Holly Manchester

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-0
Hometown:
Lodi, Wis.
High School:
Lodi H.S.
Previous College:
Saint Anselm College

2021 (Senior): Finished her career at Montana, where she played in four sets for the Griz... Made her Division-I debut at South Dakota State (Sept. 3).

2017-21 (Saint Anselm College): Played in 87 matches across three-plus seasons at Saint Anselm, earning 61 starts… Accumulated 416 kills (1.34 per set) and 212 blocks (0.68 per set)… Recorded a block in 75 different matches, totaling multiple blocks 56 times and at least five stuffs on 13 occasions… Reached five or more kills in 45 matches, including a career-high 12 vs. Tusculum… Was named to the Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team in 2017, after leading the Hawks and ranking fifth in the conference with 0.90 blocks per set… As a junior in 2019, led Saint Anselm with 64 blocks (0.54 per set), including 15 solo stuffs… That season she also ranked in the top five on the team with 149 kills (1.26 per set) and a .233 hitting percentage… Recorded a season-high seven blocks against Molloy, in the 2019 NCAA DII East Region Semifinals… Recorded a career-high nine blocks, in addition to eight kills, in a four-set win over Bentley in 2017… In an abbreviated Spring 2021 season, was named a team captain… In her final match, vs. Stonehill, she recorded five kills on six swings (.833 hitting), in addition to four blocks… Helped Saint Anselm to two Division-II NCAA tournament appearances, one NCAA regional semifinal berth and three trips to the semifinals of Northeast-10 Conference tournament… Earned Northeast-10 Conference Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll recognition every season… Played alongside former Griz teammate Elise Jolly.

High School: Is a 2017 graduate of Lodi High School in Lodi, Wisconsin… Earned first-team all-conference honors as a senior, in addition to honorable mention all-area recognition… Named her team's 2016 MVP after winning a regional title that fall… In addition to four varsity letters in volleyball, she earned four letters apiece in both track & field and basketball… Won a regional championship in the high jump in 2015, and was part of the state 4x800-meter relay team in 2017… Helped the Blue Devils to three regional titles in track & field… Was twice named a captain for her track & field and basketball teams … Head volleyball coaches were Nancy Rabensdorf and Adaora Bilse… Played club volleyball for Wisconsin Select… Was an honor-roll student every semester of high school and earned all-academic honors in volleyball.

Personal: Born in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire… Spent 12 years in Massachusetts before moving to her hometown of Lodi, Wisconsin… Parents are John and Deb Manchester… Has an older brother, Drew, and an older sister, Jennah… Mother swam at Principia College… Brother was a rower at Wisconsin… Graduated from Saint Anselm College in May 2021 with a degree in business marketing.