2009 Women's Volleyball
Record: 13-17 Home: 8-4 Away: 5-13 CAL PAC: 11-4
2009 Women's Volleyball Coaches
Dwight Combs - Head Coach - 2nd Season
Coach Dwight Combs enters his second season as the HNU Men's and Women's Head Volleyball Coach. Coach Combs comes to Holy Names University from Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, California, where he served as both assistant coach for both the men's and women's volleyball programs under head coach Tate Walthall. In 2003, after three seasons with the men's program Dwight was named head coach. The following year he was named head coach of the women's program. Coach Combs head a very successful men's program for three seasons until it ended in 2006. Taking over LMC women's which was 2-16 the season prior to his appointment as head coach, Dwight's first season at LMC was a re-building year finishing 3-15. Over the next three seasons Coach Combs guided the Mustangs to a winning record, improving their number of wins and conference standing in each season.
A graduate of Antioch high school, he played varsity volleyball and soccer, Dwight continued playing both sports at Los Medanos College. Coach Combs earned a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education with an emphasis in exercise science in 1998 from Sacramento State University.
Dwight has been the club director/head coach for East Bay Jrs. Volleyball club since 2003, with the move to Holy Names Coach Combs is launching Evolution VBC a new volleyball club for junior players in the east bay that will be based on the Holy Names campus. Dwight hopes that this club will become a feeder program for HNU Volleyball.
Coach Combs looks to improve on last year's season of 12-15 overall and 10-4 in conference. Dwight currently resides in Walnut Creek, California.
Colleen Boston - Grad Assistant - 1st Season
Jennifer Perkins - Grad Assistant - 2nd Season
Coach Jennifer Perkins enters her second year as a graduate assistant with the Women's Volleyball program. Jennifer played volleyball at Holy Names University the last four years and was captain all four years. The teams she played on were in the running for a championship in each of her first three years, whereas they broke through to win the Cal Pac in her senior season.
Jennifer Perkins recently graduated in May 2008 receiving her B.A. in Liberal Studies and minor in mathematics. She is now pursing her Multiple Subject Credential, and Masters in Education degree while working in Admissions at Holy Names University.
Jennifer chose HNU because of the small friendly environment, Bay Area, volleyball and it is a Catholic University. Jennifer loves the outdoors including camping, the beach, running, rock climbing, and hiking. She also loves to shop, play with kids, scrapbook, hang out with friends and occasionally read.
Jennifer enjoyed playing Volleyball, Basketball, Soccer and Track in high school. Soccer and Volleyball were her two favorite sports while playing varsity soccer and track for all four years and volleyball for three. In volleyball she was captain for her varsity team for two years in addition to MVP her freshman, junior and senior years. She earned all-league in both volleyball and soccer her senior year and Athlete of the Year award.
