Elizabethtown girls volleyball expects to rely on senior leadership and strong communication skills to advance farther than the first round of the District 3 playoffs as they did last year.
Players attending media day:
Janae Carden (left), senior, defensive specialist
Bailey Jones, senior, defensive specialist/libero
Incorporating the younger players into the team and getting everyone involved will be a key element to the season.
"It's a very mental sport" that Jones says counts on her to lead the way as libero, "a straining type of position, but it's a rewarding type of position at the same time."
She's one to pull everyone together in the huddle after everyone point that ""definitely brings everybody back together," she says.
"She has a lot of energy and I always look up to her as libero," says Carden.
The communication and getting everyone to the proper spot is part of the role.
"When you have a dead team, and the team is completely shot," Jones says, "it's just like there's not even a game of volleyball going on because no one's aware of what's going on around them."
Best friends, Carden and Jones both are involved in Mini-THON supporting families with children being treated for cancer, which they say raised $30,000 at E-town last year. They both also plan nursing careers and are looking at Bloomsburg University.
Playing in college would be too difficult while pursuing a nursing career, but club sports are a possibility.
LNP | LancasterOnline hosted Girls Volleyball Media Day at its downtown Lancaster office to connect local media with Lancaster-Lebanon League players and coaches.
