Welcome to Volleyball 2009: Head Coach: Mr. Thomas Moran
J.V. Coach: Mr. Kevin RJ Downey
CONGRATULATIONS TO JUNIORS LAURA FERNANDEZ AND LAUREN MATEO FOR BEING
AWARDED THE CENTRAL NEW JERSEY ALL AREA FIRST TEAM!
A great season to all athletes in all fall sports programs! Here is the list
of individual award winners for the Volleyball program:
VARSITY:
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: SOPHOMORE SARA COEHLO
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR: JUNIOR JOUVIANNE ALEXANDRE
BEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: JUNIOR LAUREN MATEO
BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: SOPHOMORE NOELLE MAERTZ
COACH'S AWARD: SENIOR CO-CAPTAINS ASHLEE FOSTER AND CAITLIN SARNICKI
MVP: JUNIOR LAURA FERNANDEZ
JUNIOR VARSITY:
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: FRESHMAN AMANDA KRAUSE
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR: SOPHOMORE LAUREN JIMENEZ
BEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: SOPHOMORE BRIANNA VELEZ
BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: JUNIOR PAIGE TANNENHAUS
COACH'S AWARD: ALL J.V. PLAYERS FOR WINNING THE 2009 UCT!!
MVP: JUNIOR KATE DOOLEY
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL GIRLS!
A reminder that this Wednesday evening, November 18 at 7:00PM we will be
having the annual Fall Sports Awards in the school gymnasium. All should be
in attendance dressing appropriately. Congratualtions again on an excellent
Varsity and J.V. season!
OUR LAST PRACTICE OF THE 2009 SEASON WILL BE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FROM 2:30
UNTIL 5:00, WITH PIZZA AND SODA! MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR UNIFORMS IN BY
FRIDAY!
The Mother Seton Varsity Volleyball team bowed out of the NJSIAA Non-Public
State Tournament 16-25, 16-25 to #4 Roselle Catholic. Junior Laura
Fernandez collected 7 kills and 7 digs, Junior Lauren Mateo had 6 kills and
4 digs while Senior Ashlee Foster contributed with 9 assists and 6 digs.
The Varsity ended their season at 20-8, made their 3rd straight NJSIAA
tournament appearance, advanced to the Quarterfinals of the state
tournament, the SemiFinals of the GMCT and won the GMC White Division for
the second straight season. A fantastic job to Coach Tom Moran and the
Varsity athletes. Their will be a season ending practice on Friday
afternoon from 2:30 to 4:00 with a pizza party until 5:00!
The Varsity advanced to the Quarterfinal Round of the NJSIAA Non-Public
State Tournament with a dominating 25-9, 25-10 victory over #12 Oak Knoll 25-
9, 25-10. Junior Laura Fernandez collected 6 kills and 9 digs with 3 aces,
Junior Lauren Mateo had 5 kills and 2 aces, while Junior Paige Tannenhaus
amassed 9 service points with 4 aces. The Varsity is now 20-7 and travels
to #4 seed Roselle Catholic on Tuesday, November 10th. Good Luck girls!
The J.V. Volleyball team are Union County Champions as the defeated #1
Roselle Catholic in the UCT Final 17-25, 26-24, 25-19. An exhilirating
match left the Setters alone on top. A great season capped with a great
tournament title. Congratulations J.V. on a beautiful season. They
finished with a 24-1 record. WOOF WOOF!!!
JUNIOR LAUREN MATEO AND JUNIOR LAURA FERNANDEZ HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO THE GMC
ALL CONFERNECE TEAM AND ALL GMC WHITE DIVISION TEAM. CONGRATS GIRLS!
The Varsity has been seeded #5 in the NJSIAA Non-Public State Tournament.
They will host next week #12 seeded Oak Knoll in a Quaterfinal Round
matchup. Good Luck girls!
The Varsity lost a tough battle to Colonia 25-23, 21-25, 15-25. Junior
Lauren Mateo collected 8 kills and Junior Laura Fernandez had 6 kills and 3
aces. Sophomore Sara Coehlo had 6 digs to lead the Setters defensively.
The Varsity is now 19-7.
In a thrilling match the J.V. battled back from a second set defeat and a 7-
0 deficit in the 3rd set to beat #2 Union 25-17, 11-25, 25-23 in the
Semifinal Round of the J.V. Union County Tournament. Junior Brianna Velez
had 5 kills and 2 blocks while collecting the final 3 service points.
Junior Paige Tannenhaus had 3 kills and 4 digs, Junior Raquel Molina served
well to bring the Setters back into the game with 4 aces, Junior Kate Dooley
had 4 kills and 5 digs and Sophomore Lauren Jimenez had 4 assists and 2
blocks. The J.V. is now 23-1 and will play for the UCT Championship at
6:00PM at Union Catholic H.S. against #1 seeded Roselle Catholic. Good Luck
girls!
The Varsity's hopes for a GMCT Championship came to a halt Monday as they
lost to #1 seeded East brunswick 25-10, 25-12. Junior Laura Fernandez
collected 6 kills and 5 digs while Senior Co-Captain Ashlee Foster
contributed with 6 assists and 4 digs. The Varsity is now 19-6 and awaits
the pairings of the NJSIAA State Tournament this week!
The J.V. advanced into the Semifinal Round of the UCT by defeating #11
Westfield 25-12, 25-14 in the 1st Round and defeated #3 Union Catholic 25-
14, 25-21 in the Quarterfinal Round. Junior Paige Tannenhaus served 10 aces
and had 3 kills and 4 digs, Junior Kate Dooley had 7 kills and 3 aces,
Sophomore Brianna Velez had 5 kills and 1 block and 5 aces, Sophomore Liz
Solan had 4 assists and Sophomore Lauren Jimenez had 5 assists. Junior
Raquel Molina had 4 aces with Freshman Amanda Krause providing 3 kills.
Sophomore Megan McClaren collected 4 digs and an ace to seal the victory for
Mother Seton J.V. team! They are now 22-1 and will play #2 seeded Union at
Roselle Catholic at 5:30PM on Tuesday evening, good luck girls!
The Setters advanced into the Semifinal Round of the GMCT with a convincing
23-25, 25-13, 25-13 defeat of J.P. Stevens. Junior Lauren Mateo collected
11 kills and 4 blocks, Junior Jouvianne Alexandre had 6 kills and 2 blocks,
Junior Laura Fernandez had 6 kills and 7 digs with 3 aces, Sophomore Noelle
Maertz had 11 assists and 7 digs with 3 aces and Senior Co-Captain Ashlee
Foster had 9 assists and 2 aces. The Varsity is now 19-5 and takes on #1
Seeded East Brunswick away at 5:00PM on Monday. Good Luck girls!
The Varsity defeated Timothy Christian on Monday and on Wednesday afternoon
defeated Holy Family as they raised there record to 18-5. The Varsity now
strives to run through the GMCT as they begin in the Quarterfinal Round
against #5 J.P. Stevens this afternoon at 4:00PM Come out and support your
team! The J.V. also defeated Timothy Christian and Holy Family to close out
the regular season at 20-1. They gear up for Saturday's showdown against
#11 Westfield in the First Round of the UCT. Good Luck girls!
CONGRATULATIONS TO COACH TOM MORAN ON ACHIEVING HIS 100TH CAREER VOLLEYBALL
VICTORY. 'GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO HUSTLE' CONGRATS COACH MORAN!!!
The J.V. have been seeded #6 in the UCT which will start on Saturday October
24th at the Rahway Recreation Center. Check the schedule for times.
The Setters defeated Piscataway in a tight match 25-23, 25-21. Junior
Lauren Mateo collected 3 blocks, 6 kills and 3 aces while Sophomore Noelle
Maertz had 6 digs and 9 assists, Senior Co-Captain Caitlin Sarnicki had 6
digs and 3 kills, Junior Laura Fernandez had 5 kills and 4 digs, while
Senior Co-Captain Ashlee Foster had 4 kills, 5 digs, and 3 aces. The
Varsity is now 16-5. The J.V. continued to win as they beat Piscataway 25-
12, 25-8. Freshman Taylor Loughlin had 4 digs, Sophomore Napooma James had
3 digs and 2 aces, Sophomore Katie Cymbaluk had 2 digs, Sophomore Megan
McClaren had 2 kills, 4 aces and 4 digs. The J.V. is now 18-1.
The Varsity defeated Edison 25-14, 25-19 as Junior Kate Dooley collected 10
kills and contributed with 3 aces. Sophomore Noelle Maertz had 11 assists
and 2 aces while Senior Co-Captain had 4 aces and 6 assists. The Varsity is
now 15-5. The J.V. also defeated Edison 25-20, 25-23. Sophomore Megan
McClaren had 4 digs, 3 aces and 2 kills, Junior Raquel Molina collected 3
aces and 3 kills. Sophomore Lauren Jimenez and Briana Velez had a block
each as the J.V. raised their record to 17-1.
The Varsity stormed back with a two match win against Rahway and J.P.
Stevens yesterday. Against Rahway the Setters won 25-14, 17-25, 25-16. In
the J.P. Stevens contest they won 25-20, 25-16. In both games Sophomore
Noelle Maertz collected 22 digs and 20 assists, while Junior Laura Fernadez
also played well with 18 digs and 14 kills. Junior Kate Dooley had 10 kills
and 3 aces, Junior Lauren Mateo had 3 blocks and 9 kills with 6 digs.
Junior Paige Tannenhaus served the Setters back against Rahway with a 4 aces
performance. The Varsity is now 14-5. The J.V. also played strong as the
defeated Rahway 25-21, 25-15 and defeated J.P. Stevens 25-12, 25-23.
Playing well was Sophomore Megan McClaren who had 6 aces and 2 kills,
Sophomore Brianna Velez had 4 kills and 2 aces, Freshman Taylor Loughlin had
3 digs and Junior Raquel Molina had 4 aces and 3 kills. Sophomore Liz Solan
had 4 digs and 5 assists, while Sophomore Lauren Jimenez had 3 assists. The
J.V. improved to 16-1.
The Setters lost two tough battles to East Brunswick 21-25, 19-25 and
Eastern 20-25, 16-25 in a Tri-Match at East Brunswick yesterday. Collecting
a total of 12 kills was Junior Laura Fernandez and Junior Kate Dooley
collected 8 kills while Sophomore Noelle Maertz had 14 digs and Senior Co-
Captain Ashlee Foster had 4 kills, 12 assists and 10 digs. The Varsity is
now 12-5 and looks to rebound with another Tri-Match against J.P. Stevens of
Edison and Rahway at J.P. Stevens on Monday afternoon 4:00PM start.
CHAMPIONS!!! The Varsity overcame a 9-1 deficit to start the 2nd match and
defeated Monroe 25-16, 25-20 to win their 2nd consecutive GMC White Division
Championship! Combining hitting and passing the Setters followed the
motto, "Good Things Come To Those Who Hustle". Senior Co-Captain Caitlin
Sarnicki along with Sophomore Noelle Maertz and Junior Lauren Mateo
collected 29 digs collectively, while Senior Co-Captian Ashlee Foster placed
4 aces and 9 assists. Junior Jouvianne Alexandre had 4 kills and a dig,
Junior Laura Fernandez had 8 kills and 3 aces with 8 digs, Sophomore Libero
Sara Coehlo added 5 digs and Junior Paige Tannenhaus paced the serving with
4 service points and 2 digs. The Varsity is now 12-3 and is gearing up for
the GMC Tournament! The J.V. came out strong and delivered a loss to Monroe
25-15, 25-10. Junior Paige Tannehaus had 3 kills and 3 digs, Junior Kate
Dooley collected 4 kills and 3 aces, Sophomore Brianna Velez had 3 kills and
5 aces, Sophomore Megan McClaren had 2 kills and 2 aces with 3 digs,
Freshman Jahnavi Kosaraju had 2 service points and a dig, Freshman Amanda
Fullem had 2 kills and an ace while Sophomore Liz Solan had 5 assists. The
J.V. are now 14-1 and also achieved a division championship by not losing to
a divisional opponent! Congrats to all Girls! CHAMPIONS!!!
The Varsity lost a close match at Colonia 25-21, 21-25, 24-26. Senior Co-
Captain Caitlin Sarnicki collected 10 kills and 3 digs with 3 aces and
Junior Paige Tannenhaus served the Setters back into the game with 2 aces
and had 3 digs. The Varsity looks to rebound and come out strong tomorrow
as they face Monroe for the GMC White Division title. They are now 11-3.
The J.V. outplayed Colonia 25-20, 25-16. Sophomore Brianna Velez had 3
kills and 4 aces, Junior Kate Dooley had 4 kills and 3 aces, Freshman Taylor
Loughlin had 3 digs and Sophomore Lauren Jimenez had 3 assists and 1 kill.
The J.V. is now 13-1.
The Setters came out and defeated New Brunswick yesterday 25-16, 25-21.
Junior Lauren Mateo collected a season high 12 kills and had 2 blocks and 4
aces. Junior Laura Fernandez had 5 digs and 3 aces, Sophomore Noelle Maertz
had 9 digs and 7 assists, while Junior Jouvianne Alexandre had 4 kills and 1
block. The Varsity is now 1 divisional win away from a division
championship. Their record is now 11-2. The J.V. also defeated New
Brunswick 25-18, 25-23. Junior Kate Dooley had 4 kills and 3 aces, Freshman
Jahnavi Kosaraju had 2 digs, Freshman Angelicka Wilczek had 2 digs and an
ace, Sophomores Drew Denton and Katie Czymbaluk had a kill a piece while
Sophomore Kelly Griffin had a dig. The J.V. are now 12-1.
In a setback in the conference standings, the Setters fell to Old Bridge in
a tight match 27-29, 21-25. Junior Laura Fernandez collected 3 aces and 5
kills, Sophomore Noelle Maertz had 9 digs and 2 kills with 2 aces. Senior
Co-Captain Ashlee Foster collected 5 assists and had 4 digs. The Varsity
gears to a home match against divisional foe New Brunswick this afternoon.
Only two victories away from a division championship! The Varsity is now
10-2. The J.V. also fell to Old Bridge to snap their unbeaten streak at
11. Junior Kate Dooley led the team with 4 kills, 3 aces and 4 digs.
Contributing were Junior Raquel Molina with 3 aces and Sophomore Laura
Jimenez had 3 assists. The J.V. looks to rebound today against New
Brunswick. Their record is now 11-1.
The Setters came out strong to defeat J.F.K. of Iselin 25-13, 25-20. Junior
Lauren Mateo continued her hitting streak with 8 kills and had 4 aces.
Junior Jouvianne Alexandre collected 4 kills, Sophomore Noelle Maertz had 10
assists and 5 aces with 9 digs, while Junior Laura Fernandez had 4 aces and
6 digs. The Varsity is now 10-1. The J.V. played well and beat J.F.K. of
Iselin 25-16, 25-22. Sophomore Napooma James had 3 digs and 2 kills,
Freshman Angelika Wilczek had 2 digs, Junior Kate Dooley collected 5 aces
and 4 kills, Junior Brianna Velez had 5 aces and 2 kills, and Freshman Alex
Ravello had 2 digs. The J.V. is now 11-0.
In a tight game the Varsity prevailed against Division foe North Brunswick
21-25, 25-16, 25-21. Junior Lauren Mateo had 8 kills and 2 blocks, Junior
Jovianne Alexandre had 2 blocks and 5 kills, Sophomore Noelle Maertz had 12
assists and 15 digs, Junior Laura Fernandez had 6 kills and 4 aces, while
Senior Co-Captain Ashlee Foster collected 4 aces, 3 kills, and 9 assists.
The Varsity are now two division wins away from a championship. They are
now 9-1. The J.V. played excellent in a 25-22, 25-13 victory over North
Brunswick. Junior Kate Dooley and Sophomore Brianna Velez each had 4 kills,
Sophomore Cindy Munoz collected 4 aces, Sophomore Danielle Bottita had 4
digs while Freshman Amanda Krause had 3 kills. The J.V. improved to 10-0!
The Setters served well to defeat Timothy Christian 25-14, 25-16. Junior
Paige Tannenhaus collected 6 aces, Sophomore Noelle Maertz had 4 aces with 7
digs and 8 assists. Junior Lauren Mateo had 6 kills and 3 digs with 3 aces,
Junior Laura Fernandez collected 5 kills and 3 aces, while Junior Jouvianne
Alexandre had 4 kills. The Varsity is now 8-1. The J.V. battled back in
the 2nd match, down 8 points, Sophomore Liz Solan and Junior Kate Dooley
collected 3 aces a piece to guide the J.V. Junior Paige Tannenhaus had 3
kills and Sophomore Megan McClaren had 3 digs. The J.V. continues their
winning streak and remain undefeated at 9-0.
On Saturday the Varsity traveled to Bloomfield to take part in a 20 team
tournament. They finished third in Pool E. Playing against State Ranked
Pascack Hills along with Hackettstown and Gloucester Catholic the team
walked away with better experiences. The Varsity looks to get back into
regular season action Tuesday when they travel to Timothy Christian.
Yesterday in a thrilling comeback the Varsity defeated South Plainfield 26-
24, 25-18. In the first set down 22-12, Junior Lauren Mateo collected 11
straight service points along with a tenacious defense that did not allow a
sideout in that period. Mateo also collected 6 kills and Sophomore Noelle
Maertz led the team in digs with 12. Junior Jovianne Alexandre had 5 kills
and 2 blocks. Senior Co-Captain Ashlee Foster had 3 kills and 6 digs and 8
assists. The Varsity is now 7-1. The J.V. also defeated South Plainfield
25-22, 25-21. Junior Kate Dooley had 4 kills and 4 digs, Junior Paige
Tannenhaus had 3 kills and 3 digs while Freshman Taylor Loughlin had 6
service points and 3 digs! The J.V. remains undefeated at 8-0.
Wow! Wow! The Varsity completly dominated their match over Monroe with a
commanding 25-13, 25-9 victory. Senior Co-Captain Caitlin Sarnicki served
out the game with 5 aces and had 5 kills, Junior Lauren Mateo had 5 kills
and 4 digs, Sophomore Noelle Maertz and Senior Co-Captain Ashlee Foster
collected each 7 assists, while Junior Paige Tannenhaus had 4 aces. The
Varsity is home on Thursday against South Plainfield. The J.V. also
defeated Monroe 25-19, 25-16. Junior Kate Dooley had 2 assists and 5 digs,
Freshman Amanda Fullem came off the bench and had 3 digs while Sophomore
Brianna Velez had 5 aces to lead the J.V. to a 7-0 record.
The Setters kept their winning ways as they defeated J.F.K. of Iselin 25-16,
25-13. Junior Lauren Mateo collected 6 kills and 5 aces, Senior Co-Captain
Caitlin Sarnicki had 6 kills and 5 digs with 4 aces, while Junior Laura
Fernandez added 4 kills and 6 digs. The Varsity improved to 5-1. The J.V.
collected another victory as they defeated J.F.K. of Iselin 25-19, 25-23.
Playing well for the Setters was Sophomore Brianna Velez having 6 aces and 3
kills, Junior Paige Tannenhaus had 2 kills and 4 digs, while Sophomore Liz
Solan had 3 aces and 4 assists. The J.V. is now 6-0.
"Good Things Come To Those Who Hustle"...what a way to avenge the Setters
loss two days ago to Bishop Ahr. The Varsity through tenacious
determination dominated the game from the opening. Defeating Bishop Ahr in
two matches, 25-15, 25-23. All portrayed a willingness to play
unselfishly. The team allocated 56 digs and through their toughness
overcame a late Bishop Ahr rally and won on Junior Lauren Mateo's pass,
Senior Co-Captain Ashlee Foster's set, and Junior Laura Fernandez's kill.
The Varsity now looks to continue their winning ways as they travel to
J.F.K. of Iseln on Monday afternoon. The Varsity is now 4-1. The J.V. also
won their game against Bishop Ahr 23-25, 25-18, 25-7. In the third match
Junior Raquel Molina served 14 straight service points and the J.V. also
hustled their way to the victory. They are now 5-0! Congratulations to all
the team!
The Setters defeated New Brunswick 25-18, 23-25, 25-15 as Junior Lauren
Mateo had 10 kills and 3 aces with 4 digs, Junior Jovianne Alexandre had 9
kills and a block. Senior Co-Captain Ashlee Foster had 10 assists and 6
kills. The Varsity looks to toughen up as they venture to Bishop Ahr to try
and split the season series. They are now 3-1. The J.V. won 25-20, 25-18.
Junior Raquel Molina had 4 kills and 4 aces, Junior Danielle Bottita had 4
assists and 3 digs, while Sophomore Megan McClaren had 4 aces. Freshman
Taylor Loughlin contributed with 4 digs. The J.V. is now 4-0.
The Varsity had a difficult time overcoming early emotions against rival
Bishop Ahr as they lost 15-25, 18-25. Junior Jovianne Alexandre had 4 kills
and a block while Junior Laura Fernandez contributed with 6 digs and 4
kills. Co-Captain Caitlin Sarnicki collected 5 digs and 3 kills. The
Varsity record fell to 2-1. The J.V. played strong in the third and final
set to defeat Bishop Ahr 25-18, 21-25, 25-23. Junior Kate Dooley had 5
kills and 2 aces, Sophomore Brianna Velez had 5 aces and 3 kills, Sophomore
Liz Solan had 5 assists and 4 digs with 2 kills and coming off the bench in
the last set, Freshman Amanda Krause collected 2 kills to help the Setters.
The J.V. is now 3-0.
The Setters defeated North Brunswick 25-15, 25-9 as they rolled to their 2nd
consecutive victory. Leading the way was Junior Jovianne Alexandre who had
5 kills and 2 blocks, Junior Laura Fernandez had 4 kills and 6 digs, Senior
Captains Ashlee Foster collected 4 assists, 4 kills, 3 aces and 4 digs,
while Caitlin Sarnicki had 6 digs. Sophomore Noelle Maertz had 12 assists
and 3 aces. The J.V. came back in three sets to take North Brunswick 14-25,
25-14, 25-9. Sophomore Brianna Velez had 5 kills, 10 aces and 2 blocks,
Junior Kate Dooley had 3 kills and 2 aces, Junior Paige Tannenhaus collected
6 digs, while Sophomore Liz Solan had 5 assists and 2 aces. The Varsity and
J.V. are now 2-0.
The Varsity Setters came out strong and defeated South Plainfield 25-15, 25-
17 in their season opening game. Junior Middle Lauren Mateo collected 6
digs along with 1 block and 5 kills. Junior Laura Fernandez had 6 kills and
made 5 digs, while Sophomore Noelle Maertz had 8 assists and 3 aces. The
J.V. team also won their opener 25-18, 25-10. Junior Katie Dooley had 3
kills and 2 aces, Sophomore Briana Velez had 4 kills and 4 aces, Sophomore
Liz Solan had 3 assists and 3 aces. Both teams look to their home opener on
Monday afternoon against North Brunswick!
The opening of the MSR Volleyball season is on Friday, September 11 at South
Plainfield. The team's home opener is on Monday afternoon as they take on
division rival North Brunswick at 4:00PM Come out and support the team as
they look to again capture the Division Championship! Good Luck to all this
Fall Season!
PRACTICE TIMES FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 31ST:
MONDAY: 9:30AM UNTIL 12:30PM
TUESDAY: 9:30AM UNTIL 12:30PM
WEDNESDAY: 2:30PM UNTIL 5:00PM
THURSDAY: 2:30PM UNTIL 5:00PM
FRIDAY: 10:00AM UNTIL 12:00PM
SATURDAY: ARRIVE AT GYM LOBBY BY 8:15AM SCRIMMAGE AT EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL IN
VOORHEES, N.J.
Congratulations to those students who made the Varsity/J.V. Volleyball
teams. Practices will continue throughout the week. Check the Schedule page
or go to highschoolsports.net for the Season Schedule!
Tryouts for the Fall 2009 Volleyball Season begin on Monday, August 24th at
10:00AM until 12:00 Noon. The tryouts will be for three days. Listen for
the coaches announcements on times.