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2021 Beach Volleyball Roster

Southland Conference
Rusty Costanza
RJ Young
UNO Athletics/Ron O'Rourke
UNO Athletics/Ron O'Rourke
RJ Young
Hugh Lieck

2 Veronica Corcoran

  • Class Fifth Year
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Closter, N.J.
  • Prev School Northern Valley Regional HS
  • Major Marketing

Biography

2020 (Sr.)
  • Went 8-2 as a senior before COVID-19 forced a season shutdown
  • Partnered at the top flight with freshman Lucie Pokorna
  • Won a career best six consecutive matches at No. 1 between Feb. 28 and March 6
  • Forced a third set against No. 14 FIU (Feb. 28)
  • Graduated with a marketing degree
  • Leads the program in career victories
 
2019 (Jr.)
  • Set a program record, going 20-6 at No. 1, all with Rachel Kuhn
  • Led the team to its first time in the AVCA poll (receiving votes) and was named AVCA Top Flight Award recipient
  • Set a program mark with five consecutive wins to begin the season
  • Won five straight late in the year before the Southland Showcase concluded the season
 
2018 (So.)
  • Tied for the team-lead with 12 wins, all at No. 2 with Kuhn or twin sister Victoria Corcoran
  • Played primarily at No. 2 but appeared in five matches at No. 1
  • Defeated No. 10 LSU 34-32, 17-21, 15-12 March 24
  • Won three consecutive matches (April 15-20)
  • Two wins in the regular season finale (Southland Conference Challenge)
 
2017 (Fr.)
  • Earned six wins at No. 2
  • Won three matches at No. 2 with Kuhn and three with Blessing Dunn
 
High School
  • Earned 12 total letters for Northern Valley Demarest Regional High between volleyball, basketball and softball
  • 2016 softball state championship
  • No. 1 public school in New Jersey in 2014 for volleyball
  • Two-time state champion and four-time state-sectional champion in volleyball
  • Two-time all-state and two-time all-county volleyball student-athlete
  • All-state and all-county in softball
  • New Jersey Softball Athlete of the Week
 
Personal
  • Born January 4
  • Twin sister, Victoria, also plays for New Orleans beach volleyball
  • Has an older brother, Justin
  • Daughter of Kenneth and Corrine Corcoran
  • Played one season for USA New York club in Suffern, N.Y.
  • Majoring in marketing

Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2017Freshman

    5'10"
    2
  • 2

    2018Sophomore

    5'9"
    2
  • 2

    2019Junior

    5'9"
    2
  • 2

    2020Senior

    5'9"
    2
  • 2

    2021Fifth Year

    5'9"
    2