Blue Hens Volleyball Completes Signing Class for 2020 Season

NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware volleyball program has added seven newcomers to the family for the upcoming 2020 season as head coach Sara Matthews completed her class May 19.

The signing class includes five incoming freshman and a pair of transfer student-athletes.

"Our staff is really excited about this incoming class," Matthews said. "It is filled with very talented volleyball players that should make an immediate impact on our program and we can't wait for them to join our Blue Hen Family."

Pearce Augier (pronounced "oh-JHAI") is a 6-3 middle blocker from Charlotte, North Carolina and Lake Norman Charter where she served as team captain her senior season.

In that 2019 season, she was named to the all-conference team after eclipsing 200 kills on the season, hitting .344. Augier was a member of Charlotte Union Volleyball Club and plans on becoming a physical therapist.

Claire Flood comes to Newark by way of Hempfield High School in Landisville, Pennsylvania. The 5-11 outside hitter is a three-time conference champion and two-time all-state selection.

In her senior season, Flood was named the Lancaster-Lebanon League MVP as her team claimed the District III championship and finished third in the state. She was a member of East Coast Power club team and plans on studying public policy at the University of Delaware.

Amelia Painter will look to help hold down the Blue Hens back line as a libero/defensive specialist from Pottsville, Pennsylvania and Pottsville High School.

Painter is a two-time all-state selection and her team claimed back-to-back district championships. She was a member of East Coast Power club team and her sister Mary Kate is a member of the Rutgers volleyball team. She will major in psychology at the University of Delaware.

Michaela Putnicki comes by way of transfer, playing her freshman season in 2017 at Penn State before moving on to Colorado State University where she completed her business administration degree in just three years. She concentrated in organization and innovation management, graduating with Cum Laude honors while being an active member of Pi Beta Phi and Order of the Omega.

On the court, Putnicki was part of the Nittany Lions' 2017 Big Ten Championship team and was named Colorado's Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year as a senior in high school. She was a two-time state champion and a runner-up at Lewis Palmer High School, including a 29-0 record in her senior season.

Lily Rogers is a setter from St. Louis, Missouri and Cor Jesu Academy where she was a two-time captain and team MVP. She graduated with high honors and was selected to the all-conference team in both her junior and senior seasons.

Rogers' team won the conference and division championships in each of her three varsity seasons, posting a 23-6 record as a senior. She was on the PrepVolleyball 2020 Watch List and played club for High Performance STL.

Savannah Seemans is a 5-11 outside hitter and local product right from Newark and Saint Mark's High School. She's a three-time all-state selection and 2019 Delaware Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year.

Seemans compiled over 1,000 kills in her high school career and played club for East Coast Power Delaware, finishing third at nationals in 2019 where she was selected to the all-tournament team. She will study engineering at the University of Delaware.

Katie Turner rounds out the class as a transfer from the University of Missouri. In two years with the Tigers, the program reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament in both seasons.

Originally from Parker, Colorado, Turner is a libero/defensive specialist who attended Legend High School, garnering all-conference honors twice and an all-state selection as a senior. She was the valedictorian in high school and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Missouri.

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Blue Hens Volleyball Completes Signing Class for 2020 Season

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