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For more information, please contact [email protected]. edia Guide 2015 Quick Facts UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Upper NW UNI-Dome• Cedar Fa lls, Iowa • 50614-0314 • unipant hers.com Colin McDonough (319-273-5456) •Jordan Lindley (3 19-273-3642) • Michelle Van Dorn (319-273-5455) Fax (319-273-3602) GENERAL COACHING STAFF Name of School: .................... University of Northern Iowa Head Coach: .............................................. Bobbi Petersen City/Zip: ........................................Cedar Falls, lowa/50614 Alma Mater, Year: ............................................... UNI, 1990 Founded: ................................................................... 1876 Record at School (yrs.): ................................. 391-107 (15) Enrollment: ............................................................ 11,928 Career Record (yrs.): ................................................ Same Nickname: ........................................................... Panthers Office Phone: ............................................... 319-273-7170 School Colors: ................................... Purple and Old Gold Best Time to Reach Coach: ................................ Mornings Arena Name: ............................................. McLeod Center Assistant Coaches: ........................ Kalani Mahi, Kim Davis Capacity: ................................................................... 6,650 Director of Volleyball Operations: ......... Michelle Coulter Press Row Phone: ...................................... (319) 273-4121 Affiliation: ................................................. NCAA Division I TEAM INFORMATION Conference: ................................................Missouri Valley 2014 Overall Record: ............................................... 21 -11 President: ....................................................... Dr. Bill Ruud Conference Record/Finish: ............................... 14-4 (2nd) Athletics Director: ......................................... Troy Dann en Final National Ranking: .............................................. N/A Senior Woman Administrator: ...................... Jean Berger Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 4/3 Faculty Athletics Representative: .......... Elaine Eshbaugh Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................... 9/3 Athletic Dept. Phone: ............................... (319) 273-2470 Ticket Office Phone: ................................... (319) 273-4TIX MEDIA INFORMATION Athletic Dept. Website: .......................... unipanthers.com Primary Newspaper: ............ ...Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier Address: .......................................................... P.O. Box 540 HISTORY Waterloo, IA 50704 First Year of Volleyball: ............................................. 1975 Phone: ........................................................ (319) 291 -1466 Overall All-Time Record: ............................... 1009-330-22 Fax: ............................................................. (319) 291-2069 No. Years in NCAA Tournament/Last: ................. 18/2012 E-Mail: ................................... [email protected] Last postseason opponent: .............................. Nebraska Result: .......................... L, 3-0 (2012 NCAA Second Round) Campus Newspaper: ................................ Northern Iowan Address: ................................. University of Northern Iowa ~~~~ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS~~~~ Maucker Union 112 Asst. AD/Athletics Communications: ........... Colin McDonough Cedar Falls, IA 50614 Office: ......................................................... (319) 273-5456 Phone: ........................................................ (319) 273-2157 Cell: .............................................................. 319-415-4059 Fax: ............................................................. (319) 273-5931 SID Fax: ...................................................... (319) 273-3602 SID Mailing Address: ...................... NW UNI-Dome Upper Radio: .............................. KWLO AM 1330 (Waterloo, Iowa) Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0314 Announcer: .................................... Chris Kleinhans-Schulz 2015 UNI Volleyball Roster TEAM INFORMATION Starters Returning (R) and Lost (L) Ht. Yea r Pos. MP-SP 2014 Stats/Notes (R) Autumn Alitz 6-2 R-Sr. MH 32-113 1 .82 kps, 0.82 bps (L) Kinsey Caldwell 5-8 Sr. s 32-122 2nd Team MVC, 10.3 aps, 1.03 kps, 2.90 dps (R) Kayla Haneline 6-2 R-Jr. MH 32-121 1stTeam MVC, 2.79 kps, 0.88 bps (R) Amie Held 5-9 Jr. L 24-92 2nd Team MVC, MVC Scholar-Athlete, 4.95 dps (L) Eryca Hingtgen 5-10 Grad. OH 32-122 1st Team MVC, 2.87 kps, 3.24 dps (L) Leigh Pudwill 6-1 Jr. OH 32-122 2.74 kps, 0.57 bps, 0.64 dps (R) Ashlee Sinnott 5-10 Jr. DS 32-122 0.24 aces/set, 2.85 dps Others Returning Ht. Year Pos. MP-SP 2014 Stats/Notes Lexi Astor 5-10 R-Fr. OH DNP Redshirted Jaidyn Blanchfield 5-10 Jr. MH 22-40 0.57 kps, 0.65 bps Delaney Bolton 5-9 So. DS 10-32 2.09 dps Heather Hook 5-11 R-So. s 2-2 Saw actio n in two matches Lindsey Schulz 6-0 R-Jr. OH 32-122 2.17 kps, 0.69 bps, 0.59 dps Haley Wandrey 5-5 R-Sr. DS 32-122 2.25 dps, 0.44 aps Newcomers Ht. Yea r Pos. Hometown/High School Jana Braakhuis 6-2 Sr. MH/OH Velen, Germany (Radboud Univ. Nymegen) Katie Jones 6-1 Fr. MH Delavan, Wis. (Delavan-Darien) Rachel Koop 5-9 Fr. s Dike, Iowa (Dike-New Hartford) Maddie McNeil 5-11 Fr. OH Eagan, Minn. (Eagan) Kendyl Sorge 5-7 Fr. UDS Janesville, Iowa (Ja nesville) Piper Thomas 6-1 Fr. MH Jesup, Iowa (Jesu p) Bri Weber 5-10 Fr. OH Dike, Iowa (Dike-New Hartford) 2015 University of Northern Iowa Volleyball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Haley Wandrey DS 5-5 R-Sr. Ankeny, Iowa (Ankeny) 2 Jaidyn Blanchfield MH 5-10 Jr. Boise, Idaho (Borah/College of Southern Idaho) 3 Amie Held UDS 5-9 Jr. Festus, Mo. (St. Piux X) 4 BriWeber OH 5-10 Fr. Dike, Iowa (Dike-New Hartford) 5 Lexi Astor OH 5-10 R-Fr. Fort Dodge, Iowa (Fo rt Dodge) 6 Kendyl Sorge UDS 5-7 Fr. Janesville, Iowa (Janesville) 8 Ashlee Sinnott DS 5-10 Jr. Waterloo, Iowa (Columbus) 9 Maddie McNeil OH 5-11 Fr. Eagan, Minn. (Eagan) 10 Heather Hook s 5-11 R-So. Grundy Center, Iowa (Grundy Center) 11 Katie Jones MH 6-1 Fr. Delavan, Wis. (Delavan-Darien) 12 Autumn Alitz MH 6-2 R-Sr. Mason City, Iowa (Mason City) 13 Kayla Haneline MH 6-2 R-Jr. Plattsmouth, Neb. (Lourdes Catholic) 14 Rachel Koop s 5-9 Fr. Dike, Iowa (Dike-New Hartford) 15 Delaney Bolton DS 5-9 So. Council Bluffs, Iowa (Abraham Lincoln) 16 Lindsey Schulz OH 6-0 R-Jr. Carroll, Iowa (Carroll) 17 Piper Thomas MH 6-1 Fr. Jesup, Iowa (Jesup) 22 Jana Braakhuis MH/OH 6-2 Sr. Velen, Germany (Radbo ud Univ. Nymegen) Head Coach: Bobbi Petersen (UNI '90) - 15 Years, 391 -107 (.785) Assistant Coaches: Kalani Mahi (Graceland '87), Kim Davis (UNI '02) Director of Volleyball Operations: Michelle Coulter (UNI '95) Athletic Trainer: Megan Brady 2015 Schedule Date ORROnent Location Time Rams Volleyball Classic Fort Collins, Colo. Aug. 28 vs. UC Davis 4:30 pm Aug. 29 vs. Baylor 2pm at Colorado State 8:30 pm UNI Tournament Cedar Falls, Iowa Sept. 4 Kentucky 6:30 pm Sept. 5 Creighton 12 pm USC 7:30 pm Butler All-American Classic Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 11 vs. Cincinnati 1pm at Butler 5pm Sept. 12 vs. Illinois-Chicago 1pm Sept. 16 at Iowa State Ames, Iowa 6:30 pm Huskie Invitational DeKalb, Ill. Sept. 18 vs. Western Kentucky 4pm Sept. 19 vs. Alabama 1:30 pm at Northern Illinois 7:30 pm Sept. 25 Southern Illinois* Cedar Falls, Iowa 7pm Sept. 26 Evansville* Cedar Falls, Iowa 7pm Sept. 29 at Bradley* Peoria, Ill. 5pm Oct. 2 at Indiana State* Terre Haute, Ind. 6pm Oct. 3 at Illinois State* Normal, Ill. 7pm Oct.9 Wichita State* Cedar Falls, Iowa 7pm Oct.10 Missouri State* Cedar Falls, Iowa 7pm Oct. 17 Drake* Cedar Falls, Iowa 7pm Oct. 20 at Loyola* Chicago, Ill. 5pm Oct. 23 at Evansville* Evansville, Ind. 7pm Oct. 24 at Southern Illinois* Carbondale, Ill. 7pm Oct. 30 Illinois State* Cedar Falls, Iowa 7pm Oct. 31 Indiana State* Cedar Falls, Iowa 7pm Nov. 6 at Missouri State* Springfiel d, Mo. 7pm Nov. 7 at Wichita State* Wichita, Kan. 7pm Nov. 14 at Drake* Des Moines, Iowa 7pm Nov. 20 Bradley* Cedar Falls, Iowa 7pm Nov. 21 Loyola* Cedar Falls, Iowa 7pm Nov. 26 MVC Tournament - Quarterfinal Springfield, Mo. TBD Nov. 27 MVC Tournament - Semifinal Spri ngfield, Mo. TBD Nov. 28 MVC Tournament - Championship Springfield, Mo. TBD *Missouri Valley Confe rence match All times central Home matches in bold and played at McLeod Center Coaches Bobbi All-America honors while Blankenship was named to the third team and Michelle Burow garnered Petersen honorable mention honors. Krista DeGeest tallied Head Coach honorable mention All-America honors in 2011 and 2012. Shelby Kintzel earned AVCA honorable