<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2DZoSS_0wES8yFu00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2DZoSS_0wES8yFu00" width="1350" height="1687" ></figure><p>Pleasantville senior volleyball player Hope DeMan has broken the school record for blocks in a season.</p><p>DeMan broke the record at the West Central Conference Tournament on Tuesday in a match against Panorama when she picked up her 58th block. DeMan has been a significant contributor for the Trojans this season as she currently has 164 kills and 32 ace serves. Pleasantville volleyball coach Ammie McGraw says DeMan is an example of a player who has never stopped improving.</p><p>“Hope has stopped up so much for us this year and we talked about that as a coaching staff at the beginning of the year how we needed middles to have a stronger presence. She has been a middle blocker for Pleasantville in her career, but I’m not sure we utilized her how we should have, and so this was a goal of ours to really get our middles in the mix and she has stopped up in a big way. I like to use her as an example of you never stop improving. She is a senior, but she has improved immensely this year. She is not planning on playing volleyball after this, but there is no reason that you can’t stop improving every year.”</p><p>DeMan and the Trojans finished the regular season with a 23-11 overall record and they will travel to ACGC on Wednesday for the opening round of postseason play. </p></div></body>

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Pleasantville’s Hope DeMan Breaks School Record for Blocks in a Season

Pleasantville senior volleyball player Hope DeMan has broken the school record for blocks in a season. DeMan broke the record at the West Central Conference Tournament on Tuesday in a match against Panorama when she picked up her 58th block. DeMan has been a significant contributor for the Trojans this season as she currently has 164 kills and 32 ace serves. Pleasantville volleyball coach Ammie McGraw says DeMan is an example of a player who has never stopped improving.