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Meet Maggie Carley a member of the Women's UCONN Huskies volleyball team. She joins the podcast to share her journey to UCONN and tells us what that first year was like. The four-year letterwinner from Trumbull High School was selected to All-State First Team senior year … Was also selected to AVCA All-America and All-FCIAC First Team … Was an AVCA Best and Brightest recipient and a two-time captain … Finished senior year with a season-high in assists with 802 … Broke the 1,000 career assists total finishing with 1,307 assists.

Taylor Hammond joined the Stanford staff as The Kawika and Erik Shoji Assistant Men's Volleyball Coach and Recruiting Coordinator in July 2023. He enters his first season with the Cardinal in 2024. Hammond comes to The Farm after spending the 2023 season as an assistant at UC San Diego. Prior to his stint with the Tritons, he was the top assistant and recruiting coordinator at Orange Coast College, leading the Pirates to a state championship in 2022. "Taylor is a great volleyball coach and has a wealth of recruiting experience. He is a very hard worker and incredibly diligent and professional," said The Birkhofer Family Head Men's Volleyball Coach John Kosty. In June 2023, Hammond served as an assistant coach for the United States U21 National Team, featuring current Cardinal outside hitter Alex Rottman. The pair earned a silver medal at the NORCECA Pan American Cup in Havana, Cuba. In 2021, Hammond was the volunteer assistant coach for the women's team at Auburn University. He has also coached at several clubs and high schools in Orange County, including Balboa Bay and 949 Athletics as well as Dana Hills High School (2017-20), El Toro High School (2019-20), and Santa Margarita High School (2018). A four-year starting setter for Penn State, Hammond was a four-time All-Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) selection and was the conference Newcomer of the Year in 2013. The Nittany Lions won four EIVA titles and advanced to the national semifinals three times. A native of Mission Viejo, Hammond earned his bachelor's degree in communication arts and sciences from Penn State in 2016. Following graduation, he played professionally in Germany. With Netzhoppers of Königs Wusterhausen, he reached the semifinals of the German Cup and was twice honored as a match MVP.

Kupono Fey from University Hawaii Volleyball team to the pros and back home coaching UH!

Meet Karly Berkland who plays for the the UConn women's volleyball team as a libero. She is from Williamsburg, Iowa. She shares her path from playing volleyball at an early age when her mom who was a volleyball coach would let her on the court sometimes during practice. Then club ball for the Iowa Rockets. She talks about the tough things and sacrifices she made during her path to UCONN. She also has some really great advice for younger players and some libero tips. Entering her final year we talk about the things she will miss most and a great story about someone who was really important in her life and really supports her. Her Bumpa :)

In this podcast Pat Ryan, the director of the Connecticut-based Husky Volleyball Club joins us to share his fascinating story of how his passion for volleyball ignited and how he transformed that passion into a thriving volleyball club. From playing the game late in high school to a driving force in the volleyball community, Pat Ryan's story is a testament to determination and love for the game. This is a tale of commitment, growth, and the power of sports to bring people together and creating a fantastic volleyball family in central Connecticut.

Meet Peter Netisingha who joined the UConn women's volleyball staff as an assistant coach in February, 2022.I first met Peter this past summer at a volleyball that the UCONN coaches and players were running for high school kids. They did a great job and thought he would be a great guest to talk about what it's like coaching volleyball at Division 1 level. Share his advice for coaches and players that may strive to play in college. Netisingha in his first year assisting the Huskies saw solid results in the 2022 season. The women’s volleyball program went 17-14 overall and 10-8 in BIG EAST action. The Huskies made it to the BIG EAST semifinals and finished fifth in the conference standings. Netisingha arrives to Storrs after spending a year as a volunteer assistant with fellow BIG EAST member Marquette and also working at University of Ohio for a year. Netisingha has coached at four different NCAA DI schools and owns 11 years of collegiate coaching experience, and also has extensive experience coaching at the club level.Prior to his stint with the Golden Eagles, Netisingha spent three seasons with MKE Sting Volleyball Club in Milwaukee. Before landing in Wisconsin, Netisingha spent three season on staff at Illinois State, aiding the Redbirds to back-to-back Missouri Valley Conference titles. He also served two years as a graduate assistant at Nebraska, where he assisted the Cornhuskers to the 2015 National Championship and an Elite Eight appearance in 2014.Netisingha began his career as a volunteer assistant at Wisconsin from 2009-11, and went on the fill the same role on staff at Ohio for another two seasons.Netisingha graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in sociology.