Northwest University in Kirkland signs four for Eagle volleyball team
Published 1:30 am Monday, December 12, 2016
Northwest University’s head volleyball coach, Steven Bain, announced the signing of three preps and one junior college transfer to letters of intent to attend the university in the fall of 2017 and play in Kirkland. Hannah Lord of Vancouver, Wash.; Courteney Carr of Snoqualmie, Wash.; Audrey Saelens of Puyallup, Wash.; and, Sarah Howlett of Richland, Wash., will play for the Eagles in the 2017 season.
“We have been working diligently on the 2017 recruiting class knowing full well that our ability to continue to move the program forward would hinge on replacing a talented group of seniors with players that would be able to contribute at a high level from day one,” said Eagles coach Steven Bain. “We believe that we have achieved that goal as all of the players in this class have the potential to compete for playing time right away. As a group, they also possess the character and intellect that we expect in all of our recruits and we are excited to see what the future will bring as these talented young women strive to help Eagle volleyball become the best it can be.”
Hannah Lord, a 6-foot tall outside hitter/middle blocker, attends Heritage High School in Vancouver, Wash., where she earned three varsity letters in volleyball and also lettered in track. She was named an honorable mention in volleyball and second team all-league in track in her junior year. In her senior year, Lord was named to the first team, all-league volleyball team and was team captain and also broke the records for kills per season and per game. Hannah will be a Marketing major at Northwest U.
Courteney Carr, a 5-foot-8 setter, will graduate from Mount Si High School in spring 2017 and was a KingCo Conference all-league second team member in her sophomore year. She was named first team all-KingCo in her junior and senior seasons and named MVP of her team in both years. Carr also earned honor roll honors all four years of high school and plans to major in Business Management at NU.
Audrey Saelens, a 5-foot-9 middle blocker, is a transfer from Bellevue College. Saelens played her prep volleyball at Emerald Ridge High School in Puyallup, Wash., where she was a first team, South Puget Sound all-league team member. She was also named to the Coaches All-State Volleyball Series in her senior year. At Bellevue College, Saelens was two-time, Northwest Athletic Conference, first team member. Audrey will major in Business Management.
Sarah Howlett, a 5-foot-11 opposite hitter, will be a 2017 graduate of Richland High School and plans to major in Elementary Education at the university. At Richland High, Howlett earned four varsity letters in volleyball and was named to the 2015 and 2016 All-Mid Conference second team. A good student, Sarah was named to the RHS honor roll all four years of high school.
