ACM Volleyball Tournaments

September 6-7, 2019

Grinnell College hosted the sixth annual ACM Volleyball Tournament, featuring two days of non-conference matches. Participating Teams: Carleton College Knights, Cornell College Rams, Grinnell College Pioneers, and Luther College Norse

Results (courtesy Grinnell College)

Congratulations to the All Tournament players:

• Kaylin Kuhn, Grinnell
• Rachel Woock, Grinnell
• Paige Steward, Luther
• Sam Sixta, Luther
• Sydney Meeker, Cornell
• Alissa McEndaffer, Cornell
• Inger Shelton, Carleton

Read all about it! Carleton’s recap is here, Cornell recap here, Grinnell story here, Luther recap here.

September 7-9, 2018

Teams from eight ACM colleges took the court September 7-9, 2018 at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI for the fifth ACM Volleyball Tournament. Players and coaches also gathered for ACM dinners on Friday and Saturday evening during the tournament and heard from a special speaker. In particular, we congratulate the following All Tournament Team — players deemed to have performed the best during the three days of play.

See all Paul’s photos of the tournament here. 

September 8-9, 2017

Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO

Nationally-ranked Colorado College swept nine sets en route to winning all three of their matches in the 2017 ACM Volleyball Tournament. Coe College came in second with a 2-1 record during the two days of round-robin competition, followed by Lake Forest College and Carleton College.

The ACM event was a rare opportunity for these consortial match-ups, since the four colleges compete in different athletic conferences.

• Download the tournament program

 

Activities for Student-Athletes

In addition to the competition on court, the 70 student-athletes and their coaches also gathered for a tournament dinner and to visit local sites in Colorado Springs.

Group meals and activities have been a highlight of ACM athletic competitions, strengthening consortial ties and reflecting the colleges’ history of athletic competition and collaboration.

The tournament dinner included a keynote address by USA Volleyball’s John Kessel, Director of Sport Development & Disabled Programs.

Activities featured a field trip to the see the dramatic sandstone rock formations of the Garden of the Gods Park, a registered National Natural Landmark. The tour was organized and led by Colorado College students and staff.

September 11-13, 2015

 Macalester College, St. Paul, MN

The third ACM Volleyball Tournament featured competition among teams from eight ACM colleges: Carleton, Grinnell, Knox, Lake Forest, Lawrence, Luther, Macalester, and St. Olaf.

Off the court, the student-athletes and coaches spent Saturday afternoon learning about some local history when they toured the Mill City Museum and Ruins, site of what was once the world’s largest flour mill along the Mississippi Riverfront in Minneapolis.

Eight athletes were named to the 2015 All-Tournament Team for their outstanding play during the tourney.

• Download the tournament program

Tournament standings

Carleton College  4-0
Luther College  4-0
Macalester College  4-0
St. Olaf College  4-0
Grinnell College  0-4
Knox College  0-4
Lake Forest College  0-4
Lawrence University  0-4

Results

Friday, Sept. 11

4:00 pm

• Macalester def. Knox 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-16)
• Luther def. Lake Forest 3-0 (25-16, 25-12, 28-26)

6:00 pm

• Macalester def. Lake Forest 3-1 (27-25, 25-27, 25-23, 25-13)
  
• Carleton def. Grinnell 3-0 (25-9, 25-10, 27-25)
  

8:00 pm

• Carleton def. Knox 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-14)
• Luther def. Grinnell 3-0 (25-9, 25-12, 25-19)
  

Saturday, Sept. 12

9:00 am

• Luther def. Lawrence 3-1 (25-18, 25-9, 21-25, 25-12)
  
• St. Olaf def. Knox 3-0 (25-9, 25-18, 25-6)

11:00 am

• Luther def. Knox 3-0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-15)
•  St. Olaf def. Lawrence 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-18)
  

Sunday, Sept. 13

9:00 am

• Macalester def. Lawrence 3-2 (22-25, 25-12, 25-14, 27-29, 16-14)
• St. Olaf def. Lake Forest 3-0 (27-25, 28-26, 25-22)

11:00 am

• Macalester def. Grinnell 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 27-25)
• Carleton def. Lake Forest 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-20)
  

1:00 pm

• Carleton def. Lawrence 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-14)
  
• St. Olaf def. Grinnell 3-1 (25-13, 21-25, 25-18, 25-21)

September 13-14, 2014

Host: Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA

The Carleton College volleyball team swept all four of it matches and host Grinnell College was 3-1 to lead the standings at the second ACM Volleyball Tournament.

Volleyball teams from six ACM colleges competed in the two-day event on the Grinnell campus. Each team played four games, in most cases taking on opponents from outside their own athletic conferences. Twelve student-athletes were named to the All-Tournament Team.

See the complete tournament results below, including links to match recaps and box scores.

The tournament featured a banquet on Saturday evening that brought the players and coaches from all the teams together.

2013 ACM Volleyball Invitational Tournament

Teams from 12 ACM colleges converged on Luther College in Decorah, Iowa for the first ACM Volleyball Invitational Tournament on September 13-15, 2013. Every team played four matches, and nearly all of the matches featured opponents from different athletic conferences.

Standings

Results