Northeast Community College Women's Volleyball

Bio Lauren Buhrman enters her second season as assistant volleyball coach at Northeast. In her first season on staff in 2025, Buhrman helped guide the Hawks to a 9-3 record in ICCAC play and a berth in the Region 11-A Tournament Semifinals, coaching First Team All-Region honoree Rowan O'Keefe. Buhrman played two seasons at Northeast as an outside hitter/defensive specialist after graduating from Lutheran High Northeast in Wisner, Nebraska. She finished her career with 508 kills and 796 digs for 620 points across 60 matches, posting a career-high 259 kills as a sophomore in 2023.

Bio Melissa Hampl is entering her ninth season as assistant volleyball coach at Northeast. In 2025, Hampl helped guide the Hawks to a 9-3 record in ICCAC play and a berth in the Region 11-A Tournament Semifinals, coaching First Team All-Region honoree Rowan O'Keefe. In 2022, Hampl helped coach an entirely freshman roster to a strong season, highlighted by Second Team All-American Karley Heimes. Hampl played a significant role in the Hawks' NJCAA DII National Tournament appearances in 2019 and 2018. In 2019, freshman Josie Sanger was named the program's first-ever All-American under her guidance. Hampl has 10 years of previous coaching experience at the high school level in volleyball, girls basketball and track and field, in addition to coaching volleyball at the club level. Hampl earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business education/cooperative education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is originally from Elgin, Nebraska, and currently teaches business at Norfolk Catholic High School. Hampl and her husband, Matt, who serves as Academic Support Coordinator at Northeast, live in Norfolk with their two daughters, Journey and Mia.