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Team Details
Volleyball - Varsity Girls
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About the Program:
Thayer Girls' Varsity Volleyball is one of 11 teams in the Independent School League (ISL) and participates in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class A division for tournament play. Our comprehensive schedule includes ISL and both NEPSAC Class A and Class B opponents. Co-Head Coaches Marley O'Brien and Luke Westman took over the program in 2024. For any further information, please email Coach O'Brien and Coach Westman at mobrien@thayer.org & lwestman@thayer.org. Go Tigers!
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Pingree School, Beaver Country Day School, Winsor School
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Winsor School
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The Rivers School
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Austin Preparatory School
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Austin Preparatory School
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St. Paul's School
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The Governor's Academy
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Milton Academy
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Dexter Southfield
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Brooks School
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Noble & Greenough School
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Noble & Greenough School
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Tabor Academy
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Tabor Academy
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Groton School
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The Rivers School
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The Rivers School
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St. Mark's School
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Lawrence Academy
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Winsor School
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Roster
| # | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
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| 7 | Kaitlyn Butkuss | OH | 2026 | Weymouth, MA |
| 8 | Severin DeFranceaux | DS | 2026 | Duxbury, MA |
| 10 | Lyla Martel | MB | 2027 | Hingham, MA |
| 11 | Saoirse Morrissey | OPP | 2027 | Hingham, MA |
| 17 | Naraya Dasilva | OH | 2028 | Quincy, MA |
| 18 | Soraya Azar | MB | 2026 | Canton, MA |
| 20 | Caroline Snyder | S/OPP | 2026 | Braintree, MA |
| Jessica Case | Manager | 2026 | Hingham, MA | |
| Sarah Woods | Manager | 2027 | Marshfield, MA |
Coach Info
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Marley O'Brien
CoachMarley began coaching at Thayer Academy in 2022. She is a member of the volleyball, basketball, and track and field coaching staffs. Originally from Pennsylvania, she earned a B.S. in Kinesiology from Pennsylvania State University in 2020. She was a member of the Club Track and Field team and was the throws captain for three years. She was an eight-time club national champion and still holds the javelin club record. In 2022, she earned a M.S. from California University of Pennsylvania. She studied Performance Enhancement/Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Science and currently works as a private strength coach. Marley is a USATF Level 1 certified coach and has coached collegiate track and field at Marywood University. Outside of coaching, she enjoys training and competing in the javelin and spending time outdoors with her boyfriend and their dog, Rudy. -
Luke Westman
CoachLuke joined the coaching staff at Thayer in 2024. Luke attended Colby College where he studied both French and Biology, played basketball, was an assistant coach for the women’s volleyball program, and worked in admissions. As a member of the basketball team, he was a two-year captain and led the NESCAC in field goal percentage from 2013-2016. Before Thayer, Luke worked at Millbrook School in the Hudson Valley where he taught French, started the volleyball program, assisted both the girls’ and boys’ basketball programs, and lived in a boys’ dorm. After seven years in New York, he spent a year getting his master’s in education with a focus on teaching and teacher leadership at the Harvard Graduate School of Education while coaching for SMASH Volleyball Club.