2011 Jacksonville State Volleyball Media Guide by Jacksonville State Athletics

Contents/ Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 OVC Tournament Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 A Championship Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 2011 Rosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2011 Schedule/Road Headquarters . . . . . . . . . 9 Getting to JSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

The Coaches Head Coach Joseph Goodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Assistant Coach Morgan Salow . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Graduate Assistant Coach Joi Watts . . . . . . . 15

The Gamecocks #22 Lauren Harkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #3 Stephanie Koontz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #5 Liza Senenkova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #12 Lauren Busing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #6 Kelly Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #10 Abbey Heredia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #14 Hivga Leite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #4 Jen Meyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #11 Alina Agamy/#7 Alicia Dukes/ #9 Nicole Merget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2010 In Review

This is Jacksonville State

2010 Final Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 2010 OVC Leaders/Final Standings . . . . . . . . 33 The Ohio Valley Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Jacksonville, Ala., and Calhoun County . . . . . Dr. William A. Meehan, President . . . . . . . . . . Warren Koegel, Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . JSU Board of Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JSU Athletic Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Austin, Strength and Conditioning . . . . . JSU Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mission Statement/JSU CHAMPS/ACE . . . . . . JSU History/Traditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Majors and Concentrations at JSU . . . . . . . . . JSU Athletic Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletic Department Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The 2011 Opponents 2011 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 OVC Locator Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

The Records JSU Awards and Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Single-Season Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Career Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Year-by-Year Individual Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . All-Time Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JSU Versus All Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coaching Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division I Series Year-by-Year Results . . . . . . .

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T able of C ontents

The 2011 Jacksonville State University Volleyball Media Guide is a production of the JSU Sports Information Office. The book was written and edited by Josh Underwood, with editorial assistance from Greg Seitz. Photography provided by JSU Photographer Steve Latham, with additional photographs from James Harkins. Layout and design done by Wray Graphics in Florence, Ala. Printing by JSU Printing Services.

Q uic k facts General information

Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville, Ala. Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,504 Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1883 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gamecocks Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red and White Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ohio Valley Affiliation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. William A. Meehan Athletics Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warren Koegel Senior Woman Administrator: . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy Broom Athletic Department Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . (256) 782-5368 Home Facility: . . . . . . . . . . Pete Mathews Coliseum (5,500)

Coaching Staff

Head Volleyball Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Goodson Alma Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berry College ’86 Record at JSU: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Season Overall Record (Years): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Season Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (256) 782-5521 E-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jgoodson@jsu.edu Assistant Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan Salow First Season Alma Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin, ’10 Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (256) 782-5754 E-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . msalow@jsu.edu E-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ashowers@jsu.edu Graduate Assistant Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joi Watts First Season E-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jsu5887k@jsu.edu Volleyball Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (256) 782-5527

Team Information

2010 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-14 2010 OVC Finish: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7/3rd 2010 Postseason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . OVC Tourney/1st Round) Letterwinners Returning (7): Lauren Busing, Kelly Cole, Lauren Harkins, Abbey Heredia, Stephanie Koontz, Jen Meyer, Liza Senenkova Letterwinners Lost (5): Kaleigh Harvey, Alyx Schulte, Brooke Schumacher, Kara Slater, Caitlin Vorbeck Starters Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 + Libero/4

Sports Information

Assistant AD/Sports Information: . . . . . . . . . . Greg Seitz Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (256) 782-5279 E-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gseitz@jsu.edu Assistant SID/VB Contact: . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Underwood Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (256) 782-5915 Home Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (256) 435-7854 Cell Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (256) 453-0545 E-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . underwood@jsu.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (256) 782-5958 Press Row Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (256) 782-5528

Program History

First Year of Volleyball: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979 All-Time School Record: . . . . . . . . . . . 678-471 (34th Year) Divsion I School Record: . . . . . . . . . . 282-222 (17th year) OVC Championships/Last: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/2009 NCAA Appearances/Last: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/2009 lost to Fla. State in 2nd Rd. (Tallahassee, Fla.)

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The 2011 edition of the Jacksonville State University volleyball media guide is a source of information for the news media covering the Gamecocks. News releases, photographs/slides, clips and film footage and other additional information will also be available to accredited members of the media upon request.

MEDIA INFORMATION Credentials — Credentials for JSU home games are issued for working media only and should be requested as early as possible. Requests must be made in writing on company letterhead and are honored only from sports editors of daily newspapers and sports directors of radio and television stations. Jacksonville State University follows the guidelines set forth by the NCAA in governing the issuance of credentials. Season credentials will be granted only to daily newspapers and television/radio stations that cover JSU volleyball on a regular basis. Otherwise, weekly newspapers television/radio stations will be granted credentials on a single-game, space-available basis. All requests for credentials should be made to Josh Underwood, Assistant Sports Information Director. Members of the media will only be admitted through the Pass Gate at the Southwest corner of Pete Mathews Coliseum, adjacent to the men’s basketball coaches offices.

Reaching Coach Goodson — Coach Goodson can be reached by telephone at (256) 782-5521 between 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Postgame Interviews — Following each game, there will be a 10-minute cooling-off period, then players and coaches will be made available to the working media.

Sports Information Department:

(256) 782-5915 FAX: (256) 782-5958 www.jsugamecocksports.com Greg Seitz Assistant AD

Media Room — The media room is located in the northwest corner of Pete Mathews Coliseum. Working facilities, with necessary outlets and six telephones, are available. Media Services — Jacksonville State University uses the “Stat Crew“ computerized statistics system. Working media will receive the following: *Game Program *Complete play-by-play *Final Statistics

(256) 782-5279 (256) 453-3377 (cell) gseitz@jsu.edu

Josh Underwood

Assistant SID / Volleyball Contact

Radio Rights — Jacksonville State University will provide one phone line free of charge to opponents wishing to broadcast. However, it is the responsibility of the visiting radio station to have its flagship station call direct to Pete Mathews Coliseum to establish the broadcast line. JSU will not permit outgoing telephone calls. Teams planning to broadcast should notify JSU Assistant Sports Information Director Josh Underwood of their intent no less than two days before the actual broadcast. Due to limited space at press row, only two seats will be made available to visiting radio stations.

(256) 782-5915 (256) 453-0545 (cell) underwood@jsu.edu

Tony Schmidt Assistant SID

Contact the Jacksonville State University Sports Information Office for more information. Interview Policies — General—All interviews with Jacksonville State University volleyball players or coaches must be arranged through the Sports Information Office. In general, JSU volleyball practices are closed. Player interviews may be conducted immediately before or after practice sessions or at the conclusion of practice.

(256) 782-5377 (256) 689-8524 (cell) aschmidt@jsu.edu

SID Mailing Address— Jacksonville State University Attn: Sport Information Director 700 Pelham Road North Jacksonville, AL 35265-1602

Facebook.com/JSUGamecocks #JaxStateVball

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2009 OVC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS JSU 3, Morehead State 0 JACKSONVILLE - The Jacksonville State volleyball team rolled over Morehead State in the championship match of the 2009 Ohio Valley Conference Volleyball Tournament, earning its third trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last five seasons. The top-seeded Gamecocks (26-6) used a dominant effort to hand the third-seeded Eagles (21-11) a convincing 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-13) defeat and claim their third OVC Tournament Title since 2005. The win also gives JSU a Division I school record 26 wins and closes a perfect 12-0 record in Pete Mathews Coliseum this season. Junior Caitlin Vorbeck was named the Tournament’s Most Valuable Player to headline three JSU selections on the All-Tournament Team. The Raytown, Mo., native knocked down 11 kills in the win to finish the tourney with 25 kills on a.309 attack percentage. Joining her on the All-Tourney Team were senior Brittney Whitten and sophomore Lauren Harkins.

Saturday’s win, following a semifinal match on Friday that saw her grab 31 digs. She wrapped up the weekend averaging 6.71 digs per set and stretched her school record for digs in a season to 625, 99 more than the previous record set by Kisha West in 2005, JSU’s first NCAA Tournament season.

2009 OVC All-Tournament Team

Caitlin Vorbeck, Jacksonville State (MVP) Lauren Harkins, Jacksonville State Brittney Whitten, Jacksonville State Cassie Chesney, Murray State Stephanie Champine, Austin Peay Kristina Schoo, Morehead State Kaitlin Craven, Morehead State

Whitten, an outside hitter from Boonville, Ind., recorded a match-high 14 kills on a .281 attack percentage and picked up 12 digs in the final match. The effort was her 25th double-double of the season and helped extend what has been a decorated career. She wrapped up the weekend with 3.86 kills and 4.14 digs per set.

Freshman Jen Meyer also capped an impressive tournament with nine kill son a .615 attack percentage in the final. The Maineville, Ohio, native hit. 516 over the two tourney matches, averaging 2.71 kills per set. Junior Brooke Schumacher dished 36 of the Gamecocks’ 44 assists in the championship match, finishing the tourney with an average of 10.5 assists per set.

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2009 OVC Championship – Nov. 21 – Jacksonville, Ala.

With the win, the Gamecocks earned a pre-tournament matchup with Louisville, a match set up for the OVC Champion that serves as a tune up for the NCAA Tournament. They were selected as the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tallahassee, Fla., Regional, where they were paired with Florida A&M in the first round. Faced with a 2-1 deficit against the Rattlers, JSU rallied to win the final two sets and claim the Gamecocks’ first-ever NCAA Tournament win in the form of a 3-2 defeat of FAMU, their 12th-straight win in five-set matches. They would fall in the second round to No. 3 Florida State.

Harkins, a Louisville, Ky., native, picked up a match-high 16 digs in Junior Caitlin Vorbeck earned tournament MVP honors after knocking down 11 kills in the final to finish the tournament with 25 kills on .309 attack percentage.

Senior Brittney Whitten recorded a match-high 14 kills in the final, while also grabbing 12 digs. Over the tourney, her 3.86 kills and 4.14 digs per set earned her all-tournament honors.

Sophomore Lauren Harkins earned all-tourney honors after averaging 6.71 digs per set over the two matches. In the semifinal, she recorded 31 digs in a win over Murray State.

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BACK TO BACK OVC 2006 OVC Championship-Nov. 18- Jacksonville, Ala.

JSU 3, Southeast Missouri 0 The Jacksonville State volleyball team claimed its second-straight O’Reilly Ohio Valley Conference Tournament title, thanks to a 3-0 sweep of Southeast Missouri in the finals at Pete Mathews Coliseum. The top-seeded Gamecocks (24-4) used their school-record 19thstraight win and their 21st sweep of the season to earn their second trip to the NCAA Tournament in as many seasons. They claimed a 3-0 (3025, 31-29, 30-24) win over the sixthseeded Redhawks (16-18) to take the OVC Tourney title on their home floor.

in yet. It’s hard to believe its my last year, and I couldn’t think of a better way to go out.” In a hard fought match, the Gamecocks never led by more than seven in any game. They held the Redhawks to an .059 attack percentage on a day where JSU’s high-powered offense was limited to a .193 attack percentage.

2006 O’Reilly OVC All-Tournament Team

“This one is special in a different way because it is at home and in front of our home crowd,” JSU head coach and 2006 OVC Coach of the Year Rick Nold said. “It is totally different than last year in that we came in here as the favorite. It says a lot about our team, coming in on the winning streak and being able to stay focused and take care of business.”

Emily Withers, Jacksonville State (MVP) Joi Watts, Jacksonville State Abbey Breit, Jacksonville State Jamie Baumstark, Southeast Missouri Jessica Koeper, Southeast Missouri Erin Peak, Morehead State Erika Godbolt, Tennessee State

Senior setter Emily Withers was named the tournament MVP to lead three Gamecocks on the alltournament team. The team’s captain, Withers capped a senior season that saw the Cincinnati native break the school’s all-time assists record. She was joined on the all-tournament team by juniors Joi Watts and Abbey Breit.

“We knew that they would make us work on defense with the way they move the ball around,” Nold added. “I thought we did a good job of being patient and taking advantage of our opportunities. Abbey Vierling and Jessica Starck did a great job on the back row for us, and Abbey Breit and Joi really stepped up for us from throughout the tournament.” Five Gamecocks had 10 or more digs in the match to out-dig the Redhawks, 77-60. Freshman Brittney Whitten led all players with 18 digs, while junior Abbey Vierling added 16. Senior Jessica Starck had 15 digs, while Withers and Breit added 12 and 11, respectively.

Breit led all players with 19 kills, while Watts was the only other player on the floor with double-digit kills with 10.

“Everybody knows that we are extremely close off of the court, and that definitely helps us on the floor,” Withers said. “It really hasn’t sunk

Junior Joi Watts averaged 3.5 kills per game in the tournament and had 10 in the finals to earn all-tournament honors.

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Junior Abbey Breit led all players with 19 kills and had 10 digs in the championship match. She had 35 kills in the tournament to earn a spot on the all-tournament team.

Senior Emily Withers was named the tournament MVP after dishing out 81 assists and recording 14 digs in the tournament, including 39 assists and 12 digs in the title match alone.

2005 OVC Championship-Nov. 20- Charleston, Ill.

JSU 3, Eastern Kentucky 2 (ESPNU) The Jacksonville State volleyball team put its best effort on the floor when it mattered most, setting or tying 10 season highs in a 3-2 defeat of topseeded Eastern Kentucky to earn the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament title and its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament. The third-seeded Gamecocks (18-10, 13-3 OVC) set season highs in kills (99), assists (97) and digs (132) to upend the Colonels (23-7, 14-2 OVC) in front of a national television audience on ESPNU, just one day after knocking off No. 2 Tennessee State in the tournament semifinals. “I don’t know if you could have asked for a better championship match,” JSU head coach Rick Nold said. “It was a match of two very good teams that were both playing well. It was just a matter of who was going to make the final run, and I’m just glad it was us.” Senior outside hitter Suzi Terrell knocked down a career-high 35 kills on a .315 attack percentage en route to earning tournament Most Valuable Player honors, while junior Emily Withers dished out a school and OVC record 88 assists, 22 better than her previous career high to lead the offense.

In the first game, the Gamecocks built an early five-point lead and maintained it. The Colonels cut the lead to three at 22-19, but JSU answered with seven unanswered points to help claim the 30-20 win. JSU recorded 30 team digs in the game, while Breit picked up seven kills on just 11 attacks for a .636 percentage, while Terrell added six.

2005 O’Reilly OVC All-Tournament Team

Jacksonville State, Suzi Terrell (MVP) Jacksonville State, Abbey Breit Jacksonville State, Kisha West Southeast Missouri, Jill Miller Tennessee State, Meesha Jackson Eastern Kentucky, Liz Guard Eastern Kentucky, Kelly Jennings

Senior Kisha West joined Terrell on the All-Tournament team. The school’s all-time digs leader, topped the 30-dig plateau for the first time in her career with 39, one of five Gamecocks with double-digit digs. The Gamecocks’ other senior, Kim Halbach contributed five kills, seven digs and five assists to extend her JSU career. “I can’t say enough about the character of our three seniors,” Nold said. “ Thay all came out and gave us the best volleyball of their careers when it mattered most, and that says a lot about the type of competitors they are.”

Emily Withers dished out an OVC record-tying 88 assists in the final to help JSU to its first OVC Tournament title.

Sophomore Abbey Breit, the Gamecocks’ other All-Tournament team member, recorded 23 kills, while sophomores Rebekah Nichols and Katie Moyers set career highs with 18 and 17 kills, respectively.

In game two, EKU took its first lead of the afternoon with a 7-6 advantage, and nine lead changes and 10 ties later they pulled out a 30-27 win to even the match at one. JSU recorded 24 kills in the game, five more than in the first, but 28 EKU digs paced the effort. Withers set the JSU attack, recording 22 assists.

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A late rally and 25 kills that were set up by 23 more Withers assists led JSU to a 30-27 win in game three, moving the Gamecocks one game away from the title. Terrell put down nine kills in the game to lead a JSU attack that hit a collective .300 in the game.

EKU answered in game four on the back of a .241 team attack percentage and 18 kills to win 30-25 and tie the match at two games, apiece. Terrell added seven more kills for JSU, while West picked up eight more digs to pass the 30-dig plateau for the first time in her career. In the final game, JSU jumped out to a 5-2 lead, but five consecutive Colonel points put JSU behind by two. The Gamecocks clawed back to reclaim the lead at 12-11 and held on to claim the final game and the tourney title with a 15-12 win. The Gamecocks, who extended their win streak to 10, the second longest in school history, traveled to Knoxville, Tenn., for the NCAA Regional.

Kisha West picked up a career-high 39 digs in the championship match and earned all-tournament honors.

Suzi Terrell recorded a career-high 35 kills in the final, helping her earn Tournament MVP Honors.

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A Championship Tradition Jacksonville State athletics continued to dominate on the field of competition as the Gamecocks won numerous Ohio Valley Conference Championships and advanced to NCAA Championships, while also excelling in the classroom, during the 2010-11 year. The Gamecocks won a total of five Ohio Valley Conference Championships and posted their best finish ever in the OVC Commissioner’s Cup at second and was just two points shy of winning the award. The Jax State women’s tennis team won the regular-season and the OVC Tournament, while the men’s golf and softball teams also advanced to the NCAA Regionals after winning conference tournament titles. The rifle team advanced to the NCAA National Championships and finished fourth, while the football team advanced into the second round of the NCAA playoffs as the Gamecocks hosted their first home playoff game in more than 18 years. Jacksonville State had five OVC Player or Most Valuable Player of the Year Awards, one NCAA All-Americans, 61 OVC All-Conference honorees, two teams claimed All-Academic honors, one OVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and one OVC Coach of the Year.

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Rifle (6): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Football (11): 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004

Baseball (13): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1988, 1989, 2004*, 2005, 2006*, 2008, 2010*

Women’s Basketball (2): 1991, 1993 Men’s Basketball (6): 1975, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992

Volleyball (7): 1991, 1992, 2005*, 2006, 2006*, 2007, 2009, 2009*

Men’s Tennis (8): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2005*, 2007, 2007, 2009 *

Women’s Tennis (10): 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2010, 2011, 2011* Men’s Golf (6): 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011

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Conference Championships (82)

Women’s Golf (4): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Softball (9): 1990, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2008, 2009*, 2010*, 2011*

National Championships (6) Football: Men’s Basketball: Baseball: Gymnastics:

1992 1985 1990, 1991 1984, 1985

OVC Championships Since 2003-04 Jacksonville State 46 Eastern Illinois 34 Eastern Kentucky 28 Southeast Missouri 19 Murray State 18 Tennessee Tech 14 Austin Peay 13 Morehead State 9 UT Martin 6

Jacksonville State is the only school in the nation to lay claim to NCAA national titles in football, men’s basketball and baseball and is one of just two schools (Florida) to have played for a national title in each of those three sports.

Since joining the Ohio Valley Conference in 2003-04, Jacksonville State has solidified itself as the preeminent athletic program in the conference. The Gamecocks have won 46 OVC Championships over the last seven years, which is 12 more than the next OVC school. JSU has seen nine of its 15 programs bring home various titles and combine for 24 trips to the NCAA post-season play. 7 jsugamecocksports.com

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ROSTER BREAKDOWN

2 0 11 G amecoc k R O S T E R S 2011 Numerical o. N 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 22

Name Stephanie Koontz Jen Meyer Liza Senenkova Kelly Cole Alicia Dukes Nicole Merget Abbey Heredia Alina Agamy Lauren Busing Hivya Leite Lauren Harkins

Pos. MB/OH OPP MB/OH DS OPP/OH MB S S/OH MB/OH OH DS

Ht. 5-10 6-1 6-3 5-7 6-0 6-3 5-8 5-10 6-2 5-11 5-7

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

Hometown/Previous School Edwardsburg, Mich./Edwardsburg HS Maineville, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame HS Tashkent, Uzbekistan/Blinn (Texas) College Mishawaka, Ind./Penn HS Crestview, Fla./Crestview HS Canton, Mich./Salem HS Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove HS Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington HS Alpharetta, Ga./Northview HS Cabedelo, Brazil/Blinn (Texas) College Louisville, Ky./Assumption HS

Name Alina Agamy Lauren Busing Kelly Cole Alicia Dukes Lauren Harkins Abbey Heredia Stephanie Koontz Nicole Merget Hivya Leite Jen Meyer Liza Senenkova

Pos. S/OH MB/OH DS OPP/OH DS S MB/OH MB OH OPP MB/OH

Ht. 5-10 6-2 5-7 6-0 5-7 5-8 5-10 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-3

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

Hometown/Previous School Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington HS Alpharetta, Ga./Northview HS Mishawaka, Ind./Penn HS Crestview, Fla./Crestview HS Louisville, Ky./Assumption HS Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove HS Edwardsburg, Mich./Edwardsburg HS Canton, Mich./Salem HS Cabedelo, Brazil/Blinn (Texas) College Maineville, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame HS Tashkent, Uzbekistan/Blinn (Texas) College

Head Coach: Joseph Goodson (Berry College, ’86), First Season Assistant Coach: Morgan Salow (Wisconsin, ’10), First Season Graduate Assistant Coach: Joi Watts (Jacksonville State, ’07), First Season Manager: Sarah Sensenbach

Letterwinners Returning (7) with 2010 Stats Name Lauren Busing Kelly Cole Lauren Harkins Abbey Heredia Stephanie Koontz Jen Meyer Liza Senenkova Hivya Leite

Pos. Kills KPG TA Pct. A SA Digs BS MB/OH 5 0.38 19 .053 1 0 2 0.15 DS 5 0.05 17 .235 18 14 170 1.85 DS 2 0.02 24 -.125 30 23 570 4.96 S 14 0.24 45 .044 273 4 69 1.19 MB/OH 173 1.60 587 .129 14 0 38 0.35 OH 265 2.41 720 .239 29 22 96 0.87 MB/OH 55 1.08 146 .096 7 0 8 0.16 OH (Redshirted in 2010)

Newcomers (3)

Name Alina Agamy Alicia Dukes Nicole Merget

Alabama (1): Alicia Dukes Georgia (1): Lauren Busing Illinois (2): Alina Agamy, Abbey Heredia Indiana (1): Kelly Cole Kentucky (1): Lauren Harkins Michigan (2): Stephanie Koontz, Nicole Merget Ohio (1): Jen Meyer

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Players By State

Pos. Cl. S/OH 5-10 OPP/OH 6-0 MB 6-3

Ht. Fr. Fr. Fr.

BA 2 1 0 5 45 46 16

Exp. Hometown/Previous School Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington HS Crestview, Fla./Crestview HS Canton, Mich./Salem HS

Texas (1): Kaleigh Harvey Brazil (1): Hivya Leite Uzbekistan (1): Liza Senenkova

Players By Class Senior (3)): Lauren Harkins, Stephanie Koontz, Liza Senenkova Junior (2): Hivya Leite, Jen Meyer Sophomore (4): Lauren Busing, Kelly Cole, Abbey Heredia Freshman (3): Alina Agamy, Alicia Dukes, Nicole Merget

BPG 0.15 0.01 0.00 0.09 0.42 0.42 0.31

Players by Position Setters (2): Alina Agamy, Abbey Heredia Outside Hitters (7): Alina Agamy, Lauren Busing, Alicia Dukes, Stephanie Koontz, Hivya Leite, Jen Meyer, Liza Senenkova Middle Blockers (4): Lauren Busing, Stephanie Koontz, Nicole Merget, Liza Senenkova Defensive Specialists (2): Kelly Cole, Lauren Harkins

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Opponent

Location (LSU – LSU Tiger Classic - Aug. 26-27) vs. UL Lafayette Baton Rouge, La. vs. Miami Baton Rouge, La. at LSU Baton Rouge, La. vs. Alcorn State Baton Rouge, La. (Georgia State – Ga. State Invitational - Sept. 2-3) at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. vs. College of Charleston Atlanta, Ga. vs. Harvard Atlanta, Ga. (Purdue – Purdue Active Ankle Challenge – Sept. 9-10) at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. vs Ball State West Lafayette, Ind. vs. Western Carolina West Lafayette, Ind. *TENNESSEE TECH JACKSONVILLE *UT MARTIN JACKSONVILLE *at Southeast Missouri Cape Girardeau, Mo. *at Murray State Murray, Ky. *AUSTIN PEAY JACKSONVILLE *TENNESSEE STATE JACKSONVILLE *at Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. *at Eastern Kentucky Richmond, Ky. *at Morehead State Morehead, Ky. *at UT Martin Martin, Tenn. *EASTERN ILLINOIS JACKSONVILLE *SIU-EDWARDSVILLE JACKSONVILLE *MURRAY STATE JACKSONVILLE *SOUTHEAST MISSOURI JACKSONVILLE *at Tennessee State Nashville, Tenn. *at Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. *at SIU-Edwardsville Edwardsville, Ill. *at Eastern Illinois Charleston, Ill. *MOREHEAD STATE JACKSONVILLE *EASTERN KENTUCKY JACKSONVILLE OVC Volleyball Championship TBA

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*Ohio Valley Conference Game

Time 10 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 11 a.m. 5 p.m. 2 p.m. 10 a.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 11 a.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 5 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. TBA

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2011 Road Headquarters LSU Tiger Classic / Aug. 25-26 Embassy Suites 4914 Constitution Ave. Baton Rouge, LA 70808 (225) 924-6566 Ga. State Invitational / Sept. 1-2 Sheraton Gateway Atlanta Airport 1900 Sullivan Rd. Atlanta, GA 30337 (770) 997-1100 Active Ankle Challenge / Sept. 8-10 University Plaza Hotel 3001 Northwestern Ave. West Lafayette, IN 47906 (765) 463-5511

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Southeast Missouri / Sept. 22 Drury Lodge 104 S Vantage Dr. Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 (573) 334-7151 Murray State / Sept. 23 Hampton Inn 1415 Lowes Dr. Murray, KY 42071 (270) 767-2226 Tennessee Tech / Oct. 3 Country Inn & Suites 1131 S. Jefferson Ave. Cookeville, TN 38501 (931) 520-3800 Eastern Kentucky / Oct. 6 Hampton Inn 1099 Barnes Mill Rd. Richmond, KY 40475 (859) 626-1002 Morehead State / Oct. 7-8 Comfort Inn & Suites 1550 KY 801 North Morehead, KY 40351 (606) 780-7378 UT Martin / Oct. 9 Hampton Inn 5575 Skyhawk Pkwy Martin, TN 38237 (731) 587-5800 Tennessee State / Oct. 27-28 Holiday Inn Express 5612 Lenox Ave. Nashville, TN 37209 (615) 353-0700 SIU-Edwardsville / Nov. 3 Drury Inn 602 N Bluff Drive Collinsville, IL 62234 (618) 345-7700 Eastern Illinois / Nov. 4 Fairfield Inn 1111 N Henrietta St. Effingham, IL 62401 (217) 540-5454 jsugamecocksports.com

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G etting to J ac k sonville S tate DIRECTIONS FROM BIRMINGHAM, ALA., To JACKSONVILLE l Take I-20 East towards Atlanta l Take the Hwy 21 North exit (No. 185) in Anniston/Oxford l Turn left onto Hwy 21 North towards Jacksonville l Drive 14 miles until you enter the city limits of Jacksonville l After you drive around the Jacksonville town square, go one mile andturn left on Hwy. 204 l Proceed on Hwy 204 for one mile and Pete Mathews Coliseum is on the left

DIRECTIONS FROM ATLANTA, GA. To JACKSONVILLE l Take I-20 West towards Birmingham l Take the Hwy 21 North exit (No. 185) at Anniston/Oxford l Turn right onto Hwy 21 North towards Jacksonville l Drive 14 miles until you enter the city limits of Jacksonville l After you drive around the Jacksonville town square, go one mile and turn left on Hwy. 204 l Proceed on Hwy 204 for one mile and Pete Mathews Coliseum is on the left

DIRECTIONS FROM CHATTANOOGA, TENN., To JACKSONVILLE l Take I-59 South towards Birmingham l Take the US 431 South Exit (No. 183) at Attalla/Gadsden l Turn left onto US 431 South towards Anniston l Proceed through Gadsden and stay on US 431 for 18 miles l Turn left on Hwy. 204 (Rudy Abbott Highway) l Proceed on Hwy. 204 for 12 miles l After you pass Rudy Abbott Field, Pete Mathews Coliseum is on the right

DIRECTIONS FROM CULLMAN, ALA., To JACKSONVILLE l Take US 278 East towards Gadsden l Turn right on US 431 South when US 278 dead ends (approximately 50 miles) towards Anniston l Proceed through Gadsden and stay on US 431 for 18 miles l Turn left on Hwy. 204 (Rudy Abbott Highway) l Proceed on Hwy. 204 for 12 miles l After you pass Rudy Abbott Field, Pete Mathews Coliseum is on the right.

DIRECTIONS FROM HUNTSVILLE, ALA., To JACKSONVILLE l Take US 431 South (Governors Lane) out of Huntsville towards Gadsden l Proceed through Gadsden and stay on US 431 for 18 miles l Turn left on Hwy. 204 (Rudy Abbott Highway) l Proceed on Hwy. 204 for 12 miles l After you pass Rudy Abbott Field, Pete Mathews Coliseum is on the right

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Holiday Inn Express

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Victoria Inn

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JOSEPH GOOdson HEAD Coach • first SEASON BERRY COLLEGE, ’86

On July 7, 2011, Jacksonville State athletics director Warren Koegel announced University of Wisconsin-Green Bay assistant Joseph Goodson as Jacksonville State’s next head volleyball coach. Goodson, who has spent the past four seasons at Green Bay, becomes just the Gamecocks’ fifth head coach in program history. He replaces Rick Nold, who spent nine seasons at the helm before leaving in the spring to take the head coaching ob at Auburn.

THE GOODSON FILE Personal Data

Full Name: Joseph A. Goodson Date of Birth: April 12, 1963 Hometown: Randolph, N.J. Education: Berry College, ’86 (Biology, Psychology and Physical Education) U.S. Sports Academy, ’89 (Masters in Sports Medicine)

Coaching Experience

Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2007-2010 Assistant Coach Fox Cities Elite Volleyball Club, 2007-2011 Head Coach Georgia Tech, 2006 Volunteer Assistant Coach Atlanta Juniors Volleyball Club, 2000-2006 Staff Coach University of Georgia, 1998 Volunteer Assistant Coach

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“We are very excited to have Coach Goodson join the JSU family and take over our volleyball program,” Koegel said. “His passion for the game and experience in teaching the game should make him the perfect fit to continue the success that our volleyball program has come to expect each season, both on and off the floor.” A 1986 graduate of Berry College in Mount Berry, Ga., Goodson has made several stops at different Division I programs while also continuing to work on the club circuit. While working for head coach Debbie Kirch at Green Bay, Goodson was hands-on in all facets of the organization and administration of the Phoenix’ program. He was in charge of working with the Phoenix defense and outside hitters, as well as opponent scouting and recruiting. “I would like to first thank President Meehan and Coach Koegel for this tremendous opportunity and entrusting me with the future direction and leadership of the JSU Volleyball program,” Goodson said. “I am one of the truly fortunate people who get to do what they truly love, and are meant to do, for a living. I am looking forward to not only becoming an active member of the JSU family and Jacksonville community, but also continuing the rich tradition of academic and athletic success begun by Coach Nold and Coach Beam before me. Success in the classroom and on the court will continue to be the Gamecock Volleyball standard. We will work hard, play hard, and have a ton of fun!” Most recently in 2010, he helped the Phoenix to eight Horizon League wins, the second-

Prior to his stint at Green Bay, Goodson served as a volunteer assistant at Georgia Tech for one season, a position he previously held at the University of Georgia. During his time in the Peach State, Goodson was very involved in the club volleyball scene. He was a coach for the Atlanta Juniors Volleyball Club from November of 2000 until April of 2006, a span in which he oversaw individual technical training and training of all outside hitters. He also helped guide the club to the 2004 USA Junior Olympic volleyball National Championships.

His roots in the Atlanta area date back to 1996, when he served on committees for both the Atlanta Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games. One year later, he served as the head coach and faculty advisor for the men’s volleyball club at Emory University. A native of Randolph, N.J., Goodson received his bachelor’s degree in biology, psychology and physical education from Berry before moving on to the United State Sports Academy, where he earned his master’s in sports medicine in 1989. He served as an assistant athletic trainer at Emory University for over six years before serving one season as a clinical athletic trainer at Georgia. He then moved to Morehouse College, where he was the head athletic trainer for almost six years.

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most in program history. Also in 2010, Goodson coached at least one AllHorizon League player and one All-Newcomer honoree in each of the past three seasons. While with the Phoenix, he has also served as the head coach of the Fox Cities Elite Volleyball Club in Appleton, Wis., a club he guided to qualification for the USA Volleyball National Championships in each of the past three years.

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Morgan Salow ASSISTANT Coach • First SEASON Morgan Salow begins her first season at Jacksonville State after becoming head coach Joseph Goodson’s first hire on August 1, 2011.

Personal Data

Full Name: Morgan Salow Date of Birth: Sept. 17, 1986 Hometown: Manchester, Iowa Education: Wisconsin, ’10 (Community Leadership and Family, Consumer and Community Education)

Coaching Experience

Jacksonville State University, 2011-Present Assistant Coach Capital Volleyball Academy, 2007-11 2010-11: Capital 15 Navy Head Coach 2009-10: Capital 17 Elite Head Coach 2008-09: Capital 18 NikeMark Assistant Coach 2007-08: Capital 17-18 Elite Assistant Coach

Playing Experience

University of Wisconsin, 2005-08 NCAA Tournament in 2005, 2006, 2007) NCAA Elite Eight (2005) NCAA Sweet 16 (2006) No. 5 National Ranking and Regional Host (2007)

Salow, a former standout at Wisconsin from 200508, gets her Division I coaching career started with the Gamecocks after serving as a head and assistant coach at the club level for the Capital Volleyball Academy in Madison and Stoughton, Wis. “I’m very grateful for this opportunity to join the JSU coaching staff,” Salow said. “I feel fortunate to be able to start my career with such a great coach and person in Coach Goodson and I look forward to continuing the success of the JSU program together with this great group of girls.”

A native of Manchester, Iowa, Salow replaces former assistant Abby Beam, who left the JSU program after the summer, and joins Goodson for his first season as the fifth head coach in the program’s history. Her relationship with Goodson dates back to their club volleyball experience, as well as their time orchestrating several volleyball camps across the country. “We are fortunate to have someone with Morgan’s playing experience on our staff,” Goodson said. “She is a very enthusiastic, young coach that has a variety of experience to offer us. She played all three front row positions in the Big Ten, and her background will really help up with recruiting in the Midwest.” She comes to JSU after a three-year stint with the Capital Volleyball Academy, for whom she most recently served as the Capital 15 Navy Head Coach. Salow led that team to a top-five finish in the AAU National Championships and a top finish in the Badger Region. She served one season as the head

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coach of the Capital 17 Elite squad and under Salow’s guidance, the 17 Elite squad landed a Top 15 finish at the AAU National Championships, as well as a third-place finish at the Junior Volleyball Directors Association National Championships. She also served two seasons as an assistant coach within the Academy.

Salow has worked as a coach and counselor at several camps, including those at the University of Wisconsin and at Marquette University. She also worked Summer Team Camps for the Fusion Volleyball Club and Sports Performance Volleyball. During her playing career with the Badgers, Salow played on three NCAA Tournament teams. She made and immediate impact as a freshman in 2005 and guided UW to the Elite 8. As a sophomore in 2006, she helped the Badgers to the Sweet 16 and then, in 2007, her junior season saw them host a regional after being ranked as high as No. 5 in the nation. Her first three seasons in Madison saw the Badgers win 26 matches in each campaign and post a combined 48-12 record in Big Ten play. Salow received her bachelor’s degree from Wisconsin-Madison in 2010, where she majored in community leadership and family, consumer and community education. She is a graduate of West Delaware High School in Manchester, Iowa, where she was an all-state volleyball player that set the Hawks single-season records for kills and aces.

Graduate ASSISTANT Coach • First SEASON Former Gamecock outside hitter and middle blocker Joi Watts returns to the JSU volleyball program in 2011 to begin her first season as the team’s graduate assistant coach. Watts, a native of Montevallo, Ala., graduated from JSU with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and wellness in 2007, the same year she finished her five-year career on the floor. She is currently pursuing her master’s in physical education, which she plans to finish in the spring of 2012. She enjoyed a decorated career with the Gamecocks, helping them to two Ohio Valley Conference regular season crowns, two OVC Tournament titles and the school’s first two berths in the NCAA Tournament. In her career, Watts played in 83 matches and guided the Gamecocks to a combined 82-35 record and a 54-14 mark in conference play.

After redshirting her first season at JSU in 2003, Watts playing career began in 2004 by seeing time as a reserve. In 2005, she was a main reserve on the Gamecocks’ first OVC Tournament Championship team that advanced to face Tennessee in the school’s first NCAA Tournament. As a junior in 2006, Watts and the Gamecocks went 24-5 and 16-0 in conference play, a run that saw them win an unprecedented 49 consecutive sets. They would also win the league’s tournament, one that saw Watts earn AllTournament Team honors after averaging 10.5 kills per match, and move on to face San Diego in the NCAA Tournament.

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JOI WATTS

She won her final ring as a senior, when she helped JSU to an 18-10 record and a 15-5 OVC mark that won the Gamecocks’ second-straight regular-season title. Watts has spent the past two years running volleyball camps at Montevallo High School in her hometown. She is engaged to Garland Wilson and the couple has a son, Caileb.

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Senior • DS • 5-7 • Louisville, Ky. • Assumption HS

2010: Was the Gamecocks’ libero in all 115 games

HARKINS’ Career Highs KILLS (K-E-TA) 2 ( 2- 0- 2) 4s at Eastern Illinois (Oct 10, 2009) TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 5 ( 0- 1- 5) 4g vs Maryland Terrapins (Sept 13, 2008) POINTS 5.0 ( 1- 4- 0.0) 5g at UT Martin (Nov 15, 2008) 5.0 ( 1- 4- 0.0) 4g vs Murray State (Sept 25, 2009) ASSISTS 4 (3g) Five Times DIGS 34 (4g) vs. Coastal Carolina (Sept 4, 2010) 34 (4g) vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov 2, 2010) ACES 4 Four Times

as a junior…picked up 570 digs, the second-most in school history behind her school record from 2009…ran her career total to 1,714 digs, 32 away from passing Kisha West’s school record of 1,745… named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic AllDistrict Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America…her 4.96 digs per set were second in school history and ranked fifth in the OVC…was second on the team with 23 service aces…was a three-time OVC Defensive Player of the Week, with the first coming on Sept. 6 after she earned All-Tournament honors at the Virginia Tech Hokie Invite by averaging 6.9 digs per set… she earned the award on Sept. 27 after averaging 5.1 digs after a 30-dig performance in a win over Austin Peay…final weekly honor came on Oct. 25 after she averaged 6.17 digs per set, including 25 in a three-set sweep of Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 22…notched at least 30 digs in a match three times, including a season-high 34 twice, vs. Coastal Carolina on Sept. 4 and vs. Tennessee Tech on Nov. 2, both four-set matches…picked up doubledigit digs in all but two matches and surpassed the 20-dig mark 14 times…averaged 5.25 digs in conference matches. 2009: Played in all 137 games for the Gamecocks as a sophomore…recorded a school record 662 digs, the sixth-most in the nation and 136 more than any previous player in school history…averaged 4.83 digs per game, which ranked sixth in the OVC and 47th nationally…was a two-time OVC Defensive Player of the Week honoree (Aug. 31 and Oct. 12)…won the first one after averaging 5.46 digs per game in a 3-0 opening weekend at the Wake Forest Deacon Invitational…her second honor came after tying the JSU Division I record for digs in a 4-set match with 31 at Eastern Illinois on Oct. 10…tied that record in a 4-set win over Murray State in the first round of the OVC Tournament on Nov. 20…was named to the OVC All-Tournament Team after averaging 6.71 digs per game…recorded double figures in digs in all but two matches, including 17 with 20 ore more and three with 30 or more……dished out 37 assists from the back row…led the team and ranked third in the OVC in service aces per game with 0.32…her 44 total aces led the OVC…boasted a .952 reception percentage after 743 total chances.

2010 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team 2008 OVC All-Newcomer Team OVC Defensive Player of the Week (Five Times) 2008: Played in all

107 games for the Gamecocks as a true freshman…earned OVC All-Newcomer honors after leading the team and ranking fourth in the OVC with 482 digs, the fourthhighest single-season total in JSU history… averaged 4.50 digs per game, which also ranked fourth in the JSU record books… was second in the OVC in service aces with an average of 0.3 per game after totaling 32 aces on the year…picked up an average of 4.59 ddigs per game in OVC play to rank fifth in that category…picked up 20 or more digs in all but three matches, including the final 13 of the season…recorded a season-high 31 digs vs. Tennessee Tech on Sept. 23…had 20 or more digs in a match eight times…had a seasonhigh four service aces in the season finale at UT Martin on Nov. 15…had at least one ace in all but eight matches. Prep: Prepped at perennial power Assumption High School for head coaches Ron Kordes and Annie Filley…comes from a program at AHS that won state titles in her last four seasons… an all-state and all-region performer as a senior, she guided the Rockets to a 39-3 record, just one season after compiling a 41-1 record in her junior season…in her freshman and sophomore seasons, AHS compiled a 38-5 and 43-0 record, respectively…earned the team’s Defensive Award in 2004… played club volleyball for the Kentucky Indiana Volleyball Academy, where she was a part of AAU National Titles in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007. PERSONAL: Born on May 22, 1990, in Louisville, Ky…the daughter of Steve and Sandy Harkins… has an older brother, Kyle…was an honor student at AHS, where she graduated with a 4.0 grad point average...is majoring in political science/pre-law at JSU.

Harkins’ Career Statistics

Yea r

K-E-TA

PCT

KPG

AST

APG

2008 2009 2010 TOTAL

29 35 30 94

107 137 115 359

5-11-33 3-6-27 2-5-24 10-22-84

-.182 -.111 -.125 -.143

0.05 0.02 0.02 0.03

37 37 30 104

0.35 0.27 0.26 0.29

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DIG

32-50 482 44-87 662 23-53 570 99-190 1714

DPG

BS-BA-BE

BPG

BHE

4.50 4.83 4.96 4.77

0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-1

0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00

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Senior • MB/OH • 5-10 • Edwardsburg, Mich. • Edwardsburg HS

Koontz

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KOONTZ’S Career Highs ATTACK PERCENT (K-E-TA) min. 5 kills .625 (5-0-8) at Arkansas (Sept 11, 2009) .625 (5-0-8)at Southeast Missouri (Oct 9, 2009) KILLS (K-E-TA) 14 (14-5-42) 4g at Denver (Sept 11, 2010) TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 42 (14-5-42) 4g at Denver (Sept 11, 2010) POINTS 15.5 (13-0-2.5) 4g at Alabama (Sept 5, 2009) ASSISTS 4 (5g) at UT Martin (Nov 15, 2008) DIGS 5 (3g) at Belmont (Aug 28, 2010) ACES 6 vs McNeese State (Sept 4, 2009) BLOCKS (BS-BA) 5 (0-5)at Alabama (Sept 5, 2009) 5 (0-5) vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov 18, 2010)

Gamecocks’ 115 games as a junior…was third on the team in blocks with 45, 10 solo, for an average of 0.42 per set…averaged 1.60 kills per set after knocking down 173 kills, fifth on the team… had a .129 attack percentage…picked up 38 digs and 14 assists…averaged 1.51 kills and 0.40 blocks per set in conference matches…finished the season strong at the net, recording at least four blocks in her last three matches, including a season-high five against Tennessee Tech in the OVC Tournament on Nov. 18…knocked down a season-high 14 kills at Denver on Sept. 11 and recorded 10 kills twice, at Morehead State on Sept. 17 and vs. Tennessee Tech on Nov. 2…recorded at least one kill in all but one match. 2009: Appeared in 32 of the Gamecocks’ 35 matches and 90 games as a sophomore…averaged 1.16 kills per game on a .221 attack percentage, while averaging 0.41 blocks per game, which ranked fourth on the team…also picked up 31 digs and six service aces…recorded a season-high 13 kills on a .300 attack percentage and five blocks in a Sept. 5 win at Alabama…had 12 kills on Oct. 30 vs. Tennessee Tech…had all six service aces on the year against McNeese State on Sept. 4. 2008: Saw action in 26 of the Gamecocks’ 29 matches as a true freshman…had 78 kills for an average of 1.15per game, while also recording 15 assists, 14 digs and 29 blocks…knocked down nine kills in a match twice, vs. Tennessee Tech on Sept. 23 and at SE Missouri on Nov. 8…had four blocks at Murray State on Nov. 14 and four digs in the Sept. 23 TTU match. Prep: Played six seasons at Edwardsburg High School in Edwardsburg, Mich….prepped for the Eddies under head coach Sarah Benjamin…as a senior, was named the team’s Most Valuable Player and was a first-team all-conference player after recording 562 kills on a .360 attack percentage, while also picking up 61 service aces and 138 blocks…was named to the Lakeshore Region’s High Performance All-star Team…also a first-team all-conference selection as a junior…named Athlete of the Week by the Edwardsburg Argus and the Southbend Tribune….also lettered in basketball and track at EHS and was all-conference in both…was the track team MVP as a junior and a

state finalist as a freshman…played club volleyball for Midwest Juniors. PERSONAL: Born on June 3, 1990, in St. Charles, Mo….the daughter of Tony and Susan Koontz… has a younger sister, Allison…was an honor student at EHS and was a member of the National Honor Society…is majoring in graphic design at JSU.

KOONTZ’S Career Statistics

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PCT

KPG

AST

APG

SA-SE

DIG

DPG

BS-BA-BE

BPG

BHE

2008 2009 2010 TOTAL

26 68 78-45-228 .145 32 90 104-42-280 .221 30 108 173-97-587 .129 88 266 355-184-1095 .156

1.15 1.16 1.60 1.33

15 18 14 47

0.22 0.20 0.13 0.18

0-1 6-7 0-4 6-12

14 31 38 83

0.21 3-26-4 0.34 4-33-7 0.35 10-35-8 0.31 17-94-19

0.43 0.41 0.44 0.42

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Senior • MB/OH • 6-3 • Tashkent, Uzbekistan • Blinn College

2010: Appeared in 21 of the Gamecocks’ 30

SENENKOVA’S Career Highs ATTACK PERCENT (K-E-TA) min. 5 kills .556 (5-0-9) vs. UT Martin (Nov 5, 2010) KILLS (K-E-TA) 7 (7-2-16) 4g vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov 2, 2010) TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 16 (6-5-16) 3g vs. Texas A&M (Sept 10, 2010) 16 (7-2-16) 4g vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov 2, 2010) POINTS 7.0 (7-0-0.0) 4g vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov 2, 2010) ASSISTS 2 (3g) at Belmont (Aug 28, 2010) DIGS 2 (5g) vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov 18, 2010) ACES 6 vs McNeese State (Sept 4, 2009) BLOCKS (BS-BA) 5 (0-5) vs. Eastern Illinois (Nov 13, 2010)

matches and 51 of their 115 games as a junior… knocked down 55 kills for an average of 1.08 per set, while also averaging 0.31 blocks per set… recorded a season-high seven kills vs. Tennessee Tech on Nov. 2 before notching five three days later vs. UT Martin…vs. Eastern Illinois on Nov. 13, put down four kills and blocked a season-best five attacks…had a season-high two digs in the OVC Tournament vs. Tennessee Tech on Nov. 18. Prior to JSU: Played two seasons for head coach David Rehr at Blinn College in Brenham, Texas… guided the Buccaneers to their first NJCAA National Championship in 2008 and to a pair of Region XIV Tournament berths…was a first team all-region performer in both her freshman and sophomore seasons, while earning Region MVP accolades in 2008…as a sophomore, averaged 2.28 kills per game on a .300 attack percentage, while also putting back 0.87 blocks per game… blocked seven swings twice, whiel picking up a season-high 13 kills against Frank Phillips College on Sept. 19…as a freshman, averaged 2.40 kills on a .430 attack percentage and 1.00 blocks per game…played alongside current JSU outside hitter Hivya Leite. PERSONAL: Born on July 1, 1989, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan…the daughter of Aleksandr and Olga Senenkova…has a younger sister, Olga…majoring in accounting at JSU.

SENENKOVA’S Career Statistics

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2010 TOTAL

21 21

51 51

K-E-TA

PCT

KPG

AST

APG

SA-SE

DIG

DPG

BS-BA-BE

BPG

BHE

55-41-146 .096 55-41-146 .096

1.08 1.08

7 7

0.14 0.14

0-0 0-0

8 8

0.16 0.16

1-15-2 1-15-2

0.31 0.31

0 0

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Sophomore • MB/OH • 6-2 • Alpharetta, Ga. • Northview HS

2010: Saw action in nine matches as a redshirt

helped lead the Titans to state titles as a freshman, junior and senior…team compiled a 136-23 record over her last three seasons…prepped with former JSU setter Allie Schleisman at NHS. PERSONAL: Born on June 30, 1990, in Atlanta… the daughter of Debra and Lynn Busing…has two older brothers, John and Ryan…both brothers played at Miami (Ohio) and John has played in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans and New York Giants…was an honor student at Northview High School…plans to major in elementary education at JSU.

freshman for the Gamecocks…picked up five kills and two digs…knocked down four kills on just eight swings at UT Martin on Oct. 2…made her collegiate debut against Notre Dame on Sept. 11 in the Denver Pioneer Classic. 2009: Sat out the 2009 season as a redshirt. Prep: Played four seasons for head coach Jeff White at Northview High School in Duluth, Ga… was a first team all-state selection as a senior after earning honorable mention honors in her sophomore season…also received all-region and was named a Senior All-Star in 2008…

Busing’s Career Highs KILLS (K-E-TA) 4 (4-2-8) 3g at UT Martin (Oct 2, 2010) TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 8 (4-2-8) 3g at UT Martin (Oct 2, 2010) POINTS 4.5 (4-0-0.5) 3g at UT Martin (Oct 2, 2010) ASSISTS 1 (4g) vs. Murray State (Nov 6, 2010) DIGS 1 (4g) vs. Eastern Illinois (Nov 13, 2010) 1 (5g) at Murray State (Oct 1, 2010) BLOCKS (BS-BA) 1 (0-1) vs. Murray State (Nov 6, 2010) 1 (0-1) at UT Martin (Oct 2, 2010)

Busing’s Career Statistics

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K-E-TA

PCT

KPG

AST

APG

SA-SE

DIG

DPG

BS-BA-BE

BPG

BHE

2010 TOTAL

9 9

13 13

5-4-19 .053 5-4-19 .053

0.38 0.38

1 1

0.08 0.08

0-0 0-0

2 2

0.15 0.15

0-2-0 0-2-0

0.15 0.15

0 0

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Sophomore • DS • 5-7 • Mishawaka, Ind. • Penn HS

the team’s 30 matches and 92 of its 115 sets as a true freshman…picked up 170 digs, fifth on the team, for an average of 1.85 per set…was fifth on the team with 14 service aces…recorded five kills, 18 assists and a block…recorded double digits in digs four times, including a season-high 15 vs. Austin Peay on Sept. 25…had 13 digs twice, at Murray State on Oct. 1 and at Eastern Illinois on Oct. 8…had 10 digs on Sept. 17 at Morehead State…notched three kills vs. Coastal Carolina on Sept. 4…averaged 2.04 digs per set in conference play. Prep: Prepped for head coach Lisa Pawlik at Penn High School in Mishawaka, Ind….as a senior in 2009, earned second team all-state and first team all-district honors after guiding the Kingsmen to

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a 32-4 record and their third sectional title in four years…named to the Indiana “Hoosier” Region High Performance Team…led PHS to a 30-7 record in 2006, 30-5 in 2007 and 31-5 in 2008… was a second team all-district honor in each her sophomore and junior seasons…named to the Plymouth Tournament All-Tournament Team in 2008 and 2009…was named to the Defensive Dandy Team by prepvb.com, and also earned Frosh 59 and PHS Mental Attitude honors. PERSONAL: Born on April 27, 1992, in Indianapolis, Ind…the daughter of Jerry and Kathy Cole… has an older brother, David, and an older sister, Kaitlin…was an honor student at Penn HS…plans to major in public relations at JSU.

Cole’s Career Highs KILLS (K-E-TA) 3 (3-0-7) 4g vs Coastal Carolina (Sept 4, 2010) TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 7 (3-0-7) 4g vs Coastal Carolina (Sept 4, 2010) POINTS 4.0 (3-1-0.0) 4g vs Coastal Carolina (Sept 4, 2010) ASSISTS 2 Four Times DIGS 15 (5g) vs Austin Peay (Sept 25, 2010) ACES 3 at Morehead State (Sept 17, 2010) BLOCKS (BS-BA) 1 (0-1) at Morehead State (Sept 17, 2010)

Cole’s Career Statistics Yea r

K-E-TA

PCT

KPG

AST

APG

SA-SE

DIG

DPG

BS-BA-BE

BPG

BHE

2010 TOTAL

25 25

92 92

5-1-17 .235 5-1-17 .235

0.05 0.05

18 18

0.20 0.20

14-19 14-19

170 170

1.85 1.85

0-1-0 0-1-0

0.01 0.01

1 1

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Heredia

2010: Split time with Brooke Schumacher as the

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Sophomore • S • 5-8 • Cary, Ill. • Cary-Grove HS

team’s setter in 25 of the Gamecocks’ 30 matches as a true freshman…dished out 273 assists for an average of 4.71 per set…also recorded 14 kills and averaged 1.19 digs per set…handed out 20 or more assists three times, including a season high 28 vs. Austin Peay on Sept. 25…recorded doubledigits in assists 13 times, including the final seven matches of the season…picked up a season-high eight digs in her collegiate debut at Belmont on Aug. 28…recorded five or more digs eight times. Prep: Lettered four seasons for head coach Patty Langanis at Cary-Grove High School in Cary, Ill… earned Honorable Mention All-America honors by the AVCA as a senior, while also receiving second team all-state accolades from the Chicago Tribune

Heredia’S Career Highs KILLS (K-E-TA) 3 (3-1-5) 3g vs Eastern Kentucky (Oct 22, 2010) TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 5 (3-1-5) 3g vs Eastern Kentucky (Oct 22, 2010) 5 (0-1-5) 4g at Eastern Illinois (Oct 8, 2010) POINTS 20.5 (17-3-0.5) 5g vs Tennessee State (Sept 24, 2010) ASSISTS 28 (5g)vs. Austin Peay (Sept 25, 2010) DIGS 8 (3g) at Belmont (Aug 28, 2010) ACES 1 Four Times BLOCKS (BS-BA) 3 (1-2) vs Eastern Kentucky (Oct 22, 2010)

and the News Gazette…was named team MVP and team captain in 2008 and 2009…as a senior, led the Trojans to a 38-4 record and the state title after dishing 829 assists, picking up 227 digs and recording 112 kills…added 32 aces and 74 blocks to earn all-area and all-conference honors for the third-straight season…finished her career with a school-record 3,168 assists to go along with 844 digs and 166 service aces…led the Trojans to conference titles in 2006, 2008 and 2009, while picking up a pair of regional titles and a sectional and supersectional title along the way…also lettered in softball and basketball at CGHS…led the softball Trojans to the 2007 regional title…played club volleyball for the Sky High V-Ball Club from the 6th through the 12 grades, and was named a JVDA Nationals All-American in 2009. PERSONAL: Born on April 8, 1992, in Cary, Ill…the daughter of Rick and Bonnie Heredia…has two older sisters, Mandy and Amy… was an honor student at Cary-Grove HS…majoring in exercise science and wellness at JSU.

Heredia’S Career Statistics

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2010 TOTAL

25 25

58 58

K-E-TA

PCT

KPG

AST

APG

SA-SE

DIG

DPG

BS-BA-BE

BPG

BHE

14-12-45 .044 14-12-45 .044

0.24 0.24

273 273

4.71 4.71

4-18 4-18

69 69

1.19 1.19

1-4-0 1-4-0

0.09 0.09

7 7

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Junior • OH • 5-11 • Cabedelo, Brazil • Pio Xi Bessa HS • Blinn College

Leite

2010: Sat out the season with a redshirt. Prior to JSU: Played two seasons for head

coach David Rehr at Blinn College in Brenham, Texas…guided the Buccaneers to their first NJCAA National Championship in 2008 and to a pair of Region XIV Tournament berths…as a sophomore in 2009, averaged 1.89 kills and 2.03 digs per game to earn honorable mention all-region honors… had nine matches with double figures in kills, led by 16 against Galveston College on Sept. 11, match that also saw her pick up 14 digs…had a season-best 15 digs twice…averaged 1.62 kills as a freshman in 2008…played alongside current JSU middle blocker/outside hitter Liza Senenkova.

Prep: Prepped for five years at Pio XI Bessa for

head coach Idebaldo Grisi. PERSONAL: Born on July 31, 1990, in Patos, Brazil…the daughter of Aurelio and Adriana Leite…has an older brother, Heytor, and an older sister, Hayvolla…is majoring in nutrition at JSU.

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Junior • OH • 6-1 • Maineville, Ohio • Mount Notre Dame HS

JenMeyer 4 #

2010: Played in 29 of the Gamecocks’ 30 matches

and 110 of the their 115 sets as a sophomore… was second on the team with 2.41 kills per set and a .239 attack percentage…racked up 265 kills and was fourth on the squad with 29 assists…was tied for third on the team in blocks with 0.42 per set… averaged 2.85 points per set, also second on the team…recorded double digits in kills 12 times, including a streak of six-straight from Sept. 18-Oct. 8…notched a season-high 17 kills on a .400 attack percentage vs. Tennessee State on Sept. 24…hit over .400 seven times, including a .714 attack percentage at Belmont on Aug. 28…had 16 kills on a .371 attack percentage vs. Austin Peay on Sept. 25…was a dig shy of a doubledouble on Nov. 12 vs. SE Missouri on Nov. 12, when she had 13 kills and nine digs…also dug nine attacks on Nov. 13 vs. Eastern Illinois…had four blocks twice, vs. Memphis on Aug. 27 and at Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 18. 2009: Saw action in all 35 matches and 129 of the Gamecocks’ 137 games as a true freshman…earned OVC AllNewcomer honors after averaging 1.87 kills on a .294 attack percentage that ranked second in the OVC…hit .335 in OVC matches, also the second-best mark in the league…was third on the team in blocks with 0.58 per game, while also picking up 67 digs and 53 assists from the front row…recorded double figures in kills eight times, including 10 on a .368 attack percentage in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Florida State…had a season-high 15 kills on a .483 attack percentage at UT Martin on Oct. 23…hit better than .400 11 times, including a .692 percentage that saw her knock down nine kills on 13 swings against Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 13. Prep: Prepped for head coaches Donna Mechley and Rich Zeciski at Mount Notre Dame High School in Cincinnati…led the Cougars to the state’s Final Four in each of her last two seasons…hit .387 as a senior to earn Second Team All-Greater Girls’ Cincinnati League (GGCL) Honors, while guiding her squad to a 23-5 record and to the semifinals of the state tournament…as a junior in 2007, hit .431 to lead MND to a 24-5 record and a spot in the

2011 Preseason All-OVC 2010 Preseason All-OVC 2009 OVC All-Newcomer Team

state championship match…played club volleyball for Team Z Volleyball Club with current JSU teammate Alyx Schulte. PERSONAL: Born on June 22, 1991, in Dayton, Ohio…the daughter of Lynn and Daniel Meyer… has two older brothers, Nick and Lee, and an older sister, Danielle…both brothers played volleyball at Ball State and her sister plyed volleyball at Ohio State…was an honor student at Mount Notre Dame High School…plans to major in nursing at JSU.

MEYER’S Career Highs ATTACK PERCENT (K-E-TA) min. 5 kills .714 (5-0-7) at Belmont (Aug 28, 2010) KILLS (K-E-TA) 17 (17-3-35) 5g vs Tennessee State (Sept 24, 2010) TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 37 (14-3-37) 5g at Murray State (Oct 1, 2010) POINTS 20.5 (17-3-0.5) 5g vs Tennessee State (Sept 24, 2010) ASSISTS 6 (5g) at Austin Peay (Oct 3, 2009) DIGS 9 (4g) vs Eastern Illinois (Nov 13, 2010) 9 (4g) vs Southeast Missouri (Nov 12, 2010) ACES 3 vs Tennessee State (Sept 24, 2010) BLOCKS 4 Five Times

MEYER’S Career Statistics

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K-E-TA

PCT

KPG

AST

APG

SA-SE

DIG

DPG

BS-BA-BE

BPG

BHE

2009 2010 TOTAL

35 129 241-67-591 .294 29 110 265-93-720 .239 64 239 506-160-1311 .264

1.87 2.41 2.12

53 29 82

0.41 0.26 0.34

0-0 22-16 22-16

67 96 163

0.52 3-55-13 0.87 6-40-6 0.68 9-95-19

0.45 0.42 0.44

5 2 7

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Prep: Lettered four seasons for head coach Joe Sanders at Bloomington High School in Bloomington, Ill…was the Raiders’ MVP in both her junior and senior seasons, while also earning Most Inspirational honors as a senior…picked up 856 digs in her career…was an All-Big 12 selection in both her junior and senior seasons and earned Big 12 Scholar Athlete Awards in each… as a senior, knocked down 305 kills and 73 service aces, while picking up 347 digs…received the BHS Senior Scholar Athlete Award…as a junior in

2009, was named the WJBC High School Athlete of the Week once and received the Bloomington Sportsmanship Award…played club volleyball for Illini Elite, who she guided to titles at the JVDA Showcase and Pre-Nationals. PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 5, 1993, in Morris, Ill…the daughter of Jim and Karla Agamy…has two older brothers, Alan and Andy…father played baseball at Lewis University…was an honor student at Bloomington HS…is undecided on a major at JSU.

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Freshman • OH • 6-0 • Crestview, Fla. • Crestview HS

# Alicia Dukes

Prep: Played seven seasons for head coaches Sam Nimchaimnatham, Ashley Miller and Ben Kimbrough at Crestview High School in Crestview. Fla…was the Bulldogs’ team MVP four times, in her 8th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade seasons…a three-time first team all-region selection from her sophomore to senior seasons…in her career, averaged 4.5 kills, two blocks and two aces per set…was named to the area all-star team…was the MVP of the Jean King Tournament in her sophomore season…played club volleyball for the Panhandle Volleyball Association (2008), Gulf Coast

Select (2009-10) and the North Okaloosa Volleyball Association (2011). PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 14, 1992, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla…the daughter of Royce Dukes and Anita Kelley-Dukes…has two older brothers, David and Rudy…is undecided on a major at JSU.

Freshman • MB • 6-3 • Canton, Mich. • Salem HS

# Nicole Merget Prep: Lettered four seasons for head coach

Amanda Neis at Salem High School in Canton, Mich…was an all-state honoree as a senior and an all-district and all-region selection in each her sophomore, junior and senior seasons…the SHS team captain in her junior and senior seasons, was also the team MVP in each of her last three seasons after being named most improved as a freshman…led her team to the 2010 National 17 Championship and was named the MSHAA Player of the Game…played club volleyball for seven seasons for the Michigan Elite Volleyball Academy.

PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 21, 1993, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.…the daughter of Rob and Nina Merget…has a younger brother, Max…was an honor student at Salem HS…plans to major in nursing at JSU.

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2010 Final Statistics All matches

Overall record: 16-14 Conf: 11-7 Home: 8-3 Away: 4-8 Neutral: 4-3 ## Name SP MP-MS

9 4 2 7 3 5 12 17 10 6 22 1

VORBECK,Caitlin 115 MEYER,Jen 110 SLATER,Kara 115 SCHULTE,Alyx 115 KOONTZ,Stephanie 108 SENENKOVA,Liza 51 BUSING,Lauren 13 SCHUMACHER,Brooke 110 HEREDIA,Abbey 58 COLE,Kelly 92 HARKINS,Lauren 115 HARVEY,Kaleigh 28 JACKSONVILLE STATE.. 115 Opponents........... 115

30-30 29-27 30-14 30-30 30-28 21-3 9-0 30-30 25-0 25-17 30-0 14-1 30-30 30-30

## Name S RE

9 4 2 7 3 5 12 17 10 6 22 1

K/Set

ATTACK E

373 3.24 265 2.41 276 2.40 273 2.37 173 1.60 55 1.08 5 0.38 33 0.30 14 0.24 5 0.05 2 0.02 0 0.00 1474 12.82 1311 11.40

175 93 112 153 97 41 4 20 12 1 5 0 713 611

DIG DIG Dig/S

Pct

992 .200 720 .239 618 .265 838 .143 587 .129 146 .096 19 .053 114 .114 45 .044 17 .235 24 -.125 3 .000 4123 .185 3953 .177

SET A/Set

17 29 8 19 14 7 1 943 273 18 30 1 1360 1223

0.15 0.26 0.07 0.17 0.13 0.14 0.08 8.57 4.71 0.20 0.26 0.04 11.83 10.63

BLOCKING Total Blk/S

32 22 3 14 0 0 0 16 4 14 23 0 128 136 BHE

SERVE SA/Set

0.28 0.20 0.03 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.07 0.15 0.20 0.00 1.11 1.18

65 16 7 39 4 0 0 6 18 19 53 3 230 222

POINTS

Pts/Set

19 233 2.03 22 65 87 0.76 16 1 459.5 0 96 0.87 6 40 46 0.42 6 2 313.0 0 29 0.25 10 76 86 0.75 12 3 327.0 34 322 2.80 3 24 27 0.23 7 2 302.0 0 38 0.35 10 35 45 0.42 8 1 200.5 0 8 0.16 1 15 16 0.31 2 0 63.5 0 2 0.15 0 2 2 0.15 0 0 6.0 0 211 1.92 1 26 27 0.25 4 17 63.0 2 69 1.19 1 4 5 0.09 0 7 21.0 25 170 1.85 0 1 1 0.01 0 1 19.5 42 570 4.96 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 25.0 7 28 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.0 7 136 1776 15.44 54 288 198.0 1.72 55 36 1800.0 128 1646 14.31 54 403 255.5 2.22 74 34 1702.5

4.00 2.85 2.84 2.63 1.86 1.25 0.46 0.57 0.36 0.21 0.22 0.00 15.65 14.80

JSU Volleyball Excellence in the Classroom The Jacksonville State volleyball team has set an example in the classroom since joining th eOVC. In many of the team’s eight seasons in the OVC, the Gamecocks have maintained the highest cumulative GPA of any of the school’s 16 varsity athletic teams. In the 200304 academic year, the Gamecocks boasted a 3.452 GPA while earning an impressive 3.65 GPA in 2004-05, a 3.36 GPA in 2005-06, a 3.37 GPA in 2006-07, a 3.38 mark in 2007-08, a 3.6 GPA in 2008-09 and a 3.56 mark in 2009-10. In 2010-11, the volleyball team once again led all JSU teams with a 3.57 GPA. In its eight seasons in the OVC, JSU Volleyball has placed 64 players on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll and has had 12 OVC Academic Medal of Honor Winners. The following are the JSU volleyball players named to the Commissioners Honor Roll since joining the OVC in 2003.

2003 Jennifer Brenneman Christina Cary Meredith Duke Kim Halbach Jessica Starck Kisha West Shari Weyer

2004 Abbey Breit Kim Halbach Katie Moyers Rebekah Nichols Annie O’Connor Jessica Starck Abbey Vierling Kisha West

Shari Weyer Emily Withers

2005 Abbey Breit Katie Moyers Annie O’Connor Jessica Starck Abbey Vierling Kisha West Shari Weyer

2006 Alena Bogatyreva Abbey Breit Melanie Pund Jessica Starck

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Abbey Vierling Joi Watts Shari Weyer

2007 Haley Booker Abbey Breit Rebekah Nichols Brooke Schumacher Kara Slater Abbey Vierling Caitlin Vorbeck Brittney Whitten

2008 Haley Booker Paige Beasley

Brooke Schumacher Kara Slater Caitlin Vorbeck Lauren Harkins Stephanie Koontz Allie Schleisman

2009 Paige Beasley Lauren Harkins Stephanie Koontz Jen Meyer Allie Schleisman Brroke Schumacher Kara Slater

2010 Lauren Busing Kelly Cole Lauren Harkins Abbey Heredia Stephanie Koontz Hivya Leite Jen Meyer Brooke Schumacher Liza Senenkova Kara Slater

2010 OVC FINAL STANDINGS School Morehead State Austin Peay Jacksonville State Murray State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech Eastern Illinois Tennessee State SE Missouri St. UT Martin

W 17 14 11 9 9 8 7 7 4 4

Conference Games L For Opp 1 53 11 4 49 21 7 41 32 9 36 34 9 33 40 10 35 36 11 31 37 11 30 44 14 24 49 14 19 47

Pct .944 .778 .611 .500 .500 .444 .389 .389 .222 .222

W 25 26 16 15 11 11 15 9 7 6

Overall Games L For Opp 8 82 37 8 86 40 14 60 55 17 59 63 18 45 69 20 50 69 16 57 57 18 38 66 22 37 75 24 28 78

Pct .758 .765 .533 .469 .379 .355 .484 .333 .241 .200

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2010 OVC Volleyball Statistics and Standings

2010 OVC Team Leaders HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Austin Peay 2. Murray State 3. Morehead State 4. Eastern Illinois 5. Tennessee Tech 6. Jacksonville State 7. Tennessee State 8. Eastern Kentucky 9. UT Martin 10. SE Missouri St.

G 126 122 119 114 119 115 104 114 106 112

Kills 1681 1601 1626 1502 1401 1474 1233 1341 1247 1228

Errs 574 566 638 658 581 713 585 670 653 686

Total Pct 4539 .244 4431 .234 4303 .230 4162 .203 4199 .195 4123 .185 3750 .173 4206 .160 4033 .147 4447 .122

BLOCKS 1. Eastern Illinois 2. Morehead State 3. Tennessee Tech 4. Tennessee State 5. Jacksonville State 6. Murray State 7. UT Martin 8. Austin Peay 9. SE Missouri St. 10. Eastern Kentucky

G 114 119 119 104 115 122 106 126 112 114

OPPONENT HITTING PCT 1. Morehead State 2. Jacksonville State 3. Austin Peay 4. Eastern Kentucky 5. Eastern Illinois 6. UT Martin 7. Tennessee State 8. Murray State 9. Tennessee Tech 10. SE Missouri St.

G 119 115 126 114 114 106 104 122 119 112

Kills 1278 1311 1501 1477 1398 1397 1276 1720 1656 1561

Errs 655 611 640 627 590 552 496 672 705 564

Total Pct 4012 .155 3953 .177 4461 .193 4291 .198 3987 .203 4039 .209 3575 .218 4802 .218 4332 .220 4523 .220

SERVICE ACES 1. Austin Peay 2. Morehead State 3. Tennessee State 4. Eastern Illinois 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Jacksonville State 7. Tennessee Tech 8. UT Martin 9. Murray State 10. SE Missouri St.

G 126 119 104 114 114 115 119 106 122 112

No. 260 183 143 138 133 128 114 98 107 95

Per Game 2.06 1.54 1.38 1.21 1.17 1.11 0.96 0.92 0.88 0.85

ASSISTS 1. Austin Peay 2. Morehead State 3. Eastern Illinois 4. Murray State 5. Jacksonville State 6. Tennessee Tech 7. Tennessee State 8. Eastern Kentucky 9. UT Martin 10. SE Missouri St.

G 126 119 114 122 115 119 104 114 106 112

No. 1580 1488 1394 1468 1360 1311 1141 1240 1147 1142

Per Game 12.54 12.50 12.23 12.03 11.83 11.02 10.97 10.88 10.82 10.20

DIGS 1. SE Missouri St. 2. Murray State 3. UT Martin 4. Austin Peay 5. Eastern Kentucky 6. Morehead State 7. Jacksonville State 8. Tennessee State 9. Eastern Illinois 10. Tennessee Tech

G 112 122 106 126 114 119 115 104 114 119

Total 2086 2064 1785 2050 1854 1849 1776 1545 1658 1690

Per Game 18.62 16.92 16.84 16.27 16.26 15.54 15.44 14.86 14.54 14.20

KILLS 1. Morehead State 2. Austin Peay 3. Eastern Illinois 4. Murray State 5. Jacksonville State 6. Tennessee State 7. Tennessee Tech 8. UT Martin 9. Eastern Kentucky 10. SE Missouri St.

G 119 126 114 122 115 104 119 106 114 112

No. 1626 1681 1502 1601 1474 1233 1401 1247 1341 1228

Per Game 13.66 13.34 13.18 13.12 12.82 11.86 11.77 11.76 11.76 10.96

Solo 54 63 91 39 54 72 35 43 32 68

Asst 422 370 290 286 288 271 290 327 299 214

Total Per Game 265.0 2.32 248.0 2.08 236.0 1.98 182.0 1.75 198.0 1.72 207.5 1.70 180.0 1.70 206.5 1.64 181.5 1.62 175.0 1.54

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THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE Entering its 61st year, the Ohio Valley Conference continues to build on the success that has made it the nation’s eighth-oldest NCAA Division I conference. In 2008, for only the second time in the past decade, the Conference expanded by adding Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as the league’s 11th member. The move expanded the OVC’s geographical footprint to the St. Louis market and marked the first change in membership since expanding to the state of Alabama (Jacksonville State, Samford) in 2003. The OVC’s proud past dates back to 1948, but seeds for the new league were actually planted in 1941. It was then that Roy Stewart, the athletics director at Murray State, Charles (Turkey) Hughes, the athletics director at Eastern Kentucky, and Kelly Thompson, the public relations director at Western Kentucky, first broached the idea of forming a new conference. Discussions were put on hold by World War II, but reemerged Feb. 27-28, 1948 at the Kentucky Hotel in Louisville as the three original institutions combined with Morehead State, Louisville and Evansville to form the OVC. The vision of leadership demonstrated by the Founding Fathers in 1948 remains alive today as the Ohio Valley Conference prepares for the future. One example is in

regard to the current trend in collegiate athletics administration for increased involvement of university presidents in setting policies and making rules. The presidents of OVC institutions, however, have always governed the Conference, long before presidential governance became a national theme. The Ohio Valley Conference sponsors the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis and track for men, and basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and volleyball for women. In addition, the OVC also sponsors the combined men’s and women’s sport of rifle. Now in its sixth decade of competition, the Ohio Valley Conference has grown significantly from its humble beginnings while increasing the number of athletics opportunities it provides for students. Current league representatives include charter members Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University and Murray State University, along with Austin Peay State University, Eastern Illinois University, Jacksonville State University, Southeast Missouri State University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Technological University and the University of Tennessee at Martin.

Austin Peay State University (1948) Eastern Illinois University (1996) Eastern Kentucky University (1948) Jacksonville State University (2003) Morehead State University (1948) Murray State University (1948) Southeast Missouri State University (1991) Tennessee State University (1948) Tennessee Technological University (1948) University of Tennessee at Martin (1992)

Beth DeBauche Commissioner

Brad Walker Associate Commissioner

Kyle Schwartz Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations

Matt Banker Assistant Commissioner/ Institutional Services

Jenny Kulchar Administrative Assistant

Heather Brown Assistant Director Media of Relations

Jennifer Brost Director of Championships

Brian Pulley Assistant Commissioner for External Affairs

Jon Kuka OVC IMG Sports Marketing

Michael Blalock Director of VB Officials

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Alcorn State

Ball State

Location:................................................. Alcorn State, Miss. Founded:......................................................................... 1871 Enrollment:.................................................................... 3,682 Nickname:.......................................................... Lady Braves Colors:.................................................. Purple and Old Gold Arena:........................................................................................ Conference:.......................................Southwestern Athletic President:.......................................M. Christopher Brown II Athletics Director:.........................Dr. Malvin Williams, Sr. Senior Woman Admin.:...................................LL Juna Weir

Location:.............................................................Muncie, Ind. Founded:......................................................................... 1918 Enrollment:..................................................................17,285 Nickname:.............................................................. Cardinals Colors:................................................... Cardinal and White Arena:.............................................. John E. Worthen Arena Conference:.................................................... Mid-American President:............................................Dr. Jo Ann M. Garcia Athletics Director:..............................................Tom Collins Senior Woman Admin.:.........................................Karin Lee

Sports Information VB Contact:................................................... LaToya Shields Phone:........................................................... (601) 877-6501 E-mail:.......................................................latoya@alcorn.edu Fax:................................................................ (601) 877-3821 Website:...........................................www.alcornsports.com Head Coach:..........................................Kevin Montgomery Alma Mater:...............................................Alcorn State, ‘04 Record at ASU/Years:......................................1-95/4 years Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:.......................................................... N/A Volleyball Phone:........................................ (601) 877-6275

Sports Information VB Contact:....................................................... Brad Caudill Phone:........................................................... (765) 285-8242 E-mail:...................................................... bcaudill2@bsu.edu Fax:................................................................ (765) 285-8929 Website:.......................................www.ballstatesports.com Head Coach:..................................................Steve Shondell Alma Mater:....................................................Ball State, ‘77 Record at BSU/Years:........................................24-5/1 year Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:.......................Kelli Miller, Jim Palilonis Volleyball Phone:........................................ (765) 285-8151

2010 Record:...................................................................0-23 2010 Conference Record/Finish:............................ 0-8/9th Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 9/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:......................................11/4

2010 Record:...................................................................24-5 2010 Conference Record/Finish:.......................... 14-2/1st Starters Returning/Lost:......................................... 6/Libero Letterwinners Returning/Lost:....................................... N/A

Austin Peay

College of Charleston

Aug. 27 at 5 p.m. Baton Rouge, La.

Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. Jacksonville, Ala. Oct. 29 at 1 p.m. Clarksville, Tenn.

Location:.....................................................Clarksville, Tenn. Founded:......................................................................... 1927 Enrollment:..................................................................10,723 Nickname:............................................................. Lady Govs Colors:............................................................Red and White Arena:.................................................................Dunn Center Conference:.........................................................Ohio Valley President:...................................................................Tim Hall Athletics Director:................................................ Dave Loos Senior Woman Admin.:..................................... Cheryl Holt Sports Information VB Contact:...........................................................Cody Bush Phone:........................................................... (931) 221-7561 E-mail:..........................................................bushc@apsu.edu Fax:................................................................ (931) 221-7562 Website:.......................................www.apsugovernors.com Head Coach:......................................................... Bill Egbert Alma Mater:................................................... Nebraska, ‘07 Record at APSU/Years:...................................0-0/First year Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:.................... Leah Meffert, Lora Sarich Volleyball Phone:...........................................(931) 21-1002 2010 Record:...................................................................26-8 2010 Conference Record/Finish:.........................14-4/2nd Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 4/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:......................................10/3

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Sept. 10 at 11 a.m. West Lafayette, Ind.

Sept. 3 at 10 a.m. Atlanta, Ga.

Location:...................................................... Charleston, S.C. Founded:......................................................................... 1770 Enrollment:..................................................................11,617 Nickname:................................................................ Cougars Colors:.....................................................Maroon and White Arena:....................................................Carolina First Arena Conference:..............................................................Southern President:.................................................. P. George Benson Athletics Director:.................................................... Joe Hull Senior Woman Admin.:............................. Laura Lageman Sports Information VB Contact:........................................................... Will Bryan Phone:........................................................... (843) 953-3683 E-mail:....................................................... bryanc1@cofc.edu Fax:................................................................ (843) 953-6534 Website:...............................................www.cofcsports.com Head Coach:....................................................Jason Kepner Alma Mater:..................................................Penn State, ‘97 Record at CC/Years:...................................100-34/4 years Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:...............Kimi Freeburg, Mike Shearer Volleyball Phone:........................................ (843) 953-8246 2010 Record:...................................................................29-6 2010 Conference Record/Finish:.......................... 15-1/1st Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 2/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:......................................10/4

Eastern Illinois Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. Jacksonville, Ala. Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. Charleston, Ill.

Location:.........................................................Charleston, Ill. Founded:......................................................................... 1895 Enrollment:..................................................................11,630 Nickname:................................................................Panthers Colors:.................................................. Royal Blue and Gray Arena:.................................................................. Lantz Arena Conference:.........................................................Ohio Valley President:............................................... Dr. William L. Perry Athletics Director:.........................................Barbara Burke Senior Woman Admin.:................................ Mary Wallace Sports Information VB Contact:..................................................... Bart Rettberg Phone:........................................................... (217) 581-6408 E-mail:.....................................................bvrettberg@eiu.edu Fax:................................................................ (217) 581-6434 Website:............................................www.eiupanthers.com Head Coach:..........................................................Kate Price Alma Mater:..................................................Penn State, ‘08 Record at EIU/Years:...................................... 15-16/1 year Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:.........................................Ryan Sweitzer Volleyball Phone:........................................ (217) 581-2924 2010 Record:................................................................ 15-16 2010 Conference Record/Finish:..........................7-11/7th Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................3+Libero/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................................ 6/5

Eastern Kentucky Oct. 7 at 5 p.m. Richmond, Ky. Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. Jacksonville, Ala.

Location:......................................................... Richmond, Ky. Founded:......................................................................... 1906 Enrollment:..................................................................16,515 Nickname:................................................................ Colonels Colors:.....................................................Maroon and White Arena:.......................................................... McBrayer Arena Conference:.........................................................Ohio Valley President:.................................................Dr. Doug Whitlock Athletics Director:............................................. Mark Sandy Senior Woman Admin.:.......................... Lindsey McKaskle Sports Information VB Contact:.......................................................Kevin Britton Phone:........................................................... (859) 622-2006 E-mail:................................................Kevin.britton@eku.edu Fax:................................................................ (859) 622-5108 Website:................................................www.ekusports.com Head Coach:......................................................Lori Duncan Alma Mater:......................................Eastern Kentucky, ‘84 Record at EKU/Years:............................ 167-222/13 years Career Record/Years:............................ 196-322/18 years Assistant Coaches:........................Liz Sellers, Kevin Tobias Volleyball Phone:........................................ (859) 622-2141 2010 Record:................................................................ 11-18 2010 Conference Record/Finish:............................ 9-9/4th Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................3/3+Libero Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................................ 8/7

Georgia State

LouisianaLafayette

Location:.............................................................Atlanta, Ga. Founded:......................................................................... 1913 Enrollment:..................................................................31,000 Nickname:................................................................Panthers Colors:........................................................... Blue and White Arena:.......................................................... GS Sports Arena Conference:....................................Colonial Athletic Assoc. President:................................................ Dr. Mark P. Becker Athletics Director:....................................... Cheryl L. Levick

Location:...........................................................Lafayette, La. Founded:......................................................................... 1898 Enrollment:..................................................................15,418 Nickname:.......................................................Ragin’ Cajuns Colors:..................................................Vermilion and White Arena:.........................................................Earl K. Long Gym Conference:............................................................... Sun Belt President:..............................................Dr. E. Joseph Savoie Athletics Director:............................................Scott Farmer Senior Woman Admin.:...................................Sherry LeBas

Sept. 2 at 1 p.m. Atlanta, Ga.

Sports Information VB Contact:...................................................Ned Colegrove Phone:........................................................... (404) 413-4166 E-mail:..................................................... ecolgrove@gsu.edu Fax:................................................................ (404) 413-4035 Website:............................... www.georgiastatesports.com Head Coach:....................................................... Tami Audia Alma Mater:..........................................................Xavier, ‘01 Record at GSU/Years:.................................... 14-14/1 year Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:.........................Kelly Audia, Dun Hahn Volleyball Phone:........................................ (404) 413-4067 2010 Record:................................................................ 14-14 2010 Conference Record/Finish:............................ 8-6/6th Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 4/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................................ 8/4

Aug. 26 at 10 a.m. Baton Rouge, La.

Sports Information VB Contact:....................................................... Russell Luna Phone:........................................................... (337) 482-6332 E-mail:................................................... rluna@louisiana.edu Fax:............................................................... (337) 482-6529 Website:............................................ www.ragincajuns.com Head Coach:.............................................Heather Mazeitis Alma Mater:....................................Central Oklahoma, ‘92 Record at UL/Years:...................................... 34-60/3 years Career Record/Years:............................ 265-312/15 years Assistant Coaches:..... Jon Haruguchi, Christian Matochi Volleyball Phone:........................................ (337) 482-6327 2010 Record:................................................................ 17-16 2010 Conference Record/Finish:..................7-9/4th West Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................4/2+Libero Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...........................8/3+Libero

Harvard

LSU

Location:..................................................Cambridge, Mass. Founded:......................................................................... 1636 Enrollment:.................................................................... 6,715 Nickname:.................................................................Crimson Colors:........................................ Crimson, Black and White Arena:................................................Malkin Athletic Center Conference:...........................................................Ivy League President:........................................................ Drew G. Faust Athletics Director:..................................... Robert L. Scalise Senior Woman Admin.:................................ Patricia Henry

Location:.................................................... Baton Rouge, La. Founded:......................................................................... 1860 Enrollment:..................................................................28,771 Nickname:.....................................................................Tigers Colors:..........................................................Purple and Gold Arena:......................................................... Maravich Center Conference:...................................................... Southeastern President:............................................Dr. John V. Lombardi Athletics Director:.................................................Joe Alleva Senior Woman Admin.:................................. Miriam Segar

Sports Information VB Contact:...................................................... Jeff Selesnick Phone:........................................................... (617) 495-2130 E-mail:.............................................jselesn@fas.harvard.edu Fax:................................................................ (617) 495-2130 Website:.............................................. www.gocrimson.com Head Coach:..................................................Jennifer Weiss Alma Mater:.........................................Bentley College, ‘88 Record at HU/Years:............................. 230-266/18 years Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:.............. Kristin Kenney, Suzie Trimble Volleyball Phone:........................................ (617) 496-7390

Sports Information VB Contact:...................................................Matt Dunaway Phone:........................................................... (225) 578-1869 E-mail:.................................................... mdunaway@lsu.edu Fax:..................................................................................... N/A Website:...................................................www.lsusports.net Head Coach:..........................................................Fran Flory Alma Mater:...........................................................Texas, ‘84 Record at LSU/Years:............................. 248-145/13 years Career Record/Years:............................ 358-259/20 years Assistant Coaches:..........Steve Loeswick, Jill Lytle Wilson Volleyball Phone:........................................ (225) 578-5050

2010 Record:...................................................................9-17 2010 Conference Record/Finish:............................ 6-8/5th Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 5/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:......................................13/2

2010 Record:...................................................................25-5 2010 Conference Record/Finish:............... 16-4/1st West Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................3+Libero/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:......................................10/3

Sept. 3 at 4 p.m. Atlanta, Ga.

Aug. 27 at 11 a.m. Baton Rouge, La.

Miami

Aug. 26 at 4:30 p.m. Baton Rouge, La.

Location:...................................................Coral Gables, Fla. Founded:......................................................................... 1925 Enrollment:..................................................................14,078 Nickname:............................................................Hurricanes Colors:........................................ Orange, Green and White Arena:.............................. James L. Knight Sports Complex Conference:.................................................... Atlantic Coast President:............................................ Dr. Donna E. Shalala Athletics Director:....................................... Shawn Eichorst Senior Woman Admin.:.................................Connie Nickel

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Sports Information VB Contact:..................................................Bryan J. Harvey Phone:........................................................... (305) 284-3249 E-mail:....................................................bharvey@miami.edu Fax:................................................................ (305) 284-3244 Website:.....................................www.hurricanesports.com Head Coach:..................................Nicole Lantagne Welch Alma Mater:................................................... Maryland, ‘94 Record at UM/Years:................................192-109/9 years Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:......................Felix Hou, Ashley Woods Volleyball Phone:........................................ (305) 284-5765 2010 Record:...................................................................23-9 2010 Conference Record/Finish:..........................13-7/3rd Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................5+Libero/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:......................................11/4

Morehead State Oct. 8 at 4 p.m. Morehead, Ky. Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. Jacksonville, Ala.

Location:.........................................................Morehead, Ky. Founded:......................................................................... 1887 Enrollment:.................................................................... 8,842 Nickname:....................................................................Eagles Colors:............................................................. Blue and Gold Arena:.............................................................Wetherby Gym Conference:.........................................................Ohio Valley President:.........................................Dr. Wayne D. Andrews Athletics Director:....................................Brian Hutchinson Senior Woman Admin.:.................................... Sara Larson Sports Information VB Contact:....................................................Matt Schabert Phone:........................................................... (606) 783-2556 E-mail:..............................m.schabert@moreheadstate.edu Fax:................................................................ (606) 783-2550 Website:..............................................www.msueagles.com Head Coach:...................................................Jaime Gordon Alma Mater:.....................................................Kentucky, ‘94 Record at MSU/Years:..............................149-108/8 years Career Record/Years:............................ 229-135/11 years Assistant Coaches:.......................Greg Goral, Josh Chiero Volleyball Phone:........................................ (606) 783-2122 2010 Record:...................................................................25-8 2010 Conference Record/Finish:.......................... 17-1/1st Starters Returning/Lost:................................................. N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................................ 8/3

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Murray State Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. Murray, Ky. Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. Jacksonville, Ala.

SIU-Edwardsville Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. Jacksonville, Ala. Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. Edwardsville, Ill.

Location:..............................................................Murray, Ky. Founded:......................................................................... 1922 Enrollment:..................................................................10,078 Nickname:....................................................................Racers Colors:............................................................Navy and Gold Arena:................................................................. Racer Arena Conference:.........................................................Ohio Valley President:.....................................................Dr. Randy Dunn Athletics Director:.............................................. Allen Ward Senior Woman Admin.:..............................Velvet Milkman

Location:......................................................Edwardsville, Ill. Founded:......................................................................... 1957 Enrollment:..................................................................14,133 Nickname:................................................................ Cougars Colors:............................................................Red and White Arena:.....................................................Vadalabene Center Conference:.........................................................Ohio Valley Chancellor:......................................Dr. Vaughn Vandegrift Athletics Director:..................................Dr. Bradley Hewitt Senior Woman Admin.:.......................Sandy Montgomery

Sports Information VB Contact:..................................................Teri LaJeunesse Phone:........................................................... (270) 809-3351 E-mail:..............................teri.lajeunesse@murraystate.edu Fax:..................................................................................... N/A Website:................................................. www.goracers.com Head Coach:.............................................David Schwepker Alma Mater:.................................. Southeast Missouri, ‘87 Record at MSU/Years:........................... 180-184/13 years Career Record/Years:............................ 193-261/16 years Assistant Coaches:...................................... DongPing Fang Volleyball Phone:........................................ (270) 809-3825

Sports Information VB Contact:............................................................. Eric Hess Phone:........................................................... (618) 650-3608 E-mail:............................................................ehess@siue.edu Fax:................................................................ (618) 650-2545 Website:............................................www.siuecougars.com Head Coach:................................................... Leah Johnson Alma Mater:...........................................Missouri State, ‘04 Record at SIUE/Years:....................................0-0/First year Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:..................Kevin Buhr, Kendall Paulus Volleyball Phone:........................................ (618) 650-5923

2010 Record:................................................................ 15-17 2010 Conference Record/Finish:............................ 9-9/4th Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................3+Libero/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................................ 9/3

2010 Record:................................................................ 14-15 2010 Conference Record/Finish:.................................. N/A Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................4/2+Libero Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................................ 9/3

Purdue

Southeast Missouri

Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. West Lafayette, Ind.

Location:...............................................West Lafayette, Ind. Founded:......................................................................... 1869 Enrollment:..................................................................39,726 Nickname:........................................................ Boilermakers Colors:....................................................Old Gold and Black Arena:................................................ Holloway Gymnasium Conference:.................................................................Big Ten President:................................................ France A. Cordova Athletics Director:..................................... Morgan J. Burke Senior Woman Admin.:.......................................................... Sports Information VB Contact:.....................................................Wendy Mayer Phone:........................................................... (765) 494-3919 E-mail:..................................................wbroker@purdue.edu Fax:................................................................ (765) 447-5447 Website:......................................... www.purduesports.com Head Coach:..................................................Dave Shondell Alma Mater:....................................................Ball State, ‘81 Record at PU/Years:.................................162-103/8 years Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:.................Kathy Jewell, John Shondell Volleyball Phone:........................................ (765) 494-4776 2010 Record:................................................................ 24-11 2010 Conference Record/Finish:..........................12-8/4th Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 5/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:......................................11/3

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Sept. 23 at 6:30 p.m. Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. Jacksonville, Ala.

Location:.............................................Cape Girardeau, Mo. Founded:......................................................................... 1873 Enrollment:..................................................................10,859 Nickname:..............................................................Redhawks Colors:............................................................. Red and Black Arena:........................................................ Houck Fieldhouse Conference:.........................................................Ohio Valley President:...................................... Dr. Kenneth W. Dobbins Athletics Director:.........................................Cindy Gannon Sports Information VB Contact:...................................................... Nick Seeman Phone:........................................................... (573) 651-2294 E-mail:................................................... nseeman@semo.edu Fax:................................................................ (573) 651-2810 Website:........................................... www.gosoutheast.com Head Coach:..................................................... Julie Folliard Alma Mater:.............................. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, ‘02 Record at SEMO/Years:.................................0-0/First year Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:....................................... Nikki Buchholz Volleyball Phone:............................................Kayani Turner 2010 Record:...................................................................7-22 2010 Conference Record/Finish:..........................4-14/9th Starters Returning/Lost:................................................. N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost:....................................... N/A

Tennessee State Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. Jacksonville, Ala. Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. Nashville, Tenn.

Location:...................................................... Nashville, Tenn. Founded:......................................................................... 1912 Enrollment:.................................................................... 8,824 Nickname:.....................................................................Tigers Colors:................................................ Royal Blue and White Arena:...................................................................... Kean Hall Conference:.........................................................Ohio Valley President:..............................................Dr. Portia H. Shields Athletics Director:..................................... Teresa L. Phillips Senior Woman Admin.:.............................Valencia Jordan Sports Information VB Contact:............................................... Zekeya Anderson Phone:........................................................... (615) 963-1867 E-mail:......................................... zanderson01@tnstate.edu Fax:................................................................ (615) 963-7692 Website:..................................................www.tsutigers.com Head Coach:..................................................Kathy Roulhac Alma Mater:.................................North Carolina A&T, ‘87 Record at TSU/Years:.................................88-131/7 years Career Record/Years:............................................. 250-306 Assistant Coaches:............................................Tony Howell Volleyball Phone:..................................................................... 2010 Record:...................................................................9-18 2010 Conference Record/Finish:..........................7-11/8th Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................3+Libero/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................................ 6/5

Tennessee Tech Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. Jacksonville, Ala. Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. Cookeville, Tenn.

Location:.....................................................Cookeville, Tenn. Founded:......................................................................... 1915 Enrollment:..................................................................11,385 Nickname:......................................................Golden Eagles Colors:..........................................................Purple and Gold Arena:.................................................................Eblen Center Conference:.........................................................Ohio Valley President:........................................................Dr. Robert Bell Athletics Director:............................................Mark Wilson Senior Woman Admin.:......................... Tammie McMillan Sports Information VB Contact:.......................................................... Nick Burns Phone:........................................................... (931) 372-6139 E-mail:..................................................... nburns@tntech.edu Fax:................................................................ (931) 372-6139 Website:................................................. www.ttusports.com Head Coach:..........................................................John Blair Alma Mater:.................................................. Tennessee, ‘76 Record at TTU/Years:..................................99-140/8 years Career Record/Years:............................ 373-501/31 years Assistant Coaches:........................................... Jessica Lane Volleyball Phone:........................................ (931) 372-3924 2010 Record:................................................................ 11-20 2010 Conference Record/Finish:..........................8-10/6th Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 4/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................................ 8/4

UT Martin Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. Jacksonville, Ala. Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. Martin, Tenn.

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Western Carolina

Sept. 10 at 4 p.m. West Lafayette, Ind.

Location:...........................................................Martin, Tenn. Founded:......................................................................... 1900 Enrollment:.................................................................... 8,469 Nickname:...............................................................Skyhawks Colors:..............................................Navy Blue and Orange Arena:.................................................... Skyhawk Fieldhouse Conference:.........................................................Ohio Valley Chancellor:..........................................Dr. Thomas A. Rakes Athletics Director:..................................................Phil Dane Senior Woman Admin.:......................... Danelle Fabianich

Location:......................................................Cullowhee, N.C. Founded:......................................................................... 1889 Enrollment:.................................................................... 9,500 Nickname:......................................................... Catamounts Colors:..........................................................Purple and Gold Arena:.............................................................Ramsey Center Conference:..............................................................Southern Chancellor:..............................................Dr. John W. Bardo Athletics Director:...............................................Chip Smith Senior Woman Admin.:.........................Dr. Jennifer Brown

Sports Information VB Contact:........................................................... Joe Lofaro Phone:........................................................... (731) 881-7632 E-mail:.......................................................... jlofaro@utm.edu Fax:................................................................ (731) 881-7624 Website:............................................... www.utmsports.com Head Coach:................................................Darrin McClure Alma Mater:.................................................. UT Martin, ‘06 Record at UTM/Years:.................................. 23-69/3 years Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:.................................................Julia Noe Volleyball Phone:........................................ (731) 881-7332

Sports Information VB Contact:....................................................Daniel Hooker Phone:........................................................... (828) 227-2339 E-mail:............................................ dhooker@email.wcu.edu Fax:................................................................ (828) 227-7688 Website:...................................www.catamountsports.com Head Coach:.................................................... Karen Glover Alma Mater:...........................................Hiram College, ‘93 Record at WCU/Years:...................................0-0/First year Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:.........................................John Brannon Volleyball Phone:........................................ (828) 227-2032

2010 Record:...................................................................6-24 2010 Conference Record/Finish:....................... 4-14/10th Starters Returning/Lost:.....................................4+Libero/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................................ 9/3

2010 Record:...................................................................6-26 2010 Conference Record/Finish:.............. 1-15/6th North Starters Returning/Lost:................................................. N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost:....................................... N/A

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SIU Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL)

UT Martin (Martin, TN)

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JSU YEAR-BY-YEAR Awards and Honors Ohio Valley Conference

2006

All-America: Abbey Breit, Honorable Mention (AVCA) and First Team (CVU Stellar Spikers); Emily Withers, Honorable Mention (AVCA and CVU Stellar Spikers) 2010 Academic All-America: Abbey Breit (ESPN First-Team All-Conference: Caitlin Vorbeck The Magazine) OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Lauren OVC Female Athlete of the Year: Abbey Busing, Kelly Cole, Lauren Harkins, Abbey Breit Heredia, Stephanie Koontz, Hivya Leite, Jen Coach of the Year: Rick Nold Meyer, Brooke Schumacher, Liza Senenkova, Offensive Player of the Year: Abbey Breit Kara Slater Freshman of the Year: Brittney Whitten OVC Academic Medal of Honor: Kelly Cole, First-Team All-Conference: Abbey Breit, Lauren Harkins, Jen Meyer Emily Withers ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District: Second-Team All-Conference: Brittney Lauren Harkins Whitten OVC Defensive Player of the Week: Lauren OVC All-Newcomer Team: Brittney Whitten Harkins (three times) Tournament MVP: Emily Withers All-Tournament Team: Emily Withers, Abbey Breit, Joi Watts 2009 First Team All-Region: Abbey Breit and First-Team All-Conference: Caitlin Vorbeck, Emily Withers (AVCA) Brittney Whitten OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Alena OVC All-Newcomer Team: Jen Meyer, Alyx Bogatyreva, Abbey Breit, Melanie Pund, Schulte Jessica Starck, Abbey Vierling, Joi Watts, Coach of the Year: Rick Nold Shari Weyer Tournament MVP: Caitlin Vorbeck All-Tournament Team: Lauren Harkins, Caitlin Academic All-Midwest District: Abbey Breit (ESPN The Magazine) Vorbeck, Brittney Whitten National Player of the Week: Abbey Breit OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Paige Beasley, Lauren Harkins, Stephanie Koontz, Jen (Aug. 29, Collegiate Volleyball Update) Meyer, Allie Schleisman, Brooke Schumacher, OVC Player of the Week: Abbey Breit (six times) Kara Slater OVC Academic Medal of Honor: Jen Meyer 2005 OVC Defensive Player of the Week: Lauren All-America: Abbey Breit, Honorable Harkins (twice) OVC Setter of the Week: Brooke Schumacher Mention (AVCA) Player of the Year: Abbey Breit (twice) First-Team All-Conference: Abbey Breit Second-Team All-Conference: Suzi Terrell Tournament MVP: Suzi Terrell 2008 All-Tournament Team: Suzi Terrell, Abbey First-Team All-Conference: Brittney Whitten Breit, Kisha West OVC All-Newcomer Team: Lauren Harkins OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Haley Booker, First-Team All-Region: Abbey Breit, Midwest Paige Beasley, Brooke Schumacher, Kara Slater, (AVCA) OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Abbey Caitlin Vorbeck, Lauren Harkins, Stephanie Breit, Katie Moyers, Annie O’Connor, Koontz, Allie Schleisman Jessica Starck, Abbey Vierling, Kisha West OVC Academic Medal of Honor: Allie and Shari Weyer Schleisman Academic All-District: Abbey Breit (ESPN OVC Offensive Player of the Week: Brittney the Magazine) Whitten (once), Caitlin Vorbeck (once) Player of the Week: Abbey Breit (4), Kisha OVC Defensive Player of the Week: Brittney West Whitten (once) OVC Setter of the Week: Brooke Schumacher 2004 (once) First-Team All-Conference: Shari Weyer, Abbey Breit All-Tournament Team: Shari Weyer 2007 OVC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll: All-America: Abbey Breit, Honorable Mention Abbey Breit, Kim Halbach, Katie Moyers, (AVCA) Rebekah Nichols, Annie O’Connor, Jessica Academic All-America: Abbey Breit, First Team Starck, Abbey Vierling, Kisha West, Shari (ESPN The Magazine) Weyer and Emily Withers OVC Female Athlete of the Year: Abbey Breit Player of the Week: Kisha West (3), Offensive Player of the Year: Abbey Breit Abbey Breit First-Team All-Conference: Abbey Breit, Rebekah Nichols OVC All-Newcomer Team: Brooke Schumacher 2003 Player of the Year: Christina Cary All-Tournament Team: Rebekah Nichols Freshman of the Year: Shari Weyer First-Team All-Region: Abbey Breit (AVCA) First Team All-Conference: Christina Cary OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Haley Booker, Abbey Breit, Rebekah Nichols, Brooke Second Team All-Conference: Jessica Starck, Shari Weyer Schumacher, Kara Slater, Abbey Vierling, Player of the Week: Christina Cary (2), Caitlin Vorbeck, Brittney Whitten OVC Offensive Player of the Week: Abbey Breit Shari Weyer Player of the Year: Shari Weyer (Twice) OVC defensive Player of the Week: Abbey Breit (Once)

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Gulf South Conference

2002

1992

All-Academic: Jennifer Brenneman, Kim Halbach, Danika Heartt, Sarah Taylor, Michelle Tippets, Kisha West Alison Wright Coach of the Year: Rick Nold

2001

All-Academic: Kari Borr, Meredith Duke, Jennifer Brenneman, Kim Halbach, Danika Heartt, Theresa Lynch, Isabel Oquendo, Sarah Taylor, Sarah Tognetti, Alison Wright

2000

All-Conference Second Team: Kelby Rumph All-Academic: Heather Beers, Kari Borr, Jennifer Brenneman, Christina Cary, Theresa Lynch, Kelby Rumph, Sarah Taylor, Alison Wright Player of the Week: September 25th, Kelby Rumph

1999

All-Conference Second Team: Kelby Rumph All-Academic: Heather Beers, Theresa Lynch, Jessica Pohl, Kelly Rhinehart, Kelby Rumph, Sarah Taylor, Allison Wright Player of the Week: October 25th, Kelby Rumph

1998

All-Conference Second Team: Amy Reaves All-Academic: Heather Beers, Dana Bryant, Jessica Pohl, Amy Reaves, Kelly Rhinehart Player of the Week: September 22nd, Amy Reaves

1997

All-Conference Second Team: Amy Reaves All-Academic: Candie Terry, Jessica Pohl, Dana Bryant, Kelly Rhinehart, Amy Reaves, Amie Crow and Jolanda Gardner

1996

All-Conference Honorable Mention: Angela Woodard All-Academic: Candie Terry, Dana Bryant, Jessica Pohl, Kelly Rhinehart, Amy Reaves, Amie Crow

1995

All-Conference Honorable Mention: Amanda Sandlin, Angela Woodard All-Academic: Dana Bryant, Robyn Carpenter, Melanie Linder, Cissie Nelson, Amy Reaves, Amanda Sandlin, Candie Terry

1994 (No Conference Affiliation) 1993 (No Conference Affiliation)

All-South Region: Lisa Smith

All-Conference: Deanna Baker, Janet Ledbetter, Amy Vycital, Tesha Zito (MVP) All-Tournament: Camille Ponder, Lynn Batey All-Academic: Dana Upton, Amy Vycital

1991

All-Conference: Deana Baker, Lynn Batey, Janet Ledbetter, Tesha Zito All-Tournament: Amy Vycital All-Academic: Dana Upton, Amy Vycital

1990

All-Conference: Selina Carpenter, A.J.Sanders (MVP), Lynn Batey All-Tournament: Melonie McBrayer All-Academic: Melonie McBrayer, Amy Vycital

1989

All-Conference: Terri Jo Horrocks, A.J. Sanders, Selina Carpenter (Co-MVP) All-Tournament: Selina Carpenter, A.J. Sanders

1988

All-Conference: Selina Carpenter (Defensive Player of the Year) All-Tournament: Gena Higginbotham, A.J. Sanders

1987

All-Conference: Lisa Highley, Meg Meeks (Offensive Player of the Year) All-Tournament: Gena Higginbotham, A.J.Sanders, Karen Graham

1986

All-Conference: Meg Meeks All-Tournament: Shawn Wilson All-Academic: Lisa Hughlet

1985

All-Conference: Donna Oden, Shawn Wilson, Meg Meeks All-Tournament: Meg Meeks, Lori Garmon

1984

All-Conference: Lisa Holtzclaw, Martha Butler All-Tournament: Jean Ann Fowler, Martha Butler, Donna Oden

1983

All-Conference: Lisa Holtzclaw

1982

All-Conference: Cassie O’Hearn All-Tournament: Cassie O’Hearn

Kills: 1890 Kills Per Game: 17.08 Hitting Percentage: .247 Total Attacks: 5103 Attacks Per Game: 42.82 Assists: 1745

2004 2005 2003 2009 2005 2009

Assists Per Game: 15.74 Digs: 2300 Digs Per Game: 18.56 Service Aces: 265 Solo Blocks: 119 Block Assists: 306

Division I (Since 1995)

2005 2009 2007 2003 1996 2009

Single-Season Individual Records Hitting

Total Kills (400 or more) Terri Jo Horrocks, 1989 A.J. Sanders, 1989 Lisa Smith, 1993 Abbey Breit, 2006 Amanda Sandlin, 1995 Abbey Breit, 2007 Abbey Breit, 2005 Amy Reaves, 1997 A.J. Sanders, 1990 Brittney Whitten, 2009 Suzi Terrell, 2005 Christina Cary, 2003 Brittney Whitten, 2008 Shari Weyer, 2004 Amy Reaves, 1998 Amanda Sandlin, 1996

585 577 542 525 515 499 490 480 455 449 447 419 418 417 403 402

Abbey Breit, 2006

525

Division I Kills Leader Kills/Game (3.50 or more)

Abbey Breit, 2005 Lisa May, 1997 Caitlin Vorbeck, 2008 Kelby Rumph, 2000 Suzi Terrell, 2005 Amy Reaves, 1997 Kelby Rumph, 1999

1,125 1,114 1,091 1,047 1,034 1,022 1,000

Brittney Whitten, 2009

1,402

Division I Attack Attempts Leader

Setting

Assists (1,000 Assists Club) Selina Carpenter, 1989 Tesha Zito, 1992 Brooke Schumacher, 2007 Emily Withers, 2006 Tesha Zito, 1991 Brooke Schumacher, 2009 Robyn Carpenter, 1995 Meredith Duke, 2002 Emily Withers, 2005 Selina Carpenter, 1990

1,729 1,540 1,401 1,353 1,343 1,283 1,268 1,194 1,144 1,142

Brooke Schumacher, 2007

1,401

Abbey Breit, 2006 Abbey Breit, 2005 Abbey Breit, 2007 Suzi Terrell, 2005 Brittney Whitten, 2008 Christina Cary, 2003 Kelby Rumph, 2000 Caitlin Vorbeck, 2008 Rebekah Nichols, 2007 Amanda Sandlin, 1995 Shari Weyer, 2004 Amy Reaves, 1997

5.36 4.67 4.66 4.26 3.91 3.71 3.70 3.64 3.62 3.60 3.56 3.53

Division I Assists Leader

Abbey Breit, 2006

5.36

Defense

Division I Kills/Game Leader

Attack Percentages (.270 or more, Min. 100 Kills)

Christina Cary, 2003 Shari Weyer, 2003 Shari Weyer, 2004 Shari Weyer, 2005 Angela Woodard, 1996 Angela Woodard, 1995 Abbey Breit, 2006 Rebekah Nichols, 2007 Shari Weyer, 2006 Jen Meyer, 2009 Christina Cary, 2001 Robyn Carpenter, 1995 Rebekah Nichols, 2006 Abbey Breit, 2004 Angela Woodard, 1994

.395 .364 .339 .333 .325 .311 .306 .299 .298 .294 .289 .287 .282 .280 .270

Christina Cary, 2003

.395

Division I Attack Percentages Leader Attack Attempts (1,000 or more) Brittney Whitten, 2009 Amanda Sandlin, 1995 Brittney Whitten, 2008 Abbey Breit, 2007 Kim Carney, 1994 Abbey Breit, 2006 Amanda Sandlin, 1996

1,402 1,347 1,291 1,254 1,183 1,152 1,128

Serving

Service Aces (75 or more) Melonie McBayer, 1989 Amy Reaves, 1995 A.J. Sanders, 1990 Janet Ledbetter, 1989 A.J. Sanders, 1988

93 81 78 78 77

Amy Reaves, 1995

Division I Service Ace Leader

Digs (350 or more)

Total Blocks: 421 Wins: 27 Winning Pct: .828 Winning Streak: 19 Consecutive Sets Won: 49

1995 2009 2006 2006 2006

Division I (Since 1995) Abbey Breit, 2007 Brittney Whitten, 2007 Brittney Whitten, 2009 Brittney Whitten, 2006 Kisha West, 2003 Alison Wright, 2002 Amanda Sandlin, 1996 Abbey Breit, 2006 Kim Carney, 1996 Abbey Breit, 2005 Kelby Rumph, 2000 Emily Withers, 2005 Kisha West, 2002

3.96 3.82 3.72 3.43 3.41 3.33 3.30 3.29 3.17 3.06 3.04 3.03 3.02

Kisha West, 2005

5.01

Division I Digs/Game Leader Block Assists (70 or more) Amy Reaves, 1997 Melanie Linder, 1997 Kelby Rumph, 1997 Eysha Ambler, 2000 Shari Weyer, 2003 Melanie Linder, 1998 Abbey Breit, 2004 Christina Cary, 2000 Kara Slater, 2010 Christina Cary, 2002 Eysha Ambler, 1999 Kara Slater, 2009

129 126 116 92 91 79 77 77 76 74 72 70

Amy Reaves, 1997

129

Division I Block Assists Leader Solo Blocks (30 or more) Amy Reaves, 1996 Angela Woodard, 1996 Abbey Breit, 2006 Eysha Ambler, 1999 Abbey Breit, 2007

50 40 35 31 31

Amy Reaves, 1996

Lauren Harkins, 2009 Lauren Harkins, 2010 Kisha West, 2005 Kisha West, 2004 Abbey Vierling, 2007 Brittney Whitten, 2009 Lauren Harkins, 2008 Brittney Whittem 2008 Jessica Starck, 2006 Abbey Breit, 2007 Brittney Whitten, 2007 Amanda Sandlin, 1996 Kisha West, 2003 Alison Wright, 2002 Lisa May, 1997 Alison Wright, 2002

662 570 526 514 514 510 482 434 427 424 409 406 382 360 354 351

Lauren Harkins, 2009

662

Blocks/Game (1.00 or more)

5.01 4.96 4.83 4.80 4.76 4.50 4.36 4.06

Division I Blocks/Game Leader

Division I Digs Leader Digs/Game (3.30 or more) Kisha West, 2005 Lauren Harkins, 2010 Lauren Harkins, 2009 Abbey Vierling, 2007 Kisha West, 2004 Lauren Harkins, 2008 Jessica Starck, 2006 Brittney Whitten, 2008

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JSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Single-Season Team Records

Division I Solo Blocks Leader Total Blocks (100 or more) Melanie Linder, 1997 Amy Reaves, 1997 Kelby Rumph, 1997 Eysha Ambler, 2000 Shari Weyer, 2003 Amy Reaves, 1996 Angela Woodard, 1996 Eysha Ambler, 1999 Melanie Linder, 1998

154 152 128 121 117 106 104 103 102

Melanie Linder, 1997

154

Division I Total Blocks Leader

Eysha Ambler, 2000 Amy Reaves, 1997 Melanie Linder, 1997 Shari Weyer, 2003 Shari Weyer, 2005 Melanie Linder, 1998

1.17 1.12 1.10 1.04 1.02 1.00

Eysha Ambler, 2000

1.17

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JSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;All-Time Career Records Hitting

Setting

Defense

Total Kills (1,000 or more)

Assists (2,000 or more)

Digs (800 or more)

Abbey Breit, 2004-2007 Brittney Whitten, 2006-09 Amy Reaves, 1995-98 Caitlin Vorbeck, 2007-10 Amanda Sandlin, 1993-96 A.J. Sanders, 1988-90 Christina Cary, 2000-03 Kelby Rumph, 1997-00 Kim Carney, 1993-96 Shari Weyer, 2003-06 Suzi Terrell, 2003-05 Lynn Batey, 1989-92 Deanna Baker, 1989-92 Janet Ledbetter, 1989-92 Rebekah Nichols, 2004-07

Division I Kills Leader Abbey Breit, 2004-2007

1,897 1,474 1,428 1,352 1,335 1,312 1,222 1,182 1,149 1,119 1,102 1,083 1,078 1,023 1,017 1,897

*Kills/Game (2.20 or more, Min. 200 games)

Abbey Breit, 2004-07 Suzi Terrell, 2003-05 Brittney Whitten, 2006-09 Shari Weyer, 2003-06 Caitlin Vorbeck, 2007-10 Kelby Rumph, 1997-00 Amanda Sandlin, 1993-96 Christina Cary, 2000-03 Kim Carney, 1993-96 Amy Reaves, 1995-98 Lisa May, 1997-98 Rebekah Nichols, 2004-07 Jessica Starck, 2003-04 Eysha Ambler, 1999-00 Alyx Schulte, 2009-10 Kelby Rumph, 1997-00

Division I Kill/Game Leader Abbey Breit, 2004-07

*Attack Percentages (.220 or more, Min. 1,000 kills) Shari Weyer, 2003-06 Christina Cary, 2000-03 Angela Woodard, 1993-96 Abbey Breit, 2004-07 Jen Meyer, 2009-A Katy Krajnak, 2007-08 Rebekah Nichols, 2004-07 Amy Reaves, 1995-98 Amanda Sandlin, 1993-96 Sharon Peavy, 1993-94 Jessica Starck, 2003-06

4.50 3.42 3.28 3.19 2.99 2.96 2.95 2.92 2.89 2.77 2.77 2.73 2.61 2.60 2.36 2.22 4.50

.336 .310 .289 .273 .264 .256 .247 .227 .226 .222 .220

Division I Attack Percentages Leader Shari Weyer, 2003-06

.336

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Brooke Schumacher, 2007-10 Emily Withers, 2003-06 Selena Carpenter,1988-90 Robyn Carpenter, 1993-96 Tesha Zito, 1989-92 Meredith Duke, 2000-03 Jenni Williamson, 1997-99 Robyn Carpenter, 1995-96

Division I Assists Leader Brooke Schumacher, 2007-10

Serving Service Aces (140 or more)

Tesha Zito, 1989-92 A.J.Sanders, 1988-90 Amy Reaves, 1995-99 Janet Lebetter, 1989-92 Kelby Rumph, 1997-00 Robyn Carpenter, 1993-96 Jessica Starck, 2003-06 Melonie McBrayer, 1988-90 Heather Beers, 1997-00 Jennifer Brenneman, 2000-03

Division I Service Ace Leader Amy Reaves, 1995-99

4,410 4,335 4,216 3,548 3,214 2,981 2,952 2,197 4,410 278 216 208 186 173 172 157 147 145 141 208

Kisha West, 2002-05 Lauren Harkins, 2008-A Brittney Whitten, 2006-09 Abbey Breit, 2004-07 Jessica Starck, 2003-06 Brittney Whitten, 2006-09 Jennifer Brenneman, 2000-03 Kelby Rumph, 1997-00 Emily Withers, 2003-06 Abbey Vierling, 2004-07 Heather Beers, 1997-00 Amanda Sandlin, 1995-96 Amy Reaves, 1995-98 Jennifer Brenneman, 2000-03 Alison Wright, 1999-02

Division I Digs Leader Kisha West, 2002-05

Total Blocks (300 or more) Deanna Baker, 1989-92 Amy Vycital, 1989-92 Janet Ledbetter, 1989-92 Amy Reaves, 1995-98 Angela Woodard, 1993-96 Abbey Breit, 2004-07 Melanie Linder, 1995-98 Christina Cary, 2000-03

Division I Total Blocks Leader Amy Reaves, 1995-98

Abbey Breit

1,745 1,714 1,689 1,342 1,271 1,689 1,096 1,033 1,032 925 899 880 857 814 811 1,745 959 659 496 489 372 355 328 320 489

Kills

2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

373, Caitlin Vorbeck 449, Brittney Whitten 418, Brittney Whitten 499, Abbey Breit 525, Abbey Breit 490, Abbey Breit 417, Shari Weyer 419, Christina Cary 338, Christina Cary 279, Christina Cary 389, Kelby Rumph 371, Kelby Rumph 403, Amy Reaves 480, Amy Reaves 402, Amanda Sandlin 515, Amanda Sandlin

Kills Per Game 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

3.24, Caitlin Vorbeck 3.28, Brittney Whitten 3.91, Brittney Whitten 4.66, Abbey Breit 5.36, Abbey Breit 4.67, Abbey Breit 3.56, Shari Weyer 3.71, Christina Cary 3.02, Sarah Taylor 2.91, Christina Cary 3.70, Kelby Rumph 3.47, Kelby Rumph 3.44, Amy Reaves 3.53, Amy Reaves 3.27, Amanda Sandlin 3.60, Amanda Sandlin

Hitting Percentage

2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

.265, Kara Slater .294, Jen Meyer .257, Katy Krajnak .299, Rebekah Nichols .306, Abbey Breit .333, Shari Weyer .339, Shari Weyer .395, Christina Cary .289, Christina Cary .289, Christina Cary .228, Christina Cary .242, Theresa Lynch .288, Jenni Williamson .259, Amy Reaves .440, Robyn Carpenter .311, Angela Woodard

Total Attacks 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

992, Caitlin Vorbeck 1402, Brittney Whitten 1291, Brittney Whitten 1254, Abbey Breit 1152, Abbey Breit 1125, Abbey Breit 951, Suzi Terrell 801, Christina Cary 866 , Sarah Taylor 798, Jennifer Brenneman 1047, Kelby Rumph 1000, Kelby Rumph 886, Amy Reaves 1114, Lisa May 1128, Amanda Sandlin 1347, Amanda Sandlin

Attacks Per Game 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

8.63, Caitlin Vorbeck 10.23, Brittney Whitten 12.06, Brittney Whitten 11.72, Abbey Breit 11.76, Abbey Breit 10.71, Abbey Breit

2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

Assists

2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

8.72, Suzi Terrell 7.09, Christina Cary 8.09, Sarah Taylor 7.75, Jennifer Brenneman 9.97, Kelby Rumph 9.35, Kelby Rumph 7.57, Amy Reaves 8.38. Lisa May 9.17, Amanda Sandlin 9.42, Amanda Sandlin 943, Brooke Schumacher 1283, Brooke Schumacher 783, Brooke Schumacher 1401, Brooke Schumacher 1353, Emily Withers 1144, Emily Withers 986, Emily Withers 852, Emily Withers 1194, Meredith Duke 1028, Meredith Duke 857, Heather Beers 1103, Jenni Williamson 916, Jenni Williamson 936, Jenni Williamson 929, Robyn Carpenter 1268, Robyn Carpenter

Assists Per Game 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

Digs

2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

8.57, Brooke Schumacher 9.36, Brooke Schumacher 7.60, Brooke Schumacher 13.00, Brooke Schumacher 13.81, Emily Withers 11.56, Emily Withers 8.29, Emily Withers 7.82, Emily Withers 11.06, Meredith Duke 9.79, Meredith Duke 8.08, Heather Beers 10.41, Jenni Williamson 8.89, Jenni Williamson 8.51, Jenni Williamson 9.38, Robyn Carpenter 8.87, Robyn Carpenter 570, Lauren Harkins 662, Lauren Harkins 482, Lauren Harkins 514, Abbey Vierling 427, Jessica Starck 526, Kisha West 5.01, Kisha West 514, Kisha West 382, Kisha West 360, Alison Wright 300, Jennifer Brenneman 319, Kelby Rumph 275, Heather Beers 264, Lisa May 354, Lisa May 406, Amanda Sandlin 307, Amanda Sandlin

Digs Per Game 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

4.96, Lauren Harkins 4.83, Lauren Harkins 4.50, Lauren Harkins 4.80, Abbey Vierling 4.36, Jessica Starck 5.01, Kisha West 4.76, Kisha West 3.41, Kisha West 3.33, Alison Wright 2.91, Jennifer Brenneman 3.04, Kelby Rumph 2.72 , Heather Beers

1998 1997 1996 1995

2.38, Lisa May 2.66, Lisa May 3.30, Amanda Sandlin 2.48, Kim Carney

Service Aces 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

32, Caitlin Vorbeck 44, Lauren Harkins 32, Lauren Harkins 36, Brittney Whitten 37, Brittney Whitten 31, Abbey Breit & Jessica Starck 45, Jessica Starck 54, Jennifer Brenneman 42, Kisha West 43, Sara Tognetti 42, Heather Beers 45, Jenni Williamson 41, Jenni Williamson 59, Lisa May 60, Amy Reaves 81, Amy Reaves

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Year-By-Year Individual Leaders

Solo Blocks 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

22, Caitlin Vorbeck 15, Brittney Whitten 23, Brittney Whitten 31, Abbey Breit 35, Abbey Breit 22, Abbey Breit 22, Abbey Breit 26, Shari Weyer 21, Christina Cary 10, Christina Cary 29, Eysha Ambler 31, Eysha Ambler 23, Melanie Linder 28, Melanie Linder 50, Amy Reaves 66, Amy Reaves

Block Assists 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

76, Kara Slater 70, Kara Slater 44, Kara Slater 65, Rebekah Nichols 52, Rebekah Nichols 65, Abbey Breit 77, Abbey Breit 91, Shari Weyer 74, Christina Cary 81, Sarah Taylor 92, Eysha Ambler 72, Eysha Ambler 79, Melanie Linder 129, Amy Reaves 56, Amy Reaves 81, Amy Reaves

Total Blocks 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

87, Caitlin Vorbeck 79, Kara Slater 57, Kara Slater 87, Abbey Breit 82, Abbey Breit 87, Abbey Breit 99, Abbey Breit 117, Shari Weyer 95, Christina Cary 86, Sarah Taylor 121, Eysha Ambler 103, Eysha Ambler 102, Melanie Linder 154, Melanie Linder 106, Amy Reaves 147, Amy Reaves

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Volleyball All-time Letterwinners -A-

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Agee, Patricia Ambler, Eysha

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Baker, Deanna Bates, Naleesa Batey, Lynn Beasley, Paige Beers, Heather Bogatyreva, Alena Booker, Haley Brackman, Heather Breit, Abbey Brenneman, Jennifer Browder, Tracy Bryant, Dana Busing, Lauren Butler, Martha

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Carney, Kim Carpenter, Robyn Carpenter, Selina Cary, Christina Cole, Kelly Coss, Julie Crowe, Amy

1978 1999, 00 1989, 90, 91, 92 1985, 86, 87, 88 1989, 90,91, 92 2008, 09 1997, 98, 99, 00 2006 2007, 08 1995 2004, 05, 06, 07 2000, 01, 02, 03 1998 1995, 96, 97, 98 2010 1983, 84

1993, 94, 95, 96 1993, 94, 95, 96 1987, 88, 89, 90 2000-03 2010 1994, 95 1996, 97, 98, 99

Gardner, Jolanda Garmon, Lori Goulding, Jessica Graham, Karen Green, Kristi

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Halbach, Kim Harkins, Lauren Harvey, Kaleigh Heredia, Abbey Hicks, Liza Higginbotham, Gena Highley, Lisa Holtzclaw, Lisa Horrocks, Terry Jo Hughlet, Lisa Huntington, Angie Hurley, Christy

-I-

Jackiel, Lisa Jones, Lori

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Koontz, Stephanie Krajnak, Katy

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Ledbetter, Janet Lehman, Jill Linder, Melanie Long, Reesa Lynch, Theresa

-M-

Malone, Angie Manning, Lupe May, Lisa McBrayer, Melonie McGough Meeks, Meg Meyer, Jen Mills, Melinda Minegar, Tarynn Moore, Sonya Morton, Christina Moyers, Katie

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Nelson, Cissie Nichols, Rebekah Norris, Kiki

Selina Carpenter

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Daniel, Elke Darnieder, Jean Davis, Lauren Duke, Meredith

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Essig, Tira

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Fowler, Jean Franceshi, Wendy

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Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor, Annie Oden, Donna OĂHearn, Cassie 1984 1987 2007 2000-03 1991 1983, 84 1994, 95

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Peavy, Sharon Picard, Michele Pierce, Goldie Pohl, Jessica Ponder, Camille Melanie Pund

-R-

Rappleyea, Amy Reaves, Amy Recourt, Ana Rhinehart, Kelly Rice, Stacey Rumph, Kelby

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Sanders, Adrienne Sandlin, Amanda

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1995, 96 1985 1993 1984, 85, 86, 87 1993

Schulte, Alyx Schumacher, Brooke Senenkova, Liza Simmons, Jana Slater, Kara Smith, Lisa Spinner, Rachel Starck, Jessica Stewart, Natalie

2009, 10 2007, 08, 09, 10 2010 1994 2007, 08, 09, 10 1991, 92, 93 1993, 94 2003, 04, 05, 06 1985

2002, 03, 04, 05 2008, 09, 10 2010 2010 1994, 95, 96 1986, 87, 88 1985, 86, 87 1981, 82, 83, 84 1988, 89 1986 1997 1998 1988, 89 1983, 84, 85 2008, 09, 10 2007, 08 1989, 90, 91, 92 1997 1995, 96, 97, 98 1988 1999, 00, 01 1988 1983 1997, 98 1987, 88, 89, 90 1991 1984, 85, 86, 87 2009, 10 1984 1994 1987 1984 2004, 05 1992, 93, 94, 95 2004, 05, 06, 07 1991 2004. 05 1983, 84, 85 1981, 82 1993, 94 1983, 84 1988 1996, 97, 98, 99 1989, 90, 91 2006 1987, 88 1995, 96, 97, 98 1977, 78, 79, 80 1996, 97, 98, 99 1991 1997, 98, 99, 00 1987, 88, 89, 90 1993, 94, 95, 96

A. J. Sanders

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Taylor, Sarah Terrell, Suzi Terry, Candie Thomas, Lateatrice Tippets, Michelle Tognetti, Sara Twigg, Melissa

-U-

Upton, Dana

-V-

Vierling, Abbey Vorbeck, Caitlin Vycital, Amy

-W-

Watts, Joi Weaks, Allison Weaver, Lynne West, Kisha Weyer, Shari Whitten, Brittney Williams, Jennifer Williamson, Jenni Wilson, Shawn Withers, Emily Woodard, Angela Wright, Alison

-Z-

Zito, Tesha

1999, 00, 01, 02 2003, 04, 05 1995, 96, 97 1998 2002 2001-02 1983 1990, 91 2004, 05, 06, 07 2007, 08, 09, 10 1989, 90, 91 2004, 05, 06, 07 1983, 84, 85 1993, 94 2002, 03, 04, 05 2003, 04, 05, 06 2006, 07, 08 , 09 2007, 08 1997, 98, 99 1983, 84, 85 2003, 04, 05, 06 1993, 94, 95, 96 1999, 00, 01, 02 1989, 90, 91, 92

*This list contains all information that JSU has on former players. From 1978-1981, the Gamecocks were a part of the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and located as a part of the Physical Education Department at the University. The Sports Information Department invites any corrections or additions. Please contact Josh Underwood at (256) 782-5915 If you have any information on players missing from this list.

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Alabama Alabama A&M Alabama State Albany Air Force Appalachian State Arkansas Arkansas State Auburn Austin Peay

-B-

Belmont Bethune-Cookman Birmingham-Southern Bradley Butler

-C-

Campbell Centenary College Charleston Southern Charlotte Chattanooga Chicago State Cincinnati Coastal Carolina College of Charleston Connecticut Creighton

-D-

Davidson Denver

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Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Eastern Michigan Evansville

-F-

Florida A&M Florida Atlantic Florida International Florida State Furman

-G-

Gardner-Webb George Washington Georgia Southern Georgia State Georgia Tech Gonzaga

UA leads 4-1 JSU leads 1-0 JSU leads 7-0 JSU leads 1-0 Air Force leads 1-0 JSU leads 2-1 UA leads 1-0 JSU leads 2-1 Auburn leads 4-2 JSU leads 11-9 JSU leads 8-2 JSU leads 1-0 JSU leads 3-2 JSU leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 Campbell leads 4-3 JSU leads 7-0 JSU leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 UTC leads 7-4 JSU leads 2-0 UC leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 CC leads 4-0 UConn leads 1-0 Creighton leads 2-0 JSU leads 1-0 Denver leads 1-0 JSU leads 13-2 JSU leads 10-7 EMU 1-0 JSU leads 2-1 JSU leads 3-0 FAU leads 5-0 JSU leads 1-0 FSU leads 1-0 Series tied 1-1 JSU leads 4-0 GWU leads 1-0 JSU leads 3-0 GSU leads 11-7 GT leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0

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Hampton High Point Houston

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Illinois-Chicago Indiana Iowa IUPUI

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Jackson State Jacksonville

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Kansas Kansas State Kennesaw State

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Lehigh Lipscomb Long Island Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana Tech Louisville Loyola-Chicago Loyola (MD) LSU

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Maryland McNeese State Memphis Mercer Miami (Fla.) Miami (Ohio) Mississippi Mississippi State Missouri Missouri-Kansas City Montevallo Morehead State Morgan State Morris Brown Murray State

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New Mexico State New Orleans Nicholls State North Alabama North Carolina North Texas UNC-Ashville

JSU leads 1-0 JSU leads 2-0 UH leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 IU leads 1-0 Iowa leads 1-0 IUPUI leads 2-0 Jax State leads 5-0 JU leads 6-0

UNC-A&T UNC-Greensboro North Carolina State UNC-Wilmington North Dakota State Notre Dame

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Oakland Ole Miss

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Prairie View

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Saint Louis Samford San Diego South Alabama Southeast Missouri State Southern Southern Illinois Southern Methodist Southern Miss SE Louisiana Stetson Syracuse

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Tennessee Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Texas A&M Texas A&M Chorpus Christi Toledo Troy Tulane Tulsa

-UUAB UCF

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Virginia Virginia Commonwealth Virginia Tech

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Wake Forest Weber State West Georgia Western Carolina Western Illinois Winthrop Wisconsin-Green Bay Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wofford Wright State

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Xavier

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Youngstown State

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JSU VS. ALL OPPONENTS

URI leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 JSU leads 18-8 USD leads 1-0 USA leads 1-0 JSU leads 10-5 JSU leads 1-0 SIU leads 1-0 SMU leads 1-0 USM leads 1-0 SELA leads 4-1 Stetson leads 6-5 Syracuse leads 1-0 UT leads 2-0 JSU leads 11-2 JSU leads 15-5 JSU leads 10-7 TAMU leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 Toledo leads 1-0 JSU leads 11-8 Tulane leads 1-0 Tulsa leads 1-0 UAB leads 6-2 UCF leads 5-0 UVA leads 1-0 VCU leads 1-0 VT leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 WSU leads 1-0 JSU leads 4-1 JSU leads 5-2 JSU leads 1-0 Series tied 1-1 JSU leads 1-0 WMU leads 1-0 JSU leads 3-0 Series tied 1-1 Xavier leads 1-0 YSU leads 1-0

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Volleyball COACHING RECORDS JSU Head Coaches

Rick Nold Jose Rivera Janice Slay Barbara Wilson

2002-2010 1997-2001 1979-1996 1978

171-98 (.636) 76-85 (.472) 430-288 (.599) 27-4 (.871)

All-Time Coaching Records Year

Coach

2010 Rick Nold 2009 ^Rick Nold 2008 Rick Nold 2007 Rick Nold 2006 ^Rick Nold 2005 Rick Nold 2004 Rick Nold 2003 Rick Nold 2002 *Rick Nold 2001 Jose Rivera 2000 Jose Rivera 1999 Jose Rivera 1998 Jose Rivera 1997 Jose Rivera 1996 Janice Slay 1995 Janice Slay 1994 Janice Slay 1993 Janice Slay 1992 Janice Slay 1991 Janice Slay 1990 Janice Slay 1989 #Janice Slay 1988 Janice Slay 1987 Janice Slay 1986 Janice Slay 1985 Janice Slay 1984 #Janice Slay 1983 Janice Slay 1982 Janice Slay 1981 Janice Slay 1980 Janice Slay 1979 **Janice Slay 1978 Barbara Wilson Total

Record

Pct.

Conference Finish

16-14 27-8 10-19 18-10 24-5 19-11 21-9 23-8 14-14 11-17 10-20 14-17 16-18 25-13 16-19 17-23 19-16 24-21 38-7 21-11 24-17 30-17 23-19 24-15 28-16 21-14 19-16 19-19 28-17 25-18 35-12 19-11 27-4 678-471

.533 .771 .345 .643 .828 .633 .700 .742 .500 .393 .333 .452 .471 .658 .457 .425 .543 .533 .844 .656 .585 .638 .548 .615 .636 .600 .543 .500 .622 .581 .745 .633 .871 .590

Third (OVC) First (OVC) – Tournament Champs Seventh (OVC) First-Tied (OVC) First (OVC) – Tournament Champs Third (OVC) – Tournament Champs Third (Ohio Valley Conference) Second (Ohio Valley Conference) Fifth (Atlantic Sun Conference) Seventh (Atlantic Sun Conference) Ninth (Atlantic Sun Conference) Eighth (Atlantic Sun Conference) Second (West Division/Atlantic Sun Conference) Third (West Division/Atlantic Sun Conference) Third (West Division/Atlantic Sun Conference) Second (West Division/Atlantic Sun Conference) N/A N/A First (Gulf South Conference) First (Gulf South Conference) Second (Gulf South Conference) Second (Gulf South Conference) Second (Gulf South Conference) Second (Gulf South Conference) Second (Gulf South Conference) Second (Gulf South Conference) Second (Gulf South Conference) Fourth (Gulf South Conference) Second (Gulf South Conference) Second (AIAW) First (AIAW) Fourth (AIAW) Second (AIAW)

^ Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year #Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year

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*Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year **Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Coach of the Year

1995: 17-23 (4-2 Atlantic Sun Conf.) Head Coach: Janice Slay

1997 25-13 (4-2 Atlantic Sun) Head Coach: Jose Rivera

9/2 @at Eastern Kentucky L, 0-3 9/2 @vs. Western Carolina W, 3-0 9/3 @vs. Chicago State W, 3-0 9/3 @vs. Mississippi State L, 0-3 9/9 Georgia Southern W, 3-0 9/9 Montevallo L, 3-0 9/15 #at Troy State L, 0-3 9/15 #vs. Austin Peay L, 1-3 9/16 #vs. Samford L, 0-3 9/16 #at Troy State L, 2-3 9/19 at Alabama State W, 3-0 9/21 North Alabama W, 3-1 9/21 West Georgia L, 2-3 9/23 *at Centenary W, 3-1 9/26 at Chattanooga L, 2-3 9/27 at Georgia State W, 3-0 9/29 %vs. Western Carolina W, 3-0 9/29 %vs. Stetson W, 3-1 9/30 %vs. Appalachian State L, 0-3 9/30 %at College of Charleston L, 0-3 9/30 %vs. UNC-Greensboro L, 0-3 10/3 at Mississippi State L, 1-3 10/5 Troy State W, 3-1 10/7 *at Southeastern Louisiana L, 0-3 10/17 *at Samford W, 3-2 10/21 *Georgia State W, 3-1 10/21 Austin Peay L, 0-3 10/27 *Southeastern Louisiana W, 3-0 10/30 *Mercer L, 1-3 Stetson W, 3-1 11/7 at Troy State L, 0-3 11/8 Mississippi State L, 0-3 11/16 ^Southeastern Louisiana L, 0-3 11/17 ^Stetson L, 2-3 @-EKU Volleyfest (Richmond, Ky.) #-Troy State Invitational (Troy, Ala.) %-College of Charleston Tourney (Charleston, S.C.) *-A-Sun Match ^-A-Sun Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.)

1996 16-19 (2-4 Atlantic Sun) Head Coach: Janice Slay 8/30 8/30 8/31 8/31 9/4 9/6 9/6 9/7 9/7 9/11 9/14 9/14 9/14 9/20 9/20 9/21 9/24 9/28 10/1 10/4 10/4 10/5 10/10 10/11 10/15 10/19 10/24 10/25 10/29 11/2 11/5 11/6 11/9 11/12

@at UAB @vs. South Alabama @vs. Jackson State @vs. Samford Georgia Southern #vs. Coll. of Charleston #vs. Georgia Tech #vs. UNC- Ashville #at Furman at North Alabama %vs. Chattanooga %vs. Wofford %at Georgia State $at Stetson $vs. Western Carolina $vs. Florida A&M Chattanooga at Mercer *at Samford ^vs. Stetson ^at College of Charleston ^vs. Samford *at Southeastern Louisiana at Jackson State at Troy State *Centenary *Southeastern Louisiana Mississippi State at Alabama State *at Centenary Troy State at Mississippi State *Samford Alabama State Mercer

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

@-Alabama Classic (Birmingham, Ala.) #-Furman Invitational (Greenville, S.C.) %-Georgia State Quadrangle (Atlanta, Ga.) $-Stetson Invitational (DeLand, Fla.) ^-College of Charleston Invite (Charleston, S.C.) *-A-Sun Match

9/5 @vs. UNC A&T W, 3-0 9/5 @vs. Wofford W, 3-0 9/6 @vs. Hampton W, 3-1 9/6 @at Campbell L, 3-1 9/9 Georgia State L, 2-3 9/10 at Chattanooga L, 2-3 9/13 #at Mercer L, 1-3 9/13 #vs. Stetson W, 3-1 9/14 #vs. Western Carolina W, 3-0 9/16 at Alabama State W, 3-0 9/19 ^Campbell L, 2-3 9/19 ^UNC-Greensboro L, 1-3 9/20 ^Charleston Southern W, 3-0 9/20 ^UNC-Wilmington W, 3-0 9/20 ^Missouri-Kansas City W, 3-0 9/23 Belmont W, 3-0 9/26 &at College of Charleston L, 1-3 9/26 &vs. Stetson W, 3-1 9/27 &vs. Western Carolina L, 1-3 10/7 *at Troy State W, 3-2 10/9 *at Samford W, 3-2 10/11 at Belmont W, 3-0 10/11 vs. Ark. State (Nashville) L, 3-0 10/13 at West Georgia W, 3-1 10/17 *Centenary W, 3-0 10/18 at Georgia State W, 3-2 10/18 vs. Campbell (Atlanta) W, 3-0 10/24 $vs. Alabama State W, 3-0 10/24 $vs. Western Carolina W, 3-1 10/25 $vs. Samford L, 0-3 10/28 *Troy State L, 1-3 10/30 *Samford L, 0-3 11/1 *at Centenary W, 1-3 11/2 at Jackson State W, 3-0 11/5 Chattanooga W, 3-1 11/7 West Georgia W, 3-0 11/8 Mercer W, 3-0 11/12 at Mississippi State L, 1-3 @-Campbell Invitational (Buies Creek, N.C.) #-Mercer Quad (Macon, Ga.) ^-UNCG Invitational (Greensboro, N.C.) &-College of Charleston Invite (Charleston, S.C.) *-A-Sun Match $-JSU Invitational (Jacksonville, Ala.)

1998 16-18 (4-1 Atlantic Sun) Head Coach: Jose Rivera

9/2 Memphis L, 1-3 9/4 @at Ole Miss L, 1-3 9/4 @vs. Rhode Island L, 0-3 9/5 @vs. Florida A&M W, 3-0 9/11 at Florida Atlantic L, 0-3 9/11 vs. Wright State (Boca Raton, Fla.) L, 0-3 9/12 at Florida International W, 3-0 9/18 #vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 3-0 9/18 #vs. Missouri-Kansas City L, 0-3 9/19 #at Southern Illinois L, 0-3 9/19 #vs. Evansville L, 0-3 9/25 North Alabama L, 0-3 9/26 Mercer W, 3-0 9/26 West Georgia W, 3-0 9/29 at UAB L, 3-1 10/3 %vs. The Citadel W, 3-0 10/3 at Western Carolina W, 3-1 10/6 at Troy State W, 3-0 10/8 *Samford W, 3-1 10/10 *at Mercer W, 3-0 10/10 $vs. Appalachian State W, 3-1 10/15 *Centenary W, 3-0 10/17 Georgia State L, 2-3 10/20 at Samford W, 3-1 10/23 *Troy State W, 3-1 10/28 at Alabama L, 1-3 10/30 at Centenary W, 3-1 11/1 at Louisiana-Monroe L, 0-3 11/6 Auburn L, 0-3 11/7 at West Georgia W, 3-0 11/9 *at Georgia State L, 0-3 11/11 at North Alabama L, 1-3 11/14 Austin Peay L, 2-3 11/20 ^vs. Central Florida L, 0-3 @-Ole Miss Invitational (Oxford, Miss.) #-Saluki Invitaional (Carbondale, Ill.) %-in Cullowhee, N.C. $-in Macon, Ga. *-A-Sun Match

1999 14-17 (3-6 Atlantic Sun) Head Coach: Jose Rivera

9/3 @at Syracuse L, 1-3 9/4 @vs. Kansas State L, 0-3 9/4 @vs. Weber State L, 0-3 9/10 #Nicholls State W, 3-0 9/11 #Tennessee-Martin L, 0-3 9/11 #UAB L, 1-3 9/17 %vs. Morgan State W, 3-1 9/17 %at New Mexico State L, 0-3 9/18 %vs. Prairie View W, 3-0 9/21 at Auburn L, 0-3 9/24 ^vs. Belmont W, 3-0 9/25 ^vs. Mercer W, 3-0 9/25 ^at Samford W, 3-1 9/29 Jackson State W, 3-0 10/1 *at Mercer W, 3-0 10/2 vs. Wofford (in Chattanooga) W, 3-0 10/2 at Chattanooga L, 0-3 10/4 *Georgia State L, 2-3 10/8 *Central Florida L, 0-3 10/9 *Florida Atlantic L, 1-3 10/12 at Memphis L, 0-3 10/13 at Belmont W, 3-1 10/22 *at Campbell W, 3-1 10/23 at High Point W, 3-1 10/26 *Troy State W, 3-0 10/28 *at Samford L, 1-3 11/2 Alabama L, 0-3 11/5 *at Stetson L, 2-3 11/6 *at Jacksonville L, 1-3 11/12 at Georgia State L, 0-3 11/13 at Troy State W, 3-1 @-Syracuse Tournament (Syracuse, N.Y.) #-JSU Invitational (Jacksonville, Ala.) %-New Mexico State Invitational (Las Cruces, N.M.) ^Samford Tournament (Birmingham, Ala.) *-A-Sun Match

2000 11-17 (3-7 Atlantic Sun) Head Coach: Jose Rivera

9/3 @at Air Force L, 0-3 9/3 @vs. Mississippi State L, 0-3 9/4 @vs. Lehigh W, 3-2 9/8 #vs. North Carolina L, 0-3 9/9 #vs. Tennessee L, 0-3 9/9 #at Houston L, 0-3 9/15 %at New Orleans L, 2-3 9/16 %vs. Southern Miss L, 1-3 9/16 %vs. Tex. A&M-Chorpus Christi W, 3-0 9/22 ^Belmont W, 3-1 9/22 ^Mercer W, 3-1 9/23 ^Jackson State W, 3-0 9/23 ^Georgia State L, 2-3 9/30 at Austin Peay L, 0-3 10/3 Chattanooga L, 2-3 10/6 *Jacksonville L, 2-3 10/7 *Stetson L, 2-3 10/10 Birmingham-Southern W, 3-1 10/13 *Campbell L, 2-3 10/14 *at Georgia State L, 1-3 10/16 Auburn L, 1-3 10/20 at Morris Brown W, 3-0 10/24 *Samford W, 3-0 10/28 *Mercer W, 3-0 10/31 Memphis L, 0-3 11/3 *at Florida Atlantic L, 1-3 11/4 *at UCF L, 0-3 11/7 UAB L, 2-3 11/10 *Troy State L, 1-3 11/11 Morris Brown W, 3-0 @-Air Force Tournament (USAF Academy, Colo.) #-Houston Tournament (Houston, Texas) %-New Orleans Invite (New Orleans, La.) ^-JSU Invitational (Jacksonville, Ala.) *-A-Sun Match

2001 (11-17, 3-7 Atlantic Sun) Head Coach: Jose Rivera 9/1 9/2 9/2 9/7 9/7 9/8 9/18 9/21 9/22 9/23 9/28 9/29 10/5

@vs. N.C. State @at IUPUI @vs. Eastern Michigan #Tennessee State #Morris Brown #Mercer at Birmingham-Southern Southern Alabama State *Georgia State at Ole Miss at Mississippi State *at Jacksonville

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

10/6 *at Stetson L, 3-1 10/9 *Samford L, 3-1 10/12 *Florida Atlantic L, 3-0 10/13 *UCF L, 3-1 10/16 *at Georgia State L, 3-1 10/17 at Chattanooga L, 3-2 10/23 Mercer W, 3-0 10/26 *at Belmont W, 3-1 10/27 at Tennessee State W, 3-1 10/30 *Troy State W, 3-1 11/2 *at Campbell L, 3-0 11/5 at High Point W, 3-2 11/6 Birmingham-Southern W, 3-2 11/7 at UAB L, 3-0 11/10 Alabama A&M W, 3-1 @-IUPUI Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) #-JSU Invitational (Jacksonville, Ala.) *-A-Sun Match

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Division I Year-By-Year Results

2002 (14-14, 7-4 Atlantic Sun) Head Coach: Rick Nold

8/30 @vs. Gardner-Webb W, 3-2 8/30 @vs. UNC-Greensboro W, 3-0 8/31 @vs. Va. Commonwealth L, 0-3 8/31 @ at Winthrop L, 2-3 9/6 #vs. Chicago State W, 3-1 9/7 #vs. Youngstown State L, 1-3 9/7 #at Toledo L, 0-3 9/13 %vs. Connecticut L, 0-3 9/14 %vs. Arkansas State W, 3-2 9/18 at Alabama L, 0-3 9/20 at Birmingham-Southern L, 0-3 9/22 Lipscomb W, 3-0 9/27 *at UCF L, 0-3 9/28 *at Florida Atlantic L, 0-3 10/8 *Georgia State L, 1-3 10/12 *Belmont W, 3-2 10/16 *at Troy State W, 3-1 10/18 *Jacksonville L, 3-1 10/19 *Stetson W, 3-1 10/22 at Lipscomb W, 3-1 10/26 *at Gardner-Webb W, 3-1 10/29 *at Samford W, 3-2 11/2 *Campbell W, 3-0 11/3 Chattanooga L, 2-3 11/5 *at Mercer W, 3-2 11/9 Eastern Kentucky L, 3-2 11/15 Winthrop W, 3-1 11/22 ^vs. Jacksonville L, 3-0 @-Winthrop Invitational (Rock Hill, S.C.) #-Rocket Classic (Toledo, Ohio) %- Illini Classic (Champaign, Ill.) *-A-Sun Match ^-A-Sun Tournament (Orlando, Fla.)

2003 (23-8, 12-4 Ohio Valley Conference) Head Coach: Rick Nold

8/30 Gardner-Webb W, 3-0 9/5 @vs. Bethune Cookman W, 3-0 9/6 @vs. Alabama State W, 3-0 9/6 @at Auburn L, 2-3 9/9 at Chattanooga L, 1-3 9/12 #Evansville W, 3-2 9/12 #Belmont W, 3-0 9/13 #Davidson W, 3-2 9/19 %at Alabama L, 0-3 9/19 %vs. UAB W, 3-0 9/20 %vs. Georgia Southern W, 3-2 9/24 *at Samford W, 3-2 9/26 *at Tennessee State W, 3-0 9/27 at Gardner-Webb W, 3-0 10/3 *at UT-Martin W, 3-1 10/4 *at Murray State W, 0-3 (forfeit) 10/10 *Eastern Kentucky L, 0-3 10/11 *Morehead State L, 1-3 10/14 Georgia State W, 3-1 10/17 *Southeast Missouri W, 3-1 10/18 *Eastern Illinois W, 3-0 10/23 *at Tennessee Tech W, 3-2 10/24 *at Austin Peay L, 0-3 10/31 *at Morehead State L, 1-3 11/1 *at Eastern Kentucky W, 3-1 11/5 Birmingham-Southern W, 3-0 11/7 *Tennessee Tech W, 3-0 11/8 *Austin Peay W, 3-1 11/12 *Samford W, 3-0 11/15 *Tennessee State W, 3-0 11/21 ^vs. Murray State L, 0-3 @-War Eagle Invitational (Auburn, Ala.) #-JSU Invitational (Jacksonville, Ala.) %- Crimson Tide Invitational (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) *-OVC Match ^-OVC Tournament (Morehead, Ky.)

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Division I Year-By-Year Results 2004 (21-9, 10-6 Ohio Valley Conf.) Head Coach: Rick Nold

9/1 Troy 9/3 @vs. Loyola (MD) 9/4 @vs. Virginia 9/4 @at Louisville 9/10 #vs. Bradley 9/11 #vs. Western Illinois 9/11 #at Butler 9/14 at Georgia State 9/17 at Ole Miss 9/17 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 9/18 vs. Illinois-Chicago 9/22 *Samford 9/24 *Tennessee State 10/1 *UT-Martin 10/2 *Murray State 10/8 *at Eastern Kentucky 10/9 *at Morehead State 10/15 *at Southeast Missouri 10/16 *at Eastern Illinois 10/22 *Austin Peay 10/23 *Tennessee Tech 10/26 at Troy 10/29 *Morehead State 10/30 *Eastern Kentucky 11/5 *at Tennessee Tech 11/6 *at Austin Peay 11/10 *at Samford 11/13 *at Tennessee State 11/20 ^vs. Morehead State 11/21 ^vs. Eastern Illinois @-Louisville Invitational (Louisville, Ky.) #-Butler Invitational (Indianapolis, Ind.) *-Ohio Valley Conference match ^-OVC Tournament (Richmond, Ky.)

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

2005 (19-11, 13-3 Ohio Valley Conference) OVC Tournament Champs NCAA Tournament Head Coach: Rick Nold 8/27 at Mercer L, 3-2 9/2 @vs. Wright State W, 3-0 9/3 @vs. LSU L, 3-1 9/3 @at Georgia State W, 3-0 9/9 #at Miami L, 3-0 9/10 #vs. Xavier L, 3-0 9/13 Chattanooga W, 3-0 9/15 &at Cincinnati L, 3-0 9/15 &vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee L, 3-1 9/16 &vs. George Washington L, 3-0 9/23 *Tennessee State W, 3-0 9/24 *Austin Peay W, 3-0 9/28 *at Samford W, 3-0 9/30 *Tennessee Tech W, 3-0 10/7 *at Austin Peay W, 3-1 10/8 *at Tennessee State L, 3-0 10/14 *at Eastern Kentucky L, 3-1 10/15 *at Morehead State W, 3-1 10/21 *Southeast Missouri L, 3-1 10/22 *Eastern Illinois W, 3-0 10/25 *at Tennessee Tech W, 3-2 10/28 *Samford W, 3-1 11/4 *UT-Martin W, 3-0 11/5 *Murray State W, 3-0 11/10 *at Southeast Missouri W, 3-0 11/11 *at Eastern Illinois W, 3-2 11/18 ^vs. Austin Peay W, 3-0 11/19 ^vs. Tennessee State W, 3-0 11/20 ^vs. Eastern Kentucky (ESPNU) W, 3-2 12/2 %at #23 Tennessee L, 3-0 @-Georgia State Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.) #-Hurrican Invitational (Miami, Fla.) %-Bearcat Classic (Cincinnati, Ohio) *-OVC Match ^-OVC Tournament (Charleston, Ill.) % - NCAA Tournament (Knoxville, Tenn.)

2006 (24-5, 16-0 Ohio Valley Conference) OVC Tournament Champs NCAA Tournament Head Coach: Rick Nold

8/25 8/26 8/26 8/29 9/1 9/2 9/2 9/15 9/16 9/16

@at #12 Louisville @vs. Jacksonville @vs. Missouri-Kansas City Georgia State #at Creighton #vs. Iowa #vs. North Dakota State $vs. Saint Louis $at Loyola-Chicago $vs. Oakland

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

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9/22 9/23 9/27 9/29 10/6 10/7 10/13 10/14 10/20 10/21 10/25 10/28 11/3 11/4 11/10 11/11 11/17 11/18 12/1

*at Tennessee State *at Austin Peay *Samford *at Tennessee Tech *Austin Peay *Tennessee State *Eastern Kentucky *Morehead State *at Southeast Missouri *at Eastern Illinois *at Samford *Tennessee Tech *at Tennessee-Martin *at Murray State *Eastern Illinois *Southeast Missouri ^Morehead State ^Southeast Missouri %San Diego

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

@-Cardinal Tournament (Louisville, Ky.) #-Bluejay Invitational (Omaha, Neb.) $-Loyola Invitational (Chicago, Ill.) *-OVC Match ^-OVC Tournament (Jacksonville, Ala.) %-NCAA Tournament (Knoxville, Tenn.)

2007 (18-10, 15-5 Ohio Valley Conference) OVC Regular Season Champs Head Coach: Rick Nold 8/24 8/25 8/25 8/31 8/31 9/1 9/9 9/14 9/15 9/19 9/22 9/28 9/29 10/5 10/6 10/9 10/12 10/13 10/19 10/20 10/23 10/26 10/27 11/2 11/3 11/8 11/10 11/16

@vs. Arkansas State @vs. #20 Missouri @at Ole Miss #vs. Appalachian State #vs. Belmont #vs. Indiana Albany *at Tennessee-Martin *at Murray State *Samford *Austin Peay *Tennessee Tech *Tennessee State *at Eastern Kentucky *at Morehead State *at Austin Peay *Eastern Illinois *Southeast Missouri *Murray State *Tennessee-Martin *at Samford *at Tennessee State *at Tennessee Tech *at Southeast Missouri *at Eastern Illinois *Morehead State *Eastern Kentucky ^*Tennessee State

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

@-Magnolia Invitational (Oxford, Miss.) #-Lady Vol Classic (Knoxville, Tenn.) *-OVC Match ^-OVC Tournament (Jacksonville, Ala.)

2008 (10-19, 6-12 Ohio Valley Conference) Head Coach: Rick Nold 8/30 8/31 8/31 9/2 9/5 9/5 9/6 9/12 9/12 9/13 9/16 9/19 9/20 9/23 9/26 9/27 10/3 10/4 10/10 10/11 10/18 10/24 10/25 10/31 11/1 11/7 11/8 11/14 11/15

@vs. Tulsa @at IUPUI @vs. Evansville Auburn #Creighton #Ole Miss #UAB $vs. Louisiana Tech $at Tulane $vs. Maryland at Troy *Tennessee State *Austin Peay *Tennessee Tech *Southeast Missouri *Eastern Illinois *at Morehead State *at Eastern Kentucky *Tennessee-Martin *Murray State *at Tennessee Tech *at Austin Peay *at Tennessee State *Eastern Kentucky *Morehead State *at Eastern Illinois *at Southeast Missouri *at Murray State *at Tennessee-Martin

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

@-Hampton Inn Invitational (Indianapolis, Ind.) #-Gamecock Invitational (Jacksonville, Ala.) $-Tulane Tournament (New Orleans, La.) *-OVC Match

2009 (27-8, 17-1 Ohio Valley Conference) OVC Regular Season Champs OVC Tournament Champs NCAA Tournament â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Second Round Head Coach: Rick Nold 8/28 8/29 8/29 9/1 9/4 9/4 9/5 9/8 9/11 9/12 9/12 9/15 9/18 9/19 9/22 9/25 9/26 10/2 10/3 10/9 10/10 10/16 10/17 10/23 10/24 10/30 11/6 11/7 11/13 11/14 11/20 11/21 11/28 12/5 12/6

@vs. Furman @at Wake Forest @vs. Charlotte at UAB #vs. Southern Methodist #vs. McNeese State #at Alabama at Auburn $at Arkansas $vs. Kansas $vs. North Texas Troy *Eastern Illinois *Southeast Missouri *at Tennessee Tech *Murray State *UT Martin *at Tennessee State *at Austin Peay *at Southeast Missouri *at Eastern Illinois *Morehead State *Eastern Kentucky *at UT Martin *at Murray State *Tennessee Tech *Austin Peay *Tennessee State *at Eastern Kentucky *at Morehead State ^Murray State ^Morehead State at Louisville %vs. Florida A&M %at #3 Florida State

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

@-Deacon Invitational (Winston-Salem, N.C.) #-Bama Bash (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) $-Arkansas Tournament (Fayetteville, Ark.) *-OVC Match ^-OVC Tournament (Jacksonville, Ala.) %-NCAA Tournament (Tallahassee, Fla.)

2010 (16-14, 11-7 Ohio Valley Conference) Head Coach: Rick Nold 8/27 8/28 8/28 8/31 9/3 9/4 9/4 9/10 9/11 9/11 9/12 9/17 9/18 9/24 9/25 10/1 10/2 10/8 10/9 10/15 10/22 10/23 10/29 10/30 11/2 11/5 11/6 11/12 11/13 11/18

@vs. Memphis @vs. Miami (Ohio) @at Belmont Kennesaw State #vs. Long Island #vs. Coastal Carolina #at Virginia Tech $vs. Texas A&M $at Denver $vs. Notre Dame $vs. Gonzaga *at Morehead State *at Eastern Kentucky *Tennessee State *Austin Peay *at Murray State *at UT Martin *at Eastern Illinois *at Southeast Missouri *at Tennessee Tech *Eastern Kentucky *Morehead State *at Austin Peay *at Tennessee State *Tennessee Tech *UT Martin *Murray State *Southeast Missouri *Eastern Illinois ^vs. Tennessee Tech

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

@-Belmont Invitational (Nashville, Tenn.) #-Virginia Tech Hoke Invite (Blacksburg, Va.) $-Denver Pioneer Classic (Denver, Colo.) *-OVC Match ^-OVC Tournament (Morehead, Ky.)

The Home of

Jacksonville State University

Near Atlanta, Near Birmingham, Near Perfect!

Tucked into the rolling foothills of the Appalachian mountain range in Northeast Alabama, Calhoun County is a growing business center, yet still evokes an atmosphere of small-town America. We are a tranquil community with a fabulous climate of four distinctive seasons, full bloom summers, and brilliantly colored falls. In every direction there are tree-covered mountains, deep canyons, lush valleys, and underground springs. And yet, if you begin to yearn for big city life, we are only 60 miles from Birmingham, and 90 miles from Atlanta. A surprising variety of experiences await you in Calhoun County. The climate here allows for year round golf, tennis, hiking, or any activity you may enjoy in the great outdoors. Although our slogan reads, near Atlanta…near Birmingham…near Perfect, our citizens will tell you that the commitment to caring for others combined with a strong work ethic and community spirit makes “Calhoun County…the perfect” place to live.

Calhoun County Attractions…

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Close By…

Anniston Downtown Historic District Anniston Museum of Natural History-Anniston Berman Museum of World History-Anniston Calhoun County Courthouse-Anniston Centennial Memorial Park & Alabama Vietnam Memorial Wall-Anniston Chief Ladiga Trail-Anniston, Weaver, Jacksonville and Piedmont Choccolocco State Forest Coldwater Covered Bridge-Oxford Ft. McClellan National Wildlife Refuge Knox Concert Series Neely Henry Lake, Calhoun County Boat, Recreation Facility-Ohatchee Oxford Lake & Civic Center The Church of St. Michael and All Angels-Anniston The Victoria Inn-Anniston The Wren’s Nest Gallery-Anniston Woodland Park Softball Complex-Anniston Wright Dairy-Alexandria Zinn Park-Anniston

Alabama Princess River Boat – Gadsden Atlanta Braves-Baseball Atlanta Falcons-Football Atlanta Hawks- Basketball Atlanta Motor Speedway-Motersports Atlanta Thrashers-Hockey Birmingham Zoo Cheaha State Park DeSoto Caverns – Childersburg Guntersville State Park and Lodge International Motorsports Hall of Fame McWane Science Center-Birmingham Noccalula Falls Park – Gadsden Oak Mountain State ParkBirmingham Silver Lakes Golf-Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Six Flags Over Georgia-Atlanta Talladega National Forest Talladega Superspeedway Visionland-Birmingham White Water Park-Atlanta

Quick Facts About Calhoun County Population Statistics Calhoun County: 116,290 Anniston: 24,617 Jacksonville: 10,635 Oxford: 11,333 Piedmont: 5,210

Area Climate- Average Temperature January 40.6 April 56.6 July 80.3 October 63.0

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Dr. William A. Meehan President

President for Academic Affairs, Associate Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs and Acting Vice President for Institutional Advancement.

r. William A. Meehan begins his 12th year as President at Jacksonville State University, but his association with the University dates back to when he enrolled as a first-time freshman in 1968. Dr. Meehan completed the Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1972 and began a career in education that same year. He earned the Master’s of Science degree in Biology at Jacksonville State University in December of 1976 and returned in January 1977 to serve as an instructor in the Department of Biology. He completed a Doctorate of Education in the field of higher education administration from the University of Alabama and began the role of President on July 1, 1999. Since 1977, Dr. Meehan has served in numerous administrative and teaching positions at the University. Among these are Coordinator of Medical Technology Program, Director of Academic Advisement, Assistant Vice

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Dr. Meehan is well aware of the benefits of college athletics and what athletics adds to the college experience. “I’m very proud of the fact that we have won 42 Ohio Valley Conference Championships and two Women’s All-Sports Trophy since joining the Conference in 2003,” said Meehan. “We have claimed conference titles in football, rifle, volleyball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, men’s golf , women’s golf, softball and baseball. We have enjoyed post-season competition in many of our sports, which brings national exposure and prestige to our University. As a matter of fact, we have won 12 more OVC titles than any other school in the Conference since 2003. “Our student-athletes excel, not only on the fields of competition, but also in the classroom,” added Meehan. “I’m proud to say that we have more than 130 of our student-athletes with a 3.0 grade point average or higher.” In 2011 and beyond, Dr. Meehan hopes to more accurately accomplish the institution’s mission, which means integrating traditional academic programs with career-oriented programs for the students of Alabama. His vision for the future

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is based on the philosophy that higher education is an engine for economic development serving society and the individual. Dr. Meehan began a four-year term on the prestigious NCAA Board of Directors in August of 2009. The NCAA Board of Directors is the primary decisionmaking body in Division I, with the ultimate responsibility for the policy and direction of the division and for adopting any changes to the operating bylaws and rules of Division I. The NCAA Board of Directors is comprised of 18 Division I CEOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, with each member serving a four-year term. Other duties of the board include establishing the budget, general policies and strategic plan for the NCAA. Dr. Meehan has and continues to be very active in numerous organizations. He is an active board member for the area Chambers of Commerce, both Calhoun and Etowah County. He served as a member of the NCAA Presidential Task Force on the Future of Division I Intercollegiate Athletics and the NCAA Presidents Advisory Group for Division I-AA/I-AAA. He is a member of the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Alabama. He is married to the former Elizabeth Stevens and together they are the parents of twin boys, Drew and Will, and a daughter Carol Grace.

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Warren D. “Moose” Koegel ATHLETIC DIREC TOR

arren D. “Moose” Koegel begins his first season as Athletics Director at Jacksonville State University after being named as the school’s sixth full-time Athletics Director on June 1, 2011. Warren D. “Moose” Koegel begins his first season as Athletics Director at Jacksonville State University after being named as the school’s sixth full-time Athletics Director on June 1, 2011. Koegel brings a wealth of experience to Jacksonville State, including a 10-year stint as Director of Athletics at Coastal Carolina University.

“We are very excited to have someone with the experience of Mr. Koegel to lead our athletics department,” said University President Dr. William A. Meehan. “His experience in athletic fundraising and facility upgrades was an overwhelming factor in my decision. He has outstanding credentials and contacts, which should only enhance our entire athletics department.” During his tenure at Coastal Carolina, the Chanticleers made 56 NCAA Championship appearances, won 48 Big South Conference Championships and won five Sasser Cups, which is awarded to the top athletic program in the Big South Conference.

“I’m very excited about the opportunity to serve as the Athletic Director at Jacksonville State,” Koegel said. “As we move forward, I want to continue the success that JSU has experienced over the last eight years by winning 46 OVC Championships. I look forward to working with the University community, including the faculty, staff, students, alumni, former athletes and friends of the University.” jsugamecocksports.com

Koegel was named the 2008 NACDA Southeast Region Division I FCS Athletic Director of the Year. He also experience on the NCAA level, having served on the Football Championship Subdivision Committee, Football Issues Committee, and the Football Academic Working Group.

“We are extremely delighted that Mr. Koegel will be leading our athletics department,” Mr. Jim Bennett, Chairman of the Jacksonville State Board of Trustees, said. “We were very impressed with his fundraising experience at Coastal Carolina and with all of the facility upgrades that were completed under his leadership. He certainly brings a wealth of experience that we feel will only continue to move our athletics department forward.”

While at Coastal, Koegel was responsible for the addition of football to the Chanticleers’ athletic department in 2003. The team won its first of four Big South Championships in 2004 and advanced to the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs twice during his tenure. Koegel oversaw the completion of a 10,000-seat state-of-the-art stadium in 2003, a new athletic facility that houses the football program and includes an expanded weight room, training room, team meeting rooms, locker rooms for football, offices for all football coaches and staff and several conference rooms.

He also added new dugouts and seats for baseball and softball, upgraded and built new locker rooms, a new open-air roofed hitting facility for baseball and softball, was involved in the planning and design of a new convocation center currently under construction, and made numerous other facility improvements to baseball, softball, track, golf, tennis and soccer.

“We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Koegel to the Gamecock family,” said Mr. Jim Folsom, Chairman of the Jacksonville State Board of Trustees’ Athletics Committee. “We are very confident that he will continue to lead our athletic

department in a positive direction.”

Koegel went to Coastal Carolina from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he had served as an associate athletic director from 1998-2000 under former JSU Athletics Director Oval Jaynes.

At Chattanooga, Koegel helped manage a $6.2 million budget for 16 NCAA Division I sports. His other administrative responsibilities included business operations, athletic scholarships, marketing and serving as the liaison to the coaching staff. He also served on the steering committee for the NCAA I-AA National Championship Football Game. Prior to his stint at Chattanooga, he had served on the football coaching staffs at the University of Connecticut, Rutgers University and the University of Wyoming. During his tenure on the football coaching staff at the University of Connecticut from 1992 to 1997, he was recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach as well as interim head coach in 1993. Koegel was an assistant football coach at Rutgers University from 1984 to 1990 and Wyoming University from 1977 to 1983. Koegel played in the National Football League from 1971 to 1975, spending time with the Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Jets. He starred at Penn State University under legendary football coach Joe Paterno, where he earned All-American honors. He was co-captain of the Nittany Lions his senior season and earned a bachelor’s degree in 1971. During his college career, he was a Third Team All-American as a senior and played on two Orange Bowl championship teams. He also played in the Hula Bowl, East-West Shrine Game and the College All-State Game. Koegel received Penn State’s Dedicated Player and Outstanding Senior Awards. Koegel and his wife Elaine have one daughter, Kathryn.

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Jacksonville State University

Board of Trustees

Governor Dr. Robert Bentley Governor of Alabama

Dr. Joseph B. Morton

State Superintendent of Education Jim Bennett Jim Coxwell Thomas W. Dedrick, Sr. Jamie “Red” Etheredge Jim Folsom Randy Jones Randy Owen G. “Mack” Roberts Ronald Smith

Jim Bennett

Thomas W. Dedrick, Sr.

District 6-Birmingham, AL

Jamie “Red” Etheredge

District 1-Gulf Shores, AL

Birmingham, AL Anniston AL Tuscaloosa, AL Gulf Shores, AL Cullman, AL Guntersville, AL Fort Payne, AL Montgomery, AL Jacksonville, AL

Dr. Robert Bentley

District 7, Tuscaloosa, AL

Jim Folsom

District 4-Cullman, AL

Randy Jones

Governor

District 5-Guntersville, AL

Dr. Joseph B. Morton State Superintendent of Education

Randy Owen

Member at Large-Ft. Payne, AL

Jim Coxwell

District 3-Anniston, AL

G. Mack Roberts

District 2-Montgomery, AL

Ronald Smith

District 3-Jacksonville, AL

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Support Staff

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Lori McFall Secretary for Athletic Development

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Dr. Maureen Newton. Faculty Athletic Rep .

Joy Brindle Football Secretary

Greg Bonds Associate AD/Internal Affairs

Tracy Broom Academic Advisor/SWA

Misty Cassell Compilance

Mike Davis Academic Advisor

Karen Dean Coliseum Secretary

Jan Evans Athletics Secretary

David Farrar Associate AD/External Affairs

Steve Latham University Photographer

Greg Seitz Associate AD/Media Relations

Doug Phillips Tickets

Mike Parris Assistant AD/Marketing

Tony Schmidt Assistant Sports Information Director

Josh Underwood Assistant Sports Information Director

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StRENGTH & CONDITIONING The William Taylor Stewart Strength and Conditioning Center is located in Kennamer Hall and is located in Kennamer Hall and is widely regarded as one of the top training facilities in the Ohio Valley Conference. With more than 6,000 square feet, it is home to a wide array of strength building machines that has played a large role in JSU’s 46 Conference Championships over the last eight years.

Scott Austin

Strength and Conditioning Coordinator

The strength and conditioning staff is headed by Scott Austin, who enters his 10th season at JSU in 2011-12. Austin is responsible for the design and implementation of the department’s entire strength and conditioning program. He is also a veteran of the United State Military and served 19 months in Iraq, beginning in 2006 and ending in the fall of 2007.

Gavin Hallford

Strength and Conditioning Assistant

Also playing a vital role in the JSU Strength and Conditioning department is Ricky Rutledge, a former head football coach at Jacksonville High School. Rutledge enters his sixth season with the Gamecocks. Former All-American kicker Gavin Hallford is in his first season working in the Strength and Conditioning department. He is JSU’s all-time leading scorer in football with 311 career points.

Ricky Rutledge

Strength and Conditioning Assistant

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Sports Medicine Facilities and Staff

Dr. Michael Herndon

Stephen Wallace DMD

Dr. Jacquline Tessen

Primary Care

Eric Johnson

JSU Sports Medicine

Located in the Gamecock Field House, the JSU Sports Medicine Center has undergone an impressive re-modeling phase. Because of the re-model, the facility has doubled in square footage and will house some state-of-the-art features.

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Dr. Lawrence J. Lemak

Team Dentist

Gynecologist

Jim Skidmore

JSU Sports Medicine

Under the direction of Mr. Jim Skidmore, JSU student-trainers experience extensive instruction and supervision, helping to oversee all the medical needs for all 16 Gamecock teams. There are three full-time trainers and up to 15 student-trainers on staff.

Orthopedics

Sara Mullinax

JSU Sports Medicine

Skidmore has more than 35 years experience in the field and is assisted by Eric Johnson, who has 18 years experience of his own, and Sara Mullinax enters her second year at JSU.

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Academic Center for Excellence

Academic Support

CHAMPS/ Life Skills Program

Jacksonville State University is committed to promoting and assisting all students in areas of academics, admissions, financial aid and counseling. ACE (Academic Center for Excellence) enhances student academic success and persistence through graduation. ACE, located in the Montgomery Building, develops student academic skills, student adjustment to college, student and faculty/ staff appreciation and cultural diversity, student-centered skills and intrusive academic advisement. ACE services are divided into two areas: Encouragment Advising, comprised of Counseling and Career Services, Disability Support Services, Multicultural Servcies and Orientation/Advisement Services; and Learning Assisting, comprised of Learning Services and Supplemental Learning Services.

JSU is committed to producing champions both on the field and in the classroom and an invaluable resource to help the Gamecock student-athletes achieve their academic potential is the Athletic Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s academic support staff. Among the many services it provides are:

From admission through graduation, Jacksonville State is committed to providing services and support that equip studentathletes with life skills which promote success in present and future endeavors. The CHAMPS/Life Skills program is to develop, nurture and motivate student-athlete excellence by promoting the support services and opportunities available throughout the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diverse colleges, departments and organizations.

l Advisement in the scheduling of classes l Academic and Eligibility advisement l Athletic study hall

l Life Skills class for first year studentathletes

l Monitoring classroom attendance and performance

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The History From modest beginnings, Jacksonville State University has evolved into the educational center of Northeast Alabama. The Alabama Legislature in the 1882-83 session created a state normal school when Governor Edward O’Neal signed into law a bill creating the school on February 22, 1883. Jacksonville State Normal School acquired the facilities and equipment of Calhoun College, consisting of 12 acres of land and a two-story brick building. The Board of Directors elected James G. Ryals, Jr., as the first president. The school opened with three instructors: W. J. Borden, Mathematics; Eliza A. Bowen, English; and Ida J. Woodward, primary department. As stipulated in the establishing act, the Normal School administered a preparatory school for children of the town and surrounding areas. At the end of the first year, on August 15, 1884, William Mark Hames, President of the Board of Directors, reported that funds totaling $4,751.25 had been received, including $2,500 from the state; that 25 students were enrolled in the normal school; and that 222 were in the preparatory school. The Normal School remained in operation until 1930, when it became Jacksonville State Teachers College. Five years later, the College earned regional accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The name again changed to Jacksonville State College in 1957

when the first graduate program—the master’s degree in elementary education—was created. On August 2, 1966, the Legislature authorized the State Board of Education to elevate the College to university status. On August 17, 1967, the Legislature established an independent Board of Trustees for the University and divested jurisdiction from the State Board of Education. Jacksonville State University has been served by 11 presidents: James G. Ryals, Jr. (1883-85), J. Harris Chappell (1885-86), Carleton Bartlett Gibson (1886-92), J. B. Jarrett (1892-93), Jacob Forney IV (1893-99), Clarence William Daugette (1899-1942), Houston Cole (1942-71), Ernest Stone (1971-81), Theron E. Montgomery (1981-86), Harold J. McGee (1986-99), and William A. Meehan (1999-present). Jacksonville State University has developed into a modern regional university serving Northeast Alabama on a 392-acre campus with 63 buildings. In addition, the University operates an off-campus center in Gadsden and videoconferencing sites throughout Alabama and Northwest Georgia. Through its programs of teaching, research, and service, Jacksonville State University has served the region and state for more than 100 years.

Academic Affairs

JSU seeks to be recognized as the premier regional, comprehensive institution of higher learning in the Southeast. We aspire to be noted primarily for our focus on students, the provision of selected academic and professional programs recognized for their excellence, and a geo

graphic and culturally diverse faculty and student body. Our educational programs are designed to prepare students for the marketplace of the future and citizenship in a world economy.

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Traditions Friendliest Campus in the South

Fight Song

Fight on, fight on for ole Jax State

We’re proud that we’re from Alabama Fight on, now don’t you hesitate, Courage, pride, and honor will lead you on to victory, so Fight on, fight for the red and white, We’re gonna howl tonight, Come on! You Gamecocks, Fight and see, That we will win the victory!

The Alma Mater

Alma Mater, Alma Mater, Grateful voices raise A song of tribute and devotion, Thy honored name we praise. Light of knowledge, Store of wisdom, Love of truth abide in thee, Quest for beauty, Search for freedom, Thine eternally, Oh, Alma Mater, Alma Mater We humbly bow to thee!

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Majors and Concentrations at JSU ART -Ceramics -Drawing -Graphic Design -Painting -Photography -Printmaking BIOLOGY -Animal Biology -Cellular and Molecular Biology -Ecology/Environmental Biology -General Biology -Marine Biology -Natural History -Plant Biology -Pre-Health Professional BUSINESS -Accounting -Economics International Business -Finance -Management* Human Resource Mgt. Info. Mgt./E-Commerce -Marketing CHEMISTRY -Biochemistry -General Chemistry -Environmental Chemistry -Professional COMMUNICATION -Broadcasting -Print Journalism -Public Relations COMPUTER SCIENCE -Information Assurance -Game Development -General COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS -Information Assurance -Web Development -General

CRIMINAL JUSTICE -Corrections -Forensic Investigations -Law Enforcement -Security Administration/ Loss Prevention DRAMA -Performance -Design/Technical EDUCATION -Early Childhood Education (P-3) -Elementary Education (K-6) -Collaborative Teacher/Special Education (K-12) -Biology (6-12) -Business Marketing (6-12) -Career Technologies (6-12) -English Language Arts (6-12) -Family and Consumer Sciences (6-12) -French (P-12) -General Science (6-12) -History (6-12) -Instrumental Music (6-12) -Mathematics (6-12) -Physical Education (P-12) -Social Sciences (6-12) -Spanish (P-12) -Technical Education (6-12) -Vocal Music (P-12) EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT* ENGLISH EXERCISE SCIENCE & WELLNESS FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES -Child Development* -Dietetics -Human Sciences -Merchandising -Hospitality & Culinary Management FOREIGN LANGUAGE -French -Spanish

GEOGRAPHY -General Geography -Geoarchaeology -Geographic Techniques HISTORY LIBERAL STUDIES MATHEMATICS -Applied Mathematics -General Mathematics -Theoretical Mathematics MILITARY SCIENCE (minor only) MUSIC -General Music -Music Education NURSING POLITICAL SCIENCE PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS -Pre-Engineering -Pre-Law PSYCHOLOGY RECREATION LEADERSHIP -Community Recreation -Outdoor Education -Youth Development SOCIAL WORK SOCIOLOGY TECHNOLOGY -Industrial Technology Mgt. -Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems -Electronics Technology -Occupational Safety and Health Technology * online degrees The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

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JSU Athletic Facilities

Jacksonville State football is located in the Gamecock Field House.

The 2003 and 2004 OVC Champs play at Paul Snow Memorial Stadium which is adjacent to the Field House.

Rudy Abbott Field was completed in 1998 and has a seating capacity of 1,000. There is a press box and covered batting cages on site.

JSU Softball makes its’ home at University Field, formerly home of the baseball team. Before the 2003 season a brick backstop was built, as well as a covered batting cage and in 2004 a permanent outfield fence was put into place.

Robert Trent Jones’ Silver Lakes is home to JSU’s Championship Golf Teams. Silver Lakes is located at the edge of the Talladega National Forest between Anniston and Gadsden.

The JSU soccer team began play on the JSU Soccer Field in 2003.

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The new state-of-the-art Gamecock Rifle Range, consisting of a fully electronic scoring system, is located in the basement of Rowe Hall. The range has 12 divided firing points and each firing point is 50 feet from the target.

Gamecock Basketball and Volleyball are housed in Pete Mathews Coliseum. The 5,500-seat multi-purpose facility was opened in 1974 and underwent a complete renovation in 1987.

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JSU Athletic Facilities

The JSU Tennis Courts are located behind Pete Mathews Coliseum. There are 15 tennis courts divided by fencing and windscreens.

The Gamecock track and field complex is located adjacent to Pete Mathews Coliseum and Rudy Abbott Field. It features a polyurethane track surface and is equipped for all field events.

One of the newest facilities in the athletic department is Kennamer Hall, which opened in October of 2004. It houses the William Taylor Stewart Weight and Conditioning Center and coaches offices for baseball, softball and golf, as well as athletic administration.

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JSU Athletic Directory

All Area Code (256) Sports Information Staff Greg Seitz Associate AD/Media Relations Cell Josh Underwood Assistant SID Cell Tony Schmidt Assistant SID SID FAX Number Internet: Email:

782-5279 gseitz@jsu.edu 453-3377 782-5915 underwood@jsu.edu 453-0545 782-5377 tschmidt@jsu.edu 782-5958 www.JSUGamecockSports.com sid@jsu.edu

Athletic Director’s Office Warren Koegel Athletic Director David Farrar Associate AD/External Affairs Greg Bonds Associate AD/Internal Affairs Mike Parris Assistant AD/Broadcasting Jan Evans Secretary, Athletic Director Lori McFall Secretary, Athletic Development Misty Cassell Compliance Tracy Broom Academics/SWA Mike Davis Academics Doug Phillips Tickets Joy Brindle Secretary, Football Karen Dean Secretary, Pete Mathews Coliseum

782-5368 wkoegel@jsu.edu 782-8101 cdfarrar@jsu.edu 782-5988 gbonds@jsu.edu 782-5890 mparris@jsu.edu 782-5368 jevans@jsu.edu 782-8101 lmcfall@jsu.edu 782-5737 mcassell@jsu.edu 782-5970 tbroom@jsu.edu 782-5889 mdavis@jsu.edu 782-8499 dphillip@jsu.edu 782-5365 jbrindle@jsu.edu 782-5535 kdean@jsu.edu

Baseball Coaching Staff Jim Case Head Coach Steve Gillispie Assistant Coach Mike Murphree Assistant Coach

782-5367 jwcase@jsu.edu 782-5358 sgillisp@jsu.edu 782-8141 mmurphree@jsu.edu

Football Jack Crowe Head Coach Brandon Cooper Cornerbacks Ronnie Letson Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Jimmy Ogle Running Backs Adam Ross Offensive Line Chris Boone Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Tommy Joe Whiddon Offensive Line Max Thurmond Receivers/Special Teams Matt Wannebo Safeties Davern Williams Defensive Line

782-5365 jcrowe@jsu.edu 782-5371 bcooper@jsu.edu 782-5936 rletson@jsu.edu 782-5378 jogle@jsu.edu 782-5375 aross@jsu.edu 782-5376 cboone@jsu.edu 782-5089 twhiddon@jsu.edu 782-8252 mthurmond@jsu.edu 782-5134 mwannebo@jsu.edu 782-5374 dwilliams@jsu.edu

Tennis Steve Bailey Head Men’s & Women’s Tennis Coach Tim MacTaggert Assistant Tennis Coach

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782-5887 sbailey@jsu.edu 782-5887

Softball Jana McGinnis Head Coach Mark Wisener Assistant Coach Julie Boland Assistant Coach Golf James Hobbs Head Men’s & Women’s Golf Coach Brad Fleetwood Assistant Coach Men’s Basketball James Green Head Coach Reggie Sharp Assistant Coach Ben Hicks Assistant Coach Tom Schubert Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball Annett Watts Head Coach Dee Bell Assistant Coach Matt Couvillion Assistant Coach Rifle Ron Frost Head Coach Women’s Volleyball Joseph Goodson Head Coach Morgan Salow Assistant Coach Cross Country/Track and Field Steve Ray Head Coach Asha Gibson Assistant Coach Women’s Soccer Julie Davis-Carlson Head Coach Andy Swift Assistant Coach Cheerleading Misty Holmes Coordinator

782-5524 mcginnis@jsu.edu 782-5962 mwisener@jsu.edu 782-8299 jboland@jsu.edu 782-5840 jhobbs@jsu.edu 782-5840 bfleetwood@jsu.edu 782-5535 jegreen@jsu.edu 782-5831 rsharp@jsu.edu 782-5534 bmhicks@jsu.edu 782-5539 tschubert@jsu.edu 782-5417 awatts@jsu.edu 782-5494 dkbell@jsu.edu 782-8066 mcouvillion@jsu.edu 782-5185 rfrost@jsu.edu 782-5521 jgoodson@jsu.edu 782-5754 msalow@jsu.edu 782-8068 sray@jsu.edu 782-5520 782-5679 davis@jsu.edu 782-5695 atswift@jsu.edu 782-8345 jsucheer@jsu.edu

Athletic Training Staff Jim Skidmore Sports Medicine Eric Johnson Sports Medicine Sara Mullinax Sports Medicine

782-5369 jskidmore@jsu.edu 782-5369/5539 ejohnson@jsu.edu 782-5369/5539 smullinax@jsu.edu

TicketOffice

782-TIXX (8499)

Football Press Box Basketball Press Row Media Room Numbers Baseball Press Box

782-5585/5586 782-5528/5583 782-5529/5530/5531 782-5533