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UT MARTIN VOLLEYBALL STARTS FALL PRESEASON CAMP NEXT WEEK
8/3/2018 2:50:00 PM | Volleyball
MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin volleyball program officially begins the fall season with its first practice on Wednesday, Aug. 8 at Skyhawk Fieldhouse.
With the 2018 season opener looming in three weeks, UT Martin head coach Jaclynn Wilson will direct a roster that includes seven returners and six newcomers. Each returner boasts starting experience from 2017.
Senior outside hitter Megan Fair is the lone Skyhawk returner who started in all 29 matches last fall, as she ranked second on the team in both kills (2.57 per set) and digs (2.29 per set). Libero Brooke Gyori also returns for her senior campaign after ranking fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference in digs (4.48 per set) a season ago. The sophomore duo of Kenzie Hinshaw (team-highs of 687 assists and 26 service aces) and Justine Walker (second on the team with 87 blocks) round out UT Martin's returning starters.
Hannah Phillips (88 sets played) and Jamie Rys (87 sets played) also return while Maddi Noble is slated to see her first action as a Skyhawk after redshirting in 2017.
One junior, one sophomore and four freshmen comprise the Skyhawk newcomers this fall. Wilson will lean on the experienced transfer duo of Gintare Mackeviciute (two years at Lindsey Wilson College) and Logan Wallick (one season at Fort Hays State) while Addison Conley, Lindsey Geurin, Jessica Reynolds and Karen Scanlon will vie for playing time in their debut collegiate seasons.
UT Martin will host North Alabama for a home exhibition on Aug. 18 before kicking off the season with a trio of matches at the Cardinal Classic in Louisville, Ky. on Aug. 24-25. The Skyhawks will play 13 home matches in 2018, starting with the five-team Skyhawk Invitational on Aug. 30-Sept. 2. Conference play begins on Sept. 21 as UT Martin will look to make its 13th appearance in the OVC Championship tournament, held on Nov. 15-19.
With the 2018 season opener looming in three weeks, UT Martin head coach Jaclynn Wilson will direct a roster that includes seven returners and six newcomers. Each returner boasts starting experience from 2017.
Senior outside hitter Megan Fair is the lone Skyhawk returner who started in all 29 matches last fall, as she ranked second on the team in both kills (2.57 per set) and digs (2.29 per set). Libero Brooke Gyori also returns for her senior campaign after ranking fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference in digs (4.48 per set) a season ago. The sophomore duo of Kenzie Hinshaw (team-highs of 687 assists and 26 service aces) and Justine Walker (second on the team with 87 blocks) round out UT Martin's returning starters.
Hannah Phillips (88 sets played) and Jamie Rys (87 sets played) also return while Maddi Noble is slated to see her first action as a Skyhawk after redshirting in 2017.
One junior, one sophomore and four freshmen comprise the Skyhawk newcomers this fall. Wilson will lean on the experienced transfer duo of Gintare Mackeviciute (two years at Lindsey Wilson College) and Logan Wallick (one season at Fort Hays State) while Addison Conley, Lindsey Geurin, Jessica Reynolds and Karen Scanlon will vie for playing time in their debut collegiate seasons.
UT Martin will host North Alabama for a home exhibition on Aug. 18 before kicking off the season with a trio of matches at the Cardinal Classic in Louisville, Ky. on Aug. 24-25. The Skyhawks will play 13 home matches in 2018, starting with the five-team Skyhawk Invitational on Aug. 30-Sept. 2. Conference play begins on Sept. 21 as UT Martin will look to make its 13th appearance in the OVC Championship tournament, held on Nov. 15-19.
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