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2023 Volleyball Roster

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  • Pin Hitter PH 6'0"
    1

    Samantha Schnitta

    Sr. Public Health Science Overland Park, KS Blue Valley Southwest Ole Miss
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    Senior Public Health Science Overland Park, KS Blue Valley Southwest Ole Miss
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  • Outside Hitter OH 6'1"
    2

    Laila Ivey

    So. Architecture Annapolis, MD Indian Creek Upper School
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    Sophomore Architecture Annapolis, MD Indian Creek Upper School
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  • Outside Hitter OH 6'1"
    3

    Erin Morrissey

    R-Jr. Information Science Tampa, FL Plant
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    Redshirt Junior Information Science Tampa, FL Plant
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  • Libero L 5'8"
    4

    Lilly Gunter

    Sr. Economics Oviedo, FL Oviedo Mississippi State
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    Senior Economics Oviedo, FL Oviedo Mississippi State
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  • Defensive Specialist DS 5'8"
    5

    Alex McGillivray

    Fr. Management Solana Beach, CA Torrey Pines
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    Freshman Management Solana Beach, CA Torrey Pines
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  • Right Side RS 6'0"
    6

    Laila Ricks

    Sr. Kinesiology Redondo Beach, CA Redondo Union
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    Senior Kinesiology Redondo Beach, CA Redondo Union
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  • Defensive Specialist DS 5'5"
    7

    Jonna Spohn

    Fr. Communication Lewis Center, OH Olentangy
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    Freshman Communication Lewis Center, OH Olentangy
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  • Setter S 6'0"
    8

    Sydney Dowler

    Sr. Cell Biology and Genetics Oconomowoc, WI Green Hope
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    Senior Cell Biology and Genetics Oconomowoc, WI Green Hope
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  • Middle Blocker MB 6'1"
    10

    Ellie Watson

    Jr. Kinesiology Orland Park, IL Carl Sandburg
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    Junior Kinesiology Orland Park, IL Carl Sandburg
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  • Setter S 5'9"
    13

    Erin Engel

    Jr. Community Health Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas
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    Junior Community Health Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas
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  • Outside Hitter OH 5'11"
    16

    Sydney Bryant

    Fr. Psychology Upper Marlboro, MD Flint Hill
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    Freshman Psychology Upper Marlboro, MD Flint Hill
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  • Middle Blocker MB 6'2"
    17

    Eva Rohrbach

    Fr. Criminal Justice San Diego, CA La Costa Canyon
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    Freshman Criminal Justice San Diego, CA La Costa Canyon
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  • Defensive Specialist DS 5'3"
    24

    Ally Williams

    So. Family Health St. Louis, MO Oakville
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    Sophomore Family Health St. Louis, MO Oakville
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  • Setter S 5'3"
    25

    Zoe Huang

    Jr. Marketing Centreville, VA Flint Hill
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    Junior Marketing Centreville, VA Flint Hill
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  • Outside Hitter OH 6'0"
    44

    Sam Csire

    Sr. Community Health Strongsville, OH Strongsville
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    Senior Community Health Strongsville, OH Strongsville
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  • Middle Blocker MB 6'5"
    88

    Anastasia Russ

    R-Sr. Biological Sciences Pittsburgh, PA Hampton Pittsburgh
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    Redshirt Senior Biological Sciences Pittsburgh, PA Hampton Pittsburgh
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Staff Roster

Volleyball Coaching Staff

Volleyball Support Staff

  • Athletic Mental Health Counselor

    Jackie Albanes, LCSW-C

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  • Strategic Communications

    Mason Arneson

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  • Academic Support & Career Development

    Cydnie Brown

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  • Alumni Engagement

    Laura Chiriaco

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  • Facilities, Operations & Events

    Jared Cook

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  • Equipment Manager

    Christopher Dailey

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  • Sport Supervisor

    Libby Ellis

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  • Sports Nutrition

    Spencer Ferguson, MS, RD, LDN, CSSD

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  • Marketing Strategy & Fan Experience

    Tori Gray

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  • Lead Photographer

    Chris Lyons

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  • Development

    Matt Monroe

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  • Student-Athlete Development

    Lonnie Mulligan

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  • Athletic Trainer

    Jessica Nodal

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  • Video Operations

    Jackie O’Meara

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  • Strength & Conditioning

    Greg Piteo

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  • Ticket Operations

    Kara Timmons

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2023 Volleyball Roster
# Full Name Pos. Ht. Year Major Hometown / High School Previous School Instagram Twitter Opendorse
1 Samantha Schnitta PH 6-0 Sr. Public Health Science Overland Park, KS / Blue Valley Southwest Ole Miss Samantha.schnitta Samanthaschnit2 samantha-schnitta-profile
2 Laila Ivey OH 6-1 So. Architecture Annapolis, MD / Indian Creek Upper School lailaiveyy Lailaiveygmail1 laila-ivey
3 Erin Morrissey OH 6-1 R-Jr. Information Science Tampa, FL / Plant erinmorrissey_ _erinmorrissey erin-morrissey
4 Lilly Gunter L 5-8 Sr. Economics Oviedo, FL / Oviedo Mississippi State lillypgunter GunterLilly lilly-gunter
5 Alex McGillivray DS 5-8 Fr. Management Solana Beach, CA / Torrey Pines alexmcgillivray_ alexandra-mcgillivray
6 Laila Ricks RS 6-0 Sr. Kinesiology Redondo Beach, CA / Redondo Union Lailaricks lailarcks laila-ricks
7 Jonna Spohn DS 5-5 Fr. Communication Lewis Center, OH / Olentangy jonna.spohn jonna-spohn
8 Sydney Dowler S 6-0 Sr. Cell Biology and Genetics Oconomowoc, WI / Green Hope syddowler sydneydowler_ sydney-dowler
10 Ellie Watson MB 6-1 Jr. Kinesiology Orland Park, IL / Carl Sandburg ellie_watson ellie__watson_21 ellie-watson
13 Erin Engel S 5-9 Jr. Community Health Fort Lauderdale, FL / St. Thomas Aquinas erinengell erinengell erin-engel
16 Sydney Bryant OH 5-11 Fr. Psychology Upper Marlboro, MD / Flint Hill _bryantsydney_ Bryantsydney16 sydney-bryant
17 Eva Rohrbach MB 6-2 Fr. Criminal Justice San Diego, CA / La Costa Canyon evarohrbach eva-rohrbach
24 Ally Williams DS 5-3 So. Family Health St. Louis, MO / Oakville allyywillliams ally-williams-profile
25 Zoe Huang S 5-3 Jr. Marketing Centreville, VA / Flint Hill zoe_huang5 zoe-huang
44 Sam Csire OH 6-0 Sr. Community Health Strongsville, OH / Strongsville samcsire samcsire sam-csire
88 Anastasia Russ MB 6-5 R-Sr. Biological Sciences Pittsburgh, PA / Hampton Pittsburgh _anastasiaruss_ anastasiaruss8 anastasia-russ

Volleyball Coaching Staff

Volleyball - Coaching Staff
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Adam Hughes Adam Hughes Head Coach
Ryan Ammerman Ryan Ammerman Assistant Coach
Becca Acevedo Becca Acevedo Assistant Coach
Kyle Thompson Kyle Thompson Director of Operations

Volleyball Support Staff

Volleyball - Support Staff
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Jackie Albanes Jackie Albanes, LCSW-C Athletic Mental Health Counselor
Mason Arneson Mason Arneson Strategic Communications
Cydnie Brown Cydnie Brown Academic Support & Career Development
Laura Chiriaco Laura Chiriaco Alumni Engagement
Jared Cook Jared Cook Facilities, Operations & Events
Chris Dailey Christopher Dailey Equipment Manager
Libby Ellis Libby Ellis Sport Supervisor
Spencer Ferguson Spencer Ferguson, MS, RD, LDN, CSSD Sports Nutrition
Tori Gray Tori Gray Marketing Strategy & Fan Experience
Chris Lyons Chris Lyons Lead Photographer
Matt Monroe Matt Monroe Development
Lonnie Mulligan Lonnie Mulligan Student-Athlete Development
Jess Nodal Headshot Jessica Nodal Athletic Trainer
Jackie O’Meara Jackie O’Meara Video Operations
Greg Pieto Greg Piteo Strength & Conditioning
Kara Timmons Kara Timmons Ticket Operations

Staff Roster

Volleyball Coaching Staff

Volleyball Support Staff