2006 UNCG Volleyball Media Guide

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ROSTER Name Liz Benzschawel Christin Heverly Hilary Overby Lisa Fawell Elizabeth Flattery Kaitlyn Nortz Lauren Keiser Catherine Hanners Emily Lindborg Caley Redden Branagan Fuller Kayleigh Knerr Theresa Hart

Pos. MB DS OH/RS S S MB OH OH/L MB OH OH L/DS OH

Ht. 5-11 5-5 6-0 5-8 5-7 5-11 5-10 5-9 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-6 5-9

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

Hometown Madison, WI Rougemont, NC Spring, TX Wheaton, IL Sparta, NC Westerville, OH Lambertville, MI Richmond, VA Niles, MI Stokesdale, NC Temecula, CA Moon Township, PA San Juan Capistrano, CA

High School (College) Edgewood HS Orange HS Klein Oak HS Wheaton Warrenville South HS Alleghany HS Westerville South HS Bedford HS Douglas Freeman HS St. Joseph’s HS McMichael HS Murrietta Valley HS Moon Area HS Dana Hills HS (San Francisco)

Head Coach: Shawn Gaus (California State, San Bernardino, 1995) - second season at UNCG Assistant Coach: Skydra Orzen (Texas Tech, 2002) - second season at UNCG

UNIVERSITY FACTS

CONTENTS

Location ..................................................................................................... Greensboro, NC Founded .......................................................................................................................1891 Enrollment .................................................................................................................16,200 Nickname............................................................................................................... Spartans Colors ................................................................................................... Gold, White & Navy Stadium ..............................................................................................Fleming Gym (1,833) Affiliation ..................................................................................................... NCAA Division I Conference ............................................................................................................Southern Chancellor ........................................................................................ Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan Alma Mater ........................................................... Notre Dame College of St. John’s, 1963 Director of Athletics......................................................................................Nelson E. Bobb Alma Mater ................................................................................................Kent State, 1970 Athletics Dept. Phone .................................................................................... 336-334-5952 Ticket Office Phone ....................................................................................... 336-334-3250

Table of Contents/Quick Facts/Roster ................................................................................1 Coaching Staff ....................................................................................................................2 Player Profiles ................................................................................................................ 3-9 2005 Review .....................................................................................................................10 2005 SoCon Review .........................................................................................................11 The Southern Conference ................................................................................................12 UNCG Record Book ................................................................................................... 13-15 All-Time Honors ................................................................................................................16 Year-by-Year Results .................................................................................................. 13-15 All-Time Results ......................................................................................................... 17-20 All-Time Roster .................................................................................................................21 This is UNCG.............................................................................................................. 22-27 UNCG Athletics History .............................................................................................. 28-32

SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE Sports Information Director.........................................................................Mike Hirschman Email.................................................................................................mwhirsch@uncg.edu Cell Phone ................................................................................................... 336-202-5331 Assistant Sports Information Director (Volleyball contact) ...............................Mark Kimmel Email................................................................................................mdkimmel@uncg.edu Cell Phone ................................................................................................... 336-207-2383 Sports Information Intern ...................................................................................Kendra Lee Email....................................................................................................... kalee@uncg.edu Sports Information Phone .............................................................................. 336-334-5615 Sports Information Fax .................................................................................. 336-334-3182 Press Box Phone ........................................................................................... 336-334-5625 SID Office Address ......................................................................................UNCG Athletics ...................................................................................................................... PO Box 26168 ............................................................................................... Greensboro, NC 27402-6168 Website...........................................................................................www.uncgspartans.com

UNCG WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Head Coach....................................................................................................Shawn Garus Alma Mater .............................................................California State, San Bernardino, 1997 Email.................................................................................................... smgarus@uncg.edu Record at UNCG ........................................................................................ 5-26 (One year) Career Record ........................................................................................ 49-82 (Five Years) Assistant Coach.............................................................. Skydra Orzen (Texas Tech, 2002) Volleyball Office Phone.................................................................................. 336-334-5303 2005 Overall Record..................................................................................................... 5-26 2005 SoCon Record ........................................................................... 6-3-1 (3rd/11 Teams) Returning/Lost .................................................................................................................5/7 Starters Returning/Lost....................................................................................................3/3

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CREDITS The 2006 University of North Carolina at Greensboro women’s volleyball media guide was written by Mark Kimmel, UNCG Assistant Sports Information Director. This guide was designed using Adobe Creative Suite CS2. Printed by Graphic Printing Services, Inc., printing partner of UNCG Athletics, Greensboro, NC. Editorial assistance provided by Sports Information Director Mike Hirschman. Photography by WG Sports, John Bell, Chris English, Jerry Wolford and others. Special thanks to Virginia Cornell, Rod Wyatt, UNCG university relations, and former sports information office staff members for their assistance in building this publication.

ON THE COVER Head coach Shawn Garus with in clockwise order, senior Hilary Overby, junior Lauren Keiser and sophomore Kaitlyn Nortz.

MEDIA NOTE Just a reminder to please refer to our institution as UNC Greensboro (no hyphen) or UNCG on second reference.

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