2019 Northwestern State Tennis Media Guide by Northwestern State Sports Information

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Quick Facts Name Northwestern State University Location Natchitoches, Louisiana Population 18,048 Founded 1884, as Louisiana Normal Affiliation Division I Conference Southland Enrollment 11,081 Nickname Lady Demons Colors Purple and White, Orange Trim President Dr. Chris Maggio Vice President, External Affairs Jerry Pierce Director of Athletics Greg Burke Ticket Office 318-357-4268

Team Information Program All-Time Record 328-263 First Season 1977 SLC Titles 4 (1989, 1994, 2010, 2014) SLC Tournament Titles 3 (2010, 2013, 2015) NCAA Regionals 3 (2010, 2013, 2015) 2018 Season Record 16-9 SLC Record/Finish 8-3/3rd NCAA Postseason N/A Letterwinners R/L 5/2 Newcomers 2 Seniors 1 Head Coach Patric DuBois (St. Bonaventure, 1986) Record/Years 397-230 (26th Season) Record at NSU 217-98 (17th Season) Assistant Coach Jonas Brobeck (UNC-Asheville, 2012) Assistant Coach Caroline Nelhage (Tiffin, 2018) Athletic Trainer Hunter Wright Sports Information Director Doug Ireland Email ireland@nsula.edu Cell 318-471-2086 Tennis Contact Jonathon Zenk Email jzenk225276@nsula.edu Cell 715-307-3601 Assistant SID Jason Pugh SID Graduate Assistant Jonathon Zenk SID Office Phone 318-357-6467 Website nsudemons.com Tennis Twitter @NSUDemonsWTN

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Table of Contents 2019 NSU tennis Quick Facts & Table of Contents 2019 Roster

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Coaching Staff & Athletes Head Coach Patric DuBois Assistant Coach Jonas Brobeck Assistant Coach Caroline Nelhage Athletic Trainer Hunter Wright Strength Coach Christian Van Buren Polina Mutel Judit Castillo Gargallo Emilija Dancetovic Ela Iwaniuk Patrycja Polanska Rhea Verma Antonia Blattner Maria Skyba

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History & Records Series Records Individual and Career Records All-time Roster Year-by-Year Results All-Time Awards NSU Tennis History Paddlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Professor

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University & Athletic Personnel President Dr. Chris Maggio Vice President Jerry Pierce Director of Athletics Greg Burke Sports Medicine Athletics Administration Sports Information

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Northwestern State We are Northwestern State 33 City of Natchitoches 34 Academics 35 Campus Life 36

2019 Media Guide Credits Design & Layout Jonathon Zenk Covers Jonathon Zenk Editorial Assistance Jason Pugh, Matt Vines, Doug Ireland Photography Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services

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2019 Lady Demons Roster Name Polina Mutel Judit Castillo Gargallo Emilija Dancetovic Ela Iwaniuk Patrycja Polanska Rhea Verma Antonia Blattner Maria Skyba

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Yr.-Exp. Hometown/Previous School Sr.-3L Yaroslavl,Russia/School Number 12 Jr.-2L Teruel, Spain/IES “Ramon Llull” Jr.-2L Belgrade, Serbia/Gimnazija-Lipljan Jr.-1L Konarskie, Poland/Tulsa So.-0L Zakopane, Poland/Sopot High School Fr.-RS New Delhi, India/Don Mills College Institute of Toronto Fr.-HS Waiblingen, Germany/Staufer Gymnasium Fr.-HS School 173/Lviv State University of Physical Cuture

Head Coach: Patric DuBois (St. Bonaventure, 1987) Assistant coach: Jonas Brobeck (UNC-Asheville, 2012) Assistant coach: Caroline Nelhage (Tiffin, 2018) Athletic Trainer: Hunter Wright (Central Arkansas, 2018) Pronunciation Guide Polina Mutel: PO-leena MOO-tell Judit Castillo Gargallo: You-dith Cas-tee-yo Garg-EYE-oh Emilija Dancetovic: Eh-mili-ah Dance-toe-vich Ela Iwaniuk: Ella EE-van-nuke Patrycja Polanska: Puh-trish-uh Pole-lan-ska Rhea Verma: Ray-uh Verm-muh Antonia Blattner: Antonia BLOT-ner Maria Skyba: Maria SKEE-buh Patric DuBois: do-BWAH

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Patric Dubois Director of Tennis 17th season as NSU head coach St. Bonaventure (1987)

DuBois is no stranger to NSU tennis entering his 21st season with the Lady Demon tennis program, leading the team as head coach for 16 seasons. DuBois is one of the most successful tennis coaches in Southland Conference history and has a track record of developing nationally competitive teams and players who succeed on the court and in the classroom. As NSU’s head coach from 1989-94 and from 2006-2014, he led the Lady Demons to a combined 6 Southland Conference regular season and tournament titles and 3 NCAA Tournament appearances. Again as head coach in the 2018 season, DuBois led the Lady Demons to the finals of the Southland Conference Championship tournament. In 25 seasons of collegiate coaching, DuBois has led Northwestern State and Texas-Arlington to 13 Southland Conference regular season titles, 11 Southland Conference Tournament titles, and 9 NCAA Tournament appearances. DuBois began his coaching career at NSU in 1989. The Lady Demons consi tently improved in the standings each year before winning the SLC Championship in 1994. His 1994 team included freshman Ljudmila Pavlov, who was ranked as high as No. 33 in the ITA national singles rankings, and the doubles team of Karen Bacon and Emily Nichols, who was ranked as high as No. 20 in the ITA national doubles rankings. That trio was the cornerstone of the Lady Demons’ 1994 SLC championship. Moving to UTA, he took over a men’s program which had never won an SLC title but went on to win 6 Southland Conference regular season titles, 5 Southland Conference Tournament Championship titles, and 5 NCAA Tournament appearances under his guidance. DuBois was named Director of Tennis in 1997, taking on additional head coaching duties for the UTA women’s program. In his third season in that capacity, the UTA women launched a 46-match winning streak in conference play, winning 4 SLC Regular season titles, 4 SLC Tournament championships, and making 3 NCAA appearances. He coached Andy Leber, who was the NCAA Division I Senior Male National Player of the Year in 2002. Leber had a singles record of 44-3, was an NCAA All-American, and was ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation in Division I singles. DuBois returned to NSU in 2003 as the Director of Wellness & Recreation and started his second stint as head coach for the 2006-2007 season. DuBois knocked the rust off the NSU tennis program, guiding NSU to a 10-10 mark in his first year after the Lady Demons had just one winning season from 1999-2006 with no championships. The Lady Demons won the SLC regular season and conference titles in 2010, starting a string of five total titles in four different seasons with three NCAA Tournament appearances. The 2010 team recorded a program-record 20 wins (20-2), winning percentage (.909) and the program’s first NCAA Tournament trip. DuBois coached Martina Rubesova, who in 2010, became the first Lady Demon player to be invited and participate in the 64-woman NCAA Singles Championship, and was the Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year and the All-Louisiana Player of the Year. DuBois guided Northwestern State to another Southland Conference

tournament title in 2013 and the school’s second appearance in the NCAA Team Tournament, posting an overall 14-8 record while placing four members on the All-Southland teams. The 2014 Lady Demons matched their 20-win record (20-6) with another SLC tournament title and NCAA appearance. Returning as head coach in 2018, he led the Lady Demons to their fifth conference tournament championship appearance in the 10 years he has been at NSU when there has been a conference tournament. He coached SLC Player of the Year Polina Mutel, who finished the season 17-6 in singles and 17-2 in doubles. At the end of the fall 2018 season, freshman Maria Skyba finished ranked No. 114 by the ITA, becoming the first Lady Demon to be ranked in singles since Rubesova in 2010. His overall coaching record is 397-230, including a 193-48 mark in Southland Conference matches. DuBois is a 9-time SLC Coach of the Year and his teams have won 11 SLC Tournament championships, 13 regular-season titles, to go along with the 9 NCAA Tournament appearances. He has coached more than 100 athletes who have earned first or secondteam All-SLC honors, including 12 SLC Tennis “Conference Player of the Year” awards. DuBois has seen 15 of his teams honored by the ITA for their outstanding academic achievements, posting a cumulative team grade point average of 3.2 or better and over 100 ITA scholar-athletes honored for having over a 3.5 individual grade point average. A Kingston, N.Y. native, DuBois was an outstanding tennis player at St. Bonaventure University in the Atlantic 10 Conference where he received his bachelor’s degree in health and physical education. DuBois then earned his graduate degree in sports administration from Kent State in Ohio. DuBois’ wife, Lise, is an instructor in the Business Department & Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at Northwestern State University. They have one daughter, Mazie Catherine, who is a junior at Louisiana State University.

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Jonas Brobeck Assistant Coach 1st season UNC-Asheville (2012) After working at Nasbypark Tennis Club in Stockholm, Sweden, Jonas Brobeck is in his first year as the Northwestern State assistant tennis coach. Brobeck was a member of UNC-Asheville’s tennis team from 2008-12 and was a team captain his senior year. During his final season, he led the team to a second-place finish in the Big South, which was its best finish in school history. For his efforts, Brobeck was named first team allconference. Following his playing career, he was a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater for a year before moving on to Morehead State University as an assistant coach in August 2013. He spent two years at MSU before going back to Stockholm. A Stockholm native, he has been in his home city for the last three years, where has worked daily with players aged 13-18, both individually and in group settings. He served as a travel coach for top juniors during regional, national, and ITF tournaments. Additionally, Brobeck coached two professional players from the club, Christoffer Solberg and Anette Munozova. Brobeck’s father, Michael, was a professional tennis coach for 20 years and the Fed Cup coach for the Swedish Tennis Federation.

Caroline NelHage Graduate Assistant Coach 1st season Tiffin (2018) Caroline Nelhage enters her first year as a graduate assistant on the Northwestern State tennis staff.

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Nelhage had a successful tennis career at Tiffin University in Ohio, leading the Dragons to a 79-30 record during her four years and the NCAA Tournament all four years. She ended her career ranked as the 37th best singles player in the country for Divsion

In her senior year, the Gothenburg, Sweden, native, was named Tiffin’s top Female Athlete of the Year. Nelhage was a four-time First Team All Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection and was the GLIAC Player of the Year as a senior along with freshman of the year her first year. Nelhage is pursuing a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Northwestern State.

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Hunter Wright Graduate Assistant Athletics Trainer 1st season Central Arkansas (2018) Hunter Wright is in his first season as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for football and women’s tennis. Wright graduated in 2018 from the University of Central Arkansas with a degree in athletic training. While at Central Arkansas, he assisted the athletic trainer in men’s and women’s cross country, men’s basketball and football. He provided in-depth evaluations of injuries to the lower extremities, upper extremities, cervical spine, thoracic spine and lumbar spine, as well as head and face. A Springdale, Ark., native, he is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, the Arkansas Athletic Trainers’ Association and the Southwest Trainers’ Association. He also is a Certified American Red Cross Professional Rescuer. Wright is pursuing a master’s degree in health and human performance at Northwestern State.

Christian Van buren Graduate Assistant Strength Coach 1st season Northwestern State (2018) Christian Van Buren is in his first season as a graduate assistant strength coach for women’s tennis and men’s and women’s track. Van Buren graduated in 2018 from Northwestern State University with a degree in health and exercise science. While at NSU, he lettered in football from 2013-15. He went to Arkansas Tech University for Health, PE and Wellness Science from 2016-17 before heading back to NSU.. Van Buren interned at Colorado State for football strength and conditioning the summer of 2018. He assisted weight training linebacker, running back and defensive back groups. The Pineville, La., native also assisted with return-to-play athletes in their recovery training and with NFL player training prior to training camp.

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Polina Mutel 5-8 • Senior Yaroslavl, Russia School Number 12 2018 Season (Junior): Dominated at the top of the rotation in both singles and doubles for NSU…was 17-6 in singles, including 15-5 at No. 1 singles…was 10-1 in singles in Southland Conference play…was 17-2 at No. 1 doubles with partner Polina Ivanova, including an impressive 10-0 in conference play…ended the season on a 15-match win streak in doubles…earned the clinching point in NSU’s SLC Tournament semifinal win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi…scored NSU’s only point in a loss to SMU…SLC Player of the Year…won Southland Conference Player of the Week twice…All-Southland Conference First Team Singles selection…All-Southland Conference First Team Doubles selection with Ivanova…Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana Collegiate Tennis First Team… Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll…Southland Conference Women’s Tennis Student-Athlete of the Year…Southland Conference Women’s Tennis All-Academic First Team 2017 Season (Sophomore): Compiled a team-best 12-6 record in singles play … Primarily in the No. 3 position, garnered a 10-6 record … added a 2-0 mark at the No. 2 slot … won her last five singles matches and seven of her last 10 … in doubles, played all 13 of her matches in the top slot … posted a 6-7 record overall and 4-2 in conference play … went 3-2 with Polina Ivanova and 3-5 with Iryna Vardanian. 2016 (Freshman): Competed majority of season in the No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles positions … held 13-9 and 10-6 records overall in singles and doubles respectively … had the second best doubles record on the team in conference play with teammate Iryna Vardanian, going 6-2. Previous to NSU: Ranked in the Top 10 juniors in Russia (U12-U14) … achieved an ITF Juniors ranking of No. 1446 after only playing 2 ITF Juniors events … Won five total rounds in G5 Larnaca, Cyprus, to reach the quarterfinals … graduated with a 4.0 GPA from School 12 in Yaroslav, Russia. Personal: Born on June 24, 1996 … daughter of Ekaterina and Pavel Mutel … has one brother Sema … majoring in business administration with dreams to be a professional tennis coach after graduation.

Mutel’s Career Stats Singles Dual 1 2 3 2016 13-9 - 1-0 12-9 2017 12-6 - 2-0 10-62018 17-6 15-5 2-1 Totals 42-21 15-5 5-1 22-15 Doubles Dual 1 2 3 2016 10-6 - 10-5 0-1 2017 6-7 6-7 - 2018 17-2 17-2 Totals 33-15 23-9 10-5 0-1

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Judit Castillo GArgallo 5-4 • Junior Teruel, Spain IES “Ramon Llull” 2018 Season (Sophomore): Dominated in the back of the rotation for NSU in singles...was 12-4 at No. 5 singles and 3-1 at No. 6...All-Southland Conference Second-Team Singles selection...was 9-2 in conference play...won seven straight matches during conference play...Went 9-9 in doubles overall, but went 7-5 at No. 2 doubles with Kateryna Avram…finished off major comeback in a 4-3 victory in the Southland Conference quarterfinals over Abilene Christian…singles comeback led NSU to a win over eventual Southland Conference champion McNeese State…Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll...Southland Conference Women’s Tennis All-Academic Second Team 2017 Season (Freshman): Excelled in the back end of NSU’s singles rotation … compiled a 6-2 mark in the No. 5 slot and a 6-1 record in the No. 6 spot … garnered a team-high eight singles wins in conference play (8-3) … in doubles, had a 7-5 record overall … played eight matches in the No. 2 spot, posting a 5-3 mark with Iryna Vardanian. Previous to NSU: Ranked No. 133 nationally in Spain Women’s Open Division … won several Spanish national junior tournaments … competed in ITF Juniors circuit, achieving wins over top 500 in G1-G3 events … also competed in ITF pro circuit events around Spain … Graduated with a 3.2 GPA from IES Ramón Llull in Valencia, Spain … along with tennis, she competed in cross country as well as track and field, earning championships in each. Personal: Youngest child of María Pillar, a nursing assistant, and Miguel Gerónimo, a nurse … has one brother, Ismael, and one sister, Marta … Ismael has a Master of Music Therapy degree, and Marta has a Master of Archaeology degree … Judit is majoring in health and exercise science and plans to use her degree to work as a sports trainer … Life’s ambition is to play tennis at the professional level ... Nickname is “Gorrión”, which translates to “sparrow” in English. Castillo’s Career Stats Singles Dual 1 2 3 4 5 6 2017 12-5 - - - 0-2 6-2 6-1 2018 15-5 12-4 3-1 Totals 27-10 - - - 0-2 18-6 9-2 Doubles Total 1 2 3 2017 6-3 - 5-3 1-0 2018 9-9 7-8 2-1 Totals 15-12 - 12-11 3-1

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Emilija Dancetovic 5-10 • Junior Lipjan, Serbia Gimnazija-Lipljan 2018 Season (Sophomore): Finished 9-14 playing mostly at No. 3 singles for NSU…was 4-7 in Southland Conference play…was 9-8 in doubles, including 6-2 in conference play…when paired with Ela Iwaniuk at No. 3 doubles, she was 7-4…member of the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll.

2017 Season (Freshman): Posted an 8-13 mark in singles play, mostly in the middle of NSU’s singles lineup … had a 2-2 mark as the No. 3 and a 6-7 record as the No. 4 … in doubles, paired with Polina Ivanova to post an 8-4 record as the team’s primary No. 2 squad (8-3 in that spot) … went 2-3 in doubles with Kateryna Avram in the No. 3 position. Previous to NSU: Reached as high as No. 1203 in singles and No. 1054 doubles in the WTA rankings … competed in multiple ITF $15,000 and $25,000 tournaments around Serbia, Croatia, Greece, Slovenia and Egypt, achieving wins in qualifiers and main draw over top 900 WTA players … has also competed on the Junior ITF circuit around Bulgaria and Montenegro achieving a No. 921 and No. 9 in the European U-14 rankings … graduated from Gimnazija-Lipljan High School in Lipljan, Serbia with a 4.89 GPA. Personal: Born Dec. 9, 1997 … Daughter of Aleksandra and Nemanja Dancetovic … has one brother, David. Dancetovic’s Career Stats Singles Dual 1 2 3 4 5 6 2017 8-10 - - 2-2 6-7 0-1 2018 9-14 7-11 1-1 1-2 Totals 17-24 - - 9-13 7-8 1-3 Doubles Total 1 2 3 2017 10-7 0-1 8-3 2-3 2018 9-8 1-2 8-6 Totals 19-17 0-1 9-5 10-9

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5-4 • Junior Konarskie, Poland Tulsa/St. Jan Kanty The 3rd Secondary School 2018 Season (Sophomore): Was 14-9 in singles, including 13-6 at No. 4 singles…was 9-2 in Southland Conference play…won 10 straight matches during from March 4 through April 8…was 9-9 at doubles, but went 7-4 when teamed up with Emilija Dancetovic at No. 3 doubles…won both singles and doubles match in helping NSU reach SLC finals with win over Texas A&M Corpus Christi…Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year… Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana Collegiate Tennis Newcomer of the Year…All-Southland Conference First-Team Singles selection…Southland Conference Player of the Week on March 13…Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll 2017 (Freshman): Attended the University of Tulsa ... did not appear in a match. Previous to NSU: Graduated with a 4.0 GPA from St. Jan Kanty III high-school in Poland … always ranked in Top 10 in Polish Juniors (U16-U18) and as high as No. 10 in Women’s open division nationally … she reached the finals of the Polish championships U21, made semifinals in Polish Championships twice (open division) and achieved the first place of OTS Cup Koln for women U21 … ranked No. 1091 in ITF Juniors playing through G4 events … competed in various ITF pro events $15,000 and $25,000 around Poland, Germany, and the U.S., achieving wins over top 700 WTA ranked players such as Anastasya Shoshyna and Paulina Czarniak. Personal: Born April 24, 1997. Nicknamed “Ela.” … daughter of Monika Pokorska-Iwaniuk, a professor of linguistic and Lithuanian literature specialist … has one sister Maria, 27 years old with a master’s degree in journalism. Iwaniuks Career Stats Singles Dual 1 2 3 4 5 2018 14-9 1-3 13-6 Totals 14-9 - - 1-3 13-6 Doubles Total 1 2 3 2018 9-9 0-4 9-5 Totals 9-9 - 0-4 9-5

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Patrycja Polanska 5-5 • Sophomore Zakopane, Poland Sopot HS 2018 Season (Freshman): Redshirted

Before NSU: Ranked No. 2 in Poland (U16), and as high as No. 6 in Tennis Europe Race (U16) … reached a WTA high of No. 839 in singles, No. 528 in doubles; and No. 417 in ITF Juniors … selected to the Polish Fed-Cup team in 2016 … achieved third place twice at the high level individual Polish championships (open division) and won four doubles titles in the same event … has individual wins over top 600 WTA players (Njoze Mirabelle, Bianka Bekefi, Ola Abou Zekry) … achieved three (ITF $10K) singles quarterfinals, 2 (ITF $10K) doubles titles, and 3 (ITF $10K) doubles finals. Personal: Born on July, 18, 1997 … daughter of Zbigniew and Monika Polanska … has one older brother … Zbigniew was her tennis coach growing up … from Zakopane, “the winter capital of Poland.” … attended and graduated from the Sopot Tennis Academy … majoring in health and exercise science.

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5-7• RS Freshman Toronto, Ontario, Canada Don Mills College Institute of Toronto 2018 Season (Freshman): Redshirted Before NSU: Ranked as high as No. 185 in ITF Juniors … has competed in many ITF grade 1 events (highest level after grans-slams) … won six ITF juniors titles (three in singles and three doubles) … has wins over top 100 players … gold medalist (doubles) at the Canadian games in 2017 … singles and doubles finalist at the Canadian Indoor National Championships U18 in 2017 … singles finalist at the Canadian Outdoor Nationals and a member of Team Ontario for the past three years … ranked in the Top 5 Canadian ranking U18 and No. 9 nationally in women’s division. Personal: Born Dec. 12, 1999 … daughter of Nitin (also her coach) and Rekha Verma … has a 13-year-old sister (Aadya) … originally from New Delhi, India, she is a Canadian resident in Toronto.

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Antonia Blattner 5-6 • Freshman Stuttgart, Germany Staufer Gymnasium 2018 Fall Season: Won ITA Southern Regional over teammate Ela Iwaniuk...won draw at Ragin’ Cajun Invitational in first ever tournament for Lady Demons

Previous to NSU: Went to Staufer Gymnasium in Waiblingen, Germany…lettered in tennis under coach Danijel Krajnovic...was ranked top 10 in German junior rankings... ranked No. 159 in German Women’s Open rankings...has wins over top 100 ranked players in German women’s open division. Personal: Born July 15, 2000…daughter of Heike Blattner, a teacher, and Andreas Blattner, a doctor…has a brother Ruben, 20, who played college tennis at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and two sisters, her twin Marie, 18, and Emilia, 13… majoring in Pre-Medicine

Four-Time Southland Conference Champions • Three-Time Southland Conference Tournament Champions

Maria Skyba

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5-10 • Freshman Kiev, Ukraine School 173 (Lviv State University of Physical Culture) 2018 Fall Season: Skyba became the first Lady Demon to be ranked by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association since 2010 when she checked in at No. 114 in the ITA’s final fall rankings...won first two draws of collegiate career, at Rice and Lafayette. Previous to NSU: Spent 2017-18 at Lviv State University of Physical Culture for one year, but didn’t play…Was the Ukrainian U18 championship winner in singles, runner up in doubles…Ukrainian championship UAdults Mixed Doubles winner, semifinal in singles…Ukrainian championship U16 winner in doubles…TE winner in doubles and semifinal in singles. Personal: Born April 7, 2000…daughter of Olena Skyba, a tennis coach, and Yevgen Skyba, a photographer…has a brother Vlad, 12, and one sister, Veronika, 2… majoring in Business Management.

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lady dem on t e n n i s Well into its sixth decade of service, the Southland Conference continues to be a model of innovation, stability and consistent achievement as it celebrates the academic and athletic accomplishments of its member institutions and approximately 4,200 studentathletes. Having commemorated its 50th anniversary in 2013, the Southland Conference has transformed itself into a dynamic and respected consortium of 13 member universities in three states. Beginning with a historic meeting of five institutions in Dallas on March 15, 1963, the Southland Conference set on an extraordinary course that has proven successful well into the 21st Century. The successful transformation continues, as the Southland Conference welcomed four additional members in 2013: Abilene Christian University, Houston Baptist University, the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, and the University of New Orleans. In addition to its newest members, the Southland also consists of the University of Central Arkansas, Lamar University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Sam Houston State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Stephen F. Austin State University and Texas A&M UniversityCorpus Christi. An original Southland member from 1963-73, Abilene Christian rejoined the league as one of the most decorated athletic programs in NCAA history, and the addition of Houston Baptist, UIW and New Orleans gives the Southland a regular competitive presence in the key metropolitan areas of Houston, San Antonio and New Orleans. Southland cities encompass approximately 14 million people, and six of its television markets rank among the top 100 in the U.S. All told, the membership of the Southland encompasses nearly 140,000 current students and an alumni base of nearly 800,000. Famous alums from current Southland Conference schools include former CBS news anchor Dan Rather (Sam Houston State), NBA executive Joe Dumars (McNeese State), ABC news anchor Robin Roberts (Southeastern Louisiana), Major League Baseball star Wade Miley (Southeastern Louisiana), NBA legend Scottie Pippen (Central Arkansas), and track and field Olympians Kenta Bell (Northwestern State), and Bobby Morrow and Billy Olson (both Abilene Christian). Other notable alums from current members include Grammy Award-winning musicians Frank Ocean (New Orleans), Don Hen-

2018 All-Southland Women’s Tennis Teams First Team Singles Polina Mutel, Northwestern State Sarah Jurakova, McNeese Hannah Brett, McNeese Luna Dormet, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Ela Iwaniuk, Northwestern State Marina Vicens Miquel, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Phonexay Chitdara, McNeese Second Team Singles Lucile Pothier, Abilene Christian; Fabienne Gettwart, Sam Houston State Jelena Dzinic, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Nini Memishishi, Abilene Christian Louise Trigona, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Judit Castillo, Northwestern State Nida Kamal, Stephen F. Austin First Team Doubles Polina Mutel/Polina Ivanova, Northwestern State Chunan Xiang/Amiru Shimoguchi, Central Arkansas; Dalina Dahlmans/Ximena Yanez, Southeastern Louisiana QiLi Ma/Rada Manataweewat, Central Arkansas Second Team Doubles Sarah Jurakova/Hannah Brett, McNeese Charoline Erlandsson/ Phonexay Chitdara, McNeese

ley and Rodney Crowell (both Stephen F. Austin), and Ronnie Dunn (Abilene Christian), television personality and actress Ellen DeGeneres (New Orleans), current NFL standouts Lardarius Webb (Nicholls State), Terrence McGee (Northwestern State), and Daniel Manning (Abilene Christian), professional golfers Shawn Stefani and Chris Stroud (both Lamar) and Colin Montgomerie (HBU), award-winning filmmaker Richard Linklater (Sam Houston State), American Idol winner Kris Allen (Central Arkansas), NFL Hall of Famer Jackie Harris (Northwestern State), former NFL standouts Bobby Hebert (Northwestern State), Gary Barbaro (Nicholls State), Wilbert Montgomery (Abilene Christian) and Gary Reasons (Northwestern State), former MLB stars Darryl Hamilton (Nicholls State) and Kevin Millar (Lamar), NCAA football coach Charlie Strong (Central Arkansas), actors John Larroquette (New Orleans), Ricardo Chavira (UIW) and Jesse Borrego (UIW), and the late NFL coaching legend O.A. “Bum” Phillips (Lamar and Stephen F. Austin). The Southland sponsors 17 full championship sports, all at the NCAA Division I level. The eight men’s sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field. The women compete for nine championships in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball. The conference earns automatic qualification to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s golf, women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball. The Southland Bowling League, an affiliated Conference sport, originated in 2015, and four of its members filled out half of the eight-team bracket, with Stephen F. Austin advancing to the national title match.

2018 Tournament (Beaumont, Texas) Quarterfinals No. 3 Northwestern State 4, Abilene Christian 3 No. 2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4, No. 7 New Orleans 1 No. 1 McNeese 4, Incarnate Word 0 No. 4 Sam Houston State 4, No. 5 Central Arkansas 2 Semifinals No. 3 Northwestern State 4, No. 2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3 No. 1 McNeese 4, No. 4 Sam Houston State 2 Championship No. 1 McNeese 4, No. 3 Northwestern State 1

Player of the Year: Polina Mutel, Northwestern State Freshman of the Year: Luna Dormet, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Newcomer of the Year: Ela Iwaniuk, Northwestern State

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Opponent W L Last Abilene Christian 5 3 2018 Abraham Baldwin 0 1 1999 Air Force 1 0 2016 Alabama 0 2 2013 Alabama-Birmingham 0 2 2014 Alcorn State 1 0 2016 Arkansas-Little Rock 10 11 2011 Arkansas Tech 2 0 2016 Arkansas State 7 6 2013 Auburn 0 1 2014 Baylor 1 4 2010 Bethune Cookman 1 0 2009 Centenary 26 7 2008 Central Arkansas* 12 2 2018 Connecticut 1 0 2018 Drury 1 0 2012 East Texas Baptisti 2 0 1985 East Texas State 1 0 1987 Florida Atlantic 1 0 2009 Florida Gulf Coast 1 0 2009 Grambling 13 0 2018 Gustavus Adolphus 1 0 1979 Houston 3 6 2018 Houston Baptist 2 2 1986 Incarnate Word* 5 0 2018 Illinois State 1 0 1983 Jackson State 0 0 First Jacksonville 2 0 1992 Kansas State 1 0 1986 Lamar* 18 14 2018 Louisiana College 4 0 1982 UL Lafayette 21 23 2018 UL Monroe 14 17 2016 Louisiana Tech 37 10 2018 LSU 0 18 2018 LSU-Alexandria 3 0 2017 McNeese* 30 10 2018 Memphis 1 1 2008 Memphis State 3 1 1984 Middle Tennessee State 0 1 1993 Mississippi State 2 0 2012 Mississippi Valley State 1 0 2001 Miss. Univ. for Women 0 1 1999 Mobile College 0 1 1992 Murray State 0 1 2003 New Orleans* 13 8 2018 Nicholls* 26 3 2018 Northern Iowa 1 0 1983 No. Carolina-Wilmington 1 0 1992 North Texas 8 6 2015 Notre Dame 1 0 1982 Oklahoma City 3 0 1993 Oklahoma State 0 1 1983 Ole Miss 0 1 1978 Oral Roberts 2 1 2014 Prairie View-A&M 1 0 2014 Purdue 0 1 1979 Rice 0 4 2009 Samford 1 0 2004 Sam Houston State* 29 2 2018 Schreiner 1 0 1990 South Alabama 0 4 1992 Southeast Missouri State 1 0 2015 Southeastern Louisiana* 25 8 2018 Southern 2 0 1990 Southern Arkansas 3 0 1983 Southern Mississippi 10 7 2018 Southern Methodist 1 5 2018 Stephen F. Austin* 22 11 2018

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* Opponent Texas-Arlington Texas Christian Texas-El Paso Texas-Pan American Texas-Permian Basin Texas-San Antonio Texas-Tyler Texas State Texas Tech Tulane Vanderbilt West Florida West Texas State Wichita State Xavier (La.) TOTALS

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10 8 2018 W L Last 10 11 2012 0 1 1987 1 0 2011 6 0 2012 1 0 1987 11 12 2018 3 3 1989 19 7 2018 0 1 1990 3 19 2018 0 1 1979 2 1 1999 1 0 1984 0 1 1981 0 0 First 428 253

* Southland Opponents

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Individual and Career Records Career Singles wins Name 1. Vicky Simms 2. Bianca Schulz 3. Shayne Fitzwilliam 4. Andrea Nederostova Natalya Krutova 6. Shirley Echaiz 7. Polina Ivanova 8. Karen Patel 9. Tatiana Larina 10. Babette Cramer 11. Daniela Posada 12. Two tied with 50

Record 67-19 65-21 63-14 60-23 60-25 58-35 57-26 56-23 55-28 53-36 51-26

Career Doubles wins Years 1989-92 2008-11 1986-89 2010-13 2013-16 1979-82 2015-18 1988-91 2012-15 1987-88 2006-09

Season Singles wins Name 1. Marie Jeanne Huyben 2. Carin Roux 3. Shayne Fitzwilliam 3. Shirly Echaiz 5. Martina Rubesova 5. Natalya Krutova 5. Andrea Nedorostova 5. Bianca Schulz 5. Nannette Beasley

Record 30-4 23-3 20-0 20-7 19-3 19-4 19-4 19-4 19-7

Record 71-11 68-13 67-21 66-17 65-21 64-20 63-22 57-13 57-26 55-19 52-16

Years 2010-13 2012-15 2008-11 2013-16 2008-11 2009-12 1988-91 1986 89 2008-11 1986-89 1988-91

Season Doubles wins Years 1979 1980 1986 1979 2011 2015 2011 2008 1979

Top Singles Career Percentage (minimum 20 matches) Name Pct. Record Years 1. Carin Roux .885 23-3 1980 2. Marie Jeanne Huyben .882 30-4 1979 3. Tory Plunket .829 34-7 1985-86 4. Shayne Fitzwilliam .828 63-14 1986-89 5. Vicky Simms .780 67-19 1989-92 6. Barbara Tons .766 46-22 1986-89 7. Bianca Schulz .756 65-21 2008-11 8. Diane Raybon .741 20-7 1978 9. Andrea Nederostova .723 60-23 2010-13 10. Natalya Krutova .722 60-25 2013-16 11. Kim Tollet .698 44-19 1983-85 12. Nanette Beasley .685 50-23 1979-81 Top Singles Season Percentage (minimum 15 matches) Name Pct. Record Years 1. Shayne Fitzwilliam 1.000 20-0 1986 2. Marie Jeanne Huyben . 882 30-4 1979 3. Matina Rubesova .864 19-3 2011 4. Bianca Schulz .850 17-3 2008 Tory Plunkett .850 17-3 1986 6. Tatiana Larina .842 16-3 2012 Polina Konop .842 16-3 2012 Polina Ivanova .842 16-3 2016 9. Natalya Krutova .826 19-4 2015 Andrea Nedorostova .826 19-4 2011 Bianca Schulz .826 19-4 2008 12. Kathrin Lange .810 17-4 2010 Tory Plunkett .810 17-4 1985 Natalya Krutova .810 17-4 2015

Name 1. Andrea Nederostova 2. Tatiana Larina 3. Bianca Schulz 4. Natalya Krutova 5. Kathrin Lange 6. Olga Bazhanova 7. Karen Patel 8. Barbara Tons Adna Curukovic 10. Shayne Fitzwilliam 11. Jane Paterson 12. Two tied with 49 Name 1. Siw Johnson 2. Tatiana Larina 3. Andrea Nedorostova Martina Rubesova 5. Andrea Nedorostova Natalya Krutova Bianca Schulz 8. Martina Rubesova Vicki Sims Karen Patel Jane Paterson

Record 28-13 21-2 20-3 20-3 19-0 19-3 19-4 18-0 18-7 18-1 18-1

Years 1990 2015 2011 2011 2010 2015 2009 2010 1990 1988 1988

Top Doubles Career Percentage (minimum 20 matches) Name Pct. Record Years 1. Andrea Nedorostova .866 71-11 2010-13 2. Kateryna Piatakova .857 18-3 2014 3. Tatiana Larina .839 68-13 2012-15 4. Barbara Tons .814 57-13 1986-89 5. Dragana Colic .800 28-7 2008-11 6. Natalya Krutova .795 66-17 2013-16 7. Jane Paterson .765 52-16 1988-91 8. Bianca Schulz .761 67-21 2008-11 9. Kathrin Lange .755 65-21 2008-11 10. Tory Plunkett .744 29-10 1985-86

Top DOubles Season Percentage (minimum 15 matches) Name Pct. Record Years 1. Andrea Nedorostova 1.000 19-0 2010 1. Martina Rubesova 1.000 18-0 2010 3. Karen Patel .947 18-1 1988 3. Jane Paterson .947 18-1 1988 5. Tatiana Larina .913 21-2 2015 6. Olga Bazhanova .895 17-2 2009 6. Olga Bazhanova .895 17-2 2012 6. Polina Konop .895 17-2 2012 6. Polina Ivanova .895 17-2 2018 6. Polina Mutel .895 17-2 2018 11. Andrea Nedorostova .870 20-3 2011 12. Martina Rubesova .870 20-3 2011 13. Daniela Posada .867 13-2 2009 14. Natalya Krutova .864 19-3 2015 Four-Time Southland Conference Champions â&#x20AC;˘ Three-Time Southland Conference Tournament Champions

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All-Time Roster Alcantara, Marcia 2005-07 Arnett, Joy 1984 Ates, Peggi 1976-78 Aud, Pam 1984 Avram, Kateryna 2017-18 Bacon, Karen 1991-94 Bazhanova, Olga 2009-12 Blattner, Antonia 2019-Present Beasley, Nannette 1979-80 Black, Kathy 1976 Bogetic, Vanja 2013 Bradley, Julea 1983-84 Carolissen, Glynnia 1995 Castillo Gargallo, Judit 2017-Present Champion, Angela 1983 Cloutier, Stephanie 1987-88 Colic, Dagana 2008-11 Conway, Kim 2002-05 Cramer, Babette 1977-80 Curukovic, Adna 2008-11 Daly, Jan 1976 Dancetovic, Emilija 2017-Present deFelippo, Ana Maria 1984-87 Del carmen, Sylvia 1981-82 Dodge, Christine 1992-94, 96 Doll, Gloria 1991 Doty, Tonya 1996 Echaiz, Shirley 1979-82 Emde, Sandra 1995 Eriksson, Lana 1998 Fabregas, Begona 1982-84 Fernandez, Alicia 1977 Fitzwilliam, Shayne 1986-89 Gamo, Linda 2012-13 Gerasimova, Elzaveta 2017 Gillham, Peggy 1976 Gordon, Jane 2000 Gray, Ann 1990 Gray, Julie 1995 Hancock, Julie 1978 Hodge, Nancy 1976 Humphries, Brooke 2008-09 Huyben, Marie-Jeanne 1979 Isaza, Liliana 1981-85 Isaza, Monica 1984-87 Ivanova, Polina 2015-18 Ivic, Ilijana 2016 Iwaniuk, Ela 2018-Present Jan, Ana 2010-11 Johnson, Angela 1990 Johnson, Siw 1990-91 Johnson, Wendy 1978 Jones, Sara 1987-90 Kentzel, Kourtney 1996-98 Kerr, Emily 2015 Kollarova, Barbora 2015-16 Konop, Polina 2012-14 Krutova, Natalya 2013-16

Ladutska, Aliona 2014-15 Lange, Kathrin 2008-11 Larina, Tatiana 2012-15 LaSuzzo, Brandee 1998-2001 Lessiter, Julie 1995-96 Leyshyna, Olga 2012-13 Litvinova, Vladislava 2017 Lukic, Jelena 1996-98, 2000 Luu, Ngoc 2005 Manicci, Marie 1984 Mathews, Brandi 1999-2001 Matthieu, Monica 1990 McKee, Janne 2005 McKee, Joanne 2001-02 McNabb, Lainey 1979-80 Messina, Julie 1984 Mulholland, Liza 1998-99 Mutel, Polina 2016-Present Nedorostova, Andrea 2010-13 Neuve, Marine 2006-08 Nichols, Emily 1992-94 Nieto, Alexandra 2002-05 Olsen, Kathryn 1999-2001 Opoku, Natalie 1993-96 Pagels, Kristen 2003-04 Patel, Karen 1988-91 Paterson, Jane 1988-91 Patzer, Bogusia 2006-08 Pavlov, Ljudmila 1994, 1996-98 Peters, Lauren 2010-12 Peterson, Angela 1984-86 Piatakova, Kateryna 2014-15 Pirow, Gretchen 1978 Plunkett, Tory 1985-86 Polanska, Patrycja 2018-Present Posada, Daniela 2006-09 Prado, Camila 2002-05 Prezens, Merlin 1997-99 Prieto, Suzette 1979 Raybon, Diane 1978 Ristic, Katarina 1991-93 Rosenthal, Elizabeth 1980-82 Roux, Carin 1980 Roux, Suzanne 1980 Roziers, Nathalie 1992-94 Rubesova, Martina 2010-11 Salano, Mara 1983 Salvo, Angela 1987 Sardak, Dana 2012 Schultz, Bianca 2008-11 Scriba, Maria 2007 Silva, Fernanda 2005 Simeonova, Petya 2014 Simms, Victoria 1989-91 Simonova, Daniela 2013-14 Sirera, Carmen 1981-84 Skyba, Maria 2019-Present Spika, Elvira 1992-94

Steele, Danielle 1999-2002 Stinton, Amy 1991 Strkic, Suncica 2009-10 Talley, Cheyna 2006-07 Teekel, Gwen 1976 Tollett, Kim 1983-85 Tons, Barbara 1986-89 Tubbs, Karla 1983-86 Unger, Natalie 1998-2001 Van den Bergh, Magali 2004-07 Vardanian, Iryna 2016-17 Verbick, Kelly 1995 Verma, Rhea 2018-Present Veverkova, Alzbeta 2016 Villegas, Catalina 2004-06 Vlaskina, Maria 2015 Wallace, Janie 1976-77 Wallace, Katy 2000-03 Williams, Amy 2012-15 Willis, Wendy 1995 Wise, Fran 1977 Wynn, Mary 1981-82 Young, Eliza-Jane 2001-02, 04-05 Zarhi, Vivianne 1977 Zerwick, Anneline 2002-05 Zivanov, Marta 1997-99

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Year- by-year results 1977 (9-5)

Tulane Southwestern Navarro College Southern Arkansas Northeast Louisiana Southern Arkansas LSU Nicholls State Southwestern Louisiana Tech LSU-Alexandria Navarro College Nicholls State Louisiana Tech

L, 4-5 W, 9-0 W, 5-2 W, 8-1 L, 0-9 W, 7-0 L, 1-8 L, 4-5 W, 6-3 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 6-1 L, 1-7 W, 8-1

1978 (10-4) LSU-Alexandria Centenary Southern Arkansas Southwestern La. North Texas State Houston Ole Miss McNeese State Southeastern La. Tulane Louisiana Tech Tulane Northeast La. Centenary McNeese State Centenary McNeese State LSU Northeast La. LSU-Alexandria Northeast La.

W, 9-0 W, 8-1 W, 9-0 W, 6-3 W, 7-2 L, 1-8 L, 0-9 W, 8-1 W, 8-1 L, 1-8 W, 9-0 L, 4-5 L, 0-9 W, 8-1 W, 9-0 W, 8-1 W, 9-0 L, 2-7 L, 0-9 W, 9-0 L, 2-4

1979 (14-8) Louisiana College Southwestern La. Vanderbilt Purdue LSU Lousiana Tech Memphis State Stephen F. Austin Southeastern La. Louisiana Tech McNeese State Gustavus Adolphus Southeastern La. South Alabama South Alabama Tulane McNeese State LSU Tulane Centenary Northeast La. Centenary

W, 6-0 W, 8-1 L, 3-6 L, 4-5 L, 0-9 W, 6-3 W, 9-0 W, 8-1 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 8-1 W, 8-1 W, 9-0 L, 4-5 L, 4-5 L, 3-6 W, 8-1 L, 1-8 L, 3-6 W, 8-1 L, 0-9 W, 7-2

1980 (16-5) Southern Arkansas Louisiana College Lamar Southwestern La. McNeese State Centenary Southwestern La. Southwestern La. Memphis State Louisiana Tech Northeast La. Southeastern La. Louisiana Tech LSU Arkansas-Little Rock Centenary Louisiana Tech LSU Southeastern La. LSU Tulane

W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 5-4 W, 3-1 W, 9-0 W, 5-2 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 6-3 W, 9-0 L, 0-9 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 L, 3-5 W, 9-0 W, 7-2 W, 6-3 L, 2-7 W, 9-0 L, 1-8 L, 3-6

1981 (12-10) @ Stephen F. Austin L, 2-6 @ Centenary L, 4-5 McNeese State W, 6-3 @ Tulane L, 1-8 @ Southwestern La. W, 8-1 Arkansas-Little Rock W, 8-1 #Oral Roberts L, 4-5 #Alabama L, 4-5 Wichita State L, 3-6 @ Houston Baptist W, 9-0 @ McNeese State W, 9-0 Southwestern La. W, 9-0 Louisiana Tech W, 6-3 Stephen F. Austin L, 0-5 Grambling W, 9-0 Houston Baptist W, 7-2 @ Arkansas-Little Rock W, 8-1 @ Louisiana Tech W, 6-3 Centenary L, 3-6 ##McNeese State W, 5-4 ##LSU L, 0-9 ##Tulane L, 1-8 #LSU Team Tournament ##LAIAW State Tournament, placed 4th 1982 (9-9) @ Louisiana College @ Tulane Centenary @ Grambling Notre Dame #New Orleans #Sam Houston #Stephen F. Austin Arkansas-Little Rock McNeese State Louisiana Tech Stephen F. Austin

W, 9-0 L, 0-9 L, 2-7 W, 9-0 W, 5-4 L, 4-5 W, 5-4 L, 0-9 W, 7-2 L, 3-6 L, 0-9 L, 2-7

Southwestern La. Louisiana College Louisiana Tech Grambling McNeese State @ Southwestern La. #SFA Tournament, placed 3rd

W, 6-3 W, 7-2 L, 3-6 W, 8-1 W, 6-3 L, 4-5

1983 (11-11) 2/26 @ Southern Arkansas 2/28 @ Stephen F. Austin 3/2 McNeese State 3/3 @ Southwestern La. 3/6 @ Houston 3/7 Stephen F. Austin Illinois State 3/10 #Lamar 3/10 #Louisiana Tech 3/11 #Oklahoma State 3/11 #Memphis State 3/12 #Northeast La. Northern Iowa 3/15 @ Grambling 3/19 @ New Orleans 3/20 @ Tulane 4/8 @ Louisiana Tech 4/15 Southwestern La. 4/16 Lamar 4/18 Arkansas-Little Rock Louisiana Tech 4/23 Grambling #NLU Invitational, placed 4th

W, 9-0 W, 7-2 W, 8-1 L, 1-7 L, 0-9 W, 7-2 W, 6-3 L, 0-9 L, 3-6 L, 1-8 L, 3-6 L, 1-8 W, 8-1 W, 7-2 W, 7-2 L, 0-9 L, 4-5 W, 5-4 L, 1-8 W, 5-4 L, 4-5 W, 8-1

1984 (11-9) @ Nicholls State @ Tulane Southwestern La. Arkansas-Little Rock #Arkansas State #Memphis State #Northeast La. #Arkansas-Little Rock West Texas State Nicholls State @ Southwestern La. Louisiana Tech @ Centenary @ McNeese State @ Stephen F. Austin LSU Tulane Stephen F. Austin McNeese State @ Louisiana Tech #NLU Invitational, placed 4th

W, 5-4 L, 3-6 L, 4-5 L, 3-6 W, 8-1 W, 5-4 L, 1-8 L, 3-6 W, 6-3 W, 8-1 W, 5-4 W, 5-4 W, 5-4 W, 5-4 L, 4-5 L, 2-7 L, 4-5 W, 7-2 L, 4-5 W, 5-4

2/9 2/20 2/23 2/24 2/26 3/1

1985 (14-4, 4-1 GSC) East Texas Baptist @ East Texas Baptist @ Tulane @ New Orleans Lamar @ McNeese State

W, 9-0 W, 9-0 L, 1-8 W, 7-0 W, 8-1 W, 7-2

3/10 @ Southwestern La. 3/12 @ Centenary 3/17 Tulane 3/19 Louisiana Tech 3/25 *@Sam Houston 3/31 McNeese State 4/1 *Stephen F. Austin 4/2 @ Arkansas-Little Rock 4/6 *@ Nicholls State 4/8 *Southeastern La. 4/13 *@Southwest Texas 4/22 @Louisiana Tech Finished 2nd in Gulf States Conference 1986 (13-4) GULF STAR CHAMPIONS New Orleans Southern Miss Louisiana Tech Mississippi State Houston Baptist Southwestern La. Lamar Kansas State Louisiana Tech Sam Houston Houston Baptist Stephen F. Austin McNeese State Southeastern La. Northeast La. Texas-Tyler Tulane

W, 8-1 W, 6-2 L, 1-8 W, 6-3 W, 8-1 W, 5-4 L, 3-6 L, 3-6 W, 9-0 W, 7-2 W, 5-4 W, 5-4

W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 6-3 W, 6-3 L, 3-6 L, 2-7 W, 6-3 W, 8-1 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 L, 3-6 W, 6-3 W, 6-3 W, 9-0 W, 8-1 L, 4-5 W, 5-4

1987 (12-7) 2/14 Northeast La. 3/6 #Texas-Permian Basin 3/6 #Texas-San Antonio 3/7 #Texas-Tyler 3/10 @ Northeast La. 3/13 Southwestern La. 3/18 @ LSU 3/25 @ New Orleans 3/26 @Tulane 3/27 *@ Nicholls State 3/31 @ McNeese State 4/1 @ Texas-Tyler 4/4 @ Southwestern La. 4/7 McNeese State 4/8 Louisiana Tech 4/11 *@ Sam Houston 4/12 @ Baylor 4/13 @ Texas Christian 4/14 @ East Texas State # Texas-Tyler Invitational

W, 5-4 W, 8-1 W, 9-0 L, 2-5 W, 6-3 L, 2-7 L, 1-8 W, 9-0 L, 2-7 W, 7-2 W, 5-4 L, 4-5 L, 0-9 W, 6-3 W, 7-2 W, 7-2 W, 5-4 L, 0-9 W, 8-1

1988 (12-5, 2-2 SLC) 2/24 @ Louisiana Tech 2/27 @ Nicholls State 2/28 @ New Orleans 3/1 @ Centenary 3/13 LSU 3/16 Texas-Tyler 3/20 New Orleans 3/22 Louisiana Tech Lamar 3/27 *Southwest Texas Southwestern La. 4/9 *Sam Houston 4/11 *@ North Texas State 4/15 Tulane 4/17 @ Southwestern La. 4/19 Centenary 4/23 *Northeast La. Finished 2nd in Southland Conference

W, 7-2 W, 9-0 W, 8-1 W, 6-3 L, 1-5 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 7-2 L, 4-5 L, 3-6 W, 6-3 W, 8-1 W, 5-4 L, 4-5 W, 8-1 W, 8-1 L, 4-5

2/22 3/3 3/3 3/4 3/8 3/27 4/2 4/5 4/6 4/10 4/17 4/20 4/21 4/23

1989 (13-2, 3-0 SLC) SOUTHLAND CO-CHAMPIONS Texas-Tyler W, 5-3 New Orleans W, 9-0 Louisiana Tech W, 9-0 Southeastern La. W, 8-1 LSU L, 0-9 Southwestern La. L, 4-5 *Sam Houston W, 9-0 Grambling W, 9-0 Southern W, 9-0 Grambling W, 9-0 *North Texas W, 7-2 Southwestern La. W, 7-2 Texas-Tyler W, 8-1 *Northeast La. W, 8-1

Tatiana Larina and Amy Williams with the 2015 SLC championship trophy Four-Time Southland Conference Champions â&#x20AC;¢ Three-Time Southland Conference Tournament Champions 18

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The team celebrating seeing their seeding during the 2013 NCAA Tournament Selection Show 1990 (9-9, 4-0 SLC) 2/11 @ Baylor 2/18 @ Louisiana Tech 2/24 @ Arkansas-Little Rock 2/26 @ Southwestern La. 3/1 #Texas Tech 3/2 #Texas Pan-Am 3/3 #Schreiner 3/6 @ Lamar 3/9 @ Centenary 3/17 @ Tulane 3/22 Centenary 3/24 Tulane 3/27 *Northeast La. 3/31 @ North Texas 4/1 *@ Texas-Arlington 4/4 Southern 4/7 *Southwest Texas 4/8 *Sam Houston Finished 4th in Southland Conference

L, 0-9 W, 7-2 L, 4-5 L, 1-8 L, 1-8 W, 7-3 W, 9-0 W, 7-2 L, 2-7 W, 5-4 W, 9-0 L, 4-5 W, 5-4 L, 4-5 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 5-4 W, 5-4

1991 (15-5, 3-2 SLC) 2/9 @ LSU 2/10 Southwestern La. 2/17 Southeastern La. 2/22 Arkansas-Little Rock 2/24 Lamar 2/25 Centenary 3/6 Louisiana Tech 3/11 @ Centenary 3/15 Nicholls State 3/20 Oklahoma City 3/24 @ South Alabama 3/28 @ Jacksonville 3/29 @ West Florida 3/30 @ Southern Miss 4/2 @ Louisiana Tech 4/6 *@ Southwest Texas 4/10 *@ Northeast La. 4/13 *Texas-Arlington 4/16 *Sam Houston 4/18 *@ North Texas Finished 4th in Southland Conference

L, 0-9 W, 5-4 W, 5-4 W, 5-4 W, 7-2 W, 5-4 W, 9-0 L, 4-5 W, 6-1 W, 5-4 L, 1-5 W, 9-0 W, 9-0 W, 7-2 W, 6-0 W, 6-3 L, 2-7 W, 9-0 W, 8-1 L, 3-6

2/8 2/14 2/20 2/28 2/29 3/1 3/3 3/4 3/18 3/20 3/21 3/22 3/25 4/1

1992 (13-7, 6-1) @ Southeastern La. @ Centenary @ Louisiana Tech @ Mobile College @ South Alabama @ West Florida @ Jacksonville #N. Carolina-Wilimington Oklahoma City Southwestern La. *Sam Houston *Nicholls State Centenary *Northeast La.

L, 5-1 L, 4-5 W, 8-1 L, 4-5 L, 1-5 W, 6-3 W, 7-2 W, 5-1 W, 5-1 L, 2-7 W, 8-1 W, 5-4 W, 5-4 L, 0-9

4/4 4/5 4/7 4/11 4/12 4/20

*Texas-San Antonio *Southwest Texas Louisiana Tech *@ Texas-Arlington *@ North Texas @ Southwestern La.

W, 5-4 W, 5-4 W, 6-0 W, 8-1 W, 5-4 L, 1-8

1993 (11-9, 4-3 SLC) 1/29 @ Lamar 1/30 @ Texas-Pan Am 2/6 Baylor 2/7 Southeastern La. 2/9 Centenary 2/27 Middle Tennessee State 2/28 @ Arkansas-Little Rock 3/6 Arkansas-Little Rock 3/7 Centenary 3/14 *@ Sam Houston 3/17 Oklahoma City 3/18 Louisiana Tech 3/20 *North Texas 3/21 *@ Texas-Arlington 3/27 @ Southwestern La. 3/28 *@ Nicholls State 4/1 *@ Northeast La. 4/9 *@ Texas-San Antonio 4/10 *@ Southwest Texas 4/16 Southwestern La. Finished 4th in Southland Conference

W, 5-1 W, 9-0 L, 3-6 W, 5-4 W, 7-2 L, 3-5 L, 3-6 W, 7-2 L, 4-5 W, 9-0 W, 6-3 W, 8-0 W, 7-2 W, 9-0 L, 2-7 L, 3-6 L, 4-5 L, 1-8 W, 8-1 L, 1-8

1/29 1/30 2/5 2/25 2/26 3/4 3/13 3/15 3/19 3/20 3/30 4/1 4/2 4/9 4/10 4/14 4/16

1994 (13-4, 8-0) SOUTHLAND CHAMPIONS @ Rice L, 0-6 @ Houston W, 5-4 @ Baylor L, 3-6 Arkansas State W, 5-4 Lamar W, 7-2 @ Southwestern La. L, 1-5 *@ Texas-Arlington W, 9-0 Centenary W, 5-1 *@ Stephen F. Austin W, 9-0 @Sam Houston W, 9-0 *Northeast La. W, 5-4 *Nicholls State W, 7-2 *McNeese State W, 9-0 *Southwest Texas W, 8-1 *Texas-San Antonio W, 7-2 Southwestern La. L, 3-6 *@ North Texas W, 8-1

2/12 2/21 3/9 3/10 3/11 3/18 3/19 3/21

1995 (2-12, 2-7) Mississippi State Centenary UNO *UTA *North Texas *Stephen F. Austin *Sam Houston St. *@ Northeast La

L, 7-2 L, 5-4 L, 6-3 L, 8-1 L, 6-3 W, 7-2 W, 6-3 L, 9-0

3/27 Centenary 4/1 *@ Nicholls 4/2 *@ McNeese 4/8 *@ Southwest Texas 4/9 *@UTSA 4/20 ^McNeese St. ^ Southland Conference Tournament 2/17 2/24 2/25 3/9

1996 (4-10, 4-5) at Balor ^ Southern Miss ^ Tulane *@ Stephen F. Austin

L, 5-4 L, 9-0 L, 5-4 L, 8-1 L, 7-2 L, 7-2

L, 7-2 L, 5-2 L, 6-1 W, 7-2

3/10 *@ Sam Houston St. 3/18 # Texas Tech 3/23 *@ Nicholls St. 3/24 *@ McNeese 3/28 *@ NLU 3/30 *@ UTSA 4/1 *@ Southwest Tex. 4/5 *@ at UTA 4/6 *@ at North Texas 4/8 at USL ^ Tulane Quadrangular # in Lafayette $ in Monroe

W, 7-2 L, 6-2 L, 6-3 W, 5-4 L, 8-1 W, 5-4 L, 6-3 L, 6-3 L, 8-1 L, 5-3

Former head coach Olga Bazhanova playing as a senior in 2012

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lady dem on t e n n i s 1997 (9-5, 6-2) 2/15 at New Orleans 3/1 @ Arkansas State 2/28 # Harding University 3/4 *Northeast La. 3/8 *Stephen F. Austin 3/9 *Sam Houston State 3/15 *@ Southwest Tex 3/23 *UTA 4/2 Centenary 4/6 *@ Nicholls State 4/6 *McNeese State 4/10 Louisiana Tech 4/13 $ ULAR 4/15 * at UTSA 4/17-20 SLC Championships # at Arkansas State $ at La Tech

Year- by-year results L L W L W W W W W L W W W

5-4 7-2 5-2 9-0 6-3 6-3 5-2 6-1 4-2 4-3 4-3 4-1 W 5-2

1998 (5-8, 3-6 ) 2/18 @ Centenary 3/8 *Nicholls 3/11 UNO 3/17 *Southwest Texas 3/21 *UTSA 3/25 Centenary 3/28 *@ McNeese 3/29 *@ Stephen F. Austin 3/30 *UTA 4/3 *@ Sam Houston St. 4/4 *@ Northeast La. 4/12 USL 4/13 *@ SLU 4/17-19 SLC Championships

W, 5-2 L, 8-1 L, 5-4 L, 7-2 L, 7-2 W, 5-1 W, 5-4 L, 5-1 W, 5-4 W, 5-4 L, 7-2 L, 9-0 L, 6-3

1999 (7-12, 4-6 SLC) 2/6 @ Centenary 2/12 #ABAC 2/13 #Miss. Univ. for Women 2/13 #West Florida 2/20 @ New Orleans 2/27 Centenary 2/28 Tulane 3/6 *@ Texas-San Antonio 3/7 *@ Southwest Texas 3/14 *@ Stephen F. Austin 3/20 *Southeastern La. 3/21 *Nicholls State 3/27 *@ McNeese State 3/31 @ Southwestern La. 4/2 *Sam Houston 4/3 *Texas-Arlington 4/5 *Northeast La. 4/9 Louisiana Tech 4/11 *@ Lamar #West Florida Spring Fling

W, 8-1 L, 2-5 L, 2-3 L, 0-6 L, 1-8 W, 7-2 L, 0-9 L, 2-7 W, 8-1 L, 3-6 W, 9-0 L, 3-6 L, 0-9 L, 1-5 W, 8-1 L, 0-9 W, 9-0 W, 8-1 L, 4-5

2/1 2/5 2/20 2/26 3/2 3/4 3/5 3/8 3/11 3/12 3/14 3/18 3/25 3/28 4/1 4/2 4/10 4/10

2000 (6-12, 3-7 SLC) Centenary @ Rice New Orleans @ Arkansas State @ Centenary *@ Texas-Arlington *@ Stephen F. Austin @ North Texas *Lamar *McNeese State *@ Louisiana-Monroe *@ Nicholls State *Sam Houston Louisiana Tech *Southwest Texas *Texas-San Antonio *@ Southeastern La. @ Louisiana-Lafayette

W, 9-0 L, 0-9 L, 1-5 L, 1-8 W, 6-3 L, 2-7 L, 3-6 L, 1-8 L, 3-6 W, 7-2 W, 5-4 W, 5-4 L, 2-7 W, 4-3 L, 0-5 L, 0-6 L, 0-5 L, 1-5

2001 (8-12, 4-6 SLC) 2/2 @ North Texas L, 1-6 2/10 @ Louisiana-Lafayette L, 0-7 2/11 @ New Orleans L, 0-7 2/13 Centenary W, 5-2 2/17 Southern Miss L, 1-6 2/17 @ Mississippi Valley State W, 7-0 2/21 Arkansas State L, 2-5 2/23 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L, 1-6 3/3 *@ Texas-San Antonio L, 2-5 3/4 *@ Southwest Texas W, 5-2 3/10 *@ Lamar W, 5-2 3/11 @ Texas-Pan Am W, 6-1 3/17 *Southeastern La. L, 2-5 3/18 *Nicholls State W, 5-2 3/20 *Louisiana-Monroe L, 2-5 3/24 *@ McNeese State L, 1-6 3/25 *@ Stephen F. Austin (!) W, 5-2 3/31 *Texas-Arlington L, 0-7 4/1 * Sam Houston W, 4-3 4/16 @Louisiana Tech W, 6-1 !- Won on court but lost by forfeit on appeal 1/26 2/1 2/2 2/25 2/27 3/2 3/5 3/9 3/10 3/16 3/17 3/23 3/24 4/3 4/6

2002 (8-11, 5-5 SLC) @ North Texas @ Arkansas-Little Rock @ Arkansas State New Orleans @ Centenary Texas-Pan Am *Louisiana-Monroe *Texas-San Antonio *Southwest Texas *@ Sam Houston *@ Texas-Arlington *Lamar *Stephen F. Austin Louisiana-Lafayette *@ Nicholls State

L, 1-6 L, 1-6 L, 1-6 L, 0-7 W, 7-0 W, 6-1 L, 1-6 L, 1-6 L, 3-4 W, 4-3 L, 0-7 W, 6-1 W, 6-1 L, 1-6 W, 5-2

4/7 *@ Southeastern La. 4/12 Louisiana Tech 4/14 *McNeese State

1/8 2/15 2/21 2/22 3/7 3/8 3/15 3/16 3/18 3/23 3/27 3/29 3/30 4/2 4/5 4/6 4/12 4/13 4/19

2003 (8-12, 5-5 SLC) @ Southern Miss North Texas Arkansas State @ New Orleans @ Memphis @ Murray State *Southeastern La. *Nicholls State *Louisiana-Monroe *@ Stephen F. Austin Arkansas-Little Rock *@ Southwest Texas *@ Texas-San Antonio Centenary *Sam Houston *Texas-Arlington *@ McNeese State *Lamar Louisiana Tech

2004 (14-5, 9-1 SLC) 1/23 @ Arkansas-Little Rock 1/24 @ Arkansas State 1/30 @ Centenary 2/15 Grambling 2/28 @ Southern Miss 2/29 @ Samford 3/6 *@ Texas-Arlington 3/7 *@ Stephen F. Austin 3/13 *Lamar 3/14 *McNeese State 3/16 *@ Louisiana-Monroe 3/20 *@ Nicholls State 3/21 *@ Southeastern La. 3/27 *Sam Houston 4/3 *Texas State 4/4 *Texas-San Antonio 4/+10 @ Louisiana Tech 4/17 Louisiana-Lafayette 4/25 $McNeese State $ - Southland Conference Tournament 1/29 2/4 2/4 2/5 2/19 2/20 3/5 3/6 3/10 3/12 3/19

2005 (6-13, 3-7 SLC) @ Louisiana-Lafayette @ Texas A&M-CC @ Texas-Pan Am @ Abilene Christian Southern Miss Arkansas State *@ Texas-San Antonio *@ Texas State @ Texas A&M-CC *@ Lamar *@ Southeastern La.

W, 7-0 W, 6-1 L, 1-6

L, 2-5 W, 4-3 L, 0-5 L, 1-6 L, 1-6 L, 0-7 W, 4-3 W, 6-1 L, 1-6 W, 4-3 L, 1-6 L, 1-6 L, 0-3 W, 6-1 W, 6-1 L, 1-6 L, 2-5 W, 5-2 W, 4-3 L, 0-6 L, 5-1 W, 4-2 W, 5-2 W, 5-2 W, 4-3 L, 1-6 W, 5-2 W, 4-3 W, 4-3 W, 5-2 W, 6-1 W, 4-3 W, 6-1 W, 5-2 W, 4-3 L, 2-5 W, 4-3 L, 4-0

L, 1-6 W, 3-2 W, 6-0 L, 1-4 L, 0-7 L, 2-5 L, 3-4 L, 1-4 L, 3-4 L, 1-6 L, 1-6

3/20 3/22 3/26 4/2 4/3 4/9 4/10 4/15

*Nicholls State *Louisiana-Monroe @ Louisiana Tech *@ McNeese State *@ Stephen F. Austin *@ Texas-Arlington *Sam Houston @ Arkansas-Little Rock

W, 6-0 L, 2-5 W, 6-1 L, 0-7 W, 4-3 L, 2-5 W, 4-3 L, 1-6

2/4 2/4 2/5 2/19 2/20 3/5 3/6 3/10 3/12 3/19 3/20 3/22 3/26 4/2 4/3 4/9 4/10 4/15

2006 (6-12, 3-7) @ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi @ Texas-Pan American @ Abilene Christian Southern Miss Arkansas State @ Texas-San Antonio* @ Texas State* @ Texas A&M-Corpus Christi @ Lamar* @ Southeastern Louisiana* Nicholls* UL Monroe* @ Louisiana Tech @ McNeese* @ Stephen F. Austin* Texas-Arlington* Sam Houston State* @ Arkansas-Little Rock

W, 3-2 W, 6-0 L, 1-4 L, 0-7 L, 2-5 L, 3-4 L, 1-4 L, 3-4 L, 1-6 L, 1-6 W, 6-0 L, 2-5 W, 6-1 L, 0-7 W, 4-3 L, 2-5 W, 4-3 L, 1-6

2/3 2/10 2/11 2/15 2/28 3/1 3/2 3/10 3/11 3/16 3/18 3/19 3/24 3/25 3/31 4/1 4/4 4/5 4/11 4/12

2007 (10-10, 5-6 SLC) @ Louisiana-Lafayette Arkansas State Southern Miss @ LSU Louisiana Tech Centenary *Central Arkansas *@ Lamar *@ McNeese State @ Louisiana Tech Nicholls State #59 Southeastern La. *@ Stephen F. Austin *@ Sam Houston State *Texas State *Texas-Arlington *@ Texas A&M-CC Texas-San Antonio Arkansas-Little Rock @ Louisiana-Monroe

L, 1-6 W, 4-3 L, 1-6 L, 1-6 W, 5-2 W, 7-0 W, 7-0 L, 2-4 W, 5-2 W, 6-0 W, 4-3 L, 0-7 W, 4-3 L, 3-4 L, 3-4 L, 2-5 L, 2-5 W, 5-2 L, 3-4 W, 5-2

2/3 2/4 2/5 2/9 2/10 2/16 2/17

2008 (16-8, 9-2 SLC) @ Arkansas State *@ Central Arkansas @ Arkansas-Little Rock @ Alabama-Birmingham @ Southern Miss @ Rice @ Houston

W, 4-3 W, 6-1 W, 5-2 L, 4-3 L, 4-3 L, 1-6 L, 1-6

The 11-1 2014 Southland Conference Regular Season Champion Team

Four-Time Southland Conference Champions â&#x20AC;¢ Three-Time Southland Conference Tournament Champions

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Year- by-year results 2/23 Louisiana Tech 2/23 Centenary 3/1 *@ Texas State 3/2 *@ Texas-Arlington 3/8 *Texas A&M-CC 3/9 *Texas-San Antonio 3/15 Memphis 3/20 Louisiana-Monroe 3/25 #71 Louisiana-Lafayette 3/30 *@ Nicholls State 4/5 *Stephen F. Austin 4/6 *Sam Houston 4/12 *Lamar 4/13 *McNeese State 4/19 *@ Southeastern La. 4/25 $Sam Houston 4/26 $Lamar $ - Southland Conference Tournament 2009 (15-8, 8-3 SLC) 2/7 @ Tulane 2/8 @ New Orleans 2/14 Houston 2/16 Southern Miss 2/21 @ Florida Gulf Coast 2/22 @ Bethune Cookman 2/23 @ Florida Atlantic 2/28 *Texas State 3/1 *Texas-Arlington 3/7 *@ Texas A&M-CC 3/8 *@ Texas-San Antonio 3/17 @ Louisiana-Lafayette 3/28 *Southeastern La. 3/29 *Nicholls State 4/1 Louisiana-Monroe 4/4 *@ Lamar 4/5 *@McNeese State 4/8 *Central Arkansas 4/11 @ Rice 4/15 *@ Stephen F. Austin 4/16 *@ Sam Houston 4/24 $Texas State 4/25 $Texas-Arlington $ - Southland Conference Tournament

W, 6-0 W, 7-0 W, 6-1 W, 5-2 W, 6-1 W, 6-1 W, 6-1 W, 5-2 L, 5-2 W, 4-2 W, 6-1 W, 6-1 L, 1-6 W, 4-3 L, 0-7 W, 4-0 L, 0-4

W, 4-3 L, 2-5 L, 1-6 W, 6-1 W, 5-2 W, 7-0 W, 6-1 W, 6-1 L, 1-6 W, 5-2 L, 2-5 L, 1-6 W, 5-2 W, 7-0 W, 5-2 L, 3-4 W, 7-0 W, 7-0 L, 0-7 W, 6-1 W, 5-2 W, 4-0 L, 0-4

2010 (20-2, 11-0 SLC) Southland Conference Regular Season and Tournament Champions 2/2 @ Louisiana Tech W, 7-0 2/17 Tulane L, 3-4 2/19 New Orleans W, 7-0 2/21 @ Houston W, 6-1 2/27 *Lamar W, 5-2 2/28 *McNeese State W, 7-0 3/6 *Stephen F. Austin W, 6-1 3/7 *Sam Houston W, 6-1 3/13 *@ Central Arkansas W, 7-0 3/14 @ Arkansas-Little Rock W, 6-1 3/27 *Texas A&M-CC W, 6-1 3/28 *Texas-San Antonio W, 7-0 4/2 *@ Southeastern La. W, 6-1 4/4 *@ Nicholls State W, 5-2 4/8 *@ Texas State W, 6-1 4/11 *@ Texas-Arlington W, 6-1 4/14 @ Louisiana-Monroe W, 4-3 4/16 Louisiana-Lafayette W, 5-2 4/23 $Stephen F. Austin W, 4-0 4/24 $Texas-Arlington W, 4-3 4/24 $Lamar W, 4-0 5/14 $$#1 Baylor L, 0-4 $ - Southland Conference Champions $$ - NCAA Tournament (Waco, Texas) 2011 (18-6, 8-4 SLC) 2/11 Arkansas-Little Rock 2/13 Southern Mississippi 2/13 Central Arkansas 2/18 Louisiana-Monroe 2/20 Houston 2/26 Arkansas State 2/26 Louisiana Tech 3/6 *Texas-Arlington 3/12 *at *Texas A&M-CC 3/13 *at Texas San-Antonio 3/16 at Louisiana-Lafayette 3/25 #Texas State 3/26 # Texas-El Paso 3/27 #North Texas 4/2 *Southeastern La. 4/3 * Nicholls 4/3 Grambling 4/9 *@Stephen F. Austin 4/10 *@ Sam Houston 4/16 *@ Lamar 4/17 *@McNeese State 4/29 $ Texas A&M CC 4/30 $ Lamar 5/1 $ Texas-Arlington $- Southland Conference (3rd)

W, 6-1 W, 7-0 W, 7-0 L, 2-5 W, 6-1 W, 4-3 W, 6-1 L, 1-6 W, 4-3 W, 6-1 L, 3-4 W, 6-1 W, 6-1 L, 2-5 W, 6-1 W, 6-1 W, 5-2 W, 6-1 W, 4-2 L, 2-5 W, 6-1 W, 4-0 W, 4-1 L, 2-4

#- North Texas Invitiational 3/28 @Stephen F. Austin 2012 (14-5, 8-3 SLC) 4/3 @New Orleans 2/5 @ Mississippi State W, 4-3 4/4 Southeastern Louisiana 2/11 @ Houston L, 4-3 4/10 Nicholls 2/19 @ Southern Miss. L, 10-7 4/11 McNeese State 2/25 Louisiana-Lafayette W, 4-3 4/19 @Lamar 2/26 Texas-Pan American W, 7-0 4/20 @Sam Houston State 3/3 Texas A&M-CC W, 4-3 4/24 ^Central Arkansas 3/4 Texas-San Antonio W, 6-1 4/25 ^New Orleans 3/12 @ Texas State W, 4-3 4/26 ^Nicholls 3/16 @ Arkansas State W, 5-2 5/9 #8 Baylor* 3/17 @ Central Arkansas W, 6-1 !-at Conway, Ark. 3/17 @ Drury W, 5-2 ^-Southland Conference Tourn. 3/23 @ Stephen F. Austin L, 6-1 *-NCAA Tournament (Waco, Texas) 3/28 @ Texas Arlington W, 4-3 4/1 @ Sam Houston W, 5-2 2016 (13-11, 7-4 SLC) 4/6 @ Lamar L, 5-2 2/5 @Louisiana Tech 4/7 McNeese W, 6-1 2/8 @SMU 4/14 Southeastern La. W. 6-1 2/10 UL Monroe 4/15 Nicholls W, 6-1 2/13 @Southern Miss 4/27 ^Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L, 4-3 2/19 UT San Antonio ^-Southland Conference Tournament 2/20 Texas State 2/20 Alcorn State 2013 (14-8, 6-3 SLC) 2/28 !vs. Arkansas Tech Southland Tournament Champions 2/28 *@Central Arkansas 1/26 @ LSU L, 4-3 3/4 Air Force 2/1 Abilene Christian W, 6-1 3/5 *Incarnate Word 2/9 Southern Mississippi W, 7-0 3/6 Grambling State 2/11 @ Southern Methodist L, 6-1 3/7 *Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2/16 @ Texas State W, 4-3 3/21 *Stephen F. Austin 2/17 @ UTSA L, 4-3 3/25 *New Orleans 3/2 Arkansas State W, 5-2 3/26 *Southeastern Louisiana 3/3 @ Louisiana-Lafayette W, 6-1 3/30 *@Abilene Christian 3/9 AMCC L, 4-3 4/2 *@Nicholls 3/14 Louisiana Tech L, 4-3 4/3 *@McNeese State 3/16 @ Central Arkansas W, 7-0 4/9 *Lamar 3/17 @ Oral Roberts W, 7-0 4/10 *Sam Houston State 3/22 Sam Houston State W, 4-3 4/22 ^Southeastern Louisiana 3/29 @ Stephen F. Austin W, 4-3 4/23 ^Central Arkansas 4/6 Southeastern La. L, 4-3 4/24 ^Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4/7 Nicholls W, 6-1 !-at Conway, Ark. 4/13 @ Lamar L, 4-3 ^-Southland Conference Tourn. 4/14 @ McNeese W, 4-3 4/26 ^Stephen F. Austin W, 4-1 2017 (13-9, 6-5 SLC) 4/27 ^Southeastern La. W, 4-1 1/21 @ LSU 4/28 ÂMCC W, 4-1 1/28 @ Tulane 5/10 #9 Alabama* L, 4-0 2/4 @ SMU ^-Southland Conference Tourn. 2/9 UL Lafayette *-NCAA Tournament (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) 2/11 Southern Miss 2/12 Louisiana Tech 2014 (20-6, 11-1 SLC) 2/18 @ Texas State Southland Conference Regular Season 2/19 @ UTSA Champions 3/1 LSU-Alexandria 1/26 @ SMU W, 4-3 3/1 Grambling 2/8 @ Southern Mississippi W, 4-3 3/4 *@ Sam Houston State 2/9 @Alabama-Birmingham L, 4-3 3/12 *Nicholls 2/15 *vs. Auburn L, 4-0 3/13 *McNeese 2/16 @ LSU L, 5-0 3/18 *@ Southeastern 2/22 UL Lafayette W, 6-1 3/19 *@ New Orleans 2/23 Texas-San Antonio W, 4-3 3/25 *@ Stephen F. Austin 2/23 Prairie View W, 7-0 3/29 *Lamar! 3/2 Texas State W, 4-2 4/1 *Abilene Christian 3/8 @ Oral Roberts W, 7-0 4/8 *Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3/9 @ Central Arkansas W, 6-1 4/9 *@ Incarnate Word 3/9 !vs. Arkansas Tech W, 6-1 4/14 ^Central Arkansas 3/15 Incarnate Word W, 7-0 !-at Lafayette, La. 3/16 AMCC W, 5-2 ^-Southland Conference Tourn. 3/21 @ Abilene Christian W, 4-3 *-Conference Opponents 3/29 Stephen F. Austin W, 4-3 3/30 @ Louisiana Tech L, 7-0 2018 (16-9, 8-3 SLC) 4/5 New Orleans W, 5-2 1/20 @ LSU 4/12 @ Nicholls W, 5-2 1/21 @ Tulane 4/13 @ McNeese State L, 4-3 1/31 @ UL Lafayette 4/18 Lamar W, 4-0 2/9 @ Southern Miss 4/19 Sam Houston State W, 6-1 2/12 @ SMU 4/22 Southeastern Louisiana W, 4-0 2/18 UTSA 4/25 ^Lamar W, 4-0 2/19 Texas State 4/26 ^Stephen F. Austin W, 4-1 2/24 !UCONN 4/27 ÂMCC L, 4-2 2/24 @ Houston *-at New Orleans 3/2 *Sam Houston State !-at Conway, Ark. 3/4 *Lamar ^-Southland Conference Tourn. 3/19 *@ McNeese State 3/12 *@ Nicholls 2015 (16-9, 9-2 SLC) 3/17 *Southeastern Louisiana Southland Tournament Champions 3/18 *New Orleans 1/31 @LSU L, 7-0 3/24 *Stephen F. Austin 2/3 ULM L, 4-3 3/30 *@ Abilene Christian 2/6 Louisiana Tech L, 5-2 4/2 @ Louisiana Tech 2/14 @North Texas W, 4-3 4/2 #Grambling 2/15 @SMU L, 6-0 4/8 *Incarnate Word 2/21 @Texas State L, 4-3 4/14 *@ Central Arkansas 2/22 @UTSA L, 5-2 4/21 *Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2/28 Southern MIss W, 4-1 4/27 Âbilene Christian 3/7 Central Arkansas W, 4-1 4/28 ^Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3/7 Grambling W, 5-0 4/29 ^McNeese State 3/14 @Incarnate Word W, 5-2 !-at Houston, Tex. 3/15 @Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W, 4-3 #-at Ruston, La. 3/19 Southeast Missouri State W, 6-1 *-Conference Opponents 3/22 Abilene Christian W, 5-2 ^-Southland Conference Tourn.

L, 4-1 W, 4-3 W, 5-2 L, 4-0 W, 4-1 W, 5-2 W, 4-3 W, 4-0 W, 4-2 W, 4-2 L, 4-0

L, 1-6 L, 0-7 L, 2-4 L, 3-4 L, 2-5 L, 2-4 W, 4-0 W, 6-1 L, 3-4 W, 5-1 W, 7-0 W, 6-0 L, 2-5 L, 3-4 W, 5-2 W, 4-3 L, 2-4 W, 4-3 W, 4-3 W, 4-3 W, 5-2 W, 4-3 W, 4-2 L, 2-4

L, 7-0 L, 4-0 L, 6-1 W, 4-0 W, 5-2 W, 4-3 W, 5-2 W, 4-3 W, 7-0 W, 6-0 W, 4-3 W, 7-0 L, 5-2 W, 6-1 L, 5-2 W, 5-2 L, 6-1 W, 4-3 L, 5-2 W, 7-0 L, 4-2

L, 7-0 L, 4-0 L, 4-3 W, 5-2 L, 6-1 W, 5-2 W, 5-2 W, 4-3 L, 5-0 W, 4-3 W, 7-0 W, 4-3 W, 7-0 W, 5-2 W, 6-1 W, 6-1 L, 4-3 W, 4-1 W, 4-0 W, 7-0 L, 4-3 L, 4-3 W, 4-3 W, 4-3 L, 4-1

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ALL-TIME AWARDS

Karen Patel finished.her career ranked third in Lady Demon history in singles wins with 56, now ranking eighth. At the time of graduation, she was tops in school history in doubles history with 63.

Natalya Krutova finished her NSU career tied for fourth in school history with 60 singles wins. Her 66 doubles wins ranks fourth in Lady Demons history.

Academic All-Americans

Third Team Natalya Krutova (2016) Karen Patel (1991)

All-Southland

First Team Singles Polina Mutel-No. 1 (2018) Ela Iwaniuk-No. 4 (2018) Natalya Krutova (2014) Polina Konop (2012, 13) Tatiana Larina (2012, 13) Martina Rubesova (2010) Kathrin Lange-No. 4 (2009, 10) Ljudmila Pavlov (1994) Nathalie Roziers (1994) Brianca Schoeneck (1994) Christine Dodge (1994) Vickie Simms (1989-90, 92) Shayne Fitzwilliam (1989) Barbara Tons (1988, 89) Jane Patterson (1988, 89)

Second-Team Singles Judit Castillo Gargallo-No. 5 (2018) Tatiana Larina (2014, 15) Polina Konop (2014) Andrea Nedorostova-No. 4 (2012) Martina Rubesova-No. 3 (2011) Kathrin Lange-No. 6 (2011) Olga Bazhanova-No. 1 (2010) Andrea Nedorostova-No. 5 (2010) Bianca Schulz (2008, 10) Daniela Posada-No. 5 (2007, 08) Anneline Zerwick-No. 2 (2003, 04 Alexandra Nieto-No. 5 (2004) Camila Prado-No. 6 (2003, 04)

First-Team Doubles Polina Mutel/Polina Ivanova-No. 1 (2018) Natalya Krutova/Tatiana Larina (2015) Polina Konop/Tatiana Larina (2014) Natalya Krutova/Kateryna Piatakova (2014) Tatiana Larina/Andrea Nedorostova (2013) Polina Konop/Natalya Krutova (2013) Olga Bazhanova/Polina Konop-No. 1 (2012) Martina Rubesova/Andrea Nedorostova-No. 2 (2010, 11) Olga Bazhanova/Adna Curukovic-No. 1 (2010) Kathrin Lange/Bianca Schulz (2009, 10) Karen Bacon/Emily Nichols (1994) Ljudmila Pavlov/Natalie Opoku (1994) Katarina Ristic/Elvira Spika (1993) Shayne Fitzwilliam/Barbara Tons (1987-89) Karen Patel/Jane Patterson (1988) Second-Team Doubles Polina Ivanova/Natalya Krutova-No. 1 (2016) Bianca Schulz/Kathrin Lange (2008, 11) Olga Bazhanova/Dragana Colic-No. 1 (2009) Adna Curukovic/Daniela Posada-No. 3 (2009) Anneline Zerwick/Alexandra NietoNo. 2 (2004) Magali Van Den Bergh/Camila PradoNo. 3 (2004) Natalie Unger/Kathryn Olsen -No. 3 (2000)

Freshman of the Year Tatiana Larina (2012) Newcomer of the Year Ela Iwaniuk (2018) Martina Rubesova (2010) Coach of the Year Patric DuBois (2010) Patric DuBois (1994 Player of the Year Polina Mutel (2018) Ljudmila Pavlov (1994)

Vicky Simms

Barbara Tons and Shayne Fitzwilliam

Four-Time Southland Conference Champions â&#x20AC;˘ Three-Time Southland Conference Tournament Champions

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Tennis at NSU date s to th e e arl y 1900s; to ok of f i n th e ’ 7 0 s

Tennis at Northwestern State dates to the earliest days of the institution. Dating back to the early 1900s, there are photos of students playing tennis, in a day when all but a few students at Louisiana Normal School were women training to be teachers. More than a century later, with plenty of history in place, women’s tennis is annually one of the strongest sports at what is now Northwestern State University. An official intercollegiate women’s team dawned in the late 1970s as additional women’s sports popped up in college tennis around the country, thanks to the creation of Title IX spurring formalized competition in many women’s sports that were previously contested on the club level. During those days, NSU had an extremely strong men’s tennis program -- so strong that in the late 1970s, the Demons were ranked in the NCAA’s Top 20 and played in the NCAA Division I Championships in Athens, Georgia. Under coach Johnnie Emmons, the Demons produced All-Americans Gregg Manning and Ricardo Acuna. Among several players who became professionals, Acuna reached the game’s greatest levels. In 1985, he was a singles quarterfinalist at Wimbledon. He was voted by his peers to serve on the Association of Tennis Professionals board and remained in that capacity for several years. He was ranked as highly as No. 47 in the world in March 1986, won three ATP doubles titles in his career, and since has been associated with the ATP as a coach and player development official after his playing career wound up. Acuna was NSU’s first NCAA All-American (Manning won the honor in the NAIA) and never lost to a Louisiana opponent during his career. A former Lady Demon standout, Emily Nichols, has been in the highest of tennis circles around the pro courts. She was part of a No. 19 nationally-ranked doubles team for NSU in 1993 and helped the 1994 Lady Demons win the Southland Conference championship. After going home to England, she worked for the Lawn Tennis Association for five years, as a press officer working with, among other events, the Wimbledon Championships. She is currently a senior account director for Progressive Sports and Entertainment, working with the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, and has worked with the International Tennis Federation, the 2004 Olympic Games, the French Tennis Federation (French Open), Tennis Australia and with the Davis Cup series.

Ricardo Acuna was NSU’s first NCAA All-American and advanced to the Round of 8 at the 1985 Wimbledon Championships Modern-day tennis at Northwestern was launched in 1970 when Emmons, hired as a football assistant coach, was named head tennis coach for a men’s program. He soon developed a friendship with Nick Bollettieri and attended the Junior Orange Bowl Championships each year, looking for international prospects. It led to a tradition of global influence producing a strong program that continues at NSU today. In 1972, Carlos Blanco, a Bolivian native, became the first in a long line of foreign tennis players to attend NSU, bringing the Demons one of the strongest programs in the region. Many recruits and three years later, NSU became a force to be reckoned with, winning the school’s first conference championship (Gulf South) and fashioning a 23-4 record. With Acuna, Manning, Willie Paz and Blanco among the stars, NSU developed into a powerhouse that lost just four matches over three years -- going 24-1 in 1976, 22-1 in 1977 and 16-2 in 1978. Emmons remembers the players from that era fondly. “As any coach knows, the number one reason for success is the material that you have to work with. Gregg Manning, Juan Lopez, Luis Varela, Steve Fricker, Mike Phillips, Jose deCamino and Ricardo Acuna - those players put Northwestern State on the map.” Emmons is most proud of the fact that his teams had just two losing seasons in 17 years. But that is just one item on a long list of accomplishments. “Every player that played here for four

years graduated and all are successful in life. Some are judges, lawyers, engineers, and tennis pros. All of my players were hard workers and were respectful of everyone. They gave the alumni of Northwestern a winning program and one that could be identified with.” That tradition transferred to the Lady Demons program. Emmons took over as head baseball coach in his final three seasons (1986-89) and relied upon graduate assistants to help run the women’s team which won the Southland championship in 1989 under Emmons and Alex Kukaros. He was followed by Patric DuBois, who became the first fulltime women’s tennis coach and had a strong run of success from 1990-94 culminating with the 1994 Southland crown as Ljudmila Pavlov ranked as highly as No. 33 nationally in singles. DuBois moved on, only to return in 2007 to create a renaissance for NSU tennis -- which is back where it’s often been, a program regionally and nationally respected, bringing in players from near and far bonding to produce championship play and the highest level of academic success. DuBois stepped back as the assistant coach, replaced by former player Olga Bazhanova in 2014. During her three years with the Lady Demons, she guided the program to a 42-29 record overall and 22-11 in SLC play. In her first year, her team reached the NCAA Tournament. Back after four years away from being the head coach, DuBois led the Lady Demons to the SLC Tournament title match behind conference Player of the Year Polina Mutel.

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I n M e m o r y o f H a r r y B r i g g s . . . N S U ’s “ P a d d l i n’ P r o f e s s o r ” Veteran’s Day 2016 produced, as it always should, a tsunami of tributes on social media to those who served our country For over 15 years, the “Paddlin’ It was NSU’s first Veterans’ Day without the most remarkable Professor” aided the NSU Marine we’ll ever know, Harry Briggs. He died June 25, at the age of 95, in his adopted hometown Women’s tennis program with of Leesville, far away from his Massachusetts roots. But distances a scholarship fund in memory never bothered Harry. He thrived on them. It was nothing for him to climb into his late-model, bareof his wife Lydia, an avid tennis bones, beat-up Volkswagen van and make the drive up bouncy La. 117 through the Fort Polk training grounds and Kisatchie Forest to watch player. the Lady Demon tennis team play. It was not uncommon for him to travel to matches around the Southland Conference. When the Lady Demons won their most recent Southland Tournament title in 2015 in Beaumont, there was Harry, peering through the chain link fence at his favorites locked in a joyous group hug on the courts in the moment after Natalya Krutova scored the championship point. That same van made hundreds of thousands of miles crisscrossing much of America while Harry sold knick-knacks at fairs big and small. For nearly 50 years of being a self-described “carney,” he was something of a cult hero on that circuit. During his 18 years in Leesville, in late May, off he’d go, heading north to New England, over to the heartland, maybe out to the Rockies or even the west coast, hawking his wares, from boots or moccasins, to his last line of products, jewelry, gold chains and ankle bracelets. That gig led him to Leesville, and a role as an adjunct political science professor at the NSU Leesville campus. As a young man, he practically leapt at the chance to go halfway around the world and fight for freedom in World War II. He found his role as an advance scout for American forces mounting assaults in the Pacific Theatre in World War II battles at Saipan, Tinian and Okinawa. That meant he was 50, maybe 100 yards out in front of the troops. Distances brought him a measure of fame, and provided the path for him to impact so many lives. While traveling Europe, he reached the summit of the 14,962-foot Matterhorn in 1954, two weeks before making his first distance swim, a 16-mile adventure through the shark-infested Strait of Bonifacio. Nearly four dozen more followed, elevating him into celebrity status, and ultimately, into the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. His most notable aquatic feat was becoming the first person to swim across Lake Erie, going for 35 hours, 55 minutes while covering 32 miles from Ohio to Ontario. A failed attempt at Lake Michigan, halted by 11-foot tall waves, was the top front page story in the Chicago Sun Times, with baseball superstar Ted Williams phoning him in the post-swim press conference to offer his salute for the effort (and hoping, Harry said, that the swimming star could get the Splendid Splinter, an avid fisherman, an Evinrude Outboard endorsement). Dr. Briggs was profiled in the New York Times by noted author Gay Talese, who created “The Paddlin’ Professor” nickname. He appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in his prime. The 5-foot-5 sparkplug was a big deal. Eight days after his induction in the Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Harry celebrated his 77th birthday on May 20th, 1998, with a 14-mile trek across Tampa Bay. That was the spring he’d arrived in Leesville. A few years later, he launched a relationship with the Lady Demon tennis program. Even after breaking his hip in 2014 when a Wal-Mart stock cart ran into him in Leesville – the indomitable Dr. Briggs made his way to the Jack Fisher Tennis Complex several times in the next two springs. Semper Fi never fit any Marine better. To contribute to the Briggs Scholarship, in any amount, contact Haley Blount Taitano in the NSU Athletic Association at 318-3574295 or at Blounth@nsula.edu

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Dr. Chris Maggio

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Northwestern State President Chris Maggio is a competitor for all seasons. and Dean of Students and assistant provost for student success in 2007. During his ca Northwestern State’s second-year president reer at NSU, Maggio also served as director of enrollment services. was an all-sports athlete in high school, a college Under Maggio’s leadership, the NSU Foundation completed its first capital camdistance runner at NSU, and a high school football, paign in Northwestern’s history, exceeding a campaign goal of $18.84 million and raisbasketball and track coach. He became a college ing $31 million to support the university. coach in track and field for the Demons and Lady He has also been a faculty member in the Department of Health and Human Demons. He even spent a few years as a high Performance for more than 20 years as an instructor, assistant professor and associate school basketball referee. professor. His zeal for competition makes him a dynamic Maggio came on board the NSU staff in 1988 as assistant track and field coach, recruiter and fund raiser for NSU, and his ability to mentor staff members and students then became head women’s coach a year later. After a very successful five years in that combines with his warmth and sincerity to produce a tremendously effective university capacity, in 1994 Maggio moved into administration as the fundraiser for NSU Athletics administrator. before quickly being snapped up to become the university’s director of admissions and Those traits, along with Dr. recruiting. U N I V E R S I T Y A D M I N I S T R AT I O N Maggio’s deep roots and far- Maggio is a 1985 summa cum laude graduate of Northwestern State. He won Gulf President: reaching relationships, made Star Conference All-Academic honors in track and field and helped the Demons win the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Chris Maggio him an ideal choice to take over 1985 GSC championship. As a senior, he was elected Mr. NSU by his fellow students. Interim Provost & VP for Academic Affairs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Vickie Gentry the presidency at his alma ma- Maggio earned his master’s of education at NSU. He received a doctorate in develVice President for External Affairs: ter. opmental education from Grambling State University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Pierce Vice President for Business Affairs: After a national search in His parents helped run a family business in Natchitoches. His father, Buddy, was spring 2017, he succeeded Dr. honored as a “Natchitoches Treasure” in 2015 by the City of Natchitoches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Jones Vice President for University Affairs: Jim Henderson, whose dynamic As a young boy, Maggio became playmates with future Basketball Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Jones tenure spearheaded significant member Joe Dumars, whose home was near one of the Maggio’s stores. Vice President for Technology, Innovation and growth and achievement in two Dr. Maggio’s wife, Jennifer, was formerly on the NSU staff as Coordinator of Adult Economic Development: years as president. Henderson Education Initiatives. They have three children, Melanie, Scott, and Emily. Emily is a high . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Darlene Williams moved up to run the University school student at St. Mary’s Catholic School of Natchitoches, while her older siblings of Louisiana System, which includes Northwestern and eight other state universities. attend colleges outside of Natchitoches. Maggio, 54, is a lifelong resident of Natchitoches and long-time faculty and staff member at Northwestern State. He is the university’s 19th president since its founding in 1884, and the first one who is homegrown, along with the first to be a four-year athletic letterwinner as a Demon competitor. Maggio was named vice president for the student experience at Northwestern State last September after serving as interim vice president for just over a year. He maintained his role as vice president for the student experience while serving as acting president. When the NSU Student Services building opened three years ago, designers had a lovely office location for Maggio on the second floor. He asked instead for the room just inside the front door to the building, not connected to any administrative wing, but envisioned as a conference space. His reasoning: Maggio wanted to see everybody who walked in the door, and providing the ability to immediately engage them or at least be easily accessible for anyone who needed help. As vice president, Maggio led the Dean of Students and the Offices of Admissions, Recruiting, Financial Aid, Student Activities and Organizations, First Year Experience and Leadership Development, Judicial Services, Counseling and Career Services, Student Life, the Student Activities Board, Student Government Association, Student Support Services, and Greek Life. Northwestern State has recorded enrollment increases for the past three years, with record numbers in 2017-18, peaked by 10,578 in the fall 2017 semester. Projected fall 2018 enrollment is over 11,000. Maggio served as assistant vice president of external affairs for university advancement from 2013 until 2015, when he was promoted by Dr. Henderson. He has been a staff member at Northwestern State since 1988, when he joined the track and field coaching staff. After several years as director of admissions and recruiting during record-setting enrollment for NSU, Maggio was selected as director of alumni affairs in 1999, director of alumni and development in 2003, executive director of the NSU Foundation in 2005 The Maggio family (left to right): Melanie, Jennifer, Chris, Emily and Scott. 25 Four-Time Southland Conference Champions • Three-Time Southland Conference Tournament Champions

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Jerry Pierce

Vice President • External Affairs Only a couple of people have served Northwestern State as long as DEMONS’ DELIGHTS alumnus Jerry Pierce has, and nobody has done so in a more underHighlights of NSU athletics under the leadership of Vice President Jerry stated manner. Pierce and Director of Athletics Greg Burke In his 53rd year on the university’s staff, Pierce’s impact on NSU and the city of Natchitoches is indelible. He’s never wanted or gotten top 24 Southland Conference Championships (8 sports) billing, but consistently, he gets results to benefit the university. He is in his 28th year as vice president of external affairs at North- Football (1997, 1998, 2004), basketball (2005, 2006), women’s basketball western. A significant aspect of his job is oversight of intercollegiate (1999, 2004), baseball (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005), women’s soccer athletics. Pierce works closely with athletic director Greg Burke and all NSU coaches and staff members to (2000), softball (1998, 1999, 2000, 2015), women’s tennis (2010, 2014), keep Northwestern athletics competing at a championship level week after week, month after month and men’s track and field (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002). All-Sports (1997-98). year after year. At NSU’s 2018 Homecoming celebration Oct. 27, Pierce will be honored at the N-Club Hall of Fame 19 Southland Conference Tournament Championships (5 sports) ceremony, becoming only the second person to receive the “Leadership Award” from the organization of Baseball (2018), basketball (2001, 2006, 2013), women’s soccer (1997, 2000, 2002, 2005), women’s basketball (2004, 2014, 2015), softball (1998, former Northwestern athletic letterwinners. Pierce, an avid tennis player, has been a member of USTA teams that 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014), women’s tennis (2010, 2015), volleyball (2014). NSU Athletic Council have won more than a dozen state championships, five regional titles and 25 NCAA Postseason Appearances (7 sports) one national championship. Jody Biscoe (Chair) Well before moving into the executive position, Pierce had already Football - FCS Division I playoffs (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004); basketAngela Bolton Steven Boyd served his alma mater, adopted hometown and state with distinction. In ball (2001, 2006, 2013); women’s basketball (2004, 2014, 2015); baseball Nick Forde (Student-Athlete) his role as vice president, he oversees university operations in athletics, (2005, 2018); softball (1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014); women’s soccer Kimberly Gallow alumni and development, public and media relations and assists President (2000, 2002, 2005), women’s tennis (2010, 2015), volleyball (2014). WomFrank Hall Dr. Chris Maggio in governmental affairs activities. Many of those duties en’s basketball also played in the 1999 WNIT. Track and field qualifications Sid Hall were his since the 1970s as he worked under six previous presidents as are for individuals, not entire teams. Chris Lyles Northwestern advanced from NAIA to NCAA College Division to NCAA DiviJacqueline Manza (Student103 NCAA Postseason Individual Participants (5 sports) sion I athletic status in 1977. Athlete) Men’s indoor track and field 14 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2014, 2015), men’s A 1961 graduate of Northwestern, Pierce served as trainer/manager Rodrick McIntosh for the Demon football team during his college years, working closely with outdoor track and field 49 (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, Dr. Jim Mischler legendary coach Jack Clayton. After earning his journalism degree, Pierce 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016), women’s indoor track and Begona Perez-Mira went to work for the New Orleans Times Picayune, serving as a reporter field 9 (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004), women’s outdoor track and field 30 Alexis Smith Ex-Officio Members and editor. He was named executive sports editor at the age of 24. (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, Greg Burke In 1965, he chose to raise his two sons in Natchitoches and returned 2014, 2015, 2016), women’s tennis 1 (2010). Dustin Eubanks to NSU as sports information director. He was promoted to news bureau Roxanne Freeman director two years later and assumed additional responsibilities in athlet- 86 National Awards (7 sports) Dr. Chris Maggio ics, alumni affairs and other areas through the years. All-America awards - track and field (35), football (26), baseball (4). AcaKaitlyn McCanna He created, in 1972, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame facility in demic All-America honors – softball (2), baseball (3), football (2), women’s Dr. Patrice Moulton Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus, providing a home for an entity track and field (1), women’s tennis (1), women’s basketball (1). U.S. Track Dr. Vicki Parrish founded by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association in 1958. He estab- & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Women’s Field Evens ScholarJerry Pierce lished annual induction activities that remain in place nearly five decades Athlete of the Year (1). National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete (2); Dr. Haley Taitano later, serving as director of the Hall for 19 years until his promotion to vice AFCA Allstate Good Works Team (1), NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship (1). president in April 1990 forced him to step aside from the volunteer post. Basketball - 2006 Pontiac Game Changing Performance $100,000 Schol He helped guide Northwestern into three athletic conferences (Trans America, 1979; Gulf Star, 1983; arship. NCAA Academic Progress Rates Public Recognition, top 10 percent Southland, 1987) and NCAA Division I status in 1977. He is a past president of the Southland and has served nationally, (3, 2 by basketball, 1 by women’s soccer) the conference through other offices and committee positions. In 1994, he was named one of Louisiana’s 20 most influential sports figures by the Times-Picayune. 3 Olympic Competitors (2 sports) Also on the list were New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, LSU athletic director Joe Dean and basketball Track and field alumni LaMark Carter (2000) Kenta Bell (2004 and 2008) coach Dale Brown, and Grambling football coaching legend Eddie Robinson. represented the USA in the Olympic Games in the triple jump. Former De His salesmanship and managerial skills were instrumental in convincing Tri-Star Productions to film mon basketball player Dr. Gayle Hatch was the USA’s head men’s weightliftthe 1989 smash hit movie “Steel Magnolias,” with an all-star cast including Julia Roberts, Sally Field and ing coach in the 2004 Athens Games. Dylan McDermott in Natchitoches and on the NSU campus. The movie’s impact on tourism in Natchitoches continues to resonate nearly three decades later. Pierce is regarded as one of the most effective legislative liaisons for Louisiana’s higher education system. He has been also a master of ceremonies and speaker who has enlivened hundreds of events since 1965. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Pierce is a tenured member of the Journalism Department faculty. He is the author of one book and editor of two others and has written thousands of editorials, columns, features and other articles for newspapers and magazines. 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Greg Burke

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AGE: 62 (Born Oct. 22, 1956) • HOMETOWN: Alliance, Ohio • HIGH SCHOOL: Marlington ’74 • COLLEGE: Mt. Union ’78 (cum laude) POSTGRADUATE: Kent State ’86 • BEFORE HE WAS A.D.: Sports writer, Alliance (Ohio) Review, 1972-78; director of news and sports information, Hiram (Ohio) College, 1978-85; administrative intern, NSU athletics, 1985-86; director, NSU Athletic Association, 1986-92; director of athletic development, University of Akron, 1992-96; director of athletics, Northwestern State, 1996-present. BIG FAN OF: Cleveland Browns, Indians and Cavaliers • INTERESTS: Working out, watching ESPN and VH1 Classic, family outings.

In the middle of his 23rd year as director of athletics at Northwestern State, Greg Burke is highly regarded far past the 318 area code due to the work he’s done in his adopted hometown. Burke, a native Ohioan and avid fan of all Cleveland pro sports teams, has been the Demons’ athletics director since Aug. 29, 1996, when his first day included speaking at the annual NSU/ Independence Bowl Kickoff Luncheon. Burke is the longest serving AD at any Louisiana or Southland Conference institution, and is believed to be the longest-serving AD in state history. He has steered NSU athletics to many of its greatest accomplishments while overseeing a program that has fielded championship-caliber teams in a dozen of the school’s 14 NCAA Division I sports. Highlights in Burke’s two decades as athletic director include 42 Southland Conference regular-season or tournament championships, 68 All-America and Academic All-America student athletes, and three U.S. Olympic competitors. Twenty-six NSU teams have taken part in NCAA or other postseason competition. All of the school’s athletic facilities have undergone over $8 million in improvements in the past few years, including the following - $1 million of enhancements to Turpin Stadium’s video board and sound system due before the 2017 home opener; a $2 million series of sponsorships for new scoreboards installed for 2008-09 at all NSU athletic venues; the $700,000 Second Century Circle fencing project for athletic venues; a $500,000 softball grandstand project; and a $600,000 upgrade of chairback seating at Turpin Stadium for the 2016 football season. Plans for a track and field locker room, women’s tennis locker room, strength and conditioning annex to the Athletic Fieldhouse and a baseball operations building are all on the drawing board. Fundraising initiatives reached new levels in 2017-18. Formalizing the endowed giving program, branded as “Perpetually Purple,” has generated an influx of outright and deferred gifts that have the athletic scholarship endowment teetering at the $2 million mark. In addition, overall revenue generated by donations and sponsorships cracked $2 million for the second straight year. Competitively, milestones continue. One of the biggest under Burke: NSU in 2004-05 became the first (and remains the only) Southland Conference member in the league’s five decades of history to sweep football, men’s basketball and baseball championships in the same athletic year. It’s been done only once in Southeastern Conference history, by Alabama in 1933-34, and only four times in Big Ten Conference history, the last time by Michigan State in 1979-80. Those accomplishments have come with one of the more modest athletic budgets in the state and conference. Burke’s management skill and fundraising ability have been pivotal. Burke has a remarkable ability to hire dynamic head coaches. Anchors of the department are current head coaches Mike McConathy, Louisiana’s all-time career basketball wins leader; softball coach Donald Pickett, and track and field coach Mike Heimerman, a trio with nearly 50 combined years on staff at NSU. Three former student-athletes in Burke’s tenure have become NSU head coaches, including second-year baseball coach Bobby Barbier, who just led NSU to its first Southland Conference baseball tournament title in just his second year. Numerous Burke hires had great success at Northwestern State that propelled them to national prominence in subsequent positions. Former baseball coach John Cohen is beginning his first full year as AD at Mississippi State. Over 100 more former NSU student-athletes, coaches and support staff members, most of them here with Burke as AD or assistant AD (1986-92), are working in college athletics at some level. Former Demons are head coaches in the SEC, Big XII, Mountain West Conference, Conference USA, Ohio Valley, SWAC, Big XII, Big Sky, Sun Belt, Atlantic Coast and Southland Conferences. Five others hold Associate AD positions in the SEC, PAC 12, Big East and American Athletic conferences. Former Burke lieutenants Todd Garzarelli (Wisconsin-Whitewater), Jason Horn (Xavier-NO) and Adam Jonson (LSU Alexandria) are now athletics directors, while Kurt Gulbrand is senior associate AD for development at Tennessee and Jodie Libadisos is associate AD for student-athlete enhancement at South Florida. From his first day on the job, Burke has stressed the importance of having a balanced athletic program. Tremendous competitive strides have been made in women’s athletics under his guidance. Just in the past five years, Lady Demon basketball (2014, 2015), softball (2013, 2014), tennis (2013, 2015) and volleyball (2015) have reached NCAA Tournaments. Burke established a high standard for NSU Athletics in academic achievement and community service. The academic accomplishments are reflected annually in the NCAA’s APR and GSR studies. Community service by NSU student-athletes, coaches and staff totals 5,000 hours annually. The Southland Conference created the “Southland Strong” Community Service award to recognize the

member institution whose student-athletes compile the most service hours each year. NSU won the inaugural prize in 2014-15 and was second in 2015-16 and 2017-18. Burke spearheaded the adoption of the slogan “Great Tradition, Brighter Future” for NSU Athletics, and the creation of NSU Athletics “Cornerstones” for student-athletes: “Academic Achievement, Personal Responsibility, Competitive Success … Every Minute, Every Hour, Every Day!” During February 2013, he was presented the “Outstanding Contributions to Amateur Football Award” by the North Louisiana chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. Six years ago, he was included among 29 winners of the Under Amour AD of the Year Award presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Burke was the 2010-11 president of the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association. He serves on the NCAA Committee on Academics, a 20-person group replacing the Committee on Academic Performance, which included Burke. He also has served on the NCAA Championships/Sports Management Cabinet. Burke previously served a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee (1999-2002) and concurrently served a term on the eight-member NCAA FCS Committee that administers the national playoffs. He has served as a site supervisor for Football Championship Subdivision playoff games across the nation, and he is regarded as one of the country’s premiere advocates of FCS football. In 2005, Burke was one of three recipients of the All-America Football Foundation’s Gen. Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Award and that same year, was also tabbed as one of two Natchitoches Parish Cenla Newsmakers of 2005 by the Alexandria Town Talk newspaper’s editorial staff. He received the 2006 “Outstanding Alumni Award” from his alma mater, Marlington High School in Alliance, Ohio, recognizing his community service and professional achievements. At the time, Burke became one of only 21 alumni honored since the award was instituted in 1982. Burke serves on the Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau board, and on the board of directors for the Central Louisiana Community Foundation. He is a past president of the Natchitoches Kiwanis Club and remains active in that civic group. He has also been part of the steering committee for the Natchitoches Christmas Festival and is a former member of the Natchitoches Area Jaycees. He has been involved with the American Heart Association and was 2010 March of Dimes chairman locally. His wife, Susu, is a Natchitoches native, NSU graduate and an elementary teacher. Their 24-year-old daughter, Catherine, graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic School in May of 2012 earned an undergraduate degree from Louisiana Tech and will complete her graduate studies at UL Lafayette in December. She began a career in public relations and marketing this summer.

Burke with his wife Susu and daughter Catherine

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NSU SPORTS MEDICINE STAFF KOLLEEN BROWN

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Morrisville State, 2014; Daemen College, 2016 Second season at Northwestern State

Southern Utah, 2016; Northwestern State, 2018 Third season at Northwestern State

Kolleen Brown is in her second season as part of the Northwestern State sports medicine staff. Brown, who arrived in Natchitoches in August 2017, is Northwestern State’s primary athletic trainer for women’s basketball. A former all-conference lacrosse player at Morrisville State, Brown earned her undergraduate degree in human performance and health promotion before collecting her master’s degree in athletic training from Daemen College. While at Utica College, Brown was the primary athletic trainer for women’s ice hockey and women’s lacrosse. Brown worked with Niagara University’s men’s hockey team in 2016 and with the University of Buffalo’s women’s soccer team in 2014. She also worked with the Buffalo football team during spring practice in 2015. Her time at Niagara and Buffalo came while she was earning her master’s degree from Daemen. Brown also performed occupational medical clearance physicals at Healthworks in Buffalo. A Licensed Athletic Trainer, Brown is BOC certified and holds a CDC concussion certification. She is first-aid/CPR/AED certified and is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.

JASON DRURY

DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE Idaho State, 1999; Northwestern State, 2001 13th season at Northwestern State Now in his 13th season at Northwestern State, Jason Drury was promoted to director of sports medicine in 2012 after the retirement of long-time athletic trainer Ed Evans. Drury joined the sports medicine staff at Northwestern State University in the summer of 2005 after being the head athletic trainer at Natchitoches Central for five years. Drury was instrumental in developing Northwestern State's partnership with Natchitoches Regional Medical Center, which doubled NSU's full-time sports medicine staff in 2015. In the spring of 2009, Drury took over as the head football athletic trainer for the Demons, after working for three seasons with the women’s soccer team and one season with men’s basketball team. A 1999 graduate of Idaho State University in biology, Drury worked with numerous sports in Pocatello, Idaho, including football, men’s basketball and track and field. Drury earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Northwestern State in 2001, during which time he worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the NSU softball team. Drury is a native of Paoli, Indiana. He and his wife, Toni, have been married for 14 years. They have two children, Maddox and Kenzie.

BRITTANY GOLDBERG

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Brittany Goldberg returned to Northwestern State as its assistant director of sports medicine in July after a short stint at UL Lafayette. The Lake Havasu City, Arizona, native graduated from Northwestern State with a masters in health and human performance with a concentration in health promotion in May 2018, after spending two years working as an athletic trainer with soccer, spring volleyball, tennis and football.. The Southern Utah graduate earned a degree in athletic training and exercise science while serving two athletics seasons with duties ranging from emergency care, rehabilitation and baseline concussion testing. Her sport assignments included football, softball, men's basketball, gymnastics, cross country, track and field, volleyball and tennis. Goldberg served Parowan High School in a variety of sports as well as the Utah High School Activities Association football championships. Goldberg is a licensed athletic trainer by the State of Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners, a BOC certified athletic trainer and a Red Cross certified professional rescuer. Goldberg, a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainers' Association, was awarded the Big Sky Football Officials Association Student Athletic Trainer Scholarship in 2015.

ASHLEY LEGGETT

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SPORTS MEDICINE

Alabama, 2013; Iowa, 2015 Second season at Northwestern State Ashley Leggett is in her second season with the Northwestern State athletic training staff. She is hired through NSU’s partnership with Natchitoches Regional Medical Center. Leggett spent the past year interning at Samford, where she served the softball and volleyball programs. She organized physical examinations, SCAT3 and ImPACT testing for softball and volleyball student-athletes along with the rehabilitation, management and treatment of injuries. In addition, she implemented post-surgical SLAP repair protocol and a return-to-play throwing program. After graduating from Alabama in 2013 with a bachelor’s of science in athletic training, she completed a master’s at Iowa in leisure and recreational sports management in 2015. As a graduate assistant trainer at Iowa, she worked with the softball program. Leggett managed all aspects of daily medical needs including prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of student-athletes. As an athletic training student at Alabama, she aided the football, softball, swimming and diving programs as well as the rowing team. She traveled with the football team to the SEC and national championships and worked the Women’s College World Series. Leggett has also worked with the Alabama Patrick Murphy Softball School, the Nick Saban Football Camp, and the Big Ten Cross Country Championship among other events. Her professional memberships and certifications include the states of Louisiana, Iowa and Alabama athletic training boards, a, NATABOC Certified Athletic Trainer, a National Athletic Trainers’ Association member, a Southeastern Athletic Trainers’ Association member, and an American Heart Association CPR Health Care provider. Four-Time Southland Conference Champions • Three-Time Southland Conference Tournament Champions

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Dr. Jody BISCOE

Dustin EUBANKS

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Faculty Athletics Representative

Joseph (Jody) Biscoe has served as Northwestern State University’s Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) since 2006, which includes the role as chairperson for the NSU Athletic Council. Currently, Jody serves as the chairperson for the Southland Conference Faculty Athlete Representatives and is a member of both the Compliance and Awards Committees. Additionally, Jody holds a tenured faculty position in the Psychology Department. Jody also is the Coordinator for the undergraduate Addiction Studies program and the Director for the Louisiana Addiction Technology Transfer Center. The Biscoes have lived in Natchitoches since 2002. Jody’s wife, Roni, is an avid runner and their daughter Roxy is a graduate of Northwestern’s Nursing program (BSN). You might often see Jody and Roni spending time with 4-year-old Jaxson, who already is training to be a future Demon multi-sport athlete whose favorite character is “Vic.”

Chance CREPPEL

Assistant Director of Facilities/Event Management 1ST YEAR AT NSU Chance Creppel joined his alma mater's athletic department as the assistant director of facilities and event management in October. A 2017 magna cum laude Northwestern State graduate in business administration, Creppel spent a year as in inside sales consultant with the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans. During his time with the two properties, Creppel developed more than $100,000 in new business. While a student at Northwestern State, Creppel spent three years as an athletic facilities coordinator, assisting with setup and management of all NSU athletic events as well as special events on campus. He worked closely with the Southland Conference staff when NSU hosted the 2014 conference cross country and volleyball championships and the 2015 softball tournament. Creppel spent time as an intern with the Amateur Athletic Union in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and as a manager's assistant with SMG, which operates the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and Smoothie King Center in his hometown of New Orleans.

Associate AD/NCAA Compliance Director

Dustin Eubanks is in his 22nd year in the NSU athletic department and his 18th year at the helm of NSU’s compliance department, keeping all athletics personnel current and in accordance with NCAA and Southland Conference guidelines. Eubanks was inducted into the N-Club Hall of Fame in October 2015, becoming just the fourth non-competitor to do so. A 1996 education graduate of Northwestern, the 44-year-old avid fan of all teams that hail from Pittsburgh seized an opportunity to serve as a graduate assistant in the sports information department at Northwestern while beginning the pursuit of his master’s degree in health and physical education (concentration in sports administration), which he obtained in May of 2003, and was impressive enough to earn a promotion to full-time status in November 1998. Eubanks is married to the former Dawn Hornsby of Branch and the couple has two daughters, Taylor (12) and Emilie (23), the latter being a recent summa cum laude graduate of NSU. The sisters share the same birthdate. Dustin and Dawn, who is the associate bursar at NSU, celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary this summer.

Roxanne FREEMAN Athletic Business Manager

36TH YEAR AT NSU Roxanne Freeman began working at NSU in 1983 as an accounting clerk in business affairs. She transferred to the athletics department as football/baseball/track secretary and served under Sam Goodwin, Leon Johnson and several baseball coaches for eight seasons before graduating with a B.S. in accounting in May 1995. Freeman then became the compliance coordinator and academic advisor during a three-year span before leaving in 1998. She returned to NSU in the Fall of 2000 in her current position as Business Manager where she now serves as liaison between the athletic department and business affairs. She has one son, Aaron Pizani, who is also a NSU alum.

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Mike JACKLICH

Director of Athletic Facilities/Event Management

Assistant AD for Ticketing and Special Events

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Mike Doty begins his second year as Northwestern State’s director of athletic facilities and event management. In his position, Doty oversees scheduling and maintenance for all of NSU’s athletic facilities. He also is the event manager for football and softball and is the co-event manager for both men’s and women’s basketball. Prior to arriving in Natchitoches in July 2017, Doty spent the previous two years as the athletic facilities coordinator at Missouri Southern State in Joplin, Missouri. While there, Doty managed all the university’s athletic facilities, coordinated logistics of all events held in those facilities, maintained the athletic facilities and grounds and wrote all event and facility contracts. He also was the university’s primary event manager for the 2015 DII XC Championship, 2017 MIAA Indoor Track Championship, and 2017 MIAA Baseball Tournament. A 2010 political science and international studies graduate of the University of Nebraska, Doty spent four years as an admissions counselor at Nebraska. After two years, he was promoted to senior admissions counselor, a position he held for two years before attending graduate school at Ohio University. While earning his master’s of sports administration from Ohio in 2015, Doty was an operations graduate assistant in Ohio’s Event Services department. He also served as the manager of game day operations and promotions for the Southern Ohio Copperheads, a member of the Great Lakes Summer League. While with the Copperheads, Doty also worked with the other 11 teams to craft the schedule for the summer wooden-bat league. During his time as a student at Ohio, he worked on a study of the Football Bowl Association, which earned a Best Project Award. He also worked with the Pro Football Hall of Fame and with the New York Giants, dealing with football analytics.

After making an immediate impact on NSU’s ticket revenue upon his arrival in October 2014, Mike Jacklich was promoted to assistant athletic director for ticketing and special events in March 2017. In addition to increasing basketball ticketing revenue by more than 60 percent from the 201314 season, Jacklich spearheaded the re-seating project at Turpin Stadium, which saw the installation of 2,360 uniformly purple chairback seats that debuted during the 2016 season. Currently, he is overseeing the conversion of NSU’s primary ticketing system for the 2018-19 athletic year. Jacklich came to Natchitoches from suburban Chicago, where he was the director of ticketing for the Schaumburg Boomers of independent baseball’s Frontier League. While with the Boomers, Jacklich worked closely with the Boomers general manager to shape and enhance all aspects of fan services. He was responsible for creating and executing all ticketing and sales reports, while training a full-time sales staff and overseeing a group of 15 interns. Jacklich also wore a variety of hats outside of the Boomers ticket office, including serving as a tour guide at Boomers Stadium and filling in as “Coop,” the Boomers’ mascot. Jacklich earned his bachelor of arts degree in mass communication from the University of Tulsa in 2001. Following graduation, he returned to Chicago where he began a six-year run as the assistant audience services manager for the legendary Steppenwolf Theatre Company. While with Steppenwolf, Jacklich helped implement Tessitura, an innovative ticketing software system. Jacklich, a Lisle, Ill., native, is married to Krishni, whose family lives in nearby DeRidder and who can totally do better than him.

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Mike JAWORSKI

Director of Development and Engagement

Jared MYATT

Director of Strength and Conditioning

2ND YEAR AT NSU

Former Academic All-American and all-conference baseball standout Mike Jaworski returned to his alma mater in December 2017 as Northwestern State’s director of development and engagement. He wasted little time impacting the N-Club, NSU’s association of former athletic letter winners, spearheading a campaign that has added 106 members in his first six months. Jaworski, a four-year baseball letterman from 2005-08, became the 10th CoSIDA/ESPN Academic All-American in school history in 2008, earning first-team acclaim. A two-time Northwestern State graduate (B.S. in business administration, 2007; M.S. in health and human performance, 2010), Jaworski is the most recent Demon to homer three times in a single game, doing so against Texas-San Antonio on April 12, 2008. That performance propelled him to Louisville Slugger National Hitter of the Week honors, one of five weekly honors he collected that season. As a senior, Jaworski was named second-team AllLouisiana by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association and third-team All-Southland Conference at first base. Jaworski brings a varied professional resume to the Demon athletic department, having coached and worked in the private sector following his graduation from NSU. He began his coaching career as the head soccer coach and assistant baseball coach at Abbeville High School before returning to Northwestern State to serve as a baseball graduate assistant for the 2010 season while completing his post-graduate degree. Jaworski spent one season as an assistant baseball coach at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas, before embarking on a five-year stint with D-BAT Baseball, handling both business and baseball skill development at locations in Dallas and in Houston. Before returning to his alma mater, Jaworski spent 11 months as the business development manager at United Protective Services in Houston. Jaworski is married to the former Mae Pierce, a Natchitoches native and Northwestern State graduate.

Jared Myatt begins his second season as NSU’ss director of strength and conditioning. The Shreveport native and former football letterman at Louisiana College, Myatt designs and implements workouts and nutrition with football and a variety of other sports. Upon completing his four-year career as an all-conference defensive lineman at Louisiana College in 2014, Myatt was the head strength and conditioning intern at his alma mater from January-May 2015. After completing his undergraduate degree in exercise science, Myatt served as a volunteer strength coach at Louisiana Tech before becoming a graduate assistant at Mercer. Myatt was the strength coach for softball, men’s and women’s tennis, volleyball and beach volleyball while assisting with men’s and women’s lacrosse, baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf and men’s and women’s soccer. After serving as a volunteer assistant at LSU, Myatt was an assistant strength coach at Appalachian State where he was the primary wrestling strength and conditioning coach and assisted with the creation and implementation of workouts for the Mountaineers football team.

Kaitlyn McCANNA

Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Development 1ST YEAR AT NSU Kaitlyn McCanna joined the Northwestern State athletics department as the assistant athletic director for student-athlete development in January. McCanna, a 2011 Texas Lutheran graduate and former TLU basketball player, comes to Natchitoches after spending the past two-and-a-half years at Texas A&M as a scholastic supervisor for the Aggies football team. At Northwestern State, McCanna oversees a staff of two full-time academic coordinators and a graduate assistant. She is the academic coordinator for baseball, men’s basketball and tennis and handles the academic responsibilities for the Demons’ football defense. While at Texas A&M, McCanna oversaw initial and transfer eligibility evaluations, documented unofficial and official recruiting visits and the grant-in-aid process for all football student-athletes. She was responsible for monitoring the academic progress and eligibility for three position groups (receivers, linebackers and running backs). McCanna also represented the A&M athletics department on the University Advising Council and serve on the National Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Development Professionals (N4A) Legislative Committee. Prior to joining Texas A&M’s academic staff, McCanna spent two years as the academic advisor for Louisiana Tech’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. While there, McCanna also was the academic advisor for baseball, volleyball, softball, women’s soccer and men’s golf, assisting 150 athletes. McCanna oversaw the activities and budget of Louisiana Tech’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), increasing membership/participation by 80 percent during her stay in Ruston. She also facilitated various life skills and career transition workshops for student-athletes, focusing on resume writing, study skills, classroom etiquette and life after graduation. She also supervised a staff of 15 student workers and a graduate assistant while handling the tutorial budget for the academic center. During her two years at Louisiana Tech, McCanna also worked through coaching staff transitions for women’s basketball, baseball and men’s golf in a four-month span.

Presley OWENS

Assistant Director for Compliance

2ND YEAR AT NSU Former Northwestern State women’s basketball letterwinner Presley Owens returned to her alma mater in August 2017 as its assistant director for compliance. Owens was a two-year starter for the Lady Demons, helping lead Northwestern State to backto-back Southland Conference Tournament championships and NCAA Tournament berths. She assists Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Special Services Dustin Eubanks with all facets of student-athlete eligibility, financial aid and more. Following the completion of her career, Owens spent one season as an assistant coach on the NSU women’s basketball staff before spending the spring 2017 semester as a marketing intern at Mississippi State.

Dr. Haley TAITANO Associate AD for External Relations/ Senior Woman Administrator

9TH YEAR AT NSU Haley Taitano, Ed.D., a school record-setting competitor as a Northwestern State track and field student-athlete, was promoted to associate athletic director for external affairs in September 2016. Taitano, who is in her third year as NSU’s Senior Woman Administrator, has overseen the rebranding and the revamping the N-Club, Northwestern State’s association of former athletic letterwinners, and helps coordinate the annual N-Club Hall of Fame induction ceremonies and alumni team reunions throughout the year. Additionally, she serves as the executive director of the Demons Unlimited Foundation, setting records for increasing funding for the athletic department through both sponsorship acquisition and individual donations, which provides additional support for all 14 Division I programs at NSU. Taitano, a magna cum laude graduate of NSU in May 2006, was executive director of the NSU Alumni Association as well as the associate director of alumni affairs from July 2011-September 2014. She solicited funds for the Alumni Association and NSU Foundation, planned and coordinated all alumni events and events assigned by the office of NSU president Dr. Randy Webb, and managed the Alumni Association website, social media pages, the Purple Pulse e-newsletter and the Alumni Columns magazine. Previously, she worked as an assistant in student services for the Stephen F. Austin athletics department for 18 months from 2010-11. For nearly three years following her graduation from Northwestern, Taitano was an assistant track and field coach and head cross country coach at NSU. Taitano is actively engaged in community service, serving as a board member for several prominent area organizations including the Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce, the Kiwanis Club of Natchitoches, Natchitoches Young Professionals and Ladies for Law Enforcement. She earned a doctoral degree in educational leadership from Louisiana Tech in 2016 and a master’s degree in sport administration from NSU in 2007.

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Tori THOMPSON

Director of Marketing and Digital Media

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Tim ZINZEL

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After serving her alma mater as a recruiter, Tori Thompson joined the Northwestern State athletics department as the director of marketing and digital media in July 2017. In her first year, Thompson was responsible for installing a new streaming service for all NSU athletic events and for streamlining the graphical look of the Demons social media accounts. Before joining the university recruiting office, Thompson, a 2015 NSU graduate in business administration, spent the 2015-16 academic year as an athletics marketing associate/graduate assistant. During that time, she was instrumental in handling marketing and promotion efforts for soccer, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and softball. Thompson planned and directed a pair of long-running basketball fundraisers – the Gumbo and Chili cook-offs – while also helping to implement the student tailgate experience at home football games. Thanks to Thompson’s promotional efforts, the 2015 soccer opener produced the highest attendance in program history. Following her year as a graduate assistant, Thompson became NSU’s out-of-state recruiter. Northwestern State’s 2012 Miss Lady of the Bracelet, Thompson became a two-time NSU graduate in May, completing her master’s degree in health and human performance.

Tim Zinzel joined the Northwestern State athletics department as an academic coordinator in September. A Pennsylvania native, Zinzel completed his master’s of science in sport administration from the University of Louisville in May 2018. He was a learning specialist intern at the University of Minnesota from January through May 2018. During his time as a student at Louisville, Zinzel immersed himself in various areas in the Cardinals athletic department. He spent more than a year as a compliance intern, working primarily with Louisiville’s swimming and diving programs. Zinzel also served as a student-athlete academic tutor for two years and was an academic services intern responsible for directing and leading study hall sessions for men’s basketball and football. A 2016 graduate of Neumann University in sport and entertainment management, Zinzel was an assistant football coach and assistant freshman basketball coach at Sun Valley High School in the 2015-16 academic year. While at Neumann, Zinzel was a member of the Delta Pi Honor Society, serving as its secretary, and was the president of the Neumann Sport and Entertainment Management Club.

Carlea ULRICH Academic Coorindator/Director of Enhanced Academic Progam

2ND YEAR AT NSU Carlea Ulrich enters her first full year as Northwestern State’s Assistant Academic Coordinator and the Director of the Enhancement Academic Program in October 2017. She serves as the lead Academic Coordinator for volleyball, women’s track and field and cross country as well as the Demon football team’s offense. Ulrich earned her Master of Education in Coaching, Sport, Recreation and Fitness Administration in 2014 after earning her Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Kinesiology in 2012, both from Angelo State University. She served as a Graduate Assistant for Outdoor Adventures at Angelo State University where she coordinated six different program areas, specializing in Team Building. During her time as a graduate assistant, she presented on “Redshirt: A Graduate Student Experience” at the NIRSA Student-Lead On Conference in 2014. She has also been published in the Applied Recreational Research and Programming Annual with her article on “Focused Perspective on Outdoor Apparel.” Her last four years were spent as the Director of Campus Programming and Assistant Coordinator of Residence Education at Howard College in Big Spring, Texas. While at Howard College, Ulrich coordinated all student activities on campus as well as implemented the annual Hawks Welcoming Weekend, a weekend long student orientation. She served as the Cheerleading Administrator, Lead Advisor for Clubs and Organizations, Adjunct Instructor, and Director of the college’s Fitness Center and Coliseum.

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DOUG IRELAND

Assistant AD/ Sports Information Director In charge of athletic media relations at his alma mater since January 1989, Doug Ireland coordinates publicity efforts for Northwestern’s 14 intercollegiate sports teams through local, regional and national media outlets in print, broadcast, television and the internet. He also serves in the volunteer role of chairman of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Ireland assumed that post in April 1990. He was chosen as the 2016 recipient of the Southland Conference’s Louis Bonnette Sports Media Award, named for the iconic retired McNeese SID. His 1992 Demon Football Media Guide won “Best in the Nation” in FCS Division from the College Sports Information Directors of America. A 1997 story on Joe Delaney, “The Guy We Called Joe D,” won a national second-place award in a CoSIDA writing contest. Ireland has won dozens of awards as SID from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association, including 31 this century. Several of his assistant SIDs and graduate assistants have advanced to prominence in sports. Former NSU sports information staffers under Ireland include Bruce Ludlow, associate commissioner for operations of the Southland Conference; Bill Magrath, media relations manager for the Sports Business Daily; Mike Morrison, former co-editor of the ESPN Information Please Almanac; Daucy Crizer, assistant AD and business manager at Lamar; Erik Cox, former SID at Lamar; Dart Volz, former SID at Southeastern Louisiana; Melissa Reynaud, former assistant SID at LSU; Kenny Lannou, associate AD for communications at Kansas State; Matthew Bonnette, assistant AD and SID at McNeese, and Troy Mitchell, SID at Henderson State. Dustin Eubanks, NSU’s assistant AD/ director of NCAA compliance, worked in the NSU SID office as a graduate assistant and for two years as the fulltime assistant, and Adam Jonson, athletics director at LSU-Alexandria, was a student and graduate assistant in the SID office. In 1981-82, while an undergraduate at Northwestern, Ireland worked as chief of the Shreveport Times Natchitoches Bureau, coordinating news coverage of an eight-parish region along the Red River. From 1982-85, he was assistant SID at Southwestern Louisiana (now UL Lafayette), working with a men’s basketball program that made three straight postseason tournament appearances. He won CoSIDA publications and writing awards while at USL. Ireland was the sports editor of the Natchitoches Times in 1985-86 and attended graduate school at Northeast Louisiana (now UL Monroe) before joining the Alexandria Town Talk sports staff in 1987. In 18 months at the Town Talk, he covered both NSU and LSU sports and won 15 writing awards from the Louisiana Sports Writers’ Association. In 2001, the LSWA presented its prestigious Mac Russo Award to Ireland for his contributions to the organization. In 1999, Ireland was awarded honorary membership in the Graduate N Club at NSU by the university’s group of athletic lettermen for his service to Northwestern and its athletic program, and in 2003 he was given full membership. He was appointed by President Dr. Randall Webb to serve a two-year term on the inaugural University Planning Council in 1997-99. In 2008, he was awarded the Northwest Louisiana’s National Football Foundation “Distinguished American” award and in 2012 he was honored by the Alexandria Town Talk by being named the “CENLA Sportsman of

JASON PUGH

Assistant Sports Information Director A 12-year veteran of The (Shreveport) Times newsroom, Jason Pugh is in his fifth year as the assistant sports information director at Northwestern State after joining the department in October 2014. During his Times tenure, Pugh was the Northwestern State football and men’s basketball beat writer from 2010-2013 and covered the 2012-13 NSU team that captured the program’s third NCAA Tournament berth. Prior to covering area college athletics, Pugh was the primary high school sports writer at The Times, during which he covered several athletes whose careers led them to Northwestern State, including All-Southland Conference men’s basketball performers Jalan West and Zeek Woodley and former All-Southland Conference third baseman Chase Daughdrill (baseball). At The Times, Pugh had the opportunity to cover all three World Series that have taken place in Texas, one College World Series, one NCAA Men’s Final Four and Super Bowl XLV. He has won first-place awards in Best Feature Story and Best Sports Story from the Louisiana Press Association and first place in Best Prep Feature from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. While a student at Louisiana-Lafayette, Pugh was the sports editor of the campus newspaper, The Vermilion, for two years and was a part of the sports information office for three years. In 2000-01, Pugh was the primary media contact for the inaugural season of Lady Cajuns soccer and for the nationally ranked Ragin’ Cajuns baseball team, which made its lone College World Series appearance the previous year. A 1997 graduate of Airline High School in Bossier City, Pugh was named the 2001 Louisiana-Lafayette Department of Communication Outstanding Graduate. He completed requirements for a master’s of science in sport management from the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the University of Massachusetts in 2015.

They cover the Demons: primary media outlets Daily Newspapers -LaMar Gafford, Sports, Alexandria Daily Town Talk, P.O. Box, 7558, Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-487-6351, fax 487-6315) - Roy Lang III, Sports, The Times, 222 Lake Street, Shreveport, LA 71101 (318-459-3296, 800-462-6436, fax 459-3301) - Joe Schiefelbein, Sports, Baton Rouge Advocate, P.O. Box 588, Baton Rouge, LA 70821 (225-383-1111, fax 388-0371) - Russell Hedges, Sports, Bossier Press Tribune, 4250 Viking Dr., Bossier City, LA 71111 (318-352-3618, fax 747-5298) - Leesville Daily Leader, P.O. Box 619, Leesville, LA 71446 (318-239-3444, fax 318-238-1552)

Non-Daily Newspapers - NSU Current Sauce, Kyser Hall, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5456, fax 357-6564) - Sports, Times-Picayune/NOLA.com, 3800 Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70140 (504-826-3405, fax 826-3401) -Natchitoches Times, 904 Hwy. 1 South, Natchitoches, LA 71457 (318-352-3618, fax 352-7842)

Television Stations - Trey Mongrue, KALB-TV, 605 Washington St., Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-445-6397 exts. 516, 523; fax 442-7427) - Casey Viera, Rashad Johnson, KSLA-TV, 1812 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104 (318-677-6709, fax 677-6705) - Tim Owens, Brad Cesak, Jori Parys, KTAL-TV, 3150 N. Market St., Shreveport, LA 71107 (318-629-7134, 7133, fax 318-629-7171) - Alex Anderson, Daniel Brown, KTBS-TV, 312 E. Kings Hwy., Shreveport LA 71104 (318-8615838, fax 318-862-9431) - David Antilley II, NSU-TV, 104A Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-4417) Campus Radio Station - KNWD, 109 Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5693) Wire Service - Bret Martel, Associated Press, 1001 Howard Ave. Suite 200A, New Orleans, LA 70113 (800-662-7717, 504-523-3931, fax 586-0531)

Conference/NCAA Offices - Southland Conference, 2801 Network Blvd., Suite 502, Frisco, TX 75034 (972-422-9500, fax 422-9225) - Jim Wright, NCAA Statistics, P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, IN 46206 (317-917-6222, fax 917-6888)

National Outlets - USA Today, 7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22107 (703-276-3400) - Sports Illustrated, Time/Life Building, New York, NY 10020 (212-522-5782, 212-9774540/4541) - Sporting News, Box 56, St. Louis, MO 63166 (800-433-1886, 314-993-7111) - CBS Sports, 51 W52nd St., 30th Floor, New York, NY 10019 (212-975-5162/3559) - ABC Sports, 1330 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 (212-456-7777) - ESPN, ESPN Plaza, Bristol, CT 06010 (203-585-2154/2125, 800-843-6416) - CNN, One CNN Plaza, 100 International Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30348 (404-822-1588) Follow us on Twitter -@NSUDemons & @NSUDemonsWTN Facebook -Northwestern State Demons & Northwestern State Demons Tennis - NSU

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MATT VINES

Assistant Director of Communication Former sports journalist Matt Vines is in his third year in the Northwestern State sports information office. Vines, a sports writer at The Jackson (Tennessee) Sun, The (Monroe) News-Star and The (Shreveport) Times, began his sports information career as a graduate assistant in 2015 before joining the university as its assistant director of communications in 2016. Vines, a 2008 LSU journalism graduate, serves as the primary media contact for the NSU soccer and softball teams and is the secondary contact for the men’s basketball team. Vines is a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, and graduated from C.E. Byrd High School. He is pursuing a master’s degree in sport administration at NSU.

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