Volleyball Gives Thanks
Volleyball Gives Thanks
Volleyball players and friends give thanks for family, friends, and much more this Thanksgiving.
Many volleyball players and teams took to social media to express their gratitude this Thanksgiving. Here are some of our favorite and most heart-warming posts.
It's the first Thanksgiving away from home for James Shaw, a former Stanford setter who is now playing professionally in Italy, but he made the best of his situation gathering with friends the night before Thanksgiving.
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Former Penn State setter Micha Hancock celebrated Thanksgiving and her sixth anniversary with boyfriend Obi Emegano, who plays professional basketball in Italy.
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Beach volleyballer ​Jen Kessy​, who recently announced that she and husband Andy Ces are expecting their second child, spent the holiday baking with her daughter.
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Penn State outside Simone Lee--who like many college volleyball players is spending Thanksgiving with her second family, her team--snapped this shot with teammates Nia Reed, Haleigh Washington, and Heidi Thelan.
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Even though its hopes of a Pac-12 championship were dashed this week with Washington winning its match versus UCLA to clinch the title, Stanford volleyball posted a thank you for its fantastic freshmen class.
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Men's national team setter Micah Christenson and his wife Brooke, who got married earlier this year, celebrated their first Thanksgiving as a married couple in Italy where Micah plays for Volley Lube.
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Kelly Murphy, an opposite on the U.S. Women's National Team, is also playing abroad and unable to be with her family for the holiday, but she was thankful for them even from afar.
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Thanksgiving has a special significance for beach volleyball player Jeremy Casebeer, who is in Brazil with his wife, fellow beach volleyball player Maria Clara Salgado, and their son.
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It's the first Thanksgiving away from home for James Shaw, a former Stanford setter who is now playing professionally in Italy, but he made the best of his situation gathering with friends the night before Thanksgiving.
[instagram url="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNKpP65gjJp/?taken-by=jameswalkershaw" hide_caption="0"]
Former Penn State setter Micha Hancock celebrated Thanksgiving and her sixth anniversary with boyfriend Obi Emegano, who plays professional basketball in Italy.
[instagram url="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNMel-PB33O/?taken-by=michahancock" hide_caption="0"]
Beach volleyballer ​Jen Kessy​, who recently announced that she and husband Andy Ces are expecting their second child, spent the holiday baking with her daughter.
[instagram url="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNKeQ_lDRdH/?taken-by=jenniferkessy" hide_caption="0"]
Penn State outside Simone Lee--who like many college volleyball players is spending Thanksgiving with her second family, her team--snapped this shot with teammates Nia Reed, Haleigh Washington, and Heidi Thelan.
[instagram url="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNNYkt3AnCtJTnXRpaCxP0wJViB8KNXS6JQMDY0/?taken-by=simonelee22" hide_caption="0"]
Even though its hopes of a Pac-12 championship were dashed this week with Washington winning its match versus UCLA to clinch the title, Stanford volleyball posted a thank you for its fantastic freshmen class.
[instagram url="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNNFfCshiKJ/?taken-by=stanfordwvb" hide_caption="0"]
Men's national team setter Micah Christenson and his wife Brooke, who got married earlier this year, celebrated their first Thanksgiving as a married couple in Italy where Micah plays for Volley Lube.
[instagram url="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNNQsmcAj-J/" hide_caption="0"]
Kelly Murphy, an opposite on the U.S. Women's National Team, is also playing abroad and unable to be with her family for the holiday, but she was thankful for them even from afar.
[instagram url="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNMkdGIjYYA/?taken-by=kellymurph12" hide_caption="0"]
Thanksgiving has a special significance for beach volleyball player Jeremy Casebeer, who is in Brazil with his wife, fellow beach volleyball player Maria Clara Salgado, and their son.
[instagram url="https://www.instagram.com/p/BNNRZrIljfD/?taken-by=shakesbeer_" hide_caption="0"]
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