Sophomore outside hitter Molly Oshinski was one of the two freshmen to make varsity volleyball last year. Oshinski’s older sister, former student Morgan Oshinski, was the first freshman to ever make varsity volleyball at the school. Molly is proud to continue that tradition as well as sharing the same jersey number as her sister.
“When I was in third grade, my sister was playing for the middle school team, so [to get involved in volleyball] I got on a recreational team just for fun,” Molly said.
Starting at a young age, Molly was able to decide that she wanted to make volleyball a part of her everyday life and future.
“[In the future] I want to play volleyball in college. It is my dream to go to UNC,” Molly said.
Of course, Molly couldn’t achieve her goals without the support of her parents.
“[My parents] are really supportive. They try to go to all my games and pay for me to travel,” Molly said.
Although volleyball is fun, it can lead to injury. Last winter, Oshinski woke up with a horrible back pain and later found out that she had a back problem and would have to wear a back brace for awhile.
“[My back] affected a lot. I couldn’t hit as hard because it hurt so bad. I played on it for four months and then I woke up one morning and I couldn’t walk. It was horrible. I stopped playing and I missed three tournaments,” Molly said.
Luckily, when Molly got her brace off she was back in the routine, attending practices and games.
“When I got my back brace off, I practiced for a week and a half having to relearn everything for our upcoming tournament. At the tournament, I was doing bad until everything came back to me,” Molly said. “In one game I got seven aces and 10 kills. It was the best feeling especially after sucking at practice the past week. I ended up getting most valuable player for that tournament.”
Now that her back is taken care of and she is well into her normal routine, Molly thinks the season will be successful.
“The season will be good. I think we have a shot at making it to state,” Molly said.
Katie Linsey, reporter
