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Volleyball - III
Overview
Overview
Thirds volleyball provides a welcoming and warm environment where girls, no matter their prior volleyball experience, have the opportunity to learn a love for the game. We work on improving the fundamental skills of passing and hitting, as well as learning to set and understanding defensive movement. We inspire enthusiasm and a focused energy. Although we maintain a competitive atmosphere, we work toward making practice and games fun, and stress the importance of teamwork. We work to provide the potential for players to further their volleyball career at Taft.
Schedule
Schedule
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Loomis Chaffee School
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Miss Porter's School
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Miss Porter's School | Away | View Recap | Win | 3-2 | ||
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Rumsey Hall School
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Choate Rosemary Hall
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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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| Mia Bao | 2029 | Wolcott, CT | ||
| Olivia Bao | 2030 | E Stroudsburg, PA | ||
| Clementine Cheong | 2030 | Mid-Levels | ||
| Avery Collins | 2030 | Brooklyn, NY | ||
| Serenity Gibson | 2029 | Woodbury, CT | ||
| Dora Lang | 2029 | Singapore | ||
| Salo Marin Medina | 2029 | Revere, MA | ||
| Sasha Murugan | 2030 | Menlo Park, CA | ||
| Wynnie Previn | 2028 | Bridgewater, CT | ||
| Jamaryz Ruiz | 2028 | Middlebury, CT | ||
| Jelinda Rutherford | 2030 | East Orange, NJ | ||
| Janet Wanyonyi | 2027 | Nairobi | ||
| Amelia Wetenhall | 2030 | New York, NY | ||
| Erya Xue | 2029 | Lexington, MA |
Coaches
Coaches
About Head Coach Michael Mastrocola
Mike is a graduate of Taft where he played varsity baseball and basketball, captaining both teams in his senior year. Mike was awarded the James Painter Logan Memorial Basketball Award and the Taft School Sports Award. He received a B.A. from Colby College where he was a four-year starting third baseman; he was named first-team All-NESCAC and was named to the D3baseball.com National Team of the Week in his senior campaign. After college, Mike joined the faculty at St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, Delaware. During his seven years there, he taught math, served as an academic advisor and dean for sophomore boys, was a dorm parent, and held several coaching positions including head varsity baseball coach and head varsity volleyball coach. In 2018, Mike was named the Delaware Independent School Conference coach of the year. Mike also taught SAT prep classes for the Delaware College Scholars Program for five summers. In 2018 he earned an M.Ed. from the University of Missouri. At Taft, Mike teaches math and coaches thirds volleyball, junior varsity basketball, and will head the varsity baseball program. He lives in Charles Phelps Taft dormitory with his wife, Alex Budd, and their yellow lab, Tino.
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