2010 Women's Volleyball News Releases

November 10, 2010
NEWVA Announces All New England Seniors
BRISTOL, R.I.- The New England Women’s Volleyball Association has announced the honorees for the All New England Seniors. Thirty-two seniors and 10 honorable mention seniors have earned the honor recognizing their contributions to collegiate volleyball in New England.

November 8, 2010
Rivier Women's Volleyball Racks Up All-Conference Honors
Nashua, NH – Five members of the Rivier College Women’s Volleyball Team were recognized by the Great Northeast Athletic Association (GNAC) for their tremendous play during the 2010 volleyball season by being named to the GNAC All-Conference Team.

November 6, 2010
Rivier Volleyball Falls One Game Short
Providence, R.I. – Senior Catherine Bravo (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico) was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2010 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship after leading the top-seeded Johnson & Wales women's volleyball team to a 3-1 win (17-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-20) against second seeded Rivier at the Harborside RAC on Saturday afternoon.

November 4, 2010
Rivier Heads to GNAC Championship Match After 3-1 Win
Nashua, NH – The Rivier College Raiders are headed to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship match for the fifth time in the last six seasons after a 3-1 victory tonight at the Muldoon Health and Fitness Center in Nashua, NH against Emerson College.

November 2, 2010
Finlayson Named GNAC Player of the Week for Second Time
Nashua, NH - For the second time during the 2010 women's volleyball season, Rivier's sophomore outside hitter Kenna Finlayson (Derry, NH) has been named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Women's Volleyball Player of the Week.

October 28, 2010
Raiders Take Down UMass-Dartmouth, 3-1
CENEDELLA REACHES MAJOR MILESTONE WITH 1000th DIG Nashua, NH - The Rivier College Raiders defeated the UMass-Dartmouth Corsairs 3-1 tonight in non-conference women's volleyball action.

October 26, 2010
The GNAC Recognizes Three Raiders This Week
Nashua, NH - For the athletic week that ended on October 24th, the Rivier College Raiders had three different athletes recognized by the Great Northeast Athletic Association (GNAC).

October 25, 2010
Raiders 2-1 At Western Connecticut Classic
PEACOCK SETS SINGLE SEASON BLOCKING RECORD; SACCOCCIO NAMED TO ALL CLASSIC TEAM Danbury, CT - In the opening match on Friday night, Rivier College (18-10 overall; 9-1 GNAC) and Colby-Sawyer College split the first two games, with Rivier winning 25-20 and Colby-Sawyer storming back for a 25-12 victory.

October 19, 2010
Raiders Take Down Cross Town Rival Daniel Webster in Straight Sets
Nashua, N.H. – Sophomore Kenna Finlayson (Derry, N.H.) belted out a match high eight service aces, and added seven kills and four digs helping Rivier College sweep host Daniel Webster College, 3-0 in the annual women's volleyball matchup of intracity rivals Tuesday night at Mario Vagge Gymnasium.

October 16, 2010
Raiders Back On Track – Defeat Two More GNAC Foes
Boston, MA - Rivier College (9-1 GNAC; 15-9 overall), winners of their last 9 out of 10 matches, defeated both St Joseph College (CT) and Suffolk University 3-1 to improve their conference record to 9-1. The Raider freshmen stepped in and stepped up against St Joseph College as 6 of the 8 Raider newbie’s saw significant playing time in the match.

October 14, 2010
JWU Women’s Volleyball Knocks Off Rivier, 3-1 In GNAC Action
Providence, R.I. – The Johnson & Wales women’s volleyball team posted a 3-1 victory (22-25, 28-26, 25-22, 25-22) against Rivier in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest at the Harborside Recreation Center on Thursday evening.

October 11, 2010
Raiders Send The Saints Marching
Nashua, NH - Rivier College (7-0 GNAC; 13-8 overall) hosted Emmanuel College for a Columbus Day encounter and sent the Saints home with their 3rd GNAC loss of the season. The Raiders played steady consistent ball in the first 2 sets for a 2-0 lead but Emmanuel would not go away as they came back to win set 3 after losing the second set by 17 points.

October 9, 2010
Rivier Sweeps Pine Manor And Simmons
Chestnut Hill, MA - Rivier College (6-0 GNAC; 12-8 overall) defeated a pair of GNAC opponents to remain undefeated in conference play and run their overall win streak to 6 straight matches. In the opening match Rivier swept the Gators of Pine Manor College 3-0 with all 15 active Raider players helping in the victory.

October 5, 2010
Finlayson Named GNAC Player of the Week
Nashua, NH - Rivier College sophomore Kenna Finlayson (Derry, NH) has been named the Women's Volleyball Player of the Week by the Great Northeast Athletic Conference. Finlayson, an outside hitter on the Rivier College volleyball team led the Raiders to a 3-0 week over 3 conference opponents.

October 5, 2010
Raiders Make it Four In A Row Over Lasell, 3-1
Nashua, NH - It was Dig Pink night at the Muldoon Health & Fitness Center as the Rivier College Raiders hosted Lasell College in a GNAC volleyball match. The Raiders prevailed 3-1 in the match while also raising money to support the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation.

October 2, 2010
Raiders Fly Past Falcons And Fight Off The Cadets
Northfield, VT - Rivier College (9-8 overall; 3-0 GNAC) defeated Albertus Magnus College and Norwich Academy to move to 3-0 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference standings. The Raiders utilized their entire roster and swept AMC 3-0 and then went on to defeat Norwich in a 5 set thriller despite being behind in all 5 games in the match.

September 30, 2010
Raiders Are Thinking Pink For A Cure
Nashua, NH - October is breast cancer awareness month and the Rivier College Raider are doing their part to help the cause. Throughout the month each Raider team, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball and field hockey, will be hosting a think pink event to help raise money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the largest breast cancer research organization in the country.

September 28, 2010
Raiders Upset Pre-Season Favorite Emerson College
Nashua NH - Rivier College (1-0 GNAC; 7-8 overall) picked up their first GNAC win of the year with a 3-1 win over pre-season favorite Emerson College (5-1 GNAC; 13-3 overall). The Raiders handed the 2009 GNAC Champions their first GNAC loss of the season and scored their first win over the Lions in the last 3 meeting.

September 25, 2010
Raiders Volleyball Splits A Pair
Nashua, NH - The Rivier College women's volleyball team split a pair of non-conference matches today in Nashua, NH. The Raiders opened the day with a 3-0 victory over Wentworth INstitute of Technology befor efalling to Wesleyan University 3-1.

September 23, 2010
Keene State Sweeps Raiders 3-0
KEENE, N.H., 9/23/10 – The Keene State College women’s volleyball team defeated Rivier College 3-0 in a non-conference match played at Spaulding Gym on Thursday night.

September 21, 2010
Raiders Tame Panthers
Nashua NH - Rivier College (5-6 overall; 0-0 GNAC) defeated Plymouth State University 3-0 to improve their record to 5-6 on the season. For the second time in just under a week Rivier snapped a winless streak that lasted over a decade by sweeping in state foe PSU.

September 18, 2010
Raider Volleyball Split a Pair of Non-Conference Matches
Worcester, MA – The Rivier College women’s volleyball team split a pair of non-conference matches today at the campus of Clark University. The Raiders started the day with a 0-3 loss to MIT, but were able to rebound against Clark, sweeping the home team 3-0 in match two on the day.

September 16, 2010
Rivier Serves Colby-Sawyer 3-1 Loss
NEW LONDON, N.H. – September 16, 2010 – The Colby-Sawyer women’s volleyball team fell to the visiting Raiders of Rivier College, 3-1 on Thursday evening in a non-conference battle between intrastate foes. The Raiders improve their record to 3-5, while Colby-Sawyer drops to 3-4.

September 15, 2010
Two Raiders Selected For GNAC Honor Roll
Nashua, NH - Chris Nugent (Camberly, United Kingdom) and Kenna Finalayson (Derry, NH) were both selected to the GNAC Athletic Honor Roll for their performance on the field in last weks games.

September 13, 2010
Raiders Downed By Seahawks
Nashua NH - Rivier College (2-5 overall; 0-0 GNAC) was defeated by Salve Regina University in 5 sets on Monday night. The Raiders were riddled by inconsistent play for 3 out of the 5 sets which eventually hurt them in the end against a scrappy and well coached Seahawk squad.

September 11, 2010
Raiders Finish Second At Roger Williams Invitational
Bristol, RI - Rivier College (2-4 overall; 0-0 GNAC) lost in 5 sets to Roger Williams University before going on to win their first 2 matches of the season to finish 2-1 on the weekend and second place in the Roger Williams University Invitational.

September 4, 2010
Raiders Kick Off Season At Springfield College Invitational
Springfield, MA - Rivier College (0-3 overall; 0-0 GNAC) opened up the 2010 season in Springfield Massachusetts against three top teams in their respective areas.

September 2, 2010
Raiders Look To Return To Championship Form
After a tough 5 set semi-final loss in the 2009 GNAC playoffs, Rivier will look to make a return to the GNAC Championship match for the 2010 season. The seniors and juniors have at least 1 GNAC Championship on their resumes, so expect the upper class women to shoulder the load for the Raiders.