By JAMES HARTLEY @ByJamesHartley ROCHESTER, Minn. — It was the best game of volleyball Eastfield head coach Brandon Crisp said he’s ever seen. The Harvesters had come back from a two-set deficit in the third, tied the match in the fourth and were at the end of the fifth set of the national championship...

By JAMES HARTLEY @ByJamesHartley The Harvesters’ fight for the NJCAA national volleyball title came to a dramatic end Saturday in a five-set match against first seeded Owens College, ending in a showdown that saw both squads lose and regain the lead. The Harvesters dropped the first two sets...

By JAMES HARTLEY @ByJamesHartley Third seed Eastfield volleyball is headed to the National Junior College Athletics Association Division III championship match after a 3-0 victory over second seed Central Lakes College Friday night. Eastfield hasn’t dropped a set in the tournament, going 25-13,...

ROCHESTER, MN— Eastfield volleyball is ready to take on anyone in the National Junior CollegeAthletic Association Division III championship tournament, head coach Brandon Crisp said. It won't be an easy task, he said, but Eastfield's season has prepared them. The squad arrived in Rochester Tuesday...

The Harvesters (9-1) are in Rochester, Minnesota, to defend their 2017 volleyball national title. The team will play their first game Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. The opponent is yet to be determined. Find all the essentials to enjoy the game from Rochester or in your living room here at Eastfieldnews.com. Follow...

By COLIN TAYLOR @ColinTaylorETC The Eastfield volleyball team is riding a nine-game win streak, including a perfect 5-0 run in conference play at the halfway point. The Harvesters have a second match against each conference team remaining. Eastfield has only dropped two sets, one to Brookhaven (4-1)...

  By COLIN TAYLOR @ColinTaylorETC The Eastfield volleyball team beat Richland College 3-0 at their opponent’s home court Sept. 24, keeping their win streak alive with six victories. While each set got off to a rocky start, the squad rebounded to sweep the game. The first set ended 25-14,...

By COLIN TAYLOR @ColinTaylerETC Eastfield volleyball coach Brandon Crisp tries to instill a culture of family within his squad, but sophomores Jade and Mica Turner have taken the phrase “your team is your family” to a more literal place. The fraternal, or non-identical, twins joined the program...

By ARIA JONES Editor in Chief @ AriaJonesETC Eastfield’s shift to offering mostly eight-week term classes has placed new time management challenges on student athletes. Some athletes are having to take three eight-week classes at the beginning of the school year in order to meet the National...

By DAVID SILVA @DavidSilvaETC The Lady Harvesters volleyball team kicks off its season with a No. 1 national ranking, a veteran squad and a national championship to defend. The team, which claimed the NJCAA Division III national title last November, began their preseason with a 3-0 sweep at Paul...

By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC Eastfield led Harper in the fourth set; match point to the Harvesters. Outside hitter Kerstin Fredrickson dug the ball from a Harper serve to setter Kalli Caddell, who set it for outside hitter Keishla Reyes toward the left side of the court. Reyes said she knew what...

Note: This story was orignally published on The Et Cetera's sports blog, Et Cetera Sports. For a photo gallery and more coverage, click here. By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA — Eastfield led the match 2-1. Fourth set. Match point. Kirsten Fredrickson dug the ball from a Harper...

Eastfield will play against Harper in the final today at 4 p.m., hoping to become the first women’s team in school history to win a national title. The volleyball team made history last night by becoming the first women’s team in school history to ever reach a national championship final. A...

Eastfield swept Jamestown (25-16, 25-12, 25-9) in the quarterfinals of the NJCAA DIII National Championship. With the win, the Harvesters advanced to the semifinals and ended the Jayhawk’s unbeaten streak of 30 matches. In the first set, the Harvesters went behind but immediately rebounded and won seven...

By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC The No. 2-ranked Eastfield women’s volleyball team (25-7) returns to the national tournament hoping to make history as the school’s first women’s team to claim a national title. They traveled to Minnesota and will face No. 7-ranked Jamestown Community College (30-0)...

By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC Following the volleyball team’s win at Brookhaven on Oct. 12, Eastfield coach Brandon Crisp, expecting a good mood throughout the team, instead sees volleyball players Kalli Caddell and Alyssa Tomlin consoling their teammate, Maura Munoz, crying on the bleachers. Fearing...

By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC Home fans in the bleachers and the Eastfield bench stood with fingers pointed in the air, waiting for the final rally to end. Brookhaven was returning a serve and the initial kill attempt was blocked, but the Bears quickly recovered and set up again. As the hitter went...

By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC After not having dropped a single set in regular conference play, Eastfield women’s volleyball team was challenged in their 3-2 playoff semifinal win versus Cedar Valley to advance to the conference final versus Brookhaven. However, Keishla Reyes, the nation's current...

Julio Vega @JulioVegaETC The Eastfield women’s volleyball team clinched the Metro Athletic Conference regular season title for a second consecutive year after sweeping Cedar Valley College on Monday. With the win, they earned hosting rights for the conference tournament Oct. 25-28. The first...

By Julio Vega @JulioVegaETC As an opposing serve arches over the net toward Kalli Caddell’s side, the freshman setter moves into position. The squeaking of shoes echoes throughout the Eastfield gym as the volleyball team practices against one another. Caddell anxiously taps her fingers on her thighs,...

By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC   The Eastfield women’s volleyball team has not dropped a single set in conference play on their way to being No. 3 in the nation. Coach Brandon Crisp attributes the success to the entire team’s effort during practices and praised the depth and talent across...

By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC As she approaches the baseline, volleyball in hand, Keishla “Kiki” Reyes takes a deep breath and relaxes. She gives the ball a few bounces then steps forward, throwing it high into the air. She jumps, eyes never straying from the ball, and swings her right arm,...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPdzx4g6B-c&t=2s By Julio Vega @JulioVegaETC The Eastfield volleyball season is in full swing, with the Harvesters currently holding a 5-2 record and leading the nation in several areas with 353 kills, 104 service aces, 571 digs, and 64 block assists. The team competed...

By BRIANNA HARMON Managing Editor @BHarmonETC ROCHESTER, MINN. — Harvester volleyball placed third in the nation at last month’s National Junior College Athletic Association Tournament, the team’s highest finish in the college’s history. The Harvesters swept their final match Nov. 12, defeating...

By Brianna Harmon Managing Editor @BHarmonETC ROCHESTER, MINN. — The Harvesters swept their final match Saturday in the National Junior College Athletic Association Tournament to place third in the nation. Eastfield defeated Central Lakes College 25-17, 25-16, 27-25. “I can’t believe...