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VB: Panola spikers sign with 4-year universities
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Panola College head volleyball coach Nicole Thorn has announced that four student-athletes from her 2011-12 sophomore class will be continuing their education and playing careers at four-year universities this fall.

Samantha Peterson will be attending Texas Southern University in Houston on a full volleyball scholarship.

VB: Santos named All-American again
Thursday, December 22, 2011

For the second consecutive season Panola College sophomore Josiane Santos has been named as a NJCAA All-American. Santos was named to the honor this year after being named the Region XIV District K All-Region Player of the Year.

Joining Santos on the all-region first-team was sophomore teammate Marcela Alves. Fillies freshman Nausheen Merchant was named to the second-team all-region squad, while Panola's Samantha Peterson and Hali Turner received honorable mention.

VB: Fillies fall in conference finals, 3-0
Monday, November 07, 2011

Coming off one of their best performances of the year in a 3-1 win over No.6-ranked Tyler Junior College on Friday, there wasn't any time for celebration for the 15th-ranked Panola College Fillies as they had to turn around on Saturday and battle the top-ranked Blinn College Buccaneers with a trip to the NJCAA Division I Volleyball National Championship tournament at stake.

VB: Fillies primed for Region XIV tourney
Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Each year teams from NCJCAA Region XIV battle for a chance to get to the league's postseason tournament in hopes of having an opportunity, once they arrive, to get on a roll and claim the tourney championship and a place in the NJCAA National Tournament.

Last year the Panola College Fillies were a hot team, but lost in the semifinal round and were ranked as high as No.7 nationally and finished the year with a record of 24-5.

VB: No.1 Blinn spoils Fillies' celebration, 3-0
Thursday, October 27, 2011

CARTHAGE, Tx -- There wasn't much doubt that the 15th-ranked Panola College Fillies had been pointing to Thursday night's Region XIV finale in the friendly confines of Arthur Johnson Gymnasium. But whether it was the 'Dig Pink Night' or the emotional Sophomore Night festivities, No.1-ranked Blinn came ready to play and took advantage of every mistake Panola made as the Buccaneers rolled to a 25-17, 25-10, 25-19 sweep of the Fillies, ruining the hometown festivities.

VB: Johnson Gym 'painted pink' tonight
Thursday, October 27, 2011

Tonight will be a big night at Panola College's Arthur Johnson Gymnasium as two major events will take place. The No.15-ranked Fillies will be taking on the No.1-ranked and unbeaten Blinn Buckeyes and the teams will celebrate Panola's Third Annual Dig Pink Night.

The top 20 volleyball matchup will get underway at 6 p.m. in Carthage.

VB: Fillies win sixth straight; No.1 Blinn next
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The 18th-ranked Panola College Fillies may just be playing some of their best volleyball of the season. And it couldn't come at a better time with the Region XIV postseason tournament approaching quickly (Nov. 4-5).

The Fillies claimed a pair of key league wins this past week, knocking off 15th-ranked Paris on Friday night, and then going on the road Monday and bumping Navarro College, 20-25, 25-13, 25-15, 17-25, 15-10.

VB: Fillies' match vs. No.15 Paris delayed
Friday, October 21, 2011

Thursday night's Region XIV volleyball match between 18th-ranked Panola College and No.15 Paris was postponed until Friday because of some off-the-court issues with the Fillies' coaching staff as both head coach Nicole Thorn and her sister and assistant coach, Amber McCray had some unavoidable personal issues come up.

VB: Fillies continue hot streak with 3-0 win
Monday, October 17, 2011

CARTHAGE, Tx -- With a tough final run in the Region XIV Texas Eastern Conference staring them straight in the face, the Panola College Fillies started fast Monday night against Lon Morris here in Arthur Johnson Gymnasium and then fell behind in the third set before roaring back to sweep the Lady Bearcats, 25-13, 25-15, 25-22.

No. 12 Fillies knock down TVCC, 3-0
Friday, October 14, 2011

CARTHAGE -- With a league as tough as the District XIV Texas Eastern Conference, every win is a huge win for the Panola College volleyball team. With five of the squads ranked in the NJCAA Top 20, there's no such thing as a day off.