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JEANNIE (ASPER) WALSH
Jeannie (Asper) Walsh played volleyball for
the Pride from 1988 through 1991 and was a
key cog on a team that won 124 matches during
her career, the highest four-year total in program
history.
Playing for Hall of Fame Coach Fran Kalafer,
Jeannie compiled 1,115 kills and 532 blocks to
go along with a career hitting percentage of
.302. Her kills total ranks ninth all-time, while
her 532 blocks is third all-time and her hitting
percentage stands fifth in the Hofstra record
book. In addition, she is third all-time in solo
blocks with 166, second in block assists with
366, first in sets played with 550 and first in
matches played with 162.
A four-time All-East Coast Conference selection,
Jeannie was the 1988 East Coast Conference
Rookie of the Year and then closed her career by
earning the 1991 East Coast Conference and
team Most Valuable Player Award.
Jeannie not only left her mark in the Hofstra
record book, but also in the NCAA’s. She ranks
fifth all-time in NCAA history in matches
played, 11th all-time in sets played and second
in consecutive sets played with 515.
After graduating from Hofstra in 1992 with a
degree in liberal arts, Jeannie moved to
California to work for Jammin Apparel where
she designed and sold uniforms to athletic
teams. Returning to the East Coast a few years
later, Jeannie earned a master’s in health
administration from Hofstra in 1995. She then
16
returned to
California to work
for Kaiser
Permanente in Los
Angeles.
In 1997 Jeannie
married fellow Hofstra alum John Walsh and
moved back East. Now residing in Ridgefield,
Connecticut, Jeannie has worked for the ALS
Association of Connecticut and for Purdue
Pharma.
Jeannie and John have two children – Lily (5)
and Alister (3).