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Wednesday, May 8, 2019---2019 Women of Troy Beach Volleyball Banquet

Trojan Candy arrived for the Women of Troy Beach Volleyball Banquet a little later than I like to. As soon as I entered the Galen Center Founder's Room, I saw several Women of Troy Beach Volleyball players talking to one another. I got my camera and started taking pictures as soon as I could.

Haley Hallgren and Alexandra Poletto
Haley Hallgren (2/22/2018) and Alexandra Poletto (2/22/2018) posed for me first.
Jenna Belton, Gustavo Rocha and Sara Hughes
Near the doorway was BVB alumna Jenna Belton (5/10/2017), Assistant Coach Gustavo Rocha and BVB alumna Sara Hughes (1/31/2014).
Leland Waters and Becky Gramstrup
Trojan Candy saw two friends, Leland Waters and Becky Gramstrup.
Charles and Justin Lewis and Tim Seno
Charles and Justin Lewis posed with friend Tim Seno.
Abril Bustamante and Laurel Kujan
Senior Abril Bustamante (5/8/2018) and Freshman Laurel Kujan (2/21/2019) smiled for me.
Peri Green, Hannah Martin and Sammy Slater
Nearby were Peri Green, Hannah Martin (2/21/2019) and Sammy Slater (2/22/2018).
Cammie Dorn, Joy Dennis and Abril Bustamante
Cammie Dorn (3/2/2017), Joy Dennis (3/2/2017) and Abril Bustamante posed for this picture.
Abril Bustamante and Terese Cannon
Next, Trojan Candy saw Abril Bustamante and Terese Cannon (5/8/2018) together. Abril seems to be everywhere!
Cammie Dorn, Abril Bustamante, Stefanie Miller and Terese Cannon
Then, Cammie Dorn and my friend Stefanie Miller joined Abril and Terese.
Dudley Poon, Richard Flores and Patti Poon
Trojan Candy saw good friend Richard Flores talking with my brother-in-law Dudley Poon and my sister Patti Poon.
Stefanie Miller, Karen Trust, Anita Ybarra, and Doris and Mel Hughes
Stefanie Miller joined my other friends Karen Trust, Anita Ybarra, and Doris and Mel Hughes.
Katie Fuller and Doris Hughes
USC BVB and Volleyball alumna and current Secondary Sport Administrator Katie Fuller posed with Doris Hughes.
2019 Pac-12 Champs
Trojan Candy walked by the BVB trophies. We are the 2019 Pac-12 Champs!
Lynn Swann and Anna Collier
Nearby, Athletic Director Lynn Swann and BVB Head Coach Anna Collier smiled for me.
Abril Bustamante
Here was a poster of Senior Abril Bustamante.
Terese Cannon
This was Senior Terese Cannon's poster.
Alexandra Polletto
Alexandra Polletto's poster was shown here.
Player Trophies
Trojan Candy saw the Player Trophies which were turned over to conceal the winners.
Dudley Poon, Anna Collier and Patti Poon
I walked back to my table where Coach Anna posed with Dudley and Patti.
Dudley and Patti Poon, Anna Collier, Leland Waters, Doris Hughes, Jerry Ensom, Jeremy Wu and Mel Hughes
Just before the program began, Trojan Candy took this picture of the guests at my table. Standing were Dudley and Patti Poon, Coach Anna Collier, BVB announcer Leland Waters, Doris Hughes, Jerry Ensom, Sports Information Director Jeremy Wu and sitting was Mel Hughes.

Now, it was time to eat dinner and watch the program.

First, Coach Anna Collier introduced the four Freshman players and presented each of them with a blanket.

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The Freshmen were Hannah Martin, Mollie Ebertin, Karina Myszkowski (2/21/2019) and Laurel Kujan.
Leland Waters and Lynn Swann
Then, Leland Waters introduced USC Athletic Director Lynn Swann.
Sara Hughes
Our guest speaker was BVB alumna Sara Hughes.
Anna Collier, Gustavo Rocha and Eric Fonoimoana
The three BVB coaches presented the awards.
Season highlights
The 2019 season highlights were shown next. The Spirit of Troy was asked to accompany the next video because of an audio problem.
Spirit of Troy
The guests enjoyed the Spirit of Troy.
Back: Josannah Vasquez, Terese Cannon, Karina Myszkowski, Joy Dennis, Sammy Slater, Haley Hallgren, Alexandra Poletto, and Tina Graudina. Front: Mollie Ebertin, Hannah Martin, Laurel Kujan, Abril Bustamante, and Cammie Dorn.
After the program was over, Trojan Candy took some team pictures. Here is the team.
2019 BVB team and coaches
The coaches joined the team.
2019 BVB team and Todd Davis
Lastly, Sports Administrator Todd Davis joined the team.

What a memorable evening!

FIGHT ON, Women of Troy Beach Volleyball!