2012 Mercer Volleyball Media Guide by Andrew Stabell

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

QUICK FACTS

Quickfacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Media Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macon, Ga. Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,200 Season Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8 Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1833 Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bears Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange and Black Head Coach Damian Elder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I Assistant Coach Scott Schweihofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Sun Assistant Coach Dan Follet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Facility (Capacity) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University Center (3,200) Charlayna Braxton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William D. Underwood Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma Baptist (1982) Jamie Duffy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Cole Jennifer Katona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mercer (1993) Madison Petsos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Athletics Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (478) 301-4130 Monica Sanchez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Athletics Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (478) 301-2061 Codi Schepp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sybil Blalock Zoe Becton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Asst. AD/Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joel Weems Carly Iannarino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Asst. AD/Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amos Mansfield Lizzie Knapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Faculty Athletics Rep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Jeffery Hugdahl Emily Rochefort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Cassie Roy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 TEAM INFORMATION Caroline Carlton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 2011 Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-19 Carter Petsos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 A-Sun Record/Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9/8th Jordan Gollon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Home/Road/Neutral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7/4-8/1-4 Molly Locke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Starters returning/lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/3+libero Hannah Noon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Letterwinners returning/lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11/4 Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

MEET THE BEARS

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Single Season Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Career Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Year-by-Year Leaders/Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 All-time Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 This is Mercer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-39

Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Damian Elder Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresno State (2002) Career Record/Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Season Record at Mercer/Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Season E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . elder_dd@mercer.edu Best time to reach . . . . Contact Media Relations Director Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Schweihofer Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Follett Volleyball Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (478) 301-2268 Volleyball Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (478) 301-5224

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HISTORY

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First year of volleyball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985 All-time record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269-492 (.353)

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Director of Media Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andy Stabell Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (478) 301-5219 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stabell_al@mercer.edu The 2012 Mercer volleyball media guide is a publication of the Director of New Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Graham Mercer University Sports Information Department. The guide Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (478) 301-5209 was written and edited by Andy Stabell. Cover design and Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . graham_jm@mercer.edu layout by Jeff Graham. Editorial assistance provided by Jeff Assistant Dir. of Media Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Farhadi Graham. Photography courtesy of Mercer University Media Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (478) 301-5218 Relations and A-Sun Photos. Special thanks to members of Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . farhadi_jb@mercer.edu the Mercer University Sports Information Department and Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.MercerBears.com volleyball offices.

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MEDIA RELATIONS

MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF

TO THE MEDIA

The 2012 Mercer University Volleyball Media Guide is intended to provide you with general information about the Mercer volleyball team. This information should assist you in your coverage of the team throughout the season. Should you need additional information or assistance, please contact Sports Information volleyball contact, Andy Stabell at (478) 301-5219 with any requests. He can also be reached via e-mail at stabell_al@mercer. edu or via fax at (478) 301-5350.

ANDY STABELL

Director of Media Relations Mens Basketball, Volleyball, Lacrosse, M/W Golf

CREDENTIAL REQUESTS

The Sports Information Office will issue credentials to working press only. All credential requests should be made in writing at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled game.

JEFF GRAHAM Director of New Media

PRACTICES

Football, Women’s Soccer, Softball, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Men’s and Women’s Tennis

As a general rule, all practices are open to the media and the public. There may be instances, however, when all or part of a practice session is closed. Please contact the Sports Information Office in advance if you plan on attending a practice session so an escort can be made avaliable.

JASON FARHADI Assistant Director of Media Relations

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INTERVIEW POLICY

Men’s Soccer, Women’s Basketball Baseball, Tennis

Media interviews of players and coaches are encouraged, and every effort will be made to accommodate media requests. In-person interviews are preferred, but telephone interviews Check out all of Mercer University’s sports and news on Mercan be arranged through the Mercer Sports Information Office. Under no circumstances will student-athletes’ residence cer’s official athletics webpage, MercerBears.com! numbers be supplied to the media.

INTERVIEWS

All interviews with Mercer student-athletes should be coordinated through the Sports Information Office. Players are generally avaliable for interviews up to 30 minutes prior to the start of practice and directly afterward. Head coach Damian Elder is generally available in the morning.

POST-GAME INTERVIEWS

Following a 10-minute “cooling-off” period, coaches and players from both teams will be made available to media members. The Sports Information Office will poll the media prior to the end of the game to determine any player requests.

FAX & EMAIL SERVICE

Media outlets may request to be included on the broadcast fax and email lists to receieve updates regarding Mercer volleyball. The Mercer Sports Information Office fax number is (478) 301-5350. To be added, submit a request to stabell_al@ mercer.edu.

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The Mercer Sports Information Office is located in Suite 135 on the first floor of the University Center.

ON THE INTERNET

Additional information on the Mercer athletics program can be found online. News releases, player and coach biographies, historical data, live audio streaming, results and statistics on all 14 athletic programs can be found online at www.mercerbears.com. MERCERBEARS.com

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2012 SCHEDULE Date Day 8/31 9/1 9/1

Fri. Sat. Sat.

Opponent Location Charleston Southern Invite Furman Charleston, S.C. Charleston Southern Charleston, S.C. Canisius Charleston, S.C.

9/4

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at Georgia Southern

Fri. Sat. Sat.

Georgia State Invitational South Alabama Atlanta, Ga. Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. Samford Atlanta, Ga.

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9/7 9/8 9/8

Statesboro, Ga.

Winthrop Classic

Time TBA 2 p.m. TBA 6 p.m. 5 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m.

9/14 9/15 9/15

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Winthrop Western Carolina North Carolina A&T

Rock Hill, S.C. Rock Hill, S.C. Rock Hill, S.C.

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

9/18 9/21 9/22 9/28 9/29 10/5 10/6 10/9 10/13 10/16 10/19 10/20 10/26 10/27 11/2 11/3 11/6 11/8 11/15 11/16 11/17 11/18

Tues. Fri. Sat. Fri. Sat. Fri. Sat. Tues. Sat. Tues. Fri. Sat. Fri. Sat. Fri. Sat. Tues. Thur. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun.

*East Tennessee State *Stetson *Florida Gulf Coast *Northern Kentucky *Lipscomb *North Florida *Jacksonville *East Tennessee State *Kennesaw State *USC Upstate *Florida Gulf Coast *Stetson *Jacksonville *North Florida *Northern Kentucky *Lipscomb *USC Upstate *Kennesaw State Atlantic Sun Tournament Atlantic Sun Tournament Atlantic Sun Tournament Atlantic Sun Tournament

Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla. Johnson City, Tenn. Kennesaw, Ga. Macon, Ga. Fort Myers, Fla. DeLand, Fla. Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga. Highland Heights, Ky. Nashville, Tenn. Spartanburg, S.C. Macon, Ga. Nashville, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn.

6 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. TBA TBA TBA TBA

All times eastern Home games are in bold * - Atlantic Sun Conference match Schedule is subject to change MERCERBEARS.com

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2012 SEASON PREVIEW The 2012 fall season marks a rebirth for the Mercer volleyball program. For the first time nine years, the team is under new leadership, as Damian Elder takes over the hard-court coaching duties for the first time since being introduced as the program leader in January 2012. While the sideline leadership may reflect fresh faces, the on-court depth chart is one of the most seasoned in recent memory. Nearly two thirds of the roster is comprised of juniors and seniors, hungry to leave a legacy as leaders of the first Mercer team to win a conference title and go to the NCAA Tournament. One obvious challenge for Elder and his staff is replacing four departed starters from last year’s team that finished 12-19 (4-9 A-Sun). In their place, Elder’s first recruiting class features four newcomers that have spent the preseason challenging the established players for playing time. “I was pleasantly surprised when the new players got here,” Elder said. “They integrated themselves emotionally with the team and our philosophy early. They have come in and challenged the returners every day psychically. From day one, they have been doing the conditioning right and executing fantastically on the court.” In the annual preseason A-Sun Coaches’ poll, the Bears were picked to finish seventh in the 10-team league. Here’s a detailed breakdown of the 2012 volleyball team by position. MIDDLE BLOCKER

OUTSIDE HITTERS Among outside hitters, senior Jamie Duffy has distinguished herself as the clear leader of the pack. Over the past MERCERBEARS.com

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“Because of experience, I’m looking for the middle hitting group to play with confidence early on,” Elder said. “Madison and Jordan are pushing in practice every day to get a starting spot. For sure they will get on the court, it’s that close.”

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Adding to the mix at the middle blocker position are returning upperclassmen Madison Petsos, Zoe Becton and incoming freshman Jordan Gollon.

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Braxton is coming off her most productive season to date, as she put together career-best averages of 1.56 kills and 0.78 blocks per set last year. Mercer fans have come to know her as the team’s sparkplug, as evidenced by her improved averages of 2.07 kills and 1.15 blocks per set in Mercer victories a year ago.

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Elder’s expectations for Katona fall in line with her efforts last season, when she finished among the top A-Sun players in blocks per set (0.88 – 4th), kills per set (2.38 – 16th), hitting percentage (.248 – 9th), and points per set (3.01 – 13th). Standing at 6-foot-3, Katona commands attention from opponents as one of the six tallest A-Sun players.

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“I’m looking for Jen to have a great season statistically and with Layna as one of our captains, she makes sure the team stays together and she contributes in a very physical way,” Elder said.

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The middle blocking group is a bright spot for Elder his staff, as the Bears return all four players who spent time at the position last season. Vying for the role of starting middle blocker are the senior duo of Jen Katona and Charlayna Braxton, two of A-Sun’s most physically imposing players.

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2012 SEASON PREVIEW two seasons, Duffy has started 47 matches and enters her senior year fifth among A-Sun active kill leaders. As a captain, Elder has noticed her ability to set an example for her younger teammates. “She’s the most able all around,” Elder said. “She has the experience as well and has been controlling the ball really well in the preseason.”

2012 Atlantic Sun Preseason Poll Rank 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

School (First Place Votes) Lipscomb (6) FGCU (1) ETSU (3) Kennesaw State North Florida Jacksonville Mercer Northern Kentucky Stetson USC Upstate

Votes 95 86 83 65 61 52 38 30 25 15

Returners Codi Schepp and Cassie Roy are joined by newcomer Molly Locke in a battle for the second outside hitter position, a spot that Elder asserts has yet to be solidified. Schepp and Roy have the upper hand in experience - with 289 collegiate sets between the two - but Locke has shown the ability to contribute right away and expects to see significant court time early on.

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RIGHTSIDE On the rightside, Elder has a valuable cache of talent to work with between sophomore Caroline Carlton, junior Lizzie Knapper and sophomore transfer Carter Petsos. Based on last year’s performance, Carlton has shown an explosive athletic ability that places her atop the depth chart at the position, while Knapper provides a strong second option at the spot. Carter Petsos figures to work her way into playing time as she adjusts to the pace of Division I volleyball.

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SETTER At the setter position, Elder returns a proven court leader in Monica Sanchez. Sanchez piled up 504 assists last year, splitting time with the departed Madeline Dolny at setter. Thus far, Sanchez has earned the right to control the offense, while junior Carly Iannarino works her way back into the fold after missing her entire sophomore year with a knee injury. Once she returns to full strength, Iannarino will provide Elder with a substantial one-two punch at the setter spot. Before missing last season, Iannarino had a stretch of 18-straight double-digit assist matches her freshman year, ultimately finishing that campaign with over 400 helpers. Freshman Hannah Noon rounds out the setter trio, but will start the season hampered by injury. When she returns, Elder believes the Niceville, Florida product will help promote healthy competition at the position. LIBERO Mercer’s 2012 fall season also is the first in recent history without an incumbent libero to manage the back line. Despite losing former A-Sun Libero of the Year Charlotte Harris, Elder feels confident with Emily Rochefort assuming the role of defensive leader. MERCERBEARS.com

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2012 SEASON PREVIEW Rochefort performed admirably in the role of backup last season, ultimately earning three starts on the season. In those moments, the Savannah native showed flashes of brilliance, as evidenced by five double-digit dig matches, including a career-high 16 dig effort against A-Sun rival Stetson. SCHEDULE Three non-conference tournaments and an 18game conference slate comprise the bulk of the 2012 Mercer volleyball schedule as announced by head coach Damian Elder.

2012 Preseason All-A-Sun Team Pos. OH OH S S L OH OH

Name (Class) Megan Devine (Jr.) Jill Hopper (So.) Gigi Meyer (So.) Sam Metroka (Jr.) Camielle Pedraza (Jr.) Kaycee Green (Sr.) Paige Pridgeon (Sr.)

School ETSU FGCU FGCU Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Lipscomb North Florida

Elder’s first season at the helm of the program is set to begin at the Charleston Southern Invitational in Charleston, South Carolina. Aside from host Charleston Southern, Mercer will also meet Furman and Canisius as part of the two day event on August 31-September 1.

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All told, five of Mercer’s 19 opponents finished the 2011 season with top-150 RPI’s, while three of those (Furman, Samford, Lipscomb) finished last year year among the top-100.

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Other notable A-Sun home matches include a test against the defending A-Sun champions, Lipscomb (Sept. 29), a Senior Night clash with North Florida (Oct. 27) and the home slate finale against in-state rival Kennesaw State (Nov. 8).

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On September 18, Mercer’s 18-game conference schedule kicks off as the team hosts East Tennessee State at the University Center. The conference opener marks the start of a five-game homestand that features a programfirst matchup with the newest A-Sun member school, Northern Kentucky, on September 28.

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Mercer’s non-conference schedule concludes with a trip to the Winthrop Classic on September 14-15. Other teams at the event are Winthrop, Western Carolina and North Carolina A&T.

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On September 4, the Bears travel to Georgia Southern before heading north to the Georgia State Invitational on September 7-8. In Atlanta, the Orange and Black will play South Alabama, host Georgia State and Samford, the reigning Southern Conference Champions.

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DAMIAN ELDER

FIRST SEASON AT MERCER FRESNO STATE‘02

Damian Elder was named head coach of the Mercer volleyball team on January 17, 2012. “We are extremely pleased to add Coach Elder to the Mercer family,” Mercer Director of Athletics Jim Cole said. “He brings over a decade of top-level hardwood coaching experience and has proven the ability to build a successful sand volleyball program. I’m confident we have found the right man to lead our program going forward.”

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Elder assumes his first head coaching role after spending 11 years as either an assistant or an associate coach in some of the nation’s elite conferences. In three coaching stops prior to Mercer, Elder has coached in the Pacific-12, the Southeastern Conference and the Southern Conference.

College of Charleston (Assistant Coach) Year................................................................................. W-L 2011.............................................................................25-10 Mercer University (Sand Volleyball Head Coach) Year................................................................................. W-L 2012..................................................................................1-9

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A 2002 graduate of Fresno State, Elder is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Arts in Teaching from The Citadel.

South Carolina (Associate Head Coach) 2006.............................................................................15-17 2007.............................................................................14-15 2008............................................................................... 21-9 2009.............................................................................14-16 2010............................................................................... 7-23 Five Seasons.............................................................71-80

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Elder got his start in Division I volleyball at Stanford, spending two seasons as a volunteer assistant coach with the Cardinal. In his first season at Stanford, the team captured the 2004 NCAA Division I National Championship.

Stanford (Volunteer Assistant) Year................................................................................. W-L 2004............................................................................... 30-6 2005............................................................................... 26-6 Two Seasons.............................................................56-12

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During his time at South Carolina, the school fielded its first competitive sand volleyball team. Elder assumed responsibility of the sand program, instituting the first sand training program and first SEC sand camp before leading the team to the SEC Beach Championship title in 2009.

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Before his stint in Charleston, Elder spent five seasons as the associate head coach at South Carolina. His teams at South Carolina racked up 71 wins over that time, including posting a program-record 21 victories in 2002.

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Most recently, Elder was an assistant at the College of Charleston in 2011. At Charleston, he helped guide the Cougars to a 25-10 (14-2 SoCon) record and a runner-up finish in the 2011 SoCon Championship.

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Scott Schweihofer was named assistant coach of the Mercer volleyball team on February 8, 2012.

FIRST SEASON AT MERCER LIMESTONE‘11

Schweihofer brings six years of collegiate coaching experience to the program after holding various coaching positions at the College of Charleston, Limestone College, Presbyterian College and Michigan State.

SCOTT SCHWEIHOFER

A 2011 graduate of Limestone College, Schweihofer spent two seasons playing for the Saints after transferring from Michigan State. In two years at Limestone, Schweihofer was named team MVP twice on his way to finishing as the program’s career leader in aces, kills, attacking attempts and games played. In his senior campaign, he earned the school’s first all-conference selection when he garnered a first-team nod from Conference Carolinas. While attending Limestone, Schweihofer spent time as the women’s volleyball assistant coach at nearby Presbyterian College, where he helped the program transition from Division II to Division I. As a member of the Blue Hose staff, he was responsible for video editing, game tape exchange, practice planning and scheduling, game strategy and recruiting. Before transferring to Limestone, Schweihofer was a student assistant for the women’s volleyball team at Michigan State. His time at MSU saw the Spartans advance to the NCAA Sweet-16 and compile a 21-14 (10-10 Big Ten) record.

In Charleston, Schweihofer coordinated opponent film breakdown, video editing, film exchange, practice planning and game day operations.

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DAN FOLLETT

SECOND SEASON AT MERCER LIMESTONE‘11

Follet, a native of Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, joins the staff after graduating from Juniata College in the spring of 2011. While at Juniata, Follett was a three-year starter and letterwinner for the Eagles and a key member of the 2009 squad that captured the Molten Division III National Championship. That same year, the team advanced to the championship of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association finals before falling to Penn State.

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While competing for Juniata, Follett worked as an instructional coach at the Penn State Volleyball camp, helping develop campers’ fundamental skills while emphasizing the value of teamwork. Prior to his time at Juniata, Follett was a highly decorated four-year player at Seneca Valley Senior High School. Follett’s list of individual accolades includes being named to the 2007 Fab-50 All-State team, a first-team All-WPIAL selection in 2007 and a second-team All-WPIAL selection in 2006. Follet also collected first-team all-section honors in three seasons with Seneca Valley.

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After graduating from Limestone with a B.S. in Physical Education, Schweihofer signed on with the College of Charleston in an assistant coaching position. With his help, the Cougars posted a 25-10 (13-3 SoCon) record and advanced to the conference tournament final.

Follett’s coaching experience began in high school, where he spend time as an assistant coach of the school’s women’s varsity team and head coach of the women’s JV team. In those capacities, Follett helped plan and organize practices, made in-game adjustments and helped organize the 2006 Seneca Volleyball Tournament. In 2007, Follett also served as head coach of the Pittsburgh Elite U-15 Boy’s Volleyball Club, coaching the team in several tournaments including a trip to the USAV Boy’s National Tournament. While coaching for Mercer, Follett plans to complete coursework towards a Master’s degree in Business Administration. MERCERBEARS.com

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CHARLAYNA

BRAXTON

SENIOR MIDDLE BLOCKER POWDER SPRINGS, GA. THE LOVETT SCHOOL

2010 Appeared in eight matches and earned four starts … Tallied 18 kills while collecting eight total blocks … Led the team with six total blocks at Portland State (8/28) … Knocked down four kills on just 10 attempts (.300 hitting pct.) at Washington (8/27) … Pounded out five kills on seven swings (.571 hitting pct.) versus Savannah State (9/21) … Spiked five kills with zero errors at UNC Asheville (10/26) … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree. 2009 Appeared in eight matches …Notched first collegiate career dig versus Austin Peay (8/28) … Recorded first collegiate career kill against Lipscomb (10/17). 2008 Attended the University of Alabama-Birmingham and was a member of the Blazers volleyball team.

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2011 Started 22 of the 28 matches she appeared in … Topped the 100-kill plateau for the first time in her career, finishing the season with 128 kills … One of four Mercer players to average 0.78 blocks or more per match … Block average of 0.78 ranked eighth best among A-Sun players … Put together eight straight matches with five or more kills … Recorded five or more kills on 16 occasions … Posted a career singlematch high 12 kills at Stetson (11/5) … Booked a hitting percentage of .400 or better three times … Tallied four or more total blocks eight times … Also competed as a member of Mercer’s inaugural sand volleyball team.

BRAXTON’S CAREER STATS

Year SP 2009 2010 2011 Total

K/G E

8 1 0.12 5 15 18 1.20 9 82 128 1.56 53 105 147 1.40 67

TA PCT A A/G SA SA/G SE RE

13 49 375 437

-.308 .184 .200 .183

0 0 4 4

0.00 0.00 0.05 0.04

0 0 0 0

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

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D/G 0.12 0.27 0.23 0.23

BS BA TOT B/G 0 2 9 11

0 6 55 61

0 8 64 72

0.00 0.53 0.78 0.69

BE BHE 0 0 5 5

0 0 1 1

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JAMIE

DUFFY

SENIOR OUTSIDE HITTER MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIF. MIRA COSTA HS

2011 Started 26 of Mercer’s 31 matches … Ranked third on the team and 16th among A-Sun players in digs per set (2.98) … Set a career highs with season totals of 313 digs, 16 service aces and 20 assists … Notched four doubledoubles … Posted double digit kill totals in six matches … Led or tied for the team lead in kills on three occasions … Collected 10 or more digs in 17 matches, including two streaks of four straight matches with 10+ digs … Finished with a hitting percentage of .350 or better three times … Also competed as a member of Mercer’s inaugural sand volleyball team, partnering with teammate Cassie Roy as Mercer’s No. 1 pairing.

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2010 Appeared in 30 of Mercer’s 32 matches and earned 21 starts… One of three Bears to top the 200-kill plateau and average more than two kills per set … Ranked second on the team with a 2.17 k/s average … Third on the roster with 233 digs … Notched three double-double performances … Led or tied for the team lead in kills on eight occasions … Tallied double digit kills on seven occasions … Strung together five-straight games with 10 or more digs … Had a career best 20 kills while adding 15 digs at Campbell (10/30) … Pounded out 14 kills with just two errors versus Hampton (9/18) … Collected nine kills with just one error at UNC Asheville (10/26) … Named an ASun All-Academic Honoree.

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Year SP 2009 2010 2011 Total

26 93 105 224

26 203 171 400

K/G E

1.00 2.18 1.63 1.79

18 105 98 221

TA PCT A A/G SA SA/G SE RE

116 736 632 1484

.069 3 0.12 .133 12 0.13 .116 20 0.19 .121 35 0.16

0 10 16 26

0.00 0.11 0.15 0.12

0 39 35 74

2 33 35 70

DIG 33 233 313 579

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D/G 1.27 2.51 2.98 2.58

BS BA TOT B/G 0 2 2 4

5 30 19 54

5 32 21 58

0.19 0.34 0.20 0.26

BE BHE 0 3 4 7

1 1 2 4

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Personal Full name is Jamie Rose Duffy ... Daughter of James Duffy and Andrea Micallef ... Born on January 11, 1991.

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High School: Played for the Mira Costa High School team that was ranked No. 1 in the country by USA Today from 2004-2008 … Member of back-to-back volleyball state championship teams, including the 2007 squad that went 37-0 and captured a national championship ... Played for the legendary Dae Lea Aldrich, who has led her team to 24 conference titles in 25 years, 14 California Interscholastic Federation Southern section Titles, six state titles and three national championships … Also played in the California Interscholastic Federation Tournament in two seasons.

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2009 Appeared in 12 matches … Led the newcomers in kill total (26) and digs (33) … Posted a career-high in kills (6) and digs (8) against Campbell (9/18) … Tallied three assists Had five kills in back-to-back matches against A-Sun opponents ETSU and Belmont … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree.

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KATONA #10 JENNIFER

SENIOR MIDDLE BLOCKER SANTA MONICA, CALIF. SANTA MONICA HS

2010 (Pittsburgh) Started nine matches, piling up 86 kills and 28 total blocks for the Panthers … Recorded her second career 10-kill game against Tulane (9/4). 2009 (Pittsburgh) Appeared in 18 sets as a freshman … Knocked down 22 kills and notched 13 total blocks … Earned a start and responded with 10 kills against Youngstown State (9/20) .. Had five kills on just eight swings against Maryland Eastern Shore (9/20). High School Led Santa Monica High School to the 2008 CIF Division III AA High School Championships where her team finished second...named a Marlborough All-Tournament Team selection for the 2006 and 2007 seasons...a 2007 Torrance All-Tournament Team honoree...served as team captain in 2007...three-time All-Ocean League First Team member...garnered All-Ocean League Most Outstanding and All-CIF First Team honors in 2008... five-year member of the Sunshine Volleyball Club that took third place at the 2006 National Division Tournament...selected to the Southern California High Performance Global Challenge...also an All-Ocean League high jumper, triple jumper, long jumper, and 110 meter hurdler. Personal Full name is Jennifer Renee Katona … Born on August 22, 1991 in West Hills, Calif. … Daughter of Don Katona and Karen Heard … Resides with Stuart Schurmann and Karen Heard … Majoring in Anthropology.

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2011 Started all 31 of Mercer’s matches, leading the team’s newcomers with 266 kills … Finished among A-Sun leaders in hitting percentage (9th - .248), kill average (16th – 2.38) … block average (4th – 0.88) and point average (13th – 3.01) … Led or tied for the team lead in kills on 10 occasions … Posted a collegiate career high 16 kills twice, against Florida A&M (9/17) and against Stetson (10/8) … Notched 10 or more kills in seven matches … Led Mercer with 10 kills at Georgia Tech (9/10) …Had a three-match stretch with 13 or more kills against North Florida (10/1), Florida Gulf Coast (10/7) and Stetson (10/8) … Also competed as a member of Mercer’s inaugural sand volleyball team.

KATONA’S CAREER STATS

Year SP 2009 2010 2011 Total

18 67 107 192

22 86 255 363

K/G E

1.22 1.28 2.38 1.89

TA PCT A A/G SA SA/G SE RE

5 42 .405 0 60 325 .080 3 99 629 .248 13 164 996 .200 16

0.00 0.04 0.12 0.08

0 2 14 16

0.00 0.03 0.13 0.08

0 5 23 28

0 1 0 1

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D/G 0.06 0.28 0.63 0.45

BS BA TOT B/G 2 11 3 25 13 81 18 117

13 28 94 135

0.72 0.42 0.88 0.70

BE BHE 2 3 16 21

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MADISON

PETSOS

SENIOR MIDDLE BLOCKER PORTSMOUTH, VA. NORFOLK COLLEGIATE SCHOOL

2011 Started four of the nine matches she appeared in … Led the team with a .304 hitting percentage … Posted multiple kills in five of her nine matches … Finished with a hitting percentage of at least .500 on four occasions … Notched a season-high seven block assists at Georgia Tech (9/10) … Had three kills on six attacks in Mercer’s 3-2 win over Georgia (9/10) … Knocked down a season-high six kills on 12 attempts versus Georgia State (9/13) … Also competed as a member of Mercer’s inaugural sand volleyball team.

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2010 (Juniata) Appeared in 20 sets for the Eagles while earning two starts … Knocked down 38 kills for an average of 1.9 kills per set … Collected seven block assists and a pair of block solos.

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2009 (Juniata) Saw action in 12 matches … Tallied 23 kills on 59 swings … Notched three block solos and three block assists.

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High School: Played four seasons of volleyball for Olga O’Donnell at Nofolk Collegiate school … Also competed for Caleb Adams and Mike Williams of the Beach Elite Volleyball Club.

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Personal Full name is Virginia Madison Petsos … Born on May 30, 1991 in Orlando, Fla. … Daughter of Nick and Ginger Petsos … Has a sister, Mary-Elizabeth Luoma (31) and a brother, Carter (19).

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Year SP 2009 2010 2011 Total

21 20 23 64

18 38 18 74

K/G E

1.10 1,90 0.78 1.15

7 13 4 24

TA PCT A A/G SA SA/G SE RE

59 90 46 195

.271 .278 .304 .256

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0.05 0.00 0.00 0.02

0 0 0 0

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

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0 0 0 0

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BS BA TOT B/G 3 7 3 13

3 2 19 24

6 9 22 37

0.29 0.45 0.96 0.58

BE BHE 0 0 1 1

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SANCHEZ#16 MONICA

SENIOR SETTER SCHAUMBURG, ILL. SCHAUMBURG HS

2010 (Kishwaukee College) Sixth among NJCAA Division II players in assists per set (10.04) … Sixth among NJCAA Division II players in aces per set (0.84) … Piled up a total of 1536 assists in 153 sets … Also tallied 136 kills with only eight attack errors … Served 129 aces for an average of 0.84 aces per set. 2009 (Kishwaukee College) Ranked sixth in NJCAA Division II with 9.54 assists per set … Racked up 658 assists in 69 sets played … Also recorded 40 kills with just two attacking errors … Delivered 50 service aces for an average of 0.73 aces per set … Finished the season with 78 digs and 11 total blocks. High School Earned a varsity letter at Schaumburg High School under guidance of head coach Jeanette Panenatz. Personal Monica Kristen Sanchez was born on September 25, 1990 … Daughter of Ruben and Pam Sanchez … Has two sisters, Jackie (27) and Deanna (23).

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2011 Appeared in 25 of Mercer’s 31 matches … Ranked 12th among A-Sun players in assists per set (5.73) … Posted double digit assist totals in 22 matches … Topped 30 assists four times, including a season-high 44 assist effort at Stetson (11/5) … Recorded four doubledoubles, highlighted by a 37 assist-13 dig performance at Florida Gulf Coast (11/4) … Started the final four matches of the year, responding with averages of 34.75 assists and 8.75 digs during that stretch … Also competed as a member of Mercer’s inaugural sand volleyball team.

SANCHEZ’S CAREER STATS

Year SP 2009 2010 2011 Total

69 153 88 310

40 136 20 196

K/G E

0.58 0.88 0.23 0.63

2 8 11 21

TA PCT A A/G SA SA/G SE RE

60 160 79 299

.633 658 9.54 .800 1536 10.03 .114 504 5.73 .585 2,698 8.70

50 129 12 191

0.73 0.84 0.14 0.62

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DIG 78 224 148 450

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D/G 1.13 1.46 1.68 1.45

BS BA TOT B/G - - 0 -

- - 5 -

11 40 5 56

0.16 0.26 0.06 0.18

BE BHE - - 1 -

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CODI

SCHEPP

SENIOR MIDDLE BLOCKER VERNON, BRITISH COLUMBIA KALAMALKA SEC. SCHOOL

2011 Earned playing time in 15 matches, making one start ... Piled up 30 kills, 19 digs and eight total blocks … Spiked a season-high six kills against UNC Wilmington (8/27) … Notched three block assists in two sets against Samford (9/9) … Booked a season-high seven digs at Savannah State (10/13) ... Inserted into the starting lineup in Mercer’s win over Georgia (9/10) … Also competed as a member of Mercer’s inaugural sand volleyball team. 2010 (Paris Junior College) Played 119 sets … Led the team in aces (53), aces per set (0.45), total blocks (69.5) and blocks per set (0.58) .. Ranked second on the team in kills (281) and kills per set (2.36). preview review

Personal Codi Layne Schepp was in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on May 27, 1991 … Daughter of Darren and Carol Schepp … Has two sisters, Dana (22) and Darayln (17) … Majoring in Bio-Chemistry.

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High School Three sport athlete (volleyball, basketball, soccer) at Kalamalka Sectional School … Captured MVP honors at the Provincial Tournament in both 2006 and 2008 … Led the team to a British Columbia AAA Provincial Championship … Also played for the Vernon and Kelowna Volleyball clubs.

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2009 (Paris Junior College) Saw action in 97 sets, leading the team in hitting percentage (.390), aces (34) and aces per set (0.35) … Knocked down 168 kills for an average of 1.73 kills per set.

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Year SP 2009 2010 2011 Total

97 119 27 243

168 281 30 479

K/G E

1.73 2.36 1.11 1.97

29 104 26 139

TA PCT A A/G SA SA/G SE RE

356 684 118 1158

.390 10 0.10 .258 8 0.07 .034 1 0.04 .294 19 0.08

34 53 0 87

0.35 0.45 0.00 0.36

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DIG 81 50 19 150

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BS BA TOT B/G - - 2 -

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87 70 8 165

0.90 0.58 0.30 0.68

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ZOE

BECTON

JUNIOR MIDDLE BLOCKER ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. DEL NORTE HS

High School Named to the America Volleyball Coaches’ Association’s “Top Players to Watch” list ... Collected All-district Player the Year honors in her senior season ... Named the APS Outstanding Female Athlete in the fall of 2009 ... Selected to the All-Tournament team in the 2008 APS Farmers City Varsity Volleyball Tournament ... Three-time All-District selection ... Also participated in student government, National Honor Society, Youth and Government, and Earth Club ... Elected Student Body Vice President and President of the Black Student Union. Personal Zoe Becton was born July 29, 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico ... Has a young sister, Eleni and a younger brother Jesse ... Daughter of Adele and Jesse Becton.

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2010 Appeared in four matches … Earned a start and collected two kills and two block assists in Mercer’s first match of the season against Eastern Washington (8/27) … Knocked down three kills on two separate occasions … Finished the season with eight kills and three total blocks … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree.

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2011 Appeared in seven matches, making three starts … Finished the year with a career high 19 kills … Knocked down four kills in Mercer’s season opener against Davidson (11/16) … Led the team with a career high seven kills against Savannah State (11/9) … Tallied at least one kill in six of her seven matches played … Also competed as a member of Mercer’s inaugural sand volleyball team.

BECTON’S CAREER STATS

Year SP 2010 6 2011 12 Total 18

K/G E

8 1.33 9 19 1.58 9 27 1.50 18

TA PCT A A/G SA SA/G SE RE 25 -.040 0 42 .238 0 67 .134 0

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0.00 0.25 0.17

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3 7 10

3 8 11

0.50 0.67 0.61

BE BHE 1 1 2

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IANNARINO #4 CARLY

JUNIOR SETTER CHARLOTTE, N.C. SOUTHLAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

2011 Redshirted due to injury. 2010 Ranked second on the team in assists (404) … Tallied double digit assists in 18-straight contests and 22 of Mercer’s final 23 matches … Topped the 20-assist mark on five occasions … Led or tied for the team lead in aces on seven occasions … Collected a season-high 27 assists while adding seven digs at UNC Wilmington (10/31) … Notched her first career double-double performance with 19 assists and 10 digs at Florida A&M (10/23) … Had a pair of service aces against Georgia Southern (9/11) … Earned first career start at UNC Asheville (10/26). preview

High School Four-year letterwinner for Rachel Noreika at Southlake Christian Academy … Named all-conference in sophomore, junior and senior seasons … Garnered all-state honors as a senior … Elected captain of the Eagles in her senior season … Helped lead the team to a conference title and a third-place finish in the state championships.

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Personal Full name is Carly Marie Iannarino … Born in Charlotte, N.C. on June 21, 1992 … Daughter of Steve and Darla Kay Iannarino … Has two sisters, Lucy (14) and Grace (10) … Majoring in mathematics.

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2010 100 15 0.15 7 Total 100 15 0.15 7

TA PCT A A/G SA SA/G SE RE 55 55

.145 404 4.04 .145 404 4.04

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0.12 0.12

35 35

0 0

DIG 126 126

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BS BA TOT B/G 0 0

0 0

0.00 0.00

BE BHE 0 0

24 24

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KNAPPER #14 LIZZIE

JUNIOR RIGHTSIDE CLEVELAND, OHIO WHITEWATER HS

2011 Saw action in three matches, collecting three kills and a dig on the year … Had a career high two kills against Savannah State (11/9) … Also competed as a member of Mercer’s inaugural sand volleyball team, partnering with teammate Erin Brett as Mercer’s No. 5 pairing.

High School Three-year varsity player at Whitewater High School ... Helped lead the team to the GHSA 4-A Region and State Championship as a senior ... Named the Alan Vigil Ford Student Athlete of the Week in October of 2009 ... Is a Mercer Presidential Scholar ... Graduated top-five in her graduating class with a 4.0 GPA. Personal Elizabeth Leigh Knapper was born on February 8, 1992 in Cleveland, Ohio ... Has two younger brothers, Drake (18) and Quinn (13) and an older sister, Kasie (20) ... Daughter of Ed and Mary Knapper ... Majoring in both Mathematics and Psychology.

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2010 Appeared in two matches … Notched first collegiate kill and ace in a victory over Savannah State (9/21) … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree.

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Year SP 2010 2 2011 6 Total 8

K 1 3 4

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0.50 0 0.50 4 0.50 4

TA PCT A A/G SA SA/G SE RE 3 .333 0 14 -.071 0 17 .000 0

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1 0 1

0.50 0.00 0.12

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0 0 0

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0 0 0

0.00 0.00 0.00

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ROCHEFORT#13 EMILY

JUNIOR OUTSIDE HITTER/DEF. SPECIALIST SAVANNAH, GA. ST. VINCENT’S ACADEMY

2011 Saw action in 19 matches, earning three starts … Topped 100 digs for the first time, finishing the year with 136 … Tallied 10 or more digs on five occasions … Finished the year with five straight matches of 5+ digs … Posted a career high single-match dig total with 16 against Stetson (10/8) … Contributed two kills and 13 digs at Stetson (11/5) … Also competed as a member of Mercer’s inaugural sand volleyball team, partnering with teammate Caroline Carlton as Mercer’s No. 3 pairing.

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2010 Appeared in 11 matches … Collected nine digs in the opening match of the season versus Eastern Washington (8/27) … Also had nine digs against UT Martin (9/3) … Recorded her first collegiate kill on Sept. 21 against Savannah State … Finished the match versus Savannah State with a career-high three kills … Recorded a pair of services aces in two match… Had two assists on two occasions … Tied for the team lead in aces in two contests … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree.

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2010 19 2011 60 Total 79

K/G E

3 0.16 3 7 0.12 6 10 0.13 9

TA PCT A A/G SA SA/G SE RE 12 41 53

.000 7 0.37 .024 7 0.12 .019 14 0.18

6 6 12

0.32 0.10 0.15

5 14 19

0 5 5

DIG 33 136 169

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D/G 1.74 2.27 2.14

BS BA TOT B/G 0 5 5

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0.00 0.00 0.00

BE BHE 0 0 0

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Personal Full name is Emily Elizabeth Rochefort … Born on Dec. 18, 1992 in Savannah, Ga. … Daughter of Michael and Cindy Rochefort … Has one brother, Patrick (17) … Majoring in education.

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High School Three sport athlete at St. Vincent’s Academy in Savannah … Earned four letters in volleyball, three in basketball and three in track … Selected as the All-Region MVP in senior season ... Participated at the Georgia Senior All-Star volleyball match in Atlanta ... 2009 Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee for St. Vincent’s Academy ... Led the Saints to a 27-11 record and the state quarterfinals … Also played club volleyball for Kelly Barbee and Club Savannah.

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ROY

JUNIOR OUTSIDE HITTER/DEF. SPECIALIST PALM HARBOR, FLA. PALM HARBOR HS

2010 Appeared in 12 matches … Recorded first collegiate kill and notched career highs in aces (4) and digs (9) in a win over UT Martin (9/3) … Had two or more aces in three matches … Led or tied for the team lead in aces on four occasions … Finished the season with 11 kills, 36 digs and nine aces … Named an A-Sun All-Academic Honoree. High School Named to the All-Suncoast first team in senior season ... Two-time member of the All-County first team ... Member of the 2008 and 2009 Palm Harbor University 5A District 9/6A District 7 Champions ... Team captain and MVP in junior and senior seasons ... Participated in the 2007 USA Holiday Invitational Camp and USA High Performance D-I Camp ... 2009 Wendy’s High School Heisman school winner for Palm Harbor University High … Named an All-County honorable mention in 2006 and 2007 ... Four-year letterwinner at Palm Harbor University High. Personal Daughter of Robert and Carol Roy ... Born on July 1, 1992 in Staten Island, NY … Other hobbies include track, swimming, Taekwondo and scrapbooking.

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2011 Fall season was limited to nine matches due to injury … Hammered out 15 kills and notched 29 digs in 23 sets … Posted career-highs in kills (9) and digs (11) in Mercer’s win at Savannah State (10/13) … Picked up at least one serve ace in four of her nine matches played … Also competed as a member of Mercer’s inaugural sand volleyball team, partnering with teammate Jamie Duffy as Mercer’s No. 1 pairing.

ROY’S CAREER STATS

Year SP 2010 23 2011 23 Total 46

K/G E

11 0.48 8 15 0.65 6 26 0.57 14

TA PCT A A/G SA SA/G SE RE 48 45 93

.062 .200 .129

2 2 4

0.09 0.09 0.09

9 5 14

0.39 0.22 0.30

3 8 11

7 2 9

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D/G 1.57 1.26 1.41

BS BA TOT B/G 0 0 0

0 1 1

0.00 0.04 0.02

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CAROLINE

CARLTON

SOPHOMORE RIGHTSIDE/MIDDLE BLOCKER FRANKLIN, TENN. INDEPENDENCE HS

2011 Appeared in 25 matches with four starts … Led or tied for the team lead in kills twice … Had 11 matches with six or more kills … Pounded out a season-high 13 kills against Chattanooga (10/18) … Finished with a hitting percentage of .400 or better four times … Collected at least one block in 18 matches, highlighted by a season-high six-block performance against UNC Wilmington (8/27).

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High School Set the Independence High School records for kills … Named a Tennessee Sport Writer’s All-State Player twice … collected TSSAA All-State honors in 2008 … Led the team to the TSSAA AAA State Championship in 2008 … Also competed for Select VBC and Nashville One club teams … Compiled a 105-7 record while playing club volleyball, appearing in four national tournaments.

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Personal Full name is Caroline Ashley Carlton … Born on January 29, 1993 in Franklin, Tennessee … Daughter of Frank and Jan Carlton .. Has a brother Will (23) and a sister Lauren (21).

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K/G E

2011 74 128 1.73 67 Total 74 128 1.73 67

TA PCT A A/G SA SA/G SE RE

365 .167 365 .167

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0.08 0.08

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3 3

DIG 41 41

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BS BA TOT B/G 3 3

37 37

40 40

0.54 0.54

BE BHE 3 3

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CARTER

PETSOS

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SOPHOMORE OUTSIDE HITTER/DEF. SPECIALIST PORTSMOUTH, VA. NORFOLK COLLEGIATE SCHOOL

2011 (Christopher Newport University) Saw action in 36 sets, racking up totals of eight service aces, five digs and a block assist … Helped push the team to a 38-5 overall record, including an unblemished 18-0 conference ledger. High School A two sport athlete (volleyball, track and field) at Norfolk Collegiate School in Portsmouth, Virginia … Finished as the school’s all-time leader in kills (837) … Named a Tidewater Conference Independent Schools first team selection and a Virginia Independent Schools Division II All-State first team player … Featured among Under Armour’s Girl’s High School All-America Honorable Mentions … Twice named Under Armour Player of the Week.

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Personal Katharine Carter Petsos was born on January 12, 1993 in Orlando, Florida … The daughter of Nick and Ginger Petsos … Has two sisters, Mary-Elizabeth (31) and teammate Madison (21).

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Year SP 2011 36 Total 36

K 1 1

K/G E

0.03 1 0.03 1

TA PCT A A/G SA SA/G SE RE 6 6

.000 .000

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GOLLON

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0.22 0.22

9 9

0 0

DIG 5 5

D/G 0.14 0.14

BS BA TOT B/G 0 0

1 1

0.03 0.03

BE BHE 0 0

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FRESHMAN MIDDLE BLOCKER STEVENS POINT, WISC. STEVENS POINT AREA HS

High School Lettered in three sports (volleyball, gymnastics, track and field) while attending Stevens Point Area Senior High … Earned a pair of volleyball letters while playing for Julie Johnson … Named an all-conference selection twice, highlighted by a first team nod in her senior season … Named a 2011 State All-Star team nominee … Also played club volleyball for coach Stacy White. Personal Jordan Rae Gollon was born on December 3, 1993 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin … Daughter of Jerry and Deb Gollon … Older brother Jakob plays basketball for Mercer … Was the valedictorian of her high school class … Intending to major in creative writing/journalism.

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High School Earned three varsity letters playing for Jill Benson at Niceville High School … Helped lead the team to a pair of district championships, a regional championship and a FHSAA Class AAAAA Final Four appearance … Picked up All-Area first team honors before being selected to play in the East vs. West All-Star game … Also spent time competing for Gulf Coast Select, North Florida Volleyball Academy and Prostyle Volleyball club teams.

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The Automated ScoreBook Mercer Overall Individual Statistics (as of Jul 19, 2012) STATISTICS All matches

Overall record: 12-19 Conf: 4-9 Home: 7-7 Away: 4-9 Neutral: 1-3 Attack sp

mp-ms

k/s

Set

Serve

pct

a/s

sa/s

FRUTCHEY, Amiee

106

30-30

266

2.51 130

944

.144

0.24

0.08

KATONA, Jennifer

107

31-31

255

2.38

629

.248

0.12

0.13

COURSEY, Anna

110

31-30

209

1.90

634

.185

0.05

0.00

CARLTON, Caroline

25-4

128

1.73

365

.167

0.08

0.00

DUFFY, Jamie

105

31-26

171

1.63

632

.116

0.19

0.15

BECTON, Zoe

7-3

1.58

.238

0.00

0.25

BRAXTON, Charlayna

25-22

128

1.56

375

.200

0.05

0.00

SCHEPP, Codi

15-1

1.11

118

.034

0.04

0.00

PETSOS, Madison

9-4

0.78

.304

0.00

ROY, Cassie

9-1

0.65

.200

0.09

0.22

DOLNY, Madeline

22-22

0.52

120

.292

537

6.47

0.10

KNAPPER, Lizzie

3-0

0.50

-.071

0.00

SANCHEZ, Monica

25-9

0.23

.114

504

5.73

0.14

ROCHEFORT, Emily

19-3

0.12

.024

0.12

0.10

HARRIS, Charlotte

108

30-0

0.06

.042

0.69

0.18

MERCER

114

31-31

1319 11.57 618

4132

.170

1199 10.52

0.81 174

Opponents

114

31-31

1430 12.54 700

4253

.172

1309 11.48

119

1.04 219

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Player

15 10

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FRUTCHEY, Amiee

106

343

KATONA, Jennifer

107

COURSEY, Anna

110

CARLTON, Caroline

0.55

DUFFY, Jamie

105

313

2.98

BECTON, Zoe

0.25

BRAXTON, Charlayna

0.23

SCHEPP, Codi

0.70

PETSOS, Madison

0.04

ROY, Cassie

1.26

0.04

DOLNY, Madeline

167

2.01

0.08

KNAPPER, Lizzie

0.17

0.00

SANCHEZ, Monica

148

1.68

0.06

ROCHEFORT, Emily

136

2.27

0.00

HARRIS, Charlotte

108

494

4.57

0.00

TEAM

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3.24

0.33

0.63

0.88

0.35

0.79

0.54

0.20

0.67

0.78

0.30

0.96

MERCER..............

114 119

1820

15.96

343

220.5

1.93

Opponents...........

114

1888

16.56

285

201.5

1.77

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The Automated ScoreBook Mercer Overall Team Statistics (as of Jul 19, 2012) All matches

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The Automated ScoreBook Mercer Match Results (as of Jul 19, 2012) All matches

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Aug 26

vs Davidson

Score Score-by-set 0-3

16-25,20-25,19-25

Overall

Aug 27

at Winthrop

0-3

18-25,17-25,14-25

Aug 27

vs UNC Wilmington

0-3

21-25,20-25,22-25

Aug 31

GEORGIA SOUTHERN

0-3

18-25,14-25,20-25

Sep 02

TROY

0-3

24-26,19-25,11-25

Sep 02

TENNESSEE STATE

2-3

25-12,22-25,25-14,21-25,10-15

Sep 03

NORFOLK STATE

3-0

25-22,25-19,25-18

Sep 09

vs Samford

0-3

10-25,22-25,18-25

Sep 10

at Georgia Tech

0-3

15-25,24-26,26-28

Sep 10

vs Georgia

3-2

15-25,25-18,22-25,25-21,15-11

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GEORGIA STATE

3-0

25-23,25-20,25-23

Sep 17

FLORIDA A&M

3-1

22-25,25-19,25-16,25-22

Sep 20

at Troy

0-3

23-25,16-25,17-25

Sep 23

LIPSCOMB

0-3

19-25,23-25,18-25

Sep 24

BELMONT

1-3

25-18,20-25,23-25,14-25

Sep 28

atChattanooga

3-0

25-20,25-19,27-25

Sep 30

at Jacksonville

2-3

28-26,22-25,25-21,19-25,15-17

10-01-11

at North Florida

1-3

25-17,18-25,23-25,23-25

Oct 07

FLORIDA GULF COAST

2-3

19-25,25-20,21-25,25-16,12-15

Oct 08

STETSON

3-1

25-13,25-20,24-26,25-13

Oct 12

at Florida A&M

2-3

25-10,15-25,20-25,28-26,9-15

Oct 13

at SSU

3-0

25-12,25-10,25-10

Oct 18

CHATTANOOGA

3-1

25-19,25-16,20-25,25-22

Oct 21

at ETSU

1-3

25-18,23-25,17-25,15-25

Oct 22

at USC Upstate

3-1

23-25,25-22,25-22,25-18,0-0 25-18,25-19,25-20

Oct 28

NORTH FLORIDA

3-0

Oct 29

JACKSONVILLE

0-3

20-25,18-25,21-25

Nov 04

at Florida Gulf Coast

1-3

20-25,21-25,26-24,18-25

Nov 05

at Stetson

3-1

23-25,25-13,25-19,25-23

Nov 09

SSU

3-0

25-6,25-12,25-19

Nov 12

at Kennesaw State

1-3

15-25,25-20,23-25,22-25

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Total

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12-19

Total:

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226

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Home:

3114

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Away:

3713

286

Neutral:

175

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4 sets:

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5 sets:

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Conf Time Att. Team Statistics 0-1 0-0 1:20 65 ATTACK 0-2 0-0 1:45 360 K i l l s 0-3 0-0 1:22 110 Errors 0-0 0-4 1:25 213 Total Attacks 0-5 0-0 1:23 71 0-6 0-0 2:01 314 Attack Pct 1-6 1:28 173 Kills/Se0-0 t 1-7 0-0 1:09 SET 1-8 0-0 1:30 Assists 0-0 2-8 2:02 Assists/0-0 Se t 3-8 213 SERVE 4-8 0-0 1:50 181 4-9 1:10 493 Aces 0-0 4-10 1:22 127 Errors 0-1 4-11 1:53 317 Aces/Se0-2 t 5-11 0-2 1:35 215 SERVE RECEPTIONS 5-12 0-3 2:16 346 Errors 0-4 5-13 1:45 226 Errors/S0-5 et 5-14 2:08 241 DEFENSE 6-14 1-5 1:52 179 6-15 2:06 125 Digs 1-5 7-15 1hr1mi 184 Digs/Se1-5 t 8-15 1-5 1:54 313 BLOCKING 8-16 1-6 1:51 201 Block Solo 9-16 2-6 2:11 306 Block Assist 10-16 3-6 1:20 331 Total Blocks 10-17 3-7 1:26 274 Blocks/S et 10-18 3-8 1:52 386 11-18 4-8 1:59 387 Block Errors 12-18 4-8 errors 1:02 167 Ball handling 12-19 4-9 1:50 484 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak

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Overall record: 12-19 Conf: 4-9 Home: 7-7 Away: 4-9 Neutral: 1-3

2011-12 Volleyball Postseason Honors and Awards

Points by set Mercer Opponents

Co-Players of the Year: Maggie Johnson, Belmont and Katie Rose, Lipscomb Libero of the Year: Jamie Lundstrom, Belmont

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Freshman of the Year: Jill Hopper, FGCU Coach of the Year: Deane Webb, Belmont All-Atlantic Sun First Team Pos. Name School *OH Maggie Johnson Belmont *MB Katie Rose Lipscomb *OH/DS Alyssa Lang Kennesaw State OH Megan Devine ETSU S Hannah Miranda Belmont OH Kaycee Green Lipscomb L Jamie Lundstrom Belmont * - Denotes an unanimous selection

Cl. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Jr. So.

Hometown Naperville, Ill. Lexington, Ky. Richmond, Va. Kingsport, Tenn. Covington, La. Cookeville, Tenn. La Grange, Ill.

Academic Major Exercise Science Education Human Services Exercise Science Exercise Science Education Physical Education and Health

Hometown Muncie, Ind. Tallahassee, Fla. Plantation, Fla. Advance, N.C. Sacramento, Calif. New Braunfels, Texas Estero, Fla.

Academic Major Biology Public Relations Communication Studies Education Human Services Biology Resort & Hospitality Management

All-Atlantic Sun Second Team Pos. Name OH Jill Hopper OH Paige Pridgeon MB Morgan Thomas MB Jamie Stancliff OH Justine Young OH/OPP Jen Myer L Holly Youngquist

School FGCU North Florida USC Upstate ETSU Kennesaw State Belmont FGCU

Cl. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr.

All-Atlantic Sun Freshman Team Pos. Name *OH Jill Hopper *OH Lauren Ford *MB Jewell Dobson S Gigi Meyer MB Meredith Hardy OH Scarlet Gable S Casey Giovanazzi

School FGCU Lipscomb Lipscomb FGCU ETSU Belmont North Florida

Hometown Muncie, Ind. Lenexa, Kan. Shepherdsville, Ky. Gainesville, Fla. Kingsport, Tenn. Munford, Tenn. Baltimore, Md.

Academic Major Biology Exercise Science Education Athletic Training Sports Medicine Nursing Psychology

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1319 618 4132 .170 11.6

1430 700 4253 .172 12.5

1199 10.5

1309 11.5

92 174 0.8

119 219 1.0

119 1.0

92 0.8

1820 16.0

1888 16.6

49 343 220.5 1.9 46 53

59 285 201.5 1.8 60 44

3114 14/222 4/44 0 1

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3rd

4th

5th

0 0

6 10

4 5

2 4

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

14 17

12 19

8 7

1 4

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

674 660

684 673

682 710

335 336

61 73

Total 12 19 Total 49 64 Total 2436 2452

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Kills 510 409 396 388 369

1994 2002 1995 2001 2000

Digs 638 600 545 523 501

Charlotte Harris (117 sets) Claire Tucker (111 sets) Liz Kane (110 sets) Liz Kane (107 sets) Katie Plummer (113 sets)

2010 2008 2006 2004 2002

Kills per set (min. 5 kills) 3.70 Jennifer Smith (91 sets) 3.62 Katie Plummer (113 sets) 3.52 Marnie Will (145 sets) 3.37 Julie Darty (105 sets) 3.35 Vicky Skundric (110 sets)

2003 2002 1994 2004 2000

Digs per set (min. 5 digs) 5.45 Charlotte Harris (117 sets) 5.41 Claire Tucker (111 sets) 5.20 Liz Kane (93 sets) 4.95 Liz Kane (110 sets) 4.89 Liz Kane (107 sets)

2010 2008 2005 2006 2004

Attack attempts 1258 Marnie Will (510-190-1258) 1145 Katie Plummer (409-127-1145) 1092 Katie Plummer (388-145-1092) 1084 Vicky Skundric (369-162-1084) 1075 Karen Dorris (320-152-1075)

1994 2002 2001 2000 2008

Block solos 73 Jennifer Neiner (128 sets) 41 Julie Sajdak (123 sets) 32 Andrea Shipley (112 sets) 27 Julie Sadjak (122 sets) 25 Julie Sajdak (135 sets)

1994 1994 2002 1995 1996

Attack pct. (min. 25 kills) .327 Julie Sadjak (266-81-565) .307 Sharon Edwards (79-16-205) .301 Kelly Stinson (163-57-352) .295 Libby Hansch (232-70-549) .292 Madeline Dolny (43-8-120)

1995 1997 2001 2008 2011

Block assists 95 Jen Darty (103 sets) 94 Jen Darty (107 sets) 91 Krista Hurley (111 sets) 92 Julie Darty (114 sets) 87 Julie Sadjak (122 sets)

2007 2006 2008 2006 1995

Assists 1354 1058 1102 998 992

2002 1996 2004 2003 2007

Total blocks 131 Jennifer Neiner (128 sets) 117 Jen Darty (103 sets) 114 Julie Sadjak (122 sets) 113 Julie Sajdak (123 sets) 110 Julie Sajdak (135 sets)

1994 2007 1995 1994 1996

Assists per set (min. 5 assists) 11.88 Molly Gabri (114 sets) 11.24 Catie Clemens (98 sets) 10.60 Kelly Jansen (92 sets) 9.63 Kelly Jansen (103 sets) 9.13 Sharon Edwards (62 sets)

2002 2004 2006 2007 1997

Service aces 58 Amy Schreiber (117 sets) 50 Jennifer Neiner (121 sets) 50 Liz Kane (113 sets) 49 Darcey Laverty (143 sets) 46 Katie Plummer (117 sets) 46 Sharon Edwards (118 sets)

Blocks per set (min. 5 blocks) 1.14 Jen Darty (103 sets) 1.02 Jennifer Neiner (128 sets) 0.99 Kellie Violette (96 sets) 0.98 Jen Darty (107 sets) 0.96 Madison Petsos (23 sets) 0.95 Kellie Violette (109 sets)

2007 1994 2005 2006 2011 2006

2000 1995 2003 1994 2001 1996

Points 582.0 464.5 453.0 452.0 441.5

1994 1996 1995 2002 2001

Service aces per set (min. 5 aces) 0.50 Amy Schreiber (117 sets) 0.44 Liz Kane (113 sets) 0.43 Jennifer Neiner (60 sets) 0.41 Jennifer Neiner (121 sets) 0.41 Molly Gabri (111 sets)

2000 2003 1997 1995 2001

Points per set (min. 5 sets) 4.19 Jennifer Smith (91 sets) 4.01 Marnie Will (145 sets) 4.00 Katie Plummer (113 sets) 3.85 Julie Darty (114 sets) 3.77 Katie Plummer (117 sets)

Marnie Will (.254) Katie Plummer (.246) Sharon Edwards (.258) Katie Plummer (.223) Vicky Skundric (.191)

Molly Gabri (114 sets) Sharon Edwards (118 sets) Catie Clemens (98 sets) Catie Clemens (110 sets) Kelly Jansen (103 sets)

Marnie Will (510k 39a 15-36b) Julie Sajdak (360k 37a 25-85b) Sharon Edwards (396k 43a 1-26b) Katie Plummer (409k 27a 3-26b) Katie Plummer (388k 46a 2-11b)

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CAREER RECORDS Kills 1390 1264 1096 1050 1007

2004-07 2001-04 1994,96 2001-04 1998

Digs per set (minimum 5 digs) 4.70 Charlotte Harris (294 sets) 4.36 Liz Kane (423 sets) 4.07 Claire Tucker (403 sets) 3.98 Ashley Skidmore (61 sets) 3.67 Katie Plummer (447 sets

2008-11 2003-06 2005-2008 2008-09 2001-04

Attack Attempts 4007 Katie Plummer (1390-529-4007) 3412 Amiee Frutchey (953-460-3412) 3376 Julie Darty (1264-572-3376) 3183 Karen Dorris (952-474-3183) 3018 Vicky Skundric (1050-452-3018)

2001-04 2008-11 2004-07 2005-08 1999-02

Block solos 113 Julie Sajdak (485 sets) 98 Jennifer Neiner (398 sets) 65 Libby Hansch (396 sets) 61 Andrea Shipley (406 sets) 56 Kellie Violette (365 sets)

1994-97 1994-97 2007-10 1999-03 2003-06

Attack pct. .291 Kelly Stinson (310-104-707) 2001-02 .271 Julie Sajdak (1096-396-2582) 1994-97 .266 Krista Hurley (744-263-1,807) 2007-2010 .260 Jen Darty (463-172-1121) 2006-07 .252 Jennifer Neiner (808-269-2141) 1994-97

Block assists 311 Julie Sajdak (485 sets) 276 Libby Hansch (396 sets) 271 Krista Hurley (396 sets) 268 Kellie Violette (365 sets) 247 Anna Coursey (420 sets)

1994-97 2007-10 2007-10 2003-06 2008-11

Assists 3196 Kelly Jansen (382 sets) 2635 Molly Gabri (260 sets) 2418 Sharon Edwards (363 sets) 2100 Catie Clemens (208 sets) 1740 Darcey Laverty (489 sets)

2005-2008 2001-03 1994-97 2003-04 1994-97

Total blocks 424 Julie Sajdak (485 sets) 341 Libby Hansch (396 sets) 324 Kellie Violette (365 sets) 308 Krista Hurley (364 sets) 280 Anna Coursey (420 sets)

1994-97 2007-10 2003-06 2007-10 2008-11

Assists per set 10.13 Molly Gabri (260 sets) 10.10 Catie Clemens (208 sets) 8.36 Kelly Jansen (382 sets) 6.66 Sharon Edwards (363 sets) 6.47 Madeline Dolny (83 sets)

2001-03 2003-04 2005-2008 1994-97 2011

Blocks per set 1.06 Jen Darty (210 sets) 0.89 Kellie Violette (365 sets) 0.88 Jenn Katona (107 sets) 0.87 Julie Sajdak (485 sets) 0.86 Libby Hansch (396 sets) 0.85 Krista Hurley (364 sets)

2006-07 2003-06 20111994-97 2007-10 2007-10

Service aces per set (minimum 5 aces) 0.43 Amy Schreiber (196 sets) 0.37 Heather Fernstrom (51 sets) 0.34 Molly Gabri (260 sets) 0.32 Sharon Edwards (363 sets) 0.30 Cassie Roy (46 sets)

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Service aces 137 Darcey Laverty (489 sets) 124 Vicky Skundric (423 sets) 123 Amanda Lee (394 sets) 123 Jennifer Neiner (398 sets) 121 Liz Kane (423 sets)

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Kills per set (min. 5 kills) 3.18 Julie Darty (397 games) 3.12 Katie Plummer (446 games) 2.97 Marnie Will (244 games) 2.72 Jennifer Smith (334 games) 2.55 Courtney Schreider (85 games)

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Digs 1843 Liz Kane (423 sets) 1643 Claire Tucker (413 sets) 1639 Katie Plummer (446 sets) 1468 Amiee Frutchey (417 sets) 1230 Darcey Laverty (489 sets)

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Katie Plummer (.215) Julie Darty (.205) Julie Sajdak (.271) Vicky Skundric (.198) Jackie Viren (.179)

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YEAR-BY-YEAR LEADERS/RECORDS HITTING PERCENTAGE (min. 3 att/gm through 1999 season; min. 4 att/gm after 1999) Year Player Pct 1992 Hope Stanley .218 1993 Carrie Henken .211 1994 Jennifer Neiner .290 1995 Julie Sajdak .327 1996 Julie Sajdak .281 1997 Sharon Edwards .307 1998 Courtney Schreider .202 1999 Vicky Skundric .221 2000 Erin Jalbert .201 2001 Kelly Stinson .301 2002 Kristin Namenye .286 2003 Andrea Shipley .246 2004 Kellie Violette .258 2005 Julie Darty .277 2006 Jen Darty .262 2007 Jen Darty .257 2008 Libby Hansch .295 2009 Krista Hurley .285 2010 Krista Hurley .230 2011 Jenn Katona .248

K-E-TA 205-75-597 233-100-629 237-72-568 266-81-565 360-124-839 79-16-205 217-91-623 270-119-684 282-122-796 163-57-352 114-43-248 173-68-427 194-70-739 241-105-580 225-85-534 238-87-587 232-70-549 249-84-579 234-95-605 255-99-629

KILLS PER GAME Year Player 1992 Rachel Harrop 1993 Marnie Will 1994 Marnie Will 1995 Sharon Edwards 1996 Julie Sajdak 1997 Julie Sajdak 1998 Courtney Schreider 1999 Vicky Skundric 2000 Vicky Skundric 2001 Katie Plummer 2002 Katie Plummer 2003 Jennifer Smith 2004 Julie Darty 2005 Julie Darty 2006 Julie Darty 2007 Julie Darty 2008 Karen Dorris 2009 Rachel Urbelis 2010 Amiee Frutchey 2011 Amiee Frutchey

S 114 106 145 126 135 105 85 93 110 117 113 91 105 75 114 103 100 87 110 106

K 256 278 510 396 360 292 217 270 369 388 409 337 354 241 362 307 320 221 274 266

ASSISTS PER GAME Year Player 1992 Carin Nettles 1993 Carin Nettles 1994 Darcey Laverty 1995 Darcey Laverty 1996 Sharon Edwards 1997 Sharon Edwards 1998 Tracy Muir 1999 Amanda Lee 2000 Amanda Lee 2001 Molly Gabri 2002 Molly Gabri 2003 Catie Clemens 2004 Catie Clemens 2005 Kelly Jansen 2006 Kelly Jansen 2007 Kelly Jansen 2008 Kelly Jansen 2009 Chelsea Gebben 2010 Bridget Sheerin 2011 Madeline Dolny

S 102 116 143 128 118 62 84 99 106 111 114 110 98 86 92 103 101 100 117 83

Ast 235 727 792 606 1058 566 327 406 529 985 1354 998 1102 707 975 992 522 576 663 537

SERVICE ACES PER GAME Year Player 1992 Carin Nettles 1993 Rachel Harrop 1994 Darcey Laverty 1995 Jennifer Neiner 1996 Sharon Edwards 1997 Jennifer Neiner 1998 Amy Schreiber 1999 Amanda Lee 2000 Amy Schreiber 2001 Katie Plummer 2002 Vicky Skundric 2003 Liz Kane 2004 Catie Clemens 2005 Jackie Viren 2006 Liz Kane 2007 Jen Darty 2008 Karen Dorris 2009 Chelsea Gebben 2010 Cassie Roy 2011 Zoe Becton

S 102 116 143 121 118 60 79 99 117 117 112 113 98 92 110 103 100 100 23 12

Ace 39 49 49 50 46 26 26 29 58 46 42 50 27 21 32 32 26 21 9 3

Avg 0.38 0.42 0.34 0.41 0.39 0.43 0.33 0.29 0.50 0.39 0.38 0.44 0.28 0.23 0.29 0.31 0.26 0.21 0.39 0.25

BLOCKS PER GAME Year Player S BS BA Total Avg 1992 Hope Stanley 109 116 68 184 1.69 Avg 1993 Cathie Ward 115 34 37 71 0.62 2.25 1994 Jennifer Neiner 128 73 58 131 1.02 2.62 1995 Julie Sajdak 122 27 87 114 0.93 3.52 1996 Julie Sajdak 135 25 85 110 0.81 3.14 1997 Julie Sajdak 105 20 67 87 0.83 2.67 1998 Amy Schreiber 79 23 21 44 0.56 2.78 1999 Amy Schrieber 87 21 30 51 0.59 2.55 2000 Amy Schrieber 117 23 44 67 0.57 2.90 2001 Andrea Shipley 119 15 70 85 0.71 3.35 2002 Andrea Shipley 112 32 50 82 0.73 3.32 2003 Liz Kane 113 4 53 57 0.50 3.62 2004 Kellie Violette 94 16 64 80 0.85 3.70 2005 Kellie Violette 96 17 78 95 0.99 3.37 2006 Jen Darty 107 11 94 105 0.98 3.21 2007 Jen Darty 103 22 95 117 1.14 3.18 2008 Krista Hurley 111 11 91 102 0.92 2.98 2009 Krista Hurley 101 10 83 93 0.92 3.20 2010 Libby Hansch 104 20 74 94 0.90 2.54 2011 Madison Petsos 23 3 19 22 0.96 2.49 2.51 DIGS PER GAME Year Player G Digs Avg 1992 Hope Stanley 109 386 3.54 Avg 1993 Rachel Harrop 116 260 2.24 2.30 1994 Marnie Will 145 415 2.86 6.27 1995 Sharon Edwards 126 340 2.70 5.54 1996 Darcey Laverty 117 364 3.11 4.73 1997 Darcey Laverty 101 270 2.67 8.97 1998 Tracy Muir 84 199 2.37 9.13 1999 Amy Schrieber 87 216 2.48 3.89 2000 Amy Schrieber 117 271 2.32 4.10 2001 Katie Plummer 117 312 2.67 4.99 2002 Katie Plummer 113 501 4.43 8.87 2003 Katie Plummer 113 397 3.51 11.88 2004 Liz Kane 107 523 4.89 9.07 2005 Liz Kane 93 484 5.20 11.24 2006 Liz Kane 110 545 4.95 8.22 2007 Claire Tucker 103 483 4.69 10.60 2008 Claire Tucker 111 600 5.41 9.63 2009 Charlotte Harris 51 235 4.61 5.17 2010 Charlotte Harris 117 638 5.45 5.76 2011 Charlotte Harris 108 494 4.57 5.67 6.47 Note: Individual records not available before 1992.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS Year Coach 1985 Ed Nixon 1986 Vickie Van Kleeck 1987 Vickie Van Kleeck 1988 Joel McCatney 1989 Nick Seymour 1990 Stephanie Huff 1991 Stephanie Huff 1992 Mary De Jute 1993 Mary De Jute 1994 Mary De Jute 1995 Mary De Jute 1996 Tracy Graham-Lester 1997 Tracy Graham-Lester 1998 Tami Darwin 1999 Tami Darwin 2000 Alan Edwards 2001 Alan Edwards 2002 Alan Edwards 2003 Alan Edwards 2004 Noelle Rooke 2005 Noelle Rooke 2006 Noelle Rooke 2007 Noelle Rooke 2008 Noelle Rooke 2009 Noelle Rooke 2010 Noelle Rooke 2011 Noelle Rooke 25 Seasons

Record n/a -n/a -n/a -2-27 9-32 5-25 9-28 4-29 9-30 20-19 19-15 23-13 13-16 3-23 3-25 10-25 16-17 14-15 12-18 13-16 11-16 11-21 8-20 18-11 11-18 14-18 12-19 269-496

CONFERENCE YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS Year Record Pct. 1992 1-10 .091 1993 2-6 .250 1994 3-5 .375 1995 1-5 .167 1996 4-2 .667 1997 1-5 .167 1998 0-5 .000 1999 2-7 .222 2000 0-9 .000 2001 1-9 .100 2002 3-8 .273 2003 7-3 .700 2004 4-6 .400 2005 4-5 .444 2006 2-7 .222 2007 6-5 .545 2008 13-7 .650 2009 9-11 .450 2010 6-4 .600 2011 4-9 .308 Total 60-121 .331

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ALL-TIME ROSTER Andrews, Sandra Archer Averill, Kim

Starkey, Tiff Stinson, Kelly Stropp, Alia Swallow, Christa

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Thomas, Autumn 2007 Parsons, Amber 2009 Todd, Stefani 1990 Patten, Claire 2009 Tucker, Claire 2005-2008 Pegram, Sarah 2003-04 Pervis, Leslie 1985 Urbelis, Rachel 2008-2010 Petsos, Carter 2012Petsos, Madison 2011- Vanover, Val 1989 Plummer, Katie 2001-04 Vetterick, Michelle 1990 Polek, Jeanne 1987 Violette, Kellie 2003-06 Powers, Stephanie 1994-97 Viren, Jackie 2002-05 Vrvilo, Erica 2007-2010 Remington, Melissa 1993-96 Rochefort, Emily 2010- Wallace, Beverly 1987, 1989-90 Roy, Cassie 2010- Waller, Melanie 1987 Rugg, Chelsea 2008 Ward, Cathie 1993 Rutherford, Kimberly 2006 Warren, Erin 2001 Wilkinson, Lisa 1985 Sajdak, Julie 1994-97 Will, Marnie 1993-94, 96 Sample, Bonnie 2000-03 Wolfmueller, Miriam 1989 Sanchez, Monica 2011 Sanders, Anne 1985, 1987 Records not available for 1986 Schepp, Codi 2011- and 1988. Schneider, Courtney 1995-98 Current Players in Bold. Schreiber, Amy 1998-2000 Schotte, Linda 1993 Schweyer, Heidi 1991 Sheerin, Bridget 2010 Shipley, Andrea 1999-2003 Shkoza, Esmeralda 2000 Simkins, Lisa 1985 Skidmore, Ashley 2008-09 Skundric, Vicky 1999-2002 Smith, Dawn 1989 Smith, Jennifer 2001-04 Stalnaker, Aurelie 1991 Stanley, Hope 1990-92

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STAFF & COACHES

Joel Weems Assistant A.D. Compliance

Amos Mandfield Assistant A.D. Sports Medicine

Daniel Tate Assistant A.D. Marketing/Promotions

Myra Cameron Athletics Coordinator

Brian Gerrity Executive Director Mercer Ath. Foundation

Paul Bohr Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

Pam Manson Staff Assistant

Andy Stabell Director of Media Relations

Dr. Jeffrey Hugdahl Faculty Athletics Representative

Penny Davis Spirit Coordinator

Doug Cowden Pep Band Director

Warren Woolfolk Head Coach Tennis (M & W)

Craig Gibson Head Coach Baseball

Damian Elder Head Coach Volleyball

Bob Hoffman Head Coach Men’s Basketball

Susie Gardner Head Coach Women’s Basketball

Ryan Bailey Head Coach Cross Country (M & W)

Steve Bradley Head Coach Men’s Golf

Gary Guyer Head Coach Women’s Golf

Kyle Hannan Head Coach Men’s Lacrosse

Bobby Lamb Head Coach Football

Brad Ruzzo Head Coach Men’s Soccer

Tony Economopoulos Head Coach Women’s Soccer

James DeFeo Head Coach Softball

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STAFF & COACHES / MERCER ATHLETIC FOUNDATION

Nicky Bruno Cheerleading Coach

Jeff Graham Director of New Media

Michael Ellis Director of Facility Operations

Jim Tessmer Operations Manager

Jacob Street Graduate Assistant Operations

Dan Kline Graduate Assistant Marketing

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Message from the MAF President:

“It’s a great time to ‘Be the Bear’ as a part of the Mercer University athletics family! There are many exciting things currently going on in Bears Athletics...with even more on the horizon!

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The Mercer Athletic Foundation’s goal is to enhance and grow the ‘athletic experience’ for the student-athletes who follow in the footsteps of those who, like myself, were fortunate enough to represent the Orange & Black in intercollegiate athletics competition. Your gifts and contributions to the MAF are what make it possible for this to happen, so please consider how you can ‘Be the Bear’ today!”

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The experiences I gained as a Mercer student and athlete have proven invaluable in both my personal and professional life. Mercer offers its students an education - both on and off the field - that is as functional as it is respected in today’s world. A Mercer degree tells people that you have been a part of something special.

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The Mercer Athletics Foundation was created in 2007 as the fund-raising arm for Mercer University Athletics. Since its inception, members of the foundation have contributed over $1.5 million. These funds have been used to undertake such projects as hiring a full-time strength and conditioning coach, enhancing recruiting budgets, providing additional scholarships and to help increase salaries to attract and retain outstanding coaches.

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John graduated from Mercer University in 1966 where he played baseball and was captain his senior year. He received his J.D. in 1971 from the Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University, where he served on Law Review, and is a member of the Georgia and Florida Bar. He is a past member of Mercer Board of Trustees. John has more than 15 years of experience providing wealth management services and over 25 years of experience in the practice of law. After serving as an institutional consultant at Smith Barney, John joined Merrill Lynch in 2007. He is currently an Institutional Money Manager at Merrill Lynch.

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Sports Medicine Department

Amos Mansfield

The Mission of the Sports Medicine Department is to provide quality comprehensive healthcare to student-athletes. The health and well-being of student-athletes is the number one priority. Student-athletes have access to therapeutic services such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, hydrotherapy, rehabilitation, nutritional counseling and preventative physical medicine.

Assistant Athletic Director /Director of Sports Medicine Football

The Mercer Sports Medicine department utilizes a state-of-the-art athletic training facility in the university center. The athletic training room consists of a treatment, taping and rehabilitation area. The rehabilitation area is equipped with a treadmill, exercise bikes in addition to a variety of weights, resistance bands, medicine balls, and other rehabilitation equipment which can be used to facilitate injury rehabilitations. The athletic training area also has an enclosed hydrotherapy room with an eightperson cold whirlpool and smaller extremity whirlpools. There are also offices for the staff and a physician exam room. The athletic training room also has easy access to the weight room and the University Center pool. The facility is staffed by two full-time certified athletic trainers and six graduate assistant certified athletic trainers, a family practice physician and an orthopedic surgeon. The staff works with other group of health-care providers to bring a comprehensive care to the student-athletes and acts as a liaison with nutritionists, dentist, cardiologists, and many other specialists.

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John Hasak -Lacrosse

Strength and Conditioning

The strength and conditioning program at Mercer has three primary goals. These goals are to maximize athleticism, minimize injuries and increase mental/physical toughness. The way this is accomplished is by primarily utilizing ground based, multi-joint, triple extension, explosive exercises. Athletes will perform exercises of all types but focus is put on three main exercise styles: Olympic lifting, power lifting and plyometrics. The goal is to try and replicate the movements, velocities and forces that are experienced during competition of the athlete's sport. Served by a professional full-time strength and conditioning coach as well as an assistant coach, Mercer Athletics provides a full range of weight training and exercise equipment to assist Mercer’s approximately 226 student-athletes in reaching their athletic potential through strength training and conditioning. Easily accessible from anywhere in the University Center, the equipment includes the following: • three top of the line power lift full racks • over 3,000 pounds of plates • a line of variable resistant machines • three sets of Iron Grip dumbbells • five free standing adjustable benches

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1400 Coleman Ave., Macon, Ga. 31207 * Phone: (478) 301-2994 Athletics Administration Jim Cole ...................... Director of Athletics . .......................................................................................(478) 301-2994 ................................cole_jm@mercer.edu Sybil Blalock .............. Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Academic Affairs/SWA . .(478) 301-2301 ...........................blalock_sa@mercer.edu Amos Mansfield ....... Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Medicine ...................................(478) 301-2453 ......................mansfield_ja@mercer.edu Joel Weems . .............. Assistant Director of Athletics/ Compliance ...........................................(478) 301-2729 ........................... weems_jd@mercer.edu Daniel Tate.................. Assistant A.D. for Marketing...........................................................................(478) 301-2702.................................. tate_dj@mercer.edu Brian Gerrity............... Executive Director, Mercer Athletic Foundation.....................................(478) 301-4003.............................gerrity_bt@mercer.edu Myra Cameron . ........ Athletics Coordinator/Administrative Eligibility Coordinator ..........(478) 301-2733 ....................... cameron_m@mercer.edu Pam Manson ............. Staff Assistant . ...................................................................................................(478) 301-4130 ......................... manson_pl@mercer.edu Academic Affairs Sybil Blalock .............. Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Academic Affairs/SWA . .(478) 301-2301 ...........................blalock_sa@mercer.edu Compliance Joel Weems . .............. Assistant A.D./ Compliance ...........................................................................(478) 301-2729 ........................... weems_jd@mercer.edu Sports Medicine Amos Mansfield ....... Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Medicine ...................................(478) 301-2453 ......................mansfield_ja@mercer.edu Strength & Conditioning Paul Bohr .................... Strength & Conditioning Coach ..................................................................(478) 301-2047 ............................... bohr_pr@mercer.edu Spirit Penny Davis................ Spirit Coordinator .............................................................................................(478) 301-5217 ............................. davis_pp@mercer.edu Event Management Michael Ellis . ............. Director of Facility Operations .....................................................................(478) 301-2369 ................................ellis_ms@mercer.edu Jim Tessmer ............... Event Coordinator ............................................................................................(478) 301-2369 ........................... tessmer_ji@mercer.edu Marketing & Promotions Daniel Tate.................. Assistant A.D. for Marketing...........................................................................(478) 301-2702.................................. tate_dj@mercer.edu Dan Kline .................... Athletics Marketing Graduate Assistant . .................................................(478) 301-5217 ..........................danieljkline@gmail.com Athletics Media Relations/Sports Information Andy Stabell .............. Director of Media Relations ..........................................................................(478) 301-5219 .............................stabell_al@mercer.edu Jeff Graham ............... Director of New Media . ..................................................................................(478) 301-5209 ........................ graham_jm@mercer.edu Jason Farhadi ............ Assistant Media Relations Director ............................................................(478) 301-5218 ........................... farhadi_jb@mercer.edu Baseball Craig Gibson . ............ Head Coach . .......................................................................................................(478) 301-2396 ............................. gibson_c@mercer.edu Men's Basketball Bob Hoffman . ........... Head Coach . .......................................................................................................(478) 301-2736 ........................ hoffman_jb@mercer.edu Women's Basketball Susie Gardner ........... Head Coach . .......................................................................................................(478) 301-2739 .......................... gardner_sl@mercer.edu Cross Country (M & W) Ryan Bailey ................ Head Coach . .......................................................................................................(478) 301-2144 ................................bailey_r@mercer.edu Men's Golf Steve Bradley ............ Head Coach . .......................................................................................................(478) 301-5349 ..........................bradley_sc@mercer.edu Women's Golf Gary Guyer . ............... Head Coach . .......................................................................................................(478) 301-5625 ..............................guyer_gl@mercer.edu Men's Lacrosse Kyle Hannan .............. Head Coach . .......................................................................................................(478) 301-2731 ..........................hannan_kr@mercer.edu Football Bobby Lamb .............. Head Coach . .......................................................................................................(478) 301-2713 ................................ football@mercer.edu Men's Soccer Brad Ruzzo ................. Head Coach . .......................................................................................................(478) 301-4011 ............................ruzzo_bm@mercer.edu Women's Soccer Tony Economopoulos . .. 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