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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Volleyball Adds Haberland And Shaw To Incoming Class
May 01, 2017 | Volleyball
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University volleyball team and head coach Danijela Tomic announced the signing of two incoming student-athletes on Monday (May 1) afternoon. Taylor Haberland (Toledo, Ohio / Temperance Bedford) and Kerstie Shaw (Indianapolis, Indiana / Northview High School) will both be freshmen for the upcoming 2017 season.
"We are very excited about Taylor and Kerstie joining our program," said Tomic. "Both come from great families and are outstanding students and competitors. They are a perfect fit for our team culture, and they will make our team better on the court, in the classroom, and the community."
Haberland, a libero/defensive specialist, recently finished a standout career at Temperance Bedford, where she led the Kicking Mules to a 56-14-3 record and a trip to the State Final Four her senior year. According to MaxPreps, Haberland led the nation in digs with 1,174 as a senior. This past season, she posted a 97 percent serving percentage, and a 93 percent serve-receive percentage.
"Taylor brings more depth to our defense/serve receive group, and will make it even better and more competitive," commented Tomic. "She plays with a lot of energy and passion, and we think she will thrive in our competitive and learning team environment."
Haberland picked up First Team All-State, First Team All-Conference, and All-Region honors as a senior, on top of being named the Monroe Evening News Player of the Year. The Kicking Mules won the district and regional championship, as well. Temperance Bedford is the same school that current Falcon and 2016 MAC Setter of the Year, Isabelle Marciniak, attended.
Haberland was named SEC All-Region and SEC All-Academic in both her junior and senior seasons. In her junior season, Temperance Bedford went 56-13, and captured their conference title. Haberland had 897 digs, and posted a 96.1 serving percentage, and 90 serve-receive percentage that season.
Taylor, who also lettered in softball, is the daughter of Joel and Debbie Haberland. She has one younger sister, Rylee. She comes from a very athletic family, and her cousin, Tara Stover, played volleyball at North Carolina.
Shaw, a setter/defensive specialist, earned four volleyball letters at Northview High School. She led the Knights to four-consecutive 30-plus win seasons. In her four years at Northview, the Knights won three conference titles, won four sectional championships and regional championships. Northview made it to the state semifinals twice, including a state runner-up finish her junior season.
"Kerstie is a versatile player, who will fulfill a dual role her freshman year as a setter/defensive specialist," said Tomic. "Kerstie has a calm and confident demeanor on the court. All of her coaches praise her for being very coachable and an ultimate team player. For those reasons, we wanted her on our team, and we are confident she will thrive at BGSU and help us win."
Shaw, currently the President of the National Honors Society and Class of 2017 Valedictorian, played in 117 sets this past season, recording 636 assists, 92 aces, 212 digs and 178 kills. She was named to her conference's All-Conference and All-Academic teams, and was also tabbed as her team's MVP, on top of receiving the Northview's Captains Award.
As a junior, Shaw also picked up All-Conference honors, as Northview went 33-4 and made it to the state semifinals. Shaw played in 98 sets that season, racking up 65 aces, 127 kills, 105 digs and 486 assists. Shaw's Knights went 36-4 her sophomore season, and made it to the state championship match. Northview went 31-4 Shaw's freshman season.
In Shaw's four years at Northview, the Knights owned an overall conference record of 22-1. Northview went 130-20 overall. Kerstie is the daughter of Michael and Julie Shaw. She has two brothers, Dalton and Trey, and one sister – Zendrie. Her grandfather, Jerry, played football at Indiana University.
"We are very excited about Taylor and Kerstie joining our program," said Tomic. "Both come from great families and are outstanding students and competitors. They are a perfect fit for our team culture, and they will make our team better on the court, in the classroom, and the community."
Haberland, a libero/defensive specialist, recently finished a standout career at Temperance Bedford, where she led the Kicking Mules to a 56-14-3 record and a trip to the State Final Four her senior year. According to MaxPreps, Haberland led the nation in digs with 1,174 as a senior. This past season, she posted a 97 percent serving percentage, and a 93 percent serve-receive percentage.
"Taylor brings more depth to our defense/serve receive group, and will make it even better and more competitive," commented Tomic. "She plays with a lot of energy and passion, and we think she will thrive in our competitive and learning team environment."
Haberland picked up First Team All-State, First Team All-Conference, and All-Region honors as a senior, on top of being named the Monroe Evening News Player of the Year. The Kicking Mules won the district and regional championship, as well. Temperance Bedford is the same school that current Falcon and 2016 MAC Setter of the Year, Isabelle Marciniak, attended.
Haberland was named SEC All-Region and SEC All-Academic in both her junior and senior seasons. In her junior season, Temperance Bedford went 56-13, and captured their conference title. Haberland had 897 digs, and posted a 96.1 serving percentage, and 90 serve-receive percentage that season.
Taylor, who also lettered in softball, is the daughter of Joel and Debbie Haberland. She has one younger sister, Rylee. She comes from a very athletic family, and her cousin, Tara Stover, played volleyball at North Carolina.
Shaw, a setter/defensive specialist, earned four volleyball letters at Northview High School. She led the Knights to four-consecutive 30-plus win seasons. In her four years at Northview, the Knights won three conference titles, won four sectional championships and regional championships. Northview made it to the state semifinals twice, including a state runner-up finish her junior season.
"Kerstie is a versatile player, who will fulfill a dual role her freshman year as a setter/defensive specialist," said Tomic. "Kerstie has a calm and confident demeanor on the court. All of her coaches praise her for being very coachable and an ultimate team player. For those reasons, we wanted her on our team, and we are confident she will thrive at BGSU and help us win."
Shaw, currently the President of the National Honors Society and Class of 2017 Valedictorian, played in 117 sets this past season, recording 636 assists, 92 aces, 212 digs and 178 kills. She was named to her conference's All-Conference and All-Academic teams, and was also tabbed as her team's MVP, on top of receiving the Northview's Captains Award.
As a junior, Shaw also picked up All-Conference honors, as Northview went 33-4 and made it to the state semifinals. Shaw played in 98 sets that season, racking up 65 aces, 127 kills, 105 digs and 486 assists. Shaw's Knights went 36-4 her sophomore season, and made it to the state championship match. Northview went 31-4 Shaw's freshman season.
In Shaw's four years at Northview, the Knights owned an overall conference record of 22-1. Northview went 130-20 overall. Kerstie is the daughter of Michael and Julie Shaw. She has two brothers, Dalton and Trey, and one sister – Zendrie. Her grandfather, Jerry, played football at Indiana University.
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