Volleyball - Girls

Head Coach:  Alex Butler                      Assistant Coach:  Mike Solitro

Coach Butler's Blog

Nov 12th, 2012--  TOWNIES EARN MANY POST SEASON AWARDS. 

Nov 12th, 2012--  TOWNIES DROP CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AGAINST COVENTRY 3-0 (25-23, 25-12, 25-13).   It just wasn't meant to be.  The Townies didn't have it on Championship Saturday.  The team had too many hitting errors and service errors and never got in rhythm the entire night.  Coventry played smart ball control volleyball and lived off of Townie errors.  Game scores were 25-23, 25-12, 25-13.  This marks the end for 9 seniors;  Lindsee Allienello, Leah and Hannah Drolet, Patti Laliberte, Izzy Newton, Nicole Strik, Mary Monagle, Lucianna Medici and Thomeeka Speaks.  Thank you to the seniors for a great 4 years and thanks to the 2012 team for a fun season 

Nov 7th, 2012-- TOWNIES ARE HEADING TO THE FINALS, BEAT PROUT 3-1.   EP won 3-1 (23-25, 25-22, 25-16, 25-22) in ugly fashion to put away Prout for the second consecutive year.  Lindsee Allienello and NIcole Strik led the team with 9 and 8 kills respectively.  Lucianna Medici was strong in the back row to solidify the defense.  The Townies will play Coventry on Saturday at 5 pm at URI/Keaney Gym.  Take the ride down to Kingston to support your Townies. 

                     click here for a photo gallery of the match

Nov 7th, 2012--  RHODE ISLAND INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE TO LIVE STREAM TOWNIES' MATCH V. PROUT.  Any Townie fan that can't make it to URI tonight for our match can click on the link below to have access to live action of the match. 
  
                                    click here to listen to the match live

Nov, 5th, 2012-- EP HEADS TO THE SEMI-FINALS WITH A 3-0 WIN OVER NORTH KINGSTOWN.  The first game was ugly, but EP fought through it 26-24, then found their way in games 2 and 3 to win 25-14, 25-14.  Mary Monagle had a monster night with 15 kills, 4 aces and 2 blocks.  Leah Drolet added 6 kills and 4 blocks and Izzy Newton had 22 assists and 3 aces.  EP will play at URI in Keaney Gym on Wednesday night at 8 pm against Prout.  Head down to URI to support the Townies. 

           Click here to read a story on the game from eastbayri.com

Nov 3rd, 2012--  TOWNIE JV TEAM CLOSES OUT PERFECT SEASON WITH A JV STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.  What a way to close out the season.  EP took care of business in Pool play to finish 6-0.  EP played long time rival North Kingstown in the Semi-Finals.  EP beat NK twice in pool play and did it again in the semis.  Next up were the Knotty Oakers from Coventry.  Coventry ended the Townies'  2011 season in the State Semis.  2012 is a different year.  EP took out the Oakers 2-0 to win the JV State Championship,  Casey Traverse was chosen as the tournament MVP.  That's no small feat for a libero.  Marina Ramos and Cassia Spivey were chosen to the All Tournament team.  This sophomore class has a 30-0 record over the last two regular seasons and closed out their JV season in style with a Championship.  Congrats to the girls on a job well done.
Nov 1st, 2012-- EP CLOSES OUT REGULAR SEASON WITH WIN AT PONAGANSET (3-0, 25-18, 25-13, 25-13).  The Townies got off to a slow start then found their rhythm.  Nicole Strik had 6 aces and Lucianna Medici had 12 digs and 4 aces.  EP will now play North Kingstown in the Quarterfinal round of the State Championships on Monday at 6:30.  The Townie JV team finished up with a win and will play in the JV State Championship on Saturday at North Kingstown HS.  The Tournament starts at 9 am.  EP is the Number 1 seed from the North. 

Oct 31st, 2012--  TOWNIES WILL PLAY STATE QUARTERFINALS AT HOME ON MONDAY THE 5TH AT 6:30.  EP will host either Chariho or North Kingstown.  The opponent will be determined after each team plays their season finale. 

Oct 31st, 2012--  PONAGANSET GAME RESCHEDULED TO THURSDAY.  Ponaganset HS has power but school has been closed due to power outages in the Chepachet area.  Game times will be 4;30 and 6.  The playoff date has not yet been confirmed.  Please check back for updates.

Oct 30th, 2012--  NO SCHOOL FOSTER GLOCESTER, NO GAME AT PONAGANSET.     The Foster/Chepachet area still has no power.  As a result, there will be no match tomorrow at Ponaganset.  The RIIL will have to decide what they are going to do with the final regular season matches as well as the start of the playoffs.

Oct 29th, 2012--  STORM CAUSES POSTPONEMENT OF PONAGANSET MATCH.  The Rhode Island Interscholastic League has postponed all athletic contests scheduled for today.  The date and time for the match has yet to be determined.  EP is scheduled to start the playoffs on Thursday night at home against North Kingstown/Chariho.  This date is also in question now due to the storm  Check back for updates.

Oct 18th, 2012-- TOWNIES TAKE DOWN THE PURPLE, 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-23)    EP took care of business against Classical as Leah Drolet and Mary Monagle combined for 15 kills and 4 blocks.  Izzy Newton continues her strong play with 23 assists and 3 aces.  EP will return to action on Tuesday October 23rd at home against Mt. St. Charles.  The winner of this match will have sole possession of first place in Division 1 North.  It also is Senior Night for our 9 Seniors (Lindsee Allienello, Mary Monagle, Thomeeka Speaks, Lucianna Medici, Patti Laliberte, Izzy Newton, Nicole Strik and Hannah and Leah Drolet).  Please come out to support the team and the seniors. 

Oct 16th, 2012--  EP SWEEPS LASALLE 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-12) After playing an ugly first game the Townies came back to take care of LaSalle.  The Townie JV team remains undefeated with a 2-0 win.  EP will return to action on Thursday night at home against Classical. 

Oct 12th, 2012--  EP BEATS CHARIHO IN 3 (25-18, 25-17, 25-18).   The Townies traveled down to Charger country and took care of business.  Leah Drolet led the team in kills with 6 and Mary Monagle added 5 kills and 4 digs.  Hannah Drolet sparked the team in games 2 and 3 with some pinpoint serving. EP will return to league action on Tuesday the 16th at LaSalle.

Oct 3rd, 2012--  TOWNIES KNOCK THE OAKERS FROM THE RANKS OF THE UNBEATEN, 3-1 (26-24, 23-25, 25-22, 25-12).    The match was tight from the get go until the Townies ran out to a big lead in game 4.  The Townies struggled in game 2, giving away too many points on service errors.  Mary Monagle and Leah Drolet combined for 19 kills, and Lucianna Medici had a season high 14 digs.  The Townie JV team also knocked off the Oakers' JV team which was also undefeated.  The Townies won 2-0 to remain undefeated on the season.  The Varsity team will play in the Koch Eye Invitational on Monday at CCRI/Lincoln.  EP will return to league action on Friday the 12th at Chariho.

Sept 29, 2012--  TOWNIE JV TEAM FALLS IN THE 9TH/10TH GRADE TOURNEY.  EP struggled to find consistent play all day.  The team came out of Pool play with the #2 seed.  EP took care of Pilgrim in the Quaterfinals and played LaSalle-White in the Semi's.  The Townies took a commanding 18-11 lead, and then service errors and receive errors did them in.  EP had game point twice, and committed service errors both times.  This is the first time all season that this team has faced adversity and lost and they will get better because of it. 

Sept 28, 2012--  TOWNIES TAKE DOWN SOUTH KINGSTOWN, 3-0 (25-15, 25-9, 25-23).  EP came out fast in games 1 and 2 to get ahead of the Rebels and not look back.  Izzy Newton had 18 assists, 3 kills and 8 digs to lead the Townies.  The JV team won their match to stay unbeaten at 8-0. 
EP will head to Warwick on Monday night to take on Toll Gate. 
Sept 24, 2012--  TOWNIES FALL AT PROUT, 3-0 (18-25, 27-29, 23-25).   It was a tight match as the scores indicate.  The Townies just couldn't manage to make the "winning" plays to secure games two and three.  The Townies level of consisistency wasn't sustained tnroughout the match to enable the team to beat a good Prout team.  The JV team won their match 2-0, coming back in game 1 from some shaky play.  Both teams will play at home on Friday night against South Kingstown.

Sept 17, 2012-- EP FIGHTS BACK TO BEAT PONAGANSET IN 5 (18-25, 25-19, 22-25, 25-7, 15-9).  Tonight will hopefully be the night that the Townies arrive as a team. For the first time in this young season the Townies responed to adversity with toughness and grit as a team.   EP handed Ponaganset the first game and it looked like it was going to be a carbon copy of the Mt. St. Charles match.  The Townies responded to take game 2 as a level of consistency was being built.  Game three was tight 23-25, and then EP took off in games 4 and 5.  The real key was serving.  The team has struggled all season to serve consistently.  There have been too many errors.  Games 4 and 5 had EP serving tough and with confidence.  Nicole Strik ripped off a long serving run and had 8 aces for the night.  The biggest key was that the team showed some grit, fight and resolve to not get down on themselves and recover.  Mary Monagle continued to lead the team with 10 kills, and 8 digs.  Izzy Newton has really begun to take over the team on the floor as she added 26 assists, 4 digs, 3 kills and 2 aces.  The JV continued their winning ways, 2-0 to remain undefeated.  EP will return to the court on Wednesday at home against South rival, North Kingstown.  This match will begin the cross-over portion of the league schedule with the D-1 South teams. 

Sept 12, 2012--  EP BOUNCES BACK AND SWEEPS BAY VIEW 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-16).   The Townies bounced back from a rough Monday night to take care of the Bengals.  Mary Monagle (10 kills) and Hannah Drolet (9 kills) led the way offensively for EP.  Izzy Newton had her best match of the season with 24 assists, 2 kills and 2 blocks.  The Townies found a more consistent rhythm serving and their offense was much more fluid.  The Townie JV team remains undefeated, winning 2-0.  EP will play their next match at home against Ponaganset on Monday the 17th.  Game times are 5 and 6:30. 

Sept 10, 2012--  TOWNIES ARE SWEPT OFF THE FLOOR BY MT. ST. CHARLES 3-0 (25-12, 25-22, 25-17).  It was an ugly match from the very beginning.  EP was timid, unaggressive and error prone.  The Townies had 58 direct point errors ( 22 attack errors, 14 service errors, 10 serve receive errors and 12 net violations).  EP's inconsistent play has to become more steady against better competition if the team is to make strides throughout the season.  The Townie JV team won their match 2-0. 

Sept. 7, 2012--  EP PLAYS AN INCONSISTENT MATCH, TAKES DOWN THE PURPLE 3-0 (25-12, 26-24, 25-19).   The Townies moved to 2-0, but did it in ugly fashion.  EP played inconsistent all night as the team went through lapses of uneven play and poor execution.  Mary Monagle had a game 9 kills, 2 blocks and 2 aces.  Hannah Drolet added 7 kills, 4 aces and 2 blocks.  EP will travel to Mt. St. Charles on Monday, game times are 4:45 and 6:30.  The Townie JV team picked up their second win of the season 2-0. 

Sept. 5, 2012--  TOWNIES TAKE CARE OF LASALLE 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-5)  EP opened the 2012 season with a straight sets win over LaSalle.  The first game of the season is usually up and down and this one proved to be no different.  The Townies played well for stretches and then showed some lapses in focus and execution.  EP was led by Hannah Drolet's game high 7 kills, 5 aces and 2 blocks as well as Mary Monagle's 6 kills and 2 blocks.  The Townie JV squad won their opener 2-0.  Both teams will return to the court at Classical on Friday the 7th, game times are 4:45 and 6:30. 

Click here for pictures from the LaSalle match from the Projo

Click Here to read the piece on the Townie Seniors that volunteered at the Rock and Roll Half Marathon (once you are there click on the pic)