2015 Pirate Volleyball News
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Foster named SCAC Woman of the Year nominee
June 16, 2016 -
Pirates hire Flora as Head Volleyball Coach
May 20, 2016
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Volleyball receives SCAC championship rings
April 07, 2016The Southwestern volleyball team was honored last Sunday and received its championship rings for winning the 2015 SCAC Tournament.
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Long steps down as head volleyball coach
March 30, 2016Hannah Long spent 12 seasons as the head volleyball coach and leaves as the program's all-time leader in winning percentage.
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Seven Southwestern student-athletes named to SCAC All-Sportsmanship teams
November 25, 2015Seven Southwestern University student-athletes were named to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) fall sportsmanship teams, the league office announced earlier this week.
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Foster becomes Southwestern’s second AVCA First Team All-American
November 17, 2015LEXINGTON, Ky. - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced the 35th annual AVCA All-America teams for NCAA Division III women's volleyball and awarded Kaitlyn Foster as a first team selection.
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Foster, Welch selected as AVCA first-team all-region
November 13, 2015Kaitlyn Foster and Nikki Welch both were named first-team all-region by the AVCA on Friday.
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#12 Pirates fall to #7 Athenas in NCAA showdown
November 13, 2015
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Southwestern volleyball to California for NCAA Regionals
November 09, 2015GEORGETOWN, Texas – After winning their fourth SCAC title the Southwestern Pirates will travel to California to make their 13th appearance in the NCAA Championship.
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#12 Pirates win SCAC Championship
November 07, 2015GEORGETOWN, Texas – In the seventh meeting of Southwestern and Trinity in an SCAC Championship match, the Pirates emerged victorious to snag their fourth SCAC title.
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Foster paces Pirates to semifinal win
November 06, 2015
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Southwestern to host SCAC Volleyball Championship this weekend
November 05, 2015Pirates enter conference tournament as No. 2 seed and will play first match at 6 p.m. Friday.
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No. 12 Southwestern easily handles Tornados on senior night
November 03, 2015GEORGETOWN, Texas – Five SU seniors finished their regular season home career in style with a 3-0 win over Concordia Tuesday night.
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Three earn All-SCAC honors
November 02, 2015LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – Southwestern?s Kaitlyn Foster and Nikki Welch earned First Team All-SCAC honors while Olivia Drummond earned a spot on the Second Team in voting by SCAC head coaches.
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#12 Southwestern sweeps #18 La Verne
October 31, 2015GEORGETOWN, Texas – In Southwestern’s first match of the day against a nationally-ranked opponent, the #12 Pirates defeated #18 La Verne 3-0 Saturday morning.
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#12 Southwestern upset by #19 UT Dallas
October 31, 2015GEORGETOWN, Texas – The Pirates’ offense was slowed as UTD defeated SU 3-0 Saturday.
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#12 Southwestern rolls past UMHB
October 30, 2015SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Southwestern won 3-1 over Mary Hardin-Baylor to open their final weekend of regular season play.
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Southwestern to #12 in latest AVCA Coaches Poll
October 27, 2015LEXINGTON, K.y. - With one weekend remaining in the regular season the Southwestern volleyball team dropped one spot to #12 in the AVCA Division III Coaches Top 25 released Tuesday.
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#11 Southwestern closes SCAC action with two wins
October 24, 2015COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Pirates finished up SCAC play on Saturday with a pair of 3-0 wins over Centenary and Austin College.
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#8 Tigers slide past #11 Pirates
October 23, 2015COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – All eyes were on Colorado Springs as the nationally-ranked Southwestern and Colorado College volleyball teams faced off on day one of the final conference weekend. The Tigers took the match 3-0 (25-13, 25-21, 28-26).
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#11 Pirates rebound with 3-0 win over Dallas
October 23, 2015COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Southwestern made quick work of the Crusaders, defeating the University of Dallas 3-0 Friday afternoon.
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Southwestern moves to #11 after weekend sweep
October 20, 2015LEXINGTON, Ky. - After four more wins this past weekend including a 3-2 victory over #10 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, the Pirates moved up to #11 from #14 in the AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll Tuesday.
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#14 Pirates sweep SCAC Player of the Week honors
October 19, 2015LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - After a weekend sweep including a win over #10 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Southwestern's Kate Mitchell and Kaitlyn Foster have been selected as the SCAC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively.
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California schools prove no match for #14 Southwestern
October 17, 2015LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Nationally-ranked Southwestern finished up their tour of California with a pair of 3-0 wins over Occidental and Pomona-Pitzer Saturday.
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#14 Volleyball takes two in California
October 16, 2015CLAREMONT, Calif. – In a thrilling five-set match the Southwestern volleyball team defeated #10 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and took down Chapman 3-1 in the evening.
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Foster named Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week
October 13, 2015LEXINGTON, Ky. – After leading the Pirates to a 4-0 weekend and earning conference player of the week, senior outside hitter Kaitlyn Foster added another acknowledgement to her belt by being named the AVCA National Player of the Week.
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Pirates up three spots to #14 in latest AVCA Division III Coaches Poll
October 13, 2015LEXINGTON, Ky. - After an undefeated week where Southwestern dropped just one set in four matches the Pirates moved up three spots to #14 in the most recent AVCA Division III Coaches Top 25 Poll out Tuesday.
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Foster earns second SCAC Offensive Player of the Week honor
October 12, 2015LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - For the second time this season Kaitlyn Foster has led the Pirates to a 4-0 week and earned the SCAC Offensive Player of the Week selection.
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#17 Pirates continue winning ways
October 10, 2015KERRVILLE, Texas – The Pirates continued to roll with a pair of wins 3-0, 3-1 Saturday afternoon.
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#17 Pirates win 3-0 over Trinity
October 09, 2015KERRVILLE, Texas – Southwestern’s win streak stays alive with a 3-0 win over Trinity on Friday afternoon at Schreiner.
