  • WU Volleyball Ends Season on High Note, Defeats Whitman, 3-2
    November 06, 2010
    SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University volleyball team ended the season with a 3-2 victory over Whitman College on Saturday, Nov. 6. The Bearcats won 18-25, 25-17, 22-25, 25-21, 15-11. Willamette concludes the season 9-16 overall and 5-11 in the Northwest Conference. Whitman finishes at 8-18 overall and 5-11 in the NWC.
  • Whitworth Moves Closer to NWC Volleyball Championship, Defeats Willamette 3-0
    November 05, 2010
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  • Pacific Lutheran Clips Bearcat Volleyball, 3-1
    October 29, 2010
    TACOMA, WASH. -- The Willamette University volleyball team dropped a Northwest Conference match to Pacific Lutheran University, 3-1, on Friday, Oct. 29. Despite a strong blocking effort by the Bearcats, the Lutes won 25-22, 20-25, 27-25, 25-19. Willamette is now 8-15 overall and 4-10 in the NWC. Pacific Lutheran moved to 16-7 overall and 10-3 in the NWC.
  • Volleyball Earns 3-1 Victory at Lewis & Clark
    October 27, 2010
    PORTLAND, ORE. -- The Willamette University volleyball team defeated Northwest Conference opponent Lewis & Clark College, 3-1, on Wednesday, Oct. 27 at the Pamplin Sports Complex. The Bearcats won 25-21, 20-25, 26-24, 25-14. Willamette is now 8-14 overall and 4-9 in the NWC. Lewis & Clark moved to 9-14 overall and 5-8 in the NWC.
  • WU Volleyball Team Provides Donation to Lymphoma Research Foundation
    October 27, 2010
    SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University volleyball team recently donated $754.15 to the Lymphoma Research Foundation by presenting a check to State Rep. Mitch Greenlick at Cone Field House. Greenlick is the founder and past president of the Oregon Chapter of the Lymphoma Research Foundation.
  • Bearcat Volleyball Loses 3-0 to First Place Puget Sound
    October 23, 2010
    TACOMA, WASH. -- The Willamette University volleyball team dropped a Northwest Conference match to host University of Puget Sound, 3-0, on Saturday, Oct. 24. Puget Sound won their tenth match in a row, 25-21, 25-17, 25-16, to improve to 16-4 overall and 11-1 in the NWC.
  • Volleyball Loses 3-1 to Pacific Boxers
    October 22, 2010
    FOREST GROVE, ORE. -- Willamette University lost in four sets to Pacific University, 3-1, in a Northwest Conference volleyball match on Friday, Oct. 22 in Forest Grove, Ore. The Boxers won, 25-14, 21-25, 25-19, 25-23, to improve to 4-15 overall, 3-8 in the NWC. Willamette dropped to 7-13 on the season, 3-8 in conference play.
  • Bruins Defeat Bearcat Volleyball in NWC Action, 3-1
    October 16, 2010
    SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University lost in four sets to visiting George Fox University, 3-1, in a Northwest Conference volleyball match on Saturday, Oct. 16 at Cone Field House. The Bruins won, 27-25, 25-17, 22-25, 25-21, to improve to 8-12 overall, 3-7 in the NWC. Willamette dropped to 7-12 on the season, 3-7 in conference play.
  • Volleyball Defeats Rival Linfield Wildcats, 3-0
    October 15, 2010
    McMINNVILLE, ORE. -- Willamette University defeated rival Linfield College, 3-0, in a Northwest Conference volleyball match on Friday, Oct. 15. The Bearcats won, 25-22, 25-14, 25-20, to improve to 7-11 overall, 3-6 in the NWC. Linfield dropped to 8-10 on the season, 6-4 in conference play.
  • Willamette Volleyball Loses to Whitman, 3-2
    October 09, 2010
    WALLA WALLA, WASH. -- Whitman College defeated Willamette University, 3-2, in a Northwest Conference volleyball match on Saturday, Oct. 9. The Missionaries won, 19-25, 25-18, 25-22, 19-25 and 15-11 to improve to 5-12 overall, 2-6 in the NWC. Willamette moved to 6-11 on the season, 2-6 in conference play.
  • Whitworth Defeats Willamette, 3-0, in NWC Volleyball Action
    October 08, 2010
    SPOKANE, WASH. -- Whitworth University defeated Willamette University, 3-0, in a Northwest Conference volleyball match on Friday, Oct. 8. The Pirates won, 27-25, 25-16, 25-9, to improve to 9-5 overall, 6-1 in the NWC. Willamette moved to 6-10 on the season, 2-5 in conference play.
  • Pacific Lutheran Rallies to Defeat Willamette, 3-1, in NWC Volleyball
    October 01, 2010
    SALEM, ORE. -- Pacific Lutheran University dropped the first set, but rallied to defeat Willamette University, 3-1, in a Northwest Conference volleyball match on Friday, Oct. 1 at Cone Field House. The Lutes won, 19-25, 25-14, 25-14, 25-19, to improve to 11-3 overall, 5-0 in the NWC. Willamette moved to 6-9 on the season, 2-4 in conference play.
  • Bearcat Volleyball Loses Marathon Match to Lewis & Clark
    September 29, 2010
    SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University volleyball team pushed the match to five sets against Lewis & Clark College, but the Pioneers won, 25-18, 25-20, 21-25, 15-25,15-13, at Cone Field House on Wednesday, Sept. 29. Lewis & Clark appeared to have control of the match after winning the opening two sets, before Willamette battled back to tie it at 2-2, forcing the final set.
  • Puget Sound Escapes with Win Over Bearcat Volleyball, 3-2
    September 25, 2010
    SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University volleyball team pushed the match to five sets against the University of Puget Sound on Saturday, Sept. 25, but the Loggers won, 21-25, 25-22, 25-11, 22-25, 15-6. Willamette is now 6-7 overall and 2-2 in the Northwest Conference. Puget Sound climbed to 8-4 overall and 3-1 in the NWC.
  • Bearcats Knock Out Boxers in NWC Volleyball, 3-0
    September 24, 2010
    SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University volleyball team defeated the visiting Pacific University Boxers in straight sets, 28-26, 25-20 and 25-23 on Friday, Sept. 24. Several Willamette players performed well to help the Bearcats win their second straight Northwest Conference match.
  • Join Volleyball for Lymphoma Cancer Awareness Night
    September 21, 2010
    SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University volleyball team is hosting Lymphoma Awareness Night on Saturday, Sept. 25. The event will be held in conjunction with Willametteâ??s volleyball game against the University of Puget Sound. Game time is set to begin at 7 p.m. (PDT).
  • Willamette Volleyball Makes Quick Work of George Fox
    September 18, 2010
    NEWBERG, ORE. -- The Willamette University volleyball team won in straight sets over George Fox University, 25-22, 25-17 and 25-20, on Saturday, Sept. 18 in Northwest Conference play. Willamette improved to .500 in the NWC at 1-1, while upping its record to 5-6 overall. The Bruins dropped to 0-2 in the NWC and to 5-6 on the season.
  • Wildcats Squeeze Past Bearcats in Volleyball, 3-2
    September 17, 2010
    SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University Bearcats dropped a close match to the visiting Linfield College Wildcats, 3-2, on Friday, Sept. 17 at Cone Field House. Willamette came out strong but could not maintain the momentum throughout the match and Linfield won, 12-25, 25-21, 25-12, 23-25, 16-14.
  • Willamette Volleyball Drops Two Matches
    September 11, 2010
    THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. -- The Willamette University volleyball team dropped its final two matches of the Cal-Lu-fornia Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 11 at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The weekend concluded a string of nine consecutive matches on the road to open the season for Willamette.
  • Willamette Volleyball Earns Day 1 Split at Cal-Lu-fornia Invitational
    September 10, 2010
    THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. -- The Willamette University volleyball team earned a win in straight sets over Whittier College to complete the first day of the Cal-Lu-fornia Volleyball Invitational on Friday, Sept. 10. The Bearcats defeated the Poets, 25-18, 25-18, 25-17.
  • Bearcats Drop First Set, Win Next Three, to Defeat Warner Pacific
    September 08, 2010
    PORTLAND, ORE. -- Willamette University lost the first set, but rallied to win each of the next three sets, as the Bearcats defeated Warner Pacific College on Wednesday, Sept. 8 at the C.C. Perry Gym. The Bearcats outlasted the Knights, 22-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-23.
  • Nebraska Wesleyan Defeats Willamette Volleyball
    September 05, 2010
    FOREST GROVE, ORE. -- Nebraska Wesleyan University improved its record to 4-0 after defeating Willamette University 25-20, 25-9 and 25-11 at the Boxer Kickoff Volleyball Invitational on Sunday, Sept. 5. Willamette's season record moved to 2-2 with the loss. Nebraska Wesleyan hit .301 and tallied 44 kills en route to victory.
  • Willamette Defeats Bethel in Straight Sets
    September 04, 2010
    FOREST GROVE, ORE. -- The Willamette University volleyball team jumped out to a 4-0 lead over Bethel University (Minn.) in the first set and never let up. The Bearcats went on to capture the victory, 25-23, 25-20, 25-23. Both Willamette and Bethel now have 1-1 overall records.
  • Volleyball Edges SUNY Oneonta, 3-0
    September 04, 2010
    FOREST GROVE, ORE. -- For the second time today, the Willamette University volleyball team earned a victory in straight sets, 28-26, 25-19 and 28-26, over SUNY Oneonta (N.Y.) at the Boxer Kickoff Volleyball Invitational. The Bearcats defeated Bethel University (Minn.) earlier in the day and have moved their season record to 2-1, including 2-0 in the tournament.
  • Volleyball Drops Season Opener at Western Oregon
    September 02, 2010
    MONMOUTH, ORE. -- The Willamette University volleyball team traveled 18 miles to Western Oregon University to open its 2010 season against the NCAA Division II school. The Bearcats were defeated in straight sets by the host team, 25-12, 25-17 and 25-15.
  • Volleyball Ready to Continue Climb
    September 01, 2010
    SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University volleyball team enters the 2010 season looking to build on the late success of the 2009 season. Last year's team won six of its last eight games to climb to an 11-13 overall record and 8-8 in the Northwest Conference to claim fifth place.
  • Bearcat Volleyball Players are Ready for First Practice of Season
    August 19, 2010
    SALEM, ORE. -- After finishing strong at the end of last year, members of the Willamette University volleyball team are excited to start the 2010 season. They will get to do just that on Friday, Aug. 20, when they hold their first practice session.
  • Bearcats are Ranked Fifth in NWC Volleyball Preseason Poll
    August 05, 2010
    SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University volleyball team has been picked to finish fifth in the Northwest Conference this season according to the 2010 NWC Volleyball Preseason Poll, as determined by the league's head coaches. Willamette finished 11-13 overall last year and achieved fifth place in the NWC with an 8-8 record. The Bearcats went 6-2 during the second half of the NWC's double round-robin schedule.