Women's Volleyball Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Weekly Lyon Update: Women's Volleyball
The Wheaton women's volleyball team went 1-2 last week, falling twice in NEWMAC play to narrowly miss out on qualifying for the postseason tournament.
The Wheaton women's volleyball team went 1-2 last week, falling twice in NEWMAC play to narrowly miss out on qualifying for the postseason tournament.
The Wheaton men's and women's swimming & diving teams kicked off their 2009-10 seasons last week, splitting at Roger Williams on Wednesday before hosting a double-dual meet on Saturday.
Wheaton men's soccer junior Yuri Moreira was tabbed NEWMAC Player of the Week for the week ending on Sunday, November 1, as the forward garnered his third such honor of the fall.
Wheaton women's swimming & diving junior Dania Piscetta was selected NEWMAC Swimmer of the Week for the first time in her career for the week ending on Sunday, November 1, as she combined to win six events during the Blue and White's 3-0 week.
The Wheaton women's volleyball team completed its season on Saturday with a 3-2 setback in NEWMAC action against WPI in Harrington Auditorium.
Juniors Dania Piscetta and Nicole Zais each played a role in four event victories, leading the Wheaton women's swimming & diving team to wins against Brandeis, 179-107 and WPI, 207-86 during its home opener on Saturday in Balfour Natatorium.
The Wheaton men's and women's cross country teams took part in the NEWMAC Championship on Saturday at Franklin Park, as the men turned in a sixth-place finish and the women were eighth.
The eighth-seeded Wheaton field hockey team succumbed to four second-half goals during a NEWMAC Tournament first-round game at top seed Wellesley on Saturday, as the Lyons saw their title quest come to an end at the hands of the Blue for the third straight season.
Sophomore Emily Vincunas' first marker of the season, with 10:01 remaining, snapped a tie and lifted the second-seeded Wheaton women's soccer team past number-seven Babson, 2-1 during a NEWMAC Tournament first-round contest on Saturday in Mirrione Stadium.
Junior Yuri Moreira scored two second-half goals during a 7:48 span, pushing regionally-ranked Wheaton to a 2-0 win on Saturday over WPI during NEWMAC men's soccer action on Senior Day at Keefe Field.