2011-12 Women's Volleyball Media Guide by Queen's Gaels

MEDIA GUIDE 2011-12

#10 Becky Billings Outside Hitter Physical and Health Education

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QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY GAELS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

GAELS QUICK FACTS

2011-12 Season Schedule

University Information Location: Kingston, Ontario Enrollment: 22,477 Founded: 1841 Chancellor: Dr. David Dodge Principal and Vice Chancellor: Dr. Daniel Woolf University Website: www.queensu.ca Athletics Department Director, Athletics and Recreation: Leslie Dal Cin Manager, Interuniversity Sport: Janean Sergeant Colours: Gold, Blue, Red Athletics & Recreation Website: www.gogaelsgo.com Twitter: twitter.com/queensgaels Facebook: facebook.com/queensgaels

Gaels Women’s Volleyball Conference: Inaugural Season: Fight Song:

Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Oil Thigh

Stadium: Main Gym - Athletics and Recreation Centre Capacity: 1,904 Record All-Time: Record 2011-12: League Champions:

276-292 (.486) 13-5 11-12

National Champions: None Head Coach: Joely Christian-Macfarlane (5th Season) Website: gogaelsgo.com/volleyball-w

REGULAR SEASON Date Opponent Thu. Oct. 27 @ Ottawa Fri. Oct. 28 vs. RMC Fri. Nov. 4 @ Windsor Sat. Nov. 5 @ Western Fri. Nov. 11 @ Guelph Sat. Nov. 12 @ Brock Fri. Nov. 18 vs. Toronto Sat. Nov. 19 vs. McMaster Fri. Dec. 2 vs. Ryerson Sat. Jan. 7 vs. Guelph Sun. Jan. 8 vs. Waterloo Sat. Jan. 14 @ McMaster Sun. Jan. 15 @ York Sat. Jan. 21 @ Lakehead Sun. Jan. 22 @ Lakehead Fri. Jan. 27 vs. Ottawa Sat. Feb. 4 vs. Western Sun. Feb. 5 vs. Windsor

Result L 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-1 L 3-2 W 3-2 W 3-0 W 3-0 L 3-1 W 3-2 W 3-1 L 3-1 L 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-2 W 3-1 W 3-0

OUA PLAYOFF RESULTS OUA Quarter-Final Sat. Feb. 18 vs. Brock

W 3-0

OUA Final Four Sat. Feb. 25

W 3-2

vs. Toronto

OUA Championship Sun. Feb. 26 @ Ottawa

W 3-2

CIS CHAMPIONSHIPS CIS Quarter-Final Mar. 2/2012 vs. UBC

3:00 pm

CIS Semifinal Mar. 3/2012 Mar. 3/2012 CIS Final Mar. 4/2012 Mar. 4/2012

QF1 vs. QF2 QF3 vs. QF4 Bronze Medal Championship

Media Inquiries Shawn MacDonald Chris Lund Sports Information Sports Information Intern (p) 613-533-6000 x 36990 (e) sports.information@gogaelsgo.ca (e) qsports@queensu.ca (c) 613.985.3195

2011 By The Numbers

Regular Season Record: 13-5 Regular Season Finish: 3rd - OUA (26 pts) Playoff Record: 3-0 (Home: 1-0, Away 1-0, Neutral 1-0) Overall Record: 16-5 Playoff finish: OUA Champions

Final Top 10 ranking: Not ranked Best Top 10 ranking: Not ranked Number of weeks in Top 10: None CIS championship appearances: First appearance CIS championship all-time record: First appearance CIS championship all-time medals: First appearance

CIS championship best result: First appearance CIS championship last appearance: First appearance Head Coach Joely Christian-Macfarlane (5th Season) Queen’s All-Time Record: 276-292 (.486)

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QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY - KINGSTON, ONTARIO

QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY Queen’s is one of Canada’s leading universities, with an international reputation for scholarship, research, social purpose, spirit and diversity. Consistently highly-ranked, Queen’s is known for its incomparable 24-hour learning environment. Great teaching, great students, community and tradition - these are the hallmarks of the Queen’s experience. History The University was established by Royal Charter of Queen Victoria in 1841 - twenty-six years before Canadian confederation. Classes were first held in 1842. The earliest degreegranting institution in the united Province of Canada, and the first to establish a student government, Queen’s has reflected and helped shape Canadian values and policies, educating many of the country’s most notable political and cultural figures. Students & Faculty Queen’s student body represents 98 different

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countries, along with every Canadian province and territory. Our faculty is drawn from some of the most prestigious institutions in the world, and Queen’s faculty members regularly receive international recognition and

Alumni Graduates of Queen’s become part of a living, legendary tradition that spans the globe and 166 years. Queen’s graduates can be found in boardrooms, courtrooms, hospitals, art galleries, laboratories, libraries, and governments around the world. Community & Kingston Queen’s University is located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, a quintessential university community big enough to provide all the conveniences of modern life, but small enough for students, staff and faculty to feel instantly comfortable and at home. For more than a century-and-a-half, the stories of Queen’s and Kingston have been inextricably entwined. Kingston is Canada’s 3rd best “place to live” in Canada according to a 2009 Canadian Business publication survey.

numerous teaching awards for their research and innovative contributions.

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NHL greats like Kirk Muller, Doug Gilmour and others. Also a reenactment of the first hockey game between Royal Military College and Queen’s University. Fort Henry K-Rock Centre - concerts & events Grand Theatre OHL Kingston Frontenacs

All of this in a city that dazzles with soaring 19th century limestone architecture and the amenities of a major centre, but retains the fascinating allure of a small town. Explore our history; immerse yourself in our vibrant culture. With so much to see and do in Kingston, there is a wealth of attractions to choose from, and each one unravels the secrets of our beautiful city. Kingston is conveniently located between major centres of Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and just 20 minutes from the USA border. Key Attractions • FebFest - Four on four shinny with former

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HEAD COACH Joely Christian-Macfarlane Christian-Macfarlane is entering her fifth season as head coach of the Queen’s women’s volleyball team. In her five years with the Gaels, the team has posted a 68-42 regular season record, qualifying for the playoffs in all five seasons. Queen’s best post-season finish during ChristianMacfarlane’s five seasons is their 2011-12 OUA Championship. Prior to joining the Gaels, Christian-Macfarlane served as an assistant coach with the Toronto Varsity Blues from 2004 to 2007. During her time with Toronto, the Varsity Blues made three consecutive OUA final four appearances, winning one silver and one bronze medal. In 2005, she guided Team Ontario to a gold medal at the 2005 Canada Summer Games, the province’s first in women’s volleyball since 1967. Before Christian-Macfarlane entered the coaching world, she was a successful women’s player with Canadian National Teams as well as with the Regina Cougars and the Manitoba Bisons. She competed for Team Canada as a member of both the National ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams and in 1988, she helped the National Junior Team qualify for the Junior World Championships. At the university level, Christian-Macfarlane is a four-time Great Plains Athletics Conference first team all-star and was a first-team AllCanadian with the Regina Cougars in 198990. After transferring to the Manitoba Bisons in 1993-94, Christian-Macfarlane helped the Bisons capture back-to-back bronze medals at the CIAU Championships. She currently ranks eighth all-time on the Bisons single season kill efficiency list after hitting 29% during her first season as a Bison.

SEASON RECAP The 2011-12 Gaels women’s volleyball team entered the season with a strong mix of returning veterans as well as an influx of youth having 12 first year players joining the team. After dropping their first game of the regular season in Ottawa to the Gee-Gees the Gaels took wins in six of their next seven games. This streak included dominant performances on their home court with their first three home games being straight set wins over RMC, Toronto and McMaster respectively. After going two and three in their next five the Gaels finished the season strong with five straight wins including a key 3-2 win over Ottawa at home on January 27. Queen’s finished out the season in third place in the OUA with a 13-5 record earning home court advantage for their OUA quarter-final playoff match. The Gaels hosted the number six seed in the OUA the Brock Badgers. Natalie Gray finished first on the team with 214 total kills on the season and 3.24 kills per game. Becky Billings topped all Gaels in digs with 232 while middle Katie Hagarty led the team with 33 service aces. Queen’s setter Anna Pedjase led the way with 578 assists. Two Gaels were honored by the OUA as Gray was given the OUA award of merit while being named an OUA first team All-Star while Becky Billings was given second team All-Star status. In their opening round playoff match the Badgers were no match for the Gaels who took a 3-0 win over Brock winning by 10 or more points in each set. Gray had 15 kills in the win while Pedjase aided the attack game with 30 assists. With the win the Gaels moved on to the Final Four which was hosted by the Ottawa Gee-Gees after York was disqualified for use of an ineligible player. Queen’s drew the Toronto Varsity Blues in their opening match. The Gaels got out in front early with a two sets to none lead, but the Blues fought back to force a fifth and final set. Queen’s persevered with a 15-10 set win securing their first every OUA championship appearance in school history. Pedjase was key to setting up the offense all game with 60 assists while Shannon Walsh played a strong defensive game with her 22 digs. In the OUA final the Gaels took on the host Gee-Gees in a back-and-forth battle. After the two rivals traded set wins Queen’s started to put on the pressure, the Gaels secured a 25-17 set win to go up two to one in the game and closed out the championship with a convincing 25-10 fourth and final set. Gray was key in the Gaels attack once again with 19 kills and 11 digs while fellow veteran Billings added 15 digs and 12 kills of her own. This was the first OUA title for the Queen’s Gaels women’s volleyball team in school history. The Gaels now qualify for their first ever CIS championship in school history.

Assistant Coaches

Josh Collins

Juliene McLaughlin

FOCUS ON... Natalie Gray Outside Hitter Hometown: Oshawa, Ont. Program: Nursing Year: 4th Height: 5-9

Year

KILLS

PCT

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

2011-12

214

0.208

218

3.6

2010-11

191

0.188

192

3.4

2009-10

228

0.200

217

3.4

2008-09

164

0.212

201

2.9

TOTAL

276

797

0.202

828

3.3

2011-12: Appeared in 18 matches for the Gaels... played in 66 sets... recorded 214 kills... had 13 assists... had 19 service aces... recorded 218 digs... had nine total blocks... finished the season with a hitting percentage of .208... finished the season with 238 points... had a season high 22 kills against Western on November 5... had a season high 24 digs against Western on November 5... named Queen’s Athlete of the Week on November 22 and January 31... named OUA Award of Merit winner... named OUA First Team All-Star.

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QUEEN’S GAELS ROSTER Last Name

First Name

Pos.

Hgt

Elig Yr.

Course

Hometown

Province

Billings

Becky

5-9

Physical and Health Education

Ottawa

Ont.

Bishop

Kelsey

6-1

Psychology

North Vancouver

B.C.

Canvin

Shelby

6-0

Economics

Toronto

Ont.

Edwards

Deandra

5-10

1st year Arts & Science

Hamilton

Ont.

Gray

Natalie

5-8

Nursing Science

Oshawa

Ont.

Hagarty

Katie

5-11

Health Studies

Aurora

Ont.

Heine

Alexandra

5-9

French Studies

Calgary

Alta.

Hopkins

Shannon

5-10

Health Studies

North Vancouver

B.C.

James

Sarah

5-11

Life Sciences

London

Ont.

Lafreniere

Kate

5-10

1st year Engineering

Pembroke

Ont.

Neville

Katie

6-1

Economics

Cambridge

Ont.

Normand

Emilie

5-11

Biochemistry

Ottawa

Ont.

Pedjase

Anna

5-10

Biology

Waterloo

Ont.

Perkins

Meghan

DEF

5-8

1st year Arts & Science

Delaware

Ont.

Perrier

Melissa

5-9

Sociology

London

Ont.

Rong

Alisha

5-11

Political Studies

Markham

Ont.

Scarcello

Alexa

DEF

5-6

1st year Arts & Science

Calgary

Alta.

Spadoni

Katie

5-9

Kinesiology

Hamilton

Ont.

Walsh

Shannon

LIB

5-5

Concurrent Education

Perth Road

Ont.

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Joely Christian-Macfarlane (5th Season) Assistant Coaches: Josh Collins, Juliene McLaughlin

FOCUS ON...

Kelsey Bishop RS Hometown: North Vancouver, B.C. Program: Psychology Year: 2nd Height: 6-1

Year

KILLS

PCT

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

2011-12

127

0.245

2.8

2010-11

0.059

0.9

TOTAL

131

0.152

1.9

2011-12: Appeared in 17 games for the Gaels... played in 55 sets... Recorded 127 kills... had 77 digs... made 13 solo blocks... finished the season with a hitting percentage of .245... finished the season with 154.5 points... recorded a career high 17 digs against Lakehead on January 21... had a season high nine digs twice against Waterloo on January 8 and Windsor on February 5.

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

NUMERICAL ROSTER # Name

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Katie Spadoni Kelsey Bishop Anna Pedjase Alexa Scarcello Katie Neville Alisha Rong Shannon Hopkins Deandra Edwards Katie Hagarty Becky Billings Shannon Walsh Natalie Gray Emilie Normand Alexandra Heine Shelby Canvin Sarah James Kate Lafreniere Meghan Perkins Melissa Perrier

Position

S RS S DEF M OH OH OH M OH LIB OH M RS M M RS DEF OH

Name Pronunciation

Becky Billings Kelsey Bishop Shelby Canvin Deandra Edwards Natalie Gray Katie Hagarty Alexandra Heine Shannon Hopkins Sarah James Kate Lafreniere Katie Neville

BILL-INGS BISH-UP CAN-VIN ED-WARDS GREY HAG-AR-TEE HIGHN HOP-KINS JAMES LA-FREN-EE-AIR NEV-ILL

Emilie Normand Anna Pedjase Meghan Perkins Melissa Perrier Alisha Rong Alexa Scarcello Katie Spadoni Shannon Walsh

NOR-MAND PED-JAA-ZEE PUR-KINS PAIR-EE-AY WRONG SCAR-SELL-O SPA-DOUGH-NEE WAL-SH

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MEET THE QUEEN’S GAELS

#1 S

KATIE SPADONI Eligibility: First Height: 5-9 Hometown: Hamilton, Ont. Major: Kinesiology High School: St. Thomas More 2011-12: Appeared in four games for the Gaels... played in four sets... recorded four assists... recorded a dig... made her Gaels debut on November 5 at Western... recorded a season high two digs twice against Guelph on November 11 and McMaster on January 14. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

Regular Season Year

KILLS

PCT

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

2011-12

TOTAL

#2 RS

KELSEY BISHOP Eligibility: Second Height: 6-1 Hometown: North Vancouver, B.C. Major: Psychology High School: Windsor Secondary 2011-12: Appeared in 17 games for the Gaels... played in 55 sets... Recorded 127 kills... had 77 digs... made 13 solo blocks... finished the season with a hitting percentage of .245... finished the season with 154.5 points... recorded a career high 17 digs against Lakehead on January 21... had a season high nine digs twice against Waterloo on January 8 and Windsor on February 5. PLAYOFFS: Recorded eight kills in the OUA Quarter-final vs. Brock... Recorded 14 kills and 14 digs in the OUA Semifinal against Toronto... Recorded 11 kills in the OUA Final against Ottawa. 2010-11: Appeared in five games for the Gaels... played in seven sets... recorded four kills... had nine digs... finished the season with six points... recorded two kills twice against Ryerson on November 13 and Waterloo on January 15... made her Gaels debut against Brock on October 23. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

Regular Season Year

KILLS

PCT

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

2011-12

127

0.245

2.8

2010-11

0.059

0.9

TOTAL

131

0.152

1.9

#3 S

ANNA PEDJASE Eligibility: Third Major: Biology

Height: 5-10 Hometown: Waterloo, Ont. High School: Sir John A. MacDonald

2011-12: Appeared in 18 games for the Gaels... played in 62 sets... recorded 29 kills... had 578 assists... had 29 service aces...recorded 129 digs... recorded 11 solo blocks... finished the season with 75.5 points... had a season high 50 assists against Western on November 5... had a season high eight service aces against Western on February 4... had a season high 21 digs against Western on November 5... named Queen’s Athlete of the Week on February 27. PLAYOFFS: Recorded 30 assists and four service aces in the OUA Quarter-final against Brock... Recorded 60 assists and 12 digs in the OUA Semifinal against Toronto... Recorded 41 assists and 12 digs in the OUA Final against Ottawa. 2010-11: Appeared in 14 games for the Gaels... played in 32 sets... recorded eight kills... had 159 assists... had five service aces... recorded 26 digs... recorded four solo blocks... finished the season with 19 points... had a season high 29 assists against Waterloo on January 15. PLAYOFFS: Had three assists in the OUA Quarter-final against Ottawa.

Regular Season Year

KILLS

PCT

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

2011-12

0.344

578

129

1.2

2010-11

0.421

159

0.6

2009-10

1.000

1.3

TOTAL

100

0.588

765

148

1.0

2009-10: Played in six sets for the Gaels... recorded six kills... had 28 assists... had two service aces... recorded three digs...finished the season with eight points... made her Gaels debut against York on November 1. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

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#4 DEF

ALEXA SCARCELLO Eligibility: First Height: 5-6 Hometown: Calgary, Alta. Major: Arts & Science High School: Rundle College 2011-12: Appeared in eight games for the Gaels... played in nine sets... recorded one assist... had a Regular Season service ace... had two digs... finished the season with a point... made her Gaels debut October 27 Year SP against Ottawa. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

KILLS

PCT

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

2011-11

0.000

1.0

TOTAL

0.000

1.0

#5 M

KATIE NEVILLE Eligibility: Third Height: 6-1 Hometown: Cambridge, Ont. Major: Economics High School: Jacob Hespeler SS 2011-12: Appeared in 18 games for the Gaels... played in 64 sets... recorded 85 kills... had 12 assists... Regular Season had 14 service aces... recorded 40 digs... had 14 solo blocks... finished the season with a hitting Year SP percentage .188... finished the season with 125 points... had a career high 15 kills against Western on November 5... had a season high three solo blocks against Brock on November 12. 2011-12 64 PLAYOFFS: Recorded a kill, three service aces and a solo block in the OUA Quarter-final against 52 Brock... recorded six kills in the OUA Semifinal against Toronto... recorded two kills and three service 2010-11 aces in the OUA Final against Ottawa. 2010-11: Appeared in 17 games for the Gaels... played in 52 sets... recorded 58 kills... had five assists... had nine service aces... had 27 digs... had seven solo blocks... finished the season with a hitting percentage of .193... finished the season with 78 points... had a season high seven kills against Windsor on January 21. PLAYOFFS: Had a kill, four digs and a solo block in the OUA Quarter-final against Ottawa.

KILLS

PCT

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

0.188

2.0

0.193

1.5

2009-10

0.445

1.8

TOTAL

121

148

0.202

1.8

2009-10: Played in five sets for the Gaels... recorded five kills... had two service aces... had two digs... had two solo blocks... made her Gaels debut against Wilfrid Laurier on January 8. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

#6 OH

ALISHA RONG Eligibility: First Height: 5-11 Hometown: Markham, Ont. Major: Political Studies High School: Unionville HS 2011-12: Appeared in three games for the Gaels... played in eight sets... recorded five digs... made Regular Season her Gaels debut against Ottawa on October 27. Year SP PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

KILLS

PCT

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

2011-12

0.000

0.0

TOTAL

0.000

0.0

#7 OH

SHANNON HOPKINS Eligibility: First Height: 5-10 Hometown: North Vancouver, B.C. Major: Health Studies High School: Handsworth SS 2011-12: Appeared in four games for the Gaels... played in nine sets... had two kills... had an assist... Regular Season recorded 10 digs... finished the season with three points... had a season high four digs twice against Year SP Guelph on November 11 and York on January 15... made her Gaels debut against Western on November 5. 2011-12 9 PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

TOTAL

KILLS

PCT

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

-0.357

0.3

-0.357

0.3

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DEANDRA EDWARDS Eligibility: First Height: 5-10 Hometown: Hamilton, Ont. Major: Arts & Science High School: St. Thomas More 2011-12: Appeared in two games for the Gaels... played in two sets.. recorded a dig... made her Gaels Regular Season debut against Windsor on November 4. Year SP PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

KILLS

PCT

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

2011-12

0.000

0.0

TOTAL

0.000

0.0

#9 M

KATIE HAGARTY Eligibility: Second Height: 5-11 Hometown: Aurora, Ont. Major: Health Studies High School: Aurora HS 2011-12: Appeared in 18 games for the Gaels... played in 66 sets... recorded 135 kills... had 14 assists... Regular Season had 33 service aces... recorded 165 digs... had 16 solo blocks... finished the season with a .207 hitting Year SP percentage... finished the season with 197 points... had a season high 15 kills against Guelph on January 7... had a season high 18 digs against Guelph on January 7... had a season high four solo blocks 2011-12 66 against Western on November 5... named Queen’s Athlete of the Week on January 23. PLAYOFFS: Recorded four kills and two service aces in the OUA Quarter-final against Brock... recorded 2010-11 36 five kills and 11 digs in the OUA Semifinal against Toronto... recorded four kills and three solo blocks in the OUA Final against Ottawa. TOTAL 102

KILLS

PCT

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

135

0.207

165

3.0

0.222

1.2

166

0.215

183

2.1

2010-11: Appeared in 15 games for the Gaels... played in 36 sets... recorded 31 kills... had 15 assists... had six service aces... recorded 18 digs... had six solo blocks... finished the season with a hitting percentage of .222... finished the season with 45 points... had a season high eight kills against Brock on October 23... had a season high 15 assists against RMC on November 3... made her Gaels debut against Toronto on October 22. PLAYOFFS: Had a kill and two service aces against Ottawa in the OUA Quarter-final.

#10 OH

BECKY BILLINGS Eligibility: Fourth Height: 5-9 Hometown: Ottawa, Ont. Major: Physical and Health Ed. High School: Glebe Collegiate 2011-12: Switched to Outside Hitter from Libero...appeared in 18 games for the Gaels... played in Regular Season 65 sets... recorded 176 kills... had 10 assists... had 32 service aces... recorded 232 digs... finished Year SP the season with a .117 hitting percentage... finished the season with 218.5 points... had a season high 23 kills against Western on November 5... had a season high 30 digs against Western on 2011-12 65 November 5... named an OUA Second Team All-Star PLAYOFFS: Recorded 10 kills and six digs against Brock in the OUA Quarter-final... recorded 16 kills 2010-11 61 and 15 digs against Toronto in the OUA Semifinal... recorded 12 kills and 15 digs against Ottawa in 2009-10 50 the OUA Final. 2010-11: Appeared in 17 games for the Gaels... played in 61 sets... recorded 12 kills... had 11 kills... had six service aces... recorded 147 digs... finished the season with 18 points... had a season high 24 digs against Laurier on January 16. PLAYOFFS: Recorded eight digs against Ottawa in the OUA Quarter-final.

KILLS

PCT

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

176

0.117

232

3.4

0.074

147

0.3

0.255

182

0.1

2008-09

-0.261

0.2

TOTAL

209

199

0.046

584

1.0

2009-10: Played in 50 sets for the Gaels... recorded seven kills... had five assists... recorded 182 digs... finished the season with seven points... had 20 digs in the season opener against Lakehead on November 24.... named Queen’s Athlete of the Week for January 25. PLAYOFFS: Recorded 13 digs against York in the OUA Quarter-final... recorded 17 digs in the OUA Semifinal against McMaster... recorded 12 digs in the OUA Bronze Medal game against Western. 2008-09: Played in 33 sets for the Gaels... recorded four sets... had three assists... had a service ace... recorded 23 digs... had two solo blocks... finished the season with seven points...made her Gaels debut on October 17 against Ottawa. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

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#11 L

SHANNON WALSH Eligibility: Third Height: 5-5 Hometown: Kingston, Ont. Major: Concurrent Education High School: Sydenham HS 2011-12: Appeared in 16 matches for the Gaels... played in 56 sets... had 78 assists... had a service ace... recorded 104 digs... finished the season with 1.5 points... had a season high 16 digs against Ottawa on January 27... had a season high 44 assists on January 7. PLAYOFFS: Recorded 11 digs against Brock in the OUA Quarter-final... recorded 22 digs against Toronto in the OUA Semifinal... recorded 12 digs against Ottawa in the OUA Final.

PLAYOFFS: Recorded five digs against York in the OUA Quarter-final... played against McMaster in the OUA Semifinal... recorded a digs against Western in the OUA Bronze Medal game.

Regular Season Year

KILLS

PCT

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

2010-11: Appeared in 18 matches for the Gaels... played in 56 sets... had three assists... had eight service aces... recorded 93 digs... finished the season with eight points... had a season high 19 digs against Toronto on October 22. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

2011-12

-0.333

104

0.0

2010-11

-0.250

0.1

2009-10

0.000

0.2

2009-10: Played in 47 sets for the Gaels... had two assists... had 10 service aces... recorded 30 digs... finished the season with 10 points... made her Gaels debut against Lakehead on October 24... named Queen’s Most Improved Player.

TOTAL

159

-0.292

227

0.1

#12 OH

NATALIE GRAY Eligibility: Fourth Height: 5-8 Hometown: Oshawa, Ont. Major: Nursing Science High School: RS McLaughlin CVI 2011-12: Appeared in 18 matches for the Gaels... played in 66 sets... recorded 214 kills... had 13 assists... had 19 service aces... recorded 218 digs... had nine total blocks... finished the season with a hitting percentage of .208... finished the season with 238 points... had a season high 22 kills against Western on November 5... had a season high 24 digs against Western on November 5... named Queen’s Athlete of the Week on November 22 and January 31... named OUA Award of Merit winner... named OUA First Team All-Star. PLAYOFFS: Recorded 15 kills and five digs against Brock in the OUA Quarter-final... recorded 28 kills and 17 digs against Toronto in the OUA Semifinal... recorded 19 kills and 11 digs against Ottawa in the OUA Final. 2010-11: Appeared in 19 matches for the Gaels... played in 68 sets... recorded 191 kills... had 23 assists... had 33 service aces... recorded 192 digs... had nine total blocks... finished the season with a hitting percentage of .188... finished the season with 231 points... had a season high 17 kills twice against Brock on October 23 and McMaster on February 12... had a season high 25 digs against RMC on January 25... named Queen’s Athlete of the Week for October 25... named OUA First Team All-Star. PLAYOFFS: Recorded eight kills and 11 digs against Ottawa in the OUA Quarter-final. 2009-10: Played in 76 sets for the Gaels... recorded 228 kills.... had seven assists... had 21 service aces... recorded 217 digs... had nine total blocks... finished the season with 255 points... named Queen’s Athlete of the Week on January 18... named an OUA First Team All-Star. PLAYOFFS: Recorded eigth kills and 26 digs against York in the OUA Quarter-final... recorded seven kills and 15 digs against McMaster in the OUA Semifinal... recorded six kills and 14 digs against Western in the OUA Bronze Medal game. 2008-09: Played in 66 sets for the Gaels... recorded 164 kills... had four assists... had 24 service aces... recorded 201 digs... had six total blocks... finished the season with 193 points...made her Gaels debut against Ottawa on October 17... named Gaels Rookie of the Year... named to the OUA All-Rookie Team. PLAYOFFS: Recorded 12 kills and 17 digs in the OUA Semifinal against York.

Regular Season Year

KILLS

PCT

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

2011-12

214

0.208

218

3.6

2010-11

191

0.188

192

3.4

2009-10

228

0.200

217

3.4

2008-09

164

0.212

201

2.9

TOTAL

276

797

0.202

828

3.3

#13 M

EMILIE NORMAND Eligibility: First Major: Biochemistry

Height: 5-11 Hometown: Ottawa, Ont. High School: St. Mark SS

2011-12: Appeared in five games for the Gaels in her rookie year... played in eight sets... recorded one kill... recorded two digs... finished the season with one point... made her Gaels debut against Windsor on November 4. PLAYOFFS: Appeared against Toronto in the OUA Semifinal.

Regular Season Year

KILLS

PCT

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

2011-12

-0.333

0.1

TOTAL

-0.333

0.1

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#14 RS

ALEXANDRA HEINE Eligibility: First Height: 5-9 Hometown: Calgary, Ont. Major: French Studies High School: St.Mary’s HS 2011-12: Appeared in 12 games for the Gaels in her rookie year... played in 26 sets... recorded 27 kills... had three assists... recorded seven service aces... recorded 17 digs... recorded five blocks... finished the season with a .161 hitting percentage... finished the season with 47.5 points... had a season high nine kills against Guelph on November 11... made her Gaels debut against RMC on October 28. PLAYOFFS: Recorded a dig against Toronto in the OUA Semifinal... appeared against Ottawa in the OUA Final.

Regular Season Year

KILLS

PCT

BLKS

0.161

1.8

TOTAL

0.161

1.8

#15 M

Height: 6-0 Hometown: Toronto, Ont. High School: Branksome Hall

2011-12: Appeared in five matches for the Gaels in her rookie year... played in 10 sets... had an assist... recorded 18 digs... had a solo block... finished the season with one point... had a season high 13 digs against Western on February 4... made her Gaels debut against Ottawa on October 27. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

Regular Season Year

KILLS

PCT

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

2011-12

-0.500

0.1

TOTAL

-0.500

0.1

SARAH JAMES Eligibility: First Major: Life Sciences

PTS/S

2011-12

SHELBY CANVIN Eligibility: First Major: Economics

DIGS

Height: 5-11 Hometown: London, Ont. High School: Oakridge SS

2011-12: Did not play - redshirted. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

Regular Season Year

KILLS

PCT

2011-12 TOTAL

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

DNP - Redshirt -

KATE LAFRENIERE Eligibility: First Height: 5-10 Hometown: Pembroke, Ont. Major: Engineering High School: General Panet HS 2011-12: Did not play - redshirted. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

Regular Season Year

KILLS

PCT

2011-12 TOTAL

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

DNP - Redshirt -

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DEF

MEGHAN PERKINS Eligibility: First Height: 5-8 Hometown: Delaware, Ont. Major: Arts & Science High School: Oakridge SS 2011-12: Did not play - redshirted. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

Regular Season Year

KILLS

PCT

2011-12 TOTAL

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

DNP - Redshirt -

MELISSA PERRIER Eligibility: First Major: Sociology

Height: 5-9 Hometown: London, Ont. High School: Mother Teresa CSS

2011-12: Appeared in two games for the Gaels in her rookie year... played in three sets... had four kills... Regular Season finished the season with four points... had a season high four kills against McMaster on January 14... Year SP made her Gaels debut against McMaster on January 14. PLAYOFFS: Did not play.

KILLS

PCT

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

2011-12

0.571

1.3

TOTAL

0.571

1.3

Back Row (L-R): Josh Collins (Assistant Coach), Juliene Mclaughlin (Assistant Coach) Alisha Rong, Anna Pedjase, Shannon Hopkins, Emilie Normand, Kelsey Bishop, Katie Neville, Shelby Canvin, Sarah James, Katie Hagarty, Leah Franco, Joely Christian-Macfarlane (Head Coach) Front Row (L-R): Deandra Edwards, Katie Lafrieniere, Becky Billings, Shannon Walsh, Meg Perkins, Natalie Gray, Alexa Scarcello, Katie Spadoni, Alex Heine

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2011-12 OPPONENTS

2011-12 Season Schedule REGULAR SEASON Date Opponent Thu. Oct. 27 @ Ottawa Fri. Oct. 28 vs. RMC Fri. Nov. 4 @ Windsor Sat. Nov. 5 @ Western Fri. Nov. 11 @ Guelph Sat. Nov. 12 @ Brock Fri. Nov. 18 vs. Toronto Sat. Nov. 19 vs. McMaster Fri. Dec. 2 vs. Ryerson Sat. Jan. 7 vs. Guelph Sun. Jan. 8 vs. Waterloo Sat. Jan. 14 @ McMaster Sun. Jan. 15 @ York Sat. Jan. 21 @ Lakehead Sun. Jan. 22 @ Lakehead Fri. Jan. 27 vs. Ottawa Sat. Feb. 4 vs. Western Sun. Feb. 5 vs. Windsor

Result L 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-1 L 3-2 W 3-2 W 3-0 W 3-0 L 3-1 W 3-2 W 3-1 L 3-1 L 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-2 W 3-1 W 3-0

BRIEF RECAP

Ottawa Gee-Gees (@ Ottawa Oct. 27, vs. Ottawa Jan. 27) The Gaels and Gee-Gees split their season series with the home team taking each match. Queen’s opened up their season on the road at Ottawa and fell in four sets 3-1 to the Gee-Gees. The Gaels welcomed the Gee-Gees to Kingston on January 27 with the two teams neck in neck for the number two seed in the OUA. Queen’s won a thrilling five set match edging their rivals 15-12 in the final frame.

Royal Military College of Canada Paladins (vs. RMC Oct. 28) The Gaels took their only match with cross-town rival RMC in a quick 3-0 set win. Becky Billings led the Gaels with 19 kills in the match while Natalie Gray added 11 kills and nine digs.

Windsor Lancers (@ Windsor Nov. 4, vs. Windsor Feb. 5) Queen’s took both matches this season with the Windsor Lancers winning both games 3-0. In game one Becky Billings had eight kills and 13 digs while Anna Pedjase had 24 assists. In their final regular season game of the year the Gaels hosted Windsor and Kelsey Bishop had a strong game for Queen’s with 10 kills and nine digs.

Western Mustangs (@ Western Nov. 5, vs. Western Feb. 4) The long-time rivals hooked up twice this season with the Gaels winning both games 3-1. Becky Billings and Natalie Gray had strong games with 23 kills and 30 digs and 22 kills with 24 digs respectively. On February 4 the Gaels defence led the way with five players finishing with double-digit kills.

Brock Badgers (@ Brock Nov. 12) The Gaels travelled to St. Catharines for thier lone regular season matchup with the Badgers in what turned out to be a preview of their opening round OUA playoff mathcup. The Badgers pushed the Gaels to a fifth set where Queen’s would edge out Brock by a 15-13 score.

Toronto Varsity Blues (vs. Toronto Nov. 18)

OUA PLAYOFF RESULTS OUA Quarter-Final Sat. Feb. 18 vs. Brock

W 3-0

OUA Final Four Sat. Feb. 25

W 3-2

The Gaels and Marauders split their season series with the respective home teams taking the victories each time. Queen’s beat McMaster in straight sets 3-0 on Nov. 19 and McMaster handed the Gaels a 3-1 loss on Jan. 14. Natalie Gray led the way for the Gaels in each game with 10 kills and 11 kills respectively.

W 3-2

Ryerson Rams (vs. Ryerson Dec. 2)

vs. Toronto

OUA Championship Sun. Feb. 26 @ Ottawa CIS CHAMPIONSHIPS CIS Quarter-Final Mar. 2/2012 vs. UBC CIS Semifinal Mar. 3/2012 Mar. 3/2012 CIS Final Mar. 4/2012 Mar. 4/2012

In their only matchup of the regular season the Gaels hosted the Varsity Blues at the ARC winning handedly 3-0. Natalie Gray had 11 kills and 13 digs in the win.

McMaster Marauders (vs. McMaster Nov. 19, @ McMaster Jan. 14)

Queen’s closed out their first portion of the season before the semester break at home where the Rams came to Kingston and stole a win with a 3-1 victory. Kelsey Bishop had 11 kills and three solo blocks in the game. 3:00 pm

QF1 vs. QF2 QF3 vs. QF4 Bronze Medal Championship

Guelph Gryphons (vs. Guelph Jan. 7) The Gaels started out 2012 with a five set win over the visiting Gryphons on an. 7 at the ARC. In their only matchup of the season the Gaels Natalie Gray, Becky Billings, Katie Hagarty and Katie Neville all finished with double-digit kills.

Waterloo Warriors (vs. Waterloo Jan. 8) After their Saturday win over Guelph the Gaels made it a weekend sweep with a 3-1 win over the Gryphons on Jan. 8 Shannaon Walsh took a turn at the setter position and set a strong game with 44 assists.

York Lions (@ York Jan. 15) On January 15 Queen’s closed out a southern Ontario road swing with a game against the OUA leading York Lions. Queen’s took the first set but the Lions held on winning the next three in what would be the team’s last loss of the season before going on a five game win streak into the playoffs.

Lakehead Thunderwolves (@ Lakehead Jan. 21, @ Lakehead Jan. 22) Queen’s made their way to Thunder Bay, Ontario for a weekend set against the home Lakehead Thunderwolves. The Gaels swept the weekend series handily with two 3-0 wins. Kelsey Bishop and Katie Hagarty supplied the offense for both games as the two finished with 25 total kills over the weekend.

FOCUS ON...

Shannon Walsh Libero Hometown: Kingston, Ont. Program: Concurrent Education Year: 3rd Height: 5-5

Year

KILLS

PCT

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

2011-12

-0.333

104

0.0

2010-11

-0.250

0.1

2009-10

0.000

0.2

TOTAL

159

-0.292

227

0.1

2011-12: Appeared in 16 matches for the Gaels... played in 56 sets... had 78 assists... had a service ace... recorded 104 digs... finished the season with 1.5 points... had a season high 16 digs against Ottawa on January 27... had a season high 44 assists on January 7.

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STANDINGS AND STATISTICS CIS WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL FINAL STANDINGS

OUA GP W L SW SL PTS Win % York 18 16 2 51 12 32 0.889 Ottawa 18 13 5 43 20 26 0.722 Queen’s 18 13 5 45 24 26 0.722 McMaster 18 11 7 40 31 22 0.611 Toronto 18 11 7 39 26 22 0.611 Brock 18 10 8 36 33 20 0.556 Guelph 18 9 9 37 32 18 0.500 RMC 18 9 9 34 34 18 0.500 Western 18 8 10 33 43 16 0.444 Waterloo 18 7 11 25 38 14 0.389 Ryerson 18 6 12 24 41 12 0.333 Windsor 18 3 15 13 45 6 0.167 Lakehead 18 1 17 11 52 2 0.056 AUS

GP W Saint Mary’s 17 16 Dalhousie 17 14 Cape Breton 17 11 StFX 17 8 Memorial 17 7 Moncton 17 6 Acadia 17 5 UNB 17 1

L SW SL PTS Win % 1 49 12 32 0.941 3 43 17 28 0.824 6 35 27 22 0.647 9 30 36 16 0.471 10 31 35 14 0.412 11 28 40 12 0.353 12 29 40 10 0.294 16 10 48 2 0.059

CANADA WEST GP W L PF PA PTS Win %

UBC 20 18 2 58 12 36 0.900 Alberta 20 14 6 48 30 28 0.700 Winnipeg 20 14 6 46 29 28 0.700 Trinity Western 20 13 7 46 28 26 0.650 Calgary 20 11 9 41 33 22 0.550 Manitoba 20 11 9 40 34 22 0.550 Brandon 20 9 11 30 40 18 0.450 Thompson Rivers 20 9 11 35 45 18 0.450 UBC Okanagan 20 6 14 31 49 12 0.300 Regina 20 5 15 26 49 10 0.250 Saskatchewan 20 0 20 8 60 0 0.000 RSEQ

GP W L PF PA PTS Win % Montreal 15 12 3 41 14 24 0.800 Laval 15 10 5 33 22 20 0.667 McGill 15 5 10 22 33 10 0.333 Sherbrooke 15 3 12 14 41 6 0.200

FINAL CIS TOP 10

1. UBC (1) 2. Saint Mary’s (2) T3. Winnipeg (4) T3. Trinity Western (T5) 5. Alberta (3) 6. Montreal (T5) 7. Dalhousie (8) 8. Manitoba (10) 9. York (NR) 10. McGill (NR)

GAELS LEADERS - 2011-12 Rank

Players

K/G

PTS

PTS/G

Natalie Gray

214

3.24

.208

218

238.0

3.6

Becky Billings

176

2.71

.117

232

218.5

3.4

Katie Hagarty

135

2.05

.207

165

197.0

3.0

Kelsey Bishop

127

2.31

.245

154.5

2.8

Katie Neville

1.33

.188

125.0

2.0

Alexandra Heine

1.42

.161

47.5

1.8

Melissa Perrier

1.33

.571

4.0

1.3

Anna Pedjase

0.47

.344

578

129

75.5

1.2

Shannon Hopkins

0.22

-.357

3.0

0.3

Emilie Normand

0.12

-.333

1.0

0.1

Alexa Scarcello

0.00

-.500

1.0

0.1

Shelby Canvin

0.00

-.500

1.0

0.1

Shannon Walsh

0.00

-.333

104

1.5

0.0

Deandra Edwards

0.00

.000

0.0

Alisha Rong

0.00

.000

0.0

Katie Spadoni

0.00

0.0

OUA LEADERS - 2011-12 Rank

Players

Brandie Wilkerson

K/G

PTS

PTS/G

York

K. Krueger Schwanke

Laura Klein

4 5 6

Brooke Lloyd

Melissa HumanaParedes

Natalie Gray

Team

210

3.56

0.245

122

255

4.29

Ottawa

159

2.79

0.231

146

228

3.95

Waterloo

197

3.34

0.166

196

231.5

3.90

Kaila Seguin

Windsor

182

3.31

0.138

136

213

3.82

Charlotte Sider

Toronto

192

3.05

0.202

176

228.5

3.57

Guelph

176

3.09

0.218

173

207

3.56

York

158

2.68

0.151

252

213

3.56

Queen's

214

3.24

0.208

218

238

3.55

Shannon Mcrobert

McMaster

161

2.27

0.359

250

3.49

Rachel Roorda

Brock

175

2.78

0.388

223.5

3.46

Melissa Mccoy

RMC

170

2.74

0.304

215

3.40

Myriam English

Ottawa

162

2.57

0.175

154

217

3.38

Stephanie Kreuter

Western

162

2.70

0.170

148

203

3.37

Becky Billings

Queen's

176

2.71

0.117

232

218.5

3.32

Kailee Stock

McMaster

173

2.84

0.191

154

207.5

3.31

Erinn Bickle

Guelph

150

2.27

0.319

221

3.30

Chelsea Jensen

Ryerson

150

2.94

0.096

127

168

3.27

Norah Collins

RMC

161

2.64

0.176

209

199.5

3.23

Lucy Mclay

Brock

177

2.57

0.165

175

205.5

2.93

Chelsea Briscoe

Ryerson

144

2.22

0.243

191

2.92

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OUA CHAMPIONS

 2011-12

PLAYOFF GAME BY GAME Queen’s powers past Brock in straight sets, head to OUA final four KINGSTON, Ont. (February 18, 2012) – The number three seed Queen’s Gaels (1-0) continued their strong play into the post-season as they easily got past the six seeded Brock Badgers in straight sets in OUA playoff action on Saturday afternoon. Set scores were 25-14, 25-14 and 25-15 to make it a 3-0 victory for Queen’s.

outside hitter Billings on the match. “We just kept building on what we started each set and got the win.”

After going up two sets to none the Blue battled back to force a fifth and final set with Queen’s. With the Gaels and Blues tied at 9-9 in the final frame, Queen’s strung together a three point run which included two kills from Gray to take the lead 12-9. After a Toronto point the Gaels kept the momentum rolling another three point run to close out the match.

“Everyone stayed positive and supportive throughout and that really helped for us to stay focused.” Queen’s will now move on to the OUA final four next weekend which will be hosted by the Ottawa Gee-Gees.

Queen’s will now move on to the OUA championship where they will take on the Ottawa Gee-Gees.

Queen’s advances to OUA Championship after defeating On the day, the Gaels power attack Toronto 3-2, will take on Ottawa combined with Brock errors made the difference. Queen’s was led by Natalie Gray of Oshawa, Ont. who had a game high 15 kills to go along with five digs and three

FOCUS ON... Becky Billings Outside Hitter Hometown: Ottawa, Ont. Program: Physical and Health Education Year: 4th Height: 5-9

Queen’s wins OUA Championship

OTTAWA (February 25, 2012) – The Queen’s Gaels and Toronto Varsity Blues went the full distance in a back-and-forth affair on

OTTAWA (February 26, 2012) - The Queen’s Gaels won the 2012 women’s volleyball OUA championship on Sunday afternoon

Year

KILLS

PCT

DIGS

BLKS

PTS/S

2011-12

176

0.117

232

3.4

2010-11

0.074

147

0.3

2009-10

0.255

182

0.1

2008-09

-0.261

0.2

TOTAL

209

199

0.046

584

1.0

2011-12: Switched to Outside Hitter from Libero...appeared in 18 games for the Gaels... played in 65 sets... recorded 176 kills... had 10 assists... had 32 service aces... recorded 232 digs... finished the season with a .117 hitting percentage... finished the season with 218.5 points... had a season high 23 kills against Western on November 5... had a season high 30 digs against Western on November 5... named an OUA Second Team All-Star

serving aces. Becky Billings of Ottawa chipped in with 10 kills of her own while Anna Pedjase of Waterloo, Ont. had 30 assists. Brock was led by Rachel Roorda of St. George, Ont. who had a team high nine kills. As a team, the Badgers committed 12 service errors and 13 attacking errors on 64 total attacks compared to the Gaels eight and 12 on 80. Queen’s serving pushed them over the top as they had 12 service aces of their own without giving up a single one to the Badgers on the day. The outside combo of Gray and Billings were too powerful for the Badgers to contain as the two were able to get clear looks and finish their attacks strong all afternoon. “We did a good job to keep the pressure on them early and then kept it going the whole game without letting up.” said veteran

Saturday afternoon that saw the Gaels grab the win 3-2 in the OUA semifinal match. The set scores finished 25-22, 2624, 25-27, 24-26, 15-10.

by knocking off the Ottawa Gee-Gees in four sets 3-1. The set scores finished 25-19, 22-25, 25-17 and 25-10 as Queen’s secured their first OUA championship title.

The Gaels posted strong numbers across the board in the match with three players recording double-digit kills led by Natalie Gray of Oshawa, Ont. who had a game high 28.

Natalie Gray of Oshawa, Ont. led the way for Queen’s with a game high 19 kills while adding 11 digs. Becky Billings of Ottawa had a team high 15 digs while adding 12 kills of her own and nabbing two service aces. Kelsey Bishop of North Vancouver, B.C. was a force all weekend for the Gaels and continued her strong play with 11 kills and three solo blocks.

Anna Pedjase of Waterloo Ont. was a key to setting up the offense as she posted 60 assists, while defensively Queen’s had six contributors with double-digit digs including Kingston, Ont. native Shannon Walsh who led the way with 22. Toronto stayed toe-to-toe with the Gaels all afternoon despite the early two sets to none deficit. They were led by Charlotte Sider of Ottawa who had 21 kills and nine digs.

The Gee-Gees were led by Laura Carmanico of Stittsville, Ont. who had 12 kills and seven digs on the day. After finishing the regular season having split their games with a win each the Gaels and Gee-Gees OUA championship match went back and forth between the two rival schools. The Gaels started out in control

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OUA CHAMPIONS

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PLAYOFF GAME BY GAME CONT’D... in the first set as they never trailed after being down 5-4. Queen’s stayed the course and after the Gee-Gees pulled to within one at 19-18 the Gaels went on a four point run to lead 23-18 before closing out the set 25-19. The second set was nearly a reverse of the first as Ottawa never trailed in the set after falling behind 6-5 to Queen’s. The Gaels made it interesting, climbing to 22 points of their own but the Gee-Gees held on for the set win. In set three Queen’s took control of the game opening up leads of 10-4, 14-9 and 21-15 before closing out the Gee-Gees at 25-18. Gray led the way with five of her 19

kills in the set. The Gaels dropped behind mid-way through the fourth set but were able to create a six point swing going from being down 13-16, to leading 19-16 with the championship in their sights. With a 22-19 lead the Gaels took three of the final four points to secure the championship win.

match of the year. I’m very excited to take our team to McMaster.” With the win the Gaels will now compete for a CIS title as they head to Hamilton for the 2012 CIS Women’s Volleyball Championship hosted by McMaster on March 2-4.

“It was a fantastic tournament, a fantastic win,” said Gaels coach Joely ChristianMacfarlane, clutching the championship trophy. “We started the season with the idea that we were just going to play the best volleyball we could play match after match and we found a way to do that so when we got to the final we could play the best

BANNER PHOTO

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OUA CHAMPIONS

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ALL-TIME RECORD - WOMENS VOLLEYBALL CONFERENCE RECORD

CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS

CIS/CIAU CHAMPIONSHIP

OVERALL

SEASON

PCT.

COACH

1971-72

0.400

Donna Gallagher

1972-73

0.500

Donna Gallagher

1973-74

Donna Gallagher

1974-75

Donna Gallagher

1975-76

Donna Gallagher

1976-77

Donna Gallagher

1977-78

0.538

Ginny Crozier

OWIAA Tier I

1978-79

0.267

Donna Gallagher

OWIAA Tier I

1979-80

0.762

Donna Gallagher

OWIAA Tier II

1980-81

0.619

Donna Gallagher

OWIAA East

1981-82

0.571

Donna Gallagher

OWIAA East

1982-83

0.909

Donna Gallagher

OWIAA Central

1983-84

0.556

Fiona MacGregor

OWIAA East

1984-85

0.400

Ian Grant

OWIAA East

1985-86

0.500

Christine Barick

OWIAA East

1986-87

0.462

Christine Barick

OWIAA East

1987-88

0.333

Margaret Butler

OWIAA East

1988-89

0.333

Margaret Butler

OWIAA East

1989-90

0.300

Jia Feng

OWIAA East

1990-91

0.200

Huan-Li Xu

OWIAA East

1991-92

0.462

Jo Ellen Barr

OWIAA East

1992-93

0.400

Jo Ellen Barr

OWIAA East

1993-94

0.462

Lisa Eyles

OWIAA East

1994-95

0.300

Lisa Eyles

OWIAA East

1995-96

0.308

Lisa Eyles

OWIAA East

1996-97

0.400

Lisa Eyles

OWIAA East

1997-98

0.333

Lisa Eyles

OUA East

1998-99

0.500

Lisa Eyles

OUA East

1999-00

0.300

Lisa Eyles

OUA East

2000-01

0.412

James Mastorakos

OUA East

2001-02

0.611

James Mastorakos

OUA East

2002-03

0.444

James Mastorakos

OUA East

2003-04

0.700

James Mastorakos

OUA East

2004-05

0.474

James Mastorakos

OUA East

2005-06

0.263

Chris Galbraith

OUA East

2006-07

0.400

Chris Galbraith

OUA East

2007-08

0.350

Joely ChristianMacfarlane

OUA East

2008-09

0.500

Joely ChristianMacfarlane

OUA East

2009-10

0.636

Joely ChristianMacfarlane

OUA East

2010-11

0.600

Joely ChristianMacfarlane

OUA East

2011-12

0.762

Joely ChristianMacfarlane

OUA

TOTALS

506

253

852

873

116

568

276

292

940

989

0.486

CONFERENCE

^Not all scores reported

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OUA CHAMPIONS

 2011-12

NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL AWARDS CIS ALL-CANADIANS 2007-08 Elyssa Heller (Rookie)

OUA AWARDS COACH OF THE YEAR 1982-83 Patti Emmerson (OWIAA) 2001-02 James Mastorakas (OUA East)

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 1999-00 Amanda Maze (OUA East) 2006-07 Louise Hamill (OUA East) 2007-08 Elysa Heller (OUA East)

Christiane Taylor, Elyssa Heller (Rookie) 2008-09 (2) Lorna Button, Katie Matthews, Colleen Ogilvie, Natalie Gray (Rookie)

AWARD OF MERIT

2009-10 (3) Natalie Gray, Colleen Ogilvie, Katie Matthews

2011-12 Natalie Gray

2010-11 (3) Natalie Gray, Katie Matthews, Lorna Button

OUA ALL-STARS 1981-82 (1) Lori Goodfellow 1982-83 (1) Patti Emmerson 1983-84 (1) Kaia Nielsen 1985-86 (1) Kaia Nielsen 1997-98 (1) Kristen Spekkens 1998-99 (2) Kristen Spekkens, Lindsay Barrett 1999-00 (2) Lindsay Barrett, Kristen Spekkens 2000-01 (1) Amanda Maze 2001-02 (2) Gita Laidler, Stephanie Ward 2002-03 (3) Lisa Hiller, Stephanie Ward, Jacqueline Fulham 2003-04 (3) Lisa Hiller, Stephanie Ward, Amanda Digel 2004-05 (2) Amanda Digel, Amanda Rogers 2005-06 (1) Amanda Digel 2006-07 (1) Amanda Digel 2007-08 (2)

CIS ALL-CANADIAN ROOKIE - ELYSSA HELLER

2011-12 (2) Natalie Gray, Becky Billings

ACADEMIC ALL-CANADIANS

2010-11............................................................. Kelsey Bishop 2010-11..........................................................Julie Lockwood 2010-11......................................................... Katie Matthews 2010-11..........................................................Laura Riesberry 2009-10................................................................ Leah Franco 2009-10......................................................... Katie Matthews 2009-10..........................................................Shannon Walsh 2008-09................................................................ Leah Franco 2008-09..............................................................Louise Hamill 2008-09......................................................... Katie Matthews 2008-09................................................................Halli Pedlow 2007-08................................................................... Erin Sadler 2007-08............................................................... Brenna Swift 2007-08............................................................... Karlye Wong 2006-07...............................................................Emily Bishop 2006-07............................................................Amanda Digel 2006-07.................................................Brianna MarChildon 2006-07.................................................. Adrianna Robinson 2006-07............................................................... Brenna Swift 2006-07............................................................... Karlye Wong 2005-06............................................................Amanda Digel 2005-06......................................................................Jenny Du 2005-06...........................................................Kathryn Kitney 2005-06..................................................Amanda MacTavish 2005-06.................................................. Adrianna Robinson 2005-06................................................................... Erin Sadler 2005-06................................................................Sally Speake 2004-05............................................................Amanda Digel

2004-05......................................................................Jenny Du 2004-05......................................................Victoria Goodday 2004-05.................................................................. Julie Morin 2003-04...............................................................Nicole Badke 2003-04.........................................................Sarah Campbell 2002-03.........................................................Sarah Campbell 2002-03.....................................................................Julie Kelly 2002-03....................................................................Vicki Ward 2001-02.........................................................Sarah Campbell 2001-02................................................... Jacqueline Fulham 2001-02.....................................................................Julie Kelly 2001-02....................................................................Vicki Ward 2000-01.........................................................Sarah Campbell 2000-01..................................................................Kari Francis 2000-01.....................................................................Julie Kelly 2000-01............................................................Amanda Maze 2000-01..............................................................Jennifer Riley 1999-00..............................................................Jennifer Riley 1999-00..................................................... Kristine Spekkens 1998-99.....................................................Karrie-Ann Baulke 1998-99.......................................................................Erin Blair 1998-99......................................................Martha Linkletter 1998-99...................................................................Lael Pitaeu 1998-99..................................................... Kristine Spekkens 1997-98......................................................Martha Linkletter 1997-98...................................................................Lael Pitaeu 1997-98..................................................... Kristine Spekkens 1996-97..................................................... Kristine Spekkens 1995-96............................................................ Janice Rickard 1995-96.............................................................Marie Roberts 1995-96................................................Kathrin Schumacher 1994-95...............................................................Amy Connell 1994-95.............................................................Marie Roberts 1993-94.........................................................Julie Martindale 1993-94.............................................................Marie Roberts 1993-94...............................................................Sally Thomas 1992-93.......................................................Lynette Demicall 1992-93.............................................................Marie Roberts 1992-93.........................................................Julie Martindale 1992-93...................................................Wendy Carmichael

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OUA CHAMPIONS

 2011-12

TEAM AWARDS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER 2010-11.............................Katie Matthews. 2009-10.............................Julie Lockwood. 2006-07...............................Amanda Digel. 2005-06.........................................Jenny Du. 2003-04........................ Kristin Kawamoto. 2000-01.......................................... Jen Riley. 1999-00.Lindsay Barrett/Kristine Spekkens 1998-99........................ Kristine Spekkens. 1997-98.............................Julie MacMillan. 1996-97..................................Janice Rickar. 1995-96............................... Janice Rickard. 1994-95................................Marie Roberts. 1993-94............................Julie Martindale. 1991-92........................... Dana Mendham. 1990-91......................Wendy Carmichael. 1989-90.................................. Kristine Fiala. 1988-89... Kristin Nielson/Linda Pineau. 1987-88................................ Jackie Laidley. 1986-87...............................Leslie Strickler. 1985-86.....Leslie Strickler/Kaia Nielson. 1984-85...............................Shelagh Turner

1986-87.................................. Carol Uchida. 1985-86...............................Kristin Nielson. 1984-85............................. Cynthia Hughes

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER 2010-11...................................Katie Neville. 2009-10.............................Shannon Walsh. 2008-09................................... Leah Franco. 2007-08.Hallie Pedlow/Katie Matthews .. 2006-07...................................... Lisa Cooke. 2005-06.............................. Melissa Wright. 2002-03.........................Danielle Simpson. 2001-02...................... Jacqueline Fulham. 2000-01........................................ Lisa Hiller. 1999-00.................................Kate McNabb. 1998-99.......................................... Jen Riley. 1997-98..............................Cristine Pennie. 1996-97................................... Seni Kolesar. 1995-96.......................................Jessie Fyfe. 1994-95......................... Katherine Janson. 1993-94.........................Alison McConnell. 1991-92...................................Melissa Ross. 1990-91............................Julie Martindale. 1989-90.................................. Kristine Fiala. 1987-88..................................Kristin Fraser. 1986-87............................. Cynthia Hughes

2010-11 Team MIP Katie Neville

COACHING RECORDS Coach

Seasons

Joely ChristianMacfarlane

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Seasons

207

154

0.585

Chris Galbraith

0.342

James Mastorakos

165

147

0.540

Lisa Eyles

118

152

.421

.450

.200

.300

.333

.500

.400

.583

.600

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147

128

.604

(2007 - current) (2005 - 2007)

(2000-05)

(1993-00)

Jo Ellen Barr (1991-1993)

Huan-Li Xu (1990-91)

Jia Feng (1989-90)

2008-09................................... Natalie Gray. 2006-07.................................Louise Hamill. 2005-06...................................... Erin Sadler. 2004-05......................................Julie Morin. 2003-04.........................Victoria Goodday. 2002-03...............................Amanda Digel. 2001-02.......................................Vicki Ward. 2000-01............................Stephanie Ward. 1999-00...............................Amanda Maze. 1994-95...............................Aliza Ehrkamp. 1993-94.......................Nicole Schwertner. 1991-92..................Kathryn Schumacher. 1990-91........................... Dana Mendham. 1989-90..........................Lynette Demicell. 1987-88..........................Margo Malowney

2010-11 Team MVP Katie Matthews

Margaret Butler (1987-1989)

Christine Barick (1985-1987)

Ian Grant (1984-1985)

Fiona Macgregor (1983-1984)

Ginny Crozier (1977-1978)

Donna Gallagher (1971-77, 1978-83)

P L A Y O F F S

^ Not all scores reported

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OUA CHAMPIONS

 2011-12

QUEEN’S ATHLETICS AND RECREATION CENTRE

Main Gym - Athletics and Recreation Centre The Main Gym is home of the Queen’s Gaels basketball and volleyball programs, seating over 1,900 spectators. The gym offers several configurations & setups from everything from sporting events to receptions and large conventions.

Features

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1,904 seats including 160 chair back seats and accessible seats (2,964 including floor seating) Broadcast ready with broadcast quality lighting 100 foot candles Scoreboard, shot clock and sound system Gaels Scorer’s Table Full service Concession stand Ticket selling capabilities Access to Alumni Lounge (Licensed VIP area) Main Level Washrooms 2 media areas overlooking the gym with power and internet ready capability Atrium overlooking gym Access to Team Locker Rooms

Specifications

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Length: 128 feet Width: 121 feet Area: 15,488 square feet Ceiling Height: 45 feet

Sporting Events held in Main Gym

• •

CIS Men’s Volleyball Championship – March 2012 Ontario AAA Boy’s Basketball Championship – March 2010

Special Events held in Main Gym

• • •

Queen’s Commerce Convocation – May 2010 School of Business Convocation Reception – May 2010 Coaching the Coaches Conference – April 2010

Configurations

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1 FIBA regulation sized Basketball Court 1 FIVA regulation sized Volleyball Court Two basketball courts Two volleyball courts 4 badminton courts 15,488 square feet of available surface for events

Directions • • • •

From the 401, exit at Sir John A Macdonald Blvd. (exit 615). Drive south to Johnson St. (approximately 7-8 minutes) and turn left. Follow two kilometres, turn right on University Ave. and then turn left on Earl Street. The ARC is located at 284 Earl Street.

Media Credentials

Media credentials for all Queen’s University home sporting events should be made in writing (via e-mail) to Communications and Sports Information Officer at least 24 hours prior to game time. Please note credentials are only issued to working media. Credentials must be displayed while on site and can be revoked by the Athletics and Recreation Department at any time.

Interviews

Interviews with Queen’s University athletes, coaches and or staff can be arranged anytime by contacting Communications & Sports Information Officer at qsports@queensu.ca or by phone at 613.533.6000 x 36990; cell: 613.484.6763. Queen’s will not provide contact numbers for athletes without the consent of the respective athlete. Please do not contact athletes or coaches at their home unless previously arranged through the Sports Information Office.

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