2023 Mitchell College Women's Volleyball News
Volleyball Honored with AVCA Team Academic Award
July 18, 2024
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Mitchell College women’s volleyball team earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the second consecutive year, as announced by the organization on Wednesday.
Senior Student-Athletes Honored at Annual Banquet
May 13, 2024
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College Department of Athletics hosted its annual senior awards banquet on campus in the Weller Center on Wednesday, May 8th. The event, which drew over 100 guests, featured a series of end of year awards, along with recognition of the senior athletes in the class of 2024 as the academic and athletic year comes to an end.
Nominations Being Accepted for Hall of Fame Class of 2024
March 22, 2024
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College Athletic Department is accepting applications for the Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
Brown Earns GNAC Volleyball All-Conference Second Team Honors
November 14, 2023
WINTHROP, Mass. – Mitchell College junior Bliss Brown (Rainbow City, Ala.) earned Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) All-Conference Second Team honors, as announced by the conference on Tuesday afternoon. Voting was conducted by the league’s 16 women’s volleyball head coaches following the regular season and did not take postseason play into account.
Volleyball Swept as Regular Season Comes to an End
November 04, 2023
BOSTON, Mass. – The Mitchell College women’s volleyball team lost both matches of a GNAC tri-match on Saturday, dropping a 3-1 decision to Emmanuel College in their opener, before falling in straight sets against Saint Joseph’s College (ME) at the Jean Yawkey Center.
Volleyball Has No Answer for WCSU
November 01, 2023
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College women’s volleyball team suffered were swept 3-0 in a non-conference match against Western Connecticut State University on Wednesday night at the Yarnall Athletic Center. The Wolves won by set scores of 25-16, 25-15, and 25-15.
Volleyball Falls Short at Coast Guard
October 26, 2023
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College women’s volleyball team traveled across town on Thursday night, and for the second time in as many games dropped an out of conference match against a squad in their zip code, falling in straight sets against Coast Guard Academy at Roland Hall.
Conn Rolls Past Volleyball in Crosstown Battle
October 24, 2023
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College women's volleyball team dropped a straight set non-conference match against Connecticut College on Tuesday night at the Yarnall Athletic Center. The Camels won by set scores of 25-20, 25-19, and 25-8, as the Mariners dropped to 2-6 this season in out of conference action.
Volleyball Celebrates Senior Day with Sweep of AMCATS
October 21, 2023
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College women’s volleyball team celebrated senior day by snapping a three match losing skid on Saturday afternoon, taking down Anna Maria College in straight sets at the Yarnall Athletic Center.
Historic Week Leads Brown to GNAC Player of the Week
October 16, 2023
WINTHROP, Mass. – Mitchell College junior Bliss Brown (Rainbow City, Ala.) was named Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Player of the Week for the sport of women’s volleyball, as announced by the conference on Monday afternoon.
Despite Historic Day for Brown, Volleyball Swept at GNAC Tri-Match
October 14, 2023
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – The Mitchell College women’s volleyball team suffered a pair of 3-2 losses on the road Saturday, dropping a five set thriller to the University of Saint Joseph, before falling again in five sets to Colby-Sawyer College at James A. Calhoun Gymnasium.
Volleyball Falters Against JWU
October 11, 2023
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College women’s volleyball team was dealt a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Johnson & Wales University on Wednesday night in a GNAC match at the Yarnall Athletic Center.
Volleyball Tops NEC, Falls to Lasell in GNAC Tri-Match
October 07, 2023
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College women’s volleyball team split a GNAC tri-match on their home court Saturday, falling 3-1 to Lasell University before rebounding with a 3-1 victory over New England College at the Yarnall Athletic Center.
Volleyball Falls Short in Five Set Marathon Against Framingham
October 04, 2023
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College women’s volleyball team came up just short on their home court Wednesday night, falling in five sets to Framingham State in a con-conference match at the Yarnall Athletic Center.
Volleyball Drops Two in Conference Tri-Match
October 01, 2023
WESTON, Mass. – The Mitchell College women’s volleyball team saw their three-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday, dropping matches against Simmons University and Regis College in a tri-match hosted by the Pride at Higgins Court. The pair of losses dropped the Mariners record to 3-4 in GNAC play this fall.
Volleyball Outlasts Elms in Five Sets for Third Straight Win
September 27, 2023
NEW LONDON, Conn. – After dropping the first two sets of the night, the Mitchell College women’s volleyball team stormed back to defeat Elms College 3-2 in a conference match Wednesday night at the Yarnall Athletic Center. The victory gives the Mariners a three game winning streak, their longest of the season, and improves their record to 3-2 thus far in GNAC play.
