College Commitments
4.14.2010
Alliance VBC would like to congratulate the following players:
Kristen Johnson-Trevecca Nazarene University
Kristen Sharp- Maryville College
Chelsea Ferron- Lincoln Memorial University
Meredith Richardson- NC State
Nicole Smith- Notre Dame
Madelyn Hutson- University of Texas
16 National Teal Earns Bid to 2010 J.O’s
4.8.2010
The Alliance 16 National Teal team qualified for the 2010 USA Volleyball Girl’s Junior National Championships in the Open Division this past weekend by finishing 3rd at the Big South Qualifier in Atlanta, GA. This is the first ever Alliance team to earn a bid to Nationals and also the first team to earn a bid in 16 Open from the state of Tennessee.
The 16 National Teal team, coached by Jay Golsteyn, will compete against 32 of the top teams and clubs from around the country at the championships on June 24-July 3 in Reno, Nevada.
Roster: Megan Hasse-OH/MH, Alyssa Ivey-S/RS, Jazzy Oates-MH, Brianna McCombs-L/DS, Courtney Smith-OH, Kristin Cook-MH, Micaela Bailey-L/DS, Molly Locke-OH, Stephanie Cerino- RS, Maggie Buckley-MH, Coaches: Jay Golsteyn-Head Coach, Emily Perilli- Asst. Coach
Rhein Makes USA Boy’s Youth National Team
4.8.2010
Scott Rhein, a Junior and 6’5" outside hitter for Impact Boys Volleyball Club has been selected for the USAV Boys Youth National Team, which will compete in the 2010 Boys’ Youth NORCECA (North America, Central America and Caribbean) Zonal Championships. Head Coach Dr. Gary Sato, USA Men’s National Team Assistant Coach, and Assistants (TBA) will travel to Guadalajara, Mexico, on April 4 followed by two days of practice before competition begins on the 6th and continues through the 11th. The NORCECA is a qualifier for the first-ever Youth Olympics, which will be held in Singapore this coming August, as well as for the 2011 Boys’ Youth World Championships (site and date TBD). The squad of 12 has been chosen after approximately 1,000 players participated in the USAV High Performance Tryouts held in various cities throughout the U.S.
Quote from Scott’s notification Letter:
Dear Scott:
On behalf of USA Men’s National Team Asst Coach, Dr. Gary Sato, Congratulations on being selected for the final squad of 12 USA Boys’ Youth National Team players who will travel to Guadalajara in early April to compete in the This tournament is a qualifier tournament for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games to be held in Singapore in August, and also for the 2011 Boys’ Youth World Championships (site and date TBD).
For updates on the USA Boy’s Youth National Team and Scott Rhein, Click Here
December 27, 2009:
Alliance VBC Players Land a Spot on the TSWA All-State Volleyball Team
Class A
MH/OH: Kaitlyn Teeter, Friendship Christian, Fr. (15 National Teal)
Class AA
OH: Nicole Smith, Page, Sr. (18 National Teal)
Molly Locke, Page, So. (16 National Teal)
Class AAA
OH: Madelyn Hutson, Ravenwood, Jr. (18 National Teal)
MH: Meredith Richardson, Ravenwood, Sr. (18 National Teal)
S: Alyssa Ivey, Ravenwood, So. (16 National Teal)
Division II
OH: Katie Collier, Pope John Paul II, Jr. (17 National Teal)
S: Kelsey Towns, Father Ryan, Jr. (18 National Teal)
L: Kaki Carrigan, BGA, Jr. (18 Elite Teal)
December 22, 2009:
Alliance VBC Players and Director Earn Tennessean All-Midstate Honors
Coach of the Year
Tracey Berry (Alliance VBC Director & Ravenwood H.S. Head Coach)
Player of the Year
OH Madelyn Hutson, Ravenwood, Jr. (18 National Teal)
First Team
OH Nicole Smith, Page, Sr. (18 National Teal)
MH Meredith Richardson, Ravenwood, Sr. (18 National Teal)
S Alyssa Ivey, Ravenwood, So. (16 National Teal)
S Kelsey Towns, Fr. Ryan, Jr. (18 National Teal)
Second Team
OH Stephanie Cerino, Ravenwood, Sr. (16 National Teal)
OH Kristen Johnson, Independence, Sr. (18 National Teal)
LIB Micaela Bailey, Ravenwood, So. (16 National Teal)
S Chelsea Ferron, Wilson Central, Sr. (18 National Teal)
S Paige Murphy, Independence, Fr. (15 National Teal)
Third Team
OH Molly Locke, Page, So. (16 National Teal)
OH Kristen Sharp, Father Ryan, Sr. (18 National Teal)
September 4, 2009:
Select Volleyball Club and IMPACT VC merge to form the Alliance Volleyball Club! Read full press release.
Freshman Alumnae Making an "IMPACT" in College
9/18/2009
Impact alumna Alison Woods lead the UAB Blazers to a four-set victory over UALR with a career-high 55 assists.
Former Impact teammate Sam Serley, also a UAB Blazer, hit .406 in the match, a day after hitting .452 with a career high 29 kills.
To read article on UAB freshman Alison Woods and Sam Serley click here.
Teams Finish Among Top 10 at USAV Junior Olympics
The Impact volleyball teams have arrived back in Nashville after travelling to Miami for a fun week of USA Volleyball Junior Olympic competition. The teams played some of the best teams in the country! And show off they did! Impact 14’s Enderle finished 5th overall, 15’s Pease finished 9th overall! Congrats Impact players and coaches!
13 Black Supports "Dig Pink" Efforts
The girls from Impact 13 Black participated in fund-raising for the Side-Out Foundation and their efforts through the Dig Pink Day at the Big South Qualifier. The girls raised a total of $721.50 to help with research, treatment, and awareness of breast cancer. The girls made t-shirts to wear that day and received pink socks, shoe laces, and head bands from the Dig Pink Tour. It was great to see them helping out with something that has or will touch so many.
May 19, 2009: Hutson Make USA Youth National Team
Congratulations to Madelyn Hutson for making the U.S.A Youth National Team!!! The team is set to compete at the 2009 FIVB Youth Championships in Thailand July 3-12.
Read article from USAVolleyball.com
Impact VBC College Commitments
2009
Alison Woods- University of Alabama-Birmingham
Sam Serley- University of Alabama-Birmingham
Julie Barnes- University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Natalie Brown- Kings College
Kristen Cantrell- Lincoln Memorial University
2010
Nicole Smith- University of Notre Dame
2011
Madelyn Hutson- University of Texas
July 2, 2008: Impact 17 Silver wins Junior Olympic National Championship
The Impact 17 Silver team won the 2008 USAV National Championship in Dallas, TX. This is the 2nd National title for this team, which also won as 15-Under’s in 2006. While a few different names appear on the roster, six of the 2006 squad repeated.
Congratulations girls!
Article from PrepVolleyball
by John Tawa
Can we have a do over?
Jammers Hawaii 17s picked the wrong time to have the worst match of their collective lives. Impact 17 Silver took complete advantage, playing flawlessly in a 25-13, 25-6 romp that gave the Nashville club the 17 Club National title Tuesday afternoon at the Junior Olympic National Championships in Dallas.
Jammers, a fast but undersized team that was wonderful in a semifinal sweep of tall Southwest Illinois, stayed with the even taller Impact team through eight points. Then, after long-armed setter Alison Woods fed 6-2 middle Sam Serley for a kill that tied Game 1 at 8-8, it all fell apart. Impact outscored Jammers 42-11 the rest of the way.
Impact did everything right. Woods’ dumps were executed at exactly the right time, when the Jammers’ defense was on its heels. The serving, including an ace from Madelyn Hutson that gave Impact a 4-3 lead in Game 2, put enormous pressure on Hawaii’s back row. The block, featuring the 6-4 Hutson, the best freshman middle in the country; and the 6-2 Serley, was enormous and, in coach Jay Golsteyn’s words, “undeniable.” Even on those few occasions when Impact had to scramble, OH Kaycee Green made Jammers pay with precision strikes from the back row. All-tournament libero Ellen Mullins, on the court virtually the entire match, recorded only two digs. The ball rarely got to her. MVP Nicole Smith had only three kills in the match. She wasn’t often in the front row.
After Serley’s block gave Impact the first game, Jammers tried to get off to a fast start in Game 2. But not even a Candace Soares ace to open the set turned out right for Jammers, which had the wrong server behind the line.
Tied at 5-5 after a Green kill, Impact closed the game on 20-1 run. A block by Green and three by Serley, the MVP when Impact won 15 National in Atlanta two years ago, demoralized the Hawaiians.
“We talked that they were not going to hit over us, so we needed to keep our hands low over the net,” Golsteyn said. “We really did a good job of it.”
DS Tess Perilli had three aces as part of a 13-point serving run that began after Green’s kill.
“With them being a smaller team, if we could get a big block in front of them and serve aggressively – and we talked the whole time about going after it and not playing safe – I knew we could take it,” said Golsteyn. “Our serving was great the whole match. Obviously our serving set up a lot of that blocking and the defense.”
Trailing 18-5, Soares slammed a kill to break the Jammers scoring drought, but Impact countered quickly with Green, which kick started another seven-point run, which ended with Impact players hugging, screaming and jumping into one another’s arms.
“They wanted it,” Golsteyn said. “I think they learned a lesson in pool play when we had one loss. They didn’t really come out and want it and play with that edge. They learned their lesson. It helped us re-focus and play with a lot of intensity.”
“We think everything happens for a reason,” Woods said. “We lost a match in pool play and got down but I think we needed it to push us to get our goal of getting to the finals.”
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 02 July 2008 )
