Goodhind, Reinhardt Spotlighted by AVCA
December 18, 2018
By Mike DeVader, Reinhardt Director of Athletic Communications & Media
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Postseason recognition continues to pour in for Reinhardt University after one of its most successful fall semesters.
The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) recently released its 2018 NAIA Regional Awards, and four Eagles were acknowledged for their play on the court this past season, highlighted by head coach Brian Goodhind winning the Northeast Region Coach of the Year for the second-consecutive season.
Reinhardt finished 2018 with a 35-8 mark and a victory in pool play for the first time ever in the NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship, presented by Delta Hotels. Joining Goodhind on the regional list was Carlee Baxter (third time), Tessa Colden (second) and Emily Charbonneau (honorable mention).
"Year two was another historical season for the team and it was great for them see all their hard work, on and off the court, show in so many different areas: classroom, win/loss column, first-ever undefeated AAC conference record, second National Championship appearance and awards," Goodhind said. "Tessa Colden and Carlee Baxter were name Northeast All-Region and Emily Charbonneau was Honorable Mention. Tessa and Carlee are two young women that I have been with since they were 12 and 11-years-old. It has been quite the journey watching them not only grow as players, but as young women. Not all coaches get the opportunity to be with athletes for 10 years, and when all is said and done, I will have had that blessing."
"In regards to me winning the Northeast Coach of the Year award again, that is just saying that I have a great team. An award like that is a team award and something I would never receive without all of their hard work on and off the court. I am truly blessed and thankful, but my focus is just to do everything I can to help this program be the best it can possibly be; not on receiving awards. God has given me such a wonderful platform to shine his light and help young student-athletes become their best, not only on the court, but off it as well. My best award I receive is seeing them accomplish things they sometimes couldn't even dream of and when they grasp that degree. The awards keep coming when I see them grow into incredible adults, great jobs, marriage and families of their own. Those are things we as coaches truly take as our best accomplishments and being a part of that journey."
Baxter, a junior from Daytona Beach, Fla., was the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Setter of the Year for her work running the offense for Reinhardt in 2018. In total, she accumulated 1,167 assists (7.99 per set), in a 6-2 offense, to help the Eagles shatter multiple records along the way.
Coach Goodhind's Take: I started with her when she was 11-years-old for a JV team when I was a coach at Warner Christian Academy in South Daytona Beach, Fla. Fast forward from there to the 20-year-old that has now become the Setter of the Year three years in-a-row during her collegiate career. She also gets after it defensively and has always been in the top four in digs for her teams. Carlee and I have been together so long that she knows what I am thinking at times before I say it. It is definitely a huge advantage for us to have someone that completely trusts their coach, and as a coach, I completely trust her; especially in the position of the player that is like our quarterback. She has been First Team All-Conference, Freshman of the Year, All-Region all three years and she has had over 1,000 assists in back-back-back seasons. Entering her senior season, she will have more assists than some have in their collegiate career. She, like Tessa, has put up career numbers but still has one more year to go.
Colden, who joined Denise De Vine (2013) as the only Eagle volleyball players to take home NAIA Honorable Mention All-American, was vital in Reinhardt's run to back-to-back AAC regular season championships – the 2018 AAC Championship title – and within one match of becoming the first team in the history of the AAC to earn a spot in the round of 16 at the National Championship.
For the season, Colden played in all 43 outings and compiled at team-best 394 kills with a hitting percentage of .258. She also collected 54 aces from the serving line and 21 total blocks.
Coach Goodhind's Take: Tessa is that barely 5-foot-8 outside hitter that everyone doubted along the way and she finally met a coach that said, 'Why not you,' and pushed her hard to be better then everyone that stood in her way of accomplishing her big dreams. You fast forward from the girl I met when she was 12 just trying to play a game she fell in love with, to a girl wanting to prove she could be an outside hitter amongst everyone that was much taller than she was; to the colleges that would only use her as a DS/L, to the girl that became an outside hitter in college. She didn't just become an outside hitter in college, she became an elite outside. She has been First Team All-Conference twice already, been a part of three back-back-back conference championships, three National Championship appearances, led her team in kills two out of three years, top three in digs in all three years and made All-Region all three years. She broke 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs for her career this season as well. Those are amazing career numbers and she still has one more season.
As a freshman, Charbonneau gathered 217 kills and hit .211 in her first campaign in a Reinhardt jersey. The Fleming Island, Fla., native was also placed on the AAC's All-Freshmen Team and First Team All-AAC, joining Baxter and Colden.
Coach Goodhind's Take: Emily is a freshman I felt very lucky to sign here at Reinhardt and she definitely did not disappoint this past season. Emily was adapting to our systems and fitting in well as a role player on the outside, and then we lost Savannah Davis to an ankle injury. I spoke to Emily about moving her position to the right side and stepping up into a starting position, which would have her at times playing all the way around (all six rotations). She didn't even play the position the entire season, and did so well that she became First Team All-Conference and an Honorable Mention All-Region. She is someone that I trust already and have high expectations of as we continue to grow as a program.
To view the entire AVCA release, please click here.
Reinhardt has now turned its focus to the offseason and has its sights set on doing whatever it takes to get back Iowa and get even further in 2019.
For up-to-the-minute Eagles sports news, follow Reinhardt Athletics on Facebook, @RU_Eagles on Twitter and @ru_eagles on Instagram.
For more information on Reinhardt Volleyball, please click here.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Postseason recognition continues to pour in for Reinhardt University after one of its most successful fall semesters.
The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) recently released its 2018 NAIA Regional Awards, and four Eagles were acknowledged for their play on the court this past season, highlighted by head coach Brian Goodhind winning the Northeast Region Coach of the Year for the second-consecutive season.
Reinhardt finished 2018 with a 35-8 mark and a victory in pool play for the first time ever in the NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship, presented by Delta Hotels. Joining Goodhind on the regional list was Carlee Baxter (third time), Tessa Colden (second) and Emily Charbonneau (honorable mention).
"Year two was another historical season for the team and it was great for them see all their hard work, on and off the court, show in so many different areas: classroom, win/loss column, first-ever undefeated AAC conference record, second National Championship appearance and awards," Goodhind said. "Tessa Colden and Carlee Baxter were name Northeast All-Region and Emily Charbonneau was Honorable Mention. Tessa and Carlee are two young women that I have been with since they were 12 and 11-years-old. It has been quite the journey watching them not only grow as players, but as young women. Not all coaches get the opportunity to be with athletes for 10 years, and when all is said and done, I will have had that blessing."
"In regards to me winning the Northeast Coach of the Year award again, that is just saying that I have a great team. An award like that is a team award and something I would never receive without all of their hard work on and off the court. I am truly blessed and thankful, but my focus is just to do everything I can to help this program be the best it can possibly be; not on receiving awards. God has given me such a wonderful platform to shine his light and help young student-athletes become their best, not only on the court, but off it as well. My best award I receive is seeing them accomplish things they sometimes couldn't even dream of and when they grasp that degree. The awards keep coming when I see them grow into incredible adults, great jobs, marriage and families of their own. Those are things we as coaches truly take as our best accomplishments and being a part of that journey."
Baxter, a junior from Daytona Beach, Fla., was the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Setter of the Year for her work running the offense for Reinhardt in 2018. In total, she accumulated 1,167 assists (7.99 per set), in a 6-2 offense, to help the Eagles shatter multiple records along the way.
Coach Goodhind's Take: I started with her when she was 11-years-old for a JV team when I was a coach at Warner Christian Academy in South Daytona Beach, Fla. Fast forward from there to the 20-year-old that has now become the Setter of the Year three years in-a-row during her collegiate career. She also gets after it defensively and has always been in the top four in digs for her teams. Carlee and I have been together so long that she knows what I am thinking at times before I say it. It is definitely a huge advantage for us to have someone that completely trusts their coach, and as a coach, I completely trust her; especially in the position of the player that is like our quarterback. She has been First Team All-Conference, Freshman of the Year, All-Region all three years and she has had over 1,000 assists in back-back-back seasons. Entering her senior season, she will have more assists than some have in their collegiate career. She, like Tessa, has put up career numbers but still has one more year to go.
Colden, who joined Denise De Vine (2013) as the only Eagle volleyball players to take home NAIA Honorable Mention All-American, was vital in Reinhardt's run to back-to-back AAC regular season championships – the 2018 AAC Championship title – and within one match of becoming the first team in the history of the AAC to earn a spot in the round of 16 at the National Championship.
For the season, Colden played in all 43 outings and compiled at team-best 394 kills with a hitting percentage of .258. She also collected 54 aces from the serving line and 21 total blocks.
Coach Goodhind's Take: Tessa is that barely 5-foot-8 outside hitter that everyone doubted along the way and she finally met a coach that said, 'Why not you,' and pushed her hard to be better then everyone that stood in her way of accomplishing her big dreams. You fast forward from the girl I met when she was 12 just trying to play a game she fell in love with, to a girl wanting to prove she could be an outside hitter amongst everyone that was much taller than she was; to the colleges that would only use her as a DS/L, to the girl that became an outside hitter in college. She didn't just become an outside hitter in college, she became an elite outside. She has been First Team All-Conference twice already, been a part of three back-back-back conference championships, three National Championship appearances, led her team in kills two out of three years, top three in digs in all three years and made All-Region all three years. She broke 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs for her career this season as well. Those are amazing career numbers and she still has one more season.
As a freshman, Charbonneau gathered 217 kills and hit .211 in her first campaign in a Reinhardt jersey. The Fleming Island, Fla., native was also placed on the AAC's All-Freshmen Team and First Team All-AAC, joining Baxter and Colden.
Coach Goodhind's Take: Emily is a freshman I felt very lucky to sign here at Reinhardt and she definitely did not disappoint this past season. Emily was adapting to our systems and fitting in well as a role player on the outside, and then we lost Savannah Davis to an ankle injury. I spoke to Emily about moving her position to the right side and stepping up into a starting position, which would have her at times playing all the way around (all six rotations). She didn't even play the position the entire season, and did so well that she became First Team All-Conference and an Honorable Mention All-Region. She is someone that I trust already and have high expectations of as we continue to grow as a program.
To view the entire AVCA release, please click here.
Reinhardt has now turned its focus to the offseason and has its sights set on doing whatever it takes to get back Iowa and get even further in 2019.
For up-to-the-minute Eagles sports news, follow Reinhardt Athletics on Facebook, @RU_Eagles on Twitter and @ru_eagles on Instagram.
For more information on Reinhardt Volleyball, please click here.