2009 Women's Volleyball
Record: 13-17 Home: 8-4 Away: 5-13 CAL PAC: 11-4
Dwight Combs
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.
2009 Women's Volleyball Roster
| # | Name | Cl. | Pos. | Ht. | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erica Norris | JR | L | 5-6 | Clayton,. CA |
| 2 | Natalie Kasbarian | JR | S | 5-7 | North Hollywood, CA |
| 3 | Rachael Lamet | FR | OH | 5-9 | Benicia, CA |
| 4 | Rebecca Chase | JR | S | 5-5 | Gold River, CA |
| 5 | Mariah Christensen | FR | S | 5-7 | Suisun City, CA |
| 6 | Kendra Vasquez | SR | MB | 6-2 | Sonora, CA |
| 7 | Tessa Houk | FR | OH | 5-8 | Medford, OR |
| 8 | Kaiulani Kaleialii-Tuua | SO | MB | 5-11 | Antioch, CA |
| 10 | Ariel Carmichael | JR | OH | 5-10 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 12 | Britney Silvia | JR | OPP | 5-9 | Gold River, CA |
| 15 | Maria Kinnander | FR | OPP | 5-10 | Sweeden |
| 17 | Kayla Coleman | JR | LIB | 5-10 | Turlock, CA |
| 22 | Michelle Myers | SR | OPP/MB | 6-0 | Santa Rosa, CA |
| 23 | Ashley Nickell | SO | OH | 6-0 | Modesto, CA |
Dwight Combs - Head Coach - 2nd season
Colleen Boston - Grad Assistant - 1st season
Jennifer Perkins - Grad Assistant - 2nd season
Friday, Sep 10
Women's Volleyball
| Holy Names at | 1:00pm |
| Wayland Baptist University | PST |
| Holy Names at | 4:00pm |
| Air Force | PST |
Saturday, Sep 11
Women's Volleyball
| Holy Names at | 7:00pm |
| Embry-Riddle (AZ) | PST |
Tuesday, Sep 14
Women's Volleyball
| Holy Names at | 7:00pm |
| Notre Dame De Namur University | PST |
Friday, Sep 24
Women's Volleyball
| Holy Names at | 7:00pm |
| Menlo College | PST |
Saturday, Sep 25
Women's Volleyball
| Holy Names at | 7:00pm |
| Bethany University | PST |
Tuesday, Sep 28
Women's Volleyball
| Holy Names at | 7:00pm |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | PST |
Friday, Oct 1
Women's Volleyball
| Mills College at | 7:00pm |
| Holy Names | PST |
| Live Stats - Live Audio | |
Saturday, Oct 2
Women's Volleyball
| Simpson University at | 7:00pm |
| Holy Names | PST |
| Live Stats - Live Audio | |
Friday, Sep 3
Women's Volleyball
| West Coast Baptist at | 0 |
| Holy Names | 3 |
| recap - Live Audio | |
Sunday, Aug 29
Women's Volleyball
| Oregon Institute of Technology at | 1 |
| Holy Names | 3 |
| stats - recap | |
Friday, Aug 27
Women's Volleyball
| Cal State-Stanislaus at | 3 |
| Holy Names | 1 |
| stats - recap | |
Friday, Aug 20
Women's Volleyball
| Holy Names at | 0 |
| Azusa Pacific University | 3 |
| Azusa Pacific Cougar Classic | |
| stats | |
| San Diego Christian vs | 3 |
| Holy Names | 1 |
| Azusa Pacific Cougar Classic | |
| stats | |
Thursday, Aug 19
Women's Volleyball
| Viterbo University vs | 3 |
| Holy Names | 1 |
| Azusa Pacific Cougar Classic | |
| stats | |
| The Master's College vs | 2 |
| Holy Names | 3 |
| Azusa Pacific Cougar Classic | |
| stats | |
Monday, Aug 16
Women's Volleyball
| Holy Names at | 0 |
| Southern Oregon University | 3 |
| stats - recap | |
