2009 Army Volleyball Media Guide

2008 CO-REGULAR SEASON PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

2009 MEDIA GUIDE

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2008 PATRIOT LEAGUE CO-REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS

“Army volleyball is passion.

We play for the love of the game and for each other.

At the end of the day when the games are over, we walk away from the court knowing we gave it everything we had.

Army volleyball is an unstoppable force, and we are destined for greatness.”

-Rachel Dunn ’10

TABLE OF CONTENTS/QUICK FACTS

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS 2008 Co-Regular Season Champions ............................................................1 Table of Contents/Quick Facts ........................................................................2 Roster Breakdown ............................................................................................3 Admissions .......................................................................................................4 Academics ........................................................................................................5 Why West Point?........................................................................................... 6-7 Academy Administration ..................................................................................8 Athletic Director Kevin Anderson ....................................................................9 Facilities ......................................................................................................... 10 Center for Enhanced Performance .............................................................. 11 Women at West Point.................................................................................... 12

MEET THE 2009 BLACK KNIGHTS Coaching Staff .......................................................................................... 14-17 2009 Season Outlook................................................................................... 18 Black Knight Profiles ................................................................................19-30

2008 SEASON IN REVIEW 2008 Final Statistics/Results .................................................................32-33 Patriot League Recap.................................................................................... 34 Patriot League Leaders................................................................................. 35 Army Volleyball Off the Court ........................................................................ 36

OPPONENTS 2009 Opponent Quick Facts ...................................................................38-39 All-Time Series Records ...........................................................................40-41 Army-Navy Rivalry .......................................................................................... 42

HISTORY AND RECORDS Record Book ..............................................................................................44-47 Year-by-Year Results .................................................................................48-50 Yearly Leaders ................................................................................................51 Letterwinners ................................................................................................ 52 Honors and Awards ....................................................................................... 53 About West Point ........................................................................................... 54

CREDITS The 2009 Army Volleyball Media Guide is an official publication of the U.S. Military Academy Office of Athletic Communications. The guide was designed, written and edited by Tracy Nelson. Editing assistance was provided by Bob Beretta, Brian Gunning, Dallas Miller, Mady Salvani, Tim Volkmann, Ryan Yanoshak.

Photos courtesy of the DOIM Multimedia Branch, Stockton Photo, Inc., CSI-Photo, Eric Bartelt and Mady Salvani. Information on William Gillis provided by Major William D. Gabbard (USMA ’74).

ABOUT WEST POINT Location ........................................................................ West Point, N.Y. 10996 Founded ............................................. March 16, 1802, by an Act of Congress Enrollment .................................................................................................4,400 Superintendent ................................................Lt. Gen. Franklin L. Hagenbeck Athletic Director .........................................................................Kevin Anderson Nickname......................................................................................Black Knights Colors .............................................................Black, Gold (PMS 467) and Gray Conference ..................................................................................Patriot League Facility ....................................................................... Gillis Field House (2,000)

ABOUT ARMY VOLLEYBALL Head Coach .............................................................. Alma Kovaci (Temple ’02) Record at Army ................................................................... 50-9 (Third season) Career Record............................................................................................ Same Assistant Coach....................................................... Jeremy Sands (King’s ’97) Assistant Coach.................................................. Julie Chester (Oklahoma ’08) Athletic Trainer ...........................................................................Danielle Szalay Head Officer Representative .........................Col. Cindy Jebb (West Point ’82) Athletic Intern ............................................2nd Lt. Liz Lazzari (West Point ’09) Volleyball Office Phone............................................................ (845) 938-6150 2008 Record ............................................................................................... 26-4 2008 Conference Record ...................................... 13-1 (T-1st Patriot League) 2008 Postseason......................................... 0-1 (Patriot League Tournament) 2008 RKPI/RPI ........................................................................................70/70 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ......................................................................6/5 Starters Returning/Lost ....................................................................3/3+libero

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Senior Associate AD/ Director of Athletic Communications .........................................Bob Beretta Assistant Director for Athletic Communications/ Volleyball SID ..............................................................................Tracy Nelson Direct Line ......................................................................... (845) 938-4090 Cell ......................................................................................(914) 755-7764 E-Mail ..................................................................... tracy.nelson@usma.edu Athletic Communications Main Phone................................... (845) 938-3303 Athletic Communications Fax ................................................. (845) 446-2556 Army ‘A’ Line ............................................................... (845) 938-ARMY (2769) Army Official Web Site ............................................... www.goARMYsports.com

SUPPORT STAFF

On the front cover (L to R): Seniors Maureen Bannon, Malissa Gallini, Rachel Dunn.

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2nd Lt. Liz Lazzari Athletic Intern

Col. Cindy Jebb Head Officer Representative

Bernie Holliday Center For Enhanced Performance

Danielle Szalay Athletic Trainer

Tracy Nelson Volleyball SID

Laura Dayton Administrative Assistant

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Name Ali Giraud Maureen Bannon Malissa Gallini Ariana Mankus Fabiola Castro Kaitlyn Love Allison McKearn Amanda Rowell Brittany Jensen Rachel Dunn Maggie Glunt Samantha Krehel Rachel Willis Karyn Powell Rachal Yanker Kristina Keltner Alicia Dotson Francine Vasquez Liberty McEntee Samantha Starta

Yr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. So. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr.

Pos. RS S S OH OH OH MB MB DS/L OH MB RS MB S OH DS S OH/RS DS/L RS

Ht. 5-10 5-10 5-6 5-8 5-10 5-9 6-2 6-3 5-5 5-10 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-11 5-10 5-8 5-9 5-11 5-4 6-2

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

Hometown/High School Petaluma, Calif./Petaluma Manhattan Beach, Calif./Marymount Dumont, N.J./Academy of the Holy Angels Lisle, Ill./Benet Academy Salinas, Calif./Salinas Houston, Texas/Cypress Creek (USMAPS) Beloit, Wisc./Wuerzburg American H.S. [Germany] (USMAPS) Mogadore, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit Ripon, Calif./Ripon Humble, Texas/Humble Windsor, Calif./Windsor Peachtree City, Ga./McIntosh Branford, Conn./Branford (USMAPS) West Harrison, Ind./East Central St. Louis, Mo./Cor Jesu Academy Carmel, Ind./Heritage Christian Littleton, Colo./Columbine Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Los Osos Yorba Linda, Calif./Rosary (Loyola-Marymount) Pink Hill, N.C./East Duplin

Head Coach: Alma Kovaci (Temple ‘02), Third season Assistant Coach: Jeremy Sands (King’s ‘97), Third season Assistant Coach: Julie Chester (Oklahoma ’08), First season Captain: Rachel Dunn Head Officer Representative: Col. Cindy Jebb Athletic Intern: 2nd Lt. Liz Lazzari Athletic Trainer: Danielle Szalay

Name Maureen Bannon Fabiola Castro Alicia Dotson Rachel Dunn Malissa Gallini Ali Giraud Maggie Glunt Brittany Jensen Kristina Keltner Samantha Krehel Kaitlyn Love Ariana Mankus Liberty McEntee Allison McKearn Karyn Powell Amanda Rowell Samantha Starta Francine Vasquez Rachel Willis Rachal Yanker

Yr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. So.

Pos. S OH S OH S RS MB DS/L DS RS OH OH DS/L MB S MB RS OH/RS MB OH

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

ROSTER BY STATE California (7) Maureen Bannon Fabiola Castro Ali Giraud Maggie Glunt Brittany Jensen Liberty McEntee Francine Vasquez Colorado (1) Alicia Dotson Connecticut (1) Rachel Wills Georgia (1) Samantha Krehel Illinois (1) Ariana Mankus

Indiana (2) Kristina Keltner Karyn Powell Missouri (1) Rachal Yanker New Jersey (1) Malissa Gallini North Carolina (1) Samantha Starta Ohio (1) Amanda Rowell Texas (2) Rachel Dunn Kaitlyn Love Wisconsin (1) Allison McKearn

MEDIA COVERAGE

Fabiola Castro ...................... fab-ee-O-la Malissa Gallini ....................GUH-lee-nee Ali Giraud ...................................JER-awd Samantha Krehel ..................... CRAY-hill Liberty McEntee .................. MAC-en-tee Ariana Mankus ...air-EE-on-ah MANK-us Allison McKearn ....................MICK-earn Francine Vasquez ....................vas-GUEZ Alma Kovaci ........................ cove-A-chee

Did You Know ...

X New rules that were imple-

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mented last season include: (1) changing the term “games” to “sets” (2) “sets” 1-4 will be played to 25 points instead of 30 points, while a fifth “set” will still be played to 15 points (3) the maximum number of substitutions for each team is now 12 per “set.”

X Army was ranked sixth in the North-

The Army Athletic Association debuted its expansive multi-media platform, ITT Knight Vision, in 2008-09. The online webcasts will continue through 2009-10, allowing fans unable to make the trip to West Point for a particular contest the opportunity to watch in the comfort of their own homes.

ITT Knight vision will broadcast at least six Army volleyball matches this year, a list that includes four home Patriot League matches. Should the Black Knights win the right to host the 2009 Patriot League Tournament by capturing the No. 1 seed, ITT Knight Vision will be on hand to broadcast that four-team event as well. For more information and a complete schedule for all Army teams, visit www.goARMYsports.com and click on the “More Info” tab under the multimedia player.

2009 Army Volleyball On ITT Knight Vision Date Sept. 9 Sept. 18 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Nov. 13 Nov. 21-22

Opponent Time Marist 7 p.m.

Iowa 7 p.m.

American 7 p.m.

Navy 7 p.m.

Bucknell 4 p.m.

Lafayette 7 p.m.

Patriot League Tournament (hosted by highest seed)

east Region and 67th in the country in 2008, according to the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) regional rankings. The Black Knights were the only Patriot League team to earn a regional ranking.

The 2008 volleyball media guide was named second “Best in the District” by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

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ROSTER BREAKDOWN/MEDIA COVERAGE

NUMERICAL ROSTER

WEST PONT ADMISSIONS

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL Peterson’s Guide ranks West Point as one of the most competitive colleges in the nation. There are approximately 12,000 applications each year for less than 1,200 cadet vacancies. Applicants compete for vacancies and are evaluated in three areas: academics, physical aptitude and demonstrated leadership ability.

Cadet vacancies are allocated to each member of Congress and to the representatives to Congress from Washington, D.C., Guam, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa and the Mariana Islands. Many foreign governments are also invited to nominate cadets under a Department of State program, so the student population at West Point is incredibly diverse.

The following is an overview of the first three steps toward gaining admittance to West Point.

Further information regarding the admissions process and orientation visits is available by calling the Director of Admissions at (845) 938-4041.

Should you wish to schedule an official visit, contact the Army Volleyball office at (845) 938-7744.

Determine if you meet entrance requirements prior to inquiring.

DETERMINE IF YOU MEET ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS To meet West Point’s minimum entrance requirements, you must: be at least 17 but not yet 23 on the day you enter West Point; be a U.S. citizen at the time you enter (except for foreign cadets as noted above); not be married or pregnant, nor have a legal obligation to support a child or other dependent.

Additionally, you must meet academic, medical and physical qualifications. To be considered academically qualified, you should have an aboveaverage high school or college academic record and strong performance on the standardized American College Testing (ACT) Assessment Program Exam or the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Additionally, you should take a strong college preparatory program in high school, including four years of English, four years of math (including

trigonometry), two years of laboratory science, two years of a foreign language and one year of U.S. history.

To be medically qualified, you must be in good physical and mental health and pass a medical exam administered by the Department of Defense.

To meet physical qualification standards, you must demonstrate above-average strength, endurance and agility. The West Point Field Force administers a Physical Aptitude Exam to measure these traits. The exam includes: pull-ups for men/ flexed arm hang for women, basketball throw from the kneeling position, standing long jump, a 300yard shuttle run and a two-minute bout of pushups.

APPLY FOR A NOMINATION A nomination is the legal authority for West Point to consider a candidate for admission.

Nominations are available from every member of Congress and from representatives to Congress. At a minimum, you should apply to your two senators, your representative and the Vice President.

Nominations are also available, from the President, for children of career military personnel, and from the Secretary of the Army for enlisted soldiers in the Regular Army, Army Reserve or Army National Guard; for children of deceased or 100% disabled veterans; children of persons awarded the Medal of Honor; and students in Army ROTC, Army Junior ROTC, or Navy, Air Force, or Marine Junior ROTC units which have been designated as Honor Units with Distinction.

START A FILE AT WEST POINT West Point will start your candidate file upon receipt of a completed Precandidate Questionnaire.

You may obtain a questionnaire by writing or calling: Director of Admissions U.S. Military Academy 646 Swift Road West Point, NY 10996-1905 (845) 938-4041 Automated admissions information is also available at the above phone number. Additionally, you can request a questionnaire from the Academy’s World Wide Web page at: www.usma.edu/ Admissions. The web site also includes additional information about the admissions process as well as the courses of instruction available at West Point.

Finally, if you are at least a high school junior and are sincerely interested in attending West Point and serving as an officer in the U.S. Army, you should talk to your school guidance counselor. Each counselor’s office has a copy of the latest West Point catalog and information to help you with your college choices.

Did You Know ...

X The Army volleyball team was cited in

Upon taking the oath, West Point graduates are commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army.

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the Division I Academic Progress Rate recognition listing in April. The Black Knights were one of three Army teams to garner the national mention.

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> Art, Philosophy and Literature > Basic Science > Chemical Engineering > Chemical Engineering Studies > Chemistry > Civil Engineering* > Civil Engineering Studies > Computer Science** > Economics > Electrical Engineering* > Electronic & Info. Technology Systems > Engineering Management* > Engineering Psychology > Environmental Engineering > Environmental Geography > Environmental Science > Environmental Studies > Foreign Area Studies > Foreign Languages > Geospatial Information Science > History > Human Geography > Information Systems Engineering > Law and Legal Studies > Leadership > Life Science > Management > Mathematical Sciences > Mechanical Engineering* > Mechanical Engineering Studies > Military Art and Science > Nuclear Engineering > Nuclear Engineering Science > Operations Research > Operations Research Studies > Physics > Political Science > Psychology > Sociology > Systems Engineering* > Systems Management *Major programs accredited by the Engineering Accredidation Commissions (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) **Major programs accredited by the Computer Science Accreditation Commissions (CSAC) of the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board (CSAB) which is now part of ABET.

ACADEMICS

WEST POINT ACADEMIC GOALS

ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES

Graduates anticipate and respond effectively to the uncertainties of a changing X technological, social, political and economic world.

Upon achieving this overarching goal, graduates will be able to: - think and act creatively - recognize moral issues and apply ethical considerations in decision-making.

- listen, read, speak, and write effectively - demonstrate the capability and desire to pursue progressive and continual intellectual development, and demonstrate proficiency in six domains of knowledge: X

Engineering and Technology Information Technology

Math and Science History

Culture Human Behavior

Long recognized as one of the premier academic institutions in the United States, the U.S. Military Academy provides a challenging curriculum that culminates in a bachelor of science degree upon graduation.

More than 25 fields of study and 19 optional academic majors are available to cadets as West Point strives to educate and train the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate shall have the attributes essential to professional growth as an officer in the regular Army.

The USMA curriculum is also geared toward providing West Point graduates with an intellectual foundation for increasing responsibility (as they ascend the ranks) through a balanced undergraduate education.

The Academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highly competitive academic environment, coupled with its broad-based academic curriculum, has helped West Point rank fourth nationally in the number of both Rhodes Scholars and Hertz Scholars that it has produced.

The West Point curriculum is divided into three portions - core courses, an engineering sequence and a field of study. Cadets are required to take 26 core courses plus five additional classes in one of seven engineering sequences (mechanical, electrical, civil, nuclear, systems, computer or environmental).

Beginning with the first semester of the junior year, cadets begin to take electives for their chosen field of study. Fields of study require completion of nine additional courses, bringing to 40 the number of classes a cadet must pass in order to receive a degree.

The selection of an optional major involves anywhere from one to four - usually three additional courses above and beyond the nine field of study electives. This will allow the Cadet to expand his or her realm of study within a chosen discipline.

Physical education and military science courses round out the challenging curriculum.

Cadets are required to incorporate classes from both disciplines into each semesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s class schedule, creating a standard six-course load for each academic term.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF VOLLEYBALL SENIOR MALISSA GALLINI Below is an in-depth look at a typical day for senior setter Malissa Gallini. An Economics major, Gallini was one of five Black Knights to make the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll last fall.

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Wake up Supervise CPRP (for physically deficient cadets) Shower Breakfast Formation Breakfast with my company History of Military Art Army Fitness Development Comparative Economic Systems Financial Accounting Lunch Formation Lunch with the team Errands, work with staff in company Econometrics 1 Volleyball practice Dinner, shower Homework Lights out

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WHY WEST POINT? “I was so proud to be on the verge of entering the only institution in American society at that time that was totally integrated, in which I would have the opportunity to rise, based solely on performance and ability. The nation always looks to West Point and always looks to each and every one of you to follow always the angels of your nature.”

-General Colin Powell

“I believe in the code ... ‘Duty, Honor, Country.’ I believe in service to one’s country. The institution of the armed forces has thrived on its commitment to developing excellence. It is meritocracy in action.

Race, religion, wealth, background count not.”

-President George H.W. Bush

“To me, the United States Military Academy is the best school in the world, especially for what I wanted to do – lead. It’s the best school for leadership in the world.

“The United States Military Academy has really changed my life.

West Point has made my life much more fulfilling and rewarding. I don’t know what I would do without West Point or where I would be.

I take West Point with me everywhere. I learned to be a responsible man, a dependable man, and a man who understood that limitations or failure are just part of the process of becoming who you’re going to be.”

-Duke Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski ’69

“West Point is a lifestyle. It’s about being a part of something bigger than yourself. There is plenty of good that happens at West Point, but more importantly it teaches you to take in the bad and produce something good out of it. West Point challenged me in ways that I did not know I could be challenged, and I am eternally grateful for that.”

-Danielle (Cooper) Cork ’07

“West Point tests you day in and day out. The institution and its traditions challenge you to commit to being a cadet and an officer every day. It’s your classmates, your teammates, and your friends that help you along the way and make the experience worth it. I came here because I wanted a great academic school, but I stayed here because it pushed me out of my comfort zone, and I had great people around me to support me.”

-Lauren Teal ’08

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL ACADEMY ADMINISTRATION

LIEUTENANT GENERAL FRANKLIN L. HAGENBECK Superintendent

Lt. Gen. Franklin L. Hagenbeck assumed duties as the 57th Superintendent of the United States Military Academy in June 2006.

Hagenbeck was commissioned from West Point in 1971. He earned a master’s degree in Exercise Physiology and served as an assistant football coach at Florida State University. While assigned to the Academy’s Department of Physical Education, he earned a Master of Business Administration from Long Island University. His military education includes the Army War College, Army Command and General Staff College and the Infantry Officer Advanced Course.

Hagenbeck has commanded at every level from company through division, culminating as Commanding General of the 10th Mountain Division. He has also served in the 25th Infantry Division, 10th Mountain Division, 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions and The U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.

Among his other assignments, Hagenbeck served as the Army’s Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, and in numerous staff positions.

His Joint assignments include: Exchange Officer and Tactics Instructor to the Royal Australian Infantry Center; Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs for Global and Multi-Lateral Issues and Western Hemisphere; Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (J5); and Deputy Director for Current Operations, J33, Joint Staff. He served as Commander, Coalition Joint Task Force Mountain, Operations Enduring Freedom/ Anaconda and Deputy Commanding General, Combined Joint Task Force 180 in Afghanistan.

Hagenbeck’s decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal; Defense Superior Service Medal (oak leaf cluster); Legion of Merit (four oak leaf clusters); Bronze Star (oak leaf cluster); Meritorious Service Medal (two oak leaf clusters); Army Commendation Medal (oak leaf cluster); Army Achievement Medal; Air Assault Badge; Master Parachutist Badge; Expert Infantryman Badge; Australian, British, and Honduran Airborne Wings; Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge and Army Staff Identification Badge.

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BRIGADIER GENERAL MICHAEL S. LINNINGTON Commandant of Cadets

A 1980 graduate of the Academy, Brig. Gen. Michael Linnington was born in Cape May, N.J. on 30 September 1958. He was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Infantry, and his civilian education includes a Bachelor of Science Degree from USMA, and a Masters in Applied Mathematics from Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute. His military education includes Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and attendance at the National War College where he earned a Masters Degree in National Security Strategy.

His early assignments included duties as a Platoon Leader, Staff Officer, Aide de Camp, and Company Commander at Fort Ord, California, Fort Riley, Kansas, and the Berlin Brigade in the occupied city of West Berlin. He then served as an Instructor and XO in the Department of Math Sciences at USMA and as Brigade S4, Battalion XO, and Brigade XO in the 187th Infantry -- the “Rakkasans” – at Fort Campbell, KY. General Linnington commanded the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry in the Republic of Korea, and remained in Korea after command serving as the Operations Officer (G3) for the 2d Infantry Division.

In 2001, Linnington returned to the states, attending the National War College, with a follow-on assignment as Special Assistant to the Army Chief of Staff. In May 2002 he assumed command of the 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (AASLT) in Kandahar, Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.

From June 2002 through June 2004, BG Linnington commanded the 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, both in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Linnington then served on the Joint Staff (J8), and later as the Assistant Commandant/Deputy Commanding General at the U.S. Army Infantry Center at Fort Benning, Georgia. In his most recent assignment, Linnington served as Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Staff, Army.

General Linnington’s awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star w/Valor, the Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, Army Occupation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, the meritorious Unit Commendation, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Airborne and Air Assault wings, Ranger Tab, and Pathfinders Badge.

Linnington is married to the former Brenda Zachary (USMA ’81), and they have a son Michael, and a daughter Tracy.

BRIGADIER GENERAL PATRICK FINNEGAN Dean of the Academic Board

In the summer of 2005, Brig. Gen. Patrick Finnegan was named Dean of the Academic Board at the United States Military Academy.

Upon graduation from West Point in 1971, he was commissioned a second lieutenant, attended the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and earned a Master of Public Administration degree in 1973. As a cadet, he served as Chairman of the Honor Committee and head manager of the Army football team.

Finnegan received his Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia Law School in 1979. While attending law school, he was a member and editor of the Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif.

Finnegan has served JAG Corps tours at Bad Kreuznach, Germany (1979-82); the Judge Advocate General’s School, Charlottesville, Va. (1983-87); Fort Bragg, N.C. (1988-93); MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (1994-96); and Stuttgart, Germany (1996-98).

He served as USMA Staff Judge Advocate from August 1998 until he was appointed as Professor and Head of the Department of Law in July 1999.

Prior to his appointment as Dean, Finnegan also served as head officer representative for the Army football team.

During his time at Fort Bragg, Finnegan was deployed to the Persian Gulf to participate in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Finnegan’s awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal (oak leaf cluster), Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (two oak leaf clusters), Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (two oak leaf clusters), Humanitarian Service Medal, Saudi Arabia/Kuwait Liberation Medal and Defense Meritorious Unit Award (oak leaf cluster).

A member of the Virginia Bar and the Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society, Finnegan has also been admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.

Finnegan and his wife, Joan, have two daughters: Katie Finnegan Rucker and Jenna Finnegan Bechen; and four grandchildren.

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2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL consecutive conference championship and accompanying NCAA berth.

Three Army teams traveled to the NCAAs last season, headlined by the women’s soccer and baseball squads. The Black Knights’ baseball team gained national attention by reaching the finals of the Austin Regional and nearly upsetting national top seed and NCAA runnerup Texas in a championship game.

Off the field, construction of the Foley Athletic Center, a spacious indoor practice facility for football, was completed in the winter of 2007. During Anderson’s time at West Point, Randall Hall, which houses offices, locker rooms and team rooms for men’s and women’s basketball, as well as luxury suites that overlook historic Michie Stadium, was also unveiled. Army’s fabled football home received additional state-of-the-art amenities last summer with the installation of a new FieldTurf playing surface and a sparkling 30-foot-by-50-foot scoreboard, complete with a 20-foot-by-50-foot high-definition video board.

In the last year alone, Anderson led the search that resulted in the hiring of Rich Ellerson as Army’s 36th head football coach. He was also instrumental in negotiating a broadcast extension with CBS Sports to televise the Army-Navy football game to 2018, a new national television deal for Army’s football program, separate contracts with three different cities to serve as host for future Army-Navy games, and a landmark agreement with the New York Yankees that will result in Army’s football team playing six games over the next years at Yankee Stadium. As part of the deal, Army will battle Notre Dame next fall in the first college football game to be played at the Yankees’ majestic new home.

Prior to his busy 2008-09 academic year, Anderson brokered major broadcast agreements for Army’s football program with ESPN and WABC Radio (770-AM), as well as aligning the Black Knights’ athletics teams with Nike, as part of a significant apparel deal, and Learfield Sports Properties. The Army “A” Club has continued to flourish under Anderson’s leadership, establishing school records for annual giving during each of his four years at the Academy.

During his time at Oregon State, Anderson directed the athletic department’s external operations, to include marketing and promotions, sports information, ticket operations and the Beaver Athletic Student Fund. He also oversaw Oregon State’s highly successful football, men’s basketball and baseball programs, leading the search and recruitment for head football coach Mike Riley.

Anderson, who ranks as the first African-American to hold the position of director of athletics at West Point, was a member of an OSU management staff that balanced the athletic department’s budget for the first time in nearly 15 years.

Anderson took residence in Corvallis, Ore., in December 2002 after serving as executive associate athletic director for external affairs at the University of California. He joined the California staff in November 1997 as assistant athletic director for annual programs and was promoted to associate athletic director for development, tickets and the Bears’ baseball team in March 1999.

At California, Anderson oversaw all fundraising matters involving capital giving and capital projects, as well as ticketing operations. He also functioned as the primary major gift officer for the athletic department.

Under his leadership, California raised more than $5 million annually, including a record number of

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

Since Kevin Anderson was introduced as Army’s Director of Athletics on Dec. 13, 2004, West Point’s intercollegiate athletic program has enjoyed immense success both on and off the “fields of friendly strife.”

Boasting more than two decades of leadership and experience, Anderson departed his post as executive associate athletic director at Oregon State University to accept the challenge of re-invigorating Army’s proud athletic program.

The veteran administrator has played a large role in accomplishing that goal during his five years along the banks of the Hudson. In that time, Army has sent 19 intercollegiate athletic teams to the NCAAs, captured its first National Championship in more than 50 years, witnessed the revitalization of its hockey and men’s basketball programs, and experienced unparalleled success in several others, such as baseball, women’s volleyball, women’s tennis and women’s basketball. A year ago, Army’s women’s soccer team became West Point’s ninth different intercollegiate program to advance to the NCAAs under Anderson’s watch, while the baseball team reached a regional final for the first time in school history.

During the 2004-05 academic year, Anderson’s first at West Point, Army’s athletic program won a National Championship in rifle, sent a record seven teams to postseason appearances, defeated Navy in the year-long series for the first time since 1978 and forged an overall winning percentage of .582.

It marked Army’s finest overall performance in more than a decade.

Seventeen of Army’s 25 intercollegiate teams carved records of .500 or better that year as the Black Knights put forth their highest year-long winning percentage since a .604 effort in 1993-94.

In addition, Army reclaimed the Patriot League’s Presidents’ Cup—signifying the league’s all-sports champion—for the first time since 1997.

Army sent its rifle, gymnastics, baseball, lacrosse, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and golf squads to postseason play, surpassing the previous standard of six teams in NCAA action. Six of Army’s eight spring teams won Patriot League titles that year.

Army’s success opposite Navy snapped a 27year drought in the all-sports rivalry, giving the Black Knights their first series win over Navy since going 9-8-1 (.528) in 1977-78.

The Black Knights used their 2004-05 success as a springboard to continued outstanding performances in 2005-06. Army’s fall and winter teams combined to forge back-to-back winning records for the first time since 1993-94.

Additionally, four Army teams earned NCAA Tournament appearances in 2005-06, highlighted by the women’s basketball team, which earned the Academy’s first postseason berth at the Division I level. In 2006-07, Anderson presided over a resurgence of Army’s men’s basketball and hockey programs, as well as the continued success of the Black Knights’ women’s basketball squad, which set a single season school record for victories at the Division I level.

All three programs flourished again the following year with hockey earning its first Atlantic Hockey Association regular-season crown and the men’s basketball squad advancing in the Patriot League postseason for the second straight year, a first since 1995 and 1996. Additionally, a young Black Knights’ baseball team captured its third regular season Patriot League championship in five years and Army’s women’s tennis team earned its fourth

funds in fiscal years 2001 and 2002. Anderson also headed efforts to raise money for a renovation of California’s Memorial Football Stadium.

Before accepting his position with the Golden Bears, Anderson served as area executive director of the YMCA of the East Bay from 1995 to 1997. He was director of annual giving with Stanford University’s athletic department from 1993 to 1995.

While at Stanford, Anderson worked with the Stanford University Provost, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Anderson served as director of development, marketing and communications of the San Francisco Education Fund (1990-93) and was Northern California development director for the United Negro Fund (1989-90). He was also a manager with the Xerox Corporation from 1980 through 1989.

Anderson graduated from San Francisco State University in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He is also a 1981 graduate of the Xerox Corporation’s New Manager School and the Xerox Marketing School in 1986. He completed the executive management program at the Sports Management Institute in 1995.

In addition to his duties at West Point, Anderson has served as chairman for the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Division I-A Athletic Directors McClendon Minority Scholarship Steering Committee and is a member of the NCAA’s Basketball Academic Enhancement Group. In September, he became chairman of the Division I Men’s Basketball Issues Committee.

Most recently, Anderson was elected Third Vice President of NACDA in June.

Kevin and his wife, Moira, have four children: daughters, Olivia and Michaela; and sons, Kevin Jr. and Chauncey.

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a varsity sport in 1978, just two years after the Academy welcomed its first co-ed class in 1976. Army volleyball celebrated its 30th season in 2008.

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STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITES X

O’Meara, Malek, Dawkins, Class of 1959 Strength g Development p Center An integral component in Army’s intercollegiate athletic program is the strength and conditioning department. The most visible sign of Army’s commitment in this area is the O’Meara, Malek, Dawkins, Class of 1959 Strength Development Center in Kimsey Athletic Center, one of the finest facilities in the nation.

The monstrous 20,000-square-foot center is located on the second floor of Kimsey Athletic Center and features 30 tons of plates and dumbbells; 15 pieces of cardiovascular equipment, including six high-speed treadmills; a state-of-the-art weight training area with 16 rack and platform training stations, as well as a separate dumbbell area; and top-of-the-line Hammer strength equipment. Under the direction of Scott Swanson, this facility rivals any training facility in the country.

Athletic Training Facilities X Stationed on the first floor of Kimsey Athletic Center, Army’s athletic training department moved into its new and spacious home in the spring of 2003. The athletic training room now covers 9,500 square feet, housing the finest equipment available for the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Highlights of the facility include a 1,202-squarefoot cardiovascular room containing more then 25 pieces of equipment; a state-of-the-art hydrotherapy area equipped with a 2,018-square-foot rehabilitation pool, Jacuzzi, two large pools and four regular pools; 10 treatment tables; five modular taping tables; high-density storage; and a physician’s office with X-ray capability. The training room also features a vast array of the latest treatment and rehabilitation equipment. Thanks to the expansive new treatment area, Army’s athletic training staff can serve countless Black Knight athletes simultaneously so they are able to realize their full potential on the “fields of friendly strife.” Assistant Athletic Trainer Danielle Szalay oversees all of volleyball’s needs.

CENTER FOR ENHANCED PERFORMANCE (CEP) T The Center For Enhanced F Performance (CEP) P ensures that every e ccadet now has the opportunity to th develop expertise in d the key mental skills th which underlie highw level performance le in all situations. offers three It programs designed p performance, as we well as export these to maximize West Point cadet performance critical mental skills to the United States Army at large.

The Performance Enhancement Program (PEP) uses state-of-the-art training methods and sophisticated audio/video technologies, while broadening the applications to include cadets from every performance endeavor. This training, as comprehensive and detailed as any received by professional and Olympic athletes, enables cadets to develop confidence under pressure, concentration amidst distractions, and composure during times of stress. Cadets participate in individual training sessions, during free periods in their academic schedule, learning, and then applying the skills of imagery, attention control, stress and energy management, and goal setting. Biofeedback training allows cadets to learn crucial self-regulation techniques. Sophisticated audio and video simulations of game and practice situations are created to facilitate guided imagery and mental rehearsal of specific physical, academic, or military skills.

The Academic Excellence Program provides instruction in academic support skills designed to help cadets succeed in the classroom.

Three classes are offered throughout the academic year: 1) the Student Success Course, a 20 lesson course combining the study skills of textbook

marking, note taking, test preparation and time management, with the mental skills such as attention control, confidence building, stress and energy management; 2) Reading Efficiency, a 10 lesson course designed to improve reading speed and comprehension through drill and utilization of modern computer technologies; and 3) Information Literacy and Critical Thinking, a 20-lesson course taught jointly with the USMA Library staff created to enhance problem-solving skills and critically read and evaluate research. The CEP Tutor Program organizes final exam preparation sessions at the end of each semester, and cadet tutors for nearly every academic course are available throughout the year.

Most recently the CEP created the Military Enhancement Program (MEP), designed to apply the skills and techniques taught by the Performance Enhancement Program within a military context. MEP Training is now nested throughout the 47 months of the West Point experience.

These programs are unique aids to the every member of the Corps of Cadets who seeks to achieve their full potential in academics, athletics and military training. The Center for Enhanced Performance is a powerful demonstration of the Academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment to provide the finest training available to the future leaders of the nation. The following photos, taken by CEP instructors, are designed to give a visual reminder of what is important on and off the court for the Army volleyball team.

WOMEN AT WEST POINT

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1978

1993

Margaret (Molly) Corbin is the first woman to receive a military pension in the United States for her heroism and service to the country during the Revolutionary War. She is buried in the West Point cemetery.

“Women at West Point” television movie airs on CBS; Maj. Nancy Freebairm is the first female tactical officer; basketball is the first women’s sport to gain varsity status.

Capt. Margaret Belknap (West Point ‘81), a member of the Systems Engineering Department, is the first woman to serve as a White House Fellow.

1979

Rebecca Marier, a tennis star, is the first female cadet to graduate No. 1 in her class.

1836 The Warner sisters come to Constitution Island.

For half a century, Susan and Anna Warner wrote popular novels and taught Sunday School to West Point cadets. Susan wrote “A Wide World,” one of the nation’s best sellers, in the 1850s. Anna wrote the words to the children’s verse “Jesus Loves Me.” In 1908 they donated the island to the Military Academy.

1957 Maj. Emma Baird becomes the Assistant Chief of the Personnel Branch and is reputed to be the first woman staff officer at West Point.

1968 Dr. Betsy Lewis, the Academy’s fine arts librarian, teaches art classes in the English Department to First Class Cadets as the first female faculty member.

1973 1st Lt. Virginia Fry is the first full-time female faculty member, serving as a geography instructor in the Department of Earth, Space and Graphic Sciences.

1975 President Gerald Ford signs legislation that forever changes the face of America’s service academies when he declares that women would be permitted to seek nomination and attend a military institution.

1976 Army welcomes its first co-ed class in July of 1976 with the admission of 119 women with the Class of 1980; Mrs. Sue Peterson joins the Department of Physical Education as its first female instructor.

Cadet Kathy Gerard is the first female Brigade Executive Officer, and Col. Mildred Hedberg is the Chief of Staff for the United States Corps of Cadets.

1980 The first women’s class graduates from West Point; Andrea Hollen, the Academy’s 58th Rhodes Scholar, is the first of 62 women to receive her diploma; Terry Tepper is awarded the Army Athletic Association (AAA) Trophy for “most valuable service to women’s athletics.” Maj. Cathy Kelley is the Academy’s first woman named a permanent associate professor.

1981 Dena Caradimitropoulo, who starred in basketball, is the first woman and only the sixth cadet to win the AAA Special Award for “outstanding achievements and exemplary leadership in athletic competition.”

1984 Karen Short, a member of the women’s basketball team, is the first female to command Cadet Basic Training and be a Regimental Commander. Tracy Hanlon, a star in both basketball and track, is the first female to qualify for the Olympic trials (heptathlon).

1985 Lissa Young is the first female Deputy Brigade Commander and the first to be in charge of Cadet Field Training.

1986 Pam Pearson earns All-America honors in track and is the only woman at West Point selected for All-America honors in two sports, having been chosen twice in basketball. Women’s soccer becomes a varsity sport.

1987 Capt. Kathy Gerard-Snook and Bobbi FiedlerPrinslow (West Point ‘80) are the first women graduates to serve on the USMA faculty.

1988 Ann Marie Wycoff, named the “Outstanding Female Swimmer” at the NCAA Division II Champions, is the first athlete to capture four national titles in a single championship event.

1989 Kristen Baker is the first woman to command the Corps of Cadets with her selection as First Captain; Capt. Heidi Brown (West Point ‘81) and Mary Finch (West Point ‘83) are the first women graduates to serve as tactical officers.

1990 Briana Stremick ’09 graduated from West Point last May. Commissioned as a 2nd Lt., the 2008-09 Patriot League and ECAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year ranked 12th in her class of over 1,000 cadets.

Carol Barkalow (West Point ‘80), who starred in basketball, writes a book (“In the Men’s House”) about her West Point experience as a member of the first female class.

1995

1997 Col. Maureen LeBoeuf is the first female to head an academic department with her appointment as Professor and Head of the Department of Physical Education. Barbara Treharne (West Point ‘80) and Heidi Brown (West Point ‘81) are two of four females to command air defense artillery Patriot battalions.

1999 Alison Jones is the first female and second cadet in a decade to receive the Soldiers Medal for heroism in the terrorist bombing of the American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Women’s tennis becomes the first female team to earn a Division I NCAA tournament berth.

2000 The U.S. Military Academy celebrates the 20th anniversary of the first women’s class to graduate.

2001 The 25th year of females at the U.S. Military Academy is observed while the Academy celebrates its bicentennial.

2003 Rebecca Halstead (West Point ‘81), former women’s basketball manager, becomes the first female West Point graduate to achieve rank of general in the U.S. Army.

2005 Col. Cindy (Glazier) Jebb (West Point ’82), a former volleyball captain, becomes the first female graduate to be named Professor, USMA, when she becomes Deputy Head of the Department of Social Sciences.

2006 Army becomes the first service academy to earn a bid to the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament.

Col. Maritza Ryan (West Point ’82) becomes the first female graduate to be the Head of an Academic Department when she becomes a Professor of Law.

2007 Former Army standout in both basketball and track & field, Alma Cobb (West Point ’84), is inducted into the Army Sports Hall of Fame.

2009 Elizabeth Lazzari (West Point ’09) becomes the first volleyball player ever to garner the Army Athletic Association Trophy, the highest honor bestowed upon a graduating cadet from the athletic department.

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MEET THE BLACK KNIGHTS

HEAD COACH ALMA KOVACI

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head coach ALMA KOVACI Temple ’02 Third Season Record at Army: 50-9

In just two short years as the head coach of Army’s up-and-coming volleyball program, Alma Kovaci has proven to be one of the best young coaching minds in the business. In her two seasons at West Point, Kovaci has amassed a sizzling 50-9 (.847) record and led Army to the best back-to-back seasons in program history.

A native of Tirana, Albania, Kovaci became the seventh Army head coach in 2007 in what was her first head coaching appointment. Two short years later, she was selected by her peers as the 2008 Patriot League Coach of the Year after guiding the Black Knights to a share of the Patriot League regularseason title with a 12-1 Patriot League mark. Army copped a league-best five conference all-stars, including 2008 Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Briana Stremick.

Army got off to the best start in Academy history in 2008, winning 19 of its first 21 matches. The Black Knights went on to post a 26-4 (.867) overall mark, bettering its 2007 campaign and recording the best winning percentage in program history. The team went 13-1 at home with its lone setback coming against nationally ranked Southern California in a nationally televised match on ESPNU. Army also swept Navy for a third-straight season and entered the postseason ranked sixth in the Northeast Region by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). The Black Knights ranked among the national leaders in win-loss percentage (8th), aces per set (10th) and hitting percentage (12th).

No stranger to Army’s volleyball program when she assumed the reins in 2007, Kovaci had served as the Black Knights’ assistant coach from 20032006. Army has made the four-team Patriot League Tournament field in all six seasons since her arrival at West Point. Kovaci replaced Glen Conley, who spent eight years directing Army’s program before moving on to a head coaching position at Kent State. Since arriving at West Point in 2003, Kovaci has groomed five players that have been named all-league at least twice under her watch. Included in that group is two-time Patriot League Setter of the Year Maureen Bannon and three-time first team honoree Jamie Clark, who became the first Army volleyball in history to garner AVCA All-Region honorable mention status in 2008.

In her first year in the head coaching role, Kovaci produced a 24-5 record, including a second-place conference finish at 12-2 and a ninth-straight trip to the Patriot League Tournament. Kovaci’s club went 14-1 at home and appeared on national television twice that fall.

Did You Know ...

X Head coach Alma Kovaci was

recognized by her peers as the 2008 Patriot League Coach of the Year in November. She also earned West Point’s Coach K Teaching Character Through Sport Award in the spring.

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Kovaci cultivated her skills as Conley’s top aide for four years, making West Point’s decision to hire her as head coach a rather easy one. In her assistant role, Kovaci helped produce the 2004 Patriot League Player of the Year, Caitlin Machon, and the conference’s top player in 2005, Abby Casciato.

While serving as an assistant coach at Army, Kovaci remained active on the court. In January 2005, she was called back from the states to play as a member of the Albanian National Team when it competed at the FIVB World Championships in Sheffield, England. During the week-long event, she was listed as the seventh best digger in the world and ranked among the top-15 best hitters.

Kovaci’s prominence as one of the top Albanian players was apparent early in her career. In 1996, Albania spearheaded a campaign called Vision 2000, which projected who its top athletes would be over the next three years.

Kovaci was the committee’s selection as the country’s top volleyball player.

Along with the recognition, Kovaci took part in various television spots and met with many Albanian and international dignitaries.

Kovaci arrived on the banks of the Hudson following a one-year stint at Centre College in Danville, Ky., where she served as a volunteer assistant coach during the 2002 season. Under her tutelage, the Colonels went 23-19 and placed two team members on the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference second team.

Prior to her coaching tenure at Centre College, Kovaci played in the United States Professional Volleyball League with the Grand Rapids Force during its inaugural season in 2002. In addition to playing in the four-team league, Kovaci guided high school teams and performed public relations work during her one season in the USPV. She finished second in the league in digs per game. Kovaci also played competitively in the adult USAV league.

A 2002 graduate of Temple University, Kovaci earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. Kovaci was an immediate standout on the court at Temple, serving as the Owls’ captain in 1999 and 2000, while helping them to threestraight Atlantic 10 titles (1997-99). She earned AVCA All-America honors in each of those same years, and was named to the AVCA All-District team in 1998, 1999 and 2000. In addition, ASICS lauded Kovaci as an All-American in 1999 and 2000. The two-time Atlantic 10 Conference Most Valuable Player led the Owls in virtually every category her senior season. That marked Kovaci’s third major award from the conference, as she picked up Rookie of the Year plaudits in 1997. In her senior season, she played in 79 games, tallied 492

THE KOVACI FILE BORN March 1, 1979 in Tirana, Albania COLLEGE Temple University ’02 Bachelor’s degree, kinesiology Two-time Atlantic 10 Most Valuable Player 1997 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year ASICS All-American (1999, 2000) AVCA All-District Team (1998, 1999, 2000) PROFESSIONAL United States Professional Volleyball League, Grand Rapids Force (2002) Albanian National Team

Head coach Alma Kovaci begins her third season in 2009. Since taking over the program in 2007, she has produced a sparkling 50-9 mark in her first collegiate head coaching position.

COACHING EXPERIENCE 2007-Present Head Coach, United States Military Academy 2003-2006 Assistant Coach, United States Military Academy 2002 Volunteer Assistant Coach, Centre College COACHING ACCOLADES 2008 Patriot League Coach of the Year

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kills and registered 315 digs. Kovaci also led the team with 29 service aces and ended the season second in hitting percentage (.275).

Kovaci concluded her decorated collegiate career just 18 kills shy of the all-time record with 2,046 and graduated as the school record holder for career digs with 1,632. Her career-high 38 kills in a three-game match versus George Washington in 1999 still stands second all-time in NCAA history. It is the most kills for a three-game match since 2001. Kovaci punctuated her career during the 25th Anniversary season of the Atlantic 10 when she was named the Owlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; top volleyball player in 25 years of A-10 competition.

Kovaci has assisted with the Bob Bertucci Volleyball Summer Program the past eight years and helped with the Frostburg State Volleyball Summer Program in 2001. Fluent in three languages (English, Albanian, Italian), Kovaci was also a Synergy Volleyball Camps clinician in 1999 and 2000 and a volunteer assistant coach for the Synergy Volleyball Club in 1999 and 2000. She has conducted numerous volleyball camps and clinics at West Point as well.

Prior to the 2006 campaign, Kovaci attended the NCAA Women Coaches Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. She was one of 25 female coaches in the NCAA selected to participate. Kovaci was recently awarded a scholarship to attend the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators conference in June. She has served as a panelist at a number of public functions, including a National Ethics in America panel that specifically focused on ethics in sports.

She was also named the winner of the Coach Mike Krzyzewski Teaching Character Through Sport Award in the corps squad leader division in May. Kovaci, 30, resides at West Point, N.Y., and holds professional credentials with the AVCA, while serving as the Patriot Leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s representative to the organization.

She is also a member of the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association.

ASSISTANT COACH JEREMY SANDS

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assistant coach JEREMY SANDS King’s ’97 Third Season

Jeremy Sands begins his third season as an assistant coach with the Army volleyball program. In his previous two seasons, Sands played a vital role in the Black Knights’ unprecedented success. He will continue his duties this fall as Army’s top assistant. Sands, who was brought in by head coach Alma Kovaci in her first season at the helm, assists with all aspects of the program, including national recruiting, practice planning, on-court coaching and individual player development.

Additionally, Sands’ duties include practice and competition preparation, summer camps and travel arrangements as well as alumni outreach and fund raising.

Sands came to West Point following a two-year stint as an assistant coach at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

In addition to his duties as an assistant coach at UCCS for two seasons, Sands also served as the head coach of the men’s volleyball club team at the United States Air Force Academy since 2005. At Army, he functions as the program’s recruiting coordinator, a position held by Kovaci from 2003-06.

While at UCCS, Sands assisted in the day-to-day activities of practice, preparation, scouting and statistics for the nationally ranked Mountain ountain Lions.

He carried similar duties and also handled travel, budgeting and administrative work as the head coach at Air Force. In 2006, Sands was named d the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association volleyball “National Coach of the Year” for his work with the Falcons.

Sands served in the Army from 1998 until 2004, spending most ost of his active duty time as an armor officer at Fort Carson, Colo., while also touring ng in Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2003 until 2004. Following his six years as a member of the U.S. Army, Sands became involved with the All-Army men’s volleyball all team as the squad’s head coach in 2005.

He led the team to a third-place finish at the Inter-Service Championships and was later selected to coach the All-Armed Forces squad that competed ompeted at the USA Volleyball Open, leading it to a third-place finish as well. Additionally, tionally, Sands coached the Colorado Chill 17s boys’ club team from 2005-06.

Sands was given his first head coaching opportunity at Centenary tenary College, in Hackettstown, N.J., as he took the Division III women’s program to the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships and helped one member of that squad earn all-league status. Following his lone season at Centenary, ntenary, Sands enlisted in the Army and quickly became involved with the All-Army men’s volleyball team.

A native of Pittston, Pa., Sands began his coaching careerr as a student assistant for the King’s College women’s volleyball team. In addition tion to working with the student-athletes at King’s College, he also assisted his former rmer high school coach at Pittston Area High School.

Currently an active adult USA Volleyball and Outdoor AVP P Next player, Sands also played for two seasons on the All-Army men’s team, as well as four years with the King’s College men’s program.

Sands and his wife, Kaitlyn, who works at West Point’s Association of Graduates office, both achieved the rank of Captain n while in the Army. The Sands currently reside in New Windsor, N.Y.

Assistant coach Jeremy Sands’ hiring in 2007 has coincided with Army putting together its two winningest seasons in program history back-to-back in 2007 and 2008.

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Oklahoma ’08 First Season

Chiefly responsible for training Army’s setters, Julie Chester joined the Black Knights’ staff in mid-February.

The Army volleyball program announced the addition of Julie Chester as an assistant coach in mid-February and she has been busy lending her hand to the program ever since. Chester joins head coach Alma Kovaci and current assistant coach Jeremy Sands to form a staff that produced two of the best seasons in program history in 2007 and 2008.

“I am so excited to add Julie to our staff,” said Kovaci, the 2008 Patriot League Coach of the Year. “Not only did she have an outstanding playing career for Oklahoma out of an extremely competitive Big 12 Conference, but her communication skills, tremendous personality and passion for coaching will be an asset to the Army volleyball program and West Point as a whole.”

Along with assisting in all aspects of the program, Chester will concentrate on the development of Army’s setters in her first year with the program. That group includes two-time Patriot League Setter of the Year Maureen Bannon, who is poised for her final season at West Point. Army, which put together the winningest season in program history with a 26-4 (.867) record last fall, will lose four allleague players to graduation this May. Chester graduated from Oklahoma in December of 2008 following a very successful four-year playing career with the Sooners. Serving as a senior captain, guided Oklahoma to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances the 5-10 setter s (2006, 2007), 200 including a run to the Sweet 16 in 2006.

Playing Playin under head coach Santiago Restrepo, Chester earned four varsity letters and finished her career ranked second among Oklahoma’s all-time assists leaders with wit 2,794. Her 699 assists in 2004 also rank fourth on the Sooners’ single-season chart. single-seas Chester Chest also did her part off the court, earning First Team Academic All-Big 12 honors and garnering the team’s Life Skills Award for community service in 2007. During Duri her time in Norman, Okla., Chester served as an instructor/coach Oklahoma’s volleyball camps from 2005-07. for Oklahom While still earning her degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, as the head coach of the Oklahoma Elite Volleyball Club for Chester served se 2006-07 season. She later took on the role of junior varsity head coach at the 2006-0 North High School where she was responsible for creating an active and Norman No challenging learning environment, along with conducting workouts and practices that would wou help develop players into a varsity-level athlete.

Prior tto her time in Oklahoma, Chester enjoyed a successful career at both the clu club and high school levels playing in her hometown of Katy, Texas, located locate just outside of Houston. One of the most accomplished prep setters in the th country, she was rated as the seventh-best high school prospect and second-best setter to sign with a Big 12 school by PrepVolleyball.com. seco While cultivating a standout career at Cinco Ranch High School, Chester also als developed her skills as part of the highly regarded Texas Tornadoes club program. She served as team captain for both squads and also was c named to the 2003 USA Junior National Championship All-Tournament n team after leading the Texas Tornados to a fifth-place showing. te Chester is single and resides in Cornwall, N.Y.

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assistant coach JULIE CHESTER

2009 SEASON OUTLOOK

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL Third-year head coach Alma Kovaci refuses to call 2009 a “rebuilding season.”

Despite the loss of the winningest class in program history to graduation in May, Kovaci’s tutelage has paid off in improving and refining the talent that is returning for 2009, leaving her optimistic about the fall.

“I can’t ignore the fact that we lost four incredible starters last year, but the way this team worked over the spring and during preseason was extremely encouraging,” Kovaci said. “The staff challenged these players physically and mentally, and they rose to every one of them.

“The talent we have right now is tremendous. We are not going to have the experience, but I will not call this a rebuilding year. We are going to go out there and compete in every match. The energy and enthusiasm surrounding this group is so exciting. There are many different ways to win and we are going to have to be patient. Our goals have not changed. We want to bring the Patriot League title to West Point. With drive, motivation and a winning attitude, I think that is certainly a tangible goal.”

Following a sparkling 26-4 overall record and an equally as impressive 13-1 showing in the Patriot League last fall, the expectations have risen for Kovaci’s program. The Black Knights won a share of the Patriot League regular-season title with eventual 2008 tournament champion American, while also posting the best win percentage (.867) in the program’s 30-year history.

The loss of recent graduates OH Elizabeth Lazzari, MB Jamie Clark, MB Rachel Breinling and RS Briana Stremick has left room for other stars on the rise to step in and shine. Despite a near perfect showing in the Patriot League last fall, the Black Knights’ season was soured for the second year in a row in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament. Kovaci knows that experience will be looming in the minds of the players and coaches as the season progresses.

“After going 26-4 last year, our expectations are high,” she said. “Wins and losses are important. That is why you play the game. Over the last couple of years though, we’ve learned that you need to win when it counts. We haven’t been able to get over that first-round hump. That’s something that we, as coaches, need to figure out. We cannot meet our ultimate goal otherwise.”

Senior OH Rachel Dunn will serve as the 2009 captain, a leadership role that will likely prove vital considering the youth of the Black Knights’ squad this season. Seven freshmen joined the mix in August, while six sophomores and four juniors return as well. Senior setters Maureen Bannon and Malissa Gallini will also embark on their victory lap at West Point.

SETTER In keeping with the setter position, Bannon returns as one of the most decorated setters in program history. A three-time all-league player and two-time Patriot League Setter of the Year, Bannon enters the season ranked fourth on Army’s career assist list with 3,033. She is averaging 11.40 assists per set to claim the Academy record. The Manhattan Beach, Calif., native will play a key role in the development of the younger hitters, while also quarterbacking the Black Knight offense for a fourth-straight year.

“Maureen is comfortable in our system and if you want experience anywhere on the court, it’s at the setter position,” Kovaci said. “Her competitive nature makes her an asset on the court. I will look for her to bring the calm, poised presence of a seasoned veteran throughout the season.”

Gallini has waited in the wings during the majority of her career, but when called upon, Kovaci is more than satisfied in her delivery. Gallini spent the spring semester studying abroad in Russia, which forced her to miss the spring season.

Kovaci said she is working hard to make up for that lost time and will be counted on in her final season.

“Malissa has the ability to step in and change the pace of the game,” Kovaci said. “She’s very smart and studies the rhythm and flow of the match so that she is prepared at a moment’s notice to step in. She’s a hard worker and demands that same effort from others.”

Junior Karyn Powell has also showcased a similar ability to step-up. Known for her exceptional work ethic, Powell worked on increasing speed during the spring season and the results have been evident, according to Kovaci.

“Karyn has good height for a setter and the positive energy that she brings to the team is key,” Kovaci said. “She will be an asset again this year.”

Freshman Alicia Dotson will provide added depth to the setter position, as she competes for time in the rotation in her first year at West Point.

OUTSIDE HITTER Dunn headlines a large group of six outside hitters this fall, making for some heavy competition for playing time. Dunn averaged 1.66 kills per set as junior, but has been steadily improving her powerful swing over the last three years.

She, along with sophomore standout Fabiola Castro, represent those returning to the fold with some solid experience on their resumes.

“Rachel provides a spark when she is on the court. She is jumping higher and can put the ball anywhere and may be able to contribute on the right side as well,” Kovaci said. “In terms of experience, Fabiola was able to get some major time as a freshman. She improved even more over the spring, particularly in her passing game and consistency. She has that rare ability to lift the team up on her own with a single hit, and we will demand that effort from her this year.”

Returning for her sophomore year, Rachal Yanker will compete for time.

One of the most athletic players on the team, Yanker has shown the discipline needed to contribute. Kovaci has expressed excitement over newcomer Ariana Mankus, a 5-7 power hitter out of Lisle, Ill. Joining her in the freshman class will be Francine Vasquez and Kaitlyn Love. Both rookies have shown promise during preseason workouts and come to West Point from solid volleyball programs.

MIDDLE BLOCKER Perhaps the most affected position following graduation was in the middle. Clark and Breinling made up an impressive one-two punch for four years in the middle spot. This year’s roster, however, features more height and quickness than last year, which will allow the offense to run at a more rapid pace.

“Our middles will be different this year,” Kovaci explained. “We are not going to have the power that we did, but rather will capitalize on speed. Because of their tremendous height, our current middles reach at a much higher level.”

The team’s tallest player at 6-3, Amanda Rowell only played in six sets last fall. However, she took advantage of her time on the court, hitting for a .636 percentage. Still a bit raw, Kovaci consistently refers to Rowell as one of the most improved players on the team and is expecting her to step into a starting role as a junior. Another likely candidate for a starting role, sophomore Rachel Willis came to West Point via the USMA Prep School. Since her arrival last fall, she and Rowell trained under two of the best middles in West Point annals in Clark and Breinling. Willis has since gained some much-needed weight to add to her 6-0 frame. While Kovaci says blocking is her strength, Willis can also hit any ball anywhere.

Freshmen Maggie Glunt and Allison McKearn provide Kovaci with depth in the middle. At 6-1 Glunt touches high and has a very good arm swing. McKearn still requires some training, but shows raw talent that can be molded into a contributor.

RIGHT SIDE HITTER Last spring, Kovaci switched sophomore Ali Giraud from the outside to the right side and the result could not have been more desired. Easily one of the most improved players on the team, 5-10 Giraud is projected to step into the starting role vacated by Stremick last fall. The only remaining right side hitter with any experience under her belt is junior Samantha Krehel, who has seen limited time due to injuries over her first two seasons at West Point. She is now healthy and poised to contribute.

Listed at both the outside and right side positions, Vasquez and fellow rookie Samantha Starta will vie for playing time as well.

DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST/LIBERO The competition to capture the libero assignment will likely include junior Brittany Jensen and sophomore Liberty McEntee. Both players are more than qualified for the job, as both spent time donning the libero jersey at different points last season. Although neither won the starting job, they both played significant roles on Army’s defense and serve receive. McEntee, a transfer from Loyola-Marymount, played in 94 sets and committed just 15 reception errors on the year. Jensen earned court time in 64 sets and totaled six reception errors.

Sophomore Kristina Keltner, who played in four sets in 2008, has spent the spring season improving her game and will likely contribute in either the right or left back positions.

SCHEDULE Four tournaments and a pair of dual matches at Manhattan (Sept. 1) and home versus Marist (Sept. 9) highlight the non-conference slate. Army will host two of those tournaments – Army Invitational (Aug. 28-29) and West Point Challenge (Sept. 18 and 20) – while traveling to the Delaware Tournament (Sept. 4-5) and Pepperdine Tournament (Sept. 11-13).

“The schedule was created so that we are challenged early and often in order to prepare us for the rigor of the Patriot League portion of the season,” Kovaci explained. “There aren’t any ‘easy’ teams on this schedule. We are going to have to show up and play every day. That being said, I think the trip to Pepperdine will serve as a measuring stick to see where we are at that point in the season.”

The Black Knights open the Patriot League schedule on the road for the first five matches, beginning with a weekend trip to Bucknell (Sept. 25) and Colgate (Sept. 26). The team is rewarded with a five-match homestand starting with a showdown between reigning co-regular-season champions Army and American on Oct. 16. Navy comes to town the following day as Army looks to extend its win streak against the Mids to eight matches. Army visits Navy (Nov. 6) and American (Nov. 7) before returning home to close out the regular season opposite Lafayette (Nov. 13) and Lehigh (Nov. 14).

The 2009 Patriot League Tournament will once again take place at the site of the highest seed. The four-team single-elimination event will take place Nov. 21-22.

“The Patriot League continues to get better and better each year and this fall will be no different,” Kovaci said. “We will be challenged each match and will have to step-up to that challenge in order to succeed and ensure our spot to play for the title.”

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# 2 maureen BANNON Senior Setter • 5-10 Manhattan Beach, Calif.

Marymount

Kovaci’s Take: Two-time Patriot League Setter of the Year (2006, 2007) and three-time all-conference player … among the most experienced veterans on the team in terms of playing time ... competitive nature ... expected to lead and help cultivate a corps group of young hitters ... brings calmness and poise ideal for the position ... will be a key component to Black Knights’ success this fall.

Milestones: Enters season holding Army’s career record averaging 11.40 assists per set … holds three of the top six single-season assists-per-set efforts, including the Academy record with 11.99 aps in 2007 … her 3,033 career assists land fourth on Army’s career ledger and are 1,347 off the record … also recorded eight service aces in a single match twice in her career to sit in a tie for fifth on Army’s single-match record list ... competed at the U.S. National Team Open Tryout last spring.

2008: First team All-Patriot League player … two-time Baden Patriot League Player of the Week and only setter to garner the honor all season ... led the conference and finished 39th in the nation averaging 10.79 assists per set … recorded only 19 ball handling errors all season in 89 sets played … 0.52 service aces per set landed second in the league, ranked 12th in the country and helped Army land 10th as a team averaging 1.81 aces per set … tied a career-high with eight aces in a 3-0 win over Lafayette (Oct. 18), which lands in a four-way tie for fifth on Army’s single-match ledger … recorded at least 40 assists in seven different matches … season-high 53 assists came in a 3-1 home win over Columbia on Sept. 16 … 47 percent of set attempts led to kills … averaged 10.93 assists per set during Patriot League competition, which also set the conference pace … also averaged 0.71 aces per set during league play …

2.24 digs per set ranked third on the team … six double-doubles (assists, digs) on the season ... West Point Challenge All-Tournament Team pick.

2007: Earned Patriot League “Setter of the Year” and second team all-conference citations … played through an ankle injury during the non-conference portion of the Black Knights’ schedule … went on to lead the league with 11.99 assists per game, including a 13.43 mark in Patriot League games alone … her overall mark set a new Army single-season record … played in 83 games … healthy and started all conference matches … registered eight double-doubles (assists, digs) on the year … tallied a season-best 65 assists in the Patriot League semifinal against Colgate (Nov. 16) … that mark tied a career high and ranks seventh on Army’s single-match record list … came up with a career-high 17 digs to go with 40 helpers at Lehigh (Oct. 6) … added a personal-best eight aces when the team traveled to Lehigh on Nov. 2 … finished the year with 995 assists, 191 digs, 47 kills, 35 aces and 28 blocks ... named Women’s Yearling of the Year at annual Black Knight Awards.

2006: Enjoyed a banner freshman season, being lauded as the Patriot League “Rookie of the Year” and “Co-Setter of the Year” … was the only freshman to earn all-league status as a part of the conference’s second team … five-time Patriot League Baden “Rookie of the Week” recipient … made her way into the Army

NOTABLE CAREER HIGHS Category Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks

No. 5 19 8 65 5

Date 11/03/07 11/17/06 10/18/08 Twice Twice

Opponent Lafayette vs. Bucknell Lafayette

record books with a league-leading 11.57 assists per set, which also lands second in single-season program history … totaled 52 assists, the seventh time of the year she hit the 50-assist mark, in the Patriot League semifinal versus Bucknell (Nov. 17)… amassed 65 assists, which ranks seventh in Army history, at Bucknell (Oct. 20) in the second meeting between the two programs … established herself as the team’s primary setter after her performance at the Butler Invitational (Sept. 1-2)… averaged 4.33 assists a game coming into the tournament, but started all but one game in three matches of the Butler Invite and averaged 10.73 assists during that event ... registered 10 doubledoubles on the year.

Background: Served as team captain for Marymount H.S. her senior campaign ... named to the all-tournament team at the San Juan Capistrano, North High School Tournament, Torrey Pines Tournament, California Challenge and Prep Nationals ... received Marymount’s MVP and coach’s award in 2005 ... tabbed second team all-league in 2005 ... played for the club team Sport Shack, which reached the finals at the 2005 volleyball festival ... hobbies include going to the beach and playing golf ... father served in the Navy for eight years.

Personal: Maureen Elizabeth Bannon ... daughter of Stephen K. Bannon and Cathleen Jordan ... born Feb. 2, 1988 in New York City ... Sociology major.

BANNON’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals

SP 94 83 89 266

K 53 47 27 127

Pct .190 .226 .310 .227

Ace 37 35 46 118

Dig 218 191 199 608

TB 41 28 27 96

Asst 1078 995 960 3033

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# 10 rachel DUNN Senior Outside Hitter • 5-10 Humble, Texas Humble

Kovaci’s Take: Elected to serve as team captain as a senior … will be counted on for leadership ... versatile and able to play anywhere on the court ... likely to continue in outside hitter position, but can also play right side ... impressive physical fitness ... provides a spark when on the court ... shown great improvement while at West Point ... powerful and consistent hitter.

2008: Recorded a season-high 12 kills in a tough 3-2 loss against Bowling Green at the Temple Tournament … took a season-best 47 swings against the Falcons … played in 28 matches, starting eight … 126 kills (1.66 per set) on the season demolished previous career-high of 67 in 2007 … 417 attempts are more than any other returning player on the roster … also finished the fall with 17 service aces, 80 digs and 17 blocks … tallied at least 20 attempts in five different matches and hit better than .200 on 11 occasions … Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member.

2007: Enjoyed a breakout season in which she played in 79 games … came on strong to start the season and tallied a career-high 14 kills in a win over NJIT (Aug. 28) … took 27 swings against the Highlanders, the most attacks attempted all year … closed the season with her first career double-double with 12 kills and a personal-best 13 digs in the Black Knights’ semifinal game against Colgate (Nov. 16) in Washington, D.C. … hit better than .400 in four matches … season totals include 135 digs, 67 kills, 10 aces and five blocks … totaled 30 more kills than produced in her freshman year.

2006: Showed progression as her rookie campaign developed, culminating in her first double-double and season highs with 10 kills and as many digs at Lafayette (Nov. 11) in the regular-season finale … up until that point, her seasonbests had been seven kills and seven digs … added 77 digs, 18 aces and 11 blocks in her first year on the collegiate level.

NOTABLE CAREER HIGHS Category Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks

No. 14 13 3 2 2

Date 08/28/07 11/16/07 09/16/08 Twice Six times

Background: Named MVP of the Humble High School squad in 2005 ... was the teams “Offensive Player of the Year” in 2004 ... selected as the junior varsity MVP her sophomore year ... first team all-district in 2004 and 2005 ... Junior Olympics bronze medalist in 2005 for club team ... selected to the 2005 Junior Olympics all-tournament team ... led team to the district championship in 2004 ... brother served in the Army from 1998-2003.

Personal: Rachel Elizabeth Dunn ... daughter of Stephen and Amanda Dunn ... born Nov. 23, 1987 in Humble, Texas ... majoring in Management with a minor in Environmental Engineering.

DUNN’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals

SP 58 79 76 213

K 37 67 126 230

Pct .048 .187 .127 .127

Ace 18 10 17 45

Dig 77 135 80 292

TB 11 5 17 33

Asst 6 6 2 14

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Opponent NJIT vs. Colgate Columbia

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# 3 malissa GALLINI Senior Setter • 5-6 Dumont, N.J. Academy of the Holy Angels

Kovaci’s Take: Solid reserve setter ... spent the spring season studying abroad in Russia ... will use preseason to get match-ready ... ability to change the pace of the set when called upon ... hard worker and demands that same work ethic from teammates ... vocal leader ... knows the game well.

2008: Reprised role as back-up setter to starter and classmate Maureen Bannon … appeared in 12 matches and made her only start of the year opposite Bowling Green at the Temple Tournament … finished with 18 assists against the Falcons … averaged 6.44 assists per set over her 18 sets played … season-high 25 assists came in a 3-0 win over Fairfield in which she played in all three sets … recorded double-digit assists in five matches, including a 3-0 win over Patriot League foe Holy Cross (Nov. 1) on the road … 116 assists in 274 total attempts … added seven aces and 33 digs throughout the year … tagged with just five ball handling errors in 18 sets played … named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2007: Played in 26 games and started the first three games of the year at setter after classmate Maureen Bannon was sidelined with a sprained ankle to start the season … averaged 9.2 assists per game over the first five matches of the year … established a career-high 48 assists in a 3-1 win over NJIT (Aug. 28) at home … completed her first career double-double with 10 digs versus the Highlanders … first career kill came in the season-opener against St. Francis (N.Y.) on Aug. 24 … played sporadically for the rest of the season, including significant time in two conference wins over Holy Cross (Sept. 29; Oct. 27) and another at Lehigh (Oct. 6) … totaled 209 assists on the season, while also adding 45 digs on the year.

2006: One of two setters brought in with the class of 2010 … only player on the roster from the Garden State and is the closest to home by at least two states … played in 12 games as a rookie and totaled 38 assists … saw significant action in the Black Knight’s sweep of Holy Cross (Nov. 4) at West Point … managed a career-high 20 assists against the Crusaders … also had six assists against Buffalo (Sept. 9) and NJIT (Oct. 11) in early-season tournament play.

NOTABLE CAREER HIGHS Category Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks

No. 2 10 3 48 2

Date Twice 08/28/07 10/14/08 08/28/07 10/08/08

Opponent NJIT Holy Cross NJIT at NJIT

Background: Named MVP at Academy of the Holy Angels in 2005 ... captained team her junior and senior seasons ... third team all-county in 2004 and 2005 ... all-league first team in 2003 and 2004 ... also first team all-county honorable mention in 2003 ... participated in fencing and softball ... secretary for the 12th grade executive board ... received the school’s scholar-athlete award four times ... member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and Spanish National Honor Society ... comes from a family of immigrants ... first-generation American ... father is from Italy and mother from Coatia.

Personal: Malissa Michelle Gallini ... daughter of Orlando and Molly Gallini ... born April 25, 1988 in New York City ... Economics major.

GALLINI’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals

SP 12 26 18 56

K 0 1 5 6

Pct .000 -.273 .105 -.029

Ace 2 1 7 10

Dig 2 45 33 80

TB 0 2 3 5

Asst 38 209 116 363

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# 9 brittany JENSEN Junior Defensive Specialist/Libero • 5-5 Ripon, Calif.

Ripon

Kovaci’s Take: Helped to anchor Army’s serve receive … model of consistency defensively ... lends experience in the back row ... will battle for the starting libero spot ... gaining confidence while developing skills ... one of the most athletic players on the roster ... impressive vertical jump for her height ... has improved passing tremendously ... likeable, hard worker and great attitude.

2008: Played in Army’s starting rotation in all but five matches on the year … owner of a .935 reception percentage … tagged with just five reception errors in 64 sets played … tallied 65 digs (1.02 per set) on the year … season-best nine digs came in a pivotal 3-1 win at Navy (Oct. 25) to help Black Knights top the Mids for a sixth match in a row … finished with at least eight digs in three matches, including Army’s marquee 3-1 win over seven-time defending champion American (Nov. 15) in the Black Knights’ home finale.

2007: Appeared in 99 games, playing only back row as a defensive specialist for the Black Knights … committed just 19 reception errors on the year – the fewest of any starting defensive player on the team … finished the year with 157 digs (1.59 per game) … reached double-figures in digs twice, including a careerbest 13 in a 3-0 sweep of Quinnipiac (Sept. 1) at home … also added 11 digs in a 3-0 setback against Penn (Sept. 14) at the American Volleyball Tournament ... added 18 assists throughout the year.

NOTABLE CAREER HIGHS Category Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks

Background: Three-year letterwinner at Ripon... named all-league and “Best Defensive Player” in 2006 when Ripon won the TVL Championship in 2004 and 2006, along with a co-championship in 2005 ... earned an honorable mention all-league nod in 2005 ... was second among all Max Prep schools in 2006 in digs ... also lettered two years in soccer and ra ran the 4x100m and 4x400m relays in track trac … father served in the 4th Armor Division in Vietnam ...

Divis maternal grandfathe grandfather was a second lieutenant and Air F Force pilot in WWII, earning a Purple Hea Heart at Pearl Harbor. ... paternal grandfather served in the Navy during WWII.

No. 1 13 1 2 None

Date Twice 09/01/07 Twice Twice

Opponent Quinnipiac

Personal: Brittany Brittan Diana Jensen ... daughter of Gary and Carolyn Jensen ... born May 28, 1989 in Ripon, Calif.

1 ... Human Geography major.

Geogr

JENSEN’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007 2008 Totals

SP 99 64 163

K 2 0 2

Pct .067 -.250 .000

Ace 0 2 2

Dig 157 65 222

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TB 0 0 0

Asst 18 6 24

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# 12 samantha KREHEL Junior Right Side/Outside Hitter • 5-10 Peachtree City, Ga. McIntosh

Kovaci’s Take: Drew limited time in first two years at West Point … strong academically … extremely coachable ... offers consistency on the right side, where she will compete for time ... steady player ... possesses many different shots ... effective vocally on team ... powerful, controled player.

2008: Appeared in five matches, three of which were Patriot League contests … finished the season with four kills, including a season-best two in a 3-0 win at Holy Cross (Nov. 1) … recorded single kills opposite Manhattan (Aug. 30) and Holy Cross at home (Oct. 14) … season-high two digs came in a 3-0 win against Fairfield at the Temple Tournament … hit for a .182 percentage on the year.

2007: Appeared in nine games over the course of five matches … played three games against Quinnipiac (Sept. 1) and Columbia (Sept. 15), both of which were Army wins … took 14 swings and finished with a career-high six kills in a sweep of Quinnipiac … hit for a .214 (6 kills, 3 errors, 14 att.) attack percentage against the Bobcats … also added three digs and her only block of the year in that match … earned time in Patriot League contests at Holy Cross (Sept. 29) and in the Black Knights’ monumental win at American (Oct. 19).

NOTABLE CAREER HIGHS

Background: Led McIntosh in aces and hitting percentage ... captain and three-year letterwinner ... senior all-star and all-area player ... named all-AFA MVP ... team ranked fifth in the nation in 2006 … club teammate of fellow sophomore Courtney Cooper ... paternal grandfather, her, Mike Krehel, served in the military ... maternal grandfather, dfather, John Sitterson, is a West Point graduate and nd went on to reach the rank of colonel.

Category Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks

No. 6 3 1 1 1

Date 09/01/07 09/01/07 Twice Three times 09/01/07

Opponent Quinnipiac Quinnipiac Quinnipiac

Personal: Samantha Christine Krehel ... daughter of Joe and Sue Krehel ... born Oct. 21, 1988 in Atlanta, Ga. ....

Psychology major.

KREHEL’S CAREER STATISTICS KRE Yea Year 2007 200 200 2008 Totals Tota

SP 9 5 14

K 7 4 11

Pct .150 .182 .161

Ace 1 1 2

Dig 4 3 7

TB 1 1 2

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# 14 karyn POWELL Junior Setter • 5-11 West Harrison, Ind. East Central

Kovaci’s Take: Work ethic is unmatched ... has developed speed since last fall ... one of three capable setters on the roster ... comfortable in match situations ... will go the extra mile to improve ... working on quickness ... enthusiastic attitude and positive energy ... possesses all of the qualities coaches want in a setter ... expected to play this season ... results of hard work over off-season are evident ... good chemistry with teammates.

2008: Remained in a back-up setter role and was utilized in seven matches … played the entirety of two sets in a 3-0 home win over Patriot League foe Lehigh (Oct. 17) … totaled a season-high 14 assists in just one set in the Black Knights’ home victory against Holy Cross (Oct. 14) … only double-digit assist match of the season … added season-high three digs against the Crusaders … finished season with 32 assists (4.00 per set) in 64 total attempts.

2007: Played in 27 games for the Black Knights, primarily during late August and into September – the second most of any other freshman on the team … finished the year third on the team with 129 assists … averaged 7.5 assists per game over the first five matches of the season … enjoyed a solid 24-kill, seven-dig effort in a win over Quinnipiac (Sept. 1) … career-high 25 assists came during the Patriot League slate in a 3-1 victory over Bucknell (Oct. 27) … Army lost just three total matches when she earned time on the court … also added 22 digs, nine blocks and six aces.

Background: Four-year letterwinner for East Central at both setter and outside hitter ... captained the team for a season ... named offensive Most Valuable Player in 2003, 2004 and 2005 ... defensive MVP in 2006 ... garnered EIAC All-Conference plaudits in 2004, 2005 and 2006 … father is a retired senior master sergeant in the Air Force ... brother, Brian, is an airman in the USAF.

NOTABLE CAREER HIGHS Category Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks

No. 2 7 2 25 3

Date 09/14/07 09/01/07 09/28/07 10/13/07 08/25/07

Personal: Karyn Marie Powell ... daughter of Al and Jane Powell ... born Jan. 20, 1989 in Omaha, Neb. ... majoring in English Literature.

POWELL’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007 2008 Totals

SP 27 8 35

K 7 2 9

Pct .200 .400 .240

Ace 6 1 7

Dig 22 4 6

TB 9 1 10

Asst 120 32 152

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Opponent vs. Penn Quinnipiac NJIT at Bucknell Iona

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# 8 amanda ROWELL Junior Middle Blocker • 6-3 Mogadore, Ohio Walsh Jesuit

Kovaci’s Take: Tallest player on the Army roster at 6-3 … has added size and development to her frame over the last year ... projected starter in the middle ... one of the most improved players returning ... trained two years under some of the top middles in program history ... strength lies with her hitting ... improved blocking will add vital dimension to her game ... has developed into a vocal leader, pushing herself and teammates in practice ... gained valuable experience starting in the spring season ... strong academically.

2008: Played six sets over five matches … recorded a season-high four kills in the Black Knights’ 3-0 home win over Holy Cross on Oct. 14 … did not commit a single error against the Crusaders, hitting for a 1.000 percentage … averaged 3.0 kps against Patriot League competition … registered two blocks in two different matches, including the season-opener against Manhattan (Aug. 30) and later against Holy Cross.

2007: Appeared in 18 games on the season … spread 13 kills and seven blocks over that time … career-high five kills came on 15 attempts in a sweep of Quinnipiac (Sept. 1) on the second day of the Army Open … earned time in five Patriot League contests, including a pair of wins against Holy Cross (Sept.

29; Oct. 27) … hit for a .206 (13 kills, 6 errors, 34 att.) attack percentage for the year.

Background: Lettered three years for the 2005 and 2006 Ohio State D-II runnerup Walsh Jesuit ... captain and MVP as a senior ... set the single-game record with six blocks ... finished the year second on the team with 71 total blocks ... named Most Improved Player in 2004 and 2005 … brother, Greg, serves as a reservist in the United States Coast Guard after four years of active duty in the Great Lakes region ... three other cousins are actively serving, along with a wealth of family members who served, including both grandfathers and three uncles in World War II.

NOTABLE CAREER HIGHS Category Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks

No. 5 1 None 1 3

Date 09/01/07 / / Five times

Opponent Quinnipiac Q p

09/15/07 09/30/08

vs. Cornell Manhattan Manhattan

Personal: Amanda Elizabeth Rowell ... daughter of Pat and Marcy Rowell ... born Jan. 12, 1989 in Mogadore, Ohio ... Art, Philosophy and Literature major.

ROWELL’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007 2008 Total

SP 18 6 24

K 13 8 21

Pct .206 .636 .311

Ace 0 0 0

Dig 5 0 5

TB 7 6 13

Asst 1 0 1

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# 5 fabiola CASTRO Sophomore Outside Hitter • 5-10 Salinas, Calif.

Salinas

Kovaci’s Take: Potential is endless ... earned some playing time last fall ... will be on the court this year at either the outside or right side ... improved passing and confidence ... can jump out of the gym ... firecracker on the court ... ability to lift team up on her own ... coaching staff adjusting offense to be more conducive to her quickness on the outside.

2008: Enjoyed the most promising offensive outing of any freshman on the Black Knights’ roster … played the second-most of any rookie on the team … competed in 18 matches, starting two … averaged 1.84 kills per set and 0.29 blocks per set … piled-up a career-high 16 kills in a 3-0 road victory over NJIT (Oct. 8) … hit for a .424 average in that contest, committing just two errors in a career-high 33 attempts … also added eight digs and three blocks against the Highlanders … finished the season with at least five kills in four matches and matched a career-high eight digs twice … played in nine Patriot League matches and averaged 1.53 kps against conference competition.

Background: Tallied 276 kills, 185 digs, 25 aces and 42 blocks during her senior year at Salinas ... received full scholarship offers to San Jose State and Wyland Baptist before choosing West Point ... two-time TriCounty Athletic League First Team selection ... 2007-08 Salinas Californian Volleyball Player of the Year ... also played forward on the basketball court.

NOTABLE CAREER HIGHS Category Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks

No. 16 8 2 None 3

Date 10/08/08 Twice Twice

Opponent at NJIT

Twice

Personal: Fabiola Castro ... daughter of David Marrero and Leticia Marrero and Ramon Castro ... born Oct. 11, 1990 in Salinas, Calif. ... major is undeclared.

CASTRO’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008

SP 31

K 57

Pct .108

Ace 7

Dig 32

TB 9

Asst 0

# 1 ali GIRAUD Sophomore Right Side Hitter • 5-10 Petaluma, Calif.

Petaluma

Kovaci’s Take: Shown great strides since freshman season ... focused academically ... surprised coaching staff with improvements throughout spring ... moved from outside to right side hitter ... position change paid off ... jumping higher and has shown improvements passing ... will be a weapon on the right side.

NOTABLE CAREER HIGHS Category Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks

2008: Drew court time in six matches … tied a career-high two kills twice – vs. Fairfield (Sept. 6) and at Holy Cross (Nov. 1) … registered a career-best six attempts in Army’s 3-0 road win at Holy Cross … tallied single digs in four different matches … averaged 0.43 aces per set over seven sets played.

Background: Two-year co-captain at Petaluma ... led the team to a league championship match appearance as a senior ... team qualified for the North Coast Section Championship and placed fifth in 2007 ... also competed in the triple and long jumps for the track and field team ... lettered in swimming and basketball as well ... Empire Volleyball Club product, which is one of the top club teams in northern California ... maternal grandfather and two great uncles served in World War II. Personal: Alexandra Nicole Giraud ... daughter of Stephen and Laura Giraud ... born on Aug. 22, 1989 in Livermore, Calif. ... major is undeclared.

No. 2 1 1 1 None

Date Twice Four times Three times 10/08/08

Opponent

at NJIT

GIRAUD’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008

SP 7

K 4

Pct -.125

Ace 3

Dig 4

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TB 0

Asst 1

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL MEET THE BLACK KNIGHTS

# 16 kristina KELTNER Sophomore Defensive Specialist • 5-8 Carmel, Ind. Heritage Christian

Kovaci’s Take: Expected to fill role in either the right or left back positions ... improving consistency ... solid quickness ... disciplined ... better passer this year ... extremely athletic.

NOTABLE CAREER HIGHS

2008: Played in four sets over three matches last fall … primarily used as a defensive specialist in the back row … maintained an .833 reception percentage with just one error in six attempts … finished with a career-high four digs in the Black Knights’ 3-0 road win at NJIT (Oct. 8).

Category Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks

Background: Captained Heritage Christian, which won sectional titles in 2006 and 2007 ... academic all-state selection ... named Most Improved on the team in 2006 and 2007 ... played primarily as a libero/defensive specialist ... also ran track for two years ... father, Eric, graduated from West Point in 1988 and retired with the rank of Captain ... maternal and paternal grandfathers also served in the Army.

Personal: Kristina Brooke Keltner ... daughter of Eric and Andrea Keltner ... born March 14, 1990 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany ... major is undeclared.

No. None 4 None None None

Date

Opponent

10/08/08

at NJIT

KELTNER’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008

SP 4

K 0

Pct .000

Ace 0

Dig 4

TB 0

Asst 0

# 20 liberty McENTEE S h Sophomore Defensive Specialist/Libero • 5-4 Yorba Linda, Calif.

Rosary (Loyola-Marymount)

Kovaci’s Take: One of the frontrunners to take over starting libero position ... most experienced defensive player ... knows game very well ... consistent ... passing has improved immensely ... teammates feel comfortable with her on the court ... expected to stop into a leadership role as well.

NOTABLE CAREER HIGHS

2008: Played the most of any freshman on last fall’s roster … 18 starts in 30 matches … owner of a .942 reception percentage, surrendering 15 errors in 258 attempts … served to the third-most of any player on the court … solid back row defender that amassed 114 digs, including 12 matches with at least five digs … averaged 1.21 digs per set … used in the service game during the first four matches of the year and later subbed with current senior Rachel Dunn in the rotation … came up with a career-high three service aces in her Army debut against Manhattan (Aug. 30).

Background: Captain and All-Orange County player as a senior at Rosary... twotime All-Serra League selection ... played for the Golden West Volleyball Club in 2007, which placed second in the U-18 volleyball festival ... went on to play 20 games in her rookie season at Loyola Marymount.

Personal: Liberty Lee McEntee ... daughter of Eddy and Tonya McEntee ... born July 4, 1989 in Whittier, Calif. ... named “Liberty” to honor her birthdate ... major is undeclared.

Category Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks

No. 1 9 3 2 None

Date 11/07/08 09/16/08 08/30/08 Three times

Opponent at Colgate Columbia Manhattan

McENTEE’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008

SP 94

K 1

Pct .000

Ace 3

Dig 114

TB 0

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MEET THE BLACK KNIGHTS

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL

# 13 rachel WILLIS Sophomore Middle Blocker • 6-0 Branford, Conn.

Branford USMAPS

Kovaci’s Take: Exciting returning prospect ... great attitude and sense of humor ... developed game under some of the best middles in program history last season ... gained much-needed weight in muscle ... likely starter in the middle ... dynamic player ... can hit anything ... strength lies in blocking.

NOTABLE CAREER HIGHS

2008: Drew action in five matches as a freshman … made collegiate debut in a season-opening 3-0 win against Manhattan (Aug. 30) … averaged 1.20 kills per set and 0.80 blocks per set … notched a career-high two kills in wins against both NJIT (Oct. 8) and Holy Cross (Oct. 14) … capped the season with a careerbest two blocks in a 3-0 home win opposite Patriot League foe Lafayette (Oct. 18).

Category Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks

No. 2 1 None None 2

Date Twice 10/08/08

Opponent at NJIT

10/18/08

Lafayette

Background: Two-year captain and three-year letterwinner at Branford... garnered all-division, league, area and state accolades during her time at Branford ... named a senior all-star in 2006 ... grandfather served in the Air Force ... USMA Prep School product.

Personal: Rachel Erin Willis ... daughter of Terry Willis and Karen Leach ... born March 23, 1989 in Manilla, Philippines ... major is undeclared.

WILLIS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008

SP 5

K 6

Pct .200

Ace 0

Dig 1

TB 4

Asst 0

# 15 rachal YANKER Sophomore Outside Hitter • 5-10 St. Louis, Mo. Cor Jesu Academy

Kovaci’s Take: Inate ability to help the team mentally ... very smart player ... will never hit the same shot twice ... will contribute as the season goes on ... competing for time on the outside ... time will increase with improved passing and blocking.

NOTABLE CAREER HIGHS

2008: Saw action in two matches as a rookie … registered a pair of digs to mark a career-best in a win at NJIT (Oct. 8) … also took a career-high 11 swings against the Highlanders.

Category Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks

Background: Four-year letterwinner and captain at Cor Jesu ... two-time first team all-district choice ... first team all-state and all-conference as a senior outside hitter ... team was runner-up for the state title in 2007 ... won consecutive Cor Jesu Sportsmanship Awards ... four-year club captain for a team that won the Open Division National title in 2005 ... maternal grandfather earned a Purple Heart in World War II. Personal: Rachal Margaret Yanker ... daughter of Mark and Eleanor Yanker ... born on Jan. 25, 1990 in Saint Louis, Mo. ... major is undeclared.

No. None 2 None None None

Date

Opponent

10/08/08

at NJIT

YANKER’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008

SP 2

K 0

Pct -.154

Ace 0

Dig 2

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TB 0

Asst 0

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL

Freshman Setter • 5-9 Littleton, Colo.

Columbine

Notes: Possesses good hands ... moves very well ... should get some valuable experience playing behind senior setter Maureen Bannon ... hard worker.

Background: Played club for Colorado Juniors, widely recognized as one of the top club teams in the country ... three-year letterwinner and senior captain ... played under the direction of Kathy Miks at Columbine High School ... helped the Rebels to a third place finish at the 2007 state tournament as a junior ... all-state, all-conference and team offensive MVP honors in 2008 ... averaged just over 10 assists per set as a senior.

Personal: Alicia Sharon Dotson ... daughter of Stephen and Jean Dotson ... born June 11, 1991 in Littleton, Colo. ... major is undeclared.

#11 maggie GLUNT

#6 kaitlyn LOVE

F h Freshman Middle Blocker • 6-2 Windsor, Calif.

Windsor

F h Freshman Outside Hitter • 5-9 Houston, Texas Cypress Creek (USMAPS)

Notes: Great attitude ... long, lanky frame that will develop ... touches high ... very good arm swing ... should compete for playing time in 2009.

Notes: Extremely athletic ... jumps out of the gym ... expected to spend time as a dual-sport athlete at West Point, also competing in track and field.

Background: Two-year captain and first team All-Empire selection at Windsor High School lettered three years under head coach Kristine Behens ... teammate of current Army sophomore Ali Giraud on the club level, playing for Empire Volleyball Club out of northern California.

Background: Father, Dale, was a four-year letter winner for the Black Knights’ football program before graduating in 1982 ... older brother, Caleb, lettered four years as an outfielder for Army’s baseball team ... captained the Cypress Creek volleyball team under the watch of head coach Debbie Jaehne ... lettered two years as an outside hitter ... district champion running the sprints and hurdles and went on to spend one year on the USMAPS track and field team.

Personal: Margaret Patricia Glunt ... daughter of Thomas and Sally Glunt ... born Nov. 27, 1991 in Auburn, Calif. ... major is undeclared.

Personal: Kaitlyn Nicole Love ... daughter of Dale and Lisa Love ... born April 8, 1990 in Houston, Texas ... major is undeclared.

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#17 alicia DOTSON

MEET THE ROOKIES

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL

#4 ariana MANKAS

#7 allison McKEARN

Freshman Outside Hitter • 5-8 Lisle, Ill. Benet Academy

Freshman Middle Blocker • 6-2 Beloit, Wisc.

Wuerzburg American High School [Germany] (USMAPS)

Notes: Owns great power behind the ball ... solid ball control ... played for one of the top clubs in the country ... what she lacks in height, she makes up for with power ... should be able to step in and help Army on the outside immediately.

Notes: First spotted at West Point camp ... moved around a lot being part of a military family ... has great potential once she is coached on a regular basis.

Background: Comes to West Point from powerhouse Benet Academy, which ranked first in the state (Ill.) and fourth nationally in 2008-09 ... youngest of four sisters ... played under head coach Brad Baker ... led Benet to the its first state title and later a trip to the national championship ... all-state and all-area selection for the Redwings ... served as captain ... averaged just under four kills per game as a senior ... played on the club volleyball circuit for Sports Performance ... highly regarded among the top club teams in the nation where she was named Most Valuable Player.

Background: The first semi-local recruit inked by head coach Alma Kovaci ... played a good portion of her high school career overseas while her father, Col. Mark McKearn, was stationed in Germany ... family then moved to West Point, as Col. McKearn returned to his alma mater to serve as the Brigade Tactical Officer ... while playing for Wuerzburg, named an All-European, allconference and academic all-conference pick ... resumed her career at O’Neill High School under head coach Patty Belsito in nearby Highland Falls, N.Y. ... McKearn was an OCIAA all-star and All-Section 9 honoree at O’Neill ... also shined on the basketball court ... spent the 2008-09 season as a center at USMAPS.

Personal: Ariana Christina Mankus ... daughter of Tony and Margarita Mankus ... born Sept. 7, 1990 in Downers Grove, Ill. ... major is undeclared.

Personal: Allison Ann McKearn ... daughter of Mark and Kathy McKearn ... born Nov. 13, 1990 in Nurnberg, Germany ... major is undeclared.

#21 samantha STARTA

#18 francine VASQUEZ

Freshman Right Side Hitter • 6-2 Pink Hill, N.C. East Duplin

F h Freshman Outside Hitter/Right Side Hitter • 5-11 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Los Osos

Notes: Strong lefty ... great work ethic ... powerful addition to the right side ... will add size to the roster.

Background: Played for two different high schools during her high school career ... also played club for N.C. Elite ... began her career at Booker T. Washington High School in Pensacola, Fal., before moving to East Duplin in Beulaville, N.C. ... two-year captain ... all-conference player ... led the Panthers to the regional finals while being named the best offensive and best defensive player on the team ... won Coach’s Award twice ... played as a center on the basketball court and a thrower for East Duplin’s track and field team.

Personal: Samantha Rose Starta ... daughter of Martin and Leesa Starta ... born Sept. 10, 1991 in Yuma, Ariz. ... major is undeclared.

Notes: Great ball control ... very good passer ... solid touch on the ball ... moves very fluidly ... will add depth to the roster at the outside and right side positions ... versatile player ... great attitude and work ethic.

Background: Came to West Point out of the talent-rich Golden State ... played for coaches Shannon Glover and Cindy McGraa at Los Osos ... first team all-league pick ... named to the second team in San Bernardino County in Southern California ... team captain ... named the Prime FSN Ticket West Student-Athlete Citizen of the Year ... averaged 2.5 kills and 0.6 blocks per game in 2008-09 ... led the Grizzlies to the CIF Southern Section quarterfinals in 2008 ... played for the Rancho Valley Volleyball Club.

Personal: Francine Marie Vasquez ... daughter of Anthony and Rita Vasquez ... born Oct. 20, 1991 in Corona, Calif. ... major is undeclared.

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2008 IN REVIEW

FINAL 2008 STATISTICS

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL OVERALL: 26-4

11 Briana Stremick Patriot League 4 Jamie Clark Patriot League 18 Elizabeth Lazzari Patriot League 7 Rachael Breinling Patriot League 5 Courtney Cooper Patriot League 19 Fabiola Castro Patriot League 10 Rachel Dunn Patriot League 8 Amanda Rowell Patriot League 13 Rachel Willis Patriot League 12 Samantha Krehel Patriot League 21 Ali Giraud Patriot League 2 Maureen Bannon Patriot League 3 Malissa Gallini Patriot League 14 Karyn Powell Patriot League 6 Shara Hoffman Patriot League 20 Liberty McEntee Patriot League 15 Rachal Yanker Patriot League 9 Brittany Jensen Patriot League 16 Kristina Keltner Patriot League Team ARMY Y Patriot League Opponents Patriot League

PATRIOT LEAGUE: 13-1

HOME: 13-1

AWAY: 10-1

NEUTRAL: 3-2

SP 97 45 96 45 93 43 97 45 1 DNP 31 17 76 36 6 2 5 2 5 3 7 3 89 42 18 7 8 6 96 45 94 43 2 1 64 39 4 1

K 294 129 287 132 256 120 264 131 2

K/G 3.03 2.87 2.99 2.93 2.75 2.79 2.72 2.91 2.00

E 94 36 66 28 65 32 79 32 2

ATT 711 303 546 262 666 315 521 241 9

PCT .281 .307 .405 .397 .287 .279 .355 .411 .000

ASST 8 3 14 4 18 5 5 1 0

ACE 30 16 16 5 16 4 25 13 0

RE 0 0 2 1 13 5 4 2 0

DIG 101 36 56 29 249 106 39 18 1

BS 10 4 18 5 7 5 10 6 0

BA 62 28 74 40 23 14 46 26 0

TB 72 42 92 45 30 19 56 32 0

BE 5 4 8 6 6 1 6 4 1

BHE 3 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 0

57 26 126 54 8 6 6 3 4 3 4 2 27 8 5 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

1.84 1.53 1.66 1.50 1.33 3.00 1.20 1.50 0.80 1.00 0.57 0.67 0.30 0.19 0.27 0.57 0.25 0.33 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

39 24 73 44 1 1 3 1 2 1 7 1 5 3 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0

166 85 417 193 11 7 15 6 11 7 24 9 71 27 19 8 5 4 23 7 5 2 13 2 4 0 0 0

.108 .024 .127 .052 .636 .714 .200 .333 .182 .286 -.125 .111 .310 .185 .105 .375 .400 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 -.154 -.500 -.250 .000 .000 .000

0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 960 459 116 38 32 24 48 22 12 8 0 0 6 4 0 0

7 7 17 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 46 30 7 4 1 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0

32 20 80 36 0 0 1 0 3 1 4 2 199 83 33 14 4 4 292 125 114 53 2 0 65 39 4 0

1 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8 4 14 9 5 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 23 10 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 5 17 9 6 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 27 13 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 4 5 2 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

98 46 98 46

1346 622 999 456

13.73 13.52 10.19 9.91

446 207 553 266

3237 1478 3108 1426

.278 .281 .144 .133

1223 569 920 416

177 95 84 41

3 3 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 9 15 5 1 0 6 4 1 0 12 83 41 176 95

1279 566 1208 545

55 24 50 22

263 146 162 86

186.5 97.0 131.0 65.0

38 21 32 17

39 14 52 24

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2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL

* - Indicates Indicate es Patriot League match ^ - Patriot League L Tournament (Washington, (Washingto on, D.C.) Home matc matches ches in BOLD CAPS

SCORE W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0

SCORE-BY-GAME 25-14,25-14,25-18 25-18,25-12,25-13 25-15,26-24,25-17

OVERALL 1-0 2-0 3-0

PATRIOT LEAGUE 0-0 0-0 0-0

TIME 1:19 1:13 1:23

ATTENDENCE 162 292 150

W, 3-0 W, 3-0 L, 2-3

25-23,25-21,25-14 25-23,25-13,25-14 25-23,30-28,24-26,22-25,7-15

4-0 5-0 5-1

0-0 0-0 0-0

1:20 1:15 2:14

101 53 52

W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-1

23-25,25-19,25-19,25-23 25-22,25-14,25-17 25-18,25-15,25-23 25-15,25-20,20-25,25-13

6-1 7-1 8-1 9-1

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

2:00 1:10 1:15 1:53

50 50 120 167

W, 3-0 W, 3-0 L, 0-3 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 L, 0-3 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-1 L, 0-3

25-14,25-11,25-17 25-18,25-22,25-16 18-25,16-25,14-25 25-18,25-15,25-14 25-22,22-25,25-15,25-14 25-14,25-17,25-16 16-25,25-22,25-17,25-19 25-20,25-20,25-23 25-6,25-19,25-10 25-15,27-25,25-16 25-13,25-18,25-16 14-25,23-25,19-25 18-25,25-19,25-19,25-15 25-16,25-18,25-13 25-9,25-19,25-18 26-24,25-23,25-20 25-21,25-21,25-20 25-16,25-8,25-15 21-25,25-21,25-15,25-23 13-25,20-25,20-25

10-1 11-1 11-2 12-2 13-2 14-2 15-2 16-2 17-2 18-2 19-2 19-3 20-3 21-3 22-3 23-3 24-3 25-3 26-3 26-4

0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 4-0 5-0 6-0 7-0 7-1 8-1 8-1 9-1 10-1 11-1 12-1 13-1 13-1

1:10 1:14 1:14 1:13 1:40 1:23 1:40 1:30 1:05 1:29 1:14 1:22 1:35 1:09 1:16 1:30 1:20 1:18 2:01 1:20

124 172 2107 402 144 146 203 104 146 241 204 818 797 207 105 203 337 673 416 348

TEAM W-L TEAM RECORD Overall Over ..........................................26-4 O Conference ..................................13-1 Conf C Home Hom ............................................13-1 H Away Aw way .............................................10-1 Neutral Neut .........................................3-2 N 3 sets set ...........................................20-3 4 sets set ...........................................6-0 5 sets set ...........................................0-1 ATTENDENCE DATES TOTAL AVERAGE ATTE A Total To otal.........................30 .................................9094 ................303 Home Hom .......................14 .................................5260 ................376 H Away Aw way ........................11 .................................3281 ................298 Neutral Neut ....................5 ...................................553...................111 N

Senior OH Rachel Dunn

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2008 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS

DATE OPPONENT Aug 30, 2008 MANHATTAN Aug 30, 2008 WAGNER Sep 02, 2008 at Marist Temple Tournament Sep 05, 2008 at Temple Sep 06, 2008 vs. Fairfield Sep 06, 2008 vs. Bowling Green Syracuse Tournament Sep 13, 2008 vs. Northeastern Sep 13, 2008 vs. Siena Sep 14, 2008 at Syracuse Sep 16, 2008 COLUMBIA West Point Challenge Sep 18, 2008 HARTFORD Sep 18, 2008 DARTMOUTH Sep 19, 2008 #5 USC Sep 26, 2008 at Lafayette* Sep 27, 2008 at Lehigh* Oct 03, 2008 BUCKNELL* Oct 04, 2008 COLGATE* Oct 08, 2008 at NJIT Oct 14, 2008 HOLY CROSS* Oct 17, 2008 LEHIGH* Oct 18, 2008 LAFAYETTE* Oct 24, 2008 at American* Oct 25, 2008 at Navy* Oct 29, 2008 SACRED HEART Nov 01, 2008 at Holy Cross* Nov 07, 2008 at Colgate* Nov 08, 2008 at Bucknell* Nov 14, 2008 NAVY* Nov 15, 2008 AMERICAN* Nov 21, 2008 vs Colgate^

PATRIOT LEAGUE/GILLIS FIELD HOUSE

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL 2008 FINAL PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS Team American*+ Army+ Colgate Bucknell Navy Lafayette Lehigh Holy Cross

W 13 13 9 8 5 5 3 0

PATRIOT LEAGUE L Pct. 1 .929 1 .929 5 .643 6 .571 9 .357 9 .357 11 .214 14 .000

W 24 26 15 13 17 12 8 1

OVERALL L 9 4 14 18 13 18 20 25

Pct. .727 .867 .517 .419 .567 .400 .286 .038

2008 ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE TEAMS

* - Patriot League Tournament host and No. 1 seed + - Co-Regular Season Champions Player of the Year: Rubena Sukaj, American Defensive Player of the Year: Ivana Cebakova, American Setter of the Year: Christina Nash, American Rookie of the Year: Rebecc Heath, American Coach of the Year: Alma Kovaci, Army

2008 PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP Bender Arena • Washington, D.C. Nov. 21-22 SEMIFINALS No. 1 American 3, No. 4 Bucknell 0 (25-8, 25-14, 25-17) No. 3 Colgate 3, No. 2 Army 0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-20) CHAMPIONSHIP No. 1 American 3, No. 3 Colgate 1 (25-13, 25-21, 28-26, 25-19)

FIRST TEAM Player (School) Ivana Cebakova (American) Christina Nash (American) Rubena Sukaj (American) Maureen Bannon (Army) Jamie Clark (Army) Casey Ritt (Colgate) Katrina Zawojski (Colgate)

Cl. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr.

Pos. DS S OH S MB MB RS

SECOND TEAM Player, School Rachael Breinling (Army) Elizabeth Lazzari (Army) Briana Stremick (Army) Shannon Pitsch (Bucknell) Kaitlin Segal (Bucknell) Jackie Adlam (Colgate) Alexa Gibbs (Navy)

Cl. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr.

Pos. MB OH RS S OH L MB

GILLIS FIELD HOUSE: HOME OF ARMY VOLLEYBALL Gillis Field House, which serves as home for the Army volleyball and indoor track teams, is named in honor of Maj. William G. Gillis (USMA ’41).

During his time at West Point, Gillis was a tremendous multi-sport athlete. Although he was probably best known for his accomplishments as the captain of the football team, Gillis also starred on the indoor and outdoor tracks. As a member of the track squad, Gillis set Academy records in the 220-yard low hurdles (which lasted for several years) and the high hurdles.

After graduation, Maj. Gillis became the youngest battalion commander in the Third Army at the age of 26, and led his troops to a number of major victories against the German Army throughout Europe. Sadly, Gillis’ leadership role came to an end on Oct. 1, 1944, after he was killed in action. Despite his short time of service, Gillis earned a number of military

accolades such as the Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star, a Bronze Star and several foreign ribbons, including the Distinguished Service Order and the Croix de Guerre.

For the past 29 seasons the Army volleyball team has come to know West Point as ‘Home Sweet Home’. Incredibly in all those years, dating back to 1978, the Black Knights have only experienced four losing seasons on the banks of the Hudson. Army moved its home court from Arvin Gymnasium to it’s current residence, Gillis Field House, in 1999. Since its first season in 1999, the Black Knights have not endured a single losing season. Over the past three years, Army boasts a sizzling 39-4 record at Gillis Field House.

Army surpassed the 100-win mark last fall, while also playing its home West Point Challenge four-team tournament last fall inside the home of Army basketball, Christl Arena.

ARMY RECORD IN GILLIS FIELD HOUSE 1999 2000

7 12

5 1

.583 .923

2001 2002

9 8

4 4

.692 .667

2003 2004

9 9

5 6

.643 .600

2005 2006 2007 2008 Totals

9 12 14 13 102

2 2 1 1 31

.818 .857 .933 .929 .769

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2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL HITTING PERCENTAGE Team G 1. American 116 2. ARMY 98 3. Colgate 103 4. Navy 107 5. Lafayette 110 6. Bucknell 104 7. Lehigh 96 8. Holy Cross 89

Errs 526 446 527 581 600 580 586 557

Total 3619 3237 3322 3630 3636 3174 3111 2812

Pct .283 .278 .233 .201 .189 .172 .144 .081

OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGE Team G Kills 1. ARMY 98 999 2. American 116 1207 3. Navy 107 1252 4. Bucknell 104 1228 5. Colgate 103 1304 6. Lehigh 96 1090 7. Lafayette 110 1275 8. Holy Cross 89 1154

Errs 553 604 546 569 575 455 515 409

Total 3108 3450 3575 3200 3474 962 3471 2839

Pct .144 .175 .197 .206 .210 .214 .219 .262

BLOCKS Team 1. American 2. ARMY 3. Navy 4. Colgate 5. Lehigh 6. Bucknell 7. Lafayette 8. Holy Cross

Asst 400 263 255 241 193 254 176 120

Total 245.0 186.5 173.5 166.5 147.5 154.0 141.0 89.0

B/G 2.11 1.90 1.62 1.62 1.54 1.48 1.28 1.00

G 116 98 107 103 96 104 110 89

Kills 1549 1346 1302 1311 1289 1127 1035 785

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Solo 45 55 46 46 51 27 53 29

ASSISTS Team 1. ARMY 2. American 3. Colgate 4. Navy 5. Lafayette 6. Lehigh 7. Bucknell 8. Holy Cross

G 98 116 103 107 110 96 104 89

No 1223 1385 1192 1174 1143 957 1029 709

A/G 12.48 11.94 11.57 10.97 10.39 9.97 9.89 7.97

SERVICE ACES Team G 1. American 116 2. ARMY 98 3. Navy 107 4. Bucknell 104 5. Lafayette 110 6. Lehigh 96 7. Colgate 103 8. Holy Cross 89

KILLS Team 1. ARMY 2. American 3. Colgate 4. Navy 5. Lafayette 6. Bucknell 7. Lehigh 8. Holy Cross

G 98 116 103 107 110 104 96 89

No 1346 1549 1302 1311 1289 1127 1035 785

K/G 13.73 13.35 12.64 12.25 11.72 10.84 10.78 8.82

DIGS Team 1. Navy 2. Colgate 3. ARMY 4. Lehigh 5. Holy Cross 6. Lafayette 7. American 8. Bucknell

G 107 103 98 96 89 110 116 104

HITTING PERCENTAGE (Min. 50 percent sets played) Player (Team) Cl SP Kills 1. Jamie Clark (Army) Sr. 96 287 2. Claire Recht (American) Jr. 115 211 3. Rachael Breinling (Army) Sr. 97 264 4. Alexa Gibbs (Navy) Sr. 103 338 5. Rubena Sukaj (American) Sr. 113 494 6. Casey Ritt (Colgate) So. 101 240 7. Kaylee Dougherty (Colgate) Fr. 78 146 8. Elizabeth Lazzari (Army) Sr. 93 256 9. Briana Stremick (Army) Sr. 97 294 10. Heidi Kamp (Bucknell) So. 104 240

No 256 177 191 173 174 148 142 94

A/G 2.21 1.81 1.79 1.66 1.58 1.54 1.38 1.06

No 1425 1368 1279 1210 1092 1339 1351 1171

D/G 13.32 13.28 13.05 12.60 12.27 12.17 11.65 11.26

Errs Total Pct 66 546 .405 40 432 .396 79 521 .355 94 706 .346 168 1105 .295 77 559 .292 53 323 .288 65 666 .287 94 711 .281 86 560 .275

KILLS (Minimum 2.00 per game) Player (Team) Cl 1. Rubena Sukaj (American) Sr. 2. Katrina Zawojski (Colgate) Sr. 3. Alexa Gibbs (Navy) Sr. 4. Kaitlin Segal (Bucknell) So. 5. Kayly Elmer (Lafayette) So. 6. Angelika Kopacz (Lehigh) Fr. 7. Briana Stremick (Army) Sr. 8. Jamie Clark (Army) Sr. 9. Jessie Sims (Navy) Sr. 10. Rebecca Heath (American) Fr.

SP 113 103 103 104 94 96 97 96 103 113

Kills 494 395 338 338 302 305 294 287 293 318

K/G 4.37 3.83 3.28 3.25 3.21 3.18 3.03 2.99 2.84 2.81

ASSISTS (Minimum 9.00 per game) Player (Team) Cl 1. Maureen Bannon (Army) Jr. 2. Christina Nash (American) Sr. 3. Meghan Fanta (Colgate) Jr. 4. Marissa Watson (Navy) Sr. 5. Shannon Pitsch (Bucknell) Sr. 6. Chelsey Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dell (Holy Cross) So. 7. Megan Carter (Lafayette) Sr. 8. Jessica Kudirka (Lehigh) Fr.

SP 89 116 97 104 104 85 109 94

Asst 960 1181 900 884 766 594 761 528

A/G 10.79 10.18 9.28 8.50 7.37 6.99 6.98 5.62

SERVICE ACES (Minimum 0.40 per game) Player (Team) Cl SP 1. Ivana Cebakova (American) Jr. 111 2. Maureen Bannon (Army) Jr. 89 3. Rubena Sukaj (American) Sr. 113 4. Ashton Rossi (Lafayette) Jr. 63 5. Alexa Gibbs (Navy) Sr. 103 6. Abbie Merkl (Navy) Jr. 105 7. Kaitlin Segal (Bucknell) So. 104 8. Mo McReynolds (Lehigh) Jr. 92 9. Holly Berger (Navy) Fr. 106 10. Christina Nash (American) Sr. 116

Ace 69 46 56 29 44 44 40 34 35 38

A/G 0.62 0.52 0.50 0.46 0.43 0.42 0.38 0.37 0.33 0.33

DIGS (Minimum 3.00 per game) Player (Team) Cl 1. Jacki Adlam (Colgate) Sr. 2. Emma Melendez (Lehigh) Fr. 3. Kari Horn (Lafayette) Jr. 4. Ivana Cebakova (American) Jr. 5. Angela Chisholm (Holy Cross) So. 6. Holly Berger (Navy) Fr. 7. Shara Hoffman (Army) Jr. 8. Jessie Sims (Navy) Sr. 9. Elizabeth Lazzari (Army) Sr. 10. Emily Sawanobori (Bucknell) Fr.

Dig 392 294 374 381 241 324 292 384 249 223

D/G 3.84 3.59 3.46 3.43 3.21 3.06 3.04 2.76 2.68 2.62

SP 102 82 108 111 75 106 96 103 93 85

BLOCKS (Minimum 0.80 per game) Player (Team) Cl G 1. Jamie Clark (Army) Sr. 96 2. Claire Recht (American) Jr. 115 3. Krista Eschelman (Navy) Jr. 107

Solo 18 15 15

Asst Total B/G 74 92.0 0.96 92 107.0 0.93 71 86.0 0.80

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2009 OPPONENTS

2009 OPPONENTS

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL AMERICAN EAGLES Oct. 16 • West Point, N.Y. Nov. 7 • Washington, D.C. Location .......................................Washington, D.C. Conference ...................................... Patriot League Volleyball Contact ....................... Andrew Chesebro Office Phone .................................(202) 885-3030 Email ...............................chesebro@american.edu Head Coach .................................... Barry Goldberg Record at American.................498-187 (20 years) Career Record.................................................Same Assistants .. Aaron Shepardson, Jolene Shepardson 2008 Record ....................................................24-9 Conference Record/Finish.................... 12-2/T-1st Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................10/5 Starters Returning/Lost .................................... 4/2 Series ....................................American leads, 20-3 Website .................................... www.AUeagles.com

COLGATE RAIDERS Sept. 26 • Hamilton, N.Y. Oct. 23 • West Point, N.Y. Location ............................................ Hamilton, N.Y. Conference ...................................... Patriot League Volleyball Contact ..................................John Gilger Office Phone ................................. (315) 228-7860 Email ........................................jgilger@colgate.edu Head Coach .......................................... Ryan Baker Record at Colgate .......................... 46-42 (3 years) Career Record................................ 68-53 (4 years) Assistants ................ Kristen Fiorillo, Robert Kelley 2008 Record ................................................. 15-14 Conference Record/Finish......................... 9-5/3rd Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................12/3 Starters Returning/Lost .................................... 4/2 Series .........................................Army leads, 28-21 Website ..................... www.GoColgateRaiders.com

HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS Oct. 10 • Worcester, Mass.

Oct. 31 • West Point, N.Y. Location .......................................Worcester, Mass.

Conference ...................................... Patriot League Volleyball Contact .................................. Jim Wrobel Office Phone .................................(508) 793-2583 Email .................................. jwrobel@holycross.edu Head Coach ................................. Marritt Cafarchia Record at Holy Cross ..........................1-25 (1 year) Career Record.................................................Same Assistant ...................Cortney Bliss, Chuck Stanley 2008 Record ....................................................1-25 Conference Record/Finish ....................... 0-14/8th Record/Finish.......................

Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................10/2 Starters Returning/Lost ........................ 6+libero/0 Returning/Lost........................

Series ........................................... Army leads, 36-5 Website ................................www.goholycross.com

BINGHAMTON BEARCATS Sept. 20 • West Point, N.Y. West Point Challenge Location .......................................Binghamton, N.Y. Conference ........................................ America East Volleyball Contact .................................Matt Muzza Office Phone ................................ (607) 777-2956 Email ............................... sports@binghamton.edu Head Coach ....................................Glenn Kiriyama Record at Binghamton ............168-146 (10 years) Career Record.................................................Same Assistants ...................................... Rachel Refenes 2008 Record ................................................. 16-15 Conference Record/Finish........................ 9-3/2nd Letterwinners Returning/Lost .......................... 9/4 Starters Returning/Lost ........................ 5/1+libero Series ............................................. Army leads, 3-0 Website .................................www.bubearcats.com

DELAWARE BLUEHENS Sept. 5 • Newark, Del. Delaware Tournament Location .............................................. Newark, Del. Conference ............... Colonial Athletic Association Volleyball Contact .................................Kenny Kline Contact.................................Kenny Office Phone ................................. (302) 831-2186 Email .............................................kkline@udel.edu Head Coach ...................................... Bonnie Kenny Record at Delaware.....................

Delaware..................... 125-96 (7 years) Career Record..........................465-348 (24 years) Assistants ....Cindy Gregory, Courtney Stewardson 2008 Record ................................................. 19-16 Conference Record/Finish ..........................9-5/1st Record/Finish..........................9-5/1st Letterwinners Returning/Lost .......................... 8/3 Starters Returning/Lost ........................ 4+libero/2 Series .........................................................Tied, 1-1 Website ....................................www.bluehens.com

IOWA HAWKEYES Sept. 18 •West Point, N.Y. West Point Challenge Location ........................................... Iowa City, Iowa Conference .................................................. Big Ten Volleyball Contact ............................... Chris Brewer Office Phone ................................. (319) 335-9411 Email .... christopher-brewer@hawkeyesports.com Head Coach ................................. Sharon Dingman Record at Iowa..................................14-18 (1 year) Career Record......................... 350-225 (18 years) Assistants ...... Jason Allen, Ben Boldt, Angie Boldt 2008 Record ................................................. 14-18 Conference Record/Finish....................... 6-14/9th Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................12/5 Starters Returning/Lost .................................... 3/3 Series .............................................. Iowa leads, 1-0 Website .......................... www.hawkeyesports.com

BUCKNELL BISON Sept. 25 • Lewisburg, Pa. Oct. 24 • West Point, N.Y. Location ........................................... Lewisburg, Pa. Conference ...................................... Patriot League Volleyball Contact .................................. Becky Hart Office Phone ................................. (570) 577-1835 Email ................................... reh039@bucknell.edu Head Coach .......................................Cindy Opalski Record at Bucknell ..................279-275 (19 years) Career Record.......................... 371-321 (23 years) Assistants ............... Anna Allison, Inga Kurgonaite 2008 Record ................................................. 13-18 ......................... 8-6/4th Conference Record/Finish Record/Finish.........................

Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................11/3 Returning/Lost ........................ 4+libero/2 Starters Returning/Lost........................

Series .........................................Army leads, 20-13 Website ............................www.BucknellBison.com

EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES Aug. 29 • West Point, N.Y. Army Invitational Location .......................................... Ypsilanti, Mich.

Conference ................... Mid-American Conference Volleyball Contact ................................Greg Steiner Office Phone ................................. (734) 487-0371 Email ................................ greg.steiner@emich.edu Head Coach .................................... Kim Berrington Record at Eastern Michigan ...201-195 (13 years) Career Record..........................304-270 (20 years) Assistants ..................Camila Olaio, Karen O’Brien 2008 Record ................................................. 10-22 Conference Record/Finish..............4-12/6th West Letterwinners Returning/Lost .......................... 9/2 Starters Returning/Lost ........................ 4+libero/2 Series ..................................................First Meeting Website ................................. www.emueagles.com

LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS Oct. 3 •Easton, Pa. Nov. 13 • West Point, N.Y. Location .................................................Easton, Pa. Conference ...................................... Patriot League Volleyball Contact ................................. Katie Meier Office Phone ................................. (610) 330-5518 Email .................................... meierk@lafayette.edu Head Coach ...........................Terri Dadio Campbell Record at Lafayette .................... 84-125 (7 years) Career Record.......................... 243-173 (14 years) Assistants ...........................Emil Lukas, J.R. Pursel 2008 Record ................................................. 12-18 Conference Record/Finish ...................... 5-9/T-5th Record/Finish......................

Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................11/3 Starters Returning/Lost .................................... 6/2 Returning/Lost....................................

Series ........................................... Army leads, 34-4 Website ............................... www.GoLeopards.com

UC RIVERSIDE Sept. 11 • Malibu, Calif.

Pepperdine Tournament Location ..........................................Riverside, Calif.

Conference ................................................Big West Volleyball Contact ...............................Lauren Kane Office Phone ..................................(951) 827-4571 Email .....................................lauren.kane@ucr.edu Head Coach .......................................... Ron Larsen Record at UC Riverside .......................First Season Career Record..........................262-316 (13 years) Assistant ................... Brianna Koche, Chris Tamas 2008 Record ....................................................8-23 Conference Record/Finish.................... 3-13/T-8th Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................10/4 Starters Returning/Lost ........................ 5+libero/1 Series ................................ UC Riverside leads, 4-1 Website ............................www.gohighlanders.com

FAIRFIELD STAGS Aug. 28 • West Point, N.Y. Army Invitational Location .......................................... Fairfield, Conn.

Conference ..........................Metro Atlantic Athletic Volleyball Contact ............................Kelly McCarthy Office Phone ................(203) 254-4000 ext. 2877 Email ................................ kmccarthy@fairfield.edu Head Coach ...................................... Alija Pittenger Record at Fairfield .......................... 20-13 (1 year) Career Record.................................................Same Assistant ..............................................Sarah Grella 2008 Record ................................................. 20-13 Conference Record/Finish....................... 16-2/1st Letterwinners Returning/Lost .......................... 9/2 Starters Returning/Lost ........................ 5/1+libero Series ........................................... Army leads, 11-5 Website ..............................www.fairfieldstags.com

LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS Oct. 2 •Bethlehem, Pa. Nov. 14 • West Point, N.Y. Location ..........................................Bethlehem, Pa. Conference ...................................... Patriot League Volleyball Contact .................................Garrett Falk Office Phone ..................................(610) 758-5101 Email ........................................gkf209@lehigh.edu Head Coach .......................................Jenny Maurer Record at Lehigh ............................13-42 (2 years) Career Record.................................................Same Assistant ............................................. Todd Maurer 2008 Record ....................................................8-20 Conference Record/Finish....................... 3-11/7th Letterwinners Returning/Lost .......................... 6/3 Starters Returning/Lost .................................... 6/0 Series .........................................Army leads, 22-13 Website ...............................www.lehighsports.com

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2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL PEPPERDINE WAVE Sept. 12 • Malibu, Calif.

Pepperdine Tournament Location ..............................................Malibu, Calif.

Conference ....................... West Coast Conference Contact................................Roger Volleyball Contact ................................Roger Horne Office Phone ................................. (310) 506-4455 Email ........................roger.horne@pepperdine.edu Head Coach ......................................Nina Matthies Record at Pepperdine ............ 494-294 (26 years) Career Record.................................................Same Assistants ...................... Tim Jensen, Marcio Sicoli 2008 Record ....................................................20-8 Conference Record/Finish...................... 8-6/T-4th Letterwinners Returning/Lost .......................... 6/4 Returning/Lost........................

Starters Returning/Lost ........................ 4+libero/2 Series ..................................................First Meeting Website ......................www.pepperdinesports.com

SACRED HEART Aug. 29 • West Point, N.Y. Army Invitational Location .......................................... Fairfield, Conn.

Conference ......................... Northeast Conference Volleyball Contact ...............................Gene Gumbs Office Phone ................................. (203) 396-8127 Email ............................ gumbsg@sacredheart.edu Head Coach ........................................ Rob Machan Record at Sacred Heart .................27-33 (2 years) Career Record.................................................Same Assistant .......................................Amanda Roleder 2008 Record ................................................. 18-13 Conference Record/Finish......................... 4-4/4th Letterwinners Returning/Lost .......................... 9/5 Starters Returning/Lost .................................... 5/0 Series ............................................. Army leads, 8-0 Website ................ www.sacredheartpioneers.com

Location ....................................Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Conference ..........................Metro-Atlantic Athletic Volleyball Contact .................................Mike Haase Office Phone ................(845) 575-3699 ext. 6047 Email ...........................michael.haase@marist.edu Head Coach .......................................... Tom Hanna Record at Marist ............................ 35-56 (3 years) Career Record.................................................Same Assistant ............................................................ TBA 2008 Record ..................................................14-17 Conference Record/Finish......................... 9-9/6th Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................10/4 Starters Returning/Lost .................................... 5/1 Series ........................................... Army leads, 28-2 Website ...............................www.GoRedFoxes.com

PRINCETON TIGERS Sept. 5 • Newark, Del. Delaware Tournament Location ........................................... Princeton, N.J. Conference .............................................Ivy League Volleyball Contact ............................ Craig Sachson Office Phone .................................(609) 258-3680 Email ................................ sachson@princeton.edu Head Coach ............................................ Jolie Ward Record at Princeton ............................First Season Career Record..........................201-162 (11 years) Assistant ............................................................ TBA 2008 Record ....................................................18-4 Conference Record/Finish...................... 12-2/2nd Letterwinners Returning/Lost .......................... 7/5 Starters Returning/Lost .................................... 3/4 Series ......................................Princeton leads, 7-1 Website ...................... www.goprincetontigers.com

SEATTLE REDHAWKS Sept. 13 • Malibu, Calif.

Pepperdine Tournament Location ........................................... Seattle, Wash.

Conference ......................................... Independent Volleyball Contact...........................Jason Contact ...........................Jason Behenna Office Phone ................................. (206) 296-5915 Email .................................behennaj@seattleu.edu Head Coach .......................................Shannon Ellis Record at Seattle .......................... 69-72 (5 years) Career Record.................................................Same Assistants .... Teron Uy, Gretchen Killebrew, Hue Ong 2008 Record ................................................. 10-23 Conference Record/Finish................................ n/a Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................10/5 Starters Returning/Lost ........................ 4+libero/2 Series ..................................................First Meeting Website ..................................www.goseattleu.com

MORGAN STATE BEARS Sept. 20 • West Point, N.Y. West Point Challenge Location ...........................................Baltimore, Md. Conference .............................Mid-Eastern Athletic Volleyball Contact .................................Kevin Paige Office Phone .................................(443) 885-3009 Email .....................................ravenspr26@aol.com Head Coach ...........................Ramona Riley-Bozier Record at Morgan State..........358-307 (21 years) Career Record.................................................Same Assistant ..........................................Ashley Preston 2008 Record ....................................................3-25 Conference Record/Finish...............2-8/5th North Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................10/2 Starters Returning/Lost ........................ 4+libero/1 Series ............................... Morgan State leads, 1-0 Website .....................www.morganstatebears.com

QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS Sept. 18 • West Point, N.Y. West Point Challenge Location ......................................... Hamden, Conn.

Conference ..............................................Northeast Volleyball Contact ...................................... Greg Ott Office Phone .................................(203) 582-5387 Email .................................... gnott@quinnipiac.edu Head Coach .......................... Robin Lamott Sparks Record at Quinnipiac .......................6-59 (2 years) Career Record.................................................Same Assistant ..........................................Lynsey Somers 2008 Record ....................................................5-30 Conference Record/Finish......................... 2-6/7th Letterwinners Returning/Lost .......................... 6/4 Starters Returning/Lost .................................... 4/2 Series ............................................. Army leads, 5-0 Website .....................www.quinnipiacbobcats.com

NAVY MIDSHIPMEN Oct. 17 • West Point, N.Y. (Star Match) Nov. 6 • Annapolis, Md. Location ...........................................Annapolis, Md. Conference ...................................... Patriot League Volleyball Contact ........................Justin Kischefsky Office Phone ................................. (410) 293-8772 Email ........................................kischefs@usna.edu Head Coach ....................................... Mike Schwob Record at Navy ........................206-194 (13 years) Career Record.................................................Same Assistants .. Mary Clare Coghlan, Kristin Hart, Heidi Mass 2008 Record ................................................. 17-13 Conference Record/Finish...................... 5-9/T-5th Letterwinners Returning/Lost .......................... 6/3 Starters Returning/Lost ........................ 3+libero/3 Series ........................................... Army leads, 34-9 Website ................................. www.navysports.com

RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS Sept. 4 • Newark, Del. Delaware Tournament Location ..................................New Brunswick, N.J. Conference .................................................Big East Volleyball Contact ..............................Alex Restrepo Office Phone ................................. (732) 445-7746 Email ..................... arestrepo@scarletknights.com Head Coach ................................Jeff “CJ” Werneke Record at Rutgers ..............................2-22 (1 year) Career Record............................ 113-108 (7 years) Assistants ..................Jason Donnelly, Lindsey Lee 2008 Record ....................................................2-22 Conference Record/Finish.....................1-13/14th Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................12/3 Starters Returning/Lost ........................ 5+libero/1 Series .........................................Rutgers leads, 4-2 Website ............................www.scarletknights.com

Location ........................................... Riverdale, N.Y. Conference ..........................Metro-Atlantic Athletic Volleyball Contact ..................................Joe Clifford Office Phone ................................. (718) 862-7709 Email ....................joseph.clifford@manhattan.edu Head Coach .......................................... Mark Jones Record at Manhattan ..........................First Season Career Record.................................................Same Assistant ............................................................ TBA 2008 Record ..................................................11-17 Conference Record/Finish....................... 10-8/5th Letterwinners Returning/Lost .......................... 4/6 Starters Returning/Lost .................................... 3/4 Series ........................................... Army leads, 13-3 Website .................................. www.GoJaspers.com MARIST RED FOXES Sept. 9 • West Point, N.Y.

Army will play at least 15 of its matches this fall at home, where the team went 13-1 in 2008. For the second year in a row, the Black Knights will play the West Point Challenge at Christl Arena rather than its every day home at Gillis Field House.

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MANHATTAN JASPERS Sept. 1 • Riverdale, N.Y.

ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL Akron, Univ. of Alaska Anchorage, Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, Univ. of Albany State College Albany, Univ. at Alleghany College American International Coll.

American University Amherst College Appalachian State College Barnard College Bentley College Bergen Community College Binghamton University Boston College Bowling Green, Univ. of Bridgeport, University of Brock University Brockport, State Univ. of N.Y. Brooklyn College Brown University Bryant College Bucknell University Buffalo, State Univ. of N.Y. Butler University Cabrini College Cal-Poly Pomona, Univ. of California University of Pa. California-Riverside, U. of Canisius College Central Connecticut State Central Florida, Univ. of Central Missouri State Univ.

Chapman College Charleston Southern Citadel, The Cleveland State University Colgate University Columbia University Concordia College Connecticut College Connecticut, University of Coppin State University Cornell University Cortland, State Univ. of N.Y. C.W. Post Dartmouth College Delaware University DePaul University Dominican College Dowling College Drexel University Dutchess County C.C.

Series Began 2002 1987 1988 1982 1978 1979 1981 1994 1982 1991 1979 1988 1978 1981 1987 2008 1981 1982 1981 1980 1984 1989 1988 1981 2006 1986 1987 1986 1987 1989 1981 1994 1987 1987 1995 2004 1993 1978 1985 1986 1981 1981 1992 1978 1979 1978 2004 1993 1985 1982 1987 1996 1978

M 1 1 1 4 5 1 3 23 1 3 2 6 1 3 5 1 4 1 4 2 2 1 33 8 1 1 1 1 5 4 13 2 2 2 2 3 1 49 14 3 1 14 2 7 3 22 2 2 1 1 6 1 1

W L 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 3 2 1 0 3 0 3 20 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 5 0 1 3 0 3 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 20 13 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 3 1 9 4 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 28 21 10 4 3 0 1 0 7 7 2 0 1 6 2 1 15 7 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 1 0

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pct .000 .000 1.000 .750 .600 1.000 1.000 .130 1.000 .667 1.000 .167 .000 1.000 .600 .000 1.000 .500 .750 1.000 .000 1.000 .606 .436 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .200 .750 .692 .000 .000 .500 1.000 1.000 1.000 .571 .714 1.000 1.000 .500 1.000 .143 .667 .682 1.000 .500 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000

East Carolina University East Texas State University East Stroudsburg University East Central Connecticut Coll.

Eastern Washington Univ.

Edinboro University Elizabethtown College Evansville, University of Fairfield University Fairleigh Dickinson Univ.

Ferris State College Florida International Univ.

Florida Southern University Fordham University Fredonia, State Univ. of N.Y. Gannon University George Washington University Georgetown University Gettysburg College Grand Valley State College Grove City College Hartford, University of Harvard University Hofstra University Holy Cross, College of the Houston, University of Howard University Idaho State Illinois-Chicago, Univ. of Illinois, University of Indiana State University Indiana University of Pa. Iona College Iowa, University of Ithaca College IU-PU-Fort Wayne Univ.

Jacksonville University Juniata College Kean College Keene State College Kennesaw University Kent State University Kutztown University Lafayette College LaSalle College Lehigh University Lehman College Le Moyne College Lewis College Liberty University Long Island University Louis College Lowell, University of

Series Began 1993 1986 1978 1981 2001 1986 1986 2006 1986 1980 1986 1993 1985 1980 1978 1986 1991 1991 1979 1986 1981 1981 1992 1979 1982 1991 1996 2007 1999 1994 1996 1986 1982 1985 1980 1986 1984 1979 1980 1982 2006 1992 1982 1979 1986 1985 1978 1980 1987 1990 2006 1988 1983

M 2 1 16 1 1 1 1 1 16 8 3 1 1 20 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 19 4 12 41 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 16 1 3 3 1 4 3 3 1 1 4 38 4 35 4 2 1 2 1 1 5

W L 1 1 0 1 12 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 11 5 4 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 17 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 13 6 3 1 2 10 36 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 13 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 3 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 34 4 3 1 22 13 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 1

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pct .500 .000 .750 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 .688 .500 .000 1.000 .000 .850 .000 .000 1.000 .333 1.000 .000 .000 .684 .750 .167 .878 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .813 .000 .333 .333 .000 .250 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .895 .750 .629 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .000 .000 .800

Did You Know ...

X Army is the only Patriot League team

to ever beat nine-time defending conference champion American since the Eagles joined the league in 2001.

The Black Knights have done so three times in the last four years, including a 3-1 victory to clinch a share of the Patriot League regular-season crown last fall.

X The Army volleyball team is set to host

two tournaments this fall, beginning with a season-opening event in the Army Invitational (Aug. 28-29). The Black Knights will then host the West Point Challenge (Sept. 18 and 20).

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2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL M 1 1 1 3 16 5 30 2 2 2 3 1 6 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 13 4 1 8 18 2 1 3 1 13 1 2 1 3 2 1 3 4 6 1 1 8 7 5 5 2 1 4 1 1 4 3 2 1 6 3 3 8 1 6 14 4 10 1 2 1 9 1

W L 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 13 3 5 0 28 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 10 4 0 1 0 8 0 11 7 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 4 9 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 7 1 6 4 1 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 4 0 3 0 3 8 0 1 0 6 0 5 9 3 1 7 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 8 1 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .813 1.000 .933 .000 .000 .500 1.000 1.000 .667 1.000 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .667 .231 1.000 1.000 1.000 .611 1.000 1.000 .667 .000 .308 .000 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .167 1.000 1.000 .125 .143 .800 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .750 .667 .000 1.000 .333 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .357 .750 .700 1.000 .500 .000 .889 .000

Southwestern Louisiana Univ.

Springfield College St. Bonaventure University St. Francis (NY) College St. Francis (PA) College St. John Fisher College St. Mary’s College St. Peter’s College St. Thomas Aquinas College Stockton State College Stony Brook University Sullivan Community College Syracuse University Temple University Tennessee Tech Univ.

Toronto University Towson University Trenton State College Troy State University Tulsa, University of Ulster Community College Union College U.S. Air Force Academy U.S. Merchant Marine Acad.

U.S. Naval Academy U.S. Coast Guard Acad.

Vassar College Vermont, University of Virginia Commonwealth Univ.

Virginia, University of Villanova University Wagner College Washington, University of West Chester University West Virginia University Western Connecticut State U. Western Illinois University Western Maryland College Western Michigan Univ.

Westfield State College William Paterson College Winthrop Univ.

Wright State University Yale University Youngstown State University Totals (30 seasons)

Series Began M W L 1991 1 0 1 1982 11 11 0 1990 2 2 0 1982 15 15 0 1990 4 4 0 1982 2 1 1 2002 1 0 1 1986 10 7 3 1981 3 3 0 1981 1 1 0 1979 5 2 3 1982 1 1 0 1979 16 4 12 2006 2 1 1 2000 1 0 1 1982 2 1 0 1991 2 1 1 1980 3 3 0 1986 1 1 0 1997 1 0 1 1978 1 1 0 1978 5 5 0 1981 12 3 9 1981 3 3 0 1981 43 34 9 1982 1 1 0 1978 1 1 0 1987 2 2 0 1991 5 2 3 1993 1 0 1 1980 6 2 4 2004 3 3 0 1995 1 0 1 1985 3 3 0 1991 1 0 1 1978 2 2 0 1986 0 0 1 1981 2 0 2 1999 1 0 1 1981 1 1 0 1978 7 4 3 2000 1 0 1 1984 3 0 3 1997 2 0 2 1990 2 1 1 1076 667 406

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

T

Pct .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .000 .700 1.000 1.000 .400 1.000 .250 .500 .000 .750 .500 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .250 1.000 .791 1.000 1.000 1.000 .400 .000 .333 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .571 .000 .000 .000 .500 .621

Note: 2009 opponents listed in bold; Army will begin a new series with Pepperdine, Seattle, Eastern Michigan in 2009 *Record includes matches against split squads

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Loyola College of Maryland Loyola (Chicago), U. of Macalester College Maine, University of Manhattan College Mansfield University Marist College Marquette University Maryland, University of Maryland-Balt. Co., Univ. of Maryland-Eastern Shore Marywood College Massachusetts, University of Medgar Evers College Memphis State University Mercy College Mercyhurst College Merrimack College Miami (Ohio) University Middlesex Comm. College Minnesota-Duluth, Univ. of Misericordia, The College Molloy College Morgan State Mt. Holyoke College Mt. St. Joseph’s, College of Nazareth College Nebraska-Omaha, Univ. of Nevada-Las Vegas, Univ. of New Hampshire University New Haven, University of New Jersey Institute of Tech.

New Orleans, University of New Paltz, State U. of N.Y. New York Tech Niagara University North Carolina-Greensboro North Carolina-Wilmington North Dakota, University of Northeastern University Northern Colorado, Univ. of Northern Michigan University Oakland University Ohio University Oneonta, State Univ. of N.Y. Orange County C.C. Pace University Penn State University Pennsylvania, University of Plattsburgh, State U. of N.Y. Prairie View A&M Univ.

Princeton University* Providence College Queens College Quinnipiac University Radford University Regis College Rhode Island, University of Rhode Island College Rice University Rider University Robert Morris University Rochester, University of Russell Sage College Rutgers University Rutgers-Newark, Univ. of Sacramento State Univeristy Sacred Heart University Salem State College Salisbury State College Seton Hall University Shippensburg University Siena College Slippery Rock University Southampton College Southern California, Univ. of Southern Conn. State College Southwest Texas State Univ.

Series Began 1990 1985 1979 2001 1982 1979 1982 1994 1979 1985 1997 1984 1981 1979 1991 1978 1981 1985 1990 1978 1987 1982 1985 2002 1982 1984 1982 1986 2002 1983 1982 2006 1993 1978 1978 1998 1991 1991 1988 1983 1987 1987 1986 1991 1978 1979 1978 1990 1982 1978 2000 1978 1980 1980 1998 1993 1987 1981 1983 1994 1994 1998 1978 1978 1981 1979 1992 1988 1982 1979 1979 1985 1994 1989 1988 2008 1981 1991

ARMY-NAVY RIVALRY

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL ARMY-NAVY AT WEST POINT

INSIDE THE RIVALRY ®

Though the annual gridiron meeting between the two service academies draws most of the rivalry’s attention, Army and Navy also compete in 21 other sports, including volleyball. Compounded by the fact that both compete in the Patriot League, the volleyball teams have built a strong rivalry that has been Army-dominated as of late.

Army has won 15 of the last 18 contests, including the last sevenstraight matches. With its recent success, the Black Knights now holds a commanding 34-9 record over its Navy adversaries. Of all the varsity sports that both schools compete in, the Army volleyball team is one of the highest winning percentages against the Midshipmen (.791).

With the exception of the sweeps in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008, the rivalry between the two academies really tightened, making for some exciting contests. In 1999, Army and Navy closed out the millennium in classic fashion with the two schools splitting their two regular-season meetings and finishing in a three-way tie for first place with Colgate in the Patriot League. However, the Mids wound up with the top seed in the postseason tournament due to a better head-to-head record against the other two schools.

The 1980s belonged to Army. From 1983-87, the Black Knights ran off a string of seven consecutive victories over Navy, losing only five games in that span. After a 3-2 setback in 1988, Army reeled off a ninegame winning streak that lasted until 1996. Bob Gambardella, Army’s coach from 1983-95, enjoyed the most success against the Midshipmen, posting an amazing 16-1 record versus Navy in his time at West Point.

Army has never lost more than two straight to Navy.

Year 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1986 1987 1987 1988 1989 1989 1990 1991 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008

Winner Army, 3-2 Navy, 3-2 Army, 3-1 Army, 3-0 Army, 3-1 Army, 3-1 Army, 3-1 Army, 3-1 Army, 3-0 Navy, 3-2 Army, 3-0 Army, 3-1 Army, 3-2 Army, 3-2 Army, 3-0* Army, 3-0 Army, 3-1 Army, 3-0 Army, 3-0 Navy, 3-2 Navy, 3-0 Army, 3-2 Navy, 3-2 Army, 3-1 Navy, 2-3 Army, 3-0 Army, 3-2 Army, 3-0 Navy, 3-2 Army, 3-1 Army, 3-0 Army, 3-0 Army, 3-1 Army, 3-0 Navy, 3-1 Navy, 3-2 Army, 3-0* Army, 3-0 Army, 3-0 Army, 3-1 Army, 3-0 Army, 3-1 Army, 3-0

Location West Point, N.Y. Annapolis, Md. West Point, N.Y Annapolis, Md. West Point, N.Y East Stroudsburg, Pa. Annapolis, Md. West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. Annapolis, Md. West Point, N.Y. Annapolis, Md. West Point, N.Y. Annapolis, Md. West Point, N.Y. Annapolis, Md. West Point, N.Y. Annapolis, Md. Annapolis, Md. West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. Annapolis, Md. Annapolis, Md. West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. Annapolis, Md. Annapolis, Md. West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. Annapolis, Md. Washington, D.C. Annapolis, Md. West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. Annapolis, Md. Annapolis, Md. West Point, N.Y.

Record 1-0 1-1 2-1 3-1 4-1 5-1 6-1 7-1 8-1 8-2 9-2 10-2 11-2 12-2 13-2 14-2 15-2 16-2 17-2 17-3 17-4 18-4 18-5 19-5 19-6 20-6 21-6 22-6 22-7 23-7 24-7 25-7 26-7 27-7 27-8 27-9 28-9 29-0 30-9 31-9 32-9 33-9 34-9

The Army-Navy match is unlike any other throughout the season, bringing out a myriad of cadets, leadership and West Point spirit. Certainly an annual highlight on the schedule, the Black Knights have put on a show over the three years, topping the Mids handily in all three matches.

*Patriot League Tournament match

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HISTORY & RECORDS

RECORD BOOK

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL TEAM RECORDS - MATCH

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - CAREER

KILLS 3 games ........................................................................... 75 vs. Navy (10/30/92) 4 games .......................................................................80 vs. Charleston Southern (9/1/95) 5 games .......................................................................87 vs. Colgate (11/13/99) ............................................................................87 vs. St. Bonaventure (10/5/90)

SETS PLAYED Player ........................................................... Years................................ Sets Played 1. Elita Powell .........................................1990-93............................................ 484 2. Deann Machlan..................................1992-95.............................................462 3. Liz Andreichuk....................................1997-00............................................ 449 4. Sunny Barse .......................................1991-94............................................ 448 5. Beth Bellinger.....................................1998-01.............................................433 Katie Konkel .......................................1998-01.............................................433 7. Kim Walter ..........................................1990-93.............................................424 8. Abby Casciato .................................... 2002-05.............................................416 9. Jen Mischler .......................................1990-92.............................................395 10. Christy Swindlehurst .........................1992-95.............................................391 Eileen Cassidy ................................. 2003-06.............................................391

HITTING ERRORS 3 games .............................................................................37 vs. Navy (10/24/97) 4 games ........................................................................ 51 vs. Bucknell (10/7/95) 5 games .............................................................................44 at Niagara (9/2/05) ......................................................................................44 vs. Prairie View A&M (9/16/00) .................................................................................. 44 vs. Seton Hall (10/24/92) ............................................................................ 44 vs. Appalachian St. (10/9/92) ...............................................................................44 vs. SW Louisiana (9/20/91) FEWEST HITTING ERRORS 3 games .......................................................................... 3 vs. Fordham (9/14/93) 4 games ........................................................................... 8 vs. Hartford (10/1/94) 5 games ..................................................................... 11 vs. Marquette (9/10/94) HITTING PERCENTAGE 3 games .....................................................................467 vs. Lafayette (10/5/02) .................................................................................................... 105 att., 60K, 11E 4 games ............................................................... .384 vs. Holy Cross (11/14/02) ....................................................................................................138 att., 65K, 12E 5 games ............................................................. .351 vs. Charleston So. (9/1/95) .................................................................................................... 171 att., 78K, 18E DIGS 3 games ..................................................................... 97 vs. Lafayette (10/10/97) 4 games .................................................................115 vs. Holy Cross (10/10/00) 5 games ............................................................................... 148 vs. Iona (9/6/97) BLOCKS 3 games ..........................................................................17 at Bucknell (11/9/02) 4 games ..............................................................27 vs. Central Conn. St. (10/8/94) 5 games ..................................................................................21 vs. Iona (9/6/97) FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED 5 ...............................................................vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (10/25/98) 6 ......................................................................................vs. Holy Cross (10/14/08) SERVICE ACES 22 ...........................................................................vs. Lehigh (10/20/90), W, 3-2 21 ......................................................................... vs. Wagner (10/13/04), W, 3-0 20 ................................................................vs. St. Francis, Pa. (10/4/97), W, 3-2 19 ......................................................................... vs. Providence (9/6/91), L, 0-3 18 ........................................................................... vs. Marist (10/22/02), W, 3-1

KILLS Player Years Kills 1. Deann Machlan..................................1992-95..........................................1,718 2. Sunny Barse .......................................1991-94......................................... 1,364 3. Caitlin Machon .................................. 2000-04......................................... 1,259 4. Jennifer Cave ......................................1997-99......................................... 1,256 5. Elizabeth Lazzari ............................... 2005-08......................................... 1,194 6. Jen Mischler .......................................1990-92......................................... 1,111 7. Jamie Clark ........................................ 2005-08..........................................1,077 8. Briana Stremick ................................ 2005-08......................................... 1,039 9. Leah Shubin .......................................1999-02.............................................961 10. Rachael Breinling ........................... 2005-08.............................................907 SERVICE ACES Player Years Aces 1. Abby Casciato .................................... 2002-05.............................................216 2. Elita Powell .........................................1990-93.............................................173 3. Deann Machlan..................................1992-95.............................................167 4. Jennifer Cave ......................................1997-99.............................................154 5. Kim Walter ..........................................1990-93.............................................144 6. Jen Mischler .......................................1990-92.............................................142 Margaret Stewart ...............................1989-92.............................................142 8. Katie Konkel .......................................1998-01.............................................134 9. Beth Bellinger.....................................1998-01.............................................126 Christy Swindlehurst ..........................1992-95.............................................126 ASSISTS Player Years Asst 1. Beth Bellinger.....................................1998-01......................................... 4,380 2. Abby Casciato .................................... 2002-05......................................... 4,019 3. Elita Powell .........................................1990-93......................................... 3,931 4. Maureen Bannon ................................. 2006- ........................................3,033 5. Nancy Starbuck..................................1992-95......................................... 2,466 6. Collen O’Neill ......................................1996-97......................................... 1,865 7. B.J. Martin................................................ 1990......................................... 1,268

LONGEST STREAKS Winning Streak ...................................................................................18 (2 times) 1990 (began with 3-1 win over Boston College on 9/7/90, ended with .........................................................3-1 loss to Northeastern on 10/11/90) 1987 (began with 3-0 win over Queens on 9/19/87, ended with 3-2 loss to Ferris State on 10/23/87) Losing Streak........................................................................................................12 1995-96 (began with 3-0 loss to Lehigh on 10/27/95, ended with 3-0 ... win over St. Francis (NY) on 9/10/96)

TEAM RECORDS - SEASON Kills ....................................................................................................2,133 (1993) Errors......................................................................................................906 (1993) Hitting Percentage............................................................................... .278 (2008) ..............................................................................3,237 att., 1,346 K, 446 E Assists ................................................................................................ 1,843 (1993) Service Aces ..........................................................................................385 (1990) Digs ....................................................................................................2,772 (1993) Blocks ....................................................................................................335 (1990) Victories ................................................................................................... 40 (1986) Losses ...................................................................................................... 24 (1996) Winning Percentage .................................................................. .867 (26-4, 2008) Lowest Winning Pct .................................................................. . .250 (8-24, 1996)

Senior S Maureen Bannon enters her final season at West Point ranked fourth on Army’s career assists ledger with 3,033 in her three years as Army’s starting setter.

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2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL BLOCKS PER SET Player Years G Blocks B/G 1. Rachael Travis ...............2001-04................ 281 ..............280..................1.00 Dianna Lehn ..................1993-96................ 273 ..............272..................1.00 3. Stacy Gervelis ...............1998-01................ 243 ..............226..................0.93 Jamie Clark ................... 2005-08................ 365 ..............340..................0.93 5. Martha Brabec ..............2001-02.................. 80 ................60..................0.75 6. Rachael Breinling......... 2005-08................ 340 ..............249..................0.73 7. Liz Andreichuk ...............1997-00................ 449 ..............326..................0.73 8. Angela Powell ................1990-91................ 231 ..............166..................0.72 9. Jennifer Cave .................1997-99................ 313 ..............223..................0.71 10. Caitlin Machon ........... 2000-04................ 366 ..............249..................0.68

BLOCKS Player Years Blocks 1. Jamie Clark ............................................ 2005-08.......................................340 2. Liz Andreichuk........................................1997-00.......................................326 3. Rachael Travis ........................................2001-04.......................................280 4. Dianna Lehn ...........................................1993-96.......................................272 Rachael Breinling .................................. 2005-08.......................................249 6. Caitlin Machon ...................................... 2000-04.......................................249 7. Stacy Gervelis .........................................1998-01.......................................226 8. Jennifer Cave ..........................................1997-99.......................................223 9. Kim Walter ..............................................1990-93.......................................208 10. Briana Stremick .................................. 2005-08.......................................200 KILLS PER SET Player Years G K K/G 1. Jennifer Cave .................1997-99.................313.......... 1,256.................4.01 2. Deann Machlan.............1992-95.................462...........1,718.................3.72 3. Caitlin Machon ............. 2000-04.................366.......... 1,259................ 3.44 4. Leah Shubin ..................1999-02.................305..............961.................3.15 5. Elizabeth Lazzari .......... 2005-08.................383.......... 1,194.................3.12 6. Margaret Stewart ..........1990-91.................287..............877.................3.06 7. Sunny Barse ..................1991-94................ 448.......... 1,364.................3.05 8. Jamie Clark ................... 2005-08.................365...........1,077.................2.95 9. Jamie Lister ........................ 2001...................88..............253.................2.88 10. Briana Stremick ......... 2005-08.................362.......... 1,039.................2.87 HITTING PERCENTAGE Player Years Att K E Pct 1. Jamie Clark ............... 2005-08..........2,147..... 1,077 ............286............368 2. B.J. Martin ...................... 1990.............502........ 249 .............. 91............315 3. Stacy Gervelis ...........1998-01......... 1,473........ 664 ............202............314 4. Shelly Swan ...............1992-93......... 1,330........ 597 ............207............293 5. Jennifer Cave .............1997-99......... 1,980........ 839 ............311............267 6. Rachael Breinling..... 2005-08......... 1,968........ 907 ............340............288 7. Sunny Barse ..............1991-94......... 3,591.....1,364 ............456............253 8. Rachael Travis ...........2001-04......... 1,641........ 705 ............297.......... .249 9. Caitlin Machon ......... 2000-04......... 3,138.....1,259 ........... 484.......... .247 10. Elizabeth Lazzari .... 2005-08..........3,172.....1,194 ............418.......... .245 ASSISTS PER SET Player Years G Asst APG 1. Maureen Bannon .............2006- ...............266 ......... 3,033..............11.40 2. Beth Bellinger................1998-01................ 433 .......... 4,380.............. 10.12 3. Abby Casciato ............... 2002-05................ 416 .......... 4,019.................9.66 4. B.J. Martin .......................... 1990................ 149 .......... 1,268.................8.51 5. Elita Powell ....................1990-93................ 484 .......... 3,931.................8.12 6. Colleen O’Neill...............1996-97................ 230 .......... 1,865.................8.11 DIGS PER SET Player Years G Digs D/G 1. Laura Bellinger ................... 2001.................. 87...............289..................3.32 2. Eileen Cassidy .............. 2003-06................391........... 1,287..................3.29 3. Elizabeth Lazzari .......... 2005-08................383........... 1,248..................3.26 4. Mandy Kimbrell ............ 2002-05................232...............738..................3.18 5. Deann Machlan.............1992-95................462........... 1,466..................3.17 6. Shara Hoffman............. 2006-08................204...............636..................3.12 7. Margaret Stewart ..........1990-91................287...............913..................3.11 8. Jennifer Cave .................1997-99................313...............969..................3.10 9. Sunny Barse ..................1991-94............... 448........... 1,378..................3.08 10. Becky Brown .............. 2000-03................247...............683..................2.77

Jamie Clark (West Point ’09) broke Army’s career blocks record last fall (340). The mark was previously held by Liz Andreichuk for eight years.

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - MATCH ATTEMPTS Player Attempts Opponent 1. Deann Machlan.............................. 81........................... Lafayette (10/28/95) 2. Deann Machlan.............................. 77................................Southern (9/2/95) 3. Deann Machlan.............................. 76.................................... Rider (9/16/95) 4. Deann Machlan..............................75.................................... Penn (11/4/95) 5. Deann Machlan..............................73...................Appalachian St. (10/9/92) 6. Deann Machlan..............................70..................................Rider (11/19/94) 7. Jennifer Cave ..................................69...................................Navy (10/16/98) Cindy Hobbs....................................69.............................Providence (9/5/93) 9. Sunny Barse ...................................66............................Marquette (9/10/94) 10. Jennifer Cave ...............................65....................................CCSU (9/11/99) HITTING PERCENTAGE (min. 10 att.)

Player Pct Att K E Opponent 1. Stacy Gervelis .........857........ 14.........12.......... 0............. UMES (10/25/98) 2. Rachael Travis .........800........13........... 1........15.............. Lehigh (11/5/04) Stacy Gervelis ..........800........ 10........... 8.......... 0......St. Francis (N.Y.) (9/8/98) Angela Powell ..........800........ 10........... 8.......... 0....... Manhattan (10/8/91) 5. Jamie Clark ..............727........11........... 8.......... 0..............Cornell (9/15/07) Kim Walter ...............727........11........... 9.......... 1............ Fairfield (9/29/92) 7. Rachael Breinling .. .722........18......... 14.......... 1........... Hartford (9/18/08) 8. Rachael Travis ........ .714........ 14.........12.......... 2...............Marist (10/9/01) 9. Jamie Clark ..............706........ 17.........13.......... 1............... Navy (10/29/06) 10. Jen Wynn ...............692........26.........19.......... 1....... Sacred Heart (9/6/03) KILLS Player Kills Opponent 1. Deann Machlan..............................43....................................Rider (9/16/95) 2. Deann Machlan.............................. 37..................... Charleston So. (9/2/95) 3. Deann Machlan..............................33..................... Charleston So. (9/1/95) 4. Jennifer Cave .................................. 31........................ Quinnipiac (10/20/98) Jennifer Cave .................................. 31........................................Iona (9/6/97)

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DIGS Player ............................................................... Years........................................ Digs 1. Deann Machlan......................................1992-95..................................... 1,466 2. Sunny Barse ...........................................1991-94..................................... 1,378 3. Eileen Cassidy ....................................... 2003-06..................................... 1,287 4. Elizabeth Lazzari ................................... 2005-08..................................... 1,248 5. Elita Powell .............................................1990-93......................................1,187 6. Beth Bellinger.........................................1998-01..................................... 1,169 7. Abby Casciato ........................................ 2002-05..................................... 1,028 8. Jennifer Cave ..........................................1997-99.........................................969 9. Jen Mischler ...........................................1990-92.........................................933 10. Margaret Stewart .................................1990-91.........................................913

RECORD BOOK

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL Margaret Stewart ........................... 31...............................Lehigh (10/20/90) 7. Deann Machlan ..............................30...........................Lafayette (10/28/95) 8. Deann Machlan..............................29................................. Rider (11/19/94) Sunny Barse ...................................29........................... Marquette (9/10/94) 10. Deann Machlan ...........................28....................................... LIU (9/12/95) SERVICE ACES Player Aces Opponent 1. Elita Powell .....................................13............................... Colgate (9/29/90) 2. Briana Stremick ............................... 9..............................Air Force (8/31/07) Jennifer Cave .................................... 9.................................. UMES (9/19/97) Margaret Stewart ............................. 9............................... Marist (10/11/91) 5. Maureen Bannon ........................... 8 .......................Lafayette (10/18/08) Maureen Bannon ........................... 8 ..............................Lehigh (11/2/07) Lauren Teal ....................................... 8................................ Cornell (8/15/07) Jennifer Cave ................................... 8.................................... LIU (11/10/98) 9. Hannah Farrell ................................. 7......................... The Citadel (9/16/05) Jennifer Cave .................................... 7................................ Hartford (9/6/97) Margaret Stewart ............................. 7.............................. Lehigh (10/20/90) Briana Stremick................................ 7..................................Navy (10/29/06) Maureen Bannon ........................... 7 ........................... Lehigh (10/14/06) Jamie Clark ....................................... 7...........................St. Peter’s (9/25/06) ASSISTS Player Asst Opponent 1. Beth Bellinger.................................75............................. Colgate (11/20/99) 2. Nancy Starbuck.............................. 74...................... Charleston So. (9/1/95) 3. Nancy Starbuck.............................. 71...................... Charleston So. (9/1/95) 4. Colleen O’Neill................................70........................................Iona (9/6/97) 5. Elita Powell .....................................69.................................. Navy (10/25/91) 6. Nancy Starbuck..............................66........................... Marquette (9/10/94) Elita Powell ..................................66............................... UConn (10/19/93) 8. Maureen Bannon ......................... 65 ........................ Bucknell (10/20/06) Maureen Bannon ......................... 65 .......................... Colgate (11/16/07) 10. Abby Casciato...............................64........................ Holy Cross (11/12/05) Nancy Starbuck ..............................64.................................. Colgate (9/4/93) Elita Powell .....................................64.................... Northeastern (10/23/92) DIGS Player Digs Opponent 1. Laura Bellinger ............................... 37.....................................Navy (9/21/01) 2. Christy Swindlehurst ......................36............................Bucknell (11/12/94) 3. Deann Machlan..............................35............................Bucknell (11/12/94) 4. Margaret Stewart ...........................32...............................Hartford (10/5/91) 5. Eileen Cassidy ................................ 31........................ Holy Cross (11/12/05) Becky Brown ................................... 31................................... Rider (9/19/03) 7. Sunny Barse ...................................30............................Bucknell (11/12/94) Deann Machlan ...........................30............................... Radford (9/18/93) 9. Laura Bellinger ...............................29.......................... Binghamton (9/7/01) Jennifer Cave ..................................29.........................Holy Cross (10/16/99) Deann Machlan ..............................29....................................Penn (11/4/95) Deann Machlan ..............................29.....................................FIU (10/23/93)

4. Rachael Breinling...........2008 ..........521......... 264 ............. 79 ............ .355 5. Shelly Swan ....................1993 ..........851......... 396 ........... 113 ............. .333 6. Stacy Gervelis ................2001 ..........573......... 253 ............. 65 ............. .328 7. Jamie Clark .....................2005 ......... 446......... 207 ............. 62 ............. .325 8. B.J. Martin ......................1990 ..........502......... 249 ..............91 ............. .315 9. Rachael Breinling...........2007 .......... 716......... 336 ........... 118 ............. .304 Dianna Lehn ...................1994 ..........601......... 287 ........... 104 ............. .304 Sunny Barse ...................1994 ...... 1,144......... 449 ........... 101 ............. .304 KILLS Player Year Kills 1. Deann Machlan......................... 1995........................................................546 2. Sunny Barse .............................. 1993........................................................470 3. Jen Mischler .............................. 1990........................................................469 4. Sunny Barse .............................. 1994....................................................... 449 5. Deann Machlan......................... 1994........................................................447 6. Margaret Stewart ...................... 1991........................................................439 7. Cindy Hobbs............................... 1993........................................................438 Margaret Stewart ...................... 1990........................................................438 9. Jennifer Cave ............................. 1998........................................................436 10. Jennifer Cave .......................... 1999........................................................ 417 KILLS PER SET Player Year G K K/G 1. Deann Machlan...............1995 ................. 96 ............546...................... 5.69 2. Jennifer Cave ...................1999 ..................97 ............ 417...................... 4.30 3. Jennifer Cave ...................1998 ............... 104 ............436...................... 4.19 4. Leah Shubin ....................2001 ................. 49 ............196...................... 4.00 5. Caitlin Machon ................2004 ................. 98 ............390...................... 3.98 6. Elizabeth Lazzari .............2006 ............... 101 ............389...................... 3.85 7. Jennifer Cave ................... 1997 ............... 112 ............403...................... 3.60 8. Sunny Barse ....................1993 ............... 136 ............470...................... 3.46 9. Rachael Breinling............2007 ..................97 ............336...................... 3.46 10. Caitlin Machon ..............2002 ............... 115 ............396...................... 3.44 SERVICE ACES Player Year Aces 1. B.J. Martin ............................................. 1990..............................................82 2. Kim Walter ............................................. 1993..............................................75 3. Margaret Stewart .................................. 1991.............................................. 71 4. Margaret Stewart .................................. 1990.............................................. 71 5. Abby Casciato ........................................ 2005..............................................66 6. Jen Mischler .......................................... 1990..............................................65 7. Abby Casciato ........................................ 2004..............................................62 8. Katie Konkel .......................................... 2001.............................................. 61 9. Jennifer Cave ......................................... 1997..............................................59 10. Leah Shubin ........................................ 2002..............................................56

BLOCKS Player ........................................... Blocks............................................... Opponent 1. Jamie Clark .....................................13.............................. Colgate (11/16/07) Jennifer Cave ..................................13........................................ Iona (9/6/97) Dianna Lehn ...................................13....................................CCSU (10/8/94) Jacey Vogrig ....................................13............................. Columbia (9/18/99) 5. Martha Brabec ...............................12.............................. Bucknell (11/9/02) 6. Liz Andreichuk ...............................11......................... Holy Cross (11/10/00) Liz Andreichuk ................................11..................................Rider (10/10/98) Laura Olen ......................................11........................................ Iona (9/6/97) 9. Dianna Lehn ................................... 10................................Harvard (9/24/94) 10. 13 players tied ............................... 9...............................................................Last: Jamie Clark ................................................................ Colgate (9/22/05)

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - SEASON HITTING PERCENTAGE Player Year Att K E Pct 1. Jamie Clark .....................2008 ..........546......... 256 ............. 66 ............ .405 2. Jamie Clark .....................2006 ..........502......... 260 ..............74 ...............371 3. Jamie Clark .....................2007 ..........653......... 323 ............. 84 ............. .366

(Right) Sunny Barse (West Point ’95) holds two of Army’s top-5 single-season kill marks.

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SERVICE ACES PER SET Player Year G Ace A/G 1. Katie Konkel ....................2001 .................89............... 61.......................0.69 2. Abby Casciato .................2005 ...............101...............66.......................0.65 3. Abby Casciato ..................2004 .................98...............62.......................0.63 4. Elita Powell ......................1990 .................98...............55.......................0.56 5. B.J. Martin .......................1990 ...............149...............82.......................0.55 6. Carrie Wibben ................. 1997 ................. 76............... 41.......................0.54 7. Leah Shubin ....................2002 ...............105...............56.......................0.53 Jennifer Cave ................... 1997 ...............112...............59.......................0.53 9. Briana Stremick ..............2007 .................92...............48.......................0.52 Maureen Bannon .......... 2008.................89 .............. 46 ..................... 0.52 ASSISTS Player Year Asst 1. Elita Powell ............................................ 1993........................................ 1,534 2. Beth Bellinger........................................ 1998........................................ 1,406 3. Elita Powell ............................................ 1991........................................ 1,300 4. B.J. Martin ............................................. 1990........................................ 1,268 5. Nancy Starbuck..................................... 1994........................................ 1,252 6. Abby Casciato ........................................ 2005........................................ 1,138 7. Beth Bellinger ........................................ 1999.........................................1,124 8. Maureen Bannon ................................ 2006 .......................................1,134 9. Elita Powell ............................................ 1992........................................ 1,069 10. Maureen Bannon ................................ 2007............................................995

7. Jennifer Cave ......................................... 1997........................................... 102

(Right to Left) Army’s volleyball Class of 2009 included Elizabeth Lazzari, Jamie Clark and Briana Stremick, along with Rachael Breinling. The foursome are the winningest players in West Point’s 30-year volleyball history with a 92-23 record at the Academy.

ASSISTS PER SET Player Year G Asst Asst/G 1. Maureen Bannon .......... 2007 ................. 83 ...........995 ...................11.99 2. Maureen Bannon .........2006 ................. 98 ....... 1,134 ...................11.57 3. Abby Casciato ................. 2005................ 101 ........ 1,138.................... 11.27 4. Beth Bellinger................. 1999................ 101 .........1,124.................... 11.13 5. Elita Powell ..................... 1993................ 139 ........ 1,534.................... 11.04 6. Maureen Bannon ..........2008 ................. 89 ...........960 ...................10.79 7. Beth Bellinger ................. 2001...................87 ............905.................... 10.40 8. Elita Powell ..................... 1992................ 106 ........ 1,069.................... 10.09 9. Beth Bellinger................. 1998................ 140 ........ 1,406.................... 10.04 10. Abby Casciato............... 2004.................. 98 ............947.......................9.66 DIGS Player Year Digs 1. Margaret Stewart .................................. 1991........................................... 544 2. Elita Powell ............................................ 1993........................................... 446 3. Deann Machlan..................................... 1993............................................433 4. Mandy Kimbrell ..................................... 2005............................................428 5. Eileen Cassidy ....................................... 2006............................................422 6. Sunny Barse .......................................... 1993............................................410 7. Becky Brown .......................................... 2003............................................407 8. Sunny Barse .......................................... 1994............................................405 9. Deann Machlan..................................... 1994............................................403 Shelly Swan ........................................... 1993............................................403 DIGS PER SET Player Year G Digs D/G 1. Eileen Cassidy ................ 2006............... 102 ..............422......................4.14 2. Mandy Kimbrell .............. 2005............... 104 ..............428......................4.11 3. Margaret Stewart ............ 1991............... 142 ............. 544......................3.83 4. Becky Brown................... 2003............... 111 ..............407......................3.67 5. Jennifer Cave .................. 1998............... 104 ..............379..................... 3.64 6. Elizabeth Lazzari ............ 2007................. 99 ..............359......................3.63 7. Deann Machlan .............. 1995................. 96 ..............339......................3.53 8. Shara Hoffman............... 2007..................97 ..............339......................3.50 9. Eileen Cassidy ................ 2005............... 102 ..............353......................3.46 10. Deann Machlan ........... 1993............... 128 ..............433......................3.38 BLOCKS Player Year Blocks 1. Dianna Lehn .......................................... 1996........................................... 135 2. Dianna Lehn .......................................... 1994........................................... 127 3. Stacy Gervelis ....................................... 1998........................................... 117 4. Jamie Clark ............................................ 2007........................................... 115 5. Liz Andreichuk....................................... 1998........................................... 114 6. Rachael Travis ....................................... 2004........................................... 105

Katie Konkel (West Point ’02) averaged 0.69 aces per set as a senior in 2001, breaking what had been an 11-year-old Academy record owned by Elita Powell (West Point ’94).

8. Kim Walter ............................................. 1993............................................. 99 Angela Powell ........................................ 1991............................................. 99 B.J. Martin.............................................. 1990............................................. 99 BLOCKS PER SET Player Year G Blocks B/G 1. Rachael Travis ................ 2004.................85...............105.....................1.24 2. Jamie Clark ..................... 2007...............100...............115.....................1.15 3. Dianna Lehn ................... 1996...............119...............135.....................1.13 4. Stacy Gervelis ................ 2001.................89.................98.....................1.10 5. Martha Brabec ............... 2002.................58................. 57.....................0.98 6. Jamie Clark ..................... 2008.................96.................92.....................0.96 Rachael Travis ................ 2002...............102.................98.....................0.96 Dianna Lehn ................... 1994...............133...............127.....................0.96 9. Jennifer Cave .................. 1997...............112...............102.....................0.91 10. Rachael Travis .............. 2003.................49.................43.....................0.88 Caitlin Machon................. 2000...............106.................93.....................0.88 Bold indicates active player

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL 1978 (17-9) COACH: BOB BERTUCCI CAPTAINS: C. KIRBY, K.M. KINZLER Vassar ...................................................W, 3-1 Rochester...............................................L, 1-3 Western Conn. State ............................W, 3-0 William Paterson ..................................W, 3-2 C.W. Post ...............................................W, 3-1 at New Paltz ..........................................W, 2-0 Albany (at New Paltz) ............................L, 1-2 Middlesex C.C. ......................................W, 3-0 Ulster C.C. .............................................W, 3-0 Bergen C.C. ............................................L, 2-3 Princeton................................................L, 0-2 East Stroudsburg...................................L, 1-2 Dutchess C.C. .......................................W, 3-0 Lehman .................................................W, 3-0 New York Tech .......................................L, 1-3 District 4 Championships - 1st at Union College..................................W, 2-0 Oneonta...............................................W, 2-0 Plattsburgh..........................................W, 2-0 Mercy ...................................................W, 2-0 New Paltz ............................................W, 2-0 Pace ......................................................W, 3-0 Western Conn. State ............................W, 3-0 N.Y. State Championships Russell Sage .......................................W, 2-1 Fredonia ...............................................L, 0-2 Colgate .................................................L, 1-2 Cornell ..................................................L, 0-2 1979 (16-11) COACH: WENDY TEACH CAPTAIN: J.H. PERKINS SUNY-Albany ..........................................L, 0-3 Seton Hall .............................................W, 3-0 William Paterson ...................................L, 1-3 New York Tech ......................................W, 3-2 Syracuse ................................................L, 0-3 Barnard .................................................W, 3-0 Medgar Evers .......................................W, 3-0 Hofstra ..................................................W, 2-0 East Stroudsburg Invational - 5th East Stroudsburg (L) Rutgers-Newark (L) Salisbury State (W) Lafayette (W) Salisbury State (W) Macalister ..............................................L, 0-3 Orange County C.C. ..............................W, 3-2 Mansfield State Invite - 3rd Juniata (W) Gettysburg (W) Alleghany (W) Mansfield (W) Maryland (L) Hofstra (L) Syracuse (W) Lehman .................................................W, 3-0 New Paltz ..............................................W, 3-0 N.Y. State Championships - 7th (tie) Hofstra..................................................L, 0-2 Cortland................................................L, 1-2 Syracuse...............................................L, 0-2 1980 (13-18) COACH: GAIL BENNETT CAPTAIN: Y. DOLL New York Tech .......................................L, 2-3 Union .....................................................W, 3-2 Seton Hall .............................................W, 3-0 Trenton Tournament Trenton State ......................................W, 2-1 Stony Brook .........................................W, 2-1 Salisbury State....................................W, 2-0 Brooklyn College .................................W, 2-0 Kean .....................................................L, 0-2 at Rochester ..........................................L, 1-3 at Hofstra ...............................................L, 0-2 Fordham (at Hofstra)............................W, 2-0 Lehman .................................................W, 3-1 Le Moyne ..............................................W, 2-0 at Albany ...............................................W, 2-0 Rutgers Invitational - 4th Syracuse...............................................L, 0-2 Villanova ...............................................L, 0-2 Rutgers-Newark ...................................L, 0-2 Rutgers-Newark ...................................L, 1-2 East Stroudsburg Invitational - 6th Ithaca ...................................................L, 0-2 Providence ...........................................L, 0-2 Lafayette...............................................L, 0-2 Salisbury State....................................W, 2-0 Lafayette...............................................L, 0-2 at Fairleigh Dickinson .............................L, 0-3 Queen’s ....................................................L, 2-3 at William Paterson .................................L, 1-3 Colgate .....................................................L, 0-2 Stony Brook ............................................W, 2-0 EAIAW Division III Tour. – 9th Place Juniata ..................................................L, 0-2 Mansfield.............................................W, 2-1 Kean .....................................................L, 1-2 1981 (29-26-1) COACH: GAIL BENNETT CAPTAIN: C.R. GLAZIER Princeton Tournament - 3rd William Paterson.................................W, 2-0 Trenton State ......................................W, 2-0 Princeton “B” .......................................L, 0-2 Princeton “A” ........................................L, 0-2 Massachusetts Tournament - 2nd American Int’l ......................................W, 2-0

Westfield State....................................W, 2-0 Massachusetts ...................................W, 2-1 E. Cent. Connecticut ...........................W, 2-1 Colgate .................................................L, 1-2 Colgate .................................................L, 0-2 Trenton State Invitational - 3rd Stony Brook ..........................................L, 1-2 Connecticut College............................W, 2-1 Trenton State ......................................W, 2-1 Salisbury State....................................W, 2-0 Stockton State ....................................W, 2-0 Triangular Seton Hall............................................W, 2-1 Lehman ...............................................W, 2-0 USMMA ...............................................W, 2-0 Brockport Tournament - 2nd Cornell ..................................................L, 0-2 Colgate .................................................L, 0-2 Cornell ..................................................L, 0-2 Colgate ................................................W, 2-1 Brockport ............................................W, 2-0 Mercyhurst ..........................................W, 2-0 Buffalo .................................................. T, 1-1 Fordham ...............................................L, 0-2 Hofstra..................................................L, 0-2 So. Connecticut Tournament Bridgeport ...........................................W, 2-1 Central Connecticut ............................W, 2-1 Connecticut .........................................W, 2-0 Hartford ...............................................W, 2-0 So. Connecticut....................................L, 0-2 Rhode Island ........................................L, 0-2 Wm. Paterson .....................................L, 2-3 East Stroudsburg Tournament - 7th Providence ...........................................L, 0-2 Ithaca ...................................................L, 0-2 Rutgers .................................................L, 1-2 Lafayette..............................................W, 2-1 Salisbury State....................................W, 2-1 Triangular C.W. Post ..............................................L, 1-2 Fairleigh Dickinson ..............................L, 1-2 Mansfield Tournament - 6th Grove City .............................................L, 0-2 Binghamton.........................................W, 2-0 Barnard ...............................................W, 2-1 Western Maryland ...............................L, 1-2 Brooklyn ..............................................W, 2-0 Buffalo ..................................................L, 1-2 Quadrangular Bridgeport ...........................................W, 2-1 New York Tech ......................................L, 1-2 St. Thomas Aquinas............................W, 2-0 at Air Force...............................................L, 0-3 Navy ........................................................W, 3-2 at Union ..................................................W, 3-1 EAIAW Div. II Regionals - T13th East Stroudsburg .................................L, 0-2 Western Maryland ...............................L, 0-3 Kean State ...........................................L, 0-2 1982 (35-17-2) COACH: GAIL BENNETT CAPTAINS: K.A. HARRIMAN, J.M. SCHOSSAU Hofstra .....................................................L, 1-3 Princeton Invitational - 2nd William Paterson.................................W, 2-1 Pennsylvania .......................................W, 2-0 Villanova ..............................................W, 2-0 Princeton (Semis) ................................L, 1-2 Princeton (Finals).................................L, 0-2 Massachusetts Invitational - 1st Salem State ........................................W, 2-0 American Int’l ......................................W, 2-0 Amherst ...............................................W, 2-0 Mt. Holyoke .........................................W, 2-1 Massachusetts ...................................W, 2-0 Keene State ........................................W, 2-0 Triangular Union ...................................................W, 2-0 St. Francis (N.Y.)..................................W, 2-0 USMA Invitational - 2nd Holy Cross ...........................................W, 2-0 Marist ..................................................W, 2-0 Iona......................................................W, 2-0 Marist (Semis).....................................W, 2-0 Juniata (Final) ......................................L, 0-2 Brockport Invitational - 3rd Brockport ............................................W, 2-1 Buffalo .................................................W, 2-1 Mercyhurst ..........................................W, 2-1 Nazareth...............................................L, 0-2 Brockport (Semi)..................................L, 1-2 So. Connecticut Tournament - 3rd Connecticut .........................................W, 2-0 Bridgeport ...........................................W, 2-1 Cortland...............................................W, 2-0 Springfield ...........................................W, 2-0 C.W. Post (Semi) ..................................L, 1-2 Albany State .........................................L, 0-3 USMA Invitational - 2nd Manhattan ..........................................W, 2-0 St. Francis (N.Y.)..................................W, 2-0 Coast Guard ........................................W, 2-0 St. Thomas Aquinas............................W, 2-0 Dominican (Semi) ...............................W, 2-0 C.W. Post (Final)...................................L, 0-2 Quadrangular Iona......................................................W, 2-0 Fordham ..............................................W, 2-0 Misericordia ........................................W, 2-0 Buffalo Canadian-Am. Tourney - 2nd Brockport ............................................W, 2-0 Buffalo .................................................W, 2-0 Toronto (Exh) ........................................ T, 1-1

Brock Univ. (Exh) .................................. T, 1-1 Kutztown ..............................................L, 0-2 Toronto (Semi; Exh).............................W, 2-0 Kutztown ..............................................L, 1-2 Sullivan C.C. ............................................W, 3-1 Navy .........................................................L, 2-3 Triangular at New Haven Southern Connecticut ........................W, 2-0 New Haven ...........................................L, 0-2 N.Y. State AIAW Championships Cornell ..................................................L, 0-2 Colgate .................................................L, 1-2 C.W. Post ..............................................L, 0-1 EIAW Northeast Regional Div. II St. John Fisher .......................................L, 0-3 1983 (21-14) COACH: BOB GAMBARDELLA CAPTAIN: B. WAHWASSUCK Princeton Invitational - 5th Princeton ..............................................L, 0-2 Lafayette..............................................W, 2-0 Fairleigh Dickinson ..............................L, 1-3 Seton Hall.............................................L, 1-3 Union College .........................................W, 3-0 Temple Tournament-11th Pennsylvania ........................................L, 1-3 Rhode Island ........................................L, 0-3 Syracuse...............................................L, 1-3 Connecticut ..........................................L, 1-3 St. Thomas Aquinas ...............................W, 2-0 Fordham..................................................W, 2-0 Massachusetts Tournament - 2nd Queens ................................................W, 2-0 So. Connecticut...................................W, 2-0 New Hampshire ..................................W, 2-0 Northeastern.......................................W, 2-0 New Haven ..........................................W, 2-0 New York Tech ......................................L, 0-2 So. Connecticut Tournament - 2nd Kutztown .............................................W, 2-0 Lowell ..................................................W, 2-1 Rhode Island Coll................................W, 2-0 So. Connecticut...................................W, 2-0 Massachusetts ...................................W, 2-0 New Haven ...........................................L, 1-2 at Iona .....................................................W, 3-0 Northeastern ...........................................L, 0-3 at New Paltz ............................................W, 2-0 Binghamton ............................................W, 2-0 Navy ........................................................W, 3-1 St. Francis (N.Y.) .....................................W, 2-0 N.Y. State Championships - 4th Queens ................................................W, 2-1 Colgate .................................................L, 0-2 St. John Fisher ....................................W, 2-1 C.W. Post ..............................................L, 0-2 Cornell ..................................................L, 1-2 Colgate .................................................L, 1-2 1984 (26-8) COACH: BOB GAMBARDELLA CAPTAIN: M. WALLA Triangular New Paltz ............................................W, 2-0 Oneonta...............................................W, 2-0 Central Conn.Tournament - 5th Northeastern........................................L, 0-2 Hartford ...............................................W, 2-0 C.W. Post .............................................W, 2-1 Cent. Connecticut ................................L, 1-2 So. Connecticut...................................W, 2-0 Massachusetts Tournament - 5th Springfield ...........................................W, 2-0 Holy Cross ...........................................W, 2-0 New Hampshire ..................................W, 2-1 New Haven ...........................................L, 0-2 Triangular at New Paltz Albany State ........................................W, 3-1 New Paltz ............................................W, 2-0 at C.W. Post ............................................W, 3-1 William Paterson ....................................W, 2-0 East Stroudsburg Tournament - 1st New York Tech .....................................W, 2-0 Marywood College ..............................W, 2-0 Ithaca ..................................................W, 2-0 Cortland...............................................W, 2-0 East Stroudsburg ................................W, 2-1 East Stroudsburg....................................W, 3-1 at Springfield ..........................................W, 3-1 Kings Point..............................................W, 3-0 Iona .........................................................W, 3-0 USMA Tournament - 4th Le Moyne .............................................W, 2-0 St. Francis (N.Y.)..................................W, 2-0 Northeastern.......................................W, 3-2 Brown ...................................................L, 1-3 Cornell ..................................................L, 1-2 at Navy ....................................................W, 3-0 Wright State Tournament Air Force ...............................................L, 1-3 Jacksonville ..........................................L, 2-3 Mt. St. Joseph’s ..................................W, 3-2 Wright State .........................................L, 0-3 1985 (23-10) COACH: BOB GAMBARDELLA CAPTAIN: WILMA LARSEN at Loyola-Chicago ....................................L, 0-3 at DePaul .................................................L, 0-3 Iowa (at Chicago) .....................................L, 0-3 Princeton Tournament - 2nd Lafayette..............................................W, 3-1 Lehigh ..................................................W, 3-0 Princeton .............................................W, 3-0

Hartford ................................................L, 0-3 Marist ......................................................W, 3-1 Central Conn. Tournament - 3rd Springfield ...........................................W, 2-1 Keene State ........................................W, 2-1 C.W. Post .............................................W, 2-1 New Haven ...........................................L, 1-2 Mercy ...................................................W, 3-0 East Stroudsburg Tourn. - 1st UMBC...................................................W, 2-0 Mansfield.............................................W, 2-0 West Chester.......................................W, 2-1 Shippensburg......................................W, 2-0 East Stroudsburg ................................W, 2-1 at East Stroudsburg ................................L, 0-3 Kutztown .................................................W, 2-0 Merrimack ..............................................W, 2-0 Army Classic Air Force ..............................................W, 3-2 East Stroudsburg ................................W, 3-1 Florida Southern ..................................L, 0-3 Bridgeport ...............................................W, 3-0 USMMA ...................................................W, 3-0 New Haven Tournament - 4th Northeastern........................................L, 0-3 Massachusetts ....................................L, 1-3 New Haven ...........................................L, 0-3 Navy ........................................................W, 3-1 Molloy (at New Haven) ...........................W, 3-0 at New Haven .........................................W, 3-2 at Columbia ............................................W, 3-0 1986 (40-12) COACH: BOB GAMBARDELLA CAPTAIN: SHELLY R. DYE Fort Wayne Tournament Indiana U.-Purdue ................................L, 0-2 Oakland ...............................................W, 2-0 Ferris State...........................................L, 0-2 New Paltz ................................................W, 3-0 Marist ......................................................W, 3-0 Central Conn. Tournament - 1st So. Conn. State ...................................W, 2-0 Keene State ........................................W, 2-0 Cent. Conn. St. ....................................W, 2-0 C.W. Post .............................................W, 2-0 Northeastern.......................................W, 2-0 E. Stroudsburg Tournament - 1st West Chester.......................................W, 2-0 Mansfield.............................................W, 2-0 East Stroudsburg ................................W, 3-1 Shippensburg......................................W, 3-1 West Chester Tournament - 1st Charles County...................................L, 0-2* Cabrini College ....................................W, 2-0 West Chester.......................................W, 2-1 Elizabethtown......................................W, 2-0 Mansfield.............................................W, 3-0 Queens College ......................................W, 3-0 Slippery Rock Tournament - 8th Grove City College ................................L, 0-2 California U. of Pa. ..............................W, 2-0 Edinboro ...............................................L, 1-2 Indiana U. of Pa. .................................W, 2-0 Gannon.................................................L, 0-2 at East Stroudsburg ...............................W, 3-1 E. Stroudsburg Tournament - 1st So. Conn. State ...................................W, 2-1 Navy .....................................................W, 3-1 East Stroudsburg ................................W, 3-2 C.W. Post .................................................W, 3-0 J.H. Oakes Classic Cent. Conn. St. ....................................W, 2-0 C.W. Post .............................................W, 2-0 Nebraska-Omaha.................................L, 0-2 East Texas State ..................................L, 0-2 Grand Valley .........................................L, 1-2 Pace ........................................................W, 3-1 at Navy ....................................................W, 3-1 MAAC Championships - 1st Fordham ..............................................W, 2-0 Iona......................................................W, 2-0 St. Peter’s ............................................W, 2-0 LaSalle.................................................W, 2-0 Manhattan ..........................................W, 2-0 Holy Cross ...........................................W, 2-1 Fairfield................................................W, 2-0 Springfield ...............................................W, 3-0 Wright State Tournament - 3rd Troy State.............................................W, 3-0 Wright State .........................................L, 0-3 Wayne State .........................................L, 0-3 Columbia .............................................W, 3-0 New Haven ...........................................L, 2-3 Army Invitational - 2nd Pace .....................................................W, 3-0 Concordia ............................................W, 3-0 Indiana U.-Purdue ................................L, 1-3 *match vs. Junior College opponent does not count in final record 1987 (29-12) COACH: BOB GAMBARDELLA CAPTAIN: SHELLY SHUMAKER Queens College ......................................W, 3-0 New Paltz ................................................W, 3-0 East Stroudsburg Invitational - 1st So. Connecticut State.........................W, 3-0 Shippensburg......................................W, 3-0 East Stroudsburg ................................W, 3-0 Fordham..................................................W, 3-0 Springfield ...............................................W, 3-0 Boston College Tournament - 1st Holy Cross ...........................................W, 2-0

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1988 (24-19) COACH: BOB GAMBARDELLA CAPTAIN: COLLEEN LENNON New Haven Tournament - 3rd Sacred Heart ........................................W, 2-0 Lowell ....................................................W, 2-1 New York Tech ......................................W, 2-1 Bentley .................................................L, 0-2 Dowling ................................................W, 2-0 C.W. Post ..................................................L, 0-3 East Stroudsburg Tournament - 2nd Shippensburg.......................................L, 0-3 Dowling ................................................W, 3-2 East Stroudsburg ................................W, 3-2 New York Tech .........................................L, 1-3 Bentley Tournament Bentley .................................................L, 0-3 New York Tech .....................................W, 3-0 Alaska-Fairbanks ................................W, 3-2 Southampton .......................................L, 0-3 So. Connecticut St. .............................W, 3-0 Dowling ...................................................W, 3-0 J.H. Oakes Classic Springfield ...........................................W, 2-0 IUPU-Ft. Wayne....................................W, 2-1 New Haven ...........................................L, 1-2 East Stroudsburg ................................W, 2-1 Air Force ...................................................L, 0-3 Louis Tournament North Dakota .......................................L, 1-3 Louis .....................................................L, 0-3 Ferris State...........................................L, 0-3 East Stroudsburg....................................W, 3-2 Springfield ...............................................W, 3-2 New York Tech ........................................W, 3-2 Navy .........................................................L, 2-3 Columbia..................................................L, 0-3 MAAC Championships - 1st Fordham ..............................................W, 2-0 LaSalle.................................................W, 2-0 Fairfield................................................W, 2-0 Manhattan ..........................................W, 2-0 St. Peter’s ............................................W, 2-1 Holy Cross ............................................L, 0-2 Iona......................................................W, 2-0 New Haven...............................................L, 1-3 Army Invitational - 5th Concordia ............................................W, 2-0 Dowling ................................................W, 2-0 Central Missouri ..................................L, 0-2 New York Tech ......................................L, 1-2 Northern Michigan...............................L, 1-2 Bentley .................................................L, 0-2 1989 (28-7) COACH: BOB GAMBARDELLA CAPTAIN: JOY EBBERSON Navy Invitational Indiana U. of Pa. ..................................L, 0-3 Slippery Rock ......................................W, 3-0 New York Tech .....................................W, 3-0 Juniata ..................................................L, 0-3 New Haven Invitational New York Tech .....................................W, 2-0 Lowell ..................................................W, 2-0 Buffalo ..................................................L, 0-2 Bentley .................................................L, 0-2 American International ..........................W, 3-0 Springfield Tournament - 1st Lowell ..................................................W, 3-0 Bryant ..................................................W, 3-1 New York Tech .....................................W, 3-0 Southampton ......................................W, 3-0 Springfield ...........................................W, 3-0 Dowling ...................................................W, 3-0

New York Tech ........................................W, 3-1 J.H. Oakes Classic - 4th Springfield ...........................................W, 2-0 Bentley ................................................W, 2-0 Navy .....................................................W, 3-0 Chapman ..............................................L, 0-3 Bentley .................................................L, 1-3 Fordham..................................................W, 3-0 Bucknell ..................................................W, 3-1 East Stroudsburg....................................W, 3-0 Concordia................................................W, 3-0 Springfield ...............................................W, 3-2 Fordham..................................................W, 3-0 Navy ........................................................W, 3-1 Columbia.................................................W, 3-2 MAAC Tournament – 1st Manhattan ..........................................W, 2-0 Canisius...............................................W, 2-0 Iona......................................................W, 3-0 Holy Cross ...........................................W, 3-2 LaSalle.................................................W, 3-0 New Haven...............................................L, 1-2 1990 (30-10) COACH: BOB GAMBARDELLA CAPTAIN: B.J. MARTIN Penn State Preview - 4th Villanova ...............................................L, 0-3 Penn State............................................L, 0-3 Miami-OH .............................................L, 0-3 Hartford Tournament - 1st Boston College ....................................W, 3-1 Hartford ...............................................W, 3-1 Massachusetts ...................................W, 3-0 Hartford ...............................................W, 3-1 Villanova ..............................................W, 3-1 Fairfield ...................................................W, 3-1 J.H. Oakes Classic - 1st Central Connecticut ............................W, 3-0 St. Peter’s ............................................W, 3-0 Connecticut ............................................W, 3-2 Bucknell ..................................................W, 3-0 Colgate ....................................................W, 3-1 Marist ......................................................W, 3-0 St. Francis (PA) Tournament - 1st St. Francis (Pa.)...................................W, 3-0 St. Bonaventure ..................................W, 3-2 Youngstown State ...............................W, 3-1 Loyola (Md.).........................................W, 3-1 Fairfield ...................................................W, 3-0 Syracuse Tournament Canisius...............................................W, 3-0 Northeastern........................................L, 1-3 Connecticut ..........................................L, 1-3 Syracuse...............................................L, 0-3 Seton Hall............................................W, 3-1 Manhattan ..............................................W, 3-0 Lehigh .....................................................W, 3-2 Lafayette .................................................W, 3-0 Seton Hall ...............................................W, 3-0 Navy ........................................................W, 3-2 Holy Cross ...............................................W, 3-0 Fordham..................................................W, 3-0 Columbia.................................................W, 3-2 Marist ......................................................W, 3-0 St. Bonaventure......................................W, 3-0 Connecticut .............................................L, 2-3 Patriot League Tournament - 2nd Lehigh ..................................................W, 3-2 Colgate .................................................L, 1-3 ECAC Championships Liberty...................................................L, 1-3 Hartford ................................................L, 2-3 1991 (24-17) COACH: BOB GAMBARDELLA CAPTAIN: MARGARET STEWART G. Washington Labor Day Festival Georgetown ..........................................L, 0-3 Maryland ..............................................L, 0-3 Ohio Univ. .............................................L, 0-3 George Washington ............................W, 3-1 Hartford Tournament Providence ...........................................L, 0-3 St. Peter’s ............................................W, 3-0 UNC-Greensboro .................................W, 3-2 Hartford ................................................L, 0-3 Penn State Classic West Virginia ........................................L, 0-3 Penn State............................................L, 0-3 Georgetown ..........................................L, 0-3 Fairfield ...................................................W, 3-0 Houston Invitational Houston ................................................L, 0-3 Southwest Texas St. ............................L, 0-3 Southwestern La. .................................L, 2-3 Lafayette (at Lehigh) ..............................W, 3-0 at Lehigh .................................................W, 3-0 Iona .........................................................W, 3-0 J.H. Oakes Classic Northeastern........................................L, 0-3 Va. Commonwealth.............................W, 3-0 Hartford ...............................................W, 3-2 Manhattan ..............................................W, 3-0 Marist ......................................................W, 3-0 at Northeastern .......................................L, 0-3 at Colgate.................................................L, 2-3 Holy Cross (at Colgate)...........................W, 3-0 at Seton Hall ............................................L, 2-3 Navy ........................................................W, 3-2 Bucknell (at Fordham) ...........................W, 3-0 at Fordham .............................................W, 3-0 at Columbia ............................................W, 3-0 Forrestal Classic at Navy Towson ................................................W, 3-1

Appalachian State ..............................W, 3-0 Hartford ...............................................W, 3-1 UNC-Wilmington ...................................L, 2-3 Patriot League Tournament - 1st Holy Cross ...........................................W, 3-0 Navy ....................................................W, 3-0 Colgate ................................................W, 3-0 Connecticut Challenge - 2nd Memphis State ....................................L, 1-3 Connecticut ........................................W, 3-0 Va. Commonwealth.............................W, 3-1 1992 (23-9; 7-0 PL) COACH: BOB GAMBARDELLA CAPTAIN: JEN MISCHLER Hartford Tournament - 3rd Providence ...........................................L, 1-3 Hartford ...............................................W, 3-2 Connecticut ..........................................L, 1-3 Holy Cross* .........................................W, 3-0 Cent. Connecticut St...........................W, 3-1 Penn State Tournament - 3rd Syracuse...............................................L, 0-3 Penn State............................................L, 0-3 Kent State ...........................................W, 3-0 Colgate*..................................................W, 3-1 at Holy Cross* ........................................W, 3-1 at Harvard ...............................................W, 3-0 at Fairfield ...............................................W, 3-0 at Hofstra .................................................L, 0-3 at Fordham .............................................W, 3-0 Navy Classic - 2nd Coppin State .......................................W, 3-0 Appalachian State ..............................W, 3-2 Coppin State .......................................W, 3-0 Appalachian State ...............................L, 2-3 Lehigh* ...................................................W, 3-0 Lafayette* ...............................................W, 3-0 Columbia.................................................W, 3-0 J.H. Oakes Classic - 4th Sacramento State................................L, 0-3 Northeastern........................................L, 2-3 Seton Hall.............................................L, 2-3 Hartford...................................................W, 3-1 Connecticut ............................................W, 3-0 at Navy* ..................................................W, 3-0 Bucknell*................................................W, 3-0 at Marist..................................................W, 3-0 Patriot League Tournament - 1st at Holy Cross .......................................W, 3-0 Lafayette..............................................W, 3-0 Colgate ................................................W, 3-0 1993 (29-12; 6-1 PL) COACH: BOB GAMBARDELLA CAPTAIN: ELITA POWELL Hartford Tournament Colgate* ...............................................L, 1-3 Hartford ................................................L, 2-3 Connecticut .........................................W, 3-2 Providence ...........................................L, 2-3 at Seton Hall ............................................L, 1-3 Bucknell Tournament Bucknell* ............................................W, 3-0 Cleveland State...................................W, 3-0 Fairfield................................................W, 3-1 St. Francis (Pa.)...................................W, 3-0 Fordham .................................................W, 3-0 Virginia Tournament Virginia .................................................L, 1-3 Georgetown .........................................W, 3-2 Radford................................................W, 3-1 at Manhattan..........................................W, 3-0 Holy Cross*.............................................W, 3-0 Lehigh* ...................................................W, 3-0 Hofstra ....................................................W, 3-2 at Connecticut .........................................L, 0-3 Delaware (at Connecticut) .....................W, 3-0 at Colgate* .............................................W, 3-1 Boston College (at Colgate) ...................W, 3-0 Syracuse Round-Robin New Orleans........................................W, 3-2 Syracuse...............................................L, 0-3 Villanova ...............................................L, 1-3 Connecticut ............................................W, 3-1 J.H. Oakes Classic Navy*...................................................W, 3-1 Florida International ...........................W, 3-2 Syracuse..............................................W, 3-2 Fairfield ...................................................W, 3-0 Lafayette (at Holy Cross)*......................W, 3-0 Lehigh (at Holy Cross)* ...........................L, 2-3 at Fordham .............................................W, 3-0 Forrestal Classic Sacramento State................................L, 0-3 UNC-Wilmington ..................................W, 3-1 East Carolina .......................................W, 3-1 UNC-Wilmington ..................................W, 3-0 Sacramento State................................L, 1-3 Marist ......................................................W, 3-0 Patriot League Tournament Holy Cross ...........................................W, 3-0 Colgate ................................................W, 3-2 Lehigh ...................................................L, 2-3 1994 (20-16; 7-0 PL) COACH: BOB GAMBARDELLA CAPTAIN: SUNNY BARSE Massachusetts Tournament Massachusetts ....................................L, 0-3 Hofstra..................................................L, 0-3 Siena ...................................................W, 3-2 Syracuse Tournament Rutgers ................................................W, 3-2 Marquette.............................................L, 2-3

Syracuse...............................................L, 0-3 at Hofstra .................................................L, 0-3 J.H. Oakes Classic Colgate* ..............................................W, 3-1 St. Francis ...........................................W, 3-0 Illinois ...................................................L, 0-3 Manhattan ..............................................W, 3-1 at Holy Cross* ........................................W, 3-0 Harvard (at Conn.) ..................................W, 3-2 Connecticut Tournament UConn ...................................................L, 0-3 American ..............................................L, 0-3 Hartford ...............................................W, 3-1 Fordham..................................................W, 3-0 Army Invitational Central Conn. ......................................L, 1-3 Marist ..................................................W, 3-0 Lafayette (at Fordham)* ........................W, 3-0 Lehigh (at Fordham)* ............................W, 3-0 Seton Hall ...............................................L, 2-3 VCU Tournament Cent. Fla. ..............................................L, 0-3 Boston College .....................................L, 1-3 VCU .......................................................L, 1-3 at Fordham ............................................W, 3-0 at Navy* ..................................................W, 3-0 at Bucknell* ...........................................W, 3-1 Red Raider Classic Rice.......................................................L, 2-3 Colgate* ...............................................L, 2-3 Syracuse..............................................W, 3-2 at Marist..................................................W, 3-0 Patriot League Tournament - 1st Holy Cross ...........................................W, 3-0 Bucknell ..............................................W, 3-2 Colgate ................................................W, 3-1 NCAA Play-in Rider (NEC Champ) .................................L, 2-3 1995 (8-19, 2-4 PL) COACH: BOB GAMBARDELLA CAPTAIN: NANCY STARBUCK Navy Trident Invitational Ohio ......................................................L, 0-3 Charleston Southern ..........................W, 3-1 Charleston Southern ..........................W, 3-2 Ohio ......................................................L, 0-3 Washington ..............................................L, 0-3 at Central Connecticut ............................L, 1-3 Long Island .............................................W, 3-0 Rutgers Tournament Rutgers .................................................L, 0-3 Rider ....................................................W, 3-1 Northeastern........................................L, 1-3 Colgate Invitational Colgate* ...............................................L, 0-3 Princeton ..............................................L, 0-3 St. Francis (N.Y.)..................................W, 3-0 Holy Cross*.............................................W, 3-0 Bucknell*.................................................L, 1-3 at Seton Hall ............................................L, 0-3 Navy* ......................................................W, 3-0 Hofstra .....................................................L, 1-3 Rutgers.....................................................L, 2-3 Marist .....................................................W, 3-0 Lehigh* ....................................................L, 0-3 Lafayette* ................................................L, 2-3 Navy Forrestal Classic Delaware ..............................................L, 0-3 East Carolina ........................................L, 1-3 Pennsylvania ........................................L, 2-3 Patriot League Tournament Lafayette...............................................L, 1-3 Lehigh ...................................................L, 0-3 1996 (8-24, 2-3 PL) COACH: LYNN FIELITZ CAPTAIN: DIANNA LEHN J.H. Oakes Classic St. Peter’s ..................................................L, 1-3 Northeastern.............................................L, 2-3 Fordham ....................................................L, 0-3 Fairfield......................................................L, 0-3 Indiana State ............................................L, 0-3 St. Francis (N.Y.) ......................................... W, 3-0 Va. Commonwealth Tournament VCU ............................................................L, 0-3 UMBC.........................................................L, 0-3 Howard ......................................................L, 2-3 at Lehigh*.....................................................L, 0-3 at Rutgers .....................................................L, 0-3 Connecticut Tournament Western Illinois .........................................L, 1-3 Connecticut ...............................................L, 0-3 Brown ........................................................L, 0-3 Seton Hall .....................................................L, 1-3 Bucknell*......................................................L, 2-3 at Marist...................................................... W, 3-1 St. Peter’s ................................................... W, 3-2 Colgate*........................................................L, 0-3 at Hofstra ......................................................L, 0-3 Central Connecticut ................................... W, 3-1 Lafayette* ................................................... W, 3-0 at Hartford .................................................. W, 3-2 at Holy Cross* ............................................ W, 3-0 West Point Invitational Siena .........................................................L, 0-3 Drexel ........................................................L, 1-3 Fairleigh Dickinson ...................................L, 2-3 Iona............................................................L, 1-3 Syracuse .......................................................L, 1-3 at Navy* ........................................................L, 2-3 Pennsylvania (at Navy).................................L, 0-3 Long Island ................................................. W, 3-1

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Boston College ....................................W, 2-0 Vermont ...............................................W, 2-1 Dowling College ......................................W, 3-0 J.H. Oakes Classic - 1st New Haven ..........................................W, 3-0 Navy .....................................................W, 3-1 Lewis College ......................................W, 3-2 Chapman College ...............................W, 3-0 Fordham..................................................W, 3-0 New York Tech ........................................W, 3-0 C.W. Post .................................................W, 3-1 Ferris State ..............................................L, 2-3 Grand Valley State Tournament Grand Valley State ...............................L, 0-3 Northern Michigan...............................L, 1-3 Navy ........................................................W, 3-0 New York Tech .........................................L, 1-3 MAAC Championships - 1st Holy Cross ...........................................W, 2-0 Fordham ..............................................W, 2-0 Lafayette..............................................W, 2-0 Fairfield................................................W, 2-0 Iona......................................................W, 2-0 St. Peter’s ............................................W, 2-0 Manhattan ..........................................W, 2-0 New Haven...............................................L, 1-3 USAFA Premier Tournament - 15th Regis .....................................................L, 0-3 Riverside ..............................................L, 0-3 Central Missouri ..................................L, 0-3 Northern Colorado ...............................L, 0-3 Alaska-Anchorage ................................L, 2-3 Pomona ...............................................W, 3-2 Army Invitational Buffalo .................................................W, 3-0 New York Tech .....................................W, 3-0 Minnesota-Duluth ................................L, 0-3 NCAA Regional Championships Minnesota-Duluth ................................L, 0-3

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL 1997 (11-23, 2-4 PL) COACH: LYNN FIELITZ CAPTAIN: LAURA OLEN Hartford Tournament Fairfield......................................................L, 0-3 New Hampshire ........................................L, 1-3 Hartford .....................................................L, 2-3 Iona............................................................L, 2-3 Long Island ................................................. W, 3-2 Air Force Tournament Marquette..................................................L, 0-3 Air Force ....................................................L, 1-3 Tulsa ..........................................................L, 0-3 Marist .......................................................... W, 3-2 J.H. Oakes Classic at West Point Manhattan .............................................. W, 3-0 UMES ....................................................... W, 3-0 Va. Commonwealth...................................L, 0-3 at Central Connecticut ............................... W, 3-0 at Bucknell* .................................................L, 0-3 Harvard (at Bucknell) ...................................L, 0-3 at Iona ......................................................... W, 3-0 at Colgate* ...................................................L, 0-3 St. Francis (Pa.) ......................................... W, 3-2 at St. Francis (N.Y.) ..................................... W, 3-0 at Lafayette* ............................................. W, 3-0 at St. Peter’s .................................................L, 0-3 at Syracuse ...................................................L, 0-3 Holy Cross*................................................. W, 3-0 at Fairfield .....................................................L, 0-3 Providence (at Fairfield) ...............................L, 0-3 Navy* ............................................................L, 0-3 at Siena.........................................................L, 0-3 Lehigh* .........................................................L, 0-3 at Manhattan................................................L, 0-3 Army Invitational Central Florida ..........................................L, 0-3 Columbia ...................................................L, 1-3 Yale ............................................................L, 0-3 Pennsylvania ................................................L, 1-3 at Long Island ............................................. W, 3-0 1998 (20-15, 2-4 PL) COACH: LYNN FIELITZ CAPTAIN: JENNIFER REED Army Invitational I Robert Morris .......................................... W, 3-1 Vermont ................................................... W, 3-1 Marist ...................................................... W, 3-0 American ...................................................L, 0-3 St. Francis (N.Y.) ......................................... W, 3-0 Marist Tournament Marist ........................................................L, 2-3 Quinnipiac ............................................... W, 3-0 Columbia ................................................. W, 3-2 Central Connecticut .....................................L, 2-3 Army Invitational II Bucknell ....................................................L, 1-3 Air Force ....................................................L, 0-3 Fairleigh Dickinson ................................. W, 3-2 Hartford.........................................................L, 1-3 at Marist...................................................... W, 3-0 Army Invitational III Colgate* ....................................................L, 1-3 Syracuse....................................................L, 1-3 Towson ......................................................L, 1-3 Iona ...............................................................L, 1-3 at Long Island ............................................. W, 3-0 Lafayette* ................................................... W, 3-0 at Columbia ..................................................L, 2-3 at Holy Cross* ..............................................L, 1-3 Rider (at Holy Cross) .................................. W, 3-1 at Navy* ...................................................... W, 3-2 at Quinnipiac .............................................. W, 3-2 at Lehigh*.....................................................L, 1-3 UMES (at St. Francis) ................................. W, 3-0 at St. Francis (Pa.) ...................................... W, 3-1 Siena .............................................................L, 2-3 at Canisius ....................................................L, 2-3 at Niagara ................................................... W, 3-2 Robert Morris (at Niagara)......................... W, 3-1 Manhattan .................................................. W, 3-2 Quinnipiac................................................... W, 3-0 Long Island ................................................. W, 3-0 1999 (17-11, 9-3 PL) COACH: GLEN CONLEY CAPTAIN: JENNIFER CAVE Marist .......................................................... W, 3-0 Western Michigan Tournament UIC .............................................................L, 0-3 WMU ..........................................................L, 0-3 CCSU........................................................ W, 3-2 Stony Brook ..................................................L, 0-3 Columbia..................................................... W, 3-1 Manhattan ....................................................L, 1-3 Air Force ........................................................L, 1-3 Dartmouth Tournament St. Francis ............................................... W, 3-0 Albany ...................................................... W, 3-0 Seton Hall..................................................L, 0-3 Navy* ............................................................L, 2-3 Bucknell*.................................................... W, 3-1 Albany ......................................................... W, 3-0 Colgate*........................................................L, 1-3 at Lafayette* .............................................. W, 3-0 at Lehigh*................................................... W, 3-1 at Sacred Heart .......................................... W, 3-0 at Holy Cross* ............................................ W, 3-1 Lafayette* ................................................... W, 3-1 Lehigh* ....................................................... W, 3-2 Holy Cross*................................................. W, 3-0 at Iona ......................................................... W, 3-0 at Navy* ...................................................... W, 3-1 at Bucknell* .................................................L, 1-3

Manhattan ....................................................L, 0-3 at Colgate* ................................................. W, 3-2 Patriot League Tournament Colgate ......................................................L, 0-3 2000 (19-11, 7-5 PL) COACH: GLEN CONLEY CAPTAIN: MELISSA BARRETT Marist Tournament Tenn. Tech .................................................L, 1-3 Marist ...................................................... W, 3-0 Fairleigh Dickinson ................................. W, 3-2 at Albany ..................................................... W, 3-0 at Seton Hall .................................................L, 0-3 Air Force Tournament Air Force ....................................................L, 0-3 Winthrop ....................................................L, 0-3 Prairie View A&M .................................... W, 3-2 Iona ............................................................. W, 3-0 Army Tournament MD-Eastern Shore .................................. W, 3-0 St. Francis (N.Y.)...................................... W, 3-1 Fairleigh Dickinson ................................. W, 3-1 Marist .......................................................... W, 3-0 at Lafayette* .............................................. W, 3-0 at Lehigh*.....................................................L, 0-3 Albany ......................................................... W, 3-1 Bucknell*......................................................L, 2-3 Colgate*...................................................... W, 3-0 at Holy Cross* ..............................................L, 1-3 at Navy* ........................................................L, 2-3 at Columbia ..................................................L, 0-3 Lehigh* ....................................................... W, 3-0 Lafayette* ................................................... W, 3-0 at Colgate* ................................................. W, 3-1 at Bucknell* .................................................L, 1-3 Navy* .......................................................... W, 3-0 at Siena....................................................... W, 3-2 Holy Cross*................................................. W, 3-1 St. Francis (Pa.) .......................................... W, 3-0 Patriot League Tournament Colgate ......................................................L, 1-3 2001 (14-11, 9-5 PL) COACH: GLEN CONLEY CAPTAINS: BETH BELLINGER, KATIE KONKEL Maine Tournament Eastern Washington .................................L, 0-3 Maine ........................................................L, 0-3 Boston College ..........................................L, 0-3 UC Riverside .................................................L, 1-3 Binghamton ................................................ W, 3-1 Youngstown State.........................................L, 0-3 Central Connecticut State ......................... W, 3-0 Navy* .......................................................... W, 3-2 American* ....................................................L, 0-3 at Lehigh*.....................................................L, 1-3 at Lafayette* .............................................. W, 3-0 at Bucknell* .................................................L, 1-3 at Colgate* ................................................. W, 3-2 Marist .......................................................... W, 3-0 Holy Cross*................................................. W, 3-0 at Navy* ...................................................... W, 3-0 at American* ................................................L, 0-3 Lafayette* ................................................... W, 3-0 Lehigh* .........................................................L, 0-3 Colgate*...................................................... W, 3-0 Bucknell*.................................................... W, 3-2 Siena ........................................................... W, 3-1 at Holy Cross* ............................................ W, 3-1 Patriot League Tournament Lehigh ...................................................... W, 3-1 American ..................................................L, 1- 3 2002 (15-16, 8-6 PL) COACH: GLEN CONLEY CAPTAIN: LEAH SHUBIN St. Mary’s Tournament St. Mary’s ..................................................L, 0-3 UC Riverside..............................................L, 0-3 UNLV ..........................................................L, 0-3 Siena ........................................................... W, 3-1 Manhattan ....................................................L, 1-3 at Siena....................................................... W, 3-0 Penn State Classic Morgan State ............................................L, 1-3 Villanova ....................................................L, 0-3 Penn State.................................................L, 0-3 Marist Tournament Hartford ................................................... W, 3-1 Marist ...................................................... W, 3-1 LaSalle.......................................................L, 2-3 Akron .........................................................L, 2-3 at Navy* ........................................................L, 2-3 at American* ................................................L, 0-3 Lehigh* .........................................................L, 1-3 Lafayette* ................................................... W, 3-0 Colgate*...................................................... W, 3-0 Bucknell*......................................................L, 1-3 Long Island ................................................. W, 3-2 Holy Cross*...................................................L, 2-3 Marist .......................................................... W, 3-1 Navy* .......................................................... W, 3-1 American* ....................................................L, 1-3 at Lafayette* .............................................. W, 3-0 at Lehigh*................................................... W, 3-2 at Colgate* ................................................. W, 3-0 at Bucknell* ............................................... W, 3-0 Sacred Heart .............................................. W, 3-0 Holy Cross*................................................. W, 3-1 Patriot League Tournament at American ...............................................L, 0-3

2003 (17-15, 8-6 PL) COACH: GLEN CONLEY CAPTAINS: ERIN KENNEDY, CAILTIN MACHON Army Invitational Air Force ....................................................L, 0-3 Providence .............................................. W, 3-0 Hartford ................................................... W, 3-1 Sacred Heart Tournament Quinnipiac ............................................... W, 3-0 Maine ........................................................L, 2-3 Sacred Heart ........................................... W, 3-0 at Fairfield .....................................................L, 1-3 Army Open Marist ...................................................... W, 3-0 Sacred Heart ........................................... W, 3-0 Yale ............................................................L, 1-3 at Stony Brook ..............................................L, 0-3 Rider Tournament Rider ........................................................ W, 3-2 Sacred Heart ........................................... W, 3-0 Fordham ....................................................L, 0-3 at Bucknell* .................................................L, 0-3 at Colgate* ................................................. W, 3-1 Navy* .......................................................... W, 3-0 American* ....................................................L, 0-3 at Lehigh*.....................................................L, 1-3 at Lafayette* .............................................. W, 3-1 at LIU-Brooklyn .............................................L, 0-3 Holy Cross*................................................. W, 3-0 Siena ........................................................... W, 3-0 Colgate*...................................................... W, 3-1 Bucknell*......................................................L, 1-3 at Navy* ...................................................... W, 3-0 at American* ................................................L, 1-3 Lafayette* ................................................... W, 3-1 Lehigh* .........................................................L, 0-3 at Marist........................................................L, 0-3 at Holy Cross* ............................................ W, 3-1 Patriot League Tournament at American ...............................................L, 0-3 2004 (18-9, 12-2 PL) COACH: GLEN CONLEY CAPTAIN: ABIGAIL STAMPFLER Fairfield .........................................................L, 1-3 Army Open Fairleigh Dickinson ................................. W, 3-1 Syracuse....................................................L, 2-3 Rhode Island .............................................L, 0-3 Armed Forces Tournament Air Force ....................................................L, 2-3 The Citadel .............................................. W, 3-0 Army Invitational Dartmouth ............................................... W, 3-2 Maine ........................................................L, 0-3 Saint Peter’s..............................................L, 0-3 at Holy Cross* ............................................ W, 3-0 at Navy* ...................................................... W, 3-1 at American* ................................................L, 0-3 Lafayette* ................................................... W, 3-0 Lehigh* ....................................................... W, 3-1 Wagner ........................................................ W, 3-0 Colgate*...................................................... W, 3-0 Bucknell*.................................................... W, 3-0 at St. Francis (N.Y.) ..................................... W, 3-1 Holy Cross*................................................. W, 3-0 Navy* .......................................................... W, 3-0 American* ....................................................L, 1-3 at Lehigh*................................................... W, 3-1 at Lafayette* .............................................. W, 3-1 at Bucknell* ............................................... W, 3-2 at Colgate* ................................................. W, 3-0 Patriot League Tournament vs. Bucknell ............................................. W, 3-1 at American ...............................................L, 0-3 2005 (21-7, 10-4 PL) COACH: GLEN CONLEY CAPTAINS: ABBY CASCIATO, MANDY KIMBRELL Western New York Invitational Niagara .................................................... W, 3-2 Buffalo .......................................................L, 3-2 Canisius................................................... W, 3-1 Army Invitational Marist ...................................................... W, 3-0 St. Francis (N.Y.)...................................... W, 3-0 UC Riverside..............................................L, 3-0 Armed Forces Tournament The Citadel .............................................. W, 3-0 Air Force .................................................. W, 3-1 at Lehigh*................................................... W, 3-1 at Lafayette* .............................................. W, 3-2 Manhattan .................................................. W, 3-1 at Bucknell* ............................................... W, 3-1 at Colgate* ................................................. W, 3-0 Navy* ............................................................L, 3-1 American* .................................................. W, 3-0 at Wagner ................................................... W, 3-0 Holy Cross*................................................. W, 3-0 at Marist...................................................... W, 3-1 Lafayette* ................................................... W, 3-1 Lehigh* ....................................................... W, 3-0 Colgate*...................................................... W, 3-0 Bucknell*.................................................... W, 3-1 at Navy* ........................................................L, 3-2 at American* ................................................L, 3-0 at Sacred Heart .......................................... W, 3-0 at Holy Cross* ..............................................L, 3-2 Patriot League Tournament vs. Navy ................................................... W, 3-0 at American ...............................................L, 3-2

2006 (21-8, 11-3 PL) COACH: GLEN CONLEY CAPTAINS: EILEEN CASSIDY, DANIELLE COOPER Army Invitational St. Peter’s ................................................ W, 3-0 NJIT .......................................................... W, 3-0 Marist ...................................................... W, 3-0 Butler Invitational Evansville ................................................ W, 3-2 Butler ....................................................... W, 3-1 Kennesaw State...................................... W, 3-0 Crusader Classic Holy Cross ............................................... W, 3-0 Rhode Island .............................................L, 3-1 Buffalo .......................................................L, 3-0 Army of One Classic The Citadel .............................................. W, 3-0 Radford.................................................... W, 3-0 Liberty...................................................... W, 3-2 Colgate*...................................................... W, 3-0 Bucknell*.................................................... W, 3-0 at Navy* ...................................................... W, 3-0 at American* ................................................L, 3-1 at Long Island ...............................................L, 3-0 at NJIT ......................................................... W, 3-0 Lafayette* ................................................... W, 3-1 Lehigh* ....................................................... W, 3-0 Temple ..........................................................L, 3-2 at Bucknell* .................................................L, 3-2 American* ....................................................L, 3-0 Navy* .......................................................... W, 3-0 Holy Cross*................................................. W, 3-0 at Lehigh*................................................... W, 3-1 at Lafayette* .............................................. W, 3-1 Patriot League Tournament vs. Bucknell ...............................................L, 3-1 2007 (24-5, 12-2 PL) COACH: ALMA KOVACI CAPTAINS: LAUREN TEAL, ELIZABETH LAZZARI St. Francis (N.Y.) ......................................... W, 3-0 Iona ............................................................. W, 3-0 NJIT.............................................................. W, 3-1 Army Invitational Air Force .................................................. W, 3-0 Quinnipiac ............................................... W, 3-0 Rutgers .................................................... W, 3-0 Marist ...................................................... W, 3-0 UC-Riverside Tournament vs. Idaho State ........................................ W, 3-0 vs. Robert Morris ......................................L, 3-2 at UC-Riverside ....................................... W, 3-0 American Volleyball Tournament vs. Harvard .............................................. W, 3-0 vs. Pennsylvania .......................................L, 3-0 vs. Columbia ........................................... W, 3-1 vs. Cornell................................................ W, 3-0 American* ....................................................L, 3-1 Navy* .......................................................... W, 3-1 at Holy Cross* ............................................ W, 3-0 at Lafayette* .............................................. W, 3-0 at Lehigh*................................................... W, 3-1 at Colgate* ...................................................L, 3-1 at Bucknell* ............................................... W, 3-1 at American* .............................................. W, 3-1 at Navy* ...................................................... W, 3-0 Holy Cross*................................................. W, 3-0 Lehigh* ....................................................... W, 3-0 Lafayette* ................................................... W, 3-0 Bucknell*.................................................... W, 3-0 Colgate*...................................................... W, 3-0 Patriot League Tournament vs. Colgate.................................................L, 3-2 2008 (26-4, 13-1 PL) COACH: ALMA KOVACI CAPTAINS: ELIZABETH LAZZARI, JAMIE CLARK Manhattan .................................................. W, 3-0 Wagner ........................................................ W, 3-0 at Marist...................................................... W, 3-0 Temple Tournament at Temple .................................................... W, 3-0 vs. Fairfield.................................................. W, 3-0 vs. Bowling Green.........................................L, 3-2 Syracuse Tournament vs. Northeastern......................................... W, 3-1 vs. Siena ..................................................... W, 3-0 at Syracuse ................................................. W, 3-0 Columbia..................................................... W, 3-1 West Point Challenge Hartford....................................................... W, 3-0 Dartmouth .................................................. W, 3-0 No. 5 Southern California ............................L, 3-0 at Lafayette ................................................. W, 3-0 at Lehigh ..................................................... W, 3-1 Bucknell ...................................................... W, 3-0 Colgate ........................................................ W, 3-1 at NJIT ......................................................... W, 3-0 Holy Cross ................................................... W, 3-0 Lehigh ......................................................... W, 3-0 Lafayette ..................................................... W, 3-0 at American ..................................................L, 3-0 at Navy ........................................................ W, 3-1 Sacred Heart .............................................. W, 3-0 at Holy Cross............................................... W, 3-0 at Colgate.................................................... W, 3-0 at Bucknell.................................................. W, 3-0 Navy ............................................................ W, 3-0 American ..................................................... W, 3-1 Patriot League Tournament vs. Colgate ....................................................L, 3-0 * - Denotes Patriot League contest

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2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL Attempts 711 855 969 726 1,002 764 945 734 757 960 1,066 914 911 1,339 1,181 1,244 927 1,179 1,060

HITTING PERCENTAGE Year Player 2008 J. Clark 2007 J. Clark 2006 J. Clark 2005 J. Clark 2004 C. Machon 2003 R. Travis 2002 M. Brabec 2001 S. Gervelis 2000 C. Machon 1999 S. Gervelis 1998 S. Gervelis 1997 J. Cave 1996 J. Peterson 1995 D. Machlan 1994 S. Barse D. Lehn 1993 S. Swan 1992 E. Alexopolus 1991 M. Stewart 1990 B.J. Martin

Pct. .405 .366 .371 .325 .250 .229 .340 .328 .266 .329 .302 .286 .140 .249 .304 .304 .333 .286 .226 .320

KILLS Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990

Kills 294 336 389 257 390 284 396 253 328 417 436 403 323 546 449 470 351 439 438

Player B. Stremick R. Breinling E. Lazzari E. Lazzari C. Machon S. Fields C. Machon S. Gervelis C. Machon J. Cave J. Cave J. Cave D. Lehn D. Machlan S. Barse S. Barse D. Machlan M. Stewart M. Stewart

ACES Year 2008 2007 2006

1993 1992 1991 1990

Player M. Bannon B. Stremick M. Bannon J. Clark A. Casciato A. Casciato E. Kennedy L. Shubin K. Konkel C. Machon J. Cave J. Cave J. Cave D. Lehn C. O’Neill D. Machlan D. Machlan C. Swindlehurst K. Walter K. Walter M. Stewart B.J. Martin

ASSISTS Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Player M. Bannon M. Bannon M. Bannon A. Casciato A. Casciato

Assists 960 995 1,134 1,138 947

2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990

A. Casciato A. Casciato B. Bellinger B. Bellinger B. Bellinger B. Bellinger C. O’Neill C. O’Neill N. Starbuck N. Starbuck E. Powell E. Powell E. Powell B.J. Martin

947 987 908 945 1,124 1,406 935 930 937 1,252 1,534 1,069 1,300 1,268

DIGS Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990

Player S. Hoffman E. Lazzari E. Cassidy M. Kimbrell M. Kimbrell B. Brown C. Machon L. Bellinger M. Frymier J. Cave J. Cave J. Cave D. Lehn D. Machlan S. Barse E. Powell D. Machlan M. Stewart M. Stewart

Digs 292 359 422 428 275 407 306 289 329 328 379 262 312 339 405 446 291 544 369

2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994

Aces 46 48 39 39 66 62 52 56 61 47 45 50 59 41 41 34 52 52 75 37 71 82

BLOCKS Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990

Player J. Clark J. Clark J. Clark D. Cooper R. Travis E. Kennedy R. Travis S. Gervelis C. Machon L. Andreichuk S. Gervelis J. Cave D. Lehn L. Olen D. Lehn K. Walter K. Walter A. Powell B.J. Martin

YEARLY LEADERS

ATTEMPTS Year Player 2008 B. Stremick 2007 E. Lazzari 2006 E. Lazzari 2005 E. Cassidy 2004 C. Machon 2003 S. Fields 2002 C. Machon 2001 J. Lister 2000 C. Machon 1999 J. Cave 1998 J. Cave 1997 J. Cave 1996 D. Lehn 1995 D. Machlan 1994 D. Machlan 1993 C. Hobbs 1992 D. Machlan 1991 M. Stewart 1990 M. Stewart

Blocks 92 115 68 71 105 78 98 98 93 78 117 102 135 44 127 99 88 99 99

Bold indicates active player

Beth Bellinger ’02

Rachael Breinling g ’09

Abby Casciato ’05

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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL Name, Seasons Lettered A-A-A Alexopoulos, Evie 1992 Andreichuk, Liz 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 B-B-B Bannon, Maureen 2006, 2007, 2008 Banther, Mandy 1990 Barrett, Melissa 1998, 1999, 2000 Barse, Sunny 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Bellinger, Beth 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Bellinger, Laura 2001 Bergevin, Elisa 1988, 1989 Berndt, Megahn 2004 Betz, Kim 2003 Brabec, Martha 2002 Branch, Cynthia 1988 Bredewater, Casey 1994, 1995 Breinling, Rachael 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Brown, Rebecca 2002, 2003 C-C-C Casciato, Abby 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Case, Lorna 1995, 1996 Cassidy, Eileen 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Castro, Fabiola 2008 Cave, Jennifer 1997, 1998, 1999 Clark, Jamie 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Coesens, Laurel 1988 Cooper, Danielle 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Costen, Wanda 1985 Cramer, Erika 1986, 1987 Curtis, Karen 1991 D-D-D Derra, Erika 1987 Doll, Yvonne 1979, 1980 Dunn, Rachel 2006, 2007, 2008 Dye, Shelly 1985, 1986 E-E-E Eagan, Emily 1998, 1999, 2000 Ebberson, Joy 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 Ellis, Charlotte 1980 Engert, Lisa 1980 Enomoto, Elisabeth 1987, 1988 F-F-F Farrell, Hannah 2004, 2005 Fields, Anne 2003, 2005, 2006 Fields, Sara 2002, 2003 Fratto, Michelle 2005, 2006 Frymier, Michele 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Fuller, Lorraine 1981, 1982, 1983 G-G-G Gallini, Malissa 2008 Gervelis, Stacy 1998, 2001 Gilley, Sarah 2003, 2004 Glazier, Cindy 1980, 1981 H-H-H Haas, Joan 1984, 1985 Harriman, Kelly 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 Hastings, Lorna 1990, 1991 Hobbs, Cindy 1993, 1994 Hoffman, Shara 2007, 2008 Hughes, Marci 1994, 1995, 1996 Hymore, Kris 1995, 1996 J-J-J Jensen, Brittany 2007, 2008 Johnson, Linda 1990 Jung, Kimberly 2004

Graduating Class 1994 2001 2010 1993 2001 1995 2002 2005 1990 2008 2007 2005 1990 1996 2009 2004 2006 1999 2007 2012 2000 2009 1991 2007 1986 1990 1993 1991 1981 2010 1987 2001 1990 1981 1983 1991 2008 2007 2004 2009 2001 1985 2010 2002 2007 1982 1988 1984 1993 1996 2010 1998 1998 2011 1992 2008

Name, Seasons Lettered K-K-K Kennedy, Erin 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Kimbrell, Mandy 2003, 2004, 2005 Kinker, Kristin 1986 Kinzler, Karen 1978 Kirby, Clare 1978 Konkel, Katie 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 L-L-L Larsen, Wilma 1984, 1985 Lawton, Jean 1981, 1982, 1983 Lazzari, Elizabeth 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Leeth, Ladawne 1983 Lehn, Dianna 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Lennon, Colleen 1988 Lister, Jamie 2001 M-M-M Machon, Caitlin 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 Machlan, Deann 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Martin, B.J. 1988, 1989, 1990 McEntee, Liberty 2008 Melvin, Janaya 2000 Mischler, Jennifer 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 Moore, Tara 2002 N-N-N Nightengale, Amber 1997 O-O-O Olen, Laura 1995, 1996, 1997 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill, Colleen 1996, 1997 P-P-P Peterson, Jasmine 1996, 1997, 1998 Powell, Angela 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 Powell, Elita 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 R-R-R Reed, Jennifer 1996, 1997 S-S-S Schossau, Joyce 1983 Shubin, Leah 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Shumaker, Shelly 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Smith, Angie 1988, 1989 Stampfler, Abigail 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Starbuck, Nancy 1993, 1994, 1995 Stewart, Margaret 1989, 1990, 1991 Stremick, Briana 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Swan, Shelly 1992, 1993 Swindlehurst, Christy 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 T-T-T Teal, Lauren 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Templeton, Ella 1985, 1986 Thompson, Sue 1981, 1982, 1983 Travis, Rachael 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Troy, Patricia 1994 V-V-V Vogrig, Jacey 1998, 1999 W-W-W Wahwassuck, Brigitte 1981, 1982, 1983 Walla, Michelle 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 Walter, Kim 1991, 1992, 1993 Whipple, Shari 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Wibben, Carrie 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Williams, Michelle 1986, 1987, 1988 Wolven, Renee 1980, 1981 Wynn, Jen 2000, 2001, 2003 Y-Y-Y Yu, Mimi 2003, 2004, 2005 Z-Z-Z Zemaitis, Gwen 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

Graduating Class

Bold indicates active player K-K-K

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2004 2006 1990 1980 1980 2002 1986 1984 2009 1986 1997 1989 2005 2005 1996 1991 2012 2001 1993 2006 2000 1998 2000 2000 1992 1994 1999 1984 2003 1988 1992 2005 1996 1992 2009 1996 1996 2008 1987 1984 2005 1997 2002 1984 1985 1994 1988 2000 1988 1982 2004 2007 1988

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL ALL-LEAGUE PLAYERS 1990 B.J. Martin Angela Powell Margaret Stewart 1991 Margaret Stewart 1992 Jen Mischler Elita Powell Kim Walter 1993 Sunny Barse Elita Powell 1994 Sunny Barse Deann Machlan 1995 Deann Machlan 1996 Dianna Lehn 1997 Jennifer Cave 1998 Jennifer Cave 1999 Beth Bellinger Jennifer Cave 2000 Caitlin Machon Beth Bellinger Leah Shubin 2001 Beth Bellinger Leah Shubin 2002 Caitlin Machon Leah Shubin 2003 Sara Fields Abby Casciato 2004 Abby Casciato Caitlin Machon Rachael Travis Eileen Cassidy 2005 Abby Casciato Elizabeth Lazzari Briana Stremick 2006 Jamie Clark Elizabeth Lazzari Maureen Bannon 2007 Rachael Breinling Jamie Clark Maureen Bannon 2008 Maureen Bannon Jamie Clark Rachael Breinling Elizabeth Lazzari Briana Stremick

First Team Second Team Second Team First Team First Team First Team Second Team First Team First Team First Team First Team First Team First Team First Team First Team First Team First Team First Team Second Team Second Team First Team Second Team First Team Second Team First Team Second Team First Team First Team First Team Second Team First Team First Team Second Team First Team First Team Second Team First Team First Team Second Team First Team First Team Second Team Second Team Second Team

OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR 1990 B.J. Martin 1993 Sunny Barse 1995 Deann Machlan 2004 Caitlin Machon (co) 2005 Abby Casciato SETTERS OF THE YEAR 2006 Maureen Bannon (co) 2007 Maureen Bannon ROOKIES OF THE YEAR 1997 Jennifer Cave 1998 Beth Bellinger 2005 Elizabeth Lazzari 2006 Maureen Bannon COACHES OF THE YEAR 1990 Bob Gambardella 1992 Bob Gambardella 1998 Lynn Fielitz 2002 Glen Conley 2004 Glen Conley 2005 Glen Conley 2008 Alma Kovaci SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2008 Briana Stremick

ELIZABETH LAZZARI ’09 ARMY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TROPHY

ALL-DECADE TEAM (1991-2000) 1996 Deann Machlan ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL (Award not established until 2001) 2001 Erin Kennedy, Katie Konkel 2002 Erin Kennedy, Leah Shubin, Rachael Travis 2003 Becky Brown, Sara Fields, Sarah Gilley, Erin Kennedy, Abigail Stampfler, Rachael Travis, Mimi Yu 2004 Abby Casciato, Eileen Cassidy, Hannah Farrell, Kimberly Jung, Mandy Kimbrell, Abigail Stampfler, Lauren Teal, Mimi Yu 2005 Rachael Breinling, Eileen Cassidy, Hannah Farrell, Mandy Kimbrell, Briana Stremick, Lauren Teal, Mimi Yu 2006 Rachael Breinling, Eileen Cassidy, Jamie Clark, Michelle Fratto, Briana Stremick, Lauren Teal 2007 Rachael Breinling, Jamie Clark, Elizabeth Lazzari, Briana Stremick, Lauren Teal 2008 Rachael Breinling, Rachel Dunn, Malissa Gallini, Elizabeth Lazzari, Briana Stremick

Elizabeth Lazzari ’09 became the first volleyball player in West Point history to be awarded the prestigious Army Athletic Association Trophy.

Widely considered the department’s highest honor, the Trophy is presented to the male and female cadet who displays the “most valuable service to intercollegiate athletics during a career as a cadet.”

Since arriving at West Point in 2005, Lazzari established herself as a pillar in the Black Knights’ program. A native of Seal Beach, Calif., Lazzari still stands as one of just three players ever to record at least 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs. She finished her career ranked fourth and fifth on Army’s digs and kills lists, respectively.

A four-time All-Patriot League player and 2005 Rookie of the Year, Lazzari’s exploits off the court were equally as impressive. She was a four-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member, served as the Brigade Corps Squad Officer and garnered ESPN The Magazine/ CoSIDA Academic All-District I accolades during her decorated career.

Lazzari was commissioned as a second lieutenant in May of 2005, majored in Art, Philosophy and Literature and entered the Medical Service Branch of the U.S. Army.

DEANN MACHLAN ’96 ARMY SPORTS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2005

ESPN THE MAGAZINE/CoSIDA ACADEMIC HONORS Academic All-American First Team 2008 Briana Stremick Academic All-American Third Team 2008 Rachael Breinling Academic All-District 1 First Team 2007 Lauren Teal, Rachael Breinling 2008 Briana Stremick, Rachael Breinling Academic All-District Second Team 2008 Jamie Clark, Elizabeth Lazzari

ECAC Division I Robbins Scholar-Athlete of the Year 2009 Briana Stremick

During a stellar four-year career in which she appeared in more games (462) than all but one previous Army player, Deann Machlan ‘96 built an impressive resume that included the program’s career records for kills (1,718) and digs (1,466).

In all, Machlan had a hand in eight individual records on career, season, match and game levels, with six of those standards having yet to be equaled.

She set Army’s match record of 43 kills as a senior and remains the only Black Knight with more than two 30-plus kill performances in a career (four).

She also remains the Patriot League’s career leader in kills, while listing second on the league’s all-time digs ladder.

An All-Patriot League first team selection in 1994 and 1995, Machlan was named the Patriot League’s “Player of the Year” following her senior year.

Machlan helped the Black Knights to Patriot League titles in 1992 and 1994 as Army carved a 22-5 league record between 1992 and 1995.

Machlan remains the only volleyball player to be inducted into the Army Sports Hall of Fame, which enshrined its first class in 2004.

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HONORS & AWARDS

PATRIOT LEAGUE HONORS

2009 ARMY VOLLEYBALL The mission of the U.S. Military Academy is to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country; professional growth throughout a career as an officer in the U.S. Army; and a lifetime of selfless service to the Nation.

Founded on March 16, 1802, the Academy celebrated its Bicentennial in 2002. But West Point’s role in America’s history dates to the Revolutionary War, when both sides realized the strategic importance of the commanding plateau on the west bank of the Hudson River. Gen. George Washington considered West Point to be the most strategic position in America. He personally selected Thaddeus Kosciuszko, one of the heroes of Saratoga, to design the fortifications in 1778 after problems arose with French engineers originally placed in charge of the design. In 1779, General Washington transferred his headquarters to West Point.

Continental soldiers built forts, batteries and defensive barriers. A 100-ton iron c h a i n was extended across the Hudson to control river traffic. Today, several links from that chain are arranged g at Trophy Point as a reminder of West Point’s original fortifications.

In 1802 President Thomas Jefferson signed the legislation establishing the U.S. Military Academy to cr create an institution devoted to the arts and sciences of warfare. This effectively eliminated America’s wartime reliance on foreign foreig engineers and artillerists.

West Point became the nation’s first engineering school nati and served as the model for engineering programs which were eventually established a at other colleges.

Col. Sylvanus Thayer, Thaye the “Father of the Military Academy,” served as Superintendent from 1817 through Superi 1833. He upgraded academic standards, instilled miliacade tary discipline and emphasiz emphasized honorable conduct. Early graduates were largely resp responsible for the construction of the nation’s initial railway lines, bridges, harbors, and roads. Although the curriculum maintains its focus on engineering, in recent decades the program of instruction has markedly changed, provi providing cadets a selection of more than 40 majors. major This tradition of academic and military excellence, guided by a demanding excelle standard of moral a and ethical conduct, remains the cornerstone of the West Point experience.

It is said at West Point that “much of the history we teac teach was made by those people we taught.” The Ac Academy has produced famous leaders throughout its illustrious past…Civil War Generals Grant, Sh Sherman, Lee, and Jackson, to name but a few. IIn World War I, 34 of the 38 corps and division commanders were graduates. World War II would see many graduates reach brigadier ge general or higher, to include Eisenhower, MacA MacArthur, Bradley and Patton.

In more recent confl co icts, MacArthur, Ridgway, Westmoreland, Abrams, Schwarzkopf and AbiAb zaid were in comm command.

Academy graduates have also excelled in air and space ex exploration, and countless others went on from military service to become leaders in medi medicine, law, business, religion and science.

Since its founding, the Military Academy fulfills the same mission as it always has . . . to educate, train, and inspire the ed Corps of Ca Cadets. It accomplishes this mission by developing cadets in three esde sential areas: area intellectual, physical and military. These The developmental paths are

balanced and fully integrated into the daily life of each young man and woman at b the t Academy.

Intellectual growth is fostered through an academic curriculum that provides a broad liberal education in the arts and sciences. The electives program builds upon the foundation of the core, allowing cadets to develop even greater compeu tence in selected areas. In addition, the fields-of-study and majors nurture the t development of creativity, critical thinking, and self-directed learning, essential d characteristics of 21st century officers. The four-year academic experience leads c to t a bachelor of science degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army.

A Physical development is achieved through a rigorous athletic and physical education program. Each cadet participates at the intercollegiate, club or intramural u level le each semester. This readies the cadet for the physical demands of military life l and helps teach good judgment and self-discipline, even while under mental and a physical stress.

Military development begins with the cadet’s first day at West Point. Most military training takes place during the summer, with new cadets undergoing Cadet t Basic Training, or Beast Barracks, their first year, followed the second summer B by b Cadet Field Training. Cadets spend their third and fourth summers serving in active Army units around the world; attending specialty training such as airborne, a air a assault or northern warfare or helping to train the first- and second-year cadets.

The Cadet Leader Development System seeks to give the cadets increasing d responsibility until they are ready to receive their commissions and assume their r duties as leaders in today’s Army. d Moral and ethical values guide cadets throughout their four years at West Point.

Commitment to the Academy’s “Bedrock Values,” based on integrity and P respect for the dignity of others, begins on the first day. Integrity is reflected in r the t Cadet Honor Code which states: “A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.” Respect denotes that cadets treat others with the same respect t and a dignity they themselves would expect. At West Point, it is not enough to train leaders—they must be leaders of character. le Admission is keenly competitive and is open to young men and women from all a states and territories and from every socioeconomic level. Prospective cadets must receive a nomination by a member of Congress or from the Department m of o the Army. The Academy seeks candidates who possess records of success in academics, athletics and leadership indicative of well-rounded individuals. a Although the life of a cadet is demanding, there remains an array of club activities it ranging from golf, skiing, boxing, crew and orienteering to such organizations as a the cadet radio station, Habitat for Humanity and Big Brothers-Big Sisters. Additionally, the U.S. Corps of Cadets hosts a Special Olympics event each spring. d Today’s Military Academy is a vastly different institution from the small academy legislated into being by Congress in 1802. Originally just 1,800 acres, the e Academy has grown to more than 16,000 acres. The first graduating class numA bered just two men; today’s classes graduate more than 900 new officers anb nually, both men and women, who are prepared for leadership roles within the n Army.

A With the expansion of knowledge and the changing needs of the United States Army and the nation, life at West Point has changed to keep pace. Ever mindful A of o its rich heritage, the U.S. Military Academy is developing leaders for tomorrow, and a its focus remains the national needs of the 21st century.

ELIZABETH EL ELIZABE ZAB LAZZARI ’09

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