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 shows potential but loses 3-0 to Wooster
HANNAH DOYLE STAFF WRITER The Wooster Scots proved to be difficult opponents for the Lady Barons’ volleyball team on Tuesday, Sept. 4, and the Lady Barons fell to the Scots 3-0 in the first home game of the season. Throughout the match, the Barons struggled to pick up the Scots’ spikes and smartly played tips. […]
Lady Barons’ final hard-fought conference match ends in loss
RACHEL MILLER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST After a neck-and-neck competition, the Lady Barons volleyball team finished off their last conference match of the season with a 1-3 loss to the D’Youville College Spartans on Saturday, October 28. The Lady Barons got off to a rough start, with the Spartans scoring five quick points to Franciscan’s one. […]
Women’s volleyball loses close game against La Roche
KENDAL HUNTSMAN STAFF WRITER The Franciscan University women’s volleyball team surrendered a 3-0 loss on Tuesday against the La Roche Red Hawks, despite an effort which points toward postseason possibilities for the Lady Barons. Through three sets, competition remained closer than was indicated by the score, and Franciscan battled hard for every point. The first […]
Women’s volleyball impresses in 3-0 Homecoming loss
JOHN GALLAGHER SPORTS EDITOR In one of the most anticipated events of Franciscan University’s Homecoming Weekend, the Lady Barons volleyball team took on visiting, non-conference opponent Washington & Jefferson College. The women impressed packed bleachers, despite a 3-0 loss. With parents in attendance at Hank Kuzma Court in Finnegan Fieldhouse, play began just after extended […]
Women’s volleyball claims victory over Panthers
DANIEL JOHNSON STAFF WRITER The action never stopped in Finnegan Fieldhouse on Sept. 30, where after five very close sets, the Lady Barons emerged victorious in their match against the Pitt.-Bradford Panthers, by a close 3-2 score. The Lady Barons held the lead for the majority of the first set, with the Panthers following closely […]
Volleyball loss sparked by absence on court
MARK BOREK STAFF WRITER After winning both games of their annual AMCC Quad, the Lady Barons entered Monday night’s matchup against non-conference opponent Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets on a two-game win streak. However, there was a noticeable absence on the court. Junior outside hitter Maria Ciola was sidelined for the game. This absence was evident […]
Franciscan volleyball advances to second consecutive conference championship
ERIN MADDEN SPORTS EDITOR Franciscan University’s volleyball team advanced Nov. 7 to its second-straight conference championship match with a five-set win in the Buffalo, New York, semifinals over no. 2 Penn St.- Altoona, 25-13, 27-29, 25-21, 18-25 and 15-12. Senior outside hitter Dani Link became the program’s all-time kill leader. Link only needed five kills […]
Lady Baron volleyball advances to conference semifinals
ERIN MADDEN SPORTS EDITOR Senior outside hitter Dani Link hit the 1,000 career kill mark in the first set of no. 3 Franciscan University’s 25-21, 25-20 and 25-13 straight set win against no. 6 Mount Aloysius College in the first round of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) tournament. “It’s awesome that it’s at home,” […]