2008 RMU Volleyball Fact Book by Robert Morris University Athletics

2008

VOLLEYBALL ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY

2008 Schedule

Date

Opponent

Site Time

AUGUST

29 (Fri.) 29 (Fri.) 30 (Sat.) 30 (Sat.)

LEHIGH # LOYOLA (Md.) # MARIST # SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) #

Moon Township, Pa. Moon Township, Pa. Moon Township, Pa. Moon Township, Pa.

11:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER

5 (Fri.) 6 (Sat.) 6 (Sat.) 12 (Fri.) 12 (Fri.) 13 (Sat.) 14 (Sun.) 16 (Tues.) 27 (Sat.) 27 (Sat.) 28 (Sun.)

vs. College of Charleston $ DeLand, Fla. @ Stetson $ DeLand, Fla. vs. The Citadel $ DeLand, Fla. ELON % Moon Township, Pa. YOUNGSTOWN STATE % Moon Township, Pa. HOWARD % Moon Township, Pa. SAINT PETER’S % Moon Township, Pa. PITTSBURGH Moon Township, Pa. @ Cornell ^ Ithaca, N.Y. vs. Columbia ^ Ithaca, N.Y. vs. Binghamton Binghamton, N.Y.

12:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m.

OCTOBER

1 (Wed.) 4 (Sat.) 4 (Sat.) 8 (Wed.) 11 (Sat.) 12 (Sun.) 18 (Sat.) 24 (Fri.) 25 (Sat.)

@ Duquesne Pittsburgh, Pa. SAINT FRANCIS (N.Y.) & * Moon Township, Pa. BRYANT & Moon Township, Pa. @ West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. WRIGHT STATE Moon Township, Pa. RMU ALUMNAE (ex.) Moon Township, Pa. @ Saint Francis (Pa.) * Loretto, Pa. @ Hofstra Hempstead, N.Y. @ Wagner * Staten Island, N.Y.

7:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER

1 (Sat.) LONG ISLAND * Moon Township, Pa. 1:00 p.m. 8 (Sat.) @ Fairleigh Dickinson * Teaneck, N.J. 1:00 p.m. 9 (Sun.) @ Sacred Heart * Fairfield, Conn. 1:00 p.m. 15 (Sat.) QUINNIPIAC * Moon Township, Pa. 4:00 p.m. 16 (Sun.) CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * Moon Township, Pa. 3:00 p.m. 22 (Sat.) Northeast Conference Tournament TBA TBA 23 (Sun.) Northeast Conference Tournament TBA TBA

Home matches bold and all CAPS | All home games played at the Charles L. Sewall Center # Duquesne / Robert Morris Invitational | $ Holiday Inn Invitational (hosted by Stetson) % Robert Morris Invitational | ^ Cornell Invitational & Robert Morris / Saint Francis (Pa.) Invitational | * Northeast Conference match

Quick Facts COACHING INFORMATION Head Coach: Rob Thomas (San Diego State, 1994) Record at RMU: 97-61 (sixth season) Career Record: 97-61 (sixth season) Assistant Coaches: Janette Schneider, Tyler Warden Volleyball Office Phone: (412) 397-2103 Best Time to Reach: Weekdays / 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Contents 1 Quick Facts 2 Major Media Outlets Athletic Department Directory 3 2008 Roster 4 Head Coach Rob Thomas 5 Assistant Coaches, Team Manager 6 2008 Outlook 7 Emily Wolthuis 8 Alaina Gibson 9 Cassie Lee 10 Melissa Thompson • Jessy Nelko 11 Amanda Graham • Addie Jennings 12 Jaye Hellmich • Corinne Moser 13 Newcomers 15 2007 Match-by-Match results 16 2007 Individual Statistics 17 2007 NEC Standings and Awards 18 2007 NEC Individual Statistics 19 2007 Team Statistics 20 NEC Championships 21 All-NEC Honors 22 Record vs. All Opponents 23 All-Time Match-By-Match 29 Coaching History 30 School Records 32 All-Time Letterwinners RMU Athletic Hall of Fame 33 About Robert Morris University 34 President Gregory Dell’Omo, Ph.D. Director of Athletics Craig Coleman, M.D. 35 RMU Athletics 36 Athletic Administration • Head Coaches Credits: The 2008 Robert Morris University Volleyball Media Guide is a product of the RMU Sports Information Office. The guide was written and edited by Janette Schneider with special assistance from Jim Duzyk. Design and typography by Juris Silenieks of JR Graphics. Photographs by Jason Cohn, Dave Miller, Connie Karaffa and Ken Baker. The guide was printed by Navigator Printing, Pittsburgh, Pa. It is the policy of Robert Morris University to provide equal opportunity in all educational programs and activities, admission of students and conditions of employment for all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, religion, age, disability, national origin and sexual preference.

GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Moon Township, PA 15108 Founded: 1921 Enrollment: 5,000 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Northeast (NEC) Colors: Blue and White with Red Nickname: Colonials President: Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D Athletic Director: Craig Coleman, M.D. Associate Athletic Director: Marty Galosi Assistant Athletic Director / SWA: Addie Muti Associate Athletic Director: Chris Hoppe Associate Athletic Director: Sean Simmons Faculty Representative: Scott Branvold, Ed.D. Athletic Department Phone: (412) 397-3295 SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director: Jim Duzyk Office Phone: (412) 397-4314 Office Fax: (412) 397-5857 E-mail: duzyk@rmu.edu Assistant Sports Information Director: Ken Baker Office Phone: (412) 397-5887 E-mail: baker@rmu.edu Sports Information Graduate Assistant: Elyse Healey Office Phone: (412) 397-2194 E-mail: sidga01@rmu.edu Sports Information Graduate Assistant: Janette Schneider Office Phone: (412) 397-5841 E-mail: sidga02@rmu.edu Volleyball Contact: Janette Schneider Internet Address: www.rmucolonials.com SID Mailing Address: Joe Walton Stadium 6001 University Blvd. • Moon Township, PA 15108 ATHLETIC TRAINING Head Athletic Trainer: Mike Vittorino, ATC Assistant Athletic Trainer: Deanne Stipcak, ATC

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TEAM INFORMATION / HISTORY 2007 Overall Record: 18-11 2007 NEC Record / Finish: 6-2 / 3rd First Season of Volleyball: 1981 All-Time Volleyball Record: 323-370 Years in NCAA Tournament / Last Appearance: 5 / 2003 Letterman Returning / Lost: 9 / 3 Starters Returning/Lost: 3 + Libero / 3 Key Returnees: MB – Amanda Graham (6-2, So.) 2007 All-NEC First Team 2007 NEC All-Tournament OH – Emily Wolthuis (5-10, R-Sr.) 2007 All-NEC Second Team 2007 NEC All-Tournament OPP – Cassie Lee (5-11, Sr.) 2007 All-Tournament DS/L – Alaina Gibson (5-7, Sr.) 2006 All-NEC First Team 2006 NEC All-Tournament Home Court: Charles L. Sewall Center (3,056)

Major Media Outlets NORTHEAST CONFERENCE Brenda Weare, Commissioner Ron Ratner, Associate Commissioner 200 Cottontail Lane Vantage Court North Somerset, N.J. 08873 (732) 469-0440 • Fax: (732) 469-0774 www.northeastconference.org WIRE SERVICES Associated Press Alan Robinson, Sports Editor Ken Wunderley Westinghouse Building Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412) 281-3747 • Fax: (412) 281-1869 www.ap.org PRINT Beaver County Times (a.m.) Ed Rose, Sports Editor John Perrotto, Eric Hall, Chuck Curti, Mike Bires 400 Fair Avenue Beaver, PA 15008 (724) 775-3200 • Fax: (724) 728-0190 www.timesonline.com Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (a.m.) Jerry Micco, Sports Editor Phil Axelrod, Paul Meyer 34 Blvd. of the Allies Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412) 263-1621 • Fax: (412) 263-1926 www.post-gazette.com Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (a.m.) Kevin Smith, Sports Editor Dave Mackall, John Grupp 503 Martindale Street, 3rd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (412) 321-6460 • Fax: (412) 320-7964 www.pittsburghlive.com Pittsburgh Sports Report (weekly) Ellis Cannon, Publisher Tony DeFazio, Editor RIDC Riverplace 3 South Linden Street Duquesne, PA 15110-1151 (800) 945-7767 • Fax: (412) 244-9558 www.pghsports.com

General ........................................................................... 397-3000

WTAE (ABC-Channel 4) Jon Burton, Sports Producer Guy Junker, Tim Benz 400 Ardmore Blvd. • Pittsburgh, PA 15221 (412) 242-4659 • Fax: (412) 244-4628 www.thepittsburghchannel.com RADIO KDKA (AM-1020) Jeff Hathhorn, Sports Director One Gateway Center • Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412) 575-2547 • Fax: (412) 575-2874 www.kdkaradio.com Metro Networks Scott Stiller, Adam Gusky 7 Parkway Center, Suite 750 Pittsburgh, PA 15220 (412) 808-1050 • Fax: (412) 808-1049 WBGG-AM (FOX Sports Radio 970) Bob McLaughlin, Program Director 200 Fleet Street, 4th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15220 (412) 937-1441 • Fax: (412) 937-0323 www.970theburgh.com WEAE (AM 1250-ESPN) Mike Barker, Producer; Guy Junker, Stan Savran, Eddy Crow, Scott Paulsen 400 Ardmore Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15221 (412) 731-1250 • Fax: (412) 244-4596 www.espnradio1250.com

TELEVISION FSN Pittsburgh Roger Lenhart, Producer Stan Savran, Rob King Dan Potash, Paul Alexander 323 North Shore Drive, Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 (412) 316-3800 • Fax: (412) 316-3892 www.foxsports.com

WPIT (AM 730) Kenny Woods, Operations Mgr. 7 Parkway Center, Suite 625 Pittsburgh, PA 15220 (412) 937-1500 Fax: (412) 937-1576 www.wpitam.com

Ken Baker Assistant Sports Information Director

All Phone numbers are area code 412 unless noted

WPXI (NBC-Channel 11) Mark Massa, Sports Producer; John Fedko, Bill Phillips, Alby Oxenreiter, Rich Walsh 4145 Evergreen Road • Pittsburgh, PA 15214 (412) 237-1100 • Fax: (412) 237-4900 www.wpxi.com

WPGB (FM Newstalk 104.7) Ellis Cannon, Rocco DeMaro 200 Fleet Street, Fourth Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15220 (412) 937-1441 • Fax: (412) 937-0323 www.wpgb.com

Jim Duzyk Sports Information Director

Telephone Directory

KDKA (CBS-Channel 2) Mike Vukovcan, Sports Producer Bob Pompeani, Jory Rand, Mike Zappone One Gateway Center • Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412) 575-2215 • Fax: (412) 575-2871 www.kdka.com

Elyse Healey Sports Information Graduate Assistant

397-4302 397-4865 397-2115 397-2130 397-3431 397-5888 397-3295 397-2222 397-4314 397-5887 397-2194 397-5841

Athletic Head Coaches Sal Buscaglia (Women’s Basketball) ........................................ Craig Coleman (Softball) ........................................................ Bear Davis (Men’s Lacrosse) .................................................. Bill Denniston (Men’s Soccer) ................................................. Nate Handrahan (Women’s Ice Hockey) . ................................. John Kowalski (Women’s Soccer) ............................................ Jeff Layman (Men’s and Women’s Tennis) . .............................. Oliva Netzler (Field Hockey) ................................................... Katy Phillips (Women’s Lacrosse) . .......................................... Mike Rice (Men’s Basketball) . ................................................ Derek Schooley (Men’s Ice Hockey) . ....................................... Michael Smith (Cross Country / Track & Field) .......................... Jerry Stone (Men’s and Women’s Golf) . .................................. Rob Thomas (Volleyball) . ....................................................... Midge McPhail (Rowing) ........................................................ Joe Walton (Football) ............................................................

397-3419 397-4302 397-3890 397-3446 397-4478 397-2131 397-2133 397-2140 397-3889 397-3297 397-4477 397-5813 397-2133 397-2103 397-4479 397-3296

Emergency (911 or …) Moon Fire Department .......................................................... Moon Police ......................................................................... RMU Police .......................................................................... Sewickley Valley Hospital . ...................................................... Valley Ambulance . ................................................................

262-5004 262-5000 397-2424 741-6600 262-2620

Mailing Address: Joe Walton Stadium 6001 University Blvd. • Moon Township, Pa. 15108 Phone: (412) 262-8587 • Fax: (412) 262-8557

Janette Schneider Sports Information Graduate Assistant

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Athletic Administration Craig Coleman, M.D. (Director of Athletics) ............................. Marty Galosi (Associate Athletic Director) ................................ Addie Muti (Asst. Athletic Director/SWA) . ............................... Sean Simmons (Asst. Athletic Director) . .................................. Chris Hoppe (Asst. Athletic Director) . ..................................... Linda Young (Athletic Secretary) ............................................. Dawn Geregach (Athletic Secretary) ........................................ Jexx Varner (Ticket Director) .................................................. Jim Duzyk (Sports Information Director) .................................. Ken Baker (Asst. Sports Information Director) .......................... Elyse Healey (Graduate Asst. SID) . ......................................... Janette Schneider (Graduate Asst. SID) ...................................

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2008 Coaching Staff

Rob Thomas Head Coach

Rob Thomas enters his sixth season as the head coach of the Robert Morris University women’s volleyball team. Since Thomas’s arrival at RMU, he has had winning seasons every year, boasting an average of just under 20 victories a season and seven league wins each season. In the past five years, he has compiled an impressive 34-6 league record and a 97-61 overall record. Last season, Thomas guided his team to its ninth straight NEC championship match appearance. During the regular season, the Colonials compiled a 6-2 record in conference play to finish third and went 18-11 overall. Although falling to Central Connecticut State during the regular season, Thomas was able to lead his team past the Blue Devils in the semifinal match of the 2007 NEC Tournament to face Long Island for the

fourth straight year in the NEC championship match. With Thomas at the helm over the past five seasons, the RMU women’s volleyball team has earned one NEC Tournament title and two NEC regular-season titles. The team has also made an NCAA appearance in 2003 and has competed in the Northeast Conference championship match in every season he has coached. Throughout his Robert Morris career, he has coached one NEC Player of the Year, two NEC Rookies of the Year, one NEC Setter of the Year and one NEC Tournament MVP. In addition, he has produced nine All-NEC First Team honorees and eight All-NEC Second Team members. Thomas’ expertise and guidance brought success to the Robert Morris volleyball program from his very first season as head coach. In 2003, Thomas led the Colonials to their fifth straight Northeast Conference championship and fifth consecutive NCAA appearance, where the team faced off against Penn State. Thomas’ team ended the 2003 season with an unblemished 8-0 mark in league action and a 23-12 overall record. In his second season, Thomas directed the Colonials to another undefeated conference record and a 23-9 overall record to earn their fifth overall regular-season title, while also earning his first NEC Coach of the Year award. Despite the team’s tremendous regular season, Long Island dethroned the Colonials five-year reign as NEC champions in the title game of the 2004 NEC Tournament. In 2005, Thomas steered his team to a 7-1 conference record, earning his first NEC regular-season loss. RMU ended the season with a 16-13 overall record, while also falling to Long Island in the NEC Tournament championship match. In 2006, Thomas

THomas versus All Opponents Akron ......................... Albany . ...................... Army .......................... Ball State .................... Bowling Green ............. Brown . ....................... Bucknell . .................... Canisius ...................... Central Conn. State .. Central Michigan ......... Charleston Southern ..... Cincinnati . .................. Cleveland State . .......... Connecticut . ............... Coppin State ............... Dartmouth .................. Davidson .................... Dayton ....................... Delaware State ............

0-2 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 2-0 6-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-3 1-0 2-0 0-2 1-0 0-1 2-1

Duquesne . ............... Eastern Kentucky ......... Eastern Michigan ......... Eastern Washington ..... Fairleigh Dickinson . .. Gardner-Webb ............. George Washington . .... Georgia State .............. Harvard ...................... High Point . ................. Houston . .................... Howard .................... Idaho State ................. Indiana State Univ. ....... IPFW .......................... IUPUI ......................... Jacksonville ................. Kent State ................... Long Island ..............

4-1 0-2 1-1 0-1 5-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-2 1-0 1-0 1-0 3-6

Loyola (Md.) ............ Marist . .................... Maryland – ES ............. Morgan State .............. Navy .......................... Niagara ...................... NJIT . ....................... Norfolk ....................... North Carolina Central .. Northern Colorado ....... North Dakota State ...... North Florida . ............. Ohio State .................. Penn State .................. Pennsylvania ............... Pittsburgh ................ Providence .................. Quinnipiac . .............. Sacred Heart ............

4-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-2 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-2 1-0 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-4 1-0 5-0 6-0

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South Dakota State ...... St. Francis (N.Y.) . ..... Saint Francis (Pa.) .... St. John’s . .................. Saint Peter’s ............ Seton Hall ................... Siena .......................... Syracuse ..................... Texas-Pan American ..... Towson ....................... UC Riverside ............... UNC-Greensboro ......... Wagner .................... West Virginia ............ Wisconsin-Green Bay . .. Youngstown State .....

0-1 5-0 13-1 0-1 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-2 2-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 5-1 2-3 1-0 2-2

Note: 2008 opponents in bold.

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saw similar results with a 17-16 overall record, a 5-3 NEC record and a loss in the conference championship match against Long Island. Thomas’ success in volleyball began long before arriving at Robert Morris in 2003. His career started out west at Division III University of California-San Diego, where he acted as the top women’s assistant and the men’s head coach from 1996-98. During this time, he helped lead the Triton women to a Division III National Championship in 1997 and guided the men’s squad to the Division III Men’s Volleyball Final Four, also in 1997. Following his time at the University of California-San Diego, Thomas worked as an assistant at the University of Memphis from 1998-2000. One of his primary responsibilities was to act as the volleyball recruiting coordinator. His biggest success at Memphis was in 1998, when the Tigers appeared in the Conference USA Tournament quarterfinals after defeating regionally ranked University of Houston. His final stint before making his way to Robert Morris was working as the top assistant for the University of South Alabama’s women’s volleyball team. His duties at South Alabama included serving as the program’s recruiting coordinator and developing the outside hitters and middle blockers. While at South Alabama in 2002, Thomas helped develop five Jaguars who were named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List and two who were named to the Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll. Thomas received his Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental social science in 1994 from San Diego State University and currently resides in Sewickley, Pa.

THomas YEAR-BY-YEAR Year

Overall

Pct.

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

23-12 23-9 16-13 17-16 18-11

.657 .719 .552 .515 .621

NEC

Pct.

8-0 1.000 8-0 1.000 7-1 .875 5-3 .625 6-2 .750

NEC Finish

1st 1st 2nd T-3rd 3rd

Totals 97-61 .614 34-6 .850 Thomas’ RMU Career Highlights First Career Win: 8/29/03 vs. Davidson NEC Coach of the Year: 2004 NEC Regular-Season Titles: 2003, 2004 NEC Tournament Titles: 2003 NEC Tournament Runner-up: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2003

Assistant Coaches

Janette Schneider

Tyler Warden

Janette Schneider enters her first season as the women’s volleyball assistant coach. She is also working as a graduate assistant in the sports information department at Robert Morris University. Schneider was a four-year letterwinner and three-time AllNEC volleyball player at Robert Morris from 2003 to 2006. She graduated with a degree in communication and a minor in international studies. Schneider spent last year working as the public relations assistant at the Big South Conference while also working as an assistant coach at Carolina Juniors Volleyball Club. She also spent three years coaching volleyball at Quaker Valley Middle School from 2004-06. In addition to her coaching duties, Schneider will be pursuing a master’s degree in business administration and will be working as the sports information contact for volleyball, women’s ice hockey, track & field and men’s & women’s lacrosse.

Tyler Warden enters his second season as the women’s volleyball student assistant. He is a graduate of Norwin High School, where he was a three-year letterwinner in volleyball. While at Norwin, Warden garnered all-section honors in 2006 and 2007, picked up All-WPIAL accolades in 2006 and 2007 and was named to the Finest-40 All-State team in 2007. With the help of Warden, his team won four section titles and owned a 24-2 overall record in 2005, including a 19-1 section mark. In addition to playing volleyball at Norwin, Warden also participated in club baseball. Warden begins his sophomore year at Robert Morris and is pursuing a degree in sport management.

Assistant Coach

Student Assistant

Rebekah Bakermans begins her fourth season with the Colonial volleyball staff as

the team manager and statistician. Bakermans played volleyball at Millersburg Area High School for four years and competed on the track and field team for two years. She is a member of the Grace United Methodist Church winter volleyball league and also participates in a spring and summer beach volleyball league. While at Robert Morris, Bakermans has served as the secretary of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and participated on the leadership team of Chi Alpha. She has also spent her time contributing to the Student Government Association and the Coalition of Christian Athletes. Bakermans originally hails from Millersburg, Pa., and will graduate from Robert Morris in 2008 after the fall semester. Bakermans recently returned from Holland after student teaching there for a semester and will potentially return to the Netherlands to pursue a full-time teaching career. She is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in elementary education.

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2008 Rosters Alphabetical Roster No.

Player

Yr.

Pos.

Ht.

Hometown / High School

3 Alyssa Bennett . .................

Fr.

6-1

Ramona, Calif. / Ramona

6 Charla Drabant *................. So.

5-11

Wheaton, Ill. / Wheaton North

1 Alaina Gibson *** ...............

Sr.

DS/L

5-7

Muncie, Ind. / Muncie Burris

4 Amanda Graham * . ............ So.

6-2

Melbourne, Fla. / Eau Gallie

15 Jaye Hellmich * .................. So.

6-0

Costa Mesa, Calif. / Estancia

10 Addie Jennings * ................ So.

MB/OPP

6-1

Santa Barbara, Calif. / Dos Pueblos

16 Cassie Lee *** ....................

OH/OPP

5-11

Vista, Calif. / Vista

DS/OH

5-6

Meyersdale, Pa. / Meyersdale

Sr.

9 Corinne Moser * . ............... So. 18 Jessy Nelko ** . ..................

Jr.

OH/OPP

5-10

Aliquippa, Pa. / Hopewell

7 Melissa Thompson ** .........

Sr.

5-9

Marysville, Wash. / Marysville Pilchuck

17 Mackenzie Tonn *................ So.

5-11

Fishers, Ind. / Hamilton Southeastern

2 Hannah Veith . ....................

6-1

Columbus, Ohio/Worthington

MB/OH

5-10

Byron Center, Mich. / South Christian

Fr.

8 Emily Wolthuis *** . ............ R-Sr.

Numerical Roster No.

Player

Yr.

Pos.

Ht.

Hometown / High School

1 Alaina Gibson *** ...............

Sr.

DS/L

5-7

Muncie, Ind. / Muncie Burris

2 Hannah Veith . ....................

Fr.

6-1

Columbus, Ohio / Worthington

3 Alyssa Bennett . .................

Fr.

6-1

Ramona, Calif. / Ramona

4 Amanda Graham *............... So.

6-2

Melbourne, Fla. / Eau Gallie

6 Charla Drabant *................. So.

5-11

Wheaton, Ill. / Wheaton North

5-9

Marysville, Wash. / Marysville Pilchuck

8 Emily Wolthuis *** . ............ R-Sr.

MB/OH

5-10

Byron Center, Mich. / South Christian

9 Corinne Moser *.................. So.

DS/OH

5-6

Meyersdale, Pa. / Meyersdale

10 Addie Jennings *................. So.

OPP

6-1

Santa Barbara, Calif. / Dos Pueblos

15 Jaye Hellmich *.................... So.

6-0

Costa Mesa, Calif. / Estancia

OH/OPP

5-11

Vista, Calif. / Vista

5-11

Fishers, Ind. / Hamilton Southeastern

OH/OPP

5-10

Aliquippa, Pa. / Hopewell

7 Melissa Thompson ** .........

16 Cassie Lee *** ....................

Sr.

17 Mackenzie Tonn *................ So. 18 Jessy Nelko ** . ..................

Jr.

* letters earned Head Coach: Rob Thomas (sixth year @ RMU; San Diego State ’94) Assistant Coaches: Janette Schneider (first year @ RMU; Robert Morris ’07) Student Assistant: Tyler Warden

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2008 Colonials

2008 Outlook In 2008, the Robert Morris University women’s volleyball team, led by sixth-year head coach Rob Thomas, will look to continue its tradition of success. The Colonials have rallied their way to the NEC Tournament finals nine out of the last 10 years, winning the title five times. This year, the Colonials will look to regain their dominance as the number one team in the NEC after falling in the finals the past four years. Despite their secondplace finish, the team had an excellent season in 2007, ending with an overall record of 18-11 and a 6-2 mark in conference play. Although losing Tawnya Storino, Jess Camaioni and Jennifer Stambaugh, three players that have been central to RMU volleyball success in the past, the Colonials will no doubt be able to regain its stride under the leadership of returning and upcoming players. The biggest task will be finding a replacement for setter Storino, who has been running the RMU offense for the past three seasons. “A setter that possesses leadership, command and athleticism is very important for our success in 2008,” said Thomas. “I feel that the competitive nature of our athletes will have those qualities.” While a majority of the 2008 squad will be made up of underclassmen with two freshmen and five sophomores, the team still returns a redshirt senior, three seniors and one junior. There will also be four starters and a libero returning to the lineup this year. “Even with having a lot of young players this season, they have all experienced a high level of competition before and are a very talented and competitive group,” said Thomas. “Plus, with the senior leadership we do have out on the court, this team will quickly become a very strong and confident team.” Outside hitter Emily Wolthuis returns for her fifth season on the Colonial squad due to a shoulder injury suffered during her sophomore year. She will serve as one of the captains this year and will be a great leader for the team due to her experience as a three-year starter on the team. “Emily is the type of player that is able to lead a team through her actions on the court,” noted Thomas. “Her ability to compose herself and others in pressure situations enables everyone to make clutch plays and win matches.” Throughout her career, Wolthuis has racked up an NEC Rookie of the Year award and two All-NEC Second Team awards. In the all-time career record books she is ranked sixth in kills with 1,043. Last season she led the team in kills with 357, which ranks 10th in

the single season all-time record book. Joining Wolthuis as a captain is libero Alaina Gibson, who was also named NEC Rookie of the Year in her freshman campaign and has since earned two first team all-conference awards. “Alaina has a very notable passion for the sport and on top of that has an intense competitive edge that really inspires her teammates,” explained Thomas. “She is always pushing herself and her teammates to get better and better.” Gibson is ranked fourth in digs in the all-time career record book with 1,437 and is tied for fourth in service aces with 119. Last season she led the team and was third in the NEC with 454 digs, as well as being third on the team in service aces with 36. Another successful senior on the team is opposite hitter Cassie Lee, who was named to the 2007

Emily Wolthuis

alaina gibson

NEC All-Tournament team after compiling 33 kills on a .273 hitting average, three block assists and six digs in the tournament. “Cassie is one of those players that you can always count on to come up big in big matches or at crucial points in a game,” said Thomas. Lee finished the 2007 season with 270 kills, 18 service aces and 42 total blocks. Melissa Thompson, playing in the setter position, rounds out the senior class. She played in 15 games last season, earning 26 assists, six kills, a .556 hitting percentage, five digs and three service aces. “When Melissa steps on the court, she gives our offense a little different slant with her ability to see weak points in the defense,” Thomas added. “She is always conscious of giving and receiving feedback and she plays with a joy and enthusiasm that is contagious.” Another outside hitter on the team, Jessy Nelko, represents the entire junior class. “Over the past two seasons, Jessy has been able to step up to the plate and perform well when the team has needed her, and we will look to her for that again Robert Morris University

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this season,” said Thomas. Nelko appeared in 54 games last season, earning 88 kills with a .159 hitting average. Two starting middles will return for their sophomore season, with one of them being rookie standout Amanda Graham. In 2007, Graham nabbed three NEC Rookie of the Week honors, took home a first team all-conference award and earned a spot on the NEC All-Tournament Team. “Amanda proved to be one of the strongest mental and physical players in the conference last season,” explained Thomas. “As a freshman it is really hard to take on the kind of responsibility we put on her, but Amanda thrived on it and we hope that she will be able to exceed our expectations yet again this season.” She led the team and conference in hitting percentage with a .344 average and also led the team in blocks with 89. Graham is joined by fellow middle blocker Jaye Hellmich, who also started as a freshman and posted 107 kills, 49 blocks and a .240 hitting average. A right-side hitter, Addie Jennings, and defensive specialist, Corinne Moser, join Graham and Hellmich in the sophomore class. Jennings appeared in only 33 games, being injured early on in the season. She tallied 22 kills on a .214 hitting percentage and eight blocks. Moser played in 31 games as a freshman, earning 14 digs and one service ace. Closing out the 2008 women’s volleyball team are sophomore transfer outside hitters Charla Drabant (DePaul) and Mackenzie Tonn (Rutgers), freshman setter Alyssa Bennett and freshmen middle blocker Hannah Veith. “Charla is a very athletic player that has already had a lot of experience playing high level volleyball in the Big East Conference, which will really benefit our team,” noted Thomas. “The addition of all four players will add a lot of depth and competitive spirit to the team. I am excited to see how high the level of play will get as we begin to train in August.” Robert Morris is no stranger to success or winning seasons, but it will look to take that success one step farther by winning a Northeast Conference title in 2008. There will be a lot of talent, experience and spirit found in the Sewall Center this year, and with that will make the Colonials a big challenge for conference foes. “It is always tough to come so close to a NEC title and a NCAA appearance and not get it,” said Thomas. “Hopefully, we can change that this year.”

— 2008 RMU Returnees —

8 Emily Wolthuis MB / OH / 5-10 / R-Sr. • Byron Center, Mich. / South Christian 2007: Played in a total 28 of 29 matches, starting 27 of them for a total of 95 games … Was named to the AllNEC Second Team while also earning NEC Player of the Week once during the season (9/4) … Named to the Central Michigan All-Tournament team … Led the team in kills with 357 and kills per game with 3.76 … Ranked fourth in the NEC in kills per game and was second on the team in digs with 271 … Earned career highs in kills (357) and digs (271) … Finished the season with 28 service aces, 21 total blocks and a .190 hitting percentage … Accumulated 11 double-doubles, with four of them occurring in consecutive matches … Compiled 20 double-digit kill matches and 12 double-digit dig matches … In a 3-2 win against Army (9/7) tallied 20 kills to go along with a .234 hitting percentage, 10 digs and one service ace … Also compiled 20 kills with a .234 hitting percentage, five digs, one service ace and one block assist in a 3-1 victory against crosstown rival Duquesne (9/25) and recorded 20 kills, 13 digs, two service aces and one block assist in a 3-1 win against Youngstown State (9/1) … Put together a career-high 24 digs and 17 kills @ Pitt (10/16) … In a NEC quarterfinal win against Sacred Heart, racked up a career-high five service aces, 14 kills, a .391 hitting percentage and 12 digs (11/17) … Hit a career-high .529 against Coppin State (9/22) to go along with nine kills … Closed out the season 10th in the single-season record books in kills with 357 … Ranks sixth in kills in the RMU career record books with 1,043 and is ninth in hitting percentage with a .121 average. 2006: Played in 28 matches, getting the starting nod 27 times, totaling 91 games … Named to the All-NEC Second Team and finished the season with a team high 338 kills and 3.71 kills per game ... Also finished third on the team with 233 digs and fourth on the team with 27 service aces … Tallied 10 double-doubles on the season and recorded 10 or more kills 21 times and 10 or more digs 11 times ... Compiled a season-high 19 kills to go along with a matching 19 dig performance in a 3-1 win against West Virginia (10/4) … Put together 18 kills, 10 digs and one service in a 3-1 victory against NEC rival Central Connecticut State (11/4) … Racked up 17 kills on a .361 hitting average and 18 digs in a 3-0 win against Saint Francis (Pa.) (9/2) … Earned another 17 kills @ Morgan State (9/17) to go along with 11 digs and three blocks in a 3-0 victory … Earned a season high hitting percentage of .387 against Indiana State (9/2), finishing with 16 kills, 13 digs and one service ace in a 3-0 sweep … Finished with three total blocks on four occasions ... Her 3.71 kills per game ranked third in the NEC. 2005: Appeared in only 10 matches due to a season-ending shoulder injury … Tallied 46 kills, nine digs, and four total blocks … Registered double-digit kills on three occasions … Recorded a 22 kills in a 3-2 win over Jacksonville

Career Statistics

2004 ............................... 104 251 2005 ............................... 30 97 2006 ............................... 91 338 2007 ............................... 95 357 Totals ............................ 317 1,043

K/G

2.41 3.23 3.71 3.76 3.29

136 765 47 267 173 949 173 968 529 2949

Pct.

on a .291 hitting percentage (9/2) … Finished with 21 kills in back-to-back matches against Youngstown State and Akron (8/28). 2004: Played in 31 matches for the Colonials, getting the starting nod on 10 occasions, for a total of 104 games … Named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year … Ranked fourth on the team with 251 kills and 2.41 kills per game … Also recorded 124 digs, 28 block assists, nine service aces and five solo blocks … Registered double-digit kills on 11 occasions … Recorded 11 kills and seven digs in a 3-1 win over Seton Hall (9/4) in the Robert Morris / Duquesne Invitational … Had a stretch midway through the season that she finished with double-digit kills in five out of 10 matches … Finished with 12 kills in a 3-1 win over cross-town rival Duquesne (9/21) and also in a 3-1 loss @ Northern Colorado (9/25) in the Best Western Regency Tournament … Tallied 10 kills @ Pittsburgh (10/12) and rounded out the stretch of five out of 10 games with double-digit kills with 10 in a 3-0 win over Providence (10/17) and 15 kills to go along with seven digs in a 3-2 win over NEC foe Long Island (10/23) … Compiled 13 kills and 11 kills in NEC wins @ Fairleigh Dickinson (10/31) and versus Central Connecticut State (11/7) … Closed out the season with 13 kills, six digs and one block assist in a 3-0 win over Saint Francis (Pa.) (11/20) in the opening round of the NEC Tournament … Returned in the NEC Championship game and registered 10 kills against Long Island (11/21). High School: Earned eight varsity letters at South Christian High School, three each in volleyball and softball and two in basketball … Helped lead South Christian to four consecutive district titles from 2000-2004 and three OK Gold Conference Championships … Earned all-state honors in senior season, along with all-region and allconference accolades … Honorable mention all-area and all-conference in junior season … Earned her team’s Kills Award in her senior season and posted the most blocking assists on the team in her junior campaign … South Christian’s Most Valuable Player in senior season. Personal: Daughter of Jim and Karen Wolthuis … Born Jan 21, 1986 … Has one brother, Mike and one sister Jennifer … Major is elementary education.

.150 .187 .174 .190 .174

2 0 9 17 28

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0.02 0.00 0.10 0.18 0.09

9 0 27 28 36

0.09 0.00 0.30 0.29 0.20

14 0 29 23 66

1 0 23 7 31

124 9 233 271 637

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1.19 5 28 0.30 2 2 2.56 2 20 2.85 5 16 2.01 14 66

33 4 22 21 80

0.32 0.13 0.24 0.22 0.25

— 2008 RMU Returnees —

1 Alaina Gibson DS / L / 5-7 / Sr. • Muncie, Ind. / Muncie Burris 2007: Competed in all 29 matches for RMU, playing in a total of 101 games … Ended the season with a team-high 454 digs, which is eighth on the singleseason records list … Also finished with 4.50 digs per game and was third on the team in service aces with 36 … Enters the 2008 season fifth in digs in the career record books with 1,437 and is tied for fourth in service aces with 119 … Third in the conference in digs and digs per game with 454 and 4.50, respectively … Tallied double-digit digs in 24 out of 29 matches played, including five 20 or more dig matches and 19 matches with 10 or more digs … Collected a season-high 27 digs in a 3-1 win against Youngstown State (9/1) … Put together 26 digs and two service aces against North Dakota State (9/1/07) and finished with 25 digs and two service aces in a 3-1 triumph over Duquesne (9/25) … Compiled 24 digs and one service ace in the NEC semifinal win over Central Connecticut State (11/17) and gathered 23 digs in a 3-0 win against UW-Green Bay (8/25) … Put together a career-high six aces to go along with 17 digs against Central Connecticut State (10/27) … Earned five service aces and 19 digs against Wagner (10/20/07) and finished with five service aces and 17 digs @ Quinnipiac (10/28) … Ranks fifth in digs in the RMU career record books with 1,437. 2006: Appeared in all 33 matches for the Colonials, playing in a team-high 114 games ... Earned All-NEC First Team accolades and was named to the NEC All-Tournament Team ... Finished the season leading the team with 455 digs and ranked second in service aces with 41 … Her 455 digs rank sixth in the RMU single-season record book ... Finished with 10 or more digs 26 times, including 20 or more five times ... Tallied a season-high 31 digs vs. IPFW (9/1) to go along with two service aces ... Earned 26 digs against Wagner to lead the Colonials to a 3-2 quarterfinal win in the NEC Tournament (11/18) … Racked up 25 digs and one service ace in a 3-2 win against Texas Pan American (9/22) … Compiled 22 digs in a 3-1 triumph against West Virginia (10/04) … Finished with a seasonhigh six service aces vs. UNC-Greensboro (9/8) ... Racked up five service aces and 15 digs against league opponent Fairleigh GP

K/G

2005 ............................... 103 2006 ............................... 114 2007 ............................... 101 Total ............................. 318

Career Statistics

0 1 7 8

0.00 0.01 0.07 0.03

8 6 6 20

Pct.

Dickinson (11/12) … Her 3.99 digs per game ranked third in the NEC. 2005: Appeared in all 29 games as a freshman for the Colonials … Led the team in games played with 103 … Named NEC Rookie of the Year … Earned NEC Rookie of the Week honors four times (8/29), (9/6), (9/12) and (10/3) … Named to the AllNEC First Team … Finished her rookie campaign first on the team with 528 digs and tied for first in service aces with 42 … Led the NEC with 5.13 digs per game … Her 528 digs rank third in the RMU single-season record book and her 42 services aces are tied for seventh … Recorded double-digit digs in 27 of the 29 matches the Colonials played … Had a streak of 14 games where she earned double-digit digs (9/2 – 10/7) … Tallied 20 or more digs eight times … Tallied three or more service aces five times … Recorded a career high of 40 digs vs. West Virginia (9/13) … Grabbed 35 digs and one service ace against cross-town rival Duquesne (10/25) … Finished with 32 digs and three service aces against Youngstown State (8/28) … Recorded 27 digs and one service ace in a 3-0 NEC semifinal win against Saint Francis (Pa.) (11/19) … Put together a 25 dig, four ace performance in a 3-2 victory over Jacksonville (9/2) … Finished with four service aces and 18 digs in a 3-0 triumph against Wagner (10/29). High School: Earned four varsity letters at Muncie Burris, under the guidance of Steve Shondell … Muncie Burris claimed the 2004 National High School Championship … In her senior season, Muncie Burris compiled a perfect 40-0 record, including an 8-0 league record on its way to its eighth straight Indiana Class 2A State Championship, and Gibson’s fourth of her high school career… Earned second team all-state recognition in her junior and senior seasons … All-conference honoree in both 2003 and 2004 … An Indiana All-Star in her senior campaign … Personal: Daughter of Dan and Karen Gibson … Born May 19, 1986 … Has one brother, Adam … Major is human resource management.

32 -.250 29 -.172 32 .031 93 -.129

21 25 18 64

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0.20 42 0.22 41 0.18 36 0.20 119

SA/G

0.41 34 42 528 0.36 32 65 455 0.36 37 34 454 0.37 103 141 1437

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B/G

5.13 3.99 4.50 4.52

0 0 0 0

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

— 2008 RMU Returnees —

16 Cassie Lee OH / 5-11 / Sr. • Vista, Calif. / Vista 2007: Played in 28 matches, starting 20 for a total of 95 games … Finished tied for third on the team in kills with 270 and third in assists with 31 … Also finished with 2.84 kills per game, a .186 hitting percentage, 18 service aces and 111 digs … Named to the 2007 NEC All-Tournament Team after accumulating 33 kills on a .273 hitting average, three block assists and six digs in the tournament … Recorded one double-double on the season in a 3-1 win against Youngstown State (9/1), tallying a career-high 16 digs and 12 kills … Earned 15 double-digit kill matches and two 10 plus dig matches … Earned a career high of 19 kills to go along with four digs and a season-high five block assists in a 3-1 victory against Duquesne (9/25) … Compiled 17 kills on a .485 hitting average, two block assists and one dig against Sacred Heart (11/17) … Put together 16 kills on a .484 hitting average, six digs and one block assist against Bucknell (8/31) … In RMU’s 3-2 win against Army (9/7) recorded 14 kills, four assists, one service ace, three digs and two block assists … Repeated her season high of five total blocks, six digs and six kills against Howard (9/21) … Earned 11 kills on a .429 hitting average, one service ace and two digs @ St. Francis N.Y. (10/14) … Recorded 12 kills on four occasions and recorded three or more blocks on five occasions… Ranks eighth in the career record books in hitting percentage with a .178 average and is tenth in block assists with 108. 2006: Appeared in a career-high 30 matches, starting 26 times for a total of 91 games played ... Finished third on the team with 51 block assists, third in total blocks with 58, third in assists with 26 and fifth in kills with 164 ... Tallied a season-high 12 kills on three occasions ... Finished with 12 kills on a .400 hitting percentage to go along with four digs and two block assists against Cleveland State (9/16) … Compiled 12 kills, five digs and a season-high six block assists against Saint Francis (Pa.) (10/21) … Put

2005 ............................... 72 2006 ............................... 91 2007 ............................... 95 Total ............................. 258

168 164 270 602

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K/G

2.33 84 542 1.80 76 461 2.84 122 795 2.33 282 1798

Pct.

together 12 kills, three digs and one block assist @ Dartmouth (9/30) … Earned nine kills on a .304 hitting percentage, five digs, one solo block and one block assist against IPFW … Recorded a season high hitting percentage of .444 against Delaware State, earning five kills and three block assists (9/1). 2005: Appeared in 25 matches, getting the starting nod in five, and playing a total of 72 games … Fourth on the team in kills with 168 … Totaled 84 digs, 28 total blocks (seven solo / 21 assisted), nine service aces and six assists … Earned double-digit kills seven times … Recorded one doubledouble vs. Niagara (9/24) with 12 kills and a season-high 10 digs … Earned a seasonhigh 14 kills to go along with three digs and four total blocks against Duquesne (10/25) … Recorded a career high hitting percentage of .471, which was made up of eight kills and zero errors in a 3-0 victory over Sacred Heart (10/22) … Finished with a season-high four block assists, seven digs and 10 kills in a 3-2 win over Central Conn. State (11/6) … Also earned four blocks against Charleston Southern (9/3), while putting together four kills and two service aces …Tallied 12 kills, seven digs and one solo block against Dartmouth (9/9) … Named Rookie of the Week (9/12) and was selected to the 2005 NEC All-Tournament team. High School: Fouryear varsity letterwinner for Vista High School … Four-Time San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team … First Team All-Avocado League and Second Team All California Interscholastic Federation San Diego in senior season … Second Team All-Palomar League in junior campaign and third team honors in sophomore season … Selected to the Redondo Beach and Mira Mesa AllTournament Teams in her junior year … Two-time Vista High School Athlete of the Week, once each in her junior and senior seasons … Team Coaches Award in 2003 and 2004, as well as a team captain. Personal: Daughter of Scott and Ramona Lee … Born March 31, 1987 … Has two sisters, Lacie and Chelsie … Major is marketing.

.155 .191 .186 .178

6 26 31 63

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SA/G

0.08 0.29 0.33 0.24

9 4 18 31

0.12 0.04 0.19 0.12

23 11 49 83

8 18 29 55

84 56 111 251

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1.17 7 21 28 0.86 7 51 58 1.17 6 36 42 0.97 20 108 128

B/G

0.39 0.64 0.44 0.50

— 2008 RMU Returnees —

7 Melissa Thompson S / 5-9 / Sr. • Marysville, Wash. / Marysville Pilchuck 2007: Competed in 11 matches for a total of 15 games … Ranked fourth on the team in assists with 26 … Also finished the season with six kills on a .556 hitting average and three service aces … Compiled a season-high 12 assists against Coppin State (9/22) to go along with one kill and three digs … Recorded nine assists, four kills on a .429 hitting average, one service ace and one dig against Wagner (10/20). 2006: Appeared in eight matches for a total of 10 games ... Finished the season ranked second on the team with 30 assists ... Tallied five kills, one service ace, one dig and one total block throughout the season ... Finished with 10 or more assists on two occasions ... Earned 13 assists, three kills and one block assist in a 3-0 sweep against Quinnipiac (11/5) … Compiled 12 assists, two kills, one service ace and a dig against St. Francis (N.Y.) (10/29). 2005: Appeared in seven matches, starting four … Finished the season second on the team in assists with 90 … Recorded Career Statistics

2005 ............................... 2006 ............................... 2007 ............................... Total .............................

15 10 15 45

9 5 6 20

K/G

0.60 0.50 0.40 0.44

3 2 1 6

20 7 9 36

Pct.

10 total blocks, nine kills, nine digs and four service aces … Recorded a seasonhigh 36 assists to go along with a season-high five total blocks, a season-high of seven digs and two service aces (9/24) … Compiled a season-high six kills on a .556 hitting percentage, 31 assists and four block assists in a 3-0 win over Coppin State (9/23). High School: Played two seasons under Nate McClellan at Marysville Pilchuck … The Tommies were 4A District Champions in her junior campaign along with finishing second in state … Selected as the Rookie of the Year in 2003 … Earned all-area honorable mention accolades in her senior season … Selected to the All-Wesco second team in 2004 … In her senior season served as a co-captain … In the summer of 2005 participated in the USAV Beach Volleyball High Performance Olympic Development Program in Hermosa Beach, Calif., and attended the USAV High Performance Olympic Development Camp in Colorado Springs, Colo. … Participated in the junior Olympics in beach volleyball and at the national level in 2005. Personal: Daughter of Jim and Cindy Thompson … Has five siblings, Alicia, Ezna, Jeremy, Vanessa and Jessica … Born Feb. 18, 1988 … Major is applied psychology.

.300 90 .429 30 .556 26 .389 146

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SA/G

6.00 3.00 1.73 3.24

4 1 3 8

0.27 0.10 0.20 0.18

8 5 5 18

1 0 0 1

9 1 5 15

D/G

B/G

0.60 0.10 0.33 0.33

2 0 0 2

8 1 0 9

10 1 0 11

0.67 0.10 0.00 0.24

18 Jessica Nelko OH-OPP / 5-10 / Jr. • Aliquippa, Pa. / Hopewell 2007: Appeared in 19 matches, starting eight, and playing a total of 54 games … Tallied 88 kills, 14 digs, three assists and five total blocks … Recorded double-digit kills on two occasions, finishing with 12 kills and one block assist in a 3-0 win against Siena (8/26) and compiling 11 kills, two assists and two digs in a 3-2 victory over Idaho State (9/8) … Put together eight kills against North Dakota State (9/1) … Tallied seven kills on a .357 hitting percentage in a 3-1 victory against Youngstown State (9/1), earned seven kills and two digs against UW-Green Bay (8/25) in a 3-0 win and compiled seven kills, three digs and one block assist against Pitt (10/16). 2006: Appeared in 14 matches, starting once and totaling 32 GP

2006 ............................... 32 2007 ............................... 54 Total ............................. 86

47 88 135

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K/G

1.47 1.63 1.57

45 45 90

183 270 453

games ... Finished the season with 47 kills, 15 digs, three assists, two total blocks and one service ace ... Tallied double-digit kills on two occasions … Earned a career-high of 16 kills on a .200 hitting percentage to go along with two digs and two block assists in a 3-1 win over Fairleigh Dickinson (11/12) … Compiled 11 kills and three digs in a 3-2 victory over Wagner in the NEC Tournament quarterfinal match (11/18) … Finished with seven kills and three digs in the NEC semifinal win over Saint Francis (Pa.) (11/18). High School: Earned two letters at Hopewell ... Was part of four WPIAL championships from 2002-2005 and one PIAA championship in 2004, helped lead team to a 161 record ... Second Team All-Section in 2005 ... Participated in the bowling club, art club, Spanish club and junior Olympic volleyball while in high school. Personal: Daughter of Mike and Sandy ... Born Feb. 24, 1988 ... Has one sister Jennifer … Major is environmental science.

Pct.

A/G

SA/G

.011 .159 .099

3 3 6

0.09 0.06 0.07

1 0 1

0.03 0.00 0.01

0 0 0

1 1 2

15 14 29

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D/G

0.47 0.26 0.34

0 1 1

2 4 6

B/G

2 0.06 5 0.09 7 0.08

— 2008 RMU Returnees —

4 Amanda Graham MB / 6-2 / So. • Melbourne, Fla. / Eau Gallie 2007: Appeared in all 29 matches, starting 28, and playing a total of 101 games … Named NEC Rookie of the Week three times (8/27, 10/1 and 11/5) … Earned first team allconference accolades and named to the NEC All-Tournament Team … Member of the Saint Francis (Pa.) All-Tournament Team … Led the team and conference in hitting percentage with a .344 average and was second on the team in kills with 344 … Second on the team and sixth in the NEC with 3.41 kills per game … First on the team in block assists, solo blocks and total blocks, with 65, 24 and 89, respectively … Also tallied five assists, 27 service aces and 64 digs … Finished the season with 20 double-digit kill matches, including a career high of 20 kills on two occasions and also earned at least one block in 28 out of 29 matches … Against Sacred Heart amassed 20 kills on a career high .792 average, four block assists, one assist and one dig in a 3-0 win (10/4) and against Delaware State (9/29) earned 20 kills on .447 hitting, one service ace and four total blocks … Accumulated a career-high nine total blocks to go along with 13 kills and two digs against Central Connecticut State (10/27) …Compiled 17 kills against North Dakota State (9/1), while also adding two digs and two block assists … Finished with 17 kills, four total blocks and one service ace against Central Connecticut State in a NEC semifinal win (11/17) and tallied another 17 kills, five digs, three service aces and three block assists against Idaho State (9/8) ... Collected six total blocks, 14 kills, two assists Career Statistics

2007 ............................... 101

344

K/G

3.41

and five digs against Saint Francis (Pa.) (9/22) … Put together a 12 kill and five total block game performance against UW-Green Bay (8/25) and Sacred Heart (11/17) … Her .344 hitting average ties for fifth in the single-season record book and her 65 block assists ranks sixth. High School: Received letters in both volleyball and soccer ... Named Offensive MVP and Space Coast All-Star Game MVP in 2006 ... Also received soccer MVP honors in 2006 and won the J. Kyle Braid Leadership Award ... Graduated 11th in her class. Personal: Daughter of Mark and Kim ... Born Sept. 20, 1988 ... Has one brother, Cody ... Major is nuclear medicine technology.

Pct.

A/G

SA/G

773

.344

0.05

0.27

D/G

B/G

0.63 24

89 0.88

10 Addie Jennings MB / OPP / 6-1 / So. • Santa Barbara, Calif. / Dos Pueblos 2007: Appeared in 17 matches, getting the starting nod once, for a total of 33 games … Tallied 22 kills on .214 hitting, three assists, six digs and eight total blocks … Recorded five kills on a .300 hitting average and four total blocks against Coppin State (9/22) and finished with four kills against Delaware GP

K/G

2007 ............................... 33

Career Statistics

0.67

State (9/29). High School: Helped lead team to a 21-8 record her senior season ... Silver Division Champions – Edison Tournament and second in league ... Team tallied a 27-3 overall record, while placing first in the San Luis Tournament, second in the Tournament of Champions and fifth in the Edison High Tournament ... Named All-Channel League Second Team in her senior year. Personal: Daughter of Tom and Dee ... Born April 23, 1989 ... Major is management.

Pct.

A/G

SA/G

D/G

.214

0.09

0.0

0.18

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B/G

8 0.24

— 2008 RMU Returnees —

9 Corinne Moser DS / OH / 5-6 / So. • Meyersdale, Pa. / Meyersdale 2007: Appeared in 18 matches and 31 games to earn 14 digs and one service ace … Recorded at least one dig on seven occasions … Earned a season-high five digs and one service ace against Coppin State (9/22). High School: Earned four letters in volleyball and track and three letters in basketball Career Statistics

... Named County MVP, all-county first team and all-conference first team in 2006 ... Finished her career with 828 kills, 101 service aces and a .287 hitting percentage ... Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Lisa Moser ... Born Feb. 19, 1989 ... Has one sister, Rachelle, and one brother, Matthew ... Major is finance.

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Pct.

A/G

SA/G

D/G

B/G

2007 ............................... 31

0.0

.000

0.03

0.45

0.0

B/G

15 Jaye Hellmich MB / 6-0 / So. • Costa Mesa, Calif. / Estancia 2007: Competed in 22 matches, starting 19, for a total of 69 games … Second on the team in solo blocks, total blocks and blocks per game with nine, 49 and 0.71, respectively … Also was third on the team with an attack percentage of .240 … Finished the season with 107 kills, 12 digs and four assists … In the semifinals of the NEC Tournament against Central Connecticut State recorded a career high in kills with 19 on a .567 average (11/17) … Recorded a career-high six total blocks against crosstown rival Duquesne (9/25) to go along with eight kills … Earned a career high in attack percentage against Sacred Heart (11/4), compiling seven kills on .667 average in a 3-0 win … Finished with nine kills on a .412 average and two total blocks against Quinnipiac (10/28). High School: Received letters in volleyball, soccer, track & field, basketball and water polo … Led her team to the first round of CIF for the first time in 12 years in 2005, GP

2007 ............................... 69

Career Statistics

107

K/G

1.55

and in 2006 guided her team to the second round of CIF … In 2006 was named first team all-league, team MVP and was a member of the Dream Team … Threeyear MVP in track & field and was Athlete of the Year in 2006. Personal: Daughter of Bob and Cindy Hellmich … Born June 14, 1989 … Has three brothers, Tyson, Brett and Jess … Major is communication.

Pct.

A/G

SA/G

D/G

267

.240

0.06

0.0

0.17

49 0.71

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— 2008 RMU Newcomers —

6 Charla Drabant OH / 5-11 / So. • Wheaton, Ill. / Wheaton North (DePaul) 2007 (DePaul): Played in all 28 matches for the Blue Demons, starting 25 … Second on the team in kills with 294, second in service aces with 18 and second in digs with 223 … Also earned 18 service aces and 34 total blocks … Finished the season with seven double-doubles, 13 double-digit kill matches and eight plus 10 dig matches … Accumulated a season-high 28 kills to go along with 21 digs against Western Illinois (9/18) … Earned 21 kills and 12 digs against Rutgers (10/7) and compiled 19 kills and 27 digs against Samford (9/7). High School: Four-year letterwinner and two-time captain in volleyball … Named to the DuPage Valley All-Conference team three years in a row, while also earning DuPage Valley Conference AllAcademic honors twice … Part of the Falcon Classic All-Tournament Team three times and named to the Downers Grove North All-Tournament Team twice … Played club for Sports Performance for four years and played one year for First Alliance … Club volleyball achievements consist of five trips to nationals, a first-place finish in the Indianapolis Central Zone Tournament, a Prep Classic victory, third at the Big South Qualifier in Atlanta and a fifth-place finish at nationals during her senior year. Personal: Born Oct. 4, 1988 … Daughter of Edward and Barbra Drabant … Has two sisters, Amy and Laura, and one brother, Ken … Major is environmental science.

3 Alyssa Bennett S / 6-0 / Fr. • Ramona, Calif. / Ramona High School: Three-year varsity letterwinner in volleyball … Led her high school team to the finals of the CIF Division 2 Southern Section in 2006 and the semifinals in her senior year … Named to the first team of her section for both years and was also named to the first team of the Valley League in 2006 and 2007 … Garnered all-tournament honors at the Scripps Ranch Tournament in 2006 and 2007, was the MVP of the Palm Desert Tournament in 2007 and was also MVP of her high school team in 2007 … Helped guide her team to an 11th place finish at Nationals in the Junior Olympic Open Division in 2006 and a 12th place finish this past year while playing for Epic Volleyball Club. Personal: Daughter of Andrew and Julie Bennett ... Born July 9, 1990 ... Has three siblings, Kiele, Derrek and Alec ... Major is undecided.

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— 2008 RMU Newcomers —

2 Hannah Veith MB / 6-0 / Fr. • Columbus, Ohio / Worthington High School: Named First Team OCC Central District, OCC Player of the year and third team all-state in her senior season at Worthington High School … Led her team to a second-place finish in the district, which was the best record in school history … Earned scholar-athlete accolades all four years of high school and was a member of the National Honor Society where she earned bronze, silver and gold keys … Played club for Kapea Buckeye 18 Nationals and also participated in lacrosse in her freshman and sophomore years. Personal: Daughter of Karen Veith … Born August 6, 1989 … Has on sister, Allie, and three brothers, Nathan, Patrick and Matthew … Major is management.

17 Mackenzie Tonn OH / 5-11 / So. • Fishers, Ind. / Hamilton Southeastern (Rutgers) 2007 (Rutgers): Played in 19 matches, starting five, for a total of 39 games …Third on the team in service aces with 10 … Finished the season with 16 kills and 35 digs … Led the team in kills and digs against Pitt (11/11) with six and seven, respectively … Compiled four kills, three digs, one service ace and one solo block against West Virginia (11/10). High School: Earned three letters in both volleyball and track & field … Named all-county, all-conference and all-state honorable mention during her sophomore, junior and senior seasons in volleyball … Played club for Circle City Volleyball and helped lead her team to the Junior Olympic Qualifier in 2004 and 2005 … Also guided her team to a regional championship in 2004, a runner-up finish in the Northern Lights Tournament in 2004 and a fourth-place finish at the Mideast Qualifier in 2006. Personal: Daughter of Mark and Melanie Tonn … Born Sept. 22, 1988 … Has two sisters, Macie and Madison … Major is sports management.

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2007 Season in Review

2007 Match-by-Match Results Overall: 18-11 • Conference: 6-2 • Home: 6-3 • Away: 4-5 • Neutral: 8-3 (Three games: 12-5; Four games: 4-5; Five games: 2-1) Date

Opponent

Score

Score-by-game

Record

Time

Attend

! 08/25/07

@ Central Michigan

L, 0-3

24-30, 28-3, 19-30

0-1

0-0

1:37

125

! 08/25/07

vs. UW-Green Bay

W, 3-0

30-23,30-25,30-26

1-1

0-0

1:30

! 08/26/07

vs. Siena

W,3-0

30-17,30-23,30-25

2-1

0-0

1:17

# 08/31/07

BUCKNELL

L, 0-3

33-35,33-35,20-30

2-2

0-0

1:45

# 09/01/07

YOUNGSTOWN STATE

W, 3-1

30-25,27-30,31-29,30-25

3-2

0-0

2:00

# 09/01/07

NORTH DAKOTA STATE

L, 2-3

26-30,30-25,30-20,22-30,8-15

3-3

0-0

2:15

$ 09/07/07

vs. Army

W, 3-2

20-30,30-19,19-30,30-26,17-15

4-3

0-0

2:07

102

$ 09/07/07

vs. UC Riverside

L, 1-3

26-30,30-28,21-30,15-30

4-4

0-0

2:00

102

$ 09/08/07

vs. Idaho State

W, 3-2

24-30,31-29,22-30,30-21,15-11

5-4

0-0

1:15

112

^ 09/21/07

vs. Howard

W, 3-0

30-20,30-14,30-19

6-4

0-0

1:15

^ 09/22/07

@ Saint Francis (Pa.)

W, 3-0

30-24,30-28,30-28

7-4

0-0

1:35

203

^ 09/22/07

vs. Coppin State

W, 3-0

30-18,30-11,30-21

8-4

0-0

1:10

09/25/07

DUQUESNE

W, 3-1

29-31,30-28,30-22,30-27

9-4

0-0

1:45

239

% 09/28/07

vs. Norfolk State

W, 3-0

30-27,30-18,30-17

10-4

0-0

1:15

% 09/29/07

vs. Delaware State

L, 1-3

24-30,20-30,30-25,27-30

10-5

0-0

1:50

% 09/29/07

@ Maryland-East. Shore

L, 1-3

31-29,17-30,22-30,22-30

10-6

0-0

1:45

144

10/03/07

WEST VIRGINIA

L, 0-3

20-30,31-33,22-30

10-7

0-0

1:40

136

* 10/13/07

@ Long Island

L, 0-3

22-30,27-30,20-30

10-8

0-1

1:33

103

* 10/14/07

@ St. Francis (N.Y.)

W, 3-0

30-20,30-12,30-20

11-8

1-1

1:00

103

10/16/07

@ Pittsburgh

L, 1-3

22-30,31-29,28-30,22-30

11-9

1-1

2:00

189

* 10/20/07

WAGNER

W, 3-0

30-17,30-12,30-15

12-9

2-1

1:15

143

* 10/27/07

@ Central Connecticut State

L, 1-3

27-30,30-22,25-30,28-30

12-10

2-2

1:53

148

* 10/28/07

@ Quinnipiac

W, 3-1

30-23,25-30,30-12,30-10

13-10

3-2

1:45

* 10/02/07

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON

W, 3-0

30-22,30-26,30-21

14-10

4-2

1:20

* 10/04/07

SACRED HEART

W, 3-0

30-17,30-27,30-14

15-10

5-2

1:20

* 11/11/07

SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.)

W, 3-0

30-17,30-23,30-28

16-10

6-2

1:15

145

& 11/17/07

vs. Sacred Heart

W, 3-0

30-24,30-25,30-19

17-10

6-2

1:17

111

& 11/17/07

vs. Central Connecticut State

W, 3-1

30-22,30-23,27-30,30-26

18-10

6-2

1:45

250

& 11/18/07

vs. Long Island

L, 0-3

21-30,22-30,18-30

18-11

6-2

1:22

321

*Northeast Conference match | !Central Michigan Tournament | #Duquesne / Robert Morris Invitational | $ California-Riverside Classic ^Saint Francis (Pa.) Tournament | % Maryland-Eastern Shore Tournament

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2007 Individual Statistics ## Name

7 4 9 15 10 12 3 8 16 18 1 13

THOMPSON, Melissa ....... 15-11-0 GRAHAM, Amanda ........... 101-29-28 STORINO, Tawnya ............ 99-29-28 HELLMICH, Jaye ............... 69-22-19 JENNINGS, Addie ............. 33-17-1 CAMAIONI, Jessica . ......... 101-29-20 STAMBAUGH, Jennifer ..... 101-29-17 WOLTHUIS, Emily ............. 95-28-27 LEE, Cassie ....................... 95-28-20 NELKO, Jessy ................... 54-19-8 GIBSON, Alaina ................ 101-29-0 MOSER, Corinne ............... 31-18-0 ROBERT MORRIS ............ 102-29-29 Opponents . .................... 102-29-29

7 4 9 15 10 12 3 8 16 18 1 13

|----------------------- ATTACK -----------------------| K K/Game E TA Pct.

6 344 64 107 22 9 270 357 270 88 7 0 1544 1290

0.40 3.41 0.65 1.55 0.67 0.09 2.67 3.76 2.84 1.63 0.07 0.00 15.14 12.65

1 78 17 43 10 3 124 173 122 45 6 0 622 614

|--------- DIG ---------| DIG Dig/G

THOMPSON, Melissa .............................. 15 GRAHAM, Amanda .................................. 101 STORINO, Tawnya ................................... 99 HELLMICH, Jaye . .................................... 69 JENNINGS, Addie .................................... 33 CAMAIONI, Jessica . ................................ 101 STAMBAUGH, Jennifer ............................ 101 WOLTHUIS, Emily .................................... 95 LEE, Cassie .............................................. 95 NELKO, Jessy .......................................... 54 GIBSON, Alaina ....................................... 101 MOSER, Corinne ...................................... 31 TEAM . ..................................................... ROBERT MORRIS ................................. 102 Opponents . ......................................... 102

0 2 4 0 0 44 37 7 29 1 34 4 22 184 220

## Name

GP-MP-MS

ADDIE JENNINGS

9 773 157 267 56 29 750 968 795 270 32 2 4108 3813

5 64 241 12 6 231 188 271 111 14 454 14 1611 1499

CASSIE LEE

Robert Morris University

.556 .344 .299 .240 .214 .207 .195 .190 .186 .159 .031 .000 .224 .177

|-------- SET --------| A A/Game

26 5 1190 4 3 11 35 17 31 3 18 1 1344 1112

1.73 0.05 12.02 0.06 0.09 0.11 0.35 0.18 0.33 0.06 0.18 0.03 13.18 10.90

3 27 41 0 0 15 51 28 18 0 36 1 220 184

0.20 0.27 0.41 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.50 0.29 0.19 0.00 0.36 0.03 2.16 1.80

|------------------------ BLOCKING -------------------------| BS BA Total B/Game BE

5 44 36 2 1 18 52 23 49 0 37 0 267 202

BHE

0.33 0.63 2.43 0.17 0.18 2.29 1.86 2.85 1.17 0.26 4.50 0.45

0 24 4 9 4 1 0 5 6 1 0 0

0 65 42 40 4 0 29 16 36 4 0 0

0 89 46 49 8 1 29 21 42 5 0 0

0.00 0.88 0.46 0.71 0.24 0.01 0.29 0.22 0.44 0.09 0.00 0.00

0 5 8 4 3 1 2 1 3 0 0 0

4 3 44 5 0 3 7 8 4 2 1 2

15.79 14.70

54 50

236 363

172.0 231.5

1.69 2.27

27 52

83 100

EMILY WOLTHUIS

|---------- SERVE ------------| SA SA/Gm SE

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2007 NEC Standings & Awards School

NEC

Pct.

1. Long Island* ...............................

8-0

1.000

2. Central Connecticut State * ..........

Overall

Pct

Streak

Home

Away

Neutral

23-14

.622

12-1

7-7

4-6

7-1

.875

23-7

.767

10-1

8-2

5-4

3. Robert Morris* ....................... 6-2

.750

18-11

.621

6-3

3-7

9-1

4. Fairleigh Dickinson* .....................

5-3

.625

15-15

.500

6-2

6-8

3-5

5. Saint Francis (Pa.)* ......................

4-4

.500

11-23

.324

4-6

4-10

3-7

6. Sacred Heart* .............................

3-5

.375

9-20

.310

5-4

1-7

3-9

7. Wagner ......................................

2-6

.250

4-18

.182

1-8

3-8

0-2

8. St. Francis (N.Y.) .........................

1-7

.125

2-29

.065

1-10

0-10

1-9

9. Quinnipiac ..................................

0-8

.000

1-29

.033

L24

1-10

0-11

0-8

* Clinched NEC Tournament Berth

Award Winners Player of the Year Shelby Heggie Rookie of the Year Amanda Bayer Setter of the Year Tawnya Storino Libero of the Year Svetlana Simic Coach of the Year Linda Sagnelli

Long Island Central Conn. State Robert Morris Long Island Central Conn. State

First Team All-Conference AMANDA GRAHAM NEC Player of the Week 11/5/07 Shelby Heggie 10/29/07 Amanda Bayer 10/22/07 Martina Wagner 10/15/07 Lindsey Patty 10/8/07 Martina Wagner 10/1/07 Martina Wagner 9/24/07 Shelby Heggie 9/17/07 Lauren Snyder 9/10/07 Tawnya Storino 9/4/07 Emily Wolthuis 8/27/07 Martina Wagner NEC Rookie of the Week 11/5/07 Amanda Graham 10/29/07 Amanda Bayer 10/22/07 Amanda Bayer 10/15/07 Lindsay Malloy 10/8/07 Courtney Kidd-Kadlubek 10/1/07 Amanda Graham 9/24/07 Amanda Bayer 9/17/07 Lauren Snyder 9/10/07 Amanda Bayer 9/4/07 Lauren Snyder 8/27/07 Amanda Graham

Long Island Central Conn. State Long Island Long Island Long Island Long Island Long Island Central Conn. State Robert Morris Robert Morris Long Island

Robert Morris Central Conn. St. Central Conn. St. Saint Francis (Pa.) Sacred Heart Robert Morris Central Conn. State Central Conn. State Central Conn. State Central Conn. State Robert Morris

Name

School

Shelby Heggie ................ Long Island Martina Wagner . ............ Long Island Amanda Graham ........ Robert Morris Jamie Baumert ............... Central Conn. State Lauren Boothby .............. Fairleigh Dickinson Martina Racic ................. Long Island Svetlana Simic ................ Long Island

Pos.

OPP OH MB MB MB MB L

School

Pos.

Lindsey Patty . ................ Long Island S Lauren Snyder ................ Central Conn. State OH/DS Amanda Bayer . .............. Central Conn. State S Emily Wolthuis ........... Robert Morris MB/OH Tawnya Storino . ......... Robert Morris S Rebecca Tenney .............. Fairleigh Dickinson MB Kaitlin Petrella ................ Central Conn. State L

School

Amanda Graham ........ Robert Morris Cassie Lee . ................ Robert Morris Tawnya Storino . ......... Robert Morris Shelby Heggie* . ............. Long Island Lindsey Patty . ................ Long Island Martina Racic ................. Long Island

Pos.

MB OH/OPP S MB S MB

* Tournament MVP

Robert Morris University

Saturday, Nov. 17 No. 5 Saint Francis (Pa.) def. No. 4 Fairleigh Dickinson, 3-2 No. 3 Robert Morris def. No. 6 Sacred Heart, 3-0

— Semifinals — Saturday, November 17 No. 1 Long Island def. No. 5 Saint Francis (Pa.), 3-0

All-Tournament Team Name

Hosted by Long Island University Brooklyn, N.Y. — First Round —

Second Team All-Conference Name

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No. 3 Robert Morris def. No. 2 Central Connecticut State, 3-1

— Championship — Sunday, Nov. 18 No. 1 Long Island def. No. 3 Robert Morris, 3-0

2007 NEC Individual Statistics HITTING PERCENTAGE (Minimum .200/3.0 attacks per game) P layer Team G Kills Errs Total

ASSISTS (Minimum 5.00 per game)

Player

No.

Avg/G

1. GRAHAM, Amanda . ...... RMU 101 344

773 .344

1. STORINO, Tawnya ................. RMU

1190

12.02

2. BAUMERT, Jamie .............. CCSU

537

.330

2. BAYER, Amanda ........................ CCSU

113

1334

11.81

226

Pct

Team

3. TENNEY, Rebecca ............. FDU

112

344

776

.316

3. HILK, Gabi . ...............................

556

9.75

4. HEGGIE, Shelby ................ LIU

129

526

153

1201

.311

4. PATTY, Lindsey . .........................

LIU

122

1138

9.33

5. OLMSTEAD, Amanda . ...... CCSU 101

208

486

.309

5. EBERT, Alexa ............................. SFPA

501

8.49

6. RACIC, Martina ................ LIU

123

416

137

911

.306

6. MYERS, Rikki ............................. SFPA

635

8.14

7. SAXTON, Milou ................ CCSU 111

199

516

.254

7. KIDD-KADLUBEK, Cour. ..............

SHU

794

8.10

8. ARCHER, Annie ................ SHU

191

467

.248

8. LEVY, Ruth ................................

FDU

112

672

6.00

9. BOOTHBY, Lauren ............ FDU

100

366

147

907

.241

9. MILIN, Dunja .............................

LIU

467

5.99

10. MALLOY, Lindsay ............. SFPA

186

449

.241

10. KOWALSKI, Karolina . .................

FDU

112

600

5.36

Team

No.

Avg/G

SERVICE ACES (Minimum 0.10 per game) Player Team

1. SNYDER, Lauren ........................ CCSU

111

457

4.12

1. WAGNER, Martina .....................

2. WAGNER, Martina .....................

LIU

127

518

4.08

3. HEGGIE, Shelby . ........................

LIU

129

526

357

100

366

6. GRAHAM, Amanda ............... RMU

101

7. RACIC, Martina ..........................

123

8. BUTER, Kristin ........................... SFPA 9. TENNEY, Rebecca . .....................

FDU

10. PEPPER, Ashley .........................

KILLS (Minimum 2.00 per game)

Player

4. WOLTHUIS, Emily ................. RMU 5. BOOTHBY, Lauren ......................

FDU LIU

No.

Avg/G

127

109

0.86

2. BUTER, Kristin ........................... SFPA

113

0.51

4.08

3. STAMBAUGH, Jennifer .......... RMU

101

0.50

3.76

4. SNYDER, Lauren ........................ CCSU

111

0.47

3.66

5. BAYER, Amanda ........................ CCSU

113

0.46

344

3.41

6. OLMSTEAD, Amanda ................. CCSU

101

0.45

416

3.38

7. EBERT, Alexa ............................. SFPA

0.42

113

360

3.19

8. STORINO, Tawnya ................ RMU

0.41

112

344

3.07

9. DUFFY, Christine ........................

SHU

0.40

219

3.00

10. MEAGHER, Melissa .................... CCSU

100

0.39

LIU

BLOCKS (Minimum 0.50 per game)

Player

Team

Solo

Asst

Total Avg/G

1. BAUMERT, Jamie ........... CCSU

90 109.0

1.36

2. BOOTHBY, Lauren .......... FDU

100

75 109.0

1.09

3. GREENWALT, Kayla ........ SFPA 97

83 100.0

1.03

4. DYSON, Trevon .............. LIU

92 116.0

1.03

113

DIGS (Minimum 1.00 per game)

Player

JENNIFER STAMBAUGH

Team

No.

Avg/G

1. PETRELLA, Kaitlin ...................... CCSU

113

594

5.26

2. SIMIC, Svetlana . ........................

LIU

3. GIBSON, Alaina . .................. RMU

TAWNYA STORINO

EMILY WOLTHUIS

Robert Morris University

127

626

4.93

101

454

4.50

4. RODRIGUEZ, Liliana ................... SFNY

429

4.33

5. KLEIN, Alex ...............................

246

3.42

6. LECHMAN, Jennifer ...................

232

3.18

7. WAGNER, Martina .....................

LIU

127

397

3.13

8. OVERDEVEST, Erin .....................

303

3.12

9. SAIPALE, Mydori ........................

SHU

305

3.11

10. WOLTHUIS, Emily ................. RMU

271

2.85

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2007 NEC Team Statistics KILLS T eam

Kills Errs

Total Pct.

1. Long Island ................ 131 2066 803

644 622 645 788 687 557 663 700

5107 .247 4292 .237 4108 .224 4301 .203 4218 .153 3808 .128 2809 .100 3378 .050 3238 .027

Kills Errs

Total Pct.

2. Central Conn. State . ... 113 1662 3. Robert Morris . ....... 102 1544 4. Fairleigh Dickinson ...... 112 1518 5. Saint Francis (Pa.) . ..... 116 1435 6. Sacred Heart .............. 98 1174 7. Wagner ..................... 73 839 8. Quinnipiac ................. 97 831 9. St. Francis (N.Y.) . ....... 99 786 OPPONENT HITTING PCT. T eam

No.

Avg/G

1. Long Island ........................ 131

2066 1544 1662 1518 1435 1174 839 831 786

15.77 15.14 14.71 13.55 12.37 11.98 11.49 8.57 7.94

2. Robert Morris ................ 102 3. Central Conn. State ............. 113 4. Fairleigh Dickinson .............. 112 5. Saint Francis (Pa.) ............... 116 6. Sacred Heart ...................... 98 7. Wagner . ............................ 73 8. Quinnipiac . ........................ 97 9. St. Francis (N.Y.) ................. 99

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HITTING PERCENTAGE T eam G

BLOCKS T eam

1. Central Conn. State ... 113

2. Long Island .............. 131 3. Fairleigh Dickinson .... 112 4. Saint Francis (Pa.) ..... 116 5. Robert Morris ....... 102 6. Wagner . .................. 73 7. Sacred Heart ............ 98 8. Quinnipiac . .............. 97 9. St. Francis (N.Y.)......... 99 SERVICE ACES T eam

Solo Asst

44 96 81 49 54 37 49 49 24

454 394 308 370 236 159 174 126 92

Total Avg/G

No.

Avg/G

1. Central Conn. State ... 113 1465 787 4396 .154

1. Long Island ........................ 131

2. Fairleigh Dickinson .... 112 3. Robert Morris ....... 102 4. Long Island .............. 131 5. Wagner . .................. 73 6. Saint Francis (Pa.) ..... 116 7. Sacred Heart ............ 98 8. Quinnipiac . .............. 97 9. St. Francis (N.Y) ....... 99 ASSISTS

1453 1290 1658 955 1575 1349 1408 1487

2. Central Conn. State ............. 113 3. Robert Morris ................ 102 4. Sacred Heart ...................... 98 5. Saint Francis (Pa.) ............... 116 6. Wagner . ............................ 73 7. Fairleigh Dickinson .............. 112 8. Quinnipiac . ........................ 97 9. St. Francis (N.Y.) ................. 99 DIGS

314 261 220 207 232 143 214 149 147

2.40 2.31 2.16 2.11 2.00 1.96 1.91 1.54 1.48

Team

724 614 796 435 713 562 543 475

4344 .168 3813 .177 4764 .181 2614 .199 4098 .210 3517 .224 3548 .244 3496 .289

No.

Avg/G

1. Long Island ........................ 131

1863 1506 1344 1350 1315

14.22 13.33 13.18 12.05 11.34

1081 757 753 673

11.03 10.37 7.76 6.80

2. Central Conn. State ............. 113 3. Robert Morris ................ 102 4. Fairleigh Dickinson .............. 112 5. Saint Francis (Pa.) ............... 116 6. Sacred Heart ...................... 98 7. Wagner . ............................ 73 8. Quinnipiac . ........................ 97 9. St. Francis (N.Y.) ................. 99

T eam

No.

Avg/G

1. Fairleigh Dickinson .............. 112

1786 1789 1611 1970 1073 1382

15.95 15.83 15.79 15.04 14.70 13.96

1368 1340 1465

13.96 13.81 12.63

2. Central Conn. State ............. 113 3. Robert Morris ................ 102 4. Long Island ........................ 131 5. Wagner . ............................ 73 6. St. Francis (N.Y.)................... 99 7. Sacred Heart ...................... 98 8. Quinnipiac . ........................ 97 9. Saint Francis (Pa.) ............... 116

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jess camaioni

271.0 2.40 293.0 2.24 235.0 2.10 234.0 2.02 172.0 1.69 116.5 1.60 136.0 1.39 112.0 1.15 70.0 0.71

jaye hellmich

jenNIFER stambaugh & alaina gibson

All-Northeast Conference Honorees Player of the Year Kristie Tuxford • 1993 Tina Friel • 1996 Katie Noble • 2001, 2002 Rachel Leitch • 2004 Rookie of the Year Emily Wolthuis • 2004 Alaina Gibson • 2005 Coach of the Year Alan Byers • 1993 Tim Horsmon • 1999, 2002 Rob Thomas • 2004 Karla Barhorst

emily wolthuis

kristie tuxford

Tournament Most Valuable Player Melissa Vensel • 1992 Kristie Tuxford • 1993 Julie Sector • 1999 Karla Barhorst • 2001, 2002 Rachel Leitch • 2003 First Team Jennifer Murphy • 1993 Molly McCann • 1993, 1994 Kristie Tuxford • 1994, 1995 Tina Friel • 1995 Diana Vitantionio • 1997 Maryann Liska • 1999 Katie Noble • 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Darcey Miller • 2001 Karla Barhorst • 2002 Megan Bell • 2003, 2004, 2005 Rachel Leitch • 2003, 2004 Darcy Thompson • 2003, 2004 Alaina Gibson • 2005, 2006 Janette Schneider • 2006 Amanda Graham • 2007 Second Team Julie Sector • 1999 Maryann Liska • 2000 Karla Barhorst • 2001 Rachel Leitch • 2001 Traci Zureick • 2002 Darcey Miller • 2003, 2004 Breanne Schenk • 2003 Janette Schneider • 2004, 2005 Cyndi Dunslow • 2005 Emily Wolthuis • 2006, 2007 Tawnya Storino • 2007 Players in bold are still active

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RACHEL LEITCH

JANETTE SCHNEIDER

NEC Championships

1992

2001

1993

2002

1999

2003

2000

2004

NEC Regular-Season Championships 1999 – (19-15, 9-0) 2001 – (21-16, 10-1) 2002 – (27-12, 9-0)

2003 – (23-12, 8-0) 2004 – (23-9, 8-0)

Fairleigh Dickinson won the first three titles (1987-89) before the sport took a two-year hiatus from league competition. Robert Morris claimed the 1992 and 1993 titles when volleyball returned, but Rider ended the Colonials’ dominance with its “three-peat.” Saint Francis (Pa.) won the first regularseason title in the post-Rider era with a perfect 10-0 mark in 1997, while Wagner won the tournament title. UMBC, in its first year in the NEC, capped off a perfect regular season by capturing the 1998 NEC title and earned the NEC’s first-ever automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. After failing to qualify for the tournament in 1998, Robert Morris captured its third NEC championship in 1999, and then went on an amazing run by winning five straight league titles before Long Island halted the streak in 2004 with its first tourney crown. The Colonials own an overall record of 91-26 against NEC foes since 1994 when the conference began to have a regular season champion, including a 70-8 mark over the last nine years. Since 1992, Robert Morris is 30-12 in NEC Tournament action.

NEC Tournament Championships

NCAA Tournament Appearances

1992 • 1993 • 1999 • 2000 2001 • 2002 • 2003

1999 • 2000 • 2001 2002 • 2003

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Colonial history & records

Robert Morris vs. Opponents Akron ................................ Albany . ............................. Alderson-Broaddus ............. American ........................... Army . ............................... Ashland ............................. Austin Peay . ...................... Ball State ........................... Bentley .............................. Binghamton ....................... Bowling Green .................... Brown ............................... Bucknell . ........................... Buffalo . ............................. California (Pa.) ................... Campbell ........................... Canisius ............................. Carlow ............................... Central Conn. State ........ Central Michigan ................ Chatham . .......................... Charleston Southern . .......... Chicago State ..................... Cincinnati . ......................... Clarion .............................. Cleveland State .................. Coastal Carolina ................. Colgate . ............................ Colorado State ................... Columbia ........................... Connecticut . ...................... Coppin State ...................... Cornell ........................... Dartmouth ......................... Davidson ........................... Dayton .............................. Delaware ........................... Delaware State ................... Drexel ............................... Duquesne . ..................... East Tennesse State ............ Eastern Kentucky ................ Eastern Michigan ................ Eastern Washington ............ Fairleigh Dickinson ......... Gannon .............................

0-7 0-1 1-0 0-5 1-2 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 2-4 0-11 1-1 1-1 7-8 0-1 11-4 0-1 2-0 0-1 3-1 0-1 3-2 1-16 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 7-0 2-0 0-2 1-1 0-2 0-1 3-1 2-1 5-18 0-1 0-4 1-2 0-1 14-5 0-1

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Gardner-Webb .................... Georgia State ..................... George Washington . ........... Hampton ........................... Hartford . ........................... Harvard ............................. High Point . ........................ Hofstra .......................... Houston ............................ Howard .......................... Idaho State ........................ Indiana (Pa.) ...................... Indiana State ...................... Iona .................................. IPFW ................................. IUPUI ................................ James Madison .................. Jacksonville ........................ Kent State . ........................ La Roche ........................... Lafayette ........................... Lake Erie ........................... LaSalle .............................. Lehigh ............................... Liberty . ............................. Long Island .................... Loyola (Md.) .................. Manhattan ......................... Marist . .......................... Marquette . ........................

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0-1 1-0 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 3-6 1-0 0-2 1-1 2-1 0-2 1-1 0-2 1-0 2-6 7-0 1-0 0-1 1-1 1-2 0-2 16-8 6-0 0-1 10-2 0-1

Marshall ............................ Maryland-East Shore ........... Memphis ........................... Mercyhurst ........................ Middle Tennessee State ....... Minnesota . ........................ Morgan State ..................... Murray State ...................... Navy ................................. NC Central . ....................... N.J. Inst. of Tech. ........... Niagara ............................. Norfolk State ...................... North Dakota ..................... North Florida . .................... Northeastern ...................... Northeastern Illinois ............ Northern Colorado .............. Oakland Univeristy . ............ Ohio State ......................... Ohio University . ................. Penn State ......................... Pennsylvania ...................... Pitt-Johnstown ................... Pittsburgh ...................... Providence ......................... Quinnipiac . .................... Radford ............................. Rice .................................. Rider .................................

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2-6 0-1 0-1 2-0 0-1 0-1 3-3 0-1 1-4 1-0 1-0 9-8 1-0 0-2 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 2-1 0-3 0-1 0-3 0-2 1-0 0-7 3-2 10-1 0-1 0-1 5-9

Sacred Heart . ................ San Diego .......................... Seton Hall .......................... Seton Hill ........................... Shippensburg ..................... Siena ................................. South Alabama ................... South Dakota State ............. St. Bonaventure . ................ St. Francis (N.Y.) ............ Saint Francis (Pa.) .......... St. John’s . ......................... St. Mary’s (Ind.) ................. Saint Peter’s .................. Steubenville ....................... Stony Brook ....................... Syracuse ............................ Tennessee Tech ................... Texas Pan-American ............ Thiel . ................................ Toledo ............................... Towson .............................. UC Riverside ...................... UMBC ............................... UMES . .............................. UNC-Asheville .................... UNC-Greensboro ................ UW-Green Bay ................... Vermont ............................ Virginia Commonwealth ....... Virginia State . .................... Virginia Tech . ..................... Wagner .......................... Washington & Jefferson ...... Waynesburg ....................... West Virginia . ................ Western Carolina ................ Westminster . ..................... Winthrop ........................... Wright State .................. Xavier . .............................. Youngstown State ...........

12-0 0-1 1-1 1-2 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-5 19-1 39-8 0-2 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-4 0-2 2-0 1-0 0-1 2-2 0-1 6-4 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-2 1-0 0-1 14-6 0-1 0-1 3-8 0-1 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-4 4-23

Note: Teams in bold are 2008 opponents; Results are from 1991 to present

TRACI ZUREICK

All-Time Match-by-Match Results (Missing from 1981-83; 1985-86; 1988-1989)

1984 Date

Opponent

Score

9/14

@ West Virginia !................... L, 0-3

9/15

vs. Akron !............................. L, 1-3

vs. Marshall !......................... W, 3-1

9/18

CLARION............................ L, 0-2

CARLOW............................ W, 2-0

9/19

@ Bethany............................ W, 2-0

vs. Marietta........................... W, 2-0

9/20

@ LaRoche............................ W, 2-0

vs. Allegheny......................... W, 2-1

9/21

vs. Washington & Jefferson %.. L, 1-2

vs. Case Western %................ W, 2-0

9/22

vs. Hiram %........................... W, 2-1

@ Thiel %.............................. L, 0-2

9/22

vs. John Carroll %................... L, 1-2

@ Duquesne.......................... W, 3-2

9/26

SLIPPERY ROCK................. L, 0-3

9/27

PITT-JOHNSTOWN............. W, 3-1

10/1

@ Grove City......................... L, 0-2

vs. Westminster...................... L, 0-2

10/2

@ IUP................................... L, 1-2

vs. California (Pa.).................. L, 1-2

10/3

@ CMU................................. L, 1-3

10/6

@ Akron................................ L, 0-3

vs. Cleveland State................. L, 0-3

vs. Butler............................... L, 0-3

10/11

@ Mercyhurst........................ W, 2-0

vs. Canisius............................ W, 2-0

10/17

DUQUESNE........................ W, 3-2

10/19

IUP.................................... W, 3-1

10/20

@ Pitt-Johnstown................... W, 3-2

10/23

@ Slippery Rock..................... L, 0-3

10/25

@ Waynesburg....................... L, 0-3

10/26

@ Washington & Jefferson...... L, 0-2

vs. Marietta........................... L, 0-2

10/27

vs. Duquesne #...................... W, 2-0

vs. Carlow #.......................... W, 2-0

vs. Seton Hall #..................... T, 1-1

vs. Waynesburg #.................. T, 1-1

vs. Duquesne #...................... L, 0-2

10/30

@ California (Pa.)................... W, 2-1

11/2-3

vs. Fairleigh Dickinson $.......... L, 1-2

vs. Towson State $.................. L, 0-2

vs. Bucknell $........................ W, 2-0

vs. Drexel $........................... L, 0-2

vs. Colgate $......................... L, 0-2

Westminster........................... L, 0-2

11/8

@ Geneva.............................. W, 2-1

La Roche............................... W, 2-0

vs. Thiel................................. L, 0-2

Kent State.............................. L, 0-3

Overall Record – 21-25-2 ! West Virginia Tournament; % Thiel Tournament; # Pennwood West Tournament; $ Drexel Tournament

1987 Date

Opponent

Score

9/12

@ Saint Francis (Pa.).............. W, 3-0

vs. St. Bonaventure................. W, 3-1

vs. Duquesne......................... W, 3-2

9/15

CALIFORNIA (PA.).............. W, 3-0

LaROCHE........................... W, 3-0

9/17

@ Waynesburg....................... L, 1-3

9/18

@ Clarion.............................. L, 0-3

9/19

vs. Saint Francis (Pa.).............. L, 0-3

vs. Mercyhurst....................... L, 1-3

9/24

@ Pitt................................... L, 0-3

9/26

CLEVELAND........................ L, 1-3

DUQUESNE........................ L, 1-3

9/29

@ Indiana (Pa.)...................... W, 3-0

10/8

@ Allegheny.......................... W, 3-0

vs. Behrend........................... W, 3-0

10/10

YOUNGSTOWN STATE........ W, 3-1

10/14

AKRON.............................. L, 0-3

PITT................................... L, 0-3

10/16

@ Cleveland State.................. L, 1-3

vs. Kent State......................... L, 0-3

10/17

vs. Slippery Rock.................... N/A

vs. Illinois............................... L, 0-3

vs. Syracuse........................... N/A

10/21

@ Duquesne.......................... N/A

10/24

vs. ECAC Metro Champs......... N/A

10/29

@ Seton Hall.......................... N/A

11/5

@ Bethany............................ N/A

vs. Carnegie Mellon................ N/A

11/6-7

@ Navy Tournament............... N/A Overall Record – 11-20

1990 Date

Opponent

Score

Seton Hill............................... L, 0-3

Saint Francis (Pa.)................... W, 3-1

Akron.................................... L, 0-3

West Virginia.......................... L, 1-3

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Cleveland State...................... L, 0-3

St. Bonaventure...................... L, 0-3

Saint Francis (Pa.)................... W, 3-0

Akron.................................... L, 0-3

Lake Erie............................... L, 0-3

St. Bonaventure...................... L, 0-3

Indiana (Pa.).......................... L, 0-3

Duquesne.............................. L, 0-3

Mercyhurst............................ L, 0-3

Youngstown State................... L, 1-3

Cleveland State...................... L, 0-3

Kent State.............................. L, 0-3

Clarion................................... L, 0-2

Shippensburg......................... L, 0-2

Saint Francis (Pa.)................... W, 2-1

American............................... L, 0-3

Duquesne.............................. L, 0-3

Washington & Jefferson.......... L, 0-3

Seton Hill............................... L, 0-3

Mercyhurst............................ L, 0-2

St. Mary’s ............................ L, 1-2

Waynesburg........................... L, 0-3

Gannon................................. L, 0-3

Youngstown State................... L, 0-3 Overall Record 4-28

1991 Date

Opponent

9/10

BUCKNELL......................... L, 0-3

Score

SAINT FRANCIS (PA.).......... W, 3-0

9/11

@ Duquesne.......................... L, 0-3

9/18

KENT................................. L, 0-3

9/20

vs. Rider *............................. L, 0-3

vs. Northeastern Illinois *........ L, 1-3

9/21

@ Akron *............................. L, 0-3

vs. Xavier *............................ L, 0-3

9/22

AMERICAN......................... L, 0-3

ST. BONAVENTURE............. L, 0-3

9/25

@ West Virginia..................... L, 0-3

9/27

vs. Liberty #.......................... L, 0-3

9/28

@ Marshall #........................ L, 0-3

vs. Indiana State #................. L, 0-3

— All-Time Match-by-Match Results — 10/1

LaROCHE........................... W, 3-0

10/13

YOUNGSTOWN STATE........ L, 2-3

RIDER *............................. W, 3-0

10/4

vs. Bentley !........................... W, 3-1

10/14

@ Kent.................................. L, 0-3

10/19

DUQUESNE........................ L, 1-3

10/5

vs. Ashland !.......................... L, 0-3

10/16

@ Cleveland State.................. L, 0-3

10/21

CLARION............................ L, 1-3

vs. Youngstown State !............ L, 0-3

10/17

@ Buffalo.............................. L, 0-3

10/26

@. St. Bonaventure................ L, 2-3

@ Bucknell !.......................... L, 2-3

10/18

@ Canisius............................ L, 2-3

10/30

vs. Long Island %................... W, 3-0

10/8

CLEVELAND STATE............. L, 0-3

10/20

DUQUESNE........................ W, 3-2

vs. Rider %............................ W, 3-2

10/9

vs. Saint Francis (Pa.).............. W, 3-1

10/22

LAROCHE........................... W, 3-0

vs. Fairleigh Dickinson %......... W, 3-1

10/12

vs. St. Bonaventure................. L, 1-3

10/24

vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) %.......... W, 3-0

10/31

vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) %.......... W, 3-1

10/14

YOUNGSTOWN STATE........ L, 1-3

@ Marist %........................... W, 3-0

11/6

@ Delaware........................... L, 0-3

10/16

@ Kent.................................. L, 0-3

vs. Rider %............................ L, 1-3

vs. Providence........................ L, 1-3

10/1 8

MARSHALL........................ L, 2-3

10/25

@ Marist %........................... W, 3-1

11/21

vs. Niagara #......................... W, 3-0

10/23

DUQUESNE........................ L, 0-3

vs. Rider %............................ W, 3-1

@ Hartford #......................... L, 0-3

10/24

vs. LaRoche........................... W, 2-0

vs. Rider %............................ W, 3-1

vs. Thiel................................. W, 2-0

10/28

@ Youngstown State............... L, 0-3

10/25

@ Canisius............................ L, 1-3

10/31

CONNECTICUT.................... L, 0-3

@ Buffalo.............................. L, 1-3

11/4

@ LaRoche............................ W, 3-1

10/26

vs. Niagara............................ L, 0-3

11/7

@ American........................... L, 0-3

10/30

@ Youngstown State............... L, 1-3

vs. Liberty.............................. L, 0-3

11/1

@ Dayton.............................. L, 0-3

vs. Marquette......................... L, 0-3

11/10

BUFFALO............................ L, 1-3

11/12

@ Cleveland State.................. L, 0-3

Overall Record – 6-30; Home – 2-9; Away – 2-12; Neutral – 2-9 Home matches bold and all CAPS * Akron Tournament; # Marshall Classic; ! Bucknell Tournament

1992

Overall Record – 20-17; Home – 6-4; Away – 9-7; Neutral – 5-6 Home matches bold and all CAPS # Saint Francis (Pa.) Invitational; & Marshall Field Classic; % Northeast Conference Tournament

1993

Overall Record – 18-17; Home – 5-3; Away – 5-10; Neutral – 8-4; Northeast Conference – 7-0 Home matches bold and all CAPS & Marshall Classic; *NEC Match; % NEC Tournament; # ECAC Tournament

1994 Date

Opponent

9/3

vs. Syracuse !......................... L, 0-3

Score

@ Eastern Kentucky !.............. L, 0-3

9/4

vs. Xavier !............................. L, 1-3

vs. James Madison !............... L, 1-3

9/9

@ Howard............................. L, 2-3

Date

Opponent

Score

9/10

@ UMBC............................... L, 0-3

9/8

LaROCHE........................... W, 3-0

9/17

BUFFALO &........................ L, 1-3

9/10

vs. Youngstown State &........... L, 1-3

DUQUESNE &..................... L, 0-3

9/11

@ Marshall &........................ L, 0-3

9/18

PITT &............................... L, 0-3

Date

Opponent

Score

9/15

SAINT FRANCIS (PA.).......... W, 3-1

MARSHALL &..................... L, 0-3

9/5

@ Saint Francis (Pa.) #........... W, 3-0

9/16

@ Clarion.............................. W, 3-2

9/21

@ Duquesne.......................... L, 0-3

vs. Rider #............................ L, 0-3

9/18

@ UNC Asheville.................... L, 1-3

9/27

@ Saint Francis (Pa.) *............ W, 3-0

vs. Buffalo #.......................... L, 2-3

vs. Tennessee Tech.................. L, 0-3

10/1

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON *.... W, 3-2

9/9

@ Saint Francis (Pa.).............. W, 3-0

9/21

@ Duquesne.......................... L, 0-3

MARIST *........................... W, 3-0

9/16

CLEVELAND STATE............. L, 0-3

9/24

@ Niagara............................. L, 0-3

10/4

YOUNGSTOWN STATE........ L, 0-3

9/18

vs. Tennessee Tech &.............. L, 1-3

9/25

@ Buffalo.............................. L, 1-3

10/6

PITT-JOHNSTOWN............. L, 2-3

9/19

@ Marshall &........................ W, 3-2

9/27

MARSHALL........................ W, 3-0

10/8

PROVIDENCE...................... L, 0-3

vs. Winthrop &....................... W, 3-1

9/28

BUCKNELL......................... W, 3-0

10/11

HOWARD........................... L, 1-3

9/22

@ Duquesne.......................... L, 1-3

9/29

@ LaRoche............................ W, 3-0

10/12

@ Xavier............................... L, 0-3

9/23

@ Chatham........................... W, 2-0

10/2

@ Carlow.............................. L, 0-2

10/15

@ Rider................................. L, 2-3

vs. Steubenville...................... W, 2-0

vs. Alderson-Broaddus............ W, 2-1

vs. Wagner *.......................... W, 3-0

9/26

MARSHALL........................ W, 3-2

10/3

@ Saint Francis (Pa.) *............ W, 3-0

@ Long Island *..................... W, 3-0

BUFFALO............................ L, 1-3

vs. Youngstown State.............. L, 0-3

vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) *............. L, 1-3

9/27

NIAGARA........................... W, 3-2

10/5

@ Cleveland State.................. L, 1-3

10/18

DUQUESNE........................ L, 0-3

9/28

@ Seton Hill.......................... W, 3-1

10/9

@ St. Francis (N.Y.) *.............. W, 3-0

CLEVELAND STATE............. L, 0-3

10/3

vs. Navy................................ L, 2-3

vs. Long Island *.................... W, 3-0

10/21

@. Akron............................... L, 0-3

@ Bucknell............................ W, 3-0

10/10

@ Marist *............................ W, 3-2

10/22

NIAGARA........................... L, 1-3

10/7

Saint Francis (PA.).......... W, 3-0

vs. Fairleigh Dickinson............. W, 3-0

10/25

@ Youngstown State............... L, 0-3

CHATAM............................ W, 3-0

10/16

WAGNER *......................... W, 3-0

10/29

@ American........................... L, 0-3

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Morgan State..................... W, 3-2

11/1

@ Cleveland State.................. L, 0-3

1997

10/31

@ Buffalo.............................. L, 1-3

11/11

vs. Wagner !.......................... L, 1-3

Date

Opponent

@ Niagara............................. L, 1-3

vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) !.............. W, 3-0

9/5

vs. Toledo !............................ L, 0-3

11/1

Saint Francis (PA.).......... W, 3-0

vs. Fairleigh Dickinson !........... W, 3-0

9/6

vs. Youngstown State !............ L, 0-3

11/3

@ Marshall............................ L, 0-3

11/12

vs. Marist !............................ L, 1-3

@ Cleveland State !................ L, 0-3

11/5

@ Bucknell $......................... L, 0-3

9/13

NIAGARA #........................ W, 3-2

vs. Columbia $....................... W, 3-0

CANISIUS #........................ L, 2-3

vs. Siena $............................. L, 0-3

9/14

HOWARD #....................... L, 0-3

11/12

vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) %.......... W, 3-0

vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) %............ W, 3-1

11/13

vs. Rider %............................ L, 1-3

vs. Marist %........................... W, 3-0

1996

vs. Rider %............................ L, 0-3

Date

Opponent

9/5

CLEVELAND STATE #.......... L, 0-3

9/6

Overall Record – 11-31; Home – 3-11; Away – 2-13; Neutral – 6-7; Northeast Conference – 5-2 Home matches bold and all CAPS ! Eastern Kentucky Invitational; & Robert Morris Volleyfest; * NEC Match; $ Bucknell Invitational; % NEC Tournament

1995 Date

Opponent

Score

Overall Record – 9-24; Home – 4-6; Away – 3-7; Neutral – 2-11; Northeast Conference – 4-3 Home matches bold and all CAPS # James Madison Inv.; % Kent State Inv.; & RMC Volleyfest; * NEC Match; $ West Virginia Inv.; ! NEC Tournament @ Saint Francis, Pa.

Score

9/17

Saint Francis (PA.) *....... L, 1-3

9/20

@ Long Island *..................... W, 3-0

9/21

@ St. Francis (N.Y.) *.............. W, 3-0

9/26

@ Saint Francis (Pa.) %........... L, 2-3

9/27

vs. Hofstra %......................... L, 0-3

vs. Chicago State %................ W, 3-0

vs. Xavier #........................... L, 0-3

10/3

vs. UMES &........................... W, 3-0

9/7

vs. Austin Peay #................... L, 0-3

10/4

vs. Virginia State &................. W, 3-0

vs. Murray State #................. L, 0-3

@ Howard &.......................... L, 1-3

9/14

CANISIUS &........................ L, 2-3

10/11

WAGNER *......................... L, 1-3

9/15

CHICAGO STATE &.............. W, 3-1

10/12

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON *.... W, 3-0

SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) &...... W, 3-1

10/18

LONG ISLAND *................. W, 3-0

9/18

@ Saint Francis (Pa.) *............ W, 3-0

10/19

ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) *........... W, 3-0

9/25

YOUNGSTOWN STATE........ L, 0-3

10/22

YOUNGSTOWN STATE........ L, 0-3

9/28

RIDER *............................. L, 0-3

10/24

@ Buffalo.............................. L, 0-3

10/25

@ Niagara............................. L, 1-3

Score

9/1

vs. Campbell #....................... L, 1-3

vs. Virginia Commonwealth #.. L, 1-3

9/2

vs. Drexel #........................... L, 1-3

@ James Madison #.............. L, 0-3

WAGNER *......................... W, 3-0 vs. Morgan State %................ L, 2-3

9/8

vs. Towson State %................. L, 0-3

10/4

@ Canisius............................ L, 0-3

@ Kent State %...................... L, 0-3

10/5

vs. Hampton %...................... W, 3-1

11/8

@ Wagner *.......................... L, 1-3

9/9

vs. Middle Tennessee State %.. L, 0-3

vs. Howard %......................... L, 2-3

11/9

@ Fairleigh Dickinson *........... L, 2-3

9/15

SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) &...... W, 3-2

10/9

DUQUESNE........................ L, 0-3

11/12

@ Youngstown State............... L, 0-3

HOWARD &....................... L, 2-3

@ Youngstown State............... L, 0-3

11/15

ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) ^......... W, 3-1

9/16

CHICAGO STATE &.............. W, 3-0

10/19

@ Fairleigh Dickinson *........... L, 2-3

WAGNER ^........................ L, 2-3

BUFFALO &........................ L, 1-3

vs. Marist *............................ W, 3-0

9/19

SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) *....... L, 1-3

10/20

@ St. Francis (N.Y.) *.............. W, 3-0

9/29

vs. Maryland Balt.-County $.... L, 0-3

vs. Long Island *.................... W, 3-0

9/30

@ West Virginia $.................. L, 0-3

10/25

@ Buffalo.............................. L, 0-3

vs. East Tennessee State $....... L, 0-3

10/26

@ Niagara............................. W, 3-1

10/4

DUQUESNE........................ L, 0-3

@ Canisius............................ L, 1-3

10/6

CENTRAL CONN. STATE...... L, 1-3

10/30

@ Pittsburgh.......................... L, 0-3

10/8

@ Saint Francis (Pa.).............. L, 1-3

11/16

vs. Wagner !.......................... W, 3-0

1998

10/14

@ Wagner *.......................... W, 3-1

vs. Long Island !..................... L, 2-3

Date

Opponent

vs. Rider *............................. L, 0-3

vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) !............ L, 0-3

9/2

@ Duquesne.......................... L, 0-3

Overall Record – 10-17; Home – 3-5; Away – 2-8; Neutral – 5-4; Northeast Conference – 5-2 Home matches bold and all CAPS # Xavier Tournament; % Howard Tournament; & RMC Volleyfest; * NEC Match; ! NEC Tournament @ Saint Francis, Pa.

9/4

@ Army !.............................. L, 1-3

vs. Vermont !......................... W, 3-1

9/5

vs. American !........................ L, 0-3

9/12

NIAGARA #........................ W, 3-0

CANISIUS #........................ W, 3-2

10/15

vs. Fairleigh Dickinson *.......... L, 2-3

@ Marist *............................ W, 3-2

10/18

YOUNGSTOWN STATE........ L, 0-3

10/21

LONG ISLAND *................. W, 3-2

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON ^... L, 1-3 Overall Record – 10-19; Home – 5-7; Away – 2-10; Neutral – 5-5; Northeast Conference – 5-5 Home matches bold and all CAPS ! Cleveland State Invitational; # Lady Colonial Classic; Saint Francis (Pa.) Tournament; & Howard Tournament; * NEC Match; ^ NEC Tournament @ Robert Morris

Score

ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) *........... W, 3-0

10/25

@ Youngstown State............... L, 0-3

9/13

NAVY #.............................. L, 0-3

10/28

@. Buffalo............................. L, 0-3

9/18

@ Wright State $................... L, 0-3

@ Canisius............................ W, 3-0

vs. IUPUI $............................ L, 1-3

Robert Morris University

Volleyball Media Guide

— All-Time Match-by-Match Results — 9/19

vs. Western Carolina $............ L, 0-3

10/16

WAGNER *......................... W, 3-0

@ Wagner *.......................... W, 3-0

vs. Ohio $............................. L, 0-3

10/17

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON *.... W, 3-1

10/21

QUNNIPIAC *..................... W, 3-0

9/26

@ Saint Francis (Pa.) %........... L, 1-3

10/20

@ Cleveland State.................. L, 1-3

10/22

CENTRAL CONN. STATE *... W, 3-0

vs. Lehigh %.......................... L, 1-3

10/23

@ Quinnipiac *...................... W, 3-0

10/28

@ UMBC *............................ L, 0-3

9/27

vs. Cornell %.......................... L, 0-3

10/24

@ Central Conn. State *.......... W, 3-1

10/29

Loyoloa-Md............................ W, 3-2

10/3

CENTRAL CONN. STATE *... L, 2-3

10/30

UMBC *............................. W, 3-2

11/2

CALIFORNIA (Pa.).............. W, 3-1

10/4

QUINNIPIAC *.................... L, 2-3

11/6

vs. Chicago State . ................. W, 3-0

11/5

@ Clarion.............................. W, 3-0

10/7

@ Ohio University.................. L, 0-3

@ Oakland University............. L, 0-3

11/8

@ Saint Francis (Pa.) * .......... W, 3-1

10/10

LONG ISLAND *................. W, 3-1

11/7

@ Eastern Michigan .............. L, 1-3

11/11

@ St. John’s.......................... L, 0-3

10/11

ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.).............. W, 3-0

11/10

SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) *....... W, 3-1

11/12

@ Sacred Heart *................... W, 3-1

10/17

@ UMBC *............................ L, 0-3

11/14

SACRED HEART *............... W, 3-0

11/18

vs. Central Conn. State #........ W, 3-0

10/23

vs. Marist +........................... L, 1-3

11/17

@ Youngstown State............... L, 0-3

11/19

vs. UMBC #........................... W, 3-2

10/24

@ Bucknell +........................ L, 1-3

11/20

vs. Quinnipiac +.................... W, 3-2

12/3

@ Minnesota ~..................... L, 0-3

vs. Coppin State +................. W, 3-0

11/21

vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) +.......... W, 3-0

10/31

@ Niagara............................. L, 0-3

12/3

@ Penn State &..................... L, 0-3

vs. Army ^........................... L, 1-3

11/1

@ Canisius............................ L, 0-3

11/7

@ Wagner *.......................... L, 0-3

11/8

@ Fairleigh Dickinson *........... L, 0-3

11/11

YOUNGSTOWN STATE........ L, 1-3

Overall Record – 19-15; Home – 7-3; Away – 5-7; Neutral – 7-5; Northeast Conference – 9-0 Home matches bold and all CAPS ! Lehigh Invitational; ^ RMC Colonial Classic; # Towson Tournament; $ Match played @ Saint Francis (Pa.); % Saint Francis (Pa.) Tournament; * NEC Match; + NEC Tournament; & NCAA Tournament

2001 Date

Opponent

2000

8/31

RIDER !............................. W, 3-1

Overall Record – 6-23; Home – 4-4; Away – 0-11; Neutral – 2-8; Northeast Conference – 2-6 Home matches bold and all CAPS ! Army Invitational; # Colonial Classic; $ Nike/Howard Johnson Classic @ Wright State; % Saint Francis (Pa.) Tournament; + Bucknell Invitational; ^ Match played @ Niagara * NEC match

1999 Score

Overall Record – 21-16; Home – 8-3; Away – 7-7; Neutral – 6-6; Northeast Conference – 10-1 Home matches bold and all CAPS ! Chesapeake Classic; $ RMC Colonial Classic; % Coastal Carolina Tournament; + Towson Tournament; ^ Morgan State Tournament; * NEC Match; # NEC Tournament; ~ NCAA Tournament

Score

Date

Opponent

9/1

OAKLAND !....................... W, 3-0

9/1

vs. Navy #............................. L, 2-3

DELAWARE STATE !............ W, 3-0

9/2

vs. George Washington #........ L, 0-3

9/5

DUQUESNE !...................... L, 0-3

vs. Manhattan #.................... L, 2-3

9/7

@ Kent State %...................... W, 3-2

9/8

SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) $....... W, 3-0

vs. Memphis %....................... L, 1-3

9/9

LASALLE $......................... L, 1-3

9/8

vs. Cornell %.......................... W, 3-2

Score

Date

Opponent

NIAGARA $........................ W, 3-2

vs. LaSalle %.......................... W, 3-0

9/3

vs. Morgan State !.................. L, 2-3

9/10

CANISIUS $........................ W, 3-2

9/18

@ Pittsburgh.......................... L, 0-3

9/4

@ Lehigh !............................. L, 1-3

9/13

@ Duquesne.......................... L, 2-3

9/21

vs. Northeastern #................. W, 3-2

Rice !.................................... L, 0-3

9/8

DUQUESNE........................ L, 0-3

9/15

@ Coastal Carolina %............. L, 0-3

@ Pennsylvania #.................. L, 2-3

9/11

CANISIUS ^....................... W, 3-1

9/16

vs. Campbell %...................... W, 3-2

9/22

vs. Drexel #........................... W, 3-0

EASTERN KENTUCKY ^...... L, 0-3

vs. South Alabama %.............. L, 2-3

vs. Loyola #........................... W, 3-0

9/12

Saint Francis (Pa.) ^...... W, 3-2

9/20

@ West Virginia..................... L, 1-3

9/23

@ Lafayette........................... W, 3-0

9/22

vs. Colgate +......................... L, 0-3

@ Lehigh............................... W, 3-0

9/17

vs. Va. Commonwealth #........ L, 1-3

9/23

vs. Radford +........................ L, 0-3

9/28

vs. Coppin State $.................. W, 3-0

vs. Marist #........................... W, 3-1

@ Towson +.......................... W, 3-2

@ Morgan State $.................. W, 3-2

9/18

vs. Long Island #................... W, 3-2

9/28

vs. Howard &......................... W, 3-1

9/29

vs. Sacred Heart $.................. W, 3-0

@ Towson #.......................... W, 3-2

Vs. Coppin State ^................ W, 3-0

vs. Maryland-Eastern Sh. $...... W, 3-0

9/26

vs. Niagara $......................... L, 2-3

9/29

vs. Sacred Heart ^................. W, 3-0

10/5

@ Iona . ............................... W, 3-1

vs. Canisius $......................... L, 1-3

9/29

YOUNGSTOWN STATE........ L, 0-3

@ Morgan State ^................ L, 1-3

10/6

@ Long Island *..................... W, 3-0

10/6

SYRACUSE.......................... L, 0-3

10/7

@ St. Francis (N.Y.) *.............. W, 3-1

10/2

@ Saint Francis (Pa.) %........... L, 0-3

10/7

LONG ISLAND *................. W, 3-0

10/10

WEST VIRGINIA.................. W, 3-1

vs. Drexel %........................... W, 3-1

10/8

ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) *........... W, 3-1

10/13

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON *.... W, 3-0

10/3

vs. Coppin State %................. W, 3-0

10/11

YOUNGSTOWN STATE........ L, 1-3

10/14

WAGNER *......................... W, 3-1

10/9

@ Long Island *..................... W, 3-0

10/14

@ Fairleigh Dickinson *........... W, 3-0

10/17

SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.).......... W, 3-0

10/10

@ St. Francis (N.Y.) *.............. W, 3-0 Robert Morris University

Volleyball Media Guide

— All-Time Match-by-Match Results — 10/20

@ Quinnipiac *...................... W, 3-0

10/26

@ Fairleigh Dickinson *........... W, 3-0

11/1

@ Quinnipiac *...................... W, 3-0

10/21

@ Central Conn. State *.......... L, 1-3

10/27

@ Wagner *.......................... W, 3-0

11/2

@ Central Conn. State *.......... W, 3-0

10/27

UMBC *............................. W, 3-1

11/2

@ UMBC............................... W, 3-1

11/9

SACRED HEART *............... W, 3-0

10/31

@ Youngstown State............... W, 3-2

11/8

@ Iona . ............................... W, 3-1

11/11

@ Youngstown State............... L, 2-3

11/1

CLARION............................ W, 3-2

11/9

@ Marist College.................... W, 3-0

11/14

SYRACUSE.......................... W, 3-1

11/4

SACRED HEART * .............. W, 3-0

11/10

@ Sacred Heart *................... W, 3-0

11/15

SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) *....... W, 3-0

11/7

@ California (Pa.)................... L, 1-3

11/13

YOUNGSTOWN STATE........ W, 3-2

11/22

vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) +.......... W, 3-0

11/11

SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) *....... W, 3-0

11/16

LONG ISLAND *................. W, 3-0

11/23

vs. Central Conn. State +........ W, 3-0

11/17

vs. UMBC +.......................... W, 3-1

11/17

ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) *........... W, 3-0

12/5

@ Penn State &..................... L, 0-3

11/18

vs. CENTRAL CONN. STATE + W, 3-1

11/23

vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) +.......... W, 3-0

11/30

@ Ohio State ^..................... L, 0-3

11/24

vs. Long Island +................... W, 3-0

12/6

@ Ohio State ^..................... L, 0-3

Overall Record – 23-12; Home – 12-1; Away – 6-7; Neutral – 5-4; Northeast Conference – 8-0 Home matches bold and all CAPS ! Duquesne/Robert Morris Invitational; ~Navy Tournament; # Pittsburgh Invitational; % Penn State Classic; ^ Sheraton Invitational @ Pennsylvania; * NEC Match; + NEC Tournament; & NCAA Tournament

Overall Record – 30-7; Home – 11-1; Away – 9-5; Neutral – 10-1; Northeast Conference – 8-1 Home matches bold and all CAPS ! US Airways Classic; % Kent State Tournament; # Sheraton Invitational; $ Morgan State Invitational; * NEC Match; + NEC Tournament; ^ NCAA Tournament

2002 Score

Overall Record – 27-12; Home – 11-3; Away – 10-5; Neutral – 6-4; Northeast Conference – 9-0 Home matches bold and all CAPS ! RMU King’s Classic; ~ Akron Tournament; # RMU Crowne Plaza Classic; $ St. Francis (N.Y.) Tournament; % San Diego Tournament; * NEC Match; + NEC Tournament; ^ NCAA Tournament

2004 Date

Opponent

9/3

EASTERN KENTUCKY !....... L, 2-3

Score

AKRON !........................... L, 1-3

9/4

SETON HALL !................... W, 3-1

Date

Opponent

8/30

STONY BROOK !................ W, 3-0

2003

NIAGARA !......................... W, 3-0

Date

Opponent

8/31

NAVY !............................... L, 2-3

8/29

DAVIDSON !....................... W, 3-0

GEORGIA STATE !............... W, 3-0

SAINT PETER’S !................ W, 3-0

9/11

vs. Delaware State ~.............. W, 3-1

8/30

LOYOLA (Md.) !................. W, 3-0

vs. Bowling Green ~............... L, 1-3

EASTERN MICHIGAN !........ L, 0-3

9/12

vs. High Point ~..................... W, 3-0

DAVIDSON !....................... L, 1-3

9/6

@ Akron ~............................ L, 0-3

Score

9/7

vs. Virginia Tech ~.................. L, 0-3

vs. Oakland ~........................ W, 3-1

9/5

vs. Eastern Kentucky ~........... L, 0-3

@ West Virginia ~.................. L, 0-3

9/10

@ Saint Francis (Pa.).............. W, 3-0

9/6

vs. Loyola (Md.) ~................. W, 3-0

9/15

Saint Francis (Pa.).......... W, 3-0

9/13

HOWARD #....................... W, 3-0

@ Navy ~............................. W, 3-0

9/17

@ Cleveland State #............... L, 0-3

DUQUESNE........................ W, 3-1

9/18

vs. Eastern Michigan #........... W, 3-2

PROVIDENCE #.................. W, 3-1

9/9

9/14

BINGHAMTON #................ W, 3-1

9/13

vs. Ball State #...................... W, 3-2

vs. IUPUI #............................ W, 3-1

CORNELL #........................ W, 3-1

@ Pittsburgh #...................... L, 0-3

9/21

@ Duquesne.......................... W, 3-1

9/20

vs. Providence $..................... W, 3-0

9/14

vs. Dayton #.......................... L, 0-3

9/24

vs. North Dakota State $......... L, 1-3

vs. Coppin State $.................. W, 3-0

9/16

@ Saint Francis (Pa.).............. W, 3-0

9/25

vs. Texas-Pan American $........ W, 3-0

9/21

vs. Iona $.............................. L, 2-3

9/19

@ Penn State %..................... L, 0-3

@ Northern Colorado $.......... L, 1-3

St. Francis (N.Y.) $.................. W, 3-0

9/20

vs. Cincinnati %...................... L, 0-3

10/3

@ Loyola............................... W, 3-0

9/24

@ Duquesne.......................... L, 1-3

vs. Brown %........................... W, 3-0

10/12

@ Pittsburgh.......................... L, 0-3

9/27

@ Univ. San Diego %.............. L, 0-3

9/26

Marist ^............................... W, 3-1

10/15

@ Saint Francis (Pa.) *........... W, 3-2

9/28

vs. Colorado State %............... L, 0-3

@ Pennsylvania ^.................. L, 1-3

10/17

PROVIDENCE...................... W, 3-0

vs. Columbia %...................... L, 2-3

9/27

@ St. John’s ^...................... L, 0-3

10/23

LONG ISLAND *................. W, 3-2

10/5

@ Canisius............................ W, 3-1

vs. Albany ^......................... L, 0-3

10/24

ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) *........... W, 3-0

@ Niagara............................. W, 3-0

10/7

@ Cleveland State.................. L, 0-3

10/26

YOUNGSTOWN STATE........ W, 3-0

10/9

@ West Virginia..................... L, 0-3

10/11

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON *.... W, 3-0

10/30

@ Wagner *.......................... W, 3-0

10/12

@ Saint Francis (Pa.) *........... W, 3-0

10/12

WAGNER *......................... W, 3-0

10/31

@ Fairleigh Dickinson *........... W, 3-0

10/19

QUINNIIPIAC *................... W, 3-0

10/18

@ Long Island *................... W, 3-2

11/2

CLEVELAND STATE............. W, 3-2

10/20

CENTRAL CONN. STATE *... W, 3-0

10/19

@ St. Francis (N.Y.) *............ W, 3-0

11/5

QUNNIPIAC *..................... W, 3-0

10/22

CLEVELAND STATE............. L, 2-3

10/21

WEST VIRGINIA.................. W, 3-0

11/7

CENTRAL CONN. STATE *... W, 3-2

10/24

GEORGE WASHINGTON...... W, 3-0

11/12

@ Sacred Heart *................... W, 3-0

Robert Morris University

Volleyball Media Guide

— All-Time Match-by-Match Results — 11/14

@ Connecticut...................... W, 3-1

2006

11/20

SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) +...... W, 3-0

Date

Opponent

11/21

LONG ISLAND +................. L, 0-3

8/26

Overall Record – 23-9; Home – 11-3; Away – 8-4; Neutral – 4-2; Northeast Conference – 8-0 Home matches bold and all CAPS ! Duquesne/Robert Morris Invitational; ~ West Virginia Tournament; # Cleveland State Tournament; $ Northern Colorado Tournament; * NEC Match; + NEC Tournament

2005 Date

Opponent

Score

8/27

vs. Canisius !.......................... W, 3-1

8/28

vs. Youngstown State !............ L, 2-3

@ Akron !.............................. L, 1-3

9/2

vs. Eastern Washington #....... L, 0-3

@ Jacksonville #.................... W, 3-2

9/3

@ North Florida #.................. W, 3-0

vs. Charleston Southern #....... L, 0-3

9/9

vs. Syracuse $........................ L, 0-3

vs. Dartmouth $..................... L, 1-3

9/10

@ Kent State $...................... W, 3-0

9/13

WEST VIRGINIA.................. L, 1-3

9/23

vs. Coppin State ^................. W, 3-0

9/24

vs. Niagara ^........................ L, 2-3

@ Saint Francis (Pa.) ^.......... W, 3-1

9/27

vs. Loyola (Md.)..................... W, 3-0

10/1

@ Canisius %......................... W, 3-0

10/2

@ Niagara %......................... L, 2-3

10/7

SYRACUSE.......................... L, 0-3

10/15

@ St. Francis (N.Y.) *............ W, 3-0

10/16

@ Long Island *................... L, 0-3

10/22

SACRED HEART *............... W, 3-0

10/25

DUQUESNE........................ L, 2-3

10/29

WAGNER *......................... W, 3-0

10/30

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON *.... W, 3-0

11/5

@ Quinnipiac *...................... W, 3-0

11/6

@ Central Conn. State *.......... W, 3-2

11/13

SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) *....... W, 3-0

11/19

vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) +.......... W, 3-0

11/20

@ Long Island +.................... L, 0-3

2007 Score

Date

Opponent

Score

vs. Ohio State !...................... L, 0-3

8/25

@ Central Michigan !.............. L, 0-3

@ Towson !............................ L, 0-3

vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay !....... W, 3-0

8/27

vs. University of Houston !....... L, 0-3

8/26

vs. Siena !.............................. W, 3-0

9/1

DELAWARE STATE ~.......... W, 3-0

8/31

BUCKNELL ~...................... L, 0-3

IPFW ~.............................. L, 0-3

9/1

YOUNGSTOWN STATE ~..... W, 3-1

9/2

INSU ~.............................. W, 3-0

NORTH DAKOTA STATE ~... L, 2-3

SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) ~...... W, 3-0

9/7

vs. Army #.......................... W, 3-2

9/8

vs. UNCG #........................... W, 3-0

@ UC Riverside #.................. L, 1-3

vs. Gardner-Webb #............... L, 1-3

9/8

vs. Idaho State #.................... W, 3-2

9/9

vs. NCCU #........................... W, 3-0

9/21

vs. Howard %......................... W, 3-0

9/12

PITTSBURGH...................... L, 0-3

9/22

@ Saint Francis (Pa.) %........... W, 3-0

9/16

@ Cleveland State.................. L, 0-3

vs. Coppin State %................. W, 3-0

9/17

MORGAN STATE................. W, 3-0

9/25

DUQUESNE........................ W, 3-1

9/22

vs. Texas Pan American $........ W, 3-2

9/28

vs. Norfolk $.......................... W, 3-0

9/23

@ IPFW $............................. L, 0-3

9/29

vs. Delaware State $............... L, 1-3

vs. South Dakota State $......... L, 0-3

@ Maryland-East. Shore $...... L, 1-3

9/29

vs. NJIT %............................. W, 3-0

10/3

WEST VIRGINIA.................. L, 0-3

9/30

vs. Harvard %........................ L, 2-3

10/13

@ Long Island *..................... L, 0-3

@ Dartmouth %................... L, 1-3

10/14

@ St. Francis (N.Y.) *............ W, 3-0

10/4

@ West Virginia.................... W, 3-1

10/16

@ Pittsburgh.......................... L, 1-3

10/10

@ Duquesne.......................... W, 3-0

10/20

WAGNER *......................... W, 3-0

10/14

@ Seton Hall........................ L, 1-3

10/27

@ Central Conn. State. *......... L, 1-3

10/15

@ Sacred Heart *................... W, 3-0

10/28

@ Quinnipiac *...................... W, 3-1

10/21

@ Saint Francis (Pa.) *........... L, 1-3

11/3

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON *.... W, 3-0

10/28

LONG ISLAND *................. L, 0-3

11/4

SACRED HEART *............... W, 3-0

10/29

ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) *........... W, 3-0

11/11

SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) *....... W, 3-0

11/4

CENTRAL CONN. STATE *... W, 3-1

11/17

vs. Sacred Heart +................. W, 3-0

11/5

QUINNIPIAC *.................... W, 3-0

vs. Central Conn. State. +....... W, 3-1

11/11

@ Wagner *.......................... L, 1-3

11/18

11/12

vs. Fairleigh Dickinson *.......... W, 3-1

11/18

vs. Wagner +......................... W, 3-2

vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) +.......... W, 3-1

11/19

@ Long Island +.................... L, 0-3

Overall Record – 17-16; Home – 7-3; Away – 4-8; Neutral – 6-5; Northeast Conference – 5-3 Home matches bold and all CAPS ! Towson Tournament; ~ Omni William Penn Invitational; # Gardner-Webb Tournament; $ IPFW Tournament; % Dartmouth Invitational; * NEC Match; + NEC Tournament

Overall Record – 16-13; Home – 5-3; Away – 8-4; Neutral – 3-6; Northeast Conference – 7-1 Home matches bold and all CAPS ! Akron Early Bird Invitational; # North Florida Tournament; $ Kent State Invitational; ^ Red Flash Invitational; * NEC Match; + NEC Tournament

Robert Morris University

Volleyball Media Guide

vs. Long Island +................... L, 0-3

Overall Record – 18-11; Home – 6-3; Away – 4-5; Neutral – 8-3; Northeast Conference – 6-2 Home matches bold and all CAPS ! Central Michigan Tournament; ~ Duquesne/Robert Morris Invitational; # University of Cal. – Riverside Classic; % Saint Francis (Pa.) Tournament; $ Maryland East.-Shore Tournament; * NEC Match; + NEC Tournament

Robert Morris Coaching History Year-by-Year Results 1981-1983; 1985-1986 records not found • 1987-present – Northeast Conference

Year

Record

Coach

1984 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

21-25-2 ............................................... 11-20 (2-2 NEC) . ................................. (2-2 NEC) ............................................. (1-6 NEC) ............................................. 4-28 (Conference did not compete) ......... 6-30 (Conference did not compete) ......... 20-17 (5-1 NEC) . ................................. 18-17 (7-0 NEC) . ................................. 11-31 (5-2 NEC) . ................................. 9-24 (4-3 NEC) . ................................... 10-17 (5-2 NEC) . ................................. 10-19 (5-5 NEC) . ................................. 6-23 (2-6 NEC) . ................................... 19-15 (9-0 NEC) . ................................. 21-16 (10-1 NEC) . ............................... 30-7 (8-1 NEC) . ................................... 27-12 (9-0 NEC) . ................................. 23-12 (8-0 NEC) . ................................. 23-9 (8-0 NEC) . ................................... 16-13 (7-1 NEC) . ................................. 17-16 (5-3 NEC) . ................................. 18-11 (6-2 NEC) . .................................

John Fiorentino Tom Fallon Tom Fallon Alan Byers Alan Byers Alan Byers Alan Byers Alan Byers Brenda Skeffington Brenda Skeffington Brenda Skeffington Mike Marchionda Kelley Hartley Tim Horsmon Tim Horsmon Tim Horsmon Tim Horsmon Rob Thomas Rob Thomas Rob Thomas Rob Thomas Rob Thomas

ROB THOMAS

Overall Program Record: 323-370 (.466) (20 Years) Northeast Conference Record: 108- 37 (.745) (19 years) Northeast Conference Tournament Record: 37-22 (.627) (19 years)

All-Time Coaching Record Name

YearS

John Fiorentino . ........................ Tom Fallon ................................ Alan Byers ................................ Brenda Skeffington . ................... Mike Marchionda . ..................... Kelley Hartley ............................ Tim Horsmon ............................ Rob Thomas . ............................

1984 1987 1990-93 1994-96 1997 1998 1999-02 2003-

Record

21-25-2 (.458) 11-20 (.355) 48- 92 (.343) 30-72 (.294) 10-19 (.345) 6-23 (.207) 97-50 (.660) 97-61 (.614)

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YearS

Tom Fallon ................................ Alan Byers ................................ Brenda Skeffington . ................... Mike Marchionda . ..................... Kelley Hartley ............................ Tim Horsmon ............................ Rob Thomas . ............................

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1987-88 1993 1994-96 1997 1998 1999-02 2003-

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4-4 (.500) 12-1 (.923) 14-7 (.666) 5-5 (.500) 2-6 (.250) 36-2 (.947) 26-6 (.813)

School Records A ssists No. 1. Darcey Miller .................... 1,352 2. Darcey Miller .................... 1,294 3. Tawnya Storino ................. 1,221 4. Darcey Miller .................... 1,212 5. Tawnya Storino ................. 1,190 6. Michelle Bartlett ............... 1,112 7. Tawnya Storino ................. 1,004 8. Michelle Bartlett ............... 830 9. Kelly Wayne ..................... 799 10. Darcey Miller .................... 699 Digs 1. Darcy Thompson ............... 2. Darcy Thompson ............... 3. Alaina Gibson . .............. 4. Molly McCann .................. 5. Traci Zureick ..................... 6. Alaina Gibson . .............. 7. Julie Sector ...................... Alaina Gibson . .............. 9. Traci Zureick ..................... 10. Traci Zureick .....................

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Games Played 1. Michelle Bartlett ............... 2. Traci Zureick ..................... 3. Julie Sector ...................... 4. Maryann Liska .................. 5. Deeann Townsend ............. 6. Molly McCann .................. 7. Karen Zimmerly ................ 8. Beth Kulyk ....................... 9. Melissa Vensel .................. 10. Traci Zureick .....................

No.

Year

140 139 138 136 135 134 134 133 132 130

2000 2000 2000 2000 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 2002

Kills 1. Megan Bell . ..................... 2. Rachel Leitch .................... 3. Maryann Liska .................. 4. Maryann Liska .................. 5. Julie Sector ...................... 6. Katie Noble ...................... 7. Katie Noble ...................... 8. Karla Barhorst .................. 9. Megan Bell . ..................... 10. Emily Wolthuis ..............

No.

Year

472 454 431 414 403 397 389 381 365 357

2004 2004 1999 2000 1999 1999 2000 2001 2003 2007

ttack Pct. A 1. Rachel Leitch .................... 2. Katie Noble ...................... 3. Rachel Leitch .................... 4. Janette Schneider ............. 5. Rachel Leitch .................... Amanda Graham ........... 7. Janette Schneider ............. 8. Janette Schneider ............. 9. Katie Noble ...................... 10. Melissa Dissette . ..............

.422 .367 .364 .362 .344 .344 .342 .341 .322 .279

No.

Year

2004 2002 2001 2006 2003 2007 2005 2004 2000 1997

Year

2002 2004 2006 2001 2007 1999 2005 2000 1997 2003

No.

Year

718 576 528 526 493 455 454 454 442 433

2004 2003 2005 1992 2001 2006 1999 2007 2000 2002

S ervice Aces 1. Kristie Tuxford . ................. Darcey Miller .................... 3. Kristie Tuxford . ................. Traci Zureick ..................... 5. Jennifer Stambaugh . ......... 6. Karla Barhorst .................. Lisa Jaszka ....................... 8. Darcey Miller .................... 9. Cyndi Dunslow . ................ Alaina Gibson . ..............

No.

Year

60 60 53 53 51 50 50 47 42 42

1995 2004 1994 1999 2007 2001 2006 2001 2005 2005

Solo Blocks 1. Jennifer Murphy ............... 2. Kristie Tuxford . ................. 3. Jennifer Murphy ............... 4. Kristie Tuxford . ................. 5. Rachel Leitch .................... 6. Kristie Tuxford . ................. 7. Rachel Leitch .................... 8. Rachel Leitch .................... 9. Katie Noble ...................... Janette Schneider .............

No.

Year

95 83 81 78 67 56 51 42 41 41

1992 1992 1993 1993 2003 1995 2004 2001 1999 2003

lock Assists B 1. Janette Schneider ............. Haley Schroeder . .............. 3. Rachel Leitch .................... 4. Janette Schneider ............. 5. Janette Schneider ............. 6. Amanda Graham ........... 7. Katie Noble ...................... Rachel Leitch .................... Cyndi Dunslow . ................ 10. Kristie Tuxford . .................

No.

Year

79 79 77 74 70 65 63 63 63 61

2005 2006 2003 2004 2006 2007 1999 2004 2005 1992

* Bold Players still active

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Yr.

140 ........... 136 ........... 135 ........... 135 ........... 127 ...........

2000 2002 1992 2001 1999

Wins No.

Yr.

30 ............. 27 ............. 23 ............. 21 .............

2001 2002 2003 2004 2000

Home Wins No.

Yr.

12 ............. 11 ............. 8 ............... 7 ...............

2003 2002 2004 2000 1999 2006

No.

2002 1992 2001 2005 2000 2004

No.

Yr.

.245 .......... .232 .......... .224 .......... .224 .......... .224 ..........

2004 2002 2001 2003 2007

Assists No.

Yr.

1,706 ........ 1,704 ........ 1,634 ........ 1,538 ........ 1,447 ........

2002 2001 2004 2000 2003

Yr.

10 ............. 8 ............... 7 ............... 6 ...............

2001 1993 2007 1999 1994 2000 2006

Conference Wins Yr.

9 ............... 9 ............... 8 ...............

1999 2002 2000 2001 2003 2004

Yr.

239 ........... 239 ........... 221 ........... 221 ........... 220 ...........

1995 2001 1999 2002 2007

Digs No.

Neutral Wins

No.

2001 2002 2004 2000 2003 1999

Attack Pct.

No. Yr.

10 ............. 9 ............... 9 ............... 8 ............... 7 ...............

No.

Yr.

2,052 ........ 2,009 ........ 1,828 ........ 1,813 ........ 1,659 ........ 1,602 ........

Service Aces

Road Wins No.

Kills

Yr.

2,413 ........ 2,406 ........ 2,361 ........ 2,293 ........ 2,290 ........

2000 2002 2001 2004 1992

Solo Blocks No.

Yr.

242 ........... 212 ........... 161 ........... 155 ........... 147 ...........

1992 1993 2003 1994 2001

Block Assists No.

Yr.

322 ........... 304 ........... 291 ........... 278 ........... 265 ........... 260 ...........

2006 2005 2004 2000 2003 1992

Assists No. 1. Darcey Miller ........... 4,557 2. Tawnya Storino ........ 3,617 3. Kelly Wayne ............ 2,385 4. Michelle Bartlett ...... 2,175 5. Karen Zimmerly ....... 1,637 6. Traci Zureick ............ 1,023 7. Tina Friel ................. 736 8. Deeann Townsend .... 704 9. Kallie Wasserman ..... 397 10. Megan Bell . ............ 388

Years

2001-2004 2004-2007 1995-1998 1999-2001 1991-1993 1999-2002 1993-1996 1991-1992 2001-2004 2002-2005

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Career Records Games Played No. 1. Traci Zureick ............ 516 2. Julie Sector ............. 511 3. Molly McCann ......... 478 4. Katie Noble ............. 463 5. Kristie Tuxford . ........ 462 6. Melissa Vensel ......... 443 7. Janette Schneider .... 425 8. Tanya Ronca ............ 423 9. Maryann Liska ......... 417 10. Tina Friel ................. 406 Megan Bell . ............ 406

1999-2002 1999-2002 1991-1994 1999-2002 1992-1995 1991-1994 2003-2006 1994-1997 1997-2000 1993-1996 2002-2005

ills K No. 1. Megan Bell . ............ 1,435 2. Katie Noble ............. 1,418 3. Rachel Leitch ........... 1,253 4. Maryann Liska ......... 1,068 5. Janette Schneider .... 1,049 6. Emily Wolthuis ..... 1,043 7. Molly McCann ......... 967 8. Tina Friel ................. 961 9. Kristie Tuxford . ........ 870 10. Julie Sector ............. 867

2002-2005 1999-2002 2001-2004 1997-2000 2003-2006 20041991-1994 1993-1996 1992-1995 1999-2002

Attack Pct. PCT. 1. Rachel Leitch ........... .370 2. Janette Schneider .... .323 3. Katie Noble ............. .280 4. Megan Bell . ............ .230 5. Beth Kulyk .............. .214 Karla Barhorst ......... .214 7. Breanne Schenk ....... .208 8. Cassie Lee ........... .178 9. Emily Wolthuis ..... .174 10. Molly McCann ......... .171

2001-2004 2003-2006 1999-2002 2002-2005 1991-1993 2000-2003 2000-2003 200520041991-1994

*minimum 1,700 total attempts

Years

Maryann Liska

Digs No. 1. Traci Zureick ............ 1,729 2. Darcy Thompson ...... 1,583 3. Julie Sector ............. 1,541 4. Molly McCann ......... 1,539 5. Alaina Gibson . ..... 1,437 6. Megan Bell . ............ 1,294 7. Melissa Vensel ......... 992 8. Meghan Mongillo . ... 982 9. Darcey Miller ........... 965 10. Karla Barhorst ......... 946 S ervice Aces No. 1. Kristie Tuxford . ........ 161 2. Darcey Miller ........... 158 3. Traci Zureick ............ 150 4. Julie Sector ............. 119 Alaina Gibson . ..... 119 6. Tina Friel ................. 110 7. Tanya Ronca ............ 107 8. Molly McCann ......... 106 9. Kelly Wayne ............ 101 10. Meghan Mongillo . ... 97

Years

1999-2002 2001-2004 1999-2002 1991-1994 20052002-2005 1991-1994 1996-1999 2001-2004 2000-2002

Solo Blocks No. Years 1. Kristie Tuxford . ........ 269 1992-1995 2. Rachel Leitch ........... 182 2001-2004 3. Jennifer Murphy ...... 176 1992-1993 4. Janette Schneider .... 144 2003-2006 5. Katie Noble ............. 133 1999-2002 6. Melissa Dissette . ..... 74 1997-1999 7. Cyndi Dunslow . ....... 63 2002, 2004-2005 8. Tina Friel ................. 55 1993-1996 9. Melissa Vensel ......... 54 1991-1994 10. Maryann Liska ......... 45 1997-2000 Block Assists No. Years 1. Janette Schneider .... 270 2003-2006 2. Rachel Leitch ........... 216 2001-2004 3. Katie Noble ............. 203 1999-2002 4. Kristie Tuxford . ........ 191 1992-1995 5. Tawnya Storino ........ 141 2004-2007 6. Maryann Liska ......... 130 1997-2000 7. Kallie Wasserman ..... 127 2001-2004 8. Melissa Dissette . ..... 121 1997-1999 9. Traci Zureick ............ 116 1999-2002 10. Cassie Lee ........... 108 2005 Note: Active players are bold

Years

1992-1995 2001-2004 1999-2002 1999-2002 20051993-1996 1994-1997 1991-1994 1995-1998 1996-1999 julie sector

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All-Time Letterwinners (Complete from the 1991 season on, if played before 1991 is noted based on respective players year listed beginning in 1991)

LaTressa Allgood . ........................... Karla Barhorst ................................ Michelle Bartlett ............................. Megan Bell .................................... Jessica Camaioni ............................ Kim Cerullo .................................... Misty Coleman ............................... Jaimee Davidson ............................ LeSheala Dawson . .......................... Melissa Dissette ............................. Nicole Downing .............................. Chris Dun ...................................... Cyndi Dunslow ............................... Dana Emph . .................................. Tina Friel . ...................................... Danielle Gempe .............................. Alaina Gibson ............................. Amanda Graham ........................ Heidi Heilman ................................ Jaye Hellmich . ........................... Danielle Hoak . ............................... Tina Hughes ................................... Laura Jamra . ................................. Lisa Jaszka . ................................... Addie Jennings ........................... Sue Kins ........................................ Tina Kowalski .................................

1995-98 2000-02 1999-2001 2002-05 2004-07 1994-95 1995-97 1995-96 2006 1997-99 2001 1989-91 2002-05 1994 1993-96 1991 2005-07 2007 1992-95 2007 2005-06 1990-91 1996-98 2003-06 2007 1992 1998

Beth Kulyk ..................................... 1990-93 Ashley Laughlin .............................. 1999-2000 Shelby Laughlin .............................. 1995-97 Cassie Lee . ................................ 2005-07 Rachel Leitch ................................. 2001-04 Maryann Liska . .............................. 1997-2000 Molly McCann ................................ 1991-94 Meghan McKinney .......................... 2001 Darcey Miller . ................................ 2001-04 Gretchen Miller .......................... 1991, 1993-94 Jennifer Miller ................................ 1991-94 Ruth Mondy ................................... 1990-91 Meghan Mongillo ........................... 1996-99 Allison Mohr .................................. 2000-01 Corinne Moser ........................... 2007 Colleen Munhall . ............................ 1993-94 Vanessa Murray .............................. 1996-99 Jennifer Murphy ............................. 1992-93 Jessy Nelko . .............................. 2006-07 Katie Nobel . .................................. 1999-2002 Alissa Noel . ................................... 1990-93 Jodi Parsons . ................................. 1990-91 Katie Radford ................................. 2000-03 Melissa Rainey ............................... 1997 Pam Ridley . ................................... 1994-95 Tanya Ronca . ................................. 1994-97 Adrienne Roselle . ........................... 2003

Michele Roth . ................................ 2002-03 Stacey Rowlatt . .............................. 2004-05 Tammy Ryan .................................. 1993 Breanne Schenk . ............................ 2000-03 Janette Schneider ........................... 2003-06 Haley Schroeder ............................. 2004-06 Julie Sector .................................... 1999-02 Kristina Sieg ................................... 1995-97 Jennifer Stambaugh ........................ 2004-07 Tawnya Storino ............................... 2004-07 Abby Thaner .................................. 1998 Darcy Thompson . ........................... 2001-04 Melissa Thompson . .................... 2005-07 Julie Tiderman . .............................. 1998 Deeann Townsend ........................... 1989-92 Kristie Tuxford ................................ 1992-95 Melissa Vensel ................................ 1991-94 Diana Vitantonio ............................. 1996-98 Kallie Wasserman ........................... 2001-04 Kristina Watson .............................. 2003-04 Kelly Wayne ................................... 1995-98 Emily Wolthuis ................... 2004, 2006-07 Karen Zimmerly .............................. 1990-93 Christina Zimmerman ...................... 2000 Traci Zureick . ................................. 1999-2002 * Note players bold still active

Volleyball In the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Molly McCann (1991-94)

Kristie Tuxford (1992-95)

Induction Year: 2002

Induction Year: 2001

McCann was part of two Northeast Conference title-winning squads for the RMU volleyball team as an outside hitter and was inducted into the Robert Morris Athletic Hall of Fame Sept. 7, 2002. A native of Richfield, Ohio, and a graduate of Revere High School, McCann helped guide Robert Morris to NEC Tournament championships in both 1992 and 1993. She was named to the All-NEC team in both 1993 and 1994 and was also a member of the NEC All-Tournament team in 1992. In the RMU volleyball record book, she ranks third in games played (478), fourth in digs (1,539), seventh in kills (967) and 10th in hitting percentage (.171). McCann also ranks fourth in the RMU single-season record book for digs with 526, which she tallied in 1992.

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Kristie Tuxford originally hails from Midlothian, Va., and was inducted into the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Nov. 3, 2001. A graduate of Midlothian High School, during her four-year playing career on the Colonial volleyball squad she compiled career totals of 161 service aces, 269 solo blocks and 191 block assists. Her service aces and solo blocks currently rank first in the RMU volleyball record book, and her block assists rank fourth. She is also tied for first in the single-season record book with 60 service aces from 1995, while ranking second in solo blocks with 83 in 1992 and fourth with 78 solo blocks in 1993 and is 10th in block assists with 61 during the 1992 season. Tuxford helped guide Robert Morris to NEC Tournament championships in both 1992 and 1993. In 1993 she was named the NEC Co-Player of the Year after leading the team with 244 kills and 237 assists. Tuxford was also named the NEC Tournament MVP in 1993 after compiling 47 kills, 35 digs and 13 blocks over four matches. Also a member of the ALL-NEC Tournament Team in 1992, Tuxford was a recipient of the ECAC Merit Medal Award in 1996.

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Robert Morris University, founded in 1921, is one of the leading universities in the Pittsburgh region and among the largest private institutions of higher learning in Pennsylvania. More than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 40 states and 32 countries are enrolled at RMU. The 230-acre main campus in Moon Township, located 15 minutes from Pittsburgh International Airport and 17 miles from downtown Pittsburgh, is home to more than 1,200 resident students. RMU’s Center for Adult and Continuing Education is located in the heart of the “Golden Triangle,” the city’s metropolitan center and the nation’s seventh largest concentration of Fortune 500 corporate headquarters. The 32-acre Island Sports Center on Neville Island provides state-of-the-art athletic facilities for the University and the community. Robert Morris University built its reputation by offering strong academic programs in traditional business fields such as accounting, finance, marketing and management. To prepare students for success in a changing and competitive workforce, the University has created programs in communications, information systems, engineering, mathematics, science, education, social sciences and nursing in the past two decades. Students also have the opportunity to gain a global perspective by studying abroad.

RMU offers 32 bachelor’s degree programs: the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in applied mathematics, communication, English, environmental science, media arts, and social science; the Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in media arts; the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in actuarial science, applied mathematics, applied psychology, biology, business education, competitive intelligence systems, computer information systems, elementary education, engineering (industrial, mechanical and software), environmental science, health services administration, information sciences, manufacturing engineering, nuclear medicine, organizational studies, professional communications and information systems, and social science; the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) with concentrations in accounting, economics, finance, hospitality and tourism management, management, marketing, and sport management; and the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.). The University’s 18 graduate degree programs include: the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.); the Master of Science (M.S.) in business education, communications and information systems, competitive intelligence systems, engineering management, human resource management, information security and assurance, information systems management, information technology project management, Robert Morris University

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instructional leadership, Internet information systems, nonprofit management, organizational studies and taxation; the Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.); the Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in information systems and communications; the Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.); and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in instructional management and leadership. In addition, teacher certification preparation programs are offered for elementary and secondary teachers as well as instructional technology specialists. RMU is a teaching-centered institution, featuring small classes taught by faculty members, not teaching assistants. The University employs 174 full-time and 180 part-time faculty members; 83 percent of fulltime faculty hold terminal degrees. The student-faculty ratio is 16:1, and the average class size is 24. Learning resources include a library containing more than 119,000 bound volumes, more than 100 reference databases and nearly 600 journal subscriptions. Nearly 70 clubs and organizations help students to develop leadership skills, network professionally and meet friends. Student organizations include varsity, club and intramural sports, sororities, fraternities and student government. The 23 varsity athletic programs are affiliated with NCAA Division I. For more information, visit www.rmu.edu.

Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D.

Craig Coleman, M.D.

President of Robert Morris University

Director of Athletics

Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D., president of Robert Morris University, presides over one of Pennsylvania’s most innovative independent institutions of higher learning. He began his tenure as president on Aug. 1, 2005. Taking the reins of the University during a period of unparalleled growth, Dell’Omo quickly developed a clear vision for RMU as a place that provides transformational experiences for students through engaged learning. He soon assembled a committee of faculty, staff, students and trustees, and charged them with turning his vision into a roadmap for the future. By the end of Dell’Omo’s second year, the University had unveiled a refined mission statement, six core values, and a comprehensive five-year strategic plan to guide RMU into the year 2012. In addition, a new 10-year campus master plan was set in motion to guide RMU’s evolution to a more residential campus with a strong living-learning environment. Dell’Omo’s tenure has been marked by a greater emphasis on internationalism in student experiences, faculty research and exchanges, and academic programs and partnerships, to better prepare students for success in today’s global society. Key achievements include increases in the number of RMU students studying abroad and the number of international students studying at RMU, and the establishment of academic partnerships with schools in Chile, China, Germany, Nicaragua, Turkey and Israel. Dell’Omo also has committed to building the Institutional Advancement division by providing a greater focus on fundraising, alumni relations and brand building – all of which are key to supporting the University’s continued growth. And the pace of that growth has not slowed a bit under Dell’Omo’s watch. In his first three years, he oversaw the construction or renovation of numerous buildings, the addition of five degree programs, and the launch of a new alumni magazine, athletic logo and mascot. Known as a “people’s president,” Dell’Omo places a high level of importance on staying connected with the campus community. He has expanded the annual new student orientation and attends all freshman seminars to meet new students each fall. He holds biannual Town Hall Meetings to keep faculty and staff updated on the latest University happenings, and sometimes sits in on new employee orientation sessions. A strong supporter of RMU athletics, he regularly attends Colonial football, basketball and other sporting events. He has reached out to thousands of RMU alumni by attending alumni events in Pittsburgh as well as New York, Miami, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Dell’Omo came to RMU after 14 years at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, where he served as vice president for external affairs from 2002 to 2005. In that capacity, he was responsible for government and community relations, university communications and the development of joint academic programs in China. He was Saint Joseph’s associate vice president for academic affairs from 2000 to 2002 and dean of the Erivan K. Haub School of Business from 1996 to 2000, guiding the school to accreditation by AACSB International, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. He joined Saint Joseph’s in 1991 as an assistant professor of management, moving up the faculty ranks to department chair, associate professor and professor. Before SJU, Dell’Omo served on the faculty at Canisius College and the Cornell University Extension Program. Prior to his career in academia, he spent six years working in human resources in the New York City retail industry and four years conducting research on various employment issues. Dell’Omo holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Montclair State University, a master’s degree in industrial relations from Rutgers and a Ph.D. in industrial relations/ human resource management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He holds certificates from the Harvard University Institute for Educational Management and the Harvard Seminar for New Presidents. Dell’Omo sits on the boards of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, West Penn Allegheny Health System and the Rutgers Food Policy Institute. He has contributed to numerous academic journals and publications and lectured at conferences throughout the world. Dell’Omo remains an active consultant to universities throughout the nation on academic and management issues. Dell’Omo and his wife, Polly, have three children – Lara, Nicholas and Vincent.

Robert Morris University stayed in house to hire its latest director of athletics, naming Craig Coleman, M.D., to the position Feb. 15, 2005. Coleman, a native of Philadelphia who coaches RMU’s softball team, began his new responsibilities May 1, 2005, and enters his fourth academic year in 2008-09. He replaced the late Susan K. Hofacre, Ph.D, who passed away in January 2005. Under Coleman’s watch, the department of athletics has continued to expand and gain national attention. During the 2005-06 academic year, Robert Morris placed a total of nine student-athletes covering six sports on ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America District II teams, the most in school history. Coleman has overseen the development of a new Robert Morris logo and mascot as well as the launching of the new official website for Colonial athletics at www.rmucolonials. com. Coleman also hired Mike Rice as the seventh basketball coach in RMU Division I history and the addition of field hockey head coach Olivia Netzler. All the while, Coleman has built a winning softball program at Robert Morris over the past 18 years. During that period, RMU has won three Northeast Conference regular-season championships and six NEC Tournament titles. In 2005, Robert Morris finished with a league record of 17-3 to claim the regular-season championship, then swept through the NEC Tournament to claim its sixth title and advance to its first NCAA Tournament. “As the longest-tenured coach at Robert Morris University, Craig has proven with his softball teams what it means to have a consistent and successful program both on the field and in the classroom,” said former Robert Morris University President Edward A. Nicholson, Ph.D. “His successful record will be an asset as he takes over as our new athletic director.” Likewise, Coleman believes the timing was perfect for him to lead the athletic program at Robert Morris University. “The time was right for me to make this professional change,” Coleman said at the time of his hiring. “I have always had a passion for athletics and for 15 years I held management positions in health care. As the athletic director, I can now merge these two positions into one that really excites me.” From 1988 through 2005, Coleman worked as an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School Medicine. From 1983 to 1989, he was the attending psychiatrist at Western Pyschiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh. Coleman earned his medical degree from the The Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine in Hershey in 1983. In 1979, he earned an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. At RMU, Coleman turned a perennial losing softball program into NEC champions. Prior to his arrival as head coach in 1991, the Colonials posted a record of 19-45 in the previous three seasons. During his 18 years as head coach, the Colonials have posted an overall record of 438-392-4 (.528), including a record of 186-72-2 (.719) in conference play. In 2007, he garnered his 400th career victory in game one of doubleheader sweep of Akron thanks to a 3-2 victory. He guided the Colonials to an overall record of 119-62 (.657) and four conference championships in his first four years, and in 1994, his team received the first national ranking in RMU history – regardless of sport – when his team was ranked as high as No. 23 in the USA Today / National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). Coleman’s success as head softball coach has come not only on the field, but in the classroom. His players include eight District II Academic All-Americans, two NEC Spring Scholar-Athletes for softball (Stephani Ehrenfeld in 2000 and Nicole Aloi in 2001) and numerous NEC All-Academic Honor Roll selections. During the 1999-2000 academic year, RMU achieved the second-highest cumulative team grade point average among all NCAA Division I softball programs according to the NFCA, finishing with a 3.409 grade point average, behind only Louisiana Tech (3.571). Prior to his appointment as head coach at Robert Morris, Coleman compiled a record of 359-158 (.694) in 16 seasons coaching summer softball, mostly with the Pittsburgh Patriots 18-and-under traveling fast-pitch team from 1986-91. He guided the Patriots of the Amateur Softball Association to three national tournaments in his final four years at the helm.

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Robert Morris University Athletics Robert Morris University Athletics stands for success. Since 1990, the Colonials have claimed 26 Northeast Conference regular-season championships and 26 league tournament titles among 23 sports, including eight regular-season titles in volleyball, five regular-season championships in football, five NEC Tournament titles in softball and three NEC Tournament championships in men’s soccer. The 2007-08 athletic season saw the Colonial athletic programs continue to rank near the top of their respective conferences, as the men’s basketball team claimed its first Northeast Conference regular-season title since 1992, while the women’s basketball program claimed its second straight NEC Tournament championship and subsequent appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Individually, a record number of Colonials took home major conference awards. Tony Lee and Sade Logan earned NEC Player of the Year accolades in men’s and women’s basketball, respectively, while linebacker Chad Wengert was named the NEC Defensive Player of the Year in football. Tawyna Storino of the volleyball squad was named the NEC Setter of the Year, while a pair of Colonials were tabbed the NEC Rookie of the Year in their respective sports. Kathleen Caggiano garnered the honor in women’s soccer, while Jessica Calderone took home the accolade in softball. Finally, Ryan Cruthers was named the College Hockey America Player of the Year. The exploits of the RMU athletic program in 2007-08 followed a 2006-07 athletic season that could arguably go down as one of the greatest in RMU’s Division I history. A number of team and individual accomplishments highlighted the year, as the Colonial women’s basketball team completed one of the greatest turnarounds in Division I history by claiming its third NEC Tournament Championship and its first-ever NCAA Tournament bid. The Robert Morris men’s ice hockey team pulled off one of the biggest upsets in school history in January of 2007 by garnering a 4-2 victory at Notre Dame, which entered the game ranked No. 2 in the country. Individually in 2006-07, senior Stephanie Kuhn of the RMU women’s outdoor track and field team qualified for the NCAA Championships in the javelin. Kuhn, the only studentathlete to qualify for the NCAA Championships in track and field, turned the trick twice in her four years on the team, also accomplishing the feat as a freshman. Off the field, a total of six student-athletes were named to their respective ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II Teams, while senior Ray Gensler of the football team was named an Academic All-American for the second straight year, the first studentathlete in school history to earn Academic All-America honors twice. The 2006-07 athletics campaign followed a 2005-06 season in which the men’s soccer team added to its illustrious history by downing No. 1 seed Monmouth, 3-2 in overtime, to claim its third NEC Tournament title and first since 1994. The Robert Morris softball squad, under the guidance of director of athletics Craig Coleman, also captured its fourth regular-season championship, tying Long Island for the top spot with a 17-3 league record. During the 2004-05 athletics campaign, the Colonial softball squad captured its third NEC regular-season title with a 17-3 league record, then swept through the NEC

Tournament for its fifth tournament title and first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in school history. The success RMU athletics has had in recent years followed the seasons before it, as the Colonial football team finished its 2000 season a perfect 10-0, the first perfect campaign for any sport at Robert Morris. In the process, the team won its second straight NCAA I-AA Mid-Major National Championship, according to Don Hansen’s National Football Weekly Gazette. The program celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2003 and moved into its own on-campus football stadium, named Joe Walton Stadium in honor of the program’s only head coach, in 2005. The women’s crew team claimed two straight national championships in the varsity four classification at the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, Pa., in 2000 and 2001. The trend of success by Colonial athletics in the new millennium should come as no surprise. Five teams achieved national rankings during the 1990s, with the 1994 women’s softball team reaching No. 23, the 1994 men’s soccer team peaking at No. 16, the 1996 football squad finishing second in the NCAA I-AA non-scholarship ranks, the 1997 football team placing third and the 1999 football team placing first. Robert Morris has sent 16 teams to NCAA Tournaments since 1982. Men’s basketball and volleyball have made an NEC record five appearances, with men’s basketball qualifying in 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990 and 1992 and volleyball in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003. The Colonial men’s soccer team has also appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times (1993, 1994 and 2005). Robert Morris University has also had several athletes continue their athletic career in professional sports. The late Tim Hall (1996) was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL Draft as a running back. Then, in 2001, former offensive lineman Hank Fraley (1999) became the starting center for the Philadelphia Eagles after being signed to the practice squad during the 2000 season. He currently is the starting center for the Cleveland Browns. Men’s soccer player Musa Shannon (1997) was drafted by the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer as the 28th overall pick in the 1997 MLS College Draft. Five other former Colonial men’s soccer players have played professionally, as Steve Bell (1997) and Doug Petras (1994) saw action with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, while Rhian Dodds (2003) plays for the Kilmarnock Football Club of the Scottish Premier League. Athletes are not the only ties that RMU athletics has to the professional ranks. Head football coach Joe Walton came to the Colonials after 35 years of National Football League experience, including seven years as the head coach of the New York Jets. Alongside Walton is another former NFL alum in John Banaszak, who was promoted to assistant head coach in the spring of 2008. Banaszak, the former head coach at Washington & Jefferson College, was a member of Pittsburgh Steelers when the team won Super Bowls X, XIII and XIV. Former Colonial men’s soccer head coach John Kowalski also worked as the head coach for the Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League, the Tampa Bay Mutiny of the MLS and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the A-League. He has come full circle, as he is now head coach of the Colonial women’s team, a program that began in 1992.

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RMU’S REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1990 Men’s Basketball – 1991, 1992, 2008 Women’s Basketball – 2008 Football – 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Men’s Soccer – 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001 Softball – 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006 Women’s Volleyball – 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

RMU’S NEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1990 Men’s Basketball – 1991, 1992 Women’s Basketball – 1991, 2007, 2008 Men’s Soccer – 1993, 1994, 2005 Men’s Golf – 1995, 1996 Women’s Tennis – 1996 Men’s Indoor Track & Field – 1999, 2000 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field – 2000 Women’s Indoor Track & Field – 1998, 2000 Softball – 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2005 Volleyball – 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

2007-08 Robert Morris University All-Conference Honors • Melitta Brown (Women’s Track & Field) • Kathleen Caggaiano (Women’s Soccer) • Jessica Calderone (Softball) • Jeremy Chappell (Men’s Basketball) • Ryan Cruthers (Men’s Ice Hockey)*# • Jordan Dyson (Men’s Track & Field) • Annie Dubovec (Softball) • C.J. Ecalono (Men’s Track & Field) • Charles Gladman (Men’s Track & Field) • Amanda Graham (Volleyball) • Duri Greene (Men’s Track & Field) • Mario Hines (Football) • A.J. Jackson (Men’s Basketball) • Kathryn Kirkpatrick (Women’s Soccer) • Keith Lee (Men’s Lacrosse)$ • Tony Lee (Men’s Basketball) • Sade Logan (Women’s Basketball) • Nathan Longpre (Men’s Ice Hockey)* • Chris Margott (Men’s Ice Hockey)* • Brianne McLaughlin (Women’s Ice Hockey)*# • Trevor Moore (Men’s Lacrosse)$ • Mike Niklos (Football) • Chinata Nesbit (Women’s Basketball) • Sara O’Malley (Women’s Ice Hockey)* • Brooke Panepinto (Softball) • Susan Perich (Softball) • Jacek Przednowek (Men’s Soccer) • Taryn Reichard (Women’s Soccer) • Nick Schirtzinger (Football) • Nasim Siddeeq (Men’s Track & Field) • Chris Spataro (Men’s Track & Field) • John Steilner (Football) • Tawyna Storino (Volleyball) • Mark Szymanski (Football) • Corbyn Tao-Brambleby (Men’s Lacrosse)$ • Phillips Thompson (Men’s Cross Country) • Phillips Thompson (Men’s Track & Field) • Anthony Trunzo (Men’s Track & Field) • Ashley Turici (Women’s Track & Field) • Denny Urban (Men’s Ice Hockey)* • Andrew Watt (Men’s Lacrosse)$ • Chad Wengert (Football) • Jordhanna White (Women’s Track & Field) • Jeff Witmyer (Men’s Track & Field) • Emily Wolthuis (Volleyball) • Ryan Zabinski (Men’s Soccer) Note: All honors from the Northeast Conference unless noted * College Hockey America (CHA) honors # Easton Three-Star Honor from CHA $ Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) honors

Administrative Staff

Head Coaches

Craig Coleman Athletic Director

Marty Galosi Associate Athletic Director

Addie Muti Assistant Athletic Director / SWA

Chris Hoppe Assistant Athletic Director

Sal Buscaglia Women’s Basketball

Craig Coleman Softball

Bear Davis Men’s Lacrosse

Bill Denniston Men’s Soccer

Sean Simmons Assistant Athletic Director

Mike Vittorino Head Athletic Trainer

Dave Brown Assistant Athletic Trainer

Jason Daley Assistant Athletic Trainer

Nate Handrahan Women’s Ice Hockey

John Kowalski Women’s Soccer

Kristin Kwiatkowski Cheerleading

Midge McPhail Women’s Rowing

Deanne Stipcak Assistant Athletic Trainer

Debbie Dalsin Assistant Athletic Trainer

Scott Branvold Faculty Representative

Carol Bonner Assistant Director of Compliance

Olivia Netzler Field Hockey

Katy Phillips Women’s Lacrosse

Mike Rice Men’s Basketball

Derek Schooley Men’s Ice Hockey

Michael Smith Track & Field / Cross Country

Jerry Stone Men’s and Women’s Golf

Rob Thomas Volleyball

Joe Walton Football

Ray Butter Equipment Manager

Linda Young Athletic Secretary

Ronnie Peduzzi Football Office Coordinator

Dawn Geregach Athletic Secretary

Jexx Varner Graduate Assistant Marketing & Ticketing

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EMILY WOLTHUIS • 2007 All-NEC Second Team

Cassie Lee

• 2007 All-NEC Tournament Team

AMANDA GRAHAM

• 2007 All-NEC First Team • 2007 All-NEC Tournament Team

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