|
|
The Montreat College Women's Volleyball team traveled to Florence, SC on Friday to participate in Francis Marion's Swamp Fox Invitation this weekend. The Lady Cavs faced host Francis Marion in their game opener this morning. Unfortunately, Montreat fell short, 25-22, 25-22, 21-25, 25-15. Sophomore Alle Baumgartner led Montreat with 21 kills, 10 digs, and five blocks. Freshman Brandy Deddo added 13 kills and 18 digs, while freshman setter Natalie Nieman compiled 37 assists. In their second match of the day, Montreat dropped one to NCAA Divistion II Carson Newman in three; 25-16, 25-21, 25-11. With the losses, Montreat drops to 6-11 overall. In day two of the Swamp Fox Invitational, Montreat will face Fayettville State at 11:00 am and Augusta State at 5:00 p.m.
Read More
|
After winning a hard fought conference battle with Bluefield on Tuesday, expectations were high coming into the King match last night. Some misfortune and inconsistent play turned out to be the deciding factor in the Montreat loss: 25-13, 25-23, and 25-17.
A slow start hampered the Lady Cavs in game one; play picked up in games two and three, but King was overpowering up front and played pretty consistent throughout the match.
Coach Mooberry commented on the teams play, “We just didn't play well as a team tonight. It's disappointing because our team is really close and enjoys playing together, but that just didn't show tonight.”
The Lady Cavs will be on the road this weekend, as they head to the coast, to compete in the Francis Marion Tournament. Their next home contest will be on September 26th against Tennessee Wesleyan in a 6:30pm start.
|
If you were not in McAlister Gymnasium last night, you missed an electrified atmosphere for a home Lady Cavalier Volleyball match. Montreat’s Lady Cavaliers volleyball team won a hard fought battle last night against Bluefield at McAlister Gymnasium. The Lady Cavs split the first four games: winning the second and fourth, and losing the first and the third forcing a fifth and final game. In a game that is supposed to end at 15, win by two, Montreat and Bluefield took it to overtime, going past the 15 point limit. The two teams went back and forth, exchanging leads multiple times. Finally, Montreat put two successful volleys together and edged the conference foe, Bluefield, 22-20 in the fifth game.
Read More
|
The Montreat Cavaliers volleyball team traveled this weekend for conference play, first at Covenant College on Friday and then at Bryan College on Saturday. Both matches ended after three games, as Montreat could not get the momentum swung in their direction. Coach Mooberry on the Covenant match, "We really struggled as a team passing tonight against Covenant, which made it hard to run an effective offense. Covenant has a good program, some strong hitters and quick defense. We needed to play well tonight to beat Covenant, but our intensity and communication was also not what it needed to be. My hope is that we will be able to step up our game when they come visit us at Montreat and play with the intensity, communication, and solid skills to beat them."
Read More
|
Coming off a big conference win over Milligan, the Lady Cavalier Volleyball team returned home last evening and defeated North Greenville in three straight: 25-19, 25-18, and 25-22. The Cavaliers received a big performances from Kim Staley (FR, Rutherfordton, NC) who had 10 kills and the highest kill efficiency, Natalie Nieman (FR, Charlotte, NC) who turned in three aces and 25 assists, and Allie Baumgartner (SO, Charlotte, NC) on the defensive side with 11 digs. Baumgartner, Staley, and Kayla Keys (FR, Weaverville, NC) also had one solo block apiece.
Read More
|
Last night the Montreat College Lady Cavaliers proved that though they are young, their drive and determination are something not to be ignored.
After defeating highly touted UVA-Wise last week, the Lady Cavs traveled to Johnson City, TN last night to face AAC foe Milligan College.
Read More
|
Montreat Lady Cavalier volleyball team swept their double-header last Saturday. In game one, the Lady Cavs took on Spelman College defeating them in three straight: 25-7, 25-17, and 25-13. Allie Baumgartner (SO, Charlotte, NC) led the way with 15 kills, six digs, and five aces. Brandy Deddo (FR, Almond, NC) chimed in with 10 kills, six digs, and six aces. Natalie Nieman (FR, Charlotte, NC) added 30 assists and Kayla Keys (FR, Weaverville, NC) had six digs.
Read More
|
We are excited about our new web site going live in two weeks, but in the mean time we want to make sure you can contact our new coaches that are not on this site. So, if you are interested in volleyball, men's soccer, women's soccer, or softball please contact the following coaches.
Read More
|
The Lady Cavaliers volleyball team earned their first win of the season last night against conference opponent, UVA-Wise. Wise was selected fourth in the preseason poll and coming off a berth to the NAIA Volleyball Tournament last season. A balanced attack up front and in the backcourt allowed Montreat to sweep in three with scores of 28-26, 25-15, 25-17. Allie Baumgartner (SO, Charlotte, NC) and Brandy Deddo (FR, Almond, NC) had 12 and 11 kills respectively. Natalie Nieman (FR, Charlotte, NC) and Lyndsey Wall (JR, Weddington, NC) had eight digs apiece. Nieman also added 29 assists and Baumgartner had seven aces.
Read More
|
Montreat College’s volleyball team traveled to Mars Hill College on Tuesday evening for a non-conference match with the Division II program. Despite a valiant effort, the Lady Cavs fell short to the Lions in a five game battle.
Each game was close with only one game outside of five points. Mars Hill just edged the Lady Cavaliers in the final game 15-11. The play of the Lady Cavs show they are starting to come together as a team.
Read More
|
The season opener for the Montreat College Lady Cavalier volleyball team did not go according to plan. Southern Wesleyan came in to McAlister Gymnasium Thursday night with experience and confidence, but the Lady Cavs did not go down without a fight. Young and inexperienced, the Lady Cavs kept fighting to make SWU work for every point they got. Sophomore Allie Baumgartner (Charlotte, NC)led the way for Montreat with 14 kills and 6 blocks, followed by freshman Natalie Nieman (Charlotte, NC)with 7 digs and 14 assists.
Read More
|
Montreat Cavalier Volleyball came out strong this evening in their opening scrimmage against Catawba Valley Community College. It was definitely a great chance to play against another opponent and gain on-court experience before going into tomorrow’s season opener against NAIA foe Southern Wesleyan University. Montreat had very good play out of their newcomers tonight and will look to them to improve even more as the season goes on to continue their winning success. The Lady Cav’s dominated tonight winning all five games.
Read More
|
.jpg&w=200)
Christine Mooberry will officially take over the head coaching position for the Montreat College Cavaliers volleyball squad on July 1st. She inherits a team that finished 6th in the Appalachian Athletic Conference last year with a 14-18 overall record and a 7-11 conference record.
Mooberry is new to the Asheville area as she transitions from the Newfane, NY, area where she founded and directed the WNY Stars Volleyball club that has earned a 48-0 record over the last four years. She also served as the head varsity coach for Newfane High School for the last six years. She amassed a 92-12 record there in the last five years as well leading the team to four consecutive Niagara-Orleans League Championships from 2004-2007.
Read More
|
.jpg&w=200)
Coach Leslie Gehris and the Montreat College volleyball team is proud to announce the signing of two more solid recruits for next season's team. Anna Stephenson is a senior, middle hitter from Overhills High School near Sanford, NC. Anna was named to the 2007 Cape Fear Valley All Conference Team, 2007 Overhills High School Volleyball MVP, and the 2006 & 2007 Academic All Conference Teams. She is in the top ten percent of her class, a member of the National Honor Society and National Beta Club. Anna has played the last two year with Brick City Volleyball Club as a member of the 18 Inferno team. “We are super excited to have an experienced player like Anna become a part of our program. She has been a member of a very successful club team for the past two years and her high school team is working to build a strong program after they built their new school only four years ago. We look forward to working with Anna in the middle and right side next season. I was able to meet several of her family members at the signing and I know that they will all be a great asset to our Montreat College community.”
Read More
|
.jpg&w=200)
The Montreat College Volleyball Program is proud to announce the second signing for the 2008 season, Brandy Deddo. Brandy is a senior outside hitter from Robbinsville High School. She is certainly a decorated athlete with many awards and honors. She is a three sport athlete playing volleyball, basketball and a member of the track team.
Read More
|
.jpg&w=200)
Montreat College is proud to announce the first signing for the 2008 season, a senior, Outside/Right Side Hitter from North Buncombe High School, Kayla Keys. Kayla is graduating from North Buncombe High School with high honors and plans to study biology here at Montreat. She was awarded the determination award in volleyball and averaged .7 kills, .6 digs and .14 blocks per game. When asked how she felt about being a part of the Montreat College community and volleyball program she said, "Montreat has the small town atmosphere I'm used to. The people are great and I cannot wait to start playing. I'm so excited!"
Read More
|
“The 2008 Montreat Volleyball schedule will be a challenging one for the Lady Cavaliers,” said Lady Cav coach Leslie Gehris, who will be beginning her 3rd season at Montreat. “As a coaching staff we feel that in order to prepare our team for competitive conference matches we have to schedule competitive non-conference matches. Preseason is what prepares our ladies for the challenges they will face when we get into the heart of AAC competition.”
Coach Gehris has prepared a schedule that will test Montreat from the get go. The season gets underway with the home opener against NAIA opponent Southern Wesleyan on Aug. 27.
Read More
|
Allison Baumgartner, a 2007 graduate of First Assembly Christian School and current freshman at Montreat College, has recently earned All-Conference Volleyball honors for her outstanding season play. She was named to the All-Conference Team, the All-Freshman Team, and also the All-Region 2nd Team. Allison led the entire Cavalier squad in kills this season, racking up 394 on the year.
Read More
|
Danny Bowers, a 2004 graduate of Smoky Mountain High School and current senior at Montreat College, has once again earned All-Conference honors as her college volleyball career comes to a close. Bowers has been a consistent contributor as an Outside Hitter to the Lady Cavaliers team during her four years at Montreat. She broke the 1000 mark for kills and digs during her junior year, and has been named to the Appalachian Athletic Conference’s All-Conference 2nd team the last two seasons.
Read More
|
The 2007 Volleyball season has come to a close at this weekend’s AAC Tournament. The Lady Cavs lost to Bryan College in three straight games, 25-30, 11-30, and 25-30. “It’s disappointing to lose like this,” said Coach Gehris, “but our girls have never played this well against Bryan, so it was positive to see them play as well as they did. We wish our seniors well and we’ll miss them dearly. Now, it’s time to look to the future. It’s time to focus on our preseason and our recruiting. We have some great returners, and we will look to add some more solid student-athletes to better our program.” And better it will be- with solid returners like two-time NAIA Region Player of the Week Allison Baumgartner- the future is very bright. Baumgartner led all Lady Cavaliers offensively with 11 kills and five service aces.
Read More
|
For the second consecutive week, Montreat's freshman Allison Baumgartner has garnered the NAIA Region XII/AAC Player of the Week honor. Last week, Baumgartner became the first Lady Cavalier to earn the award for the 2007 season. This week she earned it for her offensive showcase she put on in last week's five-set win over AAC foe Covenant College. Allison racked up 31 kills, three digs, two aces, four solo blocks, and two assisted blocks. She comes to Montreat from First Assembly Christian High School in Charlotte, NC. Allison and her teammates head into the AAC Volleyball Tournament with the #6 seed, and they will square off against #3 Bryan College in the first round. The Montreat Vs. Bryan match will begin on Court #2, at 1:00pm on Friday, November 9th.
Read More
|
.jpg&w=200)
Senior Night proved to be very special for Montreat’s five senior players, as the Lady Cavs defeated a resilient Covenant College team in five sets, 30-21, 27-30, 22-30, 31-29, and 15-10. Prior to the game, Montreat honored its five seniors: Alison Williams, Danny Bowers, Madolyn Helms, Jessica Huntley, and Stephanie Hosack. “Tonight’s effort was tremendous,” said Head Coach Leslie Gehris, “In both the fourth and fifth game our girls had to overcome more than a five point deficit in order to win those games. It showed they didn’t quit. Hopefully, with this win, it will allow us to have a good seed going into the tournament.” The Lady Scots' front row had an unbearable time defending Ally Baumgartner’s 31 kills for the evening. Danny Bowers also had a stellar night with 15 kills and 17 digs for Montreat
Read More
|
Allison Baumgartner's recent performances has earned her this week's Appalachian Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Week honor. Baumgartner tallied 19 kills against Bluefield this past weekend and 8 solo blocks against UVA-Wise. She has led Montreat to a 2-1 AAC record in the past three games, in which she is credited with 54 total kills, 10 solo blocks, and four service aces. Allison is a freshman middle-blocker from First Assembly Christian in Charlotte, NC. Click on the link to see her week's stats.
Read More
|
This is the type of game and tempo that Coach Gehris has been waiting to see. The Lady Cavs played what Gehris called “Montreat Volleyball” all night and sent Bluefield College home in three straight games, 30-18, 30-15, and 30-14. “This was Montreat Volleyball the entire match. No matter who we play, I like to see us play our game and not our opponent's. Everyone contributed to this win,” said Gehris. Bluefield found no answer for Ally Baumgartner’s 20 kills on the night. Danny Bowers also contributed 10 kills and 11 digs, while Lyndsey Wall added 10 digs of her own and 35 assists.
Read More
|
Montreat volleyball found its rhythm last night in front of another energetic Cavalier crowd as they defeated UVA-Wise, 26-30, 30-22, 32-30, and 30-24. “The girls played phenomenal tonight,” praised Head Coach Leslie Gehris, “It was great to see them play like this tonight. If we can continue this level of play, the girls can surprise some teams at the AAC tournament. From the beginning of the match, this was a solid and consistent effort.” The Lady Cavs are now 12-17 overall and 5-11 in the AAC as they dropped an earlier match this week to Bryan College. Leaders for Montreat were Danny Bowers with 14 kills, 10 digs, and 4 solo blocks. Finding her first triple-double of the season, Rebekah Henderson earned 12 kills, 14 digs, and 10 service aces. Coach Gehris’ concern after the Bryan match was her team’s ability to defend. Her team provided great defense as they Bowers and Ally Baumgartner combined for 8 solo blocks against the Lady Cavs of UVA-Wise.
Read More
|
Montreat fell to Union College this weekend in three straight games, 17-30, 26-30, and 26-30. "We had some good stretches of play and we had some bad," said Head Coach Leslie Gehris, "We need to continue to capitalize on the good. Danny Bowers demonstrated tremendous senior leadership tonight. She did a fantastic job for us." Bowers earned 12 kills and 14 digs against the Lady Bulldogs. "We also had some athletes step up in new positions and do very well, like Gretchen Guinn and Addie McHenry... these two did a great job today," added Gehris.
Read More
|
The Lady Cavs dropped another AAC match on the road, falling to Virginia Intermont in a tough five set match, 30-25, 30-23, 20-30, 24-30, 6-15. The loss takes Montreat to 11-15 overall and 4-9 in the AAC. The Lady Cavs have struggled on the road while playing AAC matches, winning only one this season against Tennessee Wesleyan back in early September. "Obviously we played well the first two games," said Coach Gehris, "I've said it all along, we have to learn how to finish games. This was a rather disappointing loss." Danny Bowers and Rebekah Henderson once again led the offensive attack by tallying 15 kills a piece.
Read More
|
The Lady Cavaliers of Montreat fell to Milligan College yesterday in an important AAC matchup. "There's not much I can say about this game," said Coach Leslie Gehris, "we played poorly and it was rather disappointing." Montreat managed to win the second game of the match but fell to the Lady Buffs 26-30, 30-26, 18-30, and 25-30. Leaders for the match were Ally Baumgartner with 15 kills and Jessica Huntley with 20 digs. The Lady Cavs are now 11-14 overall and 4-8 in the AAC. Montreat travels to Virginia Intermont this Thursday as they continue to prepare for the conference tournament. The match is scheduled to begin at 6:30pm.
|
Montreat volleyball once again made North Carolina news when the Charlotte Observer recently ran a story on Alyssa Koester. The article describes the challenges of going from high school athletics to a competitive collegiate program. Koester and Head Coach Leslie Gehris add great insight into the collegiate transition. They also discuss the important role their team mission trip to Costa Rica played in developing team chemistry. Click on the story to read the full article.
Read More
|
When things aren't going well, teams tend to look toward their star players to step up and lead- the Lady Cavs, in the midst of finding a consistent winning formula, has witnessed the emergence of Ally Baumgartner's potential. "Ally pretty much carried our team tonight. She is a phenomenal athlete,” admitted Head Coach Leslie Gehris, “she is really leading this team. Today’s win was sloppy, but it was positive in the sense that certain players stepped into other roles and played well. But, right now, Ally is really getting the job done.” Behind Baumgartner, Montreat defeated North Greenville University in three straight games, 30-15, 30-20, and 30-20. Baumgartner was credited with 19 kills, 1 solo block, 1 block assist, and 4 service aces against the Crusaders (2-22 record). “We have three tough conference games on the road; so, come Monday, we have to get back to work to prepare for Milligan,” added Gehris.
Read More
|
Montreat Volleyball squared off against a determined King College last night at McAlister Gymnasium. With most of the Lady Cavalier squad in better health, Head Coach Leslie Gehris was optimistic about this matchup. However, King College proved to be too much for the Lady Cavs as they fell to their 7th conference loss, 23-30, 21-30, 30-25, and 24-30. Montreat seemed to show signs of life in most games as they played admirably throughout the 20 point margin. “We have to learn to finish off these games,” said a frustrated Coach Gehris, “We have to learn to get ahead on these good teams and finish them off… we need to show this conference what Montreat volleyball is all about- in order to earn respect, we have to finish off matches.” As with most home games, Montreat fed off its home crowd to pull off the third game, but it just couldn’t find the formula to stop King’s front row. “We have to continue to prepare for our post season,” added Gehris, “in order to do so, we have to find a few more wins.”
Read More
|
It seems as though the two day rest period Coach Gehris offered her ladies may have served the Montreat volleyball team well, as they defeated Brenau University this Saturday in three straight games. "Today's match was a great team effort," boasted Head Coach Leslie Gehris, "we had our freshmen step up and play some great roles today... the leadership of our seniors was stellar as well." The Lady Cavs sent Brenau University home in a three game match, 30-19, 30-14, and 30-24. Leading the offense was Danny Bowers and Allison Baumgartner, recording 15 and 16 kills apiece against the Lady Tigers. Baumgartner also recorded 3 solo blocks for the match. Jessica Huntley recorded 12 digs against Brenau while senior Stephanie Hosack found 15 of her own. Lyndsay Wall and Emily Piccirillo were accurate all night with their assists as they added 33 and 20 to their season's stats.
Read More
|
Head Coach Leslie Gehris gave her Lady Cavalier volleyball team two days off in order to regroup and think about what needs to be addressed prior to this Saturday's match. "Right now, I'm not sure what team will show up on the court. Stephanie Hosack had a tremendous game, possibly her best of the year. We need solid and consistent performances like that day in and day out. I think they needed a break to regroup," said Coach Gehris. The Lady Cavs have shown spurts of greatness along the way, though with freshman star Rebekah Henderson out sick, Montreat has been forced to shift positions around and find a winning formula.
Read More
|
The Lady Cavs really enjoy playing at McAlister Gymnasium. For the second time this season, Montreat has sent a conference team home in three straight games while playing at McAlister, and they also played the AAC's number one ranked Union College very close in front of their home crowd. This past Saturday, during their Homecoming match against Tennessee Wesleyan College, Montreat gave their alumni and their faithful fans a three game sweep of their conference foe, 30-22, 30-23, and 30-26. “Today was another great team effort, especially coming off our loss to UV-Wise,” said Head Coach Leslie Gehris, “We had to change a few positions around and it was great to see different players step up in different roles… that was great for them to adjust the way they did. I hope we can carry this momentum into next week.”
Read More
|
“Tonight was a very poor effort by our part,” said Coach Leslie Gehris, “we didn’t have Rebekah Henderson tonight, and it seemed like we just didn’t have it together.” The Lady Cavs fell to UVA-Wise in three straight games, 14-30, 15-30, and 25-30. “I was rather disappointed,” added Gehris, “we are coming off some solid wins, so I am disappointed. We now have to regroup and climb out of this hole.” Montreat’s limited offense came by Danny Bowers’ 10 kills. Defensively, Addie McHenry earned 8 digs for the night, while Bowers dug 9 of her own.
Read More
|
Montreat’s volleyball team won its first 3 game match against an AAC team last night at McAlister Gymnasium. The Lady Cavs took it to Milligan College 30-28, 30-22, and 32-30. “This was the first time we beat a conference team in three straight,” said Head Coach Leslie Gehris, “I’m so proud of our ladies. They played fantastic tonight. Our fans were fabulous again and we appreciated all the support.” Leading Montreat’s offense was freshman Rebekah Henderson. Henderson recorded 9 kills against the Lady Buffaloes and 11 digs. Jessica Huntley had another consistent defensive night by earning 12 digs of her own.
Read More
|
Unfortunately, a team’s season is often judged by wins and losses. And although Montreat’s volleyball team stands at 7-10 overall and 2-5 in the Appalachian Athletic Conference, one would have to watch these ladies in action to see that “winning” is certainly taking place. Montreat hosted the conference’s top team in Union College this past Saturday at the McAlister Gymnasium, falling to Union in four games, 28-30, 25-30, 30-24, and 24-30. Though falling short, this match demonstrated the character of the Lady Cavs as they played each ball as if it were their last. Each point, won or lost, was concluded with sincere hand-clapping and high-fives for the effort the team put into it. “Today was a great team effort. We played Union very tight, and I think we gave them a scare,” said Head Coach Leslie Gehris, “we never gave up, and I hope we carry this momentum to the rest of the season.”
Read More
|
The Lady Cavs made Toccoa Falls College their 7th win this season by taking them in three straight games, 30-17, 30-14, and 30-21. “This was a much needed win,” said Head Coach Leslie Gehris, “it could have been better, but we know what we have to practice on for our upcoming Union match this Saturday.” Defensively, Jessica Huntley once again demonstrated her senior leadership by tallying 19 digs against the Lady Eagles. Freshman Clair Sellers also had a standout night for Montreat by adding four solo blocks to her season’s stats.
Read More
|
Coach Gehris was excited to play a conference game at home… VIC found out why.
Montreat College once again went the distance in another five-set match in front of an enthusiastic and energetic crowd Tuesday night. “We really want to thank our fans,” praised Coach Gehris, “the energy in McAlister was amazing… it was loud and great to see everyone enjoying the game.” Montreat overtook the Lady Cobras after dropping the first game 22-30, but quickly gained momentum by taking the next two games 30-28 and 30-27. VIC won the final game 26-30; however, with McAlister’s energy behind them, the Lady Cavs took the tiebreaker 16-14.
Read More
|
On a bus ride home from one of their recent road trip games, freshman middle-blocker Allison Baumgartner took out her laptop and composed what Head Coach Leslie Gehris described as “a team challenge.” “Ally wrote a strong team challenge and shared it with her teammates. In short, she challenged her teammates to demonstrate passion, heart, and desire each and every play,” said Gehris. At this weekend’s Union College Volleyball Tournament, the Lady Cavs rose to their teammate’s challenge in what turned out to be a demanding test of conditioning.
Playing five matches in two days was a major test of fitness for Montreat, with two matches going the brutal five-set distance. “I felt our girls played great and demonstrated how well-conditioned they are. Our first two matches were five-setters, and they really relied on their fitness.” Not only did they rely on their fitness, they called upon Baumgartner’s fervent words to keep their “passion, heart, and desire”- which are ingredients often needed to win most five-setters.
Read More
|
.jpg&w=200)
The Lady Cavs put together a solid effort against NCAA D-II Mars Hill but fell short in 3 straight games, 24-30, 28-30, and 20-30. “Overall, we gave a much better effort in playing a good D-II team,” said Head Coach Leslie Gehris. “I hope we can carry this effort into our Region XII tournament that begins next week. I hope we can play as well during the tournament, or better.” Individual leaders for Montreat were Danny Bowers with 7 kills, Allison Baumgartner with 5 kills of her own. Delivering those assists was Lyndsey Wall, earning 13 assists for the match. Defensively, Jessica Hartley once again had a great match as she added 17 more digs to her season's stats.
Read More
|
Danny Bowers and Allison Baumgartner combined for 22 kills for the Lady Cavs; however, it was not enough to hold off AAC conference foe Bluefield College, as Montreat fell to the Lady Rams in three straight games, 27-30, 27-30, 25-30. Coming off of a solid win against AAC opponent Tennessee Wesleyan, the Lady Cavs were looking forward to this Bluefield match. The loss however gives Montreat a combined record of 3-6 and 1-4 in the AAC. Nonetheless, Coach Leslie Gehris felt the loss had its bright moments, “All in all, we played poorly as a team. But, our passing game has improved, but we just couldn’t put the ball away. We weren’t smart with our hitting decisions.”
Read More
|
Coach Leslie Gehris’ Lady Cavaliers fell to 2-5 on the season, and 0-3 in the AAC after losing to Bryan College on Friday night and Covenant College in Saturday’s first match of a double-header. Montreat fell to Bryan College, who is currently ranked number one in the AAC, in three straight games, 18-30, 15-30, and 28-30. Leaders for the Bryan match were Alison Williams with 7 kills, Emily Piccirillo with 11 digs and Lyndsey Walls with 20 assists. According to Gehris, Montreat demonstrated great poise for the night, “Our freshman setter [Piccirillo] officially stepped in as libero in the second and third game and really helped us with serve-receive; she played really well. Seniors Stephanie Hosack really helped put the ball away and Allison Williams, our middle-blocker did a fine job defending.”
Read More
|
The Lady Cavs turned things around on Saturday afternoon to beat Tennessee Wesleyan College in four games, 30-18, 30-26, 22-30, and 30-24. After dropping an earlier conference match on Saturday morning to Covenant College, Head Coach Leslie Gehris was proud of her ladies' decision to turn things around. “The girls really came together and made a team decision to making this game a turning point for our season,” said Gehris. Leading the Lady Cavs’ offense was Rebecca Henderson with 7 aces on the match. She also had 5 kills and 10 digs against the Lady Bulldogs. Lyndsey Wall also had a stand out match as she recorded 41 assists to her season’s stats. Allison Baumgartner, once again, led Montreat’s hitters with 19 kills for the match.
Read More
|
The Lady Cavaliers, coming off of some fine performances, fell to King College in three straight games. "As a team, I felt we demonstrated poor performance tonight against a tough conference team," said Head Coach Leslie Gehris. The Cavs never had the lead until the third game of the match; albeit a short lead, as the Lady Cavaliers fell short, 24-30, 16-30, and 28-30. Montreat volleyball will try to bounce back as they continue their conference play on the road this Friday against Bryan College.
|
Montreat Volleyball earned two more wins as they hosted Reinhardt, Brevard, and Catawba Valley Community College in this weekend's quad match. The Lady Cavs’ only loss on Saturday came from Brevard College, in a grueling five-setter. "We've got to learn to close out matches in five," said Head Coach Leslie Gehris. "This was great preparation for us as we get ready for conference play next week against King College. I felt the girls played great this weekend. I always believe Brevard has a very competitive team, and for playing them this early, this well, I feel good about how we may stack up against the conference teams," added Gehris.
Read More
|
Montreat Volleyball earned its first regular season victory behind its fantastic freshman players. Rebecca Henderson, Allie Baumgartner, and Claire Sellers led Montreat to a three game sweep over the Lady Crusaders of North Greenville College, 30-24, 30-19, and 30-25.
Read More
|
Stellar play by both Danny Bowers and Rebecca Henderson was not enough to hold off the Warriors of Southern Wesleyan University. Montreat fell to the Warriors in four games, 19-30, 20-30, 30-24, and 23-30. Bowers and Henderson recorded 14 kills each for the night, while Henderson also added 10 digs to her season’s stats. Other standout performances by the Lady Cavs came from sophomore setter Lyndsey Wall with 28 assists throughout the match.
Read More
|
The Montreat Cavalier volleyball program will enter the 2007-2008 season with lots of new faces. One of the most prominent new faces is that of new assistant coach Katie Grady Duvall. Katie Duvall, a former Montreat volleyball and softball stand out, brings a tremendous amount of expertise and experience back to the program.
Read More
|
Athletic Director Jonathan Bennett and Head Volleyball Coach Leslie Gehris are excited to announce the addition of Montreat alum Katie Duvall to the Cavalier coaching staff.
Read More
|
Head Coach Leslie Gehris has announced that the volleyball scrimmage match against Blue Ridge Community College, scheduled for Friday, August 24th, has been canceled.
BRCC cited eligibility issues as the reason for canceling.
The Lady Cavs are scheduled to begin their season at Southern Wesleyan University, in Central, SC, on Tuesday, August 28th. The match is scheduled to start at 7:00pm.
|
.jpg&w=200)
Coach Gehris writes about her experience in Costa Rica: (We experienced a place known as) "The Hole" which is a VERY poor village about 30 minutes outside of San Jose. These people have built homes on prohibited state owned property because they have no money to go any where else.
Read More
|
.jpg&w=200)
Head Coach Leslie Gehris has a goal. As a coach, many would think it involves a winning season, or even a championship, but to Coach Gehris, it revolves around spiritual development on the mission field.
“My goal is for each one of my freshmen, during their four years playing volleyball at Montreat, will travel, as a team to do mission work,” stated Coach Gehris. “We are so blessed that we were able to raise the $20,000 needed to send this year’s team to Costa Rica. This is an amazing way to start out our season, with so many new and enthused freshmen.”
Read More
|
.jpg&w=200)
Montreat College is proud to announce the signing of Claire Sellers, a senior middle blocker from Landrum High School in South Carolina. Claire is a three sport athlete participating in volleyball, basketball, and soccer. Claire is going to bring a winning attitude to the Cavalier program after leading her Lady Cardinals to the South Carolina 1A State Championship.
Read More
|
.jpg&w=200)
Montreat College is proud to announce the signing of Mary Rebekah Henderson, a senior outside/middle hitter from Lexington High School in South Carolina. Rebekah’s list of accomplishments includes: 2003 LHS Most Improved Volleyball Player, 2004 Lexington All-Region, 2005 Lexington All-State, and 2005 State 4A Player of the Year.
Read More
|
.jpg&w=200)
Montreat College is proud to announce the signing of Allie Baumgartner, a senior middle blocker from First Assembly Christian in Charlotte, North Carolina
Read More
|
.jpg&w=200)
Alumni Game set for Montreat Volleyball on April 14th, 2007
Read More
|
AAC All-Conference performer, Angela Birchfield, going up for a kill!
|
Montreat-0 Bryan-3
Montreat College falls to AAC rival Bryan college, (22-30, 17-30 and 24-30) in regular season final game.
Read More
|
Montreat-0 Bryan-3
Montreat College women's volleyball team falls to AAC rival Bryan, (22-30, 17-30 and 24-30) in regular season final game.
Read More
|
Montreat-0 Tennessee Wesleyan-3
Montreat College loses to Tennessee Wesleyan College, (28-30, 27-30 and 25-30) in three straight games.
Read More
|
Montreat-2 Covenant-3
Montreat College women's volleyball team loses to Covenant College in five games, (30-27, 27-30, 27-30, 31-29 and 9-15).
Read More
|
Montreat College falls to Lenior Rhyne College in three straight games, (30-20, 30-26 and 30-18).
Read More
|
Montreat College women's volleyball team falls to UNC-Asheville, (30-8, 30-22 and 30-13) in three games.
Read More
|
The Montreat College women's volleyball team loses to AAC conference in five games.
Read More
|
Montreat College beats Milligan College, (30-25, 30-25 and 30-26), in three straight games for an Appalachian Athletic Conference win.
Read More
|
Montreat College women's volleyball team lost to Union College, (33-31, 30-22, 30-24), in three straight games.
Read More
|
Montreat College women's volleyball team drops three straight to Mars Hill College.
Read More
|
Montreat College women's volleyball loses to conference rival King College, 3-0.
Read More
|
Montreat College women's volleyball loses to Virginia Intermont College in five games.
Read More
|
Montreat women's volleyball team rallies to beat UVA-Wise in five games.
Read More
|
Montreat College Lady Cavaliers' volleyball team swept Milligan College in three straight games.
Read More
|
Montreat Knocks off Bluefield Lady Rams in five sets
Read More
|
Montreat women's volleyball team rally to beat Covenant College in five games for conference win.
Read More
|
The Lady Cavs loses conference game to Bryan College, in four games.
Read More
|
Montreat College women's volleyball lost to Martin Methodist in game two of Tusculum College Fall Volleyball Classic.
Read More
|
Montreat Volleyball loses opening game of Tusculum College Fall Volleyball Classic
Read More
|
|
On Tuesday, August 29, the Montreat College women's volleyball team opened their season at home in McAlister Gym hosting Lenoir Rhyne College. The LRC Bears won the first game 30-14. the other two games were won by LRC, but the scores were much closer, game two 30-21, and game three 30-27.
Senior Angela Birchfield (Hendersonville, NC) led the lady cavaliers with six kills, four service aces, eleven digs and thirty two assists. freshman Rebecca Miller (Asheville, NC) had ten assists, twelve digs. Junior Danny Bowers (Sylva, NC) added eleven kills, nine digs and thirty three assists.
Montreat falls to 0-1 on the season.
|
MONTREAT, NC (August 10,2006) With a season-opening home matchup with NCAA opponent Lenoir Rhyne College, the Montreat volleyball team will take on a challenging schedule in 2006 that features 11 home dates and four NCAA opponents.
Read More
|
|
|
|
|