Fall

Volleyball – Girls Varsity

Volleyball is Fun, Playing Good Volleyball is More Fun. This is the motto the varsity volleyball program lives by as it sets out to create a good culture of volleyball in the Nicholas Athletic Center.

Energetic practices, high level coaching and a tough schedule that includes matches with the perennial powers of NEPSAC Class “A” and scrimmages with the top public school teams to go along with a full ISL schedule make BB&N the place to be for all players to reach their highest volleyball potential.

Team Highlights

ISL Champions: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

2025 record: 20-2 (12-0 ISL)

NEPSAC Playoffs: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

All-ISL/All-NEPSAC returners: Valor McGrath ’28, Gwen Watson ’28, Margot Weibley ’29

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Record
Coaches

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
11/16/25	@		0-3 L
11/15/25	vs. Choate Rosemary Hall	Home	3-0 W
11/12/25	@ Greenwich Academy	Greenwich Academy	3-0 W
11/8/25	vs. Lawrence Academy	Home	3-0 W
11/5/25	vs. Middlesex School	Home	3-0 W
11/1/25	vs. King School	Home	0-3 L
10/31/25	@ Thayer Academy	Thayer Academy	3-0 W
10/29/25	@ Brooks School	Brooks School	3-0 W
10/25/25	@ St. George’s School	St. George's School	3-0 W
10/22/25	vs. Phillips Exeter Academy	Home	3-1 W
10/17/25	vs. Groton School	Home	3-0 W
10/15/25	vs. Tabor Academy	Home	3-0 W
10/11/25	@ Milton Academy	Milton Academy	3-1 W
10/8/25	vs. Rivers School	Home	3-0 W
10/4/25	@ Governor’s Academy	Governor's Academy	3-0 W
10/3/25	@ St. Mark’s School	St. Mark's School	3-0 W
10/1/25	vs. Phillips Academy	Home	3-0 W
9/29/25	@ Winsor School	Winsor School	3-0 W
9/26/25	vs. Noble & Greenough School	Home	3-0 W
9/24/25	vs. Austin Preparatory School	Home	3-0 W
9/19/25	@ Newton Country Day School	Newton Country Day School	3-0 W
9/17/25	@ Dana Hall School	Dana Hall School	3-1 W
9/13/25	vs.	Home
9/6/25	@
8/30/25	vs.	Home

Jeff Emenaker

Athletics Associate, Head Varsity Volleyball Coach

jemenaker@bbns.org

Coach Jeff begins his sixth year as the varsity volleyball coach at BB&N. After a 3-14 record his first year and a season not played due to Covid, in 2021 Jeff led the Knights to a 20-1 record and a spot in the NEPSAC Class “B” finals while winning the school’s first ever ISL Championship with a perfect 11-0 record. Despite moving up to Class “A” the Knights continued to be successful in 2022 compiling an 18-3 overall record and a Class “A” semi-finalist spot and another undefeated (11-0) ISL Championship. The Knights continued their success in 2023 ending up 15-4 overall, and 10-1 in ISL earning an unprecedented 3rd straight ISL Championship. Jeff is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy where he majored in mathematics and was captain of the varsity volleyball team which he led to the school’s first East Coast Championship berth finishing 3rd and ending the season with a national rank of 16. During his service in the Navy Jeff won a Southern California military division beach volleyball championship. Jeff coaches on the club level with SMASH Volleyball Club working with both boys and girls teams at all levels over the past several years.

Chris Flouton-Barnes

Athletic Coach

cfloutonbarnes@bbns.org

Coach Chris joined the Knights in 2021 after four years at Newton North HS that included back-to-back MIAA Division 1 state titles and many All-State selections. He is the Youth Director at SMASH Volleyball Club, leading U12-U14 teams to multiple New England championships in 20+ years at the region’s top club. Chris majored in Afro-American Studies at UMass-Amherst and has two decades of experience in Special Education.

2025 Season Recap

The Knights won an unprecedented fifth consecutive ISL title, posting a 20-2 record (12-0 in ISL) and reaching the NEPSAC Class A final. Annie Zhu ’26, Valor McGrath ’28, Gwen Watson ’28, and Margot Weibley ’29 were named to the All-ISL team, with Watson and McGrath also receiving All-NEPSAC honors.

Year	Overall	ISL	Accomplishments
2019	3-14	2-8
2020	– –	– –
2021	20-1	11-0	ISL Champs, Class B Finalist
2022	18-3	11-0	ISL Champs, Class A Semi-Finalist
2023	15-4	10-1	ISL Champs, Class A Quarter-Finalist
2024	17-3	12-0	ISL champs, Class A quarterfinalist
2025	20-2	12-0	ISL champs, Class A finalist

Knights Honors by Year

2019 – Madera Longstreet-Lipson ‘23 All ISL Honorable Mention, All NEPSAC Honorable Mention

2021 – Kate Jiang ‘23 – ISL MVP – All NEPSAC

Madera Longstreet-Lipson ‘23 All ISL, All NEPSAC

Sherry Ren ‘24 – All ISL, All NEPSAC Honorable Mention

Sofia Khoury ‘23 – All ISL Honorable Mention

2022 – Kate Jiang ‘23 – ISL MVP

Madera Longstreet-Lipson ‘23 All ISL

Sherry Ren ‘24 – All ISL

Sofia Khoury ‘23 – All ISL

Corinne Holness ‘25 – All NEPSAC

Avery Hart ‘25 – All NEPSAC Honorable Mention

2023 – Sherry Ren ‘24 – All ISL

Corinne Holness ‘25 – All-ISL, All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention

Avery Hart ‘25 – All-ISL

Erica Biner ‘25 – All-NEPSAC, ISL Honorable Mention

2024 – Corinne Holness ’25 – All-ISL, All-NEPSAC

Erica Biner ’25 – All-ISL, NEPSAC Honorable Mention

Avery Hart ’25 – All-ISL

Gwen Watson ’28 – ISL Honorable Mention

2025 – Annie Zhu ’26 – All-ISL

Gwen Watson ’28 – All-ISL, All-NEPSAC

Valor McGrath ’28 – All-ISL, All-NEPSAC

Margot Weibley ’29 – All-ISL, NEPSAC Honorable Mention

Adyson Balter ’29 – NEPSAC Honorable Mention

Knights Volleyball Alumni – College Decisions

2020- Princeton, Cornell, Barnard

2021- Emory, Colorado, Bucknell, Howard, Harvard

2022- Northwestern, Barnard

2023- Duke, WashU, Bucknell, Rice, Richmond

2024- NYU, Barnard

2025- Cal-Berkeley, Miami (FL), *Trinity (CT)

*Playing college volleyball