2017 Bryant University Volleyball News

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Bryant's Wednesday nights about more than volleyball

May 31, 2018

The Bryant University volleyball team spends the spring season tirelessly working to improve for the fall and the goal of a Northeast Conference championship. On Wednesday nights, when the Bulldogs have finished a day complete with classes, practice and lift, they grab a quick dinner and return to the Chace Athletic Center gym for some more time on the court – with athletes from Special Olympics Rhode Island.

Seven Bryant teams earn NCAA Public Recognition Awards
Seven Bryant teams earn NCAA Public Recognition Awards

May 17, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS – Seven Bryant University programs were honored by the NCAA with Public Recognition Awards for their academic performance over the last four years, as announced Wednesday by the NCAA.

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Bulldogs Volleyball Skills Camp to be held August 7

May 04, 2018

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University volleyball and head coach Theresa Garlacy will hold the 2018 Bulldogs Volleyball Skills Camp August 7 at Bryant University.

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Bulldogs to host 13 matches in 2018 slate

April 12, 2018

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University head volleyball coach Theresa Garlacy has announced the Bulldogs’ schedule for the upcoming 2018 season. The Black and Gold look to build on the success of a 2017 campaign in which Bryant captured its first Northeast Conference regular season championship and won a Division I program-record 21 matches. Bryant returns 11 players from the 2017 team, including NEC Setter of the Year Kirstyn Sperry (Phoenix, Ariz.) and fellow first-team all-conference selection Julia Flynn (Pembroke, Mass.).

100 Bulldogs named to NEC Academic Honor Roll
100 Bulldogs named to NEC Academic Honor Roll

January 23, 2018

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University student-athletes enjoyed an outstanding Fall 2017 as 100 were named to the Northeast Conference Academic Honor Roll, including 22 who were named to the NEC’s Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Bulldogs hosting online fundraising drive to support 2018 season opener
Bulldogs hosting online fundraising drive to support 2018 season opener

December 27, 2017

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University volleyball team is coming off its most successful season in the Bulldogs’ Division I era and will be hosting an online fundraising drive to support its 2018 opening-weekend tournament in Chicago. All gifts will make an immediate impact as the Bulldogs continue to play against the nation’s best.

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Lunsford named to CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team

December 11, 2017

AUSTIN, Texas – Bryant University volleyball senior Ally Lunsford (Minneola, Fla.) has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team, as announced Monday by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

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Bryant continues rise in NEC in 2017

December 06, 2017

The Bryant University volleyball team continued its rise among the perennial contenders in the Northeast Conference during the 2017 campaign, as the Bulldogs built on the success of the last two seasons to bring the program to new heights in its Division I era.

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Garlacy signs four to National Letters of Intent

December 01, 2017

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University head volleyball coach Theresa Garlacy has announced the signing of three student-athletes to National Letters of Intent for the 2018-19 season.

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Bryant squares off with Central Connecticut Friday in NEC semifinal

November 16, 2017

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The Bryant University volleyball team opens the Northeast Conference Championship Friday with a conference semifinal against Central Connecticut at LIU Brooklyn.

Sperry named Northeast Conference Setter of the Year; joins Flynn on All-NEC first team
Sperry named Northeast Conference Setter of the Year; joins Flynn on All-NEC first team

November 16, 2017

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Bryant University volleyball junior Kirstyn Sperry (Phoenix, Ariz.) earned the program’s third-consecutive Northeast Conference Setter of the Year honor and joined junior Julia Flynn (Pembroke, Mass.) on the All-NEC first team, announced Thursday at the conference’s annual awards banquet held on the campus of LIU Brooklyn.

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Lunsford named to CoSIDA Academic All-District team

November 16, 2017

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University volleyball senior Ally Lunsford (Minneola, Fla.) has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team for Division I District 1, as announced Wednesday by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

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Richmeyer, Bryant enter NEC tournament in winningest Division I season - with an added factor

November 13, 2017

The Bryant University volleyball team enters the Northeast Conference tournament with numerous Division I program-firsts to its name – the Bulldogs’ first 20-win season, their first NEC regular season co-championship and an 11-3 mark in NEC play, just to name a few.

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Bryant captures first NEC regular season co-championship with win at Saint Francis U

November 11, 2017

LORETTO, Pa. – The Bryant University volleyball team captured its first Northeast Conference regular season co-championship Saturday with a four-set victory at Saint Francis U, securing the No. 2 seed in next weekend’s NEC tournament and building on its Division I program-record win total with its 21st win of 2017.

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Bryant sweeps Robert Morris to secure first 20-win season of Division I era

November 10, 2017

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa – Junior Kirstyn Sperry (Phoenix, Ariz.) tallied nine kills, 23 assists and eight digs, while junior Julia Flynn (Pembroke, Mass.) added a match-high 12 kills in the Bryant University volleyball team’s sweep of Robert Morris Friday night.