CARLISLE, Pa. – Head Coach Jenn McMonagle and the Dickinson volleyball group take the highest off of their 26-match schedule on Tuesday evening once they make the brief drive all the way down to Wolf Gym on the campus of York College of Pennsylvania for a 7pm non-conference first serve with the Spartans.
Game Information
Opponents – York College of Pennsylvania Spartans
Date – Tuesday, September 1st
Time – 7:00 pm
Location – York, Pa. (Wolf Gym)
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Schedule Overview
- The Red and White will play their first three away from Carlisle, earlier than opening up their 11-match residence slate on Wednesday, September ninth in opposition to Penn State Altoona at 7pm. Following that the Devils will play their solely residence tri-match in opposition to Catholic (12pm) and Misericordia (4pm) on Saturday, September twelfth.
- Their subsequent 4 matches can be performed away from the Kline Center with visits to Penn State Harrisburg and King’s (Pa.) on September fifteenth (7pm) and seventeenth (7pm) respectively. Saturday, September nineteenth sees DC participate of their third tri-match of the season as they head to Swarthmore for the Centennial Conference lid-lifter in opposition to Garnet at 12pm, earlier than battling Vassar in a non-conference conflict (2pm). Home dates with Susquehanna (9/23 @ 7pm) and Alvernia (9/29 @ 7pm) encompass a brief journey to Messiah (9/25 @ 7pm).
- Leading as much as the autumn pause journey to Texas in the course of October, the Devils will play three of 4 at residence versus DeSales (10/1 @ 7pm), Johns Hopkins (10/7 @ 7pm) and Bryn Mawr (10/10 @ 1pm). They will then head to Texas for robust matchups with Howard Payne, Schreiner and Texas Lutheran between October sixteenth and seventeenth.
- Following their go to to the Lone Star State, Gettysburg and Haverford arrive on the Kline on 10/21 (7pm) and 10/24 (Senior Day) (1pm).
- The residence slate concludes on Halloween afternoon at 1pm when Franklin and Marshall involves Carlisle.
Centennial Conference Preseason Poll Position – sixth
Returning All-Conference Performers
Senior Leaders
Returning Offensive Leaders
- Hitting Percentage: Caroline Cusson (.300), Emery Fishbach (.227), Thomas (.208)
- Kills: Thomas (408), Currie (141), Fishbach (83), Norah Oppenheim (54), Cusson (51)
- Kills Per Set: Thomas (4.00), Oppenheim (1.50), Currie (1.45), Cusson (1.24), Fishbach (1.14)
Returning Setting and Service Leaders
- Assists: Lora Flynn (432), Butcher (94), Kylie Schner (67)
- Assists Per Set: Flynn (4.55), Schner (3.94)
- Aces: Butcher (57), Thomas (41), Amanda Palo (30), Arcara (24)
Returning Defensive Leaders
- Digs: Butcher (449), Thomas (313), Arcara (190)
- Digs Per Set: Butcher (4.28), Thomas (3.07), Arcara (2.11), Palo (1.26), Schner (1.00)
- Blocks: Fishbach (75), Currie (49), Flynn (32), Cusson (29), Thomas (20), Oppenheim (15)
Welcome to the Devils Den
- Coach McMonagle welcomes a proficient group of 5 younger girls that can search to make an instantaneous affect and supply a lot wanted depth.
From the Mind of Coach McMonagle
- Thoughts on Schedule
- We need to use our aggressive non-conference schedule as a launching level to get us prepared for a really aggressive Centennial Conference slate. We know that it’s within the convention matches the place it will likely be decided whether or not or not we make the postseason. So, it’s our non-conference opponents that give us the possibility to work out completely different rotations and concepts that can solely make us higher once we have to be.
- What have you ever seen within the preseason that has you excited in regards to the season?
- Our protection has actually been the star of the present to date this preseason! And our depth has positively been a spotlight as properly, we have now nice choices in each place and that’s actually going to be an enormous profit for us as we embark on this journey beginning for actual subsequent week.
- How have your first-years acclimated to the faculty recreation to date?
- Our first-years doing nice! It is actually a giant transition however they’re dealing with it in addition to you possibly can hope for. They are taking in every little thing that our program is about and have a terrific willingness to study. I’m so excited to observe them progress not solely this season, however all through their time as Red Devils.
- What would you like followers to see once they watch you play?
- I would like our followers to see good, disciplined volleyball with a willingness to even be scrappy when wanted as a result of our sport could be fairly unpredictable. I hope they see a gaggle of hardworking girls who’re able to compete and are excited to symbolize Dickinson each time they step out on the courtroom.