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Lady Bears Volleyball Team Participate in Halloween Festival

Raleigh, NC – (November 24, 2008) The Lady Bears of Shaw University participated in the Carolina Pines and Walnut Terrace Community Center fall festivals on October 31st.  They dressed up and handed out treats and played games with the kids at both facilities.

Laura Aker, Head Coach stated, “I believe that the young ladies had fun helping the young kids of the neighborhood enjoy their day of fun by participating in this community service project.”

 That’s the Shaw U way!

 

 

 

Final Effort of Lady Bears Falls Shy to Livingstone College 0-3
 
Raleigh, NC -(October 29,2008) The 2008 Volleyball season for the Lady Bears of Shaw University has come to an end.  In the final game of the season, they lost in a great effort to Livingstone College 17-25, 14-25, 20-25.
 
Ashley Johnson put up five kills, four assists and six digs for the game.  Nikita Grant also added five kills and four digs.  Monica Grimmage had three kills and one dig while Nia Bailey had eight assists, three aces and three digs in the game.  Jade Bibb had three kills and three digs and Marquita Wilson had two kills and two digs.  Coach Laura Aker and the Lady Bears are to be commended for completing their 2008 season.

 

 

 

LADY BEARS LOSE TO LADY BRONCOS 0-3
 

Raleigh, NC – (September 18, 2008) The Lady Bears of Shaw University met a great opponent in Fayetteville State tonight at C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium. Fighting until the end, the Lady Bears loss in three matches 17-25, 16-25, 10-25.

Nikita Grant (SO/5'5/Parktown, NC) had an amazing performance with 7 kills and 11 digs. Monica Grimmage (FR/6'0/Georgetown, SC) had six kills and eight digs. Ashley Johnson (FR/5'6/Garfield Heights, OH) tossed in seven digs for the team total of 34. Nia Bailey (FR/5'4/Shaker Heights, OH) had 21 assists for the Lady Bears.

The Lady Bears will take on Lincoln University on Saturday, September 20th at 10:00 a.m. at C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium.

 
Shaw University Lady Bears Lose to VSU 3-0
 
Ettrick, VA - (September 16, 2008) The Lady Bears of Shaw University suffered a tough volleyball loss to Virginia State University 22-25, 12-25 and 14-25.  Monica Grimmage and Nikita Grant contributed 13 kills of 18 made by the team; Grimmage with seven and Grant with six respectively.
 
Jade Bibb had seven digs and teammates Nia Bailey, Grant and Grimmage all contributed four in the valiant effort against VSU.  Bailey had 14 assists.
 
The Lady Bears will play at home in C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium on September 18th @ 6:00 p.m. against Fayetteville State University

 

 

SHAW’S MOORE NAMED CIAA FEMALE CO-SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
 Hampton, VA - (MAY 16, 2008) - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is pleased to announce its 2008 CIAA Female Scholar Athletes of the Year.  Each of these honorees will be formally recognized at the CIAA Coach of the Year Luncheon, May 20 at the Durham Marriott at the Civic Center, Durham, NC.  

CIAA Female Co-Scholar Athletes of the Year 

Kim Moore, Volleyball/Women's Tennis  Shaw University 

Ms. Moore is a senior, International Relations major with a near perfect GPA of 3.99.

She made the 2008 All-CIAA and All-Tournament Women's Tennis teams; won the 2008 Chester Davis Sportsmanship Award and Shaw's 2008 Female Athlete of the Year Award.

 Academically, Kim was named to the 2007-08 President's List; won 2008 CIAA All-Academic Honors; won the 2008 Shaw Volleyball and Women's Tennis Award of Academic Excellence, the 2008 President's Award of Academic Excellence and the 2007-08 Athletic Academic All-star Award. 

The co-recipient of the prestigious award was the eastern division's Celeste Trahan of Elizabeth City State University. Shaw extends congratulations to both student-athletes.  

The CIAA Scholar Athlete of the Year is an honor awarded to the top athlete in the conference that has excelled both athletically and academically.
 

 

Riggins Named BY NCCSIA To All-State Volleyball Team

 

Greensboro, NC – Shaw University’s #1 Sharetta Riggins (Middle Hitter / Right Hitter / 5 – 8 / Junior / Kinesiotherapy / Alexander City, AL) adds yet another accolade to her athletic resume. Upon conclusion of the 2007 CIAA Volleyball Championships, Riggins was a hands-down vote to the 2007 CIAA All-Tournament Team. Now, the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association has chosen to shine the spotlight on Riggins as she is honored to the 2007 College Division Volleyball Second Team. More


 

 

 

SHAW VOLLEYBALL EN ROUTE TO CIAA CHAMPIONSHIP RANKED #2 IN WEST
 

November 2, 2007 – Hampton, VA – Congratulations and a “job well done” are due to Head Coach Laura Aker and the Shaw University Volleyball Team as they are currently ranked #2 in the Western Division. In CIAA Rankings, the Lady Bears are 3rd in assists per game (529 total, 8.97 average per game), 2nd in kills per game (666 total, 11.29 per game), 3rd in match won-loss percentage (9 – 3 CIAA, .750 %), and 4th in digs per game (698 total, 11.83 per game). More
 

 SHAW’S SALTER, RIGGINS, & WALTERS SELECTED TO
ALL-CIAA VOLLEYBALL TEAM
  

November 2, 2007 – Hampton, VA – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) has recently released its distinguished list of members voted to the All-CIAA Volleyball Team. The Lady Bears have THREE stellar student-athletes whose performance propelled as All-CIAA team finalists. Shaw’s Cheryl Salter (#8 / Setter/ Senior / Biology / Alexander City, AL) was selected as All-CIAA First Team. More
 

Shaw NEST LADY FALCONS IN SEASON FINALE

October 30, 2007 – Raleigh, NC – The Shaw University Lady Bears tracked into C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium for their final regular season game against cross-town rival, the Lady Falcons on Saint Augustine’s College. Before a sellout crowd, the Lady Bears subjugated SAC for a 3 – 0 sweep.
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              Shaw Volleyball De-Flame Lady Firebirds of UDC

October 27, 2007 - Raleigh, NC - The Shaw University Lady Bears took on the Lady Firebirds on University of the District of Columbia. Shaw was two points shy of completing a three match sweep, but after Shaw won match one, 30 - 22 and match two, 30 - 16, UDC extended the contest to go into "extra innings" as they were successful in match three, winning 30 - 28. Nevertheless, the four matches finished with the Shaw home cooking UDC in the final match 30 - 28 to win 3 - 1. More

 

Shaw VOLLEYBALL LOSES TO LIVINGSTONE  

 

October 25, 2007 – Raleigh, NC – The CIAA’s second best team in kills (610, average of 11.09 per game), the Shaw University Lady Bears participated in head-to-head competition with the CIAA’s second best team in blocks (149.5, average of 1.99 per game), the Lady Blue Bears of Livingstone College. The Lady Bears’ charge of victory was short circuited after the first match. Livingstone lingered away with the win 3 – 1. More
 

 

Shaw Downed by Fayetteville in Western Division Dual
 

October 17, 2007 – Raleigh, NC – Little did fans know that freshly polished hardwood floors in C.C. Spalding Gymnasium would be converted into tense turf for a western division showdown. The number two seeded Shaw University Lady Bears (9 – 8 Overall, 9 – 2 CIAA, 4 – 1 Division) tightly laced up their NikeŽ athletic footwear as they hosted the undefeated and number one seeded Lady Broncos of Fayetteville State University (15 – 10 Overall, 9 – 0 CIAA, 4 – 0 Division).The serve-for-serve shootout ceased with the Lady Bears being defeated by FSU 3 – 0 for the loss. More
 

SHAW VOLLEYBALL LEND A HELPING HAND

 
October 6, 2007– Raleigh, NC – The Shaw University Lady Bears Volleyball team dedicated a Saturday afternoon to lending a helping in the community. The scholar-athletes linked up with Tonya McNeil, Director of the Carolina Pines Community Park & Recreation Center, and staff to support and assist in their celebration of 35 years of service.More
 

SHAW Streaks Past JCSU

 Raleigh, NC – The Lady Bears of Shaw University were eager to take the floor against same conference competitors, the Johnson C. Smith Lady Golden Bulls. Shaw’s first home fixture of the season concluded with the Lady Bears beating the Lady Golden Bulls for a 3 – 1 win. Shaw now possesses a record of 9 – 7 Overall, 9 – 2 in the CIAA, and 4 – 1 in the Western Division. More


Lady Bears Bump, Set, and Spike into Shaw History

 Raleigh, NC – Three hundred seconds transpired during the Shaw University Lady Bears’ travel to the athletic facility of their backdoor neighbors, the Lady Falcons of Saint Augustine’s College on Friday, September 28, 2007. It was just 4,800 seconds later that the Lady Bears would claw their name into the prestigious athletic record books of school history. Shaw nested the Lady Falcons 30 – 27, 30 – 17, and 30 – 25 for a 3 – 0 win; which is the first time of Head Coach Laura Aker’s four-year career and since Shaw’s 1995 – 96 Championship season. More

 

Smith and Salter Selected to CIAA Preseason Volleyball Team

 

Hampton, VA - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association has released its 2007 All-CIAA Pre-Season Volleyball Team as selected by the CIAA Volleyball Coaches Association and Sports Information Directors. More

 














 

 
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