The Lawrence University Volleyball team took the long trip down to Illinois this past weekend for a pair of games against Monmouth College and Knox College. Coming off their win over Illinois College, the team hoped to build momentum and raise their conference standing. Both games went the distance of five-sets, making it an intense…
Volleyball narrowly defeated by Carroll University
Junior Arianna Neumeyer jumps up for the kill. Photo by Emei Thompson On Thursday, Sept. 21, the volleyball team had a home match against non-conference Carroll University. If you weren’t at this game, know it was a nail biter — each set (excluding the second) was decided by four points or fewer. Carroll won three…
Bump, set and spike, Lawrence volleyball wins big
Senior Colleen Nowlan celebrates after winning a point. Photo courtesy of Lawrence Athletics After losing eight straight games, the Lawrence University volleyball team was finally able to right the ship on Saturday, Sept. 16, the second day of the Red Hawk Invitational hosted by Ripon College. The Lady Vikes started the day off with a…
Volleyball makes conference appearance
After snagging a spot in the Midwest Conference Tournament, the Lawrence University Volleyball team played two nonconference games to wind down the regular season before heading into tournament play. Although these two games did not impact their conference spot, the Vikings still competed with the intensity that they have carried throughout the season in order…
Volleyball makes conference
For the first time in program history, the Lawrence University Volleyball Team has qualified for the conference tournament. The team ended the regular season fourth in the conference standings, just good enough to make the tournament, which is comprised of the top four teams at the end of the season. Cornell College won the regular…
Vikings of the Week: Cyra Bammer (Volleyball)
Photo by Emei Thompson This week I sat down with my teammate Cyra Bammer. Cyra, a junior, has received her second Midwest Conference Player of the Week accolade in two consecutive weeks. Recently, Cyra reached a milestone and was the ninth player in Lawrence history to record over 1,000 digs. Cyra is looking forward to…
Lawrence volleyball continues win streak
Lawrence volleyball turns their season around. Photo by Tia Colbert This past weekend of Midwest Conference matches was another successful one for our volleyball players. Their winning streak has propelled them into this month with the right mindset to come out on top. The match on Friday, Oct. 14 against Lake Forest ended 3-1.They started…
Athlete of the Week: Cyra Bammer (Volleyball)
Photo by Emei Thompson Today I had the pleasure to talk with Cyra Bammer. Bammer was just named women’s volleyball defensive preform of the week. Bammer, a junior, posted a career-high 35 digs in the 3-0 win against Knox. The night before, she broke the 1,000-dig to help lead Lawrence to a 3-0 win over…
Vikings volleyball puts up two wins
Wins this weekend are a much needed boost for Lawrence Volleyball. Photo courtesy of Paul Wilke After being on a run for their money for the last couple of weeks, Lawrence University’s Volleyball team has started October off with two wins against Monmouth College and Knox College. The Vikings, 7-12 overall and 2-2 in the…
Athlete of the Week: Arianna Neumeyer (Volleyball)
I sat down this week with my good friend, and teammate, Arianna Neumeyer. Arianna has been an outstanding presence on the women’s volleyball team since she stepped foot in the gym her freshman year. She continues to make great strides in her game and is looking forward to a great season with the Vikings as…
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