When you think about twins, what comes to mind? Is it that they typically look alike? Or maybe that they act alike? How do you tell them apart? Well in the case of Molly and Charles Hirtzinger, it is very clear which one is which and some may even find it hard to believe that these two are related, let alone that they're twins.

The senior siblings from Troy, OH are opposite sex twins at Wilmington College, who found common interest in volleyball. Which is pretty fascinating in its own, but upon further research, another interesting fact was discovered. It's a 99.9% of a chance that when twins are born that they will be the same sex, meaning the Hirtzinger's fall under the 00.1 percentile.

This is quite fascinating because Wilmington College is such a small campus.

Molly has been on the college's volleyball team now for four years and has improved her skills/statistics every year. This year, she has played in 13 matches and already has a total of 30 kills, as well as 13 digs. Last season, she finished with 32 kills and 28 digs through 40 matches and she is also the only senior on the team this year. She has been playing volleyball since she was in the fourth grade and has been improving and getting better ever since. 

She says that having Charles here with her makes things better for her because she knows that she always has the support system of a family member right by her side when she needs it, and it helps to know for a fact when someone has her best interest in mind.

 "It was hard at first, freshman year I didn't really know anybody, but he's always been a great support and he helps me out," said Molly.

Charles has been apart of the volleyball team here at WC for as long as Molly has, although their roles have always been quite different. From freshman – junior year, he has been practicing with them and taking stats as a volunteer, but that all changed this season when he was hired on to be an student assistant coach for his final collegiate season.

Now he has more responsibility, but he is also getting paid to do something that he loves. Charles grew up watching Molly play volleyball at a young age and he fell in love with the sport around the same time that his sister did. In high school, he played on a club team for about two years and he also helped out the girls varsity volleyball team because their high school did not have a boys team. (If you use girls, then the correlation is boys) He likes being a part of the program and being on the coaching staff, although they both agree that it comes with its' ups and downs.

Molly stated that she likes having Charles there … most of the time, but sometimes they don't see eye to eye. During practice and games, she is suppose to view Charles as only a coaching mentor instead of her brother; which isn't always the easiest thing to do.

With Molly being the older twin by 4 minutes, it's safe to say, that the same thing goes for Charles, it's easier for him to criticize and explain to the other girls what they might be doing wrong, but he admits that it can be pretty difficult trying to tell his sister what to do and what not to do. But at the end of the day, they both know that they have each other's backs and truly wants what's best for one another.

Written by Christian Patterson, senior Sports Information Intern