October 26, 2015
On October 17 the Jacksonville University Dolphins went up against Florida Gulf Coast University at home in the Swisher Gymnasium and fell just short to t...
Ja'Mesha Richard, Staff Writer
October 6, 2015
Filed under Archive, Sports, Volleyball
Straight Set Victory in Conference Opener
The Jacksonville Dolphins' women’s volleyball team opened their conference play by defeating Kennesaw State in straight sets for their first conference win of the season.
The Dolphins' energy level was on full display in the first set, as they led the set for its entirety. Although the Dolphins wouldn’t relinquish the lead, the Ow...
Sara Wicks, Sports Editor
September 29, 2015
Filed under Archive, Sports, Volleyball
Day One
The JU volleyball team lost all three sets of their Friday night match against the College of Charleston who hosted the weekend challenge.
The Cougars came out strong in the first set, taking and early 15-3 lead. The Dolphins battled but their comeback effort fell short and the Cougars won the first set 25-13.
The second set proved to be much more of a competition, but the...
Ja'Mesha Richard, Staff Writer
October 29, 2014
Filed under Archive, Sports, Volleyball
The Jacksonville University Dolphins shut out the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats on Oct. 21 in Daytona Beach, FL for their third straight victory. The 3-0 victory marked a season-high of nine straight winning sets for the Dolphins.
JU took the lead early in the first set and never relinquished it to the Wildcats, winning the set 25-20.
The second and third sets proved to be...
Ja'Mesha Richard, Guest Writer
October 14, 2014
Filed under Archive, Sports, Volleyball
The 9-7 Jacksonville Dolphins, who began their road trip on Friday Oct. 3 against the 9-6 Hatters of Stetson University, fell short of the victory by one set, ending the match in a 3-2 loss. The Dolphins wrapped up their weekend road trip losing for a second straight night on Saturday Oct. 4, in disappointing fashion 3-1.
Junior Emily Laskelle provided a season high in...
snoadmin
September 11, 2013
Filed under Archive, Football, Golf, Soccer, Sports, Volleyball
Womens’ Golf vs UNF
On Sept. 3, the Jacksonville University women’s golf team played 18 holes against in-town rival the University of North Florida at the Tournament Player's Championship Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
JU marked up a 3-3 tie against North Florida in the couples tournament and stroked up a 6-5 lead later in the singles.
Teeing off in the mo...
snoadmin
October 10, 2012
Filed under Archive, Sports, Volleyball
The Jacksonville University' women's Volleyball team got back on the winning path after a five set victory (17-25, 25-23, 25-20, 18-25, 15-8) over Mercer in the Swisher gym Saturday.
JU (4-16, 2-5), coming off a five set loss to Kennesaw St, got big time efforts from freshman Sammie Strausbaugh and junior Kendall Courtney. Strausbaugh had 14 kills and 19 digs and Courtney...
snoadmin
October 3, 2012
Filed under Archive, Sports, Volleyball
The Jacksonville University Volleyball team played host to cross-town rival North Florida Friday in a 3-1 loss. The Dolphins (3-14, 1-3) kept each set close but only managed to grab one victory, being outscored 25-22, 26-24 and 25-20 in their three losses.
The Ospreys (9-7, 1-3) were lead by Carolyn Jenkins and Paige Pridgeon who each had 13 kills. Not only did the Ospreys ...
snoadmin
September 11, 2012
Filed under Archive, Sports, Volleyball
The Jacksonville University Dolphin's Volleyball team (0-7) headed to Gainesville Friday and Saturday for the Active Ankle Challenge. They opened with a match against the 15th ranked Florida Gators (4-2).
Despite a strong start, JU couldn't keep the momentum and fell 3-0 to UF. JU hit .206 in the first set but UF hit better than .400 in the final two sets behind their home ...
April 10, 2012
Jacksonville University's Sand Volleyball team opened their biggest and busiest week of the season by hosting the University of Hawaii Rainbows.
The Dolphins would fall to Hawaii ...
snoadmin
March 13, 2012
Filed under Archive, Front Page, Sports, Volleyball
The Jacksonville University Women’s Sand Volleyball team took to the court March 9 for their inaugural match against the University of North Florida.
Back in the spring of 2011, JU approved Sand Volleyball as a varsity sport. Later that year, they were added to the Atlantic Sun Conference for the upcoming season.
Friday, all the hard work came full circle as the sand volleyball team ...
January 25, 2012
The JU Athletics department announced Monday that former University of South Florida assistant coach Michelle Collier has been named the new head coach of the volleyball team.
Co...
