Assistant Coaches:
Jenn Holiday: Assistant Varsity/JV Head Coach
Michelle Strausser: Assistant Varsity
Jay Daubert: Assistant Varsity
Team Name: Nativity BVM Green Wave
League: Schuylkill League
2023 Record: 19- 5 (including District and State Playoffs); Schuylkill League Division 2 Champions; Lost in 5 sets in Schuylkill League Semi-Final to League Champions; District XI Class A Champions; State Quarterfinalist
Key Players Lost:
Arieanna Sherman: 3-time District XI Class A First Team and PVCA Class A All-State Team player. 888 career kills. Arieanna will be playing college volleyball at Felician University.
Ryliegh Sinko: All-Area setter with over 2000 career assists. Ryliegh will be playing college volleyball at Penn State University, Schuylkill Campus.
Emma Lieberman: First Team All-Area and PVCA Class A All-State Player her senior year. 700 career digs with over 350 her senior season.
Chloe Motto: Right side hitter for her senior season.
Carly Brunn: Serving and defensive specialist for her senior season.
Abbi Greenhalgh: Defensive specialist during her senior campaign.
Grace Brennan: Outside hitter for her senior season.
Claudia Rodriguez: 6 rotation outside hitter who was named to the All-District team.
Key Returning Players:
Sara Spolski: Senior. Sara is a 6-rotation player who will play the outside hitter position again this year. This will be her 3rd season as a varsity starter. She was named to the All-Area and All-District Teams during her junior year.
Julianna Carlson: Senior. Julianna is a 6-rotation player who will move from middle blocker to outside hitter for her Senior Season.
Key Newcomers:
Ella Putalavage: Senior. Ella will be counted on as a defensive specialist during her senior campaign.
Mia Haas: Senior. Mia will be counted on as a defensive specialist during her senior campaign.
Miranda Burkot: Senior. Miranda will play outside hitter, middle blocker and right-side hitter positions this year.
Lily Baran: Junior. Lily will play both middle blocker and right-side hitter positions this year.
Morgan Howell: Junior. Morgan played a serving specialist role on last year’s varsity team and will move to the Libero position for her junior year.
Finley McNamara: Sophomore. Finley will play the middle blocker position for her sophomore year.
Amara Miller: Sophomore. Amara will be counted on as a defensive specialist during her sophomore campaign.
Addisan Ricard: Sophomore. Addisan will be running the team’s offense as the primary setter this year.
Janelle Ziegmont: Sophomore. Janelle will be playing the outside and right-side hitter positions for her sophomore season.
2024 Outlook: The Green Wave Volleyball team is coming off of a highly successful 2023 campaign. The team is extremely young and inexperienced having graduated nine seniors and returning only two players with significant varsity playing time. Despite its youth, the team is working extremely hard to build chemistry and confidence and is looking forward to continuing the tradition of the program’s success.
The team will be led by a strong senior group who have shown true leadership in guiding and supporting the younger players on the court. Serving can be a strong point for the team and depth with versatility will be an advantage for the Green Wave.
Finding consistency and confidence, especially with passing both on serve/receive and defense will be the key to the outcome of the team’s success.