Lady Barons volleyball
Lady Barons volleyball raises funds and serves fun with Dig Pink Day
VERONICA ECKART STAFF WRITER This Saturday, Sept. 8, Franciscan University of Steubenville’s women’s volleyball hosted eight college and high school teams for their annual Dig Pink fundraising tournament to raise money for cancer research and treatment. La Roche, Geneva, and Oberlin Colleges attended the event, and they were joined by local Steubenville, Edison, Brooke, Beaver […]
Volleyball rematch against Marietta captivates enthusiastic fans
RACHEL MILLER ASSISTANT EDITOR This past Thursday, Sept. 6, the Lady Barons volleyball team took on the Marietta Pioneers for the second time this season, losing 3-0 after a game that kept spectators on the edge of their seats. Play began with the Lady Barons scoring a quick point against the Pioneers, who reciprocated with […]
Lady Barons Volleyball drops last set in AMCC Quarterfinal Match
HANNAH CRITES EDITOR-IN-CHIEF In a tough match against the visiting D’Youville Spartans, Franciscan fell 3-2 in the 2016 AMCC quarterfinal volleyball match on Wednesday, Nov. 2. The Lady Barons concluded their 2016 fall season with a 7-21 overall record. It is their sixth season in the AMCC tournament. Franciscan struggled at the beginning of the […]
Lady Barons triumph in honor of their cherished seniors
RACHEL MILLER STAFF WRITER The Lady Barons’ volleyball team won their Senior Day match on Saturday, Oct. 22, defeating Penn St.-Behrend by a score of 3-0. The Lady Barons began their first set with a significant lead of 6-2, but after a timeout, the Behrend Lions came back ready to make this victory for the […]
Franciscan volleyball suffers loss to Juniata in NCAA tournament, Herrmann praises three seniors
ERIN MADDEN STAFF WRITER Appearing in its second consecutive NCAA tournament, the Franciscan University volleyball team lost to Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, for the second-straight year in three sets, 14-25, 10-25 and 11-25. Franciscan advanced to the tournament after beating Medaille College for the Lady Barons’ second championship, receiving the conference’s automatic bid to […]
Lady Barons volleyball wins AMCC championship
ERIN MADDEN SPORTS EDITOR Franciscan University volleyball became back-to-back Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference champions in Buffalo, New York, on Sunday with a straight set sweep of host no. 1 Medaille College, 25-18, 25-18 and 25-20. Medaille earned the no. 1 seed and hosting privileges in the tournament by finishing 7-2 in the conference, including a […]
Franciscan volleyball beats Altoona in 2014 title rematch
RACHAEL WHITMAN STAFF WRITER The Lady Barons volleyball team won in straight sets against Penn St.-Altoona on Sept. 29 in the two teams’ first meeting since last year’s championship game. Last year in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship, Penn St.-Altoona was winning 2-0 when the Lady Barons came back strong to win the last […]