Women’s Volleyball News

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2024

 

Carson Tyler '24 Named Gatorade POY

Carson Tyler named Gatorade Player of the Year

Carson Tyler '24 has been named the 2023-24 Gatorade New York Volleyball Player of the Year.

This award distinguishes Carson as New York’s best high school volleyball player. She helped lead the Lancers to a 50-2 record and a third straight Catholic High School Athletic Association State Title this season. Throughout the year, Carson racked up 581 kills (averaging 5.0 per set), 83 aces, 59 blocks, and 353 digs, leading her team in each category, and posted a hitting percentage of .469 along with a .565 kill percentage.

Along with her volleyball prowess, Carson gives back to her community and maintains a high GPA as a member of the Marian Chapter of the National Honor Society.

Carson joins Leah Meyer '15 as a fellow St. Mary's Lancer to win this prestigious award along with other legendary volleyball players: Harper Murray, Kerri Walsh Jennings, and April Ross. Congratulations, Carson!

 

 

 

Volleyball Captures 21st NYS Championship

 

 

 

St. Mary's Volleyball Raises $4,600 for Roswell Park

October marks breast cancer awareness month, and St. Mary's Volleyball went above and beyond for their annual Dig Pink game to benefit Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. By collecting signatures on their special pink jerseys for a donation, the JV and Varsity players paid homage to those affected by cancer in their life.
In total, these young ladies raised over $4,600! What an accomplishment. Thank you to everyone who participated in the fundraiser.

 

 

 

2023

 

Volleyball Names Four to All-WNY Team

After capturing their 20th State Title, four Lancers have been named to the All-WNY Volleyball Teams. Seniors Carson Tyler and Gwen McCarthy and junior Madison Keem were named First Team and senior Maddie Boglev was named to the Second Team.

 

 

 

Volleyball Captures 20th NYS Championship

The three-peat is complete! The Women's Volleyball Team took care of business, capturing their 20th NYS Championship, finishing the season undefeated in the state of NY, and setting a program record for wins in a season with 50. Congratulations to the entire team!

 

 

 

Four Volleyball Players Named to All-Catholic Teams

In addition to winning the Monsignor Martin regular season and league championship this year, the Lancers can now add some All-Catholics to the resume. Congratulations to seniors Carson Tyler, Gwen McCarthy, and Maddie Boglev as well as junior Madison Keem on being named to the All-Catholic Team.

 

 

 

Lancers Win League Title... Again!

 The St. Mary's Women's Volleyball Team captured their 13th consecutive MMHSAA Title.

 

 

 

St. Mary's Volleyball Raises $4,000 for Roswell Park

October marks breast cancer awareness month, and St. Mary's Volleyball went above and beyond for their annual Dig Pink game to benefit Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. By collecting signatures on their special pink jerseys for a donation, the JV and Varsity players paid homage to those affected by cancer in their life.
In total, these young ladies raised over $4,200! What an accomplishment. Thank you to everyone who participated in the fundraiser.
The teams both earned decisive victories against East Aurora as well.

 

 

 

2022

 

Volleyball Names Four to All-WNY Teams

After capturing their 19th State Title, four Lancers have been named to the All-WNY Volleyball Teams. Senior middle Gianna Blair, junior Carson Tyler, and junior Gwen McCarthy were named First Team and sophomore Madison Keem was named to the Second Team.

 

 

 

Volleyball Captures 19th NYS Championship

#19 seems to be a lucky one for St Mary's Volleyball. After winning their 19th straight Monsignor Martin Title last week, the team captured its 19th state title in program history on Saturday evening in thrilling fashion on their home court. After a long day of volleyball, Xaverian of Brooklyn took the Lancers to five sets, but St. Mary's came out victorious thanks to the effort and resiliency of an amazing team. Congratulations, ladies!

 

 

 

Four Volleyball Players Named to All-Catholic Teams

In addition to winning the Monsignor Martin regular season and league championship this year, the Lancers can now add some All-Catholics to the resume. Congratulations to junior and Ball State commit, Carson Tyler, who was named Player of the Year. Sophomore Madison Keem received Second Team honors and junior Gwen McCarthy and senior Gianna Blair were named First Team All-Catholic. Way to go, ladies!

 

 

 

Blair Signs to ETSU

Senior middle, Gianna Blair, has signed her letter of intent to continue her volleyball and academic career at Eastern Tennessee State University.

 

 

 

Lancers Win League Title

Congratulations to the St. Mary's Women's Volleyball Team who took down Sacred Heart yesterday in straight sets to capture their 12th straight Monsignor Martin High School Athletic Association Championship!

 

 

 

St. Mary's Raises Over $4,000 for Roswell

St Mary's Volleyball held their annual Dig Pink Night to support Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center's breast cancer research. Both the JV and Varsity Programs collected signatures on the back of their special pink jerseys for a donation of those affected by cancer in some way, shape, or form. The program raised over $4,000, all of which will go directly to Roswell.
The Lancers capped of the night by beating the Nardin Gators in straight sets to continue their winning ways.
Way to go, ladies!

 

 

St. Mary's Volleyball Wins Home Tournament

The St. Mary's Women's Volleyball Team handled their business as the hosts of their annual volleyball tournament over the weekend. The girls defeated some of the best teams in WNY en route to the championship. What a way to kick off the season!

 

 

 

St. Mary's Volleyball Wins Burnt Hill Championship

The St Mary's Volleyball Team went to Albany this weekend and brought home the Burnt Hill Tournament Championship. The team finished with a 12-1 record for the tournament.
Junior Carson Tyler also recorded her 1,000th kill at the tournament, putting her in some elite company with the best of the best of St. Mary's Volleyball.

 

 

 

St. Mary's Volleyball Raises $4,000 for Roswell Park

Last night, St Mary's Volleyball held their annual Dig Pink Night to support Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center's breast cancer research. Both the JV and Varsity Programs collected signatures on the back of their special pink jerseys for a donation of those affected by cancer in some way, shape, or form. The program raised over $4,000, all of which will go directly to Roswell.
The Lancers capped of the night by beating the Nardin Gators in straight sets to continue their winning ways.
Way to go, ladies!

 

 

 

2020/21

 

Women's Volleyball Captures Monsignor Martin Title

In an unprecedented shortened, spring season, the Lady Lancer Women's Volleyball Team proved that there are still some things you can count on. The girls captured yet another volleyball championship, this time defeating league rival Sacred Heart in straight sets. With the team unable to move onto NYS Championships due to Covid, the team looks to return to the court even hungrier this Fall.

2020/21

 

Women's Volleyball Captures Monsignor Martin Title

In an unprecedented shortened, spring season, the Lady Lancer Women's Volleyball Team proved that there are still some things you can count on. The girls captured yet another volleyball championship, this time defeating league rival Sacred Heart in straight sets. With the team unable to move onto NYS Championships due to Covid, the team looks to return to the court even hungrier this Fall.

2019

 

Women's Volleyball Captures State Title

From The Buffalo News:

St. Mary’s of Lancaster went 6-0 in pool play then swept three sets in the finals from Kennedy Catholic of Somers in Westchester County to win the Catholic High School Athletic Association girls volleyball championship Saturday at York College in Queens.

It was the 17th state Catholic championship for the Lancers and third in four years.

St. Mary’s defeated Kennedy Catholic, 25-11, 25-15, 25-11, in the final.

The Lancers were led by the ball control of senior libero Jasmine Brundage, coach Don Pieczynski said.

She had 13 digs and that enabled Marie Rhodes to dominate in the middle with 12 kills and a hitting percentage of .706.

Rhodes had 40 kills and nine blocks in the tournament while Brundage came up with 57 digs. Courtney Kurkowiak had 117 assists and 11 aces and Maddie Nuttle had 30 kills.

In pool play, St. Mary’s defeated Kellenburg Memorial, Kennedy Catholic and Mary Louis, by 2-0 each.

Besides sweeping through Monsignor Martin Association play with an undefeated record. the Lancers were undefeated in all their dual matches.

 

Lancers Take Monsignor Martin Title... Again!

The Lancers defeated Sacred Heart in straight sets to take secure the league championship. Not to mention, the title is the women's volleyball team's ninth straight (yes... 9th) title.

Dig Pink Event Is Huge Success

On October 4th, the St. Mary's Women's Volleyball Team held a Dig Pink event to benefit The Side-Out Foundation's Stage IV Cancer Research.

The team held the event during arguably the biggest game of the season to attract the biggest crowd possible, as the Lancers faced off against the Quakers of Orchard Park. St. Mary’s dominated the game, defeating the No. 1 large school in Western New York in straight sets and raised $2,000 for their cause.

The Dig Pink event was the brain-child of several girls on the team, including senior captain Kelly Cleversley: “We wanted to do something to show our support for cancer survivors, those who have passed on from cancer, and those currently in the fight,” Cleversley said. “So, we put our heads together and came up with the idea to collect $5 to have supporters sign our special Dig Pink jerseys with their names, survivors’, people’s who are battling cancer, or in memory of someone. It’s been cool to learn about people’s stories, and it’s brought us closer as a team.”

The entire St. Mary’s gym was a pink-out, with fans wearing pink from head-to-toe, cheering on the Lancers in this huge game.  The team fed off the crowd’s energy, and it was a night to remember in Lancerville. In total, St. Mary’s raised $2,000 for Side-Out Stage IV Cancer Research.

Head Coach Don Pieczynski couldn’t be more proud of his team: “The girls really came together and showed up in big ways,” Pieczynski said. They put forth tremendous effort in raising money for this great cause, and then what they did on the court? What a great night! That’s the St. Mary’s way.”

Lancers Take Down Clarence In Epic Battle

In a 5-set match, St. Mary's defeated Clarence 25-17, 25-23, 21-25, 17-25, 25-11 to earn a hard-fought victory against one of the best large schools in Western New York.

2018

 

St. Mary's Adds Five to All-Catholic Teams

Congratulations to St. Mary's juniors Jasmine Brundage and Kelly Cleversley and senior Hannah Mulhern on being named First Team All-Catholic!

Another round of congratulations goes out to St. Mary's junior Marie Rhodes and freshman Courtney Kurkowiak on being named to the Second Team!

 

Lancers Fall Just Short in State Championship

The St. Mary's Women's Volleyball Team lost a heart-breaker to Sacred Heart of Long Island in the NYS Volleyball Championships.  The 5-set match was back-and-forth for its entirety, and the Lancers showed so much toughness and heart to fight in front of their home crowd.

 

Lancers Fall Just Short in State Championship

The St. Mary's Women's Volleyball Team lost a heart-breaker to Sacred Heart of Long Island in the NYS Volleyball Championships.  The 5-set match was back-and-forth for its entirety, and the Lancers showed so much toughness and heart to fight in front of their home crowd.

 

Women's Volleyball Captures League Championship

St. Mary's defeated Sacred Heart in this year's Monsignor Martin final to capture their 8th league championship in a row!