2012 Volleyball Media Guide by Northwestern State Athletics

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University Information School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Northwestern State University Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Natchitoches, Louisiana Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1884 as Louisiana Normal Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9,250 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lady Demons President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Randall J. Webb Vice President/External Affairs: . . . .Jerry Pierce Athletics Director: . . . . . . . . . . .Greg Burke Affiliation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Southland Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Purple & White with Orange trim Facility: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Prather Coliseum (3,400) Lady Demon Information Co-Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . .Hugh Hernesman Alma Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wisconsin-Whitewater (1995) Record at NSU: . . . . . . . . . . . .23-36 (2 years) Career Record: . . . . . . . . . . . .70-79 (5 years) Co-Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . .Stephanie Hernesman Alama Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wisconsin-Whitewater (2000) Record at NSU: . . . . . . . . . . . .23-36 (2 years) Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . .Allison Wack (Wisconsin, 2012) VB Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ara Grigsby VB Athletic Trainer: . . . . . . . . . .Jenny Mason VB Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chassity Currey VB Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . (318) 357-4227 2011 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-20 SLC Record/Finish: . . . . . . . . . .6-10/8th overall Starters Ret./Lost: . . . . . . . . . . 7/0 Letterwinners Ret./Lost: . . . . . . . 11/1 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 SID: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Ireland Assistant SID: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matthew Fowler (VB Contact): . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kellie O’Brien Email: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . obrienk@nsula.edu SID Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(318) 357-6467 Website: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.nsudemons.com Twitter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .@NSUDemonsVB Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .facebook.com/forkemdemons 2012 NSU Volleyball Media Credits Editor: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kellie O’Brien Layout and Design: . . . . . . . . . .Kellie O’Brien Editorial Assistance: . . . . . . . . . .Doug Ireland SID, Matthew Fowler Assistant SID, Ronnette Pellegrin Administrative Assistant, Jimmie Walker SID Graduate Assistant, Kellie O’Brien SID Intern Photography: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gary Hardamon, NSU Photographic Services

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Contents

The Start of a New Era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Quick Facts • Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2012 Lady Demon Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2012 Season Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hugh Hernesman Breaks Down the Roster . . . . . . . . . . .6 Co-Head Coach Hugh Hernesman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Co-Head Coach Stephanie Hernesman . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Coaching Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Nicole Hajka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Jessica Guttierrez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Keelie Arneson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Vanessa Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Stacy DiFrancesco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Tamara Hanna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Kelly Jimenez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Emily Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Mackenzie Neely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Emily Sweet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Caiti O’Connell & Kaitlyn Brooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Glynna Johnson & Amanda Kunz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The Southland Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Southland Conference Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Dr. Randall Webb, NSU President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Jerry Pierce, NSU Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Greg Burke, Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Athletic Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Strength & Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Athletic Trainers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 2011 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Lady Demon Record Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 All-Time Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Year-by-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 All-Time Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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Northwestern State Volleyball 2012 Lady Demon Roster Ht. 5-5

(Numerical) Cl. Exp. Hometown Previous So. 1L San Antonio, TX (Incarnate Word HS)

No. 1

Name Tamara Hanna

Pos. L

Jessica Guttierrez

DS/OH 5-10

Jr.

Stacey DiFrancesco

5-10

So. 1L

The Woodlands, TX (The Woodlands HS)

Kaitlyn Brooks

5-7

Fr.

Sugarland, TX (Ft. Bend Austin HS)

Mackenzie Neely

MB/RS 6-1

So. 1L

Dripping Springs, TX (Dripping Springs HS)

Kelly Jimenez

So. 1L

Corpus Christi, TX (Corpus Christi HS)

Caiti O’Connell

OH/RS 6-1

Fr.

Friendswood, TX (Clear Brook HS)

Nicole Hajka

5-11

Sr.

Austin, TX (Vista Ridge HS)

Glynna Johnson

6-3

Fr.

Gatesville, TX (Gatesville HS)

Keelie Arneson

L/S

5-7

So. 1L

Tomball, TX (Klein Oak HS)

Emily Sweet

5-9

So. 1L

Houston, TX (St. Agnes Academy)

Emily Johnson

S/DS

5-6

So. 1L

Plano, TX (Plano West HS)

Amanda Kunz

6-1

Fr.

Plano, TX (Plano Senior HS)

Vanessa Coleman

6-0

So. 1L

5-9

2L HS

Mandeville, LA (Fontainebleau HS)

Bloomington, IL (Bloomington HS)

Alphabetical No. 10

Name Keelie Arneson

Pos. L/S

Ht. 5-7

Cl. Exp. Hometown Previous So. 1L Tomball, TX (Klein Oak HS)

Kaitlyn Brooks

5-7

Fr.

Sugarland, TX (Ft. Bend Austin HS)

Vanessa Coleman

6-0

So. 1L

Bloomington, IL (Bloomington HS)

Caiti O’Connell

OH/RS 6-1

Fr.

Friendswood, TX (Clear Brook HS)

Stacey DiFrancesco

So. 1L

The Woodlands, TX (The Woodlands HS)

Jessica Guttierrez

DS/OH 5-10

Jr.

Mandeville, LA (Fontainebleau HS)

Nicole Hajka

5-11

Sr.

Austin, TX (Vista Ridge HS)

Tamara Hanna

5-5

So. 1L

San Antonio, TX (Incarnate Word HS)

Kelly Jimenez

5-9

So. 1L

Corpus Christi, TX (Corpus Christi HS)

Emily Johnson

S/DS

5-6

So. 1L

Plano, TX (Plano West HS)

Glynna Johnson

6-3

Fr.

Gatesville, TX (Gatesville HS)

Amanda Kunz

6-1

Fr.

Plano, TX (Plano Senior HS)

Mackenzie Neely

MB/RS 6-1

So. 1L

Dripping Springs, TX (Dripping Springs HS)

Emily Sweet

So. 1L

Houston, TX (St. Agnes Academy)

5-10

5-9

Hugh Hernesman

Co-Head Coach (Wisconsin-Whitewater, 1995), 3rd year

Stephanie Hernesman

Co-Head Coach (Wisconsin-Whitewater, 2000), 3rd year

Allison Wack

Graduate Assistant (Wisconsin, 2012), 1st year

2012

Northwestern State Volleyball

NSU RAISES EXPECTATIONS FOR 2012 SEASON

After ending the 2011 season on a high-note, the Northwestern State volleyball team will look to carry on the momentum as it enters the 2012 campaign. The Lady Demons won their final two regular season matches last season, defeating Southeastern Louisiana and Nicholls State to earn a trip to the Southland Conference Tournament. Once there, the squad took a set off top-seeded Texas State, who went on to earn a NCAA Tournament berth. NSU returns its entire starting lineup from last season and 11 of 12 letterwinners. It also added three outstanding freshmen to provide the much-needed depth to the roster, especially at the middle-blocker position. “Our main goal for this season and every season is to win the conference tournament. Though, I’m sure we’re not the only ones with that goal and there are a lot of talented teams in the Southland Conference this year. There are a good number of teams with more experience than we have and that will be a great challenge for us. We are still going to be young and a lot of our young players will need to produce at the level of the upperclassmen they are playing against. This is not anything new to us. We dealt wih the same issues last season and it was not something we backed down from. This is a competitive group and a tightly knit family. We know what our obstacles are and we

are going to prepare to meet them with a competitive fire,” said co-head coach Hugh Hernesman. The roster is highlighted by 2011 NSU Co-MVP’s Stacey DiFrancesco and Keelie Arneson. Both earned First-Team All-Louisiana accolades last season and played their way into receiving All-Southland Conference honors. DiFrancesco earned Freshman of the Year and Second-team All-Conference after leading the SLC with 14 double-doubles in 16 matches. She broke the school record for attacks in a season (1, 390), and placed second in the record books in total kills (424). DiFrancesco finished the season second in the SLC in kills, averaging 3.79 per set on the season and 4.16 per set in conference play. Arneson won LSWA Co-Libero of the year in 2011 and set the NSU

single-season record for digs, scooping up 539 and surpassing Rachel Ford’s mark of 528 set in 2006. She also earned Southern Mississippi Invitational All-Tournament honors at the beginning of the year, and finished sixth in the SLC in digs after reaching double-digits in 29 of 30 matches. “Our program will always be built on great defense and that won’t change. We’ll be even better in that area this year based on improved skill, a year of experience at this level, a stronger grasp of our defensive system and greater physicality at the net,” Hernesman said. Nicole Hajka is the lone senior in the group and is coming off a breakout year in 2011 where she increased her attacking production by nine times from the year before. She is joined by sophomores Vanessa Cole-

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man, Mackenzie Neely, Emily Sweet and Kelly Jimenez as returning starters for 2012. This past spring, the team spent a lot of time in the NSU strength and conditioning program to continue getting faster and stronger. The Lady Demons did exercises in plyometrics, agility and conditioning, in addition to improving their skills on the court. “Overall, our team will be a more physical team than last year, which was an area that needed to be addressed simply because we were so young. Our returners had a spring and an offseason to get stronger and become better able to compete at this level. Additionally, we have the ability to add increased size at all of the hitting positions just by adding our two freshmen middles and Caiti O’Connell, who is coming off of a redshirt season. This increased size gives us the ability to play differently match to match, opponent to opponent and even set to set. I believe we will see more improvement in our offense than defense as we continue to add attacking options and as our current hitters continue to improve. Lastly, people will be able to watch a group that has great chemistry. Their chemistry will carry them a long way and it also makes this group a lot of fun to watch because they are a true ‘team’,” Hernesman said. The Southland Conference lost its top two teams from last season, Texas State and Texas-San Anto-

nio, as well as Texas-Arlington who finished sixth. In return, the SLC gained Oral Roberts, which was one of the top programs in the Summit League. “I fully expect the conference to be a battle each and every weekend. We add a very strong Oral Roberts team that finished in the same neighborhood as Texas State and UTSA as far as RPI last season, and will be one of the teams to beat,” Hernesman said. “Still, there are a good number of teams that can challenge for the top spot this year. There are programs that return a lot of talent and experience as well as programs who have traditionally done very well in the Southland that we still need to catch, but I don’t believe we’re all that far away. Our staff and our players believe in the team we have this year.” The Lady Demons are predicted to finish in the middle of the pack in

the SLC in 2012, but proved last year that they can exceed expectations when they finished two spots ahead of their projection. They also took a set off of SLC Champion Texas State and defeated long-time powerhouse Central Arkansas on the road to prove that the league is more balanced than in the previous years. “When talking with other coaches in our conference, the one thing that almost always gets brought up is how the teams that have traditionally been at the bottom of the standings have improved over the last couple years,” Hernesman said. “The bottom of the conference is raising the level of play and that creates some great competition each match league-wide. I wouldn’t be shocked to see our conference regular season champion with 4 or 5 losses. It is wide open this year.”

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Northwestern State Volleyball

Hugh Hernesman Breaks Down The Roster

Position: Setter Players: Emily Sweet, Kaitlyn Brooks

Our setting situation should be a strength of ours in 2012. Last season, we ran a 5-1 offense where we only used one setter. This year, for the first time since we’ve been here, we have the setting talent and depth to run a 6-2 offense, where we would use two setters and have three front row hitters at all times. A lot of factors go into that decision and it takes the right personnel, but in terms of setting talent alone, this is as close as we’ve been - which is the number one factor. Emily Sweet returns with a year of experience as the full-time starter last season. We were very pleased with Sweet’s performance last year and felt as though she was on the cusp of becoming an allconference type of player. The three things that make Sweet a special player in our conference are 1.) She has the ability to “better” the ball in bad situations, 2.) She is a strong defensive player that we can put in a position to feature and take advantage of her abilities and 3.) She’s gifted to the level that the sets she produces for our players are all very “hittable”. To the novice volleyball fan, this is tough to see because all setting can sometimes look the same, but to experienced coaches and players, this is a gift and very recognizable. As far as Kaitlyn Brooks is concerned, we couldn’t be more thrilled with her addition to the program. Kaitlyn will walk in the door as one of our best athletes in the program and is fresh off a great club season that concluded with her being named All-American at USA Volleyball’s Junior National Championships. She’s a dynamic athlete with tremendous speed and quickness. On top of that, she’s a great competitor and an extremely hard worker. The thing about Kaitlyn that we hear from her coaches is that she always finds a way. In watching her play already, I’m not surprised. Position: Outside Hitter

Kelly Jimenez has a full season as a starter on the outside under her belt and is coming off arguably the best spring season of any of our players. She became much, much better out of system and of the four, probably has the strongest arm and the most “pop” on the ball. Additionally, her ball control skills (passing and defense) made a huge jump and she became one of our most reliable passers this past spring. Her serve receive has great range and she has natural platform skills that many take years to develop. Caiti O’Connell redshirted last season with one of her main goals being to add strength and mass. We’re excited that while she did a great job in the weight room, she also developed her skills on the floor as well. It will be interesting because Caiti is a different kind of player than Kelly and Stacey. She’s bigger and has the potential to be more physical as an attacker and a blocker. While we were a strong defensive team last year, we struggled at times against more physical teams to terminate and block at their level. Caiti has the potential to be a player that can provide that for us. Nicole Hajka is an option for us on the outside as well. She’s more comfortable and productive on the right-side, but is such a good athlete and now with three years of college experience, we wouldn’t be afraid to see what she could do out there. Position: Middle Blocker Players: Vanessa Coleman, Glynna Johnson, Amanda Kunz

Without a doubt, this is the area of our program that has been upgraded the most from last season. We now have the ability to be more physical at the position, as well as adding quality depth to raise the competition level and protect ourselves from injury. One thing we are sure of is that we’ll be starting at least one freshman at this position, so there will be some adjustments to be made for having some inexperience on the floor, but it’s not like we didn’t have that all last Players: Nicole Hajka, Stacey DiFrancesco, Kelly Jimenez, Caiti season. O’Connell Vanessa Coleman returns after being a full-time starter last sea This will be a season-long battle with some very good options for son. Vanessa had some great moments last year as someone that was us. I’m guessing that we will see some different combinations and still “learning on the job” at this level. The thing we love about Vanessa perhaps even be changing things depending on our matchup or who’s is that while she may be a little bit undersized at the position, she is had the best week or two of practice. a dynamic athlete that has great speed. That speed allows her to be a Stacey DiFrancesco was a kill away from tying for the SLC lead in solid blocker and should also help her become a great weapon for us kills per set last season. She’s a proven point scorer and can compete in transition. That’s the next step for Vanessa. at a high level for us. She’s also a great competitor that wants the ball At 6’3”, Glynna Johnson brings both size and versatility to our in crucial situations. One of the things we asked of Stacey this offsea- program. We envision her as a middle to start her career, but she has son was to work to reduce her hitting errors to help her to become a the ability to play on either pin as an outside or a right-side. We may more efficient player and I believe she made some positive strides in be able to take advantage of that versatility to diversify our offense that area. even this season. When we talk about adding some physicality to the

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floor for us, this is one of the players that can do that for us. Amanda Kunz is another player that will bring some physicality, but also possesses some “sneaky” speed. She’s almost kind of a mix of Vanessa and Glynna. At 6’1”, she again allows us to put a bigger lineup on the floor. I would say that right now, her strength would be her blocking. Like a lot of our players, Amanda has great length, which we believe will lead to her being a solid offensive option as well. She plays and contacts the ball at a high point, so the tools are there for her to grow offensively and we’ve successfully trained a good number of athletes like her. Position: Opposite/Right-side Players: Nicole Hajka, Caiti O’Connell, Mackenzie Neely

Just like our other positions, this spot also becomes a great battle with multiple options for us. Options that we did not have last season. Depending on the type of offense we run (5-1 or 6-2), we will have one or two right-side hitters playing for us. Nicole Hajka returns as last season’s starter and our only senior. While Nicole is an option for us on the outside, she is more comfortable, more confident and a better player on the right-side. By far our best athlete on the team, Nicole had a couple stretches last season where she was our most productive and efficient hitter. She had a really good spring and looked especially good in our spring competitions. One of the comments I made to Nicole at one point this spring is that I feel like we don’t really need to pay a lot of attention to her anymore - meaning that she knows everything that is expected and is in control of her game at this point in her career. Overall, she has become a more consistent player. Mackenzie Neely moves from the middle to the right-side this year, which is her best position and what we envisioned her role to be when we recruited her. Last season, she played middle out of necessity for us and did an admirable job. She led our team in hitting efficiency and is just a very good volleyball player. Mackenzie is gifted with probably the best arm I’ve ever coached in my 17 seasons of coaching collegiate volleyball and she’s a very competitive player. Additionally, I would say that of the three options we have here, Mackenzie is probably our best and most physical blocker. I know that she is looking forward to the full-time position switch. Caiti O’Connell proved to be a right-side option for us this past spring. As a redshirt last fall, a lot of Caiti’s time was on the second side filling in both on the left and the right. While our original vision of Caiti in the recruiting process was on the outside, she’s shown some versatility and has become part of our right-side conversations as well. This versatility will improve her ability to get on the floor and will

be a great asset to us as we build our offensive system around our strengths. Position: Libero Players: Jessica Guttierrez, Keelie Arneson, Tamara Hanna, Emily Johnson

This group will produce not only our starting libero, but also at least one regular defensive specialist, if not two. We’ve got a lot of talent to choose from and this has the potential to be a pretty fluid area. Jessica Guttierrez knows our back court system better than the rest of this group at the moment and is one of the reasons she earned a lot of playing time last year in the right back position. It’s not surprising after two full years in the program. She plays with a lot of effort and desire with little regard for her own health. Those are all qualities that become contagious for a team and set the right tone for our program. Keelie Arneson was our starting libero for most of the season last year. She is still just scratching the surface of her abilities as a relative newcomer to the position after transitioning from being an All-State setter during her prep career. Keelie set a school record for digs in a season last year - quite an accomplishment for someone so new to the position. The two things that stand out about Keelie are her speed and defensive range. This spring, her serve receive was a major focus. We had her passing half the floor with very encouraging results. Tamara Hanna, despite varying freak injuries last fall, played in half of our matches and gained some great experience. She’s another player at this position that brings great speed and a fearlessness that all great defensive players have. Tam had a good spring season and we essentially split time at the libero position between her and Keelie, and she performed at a very high level. Emily Johnson was most impactful last season in a serving specialist role. However, she trained with our defensive players this past spring when she wasn’t setting and did a really nice job. EJ has a great first step and is just a very good volleyball player, so we expect her to be right in the mix for a DS spot. Her serve is the best on the team, so it becomes a weapon that we can also utilize. Kaitlyn Brooks, outside of being a talented setter, is also an excellent defensive player. She’s very similar to Keelie Arneson in the type of athlete she is - extremely quick and a great first step. Kaitlyn was also being recruited by other schools with the intention of converting her into a libero - just as we did with Keelie. Kaitlyn’s primary role with us will be as a setter, but will also be given every opportunity to train with our ball control players and earn a role in a defensive capacity if she’s not setting.

2012

Northwestern State Volleyball Co-Head Coach

Hugh Hernesman 3rd Season at NSU • 6th Season overall University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (1995)

In just his third season, Hugh Hernesman has already re-built the Northwestern State volleyball program from scratch. Bringing in a class of nine freshmen last season, he and his wife Stephanie coached NSU to its first Southland Conference Tournament appearance in three years and improved its conference win total by two matches from 2010. His 2011 recruiting class was regarded as the strongest in the conference, as he brought in All-State athletes who played at prestigious high-end volleyball clubs. Two of his recruits, Keelie Arneson and Stacey DiFrancesco, earned All-Louisiana First-Team accolades in their very first year in the program. Additionally, DiFrancesco became the first Lady Demon to win Southland Conference Freshman of the Year in program history and also made it on the All-Conference Second-Team. The NSU volleyball program earned national attention last season on Sept. 15, 2011 when Hugh Hernesman they snapped Central Arkansas’ 31-match home winning-streak. It was the second longest acEducation tive streak in the nation, and NSU needed just four sets to break it. The Lady Demons had not • Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater previously defeated UCA since 2006, and it was the first time they had ever done it on the road. The Hernesman’s have made NSU one of the most elite volleyball programs in Louisiana. The Bachelor’s in Education, 1995 Lady Demons posted an impressive 7-1 record against Louisiana opponents last season, includ • Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater ing wins over Louisiana Tech, McNeese State, Southeastern Louisiana (twice) and Nicholls State Master’s in H&HP, 2000 (twice). In 2010, NSU had one of the biggest turnarounds in the nation with 10 more wins than the Coaching Experience previous season. The turnaround had to do with both the talent and the competitiveness which • 2002-2004 the coaches brought into a program that hasn’t seen a winning season since 1987. Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club Hernesman arrived at NSU after serving two seasons as the top assistant coach and recruit • 1994-2004 ing coordinator at Ball State and helped coach the 2008 and 2009 teams to the Mid-American Head Coach, Wisc.-Whitewater Conference Tournament, where the Cardinals lost to the eventual champions both seasons. Men’s Club In three years, they coached two All-MAC performers as well as developed two players that • 1995-2004 were named to the 2008 All-MAC Freshman team. They were also a major factor in boasting Ball Assistant Coach, Wisc.-Whitewater State’s RPI from No. 254 in their first season in 2007, to No. 50 in his last year. Women’s Volleyball Hugh began his collegiate coaching career at Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1995 and helped guide • 2005-2007 (47-43) the Warhawks to nine consecutive NCAA Division III Tournament appearances, including four Head Coach, Hardin-Simmons Final Four appearances (1995, 2000, 2001, 2002) and the 2002 National Championship. Women’s Volleyball His teams won six WIAC Conference titles and posted a 305-45 won-loss record. He also de • 2007-2009 veloped and coached eight AVCA All-Americans, including the 2002 National Player of the Year, First Assistant Coach, Ball State 10 AVCA All-Region players, and 14 WIAC All-Conference athletes. Prior to joining the Ball State staff, Hugh was joined by Stephanie to transform Hardin-Sim Recruiting Coord., Women’s VB mons into a conference champion in just three seasons. • 2010-Present (23-36) He was named the American Southwest Conference West Division Coach of the Year in both Head Coach, Northwestern State the 2005 and 2006 seasons, coached two ASC West Division Players of the Year, two league newcomers of the year, 10 ASC All-Conference selections, and a first team Academic All-AmeriPlaying Experience can. • 1991-1994, 1996-1997 He also guided his team to the 2006 ASC tournament championship and the program’s first Wisc.-Whitewater, Men’s VB ever NCAA Tournament appearance. His 2005 team won the ASC West Division title and was an Club President, Coach, Player ASC tournament runner-up. His program won the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2004-05 Played left-side and right-side hitter sports calendar year. • Wisconsin Volleyball Conference Hugh began his collegiate coaching career at Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1995 and helped guide Champions (1993-1994) the Warhawks to nine consecutive NCAA Division III Tournament appearances, including four • Inducted into the WVC Hall of Final Four appearances (1995, 2000, 2001, 2002) and the 2002 National Championship. Fame (2006) His teams won six WIAC Conference titles and posted a 305-45 won-loss record. He also de • Team Captain (1991-94) veloped and coached eight AVCA All-Americans, including the 2002 National Player of the Year, • NIVC All-Conference (1992) 10 AVCA All-Region players, and 14 WIAC All-Conference athletes. • WVC All-Conference (1993, 1994) He and Stephanie are the proud parents of 6-year old son Austin and 3-year old daughter • WVC Conference Co-MVP (1994) Emma. • WVC Honorable Mention (1997)

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Stephanie Hernesman 3rd Season at NSU • 3rd Season overall Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater (2000)

Stephanie Hernesman, like her husband Hugh, is in her third year as the co-head coach of the Lady Demon volleyball program. She has brought in some of the strongest recruits in NSU history, and has continued to improve the level of play each of the first two seasons. A graduate of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Hernesman was a three-time AVCA All-American as a player and was the team most valuable player in 1995, 1997, and 1998. She led her team to the NCAA Final Four in 1995 and earned Final Four All-Tournament honors. During her playing days, she guided her team to three conference championships (1996, 1997, 1998) and four NCAA Tournaments (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) and was named the team captain in 1997 and 1998. Her teams posted a combined record of 134-21 for an 86.5 winning percentage. She was also co-captain of her 1997 and 1998 teams. Stephanie Hernesman Prior to arriving on the NSU campus, Hernesman was a volunteer assistant at Ball State from Education 2007-2009 where she assisted in leading the Cardinals to the Mid-American Conference Tourna • Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater ment and falling to the eventual champion in both seasons. Bachelor’s in Business Admin., 2000 She began her coaching career in 1999 as an assistant coach for the Wisconsin-Whitewater • Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s volleyball team - a stint that lasted until 2003. Master’s in H&HP, 2000 In addition to her coaching assistance at Whitewater, she was the head coach of the Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club from 2002-04 where her 2003 team placed second at the Junior OlymCoaching Experience pics and was the camp instructor for the USA Volleyball High Performance Program in 2003 and • 1999-2003 2005. Assistant Coach, Wisc.-Whitewater From 2004-07, she was the assistant coach at Hardin-Simmons where she joined her husband Men’s Volleyball in helping transform the team into conference champions in just three seasons. She helped • 2001-2004 coach two ASC West Division Players of the Year, two league newcomers of the year, 10 ASC USAV Junior Tournament Director All-Conference selections and a first team Academic All-American. • 2002-2004 She also assisted in guiding her team to the 2006 ASC tournament championship and the Head Coach, Milwaukee Sting program’s first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. The 2005 squad won the ASC West Division Volleyball Club title and was an ASC tournament runner-up. The program also won the AVCA Team Academic • 2004-2007 Award for the 2004-05 sports calendar year. Assistant Coach, Hardin-Simmons She and her husband Hugh, are proud parents of 6-year old Austin and 3-year old Emma. Women’s Volleyball • 2007-2009 Volunteer Assistant, Ball State Women’s Volleyball • 2010-Present (23-36) Co-Head Coach, Northwestern State

Playing Experience

• 1995-1998 Wisconsin-Whitewater • 3-time AVCA All-American • Team MVP in 1995, 97, 98 • NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team (1995) • Three conference championships (1996, 1997, 1998) • Four NCAA Tournaments (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) • Team co-captain in 1997 and 1998 Hugh and Stephanie Hernesman with son Austin and daughter Emma. 9

2012

Northwestern State Volleyball Assistant Coach

Allison Wack

1st Season at NSU • Wisconsin (2012) After

an incredible four-year playing career at the University of Wisconsin, Allison Wack enters her first year as assistant coach for the Northwestern State volleyball program. A three-time All-Big Ten Academic winner, the Salem, Wisconsin native led the Badgers in kills per set (2.96 k/s) and service aces (0.26 sa/s) as a senior in 2010. She tallied 14 career double-doubles and won Big Ten Player of the Week on Oct. 25, 2010 after slamming career marks of 25 kills at Iowa and 21 kills at Minnesota. Wack led the team in kills in 10 matches as a senior and started 28 times. During the 2007 campaign, Wack was a part of a Badger team that reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament and finished the regular season 26-5 overall and 17-3 in conference. Wack tallied a .429 hitting percentage in the match to

go along with her five digs. “Having been a three-year starter at Wisconsin, Allison brings a level of playing experience that will be invaluable to our players and program. She played in the Big Ten, which is one of the strongest conferences in the nation, and also in the NCAA Tournament.” said co-head coach Hugh Hernesman. “Wisconsin head coach Pete Waite and his staff are very well respected in the coaching community, and we know Allison will bring new perspectives on training and systems for our program.” As a junior in 2009, she ranked second on the team in kills (2.30 k/s) and registered double-figure kills in 11 matches. In high school, Wack earned 2006-07 Gatorade Player of the Year and was a four-time Wisconsin All-State winner at Westosha Central HS. She won National High School Freshman of the Year in 2003 and earned Wisconsin State All-Tournament team accolades three times. Furthermore, Wack won 2007 Holy Rosary Co-Female Athlete of the Year honors and guided Westosha Central to three state championships. She played club for the Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club and played a key role on a team that won the 2004 Junior Olympic 16-Open title. Wack grew up in a tremendous volleyball family. She is the sister of former Wisconsin libero Jocelyn Wack, who set the Wisconsin career record for digs. The two played together in 2007 during Jocelyn’s senior season, while Allison was a freshman. Older brother, Nate Wack, played volleyball at UC Santa Barbara from 2001-04. Additionally, their aunt, Darla Wack, played volleyball and basketball at UW-Milwaukee from 1982-85 and is a member of the UWM Hall of Fame. “We’ve known Allison since she was 14 years old and are thrilled she’s decided to join our program as an assistant coach. She comes from a family of outstanding volleyball players and also from a family of great values. She’ll be a tremendous asset to our program not only as a coach and someone for our players to look up to, but also as a person whose character is just as strong as her volleyball talents,” Hernesman said. The daughter of Marty and Michelle Wack, Allison graduated from Wisconsin in 2012 with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies. She will be studying toward a Master’s degree in Sports Administration at NSU.

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2011: Started 29 of 30 matches and played in all 115 sets… finished with 146 kills which was more than nine times the amount she had in 2010… hit 20 aces in conference play, eighth most in the SLC… crushed a career-high 15 kills against McNeese State on Oct. 15… notched a career-best hitting percentage of .500 with eight kills against SLU on Nov. 10… rejected a personal-best seven blocks against NMSU on Sept. 10… fourth on the team in blocks with 40… earned both the NSU Demon Sportswoman Award and was named team’s Hardest Worker in strength and conditioning at the 2012 banquet.

Senior

Austin, Texas Vista Ridge HS 5-10, OH/RS

Hajka’s Career Highs

2010: Saw action in nine matches and 14 sets… recorded 16 kills with a 1.14 kills per set average, 14 digs and three blocks… scored 1.32 points per set on average… tallied season-highs of seven kills and two blocks against New Orleans on Sept. 11… registered five kills, three digs and an assist against UAPB on Aug. 28… finished with three kills and two digs against Centenary on Oct. 20. 2009: Fifth on the team with 78 kills and fourth with a 1.30 kill per set average... saw action in 22 matches and 60 sets... had 58 digs and nine blocks... recorded three double-digit kill matches with a high of 12 at Texas-San Antonio on Oct. 22... also had a season-high 13 digs in that match for her only double-double of the season... had 11 kills at Oral Roberts on Sept. 5... 11 kills with a season-best .231 attack percentage against Nicholls on Oct. 3... 10 digs in the season opener against Louisiana Tech.

Kills: 15 vs. McNeese (10/15/11) Hitting: .500 vs. SLU (11/10/11) Total Attempts: 27 High School: 2005 MVP Seven Lakes HS... 2006 placed 13th in national junior olym vs. McNeese (10/15/11) pics... state runner up... 2007 Vista Ridge team captain... state quarterfinalists... Service Aces: 4 earned second team all-district honors... 2008, earned first team all-district honors... vs. UCA (9/15/11) most valuable player of Vista Ridge... member of 2008 Dazzling Dozen... member of Assists: 1 the Mizuno National Championship team. 10+ times Personal: Born Aug. 2, 1991... daughter of Alfred Hajka and Virginia White... one brother, Digs: 13 Aaron, and a sister, Lexi... majoring in general studies, minoring in social sciences... played club ball with Texas Eclipse. at UTSA (10/22/09) Hajka’s Career Stats Blocks: 7 Year SP K K/S E TA Pct. Ast A/G SA Dig D/G BS BA Tot 60 78 1.3 85 294 -.024 8 0.13 7 58 0.97 1 8 9 vs. NMSU (9/10/11) 2009 2010 14 16 1.1 17 55 -.018 4 0.29 1 14 1.00 0 3 3 2011 115 146 1.27 112 466 .073 7 0.06 28 70 0.61 0 40 40 Double-Doubles: 1 Totals 189 240 1.27 214 815

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19 0.1

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2011: Served an ace on match point to help NSU snap UCA’s 31-match home winning streak on Oct. 5, it was the second longest active streak in the nation… collected a season-high 12 digs against SLU on Nov. 10… recorded five digs and a career-high four kills vs. Alcorn on Sept. 16… played 75 sets and earned two starts… fifth on the team in digs with 113 (1.51 d/s).

Junior

Mandeville, La.

Fontainebleau HS 5-10, DS/OH

Guttierrez’s Career Highs

2010: Saw action in 24 matches, earned three starts and played in 59 sets… fifth on the team in digs (67)… career-high 17 digs against Southeastern La. on Nov. 11… registered 10 digs against Centenary on Oct. 20. High School: A multi-sport start at Fontainbleau HS, Guttierrez excelled in volleyball where she earned numerous honors throughout her career, including first team all-district as a junior and senior, second team as a sophomore, and honorable mention honors as a freshman... as a senior, she finished with 88 aces, 384 kills and 309 digs... named the FHS, district and metro MVP as well as being named to the All-State team... named academic All-State and earned honorable mention honors by Prepvolleyball.com... helped her team to a 43-3 finish, 12-0 in district play, and a Division I-5A State semifinal appearance... in her four years, her teams compiled a 135-32 overall record and a remarkable 44-4 district record with two district titles... was a member of the district champion track team where she threw the discus and javelin, also competed her freshman year in softball where she was named all-district honorable mention and earned rookie of the year honors. Personal: Born January 21, 1992... daughter of Jimmy and Michelle Guttierrez... father is the Kenner Fire Department Captain... one sister, Jamie... majoring in general studies but plans to attend LSU Veterinary Medicine School or Texas A&M Veterinary Medicine School.

Kills: 4 vs. Alcorn (9/16/11) Hitting: .300 vs. Alcorn (9/16/11) Total Attempts: 14 vs. Syracuse (9/4/10) Service Aces: 1 Six times Assists: 2 vs. Nicholls (11/12/11) Digs: 17 at SLU (11/11/10) Guttierrez’s Career Stats Year

SP K K/S

Pct.

Ast A/G

Dig

D/G

BA Tot

2010 59 2 0.03 4 28 -.071 3 0.05 4 67 1.14 0 0 0 2011 75 6 0.08 2 19 .211 5 0.07 2 113 1.51 0 0 0 Totals 134 8 0.06 6 47 .043 8 0.06 6 180 1.34 0 0 0

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Sophomore Tomball, Texas Klein Oak HS 5-7, Libero

Arneson’s Career Highs

#10

2011: LSWA Co-Libero of the Year... First-Team All-Louisiana... NSU Co-MVP Broke the single-season digs record at NSU with 539 (4.69 d/s)… played in all 115 sets, earning 29 starts at libero and one at setter… led the team and finished sixth in the SLC in digs, and recorded double-figures in 29 of 30 matches… had at least 20 digs in 10 matches… set her career-high of 31 digs in the season opener against TennesseeChattanooga on Aug. 31… posted a doubledouble with a personal-best 41 assists and 12 digs, and also snuck in five kills against TAMUCC on Oct. 29… second on the team in assists with 123 (1.07 a/s)… fourth on the team in service aces (23)… earned a spot on the Southern Mississippi All-Tournament team. High School: Led Klein Oak HS to a 38-3 record in 2010… Klein Oak HS and District 13-5A MVP… three-time Setter of the Year winner for Disctrict 13-5A… 2010 Special Mention All-Texas Team, TGCA 4A-5A AllStar Team, Kingwood Tournament MVP, Pearland All-tournament Team … 2008 First-team All-District… 2007 Klein Oak Defensive Player of the Year… voted most athletic and most talented among peers … earned All-Academic honors.

Kills: 5 vs AMUCC (10/29/11) Hitting: .625 vs AMUCC (10/29/11) Total Attempts: 8 vs AMUCC (10/29/11) Personal: Born Dec. 15, 1992… daughter of Timothy and Patricia Arneson… sister Natalia and brother Connor… undecided major. Service Aces: 3 Three times Assists: 41 vs AMUCC (10/29/11) Digs: 31 vs UT-Chat. (8/31/11) Blocks: 1 vs AMUCC (10/29/11) Arneson’s Career Stats Year SP K K/S E TA Pct. Ast A/G Double-Doubles: 1 2011 115 10 0.09 2 19 .421 123 1.07

SA 23

Dig 539

D/G 4.69

BS 0

BA Tot 1 1 13

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Sophomore Bloomington, IL

Bloomington, HS 6-0, MB

Coleman’s Career Highs Kills: 15 at Nicholls (10/1/11) Hitting: .875 vs. Alcorn (9/16/11) Total Attempts: 32 at McNeese (11/5/11) Assists: 1 Three times Digs: 4 vs. NMSU (9/10/11) Blocks: 8 at McNeese (11/5/11) 14

#15

2011: Started all 30 matches and played in all 115 sets… hit at a .875 mark against Alcorn on Sept. 16, the highest percentage by a Lady Demon in a single game in program history… led the team in blocks with 81 (.70 b/s) and third on the squad in kills with 231 (2.01 k/s)… ninth all-time in NSU history with 63 block assists in a season... reached double-figures in kills seven times, including four in the last five matches… posted a career-high 15 kills (.429%) at Nicholls on Oct. 1… turned away a personal-best eight blocks while spiking 10 at McNeese State on Nov. 5. High School: Combined four-year record of 107-32 at Bloomington High School… 2010 registered 249 kills, 70 digs and 31 blocks… 2010 first-team All-Big 12, All-State honorable mention and Crossroad Classic Tournament Team… 2009 recorded 138 kills, 78 blocks and 22 digs… 2009 All-Conference Big 12… 2008 tallied 50 kills, 53 blocks and 25 digs… earned Academic Honor Roll… member of H.Y.P.E., key club and mentor. Personal: Born May 3, 1993… daughter of J.D. Coleman and Cathy Miller…. brother Dustin Henry and three sisters Dezra Henry, Brittany Coleman and Jameecia Coleman… cousin of Kolby Hurt (New Orleans Saints)… majoring in Health and Exercise Science.

Coleman’s Career Stats

Year

2011

SP K K/S E 115 231 2.01 131

TA Pct. 623 .161

Ast A/G 3 0.03

SA 0

Dig 20

D/G 0.17

BS 18

BA 63

Tot 81

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2012: Preseason First-Team All-SLC

Sophomore The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands, HS 5-10, OH

DiFrancesco’s Career Highs

2011: Southland Conference Freshman of the Year... LSWA Freshman of the Year... First-Team All-Louisiana... Second-Team All-SLC Became the first NSU player in program history to win SLC Freshman of the Year… led the team and finished second in the SLC in kills with 424 (3.79 k/s)… broke the school record for attacks in a season (1390)… notched 14 double-doubles in 16 conference games including a stretch of nine consecutive double-double games – 19 double-doubles on the season, best in the SLC… crushed a career-high 22 kills at Nicholls State on Oct. 1… dove for a career-high 29 digs at UTA on Oct. 22… reach double-figures in kills 23 times, and digs 19 times… tallied a careerbest hitting percentage of .326 vs. Nicholls State on Nov 12… named to the Holiday Inn Express Classic All-Tournament team… earned NSU Co-MVP at the team 2012 banquet.

Kills: 22 at Nicholls (10/1/11) Hitting: .326 vs Nicholls (11/12/11) Total Attempts: 65 High School: Led The Woodlands HS to vs TX St. (11/18/11) the state finals in 2010… Class 5A AllService Aces: 3 State… First-team 14-5A All-District… District 14-5A Offensive MVP… earned Three times UIL 5A All-Tournament honors… Special Mention All-Texas team… USA Assists: 5 Volleyball Junior Olympic Champions All-American… named in the GHVCA at McNeese (11/5/11) Houston Area Preseason Top-30 players. Digs: 29 Personal: Born Feb. 24, 1993… daughter of Joseph and Diann DiFrancesco… at UTA (10/22/11) brother Christopher… majoring in FamBlocks: 5 ily & Consumer Science. at McNeese (11/5/11) DiFrancesco’s Career Stats Year SP K K/S E TA Pct. Ast A/G SA Dig D/G BS BA Tot Double-Doubles: 19 2011 112 424 3.79 246 1390 .128 20 0.18 29 319 2.85 15 26 41 15

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2011: Saw action in 42 matches… earned a start at libero and scooped up a career-high 25 digs against TAMUCC on Oct. 29… dug up 11 against UNLV on Sept. 3… committed just two receiving errors on the season and averaged 2.14 digs per set.

Sophomore San Antonio, Texas Incarnate Word HS 5-6, Libero

Hanna’s Career Highs Total Attempts: 1 vs. UNLV (9/3/11) Assists: 3 vs. AMUCC (10/29/11) Digs: 25 vs. AMUCC (10/29/11) Digs/3-sets: 6 vs. UTSA (10/27/11) Digs/4-sets: 7 vs. HBU (9/9/11) Digs/5-sets: 25 vs. AMUCC (10/29/11)

High School: Led Incarnate Word HS to the State Final Four in 2009 and 2010… guided Incarnate Word to three consecutive Tapps 5A district titles, including an undefeated season in 2010… named to the 2008, 2009, 2010 All-District TAPPS 5A division teams… student ambassador and member of the spanish club and peer ministry. Personal: Born May 2, 1993… daughter of Damian and M. Esther Hanna… two brothers, Joshua and Seth… majoring in biology and pre-pharmacy

Hanna’s Career Stats Year

2011

SP K K/S E 42 0 0.00 1

TA Pct. 1 -1.000

Ast A/G 9 0.21

SA 0

Dig 90

D/G 2.14

BS BA Tot 0 0 0

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Sophomore Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi, HS 5-9, OH

Jimenez’s Career Highs

2011: Started all 30 matches and played in all 115 sets… ranked second on the team in kills (315, 2.74 k/s) and attacks (1131), and third in digs (277, 2.41 d/s)… registered 11 double-doubles, 17 double-figure kill matches and 16 double-digit dig performances… spiked a career-best 16 kills vs. Texas State on Oct. 8… collected a personalbest 15 digs at the SLC Tournament against the Bobcats with 11 kills to go along with it on Nov. 18… hit at a career-high mark of .467 vs. Alcorn on Sept. 16. High School: Two-time MVP at Mary Carroll HS… two-time Spikefest All-Tournament team… 2010 First-Team 28-5A AllDistrict, First-Team Caller-Times All-South Team, Special Mention All-Texas Team, USA Volleyball Junior Olympic Championships All-American… 2010 team captain… 2009 Second-team All-District... member of 2007, 2008, 2009 second-round playoff and District Champion teams… earned permanent Academic Honor Roll award… member of the Student Council, YoungLife and FCA clubs.

Kills: 16 vs. TX St. (10/8/11) Hitting: .467 vs. Alcorn (9/16/11) Personal: Born Aug. 18, 1993… daughter of Tony and Sharon Jimenez… sister Jessica Total Attempts: 61 played volleyball for Texas State, and half vs. UTA (10/22/11) sister Kaci… business major. Service Aces: 3 vs McNeese (10/15/11) Assists: 4 at Nicholls (10/1/11) Digs: 15 vs. TX St. (11/18/11) Blocks: 4 at McNeese (11/5/11) Jimenez’s Career Stats Year SP K K/S E TA Pct. Ast A/G Double-Doubles: 11 2011 115 315 2.74 177 1131 .122

0.16

SA 16

Dig 277

D/G 2.41

BS 7

BA Tot 21 28 17

2012

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#12

2011: Saw action in 11 matches and played 25 sets… fired a career-high eight service aces against Alcorn on Sept. 16, the most by any Lady Demon in a single match in 2011… also set a personal-high 10 assists against the Braves… recorded a career-best 10 digs vs. NMSU while contributing with a couple of aces on Sept. 10.

Sophomore Plano, Texas

Plano West HS 5-7, Setter/DS

Johnson’s Career Highs Kills: 2 vs. Alcorn (9/16/11) Total Attempts: 4 vs. Alcorn (9/16/11) Service Aces: 8 vs. Alcorn (9/16/11) Assists: 10 vs. Alcorn (9/16/11) Digs: 10 vs. NMSU (9/10/11)

High School: Led Plano West HS to the Varsity District finals in 2009 and 2010… fouryear captain… guided Plano West to four-consecutive state playoff appearances… two-time winner of the best server award and recorded team-highs in serving percentage… 2008 Allen Jamboree All-tournament team… earned A/B honor roll… member of the Peer Assistance, National Charity League and St. Andrews Youth Group. Personal: Born Aug. 23, 1993… daughter of Todd and Shelley Johnson… sister Caroline… majoring in Health Sciences.

Johnson’s Career Stats Year

2011

SP K K/S E 25 2 0.08 1

TA Pct. 5 .200

Ast A/G 10 0.40

SA 11

Dig 23

D/G 0.92

BS BA 0 0

Tot 0

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2011: Started all 30 matches and played in all 115 sets at middle blocker… led the team in service aces with 30 and finished ninth in the SLC… second on the team in blocks (76, .66 b/s) and fourth in kills (187, 1.63 k/s)… three double-figure kill performances including a career-high 11 and .562 hitting mark against SLU on Nov. 10… personalbest nine blocks vs. NMSU, the most by any Lady Demon in a single match in 2011… career-high six aces against UCA on Sept. 15.

Sophomore Dripping Springs, Texas

Dripping Springs HS 6-0, MB/OH/RS

Neely’s Career Highs Kills: 11 vs. SLU (11/10/11) Hitting: .562 vs. SLU (11/10/11) Total Attempts: 25 vs. UNLV (9/15/11) Service Aces: 6 vs. UCA (9/15/11) Assists: 2 Two times Digs: 5 at UTA (10/22/11) Blocks: 9 at NMSU (9/10/11)

High School: Led Dripping Springs HS to the 4A All-State title and four All-District titles… 2010 4A All-State Academic winner and fourtime All-Academic District champion… 2010 co-MVP District… 2010 All-Central Texas second-team… three-time All-Tournament Selection… 2010 Special Mention All-Texas… 2010 team captain… holds Dripping Springs records in career kills (1545), season kills (557), kills in a match (26), career aces (213), aces in a match (11), season blocks (148) and blocks in a match (5)… four-time Academic Excellence award winner, and 95 and above GPA recognition… member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Born Jan. 25, 1993… daughter of Sandy and Gayla Neely… mother played volleyball and softball for North Texas… majoring in pre-physical therapy… played club with Austin Juniors, winning the bronze medal at AAU’s with 17 Mizuno.

Neely’s Career Stats Year

2011

SP K K/S E TA Pct. Ast A/G SA Dig 115 187 1.63 90 510 .190 12 0.10 30 62

D/G BS BA Tot 0.54 17 59 76 19

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Sophomore Houston, Texas

St. Agnes Academy 5-9, Setter

Sweet’s Career Highs

#11

2011: Started in 27 matches at setter and played in 104 sets… led the team and ranked sixth in the SLC in assists with 1003 (9.64 a/s)… earned CenturyLink Premier and Holiday Inn Express Classic All-Tournament honors… recorded nine doubledoubles, 27 double-digit assist and nine double-figure dig performances… set a career-high 52 assists against McNeese State on Oct. 15… dug up a personal-best 14 attacks vs. UL-Lafayette…finished third on the team in blocks (43), fourth in digs (220) and fifth in service aces (19). High School: Guided St. Agnes Academy to three consecutive district titles and state semi-final appearances… two-time TAPPS 5A first-team All-State selection… four-time team captain and All-District selection… 2010 Special Mention All-Texas… member of the Key Club, Green Club, Young Republicans and Student Council.

Kills: 5 at LTU (10/19/11) Personal: Born May 31, 1993… daughHitting: .400 ter of Charles and Tracey Sweet… four younger brothers Jacob, Zachary, Aaron at LTU (10/19/11) and Ethan… undecided major… played Total Attempts: 10 club with Texas Pride Volleyball Club. at LTU (10/19/11) Service Aces: 3 Two times Assists: 52 vs. McNeese (10/15/11) Digs: 14 vs. ULL (9/10/11) Blocks: 7 Sweet’s Career Stats at SHSU (9/24/11) Year SP K K/S E TA Pct. Ast 2011 104 39 0.38 13 106 .245 1003 Double-Doubles: 9 20 20 WWW.NSUDEMONS.COM

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A/G 9.64

SA 19

Dig 220

D/G 2.12

BS BA 6 37

Tot 43

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2011: Redshirted… earned the Most Improved award at the team banquet for her impressive strides on the court and her growth and advancement in strength and conditioning.

RS-Freshman Friendswood, Clear Brook HS 6-1, OH/RS

High School: Named to the First-team 24-5A All-District team three times at Clear Brook HS… Special Mention All-Texas… GHVCA Houston Area Preseason Top 30 players… graduated magna cum laude… President of the American Sign Language and Best Buddies clubs… member of the National Honor Society and PAL’s. Personal: Born May 23, 1993… daughter of Mike and Nancy O’Connell… two brothers, Nicholas McMullen and Sean O’Connell, and two sisters, Megan Middleton and Erin O’Connell… Biology major.

Freshman Sugarland, Texas Ft. Bend Austin HS 5-7, Setter

High School: Guided Ft. Bend Austin High School to a pair of playoff appearances in 2010 and 2012, and also led it to three consecutive top-3 district finishes… 2011 and 2010 District 25-5A Most Valuable Setter… 2011 Ft. Bend Austin HS Team MVP… Memorial Herman Houston Area Athlete of the Week (Nov. 9, 2011)… Houston Chronicle Girl Athlete of the Week (Oct. 30, 2011)… 2009 First-Team All-District… 2008 team’s Most Inspirational… played club ball with Houston Skyline Juniors. Personal: Born Dec. 19, 1993...daughter of Kathie and Darrel Brooks...two sisters, Lindsay and Michelle...Mass Communications majorsister Lindsay played volleyball at McNeese State...sister Michelle played soccer at Manhattan Christian College...mother ran track at Texas A&M...father played baseball at Blinn College.

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Freshman Gatesville, Texas Gatesville HS 6-3, MB

#9 High School: Led Gatesville HS to three consecutive District Championships and the Regional Semifinals in the 3A State Playoffs in her senior season… selected to the All-State Texas Team and Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star team as a senior… 2011 MVP District 19-3A, Armor All-American Watch List, Best Blocker District 17-3A, First-Team All-Area Killeen Daily Herald, First Team Super Centex Waco Tribune Herald, Best Hitter District 7-3A… three-time Under Academic All-District… 2011 Gatesville HS Team Captain and Honor Roll… averaged 4.875 kills and 1.5 blocks per set and a junior… played club ball with Waco Juniors… earned four varsity volleyball letters and four varsity basketball letters where she was named All-District 7-3A and Defensive MVP. Personal: Born March 9, 1994...daughter of Gail and Gary Johnson...has one brother, Garrett...brother plays football at Angelo State...mother played basketball at Sam Houston State...father played football at Sam Houston State.

#13 High School: Earned a varsity letter at Plano Senior HS after leading the JV team to an undefeated season and district champions as a junior… missed much of her senior year with a back injury… played club with Advanced Performance Volleyball.

Freshman Plano, Texas Plano Senior HS

Personal: Earned a varsity letter at Plano Senior HS after leading the JV team to an undefeated season and district champions as a junior… missed much of her senior year with a back injury… played club with Advanced Performance Volleyball.

6-1, MB 22

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Northwestern State Volleyball The Southland Conference 2011 Final Standings

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 more than 45 years ago, the Southland Conference has transformed itself into a dynamic and respected consortium of 12 member universities in three states. Beginning with a historic meeting of five institutions in Dallas on March 15, 1963, that included current members Lamar University (then Lamar State College of Technology) and the University of Texas at Arlington (then Arlington State College), the Southland Conference set on an extraordinary course that has proven successful well into its fifth decade of existence. On July 1, 2012, the Southland Conference commemorated another milestone as the league added another member in Oral Roberts University to tap into the Oklahoma market. The addition of the University of Central Arkansas and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in 2006 expanded the Southland into the Little Rock metro area and into the eighth largest city in Texas. Central Arkansas and A&M-Corpus Christi enhanced the Southland Conference in innumerable ways, including athletic and academic successes, strong and principled leadership, and strong fan support and media coverage. In addition to its three newest members, the Southland Conference lineup also consists of Lamar University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Sam Houston State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, and Stephen F. Austin University. Houston Baptist University is also scheduled to join in July of 2013. All told, the revised membership of the Southland encompasses more than 180,000 current students and an alumni base of approximately 920,000. Famous alums from Southland Conference schools include former President Lyndon B. Johnson (Texas State), former CBS news anchor Dan Rather (Sam Houston State), retired U.S. Central Command General Tommy Franks (UT Arlington), NBA executive Joe Dumars (McNeese State), ABC news anchor Robin Roberts (Southeastern Louisiana), country music star George Strait (Texas State), Major League Baseball stars Hunter Pence (UT Arlington), Kevin Millar (Lamar) and Ben Broussard (McNeese State), NBA legend Scottie Pippen (Central Arkansas) and actor Lou Diamond Phillips (UT Arlington). The cities of the Southland are diverse and progressive, ranging from international business and cultural centers such as the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, San Antonio and the New Orleans area, 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 Houston, Little Rock, Baton Rouge, Austin, and Shreveport. The Southland sponsors 17 championship sports, all at the NCAA Division I level. The eight men’s sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field. The women compete for nine championships in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball. The conference earns automatic qualification to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s golf, women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball.

East Division

SLC

Overall

Central Arkansas

10-6

17-15

Lamar

9-7

11-21

Northwestern St.

6-10

10-20

Nicholls State

5-11

18-14

McNeese State

5-11

10-20

Southeastern La.

1-15

5-28

West Division

SLC

Overall

Texas State

15-1

27-8

UTSA

14-2

22-11

Sam Houston St.

11-5

18-13

UT-Arlington

8-8

12-19

Stephen F. Austin

7-9

14-18

A&M-Corpus Christi 5-11

13-20

2011 SLC Tournament First Round • Friday, November 18 No. 2 UTSA def. No. 7 Stephen F. Austin, 3-0 No. 3 Sam Houston St. def. No. 6 UT-Arlington, 3-2 No. 1 Texas State def. No. 8 Northwestern St., 3-1 No. 4 Central Arkansas def. No. 5 Lamar, 3-1

Semifinals • Saturday, November 19 No. 2 UTSA def. No. 3 Sam Houston St., 3-0 No. 1 Texas State def. No. 4 Central Arkansas, 3-2

Championship • Sunday, November 20 No. 1 Texas State def. No. 2 UTSA, 3-1

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2011 All-Southland Conference 2011 First-Team

Pos. Player

MB MB RS OH RS MB S L MB S OH L

Amber Calhoun McKenzie Adams Amari Deardorff Carli Kolbe Whitney Walls Nicole Bowden Kelsey Schwirtlich Alicia Shaffer Kim Black Caleigh McCorquodale Tara Frantz Kelsey Jewasko

Class School

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

Texas State UTSA Texas State Sam Houston State UTSA McNeese State UTSA Texas-Arlington Sam Houston State Texas State Texas-Arlington UTSA

2011 Second-Team Pos. Player

S OH L MB OH OH

Marissa Collins Stacey DiFrancesco Madison Hanlan Britney Malloy Sierra Whittaker Melissa Toth

Player of the Year Libero of the Year Freshman of the Year Setter of the Year Newcomer of the Year Coach of the Year

Class School

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

Amber Calhoun Alicia Shaffer Stacey DiFrancesco Kelsey Schwirtlich McKenzie Adams Karen Chisum

Central Arkansas Northwestern St. Stephen F. Austin UTSA Lamar Texas State Texas State Texas-Arlington Northwestern St. UTSA UTSA Texas State

2011 All-Louisiana First-Team

Pos. Player OH Madie Jones OH Stacey DiFrancesco L Keelie Arneson L Meghan Mannari MB Nicole Bowden MB Desiree Elliot OH Cori Martone S Malorie Pardo Player of the Year Freshman of the Year Co-Libero of the Year Co-Libero of the Year Newcomer of the Year Coach of the Year

Class School Jr. LSU Fr. Northwestern St. Fr. Northwestern St. Jr. LSU Sr. McNeese State So. LSU So. Tulane Fr. LSU

Madie Jones Stacey DiFrancesco Keelie Arneson Meghan Mannari Stephany Salas Christabell Hamilton

2012 Southland Conference Preseason Polls Coaches 1. Central Arkansas (5) 2. UTSA (3) Texas State (2) 4. Lamar (2) 5. Texas-Arlington 6. Sam Houston State 7. Stephen F. Austin 8. McNeese State 9. A&M-Corpus Christi 10. Northwestern State 11. Nicholls State 12. Southeastern Louisiana

112 107 107 84 78 74 59 58 39 31 30 13

Sports Information Directors 1. UTSA (4) 113 2. Central Arkansas (5) 104 Texas State (2) 104 4. Lamar (1) 86 Texas-Arlington 86 6. McNeese State 65 7. Sam Houston State 63 8. Stephen F. Austin 57 9. A&M-Corpus Christi 40 10. Northwestern State 29 11. Nicholls State 28 12. Southeastern Louisiana 13

2012 SLC Preseason First Team

Pos. Player

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

Class School

Marissa Collins Stacey DiFrancesco Madison Hanlan Sierra Whittaker Bruna Silva Alex Morford Jill Ivy Jessica Nagy Kaylee Hawkins Wendy Krell Olivia Ophus Brooke Alverson

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

Central Arkansas Northwestern State Stephen F. Austin Lamar Oral Roberts Lamar Stephen F. Austin Central Arkansas Sam Houston St. Lamar Oral Roberts Texas A&M-CC

2012 SLC Preseason Second Team Pos. Player OH Kendall Cleveland MB Taylor Hammonds S Emily Sweet OH Jennifer Brandt OH Jessica Hays OH Scout Brooks

Class School Sr. Sam Houston St. Sr. Central Arkansas So. Northwestern State Sr. Nicholls State So. Central Arkansas Sr. Central Arkansas

LSU Northwestern St. Northwestern St. LSU Louisiana Tech Xavier

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2012 SLC O pponents

Central Arkansas Sugar Bears Sept. 27 at NSU; Nov. 8 at UCA

Sam Houston State Bearkats Sept. 24 at SHSU

2011-12 record: 17-15

SID: Steve East

2011-12 record: 18-13

SID: Paul Ridings

Head Coach: David McFatrich

SID Phone: 501-450-5695

Head Coach: Brenda Gray

SID Phone: 905-549-2142

School record: 17-15, second year

SID email: seast@uca.edu

School record: 586-414, 29th year

SID email: ridings@shsu.edu

Career record: same

Athletics website: ucasports.com

Career record: same

Athletics website: gobearkats.com

Lamar Cardinals

Sept. 20 at LU; Oct. 18 at NSU

Southeastern Louisiana Lions Sept. 29 at SLU; Nov. 10 at NSU

2011-12 record: 11-21

SID: Erik Cox

2011-12 record: 5-28

SID: Matt Sullivan

Head Coach: Justin Gilbert

SID Phone: 409-880-8329

Head Coach: Geno Frugoli

SID Phone: 936-294-1764

School record: 102-113, eighth year

SID email: erik.cox@lamar.edu

School record: 5-28, second year

SID email: msullivan@selu.edu

Career record: same

Athletics website: lamarcardinals.com

Career record: 40-99, sixh year

Athletics website: lionsports.net

McNeese State Cowgirls

Sept. 22 at MCN; Oct. 20 at NSU

Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Sept. 22 at SFA

2011-12 record: 10-20

SID: Pam LaFosse

2011-12 record: 14-18

SID: Ben Rikard

Head Coach: Terry Gamble

SID Phone: 337-475-5926

Head Coach: Debbie Humphreys

SID Phone: 936-468-5801

School record: 24-38, third year

SID email: plafosse@mcneese.edu

School record: 534-267, 25th year

SID email: rikardbenja@sfasu.edu

Career record: 775-195, 18th year

Athletics website: mcneesesports.com

Career record: same

Athletics website: sfajacks.cstv.com

Nicholls State Colonels

Oct. 13 at NSU; Oct. 25 at NICH

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Oct. 29 at NSU

2011-12 record: 18-14

SID: Clyde Verdin

2011-12 record: 13-20

SID: Josh Brown

Head Coach: Patrick Hiltz

SID Phone: 985-448-4282

Head Coach: Tony Graystone

SID Phone: 361-825-3411

School record: 0-0, first year

SID email: clyde.verdin@nicholls.edu

School record: 34-60, fourth year

SID email: joshua.brown@tamucc.edu

Career record: samw

Athletics website: geauxcolonels.com

Career record: 349-121, 14th year

Athletics website: goislanders.com

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

Sept. 29 at NSU; Nov. 10 at ORU 2011-12 record: 20-10

SID: Blake Freeland

Head Coach: Sheera Sirola

SID Phone: 918-495-7181

School record: 170-111, 10th year

SID email: bfreeland@oru.edu

Career record: samw

Athletics website: geauxcolonels.com

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Dr. Randall J. Webb Northwestern State President

Dr. Randall J. Webb stated when he became Northwestern State U N I V E R S I T Y A D M I N I S T R AT I O N University’s 17th president in July of 1996 that his primary objective President: would be to help make his Alma Mater the best institution it could be. It is apparent after 15 years that Webb is achieving that admirable goal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Randall J. Webb Enrollment has reached record levels during Webb’s tenure as Provost & Vice President for Academic and president and exceeded 10,500 for the first time in history in the fall Student Affairs: of 2004. Webb has also been at the forefront in recent years of moving . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Lisa Abney the university toward higher admission standards, which has resulted Vice President for External Affairs: in some enrollment declines but in the enrollment of students with . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Pierce greater academic potential and aptitude. Retention has increased at the university, the average ACT score of students has gone up, and Vice President for Business Affairs: high school student leaders are enrolling in Northwestern in record numbers. There has been a . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Jones substantial increase in the number of high school valedictorians and salutatorians among first-time Vice President for University Affairs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Jones freshmen at the university. External funding for NSU has also increased dramatically under Webb’s leadership. In the first Vice President for Technology, Research and capital campaign in its history, the university received $32.7 million to far exceed its goal of $18.84 Economic Development: million. That funding included the establishment of numerous endowed chairs and professorships . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Darlene Williams 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 founda- Executive Assistant to the President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Crew tions 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 will be complete early next year. 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 campuswide 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 Natchitoches-Northwestern 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 McKinney, Texas, withtheir 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. Randy and Brenda Webb

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Jerry Pierce

Vice President • External Affairs Jerry Pierce is the Cal Ripken of the Northwestern State athletic program. Day after day, year after year, Pierce is in the lineup, fielding his position with aplomb, and delivering at the plate, knocking a ball out of the park from time to time but always taking an understated profile, seeing himself as a role player. Beginning his 47th year on the university’s staff, Pierce’s impact on NSU and the city of Natchitoches can’t be measured as easily as Ripkin’s Baseball Hall of Fame statistics, but they are equally indelible. He begins his 21st 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 NSU Athletic Council had already served his alma mater, adopted hometown and Jody Biscoe (Chair) state with distinction. In his role as vice president, he oversees Dion Boyett university operations in athletics, alumni and development, public and media relations and assists President Dr. Randall J. Lyn Christophe Webb in governmental affairs activities. Many of those duties Dwight Epperson were his since the 1970s as he worked under four previous Kelee Grimes (Student) presidents as Northwestern advanced from NAIA to NCAA Marcus Jones College Division to NCAA Division I athletic status in 1977. A 1961 graduate of Northwestern, Pierce served as trainer Jennifer Kelly for the Demon football team during his college years, workMelissa Kelly ing closely with legendary coach Jack Clayton. After earning Dr. Michael Land his journalism degree, Pierce went to work for the New Orleans Times Picayune, serving as a reporter and editor. He was Michelle Pichon named executive sports editor at the age of 24. Kristi Simms In 1965, he chose to raise his two sons in Natchitoches and Mark Swanstrom returned to NSU as sports information director. He was proEd Ward moted to news bureau director two years later and assumed Will Watson (Student) additional responsibilities in athletics, alumni affairs and other areas through the years. He founded, in 1972, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Ex-Officio Members facility in Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus, providing Greg Burke a home for an entity created in 1958. He established annual induction activities that remain in place nearly four decades Carrie Crowell later, and served as director of the Hall for 19 years until his Dustin Eubanks promotion to vice president forced him to step aside from the Dr. Patrice Moulton volunteer post. He helped guide Northwestern into three athletic conferDr. Vicki Parrish ences (Trans America, 1979; Gulf Star, 1983; Southland, 1987) Jerry Pierce and NCAA Division I status in 1977. He is a past president of the Southland and has served the conference through other offices and committee positions. 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

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). All-Sports (1997-98). 10 SLC Tournament Championships (4 sports) Basketball (2001, 2006), women’s soccer (1997, 2000, 2002, 2005), women’s basketball (2004) and softball (1998, 2000, 2002). 16 Postseason Appearances (6 sports) Football - FCS Division playoffs (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004); basketball (2001, 2006); women’s basketball (2004); baseball (2005); softball (1998, 2000, 2002); women’s soccer (2000, 2002, 2005). 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. 27

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Greg Burke

Director of Athletics The Burke File

AGE: 54 (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.

At the outset of his 17th 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 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 year, 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). He was also among four winners chosen to be involved in a Street and Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal panel discussion on current Division I athletics issues. Joining NSU’s Burke were Purdue’s Morgan Burke (no relation), Samford’s Bob Roller and Lee Fowler of North Carolina State, with the transcript of their discussion distributed to national media by the Sports Business Daily. Burke just completed a term as the 2010-11 president of the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association. Burke’s 15 years as athletic director include 32 Southland Conference regular-season or tournament championships, 54 All-American and Academic All-American student athletes, and three U.S. Olympic competitors. Seventeen NSU teams have taken part in NCAA or WNIT postseason competition. Under his guidance, Northwestern State has led all 13 public institutions in Louisiana, and all 12 Southland Conference institutions, in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate and Graduation Success Rate reports. The school’s athletic facilities have undergone nearly $7 million in improvements in the past four years. 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 generated a $2 million series of sponsorships for new scoreboards installed for 2008-09 at all NSU athletic venues and spearheaded the $700,000 Second Century Circle fencing project for athletic venues. Burke has displayed a remarkable ability to hire dynamic head coaches, including several whose success at Northwestern State has propelled them to national prominence in subsequent positions. Some of his best hires remain on staff at NSU. Two, basketball’s Mike McConathy and soccer’s Jimmy Mitchell, guided Northwestern in NCAA Tournament play in their second seasons and have been back to postseason since. NSU’s 2006 basketball team scored one of the most memorable upsets in the history of March Madness, coming from 17 down to stun No. 15-ranked Iowa 64-63. Burke has selected head coaches who have subsequently been hired by Alabama, Florida, Missouri, New Mexico, Kentucky, Virginia, Mississippi State and Wichita State. 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. The NSU soccer program was the first one in Louisiana ever to reach the NCAA Tournament and remains the only one with multiple appearances. Volleyball set attendance records and has made its best-ever showings in conference play in recent years. In softball, NSU posted the nation’s most improved win total in 2010 regular-season play under second-year coach Donald Pickett, and moved among league contenders in 2011. The Lady Demons joined Stanford as the only women’s tennis programs in the country in 2010 with only one regular-season loss, while sweeping Southland regular-season and tournament titles and making a first-ever NCAA Team Tournament appearance. While on-field success by Demon and Lady Demon teams has been a source of pride for NSU supporters, Burke is equally proud of the tone which has been set within the NSU athletic program as it relates to 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 remained at that level in 2010-11. 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. In June 2006, he was a featured speaker and panelist at the National Association of Collegiate Athletic Directors convention in New Orleans, addressing members of the College Athletic Business Managers of America and also participating in a panel discussion of “Fundraising from an Athletic Director’s Perspective” speaking to the National Association of Athletic Development Directors. Since 2007, Burke has been a member of the prestigious NCAA Championships/Sports Management Cabinet, a 49-person panel which makes recommendations to the NCAA Board of Directors on key issues facing Division I athletics. 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. Since his committee term expired, 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. In 2004, NSU received the highest possible rating, “fully certified,” from the National Collegiate Athletic Association, affirming that Northwestern operates its athletic program in substantial conformity with operating principles adopted by the NCAA Division I membership. 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. He and his wife, Susu, is a Natchitoches native, NSU graduate and an elementary teacher. Their 17-year-old daughter, Catherine, is captain of the St. Mary’s High School cheerleading squad, in addition to being a point guard on the basketball team and a member of the tennis Greg Burke with wife, Susu, and daughter, Catherine. team.

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Kyle Barnard

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. Athletic Ticket Manager Jody’s married to his wife, Veronica (Roni), an avid runner, and daughter Roxy is a senior co-captain on the varsity cheerleading squad Kyle Barnard has been named the athletic ticket and Lady Tiger basketball team at St. Mary’s School. All are devoted manager and is also assistingwith development. Demon fans! His duties include working with event management, external affairs, and alumni relations aside from his ticket manager needs. His career plans are to become an associate athletic director. His first year at Northwestern State served as a graduate assistant for Academic Coordinator the department. While working with game day operations and marketSenior Woman Administrator ing/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. Carrie Crowell, a two-year Academic All-South Barnard received his undergraduate degree in kinesiology and fitland Conference soccer standout for Northwestern ness from Ouachita Baptist University. He was a 4 year letterman and a State in 2005-06, from Arlington, TX, now serves 3 year starter on the offensive line for the OBU football team. As a capas an academic coordinator in the Johnnie Emmons tain his junior and senior year, the team had their highest ranking in Athletic Study Center at NSU as well as being the Senior Woman Adschool history. He served as member and president of OBU’s Student- ministrator. Athlete Advisory Committee. While attending OBU, Kyle reached the Crowell served as an intern in the Academic Services and CHAMPS/ dean’s list and was a member of IFC (Inter Fraternal Council) and also Life Skills program in January 2009, while also completing her second was a member of Rho Sigma men’s social club. season as a graduate assistant soccer coach and finishing work on her His hometown is The Woodlands, Texas. In high school, he was master’s of science in sport administration. named to the all-district and all-county teams at The Woodlands High She was a magna cum laude graduate of NSU in August 2007 in School. Kyle also earned a power lifting letter. The son of Ron and business administration, and also was a key contributor on the Lady Brenda Barnard, he was born Nov. 13, 1987, in Corpus Christi, Texas Demons’ 2005 NCAA Tournament team that won the Southland Conand has one brother, Conall. He is currently married to Brittany Bar- ference Tournament. nard, a pediatric RN at Cabrini Hospital. Crowell is the academic coordinator for the sports of soccer, wom en’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 MisFaculty Athletic Representative souri Sports Hall of Fame, helping stage events supporting a Nationwide Tour golf tournament co-sponsored by the Hall. She also assisted Faculty Athletic Representative Jody Biscoe is in daily operations of the museum in Springfield, Mo., and helped stage Associate Professor of Psychology and Addiction the Missouri High School Basketball All-Stars Game. Studies at Northwestern State, where he is the co- Crowell was a member of Alpha Lambda Delta honors society from ordinator for the undergraduate Addiction Studies, 2005-2007, graduating in three years with a 3.74 grade point average. and Substance Abuse/Prevention concentrations. She made the SLC Commissioners’ Academic Honor Roll in the last Since 2006, he has served as Faculty Athletic Representative for NSU. three seasons she competed for NSU, capped by a 2006 season in which This role includes the chair of the NSU Athletic Council. her defense helped the Lady Demons set a school record for least goals Since 2006, Northwestern State University has made numerous par- allowed per game. Crowell graduated with her Masters of Science in adigm shifts in how it addresses the needs of student-athletes; however, Sport Administration with a 4.0 GPA in May 2009. 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 Assistant Athletic Director Way,” by following the Athletic Department motto: Great Tradition – NCAA Compliance Director Brighter Futures. 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, ten Dustin Eubanks is in his 14th year in the NSU nis, women’s indoor & outdoor track, and volleyball rating in the top athletic department and his 13th year at the helm three in the Southland Conference. Among the 40 Northwestern State of the compliance duties, keeping all athletic perstudent-athletes and athletic staff members who graduated in spring sonnel current and in accordance with NCAA and 2010, 10 of the 20 receiving undergraduate degrees graduated either Southland Conference guidelines. cum laude or magna cum laude. Graduation rates of student-athletes A 1996 education graduate of Northwestern, the 38-year-old avid in soccer, volleyball, men’s basketball, baseball and football ranked in fan of all teams that hail from Pittsburgh seized an opportunity to serve the top four of the Conference. These accomplishments could not have as a graduate assistant in the sports information department at Northbeen achieved without the support and efforts of the student-athletes, western while beginning the pursuit of his master’s degree in health coaches, faculty, and administration. and physical education (concentration in sports administration), Also, Jody is the Director for the Louisiana Addiction Technology which he obtained in May of 2003, and was impressive enough to earn Transfer Center at NSU. He has served on the National Addiction a promotion to full-time status in November 1998. Technology Transfer Center’s (ATTC) - Practice and National Lead- Eubanks is married to the former Dawn Hornsby of Branch and ership Institute Committee. In addition, he has coordinated five na- the couple has two daughters, Emilie (16) and Taylor Nicole (5). The tionally recognized leadership institutes for Louisiana, Texas and New sisters share the same birthdate. Mexico and a member of the National ATTC Leadership Directors Dustin and Dawn, who is the Associate Director of Financial Aid at Committee. Recently, he was appointed to the NAADAC - National NSU, will celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary this summer. Addiction Studies & Standards Collaborative Committee. This past

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Roxanne Freeman

Kelee Grimes

Athletic Business Manager

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 three-year 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 an NSU alum. Associate AD for External Affairs Todd Garzarelli was named as the Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs in October 2011 after a successful three-year stint at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and will oversee all external areas at Northwestern State, including the NSU Athletic Association. Garzarelli came to Northwestern State from SIUE where he immediately made an impact on the SIUE Athletics Department in helping build the external unit from the ground up. During his short tenure, he signed the school’s first-ever apparel contract, helped launch a newly designed website, and worked to enhance the radio network that included online streaming for the first time. He also established a corporate sponsorship platform and a comprehensive annual fund and put together a major gift program and portfolio to enhance a $50 million capital campaign. Prior to SIUE, Garzarelli was at Northern Illinois University, where he served most recently as the Associate Athletic Director for Marketing, Corporate and Broadcast Relations. During his tenure at NIU, revenue in corporate sponsorship, tickets, licensing, hospitality and media trade all increased dramatically. Garzarelli also successfully negotiated and landed multi-year agreements with Chicago Sports Leader in radio WSCR 670 AM “The Score” and Comcast Sportnet Chicago which gave Huskie Athletics immeasurable exposure in radio and television. In all, the Huskie football team played in more than 40 regional or national television broadcasts during his tenure. Garzarelli also established the first NIU All-Access platform on internet that streamed over 100 audio and video events annually. Before his time at NIU, Garzarelli previously worked as the Director of Marketing and Promotions at the United States Military Academy (Army) from 2001 to 2004. He also served as marketing associate at the University of Missouri during the 2000-2001 season. He spent one season at the Air Force Academy as a Marketing and Development Assistant and one season as an Assistant to the Director of External Affairs at Saint Francis (Penn.). At Army, he helped maintain an 18-station radio network that covered most of the U.S. market and assisted in a regional television agreement for Army football. He also played an instrumental part in landing Jeep as the Title Sponsor of the annual Army/Navy Football game. Army Athletics increased corporate sponsorships, tickets and overall attendance under Garzarelli’s watch. Garzarelli received a sport management degree from Slippery Rock University in 1998. He also earned a master’s in sport management from Northern Illinois in 2006. Garzarelli and his wife, Leah, have a five-year old daughter, Goia, and a two-year old son, Gabe.

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Academic Coordinator

Kelee Grimes, who threw two no-hitters for the Northwestern State softball program while stacking up academic honors before graduating this spring magna cum laude, has been named assistant academic coordinator for NSU Athletics. A three-time Academic All-Southland Conference performer, Grimes replaces another former softball standout, Cary Bruno, who departed in late May after two years on the academic staff. Grimes will work with head academic coordinator and senior woman administrator Carrie Crowell to provide academic support services to the nearly 380 student-athletes at Northwestern State. Grimes was selected this year 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. Grimes, whose appointment is on an interim basis for the time being, was vice president of the NSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, 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 the Year as she led Pineville High to the Class 5A state finals. She has been active in community outreach projects while a studentathlete in high school and college.

Chris Lansdell

Assistant AD for Marketing Chris Lansdell, a member of the athletic marketing and event management staffs at Kansas and Arkansas since 2003, is Northwestern State’s new assistant athletic director for marketing and promotions. Lansdell was director of marketing and fan experience at Kansas during the past year after serving the previous year as director of events and game day experience. His appointment at NSU was announced by director of athletics Greg Burke in early July. Lansdell worked at Kansas since August 2006 after being on the marketing staff for the Arkansas women’s athletics program from 20032006. He has helped stage the 2012 Big XII Conference Women’s Basketball Championship, the 2010 NCAA Women’s Basketball Kansas City Midwest Regional, the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Kansas City First and Second Rounds, the 2009 Big XII Men’s Basketball Championship, the 2005 and 2006 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at Arkansas, and the 2005 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships. In the past two years at Kansas, Lansdell developed and implemented sponsorship fulfillment and fan experience plans for football and men’s basketball. He supervised marketing for Olympic sports including creative materials, fan experience and promotions. He coordinated events with the university chancellor’s office and the KU Alumni Association, and was in charge of the Jayhawks for a Cure initiative for all sports. Lansdell worked to assure KU promotional items met trademark standards and developed marketing and promotional strategies. He was part of the university’s United Way committee, while assisting with management of spirit squads and serving as the athletic department’s liaison with the Marching Jayhawks band and pep bands for basketball and volleyball. Prior to moving into the directorships at Kansas, he worked as a marketing manager, coordinator and assistant and assistant director of events and game day experience from 2006-10. Lansdell managed

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the Hospitality on the Hill tailgating program for football, developed and implemented marketing plans for baseball, softball and soccer, initiated and managed social media initiatives, coordinated in-game promotional activities for women’s basketball, and developed the Rock Chalk Rewards student attendance incentive program. With Arkansas women’s athletics, he was a marketing and promotions graduate assistant from 2004-06 after working as a student assistant in 2003-04. Lansdell developed and implemented marketing plans for soccer and softball and was involved with implementing plans for gymnastics, women’s basketball and volleyball. He managed outreach programs including the Lil’Backs Kids Club and the A+ for Arkansas initiatives. HE scheduled and designed print advertising for all sports, coordinated the Lady Razorback merchandise program and developed sponsorship trade agreements. Lansdell earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration/ marketing management in 2004 and a master’s of education in recreation/sport management two years later.

Philip Noah Equipment Manager

During the 2010-11 school year, Philip Noah supervised 10 student managers while assisting with the University of Houston’s athletic equipment room. The previous year, he supervised eight student managers and assisted with operations in the Louisiana Tech football equipment room. During his 2008-09 stint at the University of Nevada, Noah handled Nevada’s inventory, upkeep and ordering of equipment for football, softball, track and field, and swimming while assisting with implantation of new technology for inventory. He also supervised five student managers and took part in the 2008 Humanitarian Bowl with the Wolf Pack. In college, he spent four years as the head student equipment manager at Missouri Valley while volunteering for the 2007 and 2008 NAIA Football Senior Classic. During his time at Missouri Valley, Noah worked with teams that reached the NAIA semifinals in 2006 and 2007. He also worked in 2008 and 2009 in preseason camps as an intern with the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Noah is a 2008 graduate of Missouri Valley in exercise science and a member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association. Assistant Director of Marketing After a brief hiatus from college athletics, Clay Shaw enters his second year as the Assistant Director of sport marketing and promotions at Northwestern State. An Ohio native, the 2003 graduate of the University of Toledo earned his bachelor’s degree in graphic design with coursework in business and marketing. He enrolled at Bowling Green University in 2006 to work towards a career in sports marketing and was a volunteer intern. He followed that with a marketing assistant internship at the University of New Mexico and the University of Tulsa. He landed his first full-time job in college athletics as the promotions coordinator at California State University-Bakersfield. Shaw stepped away from college athletics to work in professional sports as a ticket representative for the Fresno Grizzlies Triple-A baseball team, and the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning. Prior to joining NSU, Shaw spent two years with Bisk Education as a representative of Villanova University Online.

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Jack Smith

Director of Facilites & Game Operations Jack Smith, whose work during the 2011-12 athletic year greatly bolstered marketing and external endeavors of the Northwestern State athletic department, has been named director of special facilities, managing the athletic venues and facilities at

NSU. Last year, Smith assisted with tickets, development, sales and operations for the athletic department and was visible throughout the year at home events as he planned, coordinated and implemented popular in-game promotional activities. He was an integral part of game management for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and soccer. He coordinated all tailgating activities in the popular Demon Alley, featuring the Collins Family Pavilion, for home football games. Smith helped organize and oversee the inaugural Legends Dinner and Golf Scramble. He created and implemented a marketing plan for NSU Athletics using social media and NSUDemons.com website advertising. His promotion to the facilities position is on an interim basis. Prior to joining the NSU athletic staff, Smith was a marketing and operations staffer for the uDrove Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, and a play-by-play announcer for Bronco Sports Properties handling broadcasts of Boise State women’s basketball. With the bowl game, he helped market the game and related events with social media, assisted with bowl week events and game-day activities, managed 12 volunteers on game day, and organized the Youth Skills Combine. While in Boise, his hometown, Smith also was an account executive for the NBA Development League’s Idaho Stampede, working with sales of season tickets, corporate packages, group sales and individual game sales, while helping game day operations and assisting with community clinics. A 2010 graduate of The College of William and Mary, he was head men’s basketball manager as an undergraduate from 2007-10. He also served five months as interim director of ticket sales for the United Soccer League’s Richmond (Va.) Kickers. He is currently working on his master’s degree in sport administration here at Northwestern State. Asst. Dir. of Special Facilities for Events Operations Scott Smith is no stranger to Northwestern State athletics. He has spent the last two years with the Lady Demon tennis program while working on a master’s degree. He joined the staff as an assistant coach and brought experience to the tennis program as a teaching pro and a head college coach. From 2002-2004, Smith was a tennis teaching professional at the Raveneaux Country Club in Spring, Texas, as well as the Woodlands Country Club in Houston. The next two years he was the assistant coach at the University of the Ozarks from 2004-2006 and became the head coach at Ozarks from 2006-2008. He has been a tennis teaching professional at the Westside Tennis and Fitness Club in Houston since 2008 before joining Coach Patric Dubois on the NSU coaching staff in August 2009. Smith received his B.S. degree in business administration in 2007 from the University of the Ozarks. He received his associate’s degree in recreational leadership – Tennis Teaching from Tyler (Texas) Junior College in 2002.

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Joey Guarascio

Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Coaching Experience: Guarascio arrived at NSU last August as a graduate assistant and was universally praised for his dynamic impact with baseball, softball, football, soccer and volleyball. He designed and implemented weightlifting, plyometric and speed programs and worked extensively with football. He began to serve an internship on the strength and conditioning staff at LSU when NSU’s position opened. In the summer of 2011, he was a strength and conditioning intern at Florida Atlantic, where he worked with football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball. He was assistant wrestling coach from 2009-11 at Naples (Fla.) High School and coached three state meet qualifiers and a district champion. In the summer of 2010, he worked at Velocity Sports Performance in Naples, where he coached pro football players along with NCAA Division I competitors in football, baseball, soccer, volleyball and basketball. He is a Level 1 Sports Performance Coach for USA Weightlifting and is a certified strength and conditioning coach by the National Strength Coaches Association. Guarascio was recommended by Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame member and NSU alumnus Coach Gayle Hatch, the head coach of the 2004 USA Olympic Men’s Weightlifting Team, and LSU strength and conditioning coach Tommy Moffitt. Competitive Career: Guarascio played for the 2009 NAIA national champion football team at Sioux Falls and the 2010 NAIA runner-up. He was a first-team all-conference player in 2008 at College of the Canyons. In high school, he was the Collier County Defensive MVP, allconference and all-distrct at Gulf Coast High School in Naples. Personal: He and wife Heather were married June 23, 2012. He graduated from Sioux Falls with an exercise science degree as a Dean’s List (3.2 GPA) student.

Evan Coachman

Strength & Conditioning Coach Coaching Experience: Coachman was a football and strength & conditioning coach for 17 months at his alma mater, where he developed all-conference players at tight end and wide receiver. He developed and managed the in-season workouts for the football team. From 2009-2012, he was also an assistant strength & conditioning coordinator for Athlete’s Performance Course in Allen, Texas, where he developed workout routines for baseball, softball, football and volleyball competitors ages 10-18, and ran workouts for up to 50 athletes simultaneously. Coachman is certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and by USA Weighlifting. Competitive Career: At Austin College from 2007-10, Coachman played receiver and free safety. He was a preseason All-American as a senior. He was all-conference at receiver as a sophomore, then at free safety as a junior and senior. He was elected to the Leadership Council by his peers. At Frisco High School, he had a 3.3 GPA and was an alldistrict football player in his last two seasons. Personal: Coachman had a 3.5 GPA in graduate school at Austin College, earning his master’s in education. As an undergraduate, he earned a bachelor’s in history and was secretary and vice president of Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity.

2011, he was a football strength and conditioning intern at Wisconsin, working with all position groups while administering testing and evaluation for incoming freshmen and transfers. While at Loras College, he was a student assistant strength & conditioning coach from 20082011, working with swimming, volleyball and baseball, assisting in the design of in-season programs for swimming and volleyball. He also oversaw student interns working with the football team in 2010-11, and had coaching experience with all 19 of the varsity athletic teams. In the summer of 2009, he worked for NXZ Level Athletics implementing a program for Brookfield Central High School’s football team in Waukesha, Wis. Competitive Career: He was a four-year letterwinner as a defensive tackle at NCAA Division II Loras. He was elected to the Leadership Council by his teammates for 2010-11. He was the male strength & conditioning athlete of the year at Loras in 2010-11. Personal: Laface earned his undergraduate degree in sport science in May 2011, with a cumulative GPA of 3.05. He had a 4.0 GPA in a master’s program in education in the fall 2011 semester at Frostburg State.

Danny Wardell

Strength & Conditioning Coach Coaching Experience: He coached five U16 international players for England RL (Rugby League) while he was the scholarship/academy strength & conditioning coach for the Huddersfield Giants rugby teams, handling duties for the under 15, 16, 18 and 20 squads from October 2010 until May 2012. From August 2009-April 2011, he was an assistant football coach for Leeds Metropolitan University in Leeds, England, after serving in the same capacity in 2008-09 for the University of Huddersfield. Wardell is Level 1 certified through USA Weightlifting. Competitive Career: In 2011-12, he was team captain and starting linebacker and running back for Leeds Metropolitan University in the British University American Football League. In 2010, he was the starting cornerback for the Vanecia Firebats, who played in the Liga de Nacional de Futbol Americano in Spain, a semi-pro league. In 2007, 2009 and 2010 he played cornerback and safety for the Coventry Jets in the amateur British American Football League. He started in Britbowl XXIII (2009) and XXIV (2010) as the Jets were league finalists. Wardell was a starting cornerback in 2008 for the Lions Bergamo in the semi-pro Italian Football League. Across the pond, he was a defensive back in 2008 for Iowa Central Community College and in 2007 for Southwest Minnesota State (NCAA Division II). Wardell also started at receiver and defensive back in 2005-06 and 2008 for the Yorkshire Rams in the BAFL, and in 2004 for the Junior Rams when he was chosen for NFL Europe Youth Development Camps as a receiver, running back and defensive back. In 2004-05, he was selected for Team England Youth in the British American Football National Programme as a starting free safety. Personal: Wardell graduated with honors with an upper second bachelor of sciences degree in sports coaching. He also attended Southwest Minnesota State and Iowa Central Community College. His hometown is Huddersfield, England.

Dominic Laface

Strength & Conditioning Coach

Coaching Experience: He was a graduate assistant strength & conditioning coach at Frostburg State (Md.) in 2011-12, where he ran programs for men’s soccer and the throwing events in track and field. He assisted with football strength and conditioning. In the summer of

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Jason Drury, a member of the Northwestern State sports medicine staff for the last seven years and the head athletic trainer for football during the past three seasons, will succeed retiring Ed Evans as the head athletic trainer at NSU. Assistant athletic trainer on the NSU staff since 2004, Drury has also been the lead athletic trainer for men’s basketball, softball and women’s soccer while working with all 14 of NSU’s Division I sports. Prior to joining the Demons, he spent five years as head athletic trainer at Natchitoches Central High School. A 1999 graduate of Idaho State with a biology degree, Drury worked with numerous ISU sports including football, basketball and track and field. He earned his master’s degree from Northwestern State in 2001. Drury, a native of Paoli, Ind., is active with the National Athletic Trainers Association and the Louisiana Athletic Trainers Association. He and his wife of nine years, Toni, have two children, Maddox and Kenzie.

David Berkeley-Tuchmayer Assistant Athletic Trainer Appalachian State, 2006 7th Season at NSU

David Berkeley-Tuchmayer begins his seventh season on the NSU athletic training staff and fourth as an assistant trainer. Tuchmayer will handle head training duties for the Lady Demon soccer team and will oversee baseball and softball. He is a certified member of on the National Athletic Trainers Association and a licensed member of the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. Tuchmayer, a native of Wilmington, N.C., and a 2006 graduate of Appalachian State, is the son of Harry Tuchmayer and Kathleen Berkeley. He has one brother, Jeremy. He received his master’s degree in sports administration in the spring of 2008.

Assistant Athletic Trainer Appalachian State, 2011 1st Season at NSU

Jenny Mason begins her first season on the Northwestern State athletic training staff. Mason will handle training duties for the Lady Demon volleyball team. She is a certified athletic trainer. Mason, a native of Statesville, NC, is a 2011 graduate of Appalachian State University where she worked with football, baseball, softball, track and cheerleading. During the 2011-12 season, Mason interned at Highpoint University where she worked with women’s soccer. At NSU, she is working on getting her master’s degree in sports administration. Jason Parker joined the staff in the spring of 2006 and is a physical

Jason Parker

Director of Rehabilitation Louisiana Tech, 1997 6th Season at NSU therapist with Guidroz Physical Therapy. A Natchitoches native, Parker graduated from Natchitoches Central High School in the spring of 1992. After high school, Parker attended Louisiana Tech University where he was a member of the Bulldog baseball team. After graduating from Louisiana Tech, he recieved his Masters of Physical Therapy in the spring of 1999 from LSU Health Science Center in Shreveport, LA. Parker is married, and he and his wife, Mandy, have 3 children, Jay, Jensen and Adam.

Leslie Oglesby

Assistant Athletic Trainer Alabama, 2010 3rd at NSU Leslie Oglesby is in his third season at Northwestern State and first as assistant athletic trainer. A native of Reform, Alabama and graduate of South Lamar High School, Oglesby graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from the University of Alabama in May 2010. While at Alabama, he worked with the Crimson Tide baseball, football, and women’s basketball teams as well as area high school athletics in Tuscaloosa County High School. In the summer of 2009, he did an athletic training internship with the Xenia Scouts of Great Lakes Summer Collegiate Baseball League. At NSU, he’s working on getting his master’s degree in science and health promotion. Born on February 21, 1988, Leslie is the son of Jeff and Donna Oglesby and he has an older brother, Joey. Leslie was married to the former Anna-Kate Sisson on June 11, 2011. 33

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Dr. Will Crenshaw is in his first year as a mem-

ber of the Northwestern State team physician staff. A native of Alexandria, Dr. Crenshaw graduated Cum Laude from Centenary in 1999 when receiving his bachelor’s degree and earned his medical degree from LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2004. He worked his residency at Campbell Clinic in Tennessee beginning in 2004 until 2009. He is a member of the American Medical Association, OREF (Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation), and AAOS Resident member. He received the Kellogg Endowment Scholarship in 2002 and Alpha Omega Alpha in 2003. He is married.

medical staff for the NBA Combines. In 2007, Dr. Leddy accepted an invitation to return to Louisiana and join Mid-State Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center in Alexandria. He specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopy of the shoulder, knee and hip, and knee and shoulder reconstruction. Dr. Leddy is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. In 2007, he was part of the inaugural class of orthopaedic surgeons to receive a Subspecialty Board Certification in Sports Medicine by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and a member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association. A native of Hopewell Junction, New York, Dr. Leddy is married to the forrmer Andrée Braud of Belle Chasse, Louisiana, and they have two children, Anna Clare and Mary Caitlin. His hobbies include spending time with his family, golf, hunting, and reading.

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Dr. James Knecht

Team Physician

Dr. James Knecht has been Northwestern’s team physician since 1984. He finished his premed curriculum from LSU in 1975. While at LSU, he was an Academic All-SEC and Academic All-American football player in

1974. He has been in private practice family medicine in Natchitoches since 1982. In addition to being Northwestern’s team physician, he has also been Natchitoches Central’s team physician since 1992. Dr. Knecht is actively involved in many professional organizations, including the Natchitoches Parish Medical Society, Active Staff Physicians at Natchitoches Parish Hospital, and the Louisiana State Medical Society. He is also a Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice and Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice. His father, Gene, was an assistant football coach at Northwestern and has been active in the Graduate N Club for three decades.

Dr. Mike Leddy

Team Physician

Dr. Mike Leddy is in his third season with Northwestern State serving as a team physician. Dr. Leddy received his undergraduate degree and Doctorate of Medicine from Boston University. He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Louisiana State University Medical Center-New Orleans in 2002. He then completed a sports medicine and arthroscopy fellowship with David Fischer, MD at TRIA Orthopaedics in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he worked on the medical staff to the Minnesota Vikings, Wild, Twins, and Timberwolves. After fellowship, Dr. Leddy practiced in Kissimmee, Florida with Orthopaedic Associates of Osceola. There, he cared for many local high school and collegiate athletes. He was head team physician for the Florida Seals Professional Hockey Team and Osceola Ghostriders Professional Indoor Football Team. He was also the lead orthopaedic surgeon for the Capital One Bowl and part of the

Team Physician

Dr. Chris Rich completed his undergraduate degree at LSU in Baton Rouge, followed by a Doctor of Medicine degree from the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans. He finished his Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at LSU in 1988. Dr. Rich is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, with a successful Recertification with a specialty interest in sports medicine in 2000. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, a member of the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine, a charter member of the Louisiana Sports Medicine Society, and a board member of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association. Dr. Rich has been the Head Team Physician for the Northwestern Demons since 1990. His practice specializes in sports medicine, arthroscopy of the shoulder and knee, and knee reconstruction. During his tenure at NSU, over 500 athletes have sustained an injury that required a surgery, with an incredible rate of return to full sports competition of 99%. A native of San Antonio, Dr. Rich was a three-year letterman in football as an offensive lineman at LSU from 1976-78. He earned Academic All-Southeastern Conference honors in 1977 and 1978. Dr. Rich is the managing partner of Mid State Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in Alexandria. Mid State, along with Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital, was designated as #1 in Orthopaedics for the State of Louisiana for 2004 by HEALTHGRADES, “The Healthcare Quality Experts”. He is married to the former Vickie Rainey, and they have three children, Jeff, Margaret and Stacie. His hobbies include spending time with his family, golf, fishing, and duck hunting.

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L ad y D emon R ecords

Kills

Total Attempts

Hitting Percentage

Match

1. 31 Whitney King at Centenary, 2004

1. 78, Sonja Olsen vs Nicholls, 1989

1. .875

31 Annie Bloxson vs Nicholls State, 1987

2. 72, Christina Stone vs SFA, 2002

2. .800 Shera Dowell vs UL-Lafayette, 1992

3. 30 Shera Dowell vs Grambling, 1991

3. 71, Becky David at SHSU (10/24/03)

3. .769 Tiffany Cronin vs Sam Houston St., 1994

4. 29 Annie Bloxson vs Wiley College, 1987

4. 68, Priscila Augusto vs SLU (10/11/03)

4. .733 Tiffany Cronin vs Southern, 1994

29 Annie Bloxson vs Nicholls State, 1989

5. 65, Dawn Carlos vs SFA, 1987

5. .688 Shera Dowell vs Grambling, 1991

6. 29 Annie Bloxson vs McNeese State, 1989

65, Sonja Dale vs McNeese, 1987

6. .687 Claire Gilmartin vs Jackson State, 1989

7. 27 Priscila Augusto vs SLU, 10/11/03

65, Stacey DiFrancesco vs TX ST, 2011

7. .647 Flavia Belo vs UALR (8/29/03)

8. 64, Jamie Fleischer vs SFA, 1990

Season

Vanessa Coleman vs. Alcorn, 2011

Season

1. 431

Christina Stone, 2002

Season

1. .330 Shannon Puder, 2001

2. 424

Tiffany Cronin, 1997

1. 1,390 Stacey DiFrancesco, 2011

2. .306 Shera Dowell, 1992

424 Stacey DiFrancesco, 2011

1. 1,224 Becky David, 2003

3. .300 Claire Gilmartin, 1992

4. 418

2. 1,221 Christina Stone, 2002

4. .299 Shera Dowell, 1991

5. 405 Whitney King, 2004

3. 1,186 Whitney King, 2004

5. .291 Amy Warren, 1993

6. 374

4. 1,091 Tiffany Cronin, 1997

Becky David, 2003 Claire Gilmartin, 1992

7. 372 Annie Bloxson, 1987

5. 1,081 Christina Stone, 2000

Career

8. 357 Becky David, 2002

6. 1,048 Becky David, 2002

1. .302 Shera Dowell (‘91-’92)

7. 978 Whitney King, 2006

2. .278 Claire Gilmartin (‘89-’92)

Career

8. 938 Claire Gilmartin, 1992

3. .254 Renita Ellis (‘89-’90)

1. 1,291 Tiffany Cronin (‘94-’97)

8. 917

4. .237 Shannon Puder (‘01-present)

Priscila Augusto, 2003

2. 1,262 Christina Stone (‘99-’02)

5. .235 Tiffany Cronin (‘94-’97)

3. 1,208 Yelena Enwere (2006-’09)

Career

6. .232 Annie Bloxson (‘85-’89)

4. 1,008 Annie Bloxson (‘85-’89)

1. 3,768 Christina Stone (‘99-02)

5. 991

Amy Warren (‘93-’96)

2. 3,272 Tiffany Cronin (‘94-’97)

6. 978 Whitney King (‘94-’96)

3. 3,029 Whitney King (‘04-’06)

7. 789 Dawn Carlos (‘85-’88)

4. 3,015 Yelena Enwere (2006-’09)

8. 775 Becky David (‘02-’03)

5. 2,636 Amy Warren (‘93-’96)

9. 739 Claire Gilmartin (‘89-’92)

6. 2,462 Annie Bloxson (‘85-’89) 7. 2,363 Dawn Carlos (‘85-’88)

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Service Aces

Match 1. 11 Tanya Champagne vs. Nicholls, 1985 2. 10 Cathy Herring vs St. Francis, 2001 9 Juliana Abreu vs. UTSA, 2005 9 Robyn Justin vs, La. Tech, 1986 9 Lauren Thorman vs, Centenary, 1999 6. 8 Robyn Justin vs, Nicholls, 1985 8 Kerri Cottle vs, Grambling, 2002 8 Emily Johnson vs. Alcorn State, 2011 Season 1. 80 Robyn Justin, 1986 2. 72 Sandi Sherrill, 1991 3. 69 Cathy Herring, 2001 4. 64 Tiffany Cronin, 1995 5. 62 Sandi Sherrill, 1990 6. 56 Flavia Belo, 2003 Career 1. 194 2. 185 3. 142 4. 137 5. 122 6. 117

Sandi Sherrill (‘88-’91) Tiffany Cronin (‘94-’97) Cathy Herring (‘00-’03) Flavia Belo (‘02-’05) Robyn Justin (‘84-’86) Tanya Champagne (‘85-’88)

Block Solos

Match 1. 8 Sonja Dale vs Southern, 1987 2. 7 Sonja Dale vs McNeese State, 1987 7 Dawn Carlos vs McNeese State, 1986 4. 6 Annie Bloxson vs Southern Miss, 1987 5. 5 Markie Robichau vs. Tenn.-Martin (8/28/08) 5 Yelena Enwere vs SLU (9/29/06) 5 Dawn Carlos vs McNeese State, 1987 5 Amy Warren vs Texas Southern, 1993 Season 1. 42 2. 35 3. 32 4. 31 5. 30 Career 1. 107 2. 95 3. 75 75 5. 71

Sonja Dale, 1987 Amy Warren, 1993 Shannon Puder, 2005 Amy Warren, 1996 Ariane Damasio, 2006 Amy Warren (‘93-’96) Tiffany Cronin (‘94-’97) Janice Graham (‘88-’91) Sonja Dale (‘85-’88) Sonja Olsen (‘87-’90)

Team Season Wins:

22 (1975)

Winning %: .710 (1975)

Assists:

1,666 (2003)

Aces:

295 (1985)

Kills:

1,889 (2003) Digs:

2,089 (2003)

Attacks:

5,180 (2003) Block Assists: 416 (2003)

Hitting %: .223 (1992)

Block Solos: 178 (1987)

Kills per set: 14.2 (2003)

Assists

Digs

Match 1. 58 Tanya Champagne vs Nicholls, 1985 2. 36 Zanny Castillo vs. Tenn.-Martin (8/29/08) 3. 35 Rachel Ford at ULL (8/29/06) 35 Cathy Herring vs SE Louisiana, 2002 5. 35 Megan Manning vs. La. Tech (9/18/07) 6. 32 Rachel Ford at UCA (10/24/06) 32 Tanya Champagne vs UL-Lafayette, 1985 32 Kirsten Gernhauser vs La. Tech, 1985 9. 31 Keelie Arneson vs Chattanooga, 2011 10. 30 Three tied

Match 1. 67 Missy Krause vs UTA, 1997 2. 66 Flavia Belo vs Nicholls (10/10/03) 3. 65 Megan Dockery vs. McNeese (9/25/08) 65 Megan Dockery vs. UTA (11/16/07) 65 Flavia Belo vs Lamar (11/8/03) 65 Missy Krause vs Nicholls, 1998 6. 64 Flavia Belo vs SE La. (10/11/03) 64 Missy Krause vs Liberty, 1998 8. 63 Flavia Belo vs SFA (10/7/03)

Season 1. 539 2. 528 3. 444 4. 429 5. 423 6. 410 7. 392 8. 384 9. 382 10. 373 Career 1. 1,325 2. 1,161 3. 1,100 4. 1,077 5. 1,059

Season 1. 1,466 Flavia Belo, 2003 2. 1,197 Missy Krause, 1999 3. 1,073 Megan Dockery, 2006 4. 1,040 Missy Krause, 1998 5. 1,032 Flavia Belo, 2005 6. 1,003 Emily Sweet, 2011 7. 929 Megan Dockery, 2008 8. 904 Missy Krause, 1997 9. 901 Cathy Herring, 2001 10. 835 Sandi Sherrill, 1990 Career 1. 4,020 Flavia Belo (‘02-’05) 2. 3,460 Missy Krause (‘97-’00) 3. 3,368 Megan Dockery (‘07-’09) 4. 2,531 Sandi Sherrill (‘88-’91) 5. 2,523 Cathy Herring (‘00-’03) 6. 1,838 Jeri Dusenberry (‘91-’94) 7. 1,458 Jody Nichols (‘92-’95)

Keelie Arneson, 2011

Rachel Ford, 2006 Megan Manning, 2007 Cathy Herring, 2002 Cathy Herring, 2003 Tiffany Cronin, 1997 Christina Stone, 2002 Kim Jesiolowski, 1995 Ashley Hadley, 2004 Zanny Castillo, 2008

Cathy Herring (‘00-’03) Megan Manning (‘07-’10) Christina Stone (‘99-’02) Tiffany Cronin (‘94-’97) Rachel Ford (‘04-’06)

Block Assists Match 1. 10 Shannon Puder at SHSU (10/24/03) 2. 9 Shannon Puder at Lamar (10/21/05) 9 Beth Freeland at Lamar (11/6/04) 9 Shannon Puder at Montana (11/13/03) 9 Mackenzie Neely vs. NMSU (9/10/11) Season 1. 88 2. 84 84 4. 83 5. 71 6. 70 7. 67 8. 64 9. 63 63

Beth Freeland, 2004 Shannon Puder, 2003 Amy Warren, 1993 Shannon Puder, 2005 Karen Hill, 1992 Ariane Damasio, 2006 Tiffany Cronin, 1994 Priscila Augusto, 2005 Priscila Augusto, 2003

Vanessa Coleman, 2011

Career 1. 270 Shannon Puder (‘01-’05) 2. 191 Beth Freeland (‘01-’04)

All-Time Coaching Records Coach Vicki Weeks Dychon Daroonpun Charlotte Corley Yvonne Ridenhour Ari-Iwan Waworuntu Linda Jones Rickey McCalister Denise Dewey Mary DeJute James Onikeku Leigh Mullins Brittany Uffelman Hugh Hernesman Stephanie Hernesman

Yrs 1973 1974 1975-76 1977 1983 1984-85 1986-93 1994-95 1996-98 1999-01 2002-05 2006-09 2010-now 2010-now

W-L Win.% 15-9 .625 21-9 .700 40-22 .645 18-13 .581 0-15 .000 15-39 .278 94-140 .402 18-49 .269 19-77 .198 31-61 .337 45-82 .354 35-70 .333 23-36 .390 23-36 .390

2012

Opponent

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Air Force 2-1 Alabama 0-3 Alabama-Birmingham 0-2 Alabama State 1-0 Alcorn State 7-0 Appalachian State 1-0 Arkansas

Game W-L

7-6 2-9 2-6 3-1 21-3 2-0

First Meeting

First Last Match Match 1997 2005 1990 1998 2000 2006 1993 1993 1989 2011 1976 1976

Arkansas-Little Rock Arkansas-Pine Bluff Arkansas State Austin Peay Baylor Belmont State Cal-Poly SLO Centenary

1-6 4-0 1-8 0-1 0-3 1-0 0-1 39-2

Charleston Southern Duquesne East Texas Baptist East Texas State Eastern Kentucky Eastern Michigan Florida A&M Furman Georgia State Grambling Houston Houston Baptist Jackson State

1-0 3-0 2000 2000 0-1 1-3 2001 2001 2-2 6-9 1984 1985 0-1 0-2 1976 1976 0-1 2-3 2003 2003 0-1 0-2 2009 2009 0-1 2-3 1994 1994 0-1 1-3 1997 1997 0-2 4-6 1993 2000 37-2 84-19 1987 2008 0-1 1-3 2004 2004 0-1 1-3 2011 2011 5-0 15-1 1989 2011

LSU

0-5 3-11 1976 1995

Central Arkansas 3-10

Kansas

Lamar

7-18 1976 2009 12-0 1999 2010 8-23 1989 2011 0-3 2008 2008 0-9 1998 2005 3-0 1997 1997 0-3 1988 1988 106-15 1985 2006 14-31

2006

2011

First Meeting

4-23 22-68 1996 2011

Liberty 0-1 2-3 1998 1998 Louisiana-Lafayette 18-16 57-60 1976 2011 Louisiana-Monroe 24-33 91-112 1976 2010 Louisiana Tech McNeese State

Memphis Mercer Middle Tennessee St. Mississippi State Mississippi Valley St. Missouri-Kansas City Missouri State Montana Morehead State Murray State New Mexico State New Orleans Nicholls

19-24 8-48

0-2 2-0 0-1 0-7 2-0 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-2 3-8

69-79 55-145

0-6 6-1 0-3 0-21 6-0 4-8 0-3 2-3 0-3 2-6 1-6 11-24

1976 1976

2011 2011

1996 2010 1993 1999 1992 1992 1988 2009 1989 1992 1999 2006 2006 2006 2003 2003 2011 2011 1997 2007 2004 2011 1976 2010

24-32 86-118 1976 2011

NC-Greensboro 1-0 3-0 2000 2000

Opponent

Match W-L

Game W-L

First Last Match Match

North Texas Ole Miss

5-11 1-4

19-39 2-12

1987 1976

Ouachita Baptist Portland State Prairie View A & M Rice St. Francis Saint Louis Samford

0-1 0-1 6-3 0-1 1-0 0-1 3-3

0-2 1986 1986 0-3 2001 2001 23-13 1992 2010 0-3 1998 1998 3-0 2001 2001 0-3 1996 1996 10-11 1988 2010

South Alabama South Dakota State

3-4 0-1

12-15 0-3

Southern Southern Arkansas Southern Methodist

15-15 53-53 1976 1996 0-1 0-2 1986 1986 0-1 0-3 1998 1998

North Dakota St. First Meeting

Oral Roberts

0-2

Sam Houston State 4-36 San Jose State 0-1

Southeastern La. 20-25

Southern Mississippi 1-11

Stephen F. Austin 2-49

2010 1998

1-6

2001

2009

28-113 0-3

1984 2007

2011 2007

77-84

1983

2011

15-34

1987

2011

25-143

1990 2004

1984

1995 2004

2011

Syracuse 0-1 0-3 2010 2010 TCU 0-1 0-3 2004 2004 Tenn.-Chattanooga 0-1 1-3 2011 2011 Tennessee-Martin 2-1

7-4

1976

2008

Texas-Corpus Christi 6-2

20-12

2000

2011

Texas-Pan American 1-2

6-8

1995

2000

Texas Tech

0-3

2011

Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Texas A & M Texas-Arlington

1-0 0-1 0-2 4-35

Texas Lutheran

0-1

3-2 1997 0-3 2010 0-5 1976 22-100 1987 0-2

1976

1997 2010 1992 2011 1976

Texas-San Antonio 3-27 22-90 1991 2011 Texas-Southern 2-2 7-7 1993 2004 Texas State 2-39 23-121 1984 2011 0-1

Texas Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Troy Tulane

0-1 1-2 1976 1976 2-3 6-13 1996 2000 0-5 0-15 1989 2000

UNLV UTEP Utah Valley State Weber State Wiley College Youngstown State @Totals

0-1 2-3 0-1 2-3 0-1 1-3 0-1 2-3 2-2 6-8 0-1 0-3 296-545

Tulsa

0-4 0-12 1999 2009

2011 2011 2003 2003 2005 2005 2005 2005 1984 1986 2001 2001

@ - Records include the 1976 season and from 1983 to the present * - Southland Conference opponent 2012 opponent

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1973 (15-9) Head Coach: Vicki Weeks

1974 (21-9) Head Coach: Dychon Daroonpun 1975 • 22-9 (2nd LAIAW State Tourney) Head Coach: Charlotte Corley 1976 • 18-13 (5-3 LAIAW State Tourney) Head Coach: Charlotte Corley

Date

Opponent

Result

Oct. 1 !UL-Monroe W 2-0 Oct. 1 !Louisiana Tech W 2-0 Oct. 2 !ULL-Lafayette W 2-1 Oct. 2 !Nicholls State L 0-2 Oct. 3 Louisiana Tech W 2-1 Oct. 4 Louisiana-Monroe W 2-0 Oct. 8 #Texas A&M L 0-2 Oct. 8 #Texas Lutheran L 0-2 Oct. 9 #East Texas State L 1-2 Oct. 9 #Texas Women’s L 1-2 Oct. 11 UL-Lafayette W 2-0 Oct. 18 at LSU L 1-2 Oct. 22 Âppalachian St. W 2-0 Oct. 22 at UT-Martin W 2-0 Oct. 22 Ârk.-Little Rock W 2-0 Oct. 23 Ôle Miss W 2-0 Oct. 23 ^LSU L 0-2 Oct. 29 $New Orleans W 2-0 Oct. 29 $Southern W 2-0 Oct. 29 $Nicholls State W 2-0 Oct. 30 $UL-Lafayette L 1-2 Oct. 30 $Nicholls State W 2-0 Nov. 1 at La.-Lafayette L 1-2 Nov. 12 *La.-Lafayette L 0-2 Nov. 12 *McNeese State W 2-0 Nov. 12 *Louisiana Tech W 2-0 Nov. 12 *Southern W 2-0 Nov. 13 *LSU L 0-2 Nov. 13 *UL-Monroe W 2-0 Nov. 13 *LSU L 1-2 Nov. 13 *La.-Lafayette W 2-0 ! - Nicholls State Tournament # - Houston Invitational Tournament ^ - Memphis State Tournament $ - Northwestern State Tournament * - LAIAW State Tournament

Oct. 10 Southeastern La. L Oct. 16 at Southern L Oct. 18 at E. Texas Baptist L Oct. 18 vs Wiley College L Oct. 26 ^UL-Monroe L Oct. 26 ^McNeese State L Oct. 26 ^Nicholls State L Oct. 27 ^Southeastern La. L Oct. 27 ^New Orleans L Oct. 27 ^La.-Lafayette L Oct. 31 McNeese State L Nov. 5 at McNeese State L Nov. 8 *Sam Houston L Nov. 8 *Nicholls State L ! - GSC Mini-Tournament at SLU ^ - ULL Tournament, Lafayette, La. * - GSC Tournament at Texas State

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

1985 • 15-16 (1-4 GSC) Head Coach: Linda Jones

Date

Opponent

Result

Sep. 13 !Centenary W 3-0 Sep. 13 !La.-Lafayette L 0-3 Sep. 14 !UL-Monroe L 0-3 Sep. 14 !Southern L 1-3 Sep. 18 at UL-Monroe L 0-3 Sep. 19 East Texas Baptist W 3-2 Sep. 21 at Centenary W 2-0 Sep. 21 vs Louisiana Tech W 2-0 Sep. 21 at Centenary W 2-0 Sep. 21 vs Louisiana Tech W 2-0 Sep. 24 at Southern L 1-3 Sep. 27 *Southeastern La. W 3-1 Sep. 28 *Nicholls State L 0-3 Oct. 1 *Stephen F. Austin L 0-3 Oct. 3 vs Wiley College L 0-3 Oct. 3 at E. Texas Baptist W 3-1 Oct. 4 Centenary W 2-0 Oct. 4 Centenary W 2-0 Oct. 5 at Louisiana Tech W 3-1 Oct. 8 at McNeese State L 1-3 Oct. 11 *at Texas State L 0-3 Oct. 15 Louisiana Tech W 3-0 Oct. 17 Southern W 3-2 Oct. 21 *Sam Houston State L 0-3 Oct. 23 Louisiana-Monroe L 0-3 Oct. 29 McNeese State L 0-3 Nov. 1 ^Nicholls State W 3-2 Nov. 2 ^La.-Lafayette L 1-3 1977 • 18-13 Nov. 2 Louisiana Tech W 3-1 Head Coach: Yvonne Ridenhour Nov. 11 #Nicholls State L 0-3 Nov. 11 #Stephen F. Austin L 1-3 1983 • 0-15 * - Gulf States Conference match Head Coach: Ari-Iwan Waworuntu ! - UL-Monroe Round Robin ^ - La.-Lafayette Tournament 1984 • 0-23 (0-4 GSC) # - GSC Tournament at Nicholls St. Head Coach: Linda Jones Date Opponent Result 1986 • 7-15 (0-2 GSC) Sep. 18 at UL-Monroe L 0-3 Head Coach: Tootie Cary Sep. 20 East Texas Baptist L 0-3 Date Opponent Result Sep. 26 Southern L 0-3 Sep. 12 !Ouachita Baptist L 0-2 Oct. 2 Louisiana-Monroe L 0-3 Sep. 13 !Louisiana Tech W 2-0 Oct. 5 !Texas State L 0-3 Sep. 13 !Southern Arkansas L 0-2 Oct. 5 !Sam Houston L 0-3 Sep. 13 !Wiley College W 2-1 Oct. 5 !Stephen F. Austin L 0-3 Sep. 20 McNeese State W 3-1 Oct. 6 !Southeastern La. L 0-3 Sep. 23 Louisiana Tech W 3-0 Oct. 6 !Nicholls State L 0-3 Sep. 26 at Ark.-Little Rock L 0-3

Oct. 7 Southern W Oct. 11 at McNeese State L Oct. 15 at Louisiana Tech W Oct. 17 *at SFA L Oct. 20 Ark.-Little Rock L Oct. 28 at Louisiana-Monroe L Oct. 31 ^Louisiana Tech W Oct. 31 ^Stephen F. Austin L Nov. 1 ^Nicholls State L Nov. 1 ^at La.-Lafayette L Nov. 5 Louisiana-Monroe L Nov. 7 *Stephen F. Austin L Nov. 12 at Southern L Nov. 17 #Southeastern La. L Nov. 17 #Stephen F. Austin L * - Gulf States Conference match ! - Southern Arkansas Tournament ^ - La.-Lafayette Tournament # - GSC Tournament at SFA

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

Sep. 18 at Southeastern La. L 2-3 Sep. 20 !Mississippi Valley W 3-0 Sep. 20 !Grambling W 3-1 Sep. 25 at Southern L 1-3 Sep. 28 at Louisiana Tech L 2-3 Oct. 3 Grambling W 3-0 Oct. 4 at UL-Monroe L 0-3 Oct. 12 *at SFA L 0-3 Oct. 14 *McNeese State L 2-3 Oct. 16 at Jackson State W 3-0 Oct. 17 at Nicholls State W 3-2 Oct. 19 *Texas-Arlington L 0-3 Oct. 21 *North Texas W 3-0 Oct. 24 Southern W 3-0 Oct. 25 Southeastern La. W 3-0 Oct. 26 *at Sam Houston St. L 0-3 Oct. 31 *Louisiana-Monroe L 1-3 Nov. 4 Nicholls State W 3-1 Nov. 11 Tulane L 0-3 Nov. 11 Arkansas State L 0-3 1987 • 14-13 (2-5 SLC) Nov. 17 #Texas-Arlington L 0-3 Head Coach: Rickey McCalister * - Southland Confernece match ! - Grambling Doubleheader 1988 • 11-19 (0-7 SLC) # - SLC Tournament Head Coach: Rickey McCalister Date Opponent Result 1990 • 11-22 (1-6 SLC) Sep. 8 at Southeastern La. W 3-1 Head Coach: Rickey McCalister Sep. 9 !Cal-Poly, SLO L 0-3 Date Opponent Result Sep. 9 !New Orleans W 3-2 Sep. 7 !Southern Miss L 0-3 Sep. 10 !Louisiana-Monroe L 0-3 Sep. 7 !McNeese State W 3-0 Sep. 10 !La.-Lafayette L 0-3 Sep. 8 !Southeastern La. L 1-3 Sep. 17 Louisiana Tech W 3-0 Sep. 8 !South Alabama W 3-0 Sep. 19 Southeastern La. W 3-0 Sep. 8 !La.-Lafayette L 1-3 Sep. 20 at Nicholls State L 2-3 Sep. 11 at Grambling W 3-1 Sep. 22 Southern Miss L 1-3 Sep. 14 ^Louisiana Tech L 1-3 Sep. 23 ^Sam Houston State L 0-3 Sep. 15 ^La.-Lafayette L 2-3 Sep. 24 ^La.-Lafayette L 1-3 Sep. 15 ^South Alabama L 1-3 Sep. 24 ^at New Orleans L 2-3 Sep. 18 Southern W 3-0 Sep. 26 at Louisiana Tech W 3-1 Sep. 25 at Southern W 3-0 Sep. 28 at Southern L 0-3 Sep. 28 Louisiana Tech L 1-3 Oct. 4 at Southern Miss W 3-1 Oct. 2 Grambling W 3-0 Oct. 6 at Grambling W 3-2 Oct. 5 &Alabama L 1-3 Oct. 11 *Texas-Arlington L 0-3 Oct. 6 &Stephen F. Austin L 0-3 Oct. 12 Southern L 1-3 Oct. 6 &Louisiana Tech L 0-3 Oct. 14 $Southeastern La. W 3-0 Oct. 8 *Sam Houston State L 0-3 Oct. 14 $at Mississippi St. L 0-3 Oct. 9 *Stephen F. Austin L 2-3 Oct. 14 $Samford W 3-2 Oct. 13 *at McNeese State L 0-3 Oct. 18 *at Texas State L 0-3 Oct. 16 Southern Miss L 1-3 Oct. 21 *Sam Houston State L 0-3 Oct. 18 *at Texas-Arlington L 0-3 Oct. 22 *Stephen F. Austin L 0-3 Oct. 19 *at North Texas W 3-2 Oct. 25 Grambling W 3-0 Oct. 22 Centenary W 3-0 Oct. 27 *at McNeese State L 2-3 Oct. 26 *Texas State L 0-3 Oct. 29 *at UL-Monroe L 0-3 Oct. 30 Southeastern La. W 3-1 Nov. 3 *at North Texas L 0-3 Nov. 2 Nicholls State L 1-4 Nov. 5 Nicholls State W 3-2 Nov. 5 at Centenary W 3-0 Nov. 18 #Texas-Arlington L 0-3 Nov. 7 *at La.-Monroe L 2-3 ! - LSU Invitational, Baton Rouge Nov. 9 %at Southern Miss L 1-3 ^ - New Orleans Invitational Nov. 10 %South Alabama W 3-1 $ - Mississippi State Tournament Nov. 10 %at Southern Miss L 1-3 # - SLC Tournament Nov. 11 %Tulane L 0-3 Nov. 16 #Sam Houston State L 0-3 1989 • 11-14 (1-5 SLC) *- Southland Conference match Head Coach: Rickey McCalister ! - Southeastern La. Invitational Date Opponent Result ^ - NSU Sugar Cane Classic Sep. 6 at Jackson State W 3-0 & - La. Tech Invitational Sep. 12 Louisiana Tech L 1-3 % - Southern Miss Invitational Sep. 15 Alcorn State W 3-0 # - SLC Tournament at SFA 39

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1991 • 10-21 (2-7 SLC)

Oct. 31 *McNeese State L Louisiana Tech L Nov. 5 *at UT-San Antonio L Nov. 6 *at Texas State L Nov. 12 *Sam Houston St. L Nov. 13 *Stephen F. Austin L * - Southland Conference match ! - Ole Miss Tournament

Head Coach: Rickey McCalister Nov. 3

Date

Opponent

Result

Sep. 7 at Ark.-Little Rock L Sep. 10 Louisiana Tech L Sep. 12 Ark.-Little Rock L Sep. 16 at Southern Miss L Sep. 18 Grambling W Sep. 20 !at Mississippi St. L Sep. 20 !Samford L Sep. 20 !South Alabama L Sep. 24 at Southern W Sep. 26 at Southeastern La. L Sep. 28 ^Southern Miss L Sep. 28 ^at Louisiana Tech L Sep. 28 ^North Texas L Oct. 1 at Grambling W Oct. 1 vs South Alabama L Oct. 3 at Centenary W Oct. 5 *Texas-Arlington L Oct. 9 Southern W Oct. 11 vs Grambling W Oct. 11 vs UL-Monroe L Oct. 15 *at SFA L Oct. 19 *at Sam Houston St. L Oct. 22 at Louisiana Tech L Oct. 25 *at UL-Monroe L Oct. 30 Southeastern La. W Nov. 2 *North Texas W Nov. 5 Centenary W Nov. 7 *at Nicholls State L Nov. 9 *at McNeese State L Nov. 14 *UT-San Antonio W Nov. 15 *Texas State L * - Southland Conference match ! - Mississippi State Invitational ^ - Louisiana Tech Invitational

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

1992 • 16-16 (2-7 SLC) Head Coach: Rickey McCalister

Date

Sep. 9 Sep. 15 Sep. 17 Sep. 18 Sep. 18 Sep. 19 Sep. 19 Sep. 23 Sep. 28 Sep. 29 Sep. 29 Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 5 Oct. 6 Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 14 Oct. 14 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct. 20 Oct. 24 Oct. 25 Oct. 28 Oct. 30

Opponent

La.-Lafayette at Centenary at Southern !Tulane !at Ole Miss !Arkansas State !Middle Tennessee at Mississippi Valley Southeastern La. at Grambling at Louisiana Tech at Alcorn State at Texas A&M Grambling Centenary at La.-Lafayette Prairie View A&M at Centenary at Grambling *UL-Monroe at Southeastern La. Southern *at North Texas *at Texas-Arlington Alcorn State *Nicholls State

Result

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

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

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

1993 • 14-20 (1-8 SLC) Head Coach: Rickey McCalister

Date

Opponent

Result

Sep. 3 !New Orleans L Sep. 3 !Mississippi State L Sep. 4 !UL-Monroe W Sep. 4 !at Tulane L Sep. 7 South Alabama W Sep. 8 vs Mercer W Sep. 8 at Centenary W Sep. 9 Georgia State L Sep. 14 La.-Lafayette W Sep. 17 at Southern L Sep. 19 Mississippi State L Sep. 20 Grambling W Sep. 22 vs Grambling W Sep. 22 at Louisiana Tech L Oct. 5 Centenary W Oct. 8 ^Alcorn St ate W Oct. 8 ^Prairie View A&M L Oct. 9 ^Alabama State W Oct. 9 ^Texas Southern L Oct. 12 at La.-Lafayette L Oct. 14 *at UL-Monroe L Oct. 15 Southern L Oct. 22 *Texas-Arlington L Oct. 23 *North Texas L Oct. 26 vs Centenary W Oct. 26 at Grambling W Oct. 28 *at McNeese State L Oct. 30 *at Nicholls State W Nov. 3 *Stephen F. Austin L Nov. 5 *at UT-San Antonio L Nov. 6 *at Texas State L Nov. 7 at Prairie View W Nov. 9 Louisiana Tech L Nov. 12 *Sam Houston St. L * - Southland Conference match ! - Tulane Tournament ^ - Southern Tournament

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

1994 • 11-19 (0-13 SLC) Head Coach: Denise Dewey

Date

Sep. 7 Sep. 9 Sep. 13 Sep. 16 Sep. 27 Sep. 29 Oct. 1 Oct. 4 Oct. 6 Oct. 7 Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 8 Oct. 11

Opponent

at Jackson State at Prairie View Grambling Southern Centenary *at McNeese State *at Nicholls State Alcorn State *Stephen F. Austin !Florida A&M !Prairie View !Nicholls State !Texas Southern vs Grambling

Result

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

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

Oct. 11 at Louisiana Tech L Oct. 14 *at North Texas L Oct. 15 *at Texas-Arlington L Oct. 18 at Southern W Oct. 21 *Nicholls State L Oct. 22 *McNeese State L Oct. 25 *at UL-Monroe L Oct. 27 *Texas State L Oct. 29 *UT-San Antonio L Nov. 1 Prairie View L Nov. 3 at Grambling W Nov. 4 *UL-Monroe L Nov. 8 at Centenary W Nov. 9 *Sam Houston St. L Nov. 10 *at SFA L Nov. 14 La.-Lafayette W * - Southland Conference match ! - Southern Tournament

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

1995 • 7-30 (0-18 SLC) Head Coach: Denise Dewey

Date

Opponent

Result

Sep. 1 !Centenary W 3-0 Sep. 1 !Texas-Pan Am L 2-3 Sep. 2 !Grambling W 3-0 Sep. 2 !Prairie View W 3-0 Sep. 2 !La.-Lafayette W 3-0 Sep. 8 ^La.-Lafayette L 1-3 Sep. 8 ^Nicholls State L 0-3 Sep. 9 ^UL-Monroe L 2-3 Sep. 9 ^at LSU L 1-3 Sep. 12 *Texas State L 1-3 Sep. 15 $New Orleans L 0-3 Sep. 15 $Centenary W 3-0 Sep. 16 $at UL-Monroe L 2-3 Sep. 16 $Centenary W 3-0 Sep. 22 #Southern Miss L 1-3 Sep. 22 #at Southeastern La. L 0-3 Sep. 23 #South Alabama L 1-3 Sep. 23 #New Orleans L 0-3 Sep. 26 *at Nicholls State L 0-3 Sep. 29 *Texas-Arlington L 0-3 Sep. 30 *North Texas L 0-3 Oct. 3 *at SFA L 0-3 Oct. 5 *at Sam Houston St. L 0-3 Oct. 10 at Centenary W 3-1 Oct. 12 *McNeese State L 1-3 Oct. 14 *Nicholls State L 0-3 Oct. 17 at La.-Lafayette L 0-3 Oct. 21 *at UL-Monroe L 0-3 Oct. 23 *UT-San Antonio L 0-3 Oct. 27 *at North Texas L 1-3 Oct. 28 *at Texas-Arlington L 0-3 Oct. 31 *at McNeese State L 0-3 Nov. 2 *Stephen F. Austin L 0-3 Nov. 4 *Sam Houston State L 0-3 Nov. 7 *UL-Monroe L 1-3 Nov. 11 *at Texas State L 0-3 Nov. 12 *at UT-San Antonio L 0-3 * - Southland Conference match ! - Northwestern St. Tournament ^ - Louisiana Colleges Tournament $ - ULM Invitational # - Southeastern La. Tournament

1996 • 6-27 (1-15 SLC) Head Coach: Mary DeJute

Date

Opponent

Result

Sep. 3 at Southern W Sep. 7 !Centenary W Sep. 7 !Lamar L Sep. 8 !Texas-Pan Am L Sep. 8 !Prairie View W Sep. 8 !Centenary W Sep. 13 ^at Mississippi St. L Sep. 13 ^Southeastern La. L Sep. 14 ^Troy State L Sep. 17 *Nicholls State L Sep. 18 *McNeese State L Sep. 20 $Memphis L Sep. 20 $St. Louis L Sep. 21 $Ole Miss L Sep. 24 at Lamar L Sep. 27 at Grambling L Sep. 30 *at Texas State L Oct. 1 *at UT-San Antonio L Oct. 4 *at Texas-Arlington L Oct. 7 *at UL-Monroe W Oct. 9 *Stephen F. Austin L Oct. 11 *Sam Houston State L Oct. 14 at Centenary L Oct. 18 *at McNeese State L Oct. 19 *at Nicholls State L Oct. 24 Southern W Oct. 26 *UL-Monroe L Nov. 2 *Texas-Arlington L Nov. 5 Louisiana Tech L Nov. 8 *at SFA L Nov. 9 *at Sam Houston St. L Nov. 15 *UT-San Antonio L Nov. 16 *Texas State L * - Southland Conference match ! - Northwestern State Invitational $ - Lady Indian Classic (Ark. State)

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

1997 • 8-24 (2-16 SLC) Head Coach: Mary DeJute

Date

Aug. 29 Aug. 30 Sep. 5 Sep. 5 Sep. 6 Sep. 6 Sep. 9 Sep. 12 Sep. 13 Sep. 13 Sep. 16 Sep. 16 Sep. 19 Sep. 20 Sep. 27 Oct. 3 Oct. 4 Oct. 5 Oct. 10 Oct. 11 Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 24

Opponent

!at Air Force !Alabama ^Murray State ^Ole Miss ^at Arkansas State ^Tennessee State Centenary $at Samford $Belmont State $Furman at Louisiana Tech at Centenary *at Southeastern La. *at Nicholls State *UL-Monroe *Texas-Arlington *Sam Houston St. Samford *at McNeese State *at SFA *Nicholls State *Southeastern La. *at UL-Monroe Troy State

Result

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

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

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Oct. 27 *Texas State L Oct. 28 *UT-San Antonio L Oct. 31 *at Sam Houston St. L Nov. 1 *at Texas-Arlington L Nov. 7 *Stephen F. Austin L Nov. 8 *McNeese State L Nov. 14 *at Texas State L Nov. 15 *at UT-San Antonio L * - Southland Conference match ! - Air Force Tournament ^ - Arkansas State Tournament $ - Samford Invitational

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

1998 • 5-26 (2-18 SLC) Head Coach: Mary DeJute

Date

Opponent

Result

Sep. 1 at Alabama L 0-3 Sep. 4 !Rice L 0-3 Sep. 4 !Baylor L 0-3 Sep. 5 !at North Texas W 3-1 Sep. 5 !Centenary W 3-0 Sep. 11 ^Ole Miss L 0-3 Sep. 12 ^at SMU L 0-3 Sep. 12 ^Liberty L 2-3 Sep. 18 *at UT-San Antonio L 0-3 Sep. 19 *at Texas State L 0-3 Sep. 22 at Centenary L 1-3 Sep. 25 *Texas-Arlington L 0-3 Sep. 26 *Sam Houston State L 0-3 Sep. 29 *at UL-Monroe L 0-3 Oct. 2 *at SFA L 0-3 Oct. 3 *at McNeese State L 0-3 Oct. 9 *Lamar L 0-3 Oct. 10 Troy State L 1-3 Oct. 13 *at Southeastern La. L 1-3 Oct. 14 *at Nicholls State W 3-2 Oct. 16 *Texas State L 0-3 Oct. 17 *UT-San Antonio L 1-3 Oct. 23 *at Sam Houston St. L 0-3 Oct. 24 *at Texas-Arlington L 0-3 Oct. 27 *UL-Monroe L 1-3 Oct. 30 *McNeese State L 0-3 Nov. 3 Grambling W 3-1 Nov. 7 *at Lamar L 0-3 Nov. 10 *Stephen F. Austin L 1-3 Nov. 13 *Southeastern La. L 2-3 Nov. 14 *Nicholls State L 0-3 * - Southland Conference match ! - North Texas Tournament ^ - Southern Methodist Tournament 1999 • 11-20 (4-16 SLC) Head Coach: James Onikeku

Date

Sep. 1 Sep. 3 Sep. 3 Sep. 4 Sep. 4 Sep. 7 Sep. 10 Sep. 11 Sep. 11 Sep. 17 Sep. 18 Sep. 21 Sep. 24

Opponent

at Centenary !Mercer !Samford !New Orleans !at Troy State at Grambling ^Missouri-KC ^North Texas ^at Tulsa *UT-San Antonio *Texas State *UL-Monroe *at Texas-Arlington

Result

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

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

Sep. 26 *at Sam Houston St. L Oct. 1 *Stephen F. Austin L Oct. 2 *Lamar L Oct. 5 *Nicholls State W Oct. 9 *at McNeese State L Oct. 12 *Southeastern La. L Oct. 15 *at Texas State L Oct. 16 *at UT-San Antonio L Oct. 19 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W Oct. 22 *Sam Houston State L Oct. 23 *Texas-Arlington L Oct. 26 *at UL-Monroe W Oct. 29 *at Lamar L Oct. 30 *at SFA L Nov. 6 *McNeese State L Nov. 9 at Louisiana Tech L Nov. 12 *at Southeastern La. L Nov. 13 *at Nicholls State W * - Southland Conference match ! - Troy State Tournament ^ - Tulsa Tournament

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

2000 • 14-18 (6-14 SLC) Head Coach: James Onikeku

Date

Opponent

Result

Sep. 1 !at Tulane L 0-3 Sep. 2 !Troy State L 0-3 Sep. 2 !Centenary W 3-0 Sep. 5 Grambling W 3-0 Sep. 8 ÛAB L 1-3 Sep. 8 ^Charleston South. W 3-0 Sep. 9 ÛNC-Greensboro W 3-0 Sep. 9 âtGeorgia State L 2-3 Sep. 12 *at Southeastern La. W 2-3 Sep. 15 *Lamar L 1-3 Sep. 16 *McNeese State L 0-3 Sep. 20 *at UL-Monroe W 3-1 Sep. 22 *at Texas State L 0-3 Sep. 23 *at UT-San Antonio L 0-3 Sep. 29 *Nicholls State W 3-0 Sep. 30 *Southeastern La. L 1-3 Oct. 3 Louisiana Tech W 3-1 Oct. 7 *at SFA L 0-3 Oct. 8 *at Texas-Arlington L 0-3 Oct. 13 *at Sam Houston St. W 3-2 Oct. 14 at Texas-Pan Am W 3-2 Oct. 14 at Texas A&M-CC W 3-1 Oct. 18 *at Nicholls State W 3-0 Oct. 20 *UT-San Antonio L 0-3 Oct. 21 *Texas State L 1-3 Oct. 24 *UL-Monroe W 3-0 Oct. 27 *at McNeese State L 1-3 Oct. 28 *at Lamar L 0-3 Nov. 3 *Sam Houston State L 1-3 Nov. 7 Centenary W 3-0 Nov. 10 *Stephen F. Austin L 1-3 Nov. 11 *Texas-Arlington L 1-3 * - Southland Conference match ! - Tulane Tournament ^ - Georgia State Tournament 2001 • 6-23 (2-18 SLC) Head Coach: James Onikeku

Date

Opponent

Aug. 31 !Youngstown State Aug. 31 !St. Francis Sep. 1 !Portland State

Result

L 0-3 W 3-0 L 0-3

Sep. 1 !at Duquesne L Sep. 4 Grambling W Sep. 7 ^at Oral Roberts L Sep. 8 ^Louisiana Tech L Sep. 18 *at UL-Monroe W Sep. 21 *at Nicholls State L Sep. 22 *at Southeastern La. L Sep. 25 *at Sam Houston St. L Sep. 28 *McNeese State L Sep. 29 *Lamar L Oct. 1 *at Texas-Arlington L Oct. 5 *at Texas State L Oct. 6 *at UT-San Antonio L Oct. 9 at Centenary W Oct. 12 *at Stephen F. Austin L Oct. 17 Texas Southern W Oct. 19 *Texas-Arlington L Oct. 20 *Sam Houston St. L Oct. 23 *UL-Monroe W Oct. 26 *Nicholls State L Oct. 27 *Southeastern La. L Nov. 2 *at McNeese State L Nov. 3 *at Lamar L Nov. 6 *Stephen F. Austin L Nov. 9 *Texas State L Nov. 10 *UT-San Antonio L * - Southland Conference match ! - Duquesne Tournament ^ - Oral Roberts Tournament

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

2002 • 11-25 (3-17 SLC) Head Coach: Leigh Mullins

Date

Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Aug. 31 Aug. 31 Sep. 6 Sep. 6 Sep. 6 Sep. 7 Sep. 10 Sep. 10 Sep. 13 Sep. 13 Sep. 14 Sep. 14 Sep. 17 Sep. 17 Sep. 20 Sep. 21 Sep. 27 Sep. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 6 Oct. 8 Oct. 11 Oct. 12 Oct. 18 Oct. 22 Oct. 25 Oct. 26 Nov. 1 Nov. 2 Nov. 8 Nov. 9 Nov. 12

Opponent

!TCU !Ark.-Little Rock !Belmont !at Arkansas State ^Grambling ^Alcorn State ^Texas Southern ^Tulsa at Louisiana Tech at Grambling $Iowa $at Western Illinois $Western Kentucky $Eastern Michigan Centenary *UL-Monroe *Stephen F. Austin *Sam Houston State *at Nicholls State *at Southeastern La. *at Lamar *at McNeese State at Centenary *UT-San Antonio *Texas State *Texas-Arlington *at UL-Monroe *at SFA *at Sam Houston St. *Nicholls State *Southeastern La. *McNeese State *Lamar *at Texas-Arlington

Result

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

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

Nov. 15 *at Texas State L 2-3 Nov. 16 *at UT-San Antonio L 2-3 * - Southland Conference match ! - Arkansas State Tournament ^ - Northwestern State Tournament $ - Western Illinois Tournament 2003 • 11-22 (5-15 SLC) Head Coach: Leigh Mullins

Date

Opponent

Result

Aug. 29 !Ark.-Little Rock L 2-3 Aug. 29 !Tennessee-Martin W 3-1 Aug. 30 !at Arkansas State L 1-3 Aug. 30 !Eastern Kentucky L 2-3 Sep. 5 ^Ark.-Pine Bluff W 3-0 Sep. 5 ^Prairie View W 3-0 Sep. 6 ^Grambling W 3-0 Sep. 6 ^at Centenary W 3-0 Sep. 12 $at Missouri-KC L 1-3 Sep. 13 $Montana L 2-3 Sep. 13 $UTEP L 2-3 Sep. 16 *at UL-Monroe W 3-2 Sep. 19 *Sam Houston State W 3-0 Sep. 26 *at Texas State L 0-3 Sep. 27 *at UT-San Antonio L 0-3 Oct. 3 *at McNeese State L 1-3 Oct. 4 *at Lamar W 3-2 Oct. 7 *Stephen F. Austin L 2-3 Oct. 10 *Nicholls State L 2-3 Oct. 11 *Southeastern La. W 3-2 Oct. 14 *UL-Monroe W 3-0 Oct. 17 *at Stephen F. Austin L 2-3 Oct. 18 *at Texas-Arlington L 1-3 Oct. 21 Louisiana Tech L 2-3 Oct. 24 *at Sam Houston St. L 2-3 Oct. 31 *Texas State L 1-3 Nov. 1 *UT-San Antonio L 1-3 Nov. 4 at Centenary W 3-0 Nov. 7 *McNeese State L 1-3 Nov. 8 *Lamar L 2-3 Nov. 11 *Texas-Arlington L 0-3 Nov. 14 *at Nicholls State L 1-3 Nov. 15 *at Southeastern La. L 0-3 * - Southland Conference match ! - Arkansas State Tournament ^ - Centenary Tournament $ - Missouri-Kansas City Tournament 2004 • 12-20 (8-12 SLC) Head Coach: Leigh Mullins

Date

Sep. 3 Sep. 3 Sep. 4 Sep. 4 Sep. 10 Sep. 11 Sep. 11 Sep. 14 Sep. 14 Sep. 17 Sep. 18 Sep. 24 Sep. 25 Sep. 28 Oct. 1 Oct. 2

Opponent

# vs. Mississippi St. # vs. Air Force # at UL-Lafayette # vs. Tulsa ! at New Mexico St. ! vs. S. Dakota. St. ! vs. Texas Southern vs. TCU at Centenary *at UT-Arlington *at Sam Houston St. *Nicholls State *Southeastern La. *at UL-Monroe *McNeese State *Lamar

Result

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

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Oct. 8 Oct. 9 Oct. 15 Oct. 16 Oct. 19 Oct. 22 Oct. 23 Oct. 26 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Nov. 2 Nov. 5 Nov. 6 Nov. 9 Nov. 12 Nov. 13

*at Texas State *at UT-San Antonio *at Stephen F. Austin at Baylor *UL-Monroe *UT-Arlington *Sam Houston State at Houston *at Nicholls State *at Southeastern La. at Louisiana Tech *at McNeese State *at Lamar *Stephen F. Austin *Texas State *UT-San Antonio

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

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

2005 • 11-15 (9-9 SLC) Head Coach: Leigh Mullins

Date

Opponent

Result

Aug. 27 at Louisiana Tech L Aug. 27 vs. Baylor L Sep. 9 #vs. Utah Valley State L Sep. 10 #at Weber State L Sep. 10 # vs. Air Force W Sep. 13 *Louisiana-Monroe W Sep. 16 *Lamar W Sep. 17 *McNeese State L Sep. 20 North Texas L Sep. 27 *at Stephen F. Austin L Oct. 1 *Texas-Arlington W Oct. 4 Louisiana-Lafayette W Oct. 7 *at UT-San Antonio L Oct. 8 *at Texas State L Oct. 11 Louisiana Tech L Oct. 14 *Sam Houston State L Oct. 15 *Stephen F. Austin L Oct. 18 *at Louisiana-Monroe L Oct. 21 *at Lamar W Oct. 22 *at McNeese State L Oct. 28 *Southeastern La. W Oct. 29 *Nicholls State W Nov. 5 *at Texas-Arlington W Nov. 8 *at Sam Houston State L Nov. 11 *UT-San Antonio W Nov. 12 *Texas State W Nov. 18 % vs. UT-San Antonio L * - Southland Conference match # - Weber State Tournament % - SLC Tournament

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

Oct. 1 *Nicholls State W Oct. 4 *Sam Houston State L Oct. 7 *Central Arkansas W Oct. 13 *at UTSA L Oct. 14 *at A&M-Corpus Christi L Oct. 19 *UT-Arlington L Oct. 21 *Texas State W Oct. 24 *at Central Arkansas L Oct. 27 *McNeese State L Oct. 28 *Lamar L Nov. 3 *at SE Louisiana W Nov. 4 *at Nicholls State W Nov. 8 *Stephen F. Austin L Nov. 17 %Stephen F. Austin L * - Southland Conference match ^ - Missouri State Classic # - UNO Round Robin % - SLC Tournament

2007 • 11-16 (6-10 SLC, 6th) Head Coach: Brittany Uffelman

Date

Opponent

Result

Aug. 31 ^vs. San Jose State L Sep. 1 ^at Arkansas State W Sep. 1 ^vs. Murray State L Sep. 4 at North Texas L Sep. 7 #at Stephen F. Austin L Sep. 8 #vs. Tulsa L Sep. 9 #vs. La.-Monroe W Sep. 11 Louisiana-Monroe W Sep. 18 Louisiana Tech W Sep. 21 *at Stephen F. Austin L Sep. 22 *at Sam Houston St. L Sep. 27 *McNeese State L Sep. 29 *Lamar L Oct. 5 *at Southeastern La. W Oct. 6 *at Nicholls W Oct. 13 *at Central Arkansas L Oct. 16 *Central Arkansas L Oct. 19 *UTSA W Oct. 21 *TAMU-Corpus Christi W Oct. 25 *at Texas-Arlington L Oct. 27 *at Texas State L Nov. 2 *at McNeese State L Nov. 3 *at Lamar L Nov. 9 *Southeastern La. W Nov. 10 *Nicholls W Nov. 16 %vs. Texas-Arlington W Nov. 17 %vs. Stephen F. Austin L * - Southland Conference match ^ - Arkansas State Classic 2006 • 11-16 (6-10 SLC, 6th) # - Stephen F. Austin Classic Head Coach: Brittany Uffelman % - SLC Tournament

Date

Aug. 27 Sep. 1 Sep. 2 Sep. 2 Sep. 5 Sep. 12 Sep. 15 Sep. 15 Sep. 16 Sep. 16 Sep. 22 Sep. 23 Sep. 29

Opponent

at UL-Lafayette ^vs. Arkansas State ^at Missouri State ^vs. Missouri-K.C. at Louisiana Tech at UL-Monroe #vs. Alcorn State #at UNO #vs. Centenary #vs. UAB *at McNeese State *at Lamar *SE Louisiana

Result

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

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

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

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

2008 • 10-17 (5-11 SLC) Head Coach: Brittany Uffelman

Date

Aug. 29 Aug. 29 Aug. 30 Sep. 16 Sep. 16 Sep. 18 Sep. 19 Sep. 20 Sep. 23 Sep. 25

Opponent

Result

!Tennessee-Martin L !at Austin Peay L !AM-Corpus Christi W Louisiana-Lafayette L Grambling W *at Central Arkansas L vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff W vs. Louisiana-Monroe W at Louisiana Tech L *McNeese State W

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

Sep. 29 *Stephen F. Austin L Sep. 30 at Louisiana-Monroe W Oct. 3 *at Southeastern La. L Oct. 4 *at Nicholls L Oct. 9 at Grambling L Oct. 11 *Central Arkansas L Oct. 15 *Texas-Arlington W Oct. 18 *at Texas State L Oct. 23 *UTSA L Oct. 25 *AM-Corpus Christi W Oct. 30 *Nicholls W Nov. 1 *Southeastern La. W Nov. 6 *at Stephen F. Austin L Nov. 8 *at McNeese State L Nov. 14 *at Lamar L Nov. 15 *at Sam Houston State L Nov. 21 % vs. Texas State L * - Southland Conference match ! - Austin Peay Tournament % - SLC Tournament

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

2009 • 3-21 (2-14 SLC) Head Coach: Brittany Uffelman

Date

Opponent

Result

Sep. 1 Louisiana Tech L Sep. 4 !vs. Tulsa L Sep. 5 !vs. UALR L Sep. 5 !at Oral Roberts L Sep. 11 ^vs. Eastern Michigan L Sep. 12 ^at Mississippi State L Sep. 12 ^vs. Arkansas State L Sep. 18 Louisiana-Lafayette W Sep. 19 *Central Arkansas L Sep. 25 *at McNeese State L Sep. 26 *at Stephen F. Austin L Oct. 1 *Southeastern La. L Oct. 3 *Nicholls L Oct. 10 *at Central Arkansas L Oct. 14 *at Texas-Arlington L Oct. 17 *Texas State L Oct. 22 *at Texas-San Antonio L Oct. 24 *at A&M-Corpus Christi W Oct. 30 *at Nicholls L Oct. 31 *at Southeastern La. L Nov. 5 *Stephen F. Austin L Nov. 7 *McNeese State W Nov. 12 *Lamar L Nov. 14 *Sam Houston State L * - Southland Conference match ! - Oral Roberts Tournament ^ - Mississippi State Tournament

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

Sep. 17 $Jackson State W 3-0 Sep. 18 $Memphis L 3-0 Sep. 23 *SFA L 3-1 Sep. 25 *Sam Houston St. W 3-1 Sep. 30 *Nicholls L 3-1 Oct. 2 *Southeastern La. W 3-1 Oct. 7 *Central Arkansas L 3-0 Oct. 9 *at Texas State L 3-0 Oct. 14 *at McNeese State L 3-1 Oct. 16 *at Lamar L 3-0 Oct. 20 Centenary W 3-0 Oct. 23 *Texas-Arlington L 3-1 Oct. 28 *at UTSA L 3-2 Oct. 30 *at A&M-Corpus Christi W 3-2 Nov. 4 *McNeese State L 3-2 Nov. 6 *Lamar L 3-0 Nov. 11 *at Southeastern La. W 3-1 Nov. 13 *at Nicholls L 3-1 * - Southland Conference match ! - Arkansas State Invitational ^ - Samford Invitational $ - UCA Sugar Bear Classic 2011 • 10-20 (6-10 SLC, 8th) Co-Head Coach: Hugh Hernesman Co-Head Coach: Stephanie Hernesman

Date

Opponent

Result

Aug. 26 #UT-Chattanooga L 3-1 Aug. 26 #Jackson State W 3-1 Aug. 27 #at Southern Miss. L 3-1 Sep. 2 ^Morehead State L 3-0 Sep. 2 ât Texas Tech L 3-0 Sep. 3 ÛNLV L 3-2 Sep. 9 $at Texas State L 3-0 Sep. 10 $New Mexico State L 3-1 Sep. 10 $UL-Lafayette W 3-1 Sep. 15 !*Central Arkansas L 3-2 Sep. 16 !Alcorn State W 3-0 Sep. 17 !Arkansas State L 3-0 Sep. 22 *at Stephen F. Austin L 3-0 Sep. 24 *at Sam Houston St. L 3-1 Sep. 29 *at Southeastern La. W 3-1 Oct. 1 *at Nicholls State W 3-1 Oct. 5 *at Central Arkansas W 3-1 Oct. 8 *Texas State L 3-1 Oct. 13 *Lamar L 3-1 Oct. 15 *McNeese State W 3-1 Oct. 19 at Louisiana Tech W 3-0 Oct. 22 *at UT-Arlington L 3-2 Oct. 27 *UTSA L 3-0 Oct. 29 *A&M-Corpus Christi L 3-2 Nov. 3 *at Lamar L 3-1 2010 • 13-16 (4-12 SLC) Nov. 5 *at McNeese State L 3-1 Co-Head Coach: Hugh Hernesman Nov. 10 *Southeastern La. W 3-1 Co-Head Coach: Stephanie Hernesman Nov. 12 *Nicholls W 3-0 Date Opponent Result Nov. 18 %Texas State L 3-1 Aug. 27 !Louisiana Tech W 3-1 # - Southern Miss. Invitational Aug. 27 !at Arkansas State W 3-2 ^ - Texas Tech Invitational Aug. 28 !Ark.-Pine Bluff W 3-0 $ - CenturyLink Premier (Texas State) Sep. 3 ât Samford L 3-0 ! - Holiday Inn Express Classic (NSU) Sep. 3 ^Tennessee Tech L 3-0 * - Southland Conference match Sep. 4 ^Syracuse L 3-0 % - SLC Tournament Sep. 4 ^North Texas W 3-2 Sep. 9 #Prairie View W 3-2 Sep. 9 #UL-Monroe W 3-1 Sep. 11 #New Orleans W 3-0 Sep. 16 *at Central Arkansas L 3-0

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t Tatum, Jo Tauzin, Pat Teekell, Gwen Thomas, Ladine Thorman, Lauren Thurston, Janel

1983 1969 1976 1988-89 1999-00 2003-07

w Waguespak, Laura Wallace, Greta Warren, Amy Washington, Kandice Waters, Cindy Weeks, Vicki

1985 1972-73 1993-96 1997-98 1972, 74 1970

z Zucconi, Wendy Zegac, Andrea

1983-86 1995-96

Sweet, Emily

2011-now

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