NORTHERN COLORADO VOLLEYBALL
May 15, 2012
NICA BLOG: I hope Nicaragua never leaves any of us
Follow along from May 8-15 as Northern Colorado Volleyball embarks on a trip of a lifetime to Managua, San Juan del Sur and Granada, Nicaragua.
May 12, 2012
NICA BLOG: 'It's impossible how nice the people are'
Follow along from May 8-15 as Northern Colorado Volleyball embarks on a trip of a lifetime to Managua, San Juan del Sur and Granada, Nicaragua.
May 10, 2012
NICA BLOG: With Managua in rearview, we move to SJDS
Follow along from May 8-15 as Northern Colorado Volleyball embarks on a trip of a lifetime to Managua, San Juan del Sur and Granada, Nicaragua.
May 9, 2012
NICA BLOG: After a long day, we're in Central America!
Follow along from May 8-15 as Northern Colorado Volleyball embarks on a trip of a lifetime to Managua, San Juan del Sur and Granada, Nicaragua.
May 8, 2012
NICA BLOG: Off to Nicaragua, and we'll never be the same
Follow along from May 8-15 as Northern Colorado Volleyball embarks on a trip of a lifetime to Managua, San Juan del Sur and Granada, Nicaragua.
January 18, 2012
Benson elevates Glenn to Associate Head Coach
Jenny Glenn joined the Bears in 2007 after spending time as a club and high school coach in Colorado and as a volunteer assistant at Purdue.
January 11, 2012
2012 Hall of Fame Induction Class Announced
One of the greatest honors a person can receive is being inducted into any Hall of Fame, and six outstanding individuals and seven teams from Northern Colorado Athletics history recently received notification of that honor.
January 3, 2012
Volleyball ready for annual celebration banquet
The event is set for Wednesday, Jan. 18, and cost of admission is $15. The banquet is open for anyone interested in attending.
December 19, 2011
Benson, Volleyball gain commitment from local standout Garcia
Northern Colorado volleyball coach Lyndsey Benson officially put the wraps on her 2011-12 recruiting class last week after officially securing the commitment of local standout Meagan Garcia (Valley HS).
December 6, 2011
Arterburn earns Bears' first AVCA all-region pick since 2002
The Northern Colorado senior was honored Tuesday with a selection to this year’s American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Pacific Region team.
December 1, 2011
Volleyball sees run come to an end in Hawai'i sweep
The Bears led in each of their three sets with No. 3 Hawai’i on Thursday night, but the Wahine were too much to handle overall in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
November 30, 2011
Big Sky Champion Volleyball ready to say 'Aloha'
Northern Colorado (22-8) will make its second NCAA Tournament appearance in three seasons Thursday night with a match against No. 3 Hawai'i.
November 30, 2011
Volleyball's NCAA match vs. Hawai'i will be available on pay-per-view
Tonight's NCAA Tournament First Round volleyball match between the Bears and Hawai'i will be broadcast available for online viewing on a pay-per-view basis.
November 29, 2011
Arnold is Collegiate Volleyball Update's National POTW
Right about the time she boarded a flight for Honolulu on Tuesday, the Northern Colorado junior was honored as the CVU.com's National Player of the Week.
November 29, 2011
Benson is Big Sky Coach of the Year for second time
It comes as little surprise that Northern Colorado coach Lyndsey Benson has earned a second Big Sky Conference coaching honor in three seasons.
November 27, 2011
Volleyball will head to Hawai'i for NCAA First Round
The Big Sky champion-Bears' appearance in this year's NCAA Tournament will feature a certain “aloha” flair.
November 26, 2011
Volleyball headed to the NCAAs!
Northern Colorado Volleyball played like a champion Saturday night in its 3-0 victory against Portland State in the Big Sky Championship final.
November 25, 2011
Volleyball moves on to third straight Championship final
Kelley Arnold, less than 24 hours after earning this year’s Big Sky Conference MVP award, had 16 kills, on .412 hitting, and 11 digs for the Bears in a 3-0 victory against Eastern Washington in the semifinals of the 2011 Big Sky Conference Volleyball Championship at the Stott Center.
November 24, 2011
Arnold's MVP leads Volleyball's Big Sky postseason haul
The Bears had four honored at Thursday's awards banquet, including Arnold, Andrea Spaustat, Amanda Arterburn and Marissa Hughes
November 22, 2011
Volleyball takes top seed into Big Sky Championship
The Bears will head to Portland, Ore., on Thursday in search of their second NCAA Tournament berth in three seasons.
November 19, 2011
Volleyball is Big Sky Conference champions -- again
The Bears finished off their bid Saturday night for a first outright regular-season league crown with a 3-1 win against Northern Arizona.
November 12, 2011
Volleyball clinches another title, in reach of outright crown
The Bears earned at least a share of this year’s regular-season crown with a 3-0 sweep at Weber State on Saturday night, running its match winning streak to six and its set winning streak to 16 with a 25-16, 25-20, 25-20 win at Swenson Gym.
November 11, 2011
Northern Colorado welcomes future Bears in early period
Volleyball and coach Lyndsey Benson adds four players to her Big Sky-power program.
November 11, 2011
Volleyball sweeps Bengals, clinches Championship spot
The Bears earned their sixth consecutive Big Sky Volleyball Championship bid Friday night with a 3-0 win against Idaho State at Reed Gym.
November 8, 2011
Arterburn earns first career Big Sky Player of the Week
Northern Colorado senior Amanda Arterburn was honored Monday as the Big Sky Conference's Volleyball Player of the Week for matches played between Oct. 31 and Nov. 6.
November 5, 2011
Volleyball downs Eagles, inches toward another Big Sky title
Northern Colorado held its annual Senior Night celebration Saturday, and senior Amanda Arterburn put on a serving and defensive clinic in a 3-0 win against Eastern Washington.
November 3, 2011
Volleyball breaks through in big way against Portland State
Freshmen Spaustat and Haddock were impressive, and veterans Arnold and Arterburn put on a show in Bears' 3-0 win.
October 29, 2011
Volleyball finishes nonconference slate with Seattle sweep
Northern Colorado hit .344 in the win and improved to 2-0 all-time against the Redhawks.
October 27, 2011
Volleyball avoids sting in crucial victory against Hornets
The Bears looked Thursday night like a group not about to drop two in a row in Greeley for the first time since November 2007.
October 22, 2011
Volleyball loses another five-setter, this one to Montana
Northern Colorado Volleyball got career-high performances Saturday night from freshmen Andrea Spaustat and Tambre Haddock, but it wasn’t enough in a 3-2 loss to Montana.
October 21, 2011
Volleyball makes it 12 straight against Montana State
Things didn’t start well for Northern Colorado Volleyball on Friday at Montana State, but then it was business as usual for the Bears in a 3-1 win against the Bobcats at Shroyer Gym.
October 15, 2011
Volleyball can't finish off Idaho State
The Bengals pushed Northern Colorado to five sets--again!--Saturday night and claimed their first victory against the Bears since 1982.
October 13, 2011
Volleyball dissects Weber State in quick, decisive win
Northern Colorado Volleyball played like a group trying to get home in time for Thursday night’s new episode of Grey’s Anatomy.
October 8, 2011
Volleyball reigns in Big Sky first-place matchup
The much anticipated Big Sky Volleyball match between Northern Colorado and Northern Arizona on Saturday night started off with, of all things, a rain delay.
October 5, 2011
Spaustat's effort goes for naught in Volleyball loss
A rash of errors took hold of Northern Colorado's match against Wyoming on Wednesday, and the Bears lost at home for the second time this season.
October 3, 2011
Arnold earns Big Sky Conference POTW award
This is Arnold’s fourth career Big Sky POTW award, after she earned a league-most three last season as sophomore en route to a unanimous selection to the All-Big Sky Conference First Team.
October 1, 2011
Volleyball holds on against Viks, sweeps Northwest road trip
Northern Colorado earned its first five-set win of the season Saturday night in its first win at Portland State since 2004.
September 30, 2011
Arnold unleashes as Volleyball downs Eagles in four
Junior Kelley Arnold more than made up for a recent 'dry' spell with one of the best matches of her career Friday on Reese Court.
September 24, 2011
Volleyball stubs toe with 3-0 loss at The Nest
Northern Colorado Volleyball came into its match with Sacramento State on Saturday brimming with confidence following three consecutive sweep victories against a regional rival and two Big Sky Conference opponents.
September 23, 2011
Bears go for nine straight against Hornets
Northern Colorado (8-4, 2-3 away) travels to Sacramento State 5-9 (5-9, 1-4 home)
September 17, 2011
Bears showcase Big Sky gap in Bobcats beatdown
The difference between Northern Colorado Volleyball and some of the other programs in the Big Sky Conference is becoming more and more obvious.
September 15, 2011
Volleyball continues Montana dominance
Kelley Arnold, Alyssa Wilson and Tambre Haddock put on an offensive clinic Thursday night in Northern Colorado’s straight-sets victory against Montana in the Big Sky Conference opener for both teams.
September 14, 2011
Volleyball opens sixth Big Sky Conference season
Northern Colorado (6-4, 1-1 home) hosts Montana (3-5, 0-1 away) and Montana St. (0-10, 0-5 away)
September 13, 2011
Volleyball wins at Denver for first time since 1997
Northern Colorado Volleyball held the Pioneers to a .074 hitting percentage Tuesday night, scooped 46 digs to their 37 and won the block battle, nine to six, in a straight-sets win at Hamilton Gymnasium.
September 10, 2011
Volleyball splits against pair of 2010 NCAA tourney teams
Northern Colorado Volleyball knew it had a tough day in front of it Saturday during the second day of the Rams Volleyball Classic.
September 9, 2011
Volleyball has little trouble in Slovenian exhibition win
Kelley Arnold had 11 kills Friday, and Brittany Crenshaw, Alyssa Wilson and Tambre Haddock added six apiece in Northern Colorado's 3-0 exhibition win against Nova KBM Maribor in the Colorado State Rams Volleyball Classic.
September 8, 2011
Slovenian exhibition, big-time matches highlight Volleyball's third week
Northern Colorado (4-3) hosts Nova KBM Maribor, takes on Wichita State (3-3) and #14 Colorado State (5-1)
September 3, 2011
Volleyball finds another weapon in Saturday split
Every time she turns around these days, Northern Colorado Volleyball coach Lyndsey Benson sees another one of her young players step up and add to her ever-growing arsenal.
September 2, 2011
Momentum on its side, Volleyball heads to Texas
Northern Colorado (2-2) travels to Waco, Texas, to take on Texas-Pan American (1-3), McNeese State (0-3) and Baylor (2-1) in Fairfield Inn North Baylor Classic.
September 2, 2011
Bears get down to business in lopsided sweep
Northern Colorado Volleyball started play in the 2011 Fairfield Inn North Baylor Classic on Friday morning with an efficient sweep of Texas-Pan American at the Ferrell Center.
August 30, 2011
Arnold smashes Bears out of rut, past Falcons
A quick glance at the boxscore from Northern Colorado’s road volleyball match at Air Force on Tuesday night shows a pretty dominant effort from the Bears in a 3-1 win that evened their season record at 2-2.
August 28, 2011
Volleyball still searching for complete match
Northern Colorado Volleyball put together two good sets Sunday against Colorado, but it wasn't enough in its second five-set match defeat in as many days.
August 27, 2011
Aggies too much for Bears Volleyball -- for now
UC Davis won in five at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion (25-15, 26-28, 13-25, 25-21, 16-14), but there was a lot to like in the Bears’ play in just their second match of the season.
August 26, 2011
Volleyball takes down Rebels in Classic opener
Northern Colorado Volleyball didn't play its best match Friday night in its season opener against UNLV. Didn't matter, though.
August 25, 2011
Volleyball opens with annual home Classic
The Bears ready to start an anticipated season with the 2011 Hampton Inn & Suites Northern Colorado Classic.
August 20, 2011
Arnold leads the way in Bears' Blue & Gold rout
Junior Kelley Arnold (Berthoud) paced Northern Colorado Volleyball with eight kills on .389 hitting Saturday night in the Bears' 25-17, 25-11, 25-16 straight-games victory in their annual Blue & Gold alumni scrimmage.
August 4, 2011
Volleyball will enter season as Big Sky's top dog
The Bears received 63 points and seven first-place votes in the league’s annual survey of its nine coaches, which was released today by the conference office.
July 22, 2011
Volleyball's team camp continues summer surge
Northern Colorado Volleyball's annual summer team camp continues to grow and grow and grow. This year's event, going on now through tomorrow inside Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion and in gyms across Greeley and in surrounding areas, has attracted 182 high school squads from 102 schools.
June 27, 2011
WILLIAMS: 'Maui was a thrill, but now I'm ready to get back to work'
This is the fourth entry in a summer diary series from Northern Colorado student-athletes. Today's installment was penned by volleyball senior-to-be Breanna Williams, who suffered a season-ending leg injury this past fall but is on track to be a force for the Bears when their 2011 season begins in August.
June 10, 2011
WILLIAMS: 'Summer is when our 'team' is made'
This is the third entry in a summer diary series from Northern Colorado student-athletes. Today's installment was penned by volleyball senior-to-be Breanna Williams, who suffered a season-ending leg injury this past fall but is on track to be a force for the Bears when their 2011 season begins in August.
June 8, 2011
Volleyball's 2011 schedule takes it up a notch
The usual suspects will be there for Northern Colorado Volleyball in 2011 -- with regional rivals Air Force, Colorado, Colorado State, Denver and Wyoming all included in the 30 match slate. There are a few additions, though, and they all should help the Bears continue their march toward national recognition and up the national RPI chart.
