State Final Teams: Joliet (Catholic Academy) | LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy) | Normal (University) | Sterling (H.S.)
Normal (University) (33-6)
School Information
Name: University High School
City: Normal
County: McLean
Classification Enrollment: 1008.975
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Kelly Green/Gold
Conference: Central State Eight
Superintendent: Dr. Dana Kinley
Principal: Andrea Markert
Athletic Director: Wendy Smith
Head Coach: Mike Bolhuis
Assistant Coaches: Darren Voth, Kyle Caldwell, Keith Kosharek, Andrew Prokop
Athletic Trainer: Michael Ybarra
Captains: Logan Murray, Isabel Schaefbauer
Managers: Kayla Scharer, Eddie Amador, Marin Moss
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Joliet (Catholic Academy), 25-23, 21-25, 25-20, in Sectional Final
Roster
 
  | No. | 
    Name | 
  Pos. | 
  Ht. | 
  Yr. | 
 
 
  | 2 | 
    Bri Hendren | 
  DS | 
  5-5 | 
  Sr. | 
 
 
  | 3 | 
    Logan Murray | 
  L | 
  5-7 | 
  Sr. | 
 
 
  | 4 | 
    Mary Claire Coddington | 
  DS | 
  5-5 | 
  Jr. | 
 
 
  | 5 | 
    Danielle Robert | 
  OH | 
  5-5 | 
  Jr. | 
 
 
  | 6 | 
    Isabel Schaefbauer | 
  S | 
  5-9 | 
  Sr. | 
 
 
  | 7 | 
    Chloe Clayton | 
  MH | 
  5-11 | 
  So. | 
 
 
  | 8 | 
    Kendall Burk | 
  S | 
  6-0 | 
  Jr. | 
 
 
  | 9 | 
    Livia Tate | 
  MH | 
  5-11 | 
  So. | 
 
 
  | 10 | 
    Alayna Crabtree | 
  OH | 
  6-2 | 
  Sr. | 
 
 
  | 11 | 
    Abby Embry | 
  DS | 
  5-6 | 
  So. | 
 
 
  | 12 | 
    Lily Barry | 
  OH | 
  5-6 | 
  Fr. | 
 
 
  | 14 | 
    Jaelyn Sorenson | 
  MH | 
  6-1 | 
  Jr. | 
 
 
  | 17 | 
    Tori Coleman | 
  OH | 
  5-7 | 
  Sr. | 
 
 
  | 18 | 
    Nia Halman | 
  MH | 
  5-9 | 
  Sr. | 
 
 
  | 19 | 
    Maycie Welborn | 
  MH | 
  6-3 | 
  Jr. | 
 
Statistics
 
  |   | 
  Season Totals | 
  Single-Match High | 
 
 
  | Name | 
  Kill | 
  Blk | 
  Ace | 
  Ast | 
  Dig | 
  Kill | 
  Blk | 
  Ace | 
  Ast | 
  Dig | 
 
 
  | Lily Barry | 
  242 | 
  20 | 
  33 | 
  9 | 
  178 | 
  15 | 
  2 | 
  5 | 
  2 | 
  11 | 
 
 
  | Kendall Burk | 
  67 | 
  26 | 
  35 | 
  473 | 
  120 | 
  6 | 
  3 | 
  5 | 
  33 | 
  8 | 
 
 
  | Chloe Clayton | 
  81 | 
  16 | 
  3 | 
  0 | 
  4 | 
  8 | 
  2 | 
  3 | 
  0 | 
  1 | 
 
 
  | Mary Claire Coddington | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  13 | 
  3 | 
  37 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  4 | 
  4 | 
  7 | 
 
 
  | Tori Coleman | 
  45 | 
  2 | 
  14 | 
  0 | 
  48 | 
  7 | 
  2 | 
  3 | 
  0 | 
  7 | 
 
 
  | Alayna Crabtree | 
  328 | 
  19 | 
  52 | 
  3 | 
  242 | 
  16 | 
  4 | 
  6 | 
  2 | 
  17 | 
 
 
  | Abby Embry | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  3 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  3 | 
 
 
  | Nia Halman | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
 
 
  | Bri Hendren | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  6 | 
  2 | 
  13 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  2 | 
  2 | 
  6 | 
 
 
  | Logan Murray | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  35 | 
  58 | 
  305 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  4 | 
  4 | 
  20 | 
 
 
  | Danielle Robert | 
  12 | 
  1 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  4 | 
  5 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  2 | 
 
 
  | Isabel Schaefbauer | 
  156 | 
  12 | 
  37 | 
  421 | 
  147 | 
  11 | 
  2 | 
  7 | 
  19 | 
  9 | 
 
 
  | Jaelyn Sorenson | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
 
 
  | Livia Tate | 
  37 | 
  29 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  4 | 
  3 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
 
 
  | Maycie Welborn | 
  165 | 
  80 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  2 | 
  10 | 
  6 | 
  0 | 
  0 | 
  2 | 
 
Scores
 
  | Date | 
  Opponent | 
  W/L | 
  1st | 
  2nd | 
  3rd | 
 
 
  | 8/26 | 
  Bloomington (H.S.) | 
  W | 
  25-21 | 
  25-7 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 8/27 | 
  Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) | 
  W | 
  25-16 | 
  25-21 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 8/29 | 
  Pontiac | 
  W | 
  25-20 | 
  25-16 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 9/3 | 
  Rochester | 
  W | 
  25-17 | 
  25-11 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 9/5 | 
  Morton | 
  W | 
  25-21 | 
  25-12 | 
    | 
 
 
  | Edwardsville Tiger Classic | 
 
 
  | 9/6 | 
  Freeburg | 
  W | 
  25-13 | 
  25-8 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 9/7 | 
  O'Fallon (H.S.) | 
  W | 
  25-18 | 
  25-12 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 9/7 | 
  Eureka, MO | 
  W | 
  25-18 | 
  20-25 | 
  15-9 | 
 
 
  | 9/7 | 
  St. Louis (Oakville), MO | 
  L | 
  22-25 | 
  22-25 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 9/10 | 
  Decatur (MacArthur) | 
  W | 
  25-8 | 
  25-6 | 
    | 
 
 
  | Effingham Crossroads Classic | 
 
 
  | 9/13 | 
  Teutopolis | 
  W | 
  25-13 | 
  25-13 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 9/13 | 
  Hermann, MO | 
  W | 
  25-14 | 
  25-23 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 9/14 | 
  Naperville (Central) | 
  L | 
  14-25 | 
  25-18 | 
  18-25 | 
 
 
  | 9/14 | 
  Breese (Mater Dei) | 
  W | 
  25-18 | 
  25-17 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 9/14 | 
  Breese (Central) | 
  L | 
  25-11 | 
  23-25 | 
  21-25 | 
 
 
  | 9/17 | 
  Jacksonville (H.S.) | 
  W | 
  25-11 | 
  25-14 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 9/19 | 
  Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | 
  W | 
  25-15 | 
  25-16 | 
    | 
 
 
  | Intercity Tournament | 
 
 
  | 9/28 | 
  Bloomington (H.S.) | 
  W | 
  25-8 | 
  25-17 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 9/28 | 
  Bloomington (Central Catholic) | 
  W | 
  25-11 | 
  25-11 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 9/28 | 
  Normal (Community) | 
  W | 
  25-15 | 
  25-16 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 9/28 | 
  Normal (Community West) | 
  W | 
  25-19 | 
  25-14 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 10/1 | 
  Springfield (Southeast) | 
  W | 
  25-13 | 
  25-9 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 10/8 | 
  Chatham (Glenwood) | 
  W | 
  25-11 | 
  25-14 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 10/10 | 
  Champaign (Centennial) | 
  W | 
  25-16 | 
  25-19 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 10/15 | 
  Springfield (H.S.) | 
  W | 
  25-17 | 
  25-20 | 
    | 
 
 
  | Plainfield Central Fall Harvest Festival | 
 
 
  | 10/18 | 
  Carol Stream (Glenbard North) | 
  W | 
  25-13 | 
  25-18 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 10/18 | 
  Glenview (Glenbrook South) | 
  W | 
  25-16 | 
  25-19 | 
    | 
 
 
  | Plainfield Central Fall Harvest Festiival | 
 
 
  | 10/19 | 
  Minooka | 
  L | 
  18-25 | 
  22-25 | 
    | 
 
 
  | Plainfield Central Fall Harvest Festival | 
 
 
  | 10/19 | 
  Crystal Lake (Central) | 
  L | 
  19-25 | 
  21-25 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 10/19 | 
  Wheaton (St. Francis) | 
  W | 
  25-15 | 
  33-31 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 10/22 | 
  Decatur (Eisenhower) | 
  W | 
  25-1 | 
  25-6 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 10/24 | 
  Springfield (Lanphier) | 
  W | 
  25-3 | 
  25-8 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 10/26 | 
  Belleville (Althoff Catholic) | 
  L | 
  22-25 | 
  25-22 | 
  23-25 | 
 
 
  | 10/26 | 
  Sterling (H.S.) | 
  W | 
  25-18 | 
  25-18 | 
    | 
 
 
  | Normal (University) Regional | 
 
 
  | 10/29 | 
  Lincoln | 
  W | 
  25-8 | 
  25-16 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 10/31 | 
  Bloomington (H.S.) | 
  W | 
  25-17 | 
  25-18 | 
    | 
 
 
  | Mahomet (M.-Seymour) Sectional | 
 
 
  | 11/4 | 
  Mahomet (M.-Seymour) | 
  W | 
  25-23 | 
  25-16 | 
    | 
 
 
  | 11/6 | 
  Rochester | 
  W | 
  25-22 | 
  25-18 | 
    | 
 
 
  | Taylorville Super-Sectional | 
 
 
  | 11/8 | 
  Centralia (H.S.) | 
  W | 
  25-12 | 
  25-15 | 
    | 
 
Head Coach Mike Bolhuis
 
  | Year | 
  W-L-T | 
 
 
  | Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.) | 
 
 
  | 2012 | 
   38-1 (1st) | 
 
 
  | LeRoy | 
 
 
  | 2014 | 
   12-15 | 
 
 
  | 2015 | 
   13-16 | 
 
 
  | 2 yrs. | 
  25-31 | 
 
 
  | Normal (University) | 
 
 
  | 2016 | 
   26-7 | 
 
 
  | 2017 | 
   29-11 (3rd) | 
 
 
  | 2018 | 
   28-8 | 
 
 
  | 2019 | 
   33-6 | 
 
 
  | 4 yrs. | 
  116-32 | 
 
 
  | GRAND TOTAL | 
 
 
  | 7 yrs. | 
  179-64 | 
 
Tournament History
1987-A            1-2 (25-8-1)   4th  Lois Wisniewski
W  15-13, 15-11         Hume (Shiloh)
L  1-15, 5-15           Breese (Mater Dei)
L  15-9, 8-15, 6-15     Mendota
1988-A            0-1 (26-6)     DNP  Lois Wisniewski
L  16-14, 13-15, 11-15  Wheaton (St. Francis)
1992-A            0-1 (26-9-1)   DNP  Lois Wisniewski
L  5-15, 12-15          Breese (Central)
1994-A            2-1 (36-4-1)   2nd  Lois Wisniewski
W  15-5, 15-6           Shelbyville
W  11-15, 15-12, 15-7   Wheaton (St. Francis)
L  2-15, 8-15           Breese (Mater Dei)
1997-A            0-1 (37-3)     DNP  Charlene Lehnen
L  9-15, 15-2, 11-15    Kansas
1998-A            1-2 (34-6)     4th  Charlene Lehnen
W  12-15, 15-8, 17-15   Breese (Mater Dei)
L  11-15, 15-12, 9-15   Kansas
L  11-15, 13-15         Wheaton (St. Francis)
1999-A            3-0 (37-5)     1st  Charlene Lehnen
W  15-10, 15-12         Huntley
W  15-8, 15-8           Breese (Central)
W  15-10, 12-15, 15-9   Quincy (Notre Dame)
2000-A            3-0 (41-1)     1st  Charlene Lehnen
W  15-6, 15-7           Fithian (Oakwood)
W  15-7, 15-5           Colchester
W  15-11, 15-13         Wheaton (St. Francis)
2017-3A           1-1 (29-11-0)  3rd  Michael Bolhuis
L  13-25, 21-25         Belleville (Althoff Catholic)
W  25-21, 19-25, 25-19  Arlington Heights (St. Viator)