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Returning letterwinners for the Bellefonte girls’ volleyball team are, from left, kneeling, Maia Kowalchuk, Mary-Elizabeth Newman, Jerrica Harvey, Emily Putnam. Standing, Olivia Sealy, Mandy Robbins, Kaity Clouser, Jena Matter, Amber Haslet.
Assistant coaches: Steve McCarthy, Denise Coslo, Nicole Tranelli Last season:9-9
Key losses:Kayla Tubbs, Taylor Cable
Returning letterwinners: Kaity Clouser, Amber Haslet, Jena Matter, Mandy Robbins, Olivia Sealy, Emily Putnam, Jerrica Harvey, Maia Kowalchuk, Mary Elizabeth Newman.
Key newcomers:Tarryn Lillian
The skinny:Bellefonte, with a roster of 21 girls, returns nearly everyone and five of its seven starters from last season. ... Jena Matter should be at full strength this season after missing the early part of last season recovering from a torn ACL. ... 6-foot senior Tarryn Lillian is contending to be the other middle hitter. ... Outside hitters include 5-11 Kaity Clouser and Amber Haslet, with Mandy Robbins and Olivia Sealy contending to play opposite. ... Maia Kowalchuk returns as libero. ... All of the likely starters are seniors except junior setter Emily Putnam. ... Matter, Clouser, Haslet and Kowalchuk are three-year starters.
Coach Weight says:“We have potential there, but I hate that word. With our experience and size, we should have a pretty decent season. But when I say unity is a weakness, that’s what its going to boil down to. I always have high expecations, especially with this group, and the time they’ve spent playing. I know their capabilities. What they do with it remains to be seen.”
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