Blair Brown Lipsitz
| Blair Brown Lipsitz | |
|---|---|
 Brown spiking in a match against Northwestern on 14 November 2009. | |
| Personal information | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | April 5, 1988 |
| Height | 6–5 |
| College / University | Penn State (2007–11) |
| Volleyball information | |
| Position | Opposite |
Jennifer "Blair" Brown Lipsitz (born March 5, 1988) is a writer and mental performance consultant, and was formerly a volleyball player and coach.[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]Brown Lipsitz grew up in Purcellville, Virginia and attended Loudoun Valley High School, where she helped lead her team to an undefeated season and state championship. She was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 2017.[4]
College
[edit]Brown Lipsitz attended Penn State where she was a member of the teams that won four consecutive national championships, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010.[4] She won the Honda Sports Award as the best female collegiate volleyball player in 2010–11.[5] In 2011, she was nominated for the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award.[6]
Coaching
[edit]Brown Lipsitz started as a volunteer assistant on the volleyball coaching staff at Buffalo in 2014, then in 2015, was named the head volleyball coach, where she remained until 2019.[3][7]
Awards and honors
[edit]- Virginia Gatorade Player of the year (2004, 2005)[2]
- Honda Sports Award for volleyball[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Services – Blair Brown Lipsitz". Retrieved April 2, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Blair Brown - Women's Volleyball". Penn State University Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ a b "She's a Winner". engineering.buffalo.edu. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ a b Lukat, Carl (January 24, 2018). "Loudoun Valley to honor volleyball standout". LoudounTimes.com. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "Penn State's Brown earns top volleyball honor". ESPN.com. January 13, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "Eagles, Halladay, Penn State among ESPY nominees". The Morning Call. June 29, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ "UB Promotes Smith to Head Volleyball Coach". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "Volleyball". CWSA. Retrieved April 2, 2020.