Hello Friends of Hamilton Volleyball,

It's hard to believe that we are rapidly approaching the final day of classes (May 5).  April has been a very busy month full of recruiting, travel, community service and some great Hamilton events.  In this month’s newsletter you will be able to read all about our recruiting trip to the North East Qualifier (a terrific volleyball recruiting event) complete with a wonderful home stay with the Martella family and a Passover Seder with Hamilton alumnus Bob Hartheimer '79 and Nancy Golding.  There is also another postcard from one of our juniors abroad, a Featured Player of the Month, and a recap of Hamilton's Dance Marathon to raise money for the ABC House.  The entire team participated in the event and got dressed up in crazy '80s workout costumes for the dance.  It was a really fun night!

You can read all about it in our newsletter by clicking on the "Download" link below.

Go Blue!

Coach Erin Glaser

Hello Friends of Hamilton Volleyball,

I am excited to bring you more updates from Hamilton Volleyball.  Spring has arrived in a big way here on the Hill.  The flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, and we reached record highs in the 80s during mid-March!  It is beautiful here and a nice transition for many of our students just returning from their two week spring break. 

In this newsletter you can read about our participation in America’s Greatest Heart Run and Walk.  The Hamilton College community was able to raise over $7,500 for the event, which went to the American Heart Association.  You will also read “postcards” from our juniors abroad.  All three juniors went abroad this semester and we asked that they send us a little note about what they have been up to.  Judging from the pictures and their stories it sounds like they are having a blast!

As always you can read the newsletter by clicking on the “Download” icon below.

Go Blue!

Coach Glaser

Hello Friends of Hamilton Volleyball,

February has been a short, but busy month.  Coach Lisa and I recently travelled to the New York State Section III Volleyball Championships.  It was a great opportunity to meet with local coaches and see local talent.  This coming weekend the team and I will be participating in America's Greatest Heart Run and Walk, and then the coaches are traveling to Rochester to recruit at the VolleyFX Winter Challenge.  The girls continue to work hard in their off season by playing and lifting together on a regular basis. 

Below you can read the February Newsletter by clicking on the "Download" icon. 

Go Blue!

Coach Glaser

Hello Friends of Hamilton Volleyball,

I hope that this newsletter finds you all doing well in the New Year!   This newsletter includes the “Coach’s Corner” where I talk about my travels to the American Coach’s Volleyball Convention in San Antonio, TX and some of the things I learned there.  I recap our end of the season team banquet (tacky sweaters and all).  We also have our “Featured Player of the Month: Amanda Cohen ‘13” and a brief article about our two NESCAC all-academic team recipients.

As always you can view the newsletter by clicking on the “Download” icon below.

Go Blue!

Coach Erin Glaser

Friends of Hamilton Volleyball,

Please enjoy highlights from our 2011 season here.  This highlight film was very fun for me to put together because I was able to look through our season from start to finish and appreciate all the progress we have made.  The team is getting stronger and more competitive every season and I am so grateful to be a part of that journey with them.

Thank you to everyone who has followed us and supported us over the years and I hope you enjoy our video!

Go Blue!

Coach Erin Glaser

Dear Friends of Hamilton Volleyball,

Below you will find the link to our November newsletter.  You can view it by clicking on the “Download” icon.  In this newsletter you will be able to read about the team’s accomplishments over the past season, the success of our Dig Pink event, a fond farewell to our lone senior Rachel Irizarry, and our Featured Player of the Month. 

I look forward to being in touch with friends of the program.  Whenever you’re in the area feel free to stop by and say “hello”. 

Go Blue!

Coach Erin Glaser

Another great weekend for Hamilton Volleyball!  This is the second weekend in a row that we have earned 1st place in a tournament.  This one was particularly sweet because it was our final home tournament of the season and our Dig Pink Event. 

On Friday night, we honored our lone senior, Rachel Irizarry, at the start of the Trinity match with a brief recognition of her contributions to the team and then won the game!  It was a thirlling victory and a great way to pay tribute to all the hard work and dedication Rachel has added to Hamilton volleyball over the past 4 seasons. 

Anna Brown '15 was selected for the All-Tournament Team and then on Monday (10/24) it was announced that she was the NESCAC player of the week!  Anna has been a great asset to our defense all season.  For the Continental Classic she averaged 5.00 digs per set and contributed 6 kills, 5 assists, and 4 service aces. 

Big congratulations goes to the team on a job well done this weekend.  Here are the stat leaders from this weekend.  It was a great group effort and everyone contributed in a big way.

• Ally Martella and Meredith Nuber received the All-Tournament Team Award
• Our offense was led by Megan McCareins with 45 kills (.223), Meredith Nuber with 33 kills (.333), Ava Kelley with 31 kills (.244) and Ally Martella and Amanda Cohen each had 25 kills for the weekend
• Our hitters were assisted by the fantastic duo Sarah Pfund and Cecelie Pikus they had 73 and 64 set assists, respectively
•  We were big at the net.  Martella had 19 blocks, Nuber had 15 blocks, Erin Casey had 12 blocks
• On defense McCareins led in digs with 60, Anna Brown had 52 digs, Pfund had 35 digs and Rachel Irizarry had 32 digs
• In service aces Martella led the team with 10, Brown had 8, and Emily Rosen had 2

Hello Friends of Hamilton Volleyball,

The season has gone fast, but we have done much in the short time we’ve had together so far.  We have some impressive rankings in the NESCAC stats: we are 2^nd in digs per set, 2^nd in blocks per set, Meredith Nuber is 2^nd in the league for hitting percentage (.332), Meredith Nuber and Ally Martella are 2^nd and 5^th in the league for blocks, and Anna Brown and Megan McCareins are 6^th and 10^th in the league for digs.  Currently, the team has an overall record of 10-9 and just had our first NESCAC win of the season last weekend against Bates.  We have been working hard in practice all year and the girls continue to improve from week to week.  This weekend we are going to the Hartwick Tournament where we will face Hartwick, Plattsburgh and Utica. 

Below you can download our newsletter by clicking on the “Download” icon.  In this month’s newsletter you will read about a recap of your season, the Korey O’Malley Academic Award, the Featured Player of the Month (Megan McCareins) and our Dig Pink rally coming up.

Go Blue!

Coach Erin Glaser