Harvard Girls Volleyball  2009-10 
Name: Harvard High School
City: Harvard
County: McHenry
Enrollment: 723
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Black/Gold
Conference: Big Northern
Superintendent: Dr. Lauri Tobias
Principal: Rob Zielinski
Athletic Director: Scott Striegel
Head Coach: Kelly Brierley
Assistant Coaches: Brenda Gratz, sadie Galvin
Trainer: Jason Konenche
Captains: Ashleigh Fisher, marcy Nystrom
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Elgin (St. Edward), 25-22, 21-25, 25-23, in Regional Final
No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.    Age  Yr.
  1  Mikhal Stricker          DS-L   5-4     16  Jr.
  2  Katarina Rotta           S      5-8     14  Fr.
  3  Marcy Nystrom            L      5-3     17  Sr.
  4  Anna Groh                DS-L   5-2     18  Sr.
  5  Ashley Crosby            OPP    5-7     17  Sr.
  6  Laura Lovell             DS-L   5-4     18  Sr.
  7  Kelsey Kurth             MB     5-7     16  Jr.
  8  Rachel Thompson          DS-L   5-7     16  Jr.
  9  Megan Struck             MB     5-9     16  Jr.
 10  Brittany Finke           OH     5-10    16  Jr.
 13  Ashleigh Fisher          OH     5-10    18  Sr.
 14  Jackie Stephan           DS-L   5-4     18  Sr.
 15  Keren York               MB     6-0     15  So.
 16  Shannon Ditsch           OPP-MB 5-8     16  Jr.
                           Season Totals             Single-Match High
Name                  Kill   Blk   Ace   Ast   Dig  Kill   Blk   Ace   Ast   Dig
Ashley Crosby           45    20    39    44   111     4     3     4     4     8
Shannon Ditsch          75    40     0     5    31     7     7     0     2     3
Brittany Finke         208     7    31     3   351    13     1     3     1    17
Ashleigh Fisher        414    25    48     8   297    18     2     6     1    23
Anna Groh                0     0     7     3    18     0     0     3     0     6
Kelsey Kurth             1     0     0     1     1     1     0     0     1     1
Laura Lovell             0     0     4     1     7     4     0     3     0     4
Marcy Nystrom            2     0    16    13   553     1     0     3     3    24
Katarina Rotta          41    22    50   665   128     4     5     4    34    17
Jackie Stephan           0     0     0     0     2     0     0     0     0     2
Mikhal Stricker          0     0     0     7   149     0     0     0     2    11
Megan Struck           135   108    29     9    63    10    10     5     2     6
Rachel Thompson          0     0     3     0    12     0     0     1     0     3
Keren York               0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0
TEAM TOTALS                                                                     
OPPONENT TOTALS                                                                 
Date   Opponent                    W/L 1st   2nd   3rd   
9/3    Antioch                     W   25-21 25-19 
9/8    Cary (C.-Grove)             L   22-25 9-25  
9/9    Wauconda                    L   25-23 23-25 26-28 
9/10   Byron                       W   25-15 25-18 
Yorkville Tournament
*9/12  Oswego (H.S.)               W   25-13 25-17 
*9/12  Sandwich                    W   25-6  25-18 
*9/12  Yorkville                   W   22-25 25-14 17-15 
*9/12  Plainfield (North)          L   19-25 24-26 
9/14   Genoa (G.-Kingston)         W   25-16 25-20 
9/17   Burlington (Central)        L   16-25 24-26 
9/22   Marengo                     W   25-16 25-22 
9/24   Hampshire                   L   16-25 21-25 
Harvard Tournament
*9/26  Genoa (G.-Kingston)         W   25-16 25-8  
*9/26  Antioch                     W   25-16 25-19 
*9/26  South Beloit                W   25-4  25-10 
*9/26  Oregon                      W   25-16 25-21 
*9/26  Johnsburg                   W   26-24 25-23 
9/28   Poplar Grove (North Boone)  W   25-14 25-7  
9/30   Richmond (R.-Burton)        W   25-22 25-23 
10/5   Burlington (Central)        L   18-25 11-25 
10/8   Marengo                     W   25-23 25-13 
Crystal Lake (Central) Tournament
*10/9  Lake Villa (Lakes)          W   23-25 25-16 25-21 
*10/9  Wauconda                    L   21-25 19-25 
*10/10 Crystal Lake (Central)      L   12-25 25-22 24-26 
*10/10 Elk Grove Village (E.G.)    L   26-24 19-25 27-29 
*10/10 Zion (Z.-Benton)            L   23-25 25-21 23-25 
10/13  Hampshire                   L   16-25 25-19 15-25 
10/15  Poplar Grove (North Boone)  W   25-8  25-10 
10/20  Richmond (R.-Burton)        W   25-22 22-25 25-18 
Stillman Valley Classic
*10/23 Stillman Valley             W   19-25 25-18 15-4  
*10/23 Shabbona (Indian Creek)     W   25-10 25-13 
*10/24 Lena (L.-Winslow)           W   25-17 25-22 
*10/24 Lanark (Eastland)           L   25-16 15-25 13-15 
*10/24 Ashton (A.-Franklin Center) W   25-16 25-18 
Harvard Regional
*10/29 Rockford (R. Christian)     W   25-10 25-15 
*10/31 Rockford (Lutheran)         W   25-15 25-15 
Oregon Sectional
*11/3  Sterling (Newman Central Catholic)W   25-10 25-17 
*11/5  Savanna (West Carroll)      W   25-16 25-11 
Spring Valley (Hall) Super-Sectional
*11/7  Chillicothe (Illinois Valley Central)W   31-29 25-20 
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 Head Coach Kelly Brierley
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Year      W-L-T     
Harvard
2005      36-6-1    
2006      38-4       (3rd)
2007      25-12     
2008      24-11     
2009      27-12     
5 yrs.    150-45-1  
2005-A            0-1 (34-6-1)   DNP  Kelly Milborn
L  22-25, 19-25         Hartsburg (H.-Emden)
2006-A            2-1 (38-4-0)   3rd  Kelly Milborn
W  25-18, 25-22         Albion (Edwards County)
L  20-25, 25-20, 19-25  Hartsburg (H.-Emden)
W  25-11, 25-21         Flanagan