Women’s Volleyball Brings in Four for 2024

2024 SUFFOLK WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL ROSTER

BOSTON – Suffolk women's volleyball line-up will get an added boost from a quartet of newcomers in 2024, head coach Scott Blanchard announced. 

The group is made up of three true freshmen in Sam Michon, Kathy Mo and Chloe Burns and junior transfer Emma Welch, who brought her talents to Beacon Hill from Lesley.  

The foursome joins a roster that features 16 returners from a squad that reached the conference's semifinals for the second straight season. 

The blue-and-gold, who was just predicted to finish fourth in the league's coaches' poll, aims to make the conference championship contest for the first time in program history and hoist a league trophy for the first time.  

Suffolk's 2024 season begins at the RWU Invitational Saturday, Aug. 31 where the Rams will face New England College and Western Connecticut State in Bristol, Rhode Island. First serve is at 12:00 p.m. against the Pilgrims with the faceoff against the Wolves immediately following. 

RAMS ROOKIES RESUMES

CHLOE BURNS | FR. | DS | 5-6 | TEWKSBURY, MASS. / TEWKSBURY
BEFORE SUFFOLK – TEWKSBURY
Letterwinner at Tewksbury ... Led Tewksbury to the 2022 state championship ... Merrimack Valley Second-Team All-Conference ... Lowell Sun All-Star ... Also lettered in tennis and captained the team ... Honor Roll Student.

COACH'S QUOTE: Chloe is originally and outside hitter, but will be transitioning to a defensive specialist this year. We look for her to become a huge part of our defense in the future. 

SAM MICHON | FR. | RS | 5-8 | LONGMEADOW, MASS. / LONGMEADOW
BEFORE SUFFOLK – LONGMEADOW
Letterwinner at Longmeadow and captained the team as a senior ... Led Longmeadow to two Western Mass Championships (2022, 2024) ... Helped Longmeadow to the Final 4 in States in 2024 ... Longmeadow record holder in blocks in a season (46) and blocks in a game (7) ... WMass All-Star in 2023-24 ... 2024 All-State Hitter ... Also lettered in basketball.

COACH'S QUOTE: Sam is a very athletic right side, who will add much needed depth in that position. We will look for her to make an impact right away.

KATHY MO | FR. | DS/L | 5-2 | QUINCY, MASS. / QUINCY

COACH'S QUOTE: Kathy possesses incredible ball control skills and will add depth to our defensive core as defensive specialist/libero. She will challenge for playing time from the get-go.

EMMA WELCH | JR. | MB | 5-10 | NORTON, MASS. / NORTON / LESLEY
BEFORE SUFFOLK – LESLEY
Began her collegiate career at Lesley and captained the as a freshman and sophomore ... All-Tournament Team as a freshman ... Appeared in 124 sets over 41 matches ... Produced 63 kills, 18 assists, 18 aces, 112 digs and eight blocks. 

BEFORE SUFFOLK – NORTON
Letterwinner at Norton ... Member of Art Honor Society. 

COACH'S QUOTE: Emma is a very savvy attacker that can hold her own while at the net and will add depth at middle blocker.