2010 RMU Volleyball Fact Book by Robert Morris University Athletics

2010 Volleyball Schedule Date Opponent

Site Time

August

27 (Fri.)

RADFORD #

Moon Township, Pa.

11:00 a.m.

27 (Fri.)

MONTANA STATE #

Moon Township, Pa.

7:00 p.m.

28 (Sat.)

LEHIGH #

Moon Township, Pa.

11:00 a.m.

28 (Sat.)

MORGAN STATE #

Moon Township, Pa.

7:00 p.m.

3 (Fri.)

vs. Oakland (Mich.) $

Muncie, Ind.

5:00 p.m.

4 (Sat.)

@ Ball State $

Muncie, Ind.

12:30 p.m.

4 (Sat.)

vs. Tennessee State $

Muncie, Ind.

5:00 p.m.

10 (Fri.)

vs. Indiana &

Niagara, N.Y.

2:00 p.m.

10 (Fri.)

@ Canisius &

Buffalo, N.Y.

6:00 p.m.

11 (Sat.)

vs. Colgate &

Niagara, N.Y.

2:00 p.m.

14 (Tues.)

@ Duquesne

Pittsburgh, Pa.

7:00 p.m.

17 (Fri.)

vs. Eastern Illinois %

Pittsburgh, Pa.

11:00 a.m.

17 (Fri.)

@ Pittsburgh %

Pittsburgh, Pa.

3:00 p.m.

18 (Sat.)

vs. Washington %

Pittsburgh, Pa.

1:00 p.m.

18 (Sat.)

vs. Bowling Green %

Pittsburgh, Pa.

5:00 p.m.

25 (Sat.)

@ Long Island *

Brooklyn, N.Y.

1:00 p.m.

26 (Sun.)

@ St. Francis (N.Y.) *

Brooklyn Heights , N.Y.

1:00 p.m.

2 (Sat.)

BRYANT *

Moon Township, Pa.

1:00 p.m.

3 (Sun.)

CENTRAL CONN. STATE *

Moon Township, Pa.

1:00 p.m.

9 (Sat.)

@ Quinnipiac *

Hamden, Conn.

1:00 p.m.

10 (Sun.)

@ Sacred Heart *

Fairfield, Conn.

1:00 p.m.

13 (Wed.)

SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.)*

Moon Township, Pa.

7:00 p.m.

19 (Tues.)

@ Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pa.

7:00 p.m.

23 (Sat.)

LONG ISLAND *

Moon Township, Pa.

1:00 p.m.

24 (Sun.)

ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) *

Moon Township, Pa.

1:00 p.m.

26 (Tue.)

@ Cleveland State

Cleveland, Ohio

7:00 p.m.

30 (Sat.)

vs. Central Conn. State *

West Hartford, Conn.

5:00 p.m.

31 (Sun.)

@ Bryant *

Smithfield, R.I.

1:00 p.m.

1 (Mon.)

@ Fairleigh Dickinson *

Teaneck, N.J.

7:00 p.m.

6 (Sat.)

SACRED HEART *

Moon Township, Pa.

3:00 p.m.

7 (Sun.)

QUINNIPIAC *

Moon Township, Pa.

1:00 p.m.

10 (Wed.)

@ Saint Francis (Pa.) *

Loretto, Pa.

7:00 p.m.

13 (Sat.)

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON *

Moon Township, Pa.

Noon

20 (Sat.)

Northeast Conference Tournament

TBD

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

Home matches bold and all CAPS All home matches played at Charles L. Sewall Center unless noted # Duquesne / Robert Morris Invitational – played at John Jay Center $ Ball State Tournament | & Canisius / Niagara Tournament % Pitt Blue and Gold Invitational | * Northeast Conference match

Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION

ATHLETIC TRAINING

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. Assistant Athletic Director: Marty Galosi Senior Woman Administrator: Addie Muti Director of Compliance: Chris Hoppe Assistant Director of Compliance: Carol Bonner Director of Student Services: Sean Simmons Faculty Representative: Dr. Scott Branvold Athletic Department Phone: (412) 397-4999

Head Athletic Trainer: Mike Vittorino, ATC COACHES INFORMATION

Head Coach: Dale Starr (University of Northern Colorado, 1995) Record at RMU: 0-0 (first season) Career Record: 146-128 (nine seasons) Assistant Coach: Sarah Kaczuk Volleyball Office Phone: (412) 397-4979 Best Time to Reach: Weekdays, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. TEAM INFORMATION / HISTORY

SPORTS INFORMATION

Sports Information Director: Jim Duzyk Office Phone: (412) 397-4919 • Office FAX: (412) 397-4943 E-mail: duzyk@rmu.edu Assistant Sports Information Director: Ken Baker Office Phone: (412) 397-4914 • E-mail: baker@rmu.edu Sports Information Assistant: Jeff Symonds Office Phone: (412) 397-4953 • E-mail: sidga01@rmu.edu Sports Information Graduate Assistant: Spencer Kowitz Office Phone: (412) 397-4950 • E-mail: sidga02@rmu.edu Volleyball Contact: Spencer Kowitz Internet Address: www.rmucolonials.com SID Mailing Address: Joe Walton Stadium Department of Athletics • 6001 University Blvd. Moon Township, PA 15108-1189

2009 Overall Record: 14-20 2009 NEC Record / Finish: 11-5 / 4th First Season of Volleyball: 1981 All-Time Volleyball Record: 356-400 Years in NCAA Tournament / Last Appearance: 5 / 2003 Letterman Returning / Lost: 9 / 4 Starters Returning/Lost: 5 / 1 Key Returnees: MB – Amanda Graham (6-2, Sr.) – 2009 All-NEC First Team OPP – Amanda Craig (5-11, So.) – 2009 NEC All-Tournament Team Home Court: Charles L. Sewall Center (3,056)

Table of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Quick Facts Head Coach Dale Starr Assistant Coach Sarah Kaczuk • Student Assistant Tyler Warden 2010 Roster 2010 Outlook Amanda Graham Charla Drabant Corinne Moser Addie Jennings Jaye Hellmich Hannah Veith Una Japundza • Amanda Craig Andrea Catucci Lindsey Monger Alex Deines • Stephaine McCarl 2009 Match-by-Match Results 2009 Individual Statistics 2009 Team Match-by-Match Comparison 2009 Individual Match-by-Match Comparison

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 32 33 39 40 41 42 43 44 46 48

2009 Match Highs (Individual and Team) 2010 Players Career Highs – Individual Match 2009 NEC Standings and Awards 2009 NEC Individual Leaders 2009 NEC Team Statistics NEC Championships All NEC Honorees Record Book Robert Morris vs. Opponents All-Time Match-by-Match Results Robert Morris Coaching History All-time Letterwinners • Volleyball in the RMU Hall of Fame About Robert Morris University President Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D. Athletic Director Craig Coleman, M.D. Academic Success Robert Morris University Athletics Administrative Staff • Head Coaches

Credits: The 2010 Robert Morris University Volleyball Media Guide is a product of the RMU Sports Information Office. The guide was written and edited by Spencer Kowitz 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. 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.

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Dale Starr Head Coach Dale Starr enters his first season as the

Champions, the University of Tennessee at

head coach of the Robert Morris University

Martin, and a season as the top assistant and

women’s volleyball team.

recruiting coordinator for Boise State.

Starr brings a vast background in col-

He captured his first head coaching

legiate coaching to Robert Morris, having

experience at the Mississippi University for

served as the head coach at McNeese State

Women, where he coached three First Team

University for six years (2004-2010) and

Academic All-Americans and six All-Gulf

the head coach at Division II Mississippi

South Conference players. He led his team to

University for Women (1999-2002). He

a third-place finish in the GSC West Division

also has experience working as an assis-

and a berth in the GSC Tournament for the

tant coach at the University of Tennessee at

first time since 1996. He finished with an

Martin (1998-1999; 2003-2004) and Boise

overall record of 50-47 in three seasons.

State University (2002-2003).

Starr began his career at the University of

While at McNeese State, Starr recorded an

Tennessee at Martin in 1998 and was the only

overall record of 96-81 and a league record

assistant for a team that set school records

of 57-43 in the Southland Conference. In

for wins in a season (15) and conference wins in a season (8).

2006, he guided his team to a Southland Conference East Division Championship.

the Week in 2004.

Before beginning his collegiate coaching

During his tenure, he coached five teams to

His teams also performed strongly on the

career, Starr worked as a head coach at

conference tournaments, with three of them

academic spectrum with 19 players earning

Eagle Valley High School, Highland High

making semi-final appearances. He coached

All-Southland Conference Academic honors.

School and Colorado Extreme Volleyball Club

eight All-SLC players, six All-Louisiana

Additionally, his team was honored with a

and also worked as a volunteer assistant for

players, the 2004 Louisiana Player of the

player on the Academic All-American Second

his alma mater, the University of Northern

Year, the 2009 Louisiana Freshman of the

Team in 2006, a first for the program.

Colorado.

Year and the 2004 SLC Newcomer of the

Prior to his appointment with McNeese

Starr obtained his bachelor’s degree from

Year. He also coached the program’s first

State, Starr spent a season with the two-

the University of Northern Colorado in 1995.

ever AVCA Sports Imports National Player of

time defending Ohio Valley Conference

He and his wife have two daughters.

STARR versus All Opponents* Alabama....................... Alabama A&M............... Arkansas-Little Rock...... Baylor.......................... Central Arkansas........... Central Florida.............. Coastal Carolina............ Duke........................... Eastern Illinois.............. Elon............................. Florida Atlantic.............. Georgia Southern.......... Grambling.................... Houston....................... Houston Baptist............. Jackson State............... Jacksonville State.......... Illinois-Chicago............. IUPUI...........................

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

Kennesaw State............ Lamar.......................... Lipscomb...................... Louisiana-Lafayette........ Louisiana-Monroe.......... LSU............................. Louisiana Tech.............. Loyola (Ill.)................... Memphis...................... Middle Tennessee St...... Mississippi State............ New Orleans................. Nicholls State................ North Texas.................. North Dakota State........ Northwestern State........ Prairie View A&M........... Rice............................. Sam Houston State........

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

Samford....................... SMU............................ South Alabama............. Southeastern Louisiana.. Southern Mississippi...... Stephen F. Austin.......... Tennessee-Martin.......... Tennessee Tech............. Texas A&M.................... Texas A&M-CC............... Texas-Arlington............. Texas-Pan American....... Texas-San Antonio......... Texas State.................. Troy............................. Tulane.......................... UTEP........................... Western Carolina........... * Division I Coach

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

STARR YEAR-BY-YEAR* Year

Overall

PCT

SLC

PCT

Finish

2009

17-13

.567

5-11

.313

T4th, East

2008

12-18

.400

7-9

.438

3rd, East

2007

19-14

.576

11-5

.688

2nd, East

2006

15-14

.517

12-4

.750

1st, East

2005

15-11

.577

10-6

.625

5th

2004

18-11

.621

12-8

.600

T-4th

* Division I Coach

Robert Morris University

SARAH KACZUK

TYLER WARDEN

Assistant Coach

Student Assistant

Sarah Kaczuk enters her first season as the assistant coach of

Tyler Warden enters his fourth season as a volleyball student

the Robert Morris University volleyball team.

assistant for Robert Morris University. He graduated from

Kaczuk brings both a collegiate playing background and

Norwin High School where he was a three-year letterwinner

noteworthy coaching experience to the Colonials. She began her

in volleyball.

collegiate volleyball career at Ashland University, playing for the

While at Norwin, Warden garnered both all-section honors

Eagles during the 2005 season. After transferring to Kent State,

and All-WPIAL accolades in 2006 and 2007 and was named

she played for the Golden Flashes in 2007 and 2008, helping KSU

to the Finest-40 All-State team in 2007. Warden helped lead

finish 35-28 over those two seasons. Kaczuk played in 21 matches

Norwin to four sectional titles and a 24-2 overall record in

and finished fourth on her team with 1.66 digs/game in 2008. She

2005, including a 19-1 section mark. In addition to competing

graduated from Kent State in December 2008 with a degree in

in volleyball, Warden also participated in club baseball at

business management.

Norwin.

Kaczuk, a native of Solon, Ohio, began her coaching career in

Warden is entering his senior year at Robert Morris and is

2006, assisting with teams from Renaissance Volleyball Club in

pursuing a degree in sport management.

Cleveland, Ohio, and Summit Volleyball Club in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. For the past two years, she has served as a head coach of numerous youth teams within these clubs. Kaczuk also was as an assistant coach with the United States Air Force Adult Women’s Volleyball Team that won the gold medal in the All-Armed Forces Games in May 2010.

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2010 ROSTER Numerical roster No. Player

Pos.

HT.

Yr.

Hometown / High School

MB/OH

6-0

Rovinj, Croatia / Zvane Crnja

2 Hannah Veith

6-1

Columbus, OH / Worthington

4 Amanda Graham

6-2

Melbourne, FL / Eau Gallie

5 Amanda Craig

1 Una Japundza

OPP

5-11

Houston, TX / St. Agnes Academy

6 Charla Drabant

5-11

Wheaton, IL / Wheaton North

7 Andrea Catucci

S/L

5-5

Davidsonville, MD / Archbishop Spalding

9 Corinne Moser

5-6

Meyersdale, PA / Meyersdale

10 Addie Jennings

OPP

6-1

Santa Barbara, CA / Dos Pueblos

12 Lindsey Monger

5-11

Rising Sun, MD / Rising Sun

15 Jaye Hellmich

6-0

Costa Mesa, CA / Estancia

16 Stephanie McCarl

5-11

Darlington, PA / Blackhawk

5-7

Centennial, CO / Littleton

No. Player

Pos.

HT.

Yr.

Hometown / High School

7 Andrea Catucci

S/L

5-5

Davidsonville, MD / Archbishop Spalding

5 Amanda Craig

OPP

5-11

Houston, TX / St. Agnes Academy

17 Alex Deines

Alphabetical Roster

17 Alex Deines

5-7

Centennial, CO / Littleton

5-11

Wheaton, IL / Wheaton North

4 Amanda Graham

6-2

Melbourne, FL / Eau Gallie

15 Jaye Hellmich

6-0

Costa Mesa, CA / Estancia

6 Charla Drabant

1 Una Japundza

MB/OH

6-0

Rovinj, Croatia / Zvane Crnja

10 Addie Jennings

OPP

6-1

Santa Barbara, CA / Dos Pueblos

16 Stephanie McCarl

5-11

Darlington, PA / Blackhawk

12 Lindsey Monger

5-11

Rising Sun, MD / Rising Sun

9 Corinne Moser

5-6

Meyersdale, PA / Meyersdale

2 Hannah Veith

6-1

Columbus, Ohio / Worthington

Head Coach: Dale Starr (first year @ RMU; University of Northern Colorado ’95) Assistant Coach: Sarah Kaczuk | Student Assistant: Tyler Warden

Robert Morris University

2010 OUTLOOK The Robert Morris University volleyball team struggled to find its footing in the early portion of its 2009 schedule as a series of losses eventually resulted in the program’s first losing season in over a decade. However, the Colonials showed strong resolve and determination by righting the ship and closing the regular season with wins in 11 of their final 17 matches. This turnaround ensured that RMU would qualify for the Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament for the 11th consecutive season, the longest active streak in the conference. The Colonials will look to carry over their encouraging finish into the 2010 season under first-year head coach Dale Starr. Though it is a necessary starting point, Starr has greater goals in mind for RMU than qualifying for its 12th straight conference tournament. “I took this job in large part because of the potential to win NEC championships,” Starr said. “There is a rich tradition for volleyball at RMU, and the potential to rebuild a dynasty like the one they experienced from the late 1990s through 2003 was very attractive to me.” In 2010, Starr hopes Robert Morris can add to its impressive display of volleyball hardware that includes seven NEC Tournament championships, six regular-season titles and five NCAA Tournament appearances. Though Starr is in his first season at RMU, there will definitely be a level of continuity and familiarity when Colonial fans enter the arena. Starr has a plethora of veterans returning that saw significant playing time in 2009 that he hopes can help the Colonials reach their goal of an NEC championship. Robert Morris brings back five starters and its primary libero from last season’s squad and counts five seniors on its roster.

OUTSIDE HITTER Robert Morris returns two outside hitters who saw considerable time last season and will have two newcomers to work into the rotation as well. Senior Charla Drabant is the most experienced of the quartet with 78 matches and 253 sets played in her collegiate career, second on the team in both categories. She knocked

Hannah Veith

down 81 kills and recorded 101 digs last season and is the only player on the Colonial roster that has at least 500 kills and 500 digs in her collegiate career (574 kills, 508 digs). “Charla is healthy and looking to have a great senior season,” Starr said. “She is a vocal and emotional player, and I really like that.” Sophomore Lindsey Monger will look to complement Drabant and is one of three returning Colonials that played in every match in 2009. Monger made important contributions in her freshman season in which she was fourth on the team in kills (148) and fifth on the team in digs (117) while also tallying 39 blocks. “Lindsey got good experience last season, and I look for her to improve her game after a solid freshman year,” Starr said. “She has a big upside.” The addition of sophomore transfer Una Janpundza will add to the depth and experience of this group. Japundza will look to make the transition to outside hitter after primarily serving as a middle hitter with UNCAsheville last season. Japundza saw time in eight matches with the 25-10 Bulldogs in 2009. “Una will give us experience and great size on the outside,” Starr said. “I feel she will really step up and compete for time on the floor even though this is a position she hasn’t played in awhile.” The other addition to the RMU lineup at outside hitter is freshman Stephanie McCarl. McCarl, a local product out of Darlington, Pa., brings an impressive high school resume to RMU. She was twice named all-state first team and copped numerous all-section and all-league awards in her career at Blackhawk High School.

“Stephanie has good size and should get better and better as the season goes on and she adjusts to the college game,” said Starr. Despite having two sophomores and one freshman at this position, Starr remains optimistic about the prospects of these four student-athletes. “I am really excited about this group of hitters,” Starr said. “Although we are a bit young at this position, I feel it will become a strength for us. I am looking for big things from this group as it is very important in the new offensive schemes we will be running in 2010.”

MIDDLE HITTER The Colonials return three talented and highly-experienced players at middle hitter, making it the deepest position on the roster. Senior Amanda Graham highlights the list of returnees for RMU. Graham earned AllNEC recognition for the third consecutive year in 2009, collecting first team honors for the second time. She led the team in hitting percentage (.332) and blocks (1.14 per game), ranking second and fourth, respectively, in the NEC. Graham also led Robert Morris in kills per game (2.63) and aces per game (.31) in 2009 and enters 2010 in second place among Colonials all-time in both hitting percentage (.332) and block assists (233). “Amanda had a great junior year, being named All-NEC First Team, and will obviously be looked upon for leadership,” said Starr. After posting strong numbers in her sophomore season, including earning a NEC Player of the Week award, junior Hannah Veith will serve as another very reliable option at middle hitter for the Colonials. Veith, who played in 33 matches last season, finished just behind Graham and third in the NEC in hitting percentage at .324. She finished third on the team in kills (235) and second in blocks (95). Her 95 total blocks were the eighth highest total in single-season school history. “Hannah has a big ceiling and will be a big part of our future both in 2010 and as a senior in 2011,” said Starr. Continued ➤

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Senior Jaye Hellmich rounds out the trio of returning middle hitters for RMU. Hellmich competed in 23 matches a season ago and finished third on the team in blocks per game (.70) and fourth on the team in both kills per game (1.47) and hitting percentage (.268). Hellmich enters her senior season with 271 career kills and 124 career blocks. “Jaye had a solid spring and will look to break out in her senior year,” said Starr. Japundza will also serve as depth at middle hitter after competing at that position in 2009. Starr definitely believes that middle hitter will be a position of strength for Robert Morris in 2010. “This group is going to be our core,” Starr said. “We will be depending on this group both offensively and defensively. We are going to need this group to produce, and with the offensive scheme we will be running, they will be a big, important part of our success.”

OPPOSITE HITTER RMU will return two players at the opposite hitter position in 2010. Sophomore Amanda Craig will look to build on an impressive freshman campaign in which she was named to the NEC All-Tournament Team and was also recognized with NEC Rookie of the Week honors after her first weekend of collegiate play. Craig posted strong numbers across the board, leading the team in kills with 253, while finishing third on the team in both aces (27) and digs (244). She also compiled 66 blocks and had four double-doubles, in which she recorded at least 10 kills and 10 digs in the same match. “Amanda had a great freshman year and will look to build upon that success and experience,” said Starr. Senior Addie Jennings provides Starr with another option at the opposite position. She appeared in 20 matches last season, totaling 15 kills and three blocks. Jennings could also see time at the outside hitter position in 2010. “Addie will provide much needed depth to both the opposite and outside hitter positions, and with her size, she should help with our blocking scheme,” said Starr. Starr is glad that he has two opposite hitters coming back in 2010. “With two experienced players at the opposite position, we are in good shape,” Starr said. “I look for this position to be solid for us on both offense and defense. This will be key to

Corinne Moser

maintaining balance in our offense and shutting down opposing team’s outside hitters.”

SETTER Freshman Alex Deines will likely take over the starting setter role for RMU in 2010. Deines, a native of Centennial, Colo., competed for Littleton High School in the highly-competitive Continental Conference for four years. She earned All-Continental honors in her senior season while finishing fifth in state of Colorado in assists and 12th in the state in digs. Deines also participated in the 2010 USA Volleyball Junior National Championships this past summer with her club team, Colorado Performance Volleyball Club. “I am really excited about Alex being our new setter,” Starr said. “She comes from a great club background and competed in the toughest league in the state of Colorado on her high school team. She has experience running the same basic things that we will run, so she will be ahead of the curve as far as learning the offense. She has a great attitude and a high volleyball IQ. I feel she will do a great job running our offense.” Sophomore Andrea Catucci will serve as Deines’ backup at the setter position.

LIBERO / DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST The only returning player to appear in every game last season, senior Corinne Moser returns after a breakout junior season. Moser posted a team-leading 410 digs and her per game average of 3.39 digs per game ranked seventh in the NEC. She posted double-digit

dig totals in 22 matches and had two separate stretches of seven consecutive matches with double-figure digs. Moser also contributed 48 assists and 10 service aces. Catucci will look to earn playing time at both the libero and defensive specialist positions in 2010. She competed in 28 matches in her rookie year and accumulated 49 digs and 12 assists. Despite these players’ defensive assignment, Starr also considers them an important part of the offense he will employ. “This group will be vital in solidifying our ball control in order to run the up-tempo offense that we plan on running,” Starr said. “Everything we do will be started with our ball control, so this is a vital position for us. I look for this group to raise its level of play in order for us to improve all of our defensive and offensive numbers from 2009.” This Colonial squad will be tested with a schedule that features a large majority of matches on the road, as RMU will play 21 of its 33 matches away from its campus. Robert Morris opens the season by co-hosting the Duequesne / Robert Morris Invitational, where it will play four matches over two days, August 27-28. The Colonials will then commence with a 13-match road trip, the longest road trip for the program since 2001, which will last for the duration of September. The trip includes matches with preseason No. 8 Washington, Big Ten foe Indiana and the first of two scheduled matches at crosstown rival Pittsburgh. RMU opens its second season of double round-robin play in the NEC during the last weekend of September, beginning with a Sept. 25 trip to Long Island, the defending NEC champions. Robert Morris will finally return home and open its NEC home schedule Saturday, Oct. 2, when it hosts Bryant. The Colonials hope that their tough schedule will continue deep into November. Starr believes that his 2010 team is capable of producing such a run and expects big things from his veteran squad that closed strongly last season. “I am extremely excited for this season,” Starr said. “I am expecting great things from this group, and the seniors have been great in accepting a new philosophy and getting everyone on board with what we are trying to do. I can’t wait to see what the season will hold for us, and hopefully we will be celebrating an NEC Championship in November. That is our goal and one we will work tirelessly to achieve.”

Robert Morris University

Amanda

Graham MB / 6-2 / Sr. • Melbourne, Fla. / Eau Gallie

2009: Named NEC Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, ESPN The Magazine District II University Division Academic All-America First Team and All-NEC First Team … Named NEC Player of the Week in season’s opening week (8/31) … Led the Colonials and ranked second in the conference in attack percentage at .332, a mark that is tenth in single-season school history … Paced RMU in solo blocks (19), block assists (84) and total blocks (103), tying her own single-season school record for block assists, originally established in 2008 … Led the team and ranked fourth in the league in blocks per game at 1.14 … Finished second for Robert Morris in kills (237) and service aces (28) while contributing 71 digs … Led the team in aces per game (0.31) while finishing second in total aces (28) … Finished the season and enters her senior year ranked among the all-time top ten in program history in four categories: second in hitting percentage (.332), second in block assists (233), tied

for ninth in solo blocks (54) and tenth in aces (100) … Increased her hitting percentage, digs per game and blocks per game in conference play … Contributed double-digit kills in nine matches and at least one block in 24 of 25 matches

played … Recorded a team season-high 20 kills, matching her career high, with only two errors (.545) in a 3-1 win against Radford and also picked up three service aces (8/29) … Set her season high in hitting percentage, .548, against eventual NEC champion Long Island while also picking up three digs and four blocks (10/24) … Led the team with three eight-block performances, all against NEC foes, including a team season-high five solo blocks against Sacred Heart (11/15) … Registered at least a .300 hitting percentage on 15 occasions, including four straight matches from 10/17 to 10/25 … Recorded three consecutive double-digit kill matches against NEC opponents from 10/10 to 10/14 … Began the season with 11 kills, a .400 hitting percentage, five digs and six blocks in a 3-1 win over Loyola (Md.) (8/28) … Amassed 18 kills and a .536 hitting percentage in a 3-1 victory at Fairleigh Dickinson (11/14). 2008: Played and started in all 29 matches and competed in all 108 games … Named NEC Player of the Week one time during the season (9/8) and was named to the All-NEC Second Team … Finished second on the team with 214 kills and

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was second in the league with a .312 hitting percentage … Tied for first on the team and second in the NEC with 45 service aces, and led the team with 11 solo blocks, 84 block assists and 95 total blocks … Moved into sixth-place in the career record books with 149 block assists and her 84 block assists marked a new RMU single-season record … Tallied seven double-digit kill games and tallied at least one block in 28 of 29 games … Recorded two or more service aces on 13 occasions … Started off the season with seven kills on a .600 hitting percentage, two service aces and five block assists in a 3-0 triumph over Lehigh (8/29) … Recorded a seasonhigh 19 kills against Elon, while also adding three service aces (9/12) … Compiled a season-high seven service aces against Stetson, while also putting down 11 kills and four block assists (9/6) … Recorded 11 kills again in a 3-1 win over Bryant to go along with two service aces (10/4) … Registered 10 kills and six blocks against cross-town rival Duquesne (10/1) … Also captured 10-kill games against Marist (8/30) and College of Charleston (9/5) … Recorded a season high nine blocks in a sweep of Sacred Heart, while also adding five kills and four digs … Captured a season-high hitting percentage of .625 against Fairleigh Dickinson with five kills on eight attempts, while also tallying two service aces, five digs and two block assists (11/8) … Finished with nine kills on a .525 hitting percentage against Youngstown State and earned a season-high six digs (9/12) … Registered five service aces against St. Francis (N.Y.) (10/4) and four service aces against Wagner (10/25) … Amassed 15 kills in a 3-2 win over Columbia to go along with six block as-

sists (9/27) and recorded eight blocks and four kills in a 3-2 win over Cornell (9/27) … Closed out the season with nine kills, two service aces and four block assists against Saint Francis (Pa.) (11/22). 2007: Appeared in all 29 matches, starting 28, and played a total of 101 games … Named NEC Rookie of the Week three times (8/27, 10/1 and 11/5) … Earned All-NEC First Team accolades and named to the NEC All-Tournament Team … Member of the Saint Francis (Pa.) AllTournament Team

Career Statistics GP

K/G

… 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, TA

Pct.

2007 101 29 344 3.41 78 773 0.344 5 2008 108 29 214 1.98 54 513 0.312 10 2009 90 25 237 2.63 56 545 0.332 7 Total 299 83 795 2.66 188 1831 0.332 22

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 earned 20 kills on .447 hitting, one service ace and four total blocks (9/29) … 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 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 singleseason 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.

A/G

0.05 27 0.09 45 0.08 28 0.07 100

SA/G

D/G

0.27 64 0.63 0.42 75 0.69 0.31 71 0.79 0.33 210 0.70

B/G

24 65 89 0.88 11 84 95 0.88 19 84 103 1.14 54 233 287 0.96

Robert Morris University

Charla

Drabant

OH / 5-11 / Sr. • Wheaton, Ill. / Wheaton North (DePaul)

over Stetson (9/6) and tallied a consecutive 11 kill, six-dig performance against the Citadel that same day (9/6) … Recorded her first double-double with 14 kills and 11 digs against Elon (9/12) … Collected a seasonhigh 15 kills against Howard to go along with 10 digs (9/13) … In a 3-2 victory over Saint Francis (Pa.) (10/18), compiled 10 kills, five assists, one service ace, 16 digs and two blocks

2009: Played in 21 matches, totaling 65 games … Recorded 81 kills, 19 assists, 11 service aces, 101 digs and 13 blocks on the season … Registered a season-high 11 kills, along with two service aces, nine digs and two blocks, in a 3-1 victory over Radford at the Duquesne / Robert Morris Invitational (8/29) … Compiled a season-high 13 digs, along with five kills, two aces and a block, against NEC foe Central Connecticut State (10/11) … Amassed a season-high four assists, along with eight kills and nine digs, in a 3-2, come-frombehind victory at Saint Francis (Pa.) (10/14) … Registered eight kills, eight digs, three assists and three blocks against Bowling Green on the season’s opening day (8/28) … Recorded seven kills, nine digs, three assists and an ace against crosstown foe Duquesne (10/6). 2008: Played in all 29 matches, getting the starting nod 27 times, and played in a total of 96 games … Finished third on the team with 199 kills and tallied seven service aces … Also registered 184 digs and 22 total blocks … Finished the season with four double-doubles, seven double-digit kill games and eight double-digit dig games … Opened up the season with eight kills, one service ace and five digs in a sweep of Lehigh (8/29) … Registered 11 kills, a season-high four block assists and six digs in a 3-1 win

… Recorded a season-high 17 digs against Fairleigh Dickinson (11/8) while also racking up seven kills and six assists … Captured 14 digs and a seasonhigh three solo blocks in a 3-1 win over NEC rival Long Island (11/1) …Tallied 14 kills on a season-high hitting percentage of .385 against Quinnipiac (11/15) and grabbed 10 kills and 11 digs in a sweep of Central Conn. State (11/16) … Closed out the season with nine kills and seven digs in the NEC

Career Statistics GP

K/G

Pct.

2007 (Depaul) 92 28 294 3.20 181 866 0.130 24 2008 96 29 199 2.07 115 628 0.134 34 2009 65 21 81 1.25 42 300 0.130 19 Total 253 78 574 2.27 338 1794 0.132 77

A/G

0.26 0.35 0.29 0.30

semifinal match against Saint Francis (Pa.) (11/22). 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: Fouryear letterwinner and twotime 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 AllTournament 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: Daughter of Edward and Barbra Drabant … Born Oct. 4, 1988 … Has two sisters, Amy and Laura, and one brother, Ken … Major is accounting.

SA/G

18 7 11 36

0.20 223 2.42 0.07 184 1.92 0.17 101 1.55 0.14 508 2.01

D/G

2 34 3 19 2 11 7 64

B/G

36 0.39 22 0.23 13 0.20 71 0.28

Volleyball Media Guide 9

Corinne

Moser

L / 5-6 / Sr. • Meyersdale, Pa. / Meyersdale

2009: One of three players to appear in all 121 games, totaling 34 matches … Led the team with career highs of 410 digs and 3.39 digs per set, the latter of which ranked seventh in the NEC … Finished with 48 assists, third on the team, and 10 service aces … Recorded her first collegiate kill against Northern Iowa and finished with four on the season (9/11) … Collected double-digit digs in 22 matches … Recorded two separate streaks of seven consecutive matches with double-digit digs … Amassed a then career-high 22 digs in a come-from-behind, 3-2 victory at conference foe Saint Francis (Pa.) (10/14) … Tallied a career-high and team seasonhigh 30 digs in a 3-2 victory at Central Connecticut State (10/31) … Registered a career-high five assists in a 3-0 sweep of Quinnipiac (10/3) … Recorded her first match

Career Statistics GP

K/G

with multiple service aces against IllinoisChicago (9/27) … Increased her digs per game to 3.78 during conference play. 2008: Played in 20 matches and 44 games, getting the starting nod once … Finished the year with 55 digs … Tallied double-digit digs on two occasions and recorded at least one dig on 13 occasions …

Pct.

A/G

Registered a season-high 11 digs in a 3-1 triumph over Marist (8/30) and collected 10 digs in a 3-1 win over Bryant (10/4) … Started the season with six digs in a sweep of Loyola (Md.) (8/29) and recorded five digs in a sweep of Saint Peter’s (9/14). 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 … Named County MVP, allcounty first team and allconference 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.

SA/G

D/G

B/G

2007 31 18 0 0 0 2 0 1 0.03 1 0.03 14 0.45 0 0 0 0 2008 44 20 0 0 1 4 -0.25 3 0.07 0 0 55 1.25 0 0 0 0 2009 121 34 4 0.03 6 37 -0.054 48 0.40 10 0.08 410 3.39 0 0 0 0 Total 196 72 4 0.02 7 43 -0.070 52 0.27 11 0.06 479 2.44 0 0 0 0

Robert Morris University

Addie

Jennings OPP / 6-1 / Sr. • Santa Barbara, Calif. / Dos Pueblos

2009: Played in 20 matches, totaling 29 games … Recorded 15 kills, two assists, three digs and three blocks on the season … Tallied a season-high three kills on two occasions, including against crosstown opponent Pittsburgh (9/4) … Registered a kill and a block while playing in three games against Utah State (9/19). 2008: Played in six games … Finished the season with two kills on a .167 hitting percentage … Tallied one kill against the Citadel (9/6) and one kill against

Career Statistics GP

K/G

Columbia (9/27). 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

Pct.

A/G

2007 33 17 22 0.67 10 56 0.214 3 0.09 2008 6 5 2 0.33 1 6 0.167 0 0 2009 29 20 15 0.52 10 69 0.072 2 0.07 Total 68 42 39 0.57 21 131 0.137 5 0.07

0 0 0 0

and four total blocks against Coppin State (9/22) and finished with four kills against Delaware 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 biology.

SA/G

0 0 0 0

D/G

6 0.18 0 0 3 0.10 9 0.13

4 0 0 4

B/G

4 8 0.24 0 0 0 3 3 0.10 7 11 0.16

Volleyball Media Guide 11

Jaye

Hellmich MB / 6-0 / Sr. • Costa Mesa, Calif. / Estancia

2009: Appeared in 23 matches, playing in a total of 57 games … Finished with 84 kills and ranked fourth on the team in both kills per set (1.47) and hitting percentage (.268) … Recorded career highs with five assists, six service aces and 38 digs … Finished third on the team in blocks per set (0.70) … Registered double-digit kills on two occasions … Tallied 11 kills vs. Buffalo, hitting .429, while also recording a career-high two service aces, four digs, and six blocks, tying her career high (9/5) … Recorded 10 kills at Bowling Green, hitting .300, while picking up four digs and four blocks (9/12) … Registered five kills without an error, hitting .556, with two digs, five blocks and two assists, tying her career high, in a sweep of Howard in the Duquesne / Robert Morris Invitational (8/29) … Compiled six kills on just eight attempts (.625), while also recording an assist and three digs, against Butler (9/18). 2008: Appeared in 22 matches, started 13, and played in a total of 54 games … Finished the season with 80 kills on a .274 hitting percentage, one service ace and seven digs … Tied for first on the team with 10 solo blocks, while also adding 25 block assists for 35 total blocks … Recorded double-digit kills on two occasions … Amassed a seasonhigh 15 kills in a 3-1 win over Marist, while also adding three blocks (8/30) … Compiled 10 kills on a season-high hitting percent-

Career Statistics GP

K/G

against Howard (9/13). 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 (11/17) recorded a career-high in kills with 19 on a .567 average … 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, 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 … Three-year 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.

age of .500 and also tied a career-high six blocks against Stetson (9/6) … Opened up the season with six kills on a .455 hitting percentage to go along with three block assists and one solo block in a sweep of Loyola (Md.) (8/29) … Recorded eight kills on a hitting percentage of .417 against the Citadel (9/6) and recorded a hitting percentage of .417 for a second time, while putting down seven kills in a 3-0 victory over Saint Peter’s (9/14) … Captured four kills and four block assists

2007 69 22 107 1.55 43 2008 54 22 80 1.48 35 2009 57 23 84 1.47 33 Total 180 67 271 1.51 111

Pct.

267 0.24 164 0.274 190 0.268 621 0.258

A/G

4 0.06 0 0 5 0.09 9 0.05

SA/G

D/G

0 0 12 0.17 1 0.02 7 0.13 6 0.11 38 0.67 7 0.04 57 0.32

B/G

9 40 49 0.71 10 25 35 0.65 2 38 40 0.70 21 103 124 0.69

Robert Morris University

Hannah

Veith

MB / 6-1 / Jr. • Columbus, Ohio / Worthington

… Tallied nine kills, hitting .444, along with seven blocks against Buffalo at the Nittany Lion Invitational (9/5). 2008: Played in a total of 23 matches and started in 16 for a total of 71 games … Named NEC Rookie of the Week twice throughout the season (10/6), (11/10) … Led the team and the NEC with a hitting percentage of .367 and finished the season with 142 kills, nine solo blocks, 30

2009: Played in all but one match and earned NEC Player of the Week honors for the final week of the regular season (11/16) … Finished second on the team and third in the conference in hitting percentage at .324 … Recorded 235 kills, third on the team, and 2.12 kills per set, also third on the team … Registered 18 solo blocks, 95 total blocks and 0.86 blocks per set, all second on the team … Finished eighth in singleseason school history with her 95 total blocks … Earned Player of the Week honors for leading RMU to two NEC road wins by collecting totals of 26 kills and nine blocks, while hitting .452, for the weekend … Recorded a career-high eight blocks, a career-high six digs and 11 kills in a 3-2 win at NEC foe Central Connecticut State (10/31) … Amassed a career-ßhigh 16 kills, hitting .538, with six blocks and a dig against Illinois-Chicago (9/27) … Collected seven kills on seven attempts (1.000) in a sweep of Quinnipiac (11/2) … Recorded 18 matches with at least a .300 hitting percentage while picking up double-digit kills in five matches … Registered 12 kills on 18 attempts without an error (.667), while also tallying four digs and three blocks, in a 3-2, come-frombehind victory at Saint Francis (Pa.) (10/14)

block assists and 39 total blocks … Her .367 hitting percentage ties for second in the RMU single-season record book … Collected six double-digit kill games and tallied at least one block in 16 games … Recorded a season-high six block assists, while also putting down eight kills in a 3-2 win over Cornell (9/27) … Notched 11 kills on .444 hitting and two block assists against Columbia (9/27) … Compiled 10 kills and three blocks against cross-town rival Duquesne (10/1) … Tallied a season-high

Career Statistics GP

K/G

Pct.

A/G

2008 71 23 142 2 36 289 0.367 4 0.06 0 2009 111 33 235 2.12 66 521 0.324 6 0.05 0 Total 182 56 377 2.07 102 810 0.340 10 0.05 0

hitting percentage of .778 on seven kills against St. Francis (N.Y.) (10/4) … Recorded 10 kills on a .500 hitting percentage in a 3-1 win over Bryant (10/4) and in the Colonials’ very next context registered another 10 kills and five total blocks against WVU (10/11) … In RMU’s 3-2 win over Saint Francis (Pa.), recorded a season-high 13 kills on a hitting percentage of .500 and added three digs (10/18) … Registered a hitting percentage of .571 with eight kills and no errors against Fairleigh Dickinson (11/8) … Closed out the season by tying her seasonhigh of six blocks, while also adding 10 kills in the NEC semifinal match against Saint Francis (Pa.) (11/22). High School: Named First Team OCC Central District, OCC Player of the Year and third team allstate in her senior season at Worthington High School … Led her team to a secondplace 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 one sister Allie, and three brothers, Nathan, Patrick and Matthew … Major is management.

SA/G

D/G

B/G

0 23 0.32 9 30 39 0.55 0 27 0.24 18 77 95 0.86 0 50 0.27 27 107 134 0.74

Volleyball Media Guide 13

Una

Japundza

MB / OH / 6-0 / So. • Rovinj, Croatia / Zvane Crnja (UNC Asheville)

2009: Played in eight matches, totaling nine games … Finished the season with three kills, two digs and a block … Recorded her first multi-kill match in a sweep of Winston-

Salem State (9/12) … Registered her first collegiate kill and first collegiate block, along with a dig, in a sweep of Winston-Salem State (9/12) … Collected her first career dig in a sweep of Savannah State (9/11). High School: Competed in volleyball and basketball for Zvane Crnja High School in Croatia … Won two regional championships in volleyball and advanced as far as the

Career Statistics GP

2009 (UNC Asheville)

Croatian national quarterfinals … Competed on a senior division club team, ZOK Rovinj, that finished second in Croatia in 2008-09. Personal: Daughter of Ranka and Tihomir Japundza … Born Oct. 7, 1990 … Her mother, Ranka, was a professional handball player … Speaks three languages, English, Croatian and Italian, fluently … Has one sister, Tena … Major is Management.

K/G

Pct.

A/G

SA/G

D/G

B/G

0.33

-0.111

0.22

0.11

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Amanda

Craig

OPP / 5-11 / So. • Houston, Tex. / St. Agnes Academy

2009: Named to the NEC All-Tournament Team to close the season after opening the year by landing NEC Rookie of the Week honors in the first week of the season (8/31) … Played in all 34 matches, totaling 118 games … Led the team with 251 kills and was second with 2.13 kills per game … Finished second on the team in assists (59) and assists per game (0.50), third in aces (27) and aces per game (0.23) and third in digs (244) and digs per game (2.07) … Collected 66 blocks, finishing fourth on the

team … Earned NEC All-Tournament honors by collecting a team tournament-high nine kills to go along with three assists, four digs and a block … Earned Rookie of the Week honors for her play in the Duquesne / Robert Morris Invitational in which she amassed 37 kills (.276), 11 assists, three aces, 29 digs and 11 blocks … Recorded double-digit kills in seven matches while reaching at least a .300 hitting percentage in eight matches … Compiled ten matches with doubledigit digs, including four in which she also recorded at least ten kills … Recorded her first double-double by picking up 12 kills and 15 digs, along with an assist and four blocks, against Illinois-Chicago (9/27) … Amassed a season-high 16 kills to go along with 11

digs, three assists and three blocks against NEC foe Central Connecticut State (10/11) … Registered back-to-back double-doubles on consecutive days against league foes, collecting 12 kills and 15 digs, along with four assists and a season-high eight blocks, at Central Connecticut State and 11 kills and 12 digs, along with two assists, two aces and four blocks, at Bryant (10/31, 11/1) … Hit at a season-high .455 clip to go along with five assists, a dig and a block against Howard (8/29) … Collected a season-high seven assists to go along with four kills, an ace, nine digs and two blocks in a 3-1 win at Sacred Heart (11/15) … Recorded a seasonhigh three aces to along with nine kills, 12 digs, an assist and a block in a sweep at

Robert Morris University

St. Francis (N.Y.) (10/25). High School: Four-year letterwinner in volleyball while attending St. Agnes Academy … Led her team to perfect 10-0 conference records and district championships all four years of high school … Earned the Tiger Award in 2005 and

2008 and was named MVP of the St. Mary’s Tournament in 2008 … Named all-state first team and all-district first team in 2007 and 2008 … Under the direction of head coach Lynn Kercheval, guided her team to a state championship in 2005 and a third-place

finish in the state championships in 2007 and 2008. Personal: Daughter of Donald and Karen Craig … Born Aug. 20, 1990 … Has three brothers, Jordan, Taylor and Keaton … Major is nursing.

Career Statistics GP

K/G

Pct.

A/G

SA/G

D/G

B/G

2009 118

251

2.13

149

719

0.142

0.50

0.23

244

2.07

0.56

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Andrea

Catucci

S/L / 5-5 / So. • Davidsonville, Md. / Archbishop Spalding

2009: Played in 28 matches and 49 games … Finished the season with one kill, 12 assists, two aces and 49 digs … Recorded her first collegiate kill and first collegiate assist in a sweep of Howard in the Duquesne / Robert Morris Invitational (8/29) … Reached doublefigures in digs by registering 10 in a match against Wisconsin-Green Bay (9/12) …

Compiled a season-high three assists in a 3-1 victory at Fairleigh Dickinson (11/14) … Registered her first collegiate ace in a 3-1 victory over Radford (8/29). High School: Dual-sport athlete at Archbishop Spalding, participating in volleyball and softball … In 2008 was named the Capital-Gazette Player of the Year, while also earning spots on the Capital-Gazette All-County First Team, the Digital Sports Baltimore All-Met First Team, the Baltimore Sun All-Anne Arundel County First Team and was an honorable mention on the Washington Post “All-Met” Team …

Career Statistics GP

K/G

Pct.

A/G

SA/G

D/G

B/G

2009

0.02

0.167

0.24

0.04

1.00

Named an IAAM “A” Conference All-Star and earned all-tournament honors at the McDonough Invitational … In 2007 garnered second team All-Baltimore Examiner honors and was an IAAM “A” Conference All-Star … Helped lead her high school softball team to three IAAM “A” Conference Championships … Member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Daughter of Roberta and Angelo Catucci … Born Oct. 10, 1991 … Has one brother, A.J. … Major is hospitality and tourism management.

Volleyball Media Guide 15

Lindsey

Monger OH / 5-11 / So. • Rising Sun, Md. / Rising Sun

2009: Appeared in all 34 matches, totaling 106 games … Finished fourth on the team with 148 kills and fifth on the team with 117 digs … Recorded 11 assists, six aces and 39 blocks on the year … Registered two matches with doubledigit kills, compiling 11 at Bowling Green, to go along with five digs and two blocks, and totaling 12 in the home finale against Long Island while hitting .407 (9/12, 11/8) … Recorded three matches with double-digit digs … Corralled a season-high 19 digs to along with four kills, a season-high four blocks, an assist and an ace in a 3-2 win at NEC foe Central Connecticut State (10/31) …

Hit a season high .438 on eight kills with a lone error, while also picking up two digs and two blocks, in a sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson (10/18) … Recorded two aces in back-to-back league games on consecutive days against St. Francis (N.Y.) and Long Island (11/7,

11/8) … Compiled a season-high three assists, along with six kills, six digs and a block, in a 3-1 victory at Fairleigh Dickinson (11/14). High School: Competed in volleyball, basketball and softball in high school, earning four letters in each sport … Led her team to a 1A state championship in 2006, a 2A state championship in 2007 and four regional championships from 2005-2008 … Recorded allcounty first team honors three times and one all-county honorable mention … Named Cecil County’s Player of the Year, team captain and team MVP in both her junior and senior season … Named female athlete of freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior class … In 2008 set the individual tournament record in the semifinal and final match of the state championships with 50 kills/match … Personal: Daughter of Barb and Mike Monger … Born July 1, 1991 … Has one brother, Ian … Her mother, Barb, played volleyball at Florida International University … Major is undecided.

Career Statistics GP

K/G

Pct.

A/G

SA/G

D/G

B/G

2009 106

148

1.40

592

0.090

0.10

0.06

117

1.10

0.37

Robert Morris University

Alex

Deines

S / 5-7 / Fr. • Centennial, Colo. / Littleton

High School: Earned four letters in volleyball and two in swimming at Littleton High School … Finished fifth in Colorado in assists and 12th in digs, while earning All-Continental

Second Team honors, in her senior season … Earned All-Continental Honorable Mention recognition in her junior season … Participated in the 2010 USA Volleyball Junior Olympic National Championships with her club team, Colorado Performance Volleyball Club … Competed with Colorado Performance Volleyball Club for six years … Received high academic honors all four

years of high school … Was a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Daughter of Brenda and Alan Deines … Born March 17, 1992 … Has one sister, Karey, and three brothers, Nathan, Reed and Parker … Her mother, Brenda, also played volleyball … Major is engineering.

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Stephanie

McCarl

OH / 5-11 / Fr. • Darlington, Pa. / Blackhawk

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in volleyball at Blackhawk High School and served as captain her senior season … Named all-state first team for the second consecutive year in 2009 while recording 402 kills … Named #6 in ESPN RISE

Magazine’s top 10 volleyball players in Pennsylvania in 2009 … Was honored with Beaver County Times’ “Bronze Player of the Week” award three times and also named All-WPIAL Class AA First Team in 2009 … Led her team to Blackhawk Volleyball Tournament and Keystone Oaks Tournament Championships in her senior season … Named to Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association (PVCA) Class AA All-State First Team and PVCA Class AA ‘Finest 45’ in

2008 while drilling 317 kills in her junior season … Also named All-WPIAL Class AA First Team and received two all-tournament team awards and a most outstanding hitter recognition in three tournaments in 2008 … Was also a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Daughter of Kevin McCarl … Born August 14, 1992 … Has two sisters, Jackie and Jessica, and one brother, Michael … Major is marketing.

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2009 match-by-match results TEAM RECORD — Overall: 14-20 • Conference: 11-5 • Home: 8-8 • Away: 6-6 • Neutral: 0-6 (3 sets: 8-12; 4 sets: 4-5; 5 sets: 2-3)

Date Opponent Score Score-by-game

Overall Record

Conference Record

Time

Attend

# 08/28/2009

LOYOLA (MD.)

W 3-1

25-19,25-15,20-25,25-10

1-0

0-0

1:40

120

# 08/28/2009

BOWLING GREEN 1-3 L

25-22,23-25,19-25,15-25

1-1

0-0

1:51

200

# 08/29/2009

RADFORD

W 3-1

24-26,25-22,25-13,25-22

2-1

0-0

1:30

# 08/29/2009

HOWARD

W 3-0

25-19,26-24,25-11

3-1

0-0

1:15

82 78

09/1/2009

CLEVELAND STATE 0-3 L

13-25,15-25,15-25

3-2

0-0