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August 30, 2011
Volleyball Season Preview
CHESTERTOWN, MD – With 10 players back in the fold and a group of five freshmen joining the team, the 2011 Washington College volleyball team will look to reach the Centennial Conference Tournament for the first time under third-year head coach Lacey Lister.
The Shorewomen have two returnees and two newcomers at outside hitter. Senior Alyssa Forget (River Vale, NJ/Pascack Valley) netted 201 kills and 84 digs in 2010 and averaged 2.12 kills per set. Along with Forget on the outside attack are sophomore Emily Hoyle (Santa Rita, Guam/Guam) and freshmen Lauren Bell (Center Valley, PA/Southern Lehigh) and Caroline Holt (Williamsport, MD/Williamsport).
The middle hitter position will have to replace Maria
Whitman, who was a four-year starter. Moving from
outside hitter to the middle will be junior Jenny Lee
(Wilmington, DE/Mount Pleasant). Lee, who earned
all-conference honorable mention status in 2010, led the team with
271 kills and 60 service aces, while also tallying 208 digs, 48
assists and 42 blocks. Joining Lee, who averaged a team-high
2.68 kills per set last year, in the middle will be freshman
Sarah
Beresik (Point Pleasant, NJ/Point Pleasant Beach).
The setter position is in strong hands with sophomore Lauren White (Huntingtown, MD/Huntingtown). White, who won the team's most valuable player award last year, had a very impressive freshman campaign where she had a team-high 734 assists (7.27 assists per set) and also recorded 276 digs, 48 service aces and 10 blocks. She had 11 double-doubles, including five in a seven match stretch and earned conference co-player of the week on October 12, 2010. Also in the fold at the setter position is sophomore Karine Sager (Shamong, NJ/Seneca).
The libero and defensive specialist position return juniors, libero/defensive specialist Kaitlin Rowan (Damascus, MD/Damascus) and defensive specialist Rita Rivera (Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth-Whitemarsh). Rivera last season had a team-high 336 digs and added 42 service aces and 31 assists. Rowan had 189 digs and 24 aces a season ago. Seniors Emily Hudson (Sparks, MD/Hereford) and Megan Hudson (Sparks, MD/Hereford) also return for Washington in 2011, along with fellow senior Jen Potts (West Grove, PA/Avon Grove), who missed all of 2010 with an injury. Freshmen Kate Liccione (Severna Park, MD/Severna Park) and Cara Koontz (Howard County, MD/Marriotts Ridge) join the four returnees in the back row.
On the sidelines, Lister welcomes back third-year assistant coach Sabrina Larmer. The Shorewomen will begin the 2011 season against Bridgewater (VA) at Gettysburg's Battlefield Classic at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, September 2nd. Later that day at 7:00 p.m., Washington will take on Pitt-Bradford at the classic. The Shorewomen open their home slate on September 17th in a tri-match against Johns Hopkins at 11:00 a.m. and Scranton at 3:00 p.m. The match versus Johns Hopkins is also the Centennial opener. In addition to Bridgewater (VA), Pitt-Bradford and Scranton, the Shorewomen will play Mount Saint Vincent, Penn State-Mont Alto, Arcadia, Wesley (twice), Delaware Valley, Shenandoah, Mount Aloysius, Marymount, Stevenson, College of Notre Dame, Cedar Crest, Goucher, Hood, Bryn Athyn and Catholic in non-conference action. In conference play the Shorewomen will host Johns Hopkins, Swarthmore, Muhlenberg, Franklin & Marshall and Haverford, while traveling to Bryn Mawr, Gettysburg, Dickinson, Ursinus and McDaniel. WC will play 11 home matches, 10 away contests and eight at neutral sites in 2011.
The setter position is in strong hands with sophomore Lauren White (Huntingtown, MD/Huntingtown). White, who won the team's most valuable player award last year, had a very impressive freshman campaign where she had a team-high 734 assists (7.27 assists per set) and also recorded 276 digs, 48 service aces and 10 blocks. She had 11 double-doubles, including five in a seven match stretch and earned conference co-player of the week on October 12, 2010. Also in the fold at the setter position is sophomore Karine Sager (Shamong, NJ/Seneca).
The libero and defensive specialist position return juniors, libero/defensive specialist Kaitlin Rowan (Damascus, MD/Damascus) and defensive specialist Rita Rivera (Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth-Whitemarsh). Rivera last season had a team-high 336 digs and added 42 service aces and 31 assists. Rowan had 189 digs and 24 aces a season ago. Seniors Emily Hudson (Sparks, MD/Hereford) and Megan Hudson (Sparks, MD/Hereford) also return for Washington in 2011, along with fellow senior Jen Potts (West Grove, PA/Avon Grove), who missed all of 2010 with an injury. Freshmen Kate Liccione (Severna Park, MD/Severna Park) and Cara Koontz (Howard County, MD/Marriotts Ridge) join the four returnees in the back row.
On the sidelines, Lister welcomes back third-year assistant coach Sabrina Larmer. The Shorewomen will begin the 2011 season against Bridgewater (VA) at Gettysburg's Battlefield Classic at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, September 2nd. Later that day at 7:00 p.m., Washington will take on Pitt-Bradford at the classic. The Shorewomen open their home slate on September 17th in a tri-match against Johns Hopkins at 11:00 a.m. and Scranton at 3:00 p.m. The match versus Johns Hopkins is also the Centennial opener. In addition to Bridgewater (VA), Pitt-Bradford and Scranton, the Shorewomen will play Mount Saint Vincent, Penn State-Mont Alto, Arcadia, Wesley (twice), Delaware Valley, Shenandoah, Mount Aloysius, Marymount, Stevenson, College of Notre Dame, Cedar Crest, Goucher, Hood, Bryn Athyn and Catholic in non-conference action. In conference play the Shorewomen will host Johns Hopkins, Swarthmore, Muhlenberg, Franklin & Marshall and Haverford, while traveling to Bryn Mawr, Gettysburg, Dickinson, Ursinus and McDaniel. WC will play 11 home matches, 10 away contests and eight at neutral sites in 2011.
