ULM Warhawks

SENIOR (2021): Competed in 2021 alongside five different partners including Ina Gosen, Avery Reynolds, Kaitlyn Nowak, Elizabeth Moreland and Anna Demmer … helped Gosen post her first win of the slate on April 16th when they took down the pair of Makenna Schmitt/Annie Berry (Central Arkansas) by scores of 21-14, 21-10 … posted two wins alongside Reynolds … helped Reynolds claim the first win of her Warhawk career on March 11 as she and Ponthieux posted a 21-8, 21-11 victory over the Missouri State pairing of Brooke Plessner and Gala Galabova on March 11th … posted a win on March 13th, while teamed with Reynolds, as the tandem triumphed over Kayla Cook/Bria Garmon (Central Arkansas) by margins of 21-13, 21-15 … helped Nowak earn her first collegiate win on March 25th when they teamed up to defeat the tandem of Allie Bauer and Elisa Haug from Ottawa (Kan.) by scores of 21-9, 21-12 … was 2-3 overall on the season with Demmer, all of which came as a No. 4 seed … earned both wins with Demmer at her side in April … the first of those wins (21-7, 21-10) came on April 16th when the tandem downed the Mercer pairing of Hana Robertson and Elena Sanfrey … followed that performance with a 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 victory over Emma Gonzalez/Kalin Eske (Coastal Carolina) on March 17th.

2020 (JUNIOR): Opened the 2020 season with teammate Aubrey Brooks at her side, suffering setbacks in their first six matches of the slate … cracked through with their first win of the season on February 28th when they posted a 21-9, 21-16 victory over the pair of Mikayla Logan/Rachel Woody (Eastern Kentucky) … followed up that win with a 21-19, 21-10 triumph over Devon Bright/Bailey Lyons (Nicholls State) … posted a 21-19, 21-17 win, along with Brooks as her teammate, versus Devon Bright/Jaida Felix (Nicholls State) on March 6th … teamed with Brooks to grab her final win of the season (15-21, 21-8, 15-9) after defeating Emmarose Neibert/Allison Weimer (Spring Hill).

2019 (SOPHOMORE): Began the slate three consecutive victories while teamed with Bailey Smith … earned the first win of the season over Beth Randall/Maddie Cloutier (Jacksonville State) by scores of 21-18, 22-20 … followed that outing with a 21-17, 21-12 triumph over April Reese/Alexis Creasman (Huntingdon) … fought past an opening set loss to win a three-set clash against Ana Pacheco/Genesis Benitez (North Alabama) with a 12-21, 21-12, 15-11 win  … joined teammate Audrey Brooks in a March 4 match against Sam Dumity/Brooke Adkisson (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) where they emerged with a 21-18, 21-19 win … continued to team with Brooks in a March 14th clash with Katie Patterson/Tristan Barta (Arizona Christian), posting a 21-16, 21-6 victory … claimed her third win alongside Brooks as they downed the tandem of Claire Nenninger/Jaclyn Inclan (New Mexico) by scores of 21-13, 21-10 … earned her fourth victory, while playing alongside Brooks, in a March 16th clash against Natalie Braun/Lauren Weinntraub (Arizona State) by scores of 21-19, 21-17 … paired with Smith for a 21-10, 21-14 victory over Sydney Swann/Aaluyah Burras (Nicholls State) on March 23rd … snagged her fifth with alongside Smith on March 29th when the tandem won a two-set clash (21-16, 21-10) over Julia Carter/Olivia Rook (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi)  … capped off March with a series of wins with Brooks as a her teammate … first of those wins (21-18, 21-13) came against Alexa Spartz/Maxine Walsh (New Orleans)  … ended March with a 21-14, 21-17 victory over Sofia Resendiz/Lindsey Toney (Abilene Christian) while playing alongside Brooks … picked up three wins in April while being paired with Smith … first of those wins (21-13, 21-18) came against Emily Greim/Emmarose Neibart (Spring Hill) … followed up that with a 21-17, 21-16 triumph, alongside Smith, over Ehize Omoghibo/Alexa Spartz (New Orleans) on April 12th … earned final win of the season with Smith as her teammate on April 13 by downing the pair of Kimberly Iwunze/Meghan Wozniak (Nicholls State) by scores of 21-10, 21-12. 

2018 (FRESHMAN): Opened her season with a pair of setbacks on February 24th alongside McKenna Webster … joined Taylor Meyer in her third match of the season and the pair emerged with a 22-20, 21-19 win over Madeline Sims/Kyra Henderson (Texas A&M-Kingsville) on February 25th … continued to partner with Meyer on March 3rd, coming through with three straight wins … the first was a 19-21, 21-15, 15-9 over Rhyan Rand/Blessing Dunn (New Orleans) … the second victory (15-21, 21-15, 15-9) in the stretch came against Ashley Slay/Chloe Stitt (Austin Peay) … third straight win (15-21, 21-13, 15-11) came over the tandem of Hailey Hughes/Shayla Schmidt (Jacksonville State) … claimed her fifth and final win of the season, while being partnered with Meyer, versus Mackenzie Dear/Shelby Holmes (Central Arkansas) by a 15-21, 21-19, 15-11 margin … joined forces with Allie Kemp as a teammate and the two had four straight wins to end the season … the first of those wins came over Maddie Cloutier/Mackenzie Rombach (Jacksonville State) by scores of 21-9, 21-9 … followed that victory with a 21-14, 13-21, 15-13 win over the pair of Marina Chavez/Emilee Wissmach (Mercer) on March 23rd … teamed with Kemp to post a 21-11, 17-21, 15-13 against Kaylee Taff/Chloe Stitt (Austin Peay) … duplicated the win over Taff/Stitt (Austin Peay) on April 14th, this time by 21-18, 21-15 score. 

2017 (FRESHMAN): Played and won all four matches over the course of the season … made her collegiate debut on March 11th, alongside Catherine Griffith, where the duo of Jennifer Hart/Shayla Schmidt (Jacksonville State) by scores of 21-13, 21-12 … claimed a 25-23, 16-21, 15-8 victory, with Griffith, over the Tulane pair of Annie Schurtz/Christina McAffee on March 11th … joined Ana Riberio on the court to earn her third win (21-19, 21-17) of the season over Lauren Levy/Rhyan Rand (New Orleans) … capped off the season with a win by forfeit, alongside Delaney Driver, over UT-Martin on April 21st. 

PREP: Played indoor volleyball through the Christian Home School Association...Was League MVP and 1st Team All-State her junior and senior year.. Her team was the state champs three out of her four years in high school...

PERSONAL: Full name Holland Ann Ponthieux..born December 27, in Calhoun, La...Is a Kinesiology major, pre physical therapy...Her mom played basketball for a short time at ULM and her dad played football at ULM...