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  • OH OH 6'1"
    2

    Dawn Pena

    Fr. Undecided-Engineering and Applied Science Waldorf, MD Garrison Forest School
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    Freshman Undecided-Engineering and Applied Science Waldorf, MD Garrison Forest School
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  • OH OH 6'2"
    3

    Maria Afonso

    So. Business Analytics Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil Colégio Saber/UC San Diego
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    Sophomore Business Analytics Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil Colégio Saber/UC San Diego
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  • Nil Kayaalp - View Profile
    L L 5'4"
    5

    Nil Kayaalp

    Sr. Television Production & Studies Nilüfer, Bursa, Turkey Okyanus Koleji
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    Senior Television Production & Studies Nilüfer, Bursa, Turkey Okyanus Koleji
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  • S S 5'7"
    6

    Sonja Rundcrantz

    Fr. Sports Management Zurich, Switzerland Ållebergsgymnasiet (Sweden)
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    Freshman Sports Management Zurich, Switzerland Ållebergsgymnasiet (Sweden)
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  • Beatriz Braga - View Profile
    OH OH 5'11"
    9

    Beatriz Braga

    Sr. Mathematical Business Economics Uberlândia, Brazil Faculdades Integradas Campos Salles
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    Senior Mathematical Business Economics Uberlândia, Brazil Faculdades Integradas Campos Salles
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  • Ellie Pamatat - View Profile
    S S 5'9"
    11

    Ellie Pamatat

    Jr. Community Health Garden City, NY Garden City
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    Junior Community Health Garden City, NY Garden City
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  • Stella Becker - View Profile
    OH OH 5'10"
    15

    Stella Becker

    So. Exercise Physiology Bellmore, NY Kellenberg
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    Sophomore Exercise Physiology Bellmore, NY Kellenberg
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  • OH OH 5'11"
    16

    Geovanna Gonçalves Rocha

    Fr. Psychology Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Colégio e Curso Superior
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    Freshman Psychology Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Colégio e Curso Superior
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  • Valentina Lopez Moya - View Profile
    MB MB 6'1"
    17

    Valentina Lopez Moya

    So. Community Health Santa Lucía, San Juan Province, Argentina Colegio Santa Rosa de Lima
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    Sophomore Community Health Santa Lucía, San Juan Province, Argentina Colegio Santa Rosa de Lima
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  • MB/RS MB/RS 6'3"
    18

    Alyssa Kenol

    Fr. Psychology Elizabeth, NJ Union Catholic Regional
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    Freshman Psychology Elizabeth, NJ Union Catholic Regional
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  • Julia Amorim - View Profile
    MB MB 6'1"
    19

    Julia Amorim

    So. Management Pavuna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Elite Rede de Ensino
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    Sophomore Management Pavuna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Elite Rede de Ensino
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  • Constanza Perez Sain - View Profile
    RS RS 6'1"
    21

    Constanza Perez Sain

    Jr. Linguistics / Italian and Italian Studies Santa Lucía, San Juan, Argentina Colegio Dr. B.A. Houssay
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    Junior Linguistics / Italian and Italian Studies Santa Lucía, San Juan, Argentina Colegio Dr. B.A. Houssay
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  • Lauren Konzen - View Profile
    DS DS 5'6"
    22

    Lauren Konzen

    Sr. Management Bohemia, NY Connetquot
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    Senior Management Bohemia, NY Connetquot
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  • DS/L DS/L 5'11"
    24

    Brooke Wilson

    Fr. Forensic Science Waxhaw, NC Marvin Ridge
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    Freshman Forensic Science Waxhaw, NC Marvin Ridge
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  • OH OH 6'1"
    26

    Melis Basaran

    Fr. Undecided-Business Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey Doga Acibadem
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    Freshman Undecided-Business Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey Doga Acibadem
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Staff Roster

Volleyball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Emily Mansur

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  • Assistant Coach

    Steve Klosterman

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  • Assistant Coach

    Lara LoIacono

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  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (MSOC, VB, WBB, MLAX)

    DJ Melgar

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  • Assistant Athletic Trainer (VB)

    Kira Meerholz

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  • Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Success

    Rachel Peel-Macandrew

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2026 Volleyball Roster
# Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown High School/Previous Major C
2 Dawn Pena OH 6-1 Fr. Waldorf, MD Garrison Forest School Undecided-Engineering and Applied Science
3 Maria Afonso OH 6-2 So. Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil Colégio Saber/UC San Diego Business Analytics
5 Nil Kayaalp L 5-4 Sr. Nilüfer, Bursa, Turkey Okyanus Koleji Television Production & Studies
6 Sonja Rundcrantz S 5-7 Fr. Zurich, Switzerland Ållebergsgymnasiet (Sweden) Sports Management
9 Beatriz Braga OH 5-11 Sr. Uberlândia, Brazil Faculdades Integradas Campos Salles Mathematical Business Economics
11 Ellie Pamatat S 5-9 Jr. Garden City, NY Garden City Community Health
15 Stella Becker OH 5-10 So. Bellmore, NY Kellenberg Exercise Physiology
16 Geovanna Gonçalves Rocha OH 5-11 Fr. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Colégio e Curso Superior Psychology
17 Valentina Lopez Moya MB 6-1 So. Santa Lucía, San Juan Province, Argentina Colegio Santa Rosa de Lima Community Health
18 Alyssa Kenol MB/RS 6-3 Fr. Elizabeth, NJ Union Catholic Regional Psychology
19 Julia Amorim MB 6-1 So. Pavuna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Elite Rede de Ensino Management
21 Constanza Perez Sain RS 6-1 Jr. Santa Lucía, San Juan, Argentina Colegio Dr. B.A. Houssay Linguistics / Italian and Italian Studies
22 Lauren Konzen DS 5-6 Sr. Bohemia, NY Connetquot Management
24 Brooke Wilson DS/L 5-11 Fr. Waxhaw, NC Marvin Ridge Forensic Science
26 Melis Basaran OH 6-1 Fr. Kartal, Istanbul, Turkey Doga Acibadem Undecided-Business

Volleyball Coaching Staff

Volleyball - Coaching Staff
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Emily Mansur Emily Mansur Head Coach
Steven Klosterman Steve Klosterman Assistant Coach
Lara Loiacono Lara LoIacono Assistant Coach
06/17/22 Douglas Melgar DJ Melgar Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (MSOC, VB, WBB, MLAX)
Kira Meerholz Kira Meerholz Assistant Athletic Trainer (VB)
Rachel Peel-Macandrew Rachel Peel-Macandrew Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Success

Staff Roster

Volleyball Coaching Staff