Robert Morris edges Central Connecticut State 3-2 in Volleyball on Saturday

By David F.P.
NEW BRITAIN, CT- A key Northeast Conference match up between the Robert Morris Colonials and the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils unfolded on CCSU’s home gym last evening going all the way to five sets before it was decided. Linda Sagnelli’s Blue Devils had had their conference undefeated streak snapped by Long Island [...]

West Virginia defeats Connecticut 3 sets to 1 in Volleyball Friday Night

By David F. P.
STORRS, CT- The West Virginia Mountaineers made the trip up to Connecticut to take on the Huskies on their home turf friday night, but before the game commenced, all present took a moment of silence in honor slain UConn football player Jasper Howard.
This match marks the beginning of the Huskies [...]

Long Island at CCSU Volleyball Mini-Preview

by David F.P.
In just a few short hours the Long Island and Central Connecticut volleyball teams will take on each other on the CCSU campus in New Britain. Both are undefeated in NEC conference play so as they say often, something will have to give. Here is just a brief preview of each team’s [...]

Central Connecticut volleyball remains undefeated in NEC contests, defeats St. Francis (NY)

by David F.P.
NEW BRITAIN, CT- The Terriers from SFNY arrived in CCSU territory to take on the Blue Devils in an NEC match up. It would take just a little over an hour for the home team to pick up the victory with a three sets to zero win with scores of 25-11, 25-15, [...]

Volleyball: UMBC at Hartford

By David F.P.
WEST HARTFORD, CT-The Hartford Hawks continued their America East schedule as the Retrievers from University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) arrived at the Reich Pavilion Volleyball gym for a Sunday afternoon match. Hartford would win a hard fought set 1, but it UMBC would pick up wins in close sets 2 and [...]

CCSU tops Hartford 3-0 in volleyball.

By David F.P.
NEW BRITAIN, CT- The Hartford Hawks and the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils are separated by just the diagonal distance across the town of West Hartford, setting up a likely rivalry. The two squads had met up a few weeks ago with CCSU picking up a 3-0 win but the Hawks were [...]

Volleyball: Connecticut tops Hartford (9-19-09)

By David F.P.
CHESTNUT HILL, MA- The third match of the Saturday portion of the tournament was to bring together two familiar foes, the Hartford Hawks and the University of Connecticut Huskies. Though their path to facing each other would lead them outside the state, the action was fast and furious as America East battled Big [...]

Brief Report: Hartford at Boston College Volleyball (9-19-09)

By David F.P.
CHESTNUT HILL, MA- It is embarrassing to say that due to a confluence of errors regarding directions and reading traffic signs I missed the first set and most of the second set, thus this report will be short. When I arrived in the small volleyball gym inside the historic Comte Forum, Boston College [...]

Central Connecticut State tops Holy Cross 3-1 in Volleyball

By David F.P.
NEW BRITAIN, CT- There are two division 1 schools with volleyball programs on either border of West Hartford, and the Holy Cross Crusaders have taken on both of them in the past two weeks. This time, the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils of New Britain played host to HC. The Blue [...]

Catching up on some regional volleyball teams a few weeks into the season.

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So the first few weeks of the season are in the books in collegiate women’s volleyball. For many of the teams in the region the out of conference slate will be wrapped up soon and conference play will begin.
Just taking a look at [...]