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Rivier Men's Volleyball Leads The NCAA
June 23, 2011
Nashua, NH – The Rivier College men’s volleyball program recently received two honors by the NCAA for their play during the 2011 season. The first was an individual honor for freshman Aaron Almario (Alhambra, CA) who was recognized as the2011 NCAA Division III statistical champion for BLOCKS PER SET.
3 Raiders Inducted Into The NECVA Hall of Fame
April 06, 2011
Hoboken NJ - The North Eastern Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) held its annual Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday April 2nd and three Rivier College representatives were inducted into this year’s class. Nhut Chau (’06), Andy Chace (’06), and Coach Craig Kolek were all honored at the induction ceremonies.
Rivier 2-1 At NECVA Tournament
April 01, 2011
Hoboken NJ - Rivier College (33-9 overall; 11-1 GNAC) made it to the semi-final round of the North Eastern Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) tournament but came up just short of advancing to the championship round of the last ever NECVA tournament. Senior Jared Andreozzi and sophomore Taylor Lindner were named to the All Tournament Team for their all around solid play over the course of the Raiders three matches in the tournament.
Andreozzi Named GNAC Player of the Week
March 29, 2011
Rivier men’s volleyball senior outside hitter Jared Andreozzi (Barrington, RI) has been named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Player of the Week after leading the Raiders to their fourth consecutive GNAC men’s volleyball championship this past weekend.
Rivier Men's Volleyball Names 6 To All-Conference Team
March 29, 2011
Nashua, NH - The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) announced the 2011 Men's Volleyball All-Conference teams on Saturday, March 26th and Rivier landed six of its players onto various all-conference teams. The 2011 GNAC champions posted a 31-8 overall record while going 11-1 in conference play thus far in 2011.
Raiders Draw The Second Seed At NECVA Tournament
March 28, 2011
JERSEY CITY, NJ…< /span>The regular season is nearing completion, the divisional champions have been crowned and the selections for the 17th and final North East Collegiate Volleyball Association championship tournament have been determined. After more than three months of competition, the field of 16 which will compete for the 2011 NECVA Championship from Friday, April 1 through Sunday, April 3 at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ was announced Monday by the NECVA Tournament Selection Committee.
Rivier Captures 2011 GNAC Men’s Volleyball Title
March 26, 2011
Nashua, NH – For the fourth straight season Rivier College has won the GNAC men’s volleyball championship with a 3-1 victory over Lasell College by scores of 25-20, 25-16, 22-25, 25-17. Raiders senior outside hitter Jared Andreozzi (Barrington, RI) was named the tournament MVP after dropping 16 kills against Johnson & Wales University in the first semifinal match of the day, followed by 22 kills against Lasell in the finals.
#11 ranked Rivier Raiders Trip up Gulls 3-0
March 24, 2011
Beverly, Mass. – The #11 ranked Rivier College men’s volleyball earned a road win over Endicott 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-16) in a non-division NECVA match at MacDonald Gymnasium Thursday evening.
Rivier Clinches Top Seed in GNAC With 3-0 Win Over JWU
March 22, 2011
Nashua, NH - #11 Rivier College (11-1 GNAC; 28-8 overall) defeated Johnson & Wales University 3-0 to clinch the #1 seed in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference playoffs. Rivier’s three seniors, Jared Andreozzi (Barrington, RI), John Furka (Massapequa, NY), and Steve Wood (Spencerport, NY), all played their last regular season game of their careers in The Muldoon and put their own signature on the victory.
Raiders Take Two From Falcons
March 19, 2011
Nashua, NH - #10 Rivier College (10-1 GNAC; 27-8 overall) defeated GNAC opponent Albertus Magnus College twice by the score of 3-0 to improve to 10 wins in the conference. Rivier cruised in the home and home series in 5 of the 6 sets to easily handle AMC and improve to 27 wins on the season.
Rivier Wins Battle Against Division 1 Sacred Heart
March 17, 2011
Nashua, NH – The Rivier College Raiders rebounded after a tough showing against MIT on Tuesday night with a well fought 3-2 win. Rivier College (25-8 overall; 8-1 GNAC) battled to a 5 set victory over Division I Sacred Heart University for their 25th win of the season.
MIT Sweeps Rivier
March 15, 2011
Cambridge MA - #10 Rivier College (24-8 overall; 8-1 GNAC) was defeated by MIT in three straight sets for their 8th loss of the season. Rivier committed 34 errors in the three sets to take themselves out of the match from the get go.
Raiders Back On Track; Ace Lasell
March 02, 2011
Nashua, NH - #9 Rivier College (8-1 GNAC; 24-7 overall) defeated GNAC opponent Lasell College 3-0 behind 9 team ace serves and 9 team blocks to help lift the Raiders to their 8th win in the conference. Middle hitters Alex Xenidis (Shelton, CT) and Taylor Lindner (Cheshire, CT) combined for 10 kills on 14 attempts with no errors for an explosive .714 hitting percentage to help the home team win by scores of 25-19, 25-18 and 25-15. The duo were also involved in 6 of the Raiders 9 blocks.
Raiders Battle To The End Against Saints
March 01, 2011
Boston, MA - #9 Rivier College (7-1 GNAC; 23-7 overall) dropped their first GNAC match of the year after a tightly contested 5 set loss to #12 Emmanuel College. The Raiders struggled with the tough serves of the Saints and had to work hard for every point in the match.
Rivier Men’s Volleyball Finishes 3-1 At Baruch Invitational
February 26, 2011
New York, NY - #8 Rivier College (23-6 overall; 7-0 GNAC) defeated Kean College, Elmira College and Milwaukee School of Engineering in straight sets to improve to 23 wins on the season. The three wins were highlighted with a takedown of #14 MSOE by the scores of 26-24, 25-13, 25-17. The Raiders lone loss of the weekend came at the hands of #10 Carthage College by the scores of 19-25, 15-25, 25-19, 25-27.
Rookie of the Week Honors Continue for Rivier
February 24, 2011
Nashua, NH – Rivier College is home to two Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Rookie’s of the Week this week as both Tom Poitras (Bow, NH-left) of the men’s basketball team and Aaron Almario (Alhambra, CA-right) of the men’s volleyball team were both awarded the honor in their respective sports.