Quantity 13th ranked St. John Fisher traveled to quantity sixth ranked Juniata to play in KP’S NCAA D III Match of the Week. Juniata had full management of the match and confirmed their dominance by sweeping the Cardinals (25-16, 25-20, 25-13). After the match Juniata Head Coach Glenn DeHaven shared his ideas on the match, “We did a very nice job in first contact. We created lots of strain from the service line and on the flip aspect, handed the ball rather well which allowed us to get our middles concerned early and sometimes.”
The Eagles they usually hit a powerful .566 and compelled St. John Fisher to hit .179 for the match. Tyler Goldborough completed with 13 kills and hit .733 for the Eagles. Luke Hoffman added 11 kills whereas hitting .769. Out of the center Chris Mellor had an ideal night time incomes seven kills on seven swings. “Tyler and Luke have been a veteran presence for us all yr. I used to be very excited once they determined to return again for a fifth season. They create us a ton of expertise and firepower. Our setters, Grant Lorelli and Will Sierer deserve lots of credit score for our .566 hitting proportion,” stated Coach DeHaven.
All through many of the match the Eagles handed effectively and stayed in system to get their middles going. Establishing the center is essential to the Eagles and it opens up their complete offense. “As for the middles, it is vitally a lot who we’re. Now we have embraced the quote: “run the rattling ball.” After we say it, we’re referring to setting and dominating the center,” stated Coach Dehaven. Mellor took that mantra to coronary heart by hitting 1000% for the match. “Chris has come a great distance from final yr. His power is his measurement enjoying off one foot. His greatest enchancment has come at processing the sport. Big shout out to our latest workers member Wil McPhillips who has introduced a ton of expertise and vitality to our middles,” stated Coach Dehaven.
The Eagles physicality from the service line, attacking and block performed an enormous issue within the match. “They performed effectively in each side of the sport and saved us off stability your complete match. Juniata had a solution for all the pieces we did and appeared like a ultimate 4 group in my view,” stated St. John Fisher Head Coach Matt Cohen.
Graduate pupil Griffin Stella recorded eight kills and hit .636 for the Cardinals. Senior setter Gavin Newman dished out twenty assists whereas operating the offense. “Griffen continued to do what he has carried out for us all season for us. His potential as a 6’2 center to attain like he does continues to amaze me. The dedication he has made to his physique with the way in which he eats, trains and focuses on correct restoration is one thing I hope all our guys will be taught from,” siad Coach Cohen.
The Cardinals must shortly regroup as a result of they’ve a giant match in opposition to quantity three ranked Vassar on Saturday, March 1st. Whereas the Eagles host Kean on Friday, February 28th.
Juniata Faculty:
Notable males’s volleyball alumni:
Matt Werle 09′ (4X All American, 07′ D3 Nationwide Participant of the 12 months – 07′)(Former GCU Head Coach, Present Affiliate Head Coach at Kansas.)
Joe Bortak 15′ (4X All American)(Head Coach M&W Chatham)
Dennis Hohenshelt 94′ (Former Assistant Coach PSU Girls and Males (4 Nationwide Championships), Former Head Coach UVA.)
Kevin Duffy 22′ (4X All American)
Tim Shawaryn 98′ (Juniata Athletics Corridor of Fame 08’/ All Time Chief in Kills 1,655)
Chris Fazio 97′ (Nationwide Participant of the yr 97′, PA Volleyball Corridor of Fame 03′, Juniata Athletics Corridor of Fame 07′, EIVA Corridor of Fame 17′) Performed Professionally in Austria 99′ and 00’.
Kenny Eiser 04′ (Nationwide Participant of the 12 months 04′)
Ricky Ziegler 05′ (Nationwide Participant of the 12 months 05′)
Volleyball Historical past:
35 Season
639 – 392 – 4 General Report
6 Nationwide Championship (98′, 04′ 05′ 06′ 07′ 09′)
2 Nationwide Runner Ups (03′ 14′)
13 Convention Championships (92′ 93′ 94′ 98′ 99′ 03′ 04′ 05 ’06’ 13′ 14′ 17′ 23′)
52 All Individuals
2 Nationwide Coaches of the 12 months (Ken Shibuya 04′, Jeremy Value 09′)
4 Nationwide Gamers of the 12 months (Chris Fazio 97′, Kenny Eiser 04′, Ricky Ziegler 05′, Matt Werle 07′)
Convention: CVC (Continental Volleyball Convention)
Present/Former Head Coaches: Glenn DeHaven 07′ (2017-Current), Pat Shawaryn 04′ (2014-2016, Present – PSU Males’s Assistant Coach), Kevin Moore 02′ (2011-2014, At present with USA Volleyball NTDP), Jeremy Value (2007-20110, At present Head Coach at Queens College), Ken Shibuya (2003-2006, Former Stanford Affiliate Head Coach.), Ryan Patton 94′ (97-02, Present Mercyhurst Girls’s Head Coach.), Dennis Hohenshelt 94′ (96, Former PSU Males’s and Girls’s Assistant coach), Larry Bock (Began Program in 1990, 90-95, Juniata Girls’s Head Coach 34 Years, Former Head Coach United States Naval Academy.)
Making an affect on the neighborhood:
Juniata Males’s Volleyball has created an ideal relationship with our Huntingdon Neighborhood Heart. Over the previous three years they’ve helped clear up and renovate their area. The Eagles have additionally run free clinics for native youngsters on the HCC.
Teachers:
The faculty is situated in Huntingdon, PA (Central Pennsylvania)
Personal Establishment
1400 College students: 34 States and Territories/26 Nation’s Represented.
11:1 Scholar to School Ratio/75% of Courses have lower than 20 College students
Applications of Emphasis allow you to create a subject of research that pursuits you
At Juniata we’ve packages of emphasis (POEs) and secondary emphases reasonably than the normal majors/minors system. College students work with their tutorial advisors to establish what they’re enthusiastic about, discover countless alternatives, and finally design an schooling that aligns with their future objectives and profession pursuits.
- Core programs develop your horizons
- Actual-world experiences, similar to analysis, internships, and research overseas, create profession momentum
- Actively engaged college are dedicated to serving to you succeed
- A two-adviser system gives every pupil with two sources for tutorial assist
- Juniata prides themselves on being a school that’s steeped in wealthy historical past and distinctive customs that set us aside from others. From their legendary Mountain Day celebration to their exhilarating Lobsterfest, the traditions are as various as they’re thrilling.
St. John Fisher:
Notable males’s volleyball alumni:
Josh Bigford – 4 time All American, present males’s head and ladies’s assistant coach at Hartwick Faculty.
David Cerqua – Two time All American, present males’s assistant coach at Hobart Faculty.
Volleyball Historical past:
One UVC convention championship, and two NCAA Appearances 2022, 2023.
Coaches:
2023-present, Matt Cohen 61-15 present report
2020-2022 Stephen England 46-18 general report
2018-2019 Kelly Greapentrog 34-29 general report
Making an affect on the neighborhood:
Package deal and ship Thanksgiving meals to seniors, take part within the Wegman’s East Ave Grocery Run for East Excessive Meals Pantry.
Teachers:
Situated in Rochester, NY with 38 undergraduate, 8 masters, and a pair of doctoral packages. The non-public college has 2400 undergrad and 800 graduate college students.
Kevin Pratte has enthusiastically been concerned in volleyball for over 23 years. Pratte began enjoying in center college and was lucky sufficient to play NCAA Division 1 volleyball at The College of the Pacific. After his enjoying profession Pratte bought concerned in teaching volleyball. In 2009 Pratte was the graduate assistant coach for the College of Nebraska ladies’s volleyball program. Later in his profession Pratte made teaching stops at College of the Pacific, a number of neighborhood schools and coached at WAVE Volleyball Membership for seven years. At present Pratte is a bodily schooling trainer within the San Diego Unified College District, San Diego Downtown Breakfast Rotary member, a school volleyball recruiting coordinator, hosts a volleyball podcast present, the proprietor of the Center Hitter web site and runs a non-profit group to assist increase funds to present boys’ highschool volleyball college students scholarships to play membership volleyball. He’s excited to proceed writing for Volleyball Journal and is keen to cowl the sport.
Basis web site: www.kevinprattefoundation.com
Center Hitter Web site: www.middlehitter.com
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