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Women's Volleyball Earns NEWVA Academic Team Award
02/20/2009
BRISTOL, R.I. - February 20, 2009 - The New England Women’s Volleyball Association announced today its recipients of the NEWVA Academic Team Award. Fifteen teams earned the honor, attaining a team-average of at least a 3.3 GPA during the fall semester. Read More.
Women's Volleyball To Host Clinic On March 28th
Springfield, Mass. - February 20, 2009 - The Springfield College women's volleyball team will be offering a clinic for boy and girls in grades 6-8. Reigning NEWMAC Coach of the Year Joel Dearing and the 2008 NEWMAC Champion Springfield College women's volleyball team will run the clinic. Read More.
Ilkson and Lively Tabbed As AVCA Division III Honorable Mention All-Americans
Springfield, Mass. - November 19, 2008 - After leading the Pride to a 32-5 record and a berth in the NCAA Tournament, senior Aylene Ilkson and sophomore Heather Lively were recently selected by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as Division III Honorable Mention All-Americans.
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Ilkson, Lively, and Dearing Continue To Rack Up Regional Honors
Springfield, Mass. - November 14, 2008 - The trio of Aylene Ilkson, Heather Lively, and head coach Joel Dearing continued to rack up awards, this time on the regional scale on Wednesday evening. Both Ilkson and Lively were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) New England All-Region Team, while Dearing was honored as the 2008 AVCA New England Region Coach of the Year. Read More.
More Headlines
- Women's Volleyball's Season Comes To A Close After 3-0 Loss To Williams in NCAA Regional Semifinals
- Women's Volleyball Heads To Tufts For NCAA Division III Regionals As Top-Seed In New England
- Women's Volleyball Breezes By Maine Maritime, 3-0, In NCAA Tournament First Round
- Ilkson and Yohe Selected To Play in 2008 NEWVA Senior Classic
- Volleyball Sweeps Yearly NEWMAC Honors as Lively, Dearing, and Giaquinto Pick Up Accolades
About The Team
With 906 victories through the 2008 campaign and with 36 consecutive winning seasons, the Springfield College women’s volleyball program is one of the most competitive in the nation.The winningest coach in the history of the program, head coach Joel Dearing ’79, has led his alma mater to 10 post-season tournaments, including seven NCAA Tournaments, three berths in the national quarterfinals, and seven conference titles.
The 2009 squad hopes to return to the NCAA Tournament after a sensational 2008 campaign that saw the Pride rattle off a 32-5 record as it won the 2008 NEWMAC Championship. Paced by NEWMAC and New England Player of the Year Heather Lively, Springfield won 18 matches in a row during the season, while Dearing and Kim Giaquinto took home NEWMAC Coach of the Year and Co-Rookie of the Year accolades, respectively.
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Head Coach Joel Dearing
Joel Dearing will enter his 21st season as head women's volleyball coach at his alma mater in the fall of 2009. Dearing is regarded nationally as one of the sport’s best coaches and he has the resume to prove it. Dearing ranks in the top-10 in Division III history with a 670-298 (.692) overall mark in 28 seasons as a women’s volleyball coach.
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