Head Coach: Nicholas Lemmo – 5th year
Assistant Coaches:
Briana Ferrara
Nathaniel Becker
Sport: Volleyball (B)
Team Name: Pocono Mountain East Cardinals
League: EPC – 3A
2024 Record: EPC – 2A 10-17
Key Players Lost:
Dillen Thompson – Outside Hitter
Sam Nyakundi – Middle Hitter
Amil Romera – Played multiple positions
Key Returning Players:
Danny Joseph – Setter 183 assists – will be the stable point of getting our offense going. He is very calm and collected and surprisingly very athletic for his stature.
Chris Coronado – Outside Hitter 126 kills – will be starting his second year at outside. He a very good season getting over 100 kills and we are expecting him to do even better this year.
Zaya Youkhanna – Middle Hitter 73 kills – Started last year at different positions. It was not until the last third of the season that he found his groove at middle and was very productive.
Nick Ingrassia – Libero/DS 313 digs – is coming off an amazing year being voted one of the best players in our district. We are expecting him to even improve on this for this season.
Key Newcomers:
Ben Kwashnik – Junior – Middle Hitter
Carlos Vergara – Junior – DS/Libero
2025 Outlook:
(Strength) We have a core group of seniors this year who have been playing since their freshmen year of high school. There is talent and depth at each position this season.
(Question Marks) Even though we faced every team in the EPC last year, we were in Division 2A. Now, that we are back in Division 3A can we stay mentally focused and competitive in each and every game we play?
