2024-25 Women's Volleyball News
Men's and women's basketball All-Academic selections released by the CCAC
February 19, 2025
The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced the winter sports All-Academic Teams earlier today. A total of 15 Bees were named to the All-Academic Teams this winter (9 men's basketball and 6 women's basketball). The St. Ambrose and St. Francis men's basketball teams led the CCAC in the number of All-Academic student-athletes with nine student-athletes. On the women's side, Abby Wolter held a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA.
Fighting Bees named as NAIA Scholar-Athletes
February 19, 2025
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the 2025 Daktroncis NAIA Scholar-Athletes awards earlier today. Of the winter student-athletes at St. Ambrose, 66 (3 men's basketball, 4 women's basketball, 6 competitive cheer, 11 competitive dance, 25 men's swimming and diving, 12 women's swimming and diving, and 5 men's wrestling) were named NAIA Scholar-Athletes.
Three named to CSC Academic All-District Team
December 19, 2024
Grace Beitzel, Mackenzie Grafton and Ines Marques were named to the 2024 Academic All-District NAIA Volleyball Team as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC).
Orozco tabs CCAC Freshman of the Year; Diaz Vega, Grafton, and Beitzel earn All-Conference honors
November 18, 2024
Announced by Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference league officials earlier today, Alexa Orozco was selected as the CCAC Freshman of the Year. Kenia Diaz Vega, Mackenzie Grafton, and Grace Beitzel also collected postseason honors.
Season ends with CCAC Tournament semifinal loss at No. 15 Viterbo
November 14, 2024
St. Ambrose saw its season come to a close following a 25-12, 25-19, 25-20 loss at No. 15 Viterbo in the semifinal round of the CCAC Tournament Thursday night.
Bees down Saints to advance to CCAC Tourney semifinals
November 13, 2024
St. Ambrose played its best volleyball when it mattered most and that was enough for the Bees to advance to the semifinal round of the CCAC Tournament.
Diaz Vega named CCAC Defensive Player of the Week
November 12, 2024
CHICAGO --- The final Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference women's volleyball weekly awards for the 2024 season go to a trio of familiar faces following the announcement by the league office Tuesday afternoon. Judson University's Alyssa Gerzel (Lake Villa, Ill.), St. Ambrose University's Kenia Diaz Vega (Caguas, Puerto Rico) and Olivet Nazarene University's Analiese Fredin (McBain, Mich.) have all been named as honorees at least one time earlier this fall.
SAU closes regular season
November 08, 2024
Just a day after clinching the No. 4 seed and the right to host a CCAC Tournament quarterfinal, St. Ambrose closed the regular season with a 25-22, 25-23, 25-23 non-conference loss to Nebraska Wesleyan Friday afternoon in Rock Island, Ill.
Bees get important win on Senior Night
November 07, 2024
On Senior Night, after recognizing its two seniors in Devyn Church and Toni Maloy, along with graduate students Kenia Diaz Vega and Mackenzie Grafton, St. Ambrose earned a big 25-19, 25-20, 19-25 25-13 win over St. Francis Thursday in Lee Lohman Arena.
St. Ambrose sweeps CCAC Player of the Week honors
November 05, 2024
CHICAGO ---Scoring a clean sweep of three league victories during a busy week, St. Ambrose University also earned a tripleheader of honors when the Fighting Bees swept Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Volleyball Player of the Week accolades on Tuesday morning. Kenia Diaz Vega (Caguas, Puerto Rico) was honored for the second time in 2024, while Mackenzie Grafton (Orion, Ill.) and Ines Marques (Porto, Portugal) were recognized for the first time.
St. Ambrose runs winning streak to five with victory at Judson
November 02, 2024
St. Ambrose continued its late-season surge by defeating Judson 25-15, 25-22, 23-25, 25-18 in Elgin, Ill., Saturday afternoon. The win was the Bees' fifth in a row.
Bees win third straight five-setter
November 01, 2024
St. Ambrose extended its winning streak to four matches by outlasting Indiana South Bend 25-12, 25-21, 22-25, 20-25, 15-10 Friday night in South Bend. The last three victories have each come in five sets.
St. Ambrose holds on to defeat IU Northwest in five
October 29, 2024
After an extended break, St. Ambrose returned to the court and its winning ways by outlasting Indiana Northwest 25-12, 25-27, 25-23, 24-26, 15-9 Tuesday night in Lee Lohman Arena.
SAU rallies to defeat Trinity Christian in five sets
October 18, 2024
Down two sets and trailing 12-2 in the third, St. Ambrose somehow rallied for a 27-29, 20-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-9 win at Trinity Christian Thursday night.
Bees take care of Crimson Wave in three sets
October 15, 2024
St. Ambrose wasted little time in defeating Calumet St. Joseph 25-17, 25-20, 25-20 Tuesday night in Whiting, Ind.
St. Ambrose gets win at Missouri Baptist Classic
October 12, 2024
After more than a week off, St. Ambrose returned to action by getting a victory at the Missouri Baptist Classic in St. Louis, Mo., Friday and Saturday.