Pirate Volleyball News 2012
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Button, Thibodeau Selected as 2013 Kassen/Lowry Athletes-of-the-Year
September 18, 2013GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern University announced the 2013 Dr. Tex Kassen and Dr. Carla Lowry Athlete-of-the-Year awards which denote the top male and female athlete at Southwestern for that given school year. Junior men’s golfer Cameron Button and senior volleyball player Rachel Thibodeau were chosen among numerous candidates as this year’s recipients of the esteemed award. -
Change in Clinic Schedule
July 18, 2013The Southwestern Volleyball Clinics originally schedule for July 22, 23, 24 have been rescheduled. The 22nd and 23rd dates have been cancelled while the July 24th All Skills Camp will proceed as scheduled.
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Thibodeau Selected SCAC Woman of the Year
June 13, 2013LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – In exclusive voting by the senior woman administrators of the conference, Rachel Thibodeau of Southwestern University has been selected as the 2013 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Woman of the Year. By earning this honor, Thobodeau will be designated as the conference’s nominee for the 23rd annual NCAA Woman of the Year Award.
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Thibodeau Earns Coveted NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
March 19, 2013INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The NCAA’s 2012-13 fall sports postgraduate scholarship winners have been announced, with 29 male and 29 female fall sports student-athletes each receiving $7,500 including Southwestern senior volleyball player Rachel Thibodeau. Similar awards are given each season to winter and spring student-athletes, totaling 174 individual winners.
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SCAC Has 338 Student-Athletes Earn Academic Honor Roll Honors
January 22, 2013LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced its Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll today for the 2012 fall term and 338 student-athletes made the list. Since its inception in 1997, 20,600 male and female student-athletes have been recognized for their contributions in the classroom.
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Thibodeau Earns First Team Academic All-America Honors
December 11, 2012TOWSON, Md. - Senior outside hitter Rachel Thibodeau was one of six players nationally to be named to the Capital One Academic All-America Division III First Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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SCAC Announces 2012 Fall All-Sportsmanship Team
November 28, 2012LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its fifth annual fall All-Sportsmanship teams. A total of 30 players were selected to the 2012 squad in the sports of men’s & women’s cross country, football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball.
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Thibodeau Earns All-America Honor
November 14, 2012LEXINGTON, Ky. - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is proud to announce the 32nd annual AVCA All-America teams for NCAA Division III women's volleyball. Senior outside hitter Rachel Thibodeau earned her second consecutive nod, this year as a Third Team selection.
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Honors Continue for Thibodeau; Earns Academic All-District Honors
November 12, 2012The 2012 Capital One Academic All-District® Volleyball Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, have been released to recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom and Southwestern senior Rachel Thibodeau was a First Team selection for the second year in a row.
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Pirates End Season with 3-1 Loss in NCAA Tournament
November 09, 2012THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - California Lutheran jumped out to an early lead to defeat Southwestern in the opening round of the NCAA National Tournament Friday evening.
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Thibodeau Announced as Member of All-South Region Team
November 08, 2012LEXINGTON, Ky. - Senior outside hitter Rachel Thibodeau earned her second consecutive spot on the AVCA First Team All-South Region on Thursday.
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Volleyball Earns National Tournament Berth
November 05, 2012INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Southwestern volleyball continued their streak, earning their eighth consecutive bid to the NCAA National Tournament.
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Volleyball Takes Third with 3-0 Win over Austin
November 03, 2012COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Rachel Thibodeau dominated offensively with 19 kills and a .400 hitting percentage on Saturday afternoon, fueling Southwestern University to a straight-set 25-21, 25-22, 25-19 victory over Austin College in the third-place match of the 2012 SCAC Volleyball Championship at Colorado College's Reid Gymnasium.
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Pirates Fall From SCAC Tourney After Opening Round Win
November 02, 2012COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Southwestern defeated Centenary College 3-0 in the opening round of the SCAC Conference Tournament but fell 3-0 to Trinity to fall into the third place match.
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Volleyball Faces Centenary in Opening Round of SCAC Championship
November 01, 2012COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Southwestern opens the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference with a Friday afternoon match with Centenary College. The Pirates enter as the #3 seed while Centenary is the #6 seed.
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Thibodeau Named SCAC Player-of-the-Year; Lentz, Foster Earn Second Team Honors
October 31, 2012LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Senior outside hitter Rachel Thibodeau was announced as the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Player-of-the-Year and First Team All-SCAC on Wednesday afternoon.
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Lentz Earns Second SCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Week Honor
October 30, 2012LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Chandler Lentz, a sophomore defensive specialist/libero from Forney, Texas has been named SCAC Volleyball Defensive Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, October 22 through Sunday, October 28.
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Volleyball Ends Regular Season with Pair of Wins on Senior Day
October 27, 2012GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern women’s volleyball closed out regular season action over the weekend, going 3-1 at their Halloween Tournament.
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Volleyball Closes Out SCAC Regular Season Action
October 21, 2012SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The Pirates closed out the SCAC regular season schedule on Sunday, going 1-1.
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Volleyball Splits Day One of SCAC Divisional II
October 20, 2012SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Southwestern opened their final conference weekend with a 3-0 routing of Centenary College but then fell 3-0 to Trinity on Saturday night.
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#23 Volleyball Goes 3-1 in Boston
October 14, 2012BOSTON, Mass. - #23 Southwestern upped their game and did not drop a set in their three wins but fell to #5 Christopher Newport over the weekend.
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Pirates Lead Nation in Digs Per Set
October 12, 2012GEORGETOWN, Texas - Coach Hannah Long knew at the start of the season that SU's defense would be a strength. Currently, the Pirates are leading the nation in digs per set, averaging 21.76.
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Errors Plague Pirates in Weekend SCAC Action
October 08, 2012SHERMAN, Texas - At times Southwestern was their own worst enemy on the court, but the Pirates managed to pull out a 2-1 decision in SCAC action over the weekend.
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Volleyball Gives D-II St. Edward's Run for their Moneay
October 03, 2012AUSTIN, Texas - Southwestern didn't back down from St. Edward's University or show any signs of rust on Wednesday night, forcing five games before falling 3-2.
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Lentz Named SCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Week
September 25, 2012LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Chandler Lentz, a sophomore defensive specialist/libero from Forney, Texas, has been named SCAC Volleyball Defensive Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, September 17 through Sunday, September 23.
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Pirates Swat Yellow Jackets in Non-Conference Play
September 25, 2012BROWNWOOD, Texas - On Tuesday night, Southwestern traveled to Howard Payne and despite a slow start to the match easily defeated the Yellow Jackets 3-0.
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Pirates Ace Opponents for SCAC Sweep
September 22, 2012GEORGETOWN, Texas - With wins over Centenary and Dallas on Saturday the Pirates completed a sweep of SCAC conference action over the weekend, using stellar serving as launchpad to the wins.
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Hustle Plays Fuel Pirate Win in Conference Opener
September 21, 2012GEORGETOWN, Texas – SU’s never-say-die attitude fueled the Pirates to a 3-1 win over Austin College to open SCAC conference action on Friday night.
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Volleyball Sweeps Matches on Day Two at Trinity
September 15, 2012SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Southwestern won three of four matches over the weekend, falling only to #6 California Lutheran. The wins improve Southwestern to 8-4 on the year.
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Strickland Announced as SCAC Volleyball Offensive Player-of-the-Week
September 11, 2012SUWANEE, Ga. - Lacey Strickland, a first-year setter from Englewood, Colo., has been named SCAC Volleyball Offensive Player-of-the-Week for matches played from Monday, September 3 through Sunday, September 9.
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