2016 Women's Volleyball News

  • 112 Worcester State Student-Athletes Named to Fall 2016 MASCAC All-Academic Team
    January 25, 2017
    WORCESTER, Mass. – 112 Worcester State University student-athletes have been named to the Fall 2016 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) All-Academic Team, as announced by the conference Wednesday afternoon.
  • Six Lancers Named to MASCAC Fall 2016 Sportsmanship Team
    November 29, 2016
    WORCESTER, Mass. – On Tuesday (Nov. 29) the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) named 46 student-athletes, six of which were Worcester State student-athletes, to the Fall 2016 Sportsmanship team for their outstanding sportsmanship.
  • Carens Named to MASCAC Women’s Volleyball All-Conference Team
    November 02, 2016
    WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State University’s sophomore outside hitter, Emily Carens (Northborough, Mass.) has been named to the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) First Team All-Conference, as announced by the conference Wednesday (Nov. 2) afternoon.
  • No. 5 Worcester State Falls to No. 4 Bridgewater State in MASCAC Quarterfinals
    November 02, 2016
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – The No. 5 seed Worcester State University Lancers dropped a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) quarterfinal game to the No. 4 seed Bridgewater State 3-1 Wednesday (Nov. 2) evening inside the Tinsley Center with set scores of 25-15, 25-22, 26-28, and 25-16.
  • Lancers Earn No. 5 Seed in MASCAC Women’s Volleyball Tournament
    October 30, 2016
    After concluding their regular season with an 11-19 overall record and a 2-4 record in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC), the Worcester State University women’s volleyball team is headed to post-season play.
  • Lancers Drop a Pair on Senior Day; Hoyle Breaks Worcester State All-Time Block Assists Record
    October 29, 2016
    WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester State women’s volleyball team dropped a pair of matches to Framingham State and Rhode Island College in their regular season finale at home Saturday afternoon inside the Lancer Gymnasium.
  • Carens Records Double-Double in 3-0 Loss to Anna Maria College
    October 25, 2016
    PAXTON, Mass.— The Worcester State women’s volleyball team dropped a non-conference matchup to the host Anna Maria College AMCATS 3-0 Tuesday (Oct. 25) evening inside the Fuller Center.
  • Lancers Shutout by Clark and Bates at Saturday’s Tri-Match
    October 22, 2016
    WORCESTER, Mass. – The Lancers dropped a pair of matches in a tri-match hosted by Clark University Saturday afternoon inside the Kneller Gymnasium.
  • MCLA Defeats Lancers, 3-0
    October 19, 2016
    NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - The MCLA Volleyball team had three players record at least seven kills as they cruised past the visiting Worcester State Lancers 3-0 Wednesday (Oct. 19) evening in a key Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) tilt.
  • Lancers Pick Up Pair of Wins on Homecoming Saturday
    October 15, 2016
    WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester State University volleyball team picked up two sweeps on their home court on Homecoming Saturday, as they downed Mass. Maritime 3-0 in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) contest, and then cruised past the Pine Manor College Gators 3-0 in their second contest of the day. With the wins, the Lancers advance to 11-13 overall and 2-2 in MASCAC play.
  • Lancers Downed by Rhode Island College, 3-0
    October 13, 2016
    PROVIDENCE, R.I.- The Worcester State University Lancers fell to Rhode Island College 3-0 in a Thursday night match at the Murray Center.
  • Lancers Drop 3-2 Decision to Westfield State
    October 11, 2016
    WESTFIELD, MASS. – Westfield State University defeated the Worcester State Lancers, 3-2, in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) matchup on Wednesday evening at the Woodward Center.
  • Volleyball Splits at Regis Tournament
    October 08, 2016
    WESTON, Mass. – The Worcester State University Lancers women’s volleyball team won one against Mount Ida and dropped on against Regis in a tri-match at Higgins Court, hosted by Regis, Saturday (Oct. 8) afternoon.
  • Lancers Sweep Hawks in Non-Conference Match
    October 06, 2016
    LEICESTER, Mass. – The Worcester State University Lancers swept the Becker College Hawks Thursday night at the Leicester Gymnasium with set scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-18.
  • Volleyball Wins One at Roger Williams Invitational
    October 01, 2016
    BRISTOL, R.I. – The Worcester State University Lancers went 1-2 on the road this weekend at the Roger Williams Invitational as they faced three different opponents. The Lancers started off with a 3-2 win over Emmanuel College on Friday (Sep. 30) and then fell to Johnson & Wales and Bridgewater State on Saturday (Oct. 1).
  • Bridgewater State Serves Worcester State First MASCAC Loss of Season
    September 28, 2016
    WORCESTER, Mass. – The Bridgewater State Bears served the Worcester State Lancers their first Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) loss of the season in a five-set match with set scores of 25-17, 27-29, 23-25, 25-23, 15-9 Wednesday evening inside the Lancer Gymnasium.
  • Lancers Drop a Pair at Western Connecticut's Tri-Match
    September 24, 2016
    DANBURY, Conn. – The Worcester State University women’s volleyball team slid to 6-7 overall after dropping a pair of matches to Plymouth State and Western Connecticut on Saturday afternoon at Feldman Arena.
  • Worcester State Tops Lasell, 3-1
    September 22, 2016
    WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester State University Lancers’ .239 attack percentage assisted in their 3-1 (25-16, 25-22, 21-25, 25-20) win over the Lasell College Lasers Thursday night inside the Lancer Gymnasium.
  • Worcester State Downed by Keene State
    September 20, 2016
    WORCESTER, Mass. – Keene State’s Rachel Lamica (Malone, N.Y.) and Courtney Collins (Litchfield, N.H.) led the Owls to a 3-0 win over the Worcester State Lancers Tuesday night inside the Lancer Gymnasium with set scores of 25-18, 25-13, and 25-23.
  • Lancers Split at Wentworth Tri-Match
    September 17, 2016
    BOSTON – The Worcester State University Lancers split in Saturday afternoon’s tri-match hosted by Wentworth Institute of Technology, as they defeated Lesley 3-0 in their first game of the day, and then fell to Wentworth 3-0 in their second match. With the split, the Lancers slide to 5-4 on the season.
  • Worcester State Sweeps Salem State in MASCAC Opener
    September 13, 2016
    SALEM, Mass. – Worcester State cruised to a 3-0 sweep over Salem State in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) opener for both teams on Tuesday (Sep. 13) evening at Twohig Gymnasium.
  • Worcester State Athletics Announces Fall 2016 Lancer Selects
    September 12, 2016
    WORCESTER, Mass. -- The Worcester State University Athletic Department is eager to announce the Lancer Selects broadcasts for the fall 2016 sports. The Lancer Selects program broadcasts specific Lancers home athletic contests (Lancer Selects) via webcast with a higher quality camera and audio system.
  • Powers Named MASCAC Women’s Volleyball Rookie of the Week
    September 12, 2016
    WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State University’s freshman middle blocker, Sarah Powers (Hopkinton, Mass.) has been named the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Rookie of the Week for the week of Sep. 5-11.
  • Volleyball Splits on Saturday at Wesleyan Tournament
    September 10, 2016
    MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – On the second day of the Wesleyan Tournament, the Worcester State University’s volleyball team split as they defeated Mitchell College 3-0 (25-10, 25-4, 25-17) in the first game of the day, and then dropped the second game to Western Connecticut 3-0 (21-25, 18-25, 16-25).
  • Lancers Drop First Game of Wesleyan Tournament to Cardinals
    September 09, 2016
    MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – Wesleyan’s freshman Audrey Konow (Chicago, Ill.) dished out a game-high 31 assists and Rachel Savage (Portland, Ore.) led all players with 16 digs to help lead the Cardinals volleyball team to a 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-12) win over Worcester State Friday (Sep. 9) night inside the Silloway Gymnasium.
  • Worcester State Wins Five-Setter on Opening Night of Lancer Gymnasium
    September 07, 2016
    WORCESTER, Mass. – On the opening night of Lancer Gymnasium, the Worcester State University women’s volleyball strung together to beat the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs 3-2 (20-25, 25-16, 23-25, 25-17, 17-15) in their first five-setter of the season
  • Worcester State Falls to WPI in Worcester City Championship Game
    September 03, 2016
    WORCESTER, Mass. – After defeating Becker College in the semifinals, the Lancers fell to WPI in the championship game 3-0 as the Engineers captured their ninth all-time Worcester City Volleyball Tournament Title.
  • Lancers Volleyball Ranked No. 5 in MASCAC Preseason Poll
    August 25, 2016
    WESTFIELD, Mass. — The Lancers’ women’s volleyball squad has been ranked No. 5 in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) women’s volleyball preseason poll as announced by the conference Thursday afternoon (Aug. 25).