2002 Sunrise Conference Champions

11/8/04

All Conference Teams Announced, 23 UMF Student-Athletes Honored

UMF has placed 23 student-athletes on the North Atlantic Conference All Conference Team rosters.  They are as follows:

Volleyball
Jesse Andreozzi - 1st Team, Player of the Year
Melissa Blodgett - Honorable Mention
Jenna St. Pierre - Honorable Mention

Volleyball Loses NAC Semifinal to Mount Ida

The UMF volleyball team's season came to a close this morning when they were defeated by Mount Ida College (20-30, 25-30, 25-30) in the North Atlantic Conference semifinal match at Lasell College.  UMF closes the season with a 14 and 12 overall record and it's second consecutive NAC final four appearance.

11/4/04

Volleyball To Play Mount Ida on Saturday

The UMF volleyball team will travel to Lasell College on Saturday for the North Atlantic Conference Final Four.  The Beavers will play #2 seed Mount Ida College at 10am in the semifinal match.  The championship game will be played at 2pm.

11/3/04

Volleyball Defeats Elms, Advances to NAC Final Four

The UMF volleyball team defeated visiting Elms College 3-0 to night to advance to the North Atlantic Conference final four tournament.  UMF held solid leads throughout the match taking three straight games (30-20, 30-26, 30-21).  UMF will play in the final four on Saturday at a site to be determined by other playoff games tonight.  Time and location will be announced tomorrow.

11/1/04

Volleyball To Host Elms in NAC Quarterfinal

The UMF volleyball team will host Elms College at 6pm on Wednesday night for the quarterfinal round of the North Atlantic Conference tournament.

10/31/04

Volleyball Drops Two Games at Thomas

The UMF volleyball team suffered it's two conference losses yesterday at Thomas College.  UMF dropped games to Mount Ida (1-3) and Lasell (1-3) and slipped to third place in the conference standings.  The Beavers played tough throughout both matches, but were unable to put together back to back performances.  UMF awaits the final conference standings to see who they will host in the first round of the tournament on Wednesday at 7pm.

10/28/04

Volleyball Loses to St. Joseph's 1-3

The UMF volleyball team lost a non-conference match to host St. Joseph's College in Standish last night.  The Beavers, led by senior middle hitter Jesse Andreozzi, fell behind 0-2, then came back to win the third game 30-11, but were unable to hold on in game four eventually losing 16-30.  Andreozzi led the offense with 13 kills, while Jenna St. Pierre handed out 20 assists in the effort.  UMF will close out regular season play this weekend when they travel to Thomas College to play Mount Ida and Laell.  The Beavers will await the final standings and parings for the playoffs early next week.

10/22/04

Volleyball Drops Match to Southern Maine

The UMF volleyball team suffered a 1-3 non-conference loss last night versus the University of Southern Maine in Gorham.  UMF was led by senior Jesse Andreozzi who had a team high 10 kills and three service aces.  UMF lost the first game of the match 13-30, battled back in game two to take the game 30-28, but were unable to sustain the momentum in games three and four finally losing 18-30 and 16-30.  UMF now stands at 11-8 overall and 5-0 in the NAC.  The Beavers return to action on Saturday when they host Maine Maritime and Husson College for important conference matches at 11am and 1pm respectively.

10/12/04

Volleyball Goes 2-1 at Home Invitational

The UMF volleyball team recorded wins over Southern Maine and Maine-Machias and lost to Maine-Presque Isle in this weekend's UMF Invitational.  The Beavers started the tournament off strong defeating Southern Maine on Friday night and came out on fire Saturday morning defeating Machias 3-1.  The Beaver lost steam in the third game of the tournament versus Presque Isle and lost 0-3.  Worcester State went on to win the tournament, going undefeated with victories over Salem State, Husson College, St. Joseph's College and Machias in the championship game.  UMF will return to action on Thursday when they travel to Gorham for another matchup with Southern Maine at 7pm.

10/8/04

Volleyball Defeats Southern Maine 3-1

In the first match of the UMF Invitational volleyball tournament the Beavers defeated Southern Maine 3-1 to place themselves in good position to vie for the tournament championship tomorrow.  UMF came out determined early and won the first game 30-21, but had a lapse in the second game letting it slip away 27-30.  The Beavers regrouped in game three to rebound with a 30-26 victory and closed out the match with a 30-20 win in game four.  Senior Jessie Andreozzi led the offense with 14 kills.  Jenna St. Peirre handed out 31 assists on the day.  Saturday's schedule is as follows:
9am UMF vs Machias
        Husson vs Worster St.
11am St. Joe's vs Samel St.
         USM vs. UMPI
1pm  UMF vs UMPI
          Husson vs Salem St.
3pm   Machias vs USM
          Worster St. vs St. Joe's
4:30pm  Championship game

10/4/04

Volleyball Goes 1-2 in Salem State Tournament

The UMF volleyball team battled Mount Holyoke, UMass Boston and Simmons College this past weekend at Salem State, defeating Simmons 3-1 and losing to Mount Holyoke 0-3 and UMass Boston 1-3.  UMF's Jessica Andreozzi had a team high 31 kills in the tournament and was selected to the All Tournament team.  UMF now stands at 9-6 overall and remains 5-0 in the NAC.  The Beavers return to action on Friday when they kick off the UMF invitational at 6pm.

9/30/04

Volleyball Defeats St. Joseph's College 3-1

The UMF volleyball team defeated visiting St. Joseph's College 3-1 in dramatic come from behind fashion last night in Dearborn Gym.  St. Joe's took the early lead winning the first game 30-13, but the Beavers rebounded to take the next three games 30-28, 30-10 and 30-25.  UMF middle hitter, Jesse Andreozzi snapped down the match winning kill, one of here 15 kills on the night.  Jenna St. Pierre handed out 40 assists.  UMF dominated serve slipping 20 aces past the Monks, five each from Andreozzi and Megan Dube.  UMF improves to 8-4 overall and remains 5-0 in the NAC.  Next up UMF will travel to Salem State on Friday for a two day tournament.

9/25/04

Volleyball Gets Two Wins at Becker

The UMF volleyball tea led by sophomore Jenna St. Pierre notched two more wins this weekend when they defeated Becker College 3-0 and Elms College (in a forfeit).  St. Pierre handed out 34 assists in the Beavers win over Becker.  Jesse Andreozzi notched 14 kills in the three game match.  UMF now stands at 5-0 in the NAC and will return to action on Wednesday night when they host St. Joseph's College at 7pm.

9/22/04

Volleyball Defeats Unity 3-0

The UMF volleyball team defeated Unity College 30-16, 30-10 and 30-13 to take the 3-0 win last night.  UMF was paced by freshman Megan Dube who tallied 7 kills on 14 attempts.  Jenna St. Peirre ran the offense handing out 16 assists in the match.  UMF improves to 5-4 overall and will return to action this weekend when they travel to Becker College for conference matches with Becker and Elms College.

9/20/04

Volleyball Defeats Bay Path and Lesley

The UMF volleyball team defeated Bay Path College 30-18, 30-11, 30-9 and Lesley University 30-28, 30-16, 30-11 to improve to 2-1 in NAC play this weekend in Massachusetts.  The Beavers will return to action on Tuesday when they travel to Unity College for a 7pm match.

9/16/04

Volleyball Cruises Past Thomas 3-0

The UMF volleyball team blanked visiting Thomas College 3-0 last night in their first conference match of the season.  Using every player on the roster, the Beavers out paced the Terriers 30-12, 30-14, 30-17.  Sophomore Jenna St. Pierre handed out 20 assists on the night while freshman Megan Dube recorded a team high 9 kills.  UMF improves to 2-4 overall and is 1-0 in conference play.  Next up UMF will travel to Lesley University to play Lesley and Bay Path for two more conference matches on Saturday.

9/9/04

Volleyball Loses to Husson 0-3

The UMF volleyball team lost three close games to visiting Husson College tonight at Dearborn Gymnasium in Farmington.  The Beavers battled to 24-30, 23-30 and 28-30 losses.  In games two and three, the score seesawed back and forth, but errors and errant passing by the Beavers gave Husson the victory.  UMF returns to action on Saturday when they host Unity College at 11am.