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33 Blue Knights Named to G-MAC Academic All-Conference Team
Jun. 18th, 2013On Monday afternoon, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference announced its inaugural Academic All-Conference Team. The team features 189 student-athletes from five of the conference member institutions, covering 12 championship sponsored sports from the 2012-13 season.
Urbana University was represented on the Academic All-Conference Team by 33 student-athletes from its G-MAC affiliated sports in men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men and women's golf, baseball and softball. Read More
Volleyball Signs 10, Releases Schedule
May. 22nd, 2013Second-year Head Coach Troy Haught announced a record-breaking recruiting class this week. Ten new Blue Knights will be added to the mix for the 2013 season, Urbana’s first as a member of the new 12-team Mountain East Conference.
“I am very excited about our 2013 class,” announced Coach Haught. “Adding ten to our roster will make for a more competitive atmosphere in our program and help take us in the direction we are looking to go. The group we have coming in will blend well with our current returners. They are very talented and bring a lot of experience from the high school and club levels. I am excited to see the impact this class will make for our program. I am looking forward to their future at Urbana!” Read More
UU Eliminated in 5 Sets at G-MAC Tourney
Nov. 16th, 2012For the second time in a week, the Urbana University volleyball team fell to conference foe Trevecca Nazarene University. The second-seeded Trojans eliminated the third-seeded Blue Knights in the G-MAC semifinals in five sets, 25-19, 23-25, 18-25, 25-20, 15-8. The Blue Knights fell in the opening set before bouncing back with a pair of wins to take a 2-1 lead. The Trojans took control late in set #4 and rode the momentum to a dominant 15-8 win in the decisive set. Senior Amy Hickman added 9 kills and a team-high 33 digs in her final collegiate match. Read More
Volkmer Headlines UU's 6 All-Conference Selections
Nov. 16th, 2012The Great Midwest Athletic Conference released its 2012 Volleyball Awards on Friday, just prior to the inaugural G-MAC Volleyball Championships. The tournament, hosted by top seed Cedarville University, begins this afternoon. Five of the seven spots on the First Team went to top-seeded Cedarville. Player of the Year Johnson grabbed another spot, and Urbana University sophomore hitter Kelsey Volkmer received the other. Read More
G-MAC Volleyball Championships Preview
Nov. 15th, 2012On Friday, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference will host its first-ever Volleyball Conference Championship Tournament games, as the 2012 Volleyball Championships begin at Cedarville University with a opening round match-up between #5 seed Central State University and #4 seed Ursuline College. The winner will advance to the semifinals and face #1 seed and host Cedarville University following the tournaments other semifinal match between #3 seed Urbana University and #2 seed Trevecca Nazarene University. Read More
Volleyball Drops Last 2 Regular Season Matches
Nov. 10th, 2012In a regular season-ending tri-match at Kentucky Wesleyan College, the Urbana University volleyball team finished 0-2 against nationally ranked Lewis University and the host Panthers. Lewis swept Urbana 25-20, 25-13, 25-11, and in the late match, the home team prevailed 25-11, 25-20, 25-23. Playing well in defeat for the Blue Knights was Katlin Kremer. Kremer had 12 kills and just 3 errors on the night. Read More
Trojans Take Key G-MAC Match
Nov. 9th, 2012The Urbana University volleyball team dropped a key G-MAC matchup at Trevecca Nazarene University on Friday night. The Trojans avenged an earlier 5-set loss at UU by bringing down the Blue Knights in straight sets, 25-21, 25-19, 27-25. Urbana led late in the third set and appeared ready to push the match into extra frames, but the Trojans rallied in front of their home crowd to earn the season split. Urbana's offense was led by freshman Megan Verhoff. Verhoff had 9 kills and just 1 hitting error in 25 attempts to hit a team-high .320. Read More
Urbana Upends Ursuline in Straight Sets
Nov. 2nd, 2012On Friday night on the road, the Urbana University volleyball team took down conference foe Ursuline College 25-19, 25-21, 25-21. The win allowed Urbana to maintain its spot in second place in the G-MAC with one match remaining before the conference tournament. Urbana improved to 10-19 overall and 5-2 in the G-MAC. Freshman Megan Verhoff (pictured) added 9 kills in just 18 attempts, hitting a team-best .389 in the win. Read More
CU Stings UU, Takes Control of G-MAC
Oct. 30th, 2012On Tuesday night at home, the Cedarville University Yellow Jackets captured a key G-MAC matchup with Urbana University. The Yellow Jackets swept the Blue Knights 25-11, 25-22, 25-16 to fend off their closest competitor in the conference standings. The loss is the second of the season in conference play for the 4-2 Blue Knights. Both defeats came at the hands of the Yellow Jackets, who improve to 26-5 overall and a perfect 5-0 in conference play. Cedarville can clinch the regular season championship and right to host the G-MAC tournament next week with a victory against winless Central State on Friday night. Playing well in defeat for the Blue Knights was freshman Maci Jones. Jones had 6 kills in 15 attempts, hitting .333. Read More
UU Thumps Thorobreds on Senior Day
Oct. 27th, 2012On Senior Day in the regular season home finale at Urbana University, the Blue Knight volleyball team swept the Thorobreds from Kentucky State University 25-18, 25-9, 25-12. Before the match, Urbana honored its three seniors, Katie Miller, Amy Hickman and Karla Vogel, and during the match, their teammates sent their veterans out on a high note with a dominant victory. Urbana hit .511 as a team. It's the second time this week Urbana connected on more than half of their attempts in a straight-sets victory. Miller led the charge defensively, racking up a career-high and match-high 15 digs. Hickman chipped in 11 digs and Vogel added 7 in their home finales. Read More
Toppers Take Down Blue Knights
Oct. 25th, 2012For the second time this season, the Hilltoppers from West Liberty University brought down the Blue Knight volleyball team. Urbana's future conference foe took three tight sets by the scores of 25-20, 25-20 and 25-22 to complete the season sweep. Back on September 1st, WLU defeated Urbana in 5 sets at the Fairmont State Invitational. The loss snapped a two-match winning streak for the Blue Knights. Urbana now sits at 8-18 on the year, while West Liberty improves to 13-11. In defeat, the Blue Knights were led by hitters Kelsey Volkmer (12 kills, .417 attack percentage) and Katlin Kremer (7 kills, .545 attack percentage). Read More
Blue Knights Break Team Record in Rout
Oct. 23th, 2012In an impressive display of offense, the Urbana University volleyball team completed a straight sets sweep of visiting Central State on Tuesday night in the Grimes Center. Urbana's front row dominated in a 25-7, 25-11, 25-7 conference win over the Lady Marauders. Leading the Urbana attack was sophomore hitter Kelsey Volkmer. Volkmer improved her conference lead in kills by adding 12 in just 18 attempts. Hitters Katlin Kremer (pictured), Megan Verhoff, and Chelsea Winderl were all very efficient at the net as well. Kremer had 9 kills in 13 attempts. Verhoff smashed 6 kills in 9 attempts, and Winderl finished with 6 kills in 11 attempts. As a team, Urbana hit an incredible .541, which beat the previous single match team record of .472. Volkmer .611 attack percentage is the third highest in a match during UU's D-II era. Read More
UU Finishes off Falcons on Friday Night
Oct. 19th, 2012Just one week after finishing off the Falcons in five sets at Notre Dame College, the Urbana University volleyball team completed the season sweep with a straight sets victory over their future conference foes. The Blue Knights defeated the Falcons 25-11, 25-16, 25-23 to pick up their sixth win in their last ten matches. NDC falls to 4-19 on the season. Katlin Kremer (pictured) hit .500, recording 6 kills on 12 attempts. The redshirt freshman also had a match-high 9 blocks, including 7 block assists. Read More
Blue Knights Fall in 5 against A-B
Oct. 17th, 2012Just a single point away from a straight sets sweep of visiting Alderson-Broaddus College, the Urbana University volleyball team failed to close the door at home on Wednesday night. Already ahead 2 sets to none, the home team led 24-23 before the Battlers stormed back to stay alive with a 28-26 victory in set #3. Riding the wave of momentum, A-B finished the comeback with wins of 25-20 and 15-11 in the final two sets. The Battlers even their season mark at 13-13 with the win. Urbana falls to 6-17 overall, but the loss is just their fifth in the past 30 days. The Blue Knights have only lost to two opponents with records below .500. Mary Hendricks converted 6 of her 7 attempts, hitting an incredible .857. Hendricks leads the G-MAC in attack percentage at .365. The freshman also had 47 assists and 15 digs. Read More
#18 Red Wolves Race Past Blue Knights
Oct. 16th, 2012The Urbana University volleyball team lost for just the third time in the past 23 days, falling in straight sets 25-10, 25-16, 25-17 on the road at NAIA #18 Indiana University-East. The loss snapped a season-long three-match road winning streak by Urbana. It's Urbana's fifth loss to a nationally ranked opponent. IU-East, meanwhile, improved to 29-2 on the year, winning their sixth straight contest. Urbana's attack was led by Katlin Kremer (6 kills), Kelsey Volkmer (6 kills) and Chelsea Winderl (5 kills). Winderl returned from a knee injury that caused her to miss the season's first 21 matches. Read More
Volkmer Wins 2nd G-MAC Player of the Week Award
Oct. 15th, 2012The Great Midwest Athletic Conference has announced that Kelsey Volkmer from Urbana University, has been named the G-MAC Volleyball Athlete of the Week for the second time this season. Volkmer guided the Blue Knights to a perfect 2-0 week, while recording an amazing 45 kills in two matches. In the first match of the week, a 3-0 road win over conference foe Central State, Volkmer recorded 14 kills to go with a pair of aces and a block. Her week was highlighted when she recorded 31 kills and 8 digs in a 3-2 win at Notre Dame College. Read More
Blue Knights Prevail in 5 at NDC
Oct. 12th, 2012The Blue Knight volleyball team won their 5th match in their last 7 outings, outlasting the Falcons from Notre Dame College in 5 thrilling sets. Urbana raced out to a 2-0 lead, winning the first 2 sets 25-19, 28-26, but the Falcons wouldn't go quietly in front of their home crowd. NDC stormed back to take sets 3 and 4 by scores of 25-18, 25-17, setting the stage for a fifth set tiebreaker that the Blue Knights won by a score of 15-13. Mary Hendricks was a perfect 5 for 5 on attacks. She led the team in attack percentage (1.000), assists (42) and digs (15). Read More
Urbana Sweeps Central State
Oct. 9th, 2012The Blue Knight volleyball team got back on track on Tuesday night at conference foe Central State University. Just three days after nearly knocking off area rival and reinging D-III National Champ Wittenberg, Urbana swept the Lady Marauders 25-18, 25-10, 25-15 to improve to 3-1 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. The Blue Knights sit alone in second place in the G-MAC. Senior Karla Vogel inched closer to second place all-time at Urbana with 30 assists in the match. Vogel now has 2,536 career assists, which is just 138 behind Cara Metz for second all-time at UU. Read More
Volleyball's Streak Ends at Tough Tri-Match
Oct. 6th, 2012The Urbana University volleyball team saw a three-match winning streak halted on Saturday afternoon at a home tri-match. The Blue Knights dropped a pair of tight matches against Fairmont State University and the reigning Division III National Champs from Wittenberg University. FSU defeated UU in 4 sets, while #3 Wittenberg eked out a 5-set win. Kelsey Volkmer led UU with 41 kills on the day. Read More
Volkmer Named G-MAC Player of the Week
Oct. 1st, 2012The Great Midwest Athletic Conference has announced that Kelsey Volkmer from Urbana University, has been named the G-MAC Volleyball Athlete of the Week. Kelsey Volkmer combined for 53 kills and 28 digs in a tri-match sweep of conference opponents Trevecca Nazarene University and Ursuline College on Saturday. Her 37 kills in a 5-set win over TNU were a school record, smashing her previous record by 12 kills, hitting .479 on a school record 71 attempts. Read More
Volkmer Powers Volleyball to a Pair of G-MAC Wins
Sep. 29th, 2012Urbana University sophomore hitter Kelsey Volkmer turned in a record breaking performance on Saturday afternoon as the Blue Knight volleyball team swept a pair of crucial conference matches against visiting Trevecca Nazarene and Ursuline. The tri-match sweep allows Urbana to leapfrog both the Trojans and the Arrows in the G-MAC season standings. Urbana has won three straight matches. Volkmer racked up an incredible 53 kills and 28 digs in the 2 wins. Read More
UU Volleyball Snaps Skid, Thumps Thorobreds
Sep. 27th, 2012The Urbana University volleyball team ended a a difficult 9-game losing streak in dominant fashion on Thursday night at Kentucky State University. The Blue Knights thumped the Thorobreds in straight sets, 25-18, 25-9, 25-19, behind a balanced attack. Senior co-captain Karla Vogel led the team in points, serving an incredible 21 times for the Blue Knights. She also added 5 digs in the win. Read More
Nationally Ranked Racers Continue Urbana's Slide
Sep. 25th, 2012The Urbana University volleyball team ran into the wrong team to stop their losing streak on Tuesday night. The NAIA nationally ranked Racers from the University of Northwestern Ohio won their 16th straight match, improving to 20-1 by dispatching the Blue Knights in straight sets, 25-19, 25-12, 25-18. The loss is Urbana's 9th straight overall. The Blue Knights are still in search of their first victory away from the Grimes Center this season. Read More
Volleyball Stung by Yellow Jackets
Sep. 18th, 2012The Urbana University volleyball team dropped their first home match of the season on Tuesday night, falling in straight sets in their G-MAC conference opener against visiting Cedarville University. The Blue Knights played well early in each set, but the Yellow Jackets pulled away for a convincing 25-17, 25-17, 25-14 win. Defensively, the Blue Knights were led by Kayli Lucius' 10 digs. Lucius also had Urbana's only ace of the night. Read More
Volleyball Falls Twice at #21 WJU's Tri-Match
Sep. 15th, 2012Urbana University's road losing streak continued on Saturday afternoon as the Blue Knights dropped a pair of matches against tough opponents. In the 4:00 p.m. match, Urbana fell on a neutral floor to Lock Haven University 25-22, 25-17, 25-22. After that loss, Urbana fell in straight sets to their nationally ranked hosts from Wheeling Jesuit University. The losses were Urbana's 17th and 18th straight away from the Grimes Center. Read More
Volleyball's Road Woes Continue
Sep. 12th, 2012The Urbana University volleyball team continued to struggle on the road on Tuesday night, dropping a 3-0 decision at the University of Charleston. The Blue Knights battled all night long, but fell just short by scores of 25-19, 25-22 and 25-20. Despite the loss, several Blue Knights played well. Sophomore Kelsey Volkmer continued her strong play up front, finishing with a match-high 12 kills. Read More
Volleyball Drop 2 More at Findlay Invite
Sep. 8th, 2012The Urbana University volleyball team fell in straight sets two more times on Saturday afternoon at the Findlay Fall Classic. First, nationally ranked Hillsdale College swept the Blue Knights 25-11, 25-14, 25-13 before the University of California (Pa.) kept Urbana winless on the road with a 25-18, 25-18, 25-20 victory. Kelsey Volkmer recorded double-digit kills in both losses. Read More
Volleyball Finishes 0-2 at Findlay on Friday
Sep. 7th, 2012Fridays have been unkind to the Urbana University volleyball team in 2012. For the second straight Friday, the Blue Knights dropped a pair of matches on the road in a weekend invitational at the University of Findlay. First, Wayne State University stopped Urbana in 3 sets, 25-11, 25-18, 25-15, then the hosts from Findlay swept UU 25-14, 25-22, 25-19. Read More
Volleyball Stings Yellow Jackets for 1st Win
Sep. 4th, 2012After opening the season a disappointing 0-4 at the Fairmont State Invitational, the Urbana University volleyball team returned home to pick up the first win of the 2012 season. Urbana stung the Yellow Jackets from West Virginia State University in straight sets, 25-17, 25-23, 29-27, earning Head Coach Troy Haught his first career victory as a Blue Knight. Katlin Kremer led the UU attack with 13 kills in 23 attempts. Read More
Volleyball Shows Improvement During Winless Weekend
Sep. 1st, 2012An 0-4 start wasn't what the Urbana University volleyball team had in mind for its opening weekend at the Fairmont State Invitational, but the Blue Knights showed improvement and fight at the end of long weekend. New Head Coach Troy Haught still hasn't secured his first collegiate victory after the winless weekend, but his squad showed signs that they won't have to wait long to nail down win #1 in 2012. Read More
UU Volleyball to Host Camp on July 29
Jun. 26th, 2012Head Coach Troy Haught and the Blue Knight volleyball program will host a camps on July 29 for area players. Camp costs $30 per player. On Sunday, July 29th, the Blue Knights welcome all players to an All-Skills Camp from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Campers are welcome to stay afterwards to meet the 2012 Blue Knights as they participate in an open gym. To reserve a spot in the camp, please email Coach Haught at thaught@urbana.edu. Read More
Haught Hires Carder to Assist UU Volleyball
Jun. 25th, 2012This week, first-year Blue Knight Volleyball Head Coach Troy Haught hired his first assistant in preparation for the 2012 season. Haught and Urbana University welcome Liz Carder to the staff.
Carder comes to Urbana from nearby Triad High School, where she spent each of the past 6 seasons with the Cardinals. Carder began as an assistant and Head JV Coach at Triad in 2006. She was promoted to Head Coach in 2008. She served in that capacity for each of the past 4 seasons. Read More
UU Volleyball Adds 3 More for 2012
Jun. 13th, 2012This week, Urbana University Head Volleyball Coach Troy Haught announced the signing of 3 more talented recruits. Joining the Blue Knights this fall will be Pandora-Gilboa's Megan Verhoff, Olentangy Orange's Kayli Lucius, and Buckeye Valley's Kaci Eurez . The trio joins local standouts Maci Jones (Indian Lake HS) and Mary Hendricks (Urbana HS) to make up Haught's inaugural Blue Knight recruiting class. Read More
Urbana Volleyball Adds Indian Lake's Jones
Apr. 24th, 2012Today, Urbana University Head Volleyball Coach Troy Haught introduced Indian Lake High School’s Maci Jones as the team’s newest addition to the 2012 roster. Jones has experience playing both outside hitter and defensive specialist for the Lakers. She began playing volleyball 8 years ago, and this past season as a senior, she finished with 223 kills, 211 digs, and 29 blocks. As a hitter, Jones owned a respectable .268 kill efficiency. She served 61 aces while sporting a serve efficiency of 84%. Jones earned First Team All-CBC and First Team All-District 9 honors for her efforts. Read More
Haught Adds Hendricks to Mix for Fall
Apr. 17th, 2012New Blue Knight volleyball Head Coach Troy Haught signed his first recruit last week. Urbana High School product Mary Hendricks signed her National Letter of Intent to play volleyball for the Blue Knights, beginning this fall. Hendricks starred as a senior setter and defensive specialist for the 24-2 Hillclimbers this past fall. She racked up 693 assists, 224 digs, 63 aces, 61 kills and 31 blocks in 26 matches, earning First Team All-Central Buckeye Conference honors. Read More
Haught Hired to Head Volleyball Program
Mar. 20th, 2012Urbana University Athletic Director Doug Young announced the hiring of new Head Volleyball Coach Troy Haught this week.
“We are thrilled to have Troy on board as our new head volleyball coach,” said Young. “His enthusiasm for the sport and positive energy is just what the program needs going forward.” Read More
Follow Saturday's Tri-Match Live!
Nov. 5th, 2011URBANA, Ohio (November 5, 2011) - On Saturday in the Grimes Center, the Urbana University volleyball team will host Malone University and nationally ranked Wheeling Jesuit University in a home tri-match. Urbana meets Malone at 11:00 a.m. Read More
UU Falls in 4 at Lake Erie
Nov. 3th, 2011PAINESVILLE, Ohio (November 3, 2011) - The Blue Knights dropped their final regular season road match tonight at Lake Erie College. Read More
UU Slips Against Screaming Eagles
Nov. 1st, 2011EVANSVILLE, Indiana (November 1, 2011) - The Screaming Eagles from the University of Southern Indiana rolled to their 7th win in their last 8 matches on Tuesday night, holding off a fiesty Blue Knight squad that refused to quit. Read More
Cedarville Completes Season Sweep of UU
Oct. 29th, 2011URBANA, Ohio (October 29, 2011) - The Urbana University volleyball team ended the month of October the same way they started it; with a loss to area rival Cedarville University. Read More
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