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Welcome to Thunder Women's Volleyball
Thunder Volleyball Ready for 2011 Season Loran Wappes, an assistant Thunder Volleyball Coach for two seasons, takes over as head coach of the Thunder Volleyball program as the team enters its third season of intercollegiate play. Wappes, along with former Thunder Head Coach Laura Sylvester, will work together in a cooperative Head Coach format to lead the team during the 2011 season. Wappes has more than 20 years of experience playing and coaching volleyball. He has been active in developing local talent through the Northland Volleyball Club and the Junior Olympics development programs. Wappes grew up in Cloquet and earned an engineering degree from the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities. Sylvester was a four-sport athlete at AlBrook High School and played collegiate basketball under long-time coach Karen Stromme at the University of Minnesota-Duluth from 2001 to 2006. Sylvester earned a bachelor's of arts degree in Communications along with coaching and psychology minors from UMD. Sylvester grew up in Alborn and served two seasons as assistant volleyball coach at AlBrook High School and has many years of experience as a volunteer coach at AlBrook in volleyball, softball, basketball and track. She has also coached AAU summer basketball for several years.
For more information about the Thunder Volleyball program, contact Coach Wappes at 218–879–0839 or via email to loran@fdltcc.edu or Coach Sylvester at 218–879–0872 or via email to lsylvester@fdltcc.edu. Photo Gallery Check out the action from Thunder games and practices in our photo gallery here. Thunder Volleyball Program Information If you are interested in playing for the Thunder, click the link below, check the sport or sports in which you are interested near the bottom, fill in any pertinent information about yourself and your accomplishments, and submit it to our Admissions Office.
Prospective Student Athlete Inquiry form Schedule Roster Coaching Staff Athlete Honors Team Statistics Individual Records 2011 Season Schedule | Date | Opponent | Site | Time | | Saturday, September 10 | Itasca Invitational: vs. Itasca Community College | Away | Loss, 2-0 | | | Itasca Invitational: vs. Vermilion Coomunity College | Away | Loss, 2-0 | | | Itasca Invitational: vs. Gogebic Community College | Away | Loss, 2-1 | | | Itasca Invitational: vs. Anoka-Ramsey | Away | Loss, 2-0 | | Wednesday, September 14 | Vermilion Community College | Home | Loss, 3-1 | | Friday, September 16 | Hibbing Community College | Home | Loss, 3-1 | | Saturday, September 17 | Rainy River Community College | Home | Loss, 3-1 | | Wednesday, September 21 | Itasca Community College | Away | Loss, 3-1 | | Saturday, September 24 | St. Cloud Technical College Tournament | Away | Loss, 2-0 | | Wednesday, September 28 | Mesabi Range Technical College | Away | Loss, 2-0 | | Friday, September 30 | Northland Community College | Away | 6:30 p.m. | | Saturday, October 1 | Central Lakes College & Anoka Ramsey College | Away | 12:00 p.m. | | Saturday, October 1 | Anoka Ramsey College (at Central Lakes College) | Away | 2:00 p.m. | | Wednesday, October 5 | Vermilion Community College | Away | Win, 3-2 | | Friday, October 7 | Rainy River Community College | Away | Loss, 3-1 | | Saturday, October 8 | Hibbing Community College | Away | 12:00 p.m. | | Wednesday October 12 | Itasca Community College | Home | Loss, 3-1 | | Friday, October 14 | Northland Community College | Home | Loss, 3-0 | | Saturday, October 15 | Central Lakes College | Home | Loss, 3-0 | | Wednesday, October 19 | Mesabi Range Technical College | Home | Loss, 3-0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2011 Thunder Volleyball Roster | # | | Player | Position | Hometown | High School | Year | Major | | 14 |  | Katrina Anderson | Middle Hitter | Carlton, MN | Carlton High School | Sophomore | Liberal Arts | | 2 |  | Rita Aspinwall* | Setter | Elk River, MN | Elk River High School | Sophomore | Human Services | | 12 |  | Dayna Elmer | Setter | Cromwell, MN | Cromwell-Wright High School | Freshman | Liberal Arts | | 6 |  | Brittany Erhardt | Outside Hitter | Duluth, MN | Denfeld High School | Sophomore | Law Enforcement | | 15 |  | Amber Gregg | Outside Hitter | Cloquet, MN | Cloquet Senior High School | Sophomore | Liberal Arts/Pre-Pharmacy | | 17 |  | Holly Nelson* | Middle Hitter | Wrenshall, MN | Carlton High School | Sophomore | Nursing | | 3 |  | Rachel Sanda* | Libero | Cloquet, MN | Cloquet Senior High School | Sophomore | Human Services | | 16 |  | Jenna Shanda | Outside Hitter | Barnum, MN | Barnum High School | Freshman | Fitness & Health | | | | * Captain | | | | | | Thunder Volleyball Coaching Staff | | Coach | Coaching Position | Years with Team | Hometown | Info | Experience |  | Loran Wappes | Head Coach | Three | Cloquet, MN | | 20+ years playing and coaching |  | Laura Sylvester | Community Coach | Two | Alborn, MN | Community Volunteer | Former head coach | | | | | | | | | | | | Thunder Support Staff | | | | |  | Lauranne Walters | Student Manager | Second | Sandstone, MN | Current FDLTCC Student | High School and College playing experience | Thunder Volleyball Student Athlete Honors | Season | Player | Hometown | Honor/Award | | 2011 | Rachel Sanda | Cloquet, MN | Libero of the Week | | 2011 | Rachel Sanda | Cloquet, MN | Libero of the Week | | 2011 | | | | | 2011 | | | | | 2011 | | | | | | | | | | 2010 | Rachel Sanda | Cloquet, MN | Northern Division, Libero of the Week | | 2010 | Holly Nelson | Wrenshall, MN | Northern Division, Hitter of the Week | | 2010 | Katrina Anderson | Carlton, MN | MCAC State Academic Award | | 2010 | Rita Aspinwall | Elk River, MN | MCAC State Academic Award | | 2010 | Holly Nelson | Wrenshall, MN | MCAC State Academic Award | | 2010 | Rachel Sanda | Cloquet, MN | MCAC State Academic Award | | | | | | | 2009 | Jenny Pederson | Saginaw, MN | Northern Division, Libero of the Week | Team Statistics | Season | Record | Team Honors | | 2011 | 3–20/1–13 | | | 2010 | 0-15 | | | 2009 | 2-14 | | | | | | Individual Records | Category | Statistic | Player | Season | | Kills (Season) | 197 | Holly Nelson | 2011 | | Digs (Season) | 441 | Rachel Sanda | 2011 | | Blocks (Season) | 58 | Holly Nelson | 2011 | | Set Assists (Season) | 438 | Rita Aspinwall | 2011 | | Ace Serves (Season) | 38 | Amber Gregg | 2011 | | | | | | | Kills (Match) | 19 | Holly Nelson (vs. Anoka Ramsey, 10/1/11) | 2011 | | Digs (Match) | 40 | Rachel Sanda (vs. Anoka Ramsey, 10/1/11) | 2011 | | Blocks (Match) | 6 | Holly Nelson | 2010 | | Set Assists (Match) | 38 | Rita Aspinwall (vs. Anoka Ramsey, 10/1/11) | 2011 | | Ace Serves (Match) | 9 | Amber Gregg | 2011 (vs. Oak Hills Christian College) | | | | | | | | | | |
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