Members of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy women’s volleyball team recently donated their time to the Great Neck PAL Volleyball program.

The PAL players received instruction from USMMA senior athletes Shelby Bowman, Taylor Gilbertson, and Juliet Vendl on bumping, setting, serving and hitting.

The PAL volleyball program is a coed program for players in grades 4th-8th. In November 2021, the USMMA women’s volleyball team won the Skyline Conference Championship that earned them a qualifying bid to the 2021 NCAA National Championship Tournament.

“We were thrilled to partner with the USMMA women’s volleyball team to bring this special event to the young members of our PAL community,” said Debbie Ungaro, PAL Director, Great Neck Unit. “It was a great experience and we look forward to working with them in the future.”