Reeder named MWC Volleyball Player of the Year, Hutchison is Coach of the Year
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Claire Reeder '11 of Grinnell College has been named the 2009 Midwest Conference Volleyball Player of the Year, while the Pioneers' Jackie Hutchison was tabbed the league's Coach of the Year. The Pioneers enjoyed a historic season in which they qualified for the MWC Championships for the first time since a qualifying system was implemented in 2005. Grinnell finished third in league with a 5-4 mark. Reeder, a 6-foot middle hitter from La Grange...
Pioneers fall in MWC semifinals
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The Grinnell College volleyball team gave a valiant effort, but in the end suffered a three-set loss to Beloit College in the opening round of the Midwest Conference Championships Friday afternoon at De Pere, Wis. Beloit, the second seed, won by scores of 25-18, 25-14, 25-17 while improving to 24-5. Grinnell, the third seed, finished its campaign at 14-19. Claire Reeder ’11 had 12 kills for Grinnell, while Michelle Briggs’ 13 added six....
Pioneers to play Beloit in MWC Championships
Monday, October 12, 2009
The Grinnell College volleyball team will play in the Midwest Conference Championships this weekend for the first time since a qualifying system was implemented in 2005. Grinnell earned the third seed in the four-team event and will play second-seeded Beloit College at 4:30 p.m. Friday in De Pere, Wis. Top-seed and host St. Norbert College meets fourth-seeded Ripon College at 7 p.m. Grinnell enters the tournament after going 5-4 in league play...
Reeder makes all-tournament team at Benedictine event
Friday, October 09, 2009
Claire Reeder '11 (pictured) was named to the all-tournament team as the Grinnell College volleyball squad posted a 1-3 mark at the Benedictine University Invitational over the weekend. The Pioneers, 14-18 overall, defeated Monmouth College 25-19, 25-15, 25-21 in their first match and lost matches to Wheaton 25-18, 25-18, 16-25, 25-16, Benedictine 25-21, 25-16, 25-18 and North Central 25-16, 25-15, 25-19. Grinnell will play in the Midwest...
Pioneers earn spot in MWC Championships
Thursday, October 08, 2009
The Grinnell College volleyball team has secured a spot in the Midwest Conference Championships for the first time since a qualifying system was implemented in 2005. Grinnell's fate was up in the air entering Saturday, but a loss by Ripon College loss propelled the Pioneers into the tournament and all the way up to the third seed. That means Grinnell, which finished 5-4 in the league, will take on second-seeded Beloit College in the first round...