2014 Northwestern State Tennis Media Guide by Northwestern State Athletics

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n o r t h w est ern st at e Quick Facts Name….....................................Northwestern State University Location...............................................Natchitoches, Louisiana Population..........................................................................17,865 Founded..........................................1884, as Louisiana Normal Affiliation.....................................................................Division I Conference..................................................................Southland Enrollment............................................................................8,947 Nickname..............................................................Lady Demons Colors.....................................Purple and White, Orange Trim President.....................................................Dr. Randall J. Webb Vice President, External Affairs.............................Jerry Pierce Director of Athletics................................................Greg Burke Ticket Office..........................................................318-357-4268 Team Information Program All-Time Record.............................................350-219 First Season...........................................................................1977 SLC Titles...................................................3 (1989, 1994, 2010) SLC Tourn. Titles................................................2 (2010, 2013) NCAA Regionals.................................................2 (2010, 2013) 2013 Season Record..............................................................14-8 SLC Record/Finish...........................................................6-3/4th NCAA Postseason..................................................................0-1 Letterwinners R/L..................................................................5/3 Newcomers..................................................................................3 Seniors..........................................................................................1 Head Coach................Patric DuBois (St. Bonaventure, 1987) Record/Years..........................................................347-207/12th Record at NSU..................................................................143-88 Assistant Coach...Olga Bazhanova (Northwestern State, 2012) Athletic Trainer.........................................................Trey Hollar Sports Information Director................................Doug Ireland Assistant SID....................................................Matthew Fowler SID Graduate Asst. (Tennis Contact).................Brittany Russ Email................................................................russb@nsula.edu Cell.........................................................................585-301-8311 SID Office Phone..................................................318-357-6467 Website..............................................................nsudemons.com Softball Twitter...................................................@NSUDemons

Table of Contents 2014 NSU tennis Building a Championship Tradition..................................... ..1 Quick Facts & Table of Contents........................................... ..2 2014 Season Preview..................................................................3 Coaching Staff & Athletes Head Coach Patric DuBois.................................................... ..5 Assistant Coach Olga Bazhanova.............................................6 2014 Roster..................................................................................7 Polina Konop...............................................................................8 Natalya Krutova..........................................................................9 Aliona Ladutska........................................................................10 Tatiana Larina...........................................................................11 Kateryna Piatakova...................................................................12 Petya Simeonova.......................................................................13 Daniela Simonova.....................................................................14 Amy Willams.............................................................................15 The Southland Conference......................................................16 History & Records 2014 Opponents........................................................................17 Individual and Career Records...............................................18 Year-by-Year Results................................................................19 NSU Tennis History.................................................................21 Paddlin’ Professor.....................................................................22 University & Athletic Personnel President Dr. Randall J. Webb................................................23 Vice President Jerry Pierce......................................................24 Director of Athletics Greg Burke............................................25 Athletic Administration...........................................................26 Sports Information...................................................................28 Northwestern State We are Northwestern State......................................................29 Campus Life............................................................................. 30 Academics................................................................................ 31 CHAMPS/Life Skills................................................................32

2014 Media Guide Credits Editor, Design and Layout...................................Brittany Russ Covers.....................................................................Brittany Russ Editorial Assistance................Doug Ireland, Matthew Fowler Photography...Gary Hardamon, NSU Photographic Services

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LADY DEMON t e nni s Lady Demons looking to build on last year's success

Returning to the court after a competitive and successful 2013 season, the Northwestern State tennis team has high hopes and expectations for an even better 2014. The Lady Demons finished the season at 14-8 overall, 6-3 in the Southland Conference, and as last season’s league tournament champions. The squad is looking to maintain an overall consistent product to keep the program on a competitive track. NSU earned a No. 4 seed entering the Southland tournament, and had to defeat No. 5 Stephen F. Austin in the quarterfinals, No. 1 Southeastern Louisiana in the semis and No. 2 Texas A&MCorpus Christi for the crown. Following the tournament, the Lady Demons headed to No. 9 Alabama for the NCAA team regionals, and eventually fell 4-0 to the Crimson Tide. “Our process, the way we do everything in practice, fitness training, and in our matches is most important to us,” said head coach Patric DuBois. “When we do things the right way on a consistent basis, we improve and we are more comfortable in what we do, and need to do, day in and day out. When we compete at a high level, our ceiling expands.” The Lady Demons have a little bit of depth as eight players will compete for six starting spots. Senior Polina Konop and junior Tatiana Larina highlight a group of five returners that will welcome three freshman to the team. Konop and Larina both return with All-Southland honors in singles Senior Polina Konop and doubles, and are expected to lead the team to a high playing level. Konop picked up first team All-Conference in singles and doubles after finishing 16-5 at No. 1 singles, noting keys wins over LSU’s Mary Jeremiah and Southern Methodist’s No. 64 Aleksandra Malyarchikova during the regular season. Konop teamed with sophomore Natalya Krutova to post a perfect run in the Southland at No. 2 doubles. Larina garnered similar league honors and completed 2013 with the same record, holding down the No. 2 singles slot. She garnered a perfect record in singles and doubles during the Southland tournament to lead the Lady Demons to the tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA team championships.

Junior Tatiana Larina

Fellow junior Amy Williams and sophomores Krutova and Daniela Simonova will aid in transitioning the freshmen after posting successful marks last season.

Freshmen Kateryna Piatakova, Aliona Ladutska and Petya Simeonova bring a large amount of talent to the team, and are all highly ranked in the junior divisions of their respective countries. Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com

n o r t h w est ern st at e “Kateryna has a solid all-court game and a strong serve that will only get better. She has made great strides since August,” said DuBois. “Aliona also has a strong all-court game and is able to provide a variety in her shot selection. Her stong court sense shows with good anticipation that allows her to run down a lot of balls.” “Petya thrives with strong groundstrokes from each side and is willing to stay out there all day. She has a very strong foundation physically which allows her to endure long matches.” The Lady Demons have set the bar high with goals to bring home the regular season and tournament crowns, but understand what a challenge that will be as they face some tough Southland Conference opponents.

Head coach Patric DuBois talks with junior Amy Williams.

“We have had six different teams from the SLC nationally ranked over the past five years,” said DuBois. “If we work hard, continue to improve, and compete every day, we feel these goals are very realistic. We certainly need to do these things and stay healthy.” “Our girls are very good competitors and continue to be, so I expect us to be in the thick of things come April. We play a very tough non-conference schedule, which we hope will prepare us for the Southland Conference regular season and tournament. If we can win some of these non-conference matches, we hope to join the national rankings as well this year.”

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Patric DuBois Head Coach 12th season • 11th as Head Coach St. Bonaventure (1987) Patric DuBois enters his 12th year as a member of the Lady Demon tennis program. DuBois is one of the most successful tennis coaches in Southland Conference history and has a track record of developing nationally competitive teams and players who succeed on the court and in the classroom. DuBois guided Northwestern State to another Southland Conference tournament title and the school’s second appearance in the NCAA Team Tournament, posting an overall 14-8 record while placing four members on the All-Southland teams. He led the Lady Demons to yet another great season, one for the record books - a 21-2 overall campaign in 2010, culminating with Southland Conference regular-season and tournament titles, and the school’s first appearance in the NCAA Team Tournament. DuBois coached Martina Rubesova, who, in 2010, became the first Lady Demon player to be invited and participate in the 64-woman NCAA Singles Championship, and was the Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year and the All-Louisiana Player of the Year. In 19 seasons of collegiate coaching, DuBois has led Northwestern State and Texas-Arlington to 13 Southland Conference titles. Early in his coaching career, DuBois guided the 1994 Lady Demons to the SLC Championship before he picked up 11 more SLC crowns and five NCAA Tournament appearances coaching at Texas-Arlington. DuBois coached five seasons (1989-94) at NSU, then moved to UTA for nine seasons (1994-2003) before accepting the job managing the ultra-modern Wellness,Recreation and Activity Center (WRAC) on the NSU campus in 2003. He began his additional duties as tennis coach in June of 2006. During his first stint at NSU, his teams won several Intercollegiate Tennis Association awards for their academic achievement. He recruited Lludmila Pavlov, who rose as high as No. 33 in the ITA singles rankings, and the doubles team of Karen Bacon and Emily Nichols, who rose as high as No. 20 in the ITA doubles rankings. That trio was the cornerstone of the Lady Demons’ 1994 SLC championship. Moving to UTA, he took over a men’s program which had never won an SLC title but went on to win six under his guidance before he was named director of tennis in 1997, taking on additional head coaching duties for the women’s program. In his third season in that capacity, the UTA women launched a 46-match winning streak in conference play, winning four SLC championships and making three NCAA appearances. He coached Andy Leber, who was the NCAA Division I Senior National Player of the Year in 2002. Leber had a singles record of 44-3, was an NCAA All-American, and was ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation in Division I singles. His overall coaching record is 347-207, including a 16240 mark in conference matches. DuBois has been named SLC “Coach of the Year” nine times and his teams have won nine SLC Tournament championships to go with the 13 regular-season titles. He has coached more than 80 athletes who have earned first or second-team All-SLC honors, including 10 SLC Tennis “Athletes of the Year.” DuBois has also seen eight of his teams honored by the ITA for their outstanding academic achievements, posting a cumulative team grade point average of 3.2 or better. A Kingston, N.Y. native, DuBois was an outstanding Returing head coach Patric DuBois coaching former Lady Demon and tennis player at St. Bonaventure University in the Atlantic 10 now assistant coach, Olga Bazhanova. Conference where he received his bachelor’s degree in health and physical education. DuBois then received his graduate degree in sports administration from Kent State in Ohio. DuBois’ wife, Lise, is an instructor in the department of Family and Consumer Sciences at Northwestern. They have one daughter, Mazie Catherine, who attends St. Mary’s High School. Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com

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Olga Bazhanova Assistant Coach 2nd season Nikolaev, Ukraine Gymnasium After a successful collegiate career finishing 47-29 in singles and 63-20 in doubles, Olga Bazhanova enters her second season as assistant coach for the Lady Demons. Bazhanova, captain of the 2012 Lady Demon tennis team, played primarily at the No.1 position and finished with a record of 12-4 that season. She helped the team win its third Southland Conference championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2010. Bazhanova graduated from NSU in 2012 with a degree in health and human performance. Before her collegiate career began, Bazhnova was ranked 6th in the Ukraine 16-and-under division and graduated from Gymnasium with a 3.7 gpa. She is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in health and human performance here at Northwestern State.

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2014 Lady Demon Roster Name Polina Konop Natalya Krutova Aliona Ladutska Tatiana Larina Kateryna Piatakova Petya Simeonova Daniela Simonova Amy Williams

Ht. 5-6 5-6 5-6 5-11 5-7 5-8 5-5 5-8

Yr.-Exp. Sr.-2L So.-1L Fr.-HS Jr.-2L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS So.-1L Jr.-2L

Head Coach: Patric DuBois (St. Bonaventure, 1987) Assistant Coach: Olga Bazhanova (Northwestern State, 2012) Student Assistant: Linda Gamo Athletic Trainer: Trey Hollar (Valdosta State, 2013)

Hometown/Previous School Kiev, Ukraine/Gymnasium Sevastopol, Ukraine/Sevastopol #19 Minsk, Belarus/Secondary School N64 Taganrog, Russia/School N37 Kharhiv, Ukraine/Kharkiv N131 Plovdiv, Bulgaria/Tsar Simeon Veliki Ricany, Czech Republic/Gymnasium Ricany Leesville/Leesville

Pronunciation Guide Konop: Ka--NAUP Larina: Larr--a--na Piatakova: Pea--at--a--cove--a Krutova: Crew--toe--Vah Aliona Ladutska: Al--ee--yona La--doot--ska Simeonova: Sim--y--own--a--Vah DuBois: do--bwah Bazhanova: bah--jah--no--va

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Polina konop 5-6 • Senior Kiev, Ukraine Gymnasium

2013 All-Southland Conference first team singles 2013 All-Southland Conference first team doubles 2013 Southland Conference All-Academic first team Three-time SLC Player of the Week (1/29/13, 3/26/13, 4/7/13) 2013 ITA All-Academic team

2013 Season • Finished 16-5 at No. 1 singles position • Registered singles wins over LSU’s Mary Jeremiah 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) and Southern Methodist’s No. 64 Aleksandra Malyarchikova 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 10-5 in regular season action • Was up 7-6 (7-3), 2-0 against Alabama’s No. 34 Mary Anne Macfarlane before Alabama clinched the match in the first round of the NCAA Team Championships • Went undefeated in SLC doubles action at the No. 2 spot with Natalya Krutova 2012 Season • Finished the season with a 16-3 overall singles record at the No. 3-4 positions • Primarily played at No. 3 spot, finishing 13-3 • Went 10-2 against Southland Conference opponents • Compiled a 17-2 doubles record at the No. 1 position with former Lady Demon Olga Bazhanova • Only three of her 16 wins had to go to a third set or tiebreak • 2012 All-Southland Conference first team singles • 2012 All-Southland Conference first team doubles • 2012 All-Louisiana first team High School • Graduated from school in 2009 Personal • Born November 7, 1992 • Daughter of Inna and Igor Konop • One sibling, Andrei • Majoring in psychology • Would like to go to graduate school and become a sports psychologist

Konop’s Career Stats Singles Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual 2013 16-5 12-5 4-0 -- -- -- -- 16-5 2012 16-3 -- -- 13-3 3-0 -- -- 16-3 Totals 32-8 12-5 4-0 13-3 3-0 -- -- 32-8 Doubles Total 1 2 3 Dual 2013 16-5 -- 16-5 -- 16-5 2012 17-2 17-2 -- -- 17-2 Totals 33-7 17-2 16-5 -- 33-7

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Natalya krutova 5-6 • Sophomore Sevastopol, Ukraine Sevastopol #19 2013 All-Southland Conference first team doubles 2013 ITA All-Academic team 2013 Season • Finished the season 14-7 at No. 3 singles • Went 16-5 in doubles action at No. 2 spot with Polina Konop as the pair went a perfect 9-0 in Southland Conference doubles competition High School • Graduated from school in 2012 with 4.0 was named class Valedictorian • Lettered in volleyball and soccer as well • Ranked top 10 in Ukraine 16 under Personal • Born October 8, 1994 • Daughter of Oleg and Olga Krutova • Two siblings, Masha and Sasha • Plans to continue career as a professional tennis player or become a specialist in physical therapy.

Krutova’s Career Stats Singles Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual 2013 14-7 -- -- 14-7 -- -- -- 14-7 Totals 14-7 -- -- 14-7 -- -- -- 14-7 Doubles Total 1 2 3 Dual 2013 16-5 -- 16-5 -- 16-5 Totals 16-5 -- 16-5 -- 16-5 Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com

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Aliona Ladutska 5-6 • Freshman Minsk, Belarus Secondary School N64 High School • Graduated from high school in 2013 • Ranked as high as #450 in the world in the ITF junior rankings Personal • Daughter of Natalia Lysko and Andey Ladustka • Born April 18, 1996 • Has one sibling, Arina • Majoring in Biology • Mother was a part of the Belarus National Tennis Team • Her life’s ambition is to become a professional tennis player

Getting to know Aliona: What is your favorite class and why? My favorite class is any kind of science lab because I can learn theory and get practical experience. What do you like most about NSU? I like the tennis courts. What do you like most about Natchitoches? I like downtown Natchitoches because it reminds me of American movies and old westerns. What is your favorite food or restaurant in Natchitoches? I like to eat sushi at Hana, but my favorite food is cooked by Natalya Krutova Nickname: Sniper Favorite Shot: Forehand inside out

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Tatiana larina 5-11 • Junior Taganrong, Russia School N37 2013 All-Southland Conference first team singles 2013 All-Southland Conference first team doubles 2013 Southland Conference All-Academic first team 2013 ITA All-Academic team 2013 Season • Finished 16-5 in singles competition, primarily at the No. 2 position • Went undefeated in singles and doubles during the Southland Conference Tournament to lead the Lady Demons to the tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA Team Championships • Compiled a 17-4 doubles record with 2013 graduate Andrea Nedorostova. 2012 Season • Finished 16-3 in singles record at the No. 2-3 positions • Dropped just one match against a Soutland Conference opponent, finishing 10-1 • Played primarily at the No. 2 spot, finishing 15-2 • Finished 15-4 in doubles play at the No. 2 spot with teammate Andrea Nedorostova • Southland Conference Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week (3/20/2012) • SLC Freshman of the Year • All-Southland Conference Women’s Tennis Team- first team singles • 2012 Southland Conference Freshman of the Year • 2012 All-Southland Conference first team singles • 2012 LSWA All-Louisiana Freshman of the Year • 2012 LSWA All-Louisiana second team High School • Played tennis under Ivan Potapov • Lettered in basketball and volleyball as well Personal • Born November 23, 1993 • Daughter of Anna and Victor Larina • Majoring in hospitality management & tourism • Wants to go on and play professional tennis or become a head tennis coach

Larina’s Career Stats

Singles Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual 2013 16-5 2-2 14-3 -- -- -- -- 16-5 2012 16-3 -- 15-2 1-1 -- -- -- 16-3 Totals 32-8 2-2 29-5 1-1 -- -- -- 32-8 Doubles Total 1 2 3 Dual 2013 17-3 17-3 -- -- 17-3 2012 15-4 -- 15-4 --- 15-4 Totals 32-7 -- 15-4 -- 32-7 Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com

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Kateryna piatakova 5-7 • Freshman Kharkiv, Ukraine Kharkiv N131 High School • Graduated from high school in 2012 • Ranked #689 in the world in the ITF junior rankings Personal • Daughter of Veronica Patakova and Jgor Piatakov • Born Dec. 7, 1993 • Majoring in health and exercise science • Plans on coaching after her tennis career is over

Getting to know Kateryna: What is your favorite class and why? My favorite subject is fine arts since I’m really interested in art, music, painting, etc. What do you like most about NSU? I like the teachers here, and the friendly atmosphere. What do you like most about Natchitoches? I really like the nature in Natchitoches. What is your favorite food or restaurant in Natchitoches? The first time I ate out I had the alligator at Mama’s, and I enjoyed it. Nickname: None Favorite Shot: Serve

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Petya Simeonova 5-8 • Freshman Plovdiv, Bulgaria Tsar Simeon Veliki High School • Graduated top three in her class from Tsar Simeon Veliki in 2013 • Lettered in tennis, rowing and swimming Personal • Daughter of Petar Simeonov and Vanja Simeonova • Born May. 16,1994 • Majoring in Business Communication • Plans on getting her masters degree in business

Getting to know Petya: What is your favorite class and why? My favorite class is math because it’s very interesting and it’s connected with my major. What do you like most about NSU? I like everything about NSU, but mostly my coaches, teammates, teachers and classmates. What do you like most about Natchitoches? I really like the Christmas festival. It’s an amazing event, and the fireworks are beautiful. What is your favorite food or restaurant in Natchitoches? My favorite local restaurant in Mama’s. Nickname: Pepi Favorite Shot: Serve

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Daniela Simonova 5-5 • Sophomore Ricany, Czech Republic Gymnasium Ricany 2013 ITA All-Academic team 2013 Season • Finished 9-9 in No. 6 singles • Went 5-6 against Southland opponents • Compiled a 6-10 doubles record at No. 3 spot with Amy Williams as the duo went 4-4 in SLC competition High School • Graduated from school in 2012 • Lettered in basketball and track as well Personal • Born June 14, 1993 • Daughter of Jan and Ivana Simonova • Father is a world-renowned pianist with performances in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand • Majoring in health and exercise science • Plans on getting her masters degree after NSU and become a physiotherapist

Simonova’s Career Stats Singles Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual 2013 9-9 -- -- -- -- -- 9-9 9-9 Totals 9-9 -- -- 9-9 -- -- 9-9 9-9 Doubles Total 1 2 3 Dual 2013 6-10 -- -- 6-10 6-10 Totals 6-10 -- -- 6-10 6-10

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Amy williams 5-8 • Junior Leesville, La. Leesville 2013 ITA All-Academic team 2013 Season • Finished 7-12 at No. 3 doubles, primarily

with Daniela Simonova • Went 6-6 against SLC opponents • Played six singles matches at the No. 5 spot, going 2-4

2012 Season • Went 6-11 in singles action at the No. 5 position • Finished 3-8 against Southland Conference opponents • Compiled a 7-10 doubles record at the No. 3 spot • Played primarily with teammate Linda Gamo in doubles, going 4-8 High School • Lettered in tennis and volleyball • Was voted MVP all three season she played at Leesville High School • Made it to the state semifinals three years and was voted All-District all three of those years • Two-time captain • Ranked as the top recruit from Louisiana in 2011, and ranked 42nd in the southern region • Coached by Francisco Acuna • Graduated with a 3.98 gpa Personal • Born December 1, 1992 • Daughter of Linda and James Williams • Father is the superintendant of schools in Vernon Parish • Majoring in Biology • Wants to attend graduate school and pursue a career in veterinary medicine

Willams’ Career Stats Singles Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual 2013 2-4 -- -- -- -- 2-4 -- 2-4 2012 6-11 -- -- -- -- 6-11 -- 6-11 Totals 8-15 -- -- -- -- 8-15 -- 8-15 Doubles Total 1 2 3 Dual 2013 6-10 -- -- 6-10 6-10 2012 7-11 -- -- 7-11 7-11 Totals 13-21 -- -- 13-21 13-21 Facebook: Northwestern State • Twitter: @NSUDemons • #ForkEmDemons • Website: nsudemons.com

n o r t h w est ern st at e 2013 All-Southland Women’s Tennis Teams

In an era of considerable change in intercollegiate athletics, the Southland Conference continues to be a model of innovation, stability and consistent achievement as it celebrates the academic and athletic accomplishments of its member institutions. What began as a small gathering of college administrators nearly 50 years ago, the Southland Conference has transformed itself into a dynamic and respected consortium of 11 member universities in four states. Beginning with a historic meeting of five institutions in Dallas on March 15, 1963, that included current member Lamar University (then Lamar State College of Technology), the Southland Conference set on an extraordinary course that has proven successful well into its fifth decade of existence. The successful transformation continues. On Oct. 11, 2011, the Southland Conference announced the addition of Oral Roberts University, effective for the 201213 academic year, marking the league’s first entry into the state of Oklahoma and the Tulsa metropolitan area. Shortly thereafter, on Nov. 21, the Southland announced the addition of Houston Baptist University for the 201314 academic year, giving the league an 11th member and its first institution in the region’s largest city, home to significant student-recruitment and alumni bases. The league added Abilene Christian, University of New Orleans and Incarnate Word to the schedule beginning in 2013. The cities of the Southland are diverse and progressive, ranging from international business and cultural centers such as Houston, New Orleans, Tulsa and Little Rock, to the historical cities of Nacogdoches, Texas, and Natchitoches, La., to the home of the modern oil boom, Beaumont, Texas, to the unique Cajun French cultures found in the Louisiana cities of Thibodaux and Lake Charles. Southland Conference institutions also draw large numbers of students from the metropolitan areas of Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Baton Rouge, Austin, and Shreveport.

First Team Singles No. 1 Klaudia Gawlik No.2 Polina Konop No.3 Renee Villarreal No. 4 Tatiana Larina No. 5 Madeleine Mortimore No. 6 Stefania Nicolae

McNeese State Northwestern State Southeastern Louisiana Northwestern State Sam Houston State Texas A&M - Corpus Christi

Second Team Singles No. 1 Malena Gordo No. 2 Sheridan Currie No. 3 Dariya Dashutina No. 4 Celia Rodriguez Delgado No. 5 Carolina Salas No. 6 Valya Rusakova

Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston State Lamar Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Lamar Southeastern Louisiana

First-Team Doubles No. 1 Tatiana Larina/Andrea Nedorostova Northwestern State No. 2 Polina Konop/Natalya Krutova Northwestern State No. 3 Maider Martin/Mia Matuszak Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Second-Team Doubles No. 1 Doris Kuselj/Stefania Nicolae No. 2 Malena Gordo/Julia Lorca No. 3 Carolina Salas/Helene Czudek

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Stephen F. Austin Lamar

2013 Tournament (Beaumont, Texas) Quarterfinals No. 2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi def. No 7 McNeese State, 4-0 No. 6 Sam Houston State def. No. 3 Lamar, 4-3 No. 1 Southeastern Louisiana def. No. 8 Central Arkansas, 4-2 No. 4 Northwestern State def. No. 5 Stephen F. Austin, 4-1 Semifinals No. 2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi def. No. 6 Sam Houston State, 4-2 No. 4 Northwestern State def. No. 1 Southeastern Louisiana, 4-1 Championship No. 4 Northwestern State def. No. 2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 4-1

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LADY DEMON t e nni s Opponent Abilene Christian Abraham Baldwin Alabama Alabama-Birmingham Arkansas-Little Rock Arkansas Tech Arkansas State Auburn Baylor Bethune Cookman Centenary Central Arkansas* Drury East Texas Baptisti East Texas State Florida Atlantic Florida Gulf Coast Grambling Gustavus Adolphus Houston Houston Baptist Incarnate Word Illinois State Jacksonville Kansas State Lamar* Louisiana College Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Monroe Louisiana Tech LSU LSU-Alexandria McNeese State* Memphis Memphis State Middle Tennessee State Mississippi State Mississippi Valley State Miss. Univ. for Women Mobile College Murray State New Orleans Nicholls* Northeast Louisiana Northern Iowa No. Carolina-Wilmington North Texas Notre Dame Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Ole Miss Oral Roberts* Prairie View-A&M Purdue Rice Samford Sam Houston State* Schreiner South Alabama Southeastern Louisiana Southern Southern Arkansas Southern Mississippi Southern Methodist Southwestern Louisiana Stephen F. Austin* Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* Texas-Arlington Texas Christian

All-Time Series Records

W L Last 1 1 2013 0 1 1999 0 2 2013 0 1 2007 10 11 2011 FIRST MEETING 7 6 2013 FIRST MEETING 1 4 2010 1 0 2009 26 7 2008 7 0 2013 1 0 2012 2 0 1985 1 0 1987 1 0 2009 1 0 2009 9 0 2011 1 0 1979 3 5 2012 2 2 1986 FIRST MEETING 1 0 1983 2 0 1992 1 0 1986 13 13 2013 4 0 1982 4 8 2013 7 4 2011 35 7 2013 0 14 2013 2 0 1978 27 8 2013 1 1 2008 3 1 1984 0 1 1993 2 0 2012 1 0 2001 0 1 1999 0 1 1992 0 1 2003 8 7 2010 21 2 2013 7 11 1999 1 0 1983 1 0 1992 7 6 2011 1 0 1982 3 0 1993 0 1 1983 0 1 1978 1 1 2013 FIRST MEETING 0 1 1979 0 4 2009 1 0 2004 24 2 2013 1 0 1990 0 4 1992 19 8 2013 2 0 1990 3 0 1983 6 6 2013 0 1 2013 15 14 1999 18 9 2013 7 3 2013 10 11 2012 0 1 1987

Opponent Texas-El Paso Texas-Pan American Texas-Permian Basin Texas-San Antonio Texas-Tyler Texas State! Texas Tech Tulane Vanderbilt West Florida West Texas State Wichita State TOTALS

W L Last 1 0 2011 6 0 2012 1 0 1987 8 10 2013 3 3 1989 16 6 2013 0 1 1990 3 17 2010 0 1 1979 2 1 1999 1 0 1984 0 1 1981 350 219

BOLD denotes 2014 Opponents * Southland Opponents ! Formerly Southwest Texas

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Individual and Career Records Career Singles wins Name Record 1.Vicky Sims 67-19 2. Bianca Schulz 65-21 3. Shayne Fitzwilliam 63-14 4. Andrea Nederostova 60-23 5. Shirley Echaiz 58-35 6. Karen Patel 56-23 7. Babette Cramer 53-36 8. Daniela Posada 51-26 9. Nanette Beasley 50-23 10. Jane Paterson 50-30 11. Ana Maria deFelippo 49-33 12. Monica Isaza 48-28 Season Singles wins Name Record 1. Marie Jeanne Huyben 30-4 2. Carin Roux 23-3 3. Shayne Fitzwilliam 20-0 3. Shirly Echaiz 20-7 5. Martina Rubesova 19-3 5. Andrea Nedorostova 19-4 5. Bianca Schulz 19-4 5. Nannette Beasley 19-7 Six tied with 17

Years 1989-92 2008-11 1986-89 2010-13 1979-82 1988-91 1987-88 2006-09 1979-81 1988-91 1984-87 1984-87 Years 1979 1980 1986 1979 2011 2011 2008 1979

Top Singles Career Percentage (minimum 20 matches)

Name 1. Carin Roux 2. Marie Jeanne Huyben 3. Tory Plunket 4. Shayne Fitzwilliam 5. Vicky Sims 6. Barbara Tons 7. Bianca Schulz 8. Diane Raybon 9. Andrea Nederostova 10. Kim Tollet 11. Nanette Beasley 12. Daniela Posada

Pct. .885 .882 .829 .828 .780 .766 .756 .741 .723 .698 .685 . 662

Record 23-3 30-4 34-7 63-14 67-19 46-22 65-21 20-7 60-23 44-19 20-23 51-26

Years 1980 1979 1985-86 1986-89 1989-92 1986-89 2008-11 1978 2010-13 1983-85 1979-81 2006-09

Top Singles Season Percentage (minimum 15 matches)

Name Pct. 1. Shayne Fitzwilliam 1.000 2. Marie Jeanne Huyben . 882 3. Matina Rubesova .864 4. Bianca Schulz .850 4. Tory Plunkett .850 6. Tatiana Larina .840 6. Polina Konop .840 7. Andrea Nedorostova .826 7. Bianca Schulz .826 10. Kathrin Lange .810 10. Tory Plunkett .810

Record 20-19 30-4 19-3 17-3 17-3 16-3 16-3 19-4 19-4 17-4 17-4

Years 1986 1979 2011 2008 1986 2012 2012 2011 2008 2010 1985

Career Doubles wins Name Record Years 1. Andrea Nederostova 71-11 2010-13 2. Bianca Schulz 67-21 2008-11 3. Kathrin Lange 65-21 2008-11 4. Olga Bazhanova 64-20 2009-12 5. Karen Patel 63-22 1988-91 6. Barbara Tons 57-13 1986 89 7. Adna Curukovic 57-26 2008-11 8. Shaybe Fitzwilliam 55-19 1986-89 9. Jane Paterson 52-16 1988-91 10. Karla Tubss 49-30 1983-85 Season Doubles wins Name Record Years 1. Siw Johnson 28-13 1990 2. Andrea Nedorostova 20-3 2011 2. Martina Rubesova 20-3 2011 4. Andrea Nedorostova 19-0 2010 4. Bianca Schulz 19-4 2009 6. Martina Rubesova 18-0 2010 6. Vicki Sims 18-7 1990 6. Karen Patel 18-1 1988 6. Jane Paterson 18-1 1988 6. Four Players 18-9 6. Two Players 18-10 Top Doubles Career Percentage (minimum 20 matches)

Name 1. Andrea Nedorostova 2. Barbara Tons 3. Dragana Colic 4. Jane Paterson 5. Bianca Schulz 6.Kathrin Lange 7. Tory Plunkett 8. Shayne Fitzwilliam 9. Olga Bazhanova 10. Karen Patel

Pct. .866 .814 .800 .765 .761 .755 .744 .743 .714 .704

Record 71-11 57-13 28-7 52-16 67-21 65-21 29-10 55-19 60-24 50-21

Years 2010-13 1986-89 2008-11 1988-91 2008-11 2008-11 1985-86 1986-89

2009-2012

1988-91

Top DOubles Season Percentage (minimum 15 matches)

Name 1. Andrea Nedorostova 1. Martina Rubesova 3. Karen Patel 3. Jane Paterson 5. Olga Bazhanova 5. Olga Bazhanova 5. Polina Konop 6. Andrea Nedorostova 6. Martina Rubesova 8. Daniela Posada 9. Nanette Beasley 9. Elizabeth Rosenthal 11. Tory Plunkett 11. Barbara Tons

Pct. 1.000 1.000 .947 .947 .895 .895 .895 .870 .870 .867 .850 .850 .842 .824

Record 19-0 18-0 18-1 18-1 17-2 17-2 17-2 20-3 20-3 13-2 17-3 17-3 16-3 16-3

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Years 2010 2010 1988 1988 2009 2012 2012 2011 2011 2009 1981 1981 1986 1986

LADY DEMON t e nni s

Year- by-year results

1977 No records available 1978 (10-4) LSU-Alexandria Centenary Southern Arkansas Southwestern La. North Texas State Houston Ole Miss McNeese State Southeastern La. Tulane Louisiana Tech Tulane Northeast La. Centenary McNeese State Centenary McNeese State LSU Northeast La. LSU-Alexandria Northeast La.

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

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

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

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

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

1981 (12-10) @ Stephen F. Austin @ Centenary McNeese State @ Tulane @ Southwestern La. Arkansas-Little Rock #Oral Roberts #Alabama Wichita State @ Houston Baptist @ McNeese State Southwestern La. Louisiana Tech Stephen F. Austin Grambling Houston Baptist

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

@ Arkansas-Little Rock W, 8-1 @ Louisiana Tech W, 6-3 Centenary L, 3-6 ##McNeese State W, 5-4 ##LSU L, 0-9 ##Tulane L, 1-8 #LSU Team Tournament ##LAIAW State Tournament, placed 4th 1982 (9-9) @ Louisiana College W, 9-0 @ Tulane L, 0-9 Centenary L, 2-7 @ Grambling W, 9-0 Notre Dame W, 5-4 #New Orleans L, 4-5 #Sam Houston W, 5-4 #Stephen F. Austin L, 0-9 Arkansas-Little Rock W, 7-2 McNeese State L, 3-6 Louisiana Tech L, 0-9 Stephen F. Austin L, 2-7 Southwestern La. W, 6-3 Louisiana College W, 7-2 Louisiana Tech L, 3-6 Grambling W, 8-1 McNeese State W, 6-3 @ Southwestern La. L, 4-5 #SFA Tournament, placed 3rd 1983 (11-11) 2/26 @ Southern Arkansas W, 9-0 2/28 @ Stephen F. Austin W, 7-2 3/2 McNeese State W, 8-1 3/3 @ Southwestern La. L, 1-7 3/6 @ Houston L, 0-9 3/7 Stephen F. Austin W, 7-2 Illinois State W, 6-3 3/10 #Lamar L, 0-9 3/10 #Louisiana Tech L, 3-6 3/11 #Oklahoma State L, 1-8 3/11 #Memphis State L, 3-6 3/12 #Northeast La. L, 1-8 Northern Iowa W, 8-1 3/15 @ Grambling W, 7-2 3/19 @ New Orleans W, 7-2 3/20 @ Tulane L, 0-9 4/8 @ Louisiana Tech L, 4-5 4/15 Southwestern La. W, 5-4 4/16 Lamar L, 1-8 4/18 Arkansas-Little Rock W, 5-4 Louisiana Tech L, 4-5 4/23 Grambling W, 8-1 #NLU Invitational, placed 4th 1984 (11-9) @ Nicholls State W, 5-4 @ Tulane L, 3-6 Southwestern La. L, 4-5 Arkansas-Little Rock L, 3-6 #Arkansas State W, 8-1 #Memphis State W, 5-4 #Northeast La. L, 1-8 #Arkansas-Little Rock L, 3-6 West Texas State W, 6-3 Nicholls State W, 8-1 @ Southwestern La. W, 5-4 Louisiana Tech W, 5-4 @ Centenary W, 5-4 @ McNeese State W, 5-4 @ Stephen F. Austin L, 4-5 LSU L, 2-7 Tulane L, 4-5 Stephen F. Austin W, 7-2 McNeese State L, 4-5 @ Louisiana Tech W, 5-4 #NLU Invitational, placed 4th 1985 (14-4, 4-1 GSC) 2/9 East Texas Baptist W, 9-0 2/20 @ East Texas Baptist W, 9-0 2/23 @ Tulane L, 1-8 2/24 @ New Orleans W, 7-0 2/26 Lamar W, 8-1 3/1 @ McNeese State W, 7-2 3/10 @ Southwestern La. W, 8-1 3/12 @ Centenary W, 6-2 3/17 Tulane L, 1-8 3/19 Louisiana Tech W, 6-3 3/25 *@Sam Houston W, 8-1

3/31 McNeese State W, 5-4 4/1 *Stephen F. Austin L, 3-6 4/2 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L, 3-6 4/6 *@ Nicholls State W, 9-0 4/8 *Southeastern La. W, 7-2 4/13 *@Southwest Texas W, 5-4 4/22 @Louisiana Tech W, 5-4 Finished 2nd in Gulf States Conference 1986 (13-4) GULF STAR CHAMPIONS New Orleans W, 9-0 Southern Miss W, 9-0 Louisiana Tech W, 6-3 Mississippi State W, 6-3 Houston Baptist L, 3-6 Southwestern La. L, 2-7 Lamar W, 6-3 Kansas State W, 8-1 Louisiana Tech W, 9-0 Sam Houston W, 9-0 Houston Baptist L, 3-6 Stephen F. Austin W, 6-3 McNeese State W, 6-3 Southeastern La. W, 9-0 Northeast La. W, 8-1 Texas-Tyler L, 4-5 Tulane W, 5-4 1987 (12-7) 2/14 Northeast La. W, 5-4 3/6 #Texas-Permian Basin W, 8-1 3/6 #Texas-San Antonio W, 9-0 3/7 #Texas-Tyler L, 2-5 3/10 @ Northeast La. W, 6-3 3/13 Southwestern La. L, 2-7 3/18 @ LSU L, 1-8 3/25 @ New Orleans W, 9-0 3/26 @Tulane L, 2-7 3/27 *@ Nicholls State W, 7-2 3/31 @ McNeese State W, 5-4 4/1 @ Texas-Tyler L, 4-5 4/4 @ Southwestern La. L, 0-9 4/7 McNeese State W, 6-3 4/8 Louisiana Tech W, 7-2 4/11 *@ Sam Houston W, 7-2 4/12 @ Baylor W, 5-4 4/13 @ Texas Christian L, 0-9 4/14 @ East Texas State W, 8-1 # Texas-Tyler Invitational 1988 (12-5, 2-2 SLC) 2/24 @ Louisiana Tech W, 7-2 2/27 @ Nicholls State W, 9-0 2/28 @ New Orleans W, 8-1 3/1 @ Centenary W, 6-3 3/13 LSU L, 1-5 3/16 Texas-Tyler W, 9-0 3/20 New Orleans W, 9-0 3/22 Louisiana Tech W, 7-2 Lamar L, 4-5 3/27 *Southwest Texas L, 3-6 Southwestern La. W, 6-3 4/9 *Sam Houston W, 8-1 4/11 *@ North Texas State W, 5-4 4/15 Tulane L, 4-5 4/17 @ Southwestern La. W, 8-1 4/19 Centenary W, 8-1 4/23 *Northeast La. L, 4-5 Finished 2nd in Southland Conference 1989 (13-2, 3-0 SLC) SOUTHLAND CO-CHAMPIONS 2/22 Texas-Tyler W, 5-3 3/3 New Orleans W, 9-0 3/3 Louisiana Tech W, 9-0 3/4 Southeastern La. W, 8-1 3/8 LSU L, 0-9 3/27 Southwestern La. L, 4-5 4/2 *Sam Houston W, 9-0 4/5 Grambling W, 9-0 4/6 Southern W, 9-0 4/10 Grambling W, 9-0 4/17 *North Texas W, 7-2 4/20 Southwestern La. W, 7-2 4/21 Texas-Tyler W, 8-1 4/23 *Northeast La. W, 8-1 1990 (9-9, 4-0 SLC) 2/11 @ Baylor L, 0-9 2/18 @ Louisiana Tech W, 7-2

2/24 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L, 4-5 2/26 @ Southwestern La. L, 1-8 3/1 #Texas Tech L, 1-8 3/2 #Texas Pan-Am W, 7-3 3/3 #Schreiner W, 9-0 3/6 @ Lamar W, 7-2 3/9 @ Centenary L, 2-7 3/17 @ Tulane W, 5-4 3/22 Centenary W, 9-0 3/24 Tulane L, 4-5 3/27 *Northeast La. W, 5-4 3/31 @ North Texas L, 4-5 4/1 *@ Texas-Arlington W, 9-0 4/4 Southern W, 9-0 4/7 *Southwest Texas W, 5-4 4/8 *Sam Houston W, 5-4 Finished 4th in Southland Conference 1991 (15-5, 3-2 SLC) 2/9 @ LSU L, 0-9 2/10 Southwestern La. W, 5-4 2/17 Southeastern La. W, 5-4 2/22 Arkansas-Little Rock W, 5-4 2/24 Lamar W, 7-2 2/25 Centenary W, 5-4 3/6 Louisiana Tech W, 9-0 3/11 @ Centenary L, 4-5 3/15 Nicholls State W, 6-1 3/20 Oklahoma City W, 5-4 3/24 @ South Alabama L, 1-5 3/28 @ Jacksonville W, 9-0 3/29 @ West Florida W, 9-0 3/30 @ Southern Miss W, 7-2 4/2 @ Louisiana Tech W, 6-0 4/6 *@ Southwest Texas W, 6-3 4/10 *@ Northeast La. L, 2-7 4/13 *Texas-Arlington W, 9-0 4/16 *Sam Houston W, 8-1 4/18 *@ North Texas L, 3-6 Finished 4th in Southland Conference 1992 (13-7, 6-1) 2/8 @ Southeastern La. L, 5-1 2/14 @ Centenary L, 4-5 2/20 @ Louisiana Tech W, 8-1 2/28 @ Mobile College L, 4-5 2/29 @ South Alabama L, 1-5 3/1 @ West Florida W, 6-3 3/3 @ Jacksonville W, 7-2 3/4 #N. Carolina-Wilimington W, 5-1 3/18 Oklahoma City W, 5-1 3/20 Southwestern La. L, 2-7 3/21 *Sam Houston W, 8-1 3/22 *Nicholls State W, 5-4 3/25 Centenary W, 5-4 4/1 *Northeast La. L, 0-9 4/4 *Texas-San Antonio W, 5-4 4/5 *Southwest Texas W, 5-4 4/7 Louisiana Tech W, 6-0 4/11 *@ Texas-Arlington W, 8-1 4/12 *@ North Texas W, 5-4 4/20 @ Southwestern La. L, 1-8 1993 (11-9, 4-3 SLC) 1/29 @ Lamar W, 5-1 1/30 @ Texas-Pan Am W, 9-0 2/6 Baylor L, 3-6 2/7 Southeastern La. W, 5-4 2/9 Centenary W, 7-2 2/27 Middle Tennessee State L, 3-5 2/28 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L, 3-6 3/6 Arkansas-Little Rock W, 7-2 3/7 Centenary L, 4-5 3/14 *@ Sam Houston W, 9-0 3/17 Oklahoma City W, 6-3 3/18 Louisiana Tech W, 8-0 3/20 *North Texas W, 7-2 3/21 *@ Texas-Arlington W, 9-0 3/27 @ Southwestern La. L, 2-7 3/28 *@ Nicholls State L, 3-6 4/1 *@ Northeast La. L, 4-5 4/9 *@ Texas-San Antonio L, 1-8 4/10 *@ Southwest Texas W, 8-1 4/16 Southwestern La. L, 1-8 Finished 4th in Southland Conference 1994 (13-4, 8-0) SOUTHLAND CHAMPIONS 1/29 @ Rice L, 0-6 1/30 @ Houston W, 5-4 2/5 @ Baylor L, 3-6

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n o r t h w est ern st at e 2/25 Arkansas State 2/26 Lamar 3/4 @ Southwestern La. 3/13 *@ Texas-Arlington 3/15 Centenary 3/19 *@ Stephen F. Austin 3/20 @Sam Houston 3/30 *Northeast La. 4/1 *Nicholls State 4/2 *McNeese State 4/9 *Southwest Texas 4/10 *Texas-San Antonio 4/14 Southwestern La. 4/16 *@ North Texas

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

1995 No records available 1996 No records available 1997 No records available 1998 No records available 1999 (7-12, 4-6 SLC) 2/6 @ Centenary W, 8-1 2/12 #ABAC L, 2-5 2/13 #Miss. Univ. for Women L, 2-3 2/13 #West Florida L, 0-6 2/20 @ New Orleans L, 1-8 2/27 Centenary W, 7-2 2/28 Tulane L, 0-9 3/6 *@ Texas-San Antonio L, 2-7 3/7 *@ Southwest Texas W, 8-1 3/14 *@ Stephen F. Austin L, 3-6 3/20 *Southeastern La. W, 9-0 3/21 *Nicholls State L, 3-6 3/27 *@ McNeese State L, 0-9 3/31 @ Southwestern La. L, 1-5 4/2 *Sam Houston W, 8-1 4/3 *Texas-Arlington L, 0-9 4/5 *Northeast La. W, 9-0 4/9 Louisiana Tech W, 8-1 4/11 *@ Lamar L, 4-5 #West Florida Spring Fling 2000 (6-12, 3-7 SLC) 2/1 Centenary W, 9-0 2/5 @ Rice L, 0-9 2/20 New Orleans L, 1-5 2/26 @ Arkansas State L, 1-8 3/2 @ Centenary W, 6-3 3/4 *@ Texas-Arlington L, 2-7 3/5 *@ Stephen F. Austin L, 3-6 3/8 @ North Texas L, 1-8 3/11 *Lamar L, 3-6 3/12 *McNeese State W, 7-2 3/14 *@ Louisiana-Monroe W, 5-4 3/18 *@ Nicholls State W, 5-4 3/25 *Sam Houston L, 2-7 3/28 Louisiana Tech W, 4-3 4/1 *Southwest Texas L, 0-5 4/2 *Texas-San Antonio L, 0-6 4/10 *@ Southeastern La. L, 0-5 4/10 @ Louisiana-Lafayette L, 1-5 2001 (8-12, 4-6 SLC) 2/2 @ North Texas L, 1-6 2/10 @ Louisiana-Lafayette L, 0-7 2/11 @ New Orleans L, 0-7 2/13 Centenary W, 5-2 2/17 Southern Miss L, 1-6 2/17 @ Mississippi Valley State W, 7-0 2/21 Arkansas State L, 2-5 2/23 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L, 1-6 3/3 *@ Texas-San Antonio L, 2-5 3/4 *@ Southwest Texas W, 5-2 3/10 *@ Lamar W, 5-2 3/11 @ Texas-Pan Am W, 6-1 3/17 *Southeastern La. L, 2-5 3/18 *Nicholls State W, 5-2 3/20 *Louisiana-Monroe L, 2-5 3/24 *@ McNeese State L, 1-6 3/25 *@ Stephen F. Austin (!) W, 5-2 3/31 *Texas-Arlington L, 0-7 4/1 * Sam Houston W, 4-3 4/16 @Louisiana Tech W, 6-1

!- Won on court but lost by forfeit on appeal

Year- by-year results

2002 (8-11, 5-5 SLC) 1/26 @ North Texas L, 1-6 2/1 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L, 1-6 2/2 @ Arkansas State L, 1-6 2/25 New Orleans L, 0-7 2/27 @ Centenary W, 7-0 3/2 Texas-Pan Am W, 6-1 3/5 *Louisiana-Monroe L, 1-6 3/9 *Texas-San Antonio L, 1-6 3/10 *Southwest Texas L, 3-4 3/16 *@ Sam Houston W, 4-3 3/17 *@ Texas-Arlington L, 0-7 3/23 *Lamar W, 6-1 3/24 *Stephen F. Austin W, 6-1 4/3 Louisiana-Lafayette L, 1-6 4/6 *@ Nicholls State W, 5-2 4/7 *@ Southeastern La. W, 7-0 4/12 Louisiana Tech W, 6-1 4/14 *McNeese State L, 1-6 2003 (8-12, 5-5 SLC) 1/8 @ Southern Miss L, 2-5 2/15 North Texas W, 4-3 2/21 Arkansas State L, 0-5 2/22 @ New Orleans L, 1-6 3/7 @ Memphis L, 1-6 3/8 @ Murray State L, 0-7 3/15 *Southeastern La. W, 4-3 3/16 *Nicholls State W, 6-1 3/18 *Louisiana-Monroe L, 1-6 3/23 *@ Stephen F. Austin W, 4-3 3/27 Arkansas-Little Rock L, 1-6 3/29 *@ Southwest Texas L, 1-6 3/30 *@ Texas-San Antonio L, 0-3 4/2 Centenary W, 6-1 4/5 *Sam Houston W, 6-1 4/6 *Texas-Arlington L, 1-6 4/12 *@ McNeese State L, 2-5 4/13 *Lamar W, 5-2 4/19 Louisiana Tech W, 4-3 2004 (14-5, 9-1 SLC) 1/23 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L, 0-6 1/24 @ Arkansas State L, 5-1 1/30 @ Centenary W, 4-2 2/15 Grambling W, 5-2 2/28 @ Southern Miss W, 5-2 2/29 @ Samford W, 4-3 3/6 *@ Texas-Arlington L, 1-6 3/7 *@ Stephen F. Austin W, 5-2 3/13 *Lamar W, 4-3 3/14 *McNeese State W, 4-3 3/16 *@ Louisiana-Monroe W, 5-2 3/20 *@ Nicholls State W, 6-1 3/21 *@ Southeastern La. W, 4-3 3/27 *Sam Houston W, 6-1 4/3 *Texas State W, 5-2 4/4 *Texas-San Antonio W, 4-3 4/10 @ Louisiana Tech L, 2-5 4/17 Louisiana-Lafayette W, 4-3 4/25 $McNeese State L, 4-0 $ - Southland Conference Tournament 2005 (6-13, 3-7 SLC) 1/29 @ Louisiana-Lafayette L, 1-6 2/4 @ Texas A&M-CC W, 3-2 2/4 @ Texas-Pan Am W, 6-0 2/5 @ Abilene Christian L, 1-4 2/19 Southern Miss L, 0-7 2/20 Arkansas State L, 2-5 3/5 *@ Texas-San Antonio L, 3-4 3/6 *@ Texas State L, 1-4 3/10 @ Texas A&M-CC L, 3-4 3/12 *@ Lamar L, 1-6 3/19 *@ Southeastern La. L, 1-6 3/20 *Nicholls State W, 6-0 3/22 *Louisiana-Monroe L, 2-5 3/26 @ Louisiana Tech W, 6-1 4/2 *@ McNeese State L, 0-7 4/3 *@ Stephen F. Austin W, 4-3 4/9 *@ Texas-Arlington L, 2-5 4/10 *Sam Houston W, 4-3 4/15 @ Arkansas-Little Rock L, 1-6 2006 No records available 2007 (10-10, 5-6 SLC) 2/3 @ Louisiana-Lafayette L, 1-6 2/10 Arkansas State W, 4-3 2/11 Southern Miss L, 1-6

2/15 @ LSU L, 1-6 2/28 Louisiana Tech W, 5-2 3/1 Centenary W, 7-0 3/2 *Central Arkansas W, 7-0 3/10 *@ Lamar L, 2-4 3/11 *@ McNeese State W, 5-2 3/16 @ Louisiana Tech W, 6-0 3/18 Nicholls State W, 4-3 3/19 #59 Southeastern La. L, 0-7 3/24 *@ Stephen F. Austin W, 4-3 3/25 *@ Sam Houston State L, 3-4 3/31 *Texas State L, 3-4 4/1 *Texas-Arlington L, 2-5 4/4 *@ Texas A&M-CC L, 2-5 4/5 Texas-San Antonio W, 5-2 4/11 Arkansas-Little Rock L, 3-4 4/12 @ Louisiana-Monroe W, 5-2 2008 (16-8, 9-2 SLC) 2/3 @ Arkansas State W, 4-3 2/4 *@ Central Arkansas W, 6-1 2/5 @ Arkansas-Little Rock W, 5-2 2/9 @ Alabama-Birmingham L, 4-3 2/10 @ Southern Miss L, 4-3 2/16 @ Rice L, 1-6 2/17 @ Houston L, 1-6 2/23 Louisiana Tech W, 6-0 2/23 Centenary W, 7-0 3/1 *@ Texas State W, 6-1 3/2 *@ Texas-Arlington W, 5-2 3/8 *Texas A&M-CC W, 6-1 3/9 *Texas-San Antonio W, 6-1 3/15 Memphis W, 6-1 3/20 Louisiana-Monroe W, 5-2 3/25 #71 Louisiana-Lafayette L, 5-2 3/30 *@ Nicholls State W, 4-2 4/5 *Stephen F. Austin W, 6-1 4/6 *Sam Houston W, 6-1 4/12 *Lamar L, 1-6 4/13 *McNeese State W, 4-3 4/19 *@ Southeastern La. L, 0-7 4/25 $Sam Houston W, 4-0 4/26 $Lamar L, 0-4 $ - Southland Conference Tournament 2009 (15-8, 8-3 SLC) 2/7 @ Tulane W, 4-3 2/8 @ New Orleans L, 2-5 2/14 Houston L, 1-6 2/16 Southern Miss W, 6-1 2/21 @ Florida Gulf Coast W, 5-2 2/22 @ Bethune Cookman W, 7-0 2/23 @ Florida Atlantic W, 6-1 2/28 *Texas State W, 6-1 3/1 *Texas-Arlington L, 1-6 3/7 *@ Texas A&M-CC W, 5-2 3/8 *@ Texas-San Antonio L, 2-5 3/17 @ Louisiana-Lafayette L, 1-6 3/28 *Southeastern La. W, 5-2 3/29 *Nicholls State W, 7-0 4/1 Louisiana-Monroe W, 5-2 4/4 *@ Lamar L, 3-4 4/5 *@McNeese State W, 7-0 4/8 *Central Arkansas W, 7-0 4/11 @ Rice L, 0-7 4/15 *@ Stephen F. Austin W, 6-1 4/16 *@ Sam Houston W, 5-2 4/24 $Texas State W, 4-0 4/25 $Texas-Arlington L, 0-4 $ - Southland Conference Tournament 2010 (20-2, 11-0 SLC) SOUTHLAND CHAMPIONS Southland Tournament Champions 2/2 @Louisiana Tech W, 7-0 2/17 Tulane L, 3-4 2/19 New Orleans W, 7-0 2/21 @ Houston W, 6-1 2/27 *Lamar W, 5-2 2/28 *McNeese State W, 7-0 3/6 *Stephen F. Austin W, 6-1 3/7 *Sam Houston W, 6-1 3/13 *@ Central Arkansas W, 7-0 3/14 @ Arkansas-Little Rock W, 6-1 3/27 *Texas A&M-CC W, 6-1 3/28 *Texas-San Antonio W, 7-0 4/2 *@ Southeastern La. W, 6-1 4/4 *@ Nicholls State W, 5-2 4/8 *@ Texas State W, 6-1 4/11 *@ Texas-Arlington W, 6-1 4/14 @ Louisiana-Monroe W, 4-3

4/16 Louisiana-Lafayette W, 5-2 4/23 $Stephen F. Austin W, 4-0 4/24 $Texas-Arlington W, 4-3 4/24 $Lamar W, 4-0 5/14 $$#1 Baylor L, 0-4 $ - Southland Conference Champions $$ - NCAA Tournament (Waco, Texas) 2011 (18-6, 8-4 SLC) 2/11 Arkansas-Little Rock W, 6-1 2/13 Southern Mississippi W, 7-0 2/13 Central Arkansas W, 7-0 2/18 Louisiana-Monroe L, 2-5 2/20 Houston W, 6-1 2/26 Arkansas State W, 4-3 2/26 Louisiana Tech W, 6-1 3/6 *Texas-Arlington L, 1-6 3/12 *at *Texas A&M-CC W, 4-3 3/13 *at Texas San-Antonio W, 6-1 3/16 at Louisiana-Lafayette L, 3-4 3/25 #Texas State W, 6-1 3/26 # Texas-El Paso W, 6-1 3/27 #North Texas L, 2-5 4/2 *Southeastern La. W, 6-1 4/3 * Nicholls W, 6-1 4/3 Grambling W, 5-2 4/9 *@Stephen F. Austin W, 6-1 4/10 *@ Sam Houston W, 4-2 4/16 *@ Lamar L, 2-5 4/17 *@McNeese State W, 6-1 4/29 $ Texas A&M CC W, 4-0 4/30 $ Lamar W, 4-1 5/1 $ Texas-Arlington L, 2-4 $- Southland Conference (3rd) #- North Texas Invitiational 2012 (14-5, 8-3 SLC) 2/5 @ Mississippi State W, 4-3 2/11 @ Houston L, 4-3 2/19 @ Southern Miss. L, 10-7 2/25 Louisiana-Lafayette W, 4-3 2/26 Texas-Pan American W, 7-0 3/3 Texas A&M-CC W, 4-3 3/4 Texas-San Antonio W, 6-1 3/12 @ Texas State W, 4-3 3/16 @ Arkansas State W, 5-2 3/17 @ Central Arkansas W, 6-1 3/17 @ Drury W, 5-2 3/23 @ Stephen F. Austin L, 6-1 3/28 @ Texas Arlington W, 4-3 4/1 @ Sam Houston W, 5-2 4/6 @ Lamar L, 5-2 4/7 McNeese W, 6-1 4/14 Southeastern La. W. 6-1 4/15 Nicholls W, 6-1 $-Southland Conference 2013 (14-8, 6-3 SLC) Southland Tournament Champions 1/26 @ LSU L, 4-3 2/1 Abilene Christian W, 6-1 2/9 Southern Mississippi W, 7-0 2/11 @ Southern Methodist L, 6-1 2/16 @ Texas State W, 4-3 2/17 @ UTSA L, 4-3 3/2 Arkansas State W, 5-2 3/3 @ Louisiana-Lafayette W, 6-1 3/9 AMCC L, 4-3 3/14 Louisiana Tech L, 4-3 3/16 @ Central Arkansas W, 7-0 3/17 @ Oral Roberts W, 7-0 3/22 Sam Houston State W, 4-3 3/29 @ Stephen F. Austin W, 4-3 4/6 Southeastern La. L, 4-3 4/7 Nicholls W, 6-1 4/13 @ Lamar L, 4-3 4/14 @ McNeese W, 4-3 4/26 ^Stephen F. Austin W, 4-1 4/27 ^Southeastern La. W, 4-1 4/28 ^AMCC W, 4-1 5/10 #9 Alabama* L, 4-0 ^-Southland Conference Tourn. *-NCAA Tournament (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

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

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

“Every player that played here for four years graduated and all are successful in life. Some are judges, lawyers, engineers, and tennis pros. All of my players were hard workers and were respectful of everyone. They gave the alumni of Northwestern a winning program and one that could be identified with.” That tradition transferred to the Lady Demons program. Emmons took over as head baseball coach in his final three seasons (1986-89) and relied upon graduate assistants to help run the women’s team which won the Southland championship in 1989 under Emmons and Alex Kukaros. He was followed by Patric DuBois, who became the first fulltime women’s tennis coach and had a strong run of success from 1990-94 culminating with the 1994 Southland crown as Ljudmila Pavlov ranked as highly as No. 33 nationally in singles. DuBois moved on, only to return in 2007 to create a renaissance for NSU tennis -- which is back where it’s often been, a program regionally and nationally respected, bringing in players from near and far bonding to produce championship play and the highest level of academic success.

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H a r r y B r i g g s . . . N S U ’s “ P a d d l i n’ P r o f e s s o r ” For the past 11 years, the “Paddlin’ Professor” has aided the Briggs, a Marine Corps veteran of World War II battles in the Pacific Theatre at Saipan, Tinian and Okinawa, is an adjunct political science NSU Women’s tennis program professor at NSU’s Leesville-Fort Polk campus. with a scholarship fund in memHis swims are designed to bring attention to the Northwestern Lady ory of his wife, and avid tennis Demon tennis team and to raise funds for the Lydia Briggs Tennis Scholarship and the Harry Briggs Tennis Support Fund at NSU. player. “The Paddlin’ Professor,” 91-year-old Northwestern State adjunct political science instructor Dr. Harry Briggs has used his favorite hobby to benefit the NSU Lady Demon tennis program for the past ten years.

“There are two reasons to do it, and the first is selfish,” he said. “I want to see if I can still do it. People get older and too often, lose the desire to challenge themselves.” “Secondly, but more important, it’s a chance to help Northwestern State and the Lady Demon tennis program. It’s a great university, and I say that as a fellow who’s been all over this country and all around the world. Getting involved with the tennis team has been an outstanding experience.” Briggs, no novice swimmer, is a member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame in recognition of his 43 long-distance swims. In 1998 on his 77th birthday he spent 14 hours crossing Tampa Bay, swimming seven miles against the current. His most notable swimming feat was becoming the first person to swim across Lake Erie in 1947. Briggs swam for 35 hours, 55 minutes and covered 32 miles from Sandusky, Ohio, to Point Pelee, Ontario. Acclaimed author Gay Talese, writing a profile of Briggs for the New York Times in the early 1950s, gave him the nickname “The Paddlin’ Professor.” He appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show” after his swim and was featured in Sports Illustrated. Now, he’s content knowing his annual outings don’t get that kind of attention – although Shreveport, Alexandria and Lake Charles media outlets have covered his last two annual challenges -- but in any case, they have lasting impact by providing scholarship opportunities for NSU students. Eight years ago, as the centerpiece of a series of three swims, Briggs did eight miles on Cane River Lake. Since then, he’s done two miles each year in Natchitoches. In 2006, Briggs completed three two-mile swims on the Red River in Shreveport, Alexandria, and Natchitoches. Two summers ago, he covered two miles on Cross Lake in Shreveport in 3:16, appropriately beginning his swim at the American Legion outpost. “This was my toughest challenge yet,” said Briggs. “But the great thing was that I felt better after I finished than I did before I started.” Briggs made his swim in 2007 despite learning a few weeks earlier than he was suffering from prolonged carbon monoxide poisoning. “Harry is one of the most remarkable people anyone could meet,” said Lady Demon tennis coach Patric DuBois. “The experiences and accomplishments he has had in life could fill volumes. We are very fortunate to have a friend to our team in Harry Briggs. He is an inspiration to all of us.” Just recently Briggs was honored by Tufts University, where he attended school, when they retired his No. 9 hockey jersey. He later went on to coach at Tufts, he later went on to pursue a professional hockey career. To contribute to the Briggs Scholarship, in any amount, contact Adam Jonson in the NSU Athletic Association at 318-357-4295 or at jonsona@nsula.edu.

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Dr. Randall J. Webb Northwestern State President

Dr. Randall J. Webb stated when he became Northwestern State University’s 18th president in July of 1996 that his primary objective would be to help make his Alma Mater the best institution it could be. In his 18th year, it’s clear that Webb is achieving that admirable goal. Enrollment has reached record levels during Webb’s tenure as president and exceeded 10,500 for the first time in history in the fall of 2004. Webb has also been at the forefront in recent years of moving the university toward higher admission standards, which has resulted in some enrollment declines but in the enrollment of students with greater academic potential

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President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Randall J. Webb Provost & Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Lisa Abney Vice President for External Affairs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Pierce Vice President for Business Affairs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Jones Vice President for University Affairs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Jones Vice President for Technology, Research and Economic Development: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Darlene Williams

and aptitude. Retention has increased at the university, the average ACT score of students has gone up, and high school student leaders are enrolling in Northwestern in record numbers. There has been a substantial increase in the number of high school valedictorians and salutatorians among first-time freshmen at the university. External funding for NSU has also increased dramatically under Webb’s leadership. In the first capital campaign in its history, the university received $32.7 million to far exceed its goal of $18.84 million. That funding included the establishment of numerous endowed chairs and professorships to enhance academic programs at the university. In addition to the private funding, Northwestern has received more grant monies in recent years from state and federal agencies and private foundations than at any time since its founding in 1884. Webb has also expanded the university’s outreach by spearheading the development at NSU of the largest electronic education and distance learning network of any university in Louisiana. NSU offers courses and degree programs to students across the nation and world through Internet and compressed video. Millions of dollars have been obtained during Webb’s presidency for new and renovated facilities. A new $6.9 million Wellness, Recreation and Activity Center opened on the campus in 2005; and Morrison Hall, the Family and Consumer Sciences Building, and Williamson Hall have been completely renovated and restored. A new Student Services Center on the site of the former West Caspari Hall was completed in May 2012. Over $32 million in construction by a private company has added two modified residence halls to the campus in recent years. Funding has also been obtained to rebuild the East Caspari Hall and replace the underground electrical distribution system. Northwestern academic programs and athletic teams continue to receive positive national recognition. The Computer Information Systems program, for example, won five consecutive national championships in academic competition in systems analysis, and the NSU men’s basketball team defeated Iowa in the NCAA national championship tournament. A former center on the Northwestern football team, Webb is an avid supporter of the university’s athletic programs and has held positions of leadership at the national level in intercollegiate athletics. He has served as chair of the board of directors of the Southland Conference and has been a member of the prestigious NCAA Executive Council and the NCAA Division I Board of Directors that oversee all major policy decisions by the governing body for major college sports. He currently serves as the Southland Conference representative on the NCAA Presidential Advisory Group. A 1965 graduate of Northwestern in mathematics and business education, Webb earned a master of science degree in mathematics from NSU in 1966. He received a doctorate in education from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1971 with a concentration in mathematics and research. Webb was a member of the faculty of Longwood College in Farmville, Va, from 1966 until 1974. He served as Director of Higher Education and Teacher Certification in the Louisiana Department of Education from 1974 through 1976. He moved to Southeastern Louisiana University in 1976 and in 13 years there held positions as director of institutional research, EEO officer, registrar and member of the mathematics faculty. He became Dean of Instruction and Graduate Studies and professor of mathematics at Northwestern in 1989. In that position, he was responsible for campus-wide policy development, planning, advancement, and review of both graduate and undergraduate programs. While Webb was in that position, graduate enrollment increased by 35 percent, and internal funding for faculty research increased by 200 percent. As dean, Webb proposed the concept for NSU’s successful Freshman Connection Program and served as a member of the writing team for a grant proposal that resulted in a five year, $1.7 million Title III grant to improve student retention. He also chaired the steering committee for NSU’s Self Study for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. He has been active in the community as a member of the board of directors of the Natchitoches Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches, the Natchitoches Historic Foundation, the NatchitochesNorthwestern Symphony Society, Rotary Club, and the First Baptist Church. Webb and his wife Brenda have two daughters, both honor graduates of Northwestern. Tamara and her husband, former NSU All-America baseball pitcher Reggie Gatewood, live in Long Valley,N.J., with their children Tyler and Ava. Lauren is married to former outstanding NSU baseball player Nick Simokaitis, and they live in St. Louis with their sons Nicholas and Benjamin.

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Jerry Pierce

Vice President • External Affairs Only a handful of people have served Northwestern State as long as Jerry Pierce has, and nobody has done so in a more understated manner. In his 49th year on the university’s staff, Pierce’s impact on NSU and the city of Natchitoches is indelible. He’s never wanted or gotten top billing, but consistently, he gets results to benefit the university. He begins his 23rd year as vice president of external affairs at Northwestern. A significant aspect of his job is oversight of intercollegiate athletics. Pierce works closely with athletic director Greg Burke and all NSU coaches and staff members to keep Northwestern athletics competing at a championship level week after week, month after month and year after year. Pierce is an avid tennis player who has been a member of USTA teams that have won more than a dozen state championships, five regional titles and one national championship. Well before moving into the executive position, Pierce had already served his alma mater, adopted hometown and state with distinction. In his role as vice president, he oversees university operations in athletics, alumni and development, public and media relaNSU Athletic Council tions and assists President Dr. Randall J. Webb in governmental affairs Jody Biscoe (Chair) activities. Many of those duties were his since the 1970s as he worked Kaymin Carter under four previous presidents as Northwestern advanced from NAIA Lyn Christophe to NCAA College Division to NCAA Division I athletic status in 1977. Catherine Faucheaux A 1961 graduate of Northwestern, Pierce served as trainer/ Cole Gentry manager for the Demon football team during his college years, workKelee Grimes ing closely with legendary coach Jack Clayton. After earning his jourSteve Gruesbeck nalism degree, Pierce went to work for the New Orleans Times PicaMarcus Jones yune, serving as a reporter and editor. He was named executive sports Natalie Laurence editor at the age of 24. Tara McKenney (Student) In 1965, he chose to raise his two sons in Natchitoches and reDr. Charles Pellegrin turned to NSU as sports information director. He was promoted to Dr. Pat Pierson news bureau director two years later and assumed additional responSteve Story sibilities in athletics, alumni affairs and other areas through the years. Dr. Mark Swanstrom He founded, in 1972, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame facility Ed Ward in Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus, providing a home for an Dr. Randall Webb entity created in 1958. He established annual induction activities that remain in place nearly four decades later, and served as director of the Ex-Officio Members Hall for 19 years until his promotion to vice president in 1990 forced Greg Burke him to step aside from the volunteer post. Carrie Crowell He helped guide Northwestern into three athletic conferences Dustin Eubanks (Trans America, 1979; Gulf Star, 1983; Southland, 1987) and NCAA Roxanne Freeman Division I status in 1977. He is a past president of the Southland and Dr. Patrice Moulton has served the conference through other offices and committee posiDr. Vicki Parrish tions. Jerry Pierce In 1994, he was named one of Louisiana’s 20 most influential sports figures by the Times-Picayune. Also on the list were New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, LSU athletic director Joe Dean and basketball coach Dale Brown, and Grambling football coaching legend Eddie Robinson. His salesmanship and managerial skills were instrumental in convincing Tri-Star Productions to film the 1989 smash hit movie Steel Magnolias, with an all-star cast including Julia Roberts, Sally Field and Dylan McDermott in Natchitoches and on the NSU campus. The movie’s impact on tourism in Natchitoches continues to resonate more than two decades later. Pierce is regarded as one of the most effective legislative liaisons for Louisiana’s higher education system. He is also a popular after dinner speaker and master of ceremonies who has spoken at hundreds of events since 1965. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Pierce is a member of the Journalism Department faculty. He is the author of one book and editor of two others and has written thousands of editorials, columns, features and other articles for newspapers and magazines. Pierce and his wife Regina, a teacher, live on Cane River Lake in Natchitoches. He has two sons, Randy and Rick, both NSU graduates; and three grandchildren, twins Evan and Amanda, 23, and Miranda, 12, and two stepchildren, Nicholas and Natalie.

DEMONS’ DECADE OF EXCELLENCE Highlights of NSU athletics in the first 10 years under the leadership of Dr. Randall Webb, Vice President Jerry Pierce and Director of Athletics Greg Burke 22 Southland Conference Championships (7 sports) Football (1997, 1998, 2004), basketball (2005, 2006), women’s basketball (1999, 2004), baseball (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005), women’s soccer (2000), softball (1998, 1999, 2000), men’s track and field (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002). AllSports (1997-98).

13 SLC Tournament Championships (5 sports) Basketball (2001, 2006, 2013), women’s soccer (1997, 2000, 2002, 2005), women’s basketball (2004) and softball (1998, 2000, 2002, 2013), tennis (2013).

19 Postseason Appearances (7 sports) Football - FCS Division playoffs (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004); basketball (2001, 2006, 2013); women’s basketball (2004); baseball (2005); softball (1998, 2000, 2002, 2013); women’s soccer (2000, 2002, 2005), tennis (2013). Women’s Basketball also played in the 1999 WNIT.

45 National Awards (5 sports) All-America awards - track and field (18), football (19), baseball (1). Academic All-America honors – softball (2), baseball (2). National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete (1); NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship (1); basketball - 2006 Pontiac Game Changing Performance $100,000 Scholarship

3 Olympic Competitors (2 sports) Track and field alumni LaMark Carter (2000) Kenta Bell (2004 and 2008) represented the USA in the Olympic Games in the triple jump. Fomer Demon basketball player Dr. Gayle Hatch was the USA’s head men’s weightlifting coach in the 2004 Athens Games.

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Greg Burke

Director of Athletics The Burke File

AGE: 57 (Born Oct. 22, 1956) • HOMETOWN: Alliance, Ohio • HIGH SCHOOL: Marlington ’74 • COLLEGE: Mt. Union ’78 (cum laude) POSTGRADUATE: Kent State ’86 • BEFORE HE WAS A.D.: Sports writer, Alliance (Ohio) Review, 1972-78; director of news and sports information, Hiram (Ohio) College (1978-85); administrative intern, NSU athletics, 1985-86; director, NSU Athletic Association, 1986-92; director of athletic development, University of Akron, 1992-96. BIG FAN OF: Cleveland Browns, Indians and Cavaliers • INTERESTS: Working out, watching ESPN and VH1 Classic, family outings.

In his 18th year as director of athletics at Northwestern State, Greg Burke has received national acclaim for the job he’s done in his adopted hometown. Burke has been athletics director at Northwestern since Aug. 29, 1996, when his first day included speaking at the annual NSU/Independence Bowl Kickoff Luncheon. Burke is the longest serving AD at any Louisiana or Southland Conference institution. He has steered NSU athletics to many of its greatest accomplishments while overseeing a program that has fielded championship caliber teams in nearly all of the school’s NCAA Division I sports. Last February, he was presented the “Outstanding Contributions to Amateur Football Award” by the north Louisiana chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. Two years ago, he was included among 29 winners of the Under Amour AD of the Year Award presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Burke was the 2010-11 president of the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association. While previously serving on the prestigious NCAA Championships/Sports Management Cabinet, Burke began his first term on the NCAA Division I Committee on Academic Performance in the fall of 2013. He previously served a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee (1999-2002) and concurrently served a term on the eight-member NCAA FCS Committee that administers the national playoffs. Burke has served as a site supervisor for Football Championship Subdivision playoff games across the nation and he is regarded as one of the country’s premiere advocates of FCS football. Burke’s 17 years as athletic director include 35 Southland Conference regular-season or tournament championships, 59 All-American and Academic All-American student athletes, and three U.S. Olympic competitors. Twenty NSU teams have taken part in NCAA or WNIT postseason competition. All of the school’s athletic facilities have undergone nearly $7 million in improvements in the past four years. Burke spearheaded a $2 million series of sponsorships for new scoreboards installed for 2008-09 at all NSU athletic venues; the $700,000 Second Century Circle fencing project for athletic venues; and a $500,000 softball grandstand project completed earlier this year. NSU in 2004-05 became the first (and remains the only) Southland Conference member in the league’s five decades of history to sweep football, men’s basketball and baseball championships in the same athletic year. It’s been done only once in Southeastern Conference history, by Alabama in 1933-34, and only four times in Big Ten Conference history, the last time by Michigan State in 1979-80. Those accomplishments have come with one of the more modest athletic budgets in the state and conference. Burke’s management skill and fundraising ability have been pivotal. Burke has displayed a remarkable ability to hire dynamic head coaches, notably current staffers Mike McConathy, Louisiana’s all-time career basketball wins leader; 2013 Louisiana softball coach of the Year Donald Pickett; Hugh and Stephanie Hernesman, who just led the volleyball program to its best season in the 31-year history of the program; and several whose success at Northwestern State propelled them to national prominence in subsequent positions. From his first day on the job, Burke has stressed the importance of having a balanced athletic program. To that end, tremendous competitive strides have been made in women’s athletics under his guidance. Along with the aforementioned volleyball surge, NSU’s soccer program was the first in Louisiana to reach the NCAA Tournament. Softball and tennis made NCAA Tournament appearances in 2013, the second in four seasons for Lady Demon tennis. Burke has established a high standard for NSU Athletics in academic achievement and community service. The academic accomplishments are reflected annually in the NCAA’s APR and GSR studies. Community service by NSU student-athletes, coaches and staff more than doubled to over 5,000 hours in 2009-10 and has remained at that level. Burke spearheaded the adoption of the slogan “Great Tradition, Brighter Future” for NSU Athletics, and the creation of NSU Athletics “Cornerstones” for student-athletes: “Academic Achievement, Personal Responsibility, Competitive Success … Every Minute, Every Hour, Every Day!” In 2005, Burke was one of three recipients of the All-America Football Foundation’s Gen. Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Award and that same year, was also tabbed as one of two Natchitoches Parish Cenla Newsmakers of 2005 by the Alexandria Town Talk newspaper’s editorial staff. He received the 2006 “Outstanding Alumni Award” from his alma mater, Marlington High School in Alliance, Ohio, recognizing his community service and professional achievements. Burke became one of only 21 alumni honored since the award was instituted in 1982. Burke is a past president of the Natchitoches Kiwanis Club and remains active in that civic group. He has also been part of the steering committee for the Natchitoches Christmas Festival and is a former president of the Natchitoches Area Jaycees. He is involved with the American Heart Association and was 2010 March of Dimes chairman locally. His wife, Susu, is a Natchitoches native, NSU graduate and an elementary teacher. Their 19-year-old daughter, Catherine, graduated from St. Mary’s High School in May of 2012 and attends Louisiana Tech.

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n o r t h w est ern st at e ASSISTANT AD FOR MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT

Kyle BARNARD

Kyle Barnard has served as the leader of ticket operations for three years at NSU after serving as a graduate assistant two years prior. His duties include working with event management, external affairs, and alumni relations aside from his ticket manager duties. His career plans are to become an associate athletic director. His first year at Northwestern State served as a graduate assistant for the department. While working with game day operations and marketing/promotions, he served on the diversity council for NSU during the NCAA recertification process. Kyle organized a NCAA diversity workshop for both coaches and players. Barnard received his undergraduate degree in kinesiology and fitness from Ouachita Baptist University. He was a four-year letterman and a three-year starter on the offensive line for the OBU football team. As a captain his junior and senior year, the team had their highest ranking in school history. He served as member and president of OBU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. While attending OBU, Kyle reached the dean’s list and was a member of IFC (Inter Fraternal Council) and also was a member of Rho Sigma men’s social club. His hometown is The Woodlands, Texas. In high school, he was named to the all-district and all-county teams at The Woodlands High School. Kyle also earned a power lifting letter. The son of Ron and Brenda Barnard, he was born Nov. 13, 1987, in Corpus Christi, Texas and has one brother, Conall. He is married to Brittany Barnard, a pediatric RN at Cabrini Hospital. ATHLETICS FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

Jody BISCOE

Faculty Athletic Representative Jody Biscoe is Associate Professor of Psychology and Addiction Studies at Northwestern State, where he is the coordinator for the undergraduate Addiction Studies, and Substance Abuse/Prevention concentrations. Since 2006, he has served as Faculty Athletic Representative for NSU. This role includes the chair of the NSU Athletic Council. Since 2006, Northwestern State University has made numerous paradigm shifts in how it addresses the needs of student-athletes; however, one thing has been consistent in that its student-athletes are winners on the field and in the classroom. All have heard about higher educational institutions being penalized by the NCAA for academic improprieties. NSU has attempted to be a model program of “Doing Things the Right Way,” by following the Athletic Department motto: Great Tradition – Brighter Future. This past year, NSU was one of only four schools in the State of Louisiana that did not receive any penalties for low NCAA Academic Progress Rates (APR) with baseball, soccer, softball, tennis, women’s indoor & outdoor track, and volleyball rating in the top three in the Southland Conference. Among the 40 Northwestern State student-athletes and athletic staff members who graduated in spring 2010, 10 of the 20 receiving undergraduate degrees graduated either cum laude or magna cum laude. Graduation rates of student-athletes in soccer, volleyball, men’s basketball, baseball and football ranked in the top four of the Conference. These accomplishments could not have been achieved without the support and efforts of the student-athletes, coaches, faculty, and administration. Also, Jody is the Director for the Louisiana Addiction Technology Transfer Center at NSU. He has served on the National Addiction Technology Transfer Center’s (ATTC) - Practice and National Leadership Institute Committee. In addition, he has coordinated five nationally recognized leadership institutes for Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico and a member of the National ATTC Leadership Directors Committee. Recently, he was appointed to the NAADAC - National Addiction Studies & Standards Collaborative Committee. This past year, Jody was selected to serve on the United States Health and Human Services – Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration Expert Panel concerning workforce issues. Jody’s married to his wife,Veronica (Roni), an avid runner, and daughter Roxy is a senior co-captain on the varsity cheerleading squad and Lady Tiger basketball team at St. Mary’s School. All are devoted Demon fans! ACADEMIC COORDINATOR/SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR

Carrie CROWELL

Carrie Crowell, a two-year Academic All-Southland Conference soccer standout for Northwestern State in 2005-06, from Arlington, TX, now serves as an academic coordinator in the Johnnie Emmons Athletic Study Center at NSU as well as being the Senior Woman Administrator. Crowell served as an intern in the Academic Services and CHAMPS/Life Skills program in January 2009, while also completing her second season as a graduate assistant soccer coach and finishing work on her master’s of science in sport administration. She was a magna cum laude graduate of NSU in August 2007 in business administration, and also was a key contributor on the Lady Demons’ 2005 NCAA Tournament team that won the Southland Conference Tournament. Crowell is the academic coordinator for the sports of soccer, women’s basketball, men’s and women’s track, volleyball, and veteran football. She also heads the Enhanced Academic Program which provides additional help for student-athletes and aids in maintaining a healthy and successful balance between academics and athletics. Crowell served an internship in the summer of 2008 with the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, helping stage events supporting a Nationwide Tour golf tournament co-sponsored by

the Hall. She also assisted in daily operations of the museum in Springfield, Mo., and helped stage the Missouri High School Basketball All-Stars Game. Crowell was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta honors society from 2005-2007, graduating in three years with a 3.74 grade point average. She made the SLC Commissioners’ Academic Honor Roll in the last three seasons she competed for NSU, capped by a 2006 season in which her defense helped the Lady Demons set a school record for least goals allowed per game. Crowell graduated with her Masters of Science in Sport Administration with a 4.0 GPA in May 2009. ASSISTANT AD/NCAA COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR

Dustin EUBANKS

Dustin Eubanks is in his 13th year in the NSU athletic department and his 12th year at the helm of the compliance duties, keeping all athletic personnel current and in accordance with NCAA and Southland Confer-

ence guidelines. A 1996 education graduate of Northwestern, the 38-year-old avid fan of all teams that hail from Pittsburgh seized an opportunity to serve as a graduate assistant in the sports information department at Northwestern while beginning the pursuit of his master’s degree in health and physical education (concentration in sports administration), which he obtained in May of 2003, and was impressive enough to earn a promotion to full-time status in November 1998. Eubanks is married to the former Dawn Hornsby of Branch and the couple has two daughters, Emilie and Taylor Nicole. The sisters share the same birthdate. Dustin and Dawn, who is the Associate Director of Financial Aid at NSU, will celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary this summer. ATHLETICS BUSINESS MANAGER

Roxanne FREEMAN

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

Ruth FRUGE

Northwestern State graduate Ruth Fruge, who gained extensive experience in the NSU athletic department as a student worker before spending over a year running the ticket sales operations at Detroit Mercy, is the new director of athletic ticket operations at Northwestern State. Fruge returned home to NSU after serving 14 months as the ticket sales and fan experience manager at Detroit Mercy. She worked 18 months as a ticketing and marketing office student assistant in the NSU athletic department from May 2011-November 2012, until she was hired at Detroit Mercy. In her position at UDM, she generated new season ticket orders and handled renewals, and was in charge of corporate, group and single-game ticket sales for basketball, lacrosse and soccer. Fruge sold many large group packages that increased attendance and revenue. She helped manage the halftime entertainment for basketball games, and organzed and ran the Titan Club Special Needs Basketball Camp, the National Girls and Women in Sports Day event, the annual student-athlete awards banquet, and a series of homecoming events. Fruge’ was in charge of alumni games and receptions for all 19 sports at Detroit Mercy, and was in charge of donor relations while serving as the athletic department liason for the Titan Club board of directors. Fruge was also the UDM coed cheerleading coach. In her time working in the NSU athletic department with the ticket and marketing staffs, Fruge’ assisted in implementing new sales plans for season ticket sales for all sports. Her efforts contributed to significant increases in single-game and season tickets in football, basketball and baseball. Fruge helped market and manage the summer Victory Tours in 2011 and 2012. She worked with the successful Demon Rewards student attendance incentive program, and worked closely with NSU Student Services and Alumni Affairs on numerous athletic-related events. She managed donor records and daily deposits while helping supervise 15-20 game-day personnel for home athletic events at NSU. Fruge’ was involved in soliciting donors for the annual fund drive and interacted with season ticket holders for every sport. A December 2012 NSU graduate, Fruge served on the Student Self-Assessed Athletic Fee Oversight Committee.

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Adam JONSON

For his second full-time stint at Northwestern State, Adam Jonson returned to his alma mater as Associate Athletic Director for External Relations and Executive Director of the Athletic Association on July 1, 2013, after gaining experience at three Division I schools. Jonson previously spent just over two years as Assistant Marketing Director for Ticket Operations at NSU before serving the past two years as Assistant Athletic Director for Ticketing and Operations at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He also worked as the Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations at the University of North Florida for one year. At ULM, Jonson provided oversight for the athletic communications and ticketing offices while assisting in marketing and fundraising activities. He helped establish new attendance records for several sports, including a season-long baseball tally that ranked in the top 40 nationally in 2012 and a single-game crowd of more than 31,000 for a nationally televised football game against Baylor. In addition to revamping office organization and operational structures, ticket revenue soared by more than 44 percent under Jonson’s watch. Other initiatives included leading a rebranding campaign for the student section at basketball, implementing a department-wide social media strategy, establishing a “Faith & Family” event and adding it to the title sponsor inventory and structuring new giving level requirements for premium areas to result in more than $100,000 in new revenue. In his first full-time role at NSU, Jonson worked in an external staff that notched record attainment figures. Focusing on all aspects of ticket operations, he also managed the student loyalty program, implemented new procedures for complimentary tickets to further ensure NCAA compliance and spearheaded plans for the current gameday parking structure to create new revenue streams. Beginning as a student worker in the NSU sports information office, Jonson completed his masters of science in sport administration at NSU with a 4.0 gpa after earning his bachelors of science in business administration as a summa cum laude graduate of NSU in 2007. He was donned the prestigious Ace Higgins Award, given by the Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association to the state’s top student SID in 2007. His 2008 softball media guide also earned second place in the annual LSWA contest. Jonson has also been very involved around campus and in the community. His activities in Natchitoches have included playing drums in the praise bands at the BCM and First Baptist Church, serving as intramurals faculty advisor for the BCM and on the WRAC intramurals committee and acting as a Chamber of Commerce ambassador. Through the NSU sports information office, Jonson has worked closely with the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, serving as Advertising Coordinator in 2006 and assisting with inductee hospitality for eight years running. While at ULM, he was selected to serve on a University-wide marketing task force, represent Athletics on the Presidential Committee and elected to serve on the Staff Senate. Born in Natchitoches on July 17, 1985, Jonson attended Franklin Academy in Winnsboro, La., where his mother now resides. His late father Bill, mother Leigh and brother Fletcher each attended NSU, as well. Jonson enjoys traveling, working out and spending time with his wife Elizabeth from Madison, Miss. DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS

Josh MCDANIEL

After nearly five years working in the Louisiana Tech athletics department with extensive involvement with promotional activities and marketing initiatives, Josh McDaniel is the new director of marketing and promotions for Northwestern State Athletics. McDaniel, a native of Beauregard Parish, has a wide range of experience including involvement with event management, branding, ticketing, sales, in-game promotions, social media, graphic design, video production and managing the Louisiana Tech Kids Club. He was the multimedia services manager for Louisiana Tech athletic department since January 2010. In that capacity, McDaniel produced content for Tech’s All-Access feature and helped manage the LaTechSports.com website, and managed Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts. He spearheaded growth of the department’s Twitter followers from under 100 to over 5,000, and created the department’s Facebook page and grew its audience to over 15,000 followers. McDaniel also created the Bulldogs’ Instragram account and began sport-specific Twitter accounts for each sport. He helped implement and monitored the Top Dog Rewards social media program in 2012. McDaniel developed branding strategies for the department and designed print materials for posters, billboards, fliers and signage, along with creating videos and graphics for website and video board use. He was the point man for baseball marketing and promotions and was involved with those activities for football and men’s and women’s basketball. McDaniel was soley responsible for men’s basketball marketing in 2011-12 and was part of the NCAA Pack the House Challenge winning marketing team in 2011 and 2012. He was the game producer for football and men’s and women’s basketball games, handling the video board script development and implementation. McDaniel handled public address announcing in baseball, soccer and some softball and basketball games, while securing and editing in-game music for all home sporting events. He also did some play-by-play announcing at volleyball, baseball and football games. He secured auction items and was responsible for fan experiences. He created and man-

aged former student-athlete reunions and was involved with organizing the Bulldogs’ Bradshaw-Brooks golf tournament fundraiser. As an external affairs and ticketing staff member from a year until taking the multimedia position in January 2010, McDaniel secured over $25,000 in ticket sales through cold calls and e-mails, and assisted in day-to-day operations of the ticket office and gameday operations.

Kelee RODDY

ACADEMIC COORDINATOR

A member of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity as an undergraduate, McDaniel earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology in February 2005. A three-time Academic All-Southland Conference performer, Kelee Roddy, formerly Kelee Grimes replaces another former softball standout, Cary Bruno, who departed in 2012 after two years on the academic staff. Grimes was selected as one of 26 recipients of a 2012 Ethnic Minority and Women’s Enhancement Scholarship awarded by the NCAA to be applied to her postgraduate studies in NSU’s Sport Administration master’s degree program. In her senior season, Grimes was included for the third straight year on the Southland Conference Softball All-Academic Team, finishing with a 3.82 grade point average in business administration while competing in her senior season and serving as a student worker in the Johnnie Emmons Academic Study Center at NSU. Third all-time in school history with 471 career strikeouts, she led the Lady Demons in that category in each of her last three seasons, averaging 1.4 per inning this spring. Grimes was a second-team All-Louisiana selection as a junior when she went 11-8 with a 1.40 earned run average that ranked 18th nationally. Grimes owns two of the 16 no-hitters in school history, blanking Alcorn State as a junior and Alabama State in her senior season. In 2011, she won two Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week honors. As a sophomore, she made the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District VI team and was Academic All-Southland Conference for the first time. Grimes is a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and Beta Gamma Sigma academic honor sorority, and was president of NSU’s Blue Key Honor Society while earning recognition in Who’s Who Among American Universities and Colleges. A Pineville native, Grimes was the 2008 Gatorade Louisiana Softball Player of theYear as she led Pineville High to the Class 5A state finals. She has been active in community outreach projects while a student-athlete in high school and college. Northwestern State success as a Southland Conference member • Southland Conference championships Football – 1988, 1997, 1998, 2004 Basketball – 2005, 2006 (2007 East Division) Women’s Basketball – 1995, 1999, 2004 Baseball – 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005 Softball – 1991, 1998, 1999, 2000 Track & Field (men’s indoor) – 1993, 1994, 1998, 2001 Track & Field (men’s outdoor) – 1993, 1999, 2002 Soccer – 2000 Tennis -1989, 1994, 2010 • Southland Tournament titles Basketball – 2001, 2006, 2013 Women’s Basketball – 2004 Softball – 1998, 2000, 2002, 2013 Tennis – 2010, 2013 Soccer – 1998, 2000, 2002, 2005 • NCAA postseason Football – 1988, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004 Basketball – 2001, 2006, 2013 Women’s Basketball – 1989, 2004 Baseball – 1991, 1994, 2005 Softball – 1998, 2000, 2002, 2013 Tennis – 2010, 2013 Soccer – 2000, 2002, 2005 • WNIT (Women’s Basketball) 1993 – (2-1, fifth place) 1995 – (2-1, second place, beat Clemson and Notre Dame) 1999 – (0-1) • Track & Field NCAA champions – 1990 Indoor Men’s High Jump, Brian Brown; 2010 Outdoor Women’s Discus, Trecey Rew NCAA All-Americans – 30 outdoors, 15 indoors USA Olympians – LaMark Carter, 2000; Kenta Bell, 2004, 2008

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Doug Ireland

Brittany Russ

Assistant AD/Sports Information Director In charge of athletic media relations at his alma mater since January of 1989, Doug Ireland coordinates publicity efforts for Northwestern’s 14 intercollegiate sports teams through local, regional and national media outlets in print, broadcast, television and the internet. He also serves in the volunteer role of Executive Director and Chairman of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Ireland assumed that post in April 1990. His 1992 Demon Football Media Guide won “Best in the Nation” in FCS Division from the College Sports Information Directors of America. A 1997 story on Joe Delaney, “The Guy We Called Joe D,” won a national second-place award in a COSIDA writing contest. Ireland has won numerous awards as SID from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He was recently awarded the Distinguished American Award” by the S.M. McNaughton Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. In 1981-82, while an undergraduate at Northwestern, Ireland worked as chief of the Shreveport Times Natchitoches Bureau, coordinating news coverage of an eight-parish region along the Red River. From 1982-85, he was assistant SID at Southwestern Louisiana. Ireland was the sports editor of the Natchitoches Times in 1985-86 and attended graduate school at Northeast Louisiana before joining the Alexandria Town Talk sports staff in 1987. In 18 months at the Town Talk, he covered both NSU and LSU sports and won 15 writing awards from the Louisiana Sports Writers’ Association. In 2001, the LSWA presented its prestigious Mac Russo Award to Ireland for his contributions to the organization. In 1999, Ireland was awarded honorary membership in the Graduate N Club at NSU by the university’s group of athletic lettermen for his service to Northwestern and its athletic program, and in 2003 he was given full membership. He was appointed by President Dr. Randall Webb to serve a two-year term on the inaugural University Planning Council in 1997-99. A member of the Blue Key National Honor Fraternity and a student government senator while completing a journalism degree from Northwestern, Ireland was editor of the student newspaper “Current Sauce” as a sophomore before going to work for the Shreveport Times. He was an all-district baseball player and the student body president at Jonesboro-Hodge High School, where he was a wingback for the Tigers’ 1977 Class AA state football finalists coached by Don Shows.

Matthew Fowler

Assistant Sports Information Director

Matthew Fowler, in his fifth year as a member of the Northwestern State sports information staff, was named assistant sports information director in June 2012. Fowler has worked as the primary media contact for the Lady Demon soccer program and has been the secondary contat for Demon baseball. He assisted with production of NSU’s awardwinning football, baseball and men’s basketball media guides, as well as game programs for several sports and other promotional materials. He has been the official scorer and statistician for football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and soccer. In 2010, Fowler became the fourth NSU student assistant to receive the prestigious Ace Higgins Award that is presented annually by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association to the outstanding student assistant SID in the state. Fowler, a Homer native, graduated from NSU in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in general studies with a concentration in arts and communication. He also minored in sports management. Prior to joining the sports information staff as a student worker, Fowler was a member of the Spirit of Northwestern marching band as a trumpet player. Fowler was also very active in campus activities including serving as President of the Baptist Christian Ministry and participating in intramural athletics. At Homer High School, Fowler was Claiborne Parish student of the year in his senior year and valedictorian of his graduating class. Fowler married Whitney Brandon, a NSU graduate and a Florien native who is a teacher at Natchitoches Central High School.

Sports Information Graduate Assistant Brittany Russ is in her second season as a graduate assistant for the NSU sports information staff. Russ is the primary contact for the Lady Demon softball, Tennis, and Volleyball programs, and the Lady Demon and Demon Cross Country team. Before coming to Northwestern State, Russ graduated from Neumann University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Sport Management. She spent four years working for the athletic department at Neumann; both, as a member of the Game-Day staff and Sports Information staff, working nearly every home event in her four years with the program. As an assistant to the Sports Information Director, Russ produced post-game stories and press releases, and contributed to in-game statistics for many of the Universities 21 Division III varsity sports. Russ earned three letters with the women’s soccer team as a goalkeeper. In net, she appeared in 26 games, starting 17 and recorded a 2.03 goals against average. In 2011, Russ helped lead the program to its first Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) championship game appearance. Russ is a native of Geneva, N.Y. where she lettered in soccer and softball, and was a four-year member of the marching and field band at Marcus Whitman High School. She was also a member of the Geneva Lady Bombers U19 Ice Hockey Team. The daughter of Karl, Pennie and Hans, she has one younger brother Josh, and is currently studying towards a master’s degree in Health and Human Performance at NSU.

They cover the Demons: primary media outlets

Daily Newspapers -Bret McCormick, Bob Tompkins, Warren Hayes, Alexandria Daily Town Talk, P.O. Box 7558, Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-487-6351, fax 487-6315) - Roy Lang III, Sports, The Times, 222 Lake Street, Shreveport, LA 71101 (318-459-3296, 800-462-6436, fax 459-3301) - Joe Schiefelbein, Sports, Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, P.O. Box 588, Baton Rouge, LA 70821 (225-383-1111, fax 388-0371) - Russell Hedges, Sports, Bossier Press Tribune, 4250 Viking Dr. , Bossier City, LA 71111 (318-747-7900, fax 747-5298) - Leesville Daily Leader, P.O. Box 619, Leesville, LA 71446 (318-239-3444, fax 318-238-1552) - Natchitoches Times, 904 Hwy. 1 South, Natchitoches, LA 71457 (318-352-3618, fax 352-7842)

Non-Daily Newspapers - NSU Current Sauce, Kyser Hall, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5456, fax 357-6564) - Sports, New Orleans Times Picayune, 3800 Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70140 (504-826-3405, fax 826-3401)

Television Stations - Chris Bailey, Mo Carter, Sherman Desselle KALB-TV, 605 Washington St., Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-445-6397 exts. 516, 523; fax 442-7427) - Adria Goins, Shayne Wright, KSLA-TV, 1812 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104 (318-677-6709, fax 677-6705) - Brandon Dunn, Lance Snow, KTAL-TV, 3150 N. Market St., Shreveport, LA 71107 (318-629-7134, 7133, fax 318-629-7171) - Paul Crane, Alex Anderson Tatum Everett KTBS-TV, 312 E. Kings Hwy., Shreveport LA 71104 (318-861-5838, fax 318-862-9431) - David Antilley II, NSU-TV, 104A Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-4417) Campus Radio Station - KNWD, 109 Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5693) Wire Service - Bret Martel, Associated Press, 1001 Howard Ave. Suite 200A, New Orleans, LA 70113 (800-662-7717, 504-523-3931, fax 586-0531)

Conference/NCAA Offices - Todd Lamb, Southland Conference, 2600 Network Blvd., Suite 150, Frisco, TX 75034 (972-422-9500, fax 422-9225) - Jim Wright, NCAA Statistics, P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, IN 46206 (317-917-6222, fax 917-6888)

National Outlets - USA Today, 7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22107 (703-276-3400) - Sports Illustrated, Time/Life Building, New York, NY 10020 (212-522-5782, 212-977-4540/4541) - Sporting News, Box 56, St. Louis, MO 63166 (800-433-1886, 314-993-7111) - CBS Sports, 51 W52nd St., 30th Floor, New York, NY 10019 (212-975-5162/3559) - ABC Sports, 1330 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 (212-456-7777) - ESPN, ESPN Plaza, Bristol, CT 06010 (203-585-2154/2125, 800-843-6416) - CNN, One CNN Plaza, 100 International Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30348 (404-822-1588) - SportsTicker, Harborside Financial Center, 600 Plaza Two, New Jersey City, NJ 07311 (800-367-8935)

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