2009 UIC Volleyball Media Guide by University of Illinois at Chicago Athletics

UIC FLAMES VOLLEYBALL Senior Lana Lobdell

Junior Jessica Dalke

Junior Epiphany Davis

2009 MEDIA GUIDE

Junior Casie Sullivan

UI C FLAMES VOLLEYBALL RADIO/T V SP O TTER S CH AR T

#2 EMILY SCHAFFER

#3 KELSEY SAFRANEK

#4 DANA VAN SYCKLE

#5 JESSICA DALKE

AUBREY SNIEGOWSKI

#8 TAYLOR SZATKOWSKI

#10 CASIE SULLIVAN

#11 CHELSEA SLOAN

#12 LANA LOBDELL

#13 NICOLE ALLGOOD

#16 JACQUELINE LANG

#18 KATE ELDRED

#24 EPIPHANY DAVIS

#25 JANISE DISMUKE

HEAD COACH KATIE SCHUMACHER-CAWLEY

2009 UIC VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE ADMISSION TO UIC VOLLEYBALL HOME MATCHES

General admission individual game ticket prices for all UIC home regular season matches are $6.00 per ticket * Children 3 and under are admitted free * UIC students are free with a valid UIC I-Card Tickets can be purchased at the Flames Field entry gates on the day of the game with cash only. Groups of 10 or more can purchase tickets at half-price by calling the UIC Ticket Office in advance at (312) 413-8421. Group tickets must be ordered at least 24 hours before the scheduled game. All advance ticket orders through the UIC Ticket Office will include a $7.00 order-processing fee.

UIC ALL-SPORT TICKET

A UIC All-Sport Ticket, which provides one general admission ticket to all regular season home events during the 2008-2009 season for Soccer, Volleyball, Women’s Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Swimming and Diving and Men’s and Women’s Gymnastics, can be purchased for $25 through the UIC Ticket Office at (312) 413-UIC1 (8421). Order forms are available through www.uicflames.com. The All-Sport Ticket does not include any tickets for men’s basketball.

AUGUST 28 (Fri.) 29 (Sat.) SEPTEMBER 4 (Fri.) 5 (Sat.) 8 (Tue.) 11 (Fri.) 12 (Sat.) 15 (Tue.) 19 (Sat.) 20 (Sun.) 26 (Sat.) 27 (Sun.)

vs. Stephen F. Austin* vs. Western Illinois* vs. Southern Illinois* at Northern Illinois*

10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

vs. Murray State^ vs. UT-Martin^ at Indiana^ at Eastern Illinois GEORGIA STATE+ DUQUESNE+ MICHIGAN STATE+ CENTRAL MICHIGAN MILWAUKEE# GREEN BAY# at Youngstown State# at Robert Morris

4:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.

(Fri.) (Sat.) (Tue.) (Sat.) (Sun.) (Fri.) (Sat.) (Tue.) (Sat.) (Tue.) (Fri.) (Sat.)

at Cleveland State# at Wright State# at Loyola# BUTLER# VALPARAISO# at Milwaukee# at Green Bay# CHICAGO STATE YOUNGSTOWN STATE# at DePaul WRIGHT STATE# CLEVELAND STATE#

6:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.

November 6 (Fri.) 7 (Sat.) 10 (Tue.) 14 (Sat.)

at Valparaiso# at Butler# WESTERN ILLINOIS LOYOLA#

7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

19-22

at Horizon League Tournament

TBA

OCTOBER 2 3 6 10 11 16 17 20 24 27 30 31

(Thu.-Sun.)

# Horizon League match; * Northern Illinois Volleyball Invitational (DeKalb, Ill.); ^ IU adidas Classic (Bloomington, Ind.); + UIC Invitational (Flames Athletic Center) All Times Central; HOME MATCHES IN BOLD CAPS

2009 UIC VOLLEYBALL 2009 UIC VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2009 Roster................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Pronunciation Guide................................................................................................................................................... 3 Head Coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley.................................................................................................................... 4

GENERAL INFORMATION

Assistant Coach Sara Hughes.................................................................................................................................... 5

Location: Chicago, Ill. Founded: 1896 Enrollment: 24,541 Nickname: Flames Colors: Navy Blue and Fire Engine Red President: B. Joseph White Chancellor: Dr. Paula Allen-Meares Director of Athletics: James W. Schmidt Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Horizon League

Assistant Coach Ellen Hayes...................................................................................................................................... 5 Support Staff............................................................................................................................................................... 6 Flames at a Glance..................................................................................................................................................... 7 2009 Outlook........................................................................................................................................................... 7-9 Student-Athletes Bios..........................................................................................................................................10-15 2008 Results............................................................................................................................................................. 16 2008 Statistics.......................................................................................................................................................... 16

Facility (Capacity): Flames Athletic Center (500)

The Horizon League.................................................................................................................................................. 17

Athletics Website: uicflames.com

Records and Honor Roll...................................................................................................................................... 18-20 All-Time Team Roster................................................................................................................................................ 21

COACHING STAFF

All-Time Records versus Opponents........................................................................................................................ 21

Head Coach: Katie Schumacher-Cawley Alma Mater (Year): Penn State (2002) Record at UIC (Years): First Year Career Record (Years): Same Assistant Coach: Sara Hughes Alma Mater (Year): Valparaiso (2008) Assistant Coach: Ellen Hayes Alma Mater (Year): DePaul (2007) Volleyball Office Phone: (312)-996-2056 Best Time to Reach Coaches: Contact SID

Getting to Know UIC............................................................................................................................................ 22-29

TEAM INFORMATION 2008 Overall Record: 14-18 Horizon League Record: 5-11 (Seventh) Starters Returning/Lost: 3/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/3 Newcomers: 4

UIC VOLLEYBALL HISTORY First Year of Division I Play: 1981 All-Time Record: 489-483 (.503) NCAA Appearance: N/A

MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA SERVICES Press credentials for UIC volleyball contests are available by contacting Jackie Paquette of the UIC Sports Information Office. Final box scores will be available to working media at the completion of each match. Cumulative statistics and media guides will also be made available. Head Coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley and selected players will be available for interviews following a 10-minute cooling down period immediately after the match.

IN-SEASON INTERVIEW POLICY All requests for player or coach interviews must be made through Jackie Paquette, Assistant Sports Information Director, at (312) 996-5881. At no time should a member of the media contact a student-athlete at his residence without prior approval from the UIC Sports Information Office.

CREDITS The 2009 UIC Volleyball Media Guide was written, compiled and edited by Jackie Paquette with editorial assistance provided by John Jaramillo and Zoe Kind. Design and layout by Zoe Kind. Photography provided by Steve Woltmann.

SPORTS INFORMATION Assistant Sports Information Director (Volleyball Contact): Jackie Paquette Office Phone: 312-996-5881 Email: jpaq@uic.edu Fax: 312-996-8349

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Front Row (L-R):Taylor Szatkowski, Emily Schaffer, Jessica Dalke, Nicole Allgood, Aubrey Sniegowski, Katie Eldred, Jacqueline Lang. Back Row: Dana Van Syckle, Janise Dismuke, Lana Lobdell, Epiphany Davis, Kelsey Safranek, Chelsea Sloan, Casie Sullivan.

2009 UIC VOLLEYBALL ROSTER #

NAME

POS.

YR.

HT.

HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL/CLUB TEAM

13 5 24 25 18 16 12 3 2 11 7 10 8 4

Nicole Allgood Jessica Dalke Epiphany Davis Janise Dismuke Kate Eldred Jacqueline Lang Lana Lobdell Kelsey Safranek Emily Schaffer Chelsea Sloan Aubrey Sniegowski Casie Sullivan Taylor Szatkowski Dana Van Syckle

MB S MB OH DS DS MB OH DS MB OH OH DS S

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

5-11 5-9 6-1 6-1 5-8 5-9 6-1 6-1 5-7 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-4 5-10

Crestwood, Ky. /South Oldham/Louisville/MAVA Millstadt, Ill./Belleville-Althoff/Mississippi/Southwest Illinois Juniors Chicago, Ill./Notre Dame for Girls/Wichita State/Powerhouse Peoria, Ill./Richwoods/Eastside Greenwood, Ind./Roncalli/Circle City Chicago, Ill./Marist/Chicago Juniors Lena, Ill./Lena-Winslow/Club Fusion Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South/1st Alliance Roswell, Ga./Blessed Trinity/Atlanta Juniors Southfield, Mich./Mercy/Michigan Elite 18 Red Lemont, Ill./Lemont Township/1st Alliance Kewanee, Ill./Kewanee Wethersfield/Eastside Shockers Cary Grove, Ill./Cary-Grove/Sky High Palos Heights, Ill./Alan B. Shepard/Celtic Force

Coaching/Support Staff Katie Schumacher-Cawley - Head Coach Sara Hughes - Assistant Coach Ellen Hayes- Assistant Coach Dan Buehring Volunteer Asst. Coach Ana Maguin- Athletic Trainer Nick Zostautas - Strength and Conditioning Coach

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jessica Dalke Epiphany Davis Janise Dismuke Kelsey Safranek Aubrey Sniegowski Taylor Szatkowski

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2009 UIC VOLLEYBALL

HEAD COACH

KATIE SCHUMACHER-CAWLEY FIRST SEASON • PENN STATE (2002)

Former NCAA All-American and national champion Katie Schumacher-Cawley was named the head coach of the University of Illinois at Chicago volleyball program Dec. 5, 2008. Schumacher-Cawley takes over the reins at UIC after spending the previous six seasons as an assistant coach for the Flames, including the last five as the top assistant coach. A 2002 graduate of Penn State, Schumacher-Cawley helped lead the Nittany Lions to the 1999 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship and three Big Ten Conference titles during her career at University Park. Schumacher-Cawley was a three-time All-Big Ten selection, two-time All-American and an AVCA All-Region selection in 2001. Schumacher tallied 1,310 kills (tenth in Penn State history), 299 blocks (eighth in Penn State history) and 772 digs. A native of Chicago’s South Side, Schumacher-Cawley first tasted the collegiate coaching life in 2002 when she served as a volunteer coach for the University of Illinois. She had spent her entire collegiate career at Penn State serving as a coach for the Nittany Lions’ summer camps in both volleyball and basketball. She first broke onto the local sports scene as a prep star for volleyball power Mother McAuley. From 1993-97 she excelled at volleyball and basketball, earning All-Girls Catholic Athletic Conference (GCAC) honors in both sports and leading the Mighty Macs to state and national titles in volleyball. Schumacher-Cawley was named the 1996 Player of the Year by The Star Newspaper and the 1997 Chicago Sun-Times Female Athlete of the Year, among many awards and highlights, before heading to Penn State. She was also inducted into the GCAC Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Catholic League Hall of Fame in 2003. In 2008, a resolution in the Illinois House of Representatives congratulated Schumacher-Cawley for her achievements. On October 15, 2008, Schumacher-Cawley was inducted into the prestigious Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame for her contributions to the sport of volleyball as an athlete and a coach. She was inducted in a class that featured the likes of Pro Football Hall of Famers Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers and Marv Levy, Chicago Cubs great Andre Dawson and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. Schumacher-Cawley was married on May 26, 2007 to Mike Cawley of Pittsburgh. The couple resides in Chicago.

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ASSISTANT COACH SARA HUGHES SECOND SEASON • VALPARAISO (2008) Former Valparaiso standout Sara

and a 2008 Valparaiso University Athletic Department Rebec-

Hughes enters her second sea-

ca D. Carter Sportsmanship Award winner.

son on the coaching staff for the UIC volleyball team.

The Horizon League Scholar Athlete of the Week on Sept. 25, 2008. She concluded her career at Valpo with 2,582 career

Hughes’ primary on-court respon-

assists, ranking sixth in school history.

sibilities include setter training and scouting opponents.

A Perrysburg, Ohio native, Hughes spent two years as the Chesterton Volleyball Club coach in Indiana. She also helped

A 2008 graduate of Valparaiso, Hughes helped guide the Cru-

coach and run Midwest Volleyball Camps throughout her col-

saders to NCAA Division I Championship appearances in 2004

legiate career.

and 2005. Hughes was a 2008 Academic All-Horizon League honoree. She was also a four-time AVCA Academic Team Award selection

ASSISTANT COACH ELLEN HAYES FIRST SEASON • DEPAUL (2007) Local product Ellen Hayes enters her first year as an assistant coach on head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley’s staff. Hayes, who played on the prep level at local powerhouse Mother McAuley and in the collegiate ranks at DePaul, comes to UIC after two years as an assistant coach at Marshall. While with the Thundering Herd, Hayes helped Marshall to a 2007 Conference USA regular season title and a 36-24 overall record.

Off the court, Hayes was a BIG EAST Academic All-Star, a C-USA Academic Honor Roll student-athlete and a constant on the DePaul Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. She was an active member of DePaul’s Student-Athlete Captain’s Council, serving as the organization’s vice president in 2006-07, and earned both the DePaul University Outstanding Senior Award and the DePaul Senior Leadership Award for Athletics. As a prep star at Mother McAuley on Chicago’s South Side, Hayes was a key component for the Mighty Macs during their IHSA volleyball championship run in 2000.

In addition to her coaching experience at Marshall, Hayes served as head coach of the First Alliance/Fearless Volleyball Club based in Western Springs, Ill. from 2006-07.

She has served as a counselor at the Mother McAuley High School Volleyball Camps since 1999 and as a coach and camp counselor for the Elite Volleyball School in Chicago since 2003.

The Evergreen Park, Ill. native was a decorated four-year letterwinner as a libero for the Blue Demons from 2002-2006, serving as DePaul’s team captain from 2004-06. Hayes earned All-Conference USA Third Team accolades in 2004.

Hayes, who resides in Chicago, graduated from DePaul with a Bachelor of Arts in secondary education with a concentration in English in March of 2007. She received her Master of Arts in secondary education from Marshall in May of 2009.

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2009 UIC VOLLEYBALL VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH DAN BUEHRING

ATHLETIC TRAINER ANA MAGUIN

Dan Buehring joins Katie Schumacher-Cawley’s staff for his first year in 2009. A Naperville, Ill. native, Buehring comes to UIC as a volunteer coach.

Ana Maguin enters her first season as the athletic trainer for the UIC women’s volleyball team. She is serving as an intern in the Flames’ athletic training department for the 2009-10 year.

A graduate of California Baptist University, Buehring was a two-year member of the men’s volleyball team. While at Cal Baptist, Buehring helped his team to a pair of NAIA National Champinships in 2006 and 2007. He has also been a volleyball coach for Sports Performance Volleyball and volleyballpros.com since 2004. Buehring is a fixture on the North Avenue beach volleyball scene and has won two professional beach volleyball tournament championships. He has finished in the top three in 17 pro tournaments over the past four years. He is a 2007 graduate of California Baptist with a Bachelor of Science in business administration.

Prior to coming to UIC, Maguin was an athletic training student at the University of Illinois at ChampaignUrbana. During her education, Maguin worked with the Illini football, softball, volleyball and soccer teams. She earned her degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in athletic training in May of 2009. While at U of I, Maguin also served as a first-aid responder at the University of Illinois summer camps, and she was a volunteer at the Carle Sport Medicine Clinic. She also had the opportunity to work as a first-aid responder at the 2007 Women’s Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships when the Illini hosted the event.

HEAD STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH NICK ZOSTAUTAS Nick Zostautas is in his second season as UIC’s head strength and conditioning coach. Zostautas took over the strength and conditioning program at UIC after six seasons as Northwestern’s assistant strength and conditioning coach. During his team in Evanston, Zostautas worked with a variety of Wildcat teams, including the football program. He also trained Northwestern’s NCAA Tournament-qualifying men’s soccer and wrestling squads. Prior to Northwestern, Zostautas worked as an assistant strength coach at North Dakota, where he helped the Fighting Sioux football team win the 2001 NCAA Division II national championship. From January through May of 2001, Zostautas assisted Paul Goldberg, the head strength coach of the Colorado Avalanche, which won the Stanley Cup in 2001. Zostautas began his career as a strength coach at Northwestern in the summer of 2000 as an intern. Zostautas is an accomplished powerlifting competitor, winning the 2003 Colorado State Strongman championship while setting the state record in the Rams head carry. For his efforts, Zostautas qualified for the powerlifting amateur national championships. Zostautas graduated from Colorado State in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in health and exercise science before earning a master’s degree in kinesiology from North Dakota in 2003. While at Colorado State, Zostautas was a member of the football team from 1996-97. He also was a hammer thrower and competed in the shot put as a member of the track and field team from 1997-2001. Zostautas is certified by the National Strength & Conditioning Association, and is a certified Sport Performance Coach from USAW. He also is a member of the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association.

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2009 SEASON OUTLOOK The UIC volleyball program opened a new chapter in its history in December, with a familiar author. Katie Schumacher-Cawley took over the program after spending the last six seasons as an assistant coach at UIC. Schumacher-Cawley comes into her first season at the head of the Flames’ program with the goal to be constantly improving. “Our goals are taking practice one day at a time and getting better with every contact,” Schumacher-Cawley said. “We need to be prepared every time we step on the floor and compete at the highest level.” On the sidelines with Schumacher-Cawley will be Sara Hughes, Ellen Hayes and Dan Buehring. Hughes, who played collegiately at Horizon League member Valparaiso, returns for her second year as an assistant coach on the UIC volleyball staff, while Hayes is a new addition. Hayes comes to the Flames after two years as an assistant at Marshall, but played in college just across town at DePaul. Buehring will serve as a volunteer assistant and was a two-time NAIA national title winner at California Baptist. “I am looking forward to starting the season,” Schumacher-Cawley said. “I feel that we have a great staff that is willing to do whatever it takes to make a difference here.” Ten returnees and four newcomers will make up the roster for the first year of Schumacher-Cawley’s tenure. Seniors Lana Lobdell and Emily Schaffer will provide leadership for the UIC squad, while five juniors help anchor the upperclassman portion of the team. A trio of sophomores and four freshmen round out the 2009 Flames roster. “We have two seniors who will be looked to for leadership on and off the floor,” Schumacher-Cawley said. “Every player will have the opportunity to compete in their position. I am excited to see who will rise to the challenge.”

UIC VOLLEYBALL AT A GLANCE Starters Returning Yr. Pos. Kills Pct. A Digs Blk Epiphany Davis Jr. MB 158 .202 26 27 98 Lana Lobdell Sr. MB 223 .249 24 35 88 Casie Sullivan Jr. OH 296 .171 19 292 41

2008 Honors/Stats Led team in blocks Second on team in blocks Second on team in kills, highest returning dig numbers

Other Key Returnees Yr. Pos. Kills Pct. A Digs Blk Dana Van Syckle Jr. S 9 .091 575 213 7 Jessica Dalke Jr. S 20 .119 607 243 5

2008 Honors/Stats Second on team in assists Led team in assists, highest re turning service aces mark

Newcomers Nicole Allgood Jacqueline Lang Kelsey Safranek Aubrey Sniegowski

Yr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

Pos. MB DS OH OH

Ht. 5-11 5-9 6-1 6-0

Hometown/Last School/Club Team Crestwood, Ky./South Oldham/Louisville/MAVA Chicago, Ill./Marist/Chicago Juniors Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South/1st Alliance Lemont, Ill./Lemont Township/1st Alliance

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2009 UIC VOLLEYBALL SETTERS Returning: Junior Jess Dalke (5.75 aps, 30 sa), Junior Dana Van Syckle (5.93 aps, 27 sa) Both Dalke and Van Syckle saw significant time on the court in 2008, with Dalke leading the team with 607 assists and Van Syckle not far behind with 575. Van Syckle started 14 matches for the 2008 Flames, while Dalke started the remaining 18. Both setters managed to play in almost every match, however. Van Syckle bounced back from a mid-season knee surgery her freshman year with her strong sophomore campaign, while Dalke made her impact in her first year in a Flames uniform after transferring from Mississippi. In addition to their setting prowess, the pair are also two of UIC’s most prolific servers, with Dalke recording 30 aces in 2008 to Van Syckle’s 27. Dalke’s total last season was good for second on the roster, with Van Syckle taking third.

MIDDLE BLOCKERS Returning: Senior Lana Lobdell (0.77 bps, 88 tb), Junior Epiphany Davis(0.92 bps, 98 tb), Sophomore Chelsea Sloan (0.76 bps, 17 sp) Newcomer: Freshmen Nicole Allgood

JUNIOR DANA VAN SYCKLE

The duo of Lobdell and Davis accounted for just more than 85 percent of the Flames’ 217.5 total blocks last year, chipping in for 88 and 98, respectively. Both totals were good for top ten in the Horizon League a year ago. Sloan saw limited action, appearing in 17 sets during the course of the season. In those 17 sets, however, Sloan posted a block per set average of 0.76. That number set her third on the squad, just behind Davis’ 0.92 and Lobdell’s 0.77.

SENIOR LANA LOBDELL

Allgood comes to the program as a transfer from the University of Louisville. A highlydecorated prep player who led her South Oldham, Ky. high school team to four state tournament appearances, Allgood will retain four years of eligibility, as she redshirted at Louisville last season.

OUTSIDE HITTERS Returning: Junior Casie Sullivan (2.74 kps, 853 ta), Sophomore Janise Dismuke (1 ta, 2 mp) Newcomers: Freshmen Aubrey Sniegowski, Freshmen Kelsey Safranek Sullivan returns for her junior campaign after posting the second-highest kill total on the UIC squad a year ago. As a sophomore, Sullivan posted 296 kills with 853 attempts. Her kills per set average was 2.74, with the second-year Flame starting 29 of UIC’s 32 matches. Dismuke, a sophomore who saw the floor in just two matches as a rookie last season, and newcomers Sniegowski and Safranek will also be looking to get in the mix. Snie8

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JUNIOR CASIE SULLIVAN

gowski comes to the Flames from Lemont Township, where she led her prep squad to a pair of IHSA regional titles. Safranek led her Downers Grove South team to three conference titles and was a three-time all-conference selection.

DEFENSIVE SPECIALISTS Returning: Senior Emily Schaffer (2.06 dps, 0.10 saps), Junior Taylor Szatkowski (2.81 dps, 0.19 saps), Sophomore Kate Eldred (0.67 dps, 0.00 saps) Newcomer: Freshmen Jacqueline Lang Schaffer and Szatkowski handled the bulk of the libero duties a year ago, with both defensive specialists seeing the court in 23 matches last season. Szatkowski posted a digs per set average of 2.81 on the year with 219 digs, while Schaffer’s dps was 2.06 with 140 digs. Eldred will move from the outside hitter/right side position on the court to help out with libero duties in her sophomore season. As a sophomore, Eldred came off the bench in five matches. Lang is a local product, coming to UIC from Marist High School, where she helped the Redhawks to a pair of regional titles. She was a two-time all-East Suburban Catholic Conference selection, and was named second team All-Area in both the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune her senior season. SCHEDULE On tap in 2009 for the Flames is a schedule that features a flurry of tournaments to open the year, followed by a tough double-run though the Horizon League. UIC opens its season at the Northern Illinois Invitational Aug. 28, with matches slated against Stephen F. Austin, Western Illinois, Southern Illinois and the host Huskies. The Flames will then head to Bloomington, Ind., for the IU adidas Classic, hosted by Indiana University. While at IU, UIC will face off against Tennessee-Martin, Kentucky, Murray State and the home-court Hoosiers. Both Kentucky and Indiana floated just outside the AVCA Top 25 rankings a season ago.

SENIOR EMILY SCHAFFER

The Flames close out their tournament schedule with the UIC Invitational at the Flames Athletic Center Sept. 11-12. The FAC will play host to Duquesne, Georgia State and Michigan State for the event, with UIC playing all three schools during the tournament’s two days. “Our non-conference tournaments will be an excellent test in preparing us for the Horizon League,” Schumacher-Cawley said. “We accomplished a lot during the spring season, and we are excited about raising the bar of excellence this upcoming season. This team is hungry to compete and eager to prove what they can do.” Other non-conference tilts on the schedule include single matches against Chicago State, Western Michigan, Robert Morris, DePaul and Western Illinois. UIC will also meet up with each of the eight Horizon League schools twice in 2009, leading up to the 2009 Horizon League Volleyball Championships Nov. 19-22.

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2009 UIC VOLLEYBALL

#12 LANA LOBDELL

#2 EMILY SCHAFFER

2008: Appeared in all 34 matches...named Horizon League Defensive Player of the Week Oct. 8...finished the season ranked 10th in school history with a .249 attack percentage...ranks ninth in the career record book with 230 block assists...tied for 10th place in school history with 69 solo blocks...led the Flames with 19 solo blocks and ranked second with 88 total blocks...led the team with a .249 attack CAREER-HIGHS percentage...recorded Kills -18 vs. Texas-El Paso (9/5/08) a career-high 18 kills Att. - 45 vs. Green Bay (9/18/07) UTEP...totaled a careerPct. (min. 10 TA) - .625 (11-1-16) vs. NIU (9/11/07) Digs - 8 vs. Wright State (10/2/07) best three service aces Assists - 5 vs. Wright State (10/20/06) twice...tallied a careerAces - 4 - twice - last vs. Louisville (9/13/08) high three solo blocks Block Assists- 7 - 3 times - last vs. Wright State versus Wright State.

2008: Competed in 23 matches...recorded double-figure dig matches on five occasions...picked up a career-high 13 digs on three occasions...averaged 2.31 digs per game in Horizon League contests... recorded a career-best two service aces versus Youngstown State Oct. 18...finished the season with career highs in assists (10), service aces (7), digs (140) and block assists (1).

Middle Blocker • Senior • 6-1 Lena, Ill./Lena-Winslow/Club Fusion

Defensive Specialist • Senior • 5-7 Roswell, Ga./Blessed Trinity/Atlanta Juniors

2007: Competed in 15 matches... totaled a season-high 10 digs and two service aces versus Towson Sept. 2...tallied 51 digs overall on the year.

(11/16/07) Solo Blocks- 3 vs. Quinnipiac (10/5/08) Total Blocks - 9 - twice - last vs. Wright State (11/16/07)

2007: Appeared in all 31 matches...led the team with 119 blocks and 31 service aces...recorded a season-high .538 attack percentage (16-1-28) versus Western Illinois...totaled 17 double-figure kill matches...posted a career-best eight digs against Wright State Oct. 2...tallied a career-high 19 kills versus Green Bay Sept. 18...tabbed a seasonhigh four service aces versus Towson. 2006: Started in 0.72 blocks per with 92 total 13 kills versus season-high .538 Oct. 13.

all 34 matches...led the team with set... ranked second on the squad blocks...recorded a season-high North Texas Sept. 16...garnered a attack percentage against Loyola Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner for LenaWinslow...helped team to a 35-4 record in 2005... two-time conference champions...fourth at state as a freshman...three-time all-conference and all-area recipient...named to four all-tournament teams...led team in kills and blocks as a senior...daughter of Murry and Julie Lobdell... born May 2, 1988...major is elementary education.

LANA LOBDELL’S CAREER STATS YEAR K E TA PCT. A 2006 186 58 553 .231 51 2007 304 95 782 .267 40 2008 223 63 643 .249 24 TOTALS 713 216 1,978 .249 115

2006: Medical Redshirt, retaining all four years of eligibility.

SA 0 31 8 39

DIGS 43 110 35 188

BS 19 31 19 69

BA 73 88 69 230

TB 92 119 88 299

EMILY SCHAFFER’S CAREER STATS YEAR K E TA PCT. A 2006 REDSHIRT 2007 0 1 8 -.125 2 2008 2 0 7 .286 10 TOTALS 2 1 15 .080 12

DIGS BS

5 7 12

51 140 191

0 1 1

0 0 0

Prep/Personal: Three-year letterwinner for Blessed Trinity Catholic High School...helped the Titans to consecutive second-place state finishes...2003 Georgia State Final Four appearance...recorded 201 kills, 432 digs and 56 service aces as a senior...2005 first-team all-region and senior all-star selection...2004 first team all-area and all-county recipient...2003 Coach’s Award recipient... CAREER-HIGHS Kills - 1 - twice - last vs. Butler (1/12/08) ranked second in the Att. - 3 vs. Winthrop (9/1/07) state in digs...totaled Digs - 13 - 3 times - last vs. Youngstown State 200 kills, 342 digs (11/20/08) and 44 service aces Assists - 1 - twice - last vs. Milwaukee (10/13/07) Aces - 2 - twice - last vs. Youngstown State as a junior...daugh(10/18/08) ter of Don and Barb Block Assists - 1 vs. Wright State (11/1/08) Schaffer...born Apr. Solo Blocks - N/A 16, 1988...majoring in Total Blocks - 1 vs. Wright State (11/1/08) nursing.

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#5 JESSICA DALKE

#24 EPIPHANY DAVIS

2008: Played in 110 games as one of UIC’s setters...finished the season second on the team with 30 service aces...finished the season ranked ninth in the Horizon League with 5.52 assists per set...recorded a careerbest 27 digs versus Green Bay on Nov. 15...posted a career-best four service aces versus Texas-El Paso on Sept. 5...tabbed a career-high three block assists against Milwaukee on Nov. 14...totaled seven double-doubles in assists and digs.

2008: Played in 107 games...ranked first on the team with 98 blocks... finished the season CAREER-HIGHS ranked ninth in the HoKills - 15 vs. Cleveland State (10/15/07) Att. - 39 vs. Loyola (10/19/07) rizon League with 0.92 blocks per set...recorded Pct. (min. 10 TA) - .643 (10-1-14) vs. Youngstown State (10/18/08) a season-high 13 kills Digs - 3 - 4 times - most recently vs. DePaul versus Chicago State (8/30/08) Sept. 9...totaled a career- Assists - 6 - twice - most recently vs. McNeese State high nine blocks against (9/8/07) Block Assists - 8 vs. Cleveland State (10/5/07) Butler Oct. 12...posted a Solo Blocks - 3 - three times - most recently vs. career-best .643 attack Northern Illinois (9/11/07) Total Blocks - 9 vs. Butler (10/12/08) percentage (10-1-14) against Youngstown State Oct. 18.

Setter •Junior• 5-9 • Millstadt, Ill. Belleville-Althoff/Mississippi/Southwest Illinois Juniors

Prior to UIC: Redshirted her sophomore year at Ole Miss, retaining three years of eligibility.

Middle Blocker •Junior •6-1 • Chicago, Ill. Notre Dame for Girls/Wichita State/Powerhouse

2007: Appeared in 30 matches...ranked second on the team with 108 blocks...posted a season-high .393 attack percentage (15-4-28) versus Cleveland State Oct. 5...totaled 10 or more kills in seven matches... recorded a season-high eight blocks per match on three separate occasions. Prior to UIC: Redshirted her freshman season at Wichita State. JESSICA DALKE’S CAREER STATS YEAR K E TA PCT. A SA 2006 MISSISSIPPI 2007 REDSHIRT 2008 20 12 67 .119 607 30 TOTALS 20 12 67 .119 607 30

DIGS BS

243 0 243 0

5 5

Prep/Personal: Three-time all-conference selection for Althoff Catholic High School...two-time Chicago Tribune All-State recipient...2004 St. Louis/Metro East Player of the Year CAREER-HIGHS (double AA)...2005 Kills - 4 vs. North Dakota State (9/5/08) St. Louis Metro East Att. - 10 vs. Green Bay (11/15/08) Pct. (min. 10 TA) - .200 (3-1-10) vs. Green Bay Player of the Year (11/15/08) (single A)...2005 Prep Digs - 27 vs. Green Bay (11/15/08) Sports All-America Assists - 51 vs. SIUE (11/11/08) selection...daughter Aces - 4 vs. Texas El-Paso (9/5/08) of Dennis and Bonita Block Assists - 3 vs. Milwaukee (11/14/08) Dalke...born Sept. 1, Solo Blocks - N/A 1987...majoring in Total Blocks - 3 vs. Milwaukee (11/14/08) marketing.

EPIPHANY DAVIS’ CAREER STATS YEAR K E TA PCT. A 2006 WICHITA STATE 2007 186 118 529 .129 40 2008 158 74 415 .202 26 TOTALS 344 192 944 .165 66

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Prep/Personal: Three-year letter winner for Notre Dame for Girls High School in Chicago...guided team to a third-place finish in the Blue Conference...three-time All-Conference Blue selection... four-time Honor Roll recipient...voted Most Valuable Player consecutive seasons... Coaches Award recipient...one-year let terwinner in basketball... two-year track and field letterwinner...daughter of Joanne and Tyler Davis...born Feb. 23, 1988...majoring in communicative disorders and sign language.

DIGS BS

0 0 0

25 27 52

85 108 85 98 170 116

23 13 33

2009 UIC VOLLEYBALL

#10 CASIE SULLIVAN

#8 TAYLOR SZATKOWSKI

2008: Played in 108 CAREER-HIGHS games...finished the Kills - 17 - 3 times - last vs. Wright State (10/4/08) season second on the Att. - 48 vs. Valparaiso (10/11/08) team with 2.74 kills Pct. (min. 10 TA) - .571 (8-0-14) vs. Bradley per set...averaged (10/22/07) a career-best 2.70 Digs - 19 vs. Valparaiso (10/11/08) digs per set...totaled Assists - 66 vs. Western Illinois (11/11/07) 13 double-doubles... Aces - 5 vs. Wright State (11/3/07) recorded a double-douBlock Assists - 7 vs. Cleveland State (10/27/07) ble in nine of UIC’s last Solo Blocks - 1 - 5 times - last vs. Milwaukee 12 matches...posted (11/21/08 a career-high 17 kills Total Blocks - 7 vs. Cleveland State (10/27/07) on two occasions... recorded a season-high 19 kills against Milwaukee...picked up a careerhigh four total blocks against Western Illinois...tallied two or more service aces five times.

2008: Played in 23 matches...ranked third on the team with 2.81 digs per set...improved her average to 3.06 digs per set in Horizon League matches...totaled a career-high 15 service aces on the season...recorded a season-high 20 digs and a career-best three assists versus Texas-El Paso Sept. 5.

Outside Hitter•Junior• 5-11 Kewanee, Ill./Wethersfield/Eastside Shockers

2007: Overcame injury early in the season to compete in the final 14 matches...ranked second on the team with 438 assists and fourth with 19 service aces...recorded first career double-double with 17 kills and 15 digs in her collegiate debut against DePaul...recorded a season-best 66 assists versus Western Illinois Nov. 11...totaled a career-best 20 digs against Youngstown State... totaled 30 or more assists in nine matches. 2006: Medical Redshirt. Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner for Wethersfield High School......team

CASIE SULLIVAN’S CAREER STATS YEAR K E TA PCT. A 2006 REDSHIRT 2007 67 31 206 .175 438 2008 296 150 853 .171 19 TOTALS 363 181 1,059 .173 457

DIGS BS

19 18 37

142 2 292 4 434 6

27 37 64

29 41 70

co-captain...All-Conference First Team honors...two-time Toney Anderson Memorial Award recipient...two-time Star Courier Athlete of the Week recipient...four-time The Dispatch/Rock Island Argus All-Area Volleyball Team member...2005 Peoria Journal Star All-Area Volleyball Team...led team with 339 kills and 119 digs as a senior...totaled 1,110 career kills... National Honor Society member...daughter of Patrick and Eileen Sullivan...born Aug. 18, 1988...majoring in movement sciences. 12

Defensive Specialist•Junior• 5-4 Cary Grove, Ill./Cary-Grove/Sky High

2007: Started in all 31 matches...led the team Kills - 1 - four times - most recently vs. Bradley (10/22/07) with 3.45 digs per game... Att. - 3 - twice - most recently vs. recorded a career-high 21 North Dakota State (9/7/07) digs versus Butler Oct. 3... Pct. (min. 10 TA) N/A Digs - 21 vs. Butler (10/3/07) finished rookie campaign Assists - 3 vs. Texas El-Paso (9/5/08) with a team-best 418 digs... Aces - 6 vs. Youngstown State (10/26/07) totaled 23 double-digit dig matches...notched her first career kill and totaled 17 digs versus Winthrop Sept. 1...recorded 20 assists and 14 service aces on the year. CAREER-HIGHS

Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner for Cary-Grove High School...captured the 2006 Fox Valley Conference Championship with a 29-9 record...2006 Fox Valley All-Conference recipient...2006 All-Area Daily Herald Second Team... two-time regional champions... four-year Honor Roll recipient...American Legion Award winner...2006 team captain... totaled 354 digs and 41 service aces as a defensive specialist her senior year... member of the Sky High Club volleyball team in Crystal Lake...daughter of Lisa and Dan Szatkowski...born Oct. 23, 1998...majoring in nursing.

TAYLOR YEAR 2007 2008

SZATKOWSKI’S CAREER STATS K E TA PCT. A SA 4 3 24 .042 20 14 0 1 5 -.200 10 15

TOTALS 4

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.112

DIGS BS 418 0 219 0

BA 0 0

TB 0 0

637

#4 DANA VAN SYCKLE

#11 CHELSEA SLOAN

2008: Played in 29 matches...split time as the starting setter...finished the season ranked ninth in the Horizon League with 5.93 assists per set...ranked eighth in the league with 0.28 service aces per set...recorded a career-high 23 digs versus DePaul on Aug. 30... tied career-best with three service aces against Chicago State Sept. 9...totaled a season-high four kills against Texas-El Paso Sept. 5.

2008: Played in eight matches...recorded a career-high five kills, six total blocks, four block assists, two solo blocks and a .286 attack percentage (5-1-14) against North Dakota State Sept. 5...picked up a dig on two occasions... recorded one assist versus Wright State Nov. 1.

Setter•Junior •5-10 Palos Heights, Ill./Shepard/Celtic Force

2007: Played in 21 with a season-ending 900 assists... with 27 digs... kills

matches before being sidelined knee injury...led the team with ranked second on the squad service aces...amassed 216 totaled a season-high six on two occasions...totaled double-figure dig matches nine times...picked up a season-high 18 digs on two occasions.

Middle Blocker • Sophomore• 6-0 Southfield, Mich./Mercy/Michigan Elite 18 Red

2007: Redshirted her freshman year.

DANA VAN SYCKLE’S CAREER STATS YEAR K E TA PCT. A SA 2007 37 18 122 .156 900 27 2008 9 6 33 .091 575 27 TOTALS 46 24 155 .123 1,475 54

DIGS 216 213 429

BS 1 0 1

BA 25 7 32

TB 26 7 33

Prep/Personal: FourCAREER-HIGHS year letterwinner for Kills - 6 - twice - last vs. Green Bay (10/12/07) Alan B. Shepard High Att. (min. 10 TA) - 11 - twice - last vs. Green Bay School...helped team to (10/12/07) 2005 South Suburban Pct. .545 (2-2-10) vs. Green Bay (10/12/08) Blue Conference Cham- Digs - 23 vs. DePaul (8/30/08) pionship...guided squad Assists - 58 vs. Green Bay (10/12/07) Aces - 3 - 4 times - last vs. Chicago State (9/9/08) to a 16-13 record her Block Assists - 6 vs. Valpraiso (9/21/07) senior year...three-time Solo Blocks - 1 vs. Green Bay (10/12/07) Total Blocks - 6 vs. Valparaiso (9/21/07) South Suburban Blue All-Conference honors... two-time Daily Southtown Player of the Year...two-time Most Valuable Player honors...2007 all-state selection...totaled 257 kills, 137 assists, 353 digs, 42 blocks, 58 service aces and a .426 attack percentage her senior year...led the team in kills, service aces and digs in 2007...daughter of Ray and Sherry Van Syckle...born July 25, 1989...majoring in English.

Prep/ CHELSEA SLOAN’S CAREER STATS E TA PCT. A SA DIGS BS BA TB Personal: YEAR K 2007 REDSHIRT Four-year 2008 17 12 51 .098 1 0 2 3 10 13 letterwinTOTALS 17 12 51 .098 1 0 2 3 10 13 ner for Mercy High School... helped team to four Catholic League District Championships, one city championship and four regional appearances...two-time All-Catholic Honorable Mention and a 2005 All-Catholic League Honorable Mention...twotime all-area honorable mention...earned 2006 All-Catholic Second Team honors, All-Catholic CAREER-HIGHS League First Team and Kills - 5 vs. North Dakota State (9/5/08) all-region third team... Att. - 15 vs. Northern Colorado (9/6/08) named to the 2007 Pct. (min. 10 TA) - .286 (5-1-14) vs. North Dakota State (9/5/08) All-Catholic First Team, Digs- 1 - 2 times - last vs. Northern Colorado all-region first team, (9/6/08) all-area second team Assists - 1 vs. Wright State (11/1/08) Block Assists - 4 vs. North Dakota State (9/5/08) and all-county second Solo Blocks - 2 vs. Quinnipiac (10/5/08) team...totaled 252 Total Blocks - 6 vs. North Dakota State (9/5/08) kills and 110 blocks in 2007...daughter of Kevin and Carolyn Sloan...born Aug. 28, 1989...majoring in biology and pre-medicine.

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2009 UIC VOLLEYBALL

#25 JANISE DISMUKE Outside Hitter• Sophomore • 6-1 Peoria, Ill./Richwoods/Eastside

#18 KATE ELDRED Defensive Specialist •Sophomore• 5-8 Greenwood, Ind./Roncalli/Circle City

2008: Appeared in five matches...recorded season-high two kills and two digs against Chicago State on Sept. 9.

JANISE YEAR 2008 TOTALS

DISMUKE’S K E 0 1 0 1

CAREER STATS TA PCT. A 0 .000 0 0 .000 0

SA 0 0

DIGS BS 0 0 0 0

BA 0 0

TB 5 5

2008: Appeared in two matches. Prep/Personal:

CAREER-HIGHS

Att. - 1 vs. SIUE (11/11/2008)

Prep/Personal: Two-year letterwinner for Roncalli High School... helped guide her team to a 2006 3A Indiana State Championship...ranked No. 16 nationally by Prep Volleyball in 2006...named a 3A Indiana All-State First Team and 3A Senior South All-Team selection...Indianapolis Star All-Marion County First Team honoree...daughter of Pat and Pam Eldred...born Sept. 27, 1989... majoring in movement science. KATE ELDRED’S CAREER STATS YEAR K E TA PCT. A 2008 3 2 11 .091 0

SA 0

DIGS BS 4 0

BA 0

TB 0

TOTALS 3

.091

Helped guide Richwoods High School to four Midstate Conference championhips…undefeated in conference play three straight years…four-time Midstate All-Conference recipient… Champaign News Gazette All-State selection and Journal Star All-Area

CAREER-HIGHS

Kills - 2 vs. Chicago State (9/9/08) Att. - 7 vs. Chicago State (9/9/08) Digs - 2 vs. Chicago State (9/9/08)

recipient…senior captain in volleyball and basketball…member of the basketball team…helped guide the basketball team to an Illinois State Super Sectional appearance…daughter of John and LeVera Dismuke… born Aug. 31,1990…majoring in computer science and math.

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#13 NICOLE ALLGOOD #3 KELSEY SAFRANEK Middle Blocker •Freshman• 5-11 • Crestwood, Ky. South Oldham/Louisville/MAVA

Outside Hitter•Freshman •6-1 Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South/1st Alliance

Prior to UIC: Redshirted her freshman year at Louisville, retaining all four years of eligibility.

Prep/Personal: Three-time letterwinner in volleyball at Downers Grove South… three-time all West Suburban Gold Conference selection…All-Academic 2008-09…Daily Herald All-Area selection in 2007...helped team to three conference titles and two regional crowns...born Oct. 4, 1990...daughter of Dave and Janne Safranek... major is undecided.

Prep/Personal: Four-year volleyball letterwinner at South Oldham...district MVP in 2006...region all-tournament team in 2004 and 2007...region MVP in 2005 and 2006...state all-tournament team in ‘05, ‘06 and ‘07..two-time all-state selection...two-time Oldham County player of the year... Region 8 “Player of the Year” in 2007...led team in kills as a senior... helped team to the region championship andstate tournament every season...born Dec. 20, 1989...daughter of Howard and Sheryl Allgood...planned major is marketing.

#16 JACQUELINE LANG #7 AUBREY SNIEGOWSKI Outside Hitter •Freshman •6-0 Lemont, Ill./Lemont Township/1st Alliance

Defensive Specialist •Freshman• 5-9 Chicago, Ill./Marist/Chicago Juniors

Prep/Personal: Lettered two years on the volleyball court for Marist...two-time all-East Suburban Catholic Conference selection...second team AllArea in the Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune her senior season...Daily Southtown all-area honoree as a senior, honorable mention as a junior...led Redhawks in kills, kill percentage, digs, dig percentage and serve receive percentage... helped team to a pair of regional titles and a No. 13 ranking in the state of Illinois in 2007...Honor Roll and Dean’s List student at Marist...born Sept. 6, 1990... daughter of Ray and Karen Lang...major is undecided.

Prep/Personal: Two-year letterwinner on the volleyball court at Lemont Township High School…finished her prep career with 377 kills, 153 blocks and a .431 overall hitting percentage…led team to two regional championships and a South Suburban Blue Conference championship in 2007…two-time All-Conference selection…2008 Sun-Times AllArea and Top 50 Players selection…2007 Prep Volleyball Classic Outstanding Player Finalist…2007 USA National Developmental Team selection… played club ball with 1st Alliance… daughter of Mark and Suzette Sniegowski…born Sept. 3, 1991… majoring in graphic design.

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2009 UIC VOLLEYBALL 2008 SEASON STATISTICS & RESULTS

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--SET-- ---SERVE----

--DEF--

---------BLOCK---------

FLAMES

PCT.

DIG

TOTAL

BHE

2 SCHAFFER, EMILY

.286

140

3 HEE, KERI

.000

4 VAN SYCKLE, DANA

.091

575

213

5 DALKE, JESSICA

110

.119

607

243

7 NEDELJKOVIC, KATARINA

102

216

103

731

.155

322

8 SZATKOWSKI, TAYLOR

-.200

219

9 HANACKOVA, KATERINA

117

324

152

1026

.168

356

10 SULLIVAN, CASIE

108

296

150

853

.171

292

11 SLOAN, CHELSEA

.098

12 LOBDELL, LANA

114

223

643

.249

16 HUNT, CHRISTIN

107

151

530

.151

18 ELDRED, KATE

.091

24 DAVIS, EPIPHANY

107

158

415

.202

25 DISMUKE, JANISE

.000

TEAM

UIC FLAMES

118

1419 646

4374

.177

1327 164

171

175

1927

331

217.5

OPPONENT

118

1565 669

4478

.200

1453 175

212

164

2017

358

232.0

DATE OPPONENT SCORE SCORE BY GAME RECORD 8/29 vs Northwestern% L, 3-0 19-25,21-25,18-25 0-1 8/30 vs DePaul% W, 3-2 25-15,23-25,22-25,25-15,15-8 1-1 9/5 vs UTEP# L, 3-1 24-26,25-20,22-25,21-25 1-2 9/5 at North Dakota State # W, 3-0 25-19,25-21,27-25 2-2 9/6 vs Northern Colorado # L, 3-0 23-25,11-25,14-25 2-3 9/9 CHICAGO STATE W, 3-0 25-14,25-14,25-19 3-3 9/12 vs Penn State@ L, 3-0 9-25,18-25,20-25 3-4 9/13 vs Louisville@ L, 3-1 25-19,18-25,15-25,18-25 3-5 9/13 vs Illinois State@ L, 3-1 18-25,15-25,29-27,10-25 3-6 9/19 at Youngstown State* W, 3-1 25-15,22-25,25-23,25-20 4-6 9/20 at Cleveland State* L, 3-0 13-25,22-25,23-25 4-7 9/23 at Central Michigan W, 3-2 19-25,25-22,25-22,24-26,15-13 5-7 9/26 LOYOLA* L, 3-2 14-25,18-25,25-15,25-20,15-17 5-8 9/30 at Green Bay* L, 3-0 23-25,25-27,20-25 5-9 10/4 WRIGHT STATE* L, 3-1 19-25,21-25,26-24,22-25 5-10 10/5 QUINNIPIAC W, 3-0 25-17,25-23,25-7 6-10 10/8 at Milwaukee* L, 3-2 23-25,23-25,25-23,25-23,12-15 6-11 10/11 at Valparaiso* W, 3-2 18-25,25-20,26-24,15-25,19-17 7-11 10/12 at Butler* L, 3-0 19-25,23-25,19-25 7-12 10/14 BRADLEY W, 3-0 25-17,25-23,25-23 8-12 10/17 CLEVELAND STATE* W, 3-1 25-14,25-21,21-25,26-24 9-12 10/18 YOUNGSTOWN STATE* W, 3-0 25-16,25-18,25-21 10-12 10/21 at Western Illinois W, 3-1 25-18,25-14,21-25,25-22 11-12 10/25 at Loyola* L, 3-0 22-25,23-25,18-25 11-13 11/1 at Wright State* L, 3-1 19-25,21-25,26-24,13-25 11-14 11/7 BUTLER* W, 3-0 25-23,25-22,25-22 12-14 11/8 VALPARAISO* L, 3-0 17-25,22-25,24-26 12-15 11/11 SIU EDWARDSVILLE W, 3-1 23-25,25-22,25-21,25-22 13-15 11/14 MILWAUKEE* L, 3-0 23-25,21-25,19-25 13-16 11/15 GREEN BAY* L, 3-1 25-27,25-19,14-25,19-25 13-17 11/20 vs Youngstown State^ W, 3-2 25-20,22-25,25-21,19-25,15-10 14-17 11/21 vs Milwaukee^ L, 3-0 15-25,21-25,23-25 14-18

HIGH KILL Christin Hunt (8) Katerina Hanackova (17) Dana Van Syckle (23) Lana Lobdell (18) Casie Sullivan (12) Casie Sullivan (11) Epiphany Davis (13) Dana Van Syckle (14) Katerina Hanackova (7) Lana Lobdell (14) Casie Sullivan (13) Katerina Hanackova (17) Casie Sullivan (9) Casie Sullivan (14) Casie Sullivan (17) Katarina Nedeljkovic (12) Katerina Hanackova (8) Casie Sullivan (17) Katerina Hanackova (9) Katarina Nedeljkovic (18) Katerina Hanackova (14) Katarina Nedeljkovic (13) Katerina Hanackova (10) Katerina Hanackova (19) Casie Sullivan (12) Katerina Hanackova (14) Casie Sullivan (7) Casie Sullivan (14) Casie Sullivan (14) Casie Sullivan (10) Katarina Nedeljkovic (16) Katerina Hanackova (10) Katerina Hanackova (12) Katarina Nedeljkovic (12) Casie Sullivan (12) Katerina Hanackova (26) Katerina Hanackova (7)

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HIGH DIG Katerina Hanackova (11) Katerina Hanackova (23) Taylor Szatkowski (20) Taylor Szatkowski (12) Taylor Szatkowski (8) Katerina Hanackova (14) Casie Sullivan (7) Jessica Dalke (9) Katerina Hanackova (14) Katerina Hanackova (19) Katerina Hanackova (10) Katerina Hanackova (13) Katerina Hanackova (12) Taylor Szatkowski (16) Taylor Szatkowski (18) Katerina Hanackova (8) Katarina Nedeljkovic (23) Katarina Nedeljkovic (20) Emily Schaffer (10) Katerina Hanackova (9) Katarina Nedeljkovic (16) Emily Schaffer (13) Katarina Nedeljkovic (18) Emily Schaffer (8) Katarina Nedeljkovic (22) Casie Sullivan (18) Jessica Dalke (7) Jessica Dalke (12) Taylor Szatkowski (14) Jessica Dalke (27)

Katarina Nedeljkovic (23) Katerina Hanackova (15)

THE HORIZON LEAGUE Coming into its 31st season in 2009-10, the Horizon League continues to aspire toward its goal of being one of the nation’s leading athletics conferences while being recognized as a leader in the development of student-athletes as leaders and role models. The Horizon League membership features ten public and private institutions that have impressive academic reputations and a storied tradition of broad-based athletic programs. Current membership includes Butler University, Cleveland State University, the University of Detroit Mercy, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Valparaiso University, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State University and Youngstown State University. The Horizon League’s primary focus is on adding value to the educational experience through its four platforms of athletic performance, academic achievement, community outreach, and personal responsibility and accountability. It is the League’s belief that athletics is a powerful and visible resource tool that can be used to enhance student-athletes’ collegiate experience. The Horizon League’s goals are to enhance the holistic university experience for the student-athlete, to create an affiliation of institutions with similar athletic goals, and to adhere to the principals of integrity, diversity, excellence and growth. The Horizon League sponsors competition in 19 sports – nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis) and ten for women (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis and volleyball). In all sports, all teams participate in their respective postseason League championships regardless of regular-season performance, allowing all student-athletes an opportunity to qualify for NCAA championships. The League receives automatic bids to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball. The Horizon League is headquartered in Indianapolis, the “Amateur Sports Capital of the World,” with offices in the Pan American Plaza (201 S. Capitol Avenue), located a block from Lucas Oil Stadium and just minutes from Conseco Fieldhouse, the State Capitol Building, Victory Field and the NCAA national office. A PROUD HISTORY Founded on June 16, 1979, as the Midwestern City Conference with six charter members, the League changed its name to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference in 1985 and added women’s sports for the 1986-87 academic year. Charter members of the conference included current members Butler and Loyola as well as the University of Evansville, Oklahoma City University, Oral Roberts University and Xavier University. Among other current members, Detroit joined in 1980, and Cleveland State, UIC, Green Bay, Milwaukee and Wright State came aboard in 1994 in the largest non-merger conference expansion in history, with Youngstown State joining in 2001 and Valparaiso in 2007. On June 4, 2001, the Horizon League unveiled its current name and ushered in a new dynamic direction that has brought the League closer to its stated goal of being one of the nation’s top ten conferences with a focus on enhancing the student-athletes experience by upgrading the League’s market and competitive positions. ATHLETIC SUCCESS In the past few years, the Horizon League has enjoyed unprecedented success on the national stage, highlighted by three Sweet Sixteen appearances (Butler 2003, 2007; Milwaukee 2005) and nine wins in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in the past seven seasons. In other sports, League teams have won at least one game in their respective NCAA Championships each of the last seven seasons in men’s soccer (Milwaukee 2002-05, UIC 2006-08), with UIC just one win away from the College Cup in 2007. In softball, League teams won a game in the national tournament four straight years earlier in the decade (UIC 2002, 2004; Wright State 2003; Green Bay 2005) while advancing into the second round in women’s

soccer three of the last four seasons (Detroit 2004, Milwaukee 2005-06). Green Bay’s women’s basketball team added to that résumé with a victory in the 2007 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship. Butler’s Victoria Mitchell became the League’s first NCAA individual champion when she won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and then finished fourth at the 2005 NCAA Cross Country Championships. ACADEMIC SUCCESS Horizon League student-athletes also excel in the classroom as more than 500 have been named to the Academic Honor Roll each of the past seven semesters for carrying a grade-point average of 3.2 or better, including more than 600 for the fall 2007 and spring 2008 semesters. Forty-eight student-athletes were named to ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District teams in 2007-08, while 14 earned Academic AllAmerica honors, including a pair of first-team selections. COMMUNITY SERVICE In addition to its athletics success, the Horizon League has secured a well-earned reputation for its community service initiatives. Each January, member institutions partner with local elementary schools for an art, music and essay contest highlighting the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with winners recognized at League games on the weekend of MLK Day. The Horizon League Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) also has continued a tradition of working with youth in Indianapolis during its annual summer meeting, while the League, it schools and fans donate to Komen for the Cure for breast cancer awareness during its annual women’s basketball championship. On campus, student-athletes have raised money and awareness for such causes as breast cancer, diabetes and hurricane relief, while hosting blood drives, neighborhood clean-ups, Big Brother/Big Sister programs and more. SPORTSMANSHIP One of the Horizon League’s points of emphasis is fostering collegial environments for competition among studentathletes, coaches, administrators and fans in a pro-active approach. Among the vehicles is the Ethical Conduct Pledge, which is signed each season by student-athletes, coaches, officials, and campus and League administrators. Its purpose is to make all the involved groups aware of the Horizon League expectations of behavior during conference events. DEMOGRAPHICS Horizon League institutions boast a combined enrollment of more than 130,000 plus nearly a quarter-million living alumni centered in the League’s Midwest footprint. League media markets include five of the nation’s top 35 in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis and Milwaukee, covering more than ten million television households and encompassing more than nine percent of the nation’s television audience.

2008 HORIZON LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL League Institution W-L Pct Milwaukee 13-3 .812 Valparaiso 12-4 .750 Wright State 10-6 .625 Butler 8-8 .500 Loyola 8-8 .500 Cleveland State 7-9 .438 UIC 5-11 .312 Green Bay 5-11 .312 Youngstown St. 4-12 .250

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W-L 23-9 25-7 15-16 19-11 19-11 11-19 14-18 9-18 11-17

2008 HORIZON LEAGUE AWARD WINNERS

PLAYER OF THE YEAR Angie Porche, Valparaiso

Pct .719 .781 .484 .633 .633 .367 .438 .333 .393

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Brittany Malicoat, Valparaiso

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Kelsey Labrum, Butler

COACH OF THE YEAR Susie Johnson, Milwaukee

ALL-LEAGUE Angie Porche (Valparaiso) Becky Peters (Milwaukee) Brittany Malicoat (Valparaiso) Shaunda Sandifer (Wright State) Porshia Allen (Butler) Maddie Sueppel (Milwaukee) Sarah Singer (Loyola) Amy Benz (Cleveland State) Kim Bukowski (Valparaiso) Jessica Wolfe (Butler) Lizzy Gunn (Wright State) Lauren Felsing (Milwaukee) Megan Elfering (Green Bay) Allison Sears (Valparaiso)

ALL-NEWCOMER Kelsey Labrum (Butler) Jordan Goad (Cleveland State) Kerri Schuh (Milwaukee) Michelle Hammond (Wright State) Melissa Joyce (Green Bay) Samantha Trawitzke (Milwaukee) Leilani Tafuna (Wright State)

LEADERSHIP Jonathan B. (Jon) LeCrone is in his 18th year as Commissioner of the Horizon League, having been named to the position on May 11, 1992, and is the ninth-longest tenured commissioner among the 33 Division I conferences. He is the fifth commissioner in League history, succeeding Daniel B. “Tucker” DiEdwardo (1989-92), James W. Shaffer (1984-89), Cecil N. Coleman (1980-84) and James J. McCafferty (1979-80). LeCrone is in the second year of a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Leadership Council after recently completing a five-year term on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee. McCAFFERTY TROPHY The Horizon League annually awards the McCafferty Trophy in recognition of its all-sports champion in honor of its first commissioner, James J. McCafferty. Milwaukee won the McCafferty Trophy following the 2008-09 academic year. UIC captured the Men’s All-Sports Award, while Milwaukee claimed the women’s honor for the fourth straight year and eighth time in the past nine years. As an indication of the League’s competitive balance, eight of its ten schools won at least one team championship last year.

Overall

2009 UIC VOLLEYBALL HONOR ROLL

30-30 CLUB (30 KILLS/30 DIGS)

UIC VOLLEYBALL ALL-TIME ALL-LEAGUE HONOREES

Jackie Utz (1) 32 kills, 30 digs vs. DePaul (10/13/99)

All-Horizon League

Midwestern Collegiate Conference

Teaha Shepperd, 2002, 2003

All-Newcomer Team

20-20 CLUB (20 KILLS/20 DIGS)

Katie Kozak, 2004, 2006

Dee Dee Ericks (8) 23 kills, 26 digs vs. Milwaukee (10/20/87) 21 kills, 22 digs vs. Bowling Green (9/18/88) 25 kills, 20 digs vs. Butler (9/12/89) 20 kills, 23 digs vs. Eastern Illinois (9/22/89) 23 kills, 22 digs vs. Milwaukee (9/26/89) 34 kills, 20 digs vs. Marquette (10/24/89) 23 kills, 27 digs vs. Georgetown (11/4/89) 26 kills, 25 digs vs. Valparaiso (11/7/89) Jackie Utz (8) 22 kills, 21 digs vs. Wright State (9/26/97) 21 kills, 21 digs vs. Wright State (11/1/97) 20 kills, 30 digs vs. Butler (9/25/99) 24 kills, 22 digs vs. Eastern Illinois (10/5/99) 32 kills, 30 digs vs. DePaul (10/13/99) 21 kills, 24 digs vs. Butler (10/22/99) 26 kills, 22 digs vs. Wright State (10/23/99) 20 kills, 24 digs vs. Loyola (11/20/99) Katie Walsh (4) 29 kills, 25 digs vs. Butler (11/9/95) 21 kills, 23 digs vs. Butler (9/27/96) 26 kills, 28 digs vs. Northeastern Illinois (10/15/96) 21 kills, 25 digs vs. Milwaukee (11/1/96) Lindsey Filkins (3) 25 kills, 25 digs vs. IUPUI (9/15/00) 21 kills, 26 digs vs. Oral Roberts (10/19/00) 20 kills, 21 digs vs. Butler (11/10/00) Sharon Tracy (2) 20 kills, 22 digs vs. Lewis (9/20/88) 22 kills, 22 digs vs. Western Illinois (9/30/88) Kelly Gaughan (2) 28 kills, 22 digs vs. Eastern Illinois (9/22/89) 20 kills, 22 digs vs. Valparaiso (11/7/89) Teaha Shepperd (2) 23 kills, 21 digs vs. Wright State (9/26/03) 29 kills, 26 digs vs. Eastern Illinois (10/14/03) Amanda Kenny (2) 20 kills, 22 digs vs. Wright State (10/20/06) 24 kills, 22 digs vs. McNeese State (9/8/07) Claudine Borkovec (1) 24 kills, 32 digs vs. Southern Illinois (9/14/90) Carlyn Fisk (1) 22 kills, 21 digs, 25 assists vs. UTEP (9/7/90) Tina Bahr (1) 21 kills, 22 digs vs. Valparaiso (11/24/91) Susan Morris (1) 22 kills, 20 digs vs. Loyola (10/5/93) Michelle Dennis (1) 23 kills, 32 digs vs. Wright State (10/18/96) Allison Phillips (1) 27 kills, 27 digs vs. Wright State (11/16/96) Kelly Colangelo (1) 21 kills, 20 digs vs. Wright State (9/24/99) Vicki Lublow (1) 20 kills, 33 digs vs. Cleveland State (10/21/00) Katarina Nedeljkovic (1) 22 kills, 20 digs vs. Western Illinois (10/11/05) Katarina Hanackova (1) 24 kills, 22 digs vs. McNeese State (9/8/07)

Katarina Nedeljkovic, 2005, 2006 Ambria Springer, 2005, 2006

Katie Walsh, 1995 Ashley Clark, 1996 Vanessa Grazzini, 1996 Jackie Utz, 1997 Gina Caneva, 1999

All-Horizon League Second Team

Teaha Shepperd, 2000

Teaha Shepperd, 2001

Lindsey Filkins, 2000

Horizon League All-Newcomer Team Dawn Strahanoski, 2001 Meghan Keck, 2002 Katarina Nedeljkovic, 2004 Amanda Kenny, 2006

First Team All-Mid-Continent Conference Inga Balzaras, 1992 Second Team All-Mid-Continent Conference Jennifer Wenzel, 1992

Horizon League Newcomer of the Year Meghan Keck, 2002

Susan Morris, 1993 First Team All-North Star Conference

All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference First Team

Dee Dee Ericks, 1988, 1989 Sharon Tracy, 1988 Jennifer Wenzel, 1991

Katie Walsh, 1996 Second Team All-North Star

Kathy Berg, 1998

Conference All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference Second Team

Carlyn Fisk, 1989, 1990, 1991 Kelly Gaughan, 1989 Claudine Borkovec, 1990

Katie Walsh, 1995 Vanessa Grazzini, 1998

North Star Conference

Jackie Utz, 1999

Coach of the Year

Kelly Colangelo, 1999

Don August, 1988

UIC ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME MEMBERS Debbie Bird Robinett, Class of ‘91 Diane Lee, Class of ‘93 Rose Rouse, Class of ‘94 Dee Dee Ericks, Class of ‘95 1975 Team, Class of ‘96 Carlyn Fisk, Class of ‘97 Kathy (Bay) Apostolovich, Class of ’98 Ilene (O’Connell) Ketter, Class of ‘98 Debbie Obosla, Class of ‘86 Claudine Borkovec, Class of ‘90

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SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS Kills 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Assists 1. 1,506 Carlyn Fisk (1988) 2. 1,476 Katie Kozak (2006) 3. 1,463 Erica Anderson (1998) 4. 1,467 Katie Kozak (2005) 5. 1,451 Erica Anderson (1999) 6. 1,339 Jenny Dickey (1987) 7. 1,332 Katie Kozak (2004) 8. 1,328 Ashley Clark (1996) 9. 1,267 Dawn Strahanoski (2001) 10. 1,264 Erica Anderson (2000)

Digs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Service Aces 1. 128 2. 125 3. 109 4. 78 5. 70 6. 65 7. 64 8. 59 9. 56 10. 55

Debbie Obosla (1984) Debbie Obosla (1985) Debbie Obosla (1986) Gert Riordan (1983) Jenny Dickey (1987) Kathy Bay (1983) Carlyn Fisk (1990) Kris Barakauskas (1998) Sandy Ulesich (1988) Collette Housh (1987)

Total Blocks 1. 160 2. 158 3. 139 4. 128 5. 125 6. 122 7. 120 120 9. 119 10. 118

Service Aces 1. 422 2. 196 3. 192 4. 191 5. 191 6. 166 7. 163 8. 155 9. 151 10. 148

Debbie Obosla (1983-86) Carlyn Fisk (1988-91) Ilene O’Connell (1981-84) Kathy Bay (1981-84) Gert Riordan (1982-85) Sandy Ulesich (1983-86) Katarina Nedeljkovic (2004-08) Julie Valaitis (1982-85) Teaha Shepperd (2000-03) Inga Balzaras (1989-92)

Hitting Percentage (minimum 300 att.) 1. .283 Jennifer Wenzel (1990-92) 2. .280 Erica Anderson (1998-00) 3. .279 Meghan Keck (2002-03) 4. .262 Margaret Bird (1978-81) 5. .259 Kathy Bay (1981-84) 6. .258 Gina Caneva (1999-2002) 7. .257 Vanessa Grazzini (1996-98) 8. .254 Susan Morris (1991-94) 9. .250 Jill Greer (1997-00) 10. .249 Lana Lobdell (2006-present)

Digs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Carlyn Fisk (1988-91) Inga Balzaras (1989-92) Teaha Shepperd (2000-03) Ilene O’Connell (1982-85) Kathy Bay (1981-84) Sharon Tracy (1985-88) Lindsey Filkins (2000-03) Jordan Studzinski (2001-04) Dee Dee Ericks (1987-89) Eva Svoboda (1992-95)

Assists 1. 4,640 2. 4,178 3. 3,553 4. 3,213 5. 3,156 6. 2,471 7. 2,211 8. 1,883 9. 1,578 10. 1,475

Solo Blocks 1. 307 2. 254 3. 155 4. 128 5. 107 6. 89 7. 85 8. 81 9. 80 10. 69

595 555 537 531 512 495 485 474 471 462

Dee Dee Ericks (1988) Kathy Bay (1982) Dee Dee Ericks (1989) Katarina Nedeljkovic (2005) Katie Walsh (1996) Ambria Springer (2006) Sharon Tracy (1988) Susan Morris (1993) Kathy Bay (1983) Teaha Shepperd (2003)

Hitting Percentage 1. 354 Kathy Berg (1998) 2. 346 Erica Anderson (1999) 3. 327 Meghan Keck (2003) 4. 320 Jennifer Wenzel (1992) 5. 317 Erica Anderson (2000) 6. 304 Vanessa Grazzini (1998) 7. 295 Susan Morris (1993) 8. 291 Jennifer Wenzel (1991) 9. 275 Gina Caneva (2002) 10. 272 Ambria Springer (2005)

514 476 473 455 448 418 422 416 415 410

Claudine Borkovec (1990) Ilene O’Connell (1984) Dee Dee Ericks (1989) Kelly Gaughan (1989) Inga Balzaras (1991) Taylor Szatkowski (2007) Carlyn Fisk (1990) Sharon Tracy (1988) Carlyn Fisk (1990) Kelly Colangelo (1999) Ambria Springer (2006) Lynn Ammeson (1987) Kathy Berg (1998) Jennifer Wenzel (1991) Leslie Slinkman (1985) Michelle Parrish (1988) Lynn Ammeson (1986) Jennifer Wenzel (1990) Lana Lobdell (2007) Ambria Springer (2004)

CAREER RECORDS Kills 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

1,906 1,646 1,557 1,309 1,481 1,381 1,298 1,221 1,109 1,100

Kathy Bay (1981-84) Teaha Shepperd (2000-03) Dee Dee Ericks (1987-89) Leslie Slinkman (1983-86) Susan Morris (1991-94) Katarina Nedeljkovic (2004-08) Debbie Obsola (1983-86) Ambria Springer (2003-06) Carlyn Fisk (1988-91) Sharon Tracy (1985-88)

Katie Kozak (2003-06) Erica Anderson (1998-00) Carlyn Fisk (1988-91) Inga Balzaras (1989-92) Eva Svoboda (1992-95) Ashley Clark (1996-97) Meghan Keck (2002-03) Sandy Ulesich (1983-86) Dawn Strahanoski (2001-04) Dana Van Syckle (2007-present)

1,531 1,412 1,411 1,362 1,252 1,243 1,223 1,212 1,210 1,183

Mary Bloedorn (1979-82) Margaret Bird (1978-81) Ilene O’Connell (1982-85) Kristen Fredrichs (1982-84) Leslie Slinkman (1983-86) Lynn Ammeson (1986-87) Ambria Springer (2003-06) Kathy Bay (1981-84) Pam Binkley (1981) Kathy Berg (1995-98)

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Katie Kozak is the all-time assists leader with 4,640 career helpers Block Assists 1. 312 2. 296 3. 294 4. 283 5. 272 6. 249 8. 239 9. 230 10. 218

Ambria Springer (2003-06) Kathy Berg (1995-98) Jennifer Wenzel (1990-92) Lynn Clarkson (1998-2001) Teaha Shepperd (2000-03) Sharon Tracy (1985-88) Carlyn Fisk (1988-91) Leslie Slinkman (1983-86) Lana Lobdell (2006-present) Kristi Herrington (2001-04)

2009 UIC VOLLEYBALL TEAM SINGLE-MATCH RECORDS

INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-MATCH RECORDS Kills 1. 39 2. 34 3. 33 4. 32 32 6. 31 7. 30

Katie Walsh Dee Dee Ericks Dee Dee Ericks Jackie Utz Jackie Utz Kathy Bay Ambria Springer

Total Attacks 1. 92 Dee Dee Ericks 2. 85 Katie Walsh 3. 83 Dee Dee Ericks 4. 80 Dee Dee Ericks 5. 78 Vicki Lublow 78 Dee Dee Ericks 78 Dee Dee Ericks

at Wright State vs. Marquette at Western Illinois at Bradley at DePaul vs. Southern Illinois vs. Green Bay

10/18/96 10/24/89 9/30/88 10/22/99 10/13/99 9/8/84 11/4/06

at Western Illinois at Wright State at Milwaukee at Bradley at Wright State at Georgetown at Butler

9/30/88 10/18/96 9/27/88 11/4/88 10/23/99 11/4/89 9/12/89

Attack Percentage (min. 10 att.) 1. .900 Meghan Keck vs. Birmingham-Southern 2. .889 Susan Morris vs. Youngstown State 3. .800 Kelly Colangelo vs. Chicago State .800 Eva Svoboda at Valparaiso 5. .750 Karen Puckett at Valparaiso

8/31/02 10/31/92 9/8/99 9/12/95 10/13/92

Digs 1. 33 33 3. 32 32 32 32 32

Vicki Lublow Claudine Borkovec Michelle Dennis Michelle Baldwin Carlyn Fisk Claudine Borkovec Kelly Gaughan

vs. Cleveland State vs. Wichita State at Wright State vs. Valparaiso at Valparaiso vs. Southern Illinois vs. DePaul

10/21/00 9/7/90 10/18/96 9/12/95 11/6/90 9/14/90 11/18/89

Assists 1. 91 2. 81 3. 78 78 5. 76

Erica Anderson Ashley Clark Erica Anderson Erica Anderson Erica Anderson

at DePaul at Wright State at Wright State at Milwaukee at Iowa

10/13/99 10/18/96 10/23/99 10/10/98 9/19/98

Service Aces 1. 10 Debbie Obosla 10 Debbie Obosla 3. 9 Debbie Obosla 9 Debbie Obosla 9 Debbie Obosla

at Florida vs. Northern Illinois vs. Illinois Central vs. Western Illinois vs. Northern Iowa

10/31/86 11/6/84 10/29/85 10/5/85 10/4/85

Block Solo 1. 7 Michelle Parrish 2. 6 Kathy Berg

vs. Saint Louis vs. Wright State

9/7/88 10/18/96

Block Assists 1. 11 Lynn Ammenson 2. 10 Kathy Berg 10 Nani Flores 10 Michelle Baldwin 10 Lynn Clarkson

vs. Loyola vs. Iowa vs. Northern Illinois vs. DePaul vs. Wright State

11/6/87 9/19/98 11/23/91 11/18/89 11/2/01

Total Blocks 1. 13 Joy Beauregard 13 Michelle Parrish 13 Lynn Ammenson 4. 12 Lynn Clarkson 5. 11 Michelle Baldwin 11 Kathy Berg 11 Lynn Clarkson

vs. Eastern Illinois vs. Saint Louis vs. Loyola vs. Wright State vs. DePaul vs. Western Illinois vs. Marquette

9/25/94 9/7/88 11/6/87 11/2/01 11/18/89 9/12/98 10/3/01

Kills 1. 108 2. 97 3. 94 4. 92 5. 90 90

vs. DePaul vs. Wright State vs. Bradley vs. Northern Illinois vs. Milwaukee vs. Bradley

Service Aces 1. 27 vs. Illinois Central 2. 20 vs. Northern Illinois 3. 19 vs. Western Illinois 4. 18 vs. Loyola College 18 vs. Florida 18 vs. Bradley 18 vs. Cleveland State

10/29/85 11/6/84 10/5/85 9/4/93 10/31/86 10/4/85 11/3/84

Total Attacks 1. 277 vs. DePaul 2. 276 vs. Bradley 3. 272 vs. Wright State 4. 257 vs. Green Bay 5. 256 vs. DePaul

10/13/99 10/27/99 10/18/96 10/10/98 11/17/90

Attack Percentage 1. .617 vs. Youngstown State 2. .455 vs. Chicago State 3. .435 vs. Chicago State 4. .423 vs. Georgia State 5. .417 vs. Texas Pan-Am

Block Assists 1. 34 vs. Iowa 34 vs. DePaul 3. 32 vs. Akron 32 vs. UMKC 5. 30 vs. DePaul

9/19/98 11/18/89 11/19/89 9/18/99 9/24/93

10/31/92 9/15/98 9/8/99 9/26/87 10/4/98

Assists 1. 92 2. 86 3. 84 4. 82 5. 81 81

Block Solo 1. 17 vs. Valparaiso 2. 12 vs. Green Bay 12 vs. Milwaukee 4. 9 vs. Eastern Illinois 9 vs. Wichita State

11/8/88 9/11/98 10/12/96 9/25/94 9/8/89

vs. DePaul vs. Wright State vs. Northern Illinois vs. Oral Roberts vs. Milwaukee vs. Iowa

10/13/99 10/18/96 9/15/90 10/19/00 10/10/98 9/19/98

Team Blocks 1. 22 vs. DePaul 2. 20 vs. DePaul 20 vs. Valparaiso 4. 19 vs. Iowa 19 vs. Marquette

9/11/96 9/24/93 11/8/88 9/19/98 9/27/94

Digs 1. 136 2. 134 3. 133 133 133

vs. DePaul vs. Milwaukee vs. Valparaiso vs. Valparaiso vs. DePaul

10/13/99 10/20/87 11/24/91 11/6/90 11/18/89

Ambria Springer ranks seventh with 30 kills versus Green Bay on 11/4/06 20

10/13/99 10/18/96 11/4/88 9/15/90 10/20/87 10/13/84

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Year 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Totals

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS (in Division I) Overall 25-25 15-29 22-16 30-11 25-19 26-9 22-13 23-17 16-18 18-17 19-14 17-15 19-13 9-25 14-17 14-19 11-21 15-16 17-15 18-13 15-15 20-14 11-21 10-21 12-19 17-17 15-16 14-18 489-483

Conf. Coach N/A Don August N/A Don August N/A Don August N/A Don August N/A Don August N/A Don August N/A Don August 6-1 Don August 5-1 Don August 5-2 Don August 2-4 Don August 9-8 Don August 11-7 Don August 4-6 Don August 5-9 Don August 7-7 Don August 5-7 Don August 5-7 Don August 7-5 Don August 6-6 Don August 6-8 Don August 7-7 Don August 2-12 Don August 6-8 Nancy Mueller 10-6 Nancy Mueller 8-6 Nancy Mueller 6-10 Nancy Mueller 5-11 Nancy Mueller 131-138

UIC VOLLEYBALL - ALL-TIME ROSTER A Allgood, Nicole (2009-Present) Almlof, Karen (1981) Ammeson, Lynn (1986-87) Anderson, Erica (1998-2000) Avila, Rosemary (1977) B Bahr, Linda (1993-94) Bahr, Tina (1988-91) Baldwin, Michelle (1989-92) Balzaras, Inga (1989-92) Barakauskas, Kris (1995-98) Baro, Linda (1978) Bay, Kathy (1981-84) Beauregard, Joy (1993-96) Berg, Kathy (1994-98) Binkley, Pam (1981) Bird, Debbie (1974-75) Bird, Margaret (1978-81) Blizzard, Diane (1976-79) Bloedorn, Mary (1979-82) Borkovec, Claudine (1988-90) Burrel, Celestine (1981) Bzdelik, Nina (1974-76) C Carey, Meghan (2004) Carrington, Maryann (1985-86) Caneva, Gina (1999-2002) Cebrzynski, Jill (1974-77) Clark, Ashley (1996-97) Clarkson, Lara (2000-2002) Clarkson, Lynn (1998-2001) Colangelo, Kelly (1999) Colins, Megan (2003-04) Coglianese, Lisa (1983) Connell, Heidi (1986-89)

D Dachniwsky, Olga (1981) Dalke, Jessica (2008-Present) Davis, Epiphany (2007-Present) DeBolt, Tiffaney (1995-97) Dennis, Michelle (1995-96) Dickey, Carol (1986-89) Dickey, Jenny (1987) Dismuke, Janise (2008-Present) Dixon, Hilarie (1996-1999) Dolgner, Nicole (2005-06) Dooley, Colleen (1997) Duffy, Patty (1976-79) E Elam, Debbie (1982) Eldred, Kate (2008-Present) Ericks, DeeDee (1987-89) F Fiala, Laura (1974-75) Fiala, Maria (1980-81) Filkins, Lindsey (2000-03) Fisk, Carlyn (1988-91) Flores, Nani (1991) Foley, Karen (1980) Forster, Kim (1998-01) Friedrichs, Kristen (1982-84) G Gaughan, Kelly (1987-89) Gentile, Susan (1980-82) Goszczynski, Joan (1988) Graf, Tisha (2002-05) Grazzini, Vanessa (1996-98) Greer, Jill (1997-2000) Grosklaus, Shirley (1977) H Hanackova, Katerina (2006-2008) Hansra, Riva (1999) Haplin, Carrie (1977)

Hecker, Carolyn (1978-81) Hee, Keri (2005-08) Herrington, Kristi (2001-04) Hinsch, Michelle (1994-98) Hintz, Ann (1997-2000) Hoffman, Megan (2001-04) Housh, Collette (1985-87) Hrebic, Liz (2004-07 ) Hunt, Christin (2005-08) K Kantutis, Jeanne (1974-76) Keck, Meghan (2002-03) Kennedy, Carol (1976-77) Kenny, Amanda (2006-07 ) Keplar, Bridget (1989-93) Kimala, Maria (1974-75) Kirk, Lora (1979-80) Kozak, Katie (2002-06) Kozak, Sarah (1994-97) Kufta, Jillian (2003-05) L Labay, Sue (1974-75) Ladzinski, Julie (1990-92) Lang, Debbie (1999-2000) Lang, Jacqueline (2009-Present) Lang, Sarah (2002-04) Lewaniak, Denise (1976-79) Lobdell, Lana (2006-Present) Logan, Rachel (1994) Lublow, Vicki (1998-01) Luchetti, Linda (1979) M Malpede, Mary (1974-78) Mankus, Camille (2003-05) Martin, Ashley (2004-07) McCarthy, Maura (2005-06) McGinnis, Emily (2007) McMahon, Amy (1999-00)

ALL-TIME RECORD VS. OPPONENTS A Air Force Akron Alabama Alabama A&M American Arizona State Arkansas State Army Ashland Auburn B Ball State Birm. Southern Binghamton Boise State Bowling Green Bradley Butler C UC-Riverside Cal.- Long Beach Cal. - Northridge Calvin Carthage C. Connecticut St. Central Florida Central Michigan Central Missouri St. Charleston Charlotte Charleston Southern Chicago State Cincinnati Clemson Cleveland State Coll. of Charleston Concordia (Ill.) D Davidson Dayton

1-0 6-3 1-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 9-2 1-0 1-0 0-1 4-6 13-11 16-23 0-0-1 0-2 0-2 1-0 5-0 1-0 1-0 4-5-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 17-0 8-6 0-2 39-12 0-2 2-0 1-0 4-1

Delaware State 1-0 Denver 1-0 DePaul 25-26-1 Drake 3-3 Duke 2-0 E E. Tennessee St. 3-0 Eastern Illinois 19-11 Eastern Kentucky 1-1 Eastern Michigan 4-3 Eastern Washington 0-1 Edinboro 1-1 Elon 1-0 Elmhurst 4-1 Evansville 4-1 F Fairfield 2-0 Fairleigh Dickinson 1-0 Florida 1-0 Florida International 4-3 Fresno State 0-1 G George Mason 1-0 George Washington 1-1 George Williams 16-3-1 Georgetown 2-0 Georgia 0-3 Georgia State 1-0 Gonzaga 0-1 Graceland 3-0 Grand Valley State 2-1 Green Bay 28-14 H Harvard 1-0 Hawaii 0-1 Hofstra 3-0 Houston 1-4 I Idaho 1-0 Idaho State 0-1 Illinois 17-3

Illinois Benedictine 1-0 Illinois Central 6-0 Illinois State 7-19 Indiana 2-1 IUPUI 5-1 IPFW 2-1 Indiana State 7-2 Indiana Tech 0-1 Iowa 3-2 Iowa State 2-4 J Jacksonville State 0-1 James Madison 2-1 K Kansas 5-7 Kansas State 1-2 Kearney State 1-0 Kellogg State 3-2 Kent 2-1 Kentucky 1-0 L Lake Forest 1-0 Lake Michigan 2-0 Lake Superior State 2-1-1 Lamar 3-1 LaSalle 1-0 Lewis 13-8 Loras 1-0 Louisiana-Lafayette 0-1 Louisiana State 1-1 Louisville 1-2 Loyola College 1-0 Loyola (Ill.) 24-36 M Mankato State 1-0 Marquette 12-5 Marshall 4-0 Massachusetts 1-0 Memphis 2-4 McNeese State 1-0 Miami-Dade 1-0

Meyle, Julie (1985-87) Michaels, Claudette (1976-79) Morris, Susan (1991-94) Mungy, Annika (1978-81) N Nedeljkovic, Katarina (2004-08) Nelson, Julie (1992-94) Novaski, Kim (1979-82) O Obosla, Debbie (1983-86) O’Connell, Ilene (1982-85) O’Connell, Jennifer (1992-95) O’Keefe, Peggy (1975) Ostrander, Kristen (1985) P Parrish, Michelle (1988) Phillips, Allison (1994-97) Piaszczynski, Liz (1983-86) Pikul, Sophie (1981-82) Pocius, Debbie (1981) Popp, Julie (2002-06) Puckett, Karen (1990-93) R Rapacz, Debbie (1991-94) Riordan, Gert (1982-85) Roscskea, Annette (1990) Rouse, Rose (1974-75) Roy, Catherine (2002-05) Rozewski, Lori (1976-77) S Safranek, Kelsey (2009-Present) Sajna, Nancy (1978) Saunders, Debbie (1975) Sawicki, Judy (1974-75) Schaffer, Emily (2006-Present) Schurla, Cathy (1993-94) Shannon, Kathy (1975) Shepperd, Teaha (2000-03) Sien, Sue (1980-82) Sinnard, Connie (1974-75)

Miami Univ. Michigan Michigan State Michigan Tech Middle Tennessee Milwaukee Minnesota Minnesota-Duluth Mississippi Missouri Missouri-Kansas City Montana State Morehead State Molt Mount St. Joseph Murray State N Nebraska Nevada New Mexico State New Orleans North Carolina St. North Central North Dakota State North Park North Texas State Northeastern Northeastern Illinois Northern Colorado Northern Illinois Northern Iowa Northern Kentucky Northern Michigan Northwestern Northwood Notre Dame O Oakland Ohio Ohio State Oklahoma Oklahoma State

1-2 0-7 9-2-1 1-0 0-1 15-33 3-0 1-1 2-2 1-2-1 1-0 1-0 0-2 0-0-1 5-0 0-1 3-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-3 4-0 2-0 1-0 1-2 1-0 26-7 0-1 27-34 2-10 0-3 0-4 5-24 1-0 0-5

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Skwarek, Teresa (1974-75) Slinkman, Leslie (1983-86) Sliwoski, Susan (1974-75) Sloan, Chelsea (2007-Present) Sniegowski, Aubrey (2009-Present) Soapes, Mary Lou (1981) Springer, Ambria (2003-06) Squires, Wendy (1989-92) Stachon, Toni (1975) Stark, Jenny (1988-91) Strahanoski, Dawn (2000-04) Studzinski, Jordan (2000-04) Sullivan, Casie (2006-Present) Svoboda, Eva (1992-95) Szatkowski, Taylor (2007-Present) T Teglia, Marina (1976) Thompson, Kirsten (2005) Tiliks, Maija (1975) Tofanelli, Erin (2008) Torsberg, Marsha (1989-93) Tracy, Sharon (1985-88) U Uhls, Wendy (1994-96) Ulesich, Sandy (1983-86) Utz, Jackie (1997-1999) V Valaitis, Julie (1982-85) Van Syckle, Dana (2007-Present) Veith, Loraine (1976) W Walsh, Katie (1995-96) Weber, Michelle (1993-96) Wenzel, Jennifer (1990-92) Wilkojz, Diana (1974-75) Z Zabojnik, Amy (1998-2000) Zeigler, Lara (1995-96) Zientara, Holly (1995)

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CHICAGO MY KIND OF TOWN

As a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, you will find that there is no better place to begin your education than in the nation’s third-largest city. Whether you are looking to get ahead professionally with numerous internships and networking opportunities with any of the city’s major corporations, or mixing in socially with an endless list of things to see and do, Chicago is the place to be.

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The city offers 40 museums, 15 miles of bathing beaches, 11 professional sports franchises, over 6,000 restaurants tucked into its 77 different neighborhoods and a nightlife that will keep you going until daylight. So whatever your pleasure – work or play – it is all easily found in UIC’s backyard.

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Chicago helps the university go beyond its campus perimeters and extend into everything this great city has to offer, making UIC an unbeatable choice in an unbeatable city.

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A GREAT UNIVERSITY IN A GREAT CITY DID YOU KNOW? * An estimated one in 10 Chicagoans with a college degree is a UIC alumnus. * Approximately one in six Illinois doctors is a graduate of the UIC College of Medicine, the nation’s largest medical school. * One in three Illinois pharmacists is a graduate of our College of Pharmacy. * More than one third of the state’s dentists are graduates of UIC’s College of Dentistry. * UIC’s College of Education is the primary supplier of new teachers for the Chicago Public School system.

“By bringing an elite research faculty to an urban mission, UIC forges an identity that aligns it with the other leading universities but makes it different. In the heart of the city, UIC offers extraordinary opportunity to all who seek learning in an intense research environment. It is urban and elite; it is elite but not exclusionary; it joins access with excellence.” —Sylvia Manning, Chancellor Emeritus In the midst of the nation’s third-largest city, you will find a bustling university that truly reflects the area which surrounds it. Located just one mile west of the downtown area, the University of Illinois at Chicago is the largest university in the city with an enrollment of 25,000 students and annual research expenditures of over $290 million. Formed in 1982 through the consolidation of the UIC Medical Center and the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, UIC features a 240-acre campus with over 100 buildings, housing 15 colleges which offer 74 bachelor’s, 77 master’s and 60 doctoral degree programs. UIC is home to one of the nation’s largest medical schools, touting six health science colleges: Applied Health Sciences, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Public Health. UIC has been designated a Research I university and ranks among the top 50 out of more than 650 national universities in federal research funding. UIC is a place that challenges its students to be their best by providing them with cutting-edge academic programs, award-winning faculty and the finest research and academic facilities. The campus provides a melting pot of interactions and experiences. A variety of students of varying races and backgrounds call UIC home, giving students the opportunity to expand their horizons amidst a diverse and vibrant atmosphere. With the city of Chicago as the backyard of it all, its Great Cities Commitment is a hallmark of UIC. The Great Cities Commitment engages university faculty and staff in numerous programs with community, corporate, government and civic partners to improve the quality of life in Chicago and other metropolitan areas around the world. At UIC, the world is at your fingertips. This university will challenge you to be your best, but you will find the limits of what you can achieve to be endless with the access to excellence that UIC provides.

UIC QUICK FACTS Type of Institution Comprehensive, public, Research I university Location One mile west of downtown Chicago Degrees Offered 74 Bachelor’s 77 Master’s 60 Doctoral Average Class Size: 31 Student-Faculty Ratio: 13:1 Campus Size: 100 buildings on 240 acres Undergraduate Colleges Applied Health Sciences Architecture & the Arts Business Administration Education Engineering Honors Liberal Arts & Sciences Nursing Jane Addams College of Social Work Graduate & Professional Colleges Dentistry Medicine Pharmacy Public Health Urban Planning and Public Affairs Graduate College

UIC CAMPUS HOUSING IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL With 10 residence halls scattered throughout the entire UIC campus community, campus housing is a university entity on the rise.

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Housing nearly 4,000 students, the residences available are situated on some of the finest real estate in Chicago. Minutes from downtown, Lake Michigan and the museum campus, the dormitories at UIC are a refreshing concept from the traditional highrise facilities developed at many institutions. James J. Stukel Towers is the latest crown jewel in campus housing and opened its doors in the Fall of 2007. The Towers provide four towers of different heights to accommodate 740 undergraduate students. Each floor in the building has 30 residents, living in four-, five-, and eight-person suites consisting of single rooms, double rooms, bathrooms & living rooms. Half of the students living in the Towers will have single rooms.

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The strong community development residence life model is intended to provide coordination and support for a number of academic-related programs and living areas, with each two-floor community having a two-story common-area lounge and adjacent study lounge, and each of the Towers offering a penthouse lounge/piano room. The building also provides a full-service dining hall for residents, a snack bar/convenience store, student kitchens in common areas, computer labs, meeting & seminar rooms, student organization offices, and a 150-seat auditorium for special events.

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Stukel Towers is just one of many new residence facilities to open on the UIC campus in the last five years. A component of the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s south campus expansion, Marie Robinson and Thomas Beckham Halls opened in 2003. The units house more than 750 students who inhabit spacious, apartment-style dorms, equipped with kitchens and private bathrooms. Across the east campus at the corner of Harrison and Halsted Streets is the Courtyard Residence Hall, along with Commons West, North and South. Built in 1988, these four halls house nearly 1,300 students. The Courtyard houses students in clusters, typically three doubles and two single rooms sharing a common bathroom, while the remainder of the halls offer a variety of living options. Every hall has a variety of lounges, meeting rooms, laundry facilities and spots for social and recreational activities. The convenient link to the campus unions allows for easy access to dining halls, bookstores and more.

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STUDENT-ATHLETE SUCCESS ACADEMIC RESOURCES

UIC STUDENTS AND FACULTY AS ONE

While the challenges to the students at the University of Illinois at Chicago are often great, the campus provides vast resources to help students find the solutions to any roadblocks they may encounter to facilitate success both in and out of the classroom.

UIC students and faculty work together with a low student-to-teacher ration, allowing for more opportunity for interaction between professors and students, building early relationships that foster academic success. The university continues to attract top national scholars to its strong faculty. UIC’s faculty have been recognized with many prestigious awards, including the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, Fulbright Distinguished Professorship, Guggenheim Foundation grant, National Science Foundation’s CAREER grant, Jonas Salk Lifetime Achievement Award, Society of Women Engineers’ Achievement Award and the United States Capitol Historical Society’s Freedom Award. UIC students win major national competitive awards, including a Rhodes Scholarship, Gates-Cambridge Scholarships, Goldwater Scholarships, Fulbright Fellowships and Harry S. Truman Scholarships, among others.

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UIC PROVIDES ACCESS TO EXCELLENCE

UIC is a member of three Regional Centers for Excellence designated in September 2003 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of the federal government’s response to 9/11. The RCEs research new diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines for potential bioterrorist agents and emerging infectious diseases.

UIC offers its students many academic outlets to get help outside of the classroom, whether it is in instruction from a tutor or counselor, or a mountain of research materials that can be found in any of the school’s libraries. UIC helps its students reach their goals. Richard J. Daley Library & Library of Health Sciences These two mainstays of the UIC library system house more than 1.8 million volumes. UIC also has separate libraries for mathematics, architecture, art and science. Counseling Center This center offers career counseling and testing for UIC students who are having trouble deciding which direction to set their careers. Writing Center This office provides guidance to students who need help with their writing assignments. African-American Academic Network With counseling workshops and tutoring, this network offers academic, social and motivational help to African-American students. Latin American Recruitment & Educational Services (LARES) This recruitment and retention program primarily serves Latino students with counseling workshops and tutoring.

UIC is home to the world’s most powerful magnet for imaging the human body. The 9.4-Tesla magnet – which has a magnetic field approximately 100,000 times stronger than Earth’s – is used in a human scanning machine to study individual molecules as they support life. Two faculty members in the College of Architecture and the Arts have won MacArthur Fellowships, also known as “genius grants”. UIC’s Electronic Visualization Laboratory has created a virtual reality tool called PARIS – the Personal Augmented Reality Immersive System – that allows collaborating researchers anywhere to jointly move and fell a virtual object in real time.

PORT ACADEMIC CENTER A “HOME BASE” FOR ACADEMIC SUPPORT

Time management is very important for a student-athlete. At the University of Illinois at Chicago, we recognize the unique demands of pursuing an academic degree and competing at the NCAA Division I level. Therefore, we offer the student-athlete a full-scale academic support program. At the heart of this program is the Port Academic Center. The Port Academic Center is a great support service provided by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics to help a student-athlete excel in the classroom and attain a bachelor’s degree or other advanced degree. Services available within the center include advising, tutoring, scheduling assistance, eligibility monitoring, scholarship support and optional accommodations for individual and group study. The Port Academic Center is conveniently located on the lower level of the Physical Education Building. The 5,000-square foot facility serves as headquarters for the academic support staff and features a large public area for individual study, three smaller rooms for tutoring or group study, personal computer workstations linked to laser jet printers, a conference room, a reception area and private offices for counseling sessions. The Port Academic Center, with all of its resources, helps UIC meet the challenge of tightened NCAA academic requirements, providing a “home base” for the academic life of its student-athletes.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Who is my college advisor? Students are provided with a list of advisors and their phone numbers to assist them in easily finding their advisor. What is the academic reputation of UIC in the job world? Academically, it is a Big Ten degree and on par with any of the top schools. How will my major help me get a job? Current information is provided to students on this matter. Students are then referred to the career placement office, which will answer any questions they might have regarding a particular career. What do I do if I have a question about eligibility? A one-on-one conference is initiated to go over questions regarding changing major, course selection and any other academic problems a student might have regarding effects on their eligibility.

PORT ACADEMIC CENTER SERVICES Individual Study The spacious and comfortable main study area is monitored from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday though Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday. Students can focus on their schoolwork without distractions of home or dorm life. Computers are available for student-athletes to use in the main study area. Tutoring Tutoring is available to student-athletes in nearly every subject area. The Athletic Department has an exceptionally qualified staff of tutors. Sessions are scheduled during convenient hours for the student and the tutor, and are held in the Center’s small study rooms. Study Groups Student-athletes who wish to study together can reserve the small study rooms by checking with the receptionist outside the main study area. Advising Each student-athlete is required to meet with an academic advisor once each semester. In addition, advisors are available year-round to assist students with specific questions. Athletic Department advisors give special attention to NCAA degree and eligibility requirements when assisting student-athletes. Scheduling Assistance Center advisors have established relationships with faculty in many colleges and can intervene on the student’s behalf when scheduling problems arise. Scholarship Support A $1,000 scholarship is awarded each year to a studentathlete who has utilized the Center to significantly improve academic performance over the past year. Funding for this award is provided by the Port Endowment for Academic Excellence.

THE FIELD OF DREAMS NOWHERE IS UIC’S COMMITMENT TO ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE MORE APPARENT THAN AT THE FACILITIES THAT HOUSE THE 18 MEN’S AND WOMEN’S VARSITY PROGRAMS Men’s Sports - Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Gymnastics, Soccer, Swimming and Diving, Track and Field, Tennis. Women’s Sports - Softball, Basketball, Cross Country, Gymnastics, Volleyball, Swimming and Diving, Track and Field, Tennis.

UIC PAVILION - Men’s & Women’s Basketball

FLAMES FIELD - Soccer

FLAMES ATHLETIC CENTER - Volleyball

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LES MILLER FIELD - Baseball

UIC NATATORIUM - Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving

FLAMES COURTS - Men’s & Women’s Tennis

PHYSICAL EDUCATION BUILDING - Men’s & Women’s Gymnastics

FLAMES ATHLETIC CENTER Christened on June 10, 1999, the Flames Athletic Center is the crown jewel in the University of Illinois at Chicago’s effort to bring its 18 Divison I men’s and women’s programs to national prominence. The $9.25-million, 50,000-square-foot venue is a state-of-the-art practice facility and features two NCAA regulation-sized basketball courts; a two-story comprehensive weight training and cardio-fitness center; an in-house sports medicine facility; locker rooms for student-athletes, with two just for men’s and women’s basketball; as well as offices for the basketball, and athletic administration staff. Several individuals provided leadership to the center through their generous gifts, and each was recognized with selected facilities in the new center being named in their honor. Among those are Pat and Peggy Colvin, whose funding established The Colvin Communication and Administration Center; Arnold J. Hartoch, who helped fund the Arnold J. Hartoch Baseball Suite; William and Cathy Merchantz, whose gift funded the Lambert Basketball Center; and Sidney L. Port, whose contributions set up the Port Hall of Excellence.

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS - JIM SCHMIDT The University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has seen unprecedented growth and reached new heights both on the playing field and in the classroom under the leadership of Jim Schmidt. Named UIC’s fourth director of athletics on January 24, 1997, Schmidt quickly put together a department that could compete on a championship level, not only within the Horizon League, but on regional and national scenes as well. In Schmidt’s first 12 years, the Flames have captured more league titles than in the prior 15 years of NCAA Division I competition combined. Most recently, UIC garnered its second James J. McCafferty Trophy in 2006-07, the award honoring the most successful all-around athletic program in the Horizon League each season, and earned the league’s Men’s All-Sports Trophy just last year. Schmidt has also watched 42 of his teams represent UIC in NCAA postseason competition during his tenure. Among those NCAA tournament appearances were first-ever bids for men’s basketball, men’s soccer, women’s tennis and baseball. New history has been made each season under Schmidt, with the past year being no different. Highlighting the 2008–09 season were many memorable moments: • The UIC men’s soccer team won the Horizon League regular season title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the second straight season. The Flames achieved a national ranking as high as fourth in the country in 2008 and featured the program’s first-ever First Team All-Americans in goalkeeper Jovan Bubonja, a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy recognizing the nation’s best college soccer player, and Baggio Husidic, a Major League Soccer draft pick of the Chicago Fire in 2009. • The UIC women’s tennis team continued to dominate the Horizon League, capturing its 13th consecutive league title and making its 11th straight NCAA Tournament appearance while running its unbeaten streak against league foes to 113 and counting. The men’s tennis team once again found itself on the brink of a title, taking runner-up honors in the Horizon League for the fifth straight season. • The UIC men’s swimming and diving team won its first-ever Horizon League Championship under the guidance of Paul Moniak, who was named the Horizon League’s Coach of the Year. • The UIC men’s gymnastics team claimed its second all-time Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship and advanced to the National Men’s Gymnastics Championship meet for the first time since 2004. • The UIC baseball team won its eighth straight Horizon League regular season title and came within one out of securing its third straight Horizon League tournament championship and fifth NCAA berth in the last seven years. • Under first-year head coach and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Michelle Venturella and led by Horizon League Player of the Year Sarah Clynes, the UIC softball team won the Horizon League regular season championship and advanced to the Horizon League title game for the first time since 2005. • The UIC men’s basketball team, led by NABC All-District Team guard Josh Mayo and three-time Horizon League All-Defensive Team selection Scott VanderMeer, secured marquee road victories over Southeastern Conference foe Vanderbilt and Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Georgia Tech. “At UIC, we are committed to excellence, both academically and athletically,” Schmidt said. “We will create an atmosphere that will assist each student in attaining lifelong experiences that will help them be successful.” In keeping with that commitment, UIC has continued to enhance the academic performance of its studentathletes under Schmidt. Last season, UIC student-athletes achieved an overall grade point average of 2.91, the second-highest overall semester GPA in the department’s history, with 121 reaching a 3.0 GPA or higher and 14 garnering a perfect 4.0 GPA. NCAA graduation reports list UIC Athletics’ graduation rates at 86% for all athletes who exhaust their eligibility. Under Schmidt’s direction in 1994, UIC Athletics instituted a Life Skills program designed to enhance the total student-athlete, with activities designed to improve personal, social and career development. Team builders, community service projects and leadership opportunities through the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) were also implemented. Schmidt has also played a key role in the local and national exposure of UIC Athletics. He helped expand radio coverage of UIC by reporters on ESPN Radio, WSCR, WGN, WBBM and other radio stations while increasing television exposure on ESPN, Comcast SportsNet Chicago and other local and national outlets. With a strong desire to win conference titles and earn regular appearances in NCAA postseason action, Schmidt has brought numerous conference championships to the UIC campus to aid in the task. For the first time ever, the Flames hosted the league’s men’s basketball championship in 1999 and 2000. UIC has also hosted conference tournaments in softball, baseball, soccer, cross country, gymnastics, women’s basketball, and swimming and diving, while the school also welcomed the NCAA softball regional championships to its

field in 1999 and the NCAA softball super regional championships in 2005. An NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament First Round match was also played at Flames Field for the first time in the fall of 2006 and again in 2008. Flames administrative long-term plans are aggressive as well. In addition to major projects such as the first phase of the “Campaign for Athletics” that was implemented and the Flames Athletic Center fundraising campaign that was completed under Schmidt, UIC’s overall strategic plan outlines detailed improvements for scholarship funding; renovations to facilities, including the aquatics center; and improvements to indoor competition/ practice facilities for baseball, softball, track, tennis and volleyball. Construction of the stadium portion of the baseball and softball complexes and renovations to the soccer field are also high on the capital program’s list of improvements. While serving as associate athletic director, Schmidt helped develop a broad-based athletic program headed by strong men’s and women’s basketball programs and rapidly improving, nationally competitive Olympic sports teams. He also saw UIC’s student-athletes gain national recognition for top academic achievements while the teams and coaches earned regional and national exposure through conference championships and NCAA postseason competition. Schmidt assisted during the many historical decisions that took place over the last several years, including changes in conference affiliation leading up to UIC’s current membership in the Horizon League. Schmidt recently finished up a term as chair of the league’s men’s basketball committee. He had previously served as the chair of the television and finance committees. Schmidt has also served on the championships/facilities committee, equity committee and executive council. Schmidt began his collegiate athletics career in the fall of 1980, serving one year as the pitching coach at Western Illinois University while earning his master’s degree in sports administration. Arriving at UIC in 1982, Schmidt served as a pitching coach on the Flames’ baseball staff before being named an assistant to the athletic director in charge of marketing/promotions and daily operations. From 1983–86, Schmidt handled all sports information duties as an assistant athletic director and assumed the title of associate athletic director in 1987. A 1979 graduate of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Schmidt and his wife, Mary, reside in Naperville, Ill., with their two children, Billy and Eva.