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-Thirty years of 'Tiger VoCCeyfJaCCTABLÂŁ OF CONTENTS Quick Facts/Media Outlets What it Takes to be a Tiger 2000 Tiger Roster...,. 2000 Season Outlook Head Coach Carrie Yerty Assistant Coach Rob Thomas Assistant Coach Fiona Bolten Assistant Coach Diane Hale Support Staff Player Profiles April Harriman Emily Eichmann Ginger Garrett Amie Hamilton Sarah Wengler Tiger Newcomers 1999 Year-in Review 1999 Year-in-Review 1999 Statistics Conference USA 1999 C-USA Standings 2000 C-USA Composite Schedule All-Time Results Tiger Volleyball History A History of Tiger Volleyball By The Numbers History of Women's Athletics Year By Year History All-Time Coaching Records Career Stat Leaders Single Season Leaders Post-Season History All-Time Letterwinners Opponents All-Time Series Records Administration The University of Memphis Commitment to Academics U of M Facilities City of Memphis 2000 Schedule
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CREDITS The 2000 University of Memphis Tiger Volleyball Media Guide is intended for the editorial use of media organizations covering the Tigers. Any reprinting, reproduction or other use of the contents for any commercial use is prohibited. This guide is a publication of the University of Memphis Athletic Media Relations Department. It was designed by Tammy DeGroff and edited by Jennifer Rodrigues, using PageMaker 6.5 and PhotoShop 5.0. Photography was provided by Gerald Gailik, Mark Copley and Gil Michael. Additional thanks to Joel Frey of the Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau and Elizabeth Walker of Publication Services for supplying the photos on the inside front and back cov-
ers. The front cover was designed by Disciple Design. The media guide was printed by Paulsen Printing. Any questions, requests and changes to this guide should be directed to Tammy DeGroff, Volleyball SID at (901) 678-2444. The University of Memphis Athletic Media Relations' mailing address is: 203 Athletic Office Building Memphis, TN 38152
QUICK FACTS Location: Memphis, Tennessee Enrollment: 20,100 Founded: 1912 Interim President: Ralph Faudree Phone: (901) 678-2234 Athletic Director: R.C. Johnson Phone: (901) 678-2335 SWA: Lynn Parkes Phone: (901)678-2315 Faculty Representative: Dr. Nate Essex Athletic Media Relations Director: Bob Winn Phone: (901) 678-2337 FAX: (901) 678-4134 Director of Academic Services:.... Dr. Tim Sumner Phone: (901) 678-2714 Compliance Coordinator: Sally Andrews Phone: (901) 678-4121 Nickname: Tigers Colors: Royal Blue and Gray Conference: Conference USA Arena (Capacity):.. Elma Roane Fieldhouse (2,618) 1999 Record: 11-22 1999 Conference USA Record: 4-12 Head Coach: Carrie Yerty Alma Mater: Washington State, 1992 Phone: (901) 678-3570 Record at School/Years: 56-78/4 Overall Record: Same Assistant Coach: Rob Thomas Alma Mater: Univ. of San Diego Phone: (901) 678-4232 Assistant Coach: Fiona Bolten Alma Mater: Florida State Phone: (901) 678-3570 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Diane Hale Phone: (901) 378-2315 Volleyball Secretary: Carol Murray Phone: (901) 678-2315 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/6 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/2 Volleyball SID Contact: Tammy De Groff Office Phone: (901) 678-2444 Home Phone: (901) 794-5168 Email: tdegroff@memphis.edu Website: www.gotigersgo.com UOM8-0001/750
PRIMARY MEDIA PRINT The Commercial Appeal-Phil Stukenborg 495 Union Ave., Memphis, TN 38103 Phone: 901-529-2360, FAX: 901-529-2362 Associated Press-Woody Baird 495 Union Ave., Memphis, TN 38103 Phone: 901-525-1972; FAX: 901-525-1978 The Daily Helmsman-Sports Editor University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152 Phone: 901-678-2192; FAX: 901-678-4792 Memphis Flyer-Dennis Free/and 460 Tennessee St., Memphis, TN 38101 Phone: 901-521-9000; FAX: 901-521-0129 The Jackson Sun-Dan Morris 245 W. Lafayette, Jackson, TN 38301 Phone: 901-427-3333; FAX: 901-425-9604 Germantown News 7545 North Street, Germantown, TN 38138 Phone: 901-754-0337; FAX: 901-754-2961 Shelby Sun-Times-Buck Patton 7508 Capital Dr., Germantown, TN 38138 Phone: 901-755-7386; FAX: 901-755-0827 Tri-State Defender-Bill Little 124 Calhoun Ave. East, Memphis, TN 38103 Phone: 901-523-1818; FAX: 901-523-1820 TELEVISION WPTY-TV (ABC)-Greg Gasden 2701 Union Ave Ext, Memphis, TN 38111 Phone: 901-323-2430; FAX: 901-452-1820 WMC-TV (NBC)-Jarvis Greer 1901
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The primary mission of the Department of Athletics is to provide a successful athletic program at the highest level of competition. Characterized by academic, athletic and moral excellence in a diverse collegiate environment, the program will abide by the spirit of the rules governing students and intercollegiate athletics and will be known for its good sportsmanship and intergrity. The University of Memphis is a comprehensive urban university committed to the scholarly accomplishments of our students and faculty and to the enhancement of our community; state and the nation through principles of academic integrity; sound management and equal opportunity.
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What It Takes to be a Tiger DEDICATION to the toal effective communication and a areas of our lives. The value of welfare of the student-athlete, personal relentless WORK the FRIENDSHIPS we have and academically as well as athleti- ETHIC will pave our way toward the family environment we crecally, to the program, becoming a championship team. ate is far greater than any dollar administraiton and to sign can have. ToThe University of gether we will travel Memphis is the root of Ti «ger Vol «ley • ball (Tl-ger VOL-ey-ball) through many storms our coaching philoso- NOUN 1. A Division I volleyball team from The and will awaken to see phy. Striving towards many rainbows. These University of Memphis in Memphis, Tenn. 2. An the maximum develtimes will solidify the opment of an athlete exciting, competitive, tough volleyball team that FOUNDATION in in the areas of conflict competes in Conference USA 3. A group of really which we will all build management, com- fun, dedicated student-athletes. Synonyms: Fun, from. munication, time WINNING a conExciting, Competitive, Tough, etc. management, teamference championship work and personal and advancing to the accountability is imperative. It is Maintaining a tight FAMILY unit NCAA tournament is not just our up to the coaching staff to pro- is a necessity. It is crucial that the goal, but it is our mission as the vide an ATMOSPHERE that will SUCCESS and wellness of our 2000 Tiger Volleyball team. allow our athletes to express team always comes first. We be- However, winning in life is our their opinions, understand the lieve that by faithfully dedicating destination and our duty to ourdecision-making process and our lives to developing into trust- selves. feel good about themselves and worthy, accountable people we those around them. will see the benefits of our HARD HONESTY, LOYALTY, WORK and PERSISTENCE in all
Academic Excellence The Tigers made some impressive accomplishments in the classroom during 1999. The team began the season with an award from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) for having the third-highest team GPA in NCAA Division I volleyball in 1998. The team's 3.48 GPA was second only to Wichita State and Eastern Michigan University. The Tigers were proud to be the only university in the state of Tennessee at the Division I, II or III and NAIA levels to be honored by the AVCA. Seven Tigers were also named to the 2000 Commissioner's Honor Roll for having a GPA above 3.0--six received Commissioner's Medals for having a GPA above 3.75. Academic award winners for 1999 are as follows:
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Emily Eichmann: Three semesters on the Commissioner's Honor Roll Ginger Garrett: Four semesters on the Dean's List Four semesters on Tiger Academic Thirty One semester as Tiger Top Cat One semester as C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medalist Amie Hamilton: Two semesters on the Dean's List One semester on Tiger Academic Thirty One semester as Tiger Top Cat Two semesters on the Commissioner's Honor Roll April Harriman: Six semesters on the Dean's List Six semesters on the Tiger Top Thirty Six semesters as a Tiger Top Cat Three-time Commissioner's Academic Medalist
Thirty years of Tiger 'VoCCeyfiaCC2000 Tiger Volleyball Roster NUMERICAL No. 2 3 6 7 11 12 14 15 18 21 22
Name Adrianne Edmonds Laura Stoke Heather Sanders Amie Hamilton Angle Johnson Sarah Wengler Ginger Garrett Emily Eichmann April Harriman Brittany Barnett Sheila Neba
Position OH MH OH DS/S S MH OH Opp. Opp. OH MH
HI 5-10 6-1 5-10 5-4 5-11 6-4 5-10 6-2 5-10 6-0 6-0
CL Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr.
Hometown/Last School South Slocan, British Columbia/Spokane Falls Dallas, Texas/Lake Highlands Gainesville, Fla./Buchholz Kalama, Wash./Kalama Auburn, Wash./Northern Arizona Villa Ridge, Mo./Pacific Normal, Ill./Normal Community West Scottsdale, Ariz./Desert Mountain Los Angeles, Calif./Brethren Christian Dallas, Texas/Lake Highlands Aurora, Colo./St. Mary's Academy
ALPHABETICAL No. 21 2 15 14 7 18 11 22 6 3 12
Name Brittany Barnett Adrienne Edmonds Emily Eichmann Ginger Garrett Amie Hamilton April Harriman Angle Johnson Sheila Neba Heather Sanders Laura Stoke Sarah Wengler
Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Team Managers: Athletic Trainer:
Position OH OH Opp. OH DS/S Opp. S MH OH MH MH
HI 6-0 5-8 6-2 5-10 5-4 5-10 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-4
CL Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr.
Seniors (1): Juniors (6):
Setters (2): Middle (3):
Hometown/Last School Dallas, Texas/Lake Highlands South Slocan, British Columbia/Spokane Falls Scottsdale, Ariz./Desert Mountain Normal, Ill./Normal Community West Kalama, Wash./Kalama Los Angeles, Calif./Brethren Christian Auburn, Wash ./Northern Arizona Aurora, Colo./St. Mary's Academy Gainesville, Fla./Buchholz Dallas, Texas/Lake Highlands Villa Ridge, Mo./Pacific
Carrie Yerty Rob Thomas, Fiona Bolten, Diane Hale Barry Bridger, Anya Lukyanova Elizabeth Speck
In the classroom...
On the map...
April Harriman Adrianne Edmonds, Emily Eichmann, Ginger Garrett, Amie Hamilton, Angle Johnson, Sarah Wengler Brittany Barnett, Sheila Neba, Heather Sanders, Laura Stoke
Freshmen (4):
On the court...
Arizona (1): British Columbia (1): California (1): Colorado (1): Florida (1): Illinois (1): Missouri (1): Texas (2): Washington (2):
Emily Eichmann Adrianne Edmonds April Harriman Sheila Neba Heather Sanders Ginger Garrett Sarah Wengler Brittany Barnett, Laura Stoke Amie Hamilton, Angle Johnson
Amie Hamilton, Angle Johnson Sheila Neba, Laura Stoke, Sarah Wengler Brittany Barnett, Adrienne Edmonds, Ginger Garrett,Heather Sanders Emily Eichmann, April Harriman
Outside (4): Opposite (2):
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Thirty years of 'Tiger 'VoCCeyBaCC2OOO Volleyball Preview Q. Last year you had a team that consisted of four freshmen, four sophomores, one junior and two seniors that struggled to find a consistent rhythm at times, how are you looking back on that team now and what do you hope your returning players take from that experience? A. Anytime you have a core consist mainly of freshmen and sophomores you are going to see inconsistency in play at times. That's part of the growth and development of a young team. It was very exciting to see them come together at the end of the season. We were much more experienced and began to see a real flow in our game. I hope that each returning player has learned from last season that each part of a season has a significant impact on our growth and development as people and athletes.
understands what hard work is. She will give us depth on the outside and will add stability to our back court play. Angle will step in and challenge Amie Hamilton for the starting setter position. She will also allow our team the option to run a 6-2 offense if desired. She is also a very tough and aggressive server. Q. Moving Amie Hamilton to setter is something you occasionally did last year. Now that it's a planned move, how do you see that affecting the offense? A. I look for Amie to really help the speed of the offense. She has great foot speed and her ability to set the ball anywhere on the court will give us a really exciting attack. At 5-4, I'm not looking for her height to slow her down at the net. She is such an athlete, I'm really excited to see her compete. She is someone who will fill a leadership role both on and off the floor.
Q. So what is the most important role for your five returning players? Q. With two departures from the middle A. The most important thing that they have hitter spot, obviously Sarah Wengler will to do is provide an environment that is wel- have an important role to play this year. Who coming and stable. This will allow the new- will fill the other middle spot when Sarah comers a chance to adjust at their own pace rotates to the back row? which will, in turn, make their transition much A. Obviously Sarah is important to our ateasier. tack. She had the highest hitting percentage on the team in 1999. The other middle spot is Q. You lost two key team members with going to be a fight between two newcomers, the graduation of Rosie Glenn and defen- Sheila Neba and Laura Stoke. sive specialist Amy Vaughn. Who do you expect to help step up and fill those roles Q. Where do you see your other newcomfrom this year's team? ers fitting in this season? A. Rosie ended her career here as one of A. I expect to see Adrianne on the court the most decorated players in school history. somewhere if she can't beat Ginger and April She was never flashy, but was a very consis- out of a starting outside hitter spot, maybe on tent passer and defender. She also had a the back row somewhere. Heather Sanders and hammer for an arm. I see her roles being di- Brittany Barnett will give us some much-needed vided between April Harriman and Ginger depth on the outside. Heather could also play Garrett. Both April and Ginger had a great a defensive specialist spot, while Brittany could spring and are ready to take on bigger roles. play either outside or right-side hitter. I will look to them to provide our team with consistent passing and an exciting attack. Amy Vaughn served as a defensive specialist and was looked to for her energy and spirit. Emily Eichmann is a very vocal player who does an excellent job at keeping her teammates on track. She is able to create calm and control in an atmosphere where things are pretty intense. Q. You have six newcomers to the team this year, but unlike last year's newcomers, you have a junior college transfer and a four-year university transfer. What kind of things will they bring to the Tigers this year as opposed to having all freshmen in the lineup? A. Adrianne Edmonds and Angle Johnson have already experienced being away from home. They have adjusted to a new coach and school before. I expect both of them to contribute immediately without missing a beat. Adrianne has competed on one of the country's best community college teams and
Q. With a more mature core of returning players this year, what are your team goals for the upcoming season? A. One of our goals is always to compete to win the conference championship. Aside from that, we are looking to establish ourselves as one of the top six teams in Conference USA going into the tournament. We are also looking forward to providing our Tiger Volleyball fans with exciting volleyball at the highest possible level of play. Q. Speaking of Conference USA, with a couple of coaching changes this season, how do you see the league doing this year? A. Conference USA is quickly establishing itself has one of the elite volleyball conferences in the country. I would not expect any of the teams to miss a beat. I am certain that each of our conference matches will be a fight to the finish for both teams. Q. With tough league play, you scheduled some important non-conference matches (Tennessee, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Syracuse). What was your thought process when setting up your out of league schedule? A. Our non-conference schedule was designed to challenge and prepare us for conference play. The tougher the competition we play, the better we become. It is also important for our conference that we schedule teams that can help increase our conference RPI. Q. This is a special year for Tiger volleyball, celebrating its 30th season as a varsity sport. What is it like having past coaches like Elma Roane, Jane Hooker and Diane Hale still in Memphis? A. It is incredible to me when I think that there were people paving the way for me and my teams even before I was born. When I think of the hardships and challenges that the coaches and athletes went through to be a part of college volleyball 30 years ago, it amazes me. Today we are pampered with luxuries that athletes and coaches from the past could only dream of. I feel proud to share with my teams some of the coaches, fans and athletes that have been a part of our history. Ms. Elma Roane and Jane Hooker not only helped establish Tiger Volleyball, but took on active roles in the development of women's athletics at the collegiate level. Diane Hale has shared many stories about the development of Memphis Volleyball. She has experienced every aspect of the sport there is—as a player, coach, regional representative, teacher and referee. The dedication that these women have given to this sport along with the contributions the university has made has allowed over 300 athletes the opportunity to travel all over the country, earn scholarships, win conference championships and experience the love of competition.
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F University of Memphis Volleyball * 2000 Profiles
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Carrie Yerty Head Coach Fifth Season Washington State, 1992 Th e Tigers begin their celebration of their 30th year with head coach Carrie Yerty entering her fifth season at the helm of the Tiger Volleyball program. Yerty, an up-and-coming young coaching prospect, was hired to replace former head coach Penny Lucas-White on July 15,1996, less than two months from the start of the season. She inherited a squad that finished 13-20 the previous year and returned five players and led them to a disappointing 6-29 record and a 1-13 showing in Conference USA. Yerty didn't let that one season spoil her dreams of developing and guiding a Division I program into a national powerhouse. She hit the recruiting trails and the hard work and tireless efforts of this young coach are beginning to come to light. In her second season at the helm of a young Tiger Volleyball program, Yerty made one of the biggest turnarounds in the program's history. Never had a Tiger squad won less than 10 matches one year and finished well above .500 the next. Yerty did it. She guided the 1997 Tigers to a 19-14 overall record, including a school-best 7-0 start. Not included in the overall record that season was a victory over the Australian National Team at the Montana State tournament. She also made a huge jump in the conference rankings with a 6-10 record that year. The Tigers were now gaining respect from their CUSA foes. After finishing dead last in the league in 1996, the Tigers improved to a fourth-place showing in the National Division the following season. Yerty's Tigers also made strides in the C-USA post-season tournament, winning its
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first-round meeting with UAB and ad- ence regular season with a 3-1 record vancing to the second round where they over their last four matches. dropped a 3-1 decision to top-seeded Memphis was primed and ready to do and eventual NCAA participant Houston. battle with Marquette in the opening round That wouldn't be the last time that of the conference tournament when seMemphis put up a fight with Cougars. In nior outside hitter Rosie Glenn suffered a 1998, Yerty led her troops to their first season-ending knee injury. Glenn, who win in school history over the University started every match in her University of of Houston and for the second straight Memphis playing career, could only watch season, Memphis advanced to the sec- as Memphis fell 3-0, despite rallying beond round of the C-USA Tournament. fore losing 16-14 in the second game. Yerty's Tigers finished the season with A strong believer in the total welfare an 18-14 overall record and a 6-10 of the student-athlete, Yerty continues to record in conference. It was the first time stress academic excellence as well as since 1994 that a Tiger Volleyball team athletic achievement. Last season, six had recorded back-to-back winning Tigers posted over a 3.75 GPA during the fall semester. records. 1999 was a season about preparing for a run. The Tigers opened with stiff competition at the University of Portland tournament, playing two teams that finished with 20-win seasons. Memphis then finished second at the University of Memphis/ Graphic Systems Classic before opening the conference HOMETOWN season with a road win at Boring, Oregon UAB. Another difficult tournaHIGH SCHOOL Sam Barlow High School ment loomed for Memphis following the good conference ALMA MATER start, facing LouisianaWashington State, 1992 Lafayette and Mississippi (secondary education) State at the Mississippi State PLAYING EXPERIENCE Tournament. Washington State - 1988-1991 The C-USA road trip to USA Olympic Developmental Team - 1992 Marquette and DePaul COLLEGIATE PLAYING HONORS marked the beginning of a All-American nominee struggle through an eightTwo-time PAC-10 Conference honoree match losing streak. Memphis Pac-10 Honor Roll was getting big, but not conWSU record for kills, solo blocks & assisted blocks sistent performances until the COACHING BACKGROUND final four matches of the reguUniv. of Memphis - Head Coach (1996-present) lar season. The newcomers Arizona - Asst. Coach (1995) began to step up and helped Eastern Washington - Asst. Coach (1992-94) the Tigers finish the confer-
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-iHirty years of "Tiger 'VoCCeyttaCCPrior to becoming the Tigers' head coach, Yerty was an assistant at the University of Arizona during the 1995 season where, among her on-court coaching duties, she also served as the recruiting coordinator. In fact, one of her recruiting classes at the University of Arizona ranked in the top five in the nation by recruiting magazines. On the court, she worked closely with the squad's middle biockers as she helped lead the Wildcats to a 14-14 overall record. She also supervised the academic study tables and assisted with scheduling and travel as well as working closely with camps and clinics. Yerty broke into the collegiate coaching ranks in 1992 when she accepted an assistant coaching position at Eastern Washington in Cheney, Wash. Yerty served under coach Pamela Parks at EWU for three years, working closely with the middle biockers and serving as the recruiting coordinator. A strong believer in publicizing her programs, Yerty coordinated several game-day activities including theme nights and an adopt-a-player program. She also participated in university fund-raising and assisted with various camps and clinics. Yerty's coaching background goes much deeper than the collegiate level. She, along with her husband Lee, founded the Northwest All-Star Volleyball Touring Camp in 1991, in which they managed and conducted in excess of 25 customized instructional clinics and camps for junior high and high school athletes and coaches. Two years later, Yerty founded and coached the New Balance Volleyball Club team in Spokane, Wash., for girls 16 and under. She directed that squad from 1993-95, and then served as the head coach for one year of the Club Cactus Juniors Volleyball Club in Tucson, Ariz., for the 18-Elite age group. A seasoned club team coach, Yerty was selected as a representative on the Junior Olympic National Team selection committee where she evaluated and selected players for the elite squad at the Southern California tryout. Yerty has wasted no time in getting involved in the community since her arrival at The U of M. Yerty is currently on the Board of Directors for the Memphis Junior Volleyball Club Program, and has held numerous free clinics and camps for church groups and elementary schools. She was also instrumental in bringing the USA and Russian Volleyball teams to the Elma Roane Fieldhouse for a widely-attended exhibition match in 1998. Yerty has given her time and dedication freely to such groups as the American Cancer Society, The Ronald McDonald House and the Girl Scouts of America. Formerly Carrie Couturier, Yerty was a four-year standout as a middle blocker during her collegiate days at Washington State University. She was named to the Pac10 all-freshman squad following the 1988 season when she set a school record with 69 solo blocks. Yerty continued to lead her squad and develop her skills through the next two years, and in her senior season, people starting taking no-
tice. In 1991, she earned first-team all-Pac-10 honors in her final collegiate season after helping the Cougars to a 23-12 finish and a school-best fourth-place showing in the Pac-10. As a senior, she led the Pac-10 in hitting percentage with a .333 mark and in service aces with 55. She was third in the league in kills with 432 and ranked fourth with an average of 3.8 kills per game. An all-West Regional and all-America nominee, Yerty received an invitation to participate on the U.S. Olympic Developmental Team in San Diego in 1992. Not likely to be forgotten at WSU or even in the Pac-10, Yerty still owns WSU career marks in kills (1,548), solo blocks (196) and in block assists with 431. In the Pac-10, Yerty is the league's all-time leading blocker with 617 total blocks while also ranking first in all-time solo blocks (196), fourth in career hitting percentage (.270) and fifth in all-time block assists with 431. Most recently, Yerty was named to the Pac10 all-Decade team, as well as the Washington State allDecade team. At 6-2, Yerty's volleyball success began at an early age. A standout at Sam Bartow High School in Boring, Ore., she was named to the Reebok All-America team and Oregon's Female Athlete of the Year in 1988. Yerty also played on the Portland Volleyball Club while in high school. Her squad is still the only club outside of California to ever win the Davis Volleyball festival which continues to rate as the largest women's athletic event in the world. A 1992 graduate of Washington State, Yerty earned her degree in secondary education. Born March 4, 1970, she is married to Lee Yerty, who is an assistant strength and conditioning coach at The University of Memphis. The couple and their one-year old son, WesLee, live in Arlington, Tenn.
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Rob Thomas Assistant Coach Third Season San Diego State, 1994 Rob Thomas begins his third season on the Tiger Volleyball coaching staff. A former volleyball player himself, Thomas assists in all phases of coaching the Tigers as well as recruiting and other administrative duties. Thomas received his first taste of the coaching spotlight in a key Conference USA match in his first season with the Tigers. Head coach Carrie Yerty, along with assistant Diane Hale and trainer Elizabeth Speck, became ill and had to return to Memphis while the squad was slated to play Marquette in Milwaukee later that afternoon. Thomas served as the coach in that match and led Memphis to a 3-2 victory over the Golden Eagles. A 1994 graduate of San Diego State, Thomas joined Yerty at The U of M after serving as assistant volleyball coach at the University of Calfiornia at San Diego for two years. With Thomas on board, UCSD won the 1997 NCAA Division III National Championship while boasting a 19-0 record against other Division III opponents. The squad also set a new school record with a 23-match winning streak. In the previous season, Thomas helped lead UCSD to a Western Regional Championship and ended the season ranked fourth nationally in Division III. As if assisting with the women's squad was not enough, Thomas also served as the first assistant for the UCSD men's volleyball team. While on the staff with the men's team, Thomas helped lead the 1997 squad to its first wins over Division I programs that were ranked nationally in the Top 10. That season, UCSD defeated then ninth-ranked Long Beach State and 10th-ranked USC. The team finished the year ranked fourth nationally for Division III and served as the Western representative in the Men's Division III National Championship. A native of Poway, Calif., Thomas edged into the collegiate coaching ranks after several years of coaching the prep ranks. Prior to his hiring at UCSD, Thomas had returned to his prep alma mater of Poway High School to serve as the boy's junior varsity coach and the assistant varsity coach. Before he returned to PHS, Thomas served as the girl's junior varsity coach at Mira Mesa High School (1994) and the girl's junior varsity coach at Grossmont High School in 1993. Thomas also brings a wealth of playing experience with him. He was a two-time all-conference pick as the starting outside hitter for Palomar Junior College in 1990 and 1991 before transferring to San Diego State where he led his squad to a No. 7 national ranking as a senior. Thomas was the starting outside hitter at SDSU in his final two collegiate seasons and was awarded the Mountain-Pacific Sports Federation Player of the Week honor in 1993. Three years beyond his collegiate playing experience, Thomas was an outside hitter for the Southern California-based Sets Volleyball club that compete in the 1996 US Volleyball National Tournament in Dallas, Texas. The squad finished 12th in the GoldOpen Division. Thomas graduated from San Diego State in 1994 with a degree in environmental social science. Upon graduation, he secured a position as a volunteer with the California Department of
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Fish and Game in San Diego, Calif., working with the Natural Community Conservation Planning Program. Four months later, he was hired as a scientific aide to work with biologists and planners on an openspace planning program for the conservation of regional sensitive animals and plants. He worked with the NCCP until July 1997 when he accepted the position at The U of M.
THE ROB THOMAS FILE HOMETOWN Poway, California HIGH SCHOOL Poway High School ALMA MATER San Diego State, 1994 (environmental social science) PLAYING EXPERIENCE Palomar Junior College - 1990-91 San Diego State University - 1992-93 USVA National Tournament - 1996 COACHING BACKGROUND Univ. of Memphis - Asst. Coach (1998-present) Kaepa San Diego VB Club (1997-98) UC San Diego - Asst. Coach (1996-97) Poway HS - JV Coach & Asst. Varsity Coach (1995-96) Helix HS - Girl's JV Coach (1994) Mira Mesa HS - Boy's Varsity Co-Coach (1994) Grossmont HS - Girl's JV Coach (1993)
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Fiona Bolten Assistant Coach Second Season Florida State University, 1998 Fiona Bolten begins her second season with the Tiger coaching staff. Bolten assists with recruiting and serves as the primary setters coach, specializing in Tiger offensive strategies as well as acting as the academic and team liaison. Bolten, a former Florida State University standout, joined the Tigers in 1998 after coaching the Big Bend Juniors Volleyball Club in Tallahassee, Fla., for the previous two years. Along with coaching the squad, she also coordinated tournament appearances, planned fundraisers and made travel arrangements for the Big Bend Juniors. Bolten's summers have been busy. She served as the administrative assistant on the Florida State volleyball staff during 1997, where she was responsible for team travel, camp preparation, referee schedules and other general office management duties. That summer, she also worked the Cecile Reynaud Volleyball Camp at Florida State and the University of Tampa Volleyball Camp and also traveled to Lexington, Ky., to assist with the University of Kentucky volleyball camp. A graduate of Florida State University, Bolten played two seasons at the University of Kentucky before transferring to FSU. She graduated in August of her senior season with a degree in business management, and was pursuing a master's degree in athletic administration while completing her eligibility. Bolten earned her master's degree in 1999, prior to joining the Memphis coaching staff. Bolten boasts a long list of playing honors for her career as a Seminole. A 5-9 setter from Tampa, Fla., Bolten helped lead FSU to two NCAA Tournament appearances (1997 and 1998) and an Atlantic Coast Conference Championship in 1998. As a senior, she was voted the most valuable player of the ACC Tournament, the FSU Classic and the South Florida Classic. A two-time AVCA all-district honoree, Bolten was named to the all-ACC first-team in 1998, after being honored as a second-team pick the previous year. She finished her senior season as the ACC setting leader and ranked 10th nationally in assists per match with 14.18. She currently holds the school record at FSU for assists in a season with 1,744. Bolten made an immediate impact at FSU after transferring from Kentucky. As a junior, she recorded a triple-double against Clemson with 10 kills, 65 assists and 20 digs. She set a school record for assists in a game with 81 against Virginia, and later was named to the FSU Classic and the University of Michigan All-Sport all-tournament teams. Bolten's honors did not stop on the volleyball court. She graduated Cum Laude in 1998 from FSU and was named to the SEC honor roll both years that she played at Kentucky and to the ACC honor roll both seasons at FSU. She was a member of the FSU NCAA Academic Integrity Committee in 1998 while also serving as a board member of the FSU College of Business Student Accreditation Board. Bolten's boyfriend, Oliver Simmons, was a basketball player at FSU and is playing professional ball in Sweden.
THE FIONA BOLTEN FILE HOMETOWN Tampa, Florida HIGH SCHOOL Berkley Prep ALMA MATER Florida State, 1998 (business management; MS-sports administration) PLAYING EXPERIENCE Florida State-1997-98 University of Kentucky - 1995-96 COACHING BACKGROUND Univ. of Memphis - Asst. Coach (1999-present) Big Bend Junior VB Club (1998-99)
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Diane Hale Volunteer Assistant Coach Fifth Season University of Tennessee, 1975 It takes just one word to describe what Diane Hale has meant to the University of Memphis volleyball program over the years— LEGACY. She is one of the most successful volleyball coaches to ever lead the U of M volleyball troops. For the last four years, she has returned to a familiar spot on campus—the Elma Roane Fieldhouse to assist Head Coach Carrier Yerty as a volunteer assistant coach. To the benefit of the Tiger Volleyball squad, she just can't stay away from her love of coaching. An invaluable member of the Tiger Volleyball team, Hale serves as an advisor to the program and has been instrumental in using her ties to volleyball alumni and community leaders to help restart the Side Out Club. She currently assists the booster club by locating former players. No stranger to the University of Memphis, Hale has worked the last six years as director of parking services on campus. Hale became the third Tiger Volleyball coach in 1978. She inherited a team that previously finished at 23-11 under coach Janice Dunn, and completed her first collegiate coaching season with a 26-19 record. In her second year, she set a new record for wins in a season with a 35-20 mark. That record didn't hold up long as she returned for her third season, leading the Tigers to a 41-17 finish and an appearance in the AIAW regional. Her 41 victories still stand as the U of M record for most wins in a season. A native of Knoxville, Tenn., Hale earned her bachelor's degree in education in 1975. She was a four-year member of the UT volleyball team from 1971-74, and took over the reigns of the program in 1975. She spent one season as the head coach for the Lady Vols, leading her squad to a 17-11-2 record before accepting the head coaching job at Iowa State. She coached at Iowa State for the 1976 and 1977 seasons before heading back to her home state to coach at The U of M. While coaching the Tigers, Hale also served on the board of directors of the United States Volleyball Association's Delta Region. She is credited with bringing the 1983 USVBA National to The U of M and to the Millington Naval Base. She was also instrumental in bringing the United States and Japanese national teams to Memphis for exhibition meetings. Hale is one of three members of the board of advisors for the Memphis Junior volleyball program. She also serves as an occasional state volleyball referee.
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THE DIANE HALE FILE HOMETOWN Knoxville, Tennessee HIGH SCHOOL West High School ALMA MATER Tennesee, 1975 (education) COACHING BACKGROUND Univ. of Memphis - Volunteer Asst. Coach (1996-present) Univ. of Memphis - Head Coach (1978-86) Iowa State University - Head Coach (1976-77) Univ. of Tennessee - Head Coach (1975) COACHING HONORS Most successful coach (winning percentage) at The U of M with a career record of 212-166 in nine seasons.
Thirty years of Tiger 'VoCCeyGaCCTAMMY DEGROFF MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT DeGroff enters her second year with the Tiger Volleyball team and her second year as a graduate assistant in The U of M Athletic Media Relations office. She is responsible for day-to-day publicity and promotion of the Tigers while acting as the media relations liaison for the squad. She also handles the media relations duties for the Tiger tennis, track and cross country teams and is in the sport and leisure commerce program at The U of M. DeGroff joined the Tiger staff after serving as the assistant information director for the Gulf South Conference in Birmingham, Ala. While at the GSC, she served as the primary media contact for men's and women's soccer, women's basketball and softball. During the summer of 1998, DeGroff worked with the Madison Mad Dogs indoor football team as a media relations and game-day intern. Prior to joining the GSC, DeGroff worked for one year as a media relations intern at the Mid-Continent Conference. She served as the primary contact for volleyball, women's basketball, softball, cross country, swimming and diving and tennis. A native of Rio, Wis., DeGroff graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1995 with a degree in journalism. She worked as a student assistant in the sports information office for two years while working on her bachelor's degree.
MIKE GERMING MARKETING Mike Germino is in his third year as Athletic Marketing Coordinator for the athletic department. He is responsible for many of the promotional activities that take place during Tiger athletic events. A graduate of Gardner-Webb University in 1992, Germino came to Memphis from North Carolina State. He served as the assistant director of marketing and promotions at NC State from 1997 to 1998. Prior to his arrival at NC State, Germino served as sports marketing assistant at East Carolina University from 1996-1997. He received his master's degree from the United States Sports Academy in 1996. At NC State, Germino was responsible for coordinating and implenting the Wolfpack's ticket sales campaigns, supervising a staff of three parttime marketing assistants, coordinating single-game promotions and special events, while securing advertising on a large number of radio and television stations. Germino, a native of Durham, NC, attended Chapel Hill High School. He and his wife, Kelly, welcomed their first child, a daughter, Abigail McKenzie, in July.
LEE YERTY STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Lee Yerty begins his third season as a full-time assistant strength and conditioning coach, and his fourth season as the Tiger Volleyball strength coach. Yerty served one year as an administrative assistant for women's athletics before he was appointed to his new position. While in that position, Yerty was responsible for game management of the Tiger Volleyball and the Lady Tiger Basketball squads. Yerty was the assistant strength coach at Washington State from 198590 before accepting the job of marketing director at Eastern Washington in 1991. Yerty was elevated to assistant athletic director in 1993 before becoming the recruiting coordinator for volleyball in 1995. Yerty, a native of Naches, Wash., is the husband of Carrie Yerty. They have one son, WesLee.
CAROLE MURRAY ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY Carole Murray serves as administrative secretary to the Tiger Volleyball staff. In this capacity, Murray fields phone calls, manages budgets and assists with travel plans. A native of Memphis, Tenn., she is married to Les Murray, and has two children, Tina (34) and Amie (29), and five grandchildren.
CHUCK ROBERTS PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCER Chuck Roberts, a native of Southaven, Miss., begins his fifth season as public address announcer for the Tiger Volleyball team. Roberts is also the announcer for football, and both men's and women's basketball teams. Roberts married the former Mitzi Pederson on August 7, 1999. He is a commercial real estate agent.
BARRY BRIDGER MANAGER Barry Bridger returns for his fourth season as a Tiger Volleyball manager. Bridger is responsible for maintaining team gear and setting up the practice court, as well as game management. Bridger, 22, is majoring in physical education at The U of M and plans to graduate in the spring. A native of Memphis, Bridger has worked as an equipment manager with the Memphis Redbirds AAA Baseball team. He is a graduate of Germantown High School.
ANYA LUKYANOVA MANAGER Anya Lukyanova, a native of Moscow, Russia, begins her fifth season as a manager for the Tiger Volleyball team. Lukyanova's duties include setting up the practice court, managing team gear, and assisting with game management and preparation. Lukyanova is working on a double major in international business and marketing management. She plans to graduate in December.
LEIGH SMITH STUDENT ASSISTANT Leigh Smith, a native of Memphis, Tenn., is the Tiger Volleyball student assistant. Smith assists the staff with administrative duties within the office, including recruiting mailouts. Smith, who graduated from Germantown High School, is majoring in elementary education and plans to graduate in 2002.
ELIZABETH SPECK STUDENT ATHLETIC TRAINER Elizabeth Speck will serve as the student athletic trainer for the Tiger Volleyball team for the third straight season. Speck, a native of Colorado Springs, Colo., is a pre-med major who plans to graduate in 2001 and continue on to medical school. Speck also assists with training duties with both the Lady Tiger Basketball and the Tiger Football teams.
Tage 11
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Harriman's Career Statistics 1999 1998 1997 TOTALS
ATT 688 285 504 1477
KILL 256 85 182 523
E 141 83 119 343
PCT .167 .007 .125 .122
A 20 2 17 L_
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Senior April Harriman
The Harriman file Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif. High School: Bretheren Christian Position: Opposite Hitter
Family: Birthday: Major: Awards:
Daughter of Leana Marshall and stepdaughter of David Marshall May 15, 1979 Political Science, Communications Three-time Commissioner's Medal recipient (3.75 GPA or above), six semester member of the Dean's List Alt-Tournament Team (Univ. of Portland Tournament)
Career Highs Kills: Attempts: Digs: Block Assists: Block Solos:
Favorite Favorite Favorite Favorite 1999 (Junior) Appeared in 33 matches and set a career high with 19 kills and 37 attempts in second match of the year against Texas-San Antonio at the University of Portland Tournament...Was named to all-tournament team after finishing with 55 kills in the four matches of the tournament...Had a career-high 14 digs against Western Illinois at the University of Memphis/Graphic Systems Classic and a season-high three service aces against Louisiana-Lafayette at the Mississippi State Tournament...Had 17 kills against Idaho, 16 against Mississippi and 15 at Tulane in the C-USA regular season finale...Received the Commissioner's Medal for having a GPA above 3.75. 1998 (Sophomore) Played in 32 matches, playing outside hitter in the front row...Averaged 1.68 kills per game for the Tigers...Recorded 182 kills in the 1998 season...Finished the season with a .125 hitting percentage...Blocked 54 opponents attempts, including four solos. 1997 (Freshman) Saw action in all 33 matches as a freshman...Recorded seven kills against Cincinnati, a season-high...Had eight digs against Wake Forest and Saint Louis, another season high...Finished her freshman season with 85 kills and 98 digs...Served 12 aces on the year. At Bretheren Christian HS A three-year letterwinner under coach Todd Camper at Bretheren Christian High School...Led her BCHS team to the quarterfinals of the California Interscholastic Federation in volleyball...Was twice named an all-league performer from her middle blocker
19, vs. UTSA (9/3/99) 37, vs. UTSA (9/3/99) 14, vs. Western Illinois (9/11/99) 6, vs. Marquette (10/25/98) 1, multiple times, most recently vs. Tulane (10/1/99)
thing in Memphis: pre-match meal: musician: facility to play in:
My teammates Pasta Dave Matthews The Fieldhouse
position...Holds the single game records at Bretheren Christian for kills (22), blocks (14), aces (7) and digs (13)...Became the first female athlete from Brethren Christian to go to college on an athletic scholarship...Was the salutatorian of her senior class...Was named C.I.F. Scholar-Athlete of the Year...Led her Saddleback club team to the finals of the Davis Volleyball Tournament... Also a threeyear letter-winner in basketball...Led her BCHS Basketball team to the semi-finals of the C.I.F...Was a two-time honorable mention all-league player as a forward. Personal Born May 15,1979, in Bellflower, Calif...Daughter of Leana Marshall and step-daughter of David Marshall...Is pursuing a double major in political science and communications...Member of Student Athletic Advisory Committee for three years as well as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes...Wrote a narrative speech for Stan Chambers, KTLA News in Southern California, that was read at the Long Beach Veterans Day Parade in November, 1999...Involved in the Adopt-an-Angel Program for Christmas, 1999...Coaches club volleyball for Memphis Junior Volleyball Association...Tutored and led discussions about staying in school and healthy living for the Junior Achievement Program.
Tage 13
Ihirty years of ligerVoCkyBaCC Junior Emily Eichmann
The
File
Hometown:
Scottsdale, Ariz.
High School: Desert Mountain Position: Opposite Hitter
Family:
Daughter of Susan and Geoff Zimmerman May 23, 1980 Secondary Education Three semesters on Commissioner's Honor Roll
Birthday: Major: Awards
Kills: Attempts: Digs: Block Assists: Block Solos:
Career Highs 10 (vs. Western Illinois, 9/11/99) 22 (vs. Western Illinois, 9/11/99) 3 (vs. Southern Miss, 11/12/99) 4 (vs. Louisville, 10/15/99) 1 (numerous times, most recently vs. Southern Miss, 11/12/99)
Biggest fear: Most memorable road trip: Where will you live in 15 years: What will you be doing there: Favorite food:
1999 (Sophomore) Appeared in 29 matches at both opposite side hitter and middle hitter when Lindsay Bax was injured...Posted a career-high 10 kills and 22 attempts against Western Illinois at the University of Memphis/Graphic Systems Classic...Had a career-high four block assists against Louisville and finished with 67 kills and 29 total blocks for the season.
Mountain High School...Voted all-city, all-region, second team allstate, and earned honorable mention superstate honors...Ranked first in career kills, service aces and blocks after only one season at Desert Mountain...Before moving to Arizona, Eichmann led her Spanish River Sharks High School team to the 1996 Florida 6A State Championships...Eichmann played club volleyball under the direction of Bernie Ing, who coaches the nationally recognized Arizona Juniors...Eichmann played on the Top 18's team.
1998 (Freshman) Played in 29 matches for the Tigers as a freshman...Recorded a season-high six kills against MTSU and Arkansas-Pine Bluff...Finished the season with 26 kills and a .225 hitting percentage...Recorded seven block assists over the season.
Personal Born May 23, 1980, in Miami, Fla....Daughter of Susan and Geoff Zimmerman and Hans Eichmann...Has one brother, Jimmy, and one sister, Victoria...Is majoring in education.
At Desert Mountain HS Grew up in Boca Raton, Fla....moved to Scottsdale, Ariz, halfway through her junior year of high school...Graduated from Desert
Eichmann's Career Statistics MP 1999 1998 TOTALS
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1hirt\j years of'Tiger Volley 6aCC Junior Ginger Garrett
The Garrett File Hometown: Normal, III. High School: Normal H.S. Position: Outside Hitter
Family: Birthday: Major: Awards:
Daugher of Bob and Nancy Daniels and Mike and Marilyn Garrett January 19, 1980 Finance Commissioner's Medal, (3.75 GPA or above), four semesters on the Dean's List
Career Highs Kills: 24 (vs. CS-Fullerton, 9/5/98) Attempts: 59 (vs. Southern Miss, 11/12/99) Digs: 19 (vs. Southern Miss, 11/12/99) Block Assists: 6 (vs. Ole Miss, 10/20/98) Block Solos: 3 (two times, most recently vs. ULLafayette, 9/17/99) Kim Nelson, Mia Hamm Favorite Athletes: Greatest on-court Moment: Finishing 3rd at Nationals with Club Team Why did you pick Memphis: Great business school, nice southern people, young & exciting team
1999 (Sophomore) Played in all 33 matches, posting a season-high 18 kills against Idaho at the University of Portland tournament...Had a careerhigh 59 attempts against Southern Miss and posted a career-high 19 digs in the same match...Blocked a career high three solos against Louisiana-Lafayette at the Mississippi State Tournament...Had four service aces against Portland. 1998 (Freshman) Made an immediate impact for the Tigers in 1998...Recorded 359 kills, the second most on the team...Recorded a season-high 24 kills against Cal State-Fullerton, a total that earned her all-tourney honors...Recorded 283 digs, the fourth most on the team...blocked 63 opponent attempts at the net...Averaged .39 service aces per game, the eighth most in Conference USA. At Normal Community HS Earned all-tournament team honors at the Junior Olympics national tournament...Led her club team, Quack Attack, to a third
place finish in the club division...First team all-conference pick...A second team Paragraph all-area selection...Named to Jacksonville all-tournament team in 1996...Holds the single season record with 332 kills...Recorded 933 kills in her career...Voted all-area after 1997 season...Garrett's club team finished in second place at Great Lakes Power League tournament, and placed fifth nationally in the Junior Nationals in San Jose, Calif...In 1997, her team finished first in the Indy Cup, fifth at the Northern Lights National Qualifier and 13th in the nation at the Junior Nationals in Denver, Colo....Finished high school with a 4.0 GPA...Recipient of the IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award. Personal Born January 19, 1980, in Normal, Illinois...Daughter of Bob and Nancy Daniels and Mike and Marilyn Garrett...Has two brothers, Rob and Brian...Majoring in finance.
Garrett's Career Statistics 1999 1998 TOTALS
KILL 299 359 658
E 132 136 268
PCT .181 .224 .203
A 8 10 18
SA 43 89
Tage 15
years of "Tiger
Junior Amie Hamilton
Hamilton File Hometown:
Kalama, Wash.
High School: Kalama Position: Setter
Family:
Daughter of Tamte and Rex Dyer and Mike Hamilton and Sandy Hamilton December 22, 1979 Elementary Education 1998 C-USA Defensive Player of the Year, two semesters on the Dean's List, two semesters on the Commissioner's Honor Roll
Birthday: Major: Awards:
Kills: Attempts: Digs: Block Assists: Block Solos:
Career Highs 5 (vs. Middle Tennessee St., 9/1/99) 11 (most recently vs. DAB, 9/15/99) 23 (vs. Southern Miss, 11/12/99) 3 (vs. Samford, 9/18/99) 0
Favorite Musical Artist: Sarah McLachlan Greatest on-court Moment: Beating Houston in 1998 Most Memorable Road Trip: Portland, Oregon. My family was there and I got to play close to home. Also, we got to go bungee jumping. 1999 (Sophomore) Appeared in all 33 matches, opening the season with a careerhigh five kills at Middle Tennessee State...Had a career high 11 attack attempts at three different times from the back row.. .Stopped a career-high three blocks against Samford at the Mississippi State Tournament...Recorded a career-high 23 digs at Southern Miss, the second time she hit the 20-dig plateau during the season after posting 19 digs on three other occasions,,.Posted a seasonhigh six service aces against UAB. 1998 (Freshman) Was named the 1998 C-USA Defensive Player of the Year for her stellar back row play...Recorded 361 digs as a freshman, the second most on the team...Recorded double digit digs in 23 of 32 matches, including a season-high 20 against Southern Miss...Totaled more than 10 digs in eight of her last 10 meetings...Led the team in service aces with 54, the second highest total in the league...Did not register a single receiving error in 22 matches...Recorded two different streaks of seven matches without a reception error.
At Kalama HS A three-sport standout from Kalama High School in Kalama, Wash....Voted first team all-league from 1994-97...An all-state selection in 1997...Voted MVP of her club team, the Cowlitz Volleyball Club...Holds Kalama High School records in aces, kills and assists...Took college classes while still in high school, and entered The University of Memphis with enough credits to qualify for sophomore status...Graduated from Kalama with a 3.70 GPA...Was a member of the National Honor Society and earned a Scholar Athlete Award and an Academic Achievement Award. Personal Born December 22, 1979 in Longview, Wash....Daughter of Tamie and Rex Dyer and Mike and Sandy Hamilton...Her father briefly threw the javelin in college and her brother, Zach, is attending Wake Forest University on a track scholarship...Majoring in Elementary Education.
Hamilton's Career Statistics 1999 1998 TOTALS
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ATT 168 159 327
KILL 40 28 68
PCI .065 -.006
A 146 28
SA 46 54
.031
174
100
Thirty years of Tiger Junior Sarah Wengler
JJie Wengler File Hometown:
Villa Ridge, Mo.
High School: Pacific Position: Middle Hitter
Family: Birthday: Major: Awards:
Daughter of Don and Karen Wengler August 16, 1979 Communications Mississippi State All-Tournament Team
Kills: Attempts: Digs: Block Assists: Block Solos:
Career Highs 16 (vs. South Florida, 11/31/99) 34 (vs. Tulane, 11/14/99) 13(vs. Tennessee, 10/5/99) 7 (two times, most recently vs. South Florida, 11/4/99) 4 (vs. Charlotte, 10/24/99)
Favorite Food: Favorite Musician: What will you be doing in 15 years:
1999 (Sophomore) Appeared in all but one match, leading the team with a .235 hitting percentage and 99 total blocks...Posted a career-high 16 kills against South Florida, also posting a career-high seven block assists in that match...Was named to the all-tournament team at the Mississippi State tournament after posting 23 kills and 12 blocks in three matches...Had a career-high six service aces against Jacksonville State and 13 digs versus Tennessee...Had her best solo blocking effort at Charlotte, finishing with four block solos...A solid all-around player, she stepped immediately into the starting lineup.
Pizza, pineapple Michael Jackson Working as a communications consultant
as a prep standout at PHS, including all-district, all-state, all-region and all-conference...Recorded a .372 hitting percentage and 105 digs as a senior...Also lettered three seasons as a center on the PHS basketball team...A member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and DECA. Personal Born August 16, 1979, in Pacific, Missouri...Daughter of Don and Karen Wengler...Majoring in communications.
At Pacific HS A four-year letterwinner in volleyball for coach Lori VanLeer at Pacific, Wengler led her squad in 1994 to conference, district and state championships...Also helped her 1995 team to its second consecutive district championship...Recieved numerous honors
Wengler's Career Statistics 1999 TOTALS
ATT 528 528
KILL 195 198
E 71 71
PCT .235 .235
A 14 14
SA 27 27
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Tage 17
Thirty years of Tiger 'VoCCeybaCC2OOO Tiger Newcomers
Brittany Barnett Outside Hitter Dallas, Texas
Adrianne Edmonds Outside Hitter South Slocan, British Columbia
At Lake Highlands High School Barnett was the district MVP as well as first team all-district and all-area her senior year at the Dallas school under head coach Tracey Hurst...Her high school team finished with a 326 record her senior year...She also played club volleyball for coach Andy Retinger with the Dallas Summit..Traveled to Mexico with her church to help with vacation bible school.
At Spokane Falls Community College Comes to Memphis from the same program that brought former Tiger Jenni RossellL.As a sophomore, finished second on the team with 450 kills, 40 service aces and 23 solo blocks...Was named MWAACC East Region Defensive Player of the Week three times and the league's Defensive Player of the Week once...Was a Eastern Region first team all-star as a sophomore...Earned the school's Academic Student of theYear Award.
Personal Born November 13, 1981, in Arlington, Texas...Daughter of Bill and Becky Barnett...Has one brother, Brady, and two sisters, Brooke and Brianna...Her dad played baseball at TexasAustin...Is undecided on her major at The U of M...Favorite musical artist is Led Zeppelin and favorite athlete is Mike Modano of the Dallas Stars hockey team.
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At Mount Sentinel High School Edmonds was a Most Valuable Player and first team all-provincial at Mount Sentinel High School where she also served as the team captain...Helped Team British Columbia win nationals two times. Personal Born July 7,1980, in Edmonton, Alberta...Daughter of Jim and Kathy Edmonds...Has two sisters, Meghan and Gillian...Wants to work as a marketing consultant when she completes college.
Angie Johnson Setter Auburn, Washington At Northern Arizona University Johnson played in 20 games and 12 matches as a freshman quarterbacking the NAD offense...She finished with a season-high 11 assists vs. Fresno State and hit .667 against San Francisco...She was also a Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award recipient. At Auburn High School A three-time letterwinner in volleyball, Johnson was a Washington Class AAA all-state pick...Was MVP of the Puget Sound League, as well as a first-team member...Selected as a Seattle Niketown Athlete of the Month and served as team captain...Second-team all-league as a junior...Member of the National Honor Society. Personal Born August 20, 1980, in Twin Falls, Idaho...Daughter of Murray and Cheryl Johnson...Has two sisters, Corrie Carstens and Montana Ortez...Father played football at Syracuse in the mid-1960s...Intends to major in physical education.
Thirty years of Tiger 'VoCCeybaCC2OOO Tiger Newcomers
' Sheila Neba Middle Hitter Aurora, Colorado At St. Mary's Academy Was named first team all-conference and was an all-state alternate...Also played club volleyball for the Rocky Mountain volleyball club that was ranked No. 1 in the region and qualified for the National Volleyball Tournament held in Louisville by placing ninth at the Colorado Crossroads National Qualifier. Personal Daughter of Denis and Elizabeth Neba...Has one sister, Claudia...Volunteered with the children's hospital and with the St. Francis De Sale After School Program...Member of both the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society...Graduated with honors...Freshman and sophomore class president and student body president....Tri-M Music Honor Society..Cherry Creek Youth Advisory Board...Spanish Honor Society Historian...Favorite movie is Shawshank Redemption...If she could meet any three people in history it would be Jesus, Mother Theresa and Nostradamus...Her pre-match ritual is plucking her eyebrows because it helps her narrow her focus...Major is undecided.
Personal Daughter of Stan and Gail Stoke...Has a twin brother named Chris...Her dad played golf at Texas-Austin...Plans to major in psychology and would like to obtain her PhD...Favorite musical artists are the Dave Matthews Band and The Doors...Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter...Favorite food is pineapple and cheese pizza.
Personal Daughter of Kevin and Lisa Sanders...Has two sisters, Shannon and Maggie...Plans to major in business (interior design) at Memphis...Enjoys horseback riding, dancing, singing and drawing in her freetime...Best advice she ever received from a coach was to "think that you are good and you will be."
At Lake Highlands High School Stoke comes to Memphis after helping Lake Highlands to a 32-6 record before falling to the No. 1 team in the state in the playoffs...The 61 middle blocker was named Lake Highland's best offensive player, downing 208 kills and leading the team with a .343 hitting percentage and 77 total blocks...She was a three-time 95A Coaches' Selection first team all-district team member who posted the highest hitting percentage in the district...She was the team's newcomer of the year in 1997 as a sophomore...Stoke, along with fellow Tiger newcomer, Brittany Barnett, played club volleyball for the Dallas Summit Volleyball Club.
At Buchholz High School Sanders led Buchholz High School on offense and defense, averaging 2.3 kills, 1.5 blocks and 2.0 digs per game...She was the team MVP her senior season when Buchholz was ranked in the top 10 in 5A...Was an All-Area Honorable Mention and a member of the All-Star Team...Sanders guided Buchholz to the playoffs for the first time in recent school history and played club volleyball for the Gainesville Juniors for three years and one year with the Blaze Volleyball Club...The middle hitter will move outside for the Tigers and was an all-area selection by the Gainesville Sun...Sanders was also a member of the National Honor Society and was an officer on the student council.
Laura Stoke Middle Hitter Dallas, Texas
Heather Sanders Outside Hitter Gainesville, Florida
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'Thirty years of Tiger'VoCCeybaCC The 1999 volleyball season opened with only two seniors and one junior on the roster. The remainder of the squad consisted of sophomores and freshman waiting to make a mark on the Tiger volleyball program. The schedule opened with an outstanding performance by junior April Harriman at the University of Portland Tournament. Harriman, who was named to the all-tournament team, led the Tiger offensive attack against UT-San Antonio and Fairfield University, both 20-win teams from the previous season. The downside of the trip was losing redshirt freshman middle hitter Lindsay Bax when she broke her thumb, an injury that held her out of the opening of the conference season. Memphis opened its home stand at the Graphic Systems Classic, finishing second after falling to eventual tournament winner, Western Illinois. Senior Rosie Glenn and freshman setter Jeannie Robison were each named to the all-tournament team after helping Memphis to its first five-game win of the season over Samford University. The Tigers opened the Conference USA season on the road at UAB. The Tigers came out tentative, but left Birmingham with a 3-1 win. From Birmingham, the Tigers went to Mississippi State University to compete in their tournament. Memphis dropped two matches to LouisianaLafayette and host Mississippi State before squaring off with Samford University for the second time in a week. It was another tight match between the two teams, with Samford blazing out to a 15-5 first game win before Memphis recovered to post 1511, 15-6 and 15-12 wins in the next three games for its seventh win of the season. Sophomore Sarah Wengler was named to the all-tournament team after having an outstanding weekend at middle hitter. The conference roadtrip continued with matches at Marquette and DePaul. A fired-up team in the small gymnasium of Marquette was a doubleedged problem that the Tigers never quite solved, as four Golden Eagles posted double digit kills in a three-game win. The ensuing match at DePaul marked an improvement, as Memphis recovered from dropping the first two games to win the third, 15-12. But DePaul regained its rhythm, winning game four and the only meeting between the two schools for the season. Memphis struggled through the early part of the conference season with five of the Tigers' first seven conference matches on the road. A non-conference match against Murray State showed some promise, as the Tigers swept the Racers in three games. It was the first 3-0 sweep for Memphis in almost a month, providing some much-needed confidence with American Division leaders Cincinnati and Louisville due in town for a weekend series. The Louisville match began with the Tigers unable to stop runs by the Cardinals. Louisville sprinted out to an insurmountable 10-2 lead in game one, and a 9-2 lead in game two. A muchneeded intermission helped the Tigers find their blocking game and take the lead in game three at
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10-9. The third game ended with the Tigers falling 18-16 to the 1998 NCAA Sweet Sixteen participant. But a young team was learning how to stop momentum and against eventual conference champion, Cincinnati, the Tigers, which had dropped the first two games, found themselves down 10-1 in the third game. Memphis' net defense stepped up, stopping five attempts and slowing the Bearcats' offense to a .167 clip. Freshman Amanda Boatright made the most of her playing time, recording five total blocks, including one solo, in the eventual 15-9 loss. The conference losing streak was now eight matches long with Saint Louis and their top hitter, pre-season all-conference Laura Risley coming to town. The Tigers held Risley off in game one, not allowing the middle hitter one kill, and posting five service aces to take game one from the Billikens, 15-7. But Risley made her comeback, posting eight of her 19 kills in game two while guiding the Billikens to a 3-1 win over Memphis and extending the losing streak to nine conference matches. That streak would run to 11 consecutive conference losses against UNC-Charlotte and Houston. But during the Houston game, the Tigers got to celebrate a bit of history when senior outside hitter Rosie Glenn downed her 1,000th career kill. Glenn became just the sixth player in school history to record 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs. Memphis was starting to fuel yet another third game comeback when Glenn downed her historic kill. The emotion from the moment helped the Tigers battle back. Sophomore Amie Hamilton aced one serve before Houston sided out. But Glenn seized the moment, acing the Rockets three consecutive times, giving the Tigers a 14-13 lead. Five side-outs later, Houston tied the game at 14 when a Memphis attack flew out of bounds. The Tigers won back the serve and Sarah Wengler downed a Houston dig for a 15-14 lead before the duo of Jeannie Robison and Amanda Boatright blocked a Kristin Guidish attack to give Memphis the 16-14 win. While the Tigers lost that match, the pieces were all beginning to fall in to place. Against South Florida
two days later, the Tigers would snap an 11 -match conference losing streak with a 3-1 win over USF. Again, the opposition ran out to a 10-1 lead in game one. Memphis battled back to 13-6, but could get no closer, dropping the first game, 156. The Bulls again ran out to a seemingly-insurmountable 11-4 lead in the second, when the Tigers started stringing together points, pulling to 11-6 before Crissy Bush downed one of her 16 kills to put the Bulls up 12-6. The teams sided each other out seven times before Tigers' setter Jeannie Robison aced the Bulls to pull to 12-7. The score swung back and forth, and USF was up 13-9, when Robison and Boatright blocked an attack for a 13-10 score. The Tigers held USF at 13 and finished game two, 15-13. Memphis won games three and four and a streak of another sort was underway. With the seedings for the conference championship depending on the league standings, the final three matches were shaping up to be some of the biggest matches of the season. The Tigers faced UAB in their final home match of the season-senior night. Memphis sent its seniors out in style with a 3-0 sweep of the Lady Blazers, sweeping the series with UAB. At Southern Miss, USM held off the Tigers, 1614, in game one and Memphis took the next two matches, 15-10 and 16-14. Game four went to the Golden Eagles, 15-10, and the two teams found themselves in an all-important game five, a situation the Tigers had not been in since their own tournament back in early September. But senior Rosie Glenn stepped up to lead the Tiger attack with 16 kills while three other Tigers posted double-digit kills in the 3-2 win. The Tigers had just tied their longest winning streak of the season. Unfortunately, Memphis wasn't able to pull off a third 3-2 win, falling 3-2 at Tulane despite Glenn, Harriman and Ginger Garrett all downing 15 kills. Finishing the conference season at 4-12, Memphis was seeded 11th in the league tournament and drew Marquette in the opening round, the team that started the 11-match league losing streak. But this was a different Memphis team. This was a team where the freshmen were now regular contributors and where Glenn had stepped up her game and was helping the team find ways to win. But all that confidence suffered a blow when Glenn suffered a season-ending knee injury. With the team's first offensive option down, the pressure fell to young players to play big in their first collegiate post-season tournament. The opening game of the tournament found Memphis understandably nervous. Marquette stunned the Tigers in the opening game, 15-1. After starting slowly in the second, Memphis charged back, only to have the Golden Eagles hold them off, 16-14. Marquette then closed out the match, 15-8, ending the Tigers' season. Memphis finished with an 11-22 overall record.
RECORD: ALL MATCHES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE PLAYER Sarah Wengler Amanda Boatright Lindsay Bax Ginger Garrett Rosie Glenn April Harriman Jeannie Robison Emily Eichmann Cathy Casias Amie Hamilton Amy Vaughn TEAM UNIV. OF MEMPHIS Opponents
THirty years of Tiger ' VoCCeufiaCC / t L i. «_^- i/rvi,'fx^ffr-x' rvrrri OVERALL 11-22 4-12 7-10
123 123
33 33
GP 113 68 66 121 121 115 117 72 69 123 123
ME 32 25 24 33 33 33 33 29 28 33 33
TA 528 259 261 921 927 688 308 227 253 168 34
K 195 101 105 299 320 256 105 67 64 40 3
E 71 45 57 132 164 141 65 43 42 29 4
HOME 6-10 2-6 4-4 JPCI A .235 14 .216 3 .184 8 .181 8 .168 21 .167 20 .130 1085 .106 7 .087 5 .065 146 21 -.029
BHE 20 4 5 19 14 13 33 2 1 10 8
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SA 27 8 8 43 25 6 33 3 2 46 6
SE 34 11 18 37 37 25 44 3 6 76 9
NEUTRAL 1-4 0-0 1-4
RE 14 1 16 48 34 4 2 0 3 14 21
DG 145 31 58 272 310 101 233 21 41 349 184
BS 13 15 8 9 2 4 5 6 3 0 0
BA 86 50 44 42 47 57 42 23 13 7 1
TB 99 65 52 51 49 61 47 29 16 7 1
BE 20 7 2 13 7 26 15 14 4 0 0
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DATE Sept. 1, 1999 Sept. 3, 1999 Sept. 3, 1999 Sept. 4, 1999 Sept. 4, 1999 Sept. 10, 1999 Sept. 11, 1999 Sept. 11, 1999 Sept. 14, 1999 *Sept. 15, 1999 Sept. 17, 1999 Sept. 18, 1999 Sept. 18, 1999 *Sept. 23, 1999 *Sept. 23, 1999 *Oct. 1, 1999 *Oct. 3, 1999 Oct. 5, 1999 *0ct. 8, 1999 *Oct. 10, 1999 Oct. 12, 1999 *Oct. 15, 1999 "Oct. 17, 1999 Oct. 19, 1999 "Oct. 22, 1999 *Oct. 24, 1999 Oct. 26, 1999 *Oct. 29, 1999 *Oct. 31, 1999 *Nov. 4, 1999 *Nov. 12, 1999 *Nov. 14, 1999 Nov. 18, 1999
4575 1555 4576 1788
793 746
OPPONENT at Middle Tennessee St. vs Texas-San Antonio vs Idaho vs Fairfield University at Univ. of Portland WESTERN CAROLINA WESTERN ILLINOIS SAMFORD UNIVERSITY UT-MARTIN at UAB UL-LAFAYFETTE vs Samford University at Mississippi State at Marquette University at DePaul University TULANE UNIVERSITY SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI UNIV. OF TENNESSEEat South Florida at Univ. of Houston, :; JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIV. OF LOUISVILLE UNIV. OF CINCINNATI at Ole Miss SAINT LOUIS at UNC-Charlotte MURRAY STATE UNIV. UNIV OF HOUSTON SOUTH FLORIDA UAB at Southern Mississippi at Tulane University vs Marquette University
.167 .228
W/L W L L L W W L W W W
L . W L L L L L L L L W L L L L L L L W W W L L
1338 1577
120 97
SCORE 3-0 1-3 2-3 0-3 3-0 3-1 1-3 3-2 3-0 3-1 0-3 3-1 1-3 0-3 1-3 1-3 2-3 1-3 0-3 0-3 3-0 0-3 0-3 1-3 1-3 0-3 1-3 1-3 3-1 3-0 3-2 2-3 0-3
207 172
300 298
174 201
1752 1780
65412 271.0 131 74368 258.0 66
SCORE-BY-GAME 15-8,15-5,15-10 7-15,12-15,15-13,12-15 8-15,12-15,15-6,15-11,12-15 2-15,1-15,10-15 15-12,15-9,15-7 15-10,8-15,15-5,15-13 11-15,9-15,15-12,7-15 15-5,10-15,15-3,7-15,15-9 15-10,15-13,15-6 7-15,15-8,15-12,15-10 11-15,8-15,14-16 5-15,15-11,15-6,15-12 15-7,3-15,6-15,4-15 4-15,8-15,5-15 9-15,7-15,15-12,3-15 6-15,9-15,15-6,7-15 15-12,15-2,8-15,11-15,12-15 6-15,16-14,6-15,5-15 3-15,13-15,10-15 2-15,3-15,7-15 15-11,15-7,15-5 6-15,7-15,16-18 1-15,7-15,9-15 8-15,10-15,15-1,7-15 15-7,4-15,5-15,7-15 5-15,6-15,13-15 16-14,7-15,8-15,9-15 8-15,2-15,16-14,6-15 6-15,15-13,15-10,15-12 15-12,15-6,15-10 14-16,15-10,16-14,10-15,15-8 15-9,6-15,8-15,15-9,13-15 1-15,14-16,8-15
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Thirty years of Tiger VoCCeyftaCC inference The formation of Conference USA was considered by many in the world of intercollegiate sports a bold move. During a significant period of major conference realignment and proposed restructuring of the NCAA, a brand new league made its debut, ready to make its own mark on intercollegiate athletics. Four years later, Conference USA has accomplished what few other Division I-A leagues have in that amount of time. Capitalizing on the strengths of its 14 distinguished and diverse universities, the league has built a strong foundation. Conference USA has emerged a league of its own. The millennium brings a new look to the league as South Florida will become a football member in 2003, and East Carolina and TCU will join the league in all sports beginning in 2001-02. C-USA member institutions span 13 states across the United States, more than any other Division I-A conference and are located in 13 major television markets. Conference USA is one of seven equity conferences that has direct representation in the NCAA governance structure. The conference enjoys prominent national television exposure, NCAA automatic qualifications and major bowl tie-ins. Conference USA is also committed to academic excellence. Success On and Off the Playing Field Over the past five seasons, Conference USA performers have achieved success in competition, placing the league among the top conferences in the nation. The league has been rated among the top eight in men's basketball, sending 32 teams to postseason play. In addition, 20 women's basketball teams, 10 volleyball teams, nine baseball teams and 12 soccer teams have earned NCAA Tournament bids. Nine football teams have earned bowl bids, including Southern Miss which finished last season nationally-ranked for the second time in three years. C-USA football has rated among the top seven conferences in four seasons on the gridiron. Conference USA has also sent two men's soccer teams to the Final Four. Overall, Conference USA teams have made 128 NCAA appearances. Conference USA student-athletes are champions off the playing field as well. In four years, 32 student-athletes earned national GTE Academic All-America honors, while 65 were named All-District. In addition, more than 4,000 student-athletes have
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been named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll or received the Commissioner's Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom. The conference annually awards six postgraduate scholarships, along with the Sport Academic Award, Scholar Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Excellence Award. A Short, but Proud History The conference unveiled its name, logo and commissioner on April 24, 1995 in Chicago. Mike Slive was named the first commissioner of Conference USA. Eleven of the institutions began athletic participation in 1995, while Houston joined competition in the fall of 1996. Conference USA added East Carolina (September, 1996) and the United States Military Academy (March, 1997) as football members. ECU began league competition in 1997; Army in 1998 and UAB in 1999. TCU will begin league play in 2001 and USF in 2003. Conference USA sponsors 18 sports - baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and track and field (indoor and outdoor) for men and basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball for women. The league's championship competition is enhanced by NCAA automatic bids to the C-USA tournament champion in volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's tennis and baseball. Men's and women's basketball and volleyball compete in two divisions. Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette, UNC Charlotte and Saint Louis comprise the American Division, while UAB, Houston, Memphis, South Florida, Southern Miss and Tulane make up the National Division. All other sports compete in a single division. C-USA on the Gridiron Conference USA began football competition in 1996. After four seasons, the league has rated among the top seven Division I-A conferences in the nation. Conference USA is a member conference of the Bowl Championship Series. This includes guaranteed access for the C-USA champion if that team receives a consensus ranking of six or higher. Conference USA sends its regular season champion to the AXA Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn., a second selection to the new Mobile Alabama Bowl and a third team to the brand new GalleryFurniture.com Bowl in Houston, Texas. The league has a football television contract with Fox Sports Net, which includes a conference game of the week, along with appear-
ances on ESPN, ESPf C-USA on the Court Conference USA has consistently rated as one of the top basketball leagues in the country. In its first five seasons, C-USA men's basketball has produced 33 postseason teams (19 NCAA and 14 NIT), including two teams that reached the final eight of the NCAA Tournament and one that advanced to the final four of the NIT. The conference also enjoys a significant participation by its fans, demonstrated by its record high attendance in 1998-99, drawing more than 1.6 million fans and placing the league fourth in the nation in attendance. The conference just completed the fifth year of a six-year basketball television agreement with ESPN Regional Television (formerly Creative Sports) and ESPN Inc. Conference USA women's sports have also enjoyed success the past five seasons. In women's basketball, three C-USA schools received NCAA Tournament bids in 2000, including UAB, which advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. The league has produced 20 NCAA bids in its first five campaigns, along with five WNIT appearances. In volleyball, the league has earned 10 NCAA bids, with Louisville reaching the Sweet Sixteen in 1996 and 1998. Women's basketball, along with volleyball, soccer and baseball, enjoy television exposure on Fox Sports Net and ESPN. C-USA Across the Board Other C-USA accomplishments during the league's first five seasons include: 10 NCAA men's soccer appearances, with two teams reaching the NCAA Final Four - Saint Louis in 1997 and UNC Charlotte's 1996 team becoming the first C-USA school to reach an NCAA Final Four; two teams in the NCAA women's soccer tournament, nine teams in the NCAA Baseball Championship and several NCAA individual and team competitors in golf, tennis and track and field. The Presidents of the member institutions serve as Conference USA's Board of Directors. Dr. Joseph Steger of Cincinnati serves as the chair, while Dr. J.H. Woodward of UNC Charlotte is the vice chair. Other members of the Board's Executive Committee are Rev. Lawrence Biondi of Saint Louis, Horace Fleming of Southern Miss and Dr. Richard Eakin of East Carolina. The league is also one of seven equity conferences in the NCAA governance structure. Commissioner Slive serves on the NCAA Management Council.
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1999 Conference USA Standings American Division C-USA Matches Overall Matches Pet. H A Div. W-L Pet. H W-L .813 8-0 5-3 7-3 28-6 .824 12-1 12-4 .813 8-0 5-3 7-2 19-11 .633 10-1 5-6 .688 6-2 5-3 5-5 20-13 .606 10-2 6-6 .563 6-2 3-5 4-6 23-10 .697 9-3 7-5 .563 7-3 2-4 4-6 18-13 .581 10-3 4-5 4-3 3-6 3-7 13-17 .433 5-5 5-8
N Streak 1-3 L1 3-5 L3 4-2 L1 2-2 L1 1-5 L2 4-4 L1
National Division C-USA Matches Overall Matches A Pet. H A Div. W-L Pet. H W-L .813 7-1 6-2 10-0 21-10 .677 12-3 8-4 13-3 7-9 .438 4-4 3-5 8-2 15-18 .455 8-5 4-8 4-12 .250 2-6 2-6 3-7 13-17 .433 5-8 4-7 4-12 .250 2-6 2-6 3-7 13-20 .394 8-7 3-11 4-12 .250 3-7 1-5 4-6 11-22 .333 6-9 4-8 1-7 1-7 2-8 10-21 .323 2-7 4-10 2-14 .125
Team Houston South Florida Tulane Southern Miss Memphis UAB
N Streak 4-1 L1 4-4 L1 4-5 L1 7-2 L1 4-5 L1 3-4 L3
13-3 13-3 11-5 9-7 9-7 7-9
Team Cincinnati Louisville DePaul Saint Louis Marquette UNC Charlotte
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7999 Conference USA Tournament (3) Houston Houston, 3-2
(6) Marquette Marquette, 3-0 (11) Memphis
Louisville, 3-1 (2) Louisville
(7) UNC Charlotte Tulane, 3-0
Louisville, 3-0 Cincinnati, 3-1
(10) Tulane
Champion
(4) DePaul DePaul, 3-1
(5) Saint Louis UAB, 3-1
Cincinnati, 3-2
(12) UAB (1) Cincinnati (8) South Florida
Cincinnati, 3-1 South Florida, 3-0
(9) Southern Miss
Thirty years of Tiger Sept. 1 Charlotte at Wake Forest Tourney Charlotte at Wake Forest Cincinnati at Indiana Tournament Cincinnati at Indiana DePaul at Butler Invitational Evansville vs. DePaul Houston Invitational Louisville International Tourney McNeese State at Marquette Challenge Memphis at Bradley Tournament Memphis vs. UW-Green Bay Saint Louis at Billiken Invitational SW Missouri at Saint Louis South Florida Classic Furman at South Florida Southern Miss at Florida St. Tourney Tulane at Kathy Trosclair Invite Northwestern at Tulane UAB at Big Four Challenge Alabama at UAB Sept. 2 Charlotte at Wake Forest Tourney Charlotte vs. Northern Arizona Charlotte vs. Campbell Cincinnati at Indiana Tournament Cincinnati vs. Loyola (III.) Cincinnati vs. Bowling Green DePaul at Butler Invitational DePaul at Butler DePaul vs. Valparaiso Houston Invitational Louisville International Tourney Marquette at Marquette Challenge Eastern Illinois vs. Marquette Northern Illinois vs. Marquette Memphis at Bradley Tournament Memphis vs. Bradley Memphis vs. Toledo Saint Louis at Billiken Invitational Southeast Missouri at Saint Louis Stephen F. Austin at Saint Louis South Florida Classic Boston College at South Florida UW-Milwaukee at South Florida Southern Miss at Florida St. Tourney Tulane at Kathy Trosclair Invite Troy State at Tulane Centenary at Tulane UAB at Big Four Challenge Auburn at UAB Sept. 5 Cincinnati at Western Kentucky Louisville at Kentucky LSU at Southern Miss Sept. 6 Houston at Texas A&M Sept. 8 Charlotte at Charlotte Invitational Charlotte vs. Villanova Cincinnati at Dayton Invitational Cincinnati vs. New Hampshire DePaul at UWGB Tournament DePaul vs. Tulsa Houston at Tennessee Tourney Houston at Tennessee Saint Louis at SW Texas St. Tourney Louisville at Loyola (Chicago) Tourney Louisville vs. Loyola (Chicago) Marquette vs. Missouri Tourney Marquette vs. Arkansas State Marquette vs. Morgan State Memphis at Charleston Tourney South Florida at Clemson Tourney South Alabama at Southern Miss Tulane at Nokia Sugar Bowl
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Classic Tulane vs. New Orleans Tulane vs. LSU UAB at Georgia State Tournament
Charlotte at Charlotte Invitational Charlotte vs. High Point Charlotte vs. Eastern Illinois Cincinnati at Dayton Tournament Cincinnati vs. Eastern Michigan Cincinnati at Dayton DePaul at UWGB Tournament DePaul at Wisconsin-Green Bay DePaul vs. Western Illinois Houston at Tennessee Tournament Houston vs. North Carolina Houston vs. Jacksonville State Louisville at Loyola (Chicago) Tourney Louisville vs. Illinois Louisville vs. Central Connecticut Marquette vs. Missouri Tournament Marquette vs. Missouri Marquette vs. TCU Memphis at Charleston Tournament Saint Louis at SW Texas State Tourney South Florida at Clemson Tourney Tulane at Nokia Sugar Bowl Classic Wisconsin at Tulane UAB at Georgia State Tournament Sept. 10 Saint Louis at SW Texas State Tourney
Memphis at Tennessee Sept. 12 Cincinnati at Ohio State DePaul at Illinois Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Marquette Saint Louis at Purdue Central Florida at South Florida Southern Miss at Alabama UAB at Troy State Sept. 15 Charlotte at Georgia Tournament Charlotte vs. Saint Louis Cincinnati at Northern Illinois Tourney Cincinnati vs. UMKC Saint Louis at Georgia Tournament Charlotte vs. Saint Louis DePaul at Blue Demon Invitational DePaul vs. Providence DePaul vs. Valparaiso Houston at Arkansas Tournament Louisville at North Carolina Tourney Marquette at Indiana Tournament Marquette vs. Duke Memphis at Memphis Invitational South Florida at Wisconsin Tourney Rice vs. South Florida Southern Miss at New Orleans Tourney Tulane at TCU Tournament Tulane vs. Montana State Tulane at TCU UAB at Portland Tournament Sept. 16 Charlotte at Georgia Tourney Charlotte at Georgia Charlotte vs. Furman Cincinnati at Northern Illinois Tourney Cincinnati vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Cincinnati at Northern Illinois DePaul at Blue Demon Invitational DePaul vs. Central Michigan DePaul vs. Alabama Houston at Arkansas Tournament
Houston vs. Michigan Houston vs. Virginia Louisville at North Carolina Tourney Louisville vs. Santa Clara Louisville vs. Delaware Marquette at Indiana Tournament Marquette vs. Indiana Marquette vs. Loyola Marymount Memphis at Memphis Invitational Saint Louis at Georgia Tourney Saint Louis at Georgia Saint Louis vs. Furman South Florida at Wisconsin Tourney South Florida vs. Dayton Tulane at TCU Tournament Tulane vs. Gal State Fullerton Tulane vs. San Francisco
Oct. 6 Marquette at Charlotte DePaul at Saint Louis Houston at UAB Southern Miss at Cincinnati Tulane at Louisville South Florida at Memphis Oct. 7
Houston at Memphis South Florida at UAB
Oct. 29
fiÂŁL8 DePaul at UNC Charlotte Louisville at Southern Miss Marquette at Saint Louis Cincinnati at Tulane Oct. 10
Sept. 22 Charlotte at Louisville DePaul at UAB Southern Miss at Houston Marquette at Memphis . Saint Louis at Cincinnati Tulane at South Florida
Charlotte at Tulane UAB at Cincinnati DePaul at South Florida Marquette at Houston Memphis at Louisville Saint Louis at Southern Miss
Sept. 23 Charlotte at Cincinnati DePaul at Memphis Saint Louis at Louisville
Charlotte at Southern Miss UAB at Louisville Memphis at Cincinnati Saint Louis at Tulane
Sept. 24 Tulane at Houston Marquette at UAB Southern Miss at South Florida
Oct. 15
Sept. 28 Houston at Charlotte Memphis at South Alabama
Charlotte at Davidson Western Kentucky at Louisville Eastern Illinois at Saint Louis Southern Miissvs. Mississippi Cincinnati at Tulane
Oct. 13
UAB at Houston Louisville at Charlotte Memphis at South Florida Cincinnati at Saint Louis Oct. 31
Charlotte at Clemson Illinois State at Louisville Memphis at Jacksonville State South Florida at Central Florida Jackson State at Southern Miss Tulane at New Orleans Nov. 1
DePaul at Loyola-Chicago Rice at Houston Memphis at UAB ttov.3 DePaul at Louisville Charlotte at Saint Louis Houston at Tulane Marquette at Cincinnati UAB at Memphis South Florida at Southern Miss Nov. 4
Houston at DePaul South Florida at Marquette
DePaul at Cincinnati Marquette at Louisville Houston at Southern Miss South Florida at Tulane
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Nov. 5
Illinois-Chicago at Marquette Memphis at Murray State Saint Louis at Loyola (III.)
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Oct. 18 Wisconsin-Milwaukee at DePaul Cincinnati at Louisville
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Oct. 20 Sept. 29 Cincinnati at DePaul Louisville at Marquette Memphis at Tulane South Florida at Saint Louis UAB at Southern Miss
Oct. 28
Southern Miss at DePaul Tulane at Marquette Jacksonville at South Florida
Sept. 19 North Carolina A&T vs. Charlotte Marquette at DePaul Houston at South Florida Southern Miss at Tulane Cincinnati at Louisville Mississippi State at UAB
Sept. 26 Winthrop at Charlotte Nicholls State at Tulane Samford at UAB
Louisville at Saint Louis Memphis at Houston Southern Miss at Marquette UAB at South Florida
UAB at Charlotte ,,-- Memphis at Saint Louis Tulane at Southern Miss Oct. 21
Cincinnati at Wisconsin-Milwaukee DePaul at Marquette South Florida at Houston
Charlotte at DePaul Louisville at South Florida Cincinnati at Houston Saint Louis at Marquette Southern Miss at Memphis Tulane at UAB
Charlotte at Memphis
Nov. 11 ^--X Charlotte at Marquettei-"]-/ Saint Louis at DePaul J2 - 3 Tulane at Memphis \ J Southern Miss at UAB jj,.ÂŁ)
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Louisville at Houston Cincinnati at South Florida
Houston at Saint Louis
Virginia Tech at Charlotte DePaul at Illinois-Chicago Murray State at Louisville Loyola-Chicago at Marquette Middle Tennessee State at Memphi; Southern Miss at Nicholls State Saint Louis at UAB
Oct. 3
Oct. 25
Charlotte at East Tennessee State Cincinnati at Wright State
Tulane at Southern
Oct. 4
Cincinnati at Charlotte Tulane at DePaul
Sept. 30 Louisville at DePaul Texas at Houston Cincinnati at Marquette Memphis at Southern Miss UAB at Tulane
Oct.1 South Florida at Charlotte Houston at Saint Louis Oct. 2
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Conference USA Tournament, Charlotte, N.C. Nov. 22
Mississippi State at Southern Miss
South Florida at Auburn Nov. 24 SEC vs. C-USA Challenge, Louisville, Ky.
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k University of Memphis Volleyball Records and History
Thirty years of'Tiger'VoCCeyfJaCC drtytfteru efTiaer VeI leu fo lot of teams play bump volleyball, a really defensive style... you were almost penalized for having more skilled players." As an intramural team in the 60's, Hooker said volleyball was the main women's sport on campus. Once she took over the head coaching responsibilities, Hooker began not only competing in areas where power volleyball was being played, but she also began teaching other schools in the area to play the power game. That strategy did improve volleyball in the area, marked The first team to play power volleyball at Memphis: 1st row (LjR): Gail Childers, Carolyn Hughes, Sally Lowe, Linda Gates, Lynn by Southwestern College's ^Ballew, Brenda Douglass, Ella Blackford. Second Row (L-R): (now Rhodes College) defeat of '.Head Coach Jane Hooker, Melinda Drake, Judy Toler, Beth Avery, Memphis State in a seasonjAnita Albonetti, Darla Todd, Nancy Loop. ending tournament just a few weeks after the Tigers taught Southwestern how to play the power style of The University of Memphis women's volvolleyball. leyball team enters 2000-2001 celebrating its Certain programs were now developing 30th year of collegiate volleyball. While the competitive power volleyball programsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Georsport existed at the university from 1912-1938, gia, Western Kentucky and Southwest MisiheTigers are celebrating their 30th anniversouri State emerged as powers, as did Memsary of the switch to power volleyball that bephis State. These four schools hosted tournagan in 1970-71. ments, showing other programs how to play Volleyball was the first women's sport and develop their own programs. At one such back in the second-coming of athletics, jointournament, Coach Hooker met Diane Hale, ing the Tennessee College Women's Sports who was then at the University of Tennessee. Foundation in 1969-70. That volleyball team In 1978, Hale came to Memphis as the was joined by women's basketball, tennis and 23-year-old head coach of the Tigers. swimming in 1970-71. Women's athletics was undergoing some maThe 1969-70 team was a team that comjor changes at this time in school history. The peted under similar constraints that intramuFieldhouse was built in 1977, giving women's ral or club sports now experience, travelling athletics a home in the center of campus. by car to competitions, paying for their own meals, etc., while still competing under the Memphis State moniker. In 1970-71, Jane Hooker took the reins of the women's volleyball team and made the move to power volleyball from the bump volleyball game that was common in the state of Tennessee and surrounding areas. Hooker took the team to Texas in order to learn how to play power volleyball. In addition to her players developing more skills to play the power game, Hooker also had to deal with officials that had not worked the power game. "The officials in our area were not as experienced with power volleyball as they were in Texas and even Western Kentucky," Jane Hooker said. "They had more advanced officials who would let you play with an open hand. We had a lot of open hand hits called an illegal hit here because there were still a
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The volleyball team was experiencing a lot of success and was developing into a model of consistency. That was particularly true when Sylvia Watson (1976-1979) was in the starting line-up, as she spent every match of her four years as a starter, a feat Rosie Glenn would repeat from 1996-99. Women were coming from all over the country to play volleyball in a Tigers uniform. In 1980, Celeste Homan (78-80) transferred to Memphis State from the University of Arkansas, where she played on the men's club team because they did not have a women's team. On November 20, 1980, Diane Hale reached a career milestone with her 100th career win against North Carolina. Women's volleyball took another step forward in 1980 when the U.S. Olympic Team played Japan in the Fieldhouse. Approximately 800 people watched Flo Hyman, Rita Crocket, Debbie Green and Laurie Flachmeier lead the U.S. to a 3-0 win. Hyman finished with 30 kills in that match. While the Fieldhouse was hosting Olympic teams, Tiger Sandy Monce was trying to make one. Sandy Monce (1977-80) was the first Memphis State volleyball player to be invited to tryout for the U.S. Olympic team in Colorado Springs. Monce remains the only volleyball player to have her jersey retired in the rafters of the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. While Monce did not make the Olympic team, she did make a move after her playing days were done. She started her coaching career as a graduate assistant coach for Memphis State, and was named the assis-
Thirty years of Tiger VoCCeyGaCC tant coach for Diane Hale in 1984, where she remained until the end of the 1986 season. But while Monce was wrapping up her playing days in the 1980 season, another impressive Tiger volleyball career was underway when freshman Holly Buford (1980-83) was named an All-Metro Conference all-tournament selection. In addition to her volleyball prowess, Buford played 16 games for the Lady Tiger basketball team under head coach Mary Lou Johns. By the time Buford finished her playing days in a volleyball uniform, she made her mark on the Tiger record book. She still holds the school record for career kill percentage (.361) and is in the top 10 in total kills (1150), total attempts (2894), service aces (138) and block solos (135). Another freshman on that 1980 team was Beth Johnson (1980-84), who prepped under former Tiger Sharon Watson at Briarcrest High School. Former Tigers were making names for themselves and still assisting the program by providing players that were becoming part of Tiger history. In 1981, sophomore Amy Watson (198083) set a school record with eight service aces against UAB. The 1983 season marked the beginning of a new Rule in Tiger volleyball when Peggy Rule joined Memphis State. Rule, who is still second in career kills (1344) and attempts (3479) and in the top 10 in career digs (1323), was named to the All-Metro conference team in 1986.
In 1984, Memphis began hosting a tournament that eventually evolved into the Graphic Systems Classic in 1987. The Tigers finish second in the inaugural tournament, then called the Athlete's Foot Invite. Seniors Lori Jones (1981-84) and Drenda Roberts (1981-84) were named to the all-tournament team. Sinem Oktay joined the team in 1984. A native of Istanbul, Turkey, Oktay, a member of her country's national junior team, serves seven service aces, one shy of the school record in her The Rembe sisters, Lisa (left) and Lori (right) helped Memphis second match as a Tiger. Also to the 1990 regular season championship and an invitation to joining the team in 1984 is Colothe NIVC tournament. rado native Kim Ehrhorn (1984After Dirksen's graduation, a transfer 88). Ehrhorn is another multi-sport athlete for the Tigers, competing on the Tiger stepped in and helped the Tigers to a 1990 track team in the high jump. While Ehrhorn was Metro regular season championship and an the first Colorado native on the Tigers roster, NIVC Tournament berth when setter Alisande another Colorado native started her Tiger ca- Cavanagh (1990-91) joined the team from reer when freshman Sheila Neba joined the Southwest Texas State. Another setter with a tough serve, Cavanagh made an immediTigers in 2000. Fast forward to 1987, another first for the ate impact on the Tigers and still has the fifthTigers. The first-ever California native to play highest single season ace total (69) in school for the Tigers signed on when Kara Cronin history. joined the Tigers the year after head coach In addition to the offensive attack of the Diane Hale moved from coaching to another Rembe sisters, the Tigers net defense was position on campus. Ten years later, first-year being led by the duo of Rhonda Kottke (1986head coach Carrie Yerty went back to Califor- 90) and Katherine Lehman (1987-90). The nia and sign April Harriman. duo remains at the top of the career block When the calendar changed to 1989, the assists with 446 block assists for Kottke and Tigers found the talented Rembe sister duo 356 for Lehman. Lehman leads the school's transferring from Bowling Green State. block solo category with 151 stops, while Lisa Rembe (1989-91) also ran track and Kottke is fourth with 129 solo stops. Kottke played basketball in 1989, averaging 4.9 points and 3.0 rebounds for the basketball team and finished fourth in the discus at the Metro Conference Track and Field Championships. She won the conference discus championship in 1991 and finished second to sister, Lori, in the javelin. Lori (1989-91) was also a multi-sport athlete, competing in track and finishing third in the discus at the conference meet. She also set school records in the discus, javelin and shot put before her career was complete. In the first year of the Rembe sisters' offensive attack, they were set up by senior Claire Dirksen (1986-89). Dirksen, one of three AllMetro conference honorees in 1989, continues to hold career records for assists (5653), digs (1365) and service aces (309), as well as the single season records for assists (1678) and digs (420). The setter is a three-time ail-conference honoree and sets the standard for all Sami Randolph was another key setters to come with her marks in school hismember of the 1990 Tiger team. tory.
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Thirty years of Tiger 'VoCCeyfiaCC Cavanagh, the Rembes and Kim Lemon, who capped their Tiger careers the previous fall. The result was a 10-26 mark from a team with no seniors. But a cornerstone had been laid with the emergence of freshman Monique Swaby (1992-96). Swaby, who still holds the career (1819) and single season (670) records for kills, was named to the Great Midwest All-Freshman team. In 1993, Swaby led an attack that guided the Tigers to a 25-11 record and won the Great Midwest Conference regular season championship. The Tigers fell to two-time conference champion UAB in the league championship. Swaby and senior Amy Greer (1990-93) each earned first-team all-conference honors, while Sami Randolph (1990-93) was tabbed a second-team honoree. Freshman Nikki Taylor (1993-94) was selected to the league's all-newcomer team. Head coach Penny Lucas-White earned coach of the year honors from the league, the first of two consecutive awards she Behind an offensive attack led by Monique Swaby, would earn. the Tigers earned their first NCAA tournament invi1994 found a new school name, The Unitation. versity of Memphis, and a new breakthrough in the quest for a league championship. finished her career a three-time all-Metro honMemphis struggled early in the year, but oree, while Lehman, a two-time all-confer- by the time the conference season opened, the ence honoree, was named to the South Re- Tigers were hitting on all cylinders, going ungion team in 1990. defeated (12-0) in league play for the first time The 1990 team was a team for the ages, since the league expanded to seven teams and finishing 30-9, and winning the regular sea- double round-robin play. At the league chamson championship and receiving its first-ever pionship, Memphis claimed the crown on the invite to the NIVC Tournament. In addition to strength of a multi-faced attack. Sophomore reaching the semi-finals at the Women's In- Allwyn Fitzpatrick (1993-94) set a new tourvitational Volleyball Championships, The Ti- nament record with a .476 attack percentage, gers were 10-0 at home and 7-0 in confer- while senior Jamie Runkle (1994-94), sophoence play, the first time Memphis was unde- more Nikki Taylor and freshman Shoni feated in the Fieldhouse and in the league. Hodges (1994-97) were named to the all-tourBut 1990 was also the last year of Mem- nament team. phis' membership in the Metro Conference, With the league championship to their which consisted of Louisville, Florida State, name, the Tigers also earned Memphis' firstSouth Carolina, Cincinnati, Tulane, Virginia ever bid to the NCAA volleyball championTech, Southern Mississippi and Memphis ships. Memphis fell, 3-1, to No. 5 San Diego State. Memphis State joined the year-old State. Great Midwest Conference in 1991, along with Junior Monique Swaby was named the UAB, Cincinnati, DePaul, Marquette and league's most valuable player after downing Saint Louis. The Tigers hosted the league's 501 kills. Setter Nikki Taylor also earns firstfirst volleyball championships, losing to Lou- team all-conference honors, while the Tigers isville in the finals. place a student-athlete on the league's allThree days prior to the 1991 season newcomer team for the third consecutive year opening, the Tigers brought a new head when freshman Shoni Hodges earned a spot coach aboard with the hiring of Penny Lucas- on the team. White. But even with a new head coach, the The Tigers set a school record with 20Tigers surpass the 20-win mark for the fifth consecutive wins, falling to nationally-ranked consecutive season, with setter Alisande Georgia to end the streak. Memphis finished Cavanagh earning first-team all-conference with a 27-8 overall record. honors, while Lori Rembe earned second1995 marked the beginning of the Tigers' team honors. That team was the 11th team membership in a new conference, Conference in Tiger history to win 20 or more matches. USA. Unfortunately, injuries and turmoil took But Lucas-White went into 1992 without their toll, dropping the Tigers to 13-20 for the
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season. It was a difficult way for the school's career kill leader to end her career, but Swaby was named to her third all-conference team, her first in C-USA. But the end of the 1995 season also marked the end of Penny LucasWhite's tenure at Memphis. As she moved on to a new coaching spot, Memphis went searching and found Carrie Yerty, who was then an assistant coach at the University of Arizona. Yerty had two key returnees back after battling through injuries in 1995â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Hodges and the team's lone senior, Heather Fletcher (1993-96). Hodges, who suffered a shoulder injury moved to the setter spot in 1995. But with just a short period of time to get to work together, the Tigers struggled and finished 629 in Yerty's first season. But a young team in 1997 had no problem putting 1996 behind them. The Tigers opened the season with a school-record six consecutive wins and with an 11-2 record through their first 13 matches and finished off an impressive turn-around from 6-29 the previous year to 19-13 in 1997. The Tigers still had some doubters in the remainder of the conference as they were picked to finish last by the opposition in 1998. But with the experience of outside hitter Rosie Glenn (1996-99), the leadership of seniors Jessica Baley (1997-98) and Jenni Rosselli
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TKfKfiv £ ll/Ll If tf (1 997-98) and the emergence of freshmen Jessica Henry and Ginger Garrett, the Tigers pulled it together toward the end of the season to finish eighth in the league. The Tigers finished 18-14 in 1998 with Henry earning a spot on the Conference USA All-Freshman team. Head Coach Carrie Yerty notched herfirst career win over Mississippi, a consistent SEC foe for the Tigers, as well as the Tigers first ever win over eventual NCAA participant, Houston. Freshman defensive specialist Amie Hamilton also blazed a trail across C-USA, earning the league's first defensive player of the year award after recording 361 digs and posting double-digit digs in 23 of the Tigers'
years of Tiger yoCteyi 5aff~ 32 matches. Rosie Glenn made the most recent mark in Tiger history when she became the sixth player in school history to surpass both the 1 ,000 career kill and 1 ,000 career dig mark in a home match against Houston in 1999. Glenn also repeated Sharon Watson's impressive feat when she started every match of her fouryear career.
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#5 Amy Vaughn Renee Ross Chelle Penner Holly Buford Debbi Hammond #6 Heather Sanders Jeannie Robison Janice Neyens Katherine Lehman Teri Clarke Lori Jones Margi McNeely #Z Amie Hamilton Monique Swaby Kris Lemon Phyllis Richey Drenda Roberts Becky Harden #8 Amanda Boatright Jessica Baley Deidre Rowell Lisa Bray Clare Dirksen Margi McNeely Katie Sandage #9 Rosie Glenn Jamie Runkle Sandy Monce
#10 Tara Pfeffer Jacqueline Mack Angle Glaub Beth Walthal Drenda Roberts Celeste Homan Anita Albonetti #J1 Angie Johnson Jenni Rosselli Lacey Morse Lamar Renee Bryant Cherilyn Bright Gwen Horner Shavondra Morgan Kim Ehrhorn Amy Watson #12 Sarah Wengler Shoni Hodges Analise Navia Kim Lemon Peggy Rule Cindy Stoots Melinda Drake Sally Lowe
#22 Sheila Neba Analise Navia Sally Lowe
#14 Ginger Garrett Jessica Trezise Nicole Cleveland Allwyn Fitzpatrick Sarah Tjelmeland Beth Johnson Judy Toler
#21 Brittany Barnett Gail Childers Brenda Douglass
#13 con't Ton! Clark Debbie Hammond Beth Avery
#23 Brenda Douglass #24 Lori Rembe
#15 Emily Eichmann Katie Shellogg Tera Hayman Nancy Wolter Laura Wilson Lynn Ballew Camilla Withers
#25 Judy Toler Lena Turner #30 Linda Gates Sharon Watson
#16 Cathy Casias Rhonda Kottke Sinem Oktay Kim Fraser
#31 Laura George Carolyn Hughes Melinda Drake #32 Nancy Loop Ella Blackford Cindy Scott
#18 April Harriman Chelle Penner
#13 Angela Graziani Heather Fletcher Deidre Rowell Marie Zwolinski Lisa Eisenrich Lori Jones
#20 Darla Todd Janice Burford
#42 Lisa Rembe Patty Lovett
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years of "Tiger VoCCeyfiaCC Women's Athletics at The U of M are more popular than ever, but it hasn't come easy. Some hard work and long hours from a pair of dedicated administrators have made it happen. In 1971 The University of Memphis, then Memphis State University, re-introduced volleyball to the campus. Women's volleyball began playing at the intercollegiate level under coach Jane Hooker, but the foundation had been laid many years before by a lady who has become known as a pioneer in the development of women's athletics. Elma Neal Roane was named the Director of Women's Varsity Athletics at Memphis State in 1946. It was at that time Roane began her fight for women in sports. Before being named to the position, Roane had been a teacher at Treadwell High School in Memphis since 1940. Sheaccepted the position at Memphis in 1946 and became a teacher in the physical education department in addition to her duties with the women's varsity sports. Roane held the teaching position for nine years, before becoming the head coach for the women's volleyball, basketball and badminton teams in 1955. During her tenure as coach, Roane paved the way for the advancement of women's athletics. In 1970 the program began competeing at the Division I level and Roane was named as the first women's athletic director at the University. To say that it was a struggle may be an understatement. Roane and the women's athletic department faced several barriers and prejudices along the way. During Roane's time at the helm, the women's program was located in three different departments and governed by three different sport organizations. It wasn't until 1976, with the passing of Title IX, that funding increased dramatically. The number of women's programs increased from three to eight teams with over 100 participants. That was before the University paid the majority of the cost for athletics. Shortly after the University took over the funding, the number of athletic teams was dropped to five in an effort to add funds to basketball, volleyball and gymnastics in order to keep them in line with the other Division I schools. By 1978, the women's athletic program had grown to include nine sports, six of which were classified as "scholarship sports" and
three which were classified as "non-scholarship" sports. At the time basketball was the only sport which had full scholarships. The other sports received half scholarships, which meant that tuition and fees were paid, while books were acquired through a book loan system. The six scholarship sports included basketball, volleyball, track and field, tennis, gymnastics and golf, while the three non-scholarship sports were racquetball, cross country and badminton. Due to Roane's dedication to the women's athletic program, Memphis became recognized as a major college leader in the area of women's athletics. Roane's dedication quickly became evident as the budget for women's athletics increased from $10,723 dollars in 1973, when Memphis was governed by the TCWSF, to $35,312 in 1975 when the AIAW began governance of women's athletics. In 1982 when the women's program came under the governance of the NCAA, the budget reached $531,034. Roane's accomplishments went much further than financial improvements. In 1976, Linda Arnold was hired as the first athletic trainer for the women's program, while in 1977 the Field House was remodeled to provide an excellent competitive site for women's volleyball, basketball and gymnastics. The following year in 1978, Mike Finn was hired as Sports Information Director for women's sports, and in 1982 the University band, cheerleaders and pom pon squad performed at Lady Tiger athletic events. Roane paved the way for the women's program, and after 40 years of service she stepped down. Lynn Parkes, who at the time was the women's golf coach at Memphis, took over the leadership role and continued to carry the torch for women's athletics. Parkes who is in her 16th year as the senior's women's administrator continued to
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help the advancement of women's athletics, which currently has eight scholarship programs, including basketball, volleyball, golf, soccer, indoor and outdoor track and field, tennis, and cross country. Parkes, who spent 11 years as the golf coach, is currently the compliance coordinator at The University of Memphis, as well as overseeing the administration of women's athletics. In her role as compliance coordinator, Parkes is the liaison to Conference USA and the NCAA in adherence to the rules and regulations of those two organizations. She has also served on the NCAA Task Force which designed the recently approved restructure of the NCAA. There were numerous individuals, coaches, administrators and players who were intrumental in women's athletics reaching the high standards currently held at The University of Memphis. But without Elma Roane and Lynn Parkes, women's athletics could not have risen to the plateau on which it sits today.
Thirty years of Tiger'VoCkybaCC 1971 Record: 17-5 Head Coach: Jane Hooker @ Fisk W 2-0 Austin Peay W 2-0 ©Rhodes (Southwestern) W 2-0 ©Middle Tennessee State W 2-1 ©Tennessee Tech L 0-2 ©Tennessee Tech L 1-2 Rhodes (Southwestern) W 2-1 Rhodes (Southwestern) W 2-0 Rhodes (Southwestern) W 2-1 #Peabody W 2-0 #Middle Tennessee State W 2-1 #Tennessee L 1-2 $Milligan W 2-0 $Mars Hill W 2-0 $West Georgia L 1-2 $Middle Tennessee State L 0-2 %UT-Martin W 1-0 %Jackson State J.C. W 1-0 %Memphis State "B" W 1-0 %Memphis State "A" W 1-0 "/(Mississippi College W 1-0 %Rhodes (Southwestern) W 1-0 #MTSU Tournament $East Tennessee State Tournament %Memphis State Invitational Playday
1972 Record: 18-9 Head Coach: Jane Hooker @ Peabody W 2-0 © Murray State W 2-0 © Mississippi W 2-0 @ Mississippi Univ./Women L 1-2 #Northwestern State (La.) W 2-1 #Houston L 1-2 #Texas Southern L 1-2 $Mississippi Univ./Women L 0-2 $East Tennessee State L 0-2 %Danville (JC) W 2-0 %Northeastern Illinois W 2-0 %Southern Illinois W 2-0 %Southwest Baptist W 2-0 %Southern Illinois L 1-2 "East Tennessee State L 1-2 APeabody W 2-0 "Austin Peay W 2-0 A Carson Newman W 2-1 Tennessee W 2-0 AFisk W 2-0 "Tennessee W 2-0 "Tennessee L 1-2 Western Carolina W 2-1 Madison College W 2-0 Winthrop W 2-0 &Tennessee W 2-0 SEastern Kentucky L 1-2 ©Mid-South Invitational #Houston Invitational $East Tennessee State Tournament
1973 Record: 18-7 Head Coach: Jane Hooker @ Murray State @ Lambuth @ Austin Peay @ Florence State @ Tennessee # Jackson State # Lambuth # Austin Peay $ Union
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#Rhodes (Southwestern) W 2-0 #UT-Martin W 2-0 $ Middle Tennessee State W 2-0 $Winthrop L 0-2 $ East Tennessee State L 0-2 %UT-Martin W 2-1 %Carson-Newman W 2-0 %Tennessee L 1-2 %Carson-Newman W 2-0 %Tennessee L 0-2 Eastern Kentucky W 2-0 Coker College W 2-0 Duke W 2-0 "Eastern Mennonite W 2-0 "Winthrop L 0-2 "Eastern Kentucky L 0-2 @Mid-South Invitational #UT-Martin Invitational $East Tennessee State Tournament %TCWSF State Championship "AIAW Southern Region II
1974 Record: 13-7 Head Coach: Janice Dunn ©Southern Illinois W 2-0 ©Northern Illinois W 2-1 ©Illinois State L 1-2 #Peabody W 2-0 #Winthrop L 1-2 #Auburn L 0-2 $Miami Dade North CC W 2-1 Jacksonville W 2-0 $Flagler College L 1-2 $Georgia W 2-1 $Florida International L 0-2 $Florida Tech W 2-1 %UT-Martin W 2-0 %Tennessee Tech W 2-0 %MiddieTennesseeState W 2-0 %East Tennessee State W 2-1 -Murray State W 2-1 -Francis Marion College W 2-0 -Madison College L 0-2 -Eastern Kentucky L 1-2 ©Illinois State Tournament #East Tennessee State Tournament SJacksonville Tournament
1975 Record: 16-16 Head Coach: Janice Dunn Purdue Western Michigan Illinois State Carthage College Alabama Berry College Hinds Junior College Mississippi State Mississippi Univ./Women Middle Tennessee State UT-Martin ©Rhodes (Southwestern) ©Middle Tennessee State ©Tennessee Tech ©Austin Peay ©Lambuth ©UT-Martin #Lambuth ^Tennessee #Auburn #Middle Tennessee State #UT-Martin Tennessee
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Southern Illinois Southern Illinois UT-Martin Memphis Volleyball $Tennessee $ Carson-Newman %College of Charleston %Eastern Kentucky %North Carolina ©UT-Martin Tournament #Mid-South Invitational $TCWSF Championships %AIAW Southern Region II
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7976 Record: 12-23-1 Head Coach: Janice Dunn UT-Martin L 0-2 UT-Chattanooga L 2-0 Tennessee Tech L 0-2 © Columbus College W 2-1 @ Tulane L 0-2 @ Mississippi Univ./Women L 0-2 © Mississippi State L 0-2 ©Alabama L 0-2 #Murray State W 2-0 # Southern Illinois L 0-2 # Ball State L 0-2 # Northern Illinois L 0-2 SMurray State L 0-2 $ Lambuth W 2-0 % North Alabama W 2-1 %TennesseeTech L 0-2 % Louisiana State L 0-2 Rhodes(Southwestern) W 2-1 "Central Missouri L 0-2 "Western Illinois L 0-2 " Illinois-Chicago Circle L 0-2 "Wichita State L 0-2 "Graceland College T 1-1 "Southwest Missouri State L 0-3 "Kearney State L 0-2 UT-Martin L 3-1 SMiddle Tennessee State W 2-0 SRhodes (Southwestern) W 2-0 &Lambuth W 2-0 SMurray State W 2-0 &Austin Peay W 2-0 &UT-Martin L 0-2 'Middle Tennessee State W 2-0 *East Tennessee State L 1-2 'Tennessee W 1-2 'Tennessee Tech L 1-2 ©Mississippi U. for Women Tournament #Southern Illinois Quadrangular Match SLambuth Triangular Match %Lady Tiger Invitational "Southwest Missouri State Tournament SAustin Peay Invitational 'TCWSF State Championships
1977 Record: 23-11 Head Coach: Janice Dunn Mississippi Univ./Women ©FloridaTech ©Troy State #UT-Martin #Tennessee Tech SMississippi State STulane $ Mississippi Univ./Women SFIorida Tech
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%Rhodes (Southwestern) W 2-0 %UT-Chattanooga W 2-0 %Christian Brothers (CBC) W 2-0 %Kentucky State W 2-1 % UT-Martin W 2-1 %Tennessee Tech L 1-2 Mississippi L 2-3 Southeast Missouri State W 3-1 "Arkansas State W 2-1 "Austin Peay W 2-0 "Southwestern La. L 0-2 "Northern Kentucky L 1-2 &Lambuth W 3-0 &Freed-Hardeman W 3-0 MiddleTennessee State W 2-0 Southeast Missouri State W 2-0 *UT-Martin W 2-0 'Mississippi L 0-2 Mississippi L 1-3 Lambuth W 3-0 +Middle Tennessee State W 2-0 +Tennessee L 0-2 +Tennessee Tech W 3-0 +East Tennessee State W 2-1 ©Alabama Invitational #Martin Triangular Match SMississippi U. for Women Tournament %UT-Martin Invitational "Lady Tiger Inviitational &Lambuth Triangular Match 'Memphis State Triangular Match +TCWSF State Championships
7978 Record: 26-19 Head Coach: Diane Hale @ Mississippi @ Mississippi Univ./Women @ UT-Martin ©Alabama ©Arkansas State ©Arkansas State ©Alabama #New Orleans #Mississippi Univ./Women #Florida State ^Arkansas State #Columbus College SMiddle Tennessee State $UT-Chattanooga %Middle Tennessee State %Austin Peay %Southwest Baptist %Arkansas State "Texas A&M "Texas Tech "Oklahoma "Texas &New Orleans &Nicholls State &Central Arkansas &Tennessee &UT-Martin &Mississippi 'Middle Tennessee State 'Southeast Missouri State +UT-Chattanooga +East Tennessee State +Covenant College Florida State INorthern Kentucky IMorehead State ITennessee ?UT-Martin ?Austin Peay
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Thirty years of Tiger fa =Southeast Missouri State W 2-0 =Jefferson CC W 2-1 'Tennessee Tech W 2-0 'East Tennessee State L 0-2 'Middle Tennesse State W 0-2 'Tennessee L 0-2 ©Mississippi Tournament #Mississippi U. for Women Tournament $MTSU Tri-Meet %UT-Martin Tournament "Houston Tournament &Lady Tiger Invitational •Memphis State Tri-Meet +UT-Chattanooga Quadrangular Meet ILady Volunteer Tournament ?UT-Martin Tri-Meet =Southeast Missour State Tri-Meet TCWSF State Tournament
1979 Record: 35-20 Head Coach: Diane Hale Henderson State Arkansas State Mississippi ©Mississippi ©Mississippi State ©UT-Martin ©Tulane ©Arkansas State ©UT-Martin ©Tulane ©Mississippi ©Arkansas State #Mississippi #New Orleans #Southwestern Louisiana #Alabama ^Florida State $Mississippi State $UT-Martin SMississippi $Arkansas State $Louisville SMississippi Univ./Women $Mississippi $Jefferson CC %Mississippi Univ./Women %Lander College %Central Florida %Miami %Florida Southern %Tennessee "/(.Mississippi "Missouri (JV) "Northern Iowa "Missouri-KC. "Kansas State "Missouri "Kansas State "UT-Martin &Cincinnati SEastern Michigan SSouthern Illinois &Mississippi Univ./Women &UT-Martin &North Alabama &Troy State *UT-Chattanooga •Tennessee Tech •Middle Tennessee State •East Tennessee State •Tennessee +North Carolina State +Tennessee
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1980 Record: 41-17 Head Coach: Diane Hale Mississippi W North Alabama W Ala.-Birmingham W ©Central Florida W ©Texas Tech L ©FloridaState W ©Alabama L UT-Martin W Mississippi State W #Saint Louis W #Tulane W ^Florida State L #VirginiaTech W #Florida State L Tennessee Tech W Tennessee L SCIemson W $Duke W $North Carolina State W $Kentucky L $South Carolina L $North Carolina L %Lake C.C. W % Miami L %Florida Southern W %North Carolina L "Miss. Univ./Women W "Middle Tennessee St. W "Jefferson C.C. W "Mississippi L Mississippi State W ArkansasState W &Ball State W SWestern Michigan L &lllinois-Chicago Circle W &Southern Illinois W SKellogg C.C. L &Ball State W &Kellogg C.C. L Mississippi W Austin Peay W UT-Martin W Arkansas State W •East Tennessee State W •Tennessee W •TennesseeTech W •Middle Tennessee St. W *UT-Chattanooga W •Tennessee L •Tennessee W +East Carolina W +North Carolina W +North Carolina State W +Eastern Kentucky W +Kentucky L +Eastern Kentucky L ©Alabama Invitational #Metro Conference Tournament $South Carolina Invitational %Florida State Invitational "Memphis State Invitational &Southern Illinois Invitational +AIAW Region II Tournament
3-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 0-2 2-0 0-2 3-1 3-1 2-1 2-0 0-2 2-0 1-2 3-0 2-3 3-1 2-0 2-1 0-2 1-2 0-2 2-0 0-2 2-0 0-2 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-2 3-0 3-0 2-1 1-2 2-0 2-0 0-2 2-0 1-3 3-2 2-0 2-0 3-0 2-0 2-1 2-0 2-1 2-1 1-2 2-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-3
1981 Record: 27-14 Head Coach: Diane Hale ©Louisville W 3-1 ©Southwest Missouri State L 0-3 ©Oral Roberts L 1-3 Mississippi W 3-0 #Alabama W 2-0 #Northwestern L 0-2 ^Central Florida W 2-0 #South Carolina W 2-1 ^Kentucky L 0-2 Ala.-Birmingham W 3-0 $Mississippi W 2-0 $Western Illinois L 1-2 SMissouri L 0-2 SWestern Illinois L 1-3 SMississippi W 3-0 Alabama-Birmingham W 3-0 Southern Illinois L 1-3 Mississippi State W 3-0 %Central Arkansas W 3-0 %Jefferson C.C. W 3-0 %St. Louis W 3-1 "Middle Tennessee St. W 3-0 ARollins College W 3-0 "East Tennessee State W 3-2 "Florida State L 0-3 "Tennessee L 0-3 SMississippi State W 2-0 &Miss. Univ./Women W 2-0 &Tulane W 2-0 &Mississippi W 2-1 &Mississippi State W 3-0 & Mississippi W 2-0 Mississippi State W 3-0 Mississippi W 3-2 'Tulane L 1-2 •Virginia Tech W 2-1 'Cincinnati L 1-2 'Saint Louis W 2-0 'Louisville W 2-1 'Tulane W 2-1 +Cincinnati L 0-2 ©Southwest Missouri Quadrangular ^Kentucky Invitational SMissouri Invitational %Lady Tiger Invitational "Tennessee Invitational &Ole Miss Invitational 'Metro Conference Tournament +Metro Championship Tournament
1982 Record: 15-26 Head Coach: Diane Hale Kentucky ©Southern Illinois ©Eastern Illinois ©Missouri ©Louisville Mississippi Southern Mississippi #Southern Illinois #Tennessee $South Alabama $Texas A&M SNicholls State SLouisiana State $Sam Houston State Arkansas State %Eastern Michigan %Western Michigan %lllinois State
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2-3 1-3 2-3 0-3 0-3 3-1 3-0 0-3 0-3 0-2 0-2 0-2 2-1 0-2 3-1 0-2 1-2 0-2
%Cincinnati L Kentucky L "Mississippi State W "Mississippi L "New Orleans W "Arkansas State W "Arkansas State W "Mississippi L Mississippi L STennesseeTech L &Florida State L &Morehead State W SEastern Kentucky W SMorehead State L Arkansas State W 'Virginia Tech W 'Florida State L 'Louisville L 'Cincinnati W •Tulane W •Southern Mississippi W 'Cincinnati L •Florida State L ©Southern Illinois Invitational ^Memphis State Invitational $LSU Classic %Louisville Invitational "Ole miss Invitational &Morehead State Invitational +Metro Conference Tournament
1-2 1-3 2-0 1-2 2-0 2-0 2-0 0-2 2-3 0-2 0-2 2-0 2-1 0-2 3-1 2-1 0-2 0-2 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-3 0-3
7983 Record: 15-18 Head Coach: Diane Hale ©UCLA L 0-2 ©Loyola Marymount L 0-2 ©Utah L 0-3 @UC-Santa Clara L 1-2 Mississippi W 3-2 Arkansas State W 3-1 ^Cincinnati L 1-3 #VirginiaTech W 3-0 #Louisville L 2-3 Tennessee Tech L 2-3 SSouthern Mississippi W 3-0 SSouthwestern La. W 3-2 SMississippi State W 3-1 Mississippi L 0-3 %Florida State L 3-1 %South Carolina L 2-3 "/oTulane L 0-3 "/(.Southern Mississippi W 3-0 "Cincinnati L 0-3 "Tennessee L 3-0 "George Washington L 0-3 "Morehead State W 3-2 Arkansas State L 2-3 SMississippi State W 3-1 SMississippi W 3-2 SAIabama-Birmingham W 3-2 &Mississippi L 0-3 SE Missouri State W 3-0 SE Missouri State W 3-1 'Arkansas State W 3-0 'Tulsa W 3-0 'Illinois W 3-2 +Louisville L 1-3 ©Cal State-Fullerton Tournament #Virginia Tech Invitational $Memphis State Tournament "/(.Southern Miss Invitational "Tennessee Tournament &Ole Miss Tournament 'Memphis State Invitational +Metro Championships
Thirty years of Tiger 'VoCkyBaCC 1984 Record: 21-16 Head Coach: Diane Hale Southern Illinois L Indiana Purdue W Indiana State W Florida W Eastern Illinois W Mississippi L @SW Missouri State L ©Oral Roberts W ©Oral Roberts W @SW Missouri State L ^Mississippi L Mrkansas State W #Middle Tennessee St. W #Mississippi State W Tulane W Southern Mississippi W Arkansas State W $Texas-Arlington L $0klahoma L $TexasA&M L Murray State W Alabama-Birmingham W Florida State L Georgia L Louisville L Cincinnati L Mississippi L Arkansas State W SE Missouri State W South Carolina L Virginia Tech W Tulsa W Morehead State W Southern Illinois L Illinois-Chicago W "Cincinnati W 'Louisville L ©Southwest Missouri State Tournament #Mississippi State Tournament STexas Tournament 'Metro Championships
1-3 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-2 0-3 3-1 3-1 0-3 2-3 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-0 0-3 0-3 1-3 3-0 3-0 0-3 1-3 0-3 2-3 2-3 3-0 3-0 1-3 3-2 3-2 3-1 0-3 3-1 3-1 1-3
1985 Record: 15-19 Head Coach: Diane Hale UAB Clemson Eastern Illinois Louisiana State Southwestern La. Loyola North Dakota State Mississippi Texas-Arlington Western Michigan Tennessee Florida State Montevallo Xavier Southern Illinois Stephen F. Austin Louisville Cincinnati Northeast Louisiana Tulane Southern Mississippi Arkansas State Mississippi Georgia South Carolina Virginia Tech
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3-0 3-0 2-3 0-3 3-1 0-3 3-2 3-1 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-3 3-2 3-1 0-3 0-3 1-3 3-0 3-1 1-3 3-2 3-2 0-3 0-3 1-3 3-1
Southern Illinois Arkansas State @Tulsa ©Tennessee Tech ©Western Kentucky @ Mississippi State Austin Peay 'Southern Mississippi ©Memphis State Invitational 'Metro Championships
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0-3 2-3 1-3 1-3 3-1 3-1 3-0 1-3
1986 Record: 17-17 Head Coach: Diane Hale @SW Missouri State L ©Georgetown W ©Mississippi L #Butler W #Western Kentucky W #Tennessee L #Louisville W #Tennessee L Austin Peay W Mississippi State W Arkansas-Little Rock W Oral Roberts L Northeast Louisiana L Arkansas State W Southern Mississippi W William & Mary W Florida State L SFIorida L SNorth Carolina State L Arkansas State W Mississippi W Louisville L Cincinnati L Loyola L Oral Roberts L South Carolina L Virginia Tech L %Texas-EI Paso W %Xavier W %Tulsa W Arkansas State W Mississippi L 'Cincinnati W 'South Carolina L @Lady Tiger Classic #Western Kentucky Tournament SFIorida Tournament %Memphis State Invitational "Metro Championships
0-3 3-2 0-3 3-2 3-1 0-3 3-0 0-3 3-0 3-1 3-1 1-3 0-3 3-2 3-0 3-1 2-3 0-3 1-3 3-0 3-1 2-3 1-3 2-3 2-3 0-3 2-3 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-1 2-3 3-2 2-3
1987 Record: 21-16 Head Coach: Jim Callender Tennessee "Texas "Southwest Missouri "Kansas Ole Miss #Western Kentucky #Va. Commonwealth #Austin Peay #Cincinnati Alabama-Birmingham SBrigham Young SMontana $Utah $Weber State $Washington $L)tah State SChapman Louisville
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Cincinnati L 1-3 Southern Mississippi W 3-1 W 3-0 Mississippi State Arkansas State W 3-1 South Carolina W 3-1 Duke L 1-3 Northern Iowa L 0-3 Virginia Tech W 3-0 +Alabama-Birmingham W 3-1 -(-Houston W 3-1 Florida State L 0-3 Arkansas State W 3-1 "Mississippi State W 3-0 "Tulsa W 3-0 =Arkansas State W 3-0 =Alabama-Birmingham W 3-2 +Ole Miss L 1-3 &Virginia Tech W 3-0 &Cincinnati L 1-3 "Southwest Missouri Invitational #Western Kentucky Coca-Cola Classic $BYU Invitational •(-Houston What-A-Burger Classic "Memphis State Invitational =Ole Miss Invitational SMetro Conference Tournament
1988 Record: 24-18 Head Coach: Jim Callender Southern Illinois L 'Western Illinois W 'Missouri L Wichita State W #South Alabama W #Clemson W ^Valparaiso W #New Mexico L #South Alabama W Austin Peay W Colorado State L +New Mexico L +VirginiaTech W +Colorado L +0le Miss W SMaryland W &Penn State L &Villanova W Ole Miss W Southern Mississippi W Arkansas State L Louisville W Cincinnati L Kentucky L Florida State L $Fiorida L SMiami L SSouth Florida W Arkansas State L Alcorn State W Ole Miss W Virginia Tech W Georgia L =Saint Louis L =Tulsa W =Western Kentucky W =Northeast Louisiana W Western Illinois W "Louisville W "Cincinnati L 'Missouri Tournament #MSU/Graphicj3ystems Classic -(•Colorado Invitational &Penn State Classic &South Florida Tournament =MSU Invitational "Metro Conference Tournament
1-3 3-1 1-3 3-2 3-2 3-1 3-0 0-3 3-0 3-0 0-3 0-3 3-1 0-3 3-0 3-0 0-3 3-0 3-0 3-1 1-3 3-1 3-0 0-3 2-3 0-3 0-3 3-1 1-3 3-0 3-1 3-0 2-3 1-3 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 1-3
1989 Record: 26-15 Head Coach: Mike Lingenfelter #Arkansas State W 3-1 #SW Missouri State L 2-3 #Florida L 1-3 #South Alabama W 3-0 'Nebraska-Omaha L 1-3 'Pittsburgh L 1-3 Saint Louis L 0-3 %Murray State W 3-0 %UAB W 3-1 %Tennessee Tech W 3-1 %Utah State W 3-2 Mississippi L 3-2 SColorado L 0-3 $Tennessee W 3-0 SSouth Florida W 3-2 Austin Peay W 3-1 =Hofstra W 3-0 ^Oklahoma L 2-3 =George Mason W 3-0 Southwest Missouri L 1-3 +Virginia Tech W 3-1 •(•South Carolina W 3-1 Mississippi W 3-2 IBaylor W 3-1 IHouston L 0-3 Alcorn State W 3-0 +Tulane W 3-0 +Southern Mississippi W 3-0 Nicholls State W 3-1 +Florida State L 2-3 Kentucky L 1-3 Arkansas State L 1-3 -(•Louisville L 1-3 +Cincinnati W 3-1 Austin Peay W 3-0 SMissouri W 3-0 SSouthern Illinois W 3-2 SMississippi W 3-1 &NorthTexas W 3-0 ?Virginia Tech W 3-1 ?Cincinnati L 2-3 #Lady Tiger Cup 'Illini Classic %MSU/Graphic Systems Classic #Tennessee Exercise Essentials Classic =Southwest Missouri State Classic +Metro Conference Match IHouston Invitational ?Metro Conference Tournament
1990 Record: 30-9 Head Coach: Mike Lingenfelter 'Oregon State "Oklahoma "Texas Arlington Florida South Florida Mississippi State #Middle Tennessee #Western Kentucky Austin Peay +Evansville +Ball State +Morehead State Arkansas State Missouri =Northern Iowa Mississippi Tulane Southern Mississippi Tennessee State
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q j."flirty years of4Tiger 'VoCCeybah ffetirfa *f* wrZf-irfpru Florida State W Tennessee W Auburn L Alabama-Birmingham W Alcorn State W Louisville W Cincinnati W Murray State W South Carolina W Virginia Tech W Arkansas State W Mississippi L &Southern Mississippi W &Cincinnati W &Louisville L %Loyola-Marymount L %William & Mary W %Arizona State W %Dayton W % Houston L SMetro Conference Tournament %Women's Invitational Volleyball Champ.
3-2 3-0 1-3 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-1 1-3 3-1 3-0 1-3 0-3 3-1 3-2 3-0 1-3
A. "1 m^i Record:120-15 ^v' Head Coach: Penny Lucas-White
#American University ^Georgia #lllinois State %Wisconsin %Rhode Island %Southern California &Southern Illinois &lllinois-Chicago &Ohio University +Northeast Louisiana +Arkansas State Arkansas-Little Rock =George Washington =Bradley =Wright State Mississippi SButler $Stephen F. Austin $SE Missouri State Louisville Cincinnati Louisiana Tech Saint Louis DePaul Marquette Arkansas State Alabama-Birmingham Rice Mississippi !Army IConnecticut !Va Commonwealth ASaint Louis "UAB "Cincinnati #Crimson Classic %Syracuse Invitational +Graphic Systems Classic
W 3-0 L 0-3 L 1-3 L 0-3 L 1-3 L 0-3 L 1-3 W 3-2 W 3-0 W 3-1 L 0-3 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-0 L 0-3 L 1-3 W 3-1 W 3-1 L 1-3 L 0-3 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-0 L 3-1 W 3-0 L 0-3 L 0-3 W 3-2 W 3-1 W 3-1 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-0 L 0-3 W 3-0
^k 1992 fp~!f Record: 10-26 TJf Head Coach: Penny Lucas-White #Minnesota ^Alabama #Central Florida +SE Missouri State +Arkansas-Little Rock North Texas Texas-Arlington Southwestern Louisiana
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Arkansas State %Bowling Green State %Syracuse Cincinnati &Stephen F. Austin SNortheast Louisiana SLouisiana Tech Marquette DePaul Cincinnati Saint Louis Alabama-Birmingham =UT-Chattanooga =Tulane =Samford =Sam Houston Saint Louis Arkansas State DePaul Marquette Alabama-Birmingham SWilliam & Mary SSeton Hall $Pittsburgh $Arkansas State Mississippi State AMarquette "Alabama-Birmingham AGMC Championships
L 0-3 L 0-3 L 1-4 W 3-0 L 0-3 W 3-0 L 0-3 W 3-0 L 1-3 L 1-3 L 1-3 L 1-3 W 3-1 L 1-3 W 3-1 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 1-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 2-3 L 1-3 L 0-3 L 2-3 W 3-1 L 1-3
J% 1993 •-JT| Record: 25- 1 1 ~r ' Head Coach: Penny Lucas-White *UT-Chattanooga W 'Tennessee-Martin W *Clemson L #South Alabama W #lllinois-Chicago L #Evansville W Ole Miss W $Texas-Pan American W $Stephen F. Austin L $Samford W $New Orleans W Tennessee-Martin W %George Washington L %Florida L %South Florida L "Oral Roberts L "Western Kentucky W "Southern University W "Troy State W Marquette W DePaul W Saint Louis W Cincinnati W Southwestern La. W UAB W Dayton W Arkansas State L Cincinnati L Dayton W DePaul W Marquette W UAB W Ole Miss W Arkansas State L &UAB L &GMC Championships "Tiger Invitational #Graphic Systems Classic $Stephen F. Austin Tournament %Florida Invitational "Nike Invitational &Great Midwest Championships
3-0 3-0 1-3 3-1 2-3 3-1 3-2 3-0 0-3 3-1 3-1 3-0 0-3 0-3 1-3 2-3 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 2-3 2-3 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 2-3 1-3
m^ 1994 £"^L Record: 27-8 %TT»* Head Coach: Penny Lucas-White "Southeastern <£)N^ W "Arkansas Little-Rock W "Tulsa W #0le Miss W #Murray State W ^Stephen F. Austin L $Northern Arizona L $CSU Northridge L $Houston L Tennessee State W Louisville L Mississippi State L Saint Louis W UAB W DePaul W Tennessee-Martin W Dayton W Cincinnati W Saint Louis W SlU-Carbondale W UAB W Dayton W Cincinnati W DePaul W Marquette W Ole Miss W %Eastern Illinois W %Arkansas-Little Rock W %SE Missouri State W &Saint Louis W &DePaul W +Georgia L +South Florida W "San Diego State L "Lady Tiger Invitational #Graphic Systems Classic $Northern Arizona Tournament %SEMO Invitational &GMC Championships +Georgia Invitational "NCAA Tournament
1% 1995 m-^k Record: 13-20 *£ '• Head Coach: Penny Lucas-White %South Florida %Florida State Tennesse Tech Central Florida Illinois-Chicago Murray State Ole Miss Clemson Auburn UNC Charlotte* Southern Illinois Louisville* Southern Mississippi* Tulane* Arkansas-Little Rock Middle Tennessee State Houston Louisville* Arkansas State George Mason Marquette* DePaul* Ole Miss Cincinnati* Wright State Saint Louis* UAB* South Florida* Houston
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7996 Record: 8-25 1 Head Coach: Carrie Yerty
LSU Penn State Middle Tennessee Davidson Southwestern La. Ole Miss Austin Peay State Montana State Jackson State Tennessee State Northwestern La. State Arkansas State Nicholls State Chicago State Arkansas-Little Rock Louisville* UNC Charlotte* Houston* Tulane* Southern Miss* DePaul* Marquette* Western Kentucky Cincinnati* Ole Miss South Florida* UAB* Saint Louis* Louisville* SE Missouri State Arkansas-Little Rock UNC Charlotte* Houston* Arkansas State Saint Louis" "C-USA Tournament
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/H 7997 i*l Record: 19-14 *Vv^ Head Coach: Carrie Yerty SW Texas State Wright State Troy State Montana State-Bozeman Wake Forest Denver Western Illinois Tennessee-Martin Western Kentucky Ole Miss UAB* South Alabama Missouri East Carolina Northeast Louisiana Saint Louis* UNC Charlotte* . Houston* South Florida* Southern Miss* Tulane* Marquette* DePaul* Cincinnati* Louisville* UAB* South Florida* Houston Southwest Louisiana
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3-0 3-1 3-0 3-2 3-1 3-1 3-1 1-3 3-1 0-3 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 0-3 3-0 1-3 0-3 2-3 3-0 3-2 3-2 1-3 0-3 3-0 0-3 0-3 0-3
Tulane* Southern Miss* UABA HoustonA
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1998 Record: 18-14 Head Coach: Carrie Yerty Samford Jacksonville State Tulsa USL Cal State-Fullerton Jackson State UT-Martin Arkansas-Pine Bluff Portland Syracuse Drexel
W W W W L W W W W
3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-0
L Saint Louis* L UNC Charlotte* W Tulane* L Southern Miss* L South Florida* W Houston* W MTSU L Cincinnati* L Louisville* W Ole Miss L DePaul* W Marquette* L Southern Miss* W Tulane* W UAB* L Houston* L South Florida* W DePaulA L LouisvilleA USA Tournament
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Jane Hooker Jane Hooker Jane Hooker Janice Dunn Janice Dunn Janice Dunn Janice Dunn Diane Haie Diane Hale Diane Hale Diane Hale Diane Hale Diane Hale Diane Hale Diane Hale
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18-7 13-7 16-16 12-23-1
23-11 26-19 35-20
41-17 27-14 15-26 15-18 21-16 15-19
7999 Record: 11-22 Head Coach: Carrie Yerty at Middle Tennessee State Texas-San Antonio A IdahoA Fairfield University A at Univ. of Portland A Western Carolina # Western Illinois # Samford University # UT-Martin at UAB * UL-Layfette % Samford University % at Mississippi State % at Marquette * at DePaul* Tulane*
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3-0 1-3 2-3 0-3 3-0 3-1 1-3 3-2 3-0 3-1 0-3 3-1 1-3 0-3 1-3 1-3
Southern Miss * Tennessee at South Florida * L 0-3 at Houston * L 0-3 Jacksonville State W 3-0 Louisville * L 0-3 Cincinnati * L 0-3 at Ole Miss L 1-3 Saint Louis* L 1-3 at UNC Charlotte * L 0-3 Murray State L 1-3 Houston * L 1-3 South Florida * W 3-1 UAB* at Southern Miss * at Tulane * L Marquette # L 0-3 Aat University of Portland Tournament # Graphic Systems Classic % at Mississippi State Tournament # at Conference USA Tournament
'nafacerft .773 .667 .720 .650 .500 .343 .677 .578 .636 .707 .659 .366 .455 .568 .417
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Diane Hale Jim Callender Jim Callender Mike Lingenfelter Mike Lingenfelter Penny Lucas-White Penny Lucas-White Penny Lucas-White Penny Lucas-White Penny Lucas-White Carrie Yerty Carrie Yerty Carrie Yerty Carrie Yerty
17-17 21-16 24-18 26-15
30-9 20-15 10-26 25-11 27-8 13-20 6-29 19-14 18-14 11-22
ina fiecert Coach Diane Hale Penny Lucas-White Janice Dunn Mike Lingenfelter Carrie Yerty Jane Hooker Jim Callender
Tenure 1978-86 1991-95 1974-77 1989-90 1996-pres. 1971-73 1987-88
.561 .543 .529 .700 .421 .716 .570
212-166 95-80 64-57-1 56-24 56-77
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Mike Lingenfelter
Diane Hale
Thirty years ofTtyer VotteyfiaCC
1231 1190 1150 1134 1102 1086
TOTAL KILLS Monique Swaby Peggy Rule Katherine Lehman Shoni Hodges ReneeRoss AmyGreer Holly Buford Rhonda Kottke Sarah Tjelmeland Angle Glaub
1992-95 1983-86 1987-90 1994-97 1991-94 1990-93 1980-83 1986-90 1987-90 1983-86
3585 3479 3447 3447 3402 3083 2986 2964 2915 2894
TOTAL ATTEMPTS Shoni Hodges Peggy Rule AmyGreer Angle Glaub ReneeRoss Rosie Glenn Sarah Tjelmeland Katherine Lehman Rhonda Kottke Holly Buford
1994-97 1983-86 1990-93 1983-86 1991-94 1996-99 1987-90 1987-90 1986-90 1980-83
1819 1344 1268
.361 .299 .256 .236
1365 1354 1328 1323 1237 1182 JM70 979 928 876
5653 2777 2681 1951 1511 1124 1085
KILL PERCENTAGE Holly Buford 1980-83 1994-97 Shoni Hodges Katherine Lehman 1987-90 Monique Swaby 1992-95 1981-82 Mary Vercande Peggy Rule 1983-86 Rhonda Kottke 1986-90 Beth Johnson 1980-84 Linda Conner 1980-81 Lori Jones 1981-84 SERVICE ACES Clare Dirksen Lori Jones Peggy Rule Drenda Roberts Shoni Hodges Laura Wilson Holly Buford Angie Glaub FJosie Glenn Nikki Taylor Mary Vercande Sami Randolph
1986-89 1981-84 1983-86 1981-84 1994-97 1980-82 1980-83 1983-86 1996-99 1993-94 1981-82 1990-93
151 140 135 129 122 86 82
DIGS Clare Dirksen Shoni Hodges AmyGreer Peggy Rule Renee Ross Monique Swaby Rosie Glenn Angie Glaub Rhonda Kottke ChellePenner Sami Randolph
1986-89 1994-97 1990-93 1983-86 1991 -94 1992-95 1996-99 1983-86 1986-90 1984-88 1990-93
ASSISTS Angie Glaub Rhonda Kottke Clare Dirksen Nikki Taylor Jessica Baley Mia Stephens Alisande Cavanagh Drenda Roberts Jeannie Robison
1983-86 1986-90 1986-89 1993-94 1997-98 1983-85 1990-91 1981-84 1999
BLOCK ASSISTS Rhonda Kottke Katherine Lehman Monique Swaby Nancy Wolter Angie Glaub Clare Dirksen Drenda Roberts Sarah Tjelmeland KimEhrhorn Shoni Hodges
1986-90 1987-90 1992-95 1985-88 1983-86 1986-89 1981-82 1987-90 1984-87 1994-97
BLOCK SOLOS Katherine Lehman Drenda Roberts Holly Buford Rhonda Kottke Monique Swaby LoriRembe Mary Vercande
1987-90 1981-84 1980-83 1986-90 1992-95 1989-91 1981-82
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KILLS 670 Monique Swaby 1 995 537 Holly Buford 1981 509 Katherine Lehman 1990 501 Monique Swaby 1994 484 Holly Buford 1983 432 Becky Tigert 1997 427 Peggy Rule 1986 Shoni Hodges 1997 411 Lori Jones 1984 410 Holly Buford 1982
ASSISTS 1 678 Clare Dirksen 1 989 1 569 Clare Dirksen 1 988 1426 Nikki Taylor 1993 1351 Nikki Taylor 1994 1342 Jessica Baley 1997 1 339 Jessica Baley 1998 1209 Clare Dirksen 1987 1245Alisande Cavanagh 1991 1 1 97 Clare Dirksen 1 986 1085Jeannie Robison 1999
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TOTAL ATTEMPTS 1 680 Monique Swaby 1 995 i^uoononi noages nyy/ 11 45 Monique Swaby 1994 11 04 Peggy Rule 1987 1101 Sarah Tjelmeland 1990 1098 Amy Greer 1993 1093 Katherine Lehman 1990 1084 Becky Tigert 1997 1027 Angle Glaub 1985 101 3 Holly Buford 1983
97 y4 80 79 69 67 65 59 57
ATTACK PERCENTAGE .429 Holly Buford 1981 .357 Holly Buford 1983 .31 3 Katherine Lehman 1 990 .309 Beth Johnson 1981 .298 Holly Buford 1982 .275 Jessica Henry 1998 .274 Lori Jones 1984 Monique Swaby 1994 .268 Simen Oktay 1984 .263 Lori Rembe 1990 .260 Peggy Rule 1986
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Laura Wilson 1981 uare uirKsen nyo/ Clare Dirksen 1989 Lori Jones 1981 Alisande Cavanagh 1990 MaryVercande 1981 Holly Buford 1981 Lori Jones 1984 Peggy Rule 1985 Clare Dirksen 1986
BLOCK SOLOS 57 Katherine Lehman 1990 48 Holly Buford 1982 47 Lori Rembe 1991 44 Holly Buford 1983 43 Holly Buford 1981 40 Lori Rembe 1989 Monique Swaby 1994 34 Monique Swaby 1995
DIGS 420 Clare Dirksen 1989 41 6 Amy Greer 1993 393 Peggy Rule 1986 391 Kara Cronin 1987 389 Nikki Taylor 1993 385 Marie Zwolinski 1 989 382 Renee Ross 1992 381 Rosie Glenn 1998 375 Shoni Hodges 1994 372 Sarah Tjelmeland 1990
BLOCK ASSISTS 160 Rhonda Kottke 1989 1 40 Katherine Lehman 1 990 114 Angle Glaub 1983 113 Rhonda Kottke 1990 Nancy Wolter 1987 1 07 Drenda Roberts 1983 101 Rhonda Kottke 1988 99 Holly Buford 1983 98 Lori Rembe 1989 96 Katherine Lehman 1989
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HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. .273 1981 2. .231 1984 3. .224 1990 4. .213 1983 5. .203 1989 6. .200 1998 7. .196 1994 8. .193 1986 9. .189 1988 10. .190 1991
ERRORS 985 1988 983 1987 980 1989 918 1993 838 1990 828 1997 816 1994 794 1986 793 1999 773 1991
TOTAL ATTEM P7S 1.5759 1989 2. 5297 1993 3. 5234 1988 4. 5176 1990 5. 5077 1987 6. 4866 1994 7. 4815 1986 8. 4719 1997 9.4575 1999 10. 4568 1998
KILLS 1.2148 1989 2. 2000 1990 3. 1974 1988 4.1911 1993 5. 1776 1984 6. 1769 1994 7. 1723 1986 8. 1699 1997 9. 1671 1998 10. 1618 1983
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
SERVICES ACES 527 1981 319 1990 308 1983 300 1993 298 1986 294 1984 285 1987 265 1994 259 1988 252 1982
SERVICE/ ERRORS 1. 473 " 1990 2. 462 1989 3. 436 1993 4. 380 1997 5. 336 1994 6. 326 1985 7. 324 1988 8. 316 1998 9. 301 1991 10. 300 1999
REC EPTION ERRORS BLOCKING ERRORS 1. :379 1981 1. 136 1989 2. 381 1983 2. 131 1984 3. 310 1988 3. 128 1993 4. 309 1984 4. 128 1991 5. 301 1982 5. 125 1982 6. 290 1989 6. 123 1981 7. 120 1999 7. 225 1985 8. 225 1987 8. 109 1992 9. 224 1990 9. 107 1994 10. 104 1987 10. 223 1992
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
TOTAL 604 570 538 519 483 414 382 365 355 347
BLOCKS 1986 1989 1984 1985 1997 1990 1988 1981 1987 1983
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
DIGS 2417 1993 2301 1989 2297 1990 2176 1986 2129 1994 2105 1992 2006 1987 1917 1997 1896 1998 1810 1983
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Thirty years of Tiger Cincinnati def. Memphis
3-1
1988 in Cincinnati, Ohio November 18-19 First Round Memphis def. Louisville Semi-Finals Cincinnati def. Memphis
Semi-Finals UAB (3) def. Memphis (1).... 3-1 3-0 3-1
1989 in Tallahassee, Florida November 17-19 First Round Memphis def. Virginia Tech .. 3-1 Semi-Finals Cincinnati def. Memphis 3-2
METRO CONFERENCE 1980 in Memphis, Tennessee September 26-27 First Round Memphis def. Louisville 2-1 Second Round Memphis def. Saint Louis 2-1 Third Round Memphis def. Tulane 2-0 Fourth Round Florida State def. Memphis .. 2-0 Sixth Round Memphis def. Cincinnati 2-0 Seventh Round Memphis def. Florida State .. 2-1 Semi-Finals Florida State def. Memphis .. 2-1 1981 in Cincinnati, Ohio November 21-23 First Round Tulane def. Memphis 2-1 Second Round Memphis def. Virginia Tech .. 2-1 Third Round Cincinnati def. Memphis 2-1 Fourth Round Memphis def. Louisville 2-0 Cincinnati def. Memphis 2-1 Fifth Round Memphis def. Louisville 2-0 Semi-Finals Memphis def. Tulane 2-1 Championship Cincinnati def. Memphis 2-1 1982 in Tallahassee, Florida November 21 -23 Second Round Memphis def. Virgnia Tech ... 2-1 Third Round Florida State def. Memphis .. 2-0
Fourth Round Louisville def. Memphis 2-0 Fifth Round Memphis def. Cincinnati 2-0 Sixth Round Memphis def. Tulane 2-0 Seventh Round Memphis def. Southern Miss 2-0 Semi-Finals Cincinnati def. Memphis 3-1 Championship Florida State def. Memphis .. 3-0 1983 in Louisville, Kentucky November 18-20 First Round Louisville def. Memphis
3-1
1984 in Columbia, South Carolina November 16-17 First Round Memphis def. Cincinnati Semi-Finals Louisville def. Memphis
1990 in Louisville, Kentucky November 16-17 First Round Memphis def. Southern Miss 3-1 Semi-Finals Memphis def. Cincinnati 3-0 Championship Louisville def. Memphis 3-1
GREAT MIDWEST 1991 in Memphis, Tennessee November 22-23 First Round Memphis (3) def. Saint Louis 3-0 Semi-Finals UAB (2) def. Memphis (3).... 3-0 Third Place Memphis (3) def. Cincinnati (4). 3-0 1992 in Chicago, Illinois November 20-21
3-1 3-1
1985 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi November 23-24
1993 in Birmingham, Alabama November 19-21 ;
First Round Memphis (3) def. Marquette (6) .3-1 Semi-Finals UAB (2) def. Memphis (3).... 3-1
1994 in Dayton, Ohio November 18-20 Semi-Finals Memphis (1) def. Saint Louis 3-0 Championship Memphis (1) def. DePaul (7) 3-0
CONFERENCE USA 1995 in Louisville, Kentucky November 22-23 First Round Memphis (6) def. DePaul (11)3-0 Second Round Saint Louis (3) def. Memphis 3-1 1996 in Louisville, Kentucky November 21-24 First Round Saint Louis (4) def. Memphis 3-0 1997 in Houston, Texas November 20-22 First Round Memphis (7) def. UAB (10).. 3-1 Second Round Houston (2) def. Memphis (7)3-1 1998 in Cincinnati, Ohio November 19-22 First Round Memphis (8) def. DePaul (9) 3-1 Second Round Louisville (1) def. Memphis (8)3-0 1999 in Tampa, Florida November 18-21 Marquette def. Memphis (11) 3-0
First Round Southern Miss def. Memphis 3-1 1986 in Blacksburg, Virginia November 22-23 First Round Memphis def. Cincinnati 3-0 Semi-Finals South Carolina def. Memphis 3-1 1987 in Memphis, Tennessee November 20-22 First Round Memphis def. Virginia Tech .. 3-0 Semi-Finals
The W4 Tiger Volleyball (earn won the Great Midwest Conference tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
Thirty years of Tiger 1978 Miss. Univ. for Women Tourney, 4th Middle Tennessee St. Tri-Meet, 1st UT-Martin Tournament, 1st Houston Tournament, 5th Lady Tiger Invitational, 2nd Memphis State Tri-Meet, 1st Lady Volunteer Tournament, 4th UT-Martin Tri Meet, 1st SE Missouri State Tri-Meet, 1st TCWSF State Tournament, 3rd
7979 Mississippi Invitational, 3rd Miss. Univ. for Women Invit., 3rd Memphis State Invitational, 2nd Florida State Invitational, 4th Missouri Invitational, 3rd Southern Illinois Invitational, 4th TCWSF State Tournament, 1st AIAW Region II Tournament, 3rd 1980 Alabama Invitational, 3rd Metro Conference Tourney, 2nd South Carolina Invitational, 3rd Florida State Invitational, 4th Memphis State Invitational, 2nd Southern Illinois Invitational, 2nd TCWSF State Tournament, 1st AIAW Region II Tournament, 3rd 1981 Kentucky Invitational, 3rd Missouri Invitational, 3rd Lady Tiger Invitational, 1st Tennessee Invitational, 3rd Ole Miss Invitational, 2nd Metro Conference Tourney, 2nd 7982 Southern Illinois Invitational, 4th Memphis State Invitational, 1st Louisiana State Classic, 5th Louisville Invitational, 7th Ole Miss Invitational, 2nd Morehead State Invitational, 4th Metro Conference Tourney, 4th
7983 Cal-State Fullerton Tourney, 4th Virginia Tech Invitational, 3rd Memphis State Tournament, 1st Southern Mississippi Invite, 4th Tennessee Tournament, 5th Ole Miss Tournament, 2nd Memphis State Invitational, 1st Metro Conference Tourney, 3rd
7989 Lady Tiger Cup, 3rd Illini Classic, 4th Memphis State Classic, 1st Exercise Essentials Classic, 1st SW Missouri State Classic, 4th Houston Invitational, 2nd Memphis State Invitational, 1st Metro Conference Tourney, 3rd
7994 Lady Tiger Invitational, 1st Graphic Systems Classic, 2nd Northern Arizona Tourneyt, 4th SE Missouri State Invite, 1st GMC Tournament, 1st Georgia Invitational, 3rd NCAA Tournament, 1st round
7995 7990
7997
7985
Asics-Lady Maverick Invite, 3rd MSU Graphic Systems Classic, 1st Evansville Invitational, 1st Metro Conference Tourneyt, 2nd
7984 Southwest Missouri State, 3rd Mississippi State Tournament, 1st Texas Tournament, 4th Metro Conference Tourney, 4th Memphis State Invitational, 2nd Metro Conference Tourneyt, 5th
7986 Lady Tiger Classic, 3rd Western Kentucky Tourney, 2nd Florida Tournament, 4th Memphis State Invitational, 1st Metro Conference Tournament, 3rd
7987 SW Missouri State Invitel, 4th Western Kentucky Classic, 1st Brigham Young Invitational, 15th Houston Whataburger Classic, 1st Memphis State Invitational, 1st Ole Miss Invitational, 2nd Metro Conference Tournament, 3rd
7988 Missouri Tournament, 2nd Memphis State Classic, 3rd Colorado Coors Classic, Tie 3rd Penn State Classic, 3rd South Florida Tournament, 3rd Memphis State Invitational, 1st Metro Conference Tourney, 5th
Georgia Lady Bulldog Classic, 3rd Volleyball Monthly Invite, 4th Saluki Invitational, 2nd Graphic Systems Classic, 2nd Wright State Invitational, 2nd SWMS Autumn Classic, 2nd Connecticut Challenge, 1st Great Midwest Tournament, 3rd
7992 Crimson Classic, 3rd Syracuse Invitational, 4th Graphic Systems Classic, 2nd NLU Classic, 3rd Kathy Trosclair Invitational, 3rd William & Mary Tournament, 5th Great Midwest Tournament, 3rd
USF Volleyball Classic, 3rd Graphics System Classic, 2nd Conference USA, 2nd Round
7996 Graphics System Classic, 3rd Tiger Invitational, 3rd Arkansas State Invitational, 4th Conference USA, 1st Round
7997 Adam's Mark Invitational, 1st Montana State Invitational, 1st Western Kentucky Invitational,
1st Graphic Systems Classic, 1st Conference USA, 2nd Round
7998 CS-Fullerton Invitational, 2nd Adam's Mark Invitational, 1st Syracuse Invitational, 3rd Conference USA, 2nd Round
7999 7993 Tiger Invitational, 2nd Memphis State Classic, 2nd Stephen F. Austin, 2nd Florida Invitational, 4th Nike Invitational, 2nd Great Midwest Tournament, 3rd
University of Portland Invite, 3rd Graphic Systems Classic,2nd Mississippi State Tourney, 3rd Conference USA, 1st Round
Thirty years of Tiger'VoCCeyGaCC
Kim Fraser 1980-83
Holly Buford 1980-83
Phyllis Richey 1984-88
Kim Lemon 1988-91
Jessica Baley Lindsay Bax Betsy Bland Lisa Bray Amanda Boatright Cherilyn Bright Holly Buford
(1997-98) (1999) (1973-76) (1991) (1999) (1991-94) (1980-83)
Cathy Casias Alisande Cavanagh Ten Clark Nicole Cleveland Linda Conner Debbie Cunningham
(1999) (1990-91) (1980-83) (1996) (1980-81) (1985)
Clare Dirksen
SandyMonce 1977-80
Amie Hamilton... (1998-Present) Debbi Hammond (1979-80) April Harriman... (1997-Present) Becky Harden (1977-80) Jessica Henry (1998) Celeste Homan (1978-80) Shoni Hodges (1994-97) Carol Hooker (1980) Gwen Homer (1989-90)
Beth Johnson Lori Page Jones
(1980-84) (1981-84)
Rhonda Kottke
(1986-90)
Katherine Lehman Kim Lemon
(1987-90) (1988-91)
Jacqueline Mack Nancy McAlexander Jenny McCoy Katie McFarland Margi McNeely Sandy Monce Wynne Moore Lacey Morse Shavonda Morgan Liz Mullen Shawna Mullin
(1992-93) (1976-79) (1988-89) (1990) (1979-80) (1977-80) (1982-83) (1996) (1988) (1995-96) (1985-86)
Janice Neyens
(1992-95 )
Rosie Glenn 1996-99
Becky Tigert 1994-97
Sarah Pearl ChellePenner Tara Pfeffer
(1976-79) (1984-88) (1995-97)
Sami Randolph Lisa Rembe Lori Rembe Phyllis Richey Drenda Sue Roberts Jeannie Robison Sharon Rose Renee Ross Jenni Rosselli Deidre Rowell Peggy Rule Jamie Runkle
(1990-93) (1989-91) (1989-91) (1984-88) (1981-84) (1998-99) (1974-77) (1991-94) (1997-98) (1992-95) (1983-86) (1991-94)
Katie Sandage Debbie Sanford Mia Stephens Cindy Stoot Monique Swaby Lowette Swinton
(1974-77) (1976-79) (1983-85) (1979-82) (1992-95 ) (1977-80)
Sarah Tjelmeland Nikki Taylor Becky Tigert Jessica Trezise
(1987-90) (1993-94) (1994-97) (1997)
Amy Vaughn MaryVercande
(1996-99) (1981-82)
(1986-
Kim Ehrhorn (1984-88) Emily Eichmann (1998-Present) Lisa Eisenrich (1985-86) Cindy Eschbach (1974-77)
Heather Fletcher Aliwyn Fitzpatrick Kim Fraser Karen Fussell
Angie Glaub 1983-86
(1993-96) (1993-94) (1980-83) (1981)
Cindy Gable (1974-77) Ginger Garrett... (1998-Present) Angie Glaub (1983-86) Rosie Glenn (1996-99) Angela Graziani (1997) Amy Greer (1990-93)
Simen Oktay
(1984)
Shoni Hodges 1994-97
Nancy Wolter 1985-88
Beth Walthal (1982) Amy Watson (1980-83) Sylvia Watson (1976-79) Sarah Wengler .. (1999-present) Barbara Whitaker (1977-80) Laura Wilson (1980-82) Nancy Wolter (1985-88)
Marie Zwolinski
(1987-90)
Thirty years of Tiger Sept
Sept.
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VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Scott Luster Alma Mater/Yr: Missouri/1966 Record at School: 29-25 Overall Record: 477-276 1999 Record: 20-6 Conference Record: 14-4 Volleyball SID: Bo Ryan SID Phone: 309-677-2627 SID Fax: 309-677-2626 Home Phone: 309-387-6975 Email: N/A
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Kent Miller Alma Mater/Yr: Oregon St., '84 Record at School: 28-63 Overall Record: same 1999 Record: 8-21 Conference Record: 5-13 Volleyball SID: Steve Easton SID Phone: 419-530-3792 SID Fax: 419-530-3795 Home Phone: 419-476-0238 Email: seaston@pop3.utoledo.edu
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Debbie Kirch Alma Mater/Yr: Denver/1988 Record at School: 11-83 (3) Overall Record: Same 1999 Record: 4-27 Conference Record: 0-12 Volleyball SID: Brian Nicol SID Phone: 920-465-2498 SID Fax: 920-465-2357 Home Phone: 920-406-0576 Email: nicolb@uwgb.edu
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Peoria, Illinois Enrollment: 6,000 Colors: Red and White Nickname: Braves Conference: Missouri Valley Facility: Robertson Field House President: Dr. David C. Broski AD: Ken Kavanagh
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Toledo, Ohio Enrollment: 20,307 Colors: Midnight Blue, Gold Nickname: Rockets Conference: Mid-American Facility: John F. Savage Hall President: Dr. Vik J. Kapoor Athletics Director: Pete Liske
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Green Bay, Wise. Enrollment: 5,400 Colors: Green, White, Red Nickname: Phoenix Conference: MCC Facility: Phoenix Sports Center Chancellor: Dr. Mark Perkins Athletics Director: Otis Chambers
Sept.
8-9
Sept.
8-9
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Mary Hill Alma Mater/Yr: Florida A&M/1988 Record at School: 47-79/4 Overall Record: Same 1999 Record: 9-19 Conference Record: 9-4 Volleyball SID: Bill Hamilton SID Phone: 803-536-7060 SID Fax: 803-536-8622 Home Phone: 803-534-1814 Email: n/a
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Jewel Giesy Alma Mater/Yr: Furman/1993 Record at School: 61-70/4 Overall Record: Same 1999 Record: 19-13 Conference Record: 11-9 Volleyball SID: LeeAnne Sears SID Phone: 843-953-5465 SID Fax: 843-953-5465 Home Phone: n/a Email: searsj@cofc.edu
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Orangeburg, SC Enrollment: 5,000 Colors: Garnet, blue Nickname: Bulldogs Conference: MEAC Facility: Smith-Hammond Middleton Memorial Coliseum President: Dr. Leroy Davis AD: Dr. Timothy Autry
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Charleston, SC Enrollment: 11,620 Colors: Maroon and White Nickname: Cougars Conference: Southern Facility: John Kresse Arena President: Alexander M. Sanders, Jr. Athletics Director: Jerry Baker
Sept GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Macon, GA Enrollment: 7,000 Colors: Orange, black Nickname: Bears Conference: TAAC Facility: Porter Gym President: R. Kirby Godsey Athletics Director: Bobby Pope VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: TEA Alma Mater/Yr: TBA Record at School: TBA Overall Record: TBA 1999 Record: 3-25 Conference Record: 2-7 Volleyball SID: Kevin Coulombe SID Phone: 912-301-2735 SID Fax: 912-301-5350 Home Phone: n/a Email: coulombe_kd@mercer.edu
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GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Enrollment: 25,612 Colors: Orange and White Nickname: Lady Volunteers Conference: SEC Facility: Stokely Athletics Ctr. President: Dr. J. Wade Gilley Athletics Director: Joan Cronan
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Syracuse, NY Enrollment: 10,700 Colors: Orange Nickname: Orangewomen Conference: BIG EAST Facility: Manley Field House Chancellor: Dr. Kenneth Shaw AD: John "Jake" Crouthamel
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Starkville, Miss. Enrollment: 16,047 Colors: Maroon & White Nickname: Bulldogs Conference: SEC Facility: Newell-Grissom President: Dr. Malcolm A. Portera Athletics Director: Larry Templeton
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Rob Patrick Alma Mater/Yr: Miami/1983 Record at School: 53-43/3 Overall Record: Same 1999 Record: 19-13 Conference Record: 8-6 Volleyball SID: Kate Mahar SID Phone: 865-974-4275 SID Fax: 865-974-8875 Home Phone: 865-521-6892 Email: kmahar@utk.edu
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Jing Pu Alma Mater/Yr: Beijing Inst. of Phy. Ed/1974 Record at School: 109-66/5 Overall Record: 248-118/10 1999 Record: 23-14 Conference Record: 5-6 Volleyball SID: Jared Paventi SID Phone: 443-2608 SID Fax: 443-2076 Home Phone: N/A Email: jpaventi@syr.edu
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Brenda Bowlin Alma Mater/Yr: Salisbury St/89 Record at School: 34-58/3 Overall Record: 123-131/8 1999 Record: 11-16 Conference Record: 2-13 Volleyball SID: Joe Dier SID Phone: 662-325-8040 SID Fax: 662-325-3654 Home Phone: 662-323-0989 Email: jbdier@athletics.msstate.edu
Sept.
16
Sept.
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Sept.
22
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Oxford, Ms. Enrollment: 13,526 Colors: Cardinal Red & Navy Blue Nickname: Lady Rebels Conference: SEC Facility: Gillom Sports Center Chancellor: Dr. Robert Khayat Athletics Director: John Shafer
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Thibodaux, La. Enrollment: 7,205 Colors: Red and Gray Nickname: Lady Colonels Conference: Southland Facility: Stopher Gymnasium President: Dr. Donald Ayo Athletics Director: Stan Williamson
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Milwaukee, Wis. Enrollment: 10,600 Colors: Blue and Gold Nickname: Golden Eagles Conference: C-USA Facility: Marquette Gym President: Rev. Robert A. Wild Athletics Director: Bill Cords
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: John Blair Alma Mater/Yr: Tennessee/1976 Record at School: 188-251/14 Overall Record: 244-330/17 1999 Record: 10-19 Conference Record: 1-14 Volleyball SID: Katy Lonergan SID Phone: 662-915-1083 SID Fax: 662-915-7006 Home Phone: 662-234-7209 Email: lonergan@olemiss.edu
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Mary Engstrom Alma Mater/Yr: Minnesota/2000 Record at School: First year Overall Record: Same 1999 Record: 10-22 Conference Record: 3-17 Volleyball SID: TEA SID Phone: 504-448-4281 SID Fax: 504-448-4924 Home Phone: TEA Email: TEA
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Laura Farina Alma Mater/Yr: Illinois/1992 Record at School: 18-13/2nd Overall Record: Same 1999 Record: 18-13 Conference Record: 9-7 Volleyball SID: John Farina SID Phone: 414-288-5257 SID Fax: 414-288-6519 Home Phone: 414-453-6021 Email: John.Farina@marquette.edu
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GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Chicago, III. Enrollment: 18,565 Colors: Royal Blue & Scarlet Nickname: Blue Demons Conference: C-USA Facility: DePaul Athletic Center President: Rev. John P. Minogue, C.M. AD: Bill Bradshaw VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Dawn Dockstader Alma Mater/Yr: Montana Tech/1988 Record at School: 39-57/3 Overall Record: Same 1999 Record: 20-13 Conference Record: 11-5 Volleyball SID: Brian Summers SID Phone: 773-325-7525 SID Fax: 773-325-7531 Home Phone: N/A Email: bsummers@wppost.depaul.edu
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Mobile, Ala. Enrollment: 11,100 Colors: Red, Blue and White Nickname: Jaguars Conference: Sun Belt Facility: Jaguar Gym President: V. Gordon Moulton Athletics Director: Joe Gottfried VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Ginger Mayson Alma Mater/Yr: USA/1977 Record at School: 66-97/6 Overall Record: 133-278/14 1999 Record: 6-21 Conference Record: 1-16 Volleyball SID: Corey Thompson SID Phone: 334-460-7035, ext. 5 SID Fax: 334-460-7297 Home Phone: 334-414-8068 Email: Coreyt33@aol.com
Sept.
29
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: New Orleans, La. Enrollment: 11,300 Colors: Olive Green, Sky Blue Nickname: Green Wave Conference: C-USA Facility: Fogelman Arena President: Dr. Scott S. Cowen Athletics Director: RickDickson VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Betsy Becker Ferrer Alma Mater/Yr: Catholic/1992 Record at School: 13-17/1 Overall Record: 91-75/5 1999 Record: 13-17 Conference Record: 4-12 Volleyball SID: Krisden Wunsch SID Phone: 504-865-5506 SID Fax: 504-865-5512 Home Phone: 504-598-2239 Email: kwunsch1@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu
Oct.
10
29
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Bill Walton Alma Mater/Yr: George Williams/ 74 Record at School: 299-165/14 Overall Record: 509-220/19 1999 Record: 21-11 Conference Record: 13-3 Volleyball SID: John Sullivan SID Phone: 713-743-9410 SID Fax: 713-743-9411 Home Phone: 713-521-9464 Email: jsullivan@uh.edu
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Nancy Mueller Alma Mater/Yr: Tennessee/1993 Record at School: 15-8/2 Overall Record: Same 1999 Record: 15-18 Conference Record: 7-9 Volleyball SID: Ashley Webber SID Phone: 813-974-4086 SID Fax: 813-974-5328 Home Phone: 813-931-8173 Email: webber@admin.usf.edu
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Steve Sykes Alma Mater/Yr: USM/1995 Record at School: 53-46 Overall Record: Same 1999 Record: 13-20 Conference Record: 4-12 Volleyball SID: TEA SID Phone: 601-266-4503 SID Fax: 601-266-4507 Home Phone: TBA Email: med.relations@usm.edu
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Houston, Texas Enrollment: 30,757 Colors: Scarlet and White Nickname: Cougars Conference: C-USA Facility: Hofheinz Pavilion President: Dr. Arthur K. Smith Athletics Director: Chet Gladchuk
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Tampa, Fla. Enrollment: 37,000 Colors: Green and Gold Nickname: Bulls Conference: C-USA Facility: The Corral President: Dr. Judy Genshaft Athletics Director: Paul Griffin
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Hattiesburg, Miss. Enrollment: 14,000 Colors: Black and Gold Nickname: Golden Eagles Conference: C-USA Facility: Reed Green Coliseum President: Dr. Horace W. Fleming AD: Richard Giannini
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GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Louisville, Kent. Enrollment: 23,000 Colors: Red and Black Nickname: Cardinals Conference: C-USA Facility: Cardinal Arena President: Dr. John Shumaker Athletics Director: Tom Jurich
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Enrollment: 34,000 Colors: Red and Black Nickname: Bearcats Conference: C-USA Facility: Shoemaker Center President: Dr. Joseph A. Steger Athletics Director: Bob Goin
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Murray, Kent. Enrollment: 8,900 Colors: Navy and Gold Nickname: Racers Conference: Ohio Valley Facility: Racer Arena President: Dr. Kern Alexander Athletics Director: E.W. Dennison
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Leonid Yelin Alma Mater/Yr: Uzbekistan Inst. of Physical culture and sport Record at School/Yrs: 90-34/4 Overall Record/Yrs: 204-70/9 1999 Record: 19-12 Conference Record: C-USA Volleyball SID: Nancy Smith SID Phone: 502-852-0113 SID Fax: 502-852-7401 Home Phone: 502-893-8349 Email: nasmithOI @gwise. louisville.edu
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Reed Sunahara Alma Mater/Yr: UCLA/1984 Record at School: First year Overall Record: 19-40/2 years 1999 Record: 28-7 Conference Record: 13-3 Volleyball SID: Jeremy Hartigan SID Phone: 513-556-4500 SID Fax: 513-556-0619 Home Phone: 513-721-4519 Email: hartigjf@email.uc.edu
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: David Schwepker Alma Mater/Yr: SW Missouri St/1987 Record at School: 32-28/2 yrs. Overall Record: 45-103/5 yrs. 1999 Record: 19-10 Conference Record: 12-6 Volleyball SID: David B. Snow SID Phone: 270-762-4271 SID Fax: 270-762-6814 Home Phone: 270-759-3355 Email: david.snow@murraystate.edu
RACERS
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GENERAL INFORMATION Location: St. Louis, Mo. Enrollment: 11,069 Colors: Blue and White Nickname: Billikens Conference: C-USA Facility: Bauman-Eberhardt Ctr. President: Rev. Lawrence Biondi, SJ AD: Doug Woolard
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Charlotte, N.C. Enrollment: 16,844 Colors: Green and White Nickname: 49ers Conference: C-USA Facility: Halton Arena Chancellor: Dr. James H. Woodward Athletics Director: Judy Rose
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Marilyn Nolen Alma Mater: SW Texas St/1966 Record at School: 134-76/6 yrs Overall Record: 753-294-12 1999 Record: 23-10 Conference Record: 9-7 Volleyball SID: Chuck Yahng SID Phone: 314-977-3346 SID Fax: 314-977-7193 Home Phone: 314-909-1148 Email: yahngc@slu.edu
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Lisa Marston Alma Mater/Yr: UNC/1992 Record at School: First year Overall Record: 85-79/5 yrs. 1999 Record: 13-17 Conference Record: 7-9 Volleyball SID: Fisher Beasley SID Phone: 687-510-6312 SID Fax: 687-547-4918 Home Phone: 704-573-0589 Email: fbeasley@email.uncc.edu
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn. Enrollment: 18,993 Colors: Royal Blue and White Nickname: Lady Raiders Conference: Sun Belt Facility: Murphy Center President: Dr. James E. Walker Athletics Director: Lee Fowler VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Lisa Kissee Alma Mater/Yr: Central Missouri/1983 Record at School: 79-86/5 yrs Overall Record: 293-242/14 yrs 1999 Record: 13-17 Conference Record: 7-11 Volleyball SID: Brian Albertson SID Phone: 615-904-8115 SID Fax: 615-898-5626 Home Phone: n/a Email: balberts@mtsu.edu
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VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Gary Lee Alma Mater/Yr: Maryland/1991 Record at School: 17-42/2 Overall Record: Same 1999 Record: 9-18 Conference Record: 5-5 Volleyball SID: h^fft-Smith SID Phone: 90V-321-3378 SID Fax: 901-321-3570 Home Phone:fi01-756-9642 Email: bksmitffl@cbu.edu
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Melinda Claiborne Alma Mater/Yr: Washington/'90 Record at School: First year Overall Record: First year 1999 Record: 10-21 Conference Record: 2-14 Volleyball SID: Mark Crawford SID Phone: 205-934-0722 SID Fax: 205-934-7505 Home Phone: 205-956-3849 Email: mcra@uab.edu
VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Jose Rivera Alma Mater/Yr: Livingston/1990 Record at School: 55-48/3 yrs Overall Record: Same 1999 Record: 14-17 Conference Record: 3-6 Volleyball SID: Michelle Alford SID Phone: 256-782-5915 SID Fax: 256-782-5958 Home Phone: TEA Email: malford@jsucc.jsu.edu
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Memphis, Tenn. Enrollment: 1,700 Colors: Scarlet, Gray Nickname: Buccaneers Conference: Gulf South Facility: De La Salle Gym President: Br. Stan Sobczyk Athletics Director: Mike Daush
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Birmingham, Ala. Enrollment: 16,081 Colors: Green, Gold, White Nickname: Blazers Conference: C-USA Facility: Bartow Arena President: Dr. W Ann Reynolds Athletics Director: Gene Bartow
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Jacksonville, Ala. Enrollment: 8,061 Colors: Red and White Nickname: Lady Gamecocks Conference: Trans America Facility: Pete Mathews Coliseum President: Dr. William A. Meehan Athletics Director: Tom Seitz
Thirty years of Tiger Last Opponent Time Record Alabama 1992 2-6 UAB 1999 22-7 Alcorn State 1989 0-1 American University 1991 1-0 Arizona State 1990 1-0 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1998 1-0 Arkansas-Litte Rock 1995 5-3 Arkansas State 1996 ... 26-20 Army 1991 1-0 Auburn 1995 0-4 Austin Peay 1996 17-1 Ball State 1990 3-1 Baylor 1989 1-0 Berry 1975 0-1 Bowling Green St.... 1992 0-1 Bradley 1991 1-0 Butler 1991 2-0 BYU 1987 0-1 Cal.-Northridge 1994 0-1 Cal.-Santa Barbara. 1983 0-1 Cal. State-Fullerton 1998 0-1 Carson-Newman 1975 3-1 Carthage College.... 1975 1-0 Central Arkansas .... 1971 2-0 Central Florida 1995 2-3 Central Missouri 1976 0-1 Chapman 1987 1-0 Chicago State 1996 1-0 Christian Brothers... 1977 1-0 Cincinnati 1999 ... 13-22 Clemson 1995 3-2 Coker College 1973 1-0 Coll. of Charleston .. 1975 1-0 Colorado 1989 0-2 Colorado State 1988 0-1 Columbus College .. 1978 2-0 Connecticut 1991 1-0 Covenant College ... 1978 1-0 Davidson 1996 1-0 Dayton 1994 5-0 Denver 1997 1-0 DePaul 1999 10-5 Drexel 1999 1-0 Duke 1987 2-1 East Carolina 1997 2-0 East Tenn. State 1981 6-5 Eastern Illinois 1994 2-2 Eastern Kentucky ... 1980 2-5
Eastern Mennonite. 1973 1-0 Eastern Michigan .... 1982 0-2 Evansville 1993 2-0 Fairfield 1999 0-1 Fisk 1972 2-0 Flagler College 1974 0-1 Florence State 1973 1-0 Florida 1993 1-5 Florida International 1974 0-1 Florida Southern 1980 2-0 Florida State 1990 2-17 Florida Tech 1977 1-2 Freed Hardeman .... 1977 1-0 Francis Marion 1974 1-0 George Mason 1995 1-1 George Washington 1991 1-2 Geogetown 1986 1-0 Georgia 1991 1-5 Graceland College .. 1974 .... 0-0-1 Henderson State 1979 1-0 Hofstra 1989 1-0 Houston 1999 2-13 Idaho 1999 0-1 Illinois 1983 1-0 Illinois-Chicago 1995 4-2 (Illinois State 1991 0-4 Indiana State 1984 1-0 IUPUI 1984 1-0 Jackson State 1998 3-0 Jacksonville St 1999 3-0 Kansas 1987 0-1 Kansas State 1979 0-2 Kearney State 1976 0-1 Kentucky 1989 0-6 Kentucky State 1977 1-0 Lambuth 1977 7-1 Lander 1979 1-0 Louisiana-Lafayette 1999 5-4 Louisiana State 1996 1-3 Louisiana Tech 1992 1-1 Louisville* 1999... 10-18 Loyola 1986 0-2 Loyola-Marymount.. 1990 0-2 Madison College 1974 1-1 Marquette 1999 8-5 Mars Hill 1971 1-0 Maryland 1988 1-0 Miami 1988 0-3 MTSU 1999 22-3 Milligan 1971 1-0
Minnesota 1992 Mississippi 1999 ... Mississippi Col 1971 Mississippi St 1999 Miss.-Women 1981 Missouri 1997 UMKC 1979 Montana 1987 Montana State 1997 Montevallo 1985 Morehead State 1983 Murray State 1999 Nebraska-Omaha ... 1989 New Mexico 1988 New Orleans 1993 Nicholls State 1996 North Alabama 1980 North Carolina 1980 UNC Charlotte 1999 North Carolina St.... 1986 North Dakota State .1985 North Texas 1992 Northern Arizona .... 1994 Northeast Louisiana 1992 Northern Iowa 1990 Northern Kentucky.. 1978 NE Illinois 1972 Northern Illinois 1976 NW Louisiana 1996 Northwestern 1981 Northwestern St 1972 Ohio State 1991 Oklahoma 1990 Oral Roberts 1993 Oregon State 1990 Peabody 1974 Penn State 1996 Pittsburgh 1992 Portland 1999 Purdue 1975 Rhode Island 1991 Rhodes 1977 Rice 1991 Rollins 1981 Saint Louis 1999 Sam Houston State 1992 Samford 1999 Seton Hall 1992 South Alabama 1997 South Carolina 1989
0-1 31-30 1-0 18-5 7-6 4-3 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-0 5-2 11-2 0-1 0-2 4-1 2-2 3-0 1-3 3-4 2-2 1-0 2-0 0-1 4-1 2-1 0-2 1-0 1-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-4 2-4 0-1 4-0 0-2 0-2 1-1 0-1 0-1 10-0 1-0 1-0 9-11 0-2 5-0 0-1 15-1 4-6
South Florida 1999 Southeast Missouri. 1996 SE Louisiana 1994 Southern Illinois 1994 Southern Miss 1999 Southern University 1993 Southwest Baptist... 1978 Southwest Missouri 1989 Southwest Texas .... 1997 Stephen F. Austin ... 1994 Syracuse 1999 Tennessee 1999 Tenn.-Chattanooga . 1993 Tenn.-Martin 1999 Tennessee State 1996 Tenn. Tech 1995 Texas 1987 Texas A&M 1982 Texas-Arlington 1992 Texas-El Paso 1986 Texas-Pan American1992 Texas-San Antonio . 1999 Texas Southern 1972 Texas Tech 1979 Troy State 1997 Tulane 1999... Tulsa 1998 UCLA 1983 Union College 1973 USC 1991 Utah 1987 Utah State 1989 Valparaiso 1988 Villanova 1988 Virginia Commonw.. 1991 Virginia Tech 1990 Wake Forest 1997 Washington 1987 Weber State 1987 West Georgia 1971 Western Carolina .... 1999 Western Illinois 1999 Western Michigan... 1985 Western Kentucky .. 1997 Wichita State 1988 William & Mary 1992 Winthrop 1974 Wisconsin 1991 Wright State 1991 Xavier 1986
5-9 9-2 1-0 7-13 14-7 1-0 2-0 0-8 1-0 1-4 5-0 9-24 7-1 25-5 3-0 10-9 0-2 0-3 1-3 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-2 4-0 12-11 7-1 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-2 1-1 1-0 1-0 2-0 13-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 2-0 3-4 0-1 1-0 1-1 2-1 1-3 0-1 1-0 2-0
* Includes two forfeit wins
Tiger ScheduCe facts Most Commonly Faced Opponent: Record vs. Conference USA Schools: Record vs. SEC Schools: Record vs. Big Ten Schools: Record vs. Big Twelve Schools: Record vs. Tennessee Universities: Team Record in the 70s: Team Record in the 80s: Team Record in the 90s: Program Record: Number of Winning Seasons:
OleMiss, 61 times (31-30) 108-111 (.493) 67-94 (.416) 2-6 (.250) 15-26 (.366) 97-43 (.693) 178-117 (.603) 222-176 (.558) 179-168 (.516) 579-459 (.558) 19
Memphis and Tennessee renewed their rivalry in 1999 for their first meeting since 1990.
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Dr. Ralph Faudree, who has been the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Memphis since 1995, has been named as the interim president replacing Dr. V. Lane Rawlins. Rawlins left The U of M in May to become the president at Washington State University. In addition to maintaining his professorial activities of teaching, directing doctoral students and continuing a research program, Dr. Faudree has strived to strengthen his College's reputation in each of its focus areas: teaching, research and service. In thoseareas, he has concentrated on improvements in academic administration that include: • aggressive recruitment of high-quality faculty • introduction of interdisciplinary programs • development and implementation of rigorous research standards • development of a comprehensive and demanding tenure and promotion methodology
• administration of a meaningful chair and faculty evaluation process He has also fostered a number of special initiatives including establishment of the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy, the Interdisciplinary Studies Center (consisting of Women's Studies, the Centerfor Research on Women, African/African-American Studies, International Studies and the Park Ranger Program), the Undergraduate Student Services Center and the Benjamin Hooks Institute. Dr. Faudree was trained at Purdue University, receiving a Ph.D. and a Master's Degree in Mathematics in 1964 and 1963 respectively. Before coming to the University of Memphis, Dr. Faudree taught at the University of California, Berkeley and at the University of Illinois. He arrived at The University of Memphis in 1971 and served as the Department's Graduate Coordinator before becoming its chair in 1983. He was co-recipient of the University Distinguished Research Award in 1978, the Superior Performance in Research Award in 1986,1989-90 and 1992-93, the College of Arts and Science Meritorious Faculty Award in 1991 and the Board of Visitor's Eminent Faculty Award in 1994. Throughout his academic career, Dr. Faudree has maintained an active research schedule in the areas of graphical Ramseytheoryand Hamiltonian theory of graphs. Asapart of his research effort, Dr. Faudree has served as a Visiting Professor at the Netherlands' University of Twente, the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, the University of Paris, the University of Singapore and theHungarian Academy of
Sciences in Budapest. It is at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences that Dr. Faudree cemented his relationship with Paul Erdos, one of the 20th century's most prolific and respected mathematicians. Theircollaboration led to more than 45 articles in graph theory. Since Dr. Erdos's death, Dr. Faudree has continued the work they began together, collaborating with mathematicians in both Hungary and the United States. He has also helped to perpetuate Dr.Erdos's work by co-sponsoring the Erdos lecture series at the University of Memphis. The Atoka, Ok., native is married to the former Patricia Newsom and the couple has two daughters.
R.C. Johnson, who has worked for 29 years in athletic administration and served as athletic director at Temple University, was named the Director of Athletics at The University of Memphis on December 29,1995. Johnson initiated the start of a capital campaign to add a new 8,000-square-foot football and basketball office complex to the current Athletic Office Building, a new basketball practice facility and a complete renovation of the Murphy Athletic Complex on Memphis' south campus. The eight million dollar campaign is the largest fund raising effort in the history of Memphis athletics and should bring the Tiger athletic facilities on-line with Conference USA sister institutions. During the spring of 1999, Johnson negotiated one of the richest radio broadcast package in Tiger athletic history with WMC-AM 79 in Memphis. The three-year agreement calls for WMC to pay the University approximately $1.2 million for football and men's basketball
rights. In his short tenure, Johnson has created the Athletic Director's Honor Roll, the Tiger Clubs Board of Directors and the athletic director's Ambassador's Club. Johnson has conducted several meetings with the Memphis Park Commission to add a greater presence for the Tigers in Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Numerous signs appear in the Liberty Bowl indicating that the stadium is the "home of the Tigers." At Temple, Johnson was responsible for directing a program with more than 500 student-athletes in 20 men's and women's intercollegiate sports, including nationally visible programs in men's basketball and football. He was named Temple's director of athletics on May 9,1994, after a national search. The former Temple athletic director enjoys a reputation for building private and corporate support for intercollegiate athletics and for developing strong academic services for student-athletes. Highlights of his tenure at Temple include: the origination of a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee; the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for student-athletes; the reorganization of the Athletic Department infrastructure; chairing the Atlantic 10 Conference Membership Committee and representing the Big East Conference on the Gender-Equity Task Force. Johnson was hired at Temple after nearly six years as director of athletics at Miami (Ohio) University. During his tenure at Miami University, Johnson was responsible
for numerous programs that enhanced the stature and image of the Ohio institution. A strong believer in a quality education for student-athletes, Johnson emphasized academic integrity and excellence during his time at Miami University. At the time he departed for Temple, Miami University had 15 student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 GPA, 62 student-athletes with a 3.50 or better GPA and 191 student-athletes with a 3.00 GPA or better. Before becoming athletic director at Miami University, Johnson was athletic director at Eastern Illinois from 1980-88. He was the associate athletic director at Northern Iowa from 1974 to 1980. A former football coach himself, Johnson served as an assistant football coach at Mankato State University from 1968-74. He coached at Youngstown State University during the 1967 and '68 seasons. Prior to joining the staff at Youngstown State, Johnson served as an assistant coach at Northern Iowa for two years (1965-67) and the University of Iowa (1963-65). A native of Ottawa, III., Johnson has his bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Iowa and a master's in physical education from the University of Northern Iowa. Johnson and his wife, Melba, have three children and three grandchildren.
Dr. Ralph Faudree Interim President Oklahoma Baptist, 1961
Thirty years of Tiger'VoCkybaCC T/le Unii/ertitv efM Eighty-seven years ago, The University of Memphis began as a small state teacher's college. Today, The U of M is a major center for learning and research. The University of Memphis' roots date back to 1912, when radio was young, motion pictures were silent and William Howard Taft was in the White House. Named West Tennessee State Normal School, the institution's main purpose was to train and educate secondaryschool teachers. It became West Tennessee State Teachers College in 1925. Answering the need for a comprehensive school in the Mid-South, WTSTC expanded its curriculum. In 1941, the school's name changed to Memphis State College and in 1957, the college received university status and became Memphis State University. On July 1, 1994, the name was changed to The University of Memphis. The U of M now has some 20,000 students and a campus of 1,160 acres on four different sites. The main campus lies in the center of a sprawling metropolis and combines the convenience of a large city with the atmosphere of a residential neighbor-
The University of Memphis has the highest academic entrance requirements of any public four-year institution in the state of Tennessee or the Mid-South. hood. South Campus, which was once a veteran's hospital, is home to the Billy J. Murphy Sports Complex and student family housing. Students and faculty members can conduct environmental research at the Edward J. Meeman Biological Field Station .which encompasses more than 600 acres of forest, wetlands and fields some 25 miles from the campus. The University is guided by the principles of academic integrity, sound management and equal opportunity. With instruction, service and research as interdependent goals, the University commits its resources to the social, cultural and economic welfare of the region through partnerships with public and
private organizations. The University of Memphis is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, first professional, master's, educational specialist's and doctoral degrees. The University of Memphis offers bachelor's degrees in 50 majors and 70 concentrations; master's degrees in 50 majors and doctoral degrees in 18 disciplines; one specialist degree and one professional degree. The University is composed of six colleges, the Graduate School, the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, the Loewenberg School of Nursing, and the School of Audiology and SpeechLanguage Pathology. The colleges are: the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Communication and Fine Arts, the Fogelman College of Business and Economics, the College of Education, the Herff College of Engineering and the University College. Reflecting its commitment to high-quality teaching and national prominence in research, The University of Memphis has five Centers of Excellence and 24 Chairs of Excellence. The University has a fulltime faculty of over 700. While the University's commitment to education remains its primary focus, the campus also offers a variety of organizations, clubs, honor societies and special-
interest and service groups. There are many fraternities and sororities on campus as well as a number of other clubs. Theatrical and musical productions are performed on three stages at the Communication and Fine Arts Building. The University also has its own art museum. The Elma Roane Fieldhouse and the Health and Physical Education and Recreation Complex house a wide range of recreation facilities. Students can also participate in a variety of intramural sports throughout the academic year. Since early in this century, The University of Memphis has provided quality education for students as well as service to the community. The University continues to meet the challenges of becoming a national leader in scholarship and research.
Name Changes West Tennessee State
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The University of Memphis
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Memphis State University
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Memphis State College
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University Facts Interim President: Ralph Faudree Founded: 1912as West Tennessee State Normal School Campus; 1,160 acres at four sites with more than 100 buildings Enrollment: 20,000+ Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. All accreditable programs are accredited. Divisions: College of Arts and Sciences, Fogelman College of Business and Economics, College of Communication and Fine Arts, College of Education, Herff College of Engineering, Loewenberg School of Nursing, University College, Graduate School, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, School of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. Worth Noting • The University of Memphis has five Centers of Excellence dedicated to scholarship and research in education, Egyptian artand archaeology, psychology, earthquake science and speech and hearing. • The University has 24 Chairs of Excellence, more than any other single campus in the state. The Chairs of Excellence are occupied by leading scholars in fields ranging from mo-
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lecular biology and biomedical engineering to accountancy, nursing, law, art history and urban journals. • The University of Memphis awards more than 100 doctoral degrees each yearin 18 disciplines. In addition, the University offers master's degree programs in 54 major areas. • The University's Ned R. McWherter Library, provides one of the most electronically up-to-date information repositories within hundreds of miles. Students are able to tap jnto information stored in libraries around the world. Library collections contain more than 13 million items, which include monographs, preiodical volumes, federal and state documents, maps and manuscripts. Holdings include nearly 3.1 million microformat materials and more than a million bound volumes. • The University of Memphis School of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology is not only one of the nation's leading institutions of graduate education in the field, but also plays an important role in treating speech and language disorders in the Memphis community. • An award from the U.S. Department of Education to The University of Memphis and Southern Illinois University led to the establishment of a joint Center for International Business Education and Research, one of only 18 such centers in the United States. • Students at The University of Memphis come from almost every state and more than 80 foreign countries. • Biomedical engineers in the University's Herff College of Engineering are engaged in research that may lead to the discovery of new materials that can be used to replace diseased or damaged human blood vessels. •The U of M provides state-of-the-art computing facilities for students and faculty use, including two Tiger LAN labs that never close. A total of 24 labs with more than 600 PC and Macintosh workstations and seven "smart" classrooms complement the teaching and research activities of the University.
Notable Alumni Martin S. Belz (B.B.A, 72); President of Belz Enterprises Benjamin C. Bryant (B.B.A, '68, M.S. *95); CEO, SCB Computer Technology
Inc. Dixie Carter (B.S. '63); Designing Women, On Our Own, Filthy Rich, Different Strokes, Edge Of Night Kelly Cash {'87); Miss America, 1987 Robert N. Clement (M.B.A, '68); U.S. Congressman from Tennessee Veronica Coleman (J.O. *75); U.S. Attorney, Western Tennessee District Bernice B. Donald (B.A., 74, J.D., 79); Judge, Federal District Court William B. Dunavant Jr. {B.S. '54); Chairman of Dunavant Enterprises John Dye (B.F.A, '96); Star of CBS Television's "Touched by an Angel" Anfernee Hardaway (*93); NBA's Phoenix Suns Dr. W.W. Herenton (M.A. "66); Mayor, City of Memphis Barbara Waiter Hummel (B.S. 48); Miss America, 1947 John S. Lang (8.S., '64); writer, Scripps-Howard News Service Craig Leake {B.S. '66, M.A. '69); Producer for CBS News Holly Utlard (8.S.M.E., 79, J.D., '82); Judge, Tennessee Court of Appeals R. Brad Martin {B.A. 76); Chairman of the Board/CEO, Sak's Inc. Angus McEachran {'63); Editor and President, The Commercial Appeal Ann i. Pugh {J.D. 75); Judge, SheJby County General Sessions Court Jim Rout f 64); Mayor of Shelby County William Sanderson (B.B. A. '68, J.D. 71); Newhart, Btaderunner, Rocketeer, Coal Miner's Daughter, Raggedy Man, City Heat Lynda Mead Shea (M.A. '68); Miss America, 1960 Steia Stevens {'61); Movie and Television actress Ronald A. Terry (B.S. *52); Retired Chairman of First Tennessee National Corporation Charles C. Thompson If (B.S. '64); Producer for CBS News Fred Thompson (B.S. *64); U.S. Senator from Tennessee Pat Kerr Tigrett (B.F.A. '63); internationally known fashion designer Robert Wang (M.A. 75); President of Wang's International
Thirty years of Tiger CENTER FOR ATHLETIC The primary purpose of the University of Memphis is to advance learning. Memphis is dedicated first to the traditional ideals of learning by focusing its attention and efforts upon the creation, transmission, and application of knowledge. Secondly, it is committed to goals that are utilitarian in (1) preparing students to serve in a variety of professions and occupations, and in (2) providing services to society for improving the quality of life and environment. Through instruction, research, and public service, the University offers a diversity of learning opportunities for the pursuit of knowledge and truth in an atmosphere of free inquiry and open discussion. A community of learning, the University exists to nurture students in achiev-
Over the past six years, the University has graduated over 89 percent of all student-athletes in all sports who have finished eligibility. ing intellectual competence, maturity, and self development.
The University of Memphis is comprised of six undergraduate colleges, The Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, The Loewenberg School of Nursing and The Graduate School. The undergraduate colleges are the College of Arts and Sciences, The Fogelman College of Business and Economics, The College of Communication and Fine Arts, The College of Education, The Herff College of Engineering, and The University College. There are also several special programs: Air Force, Army and Navy ROTC; Audiology and Speech Pathology; City and Regional Planning, International Studies and Urban Studies. The Office of Continuing Education coordinates CEU (Continuing Education Unit) credit through conferences, institutes, short courses, etc.; and non-credit courses designed to provide increased opportunities for the people of this area to avail themselves of University facilities and services. Reflecting its commitment to high-quality teaching and national prominence in research, The University of Memphis has five Centers of Excellence and 18 Chairs of Excellence.
The Center for Athletic Academic Services, which has been nationally recognized for its efforts by USA Today, The College Football Association, Sports Illustrated, ABC World News Tonight and The Chronicle of Higher Education, is committed to assisting student athletes in earning a college degree. Over the past four years, Tiger student athletes have the highest graduation rate for any public Division I institution in Tennessee, Arkansas or Mississippi. The Center provides an atmosphere of personal attention and encouragement as well as tutorial assistance and academic support. The Center's services includes advice in all aspects of the student athlete's academic life-registration, study skills; degree planning; information regarding University programs, and policies and procedures. The Center also sponsors programs and workshops to enhance the personal development of the student athlete. Information regarding NCAA rules and compliance are made available to the student athlete and coaches by the Center. Additionally, the Center monitors the student athlete's progress toward his/her degree objective. The facility contains: two tutor rooms, each eight-person capacity; two computer labs, outfitted with eight PCs and seven Maclntoshs; three types of study area seating; 16 individually-lighted study carrels; four counselor offices; check-in area; kitchen area for staff and evening workers; director's suite with conference area, reception/secretary area and assistants' offices. The director of the center is Dr. Tim Sumner, and he is assisted by academic counselors Dot Hale (Men's Basketball, Women's Tennis, Track & Volleyball, and female trainers), Richard Jones (Rifle, Men's Track, Tennis & Soccer), Cathy Horton (Scholarship Football, Walk-on Football & Football Managers) and TEA (Women's Basketball, Baseball, Women's Soccer & Golf, Men's Golf, and Male Trainers).
Each fall, President Rawlins hosts a breakfast to honor the athletic programs for academic excellence. The following is a summary of the award presented for the
1998-99 seasons: Highest Team GPA Men's Tennis, Women's Golf Outstanding Academic Recruiting Class Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Golf, Volleyball Outstanding NCAA Graduation Rate Football, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Rifle, Women's Soccer, Volleyball, Women's Tennis, Women's Golf. Most Improved GPA Men's Basketball, Men's Rifle, Women's Golf, Women's Basketball, Volleyball. Improved Graduation Rate Football, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Rifle, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis Outstanding Overall Academic Performance Men's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Golf, Men's Golf, Volleyball
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Athletic Eligibility
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Carol Hartsfield
Dr. Tim Sumner
Academic Counselor
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Cathy G. Horton
Richard Jones
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Brenda Gilmore
Dot Hale
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The University of Memphis Tiger athletic family has many places to call home for intercollegiate athletics. In 1970, the University of Memphis Athletic Department officially opened the Kennedy Sportsplex, a 140-acre complex located just south of the main campus. The complex serves as the home of the Tiger football, baseball, soccer and track teams and offers workout facilities for all U of M sports. Since that time, however, the facility has taken on a new name and is now called the Billy J. Murphy Complex. The complex was renamed in honor of former Memphis head football coach and athletic director Billy J. Murphy. The main building at Murphy Complex features a newly renovated 50-yard indoor practice field with an artificial
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surface. This field is used for workouts when the weather prohibits outdoor practices and is also used by the baseball team for winter workouts. Also housed in the main building is a modern, well-equipped training room, the football equipment room, the football locker room, sauna and steam rooms and film and meeting rooms, as well as locker rooms for the baseball and track teams. Located behind the main building are four outdoor football fields, used for fall and spring practices. The new Billy J. Murphy Weight Training facility opened in January of 1993 and is now in use by all University of Memphis student-athletes. The 10,500 square-foot facility is one of the largest of its kind in the country and features the latest in strength training equipment. The weight room is equipped with 10 selfcontained Olympic platforms and
power racks, a plyometric/medicine ball area, a complete dumbbell line (up to 150 Ibs in two and a half pound increments) and a variety of hip sleds, glute-ham stations and other suppemental pieces allowing athletes from all teams to perform an unlimited variety of exercises and movements. The modern facility is also equipped with dressing and restrooms. All of the University of Memphis' home baseball games are played at Nat Buring Stadium, a 1,200-seat facility adjacent to Murphy's main building. Recently, lights, new dugouts and a new enclosed press box were added, as well as new blue chair back seats. Nat Buring was the site of the 1993 Great Midwest
Midwest Conference Track and Field Championships. Other features of Murphy Complex include an Olympic indoor pool and golf driving range that is used by the Tiger golf teams. A 5,000 squarefoot Novagrass artificial green was installed adjacent to the driving range in August of 1992. The green, which features four sand bunkers and a self-contained irrigation system, allows both men's and women's golf teams to practice their short games. Plans are in the initial stages for further renovation of the golf practice facilities at Murphy Athletic Complex. Future projects include an elevated teeing area on the
Conference baseball tournament. Located next to the baseball stadium is Murphy Track, an eight-lane, polyurethane tartan surface track used by the University of Memphis track teams for home meets. During the summer of 1991, the University of Memphis hosted the World Police and Fire Games. The track meet featured over 700 athletes from around the world. During the summer of 1992, U of M served as host of the Tennessee Sports Festival which featured athletes from around the state. Murphy Track was also the host site of the 1992 and 1993 Great
south end of the driving range to match the current tee box located on the north end of the facility. Additionally, target greens for chip ping and putting and a new irrigation system are also included. The 62,380-seat Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium is the site of all the University of Memphis home football games, as well as the Liberty Bowl postseason game. The stadium has also hosted numerous concerts. The Liberty Bowl, which was built at a cost of $3.7 million by the city, was inaugurated in 1965. The stadium was renovated in 1987 at
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a cost of $19.5 million which included sky-suites, approximately 12,000 new seats, a new stadium club, new lighting system, new playing surface, new landicap seating area and numerous concession stands and restroom facilities for the new sections. In 1993, the stadium received a new artificial surface :or the sidelines and a Jumbotron Scoreboard was added in 1999. The University of Memphis Tiger basketball team has played for the past nine seasons n The Pyramid, which seats 20,142. Highlighting its contents s one of the finest locker room facilities in all of basketball, including the NBA. This 2,200 iquare-foot room is equipped with a lounge and team meeting area, dressing room, training room and storage area. In the dressing room each player has his own personal vanity and ocker, while the lounge area is
furnished with couches, a 35inch color television, a stereo sound system and a color pulldown projection screen. It also has an entrance way that includes a stainless steel door and a lighted U of M logo that hangs on a marble wall. The Tigers made good use of their new home in their first season as they went on to have the nation's largest attendance increase (5,207) and were ranked eighth overall in per game attendance (16,142). The Tigers ranked 12th in the nation in attendance in 199293. Memphis' nine-year record at The Pyramid is 112-33 (.772). The Pyramid sits on the bank of the Mississippi River and is visible to motorists as they cross the Tennessee-Arkansas bridge into Memphis. It was the site of the 1993 Great Midwest Conference Men's and Women's basketball tour-
The Billy J. Murphy track hosts numerous meets throughout the year
Wedgewood Golf Club. The men and women hosted the final Great Midwest Conference Golf Championships at Germantown Country Club in 1995. The U of M also played host to the NCAA Women's East Regional in 1996.
of M's campus, the Field House is equipped with locker room and training facilities for the five Lady Tiger athletic teams. The Field House received an $80,000 renovation in August of 1993. The gym itself was completely painted and entry ways were improved with lighting and a totally different design. In the summer of 1998, a new floor was put down with talks of an additional 1,000 seats being added in the near future. The men's and women's tennis teams host their opponents on the HPER courts. There are 21 laykold-surfaced courts which allow the Tiger tennis teams to host multi-team tournaments. The courts were resurfaced in 2000.
The newly constructed Larry O. Finch Center opened in the spring of 2000 and serves as the practice facility for men's basketball. It has three full basketball courts, locker rooms, weightroom, media rooms, laundry facilities, training rooms and equipment rooms. The state-of-the-art facility gives the Tigers one of the best practice facilities in the country. The men's and women's golf teams practice at numerous courses around Memphis. The Lady Tigers practice regularly at Colonial Country Club, Germantown Country Club, Stonebridge Golf Club, Plantation Golf Club, Big Creek Golf Club, Olive Branch Country Club, Windyke Country Club, Memphis National Golf Club, Cordova Club and
naments, the 2000 C-USA Men's Basketball Championship and the 2000 NCAA Women's Region Finals. The Pyramid has played host to the first and second round of the Men's NCAA Tournament twice (1995 and 1997). Echles Field is the home of the University of Memphis soccer team. The 900-seat facility is located adjacent to the Health Physical Education and Recreation Building and received a $20,000 facelift in the summer of 1992. The renovations include a new electronic Scoreboard, concrete slabs for bleachers, and the purchase of additional seats. The University of Memphis women's basketball and volleyball teams play all home events at the 3,000-seat Elma Roane Field House. Situated in the heart of U
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Thirty years of Tiger Tfie tiniiSerttty rfMefnv/itf Tiaerf WHY TIGERS? When the University of Memphis first fielded a football team in the fall of 1912, no one had selected a nickname for the squad. Early references to the football team, tabbed them only as the Blue and Gray Warriors of West Tennessee Normal School. After the final game of the 1914 season, there was a student parade. During this event, several Normal students shouted, "We fight like Tigers". The nickname was born. More and more the nickname "Tigers" was used, particularly in campus publications. But it did not catch on with the newspapers downtown. They continued to use "Normals" or the "Blue and Gray" when referring to the University. Under coach Lester Barnard in 1922, Normal's football team gave a ring of truth to that old student yell about Tigers. The team adopted a motto - "Every Man A Tiger" and went on to score 174 points while allowing their opponents just 29 points. In the late 1920s, student publications and downtown newspapers began referring to the football team as the "Teachers" or "Tutors". The Tiger nickname would return. But not until 1939 was it finally adopted as the official nickname for the University of Memphis.
ABEN6ALFORAMASCOT For almost 30 years, the sideline mascot for the University of Memphis athletics has been the Bengal Tiger. TOM II, the name of the current mascot, puts in personal appearances at all Tiger football games, as well as numerous basketball games. TOM II has also been seen at Tiger baseball, soccer and women's basketball games. The first tiger, purchased by the Highland Hundred (football booster group) in
1972, lived for 20 years and was housed at the Memphis Zoo. TOM died in February of 1992. The story of how the first Tiger cub arrived in Memphis is quite interesting. On November 9, 1972, the baby tiger was placed in a dog kennel in Michigan City, IN, and flown to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. There it was placed aboard a Delta flight and arrived in Memphis at 3:00 AM. C. Cleveland Drennon, an attorney and president of the Highland Hundred, approved a check for $1,500 to buy the animal, and TOM was taken to athletic director Billy Murphy's office for a press conference. In ceremonies at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, the Highland Hundred officially presented TOM to the University on November 11, 1972. The zookeeper, at the suggestion of his daughter, called the little tiger, Shane. Once in Memphis, however, a contest was held to name the mascot. More than 2,500 entries came in to a committee chaired by Judge Harry Pierotti. The list ran from Spook, Sampson, Goliath, Bengo, Sultan, Sahib, Big Cat, Ptah, Touchdown, Sonny, and Shiloh to Bengie Wougie Bengal Boy from Tennessee. Finally, the judges reduced the list to two: Shane and TOM, for Tigers of Memphis. TOM won. During his first few months in Memphis, Bill Proctor housed the tiger in his garage, which was redecorated by the Highland Hundred. TOM was guarded by Proctor's hound dog. TOM II came to the University of Memphis in the fall of 1992 and is housed at his new home at Nixon Farms in Collierville, Tenn. His new home is 3500 square feet and includes two pools, a waterfall, heated and air conditioned den box and has seperately, a complete medical facility for his care and upkeep. The young tiger is nearly 500 pounds and is expected to be as large or larger than his predecessor, TOM, who was once the largest Bengal Tiger in captivity at 550 pounds. There is even a birthday party for TOM II prior to each football season.
SCHOOL COLORS The University of Memphis' official school colors of Royal Blue and Gray were selected in the early 1900s. The colors were chosen in an effort to show unity in a na-
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Lead On, O Alma Mater They Sons To Highways, Give Light And Truth Unto Them For All Their Coining Days. To Thee We'll Give All Honor, Our Hopes Abide In Thee, For Thou. O Alma Mater. Hast Made Us Ever Free.
Go Tigers Go, Go On To Victory, Be A Winner Thru And Thru; Fight Tigers, Fight Cause We're Going All The Way Fight. Fight For The Blue And Gray And Say Let's Go Tigers Go. Go On To Victory. See Our Colors Bright And True; It's Fight Now Without A Fear. Fight Now Let's Shout A Cheer, Shout For Dear Memphis U. Go Tiiiers Go Yea -- Tiger Go! tion that was still recovering from the effects of the Civil War. The student body thought that by picking the colors of the North and the South, the school would show a togetherness among all students.
THE LOGO The University of Memphis' official logo has been redesigned by Craig Thompson, from Disciple Design in Memphis, Tenn. The original logo was an MSU with a leaping tiger coming out from behind the letters. The new logo is an "M" with a leaping tiger coming up over the center of the "M".
Thirty years of Tiger 'VoCkyBaCC $, Tennexee â&#x20AC;&#x201D; TAe ttwie <rft/ie fclttef /Considered the Home of the Blues and V^/the Birthplace of Rock 'n Roll, the city of Memphis's musical roots run deep. However, music is just a chapter in the history as well as the future of the city located in the heart of Mid-America. Memphis, named after the capital of ancient Egypt, boasts all the amenities you would expect in a city with over 1,000,000 residents, while retaining the charm and down-to-earth feel of a small town. Downtown Memphis is in the midst of a building boom valued at $2.3 billion which is transforming the heart of the city. One of the most visible projects has been the construction of AutoZone Park, the downtown ballpark which is the home of the Memphis Redbirds, the St. Louis Cardinals' Triple-A club. The new 14,320-seat stadium includes 1,500 club seats, 48 luxury suites and is located at the corner of Third Street and Union Avenue across from the world-famous Peabody Hotel. Downtown is served by the Main Street Trolley. The trolley system, which first opened in April of 1993, currently consists of the Main Street Line which passes near such Memphis landmarks as Beale Street, the Pinch District, Court Square and the National Civil Rights Museum. The Riverfront Loop includes a station in front of The Pyramid and offers riders a unique vista of the Mississippi River. Memphis musical roots can be traced to band leader W.C. Handy who wrote the first blues song here in 1909, a campaign theme for Memphis mayor "Boss" Crump called "Boss Crump Blues" and later published as "The Memphis Blues." The sound soon caught on and blues bands filled the clubs along Beale. Young musicians who performed along Beale included Muddy Waters, Furry Lewis, Albert King, Bobby "Blue" Bland, and B.B. King. Where Beale Street meets the Mississippi River is Tom Lee Park, site of the annual Beale Street Music Festival. The weekend-long musical festival is just a part of the month-long Memphis in May International Festival which also includes the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest and the Sunset Symphony. Located just off Beale Street is the Peabody Place Retail and Entertainment Center which is slated to open late this year. The 300,000 square foot retail complex will feature a 21-
screen movie theater and 3D IMAX as well as several theme restaurants. Also located within a block of Beale Street is Gibson Guitar Memphis which includes factory tours and cultural exhibits. Also on the same property is the Smithsonian's Rock 'n' Soul Museum which includes artifacts documenting music's past. Memphis' musical roots also includes Stax and Hi-Records as well as Sun Records recording studios. Stax became known for "sweet soul music" through such artists as the MarKeys, Booker T. and the MGs, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave and Isaac Hayes. One of Hi-Records premier artists was Al Green. Sun Records most famous recording artist was Elvis Presley and also boasted Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Pickens and Johnny Cash among its recording artists. Elvis Presley's Graceland is one of the five most visited home tours in America and is the most famous home in America after the White House. In 1991, Graceland was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Over 600,000 visitors tour Graceland each year. Also located downtown is the refurbished Orpheutn Theater which serves as a venue for performances by Ballet Memphis, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and traveling broadway shows as well as the Orpheum Classic Movies series and other concerts. The city's location makes Memphis a major distribution hub with two interstate highways intersecting in the city. Memphis is also home of FedEx, the nation's largest package carrier which makes Memphis International Airport the world's busiest cargo airport in the world. Over 500 commercial passenger flights originate from Memphis International each day. Memphis is also a twice daily stop by Amtrak's City of New Orleans which runs from Chicago to New Orleans.
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I Photos courtesy of the [ Memphis Convention and ! Visitor's Bureau. Top (L-R): The \ Street Trolley runs i through downtown Memphis; ' The Riverwalk is a replica of the Mississippi River and is located on Mud Island; , The Rendesvous serves World Famous ribs; The Peabody Ducks on their I daily walk back to their ! home in the penthouse of the Peabody Hotel; Riverboats are a i common site from the banks of the Mississippi River; Elvis is alive and well on Beale Street.
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can enjoy several NASCAR events at the Memphis MotorSports Park; Pete Sampras competes in the Kroger St. Jude tennis tournament; University of Memphis cheerleaders support the home team; The Memphis Redbirds and their new home, AutoZone Park; The annual FedEx St. Jude Classic draws more than 125,000 golf fans each year.
hether it's cheering on the Iniversity of Memphis Tigers, catching a Redbirds game downtown or following the touring professionals at the PGA FedEx St. Jude Golf Classic, when it comes to sports, the city of Memphis offers something for everyone. The U of M plays its home football games in the Liberty Bowl, which also plays host to the annual bowl game pitting the Conference USA champion against the Mountain West champion. The Tigers' basketball games are played in The Pyramid, which will play host to the NCAA Basketball Championship South Region First and Second Rounds next spring. Last year, The Pyramid was the venue for the Women's Mideast Regional championship. The Lady Tiger basketball and volleyball teams have a definite h o m e court advantage playing in the Elma Roane Field House located in the middle of the university's main campus. The Memphis Redbirds are in their first season in the 14,320 seat Autozone i Park. The Redbirds are the only not-for-profit team in the country. All operating profits are put back into The Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation
which funds two youth baseball programs,; RBI (Returning Baseball to the Inner City) and STRIPES (Sports Teams Returning; In the Public Education System). This year's 43rd annual FedEx St. Jude Classic continues to be one of longest, continuous running sporting events in the city's history. The tournament adopted St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital as its beneficiary in 1970 and to date the event has generated over $10.4 million towards fighting childhood catastrophic diseases. Past champions have included such noted players as Greg Norman, Jack Nicklaus, Fred Couples, Nick Price and Curtis Strange. ! For race fans, there is Memphis Motorsports Park with it's four distinctive racing venues. MMP features a %-mile paved oval which plays host to a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event in the spring and a NASCAR Busch Series race in the fall. The track's quarter-mile dragstrip plays host to an NHRA event in October. The park also features a quartermile dirt oval as well as a road course. The Kroger St. Jude is one of only nine championship-level tennis tournaments in North America and one of only two in the world to be held in a private club. For 23 years, the sport's brightest stars have come to Memphis and have voted the February tournament among their favorite stops worldwide on the ATP: Tour. Memphis also offers its citizens 10 public and 15 pri-; courses throughout the; Classic vate city. There are also 230 parks (totaling over 23,000 acres), 17 public swimming pools, 26 community centers, 14 country clubs, 80 public ten-; nis courts and 108 hotels and motels (to-i taling 13,633 rooms). j
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