Volleyball Welcomes Four to Class of 2021

Four student-athletes to join Skyhawk volleyball program

EASTON, Mass. (May 23, 2017) – The Stonehill College volleyball team and head coach Kathleen Colpoys are pleased to announce the four incoming student-athletes for the class of 2021.

All four incoming student-athletes are from different states, including: Massachusetts, New Mexico, Maine, and Florida.

"I am very excited to welcome the class of 2021 to our Skyhawk Volleyball family!" stated Colpoys. "These four student-athletes represent significant positional diversity. They bring with them a variety of technical and tactical skills that will positively impact our program."

Volleyball will see two seniors wrap up their four years at Stonehill, including Taylor Stevens who was a setter and Abby Harte who was a defensive specialist.

"They have achieved great success both on the court and in the classroom during their high school careers and I have no doubts that they will continue that success at Stonehill. I am looking forward to working with these four and our ten returning student-athletes as we begin the 2017 season in August!" reacted Colpoys.

Class of 2021:
Elise Flammia, Defensive Specialist, Chelmsford, Mass., SMASH
Jessica Givens, Setter, Albuquerque, N.M., ARVC
Diana Kolb, Middle Blocker, Gorham, ME, Maine Juniors
Sophia Poveda, Outside Hitter, Cutler Bay, Fla., Miami Elite VBC

 

Flammia

 

Givens

 

  

Kolb

Poveda

 

 

 

Stonehill finished ninth in NE10 play with a 7-7 record and a 12-13 mark overall. This is the 10th-straight season that the Skyhawks have finished with double-digit wins, while improving from 11th place in the 2015-16 season and its 11-15 overall mark and 5-9 record in NE10 play.

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