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      <description> Latest Holy Cross Women's Volleyball news </description>
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         <title>Strawson Named 2007-2008 Crusader Of The Year</title>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 18:02:03 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Senior outside hitter Christine Strawson (Torrington, Conn.), a member of the women's volleyball team, has been selected as the 2007-2008 Crusader of the Year. The award was presented at the 53rd annual Holy Cross Varsity Club dinner, held at the Hogan Campus Center on Satruday, May 3.A three-time All-Patriot League selection, Strawson led the Crusaders with 316 kills this season, while placing second on the team with 233 digs. She ranked fourth in the Patriot League in kills and ninth in digs, while recording double-digit kills in 19 matches with 10 double-doubles. For her career, Strawson holds the Holy Cross all-time record for career kills with 1,246.]]></description>
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         <title>HC Receives Public Recognition Award</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:33:49 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Fifteen Holy Cross varsity athletic teams have received Division I Academic Progress Rate public recognition awards from the NCAA. These teams posted multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. The public recognition awards are part of the broad Division I academic reform effort. The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete.]]></description>
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         <title>Cafarchia Named Head Volleyball Coach</title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:26:15 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Holy Cross has named Marritt Cafarchia as its head volleyball coach, as announced by Athletic Director Richard M. Regan, Jr. Cafarchia is the eighth head coach in the history of the program. "We are very happy to have Marritt join the Holy Cross coaching staff," said Regan. "She is very enthusiastic and has a great volleyball pedigree. Having spent the last two years at Tufts, she understands the role of competitive athletics in a high academic environment."]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:44:46 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Seven members of the Holy Cross volleyball team have been selected to the 2007 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, as announced by the league office, including seniors Katie Fitzpatrick and Christine Strawson who each earned perfect 4.0 grade-point averages in the fall semester. Fitzpatrick and Strawson were two of six members of the honor roll to record a 4.0, while both of them have earned a spot on the honor roll in all four seasons.]]></description>
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         <title>Chris Ridolfi Resigns As Head Volleyball Coach</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Athletic director Richard M. Regan, Jr. has announced that head volleyball coach Chris Ridolfi has resigned after six years with the program. He is stepping down to become the Senior Program Director at the Bernon Family YMCA in Franklin, Mass. A search to fill the position is underway. A native of Milford, Mass., Ridolfi's teams enjoyed great success in the classroom. In the past six seasons, the Crusaders have earned 43 selections to the Academic Honor Roll.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:17:04 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Holy Cross senior volleyball player Christine Strawson (Torrington, Conn.) has been selected to the 2007 Patriot League Volleyball All-League second team, it was announced today. This is the third straight year that Strawson has earned this honor. Strawson yet again had another outstanding season as her 4.00 kills per game led the team and ranked fourth all-time at Holy Cross for a single-season, while her 316 kills ranked fifth all-time.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:31:57 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[The Holy Cross volleyball team fell to Bucknell, 3-0, by scores of 30-25, 30-17 and 30-16 in the season-finale on Sunday afternoon. With the loss, the Crusaders finish the season with a 4-24 overall record (1-13 Patriot League), while the Bison finish 12-17 overall (5-9 Patriot League). Senior Christine Strawson and sophomore Liz Auger each had six kills, while junior Molly Anderson led the team with 14 digs. Freshman setter Chelsey O'Donnell recorded 19 assists.]]></description>
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         <title>Holy Cross Volleyball Falls To Colgate, 3-1</title>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 21:11:39 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Christine Strawson recorded her 10th double-double of the season with 20 kills and 14 digs, but it was not enough as the Holy Cross volleyball team fell to Colgate, 3-1, by scores of 25-30, 32-30, 30-14 and 30-23 in Patriot League action on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Crusaders fall to 4-23 overall (1-12 Patriot League), while the Raiders improve to 16-11 overall (11-2 Patriot League).Meagan Merinder also had a strong match with 10 kills.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:12:41 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Holy Cross senior volleyball players Christine Strawson (Torrington, Conn.) and Katie Fitzpatrick (Queensbury, N.Y.) have been selected to the 2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I team, it was announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Strawson earned a spot on the first team, while Fitzpatrick was named to the second team. The team is comprised of players from Division I schools in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.]]></description>
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         <title>Crusader Volleyball Defeats Lehigh, 3-0</title>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:53:30 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Sophomore Samantha Surface (Fresno, Calif.) recorded a double-double with 12 kills and 12 digs as the Holy Cross volleyball team defeated Lehigh, 3-0, by scores of 31-29, 30-19 and 30-21 in Patriot League action on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Crusaders improve to 4-22 overall (1-11 Patriot League), while the Mountain Hawks fall to 5-20 overall (2-10 Patriot League). Surface also had a .409 hitting percentage, while senior Christine Strawson (Torrington, Conn.) led the team in kills with 15 as she had a .407 hitting percentage.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:33:33 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Senior outside hitter Christine Strawson (Torrington, Conn.) recorded her ninth double-double of the season with 12 kills and 11 digs, while freshman setter Chelsey O'Donnell (Pittsburgh, Pa.) recorded her third double-double with 33 assists and 13 digs, but it was not enough as the Holy Cross volleyball team fell to Lafayette, 3-0, by scores of 30-17, 30-21 and 30-25 in Patriot League action on Friday night. With the loss, the Crusaders fall to 3-22 overall (0-11 Patriot League), while the Leopards improve to 13-15 overall (4-7 Patriot League).]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:17:24 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Senior Christine Strawson (Torrington, Conn.) and sophomore Liz Auger (Barnstable, Mass.) each recorded 11 kills, but it was not enough as the Holy Cross volleyball team fell to Army, 3-0, by scores of 30-18, 30-23 and 30-12 in Patriot League action on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Crusaders fall to 3-21 overall (0-10 Patriot League), while the Black Knights improve to 20-4 overall (8-2 Patriot League). Senior libero Molly Anderson (Weston, Conn.) led the Crusader defense with 11 digs, while freshman setter Chelsey O'Donnell (Pittsburgh, Pa.) had 29 assists.]]></description>
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         <title>Holy Cross Volleyball Falls To American, 3-0</title>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:49:54 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Senior Christine Strawson (Torrington, Conn.) recorded her eighth double-double of the season with 12 kills and 16 digs to lead the team in both categories, but it was not enough as the Holy Cross volleyball team fell to American, 3-0, by scores of 30-8, 30-23 and 30-23 in Patriot League action on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Crusaders fall to 3-20 overall (0-9 Patriot League), while the Eagles improve to 16-7 overall (8-1 Patriot League).]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:47:05 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[Liz Auger recorded 22 kills, but it was not enough as the Holy Cross volleyball team fell to Navy, 3-2, by scores of 31-33, 30-20, 37-35, 28-30 and 15-11 in Patriot League action on Friday night. With the loss, the Crusaders fall to 3-19 overall, while the Mids improve to 16-8 overall. Auger has registered double-digit kills in 12 matches this season.Christine Strawson also had an outstanding match as she earned her seventh double-double of the season .]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 22:45:07 PST</pubDate>
         <description><![CDATA[The Holy Cross volleyball team fell to Colgate, 3-0, by scores of 30-15, 30-19 and 30-20 in Patriot League action on Saturday afternoon. With the loss, the Crusaders fall to 3-18 overall (0-7 Patriot League), while the Raiders improve to 11-9 overall (6-1 Patriot League). Senior Christine Strawson (Torrington, Conn.) led the Holy Cross offense with nine kills, while sophomore Liz Auger (Barnstable, Mass.) had seven kills.]]></description>
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