2013jsuvolleyballmediaguide by Jacksonville State Athletics

The Coaches

Head Coach Joseph Goodson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Assistant Coach Morgan Salow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Graduate Assistant Ryan Schopf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

The Gamecocks

#6 Kelly Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #10 Abbey Heredia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #11 Alina Agamy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #8 Grace Anbouba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #2 Samantha Bohne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #18 Taylor Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #9 Nicole Merget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #1 Emily Rutherford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #5 Kaitlyn Zelhart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #13 Molly Jo Aiken/#22Kacy Clinkenbeard/ #12 Victoria Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #7 Trisha Mockapetris/#4 Liza Pflugradt/ #17Laney Torkelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2012 In Review

2012 Final Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 2012 OVC Leaders/Final Standings . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 The Ohio Valley Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

The 2013 Opponents

2013 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 Year-by-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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This is Jacksonville State

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

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Table of C ontents

Contents/Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 OVC Tournament Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 A Championship Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 2013 Rosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2013 Schedule/Road Headquarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Getting to Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

*The 2013 Jacksonville State University Volleyball Media Guide is a production of the JSU Sports Information Office. The Book was written and edited by Benjamin Ray with editorial assistance from Greg Seitz and Josh Underwood. 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: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Third Season) 25-37 Overall Record (Years): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-37 Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (256) 782-5521 E-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jgoodson@jsu.edu Assistant Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morgan Salow Third Season Alma Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin, ’10 E-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . msalow@jsu.edu Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (256) 782-5754 Graduate Assistant Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Schopf Second Season Alma Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Norbet College ‘04 Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (256) 782-8359 E-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rschopf@jsu.edu Volleyball Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (256) 782-5527

Team Information

2012 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-17 2012 OVC Finish: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-8/6th 2012 Postseason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OVC Tourney/1st Round) Letterwinners Returning (9): Alina Agamy, Grace Anbouba, Samantha Bohne, Kelly Cole, Abbey Heredia, Taylor Long, Nicole Merget, Emily Rutherford, Kaitlyn Zelhart Letterwinners Lost (4): Kelsey Anderson, Lauren Busing, Hivya Leite, Jen Meyer Starters Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/3 + Libero

Sports Information

Assistant AD/Sports Information: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Seitz Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (256) 782-5279 E-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gseitz@jsu.edu Graduate Assistant/VB Contact: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benjamin Ray Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (256) 782-5965 E-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bray2@jsu.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (256) 782-5958 Press Row Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (256) 782-5528

Program History

First Year of Volleyball: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1979 All-Time School Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703-507 (36th Year) Divsion I School Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307-258 (19th 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 2013 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.

M E D I A I N F O R M AT I O N 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 Benjamin Ray, Sports Information Department Graduate Assistant. 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) 782-5965 FAX: (256) 782-5958 www.jsugamecocksports.com

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 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. 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.

Asst. AD/Sports Info: Greg Seitz Office Phone: (256) 782-5279 Email: gseitz@jsu.edu

Asst. SID: Josh Underwood Office Phone: (256) 782-5915 Email: underwood@jsu.edu

Asst. SID: Tony Schmidt Office Phone: (256) 782-5377 Email: aschmidt@jsu.edu

Volleyball Contact Graduate Asst. SID: Benjamin Ray Office Phone: 256-782-5956 Email: bray2@jsu.edu

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

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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 2012-13 year. The Gamecocks won two Ohio Valley Conference Championships and finished sixth in the OVC Commissioner’s Cup, marking the fifth straight year the Gamecocks have finished in the Top 6 in the standings. The Gamecock rifle team claimed the school’s seventh OVC Rifle Championship to advance to the NCAA National Championship, where they posted an eighth-place finish. Individually, Cole Tucker finished second in the Air Rifle competition at the NCAA National Championship. Jacksonville State had five OVC Player or Most Valuable Player of the Year Awards, seven NCAA All-Americans, 61 OVC All-Conference honorees, two teams claimed OVC Team Academica Achievement honors, and one OVC Coach of the Year. 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 53 OVC Championships over the last nine years, which is seven more than the next OVC school. JSU has seen nine of its 15 programs bring home various titles and combine for 34 trips to the NCAA post-season play. Gamecock student-athletes also excelled in the classroom after 10 teams posted a combined grade point average of 3.0 or higher, and it marked the second-straight year the department finished above a 3.0. The Softball and Men’s Tennis teams also claimed the OVC Team Academic Achievement Award for their sports. Additionally, 106 student-athletes were named to the OVC Commissioner Honor Roll and 21 were named to the OVC Medal of Honor Roll, while 134 student-athletes posted a 3.0 grade point average or higher during the academic year.

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Rifle (7): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012

Football (18): 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2011

Baseball (12): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1988, 1989, 2004*, 2005, 2006*, 2008

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

Volleyball (6): 1991, 1992, 2005*, 2006, 2006*, 2007, 2009, 2009*

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

Women’s Tennis (7): 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2010, 2011, 2011*

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Conference Championships (73)

Men’s Golf (6): 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012 Women’s Golf (5): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012 Softball (7): 1990, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2008, 2009*, 2010*, 2011*, 2013*

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

1992 1985 1990, 1991 1984, 1985

OVC Championships Since 2003-04 Jacksonville State 53 Eastern Illinois 45 Eastern Kentucky 38 Southeast Missouri 25 Murray State 23 Austin Peay 22 Tennessee Tech 18 Morehead State 11 UT Martin 8

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 53 OVC Championships over the last seven years, which is 8 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.

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G amecoc k R O S T E R S

ROSTER BREAKDOWN Players By State

2013 Numerical Roster No.

Name

Emily Rutherford Samantha Bohne Liza Pflugradt Kaitlyn Zelhart Kelly Cole Trisha Mockapetris Grace Anbouba Nicole Merget Abbey Heredia Alina Agamy Victoria Cross Molly Jo Aiken Laney Torkelson Taylor Long Kacy Clinkenbeard

1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 18 22

Pos.

Ht.

Cl.

Hometown/Previous School

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

5-11 5-7 6-0 6-0 5-7 5-11 5-8 6-3 5-8 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-2 5-10 5-10

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

Georgetown, Texas/Georgetown HS Elgin, Ill./Central HS Lake Zurich, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson HS Farmer City, Ill./Blue Ridge HS Mishawaka, Ind./Penn HS Ellicott City, Md./Centennial HS Verona, Wis./Verona HS Canton, Mich./Salem HS Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove HS Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington HS Monument, Col./Dodge City CC Vestavia Hills, Ala/Vestavia Hills HS Morris, Ill./Morris Community HS Louisville, Ky./Assumption HS Louisville, Ky./Male High School

Alabama (1): Molly Jo Aiken Colorado (1): Victoria Cross Illinois (6): Alina Agamy, Samantha Bohne, Abbey Heredia, Liza Pflugradt, Laney Torkelson, Kaitlyn Zelhart Indiana (1): Kelly Cole Kentucky (2): Kacy Clinkenbeard, Taylor Long Maryland (1): Trisha Mockapetris

2013 Alphabetical Roster No.

Name

Alina Agamy Molly Jo Aiken Grace Anbouba Samantha Bohne Kacy Clinkenbeard Kelly Cole Victoria Cross Abbey Heredia Taylor Long Nicole Merget Trisha Mockapetris Liza Pflugradt Emily Rutherford Laney Torkelson Kaitlyn Zelhart

11 13 8 2 22 6 12 10 18 9 7 4 1 17 5

Pos.

Ht.

Cl.

Hometown/Previous School

S OH DS/L DS/L OH DS MB/RS S OH MB OH/DS OH OH MB MH

5-10 5-10 5-8 5-7 5-10 5-7 5-10 5-8 5-10 6-3 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-2 5-11

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

Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington HS Vestavia Hills, Ala/Vestavia Hills HS Verona, Wis./Verona HS Elgin, Ill./Central HS Louisville, Ky./Male High School Mishawaka, Ind./Penn HS Monument, Col./Dodge City CC Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove HS Louisville, Ky./Assumption HS Canton, Mich./Salem HS Ellicott City, Md./Centennial HS Lake Zurich, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson HS Georgetown, Texas/Georgetown HS Morris, Ill./Morris Community HS Farmer City, Ill./Blue Ridge HS

Texas (1): Emily Rutherford Wisconsin (1): Grace Anbouba,

Players By Class Senior (2): Kelly Cole, Abbey Heredia Junior (3): Alina Agamy, Victoria Cross, Nicole Merget Sophomore (5): Grace Anbouba, Samantha Bohne, Taylor Long, Emily Rutherford, Kaitlyn Zelhart

Head Coach: Joseph Goodson (Berry College, ’86), Third Season Assistant Coach: Morgan Salow (Wisconsin, ’10), Third Season Graduate Assistant Coach: Ryan Schopf (St. Norbert College, ’04), Second Season Manager: Ashley Smyre, Shyna Rowan

Freshman (5): Molly Jo Aiken, Kacy

Letterwinners Returning (9) with 2012 Stats

Players by Position

Name Alina Agamy Grace Anbouba Samantha Bohne Kelly Cole Abbey Heredia Taylor Long Nicole Merget Emily Rutherford Kaitlyn Zelhart

Pos S DS/L DS/L DS S OH MB OH MH

Newcomers (6)

Name Molly Jo Aiken Kacy Clinkenbeard Victoria Cross Trisha Mockapetris Liza Pflugradt Laney Torkelson

Michigan (1): Nicole Merget

Kills 42 2 0 1 47 92 257 240 2

KPG 0.37 0.05 0.00 0.01 0.46 1.56 2.16 2.22 0.25

Pos. OH OH MB/RS OH/DS OH MB

Cl. 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-11 6-0 6-2

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TA PCT 151 .139 5 .400 0 .000 10 .000 141 .177 333 .138 677 .251 923 .150 11 .091 Ht. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

A 702 1 11 19 441 2 9 16 0

SA 20 0 13 13 24 1 11 9 1

Digs 273 4 111 304 233 25 64 262 1

BS 5 0 0 0 1 1 19 3 1

Clinkenbeard, Trisha Mockapetris, Liza Pflugradt, Laney Torkelson

BA 31 0 0 0 12 7 99 20 2

Hometown/Previous School Vestavia Hills, Ala./Vestavia Hills HS Louisville, Ky./Male HS Monument, Col./Dodge City CC Ellicott City, Md./Centennial HS Lake Zurich, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson HS Morris, Ill./ Morris Community HS

BPG 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.14 0.99 0.21 0.38

Setters (2): Alina Agamy, Abbey Heredia Outside Hitters (6): Molly Jo Aiken, Kacy Clinkenbeard, Taylor Long, Trisha Mockapetris Liza Pflugradt, Emily Rutherford Middle Hitters (1): Kaitlyn Zelhart Middle Blockers (3): Victoria Cross, Nicole Merget, Laney Torkelson Defensive Specialists (3): Grace Anbouba, Samantha Bohne, Kelly Cole

Date

Day

Opponent

Location (UAB Tournament – Aug. 30-31) Aug. 30 Fri. vs. Minnesota Birmingham, Ala. vs. Mercer Birmingham, Ala. Aug. 31 Sat. vs. Presbyterian Birmingham, Ala. at UAB Birmingham, Ala. (Lipscomb Tournament – Sept. 6-7) Sept. 6 Fri. at Lipscomb Nashville, Tenn. vs. South Alabama Nashville, Tenn. Sept. 7 Sat. vs. Samford Nashville, Tenn. Sept. 9 Mon. AUBURN JACKSONVILLE (Alabama State Tournament – Sept. 13-14) Sept. 13 Fri. vs. Savannah State Montgomery, Ala. vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Montgomery, Ala. Sept. 14 Sat. vs. New Orleans Montgomery, Ala. at Alabama State Montgomery, Ala. (Lady Vol Comcast Classic – Sept. 20-21) Sept. 20 Fri. vs. Coastal Carolina Knoxville, Tenn. Sept. 21 Sat. at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. vs. Georgia Tech Knoxville, Tenn. Sept. 27 Fri. *AUSTIN PEAY JACKSONVILLE Sept. 28 Sat. *MURRAY STATE JAKCSONVILLE Oct. 1 Tues. *TENNESSEE TECH JACKSONVILLE Oct. 5 Sat. *at Southeast Missouri Cape Girardeau, Mo. Oct. 11 Fri. *BELMONT JACKSONVILLE Oct. 12 Sat. *TENNESSEE STATE JACKSONVILLE Oct. 18 Fri. *at Morehead State Morehead, Ky. Oct. 19 Sat. *at Eastern Kentucky Richmond, Ky. Oct. 25 Fri *at Tennessee State Nashville, Tenn. Oct. 26 Sat. *at Belmont Nashville, Tenn. Nov 1. Fri. *EASTERN KENTUCKY JACKSONVILLE Nov. 2 Sat. * MOREHEAD STATE JACKSONVILLE Nov. 8 Fri. *at Eastern Illinois Charleston, Ill. Nov. 9 Sat. *at SIU-Edwardsville Edwardsville, Ill. Nov. 12 Tues. *at Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. JACKSONVILLE Nov. 16 Sat. *UT MARTIN Nov. 21-23 OVC Volleyball Championship TBA TBA HOME GAMES IN BOLD ALL CAPS

*Ohio Valley Conference Game

All Times Central

Time 12 p.m. 5 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 11 a.m. 3 p.m. 11 a.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 9 a.m. 3:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 11 a.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 2 p.m.

2013 Road Headquarters UAB TOURNAMENT Aug. 30-31 N/A LIPSCOMB TOURNAMENT Sept. 6-7 N/A ALABAMA STATE INVITATIONAL Sept. 13-14 The Spring Hill Inn by Marriott 2101 Town Place Dr. Montgomery, AL 36106

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

Joseph Goodson enters his third season as the head volleyball coach at Jacksonville State University after being hired as just the fifth coach in program history on July 7, 2011, by athletics director Warren Koegel. Goodson, who spent the previous four seasons at Green Bay, replaced Rick Nold, who spent nine seasons at the helm before leaving in the spring to take the head coaching job at Auburn. “We are very excited to have Coach Goodson in the JSU family and 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.

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

Jacksonville State University, 2011-Present Head Coach 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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“I would like to first thank President Meehan and Coach Koegel for entrusting me with the 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

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success begun before me. Success in the classroom and on the court will always 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-most in program history. Also in 2010, Goodson coached at least one All-Horizon 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. 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. 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. jsugamecocksports.com

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Morgan Salow ASSISTANT Coach • THIRD SEASON

Morgan Salow begins her third season at Jacksonville State after becoming head coach Joseph Goodson’s first hire on August 1, 2011. Salow, a former standout at Wisconsin from 200508, got her Division I coaching career started with the Gamecocks in 2011 after serving as a head and assistant coach at the club level for the Capital Volleyball Academy in Madison and Stoughton, Wis.

THE SALOW FILE 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)

A native of Manchester, Iowa, Salow joined 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. “I am fortunate to have some 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 us with recruiting in the Midwest.”

She came 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 coach of the Capital 17 Elite squad and under Salow’s guid-

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ance, 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 • SECOND SEASON

THE SCHOPF FILE Personal Data

Full Name: Ryan Schopf Date of Birth: May 25, 1981 Hometown: Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Education: St. Norbet College, ‘03

Coaching Experience

Jacksonville State University, 2011-Present Graduate Assistant Luxemburg Casco High School, 2008-11 Varsity Head Coach Luxemburg Casco High School, 2007-11 Varsity Assistant Coach Wisconsin Volleyball Academy, 2007-11 Head Coach

Ryan Schopf begins his second season as the graduate assistant coach for the Jacksonville State Volleyball program and teams up with head coach Joseph Goodson, who he has worked extensively in the camp and club circuits with over his career.

Wisconsin Volleyball Academy from 2010-12.

Schopf acts as the offensive coordinator for the Gamecocks and works with the JSU Setters. His other duties include practice planning, travel preparations, scouting and recruiting.

A native of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., received his bachelor’s degree in 2004 from St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wis., where he majored in elementary education and minored in broad field social studies.

Schopf comes to Jacksonville State with five years of coaching experience at the high school and club levels. From 2007-2011, he was the head coach of the varsity squad at the Luxemburg Casco School District in Wis., where he posted a 128-29 record. During that span, he led his team to a Bay Conference Championship, two Bay Conference Tournament Championships and two regional titles.

He got his coaching career started in 2004, when he was an assistant at Sevastopol High School in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., for one season under his mother, Roxanne Schopf, who was the team’s head coach.

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Ryan S chopf

While at St. Norbert, Schopf was a member of the Men’s Varsity Golf Team. He is a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association and USA Volleyball’s Coaching Accreditation Program. Schopf is married to Jena Bushman who is also a native of Sturgeon Bay.

He started his career at Luxemburg Casco in 2005 as the head coach of a Freshman Team that went 15-3 and claimed the Packerland Conference Championship. He joined the varsity as an assistant in 2006 and while there, Schopf also served as the head coach of the eighth grade team and taught the third grade. Since 2005, Schopf has been the head coach of the age 14 team for the Spartan Youth Volleyball Association in Luxemburg. While with the Spartan Youth Volleyball Association, he coached one of the first club volleyball teams in Luxemburg. He was a member of the Badger Region High Performance Volleyball coaching staff from 2009-11 and coached the 15-1s team for the

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Kelly

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 (4g) vs. Coastal Carolina (Sept 4, 2010) ASSISTS 4 (5g) at Morehead State (Oct. 27, 2012) DIGS 37 (4g) UT Martin (Sept 17, 2011) ACES 3 at Morehead State (Sept 17, 2010) 3 vs. UT Martin (Sept 17, 2011) 3 at Eastern Illinois (Nov 5, 2011) BLOCKS (BS-BA) 1 (0-1) at Morehead State (Sept 17, 2010)

Gamecocks in 2012…finished second on the team with 304 digs and 2.90 digs per set… recorded 112 digs and averaged 2.11 digs per set in OVC play…finished with 19 assists and one kill…finished fourth on the team with 13 service aces…recorded double-digits in digs 18 times on the season, including two games with 20 or more digs…finished with a season-high 24 digs against South Dakota…led the Gamecocks with 23 digs against South Dakota on Sept. 8…recorded two services aces three times on the season. 2011: Played in all 123 of the of games for the Gamecocks as a sophomore in 2011…finished second on the team with 434 digs…averaged 3.53 digs per set…recorded double-digits in digs 24 times on the season, including a season high 37 digs on Sept. 17 against UT Martin…finished with 30 digs on Oct. 15 against SIUE…recorded 434 digs and averaged 3.53 in OVC play. 2010: Saw action on the back row for JSU in 25 of 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 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-

Year

K-E-TA

2010 2011 2012 TOTAL

25 31 29 85

92 123 105 320

5-1-17 0-1-5 1-1-10 6-3-32

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

2012: Played in 29 matches and 105 sets for the

COLE’s Career Highs

COLE

Cole’s Career Statistics

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.

PCT

KPG

AST

APG

SA-SE

DIG

DPG

BS-BA-BE

BPG

BHE

.235 -.200 .000 .094

0.05 0.00 0.01 0.02

18 14 19 51

0.20 0.11 0.18 0.16

14-19 18-9 13-30 45-58

170 434 304 908

1.85 3.53 2.90 2.84

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

0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00

1 0 0 1

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SENIOR

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Abbey

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

2012: Played in 28 matches and 103 sets for the

HEREDIA’S Career Highs KILLS (K-E-TA) 5 (5-1-9) vs. South Dakota (Aug. 25, 2012) 5 (5-1-12) vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 14, 2012) 5 (5-0-7) vs. UAB (Sept. 15, 2012) TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 14 (3-3-14) vs. Higher Point (Aug. 31, 2012) POINTS 6.5 (4g) at Purdue (Sept. 14, 2012) ASSISTS 50 (5g) vs. Stetson University (Aug. 24, 2012) DIGS 22 (5g) vs. Eastern Illinois (Oct 14, 2011) ACES 4 vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 6, 2012) 4 vs. Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 13, 2012) 4 vs. Western Carolina (Sept 10, 2011) 4 at Murray State (Sept 24, 2011) BLOCKS (BS-BA) 3 (1-2) vs. Eastern Kentucky (Oct 22, 2010)

Gamecocks in 2012…finished second on the team with 441 assists and 4.28 assists per set… finished second on the team with 24 service aces…recorded 233 digs on the season and averaged 2.26 digs per set…finished with career-best 47 kills on the year…posted double-digits in digs 10 times on the season including a season-best 19 digs against Southeast Missouri State in the OVC Tournament on Nov. 15…posted doubledigits in assists 15 times on the year…finished with 20 or more assists 10 times on the season… posted five double-doubles on the year… opened the 2012 season with a career-high 50 assists to go with 10 digs against Stetson on Aug. 24, 2012…also recorded 42 assists and 15 digs against South Dakota on Sept. 8…tied her career high with four service aces against Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 13 and again against Tennessee Tech on Nov. 6…posted a career-best five kills on three separate occasions during the season. 2011: Played in all 31 matches and all 123 sets for Gamecocks in 2011 as she split time as the team’s setter with Alina Agamy…led the team with 662 assists for an average of 5.38 assists per game…recorded 30 kills and 295 digs as well… finished second on the team with 25 service aces on the season…recorded a season-high four service aces against Western Carolina on Sept 10 and then again on Sept 24 against Murray State…averaged 2.40 digs per set…finished with double-digits in assists 29 times on the season, including 19 matches with 20 or more assists… finished with 30 or more assists in five matches, including a season high 33 against Eastern Illinois on Nov. 5…recorded double digits in digs 15 times, including a season high 22 against Eastern Illinois on Oct. 14. 2010: Split time with Brooke Schumacher as the 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 double-digits 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

Year

K-E-TA

2010 2011 2012 TOTAL

25 31 28 84

58 123 103 284

14-12-45 30-10-92 47-22-141 91-44-278

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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 sec-

ond team all-state accolades from the Chicago Tribune 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 AllAmerican 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.

PCT

KPG

AST

APG

SA-SE

DIG

DPG

BS-BA-BE

BPG

BHE

.044 .217 .177 .169

0.24 0.24 0.46 0.32

273 662 441 1376

4.71 5.38 4.28 4.85

4-18 25-45 24-40 53-103

69 295 233 597

1.19 2.40 2.26 2.10

1-4-0 0-1-2 1-12-7 2-17-9

0.09 0.01 0.13 0.07

7 22 8 37

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Alina

Junior • S • 5-10 • Bloomington, Ill. • Bloomington HS

2012: Saw action in 30 matches and

AGAMY’S Career Highs ATTACK PERCENT (K-E-TA) minimum 5 kills .400 (11-1-25) vs. Southeast Missouri (Oct. 22, 2011) .400 (9-1-20) vs. Austin Peay (Sept. 30, 2011) KILLS (K-E-TA) 11 (11-1-25) 5g vs. Southeast Missouri (Oct. 22, 2011) TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 30 (6-3-30) 5g vs. UT Martin (Nov. 16, 2011) POINTS 13.0 (5g) vs. Southeast Missouri (Oct. 22, 2011) ASSISTS 61 (5g) at Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 26, 2012) DIGS 23 (4g) vs. Southeast Missouri (Nov. 15, 2012) ACES 3 (4g) vs. Tennessee Tech (Nov. 6, 2012) 3 (3g) at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Sept. 7, 2012) BLOCKS (BS-BA) 6 (0-6) vs. Eastern Kentucky (Nov. 12, 2011)

114 of the Gamecocks 145 sets played in 2012…led the team with 702 assists on the season…also led the team and ranked 10th in the OVC with 6.16 assists per game… finished OVC play with 598 assists and ranked seventh with 9.34 assists per set against conference foes…finished third on the team with 273 digs and 2.39 digs per set…recorded 20 service aces on the year…finished with 42 kills and 36 blocks…led the team with 12 double-doubles on the season… posted double-digits in assists 21 times on the season, including 16 games with 20 or more assists… finished with 30 or more assists in a game 15 times, including seven straight to close the season… recorded double-digits in digs 13 times…posted a career-high 61 assists to go with 10 digs against Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 26… finished with a career-high 23 digs while dishing out 40 assists in the OVC tournament against Southeast Missouri on Nov. 15. 2011: Saw action in all 31 matches and all 123 of the sets the Gamecocks played as a true freshman…finished second on the team with 618 assists as she split time with Abbey Heredia as the team’s setter…averaged 5.02 assists per game… dished out 434 assists in OVC play for an average of 5.17 assists per set…finished fourth on the team with 255 digs and 2.07 digs per set… recorded 91 kills and finished with a season high 11 kills on Oct. 22 against Southeast Missouri… finished with five or more kills 10 times on the year…handed out 20 or more assists 16 times on the season, including a season high 35 assists on Nov. 5 against Eastern Illinois…she finished with double-digits in assists in 30 of the 31 matches she played in…finished with double-digits in digs 19 times, including a season high 20 against UT Martin on Nov. 16…recorded the first triple double since JSU joined the OVC in 2003 with 11 kills, 31 assists, and 11 digs on Oct. 22 against Southeast Missouri…earned OVC Setter of the

Year

K-E-TA

2011 2012 TOTAL

31 30 61

123 114 237

91-33-320 42-21-151 133-54-471

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Week on Oct. 24th for this accomplishment. 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 James and Karla Agamy…has two older brothers, Alan and Andy…father played baseball at Lewis University…was an honor student at Bloomington HS…is majoring in business management at JSU.

PCT

KPG

AST

APG

SA-SE

DIG

DPG

BS-BA-BE

BPG

BHE

.181 .139 .168

0.74 0.37 0.56

618 702 1320

5.02 6.16 5.57

12-27 20-22 32-49

255 273 528

2.07 2.39 2.23

1-42-4 5-31-5 6-73-9

0.35 0.32 0.33

10 6 16

SOPHOMORE • DS/L • 5-8 • Verona, Wis. • Verona HS

2012: Saw action in 21 matches and 37 sets for the Gamecocks as a true freshman in 2012…finished the

year with 19 digs, two kills and one assist…posted a season-high four digs against Georgia Southern on Aug. 31…made her collegiate debut against Stetson University on Aug. 24. Prep: Played six seasons for head coach Kelly Annen at Verona High School in Verona, Wis…she was named team MVP as well as first-team all-conference and all-state as a senior…helped lead the Wildcats to a 42-1 record her senior season. PERSONAL: Born on December 11, 1993 in the United Arab Emerits…the daughter of Ammar Anbouba and Julie Bellman…has one sister, Nina…was an honor student at Verona HS…plans to major in biology at JSU.

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Grace

ANBOUBA’S Career Highs KILLS (K-E-TA) 1 (1-0-1) 3g vs. Georgia Southern (Aug. 31, 2012) 1 (1-0-1) 3g vs. Southeastern (Aug. 24, 2012) ASSISTS 1 (3g) vs. Southeast Missouri (Sept. 29, 2012) DIGS 4 (3g) vs. Georgia Southern (Aug. 31, 2012) BLOCKS (BS-BA) 1 (0-1) vs. Stetson University (Aug. 24, 2012)

Year

K-E-TA

2012

2-0-5

ANBOU BA’S Career Statistics PCT

KPG

AST

APG

SA-SE

DIG

DPG

BS-BA-BE

BPG

BHE

.400

0.05

0.03

0-5

0.51

0-1-0

0.03

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a h t n a Sam

Sophomore • DS/L • 5-7 • Elgin, Ill. • Central HS

2012: Saw action in all 31 matches and 83 of the

sets the Gamecocks played as a true freshman… finished with 111 digs and averaged 1.34 digs per set…recorded 13 aces and 11 assists…made her collegiate debut against Stetson University on Aug. 24…finished that match with 11 digs… set career highs with 15 digs and three service aces against Morehead State on Aug. 25…also had two service aces against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sept. 7 and again against Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 26. Prep: Played eight seasons for head coach Marv Leavitt at Central High School in Burlington, Ill… she was the Rockets team MVP in 2010 and 2011…she was named all-conference in 2010 and 2011 and all-region in 2011…finished her career with a school record with over 1,500 digs in her career, including 450 digs her senior sea-

BOHNE’S Career Highs

son…she helped her team to a state runner-up finish in 2008…played club volleyball for seven seasons for Sky High where she helped her team with AAU National Championships in 2010 and 2011. PERSONAL: Born on February 2, 1994, in Arlington Heights, Ill…the daughter of Ralph and Janet Bohne…has an older sister, Elizabeth…was an honor student at Central HS…plans to major in graphic design at JSU.

ASSISTS 3 (4g) vs. South Dakota (Aug. 25, 2012) DIGS 15 (5g) vs. Morehead State (Oct. 12, 2012) ACES 3 (5) vs. Morehead State (Oct. 12, 2012)

Year

K-E-TA

2012

0-0-0

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KPG

AST

APG

SA-SE

DIG

DPG

BS-BA-BE

BPG

BHE

0.00

0.0

0.13

13-20

111

1.34

0-0-0

0.00

LONG

Sophomore • OH • 5-10 • Louisville, Ky. • Assumption HS

2012: Saw action in 27 matches and 59 games

LONG’S Career Highs ATTACK PERCENT (K-E-TA) minimum 5 kills .333 (10-2-24) vs. Tennessee State (Oct. 19, 2012) KILLS (K-E-TA) 11 (11-3-42) 4g vs. Southeast Missouri (Nov. 15, 2012) TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 42 (11-3-42) 4g vs. Southeast Missouri (Nov. 15, 2012) POINTS 11.5 (4) vs. Southeast Missouri (Nov. 15, 2012) DIGS 12 (4g) vs. Southeast Missouri (Nov. 15, 2012) BLOCKS (BS-BA) 2 (0-2) vs. Tennessee State (Oct. 19, 2012

PERSONAL: Born on March 4, 1994, in Louisville, Ky…

for the Gamecocks as a true freshman in 2012… finished the season with 92 kills…averaged 1.56 kills per set…recorded 25 digs, two assists and one service ace…recorded 38 kills and averaged 1.45 kills per set in OVC play…made her collegiate debut against Stetson on Aug. 24 and finished with five kills… reached double-digits in kills twice on the season…posted 10 kills against Tennessee State on Oct. 19… recorded her first career double-double and set career highs with 11 kills and 12 digs against Southeast Missouri State on Nov. 15 in the OVC Tournament… recorded her first career service ace on Sept. 8 against Central Arkansas. Prep: Played for head coach Ron Kordes at Assumption High School in Louisville, Ky…she was named first team all-district and first-team allregion in 2011…she helped the Rockets win back-to-back state championships in 2010 and 2011…won the Offensive Team Award in 2011…played club volleyball for KiVA and Union where she averaged 12 kills per match in 2012.

Year

K-E-TA

2012

92-46-333

the daughter of Jason and Julie Long…has two brothers, Taron, and Jae, and three sisters, Zoe, Justine and Chania…plans to major in fashion merchandising at JSU.

LONG’S Career Statistics PCT

KPG

AST

APG

SA-SE

DIG

DPG

BS-BA-BE

BPG

BHE

.138

1.56

0.03

1-1

0.42

1-7-8

0.14

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Nicole

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

2012: Played in all 31 matches and 119 of the

Merget’S Career Highs ATTACK PERCENT (K-E-TA) minimum 5 kills .550 (12-1-20) at Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 26, 2012) KILLS (K-E-TA) 18 (18-4-39) vs. Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 13, 2012) TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 40 (17-6-40) 4g vs. Eastern Illinois (Nov. 3, 2012) POINTS 20.5 (5g) at Tennessee Tech (Oct. 4, 2011) ASSISTS 4 vs. UT Martin (Nov. 16, 2011) DIGS 7 (4g) vs. Murray State (Oct. 21, 2011) 7 (5g) vs. UT Martin (Nov. 16, 2011) ACES 4 vs. Alcorn State (Aug. 27, 2011) 4 at Tennessee Tech (Oct. 4, 2011) BLOCKS (BS-BA) 11 (0-11) vs. Jackson State (Sept. 7, 2012)

Gamecocks’ 121 games played in 2012…led the team with 118 blocks and 0.99 blocks per set… finished second on the team with 257 kills and fourth with 2.16 kills per set…finished OVC play with 156 kills and 2.44 kills per set…finished second on the team with a .251 attack percentage… recorded 11 service aces…added nine assists and 64 digs on the season…posted double-digits in kills nine times on the year, including a career-high 18 kills against Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 13… set a new career-high with 11 blocks against Jackson State. 2011: Played in 25 of the Gamecocks 31 matches played on the season and saw action in 89 of the 115 sets as a true freshman… finished with 98 kills on the season for an average of 1.10 kills per set…recorded 43 digs on the season…recorded a season high 13 kills on Oct. 4 against Tennessee Tech… recorded 9 kills against Austin Peay on Sept. 30…finished with a season high seven digs against Murray State on Oct. 21 and then against on Nov. 16 against UT Martin. 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

Year

2011 2012 TOTAL

25 31 56

89 98-43-326 119 257-87-677 208 355-130-326

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the Game…played club volleyball for seven seasons for the Michigan Elite Volleyball Academy. PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 21, 1993, in Cary, Ill…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.

PCT

KPG

AST

APG

SA-SE

DIG

DPG

.169 .251 .251

1.10 2.16 1.71

9 9 18

0.10 0.08 0.09

9-16 11-33 20-49

43 64 107

0.48 9-51-10 0.54 19-99-10 0.51 28-150-20

BS-BA-BE

BPG

BHE

0.67 0.99 0.86

3 2 5

Sophomore • OH • 5-11 • Georgetown, Texas • Georgetown HS

2012: Appeared in 30 matches and 108 sets for the

R UTHERF ORD’S Career Highs ATTACK PERCENT (K-E-TA) minimum 5 kills .265 (17-4-49) at Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 26, 2012) KILLS (K-E-TA) 19 (19-6-63) at Austin Peay (Sept. 21, 2012) TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 75 (18-9-75) 4g vs. Southeast Missouri (Nov. 15, 2012) POINTS 20.5 (4g) at Austin Peay (Sept. 21, 2012) ASSISTS 2 vs. Stetson University (Aug. 24, 2012) vs. High Point (Aug. 31, 2012) vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 14, 2012) vs. UAB (Sept. 15, 2012) DIGS 23 (4g) at Austin Peay (Sept. 21, 2012) ACES 2 vs. Stetson University (Aug. 24, 2012) BLOCKS (BS-BA) 4 (1-3) at Morehead State (Oct. 27, 2012)

Gamecocks as a true freshman in 2012…finished third on the team with 240 kills and 2.22 kills per set…led the team in OVC play with 2.75 kills per set and was second with 162 kills against conference foes…finished fourth on the team with 262 digs and was third with 2.43 digs per set… finished second in OVC play with 174 digs and 2.95 digs per set…was second on the team with seven double-doubles…recorded nine service aces and 16 assists…made her collegiate debut with eight kills and 13 digs against Stetson on Aug. 24… notched 10 games with doublefigures in kills, including a career high 19 kills against Austin Peay on Sept. 21…finished with a double-double in that game after she recorded a career-high 23 digs…recorded double-digits in digs 12 times on the year… closed the season out with twostraight double-doubles…posted a 16-kill, 16-dig performance in the regular-season finale against UT Martin on Nov. 10… in the OVC tournament against Southeast Missouri on Nov. 15, she led the Gamecocks with 18 kills and 17 digs…finished with a career-best two service aces four times on the year. Prep: Played seven seasons for head coach Jenny Richardson at Georgetown High School in Georgetown, Texas…she was the Eagles team MVP in 2009 and 2010, and the Offensive MVP in 2011…she was named second-team all-district in 2009 and first-team all-district in 2010 and 2011…named All-

Tournament at the Duncanville Tournament… she set the school record with 1,029 kills in her career…helped her team win the regional tournament as they reached the state semifinals her sophomore… PERSONAL: Born on August 10, 1994, in Georgetown, Texas…the daughter of Jason and Genie…has a younger brother, Ethan…was an honor student at Georgetown HS…plans to major in pre-med at JSU.

RUTHER FORD’S Career Statistics

Year

K-E-TA

2012

108 240-102-923

PCT

KPG

AST

APG

SA-SE

DIG

DPG

BS-BA-BE

BPG

BHE

.150

2.22

0.15

9-31

262

2.43

3-20-2

0.21

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Kaitlyn

SOPHOMORE • MB • 6-0 • Farmer City, Ill. • Blue Ridge HS

2012: Saw action in eight matches as a true fresh-

ZELHART’S Career Highs KILLS (K-E-TA) 2 (2-0-3) at Arkansas Pine-Bluff (Sept. 7, 2012) TOTAL ATTEMPTS (K-E-TA) 3 (0-1-3) 4g at Morehead State (Oct. 27, 2012) 3 (1-0-3) 1g at Arkansas Pine-Bluff (Sept. 7, 2012) 3 (0-0-3) 2g vs. SIU-Edwardsville (Nov. 3, 2012) POINTS 2.5 (1g) at Arkansas Pine-Bluff (Sept. 7, 2012) DIGS 1 (1g) at Arkansas Pine-Bluff (Sept. 7, 2012) ACES 1 at Morehead State (Oct. 27, 2012) BLOCKS (BS-BA) 1 (1-0) vs. Eastern Illinois (Nov. 2, 2012) 1 (0-1) at Morehead State (Oct. 27, 2012) 1 (0-1) at Arkansas Pine-Bluff (Sept. 7, 2012)

man in 2012…picked up two kills, one service ace and one dig…made her collegiate debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sept. 7 and recorded two kills…notched her first career service ace against Morehead State on Oct. 27. Prep: Played six seasons for head coaches Deb Leisner and Evan Miles at Blue Ridge High School in Farmer City, Ill…she was named team MVP in 2010 and 2011 and was also named honorablemention all-state in 2010 and 2011…she was named First-Team All-Area by the News Gazette and Pantagraph in 2010 and 2011…she was named Player of the Year by the Journal Republican in 2010 and 2011…she was named HOIC First-Team AllConference in 2009, 2010, and 2011…she finished her career with the Knights with 1,105 kills…played club volleyball for the Illini Elite from 2008-2012.

Year

K-E-TA

2012

2-1-11

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PERSONAL: Born on December 14, 1993, in

Champaign-Urbana, Ill…the daughter of Dale and Michelle Zelhart…has a younger sister, Emily…was an honor student at Blue Ridge HS and finished with a 4.077 GPA…plans to major in exercise science and wellness at JSU.

PCT

KPG

AST

APG

SA-SE

DIG

DPG

BS-BA-BE

BPG

BHE

.091

0.25

0.00

1-2

0.12

1-2-3

0.38

Kacy Clinkenbeard

Prep: Played four seasons for head coaches Bill Payne, Denise Ranney and Tim O’Connell at Louisville Male HS…named second-team all-state in 2012…named first-team all-district in 2010, 2011 and 2012…named all-region in 2011 and 2012… named MVP of the Spencer County Slam Fest… named Player of the Year for the Bulldogs…was named to the KHSAA Academic All-State team… also was a team captain in 2012 and 2013

PERSONAL: Born on September 23, 1994, in

Indianapolis, Ind.…the daughter of Brian and Karen Clinkenbeard…has one older brother, Jeffrey… was an honor student and valedictorian at Louisville Male HS…plans to major in biology at JSU.

Molly Jo Aiken

Freshman • OH • 5-10 • Vestavia Hills, Ala. • Vestavia Hills HS

Prep: Played five seasons for head coach Mandy Burgess at Vestavia Hills High School…named allstate and all-district in 2012.

the daughter of Jimmy and Mary Aiken…has two brothers, Drew and Josh, and one sister, Sarah Watts…was an honor student at Vestavia Hills HS…plans to major in nursing at JSU.

Victoria CROSS

College prior to transferring to JSU…named firstteam All-Jayhawk Conference and first-team allregion…led the nation in solo blocks and finished fourth in hitting percentage. Prep: Played five seasons at Palmer Ridge High School…was team MVP as a junior and senior… also named first-team all-district and first-team

PERSONAL: Born on June 5, 1995, in Willingboro, N.J…

Junior • MB/RS • 5-10 • Monument, Col. • Palmer Ridge HS/Dodge City CC

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FreshmAn • OH • 5-10 • Louisville, Ky. • Louisville Male HS

all-region as a junior and senior…holds the school record for most blocks in a game, most kills in a season and most kills in a game. PERSONAL: Born on December 22, 1992, in Fort Collins, Col…the daughter of Scott and Heather Cross…has two brothers, Thomas and Christopher, and one sister, Brittany…plans to major in exercise science and wellness at JSU.

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FreshmAn • MB • 6 -2 • Morris, Ill. • Morris COMMUNITY HS

Laney Torkelson

Prep: Played five seasons for head coach Jaclyn Litwiller at Morris Community High School…named MVP of the Wilmington Tournament…named second-team all-area as a senior…helped lead the Redskins to a region championship as a junior… also lettered in basketball and softball…named MVP of the basketball team as a junior…was also named all-conference and all-area in basketball… named all-conference and all-area in softball as well.

PERSONAL: Born on September 29, 1994, in Morris,

Ill.…the daughter of Terry and Kristen Torkelson… has two older brothers, Ty and Kjeld Torkelson and one younger sister, Taya…her brother Kjeld plays baseball at Kankakee Community College…undecided on a major at JSU.

FreshmAn • OH • 6-0 • Lake Zurich, Ill. • Adlai E. Stevenson HS

Liza Pflugradt

Prep: Played six seasons at Adlai E. Stevenson High School under head coach Tim Crow…named team MVP in 2012…named to the Sun-Times AllArea team in 2011 and 2012…helped the Patriots win region championships in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Trisha Mockapetris

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Freshman • OH/DS • 5-11 • Ellicott City, Md. • Centennial HS

Prep: Played for head coach Larry Schofield at Centennial High School…helped the Eagles win region championships in 2010 and 2012 and district championships in 2009 and 2010…named Baltimore Sun Player of the Year in 2012…named first-team All-Metro all four years of high school… finished her senior season with 205 kills and 182 digs.

PERSONAL: Born on September 2, 1994, in

Gaithersburg, Md.…the daughter of David and Valerie Mockapetris…has one older sister, Tehya… her father, David, played football at Cornell…plans to major in business at JSU.

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2012 Final Statistics

(All matches)

Overall Record: 14-17 • Con: 8-8 • Home 5-6 • Away 4-10 • Neutral: 2-4

4 14 1 9 18 7 21 23 10 11 5 8 6 2

Name SP MP-MS

MEYER, Jen 120 LEITE, Hivya 86 RUTHERFORD, Emily 108 MERGET, Nicole 119 LONG, Taylor 59 SIERAWSKI, Kaley 58 ANDERSON, Kelsey 116 BUSING, Lauren 91 HEREDIA, Abbey 103 AGAMY, Alina 114 ZELHART, Kaitlyn 8 ANBOUBA, Grace 37 COLE, Kelly 105 BOHNE, Samantha 83 JACKSONVILLE STATE 121 Opponents 121

31 26 30 31 27 16 31 30 28 30 4 21 29 31 31 31

## Name S

4 14 1 9 18 7 21 23 10 11 5 8 6 2

0 11 28 1 3 0 31 1 2 1 0 3 26 14 10 131 146

SET

DIG DIG

Dig/S

BLOCKING Total Blk/S

80 17 23 118 8 16 9 51 13 36 3 1 0 0

0.67 0.20 0.21 0.99 0.14 0.28 0.08 0.56 0.13 0.32 0.38 0.03 0.00 0.00

2012 2009

16.63 16.60

52 66

323 306

213.5 219.0

1.76 1.81

45 66

81 87 262 64 25 5 524 23 223 273 1 19 304 111

2.55 2.52 2.22 2.16 1.56 0.95 0.84 0.56 0.46 0.37 0.25 0.05 0.01 0.00 11.6 12.6

85 128 102 87 46 38 44 33 22 21 1 0 1 0 608 674

Pct

839 696 923 677 333 186 310 168 141 151 11 5 10 5 4457 4520

0.68 1.01 2.43 0.54 0.42 0.09 4.52 0.25 2.26 2.39 0.12 0.51 2.90 1.34

.263 .128 .150 .251 .138 .091 .174 .107 .177 .139 .091 .400 .000 .000 .180 .188

6 4 3 19 1 1 2 9 1 5 1 0 0 0

K/Set

306 217 240 257 92 55 98 51 47 42 2 2 1 0 1411 1525

ATTACK E TA

74 13 20 99 7 15 7 42 12 31 2 1 0 0

32 6 16 9 2 3 41 6 441 702 0 1 19 11 1296 1403

A/Set

SERVE SA/Set

0.27 0.07 0.15 0.08 0.03 0.05 0.35 0.07 4.28 6.16 0.00 0.03 0.18 0.13 10.7 11.6

3 9 9 11 1 0 40 1 24 20 1 0 13 13 145 131

0.03 0.10 0.08 0.09 0.02 0.00 0.34 0.01 0.23 0.18 0.12 0.00 0.12 0.16 1.20 1.08

2 18 31 33 1 0 57 10 40 22 2 5 30 20 271 252

BHE

POINTS

Pts/Set

23 19

1769.5 1875.0

14.62 15.50

8 0 2 10 1 2 0 9 7 5 1 0 0 0

2 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 8 6 0 0 0 0

352.0 236.5 262.0 336.5 97.5 63.5 143.5 82.0 78.0 82.5 5.0 2.5 14.0 13.0

2.93 2.75 2.43 2.83 1.65 1.09 1.24 0.90 0.76 0.72 0.62 0.07 0.13 0.16

JSU Volleyball Excellence in the Classroom The Jacksonville State volleyball team has set an example in the classroom since joining the OVC. In many of the team’s 10 seasons in the OVC, the Gamecocks have maintained the highest cumulative GPA of any of the school’s 16 varsity athletic teams. In the 2003-04 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, a 3.56 mark in 2009-10 and a 3.57 GPA in 201011. In 2011-12, the volleyball team once again led all JSU teams with a 3.60 GPA. During the 2012-13 school year, the volleyball team boasted the second highest GPA amongst JSU athletic teams with a 3.66. In its 10 seasons in the OVC, JSU Volleyball has placed 80 players on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll and has had 18 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

2005

2004

2006

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

Abbey Breit Kim Halbach Katie Moyers Rebekah Nichols Annie O’Connor Jessica Starck Abbey Vierling Kisha West Shari Weyer Emily Withers

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

Alena Bogatyreva Abbey Breit Melanie Pund Jessica Starck Abbey Vierling Joi Watts Shari Weyer

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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

2011

Alina Agamy Lauren Busing Kelly Cole Lauren Harkins Abbey Heredia Nicole Merget

2012

Grace Anbouba Kelsey Anderson Samantha Bohne Lauren Busing Kelly Cole Abbey Heredia Hivya Leite Taylor long Nicole Merget Kaitlyn Zelhart

2013 Media Guide ••• 2012 REVIEW

2012 OVC Volleyball Statistics and Standings 2012 OVC FINAL STANDINGS School - East Morehead State Belmont Tennessee State Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee Tech School - West Southeast Missouri Austin Peay Eastern Illinois UT Martin SIUE Murray State

Conference Games Conference Pct. Overall 16-0 1.000 26-7 11-5 .688 18-17 10-6 .625 18-14 8-8 .500 14-17 5-11 .312 9-19 1-15 .062 3-25 Conference Games Conference Pct. Overall 12-4 .750 21-13 10-6 .625 17-16 8-8 .500 11-21 6-10 .375 10-21 5-11 .312 9-18 4-12 .250 6-20

Pct. .788 .514 .562 .452 .321 .107 Pct. .618 .515 .344 .323 .333 .231

Overall Games Home Away 15-3 9-2 7-5 7-9 6-5 8-5 2-6 8-6 5-4 1-11 1-7 0-13 Overall Games Home Away 7-2 6-8 7-2 6-8 4-6 5-8 6-6 2-10 5-7 2-8 4-5 1-11

Neutral 2-2 4-3 4-4 4-5 3-4 2-5 Neutral 8-3 4-6 2-7 2-5 2-3 1-4

2012 OVC Team Leaders HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Austin Peay 2. Morehead State 3. Southeast Missouri 4. Belmont 5. Eastern Illinois 6. Tennessee State 7. Jacksonville State 8. SIUE 9. Murray State 10. UT Martin 11. Eastern Kentucky 12. Tennessee Tech

G 121 122 134 128 124 118 119 101 93 118 105 99

Kills 1593 1695 1682 1629 1590 1527 1388 1215 1107 1390 1174 958

Errs 611 724 646 662 724 758 592 607 595 737 617 528

Total 4348 4423 5214 4881 4415 4230 4390 3815 3306 4390 3779 3328

Pct .226 .220 .199 .198 .196 .182 .181 .159 .155 .149 .147 .129

OPPONENT HITTING PCT 1. Morehead State 2. Southeast Missouri 3. Jacksonville State 4. Tennessee State 5. SIUE 6. Belmont 7. Tennessee Tech 8. UT Martin 9. Eastern Kentucky 10. Austin Peay 11. Murray State 12. Eastern Illinois

G 122 134 119 118 101 128 99 118 105 121 93 124

Kills 1211 1824 1511 1342 1338 1640 1352 1482 1353 1622 1250 1611

Errs 649 838 676 592 587 675 587 583 548 656 495 619

Total 4153 5455 4482 3908 3860 4812 3619 4205 3703 4376 3410 4325

Pct .135 .181 .186 .192 .195 .201 .211 .214 .217 .221 .221 .229

ASSISTS 1. Morehead State 2. Austin Peay 3. Eastern Illinois 4. Belmont 5. Tennessee State 6. Southeast Missouri 7. Murray State 8. SIUE 9. UT Martin 10. Jacksonville State 11. Eastern Kentucky 12. Tennessee Tech

G 122 121 124 128 118 134 93 101 118 119 105 99

No. 1574 1491 1507 1552 1411 1572 1040 1125 1294 1278 1096 908

Per Game 12.90 12.32 12.15 12.12 11.96 11.73 11.18 11.14 10.97 10.74 10.44 9.17

KILLS 1. Morehead State 2. Austin Peay 3. Tennessee State 4. Eastern Illinois 5. Belmont 6. Southeast Missouri 7. SIUE 8. Murray State

G 122 121 118 124 128 134 101 93

No. 1695 1593 1527 1590 1629 1682 1215 1107

Per Game 13.89 13.17 12.94 12.82 12.73 12.55 12.03 11.90

9. UT Martin 10. Jacksonville State 11. Eastern Kentucky 12. Tennessee Tech

118 119 105 99

1390 1388 1174 958

BLOCKS 1. Tennessee Tech 2. Southeast Missouri 3. Morehead State 4. Eastern Illinois 5. SIUE 6. Jacksonville State 7. Murray State 8. Austin Peay 9. Belmont 10. UT Martin 11. Eastern Kentucky 12. Tennessee State

G 99 134 122 124 101 119 93 121 128 118 105 118

SERVICE ACES 1. Tennessee State 2. Eastern Kentucky 3. Morehead State 4. UT Martin 5. Jacksonville State 6. Southeast Missouri 7. Eastern Illinois 8. Austin Peay 9. Belmont 10. SIUE 11. Murray State 12. Tennessee Tech

G 118 105 122 118 119 134 124 121 128 101 93 99

No. 178 144 161 152 142 158 145 136 139 106 95 95

Per Game 1.51 1.37 1.32 1.29 1.19 1.18 1.17 1.12 1.09 1.05 1.02 0.96

DIGS 1. Southeast Missouri 2. Belmont 3. Jacksonville State 4. SIUE 5. Morehead State 6. UT Martin 7. Murray State 8. Austin Peay 9. Eastern Kentucky 10. Eastern Illinois 11. Tennessee State 12. Tennessee Tech

G 134 128 119 101 122 118 93 121 105 124 118 99

Total 2392 2159 1987 1680 1990 1873 1420 1842 1592 1807 1709 1410

Per Game 17.85 16.87 16.70 16.63 16.31 15.87 15.27 15.22 15.16 14.57 14.48 14.24

Solo 88 85 70 63 42 52 46 68 47 35 46 35

11.78 11.66 11.18 9.68 Asst 324 423 379 369 313 333 241 292 338 314 218 268

Total Per Game 250 2.53 296 2.21 259 2.13 247 2.00 198 1.97 218 1.84 166 1.79 214 1.77 216 1.69 192 1.63 155 1.48 169 1.43

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2013 Media Guide ••• THE OVC

THE OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE Entering its 64th year, the Ohio Valley Conference continues to build on the success that has made it the nation’s eightholdest NCAA Division I conference. In 2012, for only the third time in the past decade, the Conference expanded by adding Belmont University as the league’s 12th member. 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, Belmont 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) Belmont University (2012) 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) Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (2012) 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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2013 Media Guide ••• OPPONENTS

JSU Opponents

Alabama State

Auburn

Location:.....................................................Montgomery, AL Location:.....................................................Montgomery, AL Founded:......................................................................... 1867 Enrollment:.................................................................... 5,627 Nickname:................................................................. Hornets Colors:....................................................Old Gold and Black Arena:........ Lockhart Gymnasium/Dunn-Oliver Acadome Conference:.......................................Southwestern Athletic President:.................................Dr. William Harris (Interim) Athletics Director:......................Melvin Hines (Acting AD) Senior Woman Admin.:.......................... Jaunelle H. White

Location:...............................................................Auburn, AL Founded:......................................................................... 1856 Enrollment:..................................................................25,134 Nickname:.....................................................................Tigers Colors:...................................Burnt Orange and Navy Blue Arena:.................Auburn Arena/Student Activities Center Conference:.................................Southeastern Conference President:........................................................ Dr. Jay Gogue Athletics Director:................................................Jay Jacobs Senior Woman Admin.:........................... Meredith Jenkins

September 14 at 3:00 p.m. Montgomery, Ala.

Sports Information VB Contact:.....................................................Darrell Orand Phone:........................................................... (334) 229-4511 E-mail:...............................................dorand@alasu.edu.edu Fax:................................................................ (334) 262-2971 Website:...................................www.bamastatesports.com Head Coach:............................................ Peny Lucas-White Alma Mater:..........................University of Memphis 1993 Record at ASU/Years:.............................................. 24-48/2 Career Record/Years:.......................................216-430/21 Assistant Coaches:........................................Val Armstrong ...................................................................Michelle Osunbor Volleyball Phone:........................................ (334) 229-8316 2012 Record:...................................................................9-27 2012 Conference Record/Finish:................ 3-5/T-3rd East Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 6/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:......................................11/2

ArkansasPine Bluff

September 13 at 3:00 p.m. Montgomery, Ala.

Location:...........................................................Pine Bluff, AR Founded:......................................................................... 1873 Enrollment:.................................................................... 2,828 Nickname:.............................................................Lady Lions Colors:........................................................... Black and Gold Arena:............................................... H.O. Clemmons Arena Conference:.......................................Southwestern Athletic President:................................... Dr. Laurence B. Alexander Athletics Director:.......................................Lonza Hardy Jr. Senior Woman Admin.:.........................Alyse Wells-Kilbert Sports Information VB Contact:................................................. Edrin Nicholson Phone:........................................................... (870) 575-7949 E-mail:.................................................nicholsone@uapb.edu Fax:..................................................................................... N/A Website:........................................www.uapblionsroar.com Head Coach:....................................................... Kyetta May Alma Mater:....................................... Alabama A&M 2001 Record at APB/Years:.............................................. 1st year Career Record/Years:............................................125-81/5 Volleyball Phone:........................................ (870) 575-7931 2012 Record:................................................................ 10-16 2012 Conference Record:................................................5-3 Starters Returning/Lost:................................................. N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost:....................................... N/A

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September 9 at 6:00 p.m. Jacksonville, Ala.

Sports Information VB Contact:............................................................Wes Todd Phone:........................................................... (334) 844-9182 E-mail:................................................. wlt0006@auburn.edu Fax:..................................................................................... N/A Website:.......................................... www.auburntigers.com Head Coach:...........................................................Rick Nold Alma Mater:..................................................Louisville 1998 Record at Auburn/Years:........................................ 28-32/2 Career Record/Years:.......................................200-130/11 Assistant Coaches:......................................... Eysha Ambler ......................................................................... Kris Grunwald Volleyball Phone:........................................ (334) 844-9637 2012 Record:................................................................ 17-13 2012 Conference Record/Finish:.......................8-12/T-7th Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 5/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................................ 9/4

Austin Peay

September 27 at 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville, Ala.

Location:......................................................... Clarksville, TN Founded:......................................................................... 1927 Enrollment:..................................................................10,873 Nickname:............................................................. Governors Colors:............................................................Red and White Arena:.................................................Winfield Dunn Center Conference:................................... Ohio Valley Conference President:...........................................................Timothy 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:.......................................................Taylor Mott Alma Mater:.............................................. Mississippi 1995 Record at APSU/Years:............................................ 17-16/1 Career Record/Years:............................................. 312-173 Assistant Coaches:......................................Ariel Apolinario Volleyball Phone:............................................................. N/A 2012 Record:................................................................ 17-16 2012 Conference Record/Finish:.......................10-6/T-4th Starters Returning/Lost:................................................. N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost:....................................... N/A

Belmont

Oct. 11 at 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville, Ala. Oct. 26 at 2:00 p.m. Nashville, Tenn.

Location:...........................................................Nashville, TN Founded:......................................................................... 1890 Enrollment:.................................................................... 6,665 Nickname:.................................................................... Bruins Colors:.................................................Navy, Red and White Arena:.......................................................Curb Event Center Conference:................................... Ohio Valley Conference President:...............................................Dr. Robert C. Fisher Athletics Director:....................................... Mike Strickland Senior Woman Admin.:...............................Betty Wiseman Sports Information VB Contact:................................................Kristen Litchfield Phone:........................................................... (615) 460-8023 E-mail:..................................Kristen.litchfield@belmont.edu Fax:................................................................ (615) 460-5584 Website:....................................... www.belmontbriuns.com Head Coach:.................................................... Deane Webb Alma Mater:...............................Mary Hardin-Baylor 1995 Record at Belmont/Years:................................188-124/11 Career Record/Years:.......................................350-204/17 Assistant Coaches:............................................Tony Howell .................................................................... Jeannette Waldo Volleyball Phone:........................................ (615) 460-8023 2012 Record:................................................................ 18-17 2012 Conference Record/Finish:..........................11-5/3rd Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 6/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:......................................14/0

Coastal Carolina

Sept. 20 at 3:00 p.m. Knoxville, Tenn.

Location:............................................................. Conway, SC Founded:......................................................................... 1954 Enrollment:.................................................................... 9,086 Nickname:......................................................... Chanticleers Colors:.............................................. Teal, Bronze and Black Arena:........................................................... The HTC Center Conference:....................................... Big South Conference President:.................................................David A. DeCenzo Athletics Director:.....................................Hunter Yurachek Senior Woman Admin.:..................................... Cari Rosiek Sports Information VB Contact:....................................................Sean Forrester Phone:........................................................... (843) 349-2840 E-mail:.................................................sforreste@coastal.edu Fax:..................................................................................... N/A Website:........................................... www.goccusports.com Head Coach:.................................................. Jozsef Forman Alma Mater:.. Hungarian University of Physical Education 1989 Record at CCU/Years:.................................... 14-14/1 year Career Record/Years:................................... 72-49/4 years Assistant Coaches:.....................................Gabe Aramian0 Volleyball Phone:........................................ (843) 349-2814 2012 Record:................................................................ 14-14 2012 Conference Record/Finish:.........................10-4/2nd Starters Returning/Lost:................................................. N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost:....................................... N/A

Eastern Illinois

Nov. 8 at 7:00 p.m. Charleston, Ill.

Location:..........................................................Charleston, IL Founded:......................................................................... 1895 Enrollment:..................................................................10,417 Nickname:................................................................Panthers Colors:.................................................. Royal Blue and Gray Arena:.................................................................. Lantz Arena Conference:................................... Ohio Valley Conference 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 2008 Record at EIU/Years:............................................... 37-57/3 Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:.........................................Ryan Sweitzer Volleyball Phone:........................................ (217) 581-2924 2012 Record:................................................................ 11-21 2012 Conference Record/Finish:......................... 8-8/T-6th Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 6/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:......................................11/3

Eastern Kentucky

Oct. 19 at 11:00 a.m. – Richmond, Ky. Nov. 1 at 7:00 p.m. – Jacksonville, Ala.

Location:.......................................................... Richmond, KY Founded:......................................................................... 1906 Enrollment:..................................................................15,968 Nickname:................................................................ Colonels Colors:.....................................................Maroon and White Arena:.......................................................... McBrayer Arena Conference:................................... Ohio Valley Conference President:...........................................Dr. Michael T. Benson 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:..................................................................................... N/A Website:................................................www.ekusports.com

Georgia Tech

Mercer

Location:..............................................................Atlanta, GA Founded:......................................................................... 1885 Enrollment:..................................................................28,834 Nickname:...................................................... Yellow Jackets Colors:...................................................Gold and Navy Blue Arena:................................................................O’Keefe Gym Conference:...............................Atlantic Coast Conference President:.......................................Dr. G. P. “Bud” Peterson Athletics Director:..........................................Mike Bobinski Senior Woman Admin.:.............................. TheresaWenzel

Location:.............................................................. Macon, GA Founded:......................................................................... 1833 Enrollment:.................................................................... 8,341 Nickname:......................................................................Bears Colors:...................................................... Orange and Black Arena:............................................................ Hawkins Arena Conference:........................................................ Atlantic Sun President:.........................................William D. Underwood Athletics Director:................................................... Jim Cole Senior Woman Admin.:....................................Sybil Blalock

Sept. 21 at 3:30 p.m. Knoxville, Tenn.

Aug. 30 at 5 p.m. Birmingham, Ala.

Sports Information VB Contact:.................................................... Lauren Rupert

Sports Information VB Contact:....................................................... Andy Stabell

Phone:........................................................... (404) 894-5445 E-mail:.....................................lrupert@athletics.gatech.edu Fax:..................................................................................... N/A Website:.........................................www.ramblinwreck.com

Phone:........................................................... (478) 301-5219 E-mail:...............................................stabell_al@mercer.edu Fax:................................................................ (478) 301-5350 Website:...........................................www.mercerbears.com

Head Coach:................................................. Tonya Johnson Alma Mater:...........................................................LSU 1990 Record at GT/Years:................................................. 73-52/4 Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:...............................................Craig Bere .............................................................................Ed Tolentino ................................................................................Brian Kues Volleyball Phone:........................................ (404) 894-5445

Head Coach:................................................... Damian Elder Alma Mater:............................................Fresno State 2002 Record at Mercer/Years:................................ 11-18/1 year Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:..................................Scott Schweihofer Volleyball Phone:........................................ (478) 301-2268

2012 Record:................................................................ 19-12 2012 Conference Record/Finish:....................... 10-10/6th Starters Returning/Lost:................................................. N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost:....................................... N/A

Lipscomb

Sept. 6 at 12:30 p.m. Nashville, Tenn.

2013 Media Guide ••• OPPONENTS

JSU Opponents

2012 Record:................................................................ 11-18 2012 Conference Record/Finish:..........................7-11/6th Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 3/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:......................................10/6

Minnesota Aug. 30 at 12 p.m. Birmingham, Ala.

Location:....................................................Minneapolis, MN Founded:......................................................................... 1851 Enrollment:..................................................................50,883 Nickname:...................................................Golden Gophers Colors:.......................................................Maroon and Gold Arena:............................................................. Sports Pavilion Conference:.................................................................Big Ten President:.................................................................Eric Kaler Athletics Director:....................................Norwood Teague Senior Woman Admin.:......................................Beth Goetz Sports Information VB Contact:................................................... Michelle Traen Phone:........................................................... (612) 624-0522 E-mail:.................................................... traen001@umn.edu Fax:................................................................ (612) 625-0359 Website:......................................... www.gophersports.com

Head Coach:......................................................Lori Duncan Alma Mater:................................... Eastern Kentucky 1984 Record at EKU/Years:.......................................190-259/15 Career Record/Years:.......................................219-359/20 Assistant Coaches:................................................ Liz Sellers Volleyball Phone:........................................ (859) 622-2141

Head Coach:......................................... Brandon Rosenthal Alma Mater:...........................................Dakota State 2003 Record at Lipscomb/Years:........................................... 11th Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:..................................................Billy Ebel ...............................................................................Ann Armes Volleyball Phone:........................................ (615) 966-5857

Head Coach:..........................................Hugh McCutcheon Alma Mater:.......................................................... BYU 1993 Record at Minn/Years:......................................27-8/1 year Career Record/Years:.... 213-72/ 7 yrs with US Men and Women Volleyball teams Assistant Coaches:..............................................Laura Bush .................................................................Erich Hinterstocker Volleyball Phone:........................................ (612) 624-6533

2012 Record:...................................................................9-19 2012 Conference Record/Finish:.......................5-11/T-9th Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 5/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................................ 9/3

2012 Record:................................................................ 18-12 2012 Conference Record/Finish:.........................15-3/2nd Starters Returning/Lost:................................................. N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost:....................................... N/A

2012 Record:...................................................................27-8 2012 Conference Record/Finish:..........................15-5/3rd Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 6/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:......................................10/4

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2013 Media Guide ••• OPPONENTS

JSU Opponents

Morehead State

Oct. 18 at 6:00 p.m. – Morehead, Ky. Nov. 2 at 2:00 p.m. – Jacksonville, Ala.

Location:......................................................... Morehead, KY Founded:......................................................................... 1887 Enrollment:..................................................................11,172 Nickname:....................................................................Eagles Colors:............................................................. Blue and Gold Arena:.............................................................Wetherby Gym Conference:................................... Ohio Valley Conference President:.........................................Dr. Wayne D. Andrews Athletics Director:....................................Brain Hutchinson Senior Woman Admin.:.................................... Sara Larson Sports Information VB Contact:....................................................Matt Schabert Phone:........................................................... (606) 783-2556 E-mail:..............................m.schabert@moreheadstate.edu Fax:..................................................................................... N/A Website:..............................................www.msueagles.com Head Coach:...................................................Jaime Gordon Alma Mater:..................................................Kentucky 1994 Record at Morehead/Years:............................201-123/10 Career Record/Years:.......................................281-150/13 Assistant Coaches:............................................Ed Tolentino ........................................................................ Kyrsten Becker Volleyball Phone:........................................ (606) 783-2122 2012 Record:...................................................................26-7 2012 Conference Record/Finish:.......................... 16-0/1st Starters Returning/Lost:................................................. N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost:....................................... N/A

Murray State Sept. 28 at 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville, Ala.

Location:...............................................................Murray, KY Founded:......................................................................... 1922 Enrollment:..................................................................10,830 Nickname:....................................................................Racers Colors:............................................................Navy and Gold Arena:................................................................Racers Arena Conference:................................... Ohio Valley Conference President:.........................................Dr. Tim Miller (Interim) Athletics Director:............................................ Allenn Ward Senior Woman Admin.:..............................Velvet Milkman Sports Information VB Contact:.....................................................Parker Griffith Phone:........................................................... (270) 809-3351 E-mail:.......................................pgriffith2@murraystate.edu Fax:..................................................................................... N/A Website:................................................. www.goracers.com

New Orleans

Samford

Location:.................................................... New Orleans, LA Founded:......................................................................... 1958 Enrollment:.................................................................... 9,825 Nickname:..............................................................Privateers Colors:.................................................Reflex Blue and Silver Arena:...........................................................Lakefront Arena Conference:......................................Southland Conference President:..............................................................Peter J. Fos Athletics Director:............................................ Derek Morel

Sept. 14 at 11:00 a.m. Montgomery, Ala.

Sports Information VB Contact:...................................................... Jason Plotkin Phone:........................................................... (504) 280-6284 E-mail:......................................................... jplotkin@uno.edu Fax:..................................................................................... N/A Website:.........................................www.unoprivateers.com Head Coach:............................................Kim Young-Buford Alma Mater:...............................................Grambling 1998 Record at UNO/Years:............................................ 20-46/3 Career Record/Years:......................................... 154-128/9 Volleyball Phone:........................................ (504) 280-7027 2012 Record:...................................................................8-15 2012 Conference Record/Finish:................... Independent Starters Returning/Lost:................................................. N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost:.......................................N/N

Presbyterian College Aug. 31 at 12:30 p.m. Birmingham, Ala.

Location:...............................................................Clinton, SC Founded:......................................................................... 1880 Enrollment:.................................................................... 1,350 Nickname:..............................................................Blue Hose Colors:......................................................... Garnet and Blue Arena:................................................. Furman Pinson Arena Conference:.............................................................Big South President:................................................ Dr. John V. Griffith Athletics Director:..............................................Brian Reese Senior Woman Admin.:....................................Dee Nichols Sports Information VB Contact:................................................. Simon Whitaker Phone:........................................................... (864) 833-8252 E-mail:................................................swhitaker@presby.edu Fax:................................................................ (864) 833-8323 Website:.............................................www.gobluehose.com

Head Coach:.............................................David Schwepker Alma Mater:................................Southeast Missouri 1987 Record at Murray/Years:.................................194-229/15 Career Record/Years:.......................................207-304/18 Assistant Coaches:...................................... DongPing Fang Volleyball Phone:........................................ (270) 809-3825

Head Coach:............................................... Korrinn Burgess Alma Mater:...........................................Dakota State 2003 Record at PC/Years:................................................. 1st year Career Record/Years:.............................................. 17-14/1 Assistant Coaches:........................................Christy Stegall Volleyball Phone:........................................ (864) 833-8252

2012 Record:...................................................................6-20 2012 Conference Record/Finish:....................... 4-12/11th Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 4/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................................ 6/9

2012 Record:................................................................ 13-18 2012 Conference Record/Finish:......................... 9-5/T-3rd Starters Returning/Lost:................................................. N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost:....................................... N/A

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Sept. 7 at 12:30 p.m. Nashville, Tenn.

Sports Information VB Contact:............................................... Nathan Sheehan Phone:........................................................... (205) 726-4005 E-mail:.............................................nsheehan@samford.edu Fax:..................................................................................... N/A Website:....................................... www.samfordsports.com Head Coach:...................................Derek “Dex” Schroeder Alma Mater:........................... University of Windsor 1998 Record at Samford/Years:....................................111-50/5 Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:...............................................Lisa Pierce ................................................................................Matt Scott Volleyball Phone:........................................ (205) 726-4005 2012 Record:...................................................................23-9 2012 Conference Record/Finish:.14-2/1st in North Division Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 3/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................................ 6/6

Savannah State

Sept. 13 at 11:00 a.m. Montgomery, Ala.

Location:......................................................... Savannah, GA Founded:......................................................................... 1890 Enrollment:.................................................................... 4,582 Nickname:........................................................... Lady Tigers Colors:..................................Burnt Orange and Reflex Blue Arena:.......................................... Wilcox-Wiley Gymnasium Conference:.....Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) President:...............................Dr. Cheryl Davenport Dozier Athletics Director:................................ Sterling Steward Jr. Senior Woman Admin.:.......................... Danita Townsend Sports Information VB Contact:..................................................Joshua Peacock Phone:........................................................... (912) 353-5287 E-mail:....................................peacock@savannahstate.edu Fax:................................................................ (912) 353-5287 Website:............................................ www.ssuathletics.com Head Coach:.............................. Jolanta Graham (Interim) Alma Mater:.................. University of Lodz (Poland) 2002 Record at SSU/Years:................................................ 0-18/1 Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:......................................... Jennifer Lowe Volleyball Phone:........................................ (912) 353-5287 2012 Record:...................................................................0-34 2012 Conference Record/Finish:....................... 0-10/13th Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 4/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................................ 6/4

South Alabama

SIUEdwardsville

Tennessee State

Location:................................................................Mobile, AL Founded:......................................................................... 1963 Enrollment:..................................................................15,009 Nickname:..................................................................Jaguars Colors:.................................................. Blue, Red and White Arena:........................................................................Jag Gym Conference:............................................................... Sun Belt President:..............................................John Smith (Interim) Athletics Director:.......................................... Joel Erdmann Senior Woman Admin.:....................................Jinni Frisbey

Location:....................................................... Edwardsville, IL Founded:......................................................................... 1957 Enrollment:..................................................................14,055 Nickname:................................................................ Cougars Colors:............................................................Red and White Arena:.....................................................Vadalabene Center Conference:................................... Ohio Valley Conference President:................................................ Julie A. Furst-Bowe Athletics Director:.......................................Dr. Brad Hewitt Senior Woman Admin.:.......................Sandy Montgomery

Sept. 6 at 5:00 p.m. Nashville, Tenn.

Nov. 9 at 2:00 p.m. Edwardsville, Ill.

Oct. 12 at 7:00 p.m. – Jacksonville, Ala. Oct. 25 at 7:00 p.m. – Nashville, Tenn.

Sports Information VB Contact:..................................................... Kevin Beasley Phone:........................................................... (251) 414-8033 E-mail:.............................................. kbeasley@usouthal.edu Fax:................................................................ (251) 460-7297 Website:............................................. www.usajaguars.com

Sports Information VB Contact:............................................................. Eric Hess Phone:........................................................... (618) 650-3608 E-mail:............................................................ehess@siue.edu Fax:..................................................................................... N/A Website:............................................www.siuecougars.com

Sports Information VB Contact:................................................ Zekeya Harrison Phone:........................................................... (615) 963-1867 E-mail:......................................... zanderson01@tnstate.edu Fax:..................................................................................... N/A Website:..................................................www.tsutigers.com

Head Coach:........................................ Amy Hendrichovsky Alma Mater:......................................North Alabama 2001 Record at USA/Years:.............................................. 13-17/1 Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:..........................................Shawn Taylor Volleyball Phone:........................................ (251) 460-7124

Head Coach:................................................... Leah Johnson Alma Mater:........................................ Missouri State 2004 Record at SIUE/Years:............................................. 22-37/2 Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:.............................................. Kevin Buhr ........................................................................ Kendall Paulus Volleyball Phone:........................................ (618) 650-5923

Head Coach:..................................................Kathy Roulhac Alma Mater:.............................. North Carolina A&T 1987 Record at TSU/Years:......................................... 124-156/9 Career Record:......................................................... 286-331 Assistant Coaches:...........................................Alisha Ewing Volleyball Phone:........................................ (615) 963-1867

2012 Record:................................................................ 13-17 2012 Conference Record/Finish:.6-9/4th in East Division Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 1/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................................ 8/8

Southeast Missouri

Oct. 5 at 2:00 p.m. Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Location:.............................................Cape Girardeau, MO Founded:......................................................................... 1873 Enrollment:..................................................................11,729 Nickname:..............................................................Redhawks Colors:............................................................. Red and Black Arena:........................................................ Houck Fieldhouse Conference:................................... Ohio Valley Conference President:...................................... Dr. Kenneth W. Dobbins Athletics Director:............................................. Mark Alnutt Senior Woman Admin.:................................Cindy Gannon Sports Information VB Contact:..................................................Sean Stevenson Phone:........................................................... (573) 651-2294 E-mail:................................................sstevenson@semo.edu Fax:..................................................................................... N/A Website:........................................... www.gosoutheast.com Head Coach:......................................................Julie Yankus Alma Mater:........................... Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2002 Record at Southeast/Years:.................................... 35-32/2 Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:....................................... Nikki Buchholz ..........................................................................Kayani Turner Volleyball Phone:........................................ (573) 986-6140 2012 Record:................................................................ 21-13 2012 Conference Record/Finish:.........................12-4/2nd Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................................ 8/3

2012 Record:...................................................................9-18 2012 Conference Record/Finish:.......................5-11/T-9th Starters Returning/Lost:................................................. N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost:....................................... N/A

Tennessee

Sept. 21 at 9:00 a.m. Knoxville, Tenn.

Location:............................................................Knoxville, TN Founded:......................................................................... 1794 Enrollment:..................................................................27,523 Nickname:.............................................................Volunteers Colors:..................................................... Orange and White Arena:............................................. Thompson-Boling Arena Conference:.................................Southeastern Conference President:......................................................Dr. Joe DiPietro Athletics Director:................................................Dave Hart Senior Woman Admin.:.............................. Donna Thomas

2012 Record:................................................................ 18-14 2012 Conference Record/Finish:.......................10-6/T-4th Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 6/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:......................................14/0

Tennessee Tech

Oct. 1 at 6:00 p.m. – Jacksonville, Ala. Nov. 12 at 5:30 p.m. – Cookeville, Tenn.

Location:......................................................... Cookeville, TN Founded:......................................................................... 1915 Enrollment:..................................................................11,768 Nickname:......................................................Golden Eagles Colors:..........................................................Purple and Gold Arena:.....................................................Eblen Center Arena Conference:................................... Ohio Valley Conference President:..................................................Dr. Philip Oldham Athletics Director:............................................Mark Wilson Senior Woman Admin.:......................... Tammie McMillan

Sports Information VB Contact:................................................Cassandra Novy Phone:........................................................... (865) 974-1131 E-mail:............................................................. cnovy@utk.edu Fax:..................................................................................... N/A Website:...................................................www.utsports.com

Sports Information VB Contact:............................................... Jocelyn VerVelde Phone:........................................................... (931) 372-3293 E-mail:..................................................jvervelde@tntech.edu Fax:..................................................................................... N/A Website:................................................. www.ttusports.com

Head Coach:......................................................... Rob Patrik Alma Mater:...................University of Miami (Ohio) 1983 Record at UT/Years:..........................................320-154/15 Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:....................................... Rachel Cooper ..........................................................................Alan Edwards Volleyball Phone:........................................ (865) 974-8847

Head Coach:..................................................Dave Zelenock Alma Mater:...................................Central Michigan 2005 Record at TTU/Years:........................................ First Season Career Record/Years:....................................... First Season Assistant Coaches:..................................Cassandra Joyner Volleyball Phone:........................................ (931) 372-3924

2012 Record:...................................................................22-8 2012 Conference Record/Finish:.........................15-5/2nd Starters Returning/Lost:................................................. N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost:....................................... N/A

2013 Media Guide ••• OPPONENTS

JSU Opponents

2012 Record:...................................................................3-25 2012 Conference Record/Finish:....................... 1-15/12th Letterwinners Returning/Lost:......................................10/4

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2013 Media Guide ••• OPPONENTS

JSU Opponents

UAB

Aug. 31 at 3:00 p.m. Birmingham, Ala.

Location:......................................................Birmingham, AL Founded:......................................................................... 1969 Enrollment:..................................................................17,999 Nickname:...................................................................Blazers Colors:...................................... Forest Green and Old Gold Arena:...............................................................Bartow Arena Conference:................................................ Conference USA President:.................................................... Dr. Ray L. Watts Athletics Director:...........................................Brian Mackin Senior Woman Admin.:...............................Derita Ratcliffe Sports Information VB Contact:.......................................................................TBA Phone:........................................................... (205) 934-0722 Fax:..................................................................................... N/A Website:............................................... www.uabsports.com Head Coach:.......................................... Kerry Messersmith

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Alma Mater:........................................Chadron State 1986 Record at UAB/Years:...........................................151-86/6 Career Record/Years:.......................................625-338/25 Assistant Coaches:......................................Bailey Coleman ....................................................................Shawn Matthews Volleyball Phone:............................................................. N/A 2012 Record:................................................................ 20-14 2012 Conference Record/Finish:..........................11-5/3rd Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 3/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................................ 7/2

Tennessee-Martin Nov. 16 at 2:00 p.m. Jacksonville, Ala.

Location:............................................................... Martin, TN Founded:......................................................................... 1900 Enrollment:.................................................................... 8,400 Nickname:...............................................................Skyhawks Colors:..............................................Navy Blue and Orange Arena:.................................................... Skyhawk Fieldhouse

Conference:................................... Ohio Valley Conference President:.............................................Dr. Thomas A. Rakes Athletics Director:..................................................Phil Dane Senior Woman Admin.:......................... Danelle Fabianich Sports Information VB Contact:.....................................................Ryne Rickman Phone:........................................................... (731) 881-7632 E-mail:...................................................... rrickman@utm.edu Fax:................................................................ (731) 881-7624 Website:............................................... www.utmsports.com Head Coach:................................................Darrin McClure Alma Mater:................................................UT Martin 2006 Record at UTM/Years:...........................................52-104/5 Career Record/Years:...................................................Same Assistant Coaches:.................................................Julia Noe Volleyball Phone:........................................ (731) 881-3332 2012 Record:................................................................ 10-21 2012 Conference Record/Finish:..........................6-10/8th Starters Returning/Lost:.................................................. 4/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:........................................ 7/8

2013 Media Guide ••• RECORDS

JSU YEAR-BY-YEAR Awards and Honors Ohio Valley Conf.

2007

All-America: Abbey Breit, Honorable Mention (AVCA) 2012 Academic All-America: Abbey Breit, First Team All-Conference: Jen Meyer (ESPN The Magazine) All-OVC Newcomer Team: Kelsey Anderson OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Grace Anbouba, OVC Female Athlete of the Year: Abbey Breit Offensive Player of the Year: Abbey Breit Kelsey Anderson, Samantha Bohne, Lauren First-Team All-Conference: Abbey Breit, Rebekah Busing, Kelly Cole, Abbey Heredia, Hivya Leite, Nichols Taylor Long, Nicole Merget, Kaitly Zelhart OVC All-Newcomer Team: Brooke Schumacher OVC Medal of Honor: Grace Anbouba, Lauren All-Tournament Team: Rebekah Nichols Busing, Nicole Merget, Kaitlyn Zelhart First-Team All-Region: Abbey Breit (AVCA) OVC Defensive Player of the Week: Kelsey OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Haley Anderson (twice) Booker, Abbey Breit, Rebekah Nichols, Brooke OVC Offensive Player of the Week: Kelsey Schumacher, Kara Slater, Abbey Vierling, Caitlin Anderson Vorbeck, Brittney Whitten OVC Offensive Player of the Week: Abbey Breit 2011 (Twice) All-Conference: Stephanie Koontz, Liza Senenkova OVC defensive Player of the Week: Abbey Breit JSU Eagle Owl Award Winner: Lauren Harkins (Once) OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Alina Agamy, Lauren Busing, Kelly Cole, Lauren Harkins, Abbey 2006 Heredia, Nicole Merget OVC Academic Medal of Honor: Lauren Busing, All-America: Abbey Breit, Honorable Mention (AVCA) and First Team (CVU Stellar Spikers); Lauren Harkins ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District: Lauren Emily Withers, Honorable Mention (AVCA and CVU Stellar Spikers) Harkins Academic All-America: Abbey Breit (ESPN The OVC Setter of the Week: Alina Agamy Magazine) OVC Female Athlete of the Year: Abbey Breit 2010 Coach of the Year: Rick Nold First-Team All-Conference: Caitlin Vorbeck Offensive Player of the Year: Abbey Breit OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Lauren Busing, Freshman of the Year: Brittney Whitten Kelly Cole, Lauren Harkins, Abbey Heredia, First-Team All-Conference: Abbey Breit, Emily Stephanie Koontz, Hivya Leite, Jen Meyer, Brooke Withers Schumacher, Liza Senenkova, Kara Slater Second-Team All-Conference: Brittney Whitten OVC Academic Medal of Honor: Kelly Cole, OVC All-Newcomer Team: Brittney Whitten Lauren Harkins, Jen Meyer Tournament MVP: Emily Withers ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District: All-Tournament Team: Emily Withers, Abbey Lauren Harkins Breit, Joi Watts OVC Defensive Player of the Week: Lauren First Team All-Region: Abbey Breit and Emily Harkins (three times) Withers (AVCA) OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Alena 2009 Bogatyreva, Abbey Breit, Melanie Pund, Jessica First-Team All-Conference: Caitlin Vorbeck, Starck, Abbey Vierling, Joi Watts, Shari Weyer Brittney Whitten Academic All-Midwest District: Abbey Breit OVC All-Newcomer Team: Jen Meyer, Alyx (ESPN The Magazine) Schulte National Player of the Week: Abbey Breit (Aug. Coach of the Year: Rick Nold 29, Collegiate Volleyball Update) Tournament MVP: Caitlin Vorbeck OVC Player of the Week: Abbey Breit (six times) All-Tournament Team: Lauren Harkins, Caitlin Vorbeck, Brittney Whitten 2005 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Paige Beasley, All-America: Abbey Breit, Honorable Mention Lauren Harkins, Stephanie Koontz, Jen Meyer, (AVCA) Allie Schleisman, Brooke Schumacher, Kara Player of the Year: Abbey Breit Slater First-Team All-Conference: Abbey Breit OVC Academic Medal of Honor: Jen Meyer Second-Team All-Conference: Suzi Terrell OVC Defensive Player of the Week: Lauren Tournament MVP: Suzi Terrell Harkins (twice) All-Tournament Team: Suzi Terrell, Abbey Breit, OVC Setter of the Week: Brooke Schumacher Kisha West (twice) First-Team All-Region: Abbey Breit, Midwest (AVCA) 2008 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Abbey Breit, First-Team All-Conference: Brittney Whitten Katie Moyers, Annie O’Connor, Jessica Starck, OVC All-Newcomer Team: Lauren Harkins Abbey Vierling, Kisha West and Shari Weyer OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Haley Booker, Academic All-District: Abbey Breit (ESPN the Paige Beasley, Brooke Schumacher, Kara Slater, Magazine) Caitlin Vorbeck, Lauren Harkins, Stephanie Player of the Week: Abbey Breit (4), Kisha West Koontz, Allie Schleisman OVC Academic Medal of Honor: Allie 2004 Schleisman First-Team All-Conference: Shari Weyer, Abbey OVC Offensive Player of the Week: Brittney Breit Whitten (once), Caitlin Vorbeck (once) All-Tournament Team: Shari Weyer OVC Defensive Player of the Week: Brittney OVC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll: Whitten (once) Abbey Breit, Kim Halbach, Katie Moyers, OVC Setter of the Week: Brooke Schumacher Rebekah Nichols, Annie O’Connor, Jessica (once) Starck, Abbey Vierling, Kisha West, Shari Weyer and Emily Withers Player of the Week: Kisha West (3), Abbey Breit

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2003

Player of the Year: Christina Cary Freshman of the Year: Shari Weyer First Team All-Conference: Christina Cary Second Team All-Conference: Jessica Starck, Shari Weyer Player of the Week: Christina Cary (2), Shari Weyer Player of the Year: Shari Weyer

Atlantic Sun Conf. 2002

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: 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.

All-Academic: Kari Borr, Meredith Duke, Jennifer Sanders, Selina Carpenter (Co-MVP) All-Tournament: Selina Carpenter, A.J. Brenneman, Kim Halbach, Danika Heartt, Sanders 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: Sept. 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: Oct. 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)

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

Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women 1981

1993 (No Conference Affiliation)

All-State: Lisa Holtzclaw, Cassie O’Hearn

Gulf South Conf.

1980

All-South Region: Lisa Smith

1992

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

All-State: Ana Recourt

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: 365

Division I (Since 1995)

2005 2009 2007 2003 1996 2011

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, 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

Abbey Breit, 2006

5.36

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 Stephanie Koontz, 2011 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 .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 Abbey Breit, 2005 Lisa May, 1997 Caitlin Vorbeck, 2008

1,402 1,347 1,291 1,254 1,183 1,152 1,128 1,125 1,114 1,091

Kelby Rumph, 2000 Suzi Terrell, 2005 Amy Reaves, 1997 Kelby Rumph, 1999

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

Division I Assists Leader

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

Defense

Digs (350 or more)

Lauren Harkins, 2009 Lauren Harkins, 2010 Kisha West, 2005 Kelsey Anderson, 2012 Kisha West, 2004 Abbey Vierling, 2007 Brittney Whitten, 2009 Lauren Harkins, 2008 Lauren Harkins, 2011 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

662 570 526 524 514 514 510 482 449 434 427 424 409 406 382 360 354 351

Lauren Harkins, 2009

662

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 Kelsey Anderson, 2012 Lauren Harkins, 2008 Jessica Starck, 2006 Brittney Whitten, 2008 Abbey Breit, 2007 Brittney Whitten, 2007 Brittney Whitten, 2009 Lauren Harkins, 2011

5.01 4.96 4.83 4.80 4.76 4.52 4.50 4.36 4.06 3.96 3.82 3.72 3.65

Total Blocks: 430 Wins: 27 Winning Pct: .828 Winning Streak: 19 Consecutive Sets Won: 49

2011 2009 2006 2006 2006

Division I (Since 1995) Kelly Cole, 2011 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

3.53 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 Nicole Merget, 2012 Eysha Ambler, 2000 Shari Weyer, 2003 Liza Senenkova, 2011 Melanie Linder, 1998 Abbey Breit, 2004 Christina Cary, 2000 Kara Slater, 2010 Christina Cary, 2002 Jen Meyer, 2012 Eysha Ambler, 1999 Kara Slater, 2009

129 126 116 99 92 91 86 79 77 77 76 74 74 72 70

Amy Reaves, 1997

129

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JSU Single-Season Team Records

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

Division I Solo Blocks Leader Total Blocks (100 or more) Melanie Linder, 1997 Amy Reaves, 1997 Kelby Rumph, 1997 Eysha Ambler, 2000 Nicole Merget, 2012 Shari Weyer, 2003 Liza Senenkova, 2011 Amy Reaves, 1996 Angela Woodard, 1996 Eysha Ambler, 1999 Melanie Linder, 1998

154 152 128 121 118 117 106 106 104 103 102

Melanie Linder, 1997

154

Division I Total Blocks Leader Blocks/Game

(1.00 or more)

Eysha Ambler, 2000 Amy Reaves, 1997 Melanie Linder, 1997 Liza Senenkova, 2011 Shari Weyer, 2003 Shari Weyer, 2005 Melanie Linder, 1998

1.17 1.12 1.10 1.07 1.04 1.02 1.00

Eysha Ambler, 2000

1.17

Division I Blocks/Game Leader

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JSU 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 Katy Krajnak, 2007-08 Jen Meyer, 2009-12 Rebekah Nichols, 2004-07 Liza Senenkova, 2010-11 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 .256 .255 .247 .233 .227 .226 .222 .220

Division I Attack Percentages Leader Shari Weyer, 2003-06

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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

Lauren Harkins, 2008-11 Kisha West, 2002-05 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 Kelly Cole, 2010-A Heather Beers, 1997-00 Amanda Sandlin, 1995-96 Amy Reaves, 1995-98 Jennifer Brenneman, 2000-03 Alison Wright, 1999-02

Division I Digs Leader Lauren Harkins, 2008-11

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 Abbey Breit

Amy Reaves, 1995-98

2,163 1,745 1,689 1,342 1,271 1,689 1,096 1,033 1,032 925 908 899 880 857 814 811 2,163 959 659 496 489 372 355 328 320 489

Kills

2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

306, Jen Meyer 355, Stephanie Koontz 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 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

2.55, Jen Meyer 3.05, Liza Senenkova 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

2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

.265, Jen Meyer .294, Stephanie Koontz .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 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

923, Emily Rutherford 849, Stephanie Koontz 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 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

8.55, Emily Rutherford 7.59, Hivya Leite 8.63, Caitlin Vorbeck 10.23, Brittney Whitten 12.06, Brittney Whitten 11.72, Abbey Breit

2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

Assists

2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

11.76, Abbey Breit 10.71, Abbey Breit 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 702, Alina Agamy 662, Abbey Heredia 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 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

Digs

2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

6.16, Alina Agamy 5.38, Abbey Heredia 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 524, Kelsey Anderson 449, Lauren Harkins 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 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

4.52, Kelsey Anderson 3.65, Lauren Harkins 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

2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

3.04, Kelby Rumph 2.72 , Heather Beers 2.38, Lisa May 2.66, Lisa May 3.30, Amanda Sandlin 2.48, Kim Carney

Service Aces 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

40, Kelsey Anderson 37, Stephanie Koontz 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 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

19, Nicole Merget 20, Liza Senenkova 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 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

99, Nicole Merget 86, Liza Senenkova 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 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

118, Nicole Merget 106, Liza Senenkova 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-

-H-

Agamy, Alina Agee, Patricia Ambler, Eysha Anbouba, Grace Anderson, Kelsey

-B-

2011, 12 1978 1999, 00 2012 2012

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

1989, 90, 91, 92 1985, 86, 87, 88 1989, 90,91, 92 2008, 09 1997, 98, 99, 00 2006 2012 2007, 08 1995 2004, 05, 06, 07 2000, 01, 02, 03 1998 1995, 96, 97, 98 2010, 11, 12 1983, 84

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

1993, 94, 95, 96 1993, 94, 95, 96 1987, 88, 89, 90 2000-03 2010, 11, 12 1994, 95 1996, 97, 98, 99

-C-

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

-K-

Koontz, Stephanie Krajnak, Katy

-L-

-D-

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

-E-

Essig, Tira

1988 1983 1997, 98 1987, 88, 89, 90 1991 1984, 85, 86, 87 2011, 12 2009, 10, 11, 12 1984 1994 1987 1984 2004, 05

-T-

Nelson, Cissie Nichols, Rebekah Norris, Kiki

1992, 93, 94, 95 2004, 05, 06, 07 1991

-W-

O’Connor, Annie Oden, Donna OíHearn, Cassie

2004. 05 1983, 84, 85 1981, 82

-F-

Fowler, Jean Franceshi, Wendy

1983, 84 1994, 95

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

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

-G-

-P-

1991

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

-M-

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

1993, 94 1983, 84 1988 1996, 97, 98, 99 1989, 90, 91 2006

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

1987, 88 1995, 96, 97, 98 1977, 78, 79, 80 1996, 97, 98, 99 1991 1997, 98, 99, 00 2012

Sanders, Adrienne Sandlin, Amanda

1987, 88, 89, 90 1993, 94, 95, 96

-R-

-S-

2009, 10 2007, 08, 09, 10 2010 , 11 1994 2007, 08, 09, 10 1991, 92, 93 1993, 94 2003, 04, 05, 06 1985

1988, 89 1983, 84, 85

1989, 90, 91, 92 1997 2011, 12 1995, 96, 97, 98 1988 2012 1999, 00, 01

-O-

1984 1987 2007 2000-03 2011

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

Ledbetter, Janet Lehman, Jill Leite, Hivya Linder, Melanie Long, Reesa Long, Taylor Lynch, Theresa

-N-

Selina Carpenter

2002, 03, 04, 05 2008, 09, 10, 11 2010 2010, 11, 12 1994, 95, 96 1986, 87, 88 1985, 86, 87 1981, 82, 83, 84 1988, 89 1986 1997 1998

A. J. Sanders Taylor, Sarah Terrell, Suzi Terry, Candie Thomas, Lateatrice Tippets, Michelle Tognetti, Sara Twigg, Melissa

-U-

Upton, Dana

-V-

1999, 00, 01, 02 2003, 04, 05 1995, 96, 97 1998 2002 2001-02 1983 1990, 91

Vierling, Abbey Vorbeck, Caitlin Vycital, Amy

2004, 05, 06, 07 2007, 08, 09, 10 1989, 90, 91

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

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

-Z-

Zelhart, Kaitlyn Zito, Tesha

2012 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.

-A-

Alabama Alabama A&M Alabama State Albany Alcorn State Air Force Appalachian State Arkansas Arkansas-Pine Bluff Arkansas State Auburn Austin Peay

-B-

Ball State Belmont Bethune-Cookman Birmingham-Southern Bowling Green Bradley Butler

UA leads 4-1 JSU leads 1-0 JSU leads 8-0 JSU leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 Air Force leads 1-0 JSU leads 2-1 UA leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 JSU leads 2-1 Auburn leads 5-2 JSU leads 13-10 BSU leads 1-0 JSU leads 8-4 JSU leads 1-0 JSU leads 3-2 Bowling Green leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0

-C-

Campbell Campbell leads 4-3 Centenary College JSU leads 7-0 Central Arkansas Central Arkansas leads 1-0 Charleston Southern JSU leads 1-0 Charlotte JSU leads 1-0 Chattanooga UTC leads 7-4 Chicago State JSU leads 2-0 Cincinnati UC leads 1-0 Coastal Carolina JSU leads 1-0 College of Charleston CC leads 5-0 Connecticut UConn leads 1-0 Creighton Creighton leads 2-0

-D-

Davidson Denver

-E-

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

JSU leads 1-0 Denver leads 1-0 JSU leads 14-4 JSU leads 13-8 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 3-1 GSU leads 11-8

Georgia Tech Gonzaga

-H-

Hampton Harvard High Point Houston

-I-

Illinois-Chicago Indiana Iowa IUPUI

-J-

Jackson State Jacksonville

-K-

Kansas Kansas State Kennesaw State

-L-

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

GT leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 Harvard leads 1-0 JSU leads 2-1 UH leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 IU leads 1-0 Iowa leads 1-0 IUPUI leads 2-0 Jax State leads 6-0 JU leads 6-0 KU leads 1-0 KSU leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 JSU leads 2-0 JSU leads 1-0 Series tied 1-1 ULM leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 UL leads 2-1 Loyola leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 LSU leads 2-0

-M-

Maryland Maryland leads 1-0 McNeese State JSU leads 1-0 Memphis Memphis leads 3-1 Mercer JSU leads 9-6 Miami (Fla.) Miami leads 2-0 Miami (Ohio) Miami leads 1-0 Mississippi Series tied 2-2 Mississippi State MSU leads 8-0 Missouri MU leads 1-0 Missouri-Kansas City JSU leads 2-1 Montevallo Montevallo leads 1-0 Morehead State Morehead State leads 11-10 Morgan State JSU leads 1-0 Morris Brown JSU leads 3-0 Murray State JSU leads 14-3

-N-

New Mexico State New Orleans Nicholls State North Alabama North Carolina

NMSU leads 1-0 UNO leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 Series tied 2-2 UNC leads 1-0

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

-O-

Oakland Ole Miss

-P-

Prairie View Purdue

-R-

Rhode Island

UNT leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 UNC-G leads 2-1 NC State leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 NDSU leads 1-0 ND leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 UM leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 Purdue leads 2-0

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JSU VS. ALL OPPONENTS

URI leads 1-0

-S-

Saint Louis JSU leads 1-0 Samford JSU leads 18-8 San Diego USD leads 1-0 South Alabama USA leads 1-0 South Dakota Series tied 1-1 Southeast Missouri State JSU leads 11-8 Southeastern JSU leads 1-0 Southern JSU leads 1-0 Southern Illinois SIU leads 1-0 Southern Illinois Edwardsville SIUE leads 3-0 Southern Methodist SMU leads 1-0 Southern Miss USM leads 1-0 SE Louisiana SELA leads 4-1 Stetson Series tied 6-6 Syracuse Syracuse leads 1-0

-T-

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

-UUAB UCF

UAB leads 7-2 UCF leads 5-0

-V-

Virginia Virginia Commonwealth Virginia Tech

-W-

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

-X-

Xavier

-Y-

UT leads 2-0 JSU leads 12-5 JSU leads 17-7 JSU leads 14-7 TAMU leads 1-0 JSU leads 1-0 Toledo leads 1-0 JSU leads 11-8 Tulane leads 1-0 Tulsa leads 1-0

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 6-2 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

Youngstown State

YSU leads 1-0

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Volleyball COACHING RECORDS JSU Head Coaches

Joseph Goodson Rick Nold Jose Rivera Janice Slay Barbara Wilson

2011-Present 2002-2010 1997-2001 1979-1996 1978

25-37 (.355) 171-98 (.636) 76-85 (.472) 430-288 (.599) 27-4 (.871)

All-Time Coaching Records Year

Coach

Record

Pct.

Conference Finish

2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978

Joseph Goodson Joseph Goodson Rick Nold ^Rick Nold Rick Nold Rick Nold ^Rick Nold Rick Nold Rick Nold Rick Nold *Rick Nold Jose Rivera Jose Rivera Jose Rivera Jose Rivera Jose Rivera Janice Slay Janice Slay Janice Slay Janice Slay Janice Slay Janice Slay Janice Slay #Janice Slay Janice Slay Janice Slay Janice Slay Janice Slay #Janice Slay Janice Slay Janice Slay Janice Slay Janice Slay **Janice Slay Barbara Wilson Total

14-17 11-20 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 27-4 703-508

.452 .355 .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 .578

Fourth (East Division/OVC) Sixth (OVC) 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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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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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 W, 3-1 10/22 at Lipscomb 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

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

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

9/16 9/16

$at Loyola-Chicago $vs. Oakland

L, 3-2 W, 3-0

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

10/31 *Eastern Kentucky W, 3-2 11/1 *Morehead State L, 3-0 11/7 *at Eastern Illinois W, 3-1 11/8 *at Southeast Missouri W, 3-0 11/14 *at Murray State L, 3-1 W, 3-2 11/15 *at Tennessee-Martin @-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 – 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

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

@-Magnolia Invitational (Oxford, Miss.) 8/27 #-Lady Vol Classic (Knoxville, Tenn.) *-OVC Match ^-OVC Tournament (Jacksonville, Ala.) 8/28 8/28 2008 (10-19, 6-12 Ohio Valley 8/31 Conference) 9/3 Head Coach: Rick Nold 9/4 8/30 @vs. Tulsa L, 3-0 9/4 8/31 @at IUPUI L, 3-1 9/10 8/31 @vs. Evansville W, 3-0 9/11 9/2 Auburn W, 3-2 9/11 9/5 #Creighton L, 3-0 9/12 9/5 #Ole Miss W, 3-1 9/17 9/6 #UAB L, 3-0 9/18 9/12 $vs. Louisiana Tech W, 3-0 9/24 9/12 $at Tulane L, 3-1 9/25 9/13 $vs. Maryland L, 3-1 10/1 9/16 at Troy L, 3-0 10/2 9/19 *Tennessee State W, 3-2 10/8 9/20 *Austin Peay L, 3-1 10/9 9/23 *Tennessee Tech L, 3-2 10/15 9/26 *Southeast Missouri L, 3-0 10/22 9/27 *Eastern Illinois W, 3-0 10/23 10/3 *at Morehead State L, 3-0 10/29 10/4 *at Eastern Kentucky L, 3-2 10/30 10/10 *Tennessee-Martin L, 3-0 11/2 10/11 *Murray State L, 3-0 11/5 10/18 *at Tennessee Tech L, 3-0 11/6 10/24 *at Austin Peay L, 3-0 11/12 10/25 *at Tennessee State L, 3-1 11/13

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@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

@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

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

11/18 ^vs. Tennessee Tech

L, 3-2

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

2011 (11-20, 9-11 Ohio Valley Conference) Head Coach: Joseph Goodson

8/26 8/26 8/27 8/27 9/2 9/3 9/3 9/9 9/10 9/10 9/13 9/17 9/23 9/24 9/30 10/1 10/4 10/7 10/8 10/10 10/14 10/15 10/21 10/22 10/28 10/29 11/4 11/5 11/11 11/12 11/17

@vs. Louisiana-Lafayette @vs. Miami @at LSU @vs. Alcorn State #at Georgia State #vs. College of Charleston #vs. Harvard %at Purdue %vs. Ball State %vs. Western Carolina *Tennessee Tech *UT Martin *at Southeast Missouri *at Murray State *Austin Peay *Tennessee State *at Tennessee Tech *at Eastern Kentucky *at Morehead State *at UT Martin *Eastern Illinois *SIU Edwardsville *Murray State *Southeast Missouri *at Tennessee State *at Austin Peay *at SIU Edwardsville *at Eastern Illinois *Morehead State *Eastern Kentucky ^vs. UT Martin

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

@-LSU Tiger Classic (Baton Rouge, La.) #-Georgia State Invitational (Atlanta, Ga.) %-Purdue Active Ankle Challenge (West Lafayette, Ind.) *-OVC Match ^-OVC Tournament (Morehead, Ky.)

2012 (14-17, 8-8 Ohio Valley Conference) Head Coach: Joseph Goodson

8/24 8/24 8/25 8/25 8/31 8/31 9/1 9/7 9/7 9/8 9/8 9/14 9/14 9/15 9/21 9/22 9/25 9/29 10/5 10/6 10/12 10/13 10/19 10/20 10/26 10/27 11/2 11/3 11/6 11/10 11/15

@vs. Stetson @vs. Southeastern Louisiana @vs. South Dakota @at Alabama State #vs. High Point #Georgia Southern #at Auburn %vs. Jackson State %vs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff %vs. South Dakota %Central Arkansas $at Purdue $vs. Bowling Green $vs. UAB *at Austin Peay *at Murray State *at Tennessee Tech *vs. Southeast Missouri *at Belmont *at Tennessee State *vs. Morehead State *vs. Eastern Kentucky *vs. Tennessee State *vs. Belmont *at Eastern Kentucky *at Morehead State *vs. Eastern Illinois *vs. SIU-Edwardsville *vs. Tennessee Tech *at UT Martin *vs. Southeast Missouri

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

@-Alabama State Invitational (Montgomery, Ala.) #-Auburn Invitational (Auburn, Ala.) %- Central Arkansas Invitational (Conway, Ark.) $Purdue Active Ankle Challenge (West Lafayette, Ind.) *-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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Jacksonville and Calhoun COUNTY

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

Dr. Meehan is well aware of the benefits of college athletics and what athletics adds to the college experience.

r. William A. Meehan begins his 14th 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 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.

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“I’m very proud of the fact that we have won 51 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. “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 2013 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 is based on the philosophy that higher education is an engine for economic development serving society and the individual. Dr. Meehan began a five-year term on the prestigious NCAA Board of Directors in August of 2009. The NCAA Board of Directors is the primary decision-making 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 CEO’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 began a two-year term on the NCAA Executive

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Committee in May of 2011 and is just one of four non-FBS President’s selected for this prestigious honor. In his new role on the NCAA Executive Committee, Dr. Meehan will play a part in the final approval and oversight of the NCAA’s budget; provide strategic planning for the NCAA as a whole; and act on behalf of the NCAA by adopting and iplementing policies to resolve core issues and other NCAA matters. The NCAA Executive Committee consists of 20 members, including 12 members of the Division I Board, two members of the Division II Presidents Council, two members of the Division III Presidents Council, the president of the NCAA and the chairs of the divisional councils. Dr. Meehan was also selected by his Presidential peers to serve as the chairman of the NCAA President’s Advisory Group for 201213. This advisory group’s primary role is to provide the perspective of the 20 conferences that do not have permanent seats on the NCAA Board of Directors. The group also reviews NCAA Division I Leadership Council and Legislative Council recommendations, provides direction on academic policies and suggests implementation methods of any appointed task force group reports. 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. 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

and one OVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Gamecock student-athletes have also excelled in the classroom after 10 teams posted a combined grade point average of 3.0 or higher and the department finished above a 3.0 grade point average both years under Koegel.

arren D. “Moose” Koegel begins his third season as Athletics Director at Jacksonville State University after being named as the school’s sixth full-time Athletics Director on June 1, 2011.

Jacksonville State has enjoyed much success during Koegel’s first two years as Athletic Director, winning six Ohio Valley Conference Championships and finishing in the top 6 in the OVC Commissioner’s Cup, marking the fifth straight year the Gamecocks have finished in the Top 6 in the standings. Additionally, numerous facility upgrades have taken place under his tenure, highlighted by a new $1.5 million softball upgrade with the addition of new grandstands and pressbox for the 2013 season, while construction will take place during the fall for a new home dressing room and sunken dugouts for both teams in time for the 2014 season.

Over his two years, Jax State has claimed OVC Championships in football (2011), softball (2013), men’s golf (2012), men’s golf (2012), and rifle (2012 and 2013). Koegel also served on the NCAA Football Subdivision Committee that helped expand the FCS playoffs for the 2014 season.

Last year, Jacksonville State had five OVC Player or Most Valuable Player of the Year Awards, seven NCAA All-Americans, 61 OVC All-Conference honorees, two teams claimed OVC Team Academic Achievement honors, and one OVC Coach of the Year.

In 2011-12, Jacksonville State had eight OVC Player or Most Valuable Player of the Year Awards, one NCAA AllAmerican, 61 OVC All-Conference honorees, two teams claimed All-Academic honors, two OVC Coach of the Year winners

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Several teams have claimed the OVC Team Academic Achievement Award for their sports, and more than 250 studentathletes have been named to the OVC Commissioner Honor Roll over the last two years. Additionally, almost 40 studentathletes have been named to the OVC Medal of Honor Roll with a perfect 4.0 grade point average, while close to 300 student-athletes posted a 3.0 grade point average or higher during the last two academic years.

Prior to joining Jax State in 2011, Koegel spent 10 very successful years as Director of Athletics at Coastal Carolina University. 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.

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

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 managed a multi-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, EastWest Shrine Game and the College AllStar 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. Vivian Figures Randy Jones Gale Main Randy Owen Ronald Smith Clarence Daugette, III

Jim Bennett

District 6-Birmingham, AL

Vivian Figures

District 1-Mobile, AL

Birmingham Anniston Tuscaloosa Mobile Guntersville Montgomery Fort Payne Jacksonville Gadsden

Thomas W. Dedrick, Sr.

Dr. Robert Bentley

District 7, Tuscaloosa, AL

Clarence Daugette, III District 4-Gadsden, 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

Gale Main

District 2-Montgomery, AL

Ronald Smith

District 3-Jacksonville, AL

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JSU Athletic Support Staff Joy Brindle Football Secretary

Greg Bonds Associate AD/Internal Affairs

Misty Cassell Compliance

Mike Davis Academic Advisor

Greg Seitz Senior Associate AD/SID

Donna Callan Manager of Athletic Marketing and Promotions

Steve Latham University Photographer

Ed Lett Associate AD/External Affairs

Dr. Maureen Newton. Faculty Athletic Rep .

Tracy Broom Academic Advisor/SWA

Kay Griffin Coliseum Secretary

Mike Parris Assistant AD/Broadcasting

Jan Evans Administrative Assistant to AD

Lori McFall Secretary for Athletic Development

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

The Strength and Conditioning staff is headed by Scott Austin, who enters his 12th season at JSU in 2013-14. Austin is responsible for the design and implementation of the department’s entire strength and conditioning program. The 2013-14 starts with Austin in his second tour of active duty for the United States Military. He previously served 19 months in Iraq, beginning in 2006 and ending in the fall of 2007.

Strength and Conditioning Coordinator

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 eighth season with the Gamecocks. Former All-American Gavin Hallford enters his third season working in the Strength and Conditioning department. He is JSU’s alltime 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

Eric Johnson

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-ofthe-art features. jsugamecocksports.com

Dr. Lawrence J. Lemak

Team Dentist

Gynecologist

JSU Sports Medicine

Stephen Wallace DMD

Dr. Jacquline Tessen

Primary Care

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

Andrew Hinds

JSU Sports Medicine

Skidmore has more than 37 years experience in the field and is assisted by Eric Johnson, who has 20 years experience of his own, and Andrew Hinds enters his second year at Jacksonville State.

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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 Department’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 student-athletes 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 University’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, 2004 and 2011 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 Greg Bonds Associate AD/Internal Affairs Ed Lett Associate AD/External 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 April Gilbert Academics Doug Phillips Tickets Joy Brindle Secretary, Football Kay Griffin Secretary, Pete Mathews Coliseum Baseball Coaching Staff Jim Case Head Coach Brandon Romans Assistant Coach Mike Murphree Assistant Coach

782-5368 wkoegel@jsu.edu 782-5988 gbonds@jsu.edu 782-8101 elett@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 782-5747 awgilbert@jsu.edu 782-8499 dphillip@jsu.edu 782-5365 jbrindle@jsu.edu 782-5535 kgriffin@jsu.edu 782-5367 jwcase@jsu.edu 782-5358 bromans@jsu.edu 782-8141 mmurphree@jsu.edu

Football Bill Clark 782-5365 Head Coach football@jsu.edu Mike Bennefield 782-5374 Offensive Line mbennefield@jsu.edu Tyler Cook 782-5373 Operations ktcook@jsu.edu Chuck Dunn 782-8252 Inside Linebackers chuckdunn@jsu.edu John Grass 782-5371 Offensive Coordinator jgrass@jsu.edu Jimmy Ogle 782-5378 Running Backs jogle@jsu.edu David Reeves 782-5375 Defensive Line dreeves@jsu.edu Daric Riley 782-5089 Outside Linebackers/Special Teams dlriley@jsu.edu Blake Shrader 782-5134 Cornerbacks bshrader@jsu.edu Duwan Walker 782-5376 Defensive Coordinator/Safeties duwalker@jsu.edu Cornelius Williams 782-5936 Wide Receivers ctwilliams@jsu.edu Jody Wright 782-5372 Passing Game Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator jlwirght@jsu.edu

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

782-5887 sbailey@jsu.edu 782-5887

Softball Jana McGinnis Head Coach Mark Wisener Assistant Coach Julie Boland Assistant Coach

782-5524 mcginnis@jsu.edu 782-5962 mwisener@jsu.edu 782-8299 jboland@jsu.edu

Golf James Hobbs Head Men’s & Women’s Golf Coach Cullen Carstens Assistant Coach

782-5840 jhobbs@jsu.edu 782-5840 ccarstens@jsu.edu

Men’s Basketball James Green Head Coach Reggie Sharp Assistant Coach Eugene Harris Assistant Coach Tom Schuberth Assistant Coach Women’s Basketball Rick Pietri Head Coach Eric Wise Assistant Coach Altherias Warmley Assistant Coach Ali Heller 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 Neil Macdonald Head Coach Andy Swift Assistant Coach Cheerleading TBA Athletic Training Staff Jim Skidmore Sports Medicine Eric Johnson Sports Medicine Andrew Hinds Sports Medicine TicketOffice Football Press Box Basketball Press Row Media Room Numbers Baseball Press Box

782-5535 jegreen@jsu.edu 782-5831 rsharp@jsu.edu 782-5534 harris@jsu.edu 782-5539 tschuberth@jsu.edu 782-5417 rpietri@jsu.edu 782-5494 ewise@jsu.edu 782-8066 awarmley@jsu.edu 782-5474 aheller@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 macdonald@jsu.edu 782-5695 atswift@jsu.edu 782-8345 782-5369 jskidmore@jsu.edu 782-5369/5539 ejohnson@jsu.edu 782-5369/5539 ahinds@jsu.edu 782-TIXX (8499) 782-5585/5586 782-5528/5583 782-5529/5530/5531 782-5533