Levin earns AVCA all-region honorable mention
THURSDAY, NOV 13, 2008 — LEXINGTON, Ky. - St. Olaf senior middle Jess Levin was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Central Region honorable mention selection on Thursday.

Oles win first set, but No. 6 St. Thomas prevails
THURSDAY, NOV 6, 2008 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - The St. Olaf volleyball team took the first set, but sixth-ranked St. Thomas won the next three in a MIAC Playoffs semifinal win over the Oles on Thursday night at Schoenecker Arena.

Levin, Prunty named All-MIAC
WEDNESDAY, NOV 5, 2008 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - Senior middle hitter Jess Levin and sophomore setter Kelly Prunty were named to the MIAC's all-conference team on Wednesday, assistant league director Matt Ten Haken announced.

Volleyball beats No. 15 Concordia in MIAC's first round
TUESDAY, NOV 4, 2008 — MOORHEAD, Minn. - The St. Olaf volleyball team defeated 15th-ranked and fourth-seeded Concordia College-Moorhead in five sets - 25-20, 25-22, 22-25, 23-25 and 15-7 - in the first round of the MIAC Playoffs on Tuesday night.

Volleyball raillies, but falls to Knights in five
SATURDAY, NOV 1, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Visiting St. Olaf erased a two-set deficit to force a fifth, but lost 15-9 in the finale to Carleton College on Saturday night in an MIAC volleyball match, the last of the regular season.

Volleyball clinches playoff berth with win over Hamline
WEDNESDAY, OCT 29, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Jess Levin hit .567 with 19 kills to lead St. Olaf to a 25-15, 20-25, 25-17 and 25-16 victory over visiting Hamline University on Wednesday night at Skoglund Center, and a trip to the six-team MIAC playoffs.

Volleyball cruises to three-set win over BU
FRIDAY, OCT 24, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Kim Smisek had 13 and Jess Levin 11 kills as the St. Olaf volleyball team defeated Bethel University 25-21, 25-17 and 25-15 on Friday at Skoglund Center.

Volleyball sweeps Macalester
WEDNESDAY, OCT 22, 2008 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - Jess Levin had 12 kills, hitting .526, to lead the St. Olaf volleyball team to a 25-12, 25-14 and 17-25 win over host Macalester on Wednesday night at the Lenard Center.

Volleyball tipped by Auggies in fifth set
WEDNESDAY, OCT 15, 2008 — MINNEAPOLIS - Augsburg College rallied to score the final four points in the deciding set to defeat the St. Olaf volleyball team 18-25, 27-25, 25-15, 13-25 and 15-12 on Wednesday night.

Prunty, Levin earn co-player of the week honors
MONDAY, OCT 13, 2008 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - Senior middle Jess Levin was named the MIAC's Co-Hitter of the Week while sophomore setter Kelly Prunty was named the leagues Co-Setter of the Week after each helped the Oles to a five wins in a four-day stretch.

Volleyball wins two in final day at Border Battle
SATURDAY, OCT 11, 2008 — MOUNT VERNON, Iowa - The St. Olaf volleyball team extended its winning streak to five with a pair of three-set wins, over Buena Vista University and Luther College, in the final day of the IIAC-MIAC Border Battle on Saturday afternoon.

Levin leads Oles past Cornell
FRIDAY, OCT 10, 2008 — MOUNT VERNON, Iowa - Jess Levin had a career-high 24 kills to lead St. Olaf to a five-set volleyball win over Cornell College and a team-best nine kills in a sweep of the University of Dubuque on Friday in the first two rounds of the IIAC-MIAC Border Battle.

Volleyball snaps skid with five-set win over SMU
WEDNESDAY, OCT 8, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Jane Meyer had 23 kills as the St. Olaf volleyball team defeated Saint Mary's University on Wednesday night in five sets to stop a five-game losing streak.

Oles' heartbroken in fifth again, Cobbers prevail
FRIDAY, OCT 3, 2008 — MOORHEAD, Minn. - The St. Olaf volleyball team traded games with its second ranked opponent in as three days but, like in Wednesday's loss at No. 22, the Oles dropped a five-set match to No. 15 Concordia College on Friday night.

Volleyball rallies, falls in five
WEDNESDAY, OCT 1, 2008 — ST. JOSEPH, Minn. - The St. Olaf volleyball team rallied from down 2-0 to force a fifth set, but fell in the finale 15-8, at No. 22 Saint Ben's on Wednesday night.

Volleyball drops final two at Central Invite
SATURDAY, SEP 27, 2008 — PELLA, Iowa - The St. Olaf volleyball team lost its final two games - to Wis.-Eau Claire in five sets and Wis.-River Falls in four sets - at the Central College Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

Volleyball defeats BVU, loses five-set match to host Central
FRIDAY, SEP 26, 2008 — PELLA, Iowa - The St. Olaf volleyball team defeated Buena Vista University in three sets before dropping a five-set match to host Central College on Friday.

Volleyball downs Gusties in five
WEDNESDAY, SEP 24, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Kim Smisek had 20 kills and Jess Levin 19 as the St. Olaf volleyball team defeated Gustavus Adolphus College in five sets at Skoglund Center on Wednesday night.

Women's volleyball over St. Kate's 3-1
FRIDAY, SEP 19, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - St. Olaf dropped the first game - 25-18 - but rallied to win the final three in the four game match to secure the win against visiting St. Catherine - 25-17,25-18,25-21.

No. 8 Tommies outlast Oles
WEDNESDAY, SEP 17, 2008 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - No. 8 St. Thomas outlasted visiting St. Olaf in four sets - 25-22, 22-25, 25-23 and 25-19 - for an MIAC volleyball win on Wednesday night.

Volleyball drops two
SATURDAY, SEP 13, 2008 — ST. JOSEPH, Minn. - The St. Olaf volleyball team dropped two in the final day of the College of Saint Benedict Invitational, falling in five sets to Hamline before a four-set loss to Wis.-Eau Claire.

Volleyball suffers first loss, rebounds in second round
FRIDAY, SEP 12, 2008 — ST. JOSEPH, Minn. - The College of Saint Benedict dealt St. Olaf its first volleyball loss on Friday afternoon before the Oles rebounded with a three-set win over Bethany Lutheran in the nightcap.

Levin is MIAC's Co-Hitter of the Week
MONDAY, SEP 8, 2008 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Olaf senior middle blocker Jess Levin was named the MIAC's Co-Hitter of the Week on Monday, after leading the Oles' to a 4-0 weekend as a member of the All-Tournament Team at the Wis.-River Falls Invatational.

Oles drop HU, BU to stay unbeaten
SATURDAY, SEP 6, 2008 — RIVER FALLS, Minn. - The St. Olaf volleyball team defeated MIAC foes - Hamline University and Bethel University - in the final two rounds of the Wis.-River Falls Tournament to improve to 8-0.

Volleyball wins two at River Falls Tournament
FRIDAY, SEP 5, 2008 — RIVER FALLS, Wis. - Kim Smisek had 16 kills in each match to lead St. Olaf to a three-set win over the College of St. Catherine and a four-set win over Bethany Lutheran College on Friday at the Wis.-River Falls Invitational.

Volleyball beats BVU, Crown in three
SATURDAY, AUG 30, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The St. Olaf volleyball team beat Buena Vista University and Crown College in three sets on Saturday at Carleton's West Gymnasium to finish the St. Olaf/Carleton Invitational 4-0.

Book gets 600th career win as Oles coast to two wins
FRIDAY, AUG 29, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The St. Olaf volleyball team earned a pair of three-set wins, over Northwestern College and Martin Luther College, to get co-head coach Cindy Book her 600th and 601st career wins.

2008 St. Olaf Volleyball Preview
WEDNESDAY, AUG 27, 2008 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - If the 2008 St. Olaf College volleyball season looks like the final eight games of 2007, it will be a good fall.