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Name Hannah McRee Hannah Wright Brooke Short Alejandra Aviles Adria Morales Alexa Lister Marta Monne Helena Gunnarsdóttir Natalie Leui Jessica Kaeka Jacie McClure Angela Papach

Height 6-3 6-1 5-9 5-3 5-7 6-4 5-10 5-11 6-0 5-7 5-6 6-3

Coaching Staff Adriano de Souza - Head Coach (Fourth Season) Rachel Williams - Assistant Coach (First Season) Gabryel Ording – Assistant Coach (Third Season)

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Class/Exp. Jr./TR Jr./2L So./1L Jr./2L Sr./1L Fr./HS R-So./1L Sr./1L Fr./HS Fr./HS So./1L Jr./2L

Hometown/Previous School Sunrise Beach, Texas/San Jacinto CC Melbourne, Australia/Maribyrnong Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS San Juan, Puerto Rico/Colegio Adianez Juncos, Puerto Rico/Lee College Chino Hills, Calif./Chino Hills HS Varese, Italy/Barbara Melzi Neskaupstaður, Iceland/Lee College Wilmington, Calif./Carson Senior HS Lakewood, Calif./Lakewood HS Baton Rouge, La./St. Joseph’s Academy Wilmington, N.C./John T. Hoggard HS

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Content Quick Facts ............................................................................2 The 2015 Louisiana Tech volleyball team information guide is a publication of the Athletics Media Relations Office. It has been designed as a source of information for the news media and Lady Techster volleyball fans. Every effort has been made to include pertinent and timely information. Should you need additional information such as feature material and/or statistics, please direct your inquiries to the media relations office. News releases, photos and other services are available to accredited members of the news media. Current releases, statistics and photos can also be obtained at LATechSports.com. Editors: Malcolm Butler, Kane McGuire, Anna Claire Thomas, Patrick Walsh, Teddy Allen and Blake Bolin. Contributors: Walsh, Butler, Louisiana Tech News Bureau, Louisiana Tech Marketing and Public Relations Department Covers, Layout and Design: Donnie Bell Design. Photography: Donny Crowe, Tom Morris, Darrell James, James Garner, Donald Page

Welcome to the Family ..........................................................3 Head coach Adriano de Souza .............................................12 Assistant Coaches................................................................13 2015 Season Outlook............................................................14 2015 Roster..........................................................................16 Player Bios ...........................................................................18 Opponents............................................................................27 Conference USA...................................................................31

Athletic Vision Louisiana Tech University will be a conference leader in performance by investing strategically in student-athletesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; development, providing superior facilities and enhancing program support to achieve a local and national image of success and dominance.

2014 Highlights.....................................................................33 2014 Statistics......................................................................34 All-Time Scores.....................................................................37 School Records.....................................................................40 Honors & Letterwinners.......................................................44 University President Dr. Les Guice.......................................45 Athletics Director Tommy McClelland...................................46 Athletic Administration.........................................................47 Athletics Council ..................................................................51 Administration, Support & Coaches .....................................51

Athletic Mission Statement Embody excellence in everything we do. Develop student-athletes to maximize their potential in mind, body and spirit. Bring pride, admiration, and loyalty to the University family, community and state. Win with integrity.

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LOUISIANA TECH QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Ruston, La. Founded: 1894 Enrollment: 11,271 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Conference USA Nickname: Lady Techsters Colors: Blue & Red Arena: Thomas Assembly Center Year Opened: 1982 Capacity: 8,000 Press Row: (318) 257-3144 President: Dr. Les Guice Athletic Director: Tommy McClelland Associate AD/SWA: Mary Kay Hungate COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Adriano de Souza Alma Mater: UNICAMP, 1997 Career Record: 48-106 (.311), Sixth Season Record at LA Tech: 19-70, Fourth Season Assistant Coach: Rachel Williams Alma Mater: Arizona, 2003 Assistant Coach: Gabryel Ording Alma Mater: Louisiana Tech, 2012 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Associate AD: Malcolm Butler Volleyball Contact: Anna Claire Thomas Send all volleyball requests to: Anna Claire Thomas, Asst. Director of Communications Email: acthomas@latech.edu Office: (318) 257-5314 Cell: (318) 331-3813 Athletics Website: LATechSports.com Twitter: @LATechVB • Facebook: Facebook.com/LATechVolleyball Mailing Address: Thomas Assembly Center, Room 161, Ruston, LA 71270 TEAM INFORMATION 2014 Record: 9-21 2014 C-USA Record (Finish) : 1-15 (13th) 2014 Postseason: None Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/7 Starters Returning/Lost: 5 + Libero/2 Newcomers: 4 STARTERS RETURNING (5 + libero) Alejandra Aviles, Jr., DS/L – 3.83 Digs/set (2014) Helena Gunnarsdóttir, Sr., OH – 149 Kills, 128 Digs (2014) Marta Monne, R-So., OH – 72 Kills, 159 Digs (2014) Adria Morales, Sr., S – 6.14 Assists/set, 122 Kills (2014) Angela Papach, Jr., OH – 193 Kills, 1.99 Kills/set (2014) Hannah Wright, Jr., MH – 39 Total Blocks (2014) Letterwinners Returning (8) DS/L – Alejandra Aviles*, OH – Helena Gunnarsdóttir*, DS – Jacie McClure, OH – Marta Monne*, S – Adria Morales*, OH – Angela Papach*, S – Brooke Short, MH – Hannah Wright* *starter

Letterwinners Lost (7) Danielle Bristow, Maria Coelho, Emilee Dechant*, Jessie Ely, Dalane Guidry, Katy McFadden, Rebecca Redgen*

2015 VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT 8/28 vs. UTRGV # 8/29 vs. Alcorn State # 8/29 at Houston Baptist # 9/1 at Jackson State 9/4 vs. Arkansas @ 9/4 vs. Northern Kentucky @ 9/5 at SIU Edwardsville 9/11 ULM ^ 9/12 SOUTHERN ^ 9/12 LAMAR ^ 9/18 vs. Texas A&M-CC % 9/18 at Central Arkansas % 9/19 vs. Alabama State % 9/21 SOUTHERN MISS* 9/25 at WKU* 9/27 at Marshall* 10/2 at Middle Tennessee* 10/9 NORTH TEXAS* 10/11 UAB* 10/16 at North Texas* 10/18 at Southern Miss* 10/21 at FIU* 10/25 RICE* 10/27 GRAMBLING STATE 10/30 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* 11/1 CHARLOTTE* 11/6 at UTSA* 11/8 at UTEP* 11/12 FIU* 11/14 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* 11/20-22 C-USA Tournament

LOCATION TIME Houston, Texas 4:30 p.m. Houston, Texas 12 p.m. Houston, Texas 7 p.m. Jackson, Miss. 7 p.m. Edwardsville, Ill. 11 a.m. Edwardsville, Ill. 4:30 p.m. Edwardsville, Ill. 12 p.m. RUSTON, LA. 7 p.m. RUSTON, LA. 10 a.m. RUSTON, LA. 7 p.m. Conway, Ark. 10 a.m. Conway, Ark. 7 p.m. Conway, Ark. 10 a.m. RUSTON, LA. 6 p.m. Bowling Green, Ky. 7 p.m. Huntington, W.Va. 12 p.m. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 7 p.m. RUSTON, LA. 7 p.m. RUSTON, LA. 1 p.m. Denton, Texas 7 p.m. Hattiesburg, Miss. 1 p.m. Miami, Fla. 6 p.m. RUSTON, LA. 1 p.m. RUSTON, LA. 7 p.m. RUSTON, LA. 7 p.m. RUSTON, LA. 1 p.m. San Antonio, Texas 6 p.m. El Paso, Texas 2 p.m. RUSTON, LA. 6 p.m. RUSTON, LA. 6 p.m. San Antonio, Texas TBD

All times listed are Central. bold denotes home matches *, Conference USA matches #, Houston Baptist Tournament @, SIU Edwardsville Tournament ^, LA Tech Invitational %, UCA Tournament

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We are excited you are covering Louisiana Tech VOLLEYBALL this year, and we ask that you refer to us by our correct name and abbreviation. Thanks and Go LADY TECHSTERS! CORRECT -- Louisiana Tech, LA (Lah) Tech or Lady Techsters INcorrecT -- LT or LTU, LaTech, La. Tech

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Newcomers (4) DS/L – Jessica Kaeka, MH – Natalie Leui, MH – Alexa Lister, MH – Hannah McRee

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“ Athletics is a central part of Louisiana Tech and an integral component of our efforts to elevate the institution’s national standing. It is essential that we continue to focus on the success of our student-athletes and ensure that a winning athletics program is achieved with integrity and class.” -- Tech President Dr. Les Guice

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At Louisiana Tech YOU are not a number, YOU are family. louisiana tech ranked as a Tier One National University according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 Best Colleges Report. i s north Louisiana’s only Carnegie RU/H “High Research” and SREB Four-Year Doctoral 2 Research University. is the highest ranked university in Louisiana and No. 13 in the nation for return on investment (ROI) for graduates (PayScale.com’s 2014-15 College Salary Report). i s ranked as one of the nation’s 25 Most Affordable Colleges (for both in-state and out-of-state students) by Newsweek and The Daily Beast. i s ranked highest in Louisiana and No. 21 in the nation for providing its graduates with the best returns on their investments (ROI) in their college educations (AdvisorOne). is ranked highest in the state of Louisiana and No. 11 in the nation on list of “25 Most Underrated Colleges in America” from Business Insider.

is ranked highest in the state of Louisiana and No. 17 in nation among “Low Cost Colleges with High Starting Salaries for Graduates” (Affordable Colleges Online).

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More than 700 companies worldwide travel to campus eAch yeAR to RecRUit loUisiAnA tech gRAdUAtes

Dr. Les Guice became the 14th president in the history of Louisiana Tech University on July 1, 2013.    “ Louisiana Tech has a really great foundation of excellence, and we’re not starting from scratch by any means. We’ve got so many of the ingredients in place. My vision is to continue to progress Louisiana Tech in national prominence, but to turn that national prominence into things that bring benefit to North Louisiana, to our citizens of this state and to all of the students and stakeholders of the university.” -- D r. Les Guice, University President

Quarter System – Big Advantage for the Student-Athlete Louisiana Tech has a unique advantage of being on the quarter system as opposed to the semester system. The quarter system provides significant advantages for the students: Lighter workload (take 3 classes instead of 5)

Shorter academic sessions (12 weeks instead of 18)

More frequent breaks during and between academic sessions

ore opportunities to withdraw or drop a class and still M remain TOPS eligible

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T O D AY ’ S F R E S H M A N I S

TOMORROW’s GRADUATE louisiana tech saw Kathryn Sloan (soccer) and Xavier Woods (football) earn Conference USA All-Academic honors. saw 27 student-athletes earn the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal. saw 124 student-athletes named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. ranked second in the state of Louisiana among Division I footballplaying public institutions with an 81 percent graduation success rate.

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Louisiana Tech’s student-athletes recorded an all-time high four-year graduation success rate of 80 percent, which was four percentage points better than the previous record-high of 76 percent.

louisiana tech boasts the University of Louisiana System’s highest graduation rate at 53.9 percent. boasts the states fastest time to completion for first time baccalaureates at 4.4 years. boasts the ULS’ highest average freshman ACT scores at 24.7.

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SUCCESS BREEDS

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Louisiana Tech’s Athletic Department: completed the $22 million south end zone facility, named the Davison Athletics Complex, which is set to open in late August with the 302-seat Club Level sold out. set a record 1,100 donors that donated $1,150,000 to LTAC last fiscal year while a total of $1.5 million unrestricted dollars were donated. saw a big jump in overall ticket sales for men’s and women’s basketball which increased by 73 percent and 50 percent, respectively. r olled out the blue carpet for the inaugural TECHSPY Awards held at Howard Auditorium, an ESPY-like event to help celebrate the past year’s athletic achievements.

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Men’s Basketball won the C-USA regular season title, the third straight league title for the program and the first outright title since 1999, and advanced to the NIT quarterfinals for a second straight year which included a victory at Texas A&M. Soccer head coach Kevin Sherry and star player Kathryn Sloan earned Louisiana Coach and Player of the Year honors in light of the team posting a 13-6-3 record and winning their first ever postseason match which advanced them to the C-USA Tournament semifinals. Tennis junior Alexandra Starkova was named First Team All-Conference USA, becoming the first Lady Techster in program history to be a three-time all-conference member. Baseball registered 10 more wins than the previous year under the direction of first-year head coach Greg Goff, an improvement that was the seventh most in program history, while also tying a Bulldog record with a 12-game non-conference winning streak. Bowling joined the newly-formed Southland Bowling League, along with seven other of the nation’s top NCAA teams, with the immediate goals of competing at the highest level and automatically qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the near future. Volleyball outside hitter Rebecca Redgen earned Second Team All-Conference USA honors, becoming the first allconference honoree for LA Tech since 2009. Golfer Victor Lange was named Conference USA’s Golfer of the Year while also earning a bid to the NCAA Regionals for a second straight year, finishing in the top 25 during the three-round event. Football won the Conference USA West Division title and accepted a bid to play in the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl where they defeated Illinois, 35-18, to post the program’s first bowl victory since 2008. Indoor track and field star Jarvis Gotch recorded the eighth longest jump in the world for the season and set the school record with a mark of 26-7.75 (8.12m) at the Vanderbilt Indoor Invitational. Outdoor track and field sprinter Charla Craddock (200m) and long jumper Jarrett Samuels received honorable mention All-America honors for their top-20 finishes at the NCAA Championships. Women’s basketball received a flood of national media coverage, including feature pieces by 60-Minute Sports, USA Today, SI.com, ESPN.com, NBC Nightly News, ESPN SportsCenter, New York Times, CNN.com, and more in Tyler Summitt’s first year as head coach. Softball head coach Mark Montgomery guided the Lady Techsters to a 31-win season, the most victories since 2008, and came three outs away from defeating WCWS participant LSU in Baton Rouge. @LATechVB

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prominent alumni Louisiana Tech continues to give back on a global level in every profession and every day, either on center stage or behind the scenes. Tech alums seize the opportunity on campus to make a difference off it; because of you, the University’s influence spreads, now more than ever. Leon Barmore: Best winning percentage of any other coach in history of NCAA women’s basketball, five-time Hall of Famer Albert Bourland: Retired President of Daimler-Benz Washington, Inc., manufacturer of Mercedes Benz Terry Bradshaw: Member of FOX NFL Sunday, NFL Hall of Fame, No. 1 pick in the 1970 NFL draft, winner of four Super Bowls Kix Brooks: Songwriter, guitar player, entertainer, Tech fan, host of American Country Music Countdown John D. Caruthers, Jr.: Former President of the Seven States I-69 Mid-Continent Highway Coalition Tara Collins: Developer of the MediKin Hematology Teaching Vein, a “hands on” way of understanding blood disorders and diseases, especially HIV/AIDS

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James Davison: Developer of Squire Creek Country Club, Board of Directors for Genesis Energy, former Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System Benny Denny: Former CEO of Bank of Ruston, Former President of Louisiana Tech University Foundation Rosemary Ellis: Former editor of Good Housekeeping Magazine A.C. Hollins, Jr.: Vice-President/Director of Operations & Infrastructure for National Security Technologies, LLC (NSTec), Las Vegas Emily Howell and Julie Bartlett Stephenson: Back-toback recipients of “Teacher of the Year” award in Louisiana, high school division, in 2012 and 2011; Jenny Marie Blalock was 2011 Louisiana Elementary School Teacher of the Year

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Eddie McGough: Senior Vice President for Alcon Laboratories, a global medical company specializing in eye care products

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Michael McCallister: Former Chairman of the Board/ CEO of Humana, Inc., which employs 30,000 nationwide and has revenues of $33 billion

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Karl Malone: Two-time NBA MVP, Ruston-area businessman, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, second-leading scorer in NBA history

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Sandy Johnson: President/owner of Barrios Technology in Houston; earned NASA’s highest award – the George M. Low Award for Quality and Excellence, won twice – and in 2004 received NASA’s highest honor, the Distinguished Public Service Medal.

Hilton Nicholson: CEO of Sixnet, member of FCC Advisory Board

Teresa Weatherspoon: Named one of the top 15 players in WNBA history, Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer, former coach of the Lady Techsters basketball team, Olympic gold medalist and Wade Trophy winner Sam Wyly: Co-founder of Green Mountain Energy, Maverick Capital, Ranger Capital Group, Michaels Stores, and Sterling Software, Inc.

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Phil Robertson: Founder of the Duck Commander business and creator of the Duck Commander call, professional hunter, reality television star

JOHNSON

Glen Post, III: Chief Executive Officer and President of CenturyLink, the third largest telecommunications company in America

ROBERTSON

Scott Poole: Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Roy O. Martin Lumber Company, one of the largest independently owned forest products companies in the South

DENNY

Mervin Parker: Corporate Forestry Manager of Hunt Forest Products, a privately held company with more than 65,000 acres of timberland owned and managed and more than 700 employees in the state of Louisiana

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2012-Present: Head Coach, LA Tech 2008-2011: Asst. Coach, Illinois St. 2005-2007: Asst. Coach, Miami (OH) 2003-2004: Vol. Asst. Coach, Kent State 2001-2002: Head Coach, Union College 1995-1997: Head Coach, UNICAMP (Men’s)

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State in both the 2003 and 2004 seasons, while completing his master’s degree in sports pedADRIANO agogy. He also volunteered as an assistant coach with the boys’ volleyball team at Stow (Ohio) High School in 2004, and Head Coach as the head coach of the Club Q Sport 17’s 4th Season team in 2004-05. Prior to de Souza’s time in Ohio, his coaching career Adriano de Souza enters his fourth season at in the U.S. started with two years as the head the helm of the Louisiana Tech women's volleyball women’s volleyball coach at Union College while program and has led the Lady Techsters to steady he took postgraduate courses. In his first head improvement during his time in Ruston. coaching stint, de Souza led the Bulldogs to a De Souza took over the program in 2012 and second-place finish in the Mid-South Conference strung together a few rebuilding years in his first and the program’s first NAIA regional appearance three years at LA Tech with the Lady Techsters imin his final season in Kentucky (2002). proving in the win column in each season. De Souza, originally from Brazil, a country In 2014, the Brazilian native guided LA Tech with a great volleyball history and tradition, beto a 9-21 overall record and 1-15 mark in Confergan playing the sport at the age of 14. He spent ence USA play. For the first time since 2009, the three years (2001-03) as the volleyball coach and Lady Techsters placed a student-athlete on an allco-administrator for two men’s teams in the city conference squad with senior Rebecca Redgen of Rio Claro, Brazil. His under-21 men’s team was being named Second Team All-Conference USA the regional runner-up all three years, while his unafter ranking fifth in C-USA in both kills and points. der-19 men’s team was the APV League Champion Redgen also led all Lady Techsters in kills (381), kills in 2001, and posted a runner-up finish in 2002. In per set (3.74) and points (419.5). 1999, de Souza mentored the under-21, under-19 De Souza entered the 2013 season with a and under-16 women’s programs at Club Regatas rebuilt roster and plenty to prove as a team as LA in Campinas, Brazil, before coming to the U.S. to Tech was a first-year member of Conference USA. begin his Division I coaching career. Although the Lady Techsters put together a 7-22 He also served a three-year stint as the head season, including a 1-13 mark in league play, de men’s volleyball coach at the State University of Souza led his team to a handful of impressive feats Campinas (1995-97), where his team won secin 2013 with a plethora of underclassmen on the tional championships in 1996 and 1997, finished roster and just one senior. second at the Metropolitan Championships in 1995 For the first time since 2010, LA Tech defeatand 1996, and placed third in 1997. ed a conference opponent as the Lady Techsters Since 2001, Adriano has worked with Antoprevailed against Conference USA foe Charlotte, nio Rizola, the head coach of the Brazilian Junior 3-1, on Oct. 4, 2013 in Charlotte, a victory that also National Team, in developing methods to improve marked LA Tech’s inaugural win as a member of Cplayers’ game intelligence in preparation for South USA in any sport. The win snapped a 34-match conAmerican and World Championships. In 2007, he ference losing streak for LA Tech that dated back to volunteered for the Brazilian Youth National Team the end of the 2010 season when LA Tech defeated when it competed at the World Championship in then WAC foe Nevada in five sets. Mexico. In early 2012, Louisiana Tech announced the He has also been a liaison and interpreter for hiring of de Souza, a longtime Division I assistant the U.S. Women’s National Team (1994) and Japacoach, from Illinois State as the ninth head coach nese National Junior Team (1993) in their respecin Lady Techster volleyball history. In his inaugural tive visits to world championships in Brazil. season, de Souza’s squad compiled a 3-27 record De Souza has co-authored numerous books on the court. and articles on sports and coaching. He graduated De Souza, a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, rewith his bachelor’s degree from Universidade Esplaced Matt Sonnichsen, who resigned following tadual de Campinas in Sao Paulo, Brazil in Decemthe 2011 season after four years at the helm of the ber 1997, and completed his master’s degree at program. The 42-year-old has brought a wealth of Kent State in May 2006. both collegiate and international coaching experience to Ruston, as well as recruiting ties in both the U.S. and overseas. De Souza’s coaching resume spans 19 years and boasts stints at the club, high school and collegiate levels, including assistant coaching positions at Illinois State, Miami (OH) and Kent State over the course of his career. Before coming to LA Tech, de Souza spent the previous four years as an assistant coach at Illinois State where he helped rebuild the Redbirds program, leading it to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament two straight years. Prior to his time in Normal, Illinois, de Souza furthered his reputation by serving on the staff at Miami (OH) for three seasons from 2005-07 where he was instrumental in helping the RedHawks reach the 2007 NCAA Tournament after capturing the Mid-American Conference Tournament title that season. Two of Miami’s wins that season came against nationally-ranked Ohio, the four-time defending conference champion. The only other team in the country to sweep the Ohio Bobcats in 2007 was national runner-up Stanford. In de Souza’s first season at Miami in 2005, the RedHawks recorded the most wins (17) since the 1998 Mid-American Conference championship team went 27-8. In 2006, Miami finished fourth in the MAC regular-season race, the RedHawks’ best finish since 2000. De Souza was a volunteer assistant at Kent

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WILLIAMS Assistant Coach 1st Season Head coach Adriano de Souza has announced the addition of Rachel Williams to the Louisiana Tech family as an assistant volleyball coach for the upcoming 2015 season. A former four-year starter at the University of Arizona, Williams brings more than 10 years of coaching and recruiting experience to the Lady Techster volleyball program. Williams enters her first season in Ruston after spending last season as an assistant coach at Northern Arizona, where she was responsible for pre- and post-match film breakdowns, weekly match analysis and court training among other duties. “I am really happy to welcome Rachel to our staff,” de Souza said. “She brings the work ethic, the knowledge of the game and the passion for competition that will be an excellent example for our volleyball players. Her experience playing at a high level and her coaching approach will be a great addition to our staff.” In just one season at Northern Arizona, Williams helped guide the Lumberjacks to their best record in school history with a 21-8 overall mark, including an 11-5 record in league play and a semifinals appearance in the Big Sky Conference tournament. With Williams on staff, NAU racked up the third most wins in program history and ranked first in the conference in hitting percentage, opponent hitting percentage, assists and blocks during the 2014 season. “I am excited about this opportunity to coach at Louisiana Tech,” Williams said of joining the Lady Techsters. “I know Adriano has a vision for the program and I believe that we have the support and the resources here in Ruston to accomplish big tasks.” With more than 10 years of experience on the

court, Williams joins the Lady Techster staff after coaching at a variety of levels. Prior to her time at NAU, she spent two years as an assistant coach at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University after serving as an assistant coach for two seasons at Yavapai College from 2011-12. Previously, Williams was also an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California, where the Sea Lions ended the season fifth in the nation (NAIA). While coaching at the collegiate level in Northern Arizona, Williams spent three years as the club director for Yavapai Juniors Volleyball Club in Prescott, Arizona. While there, she was responsible for all aspects of the club, along with guiding the squad to some of the best finishes in club history on any given level. From 2008-09, Williams was a sports ambassador for People to People – an organized student travel program – in a role which allowed her to travel internationally to Holland and Austria with student-athletes for both educational and athletic purposes. Prior to joining the coaching circuit, Williams played college volleyball at the University of Arizona from 1999-2002 and was a member of four Wildcat NCAA teams. She helped Arizona reach the Sweet 16 in 1999, the Elite Eight in 2000 and 2002 and earned a trip to the NCAA Final Four in 2001. Williams was also a key component to the Wildcats’ success in 2000 when she helped lead Arizona to a Pac-10 Championship title. Williams earned her bachelor’s degree in communication with an emphasis in marketing in 2003 from Arizona before earning her master's in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University-Irvine in 2012.

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ORDING Assistant Coach 3rd Season Former Louisiana Tech volleyball player Gabryel Ording enters her third season on the LA Tech coaching staff after joining the Lady Techsters for the 2013 season as an assistant coach. “I am happy to welcome Gabryel Ording back to Louisiana Tech University as one of our assistant coaches,” de Souza said. “Her return to Louisiana Tech Volleyball is a great asset for our program. She has the values and the mindset that I look for in assistant coaches”. Ording completed her senior season and earned her bachelor’s degree from Louisiana Tech in kinesiology in November 2012. Over the course of her time at Louisiana Tech, Ording lettered all four years and was also the volleyball program representative in the SAAC (Student Athlete Advisory Committee). Ording has now returned to Louisiana Tech to continue using her work

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The WILLIAMS file Hometown: Upland, Calif. Education: Bachelor’s degree in

communication (Arizona, 2003); Master's degree in coaching and athletic administration (Concordia-Irvine, 2012)

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Coaching Experience 2015-Present: Assistant Coach, Louisiana Tech 2014: Assistant Coach, Northern Arizona 2012-2014: Assistant Coach, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ. 2011-2012: A ssistant Coach, Yavapai College 2008-2010: Assistant Coach/Recruiting, Point Loma Nazarene University

ethic and knowledge to continue the development of the Lady Techster Volleyball Program. While a student-athlete at Louisiana Tech, Ording was not only always prepared for all the practices and matches she competed in, but she was also a leader who contributed to the organization and development of the program on and off the court, de Souza added. “To the benefit of our student-athletes, Gabryel will continue to be a great example of responsibility and dedication to our program.”

The ORDING file Hometown: Custer Park, Ill. Education: B achelor’s degree in kinesiology (Louisiana Tech, 2012)

Coaching Experience

2013-Present: Assistant Coach, Louisiana Tech

Playing Experience 2009-2012: Louisiana Tech

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2015 OUTLOOK A clean slate. That is what the Louisiana Tech Volleyball team is looking to start with heading into the 2015 season. In years past, it was a matter of putting together a complete match from beginning to end. But now, heading into year four under head coach Adriano de Souza, the culture of the program is changing and the Lady Techsters are looking to strike the perfect balance between experience and lack thereof on the court as they embark on a new season. “Fifty percent of our lineup could include new players this season and the more they understand how to make each other more efficient on the court, the better we will be,” de Souza said. De Souza has never shied away from the task of rebuilding the LA Tech Volleyball program since taking the job in 2012. An improvement in the win column in each of his three previous seasons at the helm shows progress for a team that hasn’t enjoyed a winning season in more than a decade. But this year’s roster enters the 2015 campaign with renewed energy and determined to start anew. Four newcomers, three of which are freshmen, should help contribute to that process. “We have a fresh group with fresh ideas,” de Souza said of the new-look Lady Techsters. “Our newcomers have been drilled with the idea of how important it is for them to contribute right away. The four of them have demonstrated that they can make a positive impact on our team and we will make sure to give them responsibilities in the lineup early in the season. Although LA Tech lost just two starters from the 2014 squad, both players were key contributors on both sides of the net. Rebecca Redgen led the team in kills last season and was a second team All-Conference USA selection, while Emilee Dechant stood out on the defensive side of things with a team-high 64 total blocks. But despite those two absences, the Lady Techsters return eight letterwinners from a year ago, including two seniors and four juniors, to heighten the experience on this year’s squad. Of the eight returners, five will see a significant amount of playing time throughout the season. “Our returners have a lot responsibility this year,” de Souza said. “They have seen what needs to be done in practice and matches to continue improving our program. We count on them to set the tone of what we do on and off the court in our program. “In the end, we need points on the scoreboard to be more successful in sets and matches. Because of the type of players we are training with now, this season we will have the opportunity to develop our serve receive, defense and blocking side of the game. The goal in improving these aspects is for our setters to have a better chance to run a more efficient offense.” The goal for LA Tech has always been improvement, which is what de Souza and his staff, which includes first year assistant Rachel Williams as well as former Lady Techster Gabryel Ording, who is now in her third year coaching, have been preaching since Day 1. And a clean slate seems like a perfect way to start that transformation.

HITTERS/BLOCKERS LA Tech enters the season with a combination of seven outside, middle and right-side hitters in the mix with senior Helena Gunnarsdóttir, juniors Angela Papach and Hannah Wright, and redshirt sophomore Marta Monne all returning on offense for the Lady Techsters.

Gunnarsdóttir totaled 149 a season ago in her first season at Tech after transferring from Lee College. The Iceland native averaged 1.60 kills per set, while also recording 128 digs and 25 blocks for the Lady Techsters in 2014. Other veterans expected to be difference makers for LA Tech this season include Papach, Monne and Wright, all of who have contributed to the attack in past years. “Angela and Marta, who are both outside and right-side attackers, are returning for their third year in our program and are expected to bring experience at the pins and in our serve receive, blocking and defensive game,” de Souza said. “Hannah (Wright) is the only middle blocker and attacker who returns from last season. She has had a very good spring season and is expected this year to excel not only in the middle position but also on the right side of the net.” In addition to the returners, Tech will welcome the addition of Natalie Leui, Alexa Lister and Hannah McRee to add more height and depth to the position. “Alexa, Natalie and Hannah McRee will see time in the middle and on the right side during season,” he said. “I expect them to quickly learn what the competition will demand from them.”

SETTERS For the first time in his tenure as head coach, de Souza and the Lady Techsters return multiple setters with matches under their belts, which will allow for more variety in the team’s offensive systems. “We will have Adria [Morales] as a returning setter and rightside [hitter],” he said. “Brooke [Short] returns for her second year as a setter for our team and will be a great contributor this year as she now understands more of what Conference USA competition

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demands from the setters who are running their teams on the floor. Her game improvement will allow us to run different 5-1 line ups as well as 6-2 lines line ups.” Morales, who is entering her senior season, led LA Tech last season with 479 assists (6.14 per set), while also adding to the offensive attack with 122 kills and 18 service aces in her first season with the squad. Short also returns as a sophomore setter after ranking second on the team last season with 274 assists and an average of 3.81 per game.

DEFENSIVE SPECIALISTS/LIBEROS With LA Tech intent on improving its serve receive and defensive games over the course of the 2015 season, experience should be a welcome relief when it comes to defensive specialists and libero’s on this year’s team. Aviles led the Lady Techsters with 360 digs (3.83 per set) as a sophomore last season, while also ranking third on the team with 17 service aces from behind the line. Jacie McClure also returns for her sophomore season after recording 156 digs in 72 sets as a true freshman in 2014. In addition to Aviles and McClure’s returns to the court, LA Tech welcomes Jessica Kaeka to the position this season. A native of Lakewood, California, Kaeka is a true freshman who de Souza thinks will greatly improve the defensive aspect of LA Tech’s game. “Jessica (Kaeka) is a great addition to our serve receive, defense and serving game,” he said. “On the back row, we return Alejandra Aviles and Jacie McClure. They both have been training a lot during the offseason and understand that improvements on our serve receive and our defensive systems are the key factors in order to have a better season in conference and non-conference matches.”

2015 SLATE LA Tech enters its third season as a member of Conference USA and is one of 13 teams participating in the league in 2015. The Lady Techsters are set to play a 16-match conference schedule, while competing against each team at least once and four of the league's teams in a home-and-home series. The season-ending conference tournament is set for Nov. 20-22 in San Antonio, Texas,

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and will feature the league's top eight teams from the regular season. “Our non-conference schedule has been tailored in a way that we can play against teams that will bring us opportunities to see what we are doing well in the game and also show us what we need to improve before we start our Conference USA competition,” de Souza said. Following two tournaments on the road to open the season, the Lady Techsters return to Ruston for the 2015 home opener Sept. 11 with LA Tech set to host its home invitational for the third consecutive year. This year's tournament will feature a total of six matches over the course of two days between ULM, Lamar, Southern and Tech. De Souza and the Lady Techsters open the 2015 C-USA schedule by hosting the Golden Eagles from Southern Miss Monday, Sept. 21 before hitting the road for a three-game conference road trip to WKU (Sept. 25), Marshall (Sept. 27) and Middle Tennessee (Oct. 2). “Right out of the gate, our team will need to be well prepared and focused to start the [conference] season,” he said. “Conference USA is a strong conference and the matches will be very competitive every time we step on the floor. We expect our players to understand that they need to continue growing throughout the season. This is what good teams do.” LA Tech returns to the Thomas Assembly Center for two league matches Oct. 9 with contests scheduled between North Texas and UAB (Oct. 11) before returning the favor and traveling to Denton, Texas, to take on the Mean Green on Oct. 16 in what will be the start of a three-game road stretch at Southern Miss and FIU. From Oct. 25 to Nov. 1, the Lady Techsters will host four straight home matches, three of which will be in C-USA play. After traveling to Houston last season, LA Tech welcomes Rice to the TAC to begin the home stretch before stepping out of conference play to take on I-20 foe Grambling State Oct. 27. Two matches against Middle Tennessee (Oct. 30) and Charlotte (Nov. 1) will wrap up the home stand for the Lady Techsters. LA Tech will then embark on its final road trip of the campaign as the Lady Techsters travel to take on UTSA (Nov. 6) and UTEP (Nov. 8) before returning home to close out the regular season. The 2015 home slate culminates with matches against FIU on Nov. 12 and Florida Atlantic on Nov. 14 at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston.

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No. Name Height Position Class Exp. Hometown/Previous School 5 Alejandra Aviles 5-3 DS/L Jr. 2L San Juan, Puerto Rico/Colegio Adianez 9 Helena Gunnarsdóttir 5-11 OH Sr. 1L Neskaupstaður, Iceland/Lee College 14 Jessica Kaeka 5-7 DS/L Fr. HS Lakewood, Calif./Lakewood HS 10 Natalie Leui 6-0 MH Fr. HS Wilmington, Calif./Carson Senior HS 7 Alexa Lister 6-4 MH Fr. HS Chino Hills, Calif./Chino Hills HS 15 Jacie McClure 5-6 DS So. 1L Baton Rouge, La./St. Joseph’s Academy 1 Hannah McRee 6-3 MH Jr. TR Sunrise Beach, Texas/San Jacinto CC 8 Marta Monne 5-10 OH R-So. 1L Varese, Italy/Barbara Melzi 6 Adria Morales 5-7 S Sr. 1L Juncos, Puerto Rico/Lee College 16 Angela Papach 6-3 OH Jr. 2L Wilmington, N.C./John T. Hoggard HS 3 Brooke Short 5-9 S So. 1L Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS 2 Hannah Wright 6-1 MH Jr. 2L Melbourne, Australia/Maribyrnong Coaching Staff Adriano de Souza - Head Coach (Fourth Season) Rachel Williams - Assistant Coach (First Season) Gabryel Ording – Assistant Coach (Third Season)

BY POSITION Outside Hitters (3) Helena Gunnarsdóttir, Marta Monne, Angela Papach Middle Hitters (4) Natalie Leui, Alexa Lister, Hannah McRee, Hannah Wright Setters (2) Adria Morales, Brooke Short

Defensive Specialists/Liberos (3) Alejandra Aviles, Jessica Kaeka, Jacie McClure

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5-3 (Alejandra Aviles) 5-6 (Jacie McClure) 5-7 (Jessica Kaeka, Adria Morales) Juniors (4) Alejandra Aviles, Hannah McRee, Angela Papach, 5-9 (Brooke Short) Hannah Wright 5-10 (Marta Monne) 5-11 (Helena Gunnarsdóttir) Sophomores (3) 6-0 (Natalie Leui) Jacie McClure, Marta Monne, Brooke Short 6-1 (Hannah Wright) Freshmen (3) 6-3 (Hannah McRee, Angela Papach) Jessica Kaeka, Natalie Leui, Alexa Lister 6-4 (Alexa Lister) Seniors (2) Helena Gunnarsdóttir, Adria Morales

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Hannah McRee 6-3, MH, Jr./TR Sunrise Beach, Texas

Hannah Wright 6-1, MH, Jr./2L Melbourne, Australia

Brooke Short 5-9, S, So./1L Murrieta, Calif.

Alejandra Aviles 5-3, DS/L, Jr./2L San Juan, Puerto Rico

Adria Morales 5-7, S, Sr./1L Juncos, Puerto Rico

Alexa Lister 6-4, MH, Fr./HS Chino Hills, Calif.

Marta Monne 5-10, OH, R-So./1L Varese, Italy

Helena Gunnarsd贸ttir 5-11, OH, Sr./1L Neskaupsta冒ur, Iceland

Natalie Leui 6-0, MH, Fr./HS Wilmington, Calif.

Jessica Kaeka 5-7, DS/L, Fr./HS Lakewood, Calif.

Jacie McClure 5-6, DS, So./1L Baton Rouge, La.

Angela Papach 6-3, OH, Jr./2L Wilmington, N.C.

Adriano de Souza Head Coach

Rachel Williams Assistant Coach

Gabryel Ording Assistant Coach

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ALEJANDRA

AVILES

DS/L | 5-3 | Jr. | 2L San Juan, Puerto Rico (Colegio Adianez) 2014: Played a total of 94 sets, while appearing in all 30 matched the Lady Techsters played in 2015 … Led Louisiana Tech with 360 digs and 3.83 per set … Ranked fifth in Conference USA in digs per set … Third on the team with 17 service aces (0.18 per set) … Was fourth on the team with 82 assists on the season (0.87 per set) … Totaled a career-high 31 digs in a five-set win over Saint Francis (8/29) … Recorded double-digit digs in 18 of the 30 matches she appeared in as a sophomore … Had 20 or more digs on five separate occasions … Totaled a season-high seven assists to go along with 10 digs against North Texas (10/19). 2013: Saw action in 28 matches as a true freshman ... Led LA Tech in digs (360) and digs per set (3.71), while participating in 97 of the 108 sets the Techsters played in 2013 ... Recorded 62 assists, which ranks her second among her teammates, and 16 service aces on the season ... Totaled 20 or more digs on seven separate occasions in her first season with the team ... Had a seasonhigh 26 digs Oct. 11 at East Carolina ... Recorded a season-high five service aces Sept. 3 vs. UAPB to help lead the Lady Techsters to a straight-sets win over the Lady Lions. Club: With her club team, Guaynabo Mets-20U, Aviles and her teammates won the National Volleyball Tournament of the Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation in 2012 for the second year in a row ... Aviles is the youngest libero that has ever played for the Guaynabo Mets-20U team. High School: Three-sport athlete who played soccer and softball at Adianez... named to the Liga Atletica de Colegios Cristiano (LACC) All-Star Game in 2011 and 2012 ... member of the National Honor Association and president of her 2012 class ... chose Louisiana Tech over UALR, Southern Illinois University, Tennessee State and North Carolina A&T ... coached by Eduardo Rodriguez. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Alejandra (Lala) Aviles Jiménez ... Daughter of Yannary Jiménez and Ramón (Tony) Quiles ... Has two brothers, Antonio and Joshua, and two sisters, Andrea and Astrid ... Born Nov. 16, 1995. Single-Match Highs Kills: 1, three times Attacks: 2, three times Assists: 7, North Texas, Oct. 19, 2014 Serve Aces: 5, UAPB, Sept. 3, 2013 Digs: 31, vs. Saint Francis, Aug. 29, 2014

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HELENA

GUNNARSDÓTTIR OH | 5-11 | Sr. | 1L Neskaupstaður, Iceland (Lee College)

2014: Appeared in 93 sets and started 19 of the 29 matches she played in her first season at LA Tech … Ranked third on the team with 149 (1.60 per set) … Totaled 169.5 points over the course of the season, which was third best among all Lady Techsters … Recorded seven service aces on the season and ranked sixth on the team with 128 digs (1.38 per set) … Helped lead LA Tech to a five-set win over Saint Francis (8/29) with 10 kills six digs and three blocks … Recorded a season-high 14 kills and 14 digs for her first double-double as a Lady Techster to lead Tech to a 3-1 win over UTPA (9/12) … Had nine kills and three blocks for a total of 10.5 points against Conference USA foe FIU (10/12). 2013 (Lee College): Earned second team all-conference honors in her sophomore campaign with the Lady Rebels ... Totaled 147 kills in 83 sets (1.77/ set) ... Had a .232 attacking percentage, as well as 113 digs, 27 aces and 35 total blocks (3 solo, 32 assists) ... Helped the Lady Rebels be named a 2014 NJCAA All-Academic Team. 2012 (Lee College): Earned a starting role as a freshman under coaches Tracie Johnson, Sarah Hess and Paige Jenkins ... Recorded 121 kills, 186 digs and 32 aces in her first season at Lee ... Received the Class Act Award for her academic achievements off the court. High School: Graduated from Verkmenntaskóli Austurlands in 2012 ... Awarded Most Promising Player in Division I for 2008-09 ... Named Athlete of the Year in 2011 for Þróttur, Fjarðabyggd and her club team ... Earned MVP honors in a single match against Faroe Island in 2011 while playing with the Iceland Under-19 National Team. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Helena Kristín Gunnarsdóttir ... Born on Dec. 12, 1992 in Neskaupstaður, Iceland ... Daughter of Gunnar Ásgeir Karlsson and Guðrún Sólveig Sigurðardóttir ... Has four siblings: Karl, Helga, Heiða and Bergey ... Considered Arkansas-Fort Smith, University of West Georgia and Binghamton University before deciding to attend Louisiana Tech ... Member of the Iceland Women’s National Volleyball Team. Single-Match Highs Kills: 14, UTPA, Sept. 12, 2014 Attacks: 32, UTPA, Sept. 12, 2014 Attack Pct.: .312, UTPA, Sept. 12, 2014 Assists: 2, at FAU, Nov. 14, 2014; Stephen F. Austin, Sept. 13, 2014 Serve Aces: 3, vs. Jackson State, Sept. 5, 2014 Digs: 14, UTPA, Sept. 12, 2014 Blocks: 3, vs. Saint Francis, Aug. 29, 2014; FIU, Oct. 12, 2014 Block solo: 1, vs. Saint Francis, Aug. 29, 2014; UTSA, Oct. 10, 2014 Block assist: 3, FIU, Oct. 12, 2014

Career Statistics Year sp mp-ms k k/s 2014 93 29-19 149 1.60 Totals 93 29-19 149 1.60

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JACIE

McCLURE DS | 5-6 | So. | 1L Baton Rouge, La. (St. Joseph’s Academy)

2014: Saw action in 27 matches and 72 sets as a freshman defensive specialist/libero for the Lady Techsters … Ranked fourth on the team with 156 digs (2.17 per set) … Recorded double-digit digs on five different occasions throughout the season … Ranked fifth on the team with 20 assists … Totaled a season-high 27 digs to help lead LA Tech to a straight-set victory over New Orleans (9/13) in the Lady Techster Invitational … Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2014-15 academic year … Was the only Lady Techster to receive the C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal for maintaining a 3.75 or better GPA for the 2014-15 academic school year. High School: Graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy in 2014 as a four-year letterwinner in volleyball ... Earned the St. Joseph’s Academy Service Award (50 hours of service each year) ... Named the District Defensive Player of the Year (2013) ... Received the Health & PE Award, as well as the Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award ... Earned all-district honorable mention honors in 2011 and 2012 ... Named to the AAU Super Regional all-tournament team in 2012 ... Earned all-district, all-metro, all-state and all-state academic honors following the 2013 season ... Helped her team claim the 2013 5A State Championship title in her senior season ... Coached by Sivi Miller ... Member of the Red Storm Volleyball Club, Beta Club, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Student Ambassadors and Senior Student Ministry. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Jacie Jo McClure ... Born on Oct. 18, 1995 in Baton Rouge, La. ... Daughter of Brett and Monica McClure ... Has one sibling, Jamie ... Father played college baseball at Southeastern La. and college basketball at Mississippi Junior College ... Brother Jamie played college baseball at LSU-Alexandria. Single-Match Highs Kills: 1, Grambling State, Oct. 15, 2014 Attacks: 2, North Texas, Oct. 19, 2014 Assists: 5, at UAPB, Sept. 15, 2014 Serve Aces: 1, vs. Jackson St., Sept. 5, 2014; Stephen F. Austin, Sept. 13, 2014 Digs: 27, New Orleans, Sept. 13, 2014 Blocks: 1, Southern Miss, Sept. 22, 2014 Block assist: 1, Southern Miss, Sept. 22, 2014

Career Statistics Year sp mp-ms k k/s e Ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se re dIGS d/s bs ba TB b/s be bhe 2014 72 27-1 1 0.01 1 9 .000 20 0.28 2 0.03 5 14 156 2.17 0 1 1 0.01 0 0 Totals 72 27-1 1 0.01 1 9 .000 20 0.28 2 0.03 5 14 156 2.17 0 1 1 0.01 0 0

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MONNE OH | 5-10 | R-So. | 1L Varese, Italy (Barbara Melzi)

2014: Recovered from a season-ending injury in 2013 to start 15 of the 29 matches she saw action in as a redshirt freshman … Appeared in 83 sets, while totaling 72 kills, 16 assists, five aces, 159 digs and eight blocks … Her 159 digs (1.92 digs per set) ranked third on the team … Totaled a season-high 14 kills, three assists and 12 digs to help lead LA Tech to a five-set win over Saint Francis (8/29) … Recorded 11 kills and 13 digs at McNeese State (9/5) for her second double-double of the campaign … Had double-digit digs on five separate occasions throughout the season … Totaled 81.5 points in her first full season with the team. 2013: Earned a medical redshirt after starting three of the four matches she played in before suffering a season-ending knee injury Sept. 3 vs. UAPB ... Had a total of 13 kills in 13 sets played, while also recording 29 digs and three aces before injury. High School: Prepped at Barbara Melzi in Italy ... Awarded third place in the regional high school discus throw ... Considered Berkeley, Oregon State and Catholic School of Milan before deciding on Louisiana Tech. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Marta Monne ... Born Sept. 19, 1994 in Busto Arsizio, Italy ... Daughter of Giovanni and Paola Monne. Single-Match Highs Kills: 14, vs. Saint Francis, Aug. 29, 2014 Attacks: 48, vs. Saint Francis, Aug. 29, 2014 Attack Pct.: .167, vs. Saint Francis, Aug. 29, 2014 (14-6-48) Assists: 3, vs. Saint Francis, Aug. 29, 2014 Serve Aces: 2, UTSA, Oct. 10, 2014 Digs: 16, at UT Arlington, Aug. 31, 2013 Blocks: 2, at McNeese State, Sept. 5, 2014 Block solo: 1, at McNeese State, Sept. 5, 2014 Block assist: 1, seven times

Career Statistics Year sp mp-ms k k/s 2013 13 4-3 13 1.00 2014 83 29-15 72 0.87 Totals 96 33-18 85 0.89

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pct a a/s sa sa/s se re digs d/s bs .000 3 0.23 3 0.23 3 2 29 2.23 0 .069 16 0.19 5 0.06 10 13 159 1.92 1 .056 19 0.20 8 0.08 13 15 188 1.96 1

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ADRIA

MORALES S | 5-7 | Sr. | 1L Juncos, Puerto Rico (Lee College)

2014: Started 22 of 24 matches, while appearing in 78 sets in her first season at LA Tech … Led the Lady Techsters with 479 assists and 6.14 per set … Second on the team with 18 service aces … Ranked fourth on the team in both kills (122) and points (156) … Totaled 149 digs (1.91 per set) and 31 total blocks as the setter for LA Tech … Recorded five double-doubles over the course of the season, her first coming at Ole Miss with 10 kills and 17 assists … Totaled a season-high 39 assists and 17 digs at Middle Tennessee (10/5) … Helped lead LA Tech to a C-USA win at Charlotte (10/24) with 32 assists and 11 digs. 2013 (Lee College): Earned first team all-conference honors as a sophomore ... Helped the Lady Rebels be named a 2014 NJCAA All-Academic Team ... Played in 25 matches and averaged 8.59 assists per set ... Notched 3.38 digs per set and 0.44 blocks/set ... Hit .216 with an average of 1.03 kills/set. 2012 (Lee College): Named all-conference and all-region as a freshman ... Totaled 600 assists and led the team with 40 service aces ... Recorded 3.20 digs per set, which ranked second among her teammates ... Received the Class Act Award for her academic achievements off the court. High School: Prepped at Colegio Adianez in Puerto Rico ... Played both volleyball and basketball in high school ... Received MVP honors and named to the Puerto Rico High School All-Star Team ... Helped lead the 18-under Rags Volleyball Club to the championships in the COPUVO, Jeep Volleyball and West Coast tournaments ... Named the MVP for each of those three tournaments ... Helped the Rags Volleyball Club become the top-ranked club team in Puerto Rico ... Coached by Miguel Bermudez and Eduardo Morales. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Adria Morales ... Born Feb. 7, 1994 in Humacao, Puerto Rico ... Daughter of Limary Reyes and Miguel Morales. Single-Match Highs Kills: 10, at Ole Miss, Sept. 18, 2014 Attacks: 25, at Ole Miss, Sept. 18, 2014 Attack Pct.: .240, at Ole Miss, Sept. 18, 2014 (10-4-25) Assists: 39, at Middle Tennessee, Oct. 5, 2014 Serve Aces: 3, at UAPB, Sept. 15, 2014 Digs: 17, at Middle Tennessee, Oct. 5, 2014 Blocks: 5, WKU, Sept. 26, 2014 Block solo: 1, at Charlotte, Oct. 24, 2014 Block assist: 5, WKU, Sept. 26, 2014

Career Statistics Year sp mp-ms k k/s e Ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se re digs d/s bs ba 2014 78 24-22 122 1.56 69 355 .149 479 6.14 18 0.23 29 3 149 1.91 1 30 Totals 78 24-22 122 1.56 69 355 .149 479 6.14 18 0.23 29 3 149 1.91 1 30

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ANGELA

PAPACH OH | 6-3 | Jr. | 2L Wilmington, N.C. (John T. Hoggard HS)

2014: Started 17 of the 30 matches she appeared in as a sophomore for the Lady Techsters … Participated in 97 of the 102 sets LA Tech played in 2014 … Ranked second on the team in kills (193), kills per set (1.99) and points (212; 2.19 per set) … Was fifth on the team with 35 total blocks (2 solo, 33 assists) … Recorded double-digit kills in seven matches over the course of the campaign … Had a season-high 14 kills and .765 attacking percentage in a straight-set win over Grambling State (10/15) … Totaled 10 kills and a seasonhigh six total blocks in a four-set match against Stephen F. Austin (9/13) … Had 13 kills and four total blocks on the road in a five-set match at Middle Tennessee (10/5). 2013: Saw action in 21 matches and started 10 as a true freshman for the Lady Techsters ... Totaled 68 kills and average 1.10 per set (62 sets) ... Recorded 23.0 total blocks on the season (4 solo, 19 assists), along with three service aces on the year ... Accounted for 84.5 points as a freshman ... Recorded a season-high seven kills (.278 %) Aug. 30 vs. Grambling in her first collegiate match as she helped lead LA Tech to a 3-0 victory over the Lady Tigers. High School: Earned a total of six letters as a two-sport athlete in volleyball (four letters) and basketball (two letters) at John T. Hoggard HS ... Was named Best Defensive Player (basketball) and Best Offensive Player (volleyball) ... Named a Top 10 Hitter in district 4-A in volleyball ... Named to the Carolina Region All-Tournament team ... Received the Marybeth Finegan Award for Service ... In her senior season, she recorded 175 kills, 120 blocks, 45 aces and 75 digs under coach Ron Strickland ... Helped lead her team to a 3rd place spot in the state championship ... Was a member of the National Honor Society and Beta Club at John T. Hoggard ... Also was a member on the Triangle Volleyball Club, where she helped lead her team to a 4th place finish in a national qualifier tournament. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Angela Nicole Papach ... Born April 7, 1995 in Chicago, Ill. ...Daughter of Raymond and Susan Papach ... Has four siblings: Katie, Becca, Matt, Mike ... Her father, Ray, played basketball at Hillsdale College ... Her sister, Becca (UNC-Wilmington), and brother, Matt (Hillsdale College), both played collegiate basketball, while her oldest sister, Katie, played volleyball at Tri-State University. Single-Match Highs Kills: 14, Grambling State, Oct. 15, 2014 Attacks: 34, UTSA, Oct. 10, 2014 Attack Pct.: .360, vs. Saint Francis, Aug. 29, 2014 (11-2-25) Assists: 1, six times Serve Aces: 1, four times Digs: 3, at Middle Tennessee, Oct. 5, 2014; vs. UT Arlington, Sept. 6, 2014 Blocks: 6, Stephen F. Austin, Sept. 13, 2014 Block solo: 2, at Southeastern La., Sept. 14, 2013 Block assist: 5, Stephen F. Austin, Sept. 13, 2014

Career Statistics Year sp mp-ms k k/s e Ta pct a 2013 62 21-10 68 1.10 48 224 .089 1 2014 97 30-17 193 1.99 94 563 .176 5 Totals 159 51-27 261 1.64 142 787 .151 6

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SHORT S | 5-9 | So. | 1L Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS)

2014: Saw action in 27 games and started nine as a true freshman setter for LA Tech … Led the Lady Techsters in service aces (19), while ranking second on the team with 274 assists and 3.81 assists per set … Totaled 96 digs and 1.33 digs per set … Recorded three double-doubles for the Lady Techsters and double-digit assists in 14 of the matches she played … Totaled a seasonhigh 27 assists in a five-set win over Saint Francis (8/29) … Recorded a seasonhigh six kills and four aces to go along with 18 assists for 10.5 total points in a straight-set win over Jackson State (9/5) … Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2014-15 academic year. High School: Graduated from Vista Murrieta High School in Murrieta, Calif. in 2014 where she lettered four years in volleyball ... President of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) her senior year ... Member of the SCVA High Performance team and helped her team place second in the European Global Challenge Tournament held in Pula, Croatia. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Brooke Taylor Short ... Born on Oct. 8, 1996 in Lodi, Calif. ... Daughter of Mark and Rochelle Short ... Has three siblings: Bryce, Ryleigh and Chandler ... Mother played one year of college volleyball at Cal State Fullerton, followed by four years at Point Loma Nazarene University ... Father played four years of college baseball at the University of the Pacific. Single-Match Highs Kills: 6, vs. Jackson State, Sept. 5, 2014 Attacks: 8, vs. Jackson State, Sept. 5, 2014, vs. Lamar, Sept. 19, 2014 Assists: 27, vs. Saint Francis, Aug. 29, 2014 Serve Aces: 4, vs. Jackson State, Sept. 5, 2014 Digs: 11, vs. Saint Francis, Aug. 29, 2014 Blocks: 3, vs. Saint Francis, Aug. 29, 2014 Block assist: 3, vs. Saint Francis, Aug. 29, 2014

Career Statistics Year sp mp-ms k k/s e Ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se re digs d/s bs ba TB b/s be bhe 2014 72 27-9 29 0.40 13 80 .200 274 3.81 19 0.26 17 0 96 1.33 0 5 5 0.07 0 9 Totals 72 27-9 29 0.40 13 80 .200 274 3.81 19 0.26 17 0 96 1.33 0 5 5 0.07 0 9

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WRIGHT MH | 6-1 | Jr. | 2L Melbourne, Australia (Maribyrnong College)

2014: Started 18 of the 25 matches she saw action in as a sophomore middle hitter … Played in 66 sets over the course of the season, while recording 48 kills (0.73/set), 24 digs (0.36/set) and 39 total blocks (0.59/set) … Ranked fourth on the team with six solo blocks and 33 block assists, while accounting for 73.5 total points in 25 matches … Totaled a season-high six kills and a .455 attacking percentage at Southern Miss (10/26) … Recorded a seasonhigh five total blocks against UTPA in the Lady Techster Invitational (9/12) … Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2014-15 academic year. 2013: Started six matches as a true freshman, while seeing action in 16 total matches ... Totaled 17 kills and 0.44 kills per set in 39 sets played ... Had 17.0 total blocks (one solo, 16 assists), 17 digs and 28.0 points in 2013 ... Recorded a season-high four kills and two service aces Sept. 7 vs. New Orleans in the Louisiana Tech Volleyball Invitational to help lead the Lady Techsters to a fiveset victory over the Privateers ... Totaled three kills on three separate occasions throughout the season. High School: Prepped at Maribyrnong College in Melbourne where she participated in volleyball and basketball, as well as competing in the long jump, triple jump and high jump ... Was named the 2012 Volleyball Athlete of the Year under the direction of coach Jenny Becker ... Member of Falcons Volleyball and Heildelburg Volleyball Club ... Also was a member of the Victorian Under-15, Under-16, Under-17 and Under-19 Indoor Volleyball teams ... Played on the Under-17 Beach Volleyball team, as well as the Australian Junior Women’s Volleyball team. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Hannah Rose Wright ... Born March 18, 1995 in Melbourne ... Daughter of Peter and Karen Wright ... Her dad, Peter, was a national high jump champion and played in the Australian Football League ... Has one brother, Jake. Single-Match Highs Kills: 6, at Southern Miss, Oct. 26, 2014 Attacks: 14, New Orleans, Sept. 7, 2013 Assists: 2, vs. Lamar, Sept. 19, 2014 Serve aces: 2, vs. Jackson State, Sept. 5, 2014; New Orleans, Sept. 7, 2013 Digs: 4, vs. Jackson State, Sept. 5, 2014 Blocks: 6, New Orleans, Sept. 7, 2013 Block solo: 3, UTPA, Sept. 12, 2014 Block assist: 6, New Orleans, Sept. 7, 2013

Career Statistics Year sp mp-ms k k/s 2013 39 16-6 17 0.44 2014 66 25-18 48 0.73 Totals 105 41-24 65 0.62

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e Ta 15 64 20 156 35 220

pct a a/s sa sa/s se re digs d/s bs .031 2 0.05 2 0.05 6 1 17 0.44 1 .179 3 0.05 3 0.05 9 0 24 0.36 6 .136 5 0.05 5 0.05 15 1 41 0.39 7

ba 16 33 49

TB 17 39 56

b/s 0.44 0.59 0.53

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KAEKA

DS/L | 5-7 | Fr. | HS Lakewood, Calif. (Lakewood HS) High School: Lettered in varsity volleyball and gymnastics at Lakewood High School in Lakewood, California … Earned MVP honors and most improved in volleyball … Named a scholar athlete and was on the principal’s honor roll … Member of the top team in the Moore League two years in a row … Three-time tournament winners … Coached by Jeremy Moenoa, Blayne Tom, Mike Wadley. Getting Acquainted: Born on May 8, 1997 in Bellflower, California … Daughter of Dewey and Michelle Kaeka … Has two siblings: Danny and Jordan … Mother played volleyball at the University of La Verne from 1989-1992.

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LEUI

MH | 6-0 | Fr. | HS

HANNAH

McREE

MH | 6-3 | Jr. | TR Sunrise Beach, Texas (San Jacinto CC) 2014 (San Jacinto CC): A second team all-conference selection that led the team in total blocks with 128 (1.24 per set), while hitting .258 with a 1.74 average of kills per set. 2012-13 (Arkansas State): Redshirted as a true freshman before playing in 10 matches as a redshirt freshman in 2013, while starting two matches ... Recorded a season-high six kills with a .312 attacking percentage against UAPB (10/23) ... Finished the 2013 season with 12 kills, seven blocks and three digs … Coached by David Rehr. High School: Lettered in volleyball, tennis, basketball and track at Uvalde High School in Uvalde, Texas … Earned 4A All-District honors ... Averaged 4.70 kills per set ... Finished with 544 kills during her senior season ... Recorded an attacking percentage of .330 with 24 assists and 42 aces ... Added 104 solo blocks … Member of Alamo Club Volleyball and Superior Sports Club … Earned third place at nationals with Alamo Club Volleyball … Coached by Stephanie Coates. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Hannah Virginia McRee … Born August 19, 1994 ... Daughter of Paul and Jessica McRee ... Has one younger sister, Faith Ann McRee.

Wilmington, Calif. (Carson Senior HS) High School: Lettered in volleyball at Carson Senior High School in Carson, California … Coached by Danielle Kline … Editor-in-chief for Carson’s journalism program in 2014-15 … Photo Journalism Program Director … Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Pacific Islander Club … Named second team All-City in 2013 and 2014, and also first team All-Marine League both years … Recipient of the Coaches Award, Best Offensive Player and Best Defensive Player. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Natalie Limasene Leui-Saole … Born on March 26, 1997 … Daughter of Benjamin Leui and Vaotupu Auga.

ALEXA

LISTER MH | 6-4 | Fr. | HS Chino Hills, Calif. (Chino Hills HS)

High School: Lettered in volleyball at Chino Hills High School in Chino Hills, California … Named All-Sunrise League Honorable Mention as a freshman and was selected to the USA Volleyball A3 Training Program … Earned second team all-league honors as a sophomore and was selected for the SCVA Global Challenge and High Performance Team … Named second team all-league for the CIF Southern Section following her junior year at Chino Hills … Member of the PAWW Club, Operation Grace Inc., The Let It Be Club and served community service with Animal Welfare. Getting Acquainted: Born on Sept. 9, 1997 in Mesa, Arizona … Daughter of Alton and Elaine Lister … Has one older brother, Alton Lister Jr. … Her father, Alton, enjoyed a 17-year career in the NBA for a variety of teams and is also a member of the Arizona State Hall of Fame, where his No. 53 jersey has since been retired.

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UTRGV

VA Q U E R O S Marriott Houston Westchase Invitational - HOUSTON, TEXAS

08.29.15 • 7 pm at

HOUSTON BAPTIST

HUSKIES

Marriott Houston Westchase Invitational - HOUSTON, TEXAS

09.04.15 • 11 am vs.

A R K A N S A S

RAZORBACKS SIUE Cougar Classic EDWARDSVILLE, ILL.

09.05.15 • 12 pm at

S I U E D WA R D S V I LL E

COUGARS SIUE Cougar Classic EDWARDSVILLE, ILL.

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Location: Edinburg, Texas Colors: Kelly Green, Navy Blue, Orange Nickname: Vaqueros Conference: Western Athletic Arena: UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,500) Head Coach: Todd Lowery (First season) 2014 Record: 7-23, 3-11 WAC Letterwinners R/L: 5/9 Starters R/L: 2/4 + Libero Volleyball Contact: Jonah Goldberg Email: jonah.goldberg@utrgv. edu Phone: (956) 665-2240 Website: GoUTRGV.com

Location: Houston, Texas Colors: Royal Blue, Orange Nickname: Huskies Conference: Southland Arena: Sharp Gym (1,000) Head Coach: Trent Herman (Fourth season) 2014 Record: 15-17, 9-7 SLC Letterwinners R/L: 9/3 Starters R/L: 3/3 Volleyball Contact: Kyle Rogers Email: karogers@hbu.edu Phone: (281) 649-3208 Website: HBUHuskies.com

Location: Fayetteville, Ark. Colors: Cardinal, White Nickname: Razorbacks Conference: Southeastern Arena: Barnhill Arena (8,500) Head Coach: Robert Pulliza (Eigth season) 2014 Record: 15-16, 9-9 SEC Letterwinners R/L: 12/8 Starters R/L: 5 + Libero/1 Volleyball Contact: Zach Lawson Email: zlawson@uark.edu Phone: (479) 575-7089 Website: ArkansasRazorbacks.com

Location: Edwardsville, Ill. Colors: Red, White Nickname: Cougars Conference: Ohio Valley Arena: Vadalabene Center (4,000) Head Coach: Leah Johnson (Fifth season) 2014 Record: 14-17, 6-10 OVC Letterwinners R/L: 10/3 Starters R/L: 5/1 + Libero Volleyball Contact: Eric Hess Email: ehess@siue.edu Phone: (618) 650-3608 Website: SIUECougars.com

08.29.15 • 12 pm ALCORN

STAT E

B R AV E S

Marriott Houston Westchase Invitational - HOUSTON, TEXAS

09.01.15 • 7 pm at

JACKSON STATE

LADY TIGERS

09.04.15 • 4:30 pm vs.

NORTHERN KENTUCKY

NORSE

SIUE Cougar Classic EDWARDSVILLE, ILL.

09.11.15 • 7 pm vs.

U L M

WA R H AW K S LA Tech Invitational RUSTON, LA.

Location: Lorman, Miss. Colors: Purple, Gold Nickname: Braves Conference: Southwestern Athletic Arena: Davey L. Whitney Complex (7,000) Head Coach: Jarquita Copeland 2014 Record: 8-18, 2-6 SWAC Letterwinners R/L: N/A Starters R/L: N/A Volleyball Contact: Herman Shelton Email: bravessportsinfo@ gmail.com Phone: (601) 877-6501 Website: AlcornSports.com

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Location: Jackson, Miss. Colors: Blue, White Nickname: Lady Tigers Conference: Southwestern Athletic Arena: T.B. Ellis Gymnasium (1,000) Head Coach: Rose Washington (14th season) 2014 Record: 10-21, 5-3 SWAC Letterwinners R/L: 11/2 Starters R/L: 6/0 Volleyball Contact: Jenae Jones Email: emily.j.jones@jsums.edu Phone: (601) 979-0657 Website: JSUTigers.com

Location: Highland Heights, Ky. Colors: Black, Gold Nickname: Norse Conference: Horizon League Arena: Regents Hall (1,800) Head Coach: Liz Hart (Sixth season) 2014 Record: 19-11, 7-7 Horizon Letterwinners R/L: N/A Starters R/L: N/A Volleyball Contact: Mike Anderson E-Mail: andersonm3@nku.edu Phone: (859) 572-7659 Website: NKUNorse.com

Location: Monroe, La. Colors: Maroon, Gold Nickname: Warhawks Conference: Sun Belt Arena: Fant-Ewing Coliseum (7,000) Head Coach: Patrick Hiltz (Third season) 2014 Record: 9-24, 3-17 SBC Letterwinners R/L: 10/2 Starters R/L: 5/1 + Libero Volleyball Contact: Jordan Bergeron Email: bergeron@ulm.edu Phone: (318) 342-5461 Website: ULMWarhawks.com

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09.12.15 • 10 am vs.

S O U T H E R N

JAGUARS

09.12.15 • 7 pm vs.

vs. TEXAS

A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI

ISLANDERS UCA Tournament CONWAY, ARK.

09.19.15 • 10 am

vs.

A L A B A M A S TAT E

LADY HORNETS UCA Tournament CONWAY, ARK.

09.25.15 • 7 pm at

W K U

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Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Colors: Royal Blue, Green, White Nickname: Islanders Conference: Southland Arena: Dugan Wellness Center (1,200) Head Coach: Tony Graystone (Sixth season) 2014 Record: 19-16, 11-5 SLC Letterwinners R/L: 10/3 Starters R/L: 4/2 Volleyball Contact: Ian MacDougall Email: ian.macdougall@tamucc. edu Phone: (361) 825-3411 Website: GoIslanders.com

Location: Montgomery, Ala. Colors: Old Gold, Black Nickname: Lady Hornets Conference: Southwestern Athletic Arena: Lockhart Gymnasium (500) Head Coach: Penny Lucas-White (Fifth season) 2014 Record: 20-19, 8-0 SWAC Letterwinners R/L: 9/3 Starters R/L: 5/2 Volleyball Contact: Peter Holehan Email: pholehan@alasu.edu Phone: (334) 229-5217 Website: BamaStateSports.com

Location: Bowling Green, Ky. Nickname: Lady Toppers Colors: Red, White Conference: Conference USA Arena: E.A. Diddle Arena (7,326) Head Coach: Travis Hudson (21st season) 2014 Record: 30-6, 15-1 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 9/2 Starters R/L: 5 + Libero/1 Volleyball Contact: Michael Schroeder Email: TBA Phone: (270) 745-3542 Website: WKUSports.com

L A M A R

CARDINALS LA Tech Invitational RUSTON, LA.

LA Tech Invitational RUSTON, LA.

09.18.15 • 10 am

Location: Baton Rouge, La. Colors: Light Blue, Gold Nickname: Jaguars Conference: Southwestern Athletic Arena: N/A Head Coach: Venessa Jacobs 2014 Record: 12-15, 4-4 SWAC Letterwinners R/L: N/A Starters R/L: N/A Volleyball Contact: Chris Jones Email: jones_chrisk@yahoo.com Phone: (225) 771-3791 Website: GoJagSports.com

09.18.15 • 7 pm at

CENT RAL ARKANSAS

BEARS UCA Tournament CONWAY, ARK.

vs.

09.21.15 • 6 pm

Southern miss

GOLDEN EAGLES

09.27.15 • 12 pm at

M A R S H A LL

THUNDERING HERD

Location: Beaumont, Texas Colors: Red, White Nickname: Cardinals Conference: Southland Arena: McDonald Gym (500) Head Coach: Alan Edwards (Second season) 2014 Record: 5-23, 5-11 SLC Letterwinners R/L: 12/4 Starters R/L: 6/0 Volleyball Contact: Matthew Fowler Email: matthew.fowler@lamar. edu Phone: (409) 880-7845 Website: LamarCardinals.com

Location: Conway, Ark. Colors: Purple, Gray Nickname: Bears Conference: Southland Arena: Prince Center (400) Head Coach: Jeni Jones (First season) 2014 Record: 20-12, 13-3 SLC Letterwinners R/L: 6/5 Starters R/L: 4/3 Volleyball Contact: Charlie Skinner Email: cskinner@uca.edu Phone: (501) 852-0708 Website: UCASports.com

Location: Hattiesburg, Miss. Colors: Black, Gold Nickname: Golden Eagles Conference: Conference USA Arena: Reed Green Coliseum (8,095) Head Coach: Amanda Berkley (Third season) 2014 Record: 20-14, 9-7 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 11/3 Starters R/L: 4 + Libero/2 Volleyball Contact: Shirley Hill Email: shirley.jones-hill@usm. edu Phone: (601) 266-4506 Website: SouthernMiss.com

Location: Huntington, W.Va. Colors: Kelly Green, White Nickname: Thundering Herd Conference: Conference USA Arena: Cam Henderson Center (9,043) Head Coach: Mitch Jacobs (13th season) 2014 Record: 16-16, 10-6 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 12/3 Starters R/L: 4 + Libero/2 Volleyball Contact: Corey Dieteman Email: dieteman@marshall.edu Phone: (304) 696-5276 Website: HerdZone.com

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2015 OPPONENTS

10.02.15 • 7 Pm at

MIDDLE TENNESSEE

BLUE RAIDERS

10.11.15 • 1 Pm vs.

U A B

BLAZERS

10.18.15 • 1 pm

Southern miss

GOLDEN EAGLES

10.25.15 • 1 pm vs.

R I C E

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Location: Murfreesburo, Tenn. Colors: Royal Blue, White Nickname: Blue Raiders Conference: Conference USA Arena: Alumni Memorial Gym (2,000) Head Coach: Matt Peck (12th season) 2014 Record: 9-21, 5-11 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 6/8 Starters R/L: 2 + Libero/3 Volleyball Contact: TBA Email: TBA@goblueraiders.com Phone: (615) 904-8209 Website: GoBlueRaiders.com

Location: Birmingham, Ala. Colors: Forest Green, Old Gold Nickname: Blazers Conference: Conference USA Arena: Bartow Arena (8,500) Head Coach: Kerry Messersmith (10th season) 2014 Record: 8-24, 4-12 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 9/4 Starters R/L: 3 + Libero/3 Volleyball Contact: Kristin Watkins Email: kristinw@uab.edu Phone: (205) 934-0725 Website: UABSports.com

Location: Houston, Texas Colors: Blue, Gray Nickname: Owls Conference: Conference USA Arena: Tudor Fieldhouse (5,750) Head Coach: Genny Volpe (12th season) 2014 Record: 23-10, 11-5 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 10/3 Starters R/L: 6/3 Volleyball Contact: Kenny Bybee Email: kab10@rice.edu Phone: (713) 348-8874 Website: RiceOwls.com

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10.09.15 • 7 pm N O R T H

T E X A S

MEAN GREEN

10.16.15 • 7 pm at

N O R T H

T E X A S

MEAN GREEN

10.21.15 • 6 pm at

F I U

PANTHERS

vs.

10.27.15 • 7 pm

G R A M B L I N G S TAT E

LADY TIGERS

Location: Denton, Texas Colors: Green, White Nickname: Mean Green Conference: Conference USA Arena: North Texas Volleyball Center (600) Head Coach: Andrew Palileo (Third season) 2014 Record: 22-10, 11-5 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 9/6 Starters R/L: 5/1 + Libero Volleyball Contact: T.C. Greene Email: thomas.greene@unt.edu Phone: (940) 565-3671 Website: MeanGreenSports.com

Location: Miami, Fla. Colors: Navy Blue, Gold Nickname: Panthers Conference: Conference USA Arena: FIU Arena (5,000) Head Coach: Rita Buck-Crockett (Third season) 2014 Record: 7-23, 4-12 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 8/7 Starters R/L: 4 + Libero/2 Volleyball Contact: TBA Email: TBA@fiu.edu Phone: (305) 348-7887 Website: FIUSports.com

Location: Grambling, La. Colors: Black, Gold Nickname: Lady Tigers Conference: Southwestern Athletic Arena: Hobdy Assembly Center (7,500) Head Coach: Demetria KeysJohnson (Fifth season) 2014 Record: 3-23, 0-7 SWAC Letterwinners R/L: 3/8 Starters R/L: N/A Volleyball Contact: TBA Email: TBA@gram.edu Phone: (318) 274-6562 Website: GSUTigers.com

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vs.

10.30.15 • 7 Pm

MIDDLE TENNESSEE

BLUE RAIDERS

11.06.15 • 6 pm at

U T S A

ROADRUNNERS

11.12.15 • 6 pm vs.

F I U

PANTHERS

11.01.15 • 1 pm

vs.

Location: San Antonio, Texas Nickname: Roadrunners Colors: Navy Blue, Orange, White Conference: Conference USA Arena: Convocation Center (2,650) Head Coach: Laura NeugebauerGroff (14th season) 2014 Record: 20-9, 15-1 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 11/3 Starters R/L: 5 + Libero/1 Volleyball Contact: Zena Rex Email: zena.rex@utsa.edu Phone: (956) 739-4878 Website: GoUTSA.com

C H A R L O T T E

49ers

11.08.15 • 2 pm at

U T E P

MINERS

vs.

11.14.15 • 6 pm

F L O R I D A AT L A N T I C

OWLS

Location: Charlotte, N.C. Colors: Green, White Nickname: 49ers Conference: Conference USA Arena: Halton Arena (9,105) Head Coach: Karen Weatherington (First season) 2014 Record: 17-17, 6-10 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 10/4 Starters R/L: 4 + Libero/2 Volleyball Contact: Sean Fox Email: sean.fox@uncc.edu Phone: (704) 687-1023 Website: Charlotte49ers.com

Location: El Paso, Texas Colors: Dark Blue, Orange, Silver Nickname: Miners Conference: Conference USA Arena: Memorial Gym (5,000) Head Coach: Holly Watts (Third season) 2014 Record: 6-23, 4-12 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 7/5 + Libero Starters R/L: 3/3 + Libero Volleyball Contact: Lisa Sanchez Email: lbsanchez@miners.utep. edu Phone: (915) 747-6451 Website: UTEPAthletics.com

Location: Boca Raton, Fla. Colors: Blue, Red Nickname: Owls Conference: Conference USA Arena: FAU Arena (2,980) Head Coach: Fernanda Nelson (Fourth season) 2014 Record: 18-12, 9-7 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 9/6 Starters R/L: 5 + Libero/1 Volleyball Contact: Justin Johnson Email: jjohn218@fau.edu Phone: (561) 297-3963 Website: FAUSports.com

THOMAS ASSEMBLY CENTER The Thomas Assembly Center has been home to the Louisiana Tech Bulldog and Lady Techster basketball teams since it opened in November of 1982, but the 8,000-seat facility has also housed the Lady Techster volleyball program since the program’s inception in 1987. The Lady Techster volleyball team has called the Assembly Center home since 1987 as Tech has played nearly every season in the Thomas Assembly Center. The TAC has seen the Lady Techsters go on to seven separate winning seasons including a school best 29-10 season in 1992. Now entering its third decade, the Techster volleyball program is led by third-year head coach Adriano de Souza.

Lady Techster legends such as Katie Dow Kahmann, Jamie Shanks, Courtney Ziegenbien, Sharla Richardson and even more recently in Christinne Sant’anna and Shannon Phillips have all called the Thomas Assembly Center home for their college careers.

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SUCCESS ON THE PLAYING FIELD

Conference USA performers have achieved great success in competition, placing the league among the top conferences in the nation. Football • 88 teams have earned bowl bids • Eligible for the College Football Playoff • Conference USA has 11 bowl affiliations through the 2019 season, securing a minimum of five berths annually. Conference USA has primary bowl tie-ins with the Arizona Bowl, Boca Raton Bowl, Gildan New Mexico Bowl, Hawaii Bowl, Miami Beach Bowl, Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, St. Petersburg Bowl and Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl, along with secondary arrangements with the Independence Bowl and the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl.

SUCCESS OFF THE FIELD

C-USA institutions are among the nation’s best in academic performance of student-athletes, bolstered by the fact that student-athletes at league schools have a higher graduation rate than the general student population. Among C-USA’s 5,000 student-athletes, there are champions off the playing field as well. In 20 years, nearly 30,000 student-athletes have been named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll or received the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom.

C-USA ON TV

C-USA enjoys significant television exposure through partnerships with FOX Sports Media Group, CBS Sports Network, ESPN and American Sports Network (ASN). The multi-tiered selection process that is rooted in partnering with all four networks has substantially increased the number of national and regional appearances for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and all other conference sports. C-USA membership include institutions within eight of the Top 40 media markets and four in the Top 25 according to Nielsen. C-USA home markets this year will include more than 13 million TV households, a 30 percent increase from two years ago.

C-USA DIGITAL NETWORK

The C-USA Digital Network officially launched in August of 2011. Network programming includes live streaming of non-televised events, video on demand, a weekly C-USA studio show, podcasting, regular-season and championship event highlights, and conferenceproduced feature stories. In its first year, 1,164 events were streamed live and 8,126 videos were posted and available on the C-USA Digital Network, and those numbers have more than doubled. Monthly and yearly subscriptions provide fans access to events offered on all of the C-USA member institution’s athletic websites as well as C-USA network programming.

C-USA in the community

The conference’s current footprint is concentrated with 14 members in 10 states and a combined area population of more than 30 million. With a commitment to community involvement, the conference developed several initiatives to maintain strong ties in C-USA cities, as well as with fans and alumni across the country. C-USA schools also place a priority on giving back to their communities through volunteer service with local and national organizations. Individually, student-athletes are recognized each season through the Spirit of Service award.

GOVERNANCE

Conference USA has significant representation in the NCAA governance structure. The presidents of the member institutions serve as the league’s Board of Directors.

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2014 HIGHLIGHTS

rebecca Redgen Named Second Team All-Conference USA, all-louisiana

cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better. The 27 student-athletes were also among the 123 from LA Tech named to the C-USA Academic Honor Roll.

After leading Louisiana Tech in almost every offensive category this

season and ranking in the top five in the conference in kills and points, senior team, which was voted on by the league coaches. Redgen was also selected to

SEVEN Volleyball Players Named to C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll

the 2014 All-Louisiana Volleyball team, which is voted on by members of the

Louisiana Sports Writers Association.

USA Commissioner's Honor Roll during the 2014-15 academic year, including

seven members of the Louisiana Tech Volleyball team.

Rebecca Redgen was selected to the 2014 All-Conference USA volleyball

Redgen, a native of Gladstone, Australia, earned second team honors

A total of 2,592 student-athletes earned recognition to the Conference

after ranking fifth in C-USA in both kills and points, while also leading all Lady

Techsters in kills (381), kills per set (3.74) and points (419.5). She becomes the

maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better throughout the

first all-conference honoree for LA Tech since the 2009 season when the Lady

academic school year. Louisiana Tech placed a total of 124 student-athletes on

Techsters were members of the Western Athletic Conference.

the prestigious list.

The senior outside hitter led LA Tech offensively in almost every single

Student-athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll have

The following is a complete list of the Commissioner's Honor Roll award

match this season, while recording a team-high eight double-doubles and

winners for LA Tech Volleyball:

double digit kills in 21 of the 30 matches she played in her final season as a

Lady Techster.

Redgen, Brooke Short, Hannah Wright

Redgen played in all 102 sets for LA Tech in 2014 and was second on the

team with 201 digs (1.97 per set) and 58 total blocks (0.57 per set) in addition to her impressive numbers on offense this season.

Danielle Bristow, Maria Coelho, Dalane Guidry, Jacie McClure, Rebecca

Earlier in the campaign, Redgen etched her name in the LA Tech record

redgen etches name in La tech volleyball record book

books after totaling a career-high 28 kills at Middle Tennessee, which ties her

for fourth in program history for most kills in a single match.

season, her performance on the court in her two years as a Lady Techster will

Despite Rebecca Redgen exhausting her eligibility at the conclusion of last

not be forgotten any time soon.

mcclure Earns Commissioner's Academic Medal

Freshman defensive specialists Jacie McClure was one of 27 Louisiana

On Oct. 5, 2014, Redgen totaled 28 kills on the road against the Blue

Raiders of Middle Tennessee, which tied the Gladstone, Australia, native for fourth place all-time with five other LA Tech players.

After leading LA Tech in kills (381) and kills per set (3.74) throughout

Tech student-athletes and the lone Lady Techster that earned the prestigious

the entirety of the 2014 campaign, Redgen also moved into fourth place in

Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal during the 2014-15

program history with an average of 3.23 kills per set in her two-year career as

academic year.

a Lady Techster.

Medals are given to those C-USA student-athletes who have achieved a

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2014 LA Tech Volleyball Louisiana Tech Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 16, 2014) All matches

2014 STATISTICS Overall record: 9-21 Conf: 1-15 Home: 3-9 Away: 2-10 Neutral: 4-2

Player

13 16 9 6 7 8 14 2 3 11 4 5 15 1 10

REDGEN, Rebecca 102 381 3.74 169 PAPACH, Angela 97 193 1.99 94 GUNNARSDOTTIR,Hel 93 149 1.60 81 MORALES, Adria 78 122 1.56 69 GUIDRY, Dalane 52 82 1.58 28 MONNE, Marta 83 72 0.87 55 DECHANT, Emilee 72 70 0.97 43 WRIGHT, Hannah 66 48 0.73 20 SHORT, Brooke 72 29 0.40 13 BRISTOW, Danielle 37 29 0.78 24 COELHO, Maria 58 6 0.10 6 AVILES, Alejandra 94 2 0.02 6 MCCLURE, Jacie 72 1 0.01 1 MCFADDEN, Katy 3 0 0.00 0 ELY, Jessie 65 0 0.00 0 LOUISIANA TECH 102 1184 11.61 610 Opponents 102 1352 13.25 559

Team Statistics ATTACK Ki l l s Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET As s i s t s Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak

TECH 1184 610 3616 .159 11.6 1100 10.8

k/s

Attack e

OPP 1352 559 3563 .223 13.3 1253 12.3

93 170 0.9

116 166 1.1

114 1.1

93 0.9

1432 14.0

1580 15.5

32 315 189.5 1.9 48 49

52 332 218.0 2.1 60 35

2314 12/193 6/125 0 0

3202 12/267 -

pct

Set a a/s

Serve se sa/s

1156 .183 7 0.07 5 21 563 .176 5 0.05 1 4 528 .129 12 0.13 7 11 355 .149 479 6.14 18 29 199 .271 2 0.04 0 0 245 .069 16 0.19 5 10 216 .125 3 0.04 2 7 156 .179 3 0.05 3 9 80 .200 274 3.81 19 17 72 .069 2 0.05 0 2 20 .000 190 3.28 8 10 14 -.286 82 0.87 17 26 9 .000 20 0.28 2 5 0 .000 0 0.00 1 0 1 .000 4 0.06 5 18 3616 .159 1100 10.78 93 170 3563 .223 1253 12.28 116 166 Date Aug 29 Aug 29 Aug 30 Sep 05 Sep 05 Sep 06 Sep 12 Sep 13 Sep 13 Sep 15 Sep 18 Sep 19 Sep 19 *Sep 22 *Sep 26 *Sep 28 *Oct 03 *Oct 05 *Oct 10 *Oct 12 Oct 15 *Oct 19 *Oct 24 *Oct 26 *Oct 31 *Nov 02 *Nov 07 *Nov 09 *Nov 14 *Nov 16

Dig dig dig/s

0.05 27 201 1.97 0.01 2 19 0.20 0.08 12 128 1.38 0.23 3 149 1.91 0.00 1 9 0.17 0.06 13 159 1.92 0.03 0 17 0.24 0.05 0 24 0.36 0.26 0 96 1.33 0.00 0 5 0.14 0.14 0 50 0.86 0.18 31 360 3.83 0.03 14 156 2.17 0.33 0 0 0.00 0.08 0 29 0.45 0.91 114 1432 14.04 1.14 93 1580 15.49

Opponent vs Oakland vs Saint Francis at Western Michigan vs Jackson State at McNeese vs UT-Arlington UTPA NEW ORLEANS STEPHEN F. AUSTIN at Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Ole Miss vs Jackson State vs Lamar SOUTHERN MISS WESTERN KENTUCKY at UAB at North Texas at Middle Tennessee St. UTSA FIU GRAMBLING STATE NORTH TEXAS at Charlotte at Southern Miss MARSHALL UTEP MIDDLE TENNESSEE at Rice at FAU at FIU

L W L W L L W W L W L W W L L L L L L L W L W L L L L L L L

Score 0-3 3-2 0-3 3-0 1-3 0-3 3-1 3-0 1-3 3-0 0-3 3-0 3-1 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 2-3 1-3 0-3 3-0 0-3 3-1 0-3 0-3 1-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-3

Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe

9 49 58 2 33 35 2 23 25 1 30 31 1 49 50 1 7 8 9 55 64 6 33 39 0 5 5 0 26 26 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 32 315 189.5 52 332 218.0

0.57 5 0.36 14 0.27 3 0.40 3 0.96 2 0.10 4 0.89 5 0.59 7 0.07 0 0.70 3 0.07 1 0.00 0 0.01 0 0.33 0 0.00 1 1.86 48 2.14 60

points

1 419.5 2 212.5 0 169.5 23 156.0 2 107.5 1 81.5 1 108.5 0 73.5 9 50.5 0 42.0 10 16.0 0 19.0 0 3.5 0 2.0 0 5.0 49 1466.5 35 1686.0

Score by set 12-25,18-25,17-25 21-25,25-20,25-15,25-27,15-9 12-25,15-25,15-25 25-17,25-13,25-20 20-25,25-22,17-25,24-26 20-25,20-25,18-25 31-29,26-24,23-25,25-19 30-28,25-15,25-14 17-25,20-25,25-22,20-25 25-16,25-19,25-14 22-25,18-25,16-25 28-26,26-24,25-10 25-23,28-30,25-14,25-20 16-25,19-25,20-25 22-25,24-26,13-25 19-25,18-25,8-25 22-25,14-25,9-25 21-25,25-20,25-22,26-28,10-15 25-23,15-25,17-25,21-25 19-25,22-25,20-25 25-10,25-17,25-16 14-25,28-30,21-25 19-25,25-23,25-18,25-20 14-25,12-25,17-25 13-25,15-25,14-25 19-25,25-23,20-25,21-25 22-25,20-25,18-25 18-25,14-25,14-25 11-25,15-25,20-25 16-25,26-24,13-25,20-25

Att. 75 600 75 0 0 0 247 0 215 109 364 49 27 258 137 243 500 285 375 177 269 136 597 259 144 145 211 535 0 235

Record in 3-set matches:5-15 • Record in 4-set matches:3-5 • Record in 5-set matches:1-1

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Date

Opponent

Aug 29, 2014 Aug 29, 2014 Aug 30, 2014 Sep 05, 2014 Sep 05, 2014 Sep 06, 2014 Sep 12, 2014 Sep 13, 2014 Sep 13, 2014 Sep 15, 2014 Sep 18, 2014 Sep 19, 2014 Sep 19, 2014 Sep 22, 2014 Sep 26, 2014 Sep 28, 2014 Oct 03, 2014 Oct 05, 2014 Oct 10, 2014 Oct 12, 2014 Oct 15, 2014 Oct 19, 2014 Oct 24, 2014 Oct 26, 2014 Oct 31, 2014 Nov 02, 2014 Nov 07, 2014 Nov 09, 2014 Nov 14, 2014 Nov 16, 2014 Louisiana Tech Opponents

vs Oakland vs Saint Francis at Western Michigan vs Jackson State at McNeese vs UT-Arlington UTPA NEW ORLEANS STEPHEN F. AUSTIN at Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Ole Miss vs Jackson State vs Lamar SOUTHERN MISS WESTERN KENTUCKY at UAB at North Texas at Middle Tennessee St. UTSA FIU GRAMBLING STATE NORTH TEXAS at Charlotte at Southern Miss MARSHALL UTEP MIDDLE TENNESSEE at Rice at FAU at FIU

Sets played: 102 Kills per set: 11.61 Assists per set: 10.78

attack e ta

3 21 14 5 62 26 3 22 21 3 34 12 4 48 23 3 32 20 4 59 26 3 45 12 4 39 26 3 40 18 3 36 17 3 47 21 4 53 16 3 35 17 3 33 16 3 26 19 3 24 20 5 63 32 4 44 25 3 42 25 3 47 12 3 42 18 4 46 20 3 24 21 3 28 13 4 47 38 3 39 23 3 28 14 3 31 20 4 47 25 102 1184 610 102 1352 559

79 184 108 83 134 112 166 117 151 97 97 128 138 102 114 109 86 180 149 139 94 118 137 97 88 165 103 103 93 145 3616 3563

Service aces per set: 0.91 Digs per set: 14.04 Blocks per set: 1.86

set ta

.089 20 .196 57 .009 21 .265 31 .187 47 .107 29 .199 55 .282 44 .086 34 .227 34 .196 35 .203 45 .268 50 .176 32 .149 29 .064 25 .047 22 .172 59 .128 43 .122 38 .372 41 .203 37 .190 45 .031 23 .170 28 .055 42 .155 36 .136 28 .118 30 .152 40 .159 1100 .223 1253

pct

serve se ta

1 9 48 5 7 111 1 8 44 - 13 4 78 3 5 87 4 7 59 4 5 104 2 7 78 6 7 82 6 8 73 3 8 58 6 7 78 3 7 101 1 7 56 1 3 61 3 3 47 0 3 45 3 1 107 6 3 79 0 4 63 3 6 74 1 5 64 7 5 93 0 3 45 0 3 45 3 8 86 1 7 62 1 6 48 2 3 48 4 11 79 - 93 170 2103 - 116 166 2331

pct

recept ta

pct

dig

.812 6 63 .905 23 .937 8 83 .904 84 .818 1 71 .986 46 .949 6 49 .878 34 .943 9 87 .897 51 .881 2 72 .972 31 .952 4 91 .956 81 .910 0 51 1.000 66 .915 2 95 .979 62 .890 2 45 .956 43 .862 4 66 .939 38 .910 2 56 .964 56 .931 3 70 .957 56 .875 3 71 .958 33 .951 5 64 .922 46 .936 4 66 .939 38 .933 7 68 .897 31 .991 4 106 .962 74 .962 3 88 .966 58 .937 2 71 .972 55 .919 1 38 .974 42 .922 2 72 .972 43 .946 4 82 .951 54 .933 5 69 .928 32 .933 7 71 .901 35 .907 3 88 .966 74 .887 2 68 .971 35 .875 2 68 .971 32 .938 4 72 .944 27 .861 7 93 .925 52 .919 114 2154 .947 1432 .929 93 1923 .952 1580

blocking ba be

1 8 1 22 2 8 1 8 2 10 0 6 3 12 2 22 3 22 5 4 0 10 0 8 0 18 0 8 0 12 0 0 2 2 0 27 1 8 0 16 0 8 0 6 5 18 0 10 1 6 1 14 1 2 0 4 0 12 1 4 32 315 52 332

total bhe

0 5.0 0 12.0 2 6.0 2 5.0 3 7.0 0 3.0 0 9.0 2 13.0 3 14.0 0 7.0 1 5.0 3 4.0 2 9.0 1 4.0 2 6.0 0 0.0 3 3.0 6 13.5 2 5.0 5 8.0 0 4.0 5 3.0 0 14.0 1 5.0 2 4.0 2 8.0 0 2.0 0 2.0 0 6.0 1 3.0 48 189.5 60 218.0

points score

1 27.0 2 79.0 1 29.0 1 52.0 4 58.0 2 39.0 6 72.0 1 60.0 3 59.0 0 53.0 3 44.0 2 57.0 0 65.0 2 40.0 0 40.0 0 29.0 0 27.0 1 79.5 3 55.0 2 50.0 2 54.0 3 46.0 1 67.0 3 29.0 2 32.0 0 58.0 1 42.0 0 31.0 3 39.0 0 54.0 49 1466.5 35 1686.0

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

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Points per set: 14.38 Ball handling errors per set: 0.48 Reception errors per set: 1.12

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2014 LA Tech Volleyball Louisiana Tech Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Nov 18, 2014) All matches

2014 SEASON/CAREER STATS SEASON

Player

13 16 9 6 7 8 14 2 3 11 4 5 15 1 10

REDGEN, Rebecca PAPACH, Angela GUNNARSDOTTIR,Helena MORALES, Adria GUIDRY, Dalane MONNE, Marta DECHANT, Emilee WRIGHT, Hannah SHORT, Brooke BRISTOW, Danielle COELHO, Maria AVILES, Alejandra MCCLURE, Jacie MCFADDEN, Katy ELY, Jessie LOUISIANA TECH Opponents

Attack e

pct

381 3.74 169 193 1.99 94 149 1.60 81 122 1.56 69 82 1.58 28 72 0.87 55 70 0.97 43 48 0.73 20 29 0.40 13 29 0.78 24 6 0.10 6 2 0.02 6 1 0.01 1 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1184 11.61 610 1352 13.25 559

1156 563 528 355 199 245 216 156 80 72 20 14 9 0 1 3616 3563

Player

102 97 93 78 52 83 72 66 72 37 58 94 72 3 65 102 102

k/s

Set a

pts/s

.183 .176 .129 .149 .271 .069 .125 .179 .200 .069 .000 -.286 .000 .000 .000 .159 .223

7 0.07 4.11 5 0.05 2.19 12 0.13 1.82 479 6.14 2.00 2 0.04 2.06 16 0.19 0.98 3 0.04 1.50 3 0.05 1.11 274 3.81 0.69 2 0.05 1.14 190 3.28 0.28 82 0.87 0.20 20 0.28 0.04 0 0.00 0.67 4 0.06 0.08 1100 10.78 14.37 1253 12.28 16.53

208 159 93 78 238 96 72 105 72 37 286 191 72 19 155

672 261 149 122 352 85 70 65 29 29 122 3 1 0 2

Dig dig dig/s

Blocking ba total

0.05 21 201 1.97 0.01 4 19 0.20 0.08 11 128 1.38 0.23 29 149 1.91 0.00 0 9 0.17 0.06 10 159 1.92 0.03 7 17 0.24 0.05 9 24 0.36 0.26 17 96 1.33 0.00 2 5 0.14 0.14 10 50 0.86 0.18 26 360 3.83 0.03 5 156 2.17 0.33 0 0 0.00 0.08 18 29 0.45 0.91 170 1432 14.04 1.14 166 1580 15.49

9 2 2 1 1 1 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 32 52

49 33 23 30 49 7 55 33 5 26 4 0 1 0 0 315 332

Serve sa/s

5 1 7 18 0 5 2 3 19 0 8 17 2 1 5 93 116

CAREER

a/s

58 35 25 31 50 8 64 39 5 26 4 0 1 1 0 189.5 218.0

k/s

Attack e

pct

3.23 326 2129 1.64 142 787 1.60 81 528 1.56 69 355 1.48 156 910 0.89 68 302 0.97 43 216 0.62 35 220 0.40 13 80 0.78 24 72 0.43 57 379 0.02 7 23 0.01 1 9 0.00 0 2 0.01 4 24

.163 .151 .129 .149 .215 .056 .125 .136 .200 .069 .172 -.174 .000 .000 -.083

b/s

Serve sa/s

0.57 0.36 0.27 0.40 0.96 0.10 0.89 0.59 0.07 0.70 0.07 0.00 0.01 0.33 0.00 1.86 2.14

17 4 7 18 18 8 2 5 19 0 71 33 2 5 25

0.08 0.03 0.08 0.23 0.08 0.08 0.03 0.05 0.26 0.00 0.25 0.17 0.03 0.26 0.16

52 14 11 29 49 13 7 15 17 2 56 64 5 1 37

Dig dig dig/s

360 34 128 149 77 188 17 41 96 5 446 720 156 4 185

1.73 0.21 1.38 1.91 0.32 1.96 0.24 0.39 1.33 0.14 1.56 3.77 2.17 0.21 1.19

Set a

20 6 12 479 11 19 3 5 274 2 2054 144 20 0 25

a/s

pts/s

0.10 0.04 0.13 6.14 0.05 0.20 0.04 0.05 3.81 0.05 7.18 0.75 0.28 0.00 0.16

3.56 1.87 1.82 2.00 1.94 1.01 1.50 0.96 0.69 1.14 0.92 0.19 0.04 0.32 0.17

Blocking ba total

13 6 2 1 15 1 9 7 0 0 11 0 0 1 0

78 52 23 30 153 7 55 49 5 26 116 0 1 0 0

91 58 25 31 168

8 64 56 5 26 127

0 1 1 0

b/s

0.44 0.36 0.27 0.40 0.71 0.08 0.89 0.53 0.07 0.70 0.44 0.00 0.01 0.05 0.00

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1987 (2-25) Coach: Jennifer White L ULM 0-3 L Northwestern State 0-3 L Southern Miss 0-3 L New Orleans 0-3 L Arkansas State 0-3 L Southern Arkansas 0-3 L Centenary 0-2 L UL-Lafayette 0-2 L East Texas Baptist 0-2 L Grambling State 0-2 L Wiley College 0-2 L Southern Arkansas 0-2 L East Texas Baptist 1-2 L Incarnate Word 0-2 L Southern Arkansas 0-2 W East Texas Baptist 2-1 L Southern Arkansas 0-2 L ULM 0-3 L New Orleans 0-3 L Arkansas State 0-3 L Nicholls State 0-3 L UL-Lafayette 0-3 W Alcorn State (forfeit) L Southeastern La. 2-3 L New Orleans 0-3 L Arkansas State 0-3 L ULM 0-3 1988 (0-20) Coach: Bill Galloway L Northwestern State 0-3 L McNeese State 2-3 L McNeese State 1-3 L Northwestern State 1-3 L Arkansas State 0-3 L UL-Lafayette 0-3 L Lamar 0-3 L Mississippi College 0-3 L Mississippi College 1-2 L New Orleans 0-3 L UTPA 1-2 L Arkansas State 0-3 L Nicholls State 0-3 L UL-Lafayette 0-3 L UTPA 0-3 L Southeastern La. 0-3 L Lamar 0-3 L UL-Lafayette 0-3 L New Orleans 0-3 L UTPA 0-3 1989 (21-18) Coach: Binny Canales L Baylor 1-3 W McNeese State 3-1 W Alcorn State 3-0 W Southern Arkansas 3-1 W Northwestern State 3-1 W Nicholls State 3-1 W Nicholls State 3-1 L Mississippi State 1-3 L ULM 1-3 L Baylor 2-3 W East Texas Baptist 3-0 W Grambling State 3-0 W Northwestern State 3-2 W Centenary 3-2 L Ole Miss 1-3 W Grambling State 3-1 W Centenary 3-0 W Mississippi College 3-0 L New Orleans 0-3 W UTPA 3-0 L Arkansas State 0-3

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L McNeese State W Grambling State W North Texas W UL-Lafayette L Lamar L New Orleans W UTPA L Alabama W Prairie View A&M W Centenary W UL-Lafayette L Arkansas State L UL-Lafayette L Lamar L LSU L Tulane L Arkansas State L Lamar

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

1990 (17-15) Coach: Scott Mayhew W Stephen F. Austin 3-2 W Northwestern State 3-1 W McNeese State 3-0 L Mississippi State 0-3 W Nicholls State 3-0 W Nicholls State 1-3 W Grambling State 3-0 L UTSA 0-3 W Tulsa 3-0 L North Texas 3-2 L Mississippi State 0-3 L ULM 0-3 W Northwestern State 3-1 W Centenary 3-0 W Stephen F. Austin 3-2 L Alabama 2-3 W Northwestern State 3-0 W Grambling State 3-0 L Arkansas State 0-3 L New Orleans 0-3 W Central Florida 3-0 W UTPA 3-0 L New Orleans 0-3 L UL-Lafayette 0-3 L Lamar 2-3 W UTPA 3-0 W Centenary 3-0 L UL-Lafayette 1-3 L Lamar 0-3 W Central Florida 3-0 L Arkansas State 0-3 L ULM 0-3 1991 (25-15) Coach: Scott Mayhew L Rice 0-3 W UTSA 3-1 W New Orleans 3-0 W Northwestern State 3-1 L Baylor 0-3 W Tulsa 3-0 L Lamar 0-3 W Baylor 3-1 W North Texas 3-0 W Stephen F. Austin 3-0 W ULM 3-0 W North Texas 3-1 W Northwestern State 3-0 W Southern Miss 3-1 W UALR 3-2 W Alcorn State 3-0 W Grambling State 3-0 W McNeese State 3-0 W Nicholls State 3-2 W Grambling State 3-0

L Stephen F. Austin W at McNeese State W UTPA L UL-Lafayette L Lamar L New Orleans L Arkansas State L Memphis L Central Florida W Oral Roberts L Arkansas State W Northwestern State W ULM L UL-Lafayette W New Orleans W Central Florida L UL-Lafayette L Arkansas State W UALR L Southern Miss

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

1992 (29-10) Coach: Scott Mayhew W Centenary 3-0 W Grambling State 3-0 L Missouri 1-3 W Prairie View 3-0 W North Texas 3-1 W ULM 3-0 L Baylor 0-3 L Texas State 1-3 W South Carolina 3-2 W Stephen F. Austin 3-1 W Oral Roberts 3-0 W UALR 3-1 W McNeese State 3-2 W Grambling State 3-0 W Northwestern State 3-1 W Western Kentucky 3-0 L Baylor 2-3 W Memphis 3-0 W McNeese State 0-3 W UTPA 3-0 W Centenary 3-0 W North Texas 3-0 W Stephen F. Austin 2-3 W Jacksonville 3-0 W Central Florida 3-0 W Eastern Kentucky 3-0 W UALR 3-1 L Arkansas State 1-3 W Lamar 3-0 W South Alabama 3-0 W New Orleans 3-0 W Northwestern State 3-1 W Southwestern La. 3-0 L Sam Houston State 1-3 L ULM 2-3 L Lamar 2-3 W UALR 3-0 W New Orleans 3-0 L Lamar 1-3 1993 (22-16) Coach: Scott Mayhew W North Texas 3-0 L Texas Tech 0-3 L Texas Tech 1-3 W ULM 3-0 W Southeastern La. 3-1 W Georgia State 3-0 L UT Arlington 1-3 W Samford 3-0 W Centenary 3-0 L Baylor 1-3 L Lamar 2-3

L Michigan State 1-3 L Sam Houston State 0-3 W Grambling State 3-0 W Northwestern State 3-0 W North Texas 3-0 W UALR 3-2 W Mississippi 3-2 L Stephen F. Austin 0-3 W New Orleans 3-0 W South Alabama 3-0 W ULM 3-0 W UL-Lafayette 3-0 L Sam Houston State 0-3 L Arkansas State 2-3 W Western Kentucky 3-0 W UALR 3-2 L Lamar 0-3 W UTPA 3-0 L Houston 0-3 L UALR 1-3 W Jacksonville 3-0 W Southeastern La. 3-1 W Northwestern State 3-0 L Stephen F. Austin 2-3 L Lamar 2-3 W Arkansas State 3-2 L UALR 2-3 1994 (26-14) Coach: Scott Mayhew L LSU 0-3 L Duke 1-3 L Baylor 1-3 W Ole Miss 3-2 W Oral Roberts 3-1 W Arkansas 3-1 W Eastern Kentucky 3-1 W UT Arlington 3-0 W UTEP 3-1 W UTPA 3-0 W Prairie View A&M 3-0 W North Texas 3-1 W ULM 3-0 L Stephen F. Austin 1-3 W South Alabama 3-2 L South Florida 0-3 W Syracuse 3-0 L South Florida 0-3 L Western Kentucky 2-3 L Arkansas State 0-3 W Grambling State 3-0 W Northwestern State 3-0 W UL-Lafayette 3-0 W New Orleans 3-0 L Stephen F. Austin 0-3 L UALR 0-3 W Centenary 3-0 W Southeastern La. 3-1 W Texas State 3-0 W Lamar 3-0 W UALR 3-0 W South Alabama 3-0 W Jacksonville 3-0 W Florida Atlantic 3-0 W ULM 3-1 L Sam Houston State 0-3 L Houston 0-3 L Rice 2-3 L Western Kentucky 2-3 W South Alabama 3-0 1995 (16-11) Coach: Chris Rudiger L North Texas 2-3 W ULM 3-0 W Troy 3-1

W Southeastern La. 3-0 W Jackson State 3-0 L Texas State 2-3 L Rice 0-3 W UT Arlington 3-1 L Mississippi 1-3 W Centenary 3-0 L Sam Houston State 2-3 L Stephen F. Austin 0-3 L Mississippi State 2-3 W Centenary 3-0 W Western Kentucky 3-0 L Arkansas State 1-3 W Southwestern La. 3-0 W New Orleans 3-1 W ULM 3-0 L UALR 2-3 W Lamar 3-1 W UALR 3-0 W Jacksonville 3-0 W South Alabama 3-1 L Baylor 2-3 L UALR 1-3 W Lamar 3-1

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1996 (19-10) Coach: Chris Rudiger L Iowa 1-3 L Florida 0-3 L Duke 1-3 W SMU 3-1 W North Texas 3-1 L UALR 2-3 L Ole Miss 1-3 W ULM 3-1 W Sam Houston State 3-1 L TCU 1-3 W New Mexico State 3-0 W Cornell 3-0 W Centenary 3-0 W UTPA 3-0 W Lamar 3-0 W Jacksonville 3-1 L Central Florida 1-3 W South Alabama 3-0 W Stephen F. Austin 3-2 W Western Kentucky 3-0 L Arkansas State 1-3 L New Orleans 1-3 W UL-Lafayette 3-1 W UALR 3-2 W Northwestern State 3-0 W Centenary 3-0 W Texas State 3-0 L UALR 0-3 W New Orleans 3-0 1997 (11-15) Coach: Chris Rudiger W Southeastern La. 3-2 L Nicholls State 1-3 L LSU 0-3 W Alabama 3-2 L South Carolina 0-3 L Texas Tech 0-3 L UL-Lafayette 0-3 W Northwestern State 3-1 W Centenary 3-0 L Colorado State 0-3 L Kansas 0-3 L Georgia 0-3 W ULM 3-1 L Sam Houston State 1-3 W Ole Miss 3-2 W UTPA 3-0 L Lamar 1-3

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W FIU 3-1 W FIU 3-1 W UL-Lafayette 3-0 L Western Kentucky 1-3 2000 (8-26) Coach: Lisa Huntley W UTPA 3-1 L Baylor 0-3 L Rice 0-3 L North Texas 1-3 W Centenary 3-0 W Iowa State 3-1 L Wichita State 0-3 L Butler 0-3 L Montana 0-3 W Centenary 3-0 W Grambling State 3-0 L Tulsa 1-3 L Western Kentucky 0-3 L Middle Tennessee 0-3 W ULM 3-0 L UALR 0-3 L Arkansas State 1-3 L Northwestern State 1-3 L Denver 0-3 L FIU 1-3 W Grambling State 3-0 L New Orleans 0-3 L South Alabama 1-3 L Stephen F. Austin 0-3 L UL-Lafayette 0-3 L North Texas 1-3 L FIU 1-3 L New Mexico State 1-3 W Sam Houston State 3-0 L Arkansas State 0-3 L UALR 0-3 L Western Kentucky 1-3 L Middle Tennessee 2-3 L New Orleans 1-3 2001 (8-20) Coach: Heather Mazeitis L Lamar L SE Missouri L Wichita State W Grambling State L Harding W Northwestern State L Oral Roberts L Stephen F. Austin W Grambling State W Texas Southern W Texas Southern W Centenary L Hawai’i W ULM L Fresno State L Nevada L San Jose State L Boise State L SMU L Tulsa L Rice L UTEP L UTEP L Rice W Centenary L Tulsa L SMU L UTEP

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

2002 (19-16) Coach: Heather Mazeitis L Southeastern La. L Houston L Lamar W Centenary W Grambling State L LSU W Tulane W New Orleans W Northwestern State W Texas A&M-CC W North Texas L Washington W Grambling State W Alcorn State W Southern Miss W ULM W Texas Southern L SMU L Stephen F. Austin L Hawai’i L Fresno State L Nevada L San Jose State W Boise State W Centenary W Tulsa W Texas Southern L Rice W UTEP L UTEP W Rice W Centenary L Tulsa L SMU L Hawai’i

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

2003 (16-15) Coach: Heather Mazeitis W Alcorn State W ULM W UL-Lafayette L Florida State L Texas State L Wisconsin L Arkansas State W Stephen F. Austin W DePaul W Drake W SE Missouri W Centenary L Tulane W Mo.-Kansas City W North Texas L Boise State W UTEP L SMU W ULM L Rice W Tulsa L Hawai’i L San Jose State W Northwestern State L Fresno State L Nevada W Tulsa L Rice L SMU W UTEP L SMU

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

2004 (6-21) Coach: Heather Mazeitis L Stephen F. Austin L UALR L Arkansas State W Jackson State W Austin Peay W Liberty L Texas L LSU L Memphis L Mississippi State L Eastern Kentucky L Boise State W UTEP W Lamar L Oral Roberts L SMU L Rice L Tulsa L Hawai’i L San Jose State L Fresno State L Nevada L Tulsa L Rice W Northwestern State L SMU L UTEP

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

2005 (15-18) Coach: Heather Mazeitis L Baylor 0-3 W Northwestern State 3-2 W Centenary 3-1 W UL-Lafayette 3-2 W Jackson State 3-0 W UL-Lafayette 3-2 W Mercer 3-2 L UNC-Asheville 1-3 W Memphis 3-2 W FIU 3-0 W Grambling State 3-1 W Alcorn State 3-0 W Troy 3-0 W Bethune Cookman 3-0 L Nevada 2-3 L Utah State 0-3 L Hawai’i 0-3 W Fresno State 3-1 L Stephen F. Austin 0-3 L New Mexico State 0-3 W Northwestern State 3-2 L San Jose State 0-3 W Fresno State 3-2 L Boise State 2-3 L Idaho 0-3 L Boise State 2-3 L Idaho 0-3 L San Jose State 0-3 L Nevada 2-3 L New Mexico State 0-3 L Utah State 1-3 L Hawai’i 0-3 L Boise State 0-3 2006 (6-28) Coach: Heather Mazeitis L Wichita State L Eastern Washington L UTSA L Syracuse L Southern Miss

0-3 0-3 2-3 0-3 0-3

L Radford 2-3 W Sam Houston State 3-1 W North Texas 3-1 W Northwestern State 3-1 W Lipscomb 3-1 L UALR 0-3 L SE Missouri 1-3 L Memphis 0-3 L UT Arlington 2-3 W Troy 3-0 L Stephen F. Austin 0-3 L Boise State 2-3 L Idaho 1-3 L Nevada 0-3 L Utah State 0-3 L New Mexico State 1-3 W Centenary 3-0 L Hawai’i 0-3 L San Jose State 0-3 L Fresno State 2-3 L Utah State 1-3 L Nevada 1-3 L Idaho 0-3 L Boise State 0-3 L New Mexico State 0-3 L Hawai’i 0-3 L San Jose State 0-3 L Fresno State 2-3 L Fresno State 1-3 2007 (6-24) Coach: Heather Mazeitis W Rice L Oral Roberts L Lamar L UT Arlington W Centenary W Southeastern La. W Southern Miss L Central Arkansas W ULM L Auburn L Texas A&M L UTSA L Nevada L Fresno State L Northwestern State L Hawai’i L Utah State L Idaho W Boise State L San Jose State L Utah State L New Mexico State L Fresno State L San Jose State L Nevada L Hawai’i L Idaho L Boise State L New Mexico State L Boise State

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

2008 (4-24) Coach: Matt Sonnichsen L TCU 0-3 L Belmont 1-3 L Mo.-Kansas City 0-3 W ULM 3-0 L Jacksonville State 0-3 L North Dakota State 0-3 L Nevada 2-3 L Fresno State 1-3 W Northwestern State 3-1

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2009 (15-18) Coach: Matt Sonnichsen W UAPB 3-0 L UT-Martin 1-3 W Centenary 3-0 W South Alabama 3-0 W Northwestern State 3-0 W Jacksonville 3-1 W Sam Houston State 3-1 L Southern Miss 0-3 L Central Arkansas 1-3 L Air Force 2-3 W UAPB 3-0 W ULM 3-0 L Southeastern La. 1-3 W Grambling State 3-1 L Chattanooga 2-3 W McNeese State 3-1 W Utah State 3-2 L New Mexico State 1-3 L Hawai’i 0-3 W Nevada 3-0 L Idaho 0-3 L New Mexico State 0-3 L San Jose State 2-3 L Hawai’i 0-3

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W San Jose State W Fresno State L Utah State L Boise State L Idaho L Boise State W Centenary L Fresno State L Nevada

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

2010 (13-20) Coach: Matt Sonnichsen L Northwestern State W UAPB L Arkansas State W UTPA L UT Arlington W UALR L Mississippi State W Jackson State W Grambling State W Southeastern La. W Centenary L Houston W Southeastern La. W Nicholls State L New Mexico State L New Mexico State L Hawai’i W Grambling State L Fresno State L San Jose State L Idaho L Boise State L Utah State L Nevada W UAPB L Houston Baptist L Hawai’i W San Jose State L Fresno State L Boise State L Idaho L Utah State W Nevada

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

2011 (10-22) Coach: Matt Sonnichsen L UTPA W Rutgers L Sam Houston State W Southeastern La. W Alabama A&M L Samford W South Alabama L Jackson State W Grambling State W Southeastern La. L Texas Tech L McNeese State L Southern Miss W Southeastern La. W Houston Baptist L New Mexico State L Utah State L Idaho W Grambling State L Fresno State L Nevada L San Jose State L Hawai’i L Northwestern State L New Mexico State L Idaho L Utah State L Nevada L Fresno State L Hawai’i L San Jose State W UAPB

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

2012 (3-27) Coach: Adriano de Souza L Central Arkansas 0-3 L South Alabama 1-3 L at Southern Miss 0-3 L at Lamar 0-3 L Tulane 1-3 L South Carolina State 1-3 W Grambling State 3-0 W UTPA 3-1

W Southern 3-0 L Weber State 0-3 L at Southeastern La. 0-3 L at Northwestern St. 0-3 L UT Arlington 1-3 L at New Mexico State 1-3 L at Denver 0-3 L Utah State 1-3 L San Jose State 0-3 L at UTSA 0-3 L at Texas State 0-3 L Seattle U 2-3 L Idaho 0-3 L Denver 1-3 L New Mexico State 1-3 L at San Jose State 1-3 L at Utah State 0-3 L Texas State 0-3 L UTSA 0-3 L at Idaho 0-3 L at Seattle U 2-3 L at UT Arlington 0-3 2013 (7-22) Coach: Adriano de Souza W vs. Grambling State 3-0 L vs. Abilene Christian 2-3 L at UT Arlington 1-3 W UAPB 3-0 W McNeese State 3-2 L Western Michigan 1-3 W New Orleans 3-2 L at Stephen F. Austin 2-3 W vs. Southern 3-0 L vs. Nebraska-Omaha 2-3 L vs. Stetson 1-3 L at Southeastern La. 1-3 W Grambling State 3-0 L at Central Arkansas 0-3 L Northwestern State 2-3 L UTEP 1-3 L UTSA 0-3 W at Charlotte 3-1 L at Marshall 0-3 L at East Carolina 2-3 L Middle Tennessee 0-3

L Southern Miss L at Tulsa L FIU L at North Texas L Florida Atlantic L UAB L at Tulane L at Rice

0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-3 0-3 0-3 0-3

2014 (9-21) Coach: Adriano de Souza L vs. Oakland 0-3 W vs. Saint Francis 3-2 L at Western Michigan 0-3 W vs. Jackson State 3-0 L at McNeese State 1-3 L vs. UT Arlington 0-3 W UTPA 3-1 W New Orleans 3-0 L Stephen F. Austin 1-3 W at UAPB 3-0 L at Ole Miss 0-3 W vs. Jackson State 3-0 W vs. Lamar 3-1 L Southern Miss 0-3 L WKU 0-3 L at UAB 0-3 L at North Texas 0-3 L at Middle Tennessee 2-3 L UTSA 1-3 L FIU 0-3 W Grambling State 3-0 L North Texas 0-3 W at Charlotte 3-1 L at Southern Miss 0-3 L Marshall 0-3 L UTEP 1-3 L Middle Tennessee 0-3 L at Rice 0-3 L at Florida Atlantic 0-3 L at FIU 1-3

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L Hawai’i 0-3 L Utah State 0-3 L San Jose State 0-3 L Stephen F. Austin 0-3 L Hawai’i 0-3 W Centenary 3-1 L Boise State 1-3 L Idaho 1-3 L McNeese State 0-3 L Nevada 1-3 L New Mexico State 0-3 W Houston Baptist 3-1 L New Mexico State 0-3 L Fresno State 1-13 L Idaho 0-3 L Boise State 0-3 L San Jose State 2-3 L Utah State 1-3 L Fresno State 1-3

All-Time Records Versus Opponents Abilene Christian 0-1 Air Force 0-1 Alabama 1-3 Alabama-A&M 1-0 UAB 0-2 Alcorn State 5-0 Arkansas 1-1 UALR 9-16 UAPB 5-0 Arkansas State 1-32 Austin Peay 1-0 Baylor 1-10 Belmont 1-3 Bethone Cookman 1-0 Boise State 2-14 Butler 0-1 Centenary 26-0 Central Arkansas 0-3 Central Florida 4-2 Charlotte 2-0 Colorado State 0-1 Cornell 1-0 DePaul 1-0 Denver 0-5 Drake 1-0 Duke 0-2 East Carolina 0-1

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East Texas Baptist 1-0 Eastern Kentucky 2-1 Eastern Wash. 0-1 Florida 1-1 Florida Atlantic 0-2 FIU 5-5 Florida State 0-1 Fresno State 1-16 Georgia 0-1 Georgia State 2-1 Grambling State 26-1 Harding 0-1 Hawaii 0-17 Houston 0-3 Houston Baptist 2-1 Idaho 0-14 Idaho State 0-1 Iowa 0-1 Iowa State 1-0 Jackson State 6-1 Jacksonville 4-0 Jacksonville State 0-1 Lamar 6-18 Liberty 1-0 Kansas 0-1 LSU 0-6 Lipscomb 1-0

Marshall 0-2 McNeese State 6-5 Memphis 2-3 Mercer 1-0 Middle Tennessee 0-5 Michigan State 0-1 Miss. College 1-0 Mississippi State 0-8 Missouri 0-1 Missouri-KC 1-1 Montana 0-1 Nebraska-Omaha 0-1 Nevada 1-15 New Hampshire 0-1 New Mexico State 1-15 New Orleans 13-11 Nicholls State 6-1 NC-Ashville 0-1 North Dakota State 0-1 North Texas 12-7 Northern Kentucky 0-0 Northwestern State 24-6 Oakland 0-1 Ole Miss 4-4 Oral Roberts 3-3 Prairie View A&M 3-0 Radford 0-1

Rice 3-13 Rutgers 1-0 Saint Francis 1-0 Saint Louis 0-1 Sam Houston State 3-8 Samford 1-1 San Jose State 1-19 Seattle U 0-2 SIU Edwardsville 0-0 South Alabama 12-2 South Carolina 1-1 South Carolina St. 0-1 South Florida 0-2 Southeast Mo. 1-2 Southeastern La. 10-3 Southern 2-0 Southern Arkansas 1-0 SMU 1-11 Southern Miss 3-11 Stephen F. Austin 7-18 Stetson 0-1 Syracuse 1-1 Texas 0-1 Texas State 2-5 Texas A&M 0-1 Texas A&M-CC 1-0 Texas Christian 0-3

Texas Southern 4-0 Texas State 0-1 Texas Tech 0-4 Troy 3-0 Tulane 2-6 Tulsa 6-6 UL-Lafayette 12-10 UL-Monroe 19-4 UT Arlington 2-8 UTPA 17-4 UTEP 4-9 UTRGV 0-0 UTSA 1-6 Utah State 0-14 Virginia Tech 0-1 Washington 0-1 Weber State 0-1 Western Kentucky 7-9 Western Michigan 0-2 Wichita State 0-3 Wisconsin 0-1 *Bold indicates 2015 opponent

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SCHOOL Records Assists Match 1. 81 2. 72 72 4. 71 71 6. 70

Kyla Woodward vs. SFA Sarah Oesterling vs. UALR Kelly Jefferson vs. ASU Sarah Oesterling vs. UCF Kelly Jefferson vs. UL-Lafayette Jill Walker vs. UL-Lafayette

Season 1. 1556 2. 1509 3. 1442 4. 1419 5. 1354

Kyle Woodward Sarah Oesterling Sartah Oesterling Kelly Jefferson Lia Mora

1992 1994 1993 1998 2002

Per Set Season 1. 12.65 Sarah Oesterling 2. 12.04 Sarah Oesterling 3. 11.97 Lia Mora 4. 11.88 Kyle Woodward 5. 11.35 Kelly Jefferson

1996 1995 2003 1992 1998

Career 1. 5381 2. 3628 3. 3560 4. 2836 5. 2630

Sarah Oesterling Lia Mora Kyla Woodward Jill Walker Bianca Bin

10/13/92 9/25/93 10/30/98 10/12/96 10/17/98 9/6/05

Blocks

Kills

Match 1. 12 2. 11 3. 10 10 10 10 7. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Kara Jones vs. Air Force 9/11/09 Lara Rupf vs UCF 11/3/90 Katie Dow vs. Miss. State 9/21/89 Amy Wilkins vs. Ark. State 10/7/95 Tanya Jarvis vs. Ark. State 9/6/03 Carly Johnson vs. Fresno State 10/2/05 Amy Wilkins vs. Lamar 10/6/96 Elisa Sanchez at Tulsa 9/16/00 Megan Rush vs. S. F. Austin 10/1/02 Tanya Jarvis at Tulane 9/7/02 Tanya Jarvis vs. SMU 9/26/02 Megan Rush vs. Tulsa 10/30/03 Carly Johnson vs. Fresno State 10/15/05 Shannon Phillips vs. Fresno State 11/5/05

Match 1. 33 2. 31 3. 30 30 4. 28

Sharla Richardson vs. UALR 9/25/93 Katie Dow vs. SFA 10/13/92 Shannon Phillips vs. Boise State 9/21/06 Shannon Phillips vs. UCA 9/1/07 Six times

Season 1. 604 2. 479 3. 466 4. 443 5. 439

Katie Dow Shannon Phillips Katie Dow, Shannon Phillips Cristine Sant’Anna

Season 1. 159 2. 131 2. 131 4. 129 5. 128

Apryl Koonce Sharla Richardson Kara Jones Carly Johnson Laura Ebert

Career 1. 1841 2. 1480 3. 1449 4. 1434 5. 1330

Katie Dow Courtney Ziegenbein Shannon Phillips Cristine Sant’Anna Sharla Richardson

1994 1993 2009 2005 1999

Per Set Season 1. 1.24 Apryl Koonce 2. 1.15 Kara Jones 3. 1.11 KC Clayton 4. 1.10 Megan Rush 1.10 Laura Ebert 5. 1.06 Carly Johnson

1993-96 2000, 2002-03 1989-92 2004-07 2008-10

Sharla Richardson KC Clayton Kara Jones Tanya Jarvis Laura Ebert

1991-94 2006-09 2007-10 2000-03 1996-99

1989-92 1994-97 2004-07 2000-03 1991-94

Per Set Season 1. 4.61 Katie Dow 2. 4.18 Cristine Sant’Anna 3. 4.14 Shannon Phillips 4. 3.96 Shannon Phillips 5. 3.90 Lindsey Sheppard

1992 2003 2007 2006 1996

Per Set Career 1. 3.62 Katie Dow 2. 3.46 Cristine Sant’Anna 3. 3.38 Courtney Ziegenbein 4. 3.23 Rebecca Redgen 5. 3.12 Lindsey Sheppard

1989-92 2000-03 1994-97 2013-14 1995-98

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A R

E T

A S

R E

IE T

Career 1. 476 2. 383 Note: In 2008, the NCAA ruled that all 3. 381 sets be played to a total of 25 points rather 4. 328 than the previous 30. 5. 321

1994 2009 2006 2004 1999 2005

1992 2006 1991 2007 2003

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Match 1. .923 2. .917 3. .867 4. .813 5. .750

Sharla Richardson vs. UNO, 10/2/93 Courtney Ziegenbein vs Jacksonville, 11/3/93 Sharla Richardson vs. Georgia State, 9/11/93 Kari Lemoine vs. NW (La.) State, 11/3/92 Sharla Richardson vs. North Texas, 9/24/93

Season 1. .361 2. .339 3. .328 .328 5. .324 .324

Kari Lemoine Jill Bisballe Katie Dow Apryl Koonce Sharla Richardson Sharla Richardson

1993 1990 1989 1993 1992 1993

Career 1. .326 2. .302 3. .298 4. .280 5. .264

Jill Bisballe Sharla Richardson Apryle Koonce Michelle Roosi Deidre Doggett

1990-91 1991-94 1992-94 1989 2005

Per Set Season 1. .55 Jennifer Brachle 2. .49 Lindsey Sheppard 3. .47 Sarah Oesterling .47 Kacie Martin .47 Joy Okpa

1989 1996 1995 2000 2003

Digs

Service Aces

Match 1. 35 35 2. 34 34 3. 32 32 4. 31 31 31 31

Stephany Salas vs. Houston Baptist, 9/17/11 Julia Mann vs. St. Louis, 9/11/99 Meghan Hass vs. Nevada, 11/5/05 Jamie Shanks, vs. Arkansas State, 10/7/95 Jamie Shanks vs. South Carolina, 9/19/92 Lindsey Sheppard vs. UL-Lafayette, 10/17/98 Lindsey Sheppard, vs. UL-Monroe, 10/20/98 Julia Mann, vs. South Alabama, 10/15/00 Heather Anderson, San Jose State, 10/16/04 Lori Hunsucker, at Nicholls, 9/18/2010

Season 1. 579 2. 487 3. 481 4. 462 5. 453

Lori Hunsucker Meghan Hass Brittany Nakamura Lindsey Sheppard Katie Dow

2010 2005 2006 1998 1992

Match 1. 8 8 2. 7 7 7 7 7

Maria Coelho vs. New Orleans, 9/7/13 Lindsey Sheppard vs. UL-Monroe, 9/5/95 Kate Lenaghan vs. W (La.) State, 9/10/91 Apryl Koonce vs. Grambling State, 9/22/93 Becky Valdez at Grambling State, 9/12/02 Becky Valdez vs. Texas A&M-CC, 9/13/02 Lia Mora vs. Texas State, 9/5/03

Career 1. 1477 2. 1424 3. 1386 4. 1333 5. 1298

Jamie Shanks Katie Dow Laura Bernoski Heather Anderson Sarah Oesterling

1992-96 1989-92 1993-96 2001-04 1993-96

Season 1. 56 2. 55 3. 51 51 5. 50

Cristine Santâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Anna Kacie Martin Katie Dow Katie Dow Sharla Richardson

2002 2000 1992 1991 1993

Per Set Season 1. 5.03 Lori Hunsucker 2. 4.93 Heather Anderson 3. 4.62 Stephany Salas 4. 3.98 Brittany Nakamura 5. 3.97 Brittany Nakamura

2010 2004 2011 2006 2007

Career 1. 197 2. 164 3. 145 4. 138 5. 136 6. 126

Katie Dow Sarah Oesterling Jamie Shanks Cristine Santâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Anna Laura Bernoski Kate Lenaghan

1989-92 1993-96 1992-96 2000-03 1993-96 1989-92

Per Set Career 1. 4.13 Stephany Salas 2. 3.87 Meghan Haas 3. 3.48 Jamie Shanks 4. 3.38 Heather Anderson 5. 3.20 Julia Mann 3.20 Brittany Nakamura

2011-12 2005 1992-96 2001-04 1998-2000 2005-07

Most Wins

Year Year 1992 29 1994 26 1991 25 1993 22 1989 21

Hitting Percentage

Year PCT 1992 .255 1994 .231 2002 .228 1993 .227 1996 .221

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Most Kills

Year Kills 1992 2027 1994 1901 2002 1862 1998 1846 2000 1732

Kills Per Set

Year K/Set 1997 17.4 2003 15.4 2002 15.0 1995 14.9 2000 14.9

Team Records

Most Digs

Year Digs 1993 2237 1992 2205 1994 2090 2006 1973 2002 1969

Digs Per Set

Year D/Set 1995 17.4 2004 17.2 1996 16.7 2003 16.4 2000 16.4

Most Blocks

Year Blocks 1994 531 1993 437 1992 376 2006 323 1995 315

Blocks Per Set

Year B/Set 1994 3.8 1993 3.1 1995 3.1 1992 2.7 2006 2.6

Most Service Aces

Year SA 1992 294 2002 257 1994 246 1993 245 1995 225

Most Assists Year Assists

Service Aces Per Set

Year SA/Set 1995 2.23 1992 2.10 2002 2.07 1996 1.99 2000 1.90

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1992 1771 2002 1676 1994 1645 2006 1583 2003 1551

Assists Per Set Year A/Set

2003 14.0 2002 13.5 1996 13.5 2000 12.9 1995 12.8

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Britney

Nakamura

Heather

Anderson

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Year-by-Year Statistical Trends

Year MP SP K E TA Hit% Assists Aces Digs BS BA TB 1987 Season Stats Not Available 1988 Season Stats Not Available 1989 Season Stats Not Available 1990 Season Stats Not Available 1991 Season Stats Not Available 1992 39 140 2027 706 5189 .255 1771 294 2205 135 241 376 1993 38 139 1824 680 5047 .227 1513 245 2237 112 325 437 1994 40 140 1901 711 5144 .231 1645 246 2090 116 415 531 1995 27 101 1500 610 4172 .213 1294 225 1754 45 270 315 1996 29 106 1684 695 4483 .221 1432 211 1772 47 336 383 1997 26 97 1288 599 3514 .196 1152 160 1331 27 338 206 1998 33 124 1846 807 5053 .206 1559 176 1837 69 339 238.5 1999 33 121 1524 746 4618 .168 1334 153 1839 105 354 459 2000 34 117 1732 961 4983 .155 1519 222 1916 48 306 354 2001 28 93 1259 626 3547 .178 1120 165 1386 59 250 184 2002 35 124 1862 779 4758 .228 1676 257 1969 57 373 243.5 2003 31 111 1713 733 4506 .218 1551 210 1816 49 306 203.5 2004 27 90 1163 566 3607 .166 1074 139 1544 59 278 198.0 2005 33 126 1652 830 4740 .173 1535 209 1788 88 372 274.0 2006 34 124 1729 898 5098 .163 1583 140 1973 97 451 322.5 2007 30 107 1356 783 4220 .136 1240 148 1699 72 310 227.0 2008 27 95 894 567 3099 .106 802 99 1319 53 287 196.5 2009 33 123 1356 673 4345 .157 1187 127 1769 64 431 279.5 2010 33 115 1294 648 4047 .160 1162 129 1774 89 263 220.5 2011 32 111 1113 645 3837 .122 1012 137 1667 47 262 178 2012 30 105 1102 649 3673 .123 1006 102 1466 47 274 184 2013 29 108 1156 639 3467 .149 1052 165 1344 44 292 190 2014 30 102 1184 610 3616 .159 1100 93 1432 32 315 189.5

Yearly Team Leaders (Season Stats not available for 1987-91)

Laura

Bernoski

Matches Played 39 1992 Kate Lenaghan Sharla Richardson 38 1993 Andrea Marcel Laura Bernoski Misty Luersen Sarah Oesterling 43 1994 Laura Bernoski 27 1995 Courtney Ziegenbein Amy Wilkins Sarah Oesterling Lindsey Sheppard Jamie Shank Christine Beadling Laura Bernoski 29 1996 Amy Wilkins Jamie Shanks Laura Bernoski 26 1997 Laura Ebert Lindsey Sheppard Courtney Ziegenbein 33 1998 Allison Walker Mandy Arnold Lindsey Sheppard Kacie Martin

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Kelly Jefferson Mandy Arnold Laura Eber Kelli Fitzpatrick Julia Mann Laurie LeBleu Kacie Martin Amy Underwood Elisa Sanchez Mandy Arnold Julia Mann Jaime Cross Lia Mora Megan Rush Brianna Sibley Lia Mora Heather Anderson Joy Okpa Megan Rush Natalie Shipp Shannon Phillips Meghan Haas Brittany Nakamura Kristen Fairbanks Shannon Phillips Sam Crowder Jill Walker Kristen Fairbanks

27 2008 33 2009 33 2010 32 2011 30 2012 29 2013 30 2014

Brittney Nakamura Kaylon Alexander Bianca Bin Debora Bolonhini KC Clayton Kara Jones Mallory Stanley Bianca Bin Jennifer Goodwin Lori Hunsucker Kara Jones Nataliya Panova Bianca Bin Kassia Pinto Jennifer Goodwin Lori Hunsucker Paige Cooper Bianca Bin Maria Coelho Dalane Guidry Ana Rodrigues Clara Vido Fenix Calderon Maria Coelho Rebecca Redgen Alejandra Aviles Angela Papach Rebecca Redgen

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Kristen

Fairbanks

Kills

Assists

604 1992 Katie Dow 436 1993 Sharla Richardson 404 1994 Courtney Ziegenbein 367 1995 Courtney Ziegenbein 393 1996 Jamie Shanks 368 1997 Courtney Ziegenbein 383 1998 Allison Walker 293 1999 Julia Mann 347 2000 Julia Mann 251 2001 Brianna Sibley 433 2002 Cristine Sant’Anna 439 2003 Cristine Sant’Anna 257 2004 Joy Okpa 438 2005 Ambra Hayes 479 2006 Shannon Phillips 443 2007 Shannon Phillips 182 2008 KC Clayton 284 2009 Nataliya Panova 266 2010 Kara Jones 216 2011 Marcella Braz 240 2012 Clara Vido 332 2013 Xzache Mathis 381 2014 Rebecca Redgen

4.61 1992 Katie Dow 3.28 1993 Sharla Richardson 2.92 1994 Courtney Ziegenbein 3.67 1995 Courtney Ziegenbein 3.74 1996 Jamie Shanks 3.83 1997 Courtney Ziegenbein 3.17 1998 Allison Walker 2.50 1999 Julia Mann 2.99 2000 Julia Mann 3.22 2001 Brianna Sibley 3.58 2002 Cristine Sant’Anna 4.18 2003 Cristine Sant’Anna 2.92 2004 Joy Okpa 3.71 2005 Ambra Hayes 3.96 2006 Shannon Phillips 4.14 2007 Shannon Phillips 1.92 2008 KC Clayton 2.35 2009 Nataliya Panova 2.61 2010 Kara Jones 2.57 2011 Clara Vido 2.42 2012 Clara Vido 3.46 2013 Xzache Mathis 3.74 2014 Rebecca Redgen

11.88 1992 10.37 1993 11.37 1994 12.04 1995 12.65 1996 10.40 1997 11.35 1998 10.32 1999 9.88 2000 11.00 2001 11.28 2002 11.97 2003 10.79 2004 10.34 2005 10.30 2007 7.20 2008 8.16 2009 8.62 2010 7.72 2011 8.36 2012 8.44 2013 6.14 2014

.324 1992 Sharla Richardson .328 1993 Apryl Koonce .317 1994 Sharla Richardson .307 1995 Courtney Ziegenbein .307 1996 Courtney Ziegenbein .240 1997 Courtney Ziegenbein .251 1998 Laura Ebert .228 1999 Amy Underwood .222 2000 Elisa Sanchez .248 2001 Megan Rush .300 2002 Megan Rush .321 2003 Megan Rush .215 2004 Joy Okpa .230 2005 Shannon Phillips .218 2006 KC Clayton .201 2007 Shannon Phillips .190 2008 Samantha Crowder .258 2009 Kara Jones .273 2010 Emily Maher .200 2011 Paige Cooper .176 2012 Gabryel Ording .273 2013 Dalane Guidry .271 2014 Dalane Guidry

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Hitting Percentage

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Katie

Dow

1556 1992 Kyla Woodward 1442 1993 Sarah Oesterling 1509 1994 Sarah Oesterling 1216 1995 Lindsey Sheppard 1214 1996 Laura Bernoski 978 1997 Kelly Jefferson 1419 1998 Kelly Jefferson 1207 1999 Kelli Fitzpatrick 945 2000 Lia Mora 990 2001 Jaime Cross 1354 2002 Lia Mora 1329 2003 Lia Mora 766 2004 Rhyann Enny 1231 2005 Ambra Hayes 775 2006 Jillann Walker 1102 2007 Jill Walker 684 2008 Bianca Bin 963 2009 Bianca Bin 983 2010 Bianca Bin 803 2011 Bianca Bin 878 2012 Maria Coelho 911 2013 Maria Coelho 479 2014 Adria Morales

Assists Per Set

Aces

Kyla Woodward Sarah Oesterling Sarah Oesterling Lindsey Sheppard Laura Bernoski Kelly Jefferson Kelly Jefferson Kelli Fitzpatrick Lia Mora Jaime Cross Lia Mora Lia Mora Rhyann Enny Maria Romanowski Jill Walker Bianca Bin Bianca Bin Bianca Bin Bianca Bin Maria Coelho Maria Coelho Rebecca Redgen

51 1992 Katie Dow 50 1993 Sharla Richardson 47 1994 Sharla Richardson 47 1995 Lindsey Sheppard 43 1996 Amy Wilkins 29 1997 Amy Underwood 39 1998 Allison Walker 41 1999 Kelli Fitzpatrick 54 2000 Kacie Martin 27 2001 Tanya Jarvis 56 2002 Cristine Sant’Anna 49 2003 Joy Okpa 29 2004 Rhyann Enny 29 2005 Shannon Phillips Stacey Clark 24 2006 Ambra Hayes 29 2007 Shannon Phillips 20 2008 Debora Bolonhini 27 2009 Kassia Pinto 22 2010 Jennifer Goodwin 19 2011 Bianca Bin 21 2012 Stephany Salas 42 2013 Maria Coelho 19 2014 Brooke Short

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Digs

Samantha

Crowder

453 391 384 355 343 275 462 422 435 203 348 412 444 487 481 425 395 447 579 407 370 360 360

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Katie Dow Misty Luersen Sarah Oesterling Laura Bernoski Lauren Bernoski Lindsey Sheppard Lindsey Sheppard Julia Mann Julia Mann Cristine Sant’Anna Cristine Sant’Anna Heather Anderson Heather Anderson Meghan Haas Brittany Nakamura Brittney Nakamura Debora Bolonhini Lori Hunsucker Lori Hunsucker Stephany Salas Stephany Salas Alejandra Aviles Alejandra Aviles

3.46 2.90 2.87 3.51 3.27 2.84 3.73 3.61 3.75 2.45 2.88 3.81 4.93 3.87 3.98 3.97 4.16 3.66 5.03 4.62 3.70 3.71 3.83

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Katie Dow Misty Luersen Sarah Oesterling Laura Bernoski Laura Bernoski Lindsey Sheppard Lindsey Sheppard Julia Mann Julia Mann Cristine Sant’Anna Cristine Sant’Anna Heather Anderson Heather Anderson Meghan Haas Brittany Nakamura Brittany Nakamura Debora Bolonhini Lori Hunsucker Lori Hunsucker Stephany Salas Stephany Salas Alejandra Aviles Alejandra Aviles

127 131 156 82 94 90 111 128 90 80 103 91 99 129 122 112 101 131 85 59 68 88 64

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Sharla Richardson Sharla Richardson Apryl Koonce Amy Wilkins Amy Wilkins Amy Underwood Allison Walker Allison Walker Elisa Sanchez Tanya Jarvis Megan Rush Tanya Jarvis Megan Rush Carly Johnson KC Clayton Sam Crowder KC Clayton Kara Jones Kara Jones Caitlin Germany Caitlin Germany Caitlin Germany Emilee Dechant

Digs Per Set

Total Blocks

Kyla

Woodward

Blocks Per Set

.94 .98 1.22 .81 .90 .99 .98 1.10 .78 .96 .88 .84 .84 1.10 1.06 1.11 1.05 1.06 1.15 0.83 0.71 0.85 0.88 0.96

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Sharla Ricardson Sharla Richardson Apryl Koonce Amy Wilkins Amy Wilkins Amy Underwood Allison Walker Allison Walker Elisa Sanchez Tanya Jarvis Tanya Jarvis Tanya Jarvis Megan Rush Megan Rush Carly Johson KC Clayton Sam Crowder KC Clayton Kara Jones Kara Jones Caitlin Germany Caitlin Germany Caitlin Germany Dalane Guidry

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139 1992 Kate Lenaghan 139 1993 Sarah Oesterling 139 1994 Sharla Richardson 101 1995 Amy Wilins Sarah Oesterling Lindsey Sheppard Laura Bernoski 105 1996 Amy Wilkings Jamie Shanks Laura Bernoski 94 1997 Kelly Jefferson 125 1998 Kelly Jefferson Kacie Martin 118 1999 Amy Underwood 116 2000 Julia Mann Elisa Sanchez 90 2001 Jaime Cross 122 2002 Heather Anderson 111 2003 Lia Mora 90 2004 Heather Anderson Megan Rush 126 2005 Shannon Phillips Meghan Haas 124 2006 Kristen Fairbanks 107 2007 Shannon Phillips Sam Crowder Jill Walker Kristen Fairbanks Brittney Nakamura 95 2008 Bianca Bin Debora Bolonhini KC Clayton Kara Jones 122 2009 Lori Hunsucker 115 2010 Lori Hunsucker 109 2011 Paige Cooper 105 2012 Maria Coelho 108 2013 Maria Coelho 102 2014 Rebecca Redgen

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Honors & AWARDS All-Western Athletic

2002 Lia Mora, Second Team 2002 Cristine Sant’Anna, Second Team 2003 Lia Mora, Second Team 2004 Joy Okpa, Second Team 2006 Shannon Phillips, Second Team 2007 Shannon Phillips, Second Team 2009 KC Clayton, Second Team

All-Louisiana

1989 Katie Dow, Second Team 1989 Billy Canales, Coach of the Year 1992 Scott Mayhew, Coach of the Year 1993 Sharla Richardson, First Team 1994 Sarah Oesterling, First Team 1995 Sarah Oesterling, First Team 1995 Courtney Ziegenbein, Second Team 1996 Lindsey Sheppard, Honorable Mention 1996 Jamie Shanks, Second Team 1996 Courtney Ziegenbein, First Team 1997 Courtney Ziegenbein, Second Team 2000 Lia Mora, Second Team 2000 Julia Mann, First Team 2001 Jamie Cross, Newcomer of the Year 2002 Megan Rush, Honorable Mention 2002 Cristine Sant’Anna, Second Team 2002 Lia Mora, Second Team 2003 Lia Mora, Second Team 2003 Cristine Sant’Anna, First Team 2004 Shannon Phillips, First Team 2005 Shannon Phillips, First Team 2006 Shannon Phillips, First Team 2007 Shannon Phillips, First Team 2009 KC Clayton, Second Team 2009 Kara Jones, Second Team 2009 Natalya Panova, Honorable Mention 2010 Lori Hunsucker, First Team 2010 Kara Jones, Second Team 2010 Bianca Bin, Honorable Mention 2010 Kassia Pinto, Honorable Mention 2011 Stephany Salas, Newcomer of the Year & Second Team 2011 Clara Vido, Honorable Mention 2012 Maria Coelho, Honorable Mention 2014 Rebecca Redgen, Second Team

All-American South 1989 Katie Dow, First Team 1990 Jill Bisballe, Second Team 1990 Katie Dow, Second Team 1990 Lara Rupf, Second Team

All-Sun Belt

1992 Jamie Shanks, Freshman of the Year 1992 Kyla Woodward, First Team 1992 Katie Dow, First Team 1992 Scott Mayhew, Coach of the Year 1993 Sarah Oesterling, Second Team 1993 Sharla Richardson, First Team & POY 1994 Sarah Oesterling, First Team 1994 Sharla Richardson, Second Team 1995 Sarah Oesterling, First Team 1995 Lindsey Sheppard, Frosh of the Year 1995 Courtney Ziegenbein, First Team 1996 Sarah Oesterling, First Team 1996 Courtney Ziegenbein, First Team 1996 Jamie Shanks, Second Team 1996 Lindsey Sheppard, Second Team 1997 Courtney Ziegenbein, First Team 1998 Lindsey Sheppard, Co-Defensive POY 2000 Julia Mann, Second Team

All-Conference USA

2014 Rebecca Redgen, Second Team

Sun Belt - Weekly Honors 1992 Kyla Woodward, O5 1993 Sharla Richardson, S27 1994 Rhonda Rust, 12 1995 Courtney Ziegenbein, O16 1996 Jamie Shanks, S23 Courtney Ziegenbein, O21

WAC - Weekly Honors 2002 Cristine Sant’Anna, S23 2007 Shannon Phillips, S3

Academic All-WAC

2001 Elisa Sanchez Tanya Jarvis Michelle Twitty Heather Anderson, Megan Rush, 2002 Heather Anderson Megan Rush Tanya Jarvis Laura Osterhaus 2003 Heather Anderson Joy Okpa Megan Reush Laura Osterhaus 2004 Heather Anderson Erin Dillie Joy Okpa Megan Rush Shannon Phillips, 2005 Anielle Da Silva

Carly Dunlop Shannon Phillips Jill Walker 2006 Carly Dunlop Shannon Phillips 2007 Jill Walker Shannon Phillips Brittney Nakamura 2008 Kaylon Alexander Kaycie Artim Debora Bolonhini Sam Crowder Taylor Fritz Mallory Stanley 2009 Kaylon Alexander KC Clayton Samantha Crowder Taylor Fritz Mallory Stanley

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2010 Kaylon Alexander Taylor Fritz Jennifer Goodwin Lori Hunsucker Gabryel Ording Kassia Pinto Mallory Stanley 2011 Bianca Bin Caitlin Germany Emily Maher Nataliya Panova Clara Vido 2012 Maria Coelho Paige Cooper Caitlin Germany Dalane Guidry Regan Himmelberg Clara Vido

Letterwinners Kaylon Alexander, 2008-10 Peggy Amadee, 1988 Heather Anderson, 2001-04 Laneigh Anderson, 1987 Lindsay Armstrong, 2006-09 Mandy Arnold, 1997-00 Kaycie Artim, 2006-08 Alejandra Aviles, 2013-14 Jennifer Avrett, 1990 Christine Beadling, 1994-95 Bridget Benditz, 2011 Laura Bernoski, 1993-96 Bianca Bin, 2008-11 Jill Bisballe, 1990-91 Debora Bolonhini, 2007-08 Rebekah Boyd, 2000 Jennifer Brauchle, 1989-90 Amy Brantley, 1987 Marcella Braz, 2011 Danielle Bristow, 2014 Fenix Calderon, 2012-13 Stacey Clark, 2002-05 KC Clayton, 2006-09 Maria Coelho, 2011-14 Karen Comish, 1987- 88 Rebecca Conly, 1987-88 Dana Cookson, 1998-99 Paige Cooper, 2011 Kimberly Crawford, 1999 Jamie Cross, 2001 Samantha Crowder, 2006-09 Danielle Da Silva, 2005 Emilee Dechant, 2014 Jenny Denton, 2006 Erin Dillie, 2004 Deidre Doggett, 2005 Katie Dow, 1989-92 Carly Johnson Dunlop, 2005-06 Laura Ebert, 1996-99 Jessie Ely, 2013-14 Ashley Emanuel, 2006 Rhyann Enny, 2004 Kristen Fairbanks, 2003-07 Kelli Fitzpatrick, 1997-00 Taylor Fritz, 2007-10 Monica Fuentes, 1991-92 Caitlin Germany, 2010-12 Jennifer Goodwin, 2009-10 Dalane Guidry, 2012-14 Helena Gunnarsdóttir, 2014 Lauren Gustafson, 2005 Meghan Haas, 2005 Julie Haber, 1989 Nicole Harris, 1994 Ambra Hayes, 2003-06 Heather Hickman, 1987 Regan Himmelberg, 2011 Lori Hunsucker, 2009-10 Veronica Ige, 2011 Tanya Jarvis, 2000-03 Kelly Jefferson, 1996-98 Kara Jones, 2007-10 Natasha Kolunija, 2008-09 Apryl Koonce, 1992-94 Laurie LeBleu, 1998-99 Jackie Ledbetter, 1987 Kari Lemoine, 1990-93 Kate Lenaghan, 1989-92 Courtney Lile, 2001 Beanie Lincoln, 1988 Shekita Love, 1988

Tiffany Love, 1989-90 Lori Lowen, 1989 Misty Luersen, 1991-94 Andrea Macel, 1991-94 Emily Maher, 2011 Julia Mann, 1998-00 Andy Martin, 1987 Kacie Martin, 1997-00 Xzache Mathis, 2013 jacie mcclure, 2014 Katy McFadden, 2013-14 Janel Melancon, 1987-89 MARTA MONNE, 2014 Autumn Moore, 1989-90 Lia Mora, 2000-03 Adria morales, 2014 Carly Moyers, 2004 Brittney Nakamura, 2005-07 Leslie Nelson, 1987 Sarah Oesterling, 1993-96 Joy Okpa, 2003-04 Gabryel Ording, 2009-12 Laura Osterhaus, 2001-03 Nataliya Panova, 2009-11 Angela Papach, 2013-14 Shannon Phillips, 2004-07 Kassia Pinto, 2009-10 Keelie Rader, 1997 Rebecca Redgen, 2013-14 Sharla Richardson, 1991-94 Ana Rodrigues, 2011 Leslie Rolling, 1995 Maria Romanowski, 2005 Isabella Rosania, 2013 Michelle Rossi, 1989 Megan Rush, 2001-04 Lara Rupf, 1990-91 Stephany Salas, 2011-12 Elisa Sanchez, 1998-01 Cristine Sant’Anna, 2000-03 Erica Schultz, 2006 Jamie Shanks, 1992-96 Lindsey Sheppard, 1995-98 brooke short, 2014 Sabrina Sims, 2005 Natalie Shipp, 2002-04 Brianna Sibley, 1999-02 Sabrina Sims, 2003-04 Marcia Sneath, 2001 Mallory Stanley, 2008-10 Sue Stewart, 1988 Sue Supis, 1989 Anne Marie Taylor, 2011 Heather Taylor, 1992 Michelle Twitty, 2000-01 Amy Underwood, 1996-99 Becky Valdez, 2002 Catharina Vandervoort, 1987 Clara Vido, 2010-12 Allison Walker, 1997-99 Jill Walker, 2004-07 Vivian Weams, 1987 Erin Whitelock, 1989 Amy Wilkins, 1993-96 Lora Winzer, 1989 Kyla Woodward, 1989-92 Hannah Wright, 2013-14 Courtney Ziegenbein, 1994-97 *Bold denotes active player

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University President @LKGuice Louisiana Tech University and President Les Guice share a rich history together that spans five decades and has produced family ties that are deeply rooted in a passion for the Bulldogs and Lady Techsters. From an architecture student stepping on the campus for the first time in 1972 to an appointment as Louisiana Tech’s 14th President in 2013, Dr. Guice has shown an unwavering commitment to leadership and service to his alma mater. One of Dr. Guice’s first achievements at Louisiana Tech was earning a bachelor of arts in architecture in 1976. Discovering a passion for engineering under the mentorship of Professor Jack Painter, Dr. Guice went on to earn a master’s degree in civil engineering from Tech in 1978. While working on his master’s degree, Dr. Guice also discovered a passion for teaching and education as a profession. Dr. Guice accepted a position as an assistant professor of civil engineering at Louisiana Tech in 1978 and was promoted to associate professor in 1981. A few short years after earning his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Texas A&M University in 1986, Dr. Guice was named the interim department head of civil engineering in Louisiana Tech’s College of Engineering in 1988 and earned the permanent department head position and full professorship in 1989. As department head, Dr. Guice initiated the formation of the Civil Engineering Advisory Board and the Civil Engineering Distinguished Alumni recognition program, both of which significantly enhanced alumni participation and significantly enhanced fund-raising for the department. Throughout the next decade, Dr. Guice would continue to distinguish himself as an academician, researcher, administrator and leader. His dedication to his students, his faculty and the university would lead to his appointment as Dean of Louisiana Tech’s College of Engineering and Science (COES) in 1999. As Dean, Dr. Guice continued to encourage and support innovations in the curricula. The College’s faculty became increasingly successful in securing external funding for the integrated curriculum which resulted in a transformative redesign of curricula throughout the College. Dr. Guice’s leadership and vision also reinvigorated the Engineering and Science Foundation to more effectively serve the needs of the College. He initiated a new integrated strategic plan, known as “COES 2010,” and capital campaign, “Tech’s BEST,” that led advancement of the college and to funding for an Eminent Scholar Chair, 15 Professorships, $500k Scholarship Fund, and several new laboratories and facilities. Dr. Guice leadership also helped to guide the Institute for Micromanufacturing (IfM) toward a focus on the emerging field of nanotechnology. With the hiring of key nanotechnology faculty in numerous disciplines, further expansion of research laboratories, establishment of an interdisciplinary engineering PhD program with a nanotechnology track, and initiation of a B.S. in Nanosystems Engineering, the IfM and COES established strong research and education nanotechnology programs that have received national recognition. In 2004, Dr. Guice’s performance and accomplishments as dean of the College of Engineering and Science led to his appointment as Louisiana Tech’s vice president for research and development. During his tenure as vice president and as executive vice president in 2012, Louisiana Tech has significantly increased patents, licenses/options, start-up companies, SBIR grants with affiliated companies, and has established strong industry partnerships for commercialization of technologies. Dr. Guice also led the establishment of Louisiana Tech’s first two technology incubators, the Rawle and Humana Enterprise Centers. With a focus on the future and a progressive vision for economic development, Dr. Guice has led the planning and development of the Louisiana Tech Enterprise Campus – a research park connecting the university and downtown Ruston. Enterprise Campus’ first building, Tech Pointe, was completed in 2012 and is now home for several companies and organizations, including an Air Force funded Cyberspace Research

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Laboratory. With the recent completion of Louisiana Tech’s new College of Business building and renovation to University Hall as a home for interdisciplinary entrepreneurship and innovation activities, the first phase of Enterprise Campus is nearing completion. Dr. Guice’s reputation for exemplary leadership has not been bound by the campus or the region. Roles in statewide leadership have included election to serve as the founding Chair for the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative (LONI) Management Council, serving as Chair of the Louisiana EPSCoR Committee, and leading the development of a statewide science and technology plan, called FIRST Louisiana. Dr. Guice currently serves as Chair of the Board of Regents Master Plan Research Advisory Council and as chair of the Louisiana Innovation Council. Among the many awards and recognitions Dr. Guice has earned during his career is the Robert E. Russ Award from the Ruston/Lincoln Parish Chamber of Commerce (2009), Outstanding Civil Engineer from the ASCE Louisiana Section (2008), Louisiana Tech University Civil Engineering Distinguished Alumnus (2007), Louisiana Engineering Society’s James M. Todd Technological Accomplishment Award (2007), Governor’s University Technology Leader of the Year Award (2006), and Louisiana Engineering Society A.B. Patterson Medal for an Engineer in Management (2004.) On December 4, 2012, during a special session of the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors, Dr. Guice was unanimously voted to serve as the 14th President of Louisiana Tech University. Dr. Guice officially took over as President on July 1, 2013. As President of Louisiana Tech, Dr. Guice is the chief executive officer of north Louisiana’s only Carnegie Foundation national research university and one of only two public universities from Louisiana recognized in the top tier of national universities by U.S. News and World Report. Dr. Guice leads a university that most recently has been ranked #11 in the nation in a list of “Most Underrated Colleges In America” (Business Insider), #17 in the nation in a list of “Low Cost Colleges with High Starting Salaries for Graduates” (Affordable Colleges Online), and #21 in the nation for providing its graduates with the best returns on their investments (AdvisorOne.) Throughout his career, Dr. Guice has contributed to and played a central role in creating the culture and vision for the future of Louisiana Tech, and continues that commitment as President. Dr. Guice’s focus on campus-wide engagement, building and growing relationships, and leadership in forging a path toward advancement of the university’s academic and athletic programs, research and commercialization activities, and economic development efforts means that Louisiana Tech University’s best days are yet to come. Dr. Guice is a native of Monroe and grew up in Bastrop. He and his wife, Kathy, have three sons – Kyle, Chad, and Bret – one grandson, Christopher, and twin granddaughters, Elizabeth and Everly.

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McCLELLAND Director of Athletics @TMcClelland Louisiana Tech boasts one of the rising young stars in the industry in Athletics Director Tommy McClelland, who enters his third year in Ruston after an impressive debut. McClelland joined the LA Tech Family when University President Les Guice introduced him as the new athletics director during a press conference at the Charles Wyly Athletic Center on July 16, 2013. McClelland, the youngest AD among all Football Bowl Subdivision athletic programs, came to Ruston after serving six years in the same position at McNeese State in Lake Charles. His first two years in north Louisiana have been successful ones. McClelland’s philosophy of developing student-athletes into champions on the playing fields, in the class room and in life is the cornerstone of his leadership style. While leading Louisiana Tech into the Conference USA era, McClelland impacted the athletics department through fundraising, facility improvements, coaching hires and overall student-athlete development. Shortly after his hiring, McClelland re-energized the LA Tech fanbase when he joined President Guice in an October press conference revealing the updated plans for the $22 million Davison Athletics Complex located in the south endzone of Joe Aillet Stadium - the centerpiece of the University’s Quest for Excellence capital campaign. McClelland completed the fundraising needed for the project, and the new facility opened in August of 2015. The three-story facility, 70,000-plus square foot building benefits all of Louisiana Tech’s student-athletes; it includes a new state-of-the-art strength and conditioning complex utilized by all 16 of the University’s athletic programs. The building also houses football coaches’ offices, football locker room, team and position meeting rooms, club seating and a multi-functional dining space that can be utilized for athletic and campus events. It will generate an additional $500,000 annually in revenue. Another marquee addition to the Louisiana Tech athletic facilities during McClelland’s tenure is the $1.2 million Paul Millsap Vision presented by Community Trust Bank, a high definition video display board in the Thomas Assembly Center. The project also included a customized sound system for the Thomas Assembly Center and a video board control room, which will be utilized for both football and basketball. These two major facility improvements and additional smaller scale projects were made possible through a pair of record-setting years in fundraising. During the 2013-14 fiscal year, McClelland spearheaded the efforts in raising more than $10.8 million through both LTAC and Quest for Excellence; more than double any previous year in Tech Athletics history. Included in the record total were five, seven-figure gifts. The 2014-15 fiscal year saw record totals in Louisiana Tech Athletic Club (LTAC) unrestricted donations -- both in dollar figures and in total number of donors. It also included increases in ticket sales in football, men’s and women’s basketball. Tech had plenty of success stories on the playing fields during the past two years, led by the Bulldog basketball team winning back-toback Conference USA regular season titles and advancing into the NIT with impressive road wins over SEC foe Georgia (2014) and Texas A&M (2015). The Dunkin’ Dawgs tied the program single season wins record (29) in 2014 and totaled 56 wins during the two year span. On the gridiron, the Bulldog football team captured the Conference USA West Division title in 2014, recording a 9-5 overall record and barely falling to Marshall in the C-USA title game. Tech earned an invitation to the Heart of Dallas Bowl and promptly defeated Big 10 foe Illinois 35-18. In addition to the men’s basketball and football successes, the Lady Techster tennis team recorded one of its best seasons in program history, posting a 15-7 record and earning the No. 5 seed in the C-USA championships. First-year head coach Chad Camper earned the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Coach of the Year Award, and the Lady Techsters earned their first ever regional ranking, finishing seventh in the

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southern region of the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings. Tech sophomore Victor Lange became the first Bulldog golfer ever to earn an NCAA Regional appearance and competed in the San Antonio Region and Lubbock region the past two years. McClelland also made some tough personnel decisions, making coaching changes in both women’s basketball and baseball. McClelland made a national splash with the hiring of Tyler Summitt to lead the tradition-rich Lady Techster basketball program. Summitt, son of legendary Tennessee Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt, is the youngest head coach of any Division I women’s basketball program. He brought instant national notoriety back to the program and led a senior-laden to a winning record in year No. 1 while beginning the process of changing the culture. Summitt and the Techsters were featured by national outlets such as CBS 60-Minute Sports, NBC Nightly News, USA Today, ESPN.com, ESPN SportsCenter, New York Times, Sports Illustrated and more. He also hired one of the rising stars in college baseball in Greg Goff, a 21-year coaching veteran who recently led Campbell to its third straight 40-win season. The Camels joined LSU, Florida State, Oregon, Oregon State, Louisville, South Carolina and Rice as the only NCAA Division I baseball programs with at least 40 victories in each of the past three years. Goff led the program to this year’s NCAA Regionals. In year No. 1 at Tech, Goff guided the Bulldogs to within one game of a .500 record, which was a 10-game improvement in the win column over the previous season. Prior to coming to Ruston, McClelland made a national name for himself after quickly elevating to the athletics director position at age 26. He earned high praise from a number of high-profile, experienced athletic administrators. “Tommy McClelland is an outstanding leader and one of the nation’s rising stars in intercollegiate athletics,” said Bubba Cunningham, athletics director at the University of North Carolina. “He has a demonstrated commitment to supporting and developing his coaches and student-athletes and has already become well-known among ADs for his leadership, vision and character. Tommy has also shown a dedication to lifelong learning and the application of his skills and talents to making his athletic programs better.” Prior to being named athletic director at McNeese State on March 19, 2008, McClelland served as interim athletic director and assistant athletic director of internal affairs at the university. In his time at McNeese, McClelland and his staff had numerous success stories when it came to increased revenue streams and the overall game-day experience in Lake Charles. He raised more than $3 million in private donations, and he was instrumental in increasing corporate sponsorships to nearly $1 million, while securing new clients and multi-year sponsorships. McClelland was also responsible for increasing football season ticket sales: the program eclipsed the 8,000 mark in 2008 with a high of 8,035 in 2009. In addition, he was instrumental in setting single-game attendance records in baseball, volleyball, softball, soccer, women’s basketball and women’s tennis.

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HUNGATE Deputy Athletics Director/ Senior Woman Administrator

Deputy Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator Mary Kay Hungate enters her 30th year as a member of the Louisiana Tech Athletics Department and has proven to be an integral part in the emergence of the University’s programs on the playing fields and in the classroom.

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Not only does Hungate serve as the sports administrator for softball, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s track and field, and women’s bowling, but she is also in charge of NCAA compliance for all of the university’s 16 NCAA sanctioned programs. As one of the top two ranking administrators in the Tech Athletics Department, Hungate is part of a senior staff that was instrumental in helping the University earn an invitation to join Conference USA starting July 1, 2013. Hungate serves a vital role in the hiring of head coaches. She served as the point person in the hiring process of head women’s soccer coach Kevin Sherry. Sherry led the Lady Techster soccer team to four straight winning seasons (the first ones in program history), the program’s first appearance in the WAC Tournament in 2010 and the program’s first postseason win in the 2014 Conference USA Tournament. She has also been involved in the hiring of a number of other highly successful coaches, including current Lady Techster basketball coach Tyler Summitt, son of legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summitt. Another of Hungate’s responsibilities includes overseeing the academic side of the Tech athletics department, another area which has improved drastically as proven by the fact LA Tech’s graduation rate continues to be one of the highest in the state (Federal Graduation Report). Louisiana Tech’s student-athletes continue to reach academic progress superlatives. For the seventh straight year the University recorded all-time highs in the most recent Federal Graduation Rate Report released by the NCAA last October. Tech’s student-athletes recorded a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 81 percent and a Federal Graduation Rate (FGR) of 60 percent, which both were improvements over last year’s numbers. Louisiana Tech’s 81 percent graduation success rate ranks as the second highest in the state among Division I football-playing public institutions. LA Tech’s graduation success rate is one percentage points higher than last year’s (80) and easily outdistances the state average of 69 percent among the other nine Division I football-playing public institutions in the state of Louisiana. Tech also recorded the second highest federal graduation rate of any Division I football-playing public institution in the state at 60 percent, which also bests last year’s mark of 59 percent. The success of Louisiana Tech’s student-athletes in the classroom was across the board as 14 of the 16 Division I sanctioned athletic programs recorded at least a 70 percent GSR led by men’s golf, women’s basketball and women’s tennis with 100 percent scores. The Lady Techster basketball team’s GSR ranked first in the state (tied with Tulane and Centenary) and first in C-USA (tied with Rice and Middle Tennessee). One of the most impressive numbers in comparison to program’s across the country was posted by the Bulldog football team which recorded a 77 percent GSR, which ranks first in the state of Louisiana among public institutions and fourth among all Conference USA programs (behind only Rice, UTSA and Middle Tennessee). Hungate also plays an important role in LA Tech’s NCAA Certification process. As a member of the Steering Committee and the liaison between the athletic department and the University’s Self Study Committees, she provides the information needed for the committees to write their reports. In addition, Hungate and the current senior staff have also garnered a number of national awards, including the 2010 Turnkey PRISM Award which recognizes colleges for managerial excellence across four areas: marketing/branding; fan development; community relations; and customer/client service. The Tech athletics department also finished in the Top 10 three times in the Excellence in Management Cup, which recognizes the most efficient athletic departments in the nation. Hungate joined the Louisiana Tech staff in 1985 as an assistant women’s basketball coach and remained in that role for five years. During that time, the Lady Techsters participated in four Final Fours and won the NCAA National Championship in 1988. In 1990, Hungate made a move out of coaching and became assistant athletics director for academics and compliance as well as senior woman administrator. One of Hungate’s early accomplishments as assistant director of athletics was the creation of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Academic Center program. Hungate has served terms on the NCAA Division I Academics/ Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet, the NCAA Division I Interpretations/Legislative Review Subcommittee, the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators Wade Trophy Selection Committee and as an NCAA Peer Reviewer. She has also served on the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Issues Committee since 2004. She served on the Western Athletic Conference Council, the Conferences’ Legislative Review Committee, the Finance Committee and

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“Tommy is a rising star in the college athletics administration field and, in my view, the ideal leader to advance Louisiana Tech’s athletics program as it transitions into Conference USA,” said Ian McCaw, athletics director at Baylor University. “He possesses impeccable integrity and has an extraordinary work ethic. Moreover, his interpersonal and relational skills are outstanding and will enable him to quickly connect with Bulldog fans as well as campus and community leaders.” One of McClelland’s main goals was to improve the life of the student-athletes and increase the game-day experience for the McNeese State fan base. One of the most effective ways to accomplish these goals was by improving the facilities. During his time at McNeese State, he oversaw a combined total of over $11 million dollars in facility renovation and new construction. The combination of increased revenue streams, renovations and new construction, and a highly-involved fan base led to plenty of success stories on the playing fields. During his tenure as athletic director, McNeese won Southland Conference championships in football (2007, 2009), soccer (2006, tournament; 2007, regular season), softball (2010, tournament; 2013, regular season), men’s basketball (2011, regular season), women’s basketball (2011, regular season; 2011 and 2012 tournament) and men’s cross country (2012). The women’s basketball program made its first appearances ever in the NCAA Tournament, and the men’s basketball program hosted the first round of the NIT postseason tournament (Boston College live on ESPNU). Even more impressive is the fact that while the Cowboy and Cowgirl programs were capturing titles on the fields, the University’s student-athletes were making tremendous strides in the classroom. In five of McClelland’s six years as athletics director, McNeese State led the Southland Conference in the number of student-athletes named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. In addition, McClelland guided the resurgence in APR success in Lake Charles. The number of athletic programs boasting the required APR score of 925 went from four in his first year to all 16 in his final year. The community service hours performed by the MSU student-athletes also tripled to more than 3,000 during his tenure. “Tommy has a great knowledge of college athletics and excels at helping his student-athletes balance and succeed in their commitments to academics and athletics,” said Warde Manuel, athletics director at the University of Connecticut. “Tommy has also proven his ability to work effectively with coaches and administrators to help his programs be successful.” McClelland earned his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern State in 2004 and completed his master’s degree in sports administration in 2005. He walked on with the Demons football team and eventually earned a scholarship; he also competed in the javelin for the NSU track and field team. The native of Basile, Louisiana served as a graduate assistant at Northwestern State in athletics and also worked at the Southland Conference office as an administrative intern, assisting with championship events. McClelland is also a 2012 graduate of the Executive Program of the Sports Management Institute and attended instruction at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. McClelland is married to the former Jessica Stokes of Garrison, Texas. They have two sons, Lawson (5) and Grayson (4).

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the Code Book Committee. In addition, along with Athletics Director Tommy McClelland, she represents the athletics department as an exofficio member of the LA Tech Athletics Council. Hungate’s professional career began as Women’s Sports Coordinator and head volleyball, head basketball and head softball coach at Illinois’ Carl Sandburg Junior College. She spent four seasons at the college where she guided the basketball team to a mark of 80-22 which included an 11th place finish in the 1976 NJCAA national tournament. In 1978 Hungate took over the head coaching position at Richwoods High School in Peoria, Ill., and quickly compiled one of the top prep coaching records in the nation. During her seven seasons at Richwoods High School, Hungate’s team ran up an impressive record of 195-13, including a state-record 63 consecutive victories. Hungate was named the National Coach of the Year by USA Today in 1985. Before coming to Louisiana Tech, Hungate amassed a career coaching record of 275-35.

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nated for the Sun Belt Conference’s Sporting Behavior Award and the NCAA Today’s Top VIII Award. He has served in the past as a member of the Sun Belt Conference Fellows Program, the ITA Steering Committee and the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Committee. Born earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Middle Tennessee in 2007 and his master’s in sports management in 2009. He completed the Sports Management Institute Executive Program from the University of Michigan and University of Texas in 2013. He is married to the former Emily Vest, a former Division I tennis player at Middle Tennessee, and the couple has a 3-year-old daughter named Scarlett Elizabeth.

Marco Born enters his second year as a member of the Louisiana Tech senior athletics staff, joining the University in August of 2014 as the senior associate athletics director in charge of external operations. Born comes to Ruston after spending the past 10 years at Middle Tennessee as a student-athlete and administrator. In his new position at Louisiana Tech, Born oversees external operations, including ticketing and marketing while serving as the liaison with LA Tech Sports Properties and Aspire. He is heavily involved in athletic fundraising while also serving on the athletics senior staff and as the sport administrator for baseball. During his first year in Ruston, Born was instrumental in coordinating the sales of the 302-seat club level in the Davison Athletics Complex which will generate more than $500,000 annually. The club level seats sold out more than three months prior to the completion of the project. Born was also a part of a fundraising team that saw $1,150,000 donated to the Louisiana Tech Athletic Club (LTAC) by more than 1,100 donors while a total of $1.5 million unrestricted dollars were donated. These surpassed the previous records of 1,055 donors as 215 individuals made their first ever gift to LTAC this past year. LTAC membership also increased by 17 percent and revenue increased by 30 percent. Overall ticket sales also increased. men’s basketball revenue increased by 73 percent while women’s basketball increased by 50 percent. Born has served on the athletics staff at Middle Tennessee since June of 2007, including stints as associate athletics director and assistant athletics director for ticketing and marketing. During his time on the senior administrative staff in Murfreesboro, Born handled all internal and external duties with oversight of marketing, ticketing, Aspire and Learfield partners. He served on the senior staff for five years and was heavily involved in the school’s transition to Conference USA. He was instrumental in facilitating ticket sales efforts for sellout crowds of the Murphy Center for both men’s and women’s basketball as well as the three largest crowds in Floyd Stadium history for football, including the first ever sellout in 2011 against Georgia Tech. Women’s basketball attendance consistently ranked in the top 30 nationally ever year. Born also oversaw the $11 million renovation to the Murphy Center and a $1.4 million turf replacement at Floyd Stadium. During his time as a student-athlete at Middle Tennessee, Born was a three-year varsity letter-winner for the Blue Raiders tennis program where he captured the 2005 ITA Division I All-American championship and the 2007 NCAA Division I Doubles championship. He was a twotime ITA Division I All-American, a 3-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection and a member of the 2007 ITA Collegiate All-Star team. Off the courts, he was named to the Academic Honor Roll twice while serving on the Student-Athlete Advisory Council. He was nomi-

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Associate Athletics Director/ Communications @LATechMButler Malcolm Butler begins his 17th year in the Louisiana Tech Athletics Department, his ninth as the associate athletic director in charge of communications. A 1994 graduate of the Louisiana Tech journalism department, Butler joined the athletic department in July of 1999 as the assistant athletic media relations director. Butler was then promoted to director four months later and served in that capacity until the fall of 2007 when he was promoted to associate athletic director. The Ruston native is in charge of media relations for women’s basketball and softball and also serves as the secondary contact for football while overseeing the daily operations for the entire department. He is a member of Tommy McClelland’s senior staff and also serves as the sports supervisor for women’s tennis. During his time at Louisiana Tech, Butler has been instrumental in promoting numerous high-profile student-athletes including recordsetting quarterbacks Tim Rattay and Luke McCown, and All-American women’s basketball players Tamicha Jackson and Cheryl Ford. He has also worked closely with a number of highly-successful head coaches, including 4-time Hall of Famer Leon Barmore, current Dallas Cowboys wide receiver coach Derek Dooley and current Lady Techster women’s basketball coach Tyler Summitt, son of legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summitt. Over the course of his tenure, Louisiana Tech’s Athletic Communications Department has proven to be one of the most successful in the state. Over the past 14 years, members of the department have won a total of 60 awards at the annual Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) SID contest, the second most behind only LSU. During that same period of time, Butler has personally garnered 31 awards, tried for most among all state SIDs with LSU Associate Athletics Director Michael Bonnette. Butler is part of a senior staff at LA Tech that has been instrumental in garnering a number of national awards, including the 2010 Turnkey PRISM Award - which recognizes colleges for managerial excellence across four areas: marketing/branding; fan development; community relations; and customer/client service. The Tech athletics department also finished in the Top 10 three times in the Excellence in Management Cup, which recognizes the most efficient athletic departments in the nation. He was instrumental in forming the partnership between Louisiana Tech and CBS Interactive in the fall of 2007, including the redesign and hosting of the athletic departments website, LATechSports.com. As part of the agreement with CBS Interactive, a webstreaming platform - LA Tech All-Access -- was created, allowing fans from all over the world to watch live streams of almost all of the university’s home athletic events. LA Tech All-Access annually streams more than 125 live events. Butler has served as the host media coordinator for three NCAA Women’s Basketball First- and Second-Round sites hosted by Louisiana Tech (2000, 2001 and 2003) while also serving as the host media coordinator for the 2008 WAC Baseball Championships and the 2013 WAC

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GILBERT Associate Athletics Director/ Chief Financial Officer

Marie Gilbert enters her 30th year at Louisiana Tech and her seventh as associate athletics director and chief financial officer in the athletics department. Gilbert is responsible for the day-to-day business operations of the athletic department, including overseeing the individual budgets for 16 varsity sports, monitoring athletic funds of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Foundation, serving as liaison with the university’s business offices and supervising the athletic ticket office. She is part of a senior staff at LA Tech that was instrumental in the University’s invitation to join Conference USA starting July 1. She has also been actively involved in numerous initiatives to enhance the athletics department, including signing new agreements with companies such as Learfield, the Aspire Group, Ticketmaster, A-G Administrators, Pepsi and ACS Athletics. She is the sports administrator for men’s golf. The hard work and vision of that same senior staff has led to numerous national awards, including the 2010 Turnkey PRISM Award - which recognizes colleges for managerial excellence across four areas: marketing/branding; fan development; community relations; and customer/ client service. The Tech Athletics Department has also finished in the Top 10 three times in the Excellence in Management Cup, which recognizes the most efficient athletic departments in the nation. Gilbert previously served as the budget manager for the College of Engineering for six years where she had similar duties. She was also in the College of Liberal Arts as the dean’s assistant handling day-to-day business in the office while working with budget planning for the year. In 2002, she received the Distinctive Professional Performance and Conduct Award from the Institute of Micro-manufacturing at Louisiana Tech. Gilbert has earned two degrees from Louisiana Tech University and completed a master’s certificate in technical writing. She is a current member of the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) and the College Athletic Business Management Association (CABMA). This is her second year to serve on the program planning committee for CABMA. She is also actively involved in the American Cancer Society and serves as the chair for the Relay for Life Luminaria Service. She is on the Executive Committee for the ACS Relay for Life in Lincoln Parish.

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McGUIRT Associate Athletics Director/ Internal Operations @AdamMcGuirt Adam McGuirt enters his third year as the associate athletics director for internal operations after serving more than six years as the director of athletic advancement in the Division of University Advancement. McGuirt’s role includes the oversight of facilities, event management and all capital improvements within the athletic department. He assists in the scheduling, supervision and administration of all athletic facilities while also maintaining relationships with campus constituents, campus security, visiting groups and outside organizations. He is also a member of Athletic Director Tommy McClelland’s senior staff and serves as the sports supervisor for women’s soccer. During the past 16 months, one of his main responsibilities has been the oversight of the construction of the $22 million Davison Athletics Complex in the south end zone at Joe Aillet Stadium. Construction on the 70,000-plus square foot, three-story building began in April of 2014 and is scheduled to be operational by August, 2015. McGuirt has also overseen the complete renovations of the women’s basketball locker room since the hiring of new head coach Tyler Summitt. He is also managing multiple field upgrades at baseball, softball and soccer. During his previous role in athletic advancement, McGuirt was responsible for all areas of athletic development, including donor relations and all aspects of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Club (LTAC). McGuirt was instrumental in helping more than double the number of LTAC members which resulted in a large increase in private donations. McGuirt also worked closely with the Louisiana Tech Alumni Association in the development and implementation of events for alumni and friends throughout the state of Louisiana and surrounding areas. McGuirt has been a part of a staff at LA Tech that helped the University garner an invitation to join Conference USA, a membership which began July 1, 2013. That same staff has been instrumental in garnering a number of national awards, including the 2010 Turnkey PRISM Award which recognizes colleges for managerial excellence across four areas: marketing/branding; fan development; community relations; and customer/client service. The Tech Athletics Department also finished in the Top 10 three times in the Excellence in Management Cup, which recognizes the most efficient athletic departments in the nation. A native of Shreveport, McGuirt graduated from Louisiana Tech in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. McGuirt is married to April, and the couple has three daughters: Lily, Sophie and Emily.

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Softball Championships hosted by Louisiana Tech. In addition to his media relations responsibilities, Butler serves as the radio play-by-play voice for the nationally-prominent Louisiana Tech Lady Techster basketball team. Butler has broadcast more than 500 women’s basketball games, including 15 NCAA Tournament games, during his 15 years behind the mic. He finished second in the Louisiana Sports Writers Association College Radio Play by Play category in 2013 and third place in 2015. He has also broadcast in excess of 250 softball games, including four in the 2008 NCAA Tournament, and served as the color commentator on numerous Bulldog football and basketball broadcasts. He served as the sideline reporter for the Bulldog football broadcasts the past two seasons. Butler joins Dave Nitz as the co-hosts of Inside Tech Basketball, an hour-long coach’s radio show during the winter. Butler implemented a fundraising campaign for his department in the fall of 2007 and since that time it has raised over $45,000, which has been used to purchase additional equipment, software and other essentials within the media relations department. He is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA), United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). He is also a proxy voter for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame committee.

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WARREN Assistant Athletics Director/ Athletic Development @Nate_Warren Nate Warren enters his second year with the Louisiana Tech Family as the assistant athletic director for development where he oversees the fundraising efforts for the athletic department.

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His responsibilities at Louisiana Tech include identifying and securing private support with an emphasis on major gifts, cultivating and soliciting leadership giving societies, providing oversight for the Louisiana Tech Athletic Club, the Lettermen’s Club and the Director of LTAC. During his first year in Ruston, Warren was instrumental in coordinating the sales of the 302-seat club level in the Davison Athletics Complex which will generate more than $500,000 annually. The club level seats sold out more than three months prior to the completion of the project. Warren was also a part of a fundraising team that saw $1,150,000 donated to the Louisiana Tech Athletic Club (LTAC) by more than 1,100 donors while a total of $1.5 million unrestricted dollars were donated. These surpassed the previous records of 1,055 donors as 215 individuals made their first ever gift to LTAC this past year. LTAC membership also increased by 17 percent and revenue increased by 30 percent. A University of Tennessee and Kansas State alum, Warren comes to Ruston after serving as the assistant director for development at K-State for the past two-plus years. During Warren’s four-plus years at Kansas State which included two years as a graduate assistant, he helped oversee the Ahearn Fund which experienced unprecedented growth from 5,454 members and $12.7 million in gifts to athletics when he arrived to 9,143 members and $25.8 million in gifts to athletics in fiscal year 2012. Much of the growth in the Ahearn Fund numbers was due to the increased focus on leadership annual giving of $10,000 and above, as well as increased focus in Kansas City, Kansas State’s largest alumni base. In his role as assistant director of development, he oversaw an active portfolio of over 150 Ahearn Fund members and prospects, primarily in Kansas City. In addition to his duties in Kansas City, he oversaw membership campaigns and special events, both in the Kansas City area and on campus for returning letter winners. Warren was also actively involved in fund raising for the West Stadium Center, the largest capital project in Kansas State University history both through philanthropic capital gifts and premium seat construction gifts. Warren earned his bachelor’s degree from Tennessee in sports management in 2008 while he completed his master’s degree in education administration and leadership from Kansas State in 2011.

spectively. The Monroe native graduated from Louisiana Tech in the fall of 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in marketing.

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Assistant Director of Communications

Anna Claire Thomas begins his fourth year as an assistant media relations director in the Louisiana Tech Media Relations Department. She is the primary sports information director for baseball, women’s volleyball and women’s bowling, while also serving as the secondary contact for football. In 2014, Thomas picked up a first place award in the Best Fact Sheet category with her Bulldog Baseball game notes, while also placing third with her baseball media guide at the annual Louisiana Sports Writers Association SID contest. In 2015, she earned a second place award for her Bulldog Baseball game notes in the Best Fact Sheet category, one year after finishing in first place in the same category. In addition to Thomas’ day-to-day activities, other responsibilities also include keeping track of game notes and social media for LA Tech’s record-setting football team as well as writing feature stories for the game day programs. As a student at LA Tech, Thomas served as the sports editor for The Tech Talk over the course of two years and served as editor-in-chief for the school newspaper. She also was a student intern for the Louisiana Tech Athletic Multimedia Department for three years specializing in video productions for LA Tech All-Access. In her time as the school newspaper’s sports editor, Thomas was named Best Sports Columnist and Best Sports Writer by the Society of Professional Journalists (Region 12) and Louisiana Press Women, re-

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Maggie Brakeville SGA President

Lisa Cole

Steve Davison

Dr. Sean Dwyer

Dr. Marvin Green Alumni Rep.

Mary Kay Hungate Ex-Officio

Dr. Guthrie Jarrell Alumni Rep.

ADMIN., SUPPORT & COACHES Gary Kennedy

Tommy McClelland Ex-Officio

Dr. Terri McConathy

Judith Roberts

Sam Speed

Heath Tims

Jonathan Ables Head Equipment Manager

Tyson Baldwin Director of LTAC

Blake Baker AC - Football

Corey Baker AC - Men’s Basketball

Marco Born Senior Associate A.D./External

Ronnie Bradford AC - Football

Elise Broussard Assistant A.D./ Tickets

Kourtney Brown G.A./Women’s Basketball

Anna Buckley Ticket Operations Associate

Amber Burdge Asst. A.D./ Academics

Malcolm Butler Associate A.D./ Communications

Chad Camper HC - Tennis

Roberto Cardona Intern/Sports Medicine

Casey Cathrall Strength & Conditioning

Jacob Cohen AC - Track & Field

Duffy Conroy AC - Men’s Basketball

Aaron Corneil Video Operations Associate

Donny Crowe Photographic Services

Ryan Davis G.A./Football

Mickie DeMoss Assoc. HC - WBB

Adriano de Souza HC - Volleyball

Emerald Doria AC - Softball

Emily Embree Aspire Sales Consultant

Andy Fox Dir. Of Basketball Operations

Marie Gilbert Associate A.D./ CFO

Greg Goff HC - Baseball

Bill Graham Coordinator/ Special Events

Thomas Graham Academic Adviser

Kiva Gresham AC - Soccer

Jill Hancock Athletic Trainer

Taylor Henry Academic Adviser

Kurt Hester Strength & Cond. Coach

Skip Holtz HC - Football

J.D. Hulse AC – Baseball

Mary Kay Hungate Senior Deputy A.D./SWA

Ed Jackson Assistant A.D./ Player Development

Hunter Jenkins G.A./Men’s Basketball

Jeff Jenkins HC - Golf

Bernitha Johnson AC - Women’s Basketball

Gerald Jordan Assistant A.D./ Sports Medicine

Jabbar Juluke AC - Football

Sandra Kane Assistant/NCAA Compliance

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Cory Kaplan G.A./Sports Medicine

Eric Konkol HC - Men’s Basketball

Janel Lee FB Video Coordinator

Logan Lewis LTS Properties/ Account Exec.

Billy Logan Facilities Assistant

Richard MacPherson G.A./Football

Brison Manor Strength & Conditioning

Rick McCarty AC - Baseball

Tommy McClelland Athletic Director

Rachel McDivitt Marketing Assistant

Robert McFarland AC - Football

Kane McGuire Asst. Director of Communications

Adam McGuirt Associate A.D./ Internal Operations

Jerry Miles HC - Bowling

Mandy Miller Assistant Athletic Trainer

Brenda Milton Office Coordinator/WBB & Soccer

Mark Montgomery HC - Softball

Tom Morris Photographic Services

Chris Nichols Aspire Sales Consultant

Gary Northern Ticket Operations Associate

Taylor Nugent G.A./Sports Medicine

Gabryel Ording AC - Volleyball

Davina Orieukwu AC - Track & Field

Krista Patrick Exec. Asst. to Football HC

Tony Petersen AC - Football

Rick Petri AC - Football

Dana Pettit Business Ops. Assistant

Patrick Pierce Facilities Assistant

David Pillen Director of Video Operations

Renee Puckett Office Coordinator/ MBB & Volleyball

Tim Rattay AC - Football

Lane Robertson GM/LA Tech Sports Properties

Mike Schrang G.A./Football

Karl Scott AC - Football

Kevin Sherry HC - Soccer

Tony Skinn AC - Men’s Basketball

Joe Sloan AC - Football

Amber Smith AC - Women’s Basketball

Gary Stanley HC - Track & Field

David Stuckman G.A./Football

Tyler Summitt HC- Women’s Basketball

Kim Tanner Office Coordinator/ Facilities, SB, Bsbl

Anna Claire Thomas Communications Assistant

Kenny Thomas Academic Adviser

Ashley Thompson WBB Creative Services Associate

Matt Thorne Game Management Associate

Shinji Tsumura G.A./Sports Medicine

Josh Wagenaar AC - Soccer

Patrick Walsh Associate Communications Dir.

Nate Warren Asst. A.D./Athletic Development

Christopher Watson G.A./Sports Medicine

Jake Wells AC - Baseball

Justin Wheeler Assistant Athletic Trainer

Rachel Williams AC - Volleyball

Will Word G.A./Sports Medicine

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09.21 Southern Miss* 6:00 P.M. 09.25 at WKU* 7:00 P.M. 09.27 at Marshall* 12:00 P.M. 10.02 at Middle Tennessee* 7:00 P.M. 10.09 North Texas* 7:00 P.M. 10.11 UAB* 1:00 P.M. 10.16 at North Texas* 7:00 P.M. 10.18 at Southern Miss* 1:00 P.M. 10.21 at FIU* 6:00 P.M. 10.25 Rice* 1:00 P.M. 10.27 Grambling State 7:00 P.M. 10.30 Middle Tennessee* 7:00 P.M. 11.01 Charlotte* 1:00 P.M. 11.06 at UTSA* 6:00 P.M. 11.08 at UTEP* 2:00 P.M. 11.12 FIU* 6:00 P.M. 11.14 Florida Atlantic* 6:00 P.M. C-USA Tournament - San Antonio, TEXAS 11.20-22 C-USA Tournament TBD

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