Oles top Tommies in five to advance to MIAC final
THURSDAY, NOV 5, 2009 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - Kim Smisek had 26 kills as 21st-ranked St. Olaf overcame a 14-11 deficit in the decisive fifth set to defeat ninth-ranked St. Thomas on Thursday night in the semifinal round of the MIAC Playoffs.

Prunty, Smisek are All-MIAC
WEDNESDAY, NOV 4, 2009 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Olaf juniors Kelly Prunty and Kim Smisek were named to the MIAC's volleyball all-conference team on Wednesday after the tandem helped lead St. Olaf to a third place finish in the league.

Oles cruise in first round of MIAC's
TUESDAY, NOV 3, 2009 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Kim Smisek had 19 kills to lead St. Olaf to a three-set win over Saint Mary's University on Tuesday night in the first round of the MIAC Playoffs at the Skoglund Center.

Prunty is MIAC's setter of the week
MONDAY, NOV 2, 2009 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Olaf junior setter Kelly Prunty was named the MIAC's setter of the week on Monday after she helped the Oles to a pair of four-set MIAC wins last week.

Volleyball wraps up regular season with four-set win over Carleton
SATURDAY, OCT 31, 2009 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Kim Smisek had 17 kills to lead four St. Olaf players in double digits for kills in the Oles' four-set win over host Carleton on Saturday in the team's final regular season match.

Volleyball rallies to upend SMU in four
WEDNESDAY, OCT 28, 2009 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The 22nd-ranked St. Olaf volleyball team defeated Saint Mary's University in four sets behind Kim Smisek's 24 kills on Wednesday at Skoglund Center.

Volleyball has streak snapped by Saint Ben's
FRIDAY, OCT 23, 2009 — ST. JOSEPH, Minn. - The 23rd-ranked St. Olaf volleyball team lost a three-set match at the 16th-ranked College of Saint Benedict on Friday, snapping the Oles' 15-match winning streak.

Volleyball Oles get key win at No. 22 Concordia to run streak to 15
WEDNESDAY, OCT 21, 2009 — MOORHEAD, Minn. - The 23rd-ranked St. Olaf volleyball team defeated 22nd-ranked Concordia College-Moorhead in four sets on Wednesday night to extend its winning streak to 15.

Olson's 17 kills lead Oles past Hamline
WEDNESDAY, OCT 14, 2009 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Paige Olson had 17 kills to lead 25th-ranked St. Olaf to a four-set MIAC volleyball win over visiting Hamline on Wednesday night, giving the Oles their 14th straight victory.

Oles top Auggies to run streak to 13
SATURDAY, OCT 10, 2009 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The 25th-ranked St. Olaf volleyball team won its 13th in a row with a three-set sweep (25-22, 25-18, 25-19) of Augsburg College on Saturday at Skoglund Center.

25th-ranked volleyball cruises past Royals for 12th straight win
WEDNESDAY, OCT 7, 2009 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Kim Smisek had 14 and Melissa Burch 11 kills as 25th-ranked St. Olaf cruised past Bethel University 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-14) in a MIAC volleyball match on Wednesday night at Skoglund Center.

Smisek is AVCA's Division III national player of the week
TUESDAY, OCT 6, 2009 — LEXINGTON, Ky. - St. Olaf junior Kim Smisek was named the AVCA Division III player of the week on Tuesday after she averaged 5.79 kills/set and hit .366 in the Oles' 5-0 week.

Smisek is MIAC's hitter of the week
MONDAY, OCT 5, 2009 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Olaf junior outside hitter Kim Smisek was named the MIAC's hitter of the week after she led the Oles to a 5-0 week and was named to the All-Tournament Team at the MIAC-IIAC Border Battle.

Oles sweep Cornell, Buena Vista to finish Border Battle 4-0
SATURDAY, OCT 3, 2009 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The St. Olaf volleyball team used 27-25 wins in the first two sets to defeat Cornell College, and then cruised to a three-set win over Buena Vista University on Saturday to finish the IIAC-MIAC Border Battle 4-0.

Behind Smisek's 27 and 31 kills, volleyball wins twice
FRIDAY, OCT 2, 2009 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Kim Smisek had 27 and 31 kills to lead St. Olaf to a three-set win over the University of Dubuque and a five-set win over Luther College on Friday in the first two rounds of the IIAC-MIAC Border Battle at Skoglund Center.

Volleyball rallies past Gusties in five
WEDNESDAY, SEP 30, 2009 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Kim Smisek's 20 kills help St. Olaf outlast Gustavus Adolphus College in a five-set volleyball win on Wednesday night at Skoglund Center.

Volleyball past St. Catherine in four sets
SATURDAY, SEP 26, 2009 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - Kim Smisek had 19 kills and 15 digs as St. Olaf earned a four-set volleyball win on Saturday over host St. Catherine University.

Volleyball gets first league win in sweep over Macalester
WEDNESDAY, SEP 23, 2009 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - The St. Olaf volleyball team earned its first league win of the year with a three-set sweep Macalester College on Wednesday night behind Kim Smisek's 17 kills.

Smisek is MIAC's co-hitter of the week
MONDAY, SEP 21, 2009 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Olaf junior outside hitter Kim Smisek was named the MIAC's co-hitter of the week on Monday, after she collected her 1,000th career kill during the week and helped the Oles to a 4-1 record.

Oles improves to 12-2 with tourney title, two more wins in St. Joseph
SATURDAY, SEP 19, 2009 — ST. JOESPH, Minn. - The St. Olaf volleyball team defeated UM-Morris and Crown College in three sets on Saturday at the College of Saint Benedict Invitational to improve to 12-2.

Smisek gets 1,000th career kill in Oles' win over BLC
FRIDAY, SEP 18, 2009 — ST. JOSEPH, Minn. - Kim Smisek's first of her 11 kills in the St. Olaf volleyball team's three-set sweep of Bethany Lutheran College on Friday gave her 1,000 for her career. She is the eighth player in school history to accomplish the feat.

Volleyball battles No. 6 Tommies tough, but loses in four
WEDNESDAY, SEP 16, 2009 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Sixth-ranked St. Thomas outlasted the St. Olaf volleyball team in four sets -- 30-28, 23-25, 14-25 and 18-25 -- on Wednesday night at Skoglund Center despite a match-high 22 kills from the Oles' Kim Smisek.

Volleyball drops first match of season, beats Finlandia in second match of day
SATURDAY, SEP 12, 2009 — MENOMONIE, Wis. - Viterbo College defeated the St. Olaf College volleyball team in four sets on Saturday morning, handing the Oles their first loss of 2009. St. Olaf then defeated Finlandia in three sets to close the day.

Ole volleyball team sweeps to stay perfect
FRIDAY, SEP 11, 2009 — MENOMONIE, Wis. - The St. Olaf volleyball team rode Kim Smisek for 20 and 13 kills in a pair of victories - over Luther College and host UW-Stout - on Friday night to stay undefeated at 7-0.

Volleyball's Prunty is MIAC's setter of the week
TUESDAY, SEP 8, 2009 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Olaf junior setter Kelly Prunty was named the MIAC's setter of the week after she helped lead the Oles to a 5-0 start to the season, including a 4-0 record in the St. Olaf/Carleton Tournament over the weekend.

Oles win twice more to get to 5-0
SATURDAY, SEP 5, 2009 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - St. Olaf picked up a pair of non-conference volleyball wins on Saturday, over Crown College and Buena Vista University, to move to 5-0.

Volleyball over Northwestern, Martin Luther
FRIDAY, SEP 4, 2009 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The St. Olaf volleyball team moved to 3-0 with a four-set win over Northwestern College and a three-set sweep of Martin Luther College on Friday.

Volleyball opens season with win at Gustavus
TUESDAY, SEP 1, 2009 — ST. PETER, Minn. - The St. Olaf volleyball team defeated host Gustavus Adolphus College in four sets -- 25-16, 25-18, 21-25 and 25-20 -- on Tuesday night to open the 2009 season.

2009 St. Olaf volleyball preview
MONDAY, AUG 31, 2009 — NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The St. Olaf volleyball team enters 2009 with a balanced roster stocked with quality returners and three first year attackers that head coach Cindy Book, in her 17th season leading the Oles, hopes can lead her team to the NCAA's.

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.