...TRADITION CONTINUES
2010 Wildcat Volleyball
November 2005~ Caitlin Dowd is named to the America East All- the team. Liz McAllister was named the winner of the Karl Van Asselt Assist Award for her work with the program. Rookie team. April 22, 2006~ Erin Walker is named MVP for the 2005 season, while May 13, 2008 ~ Jessica Compton is named Katie Steffens was awarded the Judy Ray Academic Excellence Award the 2008 University of New Hampshire and Meaghan Estes received the Ed Jentes Coaches Award. Toni Bar- Woman of the Year. nas and Sarah Rehn are announced as the 2006 captains. June 1, 2008 ~ Former Wildcat Erin Walker November 5, 2006~ Sarah Rehn notches 31 kills in a 3-2 win over rejoins the Wildcats as assistant coach. Maine at Lundhom Gymnasium. Rehn is one of three Wildcats to earn July 10, 2008 ~ Head Coach Jill Hirschinger 30 plus kills in a single match. was inducted into the Ferris State Hall of November 11, 2006~ Hirschinger records her 600th win in a 3-2 Fame. victory against Binghampton at Lundholm Gymnasium. Hirschinger September 20, 2008 ~ The program battles becomes the 15th NCAA active head coach to record 600 wins. top-ranked and defending national chamNovember 17, 2006~ Wildcats Kirsten Bates, Lindsay Fogarty, Alyse pion Penn State. The Nittany Lions went Lahti and Kate Uitti are named to the America East All-Rookie Team. on to win their second-straight national This marks the first time that any school in the conference garnered championship. four athletes on the All-Rookie squad. November 20, 2008 ~ Kirsten Bates and Lindsay Fogarty are named April 21, 2007~ Sarah Rehn is named MVP for the 2006 season, while to the America East All-Conference second team, while Lauren LaJessica Compton received the Ed Jentes Coaches award and the Judy querre and Pauline Acres are named to the AE All-Rookie team at the Ray Academic Excellence Awarded was awarded to Lucia Bridova. Toni conference’s annual awards banquet. Barnas, Jessica Compton, and Kate Uitti are announced as captains April 27, 2008 ~ Kirsten Bates is named the Holly Young MVP and the for the 2007 season. Judy Ray Academic Excellence Award winner at the 2008 banquet. September 1, 2007~ Emmy Blouin became the fifth player in pro- Pauline Acres is named the recipient of the Ed Jentes Coaches’ Award, gram history to join the 1,000-kill club. In while Kate Uitti, Sara Heldman and Kelly Harte are announced as the addition, she finished her career third on 2009 tri-captains at the year-end banquet held at the Whittemore Center. In addition, Tom Wilkins is named the winner of the Karl Van the all-time list with 1,281 kills. Asselt Assist Award for her work with the program. September 15, 2007~ Toni Barnas recorded 36 kills in a 3-2 win over Syracuse. May 13, 2008 ~ Volley 4 Holly is once again a success as the program Barnas’ 36 kills were the second most by raises over $1,800 for the Holly Young Fund and a record 30 teams any Wildcat at the time. Later that day, the competed in the fifth-annual single day charity event. Wildcats defeated Southern Methodist to capture the title at the UNH Tournament. September 19, 2009 ~ Kate Uitti beThe win over SMU was Head Coach Jill came just the second player in program Hirschinger’s 200th win as coach at UNH. history to register 3,000 career assists in a match against Arizona State at UNH’s October 28, 2007~ The program helped Holly Young Invitational. raise over $2,500 for breast cancer during the “Dig for the Cure” event.The match was November, 2009 ~ The Wildcats enone of over 60 matches in the nation that tered the month 1-5 before rattling off was part of the “Dig for the Cure.” UNH wins in their final four regular-season played in front of a pink-splattered crowd of 503 during the event. matches to move into the second seed in the America East tournament. Overall, November 11, 2007 ~ Alyse Lahti was selected America East Defen- the ‘Cats were 4-1 in the month winning sive Specialist of the Year and highlighted a group of five all-confer- 12 of 17 sets. ence honorees. Kate Uitti, Kirsten Bates and Emmy Blouin were First Team selections, while Lahti and Jessica Compton were Second Team November 14, 2009 ~ Kirsten Bates registered her 1,000th career kill in a honorees. dramatic 3-2 come-from-behind win November 18, 2007 ~ Toni Barnas was selected to the All-Cham- over Stony Brook at Lundholm Gym. pionship Team following the conclusion of the 2007 America East November 14, 2009 ~ Junior libero Sara Heldman set a school record Volleyball Championship. with 38 digs in the match against Stony Brook. December 7, 2007~ Assistant Coach Stacy Barnett was elevated to November 19, 2009 ~ Sara Heldman was associate head coach after serving three seasons as the top assistant named America East Co-Defensive Specialcoach. ist of the Year. Heldman headlines a group of three Wildcat all-conference honorees. February 5, 2008 ~ The program hosts a celebration of life ceremony Heldman is joined by AE All-Conference First to remember the passing of former player Holly Young.Young passed Team honoree senior outside hitter Lindsay away on Jan. 24, 2008 after a three-year battle with Ewing’s Sarcoma, Fogarty. Joining Heldman on the America a rare form of bone cancer. East All-Conference Second Team is senior right-side hitter Kirsten Bates. February 6, 2008 ~ Head Coach Jill Hirschinger was inducted into . the Utah State University Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame. April 24, 2010 ~ Lindsay Fogarty is named the Holly Young MVP winner at the 2009 banApril 19, 2008 ~ Jessica Compton is named the Holly Young MVP at quet. Justine Elliott is named the recipient of the 2007 banquet. Earlier in the day the program took time to honor the Ed Jentes Coaches’ Award, while Justine and celebrate the memory of Holly Young by planting a tree in the Elliott, Sara Heldman and Jayde Huxtable are Memory Walk, retiring Young’s jersey (#4) and participating in the announced ast the 2010 tri-captains at the Relay 4 Life on campus.Toni Barnas was the recipient of the Ed Jentes year-end banquet held at the Whittemore Coaches’ Award. Kristen Bates earned the Judy Ray Academic ExcelCenter. lence Award, given annually to the Wildcat with the highest GPA on
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3x NCAA TOURNAMENT ~ UNIV. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE VOLLEYBALL ~ 3x AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONS