2016 UNI Volleyball Media Guide 2016 Quick Facts UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Upper NW UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, Iowa • 50614-0314 • unipanthers.com Colin McDonough (319-273-5456) • Jordan Lindley (319-273-3642) • Michelle Van Dorn (319-273-5455) UNI PANTHERS Fax (319-273-3602) GENERAL COACHING STAFF Name of School: ....................University of Northern Iowa Head Coach: ..............................................Bobbi Petersen City/Zip: ........................................Cedar Falls, Iowa/50614 Alma Mater, Year: ...............................................UNI, 1990 Founded: ................................................................... 1876 Record at School (yrs.): ...................... 410-122 (17th year) Enrollment: ............................................................ 12,043 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 2015 Overall Record: ............................................... 19-15 President (Interim): .....................................Jim Wohlpart Conference Record/Finish: .............................12-6 (T-4th) Athletics Director: ..........................................David Harris Final National Ranking: ..............................................N/A Senior Woman Administrator: ............... Christina Roybal Starters Returning/Lost: ............................. 6 (+Libero)/0 Faculty Athletics Representative: ..........Elaine Eshbaugh Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .................................11/2 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: ...............................1028-345-22 Fax: ............................................................. (319) 291-2069 No. Years in NCAA Tournament/Last: .................19/2015 E-Mail: ................................... [email protected] Last postseason opponent: ............................ Marquette Result: ............................... L, 3-2 (2015 NCAA First 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: ............................... KXEL AM 1540 (Waterloo, Iowa) Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0314 Announcer: ....................................Chris Kleinhans-Schulz 20162016 UNI UniversityVolleyball Roster of Northern Iowa Volleyball Roster TEAM INFORMATION Starters Returning (R) and Lost (L) Ht. Year Pos. MP-SP 2015 Stats/Notes (R) Kayla Haneline 6-2 R-Sr. MH 34-133 HM All-AVCA District; 1st Team All-MVC (R) Amie Held 5-9 Sr. OH/L/DS 34-133 1st Team All-MVC; MVC Scholar-Athlete (R) Heather Hook 5-11 R-Jr. S 34-133 UNI sophomore record for assists (1,417) (R) Lindsey Schulz 6-0 R-Sr. OH 34-130 1.53 kps, 0.48 bps (R) Kendyl Sorge 5-7 So. L/DS 34-133 3.65 dps, 0.42 aps (R) Piper Thomas 6-1 So. MH 34-133 MVC All-Freshmen Team (R) Bri Weber 5-10 So. OH 34-132 UNI freshman record for kills (376) Others Returning Ht. Year Pos. MP-SP 2015 Stats/Notes Lexi Astor 5-10 R-So. OH DNP Did not see action Jaidyn Blanchfield 5-10 Sr. MH 26-78 1.37 kps, 0.45 dps, 0.45 bps Delaney Bolton 5-9 Jr. DS 2-2 2.00 dps Rachel Koop 5-9 R-Fr. S DNP Redshirted Maddie McNeil 5-11 R-Fr. OH DNP Redshirted Ashlee Sinnott 5-10 Sr. DS 34-131 2.60 dps, 0.10 aces/set Newcomers Ht. Year Pos. Hometown/High School Kate Busswitz 6-2 Fr. MH Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Prairie) Taylor Hedges 5-7 Fr. DS New Hartford, Iowa (Dike-New Hartford) Abbi Staack 5-8 Fr. DS Janesville, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock) Karlie Taylor 5-11 Fr. OH Eddyville, Iowa (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont) 2016 University of Northern Iowa Volleyball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown (High School/Previous School) 2 Jaidyn Blanchfield MH 5-10 Sr. Boise, Idaho (Borah/College of Southern Idaho) 3 Amie Held OH/L/DS 5-9 Sr. Festus, Mo. (St. Pius X) 4 Bri Weber OH 5-10 So. Dike, Iowa (Dike-New Hartford) 5 Lexi Astor OH 5-10 R-So. Fort Dodge, Iowa (Fort Dodge) 6 Kendyl Sorge L/DS 5-7 So. Janesville, Iowa (Janesville) 8 Ashlee Sinnott DS 5-10 Sr. Waterloo, Iowa (Columbus) 9 Maddie McNeil OH 5-11 R-Fr. Eagan, Minn. (Eagan) 10 Heather Hook S 5-11 R-Jr. Grundy Center, Iowa (Grundy Center) 11 Karlie Taylor OH 5-11 Fr. Eddyville, Iowa (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont) 12 Kate Busswitz MH 6-2 Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Prairie) 13 Kayla Haneline MH 6-2 R-Sr. Plattsmouth, Neb. (Lourdes Catholic) 14 Rachel Koop S 5-9 R-Fr. New Hartford, Iowa (Dike-New Hartford) 15 Delaney Bolton DS 5-9 Jr. Council Bluffs, Iowa (Abraham Lincoln) 16 Lindsey Schulz OH 6-0 R-Sr. Carroll, Iowa (Carroll) 17 Piper Thomas MH 6-1 So. Jesup, Iowa (Jesup) 18 Abbi Staack DS 5-8 Fr. Janesville, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock) 20 Taylor Hedges DS 5-7 Fr. New Hartford, Iowa (Dike-New Hartford) Head Coach: Bobbi Petersen (UNI ’90) – 16 Years, 410-122 (.771) Assistant Coaches: Kalani Mahi (Graceland ’87), Kim Davis (UNI ’02) Director of Volleyball Operations: Michelle Coulter (UNI ‘95) Athletic Trainer: Chelsea Lowe 2016 Schedule 2016 University of Northern Iowa Volleyball Schedule Date Opponent Location Time Michigan Invitational Ann Arbor, Mich. Aug. 26 vs. Miami (Ohio) 3:30 pm Aug. 27 vs. Saint Louis 12 pm at Michigan 6:30 pm USC Radisson Classic Los Angeles, Calif. Sept. 2 vs. Creighton 7 pm Sept. 3 at USC 12 pm vs. Kentucky 7 pm Kangaroo Klassic Kansas City, Mo. Sept. 9 vs. Nebraska-Omaha 3 pm at UMKC 7:30 pm Sept. 10 at Kansas Lawrence, Kan. 6 pm Sept. 13 Iowa State Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 pm UNI Tournament Cedar Falls, Iowa Sept. 16 Illinois State* 5 pm Sept. 17 Northwestern 12 pm Syracuse 7 pm Sept. 18 North Dakota State 2:30 pm Sept. 23 at Southern Illinois* Carbondale, Ill. 7 pm Sept. 24 at Evansville* Evansville, Ind. 7 pm Sept. 30 Missouri State* Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 pm Oct. 1 Wichita State* Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 pm Oct. 3 Indiana State* Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 pm Oct. 8 at Drake* Des Moines, Iowa 7 pm Oct. 14 at Bradley* Peoria, Ill. 7 pm Oct. 15 at Loyola* Chicago, Ill. 7 pm Oct. 21 Evansville* Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 pm Oct. 22 Southern Illinois* Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 pm Oct. 28 at Wichita State* Wichita, Kan. 7 pm Oct. 29 at Missouri State* Springfield, Mo. 7 pm Nov. 5 Drake* Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 pm Nov. 11 Loyola* Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 pm Nov. 12 Bradley* Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 pm Nov. 18 at Illinois State* Normal, Ill. 7 pm Nov. 19 at Indiana State* Terre Haute, Ind. 6 pm Nov. 24 MVC Tournament - Quarterfinal Cedar Falls, Iowa 5/7:30 pm Nov. 25 MVC Tournament - Semifinal Cedar Falls, Iowa 5/7:30 pm Nov. 26 MVC Tournament - Championship Cedar Falls, Iowa 4 pm *Missouri Valley Conference match All times central Home matches in bold and played at McLeod Center Coaches Bobbi ica honors in 2011. Payton and Ellie Blankenship earned honorable mention All-America honors in Petersen 2009. In 2010 the Panthers landed three players on Head Coach AVCA All-America teams as Payton earned second team AVCA All-America honors while Blanken- 17th Year ship was named to the third team and Michelle Burow garnered honorable mention honors. Krista When thinking DeGeest tallied honorable mention All-America about the tradi- honors in 2011 and 2012. Shelby Kintzel earned tion-filled history AVCA honorable mention All-America status at the of UNI volleyball, conclusion of the 2013 campaign. Kayla Haneline few names jump continued that stretch of AVCA All-District honors out like Bobbi by earning honorable mention status in 2014. Petersen’s. A Academically, the Panthers have shined under former standout Petersen’s guidance as well. A total of 34 players on the court for have earned first-team MVC Scholar-Athlete honors UNI - and argu- during her time at the helm, with four players earn- ably the greatest player in the school’s