2008 Wayne State University Volleyball Media Guide by Wayne State University Warriors

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Quick Facts / Team Information..........................1 Sports Information..............................................2 City of Detroit......................................................3 Athletic Director Rob Fournier............................5 Coaching Staff....................................................6 2008 Roster........................................................7 Season Preview.................................................9 Player Profiles.............................................10-19 Opponent Information..................................20-23 GLIAC Information............................................24 2007 Statistics/Results.....................................26 2007 GLIAC Results.........................................27 All-Time Roster.................................................32 This is Wayne State.........................................34 Wayne State Academics..................................35 Associate Athletic Directors / Faculty Rep........36 WSU Athletic Department.................................37 Athletic Training................................................38 WSU Athletic Hall of Fame / Warrior Club........40 2008 Team Photo............................................BC

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MISSION STATEMENT Wayne State University believes that intercollegiate athletics are an important and wholesome adjunct to the principal purposes of the University: (1) the advancement of knowledge through research and investigation; and (2) the dissemination of knowledge through teaching. To that end, participants in intercollegiate athletics must be, first and foremost, students whose fundamental aim is to obtain a sound education. A major mission of the University is to achieve an increasing level of excellence in the quality of its programs and to enhance the visibility and recognition of the University as a whole. Students who participate in intercollegiate athletics are directly involved in the implementation of this mission of excellence, and by such participation, provide a unifying objective of community and University. Wayne State University believes that a well-balanced program in intercollegiate sports is important so long as it remains in proper focus as an ancillary of the real purposes of the University; so long as it remains under academic control; so long as the players are bona fide students; and so long as the coaches strive to instill qualities of honesty, sportsmanship and clean play.

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HISTORY First Year as Varsity Sport.........................................................................................1975 All-Time Record......................................................................................... 579-465 (.555) GLIAC Titles.................................................................................... 3 (1979, 1980, 1981) GLIAC South Division Titles............................................................ 3 (1996, 1997, 1998) Last Post-Season Appearance........... 2005 (lost 3-0 at Ashland in GLIAC Quarterfinals)

Directions to MATTHAEI athletic complex From the West: Take I-94 East. Exit at Trumbull Avenue. Turn right onto Trumbull Avenue, then left onto Warren Avenue. Parking is in Lot 50 off Warren Avenue. From the East: Take I-94 West. Exit at Woodward/ Brush Avenues. Remain on Ford Service Drive to Woodward Avenue. Turn left onto Woodward Avenue, going south to Warren Avenue. Turn right onto Warren Avenue. Continue west on Warren Avenue to Lodge Freeway (M 10) overpass. Lot 50 is located on your right just past the overpass. From the North: Take I-75 South to Warren Avenue exit. Turn right onto Warren Avenue. Continue west on Warren Avenue to Lodge Freeway (M 10) overpass. Lot 50 is located just past the overpass. From the South: Take I-75 North to Lodge Freeway (M 10) North. Exit at Forrest/ Warren Avenues. Turn left onto Warren Avenue (2nd light). Cross over Lodge Freeway and turn right into Lot 50.

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TEAM INFORMATION 2007 Overall Record................................................................................................ 10-15 2007 GLIAC Record (Finish)...................................................................5-12 (4th/South) Letterwinners Returning/Lost:.......................................................................................8/4 Starters Returning/Lost:................................................................................................4/2

2008 MEDIA GUIDE The 2008 Wayne State University Volleyball Media Guide is a production of the WSU Sports Information Office â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jeff Weiss, Director; Tom Gorman, Assistant Director â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in conjunction with the WSU Volleyball Office. Compiled, edited, and layout by Tom Gorman. Additional assistance provided by Jeff Weiss and Lee Watson. Cover designed by Tom Gorman. Photography by WestSide Photography (Mark Hicks) and Ron Harper. Media guide information current as of August 15, 2008.

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VOLLEYBALL STAFF Head Coach......................................................................................................Phil Nickel Alma Mater/Year.......................................................................................Cincinnati/1995 Record at WSU............................................................................................. First Season Career Record................................................................................ 34-43 (Two Seasons) Office Phone............................................................................................... 313-577-7541 E-Mail...........................................................................................phil.nickel@wayne.edu Assistant Coach.............................................................................................. Jacqui Gatt E-Mail...................................................................................................jgatt@twmi.rr.com

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Strength and Conditioning................................39

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President Jay Noren, M.D..................................4

WSU QUICK Facts Location.......................................................................................Detroit, Michigan 48202 Founded....................................................................................................................1868 Enrollment.......................................................................33,240 (21,145 undergraduate) Nickname............................................................................................................. Warriors Colors..........................................................................................................Green & Gold Affiliation................................................................................................. NCAA Division II Conference............................................ Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Arena/Capacity..........................................................................................Matthaei/2,000 President.................................................................................... Jay Noren, M.D., M.P.H. Faculty Athletic Representative........................................................Robert M. Ackerman Director of Athletics.......................................................................................Rob Fournier Associate Athletic Director..............................................................................Jason Clark Associate Athletic Director/SWA.................................................................Allison Tookes Associate Athletic Director/Fiscal Operations............................................ Bhavna Mehta Assistant Athletic Director/Marketing & Tickets................................................Jeff Evans Assistant Athletic Director/Facilities........................................................... Bob Ostrowski Facility Coordinator.......................................................................................... Mike Flynn Academic Coordinator................................................................................... Ryan Kelley Coordinator of NCAA Compliance/Eligibility................................................Sarah Pruess Assistant Compliance Coordinator.................................................................. Joe Pawlik Director of Development..................................................................................Angie Ruth Head Athletic Trainer...................................................................................Michael Chan Assistant Athletic Trainer................................................................................. Katie Lang Assistant Athletic Trainer.........................................................................Carleta Poydras Assistant Athletic Trainer........................................................................Steve Domzalski Assistant Athletic Trainer................................................................................Josh Priehs Strength & Conditioning Coach......................................................................Paul Harker Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach............................................Anthony Delli-Pizzi Accounting Assistant............................................................................... Linda Letkowski Athletic Department Switchboard............................................................... 313-577-4280 Athletic Department Fax............................................................................. 313-577-5996

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Wayne State University Sports Information

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Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations

Office Phone.................................................... 313-577-7542 Cell Phone....................................................... 419-367-1627 E-mail.................................................jeff.weiss@wayne.edu

Assistant SID/Volleyball Contact

Tom Gorman

Office Phone.................................................... 313-577-2299 Cell Phone....................................................... 248-379-1699 E-mail.................................................. tgorman@wayne.edu

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Office Fax................................................................ 313-577-5997 Mailing Address...........................Wayne State Sports Information 5101 John C. Lodge 101 Matthaei Detroit, MI 48202

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Wayne State Media Guidelines

Wayne State Media Outlets Newspapers

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DETROIT FREE PRESS Gene Myers, Sports Editor 600 W. Fort St. Detroit, MI 48226 Phone: (313) 222-6661 Fax: (313) 222-5983 www.freep.com

WDIV-TV 4 (NBC) 622 W. Lafayette Detroit, MI 48037 Phone: (313) 222-0504

DETROIT NEWS Ruben Luna, Sports Editor 615 W. Lafayette Detroit, MI 48226 Phone: (313) 222-2261 Fax: (313) 222-6019 www.detnews.com THE SOUTH END Shawn Wright, Sports Editor 5425 Woodward Ave. Suite 101 Detroit, MI 48202 Phone: (313) 577-3496 Fax: (313) 993-8108 www.southend.wayne.edu Associated Press 300 River Place Suite 2400 Detroit, MI 48207 Phone: 313-259-0650 Fax: 313-259-4966 Oakland Press 48 W. Huron Pontiac, MI 48342 Phone: 248-745-4682 Fax: 248-332-8885 theoaklandpress.com

The 2008 Wayne State University Volleyball Media Guide was produced by the Sports Information Office to assist the media in coverage of Warrior volleyball. Requests for additional information, interviews and photographs should be directed to Tom Gorman at 313-577-2299 or tgorman@wayne.edu.

Macomb Daily 100 Macomb Daily Dr. Mt. Clemens, MI 48043 Phone: 586-469-4510 Fax: 586-469-2892 macombdaily.com

Post – Game Procedures Head coach Phil Nickel will be available for the media by request after the match. Individual Warrior players’ names should be given to Tom Gorman at the end of the contest and will be made available after the coach.

Daily Tribune 210 E. Third Royal Oak, MI 48068 Phone: 248-591-2572 Fax: 248-541-3096

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WJBK-TV 2 (FOX) 2 Storer Place Southfield, MI 48075 Phone: (248) 552-5245 Fax: (248) 557-1199 WXYZ-TV 7 (ABC) Box 789 Southfield, MI 48209 Phone: (248) 827-9420 Fax: (248) 827-9444 WGPR-TV 62 (CBS) 3146 E. Jefferson Detroit, MI 48207 Phone: (313) 259-8862 Fax: (313) 259-6662

Radio WDTK RADIO (1400 AM) Two Radio Plaza Ferndale, MI 48220-2129 Phone: (248) 581-1207 Fax: (248) 581-1231 www.wdtkam.com WWJ RADIO (950 AM) Larry Henry, Sports Director 26495 American Drive Southfield, MI 48034 Phone: (248) 945-9950 Fax: (248) 304-4970 www.wwj.com

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Mayor: Kwame M. Kilpatrick

Average Snowfall: 41.1 inches Mean Average Temperature: 48.6

• The Detroit area has a long, successful history of hosting a variety of tournaments and events including NCAA, AAU, USSSA events. Metro Detroit was the location for the 2004 Ryder Cup, the 2005 MLB All-Star Game and Super Bowl XL in 2006. Metro Detroit will be the site for the 2008 AAU Junior Olympic Games, the 2009 NCAA Basketball Final Four, and the 2010 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four.

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• Event organizers will find metro Detroit is home to numerous, world-class stadiums, arenas and other athletic venues and the area’s hotel and restaurant accommodations are second to none. The city has numerous, one-of-a-kind attractions for athletes, families and guests to enjoy. • The recent developments and changes give you many more reasons to plan your next meeting or event in metro Detroit. New and renovated hotels, three new casinos, a new baseball stadium and riverfront promenade are just the beginning as progress continues on many more projects throughout the area.

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Fun Facts About Detroit • home to the Motown sound founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in 1957 • installed the first mile of paved concrete road, just north of the Model T plant, on Woodward Avenue between McNichols and 7 Mile Roads in 1909 • installed the country’s first traffic light in 1915 in downtown Detroit • built the nation’s first urban freeway, the Davison, in 1942 • is home to the oldest state fair in the nation, first held in 1849 • is the potato chip capital of the world, based on consumption • has the country’s largest island park within a city – Belle Isle Park • is home to the world’s only floating post office, the J.W. Westcott II, can be found on the Detroit River

• The Detroit Metro Sports Commission (DMSC) markets and sells metro Detroit as a premier destination for regional, national and international amateur sporting events.

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Land Area City: 138.7 square miles Metropolitan: 2,026.1 square miles Altitude: 581 feet (177 meters), measured at the Detroit River

DETROIT LIONS • FORD FIELD HOME OF SUPER BOWL XL 2006

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• Other national and international corporations headquartered here include: Compuware, The Budd Company, Stroh’s Brewery Company, American National Resources, Kelly Services, SBC, and Federal Mogul, plus pizza giants Domino’s, Hungry Howie’s, and Little Caesar’s. These companies help employ more than two million metro Detroiters.

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• Metro Detroit is home to the global headquarters for four of the world’s top automakers: General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., DaimlerChrysler AG, and Volkswagen of America. The region also ranks as a leader in the production of paints, nonelectrical machinery and automation equipment in pharmaceutical, rubber products, synthetic resins and garden seed.

DETROIT TIGERS • COMERICA PARK HOME OF THE 2005 ALL-STAR GAME

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Television Market: 10th Fortune 1,000 Company Headquarters: 21

Famous Detroiters Aaliyah, singer, actress Tim Allen, actor, comedian Anita Baker, singer Francis Ford Coppola, film director, producer Jeff Daniels, actor, comedian Eminem (b. Marshall Mathers), singer, songwriter Henry Ford, inventor Aretha Franklin, singer Thomas Hearns, boxer Casey Kasem, radio star Kid Rock (b. Robert Ritchie), singer, songwriter Elmore “Dutch” Leonard, author Charles Lindbergh, pilot Lone Ranger, radio star (debuted on local WWJ Radio) Joe Louis, boxer Madonna, actress, singer Ed McMahon, television host Ted Nugent, singer, songwriter Rosa Parks, activist Smokey Robinson, singer, songwriter Diana Ross, actress, singer Bob Seger, singer, songwriter Tom Selleck, actor Blair Underwood, actor Robert Wagner, actor Robin Williams, actor, comedian Stevie Wonder, singer, songwriter

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Population City: 951,270 (2000 Census) Metropolitan Area: 4,043,467 (Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties – 2000 Census) U.S. CMSA Rank: 8th (Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint CMSA)

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On May 14, 2008, Wayne State’s Board of Governors voted unanimously to appoint Jay Noren, M.D., as the university’s 10th president effective August 1, 2008. Dr. Noren succeeded Irvin D. Reid, who stepped down on July 31 after a decade at Wayne State. Jay Noren received BA and BS degrees from the University of Minnesota, MD degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School, and an MPH from Harvard University. He was a research fellow at the Harvard Center for Community Health and Medical Care, Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow at the National Academy of Sciences and U.S Congress, and a Winston Churchill Fellow in England and Scotland. He did his graduate and post-graduate work in health policy, health services research, public health, preventive medicine, and internal medicine at Harvard, the University of Vermont, and Michigan State University. He joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1976 where he served until 1999 as a tenured faculty member and

in several leadership roles. In addition to his faculty appointments at Wisconsin, he has also held faculty appointments as professor at the University of Nebraska, the George Bush School of Government and the College of Medicine at Texas A&M University and Health Science Center, as a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota and the University of Washington, and Research Scholar at the National Institute of Health Policy. Dr. Noren has previously served in several academic leadership roles including Founding Dean of the College of Public Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Executive Vice President and Provost at the University of Nebraska, Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin as well as Acting Dean for Allied Health and Associate Vice Chancellor at Wisconsin, Chancellor of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and President of the Health Science Center and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs at the Texas A&M University System.

Dr. Noren’s research and teaching emphases are health services research, health policy and health politics, health services leadership and management, health workforce, the role and operation of academic health centers, Native American health care, and executive education. He has engaged in extensive funded research projects and has authored numerous papers and book chapters. He developed and directed

the Wisconsin Center for Health Policy and Program Evaluation and was an originator and director of the University of Wisconsin graduate program in Administrative Medicine. Dr. Noren’s international experience includes negotiated educational exchange agreements with universities in China and Lithuania and work in collaboration with educational enterprises in Africa and England.

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Tina Abbott

Richard Bernstein (vice chair)

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Paul E. Massaron

Annetta Miller

Jacquelin E. Washington

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control. He has served as liaison to various NCAA committees for which the conference held cabinet positions. The MAC presidents recognized Fournier’s achievements when they unanimously conferred a Certificate of Commendation and a mark of esteem for his efforts in 1999. Previous to joining to the MAC, Fournier served as assistant athletic director at the University of Akron. In addition to overseeing the men’s athletic programs, he was responsible for all athletic financial aid, eligibility, drug/alcohol education and compliance. His fundraising efforts resulted in a number of facility improvements to the athletic campus. He formed one of the first studentathlete advisory groups in the country (an effort he repeated at the Mid-American Conference) and was a member of the development executive board. A former member of the faculty, Fournier remained active in the classroom at the University of Akron, teaching courses in communication and criminal justice. A licensed attorney, Fournier received his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude and his master’s with honors from the University of Akron. He was a national forensics champion and qualified for the national finals in six events. Fournier received his law degree from the University of Akron in 1986 and was admitted to the Ohio bar that same year where he is still licensed to practice. He and his wife Pam, a Vice President at ACS, reside in Walled Lake.

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hockey, he served as the chair of the Structure Committee and a member of the Executive Committee. Prior to joining Wayne State, Fournier served as the Senior Associate Commissioner and general counsel for the Mid-American Conference. While serving as the acting Commissioner of the Conference (1999), he moved the league office from Toledo to Cleveland, wrote and secured a longterm contract for the men’s basketball tournament

at the Gund Arena (now Quicken Loans Arena) and secured the three largest corporate gifts in the history of the MAC including First Energy as the tournament sponsor for the men’s postseason basketball tournament. He also wrote and negotiated the Motor City Bowl football contract that is the MAC’s longest postseason Bowl alignment. As the chief compliance officer for the league, Fournier investigated and reported on over three hundred and fifty (350) infraction cases that insured fairness in case resolution and corrective action. At the request of institutions, he has appeared before the NCAA Committee on Infractions and conducted campus reviews of compliance effectiveness in financial aid, rules education, eligibility and institutional

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Rob Fournier culminated his eight years at Wayne State in 2008 by being honored by NACDA as the Athletics Director of the Year in the Central Region. Since his arrival in September of 2000, Fournier’s plan to invigorate the Wayne State athletic department has centered on three goals - academic achievement, community outreach and competitive success. To that end, the record has been telling. In 2007-08, Warrior student-athletes completed 4,000 community service hours, won four conference titles, and had 10 teams earn bids to the NCAA postseason tournament. The Warriors seven best finishes ever in the NACDA Cup standings which measures the overall performance of athletic programs around the country have occurred in the last seven years. WSU has jumped 100 places in the standings since Fournier’s arrival at WSU. In those eight years, 26 WSU coaches have been honored as conference Coachof-the-Year while two have been distinguished as National Coach of the Year. On average, 53% of WSU’s nearly 400+ studentathletes have a 3.00 or better grade-point average and 23% are above 3.5. In the latest federallymandated graduation study, Warrior studentathletes graduated at a 20% higher mark than the comparable campus population, their best finish ever. The overall grade-point average for all 16 athletic teams at the start of the 2008 fall term is 2.98. These, and other academic achievements, are recognized at the annual academic banquet, which he started in 2001. Fournier’s ability to generate corporate support has vastly improved the physical setting of the athletic campus and the competitive balance of the Warrior teams. In his eight years he has raised $6,041,450 from a variety of sources. That total has helped complete the following facility initiatives: football locker room; baseball’s replica Fenway Park stadium; men’s and women’s basketball locker rooms; softball grandstand, walkway and pressbox; a Boston Garden-like parquet floor for basketball; Hall of Fame foyer; swimming video board and pool

improvements; football ticket booths and stadium entrance; outdoor marquee; FieldTurf and a new track; scoreboards for baseball and football with a video display; trainer’s treatment area; new USTA tennis courts; and a design charette for a new arena. The physical transformation has been both noticeable and imaginative and boasts a number of cosmetic infrastructure changes as well. In the past four years alone, student-athletes have committed over 14,000 community service hours with such programs as St. Leo’s and St. Aloysius soup kitchens, Motor City Makeover, Make-A-Wish, Relay for Life, canned food drives, Boys and Girls Club, Toys-for-Tots, Skate for the Cure, Genesis House, Focus Hope, Big Brothers/Big Sisters and SMARTS mentoring. In particular, the Think Detroit/PAL initiative pairs WSU student-athletes and coaches with over 13,000 Detroit school children in a variety of program and outreach activities. All this is accomplished under the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program, one of the first in the conference. Fournier has also initiated an outreach effort for coaches and staff to volunteer one day a month to a charitable cause in a program labeled WIN -- Warriors in the Neighborhood. Fournier served three years as a member of the NCAA regional-ranking football committee whose responsibilities include selecting the top teams in the region each week and the teams that advance to the postseason. This year he has been selected to serve on the NCAA softball regional ranking committee. He currently serves as the chair of the GLIAC officiating committee and is past President of the Conference Executive Committee. In women’s

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Phil Nickel was named the 12th head coach in the history of the Wayne State University women’s volleyball program on March 3, 2008, by WSU Director of Athletics Rob Fournier. “In Phil we have the person that reflects well on the long and comprehensive national search process we undertook,” said Fournier. “He brings leadership, a strong recruiting background and knows what it takes to build and sustain a winning program. His positive reception during the interview process by student-athletes, staff and other coaches underscores those intangible attributes that are so necessary to work with divergent groups and achieve success. I look forward to the energy, focused approach and work habits that have been a trademark of his career.”

Nickel comes to Wayne State after serving as the assistant coach at the University of Houston for the last six seasons (2002-07). His responsibilities at Houston included recruiting, personnel development and assisting with on-court coaching. During his tenure with the Cougars, Nickel helped coach eight athletes to 12 All-Conference honors, including the 2004 and 2005 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year Jaci Gonzalez. “First of all, I would like to thank Rob Fournier for the opportunity to lead the Wayne State volleyball program,” commented Nickel. “This gives me the chance to bring my family back to the Midwest, and to build a championship volleyball program. Rob has made a commitment to the volleyball program, and I look forward to working with him to reach the goals we have set.” His other NCAA Division I volleyball experience includes assistant coaching positions at Illinois State (2000-01) and Wright State (1998-99), as well as a head coaching job at Division III Thomas More College for two years (1996-97). Nickel compiled a 34-43 mark in his two seasons with the Saints leading them to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and a #4 ranking in the South Region in 1997. TMC finished the year with a 20-17 record.

Phil Nickel’s Career Head Coaching Record Year 1996 1997

School Thomas More College Thomas More College

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Jacqui Gatt is entering her first season in 2008 as an assistant coach for the Wayne State University volleyball team. Gatt served the last three years on the coaching staff of her alma mater, Churchill High School. After graduating in 2004, she worked as an assistant varsity coach for one season before taking on the role of head junior varsity coach for two years. “I’m really excited about Jacqui joining my staff. She is a bright young coach who is eager to learn,” said Nickel. “She is well known in the high school volleyball community and will help us in all aspects of the program. She has been successful at all levels as a player, and I expect nothing less from her as a coach.”

Nickel has served as a committee member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association, which represents the interests of collegiate assistant volleyball coaches, and was also the Chair of the Professional Development SubCommittee. He led the Houston Juniors 17 national team to the Silver Championship at the 2006 USA Volleyball Junior Olympic Championships as well as coaching the U17 Black Team for Illinois Juniors Volleyball Club to fifth-place finishes in 2001 and 2002 and had four players named to the All-Tournament Team at USA Nationals. He has also coached the Dayton Juniors and Western Buckeye Volleyball Club. Nickel attended Ohio Northern for two years, where he played football and baseball. He then transferred to the University of Cincinnati where he played volleyball on the men’s club team from 1992-95. He served as a captain and president from 1994-95 and earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1995. Nickel furthered his education at Wright State University, where he was involved in the Athletics Administration Masters Program. A native of Richwood, Ohio, he and his wife, Michelle, have two sons, Trey and Zackary, along with a daughter Kaia.

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A 2008 graduate of Madonna University with a B.A. in sport management, Gatt played four years on the Crusaders’ volleyball squad. She was an NAIA All-American in 2007 while also earning region and conference Libero of the Year honors and finishing as the runner-up for the national award. Gatt was a three-time All-WHAC selection and a two-time all-region honoree. She also claimed a spot on the WHAC All-Freshman Team in 2004. Gatt, 22, is single and resides in Livonia.

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Ht. 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-8 5-8 5-8 5-10 5-6 6-0 5-9 5-8 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-1

Numerical Cl. Hometown/Last School SR Benton Harbor, Mich./Watervliet (Kalamazoo Valley CC) JR Harrison Twp., Mich./Warren Lincoln (Macomb CC) SO Milford, Mich./Milford SO Milford, Mich./Milford SR Dearborn, Mich./Dearborn (Schoolcraft CC) JR Farmington Hills, Mich./Harrison (Kent State Univ.) JR Troy, Mich./Troy SR Dearborn, Mich./Dearborn (Schoolcraft CC) JR Warren, Mich./Cousino (Macomb CC) RS FR Macomb, Mich./Dakota FR Rochester Hills, Mich./Avondale SO White Lake, Mich./Bloomfield Hills Marian RS FR New Hudson, Mich./South Lyon JR Chesterfield, Mich./Anchor Bay (Macomb CC) SO Chesterfield, Mich./Anchor Bay

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Name Pos. Kim Gear MB Sarha Gosselin OH Katy Westenberg S Katrina Bezak LIB/DS Marcie Hill DS Jessica Condeni OH Meg Leone OH Mayssa Bazzi LIB Candis Jenich OH Kristen Miles OH Ashley Burgess S Maureen MacDonald MH Ashley Penny OH Lauren Mallast MB Mariel VanOverbeke MH/MB

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Name Pos. Mayssa Bazzi LIB Katrina Bezak LIB/DS Ashley Burgess S Jessica Condeni OH Kim Gear MB Sarha Gosselin OH Marcie Hill DS Candis Jenich OH Meg Leone OH Maureen MacDonald MH Lauren Mallast MB Kristen Miles OH Ashley Penny OH Mariel VanOverbeke MH/MB Katy Westenberg S

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Alphabetical Cl. Hometown/Last School SR Dearborn, Mich./Dearborn (Schoolcraft CC) SO Milford, Mich./Milford FR Rochester Hills, Mich./Avondale JR Farmington Hills, Mich./Harrison (Kent State Univ.) SR Benton Harbor, Mich./Watervliet (Kalamazoo Valley CC) JR Harrison Twp., Mich./Warren Lincoln (Macomb CC) SR Dearborn, Mich./Dearborn (Schoolcraft CC) JR Warren, Mich./Cousino (Macomb CC) JR Troy, Mich./Troy SO White Lake, Mich./Bloomfield Hills Marian JR Chesterfield, Mich./Anchor Bay (Macomb CC) RS FR Macomb, Mich./Dakota RS FR New Hudson, Mich./South Lyon SO Chesterfield, Mich./Anchor Bay SO Milford, Mich./Milford

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Pronunciation Guide Mayssa Bazzi.........................................MAY-sah BAH-zee Burgess............................................................. BURR-jess Sarha Gosselin...................................... SAR-uh GOZ-lynn Jenich.....................................................................JEN-ick Leone.................................................................. Lee-OWN VanOverbeke............................................Van-OVER-beak

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Date August 29 August 29 August 30 August 30 September 5 September 5 September 6 September 6 September 12 September 13 September 16 September 19 September 20 September 26 September 27 October 3 October 4 October 10 October 11 October 17 October 18 October 24 October 31 November 1 November 7 November 8 November 12 November 15 November 16 November 20 November 21 November 22 December 4 December 5 December 6

Opponent Merrimack% Western Oregon% Humboldt State% CSU Monterey Bay% Bellarmine# Wheeling Jesuit# California (Pa.)# Gannon# Grand Valley State* Ferris State* Northwood* Findlay* Hillsdale* at Tiffin* at Ashland* Saginaw Valley State* Lake Superior State* at Michigan Tech* at Northern Michigan* GLIAC/GLVC Crossover+ GLIAC/GLVC Crossover+ at Northwood* Tiffin* Ashland* at Findlay* at Hillsdale* GLIAC Quarterfinals GLIAC Semifinals GLIAC Finals NCAA Regionals NCAA Regionals NCAA Regionals NCAA Championships NCAA Championships NCAA Championships

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All times Eastern

Home matches at Matthaei Athletic Complex

California State University Monterey Bay Otter Classic

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tournament, win the majority of our matches at home – make Wayne State a tough place for our opponents to play – and build a foundation (of success).” Wayne State’s season will commence Aug. 29 at the California State University Monterey Bay Otter Classic in Seaside, Calif. WSU will face Merrimack and Western Oregon, two schools which qualified for their respective NCAA Regional tournaments a year ago, as well as Humboldt State and CSU Monterey Bay on its trip to the west coast. The Warriors head to Ohio the following weekend for a tournament hosted by the University of Findlay. Bellarmine and Wheeling Jesuit are slated for Sept. 5, while 2007 Atlantic Regional champion California (Pa.) and former GLIAC member Gannon will battle WSU the following day. GLIAC play opens at home Sept. 12 against Grand Valley State, the 2007 Great Lakes Regional Champion and Elite Eight participant. “We have Grand Valley right off the bat, which is an immediate test and will give us a gauge of where we need to be to compete at the top of the conference,” says Nickel. “I believe if you’re one of the top teams in the conference, then that makes you pretty competitive on a national scale.” The Sept. 12 showdown against the Lakers will open a five-match GLIAC homestand for the Warriors, who will also host Ferris State, Northwood, Findlay, and 2007 GLIAC Tournament finalist Hillsdale in that stretch. Wayne State will participate in the GLIAC/GLVC Crossover, hosted by the University of Indianapolis, midway through the season, with pairings and match times to be determined. Finally, Wayne State hopes to realize its goal of qualifying for the GLIAC Tournament in November. The Warriors have not received a playoff berth since 2005, but Nickel believes they have a legitimate shot to make it this season. “I think we’ll catch some people off guard and be a team to contend with.”

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and we expect her to contribute a lot as well.” Aside from the seniors, junior Meg Leone (Troy, Mich.) and sophomores Maureen MacDonald (White Lake, Mich./Marian) and Katy Westenberg (Milford, Mich.) will represent the Warrior veteran corps. Leone amassed 149 kills, second-most on the team, and led the Warriors with a .959 serve reception percentage. MacDonald contributed 71 kills and 157 digs a year ago, and Westenberg finished eighth in the GLIAC with a 9.12 assists/game average as WSU’s primary setter. “Meg is probably going to train at both the left and right side, and Maureen will do the same,” says Nickel. “Those two will be battling for a starting position. “We worked with Katy a lot over the summer. She was just a freshman last year, and it’s sometimes hard for a freshman to be a leader, but as a setter it’s kind of inherent to that position. “Katy’s very talented, and I’m expecting big things from her as well.” Sophomore middle hitter Mariel VanOverbeke (Chesterfield, Mich./Anchor Bay), who played in just four matches last season, and redshirt freshmen Kristen Miles (Macomb, Mich./Dakota) and Ashley Penny (New Hudson, Mich./South Lyon) round out Wayne State’s returning roster. Sophomore Katrina Bezak (Milford, Mich.), a defensive and service specialist who was second on the team with 21 aces and WSU’s leader in serve percentage (.957), will miss the 2008 season due to injury. Among the five new faces on the squad are three transfers from Macomb Community College, all of whom earned All-Region and All-MCCAA honors last year. Sarha Gosselin (Harrison Twp., Mich./Warren Lincoln) broke MCC’s single-season record last season with 645 kills, “which is a ridiculous amount,” says Nickel. “I hope she doesn’t have to do that here. I don’t want it to be a case where we’re just setting her every ball, but we’re expecting her to add some firepower.” Gosselin, who garnered First Team All-America accolades in 2007, led the nation with 185 aces, another school record. She also set a new MCC career mark with 1180 kills, having collected 535 the previous year and earning All-Region, All-MCCAA, and Second Team AllAmerica awards. Candis Jenich (Warren, Mich./Cousino) served as cocaptain for the Monarchs and was second on the team with 435 kills, 390 digs, 98 aces, and a 2.70 kills/game average last year. “Everybody that I’ve talked to about Candis says that she’s a good player and has a great attitude,” says Nickel. “She’s the kind of player that becomes the glue holding a team together.” Lauren Mallast (Chesterfield, Mich./Anchor Bay), who Nickel believes will compete with Gear for the starting middle position, was second in the nation and led Macomb with 238 blocks in 2007 while contributing 378 kills. “She will provide some stability in both blocking and offense in the middle for us.” Freshman Ashley Burgess (Rochester Hills, Mich./ Avondale), who was an all-league setter in high school, is the lone rookie on the team. Kent State transfer Jessica Condeni (Farmington Hills, Mich./Harrison) will practice with the team but cannot compete due to NCAA transfer regulations. Wayne State was selected to finish fifth in the South Division in the 2008 GLIAC preseason coaches poll, but Nickel and the Warriors hope to far exceed the expectations of their peers. “Some of our goals are to make the conference

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A new era of Wayne State volleyball begins this season as Phil Nickel takes the helm in his first year as the head coach of the Warriors. Nickel inherits a squad that went 10-15 a year ago, including a 5-12 conference mark that placed Wayne State fourth in the GLIAC South Division. Despite the team’s offense ranking near the bottom in the conference statistically, Nickel believes the biggest aspect that needs improvement is attitude. “We want to change the attitude of Wayne State volleyball, because I don’t think that there’s necessarily been an expectation to win,” says Nickel. “That’s one of the first things I want to do – instill that expectation of winning. “This is a new chapter of Wayne State volleyball.” With 10 returning players and five newcomers in 2008, Nickel understands that, “it’s going to be important to mesh that group together.” Wayne State has three seniors returning, two of which earned All-GLIAC honors in 2007. Libero Mayssa Bazzi (Dearborn, Mich.), an All-GLIAC Second Team selection who set the school single-season record with 656 digs last year, will serve as the team captain this season. She led the GLIAC and finished second in the nation with a 7.45 digs/game average while posting a team-best 38 service aces. “I wish we had Mayssa for three or four more years instead of just one,” says Nickel. “She wants to win in her senior year, and she has the abilities to help us do that.” Kim Gear (Benton Harbor, Mich./Watervliet), Wayne State’s top returning hitter and blocker, was chosen to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team a year ago. She totaled 239 kills in 2007 and finished sixth in the GLIAC with a 1.06 blocks/game average. “We’re expecting Kim to come in and be a solid player again. I don’t think she’ll have to be the best player this year and carry the load, but we will expect her to be one of our steady top players and provide some leadership.” Defensive specialist Marcie Hill (Dearborn, Mich.) finished fourth on the team with 178 digs last year. She also totaled 11 aces and was third on the squad with a .951 serve percentage. “Marcie could probably start as a libero for a lot of teams,” says Nickel. “She’s a very talented young lady,

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senior lib • 5’5” dearborn, mich. dearborn h.s.

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High School: A 2003 graduate of Dearborn ... earned two varsity letters in volleyball for the Pioneers ... garnered all-state, allregion, all-city, and all-league recognition as well as the team’s MVP award ... served as team captain her senior year ... led the team in service aces (120) and digs (398) while finishing second in kills (311) ... participated in the 2003 MIVCA All-Star Classic at Eastern Michigan ... also lettered two years in soccer as a goalie.

5..........................9/14/07 vs. Saginaw Valley State

attacks

17............................................ 9/18/07 vs. Hillsdale

percentage

.417.....................9/14/07 vs. Saginaw Valley State

assists

3............................10/7/07 vs. Lake Superior State

aces

4....................Twice (MR: 9/1/07 vs. West Georgia)

block solo

N/A

block assists

N/A

total blocks

N/A

digs

52.................................... 8/31/07 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne

(Minimum 10 attacks)

2007: Selected to the All-GLIAC Second Team ... was one of two Warriors to play in all 88 games ... set a WSU single-season record with 656 digs, eclipsing the previus mark of 602 set in 2004 ... led the GLIAC and finished second in the nation with a 7.45 digs/game average ... posted a team-best 38 service aces and finished second on the squad in reception percentage (.951) ... set a single-match school record with 52 digs Aug. 31 against LenoirRhyne ... also had a season-high four service aces in the match, and again the next day versus West Georgia ... was named to the All-Tournament Team at both the Francis Marion Invitational (Aug. 31-Sept. 1) and the University of Charleston Holiday Inn Classic (Sept. 7-8) ... had a season-best five kills Sept. 14 against Saginaw Valley State ... posted 36 digs Oct. 7 versus Lake Superior State, her highest total of the season in GLIAC play ... totaled 30 or more digs in eight matches and 20 or more digs in 20 matches. 2004 (Schoolcraft College): Earned Honorable Mention AllMJCAA Eastern Conference accolades.

kills

2003 (SC): Played in 61 games for the Ocelots ... totaled 86 digs, 15 service aces, 14 kills, and six assists ... helped the squad to a 25-15 record, including a 14-2 conference mark.

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Personal: Full name--Mayssa A. Bazzi ... born September 8, 1985, in Beirut, Lebanon ... daughter of Ali and Samar Bazzi ... has four sisters, Haeyat, Sahar, Sara, and Ghadir ... is a pharmacy major.

Year MP 2007 25

GP 88

K E 26 13

TA 207

PCT A SA BS BA DIG .063 21 38 0 0 656

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senior mb • 6’1” benton harbor, mich. watervliet h.s.

gear

kills

17...........................................10/26/07 vs. Gannon

attacks

43......................................10/27/07 vs. Mercyhurst

percentage

.440............................................9/29/07 at Gannon

assists

2.................................................9/29/07 at Gannon

aces

1..............3 times (MR: 10/6/07 vs. Northern Mich.)

block solo

3....................Twice (MR: 10/27/07 vs. Mercyhurst)

block assists

6................................ 9/7/07 at Charleston (W. Va.)

total blocks

8.......................................... 9/15/07 vs. Northwood

digs

7...................................... 8/31/07 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne

(Minimum 10 attacks)

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2007: Selected to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team ... played in all 25 matches (86 games) ... led the Warriors in kills (239), attack percentage (.216), and blocks (91) ... ranked sixth in the GLIAC in blocking (1.06 B/G) at the end of the regular season ... amassed 10 or more kills in 12 matches ... had a season-high eight blocks Sept. 15 against Northwood ... posted a season-best .440 attack percentage Sept. 29 at Gannon ... named GLIAC South Division Player of the Week (Oct. 8) after hitting .337 and extending her streak of doubledigit kill totals to five matches in the U.P. tripleheader ... posted a .414 attack percentage Oct. 5 at Lake Superior State ... also accumulated 13 blocks in the three matches ... totaled a season-high 17 kills Oct. 26 versus Gannon.

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2006 (Kalamazoo Valley CC): Totaled 147 kills and 66 blocks in 41 games for the Cougars ... led the team with a .373 attack percentage ... helped the squad win the MCCAA Western Conference championship ... named to the Honorable Mention All-MCCAA Western Conference Team ... also played basketball, appearing in 27 games and amassing 211 points and 219 rebounds.

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2005 (KVCC): Played in 116 games and had 255 kills, 134 blocks, and 53 digs ... posted a team-best 1.16 blocks per game ... helped the Cougar basketball team to a fifth-place finish at the NJCAA national championships ... scored 317 points in 30 games with 293 rebounds.

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High School: A 2005 graduate Watervliet ... named the 2005 senior female athlete of the year award from the Herald-Palladium ... earned 10 varsity letters with four in basketball, four in track and two in volleyball ... went to the state finals in track, throwing the shot put ... named to the 2004 AP Class C honorable mention all-state squad ... ended her basketball career with 1,062 points.

Year MP 2007 25

GP K E 86 239 96

TA 662

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Personal: Full name--Kim Gear ... born March 25, 1987 ... daughter of Tom and Tami Gear ... serves on the student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC) ... also plays basketball at WSU ... is an elementary education major ... named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2007.

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2006 (Schoolcraft College): Played in 126 games for the Ocelots and totaled 399 digs, third-most on the team ... had 25 service aces, 23 assists, and eight blocks ... helped the team win the MCCAA Eastern Conference Championship and advance to the MCCAA finals ... aided Schoolcraft in winning the district title and qualifying for nationals, where the team finished seventh ... was named to the Honorable Mention All-MCCAA Eastern Conference Team.

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1............................... 9/7/07 vs. West Virginia State

attacks

3....................... 4 times (MR: 10/19/07 at Hillsdale)

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N/A

assists

1.................. 5 times (MR: 10/13/07 at Ferris State)

aces

2........................... 3 times (MR: 11/3/07 at Findlay)

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N/A

block assists

N/A

total blocks

N/A

digs

18.....................................9/1/07 vs. Valdosta State

(Minimum 10 attacks)

2007: Played in all 25 matches (81 games) ... finished fourth on the team with 178 digs ... totaled 11 aces and was third on the squad with a .951 serve percentage ... had double-digit dig totals in six matches, including a season-high 18 digs Sept. 1 against Valdosta State.

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2005 (SC): Appeared in a team-high 111 games for Schoolcraft ... totaled a team-best 472 digs and finished with 60 services aces, second-most on the squad ... selected to the Honorable Mention All-MCCAA Eastern Conference Team. High School: A 2005 graduate of Dearborn.

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Personal: Full name--Marcia Hill ... born March 21, 1987.

Year MP 2007 25

GP 81

K E 1 4

TA 33

PCT A SA BS BA DIG -.091 5 11 0 0 178

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leone

kills

15.....................................9/1/07 vs. Valdosta State

attacks

43...............Twice (MR: 10/5/07 vs. Michigan Tech)

percentage

.571............................................9/29/07 at Gannon

assists

52.............................................9/16/06 vs. Gannon

aces

5................................ 9/7/07 at Charleston (W. Va.)

block solo

1..... 5 times (MR: 10/7/07 vs. Lake Superior State)

block assists

3..................Twice (MR: 8/31/07 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne)

total blocks

3..... 6 times (MR: 10/7/07 vs. Lake Superior State)

digs

18.............................9/7/07 vs. Charleston (W. Va.)

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2007: Played in all 25 matches (78 games) ... amassed 149 kills, second-most on the team, and led the squad with a .959 reception percentage ... contributed 12 service aces and 26 blocks ... posted her first career triple-double Sept. 1 against Valdosta State, recording 15 kills (season-high), 11 assists, and 13 digs ... had three doubledoubles, including 12 kills and a season-best 18 digs Sept. 7 at Charleston (W.Va.) ... also tallied a team-high five service aces in the match ... had back-to-back matches with double-digit kill totals Sept. 29 at Gannon (14) and Oct. 5 versus Michigan Tech ... added 14 digs against MTU for a double-double ... notched her third doubledouble two days later against Lake Superior State (10 kills, 17 digs) ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic team.

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2006: Played in 19 matches (58 games) primarily at the setter position ... made her collegiate debut Sept. 1 against California (Pa.) and recorded 21 assists with three blocks ... posted double-doubles Sept. 16 against Gannon (52 assists, 10 digs) and Oct. 28 at Mercyhurst (36 assists, 10 digs) ... the 52 assists and 10 digs were also seasonhighs ... did not commit an error in 13 of her 19 matches ... led the team in assists (508) ... was fifth in digs (87) and sixth in blocks (20) ... finished 10th in the GLIAC averaging 8.76 assists/game.

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High School: A 2006 graduate of Troy ... was a two-year letterwinner for the Colts ... helped the team to an 8-4 record in 2006, taking third place in the league ... averaged 7.16 assists and had a 37% attack percentage ... earned all-region and team MVP honors ... was named the team’s most improved player her junior year ... served as team captain in 2006 ... was a National Honor Society member.

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Personal: Full name--Margaret C. Leone ... born March 7, 1988, in Southfield ... daughter of Thomas Leone and Carolyn Clark ... has a brother, Matt ... is majoring in biological sciences with a minor in nutrition ... attends WSU on a Presidential Scholarship ... named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2006, Winter 2007 and Fall 2007 ... named to the Coach’s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2008 ... serves on the student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC).

Year MP 2006 19 2007 25 TOTAL 44

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sophomore lib/ds • 5’8” Milford, Mich. milford h.s.

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3................................................ 9/8/07 vs. Concord

attacks

8................................................ 9/8/07 vs. Concord

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assists

2................................................ 9/8/07 vs. Concord

aces

2.................. 5 times (MR: 10/13/07 at Ferris State)

block solo

N/A

block assists

1................................................ 9/8/07 vs. Concord

total blocks

1................................................ 9/8/07 vs. Concord

digs

7................................................ 9/8/07 vs. Concord

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2007: Saw action in 23 matches (71 games) primarily as a service specialist ... finished second on the team with 21 aces and led the squad with a .957 serve percentage ... played her best match of the season Sept. 8 versus Concord, totaling three kills, seven digs, a block assist and an ace. High School: A 2007 graduate of Milford ... was a three-year varsity letterwinner for the Mavericks ... played primarily at the libero position ... set a school record of 491 digs in 200607, while her 4.31 digs per game average was third-best alltime ... also contributed 43 service aces, second-most on the squad, and 61 kills ... earned all-region honors as a senior.

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Personal: Full name--Katrina M. Bezak ... born November 2, 1989, in Livonia ... daughter of Larry Bezak and Konnie Kustron ... has two brothers, Chris and Jon, and a sister, Beth ... is a dietetics and Spanish major... named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2007 and Winter 2008.

Year MP 2007 23

GP 71

K E 3 4

TA 8

PCT A SA BS BA DIG -.125 2 21 0 1 28

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macdonald

kills

7......................................8/31/07 at Francis Marion

attacks

28........................................ 9/15/07 vs. Northwood

percentage

.385...................................9/1/07 vs. West Georgia

assists

3.......................................... 9/15/07 vs. Northwood

aces

3........................................10/27/07 vs. Mercyhurst

block solo

N/A

block assists

3.............................. 10/6/07 vs. Northern Michigan

total blocks

3.............................. 10/6/07 vs. Northern Michigan

digs

17........................................ 9/15/07 vs. Northwood

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2007: Played in all 25 matches (78 games) ... finished fourth on the squad with 14 service aces and sixth with 157 digs ... also chipped in 71 kills and 13 blocks ... posted a seasonhigh seven kills in her first collegiate match Aug. 31 at Francis Marion ... posted double-digit figures in digs four times, including a season-best 17 digs Sept. 15 against Northwood ... had a 13-dig match Oct. 6 versus Northern Michigan and a 12-dig performance the next day against Lake Superior State ... totaled five kills in both matches ... also made a season-best three blocks against NMU.

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High School: A 2007 graduate of Marian ... was a two-year volleyball letterwinner for the Mustangs ... earned all-area (third team in 2006, first team in 2007), all-region, and allstate (honorable mention) accolades ... served as team captain her senior season ... was named the team’s Most Valuable Player in 2007.

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TA 273

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Year MP 2007 25

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Personal: Full name--Maureen G. MacDonald ... born December 30, 1988, in Pontiac ... daughter of John and Margaret MacDonald ... has a brother, Iain, and a sister, Meglynn ... is undecided on academic major ... named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2007 ... named to the Coach’s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2008.

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sophomore s • 5’11” Milford, Mich. milford h.s.

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katy

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westenberg

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5........................................10/27/07 vs. Mercyhurst

attacks

16...............Twice (MR: 10/5/07 vs. Michigan Tech)

percentage

.182...................................10/27/07 vs. Mercyhurst

assists

53.............. 3 times (MR: 10/7/07 vs. Lake Superior State)

aces

5................................................ 9/8/07 vs. Concord

block solo

2............................... 9/8/07 vs. Alderson-Broaddus

block assists

5............................... 9/7/07 vs. West Virginia State

total blocks

6............................... 9/7/07 vs. West Virginia State

digs

15.............................. 9/7/07 at Charleston (W. Va.)

(Minimum 10 attacks)

2007: Was one of two Warriors to play in all 88 games ... racked up 803 assists as the team’s primary setter ... ranked eighth in the GLIAC at the end of the regular season with a 9.12 assist/game average ... finished third on the team with 19 service aces and fifth in blocking (32) and digs (169) ... also chipped in 36 kills ... twice totaled a season-best 53 assists (Sept. 1 versus Valdosta State and Oct. 7 against Lake Superior State) ... had five straight matches with doubledigit digs totals Aug. 31-Sept. 7, including a season-high 15 digs Sept. 7 at Charleston ... amassed 30 or more assists in 12 matches ... wore No. 14.

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High School: A 2007 graduate of Milford ... was a threeyear letterwinner in volleyball for the Mavericks ... earned all-conference, all-district, and all-region honors in 2006-07 while leading the team to a second place finish ... set singleseason school records for sets (2817), sets per game, and assists (1165) ... was a two-year varsity captain ... named the team’s Most Improved Player in 2005-06 and MVP her senior season ... was captain and MVP of the freshman squad in 2003-04 ... was also a four-year letterwinner in track and field and a two-year letterwinner in basketball ... holds the school record for the 4x100, 4x200, and sprint medley events ... finished 11th in the distance medley at the Nike Outdoor Nationals.

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Personal: Full name--Katy L. Westenberg ... born December 17, 1988, in Southfield ... daughter of Bob and Ann Westenberg ... has three older brothers, Bob, Timothy, and Mark, as well as an older sister, Becky ... is a psychology major ... named to the Coach’s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2007.

Year MP 2007 25

GP 88

K E 36 25

TA 213

PCT A SA BS BA DIG .052 803 19 5 27 169

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sophomore mh/mb • 6’1” chesterfield, mich. anchor bay h.s.

vanoverbeke

2007: Did not see any playing time ... was redshirted. High School: A 2007 graduate of Dakota ... was a two-year volleyball letterwinner for the Cougars ... helped the team to an 11-1 record and first place in 2007 ... earned Honorable Mention All-County as well as all-academic honors ... also earned letters in track in 2004 and 2005. Personal: Full name--Kristen M. Miles ... born July 8, 1989, in Warren ... daughter of Gary and Diane Miles ... has a brother, Scott ... is a nursing major.

rs freshman oh • 6’0” new hudson, mich. south lyon h.s.

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ashley

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Personal: Full name--Mariel R. VanOverbeke ... born February 12, 1989, in Mt. Clemens ... daughter of David and Renee VanOverbeke ... has three brothers, David, Zachary, and Christopher ... is undecided on academic major ... named to the Coach’s Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2008.

miles

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High School: A 2007 graduate of Anchor Bay ... was a three-year letterwinner for the Lady Tars ... earned all-county and all-region honors as a senior ... was Honorable Mention All-MAC Red and All-Blue Water Conference ... was named Anchor Bay’s best blocker and best teammate ... served as team captain ... helped the team to a 39-13 record and third place in 2005.

kristen

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2007: Played in four matches ... made collegiate debut Aug. 31 at Francis Marion ... also saw action Sept. 7 versus West Virginia State, Sept. 8 against Concord, and Sept. 21 versus Findlay ... had two kills and two block assists in the Concord match.

rs freshman oh • 5’9” macomb, mich. dakota h.s.

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penny

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2007: Did not see any playing time ... was redshirted. High School: A 2007 graduate of South Lyon ... was a threeyear volleyball letterwinner for the Lions and coach Jen Mainka ... served as team captain ... also lettered in track.

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Personal: Full name--Ashley M. Penny ... born August 14, 1989, in Ann Arbor ... daughter of David Brown and Tina Matt ... has a brother, Jonathon, and a sister, Alexysis ... is a premed major with a Spanish minor.

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High School: A 2008 graduate of Avondale ... was a member of the varsity volleyball team as a sophomore and junior ... played primarily as a setter ... was a two-year MVP and earned all-league honors as a junior ... played club volleyball for Michigan Elite.

2007 (Macomb CC): Played in all 161 games as an outside hitter for the Monarchs ... broke the single-season school record with 645 kills ... also set a new MCC career mark with 1180 kills ... led the nation with 185 aces, another school record, and an average of 1.15 aces per game ... contributed 374 digs and 218 blocks ... earned All-Region XII, All-MCCAA, First Team All-MCCAA Eastern Conference and First Team All-America honors.

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Personal: Full name--Ashley M. Burgess ... born October 10, 1990, in Pontiac ... daughter of Douglas Burgess and Lora Burgess ... has a sister, Elyse ... is undecided on academic major.

condeni 2007: Attended Central Michigan but did not participate in volleyball. 2006 (Kent State): Played in 23 matches for KSU ... had one kill, two service aces and 31 digs in 43 games ... collected a season-high eight digs Aug. 26 against Evansville ... posted 17 digs in a four-match span Aug. 26-Sept. 2 ... totaled six digs Oct. 28 at Bowling Green.

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2005 (KSU): Saw playing time in nine matches (10 games) ... totaled two kills Sept. 20 at Central Michigan and two digs Oct. 14 at Akron.

2006 (MCC): Played in all 130 games and led the team with 535 kills, third-most in school history ... finished second on the squad with 126 blocks and 64 aces ... also tallied 299 digs ... earned All-Region XII, AllMCCAA, First Team All-MCCAA Eastern Conference and Second Team All-America accolades. High School: A 2006 graduate of Warren Lincoln ... played three years on the varsity volleyball team for coach Debbie Spranger as a middle hitter ... was a two-time all-region and three-time all-conference selection ... chosen as Macomb County Female Athlete of the Year and Volleyball Player of the Year ... served as team captain for two seasons ... led the team to conference titles in 2004 and 2006 as well as a secondplace finish in 2005 ... also played basketball and softball, earning allconference honors in both ... was on the honor roll all four years. Personal: Full name--Sarha M. Gosselin ... born September 15, 1988, in Port Huron ... daughter of Doris Gosselin-Losada and the late Michael Gosselin ... has two brothers, Jay and Elliott, and two sisters, Amanda and Vanessa ... is a criminal justice major.

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High School: A 2005 graduate of Harrison ... was a four-year letterwinner in volleyball for the Hawks ... led the squad to a 30-5-3 record her senior year and earned Detroit News All-Metro honorable mention accolades ... was a two-time all-city, all-county, all-region and all-state honoree ... was also a four-year letterwinner in basketball ... served as team captain for both teams. Personal: Full name--Jessica J. Condeni ... born May 21, 1987, in Nashville, Tennessee ... daughter of David and Margaret Condeni ... has four siblings, two brothers and two sisters ... is a social work major.

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2007 (Macomb CC): Played in 161 games as an outside hitter for the Monarchs ... served as team co-captain ... was second on team with 435 kills, 390 digs, 98 service aces, and a 2.70 kills per game average ... earned All-Region XII, All-MCCAA and All-MCCAA Eastern Conference First Team honors.

2007 (Macomb CC): Played in 161 games as a middle blocker for the Monarchs ... was second in the nation and led the team with 238 blocks ... contributed 378 kills and 12 aces ... earned All-Region XII, All-MCCAA and All-MCCAA Eastern Conference First Team honors.

High School: A 2006 graduate of Warren Cousino ... played four years of varsity volleyball for coach Patti Hunter as an outside and middle hitter ... earned all-county and all-conference honors as well as team MVP ... served as team captain for three seasons...holds single-season school records for kills, aces and digs ... was a four-year letterwinner in basketball as well, earning all-county accolades in 2005 and 2006 ... won the school’s Leadership Award.

High School: A 2006 graduate of Anchor Bay ... played three years on the varsity volleyball squad for coach Terri Szur as an outside and middle hitter ... earned all-conference, all-county, all-region and team MVP accolades ... was named Athlete of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year ... served as team captain her senior year ... was an academic all-state selection ... also played three years of varsity basketball for the Tars.

Personal: Full name--Candis L. Jenich ... born September 15, 1988, in Warren ... daughter of Jerry and Lelanee Jenich ... has a sister, Cassie ... is a mortuary science major.

Personal: Full name--Lauren K. Mallast ... born January 4, 1988, in Royal Oak ... daughter of Duane and Kathryn Mallast ... has a brother, Duane, and a sister, Jenna ... is a nursing major.

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2006 (MCC): Played in 78 games ... led the team with 129 blocks and a 1.65 blocks per game average ... totaled 116 kills and eight aces ... was voted the team’s Most Improved Player.

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2006 (MCC): Played in 88 games ... tallied 267 kills, third-most on the team, along with 44 blocks and 139 digs.

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Sept. 27 at Ashland Nov. 1 at Wayne State SPORTS INFORMATION SID.........................................................................Al King Phone...................................................... (419) 289-5442 E-mail............................................... aking@ashland.edu Fax.......................................................... (419) 289-5468 Athletic Web site...................www.ashland.edu/athletics

bellarmine Sept. 5 in Findlay, Ohio (TownPlace Suites Classic)

SPORTS INFORMATION SID...........................................................John Spugnardi Phone...................................................... (502) 452-8078 E-mail................................... jspugnardi@bellarmine.edu Fax.......................................................... (502) 452-8450 Athletic Web site...............www.bellarmine.edu/athletics

california (pa) Sept. 6 in Findlay, Ohio (TownPlace Suites Classic)

SPORTS INFORMATION SID..............................................................Matthew Kifer Phone...................................................... (724) 938-4552 E-mail........................................................kifer@cup.edu Fax.......................................................... (724) 938-5849 Athletic Web site............................www.calvulcans.com

cal state monterey bay Aug. 30 in Seaside, Calif. (CSUMB Otter Classic)

SPORTS INFORMATION SID.................................................................. Mindy Mills Phone...................................................... (831) 582-4783 E-mail.......................................mindy_mills@csumb.edu Fax.......................................................... (831) 582-4023 Athletic Web site........................ www.otterathletics.com

ferris state Sept. 13 at Wayne State

SPORTS INFORMATION SID................................................................... Joe Gorby Phone...................................................... (231) 591-2336 E-mail.................................................. gorbyj@ferris.edu Fax.......................................................... (231) 591-3775 Athletic Web site...........................www.ferris.edu/sports

GENERAL INFORMATION Location........................................ Ashland, Ohio 44805 Founded..................................................................1878 Enrollment..............................................................6,900 President.......................................Dr. Frederick J. Finks Athletic Director...........................................Bill Goldring Nickname..............................................................Eagles Colors....................................................Purple and Gold Arena/Capacity........................Kates Gymnasium/3,000 Conference........................................................... GLIAC

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach..........................................Connie Surowicz Record at AU................................ 105-54 (five seasons) Overall Record.............................388-183 (16 seasons) Office Phone.......................................... (419) 289-5454 Assistant Coach..................................Jennifer Parsons Athletic Trainer............................................ Nikki Sefcik 2007 Overall Record................................................26-6 2007 GLIAC Record/Finish................... 14-3/2nd South Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................................7/2

GENERAL INFORMATION Location......................................... Louisville, Ky. 40205 Founded.......................................................................... Enrollment..............................................................2,600 President........................................ Joseph J. McGowan Athletic Director......................................Scott Wiegandt Nickname.............................................................Knights Arena............................................................Knights Hall Conference.................... Great Lakes Valley Conference

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach..................................................Dan Palmer Record at BU..................................43-65 (four seasons) Overall Record.......................................................Same Office Phone.......................................... (502) 452-8380 Assistant Coach.............................................Tim Lynch Athletic Trainer.............................................Suzie Enos 2007 Overall Record..............................................11-18 2007 GLVC Record/Finish.........................6-13/5th East

GENERAL INFORMATION Location........................................ California, Pa. 15419 Founded..................................................................1852 Enrollment..............................................................8,200 President..................................... Dr. Angelo Armenti, Jr. Athletic Director..................................Dr. Thomas Pucci Nickname............................................................ Vulcans Colors.......................................................Red and Black Arena.............................................................Hamer Hall Conference.......... Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach.........................................Stephanie Burner Record at CUP............................................ First season Overall Record............................................ First season Office Phone.......................................... (724) 938-5876 Assistant Coach....................................Michelle Pergar Athletic Trainer.....................................Dr. Jamie Foster 2007 Overall Record................................................35-4 2007 PSAC Record/Finish........................10-0/1st West Letterwinners Returning/Lost................................ 11/2

GENERAL INFORMATION Location........................................Seaside, Calif. 93955 Founded..................................................................1994 Enrollment..............................................................4,080 President......................................Dr. Dianne F. Harrison Interim Athletic Director....................... Stephanie Duke Nickname............................................................... Otters Colors....................................................... Blue and Gold Arena/Capacity........................Otter Sports Center/ 822 Conference...........California Collegiate Athletics Association

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach................................................... Jody Garry Record at CSUMB............................12-19 (one season) Overall Record.......................................................Same Office Phone.......................................... (831) 582-4509 Assistant Coaches...........Steve Greene, Michael Terrill Athletic Trainer............................................. Ken Howat 2007 Overall Record..............................................12-19 2007 CCAA Record/Finish................................8-10/7th Letterwinners Returning/Lost................................4/10

GENERAL INFORMATION Location...................................Big Rapids, Mich. 49307 Founded..................................................................1884 Enrollment............................................................13,087 President............................................ Dr. David L. Eisler Athletic Director.........................................Tom Kirinovic Nickname........................................................... Bulldogs Colors.................................................Crimson and Gold Arena/Capacity..................Ewigleben Sports Arena/600 Conference........................................................... GLIAC

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach.....................................Tia Brandel-Wilhelm Record at FSU..............................253-125 (12 seasons) Overall Record.............................371-145 (15 seasons) Office Phone.......................................... (231) 591-2871 Assistant Coaches........Theresa Beeckman, Dale Wilhelm Athletic Trainer............................................. Tim Glover 2007 Overall Record..............................................20-10 2007 GLIAC Record/Finish.....................12-6/3rd North Letterwinners Returning/Lost................................10/5

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Sept. 19 at Wayne State Nov. 7 at Findlay

Sept. 6 in Findlay, Ohio (TownPlace Suites Classic)

grand valley state Sept. 12 at Wayne State

Sept. 20 at Wayne State Nov. 8 at Hillsdale

humboldt state SPORTS INFORMATION SID.......................................................... Dan Pambianco Phone...................................................... (707) 826-3631 E-mail............................................ dmp1@humboldt.edu Fax.......................................................... (707) 826-5961 Athletic Web site...............................www.hsujacks.com

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach.................................................Chris Gravel Record at HC................................237-154 (12 seasons) Overall Record.......................................................Same Office Phone.......................................... (517) 607-3162 Assistant Coach................................. Stephanie Gravel Athletic Trainer...........................................David Frisby 2007 Overall Record................................................26-8 2007 GLIAC Record/Finish.....................15-2/1st South Letterwinners Returning/Lost................................10/4

GENERAL INFORMATION Location.......................................... Arcata, Calif. 95521 Founded..................................................................1913 Enrollment..............................................................7,550 President......................................... Dr. Rollin Richmond Athletic Director............................................ Dan Collen Nickname.....................................................Lumberjacks Colors.................................................... Green and Gold Arena/Capacity..........................Lumberjack Gym/2,000 Conference............ California Collegiate Athletic Association

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach.............................................. Sue Woodstra Record at HSU............................... 34-93 (five seasons) Overall Record...................................................176-276 Office Phone.......................................... (707) 826-6017 Assistant Coach.....................................James Kealalio Athletic Trainer......................................Shannon Childs 2007 Overall Record..............................................10-16 2007 CCAA Record/Finish................................6-12/8th Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................................8/4

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Aug. 30 in Seaside, Calif. (CSUMB Otter Classic)

GENERAL INFORMATION Location.......................................Hillsdale, Mich. 49242 Founded..................................................................1844 Enrollment..............................................................1,200 President...................................................Dr. Larry Arnn Athletic Director.......................................................TBA Nickname.......................................................... Chargers Colors........................................... Royal Blue and White Arena/Capacity......................Jesse Philips Arena/2,500 Conference........................................................... GLIAC

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SPORTS INFORMATION SID..........................................................Brad Monastiere Phone...................................................... (517) 607-3172 E-mail............................. brad.monastiere@hillsdale.edu Fax.......................................................... (517) 607-3120 Athletic Web site.................. www.hillsdale.edu/athletics

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach.......................................... Deanne Scanlon Record at GVSU.............................354-98 (13 seasons) Overall Record.......................................................Same Office Phone.......................................... (616) 331-3045 Assistant Coach.....................................Jason Johnson Athletic Trainer......................................Mark Stoessner 2007 Overall Record................................................33-4 2007 GLIAC Record/Finish..................... 17-1/1st North Letterwinners Returning/Lost................................12/4

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GENERAL INFORMATION Location......................................Allendale, Mich. 49401 Founded..................................................................1960 Enrollment............................................................23,464 President...................................................Thomas Haas Athletic Director.........................................Tim W. Selgo Nickname.............................................................. Lakers Colors...........................................Blue, Black and White Arena/Capacity..............GVSU Fieldhouse Arena/4,100 Conference........................................................... GLIAC

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SPORTS INFORMATION Volleyball SID.................................................. DJ Foster Phone...................................................... (616) 331-3249 E-mail.................................................fosterdj@gvsu.edu Fax.......................................................... (616) 331-3838 Athletic Web site........................... www.gvsulakers.com

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach..................................................Matt Darling Record at GU......................................6-20 (one season) Overall Record.......................................................Same Office Phone.......................................... (814) 871-7245 Assistant Coaches....... Jonathan Strub, Jenn Thompson Athletic Trainer...........................................Rick Neitzelt 2007 Overall Record................................................6-20 2007 GLIAC Record/Finish.................... 1-16/6th South Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................................7/5

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SPORTS INFORMATION SID...................................................................Dan Teliski Phone...................................................... (814) 871-7418 E-mail......................................... teliski002@gannon.edu Fax.......................................................... (814) 871-7794 Athletic Web site.......................www.gannon.edu/sports

GENERAL INFORMATION Location................................................. Erie, Pa. 16541 Founded..................................................................1925 Enrollment..............................................................3,815 President............................. Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D. Athletic Director................................................ Bill Elias Nickname.............................................................Knights Colors.......................................Maroon, White and Gold Arena/Capacity......................Hammermill Center/2,800 Conference.......... Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference

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TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach...........................................Wick Colchagoff Record at UF................................242-103 (10 seasons) Overall Record.............................322-172 (14 seasons) Office Phone..........................(800) 472-9502, ext. 5346 Assistant Coaches.... B.J. Trame, Bill Luttfring, Don Burroughs Athletic Trainer.................................................Amy Will 2007 Overall Record..............................................19-14 2007 GLIAC Record/Finish...................... 8-9/3rd South Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................................9/6

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SPORTS INFORMATION SID..................................................................David Buck Phone...................................................... (419) 434-4727 E-mail.................................................buckd@findlay.edu Fax.......................................................... (419) 434-4618 Athletic Web site..............................athletics.findlay.edu

GENERAL INFORMATION Location..........................................Findlay, Ohio 45840 Founded..................................................................1882 Enrollment.............................................................. 4,711 President............................................. Dr. DeBow Freed Athletic Director.....................................Steven Rackley Nickname................................................................Oilers Colors................................................. Orange and Black Arena/Capacity......................... Croy Gymnasium/2,000 Conference........................................................... GLIAC

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lake superior state Oct. 4 at Wayne State

SPORTS INFORMATION SID...............................................................Linda Bouvet Phone...................................................... (906) 635-2601 E-mail.................................................. lbouvet@lssu.edu Fax.......................................................... (906) 635-2753 Athletic Web site.............................www.lssulakers.com

merrimack Aug. 29 in Seaside, Calif. (CSUMB Otter Classic)

SPORTS INFORMATION SID.................................................................. Brad Davis Phone...................................................... (978) 837-5364 E-mail......................................... davisb@merrimack.edu Fax.......................................................... (978) 837-5079 Athletic Web site...............www.merrimackathletics.com

michigan tech Oct. 10 at Michigan Tech

SPORTS INFORMATION Volleyball SID.................................................. Ian Marks Phone...................................................... (906) 487-2351 E-mail....................................................imarks@mtu.edu Fax.......................................................... (906) 487-3062 Athletic Web site........... www.michigantechhuskies.com

northern michigan Oct. 11 at Northern Michigan

SPORTS INFORMATION SID............................................................... David Faiella Phone...................................................... (906) 227-1013 E-mail..................................................dfaiella@nmu.edu Fax.......................................................... (906) 226-8435 Athletic Web site.............. www.nmu.edu/sportsathletics

northwood Sept. 16 at Wayne State Oct. 24 at Northwood

SPORTS INFORMATION SID...........................................................Travis McCurdy Phone...................................................... (989) 837-4239 E-mail.....................................mccurdyt@northwood.edu Fax.......................................................... (989) 837-4484 Athletic Web site........................www.gonorthwood.com

GENERAL INFORMATION Location...........................Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. 49783 Founded..................................................................1946 Enrollment..............................................................3,100 President...............................Rodney L. Lowman, Ph.D. Athletic Director...........................................Kris Dunbar Nickname.............................................................. Lakers Colors.............................................Royal Blue and Gold Arena/Capacity..............Bud Cooper Gymnasium/2,000 Conference........................................................... GLIAC

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach...................................................Mark Engle Record at LSSU........................... 117-276 (13 seasons) Overall Record.......................................................Same Office Phone.......................................... (906) 635-2809 Assistant Coaches..........Joe Susi, Maureen Fitzpatrick Athletic Trainer............................................ Nicola Gray 2007 Overall Record................................................8-22 2007 GLIAC Record/Finish.....................3-15/7th North Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................................8/3

GENERAL INFORMATION Location.............................North Andover, Mass. 01845 Founded..................................................................1947 Enrollment..............................................................2,150 President................................... Dr. Ronald Champagne Athletic Director.........................................Joe Iarrobino Nickname........................................................... Warriors Colors....................................................... Blue and Gold Arena/Capacity................................... Volpe Gym/2,500 Conference................................................. Northeast-10

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach....................................................Joey Pacis Record at MC................................. 64-81 (five seasons) Overall Record.......................................................Same Office Phone.......................................... (978) 837-5269 Assistant Coach..................................... Maura Hughes Athletic Trainer.....................................Dennis Fontaine 2007 Overall Record..............................................19-14 2007 NE-10 Record/Finish................................12-3/3rd Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................................9/2

GENERAL INFORMATION Location.....................................Houghton, Mich. 49931 Founded..................................................................1885 Enrollment..............................................................6,738 President.................................................Dr. Glenn Mroz Athletic Director...............................Suzanne Sanregret Nickname............................................................ Huskies Colors...........................................Silver, Gold and Black Arena/Capacity.....................................SDC Gym/3,200 Conference........................................................... GLIAC

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach..............................................Krista Mikesch Record at MTU............................. 118-154 (10 seasons) Overall Record.......................................................Same Office Phone.......................................... (906) 487-2427 Assistant Coach.............................................Julie Motz Athletic Trainer........................................... Nate Larson 2007 Overall Record................................................9-17 2007 GLIAC Record/Finish..................... 7-11/5th North Letterwinners Returning/Lost................................15/2

GENERAL INFORMATION Location.................................... Marquette, Mich. 49855 Founded..................................................................1899 Enrollment..............................................................9,500 President................................................Dr. Leslie Wong Athletic Director..........................................Ken Godfrey Nickname........................................................... Wildcats Colors........................................ Old Gold & Olive Green Arena/Capacity........................ Vandament Arena/1,500 Conference........................................................... GLIAC

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach..............................................Dominic Yoder Record at NMU.................................20-12 (one season) Overall Record............................... 45-16 (two seasons) Office Phone.......................................... (906) 227-2378 Assistant Coaches..................................Kristin Slamer, .................................... Fernanda Queiroz, Gabe Giarmo 2007 Overall Record..............................................20-12 2007 GLIAC Record/Finish....................13-5/2nd North Letterwinners Returning/Lost..................................8/2

GENERAL INFORMATION Location........................................Midland, Mich. 48640 Founded..................................................................1959 Enrollment..............................................................1,973 President.............................................Dr. Keith A. Pretty Athletic Director........................................... Pat Riepma Nickname...................................................Timberwolves Colors......................................................Blue and White Arena/Capacity................. Bennett Sports Center/1,500 Conference........................................................... GLIAC

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach.......................................................Tim Koth Record at NU..................................78-44 (four seasons) Overall Record.............................178-166 (12 seasons) Office Phone.......................................... (989) 837-4533 Assistant Coaches......Orlando Gonzalez, Carrie Gonzalez Athletic Trainers.............Allison Banchoff, John Rogers 2007 Overall Record..............................................18-12 2007 GLIAC Record/Finish.....................6-12/6th North Letterwinners Returning/Lost................................10/4

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Sept. 26 at Tiffin Oct. 31 at Wayne State

Western oregon Aug. 29 in Seaside, Calif. (CSUMB Otter Classic)

Sept. 5 in Findlay, Ohio (TownPlace Suites Classic)

GENERAL INFORMATION Location....................................Wheeling, W. Va. 26003 Founded..................................................................1954 President............................................ Julio Giulietti, S.J. Athletic Director................................... Danny Sancomb Nickname..........................................................Cardinals Colors........................................................Red and Gold Arena/Capacity......................McDonough Center/2,200 Conference....... West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach............................................. Christy Benner Office Phone.......................................... (304) 243-8700 Assistant Coach.........................David Matthew Benner Athletic Trainer.............................................Kim Molnar 2007 Overall Record..............................................31-12 2007 WVIAC Record/Finish...............................18-0/1st

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TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach............................................... Brad Saindon Record at WOU........................................... First season Overall Record.............................302-226 (17 seasons) Office Phone.......................................... (503) 838-8384 Assistant Coach......................................................TBA Athletic Trainer..............................................Kurtis Kidd 2007 Overall Record..............................................16-10 2007 GNAC Record/Finish...............................13-5/2nd Letterwinners Returning/Lost................................10/3

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GENERAL INFORMATION Location.....................................Monmouth, Ore. 97361 Founded..................................................................1856 Enrollment..............................................................5,150 President.........................................Dr. John P. Minahan Athletic Director..............................................Jon Carey Nickname............................................................. Wolves Colors........................................... Crimson Red & White Arena/Capacity................................NPE Building/2,473 Conference............Great Northwest Athletic Conference

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SPORTS INFORMATION SID................................................................Russ Blunck Phone...................................................... (503) 838-8160 E-mail.................................................. blunckr@wou.edu Fax.......................................................... (503) 838-8164 Athletic Web site...........................www.wouwolves.com

TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach.................................................. T.J. Shouse Record at TU.................................. 46-34 (two seasons) Overall Record.......................................................Same Office Phone.......................................... (419) 448-3280 Assistant Coach......................................Betsy Hiltibran Athletic Trainer.................................... Tessa Tillinghast 2007 Overall Record..............................................11-24 Letterwinners Returning/Lost................................12/3

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SPORTS INFORMATION SID.........................................................Shane Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell Phone...................................................... (419) 448-3288 E-mail............................................... sodonnel@tiffin.edu Fax.......................................................... (419) 443-5007 Athletic Web site.........................www.tiffin.edu/athletics

GENERAL INFORMATION Location..............................................Tiffin, Ohio 44883 Founded..................................................................1888 Enrollment..............................................................2,400 President................................................ Dr. Paul Marion Athletic Director........................................... Lonny Allen Nickname........................................................... Dragons Colors........................................................Green & Gold Arena/Capacity..............................Gillmor Center/1,000 Conference........................................................... GLIAC

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TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach..................................................Will Stanton Record at SVSU........................... 46-103 (five seasons) Overall Record.......................................................Same Office Phone.......................................... (989) 964-7023 Assistant Coach................Jessica Stanton, Traci Morin Athletic Trainer..........................................Chad Yensen 2007 Overall Record..............................................20-12 2007 GLIAC Record/Finish.......................9-9/4th North

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GENERAL INFORMATION Location.........................University Center, Mich. 48710 Founded..................................................................1963 Enrollment..............................................................9,543 President....................................... Dr. Eric R. Gilbertson Athletic Director.................................... Michael Watson Nickname..........................................................Cardinals Colors.............................................Red, White and Blue Arena/Capacity................... Cardinal Gymnasium/1,000 Conference........................................................... GLIAC

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The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), founded in 1972, has been a leader in the advancement and promotion of intercollegiate athletics for men and women for 37 years. The charter members of the GLIAC were Ferris State University, Grand Valley State University, Lake Superior State University, Northwood University, and Saginaw Valley State University. Expansion of the GLIAC began immediately with the addition of Oakland University in 1974. Hillsdale College, Northern Michigan University, and Wayne State University were accepted as members in 1975. In 1977, the conference lost its first member when Northern Michigan withdrew. Michigan Technological University filled the vacancy when it became a member in 1980. After the 1986-87 season, Northwood left the conference and was replaced by Northern Michigan. Northwood rejoined the conference in 1992. After the 1989 season, the conference dropped football as a sponsored sport. The conference schools sponsoring football joined the members of the Heartland Collegiate Conference in forming the football-only Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC), which began play in 1990. After nine years of existence as one of the premier conferences in Division II football, the MIFC merged as part of GLIAC on July 1, 1999. With the merger, the University of Indianapolis became an associate member as a football-only school. The GLIAC entered a new era in the 1995-96 school year. Prior to 1995-96, all member institutions of the GLIAC were located in the state of Michigan. On December 14, 1994, membership was offered to three schools located in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The expansion members were Ashland University of Ashland, Ohio, and Gannon University and Mercyhurst College, both located in Erie, Pennsylvania. All three schools began their membership July 1, 1995. On July 1, 1997, membership was granted to The University of Findlay, located in Findlay, Ohio. UF replaced Oakland University, which withdrew from the conference after the 199697 season as it moved to NCAA Division I status. Westminster College, located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, became the 14th member of the GLIAC when it accepted its expansion offer in May of 1997. On June 30, 2000 Westminster left the conference as it changed its affiliation to NCAA Division III. The GLIAC will expand again when Tiffin University of Ohio joins the conference in the 2008-09 academic year. Tiffin was offered membership on June 20, 2007, and will compete in 18 of the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s championships. The addition of Tiffin leaves the GLIAC with 12 full members as Gannon and Mercyhurst moved to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference for the 2008-09 academic year. Overall the GLIAC conducts championships in 20 sports, 10 for men and 10 for women. The policy-making body of the GLIAC is the Executive Council, which is comprised of three representatives from each member institution - its director of athletics, faculty athletics representative and senior woman administrator. The presidency of the GLIAC is rotated alphabetically by school, with Tim Selgo, Director of Athletics at Grand Valley State, serving as GLIAC President in 2008-09. As GLIAC commissioner, Tom Brown is responsible for all conference administration. He is beginning his 17th season as the conferenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fifth commissioner. Assisting Brown are: Penny Cook, Assistant Commissioner for Compliance/SWA, Jeff Ligney, Director of Media Relations; Denise Gross, Assistant to the Commissioner; Eric Brookhouse, GLIAC Intern; Phil Barnes, Supervisor of Football Officials; John Kirk, Supervisor of Basketball Officials; and Jeanne Skinner, Supervisor of Volleyball Officials.

Date Away Sep. 10 Tiffin

2008 league schedule Home Findlay

Time 7:30 PM

7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM

Sep. 12

Ashland Ferris State Grand Valley State Lake Superior State Saginaw Valley State

Hillsdale Northwood Wayne State Northern Michigan Michigan Tech

Sep. 13

Tiffin Ashland Saginaw Valley State Ferris State Grand Valley State Lake Superior State

Hillsdale 12:00 PM Findlay 2:00 PM Northern Michigan 2:00 PM Wayne State 4:00 PM Northwood 4:00 PM Michigan Tech 4:00 PM

Sep. 16

Ferris State Ashland Lake Superior State Northern Michigan Northwood Hillsdale

Grand Valley State Tiffin Saginaw Valley State Michigan Tech Wayne State Findlay

7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM

Sep. 19

Michigan Tech Ashland Northern Michigan Findlay Hillsdale Tiffin

Grand Valley State Lake Superior State Ferris State Wayne State Northwood Saginaw Valley State

7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM

Sep. 20

Hillsdale Ashland Tiffin Northern Michigan Michigan Tech Findlay

Wayne State Saginaw Valley State Lake Superior State Grand Valley State Ferris State Northwood

1:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM

Sep. 26

Northwood Ferris State Grand Valley State Northern Michigan Wayne State Michigan Tech

Ashland Lake Superior State Saginaw Valley State Hillsdale Tiffin Findlay

7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM

Sep. 27 Wayne State Northern Michigan Grand Valley State Northwood Ferris State Michigan Tech Oct. 2 Ashland

Ashland Findlay Lake Superior State Tiffin Saginaw Valley State Hillsdale

1:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM

Michigan Tech

7:00 PM

Oct. 3

Ashland Hillsdale Findlay Lake Superior State Tiffin Saginaw Valley State

Northern Michigan Ferris State Grand Valley State Northwood Michigan Tech Wayne State

7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM

Oct. 4

Lake Superior State Tiffin Hillsdale Findlay Saginaw Valley State

Wayne State Northern Michigan Grand Valley State Ferris State Northwood

1:00 PM 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM

Oct. 10

Grand Valley State Northwood Ferris State Lake Superior State Wayne State Saginaw Valley State

Tiffin Northern Michigan Ashland Hillsdale Michigan Tech Findlay

4:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM

2008 volleyball media guide

Date Oct. 11

Away Ferris State Grand Valley State Lake Superior State Saginaw Valley State Wayne State Northwood

Home Tiffin Ashland Findlay Hillsdale Northern Michigan Michigan Tech

Time 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 4:00 PM

Oct. 21 Findlay

Tiffin

7:00 PM

Oct. 24

Hillsdale Grand Valley State Northern Michigan Michigan Tech Wayne State

Ashland Ferris State Lake Superior State Saginaw Valley State Northwood

7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM

Oct. 25

Findlay Michigan Tech Northern Michigan Hillsdale

Ashland Lake Superior State Saginaw Valley State Tiffin

1:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 4:00 PM

Oct. 31

Lake Superior State Michigan Tech Saginaw Valley State Ashland Findlay Tiffin

Ferris State 12:00 PM Northern Michigan 6:00 PM Grand Valley State 7:00 PM Northwood 7:00 PM Hillsdale 7:00 PM Wayne State 7:00 PM

Nov. 1

Ashland Lake Superior State Saginaw Valley State Tiffin

Wayne State Grand Valley State Ferris State Northwood

2:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM

Nov. 7

Tiffin Saginaw Valley State Ferris State Grand Valley State Northwood Wayne State

Ashland Lake Superior State Northern Michigan Michigan Tech Hillsdale Findlay

4:00 PM 4:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM

Nov. 8

Northwood Grand Valley State Wayne State Ferris State

Findlay Northern Michigan Hillsdale Michigan Tech

1:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 4:00 PM

Nov. 12 GLIAC Tournament Quarterfinals

TBA

Nov. 15 GLIAC Tournament Semifinals

TBA

Nov. 16 GLIAC Tournament Championship

TBA

Dec. 4-6 NCAA Championship Tournament

TBA

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GP-MP-MS

Kim Gear

86 25-18

239

Gina Zielonka

68 23-15

133

3 1 8 4

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Mary Leverentz

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78 25-15

Meg Leone

78 25-12

Mallory McEnroe

13 Maureen MacDonald 9

Mayssa Bazzi

14 Katy Westenberg

20 Mariel VanOverbeke 6 5

75 25-10 78 25-12

114

Pct

2.78

662

.216

1.96

449

.120

1.41

0.91

88 25-18

0.30

4-0

0.41

WAYNE STATE.........

88 25-25 1021

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

1.91

106

81 25-15

Katrina Bezak

1.81

149

88 25-0 4

1.50

141

Marcie Hill

0.50

71 23-0

0.04

11.60 15.25

373

442

521

A A/Game

SA/Gm

Pct

0.03

.806

ATTACK........................

0.09

0.19

212

.939

Errors......................

0.88

0.15

203

.897

Attack Pct..................

0.14

0.18

280

.936

SET...........................

0.22

321

.938

10.8

1228

Assists/Game................

951

9.12

.951

Aces........................

133

141

.934

Attempts....................

1957

1699

Aces/Game...................

1.5

1.6

.092

.052

803

-.091

584 3580

.122

273

207

213

4 4

564 3680

.063 .000

-.125

21 0 2

951

.211 1228

0.18

0.08

0.24

0.00

0.06

10.81

133

0.03

13.95

141

0.00

0.01

0.43

0.00

0.14 0.30 1.51 1.60

12 10

.400

Kills.......................

1021

1342

1.000

Total Attacks...............

3580

3680

.905

Kills/Game..................

11.6

15.2

.955

Assists.....................

1.000

SERVE.........................

234

.957

Errors......................

.863

Serve Pct...................

336

243

129 1957 233 1699

Pct

DIG

Dig/G

BA Total B/Game

Kim Gear

Gina Zielonka

206

319

400

3 1 8 4

Mary Leverentz

Karri Kuczajda

Meg Leone

Mallory McEnroe

13 Maureen MacDonald 9

Mayssa Bazzi

14 Katy Westenberg

20 Mariel VanOverbeke 6

Marcie Hill

Katrina Bezak

TEAM

WAYNE STATE......... Opponents...........

Date

1671

1705

88 88

1.06

301.5

3.51

.913

183

2.69

0.31

158.5

2.33

DEFENSE.......................

.959

180

2.24

Digs/Game...................

.928

157

.857

169

.917

.600

687 2

1.000

294

.951

141 2109 133 1340

.942

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# Aug 31, 2007

at Francis Marion

# Sep 01, 2007

vs Valdosta State

# Aug 31, 2007

@ Sep 07, 2007 @ Sep 07, 2007 @ Sep 08, 2007 @ Sep 08, 2007 * Sep 14, 2007 * Sep 15, 2007 **Sep 18, 2007 * Sep 21, 2007 * Sep 22, 2007 * Sep 28, 2007 * Sep 29, 2007 * Oct 05, 2007 * Oct 07, 2007

vs Lenoir-Rhyne vs West Georgia

vs West Virginia State

#25 NORTHWOOD #17 HILLSDALE FINDLAY

#10 ASHLAND

at Mercyhurst at Gannon

MICHIGAN TECH

NORTHERN MICHIGAN

LAKE SUPERIOR STATE

* Oct 12, 2007

at #8 Grand Valley State

* Oct 19, 2007

at #14 Hillsdale

* Oct 13, 2007 * Oct 26, 2007 * Oct 27, 2007 * Nov 02, 2007 * Nov 03, 2007

at Ferris State GANNON

MERCYHURST

at Ashland at Findlay

2.20 0.39 18.99 19.38

Score -----

1-3 L

W 3-2 W 3-2

0-3 L 1-3 L

W 3-0

SAGINAW VALLEY STATE

0.00

vs Concord

vs Alderson-Broaddus

1.92

W 3-2

0.59 7.45

178

at Charleston (W.Va.)

2.01

656

.901 1705

0.15 2.31

.933 1671

Opponent

----

W 3-0 0-3 L 1-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L

W 3-0 W 3-1

1-3 L

W 3-1

0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L

W 3-0 W 3-1

0-3 L 0-3 L

2 0 0

56 24 54 13 0

61 69 26 62 13 0

0 0 68 49

2 1

310 223.0 221 159.5

0.80

0.88

0.83

0.33

0.17

0.00

0.36 0.50 0.01

1.81

2 2 4 3 4 2

0.00

2.53

0 58 33

0 0

148.5 183.0 175.0 142.0 91.5 64.0 73.5 3.0

12.0 24.5

36 1377.0 51 1642.5

1.95 2.35

Digs........................

1.89

BLOCKING......................

0.73

Block Assist................

0.75

Blocks Per Game.............

0.35

BALL HANDLING ERRORS..........

15.65

Total.......................

0.15

Block Errors................

@ Univ. of Charleston (W.Va.) Tournament * GLIAC Match

19.4

223.0

18.66

1:51

27-30,24-30,30-24,30-27,17-15

19.0

Total Blocks................

15-30,30-24,32-34,19-30

2:30

.901

0.84

Attend

30-28,30-23,21-30,26-30,15-11

.933

Block Solo..................

Time ----

1.5

1.17

Score-by-game -------------

1.6

Reception Pct...............

-----50

310

221

159.5

2.5

1.8 33

ATTENDANCE....................

848

1726

Dates/Avg Per Date..........

10/85

9/192

Current win streak..........

Neutral site #/Avg..........

6/8

Home win streak............. MATCH WINS BY #GAMES

Wayne State......... Opponents...........

0 0

3 -

30-25,21-30,13-30,17-30 30-27,30-25,31-29

GAMES WON BY GAME

3 -

19-30,24-30,26-30

24-30,30-17,30-25,21-30,15-10 30-10,30-17,30-27

1:32

20-30,23-30,28-30

1:20

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

POINTS BY GAME

27-30,15-30,16-30 18-30,28-30,28-30 25-30,17-30,25-30 30-14,30-21,30-24

21-30,30-24,30-27,30-25 19-30,23-30,30-28,26-30 30-25,30-24,22-30,30-22 13-30,20-30,19-30 22-30,21-30,28-30 18-30,12-30,24-30 30-18,30-28,31-29

26-30,30-27,30-28,30-24 23-30,21-30,13-30 27-30,16-30,18-30

1:45 1:19 1:23

72 88

1:13

152

1:50

1:30 1:46 1:45

135 72 555

1:10

268

1:25 2:02 1:10 1:30

HOME MATCHES IN CAPS

Ranking are at date of match

2008 volleyball media guide

0 -

10 15

Total

Wayne State.........

0 -

34 54

Total

----------------------------------------------------Wayne State......... 587 615 638 249 Opponents........... 687 680 721 278

47 - 2136 36 - 2402

1:05 1:18

-----------------------------------------------------

18-30,24-30,23-30

15-30,26-30,30-26,20-30

Total

-----------------------------------------------------

150 157 75

217 156

TEAM RECORD ----------

W-L ---

Overall: 10-15

Conference: Home: Away:

Neutral: # Francis Marion Tournament (Florence, S.C.)

.863

1340

63 53

.934

2109

28 8

233

133

0.41 0.38

14.0

141

35 29

.211

129

Errors/Game.................

.933

1.000

.122

Errors...................... Attempts....................

564

BE BHE POINTS Pts/Gm

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2

584

SERVE RECEPTIONS..............

|----RECEPT----| |---DIG---| |--------BLOCKING---------| RE

OPP

.113 .105

--------------------------------------------------------

0.09

391

TEAM STATISTICS

.123

.111

0.01

88 25-25 1342

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|-----------ATTACK---------| |---SET---| |----------SERVE-----------|

## Name

3 games: 4 games: 5 games:

5-12

ATTEND ------

4-6

Total:

4-2

Away:

2-7 4-11

Home:

Neutral:

Dates

Total Average

----- ------- ------25

2624

105

1726

192

10 6

848 50

85 8

3-4 3-0

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OVERALL W L PCT 26 8 .765 26 6 .813 19 14 .576 10 15 .400 18 14 .563 6 20 .231

First Team Name

School

Yr.

Pos.

Danielle Alexander

GVSU

Jr.

Melissa Bartlett

Hillsdale

Sr.

Stephanie Booms

Hillsdale

Jr.

Mary Kate Glowe

Ashland

Sr.

Brittany McGowan

Northern Michigan Sr.

Allyson Riley

GVSU

Sr.

LIB

Lana Sorokina

Northwood

Sr.

Lindsay Tye

Ferris State

Sr.

Caryn VanBeckum

Northern Michigan Jr.

Erica Vandekopple

GVSU

Sr.

Lynsey Warren

Ashland

Sr.

Kelsey Wesaw

Findlay

Jr.

OPP

Second Team School

Yr.

Pos.

Veronica Armstrong

Michigan Tech

Jr.

Jamie Ashmore

GVSU

Jr.

Mayssa Bazzi

Wayne State

Jr.

LIB

Mallory Fleming

Findlay

Sr.

Kristy Gilchrist

Ferris State

So.

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# AVCA Division II Coachesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Poll Ranking

Amy Howard

SVSU

Sr.

Megan Howard

Hillsdale

Sr.

LIB

Jennifer Jung

Michigan Tech

Jr.

Jamie Palazzolo

Ferris State

Sr.

LIB

Sarah Redoute

SVSU

Jr.

Kitt Smith

Hillsdale

So.

Amanda Stefanski

Ashland

So.

gliac awards Melissa Bartlett Allyson Riley Rebeccah Rapin Will Stanton

Hillsdale Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Saginaw Valley State

OH LIB MB

Honorable Mention Name

School

Yr.

Pos.

Britney Jurchenko

Ashland

So.

Andrea Rich

Ferris State

Jr.

Courtney Niemeyer

Findlay

Fr.

Ashley Tubbs

Gannon

Jr.

Lauren Reber

GVSU

Jr.

Jamie Murray

Hillsdale

Jr.

DS/S

Jamie Groos

LSSU

Sr.

Kendall Ashworth

Mercyhurst

Fr.

LIB

Kelsey Skoog

Michigan Tech

Jr.

LIB

Breanne Zaremba

Northern Michigan Jr.

Lauren Chapman

Northwood

Fr.

Carmen Schacher

SVSU

Jr.

LIB

Kim Gear

Wayne State

Jr.

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GLIAC W L PCT 15 2 .882 14 3 .824 8 9 .471 5 12 .294 4 13 .235 1 16 .059

OVERALL W L PCT 33 4 .892 20 12 .625 20 10 .667 20 12 .625 9 17 .346 18 12 .600 8 22 .267

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SOUTH DIVISION Team #16 Hillsdale (1S) #19 Ashland (2S) Findlay (3S) Wayne State Mercyhurst Gannon

GLIAC W L PCT 17 1 .944 13 5 .722 12 6 .667 9 9 .500 7 11 .389 6 12 .333 3 15 .167

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KILLS%

ACES%

DIGS%

ACES PER GAME#

1. Rachel Parham

1987

563

1. Kristin Haewski

1987

1. Mayssa Bazzi

2007

656

1. Kristin Haewski

1988 0.68

2. Rachel Parham

1985

520

2. Kristin Haewski

1988

2. Sei Hee Hwang

2004

602

2. Kristin Haewski

1987 0.67

3. Demetria Brooks

1994

501

Rachel Parham

1985

3. Demetria Brooks

1994

559

3. Rachel Parham

1985 0.63

4. Sandi Lane

1992

494

4. Natalie Slavick

1985

4. Jenny Logue

1997

511

4. Natalie Slavick

1985 0.60

5. Terina Howell

1992

492

5. Deanna Lowe

1992

5. Jenny Logue

1994

482

5. Alison Soethe

1997 0.59

6. Rachel Parham

1986

478

6. Rachel Parham

1986

6. Jenny Logue

1995

474

1986 0.59

1997

462

7. Sandi Lane

1990

7. Deanna Lowe

1992

467

7. Missy Odell

1990 0.58

8. Rachel Rogers

1989

461

8. Missy Odell

1990

8. Brooke Fischer

1998

447

8. Sandi Lane

1990 0.56

9. Renee Bialke

1995

447

9. Julie Ebaugh

1984

9. Sandi Lane

1992

440

9. Missy Odell

1989 0.52

10. Michele Howard

1991

443

10. Jennifer Nowatzke 1989

10. Chris Stevens

1996

433

u n i v e r s i t y

1994 1352

1. Rachel Parham

1987

1. Rachel Parham

1987 4.40

1. Rachel Parham

1987 1.88

2. Sandi Lane

1992 1309

2. Rachel Parham

1985

2. Rachel Parham

1986 4.19

2. Elisa Joris

2005 1.79

3. Deanna Lowe

1992 1229

3. Michele Howard

1990

3. Elisa Joris

2005 4.18

3. Elisa Joris

2004 1.73

4. Jenny Logue

1994 1221

4. Kristin Haewski

1987

4. Rachel Rogers

1989 4.04

4. Rachel Parham

1985 1.48

5. Deanna Lowe

1991 1197

5. Rachel Parham

1986

5. Rachel Parham

1985 3.94

5. Fawne Allossery

1996 1.42

6. Sandi Lane

1991 1174

6. Elisa Joris

2005

6. Fawne Allossery

1997 3.92

6. Rachel Parham

1986 1.32

7. Rachel Parham

1987 1164

1991

7. Miranda Robison

2006 3.89

7. Kristin Haewski

1987 1.30

8. Renee Bialke

1995 1117

8. Elisa Joris

2004

8. Renee Bialke

1995 3.85

8. Michele Howard

1990 1.26

9. Rachel Parham

1985 1075

Missy Odell

1988

9. Demetria Brooks

1994 3.82

9. Erin Meyer

1998 1.25

1989 1075

10. Missy Odell

1990

10. Megan Smolen

2003 3.77

Erin Meyer

1999 1.25

Fawne Allossery

1997 1.25

ATTEMPTS%

Rachel Rogers

BLOCK SOLO%

ATTACK PERCENTAGE%

Michele Howard

BLOCK ASSISTS%

BLOCKS PER GAME#

ATTEMPTS PER GAME# DIGS PER GAME#

1. Rachel Parham

1987

155

1. Miranda Robison

2006 11.83

2. Michele Howard

1991 .348

2. Fawne Allossery

1996

142

2. Megan Smolen

2003 11.29

1. Mayssa Bazzi

2007 7.45

3. Rachel Parham

1985 .343

3. Rachel Parham

1985

139

3. Demetria Brooks

1994 10.32

2. Sei Hee Hwang

2004 7.08

4. Rachel Parham

1987 .337

4. Elisa Joris

2005

127

4. Megan Smolen

2004 10.18

3. Kristi Pieper

2006 5.29

5. Erin Meyer

1998 .335

5. Jamie Venier

1992

124

5. Elisa Joris

2005 10.17

4. Michelle Bittner

2005 4.68

6. Erin Meyer

1997 .317

6. Dani Pfeffer

1996

120

6. Renee Bialke

1995 9.63

5. Demetria Brooks

1994 4.27

Jamie Venier

1994 .317

7. Fawne Allossery

1997

119

7. Melissa Rucinski

2000 9.58

6. Jenny Logue

1997 4.26

8. Fawne Allossery

1996 .313

8. Erin Meyer

1998

118

8. Sandi Lane

1992 9.55

7. BreAnne Detrick

2003 4.15

1986 .313

9. Terina Howell

1992

115

2001 9.55

8. Jenny Logue

1995 4.12

1997 .305

10. Kristin Haewski

1987

113

10. Sandi Lane

1991 9.54

9. Brooke Fischer

1998 4.10

10. Nicole Salisbury

2000 4.06

u n i v e r s i t y

1992 .350

1. Emily Peterson

1991 1576

1. Rachel Parham

1987

240

1. Emily Peterson

1991 12.31

2. Tracy Ganger

1992 1519

2. Rachel Parham

1985

195

2. Tracy Ganger

1994 11.52

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1. Terina Howell

3. Tracy Ganger

1994 1498

3. Fawne Allossery

1996

178

3. Tracy Ganger

1992 11.17

4. Amy Horgan

1998 1265

4. Elisa Joris

2005

168

4. Amy Horgan

1998 10.28

5. Laura Hayes

1987 1259

5. Kristin Haewski

1987

166

5. Amy Horgan

1999 10.21

6. Emily Peterson

1990 1131

6. Rachel Parham

1986

151

6. Kerri Royer

2004 10.16

7. Jill Skupin

1988 1129

7. Jamie Venier

1992

148

7. Tracy Ganger

1995 10.14

8. Tracy Ganger

1993 1095

8. Fawne Allossery

1997

147

8. Laura Hayes

1986 10.08

9. Melody Rogers

1989 1088

2004

147

9. Amy Horgan

1997 9.88

10. Amy Horgan

1999 1082

10. Michele Howard

1990

146

10. Laura Hayes

1987 9.84

Jennifer Nowatzke 1989 0.52

KILLS PER GAME#

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Rachel Parham

10. Fawne Allossery ASSISTS

TOTAL BLOCKS

ASSISTS PER GAME

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Nicole Salisbury

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1. Rachel Parham

1985-87

2. Erin Meyer 3. Renee Bialke

ACES%

DIGS%

ACES PER GAME#

1985-87

206

1. Jenny Logue

1994-97

1892

1. Kristin Haewski

1987-88

0.68

1996-99

1311

2. Kristin Haewski

1987-88

169

2. Demetria Brooks 1991-94

1425

2. Rachel Parham

1985-87

0.55

1993-97

1274

3. Tracy Ganger

1992-95

152

3. Erika von Grabe

1993-96

1306

3. Sandi Lane

1990-92

0.38

4. Jenny Logue

1994-97

1242

4. Deanna Lowe

1988-92

150

4. Megan Smolen

2002-05

1263

4. Deanna Lowe

1988-92

0.37

5. Rachel Rogers

1986-89

1222

5. Alison Soethe

1995-98

145

5. Sandi Lane

1990-92

1247

2002-05

0.37

Sandi Lane

1990-92

1222

6. Missy Odell

1987-90

144

6. Deanna Lowe

1988-92

1090

6. Becky Wilson

1988-91

0.36

7. Megan Smolen

2002-05

1200

7. Erika von Grabe

1993-96

142

7. Kristi Pieper

2003-06

1078

7. Emily Peterson

1990-91

0.35

8. Fawne Allossery

1994-97

1154

8. Sandi Lane

1990-92

141

8. Sei Hee Hwang

2002-04

1043

Elisa Joris

2004-05

0.35

9. Missy Odell

1987-90

1142

9. Megan Smolen

2002-05

138

9. Becky Wilson

1988-91

1022

9. Alison Soethe

1995-98

0.34

10. Deanna Lowe

1988-92

1056

10. Becky Wilson

1988-91

133

10. Melissa Rucinski 1998-2000

2004-05

0.34

ATTEMPTS%

BLOCK SOLO%

989

Megan Smolen

Kerri Royer

BLOCKS PER GAME#

KILLS PER GAME#

1994-97

3991

1. Rachel Parham

1985-87

185

1. Rachel Parham

1985-87

4.17

1. Elisa Joris

2004-05

1.76

2. Megan Smolen

2002-05

3647

2. Missy Odell

1987-90

114

2. Elisa Joris

2004-05

3.93

2. Rachel Parham

1985-87

1.57

3. Sandi Lane

1990-92

3346

Erin Meyer

1996-99

114

3. Nicole Salisbury

2000-01

3.34

3. Fawne Allossery

1994-97

1.18

4. Renee Bialke

1993-97

3272

4. Fawne Allossery

1994-97

4. Sandi Lane

1990-92

3.25

4. Erin Meyer

1996-99

1.15

5. Rachel Parham

1985-87

3226

5. Michele Howard

1990-91

5. Megan Smolen

2002-05

3.24

5. Michele Howard

1990-91

1.14

6. Deanna Lowe

1988-92

3043

6. Kristin Haewski

1987-88

6. Rachel Rogers

1986-89

3.05

6. Kristin Haewski

1987-88

1.13

7. Rachel Rogers

1986-89

2980

7. Elisa Joris

2004-05

7. Terina Howell

1991-92

3.04

7. Missy Odell

1987-90

1.03

8. Erin Meyer

1996-99

2978

8. Jamie Vernier

1991-94

8. Michele Howard

1990-91

2.95

8. Anavia McClure

1998-2001

0.95

9. Missy Odell

1987-90

2717

9. Kathy Kost

1984-86

9. Erin Meyer

1996-99

2.89

9. Jamie Vernier

1991-94

0.93

10. Fawne Allossery

1994-97

2592

1998-2001

10. Fawne Allossery

1994-97

2.86

2001-02

0.93

ATTEMPTS PER GAME#

BLOCK ASSISTS%

Jaime Banners

DIGS PER GAME#

.332

1. Erin Meyer

1996-99

407

1. Megan Smolen

2002-05

9.86

1. Michelle Bittner

2005-06

4.16

2. Terina Howell

1991-92

.316

2. Rachel Parham

1985-87

401

2. Elisa Joris

2004-05

9.48

2. Sei Hee Hwang

2002-04

4.06

3. Michele Howard

1990-91

.301

3. Fawne Allossery

1994-97

377

3. Nicole Salisbury

2000-01

9.24

3. Jenny Logue

1994-97

3.89

4. Fawne Allossery

1994-97

.296

4. Missy Odell

1987-90

347

4. Sandi Lane

1990-92

8.90

4. Nicole Salisbury

2000-01

3.78

5. Erin Meyer

1996-99

.294

5. Jamie Vernier

1991-94

330

5. Rachel Parham

1985-87

8.63

5. Chris Stevens

1996-97

3.51

6. Nicole Yelle

1994-95

.273

6. Tracy Ganger

1992-95

292

6. Melissa Rucinski 1998-2000

8.45

6. Megan Smolen

2002-05

3.41

7. Elisa Joris

2004-05

.270

7. Anavia McClure

1998-2001

254

7. Jenny Logue

1994-97

8.20

7. Sandi Lane

1990-92

3.32

8. Tina Boll

1985-86

.260

8. Elisa Joris

2004-05

236

8. Deanna Lowe

1988-92

7.48

8. Melissa Rucinski 1998-2000

3.30

1986-87

.260

9. Renee Bialke

1993-97

235

9. Rachel Rogers

1986-89

7.43

9. Kristi Pieper

2003-06

3.18

1991-94

.256

10. Amy Horgan

1997-2000

225

10. Renee Bialke

1993-97

6.58

10. BreAnne Detrick

2002-03

3.11

Laura Hayes

10. Jamie Vernier

ASSISTS# 1. Tracy Ganger

1992-95

2. Amy Horgan

ASSISTS PER GAME#

TOTAL BLOCKS% 5136

1985-87

586

1. Emily Peterson

1990-91

11.09

1997-2000 4097

2. Erin Meyer

1996-99

521

2. Tracy Ganger

1992-95

10.59

3. Emily Peterson

1990-91

2707

3. Fawne Allossery

1994-97

475

3. Amy Horgan

1997-2000 10.07

4. Rebecca Hague

2000-03

2683

4. Missy Odell

1987-90

461

4. Laura Hayes

1986-87

9.94

5. Laura Hayes

1986-87

2247

5. Jamie Vernier

1991-94

407

5. Kerri Royer

2004-05

9.80

6. Kerri Royer

2004-05

1735

6. Tracy Ganger

1992-95

323

6. Rebecca Hague

2000-03

7.54

7. Alison Soethe

1995-98

1545

7. Anavia McClure

1998-2001

321

7. Jill Skupin

1986-88

3.67

8. Jill Skupin

1986-88

1156

8. Elisa Joris

2004-05

315

8. Alison Soethe

1995-98

3.64

9. Melody Rogers

1988-90

1102

9. Kristin Haewski

1987-88

282

9. Melody Rogers

1988-90

3.18

10. Katy Westenberg 2007-SA

803

10. Michele Howard

1990-91

278

10. Sei Hee Hwang

2002-04

1.05

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Statistics available 1985-present

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1. Jenny Logue

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1. Rachel Parham

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INDIVIDUAL / TEAM records

Most Kills Match 32 Season 563 Career 1,561

Rachel Parham vs. Wright State, 1986 Rachel Parham, 1987 Rachel Parham, 1985-87

Total Attempts Match 80 Season 1,352 Career 3,991

Megan Smolen vs. Gannon, 2003 Demitria Brooks, 1994 Jennifer Logue, 1994-97

Attack Percentage Match .833 Fawne Allossery vs. IPFW, 1995 Season .350 Terina Howell, 1992 Career .332 Rachel Parham, 1985-87 Assists Match 98 Season 1,576 Career 5,136

Emily Peterson vs. IPFW, 1991 Emily Peterson, 1991 Tracey Ganger, 1992-95

Service Aces Match 8 Season 86 Career 206

Sandi Lane vs. N. Michigan,1990 Missy Odell vs. Indiana (PA), 1990 Rachel Parham vs. Wright St., 1986 Kristin Haewski, 1987 Rachel Parham, 1985-87

Block Solos Match 9 Season 85 Career 185

Rachel Parham vs. Lake Superior, 1987 Rachel Parham, 1987 Rachel Parham, 1985-87

Block Assists Match 19 Season 155 Career 407

Rachel Parham vs. Northern Ky., 1987 Rachel Parham, 1987 Erin Meyer, 1996-99

Digs Match 52 Mayssa Bazzi vs. Lenoir-Rhyne, 8-31-07 Season 656 Mayssa Bazzi, 2007 Career 1,892 Jennifer Logue, 1994-97 Kills Per Game Match 8.0 Season 4.40 Career 4.05

Rachel Parham vs. Mich. Tech, 1987 Rachel Parham, 1987 Rachel Parham, 1985-87

Most Kills Match 101 IPFW, 1991 Season 1,967 in 1997

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS

Total Attempts Match 251 vs. Michigan Tech, 10-10-04 Season 4,958 in 1994

Year

Overall

GLIAC

1975

9-12

.429

7-3

.700

1976

5-25

.167

4-10

.286

1977

11-21

.344

6-6

.500

1978

5-22

.185

2-8

.200

1979

33-15

.688

8-2

.800

1980

25-7

.781

13-1

.929

1981

34-9

.791

6-1

.857

1982

32-9

.780

7-1

.875

1983

18-14

.563

5-3

.625

1984

15-17

.469

4-4

.500

Block Solos Match 20 Lake Superior, 1987 Season 190 in 1987

1985

24-11

.686

4-4

.500

1986

32-6

.842

13-3

.813

1987

27-7

.794

13-3

.813

Block Assists Match 68 Lake Superior, 1987 Season 545 in 1987

1988

17-14

.548

8-8

.500

1989

14-17

.452

10-6

.625

1990

17-13

.567

8-8

.500

1991

21-11

.656

11-5

.688

1992

25-10

.714

8-8

.500

1993

13-19

.406

6-12

.333

1994

26-10

.722

12-6

.667

1995

17-15

.531

11-7

.611

1996

20-12

.625

13-4

.765

1997

29-8

.784

13-4

.765

1998

21-13

.618

15-4

.789

9-12 (.429)

1999

15-16

.484

12-7

.632

16-46 (.258)

2000

11-17

.393

6-11

.353

5-22 (.185)

2001

6-21

.222

2-15

.118

2002

10-17

.370

2-15

.118

2003

9-16

.360

5-12

.294

231-135 (.631)

2004

11-14

.440

6-11

.353

Tim Bearden, 1995-98

87-49 (.640)

2005

16-10

.615

8-9

.471

Loretta Vogel, 1999-01

32-54 (.372)

Limin Jin, 2002-03

19-33 (.365)

2006

1-21

.045

1-16

.059

Ernie Gilbert, 2004-07

38-60 (.388)

2007

10-15

.400

5-12

.294

Attack Percentage Match .547 Chicago State, 1987 Season .262 in 1986 Assists Match 98 IPFW, 1991 Season 1,672 in 1997 Service Aces Match 21 Oakland, 1990 Season 340 in 1985

Digs Match 143 New Haven, 1998 Season 2,380 in 1998 Kills Per Game Match 22.00 Lake Superior, 1991 Season 15.37 in 1997

Wayne State Volleyball Head CoachING RECORDS Gloria Soluk, 1975 Ben Ohannesian, 1976-77 John Howard , 1978 Tom Teeters, 1979-80

58-22 (.725)

Kathy Higgins, 1981-82

66-18 (.786)

Terri Lee Drake, 1983

18-14 (.563)

Matt Peck, 1984-94

Phil Nickel, 2008-Current Total

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N/A 579-465 (.555)

---------------------------------------------------------TOTAL 579-465 .555

254-229 .526

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Laura Tyburski

1985

Stacy Granger

1992

Melody Rogers

1991

Jenny Logue

1994

Carrie Finch

1994

Amy Horgan

1997

Jamie Vernier

1994

Kerry Young

1994

Coach of the Year

Tracey Ganger

Kathleen Higgins

(tie) 1981

Erica von Grabe

Matt Peck

(tie) 1987

Fawne Allossery Jenny Logue

Libero of the Year

1994-95 1994-95-96 1995-96 1995-96-97

Frances Hozdic

See Hee Hwang

2004

Alison Soethe

1996 1996-97-98

Erin Meyer First Team All-GLIAC Rachel Parham Fawne Allosser (South)

1998

Amy Horgan 1985-87

Marie Nowicki

1996-97

Katie Brogan

1999-00 2000 2000-01

1997-98-99

Rebecca Hague

Amy Horgan (South)

1998

BreAnne Detrick

Elisa Joris

2005

Kelita Sinclair

2003-04-05

Darcie Amsdill

2004

Toni Purgatori

2004

Erin Meyer (South)

Second Team All-GLIAC

2001-02-03 2003

Julie Ebaugh

1984

Elisa Joris

2004-05

Kathlene Kost

1984

Megan Smolen

2004-05

Laura Tyburski

1985

Michelle Bittner

2006

Laura Hayes

1986

Kristen Buter

2006

Melissa Odell

1991

Jordan Peek

2006

Tracey Ganger

1995

Kristi Pieper

2006

Jenny Logue (South)

1996

Holly Soldenski

2006

Brooke Fischer (South)

1998

Gina Zielonka

Melissa Rucinski (South)

1998

Meg Leone

Amy Horgan

1999

Megan Smolen

2003

Elisa Joris

2004

Mayssa Bazzi

2007

2006-07 2007

GLIAC Scholar Athlete of the Year Laura Tyburski

1985

Honorable Mention All-GLIAC Michelle Howard

1991

Emily Peterson

1991

ReneĂŠ Bialke

1995

Allison Jurasek

2002

Rebecca Hague

2003

Megan Smolen

2004

Megan Smolen

2005

Kristi Pieper

2006

Kim Gear

2007

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1987 NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Big Rapids, Mich., at Ferris State University First Round - December 5 Ferris State 3, WAYNE STATE 2: 17-15, 9-15, 15-9, 12-15, 15-5 Wayne State finished tied for third at Great Lakes Regional

1984

Rachel Parham

u n i v e r s i t y

1994 NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Houghton, Mich., at Michigan Technological University First Round - November 19 Northern Michigan 3, WAYNE STATE 0: 15-6, 15-2, 15-7 Wayne State finishes third at Great Lakes Regional

Freshman of the Year

Julie Ebaugh

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1996 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Marquette, Mich., at Northern Michigan University Semifinals - November 15 Michigan Tech 3, WAYNE STATE 0: 15-9, 15-4, 15-10 Consolation - November 16 Northwood 3, WAYNE STATE 0: 15-12, 15-6, 15-11 Wayne State finishes fourth at GLIAC Tournament

1987

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1997 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Marquette, Mich., at Northern Michigan University First Round - November 14 WAYNE STATE 3, Grand Valley State 0: 17-15, 15-4, 15-13 Semifinals - November 15 Northwood 3, WAYNE STATE 1: 6-15, 10-15, 15-12, 8-15 Consolation - November 15 Michigan Tech 3, WAYNE STATE 2: 13-15, 12-15, 16-14, 16-14, 9-15 Wayne State finishes fourth at GLIAC Tournament

Rachel Parham

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1998 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Battle Creek, Mich. First Round - November 12 Northwood 3, WAYNE STATE 0: 15-7, 15-7, 16-14 Wayne State finishes tied for fifth at GLIAC Tournament

GLIAC All-Academic

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1999 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Battle Creek, Mich. First Round - November 11 Grand Valley State 3, WAYNE STATE 0: 15-1, 15-8, 15-5 Wayne State finishes tied for fifth at GLIAC Tournament

Player of the Year

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2005 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Ashland, Ohio, at Ashland University First Round - November 9 Ashland 3, WAYNE STATE 0: 30-23, 30-24, 30-22 Wayne State finishes tied for fifth at GLIAC Tournament

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Kathy Lazenby

1978

Melissa Rucinski

1977-78-79-80

Brooke Fischer

1997-98

Ilze Lennss

1975

Tracie Rucinski

1999-00

1976

Laurie Foerster

1980

Meg Leone

2006-07

Nancy Rutkoski

1975-76-77

Mary Leverentz

2006-07

Deanna Leverenz

1981-82

Fawne Allossery

1995-95-96-97

Cameron Foster

Darcie Amsdill

2001-02-03-04

Lauren Frost

Vicki Anderson

1975-76-77-78

Teresa Anthony

1979-80

Jean Ashley

1978 -B-

1980-83 2006 -G-

Tracey Ganger

1992-93-94-95

1980

Nicole Salisbury

Rolaine Llanes

2001

Roxanne Sammons

Jenny Logue

Kim Gear

2007

Deanna Lowe

Iris Gericke

1977

Basia Lukowski

1989

Liz Lukowski

1994-95-96-97 1988-89-91 1997-98-99-00 2006

1998-99

Ann Glaspie

Jaime Banners

2001-02

Jesselyn Good

1998-99-00

1993

Debbie Gossett

1976-77-78-79

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2007

Mayssa Bazzi

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Karin Lijana

Melissa Banks Angie Bartnik

1998-99-00

2000-01

Christine Schulte Ann Schwarz

1985

Rita Serra

1978-79-80-81

Kelita Sinclair

2002-03-04-05

Kelly Sines

2005

Jill Skupin

1986-87-88

Monique Goulet

1998

Maureen MacDonald

2007

Natalie Slavick Buda

Ann Belloli

1980-81-82

Cathe Green

1975

Sue MacLean

1984

Debbie Smith

Susan Benedict

1975-76-77

Cindy Grimwade

1976

Monique Mansoura

Sofi Berczely

2003-04

1981-82-83

Sandy Mason

Katrina Bezak

2007

Charisse Bialke

1990-91-92-93

Kristin Haewski-Kornieck

Reneé Bialke

1993-94-95-97

Rebecca Hague

Sheree Biros

1991-92-94

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Anavia McClure 1987-88 2000-01-02-03

1998-99-00-01

Alison Soethe

1995-96-97-98

Mallory McEnroe

2007

Holly Soldenski

2005-06

Melissa McMurray

1984

Kris Sterett

1988-89

Laura Hayes Ruppenthal

1986-87

Erin Meyer

1979-80

Michelle Miller

1996-97-98-99

Christina Boll Gans

1985-86

Irene Henderson

1977

Lisa Mistretta

Lisa Bonza

1980-81

Kathleen Higgins

1980

Missy Mohrbach

2001

1979-80

Marcie Hill

2007

Mette Morck

1975

Donna Hoffman

1980

Demitria Brooks

1991

Michelle Howard

Gini Bruce #

1983

Amy Horgan

Jennifer Bunch

1997

Terina Howell

Lynn Burbary

1983

Frances Hozdic

Kristen Buter

2005-06 -C-

Anne Marie Carney Jamie Clark

Wendy Cohoon Kim Cook

1991

Pam Stewart

1979

Christi Stevens

1996-97

Angie Szymanski -T-

-NJennifer Nowatzke

Julie Tyburski 1986-87-88-89

Marie Nowicki

1984-85-86

Laura Tyburski

1983-84-85-86

1999-00 -U-

1995-96 -O-

1976

Charlesetta Hutchinson

1982

Melissa Odell

1987-88-89-90

2002-03-04

Brandy Olson

1998-99

Sei Hee Hwang

1996-97-98-99

Norene “Babush” Tralka 1975-76-77-78

Joyce Ulbrich

1975 -V-

Mariel VanOverbeke

1975-76 1985-86-88

Kayla Clysdale

1983-84-85-86

Anne Hurych

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1997

Rita Clark

1978

1990-91 1997-98-99-00

2002-03-04-05 1984

Sue Heberer

1998-99-00-01

1983

Megan Smolen Katie Smythe

2005-06

Katie Brogan

1985

1982

Michelle Bittner

Denise Breslin Gotham #

1995-96 1989-90-91

Nicole Jackson

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Rachel Parham #

1985-86-87

2007

Jamie Vernier

1991-92-93-94

Erica von Grabe

1993-94-95-96

2006

Kate Jere

2001-02

Leslie Parr

1987

Marchelle Johnson

1995-96

Valarie Pasque

Elisa Joris

2004-05

Jordan Peek

2005-06

Kathleen Walsh

1983-84

1997-98

1976 -W-

1975

Leslie Coxon

2004

Phyllis Judge

1978

Emily Peterson

1990-91

Maureen Walsh

1978-79-80

Cate Crist

2000

Allison Jurasek

2002

Danielle Pfeffer

1996

Christine Wandyg

1976-77-78

Sue Cyrus

1987

2003-04-05-06

Katy Westenberg

Kristi Pieper -K-

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Nancy Prall

1975-76-77-78

Mary Williams

1980

2001

Lana Pruitt

1999

Becky Wilson

1988-89-90-91

1991

Toni Purgatori

2002-03

Nancy Divenere

1978

Anne Knisely

1976-77

Dara Donald

1991

Linda Kosovak

1976-77

1980-81-82-83

Kathlene Kost

1983-84-85-86

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Lisa Klonowski Brejnak

1981-82-83-84

Pat Erpelding

1976

2003-04

Lisa Redford Kim Ridley

1982

Tarin Kubiak

2006

Andrea Roberts

1982

Miranda Robison

Sandi Lane

1988-89-90

Rachel Rogers-Saab 1990-91

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Kerri Royer

-YNicole Yelle

1995 -Z-

2006

Melody Rogers -L-

2002

Elizabeth Wouters 1979-80-81-82

1984 2005-06-07

Karime Wohlrab

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Sondra Kovacs Karri Kuczajda

Julie Ebaugh

2002-03-04

1976

BreAnne Detrick

1979-80-81

2007

Jeana Wiehl

Julia Kirkwood

2002

Tracy Dreyer

1989-90

Kolleen Kennedy

Cortney Davison

Joann Doughty

Tami Poole

Gina Zielonka

2006-07

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Wayne State University: World-Class Education in the Real World™ Wayne State University is Michigan’s only urban research university, a national, comprehensive institution that provides access to a world-class education. WSU students learn from some of the best scholars in the world. The university has close partnerships with many neighboring Fortune 500 companies, offering students unparalleled learning and internship opportunities. Students also have unrivaled connections to vast learning opportunities in Detroit and throughout Michigan. The 230,000 alumni who live in Southeastern Michigan offer unmatched access to mentors in virtually all career paths. Chances are the professionals Southeast Michigan relies on every day -- doctors, lawyers, pharmacists, nurses, teachers and accountants -- attended WSU. Nationally Recognized Schools and Colleges With more than 350 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in 12 schools and colleges, Wayne State meets the needs of most students. Day, evening and Saturday course scheduling makes it easy for working students to take classes. Courses are offered on the main campus in Detroit’s Midtown and at six satellite campuses throughout Southeastern Michigan -- in Clinton Township, Farmington Hills, Harper Woods, Madison Heights, Northwest Detroit and Port Huron. Leading-Edge Research Undergraduate and graduate students learn alongside world-renowned researchers at WSU. The university ranks among the nation’s top 50 public research universities, with $226 million in annual research expenditures, according to the National Science Foundation. Wayne State recently established the National Biofuel Energy Lab. The lab’s goal is to facilitate widespread use of biofuels, or fuels made from renewable resources such as vegetable oil, which can either be recycled from restaurants or culled from organically grown crops such as soybeans and sunflowers. Biofuels are biodegradable, nontoxic and have significantly fewer emissions than petroleum-based diesel when burned. The College of Engineering Smart Sensors and Integrated Microsystems lab is progressing toward breakthroughs with biosensors, including breast cancer detection and water and air contaminant detection. Retinal and cortical implants being developed by the lab may offer hope of vision and improved vision for the blind and seeing-impaired. The lab is also developing the next-generation technology in robotic surgery, including optical tissue diagnostics that provide instant biopsies in surgery. Wayne State also houses the Perinatology Research Branch, part of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, which conducts major research in maternal-fetal medicine. Vibrant, Growing Campus Wayne State’s vibrant campus features more than 100 research and education buildings, and it is growing. The university has opened nine new buildings since 2000, including three residence halls with retail establishments, a two-story Barnes & Noble bookstore, a Welcome Center, the Mort Harris Recreation and Fitness Center and the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. In fall 2008, Wayne State will open the Marvin I. Danto Engineering Development Center, an engineering facility that will grow sustainable energy technology, health care and biotech innovation and other high-tech industries. Wayne State’s residence halls feature on-site laundry and dining; staffed 24-hour reception desks; academic, social and personal programs; and rooms, each with private bath, high-speed Internet connection, cable and local telephone services. The Undergraduate Library is designed just for undergraduates, with more than 500 computer workstations and a 24-hour study center. In the heart of campus, students can get in shape with the Mort Harris Recreation and Fitness Center’s extensive exercise equipment, free weights, fitness classes, 30-foot climbing wall, basketball/volleyball courts and running/walking track. Students enjoy easy access to all the amenities of a major city. Wayne State is within minutes of The Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Historical Museum, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, The New Detroit Science Center, Fisher Theatre, Fox Theatre, Max M. Fisher Music Center, Comerica Park (home of Tigers baseball), Ford Field (home of Lions football) and Joe Louis Arena (home of Red Wings hockey).

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Old Main Did You Know . . . • Wayne State generates $1 billion in economice activity annually. • Wayne State is the eighth-largest Detroit employer. • About 30 percent of all practicing physicians in Michigan have received all or part of their medical training at Wayne State; 43 percent of all practicing physicians in the tri-county area have been trained at Wayne State. •75 percent of the Law School’s graduates live and work in Michigan; 18 percent of the judges on the Michigan Court of Appeals and six judges on the US Eastern and Western District Courts are WSU Law alumni. •Wayne State’s collaborative partnerships with businesses, public schools, hospitals, manufacturers and local, national and international government agencies are extensive. Participation ranges from the individual faculty and staff level to the university level. •Wayne State is a partner in the new University Research Corridor to communicate the vital role Michigan’s three research universities play in revitalizing the state economy through transferring technology to the marketplace, educating the work force and attracting talent to the state.

Wayne State University Profile Affiliation NCAA Division I and II Enrollment - 33,240 in Fall 2007 21,145 Undergraduates 12,095 Graduate/Professional Campus More than 100 buildings on 203 acres 12 Schools and Colleges More than 350 undergraduate, postbachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, professional, specialist and certificate programs The Best of WSU

Among nation’s top 50 public research universities with $226 million in annual research expenditures, according to National Science Foundation Among nation’s prestigious 3.6 percent of universities with Carnegie classification of RU/VH (Research Universities, Very High research activity) Among nation’s 30-largest public universities For more information: Call (877) WSU-INFO Visit wayne.edu E-mail requestinfo@wayne.edu

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Academic Programs Available

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Tutorial Services, Writing Center, Mathematics Laboratory The university provides free peer tutoring in most subject areas either on a dropin or by-appointment basis. In the event that the Academic Success Center cannot provide tutoring for a specific class, the Department of Athletics has set aside funds to hire individual tutors. The coordinator works with academic department chairs to identify qualified tutors and is always available to arrange special individual or group sessions in a variety of areas. As in all other services, the office works in a proactive manner to provide assistance before academic problems arise.

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Advising/Registration In conjunction with academic advisors in the University Advising Center, the coordinator assists student-athletes with term course planning and registration, including holding special student-athlete Orientation sessions to introduce them to NCAA and GLIAC eligibility requirements and departmental academic policies as well as to Wayne State University’s academic programs, procedures and regulations, and services. The office also works closely with academic advisors in all the university’s schools and colleges to ensure appropriate semester course selection and timely progress towards degree. The office serves as a clearinghouse for information about campus resources and student support services, university forms, enrollment deadlines and institutional academic policies and procedures.

Structured Study In an effort to help ensure the academic success and the development of consistent study patterns of student-athletes, the coordinator organizes supervised study sessions for each team.

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Counseling/Mentoring The coordinator meets with student-athletes individually and arranges for group meetings/workshops with other support service personnel regarding academic, athletic, career, and/or personal issues (for example, group sessions covering such topics as test-taking skills, time management, learning styles, etc.) The Department of Athletics has collaborative relationships with many other critical units on campus to help provide appropriate support services.

Over 200 student-athletes, faculty and staff attended the annual Student-Athlete Recognition Banquet held in April 2008.

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Academic Monitoring The Department of Athletics participates in the university-wide early alert system in which instructors in lower division classes provide notification to students and their advisors about unsatisfactory progress after the fourth week of classes. In conjunction with the coaching staff, requests for information about class attendance and performance are sent to each instructor. The academic coordinator tracks individual progress, schedules meetings with students as appropriate, and personally contacts instructors as necessary.

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Athletic Academic Services The Wayne State Athletic Department has developed a comprehensive approach to academic services for its student-athletes. The department’s goal is to assist student-athletes in pursuit of their designated course of studies and ultimately to achieve graduation. This objective is facilitated by appropriate academic advising, major selection, tutorial assistance and other life skill development and academic support services. A major goal of athletic academic services is to significantly increase the department’s graduation rate over the next five years and to continually emphasize the success of WSU’s student-athletes in the community. Part of the initiative already has been realized by the department’s annual Spring Academic Recognition Banquet that not only honors student-athletes with a 3.5 or better grade point average, but also those individuals who will graduate that term. The name of each graduate is permanently displayed on a brick as part of the department’s “Wall of Fame.” The recognition is prominently displayed in the main concourse as you enter the Matthaei Athletic Facility Complex.

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Jason Clark enters his eighth year at Wayne State University and fifth as an Associate Director of Athletics. Clark oversees the operations in the sports of football, baseball, women’s ice hockey, men’s and women’s fencing, and men’s and women’s swimming, as well as the University’s intramural program. Clark came from the Mid-American Conference office where he served as the Director of Administration. Clark’s duties included coordination of all conference meetings and functions, and was responsible for all Conference policies and procedures. Additionally, he served as the staff liaison for field hockey, wrestling, gymnastics and softball. He is a member of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Clark, who began his professional career at the MAC as a graduate assistant, graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1997. He is married to former WSU softball player Rebecah Pierce and the couple resides in Oak Park with their children, Piercen and Lucy. Robert M. Ackerman was named the 10th dean of Wayne State University Law School in May 2008. Dean Ackerman will also serve as WSU’s Faculty Athletic Representative. Professor Ackerman came to WSU from the Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law, where he taught torts, dispute resolution, conflict resolution theory, negotiation and mediation. He also served as chair of several committees and was the director of the Center for Dispute Resolution, the nation’s seventh-ranked law school dispute resolution program. A cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, Ackerman served as dean and professor of law at Willamette University College of Law from July 1996 to May 1999. While dean, the law school experienced a 60 percent increase in financial aid to law students, a revitalization of the alumni organization and annual giving, enhanced visibility of the Center for Dispute Resolution and Law and Government program, and an increase in the diversity of the faculty and student body. Ackerman has held academic appointments at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, the University of Vienna School of Law, the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, and Leicester Polytechnic School of Law. He has also been employed by the Denver firm of Holme Roberts & Owen and the Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project. He has written extensively in the fields of torts, dispute resolution, communitarian theory and civic responsibility, and his scholarship has appeared in a wide variety of high profile publications. His recent essay, “Taking Responsibility,” was a winner of the international Communitarian Essay Contest. His co-authored book (with Robert F. Cochran Jr.) titled “Law and Community: The Case of Torts,” was published early in 2004. Ackerman is an active participant in professional groups related to conflict resolution, and recently completed a term as chair of the AALS Section on Law and Communitarian Studies. A founding member of Mediators Beyond Borders, he has been working on development projects in Tanzania with Penn State’s InterInstitutional Consortium for Indigenous Knowledge.

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Allison Tookes begins her 21st year overall at Wayne State University and fifth as the Associate Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator. Tookes is primarily responsible for overseeing the volleyball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, and men’s and women’s tennis and softball programs in the department. Tookes is a member of the Hall of Fame and Warrior Golf Outing Committees. She also serves on two NCAA Committees - Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee and the NCAA Division II men’s tennis regional ranking committee. The 2008-09 academic year will mark her fourth year on each committee. This is Tookes’ second stint with the Warriors. From 1979-1991, she coached the men’s and women’s tennis programs. She was the first woman to coach a male team in the state of Michigan. Tookes also coached tennis at Eastern Michigan from 1992-1996. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Michigan State University. Tookes was inducted into the WSU Hall of Fame in 1993. She resides in Ann Arbor, with her husband, Eric, and son, Thomas.

WSU Victory Song

The Green and Gold of old Wayne U. flies over the field today. Our hearts are light for with our might A vict’ry is on its way. The team is strong, for them we’ll cheer, Wayne U. will march along. And at the end our voices blend in Wayne U.’s vict’ry song.

– Don Gragg

Hymn to Wayne To Thee our Alma Mater Homage we bring. Brave hearts raise grateful voices Thy praise to sing. Young art thou, young and strong; Renowned shalt thou live, and long; Honors to thee will throng – and Fame to thee cling. We laud thee, Alma Mater. Guardian of Right. Thou art our guide, our mentor – Thy name shines bright.

Keep Learning’s light aflame, and hold Truth a sacred name, Honor, thy steadfast aim. All Hail to thy might! – Nicholas Stanley Oates

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Gary Bryce

Michael Chan

Jim Fetter

Mike Flynn Facility Coordinator

Assistant Sports Information Director

Men’s Basketball Head Coach

Strength & Conditioning Head Coach

Ryan Kelley

Steve Morrow

Phil Nickel

Softball Head Coach

Head Athletic Trainer

Rick Cummins Cross Country Head Coach

Anthony Delli-Pizzi

Strength & Conditioning Assistant Coach

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Steve Domzalski Assistant Athletic Trainer

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Men’s Golf Head Coach

Athletic Academic Coordinator

Katie Lang

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Linda Letkowski

Joe Pawlik

Sean Peters

Carleta Poydras

Josh Priehs

Jerzy Radz

Angie Ruth

Sheila Snyder

Accounting Assistant

David Greer

Men’s Tennis Head Coach

Paul Harker

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Assistant Athletic Director Marketing & Tickets

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Assistant Athletic Trainer

Women’s Tennis Head Coach

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Assistant Athletic Trainer

Coordinator of NCAA Compliance & Eligibility

Jeff Weiss

Paul Winters

Assistant Athletic Director Media Relations

Robert Ostrowski

Assistant Athletic Director Facilities

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Swimming Head Coach

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Assistant Compliance Coordinator

Football Head Coach

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The Wayne State sports medicine department is led by head athletic trainer Michael Chan and assistants Katie Lang, Carleta Poydras, Steve Domzalski, and Josh Priehs. All five are members of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and provide medical care to the Warrior student-athletes. The staff is responsible for all aspects of the sports medicine program including injury prevention and management, first aid, injury rehabilitation, and drug and alcohol education. At least one member of the staff is present at all Warrior home events. Upon completion of the expanded Matthaei athletic training room in August 2003, there is 870 square feet that houses treatment tables, whirlpool, taping area, ice machine, exam room, storage space and offices. The Matthaei Athletic Training Room

MICHAEL CHAN

head athletic trainer Michael Chan is in his third season as head athletic trainer and seventh season overall at Wayne State University. He is responsible for all aspects of the sports medicine program, including preventative training, first aid, injury management, and rehabilitation. Chan joined the WSU staff in the fall of 2002 as an assistant athletic trainer after working the previous two seasons as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Syracuse University while completing his master’s degree in exercise science. Prior to his graduate work, Chan was an intern at MedSport, a University of Michigan Health System sports medicine clinic, located at Domino Farms in Ann Arbor. He received a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Western Ontario in 1996, and a B.S. in sports medicine from Central Michigan University in 2000. Chan is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA), Michigan Athletic Trainers Society (MATS), College Athletic Trainers Society (CATS) and the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association (GLATA). Chan is also a member of the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and is a certified Professional Exercise Specialist. He was born in Taipei, Taiwan, but grew up in Toronto, Ontario. Chan and his wife, Sora, reside in Wixom.

CARLETA POYDRAS

assistant athletic trainer Carleta Poydras enters her eighth year with the Wayne State University athletic training staff and sixth as a full-time assistant after serving a two-year stint as the department’s graduate assistant. She joined the WSU training staff after working for one year at the Dwight Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Clinic. A Detroit native and graduate of Cass Tech High School, Poydras received a bachelor’s degree in sports medicine from the University of Detroit Mercy. She began her collegiate career as a volleyball and softball player at Morgan State University. Following graduation from UDM, Poydras spent two years as an athletic trainer at Cass Tech and one year as an assistant volleyball coach for the Technicians. She received a master’s degree in sports administration from Wayne State in 2004.

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KATIE LANG

assistant athletic trainer Katie Lang joined the Wayne State athletic department as an assistant athletic trainer in September 2004. Lang spent the 2003-04 academic year as an assistant athletic trainer and assistant softball coach at Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C. A native of Jacksonville, Fla., Lang graduated in 2001 from South Carolina-Spartanburg where she played softball. She received her master’s degree in athletic training in 2003 from the University of Nebraska-Omaha.

STEVE DOMZALSKI assistant athletic trainer

Steve Domzalski, an employee of the Oakwood Health System, joined the Wayne State staff as an assistant athletic trainer in January 2008. Domzalski came to WSU after spending eight years as the clinical director with Dwight Orthopedic rehabilitation. He earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Eastern Michigan in 1994 and his master’s in physical therapy from WSU in 1999. Domzalski served three years as a volunteer assistant trainer with the WSU athletic department. He was certified as a strength and conditioning specialist in 2001 and received his athletic training certification (ATC) in 2004. He and his wife Lynn live in Grosse Pointe with their son.

JOSH PRIEHS

assistant athletic trainer Josh Priehs is in his first year in 2008 as an assistant athletic trainer at Wayne State University. A former intern at WSU during the 2006-07 season, he returned following a year at Eastern Michigan where he worked as a graduate assistant. Priehs graduated from Central Michigan, where he studied athletic training and earned his health science degree with a minor in exercise science. He also began his graduate studies at EMU before coming back to Wayne State. Priehs previously worked in the Troy school district sports camps as well as St. Joe’s Hospital. Born in Lincoln Park, he currently resides in Sterling Heights.

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In just six years, the WSU Strength and Conditioning program has made an immense and immediate impact on the Warrior athletic teams. The department is responsible for all 16 varsity sports totaling approximately 400 student-athletes. The previous 2250-square foot renovation of three racquetball courts in the Matthaei lower level has provided student-athletes with an exclusive area that includes three double-sided squat racks used for squats and presses, six adjustable benches, 15 Med-X plate-loaded machines, over 13,000 pounds of weights and one complete set of dumbbells ranging in weight from 5 to 120 pounds. A second renovation took place in the spring of 2007 converting a fourth racquetball court into an area for treadmills and offices. A philosophy based on the belief that what is done inside and outside the weight room transfers to the playing surface contributes to the overall attitude of each student-athlete. With each sport having specific demands, the program works year-round with the student-athletes on elevating each player’s success.

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PAUL HARKER

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head strength & conditioning coach Paul Harker was named Wayne State’s Strength and Conditioning coach in June 2006 after serving the previous two years as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at Michigan State. Harker, who is both CSCS certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, as well as SCCC certified through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, directly oversees all of Wayne State’s 17 varsity sports. A three-year letterwinner for the Spartans, Harker was voted to both the coaches and media honorable mention All-Big Ten teams in 2003 while serving as one of four team captains. In addition, he earned Academic All-Big Ten and CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team honors after starting all 13 games as a senior. He also received the Biggie Munn Award as Most Inspirational. An Academic All-Big Ten selection as a junior in 2002, he received MSU’s Iron Man Award for his work in the weight room. Harker is a 2003 MSU graduate with a bachelor’s degree in communications. He also earned a master’s degree in kinesiology in 2006. A native of Dayton, Ohio, Harker resides in the Dearborn area with his wife Erin, and their dog, Lucy.

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ANTHONY DELLI-PIZZI ASST. STRENGTH COACH

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Anthony Delli-Pizzi joined the Wayne State University strength and conditioning staff as an assistant coach in the summer of 2007. He began his professional career at Equinox Fitness in New York City as a personal trainer with clients ranging from marathon runners to celebrities. During this time, Delli-Pizzi also worked at Velocity Sports Performance and volunteered at Fordham University. He worked with a large range of athletes, from children to professionals, teaching proper acceleration, maximum velocity and multi-direction drills. While at Fordham, he assisted in teaching the Olympic lifts to athletes in football, women’s basketball, baseball and track and field. At Michigan State University, Delli-Pizzi assisted with football, men’s and women’s basketball, hockey and coached women’s golf in proper strength and conditioning. The Spartans’ women’s golf team claimed the 2007 Big Ten championship. He is a certified USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach as well as certified in first aid and C.P.R. by the American Red Cross. Delli-Pizzi earned his Bachelor’s of Science degree in information technology from The City University of New York in 2001 and is completing his Master of Science degree in exercise science and cardiac rehabilitation from Brooklyn College.

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Thomas B. Adams..............................Football/Track................................1979 Randall Ahern.....................................Golf................................................1986 Albert Ament.......................................Basketball......................................2001 Mark “Doc” Andrews...........................Media............................................2005* Paul Andrews......................................Contributor/Builder........................1993 Keith Anleitner....................................Football..........................................2007 Scott Armstrong..................................Basketball......................................2006 Michaelene (Bachleda) Ruhl..............Softball..........................................2003 Naif Baidoon.......................................Baseball.........................................2007 Edwin C. Barnett.................................Wrestling.......................................1997 Harald Bauder....................................Fencing..........................................2003 David Beauvais...................................Football/Track................................1978 Gregory Benko...................................Fencing..........................................1990 Frederick P. Bens...............................Football/Basketball........................1989 Ettore C. Bianchi.................................Fencing..........................................1999 Gary M. Bice.......................................Swimming......................................1996 Lowell E. Blanchard............................Track/Football................................1988 Greg Brecht........................................Baseball.........................................2004 Wayne D. Brenkert.............................Football..........................................1988 Denise (Breslin) Gotham....................Volleyball.......................................2001 Don Brown..........................................Tennis............................................2000 George R. Brown................................Basketball/Track............................1983 Pierre Brown.......................................Football..........................................2008 Richard B. Brown................................Cross Country/Track.....................1991 T. Richard “Dick” Brown......................Football..........................................2006 Gini Bruce...........................................Softball/Basketball/Volleyball.........2004 Paul Butcher.......................................Football..........................................1997 Richard R. Byas, Jr.............................Football..........................................1987 Wesley C. Carlos................................Football..........................................1998 Mary E. Carney...................................Basketball......................................1988 Nicholas Cherup.................................Football/Track................................1991 Andrew R. Clark.................................Swimming......................................1976 Michael J. Clark..................................Baseball.........................................1991 Elmer Coleman...................................Track.............................................1983 William Collins....................................Baseball/Basketball/Football.........1984 John K. Cotton....................................Football..........................................1981 David Croskey....................................Baseball.........................................2008 Frank Cudillo......................................Football..........................................1990 Pearly (Cunningham) Armstrong.......... Basketball......................................1998 Jennifer (Daniel) Coleman..................Softball..........................................2006 Istvan Danosi......................................Fencing..........................................1983 Steve F. Danosi..................................Fencing..........................................1987 Bruce P. Davis....................................Fencing..........................................1980 J. Kenneth Doherty.............................Track.............................................1977 Leroy W. Dues....................................Track.............................................1977 George Duncan..................................Basketball......................................1981 Newman H. Ertell................................Football/Basketball........................1977 Otis Evans..........................................Basketball......................................2004 Gina (Farkashazy) Weaver.................Fencing..........................................1998 David C. Farris....................................Football.........................................1994* Larry L. Fortner...................................Track.............................................1999 James A. Gardner...............................Rowing..........................................1982 Robert N. Gardner..............................Diving............................................1989 George Gembis..................................Football..........................................1977 Joseph G. Gembis..............................Football..........................................1980 Lisa C. Gentry.....................................Basketball......................................1998 Rodger George...................................Baseball........................................2006* Susan (Gierschick) Kopins.................Diving............................................2000 Joe Gough..........................................Football..........................................2005 Cynthia Goyette..................................Swimming......................................1985 Jack H. Gregory..................................Golf................................................1994 Patty (Grudzinski) Gergics..................Softball..........................................2005 Robert Gunn.......................................Basketball......................................1985 Angelo Gust........................................Baseball/Football...........................1994 Ron Hammye......................................Basketball Coach..........................2004

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LETTERWINNER’S CLUB • A Warrior Club membership card • The Warrior Within Magazine • WSU Athletics e-newsletter • Tax deduction

GREEN AND GOLD CLUB $250 Letterwinner’s Club benefits plus: • One year paid admission to the WSU Alumni Association • A free Warrior hat VARSITY CLUB $500 Green and Gold Club benefits plus: • Access to the Warrior Club VIP tent at all home football games • A free WSU polo top

Victor G. Hanson................................Football/ .....................................................Contributor/Builder........................1980 James Hayes......................................Tennis............................................2002 John M. Hazely...................................Football/Baseball...........................1983 Homer L. Heard..................................Track.............................................1997 Neil Hick.............................................Fencing..........................................2008 Chalmer G. Hixson.............................Athletic Director.............................1983 David L. Holmes.................................Basketball/Football/ .....................................................Track/Athletic Director...................1976 Michael G. Horn..................................Golf................................................2001 H. Grant Iler........................................Football/Basketball/Track..............1980 Bob Jackson.......................................Tennis............................................2005 Paul J. Janas......................................Baseball.........................................1995 Lori (Januszkiewicz) Sweeney...........Basketball......................................1997 Cass Jawor.........................................Golf................................................1995 Walter B. Jenkins................................Football/Track................................1987 Astrid Johannesen..............................Swimming......................................1988 Art Johnson........................................Basketball......................................2006 Monique Johnson...............................Basketball......................................2008 Paul Wesley Jones.............................Track.............................................1997 Patricia A. Kent...................................Softball..........................................1995 John L. Kline.......................................Basketball/Track............................1979 Goetz H. Klopfer.................................Track.............................................1984 Robert Kloss.......................................Baseball.........................................2000 Carol (Krause) Lausman....................Softball/Basketball.........................2001 Byron L. Krieger..................................Fencing..........................................1976 Rodney C. Kropf.................................Contributor/Builder........................1995 Robert F. Langas................................Football/Basketball........................1993 Marty Letzmann..................................Basketball......................................2005 John W. Lewis....................................Track.............................................1979 Russell Lightbody...............................Basketball/Football........................1978 Mark Limback.....................................Baseball.........................................1999 Richard G. Lisabeth............................Football..........................................1984 Delonda Little-Nathan.........................Basketball......................................2005 Richard Lowry.....................................Football..........................................2002 Robert R. Luby...................................Football/Track................................1993 Guy Lumsden.....................................Swimming......................................1981 Ken Madeja........................................Baseball.........................................2006 Leo S. Maas.......................................Swimming/Baseball.......................1982 Gil Mains.............................................Contributor/Builder........................1996 Bruno Marana.....................................Football..........................................1992 Fred Martus........................................Basketball......................................1992 Donald Mason....................................Swimming......................................1998 Joel G. Mason....................................Football/Basketball........................1981 Bill Maul..............................................Tennis/Basketball..........................1987 Frank McBride....................................Track/Cross Country.....................2002 Donald McClellan...............................Swimming......................................1990 Donald McElroy..................................Track.............................................1983 John Miele..........................................Baseball.........................................2008 Lambros Milonas................................Historian.......................................1996* Bryan Morrow.....................................Tennis............................................2003 Frederick A. Mulhauser.......................Tennis/Athletic Director..................1990 Michael Newsted................................Baseball.........................................2007 Courtney Noble...................................Softball..........................................2008 Dave Nowinski....................................Swimming......................................2005 Elizabeth A. O’Brien............................Basketball/Tennis..........................1996 James K. O’Hara................................Football/Wrestling..........................1994 Jeanne Omelenchuk...........................Speed Skating...............................1979 Ben J. Paolucci...................................Football..........................................1992 Rachel A. Parham...............................Volleyball.......................................1999 Charlie Parker.....................................Basketball......................................2001 Jennifer Parks.....................................Swimming......................................1986 Janina (Parrott) Jacobs......................Golf................................................2000 Paul J. Pentecost................................Athletic Publicity............................1989 Irving Petross......................................Track.............................................1982

Christ Petrouleas................................Administrator.................................2003 Gil A. Pezza........................................Fencing..........................................1993 Kevin Ponticelli...................................Baseball/Football...........................1994 William A. Prew...................................Swimming......................................1977 Charles Primas...................................Basketball......................................1976 Fred L. Prime, Jr.................................Basketball/Track............................1989 Gordon A. Reck..................................Baseball.........................................1990 Jack Rice............................................Tennis/Baseball/ .....................................................Football/Basketball........................1978 Therone Richardson...........................Basketball......................................1991 Elbert Richmond.................................Football/Basketball........................1986 Donald Robinson................................Track/Football................................1985 Mary Rogers.......................................Basketball......................................2003 Cliff Russell.........................................Media............................................2007* Delbert W. Russell..............................Tennis............................................1991 Laurence E. Russell...........................Football/Golf..................................1988 Robert Ryland.....................................Tennis............................................1991 Paola Sacchetti...................................Fencing..........................................2006 Myron “Susie” Schecter......................Basketball......................................1980 Dacia (Schileru) Clark.........................Diving............................................2000 Jack Schlesinger................................Tennis............................................1981 Gerald (Jerry) Schnelker....................Football/Track................................1996 Gary Schultz.......................................Football..........................................2004 Allison Scruggs-Tookes......................Tennis............................................1993 W. Stanley Seitz.................................Track/Football................................1986 Jerry Sevick........................................Football/Basketball/Track..............1992 George B. Sherman............................Business Manager.........................1980 Doris Shimman...................................Swimming......................................1985 Ernest Simon......................................Fencing..........................................2004 Edward Skowneski, Jr........................Football..........................................1987 Billy Smith...........................................Track.............................................1984 Jennifer (DenDooven) Smith..............Softball..........................................2007 Mark H. Smith, Jr................................Track.............................................1979 Robert Solomon..................................Basketball/Baseball.......................1985 Victor F. Spathelf................................Track.............................................1981 Edward O. Spence.............................Track/Football................................1979 Jean Ann Stanicek..............................Tennis............................................1998 Stephanie Stone.................................Basketball/Softball.........................1993 Paula K. Sweeney..............................Fencing..........................................1978 Roxanne Szczesniak..........................Softball..........................................1996 Bela W. Szentivanyi............................Fencing..........................................1984 Elliot Tabron........................................Track.............................................2002 Catherine (Tanzini) Colarossi.............Tennis............................................2001 Ronald Teasley...................................Baseball/Basketball.......................1986 John Telford........................................Track.............................................1978 Bela de Tuscan...................................Fencing..........................................1982 Allan Tolmich......................................Track.............................................1976 Halina (Tomska) Papp........................Swimming......................................1989 A.J. Vaughn........................................Football..........................................1985 Norman G. Wann................................Tennis/Football..............................1986 Richard B. Watson..............................Fencing..........................................1977 Leon Wheeler.....................................Football/Basketball/Track..............1978 Robert C. White..................................Training.........................................1989 Leon F. Wingo.....................................Track.............................................1999 Robert F. Wingo..................................Track.............................................1982 Frederick L. Wolcott............................Baseball/Basketball.......................1988 Margaret Woodbridge.........................Swimming......................................1982 Christopher M. Wouters......................Baseball.........................................1999 Lorenzo C. Wright...............................Track.............................................1976 Robert F. Wyman................................Football..........................................1994 David Zelmanski.................................Baseball.........................................1994 Victor A. Zucco...................................Football/Track................................1990 *Hall of Fame Honor Award recipient.

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