MEDIA POLICIES
WELCOME!: The University of New Hampshire office of athletic communications genuinely appreciates your coverage of UNH volleyball, and looks forward to each and everytime it can welcome you to Durham. Members of the office include volleyball contact Jon Luszcz, associate athletic director for communications Mike Murphy, associate directors of athletic communications Doug Poole and Alex Comeau, and Taylor Sievers, assistant director of athletic communications and the team of student-assistants, are available to assist with your coverage. The office is happy to help you however it can. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the policies relevant to your coverage of the volleyball program, as outlined on this page and the next. Please feel free to contact Jon Luszcz via phone or email with questions regarding the media policy. GENERAL POLICIES: All interviews with any member of the volleyball program, including head coach Jill Hirschinger, the coaching staff and student-athletes must be coordinated through Jon Luszcz in the office of athletic communictions. Members of the media are strictly prohibited from approaching any coach, staff member or student-athlete by any means, including text messages, email, phone calls (cell, office or home) or social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, without first aproaching athletic communications. Regarding unique subject matter, such as human-interest angles, members of the media are welcome to approach the office of athletic communications at least 24 hours in advance with requests to interview any member of the program. Approved requests will be granted. INTERVIEW GUIDELINES: Interviews, either in person or via telephone, with members of the UNH volleyball coaching staff and student-athletes must be coordinated through assistant director of athletic communications Jon Luszcz. Media are asked not to request an individual’s personal contact information, including email and cell number, but rather to contact Jon Luszcz. Student-athletes and coaches are available for interviews at the conclusion of daily practice sessions. Student-athlete interviews will not conflict with classes, meetings, medical treatment or practice times. Interviews are not permitted in the locker room or training room. Interviews will not be granted on match days until following the contest. Telephone interviews should be requested at least 24 hours in advance and coordinated through Jon Luszcz. All interviews will be processed on an availability basis involving the requested interviewee. PRACTICE GUIDELINES: All UNH volleyball practices are open to the media and public, unless otherwise noted. During the season, practice will generally run from 1-4 p.m. during the week, except on match and travel days. Please note, practice times are subject to change on short or no notice. At times, practice will end early, so please plan to arrive early. Practice will usually take place in Lundholm Gymnasium, but contact Jon Luszcz for the most updated schedule. All interviews must take place before or after practice. If this is an issue, contact Jon Luszcz, and the office of athletic communiations and we will try and accommodate your schedule. Student-athlete interviews will not conflict with classes, meetings, medical treatment or practice times. All media should remain on the sidelines, standing a safe distance from the boundary to prevent collisions.
GAMEDAY: Near the end of each home match, the athletic communications staff will ask those on hand representing the media who they wish to speak with. Approximately 10 minutes after the conclusion of a match, head coach Jill Hirschinger and the selected student-athletes will be available for questions. GAMEDAY SERVICES: In-game services include live online statistics and box scores following each media timeout. Lundholm Gymnasium offers complimentary wireless Internet access. REPORTING OF INJURIES: At all times throughout the calendar year, head coach Jill Hirschinger will serve as the sole source for injury information. All questions related to injuries should be directed to Hirschinger, and not to any other members of the program, including athletic trainers, doctors, the injured student-athlete or her teammates. UNHWILDCATS.COM: The official website of UNH athletics is www.UNHWildcats.com, featuring the latest news, information, statistics and rosters for all of the Wildcats’ 20 varsity sports. VOLLEYBALL EMAIL LIST: To receive email updates on the Wildcats, email assistant director of athletic communications Jon Luszcz at jon.luszcz@unh.edu with a message stating that you would like to be added to the distribution list. LUNDHOLM GYMNASIUM DIRECTIONS: Address: University of New Hampshire Field House 145 Main Street Durham, N.H. 03824 From Boston: Take 95 North into New Hampshire and continue on to the toll booth.From the toll, go approximately seven miles to Exit 4 for the Spaulding Turnpike. Go about four miles and take the last exit before the toll (Exit 6W) for Concord and Durham. Go approximately four miles and continue straight through a traffic light (Madbury Road), and proceed another 1 1/2 miles to the Route 155A exit, marked “University of New Hampshire” Take a left turn off the ramp and proceed approximately one mile The Field House will be on your right. For parking see below From Maine: Follow 95 South to Spaulding Turnpike (Route 4 West) and continue as above From the West (Vermont, Concord): Take 89 South to 93 North. Follow 93 North, approximately four miles to 393 East, which will merge with Route 4 East. Follow Route 4 to Route 155A exit for “University of New Hampshire.” Make a right off the ramp and proceed as above. From the West (Manchester, Nashua): Take 93 North to Route 101 East. Follow 101 to Exit 6 (Route 125). Exit and take a left onto 125 and follow straight to Lee Traffic Circle. First right at circle is Route 4 East. Continue as above. Public Parking: Approximately one-quarter mile before reaching the Field House, make a left turn opposite tennis courts -Green sign “Field House Parking” -- follow road and turn right at fork. Parking Lot “A” is one-quarter mile ahead on the left.
2015 QUICK FACTS
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Durham, N.H.03824 Founded: 1866 Enrollment: 14,596 President: Dr.Mark Huddleston Athletic Director: Marty Scarano Deputy Athletic Director: Steve Metcalf Senior Assoc.A.D. for Compliance/SWA: Michelle Bronner Faculty Representative: Heather Barber Colors: Navy Blue and White Nickname: Wildcats Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: America East Arena (Capacity): Lundholm Gymnasium (3,000) Volleyball Phone: (603) 862-4664 Main Athletics Office: (603) 862-1850 Athletic Website: UNHWildcats.com Twitter: @UNHWildcats Facebook: /UNHWildcats Instagram: @UNHWildcats YouTube: /UNHAthletics COACHING STAFF INFORMATION Head Coach: Jill Hirschinger (Utah State, ’79) Career Record/Years: 714-519-10/36 Years Record at School/Years: 305-283/19 Years Assoc. Head Coach: Stacy Barnett (New Hampshire, ‘01) Assistant Coach: Morgan Thatcher (New Hampshire, ’14) TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Overall Record: 20-12 2014 Conf. Record/Finish: 11-1/First Place Lettermen Returning/Lost: 12/4 Starters Returning/Lost: 5+Libero/1 Newcomers: 5 2015 Captains: Tori Forrest, Madison Lightfoot MEDIA INFORMATION Volleyball Contact: Luszcz’s Office: Luszcz’s Cell: Luszcz’s Email:
Jon Luszcz (603) 862-0717 (603) 812-6877 jon.luszcz@unh.edu
The 2015 University of New Hampshire volleyball team guide was written and designed by Jon Luszcz on an iMac utilizing Adobe Creative Suite 5.5. Action Photography by Gil Talbot, Greg Greene, Michelle Bronner and Ryan Szepan; headshots by Gil Talbot and campus photos by UNH Photo Services.
2014 SEASON RESULTS
AUGUST (1-2, 0-0 AE) 29 Fri. at Connecticut L, 0-3 (20-25, 22-25, 22-25) 30 Sat. vs. Indiana L, 1-3 (24-26, 25-19, 27-29, 19-25) 30 Sat. vs. Central Conn. W, 3-2 (25-21, 21-25, 23-25, 26-24, 15-11) SEPTEMBER (7-8, 1-0 AE) 5 Fri. vs. Morehead State W, 3-0 (26-24, 15-12, 25-13) 6 Sat. vs. Evansville L, 0-3 (23-25, 17-25, 13-25) 6 Sat. at Kent State L, 0-3 (23-25, 23-25, 25-21, 18-25) 9 Tue. at Bryant W, 3-1 (19-25, 25-16, 25-12, 25-22) 12 Fri. vs. St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 (25-20, 25-13, 25-19) 12 Fri. at St. John’s L, 0-3 (16-25, 21-25, 19-25) 13 Sat. vs. Fresno State L, 1-3 (25-23, 8-25, 16-25, 17-25) 13 Sat. vs. Dartmouth L, 2-3 (25-13, 21-25, 25-15, 20-25, 11-15) 16 Tue. NORTHEASTERN L, 1-3 (25-21, 15-25, 11-25, 9-25) 19 Fri. BROWN W, 3-1 (15-25, 25-17, 25-16, 26-24) 20 Sat. RHODE ISLAND W, 3-2 (23-25, 25-20, 26-24, 26-28, 15-12) 20 Sat. NEW MEXICO STATE L, 0-3 (18-25, 24-26, 12-25) 24 Wed. HARVARD L, 1-3 (14-25, 25-22, 20-25,16-25) 26 Fri. UMASS LOWELL* W, 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-14) 28 Sun. NJIT W, 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 28-26) OCTOBER (6-1, 6-1 AE) 3 Fri. BINGHAMTON* 5 Sun. ALBANY* 12 Sun at UMBC* 18 Sat. at Stony Brook* 19 Sun. at Hartford 24 Fri. UMBC 31 Fri. at Albany NOVEMBER (6-0, 4-0 AE) 2 Sun. at Binghamton* 7 Fri. at UMass Lowell* 13 Fri. STONY BROOK* 14 Sat. HARTFORD* 21 Fri. STONY BROOK # 22 Sat. ALBANY#
W, 3-2 (24-26, 25-18, 20-25, 25-21, 15-7) L, 0-3 (18-25, 23-25, 23-25) W, 3-0 (25-19, 25-8, 25-20) W, 3-1 (18-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-20) W, 3-1(25-11, 25-18, 21-25, 25-12) W, 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-16) W, 3-1 (15-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-17) W, 3-1 (25-19, 25-14, 19-25, 25-22) W, 3-0 (25-9, 25-16, 25-19) W, 3-0 (25-18, 26-24, 25-20) W, 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-15) W, 3-1 (23-25, 25-13, 25-11, 25-20) W, 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 27-25, 25-13)
DECEMBER (0-1, 0-1 AE) 5 Fri. 3Washington% L, 0-3 (9-25, 6-25, 18-25) ALL CAPS denotes home match * denotes America East contest # denotes America East Championships (Lundholm Gymnasium - Durham, N.H.) % denotes NCAA Tournament (Alaska Airlines Arena - Seattle, Wash.)
NEW HAMPSHIRE, THE TWO-TIME DEFENDING AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONS, NOTCHED A 20-12 RECORD IN 2014 TO PUNCH ITS TICKET INTO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIFTH TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY. UNH VISITED THIRD-RANKED UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. CLICK TO VIEW THE 2014 RESULTS
2014 SEASON STATISTICS
STAT CATEGORY:
KILLS PER SET:
#/AE RANK
12.53/1st
HITTING %:
.205/1st
OPP. HITTING %:
.176/1st
ASSISTS PER SET:
11.62/1st
SERVICE ACES PER SET:
1.27/4th
DIGS PER SET:
16.68/2nd
BLOCKS PER SET:
1.84/3rd
POINTS PER SET:
15.6/1st
NEW HAMPSHIRE LED THE AMERICA EAST IN HITTING PERCENTAGE (.205), OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGE (.176), KILLS PER SET (12.53), ASSISTS PER SET (11.62) AND POINTS PER SER (15.6) LAST SEASON. CLICK TO VIEW THE 2014 STATISTICS
UNH VOLLEYBALL SEASON PREVIEW
THE MISSION REMAINS THE SAME FOR THE WILDCATS IN 2015; WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP AND COMPETE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. LAST NOVEMBER, NEW HAMPSHIRE SEALED ITS SECOND STRAIGHT AMERICA EAST TITLE AND FIFTH IN PROGRAM HISTORY ON HOME COURT. THE WILDCATS, LED BY SIX-TIME AMERICA EAST COACH OF THE YEAR RECIPIENT JILL HIRSCHINGER, ARE LOOKING TO FURTHER ETCH THEIR NAMES IN THE RECORD BOOK AND CAPTURE THEIR FIRST-EVER THREE-PEAT. CLICK TO VIEW THE 2015 SEASON PREVIEW
WILDCATS IN THE CLASSROOM
UNH, FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR, EARNED THE AMERICAN VOLLEYBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION (AVCA) TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD. THE WILDCATS FINISHED THE 2014-15 YEAR WITH A CUMULATIVE GPA OF 3.40. NEW HAMPSHIRE IS ONE OF 146 NCAA DIVISION I INSTITUTIONS TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THE AWARD. ADDITIONALLY, FIVE STUDENT-ATHLETES WERE INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL COLLEGE ATHLETE HONOR SOCIETY, CHI ALPHA SIGMA. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE DISTINCTION, ONE MUST ACHIEVE A CUMULATIVE GRADE-POINT AVERAGE OF 3.5 OR HIGHER, ACHIEVED AT LEAST JUNIOR STANDING ACADEMICALLY AND BE OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
WILDCATS IN THE COMMUNITY
UNH VOLLEYBALL IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER BOTH IN THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE UNITED STATES. THE TEAM HAS WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAAC) IN EVENTS SUCH AS PEASE GREETERS, READ ACROSS AMERICA, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND MORE. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE
VOLLEY 4 HOLLY
UNH VOLLEYBALL HOSTED ITS 10TH ANNUAL “VOLLEY 4 HOLLY” TOURNAMENT THIS PAST SPRING. THE EVENT WAS CREATED TO RAISE MONEY FOR WILDCAT VOLLEYBALL PLAYER HOLLY YOUNG, WHO PASSED AWAY ON JAN. 24, 2008 AFTER A COURAGEOUS THREE-YEAR BATTLE WITH EWING’S SARCOMA, A RARE FORM OF BONE CANCER. OVER $1,000 WAS RAISED AND DONATED TO THE JIMMY FUND IN HOLLY’S NAME. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE
MARTY SCARANO DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
///YEARS AT UNH: 16TH YEAR | ALMA MATER: PENN STATE ’78/// THE 2015-16 ACADEMIC YEAR MARKS THE 16TH YEAR MARTY SCARANO IS SERVING AS THE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. DURING HIS TENURE, SCARANO HAS HEIGHTENED NATIONAL EXPOSURE FOR UNH ATHLETICS WITH ACADEMICS, FACILITY RENOVATIONS AND PROGRAMMATIC ADVANCEMENT BEING TOP PRIORITIES. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
MARK W. HUDDLESTON PRESIDENT
///YEARS AT UNH: NINTH YEAR | ALMA MATER: SUNY-BUFFALO ’72/// MARK W. HUDDLESTON WAS ELECTED THE 19TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE IN JULY 2007, BRINGING THREE DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EDUCATION AS A FACULTY MEMBER, DEAN AND SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR. AT UNH, PRESIDENT HUDDLESTON OVERSEES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT IS TRANSFORMING THE UNIVERSITY’S MISSION AS THE STATE’S FLAGSHIP PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY AND ONE THE NATION’S FEW LAND-, SEA- AND SPACE-GRANT UNIVERSITIES. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
UNH ATHLETICS SUPPORT STAFF
STEVE METCALF DEPUTY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
JOANNE MALDARI ASSISTANT AD FOR ACADEMIC SUPPORT
MICHELLE BRONNER JON DANOS SR. ASSOCIATE AD SR. ASSOCIATE AD FOR COMPLIANCE/SWA FOR EXTERNAL RELATIONS
KATE McAFFE ASSISTANT AD FOR EVENT MANAGEMENT
DIANE METCALF DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS DEVELOPMENT
DONNA BROWNELL ASSOCIATE AD FOR FINANCE
CARRIE KIMBALL ASSOCIATE AD FOR EVENT MANAGEMENT
NICOLE RICHARD ASSOCIATE AD FOR MARKETING & REVENUE GENERATION
MIKE MURPHY ASSOCIATE AD FOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
JOHN DANA DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE
JUSTIN BARNES
JEAN MITCHELL ATHLETIC FACILITIES MANAGER
NEAL LAVOIE EQUIPMENT MANAGER
DR. HEATHER BARBER ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE
SEAN STEWART ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR MARKETING
TIM CHURCHARD SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY
CATHY COAKLEY COORDINATOR OF STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT
WILDCAT SPORTS PROPERTIES
DURING SCARANO’S TENURE, UNH TEAMS HAVE MADE 52 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES AND CAPTURED 22 CONFERENCE TITLES. VOLLEYBALL MADE ITS SECOND STRAIGHT NCAA APPEARANCE AND FIFTH OVERALL AFTER CAPTURING AMERICA EAST TITLES IN 1998, 2002, 2003, 2013 AND 2014. CLICK TO VIEW THE UNH ATHLETICS STAFF DIRECTORY
UNH ACADEMIC SUPPORT UNH OPENED THE WATKINS CENTER FOR STUDENT-ATHLETE EXCELLENCE AT THE FIELD HOUSE ON APRIL 14, 2015 . THE $1.9 MILLION DOLLAR ACADEMIC CENTER FEATURES COMPLETE WIRELESS INTERNET CAPABILITY AND A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT WHERE STUDENT-ATHLETES WILL ENJOY A COMFORTABLE, WELL-EQUIPPED AND QUIET STUDY SPACE STAFFED BY ADVISORS OR TUTORS TO ASSIST THEM IN OPTIMIZING THEIR TIME. THE CENTER INCLUDES A FUNCTIONAL RESOURCE ROOM AND QUIET STUDY SPACE IN ADDITION TO A BREAKOUT ROOM AND TEAM/ GROUP MEETING SPACE IN THE MAIN READING ROOM THAT CAN FIT UP TO 72 INDIVIDUALS. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
JOANNE MALDARI ASSOCIATE AD FOR ACADEMIC SUPPORT
JOANNE MALDARI, A 1990 GRADUATE OF HOLY CROSS WHO WENT ON TO EARN HER MASTER’S DEGREE IN ATHLETIC COUNSELING AT SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE, SERVES AS ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR ACADEMIC SUPPORT. THE 2015-16 SEASON REPRESENTS HER 21ST AT UNH. MALDARI WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HER OUTSTANDING EFFORTS AT UNH BY RECEIVING THE UNIVERSITY’S 2001 ACADEMIC ADVISING AWARD. BEFORE COMING TO DURHAM, MALDARI SERVED ATHLETIC COUNSELING INTERNSHIPS AT SPRINGFIELD AND CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
BRANDON THOMAS ACADEMIC COORDINATOR
BRANDON THOMAS WAS APPOINTED AS AN ACADEMIC COORDINATOR DURING AUGUST OF 2013. THOMAS IS A TWO-TIME GRADUATE FROM WINTHROP UNIVERSITY EARNING A BACHELOR’S OF ARTS IN ENGLISH (2010) AND A MASTER’S OF SCIENCE IN SPORT & FITNESS ADMINISTRATION (2012). BEFORE COMING TO NEW HAMPSHIRE, BRANDON WORKED IN THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AND BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
UNH ATHLETIC TRAINING THE ATHLETIC TRAINING ROOM WAS RENOVATED OVER THE WINTER BREAK OF THE 2012-13 ACADEMIC YEAR. WITH A REDESIGNED LAYOUT, ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING AND STATE-OF-THEART EQUIPMENT, THE ATHLETIC TRAINING ROOM IS MORE COMFORTABLE, ENJOYABLE AND EFFICIENT FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES AND STAFF. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
JON DANA DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE
JON DANA HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE UNH ATHLETIC PROGRAM SINCE 1984. HE BEGAN HIS CAREER AS AN ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER AND WAS PROMOTED TO MEN’S HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER IN 1987 AND HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER FOR THE ENTIRE PROGRAM IN 1989. IN 2001, HE WAS NAMED UNH’S DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE. IN ADDITION TO OVERSEEING OPERATIONS AND SUPERVISING THE SPORTS MEDICINE STAFF, DANA WORKS SPECIFICALLY WITH THE FOOTBALL AND SKI TEAMS. THE SPORTS MEDICINE DEPARTMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSISTS OF EIGHT FULL- AND PART-TIME CERTIFIED AND LICENSED ATHLETIC TRAINERS. THE DEPARTMENT WORKS OUT OF TWO LOCATIONS – THE FIELD HOUSE AND THE WHITTEMORE CENTER. BOTH ATHLETIC TRAINING ROOMS UTILIZE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE MODALITIES, INCLUDING MUSCLE STIMULATORS, ULTRASOUND, HEAT, CRYOTHERAPY, AND HYDROTHERAPY. THE CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER PROVIDES A MYRIAD OF SERVICES TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THE STUDENT-ATHLETE. THESE INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, INITIAL INJURY ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT, EMERGENCY INJURY/ILLNESS MANAGEMENT, REFERRAL TO APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONALS, INTERFACE WITH ASSOCIATED PHYSICIANS AND OTHERS, REHABILITATION, COUNSELING, ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES, INCLUDING INSURANCE COORDINATION, SUPERVISION OF PRACTICES AND GAMES, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EMERGENCY PLANS, AS WELL AS STUDENT ATHLETIC TRAINER SUPERVISION. THE ATHLETIC TRAINING ROOM IS CONSIDERED TO BE “A DESIGNATED FACILITY WHERE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED. COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES INCLUDE PRACTICE AND GAME PREPARATION, INJURY/ILLNESS EVALUATION, FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY CARE, FOLLOW-UP CARE, REHABILITATION AND RELATED SERVICES.” (NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINER’S ASSOCIATION EDUCATION COUNCIL). CLICK TO LEARN MORE
UNH STRENGTH & CONDITIONING THE 10’ CLUB JUMPS OF 10 FEET OR HIGHER
RANK NAME JUMP YEARS PLAYED
JOHN CIANI ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
1
EMMY BLOUIN
10’4”
2003-2007
2
JUSTINE ELLIOTT
10’3”
2007-2010
T3.
LAUREN LAQUERRE
10’2”
2008-2011
T3.
STARSHA TUNSTALL
10’2”
2008-2009
5.
LINDSAY FOGARTY
10’1.5” 2006-2009
T6.
ERIN WALKER
10’1”
2001-2003
T6
MORGAN THATCHER
10’1”
2010-2013
JOHN CIANI ENTERS HIS 14TH YEAR DIRECTING THE STRENGTH & CONDITIONING PROGRAM FOR THE UNH VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM. THE VOLLEYBALL STRENGTH & CONDITIONING PROGRAM CREATED BY CIANI UTILIZES ALL FACETS OF TRAINING FROM BASIC STRENGTH TRAINING AND OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING TO SIMPLE CONDITIONING AND VOLLEYBALL SPECIFIC TRAINING THAT ENHANCES THE ATHLETE’S ABILITIES DURING COMPETITION. NO SINGLE TRAINING STYLE DOMINATES THE PROGRAM; CIANI USES A COMBINATION OF ALL TRAINING TECHNIQUES FOR THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT OF A VOLLEYBALL PLAYER. CIANI WAS A FEATURED SPEAKER AT THE VERMONT STATE CLINIC FOR THE NATIONAL STRENGTH & CONDITIONING ASSOCIATION IN JUNE 2010. THE SPORTS PERFORMANCE CLINIC, WHICH WAS HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT VARSITY WEIGHT ROOM, WAS ATTENDED BY ATHLETIC TRAINERS STRENGTH COACHES, PERSONAL TRAINERS, AND OTHER FITNESS PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE NEW ENGLAND AREA. IN ADDITION TO CIANI, THE CLINIC INCLUDED PRESENTATIONS FROM STRENGTH COACHES FROM BOSTON COLLEGE, DARTMOUTH AND BOSTON UNIVERSITY. CIANI, A NATIVE OF THE SAN DIEGO, CALIF. AREA, CAME TO UNH AFTER A STINT AS ASSISTANT STRENGTH COACH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA. DURING HIS TENURE AT UND, CIANI WORKED PRIMARILY WITH THE 2001 DIVISION II NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL TEAM, WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL AND MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAMS. IN 2000, HE BEGAN HIS CAREER AT LONG BEACH STATE AS A GRADUATE ASSISTANT WORKING WITH THE PERENNIAL NATIONAL POWER WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM, WHERE HE TRAINED MANY ALL-AMERICAN AND NATIONAL TEAM LEVEL VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS, INCLUDING MISTY MAY. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MOREA
JERRY AZUMAH PERFORMANCE CENTER
THE JERRY AZUMAH PERFORMANCE CENTER OPENED ITS DOORS IN THE SUMMER OF 2003 TO UNH STUDENT-ATHLETES. A MONETARY DONATION BY AZUMAH, A CORNERBACK WITH THE CHICAGO BEARS OF THE NFL AND 1999 RECIPIENT OF THE WALTER PAYTON AWARD (TOP FOOTBALL PLAYER IN DIV. 1-AA), ALLOWED THE UNH ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT TO OVERHAUL ITS EXISTING STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING CENTER. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
LUNDHOLM GYMNASIUM
LUNDHOLM GYMNASIUM IS LOCATED IN THE FIELD HOUSE. IN 1968, THE GYM WAS DEDICATED IN THE NAME OF CARL LUNDHOLM, A 1921 GRADUATE AND THE ATHLETIC DEPARMENT’S DIRECTOR FROM 1939 TO 1963. IN 2000, THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT RECEIVED APPROVAL TO BEGIN RESTORATION OF LUNDHOLM GYMNASIUM. THE RENOVATIONS INCULDED A REFINISHED FLOOR, NEW BLEACHERS, LIGHTING, SOUND SYSTEM AND SCOREBOARDS. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
UNH ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE HANDLES THE PUBLICITY OF ALL 20 VARSITY SPORTS. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF COORDINATE GAME DAY MEDIA SERVICES, COORDINATE INTERVIEWS, PRESS CONFERENENCES, PRODUCE PUBLICATIONS, COMPILE STATISTICS AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND MAINTAIN THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF UNH ATHLETICS.
JON LUSZCZ WAS APPOINTED AS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS IN MAY 2013. HE SERVES AS THE PRIMARY CONTACT FOR THE WILDCATS’ VOLLEYBALL, WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING JON LUSZCZ ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
AND DIVING PROGRAMS. HE WILL ALSO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT IN THE PROMOTION AND MEDIA RELATIONS FOR ALL 20 VARSITY SPORTS. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
BEN GILBERT DIRECTOR OF UNH WILDCAT PRODUCTIONS
BEN GILBERT JOINED THE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT AS DIRECTOR OF UNH WILDCAT PRODUCTIONS ON JULY 1, 2015. GILBERT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF ALL VIDEO CONTENT POSTED TO UNHWILDCATS. COM, FACEBOOK, AND YOUTUBE. GILBERT ALSO OVERSEES UNH WILDCAT PRODUCTIONS, THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT’S VIDEO AND TELEVISION ENTITY THAT PRODUCES INSIDE WILDCAT COUNTRY, VIDEO STREAMING, VIDEO FEATURES, VIDEO REPLAY AND MANAGES RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL TELEVISION PROVIDERS. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY GREAT DANES ALBANY, N.Y.
BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY BEARCATS VESTAL, N.Y. UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD HAWKS WEST HARTFORD, CONN. UNIVERSITY OF MAINE BLACK BEARS* ORONO, MAINE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY
RETRIEVERS ORONO, MAINE
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL RIVER HAWKS LOWELL, MASS. UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE WILDCATS DURHAM, N.H. STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY SEAWOLVES STONY BROOK, N.Y.
FOLLOW AMERICA EAST ON SOCIAL MEDIA
* DOES NOT COMPETE IN THE SPORT OF VOLLEYBALL
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT CATAMOUNTS* BURLINGTON, VT.
THE AMERICA EAST PROVIDES MEMBER SCHOOLS AND THEIR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS A PLATFORM UPON WHICH STUDENT-ATHLETES CAN ACHIEVE BOTH COLLEGIATE AND LIFE SUCCESS THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND NURTURING OF ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND LEADERSHIP, ON AND OFF THE FIELD. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
ALPHABETICAL
No. 20 5 8 9 15 7 19 3 11 2 12 13 16 18 14 17 10
Name
Courtney Bowman Abby Brinkman Brenna Buckwalter Cassidy Croci Sasha Cucuz Tori Forrest Lina Heinrichs Mali Jereczek Maggie Kenney Madison Lightfoot Alexa Markman Demi Muses Gabri Olhava Katie Rebrovich Keelin Severtson Sarah Shelton Molly Wotton
NUMERICAL
No.
Name
2 Madison Lightfoot 3 Mali Jereczek 5 Abby Brinkman 7 Tori Forrest 8 Brenna Buckwalter 9 Cassidy Croci 10 Molly Wotton 11 Maggie Kenney 12 Alexa Markman 13 Demi Muses 14 Keelin Severtson 15 Sasha Cucuz 16 Gabri Olhava 17 Sarah Shelton 18 Katie Rebrovich 19 Lina Heinrichs 20 Courtney Bowman COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Associate Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Manager: CAPTAINS Tori Forrest, Madison Lightfoot
Class So. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. So.
Class Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So.
Pos. Ht.
OH/RS OH RS MB RS OH MB S OH DS MB MB MB DS S OH MB/OH
5-11 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-4 5-11 5-9 5-4 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-4 5-7 6-1 6-0
Pos. Ht.
DS S OH OH RS MB MB/OH OH MB MB S RS MB OH DS MB OH/RS
5-4 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-9 6-0 5-11 5-7 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-4 6-4 5-11
Hometown/Previous Team
Chagrin Falls, Ohio / Beaumont School Brecksville, Ohio / Brecksville Broadview Evergreen, Colo. / Evergreen Senior Sylvania, Ohio / St. Ursula Academy Plymouth, Mich. / Canton Powder Springs, Ga. / North Cobb Fairbanks, Alaska / James T. Hutchison Green Bay, Wis. / West De Pere Merrimack, N.H. / Merrimack Clarkston, Mich. / Clarkston Chicago, Ill. / Latin School of Chicago Orangevale, Calif. / Casa Roble Mount Prospect, Ill. / John Hersey Burleson, Texas / Centennial Delray Beach, Fla. / Cardinal Newman Ellsworth, Maine / Ellsworth Dover, N.H. / Dover
Hometown/Previous Team
Clarkston, Mich. / Clarkston Green Bay, Wis. / West De Pere Brecksville, Ohio / Brecksville Broadview Powder Springs, Ga. / North Cobb Evergreen, Colo. / Evergreen Senior Sylvania, Ohio / St. Ursula Academy Dover, N.H. / Dover Merrimack, N.H. / Merrimack Chicago, Ill. / Latin School of Chicago Orangevale, Calif. / Casa Roble Delray Beach, Fla. / Cardinal Newman Plymouth, Mich. / Canton Mount Prospect, Ill. / John Hersey Ellsworth, Maine / Ellsworth Burleson, Texas / Centennial Fairbanks, Alaska / James T. Hutchison Chagrin Falls, Ohio / Beaumont School
BY STATE / PROVINCE / COUNTRY
ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS
Alaska (1): Heinrichs California (1): Muses Colorado (1): Buckwalter Florida (1): Severtson Georgia (1): Forrest Illinois (2): Markman, Olhava Maine (1): Shelton Michigan (2): Cucuz, Lightfoot New Hampshire (2): Kenney, Wotton Ohio (3): Bowman, Brinkman, Croci Wisconsin (1): Jereczek Texas (1): Rebrovich
Seniors (5): Brinkman, Buckwal-
BY POSITION
PRONUNCIATIONS
DS (2): Lightfoot, Rebrovich
#3 Mall-EE JER-eh-ZEK #9 Cassidy Crow-SEE #13 Dem-EE MEW-ses #14 KEY-lin SEE-vert-son #15 SAW-SHAW KOO-KIS #16 GAB-RI Ole-HAVA #18 Katie REB-ROW-VICH #19 LEE-na HEIN-ricks #20 Courtney BOW-MEN HC Jill Her-SCHING-er
S (2): Jereczek, Severtson OH (5): Bowman, Brinkman, Forrest, Kenney, Shelton, Wotton MB (6): Croci, Heinrichs, Markman, Olhava, Muses, Wotton RS (3): Bowman, Buckwalter, Cucuz
ter, Croci, Forrest, Lightfoot Juniors (3): Kenney, Muses, Severtson Sophomores (4): Bowman, Cucuz, Rebrovich, Wotton Freshmen (5): Heinrichs, Jereczek, Markman, Olhava, Shelton
Jill Hirschinger (Utah State, ‘79), 20th Season Stacy Barnett (New Hampshire, ‘01), 11th Season Morgan Thatcher (New Hampshire, ‘14), First Season Mac Barron
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JILL HIRSCHINGER Head Coach
@UNHVBJILL
///Years at UNH: 20th Season | Alma Mater: Utah State ’79/// HIRSCHINGER AT UNH (SINCE 1996)
YEAR RECORD CONF. POSTSEASON 2014 20-12 11-1 NCAA FIRST ROUND 2013 20-13 12-2 NCAA FIRST ROUND 2012 15-14 7-5 AE SEMIFINALS 2011 10-20 8-4 AE SEMIFINALS 2010 10-17 5-7 N/A 2009 13-15 5-5 AE SEMIFINALS 2008 7-21 4-8 N/A 2007 19-9 8-4 AE SEMIFINALS 2006 11-16 6-6 N/A 2005 7-20 4-8 N/A
YEAR RECORD CONF. POSTSEASON 2004 9-20 5-9 N/A 2003 23-12 12-2 NCAA FIRST ROUND 2002 23-11 11-1 NCAA FIRST ROUND 2001 18-9 11-3 AE SEMIFINALS 2000 23-11 13-3 AE FINALS 1999 24-12 12-2 AE FINALS 1998 24-11 14-0 NCAA FIRST ROUND 1997 23-10 11-3 AE FINALS 1996 6-26 1-6 N/A
ACTIVE NCAA VICTORIES LIST COACH
WINS
1. Russ Rose
1,161
2. Dave Shoji
1,150
3. Mick Haley
881
4. John Dunning
838
5. Mary Wise
823
6. Karen Chisum
803
7. Brian Gimmillaro
789
8. Matt Peck
743
9. Bob Bertucci
738
10. Chris Poole
736
11. Joe Sagula
730
12. Jill Hirschinger
714
JILL HIRSCHINGER Head Coach
///Years at UNH: 20th Season | Alma Mater: Utah State ’79/// ALREADY THE WINNINGEST COACH IN UNH VOLLEYBALL HISTORY, HIRSCHINGER HAS GUIDED THE WILDCATS TO FIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES AND EIGHT SEASONS WITH AT LEAST 20 WINS. THE 37TH YEAR HEAD COACH RANKS 12TH ON THE NCAA VICTORIES LIST WITH 714 WINS. EXPECTED TO BE CONTENDING FOR ANOTHER AMERICA EAST TITLE, HIRSCHINGER AND THE WILDCATS AIM TO CAPTURE THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT CROWN. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
STACY BARNETT Associate Head Coach
///Years at UNH: 11th Season | Alma Mater: New Hampshire ’01/// HIRSCHINGER ON BARNETT
“STACY RETURNS TO UNH FOR HER 11TH SEASON AS MY TOP ASSISTANT. IT’S GREAT TO HAVE A UNH ALUM AS OUR RECRUITING COORDINATOR AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECRUIT TOP PLAYERS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. SPECIFICALLY, STACY WORKS WITH OUR SETTERS AND OUR OFFENSIVE SYSTEMS. BECAUSE OF STACY’S TRAINING, OUR SETTERS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZED ON THE AMERICA EAST ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS. SHE BLEEDS BLUE AND BRINGS HER PASSION TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM.” CLICK TO LEARN MORE
MORGAN THATCHER Assistant Coach
///Years at UNH: First Season | Alma Mater: New Hampshire ’14/// HIRSCHINGER ON THATCHER
“WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE MORGAN COME BACK AND BECOME PART OF THE COACHING STAFF. MORGAN BLEEDS BLUE AND HAS A PASSION FOR VOLLEYBALL. SHE BRINGS VALUABLE EXPERIENCE OF WINNING AS WELL AS OUR CULTURE AND TRADITIONS OF UNH VOLLEYBALL. AS A PLAYER, MORGAN WAS VERY ACCOMPLISHED AND DID MORE AS A TWO-TIME CAPTAIN ON AND OFF THE COURT TO THE LEAD THE TEAM. IT IS A TREMENDOUS ADDITION TO OUR STAFF TO HIRE SOMEONE WITH EXPERIENCE AS AN ASSISTANT AT STONEHILL AND SERVING AS THE INTERIM HEAD COACH. MOST OF ALL, HAVING AN ALUM RETURN TO HER ALMA MATER TO WORK FOR A PROGRAM IS ALWAYS A WONDERFUL THING. OUR WILDCAT FAMILY IS VERY EXCITED FOR HER RETURN.” CLICK TO LEARN MORE
2 Senior - Captain
MADISON LIGHTFOOT DS COLLEGIATE ACCOLADES •America East All-Championship Team (2014) •America East All-Conference Second Team (2014) •America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2013 & 2014) •Matched the single season digs record in 2014 (560) •Movers and Shakers Award (2014) •Holds program record of digs in a single game (39 vs. Binghamton, Nov. 17, 2013) COMMUNITY SERVICE •Alliance •Creating Acceptance Through Students •Dig Pink •Net Impact •Read Across America •Volley 4 Holly •Martin Luther King Junior Leadership Summit •MVP Bystander Training Facilitator
///Height: 5-4 | Hometown: Clarkston, Mich. | High School: Clarkston /// THE LIGHTFOOT FILE MAJOR: SOCIAL WORK & WOMEN’S STUDIES FAMILY: KRISTIE AND DAVID LIGHTFOOT, BROTHERS MAX AND SAM FAVORITE ATHLETE: TOM BRADY FAVORITE TV SHOW: SONS OF ANARCHY FAVORITE MOVIE: FRIED GREEN TOMATOES INTEREST/HOBBIES: SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES, ROLLER COASTERS, WATCHING MOVIES AND SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY
CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MADISON LIGHTFOOT
WHY I CHOSE UNH: “I IMMEDIATELY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE CAMPUS AND NEW ENGLAND AS A WHOLE. IN ADDITION TO THE LANDSCAPE AND GORGEOUS VIEWS, THE TEAM AND COACHING STAFF WERE INCREDIBLE. THE SENSE OF FAMILY AND PRIDE IN THEIR PROGRAM WAS CLEAR FROM THE BEGINNING. I LOVED THE TEAM UNITY, THE CULTURE AND HOW WELCOMING EVERYONE WAS. THE CAMPUS IS BEAUTIFUL AND FULL OF GENUINE PEOPLE. I COULDN’T IMAGINE SPENDING MY FOUR YEARS OF COLLEGE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAM.”
3 Freshman
MALI JERECZEK S
HIRSCHINGER ABOUT JERECZEK “Mali has all the tools necessary to raise the level of our program. Being a 5-foot-11 lefthanded setter is a huge advantage. Mali is intelligent, a very hard worker and has fit into our UNH volleyball culture. It’s been terrific having her here and training with the team since January.” COMMUNITY SERVICE • Volly 4 Holly • Volunteer tutor • Worked at a local church pantries • Special Olympics
CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MALI JERECZEK
///Height: 5-11 | Hometown: Green Bay, Wis. | High School: West De Pere /// THE JERECZEK FILE
MAJOR: BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES FAMILY: JULIE LATTIMER AND KEVIN JERECZEK, BROTHER NICK FAVORITE ATHLETE: DONALD DRIVER FAVORITE TV SHOW: GREY’S ANATOMY FAVORITE MOVIE: SOUND OF MUSIC INTEREST/HOBBIES: SHOPPING AND READING
WHY I CHOSE UNH: “GREAT TEAM DYNAMIC WHILE HAVING A PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC SUCCESS.”
5 Senior
ABBY BRINKMAN OH COLLEGIATE ACCOLADES
•CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (2014) •America East All-Championship Team (2014) •America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2012, 2013, 2014) •Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society: National College Athlete Honor Society (2015) COMMUNITY SERVICE •Alpha Epsilon Delta President •Dig Pink •Health Professional Honor Society •Math tutor at Moharimet Elementary •Serves as a coach at New Hampshire Juniors •Volleyball 12’s •Pease Greeters •Somersworth Safe Haven •Volley 4 Holly •Best Buddies Peer Mentoring
///Height: 6-0 | Hometown: Brecksville, Ohio | High School: Brecksville Broadview /// THE BRINKMAN FILE MAJOR: SPEECH PATHOLOGY FAMILY: JULIE AND DAN BRINKMAN, BROTHER ALEX FAVORITE ATHLETE: DEME MORALES FAVORITE TV SHOW: THE MINDY PROJECT FAVORITE MOVIE: WALK THE LINE INTEREST/HOBBIES: BEING WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, STAYING ACTIVE, HELPING OTHERS
CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ABBY BRINKMAN
WHY I CHOSE UNH: “UNH VOLLEYBALL IS A FAMILY WITH A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM AND TREMENDOUS ACADEMIC SUPPORT. THE CAMPUS IS BEAUTIFUL AND I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE A NEW AREA OF THE COUNTRY.
7 Senior - Captain
TORI FORREST OH
COLLEGIATE ACCOLADES
•America East Scholar Athlete of the Year (2014) •America East All-Conference First Team (2013, 2014) •America East All-Academic Team (2013, 2014) •America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2012, 2013, 2014) •Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society: National College Athlete Honor Society (2015) •Co-Captain (2014) •America East All-Rookie Team (2012)
COMMUNITY SERVICE •Athletes Intervarsity Leadership Board •Student-athlete tutor •Head coach for New Hampshire Seacoast Juniors Volleyball •Completed a mission to the Dominican Republic •UNH’s Leadership Camp •HandsOn Jax Homeless Shelter •Played and coached for BIP-SE U21 team in Athens, Greece •Leadership Board Member for Athlete’s Intervarsity •Starting a college ministry at Crosswater Community Church •Member of the UNH Rines Angel Student Investment Fund •Volly 4 Holly
CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TORI FORREST
///Height: 5-10 | Hometown: Powder Springs, Ga. | High School: North Cobb /// THE FORREST FILE
MAJOR: ACCOUNTING & BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FAMILY: PAM SHATTLES AND JOHN FORREST, BROTHER JACK, SISTER JESSICA FAVORITE ATHLETE: MICHAEL JORDAN FAVORITE TV SHOW: THE OFFICE FAVORITE MOVIE: MRS. DOUBTFIRE INTEREST/HOBBIES: GOING TO THE BEACH, RUNNING, SHOPPING, SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY
WHY I CHOSE UNH: “I LOVED THE CULTURE OF UNH VOLLEYBALL. I KNEW THE PLAYERS WOULD NATURALLY CHANGE OVER THE YEARS DUE TO AGE, BUT I KNEW THAT IF EVERYONE BOUGHT INTO THE PROGRAM, JILL WAS RUNNING WITH THEM NO MATTER WHAT. I WOULD BE SURROUNDED BY HARD-WORKING, COMMITTED PEOPLE. LIKEWISE, I KNOW WHEN I LEAVE UNH, I WOULD HAVE GROWN AS A PLAYER, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, AS A PERSON.
8 Senior
BRENNA BUCKWALTER RS COLLEGIATE ACCOLADES •America East Academic Honor Roll (2013, 2014) •America East All-Rookie Team (2012) •America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2012) COMMUNITY SERVICE •Dig Pink •Project Cure •Missionary trip to India working with Mother Theresa Homes •Soles for Souls •Volley 4 Holly
///Height: 5-10 | Hometown: Evergreen, Colo. | High School: Evergreen Senior /// THE BUCKWALTER FILE MAJOR: BUSINESS MARKETING WITH A MINOR IN SPANISH FAMILY: BROOKS AND JEFF BUCKWALTER, BROTHER ADAM, SISTER MEGHAN FAVORITE ATHLETE: LINDSEY VONN FAVORITE TV SHOW: THE OFFICE FAVORITE MOVIE: BLOOD DIAMOND INTEREST/HOBBIES: TRAVEL, CULINARY ARTS, PHILANTHROPY
CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BRENNA BUCKWALTER
WHY I CHOSE UNH: “ON MY VISIT, IT WAS MADE VERY CLEAR FROM WATCHING EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES THAT UNH VOLLEYBALL HAS A CULTURE OF RESPECT, WORK ETHIC, COMPETITIVE DRIVE AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY TO ME, A DEEP CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER ON A PERSONAL LEVEL. I WANTED TO BE A PART OF THE UNH FAMILY AND ITS TRADITION OF UPHOLDING HIGH STANDARDS AND SEEKING CONSTANT GROWTH AND IMPROVEMENT. I WANTED TO BE PART OF A TEAM WITH NO CEILING.
9 Senior
CASSIDY CROCI MB
COLLEGIATE ACCOLADES •America East All-Academic Team (2013, 2014) •CoSIDA Division I Volleyball Academic AllDistrict First Team (2013) •CoSIDA Division I Volleyball All-Academic Second Team (2014) •America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2012, 2013, 2014) •Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society: National College Athlete Honor Society (2015) COMMUNITY SERVICE •New Hampshire Seacoast Juniors Volleyball 14-white •Dig Pink •Lord Hall Council Co-President •Pease Greeters •Volley 4 Holly
CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CASSIDY CROCI
///Height: 6-0 | Hometown: Sylvania, Ohio | High School: St. Ursula Academy /// THE CROCI FILE
MAJOR: BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FAMILY: AMY AND VINCE CROCI, BROTHER TRENT, SISTER GABRIELLE FAVORITE ATHLETE: BRIANNA SCURRY INTEREST/HOBBIES: READING NOVELS, LISTENING TO CLASSIC ROCK AND LOOKING UP FACTS ON WIKIPEDIA.
WHY I CHOSE UNH: “I CHOSE UNH BECAUSE OF EVERYONE ON CAMPUS, WHETHER IT BE A PROFESSOR, COACH, STUDENT, OR TEAMMATE, BELIEVES IN ME AS AN INDIVIDUAL. THE UNH COMMUNITY IS GENUINELY INVESTED IN MY INTERESTS AND WANTS ME TO SUCCEED IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE.”
10 Red Shirt Freshman
MOLLY WOTTON MB/OH COMMUNITY SERVICE •Dig Pink •Easter Seals Helper •Friends in Action •Special Olympics •Little Shots Youth Basketball Clinic •Volley 4 Holly
///Height: 6-0 | Hometown: Dover, N.H. | High School: Dover /// THE WOTTON FILE MAJOR: PHYSICAL EDUCATION FAMILY: KATHY AND PETER WOTTON, SISTER MEGHAN FAVORITE ATHLETE: DEREK JETER FAVORITE MOVIE: FROZEN INTEREST/HOBBIES: GOING TO THE LAKE/BEACH AND HELPING OUT WITH SPECIAL OLYMPICS
CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MOLLY WOTTON
WHY I CHOSE UNH: “GREAT COMMUNITY, GREAT VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM AND VERY WELCOMING.”
11 Senior
MAGGIE KENNEY OH
COLLEGIATE ACCOLADES •America East Academic Honor Roll (2014) •America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2013)
COMMUNITY SERVICE •Dig Pink •Invisible Children Fundraiser •Kids Cove Park Renovation •Pease Greeters •Toys for Tots •Volley 4 Holly
CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MAGGIE KENNEY
///Height: 5-9 | Hometown: Merrimack, N.H. | High School: Merrimack /// THE KENNEY FILE
MAJOR: LINGUISTICS AND GERMAN FAMILY: PAM AND MIKE KENNEY, BROTHER MICKEY FAVORITE ATHLETE: KRISTINE LILLY FAVORITE TV SHOW: AMERICAN HORROR STORY FAVORITE MOVIE: CORALINE INTEREST/HOBBIES: HIKING, READING, TRAVELING
WHY I CHOSE UNH: “BORN AND RAISED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, PLAYING VOLLEYBALL AT UNH WAS ALWAYS A DREAM OF MINE. I FELT AN INSTANT CONNECTION WITH THE TEAM AND COACHING STAFF. I RESPECT THE CULTURE AND DISCIPLINE OF THE PROGRAM, HOLDING ITS PLAYERS ACCOUNTABLE NOT ONLY ON THE COURT, BUT IN THE CLASSROOM AND EVERYDAY LIFE. THE COACHING STAFF TRAINS US TO BECOME GREAT ATHLETES AS WELL AS SUCCESSFUL ADULTS. THE TEAM HAS A FAMILIAL BOND LIKE NO OTHER.”
12 Freshman
ALEXA MARKMAN MB HIRSCHINGER ABOUT MARKMAN “Alexa comes from a high level of club volleyball. She brings a wealth of experience and has a very strong skill set. We’re looking forward to her being a Wildcat!”
COMMUNITY SERVICE •The Night Ministry •The Awesome Club for Cancer - proceeds went to the Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute
///Height: 6-0 | Hometown: Chicago, Ill. | High School: Shari Davis at Latin School /// THE MARKMAN FILE MAJOR: UNDECLARED - PAUL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FAMILY: SHARON AND SCOTT MARKMAN, BROTHER LELAND FAVORITE ATHLETE: JONATHAN TOEWS FAVORITE TV SHOW: THE VOICE, GOSSIP GIRL, SHARK TANK FAVORITE MOVIE: BRIDESMAIDS, FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF INTEREST/HOBBIES: PLAYING VOLLEYBALL, WATCHING THE BLACKHAWKS AND COOKING
CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ALEXA MARKMAN
WHY I CHOSE UNH: “I CHOSE UNH BECAUSE I COULD SEE MYSELF EXCELLING BOTH ON THE COURT AND IN THE CLASSROOM. I WANTED TO EXPERIENCE A DIFFERENT PART OF THE COUNTRY, AND DURHAM IS BEATIFUL AND CLOSE TO FAMILY. WHEN VISITING FOR THE FIRST TIME, I COULD IMMEDIATELY FEEL THE CAMARADERIE IN THE VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM; THEY MADE IT FEEL LIKE HOME. FINALLY, JILL AND STACY WERE THE ONLY COLLEGE COACHES WHO STAYED FOR A WHOLE MATCH AND CAME TO MOSTLY ALL OF THEM, WHICH MEANT A LOT.”
13 Junior
DEMI MUSES MB
COLLEGIATE ACCOLADES •America East Championships’ Most Outstanding Player (2014) •America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2014) •America East All-Rookie Team (2013) COMMUNITY SERVICE •Read Across America •MVP Bystander Training •Martin Luther King Summit •Black Students Union •Volley 4 Holly •Dig Pink
CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DEMI MUSES
///Height: 5-11 | Hometown: Orangevale, Calif. | High School: Casa Roble /// THE MUSES FILE
MAJOR: COMMUNICATIONS AND BUSINESS MARKETING FAMILY: BECKY AND WES PROUD, BROTHERS SKYLER, DJ AND BRADEN, SISTERS ASHLEY, TIA AND HANNAH FAVORITE ATHLETE: MIA HAMM FAVORITE MOVIE: AVATAR INTEREST/HOBBIES: SAILING
WHY I CHOSE UNH: “I’M FAR AWAY FROM HOME AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I’D HAVE A SECOND FAMILY AND JUST FIND A PLACE WHERE I KNOW I’M CARED AFTER. IT’S RARE TO FIND PEOPLE IN LIFE WHO TRULY WANT THE BEST FOR YOU AND THAT’S WHAT I FOUND IN UNH. MY COACHES ARE SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH “MOMS” AND I HAVE 16 SISTERS WHO ARE BY MY SIDE THROUGH EVERYTHING. UNH WAS THE BEST DECISION OF MY LIFE AND FINDING THIS PLACE WAS A TRUE BLESSING.”
14 Junior
KEELIN SEVERTSON S COLLEGIATE ACCOLADES •Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society: National College Athlete Honor Society (2015) •America East Academic Honor Roll (2014) •America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2013) COMMUNITY SERVICE •Cardinal Newman Volleyball Camp •Dig Pink •Lake Worth Christian Volleyball Camp •Volley 4 Holly •Acted in The Vagina Monologues •On-campus student representative on the Memorial Union Board of Directors •Assistant coach at Seacoast Volleyball •Martin Luther King Leadership Summit Participant •Leadership Camp participant
///Height: 5-7 | Hometown: Delray Beach, Fla. | Cardinal Newman /// THE SEVERTSON FILE MAJOR: KINESIOLOGY EXERCISE SCIENCE FAMILY: FRANCES HAYDEN AND ROLF SEVERTSON, SISTER ANNA FAVORITE ATHLETE: MEGAN RAPINOE FAVORITE TV SHOW: SHERLOCK FAVORITE MOVIE: THE COUNTRY BEARS INTEREST/HOBBIES: SWING DANCING AND READING
CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT KEELIN SEVERTSON
WHY I CHOSE UNH: “WHEN I CAME ON MY FIRST VISIT, THE CULTURE OF THE TEAM AND THE FAMILY ATMOSPHERE WERE BOTH EXTREMELY OBVIOUS. THE GIRLS WORKED HARD IN PRACTICE AND PUSHED EACH OTHER TO BE BETTER PLAYERS AND PEOPLE. ALSO, THE UNIVERSITY HAD A PROGRAM I WANTED TO STUDY SO IT WAS A PERFECT FIT.”
15 Sophomore
SASHA CUCUZ RS
COLLEGIATE ACCOLADES •America East All-Rookie Team (2014) COMMUNITY SERVICE •Dig Pink •Volley 4 Holly •St. George Church •St. Elijah Church •Premier Volleyball International Trip - mission work in Nicaragua
CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SASHA CUCUZ
///Height: 6-1 | Hometown: Plymouth, Mich. | Canton /// THE CUCUZ FILE
MAJOR: ACCOUNTING & FINANCE FAMILY: DASHA AND BO CUCUZ, SISTERS SOFIJA AND TIA FAVORITE ATHLETE: NEMANJA VIDIC FAVORITE TV SHOW: GAME OF THRONES FAVORITE MOVIE: ROMAN HOLIDAY INTEREST/HOBBIES: EUROPEAN SOCCER, TRAVELING AND READING
WHY I CHOSE UNH: “THE VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM HERE IS SUCH A SUPPORTIVE AND HARDWORKING UNIT. EVERYDAY WE WORK HARD NOT ONLY TO BETTER OURSELVES, BUT OUR TEAMMATES AS WELL.”
16 Freshman
GABRI OLHAVA MB HIRSCHINGER ABOUT OLHAVA
“Gabri was a lucky and late find for our program. The first time we saw her was at our summer camp and we knew she was exactly what we were looking for. Gabri is quick, springy and explosive. Her ceiling for improvement is very high, which we’re excited about.”
///Height: 6-1 | Hometown: Mount Prospect, Ill. | High School: John Hersey/// THE OLHAVA FILE MAJOR: UNDECLARED FAMILY: ANTONELLA AND STEVE OLHAVA, SISTER ALESSIA FAVORITE ATHLETE: PATRICK KANE FAVORITE TV SHOW: GREY’S ANATOMY FAVORITE MOVIE: HUNGER GAMES INTEREST/HOBBIES: HIKING AND ROLLERBLADING
CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT GABRI OLHAVA
WHY I CHOSE UNH: “THE CAMPUS IS BEAUTIFUL AND THEY ARE HAVE ALL THE MAJORS I’M CONSIDERING. AND OF COURSE THE AMAZING VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM!”
17 Freshman
SARAH SHELTON OH
HIRSCHINGER ABOUT SHELTON
“Sarah has worked incredibly hard to get to the level she is playing. She had limited opportunities to develop as a player and has taken advantage of every single one. The state of Maine has really come a long way in volleyball and we are thrilled to add Sarah and her family to our family.” COMMUNITY SERVICE •SPCA •Special Olympics at Sugarloaf •Welcome To My Home •Relay For Life
CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SARAH SHELTON
///Height: 6-1 | Hometown: Ellsworth, Maine | High School: Ellsworth/// THE SHELTON FILE
MAJOR: UNDECLARED FAMILY: STEVE AND BRENDA SHELTON, BROTHERS CHRIS AND JOSH FAVORITE ATHLETE: KERRI WALSH FAVORITE TV SHOW: FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS FAVORITE MOVIE: ENDLESS LOVE INTEREST/HOBBIES: SKIING, TENNIS, HIKING AND SWIMMING
WHY I CHOSE UNH: “I LOVED THE CAMPUS, COULD SEE MYSELF FITTING IN THERE, THE VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM, ACADEMICS AND IT’S CLOSE TO HOME.”
18 Sophomore
KATIE REBROVICH DS
COLLEGIATE ACCOLADES •America East Commissioner’s Honor
Roll (2014) COMMUNITY SERVICE •Dig Pink •Relay for Life •Support Our Soldiers •Volley 4 Holly
CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT KATIE REBROVICH
///Height: 5-4 | Hometown: Burleson, Texas | High School: Centennial/// THE REBROVICH FILE
MAJOR: PURE MATHEMATICS FAMILY: LORI AND STEVE REBROVICH, BROTHER JACK FAVORITE ATHLETE: STACY SYKORA FAVORITE TV SHOW: N.C.I.S. FAVORITE MOVIE: FOOT LOOSE INTEREST/HOBBIES: READING AND HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS
WHY I CHOSE UNH: “I CHOSE UNH BECAUSE OF THE CAMPUS AND THE TEAM ENVIRONMENT. IT FELT LIKE A SECOND HOME.”
19 Freshman
LINA HEINRICHS MB HIRSCHINGER ABOUT HEINRICHS
“Lina is the definition of untapped potential. Being a 6-foot-4 high jumper and having never trained at a high level is an exciting combination for an incoming college volleyball player. We are looking forward to see how far she can elevate her game and become a force in the middle.” COMMUNITY SERVICE •Youth Health Service Corps •St. Raphel’s Catholic Church Youth
Group
///Height: 6-4 | Hometown: Fairbanks, Alaska | High School: James T. Hutchison/// THE SHELTON FILE MAJOR: BIOCHEMISTRY, MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY FAMILY: SUE AND TOM HEINRICHS, SISTERS EVA AND RISA FAVORITE TV SHOW: MODERN FAMILY FAVORITE MOVIE: BEDTIME STORIES INTEREST/HOBBIES: BIKING, BEING OUTDOORS. READING, CROCHET, AND COOK. I ALSO LOVE SCIENCE AND MATH. IN HIGH SCHOOL I PARTICIPATED IN TRACK & FIELD, COMPETING IN HIGH JUMP.
CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LINA HEINRICHS
WHY I CHOSE UNH: “I ORIGINALLY CHOSE UNH BECAUSE IT HAS STRONG ACADEMICS, IN PARTICULAR SCIENCE. IT ALSO HAS STRONG UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO ME. I LIKED THAT THE SCHOOL FELT VERY SAFE AND LIKE A LARGE COMMUNITY EVEN THOUGH IT IS A MEDIUM-SIZED SCHOOL. THE FINAL FACTOR OF CHOOSING UNH WAS VOLLEYBALL. IT WAS THE ONLY SCHOOL THAT REALLY CONSIDERED EVEN LOOKING INTO ME AND WHEN THEY OFFERED TO LET ME PLAY, IT WAS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY.”
20 Sophomore
COURTNEY BOWMAN OH/RS
COLLEGIATE ACCOLADES •America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2014) COMMUNITY SERVICE •Cleveland Food Bank •Dig Pink •Fieldstone Farms Therapeutic Riding Facilities • Volley 4 Holly
CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT COURTNEY BOWMAN
///Height: 5-11 | Hometown: Chagrin Falls, Ohio | High School: Beaumont School/// THE BOWMAN FILE
MAJOR: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FAMILY: SKIP AND STEPHANIE BOWMAN, BROTHER NATHAN FAVORITE ATHLETE: MICAH HANCOCK FAVORITE TV SHOW: CAKE BOSS FAVORITE MOVIE: POLAR EXPRESS INTEREST/HOBBIES: BAKING AND SLEEPING
WHY I CHOSE UNH: “I LOVE THE CAMPUS AND THE TEAM DYNAMIC!”
MEDIA CENTER UNH VOLLEYBALL
UNH VOLLEYBALL CELEBRATES ITS 31ST SEASON IN 2015. VOLLEYBALL WAS A VARSITY SPORT AT NEW HAMPSHIRE FROM 1975 TO 1984 AND THEN REINSTATED IN 1995. SINCE THEN, NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS BEEN CROWNED AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONS ON FIVE OCCASIONS (1998, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2014). CLICK TO LEARN MORE
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HISTORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
UNH WAS ORIGINALLY FOUNDED AS A LAND-GRANT COLLEGE WHOSE MISSION WAS TO SHAPE AND EDUCATE CITIZENRY AMONG THE STATE’S FARMERS, BUSINESS PEOPLE AND ENGINEERS. IN 1893, THOMPSON HALL WAS COMPLETED, BUILT WITH NATIVE GRANITE AND STATE-MANUFACTURED BRICK. THAT FALL, WITH 37-YEAR-OLD, FORMER MINISTER CHARLES S. MURKLAND AT ITS HELM, THE COLLEGE OPENED ITS DOORS IN DURHAM. IN HIS INAUGURAL ADDRESS, PRESIDENT MURKLAND SPOKE OF THE “FULL FREEDOM OF THE HIGHEST INTELLECTUAL FELLOWSHIP,” COMMITTING THE COLLEGE TO ALSO EMBRACE THE LIBERAL ARTS. FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY THEREAFTER, UNH GREW EXPONENTIALLY AS THE GI BILL, THE GROWTH IN ACADEMIC FIELDS OF STUDY, AND EXPANDING REGIONAL REPUTATION BROUGHT WAVES OF NEW STUDENTS TO THE UNIVERSITY’S CAMPUSES. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
TODAY, UNH IS NOT ONLY A LAND-GRANT INSTITUTION BUT ALSO A DESIGNATED SEA- AND SPACEGRANT UNIVERSITY, AND RANKS AMONG THE TOP-TIER RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS NATIONALLY. THE UNIVERSITY COMPRISES DOZENS OF ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS, INTERDISCIPLINARY INSTITUTES, AND RESEARCH CENTERS THAT ATTRACT STUDENTS AND FACULTY FROM AROUND THE WORLD. AS STATE-OFTHE-ART FACILITIES ARE BUILT TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC GROWTH, AND NEW RESIDENCE AND DINING HALLS ARE BUILT TO MEET THE GROWING POPULARITY OF CAMPUS LIFE, THE UNIVERSITY CONTINUES TO REST LIGHTLY ON OLD BEN THOMPSON’S FARM, WHERE APPROXIMATELY 15,000 STUDENTS AND HUNDREDS OF FACULTY AND STAFF LIVE AND WORK AMID THE ROLLING HILLS AND RIVERBEDS OF ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAMPUSES IN THE NATION. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
AS ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS IN THE NORTHEAST, UNH HAS ALWAYS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A LEADER IN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, SPANNING ALL FIELDS OF STUDY AND UNITING THEM THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS, LABS, FARMS, THEATRES, RESEARCH CENTERS AND LIBRARIES. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
UNH HOSTS 733 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM MORE THAN 45 COUNTRIES AND BOASTS A POPULATION OF STUDENTS FROM ALL 50 STATES. ALONG WITH OVER 100 MAJORS OFFERED, UNH ENCOMPASSES 11 SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES THAT STUDENTS CAN CHOOSE FROM: CARSEY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND PHYSICS(CEPS), COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES(CHHS), COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS(COLA), COLLEGE OF LIFE SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURE(COLSA), GRADUATE SCHOOL, SCHOOL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND OCEAN ENGINEERING, PETER T. PAUL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, THOMPSON SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCE, UNH MANCHESTER AND UNH SCHOOL OF LAW. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
ACADEMICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
LIFE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE IS ALL ABOUT EXPLORING THE TERRITORY OUTSIDE YOUR COMFORT ZONE. UNH IS JUST ONE OF A HANDFUL OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN THE NATION TO HOLD LAND-, SEA-, AND SPACE-GRANT STATUS. THAT MEANS THAT THE PROFESSORS WHO SIT ACROSS FROM YOU AT THE SEMINAR TABLE ROUTINELY TACKLE SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST EXCITING CHALLENGES. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
THE UNIVERSITY PRIDES ITSELF AS BEING A TOP-10 ENTREPRENEURIAL CAMPUS (FORBES.COM AND THE PRINCETON REVIEW) AND IS AMONG THE TOP 30 UNIVERSITIES NATIONALLY IN SCIENCE RESEARCH FUNDING FROM NASA. UNH IS HOME TO THE NASA-RECOGNIZED SPACE SCIENCE CENTER; THE INSTITUTE FOR STUDY FOR EARTH, OCEANS AND SPACE; AND THE INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. THE ENGLISH PROGRAM IS STAFFED BY AN INSPIRING FACULTY OF WINNERS OF THE PULITZER PRIZE, THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD, THE MACARTHUR FELLOWSHIP, THE EDGAR ALLEN POE AWARD AND THE YOUNG POETS AWARD. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
UNH STADIUM PROJECT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
ON JAN. 31, 2014, UNH ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CONSTRUCT A $25 MILLION ATHLETIC COMPLEX AS PART OF THE CAMPUS’ MASTER PLAN. EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2016, THE FACILITY WILL OFFER INCREASED AND IMPROVED SEATING, STATE-OF-THE-ART BROADCAST AND WIFI CAPABILITY, CONCESSIONS, RESTROOMS AND A SPECIAL STUDENT SECTION. THE ORIGINAL CONCRETE SECTION OF THE CURRENT EAST SIDE FACILITY DATES TO THE 1930’S. CONSTRUCTED HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO TAKE SHAPE WITH THE ADDITION OF STADIUM LIGHTS, REPLACEMENT OF THE GENERAL ADMISSION STANDS AND THE REORIENTATION OF CONCRETE STADIUM SEATING AND AISLE WAYS. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
WHITTEMORE CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
USED BY THE UNH MEN’S AND WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY TEAMS, THE WHITTEMORE CENTER OPENED NOV. 10, 1995, WITH THE WILDCATS DEFEATING THEN DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPION BOSTON UNIVERSITY, 6-5, IN OVERTIME. THAT SUCCESS HAS CONTINUED EACH YEAR. IN 2004-05, THE WILDCATS SET A SCHOOL RECORD WHEN THEY PLAYED IN FRONT OF 126,028 PEOPLE IN 20 HOME GAMES AND OVERALL THE WILDCATS HAVE PLAYED IN FRONT OF 2,239,940 FANS. THE WHITTEMORE CENTER WAS THE SITE OF OF THE 2002 AND 2005 WOMEN’S FROZEN FOUR AND THE EVENT WILL RETURN TO THE WHITT IN 2016. MOST RECENTLY, UNH ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL INSTALL A FOUR-SIDED, CENTER-HUNG VIDEOBOARD AND LED DISPLAY BAND AT THE WHITTEMORE CENTER ARENA IN TIME FOR THE 2015-16 SEASON. CLICK TO LEARN MORE
MISSION STATEMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
THE MISSION OF THE INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS PROGRAM AT UNH IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES TO ENRICH THEIR COLLEGIATE EXPERIENCE THROUGH PARTICIPATION ON ATHLETIC TEAMS WHICH ARE COMPETITIVE AT THE CONFERENCE LEVEL AND BEYOND. THE INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC PROGRAM ALSO HAS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ENRICHING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE UNIVERSITY AND STATEWIDE COMMUNITY, AND AS A SOURCE OF PRIDE AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY, WHILE MAINTAINING HIGH STANDARDS OF ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP.
MISSION STATEMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT
IN ORDER TO FULFILL ITS MISSION, THE INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS PROGRAM MUST: 1. PROVIDE THE SUPPORT NECESSARY TO FIELD TEAMS COMPETITIVE AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL. 2. PROVIDE STUDENT-ATHLETES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC DEMANDS WITH THE GOAL OF GRADUATING EVERY STUDENT-ATHLETE. 3. PROVIDE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN TO PARTICIPATE. 4. OPERATE WITHIN THE POLICIES AND RULES OF NCAA MEMBERSHIP, TITLE IX AND ANY CONFERENCE IN WHICH THE UNIVERSITY IS A MEMBER. 5. PROVIDE A SAFE AND POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ATHLETES TO TRAIN AND COMPETE.
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
JERRY AZUMAH ’99 FORMER NFL PRO BOWLER, CHICAGO BEARS
CARLTON FISK ’69 HALL OF FAME BASEBALL PLAYER
ANDY BRICKLEY ’82 FORMER NHL PLAYER & ANALYST, BOSTON BRUINS
COREY GRAHAM ’07 NFL PLAYER, BUFFALO BILLS SUPER BOWL XLVII CHAMPION (BALTIMORE RAVENS)
KARYN BYE ’94 1998 OLYMPIC GOLD, ICE HOCKEY
JOHN IRVING ’65 AUTHOR, “CIDER HOUSE RULES
MARCY CARSEY ’66 PRODUCER, “COSBY SHOW” & “THAT 70’S SHOW”
NATALIE JACOBSON ’65 FORMER NEWS ANCHOR, BOSTON TV
GARY DESTEFANO ’78 PRESIDENT, NIKE GLOBAL OPERATIONS
CHIP KELLY ’90 NFL HEAD COACH, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
JACK EDWARDS ’79 ANNOUNCER, BOSTON BRUINS (NESN)
KATHRYN KROSS ’82 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, “BLOOMBERG NEWS”
ROD LANGWAY ’77 HALL OF FAME HOCKEY PLAYER JENNIFER LEE ’92 WRITER & CO-DIRECTOR “FROZEN” RICHARD LINNEHAN ’80 NASA ASTRONAUT JOHN LYNCH ’74 FORMER NEW HAMPSHIRE GOVERNOR
MIKE O’MALLEY ’92 ACTOR, “GLEE” “MY NAME IS EARL” “YES, DEAR” PETER PAUL ’67 OWNER, PAUL FINANCIAL & PETER PAUL WINES JARED SMITH ’13 NFL PLAYER ATLANTA FALCONS SUPER BOWL XLVIII CHAMPION (SEATTLE SEAHAWKS)
JACKIE MACMULLAN ’82 JORNALIST, ESPN & ESPN.COM
BARBARA WALSH ’81 PULTIZER-PRIZE WINNER, PORTLAND PRESS HERALD
MIKE MINNIGAN ’78 OWNER, MINNIGAN PROPERTIES FORMER VP AOL
CHRIS WRAGGE ’92 WCBS-TV NEWS ANCHOR
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