2020 Bellevue Volleyball News
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71 Bruins named NSAA Scholar-AthletesJune 30, 2021A total of 71 Bellevue University student-athletes earned North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Scholar-Athlete honors for the 2020-21 academic year in an announcement made today by the conference office.
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Hawaii's Kimoto-Montgomery signs with BU volleyballJune 07, 2021The Bruin volleyball team has added its fifth signee to the 2021 recruiting class with the addition of 5-3 L/DS Raeanne Kimoto-Montgomery (Honolulu, Hawaii/Roosevelt HS). Kimoto-Montgomery will continue her academic and athletic careers at Bellevue University beginning this fall.
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Bruin Volleyball signs Iowa City High's Maya MoralesJune 04, 2021Bellevue University volleyball under the direction of Trish Siedlik announced the signing of 5-6 libero/defensive specialist Maya Morales (West Liberty, Iowa/Iowa City HS) to a letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall of 2021.
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Siedlik announces signing of Marian's Sidney SledgeJune 03, 2021Bellevue University volleyball head coach Trish Siedlik announced the signing of Sidney Sledge (S/RS, 5-10, Omaha, Neb., Marian HS) to a letter of intent to continue her athletic and academic careers at BU beginning in the fall of 2021.
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BU Volleyball signs Waverly's KudymJune 02, 2021The Bellevue University volleyball team under head coach Trish Siedlik announced today the signing of 5-10 middle blocker Taylor Kudym (Waverly, Neb./Waverly HS) to a letter of intent to continue her volleyball and academic careers at BU beginning later this fall.
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Seven honored with major awards at 47th Annual BU Athletics BanquetJune 01, 2021All-Americans Olivia Galas (Volleyball) and Elexis Martinez (Women's Basketball) were named co-Female Athletes of the Year. All-American Inaki Aldao (Men's Soccer) and multiple school record holder Riley Baasch (Baseball) garnered co-Male Athlete of the Year accolades. Shortstop Josh Vaughan (Baseball) was recognized as the Male Academic Athlete of the Year. Shortstop Ellie Bliemeister and guard Jamie Winkler were honored as co-Female Academic Athletes of the Year.
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Siedlik inks versatile Fleischman for 2021May 26, 2021Bellevue University volleyball head coach Trish Siedlik announced the signing of Haley Fleischman (MB/RS, 6-0, Overton, Neb., Overton HS) to a letter of intent to continue her athletic and academic careers at BU beginning in the fall of 2021.
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Galas, Fountain earn All-American honors; Galas named National Setter of the YearMay 04, 2021Junior setter Olivia Galas (Bellevue, Neb.) and freshman outside hitter Eve Fountain (Omaha, Neb.) both earned NAIA and AVCA All-American honors in an announcement made today by both organizations. Galas earned first-team honors while Fountain was named to the third team. In addition, Galas was named the NAIA National Setter of the Year.
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4 Bruins named All-Region; Galas earns co-Region POYApril 29, 2021Highlighted by co-Region Player of the Year Olivia Galas, four Bruins were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) all-North Central Region team announced today. Joining Galas on the first team was junior outside hitter Sierra Athen, freshman outside hitter Eve Fountain, and junior middle blocker Coree Lipovsky.
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BU's season comes to a close with losses to No. 2 Park, No. 16 Dordt at NationalsApril 27, 2021The 18th-ranked Bellevue University volleyball team saw its season come to a close following a pair of losses Tuesday at the NAIA Volleyball National Championship being held at the Tyson Events Center. The Bruins fell to No. 2 Park University in the opener 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-16), before dropping the finale to No. 18 Dordt University, 3-2 (25-21, 22-25, 20-25, 25-14, 15-11).
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Pool Play pairings announced for NAIA National ChampionshipApril 18, 2021Bellevue will take on No. 2 Park and No. 16 Dordt in Pool B.
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Bruins fight back for 5-set win over Rams in NAIA Opening RoundApril 17, 2021The Bellevue University volleyball team overcame a 2-1 deficit and survived two match points en route to a dramatic 3-2 (23-25, 25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 18-16) victory over Texas Wesleyan University Saturday afternoon at Bellevue West High School in the NAIA National Championship Opening Round.
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Bruins dominate all-NSAA volleyball post-season awardsApril 12, 2021Olivia Galas, NSAA Co-Player of the Year, Setter of the Year, 1st team all-NSAA Eve Fountain, NSAA Freshman of the Year, 1st team all-NSAA Coree Lipovsky, 1st team all-NSAA Sierra Athen, 1st team all-NSAA Jacki Apel, 2nd team all-NSAA Trish Siedlik, NSAA Coach of the Year
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BU earns at-large bid to Nationals: Hosts Texas Wesleyan in Opening RoundApril 12, 2021The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has officially announced the teams and Opening Round pairings for the 2020-21 NAIA Volleyball National Championship. The 48-team event will get underway with 24 National Championship Opening Round Matches at campus locations on April 17.
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Viterbo storms back to win NSAA Tournament titleApril 10, 2021Third-seeded and 20th-ranked Viterbo University saved two match points in the third set before battling back to claim the North Star Athletic Association Tournament title with a 3-2 (22-25, 21-25, 28-26, 26-24, 15-4) victory over top-seeded Bellevue University Saturday afternoon at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.
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BU advances to NSAA Championship with four-set win over TrojansApril 06, 2021The top-seeded Bellevue University volleyball team advanced to the championship match of the NSAA Volleyball Tournament with a 3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-19, 25-11) victory over No. 4-seeded Dakota State University Tuesday night at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.
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Bruins advance to NSAA semis with sweep over WaldorfMarch 30, 2021Sierra Athen and Jacki Apel combined for 20 kills to lead top-seeded Bellevue University to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-15, 25-20) victory over No. 8 Waldorf University Tuesday night in the opening round of the North Star Athletic Association Volleyball Tournament being played at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.
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Galas, Fountain earn NSAA weekly recognitionMarch 29, 2021Eve Fountain earned NSAA Attacker of the Week honors for the second time this season while Olivia Galas was named the NSAA Setter of the Week for the fifth time this season and the 20th time in her career.
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BU claims NSAA regular-season title with win over SaintsMarch 27, 2021Eve Fountain, Sierra Athen, and Jacki Apel combined for 48 kills to lead the 15th-ranked Bellevue University volleyball team to a 3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-19, 25-18) victory at Presentation College Saturday afternoon to help the Bruins claim the North Star Athletic Association regular-season title.
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BU battles through adversity, falls to Comets in five setsMarch 26, 2021Despite a career-high 25 kills from freshman Eve Fountain, the 15th-ranked Bellevue University volleyball team battled through injuries to two key players before falling to Mayville State University, 3-2 (27-25, 24-26, 25-15, 13-25, 9-15) Friday night in North Star Athletic Association action at the Lewy Lee Fieldhouse.
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Bruins sweep Trojans to clinch a share of NSAA titleMarch 24, 2021Bellevue clinched at least a share of the NSAA regular-season crown with a 3-0 victory over Dakota State on Wednesday evening.
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Galas again recognized as NSAA Setter of the WeekMarch 22, 2021Junior setter Olivia Galas picked up her third NSAA Setter of the Week award following her performance in a pair of NSAA road matches.
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Efficient Bruins sweep WaldorfMarch 20, 2021Led by freshman outside hitter Eve Fountain, the 12th-ranked Bellevue University volleyball team swept Waldorf 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-14) Saturday afternoon in North Star Athletic Association action at Hanson Fieldhouse.
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V-Hawks deal Bruins first conference lossMarch 19, 2021Bellevue suffered their first NSAA loss of the season, falling 3-1 (25-8, 26-28, 25-21, 25-13) at Viterbo on Friday evening.
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Athen, Galas garner weekly conference honorsMarch 15, 2021Junior outside hitter Sierra Athen and junior setter Olivia Galas have both been honored by the North Star Athletic Association for their performances last week in helping the Bruins to a 3-0 record in conference road matches.
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BU sweeps Vikings to stay undefeated in league playMarch 13, 2021The 12th-ranked Bellevue University volleyball team remained undefeated in league play with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 26-24) victory at Valley City State University Saturday afternoon at the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse.
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Athen reaches 1,000 kills as BU sweeps doubleheader at DiSUMarch 12, 2021With her third kill in the Bruins' second match against Dickinson State University, junior outside hitter Sierra Athen became the 19th player in school history to reach 1,000 kills as the 12th-ranked Bellevue University volleyball team swept a pair of contests at Dickinson State University Friday night at Scott Gymnasium.
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Koehler named NSAA Defender of the WeekMarch 08, 2021For the second time this season, freshman Anna Koehler has been named the North Star Athletic Association's Defender of the Week for her performances in helping the Bruins to a pair of home victories last week.
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Fountain guides Bruins to sweep over SaintsMarch 06, 2021Freshman Eve Fountain pounded a match-high 15 kills to lead the 12th-ranked Bellevue University volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-18) sweep over visiting Presentation College Saturday afternoon in North Star Athletic Association action at the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.
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Balanced attack helps BU to sole possession of 1st place in NSAAMarch 05, 2021Four players collected double-figure kill totals as the 12th-ranked Bellevue University volleyball team took over first place in the North Star Athletic Association standings with a 3-1 (25-10, 24-26, 25-15, 25-17) victory over Mayville State University Friday night in the Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.