Cherry Hill East Alum Takes Over Women's Volleyball Program at Rowan College at Gloucester County

Cherry Hill, NJ -- A 2008 Cherry Hill High School East graduate has been named women’s volleyball coach at Rowan College at Gloucester County (RCGC), the college announced.

Rebecca Brown takes over a team that posted a 6-8 record last season under former coach Anthony Carpenter. Her immediate goals are to develop the players on her current roster, and to implement a formula for long-term success.

“It’s really exciting to take over the RCGC program,” said Brown, who helped Cherry Hill East to a Group 4 state championship with a 20-4 record as a sophomore. “We have a lot of enthusiasm among our players. I’m always looking for students who are natural athletes – I’m confident I can develop our returning players and teach the game to students new to the game. We’re going to lay a strong foundation and have a lot of long-term success.”

“Rebecca brings a lot of experience and enthusiasm to our women’s volleyball program, and we are fortunate to welcome her to our athletic department,” Rowan College at Gloucester County (RCGC), Executive Director for Athletics Brian Rowan said. “She will provide our student athletes with a solid program geared at long-term success.”

Brown was a four-year letter winner who was the team’s captain her senior year. She earned All-Olympic Conference and All-South Jersey honors during her scholastic playing career.

Brown served as an assistant coach in the Rutgers-Camden program for two seasons. She was also a coach in the South Jersey Volleyball Club in Voorhees for nine years, and was an assistant coach in both the boys and girls’ programs at Paul VI High School.

At Rutgers-Camden, she played outside hitter for coach Matt Dever for close to three seasons. Brown led the Scarlet Raptors to a berth in the NJAC finals in 2012, and was the team’s MVP.

Her 2012 team posted a 24-8 overall record, a program record for single season wins. She concluded her career among the school’s top five all-time leaders in digs (956), kills (516), and service aces (133). She graduated in December 2012 with a degree in psychology.

The Roadrunners open their 2016 season on Aug. 30 at Lehigh Carbon County College.

The attached image of Rebecca Brown was posted on the Rowan College at Gloucester County website.