2009 University of Dayton Media Guide by University of Dayton

2009 VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE Date

Opponent

8/28 8/29

M O RTA R B O A R D P R E M I E R vs. Coastal Carolina ......................................4:30 PM ET vs. Ball State ..............................................12:00 PM ET at Purdue.....................................................7:30 PM ET

HOL ID AY I N N W E ST B RON CO I N VI TATI ONA L vs. Illinois State ............................................5:00 PM ET vs. Wake Forest..........................................12:00 PM ET at Western Michigan .....................................7:00 PM ET

9/11 9/12

9/18 9/19 9/25 9/29 10/2 10/3 10/9 10/10 10/16 10/17 10/23 10/25 10/30 11/1 11/2 11/6 11/8 11/11 11/14 11/20 11/21 11/22 11/27 12/4 12/11 12/17

DAY TON F LY E R CLA SSI C vs. Connecticut ...............................7:00 PM ET vs. Samford................................. 11:00 AM ET vs. Creighton ..................................7:00 PM ET MIC H I G A N/A DI DA S I N VI TATI ONA L vs. Oregon State ........................................11:00 AM ET at Michigan ..................................................7:30 PM ET vs. Marquette...............................................5:00 PM ET vs. Xavier ......................................7:00 PM ET vs. Cincinnati ..................................7:00 PM ET vs. Temple ......................................7:00 PM ET vs. La Salle.....................................7:00 PM ET at Fordham ..................................................7:00 PM ET at Rhode Island ............................................7:00 PM ET vs. Duquesne ..................................7:00 PM ET vs. Saint Louis ................................7:00 PM ET at Charlotte..................................................7:00 PM ET at George Washington ..................................1:00 PM ET at Xavier .....................................................7:00 PM ET at Temple.....................................................1:00 PM ET at La Salle....................................................6:00 PM ET vs. Rhode Island .............................7:00 PM ET at Duquesne ................................................1:00 PM ET at Wright State .............................................7:00 PM ET vs. George Washington .................................7:00 PM ET Atlantic 10 Championship @ Dayton, OH..... TBA Atlantic 10 Championship @ Dayton, OH..... TBA Atlantic 10 Championship @ Dayton, OH..... TBA vs. Ohio .........................................7:00 PM ET NCAA First and Second Round .................................. TBA NCAA Regionals....................................................... TBA NCAA Final Four ...................................................... TBA

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9/4 9/5

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2009 Schedule ......................................................1 Quick Facts ............................................................2 This is Dayton ..................................... 3-20 Four-Time Atlantic 10 Champions............................4 A Nationally Recognized Program ..........................6 NCAA Tournament Host ..........................................7 Flyer All-Americans ................................................8 Frericks Gets a Facelift .........................................10 Flyer Faithful .......................................................12 UD - Top Tier National Catholic Research Univ. ......14 Academic Services/NCAA Compliance....................16 Sports Medicine/Strength and Conditioning...........17 Administration .....................................................18 2009 Flyers ...................................... 19-52 Roster & Pronunciations .......................................20 Team Photo .........................................................20 Radio/TV Roster ..................................................21 Head Coach Kelly Sheffield ..................................22 Q&A with Kelly Sheffield ......................................24 Assistant Coach Matt Affolder ...............................25 Assistant Coach Brittany Dildine............................26 Volunteer Assistant Coach Carrie DeMange ............27 Chelsy Christoff ...................................................28 Rachael Broerman ...............................................30 Amanda Cowdrey ................................................32 Lindsay Fletemier ................................................34 Tiffany Gaerke ....................................................36 Kacie Hausfeld.....................................................38 Yvonne Marten ....................................................40 Becky Novacek ....................................................42 Valerie Akerhielm ................................................44 Anna Eytchison ....................................................46 Rachel Krabacher.................................................48 Shayne Brown .....................................................50 Hannah Clancy ....................................................51 Paige Vargas .......................................................52 The Championship Era ........................ 53-65 2008, Year in Review...........................................54 2008 Statistics .....................................................56 2008 Match-By-Match Statistics ............................57 2007, A Year to Remember ..................................58 2005, Third Time Still A Charm .............................60 2004, Repeat Champs..........................................62 2003, A Breakout Year ........................................64

Quick Facts

The University Founded ........................................................................................................................................................................... 1850 Enrollment ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7,700 Affilation......................................................................................................................................... Roman Catholic (Marianist) Colors..................................................................................................................................... Red (PMS 200) & Blue (PMS 288) Conference ............................................................................................................................................................... Atlantic 10 President ..................................................................................................................................................... Dr. Daniel J. Curran Vice President/Director of Athletics .............................................................................................................................Tim Wabler Senior Associate Director of Athletics............................................................................................................................Mike Kelly Assistant Director of Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator ......................................................................................Megan Pease Associate Director of Athletics/Director of Performance Enhancement ...........................................................................Joe Owens Senior Associate Athletics Director............................................................................................................................ Dave Harper Assistant Athletics Director.............................................................................................................................................Ken Keck Academic Coordinator ...............................................................................................................................................Vera Gomes Academic Coordinator .......................................................................................................................................... Elizabeth Flach Faculty Athletics Representative...................................................................................................................... Dr. Michael O’Hare Athletics Communication Director of Media Relations ................................................................................................................................. Doug Hauschild Assistant Director of Athletics Communication/Publications Coordinator.................................................................. Jennifer Storer Assistant Director of Athletics Communication........................................................................................................ Krystal Warren Assistant Director of Athletics Communication/Volleyball Contact ................................................................................ Seth Iiames Email ........................................................................................................................................... iiamesse@notes.udayton.edu Office Phone .................................................................................................................................................... (937) 229-4419 Cell Phone .........................................................................................................................................................(937) 877-0948 Fax .................................................................................................................................................................. (937) 229-4461 Sports Medicine Head Athletic Trainer ..................................................................................................................................Steve Foster, ATC, LAT Associate Head Athletic Trainer ........................................................................................................Nate Seymour, ATC, LAT, CSCS Athletics Trainer (Volleyball Trainer) ..............................................................................................Christopher Cameron, ATC, LAT Athletic Trainer ...............................................................................................................................Kaname Yamaguchi, ATC, LAT Office Phone .....................................................................................................................................................(937) 229-4437 Coaching Staff Head Coach ......................................................................................................................................................... Kelly Sheffield Alma Mater ................................................................................................................................................................ Ball State Record at UD / Years ..................................................................................................................................... 21-13 / one year Career Record / Years .................................................................................................................... 163-92 (.639) / eight years Assistant Coaches ......................................................................................................................... Matt Affolder, Brittany Dildine Volleyball Office Phone ..................................................................................................................................... (937) 229-5632 2008 Review 2008 Record ................................................................................................................................................................... 21-13 Conference Record / Finish .................................................................................................................................. 11-2 / Second Atlantic 10 Tournament Finish .......................................................................................................................................... Second Postseason .......................................................................................................................................................NCAA First Round Starters Returning / Lost...................................................................................................................................... 3 / 3 + Libero Letterwinners Returning / Lost .......................................................................................................................................... 8 / 4 Volleyball Information Home Court / Capacity .......................................................................................................................... Frericks Center / 5,000 Press Box (Iiames’ Cell) .....................................................................................................................................(937) 877-0948 Ticket Office ..................................................................................................................................................... (937) 229-4433 All-Time Record ................................................................................................................................................. 872-522 (.626) All-Time Atlantic 10 Record .................................................................................................................................. 182-52 (.778) A-10 Regular Season Champions ..................................................................................... 1998, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 A-10 Tournament Champions .............................................................................................................. 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 NCAA Appearances................... 2003 Second Round, 2004 First Round, 2005 First Round, 2007 Second Round, 2008 First Round

The History of Dayton Volleyball........ 67-72 Team Records ......................................................68 Individual Single-Season Records..........................69 Individual Career Records ....................................70 All-Time Coaching Records....................................71 All-Time Series Records ........................................72 Flyer Honor Roll ..................................................74 First Team All Atlantic 10 Flyers ............................75 All-Time Roster ....................................................76 To The Media .......................................................78 www.DaytonFlyers.com ........................................79

THIS IS DAYTON

The 2009 University of Dayton Volleyball Media Guide is a publication of the University of Dayton Athletics Communication Office. Written and edited by Seth Iiames. Design Coordination by Jennifer Storer. Editorial assistance by Doug Hauschild, Krystal Warren. Additional editorial content provided by Bill Thomas. Photos Courtesy of Erik Schelkun (Elsestar Images), Tim Boone (Avalon Communications), Larry Burgess (UD Public Relations), Skip Peterson, City of Dayton Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Chris Reiman (udpride.com), Leon Chuck, Tim Zechar, Joe Labolito, John Plassenthal, UD Archives. Printed by Post Printing (Minster, OH).

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FOUR-TIME ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONS

2007

NCAA SECOND ROUND A-10 REGULAR SEASON & TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

2005

NCAA FIRST ROUND A-10 REGULAR SEASON & TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

2004

NCAA FIRST ROUND A-10 REGULAR SEASON & TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

2003

NCAA SECOND ROUND A-10 REGULAR SEASON & TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS

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NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAM

NCAA TOURNAMENT HOST

Flyer Volleyball first vaulted itself into the

The University of Dayton’s Frericks Center has

national spotlight with a 33-2 record in 2007.

been selected as a host site for the First and

UD was nationally ranked for the first time in

Second Rounds of the NCAA Tournament for

school history and was included in the AVCA

the last two seasons. Over 1,000 fans have

Top 25 Coaches Poll for the final 15 of 17

packed into the Frericks Center to watch

weeks. Dayton continued its success in 2008

the Flyers compete on the national stage.

earning the school’s first-ever at-large bid

Over 1,600 of the Flyer Faithful packed the

into the NCAA Volleyball Championships.

house for UD’s First Round match against the

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Western Michigan Broncos in 2008.

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FLYER ALL-AMERICANS

ANN MEYERS - 1979 ERIN TREADWAY - 2003 FAYE BARHORST – 2004, 2005, 2006 CHRISTY UTNAGE – 2004 ERIN SCHROEDER – 2007

SCHROEDER

JAMIE-LEE RICHARDS – 2007

UTNAGE

LINDSAY FLETEMIER – 2008

RICHARDS

TREADWAY

BARHORST

MEYERS

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FLETEMIER

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FRERICKS GETS A FACELIFT

SPECTATOR VIEWING UPGRADE

In the Summer of 2009, the Frericks Center,

The Flyer Faithful have also been rewarded for

received a major overhaul to its playing surface

their dedication to a championship program.

and crowd environment. The University of

The Frericks Center’s roof was replaced, along

Dayton invested $300,000 dollars to install a

with the ceilings being cleared of clutter and

Robbins Bio-Channel hardwood floor in place

painted white to give fans a better view of the

of the former Sport Court. The multi-layered

action all season long.

surface helps to reduce the wear and tear on a

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player’s body during the course of a season.

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FLYER FAITHFUL

Whether at home or on the road, the

Included in the contingent of fans is the “Red Scare”, UD’s student fan club, which

Flyer Faithful support the volleyball

traditionally fills each end zone of the Frericks Center court. The support of Dayton’s student

program at the University of Dayton.

body has given the Flyers a home court advantage that has developed into 62-15 (.805)

UD traditionally ranks among the Top 40

home record since 2004 including a 22-5 record in the last two seasons.

teams in the nation in attendance and averaged over 1,000 fans per match

After the Flyers earned their fifth trip to the Big Dance in the last six years. The Flyer

during its magical 2007 when it finished

Faithful responded by pouring into the Frericks Center to watch their hometown team host

with a 33-2 overall record and a berth in

the First Round for the second consecutve season. 1, 674 fans attended the match against

the NCAA Second Round.

Western Michigan. It was the fourth largest crowd in Frericks Center history.

“In recent history, Dayton volleyball has lifted its play to become a Top 25 program

TOP CROWDS TO WATCH THE FLYERS AT FRERICKS CENTER Date

Opponent

Result

Attendance

Dec. 1, 2007

Michigan State (NCAA Second Round)

L, 0-3

2,057

Nov. 30, 2007

Lipscomb (NCAA First Round)

W, 3-0

1,864

Nov. 8, 2007

Xavier

W, 3-0

1,838

becoming a Top 25 program in the stands

Dec. 5, 2008

Western Michigan (NCAA First Round)

L, 1-3

1,674

as well and are looking to surpass 1,500

Sep. 29, 2006

Xavier

W, 3-0

1,341

fans per match at the Frericks Center.”

Nov. 7, 2008

Xavier

W, 3-0

1,330

Sep. 21, 2007

Saint Louis

W, 3-2

1,225

Aug. 25, 2007

Illinois

W, 3-2

1,130

Sep. 6, 2006

Purdue

L, 2-3

1,111

Oct. 14, 2005

Duquesne

W, 3-1

1,063

on the court,” Head Coach Kelly Sheffield

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said. “Now we are in the process of

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The University of Dayton attracted more than 12,000

UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON

TOP TIER NATIONAL CATHOLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITY

applications for its first-year class, another new record. It is the most academically prepared class, as measured by college entrance test scores, in school history. Our 95 rating in the latest NCAA Graduation Success Report is best in the A-10 and in the top 5 percent of

AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON, WE BELIEVE IN ASKING BIG QUESTIONS. OUR BIGGEST ONE: WHAT’S NEXT?

The answer springs out of our Catholic, Marianist philosophy of education. For more

Students are called to use their knowledge and faith to change the world. Six civil engineering students recently combined their technical know-how and communitybuilding skills to work with the people of Barombi, Cameroon, to build a pipeline and filter system, bringing the West African village safe drinking water for the first time.

than 150 years, we have remained faithful to

THAT’S TRANSFORMATIVE.

our mission. We educate for transformation.

Today, we are fast-tracking the development of alternative

Division schools. Our annual sponsored research volume hit another record mark at approximately $94 million, solidifying our rank as the top Catholic university for engineering research. In the state, we won Ohio Research Scholar funds to recruit world-class scholars for endowed professorships in the promising, high-tech fields of alternative fuels, layered sensing and advanced materials. We are the only private university in Ohio tapped to lead one of the research endeavors. THAT’S WHERE OUR FUTURE LIES.

The University of Dayton remains on solid financial footing despite the global financial crisis. An anonymous donor showed his faith in our future with a $10 million gift for need-based scholarships — the largest gift for scholarships in our history.

and renewable energy. We offer the state’s first master’s

That’s transformative for another generation of University

degree in renewable energy. The program builds upon

of Dayton students committed to changing the world.

interest among students in wind power, solar power and other renewable energy technologies. The University

WHAT’S NEXT?

of Dayton Research Institute is partnering with the Air

The University of Dayton reads the signs of the times

Force Research Laboratory to construct and operate the

and acts. That’s always been our greatest strength. That’s

country’s first federal research facility that will create jet

how we became a top-tier national research university

fuel from coal and biomass. We’re leading a statewide

known globally for scholarship and research that improve

collaboration of 15 universities dedicated to clean energy

the human condition.

research and development.

By every measure — from enrollment and research

THAT’S CHANGE THE WORLD NEEDS.

dollars to rankings and private support — this is a university on the rise. We are positioned for a future

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of extraordinary promise.

OFFICE OF ACADEMIC SERVICES FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES; A DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF THE PROVOST

WEEKLY MEETINGS

Academic coordinators hold weekly meetings with student-athletes to assess how they are performing their course work and to emphasize time management, study skills, organization, and goal setting as well as provide an opportunity to communication athletic and/or personal issues.

ACADEMIC MONITORING

Academic coordinators closely monitor the academic progress of student-athletes. In addition to freshmen midterm grades reported by the University, progress reports are issued to professors to ensure that attendance, effort and progress are maintained.

STUDY HALL

Study hall is structured, monitored, and quiet environment in which student-athletes have the opportunity to develop consistent and appropriate study skills. Computer and wireless access are available as well as the opportunity to meet with tutors. Coaches are notified on a regular basis regarding study hall attendance and behavior.

ACADEMIC COORDINATORS

In addition to University assigned academic advisors, academic coordinators are assigned to specific athletic teams are responsible for providing academic support to all student-athletes. Coordinators compliment the University’s academic advisors by assisting in academic advising, counseling, and monitoring. Academic coordinators ensure that student-athletes follow NCAA, Atlantic 10, and University of Dayton guidelines.

NCAA COMPLIANCE

WHAT IS A PROSPECTIVE STUDENTATHLETE/”PROSPECT”?

A prospect is any student who has started classes for the ninth (9th) grade, any student who receives financial assistance or other benefits from UD and/or its athletics representative that are not normally provided to prospective students generally. You become a “recruited prospective student-athlete” at a particular college if any coach or representative of the college’s athletics interests (booster or representative) approaches you (or any member of your family) about enrolling and participating in athletics at that college. Activities by coaches or boosters that cause you to become a recruited prospective student-athlete are: • Providing you with an official visit* • Placing more than one telephone call to you or any other member of your family • Visiting you or any other member of your family anywhere other than the college campus * You may take a maximum of five “official visits” with no more than one to any single institution

NCAA COMPLIANCE THE NCAA AND YOU

The University of Dayton is committed to the principle of institutional control in operating its athletics program in a manner that is consistent with the letter and spirit of NCAA, conference and university rules and regulations. The University’s commitment is to maintain control of its athletics programs through cooperation between responsible administrators, coaches, faculty, all institutional staff members, studentathletes and representatives of the University’s athletics interests.

STUDENT LEARNING SUPPORT

Academics works closely with the Student Learning Support (SLS) office on campus to provide students with tutoring and disability support services. The intent of the tutorial program is to provide academic assistance in areas that include review of class discussion and notes, study strategies, and other information that is imperative to the respective class, while services from DSS include adaptive technology, extended test time, and note-taking.

AWARDS

• All-Academic Team Recognizes student-athletes who earned the highest cumulative grade point average on their respective teams. • 4.00 Flyers Award Given to those who achieved a perfect grade point average during winter or fall semesters. • 3.50 Honorees Student-athletes who have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or above during either the fall or winter semesters. • Presidential Outstanding Scholar-Athlete Award The Presidential Outstanding Scholar-Athlete Award is designed to be the most prestigious honor presented by the Office of Academic Services for Student-Athletes and the Office of the Provost. It serves to recognize two student-athletes, one male and one female, who have demonstrated academic excellence, qualities of leadership and service to the University of Dayton community.

A MESSAGE TO PROSPECTS...

To participate in varsity athletics, student-athletes must receive “qualifier” status determined by the NCAA Clearinghouse. Please visit NCAAClearinghouse.net for further information. It is never too early for student-athletes to start planning for college. Call the NCAA’s “Wanna Play? Know the Rule” hotline at 1-800-638-3731 to hear recorded information and order your free copy of the NCAA Guide for the College Bound Student-Athlete.

ASK BEFORE YOU ACT

The importance of following all NCAA rules and regulations is imperative to maintaining the integrity of the University of Dayton. We ask all alumni, current student-athletes, prospective student-athletes, their families and friends to help the University protect the athletic eligibility of our student-athletes and the reputation of the University by adhering to the rules and regulations of the NCAA and by contacting the UD Compliance Office or the NCAA with all questions. With questions regarding the information above, contact Matt Tanney, Coordinator for Compliance, in the UD Compliance Office at (937)-229-1285 or Matt.Tanney@notes.udayton.edu.

SPORTS MEDICINE STAFF

At the University of Dayton, the health and well being of our student-athletes is a primary concern. We strive to prevent injuries through pre-participation physical examinations, well-designed conditioning programs, warm-ups, proper practice planning, and appropriate equipment selection. When an athletic injury occurs, our goal is to provide the best medical care possible from the initial first-aid to the follow-up care and rehabilitation.

SEAN CONVERY, M.D. HEAD PHYSICIAN

FACILITIES

There are two Athletic Training Rooms in operation at the University of Dayton. The Arena Training Room is located in the Donoher Basketball Center and utilized by Arena Complex teams for practices and games. The Frericks Center training room is open year round and is utilized for treatment and rehabilitation to all sports in the mornings and serves those sports that operate out of the Frericks Center in the afternoon.

STAFF

The University of Dayton Sports Medicine Staff consists of a team of Family Practice Physicians and Orthopedic Consultants and four full-time and two graduate assistant certified and licensed Athletic Trainers. In particular instances the Head Team Physician may refer athletes to other physicians or specialists. However, the Head Team Physician supervises the status of all athletes referred to other physicians or specialists and has the final authority with regard to all medical disqualifications, treatment, and return to play. Referrals to specialists will be made through the Team Physicians or Athletic Trainers only. Trained personnel are present at all athletic contests and, where possible, at all practices to insure prompt medical attention.

State-of-the-art conditioning centers, fully-equipped training rooms and full-time professionals combine to create a program for student-athletes that gives them a physical edge over the competition. Each UD team has a plan designed and administered by qualified professionals to meet the specific needs of their sport and style of play. All student-athletes perform basic strength training with a general emphasis on explosive lifts that involve as much of the body as possible. Conditioning programs are designed to prepare student-athletes for the specific metabolic demands of their sport. Core training, agility work and sport specific exercises are then incorporated into each program to prepare each student-athlete for competitive success. The UD strength & conditioning coaches work with out sports medicine staff to help reduce the risk of injuries and to efficiently return student-athletes to competition as quickly and as safely as possible following injury. With four staff members holding the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) credential, UD stays current on the latest research to insure that our programs are among the best in the country. In addition, the UD strength and conditioning staff can provide assistance in eating strategies that will improve health and competitiveness of UD studentathletes. The University of Dayton athletic conditioning centers, located both in the Frericks Center and the Donoher Basketball Center, house the very latest treadmills, Nautilus equipment, and free weights.

SPORTS MEDICINE

The Sports Medicine Staff works closely with the coaching staff to keep them informed regarding the medical status of the athletes.

Head Athletic Trainer: Steve Foster, ATC, LAT (football) Manager of Sports Medicine: Nate Seymour, ATC, LAT, CSCS (men’s basketball)

Dr. Sean Convery is in his ninth year heading up Dayton’s medical staff. Convery’s primary full-time position is serving as the medical director of The Sports Medicine Center at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. In addition, he is a faculty member in the Family Practice Residency Program at Miami Valley Hospital; associate clinical professor in the Department of Family Practice at Wright State University School of Medicine; school physician for the Kettering City School District; and team physician at Kettering Fairmont High School.

Assistant Athletic Trainer: Kaname Yamaguchi, ATC, LAT (men’s soccer, baseball) Assistant Athletic Trainer: Jaime Potter, ATC, LAT (women’s basketball, rowing) Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer: Christopher Cameron, ATC, LAT (volleyball, track & field) Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer: Lisa Schulte, (women’s soccer, softball) Team Doctor: Dr. Sean Convery, M.D. Orthopedic Consultant: Dr. Tim Quinn, M.D. Assistant Team Physician: Dusty Rhodes, D.O. Assistant Team Physician: Mike Barrow, M.D. Assistant Team Physician: Teresa Zryd, MD, MSPH Orthopedic Consultant: Jim Klosterman, M.D. Team Physician Emeritus: Art Bok, D.O.

TIM QUINN, M.D. ORTHOPEDIC CONSULTANT Former Flyer football standout Dr. Tim Quinn serves his alma mater as the orthopedic consultant for UD Athletics. A 1973 graduate, Quinn has been associated with the Flyers in this capacity since 1988. He was a two-time First Team Academic All-America, and was chosen a National Football Foundation /College Football Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete in 1972. A versatile player, he was a starter at linebacker and on the defensive line in his career. He is also a two-time winner of UD’s John L. Macbeth Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award.

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

JOE OWENS

MARK THOBE

MIKE BEWLEY

TODD LINKLATER

Associate Director of Athletics/ Director of Athletic Performance Enhancement CSCS*D, NSCA Coach Practitioner

Strength & Conditioning Coach MS, CSCS, Men’s & Women’s Basketball and Men’s and Women’s Golf

Coordinator of Strength and Conditioning MS, CSCS Volleyball, Men’s & Women’s Cross Country, Football, Rowing, Men’s & Women’s Soccer, Men’s & Women’s Tennis, and Track & Field

Associate Head Baseball Coach/Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach MED Baseball and Softball

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ADMINISTRATION DR. DANIEL J.CURRAN UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

Daniel J. Curran is president of the University of Dayton, recognized as a top-tier national research university and one of the 10 best Catholic universities in the country. The Philadelphia native became the University of Dayton’s 18th president and first lay leader on July 1, 2002. By almost every measure — from enrollment to research dollars to rankings — the University of Dayton has grown in stature during his presidency. Since 2002, the University of Dayton has established centers of excellence in nanotechnology; fuels and combustion; ladar and optical communications; and advanced sensor technology. The University launched the nation’s first accelerated law curriculum, started a doctor of physical therapy program and introduced one of the nation’s first bachelor’s degrees in human rights studies. The University also constructed an Innovation Center in the School of Engineering; built a sports complex; and opened the Dayton Early College Academy, a charter school on campus that prepares first-generation college students to earn a high school diploma and college credits at the same time. In the residential arena, the University built two facilities that combine living and learning — Marianist Hall, a residence hall with learning spaces, and ArtStreet, an imaginative housing and arts education complex in the University neighborhood. RecPlex, an ultramodern fitness and recreation complex, opened in 2006. Curran’s forward-thinking, innovative approach also translates to the playing fields. As a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I board of directors from 2004-2008, Dr. Curran helped shape academic reforms designed to improve the graduation rate of student-athletes. He also has served on the executive committee and Division I-AA/I-AAA Presidential Advisory Group and the Higher Learning Commission. A sociologist by training, he is passionate about issues of social justice. In 2007, he received the Joseph E. Lowery Human Rights Legacy Award from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference as well as the Humanitarian Award from the National Conference for Community and Justice of Greater Dayton for his “personal advocacy and energy toward building a more inclusive community.” In 2005, Dr. Curran joined University of Dayton students on a relief trip to hurricane-stricken Mississippi. In 2002, he received the Eternal Flame Award, an international award given for “exceptional contribution to the field of Holocaust education.” Dr. Curran spent 23 years in various administrative and faculty positions at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, most recently as executive vice president and vice president for academic affairs. Dr. Curran and his wife, Claire, have two sons, Sean and Aidan.

TIM WABLER

VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

THE FLYERS

A former Flyer student-athlete himself, Tim Wabler is the seventh man to serve as the University of Dayton’s Director of Athletics. As UD’s Vice-President and Director of Athletics, Wabler is responsible for the oversight of 17 intercollegiate athletics programs, on-campus athletic facilities including Baujan Field and the Frericks Center, and the University of Dayton Arena with the surrounding Arena Sports Complex. Wabler first returned to the University’s Athletics Division as an administrator in 1993 as Associate Director Athletics. As Associate AD, Wabler worked in every area of athletics administration -- overseeing UD’s sports programs, student-athlete support services, development and major facility projects. Since Wabler has been part of the Dayton Athletics Division, the Flyers have experienced significantly improved competitive success. Since 1998, UD has had 26 conference championships and had 20 teams reach the post-season. In the nine years prior to 1998, the Flyers had only seven conference championships and one tournament appearance. In the last two years, Dayton athletics has reached even higher heights. Flyer teams have combined to have their best winning percentage than any other period in school history and set milestones in several sports while still maintaining graduation rates that are among the highest in the country. The highlights include the following: Women’s soccer has earned five NCAA tournament appearances (including a berth in the “Sweet Sixteen” in 2001) and has won eight of the last 11 A-10 regular season championships. Women’s volleyball has earned four NCAA tournament appearances and has won nine A-10 titles (regular season and/or tournament). Men’s soccer has won five A-10 titles and played in the 2008 NCAA tournament. The baseball team’s record for wins in a season was 25 after the 2000 campaign -- since then UD has won at least 30 games six times and won the A-10 regular season championship in 2009. And the Flyer football team has won the Pioneer Football League Championship nine times in the 16-year history of the league, and has taken home the 2002 and 2007 NCAA Division I-AA Mid-Major National Championships. As success on the field has improved, UD student-athletes have also performed in the classroom. The Flyers’ combined cumulative grade point average has risen to a school-record 3.235. UD has had 34 Academic All-Americans in the last nine years. Only Nebraska, Rensselaer Poly and Rice had more. The Flyers had three Arthur Ashe Scholar-Athletes in 2005-06, the most in school history. Dayton is consistently among the league leaders in placing student-athletes on the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll, even though the Flyers participate in fewer A-10 sports than all but one school. UD had the most players on the PFL Academic Honor Roll for the ninth consecutive year in 2008. Wabler is also the administrator who oversees UD’s athletic fund-raising efforts and long-term finances. Radio and television agreements have been expanded to increase exposure for Flyer athletics. Wabler has been actively involved in numerous A-10 Conference committees, including the Championships Review Committee, Baseball Committee and Soccer Committee. His committee work also extends to service to the University community. He currently serves on UD’s Campus Master Planning Committee, and has been a past member of UD’s Committee on Diversity in Community and Resource Allocation Steering Committee. Wabler is also an NCAA Peer Reviewer and a member of the Greater Dayton YMCA’s Board of Trustees.

Assistant Athletics Director/Senior Woman Administrator Flyer student-athlete and administrator Megan Pease returned to UD in August 2008. Pease was a standout volleyball player from 1999 to 2003. After graduation, she first worked in the Athletics Division as UD’s Compliance Coordinator for all 17 Flyer sports teams from 2004 to 2006. She assisted UD’s Associate Director of Athletics in all areas of NCAA and A-10 regulations. She then was Dayton’s Assistant Director of Marketing for one year before taking a position with Paychex, Inc. in Dayton. While working in the UD athletics administration, she also served as the Faculty Advisor for the Flyer Student-Athlete Advisory Board. During her first stint at Dayton, Pease implemented the community service element of the NCAA Life Skills program at the University of Dayton, the successful initial marketing of the 2007 NCAA Women’s Basketball Regional at UD Arena, and the monitoring of squad lists, initial eligibility and continuing eligibility for UD’s nearly 400 student-athletes. Pease came to UD following a prep career that concluded with her being named the Ohio Division I Player of the Year in 1998 at Mansfield (OH) Madison High School. She was part of a UD volleyball program that won 102 matches, including an A-10 Regular Season Championship in 2001 and UD’s first-ever A-10 Tournament title in 2003. She was a senior leader of the Flyer team that won UD’s first-ever NCAA Tournament match with a stunning five-game upset of host Michigan State. She was a three-time recipient of the Dr. R. Elaine Driedame Coach’s Award. As a junior and senior, she was the president of UD’s Student-Athlete Advisory Board.

Pease holds two degrees from the University of Dayton. She earned her Bachelor’s in Management Information Systems (with a minor in Operations Management) in 2003, and her MBA (specialization in Marketing) in 2004.

A 1974 graduate of UD’s School of Business Administration, Wabler has also completed the Sports Management Institute Executive Program. A former member of UD’s Athletic Board, Wabler was a four-year letterwinner and three-time Pitcher of the Year for UD. He served as team captain as a senior. A 1970 graduate of Chaminade High School in Dayton, Wabler is the first Dayton native to serve as the University’s Director of Athletics. Tim and his wife Arlene have two daughters, Sarah and Leigh Anne.

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

MEGAN PEASE

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

2009 ROSTER #

1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 19 20

Name

Valerie Akerhielm Rachel Krabacher Paige Vargas Becky Novacek Anna Eytchison Yvonne Marten Chelsy Christoff Lindsay Fletemier Rachael Broerman Amanda Cowdrey Kacie Hausfeld Hannah Clancy Shayne Brown Tiffany Gaerke

2009 RADIO/ TV ROSTER YR

SO RS Fr. FR JR SO RS SO SR RS JR JR JR JR FR FR JR

POS

DS OH DS MB/RS RS OH/RS DS MB DS OH S S MB OH

5-8 6-3 5-8 6-2 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-6 5-4 5-10 5-9 6-0 6-0 6-1

Hometown/High School/Previous College Carmel, IN/Carmel Cincinnati, OH/McAuley Naperville, IL/Benet Academy Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell Columbia, IL/Columbia Fortville, IN/Cathedral LaGrange Park, IL/Lyons Township Garden City, MI/Garden City Colorado Springs, CO/St. Mary’s Brampton, ON Canada/Albany Springboro, OH/Archbishop Alter Thousand Oaks, CA /Thousand Oaks Lakewood, CO /Lakewood Fort Recovery, OH/Fort Recovery

Coaching Staff

BY CLASS

SENIORS (1) 8

Three AEC Regular Season Championships (2004, 2005, 2006) Three AEC Tournament Championships (2004, 2006, 2007) Assistant Coaches: Matt Affolder Second Season at UD; Indiana State, 2002 Brittany Dildine First Season at UD; Purdue, 2007 Carrie DeMange First Season at UD; Duke, 2007 Athletics Trainer: Christopher Cameron, ATC, LAT

Matt Affolder ........................................ Aff-older Valerie Akerhielm ...........................ah-kerr-helm Rachael Broerman ............................ Bro-er-man Anna Eytchison ................................... Etch-a-son Lindsay Fletemier ............................. FLET-meyer Tiffany Gaerke ................................... GARR-key Kacie Hausfeld.......................................Hos-feld Rachel Krabacher.............................KRAY-backer Yvonne Marten ...................................Yah-vonne Becky Novacek ..............................NO-vah-check Amanda Cowdrey ............................... COW-Dree Brittany Dildine ................................... DILL-dine Carrie DeMange ...............................de-MAY-nge

JUNIOR (6) 1 Valerie Akerhielm So. • DS

2 Rachel Krabacher RS Fr. • OH

3 Paige Vargas Fr. • DS

4 Becky Novacek Jr. • MB

5 Anna Eytchison So. • RS

4 9 10 13 14 20

Becky Novacek Lindsay Fletemier Rachel Broerman Amanda Cowdrey Kacie Hausfeld Tiffany Gaerke

MB MB DS OH S OH

SOPHOMORES (3) 1 5 7

Pronunciations

Head Coach: Kelly Sheffield Second Season at UD; Ninth Overall Four NCAA Tournament Appearances (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008)

Chelsy Christoff

Valerie Akerhielm Anna Eytchison Yvonne Marten

DS RS OH/RS

FRESHMEN (4) 7 Yvonne Marten RS So. • OH/RS

8 Chelsy Christoff Sr. • DS

9 Lindsay Fletemier RS Jr. • MB

10 Rachel Broerman Jr. • DS

13 Amanda Cowdrey Jr. • OH

2 3 15 19

Rachel Krabacher Paige Vargas Hannah Clancy Shayne Brown

OH DS S MB

BY PRIMARY POSITION OUTSIDE/RIGHT SIDE (5)

14 Kacie Hausfeld Jr. • S

15 Hannah Clancy Fr. • S

19 Shayne Brown Fr. • MB

2 5 7 13 20

20 Tiffany Gaerke Jr. • OH/RS

Rachel Krabacher Anna Eytchison Yvonne Marten Amanda Cowdrey Tiffany Gaerke

FR SO RS SO FR SO

MIDDLE BLOCKERS (3) 4 9 19

Becky Novacek Lindsay Fletemier Shayne Brown

SO RS JR FR

Kelly Sheffield Head Coach

Matt Affolder Assistant Coach

2009 DAYTON VOLLEYBALL Front Row: Chris Cameron, Mark Thobe, Chelsy Christoff, Rachael Broerman, Kacie Hausfeld, Paige Vargas, Valerie Akerhielm, Kelsey Kendall

Back Row: Kelly Sheffield, Brittany Dildine, Amanda Cowdrey, Tiffany Gaerke, Yvonne Marten, Anna Eytchison, Lindsay Fletemier, Rachel Krabacher, Becky Novacek, Hannah Clancy, Shayne Brown, Carrie DeMange, Matt Affolder

Kelsey Kendall Team Manager

Brittany Dildine Assistant Coach

Carrie DeMange Volunteer Assistant Coach

Christopher Cameron Athletics Trainer

1 3 8 10

Valerie Akerhielm Paige Vargas Chelsy Christoff Rachel Broerman

SO DS SR SO

SETTERS (2) 14 15

Kacie Hausfeld Hannah Clancy

SO FR

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DEFENSIVE SPECIALISTS (4)

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

KELLY SHEFFIELD HEAD COACH

SECOND SEASON AT UD, EIGHTH SEASON OVERALL BALL STATE Just the seventh head coach in University of Dayton volleyball history, Kelly Sheffield has Flyer volleyball on course to remain one of the nation’s elite Division I programs. In his first season with the Red and Blue, Sheffield guided his program to a 21-13 record that included its sixth trip to the Atlantic 10 Championship match, and Dayton’s fifth trip to the NCAA Tournament. 2008 marked the first at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament in school history.

Sheffield was a great developer of talent at Albany as he mentored the first player in NCAA history to win a conference Player of the Year and Setter of the Year award in three consecutive seasons. That talent helped his 2006 squad to become the first team in school history in any sport to host an NCAA Tournament contest when Minnesota, Saint John’s and Siena visited Albany for the First and Second Rounds.

Wins over a nationally-ranked Illinois squad and momentous five-set wins at the Frericks Center over Louisville and Northwestern set the stage for a run to the Atlantic 10 Championship Match in St. Louis. The Flyers capitalized on their out-of-conference wins, and a late 9-3 run heading into to the A-10 Tournament to solidify their spot in the Big Dance. For the second time in as many years, the venerable Frericks Center played host to the opening round of the NCAA Championships. 1,674 of the Flyer Faithful passed through the turnstile to cheer on UD as they hosted Western Michigan.

In addition, he has extensive experience coaching junior volleyball teams. Sheffield was the head coach of the Houston Juniors from 1997-98 and Munciana (Ind.) Volleyball Club from 1989-97.

In addition, Sheffield helped guide Dayton middle blocker Lindsay Fletemier to an American Volleyball Coaches Association Honorable Mention All-American Award in 2008 as well as a selection to the U.S. A2 Development Team.

Sheffield began his coaching career at Muncie Burris High School, where he was a varsity assistant for a squad that won two state championships and a national championship. He also was an assistant at New Castle High School, a team that achieved a top-10 state ranking in the 1990s.

He was appointed to the AVCA’s Board of Directors in 2009. Sheffield is currently serving a three-year term on the board overseeing the selection of all AVCA awards, Division I All-American meetings. He also communicates relative rules and regulation for the association’s awards and reviews proposals for new awards programs.

Sheffield was one of nine members of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Rules Committee from 2004-2007, and was chair of the committee in 2006-2007. He also represented the America East Conference on the Division I Head Coaches’ Committee. That group advises the AVCA on matters relating to Division I NCAA volleyball, such as legislation, recruiting, and ethics and conduct.

“This is a big-time commitment to our program and to the players. Frericks now has one of the best floors in Division I volleyball. It will change the way we train and the recovery time should be much quicker for our team,” said UD volleyball head coach Kelly Sheffield. “From a recruiting standpoint, it is huge. When you walk in, you see only volleyball courts. There are not very many facilities in the country that you can say that about. Without question, it shows that volleyball at the University of Dayton is taken seriously.”

Sheffield, a native of Muncie, Ind., came to UD after seven seasons as the head coach at Albany. A two-time America East Conference Coach of the Year, Sheffield led the Great Danes to three trips to the NCAA Tournament including a berth in the second round in 2007. Albany won back-to-back Conference Tournament Championships under Sheffield and three titles in his last four years. Albany volleyball won 20 matches or more in four out of five seasons.

Sheffield also spent time as the top assistant at Clemson University, where he handled the team’s ball control, defense and middle hitters. He served as scouting and recruiting coordinator at Clemson as well. From 1998-2000, Sheffield was a first assistant coach at the University of Virginia. He was responsible for scouting and game plans, assisted with recruiting and practice, and directed team travel. During his two-year stay at Virginia, the program earned its first two appearances in the NCAA Tournament. In 1998, the Cavaliers finished with a 26-8 record, the second-highest victory total in the program’s history. Virginia ended the season ranked 23rd in the national RPI rankings. In his final year, Virginia’s recruiting class was ranked sixth nationally by Volleyball Magazine. Prior to his arrival at Virginia, Sheffield served as an assistant at the University of Houston in 1997. The Cougars captured their seventh consecutive NCAA berth and won the Conference USA Tournament.

Sheffield earned his bachelor’s degree in general studies from Ball State University. He has also worked as an evaluator and court coach for USA Volleyball Junior National Team Tryouts. Sheffield and his wife, Cathy, reside in Oakwood. YEAR

SCHOOL

OVERALL RECORD

PCT.

CONF. RECORD

PCT.

CONFERENCE

1997

Houston (Assistant)

1998

Virginia (Assistant)

1999

Virginia (Assistant)

2000

Clemson (Assistant)

2001

POSTSEASON

Albany

4-20

.167

1-13

.071

Eighth

2002

Albany

16-15

.516

5-7

.417

Fourth

2003

Albany

24-10

.706

9-5

.643

Fourth

2004

Albany

27-7

.794

13-1

.929

America East Champions

2005

Albany

28-4

.875

11-1

.917

America East Reg. Season Champions

2006

Albany

19-13

.594

10-2

.833

America East Champions

NCAA First Round

2007

Albany

24-10

.706

9-4

.692

T-Second, Tournament Champions

NCAA Second Round

2008

Dayton

21-13

.618

11-2

.846

Second

NCAA First Round

TOTAL

8 Seasons

163-92

.639

69-35

.663

3 Reg. Season, 3 Tourney Titles

4 Appearances

NCAA First Round

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

Determined to make the University of Dayton one of the NCAA’s most prominent volleyball programs, Sheffield has helped breathe new life into the historic Frericks Center. Following the 2008 season a $300,000 investment was made to give Frericks a major facelift. Among the biggest changes, a state-of-the-art Robbins Bio-Channel hardwood floor was installed and the rafters were cleared making for a brighter and more enjoyable environment for the fans.

Sheffield’s Great Danes were one of just two teams at the Division 1 level to continuously improve their RPI rating from 2000 to 2005, moving to number 40 in 2005 after occupying the 295-spot in 2000. Albany’s 2005 ranking represents the best in America East Conference volleyball history. The team also posted the best-ever winning percentage (.875) in the league.

WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS SEASON AFTER EARNING THE PROGRAM’S FIFTH TRIP TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT? With a new season, you want to try and indoctrinate the newcomers into the culture that we have here at the University of Dayton. We have incoming freshmen, transfers and players that were out last season with injuries so what we want to do immediately is to get everyone on the same page. It has been a little easier since everyone has been on campus over the summer, but I think that is something that we have to be able to do. After that we have to try to improve every day. It is very cliché, but this is a team that has talent, but will be new to each other. It may take some time to get things worked out. However, our ultimate goal remains the same, to win Atlantic 10 championships and to advance to the NCAA Tournament and make a run. That has always been a goal of this program, and it will continue to be in the future. HOW DO YOU EXPECT THE NEW ADDITIONS TO IMPACT THIS YEAR’S TEAM? Amanda Cowdrey, our transfer from Albany, makes the game easier for people that are around her. She is a very complete player. She is good at every skill and has a complete game. I don’t know where she will be at on the court, but I am sure she will have a role somewhere. She has had a lot of success and has played as much volleyball as anyone around her. She has a great spirit about her and great competitiveness. She brings a lot to us, there are a lot of different roles she could fill for us. Shayne Brown gives us a lot of depth in the middle. She’s very quick, she’s smaller than our other middles but she is quicker than anyone else in that position. She has a tremendous competitive spirit about her as well. She ups the competitiveness in our gym from the second she walks in there. Paige Vargas helps our ball control immensely. We have a lot of people in the back court that are very good. She has played in a lot of high-level matches for her age. She will help our ball control and help get us get into our offense. Hannah Clancy is another freshman that has played in a lot of big matches for her high school and her club. She has been working with our hitters on campus and I think she has a chance to be a very good player. She has a very high volleyball IQ and it makes the hitter’s jobs a lot easier. Offenses flow pretty well when she’s playing. She usually makes good decisions and her location is really, really good. Frankly, our other newcomers include those who weren’t available to us last year either because of injury or being redshirted. Yvonne Marten, who was out the entire year rehabbing an injury and Rachel Krabacher, a redshirt last year, are two potential big time players for us this season. Yvonne is as competitive as it gets and she has to be driven after coming back from three ACL surgeries. She has that in her rearview mirror and she’s not paying attention to any of that. She is focused on getting out on the court and playing a big role for us. I think she is going to have a great season. Rachel had all of 2008 to learn a lot and I think she could be as big of an impact as anybody on our team. She has really worked hard this summer and she is going to see a lot of sets this year for the Flyers. THERE ARE A LOT OF VETERANS ON THE TEAM WITH EXPERIENCE IN BIG MATCHES AND POSTSEASON PLAY. WHO ARE YOUR LEADERS? Chelsy Christoff is our lone senior, and obviously she has been around for a lot of years. She is going to be our organizer, she will help keep the team together and she is really good at that. She has played a lot of matches for us and has been influenced by a number of strong leaders in the past. She knows what it takes and the work ethic it takes to be a contender. Our other two captains are Yvonne Marten and Rachael Broerman this season. Rachael has a bring it attitude and is a tough little cookie. She will not get cheated out of anything. She will go as hard as she can at whatever is in front of her. There is a certain spirit about her that her teammates feed off of.

MATT AFFOLDER Yvonne is the hammer. She drives and pushes and is a great example of that. Those are our three captains, but when I watch our team work, we have a lot of leaders in many different ways. Tiffany Gaerke is not a captain, but she is a leader in how she approaches everything. The same can be said for Becky Novacek and on down the line with players like Lindsay Fletemier. We have a lot of people that I would consider leaders even if they aren’t captains. This team has a lot of drive. I see a team that most of them are accountable of themselves and I think that takes a certain amount of leadership. HOW IMPORTANT IS THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR PLAYERS LIKE LINDSAY FLETEMIER, WHO COMPETED WITH THE US A2 TEAM IN THE SPRING, AND RACHEL KRABACHER, WHO COMPETED INTERNATIONALLY IN THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE IN CROATIA? Lindsay has gotten a lot better each year that she has played. She went into the spring of 2008 and had surgery on her arm and stress fractures on her legs. Because of that she wasn’t able to train that spring or summer and went into the season and was still hurting. The goal of the season was to make it through the year in one piece for her. Even with the obstacles she had a great season as an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American and an A-10 All-Conference selection. When she went to the A2 tryouts, I saw somebody that came back with a lot of enthusiasm and passion to a level she hasn’t had before. It is really critical, because she is a player that other teams tend to pay a lot of attention to. When that type of athlete is driven and is as motivated as she is right now, then it reverberates throughout the rest of the team. At the tournament, she competed against some of the best competition in the country and improved every day. I think she is going to have a huge year. She has a lot of things still to learn, but she is very willing to take her game to the next level. That is exciting for everybody and I know she is as excited to play volleyball as she has ever been. Rachel Krabacher keeps taking necessary steps to raise her game to the next level. She has gone out and looked for tougher competition. She traveled to Croatia this summer and played against different styles, which will only help her improve as a player. She had a great summer and she is capable of really big things. It is neat to see players make decisions to dedicate their summer to improving on campus and seeking out new competition, and then going to Europe or trying out for the US National Team like three of our players (Fletemier, Gaerke and Krabacher)did. Great athletes in any sport seek out their competition and it is good to have a lot of players here that have that mindset. TALK ABOUT YOUR SCHEDULING THIS SEASON. YOU ARE FACING A NUMBER OF TEAMS THAT ADVANCED TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT LAST FALL, WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR WHEN SEARCHING FOR AN OPPONENT? When we go into any season we try to schedule our games in a way that will help us achieve our goals. We wanted to get teams on our schedule that help us reach our goal of the NCAA Tournament and also have a strong enough slate to remain an at-large candidate. We have a few teams scheduled that made it to the second weekend of the tournament last year. Also, almost everyone on our schedule should be better than they were last year. The majority of our competition returns a large amount of their team. Not only are there perennial teams, but there are also teams that will be exceptionally good this season. We are going to get pushed and challenged right out of the gate. Every single tournament we play in will have stiff competition. There will not be a tournament that we won’t have to work to win. That is what we’re wanting, to take the court and play against really good teams. With that said, I think we are capable of winning our games and it is a schedule that I am excited about and it will provide a variety of tests for our team. I am certainly looking forward to it. Our conference schedule will be a little different since we will be playing more teams. The exciting part of our A-10 matches will be the level of competition. From top to bottom and this conference returns a number of their best players. We were probably hit the worst with as many seniors as we had, but every other team brings a lot of its players back. Last year was exciting for our conference, but this year will be even more so, because there are so many teams that will be better than what they were a year ago and it will be a great year for the A-10.

ASSISTANT COACH SECOND SEASON AT UD INDIANA STATE 2002 Matt Affolder begins his second season as an assistant coach with the University of Dayton Flyers after helping the team to a 21-13 finish and its fifth trip to the NCAA Tournament. “I am glad to have Matt complete the Dayton volleyball staff,” Sheffield said. “He is a tireless worker with a tremendous enthusiasm for the sport. He is a very good teacher and trainer while bringing very strong technical and tactical knowledge of the game.” Affolder’s responsibilities include opposition scouting, video editing and breakdown, statistical analysis, team travel and coordinating the Dayton Volleyball camps. Affolder spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Indiana University from 2004-2006. While serving as recruiting coordinator and coach of the outside hitters with the Hoosiers several IU individual program records were broken including career kills, freshman single-season kill record and single-season hitting percentage. “I would first like to thank Kelly (Sheffield) and the University of Dayton for this tremendous opportunity,” Affolder said. “It has always been a goal of mine to work alongside someone with passion and determination that Kelly has shown throughout his coaching career. It has also been a selfish goal of mine to work alongside one of my very best friends.” Affolder also spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Southern Illinois where he handled all aspects of recruiting while assisting with individual and team defense. The Salukis advanced to their first-ever Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Final in his initial season on campus in 2002. The team also fashioned a 23-10 overall record that stood as the team’s best record in 17 years and was one win shy of the combined total of the previous three seasons (24-62). He also mentored the SIU single-season and career record holder in kills, attack attempts and digs while coaching one CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American and three MVC All-Conference selections. “Matt has built solid relationships with the club and high school programs within the region and will be another strong recruiter on our staff,” Sheffield said. “He is also very skilled at scouting as well as video and statistical analysis. I have known Matt for more than 15 years and am pleased with the kind of person and coach we are adding at Dayton.” A native of Decatur, Ind., Affolder spent three seasons as a volunteer coach at Indiana State working primarily with middle blockers and right side hitters. He trained five MVC All-Conference selections and three MVC All-Newcomer picks at ISU. The Sycamores also earned three consecutive berths to the MVC Tournament during his time in Terre Haute. Prior to Indiana State, Affolder spent three years as the head coach at Wapahani High School in Selma, Ind., from 1996-98. He posted a 73-36 record, including three sectional titles, two regional appearances, a Class A Elite Eight appearance in 1997 and a Final Four appearance in 1998. In 1998, he was tabbed as Class A North Coach of the Year Affolder served as an assistant varsity coach at Muncie Central High School in Muncie, Ind., from 1993-95. He also served as the head freshman coach, leading his team to a 23-1 record in two years. While at Muncie Central, the varsity squad finished an impressive 101-10 and reached the Indiana High School Athletic Association Final Four in 1995. Additionally, Affolder served as a coach for the Munciana (Muncie) Volleyball Club for seven years (1993-99). Under his watch, the team captured the 1998 USA Volleyball National Championship for the 16 & Under Club Division. He coached two additional Munciana teams to top 10 finishes nationally and trained 10 USA Volleyball All-Americans. During his time as a high school coach, Affolder trained 20 Indiana All-State honorees and 10 high school All-Americans. The Decatur native graduated from Bellmont High School and is a 2002 graduate of Indiana State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He and his wife, Nicole, have two sons, Joshua and Tyler. The Affolder family resides in Centerville.

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

Q&A WITH SHEFFIELD

ASSISTANT COACH FIRST SEASON AT UD PURDUE 2007

VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT FIRST SEASON AT UD DUKE 2007

University of Dayton volleyball head coach Kelly Sheffield announced the addition of Brittany Dildine to his coaching staff in the summer of 2009. Dildine [pronounced dill-DINE] serves as an assistant coach and also heads up recruiting efforts for the Flyers.

University of Dayton volleyball head coach Kelly Sheffield welcomed Carrie DeMange (de-May-nge) to the staff in 2009. The 2007 ACC Player of the Year and Dayton native joined the Flyer volleyball program as a volunteer assistant coach.

“We are very excited to bring Brittany into our program and as a member of our coaching staff. She brings with her the unique experience of competing at a very high level in two sports,” said Sheffield. “She has a very strong will to win, is passionate about the game of volleyball, and will be a great resource for our players in helping them get to the next level.”

“I am really excited that Carrie has decided to come back home to Dayton to join our staff. She had a great playing career and accomplished a lot. Carrie worked our summer camps and is a really good teacher of the game,” said Sheffield. “She is extremely passionate about the game and is really excited about beginning her career in coaching. I think she’ll be a great addition to the Flyer program.”

Dildine was a two-sport athlete at Purdue University from 2003-2008 as member of the Boilermakers volleyball and women’s basketball teams. During her time as a volleyball player she helped Purdue to three NCAA Tournament appearances and two Sweet Sixteen visits. With the Boilermaker women’s basketball team, Dildine advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight in the 2006-2007 season and the NCAA Second Round in 2007-2008. “It feels wonderful to be a Dayton Flyer. This is a wonderful opportunity and I plan on embracing it to the fullest,” said Dildine. “Coach Sheffield and Coach Affolder are phenomenal coaches. I consider myself fortunate to be able to work alongside both of these established coaches. They have the team ready to achieve success.” Dildine served as a volunteer assistant coach for the Gold and Black during the 2008 season, where she helped head coach Dave Shondell’s staff in scouting, training and practice. She also coached for the Performance Point Volleyball Club and Harrison High School Volleyball Club. As a player, Dildine became the 10th Boilermaker in program history to reach 1,000 digs and ranks fifth in all-time career digs with 1,243. She averaged 2.67 digs per set in her career, and tallied 142 aces and 226 kills. Dildine also notched double-digit dig tallies 60 times in her career, including 20-plus digs on eight occasions for the Boilers. In the classroom, she excelled earning a pair of undergraduate degrees from Purdue. In 2007, she earned a bachelor of science in Organizational Leadership and Supervision and was one of three in her graduating class to earned the Outstanding Achievement Award from the OLS Department on campus.

CARRIE DE MANGE

DeMange, a 2007 graduate of Duke University, joins the Flyers after serving as Director of Volleyball Operations for the Duke Blue Devils last season. She will serve as an assistant during home matches and practice while helping with community relations for the program. DeMange played four seasons for the Blue Devils, including a remarkable senior campaign. In 2007, she captured ACC Player of the Year honors while setting a school-record 606 kills. DeMange led Duke to a 25-7 finish and a 19-3 mark in conference play as the Blue Devils made their third straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. She finished her playing career as the ACC’s and Duke’s all-time career kills record holder with 1,976. She was equally effective on the defensive side of the ball tallying 415 digs and 97 blocks in her final season. In addition, DeMange was a three-time Honorable Mention AVCA All-American and a three-time All-ACC selection. A 2004 graduate of Alter High School, DeMange played with current Flyer Kacie Hausfeld’s sister Ali at Alter and Duke. DeMange holds Alter’s records for kills in a season (396) and kills in a career (1,264). Her career mark is also an Ohio High School Athletic Association record. DeMange currently resides in Dayton, Ohio and also serves as a Graduate Assistant in the Markets and Management department at the University of Dayton while working towards her Masters in Business Administration.

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

BRITTANY DILDINE

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

What is your first ever volleyball memory? Playing when I was 10 and struggling to learn any concepts.

CHELSY CHRISTOFF

Favorite restaurant(s): Thai 9, Taco Bell, Mongolian BBQ. Best part of playing at the Frericks Center: The new floor, the heat advantage and the RED SCARE! Best part of playing for UD: The Red Scare.

SENIOR - DS - 5-10

LAGRANGE PARK, IL/LYONS TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL

2008

2007

2006

Your dorm/apt. is on fire…what three things do you save? Lindsay (she may not make it without me), my computer, and my Lion King DVD.

Played in 120 of 128 sets while making an appearance in every match for the Red and Blue...Finished second on the team with 22 service aces... Tallied 194 digs...Set a career-best .945 serving percentage...Notched a season-high 18 digs against Northwestern on Sept. 5...Added 16 digs against UNLV on Aug. 29...Added four aces against the Purdue Boilermakers on Sept. 19... Repeated the effort against George Washington on Nov. 22...Averaged 1.62 digs per set...Surrendered 16 reception errors on the season.

If I played in a band, I would play: Trombone. My signature outfit: Grey UD sweatpants and a white t-shirt.

Played in 117 games and all 35 matches, starting 31 times as a sophomore...Was second on the team with 39 service aces...Finished fourth on the team in digs per game (2.29)...Tallied 31 assists on the season...Accumulated double digits in digs in 11 matches, including a career-high 14 against Cleveland State on Nov. 4...Posted 11 digs to go along with a service ace in the NCAA First Round match with Lipscomb...Was third on the team with 500 total service receptions...Surrendered just 23 reception errors for the season...Began the season with three service aces in a win over IPFW...Followed with another three aces against Illinois one day later...Also had three service aces versus Western Kentucky, UMBC and Wesern Michigan.

The funniest thing my roommate ever said to me was: “Is life in 3D?”- Lindsay If I could live anywhere in the world, I would live in: Madrid, Spain.

Played in 31of 33 matches and appeared in 97 games during her first collegiate season...Fifth on the team in digs and tallied a pair of double-digit dig performances...Posted a season-high 13 digs against Wright State on Sep. 30...Had 11 digs in the final A-10 regular season match against Saint Louis...Surrendered just 20 reception errors and posted 18 matches with a perfect serve reception percentage...Made her collegiate debut with five digs and one kill in the season opener against Youngstown State...Had nine digs in the win over #18 Arizona...Finished with another eight digs against #14 Purdue.

HIGH SCHOOL

Led Lyons Township High School to the IHSA State Quaterfinals in each of her final two seasons...Named the 2005 Suburban Life Player of the Year...Earned All-Conference honors as both a junior and senior while hitting nearly 500 kills and 50 aces in those two years combined...Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society while earning Illinois State Scholar Honors.

PERSONAL

Christoff is the daughter of Greg and Gale Christoff...She has a brother, Ryan and two sisters, Rachel and Carly...Born September 10, 1988... Accepted into the honors program at UD...A marketing major...Chose to attend Dayton because of the atmosphere on campus and the volleyball program’s desire to take it to the next level.

Chelsy Chriﬆoff

SP-MP 97-31 117-35 120-34 334-100

K 14 4 2 20

K/G 0.14 0.03 0.02 0.06

E 13 6 2 21

TA 75 53 17 145

PCT 0.013 -0.038 0 -0.007

A 12 31 18 61

A/S 0.12 0.26 0.15 0.18

SEASON 2006 2007 2008 TOTAL

DIG 159 268 194 621

D/S 1.64 2.29 1.62 1.86

RE 20 23 16 59

BS 0 0 0 0

BA 0 2 0 2

TB 0 2 0 2

B/S 0 0.02 0 0.02

BE 1 0 1 2

SA 11 39 22 72

SA/S 0.11 0.33 0.18 0.22

BHE POINTS 0 25 0 44 3 24 3 93

SE 22 50 21 93 PTS/S 0.26 0.38 0.2 0.28

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

CAREER STATS SEASON 2006 2007 2008 TOTAL

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

What are your career goals? I want to become a pediatrician and eventually open up my own practice

RACHAEL BROERMAN

Major at UD: Pre-Med. Who is your role model? Why? Sherrie Helman /Hawkins because she is the toughest competitor I know and she has taught me so much about the game.

JUNIOR - DS - 5-4

What is your dream job? (not career goal but cool thing to do): Dolphin trainer.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO/ST. MARY’S HIGH SCHOOL

2008

Played in 31 of 34 matches...Recorded a career-best 13 service aces on 266 tries...Tied a career-best notching two service aces on four occasions... Chalked up 10 digs against Northwestern on Sept. 5...Notched eight more against Albany on Sept. 27 and George Washington on Oct. 3... Played two sets or more in 28 of 31 matches

2007

Played in 37 games throughout 19 matches...Recorded 1.27 digs per game...Tallied five service aces in 59 attempts...Two of her aces came against Rhode Island on Sep. 28...Posted a career-high 12 digs against Jacksonville on Sep. 8...Followed with nine digs against Radford later the same day...Appeared in final game of victory over Lipscomb during the NCAA First Round at Frericks Center...Played in two games or more during 15 of 19 matches.

HIGH SCHOOL

PERSONAL

Favorite food(s): Pizza! Cheese with Pineapple. Favorite website: Google! I love Googling. Best book read: Harry Potter Series and Alas Babylon. Best part of playing at the Frericks Center: Being able to compete on our own floor that we put in hours of hard work on during the week.

Part of a St. Mary’s High School team that finished in the Top four in the State all four years she was a member of the varsity squad...A Two-time All-State Second Team pick...Also a four-time member of The Gazette Dream Team...Finished her prep career ranked third in Colorado history for career service aces and sixth in career assists...As a senior, also named to the All-Region First Team after setting a new Colorado State High School All-Class record for digs in a game and digs in a match...Missed most of her junior season due to an ACL injury that was featured as part of a two-part article in USA Volleyball magazine on young female athletes and ACL injuries...She rebounded from the injury to help St. Mary’s to a third place finish in the State Tournament...Named the 2007 Top Female Student-Athlete at St. Mary’s High School...She was also a three-time letterwinner in basketball...A National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society member.

Your dorm/apt. is on fire…what three things do you save? My books, they are worth gold!

Rachael Broerman

The best meal I can cook is: Yvonne Marten and I made some pretty good Hamburger Helper one time.

She plans to become a Pre-Med major with plans on becoming an orthopedic surgeon...Born July 17, 1989...She is the daughter of Chuck and Vickie Broerman...She has three sisters (Sarah, Laura and Emily)...Her older sister, Sarah plays volleyball at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs...Chose UD because she wanted to continue to grow her faith while pursuing her education and she wants to contribute to a program led by coaches with an intense desire to succeed.

If I played in a band, I would be: The band manager because I have no musical talent and I am tone deaf. The funniest thing my roommate ever said to me was: “I wish I was little so I could do cool handstands and flips; will you help me try one?” We tried to get Anna in a cool handstand…it wasn’t exactly successful. Give the position you play and why you think it is better than the other positions on the court: Libero, and it’s better because you get to stand out with a different jersey and frustrate the big girls on the court. In my next life, I will be reincarnated as a: Bottle-nosed dolphin.

CAREER STATS

SP-MP 37-19 96-31 133-50

K 0 0 0

K/S 0 0 0

E 0 1 1

TA 3 3 6

PCT 0 -0.333 -0.167

A 0 8 8

A/S 0 0.08 0.06

SEASON 2007 2008 TOTAL

DIG 47 98 145

D/S 1.27 1.02 1.09

RE 3 7 10

BS 0 0 0

BA 0 0 0

TB 0 0 0

B/S 0 0 0

BE 0 0 0

SA 5 13 18

SA/S 0.14 0.14 0.14

BHE POINTS 0 5 0 13 0 18

SE 7 14 21

PTS/S 0.14 0.14 0.14

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

SEASON 2007 2008 TOTAL

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

Why did you decide to play volleyball at UD? I chose UD because of the growing volleyball program, the size of the school, the team along with the coaching staff and school spirit.

AMANDA COWDREY

What has been your most memorable moment in life? Representing Canada at U19 World Beach Volleyball Championships. Who is your role model? Why? My mother. She is the strongest person I know; she is my backbone and my number one fan.

JUNIOR - OH - 5-10

BRAMPTON, ON, CANADA/ALBANY

Favorite hangout on campus: Frericks.

2008

Named First Team America East All-Conference...Led the Great Danes with 3.25 kills per set...Ranked second with 2.95 digs per set...Secondmost in service aces tallying 23

2007

Named the America East Conference Rookie of the Year... Was named the conference’s rookie of the week on four occasions... Led the team, averaging 3.47 kills per game... Was second on the squad with 3.32 digs per game... Recorded 37 total blocks... Tallied 43 service aces... Reached double-digit kill totals in 25 matches, including 14 consecutive... Had double-digit digs in 25 matches... Recorded 21 double-doubles of the kill-dig variety... Tallied seven straight double-doubles

HIGH SCHOOL

Named Cardinal Leger’s Athlete of the Year as a junior... Represented Canada at the U-19 Beach World Championships... Member of the Provincial and National Beach Volleyball championship teams... Earned the Ontario Volleyball Association Award of Excellence in 2004 and 2005... Played with the Peel Selects club volleyball team.

PERSONAL

Majoring in General Studies...Born March 11, 1989...Daughter of Wendy McDougall...Has one brother, Michael (17) and two sisters Shannon (21) and Erin (12)...Attended Cardinal Leger Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario.

Favorite restaurant(s): Olive Garden, Chipotle, anything tasty to be honest. Favorite website: Facebook. Favorite sports team(s): National Canadian Curling Team. Your dorm/apt. is on fire…what three things do you save? My passport, Computer and Ipod. In my next life, I will be reincarnated as a: 6’4 female left-handed outside volleyball player. If I could live anywhere in the world: I would live anywhere with a beach court in my backyard.

drey w o C a d n a Am

CAREER STATS

SP-MP 123-33 115-32 238-65

K 427 374 801

K/S 3.47 3.25 3.36

E 164 141 305

TA 1259 1131 2390

PCT 0.209 0.206 0.208

A 21 34 55

A/S 0.17 0.30 0.23

SEASON 2007 2008 TOTAL

DIG 408 339 747

D/S 3.32 2.95 3.14

RE 34 24 58

BS 13 9 22

BA 24 22 46

TB 37 31 68

B/S 0.30 0.27 0.29

BE 0 2 2

SA 43 23 66

SA/S 0.35 0.20 0.28

BHE POINTS 0 0 0

SE 23 23 46

PTS/S

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

SEASON 2007 2008 TOTAL

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

What is your first ever volleyball memory? My first memory of volleyball is trying out for the team in eighth grade even though I had no interest in playing the sport. I will be thanking my mom for making me tryout for the rest of my life.

LINDSAY FLETEMIER

What are your career goals? After my five years at UD I want to play volleyball overseas. I also want to go back to school and become a sports psychiatrist. What has been your most memorable moment in life? at UD? on the court? My most memorable moment in life was this past summer playing with the USA volleyball team. It was a great experience that I will remember forever. My favorite memory playing at UD was playing Xavier my sophomore year in front of a record crowd.

JUNIOR - RS/JR/MB - 6-6

GARDEN CITY, MI/GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL

2008

2007

Named AVCA Honorable Mention All-American...Selected to the USA Volleyball A2 team capturing a bronze medal in the USA Adult Open Volleyball Championships in Minneapolis, Minn...Named First Team Atlantic 10 All-Conference...Selected to the A-10 All-Championship team... Registered a career-high kill count with 408 in 125 sets played...Led the Atlantic 10 with 408 kills...Set career-bests in kills per set (3.26) and total blocks with 130 (25 solo, 105 assist)...Tallied a .600 attack percentage or better four times including a .696 average against La Salle on Oct. 11 and a .684 average against UNLV on Aug. 29...Posted nine blocks against No. 17 Illinois on Sep. 12...Added nine more against George Washington on Oct. 3.

My role model is: My older brother Jeff. He is one of the most amazing people I have ever met and I have so much respect for him. He works hard everyday as a police officer. Favorite restaurant(s): PF Changs and Taco Bell.

Played in 116 games and started all 35 matches...Named Collegiate Volleyball Update National Player of the Week in November, becoming first player in Atlantic 10 history to win the award...Selected Tournament MVP of the A-10/MAC Challenge...Six-time A-10 Rookie of the Week...Named A-10 Rookie of the Year and Second Team All-Conference...Led all A-10 rookies with a .346 hitting percentage during league play...Second on the team in overall hitting percentage and kills per game (2.86)...Finished with double digits in kills in 18 matches, including a career-high 18 against Miami in the A-10/MAC Challenge on Nov. 24...Posted a double-double against Cleveland State on Nov. 4 with 11 kills and 10 total blocks (six solo)...Recorded 14 kills in the win over No. 17 Purdue on Aug. 31...Hit at least .400 in 17 matches.

Favorite sports team(s): Detroit Redwings and Pistons. My favorite piece of clothing is: My UD volleyball sweats. If I played in a band, I would be: The drummer, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure i would be terrible.

2006

Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL

Two-time Honorable Mention All-State selection at Garden City High School...Also won the Team MVP and MIVCA Academic Award as a both a junior and senior...Also a three-year star on the basketball court after being named to the All-Area team each season...Garden Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all-time leader in points, rebounds and blocked shots.

Lindsay Fletemier

PERSONAL Fletemier is undecided on a major...Her parents are Martin and Terri Hackman...She has three brothers - Jeff, Brett and Sean and three sisters Kristy, Melissa and Michelle...Born March 9, 1988...Chose to attend UD because it is a great program surrounded by wonderful people.

SP-MP 0-0 116-35 125-33 241-68

K 0 357 408 765

K/S 0 3.08 3.26 3.17

E 0 100 121 221

TA 0 706 838 1544

PCT 0 0.364 0.342 0.352

A 0 31 11 42

A/S 0 0.27 0.09 0.17

SEASON 2006 2007 2008 TOTAL

DIG 0 33 26 59

D/S 0 0.28 0.21 0.24

RE 0 1 2 3

BS 0 28 25 53

BA 0 94 105 199

TB 0 122 130 252

B/S 0 1.05 1.04 1.05

BE 0 14 21 35

SA 0 0 0 0

SA/S 0 0 0 0

BHE POINTS 0 0 3 432 3 485.5 6 917.5

SE 0 0 0 0 PTS/S 0 3.72 3.88 3.81

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

CAREER STATS SEASON 2006 2007 2008 TOTAL

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

What is your first ever volleyball memory? Playing co-ed volleyball with my dad and sister in Portland.

TIFFANY GAERKE

What are your career goals? To become the best athlete that I can be and to be an All–American. What has been your most memorable moment in life? On the court? Hosting the First and Second Rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Major at UD: Pre Physical Therapy

JUNIOR - OH - 6-1

FORT RECOVERY, OH/FORT RECOVERY HIGH SCHOOL

2008

2007

HIGH SCHOOL

PERSONAL

Who is your role model? Why? My Parents. They are a huge influence in my life and have supported me throughout my entire athletic career

Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship team...Averaged a career-best 2.65 kills per set...added 10 assists and five service aces for the Red and Blue...Picked up a career-high 137 digs and combined for 59 blocks (21 solo, 38 assist)...Finished ninth in conference play averaging 3.09 kills per set...Scored a career-best .765 attack percentage against La Salle on Oct. 11...Picked up 18 kills against George Washington on Oct. 3 and 17 kills against Xavier on Oct. 30...Recorded three double-doubles...notched 13 digs against Xavier on Oct. 30...Added 12 digs against Wright State on Nov. 8 and Saint Louis on Nov. 15.

What is your dream job? (not career goal but cool thing to do): To have the leading role in a TV series. Favorite website: Daytonflyers.com, Facebook, Weather.com.

Played in 22 games over the course of 13 matches...Posted 21 total kills for a kill per game average of 0.95...Also averaged 1.18 digs per game, and tallied two assists and five block assists...Recorded a career-high four kills in matches against Jacksonville and Radford on Sep. 8... Posted three kills at La Salle to go along with six digs...Finished with another six digsat Rhode Island...Added nine digs in the match against Radford...Picked up block assists against Jacksonville, Radford, Charlotte, Xavier and Rhode Island.

Favorite sports team(s): Jamaican Bobsled Team.

2006 Midwest Athletic Conference (MAC) Player of the Year at Fort Recovery High School...A three-time All-State selection earning First Team honors as a senior, Second Team as a junior and Third Team as a sophomore...Three-time First Team All-MAC pick...Tallied 1,322 career kills, 587 digs and 451 blocks in four years on the varsity squad...Ranked No. 90 of ‘Top 100 Senior Aces’ by PrepVolleyball.com...A four-sport athlete during her prep career, Gaerke was a three-time First Team All-MAC performer in basketball...She also played softball for two seasons and was on the Track & Field team where she placed seventh at the Regional Meet in the 4x800 and recorded a high jump of 5-2...Named the Top Art Student in her class in 2005 at FRHS...Also earned the CO-LAB Outstanding Project Award in 2007.

Best part of playing for UD: The support from the students and administration. Actress who would play yourself: Katherine Heigl.

Tiffany Gaerke

Give the position you play and why you think it is better than the other positions on the court: Outside = Powerhouse…. enough said.

She plans to major in science...Born June 18, 1989...She is the daughter of Rob and Alice Gaerke...She has one older sister, Lindsay and two younger brothers, Michael and Derek...Chose UD because of its campus atmosphere and the coaches’ motivation and desire to take the program to the next level.

If I could live anywhere in the world, I would live in: Fort Recovery, Ohio.

CAREER STATS

K 21 339 360

K/G 0.95 2.65 2.4

E 15 169 184

TA 71 972 1043

PCT 0.085 0.175 0.169

A 2 10 12

A/G 0.09 0.08 0.08

SEASON 2007 2008 TOTAL

D/G 1.18 1.07 1.09

RE 5 7 12

BS 0 21 21

BA 5 38 43

TB 5 59 64

B/G 0.23 0.46 0.43

BE 2 8 10

DIG 26 137 163

SA 5 5 10

SA/G 0.23 0.04 0.07

BHE POINTS 0 28.5 3 384 3 412.5

SE 12 17 29

PTS/G 1.27 3 2.75

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

SEASON GP-MP 2007 22-13 2008 128-34 TOTAL 150-47

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

What are your career goals in volleyball? Life? (Volleyball) To set and lead the team to a NCAA Final Four appearance. (Life) To have a successful future raising a healthy family and living life to the fullest every day.

KACIE HAUSFELD

What motivates you to get up in the morning? On the court? Being able to see and hang out with my best friends and to become one step closer to becoming a teacher! I also look forward to playing with my best friends on the court each day and competing at the highest level with them. What athletes do you admire? Why? All successful athletes because in order to be successful at a sport you have to be so much behind the scenes work in that nobody knows about. Every athlete has overcome challenges and battles to become the best athlete they can be.

JUNIOR - S - 5-9

SPRINGBORO, OH/ARCHBISHOP ALTER HIGH SCHOOL

2008

2007

HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL

Took over as starting setter after senior All-American Erin Schroeder suffered a career-ending knee injury...Saw 96 sets of action for Dayton where she lead the Atlantic 10 with an average of 11.93 assists per set in conference play...Picked up 868 assists on the year while recording five double-doubles for the Flyers...Set career bests in assists (868), service aces (21), kills (10) and serve percentage (.961)... Tallied a season-high 54 assists in a five-set win over the Rhode Island Rams on Oct. 17...Picked up 50 assists against Temple on Oct. 10... Added 18 digs in a losing effort against the Cincinnati Bearcats on Oct. 7...Pieced together 17 digs in a three-set sweep of Duquesne on Nov. 14.

Favorite hangout on campus: The Ghetto Porches. Best part of playing at the Frericks Center: The new floor! The atmosphere and the character of the gym and the crowd.

Played in 22 games over the course of 13 matches...Finished second on the squad in assists per game (3.23)...Dished out a season-high 14 assists on 14 attempts against UMBC on Sep. 15...Also had 11 assists and two digs in a win over Radford...Tallied four assists in just five attempts during her collegiate debut, a season-opening win over IPFW...Added five assists in seven chances against Towson and five assists in eight attempts against Duquesne...Her season-high of eight digs came on Sep. 8 against Jacksonville, the same match that she tallied her first service ace.

The best meal I can cook is: Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich.

Led Archbishop Alter High School to OHSAA State Titles as a senior and a freshman...A First Team All-State selection as a senior while also being named the GGCL Player of the Year...Earned Second Team All-State honors as a junior and Honorable Mention honors as a sophomore...Twice broke the school record for assists in a season...A three-time All-GGCL pick...A National Honor Society member

My favorite piece of clothing: My jeans.

My favorite professor is: Dr. Leslie Picca.

If you had to give away three items of significance, to whom would you give them and why? My Nesquik chocolate milk mix to Yvonne because I know she loves and appreciates it just as much as me. My voicemail inbox to Rachael because we all know she needs an empty voicemail, and my thick hair to Anna because I know she has always wanted volume in her hair!

Plans to major in education...Born December 28, 1988...Daughter of Tom and Lori Hausfeld...Her sister, Ali, was named the 2006 ACC Volleyball Player of the Year at Duke University...Chose UD because it provides a great academic challenge at a Catholic University with a strong tradition...Also wanted to play volleyball at Dayton because of the total support of the University community to making the program among the elite in the country.

Kacie Hausfeld

In my next life, I will be reincarnated as: The President of the United States, or a bird because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always wanted to fly.

CAREER STATS

SP-MP 22-13 96-31 118-44

K 0 10 10

K/G 0 0.10 0.08

E 0 3 3

TA 2 35 37

PCT 0 0.2 0.189

A 71 868 939

A/S 3.23 9.04 7.96

SEASON 2007 2008 TOTAL

DIG 18 186 204

D/S 0.82 1.94 1.73

RE 0 0 0

BS 0 2 2

BA 0 23 23

TB 0 25 25

B/S 0 0.26 0.21

BE 1 3 4

SA 1 20 21

SA/S 0.05 0.21 0.18

BHE POINTS 9 1 20 43.5 29 44.5

SE 7 15 22

PTS/S 0.045 0.45 0.38

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

SEASON 2007 2008 TOTAL

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

What are your career goals? To make it to the Final Four as a Flyer.

YVONNE MARTEN

What motivates you to get up in the morning? On the court? I get up in the morning because I love my life. And on the court I have so many goals that I need to accomplish. Major at UD: Pre-Med

JUNIOR - OH/RS - 6-2

FORTVILLE, IN/CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL

What is your dream job? (not career goal but cool thing to do) Work for Crayola and name crayons!

2008

Redshirted

Favorite movie(s): Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Hangover

2007

Played in all 35 matches and started four...Finished third on the team in blocks per game (0.77) and fifth in kills per game (2.27)... Also recorded 42 digs on the season...Accounted for 14 kills and a season-high eight blocks against Miami on Nov. 24...Posted a career-high 15 kills against Duquesne on Oct. 26...Tallied eight kills, two digs and one block in her collegiate debut during a season-opening win over IPFW...Had her first double-digit kill performance against Illinois one day later...Posted 11 kills while hitting .476 in the NCAA First Round victory over Lipscomb.

Favorite website: DaytonFlyers.com The song I listen to when working out is: Heart of a Champion by Nelly.

HIGH SCHOOL

Led Cathedral High School to the ISHAA 4A State Championship Match three straight years and helped the Irish win the 2006 State Title...Named All-State as a senior and was a First Team All-City selection as a senior and junior...2006 PrepVolleyball.com All-Academic pick...Also a two-time First Team All-City selection in basketball...Two-time National Honor Society honoree...Winner of the 2006 Joseph F. Dezlan Scholar-Athlete winner at CHS.

Song I listen to when hanging out with my friends: Country.

PERSONAL

Marten is a pre-med major...Born June 9, 1988...She is the daughter of Tom and Connie Marten...She is youngest of six children including three sisters (Bernadette, Danielle and Veronica) and two brothers (Tom and Ben)...Her sister Bernadette won a gold medal for the U.S. in the 2002 World Rowing Championships in the eight-man boat and currently coaches rowing at the University of Michigan...Her cousin Jim Marten played football at Boston College and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round as an offensive lineman in the 2007 NFL Draft...Chose UD because she wanted to attend a Catholic college to follow in the foot steps of four other family members that attended UD...She was also drawn to Dayton because of the Flyer tradition.

The funniest thing my roommate ever said to me was: Kacie Hausfeld: “I hope they do an Entourage!!!! Me: “I think you mean Encore?!

Best part of playing at the Frericks Center: The Red Scare and our new floor!

Yvonne Mar ten

My most memorable moment playing at UD was: Playing in front of a sold out crowd in Frericks in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament my freshman year. It was awesome.

CAREER STATS

SP-MP 94-35 0 94-35

K 213 0 213

K/G 2.27 0 2.27

E 93 0 93

TA 564 0 564

PCT 0.213 0 0.213

A 3 0 3

A/S 0.03 0 0.03

SEASON 2007 2008 TOTAL

DIG 42 0 42

D/S 0.45 0 0.45

RE 0 0 0

BS 5 0 5

BA 67 0 67

TB 72 0 72

B/S 0.77 0 0.77

BE 5 0 5

SA 0 0 0

SA/S 0 0 0

BHE POINTS 0 251.5 0 0 0 251.5

SE 1 0 1

PTS/S 2.67 0 2.67

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SEASON 2007 2008 TOTAL

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WWhat are your career goals? To get my CPA and work at an accounting firm.

BECKY NOVACEK

What motivates you to get up in the morning? On the court? My goals for the future motivate me. I know that if I don’t get up then I won’t be able to reach my goals. On the court my teammates motivate me. I want to be the best player I can be for them and for myself. What is your dream job? (not career goal but cool thing to do): Being the lead singer in a band while wearing a skull t-shirt.

JUNIOR - MB/RS - 6-2

ALIQUIPPA, PA/HOPEWELL HIGH SCHOOL

Favorite hangout on campus: Volleyball House.

2008

Tallied a career-high 150 kills in 123 sets played...Notched 73 total blocks on the season (9 solo, 64 assist)...Swatted for a .772 attack percentage against Saint Louis on Nov. 23...Hit for .636 on Oct. 30 against Xavier...Her highest kill count came against Towson on Sep. 6 with 14...Added 12 kills and five digs against the Tennessee Lady Vols on Sep 14...Registered nine block assists against No. 17 Illinois... Pieced together eight additional blocks against George Washington on Oct. 3.

2007

Played in 28 games in 14 total matches...Ended the season with team’s third-best hitting percentage (.304) and was fifth in blocks per game (0.46)...Was ninth on the team in kills per game (0.86)...Posted a season-high five kills against Radford on Sep. 8...Tallied five total blocks against UMBC on Sep. 15...Finished with four kills in 10 attempts against Jacksonville...Put up four three kills in only four attempts with a service ace, digs and a block against Rhode Island...Tallied her first career kill and first block in a season-opening win over IPFW.

HIGH SCHOOL

PERSONAL

Actress who would play yourself: Reese Witherspoon. The best meal I can cook is: Pancakes. The funniest thing I ever did to myself: When I was in fourth grade I did a ribbon dancer routine in the talent show. At the time I thought it was cool but looking back I realize that I probably looked like a fool.

A PIAA State Champion in three sports at Hopewell High School...Novacek was named the Athlete of the Year by the Beaver County Times (2007), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette West (2007), Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (2006), Pittsburgh Tribune Review (2007, 2006) and MSA Sports Network (2007, 2006)...Led her volleyball team to the PIAA Title as a sophomore, three WPIAL Championships and four Sectional Titles... A three-time All-State pick who earned First Team honors after recording a school record 470 kills as a senior...Also a three-time All-WPIAL and All-Section selection...Led the Hopewell basketball team to PIAA State Championships as a senior and junior...A two-time All-PIAA and All-WPIAL selection on the hardwood...Won the 2007 PIAA State title in the High Jump with a leap of 5-5...Included as one of the 2006 ‘Top 100 Senior Aces’ by PrepVolleyball.com...Earned the Hopewell High School Scholar-Athlete Award...A National Honor Society member who graduated among the Top 5 in her class

In my next life, I will be reincarnated as a: Rock Star!

Becky Novacek

Plans on majoring in business...Earned a Presidental Scholarship at UD...Born October 24, 1988...Daughter of Jim and Julie Novacek...Has three sisters (Joyce, Grace and Janice)...Her twin sister, Joyce, plays basketball at Bucknell University...Her uncle Jay Novacek played for 11 seasons in the NFL as a tight end for the Cardinals and the Cowboys...Chose UD because of the size and layout of the campus...She also wanted to play for a growing program.

CAREER STATS

SP-MP 28-14 123-34 151-48

K 24 150 174

K/G 0.86 1.22 1.15

E 7 56 63

TA 56 405 461

PCT 0.304 0.232 0.241

A 7 11 18

A/S 0.25 0.09 0.12

SEASON 2007 2008 TOTAL

DIG 6 47 53

D/S 0.21 0.38 0.35

RE 0 1 1

BS 1 9 10

BA 12 64 76

TB 13 73 86

B/S 0.46 0.59 0.57

BE 1 4 5

SA 0 0 0

SA/S 0 0 0

BHE POINTS 0 31 6 191 6 222

SE 3 2 5

PTS/S 1.11 1.55 1.47

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Who is your role model? Why? One of my past club coaches, Mike Lingenfelter. He is one of the hardest working people I have ever met. He has an honest personality and loving towards his friends and especially his family. Mike has many people that respect him for his coaching and friendship.

VALERIE AKERHIELM

What athletes do you admire? Why? Michael Jordan. He is one of the greatest athletes and will do literally anything to win. Favorite restaurant(s): Thai 9, Pine Club, and Bravo.

SOPHOMORE - DS - 5-8 CARMEL, IN/CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL

Favorite ice cream: Birthday Cake Remix from Coldstone Creamery.

2008

Named to the 2008 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team...Earned Rookie of the Week honors from the A-10 on Sept. 15 and Oct. 13...Notched a career-high 25 digs against Illinois on Sept. 12...Racked up 20 digs against Cincinnati on Oct. 7...Notched three aces against the Charlotte 49ers on Oct. 5 and repeated against the Fordham Rams on Oct. 18

Last book read: Values of the Game by Bill Bradley.

HIGH SCHOOL

Led Carmel to the State Semifinals for the first time since 1980 as a senior and a 29-9 overall record...Also helped her high school team to an IHSAA Sectional Championship as a junior...Indanapolis Star All-North First Team pick...All-Hamilton County honoree.

Favorite sports team(s): Indianapolis Colts.

PERSONAL

Akerhielm is the daughter of Rob and Lynn Akerhielm...She is the sister of former Flyer Bethany...Born on February 5, 1990...Majoring in Chemical Engineering...Came to UD because Dayton has become a second home to her after knowing all of the other players for such a long time.

Best part of playing at the Frericks Center: I love that it is a smaller gym. The fans are so into the games and they are close so it makes it seem more intense. The funniest thing my roommate ever said to me was: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought Sprite was good for you.â&#x20AC;? My most memorable moment playing at UD: Beating Louisville. It was an intense 5 game match. We all played well and came out with a big win.

Valerie Akerhielm

CAREER STATS

SP-MP 101-31 101-31

K 2 2

K/G 0.02 0.02

E 0 0

TA 10 10

PCT 0.2 0.2

A 32 32

A/S 0.32 0.32

SEASON 2008 TOTAL

DIG 271 271

D/S 2.68 2.68

RE 19 19

BS 0 0

BA 0 0

TB 0 0

B/S 0 0

BE 0 0

SA 12 12

SA/S 0.12 0.12

BHE POINTS 0 14 0 14

SE 23 23

PTS/S 0.14 0.14

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Why did you decide to play volleyball at UD?: I loved UD’s atmosphere, and it also has so much to offer academically.

ANNA EYTCHISON

What are your career goals? To be a chef. Major at UD: Public Relations. What is your dream job? (not career goal but cool thing to do): To be a princess.

SOPHOMORE - RS/MB - 6-3 COLUMBIA, IL/COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL

2008

HIGH SCHOOL

Favorite ice cream: Elton John’s ‘Goodbye Yellowbrickle Road’ at Ben and Jerry’s.

Played in just 34 sets for UD over the course of 19 matches...Added 15 kills for a .200 attack percentage...Combined for eight blocks (1 solo, 7 assist)...Her best performance came against Yale hitting .444 with five kills on Sep. 27 2008...Added three digs against Long Island on Sept. 26...Tallied two blocks against Rhode Island on Oct. 17...Added one solo block against La Salle on Oct. 11.

Favorite website: DaytonFlyers.com of course!!

Led Columbia High School to the Illinois State Finals as a sophomore...All-State selection as both a junior and senior...Two-time All-Area selection by the Belleville News-Democrat and All-Metro selection by the Saint Louis Post DispatchChosen as the 2006 Suburban Journals Female Athlete of the Year...Listed as a Top 80 Recruit and a Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball.com.

Favorite sports team(s): St. Louis Cardinals. Best part of playing at the Frericks Center: The crowd.

PERSONAL Eytchison is the daughter of Dallas and Jana Eytchison...She has an older brother, Thomas...Born August 20, 1990...Majoring in public relations...The National Honor Society member graduated from high school early to enroll at UD in January 2008...UD Presidental Scholarship recipient.

Your dorm/apt. is on fire…what three things do you save? Yvonne, Yvonne, and Yvonne… because she does not get up for fire drills. The funniest thing my roommate ever said to me was: “Let’s dress up like Hermione and Ginny for the Harry Potter premiere.” The funniest thing I ever did to myself: Fall on my rollerblades down Stuart Hill in front of VWK dining hall in broad daylight, and then I scraped up my knee and tore a hole in my jeans. But I didn’t cry!

Anna Ey tchison

In my next life, I will be reincarnated as a: Princess. If I could live anywhere in the world, I would live in: Jamaica.

CAREER STATS

SP-MP 34-19 34-19

K 15 15

K/G 0.44 0.44

E 6 6

TA 44 44

PCT 0.205 0.205

A 4 4

A/S 0.12 0.12

SEASON 2008 TOTAL

DIG 12 12

D/S 0.35 0.35

RE 0 0

BS 1 1

BA 7 7

TB 8 8

B/S 0.24 0.24

BE 1 1

SA 0 0

SA/S 0 0

BHE POINTS 2 19.5 2 19.5

SE 0 0

PTS/S 0.57 0.57

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RACHEL KRABACHER SOPHOMORE - RS/FR/OH - 6-3 CINCINNATI, OH/MCAULEY HIGH SCHOOL

2008

Redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL

A four-year starter on the varsity squad at McAuley...High School All-American (one of just 32 nationally) and one of eight national All-Academic picks...Career kills leader at McAuley with 1,003 over a four-year span...A First Team All-State, All-League and All-District pick as a senior...Took home First Team All-League and All-District honors as a junior while also being named a Honorable Mention All-State selection...A Second Team All-League and Honorable Mention All-City selection as a sophomore...Graduated in the top 10 percent of her class in High School and was an active member of the National Honor Society...Named the GGCL Scholar Athlete of the Year as a senior.

PERSONAL

Krabacher is the daughter of Donald and Beverly Krabacher...She has one older brother, Kevin, and a younger sister, Lauren...Plans on majoring in finance...Born November 26, 1989...Came to UD because the volleyball team was very welcoming and had a great work ethic.

What are your career goals? To be successful and the head of a business in the chemical engineering field. What motivates you to get up in the morning? On the court? I am motivated by the people in my life, my friends and family. They mean so much to me and I try everyday to be the best I can for them. I never want to be the one to let someone down so I work hard for people around me. I am motivated on the court by not only my teammates and fans but a love for the game to do the best I can to not only win but have fun doing it. What athletes do you admire? Why? I really admire Lance Armstrong for his determination to be the best he can be no matter what. Best part of playing at the Frericks Center: The Red Scare. Best part of playing for UD: My brother Kevin and his friends can come and watch! My favorite professor is: Dr. Doyle. The funniest thing a teammate ever said to me was: “Oh they’re playing musical chairs. I should have thought of that nine hours ago the whole time I was just like their CD player is terrible” - Lindsay Fletemier

Rachel Krabacher

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

In my next life, I will be reincarnated as a: A flying monkey because then I could fly and be a monkey.

FRESHMAN - MB - 6-0

FRESHMAN - S - 6-0

LAKEWOOD, CO/LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

THOUSAND OAKS, CA/THOUSAND OAKES HIGH SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL

Named to the First Team All-State in 2008...Named Jefferson County Class 5A MVP in 2008...First Team All-Conference in 2007 and 2008... Senior Captain for Lakewood Tigers

Marmonte League Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008...Named first team all-Marmonte League in 2006...Ventura Star Player of the Year in 2007 and All-County in 2007 and 2008...Named second team all-county in 2006...three-time Thousand Oaks High School team MVP (2006, 2007 and 2008).

HIGH SCHOOL

PERSONAL

Majoring in Exercise Science...Born June 19, 1991...Daughter of Linda Russo-Brown...Has one sister, Shauna (17) ...Attended Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Colo.

Majoring in Communications...Born Dec. 11, 1990...Daughter of Kevin and Jane Clancy...Has one sister, Mary (20)...Attended Thousand Oaks High School in Thousand Oaks, CA.

PERSONAL

What is your first ever volleyball memory? Trying out for and making the freshman team for my high school.

Why did you decide to play volleyball at UD? I really felt welcomed by the girls and coaches and liked the way they pushed each other.

What are your career goals? To be an All-American and play professionally after college.

What is your first ever volleyball memory? Playing volleyball with balloons in my living room with my sister.

What is your dream job? (not career goal but cool thing to do): Professional Skydiver.

Who is your role model? Why? My parents, they have always supported me, believed in me and constantly keep me going.

Favorite movie(s): 300, Remember the Titans, A Walk to Remember, Butterfly Effect. Best book read: I have read a lot of good books. The song I sing in the shower is: I don’t sing in the shower; however I do love to sing although I am bad at it. The best meal I can cook is: Boxed macaroni.

Shayne Brown

Do you have any other unique or interesting stories a person might want to know? I placed third at the 2006 FISAC World Championship Jump Rope Competition.

Favorite restaurant(s): California Pizza Kitchen (CPK), Jimmy John’s, KU (Kennedy Union). Favorite sports team(s): LA Lakers!!!! The best meal I can cook is: Chicken nuggets are my specialty. If I played in a band, I would be: The lead rapper. The funniest thing my roommate ever said to me was: Tiffany singing “Lose Yourself.” The whole song. The funniest thing I ever did to myself: Cut my bangs with a nail clipper. Give the position you play and why you think it is better than the other positions on the court: I am a setter and it’s the best because you’ve got all the power! If I could live anywhere in the world: I would live in Dayton, Ohio.

Hannah Clanc

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PAIGE VARGAS

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FRESHMAN - DS - 5-8 NAPERVILLE, IL/BENET ACADEMY

HIGH SCHOOL

All-East Suburban Catholic Conference in 2007 and 2008...Libero for Benet Academy which finished second in the Illinois High School Association... All-DuPage County Honorable Mention...Rated “Best of Class” as a Junior by PrepVolleyball.com...Libero for 2008 JVDA National Championship Sports Performance Club (17’s)...MVP of the Benet Invite...Four year letter-winner.

PERSONAL

Majoring in Computer Science...Born June 20, 1991...Daughter of Joseph and Holly Vargas...Has one sister, Courtney (19) and one brother, Bryson (15) ...Attended Benet Academy in Lisle, IL...Chose Dayton for its great volleyball program and great academic opportunities.

What is your first ever volleyball memory? In fifth grade when my volleyball team won the little Catholic Schools Championship against our rival school St. Joesph’s. Favorite website: Facebook. Best book read: My Sister’s Keeper. Favorite sports team(s: Chicago White Sox. My signature outfit: Jeans and a sweatshirt.

Paige Vargas

Give the position you play and why you think it is better than the other positions on the court: Libero, who wouldn’t want to take a ball coming straight at your face?

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

The funniest thing I ever did to myself: I was sitting on top of a two foot pole during a parade and I fell off and broke my elbow.

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2008 YEAR IN REVIEW

Under the direction of first year head coach Kelly Sheffield, the University of Dayton Flyers sought to defend their crown in 2008 as Atlantic 10 champions.

With Schroeder sidelined for the remainder of the season, it was up to Kacie Hausfeld to take over the reins of the Flyer offense.

Dayton opened up the season with a three-game road tournament at Arizona State. The waiting did not take long as Sheffield earned his first win as a Flyer in UD’s opening match against UNLV in which the Flyers downed the Rebels 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-21, 26-24). 2008 Honorable Mention All-American Lindsay Fletemier hit a .684 clip in the match as Dayton sailed to a victory.

UD fell in the final two matches of the UAlbany Invitational as the hitters became more comfortable with Hausfeld’s ball placement. The opening weekend of Atlantic 10 play for the Flyers was a strong test of will and determination in the face of adversity. Opening the season on the road, UD dispatched the George Washington Colonials in four sets and repeated the effort again at Charlotte on October 23.

UD dropped the next two matches in the ASU Sheraton Classic, suffering defeats from South Carolina and Arizona State. The friendly confines of the Frericks Center soon took over as the Red and Blue captured the Dayton Flyer Invitational after sweeping the tournament field (Cleveland State, Towson and Northwestern). Erin Schroeder and Fletemier garnered all-tournament honors while senior middle blocker Bethany Akerhielm earned the Dayton Flyer Invitational MVP Award. Akerhielm’s efforts on the weekend included a .385 hitting efficiency, while averaging 2.29 kills per set. She posted one block solo and six block assists for the Flyers. The previous weekend’s wins ignited Dayton’s offense in the Lady Vol Classic hosted by the University of Tennessee. In a momentous five-set win over then No. 17 Illinois, the Flyers’ Fletemier notched 16 kills while Nicole Bateman picked up her third doubledouble of the season. UD kept their sights trained on the competition, dispatching the Gardner Webb Bulldogs 3-0 before losing to the Tennessee Volunteers on the final day in a 3-2 loss. Setter Erin Schroeder set a triple-double in the loss against the Lady Vols adding 10 kills, 55 assists and 22 digs. For the second consecutive weekend, Bethany Akerhielm was named tournament MVP.

Momentum was restored as Dayton went 6-2 with Hausfeld setting, before a pivotal showdown in St. Louis against the Saint Louis Billikens. UD was swept three sets to none in the match, but their relentlessness showed after beating the Xavier Musketeers 3-0 on the road.

UD responded to the loss by dominating Miami (Ohio) 3-0 early on Saturday. That night, the Flyers completed the rebound, dispatching the Louisville Cardinals in a five-set thriller to propel them to an 8-4 record in the non-conference play.

Following the first SLU showdown, Dayton went on a 5-2 run to finish second in the A-10 West Division earning a berth in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.

After earning a bye out of the first round of the tournament, the Flyers were slated in a rematch against the GW Colonials. Powered behind four service aces from Chelsy Christoff, UD made short order of the Colonials with a 3-0 win to advance to the championship match for the sixth straight season. A-10 gold would not be in Dayton’s future despite a gritty effort from the Flyers’ in the final match of the tournament as they fell in a three set loss at Chaifetz Pavilion in St. Louis. Despite dropping their final match to the Ohio Bobcats, the Flyers’ quality of wins and strength of schedule slated them as tournament host of the 2008 NCAA Volleyball Championship against the Western Michigan Broncos. An attendance of 1,647 fans, the fourth largest in Frericks history, piled in for the contest for Dayton’s fifth berth into the Big Dance and their first at-large bid in program history. Despite a fiery performance from the Flyers, UD fell 3-1 (25-21, 24-26, 23-25, 18-25) to finish the year with a 21-13 record.

Nicole Bateman received all-tournament honors after posting her sixth double-double of the season against the Cardinals (23 kills, 16 digs) while Bethany Akerhielm picked got the nod for her performance notching 16 kills. Momentum kept churning for Dayton as they knocked off Long Island University in three sets at the UAlbany Invitational. However, a devastating ACL injury to AVCA AllAmerican Setter Erin Schroeder during the Yale match changed the course of the season in the blink of an eye.

Dayton returned to the familiar waters back home to host its second tournament of the season. The Flyers ushered in the No. 20 Purdue Boilermakers, who were looking for vengeance after being defeated by the Red and Blue on their home court in 2007.

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The match was a see-saw battle with the Flyers taking an early 2-1 edge in the match, however, the Boilermakers clawed back to win the match in the fifth set (17-25, 26-24, 25-8, 23-25, 11-15). The loss, albeit a close one, would test the mettle of the Flyers for the entire weekend.

RECORD: ALL MATCHES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

OVERALL 21-13 11-2 10-11

HOME 11-4 6-1 5-3

AWAY 6-6 5-1 1-5

NEUTRAL 4-3 0-0 4-3

MATCH - BY- MATCH STATISTICS

RETURNING PLAYERS IN BOLD ## 9 3 18 4 5 14 1 20 13 15 8 10

STATS SUMMARY Fletemier, Lindsay Akerhielm, Bethany Schroeder, Erin Novacek, Becky Eytchison, Anna Hausfeld, Kacie Akerhielm, Valerie Gaerke, Tiffany Bateman, Nicole Robbe, Mandy Christoff, Chelsy Broerman, Rachael TEAM DAYTON OPPONENTS

TEAM STATISTICS ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set

G 125 128 54 123 34 96 101 128 128 127 120 96

ATTACK K K/Game E TA Pct 408 3.26 121 838 .342 350 2.73 99 737 .341 60 1.11 17 139 .309 150 1.22 56 405 .232 15 0.44 6 44 .205 10 0.10 3 35 .200 2 0.02 0 10 .200 339 2.65 169 972 .175 371 2.90 209 1247 .130 44 0.35 37 246 .028 2 0.02 2 17 .000 0 0.00 1 3 -.333

128 1751 13.68 128 1515 11.84 DAYTON 1751 720 4693 .220 13.7

1515 697 4576 .179 11.8

1608 4379 .367 12.6

1409 4340 .325 11.0

145 214 2884 .926 1.1

102 202 2639 .923 0.8

SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct

102 0.8 2408 .958

146 1.1 2628 .944

DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set

1990 15.5

1851 14.5

BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors

78 358 257.0 2.0 52

82 374 269.0 2.1 46

10163 15/678 7/98 0 0

5056 12/421

ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak

720 4693 .220 697 4576 .179

OPP

SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set

BALL HANDLING ERROR

2008 STATISTICS

# # # % % % ^ ^ ^ & & & $ $ $ * * * * * * * * * * * * *

DATE Aug 29, 2008 Aug 29, 2008 Aug 30, 2008 Sep 5, 2008 Sep 6, 2008 Sep 6, 2008 Sep 12, 2008 Sep 12, 2008 Sep 14, 2008 Sep 19, 2008 Sep 20, 2008 Sep 20, 2008 Sep 26, 2008 Sep 27, 2008 Sep 27, 2008 Oct 3, 2008 Oct 5, 2008 Oct 7, 2008 Oct 10, 2008 Oct 11, 2008 Oct 17, 2008 Oct 18, 2008 Oct 24, 2008 Oct 26, 2008 Oct 30, 2008 Nov 02, 2008 Nov 7, 2008 Nov 8, 2008 Nov 14, 2008 Nov 15, 2008 Nov 22, 2008 Nov 23, 2008 Nov 28, 2008 Dec 5, 2008

SET A A/Game 11 0.09 24 0.19 554 10.26 11 0.09 4 0.12 868 9.04 32 0.32 10 0.08 40 0.31 28 0.22 18 0.15 8 0.08

SA 0 8 13 0 0 20 12 5 19 33 22 13

1608 12.56 1409 11.01

145 102

SERVE SE SA/Gm 0 0.00 12 0.06 9 0.24 2 0.00 0 0.00 15 0.21 23 0.12 17 0.04 53 0.15 48 0.26 21 0.18 14 0.14

OPPONENT vs UNLV vs South Carolina vs Arizona State NORTHWESTERN TOWSON CLEVELAND STATE vs #17 Illinois at Gardner-Webb at Tennessee Lady Vols #20 PURDUE MIAMI LOUISVILLE vs Long Island vs Yale at Albany at George Washington at Charlotte at Cincinnati TEMPLE LA SALLE RHODE ISLAND FORDHAM at #25 Saint Louis at Duquesne at Xavier at Rhode Island XAVIER WRIGHT STATE DUQUESNE #20 SAINT LOUIS vs George Washington at #21 Saint Louis at Ohio WMU

# - Dayton Flyer Classic (Frericks Center) % - Mortar Board Premier (West Lafayette, IN) ^ - Black and Gold Challenge (Winston-Salem, NC) & - Towson Invitational (Towson, MD)

214 202

1.13 0.80

DIG BLOCKING RE DIG Dig/G 2 26 0.21 0 50 0.39 1 161 2.98 1 47 0.38 0 12 0.35 0 186 1.94 19 271 2.68 7 137 1.07 21 455 3.55 20 353 2.78 16 194 1.62 7 98 1.02 8 102 1990 15.55 146 1851 14.46

W/L W L L W W W W W L L W W W L L W W L W W W W L W W W W L W L W L L L

SCORE 3-1 1-3 0-3 3-2 3-1 3-2 3-2 3-0 2-3 2-3 3-0 3-2 3-0 0-3 1-3 3-1 3-1 2-3 3-1 3-0 3-2 3-0 0-3 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 1-3 3-0 1-3 3-0 0-3 0-3 1-3

BS 25 9 3 9 1 2 0 21 8 0 0 0

BA 105 71 17 64 7 23 0 38 29 4 0 0

Total B/Game BE 130 1.04 21 80 0.62 8 20 0.37 1 73 0.59 4 8 0.24 1 25 0.26 3 0 0.00 0 59 0.46 8 37 0.29 4 4 0.03 1 0 0.00 1 0 0.00 0

BHE 3 0 3 6 2 20 0 3 2 0 3 0

78 82

358 374

257.0 269.0

42 51

2.01 2.10

SCORE-BY-SET 23-25,25-18,25-21,26-24 24-26,25-17,20-25,21-25 18-25,19-25,26-28 27-29,25-23,25-18,23-25,15-13 22-25,25-20,25-23,25-17 21-25,25-13,25-17,17-25,15-10 20-25,25-23,20-25,25-21,15-8 25-9,25-9,25-11 25-18,23-25,25-22,21-625,13-15 17-25,26-24,25-8,23-25,11-15 25-16,25-21,25-14 25-21,25-23,19-25,17-25,18-16 25-13,25-17,25-18 24-26,20-25,20-25 25-21,20-25,17-25,15-25 22-25,25-14,25-22,25-18 25-16,25-20,23-25,25-14 17-25,20-25,25-20,25-20,10-15 16-25,25-21,25-18,25-23 25-12,25-8,25-8 25-16,19-25,25-21,21-25,15-10 25-11,25-21,25-16 17-25,18-25,17-25 25-15,25-12,25-20 25-22,25-23,25-22 25-18,29-27,25-16 25-14,25-22,25-19 25-18,27-29,22-25,23-25 25-13,25-21,25-22 25-19,28-30,21-25,18-25 25-18,25-21,25-15 15-25,25-27,19-25 21-25,21-25,17-25 25-21,24-26,23-25,18-25

$ - Atlantic 10 Championship (Charlotte, NC) @ - A-10/MAC Challenge (Oxford, OH) ! - NCAA First and Second Rounds (Frericks Center) * - Atlantic 10 Match

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Date

Opponent

Pct

DIG

Total

BHE

Aug 29, 2008

vs UNLV

162

.241

11.0

Aug 29, 2008

vs South Carolina

187

.176

8.0

Aug 30, 2008

vs Arizona State

131

.107

6.0

Sep 05, 2008

NORTHWESTERN

207

.213

1.0

Sep 06, 2008

TOWSON

144

.208

8.0

Sep 06, 2008

CLEVELAND STATE

162

.241

11.0

Sep 12, 2008

vs #17 Illinois

181

.210

12.0

Sep 12, 2008

at Gardner-Webb

.344

4.0

Sep 14, 2008

at Tennessee Lady Vols

215

.205

101

9.0

Sep 19, 2008

#20 PURDUE

149

.128

7.5

Sep 20, 2008

MIAMI

106

.264

10.0

Sep 20, 2008

LOUISVILLE

178

.213

10.0

Sep 26, 2008

vs Long Island

.320

6.0

Sep 27, 2008

vs Yale

118

.186

6.0

Sep 27, 2008

at Albany

160

.144

8.0

Oct 03, 2008

at George Washington

152

.197

18.0

Oct 05, 2008

at Charlotte

131

.267

8.0

Oct 07, 2008

at Cincinnati

165

.176

9.0

Oct 10, 2008

TEMPLE

131

.221

9.0

Oct 11, 2008

LA SALLE

.482

6.0

Oct 17, 2008

RHODE ISLAND

165

.224

10.0

Oct 18, 2008

FORDHAM

105

.343

4.0

Oct 24, 2008

at #25 Saint Louis

116

.112

1.0

Oct 26, 2008

at Duquesne

.330

8.0

Oct 30, 2008

at Xavier

107

.327

5.0

Nov 02, 2008

at Rhode Island

117

.299

3.0

Nov 7, 2008

XAVIER

102

.382

9.0

Nov 8, 2008

WRIGHT STATE

168

.208

11.5

Nov 14, 2008

DUQUESNE

106

.274

4.0

Nov 15, 2008

#20 SAINT LOUIS

171

.135

8.0

Nov 22, 2008

vs George Washington

.222

9.0

Nov 23, 2008

at #21 Saint Louis

113

.265

3.0

Nov 28, 2008

at Ohio

108

.056

4.0

Dec 5, 2008

WMU

173

.139

10.0

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2008 STATISTICS

Every successful program has a season that it will remember as its best ever. For some teams it is a once in a lifetime occurrence. For others it is the springboard to further success. The University of Dayton made the leap from conference champion to national power in 2007 with its best season in modern history in 2007.

Dayton would meet arch-rival Xavier for the third time in the 2007 season in the Atlantic 10 Championship Title Match. The top-seeded Flyers used a team effort to best the second-seeded Musketeers in three-games (30-24, 33-31, 30-26) to earn UD its fourth trophy in five years as Atlantic 10 Champions and an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

Dayton started the season with wins over IPFW and Bowling Green before taking on Illinois for the championship of the season-opening Flyer Classic at the Frericks Center. The Flyers gave a crowd of 1,130 fans plenty to cheer about late in a thrilling come-from-behind win, 3-2 (30-28, 21-30, 23-30, 31-29, 15-7) over the Fighting Illini. UD fought off match point in the fourth game and won four straight rallies to force the deciding fifth game. Despite being out hit .236 to .152 on the night overall, UD dominated when it counted with a .400 to -.353 margin in hitting percentage during the fifth game. Dayton Flyer Classic MVP Erin Schroeder dished out 42 assists to go along with 10 digs while helping to pull Dayton from defeat to a stunning victory over a Big Ten opponent. Redshirt freshmen Lindsay Fletemier and senior Jamie-Lee Richards each earned All-Tournament honors after finishing with 11 kills each. Fletemier added a team-best eight blocks on the night including five in the deciding game. Richards added four service aces with two serving as the exclamation point to a Flyer comeback in game four. After earning two votes in the AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll, Dayton headed to West Lafayette, IN for one of the top non-conference tournaments in the nation, the Mortar Board Premier. UD proceeded to sweep host Purdue to mark the first time in school history that the Flyers had defeated back-to-back opponents from the Big Ten Conference. The17th-ranked Boilermakers were also highest ranked team ever defeated in program history. UD followed by outlasting Utah, which was receiving votes in the AVCA Top 25 Poll, and North Carolina in five-game matches the following day behind solid weekends from MVP Bethany Akerhielm and All-Mortar Board Premier selections Erin Schroeder and Kortney Norris. The wins also lifted Dayton’s record to 6-0 and moved it into the Top 25 for the first time ever. The 23rd-ranked Flyers brought their national ranking back to Frericks Center and quickly disposed of visiting Cincinnati before heading to Winston-Salem, NC to shut down host Wake Forest, Jacksonville and Radford and lift its record to a perfect 11-0 on the season. Dayton would then go on to beat Western Kentucky, UMBC and Towson at the Towson Invitational the following weekend and build a 14-0 record and the #18 ranking in the nation heading into its Atlantic 10 Conference opener at home against Saint Louis. The Flyer volleyball team took a page from their cross country friends as UD overcame a 2-1 deficit for the fourth time on the season. Dayton beat Saint Louis, 3-2 (31-29, 28-30, 28-30, 30-28, 15-12) in front of 1,225 fans to improve upon what was the best record in the nation at 14-0. In a match that took two hours and 37 minutes to complete, Dayton out hit Saint Louis .187 to .170 on the night in a rematch of the 2006 Atlantic 10 Championship Match won by Saint Louis. Flyer senior Jamie-Lee Richards led all players with 22 kills including the end of a fifth-game rally that saw the ball cross the net 29 times. UD rolled through the next seven matches to take the longest winning streak in modern history to 21 matches and the highest ranking in program history at No. 12 heading into a meeting with rival Xavier in Cincinnati. The Flyers struggled offensively and fell in four games to the Musketeers. After dropping the opening game of a match for the first time all season, UD kept the match alive down 0-2 with a commanding victory in game three. However, The Flyers would get no closer as they dropped the fourth game to mark its only loss of the regular season. Dayton got right back on track with a win one week later at Duquesne and another at Saint Louis before blasting through three-straight Horizon League opponents in road victories over Wright State,

Youngstown State and Cleveland State. The stretch gave UD a 26-1 record heading into a rematch with XU at Frericks Center on the final weekend of the Atlantic 10 Conference regular season. Lindsay Fletemier entered the matchup with the Musketeers on a roll as she was named the CVU.com National Player of the Week. She was the first freshman and only the second middle blocker to win the award this season, which is awarded each week following nominations by each conference and independent program in the nation. Fletemier was also the first player in Atlantic 10 history to win the award. The national honor comes on the heels of her fifth Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week award just one day earlier. A boisterous crowd of 1,838 fans lifted the #16 Dayton volleyball team to a 3-0 (33-31, 30-18, 30-23) sweep of Atlantic 10 rival Xavier at Frericks Center. The largest regular-season crowd ever to watch a home UD volleyball match saw the Flyers clinch the 2007 A-10 Regular Season Title and improve to 27-1, 11-1 A-10. After suffering its only loss of the season at Xavier on Oct. 19, Dayton redeemed itself on with a 3-0 sweep to ensure the Flyers would be the top seed in the Atlantic 10 Championship in Charlotte, NC via a 4-3 aggregate in games won between the two matches. Dayton has won A-10 Regular Season Championships in 1998, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006 and now 2007. Its run of four straight regular season titles matches George Washington (1992-1995) for the second longest run of consecutive championships in A-10 history. Penn State won the first seven Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championships from 1984-1990. UD took care of Rhode Island with a 3-0 win on Senior Night behind solid performances from its trio of seniors. Robynne Green led all players with 10 kills while hitting at a .400 clip with four blocks. Classmate and twin sister Adrienne Green tallied a match-high 12 digs to go along with two service aces. Fellow senior Jamie-Lee Richards posted three service aces in limited action. The top-seeded and 16th-ranked Flyers then made their way to Charlotte, NC for the 2007 Atlantic 10 Volleyball Championships as the overwhelming favorites and would face fourth-seeded Temple in the semifinals. UD hit .247 as a team to TU’s .152 on the strength of 51 assists, 18 digs and two service aces by 2007 A-10 Second Team selection Erin Schroeder as Dayton beat Temple, 3-1. A-10 First Teamer Jamie-Lee Richards led all players with 17 kills while hitting .353 to go along with three blocks, five digs and a service ace.

Adrienne Green led the squad with 16 digs on the night as the Flyers improved to a nation’s best 33-1 overall. Dayton also received stellar performances from a pair of freshmen. Lindsay Fletemier led all players with 13 kills on .579 hitting, while Yvonne Marten added 11 kills to the Dayton offense. UD overwhelmed Lipscomb in the early going. At one point the Flyers controlled the opening game of the match 15-2. They would go on to take it 30-17 and never looked back. Junior setter Erin Schroeder recorded 40 assists and directed the Flyer offense to an efficient .336 hitting percentage for the match. The Flyer defense held up its end too and out-blocked the Bison front-line 8-2, while holding Lipscomb to an .066 hitting percentage. It was a monumental win for the Flyers, who advanced to play in the second round of the NCAA tourney for the second time in the last four years.

Senior Jamie-Lee Richards earned A-10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors after recording a match-high 20 kills while hitting at a .279 clip.

The last time a UD team advanced this far in the national tournament was after a thrilling triumph over Michigan State in 2003. Those same Spartans were at the Frericks Center playing in the night’s first match where they knocked off the University of Kentucky 3-0.

Richards was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Erin Schroeder who not only dished out 54 assists, but led the Flyers in digs for the second day in a row with 20. Overall, UD out hit XU .285 to .231 overall.

Dayton saw its best season ever come to an end as the Flyers fell to Michigan State, 3-0 (30-26, 30-16, 30-21) in an NCAA Second Round match at Frericks Center. The 2007 Atlantic 10 Champion and 15th seeded UD closed out the year with a 33-2 overall record.

Redshirt freshman Lindsay Fletemier hit .538 with 17 kills and three blocks followed by nine kills, one service ace and one block for the Flyers, which also hold the best record in the nation. Junior Kortney Norris finished with eight kills and 10 digs while freshman Yvonne Marten had a solid performance of her own with five kills and five blocks including three solo. The Flyers would then conclude the regular season with wins over Western Michigan and Miami (Ohio) before gathering to watch the NCAA Tournament Selection Show and learn not only their First Round opponent, but the site of their match. The 15th ranked University of Dayton volleyball team was selected to host First and Second Round matches for the first time in school history as well as being awarded the #15 seed in the tourney during the NCAA Selection Show. The team and members of the University of Dayton Division of Athletics gathered at Buffalo Wild Wings in Kettering and anxiously waited to learn of their postseason fate. The Flyers were forced to wait until almost the end of the entire 64-team field to be announced in order to learn not only of their opponent, but of the honor that they would host the preliminary rounds.

With its second sweep in as many days, the Spartans won the Dayton Sub-Regional and avenged a 2003 NCAA Tournament loss to the Flyers by firing on all cylinders in front of a school-record 2,057 fans that packed Dayton’s home venue. MSU committed just 14 errors in the match and out hit UD .333 to .037. “It was a great feeling to host at home for our final game,” said Dayton senior Jamie-Lee Richards. “I’m really looking forward to where our program is going in the next few years. I can’t wait to come back and see what it’s going to be like.” Richards led the Flyers with 13 kills, while classmate Adrienne Green chipped in with 11 digs. Junior Erin Schroeder accounted for 26 assists. Overall, the 2007 season was filled with bright spots for the University of Dayton that were recognized in a 33-2 record that gave UD the second-best winning percentage in the nation at season’s end. As a result Flyer Head Coach Tim Horsmon was named the AVCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year before heading to his home state of Maryland to coach the Terps. Also, Jamie-Lee Richards and Erin Schroeder were AVCA Honorable Mention All-America selections while Bethany Akerhielm was an AVCA Honorable Mention All-Region pick.

For the first time in its history, the Atlantic 10 Conference sent two teams to the NCAA Tournament as Xavier (24-10) earned an at-large berth into the postseason. Overall, five opponents from Dayton’s 2007 regular season schedule made their way to NCAA play. Miami (Ohio) was the third team from Southwest Ohio to make the field after winning the Mid-American Conference title. Also, Purdue, Ohio and Western Kentucky joined Xavier in earning at-large berths. Dayton used an all around team effort to earn its second ever NCAA Tournament win as the 15th-seeded Flyers swept Lipscomb, 3-0 (30-17, 30-25, 30-19) in a First Round match at the Dayton Sub-Regional on Friday. Hosting the tournament for the first time, UD barely broke a sweat early and rolled to a convincing win before a sellout crowd of 1,864 at Frericks Center.

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Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year Lindsay Fletemier hit .323 to put up 15 kills and three blocks. She was followed by A-10 First Team selection Bethany Akerhielm with 13 kills and a .458 hitting percentage as well as six blocks.

UD posted a 33-2 overall record culminating with a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Flyers were ranked in the AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll for the first time ever and reached as high as 12th in the Poll at one point. Dayton won its fourth straight Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championship and took home the Atlantic 10 Tournament Title for the fourth time in five years. The Flyers also hosted NCAA First and Second Round matches for the first time ever in front of sold-out crowds at Frericks Center.

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2005 THIRD TIME STILL A CHARM

Dayton scored the first two points of game four and did not allow Notre Dame to take the lead until 17-16 as Barhorst rattled off six kills in the first half of the game. Down, 22-20, Dayton regained the lead at 23-22 on a kill from Barhorst and consecutive service aces by Erin Schroeder. Then with the scored tied 28-all, Robynne Green gave UD game point with a kill off the hands of an Irish defender. The Flyers then forced a deciding fifth game with a block from Richards to earn Dayton a 30-28 victory. Barhorst paced the UD offense with eight kills in game four while Robynne Green followed with six. Dayton hit .254 as a team behind 19 assists from Schott. Adrienne Green finished with nine digs while Kenny added eight as the Flyers out hit the Irish for the second game in a row. After a kill by Richards to open game five, Notre Dame went on a 6-0 run to build a 6-1 lead. Then a kill by Schroeder, a block from Schott and Barhorst and a service ace by Kenny pulled Dayton to within two at 6-4. Then trailing 12-9, Dayton won the longest rally of the match on a solo block by Barhorst to pull within two. Then a kill by Norris forced a ND timeout with the Irish ahead by single point at 13-12. After the break, Kenny ripped off a service ace down the middle to knot the score at 13-all. But a Flyer service error and a kill by the home team gave Notre Dame the 15-13 victory. The 2005 edition of UD volleyball finished as one of the best in program history. Dayton broke the school records for kills (2,143), attack attempts (5,523) and assists (1,965) in a season this year. The Flyers also ranked third in digs (2,155), seventh in blocks (353.5), eighth in hitting percentage (.233) and ninth in service aces (216).

The word best used to describe the 2005 Flyer volleyball team was dominant. Dominant while victorious in 19 consecutive regular-season matches. Dominant while going 12-1 against conference opponents to win the Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championship. Dominant while securing its third straight berth in the NCAA Tournament by sweeping Temple to win its third consecutive A-10 Championship.

As UD rolled through the opposition, the Flyer Faithful came out to fill the Frericks Center. The highlight of the stretch was a match on Oct. 14 against Duquesne when the Flyers beat the Dukes 3-1 in front of 1,063 fans – the most to watch an Atlantic 10 match during the 2005 season. Overall nearly 6,000 fans watched UD volleyball play at Frericks Center for an average of 446 fans per match to lead the A-10.

UD began the season with a sweep of two matches to take the championship of the Pepsi Challenge at Eastern Illinois. Faye Barhorst and Robynne Green were named to the All-Challenge Team as Dayton beat Bradley and host EIU on the opening day of the season.

With a 21-9 mark and the best record in the conference, Dayton took confidence into the Atlantic 10 Championships held at Rhode Island’s Keaney Gymnasium. The top-seeded Flyers took on Charlotte, the only A-10 team to beat UD in the regular season during the semifinals. Dayton’s freshman Brittany Scheeringa and Kortney Norris stepped up to gain revenge over the 49ers in a 3-1 victory. UD dominated the match by outhitting Charlotte .244 to .195 and recorded 14.0 blocks.

The front line established itself for the Flyers on the very next day as Dayton got back to its winning ways with a 3-0 sweep of Missouri State. Barhorst collected 18 kills while Bethany Aklerhielm posted six blocks and Margo Moeller added three of her own. UD closed out its pre-conference schedule with disappointing finishes at its own Marriott Flyer Invitational and the TIS Bookstore Invitational at Indiana University. After a loss to Charlotte in the conference opener, Dayton regrouped to sweep George Washington on September 24 at Frericks Center. The Flyer victory over the Colonials lifted UD’s record to 6-9 overall and started one of the best runs in program history. Dayton found its stride and won 19 consecutive matches including all nine in the month of October while leading its opponents with a 27-10 game record.

Individually, Faye Barhorst was named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year to make Dayton home to the conference’s best player for the third consecutive season. Barhorst was also honored as an AVCA Honorable Mention All-America selection for the second straight season.

UD faced elimination coming out of the intermission trailing 0-2 in the match. However, Dayton traded points with Notre Dame to begin the third game before a kill by Barhorst and an Irish attack error gave the Flyers a 15-13 lead at the intermission in game three. UD then stretched its lead out to four at 21-17 on a block by Richards and Robynne Green to force a ND timeout. After the break, a solo block by Norris and an Irish attack error gave Dayton a 23-17 cushion. Notre Dame rallied to within two at 28-26, before a kill from Norris and another by Robynne Green gave Dayton a 30-26 game three victory.

Nicole Schott wrapped up a career as one of the best setters in Flyer history by being named the 2005 A-10 Setter of the Year. Schott is the only player in UD history to record both 1,000 career digs and 1,000 career assists. She was also one of just two Flyers ever to record three consecutive 1,000 assist seasons. Scott finished her career ranked second all-time in career assists (4,617) and eighth in digs (1,121).

UD out hit ND .152 to .038 in a third stanza that included 11 tied scores and five lead changes. Amanda Kenny led the way with four kills followed by three each from Norris and Barhorst. Adrienne Green collected five digs in support of her Flyer front line that finished with 6.5 blocks. Barhorst led the way with four blocks in the third game while Norris, Jamie-Lee Richards and Schott added two each for the Flyers.

Head Coach Tim Horsmon earned his first Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year honor after winning his seventh conference championship in as many seasons as a collegiate head coach. Horsmon has won 74 matches in just three seasons at UD while leading the Flyers to three straight Atlantic 10 titles and berths in the NCAA Tournament. Also earning A-10 post season accolades were Second Team selection Robynne Green, Honorable Mention pick Adrienne Green and All-Rookie Team pick Kortney Norris.

Dayton then looked to become the first team in six years to win three straight A-10 Titles against the last team to accomplish the task – A-10 East Division Champion Temple. The Flyers and Owls squared off in a regionally televised match and Dayton took over an otherwise tightly contested match by out hitting TU .308 to .179. The Flyer frontline was dominant on the night with a 15.5 to 6.0 advantage in blocks. Four different Dayton players were named to the A-10 All-Championship Team as Nicole Schott, Robynne Green and Kortney Norris were honored along with Barhorst winning Most Outstanding Player honors. The victory made UD just the fourth different school in the history of the A-10 to win the title in three consecutive years. Following the A-10 Championship, Dayton returned home for two final regular season matches to prepare for the NCAA Tournament. UD resumed play following the Thanksgiving holiday with a 3-0 sweep of Kent State. The victory was the 19th consecutive victory for the Flyers. Dayton could not extend the streak to 20 matches as it was upset by Miami (Ohio) on the final day of the regular season. The loss snapped one of the greatest runs in program history and marked the first loss in 63 days for the Flyers. UD’s winning streak was the 11th longest winning streak in the nation during the 2005 season.

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The Flyers then faced three straight teams that were receiving votes in the CSTV/ AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll in less than a week. After being beaten at Purdue, UD played host #8 Florida tight for the first two games before falling to the Gators at the Aquafina Volleyball Classic. Dayton was also defeated by #15 UC Santa Barbara in the Sunshine State as UD played two ranked teams on the same day for the first time in school history.

After a 24-10 regular season record, Dayton entered the NCAA Tournament to face a stiff challenge against #11 Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. The Flyers who were making their third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in their third different location looked at home at UND’s Joyce Center playing point for point with the sixth-seeded Irish.

The 2004 University of Dayton volleyball team made the extraordinary seem routine as it won its second-straight Atlantic 10 Championship to become the first school in five years to successfully defend the A-10 title. UD again had the A-10 Player of the Year and A-10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player, went 12-2 in Conference play, swept the A-10 Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament all for the second consecutive season under Head Coach Tim Horsmon. While 2004 might have seemed like a carbon copy of the previous season, Dayton surpassed the 2003 campaign in numerous areas. The Flyers captured the A-10 Regular Season Championship for the third time in program history. In the process, the team rattled off a 10-match winning streak, which was the third-longest in school history and the best since 2001 when UD also won the A-10 Regular Season Championship. Two Flyers garnered All-America honors, which was the most ever at UD in a single-season. A pair of Dayton players were also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Third Team. The season began with a three-game loss at the hands of Ohio State in Columbus. Despite the defeat, Dayton regrouped quickly and returned home to the Frericks Center to unveil their new Championship banners in a refurbished gymnasium for the 2004 Dayton Flyer Invitational. UD won its home tournament for the second straight year by defeating Coastal Carolina, Tennessee Tech and West Virginia as Christy Utnage was named MVP for the second consecutive year. Utnage hit 55 kills over three matches on the weekend while also tallying 32 digs and hitting .376 to garner A-10 Player of the Week honors. She was joined on the All-Invitational Team by Nicole Schott. Dayton then lost a pair of midweek matches to Butler and Miami (Ohio) that were scheduled to be played around a tournament at Florida Atlantic. However, UD did not make the trip to Boca Raton, Fla. because of the damage caused by Hurricane Ivan.

The Flyers rebounded to win their next three matches, all at the Toledo Rocket Classic. Dayton beat UNC-Greensboro, Wisconsin-Green Bay and Oakland before falling to host Toledo in five-games in the weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finale. Schott was named to the All-Tournament team once again along with freshman Adrienne Green. Schott was consistent throughout the weekend with an average of 40 assists per match in Toledo while Green had double-digit digs in each match including 25 in the opener against the Spartans and 21 against the second match versus the Phoenix. UD would open the next weekend with another loss to eventual NCAA Tournament participant Long Island, but would turnaround its fortunes at the Pittsburgh Panther Classic and for the rest of the season as it would win 17 of its final 20 regular season matches. The Flyers began the stretch by beating Southern Illinois and BIG EAST power Pittsburgh as Faye Barhorst was named Tournament MVP after setting a Fitzgerald Fieldhouse record with eight solo blocks in the Championship Match against the Panthers. Barhorst led UD to the Tournament Title for the second straight year and was rewarded as the A-10 Player of the Week. Utnage and Robynne Green each had solid weekends of their own to garner All-Tournament honors. Utnage had a pair of double-doubles while Green posted six kills and six blocks against SIU as well as nine kills, five digs and five blocks versus Pittsburgh.

After Dayton took a 21-19 lead, XU rattled off five consecutive points capped by a service ace to post a 24-21 lead. The Flyers once again showed their resilience and tied the score at 25-25 with a service ace of its own by Schott. The teams would trade the next five points before Barhorst ripped a kill down the middle to knot the score for the final time at 28-all. Pressler followed with a kill of her own to give the Flyers Championship Point for the second consecutive season. Barhorst closed out the match at 30-28 with a solo block as UD claimed its second Atlantic 10 Title in school history and became the first team since 1999 to successfully defend the A-10 Title. Although it took a team effort to win an emotional Championship, Utnage was named the Most Outstanding Player of the A-10 Tournament and was joined on the All-Tourney Team by Barhorst and Robynne Green. The win also made Horsmon 12-0 all-time in conference tournament play with six titles in six career appearances.

The A-10 Conference schedule began with a showdown between the defending champion Flyers and the preseason favorite Xavier in Cincinnati. Dayton quickly showed the Musketeers that they intended to keep the title for another season as they swept a closely-contested match in three games behind 17 kills and 11 digs from Utnage while Barhorst added 15 kills and five blocks for UD.

Looking to continue its season of repeats, Dayton could not beat a Big Ten team on its home floor for the second straight season as it fell to the Buckeyes in three games. Utnage completed her collegiate career with 16 kills, 13 digs and two blocks. Overall, the Flyers had 48 kills behind a 40-assist effort by Schott. Robynne Green made an impact in her first NCAA Tournament match as the A-10 All-Rookie Team selection hit .348 with 10 kills and three blocks to go along with four digs.

Dayton then returned home to defeat Fordham and Rhode Island and Barhorst was again named A-10 Player of the Week as she posted 18 kills while hitting .654 against Fordham following with 13 kills and nine blocks against Rhode Island. UD fell at Temple in five-games for its first conference loss of the season. Barhorst then started the Flyers on a 10-match winning streak with an NCAA Record performance against La Salle in Philadelphia, just one day later. The middle blocker hit a record-breaking .800 in the match with 24 kills in just 30 attempts. Hitting its stride at just the right time, nine of the 10 Dayton wins in the streak were against conference opponents with a roster which included eight freshmen, which made UD the second-youngest team in the nation. It was veterans Utnage and Barhorst however who led the group of talented, young players during the stretch as Utnage was named A-10 Player of the Week once and Barhorst won it twice during the streak.

After a non-conference match with Cincinnati one week later, the Flyers gathered to watch the NCAA selection show to find that they would face seventh-ranked Ohio State in their second ever NCAA Tournament appearance in Columbus along with 25th-ranked Ohio and Pittsburgh.

The Flyers ended the season with a 23-9 record for its 10th consecutive winning season and fourth straight 20-win campaign. Dayton has won more matches in the past two seasons (49) than any other two-year period since 1987-88. Utnage also secured a number of individual accolades as she won A-10 Player of the Year and AVCA Honorable Mention All-America honors. She was also named to the A-10 All-Academic Team and the CoSIDA Academic All-District Third Team

along with fellow senior Pressler. Utnage closed out her UD career as just the fifth Flyer to record 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs with 21 double-doubles in her final season. Barhorst was also selected to the AVCA Honorable Mention All-America and the A-10 All-Conference teams after hitting .377 as a sophomore, which was the second best single-season mark in program history and ranked 28th in the nation. She also ranked 28th nationally in blocks with 1.47 per game while recording 46 solo blocks (4th best at UD) and 113 block assists (6th best at UD). Robynne Green was named to the A-10 All-Rookie Team after beginning her career with 204 kills, 126 digs and 84 blocks on the year. She also ranked second on the team in service aces with 28. Schott wrapped up the year with a career-high 1,239 assists which ranks ninth in school history. She already ranks third in program history in career assists at 3,013 after 26 matches with at least 30 assists in 2004. She also had 12 double-digit dig performances.

Despite a stumble against Duquesne in the A-10 regular season finale, Dayton entered the Atlantic 10 Tournament along with Xavier as A-10 Regular Season Co-Champions with a 12-2 conference ledger. The top-seeded Flyers breezed through their semifinal match with host Duquesne in three-games and out hit the Dukes .294 to .064 in the match. Utnage led the way for UD with 17 kills and 10 digs. Barhorst added 12 kills and five blocks while Robynne Green hit .526 with 10 kills and two blocks for the Flyers. Schott dished out 43 assists to pace the offense while the defense was anchored by senior Shanna Pressler who finished with 14 digs and five blocks. The stage was then set for a match up between the top two teams in the conference as Dayton faced Xavier in the A-10 Championship Match. Dayton came hot out of the gate determined to defend its championship as it won the first two games by scores of 30-20 and 30-24. Xavier rebounded to win the third game in convincing fashion 30-22 and appeared to have the fourth game in hand as well beginning with a 7-0 run and building a 17-7 advantage before the Flyers could mount a comeback. UD would use a 10-1 run to pull within a point at 17-18 before XU responded with a kill. Barhorst answered for UD and the Flyers followed with a service ace courtesy of Pressler to knot the score at 19-all.

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2004 REPEAT CHAMPS

hitting percentage in game two and .000 in game three. Treadway also posted her 15th career double-double. Barhorst was named Rookie of the Week for the sixth time while holding the league-lead in blocks. Dayton dropped a road match at Xavier before the Flyers rebounded with wins over Fordham and Rhode Island to close out the regular season at 12-2 in Atlantic 10 play and 23-9 overall. The Flyers finished second in the conference, one game behind first-place Temple and drew George Washington in the semifinal of the Atlantic 10 Volleyball Championship. The Flyers entered the tournament the league’s most successful regular-season program, having made the Atlantic 10 Tournament field in six of the previous eight years, but never winning it all. But 2003 would be different as the Flyers disposed of the third-seeded Colonials, 3-0, at McGonigle Hall. Treadway had a match-high 13 kills while Shanna Pressler had 11 and a .375 hitting percentage to lead all players. The Flyers fell behind to the Colonials early in the first game, 10-5 and trailed 26-23 when Horsmon called timeout. Dayton regrouped and outscored the Colonials 7-2 the rest of the game to take it 30-28. In game two, the Flyers jumped out to a 6-1 lead before George Washington trimmed the lead to 20-18. But the Flyers reeled off four-straight points and coasted to a 30-20 win. Game three was all Dayton as the Flyers opened up to a 12-6 lead and polished off the Colonials, 30-20.

The 2003 season was a banner season for Dayton Volleyball in its fi rst year under head coach Tim Horsmon. The Flyers won their home tournament, went 12-2 in Atlantic 10 Conference play, swept the Atlantic 10 Tournament for their first-ever conference championship and then defeated Michigan State in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Flyers opened the 2003 campaign by sweeping Tulsa and Stony Brook before downing Towson in five games to win the Dayton Flyer Classic. Christy Utnage was named Tournament MVP and also named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week after posting doubledigit kills in each game and four service aces. She was joined on the All-Tournament Team by teammates Erin Treadway and Shannon Gardner. Dayton headed up north to Minnesota for the Nike Invitational. After taking out Marquette, 3-2, to run their record to 4-0, the Flyers suffered their first defeat of the year at the hand of No. 13 Minnesota. Then a tough loss to the Kansas Jayhawks dropped UD to a 4-2 record. Dayton headed to Pittsburgh for a four-team tournament a week later (after a mid-week loss to Eastern Kentucky), where the Flyers bounced back with 3-0 wins over Ball State and Robert Morris. UD handed host Pittsburgh one of its six losses on the season by sweeping the Panthers to win the tournament. Treadway received MVP honors while Gardner and freshman Faye Barhorst joined her on the All-Tournament Team. Barhorst was later named A-10 Rookie of the Week. With a 7-3 record and a new-found defensive intensity, the Flyers picked up their fourth straight win as they defeated Butler 3-0 before heading into the Wright State Invitational. With two double-double performances by Treadway (19 kills, 13 digs) and Utnage (10 kills, 16 digs) the Flyers won their fifth-straight match by defeating IPFW. The Flyers ran the win streak to six games, besting the host Raiders, 3-0, before falling to Akron, 3-1. For the third time in four tournaments, a Flyer won the MVP as Megan Pease took home top honors. Gardner and Nicole Schott were also named to the All-Tournament Team.

A mid-week loss to Cincinnati dropped the Flyers overall mark to 10-5 before they started a west coast trip that would test their meddle. The University of San Diego Invitational pitted the Flyers against two West Coast Conference teams who were ranked in the Top 25. The Flyers gave #24 Loyola Marymount all they could handle before falling just short 3-2. UD defeated Fairfield, 3-0, but fell to #21 San Diego, 3-1, on the second day of the Invitational. Six Flyers posted five or more kills in the win against Fairfield. Treadway and Barhorst were honored by the Atlantic 10 for their efforts. Treadway was named A-10 Co-Player of the Week while Barhorst earned Rookie of the Week honors for the second time of the season. In four matches Treadway had accumulated 69 kills and two double-doubles, while Barhorst tallied 27 kills, five block solos and

19 block assists. The Flyers entered Atlantic 10 play on October 3, at home against La Salle and Dayton swept the Explorers, 3-0, highlighted by eight-straight serving points from Schott as UD improved to 12-7 on the year. Dayton handed Temple its only regular season A-10 loss on October 4 with a 3-1 win at the Frericks Center. Treadway led the Flyers in kills posting 19, including her 1,000th career kill at UD in just three seasons. Treadway had eight of her 19 kills in game three with no errors and Kelly Scott served nine straight points to end the match with a 30-15 win. For the second consecutive week Treadway was named A-10 Co-Player of the Week.

The following night, the Flyers claimed their first-ever Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship sweeping Temple, 3-0. Treadway was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament with 16 kills in the Championship match. Joining her on the All-Championship Team were Utnage and Barhorst. In game one, UD opened up a 19-14 lead and held the Owls at bay to take game one, 30-23. UD fell behind 8-2 in the second game, before regrouping to pull within one at 9-8. The two teams traded points five times before UD reeled off three straight to take a 15-14 lead. Dayton established a 29-27 lead, but three-straight points by the Owls gave the top-seed the advantage. Treadway took over from there, with an assisted block sandwiched around two kills, including the game-winner as the Flyers won the second frame 33-31. The Owls controlled the third game, leading by as many as four on four different occasions. The Flyers rallied to tie the match at 22-22 and held a two-point lead at 27-25. The Owls would not go quietly, with two straight to tie before Treadway killed the Owls’ rally and a block by Christy Utnage gave the Flyers the victory. The win gave Dayton the Atlantic 10’s automatic berth to

the NCAA Tournament, the first trip to the Dance in UD’s history. Their opponent was Michigan State, a 19-11 at-large team out of the Big Ten. The Flyers

stunned the Spartans in the NCAA First Round by winning the first two games and holding on for a 3-2 win at Jenison Field House. Pressler led UD with 20 kills while Treadway posted 16 kills and 11 digs. In the first game, a 4-0 run gave Dayton an 18-17 lead, and UD extended it to 28-25 before putting the Spartans away, 30-26. Dayton opened to a 9-5 lead in the second game, before Michigan State regrouped to tie it at 9-9. The two teams traded points until a run by the Spartans established an 18-14 lead. State felt they weathered the storm and were on the verge of putting away the pesky Flyers with a 24-20 lead, but Dayton went on a 7-0 run to take a 27-24 lead and stun the crowd of 2,072. Gardner had two kills and Utnage recorded a block as the Flyers headed into the locker room with a 2-0 lead after another 30-26 win. MSU refocused at the break and tied game three 9-9. Dayton used a 6-1 run to take a 15-10 lead. But State refused to let their season slip away, pulling within two at 17-15. An ace by Schott pushed the Flyers’ lead back out to four at 20-16, but again the Spartans rallied. MSU tied it at 26-26 and took their first lead since 3-2 at 27-26, and held on for the 30-27 win. In game four, the Spartans led 10-7, before Dayton settled down and tied the game at 11-11. MSU surged ahead to lead 20-14. Utnage led the Flyers back with four kills and two aces to trail by a pair at 26-24. But the Spartans held on to force game five, 30-25. Game five was tied 4-4 before Gardner had three kills to put the Flyers up 9-5. A kill by Pressler gave UD a 12-6 lead forcing MSU to call a time out. With a 13-8 lead, Barhorst and Gardner posted back-to-back kills to give the Flyers their first NCAA Tournament win. Dayton didn’t have another upset in them, falling the following night to No. 9 Nebraska in the Second Round, 3-0. The Cornhuskers, who had participated in 22 of the 23 NCAA Tournaments for volleyball, proved to be too formidable opponent, sweeping UD out of the tournament. The Flyers ended the season with a 26-10 record, the most wins for UD since 1996, and earned seven votes in the Final American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 Poll. Individually Erin Treadway took home an armful of accolades, becoming the first ever Atlantic 10 student-athlete in any sport to win the conference’s Player of the Year award, Most Outstanding Player award for the A-10 tournament, and A-10 Student-Athlete of the Year award. The AVCA named her First Team All-Region and All-America Honorable Mention. Faye Barhorst picked up AVCA All-Region honors and was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year.

The Flyers remained unbeaten in the A-10 as they defeated host George Washington 3-1 the following weekend. Two Flyers posted double-doubles on the night, Schott with 38 assists and 13 digs and Scott with 11 assists and 10 digs. Barhorst led in kills with making her career-high 14 kills. With their fourth-straight win, 3-1 against Duquesne, the Flyers improved to 4-0 in league play and 15-7 overall. Barhorst was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for the third time. With four Flyers posting 10 or more kills (Treadway, Gardner and Barhorst all with 13 apiece and Shanna Pressler with 10) the Flyers picked up their fifth-consecutive win knocking over Rhode Island, 3-0. To continue their winning streak the Flyers defeated Fordham, 3-0, and Barhorst earned Rookie of the Week honors for the second-consecutive week, her fourth for the season. The momentum was high around the Flyer locker room as UD swept Xavier 3-0. Snider recorded her 1,000th career dig as teammates Treadway and Utnage posted doubledoubles while Barhorst added eight kills and nine blocks to record her third Rookie of the Week honor. Treadway received her third co-Player of the week award. The win streak was snapped at seven by Temple on October 22 as the Owls took a 3-2 decision. Treadway and Barhorst posted double-doubles on the night, while Gardner and Pressler contributed 11 kills apiece. The Flyers dropped to second in the A-10, a half-game back of Temple. UD got back to their winning ways by defeating La Salle, 3-0, for the second time. The Flyers won their 20th match of the season with a defeat of Duquesne at home the following weekend, 3-0. Barhorst led the team in kills, hitting .556, and Treadway recorded her 14th double-double. Dayton rolled past George Washington, 3-0, to clinch a spot in the Atlantic 10 tournament. UD dominated defensively, holding the Colonials to a -.257

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

2003 A BREAKOUT YEAR

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

THE HISTORY

KILLS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2143...........................................................................................2005 2063...........................................................................................2003 1971...........................................................................................2007 1952...........................................................................................1996 1912...........................................................................................1988 1877...........................................................................................2006 1872...........................................................................................1994 1783...........................................................................................2000 1759...........................................................................................2002 1751...........................................................................................2008

KILLS

The 2005 Flyer volleyball team holds the school record for kills, attack attempts and assists in a single season while also ranking among the best ever in hitting percentage, digs, blocks and service aces. The Flyers also won a modern-school record 19 consecutive matches including all nine during the month of October.

TOTAL ATTEMPTS 1. 5523...........................................................................................2005 2. 5474...........................................................................................2003 3. 5317...........................................................................................1988 4. 5041...........................................................................................1994 5. 5000...........................................................................................2007 6 4994...........................................................................................1996 7. 4831...........................................................................................2006 8. 4693...........................................................................................2008 9. 4642...........................................................................................2004 10. 4636...........................................................................................2000

SERVICE ACES 1. 404.............................................................................................1988 2. 348.............................................................................................1989 3. 302.............................................................................................1992 4. 299.............................................................................................1994 5. 287.............................................................................................1995 6. 260.............................................................................................1996 7. 237.............................................................................................2007 8. 231.............................................................................................1993 9. 227.............................................................................................2001 10. 216.............................................................................................2005

HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. .255............................................................................................2006 .255............................................................................................2003 3. .248............................................................................................1999 4. .244............................................................................................1992 5. .241............................................................................................2007 6. .240............................................................................................1995 7. .235............................................................................................2002 .235............................................................................................1993 9. .234............................................................................................2001 10. .233............................................................................................2005

KILLS PER GAME 1. 16.51..........................................................................................2000 2. 16.19..........................................................................................1999 3. 16.17..........................................................................................2001 4. 16.16..........................................................................................2007 5. 15.77..........................................................................................2006 6. 15.76..........................................................................................2005 7. 15.75..........................................................................................2003 8. 15.58..........................................................................................1997 9. 15.35..........................................................................................2004 10. 15.16..........................................................................................2002

DIGS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2295...........................................................................................1989 2237...........................................................................................2003 2155...........................................................................................2005 2146...........................................................................................1988 2122...........................................................................................2007 2069...........................................................................................1996 2001...........................................................................................1994 1992...........................................................................................2006 1990...........................................................................................2008 1940...........................................................................................1992

ASSISTS PER GAME 1. 14.74..........................................................................................2000 2. 14.58..........................................................................................1999 3. 14.57..........................................................................................2007 4. 14.45..........................................................................................2005 5. 14.43..........................................................................................1997 6. 14.42..........................................................................................2001 7. 14.41..........................................................................................2006 8. 14.18..........................................................................................2003 9. 13.71..........................................................................................2004 10. 13.47..........................................................................................1996

ASSISTS 1. 1965...........................................................................................2005 2. 1857...........................................................................................2003 3. 1777...........................................................................................2008 4. 1738...........................................................................................1996 5. 1715...........................................................................................2006 6. 1619...........................................................................................1988 7. 1608...........................................................................................2008 8. 1602...........................................................................................1997 9. 1592...........................................................................................2000 10. 1585...........................................................................................1994

DIGS PER GAME 1. 18.81..........................................................................................1989 2. 17.41..........................................................................................2004 3. 17.39..........................................................................................2007 4. 17.08..........................................................................................2003 5. 16.74..........................................................................................2006 6. 16.04..........................................................................................1996 7. 16.03..........................................................................................2000 8. 15.85..........................................................................................2005 9. 15.55..........................................................................................2008 10. 15.54..........................................................................................2001

BLOCKS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

514.............................................................................................1996 494.5..........................................................................................2002 462.5..........................................................................................1994 421.5..........................................................................................1995 392.5..........................................................................................1993 384.............................................................................................2003 353.5..........................................................................................2005 342.5..........................................................................................1992 317.0..........................................................................................2006 314.5..........................................................................................2008

68 Team Records Complete Dating Back To 1988

BLOCKS PER GAME 1. 4.26............................................................................................2002 2. 3.98............................................................................................1996 3. 3.83............................................................................................1995 4. 3.38............................................................................................1993 5. 3.30............................................................................................1994 6. 2.93............................................................................................2003 7. 2.77............................................................................................2004 8. 2.69............................................................................................1992 9. 2.66............................................................................................2006 10. 2.60............................................................................................2005

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Carrie Cordonnier Zhaohui Ma Zhaohui Ma Erin Treadway Faye Barhorst Christy Utnage Faye Barhorst Carrie Cordonnier Jamie-Lee Richards Faye Barhorst

TOTAL ATTEMPTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Carrie Cordonnier Erin Treadway Christy Utnage Zhaohui Ma Zhaohui Ma Carrie Cordonnier Christy Utnage Jamie-Lee Richards Renee Russ Paula Kirch

1988 1996 1997 2003 2005 2004 2004 1987 2007 2006

640 616 596 542 535 496 480 462 465 456

1988 2003 2004 1996 1997 1987 2003 2007 1988 1994

1,565 1,488 1,424 1,413 1,315 1,170 1,155 1,151 1,149 1,140

HITTING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 100 ATTEMPTS) 1. 2. 3. 4.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

DIGS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Faye Barhorst Jenny Geraci Faye Barhorst Faye Barhorst Ou Huang Lindsay Fletemier Cathy Wojciechowski Cathy Wojciechowski Susan Westbrock Carmen Couts

2006 1992 2005 2004 1996 2007 1991 1990 2002 2002

.431 .399 .396 .377 .377 .364 .362 .357 .355 .353

Carrie Snider Adrienne Green Adrienne Green Adrienne Green Zhaohui Ma Nicole Bateman Cindy Moffitt Adrienne Green Carrie Cordonnier Renee Russ

2003 2007 2006 2005 1996 2008 1990 2004 1989 1989

571 558 541 532 490 455 444 439 431 410

2005 1998 1996 2007 2006 1994 1999 1992 1997 2000

1,604 1,581 1,481 1,465 1,461 1,441 1,333 1,316 1,203 1,414

ASSISTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Nicole Schott Carla Muntz Lee Anne Bohne Erin Schroeder Erin Schroeder Joanna James Carla Muntz Jamie Kirch Carla Muntz Carla Muntz

Single Season Records Complete Dating Back To UD’s move to Division I in 1984

Nicole Schott is one of only two Flyers to record multiple 1,000-assist seasons. She accompished the feat in UD’s Championship seasons of 2003, 2004 and 2005.

BLOCK ASSISTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

9. 10.

Faye Barhorst Bethany Akerhielm Susie Linsenmeyer Faye Barhorst Shannon Gardner Lindsay Fletemier Sheila Kreim Katie Ferriell Faye Barhorst Faye Barhorst

BLOCK SOLOS 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.

Susie Linsenmeyer Faye Barhorst Marijo Richter Jackie Hoyng Faye Barhorst Faye Barhorst Faye Barhorst Diane Smiley Stephanie Smith Jackie Hoyng Jackie Hoyng

SERVICE ACES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Melinda Vogler Melinda Vogler Annette Gassner Cathy Wojciechowski Cindy Moffitt Joelle Zajac Joelle Zajac Michele Carter Amy Habel Jamie-Lee Richards Cindy Moffitt

2003 2007 1986 2005 2003 2007 1996 1999 2006 2004

140 137 129 126 125 122 120 120 116 113

1986 2005 1984 1986 2004 2003 2006 1984 1988 1997 1988

73 48 47 47 46 40 39 36 36 35 35

1987 1986 1986 1998 1988 1987 1986 1995 1994 2007 1987

126 98 88 71 85 82 72 69 66 65 65

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SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS

TEAM RECORDS

KILLS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

Faye Barhorst Carrie Cordonnier Cathy Wojciechowski Sierra Ashley Susan Westbrock Sue Fishburn Erin Treadway Zhaohui Ma Jamie-Lee Richards Renee Russ Katie Ferriell Christy Utnage Robynne Green Sheila Kreim Amy Habel Jody Klare Paula Kirch Jenny Geraci

1. 2. 3 4. 5.

7. 8. 9. 10.

Carrie Cordonnier Sierra Ashley Cathy Wojciechowski Faye Barhorst Christy Utnage Sue Fishburn Renee Russ Erin Treadway Jamie-Lee Richards Jody Klare

HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

DIGS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Faye Barhorst Lindsay Fletemier Cathy Wojciechowski Ou Huang Katie Ferriell Bethany Akerhielm Susan Westbrock Zhaohui Ma Jenny Geraci Robynne Green

Adrienne Green Cindy Moffitt Cathy Wojciechowski Nicole Bateman Carrie Snider Renee Russ Christy Utnage Nicole Schott Sue Fishburn Erin Schroeder

2003-06 1987-90 1990-93 1997-00 1999-02 1989-92 2001-03 1996-97 2004-07 1987-90 1998-01 2001-04 2004-07 1994-97 1992-95 1993-96 1992-95 1990-93

1,796 1,679 1,645 1,403 1,294 1,279 1,233 1,212 1,207 1,184 1,124 1,115 1,070 1,050 1,040 1,029 1,014 1,002

1987-90 1997-00 1990-93 2003-06 2001-04 1989-92 1987-90 2001-03 2004-07 1993-96

4,240 3,536 3,501 3,486 3,372 3,372 3,309 3,179 3,082 2,824

2003-06 20071990-93 1996-98 1998-01 2005-08 1999-02 1996-97 1990-93 2004-07

.384 .352 .346 .340 .333 .313 .311 .307 .275 .271

2004-07 1987-90 1990-93 2005-08 2000-03 1987-90 2001-04 2002-05 1989-92 2005-08

2,070 1,446 1,429 1,415 1,241 1,197 1,191 1,121 1,076 1,044

ASSISTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Carla Muntz Nicole Schott Erin Schroeder Ali Hayes Kelly Scott Lee Anne Bohne Jamie Kirch Joanna James Jackie Hoyng Joelle Zajac

BLOCK ASSISTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Faye Barhorst Katie Ferriell Sheila Kreim Robynne Green Susan Westbrock Shannon Gardner Amy Habel Katie Reilly Cathy Wojciechowski Megan Pease Ou Huang

BLOCK SOLOS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Faye Barhorst Jackie Hoyng Katie Ferriell Susie Linsenmeyer Cathy Wojciechowski Robynne Green Sheila Kreim Shannon Gardner LIndsay Fletemier Ou Huang

SERVICE ACES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Cathy Wojciechowski Cindy Moffitt Melinda Vogler Joelle Zajac Renee Russ Ali Hayes Jamie Kirch Christy Utnage Amy Richard Jackie Hoyng

Team Records Complete Dating Back To 1988

1997-00 2002-05 2005-08 1988-91 2000-03 1995-96 1990-93 1993-96 1985-88 1984-87

5,531 4,617 3,614 3,251 2,607 2,522 2,409 2,182 1,836 1,236

2003-06 1998-01 1994-97 2004-07 1999-02 2000-03 1992-95 1995-98 1990-93 1999-03 1996-98

495 434 425 327 290 279 259 249 239 237 237

20031985-88 1998-01 1985-86 1990-93 2003-07 1994-97 2000-03 20061996-98

173 117 92 89 71 69 66 61 46 52

1990-93 1987-90 1986-87 1984-87 1987-90 1988-91 1990-93 2001-04 1987-90 1985-88

252 237 224 196 181 157 155 152 134 131

Season 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 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

Coach R. Elaine Dreidame R. Elaine Dreidame R. Elaine Dreidame R. Elaine Dreidame R. Elaine Dreidame R. Elaine Dreidame R. Elaine Dreidame R .Elaine Dreidame R. Elaine Dreidame R. Elaine Dreidame Ann Meyers Ann Meyers Ann Meyers Ann Meyers Jeryl Neff Jeryl Neff & Carol Westbeld Julie Biermann Julie Biermann Julie Biermann Julie Biermann Julie Biermann Julie Biermann Julie Biermann Julie Biermann Pete Hoyer Pete Hoyer Pete Hoyer Pete Hoyer Pete Hoyer Pete Hoyer Pete Hoyer Pete Hoyer Pete Hoyer Tim Horsmon

W 10 19 23 16 25 30 44 37 56 49 30 26 14 15 2 0 11 24 23 17 17 14 26 17 16 18 26 19 23 15 18 21 22 26

2004

Tim Horsmon

2005

Tim Horsmon

2006 2007 2008

OVERALL L 4 7 8 11 16 11 14 10 5 9 20 22 23 18 27 28 26 17 16 17 22 16 9 14 18 13 8 9 8 12 11 8 9 10

ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE L Pct ---------------------------------------------------------------------------9 .550 4 .800 6 .700 4 .800 8 .558 6 .625 2 .875 3 .786 2 .857

Pct. .714 .730 .741 .592 .610 .732 .759 .787 .918 .845 .600 .542 .378 .454 .069 .000 .297 .585 .590 .500 .436 .467 .743 .548 .471 .581 .765 .679 .742 .556 .611 .724 .709 .722

W -------------------------11 16 14 16 10 10 14 11 12

.719

.857

1st

.686

.923

1st

Tim Horsmon Tim Horsmon

22 33

11 2

.667 .943

11 11

2 1

.846 .917

1st 1st

Kelly Sheffield

.617

.846

2nd

Pct.

CAREER TOTALS Coach

R. Elaine Dreidame (1970-1979) Ann Meyers (1980-1983) Jeryl Neff (1984-1985) Julie Biermann (1986-1993) Pete Hoyer (1994-2002) Tim Horsmon (2003-2007) Kelly Sheffield (2008-) TOTAL (1970-2007)

Seasons

10 4 2 8 9 5 1 39

309 85 2 149 178 128 21 872

HIGHEST WIN SEASONS Season

Coach

Pct.

1978 1979 1976 1977 2007 1975 1980 1996 1992 2003 1981 1974 2005 1987 1998 1972 2004 1988

R. Elaine Dreidame R. Elaine Dreidame R. Elaine Dreidame R .Elaine Dreidame Tim Horsmon R. Elaine Dreidame Ann Meyers Pete Hoyer Julie Biermann Tim Horsmon Ann Meyers R. Elaine Dreidame Tim Horsmon Julie Biermann Pete Hoyer R. Elaine Dreidame Tim Horsmon Julie Biermann

56 49 44 37 33 30 30 26 26 26 26 25 24 24 23 23 23 23

5 9 14 10 2 11 20 8 9 10 22 16 11 17 8 8 9 16

.918 .845 .759 .787 .943 .732 .600 .765 .743 .722 .542 .610 .686 .585 .742 .741 .719 .590

95 83 55 137 96 43 13 522

.765 .506 .036 .521 .649 .749 .617 .626

----102 58 11 160

HIGHEST WIN PERCENTAGE SEASONS

----42 8 2 51

FINISH

POST SEASON

5th 3rd 3rd 1st 5th 4th 1st 2nd 2nd

--A-10 Finals A-10 Semis A-10 Semis --A-10 Semis A-10 Semis A-10 Semis A-10 Champs NCAA 2nd Round A-10 Champs NCAA 1st Round A-10 Champs NCAA 1st Round A-10 Finals A-10 Champs NCAA 2nd Round A-10 Finals NCAA 1st Round

Pct

--------.708 .879 .846 .758

CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS

Season

Coach

Pct.

2007 1978 1979 1977 1996 1976 1992 1998 1972 1975 1971 2001 2003 2004 1970 2002 2005 1997

Tim Horsmon R. Elaine Dreidame R. Elaine Dreidame R .Elaine Dreidame Pete Hoyer R. Elaine Dreidame Julie Biermann Pete Hoyer R. Elaine Dreidame R. Elaine Dreidame R. Elaine Dreidame Pete Hoyer Tim Horsmon Tim Horsmon R. Elaine Dreidame Pete Hoyer Tim Horsmon Pete Hoyer

33 56 49 37 26 44 26 23 23 30 19 21 26 23 10 22 24 19

2 5 9 10 8 14 9 8 8 11 7 8 10 9 4 9 11 9

.943 .918 .845 .787 .765 .759 .743 .742 .741 .732 .730 .724 .722 .719 .714 .709 .686 .679

Single Coach

Years

From

R. Elaine Dreidame Pete Hoyer Tim Horsmon Julie Biermann Ann Meyers

10 8 5 3 2

1970 1995 2003 1987 1980

As A Program

Years

From

Driedame & Meyers Hoyer, Horsmon and Sheffield

12 14

1970 1995

To Wins

1979 2002 2007 1989 1981

309 162 128 64 56

To Wins

1981 2008

465 311

2009 FLYER VOLLEYBALL

YEAR-BY-YEAR

TOTAL ATTEMPTS

ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS

CAREER RECORDS

School Akron Alabama-Birmingham Albany Anderson Appalachian State Arizona Arizona State Arkansas State Ashland Auburn Austin Peay Ball State Bluffton Bowling Green Bradley Buffalo Butler Cal Poly SLO Cal State Fullerton Cedarville Central Michigan Central State Chicago State Charlotte Cincinnati Cleveland State Coastal Carolina Connecticut Creighton DePaul Defiance Drexel Denver Duquesne Eastern Illinois East Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Eastern Michigan Eastern Washington Evansville Fairfield Ferris State Findlay Florida Fordham Franklin Furman Gardner-Webb George Mason George Washington Georgetown Georgia Illinois Illinois-Chicago Illinois State Indiana Central Indiana

W L 8 8 3 1 First Meeting 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 12 2 0 1 0 9 18 1 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 4 1 1 0 3 1 9 14 12 3 1 0 1 0 First Meeting 4 13 3 1 0 1 1 0 27 2 1 1 0 1 4 3 4 2 0 1 12 5 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 21 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 19 9 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 First Meeting 0 2 2 5

School Indiana State Indianapolis IPFW Iowa Iowa State IUPUI Jacksonville James Madison Kansas Kent State Kentucky La Salle Lewis Lipscomb Long Beach State Long Island Louisville Loyola (Chicago) Loyola Marymount LSU Malone Marian Marquette Marshall Maryland Maryland-Baltimore County Memphis Massachusetts Memphis State Miami (Ohio) Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Missouri Missouri-Kansas City Missouri State Mississippi State Montana State Morehead State Mount St. Joseph Nebraska Murray State New Hampshire Northwestern North Carolina Northeastern Illinois Northern Illinois Northern Iowa Northern Kentucky Northern Michigan Notre Dame Oakland Ohio Ohio Northern Ohio State Oklahoma Oral Roberts Oregon State

W L 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 24 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 3 13 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 20 6 4 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 7 7 0 3 5 11 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 8 8 2 8 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 5 0 1 9 9 0 1 2 11 0 0 5 8 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 First Meeting

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BRODERICK CUP WINNER Ann Meyers ................................................................... 1979 AVCA ALL-AMERICA First Team Ann Meyers ................................................................... 1979 Honorable Mention Erin Treadway................................................................ 2003 Christy Utnage ............................................................... 2004 Faye Barhorst ............................................ 2004, 2005, 2006 Jamie-Lee Richards ........................................................ 2007 Erin Schroeder ............................................................... 2007 Lindsay Fletemier .......................................................... 2008 AVCA ALL-REGION First Team Ann Meyers ............................................... 1977, 1978, 1979 Jane Meyers .................................................................. 1982 Zhaohui Ma ......................................................... 1996, 1997 Carla Muntz................................................................... 1998 Katie Ferriell ................................................................. 2001 Kelly Scott ..................................................................... 2001 Erin Treadway...................................................... 2002, 2003 Susan Westbrock............................................................ 2002 Christy Utnage ............................................................... 2004 Faye Barhorst ............................................ 2004, 2005, 2006 Jamie-Lee Richards ........................................................ 2007 Erin Schroeder ............................................................... 2007 Lindsay Fletemier .......................................................... 2008 Honorable Mention Faye Barhorst ................................................................ 2003 Erin Schroeder ............................................................... 2006 Bethany Akerhielm .............................................. 2007, 2008 AVCA REGION ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Faye Barhorst ................................................................ 2003 AVCA REGION COACH OF THE YEAR Tim Horsmon ................................................................. 2007 AIAW NATIONAL TEAM Second Team Linda Sargent ................................................................ 1978 ALL-STATE First Team Ann Meyers ............................................... 1977, 1978, 1979 Jane Meyers .................................................................. 1982 STATE MVP Ann Meyers ......................................................... 1978, 1979 ALL-ATLANTIC 10 First Team Zhaohui Ma ......................................................... 1996, 1997 Ou Huang.................................................. 1996, 1997, 1998 Katie Reilly.................................................................... 1998 Sierra Ashley ....................................................... 1999, 2000 Carla Muntz......................................................... 1998, 2000 Susan Westbrock.................................................. 2000, 2002 Katie Ferriell ....................................................... 2000, 2001 Kelly Scott ..................................................................... 2001 Xinxin Zhang................................................................. 2001 Shannon Gardner ................................................ 2002, 2003 Erin Treadway...................................................... 2002, 2003 Christy Utnage ............................................................... 2004 Faye Barhorst ............................................ 2004, 2005, 2006 Nicole Schott.................................................................. 2005 Erin Schroeder ............................................................... 2006 Jamie-Lee Richards .............................................. 2006, 2007 Bethany Akerhielm .............................................. 2007, 2008 Lindsay Fletemier .......................................................... 2008 Second Team Michele Carter ............................................................... 1996 Paula Kirch.................................................................... 1996 Robynne Green..................................................... 2005,2006 Erin Schroeder ............................................................... 2007 Lindsay Fletemier .......................................................... 2007 Honorable Mention Adrienne Green ............................................................. 2005 Nicole Bateman ............................................................. 2008 ATLANTIC 10 PLAYER OF THE YEAR Zhaohui Ma ................................................................... 1996 Carla Muntz................................................................... 1998 Erin Treadway................................................................ 2003 Christy Utnage ............................................................... 2004 Faye Barhorst ...................................................... 2005, 2006 ATLANTIC 10 SETTER OF THE YEAR Nicole Schott.................................................................. 2005 Erin Schroeder ............................................................... 2006

FIRST TEAM ALL-ATLANTIC 10 TEAM SELECTIONS ATLANTIC 10 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Ou Huang...................................................................... 1996 Katie Ferriell ................................................................. 1998 Susan Westbrock............................................................ 1999 Faye Barhorst ................................................................ 2003 Lindsay Fletemier .......................................................... 2007 ATLANTIC 10 ALL-ROOKIE Christy Utnage.................................................................2001 Nicole Schott....................................................................2002 Faye Barhorst ..................................................................2003 Robynne Green................................................................2004 Kortney Norris .................................................................2005 Lindsay Fletemier ............................................................2007 Valerie Akerhielm ............................................................2008 ATLANTIC 10 COACH OF THE YEAR Pete Hoyer ......................................................................2001 Tim Horsmon ...................................................................2005 ATLANTIC 10 ALL-ACADEMIC Michele Carter .................................................................1995 Paula Kirch......................................................................1995 Sheila Kreim....................................................................1996 Ou Huang........................................................................1997 Carla Muntz...........................................................1998, 1999 Katie Ferriell ...................................................................2001 Erin Treadway........................................................2002, 2003 Christy Utnage.................................................................2004 ATLANTIC 10 ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Ou Huang..............................................................1996, 1998 Erin Treadway........................................................2002, 2003 Christy Utnage.......................................................2003, 2004 Faye Barhorst ....................................2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Robynne Green............................................2004, 2005, 2006 Nicole Schott....................................................................2005 Kortney Norris ................................................................2005 Jamie-Lee Richards ..........................................................2007 Erin Schroder ...................................................................2007 Bethany Akerhielm ..........................................................2008 Lindsay Fletemier ............................................................2008 Tiffany Gaerke ................................................................2008 ATLANTIC 10 TOURNAMENT MOP Erin Treadway..................................................................2003 Christy Utnage.................................................................2004 Faye Barhorst .................................................................2005 Jamie-Lee Richards ..........................................................2007 VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN First Team Carla Muntz.....................................................................2000 VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT IV First Team Diane Smiley ...................................................................1984 Jamie Kirch .....................................................................1993 Michele Carter .................................................................1995 Carla Muntz.....................................................................2000 Katie Ferriell ...................................................................2001 Erin Treadway..................................................................2003 Second Team Paula Kirch......................................................................1995 Michele Carter .................................................................1997 Third Team Jamie Kirch .....................................................................1992 Sierra Ashley ...................................................................2000 Shanna Pressler ...............................................................2004 Christy Utnage.................................................................2004 ALL-GREAT MIDWEST First Team Cathy Wojciechowski ........................................................1993 Paula Kirch......................................................................1994 Second Team Amy Habel ............................................................1993, 1994 GREAT MIDWEST ALL-NEWCOMER Joanna James .................................................................1993 ALL-MIDWESTERN COLLEGIATE First Team Carrie Cordonnier ..................................................1988, 1989 Cathy Wojciechowski ........................................................1989 Jenny Geraci ...................................................................1992 Second Team Jackie Hoyng...................................................................1988 Renee Russ ......................................................................1989 Sue Fishburn ...................................................................1990 Jamie Kirch ...........................................................1990, 1992 Cathy Wojciechowski ........................................................1992

MIDWESTERN COLLEGIATE ALL-NEWCOMER Amy Habel ......................................................................1992 MIDWESTERN COLLEGIATE COACH OF THE YEAR Julie Biermann ................................................................1990 ALL-NORTH STAR Second Team Jackie Hoyng...................................................................1987 NORTH STAR COACH OF THE YEAR Julie Biermann ................................................................1987 STATE ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM First Team Ann Meyers .....................................................................1978 Debbie Holloway .............................................................1978 ANNUAL TEAM AWARDS White-Allen Most Valuable Player 2008........................................................ Bethany Akerhielm 2007......................................Adrienne Green, Erin Schroeder 2006................................................................ Faye Barhorst 2005........................................... Nicole Schott, Faye Barhorst 2004...............................................................Christy Utnage 2003..................................................................Carrie Snider 2002................................................................Erin Treadway 2001..................................................................Katie Ferriell 2000................................................................. Sierra Ashley 1999................................................................. Sierra Ashley 1998................................................Carla Muntz, Katie Reilly 1997................................................................... Zhaohui Ma 1996................................................................... Zhaohui Ma 1995....................................................................Paula Kirch 1994....................................................................Paula Kirch 1993...................................................... Cathy Wojciechowski 1992..................................................................Jenny Geraci 1991...................................................... Cathy Wojciechowski 1990...................................................... Cathy Wojciechowski 1989...........................................................Carrie Cordonnier 1988.................................................................Jackie Hoyng 1987...................................................................Joelle Zajak 1986......................................................... Susie Linsenmeyer 1985.................................................................. Ann Frericks 1984...................................................................Karen Stack 1983..............................................................Tina Jasinowski 1982................................................................Liz Van Thorre 1981.............................................................. Sandy Gingling 1980................................................................ Linda Sargent 1979................................................................... Ann Meyers 1978................................................................... Ann Meyers 1977................................................................... Ann Meyers 1976.................................................................Gail Jennings 1975.................................................................Gail Jennings 1974....................................................................Carol Miller 1973....................................................................Carol Miller Dr. R. Elaine Dreidame Coachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award 2008.........................................Kortney Norris, Mandy Robbe 2007............................................................... Kortney Norris 2006............................................................... Margo Moeller 2005............................................................... Margo Moeller 2004............................................................. Shanna Pressler 2003................................................................. Megan Pease 2002...........................................................Shannon Gardner 2001............................................................. Shanna Pressler 2000................................................................. Megan Pease 1999................................................................. Megan Pease 1998..................................................................Katie Ferriell 1997..................................................................Sheila Kreim 1996..................................................................Sheila Kreim 1995............................................................... Michele Carter 1994....................................................................Dee Moraja 1993....................................................................Jamie Kirch 1992.................................................................... Amy Habel 1991..................................................................... Katy Ryan 1990................................................................. Cindy Moffitt 1989.................................................................. Laura Hirsch 1988....................................................................Renne Russ 1987...................................................................Noelle Nagy 1986..................................................................Karen Myers 1985......................................................... Susie Linsenmeyer 1984............................................................. Renee Wulkotte 1983.................................................................. Ann Frericks The MVP Award was established in 1973. The Coaches Award was established in 1983.

Zhaohui Ma 1996, 1997

Ou Huang 1996, 1997, 1998

Katie Reilly 1998

Sierra Ashley 1999, 2000

Carla Muntz 1998, 2000

Susan Westbrock 2000, 2002

Katie Ferriell 2000, 2001

Kelly Scott 2001

Xinxin Zhang 2001

Shannon Gardner 2002, 2003

Erin Treadway 2002, 2003

Christy Utnage 2004

Faye Barhorst 2004, 2005, 2006

Nicole Schott 2005

Erin Schroeder 2006

Jamie-Lee Richards 2006, 2007

Bethany Akerhielm 2007

Lindsay Fletemier 2008

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Akau, Marianette .....................................................1975, 1976, 1979 Akerhielm, Bethany ................................................ 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Akerhielm, Valerie ................................................................................ 2008 Allbrink, Jill ......................................................................................... 1982 Ashley, Sierra ......................................................... 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Bachman, Susie ................................................................................... 1989 Banjoff, Melissa .................................................................................... 1993 Barhorst, Faye ........................................................ 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Barnett, Joy ........................................................... 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 Bateman, Nicole ......................................................................... 2006, 2007 Beck, Katie ................................................................................. 2002, 2003 Beigel, Sharon ........................................................ 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 Beikrach, Bonnie ........................................................................ 1972, 1973 Bergman, Beth ..................................................................................... 1984 Bergman, Sandy ............................................................... 1980, 1981, 1982 Bickle, Erinn ......................................................................................... 2008 Blevins, Gayle ........................................................ 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 Bohne, Lee Anne ........................................................................ 1995, 1996 Bolger, Kelly ......................................................................................... 1995 Broerman, Rachael ..................................................................... 2007, 2008 Buechter, Mary Ellen ............................................... 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 Burke, Betty ..................................................................... 1973, 1974, 1975 Burkhardt, Kara ..................................................... 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 Carter, Michele.................................................................. 1994, 1995, 1997 Cassell, Colleen .......................................................................... 1982, 1983 Christoff, Chelsy ............................................................... 2006, 2007, 2008 Clark, Susan ........................................................... 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Collins, Mary Ann ................................................................................. 1978 Condit, Patty ........................................................................................ 1987 Conner, Karyn ...................................................................................... 1983 Cordonnier, Carrie................................................... 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 Couts,Carmen ......................................................... 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Cromartie, Thelma ............................................................ 1971, 1972, 1973 Culloo, Jayne........................................................................................ 1975 Deiden, Patti .................................................................... 1970, 1971, 1972 Deters, Janet ........................................................................................ 1970 Downing, Pamela ................................................................................. 1973 Dwyer, Cathy ........................................................................................ 1981 Evers, Karla ................................................................................ 1985, 1986 Ferrens, Linette .................................................................................... 1974 Ferriell,Katie .......................................................... 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Ferriell, Kristie ..................................................................................... 2000 Fiely, Renee ........................................................... 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Fishburn, Sue ......................................................... 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 Flessner, Jill ............................................................ 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Fletemier, Lindsay............................................................. 2006, 2007, 2008 Foster, Kim ....................................................................... 1991, 1992, 1993 Fox, Connie ...................................................................... 1973, 1974, 1975 Frericks, Ann .......................................................... 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 Gaerke, Tiffany .......................................................................... 2007, 2008 Galloway, Kelly ..................................................................................... 1975 Gapinski, Debbie .............................................................. 1970, 1971, 1972 Gardner, Shannon ................................................... 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Gassner, Annette .................................................... 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Geraci, Jenny ......................................................... 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Gindling, Sandra .................................................... 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Green, Adrienne .................................................... 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Green, Robynne .................................................... 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Grilliot, Monica .......................................................................... 1982, 1983 Gruber, Chris ............................................................................. 1976, 1977

ALL-TIME ROSTER Habel, Amy ........................................................... 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Hackett, Mary Beth........................................................... 1973, 1974, 1975 Hanley, Christine .................................................................................. 1971 Hayes, Allison ........................................................ 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 Heiderman, Gina ........................................................................ 2004, 2005 Herdlick, Michelle .................................................. 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Hildreth, Lori ......................................................... 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 Hiliniski, Karen .................................................................................... 1981 Hill, Cathy .............................................................. 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 Hirsch, Laura ......................................................... 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 Hobbs, Edna .............................................................................. 1985, 1986 Holder-Harbaugh Mary Lou......................................................... 1975, 1976 Holloway, Debbie ................................................... 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 Hotz, Jacquie ................................................................... 1998, 1999, 2000 Hoyng, Jackie ........................................................ 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Huang, Ou ....................................................................... 1996, 1997, 1998 Humphrey, Cheryl ................................................................................ 1973 Hurley, Kathy ........................................................ 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 James, Joanna ....................................................... 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Jasinowski, Tina...................................................... 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 Jennings, Gail ........................................................ 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 Johnson, Jen .............................................................................. 1999, 2000 Johnson, Julie ........................................................................... 1978, 1979 Johnson, Sandra .................................................................................. 1974 Kasper, Alison ...................................................................................... 1992 Kaup, Lorrie ........................................................................................ 1985 Keller, Missy ........................................................................................ 1985 Kenny, Amanda .......................................................................... 2004, 2005 Kilbane, Erin ........................................................................................ 1971 Kirby, Kathy ........................................................................................ 1995 Kirch, Jamie .......................................................... 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Kirch, Paula ........................................................... 1992, 1992, 1994, 1995 Klare, Jody ............................................................ 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Koster, Ulrike ...................................................................................... 1978 Kraft, Amy .......................................................................................... 1997 Kreim, Sheila ......................................................... 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Ledbetter, Cheryl ................................................................................. 1974 Lekens, Cathy .................................................................. 1992, 1993, 1994 Letzler, Pat ............................................................ 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 Linsenmeyer, Susie .................................................................... 1985, 1986 Ma, Zhaohui .............................................................................. 1996, 1997 MacCartie, Megan .................................................. 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Maciaga, Karen ..................................................... 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Maher, Ruth ........................................................................................ 1980 Manno, Jennifer .................................................................................. 1989 Marchal, Cathy ...................................................... 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 Marten, Yvonne .......................................................................... 2007, 2008 Martin, Annette ................................................................................... 1973 Martin, Denise ..................................................................................... 1987 Martin, Lizanne ................................................................................... 1988 Maxwell, Kristi ..................................................................................... 1988 Mays, Karen ........................................................................................ 1976 McClurg, Liz.......................................................................................... 2003 McGuire, Jo ............................................................................... 1974, 1975 Metzger, Johanna .................................................. 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Meyers, Ann .......................................................... 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 Meyers, Jane ......................................................... 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 Mickens, Chauntay...................................................................... 2005, 2006 Miller, Carol ........................................................... 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 Moeller, Margo ....................................................... 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Moffitt, Cindy ........................................................ 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 Moraja, Dee .......................................................... 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Moses, Brenna ...................................................................................... 2003

Moxley,Genoa ........................................................ 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Muntz,Carla............................................................ 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Myers, Karen ....................................................................................... 1986 Nagy, Noelle ........................................................................................ 1987 Neiser, Julie ............................................................................... 2001, 2002 Newcomb, Becky ................................................................................. 1970 Newkold, Cathy ............................................................... 1977, 1978, 1979 Nitz, Jean .............................................................. 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Norris, Kortney ....................................................... 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Novacek, Becky .......................................................................... 2007, 2008 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keefe, Linda ..................................................................................... 1970 Pease, Megan ........................................................ 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 Pettke, Courtney......................................................................... 2004, 2005 Piper, Holly ......................................................................................... 1994 Piro, Geraldine .................................................................................... 1974 Poeppelman, Lisa ................................................................................ 2001 Potter, Brandie .................................................................................... 1994 Pressler, Shanna .................................................... 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Quast, Vickie ....................................................................................... 1973 Reddy, Anne ........................................................................................ 1974 Reich, Margaret ................................................................................... 1970 Reilly, Katie ........................................................... 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Richard, Amy ......................................................... 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 Richards, Jamie-Lee ................................................ 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Richards, Julie ...................................................................................... 2005 Richter, Layn ......................................................... 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 Richter, Marijo ........................................................ 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 Ruda, Kate ................................................................................ 1998, 1999 Rueve, Angela ............................................................................ 2004, 2005 Russ, Renee ........................................................... 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 Ryan, Katy .......................................................................................... 1991 Sargent, Linda ....................................................... 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980

Scaramuucia, Janet .................................................................... 1970, 1971 Schaeffer, Julie .................................................................................... 1980 Schaffer, Cindy .................................................................................... 1976 Schappach, Allison ............................................................................... 1978 Scheeringa, Brittney ............................................................................. 2005 Schott, Nicole.......................................................... 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Schroeder, Erin ...................................................... 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Schwartz, Diane ......................................................................... 1977, 1978 Scott, Kelly ............................................................ 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Sheprow, Madelyn ............................................................................... 1975 Skinner, Julie ....................................................................................... 1976 Smiley, Diane .................................................................. 1982, 1983, 1984 Smith, Stephanie ........................................................................ 1988, 1989 Snider,Carrie........................................................... 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Stack, Karen .......................................................... 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 Staffney, Kathy .................................................................................... 1972 Staton, Kathy ...................................................................................... 1983 Szima, Debbie ..................................................................................... 1973 Tamer, Kathy ............................................................................. 1970, 1971 Tayloe, Jeanne .................................................................................... 1970 Treadway, Erin ................................................................. 2001, 2002, 2003 Utnage, Christy ...................................................... 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Vanderhorst, Shelley ............................................................................ 1986 Van Thorne, Liz ...................................................... 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 Vogler, Melinda .......................................................................... 1986, 1987 Wack, Cathy ........................................................................................ 1976 Warren, Shayla..................................................................................... 2005 Weisent, Lilly ............................................................................. 1985, 1986 Wells, Dayna ......................................................... 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 Westbrock, Susan ................................................... 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Whitlock, Tiffany ................................................................................. 1999 Wojciechowski, Cathy ............................................. 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Wulkotte, Renee .................................................................................. 1984 Yarbrough, Jessica ................................................................................ 2003 Zajac, Joelle .......................................................... 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Zhang, Xinxin ........................................................ 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001

The 1979 Flyer volleyball team was among the best ever in school history with a record of 49-9 overall under the direction of R. Elaine Dreidame, the winningest coach in school history. Led by Broderick Cup recipient Ann Meyers, Dayton won the second most matches in program history.

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TO THE MEDIA DIRECTIONS TO FRERICKS CENTER The Frericks Center is located on the campus of the University of Dayton. From I-75 merge onto U.S. 35 East. From U.S. 35, take the first exit (Ludlow/Perry). Turn south (right) on Perry Street. At first light (Patterson Blvd.) turn right. Follow Patterson to first light (Stewart Street). Turn left on Stewart and follow to campus. Just past Brown Street take a slight right onto College Park Ave. PARKING Parking is available for media and fans in P Lot just outside the main entrance to the Frericks Center and is available anytime on the weekends and after 5 p.m. on weeknights when Dayton is hosting a volleyball match. When entering the campus from College Park Ave, travel through the archway and follow the road to the parking attendant on the right. P Lot is just behind the parking attendant’s building. For directions to handicapped parking, call the UD Ticket Office at (937) 229-4433. NO PARKING PASS IS NECESSARY FOR UD VOLLEYBALL REGULAR SEASON GAMES.

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