Samantha Hammond
Assistant Coach
Samantha (Harvey) Hammond takes over the UNK Volleyball Head Assistant Coach role for the 2023 season. The Taylor native and former UNK All- American right side spent the 2022 season as UNK's second assistant coach, helping the team go 28-6, reach a 24th consecutive NCAA Tournament and finish 15th in the final Top 25 poll.
She previously was head volleyball coach, Athletic Facility and Special Events Coordinator at the College of Saint Mary (2010-17), head volleyball coach at Lexington High School (2008-10 & 2017-22) and a UNK grad assistant coach (2007). Most recently, Hammond was Manager at The Rustic Patch in Kearney.
Hammond guided the NAIA CSM Flames for seven seasons, winning 103 matches. That included a 20-9 mark in 2014 with the program moving into the tough Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) at the end of her tenure. At Lex, she won over 80 matches and coached current Loper DS Cordy Harbison.
She began her playing career at Texas Tech before transferring to UNK and being part of three Elite Eight teams (2003-05). The 2004 squad went 40-1 with the 2005 team finishing as National Runners Up. She was a three-time Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) selection and a 2005 AVCA honorable mention All-American.
Sam lives in Kearney with her husband, Jeff.
Madison Squiers
Graduate Assistant Coach
Madison Squiers will start her second year as Graduate Assistant for the 2023 season. She completed a storied college career at UNK with the 2021 season.
Prior to UNK, Maddie starred at NAIA Bellevue U. (Bellevue, NE). While helping BU win 62 matches during her two years, she was a 2-time second- team AVCA All-American Setter and was the 2016 NAIA Freshman of the Year.
During her tenure at UNK as a player, she led the Lopers to a National Runner-Up finish in 2019 as the setter and a top 10 finish in 2021. She earned MIAA Scholar Athlete 2 years and was a first-team ALL-MIAA selection in 2019 and 2021. Maddie also earned 2nd Team All-American Status both seasons she set at UNK. After completing her college career, Maddie played professionally in Austria with the Klagenfurt ATSC Kelag Wildcats during Spring 2022.
Graduating with a Speech Communication Major in May 2021, she is currently in the Sports Administration Masters Program while serving as the Graduate Assistant for UNK Volleyball. She is also the Club Director for a local volleyball club, Nebraska Pride.
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