A incoming freshman at MMC, Abby Haiar was looking forward to a career with the Lancers women’s basketball program. She never had any thoughts about playing volleyball, let alone setting any records.
This all changed after the basketball season as Haiar realized how much she missed the game of volleyball.
She approached Lancer coach Tracey Grotenhuis and by the next fall she claimed a spot as the Lancers starting setter. Her collegiate career took off.
Now just three short seasons later, Haiar claimed the Lancers Career Assists record by breaking Teresa Ellis’s mark that stood at 2,405 set assists. Ellis’s record stood for 16 years before Haiar broke it.
The record came in the fourth game of a Great Plains Athletic Conference match against rival Dakota Wesleyan University on Wednesday, October 22.
“This is a tremendous accomplishment for Abby, one that she has worked very hard for,” Grotenhuis said.
Not only is this an important individual mark that is important for Haiar, it is a record that everyone on the Lancers team can celebrate.
Haiar’s record is evidence for the Lancers improvement throughout the past couple of years.
“Any time you see one of your individual players reach a special milestone in their career, it’s exciting for the entire program,” Grotenhuis said.
Because the record came with five regular season matches left in the season, Haiar has had the opportunity to pad the record.
Currently Haiar has 2,499 assists with three regular season matches and at least one GPAC Tournament game remaining. She could possibly break the 3,000 milestone.
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