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Volleyball 2009 Season In Review

Date Posted: Monday, November 30, 2009

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November 30, 2009

Simmons Volleyball ended the 2009 season with an appearance in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Tournament, reaching the quarterfinals after a 13-15 season (7-5 GNAC). Led by Head Coach Jason Conetta, the Sharks racked up the second-most wins for the program for the second year in a row. Simmons also earned the best GNAC finish since 1999 as the 6th seed heading into the conference tournament, after being ranked 8th in the preseason poll.

“Watching the players fight for victories this season was the most inspiring feeling I have taken from my three years here at Simmons College. We as a team agree that we did not expect our regular season record of 13-15, however we also can agree we had no idea we could play as well as we did in the last few games,” said Coach Conetta.

Volleyball 2009 Season In Review

November 30, 2009 Simmons Volleyball ended the 2009 season with an appearance in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Tournament, reaching the quarterfinals after a 13-15 season (7-5 GNAC). Led by Head Coach Jason Conetta, the Sharks racked up the second-most wins for the program for the second year in a row. Simmons also earned the best GNAC finish since 1999 as the 6th seed heading into the conference tournament, after being ranked 8th in the preseason poll. “Watching the players fight for victories this season was the most inspiring feeling I have taken from my three years here at Simmons College. We as a team agree that we did not expect our regular season record of 13-15, however we also can agree we had no idea we could play as well as we did in the last few games,” said Coach Conetta.

Date Posted: Monday, November 30, 2009 | Read Full Story »

Two Sharks Named to 2009 GNAC Volleyball All-Conference Team

November 6, 2009 Sophomore OH Meaghan Flynn (Laguna Beach, Calif.) was named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Second Team, and sophomore Krista Evans (Killen, Ala.) earned a spot on the All-Conference Sportsmanship Team, the GNAC announced Friday evening. The honors came after the Sharks finished the 2009 fall season with a 7-5 conference record, and the highest post-season seeding since the 1999 tournament.

Date Posted: Friday, November 06, 2009 | Read Full Story »

Sharks Topped by Saints in GNAC Quarterfinals

November 4, 2009 Simmons Volleyball was defeated by Emmanuel, 3-1, on Tuesday night in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinal match. The 3rd-seeded Saints escaped a tough Sharks team, which held a solid lead in three of the four sets. Emmanuel’s tournament experience paid off, as the Saints edged the 6th-seeded Sharks in four sets (25-23, 21-25, 25-15, 25-23).

Date Posted: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 | Read Full Story »

Volleyball Edges Past Cadets, Secures #6 Seed in GNAC Tournament

November 1, 2009 The Simmons College Sharks concluded their regular season on Saturday with an exciting 3-2 victory over Great Northeast Athletic Conference opponent Norwich University. Simmons’ victory (25-20, 18-25, 25-22, 11-25, 15-10) secured the sixth seed for the Sharks in the postseason conference Tournament, which opens on Tuesday, November 3, when #6 Simmons travels to #3, rival Emmanuel College for a 7pm quarterfinal game.

Date Posted: Sunday, November 01, 2009 | Read Full Story »

Volleyball Falls to Lynx, 3-1

October 29, 2009 Simmons Volleyball was defeated by non-conference Lesley University on Wednesday night, 3-1. The Sharks won the first set but was steamrolled by the Lynx for the next three. With the win, Lesley improved to 11-12 (3-2 NECC) while Simmons falls to 12-15 on the season, and remains 6-4 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference.

Date Posted: Thursday, October 29, 2009 | Read Full Story »