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Glynn and Eddy collect top honours at U SPORTS Women's Volleyball Awards Gala

The awards keep coming in for the women's volleyball program as rookie Sarah Glynn (Fredericton/) and head coach Richard Eddy were award some national hardware on Thursday night at the U SPORTS Women's Volleyball Awards Gala.
Sarah Glynn (Fredericton/) – U SPORTS Rookie of the Year/All-Rookie

After a dominating rookie season as a member of the Waterloo Warriors, Sarah Glynn (Fredericton/) has been named the 2018-19 U SPORTS Rookie of the Year as well as an All-Rookie.

A native of Fredericton, N.B., the 6-foot-2 left side finished the regular season with 3.34 kills per set, the seventh most in the OUA and tops among rookies. Glynn put down 234 kills in 70 sets of action for a hitting percentage of .230. She also added 26 service aces, 23 blocks and 152 digs for a remarkable rookie campaign.

Glynn was instrumental in Waterloo's 17-2 regular season record, their best finish in program history. Glynn also put together three outstanding playoff performances, finishing with 29 kills and six service aces as her Warriors went on to claim OUA bronze, defeating Western in a 5-set thriller.

Glynn came into Waterloo as a highly sought-after athlete and a perennial all-star and member of New Brunswick's provincial team from 2015-18. In 2016, Glynn was named to the Team Canada Youth National program, as one of the nation's top 40 volleyball players in her age group.

"Sarah is a smart player that sees the game exceptionally well," said Eddy. "She has great vision of the court and can pick apart a defence with a variety of powerful and crafty attacks. Her attack percentage of .230 was in the top 3 for left-sides in the OUA, which is an incredible achievement for a first-year player

"Sarah is a worthy recipient of this award, amongst an excellent crop of U SPORTS rookies. Our team is very proud of her accomplishment, and this is an incredible start to what will no doubt be a decorated U SPORTS career."
Richard Eddy – U SPORTS Coach of the Year

Leading the Waterloo Warriors to their most successful season in program history, Richard Eddy has been named the U SPORTS Coach of the Year, taking home the Marilyn Pomfret Award. Eddy is the first coach in program history to win the award.

Eddy led the Warriors to an incredible 17-2 regular season record while his squad reached as high as No. 3 in the U SPORTS Top 10. His Warriors then went on to finish 2-1 in the post-season, defeating Western in a thrilling come from behind 5-set victory, to claim OUA bronze.

Eddy guided Waterloo to one of their best statistical seasons in sometime with the Warriors being among the elite in many OUA categories including, 2nd in service aces pet set (2.37), 3rd in hitting percentage (.219), 4th in kills per set (11.79), and 4th in assists per set (11.01.)

Along with Eddy's Coach of the Year honours, four different Warriors players were named conference major award winners or all-stars/rookies, speaking to the depth he has been able to secure on the roster.

"As the cliché goes, I am sure Richard would say that this is a team award. This however does not happen without Richard's vision and leadership, under which this program has evolved," said director of athletics and recreation, Roly Webster.

"I am thrilled for the individual recognition Coach Eddy and some of our student-athletes have received, however I am most proud of the direct reflection this has on our program, and the pride our graduating student-athletes should have in knowing that they were instrumental in capturing the OUA Bronze Medal."

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