Volleyball

HU Seeks Head Volleyball Coach

By Joanne Green on Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Huntington University is seeking to fill the position of Head Volleyball Coach.  The position is a part-time position and reports to the Director of Athletics.   Huntington University is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and competes in fourteen sports... Read More...

Three Foresters earn vollyball honors

By Joanne Green on Monday, November 14th, 2011

The Mid-Central College Conference (MCC) announced its 2011 All-Conference teams and among the list of honorees were HU's Melissa Grossman, Jensen Carnahan and Brittany Rooze.

Sophomore Melissa Grossman, a Huntington native (Huntington North H.S.), was selected to the Honorable Mention Team... Read More...

HU's Season Comes to an End

By Joanne Green on Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

It wasn’t exactly how the Forester volleyball team wanted to wrap up their season as they dropped three straight sets to the visiting Cougars of Spring Arbor University on Wednesday night, 25-18, 25-19, 25-20.

The difference in the match came at the net and from the serving line where the Cougars finished with nine team blocks compared to HU’s three... Read More...

Foresters pick up two wins over weekend

By Joanne Green on Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Hosting a tri-match on Saturday, the Huntington volleyball team dominated the day with wins against Indiana University South Bend and Roosevelt University.

The Foresters battled for a win in their first match to top IUSB in five sets, 25-21, 25-27, 25-11, 15-25, 21-19. After winning the first set, HU held a late lead in the second set but the Titans fired back to steal the win and knot the series at 1-1... Read More...

Foresters lose to powerhouse Taylor

By Joanne Green on Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Playing the No. 13 team in the country is no easy task as the HU volleyball team learned Wednesday night when they lost in straight sets to the Trojans of Taylor University, 25-11, 25-23, 25-17.

After a lopsided first set, it looked like an upset-in-the-making as the Foresters stormed back to take a 23-19 lead in the second set but couldn’t hold on as the Trojans reeled off the next six points to reclaim the set and momentum... Read More...

Foresters stay competitive

By Joanne Green on Monday, October 24th, 2011

Up against MCC foes Marian University and Mount Vernon Nazarene University over the weekend, the Forester volleyball team dropped consecutive matches to move to 6-21 on the season, 1-15 in conference play.

On Friday night, HU gave the Knights all they could handle, taking them to five sets but coming up short, 21-25, 25-19, 26-24, 15-25, 14-16... Read More...

Foresters fall in straight sets

By Joanne Green on Thursday, October 20th, 2011

Hosting 20th-ranked Indiana Wesleyan University on Wednesday night, the Forester volleyball team learned firsthand why the Wildcats are receiving national attention as they lost in straight sets, 25-15, 25-17, 25-14.

After jumping out to early leads in the first two sets, HU couldn’t hang on as the Wildcats’ scrappy defense and power hitters finally got the best of the Foresters... Read More...

HU snags MCC win over Pilots

By Joanne Green on Monday, October 17th, 2011

Hosting back-to-back MCC contests over the weekend, the Forester volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision to Goshen College Friday night before bouncing back to claim their first conference win of the season with a 3-0 sweep over the Pilots of Bethel College on Saturday.

On Friday, the Foresters kept things close but eventually succumbed to the Maple Leafs in four sets, 25-20, 25-19, 20-25, 25-18... Read More...

Cougar Volleyball Runner-up in Tourney

By Chris Oswalt on Monday, October 17th, 2011

The 8th Grade Lady Cougar Volleyball team placed 2nd in an all-day NELMSC tournament in Warsaw on Saturday.  To get to the final game the lady Cougars defeated Milford 25-15, and 25-15; Indian Springs 25-22, and 25-20; and Whitko 25-17 and 25-19.  In the finals Edgewood was just too much defeating CMS by the score of 17-25 and 19-25... Read More...

Crestview Beats Riverview in Volleyball

By Chris Oswalt on Monday, October 17th, 2011

Crestview prepared for the upcoming conference tournament by sweeping Riverview in Volleyball action on Thursday evening.  The 7th Grade team finished their regular season with a record of 9-3 behind a 3 game thriller with the host Lady Raiders.  Scores were 25-18, 22-25, and 15-10.  Allyson Mettler led the way with 22 pts and Shelby Bowman contributed 5 to pace the Lady Cougars... Read More...

Cougars have Foresters' number

By Joanne Green on Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Facing the University of Saint Francis for the second time this season, the Forester volleyball team came out strong but couldn’t hang on as the Cougars picked up the 3-1 win, 24-26, 25-17, 25-19, 25-15.

Brittany Rooze led a balanced HU attack with 12 kills. Heather Medich and Rebekah Brown added ten and nine kills respectively... Read More...

Huntington goes 1-2 over weekend

By Joanne Green on Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

In an action-packed weekend of volleyball, the Foresters lost a closely contested match to the visiting Racers of the University of Northwestern Ohio on Friday night before splitting a pair of matches at Indiana University East on Saturday.

As has been the case all season, HU has proven they can compete with just about anyone but their efforts didn’t land them in the win column as UNOH swept the three-set series, 25-19, 25-23, 25-17... Read More...

Lancers stick it to HU in straight sets

By Joanne Green on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Taking on Grace College in MCC play was no easy task for the Forester volleyball team as they fell prey to the Lancers in straight sets Tuesday night, 25-9, 25-19, 25-13.

HU never got into any sort of attacking rhythm as they struggled to match Grace’s offensive efficiency. The Lancers’ serving also proved to be a thorn in the Foresters’ side as they tallied nine aces to HU’s three... Read More...

Cougar Volleyball Defeats So. Wells

By Chris Oswalt on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Crestview Volleyball traveled to Southern Wells and defeated the Raiders in Middle School Volleyball action on Tuesday evening.  3 sets were needed, but the 8th grade Lady Cougars prevailed by the scores of 23-25, 25-14, and 15-4.  Leading the way were Alexa Hill with 11 pts,  4 kills, and 6 aces... Read More...

Foresters split over weekend

By Joanne Green on Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Hosting a three-way over the weekend, the HU volleyball team picked up a 3-0 win over Purdue University North Central before dropping a 4-1 decision to Davenport University to move to 4-13 on the season.

Against the Panthers, the Foresters dominated play, sweeping them in straight sets, 25-15, 25-18, 25-13... Read More...