St. John's University Athletics
St. John’s Earns Third-Straight NIVC Bid; Will Face North Carolina A&T in First Round
12/1/2024 9:43:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Red Storm will travel to Charlottesville, Va., to meet the Aggies on Saturday at 6 p.m.
QUEENS, N.Y. – The St. John's volleyball team has been selected to compete in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) for the third-straight season, the tournament committee announced on Sunday night.
The Red Storm will head to Charlottesville, Va., where it will square off with North Carolina A&T on Saturday, Dec. 7. First serve from Virginia's Memorial Gymnasium is scheduled for 6 p.m. The winner of the opening round match will face the host, Virginia at 6 p.m. the following day. Broadcast coverage will be announced at a later date. Live stats will be available on RedStormSports.com.
The Johnnies are set to make their seventh postseason appearance under Joanne Persico, the sole head coach in program history. St. John's will make its third-straight and fourth-ever NIVC (2018, 2022-24). Persico previously led the Red Storm to the NCAA Tournament in 2006-07 and 2019.
Last season, the Red Storm hosted the event, taking down Howard in straight sets, 3-0, for its second all-time victory in the tournament, before it fell to USF at Carnesecca Arena. St. John's first appeared in the postseason championship in 2018, when it battled College of Charleston.
The Red Storm enter the NIVC after making its third-consecutive BIG EAST Tournament appearance. The Johnnies come into the tournament with a 21-12 overall record and a 10-8 mark in league play. The 20-win season marked the program's third-straight and 14th overall in its 31-year history
Erin Jones captured her second unanimous All-BIG EAST Team selection last Monday, after leading the Johnnies in points (523.5), kills (444), service aces (49), points per set (4.29), kills per set (3.64) and aces per set (0.40). The New Mexico product also logged nine total triple-doubles, including a BIG EAST record eight across league play this season.
Ludovica Zola and Magda Stambrowska are staples in front of the net for St. John's, leading the team with 109 and 83 total blocks, respectively. Zola has registered a team-best 18 solo rejections while Stambrowska has pounded 217 kills, in 2024. Rashanny Solano Smith anchors the Red Storm's back row, posting a team-leading 440 digs at a clip of 4.0 per set. The sophomore has also registered 97 assists and 15 service aces as the Johnnies' libero.
To view the full 2024 NIVC bracket and for information on the tournament, visit their website.
The Red Storm will head to Charlottesville, Va., where it will square off with North Carolina A&T on Saturday, Dec. 7. First serve from Virginia's Memorial Gymnasium is scheduled for 6 p.m. The winner of the opening round match will face the host, Virginia at 6 p.m. the following day. Broadcast coverage will be announced at a later date. Live stats will be available on RedStormSports.com.
The Johnnies are set to make their seventh postseason appearance under Joanne Persico, the sole head coach in program history. St. John's will make its third-straight and fourth-ever NIVC (2018, 2022-24). Persico previously led the Red Storm to the NCAA Tournament in 2006-07 and 2019.
Last season, the Red Storm hosted the event, taking down Howard in straight sets, 3-0, for its second all-time victory in the tournament, before it fell to USF at Carnesecca Arena. St. John's first appeared in the postseason championship in 2018, when it battled College of Charleston.
The Red Storm enter the NIVC after making its third-consecutive BIG EAST Tournament appearance. The Johnnies come into the tournament with a 21-12 overall record and a 10-8 mark in league play. The 20-win season marked the program's third-straight and 14th overall in its 31-year history
Erin Jones captured her second unanimous All-BIG EAST Team selection last Monday, after leading the Johnnies in points (523.5), kills (444), service aces (49), points per set (4.29), kills per set (3.64) and aces per set (0.40). The New Mexico product also logged nine total triple-doubles, including a BIG EAST record eight across league play this season.
Ludovica Zola and Magda Stambrowska are staples in front of the net for St. John's, leading the team with 109 and 83 total blocks, respectively. Zola has registered a team-best 18 solo rejections while Stambrowska has pounded 217 kills, in 2024. Rashanny Solano Smith anchors the Red Storm's back row, posting a team-leading 440 digs at a clip of 4.0 per set. The sophomore has also registered 97 assists and 15 service aces as the Johnnies' libero.
To view the full 2024 NIVC bracket and for information on the tournament, visit their website.
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