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2010 SCHEDULE Date A27 A28
S3 S4 S8 S10 S11 S17 S19 S24 S25
Opponent Time Army Invitational FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 12 p.m. NEW HAMPSHIRE 7:30 p.m. IONA 12:30 p.m. ST. JOHN’S 5:30 p.m. George Mason Invitational at George Mason 7 p.m. vs. UNC Charlotte 11 a.m. vs. West Virginia 4:30 p.m. at Marist 7 p.m. Butler Invitational vs. Xavier 2:30 p.m. at Butler 6 p.m. vs. UNC Wilmington 2:30 p.m. West Point Challenge BRYANT 12 p.m. AIR FORCE 7:30 p.m. BUFFALO 12 p.m. HOFSTRA 7:30 p.m. LEHIGH* 7 p.m. LAFAYETTE* 3 p.m.
Date O1 O2 O6 O9 O15 O16 O22 O23 O29 O30 N5 N6 N12 N13 N20-21
Opponent at American* at Navy (Star Match)* MANHATTAN HOLY CROSS* BUCKNELL* COLGATE* at Lafayette* at Lehigh* at Sacred Heart at Holy Cross* NAVY* AMERICAN* at Colgate* at Bucknell* Patriot League Tournament (at highest seed)
Time 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. TBA
HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS *Patriot League match All dates and times subject to change. All times Eastern Standard Time.
ARIANA MANKUS 2010 PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2010 PATRIOT LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL UPDATE NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
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“Army volleyball is family. Our triumphs and failures happen as a team, and we are always there to both push and support one another to make us stronger. We are driven by our love of volleyball and our teammates to work hard towards a common goal. Every member is an integral part of what makes Army Volleyball successful.” -Senior Co-Captain Karyn Powell
2010 ARMY VOLLEYBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS/QUICK FACTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2009 Patriot League Champions ....................................................................1 Table of Contents/Quick Facts ........................................................................2 Roster Breakdown ............................................................................................3 Admissions .......................................................................................................4 Academics ........................................................................................................5 Academy Administration ..................................................................................6 Athletic Director Kevin Anderson ....................................................................7 Facilities ............................................................................................................8 Center for Enhanced Performance .................................................................9 Women at West Point.................................................................................... 10
MEET THE 2010 BLACK KNIGHTS Coaching Staff ..........................................................................................12-15 2010 Season Outlook ................................................................................... 16 Black Knight Profiles ................................................................................17-29
2009 SEASON IN REVIEW 2009 Final Statistics/Results .................................................................32-33 Patriot League Recap.................................................................................... 34 Patriot League Leaders................................................................................. 35
OPPONENTS All-Time Series Records ...........................................................................36-37 Army-Navy Rivalry .......................................................................................... 38
HISTORY AND RECORDS Record Book ..............................................................................................40-43 Year-by-Year Results .................................................................................44-46 Yearly Leaders ................................................................................................47 Letterwinners ................................................................................................ 48 Honors and Awards ....................................................................................... 49 About West Point ........................................................................................... 50
CREDITS The 2010 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, Mady Salvani, Tim Volkmann and Ryan Yanoshak. Photos courtesy of the DPTMS, 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. David H. Huntoon Jr. Athletic Director .........................................................................Kevin Anderson Nickname......................................................................................Black Knights Colors .............................................................Black, Gold (PMS 467) and Gray Conference ..................................................................................Patriot League Facility ...........................................................................Gillis Field House (500)
ABOUT ARMY VOLLEYBALL Head Coach .............................................................. Alma Kovaci (Temple ’02) Record at Army .............................................................. 76-15 (Fourth 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. Malissa Gallini (West Point ’10) Volleyball Office Phone............................................................ (845) 938-6150 2009 Record ............................................................................................... 26-6 2009 Conference Record .........................................12-2 (1st Patriot League) 2009 Postseason......................................................... 0-1 (NCAA First Round) 2009 RKPI/RPI ................................................................................... 104/102 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ......................................................................6/4 Starters Returning/Lost ....................................................................5/1+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 Twitter............................................................... www.twitter.com/ArmyAthletics Facebook .............................................................................Army Black Knights
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On the front cover (top to bottom): Seniors Karyn Powell, Amanda Rowell and Brittany Jensen
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2nd Lt. Malissa Gallini Athletic Intern
Col. Cindy Jebb Head Officer Representative
Danielle Szalay Athletic Trainer
Tracy Nelson Volleyball SID
Rick Johnston ITT Knight Vision
Laura Dayton Administrative Assistant
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Name Ali Giraud Kerry Horan Ariana Mankus Fabiola Castro Margaux Jarka Allison McKearn Amanda Rowell Brittany Jensen D.J. Phee Maggie Glunt Christiana Fairfield Rachel Willis Karyn Powell Lauren Wood Kristina Keltner Alicia Dotson Francine Vasquez Megan Forbes Megan Wilton Samantha Starta
Yr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Fr. So.
Pos. RS RS OH OH OH MB MB DS/L OH MB S MB S S DS S RS MB MB RS
Ht. 5-10 5-10 5-8 5-10 5-11 6-2 6-3 5-5 5-10 6-1 5-8 6-0 5-11 5-7 5-8 5-9 5-11 5-11 6-2 6-2
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
Hometown/High School Petaluma, Calif./Petaluma Croton on Hudson, N.Y./Croton-Harmon Lisle, Ill./Benet Academy Salinas, Calif./Salinas Rolling Prairie, Ind./New Prairie Beloit, Wisc./Wuerzburg American H.S. [Germany] (USMAPS) Mogadore, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit Ripon, Calif./Ripon Allen, Texas/Allen Windsor, Calif./Windsor Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City West Branford, Conn./Branford (USMAPS) West Harrison, Ind./East Central Honolulu, Hawaii/Punahou School Carmel, Ind./Heritage Christian Littleton, Colo./Columbine Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Los Osos East Petersburg, Pa./Hempfield Roseville, Calif./Woodcreek (USMAPS) Pink Hill, N.C./East Duplin
Head Coach: Alma Kovaci (Temple ‘02), Fourth season Assistant Coach: Jeremy Sands (King’s ‘97), Fourth season Assistant Coach: Julie Chester (Oklahoma ’08), Second season Captains: Karyn Powell, Rachel Willis Head Officer Representative: Col. Cindy Jebb Athletic Intern: 2nd Lt. Malissa Gallini Athletic Trainer: Danielle Szalay
Name Fabiola Castro Alicia Dotson Christiana Fairfield Megan Forbes Ali Giraud Maggie Glunt Kerry Horan Margaux Jarka Brittany Jensen Kristina Keltner Ariana Mankus Allison McKearn D.J. Phee Karyn Powell Amanda Rowell Samantha Starta Francine Vasquez Rachel Willis Megan Wilton Lauren Wood
Yr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Fr.
Pos. OH S S MB RS MB RS OH DS/L DS OH MB OH S MB RS RS MB MB S
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
ROSTER BY STATE California (6) Fabiola Castro Ali Giraud Maggie Glunt Brittany Jensen Francine Vasquez Megan Wilton Colorado (1) Alicia Dotson Connecticut (1) Rachel Wills Hawaii (1) Lauren Wood Illinois (1) Ariana Mankus Indiana (3) Margaux Jarka
Kristina Keltner Karyn Powell Iowa (1) Christiana Fairfield New York (1) Kerry Horan North Carolina (1) Samantha Starta Ohio (1) Amanda Rowell Pennsylvania (1) Megan Forbes Texas (1) D.J. Phee Wisconsin (1) Allison McKearn
MEDIA COVERAGE
Fabiola Castro ...................... fab-ee-O-la Christiana Fairfield .......... krist-EE-on-ah Ali Giraud ...................................JER-awd Margaux Jarka ............................mar-GO Ariana Mankus ....are-EE-on-ah MANK-us Allison McKearn ....................MICK-earn D.J. Phee ........................................... FEE Francine Vasquez ................. vahs-GUEZ Alma Kovaci ........................ cove-A-chee
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Did You Know ... New rules that were imple-
mented in 2008 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.” Army won its first Patriot League
The Army Athletic Association debuted its expansive multi-media platform, ITT Knight Vision, in 2008-09. The online webcasts will continue through 2010-11, 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 sevev Army volleyball matches this year. Should the Black Knights win the right to host the 2010 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 “Learn More” tab located within the multi-media player.
2010 Army Volleyball On ITT Knight Vision Date Aug. 27 Aug. 28 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 16 Nov. 5 Nov. 6
Opponent Time Fairleigh Dickinson 12 p.m. St. John’s 5:30 p.m. Air Force 7:30 p.m. Lehigh 7 p.m. Colgate 4 p.m. Navy 7 p.m. American 7 p.m.
title in 15 years in 2009, dethroning perennial Patriot League powerhouse American in the conference tournament final (3-0). The Black Knights made the program’s first NCAA Division I Tournament appearance last December against Pennsylvania.
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
2010 ARMY VOLLEYBALL Peterson’s Guide ranks West Point as one of the most competitive colleges in the nation and Forbes ranked West Point as American’s best college in 2009. 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 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 300-yard shuttle run and a two-minute bout of push-ups. 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 the representatives to Congress listed above. 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:
my’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.
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 Acade-
Did You Know ...
Upon taking the oath, West Point graduates are commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army.
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Five players made the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2009, including three returners -- Ariana Mankus, Amanda Rowell and Ali Giraud. Rachel Dunn and Malissa Gallini also made the list in their final season on the banks of the Hudson.
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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 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:
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 Academy’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 semester’s class schedule, creating a standard six-course load for each academic term.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF VOLLEYBALL SENIOR AMANDA ROWELL Below is an in-depth look at a typical day for senior middle Amanda Rowell. Majoring in Art, Philosophy and Literature, Rowell serves as the Company F2 Newsletter Officer and is a Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member. 0615 0655 0700 0745-0935 0950-1045 1100-1155 1205 1210-1230 1245-1345 1355-1450 1530-1830 1830-1930 1930-2200 2200-2230 NLT 2300
Wake up Breakfast formation in Central Area Breakfast with the Zoo (Company F2) Senior Seminar for Literature Majors Art History of the American Identity Study Hall/Work on Company Newsletter/ Thesis Research Lunch Formation Eat lunch with the team Errands/study hall World Literature Volleyball Dinner and shower Homework Reposal Lights Out
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2010 ARMY VOLLEYBALL ACADEMY ADMINISTRATION
LIEUTENANT GENERAL DAVID H. HUNTOON JR. Superintendent
Lieutenant General David H. Huntoon, Jr. became the 58th Superintendent of the United States Military Academy in July 2010. He had previously served as Director of the Army Staff in January 2008. Huntoon was commissioned from West Point in 1973. From 1973-1986, he served as an infantry officer in a series of command and staff assignments with the 3rd Infantry Regiment at Fort Myer, Va., the 9th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, Wash., the 7th Army Training Command at Vilseck, Germany, and with the 3rd Infantry Division in Aschaffenburg, Germany. From 1986-1988, Huntoon attended the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kans. and the School for Advanced Military Studies. He then served in the Directorate of Plans, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C., as Senior War Plans Officer (Operation Just Cause), Deputy Director of Plans (Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm), and Director of Plans. Huntoon commanded 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry (Mechanized) at Camp Casey, Korea, and served as Chief of Plans, CJ3, Combined Forces Command and United Nations Command, Yongsan from 1992-94. In 1994-95, he was the Army’s National Security Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He then took command of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), Fort Myer, Va. Huntoon’s next assignment was the Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Prior to that assignment, he served as the Assistant Division Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, and from 2000-2002, he was the Deputy Commandant of the US Army Command and General Staff College. Huntoon moved on to become the Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy, Army G3, at the Pentagon. In August 2003, he was assigned as the 46th Commandant, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. Huntoon’s awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit (6th Award), and the Bronze Star; Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Parachute Qualification Badge, and the Ranger Tab. He has a Masters of Arts in International Relations from Georgetown University and a Masters in Military Arts and Sciences from the CGSC Advanced Military Studies Program.
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BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM E. RAPP Commandant of Cadets
Brigadier General William E. Rapp graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1984 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers. His civilian education includes a Bachelor of Science degree from USMA, a Masters of Arts in Political Science and a PhD in International Relations from Stanford University. His military education includes the Engineer Officer Basic Course, Infantry Officer Advanced Course, US Army Command and General Staff College, the Army War College where he earned a Masters of Arts in National Security Policy, and the Joint Forces Staff College. He was the distinguished honor graduate of his Infantry Officer Advance Course, Ranger School class, Jumpmaster class, and the Strategist Program at CGSC. Brigadier General Rapp is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Virginia. Brigadier General Rapp’s early assignments included duties as a Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, Assistant S3, and the Corps Operations Officer in Germany and at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He commanded an airborne engineer company during Operation Desert Storm. Brigadier General Rapp was selected for the Council of Foreign Relations Fellowship at the Institute for International Policy Studies in Tokyo, Japan. He returned to the States in the summer of 2003 to attend the Army War College before proceeding to Fort Lewis to serve as the Chief of Plans (G3) for I Corps Headquarters. In June 2005, he assumed command of 555th Combat Engineer Group and deployed in support of the 101st Airborne Division for Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2007, Brigadier General Rapp completed his command and returned to Iraq as the Director of the Commander’s Initiatives Group serving under GEN Petraeus in Multi-National Forces-Iraq. In his most recent assignment, Brigadier General Rapp served as the Commanding General of the Northwestern Division of the Corps of Engineers in Portland, Oregon. Brigadier General Rapp’s awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster, the Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters, and the Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters. He has earned the Combat Action Badge, Master Parachutist wings, Air Assault wings, Ranger Tab, and the Engineer Regiment’s Bronze DeFleury Medal. Brigadier General Rapp is married to the former Debbie Biggi of Sacramento, Calif. They have three children: Anna Marie, David and Robby.
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BRIGADIER GENERAL TIMOTHY E. TRAINOR Dean of the Academic Board
Brigadier General Timothy E. Trainor, Ph.D., became the Dean of the Academic Board at the United States Military Academy in the summer of 2010. He previously served as professor and head of the Department of Systems Engineering at West Point where he taught courses in engineering management, systems engineering and decision analysis. Trainor graduated with a Bachelor of Science from West Point in 1983 and entered the Engineer Branch of the U.S. Army. As an engineering officer, Trainor has served in operational assignments around the world, including Germany, Honduras, Fort Bragg, N.C., Fort Riley, Kans. and Sarajevo, Bosnia. Trainor has a Master of Business Administration from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke and a doctorate degree in industrial engineering from North Carolina State University. He is a member of the Military Applications Society of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences the Military Operations Research Society, the American Society for Engineering Management and the American Society of Engineering Education. He is a past president of Epsilon Mu Eta, the national Engineering Management Honor Society. Trainor is also a member of the Board of Fellows for the David Crawford School of Engineering at Norwich University. As an analyst, Trainor helped develop the Installation Status Report that provides the Army a standardized means to assess infrastructure and environmental conditions on installations to support resource allocation decisions. He has applied decision analysis methods in completing an organizational analysis of the Army’s Installation Management Agency and in assessing defense security cooperation programs. Trainor deployed to Basrah, Iraq in the summer of 2007 and worked with the British-led Provincial Reconstruction Team in helping the provincial Iraqi leaders improve their infrastructure revitalization plans. Trainor is married to Col. Donna Brazil, a 1983 graduate of West Point, who is a professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at the Academy. They have a daughter Cory, who is currently attending West Point, and two sons; Danny and Zach.
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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 reinvigorating 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 20 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. This past fall, Army’s women’s volleyball team became West Point’s 10th 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 last spring. 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 yearlong 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. Additionally, four Army teams earned NCAA Tournament appearances in 2005-06, highlighted by the women’s basketball team, which earned its 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 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. Women’s soccer, meanwhile, made its first trip. 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 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 searches that resulted in the hiring of Rich Ellerson as Army’s 36th head football coach, Zach Spiker as the Black Knights’ 30th men’s basketball mentor and Russell Payne as Army’s 11th men’s soccer field boss. In Ellerson’s first season, Army fell one win shy of earning its first postseason bowl bid in 13 years last fall. Anderson was also instrumental in negotiating a broadcast extension with CBS Sports to televise the Army-Navy football game through 2018, a new national television deal with CBS College Sports Network 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 one game in each of the next six seasons at Yankee Stadium. As part of the deal, Army will battle Notre Dame later this fall in the first college football game to be played at the Yankees’ majestic new home. In the last year alone, Anderson has secured postseason bowl tie-ins for Army’s football team for each of the next four years. Prior to his most recent hectic stretch, 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 five 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
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
KEVIN ANDERSON Director of Athletics
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. 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. 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. He also serves as chairman of the Division I Men’s Basketball Issues Committee and was elected Third Vice President of NACDA this past June. Kevin and his wife, Moira, have four children: daughters, Olivia and Michaela; and sons, Kevin Jr. and Chauncey.
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Did You Know ... Army began sponsoring volleyball as
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
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 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) Th The Center For Enhanced Fo Performance (CEP) Pe ensures that every en cadet now has ca the opportunity to develop expertise de in the key mental skills which sk underlie high-level un performance in all pe situations. It offers sit three programs thr designed to maximize West Point cadet performance, as well as export these 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, hletes, enables cadets to develop confidence under pressure, ssure, concentration amidst distractions, and composure during times of stress. Cadets participate in individual training aining sessions, during free periods in their academic schedule, dule, learning, and then applying the skills of imagery, gery, attention control, stress and energy management, and goal setting. Biofeedback training allows cadets to learn earn crucial self-regulation techniques. Sophisticated audio dio and video simulations of game and practice situations ons tal are created to facilitate guided imagery and mental rehearsal of specific physical, academic, or military ary skills. The Academic Excellence Program providess instruction in academic support skills designed d 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 nd 3) Information utilization of modern computer technologies; and Literacy and Critical Thinking, a 20-lesson course taught jointly with m-solving skills and the USMA Library staff created to enhance problem-solving 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.
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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 graduated from West Point in 2009. 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.
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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
Did You Know ... Head coach Alma Kovaci was
recognized by her peers as the 2008 and 2009 Patriot League Coach of the Year. She also earned West Point’s Coach K Teaching Character Through Sport Award in 2008-09.
Temple ’02 Fourth Season Record at Army: 76-15
In just three 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 three seasons at West Point, Kovaci has authored a sizzling 76-15 (.835) record and led Army to the 2009 Patriot League title. The program’s first championship since 1994 and fourth overall, the Black Knights punched their ticket to the NCAA Division I Tournament for the first time in the program’s 31-year history. Kovaci reached the 75-win plateau faster than any other coach in Army volleyball history, while the Black Knights have averaged 25 wins a season during her impressive tenure. A native of Tirana, Albania, Kovaci became the seventh Army head coach in 2007 in what was her first head coaching appointment. Since acending into a head coaching role, she garnered back-to-back Patriot League Coach of the Year honors in 2008 and 2009, while also developing eight All-Patriot League players. That elite group includes three-time Setter of the Year Maureen Bannon and 2009 Patriot League Player and Rookie of the Year Ariana Mankus. Kovaci faced a tough test heading into the 2009 campaign after losing four all-league players and five starters at the end of 2008. A testament to her recruiting efforts and motivational tactics, she turned a 2009 team that featured five new starters into an NCAA Tournament team. Army headed into the postseason with a 26-5 mark after going 12-2 to capture the Patriot League regular-season title for the second year in a row. 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 player 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.
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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 COACHING EXPERIENCE 2007-Present Head Coach, United States Military Academy 2003-2006 Assistant Coach, United States Military Academy 2002 Volunteer Assistant Coach, Centre College 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 ACCOLADES 2008 Patriot League Coach of the Year 2009 Patriot League Coach of the Year
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2010 ARMY VOLLEYBALL ARMY ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS Year 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Totals
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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 last May. Kovaci, 31, 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
2010 ARMY VOLLEYBALL
assistant coach JEREMY SANDS King’s ’97 Fourth Season
Jeremy Sands is coming off his third season as an assistant coach with the Army volleyball program. Sands has played a vital role in the Black Knights’ unprecedented success, helping to lead Army to its first Patriot League title in 15 years in 2009. 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 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 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 of his active duty time as an armor officer at Fort Carson, Colo., while also touring 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 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 at the USA Volleyball Open, leading it to a third-place finish as well. Additionally, Sands coached the Colorado Chill 17s boys’ club team from 2005-06. Sands was given his first head coaching opportunity at Centenary 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, 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 career as a student assistant for the King’s College women’s volleyball team. In addition to working with the student-athletes at King’s College, he also assisted his former high school coach at Pittston Area High School. Currently an active adult USA Volleyball and Outdoor AVP 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 completed the USAV Coaching Accrediation Program as a USAV-CAP Level II coach in 2010. Sands and his wife, Kaitlyn, who works at West Point’s Association of Graduates office, both achieved the rank of Captain while in the Army. The Sands currently reside in Highland Falls, N.Y.
Assistant coach Jeremy Sands’ hiring in 2007 has coincided with Army putting together three of the program’s finest seasons in history. Sands helped lead Army to the NCAA Tournament in 2009.
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Oklahoma ’08 Second Season
Chiefly responsible for training Army’s setters, Julie Chester completed her first season with the program in 2009. The former Oklahoma standout guided Maureen Bannon ’10 to her third Patriot League Setter of the Year honor in 2009.
Head coach Alma Kovaci welcomed a second assistant to her staff in Julie Chester in February of 2009 and that addition coincided with the Black Knights’ first Patriot League title in 15 years last fall. Along with assisting in all aspects of the program, Chester concentrates on the development of Army’s setters. In 2009, she helped to nurture Maureen Bannon (West Point ‘10) to her third Patriot League Setter of the Year citation. “I am so excited to add Julie to our staff,” said three-time Patriot League Coach of the Year Kovaci upon hiring the young talent. “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.” Chester graduated from Oklahoma in December of 2008 following a very successful four-year playing career with the Sooners. Serving as a senior captain, the 5-10 setter guided Oklahoma to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances (2006, 2007), including a run to the Sweet 16 in 2006. Playing under head coach Santiago Restrepo, Chester earned four varsity letters and finished her career ranked second among Oklahoma’s all-time assists leaders with 2,794. Her 699 assists in 2004 ranked fourth on the Sooners’ singleleade season chart. seaso Chester did her part off the court, earning First Team Academic All-Big 12 C honors and garnering the team’s Life Skills Award for community service in 2007. hono During her time in Norman, Okla., Chester served as an instructor/coach for Durin Oklahoma’s volleyball camps from 2005-07. Oklah While still earning her degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, W Chester served as the head coach of the Oklahoma Elite Volleyball Club for Chest 2006-07 season. She later took on the role of junior varsity head coach at the 2 Norman North High School where she was responsible for creating an active and Norm challenging learning environment, along with conducting workouts and practices challe would help develop players into a varsity-level athlete. that w Prior to her time in Oklahoma, Chester enjoyed a successful career at both the cclub and high school levels playing in her hometown of Katy, Texas, located outside of Houston. One of the most accomplished prep setters in the country, jjust o was rated as the seventh-best high school prospect and second-best setter to she w sign with w a Big 12 school by PrepVolleyball.com. While cultivating a standout career at Cinco Ranch High School, Chester W developed her skills as a part of the highly regarded Texas Tornadoes club devel progr program. She served as team captain for both squads and was named to the 2003 USA Junior National Championship All-Tournament team after leading the Texas Tornados to a fifth-place showing. C Chester resides in Cornwall, N.Y.
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ASSISTANT COACH JULIE CHESTER
assistant coach JULIE CHESTER
2009 SEASON OUTLOOK
2010 ARMY VOLLEYBALL Coming off one of the most successful seasons in Army volleyball history, fourth-year head coach Alma Kovaci returns all but two starters to the fold with expectations going nowhere but upward. Named Patriot League Coach of the Year for the second-straight season in 2009, Kovaci said despite returning the bulk of the team’s talent from last fall, this team will be starting from scratch. “We enjoyed a huge amount of success last year, but none of it matters now,” Kovaci said. “This is a brand new team and it’s our job – myself and my coaching staff – to build this team. Practices will be competitive which will give us a chance to come together as a unit. “Our ultimate goal has not changed,” she continued. “Winning the Patriot League title last year really lit a fire under this program. We will strive for that every year and know now that it is an attainable result. While having a longterm vision such as winning the Patriot League title and going to the NCAA Tournament, it’s extremely important that we focus on laying a solid foundation from which to succeed. We will never look past a match and will always focus on the task at hand.” The defending Patriot League champion Black Knights will look to reclaim the crown in 2010 after winning their first title in 15 years last fall. Army was selected to finish first, slightly edging perennial powerhouse American, in the preseason poll as voted on by the Patriot League’s head coaches and sports information directors. Although Army welcomes back 2010 Patriot League Player and Rookie of the Year Ariana Mankus on the outside, the Black Knights still have plenty of question marks. “We have a lot of unknowns because we have some new players in the mix whose strength in certain positions will alter some of the things we do,” Kovaci said. “Our goal is to always maximize our strengths and minimize our weaknesses, and we will do our best to put our team in a position to succeed. “What we will have this year more than ever before is depth,” she added. “I’m going to be able to look down the bench and put somebody in that I am 100 percent confident in. We will be able to go 3-4 players deep at each position. I look at it as competition is a great problem to have. That will force all players to raise their games and that will only make us better.” SETTER With the departure of three-time Patriot League Setter of the Year Maureen Bannon, the setter position will become more solidified as the season progresses. Senior Karyn Powell is one of the likely candidates to step into the role. Powell has been waiting in the wings for three seasons, but certainly has earned significant match experience during that span. She has drawn action in 69 career sets and totaled 273 assists. “We’ve been in this position before when we lost four all-league players to graduation two years ago,” Kovaci said. “Losing Maureen will be really tough. She was the quarterback of our team and will surely be missed. However, I believe that Karyn is prepared and we have brought in freshman Lauren Wood who showed promise during preseason workouts. “We’ve added power, height and ball control to the team,” she continued. “That will release a lot of pressure off the setter position. In the end, it will take a unified effort and incredible work ethic to be able to reach our goals. It’s never about just one player.” Sophomore Alicia Dotson brings a year of collegiate experience to the table, while freshman Christiana Fairfield is also a capable candidate. OUTSIDE HITTER It’s no secret that Army’s offense will once again benefit immensely from the power and raw talent of sophomore Ariana Mankus. The 5-8 dynamo collected Collegiate Volleyball Update National Freshman of the Year accolades, led the Patriot League in kills per set and was a first team all-league selection in 2009. Mankus’ biggest challenge will be maintaining that dominance now that she is no longer one of the Patriot League’s best-kept secrets. “Ariana did a tremendous job for our team last year and she’ll be our go-to player again,” Kovaci said. “She was our secret weapon last year, but she also understands that her numbers may not be the same just because teams know who she is and are going to put a double-block on her. We’ve made sure that our middles and right sides have improved their quality of swing and hitting efficiency in order to release some pressure off Ari.” Junior Fabiola Castro shifted in and out of the starting lineup a year ago and managed to finish second on the team averaging 2.68 kills per set to land in the Patriot League’s top-15. Castro has the experience and the ability to be a very effective player for the Black Knights in 2010 and will be pushed by rookie D.J. Phee, who had an outstanding preseason according to the coaching staff. “Fabiola is one of the most talented players on the team,” Kovaci said. “She has the highest vertical on the team and has become more consistent in all facets of the game. D.J. has shown that she can contribute immediately. Her passing and hitting ability is just as good as Ariana and Fabiola, so we feel really good with the depth that we have at the outside hitting position.”
MIDDLE BLOCKER Arguably the most improved facet of the Black Knights’ offense will be in the middle position. With the return of senior Amanda Rowell and junior co-captain Rachel Willis to the starting rotation, the Black Knights boast an abundance of height and experience. Rowell enjoyed a breakout season in 2009, garnering second team All-Patriot League plaudits while finishing second in the league with a .312 hitting percentage and third averaging just under one block per set. A knee injury cut Willis’ season short, but off-season surgery has her back and ready to take the court. Willis still managed to finish second on the team and seventh in the Patriot League averaging 0.75 blocks per set. Freshmen Megan Wilton and Megan Forbes will push returning sophomores Allison McKearn and Maggie Glunt for playing time in the middle slots. With the injury to Willis last fall, McKearn stepped in to face American at home in one of Army’s biggest matches of the season. She played all five sets and contributed five blocks against the nine-time Patriot League champions. Glunt did not play due to an injury-plagued rookie season. “Megan Wilton impressed us with her work ethic, talent and maturity in the middle position,” Kovaci said. “While she has a lot of work to do, she will contribute immediately. She has power and height that will make her a weapon within the conference.” RIGHT SIDE HITTER Second team All-Patriot League selection Francine Vasquez will reprise her role starting on Armys’ right side. A three-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week honoree, Vasquez played in all but four sets a year ago and finished third on the team with a 2.48 kills-per-set average. “Francine had a very strong second half of the season last fall,” Kovaci said. “She was able to put up good numbers statistically. Her kills and hitting efficiency were very good. She showed the ability to carry the team on her shoulders when it was needed. She has a bright future ahead of her.” Freshman Margaux Jarka comes to West Point from Indiana and Dunes Volleyball Club. “Margaux has tremendous power and jumping ability,” Kovaci said. “She’s a great defensive player. She reminds me of Francine when she came to us last year.” Junior Ali Giraud was used primarily in the serving game last fall, but is poised to step into a larger role in her third season with the program. Sophomore Samantha Starta and rookie Kerry Horan both give Kovaci added options on the right side. DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST/LIBERO Senior Brittany Jensen took over the libero role midway through the 2009 season and is likely to remain in that position to open 2010. She averaged 3.00 digs per set to top the team and land sixth among Patriot League leaders. The Ripon, Calif., native committed just 22 errors over the course of 95 sets. “Brittany earned the libero job midway through last season by becoming more consistent with her passing and defense,” Kovaci said. “I’m looking forward to having experience in the libero position.” Junior Kristina Keltner, who has appeared in 15 career sets, has shown tremendous improvement in serving, passing and defense. “Kristina has improved a lot over the last year and will be getting some much-needed experience under her belt.” SCHEDULE Army will open the season with four tournaments, including the Army Invitational (Aug. 27-28) and West Point Challenge (Sept. 17 and 19) at West Point, N.Y. In between those two events, the Black Knights will participate in invitational events at George Mason (Sept. 3-4) and Butler (Sept. 10-11). Army will play two more non-conference matches against Manhattan (Oct. 6) and Sacred Heart (Oct. 29) during the midst of its regular-season Patriot League slate. The Black Knights welcome Lehigh (Sept. 24) and Lafayette (Sept. 25) to kickoff conference play before heading on the road to visit American (Oct. 1) and Navy (Oct. 2). Army will look to capture its ninth-straight Star Match against its rival Midshipmen in Annapolis, Md. The Black Knights will play the next four matches at home, including Patriot League tilts opposite Holy Cross (Oct. 9), Bucknell (Oct. 15) and Colgate (Oct. 16). Army will play the next four matches on the road before finishing up the home portion of its regular-season schedule against Navy (Nov. 5) and American (Nov. 6). The Black Knights sew up the regular season at Colgate (Nov. 12) and at Bucknell (Nov. 13). The 2010 Patriot League Tournament, which features the top four teams in the eight-team conference, will take place the weekend of Nov. 20-21 at the site of the highest seed. The champion will be awarded an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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# 9 brittany JENSEN Senior Defensive Specialist/Libero • 5-5 Ripon, Calif. Ripon
NOTES: Helps to anchor Army’s serve receive … model of consistency defensively ... lends experience in the back row ... 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. 2009: Started the season as a defensive specialist, but took over the staring libero spot midway through … led the team averaging 3.00 digs per set and increased that average to 3.32 against Patriot League competition … reached double-figure digs in 13 of the last 15 games of the season and averaged 4.00 digs per set during that span… .953 reception percentage (22 errors, 465 attempts) … career-high 21 digs in a home sweep of Lafayette (Nov. 13) … 14 matches with at least 10 digs … 16 service aces and 34 assists … totaled 33 digs during two matches at the Patriot League Tournament … 95 sets played. 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 career-best 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.
CAREER HIGHS CATEGORY Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks
NO. 1 21 2 3 None
DATE Four times 11/13/09 Five times Twice
OPPONENT vs. Lafayette
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 ran the 4x100m and 4x400m relays in track … father served in the 4th Armor Division in Vietnam ... maternal grandfather was a second leutenant and Air Force pilot in WWII, earning a Purple Heart at Pearl Harbor. ... paternal grandfather served in the Navy during WWII. PERSONAL: Brittany Diana Jensen ... daughter of Gary and Carolyn Jensen ... born May 28, 1989 in Ripon, Calif. ... Human Geography major.
JENSEN’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007 2008 2009 Totals
SP 99 64 95 258
K 2 0 2 4
Pct .067 -.250 .000 .000
Ace 0 2 16 18
Dig 157 65 385 607
TB 0 0 0 0
Asst 18 6 34 58
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# 14 karyn POWELL Senior Setter • 5-11 West Harrison, Ind. East Central
CO-CAPTAIN NOTES: Work ethic is unmatched ... has developed speed over the past year ... comfortable in match situations ... will go the extra mile to improve ... standout in terms of physical fitness ... enthusiastic attitude ... possesses all of the qualities coaches want in a setter ... good chemistry with teammates ... will serve as a co-captain along with junior MB Rachel Willis for the 2010 campaign. 2009: Stepped in when starting setter Maureen Bannon (West Point ’10) went down with an injury for three matches midway through the Patriot League season … played in the starting rotation against Holy Cross (Oct. 31) at home and Navy (Nov. 6) and American (Nov. 7) on the road … also split duties with Bannon in Army’s 3-0 Patriot League semifinal win over Lehigh (Nov. 21) … registered at least 20 assists in three of the last five matches … added three total blocks in four of her last five outings … totaled a career-high three kills to go with 21 assists and three blocks at American … 121 assists (3.56 per set) on the year … increased to 4.52 during Patriot League play … 34 sets played. 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. PERSONAL: Karyn Marie Powell ... daughter of Al and Jane Powell ... born Jan. 20, 1989 in Omaha, Neb. ... majoring in Art, Philosophy and Literature.
POWELL’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007 2008 2009 Totals
SP 27 8 34 69
K 7 2 6 15
Pct .200 .400 .154 .196
Ace 6 1 0 7
Dig 22 4 4 30
TB 9 1 16 26
Asst 120 32 121 273
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No. 2 7 2 25 3
Date 09/14/07 09/01/07 09/28/07 10/13/07 08/25/07
Opponent vs. Penn Quinnipiac NJIT at Bucknell Iona
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# 8 amanda ROWELL Senior Middle Blocker • 6-3 Mogadore, Ohio Walsh Jesuit
NOTES: Tallest player on the Army roster at 6-3 … coming off a breakout season ... has added size and development to her frame over the last year ... returning starter in the middle ... one of the most improved players on the team ... 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 ... strong academically. HONORS & AWARDS: Patriot League Player of the Week in the final week of the regular season … named College Volleyball Update’s National Player of the Week during that same period (Nov. 16) … 2009 second team All-Patriot League. 2009: First time in the starting rotation resulted in her entering the postseason leading the team and ranking in the Patriot League’s top-10 in blocks with 108 (0.98 per set) … only player on Army’s roster to eclipse the 100-block mark this season with 108 (21 solo, 87 assisted) … fourth on the team averaging 2.34 kills per set … led the team and ranked second in the league with a .312 hitting percentage … reached double-figure kills in 12 matches, including nine during Patriot League play … career-high 17 kills, which she coupled with a four-block effort, came in the Black Knights’ regular-season finale in a 3-1 win over Lehigh (Nov. 14) … her performance resulted in her first career Patriot League Player of the Week and CVU National Player of the Week honors. 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.
CAREER HIGHS CATEGORY Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks
NO. 17 3 None 1 8
DATE 11/14/09 09/09/09
OPPONENT vs. Lehigh vs. Marist
Twice 10/10/09
at 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 runner-up 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, recently honorably discharged from United States Coast Guard after proudly serving six years ... cousin James, has 25 years of service and is currently a Senior Master Sgt. in the 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard and has been deployed five times ... two other cousins proudly served in the military ... uncle served in Vietnam War…both grandfathers and several great uncles served in World War II. 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 2009 Totals
SP 18 6 110 134
K 13 8 257 278
Pct .206 .636 .312 .312
Ace 0 0 0 0
Dig 5 0 27 32
TB 7 6 108 121
Asst 1 0 1 2
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# 5 fabiola CASTRO Junior Outside Hitter • 5-10 Salinas, Calif. Salinas
NOTES: Potential is endless ... 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. HONORS & AWARDS: First career Patriot League Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 19, 2009. 2009: Ranked second on the team and 10th in the Patriot League averaging 2.68 kills per set … improved that number to 2.80 kps over 14 Patriot League regular-season matches … nine double-digit kill outings with all but two coming during the course of Patriot League play … only double-double of the season came against Manhattan (Sept. 1) during non-conference play … totaled 11 kills and a career-best 10 digs … garnered first career Patriot League Player of the Week citation after collecting a then-career-high 18 kills in Army’s thrilling 3-2 win over American (Oct. 16) at West Point … followed that performance with a season-high .600 hitting percentage on 12 kills and zero errors in 20 attempts in a 3-1 win over Navy (Oct. 17) the next day … reached double-figure kills in each of the next two matches … led all players with a career-high 20 kills (.268) in a tough 3-1 loss at American (Nov. 7) … added eight digs and three blocks against the Eagles. 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 … played 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 careerhigh 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 Tri-County Athletic League First Team selection ... 2007-08 Salinas Californian Volleyball Player of the Year ... also played forward on the basketball court. PERSONAL: Fabiola Castro ... daughter of David Marrero and Leticia Marrero and Ramon Castro ... born Oct. 11, 1990, in Salinas, Calif. ... major is Management.
CASTRO’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008 2009 Totals
SP 31 74 105
K 57 198 255
Pct .108 .155 .145
Ace 7 6 13
Dig 32 85 117
TB 9 26 35
Asst 0 3 3
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CAREER HIGHS CATEGORY Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks
NO. 20 10 2 1 4
DATE 11/07/09 09/01/09 Twice Twice 10/16/09
OPPONENT at American at Manhattan vs. American
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# 1 ali GIRAUD Junior Right Side Hitter • 5-10 Petaluma, Calif. Petaluma
NOTES: Shown great strides since freshman season ... focused academically ... surprised coaching staff with improvements throughout past year ... 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 ... solid server. 2009: Played in four matches, all coming during Patriot League play … utilized primarily in the serving game … career-high three service aces tallied in the Black Knights’ tough 3-1 loss at American (Nov. 7) … added a career-best eight digs against the Eagles, playing in three of the four sets … also called upon at Colgate (Sept. 26) and at home opposite Lafayette (Nov. 13) and Lehigh (Nov. 14) during the final weekend of the regular season. 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.
CAREER HIGHS Category Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks
PERSONAL: Alexandra Nicole Giraud ... daughter of Stephen and Laura Giraud ... born on Aug. 22, 1989, in Livermore, Calif. ... major is Human Geography.
No. 2 8 3 1 None
Date Twice 11/07/09 11/07/09 10/08/08
Opponent at American at American at NJIT
GIRAUD’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008 2009 Totals
SP 7 8 15
K 4 0 4
Pct -.125 .000 -.115
Ace 3 4 7
Dig 4 8 12
TB 0 0 0
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# 16 kristina KELTNER Junior Defensive Specialist • 5-8 Carmel, Ind. Heritage Christian
NOTES: Expected to fill role in either the right or left back positions ... improving consistency ... solid quickness ... disciplined ... extremely athletic. 2009: Called upon to play in the left or right back position in 11 sets in 2009 … played all three sets in a sweep of Princeton (Sept. 5) in the Black Knights’ final contest of the Delaware Invitational … continued to contribute in three sets of a 3-2 victory over Hudson Valley rival Marist (Sept. 9) at home just four days later … registered one service ace in each of those matches, recording the first of her career … only Patriot League match played was at American (Nov. 7). 2008: Played in four sets over three matches freshman year … 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). 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 Management.
KELTNER’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008 2009 Totals
SP 4 11 15
K 0 0 0
Pct .000 .000 .000
Ace 0 2 2
Dig 4 0 4
TB 0 0 0
Asst 0 0 0
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CAREER HIGHS Category Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks
No. None 4 1 None None
Date
Opponent
10/08/08 Twice
at NJIT
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# 13 rachel WILLIS Junior Middle Blocker • 6-0 Branford, Conn. Branford (USMAPS)
Co-Captain NOTES: Exciting returning prospect ... great attitude and sense of humor ... developed game under some of the best middles in program history as a rookie ... gained much-needed weight in muscle ... injury muddled sophomore campaign ... dynamic player ... can hit anything ... strength lies in blocking ... will serve as co-captain along with senior S Karyn Powell in 2010. 2009: Army’s second-leading blocker, she averaged 0.75 per set … finished seventh among the Patriot League’s top blockers … sidelined with a knee injury throughout a portion of the Patriot League schedule, hampering what had been a breakout season for the first-year starter … played in 92 sets and started 24 matches … hit .249 with 190 kills (2.07 per set) on the year … registered a career-high eight total blocks in a 3-2 win at Manhattan (Sept. 1) … amassed at least five total blocks in four matches in 2009 … 12 service aces on the year, including a career-high four in a home sweep of Quinnipiac (Sept. 18) … reached double-figures in kills nine times … amassed a career-high 15 kills in a 3-1 win at Lehigh (Oct. 2) in the second week of Patriot League action … averaged 2.32 kills per set over 14 Patriot League matches. 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). 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.
CAREER HIGHS CATEGORY Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks
NO. 15 3 1 4 8
DATE 10/02/09 Three times Three times 09/18/09 09/01/09
OPPONENT at Lehigh vs. Quinnipiac at Manhattan
PERSONAL: Rachel Erin Willis ... daughter of Terry Willis and Karen Leach ... born March 23, 1989 in Manilla, Philippines ... major is Psychology.
WILLIS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year 2008 2009 Totals
SP 5 92 97
K 6 190 196
Pct .200 .249 .248
Ace 0 12 12
Dig 1 31 32
TB 4 69 73
Asst 0 3 3
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# 17 alicia DOTSON
# 11 maggie GLUNT
Sophomore Setter • 5-9 Littleton, Colo. Columbine
Sophomore Middle Blocker • 6-1 Windsor, Calif. Windsor
NOTES: Possesses good hands ... moves very well ... should get some valuable experience playing in a back-up setter role ... hard worker.
NOTES: Great attitude ... long, lanky frame that will develop ... touches high ... very good arm swing ... injury hampered freshman campaign.
2009: Lone set played of the year came early in the season when the Black Knights hosted Morgan State (Sept. 20) at the West Point Challenge.
2009: Did not play due to injury.
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.
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. PERSONAL: Margaret Patricia Glunt ... daughter of Thomas and Sally Glunt ... born Nov. 27, 1991 in Auburn, Calif. ... major is undeclared.
PERSONAL: Alicia Sharon Dotson ... daughter of Stephen and Jean Dotson ... born June 11, 1991 in Littleton, Colo. ... major is undeclared.
GLUNT’S CAREER STATISTICS
DOTSON’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2009
SP 1
K 0
Pct .000
Ace 0
Dig 0
TB 0
Asst 0
Year 2009
SP DNP
K
Pct
Ace
Dig
TB
Asst
Army made its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division I tournament in December. The Black Knights fell 3-1 to Pennsylvania in the opening round. The match was played at Rec Hall, the home of eventual-NCAA Champion Penn State at University Park, Pa.
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# 4 ariana MANKUS Sophomore Outside Hitter • 5-8 Lisle, Ill. Benet Academy
NOTES: Enjoyed one of the best freshman campaigns in recent memory ... 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 ... stepped in to lead Army’s offense immediately. HONORS & AWARDS: 2009 Patriot League Player of the Year … 2009 Patriot League Rookie of the Year … first team All-Patriot League … 2009 College Volleyball Update National Freshman of the Year … 2009 Patriot League AllTournament Team. 2009: First player in Patriot League volleyball history to earn Player and Rookie of the Year in the same season … Patriot League All-Tournament Team ... fivetime Patriot League Rookie of the Year ... Patriot League Player of the Week once ... all-tournament team honors at the Army Invitational (Aug. 28-29), Delaware Invitational (Sept. 4-5) and West Point Challenge (Sept. 18 & 20) ... first Army player since 1999 to surpass the 400-kill plateau in a single season ... conference leader in kills (3.67 per set) and ranks sixth in both hitting percentage (.294) and service aces (0.30) ... led Army in kills 17 times and registered 12 doubledoubles (kills, digs), including each of the final four matches of the season ... registered 138 more kills than any other player on the roster, while also taking 242 more swings than any other Army hitter … surpassed the 20-kill mark in six matches, including a career-high 26 in a win over American (Oct. 16) ... as a primary passer, led the team in reception percentage (.961) ... ranked seventh in Academy history for single-season kills/set (3.67) … registered 18 kills, zero errors in 36 attempts to hit .500 in the Patriot League title match against eight-time defending champion American (Nov. 22), keying Army in a 3-0 win to clinch the Black Knights’ trip to the NCAA Tournament … one of two players with double-figure kills (11) in the Black Knights’ 3-1 loss to Pennsylvania in the opening round … added a career-high 24 digs in the effort … 332 digs on the year led the Black Knights.
CAREER HIGHS CATEGORY Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks
NO. 26 24 4 3 1
DATE 10/16/09 12/04/09 08/28/09 10/02/09 09/04/09
OPPONENT vs. American vs. Pennsylvania vs. Fairfield at Lehigh vs. Rutgers
BACKGROUND: Comes to West Point from powerhouse Benet Academy, which ranked first in the state and fourth nationally in 2008-09 ... youngest of four sisters ... played under head coach Brad Baker ... led Benet to 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. PERSONAL: Ariana Christina Mankus ... daughter of Tony and Margarita Mankus ... born Sept. 7, 1990 in Downers Grove, Ill. ... major is undeclared.
MANKUS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year 2009
SP 116
K 426
Pct .294
Ace 35
Dig 332
TB 25
Asst 20
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# 7 allison McKEARN
# 21 samantha STARTA
Sophomore Middle Blocker • 6-2 Beloit, Wisc. Wuerzburg American High School [Germany] (USMAPS)
Sophomore Right Side Hitter • 6-2 Pink Hill, N.C. East Duplin
NOTES: First spotted at West Point camp ... moved around a lot being part of a military family ... showed great potential once coached on a regular basis.
NOTES: Strong lefty ... great work ethic ... powerful addition to the right side ... adds size to the roster.
2009: Called upon after injury sidelined Army’s starting middles midway through Patriot League play … made first and only collegiate start in the Black Knights’ 3-2 home victory over American (Oct. 16) during the regular season … played all five sets and finished with a career-high four blocks … equaled that number in a home match against Bucknell (Oct. 24) the following weekend, while adding a career-high two kills against the Bison … played in six matches during the regular season.
2009: Played in two non-conference contests at the West Point Challenge … drew action against Quinnipiac (Sept. 18) and Morgan State (Sept. 20) … did not figure statistically.
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, all-conference 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: Allison Ann McKearn ... daughter of Mark and Kathy McKearn ... born Nov. 13, 1990 in Nurnberg, Germany ... major is undeclared.
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, Fla., 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.
STARTA’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2009
McKEARN’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2009
SP 13
K 3
Pct -.050
Ace 0
Dig 2
TB 8
Asst 0
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SP 2
K 0
Pct .000
Ace 0
Dig 0
TB 0
Asst 0
2010 ARMY VOLLEYBALL MEET THE ROOKIES
# 18 francine VASQUEZ Sophomore Right Side Hitter • 5-11 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Los Osos
NOTES: Great ball control ... very good passer ... solid touch on the ball ... moves very fluidly ... adds depth to the roster at the outside and right side positions ... versatile player ... great attitude and work ethic ... finished rookie campaign strongly. HONORS & AWARDS: Second team All-Patriot League … three-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week … 2009 Patriot League All-Tournament Team. 2009: Stepped into a starting role on the right side from day one of her collegiate career … started 31 matches and reached double-figure kills 14 times … averaged 2.48 kills per set, which was good for third on the team … 853 attempts on the season ranked second to classmate Ariana Mankus (1,095) … increased her average to 2.67 kps during Patriot League play … added 2.18 digs per set and 0.22 service aces per set throughout the season … registered her first career double-double with 11 kills and 13 digs, while also adding six blocks, to help Army in a stunning upset of then-No. 19 Pepperdine (Sept. 12) in Malibu, Calif. … rewarded two days later with her first career Patriot League Rookie of the Week citation … career-high 17 kills came in the Black Knights’ 3-1 victory over Iowa (Sept. 18) at the West Point Challenge … earned back-to-back Rookie of the Week honors (Oct. 26; Nov. 2) after leading Army to wins over Colgate (Oct. 23), Bucknell (Oct. 24) and Holy Cross (Oct. 31) … scored double-doubles in all three matches … hit .433 and contributed 15 kills and just two errors in 30 attempts in Army’s 3-0 sweep of American in the Patriot League title match (Nov. 22) … went on to lead Army with 16 kills in a 3-1 loss to Pennsylvania in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … added nine digs and three total blocks against the Quakers in a standout performance. 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 allleague 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.
CAREER HIGHS CATEGORY Kills Digs Aces Assists Blocks
NO. 17 15 3 3 6
DATE 09/18/09 10/23/09 09/04/09 09/26/09 Three times
OPPONENT vs. Iowa vs. Colgate vs. Rutgers at Colgate
PERSONAL: Francine Marie Vasquez ... daughter of Anthony and Rita Vasquez ... born Oct. 20, 1991 in Corona, Calif. ... major is undeclared.
VASQUEZ’S CAREER STATISTICS Year 2009
SP 116
K 288
Pct .171
Ace 26
Dig 253
TB 82
Asst 21
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2010 ARMY VOLLEYBALL
#12 christiana FAIRFIELD
#19 megan FORBES
Freshman Setter • 5-8 Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City West
Freshman Middle Blocker • 5-11 East Petersburg, Pa. Hempfield
NOTES: Lefty who is fairly new to the setter position ... started playing the position about two years ago ... possesses a lot of raw talent and potential ... coaching staff can see her enjoying a mid-season breakthrough and really contributing from that point. BACKGROUND: Lettered three years at Iowa City West under head coach Kathy Bresnahan ... played on the club level for the Iowa Rockets and head coach David Rogers ... captained Iowa City West in her final season ... was a third team all-state, second team all-conference and first team all-district selection ... Iowa City West was the runner-up for the state title in 2009 and won the region in 2008 and 2009.
NOTES: Very athletic ... jumps well ... runs a slide very well which will give a new dimension to offense ... ability to move laterally is a plus ... blocking and vision are expected to be her biggest strengths. BACKGROUND: Two-time all-league and all-district honoree ... lettered three years at Hempfield ... captained the team for one season ... garnered all-state status ... named among Pennsylvania’s Top 40 players ... played on the club circuit for Synergy Volleyball Club. PERSONAL: Megan Christine Forbes ... daughter of Dave and Deanna Forbes ... born Sept. 8, 1992, in Lancaster, Pa. ... major is undeclared.
PERSONAL: Christiana Marie Fairfield ... daughter of Clare and Cathy Fairfield ... born Sept. 4, 1991, in Milwaukee, Wisc. ... major is undeclared.
#6 kerry HORAN
#2 margaux JARKA
Freshman Right Side Hitter • 5-10 Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. Croton-Harmon
Freshman Outside Hitter • 5-11 Rolling Prairie, Ind. New Prairie
NOTES: Local product who played for one of the top club teams in the area ... jumps and blocks well ... powerful hitter ... desire to improve and succeed that attracted coaching staff to her. BACKGROUND: Comes to West Point from Croton on Hudson in Westchester County ... helped to lead Croton-Harmon to the Section I title in 2009 ... earned all-state, all-section and all-league plaudits along the way ... named conference player of the year ... played under Christino Rudner and Robin Cooke ... also spent time playing for head coach Dan Altro and the Downstate Juniors Volleyball Club out of Peekskill, N.Y. PERSONAL: Kerry Ann Horan ... daughter of Andy and Bridget Horan ... born March 5, 1992, in Mt. Kisco, N.Y. ... major is undeclared.
NOTES: Technically sound player ... ability to pass and attack are impressive ... hits very well from both the outside and right side ... work ethic and ability to connect with others on the court are expected to be two of her biggest assets from the start. BACKGROUND: Lettered four years ... spent one season as a captain for New Prairie High School under head coach Deanne Gonzalez ... earned allconference accolades all four years ... also lent her talents to Dunes Volleyball Club and head coach Rick Ashmore ... two-sport standout who also earned all-league status on the tennis court. PERSONAL: Margaux Melissa Jarka ... daughter of Tom and Kelly Jarka ... born April 24, 1992, in LaPorte, Ind. ... major is undeclared.
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#10 d.j. PHEE
#20 megan WILTON
Freshman Outside Hitter • 5-10 Allen, Texas Allen
Freshman Middle Blocker • 6-2 Roseville, Calif. Woodcreek (USMAPS)
NOTES: High level of play is a result of great experience in the game ... quick arm swing ... blocks very well on the outside ... defense and ability to see the other side of the court and react is among the best in freshman class ... plays the game with a chip on her shoulder. BACKGROUND: Comes to West Point out of the Texas Advantage volleyball club, which is widely considered among the nation’s elite club teams ... under the direction of coach John Sample, she played for TAV’s top team as both an outside hitter and libero ... lettered three years and served as captain for two seasons at Allen High School under the tutelage of head coach Kelley Gregorview ... named the team’s Offensive MVP ... Allen’s Sports Woman of the Year ... father, John, graduated as a member of the USMA Class of 1985. PERSONAL: Darrian Janay Phee ... daughter of John and Karma Phee ... born June 1, 1992, in Long Beach, Calif. ... major is undeclared.
NOTES: Will be one of the hardest hitters on the team ... technically sound ... pure middle who offers height in the position ... played basketball at the prep school in 2009-10 ... has not played competitive volleyball in a year. BACKGROUND: Comes to West Point as the only member of the Class of 2014 to spend a year at the USMA Prep School in Fort Monmouth, N.J. ... lettered three years as a middle blocker at Woodcreek High School under head coach Brian Jew ... played for Force Volleyball Club out of Sacramento, Calif. ... Force head coach Bruce Bayle has produced countless Division I volleyball players in recent years ... captained her high school team and was named Offensive Player of the Year. PERSONAL: Megan Catherine Anne Wilton ... daughter of Phillip and Lynette Wilton ... born Nov. 12, 1990, in Sacramento, Calif. ... major is undeclared.
#15 lauren WOOD Freshman Setter • 5-7 Honolulu, Hawaii Punahou School
NOTES: Gained great experience playing for high-level programs in the past ... good touch on the ball ... understands the game very well ... what she lacks in height, she makes up for with a strategic mind and ability to read the opponent ... plays great defense ... projected to be one of the best ball control players on the team. BACKGROUND: Head coach Alma Kovaci’s first recruit out of talent-rich Hawaii ... captained the Punahou School for three seasons, while also honing her skills for the ASICS Rainbows Volleyball Club out of Honolulu ... played under Luiz Ramirez on the club level ... attended a training with Dominican National Team Coaches in April ... one of 11 players out of the Rainbows Club to commit to play at the Division I level ... father, Robert, graduated from West Point in 1983. PERSONAL: Lauren Elizabeth Wood ... daughter of Robert and Mary Wood ... born Feb. 21, 1992, in Stuart, Fla. ... major is undeclared.
Freshman OH D.J. Phee
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ARMY MADE HISTORY IN 2009 WHEN THE BLACK KNIGHTS MADE THE PROGRAM’S FIRST-EVER NCAA DIVISION I TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE ON DEC. 4 IN UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.
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2009 IN REVIEW
FINAL 2008 STATISTICS
2010 ARMY VOLLEYBALL OVERALL: 26-6
4 5 18 8 13 10 2 7 14 3 12 15 20 9 16 1 6 21 17
Ariana Mankus Patriot League Fabiola Castro Patriot League Francine Vasquez Patriot League Amanda Rowell Patriot League Rachel Willis Patriot League Rachel Dunn Patriot League Maureen Bannon Patriot League Allison McKearn Patriot League Karyn Powell Patriot League Malissa Gallini Patriot League Samantha Krehel Patriot League Rachal Yanker Patriot League Liberty McEntee Patriot League Brittany Jensen Patriot League Kristina Keltner Patriot League Ali Giraud Patriot League Kaitlyn Love Patriot League Samantha Starta Patriot League Alicia Dotson Patriot League Team ARMY Patriot League Opponents Patriot League
PATRIOT LEAGUE: 12-2
HOME: 16-1
AWAY: 7-3
NEUTRAL: 3-2
SP 116 53 74 44 116 51 110 43 92 31 102 46 103 38 13 10 34 21 26 19 7 1 31 25 102 42 95 53 11 1 8 8 2 1 2 DNP 1 DNP
K 426 198 198 123 288 136 257 132 190 72 190 65 52 14 3 3 6 5 4 2 1 0 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K/S 3.67 3.74 2.68 2.80 2.48 2.67 2.34 3.07 2.07 2.32 1.86 1.41 0.50 0.37 0.23 0.30 0.18 0.24 0.15 0.11 0.14 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
E 104 58 111 62 142 72 82 31 82 27 87 34 14 8 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ATT 1095 500 560 327 853 390 557 262 434 153 556 178 119 35 20 12 26 20 14 4 7 1 6 0 7 3 10 9 0 0 2 2 1 0 0
PCT .294 .280 .155 .187 .171 .164 .312 .385 .249 .294 .185 .174 .319 .171 -.050 .083 .154 .200 .286 .500 -.143 .000 .333 .000 .143 -.667 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
ASST 20 10 3 1 21 5 1 1 3 1 10 3 1068 426 0 0 121 95 164 123 0 0 0 0 45 13 34 17 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
ACE 35 16 6 3 26 10 0 0 12 0 20 14 43 14 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 6 5 9 1 16 10 2 0 4 4 0 0 0
RE 16 3 8 5 19 10 0 0 0 0 13 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 9 22 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DIG 332 148 85 44 253 114 27 11 31 10 168 48 237 86 2 2 4 3 28 23 0 0 9 7 296 91 285 176 0 0 10 10 1 0 0
BS 3 0 2 1 18 10 21 9 14 3 3 2 4 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BA 22 9 24 16 64 26 87 41 55 1 36 18 31 15 8 8 13 10 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TB 25 9 26 17 82 36 108 50 69 20 39 20 35 18 8 8 16 13 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BE 3 1 4 3 3 2 18 9 12 9 6 4 6 3 0 0 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BHE 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 2 0 0 6 4 6 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0
0
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
120 53 120 53
1623 752 1305 557
13.52 14.19 10.88 10.51
636 299 661 306
4267 1896 4072 1808
.231 .239 .158 .139
1491 696 1223 519
187 81 121 49
15 121 49 185 81
1768 773 1708 710
68 31 36 23
343 160 304 140
239.5 111.0 188.0 93.0
58 35 55 29
27 14 41 19
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SCORE
SCORE-BY-GAME
OVERALL
PATRIOT LEAGUE
TIME
ATTENDENCE
W, 3-0 W, 3-0 L, 0-3 W, 3-2
25-21,25-22,25-14 26-24,25-14,25-16 23-25,23-25,25-27 25-17,26-24,17-25,23-25,15-13
1-0 2-0 2-1 3-1
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
1:22 1:30 1:30 2:13
212 156 122 274
W, 3-1 L, 1-3 W, 3-0 W, 3-2
25-15,19-25,25-16,25-18 17-25,15-25,25-23,19-25 25-20,25-21,25-22 25-14,23-25,26-24,23-25,15-7
4-1 4-2 5-2 6-2
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
1:40 1:45 1:20 2:17
120 185 135 230
W, 3-1 W, 3-2 L, 0-3
25-19,25-27,25-14,25-21 15-25,25-21,27-25,15-25,15-8 19-25,9-25,24-26
7-2 8-2 8-3
0-0 0-0 0-0
1:52 2:04 1:17
625 515 485
W, 3-0 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-2 W, 3-1 W, 3-1 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 W, 3-0 W, 3-2 W, 3-0 W, 3-2 W, 3-1 W, 3-0 L, 1-3 L, 1-3 W, 3-0 W, 3-1
25-8,25-23,25-9 25-23,21-25,25-16,25-21 25-9,25-18,25-16 23-25,25-13,12-25,25-22,15-9 25-18,25-18,24-26,25-15 27-25,25-20,22-25,25-22 29-27,25-15,22-25,25-12 25-16,25-16,25-20 25-8,25-14,25-17 23-25,25-16,21-25,25-22,16-14 25-15,25-17,25-16 22-25,25-16,25-21,18-25,15-12 25-22,25-23,19-25,30-28 25-12,25-22,25-16 24-26,20-25,25-21,20-25 22-25,22-25,25-21,21-25 25-13,25-19,25-14 24-26,25-23,25-14,25-18
9-3 10-3 11-3 12-3 13-3 14-3 15-3 16-3 17-3 18-3 19-3 20-3 21-3 22-3 22-4 22-5 23-5 24-5
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0 6-0 7-0 8-0 9-0 10-0 10-1 10-2 11-2 12-2
1:04 1:53 1:05 1:55 1:52 1:55 !:54 1:18 1:15 2:22 1:21 2:07 2:18 1:17 1:55 1:50 1:10 1:56
75 414 87 87 352 158 251 116 140 457 468 207 367 204 572 208 234 268
W, 3-0 W, 3-0
25-14,25-14,26-24 25-16,25-16,28-26
25-5 26-5
12-2 12-2
1:23 1:30
588 622
L, 1-3
25-18,20-25,18-25,16-25
26-6
12-2
1:55
2922
* - Patriot League match $ - Patriot League Tournament (West Point, N.Y.) ^ - NCAA First Round (University Park, Pa.) Home matches in BOLD CAPS
TEAM RECORD Overall Conference Home Away Neutral 3 sets 4 sets 5 sets ATTENDANCE Total Home Away Neutral
W-L 26-6 12-2 16-1 7-3 3-2 12-2 8-4 6-0 Dates 32 17 10 5
Total 11856 4798 2771 4287
Average 370 282 277 857
Pictured left: Army debuted specially made pink uniforms in support of Dig Pink, a national initiative among volleyball teams at all levels to raise breast cancer awareness against Navy on Oct. 17, 1999. Army defeated Navy by a score of 3-0 to capture the annual Star Match.
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2008 MATCH-BY-MATCH RESULTS
DATE OPPONENT Army Invitational Aug. 28, 2009 FAIRFIELD Aug. 29, 2009 EASTERN MICHIGAN Aug. 29, 2009 SACRED HEART Sept. 01, 2009 at Manhattan Delaware Invitational Sept. 04, 2009 vs. Rutgers Sept. 05, 2009 at Delaware Sept. 05, 2009 vs Princeton Sept. 09, 2009 MARIST Pepperdine Asics Classic Sept. 11, 2009 vs UC Riverside Sept. 12, 2009 at #19 Pepperdine Sept. 13, 2009 vs Seattle West Point Challenge Sept. 18, 2009 QUINNIPIAC Sept. 18, 2009 IOWA Sept. 20, 2009 MORGAN STATE Sept. 20, 2009 BINGHAMTON Sept. 25, 2009 at Bucknell* Sept. 26, 2009 at Colgate* Oct. 02, 2009 at Lehigh* Oct. 03, 2009 at Lafayette* Oct. 10, 2009 at Holy Cross* Oct. 16, 2009 AMERICAN* Oct. 17, 2009 NAVY* (Star Match) Oct. 23, 2009 COLGATE* Oct. 24, 2009 BUCKNELL* Oct. 31, 2009 HOLY CROSS* Nov. 06, 2009 at Navy* Nov. 07, 2009 at American* Nov. 13, 2009 LAFAYETTE* Nov. 14, 2009 LEHIGH* Patriot League Tournament Nov. 21, 2009 LEHIGH$ Nov. 22, 2009 AMERICAN$ NCAA Tournament Dec. 04, 2009 vs Pennsylvania^
PATRIOT LEAGUE/GILLIS FIELD HOUSE
2010 ARMY VOLLEYBALL 2009 FINAL PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS Team Army* American Colgate Lehigh Lafayette Bucknell Holy Cross Navy
W 12 11 11 7 5 4 3 3
PATRIOT LEAGUE L Pct. 2 .857 3 .786 3 .786 7 .500 9 .357 10 .286 11 .214 11 .214
W 26 18 15 14 14 8 5 8
OVERALL L 6 13 13 16 13 18 24 21
Pct. .813 .581 .536 .467 .519 .308 .172 .276
* - Patriot League Tournament host and No. 1 seed
2009 ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE TEAMS
Player of the Year: Ariana Mankus, Army Defensive Player of the Year: Emma Melendez, Lehigh Setter of the Year: Maureen Bannon, Army Rookie of the Year: Ariana Mankus, Army Coach of the Year: Alma Kovaci, Army Note: Army’s Ariana Mankus became the first player in Patriot League volleyball history to cop Player and Rookie of the Year status in the same season.
2009 PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
2009 NCAA TOURANMENT
Gillis Field House • West Point, N.Y. Nov. 21-22
Rec Hall • University Park, Pa. Nov. 21-22 • Hosted by Penn State
SEMIFINALS No. 1 Army 3, No. 4 Lehigh 0 (25-14, 25-14, 26-24) No. 2 American 3, No. 3 Colgate 0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-11)
FIRST ROUND Pennsylvania 3, Army 1 (25-18, 20-25, 18-25, 16-25)
CHAMPIONSHIP No. 1 Army 3, No. 2 American 0 (25-16, 25-16, 28-26)
FIRST TEAM Player (School) Ariana Mankus (Army) Maureen Bannon (Army) Magdalena Tekiel (American) Claire Recht (American) Kaylee Dougherty (Colgate) Casey Ritt (Colgate) Angelika Kopacz (Lehigh)
Cl. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. So.
Pos. OH S OH MB MB MB OH
SECOND TEAM Player, School Amanda Rowell (Army) Francine Vasquez (Army) Angelina Waterman (American) Kaleigh Durket (Colgate) Heidi Kamp (Bucknell) Megan Lynch (Holy Cross) Emma Melendez (Lehigh)
Cl. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So.
Pos. MB RS RS RS MB OH L
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 31 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 114-32 record at Gillis Field House.
ARMY RECORD IN GILLIS FIELD HOUSE 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008* 2009* Totals
7 12 9 8 9 9 9 12 14 13 12 114
5 1 4 4 5 6 2 2 1 1 1 32
.583 .923 .692 .667 .643 .600 .818 .857 .933 .929 .923 .781
*Records do not include home matches played at Christl Arena.
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Errs 636 581 562 635 580 487 567 583
Total 4267 3767 3585 4016 3115 2898 3340 3532
Pct .231 .229 .209 .177 .176 .174 .172 .148
OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGE Team S Kills 1. ARMY 120 1305 2. American 112 1256 3. Colgate 107 1369 4. Lafayette 95 1087 5. Lehigh 114 1397 6. Bucknell 89 1106 7. Navy 99 1201 8. Holy Cross 105 1440
Errs 661 615 647 484 591 498 432 502
Total 4072 3571 3818 3162 3970 2978 2989 3602
Pct .158 .180 .189 .191 .203 .204 .257 .260
BLOCKS Team 1. American 2. Colgate 3. ARMY 4. Bucknell 5. Navy 6. Lehigh 7. Lafayette 8. Holy Cross
Asst 358 348 343 272 188 220 132 149
Total 242.0 217.0 239.5 177.0 144.0 153.0 113.0 123.5
B/S 2.16 2.03 2.00 1.99 1.45 1.34 1.19 1.18
S 112 107 120 89 99 114 95 105
Kills 1623 1444 1310 1346 1127 991 1142 1105
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Solo 63 43 68 41 50 43 47 49
ASSISTS Team 1. ARMY 2. American 3. Colgate 4. Lehigh 5. Lafayette 6. Navy 7. Bucknell 8. Holy Cross
S 120 112 107 114 95 99 89 105
No 1491 1307 1192 1248 996 1011 888 1018
A/S 12.43 11.67 11.14 10.95 10.48 10.21 9.98 9.70
SERVICE ACES Team S 1. Bucknell 89 2. Lehigh 114 3. ARMY 120 4. American 112 5. Holy Cross 105 6. Lafayette 95 7. Navy 99 8. Colgate 107
KILLS Team 1. ARMY 2. American 3. Colgate 4. Lafayette 5. Lehigh 6. Navy 7. Bucknell 8. Holy Cross
S 120 112 107 95 114 99 89 105
No 1623 1444 1310 1142 1346 1127 991 1105
K/S 13.52 12.89 12.24 12.02 11.81 11.38 11.13 10.52
DIGS Team 1. Lehigh 2. ARMY 3. Colgate 4. Lafayette 5. Bucknell 6. Holy Cross 7. American 8. Navy
S 114 120 107 95 89 105 112 99
HITTING PERCENTAGE (Min. 50 percent sets played) Player (Team) Cl SP Kills Errs Total Pct 1. Recht, Claire-American SR 111 225 63 503 .322 2. Rowell, Amanda-ARMY JR 110 257 83 557 .312 3. Taylor, Alana-Lafayette SO 92 197 67 433 .300 4. Mankus, Ariana-ARMY FR 116 426 104 1095 .294 5. Ricketts, Cass.-American JR 111 259 78 617 .293 6. Recht, Ann-American SR 103 151 53 348 .282 7. Heidi Kamp-Bucknell JR 89 213 72 518 .272 8. Ritt, Casey-Colgate JR 105 218 75 543 .263 9. Colpoys, Kath.-Holy Cross SO 105 205 72 516 .258 10. Dougherty, K.-Colgate SO 99 209 78 510 .257
No 142 180 187 164 148 133 132 137
A/S 1.60 1.58 1.56 1.46 1.41 1.40 1.33 1.28
No 1712 1768 1526 1306 1155 1353 1428 1096
D/S 15.02 14.73 14.26 13.75 12.98 12.89 12.75 11.07
KILLS (Minimum 2.00 per game) Player (Team) Cl 1. Mankus, Ariana-ARMY FR 2. Lynch, Megan-Holy Cross FR 3. Waterman, Ang.-American JR 4. Tekiel, Magdalena-American JR 5. Durket, Kaleigh-Colgate FR 6. Kopacz, Angelika-Lehigh SO 7. Mulholland, Cara-Lafayette SR 8. Kaitlin Segal-Bucknell JR 9. Elmer, Kayly-Lafayette JR 10. Carpenter, Meghan-Navy SO
SP 116 105 111 107 107 114 95 89 94 99
Kills 426 371 361 337 322 342 277 253 256 256
K/S 3.67 3.53 3.25 3.15 3.01 3.00 2.92 2.84 2.72 2.59
ASSISTS (Minimum 9.00 per game) Player (Team) Cl 1. Cicala, Krysta-American FR 2. Bannon, Maureen-ARMY SR 3. Rossi, Ashton-Lafayette SR 4. O’Donnell, Chelsey-Holy Cross JR 5. Rudewicz, Jenny-Navy JR 6. Allison Gittings-Bucknell SR 7. Fanta, Meghan-Colgate SR 8. Dickinson, Brittany-Lehigh JR 9. Kudirka, Jessica-Lehigh SO 10. Safir, Blaire-Colgate SO
SP 110 103 93 105 99 89 107 99 114 100
Asst 1145 1068 829 893 838 624 703 584 491 366
A/S 10.41 10.37 8.91 8.50 8.46 7.01 6.57 5.90 4.31 3.66
SERVICE ACES (Minimum 0.40 per game) Player (Team) Cl SP 1. Bannon, Maureen-ARMY SR 103 2. Kopacz, Angelika-Lehigh SO 114 3. O’Donnell, Chelsey-Holy Cross JR 105 4. Emily Sawanobori-Bucknell SO 85 5. Waterman, Ang.-American JR 111 6. Kaitlin Segal-Bucknell JR 89 7. Mankus, Ariana-ARMY FR 116 8. Tekiel, Magdalena-American JR 107 9. Rachel Rodriguez-Bucknell JR 89 10. Mebust, Christy-Lafayette SO 86
Ace 46 42 37 28 35 27 35 32 26 25
A/G 0.45 0.37 0.35 0.33 0.32 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.29 0.29
DIGS (Minimum 3.00 per game) Player (Team) Cl 1. Horn, Kari-Lafayette SR 2. Applegate, Devon-Colgate JR 3. Melendez, Emma-Lehigh SO 4. Emily Sawanobori-Bucknell SO 5. Chisholm, Angela-Holy Cross JR 6. Jensen, Brittany-ARMY JR 7. Kopacz, Angelika-Lehigh SO 8. Burns, Cynammon-American SR 9. McEntee, Liberty-ARMY SO 10. Mankus, Ariana-ARMY FR
Dig 384 426 431 306 360 285 341 300 296 332
D/G 4.04 3.98 3.92 3.60 3.43 3.00 2.99 2.97 2.90 2.86
BLOCKS (Minimum 0.50 per game) Player (Team) Cl 1. Recht, Claire-American SR 2. Ritt, Casey-Colgate JR 3. Rowell, Amanda-ARMY JR 4. Heidi Kamp-Bucknell JR 5. Ragin Jackson-Bucknell FR 6. Dougherty, Kaylee-Colgate SO 7. Willis, Rachel-ARMY SO 8. Taylor, Alana-Lafayette SO 9. Vasquez, Francine-ARMY FR 10. Ricketts, Cass.-American JR
SP 95 107 110 85 105 95 114 101 102 116 S 111 105 110 89 88 99 92 92 116 111
Solo 9 10 21 14 17 12 14 26 18 6
Asst Total B/S 104 113.0 1.02 94 104.0 0.99 87 108.0 0.98 69 83.0 0.93 60 77.0 0.88 65 77.0 0.78 55 69.0 0.75 40 66.0 0.72 64 82.0 0.71 71 77.0 0.69
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TEAM LEADERS HITTING PERCENTAGE Team S 1. ARMY 120 2. American 112 3. Colgate 107 4. Lehigh 114 5. Navy 99 6. Bucknell 89 7. Lafayette 95 8. Holy Cross 105
ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS
2010 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 26 1 3 2 6 1 4 5 1 4 1 4 2 2 1 35 8 1 1 1 1 6 4 13 2 2 2 2 3 1 51 14 3 1 14 2 7 3 22 2 3 1 1 6 1 1
W L 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 3 2 1 0 3 0 5 21 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 5 0 1 4 0 3 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 22 13 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 3 1 9 4 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 30 21 10 4 3 0 1 0 7 7 2 0 1 6 2 1 15 7 2 0 1 2 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 .238 1.000 .667 1.000 .167 .000 1.000 .600 .000 1.000 .500 .750 1.000 .000 1.000 .629 .436 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .333 .750 .692 .000 .000 .500 1.000 1.000 1.000 .588 .714 1.000 1.000 .500 1.000 .143 .667 .682 1.000 .333 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000
East Carolina University East Texas State University East Stroudsburg University East Central Connecticut Coll. Eastern Michigan Univ. 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 Mason 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
Series Began 1993 1986 1978 1981 2009 2001 1986 1986 2006 1986 1980 1986 1993 1985 1980 1978 1986 2010 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
M 2 1 16 1 1 1 1 1 1 17 8 3 1 1 20 1 1 0 1 3 1 2 2 19 4 12 43 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 16 2 3 3 1 4 3 3 1 1 4 40 4 38 4 2 1 2 1
W L 1 1 0 1 12 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 12 5 4 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 17 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 13 6 3 1 2 10 38 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 13 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 3 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 36 4 3 1 25 13 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 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 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 .709 .500 .000 1.000 .000 .850 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .333 1.000 .000 .000 .684 .750 .167 .884 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .500 .813 .500 .333 .333 .000 .250 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .900 .750 .658 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .000
Did You Know ... Army went 12-2 in Patriot League
action last fall, winning the regularseason crown outright. It marked the first time in nine years American did not win at least a share of the title. Road losses at American and rival Navy accounted for Army’s lone two blemishes during league play.
The Army volleyball team is set to host
two tournaments this fall, beginning with a season-opening event in the Army Invitational (Aug. 27-28). The Black Knights will then host the West Point Challenge (Sept. 17 and 19).
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2010 ARMY VOLLEYBALL M 1 5 1 1 1 3 17 5 31 2 2 2 3 1 6 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 13 4 1 8 18 2 0 1 3 1 13 1 2 1 3 2 1 3 4 7 1 1 1 9 7 5 6 2 1 4 1 1 4 3 2 1 7 3 3 9 1 6 1 14 4 10
W L 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 14 3 5 0 29 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 1 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 0 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 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 1 6 4 1 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 3 4 0 3 0 3 8 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 5 9 3 1 7 3
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 0 0
Pct .000 .800 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .824 1.000 .935 .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 .500 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .667 .231 1.000 1.000 1.000 .611 1.000 .000 1.000 .667 .000 .308 .000 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .143 1.000 1.000 1.000 .222 .143 .800 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .750 .667 .000 1.000 .429 .000 .000 .889 1.000 1.000 .000 .357 .750 .700
Slippery Rock University Southampton College Southern California, Univ. of Southern Conn. State College Southwest Texas State Univ. Southwestern Louisiana Univ. Springfield College St. Bonaventure University St. Francis (NY) College St. Francis (PA) College St. John Fisher College St. John’s University 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 Xavier University Yale University Youngstown State University TOTALS (30 SEASONS)
Series Began M W L 1989 1 1 0 1988 2 1 1 2008 1 0 1 1981 9 8 1 1991 1 0 1 1991 1 0 1 1982 11 11 0 1990 2 2 0 1982 15 15 0 1990 4 4 0 1982 2 1 1 2010 0 0 0 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 45 35 10 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 2010 0 0 0 1997 2 0 2 1990 2 1 1 1108 693 412
0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 3
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Pct 1.000 .500 .000 .889 .000 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .000 .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 .778 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 .000 .500 .625
Notes: 2010 opponents listed in bold; Army will begin a new series with St. John’s, George Mason, Charlotte and Xavier. *Record includes matches against split squads
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ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS
Louis College Lowell, University of 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-Charlotte 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 Pepperdine University 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 Seattle University Seton Hall University Shippensburg University Siena College
Series Began 1988 1983 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 2010 1991 1991 1988 1983 1987 1987 1986 1991 1978 1979 1978 1990 1982 2009 1978 2000 1978 1980 1980 1998 1993 1987 1981 1983 1994 1994 1998 1978 1978 1981 1979 1992 1988 1982 1979 2009 1979 1985 1994
ARMY-NAVY RIVALRY
2010 ARMY VOLLEYBALL ARMY-NAVY AT WEST POINT
INSIDE THE RIVALRY ®
Though the annual gridiron meeting between the two service academies cademies 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 16 of the last 20 contests, including seven of the last eight meetings. With its recent success, the Black Knights now hold a commanding 35-10 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 (.778). With the exception of 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 2009 2009
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 Army, 3-0 Navy, 3-1
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. West Point, N.Y. Annapolis, Md.
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 35-9 35-10
The Army-Navy match is unlike any ny other throughout the e season, bringing out a myriad of cadets, leadership and nual highlight on the West Point spirit. Certainly an annual schedule, the Black Knights have put on a show over the three years, topping the Mids handily ndily in all three matches. matchess.
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HISTORY & RECORDS
RECORD BOOK
2010 ARMY VOLLEYBALL TEAM RECORDS - MATCH KILLS 3 sets .......................................................................... 75 vs. Navy (10/30/92) 4 sets ...................................................................... 80 vs. Charleston Southern (9/1/95) 5 sets ......................................................................87 vs. Colgate (11/13/99) .......................................................................87 vs. St. Bonaventure (10/5/90) HITTING ERRORS 3 sets ............................................................................37 vs. Navy (10/24/97) 4 sets ....................................................................... 51 vs. Bucknell (10/7/95) 5 sets ............................................................................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 sets ......................................................................... 3 vs. Fordham (9/14/93) 4 sets .......................................................................... 8 vs. Hartford (10/1/94) 5 sets .................................................................... 11 vs. Marquette (9/10/94) HITTING PERCENTAGE 3 sets ....................................................................467 vs. Lafayette (10/5/02) ............................................................................................... 105 att., 60K, 11E 4 sets .............................................................. .384 vs. Holy Cross (11/14/02) ...............................................................................................138 att., 65K, 12E 5 sets ............................................................ .351 vs. Charleston So. (9/1/95) ............................................................................................... 171 att., 78K, 18E DIGS 3 sets .................................................................... 97 vs. Lafayette (10/10/97) 4 sets ................................................................115 vs. Holy Cross (10/10/00) 5 sets .............................................................................. 148 vs. Iona (9/6/97) BLOCKS 3 sets .........................................................................17 at Bucknell (11/9/02) 4 sets .............................................................27 vs. Central Conn. St. (10/8/94) 5 sets .................................................................................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
LONGEST STREAKS Winning Streak .................................................................................................... 18 (twice) .......... 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
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - CAREER 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 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. Maureen Bannon .............................. 2006-09......................................164 5. Jennifer Cave ......................................1997-99......................................154 6. Kim Walter ..........................................1990-93......................................144 7. Jen Mischler........................................1990-92......................................142 Margaret Stewart ...............................1989-92......................................142 9. Katie Konkel .......................................1998-01......................................134 10. Beth Bellinger ..................................1998-01......................................126 Christy Swindlehurst ..........................1992-95......................................126 ASSISTS Player Years Asst 1. Beth Bellinger.....................................1998-01.................................. 4,380 2. Maureen Bannon .............................. 2006-09...................................4,101 3. Abby Casciato .................................... 2002-05.................................. 4,019 4. Elita Powell .........................................1990-93.................................. 3,931 5. Nancy Starbuck..................................1992-95.................................. 2,466 6. Collen Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill ......................................1996-97.................................. 1,865 7. B.J. Martin................................................ 1990.................................. 1,268 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
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)
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KILLS PER SET Player Years S K K/S 1. Jennifer Cave .................1997-99...............313...........1,256 ..........4.01 2. Deann Machlan.............1992-95...............462........... 1,718 ..........3.72 3. Ariana Mankus........ 2009-pres. ............. 116 ............. 426 ......... 3.67 4. Caitlin Machon ............. 2000-04...............366...........1,259 ......... 3.44 5. Leah Shubin ..................1999-02...............305.............. 961 ..........3.15 6. Elizabeth Lazzari .......... 2005-08...............383...........1,194 ..........3.12 7. Margaret Stewart ..........1990-91...............287.............. 877 ..........3.06 8. Sunny Barse ..................1991-94.............. 448...........1,364 ..........3.05 9. Jamie Clark ................... 2005-08...............365........... 1,077 ..........2.95 10. Jamie Lister ...................... 2001.................88.............. 253 ..........2.88 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. Amanda Rowell ....2007-pres. .......... 602 .........278......... 90...... .312 5. Shelly Swan ...............1992-93........1,330 ......... 597 .......207....... .293 6. Ariana Mankus.....2009-pres. .......1,095 .........423.......104...... .291 7. Jennifer Cave .............1997-99........1,980 ......... 839 .......311...... .267 8. Rachael Breinling..... 2005-08........1,968 ......... 907 .......340...... .288 9. Sunny Barse ..............1991-94........3,591 ......1,364 .......456...... .253 10. Rachael Travis .........2001-04........1,641 ......... 705 .......297...... .249 ASSISTS PER SET Player Years S Asst A/S 1. Maureen Bannon ......... 2006-09...........369...........4,101............ 11.11 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 S 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. Ariana Mankus ..... 2006-pres. ..........116 .............332 .............2.86 BLOCKS PER SET Player ...................................... Years............... S......... Blocks................B/S 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. Amanda Rowell ....... 2007-pres. ......... 134 .............121 .............0.90 6. Rachel Willis ........... 2008-pres. ............97 ............... 73 .............0.75 Martha Brabec .............2001-02.............80................60.............. 0.75 8. Rachael Breinling......... 2005-08...........340..............249.............. 0.73 9. Liz Andreichuk...............1997-00.......... 449..............326.............. 0.73 10. Angela Powell ..............1990-91...........231..............166.............. 0.72
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) 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)
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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
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2010 ARMY VOLLEYBALL 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) 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 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. Amanda Rowell ........... 2009.......557 ....... 257 ..........83 ........ .312 10. 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. Ariana Mankus ......................2009 ...........................................426 KILLS PER SET Player Year S 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. Ariana Mankus .............. 2009............... 116 ...........426 ...........3.67 8. Jennifer Cave ................... 1997 ............... 112 ............403............ 3.60 9. Sunny Barse ....................1993 ............... 136 ............470............ 3.46 10. Rachael Breinling .........2007 ..................97 ............336............ 3.46
SERVICE ACES Player Year Aces 1. B.J. Mart in ............................................ 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 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 ................................ 2009.............................1,068 ASSISTS PER SET Player Year S 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. Maureen Bannon ........... 2009................103......... 1,068......... 10.37 9. Elita Powell ..................... 1992................106......... 1,069......... 10.09 10. Beth Bellinger .............. 1998................140......... 1,406......... 10.04 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
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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. Amanda Rowell ................................... 2009 ...............................108 7. Rachael Travis ....................................... 2004................................ 105 8. Jennifer Cave ......................................... 1997................................ 102 9. Kim Walter ............................................. 1993.................................. 99 Angela Powell ........................................ 1991.................................. 99 B.J. Martin.............................................. 1990.................................. 99 BLOCKS PER SET Player Year S Blocks B/S 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. Amanda Rowell .............2009 ..............110 ..............108 ......... 0.98 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 Note: BOLD indicates active player
Maureen Bannon ’10
Army defeated then-No. 19 Pepperdine on its home court on Sept. 12, 2009. The monumental upset marked the program’s first-ever victory over a nationally ranked opponent.
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
2010 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
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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 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
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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 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
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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
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2010 ARMY VOLLEYBALL 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
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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 2009 (26-6, 12-2 PL) COACH: ALMA KOVACI CAPTAIN: RACHEL DUNN Army Invitational Fairfield ...................................................... W, 3-0 Eastern Michigan....................................... W, 3-0 Sacred Heart............................................... L, 3-0 at Manhattan................................................. W, 3-2 Delaware Invitational Rutgers ....................................................... W, 3-1 Delaware ..................................................... L, 3-1 Princeton .................................................... W, 3-0 Marist ............................................................. W, 3-2 Pepperdine Asics Classic UC Riverside............................................... W, 3-1 #19 Pepperdine......................................... W, 3-2 Seattle ......................................................... L, 3-0 West Point Challenge Quinnipiac .................................................. W, 3-0 Iowa ............................................................ W, 3-1 Morgan State ............................................. W, 3-0 Binghamton ............................................... W, 3-2 at Bucknell* .................................................. W, 3-1 at Colgate* .................................................... W, 3-1 at Lehigh*...................................................... W, 3-1 at Lafayette* ................................................. W, 3-0 at Holy Cross.................................................. W, 3-0 American* ..................................................... W, 3-2 Navy* ............................................................. W, 3-0 Colgate*......................................................... W, 3-2 Bucknell*....................................................... W, 3-1 Holy Cross*.................................................... W, 3-0 at Navy* .......................................................... L, 3-1 at American* .................................................. L, 3-1 Lafayette* ...................................................... W, 3-0 Lehigh* .......................................................... W, 3-1 Patriot League Tournament Lehigh......................................................... W, 3-0 American .................................................... W, 3-0 NCAA First Round vs. Pennsylvania ......................................... L, 3-1 (at Penn State - Rec Hall - University Park, Pa.) * - Denotes Patriot League contest
2010 ARMY VOLLEYBALL Attempts 1,095 711 855 969 726 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 2009 A. Rowell 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. .312 .405 .366 .371 .325 .250 .229 .340 .328 .266 .329 .302 .286 .140 .249 .304 .304 .333 .286 .226 .320
KILLS Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Kills 426 294 336 389 257 390 284 396 253 328 417 436 403 323 546 449 470 351 439 438
Player A. Mankus 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 2009 2008 2007 2006
1993 1992 1991 1990
Player M. Bannon 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 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Player M. Bannon M. Bannon M. Bannon M. Bannon A. Casciato A. Casciato
Assists 1,068 960 995 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 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Player A. Mankus 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 332 292 359 422 428 275 407 306 289 329 328 379 262 312 339 405 446 291 544 369
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
Aces 46 46 48 39 39 66 62 52 56 61 47 45 50 59 41 41 34 52 52 75 37 71 82
BLOCKS Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Player A. Rowell 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 2009 A. Mankus 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 108 92 115 68 71 105 78 98 98 93 78 117 102 135 44 127 99 88 99 99
Note: BOLD indicates active player
Beth Bellinger ’02
Rachael Breinling ’09
Brianna Stremick ’09
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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS
2010 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, 2009 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, 2009 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, 2009 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, 2009 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, 2009 Johnson, Linda 1990 Jung, Kimberly 2004 K-K-K Kennedy, Erin 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Kimbrell, Mandy 2003, 2004, 2005
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 2004 2006
Name, Seasons Lettered 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 Mankus, Ariana 2009 Martin, B.J. 1988, 1989, 1990 McEntee, Liberty 2008, 2009 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 Rowell, Amanda 2009 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 Vasquez, Francine 2009 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 Willis, Rachel 2009 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 Bold indicates active player
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Graduating Class 1990 1980 1980 2002 1986 1984 2009 1986 1997 1989 2005 2005 1996 2013 1991 2012 2001 1993 2006 2000 1998 2000 2000 1992 1994 1999 2011 1984 2003 1988 1992 2005 1996 1992 2009 1996 1996 2008 1987 1984 2005 1997 2013 2002 1984 1985 1994 1988 2000 1988 2012 1982 2004 2007 1988
2010 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 2009 Maureen Bannon Ariana Mankus Amanda Rowell Francine Vasquez
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 First Team First 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 2009 Ariana Mankus+ SETTERS OF THE YEAR 2006 Maureen Bannon (co) 2007 Maureen Bannon 2009 Maureen Bannon
ELIZABETH LAZZARI ’09 ARMY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TROPHY 2002 2004 2005 2008 2009
Glen Conley Glen Conley Glen Conley Alma Kovaci Alma Kovaci
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2008 Briana Stremick + Ariana Mankus became the first player in Patriot League history to earn both Player and Rookie of the Year honors in the same season. 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 2009 Rachel Dunn, Malissa Gallini, Ali Giraud Ariana Mankus, Amanda Rowell 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
ROOKIES OF THE YEAR 1997 Jennifer Cave 1998 Beth Bellinger 2005 Elizabeth Lazzari 2006 Maureen Bannon 2009 Ariana Mankus+ COACHES OF THE YEAR 1990 Bob Gambardella 1992 Bob Gambardella 1998 Lynn Fielitz
ECAC Division I Robbins Scholar-Athlete of the Year 2009 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 became a commissioned 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 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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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 p y 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 create an institution devoted to the arts and sciences of warfare. This effectively eliminated America’s wartime reliance on foreign engineers and artillerists. West Point became the nation’s first engineering school and served as the model for engineering programs which were eventually established at other colleges. Col. Sylvanus Thayer, the “Father of the Military Academy,” served as Superintendent from 1817 through 1833. He upgraded academic standards, instilled military discipline and emphasized honorable conduct. Early graduates were largely 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, providing cadets a selection of more than 40 majors. This tradition of academic and military excellence, guided by a demanding standard of moral and ethical conduct, remains the cornerstone of the West Point experience. It is said at West Point that “much of the history we teach was made by those people we taught.” The Academy has produced famous leaders throughout its illustrious past…Civil War Generals Grant, Sherman, Lee, and Jackson, to name but a few. In World War I, 34 of the 38 corps and division commanders were graduates. World War II would see many graduates reach brigadier general or higher, to include Eisenhower, MacArthur, Bradley and Patton. In more recent conflicts, MacArthur, Ridgway, Westmoreland, Abrams, Schwarzkopf and Abizaid were in command. Academy graduates have also excelled in air and space exploration, and countless others went on from military service to become leaders in 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 Corps of Cadets. It accomplishes this mission by developing cadets in three essential areas: intellectual, physical and military. These developmental paths are
balanced and fully integrated into the daily life of each young man and woman at ba the Academy. Intellectual growth is fostered through an academic curriculum that provides ab broad liberal education in the arts and sciences. The electives program builds upon up the foundation of the core, allowing cadets to develop even greater competence ten in selected areas. In addition, the fields-of-study and majors nurture the development of creativity, critical thinking, and self-directed learning, essential de characteristics of 21st century officers. The four-year academic experience leads ch to a bachelor of science degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army. Arm Physical development is achieved through a rigorous athletic and physical education program. Each cadet participates at the intercollegiate, club or intramural uc level lev each semester. This readies the cadet for the physical demands of military life and helps teach good judgment and self-discipline, even while under mental and an physical stress. Military development begins with the cadet’s first day at West Point. Most military tar training takes place during the summer, with new cadets undergoing Cadet Basic Training, or Beast Barracks, their first year, followed the second summer Ba by Cadet Field Training. Cadets spend their third and fourth summers serving in active act Army units around the world; attending specialty training such as airborne, air assault or northern warfare or helping to train the first- and second-year cadets. de The Cadet Leader Development System seeks to give the cadets increasing responsibility until they are ready to receive their commissions and assume their res duties as leaders in today’s Army. du Moral and ethical values guide cadets throughout their four years at West Point. Commitment to the Academy’s “Bedrock Values,” based on integrity and Po respect for the dignity of others, begins on the first day. Integrity is reflected in res the Cadet Honor Code which states: “A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those tho who do.” Respect denotes that cadets treat others with the same respect and an dignity they themselves would expect. At West Point, it is not enough to train leaders—they must be leaders of character. lea Admission is keenly competitive and is open to young men and women from all states and territories and from every socioeconomic level. Prospective cadets must mu receive a nomination by a member of Congress or from the Department of the Army. The Academy seeks candidates who possess records of success in academics, athletics and leadership indicative of well-rounded individuals. ac Although the life of a cadet is demanding, there remains an array of club activities itie ranging from golf, skiing, boxing, crew and orienteering to such organizations as 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. dit Today’s Military Academy is a vastly different institution from the small academy em legislated into being by Congress in 1802. Originally just 1,800 acres, the Academy has grown to more than 16,000 acres. The first graduating class numAc bered just two men; today’s classes graduate more than 900 new officers anbe nually, both men and women, who are prepared for leadership roles within the nu Army. Arm With the expansion of knowledge and the changing needs of the United States Army Arm and the nation, life at West Point has changed to keep pace. Ever mindful of its rich heritage, the U.S. Military Academy is developing leaders for tomorrow, and an its focus remains the national needs of the 21st century.
EL ZABETH LAZZARI ’09 ELIZABETH
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