Category: Volleyball

 Three Lady Blazers (15-12, 4-6) were named to the GSC all-conference team yesterday after a strong season and a conference tournament berth.
 Irene Hannan and Ruthie King, both junior outside hitters, became the first Lady Blazers named to the all-conference first team since Laura Lee Atkinson in 2006. Hannan had a solid year leading the Blazers [...]

 The end of the season is approaching rapidly for the Lady Blazers volleyball squad as they head into their Parents’ Day game on Saturday against West Alabama.  But the Lady Blazers have plenty to be excited about as they approach the weekend.
After the Lady Blazers crushed Fort Valley with a 3-0 sweep, West Georgia’s loss [...]

Kristin Shannon
Staff Writer
knshannon@valdosta.edu
 Although the Lady Blazers continue to hold their lead in the GSC east division going into Friday night’s match against West Georgia, the players may still have a sour taste in their mouth after last week’s match against Flagler.
 VSU had two wins over West Georgia last season and hopes to achieve the same [...]

Michael Wilson
Sports Editor
mhwilson@valdosta.edu
The Lady Blazers have entered the season on what could best be called a mission. With a 7-2 record to start the season, Head Coach Sia Poyer may have just figured out that special ingredients needed to propel this team past mediocrity. The team has not lost back-to-back games yet this season, which [...]

Hannan Shines on the Courts from VSU Spectator on Vimeo.
Lacey Bearden
Sports Writer
dlbearden@valdosta.edu
Whether it’s dealing with the sick patients at clinicals or spiking the ball on her opponents, Irene Hannan can handle it all. Hannan, a second year nursing student from Athens, Ga., came to VSU four years ago when Sia Poyer, VSU’s head volleyball coach [...]

Open Mike
Sports Column
By: Michael Wilson
In Valdosta, winning is a custom, tradition is a way of life, and excellence is always expected. That in mind, the anticipation of good things to come on the football field and the volleyball court are far from unusual. While the Valdosta football Blazers have a history of solid play and [...]

Joshua Butler
Sports Writer
jobutler@valdosta.edu
VSU volleyball hosted Fort Valley State for Senior Night. This was the last chance for VSU seniors to play at home in front of their friends and family. VSU had four Seniors that were shown great appreciation before and after the match.
As fans walked through the door they were greeted with collages [...]

Joshua Butler
Sports Writer
jobutler@valdosta.edu
Freshman Chelsea Logan was named Gulf South Conference Defensive Player of the Week last week. Logan is from Littleton, Colo., a small town, but should be known to everyone for one of two reasons.
It’s where the school shooting at Columbine High occurred, and Littleton is the town that “South Park” is based [...]

Joshua Butler
Sports Writer
jobutler@valdosta.edu
The Valdosta State Blazer Volleyball team had their hands full with conference match ups this past week.
It started with West Alabama.  Sophomore Ruthie King led the way with 15 kills and 10 defensive digs.  Freshman Chelsea Logan was right behind King with 13 kills.  Freshman Lea Weber added 45 assists and Senior Laura [...]

Joshua Butler
Sports Writer
jobutler@valdosta.edu
The Lady Blazer Volleyball team was set to do battle with nationally ranked West Florida.
The Argonauts sit at No. 17 in the nation for this match up.  This was an important game for VSU not only for its season but also for conference standings.   The game kicked off at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.  [...]

Joshua Butler
Sports Writer
jobutler@valdosta.edu
While most of us were at home or on a small vacation, the VSU Lady Blazers Volleyball team was hard at work.  They had a hard group of road tests this past weekend.
The first match was against North Alabama.  This was an extremely important match because of the need for the team to [...]