March 29, 2024

Eastern Student Emma Drolet of Riverside Plays on Women's Volleyball Team

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Willimantic, CT - The Women's volleyball team at Eastern Connecticut State University recently began its 2019 fall season, with four new players and 13 returning players. Among the student athletes is number 5, Emma Drolet '21 of Riverside, who majors in Health Sciences and plays outside hitter. This is Drolet's third year playing as an Eastern warrior.

Head Coach Megan Silver-Droesch commented on the team's dynamic. "We have a core team returning, but it's always a new team every year. However as long as we continue to focus on this 2019 team vs the 2018 team, I think we will be in pretty good shape."

She also spoke to how this year's players may affect the team line up. "One thing that we have been keeping in mind is that last year we had two senior right sides that were middles and we were able to convert them, so our offense was pretty diverse and interchangeable. But this year we don't have that, so we're looking to see if we can keep that offensive diversity, or if we are going to have to change it."

Droesch also mentioned her hopes for the new volleyball players. "We are hoping that they come in ready to contribute, to slide into a role where they can help us get better, whether it's an on-court role or being able to help us become better during practice. We want them to fit into our program."

To read more about Eastern's women's volleyball team, visit the Eastern athletics website at https://www.gowarriorathletics.com/sports/wvball/index.

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