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  • Pin Hitter PH 6'0"
    1

    Samantha Schnitta

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

    Laila Ivey

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

    Erin Morrissey

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

    Lilly Gunter

    5th Economics Oviedo, FL Oviedo Mississippi State
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    Fifth Year Economics Oviedo, FL Oviedo Mississippi State
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  • Defensive Specialist DS 5'8"
    5

    Alex McGillivray

    So. Management Solana Beach, CA Torrey Pines
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    Sophomore Management Solana Beach, CA Torrey Pines
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  • Defensive Specialist DS 5'5"
    7

    Jonna Spohn

    So. Communication Lewis Center, OH Olentangy
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    Sophomore Communication Lewis Center, OH Olentangy
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  • Setter S 6'0"
    8

    Sydney Dowler

    5th Cell Biology and Genetics Oconomowoc, WI Green Hope
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    Fifth Year Cell Biology and Genetics Oconomowoc, WI Green Hope
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  • Middle Blocker MB 6'1"
    10

    Ellie Watson

    Sr. Kinesiology Orland Park, IL Carl Sandburg
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    Senior Kinesiology Orland Park, IL Carl Sandburg
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  • Pin Hitter PH 6'2"
    12

    Katie Scherer

    Fr. Kinesiology St. Charles, IL Saint Charles North
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    Freshman Kinesiology St. Charles, IL Saint Charles North
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  • Outside Hitter OH 5'11"
    16

    Sydney Bryant

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

    Eva Rohrbach

    So. Criminal Justice San Diego, CA La Costa Canyon
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    Sophomore Criminal Justice San Diego, CA La Costa Canyon
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  • Outside Hitter OH 6'0"
    20

    Skylar Gerhardt

    So. Finance Manhattan Beach, CA Mira Costa Villanova
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    Sophomore Finance Manhattan Beach, CA Mira Costa Villanova
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  • Middle Blocker MB 6'3"
    23

    Duru Gökçen

    Fr. Letters and Sciences Istanbul, Turkey Irmak College
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    Freshman Letters and Sciences Istanbul, Turkey Irmak College
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  • Defensive Specialist DS 5'3"
    24

    Ally Williams

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

    Zoe Huang

    Sr. Marketing Centreville, VA Flint Hill
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    Senior Marketing Centreville, VA Flint Hill
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  • Setter S 6'0"
    26

    Lilly Wagner

    Fr. Letters and Sciences Delafield, WI Oconomowoc
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    Freshman Letters and Sciences Delafield, WI Oconomowoc
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  • Outside Hitter OH 6'0"
    44

    Sam Csire

    5th Community Health Strongsville, OH Strongsville
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    Fifth Year Community Health Strongsville, OH Strongsville
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  • Middle Blocker MB 6'5"
    88

    Anastasia Russ

    Gr. Biological Sciences Pittsburgh, PA Hampton Pittsburgh
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    Graduate Student Biological Sciences Pittsburgh, PA Hampton Pittsburgh
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Staff Roster

Volleyball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Adam Hughes

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  • Associate Head Coach

    Becca Acevedo

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  • Assistant Coach

    Ryan Ammerman

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  • Director of Operations

    Kyle Thompson

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  • Technical Coordinator

    Justin Speirs

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Volleyball Support Staff

  • Athletic Mental Health Counselor

    Jackie Albanes, LCSW-C

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  • Academic Support & Career Development

    Cydnie Brown

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  • Compliance

    Gabe Carter

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  • Alumni Engagement

    Laura Chiriaco

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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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  • Facilities, Operations & Events

    Anna Kehoe

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  • Strategic Communications

    Sarah Bailey Lakatos

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  • Development

    Matt Monroe

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  • Student-Athlete Development

    Lonnie Mulligan

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  • Development

    Garrett Nixon

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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

    Donald Woodworth

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2024 Volleyball Roster
# Full Name Pos. Ht. Year Major Hometown / High School Previous School Instagram Twitter Opendorse
1 Samantha Schnitta PH 6-0 Gr. Public Health Science Overland Park, KS / Blue Valley Southwest Ole Miss Samantha.schnitta Samanthaschnit2 samantha-schnitta-profile
2 Laila Ivey OH 6-1 Jr. Architecture Annapolis, MD / Indian Creek Upper School lailaiveyy Lailaiveygmail1 laila-ivey
3 Erin Morrissey OH 6-1 R-Sr. Information Science Tampa, FL / Plant erinmorrissey_ _erinmorrissey erin-morrissey
4 Lilly Gunter L 5-8 5th Economics Oviedo, FL / Oviedo Mississippi State lillypgunter GunterLilly lilly-gunter
5 Alex McGillivray DS 5-8 So. Management Solana Beach, CA / Torrey Pines alexmcgillivray_ alexandra-mcgillivray
7 Jonna Spohn DS 5-5 So. Communication Lewis Center, OH / Olentangy jonna.spohn jonna-spohn
8 Sydney Dowler S 6-0 5th Cell Biology and Genetics Oconomowoc, WI / Green Hope syddowler sydneydowler_ sydney-dowler
10 Ellie Watson MB 6-1 Sr. Kinesiology Orland Park, IL / Carl Sandburg ellie_watson ellie__watson_21 ellie-watson
12 Katie Scherer PH 6-2 Fr. Kinesiology St. Charles, IL / Saint Charles North katieescherer kscherer74 katie-scherer
16 Sydney Bryant OH 5-11 So. Psychology Upper Marlboro, MD / Flint Hill _bryantsydney_ Bryantsydney16 sydney-bryant
17 Eva Rohrbach MB 6-2 So. Criminal Justice San Diego, CA / La Costa Canyon evarohrbach eva-rohrbach
20 Skylar Gerhardt OH 6-0 So. Finance Manhattan Beach, CA / Mira Costa Villanova sky.gerhardt skylar_gerhardt skylar-gerhardt
23 Duru Gökçen MB 6-3 Fr. Letters and Sciences Istanbul, Turkey / Irmak College duru_gokcen1 duru-gokcen
24 Ally Williams DS 5-3 Jr. Family Health St. Louis, MO / Oakville allyywillliams ally-williams-profile
25 Zoe Huang S 5-3 Sr. Marketing Centreville, VA / Flint Hill zoe_huang5 zoe-huang
26 Lilly Wagner S 6-0 Fr. Letters and Sciences Delafield, WI / Oconomowoc lillywagner26 lillywagner26 lilly-wagner
44 Sam Csire OH 6-0 5th Community Health Strongsville, OH / Strongsville samcsire samcsire sam-csire
88 Anastasia Russ MB 6-5 Gr. Biological Sciences Pittsburgh, PA / Hampton Pittsburgh _anastasiaruss_ anastasiaruss8 anastasia-russ

Volleyball Coaching Staff

Volleyball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Adam Hughes Adam Hughes Head Coach
Becca Acevedo Becca Acevedo Associate Head Coach
Ryan Ammerman Ryan Ammerman Assistant Coach
Kyle Thompson Kyle Thompson Director of Operations
Justin Speirs head shot Justin Speirs Technical Coordinator

Volleyball Support Staff

Volleyball - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Jackie Albanes Jackie Albanes, LCSW-C Athletic Mental Health Counselor
Cydnie Brown Cydnie Brown Academic Support & Career Development
Gabe Carter Gabe Carter Compliance
Laura Chiriaco Laura Chiriaco Alumni Engagement
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
Anna Kehoe Anna Kehoe Facilities, Operations & Events
Sarah Bailey Lakatos Sarah Bailey Lakatos Strategic Communications
Matt Monroe Matt Monroe Development
Lonnie Mulligan Lonnie Mulligan Student-Athlete Development
Garrett Nixon Garrett Nixon Development
Jess Nodal Headshot Jessica Nodal Athletic Trainer
Jackie O’Meara Jackie O’Meara Video Operations
Greg Pieto Greg Piteo Strength & Conditioning
Donald Woodworth Donald Woodworth Ticket Operations

Staff Roster

Volleyball Coaching Staff

Volleyball Support Staff