Category: Women’s Volleyball

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.-The Mustangs visited Michigan’s west side for a weekend tournament at Grace Bible College in Grand Rapids. A balanced attack led to a 2-1 record on the weekend. The two-day tournament kicked off with a match against the host Tigers of Grace Bible College. A four-set slugfest ended with a Mustang victory over the Tigers (25-21, 25-22, 22-25, 25-19). The Tigers clawed their way back for a third…

DETROIT, MI–The Mustangs hosted their final home game of the inaugural season of volleyball on Tuesday night. The evening began with a brief Parent’s Night ceremony to thank all the parents for their hard work and dedication. The Cougars of Kuyper College would be the unlucky squad to stand opposite of the Mustangs on parent’s night. A relentless attack put the Cougars in their den during set one as the…

DEARBORN, MI–The Mustangs suffered two losses on Wednesday night in a tri-match at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. The host, U of M-Dearborn, and Rochester College would join the Mustangs at the tri-match event. In game one, the Mustangs squared off against the Wolves of U of M-Dearborn. Coach Graves’ squad was looking carry the momentum of their parent’s night win to upend the host Wolves. However, the Wolves had other…

DETROIT, Mich. — The women’s volleyball team (16-13, 1-8 WHAC) picked up a historic win Wednesday (Oct. 23) on Senior Night by taking a four-set decision over conference counterpart Concordia-Ann Arbor (23-25, 29-27, 25-22, 25-9). The emotional four-set victory was the program’s first WHAC win since joining the conference in Fall 2012. The win couldn’t have been scripted better for the team’s three seniors – Katharina Hall (Livonia, Mich./Henry Ford CC),…

DETROIT, MI –The inaugural class for Mustang Volleyball is nearly formed as Coach Karen Graves added two more pieces to the ever-growing puzzle. Megan Gohl and Shana Tooley signed letters of intent on Wednesday afternoon at Horizon Park in their hometown of Belleville. Both student-athletes will join the Mustangs this fall for the first volleyball season in Marygrove College history. Gohl, a 5’5″ setter, is another athletic addition to Graves’…

GOSHEN, IN–The Maple Leafs of Goshen College felt little mercy for a well-traveled, tired Mustang team on Saturday. The 10am match caught the Mustangs sleeping as they were swept in straight sets (25-9, 25-12, 25-6). The Leafs entered the match with a stellar 9-10 record on the season. The Mustangs were unable to get any offense going against the savvy Leaf veterans. Eight blocks and service aces, a 43% hitting…

DETROIT, MI–The Mustangs (4-14) traveled to Grand Rapids to take on an upstart Kuyper College squad on Wednesday. The Cougars were looking to upset the Mustangs after they fell in straight sets to them earlier this season. The road tilt would be the second game in as many days for the Mustangs and fatigue would show throughout the match. A large number of service and receive errors would allow the…

We have reached the No. 7 moment in our #MGTop10 of 2012-13. Coming in at the seventh spot is the record-breaking start our women’s volleyball team had to begin the 2012 campaign. Facing numerous obstacles, including a new, first-year head coach, a roster of a mere nine student-athletes, and an opening trip to Pennsylvania, placed the odds against head coach Jamie Baker and the Mustangs. However, Baker’s squad returned strong…

DETROIT, Mich. — The first full offseason for head coach Jamie Baker has produced an impressive incoming class for the upcoming 2013 campaign – a class that now includes twins after former Livonia Churchill and Schoolcraft College standouts Kara Kempinksi and Nicole Kempinski signed their 2013-14 Letters of Intent to continue their education and playing careers as Mustangs at Marygrove College. The dynamic duo will reunite with former Churchill and…

DETROIT, MI–Mustang Volleyball held the inaugural Marygrove College Invitational on Saturday at U of D Jesuit High. Adding to the excitement of hosting their first tournament, the Mustangs were able to run of three straight wins to advance to the finals. The three wins were a welcome sign after a 0-13 start to the first season of volleyball at Marygrove. A special day would begin with a spirited effort against…