WVU Volleyball Alumni

Alumni!!! 🗣️

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ALUMNI PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!

Kegler's is now at 6:00pm, there is a room reserved. Lisa Thomas and Tegan Seyring, [email protected] and [email protected], will be there to help greet / show where the room is. If you have any questions please reach out!

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ALUMNI WEEKEND INFORMATION!

• 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮 – 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙆𝙚𝙜𝙡𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙩 5:30𝙥𝙢, 𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩
• 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮 – 𝘼𝙡𝙪𝙢𝙣𝙞 𝙏𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙫𝙨. 𝘽𝙖𝙮𝙡𝙤𝙧
𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣: 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙉𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 16𝙩𝙝, 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 2:00 𝙥.𝙢. 𝙩𝙤 4:00 𝙥.𝙢., 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙮𝙡𝙤𝙧 𝙆𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙤𝙛𝙛
𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚: 𝘾𝙤𝙘𝙖-𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙖 𝙃𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙑𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙗𝙖𝙪𝙢 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚
• 𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮 – 𝙑𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙮𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙫𝙨. 𝘼𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙤𝙣𝙖
𝙏𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙍𝙎𝙑𝙋’𝙙

𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙍𝙎𝙑𝙋𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙖.𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙨@𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡.𝙬𝙫𝙪.𝙚𝙙𝙪.

One month until we’re all back together 🫶

Interested in Alumni Weekend? Message us for more info!

𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧𝐢 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝!

There will be a group ticket offer set up for alumni for the football game on Saturday. The link won’t be available until next week. Tickets will be $50 and located in the south end zone.

Hotel accommodations will be available at Euro Suites Hotel. A two-night stay is required, and you must reserve by Oct. 15th. Please call 304-598-1000 to reserve your room and mention WVU Volleyball Reunion. For any questions, please email [email protected].

Alumni will be honored at the volleyball game on Sunday, November 17 vs. Arizona.

If you have any questions about the weekend in general, please get a hold of Tegan Seyring:
[email protected] or (304)288-7648

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𝐀𝐛𝐛𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐬

🏫 Played 2006-2009: Abby came into the program as a middle, transitioned to outside hitter, and ended her career as a right side hitter.
𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆? The DU preseason 2009 tournament sticks out in Abby’s mind as one of her favorite court memories. They had a new combination of players together and did really well. It was great to have that momentum going into her senior season!
Also, the sisterhood Abby gained through WV volleyball is something that she cherishes and it has only continued to evolve after graduating. Life long friends made, who Abby loves dearly, talks to daily, and celebrates all of life’s milestones with. She's very grateful.
𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗩𝗨? Morgantown on a football game day is a whole experience. The energy of the stadium and school spirit is unlike anything else Abby has experienced. So much fun to be a part of and still proud of!
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄? Abby and her family live in Northern California and will be relocating to Idaho, Boise area, next month. She is a stay at home mom of two little ladies (5yo and 2.5yo). They stay busy in the outdoors and traveling as a family!

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𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐨𝐧

🏫Played 2009-2010, Middle Blocker
𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆? The weekends traveling to away games! Her and the team had so much fun wherever they went and got to see such cool places. Specifically, when the team travelled to New York City, Chicago, and Washington DC. Lauren grew up in California, so it was cool sightseeing through the big cities in matching sweatsuits with the team!
𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗩𝗨? Lauren’s favorite part of Morgantown was the loyalty that everyone had for WVU. Living in a place like Morgantown can only be understood by those who have lived in a college town, everyone loves the Mountaineers! Lauren and her family live far from Morgantown town now, but they still feel so much pride whenever they see the flying WV out in California.
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄? Lauren lives in Southern California with her husband, Brandon, who is a WVU wrestling alumni, and their two kids Claire and Ryan. Lauren works as a financial controller in the construction industry. Her and her family spend their free time shuttling their kids to their activities and sporting events!

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𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐃’𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨

🏫 Played 2007-2010, Libero
𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆? Claiming the #1 spot for Individual Career Leader in digs her senior year at the Fullerton Classic Tournament. This was an extra special day as Bonnie’s parents, aunts, uncles, and cousins were able to be present to watch her hit the record. Shout out to Coach Jill Kramer, who called a timeout immediately after Bonnie’s dig that claimed the record so she could celebrate with her teammates in real time during the game!🙌
𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗩𝗨? Stewart Hall, Coopers Rock, and the shared experience of WVU students, alumni, and WV residents at all of the sporting matches. The support the entire state gives WVU athletics is truly beyond measure… Shouting Country Roads arm-in-arm with your neighbor after every game will always be a core memory!
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄? Bonnie resides in Bend, OR with her husband, Mike, and their two children, Francesca (2 years old) and Michael III (1.5 months old). She is the Director of Employee Resources for the nonprofit organization, the Foundation for Affordable Housing.

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𝐀𝐛𝐛𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟

🏫 Played 2008-2011, Was a Middle Blocker

𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆? On-court: Beating Pitt her senior year! Abby and the team took it to 5 sets and won the fifth 15-12. She somehow pulled off the final kill too, which made it that much sweeter for her!
Off-court: After losing her mom to a long battle with breast cancer near the end of her junior year, she remembers looking up at the door at the beginning of her celebration of life (in Denver, CO) and seeing her coach, Jill, standing there. Abby broke down and cried. It showed just how much she cared about her players - she flew across the country during peak recruiting season. Abby had no idea she would be there. (And a side note - shout out to the best strength and conditioning coach, Corey Twine, aka )

𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗩𝗨? WVU varsity club tailgate tent before football games (shout out to Dale Wolfley!! ); the President’s House Overlook (her husband proposed to her there!); and the best restaurant is Chaang Thai on High Street!

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄? After living and working in Morgantown for another 4 years after graduating, Abby got married to another Mountaineer, Zacary Tardiff, in Morgantown and then moved (back home) to Centennial, CO 8 years ago! Together they have two amazing kids, a 5-year-old daughter, Zane, and an almost 3-year-old son, Enzo. Abby is a working mama and the Community Bank President at ANB Bank in Castle Rock.

🗣️ 𝗙𝘂𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁- When Abby played volleyball, there were three Abbys on the team for a couple years, and four Abbys if you include the year before she arrived. So, they all went by their last names… Abby was just called “Monson” while playing!

Mark you calendars!

Alumni Game 🗓️ ✅

We invite ALL of our alumni to join us on November 17 as we take on the Wildcats! More info to follow at a later date.

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𝐋𝐢𝐳 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧

🏫 2010-2014, Libero / Defensive Specialist

𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆? Liz’s favorite WVU Volleyball memory was their inaugural Big 12 match against Texas at home (Aug. 29, 2012). It was the very first WVU sporting event as a member of the Big 12 and it brought with it a record-setting crowd for a volleyball game at the Coliseum. Despite it being a loss, it was cool for Liz to know her team and herself were part of WVU history in every moment that day.

𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗩𝗨? Liz’s favorite part of Morgantown is the people! All the people of West Virginia really. They’re who won her over when she first visited and says they make it feel like home to her family to this day.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄? Currently, Liz is coming up on 10 years married to her awesome husband, who is also a WVU grad, and decorated Air Force Combat Search and Rescue helicopter pilot. They have moved half a dozen times, but currently reside in Dothan, Alabama with their two boys, Royce and Calum. She coach’s club volleyball at Deep South Volleyball Club, high school volleyball at Providence Christian School, is also an Orangetheory Fitness coach, and still plays indoor volleyball for fun!

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𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞

🏫 2013-2016, Graduated in 2017 with a Masters in Accounting
𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆? The first Big 12 win for the program during her freshman year.
𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗩𝗨? Hiking to Raven Rock!
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄? Now Hannah lives in Tampa, FL. She is a CPA working for Pfizer and coaches volleyball. (Last photo is of her current team, which has a bid to Nationals and Tampa’s Gasparilla festival!)