Jennifer "Blair" Brown Lipsitz (born March 5, 1988) is a writer and mental performance consultant, and was formerly a volleyball player and coach.

Early life

Brown Lipsitz grew up in

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and attended

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, 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.

College

Brown Lipsitz attended

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where she was a member of the teams that won four consecutive national championships,

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, and

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. She won the

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as the best female collegiate volleyball player in 2010–11. In 2011, she was nominated for the

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Coaching

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.

Awards and honors

* Virginia Gatorade Player of the year (2004, 2005) *

for volleyball

References

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