| Puschak
Named to 2009 ESPN-The Magazine Academic All District
Volleyball Team
PHILADELPHIA,
PA (November 5, 2009)–
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women’s
volleyball player Christine Puschak (Conestoga
Valley High School/Leola, Pa.) was named today
to the 2009 ESPN-The Magazine College Division Academic
All-District 2 Volleyball Team as a First Team Selection.
Puschak
become the second volleyball player in program history
to earn First Team Academic All-District honors, following
in the footsteps of Emily Roth' 08. Roth earned first team
honors in 2004 and again in 2005, and was later named to
the national Academic All-America team in 2005.............more
Deacons
Defeat Devils in Five (10/24/09)
Christine
Puschak and Cady Rich combined
for 32 kills and senior Kirsten Lechner recorded
a double-double but the University of the Sciences
in Philadelphia women's volleyball team lost to Bloomfield
College 3-2 (25-15, 23-25, 23-25, 25-22, 16-14) Saturday
at the Bobby Morgan Arena in Philadelphia.
The
loss drops the Devils record to 9-13 overall and 9-8 in
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference games. Bloomfield
improves 8-18 overall and 8-10 in league play. Despite
the loss, the Devils are still tied for third place in
the CACC southern division as both Holy Family University
(9-8 CACC) and Wilmington University (9-9 CACC) lost their
matches today...more
Devils
Back on Winning Track with Victory over Griffins (10/27/09)
The
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's volleyball
team got back on the winning track with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-11,
25-17) sweep of Chestnut Hill College Tuesday night at
the Sorgenti Arena on Chestnut Hill College's campus.
The
win improves the Devils record to 9-12 overall and 9-7
in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference games. The Griffins
fall to 4-22 overall and 0-15 in league play. The win also
moves the Devils one full game ahead of Wilmington University
in the chase for the final playoff spot in the CACC southern
division............more
Caldwell
Defeats USP 3-1 (10/24/09)
The
Caldwell College Cougars handed the University of the Sciences
in Philadelphia women's volleyball team their second consecutive
loss Saturday afternoon, defeating the Devils 3-1 (25-20,
25-27, 25-17, 25-22) at the Newman Center in Caldwell,
New Jersey.
The
loss drops USP's record to 8-12 overall and 8-7 in Central
Atlantic collegiate conference games. Caldwell improves
to 14-11 overall and 12-3 in league play...........more
Lions
Sweep Devils (10/22/09)
The
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's volleyball
team had their modest two-game winning streak snapped Thursday
night as Georgian court University defeated the Devils
3-0 (25-23, 26-24, 25-20) at the GCU Wellness Center in
Lakewood, New Jersey.
The
loss drops the Devils record to 8-11 overall and 8-6 in
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference games. Georgian
Court improves to 18-8 overall and 13-0 in league play........more
Devils
Strike Down Lightning (10/20/09)
Cady
Rich and Sarah Hickman both
broke their own three-match school records as the University
of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's volleyball
team completed a sweep of the season series against
Goldey-Beacom College with a 3-0 (25-23, 25-13, 25-18)
win Tuesday night at the Bobby Morgan Arena in Philadelphia.
The
win improves the Devils record to 8-10 overall and 8-5
in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference matches. USP's
eight conference wins, equals their 2008 total and moves
the Devils a 1/2 game ahead of Holy Family University into
third place in the CACC Southern Division standings. The
top four teams in the division qualify for playoffs..........more
Devils
Back on Winning Track with Sweep of Clippers (10/17/09)
The
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's volleyball
team got back on the winning track Saturday afternoon,
defeating Concordia College 3-0 (34-32, 25-18, 25-23) in
a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference match in Bronxville,
New York.
The
Devils improve to 7-10 overall and 7-5 in CACC matches.
Concordia falls to 0-18 overall and 0-12 in league play..........more
Lechner
records 500th Career Kill but Devils Lose to Rams (10/15/09)
Senior
Kirsten Lechner recorded her 500th
career kill in Thursday night's women's volleyball match against
Philadelphia University. However, the Rams went on to defeat
the Devils 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-22) at USP's Bobby Morgan
Arena.
The
loss drops the Devils to 6-10 overall and 6-5 in Central Atlantic
Collegiate Conference games..........more
Millersville
Rallies to Defeat Devils (10/14/09)
Juniors
Christine Puschak and
Cady Rich combined for 33 kills but it was not
enough as Millersville University rallied from a two-set deficit
to defeat the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's
volleyball team Wednesday night 3-2 at the Bobby Morgan Arena
in Philadelphia.
The
Devils took the first two sets 25-18 and 25-21 before dropping
the next two 25-20 and 25-14. In the fifth set, the Devils
rallied from a five point deficit to tie the score late in
the set before the Marauders pulled out the win, 16-14 to
take the match. The Devils drop to 6-9 on the season with
the loss..........more
Devils
Drop Third Straight Match (10/13/09)
West
Chester University handed the University of the Sciences in
Philadelphia women's volleyball team their third consecutive
loss Tuesday night, defeating the Devils 3-0 (25-17, 25-15,
25-11) at Hollinger Field House in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
The
loss drops the Devils record to 6-8 while the Golden Rams
improve to 13-11.........more
Chargers
Defeat Devils (10/10/09)
The University
of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's volleyball team dropped
their second consecutive match Saturday afternoon, losing
to Dominican College 3-1 (25-16, 25-17, 22-25, 25-22) at the
Hennessy Center in Orangeburg, New York.
The
loss drops the Devils record to 6-7 overall and 6-4 in Central
Atlantic Collegiate Conference games. The Chargers improve
to 14-8 overall and 8-3 in CACC matches.........more
Wildcats
Snap Devils Win Streak (10/8/09)
Wilmington
University snapped the University of the Sciences women's
volleyball team's winning streak at four games Thursday night
as they handed the Devils a 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 26-24) defeat
at the Pratt Center in New Castle, Delaware.
The
Devils drop to 6-6 overall and 6-3 in Central Atlantic Collegiate
Conference games. ........more
USP
Defeats Tigers for Fourth Straight Win (10/6/09)
The University
of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's volleyball team earned
their fourth straight win Tuesday night as they defeated Central
Atlantic Collegiate Conference southern division rival Holy
Family University 3-1 at the Bobby Morgan Arena in Philadelphia.
The
Devils improve to 6-5 overall with the win and 6-2 in CACC
matches. The Tigers drop to 7-15 overall and 5-3 in league
play. The two team split the first two sets with the Devils
winning the opener, 25-21 and Holy Family the second 25-15.
The Devils then won the next two sets, 25-18 and 26-24 to
secure the win, their first over the Tigers since the 2006
season........more
Devils
Win third Straight Match (10/3/09)
Juniors
Christine Puschak and
Cady Rich combined for 31 kills as the University
of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's volleyball team won
their third consecutive match , defeating Felician College
3-1 Saturday afternoon at the Bobby Morgan Arena in Philadelphia.
Unlike
their last two wins, the Devils needed only four sets to earn
this one, instead of five, taking the first set 25-20 and
then losing the second by the same margin, 25-20. USP won
the third set 25-16 and held off a late comeback rally by
the Golden Falcons to take the fourth and final set 27-25.
USP improves to 5-5 overall and 5-2 in Central Atlantic Collegiate
Conference games. Felician falls to 3-12 overall and 2-6 in
CACC matches........more
Devils
Come from Behind to Defeat Griffins (9/29/09)
Junior
Cady Rich set three single match records and
freshman Stacey Wooden added a fourth
as the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia women's
volleyball team rallied from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Chestnut
Hill College 3-2 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
match Tuesday night at the Bobby Morgan Arena in Philadelphia.
The
win improves the Devils record to 4-5 overall and 4-2 in CACC
contests.......more
Devils
Outlast Warriors (9/26/09)
Junior
Christine Puschak recorded 19 kills
and senior Kirsten Lechner recorded
her fourth double-double of the season as the University of
the Sciences in Philadelphia women's volleyball team defeated
Nyack College 3-2 in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
(CACC) inter-divisional match Saturday at the Bobby Morgan
Arena.
The
Devils dropped the first set 25-22 to the Warriors but rebounded
to take the next two 25-17 and 25-19. Nyack eked out a win
in set four 25-22 to force a fifth and final set, which the
Devils controlled for the opening rally to win 15-9. USP improves
to 3-5 overall and 3-2 in CACC matches with the win. Nyack
falls to 2-5 overall and 1-4 in league play.......more
Lions
Produce a Sweep in the Devils Den (9/24/09)
In
a match which saw both teams combine for over 50 attack errors
and 17 service errors, Georgian Court University came away
with a 3-0 win over the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
women's volleyball team Thursday night at the Bobby Morgan
Arena in Philadelphia.
The
loss drops the Devils record to 2-5 overall and 1-3 in Central
Atlantic Collegiate Conference games. The Lions improve to
8-7 overall and 4-0 in league play with the three set sweep,
winning with scores of 25-20, 25-22 and 25-21........more
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