2023 UD Volleyball Record Book by @UDubuqueSports

Season and Career Top Ten, p.1-4

Team - Top Ten, p.5

All-Conference, p.6-7

National Honors, p.8

Year-by-Year Coaching, p.10-11

Year-by-Year Results, p.12-21

Single Season Leaders, p.23

All-Time Series Record, p.25

Series Breakdown, p.26-42

Conference Tournament Results, p.43

Program Overview, p.44

Conference Honors and Leaders, p.45

All-Time Roster, p.46-48

Academic Awards, p.50-51

Yearly Stats, p.52-66

Milestone Wins, p.67

Career Stats, p.68-95

Career Leaders, p.97

Cover Photos by Hannah Bauch

Solo Blocks

Set Sets

2020 (Spring 2021)

1st - Darby Hawtrey OPP

1st - Julie May MH

H.M. - Emma Powell OH

2021

1st - Darby Hawtrey OPP

1st - Emma Powell OH

2022

1st - Darby Hawtrey OPP

1st - Emma Powell OH

2023

CSOY - April Elsbernd

Karrah Davis

David Beach

1st - Ashlee Adler OH

1st - Emma Powell OH

1st - Payton Uptagraft MH

H.M. - Katie Wright DS

Connie Bandy Hodge

AVCA Central Region Coach of the Year

Amanda Dickson

Karrah Davis

Honorable Mention AVCA All-American

Karrah Davis 2nd Team AVCA All-American AVCA All-Central Region

Amanda Dickson

Kara Wright AVCA All-Central Region

Honorable Mention AVCA All-American

Stacy Haas

Kara Wright AVCA All-Central Region AVCA All-Central Region

Amy Meyer

Darby Hawtrey AVCA All-Central Region

Honorable Mention AVCA All-American

Sara Gassmann

Darby Hawtrey AVCA All-Central Region AVCA All-Central Region

Sara Gassmann

Emma Powell AVCA All-Central Region

Honorable Mention AVCA All-American

Sara Gassmann

Emma Powell AVCA All-Central Region AVCA All-Central Region

Greta Pemsl

AVCA All-Central Region

Greta Pemsl AVCA All-Central Region

April Elsbernd,

Ashlyn McGinnis, Skylar Julien, Skylar Mullen, and Lea Katanick (Strength &Conditioning).

Third Row: Graduate Asst. David Beach, Alexis Kammerer, Kate Bergsten, Cailyn Harrington, Emily Collins, Ashley Glennon, Christina Anderson, Athena Kindgren, Nora Ralfs, Assistant Coach Karrah Davis.

Back Row: Delaney Dietz, Halee Clare, Megan Cooley, Caitlin Jensen, Payton Uptagraft, Madison Butterworth, Kathryn Rowzee, Samantha Wubben, and Delainey Winkel.

22-9 Overall Record, 8-0 in Conference A-R-C Regular Season Champions

Front Row: Lindsey Smith, Alexis Bedier, Morgan Hunter, Katie Wright, Alexis Adkins, Emma Powell, Ashlee Adler, and Daytan Vallinch. Second Row: Head Coach

Taylor Bechen, Brandi McCreadie, Taylor Sperfslage, Chloe Reiser,

Overall Conference

Head Coaches

Lisa Herb (1979-1984)

Karen Ruder (1985-1987)

Lori Anda (1988-1990)

Connie Bandy-Hodge (1991-1995)

Randy Dolson (1996-2000)

Stacy Ruff (2001-2003)

David Jackson (2004)

Cole Tallman (2005-2008)

April Elsbernd (2009-2023)

Total -----

School Record 228 Career Wins at UD

School Record 55 Conference Wins at UD 2x A-R-C Coach of the Year (2018, 2023)

A-R-C Regular Season Champions (2023) A-R-C Tournament Champions (2018, 2019)

NCAA Division III Championships

Qualifier: 1994, 1995, 1998, 2018, 2019.

Record: 1-5

RESULTS

1994: Regional First Round vs. Saint Olaf - L, 0-3

1995: Regional First Round vs. Concordia-Moorhead - W, 3-1 Regional Finals vs. Saint Olaf - L, 2-3

1998: Regional First Round vs. Nebraska Wesleyan - L, 0-3

2018: Regional First Round vs. University of Chicago - L, 0-3

2019: Regional First Round vs. Saint Thomas - L, 1-3

9/16 vs. Central W 3-1 vs. Augustana

vs. Central L 0-2 vs. Mt. Mercy

vs. Wartburg

3-2 vs. Carroll L 0-2 vs. Mt. St. Clare W 3-0 9/13 vs.

W 3-1 vs. Clarke L 1-2 at Buena Vista W 3-2 9/16 vs. Milwaukee S.O.E. W 2-0 vs. St. Ambrose L 1-2 10/30 vs. Gustavus Adolphus L 1-2 9/16 vs. Marian W 2-0

9/22 at Luther L 1-3 10/30 vs. Central L 1-2 9/16 vs. Martin Luther W 2-0

9/24 vs. Iowa Wesleyan L 1-2 10/30 vs. Wartburg W 2-0 9/16 vs. St. Norbert W 2-0

9/24 at Grinnell W 2-1 10/30 vs. Central L 0-2 9/16

9/26

9/26 vs. Grandview L 1-2 11/6 vs. Simpson L 1-3

9/26 vs. Monmouth W 2-1

9/26

vs. Westmar

10/3 at Clarke L 0-2

10/5

10/6 vs. Rockford W 3-0 9/6 vs. Knox

10/12

10/18 at Wartburg W 3-2 9/13 vs. Coe

9/20

9/21

9/2

9/8 vs. Viterbo W 3-1

9/8 vs. Grandview W 3-2 10/19 vs. Monmouth W

9/9 vs. Univ. of Chicago W 3-1 10/20 vs. Maryville W 3-0

9/9 vs. Grinnell W 3-0 10/20 vs. Clarke W

9/12 vs. Cornell W 3-0 10/23 vs. Loras W 3-0

9/15 vs. Lake Forest L 2-3 10/30 at Buena Vista L

9/15 vs. Illinois College W 3-0

9/16 vs. North Park W 3-1

9/16 vs. Concordia (Wisc.) W 3-0 8/29 at Knox L 2-3

9/19 at

9/22 vs. St. Scholastica W 3-0 8/30 vs. Eureka W 3-1

9/22 vs. Millikin W 3-0 8/31 vs. Westminster W 3-1

9/23 vs. Minn.-Morris W 3-0 8/31 vs. Rose-Hulman W

9/23 vs. Loras L 0-3 9/5 vs. Rockford

9/26 at Luther W 3-0 9/5 at William Penn

10/3

10/6 vs. Macalester L 0-3 9/6 at Iowa Wesleyan

vs. St. Mary's (Minn.)

vs. Fontbonne W

vs. UW-River Falls L

9/9 vs. Ripon

9/10 vs. Beloit W 3-0

9/17 at Bethany Lutheran W 3-1

9/17 vs. Luther L 2-3 8/31 vs. Rockford W

9/20 vs. Central L 1-3

9/28 at Simpson W 3-0 9/4 vs. Edgewood L

9/30 vs. St. Mary's (Minn.) L 1-3 9/4 at UW-Oshkosh L 0-3 10/10 at Augustana

9/30 vs. Hamline L 2-3 9/6 at Cornell

10/1 vs. UW-Superior L 0-3 9/10 vs. Augustana W 3-2

vs.

10/4 vs. Wartburg L 1-3 9/14 vs. Rockford W 3-2 10/23 vs. Buena Vista L 1-3

10/6 at Coe L 2-3 9/18 vs. Loras L 0-3 10/24 vs. Blackburn W 3-0

10/11 at Cornell L 0-3 9/24 at Buena Vista L 2-3 10/24 at

10/14 at UW-Stout W 3-0 9/27 vs. Lakeland

10/14 vs. Macalester W 3-1 9/27 vs.

10/15 vs. UW-Stevens Point L 0-3

8/31 vs. Macalester

9/1

9/4

9/6

9/14 vs. Minnesota-Morris L 0-3

9/14

9/15 vs. Presentation W 3-0

9/15 vs. Carleton L 0-3

9/19 vs. Buena Vista W 3-1

9/21 vs. North Central L 0-3

9/21 vs. Lebanon Valley L 0-3

9/22 at Wheaton W 3-2

vs. North Central (Ill.) W 3-2

9/22 vs. Loras L 0-3 10/3 vs. UW-Stevens Point L 0-3

9/23 at Benedictine W 3-2

9/24

9/27

9/6

9/8

9/13

9/15

9/16

9/1 vs. Edgewood L 2-3 9/1 vs. Cornell L 0-3 9/1 vs. Martin Luther W 3-2

9/3 vs. UW-Superior W 3-0 9/2 vs. North Central (IL) L 2-3

9/4 vs. UW-Stout

9/4 vs. Elmhurst W 3-2 9/3 vs. Wisconsin Lutheran W 3-0 9/2 vs. MSOE W 3-1

9/8 vs. UW-Platteville W 3-0 9/7 at Wash U.

9/10 vs. UW-La Crosse L 1-3 9/9 vs. Sewanee W 3-0

9/10 at Northwestern-St. Paul L 0-3 9/9 vs. Illinois College W 3-0 9/9 vs. Benedictine

9/11 vs. St. Olaf L 2-3 9/10 at Transylvania

9/11 at Augsburg L 0-3 9/10 vs. St. Benedict

9/15 at Loras

9/17 vs. St. Mary's W 3-0 9/16 vs. Grinnell

9/17 vs. St. Olaf W 3-2 9/21 at Wartburg L 2-3

9/18 vs. Carthage W 3-2 9/24 vs. Augsburg

9/18 vs. Grinnell W 3-2 9/24 vs. Hamline W 3-1

9/21 vs. Wartburg

1-3

9/29 vs. Coe L 2-3 9/30 at St. Olaf L

10/1 at Wheaton

10/2 vs. St. Norbert L 1-3 10/1 at Gustavus Adolphus

at Central L 2-3 10/11 at UW-Platteville L 1-3 10/11 vs. Coe

10/13 at UW-Whitewater L 1-3

10/16 vs. UW-River Falls L 1-3 10/21 vs. Central W 3-1

at Luther

10/22 vs. Buena Vista W 3-0 10/22 vs. Simpson L 1-3 10/20 at Grinnell W 3-2

10/23 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan W 3-2 10/26 at Coe L 0-3 10/24 at Augustana L 2-3 10/26 at Luther W 3-0 10/29 at North Park L 1-3 10/27 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan W 3-2

10/30 at Cornell L 2-3 11/1 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan W 3-0 10/28 vs. Buena Vista W 3-0

11/2 vs. Central W 3-0 11/3 at Coe L 2-3 11/1 vs. Wartburg W 3-1 11/5 at Wartburg L 0-3 11/9 vs. Simpson W 3-0 11/11 vs. Coe L 1-3

Front Row: Annie Meyer, Kate Messino, Sarrah Farraday, Paige Harbort, Grace Strawser, Kara Wright, Rylee Andresen, Maddy Cruz, Mary Kate Wille, Sam Gates, Hanna Horsfield, and Super Fan Hannah Demarest. Back Row: Kaylynn Murray, Asst. Coach Jenna Runde, Asst. Coach Karrah Davis, Kendra Witte, Darby Hawtrey, Issy Cleary, Abby Smith, Grace Hintze, Shauna McAleer, Emily Swanson, Jordan Huisinga, Brieanna Dean, Meghan Prohaska, Head Coach April Elsbernd, and Graduate Asst. Whitney Nichols.

22-11 Overall Record

NCAA Championships Qualifier

Leaders

Kara Wright - Total Attacks (368)

Rylee Andresen - Total Blocks (34)

A-R-C Leaders - TEAM

Solo Blocks (38)

Total Blocks (66.0)

Digs/Set (20.18)

NCAA Rankings

Grace Strawser - 3rd, Digs (754)

Kara Wright - 5th, Attacks (1,442)

NCAA Rankings- TEAM

7th, Digs (2548) 8th, Digs/Set (20.06) 10th, Total Attacks (5025)

Honors

Grace Hintze: All-Conference

Kara Wright: All-Conference

Darby Hawtrey: H.M. All-Conference

Kate Messino: H.M. All-Conference

Single Season School Record

Grace Strawser - Digs (753)

A-R-C Tournament Results

Quarterfinals: W, 3-2 vs. Buena Vista Semifinals: W, 3-2 at Loras Finals: W, 3-1 at Wartburg

Senior Class

Kara Wright --- Grace Strawser --- Rylee Andresen Paige Harbort --- Sarrah Farraday

2 NCAA Tournament Appearances

2 A-R-C Tournament Titles

89-44 Overall, 18-14 A-R-C

6-1 in A-R-C Tournament

SINGLE SEASON RECORD HOLDERS

Front Row: Jennifer Kunshier (Athletic Trainer), Hanna Horsfield, Grace Strawser, Paige Harbort, Kara Wright, Johanna Steggall, Kendall Kaufmann, Jenna Runde, Kate Messino, and Lyndy Holdt.

Back Row: Graduate Asst. Mili Zmiric, Graduate Asst. Karrah Davis, Chloe Olson, Emily Dlugosz, Rylee Andresen, Annie Meyer, Bre Cullen, Lydia Kleckner, Maddy Cruz, Josh Voigt (Strength & Conditioning Coach), Issy Cleary, Head Coach April Elsbernd, Sarrah Farraday, and Shauna McAleer.