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University of New Hampshire Athletics
12/22/2020 11:12:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
DURHAM, N.H. -- Christopher Feliciano, second-year head coach of the University of New Hampshire volleyball program, has announced the addition of five recruits who will be a UNH Wildcat for the Fall 2021 season.
The newest additions to the UNH volleyball family are Marisa Armer (Brandenton, Fla.), Nadia Goich (Homer Glen, Ind.), Aiden Hackenberg (Anderson, Texas), Ashleigh Nicoll (Holly Springs, N.C.) and Shea Purcell (Shaker Heights, Ohio).
"We're really excited to welcome the 2021 recruiting class to Durham," Feliciano said. "In this class we prioritized ball control, physicality and size. We wanted to elevate our play at the net to compete at a higher point of contact both offensively and defensively.
"Each athlete has tremendous athletic ability, work ethic and strong character," he added. "These characteristics are all essential to maintain a winning culture."
Armer, a 6-foot-1 right side hitter, is a senior at Manatee High School, where she has lettered in volleyball, swimming, basketball and track & field. She was named the Hurricanes' MVP by both the volleyball and swim teams last year. Armer has led the team in blocks twice and also was atop the leaderboard in kills last season. In the pool, Armer is the school record holder and a state qualifier in the 50-yard freestyle.
Armer plays for the OTVA club team. In the classroom, Armer is in the National Honor Society and AP+ Program, and is a White M recipient.
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Goich, a 6-0 middle blocker, is a senior at Lockport Township High School who was named to the All-America Volleyball List this past year. She led Lockport Township to a regional championship as a junior, when her awards included AVCA Phenom List, All-State Special Mention, All-Area Team and SWSC Blue All-Conference Team.
Goich was also named to the AVCA Phenom List as a sophomore, when her team won its first regional title since 2011, and earned All-Conference recognition as an eighth grader.
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Hackenberg, a 5-6 defensive specialist/libero, is a senior at Anderson-Shiro High School who has also played club volleyball at TAV Houston for three years. Her high school accolades include TAVC All-Texas Team, District MVP, three-time All-District First Team, All-District Second Team and two-time TAVC Academic All-State Team. Hackenberg led Anderson-Shiro to a pair of area championships and one district title.
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Nicoll, a 6-1 outside hitter, is a senior at Holly Springs High School in 2021. She missed her junior season (2019) because of injury and her senior season has been delayed by the pandemic. As a sophomore in 2018, Nicoll was an All-Conference selection. She has played for the highest level team at NC Volleyball Academy since the 2016-17 season. Last year, she led them to second place at City of Oaks; one year earlier the team placed third at that even and was ranked as high as second in the AES national rankings.
As a swimmer, Nicoll is a two-time NCHSAA 4A Central Regional Championship qualifier in the 200 freestyle relay.
Nicoll has also received a plethora of academic awards, including AP Capstone Award and AP Scholar Award, as well as National Honor Society recognition in six disciplines.
Purcell, a 6-0 outsider hitter, is a senior at Laurel School, where she has lettered in volleyball and lacrosse. She has been named to the All-District First Team each of the past two seasons helped lead Laurel School to the district final as a sophomore and semifinals as a junior.
Purcell is a second-year member of the Cleveland Volleyball Company National 1 team. She was on the CVC National 2 squad in the 2018-19 season.
New Hampshire advanced to the 2019 National Invitational Volleyball Championship and finished with a 17-10 overall record after becoming the second fastest squad to 10 victories in program history and recording the most wins through 20 matches (14).
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