http://brownbears.com en-us en-us http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2013-14/releases/20130521nw20st Diane Short, the head coach of the Brown volleyball team, has announced that rising senior Amanda Nickel (Corona Del Mar, CA) will serve as the squad’s captain for the 2013 season. Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2013-14/releases/20130521nw20st 2013-05-21T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2013-14/releases/20130418ge1mmo Brown head volleyball coach Diane Short has announced the six members of the Class of 2017 who will be joining the Bears on the court in the fall of 2013. The group includes two setters, two middle blockers and two outside hitters, and the student-athletes all hail from the state of California. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2013-14/releases/20130418ge1mmo 2013-04-18T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121115ybs07u Brown University libero Kathryn Conner (Newport Beach, CA) has earned Honorable Mention All-Ivy in a vote conducted by the league’s eight head coaches. The sophomore makes her first appearance on the All-Ivy team, joining twenty other players from around the league. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121115ybs07u 2012-11-15T05:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121111ast959 In the final match of the 2012 season, the Brown women’s volleyball team went toe-to-toe with the Harvard Crimson for four exciting sets before falling, 3-1. The final set scores were 21-25, 25-21, 20-25 and 27-29, but even those do not illuminate the closeness of the contest, as the equally matched squads battled for every point. The outcome solidified both teams’ records for the season, dropping the Bears to 7-17 (3-11 Ivy) and improving the Crimson to 10-16 (7-7 Ivy). Sat, 10 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121111ast959 2012-11-10T05:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121109eiwsm2 The Brown University women’s volleyball team (7-16, 3-10 Ivy) played to a three set win over Dartmouth (2-21, 1-12 Ivy) Friday night at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The Bears struck early, with aggressive play from the start of the first set, and continued to deny Dartmouth any chance of a comeback as they controlled the match from start to finish. Fri, 09 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121109eiwsm2 2012-11-09T05:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121103y28w2y In their last road contest of the 2012 season, the Brown women’s volleyball team took an early lead, winning the first set, but were unable to carry the momentum as they fell to the Penn Quakers, 3-1. Tonight’s loss drops the Bears to 6-16 (2-10) on the season, while Penn improves to 13-10 (8-4 Ivy League). Sat, 03 Nov 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121103y28w2y 2012-11-03T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121103hor01b The Brown University women’s volleyball team (6-15) came to Princeton, New Jersey ready to fight on Friday night, loosing their match with the Princeton Tigers (12-9) in three, hotly contested sets. Princeton is currently battling for the Ivy League title, sitting in second place in the standings, making the Bears’ performance all the more impressive. Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121103hor01b 2012-11-02T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/201210275sef6b A night after picking up its first Ivy League home victory, the Brown volleyball team could not find an answer for the Columbia Lions, falling 3-0 (13-25, 20-25, 17-25). Megan Gaughn led the way for the Lions, totaling a match-high 13 kills. Brown received a solid performance off the bench with 19 assists from rookie setter Rachel Killian (Laguna Beach, Calif.). Sat, 27 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/201210275sef6b 2012-10-27T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121026v8o8vf The Brown volleyball team returned to the Pizzitola Sports Center on Friday, taking on Ivy League rival Cornell and enjoyed its home confines in a 3-1 (26-24, 25-15, 25-23, 25-20) victory over the Big Red. It was an all-around effort that led to the win as six players each tallied four-plus kills while the Bears totaled nine service aces in their first home, conference win of the season. Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121026v8o8vf 2012-10-26T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121020p075sg Taking on the reigning Ivy League champions, who are undefeated in conference play this year, Brown volleyball fell to Yale in straight sets (21-25, 21-25, 22-25). The Bears were able to math up defensively with the Bulldogs as they equaled the Bulldogs in blocks and managed to out-dig the Eli’s 64-62, with sophomore libero Kathryn Conner (Newport Beach, Calif.) posting a match-high 17 digs. But in the end Yale kept hitting to push past Brown. Sat, 20 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121020p075sg 2012-10-20T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121013lq9168 The Brown volleyball team could not overcome Princeton’s hitting duo of Lydia Rudnick and Leah Jordan on Saturday afternoon at the Pizzitola Sports Center, as the Tigers topped the Bears, 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-14). Bruno was led by sophomore Maddie Lord (La Jolla, Calif.), who posted a team-high 11 kills Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121013lq9168 2012-10-13T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/201210126uysu6 The Brown volleyball team (5-11, 1-5) fell to Penn (9-8, 4-2) in four sets (21-25, 15-25, 25-23, 20-25) on Friday evening at the Pizzitola Center. Brown was led by junior Amanda Nickel (Corona Del Mar, CA) and sophomore Brittany Link (Hinckley, OH), who each had 10 kills, while Link had a team-high .226 hitting percentage. Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/201210126uysu6 2012-10-12T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/201210061ma1qd The Brown volleyball team got back on the winning track on Saturday night in New Hampshire, downing Dartmouth in straight sets (25-18, 26-24, 25-21). The Bears were lead by the attacking duo of sophomore Maddie Lord (La Jolla, Calif.) and senior Katrina Post (Pasadena, Calif.) who each finished with double-digit kills. Sat, 06 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/201210061ma1qd 2012-10-06T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121005z9wf1i The Brown volleyball team matched up well with Harvard on Friday night, staying close in kills, but the Crimson found the edge defensively, totaling 15 blocks as the Bears fell, 3-0 (19-25, 12-25, 21-25). Fri, 05 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121005z9wf1i 2012-10-05T04:00:00Z http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121003crugrq The Brown volleyball got back on the winning track on Wednesday night, returning to the Pizzitola Sports center where they defeated in-state rival Rhode Island, 3-1 (26-24, 20-25, 25-22, 25-17). Sophomore outside hitter Maddie Lord (La Jolla, Calif.) led the way for the Bears with a match-high 15 kills. Wed, 03 Oct 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://brownbears.com/sports/w-volley/2012-13/releases/20121003crugrq 2012-10-03T04:00:00Z