2009 Gardner-Webb Volleyball Media Guide by Marc Rabb

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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location....................................... Boiling Springs, N.C Founded ................................................................. 1905 Nickname ........................................................Bulldogs School Colors .........................................Red and Black Arena .................................................Paul Porter Arena Conference .................................Big South Conference President ....................................... Dr. A. Frank Bonner Vice President for Athletics ...................... Chuck Burch Senior Woman Administrator ................... Pam Scruggs

VOLLEYBALL STAFF Head Coach (Year at GWU) ...............Chris Phillips (5) Volleyball by phone ................................. 704.406.4736 Volleyball by e-mail ......... cphilli2@gardner-webb.edu Record at GWU/Career ......................... 41-82/386-351 Assistant Coach (Year at GWU).......Phuong Luong (4)

Brett Wilson

VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION 2008 Record ...........................................................5-27 Conference Record .................................................3-13 Starters Returning/Lost ............................................ 4/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................................. 7/4 Newcomers .................................................................. 4 Basic Offense ........................................................... 6/2

SPORTS INFORMATION Assistant AD for Media Relations............... Marc Rabb Volleyball Contact ..................................... Kevin Davis Davis by Phone........................................ 704.406.3981 Web site ....................................... www.gwusports.com

CREDITS The 2009 Gardner-Webb University volleyball media guide was designed, researched, written and edited by former assistant director Brent C. Hager, with assistance from current assistant director Kevin Davis, using Adobe InDesign CS2 and Photoshop CS2 software (MacIntosh Platform). Cover design and concept by Davis. Cover design assistance from Assistant A.D. For Media Relations Marc Rabb. Photos provided by the Atlantic Sun Conference, Big South Conference, Hager, Robert Harrison, Jessica Jones, Laura Wilcox and the GWU Photo Team. Edited by Hager, Davis and graduate assistant Ryan Bridges.

TABLE OF CONTENTS This is GWU Volleyball ........... Inside Front Cover Table of Contents/Credits ........................................1 2009 Team Photo/Numerical Roster........................2 2009 Roster Breakdown ..........................................3 Coaching Staff....................................................4, 5 Head Coach Chris Phillips ......................................4 Assistant Coach Phuong Luong ..............................5 Support Staff ............................................................5 Season Outlook....................................................6, 7 Player Profiles .................................................. 8-29 Jessica Clayton ...............................................8, 9 Regina Feagin ............................................10, 11 Brett Wilson ...............................................12, 13 Lauren Evans .............................................14, 15 Evan Moffitt ...............................................16, 17 Laura Wilcox ..............................................18, 19 Brittany Wilson ..........................................20, 21 Dominique Bray ...............................................22 Molly Rhyne ....................................................22 Melissa Richie..................................................23 Carolina Solano-Bloodworth ...........................23 2008 Season Review .......................................24, 25 2008 Statistics........................................................26 2008 Results ..........................................................27 Team Single Match Records ..................................27 Individual Single Match Records ..........................28 Team Single Season Records.................................29 Individual Single Season Highs ............................30 Individual Career Records .....................................31 All-Time Series Records .................................32, 33 Year-By-Year Results ......................................34, 35 Administration ...............................................36, 37 Dr. A. Frank Bonner .........................................36 Chuck Burch ....................................................37 Pam Scruggs.....................................................37 Athletic Training....................................................38 Majors Offered ......................................................39 Facilities ................................................................40 This is Gardner-Webb ................ Inside BackCover 2009 Schedule ..................................... Back Cover

A special thanks to the GWU volleyball coaching staff for its assistance with this publication.

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2009 ROSTER

NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14

Name Brittany Wilson Regina Feagin Lauren Evans Brett Wilson Laura Wilcox Carolina Solano-Bloodworth Melissa Richie Jessica Clayton Molly Rhyne Evan Moffitt Dominique Bray

Yr. So. Sr. So. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr.

Pos. OH S OH L/DS MB RS OH MB OH S/RS OH/S

Ht. 5-8 5-5 5-10 5-7 6-0 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-9 5-9

Hometown/Previous School Concord, N.C./Concord H.S. Bloomington, Ill./University H.S. Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore H.S. McKinney, Texas/McKinney H.S. Normal, Ill./Normal Community West H.S. The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands College Park H.S. Rice Lake, Wis./Rice Lake H.S. Timberlake, N.C./Person H.S. Statesville, N.C./North Iredell H.S. Franklin, N.C./Franklin H.S. Cold Spring, Ky./Cavary Christian H.S.

Head Coach: Chris Phillips Assistant Coach: Phuong Luong Graduate Assistant Coach: Gabe Veiga Team Manager: Jonathan Logan

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GARDNER-WEBB ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS

BY POSITION

SENIORS (3)

MIDDLE BLOCKERS ()

Jessica Clayton Regina Feagin Brett Wilson

Jessica Clayton Laura Wilcox

BY STATE ILLINOIS 3 Lauren Evans Regina Feagin Laura Wilcox

Outside Hitters (5) Dominique Bray Lauren Evans Brittany Wilson Molly Rhyne Melissa Richie

SOPHOMORES (4) Lauren Evans Evan Moffitt Laura Wilcox Brittany Wilson

KENTUCKY 1 Dominique Bray

NORTH CAROLINA 4 Jessica Clayton Evan Moffitt Molly Rhyne Brittany Wilson

RIGHT SIDE HITTERS (2)

FRESHMEN (4) Dominique Bray Molly Rhyne Melissa Richie Carolina Solano-Bloodworth

Evan Moffitt Carolina Solano-Bloodworth

SETTERS (1)

TEXAS 2

Regina Feagin

Carolina Solano-Bloodworth Brett Wilson

DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST 1

WISCONSIN 1

Brett Wilson

Melissa Richie

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Chris Phillips HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH Head coach Chris Phillips begins her fifth season with the Gardner-Webb volleyball team. She led the team to a four-win improvement during her first year as the Lady Bulldogs’ head coach and guided the Bulldogs to their first-ever postseason appearance during the 2006 season. Phillips came to Boiling Springs after spending 11 years as the head coach at Liberty and five seasons guiding the program at Lincoln Junior College in Lincoln, Ill. In 2008, Phillips guided the program through its first season in the Big South Conference. She helped the team pick up wins in its first two conference matches, including the first-ever victory over Winthrop. Under her direction, middle blocker Laura Wilcox earned six New Balance Freshman of the Week nods en route to being named Big South Freshman of the Year in addition to making the all-conference second team. In 2007, the last in the Atlantic Sun for the Lady Bulldogs, Phillips’ squad once again turned heads after being picked near the bottom of the league during the preseason polls. In addition to tying the school record for wins (14) for the second straight season, the program established a new benchmark for consecutive wins with six. The Bulldogs etched their name in all 17 statistcal categories in the school record books, including establishing or tying five new marks. Regina Feagin earned the program’s first-ever Player of the Week honors while later setting the single-season and career assist records. All but one career statistical record was set by a member of the 2007 squad. With solid play from everyone the entire season, GWU defeated UNF and Davidson for the first time in school history while also sweeping fellow A-Sun Conference foe Lipscomb. During the 2006 season, Phillips’ team tied the school record for wins (14). Feagin earned Atlantic Sun all-freshman team honors after shattering the school record for assists in a year with 1,280. Phillips has led the program to a nine-win improvement since the 2004 season. In all, Phillips has accumulated an impressive record of 381 wins and 324 losses in her 21 years of head coaching experience, including a 235-238 mark in Division I play. Her honors include being the first volleyball coach in Liberty’s history to win three conference championships and one of two coaches in Big South history to coach in three separate NCAA tournaments. During her stay at Liberty, Phillips led the Flames to Big South Conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances in 1997, 1999 and 2001 and was named Big South Conference Coach of the Year after the 1997 and 2003 seasons. Three student-athletes were named Big South Conference Player of the Year, 10 players were named all-Big South and five were named the Big South Conference

Tournament Most Valuable Player during Phillips’ tenure in Lynchburg, Va. Phillips is every bit as committed to excellence in the classroom as well as on the court, and her student-athlete’s track records prove it. In 2001, Phillips’ Liberty squad finished second in the nation with a team grade-point average of 3.69, and over her 11 seasons at the helm of the Flames program, her teams maintained a GPA of 3.2 or higher in every season. She continued that tradition upon her arrival in Boiling Springs. Phillips also has a lengthy track record of directing and coaching highly successful volleyball clinics at colleges and high schools all across the country. At one point during her stay at Liberty, Phillips led a volleyball camp of over 400 participants. Prior to her time at Liberty, Phillips was the head volleyball and softball coach at Lincoln (Ill.) College from 1987-1992. While at Lincoln, Phillips helped the volleyball program climb into the National Junior College Athletic Association national rankings from 1988-1990 and posted a 14686 record. Her time at Lincoln was highlighted by a 38-12 season in 1988, which saw the team finish ranked 15th in the NJCAA poll. Phillips earned her bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from Greenville College in Greenville, Ill., and graduated with an Associate’s degree from Lincoln College. Phillips has been very active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes throughout the course of her career, and she strives to use those Christian principles in her coaching and teaching styles. Phillips and her husband Ed live with their two sons, eight-year-old Fletcher Reese and six-year-old Dax Christian.

THE PHILLIPS’ FILE Peronsal Birthplace

Peoria, Ill.

Education High School College

Manteno, Ill. Lincoln (Ill.) College Greenville (Ill.) College

Coaching Experience 2005-present 1993-2004 1987-1992

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Head Coach, Gardner-Webb Head Coach, Liberty University Head Coach, Lincolin (Ill.) College

Phuong Luong ASSISTANT VOLLEYBALL COACH Assistant coach Phuong Luong begins his fourth season with the GardnerWebb volleyball program. He is primarily responsible for handling the setter training, offensive systems, individual and team defense in addition to recruiting. Luong spent the previous three years as an assistant volleyball coach at ETSU before coming to Boiling Springs. Luong has helped guide the Bulldogs to two of the best statistical seasons since the move to Division I. The 2006 team recorded more kills (14.04/g), assists (12.86/g), service aces (2.02/g), digs (15.79/g) and total blocks (1.69/ g) than the 2005 season. The team set single-season school records for kills per game, service aces per game and assists per game. The squad had the second-highest total blocks per game in school history as well as the highest hitting percentage. The 15.79 digs per game were the third highest for GWU in a single season. However, his 2007 team was even more impressive. The squad set school records for kills (1,634), kills per game (14.09), assists (1,519) and assists per game (13.09). The team had the second-most digs in school history (2,115) and the second-most block assists (229) in the program’s young Division I history. The squad was among the top-five all time in each of the 17 statistical categories that GWU maintains. In 2008, the team accounted for the fourth-most assists in school history (1,128) despite the change in the scoring system per set from 30 to 25. Also in 2008, Luong’s first freshmen class set since coming to Gardner-Webb set new heights, as it had a freshman named the Big South Conference Freshman of the Year and also be named to an all-conference team. While attending Ferris State Univerisity, Luong played four years with the school’s highly competitive club squad as well as two seasons with the Grand Rapids (Michigan) AAU Junior Olympic 18’s Elite Team. From there, he spent two more years playing in the Midwest Professional Volleyball Association. In the spring of 1995, Luong graduated from Ferris State with a bachelor of science degree in business management and a minor in finance. Phuong’s first coaching position came as an assistant coach at East Grand Rapids High School, where the team earned conference and district

championships in 1991 and 1992 under his leadership. His first head coaching opportunity came with the Reed City Smash 18’s Elite Squad and he then took over head coaching responsibilities at Big Rapids High School from 1994-1996. Along with his duties at Big Rapids, Luong also served as a graduate assistant coach for the Ferris State women’s volleyball program. His duties included analyzing video for scouting purposes, coordinating team offensive plays during matches and assisting the coaching staff with practice and team workouts. In just one season at the head of the West Michigan’s Jr. 18’s AAU volleyball program, Luong led the squad to a first-place finish at the Michigan State AAU Junior National Championship, and all six of his senior competitors went on to play volleyball at the collegiate level. After his time coaching at various levels in Michigan, Luong’s coaching career soared to the next level as he became the first assistant of the University of New Hampshire women’s team from 1996-1998 where he helped the Wildcats reach the conference tournament finals in his second year as coach. The next step in his coaching career would keep Luong on the East coast taking over first assistant responsibilities at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, where the team posted back-to-back 20-win seasons. This led him to the head coaching position at Wentworth Institute of Technology men’s volleyball program. At Wentworth, Luong led his squad to conference championships from 1998-2000 and finished 13th in the final AVCA Div. III national rankings during the 1999 campaign. Luong also spent two years as the coordinator with the New Hampshire Seacoast Junior Olympic Volleyball Program. He served on the board of directors committee and coached the 16’s and 18’s Elite Teams. Under his direction, the East Coast 18’s Elite team captured the silver division team championship at games held on the campus of Penn State University. During his time in various coaching capacities, Luong has held duties planning practice, game preparation, coordinating recruits, scouting, game management, compliance, coordinating summer camps and tracking studentathlete academic progress.

VOLLEYBALL SUPPORT STAFF

Heather Byrd Athletic Trainer

Jonathan Logan Team Manager

Mike Roebuck Assistant Athletics Director for Academic Services

Tracy Sibley Strength Coach

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Gabe Veiga Graduate Assistant

SEASON OUTLOOK The 2009 season is one of both excitement and uncertainty for the Lady Bulldogs as Coach Phillip’s squad is perhaps one of the youngest teams in the nation. Having lost three highly talented seniors in Bethany Martin, Katie Matykowski and Heidi Steinebrunner - to graduation from the 2008 season, the young Lady Bulldogs squad will have only three upperclassmen on the eleven-man roster. Seniors Regina Feagin, Brett Wilson and Jessica Clayton will look to not only lead the Lady Bulldogs in attempting to increase its win total from a year ago, but will also play vital rolls in the guidance of the four sophomores, including 2008 Big South Freshman of the Year Laura Wilcox, and four freshmen that comprise the rest of the team. “We are excited about this season,” commented Coach Phillips. “We are very young, but are very excited about the talent that these sophomores and freshmen can bring to the table.”

Lauren Evans

DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST/LIBERO With Matykowski, who became the all-time career leader in digs for GWU last season graduating; it is now senior Brett Wilson’s turn to hold down the libero position for the Lady Bulldogs. Wilson, who has worked hard and waited patiently for her chance of the last three seasons, will get it in 2009 looking to provide both stability and leadership on the floor. “Brett made great improvements from the fall heading into the spring,” stated Phillips. “She can play good defense and seems to be more of a defensive specialists than a libero.” Depth at the libero and defensive specialist position will come by way of another Wilson, in sophomore Brittany Wilson. Wilson, who is versatile and could see some time at the outside hitter position as well, has experience at the defensive specialist and libero position. “Brittany is very familiar with the positions because she played it so often during her club ball,” Phillips said.

OUTSIDE HITTERS

Brett Wilson

The outside hitter position consists of a lot of depth for Coach Phillips’ and the Lady Bulldogs, depth that is comprised of two sophomores and three freshmen. Sophomore Brittany Wilson, who saw some action at the position last season as a rookie, will have a chance to compete for a starting spot and should see plenty of time at the position. Fellow classmate Lauren Evans, who is looking to bounce back from an injury that sidelined her for much of her rookie season a year ago, will also compete for time at the outside hitter spot, bringing solid size and fundamentals to the floor. “Lauren is a player,” stated Phillips. “She is coming off an injury, but is a hard worker and should be fine. She passes well, plays hard and can make a difference on our team.” Newcomers Molly Rhyne, Melissa Richie and Dominique Bray can also line up for the Lady Bulldogs at the outside spot. “Molly brings a lot of energy to the court,” Phillips said. “She is pretty laid back with her personality, but is excitable as a player. She loves to bring in her teammates and doesn’t panic if things aren’t going well. Molly is very sure and confident of herself and her team. She is a wonderful type of player to bring in.” “Melissa is a solid player,” Phillips said. “She is fundamentally sound and is a great passer. Melissa hits the ball well and is a great team leader. She is used to carrying her high school team and comes in with that aspect, which means she has a lot of confidence.” “Dominique is very strong and athletic,” Phillips said. She can play a lot of different spots and can be used wherever she is needed. We are really comfortable with her coming in because she is so versatile.”

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SEASON OUTLOOK SETTER Senior Regina Feagin and sophomore Evan Moffitt will split time at the setter position, similar to what the two did in 2008. Feagin, the school’s all-time career assist leader, will continue to get most of the touches for the Bulldogs in her final season. Feagin, who is also in the top-10 in career service aces and digs in GWU history, will also be looked to as a leader both on and off the court for this young Bulldog squad. “Regina understands what we want to run and she can be a leader on the court, “ commented Coach Phillips. “Regina has three years of experience under her belt and knows when to set her teammates up and when to attack the other team as well.” Moffitt, who saw time at the setter position last season as a freshman, should again see time at the position in 2009. “Evan gained experience at the position last season,” stated Phillips. “She continues to improve and work hard at her quick sets and is progressing quickly.” Depth at the setter position will come from Bray, as the freshman’s versatility and ability to play multiple positions will play an important roll in not only her time on the floor, but in the depth of the Lady Bulldogs in many different positions.

RIGHT SIDE Like the outside hitter position, the right side will be manned by an underclassmen, as Moffitt and freshman Carolina Solano-Bloodworth will both see time there. Moffitt, who saw some time at the right side position last season, is likely to some time there this season, as her intelligence and knowledge of the game is essential on the floor. “Evan has played this position before – and has played it extremely well, giving us a viable option, “ Phillips said. Coming off helping her club team win a National Championship at the

Regina Feagin junior level this summer, Solano-Bloodworth will compete immediately for the starting right side spot. “Carolina is a left-handed player that plays the right side,” Phillips said. “She has great court sense and hits the ball well. Carolina has good hands and is there for the block. She will add a different dimension on the team because she’s left handed. Playing for a good club team, she’ll be ready when she comes in. Carolina has a tremendous work ethic.”

MIDDLE BLOCKER

Laura Wilcox

In the middle, the Lady Bulldogs return two talented blockers in senior Jessica Clayton and sophomore Laura Wilcox. Clayton, who missed much of last season due to an injury, will provide help at the middle blocker position, particularly with her experience. “Jessica is a gamer,” commented Phillips. “She’ll find a way to make the big play.” Wilcox, the 2008 Big South Freshman Player of the Year and second team all-conference selection, will look to improve on what was a standout freshman campaign in 2008. With Bethany Martin, the career total blocks leader in GWU history having graduated, Wilcox becomes the leader on the front line for the Lady Bulldogs. “Laura is a true middle blocker,” stated Phillips. “She can slide and hit quick. Laura blocks extremely well and does a lot of really good things for us.”

SCHEDULE The Lady Bulldogs schedule in 2008 was perhaps the toughest schedule in GWU history, as Coach Phillips’ squad played the likes of Arizona, Tennessee, Illinois, Dayton, Duke and San Jose State in non-conference action on top of its first full season in the always tough Big South Conference. With its first year in the conference under its belt and a challenging non-conference schedule which consists of only nine away bouts, the Lady Bulldogs are set to make waves in 2009.

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Jessica Clayton

5-10 • Senior • MB • Rougemont, N.C. • Person H.S. 2008: Missed just over a month due to an injury … Had a kill at Liberty … Recorded two kills and a dig at Coastal Carolina … Notched seven kills at UNC Asheville … Posted two kills, two digs and a solo block against Charleston Southern. 2007: Saw time in 30 matches, recording playing time in 104 games on the year … Led the team with 61 total blocks … Notched four kills, three digs, a solo block and a block assist against Syracuse … Had two kills against No. 11 Wisconsin … Totaled five kills and a dig in the win over Wofford … Had seven kills and two solo blocks against Marshall … Amassed three block assists against Western Kentucky … Had nine kills in the win over Tennessee State … Posted five kills in the win over Winston-Salem State … Slammed home six kills in the win over North Carolina A&T … Tallied three kills in the win over Davidson … Recorded four kills and a solo block against Delaware … Posted five kills, two digs and two block assists in the win over Buffalo … Notched four kills and a block assist against FGCU … Set a career high with 18 kills, recording a .577 attack percentage in the win over Campbell … Posted 10 kills and had three block assists against High Point … Recorded six kills in the win over UNF … Tallied six total blocks in the win over Presbyterian … Notched six kills in the win over Kennesaw State … Had five kills and five total blocks against Mercer … Totaled two solo blocks and four block assists against ETSU … Had a block assist and a dig against Winthrop. 2006: Played in 25 games ... Saw her first collegiate action at Duke, recording a block assist in the match … Had a kill in the win over NCCU … Recorded two kills in the win over Presbyterian … Established career highs with six kills in seven attempts for a .714 attack percentage in the win over Winston-Salem State … Tallied three service aces in the same match … Had a kill and a dig in the win over Charleston Southern … Recorded a kill and block assist against Winthrop … Had a kill at North Florida and UNCA ... Posted two block assists in the win over Campbell ... Named to the A-Sun All-Academic Team. High School: A three-time letterwinner at Person High School … On two occasions, the middle blocker was named C&A Athlete of the Week … Recorded 93 kills, 67 digs and 115 service aces her senior season. Personal: Born August 27, 1988 in Durham, North Carolina … Daughter of Anthony Clayton and Pamela Stone … Majoring in elementary education.

Career Match Highs Kills......................... 18, vs. Campbell, 9-29-07 Total Attacks .......... 27, vs. ETSU, 9-27-07 Attack %.............. .577, vs. Campbell, 9-29-07 Assists ..................... 1, at Mercer, 10-13-07 Digs ......................... 4, vs. ETSU, 10-27-07 Aces......................... 3, vs. WSSU, 9-19-06 Solo Blocks ............. 2, vs. ETSU, 10-27-07 Block Assists .......... 4, vs. Presbyterian, 10-20-07 Total Blocks ........... 6, vs. ETSU, 10-27-07

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CLAYTON’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2006 2007 2008 Career

GP 25 104 22 151

K 14 138 15 167

K/GM 0.56 1.33 0.68 1.11

PCT. .156 .146 .073 .140

A 0 6 0 6

A/GM 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.04

SA 5 0 0 5

SA/GM 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.03

DIGS 5 35 6 46

D/GM 0.20 0.34 0.27 0.30

BS 3 19 2 24

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BS/GM 0.12 0.18 0.09 0.16

BA 10 42 5 57

BA/GM 0.40 0.40 0.23 0.38

TB 13 61 7 81

TB/GM 0.52 0.59 0.32 0.54

Regina Feagin

5-5 • Senior • S • Bloomington, Ill. • University H.S. 2008: Posted 22 assists against San Jose State … Had 18 assists, eight digs and a block assist against Weber State … Recorded a double-double with 55 assists and 25 digs in the win over Charleston Southern … Tallied 28 assists and 14 digs against Navy … Totaled 29 assists and 13 digs against Furman … Had a double-double against Tennessee … Recorded a match-best 14 digs against Dayton … Notched a double-double with 13 assists and 10 digs against No. 17 Illinois … Earned all-tournament team honors at the Lady Vol Classic … Posted a double-double against the College of Charleston … Totaled 23 assists and 16 digs against Duke … Had 41 assists in the Big South opener, a win over Presbyterian … Recorded a double-double with 51 assists and 23 digs to go along with four aces in the Bulldogs’ first-ever win over Winthrop … Had 39 assists, nine digs and three kills at Davidson … Dished out five assists and 10 digs at Charleston Southern to go along with four aces and two block assists … Posted 36 assists and 16 digs against UNCA … Tallied 56 assists in the win over Presbyterian … Had 55 assists and 16 digs against Radford … Totaled 35 assists and 11 digs against Charleston Southern ... Had 23 assists, seven digs and two block assists against Liberty in the Big South Tournament. 2007: Started all 116 games in all 32 matches … Became the single-season and career assist leader after recording 28 assists in the regular-season finale against Winthrop … Finished the season with a school-record 1,348 assists … Dished out 50 assists while adding 14 digs against Syracuse … Tallied a double-double with 40 assists and 14 digs in the win over Wofford … Posted a double-double with 56 assists and 17 digs in the win over Tennessee State … Named MVP of the Runnin’ Bulldog Classic after dishing out 52 assists and having seven digs in the win over Davidson … Named A-Sun Player of the Week on Sept. 10 for her effort … Notched a double-double with 57 assists and 14 digs in the win over Western Carolina … Dished out 60 assists to go along with eight digs and three aces in the win over Campbell … Recorded 63 assists and 14 digs in the win over UNF … Set a career high while shattering the school record with 73 assists in the win over USC Upstate … Had 49 assists and 16 digs against Jacksonville in the first round of the A-Sun Tournament. 2006: Played in 109 games ... Earned Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team honors ... Set the single-season school record with 1,280 assists ... Recorded 52 assists against Marquette …Recorded 50 assists and 20 digs against UNCG … Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Runnin’ Bulldog Invitational … Posted 46 assists in the win over Western Carolina … Set a career-high with six aces in the win over Presbyterian … Set a school record with 64 assists in the win over Mercer … Had a match-high 59 assists against Jacksonville … Dished out 60 assists and totaled 22 digs in the win over Campbell … Totaled 64 assists in the win over UNCA ... Had 44 assists against Jacksonville in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship ... Named A-Sun All-Academic. High School: Three-year letterwinner at University High School … Competed at National Junior Olympics four years in a row with Club Team Illini Elite VBC ... Honorable-mention all-state ... Two-time first-team all-conference and all-area selection … Two-time team MVP … Captained the team since her sophomore season … Threetime assist leader … Two-time WJBC Athlete of the Week … Member of the Heritage society. Personal: Born March 18, 1988 in Birmingham, Alabama … Daughter of Willie and Debbie Feagin … Has an older brother, Willie, Jr. ... Majoring in finance.

Career Match Highs Kills......................... 5, vs. Davidson, 9-8-07 Total Attacks .......... 13, vs. UNF, 10-5-07 Attack %............... .600, at Davidson, 10-7-08 Assists ..................... 73, at USC-Upstate, 10-20-07 Digs ......................... 25, vs. Charleston Southern, 9-5-08 Aces......................... 6, at Presbyterian, 9-16-06 Solo Blocks ............. 2, at Kennesaw State, 10-12-07 Block Assists .......... 3, at Winthrop, 11-6-07 Total Blocks ........... 3, at Winthrop, 11-6-07

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FEAGIN’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2006 2007 2008 Career

GP 105 116 113 338

K 41 45 37 123

K/GM 0.38 0.39 0.33 0.36

PCT. .164 .073 .064 .095

A 1280 1348 913 3541

A/GM 11.74 11.62 8.08 10.48

SA 48 32 34 114

SA/GM 0.44 0.28 0.30 0.34

DIGS 298 347 329 974

D/GM 2.73 2.99 2.91 2.88

BS 2 6 1 9

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BS/GM 0.02 0.05 0.01 0.03

BA 22 13 18 53

BA/GM 0.20 0.11 0.16 0.16

TB 24 19 19 62

TB/GM 0.22 0.16 0.17 0.18

Brett Wilson

5-7 • Senior • L/DS • McKinney, Texas • McKinney H.S. 2008: Had two digs against Tennessee … Recorded four digs and an ace in the Bulldogs’ first-ever win over Winthrop … Notched six digs against Liberty … Tallied five digs and two aces at Charleston Southern … Recorded two digs and a kill at Coastal Carolina … Posted two aces and eight digs against UNCA … Had 13 digs and four aces against Radford … Earned the start against Liberty, recording a team-best 17 digs … Tallied 10 digs and three aces against Coastal Carolina … Totaled 14 digs against Charleston Southern ... Had four digs in the Big South Tournament against Liberty. 2007: Played in 31 matches on the year, totaling 78 games … Had three digs against No. 11 Wisconsin … Totaled five digs against Wisconsin-Milwaukee … Recorded two digs and dished out an assist in the win over Wofford … Recorded seven digs in the win over Tennessee State … Had two digs in the win over Air Force … Had five digs, an assist and a kill in the win over North Carolina A&T … Tallied three digs and two service aces in the win over Western Carolina … Posted a season-high 13 digs against Delaware … Had two aces in the win over Buffalo … Had six digs in the win over Campbell … Tallied seven digs in the win over UNF … Notched six digs against Jacksonville … Amassed four digs in the win over Presbyterian … Recorded three digs in the win over USC Upstate … Notched a service ace against ETSU … Posted six digs in the win over Lipscomb … Totaled five digs against Winthrop. 2006: Played in 89 games ... Saw her first collegiate action in the season-opener against VCU … Recorded six digs and a service ace against Marquette … Totaled two digs against Portland State … Had four digs at Gonzaga … Tallied a service ace and two digs against Connecticut … Notched 20 digs and three service aces against UNCG … Had three service aces and four digs in the win over Western Carolina … Totaled nine digs in the win over Wofford … Had three service aces and four digs in the win over Presbyterian … Recorded three service aces and two digs in the win over Winston-Salem State … Had seven digs in the win over Charleston Southern … Recorded two service aces and eight digs in the win over Stetson … Had four digs and a kill in the win over Mercer … Recorded her first career block assist against Belmont … Had eight digs and two service aces in the win over High Point … Named to the A-Sun All-Academic Team. High School: Was an outside hitter at McKinney High School … Three-time letterwinner … Team MVP … Earned a spot on the all-district second team … Also participated on the track team … Played for the Skyline Juniors club team … Was a defensive specialist and outside hitter for Skyline ... Recorded a 90 percent average in the classroom. Personal: Born March 17, 1988 in Abilene, Texas … Daughter of Jerri Wilson … Majoring in business administration.

Career Match Highs Kills......................... 1, at High Point, 11-15-08 Total Attacks .......... 5, vs. Dayton, 9-12-08 Attack %................ 1.000 at Coastal Carolina, 10-11-08 Assists ..................... 2, vs. Delaware, 9-14-07 Digs ......................... 20, vs. UNC Greensboro, 9-9-06 Aces......................... 3, vs. UNC Greensboro, 9-9-06 Solo Blocks ............. N/A Block Assists .......... 1, vs. Belmont, 10-13-06 Total Blocks ........... 1, vs. Belmont, 10-13-06

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WILSON’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2006 2007 2008 Career

GP 89 78 73 240

K 4 1 4 9

K/GM 0.05 0.09 0.05 0.04

PCT. .000 -.231 -.071 -.080

A 1 5 3 9

A/GM 0.01 0.06 0.04 0.04

SA 26 10 14 50

SA/GM 0.29 0.13 0.19 0.21

DIGS 134 109 121 364

D/GM 1.51 1.40 1.66 1.52

BS 0 0 0 0

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BS/GM 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

BA 1 0 0 1

BA/GM 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01

TB 1 0 0 1

TB/GM 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01

Lauren Evans

5-10 • Sophomore • OH • Sycamore, Ill. • Sycamore H.S. 2008: Tallied nine kills against Arizona … Had nine kills at Furman … Notched six kills and two block assists against the College of Charleston … Posted seven kills and three digs in the Big South opener, a win over Presbyterian … Totaled 14 kills in the Bulldogs’ first-ever win over Winthrop … Tallied 12 kills to go with two digs and a block assist in the win over Presbyterian … Amassed four kills against Radford and three against Liberty … Had two aces against Coastal Carolina. High School: Was an outside hitter at Sycamore High School ... Earned firstteam all-conference honors three times during her high school career ... Led her squad to a third-place finish in the state her senior season ... Tallied 85 aces, 481 kills and 402 digs collectively during her last three seasons ... Also posted 92 blocks, 55 of which were solo ... Guided her 17 White team to the championship of the Northeast qualifier. Personal: Born September 1, 1990 in Sycamore, Illinois ... Daughter of Gary and Julie Evans ... Has two older brothers, Josh and Justin ... Has not declared a major.

Career Match Highs Kills......................... 14, vs. Winthrop, 9-27-08 Total Attacks .......... 49, vs. Charleston Southern, 9-5-08 Attack %............... .364, vs. Winthrop, 9-27-08 Assists ..................... 1, at High Point, 11-15-08 Digs ......................... 13, vs. Charleston Southern, 9-5-08 Aces......................... 2, vs. Coastal Carolina, 11-7-08 Solo Blocks ............. N/A Block Assists .......... 2, at Coll. of Charleston, 9-20-08 Total Blocks ........... 2, at Coll. of Charleston, 9-20-08

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EVANS’ CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2008 Career

GP 82 82

K 133 133

K/GM 1.62 1.62

PCT. .072 .072

A 4 4

A/GM 0.05 0.05

SA 4 4

SA/GM 0.05 0.05

DIGS D/GM 52 0.63 52 0.63

BS 2 2

BS/GM 0.09 0.09

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BA 5 5

BA/GM TB 0.06 7 0.06 7

TB/GM 0.32 0.32

Evan Moﬃtt

5-9 • Sophomore • S • Franklin, N.C. • Franklin H.S. 2008: Posted 24 digs and two block assists in the win over Charleston Southern … Recorded 13 digs and four assists to go along with seven kills against Navy … Had four kills, three assists and five digs against No. 17 Illinois … Garnered five kills, three digs and an assist in the Big South opener, a win over Presbyterian … Totaled 17 digs and eight kills to go along with seven assists in the Bulldogs’ firstever win over Winthrop … Had four kills and three digs at Liberty … Recorded four kills, four assists and five digs at Davidson … Had 14 digs, two kills, two block assists and an ace at Charleston Southern … Dished out 13 assists to go along with nine digs at Coastal Carolina … Recorded 10 digs, five kills, four assists and a block assist against UNCA … Tallied 20 digs and five kills in the win over Presbyterian … Recorded eight digs and five kills against Winthrop … Totaled 11 digs, eight assists and seven kills against Radford … Amassed 12 digs and five assists against Liberty … Posted 22 assists and 10 digs against Coastal Carolina … Dished out 16 assists to go along with 11 digs against Charleston Southern … Had 15 assists and seven digs at North Carolina A&T ... Notched nine digs, two block assists and three digs against Liberty in the Big South Tournament. High School: Was a middle blocker at Franklin High School ... Two-time allMAC selection ... Earned honorable mention all-Mac honors her sophomore season ... Two-time MVP ... Guided her team to a conference title her senior year ... Led her team to the fourth round of the state playoffs her senior season ... Recorded two games with triple-double statistics her senior year ... Selected to the Senior BlueRed all-star game ... Four-time scholar-athlete selection. Personal: Born August 31, 1990 in Sylva, North Carolina ... Daughter of David and Melanie Moffitt ... Has an older sibling, Adam, and two younger siblings, Erin and Alex ... Has not declared a major.

Career Match Highs Kills......................... 8, vs. Winthrop, 9-27-08 Total Attacks .......... 22, vs. Radford, 10-31-08 Attack %............... .438, vs. Winthrop, 9-27-08 Assists ..................... 2, vs. WSSU, 9-6-08 Digs ......................... 24, vs. Charleston Southern, 9-5-08 Aces......................... 2, vs. WSSU, 9-6-08 Solo Blocks ............. N/A Block Assists .......... 2, vs. Presbyterian, 10-21-08 Total Blocks ........... 2, vs. Presbyterian, 10-21-08

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MOFFITT’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2008 Career

GP 112 112

K 106 106

K/GM 1.62 1.62

PCT. .072 .072

A 4 4

A/GM 0.05 0.05

SA 4 4

SA/GM 0.05 0.05

DIGS D/GM 52 0.63 52 0.63

BS 0 0

BS/GM 0.00 0.00

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BA 10 10

BA/GM TB 0.12 10 0.12 10

TB/GM 0.12 0.12

Laura Wilcox

6-0 • Sophomore • MB • Normal, Ill. • Normal Community West H.S. 2008: Named Big South Freshman of the Year ... Also garnered second-team all-conference honors ... Named to the all-tournament team at the Wildcat Classic … Tallied nine kills for a .471 attack percentage to go along with three aces in her collegiate debut against San Jose State … Notched a .545 attack percentage against Weber State … Had 15 kills in the win over Charleston Southern … Totaled a match-high 10 kills in the win over Winston-Salem State … Earned all-tournament team honors at the Runnin’ Bulldog Classic … Had eight kills at Furman … Named to the College of Charleston all-tournament team … Tallied eight kills and seven digs against Delaware … Notched 11 kills and three digs against Duke … Named Big South Freshman of the Week for her effort … Totaled a double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs in the Big South opener, a win over Presbyterian … Garnered 13 kills, seven digs and three block assists in the Bulldogs’ first-ever win over Winthrop, earning her Big South Freshman of the Week honors … Picked up her fourth Big South Freshman of the Week award after notching 14 kills, eight digs and four block assists against Liberty and Radford … Posted a career-high 17 kills to go along with nine digs, a block and an assist at Davidson … Recorded a career-high 20 kills to go along with four total blocks and six digs at Charleston Southern … Had 10 kills, six digs and a block assist at Coastal Carolina … Totaled 10 kills, five digs and four block assists against UNCA … Notched a double-double with 16 kills and 13 digs to go along with a block assist in the win over Presbyterian … Posted a career-high 22 kills against Radford … Had 12 kills against Liberty … Named Big South Freshman of the Week for her effort … Tallied a team-best 18 kills and five blocks against Coastal Carolina … Notched 12 kills against Charleston Southern … Had 14 kills, two aces and a block assist at North Carolina A&T. High School: Was a middle blocker at Normal Community West High School ... Four-year letterwinner ... Led her team with 310 kills, 49 blocks and 40 aces her senior season ... Posted a .527 attack percentage ... Named to the Quincy Invitational and Jacksonville Invitational all-tournament teams her senior year ... Four-time Big 12 scholar-athlete award winner ... Three-time scholastic achievement award winner ... Played club ball for the Illini Elite, where she averaged 2.59 kills per game her junior year ... Led her team to the AAU National Championship and was named an AAU All-American ... Earned all-tournament team honors ... Led the team to a ninth-place finish at the AAU Championship in 2008 ... Helped the team finish fourth at the Wisconsin Dells and 12th at the JVDA Nationals ... Guided her squad to a 13th-place showing at the 2007 Junior Olympics ... Helped her team to second place in the 2006 Junior Olympics. Personal: Born April 6, 1990 in Peoria, Illinois ... Daughter of Greg and Cindy Wilcox ... Has an older brother, Dan, who attends Northern Illinois ... Has not declared a major.

Career Match Highs Kills......................... 22, vs. Radford, 10-31-08 Total Attacks .......... .50, at Charleston Southern, 10-10-08 Attack %............... .545, vs. Weber State, 8-29-08 Assists ..................... 1, at Davidson, 10-7-08 Digs ......................... 13, vs. Presbyterian, 10-21-08 Aces......................... 3, vs. San Jose State, 8-29-08 Solo Blocks ............. 1, vs. High Point, 10-17-08 Block Assists .......... 4, vs. UNC Asheville, 10-14-08 Total Blocks ........... 4, vs. UNC Asheville, 10-14-08

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WILCOX’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2008 Career

GP 113 113

K 318 318

K/GM 2.81 2.81

PCT. .239 .239

A 8 8

A/GM 0.07 0.07

SA 12 12

SA/GM 0.11 0.11

DIGS D/GM 152 1.35 152 1.35

BS 6 6

BS/GM 0.53 0.53

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BA 47 47

BA/GM TB 0.42 53 0.42 53

TB/GM 0.47 0.47

Brittany Wilson

5-8 • Sophomore • RS/DS • Concord, N.C. • Concord H.S. 2008: Recorded a match-best 11 digs to go along with two aces in the win over Winston-Salem State … Posted three kills, two block assists and a dig against Radford … Notched a career-high nine kills to go along with two block assists at Davidson … Had four kills, a dig and a block assist at Charleston Southern … Tallied four assists, two digs, a kill and a block assist against UNCA … Had a kill against Radford … Had three kills against Charleston Southern … Totaled seven digs at North Carolina A&T. High School: Played outside hitter at Concord High School ... Four-year letterwinner ... Three-time all-conference selection ... Was named Player of the Year her senior season ... Guided her team to the conference championship her junior and senior seasons ... Earned the team’s spiker award her freshman season and the team’s hitter award her senior year ... Team MVP during her sophomore campaign ... Four-year scholar-athlete ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Led her Carolina Juniors club team to three regional championships where she played both right side and defensive specialist ... Helped her team earn an American bid in 2005, where the squad finished third ... Led her team to two national bids ... Led the team to a third-place finish at the Big South National Qualifier ... Team placed third at the Indy Juniors Classic during her senior season. Personal: Born November 7, 1989 in Concord, North Carolina ... Daughter of Joseph and Stacey Wilson ... Has a younger sister, Heather ... Intends to major in chemistry.

Career Match Highs Kills......................... 9, at Davidson, 10-7-08 Total Attacks .......... 27, at Davidson, 10-7-08 Attack %.............. .500, vs. Charleson Southern, 11-8-08 Assists ..................... 4, vs. UNC Asheville, 10-14-08 Digs ......................... 11, vs. WSSU, 9-6-08 Aces......................... 2, vs. WSSU, 9-6-08 Solo Blocks ............. N/A Block Assists .......... 2, at Radford, 10-4-08 Total Blocks ........... 2, at Radford, 10-4-08

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WILSON’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2008 Career

GP 56 56

K 31 31

K/GM 0.55 0.55

PCT. .049 .049

A 8 8

A/GM 0.14 0.14

SA 4 4

SA/GM 0.07 0.07

DIGS D/GM 42 0,07 42 0,07

BS 0 0

BS/GM 0.00 0.00

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BA 8 8

BA/GM TB 0.14 8 0.14 8

TB/GM 0.14 0.14

Dominique Bray

5-9 • Freshman • OH/S • Cold Spring, Ky. • Cavary Christian High School: Three-year letterwinner at Cavary Christian … Wendy’s H.S. Heisman Finalist … Named Spike Tournament MVP … Earned Scott Tournament all-tournament team accolades … Two-time team MVP … Second-team Northern Kentucky Coach’s Association selection her junior year … Guided her club team to a four-year record of 67-6 record.

Molly Rhyne

Personal: Born July 2, 1991 in Cincinnati, Ohio … Daughter of Dave and Michaela Bray … Has a brother, Marlon, who attends Northern Kentucky University … Intends to major in international business.

5-11 • Freshman • OH • Statesville, N.C. • North Iredell H.S. High School: Two-time North Piedmont Conference Player of the Year while at North Iredell H.S. … Four-year letterwinner … Earned all-conference honors three times … Two-time first-team all-county selection … Two-time Team MVP … Led her team to two conference titles, including an undefeated conference slate her senior campaign … Guided her team to a regional championship her senior season … Helped her team get to the third round of the state playoffs three times.

Personal: Born September 28, 1990 in Statesville, N.C. … Daughter of Todd and Cindy Rhyne … Has two siblings, Abby and Haley … Intends to major in business.

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Melissa Richie

5-10 • Freshman • OH • Rice Lake, Wis. • Rice Lake H.S. High School: First-team all-state selection as a senior at Rice Lake H.S. … Helped her squad make the final four her senior season … Two-time first-team all-conference selection … Two-year captain … Garnered all-tournament team honors at the Wisconsin Sprawl Tournament her junior and senior campaigns … Was honorable mention all conference as a sophomore … School record holder for most kills in one season … All-time leading scorer in Rice Lake history … Team MVP … Guided her Minnesota North club team to the 2008 National Tournament ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born November 16, 1990 in Barron, Wisconsin … Daughter of Mike Richie and Mary Matusewic … Has an older sister, Michelle and two younger siblings … Has not declared a major.

Carolina Solano-Bloodworth

5-10 • Freshman • RS • The Woodlands, Texas • The Woodlands College Park H.S. High School: Three-year letterwinner at The Woodlands College Park H.S. … Led the district in block assists her senior season … Guided the team to a district cochampionship her senior year … Helped her squad to the Bi-District championship as a junior … Co-captain … Two-sport standout that lettered in track and field … Two-time qualifier for regionals in the pole vault … Four-year academic all-district student-athlete … Led her Texas Tornados 18 Mizuno club team to a first-place finish in the 18 American Gold Division National Championship at the 2009 USA Junior Olympic Championships in Miami, Florida ... Also helped her team to a third-place finish at the Presidents Day Classic in 2007 … Helped her team place fifth at the Lonestar Regionals in 2007 and a fifth-place effort at the Place Northern Lights 2008 tournament.

Personal: Born February 12, 1991 in Acapulco, Mexico … Daughter of Hector and Susanna Solano … Has two siblings, David and Paco … Has not declared a major.

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2008 REVIEW An extremely young Gardner-Webb volleyball team competed hard in its first season of Big South Conference play and showed promise of bright things to come in the near future. Although the record was not great, the team came together and learned what it will take to become a top-flight contender not only in the Big South, but also the NCAA. The senior class of Bethany Martin, Katie Matykowski and Heidi Steinebrunner etched their names in GWU lore while helping the program make the transition into the ever-tough Big South. The trio also assisted a talented freshman class during a hard season. The senior class was arguably the most productive of any class to come through Gardner-Webb since the school’s move to Division I. Martin ended her stellar career as the program’s all-time career leader in total blocks with 228. She also finished second in sets played (461), third in kills (1,060) and tied for eighth in service aces (76). Matykowski could conceivably challenge for a spot in Gardner-Webb’s Hall of Fame in a few years with the numbers that she put up during her tenure. She finished first in digs, service aces and sets played while also being among the top-10 in assists. Nobody on the current GWU roster has a chance to catch Matykowski in digs as she finished her career with 1,874, almost three hundred more than the second-place person and over 900 more than the most active member on the Red and Black squad. The Sun Prairie, Wis., native sits atop the aces list with 146 and is in first with 463 sets played. Matykowski stands in ninth-place on the assists list with 98. Steinebrunner, although only in a GWU uniform for two seasons, had an outstanding career. She put away 643 kills, which is good enough for fifth on the all-time list.

Heidi Steinebrunner

Regina Feagin

The seniors paved the way for the rookie class, which had a dominant force in Laura Wilcox and an all-around student-athlete in Evan Moffitt. Wilcox powered home a team-best 318 kills and notched a .239 attack percentage, which also rated best on the squad. She led the team with 53 total blocks while also registering a respectable 152 digs. Throughout the season, Wilcox continued to impress her peers and colleagues as she garnered six New Balance Freshman of the Week honors from the conference office. Prior to the conference tournament, Wilcox earned Big South Freshman of the Year accolades while also being named secondteam all-conference. Moffitt continued to gain more playing time as the season wore on once she showed the promise of being a good fit in multiple positions. Moffitt played in 112 sets and although her numbers were not spectacular, they were very solid considering she was used in various facets of head coach Chris Phillips’ game plan. Fellow first-year student-athlete Lauren Evans had glimpses of how good she will be the next three years. Coming off surgery prior to her arrival, Evans stepped up to lead the way at times despite never being 100 percent. The powerful right arm of Evans notched 14 kills in the Bulldogs’ first-ever victory over Winthrop while chipping 12 kills in a win over Presbyterian. With a full off-season to recover, Evans has a chance to make a dramatic impact next year with the departure of Steinebrunner. Freshman Brittany Wilson showed she was the glue that kept the team together. When things weren’t going great on the court, Wilson was there to pick her teammates up. Near the end of the regular season, Wilson stepped up her game and saw more time on the court than she had at the outset. In the win over Winston-Salem State, Wilson notched a team-best 11 digs to go along with two aces. In the barnburner at Davidson, she amassed a career-high nine kills, showing Phillips that she can make a difference for the team. The junior class has been consistent throughout their time at Gardner-Webb. Regina Feagin already has established herself as the most dominant passer in the school’s history with 3,543 assists. Feagin, who has 114 aces, has a chance

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2008 REVIEW to be the most productive behind the service line in the program’s lore as well. This past season, she shared time at setter with Moffitt, but still nearly reached 1,000 assists in spite of the shared duty and the lowering of each set’s point total from 30 to 25. Hit with injuries, the Bulldogs were forced to move Matykowski to the front row, opening a spot for Brett Wilson as the libero near midseason. In the role that Wilson had waited two and a half years to play, she emerged as the front-runner to Matykowski’s job next season. Wilson got her first career start at home against Liberty and thrived with a team-best 17 digs in the five-set heartbreaking loss. Wilson continued to prove a steady force the remainder of the season as she had double-digit digs efforts against Coastal Carolina and Charleston Southern. One of the problems that lingered throughout the season was the injury to Jessica Clayton. A projected starter and valuable player, Clayton played in just 22 matches after getting injured in the season-opening tournament. After starting the season out at the Wildcat Classic against three formidable opponents, including Pac-10 power Arizona, the Red and Black returned for its home tournament, the Runnin’ Bulldog Classic. There, the team put together an impressive 3-2 victory over Charleston Southern. In front of the home fans, GWU struggled in the opening set before bouncing back to tie it before intermission. Down 2-1, the team fought off the Lady Bucs in the fourth, winning 25-23, forcing a deciding fifth set. The Bulldogs won 17-15 behind the strength of Steinebrunner’s 17 kills. Wilcox and Evans had 15 and 12 kills, respectively. Fifty-five of the team’s assists came from Feagin, propelling the offensive to an explosive night. The next afternoon GWU dispatched Winston-Salem State 3-0. In the 65minute match, Wilcox led the way with 10 kills while Brittany Wilson added her team-best 11 digs. On the road again for the next three weekends, the Bulldogs suffered through a losing drought entering conference play. Then, on Sept. 26, GWU traveled to Clinton, S.C., for its first-ever Big South Conference match. There, the team bested fellow league newcomer Presbyterian by a 3-0 score. Steinebrunner

Bethany Martin

Katie Matykowski

slammed home a team-best 13 kills while Wilcox posted a double-double effort. In the match, Matykowski dug up 17 attacks. The next afternoon, the Bulldogs were at home to face Winthrop, a team they had never defeated. After losing the first set, GWU bounced back to take the next two by identical 26-24 scores. The team lost the fourth set and were down 14-11 before a side-out gave the ball to Feagin to serve. Feagin did the damage and eventually ended the contest on an ace as the squad won 16-14 for not only its first-ever victory over Winthrop, but also its first-ever Big South home win. The team continued to fight hard the rest of the season, winning a 3-2 match at home against Presbyterian, but lost four five-set affairs the remainder of the way. Even in the matches that the Bulldogs were swept, there was an air of confidence in the team that could be felt. The goals for the season were not reached, but the Bulldogs have climbed a step or two up from where they were before. Part of that was because of the upperclassmen, but part was due to the freshmen bringing a winning mentality to the mix. Regardless of the record, the 2008 volleyball team will be one that is talked about for seasons to come for many reasons. Some of the reasons include the beginning of conference play in the Big South while other reasons are more noteworthy. It marked the first time the program has had a Freshman of the Year in the league and the squad had its first all-conference honoree in a number of years. The main reason, however, is because the team took a giant leap to where it wants to be next year. The squad hit a few bumps along the way, but has come out stronger than it was prior to the season and better than it was in August because of the student-athletes coming into the program and the ones leaving. The 2008 team definitely laid a solid foundation for great things in the 2009 campaign.

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2008 STATISTICS RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

Player

5 7 10 8 11 2 12 1 3 4 9

WILCOX, Laura MARTIN, Bethany STEINEBRUNNER, Hei CLAYTON, Jessica EVANS, Lauren FEAGIN, Regina MOFFITT, Evan WILSON, Brittany HERHOLZ, Tamia WILSON, Brett MATYKOWSKI, Katie TEAM GARDNER-WEBB Opponents

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

OVERALL 5-27 3-13 2-14

k/s

Attack e

113 318 2.81 105 167 1.59 112 309 2.76 22 15 0.68 82 133 1.62 113 37 0.33 112 106 0.95 56 31 0.55 104 65 0.62 73 4 0.05 113 9 0.08 145 1194 8.23 145 1462 10.08

116 66 160 12 96 25 85 24 64 6 28 682 456

pct

HOME 4-7 2-6 2-1 Set a a/s

846 .239 8 522 .193 4 975 .153 4 41 .073 0 513 .072 4 188 .064 913 408 .051 144 142 .049 8 255 .004 22 28 -.071 3 78 -.244 18 3996 .128 1128 3896 .258 1349

GWU

OPP

1194 682 3996 .128 8.2

1462 456 3896 .258 10.1

1128 7.8

1349 9.3

158 192 1.1

207 217 1.4

208 1.4

158 1.1

1757 12.1

1823 12.6

21 171 106.5 0.7 23 45

51 327 214.5 1.5 35 36

2878 11/262 7/111 0 0

2446 14/175

Serve se

0.07 12 19 0.04 7 7 0.04 29 32 0.00 0 2 0.05 4 2 8.08 34 24 1.29 16 24 0.14 4 5 0.21 15 33 0.04 14 8 0.16 23 36 7.78 158 192 9.30 207 217

AWAY 1-13 1-7 0-6

sa/s

Dig dig dig/s

0.11 24 152 1.35 0.07 1 17 0.16 0.26 10 153 1.37 0.00 0 6 0.27 0.05 12 52 0.63 0.30 3 329 2.91 0.14 43 269 2.40 0.07 7 42 0.75 0.14 17 165 1.59 0.19 20 121 1.66 0.20 31 451 3.99 - 40 1.09 208 1757 12.12 1.43 158 1823 12.57

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NEUTRAL 0-7 0-0 0-7

Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe

6 47 53 6 27 33 2 21 23 2 5 7 0 10 10 1 18 19 0 20 20 0 8 8 4 12 16 0 0 0 0 3 3 21 171 106.5 51 327 214.5

0.47 5 0.31 4 0.21 3 0.32 0 0.12 0 0.17 2 0.18 3 0.14 2 0.15 4 0.00 0 0.03 0 - 0.73 23 1.48 35

Laura Wilcox

1 0 2 0 2 28 8 1 0 0 3 45 36

2008 RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

Aug. 29 Aug. 29 Aug. 30 Sep. 05 Sep. 06 Sep. 06 Sep. 09 Sep. 12 Sep. 12 Sep. 14 Sep. 19 Sep. 20 Sep. 20 Sep. 26 Sep. 27 Oct. 03 Oct. 04 Oct. 07 Oct. 10 Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 01 Nov. 04 Nov. 07 Nov. 08 Nov. 11 Nov. 15 Nov. 21

vs. San Jose State # vs. Weber State # at Arizona # Charleston Southern $ Navy $ Winston-Salem State $ at Furman at Tennessee ! vs. Dayton ! vs. No. 17 Illinois ! vs. Delaware % at College of Charleston % vs. Duke % at Presbyterian * Winthrop * at Liberty * at Radford * at Davidson at Charleston Southern * at Coastal Carolina * UNC Asheville * High Point * Presbyterian * at Winthrop * Radford * Liberty * at UNC Asheville * Coastal Carolina * Charleston Southern * at North Carolina A&T at High Point * vs. Liberty ^

RESULT

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SCORE

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SCORE-BY-SET

13-25, 14-25, 26-28 18-25, 18-25, 10-25 12-25, 21-25, 15-25 10-25, 25-20, 17-25, 25-23, 17-15 22-25, 21-25, 18-25 25-6, 25-17, 25-16 23-25, 18-25, 17-25 6-25, 11-25, 14-25 9-25, 9-25, 11-25 11-25, 12-25, 9-25 15-25, 13-25, 18-25 16-25, 13-25, 16-25 14-25, 23-25, 12-25 25-20, 25-21, 25-20 18-25, 26-24, 26-24, 16-25, 16-14 16-25, 19-25, 17-25 16-25, 19-25, 19-25 21-25, 24-26, 25-17, 25-18, 5-15 28-26, 24-26, 21-25, 25-23, 11-15 20-25, 20-25, 18-25 22-25, 25-21, 15-25, 9-25 18-25, 20-25, 21-25 22-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-19, 17-15 19-25, 16-25, 20-25 29-27, 23-25, 26-24, 23-25, 5-15 25-20, 12-25, 25-21, 17-25, 6-15 21-25, 20-25, 21-25 23-25, 21-25, 25-23, 17-25 25-19, 23-25, 15-25, 20-25 18-25, 22-25, 25-27 23-25, 15-25, 13-25 15-25, 19-25, 15-25

HOME MATCHES IN BOLD # Arizona Tournament (Tuscon, Arizona.); $ Runninâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bulldog Classic (Boiling Springs, N.C.); ! Lady Vol Classic (Knoxville, Tenn.); % College of Charleston Tournament (Charleston, S.C.) * Big South Conference Match ^ Big South Conference Tournament

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RECORD

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0-1 0-2 0-3 1-3 1-4 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-7 2-8 2-9 2-10 2-11 3-11 4-11 4-12 4-13 4-14 4-15 4-16 4-17 4-18 5-18 5-19 5-20 5-21 5-22 5-23 5-24 5-25 5-26 5-27

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 2-1 2-2 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 3-6 3-7 3-8 3-9 3-10 3-11 3-12 3-12 3-13 3-13

SINGLE MATCH RECORDS TEAM SINGLE MATCH RECORDS SERVICE ACES - ALL MATCHES 1. 17 .................. vs. Norfolk State (9/25/04) 2. 16 ............... vs. Savannah State (9/12/03) 16 ...... vs. Winston-Salem State (9/19/06) 4. 15 ............................ vs. Stetson (10/3/03) 15 .............at Jacksonville State (8/30/02) 15 ................... vs. Robert Morris (9/9/06) TOTAL ATTEMPTS ALL MATCHES 1. 235 ...............................vs. UNF (10/5/07) 2. 222 .......................... vs. Stetson (10/3/03) 3. 216 ......................... vs. Davidson (9/8/07) 4. 212 ........ vs. Charleston Southern (9/5/08) 5. 211........................... at USC-U (10/20/07) TOTAL ATTEMPS THREE SETS 1. 159 ...................... vs. High Point (9/17/05) TOTAL ATTEMPTS FOUR SETS 1. 209 ....... vs. Jacksonville State (10/26/02) TOTAL ATTEMPTS FIVE SETS 1. 235 .................................vs. UNF (10/5/07) ATTACK PERCENT - ALL MATCHES 1. .563% ....................... vs. WSSU (9/19/06) 2. .476% ......................... vs. WSSU (9/4/07) 3. .393% ...........vs. Savannah State (9/12/03) 4. .366% .......... vs. Savannah State (9/11/03) 5. .364% .............. vs. Jacksonville (10/4/03)

KILLS - ALL MATCHES 1. 89 ............................ at USC-U (10/20/07) 2. 74 ............................ vs. Stetson (10/3/03) 74 ............................ vs. Mercer (10/7/06) 74 ........................ vs. Campbell (11/4/06) 5. 73 .............. vs. UNC Greensboro (9/3/04) 73 .................at South Alabama (9/14/02) 73 .........vs. South Carolina State (9/9/05) 73 ...............at Western Carolina (9/11/07) KILLS - THREE SETS 1. 55 ............ vs. Western Carolina (9/12/06) 55 ..........vs. North Carolina A&T (9/8/07) KILLS - FOUR SETS 1. 74 ............................ vs. Mercer (10/7/06) KILLS - FIVE SETS 1. 89 ........................... at USC-U (10/20/07) ASSISTS - ALL MATCHES 1. 83 ............................ at USC-U (10/20/07) 2. 73 ............................ vs. Stetson (10/3/03) 3. 69 ............ vs. Western Carolina (9/29/04) 4. 68 .........vs. South Carolina State (9/9/05) 68 ................ vs. UNC Asheville (11/7/06) 68 ........................... at Campbell (11/4/06) 68 .................................vs. UNF (10/5/07)

ASSISTS - THREE SETS 1. 54 .....................vs. Presbyterian (10/9/07) ASSISTS - FOUR SETS 1. 68 .........vs. South Carolina State (9/9/05) 68 ................ vs. UNC Asheville (11/7/06) ASSISTS - FIVE SETS 1. 83 ........................... at USC-U (10/20/07) DIGS - ALL MATCHES 1. 141 ...............................vs. UNF (10/5/07) 2. 113......... vs. Charleston Southern (9/5/08) 3. 105 ............vs. UNC Greensboro (9/9/06) 4. 104 ......................... vs. Davidson (9/8/07) 5. 102 ........................vs. Radford (10/31/08) DIGS - THREE SETS 1. 93 ........................vs. Lipscomb (11/3/07) DIGS - FOUR SETS 1. 92 ........................ at High Point (10/2/07) DIGS - FIVE SETS 1. 141 ..............................vs. UNF (10/5/07) TOTAL BLOCKS - ALL MATCHES 1. 17.0 ............... at Alabama State (8/29/03) 17.0 ...........vs. UNC Greensboro (9/9/06) 3. 14.0 ...........vs. UNC Greensboro (9/3/04) 14.0 ......................vs. Lipscomb (11/3/07) 5. 13.5 ............... at Alabama State (8/29/03)

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE MATCH RECORDS SERVICE ACES - ALL MATCHES 1. 7 Ashley Pridgeon vs. Norfolk St. .(9/25/04) 2. 6 ...Carrie Brinkley vs. Sav. State (9/11/03) 6 ..............Melanie Custer at JSU (8/30/02) 6 Katie Matykowski at N.C.A&T (10/4/05) 6 ... Regina Feagin vs. Presbyterian (9/16/06) 6 .. Katie Matykowski vs. Mercer (10/7/06) 6 . Katie Matykowski vs. Wofford (8/29/07) TOTAL ATTEMPTS - ALL MATCHES 1. 76 .... Kristie Brinkley vs. Stetson (10/3/03) 2. 73 .. Kristie Brinkley vs. UNCG (11/11/03) 3. 71 . Maggie Cornwall vs. Stetson (10/3/03) 4. 67 ... Ashley Pridgeon vs. UNCA (11/7/06) 5. 64 Maggie Cornwall at High Point (9/2/03) TOTAL ATTEMPS - THREE SETS 1. 47 Ashley Pridgeon vs. Lipscomb (11/3/07) TOTAL ATTEMPTS - FOUR SETS 1. 61 ...Kristie Brinkley vs. Belmont (11/2/02) TOTAL ATTEMPTS - FIVE SETS 1. 76 ....Kristie Brinkley vs. Stetson (10/3/03) ATT. PERCENT - ALL MATCHES 1. 800% Bethany Martin vs. WSSU (9/19/06) 800% ..... Carrie Long at USC-U (10/20/07) 3. 733% .....Bethany Martin at WSSU (9/4/07) 4. 700% .. Melissa Gibson vs. WCU (9/12/06) 5. .667% ..... Bethany Martin vs. PC (10/9/07)

KILLS - ALL MATCHES 1. 29 .. Kristie Brinkley vs. UNCG (11/11/03) 29 ... Ashley Pridgeon vs. UNCA (11/7/06) 29 .....Audra Harrison at USC-U (10/20/07) 4. 28 Audra Harrison vs. Robert Morris (9/9/06) 28 . Heidi Steinebrunner at USCU (10/20/07)

DIGS - ALL MATCHES 1. 40 .....Katie Matykowski vs. UNF (10/5/07) 2. 36 ..Katie Matykowski vs. Davidson (9/8/07) 3. 34 .. Katie Matykowski at Campbell (11/4/06) 4. 33 ......Katie Matykowski vs. UNCG (9/9/06) 33 .......Katie Matykowski vs. Radford (10/31/08)

KILLS - THREE SETS 1. 23 ...... Ashley Prdigeon at KSU (10/12/07) KILLS - FOUR SETS 1. 29 ... Ashley Pridgeon vs. UNCA (11/7/06) KILLS - FIVE SETS 1. 29 .. Kristie Brinkley vs. UNCG (11/11/03) 29 ...... Audra Harrison at USCU (10/20/07)

DIGS - THREE SETS 1. 25 Audra Harrison vs. N.C. A&T (11/13/06) DIGS - FOUR SETS 1. 30 . Audra Harrison at N.C. A&T (10/4/05) DIGS - FIVE SETS 1. 40 .....Katie Matykowski vs. UNF (10/5/07)

ASSISTS - ALL MATCHES 1. 73 ..... Regina Feagin at USC-U (10/20/07) 2. 64 .........Regina Feagin vs. Mercer (10/7/06) 64 ..........Regina Feagin vs. UNCA (11/7/06) 4. 63 ................Regina Feagin vs. UNF (10/5/07) 5. 62 ....... Melanie Custer vs. WCU (9/29/04) ASSISTS - THREE SETS 1. 50 .............Regina Feagin vs. PC (10/9/07) ASSISTS - FOUR SETS 1. 64 ..........Regina Feagin vs. Mercer (10/7/06) 64 ...........Regina Feagin at UNCA (11/7/06) ASSISTS - SETS 1. 73 ...... Regina Feagin at USCU (10/20/07)

TOTAL BLOCKS - ALL MATCHES 1. 13 .......... Melissa Gibson vs. UNCG (9/9/06) 2. 10 . Lindsey Sutherland vs. UNCG (9/3/04) 3. 9 .......... Carrie Long vs. Lipscomb (11/3/07) 4. 8 . Deshay Duddy at Alabama St. (8/29/03) 8 .Maggie Cornwall at Alabama St. (8/29/03)

Gardner-Webb’s NCAA Division I team and individual single-match records include only GWU’s seven full seasons of Division I play (2002-2008).

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TEAM SINGLE SEASON RECORDS WINS 1. .......................... 14 ........................... 2000 ........................... 14 ........................... 2001 . .......................... 14 ........................... 2006 ............................ 14............................ 2007 5. .......................... 9 ............................. 2005

ATTACK PERCENTAGE 1. .......................... .196% .................... 2001 2. .......................... .187% .................... 2006 3. ........................... .180% ..................... 2007 4. .......................... .179% .................... 2000 5. .......................... .130% .................... 2003

WINNING PERCENTAGE 1. .......................... .467% .................... 2000 2. .......................... .438% ..................... 2006 .............................. .438% ..................... 2007 3. .......................... .406% .................... 2001 4. . ........................ .243% ..................... 2005

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MATCHES PLAYED 1. .......................... 37 ........................... 2005 2. .......................... 32 ........................... 2001 ........................... 32............................ 2006 ........................... 32............................ 2007 ........................... 32 ........................... 2008

ASSISTS PER SETS 1. ........................... 13.09....................... 2007 2. .......................... 12.86 ...................... 2006 3. .......................... 10.96 ...................... 2001 4. .......................... 10.81 ...................... 2005 5. .......................... 10.72 ...................... 2003

SETS PLAYED 1. .......................... 134 ......................... 2005 2.. .......................... 115 .......................... 2007 3. .......................... 114 ......................... 2001 4. .......................... 113 .......................... 2008 5. .......................... 109.......................... 2006

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KILLS 1. .......................... 1,634....................... 2007 2. .......................... 1,621 ...................... 2005 3. .......................... 1,530....................... 2006 4. .......................... 1,374 ...................... 2001 5. .......................... 1,248 ...................... 2000 KILLS PER SET 1. ........................... 14.09....................... 2007 2. ........................... 14.04....................... 2006 3. .......................... 12.10 ...................... 2005 4. .......................... 12.05 ...................... 2001 5. .......................... 11.77 ...................... 2000

ASSISTS .......................... 1,519....................... 2007 .......................... 1,449 ...................... 2005 .......................... 1,402....................... 2006 .......................... 1,128....................... 2008 .......................... 1,087 ...................... 2004

SERVICE ACES .......................... 228 ......................... 2005 .......................... 220.......................... 2006 .......................... 198 ......................... 2001 .......................... 197.......................... 2007 .......................... 184 ......................... 2004

SERVICE ACES PER SET 1. . ......................... 2.02......................... 2006 2. .......................... 1.79 ........................ 2004 3. .......................... 1.75 ........................ 2003 4. .......................... 1.73 ........................ 2001 5. .......................... 1.70 ........................ 2005 ........................... 1.70......................... 2007

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DIGS .......................... 2,130 ...................... 2001 .......................... 2,115 ....................... 2007 .......................... 1,959 ...................... 2000 .......................... 1,910 ...................... 2005 .......................... 1,757....................... 2006

DIGS PER SET 1. .......................... 18.68 ...................... 2001 2. .......................... 18.48 ...................... 2000 3. ........................... 18.23....................... 2007 4. .......................... 15.79....................... 2006 5. .......................... 15.55 ...................... 2005

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BLOCK SOLOS .......................... 120 ......................... 2000 .......................... 89 ........................... 2001 .......................... 70 ........................... 2005 .......................... 61............................ 2006 .......................... 53............................ 2007

BLOCK ASSISTS 1. .......................... 246.......................... 2006 2. ........................... 229.......................... 2007 3. .......................... 224 ......................... 2005 4. .......................... 209 ......................... 2003 .......................... 209 ......................... 2001

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TOTAL BLOCKS .......................... 224.0 ...................... 2000 .......................... 193.5 ...................... 2001 .......................... 184.0 ...................... 2006 .......................... 182.0 ...................... 2005 .......................... 167.5 ...................... 2007

TOTAL BLOCKS PER SET 1. .......................... 2.11 ........................ 2000 2. .......................... 1.69 ........................ 2001 .......................... 1.69......................... 2006 4. .......................... 1.46 ........................ 2003 5. ........................... 1.44......................... 2007

Gardner-Webb’s NCAA Division I team single-season highs include the two transition years of 2000 and 2001 as well as GWU’s seven full seasons of Division I play (2002-2008).

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INDIVIDUAL SINGLE SEASON HIGHS SETS PLAYED 1. Ashley Pridgeon ............... 134........... 2005 Carrie Brinkley ................. 134........... 2005 3. Bethany Martin................. 133........... 2005 Katie Matykowski ............ 133........... 2005 5. Audra Harrison ................. 130........... 2005

ASSISTS PER SET 1. Regina Feagin ................. 11.74 ........ 2006 2. Regina Feagin ................. 11.62 ........ 2007 3. Carrie Brinkley ................ 9.64 ......... 2003 4. Melanie Custer ................ 8.74 ......... 2004 5. Carrie Brinkley ................ 8.28 ......... 2005

KILLS 1. Linnette Ramseur ............ 478 .......... 2001 2. Ashley Pridgeon ............... 427........... 2007 3. Ashley Pridgeon ............... 388........... 2005 4. Ashley Pridgeon ............... 369........... 2006 5. Kristie Brinkley ............... 354 .......... 2003

SERVICE ACES 1. Carrie Brinkley ................ 59............. 2005 2. Ashley Pridgeon .............. 58 ............ 2004 3. Regina Feagin ................. 48............. 2006 4. Katie Matykowski ........... 46............. 2007 5. Katie Matykowski ........... 45............. 2006

KILLS PER SETS 1. Linnette Ramseur ............ 4.19 ......... 2001 2. Ashley Pridgeon ............... 3.81.......... 2007 3. Maggie Cornwall ............. 3.61.......... 2003 4. Kristie Brinkley ............... 3.58.......... 2003 5. Talia Ogle ........................ 3.52.......... 2002

SERVICE ACES PER SET 1. Ashley Pridgeon .............. 0.56 ......... 2004 2. Carrie Brinkley ................ 0.44.......... 2005 Regina Feagin ................. 0.44.......... 2006 4. Melanie Custer ................ 0.42 ......... 2002 5. Katie Matykowski ............ 0.41.......... 2006

ATTACK % (MIN. 100 KILLS) 1. Bethany Martin................ 318% ....... 2007 2. Linnette Ramseur ........... 262% ...... 2001 3. Laura Wilcox .................. 239% ....... 2008 4. Bethany Martin................ 230% ....... 2006 5. Ashley Pridgeon ............... 215% ....... 2006

DIGS 1. Katie Matykowski ............ 541........... 2007 2. Linnette Ramseur ............ 533 .......... 2001 3. Audra Harrison ................. 510........... 2005 4. Katie Matykowski ............ 475........... 2006 5. Katie Matykowski ............ 451........... 2008

ASSISTS 1. Regina Feagin ................. 1,348........ 2007 2. Regina Feagin ................. 1,280........ 2006 3. Carrie Brinkley ................ 1,109 ....... 2005 4. Carrie Brinkley ................ 945 .......... 2003 5. Regina Feagin ................. 913........... 2008

DIGS PER SET 1. Linnette Ramseur ............ 4.68 ......... 2001 2. Katie Matykowski ............ 4.66.......... 2007 3. Katie Matykowski ............ 4.36.......... 2006 4. Audra Harrison ................. 3.92.......... 2005 Audra Harrison ................. 3.92.......... 2007

Ashley Pridgeon

BLOCK SOLOS 1. Theresa Harrison ............. 46 ............ 2000 2. Laura King ...................... 42 ............ 2000 3. Amanda Henderson ......... 26 ............ 2001 4. Melissa Gibson ................. 20............. 2006 5. Deshay Duddy .................. 19 ............ 2005 Jessica Clayton ................ 19............. 2007 BLOCK ASSISTS 1. Theresa Harrison ............. 60 ............ 2000 2. Melissa Gibson ................. 58............. 2006 3. Deshay Duddy ................. 56 ............ 2005 4. Bethany Martin................. 55............. 2006 5. Bethany Martin................. 52............. 2007 TOTAL BLOCKS 1. Theresa Harrison ............. 106 .......... 2000 2. Laura King ...................... 86 ............ 2000 3. Melissa Gibson ................. 78............. 2006 4. Deshay Duddy ................. 75............. 2005 5. Bethany Martin................. 70............. 2006 TOTAL BLOCKS PER SET 1. Theresa Harrison ............. 1.01 ......... 2000 2. Laura King ...................... 0.81 ......... 2000 3. Melissa Gibson ................. 0.74.......... 2006 4. Deshay Duddy ................. 0.66.......... 2005 5. Bethany Martin................. 0.65.......... 2006 Gardner-Webb’s NCAA Division I individual single-season highs include the two transition years of 2000 and 2001 as well as GWU’s seven full seasons of Division I play (2002-2008).

Audra Harrison

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INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SETS PLAYED Katie Matykowski....................... 2005-2008.............................463 Bethany Martin ........................... 2005-2008.............................461 Ashley Pridgeon.......................... 2004-2007.............................458 Audra Harrison ........................... 2004-2007.............................444 Sara Alford ................................. 2002-2003 ............................390 Deshay Duddy ........................... 2002-2005 ............................385 Melanie Custer ........................... 2001-2004 ............................376 Carrie Brinkley .......................... 2002-2005.............................368 Laura Murfee ............................. 2000-2003 ............................ 311 Regina Feagin ............................ 2006-Present .........................306

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SERVICE ACES Katie Matykowski....................... 2005-2008.............................146 Ashley Pridgeon ......................... 2004-2007.............................140 Carrie Brinkley .......................... 2002-2005 ............................121 Regina Feagin ............................ 2006-Present ........................ 114 Deshay Duddy ........................... 2002-2005 ............................108 Audra Harrison ........................... 2004-2007.............................103 Melanie Custer ........................... 2001-2004 ..............................92 Sara Alford ................................. 2000-2003 ..............................76 Bethany Martin ........................... 2005-2008...............................76 Bethany Trouville ...................... 2000-2001 ..............................66

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KILLS Ashley Pridgeon ......................... 2004-2007 .........................1,488 Audra Harrison ........................... 2004-2007 .........................1,067 Bethany Martin ........................... 2005-2008 .........................1,060 Sara Alford ................................. 2002-2003 ............................812 Heidi Steinebrunner .................... 2007-2008..............................643 Maggie Cornwall ....................... 2003-2004 ............................629 Deshay Duddy ........................... 2002-2005 ............................626 Kristie Brinkley ......................... 2002-2003 ............................620 Linnette Ramseur ....................... 2001 .....................................478 Bethany Trouville ...................... 2000-2001 ............................475

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DIGS Katie Matykowski....................... 2005-2008..........................1,874 Audra Harrison ........................... 2004-2007..........................1,576 Regina Feagin ............................ 2006-Present ........................957 Ashley Pridgeon.......................... 2004-2007.............................742 Melanie Custer ........................... 2001-2004 ............................729 Carrie Brinkley .......................... 2002-2005 ............................618 Sara Alford ................................. 2000-2003 ............................607 Laura Murfee ............................. 2000-2003 ............................570 Bethany Trouville ...................... 2000-2001 ............................569 Cheryl McDonald ...................... 2000-2001 ............................560

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ASSISTS Regina Feagin ............................ 2006-Present ......................3,543 Carrie Brinkley .......................... 2002-2005 .........................2,574 Melanie Custer ........................... 2001-2004 .........................1,999 Becky Loudermilk ..................... 2000-2001 ............................736 Kellie Williams .......................... 2000 .....................................613 Ashley Pridgeon ......................... 2004-2007 ............................289 Evan Moffitt ............................... 2008-Present .........................144 Audra Harrison ........................... 2004-2007............................. 115 Katie Matykowski........................ 2005-2008 ...............................98 Laura Murfee ............................. 2000-2003 ..............................80

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TOTAL BLOCKS Bethany Martin ........................... 2005-2008.............................228 Deshay Duddy ........................... 2002-2005 ............................197 Sara Alford ................................. 2000-2003 ............................174 Ashley Pridgeon ......................... 2004-2007 ............................164 Melissa Gibson .......................... 2003-2006.............................107 Theresa Harrison ........................ 2000 .....................................106 Jackie Mathison .......................... 2004-2007 ..............................95 Laura Murfee ............................. 2000-2003 ..............................91 Bethany Trouville ...................... 2000-2001 ..............................88 Laura King ................................. 2000 .......................................86

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Evan Moffitt

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SERIES RECORDS TEAM Air Force Alabama State American Appalachian State Arizona Augusta State Barton Belmont Birmingham Southern Bloomfield Boise State Boston College Buffalo Campbell Carson-Newman Catawba Charleston Southern Charlotte Coastal Carolina College of Charleston Connecticut Davidson Dayton Delaware Duke East Carolina East Tennessee State Evansville Faulkner

SERIES 3-0 2-0 0-1 0-2 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-6 0-4 0-1 0-1 0-2 1-0 4-2 0-2 0-3 2-4 0-2 0-3 0-1 0-1 1-4 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-4 0-1 1-0

LAST MEETING W, 3-0 / Sep. 7, 2007 W, 3-0 / Aug. 29, 2003 L, 3-0 / Sep. 9, 2000 L, 3-0 / Oct. 3, 2006 L, 3-0 / Aug. 30, 2008 W, 3-0 / Aug. 26, 2000 W, 3-0 / Sep. 16, 2000 L, 3-0 / Nov. 2, 2007 L, 3-0 / Sep. 2, 2005 L, 3-0 / Sep. 28, 2001 L, 3-0 / Sep. 20, 2003 L, 3-0 / Sep. 21, 2002 W, 3-1 / Sep. 15, 2007 W, 3-1 / Sep. 29, 2007 L, 3-2 / Nov. 1, 2000 L, 3-1 / Oct. 31, 2000 L, 3-1 / Nov. 7, 2008 L, 3-0 / Oct. 11, 2005 L, 3-1 / Nov. 8, 2008 L, 3-0 / Sep. 20, 2008 L, 3-0 / Sep. 2, 2006 L, 3-2 / Oct. 7, 2008 L, 3-0 / Sep. 14, 2008 L, 3-0 / Sep. 19, 2008 L, 3-0 / Sep. 20, 2008 L, 3-0 / Sep. 6, 2003 L, 3-2 / Oct. 27, 2007 L, 3-0 / Sep. 1, 2001 W, 3-2 / Oct. 20, 2001

TEAM

SERIES

Florida Atlantic Florida Gulf Coast Florida International Francis Marion Furman Georgia State Gonzaga Hampton Hartford High Point Illinois Indiana Wesleyan Jacksonville Jacksonville State Kennesaw State King Lees-McRae Lenior-Rhyne Liberty Lipscomb Marshall Mars Hill Marquette Memphis Mercer Montana State Morehead State Morgan State Mount Olive

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

LAST MEETING L, 3-0 / Oct. 14, 2005 L, 3-0 / Sep. 21, 2007 L, 3-2 / Sep. 2, 2005 W, 3-0 / Oct. 13, 2001 L, 3-0 / Sep. 9, 2008 L, 3-1 / Sep. 23, 2006 L, 3-0 / Sep. 2, 2006 W, 3-1 / Sep. 10, 2005 W, 3-2 / Sep. 16, 2005 L, 3-0 / Nov. 15, 2008 L, 3-0 / Sep. 12, 2008 L, 3-0 / Nov. 2, 2001 L, 3-1 / Nov. 15, 2007 L, 3-0 / Sep. 27, 2003 W, 3-1 / Oct. 12, 2007 W, 3-1 / Sep. 29, 2001 W, 3-2 / Sep. 29, 2001 L, 3-1 / Nov. 4, 2005 L, 3-0 / Nov. 21, 2008 W, 3-0 / Nov. 3, 2007 L, 3-2 / Aug. 31, 2007 W, 3-1 / Oct. 9, 2001 L, 3-1 / Aug. 26, 2006 L, 3-0 / Sep. 21, 2002 L, 3-0 / Oct. 13, 2007 L, 3-0 / Aug. 27, 2005 L, 3-0 / Sep. 3, 2005 L, 3-1 / Sep. 18, 2004 W, 3-0 / Sep. 15, 2000

SERIES RECORDS

TEAM Mount Vernon Navy Norfolk State North Carolina A&T North Carolina Central North Florida North Greenville Ohio Pensacola Christian Pfeiffer Portland State Presbyterian Providence Quinnipiac Radford Robert Morris Sacred Heart Samford San Jose State Savannah State Shaw South Alabama South Carolina State Southern St. Augustine Stetson Syracuse Tennessee Tennessee State Tennessee Temple Trinity Christian

SERIES 1-0 0-1 1-0 4-4 1-0 1-2 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 4-0 1-3 0-1 0-2 1-0 1-0 0-3 0-1 4-0 1-0 0-1 2-0 1-0 1-0 2-4 0-1 0-1 1-0 0-2 1-0

LAST MEETING W, 3-0 / Nov. 1, 2001 L, 3-0 / Sep. 6, 2008 W, 3-0 / Sep. 25, 2004 L, 3-0 / Nov. 11, 2008 W, 3-0 / Sep. 8, 2006 W, 3-2 / Oct. 5, 2007 W, 3-0 / Oct. 20, 2001 L, 3-1 / Sep. 7, 2002 W, 3-1 / Oct. 20, 2001 W, 3-1 / Sep. 22, 2001 L, 3-0 / Sep. 1, 2006 W, 3-2 / Oct. 21, 2008 L, 3-2 / Nov. 5, 2005 L, 3-1 / Sep. 18, 2004 L, 3-2 / Oct. 31, 2008 W, 3-1 / Sep. 9, 2006 W, 3-2 / Sep. 17, 2005 L, 3-0 / Sep. 11, 2004 L, 3-0 / Aug. 29, 2008 W, 3-0 / Nov. 6, 2004 W, 3-0 / Oct. 14, 2000 L, 3-1 / Sep. 14, 2002 W, 3-0 / Sep. 10, 2005 W, 3-0 / Sep. 10, 2005 W, 3-0 / Oct. 14, 2000 L, 3-0 / Sep. 22, 2007 L, 3-1 / Aug. 24, 2007 L, 3-0 / Sep. 14, 2008 W, 3-1, / Sep. 1, 2007 L, 3-1 / Oct. 20, 2001 W, 3-1 / Nov. 1, 2001

TEAM

SERIES

LAST MEETING

0-4 0-1 1-0 0-4 2-5 2-3 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 3-3 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-2 1-1 3-0 1-10 0-1 0-1 2-0 0-1

L, 3-0 / Oct. 22, 2004 L, 3-0 / Sep. 2, 2000 W, 3-1 / Aug. 26, 2000 L, 3-0 / Oct. 9, 2004 L, 3-0 / Nov. 4, 2008 L, 3-2 / Sep. 9, 2006 L, 3-1 / Oct. 12, 2001 L, 3-0 / Sep. 23, 2006 L, 3-0 / Nov. 2, 2001 L, 3-1 / Sep. 16, 2000 L, 3-1 / Oct. 13, 2001 W, 3-2 / Oct. 20, 2007 L, 3-0 / Sep. 4, 2004 L, 3-0 / Sep. 20, 2003 L, 3-0 / Aug. 25, 2006 L, 3-0 / Aug. 31, 2001 L, 3-0 / Sep. 23, 2003 L, 3-0 / Aug. 26, 2005 L, 3-0 / Aug. 29, 2008 W, 3-1 / Sep. 11, 2007 L, 0-3 / Sep. 1, 2007 W, 3-2 / Oct. 13, 2001 W, 3-0 / Sep. 15, 2000 L, 3-0 / Oct. 7, 2000 L, 3-0 / Sep. 23, 2001 W, 3-0 / Sep. 6, 2008 L, 3-0 / Oct. 24, 2008 L, 3-0 / Aug. 25, 2007 L, 3-0 / Aug. 25, 2007 W, 3-0 / Aug. 29, 2007 L, 3-0 / Aug. 27, 2005

Troy Tulsa Tusculum UCF UNC Asheville UNC Greensboro UNC Pembroke UNC Wilmington Union (Tenn.) Univ. of Charleston USC Aiken USC Upstate UT-Martin Virginia Virginia Commonwealth Virginia Tech Wake Forest Washington Weber State Western Carolina Western Kentucky West Georgia West Virginia State Wheeling Jesuit Wingate Winston-Salem State Winthrop Wisconsin Wisconsin-Milwauke Wofford Wyoming

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2002 2-25 (1-10 A-Sun) Head Coach: Kellie Williams Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 31 Aug. 31 Sep. 03 Sep. 06 Sep. 07 Sep. 07 Sep. 09 Sep. 13 Sep. 14 Sep. 20 Sep. 21 Sep. 27 Oct. 01 Oct. 04 Oct. 05 Oct. 10 Oct. 12 Oct. 14 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 01 Nov. 02 Nov. 05

vs. Jacksonville State vs. VCU vs. UNC Greensboro at Winthrop North Carolina A&T at Furman vs. Ohio vs. UNC Wilmington Lipscomb at Samford vs. South Alabama at Boston College vs. Memphis at Georgia State* at Campbell* at Jacksonville* at Stetson* Florida Atlantic* UCF* at Mercer* at Troy State* Jacksonville State* Samford* Belmont* Winthrop

2004 5-26 (0-10 A-Sun) Head Coach: Cole Tallman

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

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

2003 7-24 (2-8 A-Sun) Head Coach: Cole Tallman Aug. 29 Aug. 29 Aug. 30 Sep. 02 Sep. 05 Sep. 06 Sep. 06 Sep. 11 Sep. 12 Sep. 12 Sep. 13 Sep. 13 Sep. 16 Sep. 19 Sep. 19 Sep. 20 Sep. 20 Sep. 23 Sep. 27 Oct. 03 Oct. 04 Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Oct. 22 Oct. 25 Oct. 28 Oct. 31 Nov. 01 Nov. 07 Nov. 08 Nov. 11

at Alabama State at Alabama State at JSU at High Point at Furman vs. East Carolina vs. Birmingham Southern Savannah State vs. Savannah State vs. High Point at North Carloina A&T vs. Marshall at Winthrop at Davidson vs. High Point vs. Boise State vs. Virginia at Wake Forest Jacksonville State Stetson* Jacksonville* at Florida Atlantic* at UCF* at Western Carolina at Troy State* Campbell* Lipscomb* Belmont* at Mercer* at Georgia State* UNC Greensboro

Sep. 03 Sep. 04 Sep. 04 Sep. 06 Sep. 10 Sep. 11 Sep. 11 Sep. 14 Sep. 17 Sep. 18 Sep. 18 Sep. 22 Sep. 24 Sep. 25 Sep. 28 Sep. 29 Oct. 01 Oct. 02 Oct. 06 Oct. 08 Oct. 09 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 19 Oct. 22 Oct. 26 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Nov. 02 Nov. 06 Nov. 10

UNC Greensboro UT-Martin Lipscomb Savannah State vs. Troy at Birmingham-Southern vs. Samford North Carolina A&T at Providence vs. Morgan State vs. Quinnipiac UNC Charlotte at Campbell* vs. Norfolk State Davidson Western Carolina Mercer* Georgia State* High Point Florida Atlantic* UCF* at Stetson* at Jacksonville* Appalachian State Troy* at UNC Greensboro at Lipscomb* at Belmont* Furman at Savannah State Winthrop

2005 9-28 (0-9 A-Sun) Head Coach: Chris Phillips W L L W L L L W L L L L L W L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L W L

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

Aug. 26 Aug. 27 Aug. 27 Aug. 30 Sep. 02 Sep. 02 Sep. 03 Sep. 03 Sep. 06 Sep. 09 Sep. 09 Sep. 10 Sep. 10 Sep. 10 Sep. 16 Sep. 16 Sep. 17 Sep. 17 Sep. 21 Sep. 24 Sep. 27 Oct. 01 Oct. 04 Oct. 07 Oct. 08 Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Oct. 15 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 22 Oct. 25 Nov. 02 Nov. 04 Nov. 05 Nov. 05 Nov. 08

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at Washington vs. Montana State vs. Wyoming at High Point Florida International Birmingham Southern Morehead State Gonzaga at Western Carolina vs. Hampton vs. South Carolina State vs. South Carolina State vs. Southern vs. Hampton vs. Hartford at Providence vs. High Point vs. Sacred Heart at Davidson Campbell* UNC Asheville at East Tennessee State* at North Carolina A&T Lipscomb* Belmont* at Charlotte at Florida Atlantic* at Stetson* Charleston Southern North Florida* Jacksonville* at Georgia State at Mercer* Lenoir-Rhyne Providence North Carolina A&T at Winthrop

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

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2006 14-18 (4-5 A-Sun) Head Coach: Chris Phillips Aug. 25 Aug. 26 Aug. 26 Sep. 01 Sep. 01 Sep. 02 Sep. 08 Sep. 09 Sep. 09 Sep. 12 Sep. 13 Sep. 16 Sep. 19 Sep. 22 Sep. 23 Sep. 26 Sep. 28 Sep. 30 Oct. 03 Oct. 06 Oct. 07 Oct. 10 Oct. 13 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 27 Oct. 28 Nov. 04 Nov. 07 Nov. 13 Nov. 17

vs. VCU at Duke vs. Marquette vs. Portland State at Gonzaga vs. Connecticut North Carolina Central Robert Morris UNC Greensboro Western Carolina at Wofford at Presbyterian Winston-Salem State vs. Winthrop at UNC Wilmington at Charleston Southern East Tennessee State* Kennesaw State* at Appalachian State Stetson* Mercer* Winthrop at Belmont* at Lipscomb* High Point at North Florida* at Jacksonville* at Campbell* at UNC Asheville North Carolina A&T vs. Jacksonville ^

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

GWUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Big South Conference Team 2007 14-18 (5-6 A-Sun) Head Coach: Chris Phillips Aug. 24 Aug. 25 Aug. 25 Aug. 29 Aug. 31 Sep. 01 Sep. 04 Sep. 04 Sep. 07 Sep. 08 Sep. 08 Sep. 11 Sep. 14 Sep. 14 Sep. 15 Sep. 21 Sep. 22 Sep. 25 Sep. 29 Oct. 02 Oct. 05 Oct. 06 Oct. 09 Oct. 12 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 02 Nov. 03 Nov. 06 Nov. 15

vs. Syracuse at No. 11 Wisconsin vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wofford vs. Marshall at Western Kentucky vs. Tennessee State at Winston-Salem State Air Force North Carolina A&T Davidson at Western Carolina at Coastal Carolina vs. Delaware vs. Buffalo at Florida Gulf Coast* at Stetson* Furman Campbell* High Point North Florida* Jacksonville* Presbyterian at Kennesaw State* at Mercer* at USC-Upstate* ETSU* Belmont* Lipscomb* at Winthrop vs. Jacksonville ^

2008 5-27 (3-13 Big South) Head Coach: Chris Phillips L L L W L L W W W W W W L L W L L L W L W L W W L W L L W L L

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

Aug. 29 vs. San Jose State Aug. 29 vs. Weber State Aug. 30 at Arizona Sep. 05 Charleston Southern Sep. 06 Navy Sep. 06 Winston-Salem State Sep. 09 at Furman Sep. 12 at Tennessee Sep. 12 vs. Dayton Sep. 14 vs. No. 17 Illinois Sep. 19 vs. Delaware Sep. 20 at College of Charleston Sep. 20 vs. Duke Sep. 26 at Presbyterian* Sep. 27 Winthrop* Oct. 03 at Liberty* Oct. 04 at Radford* Oct. 10 at Charleston Southern* Oct. 11 at Coastal Carolina* Oct. 14 UNC-Asheville* Oct. 17 High Point* Oct. 21 Presbyterian* Oct. 24 at Winthrop* Oct. 31 Radford* Nov. 01 Liberty* Nov. 04 at UNC-Asheville* Nov. 07 Coastal Carolina* Nov. 08 Charleston Southern* Nov. 11 at North Carolina A&T Nov. 15 at High Point* Nov. 21 vs. Liberty^ * denotes conference match ^ denotes conference tournament

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

ADMINISTRATION Dr. A. Frank Bonner PRESIDENT Dr. A. Frank Bonner, in his fifth year as the president of Gardner-Webb University, took office on May 2, 2005, and was inaugurated on April 6, 2006. Bonner is no stranger to Gardner-Webb, having been a part of the University family since 1987. A native of Greenville, S.C., Bonner graduated from Furman University in 1969, has a M.A. degree from the University of Georgia and earned a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was a faculty member and Associate Dean at Anderson College in Anderson, S.C., prior to beginning his career in Boiling Springs as Vice President for Academic Affairs.

In 1992, Bonner was promoted to provost and senior vice president at Gardner-Webb, a post he held until assuming his current role in 2005. After a comprehensive, national search for the university’s new president, chairman of the presidential search committee and the board of trustees, Frank Beam, said, “We came to the conclusion that we had the most qualified candidate right here at the university.” Bonner succeeded Dr. Frank Campbell, who served Gardner-Webb University as president from October, 2002 until June, 2005. Active in civic life and in the community, Bonner has served on the boards of the United Way, the YMCA, and Communities in Schools, and he serves on the Cleveland County Sports Commission. He is a past chairman of the Cleveland County Chamber, a past president of the Shelby Rotary Club, and a Sunday School teacher and deacon at First Baptist Church in Shelby. Bonner is also a retired Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. During Bonner’s time as provost, Gardner-Webb emerged as a vibrant institution for higher learning, officially moving from college to university in 1993. The institution’s academic reputation has steadily improved during Bonner’s time in Boiling Springs, with a tremendous faculty and consistently evolving curriculum. Bonner is married to the former Florence “Flossie” Black of Chester, S.C., also a graduate of Furman University. They are parents of two adult daughters and four grandchildren.

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ADMINISTRATION Gardner-Webb alumnus Chuck Burch is in his 13th year as Vice President for Athletics and his 28th year in athletics administration. The Charlotte, N.C., native spearheaded the Bulldogs move into Division I athletics, which resulted in Gardner-Webb’s addition to the Big South Conference as an associate member for football in 2001, and GWU’s move to the Big South as a full member – which became official on July 1, 2008. Burch oversees all athletic operations at Gardner-Webb, including management and supervision of athletic programs, facilities and budgets. During his career at GWU, Burch has overseen across-the-board improvements in facilities and the addition of five new sports since arriving in 1997. A sixth VP FOR ATHLETICS sport, men’s swimming was added in 2007-08. Burch is also responsible for continued improvements in the quality and quantity of Gardner-Webb’s athletics staff – with a number of full-time positions created to assist and enhance the entire department. GWU athletics has seen a steady increase in academic performance since Burch’s arrival, and the department has posted a combined GPA above 3.0 in each of the last two academic years. Gardner-Webb’s final year in the Atlantic Sun Conference was fruitful, with several notable wins and the usual high number of strong academic performances by the Bulldogs’ student-athletes. GWU enjoyed its most successful athletics year as a Division I member in 2006-07. Gardner-Webb won its first Atlantic Sun Conference Academic Championship, unseating Belmont University for the title. The Bulldogs also finished third in the men’s and women’s combined sports standings – a very impressive effort in the race for the inaugural Bill Bibb Trophy. Gardner-Webb’s men’s soccer team captured the imagination of faces across Cleveland County during its run to the 2006 A-Sun Championship and the NCAA Tournament second round. National qualifiers in Track & Field, swimming and wrestling highlighted competitive success for the Bulldogs in 2006-2007. Burch, a graduate of Independence (N.C.) High in Charlotte, and former member of Gardner-Webb’s football team, spent 19911997 as Director of Athletics at Liberty (Va.) University, and was instrumental in a successful and well run department in Lynchburg as well. He also served Liberty as Associate Director of Athletics (1988-1990), Assistant Director of Athletics (1984-1988), Sports Information Director (1986-1988) and Assistant Director of Sports Information (1982-1984). After graduating from Gardner-Webb in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Burch, 52, earned his master’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 1982. His wife, Franki, holds a Ph.D. in Health Education from the University of Virginia, and is a member of the faculty at Gardner-Webb. The couple has three children, Travis, a recent graduate of Furman University, Danielle, a sophomore soccer player at Brevard (N.C.) College and Amy (15).

Chuck Burch

Pam Scruggs ASSOCIATE AD/SWA

Senior Woman Administrator Pam Scruggs is in her 30th year of service with Gardner-Webb University athletics, and remains one of the most vital components of the program’s success. Scruggs has served as Associate Athletics Director and SWA since 2000. Scurggs provides the athletics department with consistent and dependable performance in a number of crucial administrative areas. Her primary responsibilities include monitoring the athletics department budgets, monitoring the operation of the department’s women’s varsity programs, overseeing game-day operations and assisting in the administration of the University’s entire athletics program. Scruggs plays an invaluable role in the success of Bulldog athletics. Pam and her husband, John, have one daughter, Bonnie.

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ATHLETIC TRAINING An integral part of the entire Gardner-Webb University athletics program, the Athletic Training Program emphasizes the importance of wellness in the teams’ pursuit of success. Under the supervision of Kevin Jones, ATC, and the rest of the Athletic Training faculty and staff, athletic training students complete part of their clinical education with the University’s 21 varsity sports. Jones and his staff work toward the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. The athletic taining students at GWU are fortunate to have a faculty and staff of nine certified athletic trainers and a cooperative intercollegiate athletics staff to enhance their learning experience. The clinical education that is conducted while serving the student-athletes at Gardner-Webb University allows for comprehensive medical care in a learning environment. The athletic training educational program recently completed its full accreditation by CAAHEP, marking an exciting moment in the program’s history. Athletic training students are able to pursue a B.S. in Athletic Training through the Department of Physical Education and Sport Studies. Upon graduation, athletic training students must complete a three-part examination conducted by the National Athletic Trainer’s Association’s Board of Certification to become Certified Athletic Trainers (ATC). One of the most respected academic majors on campus, the Gardner-Webb Athletic Training educational program boasts a growing enrollment and provides students with first-class instruction and practical experience in their chosen field of study. Currently, Gardner-Webb graduates are working with NFL teams, colleges and universities, high schools and physical therapy clinics. After their academic careers at Gardner-Webb, many students also choose to seek graduate assistant positions at colleges and universities around the nation.

ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF DIRECTORY Kevin Jones, MA, ATC Jon T. Mitchell, MA, ATC Heather Hartsell, MA, ATC Kat Ayotte, MA, ATC Stephenie Stark, MS, ATC Bill Harvard, MA, ATC, CSCS Mathea Hungerford, MS, ATC Patti Denny, MA, ATC Josh Martin Heather Byrd

Director of Athletic Training Service Program Director Educational Program Director Assistant Athletic Trainer Assistant Athletic Trainer Assistant Athletic Trainer Assistant Athletic Trainer Assistant Athletic Trainer Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant

kjones@gardner-webb.edu jmitchell@gardner-webb.edu hhartsell@gardner-webb.edu kayotte@gardner-webb.edu sstark@gardner-webb.edu wharvard@gardner-webb.edu mhungerford@gardner-webb.edu pdenny@gardner-webb.edu jmartin10@gardner-webb.edu hbyrd1@gardner-webb.edu

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MAJORS OFFERED Perhaps there is no greater time to observe the academic quality of Gardner-Webb University than right now. All of the necessary factors for academic excellence â&#x20AC;&#x201C; faculty, students, resources, curriculum â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are working in conjunction with one another to gain widespread acclaim from alumni, friends, trustees, the media and the community. Over 130 full-time faculty members comprise a group of educators at GWU being heralded as the "premiere class of instructors ever assembled at the University." Over 80 percent of the faculty hold a Ph.D. or equivalent, and many boast of well-documented activities in the business and professional worlds. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Gardner-Webb is able to provide personal instruction to its students, who now number over 4,000, making Gardner-Webb the fifth-largest private institution in North Carolina. New technological features in our library enhance the learning experience for a higher quality student. The incoming freshman class this year averaged over 1020 on the SAT and a 3.5 GPA.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS American Sign Language Art Athletic Training Biology Business Administration Chemistry Communications Computer Science Elementary Education (K-6) English Finance French Health & Wellness History International Business Journalism Management Information Systems Mathematics Medical Technology Middle School Education (6-9) Music Business Music Composition Music Education Music Performance Nursing Physical Education Physician Assistant Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Sacred Music Social Science Sociology Spanish Sports Management Theater Arts

GRADUATE SCHOOL M.A. in Mental Health Counselling M.A. in Elementary Education (K-6) M.A. in English M.A. in English Education (K-6) M.A. in Middle Grades Education (9-12) M.A. in Nursing M.A. in School Administration (K-12) M.A. in School Counseling M.A. in Sport Science & Pedagogy

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MBA in Business Administration M.Acc. in Accounting I.MBA in International Business

SCHOOL OF DIVINITY Master of Divinity (M.Div.) M.D M.Div. in Christian Education M.Div. in Church Music M.Div/MBA M.Div. in Missiology M.Div. in Pastoral Care and Counseling

DOCTORAL DEGREES OFFERED Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.)

GOAL PROGRAMS Bachelor of Science in: Accounting Business Administration Criminal Justice Health Management Human Services Management Information Systems Nursing Religious Studies

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FACILITIES Gardner-Webb University’s campus has experienced tremendous growth and improvements to facilities, both academic and athletic, over the past 10 years. The school provides students with an excellent environment for learning and enjoying the college experience to its fullest. One of the newest facilities on campus, the Suttle Wellness Center is one of the most modern facilities of its kind on any campus in America. Whether you’re there to play billiards, ping-pong or air hockey, you can relax with friends in its cozy atmosphere. A spacious area with countless fitness machines and free weights is located in the heart of the building, providing a top-notch facility for aerobic and anaerobic training for the entire student body. The Complex is also home to the legendary Bost Gymnasium, where countless intramural contests are held. University Commons, a set of apartment-style dormitories just adjacent to the beautiful Lake Hollifield Complex, is the newest and most impressive living facility on campus. A cutting-edge concept in on-campus housing, University Commons combines all the amenities of comfortable living – full kitchens, spacious living quarters, washer/ dryers, and private bedrooms and baths. Internet connections and instant access to the GWU technology center make living conditions both modern and functional. Six separate buildings comprise University Commons, which has quickly become a popular choice among resident students. The postcard site of the University, the Lake Hollifield Complex, features the most modern bell tower in America on its six-acre facility. Walking trails, a picturesque lake, gazebo and swings are popular features for GWU students, faculty and staff, as well as residents from the surrounding communities. A newer feature of campus, the Broyhill Adventure Course has an impressive ropes course and climbing wall used by church and student groups, businesses and organizations to teach leadership and team-building skills.

Located just beyond Lake Hollifield, the Broyhill Adventure Course is nestled in a wooded area that provides the perfect outdoor setting for physical exercise and activity. The Broyhill Course is one of the many campus features that make GardnerWebb a nationally recognized character-building institution, an award designated by the Templeton Foundation of Washington, D.C. New technological features on our campus enhance the learning experience for a higher quality student. For example, Gardner-Webb’s Dover Library provides students with all the research and reference tools necessary for undergraduate and graduate educational pursuits. A helpful staff, computer databases, stacks of research materials and NC Live – a special computer system linking library resources from around the world – are all featured. One of the newest buildings on campus is also the oldest. Hamrick Hall, the only building remaining from the original GWU campus, was dormant for several years before being completely refurbished with ultra-modern amenities. It now houses the School of Business, with state-of-the-art computer labs, offices for business faculty and a 310-seat multimedia auditorium. Newly renovated Ernest W. Spangler Stadium, once voted one of the best venues to watch collegiate football in North Carolina, now seats over 7,500 and provides fans with a cozy atmosphere for enjoying a college football Saturday. The brand new football center, opened in September, 2004, houses state-of-the-art offices, locker rooms and a 5,600-square foot weight room which is open to all Gardner-Webb student-athletes. The Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center, opened in 1983, serves as the home for Gardner-Webb University volleyball and basketball, providing the teams with a stateof-the-art facility in which to train and play. The 3,500-seat arena houses two volleyball courts and the GWU volleyball locker room. A new volleyball office complex, located in a ‘skybox’ section in the upper level inside the arena was completed in September of 2003.

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THIS IS GARDNER-WEBB

Gardner-Webb at a Glance • Located in Boiling Springs, N.C. • Thirteen departments offering 45 major ﬁelds of study • Approximately 4,000 students from 33 states and 34 foreign countries • 15:1 student-faculty ratio • Founded in 1905 as Boiling Springs H.S. and became Boiling Springs Junior College in 1928. It was renamed Gardner-Webb College in 1942 in honor of Governor O. Max Gardner and his wife, Fay Webb Gardner. It became a university in 1993. • Honored by the U.S. News and World Report magazine as one of America’s best colleges.