CMS came up just short after numerous comebacks in the NCAA Semifinals (photo by Kayla Ishibashi)
CMS Volleyball Battles to the End, But Falls in Five to Hope in the NCAA Semifinals

December 01, 2023

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's volleyball team earned the right to play at Roberts Pavilion for nationals this season after winning both the SCIAC and the NCAA Regionals. Once they reached their home floor, they left everything they had on it, battling back from big deficits, but came up just short in a five-set defeat to Hope in the NCAA Division III Semifinals on Thursday evening.

CMS rushes the court after a 3-0 win over UW-Oshkosh
CMS Women's Volleyball Cruises Into Semifinals with Dominant Win over Top-Seed UW-Oshkosh

November 30, 2023

CLAREMONT, Calif. - On a day when the other NCAA Division III Volleyball quarterfinals had lots of drama, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's volleyball team made quick work of top-seeded UW-Oshkosh, winning 25-18, 25-17, 25-17 on Wednesday evening at Roberts Pavilion.

CMS All-Americans posed shots, with the AVCA logo
Holmes, McGovern Earn First-Team All-America Honors, Sawyer on Third Team

November 27, 2023

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Jenna Holmes and Georgia McGovern earned first-team All-America honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association, while Audrey Sawyer captured a spot on the third team, the organization announced today at its awards banquet on the eve of the NCAA Division III Volleyball Championships at Roberts Pavilion.

CMS holding its regional championship trophy (photo by Ollie Piazza)
CMS Volleyball Faces Top-Seed Wisconsin-Oshkosh in NCAA Quarterfinals Wednesday at Roberts Pavilion

November 24, 2023

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's volleyball team will serve as the host for the NCAA Division III Championships next week, opening play on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in the day's fourth quarterfinal match against Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

CMS celebrates its regional title (photo by Ollie Piazza)
Homeward Bound! CMS Volleyball Dominates Regional Finals to Advance to Nationals in Claremont

November 18, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The eighth-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s volleyball team picked the right time for one of its most dominant performances of the season, cruising to a 25-13, 25-17, 25-17 win over host No. 19 MIT on Saturday afternoon in the NCAA Regional Finals.

CMS celebrating a point
CMS Volleyball Sweeps Salisbury to Advance to NCAA Regional Finals

November 17, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Jenna Holmes had 12 kills and 11 digs, including kills for six straight Athena points in the middle of a tight second set, as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps volleyball team earned a 3-0 win over Salisbury on Friday afternoon in the NCAA Regional Semifinals at MIT.

Georgia McGovern went over 1000 assists this season (photo by Stella Cheng)
Georgia McGovern Earns Region X Player of the Year for CMS Volleyball

November 16, 2023

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Setter Georgia McGovern captured the American Volleyball Coaches Association Region X Player of the Year in a vote of the region's coaches, the organization announced this week prior to the start of the NCAA Division III Championships.

CMS advances to meet Salisbury in Friday's second round (photo by Michael Last)
CMS Volleyball Sweeps UMass-Dartmouth to Advance to NCAA Second Round

November 16, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Jenna Holmes had 13 kills in 20 attempts, hitting .550, as the eighth-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women’s volleyball team moved one step closer to playing on its home court at nationals, taking down UMass-Dartmouth in straight sets in the opening round of the NCAA Regionals hosted by MIT on Thursday afternoon.

CMS celebrates its SCIAC title on Saturday (photo by Kayla Ishibashi)
CMS Volleyball Heads to MIT for NCAA Division III Regionals

November 13, 2023

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The eighth-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps volleyball team will head to MIT for the NCAA Division III regionals this week, opening play on Thursday against UMass-Dartmouth, the NCAA announced today on its selection show.

CMS celebrates with the SCIAC banner (photo by Kayla Ishibashi)
CMS Volleyball Sweeps La Verne for Sixth Straight SCIAC Championship

November 11, 2023

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Tournament Most Outstanding Performer Georgia McGovern had 38 assists, becoming the second setter in CMS history to record 1000 assists in a season, as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's volleyball team defeated La Verne 25-23, 25-23, 25-18 in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament finals on Saturday evening at Roberts Pavilion.

CMS celebrating a point
CMS Advances Through to SCIAC Finals with Sweep of Whittier

November 09, 2023

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps volleyball team rolled to wins in the first two sets and held off a Whittier challenge in the third as it took a 25-16, 25-6, 25-23 win in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament Semifinals on Thursday evening at Roberts Pavilion.

CMS will try to win its sixth straight SCIAC Tournament (photo by Ali McEachern)
CMS Volleyball Hosts SCIAC Semifinal Match against Whittier Thursday Night

November 08, 2023

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps volleyball team will be the top seed in the SCIAC Postseason Tournament this weekend, and will open up play against Whittier in the semifinal round on Thursday night at 7 p.m. Tickets are free for SCIAC students, faculty and staff with institutional ID, while general admission tickets are $10 at the door or $8 in advance through Ticketleap.

Posed shots of the award winners with the SCIAC logo
Carranza Repeats as SCIAC Volleyball Defensive Player of Year; Five Athenas Named All-SCIAC

November 07, 2023

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Junior libero Dede Carranza captured the SCIAC Defensive Player of the Year Award for the second straight season, and was joined by four other Athenas on the All-SCIAC teams in a vote of the league's coaches, the conference office announced today.

CMS honored its senior class prior to the contest
CMS Volleyball Celebrates Senior Day with Sweep of Occidental

November 04, 2023

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Izzy Sakoda (12) and Maxine Matheson-Lieber (11) combined for 23 kills on their senior day as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps volleyball team closed out the regular season with a 3-0 win over Occidental on Saturday afternoon at Roberts Pavilion.

Maxine Matheson-Lieber had two set-winning kills (photo by Kayla Ishibashi)
CMS Volleyball Earns Top Seed in SCIAC Tournament with Sweep of Chapman

November 03, 2023

ORANGE, Calif. – The eighth-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps volleyball team clinched the top seed in the SCIAC Tournament with a straight-set win over Chapman on Friday evening at the Hutton Center.