2015 Juniata Men's Volleyball News
Lexington, KY - Eight members of the Juniata College men’s volleyball team were selected to the Continental Volleyball Conference’s 2015 All-Academic Team Friday afternoon.
HUNTINGDON, PA. -- The Juniata College men’s volleyball team, set to compete in the NCAA Division III men’s volleyball championship, has withdrawn from all postseason competition “for disciplinary reasons,” according to Pat Shawaryn, head coach.
NEW YORK, NY- Juniata played York and John Jay on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles easily won both matches to improve to 21-3 overall.
ALTOONA, PA- The Juniata men’s volleyball team traveled to nearby Altoona to face the Nittany Lions on Wednesday night. The Eagles had no trouble as they cruised to a 3-0 win (25-17, 25-13, 25-20.
HUNTINGDON, PA- For the second time this season, a Juniata men’s volleyball player has reached 1,000 kills in his career. Paul Kuhn (York, PA/Central York) reached the historic milestone on Tuesday night after Joe Bortak (Jeanette, PA/Penn Trafford) had earlier reached the mark on March 7. Kuhn ended the night with 12 total kills and 13 digs as the Eagles defeated Thiel 3-0 (25-13, 25-23, 25-20) at Memorial Gymnasium.
HUNTINGDON, PA- Senior middle blocker Joe Bortak (Jeanette, PA/Penn Trafford) registered the 1,000th kill of his career as the Juniata men’s volleyball team defeated Cairn 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-19) on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Gymnasium. He is the first player to achieve the milestone since Chris Vrooman last reached it in 2010
PRINCETON, NJ- The Juniata men’s volleyball team put up a tough fight against Division I Princeton but the Tigers came away with a 3-1 win (19-25, 29-31, 25-19, 20-25) on Friday night at Dillon Gym. The Eagles’ record now stands at 15-3 while Princeton improves to 7-5.
HUNTINGDON, PA- Due to inclement weather, tonight's Juniata men's volleyball CVC match with Thiel has been postponed. The match has been rescheduled for March 17 at 7 p.m. at Memorial Gymnasium.
ARLINGTON, VA- Playing in its second match in as many days on the road, the Juniata men’s volleyball team played Marymount on Saturday night at the Verizon Sports Arena. The match went to four sets and Juniata was able to come away with a 3-1 victory (25-17, 25-16, 21-25, 25-15).
HARRISONBURG, VA- The #5 Juniata men’s volleyball team took on Eastern Mennonite in a CVC match on Friday night at Yoder Arena. Juniata dominated for the majority of the match on its way to a 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-19) victory.
HUNTINGDON, PA- Juniata had a 2-0 lead only to see Rutgers-Newark come back to tie the match but the Eagles recovered in the final set to claim a 3-2 victory on Tuesday night at Memorial Gymnasium. The victory improves JC’s record to 13-2 overall and 5-0 in the CVC while the Scarlet Raiders fall to 10-6 overall and 5-1 in the CVC.
DANBURY, CT- After earning Player of the Week recognition from the CVC on Monday, senior middle blocker Joe Bortak (Jeanette, PA/Penn Traford) has earned the same honor from the ECAC. This is the second straight week a Juniata player has earned this after Paul Kuhn (York, PA/Central York) did last week.
LEXINGTON, KY- For the second straight week, a member of the Juniata men’s volleyball team has earned player of the week honors from the Continental Volleyball Conference. Senior middle blocker Joe Bortak (Jeannette, PA/Penn Trafford) has been bestowed with this recognition.
OWINGS MILLS, MD- The Juniata men’s volleyball team took on Stevenson in a Continental Volleyball Conference (CVC) on Friday night at Owings Mills Gym. The Eagles had no trouble with the Mustangs as they won 3-0 (25-9, 25-15, 25-16). Juniata, which has now won four in a row, improves to 12-2 overall and 4-0 in the CVC. Stevenson falls to 6-6 and 2-1 in the conference.
LANGHORNE, PA- The Juniata men’s volleyball team put on a strong offensive display as it dispatched Cairn 3-1 (25-13, 25-16, 20-25, 25-13) on Wednesday night. The Eagles totaled 61 kills in the match, which is their second-best effort to date.
DANBURY, CT- A day after earning CVC player of the week recognition, senior men's volleyball player Paul Kuhn (York, PA/Central York) has another honor to lay claim to. Earlier today, he was named the ECAC South Player of the Week.
