University of New Hampshire Athletics
Jill Hirschinger Day Announced for Saturday, Sept. 23
8/7/2023 4:54:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
UNH Volleyball Program's All-Time Winningest Coach and Her Championship Teams Will Be Honored
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire volleyball program has announced that Sept. 23 will be celebrated as Jill Hirschinger Day. In addition to a match against intrastate rival Dartmouth College, the day will include a ceremony to honor Hirschinger and her America East championship teams.
Start time for the match vs. Dartmouth is 6 p.m. in Lundholm Gym.
In 23 seasons as UNH volleyball head coach, Hirschinger guided the Wildcats to 372 wins, seven America East regular-season titles, seven America East tournament championships and seven NCAA tourney appearances – all in 1998, 2002-03, 2013-16. She was honored as America East Coach of the Year six times.
Hirschinger inherited a second-year program in 1996 and the team saw a 17-game improvement from her first year to second year as the Wildcats went 23-10, including 11-3 in America East, in 1997. The team won 24 matches back-to-back years in 1998 and 1999 with a perfect conference record of 14-0 in '98.
Overall, the 'Cats recorded 20-plus wins in a season 10 times during her tenure with a pair of four-year stretches spanning the 1997-2000 and 2013-16 seasons.
Hirschinger became the first coach in program history to reach 100, 200 and 300 career wins. She recorded her 300th win as UNH head coach Nov. 2, 2014, when the Wildcats clinched an America East tourney berth by defeating Binghamton University.
Earlier that season, she recorded career win 700 when UNH defeated the University of Rhode Island on Sept. 20, 2014. Hirschinger recorded Wildcat win 372 and 781st career win Nov. 4, 2018 with a Senior Day victory against UMBC.
Two Wildcats – Beth Cole and Aly Coler – earned All-America Honorable Mention under Hirschinger's mentorship.
America East accolades earned by Hirschinger's student-athletes included 33 All-Conference First Team, 25 All-Academic Team, seven Player of the Year, four Defensive Specialist of the Year, three Setter of the Year, two Scholar-Athlete of the Year, one Rookie of the Year and one Elite 18.
Start time for the match vs. Dartmouth is 6 p.m. in Lundholm Gym.
In 23 seasons as UNH volleyball head coach, Hirschinger guided the Wildcats to 372 wins, seven America East regular-season titles, seven America East tournament championships and seven NCAA tourney appearances – all in 1998, 2002-03, 2013-16. She was honored as America East Coach of the Year six times.
Hirschinger inherited a second-year program in 1996 and the team saw a 17-game improvement from her first year to second year as the Wildcats went 23-10, including 11-3 in America East, in 1997. The team won 24 matches back-to-back years in 1998 and 1999 with a perfect conference record of 14-0 in '98.
Overall, the 'Cats recorded 20-plus wins in a season 10 times during her tenure with a pair of four-year stretches spanning the 1997-2000 and 2013-16 seasons.
Hirschinger became the first coach in program history to reach 100, 200 and 300 career wins. She recorded her 300th win as UNH head coach Nov. 2, 2014, when the Wildcats clinched an America East tourney berth by defeating Binghamton University.
Earlier that season, she recorded career win 700 when UNH defeated the University of Rhode Island on Sept. 20, 2014. Hirschinger recorded Wildcat win 372 and 781st career win Nov. 4, 2018 with a Senior Day victory against UMBC.
Two Wildcats – Beth Cole and Aly Coler – earned All-America Honorable Mention under Hirschinger's mentorship.
America East accolades earned by Hirschinger's student-athletes included 33 All-Conference First Team, 25 All-Academic Team, seven Player of the Year, four Defensive Specialist of the Year, three Setter of the Year, two Scholar-Athlete of the Year, one Rookie of the Year and one Elite 18.
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