No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/HighSchool 1 *OliviaParkins So. S/OH 5-7 Dracut,MA/DracutSenior 4 *TrinaCarroll Sr. MH 5-9 Hampton,NH/Winnacunnet 5 SierraBrown Fr. RS 5-11 SanDiego,CA/PointLoma 8 *AshleyKostka So. DS 5-4 Quincy,MA/NorthQuincy 9 *CarolynEddy So. S/OH 5-5 Dracut,MA/CentralCatholic 12 *BrookePeterson So. OH 5-8 DelMar,CA/TorreyPines 13 *JamieMuntz So. MH 5-11 WestHartford,CN/Conard 16 *KristinaWiltjer Jr. S 5-7 Temecula,CA/Chaparral 20 *LeaFreeman Sr. MH 6-0 Methuen,MA/Methuen 21 KeandraCruz Fr. L/DS 5-0 Lowell,MA/Lowell 22 AnisaSmith Fr. MH 5-11 Moraga,CA/Campolindo 27 KianaRaposo Fr. OH 5-7 Acushnet,MA/NewBedford 31 EllaMerrill Fr. OH 5-7 BermudaDunes,CA/PalmDesert 44 HannahRey Fr. OH 5-10 Escondido,CA/Escondido

HeadCoach:KarenMcNulty(BostonCollege,1985),18thyear AssistantCoaches:JohnCody,TaraConners

*Veterans(8)

2 0 11 R O S T E R

Location:....................................................................................................... Lowell,MAEnrollment:............................................................................................................8,107Founded:..................1975(MergerofLowellStateandLowellTechnologicalInstitute)President..........................................................................................Dr.JackM.WilsonChancellor:.........................................................................................MartinT.MeehanColors:.................................................................................Red,WhiteandRoyalBlueNickname:...................................................................................................RiverHawksFacility:..........................................................................................CostelloGymnasiumAffiliation:............................................................................................. NCAADivisionIIConference:...............................................................................................Northeast-10DirectorofAthletics:..............................................................................DanaK.SkinnerHeadAthleticTrainer:................................................................................. ArtiePoitrasHeadCoach:.........................................................................KarenMcNulty(18thyear)OverallRecord........................................................................ 344-268(.562),17yearsRecordatUMassLowell......................................................... 315-239(.569),15yearsE-Mail:....................................................................................karen_mcnulty@uml.eduAssistantCoaches:............................................................... JohnCody,TaraConnersVolleyballOfficePhone:........................................................................ (978)934-2319Dir.ofAthleticMediaRelations:..................ChrisO'Donnell•chris_odonnell@uml.eduAssistantDirector:............................................SeanHladick•sean_hladick@uml.eduAthleticMediaRelationsPhone................................................... (978)934-2306,2351AthleticMediaRelationsFax:................................................................ (978)934-2313

UMass Lowell Quick Facts

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2 0 11 O U T L O O K Withseveralnewfacesontheroster,headvolleyballcoachKarenMcNultywillrelyonaRiverHawksquadwell-versedintheartsofpassing,blockingandservingasshemoldsheryounglineupintoaforceintheNortheast-10. Lastyear’steamfinishedwitha15-12record,tiedforseventhintheNE-10andfellintheopeningroundoftheconferenceplayoffstoPaceUniversity.Then-seniorsSarahCosciaandJillianHadderwereeachhonoredasAll-Conferenceathletesforthethirdtimeintheircareers. Fastforwardtopresentdayandthenew-lookRiverHawkshavebeenpickedtofin-ishseventhagainthisyearinwhatfigurestobeatop-heavyconference.UMassLowellreceived146overallvotes,justfiveshyofsixth-placeStonehill. “Ourgoal,asalways,istodowellintheconference,qualifyfortheNCAA’sandtobecomeabetterteam,”McNultystated.

OffensethroughExecution

Theshiftawayfromtheaerialattackofthelastfewseasonscomesoutofnecessity.TheRiverHawkswavedgoodbyetothreeseniors:Coscia,HadderandVickyWong.Astheyleftthecourt,sodid805ofUMassLowell’s1174kills(68.6%). “Welostalotoffirepower,”saidMcNulty.“Idon’tknowifwecanmakeup800kills,butwecanbestrongerdefensively.We’llgetmorepointsoffofblocking,diggingandservice.Inparticular,passingandservingaregoingtobehugeandIthinkwe’realreadybetterinthoseareasthanayearago.” AmongthosereturningtoUMassLowell’soffenseisseniorLeaFreeman(Methuen,Mass.).SherankedthirdontheRiverHawkslastseasoninkillswith184,averaging1.80pergame.Freemanalsotallied138digsand65blocks,makingheraversatileweapononthecourt. ExpectedtoplayamoreprominentroleintheoffenseisfellowseniorTrinaCarroll(Hampton,N.H.).Themiddle-hittertotaled52killsand35blockslastyear,bothcareer-highs. “Withtwoseniors,naturallythereisseniorleadership,”McNultysaid.“PlayingalongsideCosciaandHadderformostoftheircareers,theyhaven’thadtobethebestplayersonthecourt,butthey’vebeenstartersandthey’reworkingintothatrolewheretheyhaveagreaterimpact.” UMassLowellwillthriveonitsdepth,utilizingaversatilecastofathletestofillintheremainingholesonoffense.Agreatdealofpreseasonwasspentidentifyingwhatskillsherplayersbringtothetableandhowbesttousethem. “Everyonecanhavearoleonthisteam,ev-eryonecancontribute--notjustonthecourt,butoffofit,”saidMcNulty.“Ofcourseeveryonewantstostartandplayallofthetime,butiftheplayerscanacceptthatteammentality,we’llbebetterforit.” Thedepthcomesfromsixnewplayersjoin-ingthesquadfor2011,comprisedoffourfresh-menandtwosophomores.MixingthoseplayerswiththeveteranswillallowtheRiverHawkslineupflexibility,specificallyattheoutsidehitterposition. “Ithinkwhat’sniceaboutthisgroupisthatwehavefouroutsidehitters,”saidMcNulty.“Allofthembringsomethingdifferenttothetable.”

JuniorKristinaWiltjerandSeniorLeaFreeman

ThosefourconsistofsophomoresBrookePeterson(DelMar,Calif.)andKianaRaposo(Acushnet,Mass.)andfreshmenEllaMerrill(BermudaDunes,Calif.)andHannahRey(SanDiego,Calif.). Ofthosefour,Petersonistheonlyplayerwithcollegiateexperi-ence;sherecorded46killsand15serviceaceslastseason.McNultydescribesMerrillandReyasexceptionalathleteswithstrongarms,whileRaposousesballcontroltomanipulatethedefense.

Dig,Set...

ThepassinggamelookstobetheRiverHawks’greateststrengthastheyreturnjuniorsetterKristinaWiltjer(Temecula,Calif.)andNE-10All-RookieliberoCarolynEddy(Dracut,Mass.). Wiltjertookoverthefull-timesettingdutiesin2010,dishingout875assistsat8.50pergame,eighthbestintheNE-10.Shealsorankedfirstontheteaminserviceaces(38),secondindigs(253)andfifthinkills(77).Wiltjerrecorded12double-doubles(assists-digs). Assumingtheroleofliberoinherfirstcollegiatematch,Eddysetwhatremainsacareer-highof32digsagainstMerrimackonSept.4,2010.Followingherdebutshecontinuedtoshine,collecting437digsenroutetoanAll-Rookieselection.Eddyreacheddouble-digitdigsinallbutfiveofUMassLowell’smatches. TheRiverHawks’backcourtdidloseavaluablememberinWong’sdeparture,buttheteamwilllookforcontributionsfromsophomoresOliviaParkins(Dracut,Mass.)andKeandraCruz(Lowell,Mass.).ParkinsisprimarilyasetterandcanspellWiltjer,whileCruzwillhelpshoreupthedefensiveholeleftbyWong.

ServingandBlocking

TwoareasinwhichtheRiverHawksappearpoisedforevengreatersuccessin2011areserviceandblocking. DespitelosingjustoverhalfoftheirserviceacesfromtheNE-10’sseventhbestserv-ingteamin2010,UMassLowelllookscapableofeclipsinglastyear’stotalof196.Wiltjerreturnsaftertyingfortheteam-leadwith38acesandFreemanlanded21asajunior,despiterecordingzeroasasophomore. ThetwoplayersmostlikelytosetnewcareermarksareEddyandPeterson.Eddyloggedmajorminutesasarookieandtallied14acesdespitebeingthrustintohighpres-suresituations.Hercounter-part,Peterson,flourishedinlimitedplayingtimeforatotalof15aces,mostamongUMassLowellfreshmen.Likelytoassumealargerroleontheteam,Petersonwillreceivemorechancestoshowcasehertalentsintheservicegame. UMassLowell’sincreasedsizeinthefrontcourtshouldbolsteritsblockingabilty,whichalreadyrankedfourthintheNE-10ayearago.Returning87%oftheteam’stotalblocks(149of170.5),theadditionofSierraBrown(SanDiego,Calif.)andAnisaSmith(Moraga,Calif.),two5-11freshmen,shouldmaketheRiverHawksfearedatthenet. TheprimaryreturningplayersinUMassLowell’sblockingschemeareFreeman,WiltjerandCarroll.Thetriocombinedfor137totalblocksandhaveafullseasonofchemis-tryundertheirbelts.

Milestone

LostindevelopinghernextcropoftalentedplayersisMcNulty’squietmarchtowardsher350thvictoryasaheadcoach.Enteringher20thseason,McNultyhasacareerrecordof344-268(.562). Thelong-tenuredRiverHawkcoachhasaveraged18winsaseasonduringhercareerandseemspoisedtoreachthemilestoneearlyinthecampaign. “IfIgetto350andwehavealosingseason,itdoesn’tmeananything,”admittedMcNulty.“Butifwe’redoingwellitbecomesaprettyspecialmoment.”

SophomoreBrookePeterson

A1995graduateofUMassLowell,TaraConnersentersherfourthyearontheUMLstaff. Connersservedastheheadcoachat

EndicottCollegeforfiveyearsandhascoachedwithintheMassachu-settsJuniorOlympicprogramaswellasseveralareacampsandclinics. WhileatEndicott,ConnersledtheGullstotheirbestrecordinschoolhistory(21-4). AtUMassLowell,Connerswasatwo-yearcaptainandplayedanumberofpositions.Previously,shewasatwo-timeconferenceall-staratBillericaH.S. ConnersisanofficerontheBillericaPoliceforce,whereshecur-rentlyresides.

John Cody re-turnsforhis14thseasonwith theUMass Lowel lvol leybal l pro-gram, his 36thyearincoaching.

Cody spent 25yearsasthedirectoroftheMerrimackValleyJuniorOlympicVolleyballPro-gram,aninstructionalleaguewhichcompetesagainstotherclubteamsinNewEngland.Healsoservedasthe head coach atStonehamH.S.in1987-88andatHolyCross from1989-96.

Achemistryteacherfor36yearsatArlingtonH.S.,Codyhasbeen theheadboys’tenniscoachall36years,leadingtheSpyPondersto23Great-erBostonLeaguechampionships.

CodyresidesinChelmsford,MA,withhiswife,Elizabeth.Theyhaveraisedeightchildren,threeofwhomplayedvolleyballatDivisionIuniversities.

T H E C O A C H I N G S T A F F

KarenMcNultyentersher18thyearasheadcoachoftheUMassLowellvolleyballprogram,guid-ingtheRiverHawkstoa344-268overallrecord(.562)throughthepast17seasons.The2009and2002Northeast-10

ConferenceCoachoftheYear,McNultyinheritedthevolleyballprogramin1994followingatwo-yearheadcoachingstintatNortheastern.Afterpostinga29-39recordinherfirsttwoseasonswiththeRiverHawks,shehasguidedUMLtoa271-188clip(.590),includingeight20-winseasonsandtheprogram’sfirstsixNCAATournamentappearances(2000,2002-05,2009). Aculminationofallherwork,theRiverHawkscapturedtheprogram’sfirsteverNE-10TournamentChampionshipin2009.Inadditiontopostinga22-10record,McNultywas crownedas the conference’sCoachoftheYearwhiletakingtheprogramtoitssixthNCAATournament. McNulty also led theRiverHawks to secondplaceintheNE-10regularseasoninfourofthelastnineyears.The2003seasonwasespeciallysweetforMcNultyandtheRiverHawks,whohadgraduated70percentofitsoffenseanddefensewiththe2002squad(25-11),butposteda20-10recordandearnedtheirthirdNCAATournamentberthinfouryears. AtNortheastern,McNultyposteda29-29two-year clipwhich includeda16-10showing in1992.Thatyear,theHuskiesadvancedtotheNorthAtlanticConference(nowAmericaEast)Tournament. Afour-yearplayeratBostonCollege(Classof‘85),McNultyservedasteamcaptainasaseniorandwastherecipientoftheBCVarsityClubOutstandingSeniorAward.Upongraduation,McNultyservedasheadcoachofthegirls’teamatheralmamater,Bil-lericaHighSchool,wheresheledtheIndianstotheDivisionINorthSectionalfinalsandMerrimackValleyConference title twice. In1991,shewasvoted theMerrimackValleyConferenceCoachoftheYear. McNultycontinuestogivebacktohersport.Sheservedthe2005seasonasthenationalchairfortheNCAADivisionIIVolleyballCommittee,thegovern-ingbodythatmakesadministrativedecisionsfortheNCAATournament.Shewasalsothecommitteechairfor theNCAANortheastRegionfor fouryears,andhadpreviouslyservedontheAVCAnationalrankingscommittee. McNulty has been aUnitedStatesVolleyballAssociation(USVBA)playersince1986.AnativeofBillerica,MA,McNultyresidesinLowell,MA.

Head Coach Karen McNulty

AssistantJohn Cody

AssistantTara Conners

2011 PLAYER PROFILES

Sierra BrownSan Diego, Calif.

Trina CarrollHampton, N.H.

.Keandra CruzLowell, Mass.

Carolyn EddyDracut, Mass.

Lea FreemanMethuen, Mass.

Ashley KostkaQuincy, Mass.

Ella MerrillBermuda Dunes, Calif.

Jamie MuntzWest Hartford, Conn

Olivia ParkinsDracut, Mass

Brooke PetersonDel Mar, Calif

Kiana RaposaAcushnet, Mass.

Hannah ReySan Diego, Calif.

Anisa SmithMoraga, Calif.

Kristina WiltjerTemecula, Calif.

42011 UPPERCLASSMEN PROFILES

Senior • Middle Hitter • NursingHampton, NH • Winnacunnet H.S. • Great Bay Volleyball

TRINA CARROLL

ASAJUNIOR:Appearedin27matches,starting17•Totaledcareer-highsof52kills,39digsand35totalblocksin94gamesplayed•Recordedaseason-highsix

killsatSaintRose(10/2)•Talliedaseason-bestsixdigsandthreeblocksina3-1winatFranklinPierce(10/13)•HadfivekillsandfourblocksinUML’s3-1winatLeMoyne(10/3)•Tiedaseason-highwithfourblocksversusSt.Michael’s(10/26).

PERSONAL:OneoftwodaughtersofDickandLoisCarrollofHampton,NH•ListstheBostonRedSoxasherfavoriteprofessionalteam•NamesMistyMayandMichaelMcDonnellasherfavoritesportsfigures•Majoringinnursing.

22Junior • Defensive SpecialistQuincy, MA • North Quincy H.S. • Mass Patriots

ASHLEY KOSTKA

ASASOPHOMORE:Appearedin10matches(28games)withonestart•Had13digsandthreeserviceaces•Amassedaseason-highfivedigsinawinagainstQueens(9/17).

PERSONAL:AshleyAnnKostkaisoneoffourchildrenofPamelaandPhilKostkaofQuincy,Mass.•PlanstobecomeahomicidedetectivefortheMassachusettsStatePolice•ChoseUMLbecauseofitsproximitytohomeandgreateducation•NamestheBostonRedSoxasherfavoriteteamandKevinYoukilisasherfavoriteplayer•ListenstoTimMcGraw,CarrieUnderwoodandLadyAntebellum.

16Junior • Setter • Political ScienceTemecula, CA • Chaparral H.S. • 951 Elite Volleyball

KRISTINA WILTJER

ASASOPHOMORE:Appearedin27matches(103gamesplayed)with23starts•Registeredteam-bestsof875assistsand38serviceaceswhilealsoscoring253digsand77kills•Totaled12double-doubles(assists/digs)•Highlightsinclude51assistsandfiveserviceacesinawinatLeMoyne(10/3)•Amassed47assistsand12digsintheseasonopeneragainstMerrimack(9/4)•Had47assistsand12digsinalosstoSouthernConnecticut(10/16)•Totaled36assistsandaseason-high19digsagainstCWPost(9/18).

PERSONAL:OneofthreedaughtersofJimWiltjerofTemecula,CA•HelpedfighttheCaliforniawildfires•ListstheSanFrancisco49ersandtheLosAngelesAngelsofAnaheimasherfavoritesportsteams•NamesMistyMayasherfavoriteathlete•Wouldliketoworkwithanimalsaftercol-lege•PoliticalScienceonmajor.

20Senior • Middle Hitter • Liberal ArtsMethuen, MA • Methuen H.S. • Merrimack Valley Juniors

LEA FREEMAN

ASAJUNIOR:Appearedin27matches(102games)with22starts•Totaled184kills,138digsand65totalblocks•RankedsecondonUMLinblocksandthirdinkills•Highlightsincludedacareer-high15killsand15digsinawinatMerrimack(9/28)•Hadadouble-doubleagainstMerrimack(9/4)with10killsand10digs•Talliedacareer-bestsixblocksatNYIT(9/21)•Totaled10killsandfiveblocksinawinoverSt.Michael’s(10/26).

PERSONAL:OneofthreechildrenofLauraFreemanandRobPattersonofMethuen,MA•ListstheBostonCelticsasherfavoriteprofessionalteamandRayAllenasherfavoriteathlete.

Date Opponent W/L Score ScoreByGame9/4 MER W 3-2 24-26,21-25,30-28,25-14,15-109/10 LockHaven L 1-3 18-25,14-25,25-17,25-279/10 Wilmington(DE) L 2-3 21-25,25-21,25-13,18-25,14-169/11 EastStroudsburg W 3-1 16-25,25-22,25-21,27-259/11 Dominican(NY) W 3-0 21-12,25-18,25-179/17 QUE W 3-1 25-22,25-19,23-25,25-209/18 C.W.Post L 2-3 12-25,10-25,26-24,25-15,8-159/18 Dowling L 0-3 20-25,9-25,16-259/22 BEN W 3-0 25-15,27-25,25-159/21 NYIT W 3-2 22-25,25-23,25-11,16-25,15-79/25 Dowling L 0-3 17-25,11-25,19-259/28 MER W 3-1 25-23,14-25,25-22,27-2510/2 SaintRose L 1-3 23-25,25-11,22-25,21-2510/3 LeMoyne W 3-1 25-22,22-25,25-23,25-2010/6 STO L 1-3 25-15,22-25,22-25,16-2510/13 FranklinPierce W 3-1 25-19,25-21,16-25,25-2010/15 NewHaven L 0-3 18-25,19-25,18-2510/16 SouthernConnecticut L 2-3 23-25,23-25,25-23,25-22,3-1510/20 SaintAnselm W 3-0 25-18,25-18,25-1910/23 SNH W 3-2 20-25,24-26,25-17,25-16,15-1010/26 STM W 3-1 20-25,25-15,25-13,25-1210/29 ADE L 0-3 18-25,13-25,25-2710/30 PAC W 3-0 25-19,25-22,25-1811/2 Post(CT) W 3-0 25-12,25-18,25-1811/5 Assumption W 3-0 25-22,25-13,25-2211/6 AIC L 1-3 17-25,25-23,22-25,19-2511/9 PAC L 0-3 22-25,16-25,29-31

*Northeast-10match;#Northeast-10Tournament;$NCAATournament;!UMassLowellTournament;@Bridge-portTournament;%BentleyTournament;&QueensCollegeTournament;HomematchesinCAPS

2010 STATISTICS • RESULTSPlayer GP K-E-TA Att% A-APG SA-SE-PG D-DPG BS-BA-PGSarahCoscia 103 371-116-856 .298 11-0.11 31-32-0.30 99-0.96 28-63-0.88JillHadder 91 254-119-766 .176 25-0.27 35-37-0.38 188-2.07 1-23-.26LeaFreeman 102 184-136-620 .077 22-0.22 21-31-0.21 138-1.35 21-44-0.64VickyWong 101 180-103-556 .138 32-0.32 38-28-0.38 243-2.41 1-19-0.20KristinaWiltjer 103 77-28-241 .203 857-8.50 38-32-0.37 253-2.46 0-37-0.36TrinaCarroll 94 52-36-194 .082 27-0.29 1-1-0.01 39-0.41 3-32-0.37BrookePeterson89 46-33-171 .076 9-0.10 15-26-0.17 134-1.51 3-9-0.13JamieMuntz 12 4-7-23 -.130 1-0.08 0-0-0.00 1-0.08 0-0-0.00OliviaParkins 10 1-0-3 .333 22-2.20 0-1-0.00 8-0.80 0-0-0.00CarolynEddy 103 5-7-31 -.065 38-0.37 14-27-0.14 437-4.24 0-0-0.00AshleyKostka 28 0-1-2 -.500 1-0.04 3-3-0.11 13-0.46 0-0-0.00

UMLTOTAL 103 1174-587-3464 .1691063-10.32 196-218-1.90 1553-15.08 57-227-1.66

2010 Results (15-12, 9-6 Northeast-10)

T H E R E C O R D B O O K S

Individual RecordsGamesPlayed•Career 480 KatieToomey,1995-98•Season 134 LizNoble,1996

Kills•Career 1,897 KatieToomey,1995-98•Season 573 JulieHandy,2005

Blocks•Career 414 LaurenDufresne,2001-04•Season 145 JamieGuyer,2002

Digs•Career 1,773 AllieEide,2006-09•Season 562 ErinMiller,2002

Assists•Career 4,812 AndreaTurner,2000-03•Season 1,569 AndreaTurner,2002

ServiceAces•Career 248 MichelleRoy,1988-91•Season 109 SueMartin,1990

HittingPercentage•Career .337 KatieToomey,1995-98•Season .442 CherylLauziere,1984

Team Single Season RecordsMatches 45 1983Wins 35 1990Losses 22 2007FewestWins 4 1978,1979FewestLosses 6 1990Kills 1,972 1996HittingPercentage .329 1984(892-324--1,726)Assists 1,752 2002Digs 2,809 2002Blocks 316.5 2002

Erin Miller

Lauren Dufresne

Katie Toomey

Andrea Turner