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Team Info
Volleyball - JV
Overview
Overview
The junior varsity volleyball team shares the same philosophy as the varsity team. The JV team prides itself on preparing its players to one day represent Taft on the varsity team. The program emphasizes the importance of fundamentals and skills as well as teamwork, discipline, and doing the little things right. Developing and instilling a love and passion for the game by creating a competitive and fun atmosphere is also a focus. Sportsmanship and respect for the opponent, fans, and officials is stressed.
Schedule
Schedule
| Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Advantage | Type | Details | Result | Score | Status |
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The Ethel Walker School
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The Ethel Walker School | Away | Details | Win | 3-1 | ||
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The Berkshire School
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Home | Details | Loss | 0-3 | |||
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Sacred Heart Greenwich
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Home | Details | Win | 3-1 | |||
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Hotchkiss School
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Home | Details | Loss | 1-3 | |||
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Northfield Mount Hermon School
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Northfield Mount Hermon School | Away | Details | Loss | 2-3 | ||
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Loomis Chaffee School
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Loomis Chaffee School | Away | Details | Loss | 0-3 | ||
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Choate Rosemary Hall
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Choate Rosemary Hall | Away | Details | Loss | 0-3 | ||
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Miss Porter's School
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Miss Porter's School | Away | Details | Win | 2-1 | ||
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Greenwich Academy
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Sacred Heart Greenwich
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Kent School
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Hopkins School
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Deerfield Academy
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Choate Rosemary Hall
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Hotchkiss School
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Roster
Roster
| # | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
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| 1 | Nicole Balbuena | 2022 | College Point, NY | |
| 14 | Alexie Blake | 2025 | Bethesda, MD | |
| 9 | Bayley Brown | 2025 | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| 13 | Charlotte Hay | 2024 | Ithaca, NY | |
| 8 | Mia Hovey | 2024 | Brooklyn, NY | |
| 12 | Kaitlin Ip | 2023 | Hong Kong | |
| 17 | Skylar Johnson | 2023 | Singapore | |
| 2 | Futaba Kawakami | 2024 | Minato-ku | |
| 15 | Seoyoung Kim | 2023 | Seongnam-si | |
| 4 | Eno Kissi | 2024 | Manchester, CT | |
| 20 | Angie Koranteng | 2022 | Bronx, NY | |
| 7 | Sabrina Moffa | 2024 | Watertown, CT | |
| 23 | Angie Montambault | 2023 | Waterbury, CT | |
| 5 | Tanya Muangman | 2025 | Woodbury, CT | |
| 11 | Grace O'Malley | 2024 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 6 | Ellie Qudeen | 2025 | Redding, CT |
Coaches
Coaches
About Head Coach Kiana Hernandez
An all-division selection in high school and a starting club player in college, Kiana has been playing volleyball since her sophomore year of high school and coaching volleyball since her sophomore year at Yale. Since graduating college, she has continued her work with the volleyball club where she began her coaching career and served as the varsity volleyball coach at Forman; she, alongside Charissa Padgett, coached Forman's varsity volleyball team to the NEPSAC Class C Sportsmanship Award in 2018 and to the NEPSAC Class D Sportsmanship Award in 2019. She is greatly looking forward to helping develop players' technique and confidence on the JV level at Taft.
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