Girls Volleyball
Roster
| 2018 Girls Varsity Volleyball Roster | ||||
| Number | Name | Height | Position | Grade |
| 4 | Gianna Medica | 5'6" | DS/L | 10 |
| 1 | Sydney Fuhrman | 5'5" | DS/L | 10 |
| 5 | Taylor McNamee | 5'8" | OH | 10 |
| 6 | Shane Townsend | 5'7" | DS/L | 10 |
| 7 | McKenna Thomas | 5'10" | OH | 10 |
| 10 | Kate Maihen | 5'11" | MB | 11 |
| 11 | Lauren Perri | 6'1" | MB | 10 |
| 12 | Grace Dennis | 5'8" | S | 12 |
| 13 | Taylor Heberle | 6' | OH | 12 |
| 14 | Abby Lutterloh | 5'9" | OH | 11 |
| 15 | Avery Kavanagh | 5'11" | MB | 11 |
| 16 | Taryn Whittingham | 5'6" | DS/L | 11 |
| 17 | Kailey Walker | 5'11" | S | 11 |
| 20 | Nastaszia Mehring | 6'1" | MB | 12 |
| 21 | Lucy Pokorna | 5'11" | OPP | 12 |
| 23 | McKenna Morgan | 5'10" | OPP | 12 |
| 3 | Whitney Nester | 5'10" | OH | 11 |
| 2018 Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball Roster | ||||
| Number | Name | Height | Position | Grade |
| 9 | Lia Cerruti | 5'6" | S | 10 |
| 16 | Stephanie Howhannesian | 5'3" | DS/L | 10 |
| 2 | Brooke Bryant | 5'10" | MB | 10 |
| 11 | Audrey Kavanagh | 5'9" | OPP | 10 |
| 12 | Morgan Bane | 5'10" | OH | 10 |
| 6 | Ava Puepke | 5'9" | OH | 10 |
| 3 | Alexa Morris | 5'8" | OH | 9 |
| 10 | Annabella Younkin | 6'0" | MB | 11 |
| 14 | Khimaera Cassidy | 5'4" | L/DS | 10 |
| 4 | Dillyn Griffin | 5'8" | OPP | 9 |
| 7 | Kai Pellerin | 5'9" | OH | 10 |
| 15 | Sierra Hawker | 5'3" | L/DS | 10 |
| 5 | Diana Carey | 5'6" | DS/L | 10 |
| 13 | Domi Drust | 5'7" | S | 10 |
| 1 | Megan Lin | 5'9" | S | 9 |
| 20 | Isabella Longhi | 5'9" | OH | 10 |
| 2018 Girls Frosh Soph Volleyball Roster | ||||
| Number | Name | Height | Position | Grade |
| 2 | Gillian Mundy | 5'7" | MB | 9 |
| 9 | Ella Schneider | 5'9" | MB | 9 |
| 12 | Ashley Prentice | 5'7" | OH/MB | 9 |
| 18 | Karson Price | 5'7" | MB | 9 |
| 13 | Katie Cunningham | 5'6" | S | 9 |
| 7 | Ansley McKechnie | 5'8" | S | 9 |
| 28 | Taylor Fischbeck | 5'6" | OH | 9 |
| 8 | Shaylin Smith | 5'6" | OH | 9 |
| 4 | Alyssa Moore | 5'2" | L/DS | 9 |
| 11 | Kayla Scopaz | 5'8" | S | 9 |
| 14 | Morgan Llewellyn | 5'5" | OH | 9 |
| 6 | Emma McKenzie | 5'5" | L/DS | 9 |
| 3 | Audrey Goudie | 5'5" | OH | 9 |
| 1 | Sarah Dawson | 5'8" | MB | 9 |
| 5 | Emily Mumby | 5'4" | S | 10 |
| 2018 Girls Freshmen Volleyball Roster | ||||
| Number | Name | Height | Position | Grade |
| 14 | Isabelle Byra | 5'7" | OH | 9 |
| 28 | Brooke Hogan | 5'6" | OH | 9 |
| 1 | Ava Platler | 4'11" | DS/L | 9 |
| 6 | Dagny Streit | 5'8" | MB | 9 |
| 3 | Chloe Vautrin | 5'3" | L/DS | 9 |
| 9 | Allison Baldwin | 5'3" | OH | 9 |
| 10 | Yasmin Oakley | 5'8" | S | 9 |
| 19 | Sadie Svitenko | 5'7" | S/OH | 9 |
| 5 | Isabel Lueck | 5'7" | OH | 9 |
| 20 | Akachi Iloputaife | 5'5" | DS/OH | 9 |
| 8 | Caliana Kanaan | 5'10" | MB | 9 |
History
- 1999 - Monique (Gerlach) Harrison
- 2003 - Blair Socci
- 2004 - Blair Socci
- 2006 - Dicey McGraw
- 2009 - Kylie Hargreaves
- 2016 - Meghan McClure
Team Championships
- 1989 - League Champions
- 1995 - League Champions
- 1996 - CIF Champions
- 1997 - CIF Champions
- 1998 - CIF Champions
- 1999 - CIF Champions
- 1999 - League Champions
- 1999 - State Champions
- 2003 - CIF Champions
- 2004 - CIF Champions
- 2005 - League Champions
- 2006 - League Champions
- 2008 - CIF Champions
- 2008 - League Champions
- 2009 - League Champions
- 2010 - League Champions
- 2011 - League Champions
- 2014 - League Champions
- 2015 - League Champions
- 2016 - League Champions
- 2016 - CIF Champions
- 2016 - Southern California Regional Champions
- 2017 - Southern California Regional Champions
- 2017 - State Champions
Coaches
Katy (Daly) Gammon- Head Varsity Coach
Coach Daly is entering her 7th year as the head coach of the girls' varsity volleyball team and her 12th year with SMCHS. She played collegiate volleyball at Pepperdine University under full scholarship where she was a team captain and named to the All-Conference First-Team three consecutive years. Before playing college volleyball, Daly was a member of the Laguna Beach Volleyball club where she was the MVP of the National Championship teams in 1998 and 2002. Daly played high school volleyball for the San Clemente Tritons where she was named CIF player of the year in 2001, helping to lead her team to a CIF title. Daly has been a health/fitness teacher at Santa Margarita Catholic High School since 2007 and has also taught cultural geography at the school. For the past 15 years, Daly has served as a head coach with the Laguna Beach Volleyball Club where her teams have been nationally-recognized. Before joining the Laguna Beach Volleyball coaching staff, Daly worked with the Sports Shack Volleyball Club in Beverly Hills, CA as a head coach. dalyk@smhs.org
Monique (Gerlach) Harrison '00 - Assistant Varsity Coach
Coach Harrison is in her 7th year with the volleyball program. She played volleyball at SMCHS from 1996-2000 and also played at Colorado University in 2000-2004. Harrison played middle blocker and won 1999 State Championship with SMCHS. She was awarded CIF player of the year and was an All-Conference, All-Region and All-American while at Colorado. Harrison is married with two boys and has lived overseas for five years while her husband played pro basketball in Europe. When not at the volleyball court, Harrison is also a math teacher here at SMCHS.
Taylor Whittingham ’13– Assistant Varsity Coach
Coach Taylor is in her second year on the Eagles coaching staff. Taylor played libero here at SM from 2009-2013. She went on to also play libero at USC where she was an All-Pac 12, All-Region, and All-American for the Trojans. She has been working the summer camps here with us for the last 5 years, and we couldn’t wait for her to help us full time! Taylor graduated from USC in 2017 with a BA in communications.
Tuan Nguyen - Head Junior Varsity Coach
This is Caoch Tuan's 7th year at SMCHS. Nguyen has coached 14 years at Laguna Beach Volleyball Club. Nguyen also was an assistant coach at Biola and Concordia for ten years. In 2009, he earned a medal at the 18’s JO’s. He works in the medical industry and was born in Vietnam. In his previous years he coached at El Dorado, Mater Dei, and Rosary.
Shellsy Ashen - Head Frosh/Soph Coach
Coach Ashen is in her 4th year of coaching volleyball, and 3rd year with the program. She played volleyball at Dana Hills High School from 2007-2011 and went on to play volleyball at University of Oregon from 2011-2014. While at Oregon, she competed in the 2012 National Championship Game. She was also a 3 time Pac-12 All-Academic team member. Coach Ashen also teaches Science here at SMCHS.
Crystal (Day) Chitwood '01 - Head Freshmen Coach
This will be Crystal’s 8th season overall coaching at Santa Margarita Catholic High School. Coach Day is an alumnus of Santa Margarita having graduated in 2001. She was a member of the 1999 Girls Varsity team that won the CIF-SS Championship and the CIF State Championship. She coached here at SM from 2003-2005 and returned in 2012. During her time away, Coach Day coached at Troy HS from 2005-2012. She became the head coach of the program in 2010 and led the Troy Girls Varsity Volleyball team to an undefeated League Championship, CIF-SS Championship Finalist, CIF State Regional champion, and CIF State Championship Finalist. She has a 4yr old daughter named Kyla and 2 1/2yr old son named Killian.
Calendar
Schedule
| 2018 Girls Varsity Volleyball Schedule (0 - 0, 0 - 0) | |||||
| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Score |
| Sat-Sun | 8/11-8/12 | Queens Tournament | Anaheim, CA | TBA | |
| Tuesday | 8/14 | Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo | 5:00 | |
| Thursday | 8/16 | Lakewood | SMCHS | 6:00 | |
| Tuesday | 8/21 | Great Oak | Temecula, CA | 5:30 | |
| Thursday | 8/23 | Aliso Niguel | Aliso Viejo, CA | 5:00 | |
| Tuesday | 8/28 | San Juan Hills | SMCHS | 6:00 | |
| Wednesday | 8/29 | Sunset-Trinity vs. Newport | Newport Beach | 7:00 | |
| Fri-Sat | 8/31-9/1 | Dave Mohs Tournament | HB | TBA | |
| Tuesday | 9/4 | Marymount | SMCHS | 5:30 | |
| Thursday | 9/6 | Rosary | SMCHS | 6:00 | |
| Tuesday | 9/11 | OLU* Autism Awareness | SMCHS | 6:00 | |
| Wednesday | 9/12 | Mater Dei | Santa Ana | 6:00 | |
| Fri-Sat | 9/14-9/15 | Durango Tournament | Las Vegas | TBA | |
| Tuesday | 9/25 | Jserra | JSerra | 6:00 | |
| Thursday | 9/27 | OLU | Orange | 6:00 | |
| Fri.-Sat | 9/28-29 | Torrey Pines Cal. Challenge | San Diego | TBA | |
| Tuesday | 10/2 | Mater Dei *Dig Pink | SMCHS | 6:00 | |
| Thursday | 10/4 | Rosary | Fullerton | 6:00 | |
| Wedneday | 10/10 | Jserra *Senior Night | SMCHS | 6:00 | |
Paperwork
Click Here for the 2018 girls volleyball team paperwork packet
Parent Meeting for the 2018 Girls Volleyball Program is TBD.
All paperwork must be filled out and returned to the coaches along with your dues at the parent meeting. Girls are asked to sell a minimum of $100 of media guide ads.
- Volleyball Dues:
- Freshmen $1200
- Frosh/Soph and JV $1500
- Varsity $1800
Also bring cash to purchase spirit wear and extra practice jerseys while at the parent meeting.
Sand Volleyball
2014 marked the first year of the Sand Volleyball team at Santa Margarita Catholic High School. The team compete in the Interscholastic Beach Volleyball League which consists of 47 high school teams in Southern California. The Eagles will compete in the Orange Division with a Varsity and Junior Varsity Team of the IBVL in 5 tournaments during the course of the Sand Volleyball season followed by playoffs.