https://www.ecblazers.com en-us https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/AllNECC Elms College placed three players on the 2009 All-New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) women's volleyball squad, including a first team selection. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/AllNECC https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atDWC Elms College senior middle hitter Melissa Clark (Chicopee, MA) downed a team-high five kills but Chelsey Crawford (Westfield, MA) downed a match-high 14 kills to pace No. 1 Daniel Webster College to a 3-0 (13-25, 14-25, 16-25) sweep of the fourth-seeded Blazers in Saturday morning's New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship tournament semifinal match at Mario Vagge Gym. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atDWC https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsMitchellNECC Elms College freshman outside hitter Christina Martin (Chicopee, MA) downed a match-high 12 kills and added 10 digs to help propel the fourth-seeded Blazers to a hard-fought 3-1 (25-21, 25-19, 18-25, 25-23) victory over No. 5 Mitchell College in the quarterfinal round of the 2009 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) women's volleyball tournament at Picknelly Arena. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsMitchellNECC https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2009-10/NECCPairings The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) announced the 2009 championship pairings on Sunday night for men's and women's soccer, field hockey and women's volleyball. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2009-10/NECCPairings https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atSVCvsLesley Elms College sophomore outside hitter Stacy Croteau (Agawam, MA) combined for 24 kills to help lift the Blazers to a split in Saturday's New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) women's volleyball tri-match at Southern Vermont. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atSVCvsLesley https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atPineManor Elms College senior setter Kim Phillips (Randolph, MA) dished out 15 assists and added 13 digs for her eighth double-double of the season to help lift the Blazers to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-15) sweep of Pine Manor College in Tuesday's non-conference women's volleyball match. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atPineManor https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsMitchell Elms College senior middle hitter Melissa Clark (Chicopee, MA) served up six aces and added 10 digs to help pace the Blazers to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-17) sweep of Mitchell College in Saturday afternoon's New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) women's volleyball match at Picknelly Arena. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsMitchell https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsBayPath Elms College senior middle hitter Melissa Clark (Chicopee, MA) downed a match-high 10 kills and added 19 digs to help lift the Blazers to a thrilling 3-2 (25-19, 19-25, 25-14, 19-25, 15-5) victory over Bay Path College. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsBayPath https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2009-10/NECCHonorsWeek7 For the second straight week, Elms College had three student-athletes from three different sports garner New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) weekly accolades. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2009-10/NECCHonorsWeek7 https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atBecker Elms College sophomore outside hitter Stacy Croteau (Agawam, MA) downed a match-high 13 kills to highlight a 3-0 (25-16,25-21,25-18) sweep of Becker College, snapping the Blazers' eight-match losing skid, in Friday evening's New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) volleyball contest at Leicester Gym. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atBecker https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atMCLA Elms College sophomore outside hitter Stacy Croteau (Agawam, MA) delivered 14 kills and 12 digs to post her third double-double of the season, but Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) was able to secure a 3-0 (20-25, 19-25, 21-25) sweep of the Blazers in Wednesday evening's non-conference women's volleyball match in North Adams, MA. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atMCLA https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atSevenSistersDay2 Ems College senior middle hitter Melissa Clark (Chicopee, MA) tallied 23 digs, but Mount Holyoke received a match-high 12 kills from Rosa Marruffo (Tulsa, OK) to help lift the Lyons to a 3-0 (23-25, 7-25, 24-26) sweep over the Blazers during day two action at the Seven Sisters women's volleyball tournament hosted by Smith College. Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atSevenSistersDay2 https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atSevenSistersDay1 Elms College sophomore outside hitter Stacy Croteau (Agawam, MA) collected a combined 10 kills, but the Blazers were swept by Smith College, 3-0 (12-25, 12-25, 14-25) and Vassar College, 3-0 (18-25, 12-25, 13-25) in day one of the Seven Sisters Invitational women's volleyball tournament hosted by Smith College Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atSevenSistersDay1 https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atSJC Elms College senior middle hitter Melissa Clark (Chicopee, MA) downed five kills and added two solo blocks and two assisted blocks, but St. Joseph College (CT) earned a hard-fought 3-0 (21-25, 22-25, 19-25) sweep in Wednesday evening's non-conference women's volleyball match. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atSJC https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsNewburyDWC Elms College senior setter Kim Phillips (Randolph, MA) collected a combined 28 assists over two matches, but Daniel Webster was able to claim 3-0 victories over Newbury College and the Blazers in Saturday afternoon's New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) women's volleyball tri-match at Picknelly Arena. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsNewburyDWC https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2009-10/Playeroftheweek Elms College sophomore setter/outside hitter Jen Rego (Fall River, MA) was named the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) women's volleyball Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 22-28 as announced by the league office on Monday. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2009-10/Playeroftheweek https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsUMDartmouth Elms College sophomore outside hitter Stacy Croteau (Agawam, MA) delivered a match-high 18 digs, but UMass Dartmouth received a double-digit kill effort from Allie Mastrocola (Swansea, MA) and Eleni Tsaparakis (Norwalk, CT) to help lift the Corsairs to a 3-1 (14-25, 10-25, 25-20, 13-25) win in Saturday afternoon's non-conference volleyball match at Picknelly Arena. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsUMDartmouth https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsMtHolyoke Elms College sophomore outside hitter Stacy Croteau (Agawam, MA) downed a collegiate-career high 20 kills and added a match-best 19 digs to help propel the Blazers to a 3-1 (25-20, 25-20, 18-25, 25-23) win over Mount Holyoke in Thursday evening's non-conference women's volleyball match at Leary Field. Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsMtHolyoke https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atFraminghamState Elms College senior setter Kim Phillips (Randolph, MA) collected a double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs, but Framingham State was able to come away with a 3-0 (16-25, 18-25, 26-28) victory over the Blazers in Tuesday evening's non-conference women's volleyball match. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atFraminghamState https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2009-10/NECCHonors Elms College had three student-athletes earn New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Player of the Week honors for their performance during the week of September 14-20 as announced by the league office on Monday. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/news/2009-10/NECCHonors https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atUnionDay2 Elms College senior middle hitter Melissa Clark (Chicopee, MA) registered a combined 29 digs but the Blazers were swept in a pair of matches in day two action at the Union College Invitational. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atUnionDay2 https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atUnionDay1 Elms College sophomore outside hitter Stacy Croteau (Agawam, MA) downed a combined six kills but the Blazers were swept in a pair of non-conference women's volleyball matches by Skidmore and Hartwick respectively in day one of the Union College Invitational. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atUnionDay1 https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atWestfieldState Elms College senior middle hitter Melissa Clark (Chicopee, MA) downed a team-high three kills but Westfield State earned a 3-0 (11-25, 11-25, 18-25) sweep backed by Kerrin DeGirolamo's (North Attleboro, MA) 31 assists. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atWestfieldState https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsSmithColby-Sawyer Elms College sophomore outside hitter Stacy Croteau (Agawam, MA) combined for 13 kills but the Blazers were swept by both Smith College (25-8, 25-18, 25-16) and Colby-Sawyer (25-15, 25-10, 25-15) in Saturday afternoon's non-conference women's volleyball tri-match at Picknelly Arena. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsSmithColby-Sawyer https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsWPI Elms College freshman outside hitter Christina Martin (Chicopee, MA) downed a team-high 7 kills, but WPI received a match-high 16-kill effort from Bailey Sarber (Westerly, RI) to help lift the Engineers to a 3-0 (22-25, 11-25, 19-25) sweep of the Blazers in Thursday evening's non-conference volleyball match at Picknelly Arena. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsWPI https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsMainePresque_Isle Elms College sophomore outside hitter Stacy Croteau (Agawam, MA) downed a total of nine kills to help lift the Blazers to a split of Saturday's non-conference volleyball doubleheader at the Thomas Tournament. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsMainePresque_Isle https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsMassMaritime Elms College sophomore outside hitter Stacy Croteau (Agawam, MA) downed a total of nine kills to help lift the Blazers to a split of Saturday's non-conference volleyball doubleheader at the Thomas Tournament. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/vsMassMaritime https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atThomas Elms College junior middle hitter Laura Kulig (Holyoke, MA) blasted four kills to help lift the Blazers to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-19) sweep of Thomas College in Friday night's non-conference season-opening volleyball match at the Thomas College Tournament. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/atThomas https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/2009_Season_Preview With eight players returning from last year's squad that made an impressive run to the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) tournament championship match, the key for second-year head coach Sheila Gisbrecht and the Elms College Blazers in 2009 is balance. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT https://www.ecblazers.com/sports/wvball/2009-10/releases/2009_Season_Preview