Privileged to sport spandex and shatter records
Junior volleyball setter Amanda Miller set her 3,536th assist last week, breaking Hopkins volleyball history and claiming the title for most career assists. In last week's game against Franklin & Marshall, Miller set the victorious tone of the game not only with her sets, but also with five kills, eight digs, and five blocks.
For all her hard work, Miller earned another title: Centennial Conference Volleyball Player of the Week. She's got quite a collection of awards and honors (this was, after all, her third time snagging the Centennial Conference Volleyball Player of the Week), but there's nowhere near 3,536 trophies in her room to mirror her success. So what keeps Miller going set after set?
"My favorite thing about playing volleyball? ... why of course, the air-conditioned gym Hopkins supplies for us," she said.
Even though Miller loves the heat of Hopkins' ancient, un-air-conditioned gym, the team also curbs the heat of volleyball by sporting extra-short spandex. "Spandex are a privilege, not a right," Miller said, quoting a sign posted in the volleyball locker room. However if she could change one thing about her uniform, Miller might change her blue and black spandex to her favorite color, which she's narrowed down to "any shade of pink."
Pink is also the color of her high cheekbones at the mention of her current boyfriend (and past Athlete of the Week) water polo player Sean McCreery. The two have been together for over a year, and share more than just their strong court presence, cheery personalities and record-breaking titles. "We have a very lax attitude towards everything," McCreery said. "Our inability to accomplish anything in a given amount of time is very respectable."
Does this description fit the image of a dedicated athlete? Maybe not perfectly, but you can't deny that Miller's unique perspective on the court has helped shape the Jays' 5-1 record in Centennial play and 19-4 record overall. She has also played a part in another record: that of head coach Scott Pennewill, who's 99th win against Franklin & Marshall allowed him to take the title of winningest coach in program history alongside Miller and her post-game award. Miller says the night was extra-special to her, because it encompassed what she considers the "two highlights of my career-breaking the record for career assists and working closely with Scott Pennewill."
For all her hard work, Miller earned another title: Centennial Conference Volleyball Player of the Week. She's got quite a collection of awards and honors (this was, after all, her third time snagging the Centennial Conference Volleyball Player of the Week), but there's nowhere near 3,536 trophies in her room to mirror her success. So what keeps Miller going set after set?
"My favorite thing about playing volleyball? ... why of course, the air-conditioned gym Hopkins supplies for us," she said.
Even though Miller loves the heat of Hopkins' ancient, un-air-conditioned gym, the team also curbs the heat of volleyball by sporting extra-short spandex. "Spandex are a privilege, not a right," Miller said, quoting a sign posted in the volleyball locker room. However if she could change one thing about her uniform, Miller might change her blue and black spandex to her favorite color, which she's narrowed down to "any shade of pink."
Pink is also the color of her high cheekbones at the mention of her current boyfriend (and past Athlete of the Week) water polo player Sean McCreery. The two have been together for over a year, and share more than just their strong court presence, cheery personalities and record-breaking titles. "We have a very lax attitude towards everything," McCreery said. "Our inability to accomplish anything in a given amount of time is very respectable."
Does this description fit the image of a dedicated athlete? Maybe not perfectly, but you can't deny that Miller's unique perspective on the court has helped shape the Jays' 5-1 record in Centennial play and 19-4 record overall. She has also played a part in another record: that of head coach Scott Pennewill, who's 99th win against Franklin & Marshall allowed him to take the title of winningest coach in program history alongside Miller and her post-game award. Miller says the night was extra-special to her, because it encompassed what she considers the "two highlights of my career-breaking the record for career assists and working closely with Scott Pennewill."
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