October 31, 2007
USA South Names All-Conference Volleyball Teams
Junior Sara Yeatman receives Second Team honors
FAYETTEVILLE, NC - The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its All-Conference awards for volleyball. A total of 27 student-athletes have been named to the USA South All-Conference teams. Methodist junior Sara Yeatman has been selected to the Second Team. release

 

October 30, 2007
Monarchs Fall to Averett in USA South Tournament
Sophomore Jordan Grady finishes with ten digs in three games
DANVILLE, VA - The sixth seeded Methodist volleyball team traveled to #3 Averett Tuesday night for the first round of the USA South Tournament. The Monarchs lost in three games (30-14,30-23,30-19) to finish their season at 16-16 overall. Averett advances to the semifinals with a 25-11 record this season. release

 

 

October 27, 2007
Methodist Splits to Finish Regular Season
Sophomore Tiffany Zellhart dishes out 34 assists in win over Peace
STAUNTON, VA - Methodist stumbled in a 1-3 loss to Mary Baldwin to start the day, but came back with a 3-0 (30-25, 30-21, 30-25) win over Peace to finish the regular season. The Monarchs move to 16-15 overall this season and 9-9 in the USA South. release

 

October 23, 2007
N.C. Wesleyan Sweeps Monarchs
Junior Sara Yeatman led with 14 kills
FAYETTEVILLE, NC - The Methodist Monarchs needed a win on Tuesday night to ensure their chances of hosting a USA South Tournament match next week. The team lost in three games to N.C. Wesleyan (27-30, 23-30, 16-30). The Monarchs move to 15-14 overall this season and 8-8 in the USA South while the Bishops improve to 19-12 on the year and 10-6 in the USA South. release

 

 

October 20, 2007
Methodist Splits in USA South Tri-Match
Sophomore Allison Averitt led with seven kills against Averett
FAYETTEVILLE, NC - With the regular season wrapping up this week, the Methodist volleyball team is still fighting for a chance to host the first round of the USA South Conference Tournament. The team hosted a Tri-Match today beginning with a 3-0 (30-25, 30-27, 30-22) win over Shenandoah. In the final match of the day, Methodist lost to Averett 0-3 (18-30, 20-30, 28-30). The Monarchs move to 15-13 overall this season and 8-7 in the USA South. release

 

October 17, 2007
Methodist Comes From Behind to Win 3-1 Over Meredith
Sophomore Tiffany Zellhart finishes with 36 assists in four games
RALEIGH, NC - Meredith took game one, but Methodist came back to win the next three to secure the 3-1 victory (29-31, 30-22, 30-27, 30-21). The Monarchs improve to 14-12 overall this season and 7-6 in the USA South while Meredith falls to 5-21 overall and 2-11 in the conference. release

 

October 9, 2007
Monarchs Sweep Guilford 3-0
Junior Sara Yeatman leads Methodist with 17 kills
FAYETTEVILLE, NC - Methodist hosted Guilford College on Tuesday night and despite some pressure from the Quakers, Methodist prevailed with the 3-0 sweep (30-28, 30-14, 30-25). The Monarchs improve to 13-12 overall this season while Guilford drops to 6-15. release

 

 

 

October 6, 2007
Methodist Loses Two at LaGrange
Sophomore Jordan Grady picks up 31 digs in two matches
LA GRANGE, GA- The Monarchs faced off against Piedmont and LaGrange on Saturday at LaGrange College. Methodist lost 0-3 (27-30, 24-30, 14-30) to Piedmont and then fell 0-3 (16-30, 24-30, 26-30) to LaGrange. release

 

 

October 5, 2007
Methodist Rebounds With 3-1 Win Over Agnes Scott
Sophomore Allison Averitt finishes with 13 kills
DECATUR, GA - The Methodist volleyball team came through on Friday evening with a 3-1 (30-24, 31-29, 22-30, 30-28) win over Agnes Scott. Methodist moves to 12-10 overall this season. release

 

 

October 3, 2007
Monarchs Fall to Greensboro in Five Games
Sophomore Tiffany Zellhart dishes out 40 assists to go along with five kills
FAYETTEVILLE, NC - The Methodist volleyball team came back from a two game deficit to force a fifth game, but Greensboro jumped to an early lead in game five before securing the 2-3 (29-31, 31-33, 30-21, 30-25, 8-15) win. Methodist moves to 11-10 overall and 6-6 in the USA South while Greensboro is 13-8 overall and 9-3 in the conference. release

 

 

October 1, 2007
Monarchs Honored as USA South Athletes of the Week
Methodist student-athletes receive weekly conference honors
FAYETTEVILLE, NC- The USA South has announced their athletes of the week. The conference gives an award for Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week for each sport active during the week. release

 

 

September 29, 2007
Methodist Drops Two Conference Matches
Junior Sara Yeatman leads with 19 kills on the day
GREENSBORO, NC - The Monarchs traveled to Greensboro College on Saturday for a USA South quad match. Methodist lost in three games to Christopher Newport (18-30, 12-30, 26-30) and then dropped another 0-3 match to Ferrum (26-30, 16-30, 27-30). With the losses, Methodist falls to 11-9 on the season and 6-5 in the USA South Conference. release

 

 

September 26, 2007
Monarchs Win Fourth Consecutive Conference Match
Sophomore Taylor Cates racks up 16 kills and 21 digs
ROCKY MOUNT, NC - The Methodist volleyball team stayed strong with a four game win over N.C. Wesleyan Wednesday night (30-24, 30-24, 27-30, 30-27). With the win, Methodist improves to 11-7 on the season and 6-3 in the USA South Conference, while N.C. Wesleyan falls to 10-10 overall and 3-4 in the conference. release

 

 

September 24, 2007
Monarchs Honored as USA South Athletes of the Week
Seven Methodist student-athletes receive weekly conference honors
FAYETTEVILLE, NC- The USA South has announced their athletes of the week. The conference gives an award for Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week for each sport active during the week. release

 

 

September 22, 2007
Methodist Wins Two Over Mary Baldwin and Peace
Sophomore Laura Gilbert goes up for the kill
RALEIGH, NC - Methodist continued their winning ways from Friday night with two wins on Saturday over Mary Baldwin and Peace. The Monarchs opened with a three game sweep of Mary Baldwin (30-21, 35-33, 30-13) before coming back against Peace to win 3-1 (25-30, 30-25, 31-29, 30-14). With the two wins, Methodist improves to 10-7 on the season and 5-3 in the USA South Conference. release

 

 

September 21, 2007
Monarchs Split in USA South Quad
Sophomore Kelsey Carter serves up seven aces in win over Ferrum
FAYETTEVILLE, NC - The Monarchs fell to Christopher Newport 0-3 (14-30, 16-30, 25-30) but came back to defeat Ferrum 3-1 (30-26, 30-17, 18-30, 30-23). With the split, Methodist wins 8-7 overall and 3-3 in the USA South. release

 

 

September 19, 2007
Methodist Sweeps Meredith
Sophomore Jordan Grady finishes with 16 digs on the night
FAYETTEVILLE, NC - Methodist started well Wednesday night and maintained control to defeat Meredith in three games (30-24, 30-25, 30-16). With the sweep, Methodist improves to 7-6 overall and 2-2 in the USA South while Meredith drops to 2-10 on the year and 0-4 in the conference. release

September 15, 2007
Methodist Defeats Shenandoah Before Falling to Averett
Junior Sara Yeatman registers 34 kills on the day
DANVILLE, VA - The Monarchs won their first USA South Conference match of the year in a 3-1 (30-17, 26-30, 30-22, 30-20) victory over Shenandoah on Saturday. In their second match of the day, Methodist fell 1-3 (14-30, 30-27, 14-30, 18-30) to Averett. The Monarchs move to 6-6 on the year and 1-2 in the conference. release

 

September 14, 2007
Monarchs Sweep Salem 3-0
Sophomore Taylor Cates registers seven service aces and 10 digs
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Monarchs swept Salem 3-0 (30-22, 30-28, 32-30) on Friday night. The Monarchs move to 5-5 on the year. release

 

 

September 11, 2007
Volleyball Pushes Greensboro to Five Games
Sophomore Tiffany Zellhart finishes with 30 assists and 14 digs
GREENSBORO, NC - The Monarchs took the first game in a 2-3 (30-28, 14-30, 23-30, 30-28, 12-15) match against Greensboro Tuesday night. Greensboro won the next two before Methodist took the fourth game to push it to five. Greensboro won the final game to secure the match. Methodist moves to 4-5 overall and 0-1 in the USA South while Greensboro is 5-5 this season and 1-0 in the conference. release

 

 

September 10, 2007
Lawrence and Yeatman Honored as USA South Athletes of the Week
Methodist student-athletes receive weekly conference honors
FAYETTEVILLE, NC- The USA South has announced their athletes of the week. The conference gives an award for Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week for each sport active during the week. release

 

 

September 9, 2007
Monarchs Defeat Randolph Before Falling to Emory & Henry
Methodist completes competition at the Roanoke Classic
ROANOKE, VA - Methodist dropped the first game to Randolph Sunday morning but came back to win 3-1 (28-30, 30-15, 30-16, 30-23). In the second match of the day, the Monarchs lost to Emory & Henry 1-3 (21-30, 31-33, 32-30, 32-34). Methodist moves to 4-4 overall this season. release

 

 

September 8, 2007
Volleyball Splits During the First Day at Roanoke
Sophomore Allison Averitt tallies five solo blocks in a win against Sweet Briar
ROANOKE, VA - The Monarchs traveled to Roanoke College this weekend and started with a 3-1 win over Sweet Briar (30-27, 26-30, 30-25, 30-22). Host Roanoke took the Monarchs in three in the second match of the day (21-30, 16-30, 19-30), but Methodist will finish with Randolph and Emory & Henry on Sunday. The Monarchs move to 3-3 on the season. release

September 1, 2007
Volleyball Wins Two on Saturday
Junior Sara Yeatman registers 54 kills in three matches
FAYETTEVILLE, NC- Methodist battled through five games with Spelman to win their first match of the season Saturday morning 3-2 (27-30, 30-25, 28-30, 30-17, 15-5). McMurry took the second match 0-3 (23-30, 19-30, 25-30) before the Monarchs swept Spelman 3-0 (30-27, 30-17, 30-21) in the final match of the day. release

 

August 31, 2007
McMurry Takes First Match Over Methodist
Sophomore Jordan Grady tallied 10 digs in three games
FAYETTEVILLE, NC- The Monarchs started their season Friday night in a match against the visiting Indians from McMurry University. McMurry took on Spelman in the first match of the night and defeated the Jaguars 3-0. The Indians kept their winning ways knocking off Methodist 0-3 (20-30, 17-30, 22-30) as well. release

 

August 30, 2007
Methodist Volleyball Preview
Monarchs return eight letterwinners from last season
FAYETTEVILLE, NC- Head coach Eddie Matthews welcomed the volleyball team back to campus earlier this month intent on using last year’s experience to create greater success this season. Eight players return from a 15-17 season in 2006. The team adds three freshmen to the mix this fall. release

 

 

August 22, 2007
USA South Announces Preseason Polls
Cross country, soccer and volleyball polls released today
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  The USA South Conference office released the preseason polls today for cross country, soccer and volleyball. The polls are based on votes from each conference member's head coach without voting for themselves. release

 

August 17, 2007
Methodist Volleyball Photo Gallery
Monarchs kick off 2007 season with first day of practice
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June 26, 2007
Athletic Department Announces Scholar Athletes of the Year
Rhyan Breen, Sara Poling and Kelly Shipkowski honored with highest academic honors
FAYETTEVILLE, NC-  Each year, the Methodist Department of Athletics honors the male and female student-athletes with the highest cumulative grade point average.  Football player, and recent graduate Rhyan Breen will receive the Male Scholar Athlete of the Year award.  For the first time there was a tie amongst the females with both Sara Poling and Kelly Shipkowski named Female Scholar Athletes of the Year.  release

 

 

 

 

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