STANDISH, Maine – #3 Saint Joseph's College (17-12, 11-2 GNAC) will host #6 Simmons University (10-17, 8-5 GNAC) in a 2025 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Volleyball Tournament Quarterfinal on Tuesday, November 11 at 6:00 PM at the Harold Alfond Center.
The winner of the #3 Saint Joseph's / #6 Simmons matchup advances to face the #2 Lasell / #7 Colby-Sawyer winner in Thursday's GNAC Semifinals. Semifinal victors will meet in the GNAC Championship on Saturday, November 15, with the league title and an automatic NCAA Tournament berth (beginning November 20) at stake.
BRACKETOLOGY:
2025 GNAC Women's Volleyball Tournament Schedule
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, Nov. 11 (Hosted by higher seeds)
#1 Emmanuel vs. #8 New England College, 7 PM
#2 Lasell vs. #7 Colby-Sawyer, 6 PM
#3 Saint Joseph's (Maine) vs. #6 Simmons, 6 PM
#4 Rivier vs. #5 Regis, 7 PM
Semifinals – Thursday, Nov. 13 (Hosted by higher seeds)
Winner of #1/#8 vs. Winner of #4/#5, TBA
Winner of #2/#7 vs. Winner of #3/#6, TBA
Championship – Saturday, Nov. 15 (Hosted by highest remaining seed)
Semifinal winners, TBA
QUICK FACTS:
- Saint Joseph's is 6-6 at home this fall; Simmons is 5-6 in away matches.
- Over the last six contests, SJC is 4-2 while Simmons is 5-1.
- The Monks own one of the most balanced attacks in the GNAC and are the only team in the league with six players over 100 kills.
- Saint Joseph's has already secured its highest win total since 2015, when the program tied the school record with 27 victories.
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
Saint Joseph's
- Greta Mackintosh (Jr., Plymouth, Mass.): 261 kills, .215 attack %, 115 digs, 30 total blocks
- Victoria Briones (Sr., El Paso, Texas): 159 kills, .245 attack %, 25 aces, 149 digs
- Kylie Giakoumis (Jr., Middletown, N.Y.): 140 kills, .179 attack %, 30 total blocks
- Emily Mendelson (Fr., Springboro, Ohio): 139 kills, .232 attack %, 15 aces, 48 total blocks
- Nadia Sixto (Sr., Chattanooga, Tenn.): 132 kills, .122 attack %, 42 total blocks
- Larisa Comolli (Jr., Nashua, N.H.): 106 kills, .210 attack %, 21 aces, 42 total blocks
- Maddie Garrett (Fr., Euless, Texas): 373 assists, 24 aces, 153 digs
- Riley Greenley (So., Newark, Del.): 300 assists, 24 aces, 117 digs
- Livy McDonough (Fr., West Friendship, Md.): 47 aces, 154 digs
Simmons
- Hannah Pridgeon (Jr., Winter Garden, Fla.): 263 kills, .133 attack %, 43 aces, 266 digs
- Iliana Diaz (Sr., Staten Island, N.Y.): 178 kills, .163 attack %, 36 total blocks
- Kate Petrosso (Sr., Attleboro, Mass.): 159 kills, .228 attack %, 39 total blocks
- Keagan Serverius (Fr., Tampa, Fla.): 457 assists, 28 aces
- Carolina Rodriguez (Jr., Carolina, Puerto Rico): 423 digs, 30 aces
- Emily Ibarra (Jr., Downey, Calif.): 47 aces, 172 digs
THE SKIPPERS:
Saint Joseph's: Jon Roberts – 8th season (87-125, .410)
Simmons: Grace Kenningham – 1st season (10-17, .370)
THE LAST TIME THEY MET:
The teams squared off Saturday in a GNAC tri-match at Colby-Sawyer, where Saint Joseph's earned a 3–1 win behind a balanced attack and statistical advantages across the board. Mendelson led SJC with 13 kills on .500 hitting, followed by Mackintosh (11 kills, 8 digs), Comolli (10 kills, 3 aces), Briones (16 digs), and Greenley (23 assists). Simmons was paced by Evans (14 kills, 12 digs), Petrosso (11 kills, .421), Diaz (10 kills), Pridgeon (six aces), and Serverius (19 assists, 11 digs).
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING:
Saint Joseph's is 8-13 all-time versus Simmons, and Saturday's win snapped a six-match skid against the Sharks.
POSTSEASON HISTORY:
The Monks are making their 14th GNAC Tournament appearance in 18 seasons and hold a 3-13 postseason record since 2007. SJC has won quarterfinal matches in each of the past two years. The program's first-ever GNAC playoff win came against Simmons in 2015, also at the Alfond Center.
Simmons has been the GNAC runner-up three times (1995, 2017, 2022) and owns a 13-15 record across 16 tournament appearances in 18 seasons. The Sharks lead the postseason series with Saint Joseph's, 2-1.
GNAC STATS COMPARISON:
