May 30, 2012
Wrapping Up the 2012 Season
In just its second year as an intercollegiate program, the Kean University men’s volleyball team captured the Skyline Conference Championship and the Cougars advanced to the inaugural NCAA Division III Men’s Volleyball Championships.
May 22, 2012
Vahalla Named Capital One Academic All-District
UNION, N.J. (5/22/12) – After a very successful season on the court, junior Steve Vahalla has also earned recognition for his efforts in the classroom after being named to the Capital One Academic All-District 2 At-Large Division III Squad, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
April 27, 2012
Men's Volleyball Bows Out of NCAA Tournament
Springfield, Mass. (4/27/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball season came to a close on Friday after falling to Hunter College, 3-1, in the quarterfinal match of the inaugural NCAA Division III Men’s Volleyball Championship.
April 23, 2012
Vahalla Tabbed AVCA Second-Team All-American
Lexington, Ky. (4/23/12) – Junior Steve Vahalla has been selected as a second-team American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American as announced on Monday.
April 17, 2012
Vahalla Tabbed Kean Athlete of the Week
Union, N.J. (4/17/12) – Junior outside hitter Steve Vahalla has been tabbed as the Kean Athlete of the Week after leading the men’s volleyball to the Skyline Conference Championship this past weekend.
April 15, 2012
NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament Field Announced
INDIANAPOLIS (4/15/12) – The NCAA Division III Men’s Volleyball Committee announced the field of nine teams for the inaugural NCAA Division III Men’s Volleyball Championship at the end of April. In just its second year as a varsity sport, the Kean University men’s volleyball team captured the Skyline Conference title, earning one of six automatic bids to the NCAA tournament.
April 14, 2012
Men's Volleyball Captures Skyline Championship
UNION, N.J. (4/14/12) – In just its second year as a varsity sport, the Kean University men’s volleyball team captured the 2012 Skyline Conference Championship and earned the automatic bid to the first NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championships with a straight-set win (25-21, 25-18, 25-23) over Ramapo College on Saturday evening.
April 14, 2012
Vahalla Named Skyline Player of the Year; Perkins Coach of the Year
NEW YORK, N.Y. (4/14/12) – Junior Steve Vahalla headlined the 2012 Skyline Conference Men’s Volleyball squad, as he was named the Player of the Year, as selected by the conference’s eight head coaches and announced on Saturday morning.
April 11, 2012
Princeton Edges Men's Volleyball, 3-2
Princeton, N.J. (4/11/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team fell in their final regular season match of the season to Division I Princeton University, 3-2, Wednesday evening.
April 3, 2012
Men's Volleyball Falls to Rutgers-Newark
UNION, N.J. (4/3/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team fell to Rutgers-Newark, 3-1, in non-conference action on Tuesday evening. Rutgers-Newark won the first two sets, before closing out the four-set victory over #14 Kean (23-9), in the Cougars final regular season home match.
April 2, 2012
Vahalla Tabbed Skyline Player of the Week
New York, N.Y. (4/2/12) – Junior Steve Vahalla has been named as the Skyline Conference Player of the Week as announced by the conference office on Monday.
April 1, 2012
Men's Volleyball Takes Two In Skyline Action
New York, N.Y. (4/1/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team picked up two wins in their final Skyline Conference regular season matches by defeating both New Jersey City University and Yeshiva University in straight sets Sunday afternoon.
March 31, 2012
Men's Volleyball Sweeps Wells, CCNY in Tri-Match
UNION, N.J. (3/31/12) – In just its second season as a varsity program, the Kean University men’s volleyball eclipsed 20 wins after posting its 20th and 21st wins of the season with a sweep of Wells College and City College of New York in a non-conference tri-match on Saturday afternoon.
March 29, 2012
Men's Volleyball Falls to Ramapo, 3-1
Mahwah, N.J. (3/29/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team suffered their first loss of the season in Skyline Conference play, falling to Ramapo College, 3-1, Thursday evening.
March 26, 2012
Cunningham Named Skyline Rookie of the Week
New York, N.Y. (3/26/12) – Freshman John Cunningham was selected as the Skyline Conference Rookie of the Week as announced by the conference office on Monday.
March 24, 2012
Men's Volleyball Splits in Final Day of Springfield Invitational
Springfield, Mass. (3/24/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team split in their final day of action at the Springfield College Invitational by defeating Wentworth Institute of Technology, 3-1 and falling to #4 Juniata College, 3-0, Saturday afternoon.
March 23, 2012
Men's Volleyball Tops #14 Baruch and Falls to #3 Springfield
Springfield, Mass. (3/23/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team split in action at Springfield College on Friday topping #14 Baruch College, 3-2 and falling to host #3 Springfield, 3-0.
March 20, 2012
Men's Volleyball Falls to Philadelphia Biblical
LANGHORNE, Pa. (3/20/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team dropped a non-conference match to Philadelphia Biblical University, 3-1, on Tuesday evening.
March 12, 2012
Vahalla, Cunningham Earns Skyline Weekly Honors
New York, N.Y. (3/12/12) – Junior Steve Vahalla and freshman John Cunningham have been selected as the Skyline Conference Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively, as announced by the conference office.
March 10, 2012
Men's Volleyball Posts Wins Over Stevenson, Lancaster Bible
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (3/10/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team swept a tri-match at Stevenson University, posting wins over the host Mustangs and Lancaster Bible College.
March 6, 2012
Men's Volleyball Cruises Past Yeshiva
UNION, N.J. (3/6/12) – Rookie John Cunningham had 11 kills to lead the Kean University men’s volleyball team to a straight-set win (25-6, 25-9, 25-11) over Yeshiva University in Skyline Conference action on Tuesday evening.
March 5, 2012
Vahalla, Cunningham Earns Skyline Weekly Honors
New York, N.Y. (3/5/12) – Junior Steve Vahalla and freshman John Cunningham have been selected as the Skyline Conference Men’s Volleyball Player and Rookie of the Week as announced by the conference office on Monday evening.
March 4, 2012
Men's Volleyball Remains Undefeated in Skyline With Wins Over #13 Ramapo and Purchase
UNION, N.J. (3/4/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball remained undefeated in the Skyline Conference, as the Cougars defeated #13 Ramapo College and Purchase College in a conference quad match on Sunday afternoon.
February 28, 2012
Men's Volleyball Posts Straight Set Win Over NYU-Poly
UNION, N.J. (2/28/12) – Junior Steve Vahalla had 10 kills and eight service aces to lead the Kean University men’s volleyball team to a 3-0 win over NYU-Poly in Skyline Conference action on Tuesday evening.
February 27, 2012
Vahalla Tabbed Skyline Player of the Week
New York, N.Y. (2/27/12) – Junior Steve Vahalla has been tabbed as the Skyline Conference Player of the Week as announced by the conference office on Monday.
February 26, 2012
Men's Volleyball Falls to Stevens and Pfeiffer at Baruch Quad
New York, N.Y. (2/26/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team fell to #7 Stevens Institute of Technology and Division II Pfeiffer University in the final day of competition at the Baruch Quad Invitational.
February 25, 2012
Men's Volleyball Upends #5 MIT, Elmira at Baruch Quad Invitational
NEW YORK, N.Y. (2/25/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team posted a 3-1 win over #5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as the Cougars closed out the first day of action with a pair of wins at the Baruch Quad Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
February 23, 2012
Men's Volleyball Remains Undefeated in Skyline Play
Purchase, N.Y. (2/23/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team remained perfect in conference action as they defeated Purchase College, 3-0, Thursday evening.
February 13, 2012
Vahalla, Dunn Earn Weekly Skyline Honors
New York, N.Y. (2/13/12) - Kean University men's volleyball outside hitter Steve Vahalla and setter Ron Dunn were selected as the Skyline Conference Player and Rookie of the Week, respectively, as announced by the conference office.
February 11, 2012
Men's Volleyball Takes Two in Skyline Action
Brooklyn, N.Y. (2/11/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team improved to 6-0 in Skyline Conference play after picking up two wins against The Sage Colleges and the College of Mt. St. Vincent by the scores of 3-2 and 3-0, respectively, Saturday afternoon at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU.
February 9, 2012
Men's Volleyball Cruises Past John Jay in Straight Sets
UNION, N.J. (2/9/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team posted a straight set victory (25-6, 25-16, 25-11) against John Jay College in non-conference action on Thursday evening.
February 8, 2012
Men's Volleyball Defeats Mount Saint Vincent, 3-1
UNION, N.J. (2/8/12) – Seniors Christian Portera and Steve Vahalla combined for 33 kills and four total blocks to lead the Kean University men’s volleyball team to a 3-1 victory (23-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-19) over visiting College of Mount Saint Vincent on Wednesday evening.
February 4, 2012
Men's Volleyball Splits at NYU
New York, N.Y. (2/4/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team split in tri-match action at New York University by defeating SUNYIT, 3-0, and falling to the host, 3-0, Saturday afternoon.
January 31, 2012
Men's Volleyball Blanks Sage, 3-0
Albany, N.Y. (1/31/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team picked up their third straight Skyline Conference win as they defeated host the Sage Colleges, 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-17) Tuesday evening.
January 31, 2012
Farley Named Kean Athlete of the Week
Union, N.J. (1/31/12) – Freshman middle hitter Kyle Farley has been selected as the Kean Athlete of the Week following a 2-1 week for the men’s volleyball team.
January 28, 2012
Men's Volleyball Wins Pair of Skyline Matches
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (1/28/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team recorded a pair of wins in Skyline Conference action, as the Cougars defeated New Jersey City University (3-2) and NYU-Poly (3-0) on Saturday afternoon in a quad-match at New Jersey City University.
January 27, 2012
Men's Volleyball Suffers Five-Set Loss to Rutgers-Newark
Newark, N.J. (1/27/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team suffered a five-set loss in their season opener to Division I Rutgers-Newark (25-20, 25-21, 18-25, 18-25, 15-17) Friday evening.
January 19, 2012
Men's Volleyball Tabbed Second In Skyline Preseason Poll
New York, N.Y. (1/19/12) – The Kean University men’s volleyball team was picked second in the Skyline Conference Coaches Preseason Poll as announced by the conference office on Thursday.
