2009 Men's Volleyball News Archives
Men's Volleyball Wins ECAC North Championship
April 11, 2009
Freshman outside hitter Sequiel Sanchez Velez (San Sebastian, Puerto Rico) hammered down a team-high 25 kills and earned Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors as the men's volleyball team defeated Newbury in the championship match of the ECAC North Tournament on Saturday afternoon.
Men's Volleyball Eliminated In NECVA Tournament First Round
April 03, 2009
The men's volleyball team fell to Ramapo, the nation's eighth-ranked team, 3-1 in the first round of the North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) Tournament on Friday afternoon at MIT.
Men's Volleyball Has Four Named All-NECVA New England
April 02, 2009
Sophomore outside hitter Alberto Bravo (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico) was named Player of the Year and freshman outside hitter Sequiel Sanchez Velez (San Sebastian, Puerto Rico) garnered Rookie of the Year honors as the men's volleyball team had four players recently named All-NECVA New England Division.
Men's Volleyball Jumps By Johnson & Wales
March 31, 2009
Sophomore outside hitter Carlos DeLeon Gomez (Carolina, Puerto Rico) and freshman outside hitter Sequiel Sanchez Velez (San Sebastian Puerto Rico) hammered down nine kills apiece as the men's volleyball team won its fourth straight match with a 3-0 (30-18, 30-17, 30-17) victory over Johnson & Wales on Tuesday night.
Men's Volleyball Earns NECVA Tournament Berth
March 30, 2009
The North East Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA) announced its bracket for the upcoming NECVA Championship, and for the second consecutive season, Elms College has been selected to compete in the 16-team tournament. The Blazers earned the 14th-seed for the second straight year and will face No. 3 Ramapo (23-6) on Friday, April 3 at DuPont Gymnasium on the campus of MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Match time is 4:00 p.m.
Men's Volleyball Wins Inaugural NECC Championship
March 28, 2009
Sophomore outside hitter Alberto Bravo (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico) hammered down a match-high 25 kills, and freshman outside hitter Sequiel Sanchez Velez (San Sebastian, Puerto Rico) recorded 12 kills as the second-seeded men's volleyball team earned a thrilling 3-1 (27-30, 30-21, 30-22, 30-27) win at top-seeded Newbury College in the championship match of the inaugural New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Tournament on Saturday afternoon.
Men's Volleyball Sweeps All-NECC Honors
March 27, 2009
The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) recently announced its inaugural men’s volleyball All-Conference teams and Elms College had six players and head coach Sheila Gisbrecht honored.
Men's Volleyball Downs Wentworth, 3-0
March 24, 2009
Sophomore outside hitter Alberto Bravo (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico) knocked down 14 kills and the men's volleyball won for the seventh time in eight matches with a 3-0 sweep at Wentworth on Tuesday night.
Men's Volleyball Sinks Southern Vermont, 3-0
March 18, 2009
Sophomore outside hitter Alberto Bravo (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico), freshman outside hitter Sequiel Sanchez Velez (San Sebastian, Puerto Rico) and junior setter Ivan Andujar (Carolina, Puerto Rico) combined for 21 kills to lead the men's volleyball team past Southern Vermont on Wednesday night.
Men's Volleyball Sweeps NECC Weekly Honors
March 16, 2009
Men’s volleyball sophomore outside hitter Alberto Bravo (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico) and freshman outside hitter Sequiel Sanchez Velez (San Sebastian, Puerto Rico) were both honored for the fourth time in five weeks from the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) on Monday, March 16.
Men's Volleyball Downs No. 14 Endicott
March 12, 2009
Junior setter Ivan Andujar (Carolina, Puerto Rico) handed out a match-high 44 assists and became the first player in program-history to register 3,000 career assists in the men's volleyball team's 3-1 win at Endicott in a battle of NECVA New England Division frontrunners on Thursday night.
Men's Volleyball Zaps Division II New Haven
March 10, 2009
Freshman outside hitter Sequiel Sanchez Velez (San Sebastian, Puerto Rico) hammered down a match-high 12 kills and hit a sizzling .600 to help lead the Blazers to their first-ever win over Division II University of New Haven with a convincing 3-0 (30-12, 30-12, 30-25) win on Tuesday night at Charger Gymnasium.
Men's Volleyball Downs Daniel Webster, 3-0
March 07, 2009
Sophomore outside hitters Carlos DeLeon-Gomez (Carolina, Puerto Rico) and Alberto Bravo (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico) combined for 31 kills to pace the men's volleyball team to a 3-0 sweep at Daniel Webster on Saturday afternoon.
Men's Volleyball Splits Tri-Match At MIT
February 28, 2009
Sophomore outside hitter Alberto Bravo (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico) and freshman outside hitter Sequiel Sanchez Velez (San Sebastian, Puerto Rico) combined for 61 kills to help the men's volleyball earn a split of Saturday's tri-match at MIT.
Men's Volleyball Derails Newbury, 3-1
February 26, 2009
Sophomore outside hitter Alberto Bravo (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico) nailed down a team-high 25 kills and the men's volleyball posted its first win over Newbury in 15 all-time meetings with a 3-1 (30-26, 30-24, 22-30, 30-26) win on Thursday night.