2002 Sunrise Conference Champions
1/3/03
Lisa Blais Selected to NAIA
Volleyball Scholar Athlete Roster
UMF senior Lisa Blais has been selected to the NAIA All
American Scholar Athlete roster. Lisa joins 10 other fall athletes
who were also selected to their sports scholar athlete rosters.
11/18/02
Volleyball Has Good Showing at
Regional Tournament
The UMF volleyball team was able to see some strong
regional competition Saturday when they took on #3 ranked Nyack
College. The Beavers held their own, but came up a little short
losing the match 3-0 (16-30, 25-30, 23-30). UMF's Jesse Andreozzi
was selected as a Regional All Tournament player to go along with her
Sunrise Conference Player of the Year nod last week. UMF closes the
season with a 16-13 overall record.
11/13/02
Five Volleyball Players Named to
All Conference Team
Five UMF volleyball players were honored today as they were
selected to the Sunrise All Conference Team. Lisa Blais, Jesse
Andreozzi, Melissa Blodgett, were named to the first team, while Amy Green
and Jackie Scott were selected for the 2nd team. Andreozzi was also
honored by being named the Weber Energy Player of the Year. Blodgett
was selected as the Weber Energy Rookie of the Year. This is the
second year in a row that a UMF player has been Rookie of the Year.
Jesse Andreozzi was last year's selection.
11/2/02
Volleyball Crowned Inaugural Sunrise Champions
In 3
On Saturday, the Beavers Volleyball team won their
first ever conference championship with a convincing win over Husson
College. UMF came out as the
dominant team early in the first, winning the first game 30-18 under the
strong leadership of setter and senior captain Lisa Blais and the smoking
serve of sophomore Jessica Andreozzi. The Beavers again took the upper hand
in the second game, winning 30-21 with strong, aggressive efforts by juniors
Marci Libby and Jaclyn Scott. Up
two wins, the Beavers charged into the third game and walked away with the
third and final game, 30-16 to take home the first-ever Sunrise Conference
Volleyball Championship Plaque, the first ever conference championship win
for the program. This year, under the leadership of coach Jim Gallagher,
UMF’s Volleyball team has quickly grown to be the most dominant in the
league. They move on to the NAIA Regionals hosted by Nyack College on
November 16th.
10/30/02
Volleyball Moves On To Championship
The UMF volleyball team swept past #4 Thomas College tonight
earning a chance to play for a conference championship on Saturday.
UMF was able to take advantage of an undermanned Thomas squad which allowed
all UMF players to gain some valuable experience heading into the
championship match. UMF came out strong in the first game defeating
the Terriers 30-4 and continued solid play to finish the match with 30-18
and 30-21 wins. UMF will take on Husson College in the championship
game on Saturday at 12pm. A win on Saturday propels the Beavers into
the NAIA regional tournament, which will be hosted by Nyack College in New
York on November 16th.
10/29/02
Volleyball
Playoff Bracket
10/27/02
Volleyball To Enter Conference
Playoffs As #1 Seed
The UMF volleyball team secured first place seeding
yesterday as they registered wins over Husson, Thomas and UMaine Presque
Isle in the final Sunrise Conference Round Robin tournament. The
Beavers came out strong against Thomas winning in 3 games, but had a
sluggish start with Husson and had to muster a come from behind victory
winning the last three games of the five game match. UMF ended the
day with a 3 games to none win over UMaine Presque Isle. On the
offensive side of the net UMF had great performances from several
players. Lisa Blais had 89 assists on the day, Melissa Blodgett had
28 kills, Jackie Scott had 24 kills, Jesse Andreozzi had 22 kills overall
and 13 aces in the Husson game, Amy Green recorded 12 aces and Bekah
Sweirk had 11 kills. Defensively, Jill Ekstedt and Marci Libby
provided solid passing and digging to set up the offense. The
Beavers end the regular season 7-1 in the conference and will host the
first round of the playoffs on Wednesday night at 7pm.
10/24/02
Volleyball Drops Match to USM 1-3
The UMF volleyball team once again showed how it has
improved this season by taking USM to four games last night in non
conference play. The Beavers were led by senior Lisa Blais' 19
assists and sophomore Jesse Andreozzi's 10 kills. UMF came out
strong in the first game winning 30-20, but was unable to hold off the
Huskies and dropped the next three games 20-30, 12-30, 19-30. UMF
drops to 11-12 overall and remains 4-1 in the Sunrise Conference.
Next up is the second of two conference round robin tournaments which will
determine the final seeding for the playoffs. The tournament will be
held at UMaine Machias on Saturday the 26th. For the tournament
format CLICK
HERE.
10/19/02
Volleyball Gets Two Wins at
Husson
The UMF volleyball team was able to defeat both UMaine
Presque Isle and Husson College today to improve their overall record to
11-11. In the UMPI game the Beavers won in 5 (26-30, 30-14, 29-31,
30-18, 15-7). Senior Lisa Blais had 32 assists while freshman
Melissa Blodgett had 11 kills followed by Amy Green with 9 kills and Jesse
Andreozzi with 10 kills. UMF slid past Husson in three games winning
31-29, 30-23, 30-23. In that game Blais handed out 32 assists again
helping Blodgett record 11 more kills, Andreozzi 8 more kills and freshman
Tara Pontbriand 7 kills. The Beavers will next play University of
Southern Maine on Wednesday in Gorham before they prepare of the second
Sunrise Conference round robin tournament next weekend, which will be
hosted by UMaine Machias.
10/15/02
Volleyball Defeats St. Joseph's
College 3-1
The UMF volleyball team recorded its first win over St.
Joseph's College in four years last night as they defeated the Monks
30-25, 26-30, 30-16, 30-15. Playing without freshman outside hitter
Melissa Blodgett, UMF received outstanding performances from several
players to secure the win. Senior Lisa Blais had 21 assists,
sophomore Jesse Andreozzi had 13 kills and freshman Tara Pontbriand
recorded 4 kills, 2 assists and 4 blocks. As a team they had a .949
serving percentage with 13 aces. The Beavers improve to 9-11 overall
and remain 4-1 in the Sunrise Conference. UMF will travel to Husson
College on Saturday to play a tri match with UMPI and Husson.
10/12/02
Volleyball Goes One and One in UMF
Invitational
The UMF volleyball team went 1-1 in this weekends home
tournament defeating Unity College (30-17, 30-26, 30-10) and losing to
Rivier College (30-19, 30-15, 30-27). UMF senior Lisa Blais was
selected to the All Tournament team. Salem State University won the
tournament defeating Rivier (30-20, 30-27, 30-25). UMF's overall
record moves to 8-11 and remains 4-1 in the conference. The Beavers
return to action on Tuesday when they travel to St. Joseph's College for a
dual match at 7pm.
10/10/02
Volleyball Gets Past Unity in Five
Senior Lisa Bais led the UMF volleyball team to another
victory last night as they defeated Unity College 30-21, 26-30, 30-20,
24-30, 15-8. Blais' 46 assists led to 14 kills by Jesse Andreozzi,
12 kills by Jackie Scott and 11 kills by Melissa Blodgett. Scott
also contributed 5 aces in the match. UMF improves to 7-10 overall
and remains 4-1 in the Sunrise. The Beavers return to action this
weekend when they host the UMF invitational on Friday and Saturday.
10/6/02
UMF Volleyball Drops Three at Salem
State
The UMF volleyball team faced some very good competition in
the annual Salem State University Tournament. The Beavers first faced
Eastern Nazarene College (21-30, 19-30, 22-30) then Gordon College (3-30,
15-30, 15-30) and finally USM (17-30, 23-30, 22-30). Sophomore Jesse
Andreozzi was named to the All Tournament team. UMF drops to 6-10
overall and remains 4-1 in conference play. Next up for the Beavers is
Unity College on Wednesday the 9th.
10/2/02
Volleyball Drops Match to Colby
The UMF volleyball team was unable to overcome the strong
all around play of Colby College tonight as they dropped the match 8-30,
17-30, 18-30. The Beavers drop to 6-7 overall and remain an impressive
4-1 in the Sunrise Conference. UMF returns to action this
weekend when they travel to Salem State on Friday and Saturday.
9/28/02
Volleyball Performs Well at Bowdoin
Invitational
The UMF volleyball team had a very strong showing at the
Bowdion Invite today facing two of the toughest volleyball programs in the
State. In the second match of the day UMF took the University of
Southern Maine to five game but finally surrendered with scores of 25-30,
30-26, 30-27, 28-30 and 13-15. In the opener UMF went down to UNE 11-30,
30-32, 18-30. The Beavers fall to 6-6 overall and hold a 4-1 record in
conference play. Next up the Beavers host Colby College on Wednesday
October 2 at 7pm.
9/26/02
Volleyball Topples Unity in Three
The UMF volleyball team continued its impressive play
tonight with a three straight win over Unity College. The Beavers
closed out the match (30-15), (30-19), after a slow start in the first
game (30-23). UMF returns to action on Saturday when they travel to
Bowdoin College.
9/21/02
Volleyball Improves to 4-1 in
Conference Play
When was all said and done at the conclusion of the Sunrise
Conference Invitational hosted by UMF this weekend, UMF had notched 3 more
conference wins and placed senior captain Lisa Blais on the All Tournament
team. Improved play by all team members allowed the Beavers to record
wins over Husson College (30-27, 30-15, 30-0), UMaine Presque Isle ( 18-30, 30-17, 30-20,30-23),
and Thomas College (30-7, 30-17, 30-21). UMF will return to action on
Thursday the 26th when they host Unity College at 7pm. For complete
results of the tournament CLICK
HERE.
Beavers Smashing, Defeat UMPI
Volleyball In Four
The Beavers moved to 2-0 in conference play, defeating the University of Maine at Presque Isle in four sets Friday evening as they hosted the UMF Sunrise Conference Invitational Tournament. The UMPI Owls jumped to an early advantage, taking the first set 30-18, but UMF didn't take the loss sitting down. After regrouping, the Beavers came back onto the court and quickly set up for the win, tying the game in the second set with a definitive 30-17 win and the following it up in the third game to take the lead, 30-20. The Beavers finished the Owls off in the fourth set with a smashing 30-23 victory to take the game: 18-30, 30-17, 30-20 and 30-23. With a 3-3 overall record, the Beavers are now .500 on the season.
Meanwhile, across the court, The University of Maine at Machias shutdown Thomas College in consistent straight sets: 30-10, 30-10 and 30-9.
Round robin play will conclude today at 5pm.
9/18/02
Volleyball Defeats Thomas In Three
The UMF volleyball team improved its overall record to 2-3
yesterday as they defeated Sunrise Conference opponent Thomas College 30-19,
30-25, 30-27. This matched opened conference play for the Beavers
which will continue this weekend when UMF hosts the Sunrise Conference
Invitational Tournament. Competition will begin Friday night at 6pm
and run all day Saturday. Teams competing will include Thomas College,
UMaine Presque Isle, UMaine Machias, Husson College and UMF.
9/11/02
Volleyball Unable to Handle Bates
The UMF volleyball team faced one of the strongest
volleyball programs in the State of Maine last night when they traveled to
Lewiston to take on the Bobcats of Bates College. UMF was defeated
5-30, 12-30 and 11-30 as Bates closed out the best of 5 match. The
Beavers return to action next Tuesday when they face Thomas College in
Waterville for a crucial Sunrise Conference match.
9/9/02
Beavers Volleyball Setting Up A Winning Season
UMF’s Women’s Volleyball is back on the court and is setting up for a competitive season in the newly formed Sunrise Conference. After recording nine wins in 2001, Head Coach Jim Gallagher says of the season ahead, “I am pleased with what I have seen so far. This year, I see it all happening and coming together. This team has really turned around.”
Crucial to the rotation has been 5’10” senior captain Lisa Blais, an outside hitter who was named to the All-Conference Second Team back-to-back in 2000 and 2001. Blais will be reinforced this season by middle hitter Jessica Andreozzi and outside hitter Tara Pontbriand. Hot new recruit freshman Melissa Blodgett of Rumford, a five-year veteran of Junior Olympic Volleyball, is expected to round out this up and coming team.
After spending the past three years struggling to develop, Gallagher feels confident that the 2002 Beavers are headed for a breakthrough season. “We have more depth on the bench so the overall strength of the team is improved, as has the level of athleticism and aggression.”
The team hopes to take a winning season and make a serious run in the post-season tourneys. A fiery match-up will be when the Beavers face rival UMaine Machias, three-peat MAC champs, in October.
9/8/02
Volleyball Defeats Unity College in First Tournament
The UMF volleyball team got off to a strong start Friday
night as they defeated Unity College in 3 games. The Beavers were
led by sophomore Jessie Andreozzi who had 12 aces and 10 kills in the
match. Freshman Melissa White also had a strong debut adding 21 assists.
On Saturday UMF dropped matches to USM and St. Joe's. The Beavers
return to action on Thursday when they travel to Bates College.
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