http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu en-us en-us http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/042513VB-Armstrong GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia (April 25, 2013) – Assistant Coach Amobi Armstrong of the Franklin Pierce University volleyball team has returned to his native Saint Lucia this month, in preparation to play at the national level this week in the second round of NORCECA qualifying for the 2014 FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship. Saint Lucia will host Haiti, El Salvador and Saint Kitts and Nevis on April 27-28 at Beausejour Indoor Stadium in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/042513VB-Armstrong 2013-04-25T04:00:00Z http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/042313VB-NERVA NORWOOD, Mass. (April 23, 2013) – The Franklin Pierce University volleyball team was in non-traditional-season action over the weekend, as it traveled to MGA Sports Center to play in a collegiate tournament put on by the New England Region Volleyball Association. At the event, Franklin Pierce won its pool before defeating Saint Anselm and Bentley to claim the title. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/042313VB-NERVA 2013-04-23T04:00:00Z http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/General_Releases/031413ne10acadallconf RINDGE, N.H. (March 14, 2013) – Three Franklin Pierce University student-athletes have been named to the fall 2012 Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference Team in their respective sports, as announced recently by the Conference office. Men’s soccer graduate student back Tom Leaver (Warwickshire, United Kingdom), women’s soccer graduate student midfielder Aya Noguchi (Tokyo, Japan) and volleyball junior outside hitter Natasha Ray (Colorado Springs, Colo.) were among 87 athletes across seven sports honored by the Northeast-10. Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/General_Releases/031413ne10acadallconf 2013-03-14T04:00:00Z http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/031413VBRaySASE RINDGE, N.H. (March 14, 2013) – Junior outside hitter Natasha Ray (Colorado Springs, Colo.) of the Franklin Pierce University volleyball team has been selected as the recipient of a Northeast-10 Conference Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award, as announced Wednesday by the Conference office. Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/031413VBRaySASE 2013-03-14T04:00:00Z http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/120712FFS Check out the latest installment in the series. Fri, 07 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/120712FFS 2012-12-07T05:00:00Z http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/112912NCAAVlog Check out the team as it prepares and competes in the NCAA Division II Tournament. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/112912NCAAVlog 2012-11-29T05:00:00Z http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/112912VBvsNYIT WEST HAVEN, Conn. (November 29, 2012) – Four players recorded eight or more kills on Thursday night, led by 10 from junior middle Katie Jackson (Centennial, Colo.), but the fifth-seeded Franklin Pierce University volleyball team was defeated, 3-1, by fourth-seeded New York Tech in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Championship East Regional, hosted by New Haven at Charger Gymnasium. Junior outside hitters Shelby Cable and Savannah Donarksi had 18 and 16 kills, respectively, to pace NYIT. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/112912VBvsNYIT 2012-11-29T05:00:00Z http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/111812VBncaaselection RINDGE, N.H. (November 18, 2012) – The Franklin Pierce University volleyball team has been named as the fifth seed of the NCAA Championship East Regional, as announced Sunday night by the NCAA. It marks the first NCAA Championship selection in program history. The Ravens, a Northeast-10 Conference quarterfinalist, earn an at-large bid in the eight-team tournament, which will run Thursday, Nov. 29 through Saturday, Dec. 1 and be hosted by top seed New Haven at Charger Gymnasium in West Haven, Conn. Franklin Pierce will open play on Thursday against fourth-seeded New York Tech. Sun, 18 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/111812VBncaaselection 2012-11-18T05:00:00Z http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/111512VBallconf RINDGE, N.H. (November 15, 2012) – Head Coach Stephanie Dragan of the Franklin Pierce University volleyball team has been named Northeast-10 Conference Coach of the Year, as announced Thursday by the Conference office. In addition, three players received accolades from the Conference: junior outside hitter Natasha Ray (Colorado Springs, Colo.) was selected to the All-Northeast-10 First Team, junior libero Lauren Miller (Alexandria, Ind.) was selected to the All-Northeast-10 Second Team and freshman middle Lina Kleinschmidt (Santa Barbara, Calif.) was selected to the Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/111512VBallconf 2012-11-15T05:00:00Z http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/111312VBvsPace RINDGE, N.H. (November 13, 2012) – Freshman outside hitter Sydni Schulz (Cypress, Texas) hammered out 13 kills with just two errors over 30 attempts to hit a team-best .367 on Tuesday night, but the third-seeded Franklin Pierce University volleyball team was defeated, 3-2, by sixth-seeded Pace in the quarterfinal round of the Northeast-10 Conference Championship at the Fieldhouse. Senior outside hitter Nora Rugova put away 21 kills, while freshman outside hitter Megan Kurz hit .385 with 13 kills in the win for Pace. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/111312VBvsPace 2012-11-13T05:00:00Z http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/111012VBatAssumption WORCESTER, Mass. (November 10, 2012) – Junior outside hitter Natasha Ray (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and sophomore outside hitter Catie Swiderski (Rocky Point, N.Y.) hammered out 19 kills each as both hit over .300 on Saturday afternoon to lead the Franklin Pierce University volleyball team to a come-from-behind, 3-2 victory over Assumption in Northeast-10 Conference play and the regular-season finale at Laska Gymnasium. Junior outside hitter Lauren Ostafin led Assumption with 12 kills. Sat, 10 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/111012VBatAssumption 2012-11-10T05:00:00Z http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/110712SkedChange RINDGE, N.H. (November 7, 2012) -- Franklin Pierce Athletics announced on Wednesday changes to the playing schedules for volleyball and men's and women's basketball, as all three programs will be playing a trio of games in The Fieldhouse next Tuesday and Wednesday. Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/110712SkedChange 2012-11-07T05:00:00Z http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/110612VBvsAIC RINDGE, N.H. (November 6, 2012) – Freshman middle Lina Kleinschmidt (Santa Barbara, Calif.) tied for the match lead with nine kills as well as a .333 attack percentage while factoring in on five blocks on Tuesday night to lead the Franklin Pierce University volleyball team to a 3-0 win over American International in Northeast-10 Conference play at the Fieldhouse. The win clinched home-court advantage for Franklin Pierce in the quarterfinal round of the Northeast-10 Championship, scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 13. Tue, 06 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/110612VBvsAIC 2012-11-06T05:00:00Z http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/110312VBvsPace RINDGE, N.H. (November 3, 2012) – Freshman middle Lina Kleinschmidt (Santa Barbara, Calif.) tied for the match lead with 12 kills, hit a match-best .478 and put back five blocks (two solo) on Saturday afternoon to lead the Franklin Pierce University volleyball team to a 3-1 win over Pace in Northeast-10 Conference play at the Fieldhouse. Franklin Pierce hit .218 on the afternoon, while holding Pace to just .057 over 158 attempts, thanks to nine blocks and 80 digs. Sat, 03 Nov 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/110312VBvsPace 2012-11-03T04:00:00Z http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/110212VBvsAdelphi RINDGE, N.H. (November 2, 2012) – Junior middle Katie Jackson (Centennial, Colo.) led all players with a .385 attack percentage over 26 attempts and finished with a team-best 13 kills on Friday night to lead the Franklin Pierce University volleyball team to a 3-1 win over Adelphi in Northeast-10 Conference play at Franklin Pierce's Fieldhouse. Jackson led three Franklin Pierce hitters in double digits on the evening, as junior outside hitter Natasha Ray (Colorado Springs, Colo.) added 12 kills and sophomore outside hitter Catie Swiderski (Rocky Point, N.Y.) contributed 11. Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/110212VBvsAdelphi 2012-11-02T04:00:00Z http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/103112VBregionalrankings RINDGE, N.H. (October 31, 2012) – The Franklin Pierce University volleyball team is currently ranked sixth in the East Region, as announced Wednesday by the NCAA in its first regional rankings of the season. It is the first appearance in the regional rankings for the program since 2007. Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/103112VBregionalrankings 2012-10-31T04:00:00Z http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/103012VBatSTA MANCHESTER, N.H. (October 31, 2012) – Junior middle Katie Jackson (Centennial, Colo.) piled up seven block assists to lead all players, while adding six kills, as the Franklin Pierce University volleyball team notched a 3-1 road win over Saint Anselm in Northeast-10 Conference play at Stoutenburgh Gym. As a team, Franklin Pierce collected 12 blocks on the evening. Tue, 30 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/103012VBatSTA 2012-10-30T04:00:00Z http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/102712VBatSTR ALBANY, N.Y. (October 27, 2012) – Freshman outside hitter Madison Duffy (Bethel, Conn.) led the team with 11 kills and hit a match-best .500 over 18 attempts on Saturday afternoon, but the Franklin Pierce University volleyball team was defeated, 3-1, on the road by Saint Rose in Northeast-10 Conference play at Nolan Gymnasium. Freshman right side Carissa Dube collected a match-best 12 kills and hit .348 over 23 attempts to lead Saint Rose to the victory. Sat, 27 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/102712VBatSTR 2012-10-27T04:00:00Z http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/102612VBatLeMoyne SYRACUSE, N.Y. (October 26, 2012) – Sophomore outside hitter Catie Swiderski (Rocky Point, N.Y.) led all players with 12 kills on Friday night to lead the Franklin Pierce University volleyball team to a 3-0 road win over Le Moyne in Northeast-10 Conference play at Ted Grant Court. Freshman middle Lina Kleinschmidt (Santa Barbara, Calif.) served up a match-best six aces. Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/102612VBatLeMoyne 2012-10-26T04:00:00Z http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/102312VBvsSTM RINDGE, N.H. (October 23, 2012) – Junior outside hitter Natasha Ray (Colorado Springs, Colo.) hit .448 on her way to a match-high 14 kills, served up six aces and added 10 digs to finish off her double-double on Tuesday night as the Franklin Pierce University volleyball team swept to a 3-0 win over Saint Michael’s in Northeast-10 Conference play at Franklin Pierce’s Fieldhouse. As a team, Franklin Pierce piled up 15 aces on the evening. Tue, 23 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/sports/wvball/2012-13/releases/102312VBvsSTM 2012-10-23T04:00:00Z