Carlson is All-MIAC
THURSDAY, NOV 10, 2011 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Olaf junior middle Ari Carlson was named All-MIAC on Wednesday after leading the Ole volleyball team in blocks and hitting percentage.

Carlson is MIAC's hitter of the week
MONDAY, OCT 31, 2011 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Olaf junior middle Ari Carlson was named the MIAC's volleyball hitter of the week on Tuesday, as she led St. Olaf to a three-game winning streak to close the 2011 campaign.


Volleyball closes season with third straight victory
SATURDAY, OCT 29, 2011 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Melissa Burch hit .579 with a match-best 12 kills as St. Olaf finished the season with a three-set MIAC win over Carleton College -- 25-14, 25-23, 25-12 -- to mark the team's third straight victory.

Oles make it two in a row with win at Macalester
WEDNESDAY, OCT 26, 2011 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - Katie Wolfram had 10 kills and Maggie Prunty nine as St. Olaf picked up a three-set MIAC volleyball win at Macalester College on Wednesday night.

Volleyball takes NWC in five
TUESDAY, OCT 25, 2011 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - The St. Olaf volleyball team outlasted Northwestern College in five sets -- 25-19, 20-25, 25-18, 15-25 and 15-12 -- on Tuesday night in a non-conference contest and rematch from the first round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament.

Auggies defeat volleyball team in three
FRIDAY, OCT 21, 2011 — MINNEAPOLIS - Augsburg College swept St. Olaf 27-25, 25-15 and 25-23 in a MIAC volleyball match on Friday night at Si Melby Hall.

Volleyball falls in five at SCU
WEDNESDAY, OCT 19, 2011 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - The St. Olaf volleyball team dropped a five-set match -- 28-26, 25-23, 23-25, 20-25, 15-8 -- at St. Catherine University on Wednesday night, despite a 14-kill night from Ari Carlson.


No. 12 Tommies outlast Oles in five
WEDNESDAY, OCT 12, 2011 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Jill Greenfield had 16 kills to lead five Tommies in double digits as No. 12 St. Thomas outlasted St. Olaf in five sets -- 21-25, 25-6, 14-25, 25-12, 15-5 -- in a MIAC volleyball match on Wednesday night at Skoglund Center.


Blazers bounce volleyball Oles in five
SATURDAY, OCT 8, 2011 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The College of Saint Benedict rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat host St. Olaf in five sets, capped by a 15-12 victory in the decisive fifth, in a MIAC volleyball match on Saturday at Skoglund Center.


Volleyball falls in three to No. 10 Cobbers
FRIDAY, OCT 7, 2011 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - No. 10 Concordia College-Moorhead defeated the St. Olaf volleyball team in straight sets -- 25-21, 25-16, 25-19 -- on Friday night at Skoglund Center.



Volleyball splits first two of latest Wartburg Tourney
FRIDAY, SEP 30, 2011 — WAVERLY, Iowa - The St. Olaf volleyball team lost a four-set match to Cornell College before defeating UW-La Crosse to close the first of two days at the Wartburg College Invitational.

Volleyball makes it two in a row with win at SMU
WEDNESDAY, SEP 28, 2011 — WINONA, Minn. - Ari Carlson had 15 kills and Kristin Boyum 22 digs as St. Olaf won its second straight with a four-set MIAC volleyball win at Saint Mary's University on Wednesday night.



Volleyball gets three-set win at Hamline
SATURDAY, SEP 24, 2011 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - Ari Carlson had 10 kills as St. Olaf earned a three-set sweep of host Hamline University in a MIAC volleyball match on Saturday afternoon at Hutton Arena.

Gustavus outlasts volleyball Oles in five
WEDNESDAY, SEP 21, 2011 — ST. PETER, Minn. - Gustavus Adolphus College outlasted St. Olaf in a five-set MIAC volleyball match on Wednesday night at Gus Young Court.

Oles split first two at UW-Whitewater
FRIDAY, SEP 16, 2011 — WHITEWATER, Wis. - St. Olaf defeated 17th-ranked UW-Platteville in straight sets before losing a three-set match to No. 22 and host UW-Whitewater in the first two rounds of the UW-Whitewater Invitational on Friday evening at Kris Russell Arena.

Volleyball tipped by BU
WEDNESDAY, SEP 14, 2011 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Bethel University outlasted St. Olaf 25-22, 25-20, 22-25 and 25-17 in a MIAC volleyball match on Wednesday night at Skoglund Center.



Volleyball drops final two in Waverly
SATURDAY, SEP 10, 2011 — WAVERLY, Iowa - The St. Olaf volleyball team dropped its final two at the Wartburg Invitational on Saturday, losing a pair of four-set matches to No. 15 Concordia College-Moorhead and Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Volleyball sweeps Knox, falls to 24th-ranked Wartburg
FRIDAY, SEP 9, 2011 — WAVERLY, Iowa - The No. 21 St. Olaf volleyball team cruised past Knox College in straight sets on Friday afternoon before falling to No. 24 and host Wartburg College in the nightcap in the first two rounds of the Wartburg Invitational.

Ole volleyball tops Bethany Lutheran, Martin Luther
FRIDAY, SEP 2, 2011 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - No. 16 St. Olaf defeated Bethany Lutheran in four and Martin Luther in straight sets to complete its St. Olaf Invitational schedule on Friday night at Skoglund Center.



Oles drop opener to CSS, beat Crown
THURSDAY, SEP 1, 2011 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The 16th-ranked St. Olaf volleyball team dropped its 2011 opener, in three sets, to the College of St. Scholastica on Thursday before dropping Crown College in three sets to end the day.



Volleyball ranked 16th in AVCA preseason poll
THURSDAY, AUG 18, 2011 — LEXINGTON, Ky. - The St. Olaf volleyball team was ranked 16th in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division III preseason poll.



Smisek and Prunty are named second, third team AVCA All-America
WEDNESDAY, NOV 17, 2010 — LEXINGTON, Ky. - St. Olaf senior outside hitter Kim Smisek was named American Volleyball Coaches Association second team All-America while senior setter Kelly Prunty was a third team seletion, the group announced on Tuesday.

Tommies deny Oles' quest for regional title
SUNDAY, NOV 14, 2010 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - Host No. 12 St. Thomas overcame sizable deficits in each of the first two sets to defeat No. 11 St. Olaf in three -- 25-21, 27-25, 25-14 -- to claim a regional title in the NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship on Sunday at the Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex.

Volleyball advances to round of 16 with sweep of Whitworth
SATURDAY, NOV 13, 2010 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - The 11th-ranked St. Olaf volleyball team swept Whitworth University -- 25-17, 25-17, 25-11 -- in the second round of the NCAA Division III Championship to advance to the round of 16.

Oles win NCAA opener over Northwestern
FRIDAY, NOV 12, 2010 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - The 11th-ranked St. Olaf volleyball team outlasted Northwestern College in five sets -- 28-26, 25-23, 25-27, 23-25, 15-12 -- in the first round of the NCAA Division III championship on Friday.

Volleyball to open against Northwestern in first round of NCAA's
MONDAY, NOV 8, 2010 — INDIANAPOLIS - The St. Olaf volleyball team will play Northwestern College in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship on Friday at the University of St. Thomas.

Smisek's 17 kills leads Oles past UST in straight sets to claim MIAC playoffs title
SATURDAY, NOV 6, 2010 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Kim Smisek had 17 kills as No. 12 St. Olaf defeated No. 11 St. Thomas in three sets -- 25-22, 25-18, 25-22 -- to claim the MIAC's playoff title on Saturday night at Skoglund Center.



#12 Oles defeat Saint Benedict 3-2 in MIAC Playoffs Semifinals
THURSDAY, NOV 4, 2010 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Kim Smisek had 20 kills and 12 digs as No. 12 and top-seeded St. Olaf beat fifth-seeded Saint Benedict 25-17, 22-25, 25-23, 18-25 and 15-8 in the MIAC Playoffs semifinals on Thursday evening at Skoglund Center.

Book is coach of the year while Smisek, Prunty and Carlson earn All-MIAC honors
WEDNESDAY, NOV 3, 2010 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - Cindy Book earned her fourth MIAC coach of the year honor while three Oles -- Kim Smisek, Kelly Prunty and Ari Carlson -- were named to the league's all-conference team on Wednesday.

Champions! Oles share MIAC volleyball crown with sweep of Carleton
SATURDAY, OCT 30, 2010 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Kim Smisek's 12 kills helped 11th-ranked St. Olaf defeat Carleton College in three sets -- 25-21, 25-19, 25-11 -- to share the MIAC regular season title. The MIAC regular season championship is the sixth in school history and first since 2001.