Lesley freshman Danielle Johnson was named All-New England Collegiate Conference Third Team, the league announced today. Megan Ortwein was named All-NECC Honorable Mention.
Lesley's hot streak and 2011 season came to an end simultaneously, as Daniel Webster handed the Lynx a 3-0 loss in NECC Playoff First Round action Tuesday night in Nashua, NH. Kayla Henry totaled six kills and six digs in her final match as a Lynx.
Lesley's Danielle Johnson has been named New England Collegiate Conference Rookie of the Week, the league announced Monday. The freshman led Lesley to a 4-0 week and No. 5 seed in the NECC Tournament
Lesley rallied from an 0-2 deficit to knock of second-place Newbury, 3-2, Sunday afternoon on Kayla Henry's senior day. Henry led all players with four service aces as the Lynx have now won five of their last seven.
For a second match in a row, Lesley jumped out to a 2-0 match lead, this time putting its opponent away in four sets, winning 3-1 on the road over Regis in NECC action.
Early leads in the opening two sets put Lesley in front 2-0, but the Amcats scraped back to tie the contest at 2-2 before a Game 5 comeback sent the Lynx to victory Monday night, 3-2 over Anna Maria.
Lesley bested Becker for a 3-1 NECC win and dropped a non-conference tilt with Eastern Nazarene in Saturday's tri-match hosted by Becker. Junior Megan Ortwein led the Lynx offense, combining for 26 kills over the two matches.
Despite a valiant effort from the Lynx in the third set, visiting Southern Vermont was able to take only three sets in securing its third straight win Wednesday night, 3-0 over Lesley.
Lesley battled to force a fifth set but the host Mariners scored five of the match's last six points in earning a 3-2 win Saturday. NECC Rookie of the Week Danielle Johnson led all players with 19 kills on 50 attempts.
Leading the second set 24-20, Lesley looked poised to tie the match 1-1, but Lasell came from behind with a 7-1 run to top the Lynx in three sets. Junior Megan Ortwein led all players with 10 kills.
Lesley won the opening set, 25-20, but the Eagles responded with three straight wins over the visiting Lynx Tuesday night in NECC women's volleyball play. Kate Miller handed out 20 assists for the Lynx.
After leading the Lynx in kills in both matches during the Lynx 1-1 week, freshman Danielle Johnson has been named New England Collegiate Conference Rookie of the Week.
Danielle Johnson totaled 16 kills and 22 digs, but Lesley let a 2-0 match lead slip away and twice failed to take advantage of match point in Game 5, losing 3-2 to visiting Bay Path. Rachel Frederickson added a team-best 27 digs in the loss.
Lesley used a .237 team hitting percentage in the third set to open up a 2-1 match lead, pulling away in the fourth for a 3-1 win over visiting Curry. Freshman Danielle Johnson led all players with 13 kills, and junior setter Kate Miller set a match-high 31 assists.
Junior Megan Ortwein led the Lynx with eight kills and 10 digs, but Lesley fell to 3-9 with a 3-0 loss at Emmanuel in non-league play in Boston Tuesday night.
Kayla Henry led all players with 33 kills and Kate Miller tossed a match-best 33 assists in Lesley's 3-2 win over Elms in both team's NECC opener on Saturday.
Lesley dropped to 2-7 on the season with a 3-0 loss in non-conference play at Suffolk University Tuesday night in Regan Gymnasium. Kayla Henry tied for team high honors with seven digs and one ace, while Kate Miller set 11 assists.
A red-hot St. Joseph's (ME) Monks team took care of the Lynx in three sets Thursday night, 25-12, 25-10, 25-11. Megan Ortwein Led the Lynx with eight digs and five kills.
St. Joseph (CT) sent home 22 kills to nine errors and got 10 service aces over three sets in its 3-0 win over Lesley Tuesday night. Megan Ortwein led all players with 10 digs.
Junior setter Kate Miller combined for 29 set assists, but Lesley dropped a pair of 3-0 decisions to the host Gators and WIT at the Pine Manor tri-match on Saturday.
Megan Ortwein and Danielle Johnson tied for team-high honors of seven kills, Ortwein doing so with only one error, in the Lynx 3-0 victory at Salem State University Thursday night.
Junior setter Kaitlyn Miller tied for team-high honors with two kills and led the Lynx with three set assists in Wednesday night's 3-0 loss to visiting WPI. Lesley freshman Rachel Frederickson led all players with 14 digs.
The Lynx fell in three sets Saturday morning to host Maine Maritime but turned around to sweep Maine-Presque Isle in Lesley's 2011 openers. In the Lynx win over UMPI, junior Kate Miller led all players with 20 assists and a .625 hitting percentage.
After upending Daniel Webster to win the 2010 New England Collegiate Conference Tournament, Lesley is picked to finish in third place in this year's NECC coaches' poll, the league announced Tuesday afternoon.
22 fall student-athletes named to Academic All-NECC
February 09, 2012Lesley athletes accounted for 22 of the NECC's 172 students honored by the league on its Fall 2011Academic All-Conference Team.
