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Sep 23, 2014
6 min

Bruin Blitz 9/17-9/23

Volleyball (4-9) 2014 Bruin Classic Sept. 20 v. Wright State The Belmont volleyball team got off to a strong start in the 2014 Bruin Classic with a win in four sets against Wright State Friday night. Arianna Person led the team in both kills and digs while Scarlet Gable and Brie Lewis tied for the team lead with four service aces each. Emma Price recorded 38 of the team’s 43 assists. The first set was highly contested, but a run of six straight points, including three service

Sep 20, 2014
2 min

Bruins swept by the Norse in straight sets

In its first match of the day in the Bruin Classic, the Belmont volleyball team could not find its rhythm in a three-set sweep to Northern Kentucky on Saturday morning at the Curb Event Center. The Bruins managed to complete a low .050 hitting percentage in the match compared to the .211 hitting percentage for the Norse overall. “It was a difficult one for us in a sense that we know we didn’t play our A game. Northern Kentucky was able to get us out of sync. We’re disappointe

Sep 18, 2014
1 min

Meet the new Bruin: Emily Richards

Emily Richards plays as a libero defensive specialist on the volleyball team, wearing a number 11 jersey. Her volleyball career started at a young age. “My high school coach really got me into this sport when I was in fourth grade,” she explained. She has continued playing since then, graduating from Penfield High School in Rochester, New York. Richards is a nursing major and enjoys watching “One Tree Hill” in her free time. She loves to go shopping and watching Netflix. She

Sep 18, 2014
1 min

Meet the new Bruin: Brie Lewis

Freshman Brie Lewis starts her inaugural season with the Bruins as a right side hitter. Lewis is a Midwesterner hailing from Stilwell, Kansas who is studying Design Communications. After spending time on campus with the team and in the Leu Center, Lewis was sold and made the move down South for her collegiate volleyball career. Lewis said Belmont’s volleyball team is looking strong this season as they strive toward a winning season, taking it one day at a time. Lewis is ready

Sep 15, 2014
1 min

Meet the new Bruin: Arianna Person

Arianna Person wears a number 10 jersey for the Belmont volleyball team, playing as an outside hitter. A graduate of Saint James Academy in Kansas City, Person’s declared major is nursing. Two of her favorite hobbies include reading and painting. Her favorite TV show to watch is “New Girl.” Person loves to eat hamburgers and eat at “Jose Peppers,” a Mexican restaurant native to Kansas. She said she gains a lot of her volleyball inspiration from her former high school coaches.

Sep 10, 2014
1 min

Meet the new Bruin: Ellie Ivancich

One of the newest additions to Belmont’s volleyball team is Ellie Ivancich, a libero hailing from Naperville, Illinois. Ivancich’s mom is an alumnus of Belmont, which is what initially sparked her interest in Belmont. Additionally, she was looking for a Christian university, making Belmont the perfect match and Music City her new home. Ivancich is currently an undeclared major but is considering picking up a minor in Christian Leadership. Ivancich has a positive outlook for t

Sep 9, 2014
5 min

Bruin Blitz 9/2-9/7

Men’s soccer (0-4-0) Sept. 5 at Evansville Belmont men’s soccer team fell to Evansville 5-0 Friday night. Charlie Macias scored two early goals to help guide the Purple Aces against the Bruins. The Bruins’ best scoring chance came from senior Luca Schioppa minutes before Macias scored his second goal. Six minutes later, Faik Hajderovic nailed a well-placed shot in the upper corner to give the Aces a comfortable 3-0 lead at halftime. The Purple Aces would tack on two more goal

Sep 2, 2014
5 min

Bruin Blitz: 8/25-9/01

Cross Country 8/29 Belmont Opener @ Percy Warner Park Belmont men’s and women’s cross country teams opened up their season Friday just around the corner at Percy Warner Park’s five kilometer course. The women came in seventh and the men earned a second-place finish behind Purdue and Middle Tennessee State. Freshman Evan Stifel led the Bruins pack finishing sixth place with the time of 15:18.13. Behind Stifel was fellow newcomer Kaden Eaton who finished 10th overall (15:26.65)

Aug 29, 2014
2 min

Volleyball falls to Kennesaw in season opener

In front of a rowdy home crowd during the season opener, the Belmont volleyball team lost in four sets to former Atlantic Sun rival Kennesaw State on Friday night at the Curb Event Center. Although the match didn’t result in a win, Belmont coach Tony Howell said he found positive things to take away from the game. “We saw some good things and we saw some things that we need to fix. It’s just the first match of the year, but it was an exciting match,” said Howell. Scarlet Gabl

Aug 29, 2014
3 min

PREVIEW: Belmont volleyball going for the ace

New management means a change of pace for the Belmont women’s volleyball team this year. First year head coach Tony Howell is challenging the girls to push themselves in ways they’ve never done before. Last year, the team finished second in the 2013 conference tournament and were picked to finished third this year, mainly due to losing six standout seniors. “We lost the great young ladies from last year and they made up a great team, but we’ve come into this year as this is a

Aug 28, 2014
5 min

Q&A with Tony Howell: taking risks

When the volleyball team heard its former head coach was leaving in the middle of its spring season last year, former assistant coach Tony Howell immediately stepped into the role of head coach. It was only a matter of time before the athletic department made it official. Howell started at Belmont in 2004 and left in 2010 to coach at Tennessee State, but after two years, came back to assist in coaching the Bruins to an OVC championship in 2012. Vision sports editor Emily Prou

Oct 10, 2013
3 min

Libero digs way to record

Her alternate jersey may cause Jamie Lundstrom to stick out on the volleyball court. But when you add in her petite frame, the libero can’t be missed. Standing at 5-foot-5-inch , the senior has become a deceptive tool for Belmont’s defense the past four seasons, becoming the all-time career leader in digs at Belmont. “She has used her size to her advantage. She is able to run to and defend balls that maybe some other players wouldn’t be able to,” said Belmont coach Deane Webb

Sep 20, 2013
1 min

Volleyball sweeps Mississippi State

In their opening match of the Bruin Classic, the volleyball team swept Southeastern Conference opponent Mississippi State in three sets. Final scores for the sets were 24-15, 25-23 and 25-21. “Mississippi State is a good school, they have an excellent volleyball program, They’re in a higher conference than us. I expected it to be a very tight match and it was,” said assistant coach Tony Powell. With the win over the Bulldogs, the Bruins improved to 5-9 on the season. “I think

Nov 29, 2012
1 min

Bruins win set, drop NCAA match to Louisville

Less than a week after a straight set loss to the Louisville Cardinals, the Belmont volleyball team needed to put pressure on the home team when they played again in the NCAA Tournament. That pressure came quickly when the Bruins took the first set Thursday night. After taking that first set against the No. 10 seeded Cardinals, the Bruins fell in four sets in their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2008. It was the team’s third appearance in the last ten years. Even the

Nov 2, 2012
2 min

Bruins defeat EKU in four sets

While the Belmont volleyball team defeated the Eastern Kentucky Colonels in four sets Friday night at the Curb Event Center, head coach Deane Webb was quick to say the conference win wasn’t clean after the match. “It probably wasn’t our best volleyball at times, a bit sloppy,” he said. “At first we played pretty well but after that we were just okay. I think some players struggled offensively tonight, but thankfully they contributed in other ways.” Junior libero Jamie Lundstr

Oct 23, 2012
2 min

Bruins down Lady Govs in four sets

In arguably one of the most exciting matches of their season, the Belmont volleyball team battled the Austin Peay Lady Governors to a three sets to one win Tuesday night at the Curb Event Center. “It was a really good win. I was very, very impressed with Austin Peay’s team, ” said head coach Deane Webb. “This team was good and we knew they were going to be good. We knew it would take a great effort tonight.” The Bruins led the majority of the first set until the Lady Governor

Sep 25, 2012
2 min

Volleyball loses to TSU in five sets

One set away from a win, the Belmont volleyball team lost three straight sets and fell to a scrappy Tennessee State Tigers team in the Bruins’ conference home opener Tuesday night. “It started off very well, we played with a high level of intensity, and mental discipline,” said head coach Deane Webb. “As the match went on, we thought they were mentally stronger than we were. So, give credit to TSU for being strong enough to change the way the match was going in the first half

Sep 18, 2012
1 min

Volleyball falls to Lady Toppers

The Belmont volleyball team fell in straight sets to the No. 24 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers Tuesday night at the Curb Event Center. The Bruins lost 21-25, 7-25 and 24-26 to the Sun Belt team who became nationally ranked after defeating Michigan last week. Sophomore Alex Martin led the Bruins with 14 kills in the loss, and junior Hannah Miranda had 28 assists on the night. Tuesday night was also the Bruins’ “Dig for a Cure” night, an annual event held to raise breast cancer

Sep 10, 2012
2 min

Gable aims to repeat all-conference year

Scarlet Gable wasn’t supposed to start on last year’s Belmont volleyball team. Once a teammate was hurt, however, the then-freshman stepped in, played a major role on the team and earned all-conference honors by the end of the season. Before she stepped in, Gable admits she was terrified of the prospect of playing heavily on the volleyball team. “I felt as if I had a target on my back and that people would see me as a failure,” she said. But after getting into the swing of th

Aug 25, 2012
2 min

Senior-less volleyball team tabbed for success

Despite a new conference, new assistant coaches and no seniors on their roster, the Belmont Bruins volleyball team has been picked to do well during their inaugural season in the Ohio Valley Conference. Last month, conference coaches voted the Bruins as the second-best team in the OVC in their preseason poll, one year after Belmont shared an Atlantic Sun regular season title and nearly qualified for the NCAA tournament. “I was very surprised we were picked that high,” said he