https://www.mascac.com en-us https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/Geary_MMA Jenna-Lynn Geary, who has served for the past two seasons as an assistant volleyball coach at Massachusetts Maritime, has been promoted to the position of Head Volleyball Coach at the Academy. Geary’s appointment, which is effective immediately, was announced by Buccaneer Director of Athletics Garin Veris. Thu, 01 Jun 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/Geary_MMA https://www.mascac.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/Female_Scholar_Athlete After having four successful years as a volleyball and basketball student-athlete, Framingham State's Alycia Rackliffe has earned the 2017 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor which is determined by the eight Athletic Directors from around the league. Tue, 30 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wbkb/2016-17/releases/Female_Scholar_Athlete https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/Brain_Family Meaghan Brain has become friendly with numerous fellow students during her nearly four years at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. There is one student on campus, though, who needed no introduction to the 2013 Whitman-Hanson Regional High School graduate. Fri, 14 Apr 2017 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/Brain_Family https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/2016_Fall_All-Academic A total of 690 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s Fall 2016 All-Academic Team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann. Wed, 25 Jan 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/2016_Fall_All-Academic https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/Fall_Recap Check out a full recap of all the exciting events of the 2016 MASCAC Fall Championships from cross country, field hockey, football, soccer and volleyball. Wed, 07 Dec 2016 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/Fall_Recap https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/2016_Fall_Sportsmanship 46 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2016 Fall Sportsmanship Team. Tue, 29 Nov 2016 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/2016_Fall_Sportsmanship https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/Fall_Howard_C_Smith_Standings With the end of the fall regular season, Worcester State has the most points in the first round of the Howard C. Smith Cup standings. The Smith Cup is awarded annually to the member institution which compiles the most points based on the placement of each of its programs competing in the 15 league championship sports. Tue, 15 Nov 2016 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/Fall_Howard_C_Smith_Standings https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/Rackliffe_AVCA Senior right side Alycia Rackliffe has been selected to the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III All-New England Region Team as well as an AVCA Division III Honorable Mention All-America. Tue, 15 Nov 2016 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/Rackliffe_AVCA https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/DIII_VB_Tourney The 2016 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Volleyball Regular Season and Tournament Champion Framingham State University Rams will make their third straight appearance in the NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship Tournament this weekend in Medford at Tufts University. Mon, 07 Nov 2016 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/DIII_VB_Tourney https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Weekly_Report_11-7 Alycia Rackliffe of Framingham State earns MASCAC Volleyball Player of the Week after leading her team to the MASCAC Tournament title. Joining her as Rookie of the Week is Erin Clifford of Bridgewater State. Mon, 07 Nov 2016 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Weekly_Report_11-7 https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Championship The Framingham State volleyball team has won the 2016 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Tournament Championship after defeating #3 seed MCLA 3-0 in the championship round Saturday afternoon in Framingham. Sat, 05 Nov 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Championship https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/ECAC_POW Three MASCAC student-athletes have earned weekly accolades for their respective sports given out by the Eastern College Athletic Conference which were announced this week. Thu, 03 Nov 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/ECAC_POW https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/16_VB_All-Conference Alycia Rackliffe of Framingham State has been named the 2016 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Year and headlines the All-Conference team which is voted on by coaches from around the conference. Wed, 02 Nov 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/16_VB_All-Conference https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_QF After winning their respective quarterfinal matches on Wednesday night, the Bridgewater State Bears and MCLA Trailblazers are heading to the MASCAC Volleyball Tournament semifinals which will be played Saturday at Framingham State. Wed, 02 Nov 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_QF https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Weekly_Report_10-31 For the third straight week, the duo of Framingham State's Alycia Rackliffe and Bridgewater State's Erin Clifford have earned the MASCAC Volleyball Player and Rookie of the Week. Mon, 31 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Weekly_Report_10-31 https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Preview The Framingham State Rams volleyball team has earned the top seed in the 2016 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Tournament which will start on Wednesday with the quarterfinals rounds Sat, 29 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Preview https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/ECAC_POW_10-27 Senior right side Alycia Rackliffe has been named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Player of the Week for the week ending October 22nd. Thu, 27 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/ECAC_POW_10-27 https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Weekly_Report_10-24 Alycia Rackliffe of Framingham State and Erin Clifford of Bridgewater State take home the MASCAC Volleyball Player and Rookie of the Week for the second straight week as a duo. Mon, 24 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Weekly_Report_10-24 https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/MASCAC_Made/Amanda_Beckwith Volleyball wasn’t her sport. When she was a kid growing up in Hawley, Mass., MCLA volleyball coach Amanda Beckwith was ingrained with the fact she was meant to play basketball. Taller than the other kids and having a teacher who coached basketball at the high school level pushed her into the sport. Wed, 19 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/MASCAC_Made/Amanda_Beckwith https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/Bourne_Enterprise_Ruggeri Massachusetts Maritime Academy has always played a large role in her life. This fall Bourne High School graduate Tina Ruggeri joined the corps of cadets, carrying on a family tradition. Her grandfather, Don Ruggeri, was the head coach of the Buccaneer football team from 1973 to 2000, posting 144 victories and winning the New England Football Conference Championship in 1977 and 1983. Her godfather, Sarkis Nahigian, was a four-year letter winner for the Buccaneer baseball team. Her mother and aunt currently work at the academy and her cousin Jack Koss is a fellow freshman. Tue, 18 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/Bourne_Enterprise_Ruggeri https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Weekly_Report_10-17 Alycia Rackliffe of Framingham State and Erin Clifford of Bridgewater State take home the MASCAC Volleyball Player and Rookie of the Week. Mon, 17 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Weekly_Report_10-17 https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Weekly_Report_10-10 Alycia Rackliffe of Framingham State and Paige Donahue of Westfield State are the MASCAC Volleyball Player and Rookie of the Week honorees. Mon, 10 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Weekly_Report_10-10 https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/Cape_Cod_Times_Harrison_MMA One of the main bright spots for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy women’s volleyball team has been the standout play of freshman outside hitter Marie Harrison. Thu, 06 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/Cape_Cod_Times_Harrison_MMA https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_POW_10-3 Allison Clark of MCLA and Erin Clifford of Bridgewater State have earned the MASCAC Volleyball Player and Rookie of the Week accolades. Mon, 03 Oct 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_POW_10-3 https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/Rackliffe_ECAC Senior right side Alycia Rackliffe has been named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Player of the Week for the third straight week to start the 2016 season. Wed, 28 Sep 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/Rackliffe_ECAC https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Weekly_Report_9-26 Alycia Rackliffe of Framingham State for the fourth straight week has earned the MASCAC Volleyball Player of the Week honors. Joining Rackliffe is Marie Harrison of Massachusetts Maritime as Rookie of the Week. Mon, 26 Sep 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Weekly_Report_9-26 https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/ECAC_POW_9-22 Framingham State's Alycia Rackliffe and Jana Paecht have been named the Eastern College Athletic Conference Player and Rookie of the Week for their respective sports of volleyball and women's soccer. Thu, 22 Sep 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2016-17_News/ECAC_POW_9-22 https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Weekly_Report_9-19 Alycia Rackliffe earns her third straight MASCAC Volleyball Player of the Week honor while Natasha Belardo of Westfield State is named the Rookie of the Week. Mon, 19 Sep 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Weekly_Report_9-19 https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Weekly_Report_9-12 For the second straight week, Alycia Rackliffe of Framingham State has earned the MASCAC Volleyball Player of the Week honors while Sarah Powers of Worcester State joins her as the Rookie of the Week. Mon, 12 Sep 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_Weekly_Report_9-12 https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_POW_9-5 Alycia Rackliffe of Framingham State and Haley Reed of Salem State are the first MASCAC Volleyball Player and Rookie of the Week honorees of the 2016 season. Mon, 05 Sep 2016 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/wvball/2016-17/releases/VB_POW_9-5