Women's Volleyball Begins Quest for Conference Title Four-peat
September 12, 2007
The women's volleyball team is once again looking to reach the summit of the GNAC conference. This season, they'll look to do it under new leadership.
With the departure of Joe Seid, who served as the program's head coach for 18 years, Denitra Seals takes over the reins this season, her sixth with the team. Despite the loss of three starters from last year's squad, which finished with an overall record of 21-11, including an 11-0 GNAC mark, Seals sees great promise in this fall's line-up, thanks especially to the return of defending conference Player of the Year Lindsey Parker '10.
Parker led the Saints with a total of 395 kills on the season for an average of 3.83 kills per game. On top of earning Player of the Year distinctions, Parker also earned first-team All-Conference honors and was named the GNAC tournament's Most Valuable Player.
The Saint's top shot blocker, Meagan McGivern '08, also returns to the courts this fall and is expected to provide the team with a powerful defensive presence. During her 2006 campaign, McGivern tallied up 92 blocks, good for an average of 1.03 per contest. She will serve as captain this season along with Ashley O'Neill '08 and Jen Walsh '08.
"They each bring a special quality of leadership to the table and with their successful experience over the past 3 years," said Seals of her tri-captains. "They will be an instrumental part to the team's success this year." With the addition of five newcomers to the team, Seals believes a fourth consecutive conference title could be in reach for her squad.
"This group of players has worked very hard and truly has a lot of potential," she said. "I feel we will be one of the top contenders in the GNAC conference."
The Saint's next match will be on September 13th when they host Wheaton College at 7 p.m. in the Jean Yawkey Center gymnasium.