2009 NCCU Women's Volleyball Media Guide by North Carolina Central University Department of Athletics

Volleyball Avaniki Campbell

Aqiyla Gomez

2009 North Carolina Central University

2 0 0 9 E A G L E S

1 Cara Hill S • 5-8 • Jr.

2 Tasha-Gaye Richards Util. • 5-9 • So.

Elizabeth Rigg OH • 5-11 • Fr.

Sashalee Wallen Util. • 6-0 • So.

Ashley Griffin MH • 6-0 • Jr.

Tocarra Jones DS/OH • 5-8 • Fr.

Kiara Brown S/RS • 5-9 • So.

Shantel Moore OH/RS • 6-0 • Jr.

Avaniki Campbell OH • 5-11 • Sr.

Courtney Williams RS • 6-1 • Fr.

Rakiya Sherry DS • 5-8 • Fr.

13 Belinda Behncke-Biney OH • 5-10 • Jr.

18 Alexis John OH • 5-9 • So.

Aqiyla Gomez MH • 6-1 • Sr.

HC Georgette Crawford-Crooks Head Coach

Aurora Baker OH • 5-10 • Fr.

AC Andrea Bentley Assistant Coach

Raven King DS • 5-3 • So.

Maritsann Sinclair OH • 5-10 • So.

General Info.

Table

Contents

NCCU Sports Information

Assistant Sports Information Director: Reah Nicholson

Sports Information/Marketing Assistant: Nicole Mitchell

Staff/Media

www.NCCUEaglePride.com

Records

North Carolina Central University McLendon-McDougald Gym, Rm. 116 1801 Fayetteville Street Durham, NC 27707

Review

Assistant Sports Information Director/ Broadcast Coordinator: Chris Hooks

Opponents

Associate A.D. for Media Relations: Kyle Serba

Players

2009 Opponents Hilton RTP/NCCU Volleyball Tournament..........32 Holiday Inn Jefferson Cup.................................32 Hilton Garden Inn Invitational............................33 South Carolina State Spikefest.........................33 NCCU Volleyball Tournament............................34 Howard..............................................................34 Campbell...........................................................34 Norfolk State......................................................35 Hampton............................................................35 Coppin State......................................................35

Staff/Media Charlie Nelms, Chancellor.................................62 Ingrid Wicker-McCree, AD.................................63 Etienne Thomas, SWA .....................................64 Reah Nicholson, VB SID...................................65 Athletics Department....................................66-67 Head Coaches...................................................67 Media Information..............................................68 The University/Athletics................................69-72

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Meet the Eagles Seniors Avaniki Campbell...............................................16 Aqiyla Gomez....................................................17 Juniors Belinda Behncke-Biney.....................................18 Ashley Griffin.....................................................19 Cara Hill.............................................................20 Shantel Moore...................................................21 Sophomores Kiara Brown.......................................................22 Alexis John........................................................23 Raven King........................................................24 Tasha-Gaye Richards........................................25 Maritsann Sinclair..............................................26 Sashalee Wallen................................................27 Redshirt Freshman Nena Johnson...................................................27 Freshmen Aurora Baker.....................................................28 Tocarra Jones....................................................28 Elizabeth Rigg...................................................29 Rakiya Sherry....................................................29 Courtney Williams.............................................30

History and Records Individual Records........................................44-47 Team Records..............................................48-50 Year-by-Year Leaders...................................51-52 All-Time Coaches/Honors..................................53 Year-by-Year Results....................................54-58 Where Champions Are Made............................59 Shari Matthews..................................................60

Coaches

Eagles Coaches/Staff Georgette Crawford-Crooks.........................10-11 Andrea Bentley..................................................12 Darkina Ward.....................................................13 Team Photo.......................................................13 Eagle Club.........................................................14

2008 Season Review Season Review............................................38-39 2008 Schedule/Results.....................................40 2008 Statistics..............................................41-42

Eagles

Team Information 2009 Season Outlook.......................................6-7 Media Roster.......................................................8

Radford..............................................................35 George Washington...........................................35 North Carolina A&T............................................36 UNC Wilmington................................................36 UNC Greensboro...............................................36 Delaware State..................................................36 Maryland Eastern Shore....................................36

Outlook

General Information Table of Contents................................................1 Quick Facts/Credits.............................................2 Rosters................................................................3 2009 Schedule....................................................4

General Information

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General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Quick Facts Name of School . ........................North Carolina Central University City/Zip ............................................................ Durham, NC 27707 Founded ........................................ 1910 by Dr. James E. Shepard Enrollment ............................................................................. 8,383 Nickname ............................................................................ Eagles School Colors ......................................................... Maroon & Gray Gymnasium ........................................McLendon-McDougald Gym Capacity ................................................................................ 3,056 National Affiliation . .......................... NCAA Div. I (Reclassification) Conference . ............................................................... Independent Chancellor ................................................................Charlie Nelms Alma Mater (Year) ................................Arkansas Pine Bluff (1968) Athletics Director ...............................Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D. Alma Mater (Year) ............................... George Washington (1989)

Coaching Staff Head Coach ....................................... Georgette Crawford-Crooks Alma Mater (Year) ...................... California (Pa.) University (1994) Record at NCCU (Years) ........................................... 60-54 (3 yrs.) Career Record (Years) ............................................ 79-164 (7 yrs.) Assistant Coach .....................................................Andrea Bentley Alma Mater (Year)............................... North Carolina State (2008) Athletic Trainer ..........................................................Darkina Ward Office Phone . .........................................................(919) 530-7595 Head Athletic Trainer ................................................ Sean Thomas Office Phone . .........................................................(919) 530-6215

Volleyball Office Volleyball Office Phone ..........................................(919) 530-6722 Volleyball Fax..........................................................(919) 530-5426 Best Time to Reach...................................................... Contact SID

Staff/Media

Sports Information

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

Assistant Director/VB Contact ............................... Reah Nicholson Office Phone . .........................................................(919) 530-6892 Cell Phone . ............................................................(704) 996-6040 Fax..........................................................................(919) 530-5426 E-Mail .........................................................rpnicholson@nccu.edu Sports Information Director............................................Kyle Serba SID Office Phone . ..................................................(919) 530-7054 SID E-Mail ......................................................... kserba@nccu.edu SID Mailing Address ....................116 McLendon-McDougald Gym ......................................................................... Durham, NC 27707 Athletics Dept. Phone . ...........................................(919) 530-7057 Athletics Dept. Website ...................... www.NCCUEaglePride.com

Volleyball History First Year of Volleyball ............................................................ 1975 All-Time Record . ..........................................................Unavailable NCAA Tourn. Record (Yrs) ............................................ 0-3 (2 yrs.) Last Postseason Opponent..........................Lock Haven University Result (Date)...............................................Lost 1-3 (Nov. 9, 2006)

Team Information 2008 Overall Record .............................................................. 7-28 2008 Home Record.................................................................. 5-10 2008 Away Record..................................................................... 1-8 2008 Neutral Record................................................................ 1-10 Letterwinners Returning/Lost....................................................11/5 Starters Returning/Lost.............................................................. 1/5 NOTE: Completed first two Division I seasons with a 28-41 record (21-13 in 2007; 7-28 in 2008)

Starters Returning Name Pos. Cl. Ht. 2008 Notes Avaniki Campbell OH Sr. 5-10 278 kills, 64 blocks Letterwinners Returning Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Aqiyla Gomez MH Sr. 6-1 Belinda Behncke-Biney OH Jr. 5-10 Ashley Griffin MH Jr. 6-0 Cara Hill S Jr. 5-8 Shantel Moore OH/RS Jr. 5-11 Raven King DS So. 5-2 Kiara Brown S/RS So. 5-8 Alexis John OH So. 5-8 Maritsann Sinclair OH So. 5-10 Tasha-Gaye Richards Util. So. 5-8

2008 Notes 99 kills, 63 blocks 115 kills, 109 digs 30 kills, 24 blocks 10 digs 93 kills, 42 blocks 122 digs, 10 service aces 123 assists, 31 digs 5 kills in 3 matches 26 kills, 18 digs Appeared in 1 match

Key Newcomers Name Pos. Cl. Sashalee Wallen Util. So. Nena Johnson OH RFr. Aurora Baker OH Fr. Courtney Williams RS Fr. Elizabeth Rigg OH Fr. Tocarra Jones DS/OH Fr. Rakiya Sherry DS Fr.

Ht. 5-11 5-10 5-10 6-2 5-11 5-9 5-7

2008 Notes Did not compete Redshirt Transfer from N.C. A&T Dacula, Ga. Archdale, N.C. New Bern, N.C. Bridgetown, Barbados

Starters Lost Name Kristan Fields Nadia Hayes Rachel Lloyd Shaina Pryor Ashley Shade

Ht. 5-4 6-1 5-1 6-0 5-7

2008 Notes 154 assists, 217 digs 217 kills, 89 blocks 358 digs, 31 aces 172 kills, 65 blocks 639 assists, 161 digs

Pos. S MH DS MH S

2009 VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS The North Carolina Central University 2009 Volleyball Media Guide was published by the NCCU Sports Information Office wth the intent to serve all media members and supporters of Eagle Volleyball. The guide was written, designed and edited by Assistant Sports Information Director Reah Nicholson. Editorial and reserach assistance provided by Kyle Serba, Chris Hooks and the NCCU volleyball staff. Covers designed by Reah Nicholson. The 2009 media guide was created using Adobe InDesign CS3 and was printed by MultiAd Sports. Photography was provided by Rick Crank of Pix By Ric and Robert Lawson of NCCU Public Relations. Rick Crank and Robert Lawson provided action shots. Crank provided all posed shots, outside team photos and other head shots. Lawson provided all uniformed head shots and team photos. Historical photographs are from NCCU yearbooks and archives. Any corrections to this guide are welcome and should be directed, in writing, to the NCCU Sports Information Office. Additional copies can be picked up in the Sports Information Office in room 116 in the McLendonMcDougald Gymnasium. 200 copies of this publication were produced for $1,185.

General Info.

Roster Numerical Roster Cl. Jr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. RFr. So.

Hometown/Previous School Durham, N.C./Hillside High School Kingston, Jamaica/Wolmer’sTrust High School for Girls Archdale, N.C./Trinity High School St. Andrew, Jamaica/Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls Springfield Gardens, N.Y./Van Buren High School New Bern, N.C./West Craven High School Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook High School Raleigh, N.C./Ravenscroft High School Bridgetown, Barbados/The St. Michael School Westmoreland, Jamaica/G.C. Foster St. Catherine, Jamaica/Cisco Junior College Dacula, Ga./Dacula High School Hamburg, Germany/VCU Diego Martin, Trinidad/St. Francois Girls College Wake Forest, N.C./North Carolina A&T State Kingston, Jamaica/Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls Louisburg, N.C./Louisburg High School Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills High School

Players

Ht. 5-8 5-9 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-8 5-9 5-3 5-8 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-9

Coaches

Pos. S Util. OH Util. MH DS/OH S/RS DS DS OH/RS OH RS OH MH OH OH OH OH

Outlook

Name Cara Hill Tasha-Gaye Richards Elizabeth Rigg Sashalee Wallen Ashley Griffin Tocarra Jones Kiara Brown Raven King Rakiya Sherry Shantel Moore Avaniki Campbell Courtney Williams Belinda Behncke-Biney Aqiyla Gomez Aurora Baker Maritsann Sinclair Nena Johnson Alexis John

Eagles

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Head Coach: Georgette Crawford-Crooks (California (Pa.), 1994) Assistant Coach: Andrea Bentley (North Carolina State, 2008) Athletic Trainer: Darkina Ward (North Carolina Central, 2006) Student Manager: Cherri Thampithak

Alphabetical Roster Cl. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. RFr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. So. So. Fr.

Hometown/Previous School Wake Forest, N.C./North Carolina A&T State Hamburg, Germany/VCU Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook High School St. Catherine, Jamaica/Cisco Junior College Diego Martin, Trinidad/St. Francois Girls College Springfield Gardens, N.Y./Van Buren High School Durham, N.C./Hillside High School Columbia, Md./Oakland Mills High School Louisburg, N.C./Louisburg High School New Bern, N.C./West Craven High School Raleigh, N.C./Ravenscroft High School Westmoreland, Jamaica/G.C. Foster Kingston, Jamaica/Wolmer’sTrust High School for Girls Archdale, N.C./Trinity High School Bridgetown, Barbados/The St. Michael School Kingston, Jamaica/Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls St. Andrew, Jamaica/Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls Dacula, Ga./Dacula High School

Staff/Media

Records

Ht. 5-10 5-10 5-9 5-11 6-1 6-0 5-8 5-9 5-11 5-8 5-3 6-0 5-9 5-11 5-8 5-10 6-0 6-1

Review

Pos. OH OH S/RS OH MH MH S OH OH DS/OH DS OH/RS Util. OH DS OH Util. RS

Opponents

Name Aurora Baker Belinda Behncke-Biney Kiara Brown Avaniki Campbell Aqiyla Gomez Ashley Griffin Cara Hill Alexis John Nena Johnson Tocarra Jones Raven King Shantel Moore Tasha-Gaye Richards Elizabeth Rigg Rakiya Sherry Maritsann Sinclair Sashalee Wallen Courtney Williams

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No. 15 13 7 11 14 5 1 18 17 6 8 10 2 3 9 16 4 12

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General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

2009 Schedule

Staff/Media

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

Date Opponent Location Time Aug. 28-29 Hilton RTP/NCCU Volleyball Tournament Aug. 28 vs. High Point Durham, N.C. 1 p.m. Aug. 28 vs. Georgia State Durham, N.C. 6 p.m. Aug. 29 vs. The Citadel Durham, N.C. 1 p.m. Aug. 29 vs. Elon Durham, N.C. 5 p.m. Sept. 4-5 Sept. 4 Sept. 4 Sept. 5

Holiday Inn Jefferson Cup at Virginia vs. Campbell vs. VCU

Sept. 10

vs. Howard

Sept. 11-12 Sept. 11 Sept. 11 Sept. 12

Hilton Garden Inn Invitational vs. Butler Rock Hill, S.C. vs. Morgan State Rock Hill, S.C. at Winthrop Rock Hill, S.C.

1 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m.

Sept. 18-19 Sept. 18 Sept. 18 Sept. 19 Sept. 19

South Carolina State Spikefest vs. The Citadel vs. Charleston Southern at South Carolina State vs. Alabama State

Orangeburg, S.C. Orangeburg, S.C. Orangeburg, S.C. Orangeburg, S.C.

3 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m.

Sept. 25-26 Sept. 25 Sept. 25 Sept. 26 Sept. 26

NCCU Volleyball Tournament vs. Winston-Salem State vs. Hampton vs. Delaware State vs. North Carolina A&T

Durham, N.C. Durham, N.C. Durham, N.C. Durham, N.C.

1 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 7 p.m.

Sept. 29 Oct. 3 Oct. 4 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 16 Oct. 20 Oct. 23 Oct. 27 Nov. 13 Nov. 14 Nov. 16

vs. Campbell at Norfolk State at Hampton vs. Coppin State at Radford vs. George Washington at North Carolina A&T at UNC Wilmington at UNC Greensboro at Delaware State at Maryland Eastern Shore vs. North Carolina A&T

Durham, N.C. Norfolk, Va. Hampton, Va. Durham, N.C. Radford, Va. Durham, N.C. Greensboro, N.C. Wilmington, N.C. Greensboro, N.C. Dover, Del. Princess Anne, Md. Durham, N.C.

7 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m.

Charlottesville, Va. Charlottesville, Va. Charlottesville, Va.

1 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m.

Durham, N.C.

6 p.m.

Homes games in BOLD All times are Eastern Home games played at McLendon-McDougald Gym

2009 Eagles

Season Outlook

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General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

2009 Outlook Heading into their third year of competition as a Division I program, the North Carolina Central University Eagles are looking to prove themselves as a true competitor at the next level. With 11 student-athletes returning, the Eagles will rely on experience to take them far this season. Last season, the Eagles finished with a disappointing 7-28 record after having one of their best campaigns in program history in 2007. NCCU looks to rebound and prove that they are a strong Division I contender. They will look to their two seniors Avaniki Campbell and Aqiyla Gomez for leadership this season. With the loss of five starters, the Eagles will have to depend on several young players to step up and fill the shoes of those that have departed. Along with two seniors, this year’s roster includes four juniors, six sophomores and six freshmen. Georgette Crawford-Crooks, who is in her fourth season at the helm of the Eagles, will look to her young talent for answers. She will bring excitement and enthusiasm to this year’s squad, with talented newcomers fighting for a chance to make an impact. Crawford-Crooks will look to her upperclassmen to mentor and guide the underclassmen in order to build a solid foundation.

Avaniki Campbell

This season, the Eagles hope to build a stronger offensive game with depth at the outside hitter position. At the setter position, the Eagles have to rely on their youth to contribute offensively after losing two setters from last season’s team. Along with a strong offense, NCCU hopes to improve on defense, where they look to develop a strong blocking game. With the departure of two middle hitters, the Eagles must fill the gaps with young talent. The Eagles will look to their younger student-athletes to help on defense after the departure of their starting libero. Adjusting to the Division I pattern, the Eagles will face another challenging schedule this season. Five tournaments highlight the 2009 slate. With only five matches in the confines of McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium, the Eagles will have to adjust to being on the road for the majority of their matches. NCCU will face some tough Division I opponents this season, including ACC-member Virginia.

Staff/Media

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

Going into this season, Crawford-Crooks welcomes the challenge of a difficult schedule and believes her team is ready to compete. With a solid nucleus returning to the hardwood, the Eagles have the foundation for a successful season and welcome the opportunity. “We have a tough schedule ahead of us this season, but we are working hard and preparing for the competition,” said Crawford-Crooks. “Many of this year’s opponents were on our schedule last year, so we are familiar with their style of play. We will be able to match up with many of them and we are looking forward to the challenge.”

Belinda Behncke-Biney

Outside Hitters The deepest spot on the volleyball court this season will be the outside hitter, where several young players will be vying for a spot in the starting rotation. Senior Avaniki Campbell will anchor the outside hitter position after leading the team on offense last season. A pair of juniors, Belinda Behncke-Biney and Shantel Moore, will assist Campbell on the outside, while six young hitters battle for an opportunity to make a difference. Returning sophomores Alexis John and Maritsann Sinclair will be two of those six battling for action this season. A quartet of newcomers will also be in the mix as freshmen Nena Johnson, Aurora Baker, Elizabeth Rigg and Tocarra Jones add depth on the outside for the Eagles and allow for more possibilities at this position. The right side of the offense will be controlled by some of the Eagles’ youngest players. Moore, a dominant force on the outside for the Eagles, will seesaw between outside and right side for the Eagles, while sophomore Kiara Brown

Raven King

General Info.

2009 Outlook will assist on the right side when her duties at the setter position are not needed. Freshman Courtney Williams will more than likely take over the right side when Moore and Brown are tending to their main operations.

Players

Setters With the loss of a setter comes the breakdown of a solid offense. The Eagles lost their two dominant setters from last season and will need to continue their offensive dominance with a solid contributor at the setter position. Battling for the starting position will be junior Cara Hill and sophomore Kiara Brown.

Coaches

Aqiyla Gomez

Senior Aqiyla Gomez will anchor the middle hitters this season after making a solid impact off the bench for the Eagles last season. Gomez is the only player remaining from the Eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2006 CIAA Championship team. Assisting Gomez in the middle will be junior Ashley Griffin, who will compete for a spot in the starting rotation this season.

Outlook

Middle Hitters For this upcoming season, the Eagles hope to build a solid attack from their middle hitters and would like to develop a strong blocking game. The Eagles must look to their reserves this season. With two players standing at 6-0 or taller, the Eagles will have size and strength at the middle hitter position.

Eagles

With nine outside hitters, the Eagles hope to offer more variety and options on the offensive side of the ball, while adding more strength at that position. With three options on the right side, the Eagles will open up a lot more possibilities, which will make them more dangerous on offense.

Having a pair of experienced setters will allow the Eagles to develop a solid offense. Both players will be able to make an impact immediately and NCCU will be able to compete at the next level with veterans leading the offense.

Defensive Specialists The key to winning matches is more than just playing offense. Teams have to be able to compete defensively and a huge part of any teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defensive game is the defensive specialist. NCCU enters this season with a number of options at this position, which will be an advantage for the Eagles going into this season.

Records Staff/Media

Kiara Brown

Conclusion With a variety of options and numerous possibilities at every position, the Eagles are headed for an exciting year. With 11 returnees and eight newcomers, one can only imagine the type of bond that the Eagles will have. A mixture of experience and a mixture of fresh ideas, the Eagles will be a new breed with a new opportunity. It is a new year and the Eagles hope it is one of their best and is a accurate look of what lies ahead.

Review

Wallen did not participate last season and will be a great addition to the Eagles this season, while Tasha-Gaye returns for another opportunity to make an impact. Both players will compete for action this season and will be looked to for assistance whenever necessary. The Eagles can count on them at any time.

Opponents

Utilities A team is never complete without those select individuals that make all the difference in the world. It is those individuals that can come in when you need them and can fill in at whatever position is necessary. Those players claim the utility position. This season, the Eagles have the pleasure of having two of those individuals in sophomores Tasha-Gaye Richards and Sashalee Wallen.

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Shantel Moore

A trio of student-athletes will have the opportunity to battle for the starting position. Anchoring the defense this season will be sophomore Raven King, who contributed significantly for the Eagles last season, while a pair of newcomers will look to make an immediate impact. Freshmen Tocarra Jones and Rakiya Sherry will battle for an opportunity to see action this season. The Eagles will be strong and quick on the defensive side of the net due to the addition of athleticism and speed.

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General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Media Roster

1 Cara Hill S • 5-8 • Jr.

Eagles

Opponents Review Records

Tasha-Gaye Richards Util. • 5-9 • So.

3 Elizabeth Rigg OH • 5-11 • Fr.

Ashley Griffin MH • 6-0 • Jr.

Tocarra Jones DS/OH • 5-8 • Fr.

Kiara Brown S/RS • 5-9 • So.

Shantel Moore OH/RS • 6-0 • Jr.

Avaniki Campbell OH • 5-11 • Sr.

Rakiya Sherry DS • 5-8 • Fr.

13 Belinda Behncke-Biney OH • 5-10 • Jr.

17 Staff/Media

Nena Johnson OH • 5-11 • RFr.

Aqiyla Gomez MH • 6-1 • Sr.

18 Alexis John OH • 5-9 • So.

Aurora Baker OH • 5-10 • Fr.

HC Georgette Crawford-Crooks Head Coach

4 Sashalee Wallen Util. • 6-0 • So.

8 Raven King DS • 5-3 • So.

12 Courtney Williams RS • 6-1 • Fr.

16 Maritsann Sinclair OH • 5-10 • So.

AC Andrea Bentley Assistant Coach

2009 Eagles

Coaches/Staff

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General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Head Coach Georgette Crawford-Crooks

Georgette Crawford-Crooks Head Coach Fourth Season • California (Pa.), 1994

Georgette Crawford-Crooks came to North Carolina Central University as head volleyball coach in 2006 after spending two years as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at North Carolina State University. In her first season as head coach, the Eagles posted an overall record of 32-13 (the most victories in school history), including a 14-0 record in CIAA play. NCCU also won the CIAA Tournament Championship and advanced to the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Championship for the third consecutive year. Crawford-Crooks inherited the two-time defending CIAA champions, but only returned four letterwinners and one starter from the previous season. Still, the Eagles extended their CIAA winning streak to 41 straight contests and won two tournaments in which NCCU was the lone NCAA Division II representative (the Hampton University Lady Pirate Invitational and the Winston-Salem State Lady Rams Invitational). Under the guidance of Crawford-Crooks, six Eagles received post-season women’s volleyball honors, including junior outside hitter Shari Matthews as the CIAA Player of the Year and the NCAA Division II National Player of the Year.

For her efforts, Crawford-Crooks was voted as the 2006 CIAA Women’s Volleyball Coach of the Year.

Staff/Media

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

In 2007, her second season at NCCU and the program’s first season as a Division I competitor, the Eagles posted a 21-13 overall record, against an entire Division I schedule. On August 24, 2007, the first day of Division I athletic competition for NCCU, the honor of opening the Eagles’ Division I era went to the women’s volleyball team. The Eagles swept Norfolk State in the first match of the day, and then in the nightcap against ACC opponent N.C. State, the Eagles found themselves behind two games to none, but rallied for a 3-2 victory. Crawford-Crooks joined NCCU with a total of 11 years of coaching experience to the job, including four years as the head coach at High Point University. She was head coach when High Point moved to NCAA Division I in 1999, and helped guide the Panthers program to a successful transition to the NCAA’s highest classification. During that time, she also was the area representative for the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s weekly Division I Top 25 rankings. Prior to N.C. State, Crawford-Crooks was the assistant coach at North Carolina A&T State University, where she put her experiences as a head coach to use in helping the Lady Aggies with recruiting, coordinating practices, conditioning and workouts, and scouting opponents. The Lady Aggies recorded 20-plus victories both seasons she was with N.C. A&T. A graduate of California University of Pennsylvania, Crawford-Crooks was a first-team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference selection in 1992, 1993 and 1994, helping lead her team to a conference championship in 1992. She also earned AVCA All-Region honors as a junior and senior. She received her bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1994, and then earned a master’s in business administration in 1996, followed by another master’s in education, math and computer science in 1999, all from California University of Pennsylvania. Crawford-Crooks was later inducted into the 2003 California University Hall

General Info.

Head Coach Georgette Crawford-Crooks of Fame.

Outlook

Originally from Kingston, Jamaica, she currently resides in High Point, N.C. with her husband Joseph Crooks. She is also currently enrolled at the United States Sports Academy pursing a Ph.D. in Sports Management.

Coaches Players

Eagles

Crawford-Crooks has also been a member of the Jamaica Women’s Senior National Team, earning such honors as best scorer and best hitter in the 2000 Caribbean Championships, best hitter in the 1998 Caribbean Championships, and MVP and best hitter in the 1996 Caribbean Championships. Selected to Jamaica’s national team in the summer of 2005, Crawford-Crooks played for her country in the FIVB Women’s World Championship Qualification Tournament.

Review Records Staff/Media

Playing Experience: Jamaica National Team Jamaica Women’s Senior National Team California University of Pennsylvania

Opponents

Coaching Experience: North Carolina Central University Head Coach (2006- present) North Carolina State University Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (2004-05) North Carolina A&T State University Assistant Coach (2003) High Point University Head Coach (1999-2002) North Carolina A&T State University Assistant Coach (1998) California University of Pennsylvania Interim Head Coach (1997) California University of Pennsylvania Assistant Coach (1994-97)

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Crawford-crooks file

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General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Assistant Coach Andrea Bentley

Andrea Bentley Assistant Coach First Year • North Carolina State, 2008

Andrea Bentley enters her first year as an assistant coach with the North Carolina Central University volleyball program, where she will assist with the defensive specialists. Bentley comes to North Carolina Central from the Triangle Volleyball Club, where she currently serves on staff. She has served as head coach of Triangle 12 Black for the past two seasons. As coach of the Triangle 12s, Bentley led her team to the region’s first-ever championship in 2007 and finished as runner-up in 2008. In 2009, Bentley was head coach of Triangle 14 White and an assistant coach of Triangle 14 Black. She graduated from North Carolina State University in 2008, where she majored in Biology. During her time at North Carolina State, Bentley became one of the best defensive players in the Atlantic Coast Conference. As a member of the Wolfpack, she led in several statistical categories and currently stands ninth all-time in career digs with 1,132. During her career at North Carolina State, Bentley tallied several academic honors. She was named to the AllACC Academic Team twice and was a four-time member of the Dean’s List. She also earned a spot on the ACC Honor Roll. Bentley garnered North Carolina State/Catepillar Scholar-Athlete honors.

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Bentley is a native of Cary, North Carolina. She attended Cardinal Gibbons High School, one of the premier volleyball schools in the state. While at Cardinal Gibbons, Bentley led her team to three consecutive state championship titles. During her high school career, she set four school records, including single-match digs, single-season digs, career digs and career aces. While at Cardinal Gibbons, she tallied numerous honors and accomplishments. She was a two-time All-Conference player and a team captain. Bentley was named the Triangle Independent School Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2003 and was an All-State selection that same year. In 2003, she was also a member of the North Carolina High Performance Team. While in high school, she was a member of the Triangle 18s club. She earned the Raleigh Sports Club Player of the Week honor while playing for her club team. Her Triangle 18s team went undefeated in North Carolina and became the first team from North Carolina to finish in the top-10 at a National Championship event. Bentley prefers to be called Andi. She resides in Raleigh, N.C.

General Info.

Athletic Trainer Darkina Ward

Darkina Ward

While pursuing her master’s degree, Ward served as a teacher’s assistant for the Athletic Trainer Education Program at NCCU.

Players

Ward is a 2006 graduate of North Carolina Central University, where she received her bachelor of science degree in athletic training. Following her undergraduate degree, she continued her education at NCCU, where she graduated in 2009 with honors with a master of science degree in athletic administration.

Coaches

Darkina Ward is beginning her first year as an assistant athletic trainer at North Carolina Central University, where she works primarily with volleyball, indoor track and field and baseball.

Outlook

First Year • North Carolina Central, 2006

Eagles

Athletic Trainer

Before returning to her alma mater, Ward worked as an intern athletic trainer at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C., where she worked with volleyball and track and field. She currently resides in Durham, N.C.

Opponents Review Records Staff/Media

VOLLEYBALL

The Eagle club: A great way to support eagle volleyball

VOLLEYBALL

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Eagle Club

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Eagles

Records

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ONE CLUB. ONE GOAL.

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Become part of something bigger than ever before – the new Eagle Club. Your annual contribution benefits our sports programs and helps bring recognition to the entire university, If you haven’t heard, there’s a new booster club at North Carolina Central which is great for campus life and University. It’s the all-new Eagle Club. Yes, more than a half-dozen of our Eagle pride. athletic booster clubs, including the original long-standing Eagle Club, Special Groups Within have joined forces to create a superpower club that provides scholarship support for all NCCU student-athletes. It’s an important step forward as The Club we move up to Division I. There’s only one Eagle Club, but there are a few groups within the club that If you’re a previous booster club member, your past giving history will be are given special recognition. NCCU recognized when you continue on with the new Eagle Club. For everyone letterwinners receive E-Varsity Club who contributes, this is your chance to become a charter member of the status, which includes extra perks new Eagle Club. As a member, you’ll be part of the only fundraising and discounts. Our student members organization for the athletic department sanctioned by the university. go by the Screaming Eagles, and our youngest supporters are part of the Next to student-athletes, our supporters are the most important assets Eagle Kids Club. to our athletic program. With your help, we’ll be able to offer more scholarships to the most talented student-athletes, as well as provide We’re Just Warming Up them with world-class facilities. This is only the beginning for the new Eagle Club. It’s going to be a busy, exciting year as we ascend to Division I – with many events and fundraisers planned. To keep up with the club and learn more, visit our website at NCCUEaglePride.com.

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Benefits

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$150

Rising Eagle

$250

Flying Eagle

$500

Grand Eagle

$1,000

Fighting Eagle

$1,500

Grey Eagle

$2,500

Bald Eagle

$5,000

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Soaring Eagle

$10,000

Chancellor’s Box

Platinum Eagle

$25,000+

The Eagle’s Nest

$60

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Meet the 2009

Eagles

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Player Profiles

Eagles

Opponents Review

5-11 • Senior Outside Hitter St. Catherine, Jamaica • Cisco Junior College

2008: Played in 115 sets for the Eagles ... Led the team on offense with 278 kills on 764 attempts and an average of 2.42 kills per game ... Hit 19 percent on the season ... Contributed 17 assists and recorded 16 service aces ... Defensively, recorded 121 digs and tallied 64 blocks ... Was third on the team in total blocks and second on the team in receptions ... Recorded a match-high 21 kills against North Carolina A&T (11/04) ... Tallied a match-high 12 digs against The Citadel (9/19) and North Carolina A&T (11/04) ... Was named to the Honor Roll and the Dean’s List for Fall 2008 and Spring 2009. Cisco Junior College: Was named to the All-Tournament team ... Was named to the All-Conference team for her outstanding blocking ability ... Was named to the President’s List for Spring 2008 ... Was named to the Dean’s List for Fall 2007. High School: Was a member of the volleyball team at Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls ... Was named the Most Valuable Player in her conference ... Was named her team’s best blocker and her team’s best spiker ... Her team was the national league champions from 2000-06 ... Was named to the Honor Roll.

Records

Avaniki Campbell

Personal: Avaniki Alicia Campbell .... Daughter of Robert Campbell and Audrey Hinds ... Was born on June 5, 1988 in St. Catherine, Jamaica ... Enjoys listening to music, reading and tasting foods from different cultures ... Plans to pursue a career in law and biology ... Majoring in political science with a minor in biology. Did You Know: Avaniki would love to travel to Africa and help poverty-stricken children and adopt one of them.

11 Campbell’s Career Statistics

Staff/Media

Season SP K K/S E TA Pct. A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE 2008 115 278 2.42 133 764 .190 17 0.15 16 0.14 25 121 1.05 34 8 56 64 0.56 11 6 TOTAL 115 278 2.42 133 764 .190 17 0.15 16 0.14 25 121 1.05 34 8 56 64 0.56 11 6

General Info.

Player Profiles

Aqiyla Gomez 6-1 • Senior

Diego Martin, Trinidad • St. Francois Girls College

Players

2007: Saw limited action for the Eagles ... Played in five matches ... Recorded two digs with one against Campbell (8/25) and one against Savannah State (9/29) ... Tallied one kill and two total attacks on the season ... Was named to the Honor Roll.

Coaches

2008: Played in 88 sets for the Eagles ... Recorded 99 kills on 265 attempts ... Recorded 1.12 kills per game, shooting 12.5 percent on the season ... Contributed two assists ... Defensively, recorded 12 digs and 63 blocks, making her fourth on the team in total blocks ... Of those 63 blocks, 60 were assisted ... Recorded a career-high 10 kills against Bethune-Cookman (10/18) and North Carolina A&T (11/04 ... Tallied a career-high 12 block assists against Presbyterian (11/21 ... Was named to the Honor Roll.

Outlook

Eagles

Middle Hitter

2006: Saw limited playing time for the Eagles, playing in five matches ... Recorded five total attacks ... Was named to the Honor Roll.

High School: Was a member of the volleyball team at St. Francois Girls College ... Was also a member of the track and field team, where she was a two-time Victrix Ludorum selection.

SP K 6 0 10 5 88 99

K/S 0.00 0.50 1.12

E TA Pct. A 1 5 -.200 0 4 15 .067 2 66 265 .125 2

A/S 0.00 0.20 0.02

SA 0 0 0

SA/S 0.00 0.00 0.00

BS 0 0 3

BA 0 3 60

TB 0 3 63

B/S BE BHE 0.00 0 0 0.30 0 0 0.72 6 0

12 0.12 5 3 63 66 0.63 6 0

Staff/Media

TOTAL 104 104 1.00 71 285 .116 4 0.04 0 0.00

SE DIG D/S RE 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 12 0.14 4

Records

Gomez’s Career Statistics Season 2006 2007 2008

Review

Opponents

Did You Know: Aqiyla was crowned Miss Model of the World in 2004 in Hangzhou, China.

VOLLEYBALL

Personal: Aqiyla Farida Gomez ... Daughter of Anthony and Donna Gomez ... Was born on June 19, 1981 in Trinidad ... Enjoys playing volleyball, modeling and reading ... Plans to obtain a Ph.D. in physical therapy ... Majoring in physical education with a minor in exercise and sport science.

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General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Player Profiles

Outside Hitter Hamburg, Germany • Virginia Commonwealth

2008: Played in 65 sets for the Eagles ... Was fourth on the team in offense, recording 115 kills on 326 total attacks ... Shot 16 percent on the season ... Contributed 10 assists ... Led the team in service aces with 33 ... Was third on the team in receptions ...Defensively, recorded 109 digs and 13 blocks ... Recorded a match-high 18 kills and three assists against Charleston Southern (9/20) ... Tallied a match-high 11 digs against The Citadel (9/19) ... From the service line, recorded a match-high eight service aces in McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium against Alabama State (9/27) ... Was named to the Honor Roll. VCU: Was named the CAA Co-Rookie of the Week when she recorded 29 kills against William and Mary ... Was named to the B Honor Roll.

Personal: Belinda Behncke-Biney ... Daughter of Samuel-Kwesi and Harriet Biney ... Was born on February 24, 1988 in Hamburg, Germany ... Enjoys spending time with her family and friends, eating and sleeping ... Majoring in political science with a minor in business administration.

Eagles

Opponents Review

5-10 • Junior

High School: Was a member of the volleyball team at Gymnasium Marienthal ... Was named Hamburger Meisterschaft Most Valuable Player in 2004, 2005 and 2006 ... Was nominated to the German youth national team.

Records

Belinda Behncke-Biney

Did You Know: Belinda speaks four languages and is of Ghanaian ethnicity.

13 Behncke-Biney’s Career Statistics

Staff/Media

Season SP K K/S E TA Pct. A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE 2008 65 115 1.77 63 326 .160 10 0.15 33 0.51 28 109 1.68 20 4 9 13 0.20 4 1 TOTAL 65

115 1.77 63 326 .160 10 0.15 33 0.51 28 109 1.68 20 4

9 13 0.20 4

General Info.

Player Profiles

Ashley Griffin 6-0 • Junior

Springfield Gardens, N.Y. • Martin Van Buren High School

High School: Was a member of the volleyball team at Martin Van Buren High School ... Earned the community service award ... Was named to the Honor Roll. Personal: Ashley Marie Griffin ... Daughter of Katrina Griffin ... Was born on July 11, 1989 in Queens, N.Y. ... Enjoys shopping, spending time with family, long road trips, NBA and college basketball and music ... Plans to become a broadcaster ... Majoring in communications.

Players

2007: Played in 40 sets for the Eagles during her freshman campaign ... Recorded 25 kills on 90 attacks .. Contributed two assists on offense ... From the service line, recorded a career-high 16 service aces ... Defensively, tallied nine digs and 11 blocks.

Coaches

2008: Played in 57 sets for the Eagles ... Recorded 30 kills on 153 attacks ... Contributed one assist and had four service aces ... Defensively, recorded 11 digs and tallied 24 total blocks ... Recorded a match-high three digs at Howard (10/14).

Outlook

Eagles

Middle Hitter

Did You Know: Ashley loves any Michael Jackson song and her favorite television show is The Nanny.

0.03 19 0.20 21

20 0.21 0

2 33 35 0.36 4

Staff/Media

55 0.57 73 243 -.074 3

Records

TOTAL 97

Review

K K/S E TA Pct. A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE 25 0.62 25 90 .000 2 0.05 16 0.40 17 9 0.22 0 0 11 11 0.28 1 1 30 0.53 48 153 -.118 1 0.02 3 0.05 4 11 0.19 0 2 22 24 0.42 3 1

Opponents

Griffin’s Career Statistics Season SP 2007 40 2008 57

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Player Profiles

Cara Hill 5-8 • Junior Setter Durham, N.C. • Hillside High School

2008: Played in 24 sets for the Eagles ... Recorded two kills on 11 attacks ... Contributed one assist on offense ... Tallied one service ace ... Defensively, recorded a season-high 10 digs ... Recorded a match-high four digs against George Washington (10/09). 2007: Saw limited action, playing in six sets for the Eagles during her freshman year ... Recorded one kill on two attacks ... Tallied two digs on the season. High School: Was a member of the volleyball team at Hillside High School ... Was named to Who’s Who Among America’s High School Scholars ... Was a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Cara Marie Hill ... Daughter of Bob and Aronda Hill ... Was born on January 14, 1989 in Kingsport, Tenn. ... Enjoys playing volleyball, reading, traveling the world and spending time with family and friends ... Plans to become a sports psychologist ... Majoring in physical education with a minor in teaching.

Staff/Media

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

Did You Know: Cara bought three Bob Dylan records this past summer.

1 Hill’s Career Statistics Season SP 2007 6 2008 24

K 1 2

K/S E 0.17 1 0.08 4

TA Pct. A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE 2 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 2 0.33 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 11 -.182 1 0.04 1 0.04 2 10 0.42 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 0

TOTAL 30

0.10 5

13 -.154 1

0.03 1

0.03

12 0.40 5

0 0.00 0

General Info.

Player Profiles

Shantel Moore 6-0 • Junior

Westmoreland, Jamaica • G.C. Foster College

High School: Was a member of the volleyball team at Godfrey Stewart High School.

Players

G.C. Foster College: Her team was named Inter-College champions for the 2007-08 year.

Coaches

2008: Made a huge impact off the bench for the Eagles ... Recorded 93 kills on 345 attacks ... Had her best match against Presbyterian (11/21), recording a match-high 11 kills, five assists, 13 digs and seven blocks ... Was fourth on the team in assists, contributing 22 ... Had four service aces ... Recorded a match-high two service aces against South Carolina State (11/10) ... Defensively, tallied 70 digs and 42 blocks.

Outlook

Eagles

Outside Hitter/Right Side

Personal: Shantel Elaine Moore .... Daughter of Dave Moore and Lynnette Wildman ... Was born on March 6, 1989 in Westmoreland, Jamaica ... Enjoys watching T.V., listening to music, dancing and meeting new friends ... Majoring in physical education.

0.05 20

70 0.80 9

5 37 42 0.48 5

Staff/Media

93 1.06 77 345 .046 22 0.25 4

Records

TOTAL 88

Review

K K/S E TA Pct. A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE 93 1.06 77 345 .046 22 0.25 4 0.05 20 70 0.80 9 5 37 42 0.48 5 6

Opponents

Moore’s Career Statistics Season SP 2008 88

VOLLEYBALL

General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Player Profiles

Staff/Media

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

Kiara Brown 5-9 • Sophomore Setter/Right Side Raleigh, N.C. • Millbrook High School

2008: Made a huge impact at the setter position for the Eagles ... Was third on the team in assists with 123, averaging 2.73 assists per set ... Recorded seven kills on 23 attacks ... Had her best match at Air Force (9/13), where she recorded a match-high 30 assists and eight digs ... Defensively, tallied 31 digs and three blocks with all three blocks coming against Florida Atlantic (9/13) ... Named to the Golden Key Honor Society ... Was a member of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society ... Was named to the Dean’s List. High School: Was a member of the volleyball, basketball and track and field teams at Millbrook High School ... Earned All-Cap 7 Conference honors in volleyball, basketball, track and field and cross country ... Was named the 2007 High School Female Athlete of the Year ... Was the 2007 volleyball season leader in sets, attacks, and aces ... Was named Most Valuable Player and captain of the volleyball, basketball and cross country teams during her senior season ... Was a member of the Cap-7 Conference runner-up team ... Was the 2007 basketball season leader in assists and steals ... Was the Cap-7 Conference runner-up in the 800m ... Was the Cap-7 Conference champion in the 4 x 400m and 4 x 800m ... Was a state finalist in the 4 x 400m ... Was a member of the National Honor Society ... Garnered All-Cap 7 Conference All-Academic honors and was a member of the National Achievers Honor Society ... Was a recipient of the National Leadership Award and the Kappa Charitable Trust Outstanding Scholarship Award. Personal: Kiara Shanay Brown .... Prefers to be called Kiki ... Daughter of James and Stephanie Brown ... Was born on April 10, 1989 in Manhattan, N.Y. ... Enjoys sports, family, friends and chocolate ... Loves the color orange ... Was a member of the Eagle track and field team ... Majoring in nursing. Did you know: Kiara lived in Kodiak, Alaska for seven years.

7 Brown’s Career Statistics Season SP 2008 45

K 7

K/S E 0.16 3

TA Pct. A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE 23 .174 123 2.73 1 0.02 5 31 0.69 1 0 3 3 0.07 4 14

TOTAL 45

0.16 3

23 .174 123 2.73 1

0.02

31 0.69 1

3 0.07 4 14

General Info.

Player Profiles

Alexis John 5-9 • Sophomore

Players

High School: Was a member of the volleyball team at Oakland Mills High School ... Was named the Most Valuable Player of her team during her senior season ... Was named to the 2008 Senior All-Star Team... Was an athletic scholar ... Was a Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. scholar.

Coaches

2008: Saw limited action this season ... Played in six sets for the Eagles ... Recorded five kills on 15 attacks ... Tallied one dig and two blocks ... Had her best match against Coppin State (11/08), recording four kills and two blocks ... Was a member of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society ... Was named to the Honor Roll.

Outlook

Columbia, Md. • Oakland Mills High School

Eagles

Outside Hitter

Personal: Alexis Renee John .... Prefers to be called Alex ... Daughter of Victor and Dietra John ... Was born on May 1, 1990 in Washington, D.C. ... Enjoys sports, dancing, talking with friends, lifting weights and shopping ... Loves anything purple, her iPod and her cell phone ... Hopes to obtain her degree and become successful in life ... Majoring in criminal justice.

Did you know: Alex is an “army brat”. She has lived in 10 different states and overseas.

TOTAL 6

0.83 3

15 .133 0

0.00 0

0.00

0.17 0

2 0.33 0

Staff/Media

TA Pct. A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE 15 .133 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 1 0.17 0 1 1 2 0.33 0 0

Records

K/S E 0.83 3

Review

K 5

Opponents

John’s Career Statistics Season SP 2008 6

VOLLEYBALL

General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Player Profiles

Raven King 5-3 • Sophomore Defensive Specialist Raleigh, N.C. • Ravenscroft High School

2008: Saw a good amount of playing time as a freshman for the Eagles ... Played in 100 sets ... Recorded 10 kills on 52 attacks ... Contributed seven assists on offense and 10 service aces ... Was fourth on the team in both digs and receptions ... Defensively, recorded 122 digs ... Earned a match-high 13 digs against North Carolina A&T (11/04) ... Was a member of the Dean’s List. High School: Was a member of the volleyball team at Ravenscroft High School ... Was named to the All-Conference Team in 2007 and 2008 ... Was an All-State selection in 2008 .... Was named the team’s Most Valuable Player in 2007 ... Was named the Most Valuable Player as a setter at the Nike Volleyball Camp ... Earned the Coach’s Award in 2008 ... Earned the Gold Community Service Award for participating in more than 100 hours of community service. Personal: Raven Shaday King ... Prefers to be called Shaday ... Daughter of Drexel and Robbin King ... Was born on May 1, 1990 in Frankfurt, Germany ... Enjoys spending time with family and friends ... Hopes to graduate with honors from the BRITE program ... Majoring in pharmaceutical science.

Staff/Media

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

Did You Know: Raven is an “army brat”.

8 King’s Career Statistics Season SP K K/S E 2008 100 10 0.10 8

TA Pct. A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE 52 .038 7 0.07 10 0.10 17 122 1.22 33 0 0 0 0.00 1 1

TOTAL 100 10 0.10 8

52 .038 7

0.07 10 0.10 17 122 1.22 33 0

0 0.00 1

General Info.

Player Profiles

Tasha-Gaye Richards 5-9 • Sophomore

Kingston, Jamaica • Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls

Personal: Tasha-Gaye Richards ... Daughter of Roverton Richards and Patricia Green ... Was born on June 16, 1980 in Jamaica ... Enjoys dancing, mathematics, computer programming and practicing actuarial science ... Plans to become an actuary ... Majoring in mathematics with a minor in computer science. Did You Know: Tasha-Gaye’s favorite things are teddy bears and anything that is pink.

0.50 1

.000 0

0.00 0

0.00

0.00 0

1 0.50 0

Staff/Media

TOTAL 2

TA Pct. A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE 4 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 1 1 0.50 0 0

Records

K/S E 0.50 1

Review

K 1

Opponents

Richards’s Career Statistics Season SP 2008 2

25 VOLLEYBALL

Players

High School: Was a member of the volleyball team at Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls ... Helped lead her team to two consecutive under 19 championship titles ... Was named All-Island ... Earned the John Wolmer Award for Academic Excellence.

Coaches

2008: Saw limited action during her freshman campaign ... Played in one match for the Eagles ... Recorded one kill on four attacks and one block against Howard (10/14) ... Earned the First Steps Award ... Was named to the Honor Roll.

Outlook

Eagles

Utility

VOLLEYBALL

General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Player Profiles

Maritsann Sinclair 5-10 • Sophomore Outside Hitter Kingston, Jamaica • Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls

2008: Saw limited action as a freshman for the Eagles ... Played in 34 sets ... Recorded 26 kills on 102 attacks ... Had her best match against Bethune-Cookman (10/18), where she recorded a matchhigh eight kills, three service aces and 11 digs ... Defensively, tallied 18 digs and two blocks ... Was named to the “B” Honor Roll. High School: Was a member of the volleyball team at Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls ... Her team won the ISSA High School championship in 2007 ... Was named the team’s best attacker in 2007. Personal: Maritsann Icola Sinclair .... Daughter of Icol Sinclair and Marjorie Mason ... Was born on May 28, 1990 in Kingston, Jamaica ... Enjoys watching T.V., reading, playing tennis and going to the mall ... Plans to be a millionaire by the age of 26 ... Also a member of the NCCU tennis team... Majoring in accounting. Did you know: Maritsann is the youngest child of her mom and the only one that participates in sports.

Staff/Media

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

16 Sinclair’s Career Statistics Season SP 2008 34

K K/S E TA Pct. A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE 26 0.76 22 102 .039 0 0.00 3 0.09 4 18 0.53 3 1 1 2 0.06 1 1

TOTAL 34

26 0.76 22 102 .039 0

0.00 3

0.09

18 0.53 3

2 0.06 1

General Info.

Newcomers

Sashalee Wallen 6-0 • Sophomore

Players

High School: Was a member of the volleyball team at Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls ... Was named the 2006 Most Valuable Player in her conference ... Was named her team’s best blocker in 2006 ... Ranked fourth best blocker for juniors in volleyball in the caribbean ... Represented Jamaica in volleyball and netball ... High School has won 14-straight championships ... Earned an excellence in academics honor during the 2006-07 school year ... Was the 2006 recipient of the School Citizenship and Industrial Award.

Coaches

2008: Did not compete during her freshman year ... Was named to the NCCU Honor Roll and earned the First Steps Award.

Outlook

St. Andrew, Jamaica • Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls

Eagles

Utility

Personal: Sashalee Lavern Wallen .... Daughter of Marlene Weeks ... Was born on April 8, 1991 in Kingston, Jamaica ... Enjoys swimming, dancing, poetry, learning foreign languages and talking ... Majoring in psychology with a minor in health and fitness. Did you know: Sashalee has a wonderful sense of humor and can smile without moving her face.

Nena Johnson 5-11 • R-Freshman

2008: Redshirted.

Did you know: Nena likes to try new things, even though she complains while doing them.

Staff/Media

Records

Personal: Nena Symone Johnson .... Daughter of Jerry Johnson and Annette Edgerton ... Was born on March 28, 1990 in Henderson, N.C. ... Plans to work in fashion marketing ... Majoring in business marketing.

Review

High School: A member of the volleyball and basketball teams at Louisburg High School ... Earned All-Conference honors ... Her 2007 team earned a runner-up finish in the state championship ... Finished her high school career with 628 kills ... Her basketball team finished first in their Christmas tournament.

Opponents

Louisburg, N.C. • Louisburg High School

VOLLEYBALL

Outside Hitter

VOLLEYBALL

General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Newcomers

Aurora Baker 5-10 • Freshman Outside Hitter Wake Forest, N.C. • North Carolina A&T State

North Carolina A&T: Was a member of the Aggie softball team ...Recorded a 0-1 record as an Aggie pitcher ... Recorded an 8.40 ERA in 3.1 innings pitched ... Was named to the Dean’s List. High School: Was a member of the volleyball team at Wakefield High School ... Played one year of varsity softball ... Was named Most Valuable Player in softball and volleyball her senior season ... Earned All-Conference honors ... Garnered Academic All-American honors in softball and was a member of the National Achievers Honor Society ... Was a member of the National Honors Society and the A-B Honor Roll ... Was a recipient of the Lamp of Knowledge and PTSA awards ... Was a RISE scholar. Personal: Aurora Constance Baker ... Daughter of Carlton and Diane Baker ... Was born on June 30, 1990 in Raleigh, N.C. ... Enjoys poetry, music, church, singing on the praise team at church, biology, Spanish, marine science and the RISE program ... Loves honey buns, family, dancing and being spontaneous ... Also a member of the Eagle softball team ... Majoring in biology. Did you know: Aurora’s name comes from the character Storm in X-Men.

Tocarra Jones

Staff/Media

Outside Hitter/Defensive Specialist New Bern, N.C. • West Craven High School

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

5-8 • Freshman

High School: Was a member of the volleyball team at West Craven High School ... Earned All-Conference and All-Area honors ... Was a member of the East vs. West All-Star game ... Was the Eagle Award recipient ... Was named most outstanding player ... Was a member of the National Honor Society ... Was named to the Principal’s List and the Honor Roll ... Was a Delta Sigma Theta Award recipient ... Was the recipient of the Hazel B. Neal Scholarship and the SECU Scholarship ... Was a junior marshall. Personal: Tocarra Tenae’ Jones ... Daughter of Katherine Rasberry ... Was born on September 22, 1991 in Craven County ... Enjoys singing, talking and texting on her cell phone, surfing the Internet, spending time with family and friends, writing poems, watching soap operas and Lifetime movies ... Loves Olympic volleyball, college volleyball, football and basketball ... Plans to graduate from NCCU at the top of her class and attend graduate school so that she can become a prosecuting attorney ... Majoring in criminal justice with a minor in nursing. Did you know: Tocarra graduated in the top ten of her class. Out of 221 students, she finished eighth.

General Info.

Newcomers

Elizabeth Rigg 5-11 • Freshman

Archdale, N.C. • Trinity High School

Did you know: Elizabeth’s main goal is to become a Child Advocate Lawyer.

Players

Personal: Elizabeth Ann Rigg ... Prefers to be called Lizz ... Daughter of Ronald and Ann Rigg ... Was born on January 23, 1991 in Greensboro, N.C. ... Enjoys sports, such as volleyball and track, modeling, family law and child advocacy ... Loves her cell phone, her mp3 player, volleyball, clothes and shoes ... Majoring in criminal justice.

Coaches

High School: Was a member of the volleyball team at Trinity High School ... Was a North Carolina Academic Scholar.

Outlook

Eagles

Outside Hitter

Rakiya Sherry 5-8 • Freshman

Personal: Rakiya Ashida Sherry .... Daughter of Stefan and Joanne Sherry ... Was born on December 22, 1991 in Bridgetown, Barbados ... Enjoys reading, going to the beach, spending time with her family, and going to church... Loves shoes, especially Nikes ... Plans to be an international lawyer and be one of the best female setters ... Majoring in political science.

Staff/Media

Records

Did you know: Rakiya finds a great interest in international politics and affairs.

Review

High School: Was a member of the volleyball team at The St. Michael School ... Represented Barbados at the Junior Caribbean Volleyball Championships.

Opponents

Bridgetown, Barbados • The St. Michael School

VOLLEYBALL

Defensive Specialist

VOLLEYBALL

General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Newcomers

Courtney Williams 6-1 â&#x20AC;˘ Freshman Right Side Dacula, Ga. â&#x20AC;˘ Dacula High School

High School: Was a member of the volleyball and basketball teams at Dacula High School ... During her senior season, she averaged 17 kills, while contributing four assists and three aces per match ... Was a member of the Atlanta Boom 18 Diamond team ... As a basketball player, was named the Tip-Off Player of the Month ... Averaged 13 points and 10 rebounds per game as senior on the Falcon basketball team. Personal: Courtney Sanguia Marie Williams .... Prefers to be called Court ... Daughter of Patrick Williams and Dee Stewart ... Was born on September 19, 1990 in Atlanta, Ga. ... Enjoys volleyball, talking on the phone and working on the computer ... Plans to be a sports psychiatrist ... Majoring in psychology. Did you know: Courtney loves to laugh.

Staff/Media

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

Sashalee Wallen

Aurora Baker

Tocarra Jones

Elizabeth Rigg

Rakiya Sherry

Courtney Williams

2009 Eagles

Opponents

VOLLEYBALL

General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Opponents

Staff/Media

High Point Aug. 28 @ 1 p.m. Location................... High Point, N.C. Nickname............................Panthers Colors.................... Purple and White Conference........................ Big South Head Coach.................. Jason Oliver Overall Record..............First Season School Record..........................Same 2008 Record...............................26-7 VB SID.......................Erika Carrubba Phone....................... (336) 841-4640 Email..........ecarrubb@highpoint.edu Website......www.highpointpanthers.com

Georgia State

The Citadel

Elon

Aug. 28 @ 6 p.m. Location.......................... Atlanta, Ga. Nickname............................Panthers Colors........................Blue and White Conference.................................CAA Head Coach................ Mike Webster Overall Record.........................54-94 School Record..........................Same 2008 Record...............................3-25 VB SID.......................... Mike Holmes Phone....................... (404) 413-4033 Email....................rholmes@gsu.edu Website..... www.GeorgiaStateSports.com

Aug. 29 @ 1 p.m. Location...................Charleston, S.C. Nickname............................ Bulldogs Colors........... Citadel Blue and White Conference......................... Southern Head Coach..............Carolyn Geiger Overall Record.........................25-75 School Record..........................Same 2008 Record...............................9-23 VB SID............................ Ben Waring Phone....................... (843) 953-5120 Email.......... ben.waring@citadel.edu Website......... www.citadelsports.com

Aug. 29 @ 5 p.m. Location.............................Elon, N.C. Nickname............................. Phoenix Colors.................... Maroon and Gold Conference......................... Southern Head Coach................. Mary Tendler Overall Record.......................90-106 School Record..........................Same 2008 Record.............................19-16 VB SID......................... Jen Blackwell Phone....................... (336) 278-6634 Email.............. jblackwell2@elon.edu Website.......... www.elonphoenix.com

Holiday Inn Jefferson Cup September 4-5, 2009 Charlottesville, Va.

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

Hilton RTP/NCCU Volleyball Tournament August 28-29, 2009 Durham, N.C.

Virginia

Campbell

VCU

Sept. 4 @ 1 p.m. Location............... Charlottesville, Va. Nickname............ Cavaliers, Wahoos Colors....................Navy and Orange Conference................................ ACC Head Coach...................... Lee Maes Overall Record.........................17-15 School Record..........................Same 2008 Record.............................17-15 VB SID................... Amanda McClure Phone....................... (434) 982-5977 Email.............. amanda@virginia.edu Website........ www.virginiasports.com

Sept. 4 @ 4 p.m. Location................ Buies Creek, N.C. Nickname................ Fighting Camels Colors................... Orange and Black Conference.....................Atlantic Sun Head Coach................. Leigh Mullins Overall Record.....................148-142 School Record............................7-23 2008 Record...............................7-23 VB SID....................... Jason Williams Phone....................... (910) 814-4367 Email...........jwilliams@campbell.edu Website.............www.GoCamels.com

Sept. 5 @ 1 p.m. Location......................Richmond, Va. Nickname.................................Rams Colors........................Black and Gold Conference.................................CAA Head Coach.................James Finley Overall Record.......................137-37 School Record..........................69-64 2008 Record.............................19-13 VB SID.....................Chris Kowalczyk Phone....................... (804) 828-8818 Email...............ckowalczyk@vcu.edu Website........ www.VCUAthletics.com

General Info.

Opponents Hilton Garden Inn Invitational September 11-12, 2009 Rock Hill, S.C.

South Carolina State Spikefest September 18-19, 2009 Orangeburg, S.C.

The Citadel

Staff/Media

Sept. 19 @ 3 p.m. Location................. Montgomery, Ala. Nickname............................. Hornets Colors................. Old Gold and Black Conference............................. SWAC Head Coach............... Sonia K. Price Overall Record.....................121-274 School Record..........................Same 2008 Record.............................10-21 VB SID.................... LaTonia Thirston Phone........................(334) 229-4511 Email............... lathirston@alasu.edu Website... www.bamastatesports.com

Records

Alabama State

Sept. 19 @ 1 p.m. Location.................Orangeburg, S.C. Nickname................... Lady Bulldogs Colors......................Garnet and Blue Conference..............................MEAC Head Coach............ Millicent Sylvan Overall Record.....................141-139 School Record..........................21-43 2008 Record.............................13-22 VB SID..................... Romanda Noble Phone....................... (803) 516-4628 Email..................Rnoble1@scsu.edu Website......... www.scsuathletics.com

Review

South Carolina State

Sept. 18 @ 7 p.m. Location...................Charleston, S.C. Nickname......................... Lady Bucs Colors......................... Blue and Gold Conference........................ Big South Head Coach.............. Danyel Bellush Overall Record..................... 115-236 School Record..........................Same 2008 Record.............................16-18 VB SID............................ Ryan Burns Phone....................... (843) 863-7676 Email................ rsburns@csuniv.edu Website.............. www.csusports.com

Opponents

Charleston Southern

VOLLEYBALL

Sept. 18 @ 3 p.m. Location...................Charleston, S.C. Nickname............................ Bulldogs Colors........... Citadel Blue and White Conference......................... Southern Head Coach..............Carolyn Geiger Overall Record.........................25-75 School Record..........................Same 2008 Record...............................9-23 VB SID............................ Ben Waring Phone....................... (843) 953-5120 Email.......... ben.waring@citadel.edu Website......... www.citadelsports.com

Players

Sept. 12 @ 1 p.m. Location......................Rock Hill, S.C. Nickname............................... Eagles Colors..................... Garnet and Gold Conference........................ Big South Head Coach............. Sally Polhamus Overall Record.........................31-30 School Record..........................Same 2008 Record............................. 11-20 VB SID.................... Arthur Takahashi Phone........(803) 323-2129 ext. 6067 Email..... takahashia2@winthrop.edu Website..... www.winthropeagles.com

Coaches

Winthrop

Sept. 11 @ 5 p.m. Location......................Baltimore, Md. Nickname........................Lady Bears Colors.....................Orange and Blue Conference..............................MEAC Head Coach.... Ramona Riley-Bozier Overall Record.....................358-307 School Record..........................Same 2008 Record...............................3-25 VB SID....................... Kevin C. Paige Phone....................... (443) 885-3009 Email...............ravenspr26@aol.com Website..... www.morganstatebears.com

Outlook

Morgan State

Eagles

Butler Sept. 11 @ 1 p.m. Location..................Indianapolis, Ind. Nickname............................ Bulldogs Colors........................Blue and White Conference...............Horizon League Head Coach................. Sharon Clark Overall Record.....................237-239 School Record......................135-131 2008 Record............................. 19-11 VB SID...........................Josh Rattray Phone....................... (317) 940-9994 Email...................jrattray@butler.edu Website...........www.butlersports.com

VOLLEYBALL

General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Opponents

NCCU Volleyball Tournament September 25-26, 2009 Durham, N.C.

Hampton

Delware State

North Carolina A&T

Sept. 26 @ 1 p.m. Location........................... Dover, Del. Nickname............................. Hornets Colors.......... Columbia Blue and Red Conference..............................MEAC Head Coach................ Renee Arnold Overall Record.........................65-96 School Record..........................Same 2008 Record............................. 16-11 VB SID........................ Collin Sherwin Phone....................... (302) 857-6239 Email................ csherwin@desu.edu Website......... www.DSUHornets.com

Sept. 26 @ 7 p.m. Location.................Greensboro, N.C. Nickname............................... Aggies Colors......................... Blue and Gold Conference..............................MEAC Head Coach................. Toni Conway Overall Record.........................52-66 School Record...............First Season 2008 Record...............................7-22 VB SID..................... Darlene Mitchell Phone....................... (336) 334-7141 Email..........nichelle512@yahoo.com Website............ www.ncataggies.com

Location................ Washington, D.C. Founded................................... 1867 Enrollment............................. 10,500 Nickname................................ Bison Colors..... Navy Blue, Red and White Affiliation.........................NCAA Div. I Conference............................. MEAC Head Coach.... Orlando Larracuente Alma Mater... Massachusetts-Amherst, 1981 Overall Record........................ 28-66 School Record......................... Same

2008 Record............................ 14-20 2008 Conf. Record...................... 7-3 Starters Returning/Lost............... 5/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 7/4 Newcomers.................................... 2 VB SID..............Chevonne Mansfield Office........................(202) 806-7182 Cell .............................................N/A Fax...........................(202) 806-9595 Email.........emansfield@howard.edu Website....... www.howard-bison.com

Location................Buies Creek, N.C. Founded................................... 1887 Enrollment............................... 6,654 Nickname............... Fighting Camels Colors...................Orange and Black Affiliation.........................NCAA Div. I Conference.................... Atlantic Sun Head Coach................ Leigh Mullins Alma Mater.... Dickinson State, 1996 Overall Record.................... 148-142 School Record........................... 7-23

2008 Record.............................. 7-23 2008 Conf. Record.................... 5-15 Starters Returning/Lost............... 6/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 8/5 Newcomers.................................... 5 VB SID...................... Jason Williams Office........................(910) 814-4367 Cell ..........................(252) 396-1345 Fax...........................(910) 893-1330 Email.......... jwilliams@campbell.edu Website............ www.GoCamels.com

Howard

Eagles

Opponents Review Records

Sept. 25 @ 1 p.m. Location........... Winston-Salem, N.C. Nickname........................Lady Rams Colors........................ Red and White Conference..............................MEAC Head Coach............. Douglas Hunter Overall Record...........................8-54 School Record..........................Same 2008 Record...............................4-28 VB SID................. Trevin Q. Goodwin Phone....................... (336) 750-2909 Email........... GoodwinTQ@wssu.edu Website......... www.WSSURams.com

Sept. 25 @ 7 p.m. Location....................... Hampton, Va. Nickname...................... Lady Pirates Colors............. Royal Blue and White Conference..............................MEAC Head Coach............ Pedro Gonzalez Overall Record.......................84-106 School Record..........................17-47 2008 Record...............................6-28 VB SID....................Maurice Williams Phone....................... (757) 727-5757 Email.... maurice.williams@hamptonu.edu Website.....www.hamptonpirates.com

Sept. 10 @ 6 p.m. Durham, N.C.

Staff/Media

Winston-Salem State

Campbell Sept. 29 @ 7 p.m. Durham, N.C.

General Info.

Opponents Norfolk State Oct. 3 @ 7 p.m. Norfolk, Va.

2008 Record.............................19-11 2008 Conf. Record...................... 9-4 Starters Returning/Lost............... 4/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost.....11/4 Newcomers.................................... 3 VB SID............................Brad Bower Office........................(202) 994-0339 Cell ..........................(202) 420-1779 Fax...........................(202) 994-2713 Email................... bbower@gwu.edu Website............. www.GWsports.com

Staff/Media

Location................ Washington, D.C. Founded................................... 1821 Enrollment............................. 20,001 Nickname...........................Colonials Colors.......................... Buff and Blue Affiliation.........................NCAA Div. I Conference.......................Atlantic 10 Head Coach................. Jojit Coronel Alma Mater..... UC Santa Cruz, 1993 Overall Record.................... 138-126 School Record......................... Same

Records

2008 Record.............................. 9-19 2008 Conf. Record.................... 4-12 Starters Returning/Lost............... 6/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 8/6 Newcomers.................................... 8 VB SID........................... Joey Beeler Office........................(540) 831-5726 Cell .......................... (540) 257-1126 Fax...........................(540) 831-5556 Email............. jwbeeler@radford.edu Website.... www.radfordathletics.com

Review

Location.........................Radford, Va. Founded................................... 1910 Enrollment............................... 9,230 Nickname...................... Highlanders Colors........................Red and White Affiliation.........................NCAA Div. I Conference........................Big South Head Coach............... Marci Jenkins Alma Mater....... Virginia Union, 1995 Overall Record........................ 39-45 School Record........................... 9-19

Opponents

Oct. 16 @ 6 p.m. Durham, N.C.

2008 Record.............................. 0-24 2008 Conf. Record.................... 0-10 Starters Returning/Lost............... 3/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 3/9 Newcomers.................................... 7 VB SID....................... Roger McAfee Office........................(410) 951-3737 Cell ..........................(443) 841-4693 Fax...........................(410) 951-3718 Email.............. rmcafee@coppin.edu Website..... www.coppinstatesports.com

Players

George Washington

Location..................... Baltimore, Md. Founded................................... 1900 Enrollment............................... 4,104 Nickname.............................. Eagles Colors.............. Royal Blue and Gold Affiliation.........................NCAA Div. I Conference............................. MEAC Head Coach...........Romonzo Beans Alma Mater.....Delaware State, 2002 Overall Record........................ 15-43 School Record........................... 0-24

VOLLEYBALL

Radford Oct. 13 @ 6 p.m. Radford, Va.

2008 Record.............................. 6-28 2008 Conf. Record...................... 4-6 Starters Returning/Lost............... 4/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 5/4 Newcomers.................................... 8 VB SID................... Maurice Williams Office........................(757) 727-5757 Cell .............................................N/A Fax...........................(757) 727-5813 Email.. maurice.williams@hamptonu.edu Website.... www.hamptonpirates.com

Coaches

Oct. 6 @ 6 p.m. Durham, N.C.

Location.......................Hampton, Va. Founded................................... 1868 Enrollment............................... 6,156 Nickname..................... Lady Pirates Colors.............Royal Blue and White Affiliation.........................NCAA Div. I Conference............................. MEAC Head Coach............Pedro Gonzalez Alma Mater................ LaVerne, 2002 Overall Record...................... 84-106 School Record......................... 17-47

Outlook

Coppin State

2008 Record............................ 10-23 2008 Conf. Record...................... 3-5 Starters Returning/Lost............... 5/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 6/4 Newcomers.................................... 6 VB SID...................... Karen M. Carty Office........................(757) 823-2628 Cell .............................................N/A Fax...........................(757) 823-8218 Email................... kmcarty@nsu.edu Website......... www.nsuspartans.com

Eagles

Hampton Oct. 4 @ 4 p.m. Hampton, Va.

Location.......................... Norfolk, Va. Founded................................... 1935 Enrollment............................... 6,325 Nickname........................... Spartans Colors......................Green and Gold Affiliation.........................NCAA Div. I Conference............................. MEAC Head Coach.................. Jennifer Fry Alma Mater............ Montevallo, 2002 Overall Record........................ 17-49 School Record......................... Same

North Carolina A&T VOLLEYBALL

General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Opponents Oct. 20 @ 7 p.m./Nov. 16 @ 7 p.m. Greensboro, N.C./Durham, N.C.

UNC Wilmington Oct. 23 @ 7 p.m. Wilmington, N.C.

UNC Greensboro Oct. 27 @ 6 p.m. Greensboro, N.C.

Staff/Media

Nov. 13 @ 7 p.m. Dover, Del.

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

Delaware State

Location................ Greensboro, N.C. Founded................................... 1891 Enrollment............................. 10,660 Nickname.............................. Aggies Colors.........................Blue and Gold Affiliation.........................NCAA Div. I Conference............................. MEAC Head Coach.................Toni Conway Alma Mater...North Carolina A&T, 2001 Overall Record........................ 52-66 School Record.............. First Season

2008 Record.............................. 7-22 2008 Conf. Record...................... 2-6 Starters Returning/Lost............... 5/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost.....11/2 Newcomers.................................... 0 VB SID.....................Darlene Mitchell Office........................(336) 334-7141 Cell .............................................N/A Fax...........................(336) 334-7181 Email......... nichelle512@yahoo.com Website............www.ncataggies.com

Location................. Wilmington, N.C. Founded................................... 1947 Enrollment............................. 12,000 Nickname.........................Seahawks Colors...................Teal, Gold & Navy Affiliation.........................NCAA Div. I Conference................................ CAA Head Coach............ Amy Bambenek Alma Mater...Coastal Carolina, 1998 Overall Record............. First Season School Record......................... Same

2008 Record.............................. 6-23 2008 Conf. Record.................... 0-14 Starters Returning/Lost............... 4/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost.... 12/3 Newcomers.................................... 3 VB SID...................... Jarrett Abelson Office........................(910) 962-3252 Cell .............................................N/A Fax..............................................N/A Email................ abelsonj@uncw.edu Website........ www.UNCWsports.com

Location................ Greensboro, N.C. Founded................................... 1891 Enrollment............................. 16,600 Nickname........................... Spartans Colors............ Gold, White and Navy Affiliation.........................NCAA Div. I Conference.........................Southern Head Coach............Patrick Nicholas Alma Mater......George Mason, 1986 Overall Record.....................130-110 School Record.............. First Season

2008 Record............................ 23-10 2008 Conf. Record.................... 14-4 Starters Returning/Lost............... 5/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 9/7 Newcomers.................................... 3 VB SID....................... David Percival Office........................(336) 334-5615 Cell ..........................(336) 420-7518 Fax...........................(336) 334-3182 Email................. drperciv@uncg.edu Website....... www.uncgspartans.com

Location...........................Dover, Del. Founded................................... 1891 Enrollment............................... 3,800 Nickname.............................Hornets Colors......... Columbia Blue and Red Affiliation.........................NCAA Div. I Conference............................. MEAC Head Coach................Renee Arnold Alma Mater...George Washington, 2001 Overall Record........................ 65-96 School Record......................... Same

2008 Record.............................16-11 2008 Conf. Record...................... 7-3 Starters Returning/Lost............... 6/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost.....11/1 Newcomers.................................... 2 VB SID....................... Collin Sherwin Office........................(302) 857-6239 Cell .............................................N/A Fax...........................(302) 857-6064 Email................csherwin@desu.edu Website........... www.DSUSports.com

Maryland Eastern Shore Location............. Princess Anne, Md. 2008 Record.............................. 25-9 Nov. 14 @ 2 p.m. Princess Anne, Md.

Founded................................... 1886 Enrollment............................... 4,000 Nickname......................Lady Hawks Colors................... Maroon and Grey Affiliation.........................NCAA Div. I Conference............................. MEAC Head Coach...................... Don Metil Alma Mater..... California (Pa.), 1993 Overall Record...................... 134-98 School Record......................... 49-13

2008 Conf. Record.................... 10-0 Starters Returning/Lost............... 5/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 6/5 Newcomers.................................... 5 VB SID...................... Tyler Birnbaum Office........................(410) 651-7888 Cell ..........................(802) 272-5915 Fax...........................(410) 651-7600 Email............. tbirnbaum@umes.edu Website........www.UMESHawks.com

2008 Season

Review

VOLLEYBALL

General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

2008 Season Review

With young talent and each player learning their role, the Eagles used the season as an opportunity to grow, develop, mature and learn the game of volleyball on the collegiate level. For many student-athletes it was an eyeopening experience, and for others, it was a learning experience. Despite the losses, the Eagles managed to make things happen and have gained respect from many programs around the country. They fought hard and battled back through most of their matches and many Eagles earned spots in the record books. Rachel Lloyd Selected to All-Tournament Team North Carolina Central University opened the season with their annual Hilton RTP/NCCU Volleyball Tournament. Even though they struggled to find their rhythm, they learned how to compete at a higher level, playing against some top competitors. With 27 digs in the tournament, defensive specialist Rachel Lloyd landed a spot on the All-Tournament Team.

NCCU Grabs Second Place The Eagles hosted their second annual volleyball tournament, the NCCU Women’s Volleyball Invitational, where they proved to be a different team than what the record showed. With only one loss and three straight victories that weekend, the Eagles claimed second place, a boost of confidence for them. For their outstanding performances Belinda BehnckeBiney, Avaniki Campbell and Rachel Lloyd were selected to the All-Tournament Team.

Eagles

Opponents Review Records

Unfortunately for the Eagles, the 2008 season didn’t go quite as they had planned. The Eagles finished with a disappointing 7-28 record. With just one year of experience as a Division I program, the Eagles still had room to grow and had obstacles to overcome. Transitioning to the next level is not a cake walk and it has its challenges. The Eagles faced those challenges head-on.

Eagles Claim First Win of the Season Heading into the end of September, the Eagles stood winless and were just hoping for some answers. On September 19, the Eagles broke out of their spell and turned up the heat. A feisty, determined Eagle team battled a young Bulldog team from The Citadel, forcing five sets. With 15-13 on the scoreboard, the Eagles claimed the last set and the match, earning their first victory of the season.

Staff/Media

Going into the 2008 season, the Eagles had high hopes and high expectations. Coming off of an incredible 2007 season, the Eagles could only hunger for more. In 2007, the Eagles had one of their best seasons in program history, recording a 21-13 record. Not only was a 21-13 record impressive, but that season marked the Eagles’ first year as a Division I program.

General Info.

2008 Season Review

Review Records Staff/Media

What’s Next? Even through turmoil and hard times, the sun finds a way to shine and hearts find a way to heal. Through the obstacles and the challenges, NCCU learned about themselves and they have moved one step closer to becoming a contender at the next level. With hard times comes a solution. When you hit the bottom, you are bound to rise up. The 2008 season prepared the Eagles for what lies ahead. What lies ahead is 2009.

Opponents

Two current Eagles also sit among the record books. Belinda Behncke-Biney is eighth in career service aces per game with 0.51, while Aqiyla Gomez stands in eighth in career blocks per game with 0.68.

Players

Current Eagle Kiara Brown sits at No. 9 in assists per game in a career with 2.73. Leaving NCCU with a few footsteps among the records was Rachel Lloyd, who earned a top-10 spot in several categories. She stands at No. 10 in career service aces with 111. She leads in digs in a season with 593 and stands at No. 9 with 358 digs from 2008. Lloyd has claimed the first, second and sixth place spots on the digs per game in a season chart and leads the way in digs per game for a career. She is also second for digs in a career with 1,352.

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Kristan Fields didn’t leave the campus without leaving her mark. She is eighth in all-time assists in a career after recording 536. Also earning a spot in the records books is Nadia Hayes, who sits among the top-10 in block assists in a season, block assists in a career, career blocks per game and total blocks in a career with 185.

Coaches

Eagles Soaring to New Heights Several Eagles have left a mark in history at NCCU, earning a spot in the record books. Avaniki Campbell sits at No. 7 in kills per game in a career with 2.42. Campbell is tied with Shaina Pryor for 10th in blocks per game in a career with 0.56. Ashley Shade left her mark on the record books. She currently sits at No. 8 for assists in a season after recording 881 in 2007. Shade also sits among the top-10 in assists in a career with 536 and assists per game in a season for 9.27 in 2007.

Outlook

Seniors Sent Out in Style On November 17, the Eagles hosted Winston-Salem State for their last home game of the season. Seniors Kristan Fields, Nadia Hayes, Rachel Lloyd and Ashley Shade had the opportunity to play one more match in McLendonMcDougald Gymnasium. In a game that meant more to them than any, they were determined to go out on top. The Eagles did just that. They dominated the Rams in three straight sets, sending the seniors out with a victory in their last home match.

Eagles

Eagles Set Attendance Record On election night, Nov. 4, 2008, the Eagles battled arch rival North Carolina A&T in McLendon-McDougald Gym. After a dominating defensive match, the Eagles pulled out a 3-2 victory and set a new attendance record. A record crowd of 874 witnessed this dramatic come-from-behind victory during the event labeled, “Bump, Set... VOTE.”

Date VOLLEYBALL

General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

2008 Schedule/Results

Staff/Media

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

Opponent

Score W/L Score-by-game Overall Conf. Time Attend.

Aug. 29, 2008 EASTERN ILLINOIS 0-3 Aug. 29, 2008 HOUSTON BAPTIST 0-3 Aug. 30, 2008 CHARLOTTE 0-3 Sept. 04, 2008 EAST CAROLINA 0-3 Sept. 05, 2008 vs. Morehead State 0-3 Sept. 05, 2008 at Winthrop 0-3 Sept. 06, 2008 vs. West Virginia 1-3 Sept. 12, 2008 vs. Texas A&M-CC 0-3 Sept. 12, 2008 vs. Kent State 0-3 Sept. 13, 2008 vs. Florida Atlantic 0-3 Sept. 13, 2008 at Air Force 0-3 Sept. 16, 2008 at Campbell 0-3 Sept. 19, 2008 vs. The Citadel 3-2 Sept. 19, 2008 vs. COASTAL 0-3 Sept. 20, 2008 vs. Charleston Southern 2-3 Sept. 20, 2008 vs. Wofford 0-3 Sept. 26, 2008 HOUSTON BAPTIST 0-3 Sept. 26, 2008 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 3-1 Sept. 27, 2008 ALABAMA STATE 3-0 Sept. 27, 2008 HAMPTON 3-0 Sept. 28, 2008 MD. EASTERN SHORE 1-3 Oct. 03, 2008 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 0-3 Oct. 07, 2008 at N.C. A&T 1-3 Oct. 09, 2008 GEORGE WASHINGTON 0-3 Oct. 14, 2008 at Howard 0-3 2-3 Oct. 18, 2008 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 0-3 Oct. 29, 2008 NORFOLK STATE Nov. 04, 2008 N.C. A&T 3-2 Nov. 06, 2008 at AMERICAN 0-3 Nov. 08, 2008 at Coppin State 3-2 Nov. 10, 2008 at South Carolina State 1-3 3-0 Nov. 17, 2008 WINSTON-SALEM STATE Nov. 21, 2008 vs. Presbyterian 2-3 Nov. 21, 2008 vs. North Florida 0-3 Nov. 22, 2008 at USC Upstate 0-3 Team Record Overall Conference Home Away Neutral 3 Sets 4 Sets 5 Sets

W-L 7-28 0-0 5-10 1-8 1-10 3-21 1-4 3-3

L 16-25,18-25,23-25 0-1 L 10-25,15-25,21-25 0-2 L 9-25,19-25,10-25 0-3 L 18-25,10-25,19-25 0-4 L 9-25,15-25,17-25 0-5 L 14-25,10-25,10-25 0-6 L 17-25,16-25,25-20,12-25 0-7 L 13-25,11-25,9-25 0-8 L 14-25,11-25,14-25 0-9 L 15-25,22-25,10-25 0-10 L 23-25,25-27,16-25 0-11 L 17-25,13-25,24-26 0-12 W 22-25,25-18,25-19,18-25,15-13 1-12 L 21-25,17-25,13-25 1-13 L 25-19,25-18,22-25,16-25,16-18 1-14 L 20-25,15-25,22-25 1-15 L 22-25,24-25,16-25 1-16 W 25-20,22-25,25-19,25-18 2-16 W 25-12,25-2,25-21 3-16 W 25-21,26-24,25-14 4-16 L 13-25,25-23,14-25,21-25 4-17 L 17-25,19-25,19-25 4-18 L 20-25,25-23,23-25,20-25 4-19 L 14-25,15-25,14-25 4-20 L 17-25,10-25,20-25 4-21 L 16-25,20-25,25-21,25-20,13-15 4-22 L 21-25,18-25,23-25 4-23 W 25-20,23-25,19-25,25-20,19-17 5-23 L 18-25,18-25,13-25 5-24 W 16-25,19-25,25-23,25-14,15-11 6-24 L 17-25,25-17,17-25,22-25 6-25 W 25-21,25-20,25-14 7-25 L 25-15,21-25,21-25,25-12,10-15 7-26 L 13-25,21-25,22-25 7-27 L 22-25,16-25,14-25 7-28 Attendance Total Home Away Neutral

Dates 35 15 9 11

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 4203 1776 1560 867

1:14 -- 1:00 1:17 1:08 1:08 1:24 1:09 0:55 1:10 1:21 1:32 1:55 1:00 1:50 1:17 1:30 1:28 1:24 1:14 1:50 1:14 1:41 1:18 1:08 2:02 1:17 2:21 1:10 1:59 1:37 1:13 1:45 1:13 1:13 Average 120 118 173 79

---167 73 166 88 42 47 41 229 442 75 55 122 -77 77 87 52 35 83 50 55 55 57 77 874 180 103 335 135 -324 --

General Info.

2008 Team Statistics Overall Record: 7-28

Conf: 0-0

Home: 5-10

Away: 1-8

Neutral: 1-10

SET Assists Assists/Set

1014 8.3

1250 10.2

SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set

170 289 1.4

219 258 1.8

SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors 219 Errors/Set 1.8

170 1.4

DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set

1319 10.8

1464 12.0

BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks Per Set Block Errors

45 340 215.0 1.8 58

29 264 161.0 1.3 41

BALL HANDLING ERRORS

32 1560 9/173

2 0 0

3 3 21

4 1 4

5 3 3

Total 7 28

GAMES WON BY SET N.C.Central Opponents

1 7 28

2 8 27

3 8 27

4 5 6

5 3 3

Total 31 91

POINTS BY SET N.C.Central Opponents

1 639 828

2 664 822

3 665 827

4 234 234

5 88 89

Total 2290 2800

Staff/Media

1 0 0

Records

MATCH WINS BY #SETS N.C.Central Opponents

Review

Opponents

ATTENDANCE Total 1776 Dates/Avg Per Date 15/118 Neutral site #/Avg 11/79 Current win streak 0 Home win streak 2

Players

1402 623 3602 .216 11.5

Coaches

1140 748 3611 .109 9.3

Outlook

Opponents

VOLLEYBALL

Eagles

TEAM STATISTICS ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set

Overall Record: 7-28

VOLLEYBALL

General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

2008 Individual Statistics

Staff/Media

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

## Name 1 HILL, Cara 2 RICHARDS, Tasha-Gaye 3 LLOYD, Rachel 4 FIELDS, Kristan 5 GRIFFIN, Ashley 6 HAYES, Nadia 7 BROWN, Kiara 8 KING, Raven 9 PRYOR, Shaina 10 MOORE, Shantel 11 CAMPBELL, Avaniki 13 BEHNCKE-Biney, Belinda 14 GOMEZ, Aqiyla 15 SHADE, Ashley 16 SINCLAIR, Maritsann 18 JOHN, Alexis N.C.CENTRAL......... Opponents...........

Conf: 0-0

Home: 5-10

Away: 1-8

SP 24 2 114 121 57 121 45 100 116 88 115 65 88 111 34 6

ATTACK K K/S 2 0.08 1 0.50 21 0.18 9 0.07 30 0.53 217 1.79 7 0.16 10 0.10 172 1.48 93 1.06 278 2.42 115 1.77 99 1.12 55 0.50 26 0.76 5 0.83

E 4 1 38 4 48 120 3 8 133 77 133 63 66 25 22 3

TA 11 4 133 70 153 614 23 52 566 345 764 326 265 168 102 15

122 122

1140 1402

748 623

3611 .109 3602 .216

9.34 11.49

Pct -.182 .000 -.128 .071 -.118 .158 .174 .038 .069 .046 .190 .160 .125 .179 .039 .133

SET A 1 0 13 154 1 6 123 7 19 22 17 10 2 639 0 0

A/S 0.04 0.00 0.11 1.27 0.02 0.05 2.73 0.07 0.16 0.25 0.15 0.15 0.02 5.76 0.00 0.00

Neutral: 1-10 SERVE SA SA/S 1 0.04 0 0.00 31 0.27 16 0.13 3 0.05 28 0.23 1 0.02 10 0.10 0 0.00 4 0.05 16 0.14 33 0.51 0 0.00 24 0.22 3 0.09 0 0.00

1014 8.31 170 1250 10.25 219

1.39 1.80

DIG BLOCKING ## Name S RE DIG Dig/S BS BA Total B/S 1 HILL, Cara 24 5 10 0.42 0 0 0 0.00 2 RICHARDS, Tasha-Gaye 2 0 0 0.00 0 1 1 0.50 3 LLOYD, Rachel 114 57 358 3.14 0 0 0 0.00 4 FIELDS, Kristan 121 24 217 1.79 0 0 0 0.00 5 GRIFFIN, Ashley 57 0 11 0.19 2 22 24 0.42 6 HAYES, Nadia 121 1 40 0.33 15 74 89 0.74 7 BROWN, Kiara 45 1 31 0.69 0 3 3 0.07 8 KING, Raven 100 33 122 1.22 0 0 0 0.00 9 PRYOR, Shaina 116 2 38 0.33 5 60 65 0.56 10 MOORE, Shantel 88 9 70 0.80 5 37 42 0.48 11 CAMPBELL, Avaniki 115 34 121 1.05 8 56 64 0.56 13 BEHNCKE-Biney, Belinda 65 20 109 1.68 4 9 13 0.20 14 GOMEZ, Aqiyla 88 4 12 0.14 3 60 63 0.72 15 SHADE, Ashley 111 3 161 1.45 1 16 17 0.15 16 SINCLAIR, Maritsann 34 3 18 0.53 1 1 2 0.06 18 JOHN, Alexis 6 0 1 0.17 1 1 2 0.33 TEAM 23

BE 0 0 0 0 3 6 4 1 17 5 11 4 6 0 1 0

BHE 0 0 2 9 1 2 14 1 10 6 6 1 0 30 1 0

N.C.CENTRAL......... Opponents...........

58 41

83 32

122 122

219 170

1319 1464

10.81 45 12.00 29

340 264

215.0 1.76 161.0 1.32

SE 2 0 47 33 4 59 5 17 3 20 25 28 0 42 4 0 289 258

Eagles History

& Records

VOLLEYBALL

General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Individual Records

Staff/Media

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

Career (min. 5 kills) 5.44 Shari Matthews 3.69 Anielle DaSilva 3.58 Porche’ Williams 2.87 Danielle Johnson-Webb 2.79 Davita Watson 2.54 Paulette Peoples 2.42 Avaniki Campbell 2.42 Rachel Walters 2.41 Rena Armwood 2.25 Ayana Wright

(266 games) 2006-07 (113 games) 2007 (284 games) 2002-03 (469 games) 2000, 03-05 (460 games) 1996-99 (393 games) 1998-01 (115 games) 2008 (127 games) 2006 (427 games) 1996-99 (443 games) 2000-03

attack attempts

Shari Matthews

Kills Season 974 Shari Matthews (.396) 550 Porche’ Williams (.217) 473 Shari Matthews (.244) 468 Porche’ Williams (.286) 465 Danielle Johnson-Webb (.322) 442 Brenda Brown (.223) 441 Davita Watson (.327) 430 Danielle Johnson-Webb (.319) 417 Anielle DaSilva (.247) 368 Davita Watson (.282) Career 1447 1346 1271 1168 1031 1018 998 998 754 654

Shari Matthews (.336) Danielle Johnson-Webb (.303) Davita Watson (.280) Brenda Brown (.185) Rena Armwood (.236) Porche’ Williams (.248) Ayana Wright (.240) Paulette Peoples (.181) Zarah Forbes (.241) Cherie Wilson (.093)

2006 2002 2007 2003 2005 2005 1999 2004 2007 1998 2006-07 2000, 03-05 1996-99 2002-05 1996-99 2002-03 2000-03 1998-01 1997-99, 01 2002-04

Season 1880 Shari Matthews 1359 Porche’ Williams 1216 Shari Matthews 1181 Brenda Brown 1084 Porche’ Williams 1074 Cherie Wilson 1072 Anielle DaSilva 1050 Brenda Brown 992 Davita Watson 983 Danielle Johnson-Webb Career 3360 Brenda Brown 3096 Shari Matthews 3035 Davita Watson 3002 Danielle Johnson-Webb 2673 Paulette Peoples 2650 Rena Armwood 2443 Porche’ Williams 2348 Ayana Wright 2035 Cherie Wilson 1953 Zarah Forbes

(K-E-TA) (974-230-1880) (550-255-1359) (473-176-1216) (442-179-1181) (468-158-1084) (346-257-1074) (417-152-1072) (355-163-1050) (441-117-992) (465-148-983)

(K-E-TA) (1168-546-3360) 2002-05 (1447-406-3096) 2006-07 (1271-421-3035) 1996-99 (1346-435-3002) 2000, 03-05 (998-513-2673) 1998-01 (1031-405-2650) 1996-99 (1018-413-2443) 2002-03 (998-434-2348) 2000-03 (654-465-2035) 2002-04 (754-283-1953) 1997-99, 01

Kills per game Season (min. 5 kills) 6.37 Shari Matthews 4.19 Shari Matthews 3.69 Anielle DaSilva 3.66 Porche’ Williams 3.61 Paulette Peoples 3.53 Porche’ Williams 3.53 Davita Watson 3.39 Danielle Johnson-Webb 3.28 Danielle Johnson-Webb 3.18 Brenda Brown

(153 games) (113 games) (113 games) (128 games) (82 games) (156 games) (125 games) (137 games) (131 games) (139 games)

2006 2007 2007 2003 2000 2002 1999 2005 2004 2005

2006 2002 2007 2005 2003 2002 2007 2004 1999 2005

Brenda Brown

General Info.

Individual Records (451 games) 2002-05 (307 games) 2000-03 (304 games) 2005-08 (324 games) 1995, 97-98 (391 games) 2004-06 (352 games) 1998-01 (N/A games) 1992-95 (316 games) 2006-08 (427 games) 1996-99 (280 games) 1995-97

Ariel Germain

2006 2003 1999 1995 2005 2004 1999 2002 1998 2003

Staff/Media

2006 2003 2005 2004 1999 2002 1998 2007 2000 1995

Records

Season 1276 Latoya Tate (153 games) 1186 Ariel Germain (122 games) 1166 Ariel Germain (125 games) 1139 Ariel Germain (119 games) 1097 Rachelle Zastoupil (122 games) 1008 Mandie Blackburn (114 games) 933 Toni Douglas (116 games) 881 Ashley Shade (95 games) 786 Mandie Blackburn (88 games) 688 Vrlynda Wilkes (89 games)

Anielle DaSilva

Review

Assists

(451 games) 2002-05 (307 games) 2000-03 (304 games) 2005-08 (324 games) 1995, 97-98 (17 games) 2007 (352 games) 1998-01 (391 games) 2004-06 (79 games) 2005-06 (45 games) 2008 (280 games) 1995-97

Opponents

(K-E-TA) (1447-406-3096) 2006-07 (1346-435-3002) 2000, 03-05 (68-18-174) 2000 (1271-421-3035) 1996-99 (1018-413-2443) 2002-03 (417-152-1072) 2007 (307-119-760) 2006 (754-283-1953) 1997-99, 01 (998-434-2348) 2000-03 (1031-405-2650) 1996-99

Career (min. 5 assists) 8.95 Ariel Germain 8.10 Mandie Blackburn 6.94 Ashley Shade 6.20 Toni Douglas 6.18 Jane Murphy 3.99 Rachelle Zastoupil 3.74 Latoya Tate 3.48 Jaria Atkins 2.73 Kiara Brown 1.74 Vivian White

2003 2004 2005 2007 1999 2000 2002 2006 1998 1995

VOLLEYBALL

Career (min. 5 kills) .336 Shari Matthews .303 Danielle Johnson-Webb .287 Shannon Grissett .280 Davita Watson .248 Porcheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Williams .247 Anielle DaSilva .247 Rachel Walters .241 Zarah Forbes .240 Ayana Wright .236 Rena Armwood

(K-E-TA) (974-230-1880) (7-2-14) (441-117-992) (262-90-530) (465-148-983) (430-134-929) (13-4-29) (7-0-23) (321-99-749) (276-103-588)

(122 games) (119 games) (125 games) (95 games) (122 games) (88 games) (114 games) (153 games) (116 games) (89 games)

Players

Attack percentage Season (min. 5 kills) .396 Shari Matthews .357 Mandie Blackburn .327 Davita Watson .325 Suzette Feemster .322 Danielle Johnson-Webb .319 Danielle Johnson-Webb .310 Teri Rhodes .304 Terri Kilts .296 Rena Armwood .294 Ayana Wright

Season (min. 5 assists) 9.72 Ariel Germain 9.57 Ariel Germain 9.33 Ariel Germain 9.27 Ashley Shade 8.99 Rachelle Zastoupil 8.93 Mandie Blackburn 8.84 Mandie Blackburn 8.34 Latoya Tate 8.04 Toni Douglas 7.73 Vrlynda Wilkes

Coaches

Assists per Game

Outlook

Ariel Germain Mandie Blackburn Ashley Shade Toni Douglas Latoya Tate Rachelle Zastoupil Vrlynda Wilkes Kristan Fields Rena Armwood Vivian White

Eagles

Career 4036 2488 2109 1699 1462 1404 1102 536 490 488

service aces

VOLLEYBALL

General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Individual Records Season 140 Shari Matthews 115 Latoya Tate 110 Porche’ Williams 94 Porche’ Williams 89 Shari Matthews 75 Patricia Rodrigues 69 Kai Wright 61 Cherie Wilson 60 Tordra Sessions 57 Latoya Tate 57 Ayana Wright

(153 games) (153 games) (156 games) (128 games) (113 games) (121 games) (149 games) (142 games) (112 games) (119 games) (156 games)

2006 2006 2002 2003 2007 2004 2006 2002 2005 2005 2002

Career 229 215 204 151 137 131 125 125 117 111

(266 games) (391 games) (284 games) (460 games) (299 games) (250 games) (538 games) (451 games) (N/A games) (379 games)

2006-07 2004-06 2002-03 1996-99 2002-04 2003-04 2002-05 2002-05 1992-95 2006-08

Shari Matthews Latoya Tate Porche’ Williams Davita Watson Cherie Wilson Patricia Rodrigues Brenda Brown Ariel Germain Vrlynda Wilkes Rachel Lloyd

service aces per game

Staff/Media

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

Season (min. 5 aces) 0.92 Shari Matthews 0.81 Michelle Mitchell 0.79 Shari Matthews 0.75 Latoya Tate 0.73 Porche’ Williams 0.71 Porche’ Williams 0.62 Patricia Rodrigues 0.61 Vrlynda Wilkes 0.54 Jaria Atkins 0.54 Tordra Sessions

(153 games) (31 games) (113 games) (153 games) (128 games) (156 games) (121 games) (89 games) (79 games) (112 games)

2006 2005 2007 2006 2003 2002 2004 1995 2005 2005

Career (min. 5 aces) 0.86 Shari Matthews 0.72 Porche’ Williams 0.57 Michelle Mitchell 0.55 Latoya Tate 0.54 Jaria Atkins 0.54 Tordra Sessions 0.52 Patricia Rodrigues 0.51 Belinda Behncke-Biney 0.46 Cherie Wilson 0.42 Jocelyn Atkins

(266 games) (284 games) (61 games) (391 games) (79 games) (112 games) (250 games) (65 games) (299 games) (36 games)

2006-07 2002-03 2004-05 2004-06 2005-06 2005 2003-04 2008 2002-04 2002

Digs Season 593 Rachel Lloyd 513 Shari Matthews 459 Brenda Brown 436 Brenda Brown 413 Latoya Tate

(152 games) (153 games) (125 games) (139 games) (153 games)

2006 2006 2004 2005 2006

401 401 369 358 349

Rachel Lloyd Kai Wright Cherie Wilson Rachel Lloyd Rena Armwood

(113 games) (149 games) (142 games) (114 games) (129 games)

2007 2006 2002 2008 1999

Career 1465 1352 1126 943 860 839 792 725 724 677

Brenda Brown Rachel Lloyd Rena Armwood Latoya Tate Shari Matthews Davita Watson Dorian Mills Mandie Blackburn Paulette Peoples Ariel Germain

(538 games) (379 games) (427 games) (391 games) (266 games) (460 games) (383 games) (307 games) (393 games) (451 games)

2002-05 2006-08 1996-99 2004-06 2006-07 1996-99 2003-05 2000-03 1998-01 2002-05

digs per game Season (min. 5 digs) 3.90 Rachel Lloyd 3.67 Brenda Brown 3.55 Rachel Lloyd 3.35 Shari Matthews 3.18 Rena Armwood 3.14 Rachel Lloyd 3.14 Brenda Brown 3.07 Shari Matthews 3.04 Vivian White 3.00 Latisha McEachern

(152 games) (125 games) (113 games) (153 games) (106 games) (114 games) (139 games) (113 games) (111 games) (83 games)

2006 2004 2007 2006 1998 2008 2005 2007 1997 2000

Career (min. 5 digs) 3.57 Rachel Lloyd 3.23 Shari Matthews 2.82 Anielle DaSilva 2.72 Brenda Brown 2.64 Rena Armwood 2.63 Patricia Rodrigues 2.48 Jaria Atkins 2.41 Latoya Tate 2.36 Mandie Blackburn 2.30 Kai Wright 2.30 Latisha McEachern

(379 games) (266 games) (113 games) (538 games) (427 games) (250 games) (79 games) (391 games) (307 games) (258 games) (283 games)

2006-08 2006-07 2007 2002-05 1996-99 2003-04 2005-06 2004-06 2000-03 2006-07 1998-00

block solos Season 57 Danielle Johnson-Webb 57 Danielle Johnson-Webb 56 Danielle Johnson-Webb 49 Danielle Johnson-Webb 45 Carmen Williams 41 Davita Watson 41 Davita Watson 39 Rachel Walters 38 Ayana Wright 34 Davita Watson 33 Zarah Forbes

(137 games) (76 games) (131 games) (125 games) (142 games) (121 games) (102 games) (127 games) (156 games) (112 games) (126 games)

2005 2000 2004 2003 2002 1998 1996 2006 2002 1997 1999

General Info.

Individual Records 2000, 03-05 1996-99 1997-99, 01 2000-03 2002-05 1995-97 2002 2002-04 1995, 97-98 2006 1996-99

Danielle Johnson-Webb

block assists

blocks per game

(393 games) 2000, 03-05 (127 games) 2006 (41 games) 2000 (460 games) 1996-99 (142 games) 2002 (420 games) 1997-99, 01

Total blocks Season 170 Danielle Johnson-Webb 163 Danielle Johnson-Webb 148 Danielle Johnson-Webb 138 Ayana Wright 124 Rachel Walters 123 Carmen Williams 121 Danielle Johnson-Webb 110 Davita Watson 107 Zarah Forbes 103 Davita Watson Career 602 399 341 325 247 185 166 160 144 143

(125 games) (131 games) (137 games) (156 games) (127 games) (142 games) (76 games) (121 games) (126 games) (125 games)

2006-08 2006-08 2003-04 2008 2007-08

2003 2004 2005 2002 2006 2002 2000 1998 1999 1999

Danielle Johnson-Webb (469 games) 2000, 03-05 Davita Watson (460 games) 1996-99 Ayana Wright (443 games) 2000-03 Zarah Forbes (420 games) 1997-99, 01 Ariel Germain (451 games) 2002-05 Nadia Hayes (274 games) 2006-08 Brenda Brown (538 games) 2002-05 Rena Armwood (427 games) 1996-99 Toni Douglas (324 games) 1995, 97-98 Tiffanni Turrentine (259 games) 2003-05

Staff/Media

Career (min. 5 blocks) 1.28 Danielle Johnson-Webb 0.98 Rachel Walters 0.90 Shannon Grissett 0.88 Davita Watson 0.87 Carmen Williams 0.77 Zarah Forbes

2000 2003 2004 2005 2000 2006 1998 1997 2000 2002

(274 games) (104 games) (69 games) (115 games) (116 games)

Records

(76 games) (125 games) (131 games) (137 games) (83 games) (127 games) (121 games) (112 games) (41 games) (156 games)

Nadia Hayes Aqiyla Gomez Sasha Vann Avaniki Campbell Shaina Pryor

Review

Season (min. 5 blocks) 1.60 Danielle Johnson-Webb 1.36 Danielle Johnson-Webb 1.24 Danielle Johnson-Webb 1.08 Danielle Johnson-Webb 0.99 Ayana Wright 0.98 Rachel Walters 0.91 Davita Watson 0.91 Davita Watson 0.90 Shannon Grissett 0.88 Ayana Wright

0.68 0.63 0.59 0.56 0.56

Opponents

Danielle Johnson-Webb (393 games) 2000, 03-05 Ayana Wright (443 games) 2000-03 Davita Watson (460 games) 1996-99 Zarah Forbes (420 games) 1997-99, 01 Ariel Germain (451 games) 2002-05 Nadia Hayes (274 games) 2006-08 Brenda Brown (538 games) 2002-05 Rena Armwood (427 games) 1996-99 Shari Matthews (266 games) 2006-07 Tiffanni Turrentine (259 games) 2003-05

VOLLEYBALL

Career 383 253 252 226 172 152 132 121 110 105

2003 2004 2002 2005 2006 2006 2002 2008 1999 1999

Players

Season 121 Danielle Johnson-Webb (125 games) 107 Danielle Johnson-Webb (131 games) 100 Ayana Wright (156 games) 91 Danielle Johnson-Webb (137 games) 85 Rachel Walters (127 games) 84 Shawanda Hill (137 games) 78 Carmen Williams (142 games) 74 Nadia Hayes (121 games) 74 Zarah Forbes (126 games) 72 Davita Watson (125 games)

Coaches

(469 games) (460 games) (420 games) (443 games) (451 games) (238 games) (142 games) (299 games) (324 games) (127 games) (427 games)

Outlook

Danielle Johnson-Webb Davita Watson Zarah Forbes Ayana Wright Ariel Germain Heather Witherspoon Carmen Williams Cherie Wilson Toni Douglas Rachel Walters Rena Armwood

Eagles

Career 219 147 99 88 75 48 45 42 40 39 39

Kills

VOLLEYBALL

General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Team Records

Season 2232 2018 1917 1767 1696 1622 1563 1337 1307 1140

(.242) (.196) (.176) (.223) (.176) (.217) (.210) (.216) (.195) (.109)

2006 2005 2002 2003 2004 1999 2007 1998 2000 2008

Kills per game Season 14.59 13.83 13.54 12.90 12.75 12.20 11.98 10.87 10.54 10.34

(153 games) (113 games) (149 games) (137 games) (133 games) (133 games) (160 games) (123 games) (124 games) (108 games)

2006 2007 2005 2003 2004 1999 2002 1998 2000 1995

Attack attempts

Eagles

Opponents

Staff/Media

Records

Review

2006 Eagles

Season 5511 5373 5130 4801 4547 4364 4261 3720 3611 3541

(K-E-TA) (2232-897-5511) (2018-963-5373) (1917-1016-5130) (1696-853-4801) (1767-751-4547) (1622-674-4364) (1563-668-4261) (1337-534-3720) (1140-748-3611) (1307-616-3541)

Latoya Tate

2006 2005 2002 2004 2003 1999 2007 1998 2008 2000

Attack percentage Season .242 .223 .217 .216 .210 .201 .196 .195 .177 .176

(K-E-TA) (2232-897-5511) (1767-751-4547) (1622-674-4364) (1337-534-3720) (1563-668-4261) (1117-586-2638) (2018-963-5373) (1307-616-3541) (1092-506-3318) (1917-1016-5130)

2006 2003 1999 1998 2007 1995 2005 2000 1997 2002

Assists Season 1953 1754 1651 1538 1479 1396 1322 1075 1040 1014

(153 games) (149 games) (160 games) (137 games) (133 games) (113 games) (133 games) (123 games) (124 games) (122 games)

2006 2005 2002 2003 2004 2007 1999 1998 2000 2008

Assists per game Season 12.76 12.35 11.77 11.23 11.12 10.32 9.94 8.74 8.39 8.31

(153 games) (113 games) (149 games) (137 games) (133 games) (160 games) (133 games) (123 games) (124 games) (122 games)

(All statistics complete since 1995)

2006 2007 2005 2003 2004 2002 1999 1998 2000 2008

General Info.

Team Records

Avaniki Campbell

2006 2002 2005 2003 2004 1995 2007 1997 1996 2000

service aces per game 2006 1995 2002 2003 2007 2005 2004 1997 1996 2001

digs Season 2404 2182 1981 1980 1756 1725 1694 1653 1610 1572

Season 15.71 14.89 14.64 14.63 14.02 13.91 13.20 12.98 12.91 12.38

(153 games) (133 games) (149 games) (113 games) (123 games) (113 games) (133 games) (124 games) (90 games) (160 games)

2006 2004 2005 2007 1998 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002

Records

2008 Eagles

Review Staff/Media

Rena Armwood

digs per game

2006 2005 2002 2004 1999 1998 2003 2007 2000 1997

(153 games) (149 games) (160 games) (133 games) (133 games) (123 games) (137 games) (113 games) (124 games) (113 games)

Opponents

(153 games) (108 games) (160 games) (137 games) (113 games) (149 games) (133 games) (113 games) (105 games) (90 games)

Davita Watson

VOLLEYBALL

Season 3.38 2.62 2.55 2.54 2.44 2.38 2.35 1.92 1.91 1.62

Players

(153 games) (160 games) (149 games) (137 games) (133 games) (108 games) (113 games) (113 games) (105 games) (124 games)

Coaches

service aces Season 517 408 354 348 313 283 276 217 201 176

Outlook

Eagles

solo blocks

VOLLEYBALL

General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Team Records Season 161 138 136 133 131 128 111 110 107 104

(160 games) (137 games) (149 games) (108 games) (124 games) (133 games) (153 games) (123 games) (105 games) (133 games)

2002 2003 2005 1995 2000 2004 2006 1998 1996 1999

Brenda Brown

Block assists Season 427 392 385 369 340 314 318 308 278 262

Danielle Johnson-Webb (153 games) (160 games) (137 games) (133 games) (122 games) (133 games) (149 games) (124 games) (123 games) (113 games)

2006 2002 2003 2004 2008 1999 2005 2000 1998 1997

blocks per game

total blocks

Staff/Media

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

Season 357.0 330.5 324.5 312.5 295.0 285.0 260.0 249.0 221.5 220.0

(160 games) (137 games) (153 games) (133 games) (149 games) (124 games) (133 games) (123 games) (108 games) (113 games)

2002 2003 2006 2004 2005 2000 1999 1998 1995 1997

Season 2.41 2.35 2.30 2.23 2.12 2.05 2.06 2.02 1.98 1.96

2006 NCCU Eagles

(137 games) (133 games) (124 games) (160 games) (153 games) (108 games) (90 games) (123 games) (149 games) (133 games)

2003 2004 2000 2002 2006 1995 2001 1998 2005 1999

General Info.

Year-By-Year Leaders attack PERCENTAGE

Games played

GP 88 99 112 121 125 82 87 156 128 131 137 153 113 115

Kills 262 233 285 368 441 296 254 550 468 430 465 974 473 278

Avg. 2.98 2.35 2.55 3.04 3.53 3.61 2.92 3.53 3.66 3.28 3.39 6.37 4.19 2.42

attack attempts

Player Vrlynda Wilkes Vivian White Toni Douglas Toni Douglas Rachelle Zastoupil Mandie Blackburn Mandie Blackburn Mandie Blackburn Ariel Germain Ariel Germain Ariel Germain Latoya Tate Ashley Shade Ashley Shade

GP 89 94 100 116 122 88 85 114 122 119 125 153 95 111

Ast. 688 476 634 933 1097 786 568 1008 1186 1139 1166 1276 881 639

Avg. 7.73 5.06 6.34 8.04 8.99 8.93 6.68 8.84 9.72 9.57 9.33 8.34 9.27 5.76

Aces 54 36 47 52 44 35 29 110 94 75 60 140 89 33

Avg. 0.61 0.38 0.42 0.43 0.35 0.42 0.33 0.71 0.73 0.62 0.54 0.92 0.79 0.51

SERVICE ACES Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player GP Vrlynda Wilkes 89 Vivian White 94 Vivian White 111 Davita Watson 121 Davita Watson 125 Latisha McEachern 83 Paulette Peoples 87 Porche’ Williams 156 Porche’ Williams 128 Patricia Rodrigues 121 Tordra Sessions 112 Shari Matthews 153 Shari Matthews 113 Belinda Behncke-Biney 65

(All statistics complete since 1995)

Staff/Media

Attempts 530 538 685 921 992 713 679 1359 1084 1050 1181 1880 1216 764

Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Records

Player Suzette Feemster Tia Watlington Davita Watson Davita Watson Davita Watson Paulette Peoples Paulette Peoples Porche’ Williams Porche’ Williams Brenda Brown Brenda Brown Shari Matthews Shari Matthews Avaniki Campbell

ASSISTS

Review

Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

K-E-TA 262-90-530 181-88-434 285-101-685 321-99-749 441-117-992 68-18-174 128-49-328 7-0-23 7-2-14 430-134-929 465-148-983 974-230-1880 209-82-503 278-133-764

Opponents

Player Suzette Feemster Tia Watlington Davita Watson Davita Watson Davita Watson Paulette Peoples Paulette Peoples Porche’ Williams Porche’ Williams Danielle Johnson-Webb Danielle Johnson-Webb Shari Matthews Shari Matthews Avaniki Campbell

Pct. .325 .214 .269 .296 .327 .287 .241 .304 .357 .319 .322 .396 .252 .190

VOLLEYBALL

Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Suzette Feemster Rena Armwood Davita Watson Rena Armwood Davita Watson Shannon Grissett Zarah Forbes Terri Kilts Mandie Blackburn Danielle Johnson-Webb Danielle Johnson-Webb Shari Matthews Naima Stennett Avaniki Campbell

Players

KILLS

Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Coaches

GP 89 89 102 112 121 129 88 87 156 156 129 129 131 146 153 153 113 113 113 121

Outlook

Player Katina Wagner Vrlynda Wilkes Davita Watson Davita Watson Davita Watson Rema Armwood Mandie Blackburn Paulette Peoples Ayana Wright Porche’ Williams Brenda Brown Patricia Rodrigues Danielle Johnson-Webb Dorian Mills Shari Matthews Latoya Tate Anielle DaSilva Rachel Lloyd Shari Matthews Kristan Fields

Eagles

Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Solo Blocks

VOLLEYBALL

General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Year-By-Year Leaders

Staff/Media

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Kim McClinton Kim Jessup Davita Watson Davita Watson Davita Watson Zarah Forbes Danielle Johnson-Webb Zarah Forbes Carmen Williams Danielle Johnson-Webb Danielle Johnson-Webb Danielle Johnson-Webb Rachel Walters Nadia Hayes Naima Stennett Nadia Hayes

Total blocks GP 84 78 102 112 121 126 76 77 142 125 131 137 127 108 113 121

BS 23 23 41 34 41 33 57 14 45 49 56 57 39 14 14 15

Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Kim Jessup Davita Watson Davita Watson Davita Watson Zarah Forbes Danielle Johnson-Webb Ayana Wright Ayana Wright Danielle Johnson-Webb Danielle Johnson-Webb Danielle Johnson-Webb Rachel Walters Nadia Hayes Nadia Hayes

GP 78 102 112 121 126 76 84 156 125 131 137 127 108 121

Total 54 84 102 110 107 121 57 138 170 163 148 124 73 89

Digs 169 169 175 337 337 349 249 249 223 369 321 459 436 593 401 358

Avg. 1.92 2.17 1.72 3.04 3.18 2.71 2.83 3.00 2.56 2.60 2.49 3.67 3.14 3.90 3.55 3.14

DIGS BLOCK ASSISTS Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Tia Watlington Davita Watson Davita Watson Davita Watson Zarah Forbes Danielle Johnson-Webb Ayana Wright Ayana Wright Danielle Johnson-Webb Danielle Johnson-Webb Danielle Johnson-Webb Rachel Walters Nadia Hayes Nadia Hayes

GP 67 102 112 121 126 76 84 156 125 131 137 127 108 121

BA 34 43 68 69 74 64 45 100 121 107 91 85 59 74

Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Patisha France Kim Jessup Davita Watson Vivian White Rena Armwood Rena Armwood Mandie Blackburn Latisha McEachern Paulette Peoples Cherie Wilson Patricia Rodrigues Brenda Brown Brenda Brown Rachel Lloyd Rachel Lloyd Rachel Lloyd

GP 88 78 102 111 106 129 88 83 87 142 129 125 139 152 113 114

Nadia Hayes

Rachel Lloyd

General Info.

All-Time Coaches/Honors NCCU All-Time Coaches Sandra Shuler (1975-1993)

Ingrid Wicker-McCree (1994-2005)

20-20 Elite Club 1999 2002 2003

Davita Watson Porche Williams Brenda Brown

Shari Matthews Shari Matthews

Staff/Media

NCAA Division II All-American 2006

Records

NCAA Division II Player of the Year 2006

Review

Ingrid Wicker Ingrid Wicker Ingrid Wicker-McCree Georgette Crawford-Crooks

Davita Watson Danielle Johnson-Webb Shari Matthews

Opponents

CIAA Coach of the Year 1999 2002 2005 2006

CIAA Player of the Year 1998 2005 2006

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Brenda Cox Jackie Pinnix Sherron Hayes Terri Abel Cheryl Tyson Stacey Thomas Gina Hanks Anissa Hyman Kim Jessup Suzette Feemster Rena Armwood Toni Douglas Davita Watson Rena Armwood Rena Armwood (MVP) Davita Watson Paulette Peoples Mandie Blackburn Paulette Peoples Zarah Forbes Brenda Brown Danielle Johnson-Webb (MVP) Brenda Brown (MVP) Danielle Johnson-Webb Shari Matthews (MVP)

Players

CIAA All-Tournament Team 1983 1984 1990 1991 1992 1993 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2004 2005 2006

Coaches

NCCU volleyball honors

Eagles

Georgette Crawford-Crooks (2006-present)

Useetha Evans Sherai Price Carla Dorsey Leslie Ann Robinson Kimberly Jessup Suzette Feemster Kimberly Jessup Vrlynda Wilkes Kimberly McClinton Tia Watlington Davita Watson Rena Armwood Toni Douglas Davita Watson Rena Armwood Davita Watson Paulette Peoples Paulette Peoples Mandie Blackburn Mandie Blackburn Ayana Wright Cherie Wilson Porche Williams Ayana Wright Ariel Germain (2nd) Brenda Brown (2nd) Brenda Brown Ariel Germain Danielle Johnson-Webb Cherie Wilson Dorian Mills (2nd) LaToya Tate (2nd) Brenda Brown Ariel Germain Danielle Johnson-Webb Dorian Mills LaToya Tate Tordra Session (2nd) Shari Matthews Shatoya Cantrell Rachel Walters Rachel Lloyd (2nd) LaToya Tate (2nd)

Outlook

All-Conference (CIAA) 1988 1990 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

VOLLEYBALL

General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Year-By-Year Results

1995 Ingrid Wicker (15-17) 09/01/95 vs. Dowlng L 0-3 09/01/95 vs. California, Pa. L 0-3 09/02/95 vs. Shippenburg L 1-3 09/06/95 at St. Augustine’s L 0-3 09/08/95 at Pembroke State L 0-3 09/12/95 at Fayetteville State W 3-2 09/20/95 SHAW L 1-3 09/25/95 at Livingstone W 3-0 09/25/95 at Johnson C. Smith W 3-0 09/29/95 vs. St. Paul’s W 3-0 09/30/95 vs. Virginia Union W 3-0 09/30/95 vs. Bowie State W 3-1 09/30/95 vs. Virginia State W 3-1 10/01/95 vs. Elizabeth City State W 3-0 10/02/95 vs. Norfolk State L 0-3 10/04/95 at Winston-Salem State W 3-0 10/05/95 LIVINGSTONE W 3-0 10/07/95 ST. AUGUSTINE’S L 0-3 10/10/95 FAYETTEVILLE STATE L 0-3 10/12/95 JOHNSON C. SMITH W 3-0 10/13/95 at Armstrong State L 0-3 10/13/95 vs. Valdosta L 0-3 10/14/95 vs. Augusta L 0-3 10/14/95 vs. Savannah State W 3-0 10/17/95 at Shaw L 0-3 10/21/95 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne W 3-2 10/21/95 vs. Wingate L 0-3 10/21/95 at Catawba L 2-3 10/23/95 WINSTON-SALEM STATE W 3-0 11/06/95 vs. Norfolk State $ L 2-3 11/06/95 vs. Virginia State $ W 3-0 11/06/95 vs. Fayetteville State $ L 0-3

Staff/Media

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

$ - CIAA Tournament

1996 Ingrid Wicker (13-15) 09/03/96 at Mars Hill L 0-3 09/09/96 LIBERTY L 0-3 09/11/96 FAYETTEVILLE STATE L 2-3 09/17/96 at Livingstone W 3-2 09/17/96 at Johnson C. Smith W 3-0 09/18/96 at Shaw L 0-3 09/23/96 at Winston-Salem State W 3-2 09/27/96 ST. PAUL’S W 3-0 09/27/96 VIRGINIA STATE W 3-0 09/28/96 VIRGINIA UNION L 0-3 09/28/96 BOWIE STATE W 3-0 09/29/96 ELIZABETH CITY STATE W 3-0 09/29/96 NORFOLK STATE W 3-2 10/04/96 ST. AUGUSTINE’S L 1-3 10/09/96 LIVINGSTONE W 3-2 10/11/96 at Fayetteville State L 0-3 10/11/96 vs. Benedict L 1-3 10/12/96 vs. Savannah State W 3-2 10/15/96 JOHNSON C. SMITH W 3-1 10/18/96 at Barton L 0-3 10/19/96 at St. Augustine’s L 1-3 10/21/96 SHAW L 0-3 10/22/96 at Fayetteville State L 1-3

10/24/96 10/29/96 11/02/96 11/02/96 11/02/96

PEMBROKE WINSTON-SALEM STATE vs. Norfolk State $ vs. Bowie State $ vs, Shaw $

L W L W L

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

$ - CIAA Tournament 1997 Ingrid Wicker (16-16) 09/08/97 at St. Augustine’s L 0-3 09/10/97 at Fayetteville State L 0-3 09/13/97 vs. St. Andrews L 0-3 09/13/97 vs. Florida Southern L 0-3 09/13/97 at Rollins L 1-3 09/15/97 at Johnson C. Smith W 3-0 09/17/97 at Livingstone L 2-3 09/20/97 MARS HILL L 2-3 09/23/97 at Winston-Salem State W 3-0 09/26/97 ST. PAUL’s W 3-1 09/26/97 VIRGINIA STATE W 3-0 09/27/97 ELIZABETH CITY STATE W 3-1 09/27/97 BOWIE STATE W 3-0 09/28/97 SHAW W 3-1 09/30/97 at Virginia Union W 3-0 10/06/97 ST. AUGUSTINE’S L 1-3 10/08/97 LIVINGSTONE W 3-0 10/10/97 at Fayetteville State L 2-3 10/10/97 vs. Mount Olive L 0-3 10/11/97 vs. Benedict W 3-1 10/14/97 FAYETTEVILLE STATE W 3-1 10/17/97 vs. Paine College W 3-0 10/17/97 vs. Wingate L 1-3 10/18/97 vs. Gardner-Webb L 0-3 10/18/97 vs. Armstrong State L 0-3 10/18/97 at USC-Aiken L 0-3 10/20/97 JOHNSON C. SMITH W 3-0 3-0 10/29/97 WINSTON-SALEM STATE W 11/01/97 BOWIE STATE $ W 3-0 11/01/97 ST. AUGUSTINE’S $ L 2-3 11/01/97 ST. PAUL’S $ W 3-0 11/02/97 FAYETTEVILLE STATE $ L 1-3 $ - CIAA Tournament 1998 Ingrid Wicker 08/28/98 vs. Nebraska Omaha L 08/29/98 vs. Francis Marion L 08/29/98 at USC-Aiken L 09/02/98 JOHNSON C. SMITH W 09/05/98 at Mount Olive L 09/05/98 vs. Wingate L 09/08/98 at Fayetteville State L 09/11/98 ST. PAUL’S W 09/11/98 VIRGINIA STATE W 09/12/98 BOWIE STATE W 09/12/98 ELIZABETH CITY ST. W 09/13/98 VIRGINIA UNION W 09/13/98 SHAW W 09/16/98 at Livingstone W 09/19/98 SAINT AUGUSTINE’S W

(26-8) 0-3 0-3 0-3 3-1 0-3 0-3 2-3 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-2

General Info.

Year-By-Year Results

$ - CIAA Tournament

Review Records Staff/Media

2001 Ingrid Wicker (7-19) 08/24/01 vs. West Alabama L 0-3 08/24/01 vs. Wingate L 0-3 08/25/01 vs. Newberry L 0-3 08/25/01 at Francis Marion L 2-3 09/04/01 at Lenoir Rhyne L 0-3 09/05/01 FAYETTEVILLE ST. L 2-3 09/12/01 at UNC-Pembroke L 0-3 09/15-16 CIAA ROUND-UP Canceled 09/19/01 WINSTON-SALEM ST. W 3-1 09/21/01 JOHNSON C. SMITH W 3-0 09/24/01 at Virginia Union L 0-3 09/28/01 SAINT AUGUSTINE’S L 1-3 10/02/01 at Fayetteville State L 0-3 10/05/01 at Mount Olive L 0-3 10/16/01 LIVINGSTONE W 3-0 10/18/01 at Winston-Salem State L 0-3

Opponents

2000 Ingrid Wicker (20-16) 09/01/00 vs. UMass-Lowell L 0-3 09/01/00 vs. Indianapolis L 0-3 09/02/00 at Univ. of New Haven L 0-3 09/02/00 vs. Southern Connecticut W 3-0 09/06/00 FAYETTEVILLE ST. L 1-3 09/08/00 vs. Clarion L 0-3 09/09/00 vs. Tiffin L 1-3 09/09/00 at Ashland (OH) L 0-3 09/09/00 vs. Saint Joseph’s L 0-3 09/13/00 at Winston-Salem State W 3-1 09/16/00 vs. Saint Paul’s W 3-0 09/16/00 vs. Virginia Union W 3-0 09/16/00 vs. Virginia State W 3-1 09/17/00 vs. Elizabeth City State W 3-1 09/17/00 vs. Shaw L 0-3 09/17/00 vs. Bowie State W 3-1 09/22/00 at Saint Augustine’s W 3-1 09/26/00 at Johnson C. Smith W 3-1 10/03/00 at Fayetteville State L 1-3 10/06/00 vs. Pfeiffer W 3-1 10/06/00 vs. USC-Aiken L 0-3 10/07/00 at Lenoir-Rhyne L 0-3 10/11/00 WINSTON-SALEM ST. W 3-0 10/13/00 vs. Claflin W 3-0 10/13/00 at Fayetteville State L 1-3 10/13/00 vs. UNC-Pembroke L 0-3 10/14/00 vs. Benedict W 3-1 10/16/00 at Livingstone W 3-0 10/21/00 LIVINGSTONE W 3-0 10/23/00 JOHNSON C. SMITH W 3-0 10/26/00 ST. AUGUSTINE’S L 1-3 11/04/00 vs. Fayetteville State $ W 3-1 W 3-0 11/04/00 vs. Virginia Union $ 11/04/00 vs. Saint Paul’s $ W 3-1 11/05/00 vs. Shaw $ W 3-1 11/05/00 vs. St. Augustine’s $ L 0-3

VOLLEYBALL

1999 Ingrid Wicker (22-15) 08/28/99 vs. Wingate W 3-2 08/28/99 vs. Bryant L 2-3 08/29/99 vs. Carson Newman L 1-3 09/29/99 vs. New York Tech L 0-3 09/08/99 at Fayetteville State W 3-0 09/11/99 SAINT PAUL’S W 3-0 09/11/99 VIRGINIA UNION W 3-1 09/11/99 VIRGINIA STATE W 3-0 09/12/99 ELIZABETH CITY ST. W 3-0 09/12/99 SHAW W 3-1 09/12/99 BOWIE STATE W 3-0 09/14/99 at Livingstone W 3-1 09/18/99 ST. AUGUSTINE’S L 0-3 3-0 W 09/21/99 WINSTON-SALEM ST. 09/28/99 LIVINGSTONE W 3-0 09/03/99 at Johnson C. Smith L 0-3 10/01/99 vs. Shaw L 2-3 10/01/99 vs. Fairmont State L 0-3 10/01/99 vs. Lees-McRae L 0-3 10/02/99 vs. Alderson-Broaddus L 0-3 10/04/99 at Winston-Salem State W 3-0 10/08/99 vs. Saint Augustine’s W 3-0 10/08/99 vs. Armstrong Atlantic State L 0-3 10/09/99 vs. Benedict W 3-0 10/09/99 vs. Mount Olive W 3-1 10/09/99 vs. UNC-Pembroke L 1-3 10/13/99 JOHNSON C. SMITH W 3-1 10/15/99 vs. C.W. Post L 1-3 10/16/99 vs. New York Tech L 0-3 10/16/99 at Kutztown L 2-3 10/19/99 FAYETTEVILLE STATE W 3-0 10/23/99 at Saint Augustine’s L 1-3 10/30/99 vs. Bowie State $ W 3-0 10/30/99 vs. J.C. Smith $ W 3-1 10/30/99 vs. Shaw $ W 3-1 10/31/99 vs. St. Augustine’s $ W 3-1 10/31/99 vs. Shaw $ W 3-1

$ - CIAA Tournament CIAA Champions

Players

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

Coaches

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

Outlook

SAINT ANDREWS WINSTON-SALEM ST.E at Winston-Salem State at Saint Augustine’s vs. Pembroke LIVINGSTONE vs. Mount Olive at Fayetteville State vs. Saint Andrews vs. Benedict BARTON at Johnson C. Smith FAYETTEVILLE ST. vs. Spelman at Clark-Atlanta vs. Bowie State $ vs. Saint Augustine’s $ vs. Shaw $ vs. Johnson C. Smith $

Eagles

09/19/98 09/21/98 09/29/98 10/03/98 10/03/98 10/08/98 10/09/98 10/09/98 10/10/98 10/10/98 10/12/98 10/13/98 10/22/98 10/24/98 10/24/98 10/31/98 10/31/98 10/31/98 11/01/98

VOLLEYBALL

General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Year-By-Year Results

Staff/Media

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

10/19/01 10/19/01 10/20/01 10/20/01 10/23/01 10/26/01 10/29/01 10/30/01 11/03/01 11/03/01 11/03/01

vs. Wingate vs. Tusculum at Catawba vs. Pfeiffer at Johnson C. Smith SAINT AUGUSTINE’S at Livingstone UNC-PEMBROKE vs. Shaw $ vs. Fayetteville State $ vs. Elizabeth City State $

L L L W W L W L L L W

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

$ - CIAA Tournament 2002 Ingrid Wicker (30-18) 08/30/02 vs Pfeiffer L 0-3 08/30/02 vs Milligan L 1-3 08/31/02 vs Armstrong Atlantic L 0-3 08/31/02 at Catawba L 0-3 09/04/02 FAYETTEVILLE ST. W 3-1 09/06/02 SHAW W 3-0 09/07/02 FAYETTEVILLE ST. W 3-1 09/07/02 CLAFLIN W 3-0 09/10/02 at UNC Pembroke L 1-3 09/14/02 SAINT PAUL’S W 3-0 09/14/02 VIRGINIA UNION W 3-1 09/14/02 VIRGINIA STATE W 3-1 09/15/02 ELIZABETH CITY ST. W 3-0 09/15/02 SHAW W 3-0 09/15/02 BOWIE STATE W 3-0 09/17/02 at Johnson C. Smith W 3-0 09/19/02 at Winston-Salem State W 3-0 09/23/02 SAINT AUGUSTINE’S L 0-3 09/27/02 vs Elizabeth City State W 3-1 09/27/02 vs Shepherd L 0-3 09/27/02 at Mount Olive L 0-3 3-1 W 09/28/02 vs Fayetteville State 09/28/02 vs Barton W 3-2 10/02/02 LIVINGSTONE W 3-0 10/04/02 vs Union (KY) W 3-1 10/05/02 vs Central State W 3-0 10/05/02 at Charleston (WV) L 0-3 10/08/02 at Virginia State W 3-0 10/11/02 vs Converse L 0-3 10/11/02 vs King College (TN) L 1-3 10/12/02 vs Queens W 3-0 10/12/02 vs Presbyterian L 0-3 10/16/02 JOHNSON C. SMITH W 3-0 10/18/02 vs New York Tech L 0-3 10/19/02 vs Clarion L 0-3 10/19/02 vs Southampton W 3-2 10/22/02 WINSTON-SALEM ST. W 3-0 10/24/02 at Saint Augustine’s L 0-3 10/28/02 at Livingstone W 3-0 10/30/02 at Pfeiffer W 3-2 10/30/02 vs Wingate L 0-3 11/04/02 at Fayetteville State W 3-0 11/05/02 UNC PEMBROKE L 0-3 11/15/02 vs Virginia Union $ W 3-0 11/15/02 vs Fayetteville State $ W 3-0

11/15/02 11/16/02 11/17/02

vs Shaw $ vs Winston-Salem State $ vs Saint Augustine’s $

W W L

3-0 3-0 0-3

$ - CIAA Tournament 2003 Ingrid Wicker-McCree (21-19) 08/30/03 vs Lock Haven L 0-3 08/30/03 vs Davis & Elkins W 3-0 08/31/03 at Shepherd L 1-3 08/31/03 vs Fairmont State L 2-3 09/02/03 LENIOR-RHYNE L 0-3 09/03/03 at Fayetteville State W 3-0 09/05/03 vs Anderson L 1-3 09/05/03 vs Barton L 0-3 09/06/03 vs West Georgia L 0-3 09/06/03 vs St. Andrews-Presbyt. L 2-3 09/09/03 JOHNSON C. SMITH W 3-0 09/12/03 at West Chester L 0-3 09/13/03 vs Shippensburg L 2-3 09/13/03 vs Northern Colorado L 0-3 09/16/03 at Winston-Salem State W 3-0 09/16/03 vs Pfeiffer L 0-3 09/24/03 at UNC-Pembroke W 3-2 09/30/03 at Saint Augustine’s L 0-3 10/02/03 LIVINGSTONE W 3-0 10/04/03 at Lees-McRae L 1-3 10/04/03 vs California (PA) L 0-3 10/08/03 SAINT AUGUSTINE’S L 0-3 10/10/03 vs Saint Paul’s W 3-0 10/10/03 vs Virginia State W 3-0 10/11/03 vs Bowie State W 3-0 10/11/03 vs Elizabeth City State W 3-0 10/11/03 vs Virginia Union W 3-0 10/14/03 at Johnson C. Smith W 3-0 10/16/03 at Lenior-Rhyne L 0-3 3-0 W 10/21/03 WINSTON-SALEM ST. 10/23/03 SHAW W 3-0 10/26/03 at UDC W 3-1 10/28/03 at Livingstone W 3-1 11/04/03 FAYETTEVILLE ST. W 3-0 11/10/03 at St. Andrews-Presbyt. L 1-3 11/14/03 vs Virginia Union $ W 3-0 11/14/03 vs Winston-Salem State $ W 3-1 11/14/03 vs Shaw $ W 3-0 11/15/03 vs Virginia State $ W 3-0 11/16/03 vs Saint Augustine’s $ L 2-3 $ - CIAA Tournament 2004 Ingrid Wicker-McCree (24-14) 08/27/04 vs North Greenville W 3-2 08/27/04 at Anderson L 1-3 08/28/04 vs Newberry L 1-3 08/28/04 vs Limestone W 3-0 08/31/04 at Lenoir Rhyne L 1-3 09/01/04 MOUNT OLIVE L 0-3 09/03/04 vs Francis Marion L 2-3 09/04/04 vs Lenoir Rhyne L 0-3 09/04/04 vs Pfeiffer L 2-3

General Info.

Year-By-Year Results

$ - CIAA Tournament CIAA Champions # - NCAA Regional Playoff

at Livingstone at Johnson C. Smith vs Florida Gulf Coast vs Catawba College vs UPR-Rio Piedras LIVINGSTONE vs California (Pa.) vs Clarion at Shippensburg at Saint Augustine’s at Barton at Fayetteville State vs Virginia State $ vs Fayetteville State $ vs Bowie State $ vs Saint Augustine’s $ vs Virginia Union $ vs Lock Haven #

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

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

$ - CIAA Tournament CIAA Champions # - NCAA Regional Playoffs

Records Staff/Media

(32-13) 1-3 3-0 1-3 3-0 2-3 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-1 3-0 0-3 0-3 0-3 2-3 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-3 3-1 1-3 3-1 0-3 1-3 3-0 3-0

Review

Georgette Crawford-Crooks at Converse L vs Belmont Abbey W vs Presbyterian L vs Pfeiffer W LEES-MCRAE L vs The Citadel W at Hampton W vs South Carolina State W vs Winston-Salem State W at Fayetteville State W at Gardner-Webb L vs UNC Greensboro L vs Robert Morris L at North Carolina A&T L SAINT PAUL’S W VIRGINIA STATE W BOWIE STATE W VIRGINIA UNION W SHAW W ELIZABETH CITY ST. W at Johnson C. Smith W vs Norfolk State W vs South Carolina State W vs Winston-Salem State W vs South Carolina State W LIVINGSTONE W at Shaw W CATAWBA L at St. Augustine’s W at Campbell L at Presbyterian W vs Francis Marion L vs Catawba L at Livingstone W JOHNSON C. SMITH W

Opponents

2006 08/25/06 08/25/06 08/26/06 08/26/06 08/30/06 09/01/06 09/01/06 09/02/06 09/02/06 09/06/06 09/08/06 09/09/06 09/09/06 09/12/06 09/15/06 09/15/06 09/16/06 09/16/06 09/17/06 09/17/06 09/19/06 09/23/06 09/23/06 09/24/06 09/24/06 09/27/06 10/02/06 10/04/06 10/08/06 10/10/06 10/13/06 10/13/06 10/14/06 10/17/06 10/19/06

VOLLEYBALL

2005 Ingrid Wicker-McCree (29-14) 08/26/05 at Francis Marion L 0-3 08/26/05 vs Coker W 3-1 08/27/05 vs Wingate L 1-3 3-2 08/27/05 vs Saint Andrews W 08/30/05 BARTON W 3-1 09/02/05 vs Pfeiffer L 2-3 09/02/05 vs USC-Aiken L 0-3 09/03/05 vs Catawba L 0-3 09/03/05 at Lenoir-Rhyne L 0-3 09/06/05 FAYETTEVILLE ST. W 3-0 09/08/05 JOHNSON C. SMITH W 3-0 09/09/05 vs UNC-Pembroke W 3-0 09/10/05 at West Chester L 2-3 09/10/05 vs Concordia W 3-2 09/14/05 WINSTON-SALEM ST. W 3-0 09/16/05 vs St. Paul’s W 3-0 09/16/05 vs Virginia State W 3-0 09/17/05 vs Bowie State W 3-0 09/17/05 vs Elizabeth City St. W 3-0 09/18/05 vs Virginia Union W 3-0 09/18/05 vs Shaw W 3-0 09/21/05 SAINT AUGUSTINE’S W 3-1 09/27/05 SHAW W 3-0 10/03/05 at Winston-Salem State W 3-0 10/05/05 UNC-PEMBROKE W 3-2

10/13/05 10/13/05 10/14/05 10/14/05 10/15/05 10/18/05 10/21/05 10/22/05 10/22/05 10/24/05 10/27/05 11/01/05 11/04/05 11/04/05 11/04/05 11/05/05 11/05/05 11/17/05

Players

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

Coaches

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

Outlook

at Fayetteville State at Johnson C Smith WINSTON-SALEM ST. vs Saint Paul’s vs Virginia State vs Bowie State vs Elizabeth City State vs Virginia Union vs Shaw SAINT AUGUSTINE’S at Clark Atlanta LIVINGSTONE vs Dowling at Millersville vs Glennville vs West Chester at Shaw Univ. at UNC Pembroke JOHNSON C SMITH at Saint Augustine’s at Winston-Salem State at Livingstone FAYETTEVILLE ST. vs Bowie State $ vs Winston-Salem State $ vs Virginia State $ vs Fayetteville State $ vs Virginia Union $ at Lock Haven #

Eagles

09/07/04 09/09/04 09/15/04 09/17/04 09/17/04 09/18/04 09/18/04 09/19/04 09/19/04 09/22/04 09/25/04 09/28/04 10/01/04 10/01/04 10/02/04 10/02/04 10/06/04 10/12/04 10/13/04 10/19/04 10/21/04 10/26/04 11/02/04 11/05/04 11/05/04 11/05/04 11/06/04 11/07/04 11/18/04

VOLLEYBALL

General Info. Outlook Coaches Players

Year-By-Year Results

Staff/Media

Eagles

Records

Review

Opponents

10/21/06 10/23/06 10/26/06 10/31/06 11/02/06 11/02/06 11/02/06 11/03/06 11/04/06 11/09/06

ST. AUGUSTINE’S at Wingate FAYETTEVILLE ST. WINSTON-SALEM ST. vs Bowie State $ vs Fayetteville State $ vs Elizabeth City State $ vs St. Augustine’s $ vs Virginia Union $ at Lock Haven #

W L W W W W W W W L

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

$ - CIAA Tournament CIAA Champions # - NCAA Regional Playoffs 2007 08/24/07 08/24/07 08/25/07 08/25/07 08/25/07 08/31/07 08/31/07 09/01/07 09/01/07 09/07/07 09/07/07 09/08/07 09/11/07 09/14/07 09/15/07 09/15/07 09/21/07 09/21/07 09/22/07 09/22/07 09/28/07 09/29/07 09/29/07 10/09/07 10/16/07 10/19/07 10/20/07 10/23/07 11/02/07 11/03/07 11/04/07 11/06/07 11/08/07 11/09/07

Georgette Crawford-Crooks NORFOLK STATE W NORTH CAROLINA ST. W SOUTH CAROLINA ST. W ELON L CAMPBELL L vs Campbell W at Charleston Southern W vs Stetson L vs Tulsa L vs Bethune-Cookman W at Florida Gulf Coast L vs Bethune-Cookman W at UNC Asheville L vs St. John’s L vs ETSU L at Indiana L vs Norfolk State W vs Savannah State W vs South Carolina State W vs Hampton W PROVIDENCE W SAVANNAH STATE W W NORTH CAROLINA A&T UNC WILMINGTON W at Campbell L at Hampton W at Norfolk State W WINSTON-SALEM ST. W at Maryland Eastern Shore L at Morgan State L at Coppin State W at Liberty L NORTH CAROLINA A&T W BETHUNE-COOKMAN W

(21-13) 3-0 3-2 3-0 0-3 0-3 3-1 3-0 1-3 0-3 3-1 0-3 3-0 1-3 0-3 1-3 0-3 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-2 1-3 3-0 3-0 3-0 1-3 0-3 3-0 0-3 3-0 3-0

2008 08/29/08 08/29/08 08/30/08 09/04/08 09/05/08 09/05/08 09/06/08 09/12/08

Georgette Crawford-Crooks EASTERN ILLINOIS L HOUSTON BAPTIST L CHARLOTTE L EAST CAROLINA L vs Morehead State L at Winthrop L vs West Virginia L vs Texas A&M-CC L

(7-28) 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-3 0-3

09/12/08 09/13/08 09/13/08 09/16/08 09/19/08 09/19/08 09/20/08 09/20/08 09/26/08 09/26/08 09/27/08 09/27/08 09/28/08 10/03/08 10/07/08 10/09/08 10/14/08 10/18/08 10/29/08 11/04/08 11/06/08 11/08/08 11/10/08 11/17/08 11/21/08 11/21/08 11/22/08

vs Kent State vs Florida Atlantic at Air Force at Campbell vs Citadel vs Coastal Carolina vs Charleston Southern vs Wofford HOUSTON BAPTIST SOUTH CAROLINA STATE ALABAMA STATE HAMPTON MD. EASTERN SHORE CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at N.C. A&T GEORGE WASHINGTON at Howard BETHUNE-COOKMAN NORFOLK STATE N.C. A&T at AMERICAN at Coppin State at South Carolina State WINSTON-SALEM STATE vs Presbyterian vs North Florida at USC Upstate

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NCCU Volleyball Won-Loss Records Year 1982 1984 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 $ 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 $ # 2005 $ # 2006 $ # 2007 & 2008

Overall Conference Coach 15-9 Sandra T. Shuler 21-8 11-3 Sandra T. Shuler 13-4 12-2 Sandra T. Shuler 15-9 12-4 Sandra T. Shuler 15-10 13-6 Sandra T. Shuler 16-14 13-6 Ingrid Wicker 15-17 13-8 Ingrid Wicker 13-15 11-7 Ingrid Wicker 16-16 12-5 Ingrid Wicker 26-8 15-1 Ingrid Wicker 22-15 14-3 Ingrid Wicker 20-16 12-4 Ingrid Wicker 7-19 5-6 Ingrid Wicker 30-18 14-2 Ingrid Wicker 21-19 14-2 Ingrid Wicker-McCree 24-14 15-1 Ingrid Wicker-McCree 29-14 16-0 Ingrid Wicker-McCree 32-13 14-0 Georgette Crawford-Crooks 21-13 --- Georgette Crawford-Crooks 7-28 --- Georgette Crawford-Crooks

$ - CIAA Champions # - Advanced to NCAA Regional Playoffs & - First season of Division I competition

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Shari Matthews NCCU’s First Volleyball All-American 2006 NCAA Division II National Player of the Year Career Highlights: • Became NCCU’s first volleyball All-American when she was voted as the 2006 NCAA Division II National Player of the Year. • In just two seasons, Matthews broke the school record for career kills with 1,447 and career service aces with 229, while also collecting 860 digs and 139 blocks. • Earned the LeRoy T. Walker Medallion of Honor twice as NCCU’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year. • Two-time NCCSIA All-State honoree. 2007 Season: • A repeat selection to the NCCSIA All-State Team (University Division) after leading the team with 473 kills and 89 service aces. • Ranked fourth among Division I national leaders in service aces. • Recipient of the 2007-08 LeRoy T. Walker Medallion of Honor as NCCU’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year. 2006 Season • Voted CIAA Player of the Year

• CIAA Tournament MVP • NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Player of the Year • NCAA Atlantic Region All-Tournament Team • NCAA Division II National Player of the Year • Led the nation with an average of 6.37 kills and 0.92 service aces

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• Broke the NCAA Division II record for kills in a season with 974.

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per game. • Guided the team to its third consecutive CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) championship title.

Matthew’s NCCU Career Statistics (2006-07) Season MP K K/S E TA Pct. A A/S SA SA/S SE DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE 2006 45 974 6.37 230 1880 .396 30 0.20 140 0.92 73 513 3.35 21 26 69 95 0.62 12 7 2007 34 473 4.19 176 1216 .244 61 0.54 89 0.79 57 347 3.07 30 3 41 44 0.39 4 3 TOTAL 79 1447 5.44 406 3096 .336 91 0.34 229 0.86 130 860 3.23 51 29 110 139 0.52 16 10

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Chancellor Charlie Nelms

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Chancellor Third Year • Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 1968

Chancellor Charlie Nelms assumed his duties as chancellor of North Carolina Central University August 1, 2007.

Prior to joining the NCCU family, Nelms served as vice president for Institutional Development and Student Affairs at Indiana University, which enrolls approximately 100,000 students on eight campuses. In his role as IU’s vice president for Institutional Development and Student Affairs, Nelms was responsible for a combination of duties on the Bloomington campus and systemwide that spanned university planning, institutional research and effectiveness, enrollment management, student affairs, academic support services, K-12 outreach initiatives, student retention, honors programs, and diversity and equity efforts. In September 2001, TIME magazine named IU’s Bloomington campus the number-one student-centered research university in the nation. Many of the programs cited by TIME were under Nelms’ oversight and direction. A native of Crawfordsville, Arkansas, Nelms majored in agronomy and chemistry at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, graduating in 1968. He later earned a master’s degree in higher education and student affairs (1971) and a doctoral degree in higher education administration (1977) from Indiana University. Early in his career, he rose through the faculty and administrative ranks as associate dean for Student Development at Earlham College in Indiana (1973-1977), associate director of the Center for Human Development and Education Services at the UAPB (1977-1978), associate dean for Academic Affairs at Indiana University Northwest (1978-1984) and vice president for Student Services at Sinclair Community College in Ohio (1984- 1987).

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In 1987, Nelms began a seven-year tenure as chancellor of Indiana University East, a commuter campus serving eastcentral Indiana. During his tenure there, the campus was the fastest-growing college in the State of Indiana. In 1994, Nelms was named chancellor of the University of Michigan at Flint (UMF), an urban campus that enrolls over 6,500 students and offers a full spectrum of undergraduate and master’s degree programs. Before being recruited to Indiana University in 1998, he resolved a significant campus budget deficit, reversed a fouryear enrollment decline, and secured more than $75 million in private gifts to UMF. A former American Council on Education Fellow and Ford Fellow, Nelms holds honorary degrees from Earlham College and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Over the course of his career, he has received numerous awards for his contributions to education and service to students, including the Benjamin Hooks Award for Meritorious Achievement from the Gary (IN) branch of the NAACP, the Distinguished Alumni Service Award from Indiana University, the Distinguished Alumni Award from the IU School of Education, the President’s Medal from the University of Michigan, and the State of Indiana’s Sagamore of the Wabash—the highest civilian award bestowed by the governor. Nelms is married to Jeanetta Sherrod Nelms. They have one son, Rashad, a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School who serves as a policy officer with the United Nations World Food Programme.

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Athletics Director Ingrid Wicker-McCree

Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D.

She officially began her new leadership role on May 1, 2008.

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Wicker-McCree, who joined the rank of only a handful of women athletic directors in the UNC system, previously served as NCCU’s associate athletics director for internal affairs. She has served in a variety of leadership positions in both conference and national level organizations, most notably as president of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Executive Board from 2004-06, becoming only the second woman to ever hold that position in the league’s history. In addition, she served as a member of the NCAA’s Division II Legislation Committee from 2003-07.

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Ingrid Wicker-McCree, Ed.D., was appointed as the Director of Athletics at North Carolina Central University on April 23, 2008 after holding the interim position for five months.

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Second Year • George Washington, 1989

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In recognition of her work, Wicker-McCree received the CIAA Leadership Award for Service as president of the Executive Board and was named the CIAA Senior Woman Administrator of the Year in the spring of 2006. Now entering her 16th year at NCCU, Wicker-McCree has been one of the driving forces behind NCCU’s reclassification to NCAA Division I. Since 1998, she has overseen the internal operations of the Athletics Department, including all compliance and eligibility programs.

Wicker-McCree has been involved as a player and coach in the USA Volleyball Carolina Region. She also served as director of three USAV Junior Olympic Teams (ages 18, 16, 14 and under) and director of the Y.M.C.A. Middle School Girls’ Volleyball Camp (ages 10-14).

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Wicker-McCree and her husband, Geno McCree, a three-sport collegiate student-athlete and 1991 graduate of Elon University, are the proud parents of Alexia (11), Quinton (8) and Sydney (5).

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She began her coaching career as a graduate assistant coach for the women’s volleyball program at N.C. State (1989-90). She then spent two seasons (1992-93) as head volleyball coach and student-athlete academic counselor at North Carolina A&T State University before returning to her hometown to begin her NCCU tenure in August 1994.

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Wicker-McCree earned her undergraduate degree in criminal justice from George Washington University in 1989, and a master’s degree in recreation resources administration from North Carolina State University in December 1991. She also completed doctoral studies in higher education administration at North Carolina State University in June 2008.

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A native of Durham and a graduate of C.E. Jordan High School, Wicker-McCree played on two North Carolina high school state volleyball championship teams, while also lettering in basketball and track and field. She continued her volleyball playing career as a student-athlete at George Washington University.

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Wicker-McCree began her career at NCCU as the head coach for women’s volleyball and softball. She became the first coach in NCCU history to win conference championships in multiple sports, capturing the school’s firstever CIAA titles in softball (1998) and volleyball (1999, 2004, 2005). A three-time CIAA Volleyball Coach of the Year (1999, 2002, 2005) and former member of the NCAA Division II National Volleyball Committee, WickerMcCree earned 239 match victories in 12 seasons as head volleyball coach at NCCU. She was also inducted into the NCCU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004 as head coach of the 1998 softball team.

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Second Year • North Carolina Central, 1996

Etienne Thomas joined the North Carolina Central University staff as the Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations and the Senior Woman’s Administrator in July of 2008. Thomas came to NCCU from San Jose State University where she served as the director of compliance. She added the duties of associate athletics director in July 2006. As a sports supervisor in the Spartans’ 16-sports program, she oversaw men’s and women’s

soccer and softball. Thomas’ background is rooted in compliance. She has worked at Howard University (2002-03) in Washington, D.C., Saint Paul’s College (2001-02) in Lawrenceville, Va., and at North Carolina Central University (2001-02). Her first position in athletics was as a compliance/general administration intern in the University of Iowa women’s athletics department.

Active in NCAA professional activities, she has served her universities as a delegate at the annual national convention. Thomas was an administrator at the 2004 NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Conference. In 2006, she completed the 18-month NCAA Fellows Leadership Development Program. Thomas holds memberships in the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA), the Black Coaches Association (BCA), the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), National Association of Athletics Compliance Coordinators (NAACC), and the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletes (N4A).

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The 1996 graduate of North Carolina Central University majored in political science. She has completed course work for a J.D. degree from The University of Iowa College of Law.

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Etienne Thomas

She and her husband, Byron, currently reside in Morrisville.

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Reah Nicholson

She earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Memphis in May of 2008, where she served as a graduate assistant in the journalism department for two years. She is a member of Kappa Tau Alpha honor society and The National Scholar’s Honor Society. During her graduate career at the University of Memphis, Nicholson spent two years as a game day assistant in the athletic media relations office, where she helped with football, volleyball and women’s basketball games. During the spring of 2007, she interned in the media relations office, where she was responsible for men’s soccer and men’s and women’s golf.

In May 2005, Nicholson earned a bachelor’s degree in parks, recreation and tourism management with an emphasis in sport management from Clemson University. As a sophomore, she was a member of the Clemson Women’s Track and Field Team, where she participated in the long jump and triple jump. She spent her freshman year as a student manager for the Clemson Women’s Basketball Team.

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Nicholson is from Charlotte, N.C. She is the daughter of Myron and Lynn Nicholson and has an older brother, Ryan. She resides in Cary, N.C. with her dog, Jazzy.

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She was a media relations volunteer for the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament in 2005 and spent the summer of 2004 as a public relations intern for the Washington Mystics. She interned for the Charlotte Sting during the summer of 2003 in the basketball operations department.

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Prior to Memphis, Nicholson worked as Box Office Supervisor for Bobcats Sports and Entertainment, where she oversaw over 50 part-time ticket sellers. Before joining the Bobcats organization, Nicholson volunteered in the University of South Carolina Athletic Media Relations office and was an academic coach for the men’s and women’s track and field teams.

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In the summer of 2007, she was a league journalism intern for the Florida Collegiate Summer League, where she oversaw five journalism interns. Her duties included writing and designing all league publications, such as media guides and yearbooks, writing feature stories and writing articles for The Sanford Herald, a bi-weekly newspaper based in Sanford, Fla.

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Aside from working in the media relations office, Nicholson was the editor, designer and coordinator of the M Club Magazine, a newsletter for the M Club athletic booster organization. As a volunteer for the M Club, Nicholson designed and administered a survey to M Club members in order to gather demographic and psychographic information. She used the information to design a user-friendly newsletter, increasing M Club membership by 15 percent.

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Nicholson joins the Eagle staff following an 11-month stint as the Assistant Director of Media Relations in the athletic department at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., a NCAA Division I member of the Southern Conference. While on the Bulldog staff, Nicholson was the primary contact for volleyball and men’s basketball, while serving as the secondary contact for baseball.

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Reah Nicholson enters her first year as Assistant Sports Information Director at North Carolina Central University, where she serves as the primary contact for volleyball, women’s basketball and softball.

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First Year • Clemson, 2005

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Jamaul Alexander

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Assistant A.D. for Business/Finance

Director of Student-Athlete Services

Faculty Athletic Council Chairman

Louise Brothers

Reco Chavis

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Nathan Crockett

Business & Finance Assistant

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Ann Edmonds

Ariel Germain

Veronica Hemmingway

Chris Hooks

Academic Support Director

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Tyrone Irby

Marlynn Jones

Barry Marrow

Nicole Mitchell

Strength & Conditioning Assistant Coach

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Reah Nicholson

Adrian Powell

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Equipment Manager/ Evening Building Supervisor

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Executive Assistant to the Athletics Director

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Etienne Thomas

Sean Thomas

Brenda Williams

Danny Worthy

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Assistant A.D. for Corporate Relations

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Ingrid Wicker-McCree

MS, ATC, LAT/ Asst. Athletic Trainer

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Darkina Ward

Associate A.D. for Internal Operations/SWA

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George Smith

Associate A.D. for External Affairs/S&C

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Kyle Serba

Associate A.D. for Media Relations

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Georgette Crawford-Crooks

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David Nass

Paul Perry

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Karen Sanford

Dr. Henry White

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Joli Robinson

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Mose Rison

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Michael Lawson Track & Field/Cross Country

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Mike Charlton

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The 2009 North Carolina Central Volleyball Media Guide is designed to assist members of the media in their coverage of Eagle Volleyball. Additional information, including releases and photographs may be obtained by contacting the NCCU Sports Information Office at (919) 530-6892. Please take a moment to review the following policies and services that are intended to assist you in your coverage of Eagle Volleyball this season.

Media Parking There is no reserved press parking. Parking spaces around the gym are reserved for faculty and staff. Parking lots are available around the building for media members.

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Media Credentials NCCU’s Assistant Sports Information Director, Reah Nicholson, will handle working press and photographer credentials for the Eagles’ home games. Please make your requests for media credentials in writing at least one day in advance by mail, fax or e-mail. Passes can be picked up at the front entrance before the match or in the Sports Information Office.

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Volleyball Contact Reah Nicholson rpnicholson@nccu.edu Work: ( 919) 530-6892 Cell: ( 704) 996-6040 Fax: (919) 530-5426 www.NCCUEaglePride.com

Weekly Interview Policy Interviews involving coaches, staff and student-athletes must be arranged through the Sports Information Office. The Sports Information Office will arrange interviews with all student-athletes in accordance with the best time available for the reporter and the studentathlete. Please contact Assistant Sports Information Director Reah Nicholson at least one day in advance to schedule an interview. Postgame Interviews NCCU’s postgame interviews will be held outside of the locker rooms immediately following a 10-minute cool down period. We ask that you supply NCCU Assistant Sports Information Director Reah Nicholson with the names of the student-athletes you wish to interview immediately following the match.

Photography Areas No photographers are allowed inside the locker room or in huddles without prior arrangement. Photographers are reminded to be courteous of the fans in the areas surrounding the floor, and to not obstruct fans’ view of the match in play. All photographers must have prior permission to shoot the match. Media Services NCCU’s press row is located along the side of the court. Seating is limited. We will try our best to accommodate everyone. The press row is equipped with power outlets, if needed. There are phone lines available if needed, but you must let the Sports Information Office know ahead of time. It will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Wireless Internet is also available. A phone line is available for both home and visiting radios. Pregame notes, programs and media guides will be provided before each game. A complete box score will be distributed shortly after the contest. Visiting Radio Visiting radio personnel desiring to broadcast athletic events from McLendon-McDougald Gym should contact the Sports Information Office at the earliest possible date to request permission and obtain credentials. On The Internet The Eagle Volleyball website can be found at http:// www.NCCUEaglePride.com. All current Eagle Volleyball information can be found on this site, including game notes, weekly stories, comprehensive statistics, and biographies of all members of the team and the coaching staff. The page will be maintained during the season by the NCCU Sports Information Office. The site is hosted by CBS College Sports. On The Radio The NCCU Sports Network enters its second year of broadcasting Eagle Athletics on the radio. The NCCU Sports Network is scheduled to broadcast some of the Eagle Volleyball matches. NCCU’s games will be aired on the Internet. Chris Hooks will again handle the play-by-play duties this year. Hooks enters his second year as Broadcast Coordinator for the NCCU Sports Network.

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The University

• NCCU received a $150,000 grant from the Darden Restaurants Foundation to establish a Culinary Teaching Laboratory at the university to support its Hospitality and Tourism Program. • An endowment in the amount of $100,000 was awarded for the Christopher S. Meldrum Chemistry Scholarship Fund to establish a scholarship for chemistry majors. • NCCU led in recruiting National Achievement Scholars. NCCU was No. 3 in the state and tied for third place among historically black colleges and universities across the nation.

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Built upon the motto of Truth and Service, NCCU is a university committed to preparing and equipping students with the knowledge and skills to compete in the global marketplace.

• NCCU received accreditation of its bachelor’s and master’s programs in business administration from the Assembly of American Colleges and Schools of Business International.

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New Initiatives NCCU is on the cutting edge with its

NCCU is the first historically black institution in the nation to have an athletic training education program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.

• In 2006, NCCU’s School of Law students passed the State Bar Examination at a rate of 86 percent; the highest of any other historically black school in the country.

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Today, under the leadership of Chancellor Charlie Nelms, NCCU is a comprehensive university offering more than 100 bachelor’s degrees in various disciplines, 40 master’s degree programs and three professional degrees in law. The university reaches out to all racial and ethnic groups, and has a diverse student population of more than 8,000.

In an effort to bring more study abroad options to students, NCCU has been accepted as a member of the International Student Exchange Program (ISEP), a nonprofit membership organization that provides affordable and diverse study abroad and exchange opportunities to students around the world. NCCU is only one of four historically black college or university in the ISEP network. ISEP membership makes it possible for NCCU students to study abroad at over 135 different universities in 39 countries.

• The Golden LEAF Foundation awarded $2.3 million to the Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise.

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Two years later, Dr. Shepard was able to persuade the General Assembly to take a revolutionary step, making the institution a liberal arts college and naming it North Carolina College for Negroes in 1925. The School of Law was established in 1940 and the School of Library Science in 1941. By the time of Dr. Shepard’s death on October 6, 1947, the institution that had become North Carolina College at Durham was fully-accredited, highly respected and had become the alma mater of a growing list of distinguished alumni.

NCCU and the African American Jazz Caucus are partnering to form the NCCU/ AAJC Jazz Research Institute (NAJRI) in an effort to preserve the integrity of jazz as an African American art form. One of the functions of the Institute will be to address the critical artistic and economic situation of jazz in the African American community as well as develop other initiatives such as a North Carolina Hall of Fame dedicated to highlighting the work of jazz artists from North Carolina.

• Black Enterprise magazine named NCCU one of the Top 50 Colleges for African Americans in the nation in its September 2006 edition. NCCU was ranked No. 30.

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History In 1910, Dr. James E. Shepard envisioned and founded a school that prepared African American adults for leadership roles in our nation’s communities. Founded as the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua, North Carolina Central University (NCCU) became the nation’s first state-supported historically black liberal arts college. In 1923, the National Training School became the statesupported Durham State Normal School, devoted to “the training of teachers for the Colored Public Schools of North Carolina.”

The School of Law has won kudos for providing top-notch legal education. According to Vault, Inc., a publishing firm that researches and collects data on diverse professions, the law school has not received the acknowledgment it is due. Vault surveyed 512 recruiters who identified 25 “underrated” schools, and the NCCU School of Law was ranked at number 14.

NCCU Highlights • NCCU was the fastest growing institution in the University of North Carolina System. At 5.5 percent for fall 2006, NCCU surpassed the UNC System’s average rate of growth of 3.1 percent.

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Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise known as BRITE. The institute offers new bachelor’s and master’s degrees in pharmaceutical science. These programs provide students with core scientific competencies in biology or chemistry as well as hands-on laboratory practice. In addition, there are seminar courses in drug development operations, FDA regulations, quality assurance and control, and intellectual property and patent law. NCCU’s BRITE is an important part of the statewide initiative to make North Carolina a premiere provider of skilled workers for the biotechnology industry.

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NCCU Athletics North Carolina Central University is competing in its third year of reclassification as an NCAA Division I institution (Football Championship Subdivision), and the Eagles will be playing as an independent during the 2008-09 athletics campaign. Fourteen men’s and women’s sports teams participate in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition at the Division I-FCS level. Men’s intercollegiate teams include football, basketball, baseball, indoor and outdoor track & field, tennis, golf and cross country. Women’s intercollegiate teams include basketball, volleyball, indoor and outdoor track & field, tennis, softball, bowling and cross country. NCCU’s athletic programs have enjoyed regional and national recognition for years, headlined by the 1989 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship. NCCU’s commitment to a balanced athletic program, providing equitable resources to all of its sports teams, is abundantly apparent. In five of the last eight years in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), NCCU claimed the Loretta Taylor All-Sports Trophy, recognizing the top all-around women’s program in the conference.

competition, the women’s volleyball team kicked off the Division I era with a dramatic, come-from-behind win over N.C. State, then cruised to 21 victories, all against Division I opponents. The football team finished its first Division I season with a 6-4 record, the Eagles fourth straight winning season. The men’s and women’s cross country teams each won four of their seven events. The men’s basketball team played one of the toughest schedules in the country, while traveling more than 22,000 miles and playing in 13 different states. The squad earned a road victory over the eventual Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) champions and capped the season with a win over rival Winston-Salem State University at the MEAC Tournament. Finally, the track and field program won two events at the prestigious Penn Relays and qualified two student-athletes for the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Boston. In 2006-07, NCCU’s final season in the NCAA Division II, the Eagles placed 24th in the final standings of the U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup, the prestigious award presented annually to the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country. In 2006-07, NCCU won four CIAA team championships and participated in nine NCAA Division II Championship events.

In 2007-08, NCCU’s first season of Division I (FCS)

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NCCU Wins Four CIAA Titles in 2006-07

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2007 CIAA Women’s Basketball Champions

2006 CIAA Women's Cross Country Champions

2006 CIAA Women's Volleyball Champions

2006 CIAA Football Champions

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O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium hosts NCCU football action for a capacity crowd of 10,000 dedicated Eagle fans. In midNovember, McLendon-McDougald Gym lights-up with men’s and women’s basketball excitement.

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Legendary track & field coach Dr. LeRoy T. Walker, president of the U.S. Olympic Committee in 1996, led the Eagles to 30 national titles, 77 All-America citations, and eight Olympic medals.

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(Photo by Wayne Jernigan)

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The 1989 men’s basketball team won the NCAA Division II National Championship by defeating Southeast Missouri State 73-46 in the title game on March 25, 1989. The Eagles also captured an NCAA Division II Regional Championship in 1993.

NCCU’s Shari Matthews was selected as the 2006 NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball National Player of the Year.

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Boston Celtics great Sam Jones,

The LeRoy T. Walker Physical Education Complex houses a multipurpose gymnasium, Olympic-sized swimming and diving pool, athletic training facilities, strength and fitness center, and much more.

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Under Walker’s reign, the Eagles produced 30 national titles, 77 All-Americans, and eight Olympic medalists. Legendary basketball practitioner, John B. McLendon, a member of the National Basketball Hall of Fame, established a remarkable record of 239-68 (.779) as an Eagle head coach from 1940 to 1952. A student of Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of the game of basketball, McLendon is credited with the development of the zone press, fast break and four corners offense.

Internationally-renowned artist, Ernie Barnes - best-known for his famous paintings seen on the 1970s sitcom “Good Times” - played football for the NCCU prior to a professional gridiron career with the Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos.

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Heading the charge of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games was Dr. LeRoy T. Walker, President of the U.S. Olympic Committee, who lifted the Eagle track & field program to international prominence during his unprecedented tenure as head coach at NCCU.

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a student-athlete under McLendon and a fellow Hall-of-Famer, became the first black player to be drafted in the first round after scoring a record 1,745 points during his stellar NCCU career.

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Several former student-athletes and coaches are nationally and internationally known.

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How can you help the Eagles win? Follow the NCAA rules. The NCAA defines an institution as the University, its employees, its student-athletes, and its representatives of athletics interests, including parents, alumnus and fans. Therefore beware of the following:

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2009 Seniors

Avaniki Campbell

Aqiyla Gomez

2009 Schedule Hilton RTP/NCCU Tournament

NCCU Volleyball Tournament

8/28

vs. High Point

Durham, N.C.

1 p.m.

9/25

vs. Winston-Salem State Durham, N.C.

1 p.m.

8/28

vs. Georgia State

Durham, N.C.

6 p.m.

9/25

vs. Hampton

Durham, N.C.

7 p.m.

8/29

vs. The Citadel

Durham, N.C.

1 p.m.

9/26

vs. Delaware State

Durham, N.C.

1 p.m.

8/29

vs. Elon

Durham, N.C.

5 p.m.

9/26

vs. North Carolina A&T Durham, N.C.

7 p.m.

9/29

vs. Campbell

Durham, N.C.

7 p.m.

Holiday Inn Jefferson Cup 9/4

at Virginia

Charlottesville, Va. 1 p.m.

9/4

vs. Campbell

Charlottesville, Va. 4 p.m.

10/3

at Norfolk

Norfolk, Va.

7 p.m.

9/5

vs. VCU

Charlottesville, Va. 1 p.m.

10/4

at Hampton

Hampton, Va.

4 p.m.

10/6

vs. Coppin State

Durham, N.C.

6 p.m.

Radford, Va.

6 p.m.

9/10

vs. Howard

Durham, N.C.

6 p.m.

Hilton Garden Inn Invitational

10/13 at Radford

10/16 vs. George Washington Durham, N.C.

6 p.m.

10/20 at North Carolina A&T

Greensboro, N.C.

7 p.m.

9/11

vs. Butler

Rock Hill, S.C.

1 p.m.

10/23 at UNC Wilmington

Wilmington, N.C.

7 p.m.

9/11

vs. Morgan State

Rock Hill, S.C.

5 p.m.

10/27 at UNC Greensboro

Greensboro, N.C.

6 p.m.

9/12

at Winthrop

Rock Hill, S.C.

1 p.m. 11/13 at Delaware State

Dover, Del.

7 p.m.

South Carolina State Spikefest

11/14 at Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Md.

2 p.m.

11/16 vs. North Carolina A&T

7 p.m.

9/18

vs. The Citadel

Orangeburg, S.C.

3 p.m.

Durham, N.C.

9/18

vs. Charleston Southern Orangeburg, S.C.

7 p.m.

9/19

at South Carolina State

Orangeburg, S.C.

1 p.m.

Home matches indicated in BOLD letters

9/19

vs. Alabama State

Orangeburg, S.C.

3 p.m.

All times are Eastern