Grinnell College’s Olivia Wilks ’12 (left) and Michelle Briggs ’13 (right) have been named to the All-Midwest Conference Volleyball Team for the 2011 campaign.
Wilks, a 5-11 setter from River Forest, Ill. (Oak Park River Forest), and Briggs, a 6-3 middle hitter from Salinas, Calif. (Santa Catalina School), were both second-team selections. Their efforts helped Grinnell qualify for the MWC Tournament for the second time in the last...
The Grinnell College volleyball team lost a hard-fought four-set decision to St. Norbert College in the opening round of the Midwest Conference Tournament Friday night in De Pere, Wis.
The top-seeded hosts won by scores of 25-12, 24-26, 25-19 and 25-14 to move to 25-7 and advance to the title match at 1 p.m. Saturday against Lake Forest College.
Grinnell, the fourth seed, finished at 9-17.
Michelle Briggs ‘13 pounded down...
The Grinnell College volleyball team is set to participate in the Midwest Conference Tournament for the second time in three years.
Grinnell is the fourth seed in the four-team field, having gone 6-3 in league play, and will play top-seed and host St. Norbert College at 7 p.m. Friday. St. Norbert was 9-0 in the MWC.
The webcast of the game can be seen...
Coe College, the Iowa Conference’s top volleyball team, defeated Grinnell College in three sets Friday night at Cedar Rapids.
The Kohawks won by scores of 25-8, 25-16 and 25-10. Grinnell fell to 9-16.
Grinnell's season will continue this coming weekend, though, as the Pioneers qualified for the Midwest Conference Championships for the second time in three years. Grinnell, with a 6-3 league mark, will be the fourth seed and play-...
The Grinnell College volleyball team dropped a pair of matches Saturday at Lake Forest College, falling in four sets to the hosts in Midwest Conference action and then in five sets to Trinity International University.
Lake Forest beat the Pioneers by scores of 25-22, 24-26, 25-13 and 25-16.
Against Lake Forest, Claire Weidman ’15 (pictured) had 10 kills, Michelle Briggs ’13 had nine and Gillian Dryjanski ’12 came up with eight...
Grinnell College’s Michelle Briggs ’13 (Salinas, Calif./Santa Catalina School) has been named the Midwest Conference Volleyball Offensive Performer of the Week.
Briggs, a 6-3 middle hitter, had an amazing weekend as she helped Grinnell win all three matches it played, including a pair of key Midwest Conference contests. She averaged 4.18 kills per set, had a .287 hitting efficiency and tallied 17 blocks and 11 digs as Grinnell defeated...
The Grinnell College volleyball team collected its fifth victory in a row Saturday afternoon by topping Buena Vista University in four sets at Darby Gymnasium.
Grinnell won by scores of 31-29, 25-14, 23-25 and 25-17 to move to 9-13 overall, while the Beavers fell to 9-16.
Lindsay Fujimoto ’15 (pictured) served up six aces for Grinnell while also coming up with 14 digs. Michelle Briggs ’13 pounded down 21 kills and hit .333 while...
The Grinnell College volleyball team won again and took a big step toward qualifying for the Midwest Conference postseason tournament Saturday, shutting down Illinois College in three sets at Darby Gymnasium.
Grinnell, which won by scores of 25-14, 25-14 and 25-17, stretched its winning streak to four matches, the longest string of victories for the Pioneers since the 2002 campaign. Grinnell improved to 6-2 in the league and 8-13...
The Grinnell College volleyball team knocked off preseason Midwest Conference favorite Monmouth College in four sets during a Senior Night contest Friday night at Darby Gymnasium.
Scores, in favor of Grinnell, were 19-25, 25-10, 25-15 and 30-28.
With the win, Grinnell extended its winning streak to three matches while taking a big step toward qualifying for the MWC postseason tourney by improving its mark to 5-2 in league play....
Grinnell Athletics is proud to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month and the diversity of those in the Hispanic community at Grinnell College. Each Wednesday throughout the celebratory month, the Grinnell Athletics website will feature a Q&A with a Hispanic student-athlete. The national celebration spans September 15 – October 15 annually.
This week’s feature is on Michelle Briggs ‘13, a women’s volleyball/...
