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Saturday, August 302008-09 Season Information
The tentative date/location for the annual MACVC meeting will be Dec 7th at 11am at Villanova University in Bartley Hall Room 2010. Please make every effort to attend to understand the operations of the MACVC. There will be an opportunity to do scheduling with teams at this meeting as well.
There is a request for dues and waiver forms on the website (see Handouts tab http://www.eteamz.com/macvc/handouts/). For now, please send the MACVC your contact information for the 2008-09 season. If you are hosting a fall tournament & wish that the information be posted on this website please send details of your event (at a minimum contact name & date).
Contact Info as of Sept 30th, 2008 (note that there are several new interested teams for 2008-09)
| 2008 MACVC Contact Information | |||
| CENTRAL | Contact Name | Contact | Alt E-mail |
| West Chester | Alex Grow | pg623674@wcupa.edu | |
| York | Andrew Trucksess | atruckse@ycp.edu | |
| F&M | Tomás Arechabala | tomas.arechabala@fandm.edu | |
| Kutztown | Rowan Hess | Mensvolleyball@kutztown.edu | |
| LVC | Andrew Cannon | asc003@lvc.edu | |
| PS Berks | Kenneth Schoch | ken_schoch@mtwp.net | |
| Ursinus | |||
| Millersville | |||
| VFCC | |||
| Elizabethtown | Amanda Marfisi | MARFISIA@etown.edu | |
| EAST | |||
| Drexel | Dave Althouse/Dan Brown | Drexelvolleyball@gmail.com | |
| StJoes | Brian Mahaney | sjumensvolleyball@gmail.com | william.wade@sju.edu |
| Villanova | Drew Lacy | andrew.lacy@villanova.edu | |
| Haverford | Matt Scheinerman | mscheine@haverford.edu | |
| Swarthmore | Omari Faakye | ofaakye1@swarthmore.edu | |
| PS Abington | Kevin Larkin | kplarkin@verizon.net | |
| PS Brandywine | |||
| Philadelphia Univ | Leon Wright/Mike Stankovich | wright4@philau.edu | stankovich7650@philau.edu |
| Widener | Josh Passaretti | jmpassaretti@widener.edu | bsrosenblum@mail.widener.edu |
| Temple | Joshua Kropt | joshua.kropf@temple.edu | |
| Holy Family College | Tim Kilian | tkilian@holyfamily.edu | |
| NORTHEAST | |||
| College of NJ | vball@tcnj.edu | ||
| Princeton | |||
| Rowan | John Soss | sossj13@students.rowan.edu | |
| Seton Hall | |||
| Stevens Tech | Rick Leung/Nikolai Melnikow | rleung@stevens.edu | nmelniko@stevens.edu |
| Rutgers -NB A & B | Nic Trainor | trainona@eden.rutgers.edu | |
| Rutgers - Camden | |||
| Stockton | Phil Kening | Phil.Kening@stockton.edu | |
| NORTH | |||
| Lock Haven | Ben Werley | bwerley2@lhup.edu | jgarman@lhup.edu |
| Lehigh | Matt Malusa/Alan Abeel | mgm209@lehigh.edu | aca209@lehigh.edu |
| Bloomsburg | Dean Grenfell | dcgrenfe@bloomu.edu | |
| Bucknell | Dave Haller | dah044@bucknell.edu | |
| DeSales | Danny Spirko/Andy Dreisbach | ds8966@desales.edu | ajd5@desales.edu |
| Lafayette | Anthony Romanoski | romanosa@lafayette.edu | |
| Scranton | Michael DeRosa | derosam2@scranton.edu | |
| WEST | |||
| Messiah | Luke Reichel/Mike Walker | LR1200@messiah.edu | MW1264@messiah.edu |
| PS Altoona | Matt Johnson | mtj5029@psu.edu | |
| Penn College | |||
| Susquehanna | Mike Ziegler | vball@susqu.edu | |
| Dickinson | Josh Lichtman | lichtmaj@dickinson.edu | |
| Shippensburg | Matt Walker | mw4183@ship.edu | |
| HACC | Dan Mickle | HACCVBall@gmail.com | |
| Juniata | Matt Marshall | marshmd06@juniata.edu | |
| Gettysbubrg | Stephanie Rickabaugh | rickst02@gettysburg.edu | |
Thursday, September 11
2008 Fall tournaments - UPDATED Oct 7th
2nd Annual Dickinson Fall Tournament
When: Sunday October 5th
Cost: $100
Contact: Josh Lichtman - lichtmaj@dickinson.edu
There are only 3 spots remaining!
Bloomsburg Fall Tournament
When: Sat October 11th, 10 am start
Cost: $75
Contact: Dean Grenfell - dcgrenfe@bloomu.edu
Susquehanna Fall Tournament
When: Sat October 25th
Cost: $150, 9 teams total, breakfast provided
Contact: Mike Ziegler - vball@susqu.edu
Rutgers Fall Tournament
When: Sun October 26th (note the date change)
Cost: tba
Contact: Nic Trainor - trainona@eden.rutgers.edu
Shippensburg Tournament
When: Sat November 1st
Cost: $100
Contact: Matt Walker - mw4183@ship.edu
Penn State Berks Tournament
When: Sat November 8th
Cost: $125, paid refs for playoffs, 10 teams
Contact: Ken Schoch - kbs12@psu.edu
Messiah Tournament
When: Sat November 15th
Cost: $150/15 teams
Contact: Luke Reichel - LR1200@messiah.edu
Penn State Altoona Tournament
When: Sun November 16th
Cost: $100/8 teams
Contact: Matt Johnson - mtj5029@psu.edu
Kutztown Fall Tournament
When: Saturday November 22nd
Cost: tba, looking for 15 teams
Contact: Rowan Hess - Mensvolleyball@kutztown.edu
Saturday, April 12
Messiah - Champions Once Again - Claim NIRSA Div II Championship
Congratulations to the Messiah College men for capturing the 2008 NIRSA Div II Championships. They knocked off MACVC foe Millersville in the Round of 16 in a tight 3 set match (22-25, 25-20, 15-13), beat UW Eau-Claire in 2 close sets (25-22, 30-28), then knocked off defending champion Ohio Northern in another tight 3 set match (24-26, 25-21, 15-13). In the finals they defeated Sonoma State in 2 sets (25-18, 25-19) to capture the championship. The 2008 Messiah men have done what no other MACVC team has been able to do - win 3 straight MACVC titles and not only did they reach the championship match in Div II but they brought home the small college championship title!
Congratulations to the following All-Tournament Team Selections:
Ted Simmons, Messiah, Tournament MVP
Chris Toote, Messiah, Tournament Libero Selection
Luke Reichel, Messiah, 1st Team All-Tournament
Mike Frederick, Messiah, 1st Team All-Tournament
Mike Walker, Messiah, 2nd Team All-Tournament
Jeff Lyons, Millersville, Honorable Mention
Chris Ostrander, Honorable Mention
Gregory Hunter, Rutgers, Div I-AA 2nd team
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| 2008 Messiah Men's Volleyball - National Champions, MACVC Champions |
Saturday, April 5
Championship Summary
Messiah defeats Millersville for the Three-peat!
In a rematch of the 2002 MACVC Championship title match, Messiah squared off with Millersville. However, unless in 2002, the 2008 Messiah squad was not to be denied their 3rd championship title in a row. This Messiah squad did what 5 other back-to-back champs could not do - complete the Three-Peat!
Complete pool play & bracket results can be found in the handout below.
Handout: 2008 Championship Summary