The Inter-Academic League released its All-League teams on Nov. 17 and 18 for the 2022 fall season. Germantown Academy was well-represented on the lists, with 30 student-athletes being recognized, two of whom were named the Most Valuable Player for their respective sport.
Varsity Girls Volleyball
Schedule
Roster
# | NAME | GRADE |
1 | Olivia Reynolds | Sophomore |
2 | Morgan Hellebusch | Senior |
5 | Kaitlin Pokorny (Captain) | Junior |
9 | Kate Stone (Captain) | Senior |
10 | Alexandra Della Franzia | Junior |
11 | Maria Petko | Senior |
19 | Maddalena Donches | Junior |
20 | Caroline Smith | Sophomore |
21 | Christine Sfida | Senior |
22 | Nicole Ward | Freshman |
24 | Abigail Traina | Freshman |
25 | Angie Wang (Captain) | Junior |
27 | Shae Sawyer-St. Clair | Junior |
28 | Hadley Evans | Sophomore |
30 | Elizabeth Smith (Captain) | Senior |
Coaches
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Chuck DoughertyHead Coach
Charles “Chuck” Dougherty completed his second season leading the Patriots in 2022.
The team had great success in Dougherty's second season, going 22-3 overall and winning the Inter-Academic Athletic League title. The Patriots finished the season as Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association runners-up. Four members of the team were named to the All-League team.
In 2021, Dougherty helped pilot GA to a 10-9 overall record, while going 5-3 in Inter-Ac League play. Three members of the team were selected as All-League performers.
Dougherty is active in the local volleyball scene and has been coaching area volleyball players since 2006. In addition to coaching, Dougherty has also found success as an administrator. He founded the TNT Volleyball Club in 2016 and, as president, grew the program to 15 teams and 155 players by 2020. During his time at the helm, Dougherty has helped several student-athletes in the college recruiting process. He also serves as the director for the Saint Luke volleyball program, a position he has enjoyed since 2009. Since that time, he has grown the program from one team to four teams. By 2012, Saint Luke’s was a perennial playoff team and won the Regional 11 Varsity titles in 2014 and 2016.
Dougherty launched the Glenside AAU Volleyball Program in 2006 and led the program until 2016. During those 10 years, he grew the program to 145 players. In 2015, his 13-and-under team won gold and silver medals at AAU tournaments. He also served as the President of the Glenside Youth Athletic Club from 2006-17 where he was responsible for supporting 1,500 youth sports registrations per year and serving as chairman of an 18-member board and five-person executive board.
As a player, Dougherty is a member of the Ambler YMCA Adult League. He played in the AVB Doubles Beach tournaments (A/BB level) from 1993-97 and for the Raritan Valley Volleyball Club (A/BB level player) from 1993-97. Away from volleyball, Dougherty, who graduated from Muhlenberg College with a Bachelor of Arts in Management Information Systems and Business, serves as the Senior Project Program Manager at AmeriGas.(Updated: 11/29/22)
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Kayla PerreVarsity Assistant Coach
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Xavier OcasioVolunteer Varsity Assistant Coach
Facility
Home to the Patriots' varsity basketball teams and girls' volleyball teams, the Big Gym is located on the far corner of the GA campus and has several entrance points. It can host a full-court basketball game or a full-court volleyball match with a total square footage of 8,915. When pulled out, bleachers can seat approximately 420. The standing room only capacity for the space is 1,626. When used as event space, the Big Gym can hold tables and chairs for a sit-down meal for 524 people. Concession stand space is located right outside of the Big Gym entrance and the restrooms are located below the gym floor. There is no formal ticket booth, but there is an area outside of the main entrance to the Big Gym where a ticket table could be erected as well as a place to sell snacks and drinks.
Big Gym - 8,915 sq. ft.
- Basketball court - 94x50'
- Volleyball court - 60x30'
- Bleacher seating - 420
- Standing capacity - 1626
Season Records
YEAR |
COACH |
OVERALL |
OVERALL |
LEAGUE |
LEAGUE |
CHAMPS? |
CAPTAINS |
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1987-88 |
Dave Martin |
5 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
. |
GRETCHEN PLATT |
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1988-89 |
Dave Martin |
10 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
YES |
GRETCHEN PLATT |
|
1989-90 |
Dave Martin |
10 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
YES |
KATE DELP |
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1990-91 |
Dave Martin |
10 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
YES |
KATE DELP |
|
1991-92 |
Dave Martin |
8 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
|
MEGGIN OVERCASH |
|
1992-93 |
Dave Martin |
10 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
|
MEGGIN OVERCASH |
|
1993-94 |
Dave Martin |
12 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
YES |
COURTNEY THOMSON |
|
1994-95 |
Dave Martin |
9 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
|
JENNIFER DAVIS |
|
1995-96 |
Dave Martin |
9 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
YES |
CATHERINE GRAF |
|
1996-97 |
Dave Martin |
15 |
3 |
9 |
1 |
YES |
HEIDI BROWN |
|
1997-98 |
Dave Martin |
13 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
|
CHRISTINA SOLDO |
|
1998-99 |
Dave Martin |
14 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
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ELLEN COX |
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1999-00 |
Dave Martin |
13 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
|
JACKIE ROTH |
|
2000-01 |
Dave Martin |
12 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
YES |
LIZA HANSON |
|
2001-02 |
Dave Martin |
16 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
YES |
GRACE FITCH |
|
2002-03 |
Patrick David |
14 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
YES |
JULIET BRONSTEIN |
|
2003-04 |
Patrick David |
13 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
YES |
BETH JENSEN |
|
2004-05 |
Patrick David |
12 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
2nd |
DANIELLE DAVID, |
|
2005-06 |
Patrick David |
10 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2nd |
RACHEL KLOSS |
|
2006-07 |
Patrick David |
12 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2nd |
CATE DAVID |
|
2007-08 |
Patrick David |
10 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
YES |
ALLISON BECKER |
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2008-09 |
Patrick David |
10 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
YES |
MONICA DEWAN |
|
2009-10 |
Patrick David |
7 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
2nd |
Stephanie Seybert Hannah Hayes Shelby Hightower |
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2010-2011 |
Patrick David |
7 |
7 |
|
|
2nd |
Lily Cramer |
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2011-12 |
Patrick David |
12 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
Yes (3-2 over Shipley in championship game |
Natalie Cunningham |
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2012-13 |
Patrick David |
12 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
3rd |
Katie Tanner |
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2013, fall |
Dan Sullivan |
13 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
2nd |
Shannon Robins Megan McCloskey Brianna Seravalli |
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2014, fall |
Dan Sullivan |
16 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
2nd |
Carly Pruitt |
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2015, fall |
Dan Sullivan |
14 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
Inter-Ac Champs, PAISAA Tournament Runner-Up |
Erin Lindahl '16 |
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2016, fall |
Dan Sullivan |
16 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
PAISAA Tournament Runner-Up |
Emma Rapp '17, Abby Starzecky '17, Katie Weiss '17
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2017, fall |
Dan Sullivan |
14 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
PAISAA Tournament Runner-Up |
Regina Porter '18, Jenna Schumann '18, Alison Weber '18 |
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2018, fall |
Chris Chung |
7 |
11 |
2 |
6 |
PAISAA Tournament Semifinalists |
Taylor Putnam '19, Natalie Schildt '21, Shannon Topley '19 |
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2019, fall |
Chris Chung |
18 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
Inter-Ac League Co-Champs, PAISAA Tournament Runner-Up |
Caitlyn Priore '20, Kelli Ramer '20, Natalie Schildt '21 |
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2020, fall | Kristen Johnson | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | No league title awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No PAISAA Tournament |
Zoe Hersh ’21, Mackenzie Smith ’21, Natalie Schildt ’21, |
History of Captains
1976-79
1980-89
1990-99
1990 - Kate Delp & Jeanne Harrington
1991 - Kate Delp & Jeanne Harrington
1992 - Meggin Overcash & Jennie Politz
1993 - Angela Cohen & Meggin Overcash
1994 - Cortney Thomson & Melissa Urdang
1995 - Jenifer Davis & Ariana Stirling
1996 - Catherine Graf & Jennifer Werner
1997 - Heidi Brown, Beth Targan & Jessica Weisbein
1998 - Christina Soldo & Emily deGroof
1999 - Ellen Cox, Melissa O'Neil & Anita Dhand
2000-09
2000 - Jacquelyn Roth & Bree Wexler
2001 - Eliza Hanson & Mikaela Whitman
2002 - Adrienne Roth & Grace Fitch
2003 - Juliet Bronstein & Beth Jensen
2004 - Beth Jensen & Laura Fisher
2005 - Danielle David, Rebecca Fitch & Emily Goodwin
2006 - Catherine David, Rachel Kloss & Katelyn Sobon
2007 - Catherine David, Rachel Kloss & Lauren Ladov
2008 - Allison Becker, Lauren Ladov & Lisa Lotito
2009 - Monica Dewan, Jennifer Hoy & Bridget McIlvain
2010-19
2010 - Hannah Hayes, Shelby Hightower & Stephanie Seybert
2011 - Lily Cramer, Hannah Hayes & Tyler Wellington
2012 - Natalie Cunningham, Kelly Stack & Tyler Wellington
2013 - Katie Tanner & Shannon Robins
2014 - Sharon Robins, Megan McCloskey & Brianna Seravalli
2015 - Erin Lindahl, Grace Polisano & Carly Pruitt
2016 - Emma Rapp, Abby Starzecky & Katie Weiss
2017 - Regina Porter, Jenna Schumann & Alison Weber
2018 - Taylor Putnam, Natalie Schildt & Shannon Topley
2019 - Caitlyn Priore, Kelli Ramer & Natalie Schildt
2020-present
Girls Volleyball News
Like the previous two matches, the action was back and forth with both teams giving everything they had to earn a point. Unlike the other matches, Notre Dame came out on top, winning 3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-19).
GA advances to the PAISAA Championship where they will take on another familiar opponent, Academy of Notre Dame de Namur.
The Patriots had gotten the best of Shipley earlier in the season, winning 3-1, and proved to once again be too much for the Gators to handle, winning the latest match 3-0 (25-7, 25-9, 25-10).
By sweeping the season series against Academy of Notre Dame on Oct. 12 with a 3-2 win, the Patriots moved to 6-0 in league play and won the title outright.