2012 Carson-Newman Volleyball News

  • Volleyball sets slew of camp dates for July
    May 13, 2013
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head volleyball coach Shannon Mincey has announced seven volleyball camps and clinics throughout the month of July geared toward players from elementary school through high school.
  • Volleyball adds two to 2013 signing class
    May 08, 2013
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head volleyball coach Shannon Mincey has added a middle blocker and a defensive specialist to the Eagles’ 2013 signing class.
  • Mincey hires Papala as volleyball graduate assistant coach
    January 22, 2013
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman volleyball coach Shannon Mincey has announced the hiring of former Eagle middle hittler Sabina Papala as a graduate assistant coach. “I look forward to working alongside Sabina,” Mincey said. “Her personality is enjoyable to work with and she is a hard worker. Her life experience will be an asset to us coming from Poland and playing for so many schools.”
  • Mincey inks two for volleyball during early signing period
    November 19, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head volleyball coach Shannon Mincey announced the signing of two players during the early signing period. The Eagles bring 5-9 right-side hitter Jessica Sokol and 5-9 libero Taylor Lowe into the fold for 2013.
  • Eagle volleyball concludes season with senior day loss to Wingate
    November 10, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (11-16, 5-13 SAC) won the first set over Wingate (26-2, 16-2 SAC) 25-23, but the Bulldogs stormed back to capture the next three, picking up a four-set victory over the Eagles (23-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-13). Carson-Newman needed a victory over the conference leading Bulldogs to secure a spot in the SAC tournament.
  • Catawba upends C-N in five-set heartbreaker
    November 09, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (11-15, 5-12 SAC) and Catawba (13-12, 9-8 SAC) were tied nine times in the fifth set, but a three point service run by the Indians’ Kaitlyn Whitmir broke that ninth tie and propelled Catawba to a 15-13 win in the fifth set and 3-2 win in the match (28-18, 23-25, 15-25, 25-15, 15-13).
  • Eagles pull out comeback victory, beat LMU in five sets
    November 06, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (11-14, 5-11 SAC) found itself down 13-10 in the fifth set against Lincoln Memorial (19-11, 10-5 SAC) Tuesday night at Holt Fieldhouse, but Kiayna O’Neal (Katy, Texas) went on a four-point service run to help propel the to a come-from-behind five-set victory (19-25, 25-23, 22-25, 30-28, 20-18).
  • Hayes hauls in SAC Specialist of the Week honors
    November 05, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman senior libero Angelle Hayes (Brentwood, Tenn.) netted the first SAC player of the week for a C-N volleyball athlete this season. Hayes collected 57 digs across the Eagles three matches, averaging 4.75 digs per set.
  • Eagles ready for SAC road match at L-R
    November 03, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (10-13, 4-10 SAC) will try to string together consecutive match victories as it makes a bid for the final spot in the SAC tournament. The Eagles sit a half game in front of Anderson heading into Saturday afternoon’s match with Lenoir-Rhyne (16-8, 8-5 SAC).
  • Bears get by Eagle volleyball 3-0
    November 03, 2012
    HICKORY, N.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne (17-, 9-6 SAC) used a stingy defense to hold Carson-Newman (10-14, 4-11 SAC) to a .033 attack percentage in a 3-0 sweep (25-16, 25-22, 25-14) of the Eagles at Shuford Gymnasium. Kiayna O’Neal (Katy, Texas) and Sabina Papala (Laziska Gorne, Poland) each produced a team high nine kills.
  • Schultz sets new career high as Eagles take down Brevard 3-2
    November 01, 2012
    BREVARD, N.C. – Carson-Newman (10-13, 4-10 SAC) got a career high 14 kills from Emily Schultz (Atlanta, Ga.) as the Eagles battled back and forth with Brevard (10-15, 1-13 SAC) to come out on top in five sets (20-25, 25-19, 22-25, 25-16, 15-13) Thursday night at Boshamer Gym. It’s the second five-set match in a row the Eagles have won after losing their first five, five-setters.
  • Carson-Newman volleyball digs pink with Tuesday match against rival Tusculum
    October 30, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (9-12, 3-9 SAC) celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month with its Dig Pink match Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Holt Fieldhouse versus Tusculum (16-10, 10-4 SAC). The Eagles will wear pink uniforms and proceeds from the night will go toward finding a cure for cancer.
  • Tusculum takes season series over Carson-Newman with 3-1 victory
    October 30, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Tusculum Pioneers (17-6, 11-4 SAC) used a balanced attack and a solid back row defense to take out Carson-Newman (10-13, 3-10 SAC) in four sets (25-19, 22-25, 25-17, 25-14) Tuesday night at Holt Fieldhouse. The match was a meeting of the top two liberos in the South Atlantic Conference in Carson-Newman’s Angelle Hayes (Brentwood, Tenn.) and Tusculum’s Caitlyn Dean.
  • Eagle volleyball stops five-match losing streak with five-set victory over Mars Hill
    October 23, 2012
    MARS HILL, N.C. – Carson-Newman (9-12, 3-9 SAC) used a balanced attack and solid play from its back line of defenders to stop a five-game losing streak with a five-set (17-25, 25-17, 21-25, 25-20, 15-13) victory over Mars Hill (12-10, 5-7 SAC). The win was the first for Carson-Newman in a five-set match in 2012.
  • C-N volleyball falls in three sets to Anderson
    October 20, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Anderson (11-12, 4-9 SAC) used a strong attack to take a three-set (25-20, 25-14, 25-19) victory over Carson-Newman (8-12, 2-9 SAC) Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse. The Trojans Shannon Gillespie was the only attacker for either team with more than 10 kills, notching 15 for AU. Gillespie finished with a .361 attack percentage.
  • Carson-Newman volleyball readies itself for second half of SAC play
    October 19, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (8-10, 2-7 SAC) volleyball turns the page to the second half of its South Atlantic Conference Schedule with a pair of weekend contests against Newberry (12-10, 6-5 SAC) Friday and Anderson (10-11, 3-8) Saturday.
  • Eagles get double-double from Harper, but fall in five to Newberry
    October 19, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Eagle sophomore outside hitter Rachel Harper (Chattanooga, Tenn.) whipped 22 kills and picked up 25 digs, but Newberry (13-10, 7-5 SAC) picked up a five-set (26-24, 22-25, 25-19, 18-25, 15-9) victory over Carson-Newman (8-11, 2-8 SAC) Friday night at Holt Fieldhouse.
  • Eagles drop four-setter to Wingate
    October 13, 2012
    WINGATE, N.C. – Carson-Newman (8-10, 2-7) won the first set against Wingate (16-2, 7-2 SAC) but the Bulldogs stormed back behind a furious offensive performance to win 22-25, 31-29, 25-14, 25-17. Four Bulldogs finished with double digit kills, led by Anna Hilton’s 17 to go along with a .471 attack percentage. Wingate hit .307 as a team for the match.
  • Eagle volleyball finishes six-match road-trip with top-flight SAC competition
    October 12, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman volleyball (8-8, 2-5 SAC) has gone 3-1 on its current stay away from Holt Fieldhouse. However, the Eagles will need to rebound from a three-set loss to Lincoln Memorial to finish out the trip in style against Catawba (6-9, 3-4 SAC) Friday night and Wingate (14-2, 5-2 SAC) Saturday afternoon.
  • Carson-Newman volleyball drops five-set heartbreaker to Catawba
    October 12, 2012
    SALISBURY, N.C. – Carson-Newman (8-9, 2-6 SAC) set season highs for digs, assists and kills, but fell in a five set thriller (25-17, 24-26, 22-25, 25-21, 20-22) to the Catawba Indians (7-9, 4-4 SAC) Friday night at Goodman Gym.
  • Carson-Newman volleyball falls to rival Railsplitters in three sets
    October 09, 2012
    HARROGATE, Tenn. – A staunch Lincoln Memorial (14-7, 6-1 SAC) attack led the Railsplitters to a 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-18) victory over Carson-Newman (8-8, 2-5 SAC) Tuesday night at Mars Gym.
  • Eagle volleyball to play two Saturday
    October 06, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (6-7, 2-4 SAC) continues its six-game road trip with a homecoming for head coach Shannon Mincey. The Eagles will play two Saturday at Mincey’s alma mater King College. The Eagles take on Erskine (5-7) at 1 p.m. before battling with the Tornado (11-8) at 3 p.m.
  • Eagles beat Erskine and King in Bristol Saturday
    October 06, 2012
    BRISTOL, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman Eagles (8-7) volleyball team picked up a pair of victories on Saturday, defeating Erskine in three sets (27-25, 25-21, 25-13 and King in four sets (27-29, 25-20, 27-25, 25-23) at the King College Student Center Complex. The victories improve Carson-Newman’s record to 8-7 in the 2012 season, and the Eagles have won their last four matches.
  • Eagles blow by Buffs 3-0
    October 04, 2012
    ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. – Bolstered by a strong service game for the fourth straight contest, Carson-Newman (6-7, 2-4 SAC) reeled of its second straight win and its second sweep in a row with a 25-21, 25-19, 25-19 victory over Milligan (12-9, 7-1 Appalachia Athletic Conference) Thursday night at Steve Lacy Fieldhouse.
  • C-N Volleyball steps out of conference with midweek match versus Lees-McRae
    October 02, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman volleyball (4-7, 2-4 SAC) will look to get back on the winning track when it steps out of conference play for a match against the Lees-McRae Bobcats (7-7, 4-3 Conference Carolinas) Tuesday night at 7 at Holt Fieldhouse. While the Eagles haven’t played Lees-McRae this season, Carson-Newman is still familiar with the Bobcats.
  • Eagles declaw Bobcats in 3-0 sweep
    October 02, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman volleyball (5-7, 2-4 SAC) held the nation’s ninth best serving team to one ace in a 3-0 sweep (25-12, 25-16, 25-18) of Lees-McRae (7-8, 4-3 Conference Carolinas) Tuesday night at Holt Fieldhouse. Sophomore setter Kristen Pickett (Cleveland, Tenn.) dished out 31 helpers, a season high for a three set match.
  • C-N volleyball plays third game in five days versus Lenoir-Rhyne
    September 29, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (4-6, 2-3 SAC) has split the first two games of a four-game home stand and will try to establish a winning streak for the second time this season against a Lenoir-Rhyne club (7-4, 3-1 SAC) that has won back-to-back matches. The Bears enter Holt Fieldhouse for Saturday’s match at 2 p.m. with a sweep of Queens (N.C.) and a four-set win over no. 22 Wingate under their belts.
  • L-R out blocks C-N in 3-1 victory Saturday
    September 29, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (4-7, 2-4 SAC) jumped out to a set advantage, but Lenoir-Rhyne roared back in the next three to win 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-21) Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse. Haley Rhyne crushed 15 kills, tying C-N’s Laruen Santarelli (Colorado Spring, Colo.) for the match high.
  • Eagle volleyball blows past Brevard in sweep
    September 27, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman (4-6, 2-3 SAC) volleyball snapped a two game skid in dominating fashion with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-10, 25-21) sweep of the Brevard Tornados (7-6, 1-4 SAC). The Eagles held Brevard to a .097 hit percentage while C-N blasted away at a .242 mark.
  • Eagle volleyball welcomes Mars Hill to Holt Fieldhouse for Tuesday showdown
    September 25, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Tuesday’s matchup between Carson-Newman (3-5, 1-2 SAC) and Mars Hill (7-5, 1-2 SAC) features two of the premier defensive specialists in the South Atlantic Conference. Carson-Newman’s Angelle Hayes (Brentwood, Tenn.) and Mars Hill’s Maggie Murphy rank fourth and third in the conference in digs/set with 5.0 and 5.33, respectively. First serve for the match is 7 p.m. at Holt Fieldhouse.
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  • Mon, 11/13 | Women's Volleyball at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX
  • Fri, 11/10 | Women's Volleyball at Anderson (S.C.) L, 3-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX | V
  • Mon, 11/06 | Women's Volleyball vs. Limestone W, 3-1 (Final) RC | BX | BX | V
  • Fri, 11/03 | Women's Volleyball vs. Coker W, 3-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX | PH | V
  • Wed, 11/01 | Women's Volleyball at Mars Hill L, 3-1 (Final) RC | BX | BX | V
  • Fri, 10/27 | Women's Volleyball at Emory & Henry W, 3-2 (Final) RC | BX | BX | V
  • Tue, 10/24 | Women's Volleyball vs. Virginia-Wise W, 3-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX | V
  • Sat, 10/21 | Women's Volleyball at Lander L, 3-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX
  • Sat, 10/21 | Women's Volleyball vs. Augusta L, 3-1 (Final) RC | BX | BX
  • Fri, 10/20 | Women's Volleyball at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 3-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX | V
  • Tue, 10/17 | Women's Volleyball vs. Newberry W, 3-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX | V | MN
  • Sat, 10/14 | Women's Volleyball at USC Aiken L, 3-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX
  • Sat, 10/14 | Women's Volleyball vs. Georgia College W, 3-1 (Final) RC | BX | BX
  • Tue, 10/10 | Women's Volleyball at Tusculum L, 3-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX | MN
  • Fri, 10/06 | Women's Volleyball vs. #24 Wingate L, 3-2 (Final) RC | BX | BX | PH | V | MN