Student-Athletes Honored at End of Season Celebration
Morrisville, NC, June 10, 2014: On Tuesday, June 10th Triangle Volleyball Club’s student-athletes, families, and staff gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of the 2014 season at its annual End of Season celebration.
Triangle’s twenty-seven teams, 11 & under through 18 & under, have achieved a season winning percentage of 61% after competing in nearly 1300 matches prior to national championships. Sixteen teams will compete in AAU Girls’ Junior National Championships in June in Orlando.
Notable accomplishments of the 2014 season include:
The 2014 season began with a physical expansion of Triangle’s dedicated volleyball facility in Morrisville, NC. With a total of seven courts Triangle was able to add its first-ever boys team, promote White teams at 14-16 to national team status, form its largest group of 12 & unders [including one 11 & under team], and add additional teams from 13-16’s.
Two Triangle teams won Carolina Region Championships [16 White and 14 Silver] bringing the twelve year total to 40.
Triangle teams embarked on their toughest competition schedule to date with teams participating in 102 interregional events. Those events had teams competing in numerous cities including Minneapolis, Dallas, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Chicago and DC. In total Triangle teams earned 49 top 10 finishes in interregional events.
Twenty teams competed in one or more national qualifying events. In 37 qualifier appearances Triangle teams earned fifteen Top 10 finishes, including six (6) at the elite Open level. The 2014 qualifier performance marks the best in Triangle’s history.
Triangle’s court performance in terms of win percentage shows great consistency and depth across age levels 12-18 and within a given age level Black to Steel.
Two Triangle coaches earned notable honors this club season. Robin Bugg was selected by USA Volleyball as the Outstanding Female Coach. Jenna Hinton received the John Freehafer Volunteer of the Year award at the Greater Raleigh Sports Council’s Evening of Champions.
Triangle hosted its fifth annual MAPL Raleigh, an elite level tournament held at the Raleigh Convention Center. This season’s MAPL event was the largest yet with 156 participating teams.
Service continues to be an integral part of Triangle’s mission. In addition to our continued work with those with physical differences through sitting volleyball, adaptive sports camps, and the Valor Games we are sending athletes and coaches on a mission trip to Costa Rica with Courts for Kids.
The twenty-three members of the Class of 2014 have a collective participation at Triangle of 95 years and their efforts on the court and in the classroom have garnered them over $2.1 million in athletic and academic scholarships. In total, Triangle’s 141 alumnae have earned an excess of $10 million in total scholarship awards. Graduating student-athletes will continue their education and volleyball careers at multiple colleges and universities.
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Alcox, Martin…………………. North Greenville
Benda, Gabby………………………… Marquette
Brown, Samara…………………………… NC A&T
Clay, Kristen……………………… UNC Asheville
Dorfman, Holly……………………. Transylvania
Dotzauer, Tara…………….. US Naval Academy
Glass, Jordan……………………. George Mason
Jefferies, Ka’asha……………… UNC Pembroke
Johnson, Britni…………………….. Mount Olive
Kelly, Sarah…………………… UNC Wilmington
LaBranche, Alex……… Wittenberg University
Mack, Darian…………………………… Kentucky
Morgenlander, William…………. Notre Dame
Muldrow, Maya………………………. Cincinnati
Neideffer, Caroline………. Appalachian State
Pearce, Victori…….. Virginia Commonwealth
Plumlee, Madeline……………….. Notre Dame
Quinn, Erin……………………. Randolph Macon
Ramsey, Perry…………………………… NC State
Robinson, Daria………………………. Delaware
Smith, Moriah……………………….. The Citadel
Speer, Casey……………………….. Georgetown
Stephenson, Cassidy……. Appalachian State
Stieber, Stephanie……………………….. Lehigh
Thompson, Kimmy…………….. UNC Charlotte
Wood, Cheyenne…………….. Louisiana State
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Triangle presents one athlete on each team the Triangle award. The 2014 Triangle award recipients are:
Triangle 11 Black…………………….. Megan Beaver
Triangle 12 Black……………………….. Jade Demps
Triangle 12 Blue………………… Lauren Wildgoose
Triangle 12 White………………….. Natalie Russell
Triangle 12 Silver ………………… Kennadi Bernard
Triangle 13 Black ………………….. Madeline Rudd
Triangle 13 Blue ……………………….. Kayla Spells
Triangle 13 White …………………….. Emily Wright
Triangle 13 Silver………………….. Gabby Atkinson
Triangle 14 Black ………………………… Avery Bugg
Triangle 14 Blue …………………. Ade’ Owokoniran
Triangle 14 White ……………………….. Julia Evers
Triangle 14 Silver ………………… Emma Sheppard
Triangle 14 Steel………… Maya Anderson-Badillo
Triangle 15 Black………………………. Kincey Smith
Triangle 15 Blue ……………………. Ali Thanhauser
Triangle 15 White ………………… Grayson Walter
Triangle 15 Silver……………… Cameron Bordeaux
Triangle 16 Black ……………………… Caitlyn Della
Triangle 16 Blue ………………….. Andie McKinnon
Triangle 16 White………………… Breanna Andrea
Triangle 16 Silver……………………. Caroline Enloe
Triangle 17 Black …………………….. Alyssa Zupan
Triangle 17 Blue ………………… Katie McCullough
Triangle 18 Black ………………….. Maya Muldrow
Triangle 18 Blue……………… Cassidy Stephenson
Triangle 18 Black (Boys)… William Morgenlander
SeveraThese special individual awards are given annually:
 The Iron Triangle Award is given to the student-athlete who demonstrates commitment to and enthusiasm for overall physical fitness and the PACT [Power, Agility, Core Training] program. The 2014 Iron Triangle award recipient is Kylie Grandy, Triangle 17 Black.​
The Mary Elizabeth Finegan Award for Service is presented to the student-athlete who best demonstrates service to initiatives of Triangle Volleyball Club and the greater community. The 2014 recipient is Emily Curtis, Triangle 14 Blue.
Triangle also presented its first service award to a parent. Dr. Kevin Speer received a service award and recognition for his special generosity for numerous health and injury prevention initiatives.
The Ashley Brooke Board ’04 Award [The Board Award] is presented to the Triangle student-athlete who has exhibited extraordinary dedication to and impact on her sport, club and team, and has embodied the core values central to the mission of Triangle Volleyball Club. Two athletes earned the distinction in 2014-Madeline Plumlee, Triangle 18 Black and Erin Quinn, Triangle 18 Blue.
The Triangle Excellence in Coaching Award, established in 2011 by departing Executive Director Casey Caram, is presented to the coach who best demonstrates exemplary dedication and commitment to the mission and goals of Triangle Volleyball Club. Coach Beverly Lineberger, Triangle 13 Blue, was selected as the 2014 recipient of the Excellence in Coaching award.