With the track record that the team had from last year, expectations were high for the 2011 season.
Fey and Lewis were named to the first team and Lacy earned honorable mention.
Hughes's passion for her team and her academics can only be described as tough love.
The Washburn Lady Blues volleyball team went 1-1 over the weekend to claim a share of the MIAA title for the second straight year.
Fourth set goes 35-33 in extra point finish to season
Washburn looked to bouce back a night after falling in their first conference loss in the 2011 edition of the "Turnpike Tussle" at Emporia State University...
Washburn drops first MIAA game of the year
No. 4 Washburn headed down to Warrensburg Friday night to take on conference archrival No. 7 ranked University of Central Missouri...
The Lady Blues kept extremely busy over the last week playing four games in eight days. Although pushed condition wise, the ladies would not be broken as they took all four games in dominating fashion.
Hillary Hughes had her 10th double-double and tied her career high in kills as Washburn defeated Pittsburg State 3-1 (25-13, 23-25, 25-14, 25-19) Saturday afternoon in Lee Arena.
Breanna Lewis became the 15th member of Washburn's 1,000 kill club as she totaled 13 in a 25-13, 25-13, 25-22 sweep over Southwest Baptist Friday night in Lee Arena.
Lady Blues don't lose single set in three game stretch
The No. 3 ranked Lady Blues volleyball team took to the road this week, looking to defend their status atop the MIAA standings.
The Bearcats may have kept the score close as each set began, but the Lady Blues took little time to gain and extend each lead with scores of 25-18 25-15, and 25-20 with senior middle and outside hitter Mollie Lacy leading kills at 14 on her birthday, giving her the third highest attack percentage in WU history.
Hillary Hughes scores 17 kills
The Lady Blues defended their No. 5 ranking, defeating No. 7 University of Central Missouri Friday...
Head volleyball coach Chris Herron secured his 300th school win Tuesday night with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-23) victory at Fort Hays State University, increasing the team's season record to 21-1, 8-0 in the MIAA.
At age 9, little Mollie Lacy first picked up the game of volleyball.
Coach Pohlman didn't begin her career in volleyball at Washburn University.
Last night, the Washburn University Lady Blues volleyball team settled another Turnpike Tussle, winning 3-2 against the Emporia State Hornets.
The Lady Blues 2011 volleyball season is under way and expectations are high for this group.
At Lee Arena last Saturday, a large crowd gathered to cheer on the Lady Blues as they took on the Missouri Western Griffons.
On Friday, Washburn Volleyball continued to fight off MIAA opponents, taking on the 24th ranked Truman Bulldogs.
The Lady Blues traveled to Maryville Missouri September 20, 2011 to battle the Northwest Missouri Bearcats.
Lady Blues defeat Lions 3-0
With the bleachers quickly filling up and the student section growing by the minute, Lee Arena was anything but quiet last Wednesday night.
The Lady Blues volleyball team finished the 2010 season with a record of 32-3, a seventh consecutive appearance at the NCAA tournament and another MIAA title.
Lady Blues receive No. 2 seed, play Northwest Missouri Thursday
Move over Bowl Championship Series, there's a new con artist in town. In an age where football fans of successful college teams despair that factors like polls that are beyond their control can determine if the teams they support play for a national title, it had been comforting then that other collegiate sports have systems that avoid the kind of controversy surrounding Division-I football.
First round action on pause...here's whats going on.....
At intermission of the first round of the NCAA Division-II playoffs here is the tale of the tape...
The Lady Blues travel down I-35 for the "Turnpike Tussle" against the Lady Hornets of Emporia State...
Washburn sweeps out opponents on two game swing
The #6-ranked Lady Blues traveled across state borders back into the sunflower state and took care of business on Saturday....
Friday night the Lady Blues blew the doors off the building as they took to the road to put a beating on Southwestern Baptist...
Washburn volleyball wins three straight, prepares for test against Central Missouri
After coming off a tough loss in their previous game, in what some were terming an "upset" the Washburn Lady Blues volleyball team bounced back over the weekend with back-to-back wins. Coming into the game against rival Truman State, Washburn was stung on the road by a Northwest Missouri State team that was just at a .500 record for the year. That loss set the stage for the weekend as the Lady Blues went to work leading up to the games.
The No. 2 Lady Blues volleyball team fell in five sets Tuesday night in Maryville, Mo., to the Northwest Missouri Bearcats by a score of 3-2 (23-25, 25-21, 20-25, 25-17, 22-20). However, it was not all bad for the Lady Blues. Senior libero/defensive specialist Molly Smith moved into 10th place on the MIAA's career digs list. She currently has the third most career digs in Washburn history, needing only 33 digs to move into second place on the list.
The No. 4 ranked Lady Blues jumped out to a two sets to none lead and then held off No. 15 Emporia State 3-2 (25-20, 25-18, 22-25, 19-25, 15-11) on Friday night at Lee Arena. Washburn will be back in action on Tuesday night at Northwest Missouri State at 7p.m.
Lady Blues face No. 7 Central Missouri Friday
The No. 9 Washburn Lady Blues (11-1, 3-1) cruised to a victory Tuesday night against the University of Nebraska-Omaha (8-4, 1-2) in five sets.
No. 3 Washburn will take on No. 16 Truman State Friday night
The past few days have been a high-octane ride for the Lady Blues volleyball team. After going 4-0 this weekend at the Triton Classic in St. Louis, Mo., having junior rightside hitter Breanna Lewis named the MVP of the tournament and moving up in the polls Monday to become the No. 3-ranked Division II volleyball team in the nation, the Blues (9-0) went on to defeat Northwest Missouri State (4-5) last night 3-0 in Lee Arena.
It's a Wednesday afternoon. A group of 18 women run up and down the court in Lee Arena, all the while bumping, setting, spiking and diving. Among the 18 faces, one has a larger smile than the rest.
Guess sets career-highs as Blues sweep three teams in San Antonio
Under head volleyball coach Chris Herron, the No. 6 Washburn Lady Blues are now 36-0 in season-opening tournaments after going 4-0 at the St. Mary's Invitational in San Antonio, Texas.
It is said that great players can make great coaches, this can be the case with Dani Schmidt, Lady Blues assistant volleyball coach.
There will be high expectations for this upcoming year's Washburn Lady Blues volleyball team after being picked second in the MIAA preseason coaches' poll and ranked No. 6 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association preseason coaches' poll.
Conference expansion has been a popular topic this summer for the NCAA. While the Pac 16 never came to fruition, the trend toward expansion is still alive in Divison II.
The No. 6 Lady Blues volleyball team returns all but one player from a team that went 33-5 in 2009. However, the player the team lost is one of the most successful in Washburn history.
Head coach Chris Herron knows setter Kate Hampson, Washburn's all-time assists leader with 5,897 (second most in MIAA history), will be tough to replace. Redshirt-freshman Abby Whitman and junior Amanda Guess are available to fill Hampson's spot on the court.
The Washburn Lady Blues were picked to finish second in the MIAA preseason volleyball coaches poll released Aug. 4. Defending champion Central Missouri was picked first and received 10 of 11 first-place votes and tallied 100 points. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team.
Outside hitter tears ACL for second time, set to undergo surgery May 12
Washburn volleyball took a tough hit this spring. Redshirt senior-to-be Ashley Shepard, an outside hitter, is once again rehabbing an ACL tear—this time her left knee. The 5'10 Rossville product will undergo surgery May 12.
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