2024 Westfield State Women's Volleyball News
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Eight Owls Student-Athletes Named to 2024 MASCAC Fall Sportsmanship Team
December 12, 2024Owls student-athletes’ Jarrod Ledvina, Shea Hamel, Molly Finnegan, Dylan Clark, Tom Onorato, Katie Slattery, Ben Dawe, and Emma Nihill were all named to the 2024 MASCAC Fall Sportsmanship Team. -
Strong Fall Season Fuels Owls Smith Cup Trophy Defense
November 26, 2024After a strong 2024 fall season, Westfield State Athletics leads in the 2024-25 Howard C. Smith Cup standings, which is awarded annually to the best overall athletics institution in the league.
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Cummins Named Rookie of the Year; Owls Place Four on MASCAC All-Conference Team
November 20, 2024Westfield State first-year outside hitter Sydney Cummins earned the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference’s Rookie of the Year, headlining four Owls players that were named to the 2024 MASCAC All-Conference teams.
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Bears Outlast Owls in MASCAC Championship Thriller
November 16, 2024The Westfield State University women’s volleyball team fell in the MASCAC Championship game to Bridgewater State in a five-set thriller from the Woodward Center in Westfield, Mass. on Saturday.
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Owls Spear Lancers to Advance to MASCAC Championship Game
November 14, 2024Westfield State senior Sarah Bingham (Reno, Nev.) registered a team-high 11 kills while adding four blocks and three aces as the top-seeded Owls clawed past fifth-seeded Worcester State in four sets (25-21, 25-18, 15-25, 25-23) in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference semifinal game from the Woodward Center in Westfield, Mass. (25-21, 25-18, 15-25, 25-23).
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Bingham Named MASCAC Defensive Player of the Week
November 13, 2024Westfield State senior middle blocker Sarah Bingham (Reno, Nev.) continued her incredible defensive efforts this season as she was named the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week after the Owls locked up the MASCAC regular season title this past week.
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Women's Volleyball Begins Title Quest Against Worcester
November 13, 2024As the regular season wrapped up, the Westfield State women’s volleyball team was selected the number one-seed heading into the conference tournament. On Thursday, November 14, the Owls will take on the fifth-seeded Worcester State Lancers in the semifinals of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference playoffs.
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Owls Volleyball Top Seed in MASCAC Tourney, Hosts Semifinal Game on Thursday Night
November 11, 2024Earning the top seed and first round bye, the Owls finished a perfect 7-0 in league play this season.
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Owls Secure MASCAC Regular Season Title After Sweep of Fitchburg
November 07, 2024Junior Emma Nihill (Chandler, Ariz.) registered a game-high nine kills and added two block assists to lead Westfield State to a sweep over Fitchburg State (25-14, 25-14, 25-12) in the MASCAC regular season finale from the Woodward Center in Westfield, Mass.
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Cummins Notches Additional MASCAC Weekly Honors
November 04, 2024For the sixth time this season, Sydney Cummins was named the MASCAC Rookie of the Week and also claimed the league's Offensive Player of the Week for the second time after helping secure the number one seed in the MASCAC Tournament for Westfield this upcoming postseason.
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Volleyball Falls to Plymouth in Non-Conference Match
November 02, 2024Westfield State women’s volleyball dropped a non-conference match against Plymouth State (25-18, 25-16, 25-9) on Saturday morning from the Woodward Center in Westfield, Mass.
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Owls Clinch Top Seed in MASCAC Tournament After Sweep of Worcester
November 01, 2024Westfield State middle blocker Sarah Bingham provided seven kills, three total blocks and a .294 hitting percentage on a night where she was honored before the game as part of senior night as the Owls clinched the number one overall seed in the MASCAC Tournament after sweeping Worcester State (25-19, 27-25, 25-20) on Friday evening from the Woodward Center in Westfield, Mass.
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New SmugMug Site Makes Owls Athletics Photos More Accessible
October 31, 2024The Westfield State Athletics SmugMug website has been officially launched to enhance the accessibility of sports photography for student-athletes, families, and the WSU community.
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Cummins Named MASCAC Rookie of the Week as Owls Enter Stretch Run
October 30, 2024Westfield State first-year Sydney Cummins (Nicholasville, Ky.) earned conference honors once again this past week as she was named the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week for her performance in the Owls key league victory over Bridgewater State.
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Owls Ghost Buccaneers, Advance to 5-0 in MASCAC Action
October 30, 2024Sydney Cummins and Hanna Nihill both reached double-figure kill totals as the Owls treated themselves to a 3-0 sweep over Mass. Maritime Academy on the eve of Halloween from the Woodward Center in Westfield, Mass.
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Women’s Volleyball Fends Off Bears in Five Sets
October 26, 2024Westfield State first-year Sydney Cummins (Nicholasville, Ky.) recorded a game-tying 15 kills as the Owls held off a Bridgewater State rally to win a five-set match (25-17, 25-16, 26-28, 22-25, 15-10) in a key Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference game on Saturday afternoon from Bridgewater, Mass.
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Tuesday Women's Volleyball vs. Worcester Postponed
October 22, 2024Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight’s women’s volleyball game between Westfield State and Worcester State has been postponed.
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Volleyball Splits Pair of Matches at Smith
October 19, 2024Westfield State junior Emma Nihill finished the match with consecutive kills to break a 16-16 tie in the fifth set to power the Owls to a thrilling victory over Wheaton College in the first of two games from Smith College on Saturday afternoon.
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Owls Rally Past Vikings in Four Sets
October 16, 2024Westfield State junior Emma Nihill (Chandler, Ariz.) led a balanced attack with ten kills as the Owls rallied past Salem State in four sets (21-25, 25-16, 25-12, 25-12) in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference game from Salem, Mass. on Wednesday night.
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Cummins, Bartiet Earn MASCAC Weekly Honors
October 15, 2024Sydney Cummins received both the MASCAC Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors while Julia Bartiet (Cheshire, Conn.) was named the conference Defensive Player of the Week for the Owls’ women’s volleyball team this past week.
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THINK PINK ! Owls Support Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 11, 2024Owls teams will wear pink ribbons on their uniforms for home games from Oct. 11 through 19, and SAAC will host a walkathon at the Jerry Gravel Track on October 17.
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Cummins, Owls Drop Rams in Straight Sets
October 11, 2024Westfield State maintained its undefeated home record with a strong performance by first-year Sydney Cummins (Nicholasville, Ky.) who racked up 15 kills and 12 digs to push the Owls to a victory over the Framingham State Rams (25-21, 25-14, 26-24) in a MASCAC match on Friday night at the Woodward Center in Westfield, Mass.
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Westfield Topples Keene in Battle of the Owls
October 09, 2024Westfield State junior Hanna Nihill recorded 13 kills including the game-winning kill in the fourth set as Westfield defeated Keene State (25-22, 25-17, 22-25, 25-10) in a non-conference match on Wednesday night.
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Emma Nihill, Cummins Earn MASCAC Weekly Honors
October 07, 2024Westfield State women’s volleyball players’ Emma Nihill and Sydney Cummins earned conference honors this past week, with Nihill receiving the MASCAC Offensive Player of the Week while Cummins earned the MASCAC Rookie of the Week.
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Owls Defeat Eastern Connecticut, Fall vs Keene
October 05, 2024Westfield State’s Nihill twins combined for 26 kills to help lead the Owls to a four-set victory against Eastern Connecticut State (25-22, 25-15, 22-25, 26-24) on Saturday afternoon from Willimantic, Conn.
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Schedule Change for Women's Volleyball
October 04, 2024The new match now occurs Thursday, November 7 at 7:00 p.m. instead of the original time and date of Saturday, November 9.
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Volleyball Wins MASCAC Opener
October 01, 2024A trio of Owls players knocked down a dozen kills apiece as Westfield State topped Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, 3-1. in the MASCAC women’s volleyball opener for both teams in North Adams, Mass. on Tuesday night.
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Bingham Receives MASCAC Defensive Player of the Week Honors
September 30, 2024Westfield State junior Sarah Bingham was named the MASCAC Defensive Player of the Week after a four-game slate for the Owls this past week.
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Volleyball Falls to UNE and Bates
September 28, 2024Westfield State junior Emma Nihill led the Owls in kills in both matches as the Owls dropped a pair of games against University of New England (25-18, 25-17, 25-23) and Bates College on Saturday afternoon from Biddeford, Maine.
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Owls Soar Past Amcats, 3-0
September 26, 2024First-year Sydney Cummins (Nicholasville, Ky.) racked up a game-high eight kills to pace a balanced Westfield State attack as part of a 3-0 sweep of Anna Maria College in a non-conference game on the road Thursday night.
