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TABLE OF Managing Editor Joe Swan Editor/Writer Ashley Bailey Page Layout/Design Bob Slater, Provations Group Contributors Lisa Ammons, John Antonik, Ashley Bailey, Grant Dovey, Michael Fragale, Charlie Healy, Shannon McNamara, Bryan Messerly, Joe Mitchin, Mike Montoro, Chris Pharis, Amy Prunty and Cheryl Wire. Contributing Photographers All-Pro Photography by Dale Sparks, Nick Arthur, M.G. Ellis, Dan Friend, Erin Irwin, E.J. Linger, Brian Persinger, Steve Prunty, Megan Raymond, Niesha Shafer, Samantha Strejeck, Raymond Thompson, WVU Athletic Communications Archives, WVU Photo Services. © 2017 West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. The indicia depicted are registered trademarks of West Virginia University. Reproduction of any material appearing herein is prohibited without approval of the West Virginia University Intercollegiate Athletics.
Big 12 Conference ��������������������������������������� 2 WVU Facilities ����������������������������������������������� 4 Strength & Conditioning ������������������������������� 6 Athletic Training ������������������������������������������� 8 Game Day in Morgantown ������������������������� 10 Student-Athlete Development ������������������� 12 Campus Life ����������������������������������������������� 14
COACHING STAFF Head Coach Reed Sunahara ��������������������� Assistant Coach Rebecca Rudnick ������������� Assistant Coach Jojit Coronel ��������������������� Support Staff ����������������������������������������������
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PLAYER PROFILES Roster ��������������������������������������������������������� 24 TV Roster ���������������������������������������������������� 25 Seniors ������������������������������������������������������� 26 Juniors ������������������������������������������������������� 30 Sophomore ������������������������������������������������� 31 Newcomers ����������������������������������������������� 36
SEASON PREVIEW 2017 Notebook �������������������������������������������� 40 2017 Schedule ������������������������������������������� .42
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Season Recap ��������������������������������������������� 44 Athletic Honors ������������������������������������������� 47 Trip of a Lifetime ������������������������������������������ 48
RECORD BOOK Individual Season Record ��������������������������� Individual Career Records �������������������������� Honors and Awards ����������������������������������� Year-by-Year Records ��������������������������������� Season Leaders ����������������������������������������� Yearly Leaders ������������������������������������������� Records by Class ��������������������������������������� Letterwinners ��������������������������������������������� Series Records ������������������������������������������� All-Time Scores ����������������������������������������� All-Time Jerseys �����������������������������������������
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WVU GENERAL INFO President E. Gordon Gee ����������������������������� Director of Athletics Shane Lyons ��������������� Athletics Senior Staff/WVU Head Coaches � WVU Intercollegiate Athletics 2016-17 ������� Athletic Facilities ����������������������������������������� WVU Athletic Communications ������������������� Media Information �������������������������������������
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BIG 12
The Big 12 enters its 22nd year in 2017-18 as it continues to promote the strength and success of one of the nation’s premier athletic conferences under the direction of sixth-year commissioner Bob Bowlsby. TCU and West Virginia joined the league on July 1, 2012 and became the Big 12’s first additions since inception, joining Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech. With 10 members, the Big 12 remains as the only autonomy conference to determine its champions in all sports directly on the field of play with a full round-robin schedule. The Conference’s hard work ethic and strong values have translated to enormous success in its first 21 years. Since it began competition in 1996-97, the league can boast of 58 NCAA team titles and 645 individual national championships. The Big 12 has been at the forefront in college athletics reform, specifically with student-athlete welfare issues to include cost of attendance, student-athlete time demands and strengthening its policy for concussion diagnosis and management. In 2014-15, the Big 12 introduced and hosted three “State of Collegiate Athletics” forums to examine the issues facing college athletics. Two were conducted in Washington, D.C and one in New York City. Panelists included respected authorities from intercollegiate athletics, university leadership and sports
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journalism. The third forum featured a special session comprised of student-athletes. The Big 12 continued the “State of Collegiate Athletics” forums the past three seasons with Dallas serving as the host site for two events and the most recent in Atlanta. The Big 12 claimed four national championships in 2016-17 as Oklahoma brought home trophies in women’s gymnastics, men’s golf and softball, while Texas won men’s swimming & diving. West Virginia played for the national championship in soccer while Texas advanced to the volleyball title match for the second-consecutive season. TCU baseball made its fourth-consecutive appearance in the College World Series. Oklahoma football won its 10th Big 12 title to advance to the Sugar Bowl. It marked the Conference’s fifth appearance in a College Football Playoff New Year’s Bowl in the three years of the structure. The Sooners also had two Heisman Trophy finalists, giving the Conference 18 since 1996, and two finalists for the fifth time. Texas’ Courtney Okolo won the Bowerman Award, which is track & field’s equivalent to the Heisman. The Big 12 lays claim to five Heisman Trophy winners since 1996 and has had a finalist in 13 of its seasons. Twenty-seven major individual awards have been won by Big 12 student-athletes in football over the past eight campaigns. Overall, more than 4,800 student-athletes have earned AllAmerica recognition. West Virginia soccer standout Kadeisha Buchanan
earned the Hyundai Young Player Award at the 2015 World Cup while playing for her native Canada, given to the player born in 1995 or later that made the biggest impression in the competition. She followed that up by being named the 2016 Honda Sport Award winner for soccer. Through its first 21 years, the Big 12 has claimed a team national championship in 17 of the sports it sponsors. The Conference finished the BCS era ranked tied for second with seven appearances in the National Championship Game. The league has finished in the top two of women’s basketball conference RPI in nine of the last 11 years and sent at least 70 percent of its teams to postseason for the eighth-straight season. In men’s basketball, the league has had at least six 20-wins teams for 11 consecutive seasons, including each of the five years since it began competing with 10 squads. The Big 12 has had 27 teams earn NCAA bids over the past four campaigns, a total that ranks second nationally. The Big 12 and its member institutions are committed to a competitive environment where sportsmanship and fair play take center stage. Whether on the field, in the classroom, or within the community, the student-athletes, administrators, coaches and game officials of the Big 12 support the highest ideals in sportsmanship.
Nation academic accolades have always been strong in the Big 12. Ty Darlington (Oklahoma) was the recipient of the 2015 William V. Campbell Trophy, known as the Academic Heisman. Gabe Ikard (Oklahoma) was presented the NCAA Today’s Top 10 Award in January 2015. It recognizes former student-athletes for their successes on the fields and courts, in the classroom and in the community. Since 1996, the Big 12 has a total of 11 honorees for this prestigious award. In the last six seasons, 11 studentathletes were recipients of the NCAA Elite 90 Award with Oklahoma State’s Christian Liddell (men’s cross country) and Baylor’s Jimmy Bendeck (men’s tennis) picking up the most recent honors in 2016-17. The accolade showcases individuals who have reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level, while also achieving the highest academic standard among their peers. In its short history, the Big 12 has over 600 Academic All-America recipients, averaging about 30 each season. Big 12 student-athletes have shown commitment to their studies by earning numerous individual academic recognitions. Twelve times in the past 12 years a league athlete has garnered the top academic honor for their respective sport, including Christina Hillman (Iowa State) for track & field/cross country in 2016.
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Facilities WVU
Stunning in its spacious yet simplistic structure and versatile in its myriad uses, the WVU Coliseum is one of the nation’s supreme showcases for college basketball, gymnastics, volleyball and wrestling. Whether it is during the day, when the sun shines down on the massive structure, or at night, when its golden lights make it an evening showcase, the Coliseum stands as one of the most striking facilities on the WVU campus. Construction started on the Coliseum in 2016 as part of a $23 million renovation project, marking the most extensive renovations since the arena opened in 1970. Changes to the main concourse included the addition of several concession area, updated graphics and colors and added signage. New Daktronic LED boards were added to the lower bowl, while television monitors were added throughout the concourse. The total number of restrooms was increased and the Mountaineer Ticket Office was relocated to the Gold Gate, among other projects completed. Several prior upgrades had taken place in order to be competitive in the Big 12 Conference. Items such as expansion of the strength and conditioning center, equipment room and training room, and refurbishment of the Coliseum roof were completed. In 2008, new, state-of-the-art score/video boards, complete with high resolution video and expanded messaging capabilities, became part of the fan experience at the Coliseum. Panasonic, together with WVU, used the new video board systems as a showcase to feature the latest state-of-the-art video and audio technology. A new state-of-the-art directional sound system and lighting system was also installed in the Coliseum. The 14,000-seat domed arena has been the home of Mountaineer athletics for the past quarter of a century, but its many uses include commencement, concerts, conferences, floor shows and a host of educational and athletic events. The Coliseum ranks second only to the Mountainlair (WVU’s student union building) in everyday activity.
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Conditioning
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The primary goal of the WVU strength and conditioning program is to provide each student-athlete with the best hands-on strength and conditioning program, with the best strength coaches and training facilities in the country. Our training philosophy is founded on two major principles: health and safety of the studentathlete, and performance enhancement.
The entire year is carefully planned to prepare for optimal performance during the season and peaking at post-season championships. Mountaineer volleyball players train for explosive power, jump endurance, anaerobic capacity, maximum strength, speed and agility.
The strength & conditioning coaches facilitate a training environment that enables each athlete to reach her full athletic potential. Our strength and conditioning program develops character, mental toughness, confidence, leadership, accountability, and relentless work ethic.
Athletes are also educated in proper recovery strategies, including proper nutrition, hydration, rest and regeneration methods. We also have a registered dietician on staff to provide nutritional guidance and education to help each athlete perform at her peak
The strength and conditioning coaches collaborate with our sport coaches and athletic training staff to prepare every athlete for optimum performance in competition and to have the ability to withstand the rigorous training demands throughout the season.
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BethBYRON Coordinator of Strength & Conditioning Springfield, 2004 Beth Byron joined the West Virginia strength and conditioning staff in 2008 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. She was elevated to the position of coordinator of strength and conditioning in 2014 and is directly responsible for programing an d implementing all facets of strength and conditioning for WVU’s gymnastics, volleyball, and rowing teams. Since her arrival in Morgantown, Byron has worked directly with many of the WVU Olympic sports teams, including men’s & women’s swimming and diving, women’s track and field and women’s tennis. Prior to joining the WVU staff, Byron spent two years as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of South Florida. During her time at USF, she was directly responsible for all aspects of strength and conditioning for volleyball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s golf and men’s tennis. Byron worked as a graduate assistant at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse strength and conditioning program from 2004-05. There, she taught a strength and conditioning practicum course in the exercise and sports science program while also serving as the strength and conditioning coach for the women’s basketball, volleyball, gymnastics and men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams. During the spring of 2006, Byron worked as a graduate intern at the University of Minnesota and assisted with the training of the Golden Gophers Olympic sports teams. Byron graduated from Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 2004, with a bachelor’s degree in applied exercise science, and was also a member of the women’s swimming & diving team. During her undergraduate studies, Byron completed strength and conditioning internships at Mike Boyle’s Strength & Conditioning in Winchester, Massachusetts, and Lawrence, Massachusetts, as well as at The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. She completed her master’s degree in human performance with a concentration in strength and conditioning from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2006. WVUVolleyball
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Training
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The West Virginia athletic training program looks to get its student athletes back on the field in a timely manner while providing quality health care for its student-athletes and coaches. The scope of the athletic training services encompass various domains including injury recognition, treatment, rehabilitation, prevention, education, and counseling that will enable the athlete to maintain an optimal quality of life beyond the span of athletic competition.
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Multiple athletic training rooms are available for student-athletes furnished with the latest in technology and equipment. The athletic training staff will work in conjunction with the team physicians and athletic administration to assure the student-athletes receive quality care throughout their careers at WVU.
TaylorTEDESKY Athletic Trainer | Second Season TCU, 2015 Taylor Tedesky is in her second season as the athletic trainer for the Mountaineer volleyball program in 2017. She is a graduate student in WVU’s College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences. Prior to arriving in Morgantown, Tedesky served as an athletic training graduate student at TCU. She assisted with the Horned Frogs’ football, men’s basketball, swimming & diving, baseball and soccer programs. In addition, she worked with the athletic department at Richland High School. A native of Little Elm, Texas, Tedesky graduated from TCU in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training and Physical Education. Tedesky is a member of the National Athletic Trainer’s Association, Southwest Athletic Trainer’s Association and TCU Athletic Training Student Association.
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Morgantown
GAMEDAY IN
The atmosphere for a volleyball match in Morgantown is intense. The WVU Pep Band, the Mountaineer Maniac student section and the community all come out to cheer on their Mountaineers. West Virginia plays its home matches inside the 14,000-seat WVU Coliseum. Fans throughout the state and the Mountaineer Maniacs come out to cheer on the Old Gold and Blue. Select members of the WVU Marching Band – the Pride of West Virginia – make up the WVU Pep Band, which is seated near the floor during select home games. The WVU Marching Band also makes appearances at select matches during the season. A record-crowd of 3,112 fans watched the Mountaineers face eventual national champion Texas Longhorns inside the WVU Coliseum on Aug. 29, 2012. Recent community involvement projects led to larger fan base in and around the Morgantown area.
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STUDENT-ATHLETE
StephanieWhite Assistant Athletic Director/Student-Athlete Development Seventh Season | West Virginia, 2002 Stephanie White was elevated to Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development in September 2016. She previously was an associate director of student-athlete academic services, a position she held since November 2013. She is responsible for the day-to-day academic services for the men’s basketball and women’s soccer programs. White was appointed as an assistant director for student-athlete academic services in August 2010, working with the women’s basketball and men’s soccer teams. White assists student-athletes in their respective plan of study through coordinating class schedules, offering regularly scheduled advising meetings, arranging for tutors and monitoring study time. With the ultimate goal of graduation for each student-athlete, she also remains familiar with NCAA rules relating to eligibility in order to keep studentathletes compliant and eligible. Prior to WVU, White was a full time teacher at the Mason County Career Center in Point Pleasant, W.Va., from January 2004-June 2007. She also has experience with WVU as a graduate teaching assistant, student athlete mentor and temporary educational counselor. White earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from West Virginia University in 2002. She earned her master’s degree in secondary education from WVU in 2003, and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in higher education administration.
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2016 AWARD WINNERS ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 TEAM: Taylor Cross Gianna Gotterba MaTia Hughes Morgan Montgomery Hannah Shreve Mia Swanegan
CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT: Hannah Shreve
BIG 12 ACADEMIC ALL-ROOKIE TEAM: Gabrielle Cuckovich Katelyn Evans 2016-17 Team AVCA Academic Award
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CAMPUS LOCATIONS West Virginia University is a family of distinctive campuses united by a single mission. From the groundbreaking research of our flagship in Morgantown (ranked R1, the highest research category institution) to student-centered focus of WVU-Keyser to the technology-intensive programs at WVU-Beckley — we are leveraging our talents and resources to create a better future for West Virginia and the world. The WVU-Beckley campus offers 40+ majors, including one of the top 100 undergraduate engineering programs in the country, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. WVU-Keyser has one of the lowest tuition rates of all of the nation’s four-year institutions. Offering more than 50 majors, this campus combines the personal attention of a small college with the benefits of a major university. The WVU System also includes divisions of the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center in Charleston and Martinsburg, as well as 10 experimental farms and four forests throughout the state and WVU Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp. The WVU Morgantown campus is located in a town named “No. 1 Small City in America” by BizJournals.com for its exceptional quality of life. Morgantown, population 31,073, was also rated the ninth best college town in America by Business Insider and is within easy traveling distance of Washington, D.C., to the east, Pittsburgh, Pa., to the north, and Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, to the northwest. Other recent rankings: Kiplinger.com included Morgantown in their 10 great places to live list; one of “Best Sports Cities” by Sporting News; 5th “Best Small Metro” by Forbes; 12th overall “Hottest Small City” by Inc.; one of “50 Smartest Places to Live” by Kiplinger’s; and the second-ranking “Best College Town for Jobs” by Forbes. STUDENT PROFILE Fall 2016 enrollment, on WVU campuses statewide, was 31,287, including 28,488 in Morgantown. WVU System enrollment included: 15,907 West Virginia residents and 15,380 nonresidents 25,149 undergraduates 4,510 graduate and 1,628 professional students ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WVU ranks nationally for prestigious scholarships: 25 Rhodes Scholars, 22 Truman Scholars, 44 Goldwater Scholars, two British Marshall Scholars, five Morris K. Udall Scholars, five USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), 22 Boren Scholars, 37 Gilman Scholars, 49 Fulbright Scholars, three Department of Homeland Security Scholars, 28 Critical Language Scholars, one Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar, five National Institute of Standards and Technology Fellowships and four National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. MAJOR ACADEMIC DIVISIONS Fourteen colleges and schools offering 341 majors in agriculture, natural resources and design; arts and sciences; business and economics; creative arts; dentistry; education and human services; engineering and mineral resources; law; media; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; physical activity and sport sciences; and public health. Hundreds of distance education and online classes are available. wvu.edu/academics STUDENT LIVING EXPERIENCE WVU students benefit from a vibrant array of student life programs, including Project 168, an undergraduate curriculum that helps students to enrich every moment on campus; Welcome Week, which launches the academic year with academic, service and recreational activities; WVUp All Night, a weekend package of safe, fun and healthy activities; the Campus Read, which involves first-year students in a common reading experience to promote dialog and critical thinking; an award-winning Student Recreation Center; and the Mountaineer Parents Club, helping families stay connected with their students’ education and life at WVU. Living and Learning Communities are student communities in certain residence halls formed around a theme or specific field of study. Students can live with others who share their academic and social interests. studentlife.wvu.edu SAFETY WVU offers 24-hour campus security protection. Students can download LiveSafe, a free app that is an on-the-go way to connect with authorities. The University also sends urgent news through WVU Alert text messages. alert.wvu.edu STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Students can choose from more than 460 student organizations and participate in an active intramural program and many club sports. studentengagement.wvu.edu ALUMNI Chartered in 1873, the WVU Alumni Association is made up of more than 200,000 graduates worldwide in some 135 nations. alumni.wvu.edu ADMISSIONS Information is available from the Office of Admissions, PO Box 6090, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6090; or call 304-293-2121; email:wvuadmissions@mail.wvu.edu or on the web at admissions.wvu.edu.
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HEAD COACH – THIRD SEASON
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Reed Sunahara enters his third season at the helm of the Mountaineers after being named the fourth head coach in West Virginia University volleyball program history in March of 2015. Several of Sunahara’s eight newcomers made immediate impacts on the program in 2016, as WVU more than doubled its 2015 win total by posting 12 victories in Sunahara’s second season. On Sept. 27, 2016, Sunahara notched his first Big 12 win with a 3-0 sweep of Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. The Mountaineers added a win over TCU a week later and finished the season with three league triumphs while dropping a heartbreaker to No. 4 Kansas in five sets to end their home slate in November. Outsider hitter Payton Caffrey ranked among the league’s best in kills, points and services aces, earning the Big 12’s Rookie of the Week accolade on five occasions. Under Sunahara’s guidance, Caffrey earned the AVCA Midwest Region Rookie of the Year award in addition to spots on the Big 12 All-Conference First Team, Big 12 All-Freshman Team and AVCA AllMidwest Region Team. Middle blocker Mia Swanegan and setter Erin Slinde joined Caffrey in receiving league accolades. Swanegan led the Big 12 in blocking, twice earning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week while Slinde was acknowledged on the Big 12 All-Freshman Team. Six Mountaineers
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earned spots on the Big 12 Volleyball All-Academic Team, with senior Hannah Shreve earning CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict accolades as well. In his first season guiding the Mountaineers, Sunahara led the program to a thrilling 3-2 win over Marshall. The victory marked WVU’s first over its in-state rival since 2010, bringing the Golden Ball Trophy back to Morgantown. Outside hitter Morgan Montgomery and libero Gianna Gotterba flourished under Sunahara’s tutelage. After posting 38 kills in her freshman season in 2014, Montgomery went on to lead WVU in kills per set, including a career-best 31 in the win over Marshall. Her 3.74 kills per set and 4.14 points per set ranked third in the Big 12. Gotterba developed into a solid defensive leader on the floor, ranking sixth in the league with 3.56 digs per set. Montgomery, Gotterba and Hannah Shreve all earned Big 12 Academic Team honors for the Mountaineers. Shreve, who completed her bachelor’s degree in three years, earned the Dr. Gerald Lage Award from the league and was named a WVU Foundation Outstanding Senior for her work in the classroom. Sunahara brought more than 15 years of NCAA Division I experience and strong ties to USA Volleyball. In addition, he has coached five AVCA All-Americans,
three AVCA Region Freshman of the Year honorees, three conference Player of the Year selections, six conference Freshman of the Year selections and 26 all-conference honorees. He joined the Mountaineers after spending the previous season as the head coach at Buffalo, accruing a 17-15 mark in his one season with the Bulls. Sunahara served as the top assistant for the U.S. National Team from March of 2013 to January of 2014, helping Team USA to a 25-6 record and a No. 2 world ranking at that time. He also served as the head coach for Team USA during its gold medal run at the 2012 Women’s Pan American Cup in Juarez, Mexico, and was a NORCECA instructor, guiding both the Jamaican National Team and U18 NORCECA Women’s Continental Championship teams to gold medals as well. Prior to his time with USA Volleyball, Sunahara spent 11 seasons as the head coach at Cincinnati, where he led the Bearcats to eight NCAA Tournament appearances and recorded 20 or more wins every season. The Bearcats won the 2011 Big East Tournament, finishing with an overall record of 2710 and a league mark of 12-2 while a trio of players garnered all-conference accolades. Cincinnati was also the 2009 and 2010 Big East regular season champion, with Stephanie Niemer
garnering Big East Player of the Year and AVCA All-America honors both seasons. The Bearcats advanced to the NCAA Second Round in 2009, 2010 and 2011. The Bearcats won a share of the firstever Big East regular-season crown in 2008, posting an impressive 14-0 home record. Sunahara guided the program to the NCAA Second Round for the second time in program history, with Jessie Nevitt earning her fourth FirstTeam All-Big East honors and her third All-America accolades. From 2000 to 2007, Cincinnati posted double-digit conference wins on six occasions. Sunahara garnered Big East Coach of the Year accolades in 2008 and 2010, and was the C-USA Coach of the Year in 2001. Prior to joining the Big East, Cincinnati won the 2001 and 2003 C-USA Championships, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament both seasons and advancing to the NCAA Second Round in 2001. He departed as the winningest coach in UC history. Sunahara spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the Bearcats, helping them to a C-USA Tournament Championship in 1999. He served as the head coach for the University of Toledo from 1995-96 after serving as an assistant coach for the Rockets from 1993-94. Sunahara got his start in coaching as an assistant with the men’s team at UCLA, his alma mater, from 1990-93 after serving as a graduate assistant in 1987 and 1989. He helped the Bruins to national championships in 1987, 1989 and 1993. A voter in the AVCA Top-25 poll from 2002 to 2011, Sunahara was the C-USA Volleyball President from 2002 to 2003 and was the Big East Volleyball President from 2006 to 2007. He was also a head coaches committee representative from 2006 to 2008 and served on the AVCA All-American Selection Committee in 2014. A native of Hilo, Hawaii, Sunahara was a two-time All-American and three-time NCAA Champion at UCLA alongside Olympians Ricci Luyties, Doug Partie, Dave Saunders and AVP legend and current U.S. Olympic Team coach Karch Kiraly before graduating with a degree in sociology in 1989. He won a pair of USVBA National Championships with Nike/Molten in 1987 and 1990, and went on to play professionally for Cisneros Isla Verdes in the Canary Islands, Spain.
PERSONAL Hometown College Family
Hilo, Hawaii UCLA, 1989 (Bachelor’s) sons, Rex, R.J.; daughter, Mia
COACHING HISTORY 1987-89 UCLA - Graduate Assistant (Men’s) 1990-93 UCLA - Assistant Coach (Men’s) 1993-94 Toledo - Assistant Coach 1995-96 Toledo - Head Coach 1997-99 Cincinnati - Assistant Coach 2000-11 Cincinnati - Head Coach 2013 U.S. National Team - Assistant Coach 2014 Buffalo - Head Coach 2015-present West Virginia - Head Coach COACHING RECORD Year School 1995 Toledo 1996 Toledo 2000 Cincinnati 2001 Cincinnati 2002 Cincinnati 2003 Cincinnati 2004 Cincinnati 2005 Cincinnati 2006 Cincinnati 2007 Cincinnati 2008 Cincinnati 2009 Cincinnati 2010 Cincinnati 2011 Cincinnati 2014 Buffalo 2015 West Virginia 2016 West Virginia
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NCAA First Round NCAA Second Round NCAA First Round NCAA First Round
NCAA Second Round NCAA First Round NCAA Second Round NCAA Second Round
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Rebecca Rudnick enters her third season as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at West Virginia in the fall of 2017. In the midst of a roster transition, Rudnick enlisted eight newcomers to the squad in 2016 – many of whom had an immediate impact on the team. Payton Caffrey, Natania Levak, Gabrielle Cuckovich, Katelyn Evans and Erin Slinde saw significant playing time throughout their rookie campaign, helping WVU more than double its 2015 win total and recording coach Reed Sunahara’s first Big 12 victory at Texas Tech in September. Caffrey earned five Big 12 Rookie of the Week accolades and was joined by Slinde on the Big 12 All-Rookie Team. In addition, Caffrey was named the 2016 AVCA Midwest Region Rookie of the Year while earning AVCA All-Midwest Region and Big 12 All-Conference First Team honors. Under Rudnick’s tutelage, middle blocker Mia Swanegan emerged as the leading blocker in the Big 12, twice earning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week.
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Rudnick arrived in Morgantown having spent a total of six seasons at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. She served as an assistant coach from 2011-14 after spending the 2006 and 2007 seasons as a graduate assistant. The Lady Flames won a trio of Big South Conference Championships and earned NCAA tournament berths in 2007, 2011 and 2012. Rudnick helped Liberty post a program-record 27 wins in 2007 and a program-best win percentage of .758 with a 25-8 mark in 2012. She also guided Loren Thomas to a single-season program record with 155 blocks in 2011, as well a single-game mark of 13 at Winthrop. Under Rudnick’s tutelage, Caroline Douglas was named the 2012 Big South Player of the Year, and 10 Lady Flames earned Big South First Team All-Conference Accolades, while eight garnered second team honors. Liberty has also earned four AVCA Team Academic Awards during her tenure. Rudnick spent time as a reading specialist and first grade teacher at a Lynchburg elementary school and
taught third grade in Homewood, Illinois. She continued coaching during her teaching career and coached the Celtic Force Volleyball Club (Palos Heights, Illinois), the Heart of Virginia Volleyball Club (Lynchburg, Virgnia) and served as a volunteer assistant at Randolph College. A four-year letterwinner at Liberty, Rudnick helped the Lady Flames to the 2001 Big South championship and advanced to the NCAA tournament. She ranks 11th all-time at Liberty with 1,164 career kills. Rudnick was a Big South First Team All-Conference honoree in 2003 and was selected to the Big South All-Tournament team in 2004. She graduated with high honors from Liberty in 2005, earning a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. Rudnick later earned a Masters of Education in 2008.
ASSISTANT COACH – SECOND SEASON
Coronel
JOJIT
UC-SANTA CRUZ, 1995
Jojit Coronel enters his second season with the Mountaineers in 2017. He arrived in Morgantown in 2016 after six years at Big 12 foe Texas Tech Coronel helped guide the Mountaineers to a marked improvement in his first season at the WVU Coliseum, as the squad more than doubled its 2015 win total with 12 wins in 2016. The Mountaineers twice defeated Coronel’s former team, Texas Tech, in league action as coach Reed Sunahara picked up his first-ever Big 12 win. Libero Gianna Gotterba notched her 1,000th career dig in the midst of her junior season under Coronel’s tutelage. In addition, Coronel oversees West Virginia’s volleyball camps and clinics. Prior to joining the Mountaineers, Coronel served as the interim head coach for the Red Raiders, after serving as the associate head coach from 2013-15. He joined the TTU staff in 2011 as an assistant coach. Coronel worked primarily with the middle hitters and setters, and also was responsible for defensive
schemes. He also served as Tech’s primary scout, producing scouting reports and tracking both team and individual statistics. The Red Raiders made great strides during his tenure in Lubbock, as libero Rachel Brummitt broke TTU’s all-time digs mark and earned both Big 12 and AVCA honors under Coronel’s tutelage. In addition, Coronel assisted with Tech’s recruiting efforts and was the co-director of volleyball summer camps. Prior to his time at Texas Tech, Coronel spent 11 seasons as the head coach at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Compiling a 176153 mark at GWU, Coronel led the Colonials to six trips to the Atlantic-10 Championships. He guided the squad to the NCAA tournament in his first season at the helm, winning both A-10 and AVCA Division I Northeast Region Coach of the Year honors in 2000 before posting three 20-win seasons in D.C. Prior to his promotion, he served as an assistant coach during the 1999 season at George Washington.
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Like Sunahara, Coronel got his start in the men’s game. He was an assistant coach at Pacific in Stockton, California, from 1995-99, and was the head coach at the University of California at Santa Cruz from 1993-95. Coronel has strong ties to USA Volleyball, serving as the head coach for the Girls’ High Performance Teams in both the Sun County and Chesapeake regions as well as several positions with the men’s World University Games teams. He also has been a member of the NCAA Northeast Regional and AllAmerican Committees. A native of Los Angeles, Coronel was a standout setter and defensive specialist at UC-Santa Cruz. He led the Banana Slugs to a pair Pacific Coast Volleyball Association titles and a 74-42 record before graduating with a degree in political science in 1995. Coronel is joined in Morgantown by his wife, Kimberly, and sons, Ethan and Drew.
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SUPPORT
Jake HONG
Aaron HASTINGS
VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT FIRST SEASON
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS THIRD SEASON OHIO STATE, 2010
Jake Hong joins the Mountaineers in July of 2017 as the team’s volunteer assistant.
Aaron Hastings was brought on as West Virginia’s Director of Operations in July of 2017 after spending two years with the Mountaineers as a graduate assistant. Hastings is in charge of administrative duties, including team travel and video coordination, among other responsibilities.
Hong comes to West Virginia after four seasons at High Point. Hong helped the Panthers to a 73-51 record and a 35-23 mark in Big South competition during his tenure. He coached 12 All-Big South performers for the Panthers, including 2013 Player of the Year runnerup Chelsea Davis. Serving as the recruiting coordinator, he helped HPU land one of the top-50 2015 classes in the country according to PrepVolleyball.com. Hong joined the Santa Barbara Volleyball Club as the head coach 2004 and served as director of the program from 2010-13. He coached 30 players who went on to earned Division I scholarships, including Stanford All-American Carly Wopat. As head coach of the Santa Barbara Volleyball Club, Hong won four USA Junior National Medals and coached nine USA Junior National All-Tournament players. A native of San Jose, Hong coached for two seasons at UC Santa Barbara in 2004 and 2005, helping the Gauchos to back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament. The Gauchos advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2004. He coached two AllAmericans, Kristin Nelson and Janine Sandell while at Santa Barbara. Additionally, Hong spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Cal Poly where he coached five All-Big West players and helped the team to the first round of the 2002 NCAA Tournament. While with the Mustangs, he also coached the women’s club volleyball team. While an undergraduate at Ohio State, Hastings served as a student manager for the Buckeyes’ women’s basketball team. During his tenure, the team produced four Big Ten championships, two Big Ten Tournament Championships and a trip to the Sweet Sixteen.
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Prior to coming to Morgantown, Hastings spent the 2010-2011 season with the Ohio State University, serving as the Director of Operations for the Buckeyes, who advanced to the Sweet Sixteen that season. The Westerville, Ohio, native handlined administrative duties including travel, co-directing camps and video coordination. Prior to Ohio State, Hastings was the girls’ volleyball head coach for six seasons at Westerville North High School. While coaching at Westerville North, Hastings made significant improvements in the program by increasing the winning percentage to 0.602 during his three seasons as head coach compared to 0.242 the three seasons prior. During his second stint at Westerville North from 2012-2015, Hastings led the Warriors to their first-ever Ohio High School Coaches Association State Top 20 Ranking during the 2014-2015 season. While an undergraduate at Ohio State, Hastings served as a student manager for the Buckeyes’ women’s basketball team. During his tenure, the team produced four Big Ten championships, two Big Ten Tournament Championships and a trip to the Sweet Sixteen.
Terri HOWES
Stephanie WHITE
Senior Associate AD/ Senior Women’s Administrator
Asst. AD for Student-Athlete Development
Taylor TEDESKY Athletic Trainer
Beth BYRON, Coordinator of Strength and Conditioning
Bubba SCHMIDT, Equipment Manager
Conor McNAMARA Assistant Equipment Manager
Ashley BAILEY, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications
Erin McCLAFFERTY Assistant Director of Athletic Marketing
Colin BRALEY Assistant Director of Facilities and Operations
Nettie FRESHOUR Team Dietitian
On the club level, Hastings has served as an assistant or head coach while qualifying teams to the Junior Olympics in 2008 and 2009 with Mintonette Sports and in 2009 and 2012 with Columbus Volleyball Academy. Hastings graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in education. He earned his master’s in athletic coaching education from West Virginia in 2017.
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2017 No. Name
Yr.
Pos.
Ht.
Emma Anderson
Sr.
S
5-10
1
Payton Caffrey
So.
OH
6-0
Chuluota, Fla.
Winter Springs
10
Taylor Cross
Sr.
DS
5-7
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Pine Creek (New Mexico)
12
Gabrielle Cuckovich
So.
DS
5-5
Rochester Hills, Mich.
Stoney Creek
5
Katie DeMeo
Fr.
MB/OH
6-3
Troy, Ohio
Troy
17
Katelyn Evans
So.
OH
6-1
Palmdale, Calif.
Highland
4
Gianna Gotterba
Sr.
L
5-6
Stockton, Calif.
St. Mary’s
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
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NUMERICAL ROSTER
Rosters
Hometown
High School (Previous School)
San Diego, Calif.
LaCosta Canyon (South Alabama)
7
Alexa Hasting
Fr.
DS
5-10
Plain City, Ohio
Alder
15
Chloe Klusman
Fr.
MB/RS
6-2
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mother of Mercy
13
Natania Levak
So.
RS
6-1
Pazin, Croatia
Pazinski Kolegij
14
Briana Lynch
Fr.
MB
6-2
Johns Creek, Georgia
Chattahoochee
3
Morgan Montgomery
Sr.
OH
6-1
Centennial, Colo.
Grandview
16
Lindsay Proctor
Fr.
DS
5-8
Grand Island, N.Y.
Grand Island
20
Ava Richards
Fr.
DS
5-7
Boynton Beach, Fla.
Spanish River Community HS
9
Erin Slinde
So.
S
6-0
Rosemount, Minn.
Rosemount
6
Mia Swanegan
Sr.
MB
6-1
Blue Springs, Mo.
Blue Springs South (TCU)
No. Name
Yr.
Pos.
Ht.
Hometown
High School (Previous School)
1
So.
OH
6-0
Chuluota, Fla.
Winter Springs
Payton Caffrey
3
Morgan Montgomery
Sr.
OH
6-1
Centennial, Colo.
Grandview
4
Gianna Gotterba
Sr.
L
5-6
Stockton, Calif.
St. Mary’s
5
Katie DeMeo
Fr.
MB/OH
6-3
Troy, Ohio
Troy
6
Mia Swanegan
Sr.
MB
6-1
Blue Springs, Mo.
Blue Springs South (TCU)
7
Alexa Hasting
Fr.
DS
5-10
Plain City, Ohio
Alder
9
Erin Slinde
So.
S
6-0
Rosemount, Minn.
Rosemount
10
Taylor Cross
Sr.
DS
5-7
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Pine Creek (New Mexico)
11
Emma Anderson
Sr.
S
5-10
San Diego, Calif.
LaCosta Canyon (South Alabama)
12
Gabrielle Cuckovich
So.
DS
5-5
Rochester Hills, Mich.
Stoney Creek
13
Natania Levak
So.
RS
6-1
Pazin, Croatia
Pazinski Kolegij
14
Briana Lynch
Fr.
MB
6-2
Johns Creek, Georgia
Chattahoochee
15
Chloe Klusman
Fr.
MB/RS
6-2
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mother of Mercy
16
Lindsay Proctor
Fr.
DS
5-8
Grand Island, N.Y.
Grand Island
17
Katelyn Evans
So.
OH
6-1
Palmdale, Calif.
Highland
20
Ava Richards
Fr.
DS
5-7
Boynton Beach, Fla.
Spanish River Community HS
Head Coach: Reed Sunahara, Third Season (UCLA, 1989)
Volunteer Assistant: Jake Hong, First Season
Assistant Coach: Rebecca Rudnick, Third Season (Liberty, 2005)
Director of Operations: Aaron Hastings, Third Season (Ohio State, 2010)
Assistant Coach: Jojit Coronel, Second Season (UC Santa Cruz, 1995) PRONUNCIATIONS Gabrielle Cuckovich Mia Swanegan Gianna Gotterba
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Reed Sunahara Natania Levak Jojit Coronel
sun-uh-HAR-ruh LEH-vick JOE-jit core-NELL
Erin Slinde
SLIN-dee
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Payton CAFFREY
So. | OH | 6-0 Chuluota, Fla. | Winter Springs
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Alexa HASTING
Natania LEVAK
So. | RS | 6Pazin, Croatia | Pazinski Kolegij
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Ava RICHARDS
Fr. | DS | 5-7 Boynton Beach, Fla. Spanish River Community HS
4
Sr. | OH | 6-1 Centennial, Colo. | Grandview
Fr. | DS | 5-10 Plain City, Ohio | Alder
13
Morgan MONTGOMERY
9
Gianna GOTTERBA
5
Sr. | L | 5-6 Stockton, Calif. | St. Mary’s
Katie DeMEO
Fr. | MB/OH | 6-3 Troy, Ohio | Troy
10
11
Erin SLINDE Taylor CROSS
6
14
Briana LYNCH
Fr. | MB | 6-2 Johns Creek, Georgia | Chattahoochee
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Chloe KLUSMAN
16
12
Emma ANDERSON
Lindsay PROCTOR
Mia SWANEGAN
Sr. | MB | 6-1 Blue Springs, Mo. | Blue Springs South (TCU)
So. | S | 6-0 Sr. | DS | 5-7 Sr. | S | 5-10 Rosemount, Minn. | Rosemount Colorado Springs, Colo. | Pine Creek (New Mexico) San Diego, Calif. | LaCosta Canyon (South Alabama)
COACHES AND SUPPORT STAFF
Gabrielle CUCKOVICH
So. | DS | 5-5 Rochester Hills, Mich. | Stoney Creek
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Katelyn EVANS
Fr. | MB/RS | 6-2 Cincinnati, Ohio | Mother of Mercy
Fr. | DS | 5-8 Grand Island, N.Y. | Grand Island
So. | OH | 6-1 Palmdale, Calif. | Highland
Reed SUNAHARA
Rebecca RUDNICK
Jojit CORONEL
Jake HONG
Aaron HASTINGS
Head Coach | Third Season
Volunteer Assistant | First Season
Assistant Coach | Third Season
Assistant Coach | Second Season
Director of Operations | Third Season
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EMMA 5-10 | S
Anderson
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.
LACOSTA | SOUTH ALABAMA
Notched a double-double with 44 assists and 11 digs in a win at Georgia Southern (Sept. 26) ■■ Finished the year with five 40-plus assist matches and two 50-plus matches ■■
11 2016 (JUNIOR ) – AT SOUTH ALABAMA Played in 16 sets for the Jaguars ■■ Averaged 3.69 assists per set ■■ Also averaged 1.94 digs per set ■■ Totaled 59 assists and 31 digs on the season ■■
2015 (SOPHOMORE) – AT SOUTH ALABAMA Sun Belt Conference Setter of the Week (Sept. 28) ■■ Started 25 of 28 matches at setter ■■ Played in 99 sets for the Jaguars ■■ Ranked fifth in the Sun Belt with 8.75 assists per set, leading USA ■■ Also averaged 2.03 digs per set for a total of 201 ■■ Collected eight double-doubles on the season ■■ Had a career-best 18 digs against UTEP (Sept. 5) ■■ Set a career high with 52 assists against Alabama State (Sept. 22) ■■
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2014 (FRESHMAN) – AT SOUTH ALABAMA Played in 29 matches with 10 starts for the Jaguars ■■ Averaged 5.65 assists per set for a total of 554 on the season ■■ Also finished with 102 digs, 37 kills, 36 blocks and four aces ■■ Had 37 assists and a career-high 16 digs against Texas State (Nov. 2) ■■ Recorded 43 assists and five block assists against App. State (Nov. 14) ■■ Set a career high with 48 assists at George Southern (Oct. 31) ■■
PREP Four-year letterwinner at LaCosta Canyon High in Carlsbad, Calif. ■■ Won four-straight Avocado West League Championships ■■ Recorded 844 assists as a senior, earning first team all-league honors ■■ Helped the Mavericks advance to the semifinals of the CIF state tournament ■■
PERSONAL ■■ Parents are Joe and Tracy Anderson ■■ Has two sisters ■■ Dad played tennis at San Diego State ■■ Grandfather, Billy Wilson, made six Pro Bowls as a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers ■■ Majoring in business
SENIOR
TAYLOR 5-7 | DS
Cross
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. PINE CREEK | NEW MEXICO
CROSS’ CAREER STATS Year GP Kills E Att. Pct. Asst. Aces Digs Blks 2015 22 0 0 2 .000 4 4 39 0 2016 29 3 1 12 .167 33 5 193 0 Total 51 3 1 14 .142 37 9 232 0
Also had a pair of aces in the match vs. the Bears ■■ Recorded a season-high seven digs at TCU (Nov. 27) ■■
10 2016 (JUNIOR) Big 12 All-Academic Team Third on the team in digs with 193 ■■ Career-best 15 digs against K-State (Nov. 9) ■■ Registered a career-high three assists on four occasions: against Morehead State at the Capital Classic (Sept. 3), at Pacific (Sept. 12), vs. TCU (Sept. 28) and at TCU (Nov. 23). ■■ Finished with double-digit digs in seven matches ■■ Twice recorded a pair of service aces, including against Georgia Southern in the 2016 Penn State Classic (Aug. 27) ■■ Had 10 digs in WVU’s win over Grand Canyon at the Cal Classic (Sept. 10) ■■ Recorded 11 digs in a five-set win against Texas Tech (Oct. 29) ■■ ■■
2015 (SOPHOMORE) Transferred to West Virginia in the summer of 2015 ■■ Played in 52 sets at defensive specialist with three starts ■■ Recorded five digs and a pair of assists against Baylor (Oct. 17) ■■
2014 (FRESHMAN) - NEW MEXICO Appeared in 30 sets in 14 matches as a freshman for the Lobos ■■ Recorded 30 digs for an average of 0.87 per set ■■ Also had a service ace ■■
HIGH SCHOOL A three-year letterwinner at Pine Creek High in Colorado Springs, Colorado ■■ Two-time Colorado Springs 5A Metro League Champion and 2013 5A Regional Champion ■■ Named the 2014 Outstanding Female Athlete of Pine Creek HS Three-time All-Metro League selection ■■ Two-time All-State Honorable Mention ■■ 2012 First Team Colorado Springs Gazette 5A/4A All-Area Team and Defensive Player of the Year ■■ Three-time First Team Academic All-State Pine Creek ■■ Two-time Rocky Mountain Region Champion and all-regional honoree ■■ Competed for Colorado Juniors from 2009-14 ■■
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2011 USA Volleyball High Performance Select Continental team
PERSONAL Born January 10 in Colorado Springs, Colorado ■■ Parents are Don and Maria ■■ Brother, Marcus, played football at Colorado Mesa ■■ Honor graduate with 4.32 GPA ■■ Principal’s Honor Roll ■■ Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll ■■ Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll ■■ Completed her undergraduate degree in 2016 ■■
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GIANNA 5-6 | L STOCKTON, CALIF. ST. MARY’S
Gotterba GOTTERBA’S CAREER STATS Year GP Kills E Att. Pct. Asst. Aces Digs Blks 2014 27 4 4 10 .000 51 7 287 0 2015 29 0 2 2 -1.00 70 15 356 0 2016 30 1 1 6 .000 68 16 452 0 Total 86 5 6 18 -.055 189 38 1095 0
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4 2016 (JUNIOR) Served as a team captain Big 12 All-Academic Team ■■ WVU Defensive MVP ■■ Eclipsed 1,000 career digs at Iowa State (Nov. 2) ■■ Cal Classic, WVU Invitational AllTournament Teams ■■ Led the Mountaineers with 452 digs, ranking seventh in the Big 12 with 3.90 digs per set ■■ Set a new career high with 28 digs against Marshall (Sept. 2) at the Capital Classic ■■ Had a season-best pair of service aces against No. 19 Santa Clara (Sept. 10) and at Texas Tech (Sept. 24) ■■ Notched a season-high five assists vs. Santa Clara, TCU (Sept. 28) and Oklahoma (Oct. 8) ■■ Had 20 or more digs in seven matches ■■ Registered 25 digs against K-State (Nov. 9) and Santa Clara ■■ Had a service ace in 14 matches, totaling 16 on the year ■■ ■■
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Played against twin sister, Katrin, in WVU’s tilt at Pacific (Sept. 12)
2015 (SOPHOMORE) Served as the team’s libero for the second season ■■ Played in 100 sets for the Mountaineers ■■ Led the team in digs with 356 ■■ Averaged 3.56 digs per set, ranking sixth in the Big 12 ■■ Finished the season with 15 service aces, ranking second on the team ■■ Was third on the squad with 70 assists for an average of .70 per set ■■ Had a career-high four service aces at IUPUI (Sept. 5) ■■ Registered a season-best 25 digs in a 3-1 win at Winthrop (Sept. 18) ■■ Had a season-high assists against Robert Morris (Oct. 7) ■■
2014 (FRESHMAN) Appeared in 27 matches, playing 96 sets, before missing the final three games of the season with an injury ■■ Started six matches at defensive specialist before taking over as the team’s libero ■■ Led the team with 2.99 digs per set for a total of 287 on the year ■■ Was third on the team with 51 assists (9.53 per set) ■■
Boasted a team-best 0.964 receiving percentage ■■ Had 19 dig vs. then-No. 2 Texas (Sept. 24) ■■ Twice recorded six assists for the Mountaineers – vs. Oklahoma (Oct. 8) and TCU (Oct. 11) ■■ Recorded a season-best 21 digs vs. Kansas State (Oct. 25) ■■
HIGH SCHOOL First team all-area selection in her hometown of Stockton, Calif. ■■ Member of the 2010 Junior Olympic Championship team ■■ Named to the California Challenge All-Tournament Team and was named the MVP of the Tcal League ■■ Participated at the Global Challenge Tournament ■■ Named MVP of her high school team ■■
PERSONAL Daughter of Eddie and Claudia Gotterba Birthday is Nov. 2 ■■ Majoring in journalism ■■ Father played baseball at San Jose State ■■ Sister, Katrin, is a libero at University of Pacific ■■ Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll ■■ Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll ■■ President’s List ■■ ■■
SENIOR
MORGAN 6-1 | OH
Montgomery
CENTENNIAL, COLO. GRANDVIEW
MONTGOMERY’S CAREER STATS Year GP Kills E Att. Pct. Asst. Aces Digs Blks 2014 14 38 25 97 .134x 0 0 9 5 2015 29 375 205 1057 .121 16 19 171 37 2016 26 155 87 481 .141 5 8 65 33 Total 69 568 317 1635 .154 21 27 245 75
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3 2016 (JUNIOR) Big 12 All-Academic Team Totaled 155 kills with 1.71 kills per set ■■ Had 65 digs and 33 blocks ■■ Set a new career high with seven blocks against Oklahoma (Oct. 8) ■■ Notched a season-best 14 kills at TCU (Nov. 23) ■■ Had a season-best nine dug balls against TCU (Sept. 28) ■■ Served a pair of aces against No. 19 North Carolina (Aug. 27) at the Penn State Classic, vs. Indiana State (Sept. 2) at the Capital Classic and against Oklahoma (Oct. 8) ■■ Finished in double-digits kills in five matches ■■ Hit .471 at Baylor (Nov. 12) ■■ ■■
2015 (SOPHOMORE) Emerged as the team’s leading hitter, playing in 100 sets ■■ Led the squad with 374 kills, averaging 3.74 per set ■■ Ranked xx in the Big 12 in kills per set ■■ Also led the Mountaineers in service aces with 19 ■■
fourth in blocks with 37 for 0.37 per set ■■ Had a career-high 31 kills in a five-set win over rival Marshall (Sept. 15) ■■ Posted a career-best three service aces on three occasions: vs. Oakland (Aug. 28), at IUPUI (Sept. 5) and at Winthrop (Sept. 19). ■■ Had 20 or more kills four times ■■ Recorded four double-doubles on the season ■■ Put up a season-best 15 digs along with 22 kills against Murray State (Sept. 19) ■■ Posted a season-best four blocks at IUPUI (Sept. 5) ■■ Registered a pair of solo blocks, along with a block assist, at K-State (Oct. 10) ■■ Had a trio of blocks at Texas Tech (Nov. 13)
2014 (FRESHMAN) Played in 25 sets in 14 matches in her freshman season ■■ Made starts vs. St. Francis (Sept. 13) and Texas (Sept. 24) ■■ Posted a career-best 13 kills and four digs against SFU (Sept. 13) ■■ Had a pair of block assists at Duke (Sept. 19) ■■ Finished the season with 38 kills for 1.52 per set ■■ Also had nine digs and five blocks on the season ■■
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HIGH SCHOOL Two-time captain at Grandview High in Aurora, Colo. ■■ Played for coach Patty Childress ■■ 2013 All-State selection ■■ Four-year letterwinner ■■ Grandview posted a 100-18 record while Montgomery attended ■■ Compiled 833 career kills, 307 blocks, 107 service aces and a .205 career hitting percentage ■■ Two first-team academic distinctions and a first-team all-conference member ■■
PERSONAL ■■
Daughter of John and Jacque Montgomery
Birthday is October 3 One of two children ■■ Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll ■■ Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll ■■ President’s List ■■ Major is sports management ■■ ■■
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MIA
Swanegan
6-1 | MB
BLUE SPRINGS, MO.
BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH | TCU
SWANEGAN’S CAREER STATS Year GP Kills E Att. Pct. Asst. Aces Digs Blks 2015 29 178 105 470 .155 0 1 20 71 2016 28 229 101 552 .232 5 14 42 149 Total 57 407 206 1022 .197 5 15 42 220
2015 (SOPHOMORE)
6 2016 (JUNIOR) Led the Big 12 in blocking with 1.34 blocks per set ■■ Finished with a team-best 136 block assists and 13 solo blocks for a total of 149 ■■ Two-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week ■■ Big 12 All-Academic Team ■■ Had a career-best 22 kills against K-State (Nov. 9) ■■ Posted a career-high 13 blocks at K-State (Oct. 24) ■■ Hit a career-high .533 against No. 19 Santa Clara (Sept. 11) at the Cal Classic ■■ Finished in double-figure kills in six matches ■■ Hit .400 or better in six matches ■■ Had 12 kills against both Texas Tech (Sept. 24) and TCU (Sept. 28) ■■ Notched four digs at Pacific (Sept. 12) and against Oklahoma (Oct. 8) ■■
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Finished second on the team with 71 total blocks (0.73 per set) in her first season with the Mountaineers ■■ Also averaged 1.84 kills per set for a total of 178 on the season, ranking third on the team ■■ Posted a season-best 13 kills on three occasions – vs. Oakland (Aug. 28), vs. Davidson (Sept. 19) and vs. TCU (Sept. 30) ■■ Had a season-high six blocks vs. Kansas State (Oct. 28) ■■ Hit a career-best .524 against Davidson (Sept. 19) ■■ Dug eight balls at Baylor (Nov. 7) ■■ Hit .300 or better on six occasions ■■
2014 (FRESHMAN) - TCU Played in 30 sets as a freshman for the Horned Frogs ■■ Averaged 1.47 kills per set with a .275 hitting percentage ■■ Posted 22 blocks for 0.73 per set ■■ Career-best six blocks against Northern Iowa ■■ Recorded a career-high nine kills against Kansas ■■
HIGH SCHOOL Three-time Suburban Big 6 AllConference selection at Blue Spring South High in Blue Springs, Missouri ■■ Named first-team all-region in 2013 and second-team all-region in 2012 ■■ Finished with 679 kills, 210 blocks and a .313 hitting percentage ■■ Named all-state honorable mention in 2012 and second-team all-state in 2013 ■■ Nominee for the Evelyn Gates Award, given to the top female high school varsity volleyball student-athlete in the Kansas City area ■■ Earned Missouri All-Star team accolades ■■
PERSONAL Daughter of Tim and Lynette Birthday is May 24 ■■ As a twin sister named Zori as well as an older sister (Payton) and younger brother (Ethan) ■■ Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll ■■ Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll ■■ Majoring in strategic communications/ public relations ■■ ■■
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PAYTON 6-0 | OH
Caffrey
CHULUOTA, FLORIDA WINTER SPRINGS
CAFFREY’S CAREER STATS Year GP Kills E Att. Pct. Asst. Aces Digs Blks 2016 30 515 243 1389 .196 35 30 260 47 Total 30 515 243 1389 .196 35 30 260 47
Had a career-best 20 digs against TCU (Sept. 28) ■■ Served five aces against No. 19 Santa Clara at the Cal Classic (Sept. 10) ■■ Posted five blocks against Georgia Southern at the season-opening Penn State Classic (Aug. 28) ■■
1 2016 (FRESHMAN) AVCA Midwest Region Freshman of the Year ■■ WVU Athletics Rookie of the Year ■■ WVU Volleyball Offensive MVP ■■ AVCA All-Midwest Region Team ■■ Big 12 All-Conference First Team ■■ Big 12 All-Freshman Team ■■ Five-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week ■■ WVU Invitational MVP ■■ All-Tournament Teams: Penn State Classic, Cal Classic ■■ Two-time WVU Student-Athlete of the Week ■■ Finished the season with a team-best 4.44 kills per set (515) and 30 aces ■■ Ranked second in the Big 12 in kills and points per set and third in service aces with 0.26 per set (30) ■■ Her 515 kills was a WVU freshman record and ranks second in program history ■■ Averaged 2.60 digs per set ■■ Totaled 47 blocks ■■ Registered a career-high 29 kills vs. Iowa State (Sept. 30) ■■
PERSONAL Birthday is Sept. 1 Parents are Michael and Mary ■■ Major is exercise physiology ■■ ■■
HIGH SCHOOL Four-year starter at Winter Springs High Set central Florida’s all-time kills record as a senior in 2015 ■■ Two-time All-Central Florida First Team ■■ 2012 All-Central Florida Honorable Mention ■■ 2014 Prep Volleyball National Junior of the Year Finalist ■■ 2015 Under Armour All-America Third Team ■■ Three-time First Team All-SAC honoree ■■ Played for OVA/TBVA ■■ Helped the team take third at the 2014 AAU 16 Open ■■ 2012 USAV 13 Open National Championship Team ■■ Starting outside hitter for Team Florida for the Select National Champions HP Nationals ■■ ■■
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ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. STONEY CREEK
CUCKOVICH’S CAREER STATS Year GP Kills E Att. Pct. Asst. Aces Digs Blks 2016 29 0 0 0 .000 20 8 111 0 Total 29 0 0 0 .000 20 8 111 0
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12 2016 (FRESHMAN) Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team Played in 89 sets as a freshman for WVU ■■ Finished the year averaging 1.25 digs per set ■■ Totaled 111 digs on the season, ranking fifth on the team ■■ Recorded eight service aces ■■ Had a career-best 14 digs against Indiana State (Sept. 2) at the Capital Classic ■■ Notched a career-high three assists at TCU (Nov. 23) ■■ Had 12 digs against K-State (Nov. 9) ■■ ■■
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Four-year Varsity Award winner at Stoney Creek HS ■■ All-league and all-district honoree ■■ Holds the single-match and single-season record for digs at Stoney Creek ■■ Played for Legacy Volleyball Club ■■ All-tournament team honoree ■■
PERSONAL Daughter of Deb and Alex Cagigal and Gus and Kim Cuckovich ■■ Birthday is July 10 ■■ AAU Academic All-American ■■ Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll ■■ Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll ■■ Majoring in business ■■
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KATELYN 6-1 | SETTER PALMDALE, CALIF. HIGHLAND
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EVAN’S CAREER STATS Year GP Kills E Att. Pct. Asst. Aces Digs Blks 2016 28 162 83 513 .154 3 3 43 31 Total 28 162 83 513 .154 3 3 43 31
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17 2016 (FRESHMAN) Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team Played in 83 sets in her first year as a Mountaineer ■■ Finished third on the team with 1.95 kills per set ■■ Totaled 162 kills on the year ■■ Recorded 31 total blocks and a trio of aces ■■ Notched a career-best 17 kills against Iowa State (Sept. 30) ■■ Also hit .441 against the Cyclones ■■ Posted a career-high six blocks against Oklahoma (Oct. 8) ■■ Had a career-high seven digs vs. TCU (Sept. 28) ■■ Finished in double-digit kills on seven occasions ■■ Had 14 kills against Morehead State (Sept. 3) at the Capital Classic ■■ Registered four blocks against K-State (Nov. 9) ■■
An outside hitter at Highland High ■■ Also played for Aero ■■ SoCal Prep Legends Girls Athlete of the Week ■■ All-CIF Division III First Team ■■ 2015 USA Girls’ Youth A1 National Training Team Program ■■
PERSONAL ■■ Daughter of Lasondra Minter ■■ Birthday is Feb. 10 ■■ Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll ■■ Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll ■■ Major is exercise physiology
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NATALIA 6-1 | RS/MB PAZIN, CROATIA PAZINSKI KOLEGIJ
Levak LEVAK’S CAREER STATS Year GP Kills E Att. Pct. Asst. Aces Digs Blks 2016 25 157 83 491 .151 17 11 81 77 Total 25 157 83 491 .151 17 11 81 77
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13 2016 (FRESHMAN) Played in 89 sets as a freshman at WVU Finished third on the team with 77 total blocks and 0.87 blocks per set ■■ Ranked fourth on the team with 1.72 kills per set, totaling 157 on the season ■■ Had 11 service aces ■■ Totaled a career-best 15 kills against K-State (Nov. 9) and at TCU (Nov. 23) ■■ Hit a season-high .381 against Indiana State (Sept. 2) at the Capital Classic ■■ Notched a career-high 12 digs in a sweep of Dartmouth (Sept. 17) at the WVU Invitational ■■ Scored six service aces vs. Marshall (Sept. 2) at the Capital Classic ■■ ■■
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Member of the Croatian Junior National Team in 2014-15 ■■ Competed in European Championship Qualifications in Croatia and Switzerland ■■ Played in World Championship Qualifications in Estonia ■■ Took fourth at the AAU tournament in Orlando ■■ Won the Croatian World Games ■■ Took third at the Memorial Feruccio Cornaccia Tournament in Italy ■■ Won the junior and senior state championships in 2015 ■■ 2015 Croation Cup finalist (runner-up) ■■ Ranked the third-best middle blocker at the European Championship Qualifications ■■ Played for OK Porec and OK Marina Kastela ■■
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Birthday is Nov. 27 Has two siblings ■■ Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll ■■ Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll ■■ Majoring in world language, literature and linguistics ■■ ■■
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ROSEMONT, MINN. ROSEMONT
SLINDE’S CAREER STATS Year GP Kills E Att. Pct. Asst. Aces Digs Blks 2016 30 80 23 197 .289 683 5 69 78 Total 30 80 23 197 .289 683 5 69
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9 2016 (FRESHMAN) Big 12 All-Freshman Team WVU’s Most Improved Player ■■ Led WVU with 683 assists ■■ Ranked ninth in the Big 12 with 5.94 assists per set ■■ Had 69 digs and 78 total blocks on the year ■■ Recorded a career-best eight kills against Marshall (Sept. 2) at the Capital Classic ■■ Set a career-best with 55 assists against K-State (Nov. 9) ■■ Had three service aces at Iowa State (Nov. 2) ■■ Posted a career-best 10 blocks at K-State (Oct. 22) ■■ Had a double-double against the Wildcats, adding 27 assists as well ■■ Hit a career-best .857 in a win over Winthrop (Sept. 16) at the WVU Invitational ■■ Notched a career-high 10 digs in a five-set loss to No. 4 Kansas (Nov. 16) ■■ ■■
2015 Under Armour All-America Third team ■■ 2014 Global Challenge All-Tournament team honors ■■ Three-time all-conference honoree at Rosemount High ■■ 2015 all-state honoree ■■ All-metro second team ■■ 2014 Team MVP ■■
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PREP Played for Michelle Owen at Troy High and Randy Cline at Elite Volleyball ■■ Under Armour All-American ■■ GWOC Player of the Year ■■ First team all-conference, all-district and state all-star team ■■ Buffalo Wild Wings Athlete of the Week ■■ Channel 7 Athlete of the Week ■■
PERSONAL ■■ Parents are Mike and Karen ■■ Birthday is Jan. 28
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PREP Played at Alder under the direction of T.J. Read ■■ Also competed for Elite VBTC ■■ Helped the Pioneers to district championships in 2013, 2015 and 2016 ■■ First-team all-district in 2015 and 2016 ■■ Named the player of the year in 2015 ■■ 2015 and 2016 Under Armour All-American Watch List ■■ 2015 Under Armour All-America Special Mention ■■ Named First-Team All-Ohio in 2016 after helping the Pioneers to a runner-up finish at the state tournament ■■ Columbus Dispatch Player of the Week ■■ All-district and all-conference honoree ■■ Two-time First Team All-MOAC ■■ Four-time MOAC Scholar-Athlete ■■ Helped her club team qualify for GJNC in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016 ■■
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PERSONAL ■■ Parents are Doug and Deirdre ■■ Birthday is Aug. 25 ■■ Major is design studies
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Played for Denise Harvey at Mother of Mercy ■■ Also played under the direction of Kevin Lucas at Tri State Elite 18-1 ■■ 2016 First-Team GGCL honoree ■■ All-city first team ■■ Helped the Bobcats to GGCL and district championships ■■ Ranked in the top-10 of the league in blocking in 2015 ■■ Top-10 in kills in 2016 ■■ 2015 GGCL Honorable Mention and all-star honoree ■■ SWOCVA All-Academic Team ■■ Helped the NKYVC 15-1 team to second place in the national bracket ■■
Daughter of Matthew and Renee Father played football at Eastern Michigan ■■ Birthday is March 15 ■■ ■■
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PREP Played for T.J. Lemons at Chattahoochee ■■ Also played for Bob Westbrook at A5 Pure Volleyball ■■ 7A All-Area First Team honoree ■■ Named to 6A All-Region First Team ■■ 2015 Chattahoochee Offensive Player of the Year ■■ GVCA All-Area First Team ■■ Helped guide the Cougars to a runner-up finish at the 2013 Georgia state tournament ■■
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Parents are Rodney and Mimi Birthday is Nov. 17 ■■ Majoring in biology ■■ ■■
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Played for John Head at Grand Island ■■ Also played under the direction of Kathy Neelon and Stephen Pierce at Niagara Frontier ■■ Grand Island’s career leader in digs and aces ■■ Five-time all-league honoree ■■ Two-time All-Western New York honoree ■■ 2014 Niagara Gazette Player of the Year ■■ Twice named Grand Island’s Athlete of the Year ■■ Helped the Vikings to the Niagara Frontier League Championship in 2011, 2012 and 2016 ■■ Earned all-tournament team honors for USAC National Championship in 2014 ■■ Capitol Hill Classic Best Digger Award ■■ 2013 USA Select Continental Team ■■ 2015 USAV Beach Nationals ■■
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Played for Karen Adams at Spanish River Community HS ■■ Also played for Mike Zarate at Ocean Breeze Volleyball ■■ Named to all-county and all-district teams in 2015 ■■ Palm Beach County “Player to Watch” in 2016 ■■ Four-time winner of the Best Defensive Player Award ■■
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2017 SEASON
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Outlook
2017 SEASON After a season of improvement last year, West Virginia was tabbed to finish sixth in the Big 12 preseason poll released earlier this month, ahead of Oklahoma, Texas Tech and TCU. Perennial national contender Texas was picked to win the league, while Kansas finished a close second in the rankings.
year. Most recently, she was named to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team. Senior Morgan Montgomery, the team’s top hitter in 2015, provides a steady veteran presence while sophomore Katelyn Evans returns after finishing third on the team with just under two kills per set.
“We’re getting better and it’s great that other people see that and think highly of us,” third-year coach Reed Sunahara said. “But, we still have a lot to prove and we still have a lot of volleyball to play. We need to prove that we’re getting better and gain respect from other coaches and other teams. It’s great, but at the end of the day it’s just preseason rankings. It’s how you finish.”
“Mo is very versatile,” Sunahara said. “She can play left or right at any point when we need her in there, she’ll be in there.”
HITTERS Freshman phenom Payton Caffrey returns for her sophomore campaign after ranking near the top of the Big 12 in points, kills and aces. The 2016 AVCA Midwest Region Freshman of the Year, Caffrey set a freshman program record for kills and went on to earn All-Big 12 First Team, Big 12 All-Freshman Team and AVCA All-Midwest Region Team accolades last
Newcomer Katie DeMeo out of Troy High in Troy, Ohio, will bolster the veteran core along with Briana Lunch, who comes from Johns Creek, Georgia, and Chattahoochee High. “The newcomers add more depth,” Sunahara added. “Briana is a true middle, and Chloe and Katie are versatile players that can hit from the middle and right. Katie can hit from the left as well. We’re looking forward to being a lot more versatile from an offensive standpoint.” Blockers Senior Mia Swanegan led the league in blocking with 1.34 blocks per set in 2016, ending the season with a total of 149 to
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lead the Mountaineers. Sophomore Natania Levak also contributed to the blocking effort as a freshman, finishing second on the team with 0.91 blocks per set. DeMeo and Lynch, along with fellow newcomer Chloe Klusman, will add depth this season. “We’re expecting a big year from Mia,” Sunahara said. “She has the most experience and gained a lot of experience because of where we were as a team in the first few years. Now, I see her being a big part of our success as a hitter and blocker. She’ll be the captain of the front row defense and will take the other kids under her wing and help them gain the experience and knowledge that she knows.”
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Defensive Specialist/Libero Senior Gianna Gotterba enters her fourth season as WVU’s primary libero after
a spot. There’s not frontrunner right now, but whoever can set the best offense and be consistent will be in there. Erin is a little more physical from the front row, but that doesn’t mean Emma can’t do it. It will be a good battle, and that’s what we want.”
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surpassing 1,000 digs as a junior in 2016. Gotterba led the team and ranked seventh in the league with 3.90 digs per set as a junior, earning several all-tournament team honors in the preseason. Fellow senior Taylor Cross finished third on the team in digs with 193, while Gabrielle Cuckovich also saw action as a freshman last season. Freshmen Alexa Hasting, Lindsay Proctor and Ava Richards will join the trio of upperclassmen this season. “Gianna is the anchor of our serve receive and defense,” Sunahara said. “She’s proven that she can play with the best of them. She’s made great improvements since the first time I saw her and started working with her. She’s done a nice job. She has a good work ethic and a good touch on the ball. We expect her to have a big year.
Newcomer Emma Anderson may be a new face, but adds veteran talent. She comes to Morgantown after playing three seasons at South Alabama. “Erin had a good year last year,” Sunahara said. “She got better over the spring and throughout the international competition. She’s setting with more confidence and she’s worked hard at it. “Emma brings collegiate experience. She’s already played three years at the Division I level. That definitely adds to what we’re trying to do. They’re both competing for
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“The three freshmen – Lindsay, Ava and Alexa – will add to what we already have. I think our ball control was the biggest thing we needed from previous years, and I think we solidified that with adding to what we have.” Setters Sophomore Erin Slinde took over as the team’s starting setter midway through the 2016 season, making great strides at the end of her rookie campaign. Slinde led WVU and ranked ninth in the Big 12 with 5.94 assists per set.
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2017 SCHEDULE AUGUST 19 Blue/Gold Scrimmage WVU Invitational // Morgantown, W.Va. 25 vs. Delaware 26 vs. UT-Martin vs. Penn St. SEPTEMBER Minnesota Tournament // Minneapolis, Minn. 1 vs. Minnesota 2 vs. Tennessee vs. UTSA Wright St. Tournament // Dayton, Ohio 8 vs. Tennessee Tech vs. Harvard 9 @ Wright St. 12 @ Marshall Black Knights Invitational // West Point, N.Y. 15 vs. Akron @ Army 16 vs. Providence 20 vs. TCU * 23 vs. Texas * 27 @ Texas Tech * OCTOBER 4 vs. Kansas * 7 @ Baylor * 13 vs. Oklahoma * 18 @ Iowa St. * 21 vs. Kansas St. 26 @ TCU * 28 @ Texas * 31 vs. Robert Morris NOVEMBER 4 @ Oklahoma * 8 vs. Iowa St. * 11 vs. Texas Tech * 19 vs. Baylor * 22 @ Kansas St. * 26 @ Kansas * * - Big 12 Conference Match All times Eastern
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A marked improvement, a list of honors and a trip to Europe are just some of the highlights from the 2016-17 WVU volleyball season. In its second year under the guidance of head coach Reed Sunahara, the Mountaineers made great strides. A large underclassmen contingent teamed with seasoned veterans as the squad more than doubled its win total from the previous season.
earned the Big 12’s Rookie of the Week accolades on five occasions, and was named to the Big 12 All-Conference First Team and Big 12 All-Rookie Team at the conclusion of the season. In addition, Caffrey was named the AVCA Midwest Region Freshman of the Year, earning AVCA All-Midwest Region Team honors in the process.
NEWCOMERS MAKE AN IMPACT Five of the eight newcomers on the roster saw significant playimg time in their first season at West Virginia. Outside hitter Payton Caffrey led the Mountaineers and ranked among the Big 12’s best with 4.44 kills per set. Fellow hitter Katelyn Evans ranked third on the team with 1.95 kills per set, and right side Natania Levak was second with 0.87 blocks per set. Erin Slinde took over as the team’s starting setter, posting 5.94 assists per set, joining Caffrey on the Big 12 All-Freshman Team. Gabrielle Cuckovich also worked her way into the rotation at defensive specialist. CAFFREY MAKES HER MARK Caffrey wasted no time in making her mark on the Mountaineers and earned several accolades for her efforts. She set a freshman program record with 515 total kills, ranking second in single-season program history. Caffrey finished second in the Big 12 in both kills and points, and ranked third in service aces. The Chuluota, Florida, native
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SWANEGAN EMERGES Middle blocker Mia Swanegan worked her way into the starting rotation in 2015 after transferring to West Virginia from TCU. However, Swanegan took her game to new heights as a junior in 2016. The Blue Springs, Missouri, native led the Big 12 with 1.34 blocks per set and totaled a team-best 149 blocks. Swangan’s season was highlighted by a career-best 13-block performance at K-State on October 24. She was twice named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for her efforts.
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GOTTERBA GOES FOR 1,000 Gianna Gotterba hit a career milestone in Ames, Iowa, on Nov. 2. The junior libero led the Mountaineers against Iowa State with 12 digs, eclipsing 1,000 in her career on her fourth dug ball of the night. Gotterba finished with a team-best 452 digs on the season, just shy of the school’s single season top-10 list. She enters her final campaign with 1,095 digs, needing 23 more to move into the program’s all-time top 10.
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SUNAHARA GETS THE “W” In his second year at the helm, Sunahara guided his team to several key wins throughout the season. The Mountaineers recorded a trio of sweeps, defeating Winthrop, Akron and Dartmouth to win the 2016 WVU Invitational at the Coliseum in September. Soon after, the Mountaineers claimed their first Big 12 win under Sunahara with a sweep at Texas Tech. West Virginia made it two in a row with a five-set thriller over rival TCU in Morgantown in late September. The team more than doubled its 2015 win total, posting 12 victories in 2016, and picked up three league wins. In addition, the Mountaineers took then-No. 4 Kansas to five sets and also won sets against No. 19 Santa Clara and No. 5 Texas.
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MORE HONORS … In addition to Caffrey, Swanegan and Slinde, several Mountaineers were honored for their work on the court and in the classroom. Taylor Cross, Hannah Shreve, MaTia Hughes and Morgan Montgomery joined Swanegan and Gotterba on the Big 12 All-Academic Volleyball Team. Additionally, Shreve earned CoSIDA Academic All-District Accolades. Caffrey was the WVU Invitational MVP and earned all-tournament team honors at the Penn State Classic and Cal Classic, while Gotterba earned mention on the Capital Classic and WVU Invitational All-Tournament Teams. The pair were also honored as WVU’s Offensive and Defensive MVPs, respectively, at the team’s annual postseason banquet. Slinde earned Most Improved, while Hannah Shreve took home the Mountaineer Award.
of Pazin, Croatia, took the team zip lining before showing everyone around her hometown and had the opportunity to play against her former club team and her younger sister. The Mountaineers went 5-1 on the trip, picking up wins against Italian club Busto Arsizio, the Austrian National Team, Slovenian Junior National Team, ZOK Porec and ZOK Pazin.
SENIOR TRIO DEPARTS Three seniors wrapped up their WVU careers in November, as Shreve and Haley Roe completed four-year campaigns while Hughes was a two-year member of the program. Shreve graduates with her name in the WVU record books, ranking sixth all-time with 277 block assists and seventh all-time with 1.01 blocks per set. The trio was honored during the Mountaineers’ tilt with No. 4 Kansas on Nov. 16 at the WVU Coliseum. TRIP OF A LIFETIME West Virginia capped the year with the trip of a lifetime - a 12-day trip to Europe in May. The Mountaineers journeyed through Italy, Slovenia and Croatia, exploring new cultures and, of course, playing some volleyball. The team biked through Milan, took a train up the mountain in Lake Como, rode an alpine slide down a mountain in Maribor (Slovenia) and went cliff jumping in Pula (Croatia). Levak, a native
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ATHLETIC
OVERALL RECORD: 12-18 | CONF: 3-13 | HOME: 4-7 | AWAY: 3-8 | NEUTRAL: 5-3
ATTACK SET SERVE DIG BLOCKING ## PLAYER SP K K/S E TA PCT A A/S SA SE SA/S RE DIG DIG/S BS BA TOTAL BLK/S BE BHE PTS 1 Caffrey, Payton 116 515 4.44 243 1389 .196 35 0.30 30 66 0.26 36 260 2.24 4 43 47 0.41 7 0 6 Swanegan, Mia 111 229 2.06 101 552 .232 5 0.05 14 49 0.13 1 42 0.38 13 136 149 1.34 15 1 17 Evans, Katelyn 83 162 1.95 83 513 .154 3 0.04 3 8 0.04 2 43 0.52 4 27 31 0.37 17 0 13 Levak, Natania 89 157 1.76 83 491 .151 17 0.19 11 25 0.12 3 81 0.91 3 74 77 0.87 12 0 3 Montgomery, Morgan 90 155 1.72 87 481 .141 5 0.06 8 18 0.09 3 65 0.72 1 32 33 0.37 5 1 15 Shreve, Hannah 116 164 1.41 69 386 .246 2 0.02 0 0 0.00 4 15 0.13 9 100 109 0.94 22 1 9 Slinde, Erin 115 80 0.70 23 197 .289 683 5.94 5 11 0.04 1 69 0.60 1 77 78 0.68 11 31 5 Avoletta, Julia 2 1 0.50 2 4 -.250 0 0.00 0 2 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 2 3 1.50 1 0 7 Smith, Zuri 4 2 0.50 0 5 .400 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 10 Cross, Taylor 102 3 0.03 1 12 .167 33 0.32 5 16 0.05 28 193 1.89 0 0 0 0.00 0 5 2 Roe, Haley 92 2 0.02 16 23 -.609 479 5.21 5 15 0.05 0 139 1.51 0 1 1 0.01 2 10 4 Gotterba, Gianna 116 1 0.01 1 6 .000 68 0.59 16 27 0.14 22 452 3.90 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 12 Cuckovich, Gabrielle 89 0 0.00 0 3 .000 20 0.22 8 22 0.09 19 111 1.25 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 14 Hughes, MaTia 32 0 0.00 0 1 .000 3 0.09 3 5 0.09 6 31 0.97 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 11 Hallow, Maggie 12 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 2 1 0.17 0 4 0.33 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 WEST VIRGINIA 116 1471 12.68 709 4063 .188 1353 11.66 110 265 0.95 135 1505 12.97 36 492 282.0 2.43 92 49 Opponents 116 1381 11.91 588 3817 .208 1301 11.22 135 230 1.16 110 1564 13.48 37 531 302.5 2.61 47 50 TEAM STATISTICS ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct. Kills/Set
1471 1381 709 588 4063 3817 .188 .208 12.7 11.9
SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct. Assists/Set
1353 1301 3746 3571 .361 .364 11.7 11.2
SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct. Aces/Set
110 135 265 230 2478 2557 .893 .910 0.9 1.2
SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct.
135 110 1.2 0.9 2325 2211 .942 .950
DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set
1505 1564 13.0 13.5
BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball Handling Errors
36 37 492 531 282.0 302.5 2.4 2.6 92 47 49 50
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ATTENDANCE Total 68281 3218 Dates/Avg per Date 11/621 11/1202 Neutral Site #/Avg 8/240 Current Win Streak 0 Home Win Streak 0 -
DATE Aug 26 Aug 27 Aug 27 Sep 2 Sep 2 Sep 3 Sep 09 Sep 10 Sep 10 Sep 12 Sep 16 Sep 17 Sep 16 *Sep 20 *Sep 24 *Sep 28 *Sep 30 *Oct 07 *Oct 08 Oct 12 *Oct 15 *Oct 20 *Oct 22 *Oct 29 *Nov 02 *Nov 09 *Nov 12 *Nov 16 *Nov 23 *Nov 26
OPPONENT at #9 Penn State vs #19 North Carolina vs Georgia Southern vs Indiana State vs Marshall University vs Morehead State at California vs #19 Santa Clara vs Grand Canyon at Pacific WINTHROP DARTMOUTH AKRON #5 TEXAS at Texas Tech vs TCU IOWA STATE OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA at Robert Morris BAYLOR at #6 Kansas at K-State TEXAS TECH at Iowa State K-STATE at Baylor KANSAS at TCU at #5 Texas
SCORE SCORE L 0-3 L 0-3 W 3-0 W 3-2 L 2-3 W 3-2 W 3-1 L 1-3 W 3-0 L 1-3 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 L 1-3 W 3-0 W 3-2 L 2-3 L 0-3 L 1-3 W 3-0 L 1-3 L 0-3 L 2-3 W 3-2 L 0-3 L 2-3 L 0-3 L 2-3 L 2-3 L 0-3
BY SET 13-25,13-25,17-25 16-25,26-28,21-25 25-20,25-21,25-17 20-25,22-25,25-18,25-22,15-13 17-25,25-20,28-26,24-26,7-15 24-26,16-25,26-24,25-19,15-8 18-25,25-20,25-23,25-21 25-16,24-26,20-25,21-25 25-18,25-14,25-19 25-20,15-25,23-25,23-25 25-17,25-21,25-20 25-22,25-18,25-20 25-18,25-14,25-14 26-24,26-28,18-25,15-25 25-19,25-23,25-20 25-18,24-26,21-25,25-18,15-10 20-25,25-22,27-25,19-25,15-17 19-25,24-26,16-25 25-19,23-25,22-25,22-25 25-22,26-24,25-15 22-25,16-25,25-22,21-25 18-25,20-25,22-25 12-25,25-21,24-26,25-20,8-15 21-25,25-13,21-25,29-27,18-16 18-25,20-25,23-25 24-26,19-25,25-22,25-22,10-15 17-25,21-25,23-25 18-25,25-18,18-25,25-20,8-15 15-25,28-26,21-25,25-18,9-15 18-25,13-25,14-25
ATT. 3231 0 0 0 1447 0 1133 0 0 605 450 332 450 615 349 472 502 726 1251 93 802 1302 2266 547 1840 483 661 670 1738 0
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Lifetime
TRIP OF A
The West Virginia University volleyball team embarked on the trip of a lifetime this past May, as the Mountaineers enjoyed a 12-day trip to Europe. In a trip made possible by the generosity of the program’s supporters, the team was able to compete and take in new cultures while abroad.
The Mountaineers played six matches throughout Italy, Slovenia and Croatia, returning to the U.S. with a 5-1 record. During that time the team went sightseeing in various cities, experienced new foods and took part in several recreational activities. “I thought it was a fantastic trip for our players, staff and program,” coach Reed Sunahara said. “Thank you to Shane Lyons, our administration and all of our donors for making this happen. We experienced a lot over the course of our trip from a volleyball and a cultural standpoint. It was the opportunity of a lifetime.” After departing Pittsburgh on Friday, May 12, the Mountaineers arrived in Milan on the morning of Saturday, May 13. The team immediately headed to practice at nearby Centro Pavisi, which is home to the Italian development team. WVU practiced and dined at the facility over the next three days. Following their practice session, the team checked into its hotel before departing for Porta Sempione. The Mountaineers toured Porta Sempione via bicycle, stopping at the
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Arco della Pace, Sforza Castle and Simplon Park before heading to Piazza del Duomo for more sightseeing and their first Italian dinner. The team chose to return on Sunday for more sightseeing. On Monday, May 14, West Virginia made the short trip to Lake Como. After a short walk through town, the team took the Funicolare from Como to Brunate at the top of the mountains, where the players explored the churches and cafes. The team traveled to Busto Arsizio that evening to take on Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio for its first European match. Led by Payton Caffrey’s 20 kill and Gianna Gotterba’s 11 digs, WVU topped Busto in five sets. “Being at the lookout was one of the best sights I’ve ever seen,” defensive specialist Gabrielle Cuckovich said. “We spent a good amount of time there trying to capture the beauty, but the pictures don’t do it justice.” The team departed Milan the following day, arriving in Venice in early afternoon. The players experienced Ferrovia, the Rialto Bridge and Piazza San Marco. In addition, the Mountaineers purchased souvenirs at the city’s many shops, opting for leather goods, Venetian masks and Murano glass jewelry as well as pastries and gelato. Several players opted for a gondola ride on the Grand Canal before taking the train back to Galzignano Terme. On Wednesday, May 17, the Mountaineers chose a morning of relaxation by the pool at Hotel Splendid at Galzignano Terme Spa & Golf Resort. Upon checkout, the team departed for Slovenia, stopping first for a meal at the Autogrill before arriving in the capital of Ljubljana. The
players and staff were given a short time to tour the city, with some opting to take the tram up to Ljubljana Castle and others shopping and grabbing more gelato in town. Later that evening, WVU arrived at Hotel Arena in Maribor. The following day, the Mountaineers hit the court at the Dras Center for a short serve and pass. They then took the ski lift up the Pohorje Mountains for lunch at Trikotna Jasa. The trip down was a bit quicker, as one by one, the players made their way down on the Alpine Slide – tiny cars on a track that wound its way down the mountainside. Many players chose to repeat the trip before heading back to Dras Center for a match against the Croatian National Team. Despite nine kills from Natania Levak, the team fell to Croatia, 3-1. After the match, the squad took a gondola back up the mountain for a traditional Slovenia meal.
that included kremsnite, a traditional crème cake. The squad then made the short trip to Skofja Loka, where it swept the Slovenian Junior National Team, 3-0. “When we first arrived, my breath was taken away,” middle blocker Mia Swanegan said. “The view was so stunning. The water was a pretty teal blue. The breeze was perfect and at the opposite end of the lake was a church with a stone bell tower.”
On Friday, May 19, the team spent the morning exploring the town of Maribor. Players shopped, stopped for gelato and enjoyed coffee in the town while several staff members viewed the Zametovk – a 400-yeard-old vine that classifies as the oldest in the world. Later that afternoon, Caffrey (17 kills) and Gotterba (13 digs) again led WVU to a 3-1 win over the Austrian National Team. Post-match, the two teams met to view the sunset at Doppler Winery on the outskirts of town. The Mountaineers enjoyed dinner at the winery and learned the winemaking process from Lena, who is a third generation female winemaker at just 16 years old. West Virginia departed Maribor on Saturday morning for Lake Bled, Slovenia’s answer to Italy’s Lake Como. Upon arriving in town, the Mountaineers walked down to the dock for a boat ride. As motors are not allowed on Lake Bled, the team was rowed across the water to Bled Island. The Mountaineers trekked to the top of the island to view a pilgrimage church dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. Returning to town, the team sat down for a pregame meal
The Mountaineers departed for Croatia on Sunday, arriving in the resort town of Pula after clearing the border. Players and staff took the opportunity to relax by the pool or at the beach for most of the afternoon before heading into town that evening for dinner. The team stopped at the Arch of Sergii, the Temple of Augustus and Pula Arena before dinner. On Monday, the team headed to Kremanjak-Prementura, a peninsula on the cape of Istria for cliff jumping. The Mountaineers plunged into the Adriatic Sea from various heights, with many exploring a nearby cave. The team also stopped in for ping-pong, swings and slide rides at a pub nestled underneath the foliage. Later that afternoon, the team explored the seaside town of Rovinj, spending some kuna (Croatian currency) and exploring the market. Following the short detour, WVU headed to Porec to face Levak’s younger sister. The elder Levak and Caffrey combined for 22 kills as the Mountaineers claimed a 3-1 win over OK Porec. The squad dined at a local restaurant owned by a former professional volleyball player following the match. For their final day in the country, the Mountaineers headed to Levak’s hometown of Pazin. Under the tutelage of Levak’s uncle and his co-workers, the team went zip lining over the Pazincica River, overlooking Pazinska jama (Pazin cave) and Pazin Castle. After lunch in the area, the team walked to town, passing many of Levak’s friends and family as well as her home on the way to a pregame snack of gelato. That evening, WVU faced ZOK Pazin, a club team
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that Levak played with early in her career. Levak’s friends and family hosted the squad for an amazing Croatian dinner following the match. That night, the team traveled to Izula, Slovenia, to spend the night before departing for Marco Polo Aiport in Venice early Wednesday morning. “The games were a great growth exercise for the team,” middle blocker Hanna Shreve said. “The matches introduced different styles of competition and tested the ability
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to refocus on a match after a day filled with other activities - a skill that I think comes only through repeated experience/practice. I thought it was especially interesting to see the various environments that European teams are accustomed to being in for practice and competitions. Personally, I was amazed to see the Hotel Dras in Maribor, Slovenia. It was a hotel with gyms and a weight room immediately connected to it! I can only imagine volleyball being popular enough to warrant such an establishment in America.”
RECORD
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Individual Career Records ������������ 53
Honors and Awards ���������������������� 54 Year-by-Year Records �������������������� 55 Season Leaders ���������������������������� 56 Yearly Leaders ������������������������������ 59 Records by Class �������������������������� 62 Letterwinners ������������������������������ 62 Series Records ���������������������������� 64 All-Time Scores ���������������������������� 65 All-Time Jerseys �������������������������� 70
INDIVIDUAL
Records
INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS
Total Year 1,329 1994 1,251 1988 1,225 2007 1,207 1991 1,189 2013 1,189 1996 1,180 2004 1,111 2005 1,086 1997 1,046 1987
SSISTS PER SET A 1. Brandice Studnicka 2. Maureen Ferris 3. Michelle Taylor 4. Tracy Thompson 5. Kailee Goold 6. Kailee Goold 7. Tracy Thompson 8. Ellie Bastida 9. Michelle Taylor 10. Brittany Sample
P/Set 11.46 11.09 11.08 10.60 10.58 10.56 10.46 10.38 10.35 10.34
Year 2004 2000 1997 1988 2005 2007 1987 1994 1998 2013
Total 85 78 77 67 63 62 60 58 57 55 55 55 55
Year 1991 1983 1985 1990 1985 1983 1984 1991 1994 1984 1984 1987 1990
P/Set 0.63 0.61 0.59 0.59 0.57 0.56 0.56 0.55 0.51 0.49
Year 1991 1985 1990 1983 1985 1987 1987 1985 1984 1987
DIGS Total 1. Michelle Domas 536 2. Bonnie West 534 3. Serinna Russo 530 4. Aurora Ebert-Santos 500 5. Bonnie West 495 6. Bonnie West 492 7. Cathy Folger 480 8. Anna Panagiotakopoulos 469 9. Beth Hoffman 461 10. Michelle Domas 455
Year 1991 2007 2011 2005 2010 2009 1991 2013 1983 1989
142 142 138 136 135 135 133 `132 131 131
MOST KILLS 1. Beth Hoffman 2. Cathy Folger 3. Payton Caffrey 4. Jordan Anderson 5. Lisa Scott 6. Abby Tevis 6. Michelle Miller 8. Kyle Palmer 9. Stephanie Zolna 10. Kyle Palmer
No. 547 532 515 495 475 442 439 407 403 401
Year 1985 1991 2016 2014 1988 2007 1988 1996 2004 1995
ILLS PER SET K 1. Jordan Anderson 2. Payton Caffrey 3. Beth Hoffman 4. Nikki Hardy 5. Stephanie Zolna 6. Lisa Scott 7. Jordan Anderson 8. Cathy Folger 9. Abby Tevis 10. Nikki Hardy Stephanie Zolna Stephanie Zolna
P/Set 4.63 4.44 4.05 4.04 4.01 3.99 3.94 3.91 3.81 3.80 3.80 3.80
Year 2014 2016 1985 1998 2002 1988 2013 1991 2007 1997 2004 2005
SERVICE ACES 1. Michelle Domas 2. Jeanne Pause 3. Beth Hoffman 4. Kara Crismond 5. Jill Raschiatore 6. Marty Hensler 7. Marty Hensler 8. Cathy Folger 9. Kyle Palmer 10. Jeanne Pause Jill Raschiatore Michelle Miller Michelle Domas
2016 2004 2007 2014 1985 1996 1998 1995 1996 1991
ERVICE ACES PER SET S 1. Michelle Domas 2. Jill Raschiatore 3. Kara Crismond Jeanne Pause 5. Beth Hoffman 6. Marci Lewandowski Michelle Miller 8. Elizabeth Gillespie 9. Marty Hensler 10. Becky Plank
Year 1984 2007 1990 1992 1991 1988 1984 1991 2004 2013
TOTAL ATTEMPTS 1. Payton Caffrey 1,389 2. Stephanie Zolna 1,324 3. Abby Tevis 1,296 4. Jordan Anderson 1,276 5. Beth Hoffman 1,257 6. Megan Porter 1,247 7. Nikki Hardy 1,244 8. Kyle Palmer 1,221 9. Kyle Palmer 1,210 10. Cathy Folger 1,202 HITTING PERCENTAGE Pct. 1. Beth Hoffman .358 2. Tammy Wolf .350 3. Cathy Folger .341 4. Jen McCuen .340 5. Cathy Folger .330 6. Lisa Scott .321 7. Nancy Merkle .318 8. Jen McCuen .312 9. Alison Zemanski .305 10. Evyn McCoy .298 * minimum 300 attempts on the season
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ASSISTS 1. Ellie Bastida 2. Tracey Thompson 3. Kailee Goold 4. Nicole Geraci 5. Brittany Sample Michelle Taylor 7. Brandice Studnicka 8. Kailee Goold 9. Michelle Taylor 10. Tracey Thompson
SETS PLAYED 1. Beth Hoffman Nancy Merkle 3. Sharon Steel 4. Cathy Folger 5 Michelle Domas Beth Hoffman 7. Sharon Miller 8. Jeanne Pause 9. Nancy Merkle Nicole Geraci
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1983 1983 1983 1991 1991 1985 1991 1983 1985 1991
IGS PER SET D P/Set 1. Serinna Russo 5.82 2. Aurora Ebert-Santos 5.10 3. Bonnie West 4.67 4. Aurora Ebert-Santos 4.65 5. Bonnie West 4.60 6. Aurora Ebert-Santos 4.58 7. Bonnie West 4.47 8. Serinna Russo 4.33 9. Anna Panagiotakopoulos 4.08 10. Stacey Avitt 4.00
Year 2011 2005 2010 2006 2007 2004 2009 2010 2013 1993
BLOCK SOLOS 1. Nancy Merkle 2. Sally Fries 3. Nancy Merkle 4. Lisa Scott 5. Nancy Merkle 6. Jennifer McCuen 7. Jennifer McCuen 8. Lori Filipich Jennifer McCuen 10. Catherine Anderson
Total 73 72 59 56 54 53 52 46 46 45
Year 1984 1983 1985 1988 1983 1991 1989 1987 1988 1984
BLOCK ASSISTS 1. Jennifer McCuen 2. Alison Zemanski 3. Mia Swanegan 4. Nancy Merkle Sarah Evers 6. Evyn McCoy Wendy Mills 8. Shawn Wiesepape 9. Wendy Mills 10. Jennifer McCuen
Total 157 138 136 126 126 117 117 116 113 106
Year 1992 2004 2016 1985 1993 2013 1992 1992 1991 1991
TOTAL BLOCKS 1 Jennifer McCuen 2 Nancy Merkle 3 Sarah Evers 4 Alison Zemanski Jen McCuen 6 Wendy Mills 7 Jen McCuen Wendy Mills 9 Lisa Scott 10. Mia Swanegan
Total 200 185 162 159 159 155 153 153 151 149
Year 1992 1985 1993 2004 1991 1991 1989 1992 1988 2016
LOCKS PER SET B 1. Jennifer McCuen 2. Sarah Evers 3. Lori Filipich 4. Alison Zemanski 5. Nancy Merkle 6. Sally Fries 7. Hannah Shreve 8. Mia Swanegan 9. Lori Filipich 10. Lisa Scott
P/Set 1.61 1.53 1.50 1.46 1.41 1.36 1.39 1.34 1.29 1.27
Year 1992 1993 1985 2004 1985 1983 2014 2016 1987 1988
POINTS 1. Jordan Anderson 2. Payton Caffrey 3. Abby Tevis 4. Alison Zemanski 5. Stephanie Zolna 6. Jordan Anderson Stephanie Zolna 8. Stephanie Zolna 9. Julie Hockenson 10. Michelle Kopecky
Set Points Pts/S 107 543.5 5.08 116 515 4.92 116 483 4.16 109 464 4.26 106 462 4.36 100 436 4.36 93 436 4.69 90 397 4.27 102 396 3.77 90 309 3.43
Year 2014 2016 2007 2004 2004 2013 2002 2005 2005 2011
INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS
ASSISTS PER SET
SETS PLAYED
No.
Year
1. Michelle Domas 2. Sharon Miller 3. Wendy Mills 4. Kyle Palmer 5. Jen McCuen 6. Nicole Geraci 7. Lori Biesecker 8. Cathy Folger 9. Michelle Miller 10. Bonnie West
490 482 477 475 470 465 463 447 441 439
1988-91 1989-92 1989-92 1993-96 1988-92 1989-92 1994-97 1988-91 1985-88 2007-10
KILLS
1. Stephanie Zolna 2. Nikki Hardy 3. Lisa Scott 4. Cathy Folger 5. Kyle Palmer 6. Beth Hoffman 7. Michelle Miller 8. Megan Porter 9. Julie Hockenson 10. Sarah Evers
No. Year
1,404 1,317 1,315 1,310 1,280 1,229 1,227 1,164 1,081 1,058
2002-05 1997-00 1985-88 1988-91 1993-96 1982-85 1985-88 1996-99 2002-05 1993-96
KILLS PER SET
No.
Year
1. Stephanie Zolna 2. Nikki Hardy 3. Lisa Scott 4. Beth Hoffman 5. Lisa Scott 6. Abby Tevis 7. Cathy Folger 8. Megan Porter 9. Kyle Palmer 10. Julie Hockenson
3.83 3.48 3.20 3.12 3.08 3.03 2.93 2.81 2.69 2.63
2002-05 1997-00 1985-88 1983-85 1985-88 2004-07 1988-91 1996-99 1993-96 2002-05
OTAL ATTEMPTS T
No.
Year
1. Stephanie Zolna 2. Nikki Hardy 3. Kyle Palmer 4. Megan Porter 5. Michelle Miller 6. Kylie Armbruster 7. Cathy Folger 8. Michelle Domas 9. Abby Tevis 10. Beth Hoffman
4,415 4,233 3,939 3,468 3,356 3,218 3,159 3,146 3,145 2,870
2002-05 1997-00 1993-96 1996-99 1985-88 2008-11 1988-91 1988-91 2004-07 1982-85
HITTING EFFICIENCY
No.
Year
1. Lisa Scott 2. Beth Hoffman 3. Lauren Evans 4. Cathy Folger 5. Jen McCuen 6. Tammy Wolf 7. Nancy Merkle Wendy Mills 9. Julie Hockenson 10. Alison Zemanski
.303 .300 .294 .285 .283 .256 .252 .252 .251 .242
1985-88 1982-85 2009-10 1988-91 1989-92 2005-08 1982-85 1989-92 2002-05 2001-04
ASSISTS
No.
Year
4,178 3,518 3,384 3,359 3,338 3,116 2,882 2,060 1,913 1,741
1995-98 2001-04 2008-11 1985-88 2004-07 1989-92 2012-15 1990-93 1997-00 1992-95
1. Michelle Taylor 2. Brandice Studnicka 3. Kari Post 4. Tracey Thompson 5. Kailee Goold 6. Nicole Geraci 7. Brittany Sample 8. Jen Boeddeker 9. Maureen Ferris 10. Ellie Bastida
No.
Year
10.32 10.12 10.02 9.85 9.10 8.95 8.88 6.70 6.62 5.76
1995-98 1985-88 1998-00 2004-07 2012-15 2008-11 2001-04 1989-92 1990-93 1993-95
ERVICE ACES S
No.
Year
1. Michelle Domas 2. Michelle Miller 3. Cathy Folger 4. Beth Hoffman 5. Jell Raschiatore 6. Kyle Palmer 7. Nicole Geraci Bonnie West 9. Sharon Miller 10. Kellie Kubiak
221 168 161 160 159 158 143 143 148 141
SERVICE ACES PER SET
1. Jeanne Pause 2. Marty Hensler 3. Jell Raschiatore 4. Michelle Domas 5. Kara Crismond 6. Beth Hoffman Mary Jane Rakowich 8. Andrea Riley 9. Kellie Kubiak Michelle Miller
1. Michelle Taylor 2. Tracey Thompson 3. Maureen Ferris 4. Kailee Goold 5. Brittany Sample 6. Kari Post 7. Brandice Studnicka 8. Nicole Geraci 9. Jen Boeddeker 10. Ellie Bastida
IGS D 1. Bonnie West
2. Michelle Domas 3. Aurora Ebert-Santos 4. Cathy Folger 5. Nikki Hardy 6. Kristi King 7. Sharon Miller 8. Michelle Miller 9. Kyle Palmer 10. Lori Biesecker
BLOCK ASSIST
No.
Year
1. Jen McCuen 2. Sarah Evers 3. Wendy Mills 4. Evyn McCoy 5. Julie Hockenson 6. Hannah Shreve 7. Lisa Scott 8. Nancy Merkle 9. Kyle Palmer 10. Alison Zemanski
417 403 373 350 305 277 264 262 256 243
1988-92 1993-96 1989-92 2011-14 2002-05 2013-16 1985-88 1983-85 1993-96 2001-04
OTAL BLOCKS T
No.
1988-91 1985-88 1988-91 1982-85 1984-87 1993-96 1989-92 2007-10 1989-92 1984-87
1. Jen McCuen 2. Sarah Evers 3. Wendy Mills 4. Nancy Merkle 5. Lisa Scott 6. Alison Zemanski 7. Evyn McCoy 8. Julie Hockenson 9. Lori Filipich 10. Brooke Hudson
613 538 533 448 413 402 385 379 337 309
No.
Year
BLOCKS PER SET
No.
Year
0.54 0.50 0.48 0.45 0.42 0.41 0.41 0.40 0.38 0.38
1981-84 1981-84 1984-87 1988-91 1987-90 1982-85 1982-84 1998-00 1984-87 1985-88
1. Jen McCuen 2. Lori Filipich 3. Sarah Evers 4. Nancy Merkle 5. Wendy Mills 6. Alison Zemanski 7. Hannah Shreve 8. Lisa Scott Evyn McCoy 10. Lauren Evans
1.3 1.25 1.23 1.14 1.11 1.10 1.01 1.00 1.00 0.99
1988-92 1993-96 1989-92 1982-85 2002-05 2001-04 2013-16 1984-87 2011-14 1996-99
No.
Year
1,945 1,630 1,461 1,284 1,237 1,218 1,143 1,127 1,119 1,118
2007-10 1988-91 2003-06 1988-91 1997-00 2000-03 1989-92 1985-88 1993-96 1994-97
DIGS PER SET
No.
Year
1. Serinna Russo 2. Bonnie West 3. Aurora Ebert-Santos 4. Dimitra Havriluk 5. Michelle Domas 6. Kristi King 7. Nikki Hardy 8. Cathy Folger 9. Stephanie Zolna 10. Kailee Goold
5.04 4.43 4.26 3.56 3.33 3.27 3.27 2.87 2.83 2.73
2010-11 2007-10 2003-06 2000-03 1988-91 2000-03 1997-00 1988-91 2002-05 2004-07
LOCK SOLO B
No.
Year
1. Jen McCuen 2. Nancy Merkle 3. Wendy Mills 4. Sarah Evers 5. Lisa Scott 6. Lori Filipich 7. Cathy Folger 8. Julie Hockenson 9. Sally Fries 10. Jennifer Hoffman
193 186 152 135 134 114 76 74 72 69
1988-92 1983-85 1989-92 1993-96 1985-88 1984-87 1988-91 2002-05 1981-83 1992-95
Year
1988-92 1993-96 1989-92 1982-85 1985-88 2001-04 2011-14 2002-05 1984-87 1996-99
000 KILL/1000 DIG CLUB (alphabetical) 1 Kills Digs Year
1. Michelle Domas 2. Cathy Folger 3. Nikki Hardy 4. Beth Hoffman 5. Michelle Miller 6. Kyle Palmer 7. Megan Porter 8. Lisa Scott 9. Stephanie Zolna
1,016 1,310 1,317 1,229 1,127 1,280 1,161 1,315 1,404
1,630 1,284 1,237 1,052 1,139 1,119 1,039 1,052 1,038
1988-91 1988-91 1997-00 1982-85 1985-88 1993-96 1996-99 1985-88 2002-05
000 KILL/500 BLOCK CLUB (alphabetical) 1 Kills Blocks Year
1. Jen McCuen 2. Sarah Evers
1,000 1,058
613 538
1988-92 1993-96
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ATHLETIC ATHLETIC HONORS
ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM 2014 2016
Honors
Jordan Anderson Payton Caffrey
ALL-BIG 12 HONORABLE MENTION 2013 Jordan Anderson ALL-BIG 12 FRESHMAN TEAM 2013 Jordan Anderson 2016 Payton Caffrey Erin Slinde AVCA ALL-MIDWEST REGION 2013 Jordan Anderson 2014 Jordan Anderson Nikki Attea 2016 Payton Caffrey AVCA MIDWEST REGION FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2016
Payton Caffrey
AVCA ALL-NORTHEAST REGION 1988 Lisa Scott 1987 Marcia Lewandowski Lisa Scott AVCA ALL-AMERICAN HONORABLE MENTION 2014 Jordan Anderson Nikki Attea SECOND TEAM ALL-BIG EAST 2004 Alison Zemanski 2005 Julie Hockenson 2009 Lauren Evans BIG EAST ALL-ROOKIE TEAM 1996 Megan Porter ALL-EAST 1987 1988
Marcia Lewandowski Lisa Scott Lisa Scott
FIRST TEAM ALL-ATLANTIC 10 1984 Beth Hoffman 1985 Beth Hoffman 1986 Lisa Scott 1987 Lisa Scott 1988 Lisa Scott Michelle Miller 1991 Cathy Folger Michelle Domas 1992 Jen McCuen 1994 Sarah Evers SECOND TEAM ALL-ATLANTIC 10 1984 Nancy Merkle 1985 Nancy Merkle 1987 Lori Filipich 1989 Jen McCuen 1990 Cathy Folger 1991 Jen McCuen 1992 Wendy Mills 1993 Jen Hoffman ATLANTIC 10 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 1985 Beth Hoffman 1987 Lisa Scott Michelle Miller 1988 Lisa Scott 1989 Jen McCuen 1990 Cathy Folger 1991 Cathy Folger Jen McCuen 1992 Shawn Wiesepape
ACADEMIC HONORS
CoSIDA DISTRICT II ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN TEAM 1986 Marcia Lewandowski 1990 Michelle Domas Kara Crismond 1991 Michelle Domas Cathy Folger Jen McCuen 1992 Jen McCuen 2000 Krista Smith 2001 Krista Smith 2012 Liz Gulick 2013 Liz Gulick CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT II TEAM 2016 Hannah Shreve ESPN The Magazine DISTRICT II ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN TEAM 2005 Kailee Goold 2006 Kailee Goold 2007 Kailee Goold VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA TEAM 2001 Krista Smith (third-team)
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BIG 12 STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2014 Nikki Attea
BIG 12 ALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM 2014 Jordan Anderson Nikki Attea Hannah Sackett 2015 Gianna Gotterba Morgan Montgomery Hannah Shreve 2016 Taylor Cross Gianna Gotterba MaTia Hughes Morgan Montgomery Hannah Shreve Mia Swanegan BIG 12 ALL-ACADEMIC SECOND TEAM 2014 Anna Panagiotakopoulos DR. GERALD LAGE AWARD 2016
Hannah Shreve
WVU FOUNDATION OUTSTANDING SENIOR 2016 Hannah Shreve ATLANTIC 10 POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT 1992 Michelle Domas BIG EAST/AÉROPOSTALE FEMALE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD 2000 Krista Smith BIG EAST/AÉROPOSTALE FEMALE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD 2000 Krista Smith OUTSTANDING ATHLETE AWARD 1974 Debbie Thorpe 1975 Sally Dorward 1976 Debbie Thorpe 1977 Judy Onks 1978 Mary Jo Hensler 1979 Diane Berkebile 1980 Mary Jo Hensler 1981 Mary Jo Hensler 1982 Nancy Gambill 1983 Beth Hoffman 1984 Beth Hoffman 1985 Beth Hoffman 1986 Marci Lewandowski 1987 Lisa Scott 1988 Lisa Scott 1989 Michelle Domas 1990 Cathy Folger 1991 Cathy Folger 1992 Jennifer McCuen 1993 Lauren Montgomery 1994 Ellie Bastida 1995 Kyle Palmer 1996 Michelle Taylor 1997 Lauren Barrett 1998 Brooke Hudson 1999 Megan Porter 2000 Lauren Blough 2001 Dimitra Havriluk 2002 Stephanie Zolna 2003 Alison Zemanski 2004 Alison Zemanski 2005 Kailee Goold 2006 Abby Tevis 2007 Tammy Wolf 2008 Tammy Wolf 2009 Lauren Evans *Award discontinued after 2009 season
YEAR-BY-YEAR YEAR COACH 1974 Judy Thomas 1975 Veronica Hammersmith 1976 Veronica Hammersmith 1977 Veronica Hammersmith 1978 Veronica Hammersmith 1979 Veronica Hammersmith 1980 Veronica Hammersmith 1981 Veronica Hammersmith 1982 Veronica Hammersmith 1983 Veronica Hammersmith 1984 Veronica Hammersmith 1985 Veronica Hammersmith 1986 Veronica Hammersmith 1987 Veronica Hammersmith 1988 Veronica Hammersmith 1989 Veronica Hammersmith 1990 Veronica Hammersmith 1991 Veronica Hammersmith 1992 Veronica Hammersmith 1993 Veronica Hammersmith 1994 Veronica Hammersmith 1995 Veronica Hammersmith 1996 Veronica Hammersmith
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CAPTAIN RECORD None 4‑11 Sally Dorwart 15‑13 Debbie Thorpe 21‑17 Debbie Thorpe 32-7 Bobbie Cox 12‑15 Mary Jo Hensler 35‑12 Mary Jo Hensler 25‑16 Mary Jo Hensler 18‑25 Nancy Gambill 15‑23 Marty Hensler 27‑18 Marty Hensler 23‑13 Beth Hoffman, Nancy Merkle 25‑14 Liz Gillespie, Jill Raschiatore 17‑15 Jill Raschiatore, Lisa Scott 22‑7 Lisa Scott, Tracey Thompson 21-13 Becky Plank 16-19 Cathy Folger 14-21 Cathy Folger, Jen McCuen 26-11 Jen McCuen, Wendy Mills 15-17 Jen Boeddeker, Lauren Montgomery 11-20 Jen Hoffman, Sandy Shumate 11-23 Jen Hoffman, Sandy Shumate, 14-16 Christy Jones Kyle Palmer 17-16
YEAR COACH CAPTAIN RECORD 1997 Veronica Hammersmith Lori Biesecker, Michelle Taylor 15-13 1998 Veronica Hammersmith Lauren Barrett, Michelle Taylor 13-15 1999 Veronica Hammersmith Brooke Hudson, Megan Porter 12-16 2000 Veronica Hammersmith Jamie Boardman, Nikki Hardy, 8-17 Lauren Blough 2001 Veronica Hammersmith Krista Smith 8-20 2002 Veronica Hammersmith Dimitra Havriluk, Erica Montana 9-19 2003 Veronica Hammersmith Jennifer Hayhurst 6-21 2004 Veronica Hammersmith Brandice Studnicka, Alison Zemanski 18-13 2005 Veronica Hammersmith Julie Hockenson, Stephanie Zolna 16-13 2006 Veronica Hammersmith Kailee Goold 3-28 2007 Veronica Hammersmith Kailee Goold, Ashley Pappas, 16-14 Abby Tevis 2008 Veronica Hammersmith Lisa Hough, Tammy Wolf 7-21 2009 Veronica Hammersmith Kylie Armbruster, T.J. De Angelis, 17-13 Kari Post 2010 Jill Kramer Lauren Evans, Bonnie West 15-15 2011 Jill Kramer None 7-19 2012 Jill Kramer Liz Gulick, Karly Rasmussen 8-22 2013 Jill Kramer Brittany Sample 20-13 2014 Jill Kramer Brittany Sample, Prini Konstantinidou 16-14 2015 Reed Sunahara Brittany Sample, Caleah Wells 5-24 2016 Reed Sunahara Hannah Shreve, Gianna Gotterba 12-18 Totals 667-710
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FRESHMAN SEASON LEADERS SETS PLAYED No. 1. Lori Biesecker 128 2. Nicole Geraci 127 3. Megan Porter 122 Brooke Hudson 122 5. Wendy Mills 120
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Year 1994 1989 1996 1996 1989
KILLS 1. Payton Caffrey 2. Megan Porter 3. Jordan Anderson 4. Stephanie Zolna 5. Nikki Hardy 6. Hannah Sackett 7. Lori Biesecker 8. Julie Hockenson Nikki Attea
No. Year 515 2016 400 1996 394 2013 373 2002 369 1997 267 2012 261 1994 246 2002 246 2012
KILLS PER SET 1. Payton Caffrey 2. Stephanie Zolna 3. Jordan Anderson 4. Nikki Hardy 5. Megan Porter 6. Hannah Sackett 7. Julie Hockenson 8. Kylie Armbruster
No. 4.44 4.01 3.94 3.80 3.28 2.54 2.51 2.44
Year 2016 2002 2013 1997 1996 2012 2002 2008
TOTAL ATTEMPTS 1. Payton Caffrey 2. Megan Porter 3. Jordan Anderson 4. Stephanie Zolna 5. Nikki Hardy 6. Lori Biesecker 7. Hannah Sackett 8. Kylie Armbruster
No. 1389 1247 1162 1141 1126 907 827 825
Year 2016 1996 2013 2002 1997 1994 2012 2008
HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Jen McCuen Lisa Scott 3. Sarah Evers 4. Julie Hockenson 5. Abby Norman
No. 0.294 0.294 0.259 0.240 0.227
Year 1988 1985 1993 2002 2007
ASSIST 1. Michelle Taylor 2. Lamprini Konstantinidou 3. Brittany Sample 4. B. Studnicka 5. Erin Slinde 6. Nicole Geraci 7. Kari Post 8. Tracey Thompson
No. Year 1034 1995 971 2014 960 2012 838 2001 683 2016 565 1989 564 2008 492 1984
ASSIST PER SET 1. Maureen Ferris 2. Lamprini Konstantinidou 3. Michelle Taylor 4. Brittany Sample 5. Tracy Thompson 6. B. Studnicka 7. Kari Post
No. Year 10.67 1998 10.01 2014 9.85 1995 8.89 2012 8.34 1985 8.30 2001 7.42 2008
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ACES 1. Nicole Geraci 2. Michelle Miller Stephanie Zolna 4. Bonnie West Megan Porter Michelle Domas Kyle Palmer
No. Year 51 1989 45 1985 45 2002 44 2007 44 1996 44 1988 44 1993
ACES PER SET 1. Stephanie Zolna 2. Michelle Domas Nicole Geraci 4. Kyle Palmer Michelle Miller
No. 0.48 0.40 0.40 0.39 0.39
Year 2002 1988 1989 1993 1985
DIGS 1. Bonnie West 2. Stacey Avitt 3. Lori Biesecker 4. Anna Panagiotakopoulos 5. Gianna Gotterba 6. Brittany Sample 7. Megan Porter 8. Michelle Domas 9. Payton Caffrey
No. Year 534 2007 408 1993 371 1994 297 2012 287 2014 273 2012 267 1996 262 1988 260 2016
DIGS PER SET 1. Bonnie West 2. Stacey Avitt 3. Anna Panagiotakopoulos 4. Dimitra Havriluk 5. Kelly Mullins 6. Gianna Gotterba 7. Megan Carroll 8. Payton Caffrey
No. 4.6 4 3.38 3.65 3 2.99 2.97 2.24
Year 2007 1993 2012 2000 2002 2014 2004 2016
BLOCK SOLO 1. Jen McCuen 2. Wendy Mills 3. Sarah Evers 4. Cathy Folger 5. Lisa Scott
No. 46 38 36 28 26
Year 1988 1989 1993 1988 1985
BLOCK ASSISTS 1. Sarah Evers 2. Kyle Palmer 3. Erin Slinde 4. Natania Levak 5. Julie Hockenson 6. Brooke Hudson 7. Caleah Wells 8. Lisa Hough
No. Year 126 1993 82 1993 77 2016 74 2016 67 2002 66 1996 64 2012 63 2005
TOTAL BLOCKS 1. Sarah Evers 2. Jen McCuen 3. Wendy Mills 4. Julie Hockenson 5. Kyle Palmer
No. Year 162 1993 101 1988 100 1989 87 2002 85 1993
BLOCKS PER SET 1. Sarah Evers 2. Jen McCuen 3. Lori Filipich 4. Julie Hockenson 5. Natania Levak 6. Wendy Mills
No. Year 1.53 1993 1.07 1988 1 1982 0.89 2002 0.87 2016 0.83 1989
Payton CAFFREY
SOPHOMORE SINGLE SEASON LEADERS SETS PLAYED No. Year 1. Nancy Merkle 142 1983 2. Beth Hoffman 142 1983 3. Michelle Domas 129 1989 4. Sarah Evers 128 1994 5. Ellie Bastida 128 1994 KILLS 1. Jordan Anderson 2. Nikki Hardy 3. Morgan Montgomery 4. Michelle Domas 5. Sarah Evers
No. Year 495 2014 400 1998 374 2015 347 1989 344 1994
KILLS PER SET 1. Jordan Anderson 2. Nikki Hardy 3. Morgan Montgomery 4. Stephanie Zolna 5. Dimitra Havriluk
No. Year 4.63 2014 4.04 1998 3.74 2015 3.67 2003 3.26 2001
TOTAL ATTEMPTS 1. Jordan Anderson 2. Nikki Hardy 3. Michelle Domas 4. Morgan Montgomery 5. Megan Porter
No. Year 1276 2014 1244 1998 1113 1989 1056 2015 949 1997
HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Lisa Scott 2. Beth Hoffman Wendy Mills 4. Sarah Evers 5. Lori Biesecker
No. Year 0.274 1986 0.264 1983 0.264 1990 0.255 1994 0.253 1995
ASSISTS 1. Ellie Bastida 2. Brittany Sample Michelle Taylor 4. Kailee Goold 5. Kari Post
No. Year 1329 1994 1189 2013 1189 1996 1111 2005 1034 2009
ASSISTS PER SET 1. Kailee Goold 2. Ellie Bastida 3. Brittany Sample 4. Michelle Taylor 5. Kari Post
No. Year 10.58 2005 10.38 1994 10.34 2013 10.08 1996 9.4 2009
ACES 1. Kyle Palmer 2. Kristina Gallahan 3. Becky Plank 4. Nancy Merkle 5. Shannon Miller
No. Year 57 1994 48 2007 47 1987 39 1983 38 1990
ACES PER SET 1. Karly Rasmussen 2. Becky Plank 3. Kyle Palmer 4. Kristina Gallahan 5. Stephanie Zolna
No. Year 1 2010 0.49 1987 0.46 1994 0.45 2007 0.36 2003
DIGS 1. Anna Panagiotakopoulos 2. Beth Hoffman 3. Michelle Domas 4. Bonnie West 5. A. Ebert-Santos
No. Year 469 2013 461 1983 455 1989 424 2008 412 2004
DIGS PER SET 1. A. Ebert-Santos 2. Anna Panagiotakopoulos 3. Karly Rasmussen 4. Bonnie West 5. Nikki Hardy
No. Year 4.58 2004 4.08 2013 4 2010 3.96 2008 3.77 1998
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JUNIOR SINGLE SEASON LEADERS SETS PLAYED No. Year 1. Sharon Miller 133 1991 2. Jeanne Pause 132 1983 3. Nicole Geraci 131 1991 4. Marty Hensler 129 1983 5. Sandy Shumate 128 1994 Christie Jones 128 1994 KILLS 1. Stephanie Zolna 2. Kyle Palmer 3. Beth Hoffman 4. Cathy Folger Sandy Shumate
No. Year 403 2004 401 1995 399 1984 364 1990 331 1994 No. Year 3.8 2004 3.52 1995 3.47 1990 3.41 1984 3.34 2006 No. Year 1324 2004 1221 1995 1042 2006 979 1994 892 1984
BLOCK SOLO 1. Nancy Merkle 2. Jen McCuen 3. Sarah Evers 4. Wendy Mills 5. Lori Filipich
No. Year 54 1983 52 1989 42 1994 36 1990 27 1985
KILLS PER SET 1. Stephanie Zolna 2. Kyle Palmer 3. Cathy Folger 4. Beth Hoffman 5. Abby Tevis TOTAL ATTEMPTS 1. Stephanie Zolna 2. Kyle Palmer 3. Abby Tevis 4. Sandy Shumate 5. Beth Hoffman
BLOCK ASSISTS 1. Jen McCuen 2. Sarah Evers 3. Alison Zemanski 4. Jennifer Hoffman 5. Caleah Wells
No. Year 101 1989 98 1994 93 2002 89 1993 89 2013
HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Beth Hoffman 2. Tammy Wolf 3. Cathy Folger 4. Nancy Merkle 5. Jen McMuen
No. Year 0.358 1984 0.350 2007 0.324 1990 0.318 1984 0.312 1991
TOTAL BLOCKS 1. Jen McCuen 2. Sarah Evers 3. Nancy Merkle 4. Wendy Mills 5. Alison Zemanski
No. Year 153 1989 140 1994 127 1983 124 1990 109 2002
ASSIST 1. Nicole Geraci 2. Michelle Taylor 3. Tracey Thompson 4. Kari Post 5. B. Studnicka
No. Year 1207 1991 1086 1997 1046 1987 999 2010 890 2003
BLOCKS PER SET 1. Lori Filipich 2. Hannah Shreve 3. Jen McCuen 4. Alison Zemanski 5. Sarah Evers 6. Wendy Mills
No. Year 1.5 1985 1.39 2014 1.22 1989 1.17 2002 1.09 1994 1.08 1990
ASSIST PER SET 1. Maureen Ferris 2. Michelle Taylor 3. Tracey Thompson 4. Kari Post 5. B. Studnicka
No. Year 11.09 2000 11.08 1997 10.46 1987 9.89 2010 9.47 2003
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ACES 1. Jeanne Pause 2. Marty Hensler 3. Michelle Miller 4. Michelle Domas 5. Elizabeth Gillespie
No. Year 78 1983 62 1983 55 1987 55 1990 54 1985
ACES PER SET 1. Jeanne Pause 2. Michelle Miller 3. Elizabeth Gillespie 4. M. Lewandowski Marty Hensler Kellie Kubiak
No. Year 0.59 1983 0.56 1987 0.55 1985 0.49 1986 0.48 1983 0.48 1986
DIGS 1. A. Ebert-Santos 2. Bonnie West 3. Gianna Gotterba 4. Sandy Shumate 5. Serinna Russo 6. Sharon Miller
No. Year 500 2005 492 2009 452 2016 451 1994 437 2010 381 1991
DIGS PER SET 1. A. Ebert-Santos 2. Serinna Russo 3. Bonnie West 4. Gianna Gotterba 5. Kristi King Dimitra Havriluk
No. Year 4.84 2005 4.33 2010 3.96 2008 3.90 2016 3.83 2002 3.65 2002
BLOCK SOLO 1. Nancy Merkle 2. Jen McCuen 3. Sarah Evers 4. Wendy Mills 5. Lori Filipich
No. Year 73 1984 53 1991 43 1995 42 1991 31 1986
BLOCK ASSISTS 1. Mia Swanegan 2. Evyn McCoy 3. Wendy Mills 4. Jen McCuen 5. Lauren Evans Lisa Hough Sarah Evers
No. Year 136 2016 117 2013 113 1991 106 1991 95 2009 91 2007 91 1995
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TOTAL BLOCKS 1. Jen McCuen 2. Wendy Mills 3. Mia Swanegan 4. Nancy Merkle 5. Sarah Evers Evyn McCoy
No. Year 159 1991 155 1991 149 2016 136 1984 134 1995 125 2013
BLOCKS PER SET 1. Mia Swanegan 2. Wendy Mills 3. Jen McCuen Sarah Evers 5. Evyn McCoy Nancy Merkle
No. Year 1.34 2016 1.26 1991 1.25 1991 1.18 1995 1.16 2013 1.14 1984
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SENIOR SINGLE SEASON LEADERS SETS PLAYED No. Year 1. Sharon Steel 138 1983 2. Cathy Folger 136 1991 3. Michelle Domas 135 1991 Beth Hoffman 135 1985 5. Nancy Merkle 131 1985 KILLS 1. Beth Hoffman 2. Cathy Folger 3. Lisa Scott 4. Abby Tevis 5. Michelle Miller
No. Year 547 1985 532 1991 475 1988 442 2007 439 1988
KILLS PER SET 1. Beth Hoffman 2. Lisa Scott 3. Cathy Folger 4. Abby Tevis 5. Stephanie Zolna
No. Year 4.05 1985 3.99 1988 3.91 1991 3.81 2007 3.80 2005
DIGS PER SET 1. Serinna Russo 2. Bonnie West 3. A. Ebert-Santos 4. Michelle Domas 5. Michelle Miller
TOTAL ATTEMPTS 1. Abby Tevis 2. Beth Hoffman 3. Kyle Palmer 4. Cathy Folger 5. Michelle Miller
No. Year 1296 2007 1257 1985 1210 1996 1202 1991 1130 1988
BLOCK SOLO 1. Sally Fries 2. Nancy Merkle 3. Lisa Scott 4. Lori Filipich 5. C. Anderson
No. Year 72 1983 59 1985 56 1988 46 1987 45 1984
HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. Jen McCuen 2. Cathy Folger 3. Lisa Scott 4. Alison Zemanski 5. Lauren Evans
No. Year 0.379 1992 0.330 1991 0.321 1988 0.305 2004 0.297 2010
ASSIST 1. Tracey Thompson 2. Kailee Goold 3. B. Studnicka 4. Michelle Taylor 5. Jen Boeddeker
No. Year 1251 1988 1225 2007 1180 2004 869 1998 809 1993
BLOCK ASSISTS 1. Jen McCuen 2. Alison Zemanski 3. Nancy Merkle 4. Shawn Wiesepape 5. Wendy Mills TOTAL BLOCKS 1. Jen McCuen 2. Nancy Merkle 3. Alison Zemanski 4. Lisa Scott 5. Wendy Mills
No. Year 155 1992 138 2004 126 1985 115 1992 110 1992 No. Year 197 1992 185 1985 159 2004 151 1988 146 1992
ASSIST PER SET 1. B. Studnicka 2. Tracey Thompson 3. Kailee Goold 4. Michelle Taylor 5. Brittany Sample
No. Year 11.46 2004 10.60 1988 10.56 2007 10.35 1998 9.40 2015
BLOCKS PER SET 1. Jen McCuen 2. Alison Zemanski 3. Nancy Merkle 4. Sally Fries 5. Lori Filipich
No. Year 1.59 1992 1.46 2004 1.41 1985 1.36 1983 1.29
ACES 1. Michelle Domas 2. Beth Hoffman 3. Kara Crismond 4. Marty Hensler 5. Cathy Folger
No. Year 85 1991 77 1985 67 1990 60 1984 58 1991
ACES PER SET 1. Michelle Domas 2. Kara Crismond 3. Beth Hoffman 4. M. Lewandowski 5. Marty Hensler DIGS 1. Michelle Domas 2. Serinna Russo 3. Bonnie West 4. Cathy Folger 5. A. Ebert-Santos
No. Year 0.63 1991 0.59 1990 0.57 1985 0.56 1987 0.51 1984 No. Year 536 1991 530 2011 495 2010 480 1991 432 2006 Brandice STUDNICKA
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No. Year 5.82 2011 4.67 2010 4.65 2006 3.97 1991 3.55 1988
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YEARLY KILLS Sharon Steele Beth Hoffman Beth Hoffman Lisa Scott Michelle Miller Lisa Scott Michelle Domas Cathy Folger Cathy Folger Jennifer McCuen Jennifer Hoffman Sarah Evers Kyle Palmer Kyle Palmer Nikki Hardy Nikki Hardy Brooke Hudson Jamie Boardman Dimitra Havriluk Stephanie Zolna Stephanie Zolna Stephanie Zolna Stephanie Zolna Abby Tevis Abby Tevis Kylie Armbruster Lauren Evans Lauren Evans Michelle Kopecky Hannah Sackett Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Morgan Montgomery Payton Caffrey
KILLS PER SET Sharon Steele Beth Hoffman Beth Hoffman Lisa Scott Michelle Miller Lisa Scott Michelle Domas Cathy Folger Cathy Folger Jennifer McCuen Jennifer Hoffman Sarah Evers Kyle Palmer Kyle Palmer/Megan Porter Nikki Hardy Nikki Hardy Brooke Hudson Jamie Boardman Dimitra Havriluk Stephanie Zolna
No. Year 291 1983 399 1984 547 1985 320 1986 321 1987 475 1988 347 1989 377 1990 532 1991 341 1992 285 1993 344 1994 401 1995 407 1996 369 1997 400 1998 309 1999 335 2000 316 2001 373 2002 275 2003 403 2004 353 2005 297 2006 442 2007 229 2008 270 2009 270 2010 264 2011 267 2012 394 2013 495 2014 372 2015 515 2016
P/Set Year 2.10 1983 3.41 1984 4.05 1985 3.08 1986 3.28 1987 3.99 1988 2.69 1989 3.59 1990 3.93 1991 2.75 1992 2.57 1993 2.69 1994 3.52 1995 3.28 1996 3.80 1997 4.04 1998 3.19 1999 3.56 2000 3.25 2001 4.01 2002
(SINCE 1983)
Stephanie Zolna Stephanie Zolna Stephanie Zolna Abby Tevis Abby Tevis Kylie Armbruster Kristina Gallahan Lauren Evans Michelle Kopecky Hannah Sackett Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Morgan Montgomery Payton Caffrey
3.67 3.80 3.80 3.34 3.81 2.44 2.48 2.60 2.93 2.54 3.94 4.63 3.74 4.44
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
TOTAL ATTEMPTS Sharon Steele Beth Hoffman Beth Hoffman Michelle Miller Michelle Miller Michelle Miller Michelle Domas Cathy Folger Cathy Folger Wendy Mills Stacey Avitt Sandy Shumate Kyle Palmer Megan Porter Nikki Hardy Nikki Hardy Nikki Hardy Nikki Hardy Dimitra Havriluk Stephanie Zolna Stephanie Zolna Stephanie Zolna Stephanie Zolna Abby Tevis Abby Tevis Kylie Armbruster Kylie Armbruster Michelle Kopecky Michelle Kopecky Hannah Sackett Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Morgan Montgomery Payton Caffrey
No. Year 777 1983 892 1984 1,257 1985 704 1986 810 1987 1,130 1988 1,113 1989 792 1990 1,202 1991 785 1992 759 1993 979 1994 1,221 1995 1,247 1996 1,126 1997 1,244 1998 838 1999 1,025 2000 862 2001 1,141 2002 835 2003 1,324 2004 1,115 2005 1,042 2006 1,296 2007 825 2008 723 2009 853 2010 849 2011 827 2012 1,162 2013 1,276 2014 1,056 2015 1,389 2016
ATTEMPTS PER SET Sharon Steele Beth Hoffman Beth Hoffman Lisa Scott Michelle Miller
P/Set Year 5.63 1983 7.62 1984 9.31 1985 6.55 1986 8.27 1987
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Michelle Miller Michelle Domas Cathy Folger Cathy Folger Jennifer Hoffman Stacey Avitt Sandy Shumate Kyle Palmer Megan Porter Nikki Hardy Nikki Hardy Nikki Hardy Adriana Hardy Dimitra Havriluk Stephanie Zolna Stephanie Zolna Stephanie Zolna Stephanie Zolna Abby Tevis Abby Tevis Kylie Armbruster Kristina Gallahan Michelle Kopecky Kylie Armbruster Hannah Sackett Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Morgan Montgomery Payton Caffrey
9.58 8.63 7.54 8.84 6.77 7.44 7.65 10.71 10.22 11.61 12.57 9.52 10.90 8.89 12.27 11.13 12.49 11.99 11.71 11.17 8.78 7.89 8.53 9.92 7.80 11.62 11.93 10.56 11.97
ASSISTS Marty Hensler Marty Hensler Jill Raschiatore Tracy Thompson Tracy Thompson Tracy Thompson Nicole Geraci Nicole Geraci Nicole Geraci Jen Boeddeker Jen Boeddeker Ellie Bastida Michelle Taylor Michelle Taylor Michelle Taylor Michelle Taylor Maureen Ferris Maureen Ferris Brandice Studnicka Brandice Studnicka Brandice Studnicka Brandice Studnicka Kailee Goold Kailee Goold Kailee Goold Kari Post Kari Post Kari Post Kari Post Brittany Sample Brittany Sample Lamprini Konstantinidou Brittany Sample Erin Slinde
No. Year 779 1983 477 1984 781 1985 570 1986 1,046 1987 1,251 1988 565 1989 940 1990 1,207 1991 880 1992 809 1993 1,329 1994 1,034 1995 1,189 1996 1,086 1997 869 1998 836 1999 821 2000 838 2001 610 2002 890 2003 1,180 2004 1,111 2005 879 2006 1,225 2007 564 2008 1,034 2009 999 2010 787 2011 960 2012 1,189 2013 971 2014 517 2015 683 2016
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ASSISTS PER SET Marty Hensler Marty Hensler Jill Raschiatore Tracy Thompson Tracy Thompson Tracy Thompson Nicole Geraci Nicole Geraci Nicole Geraci Jen Boeddeker Jen Boeddeker Ellie Bastida Michelle Taylor Michelle Taylor Michelle Taylor Michelle Taylor Maureen Ferris Maureen Ferris Brandice Studnicka Brandice Studnicka Brandice Studnicka Brandice Studnicka Kailee Goold Kailee Goold Kailee Goold Kari Post Kari Post Kari Post Kari Post Brittany Sample Brittany Sample Lamprini Konstantinidou Brittany Sample Erin Slinde BLOCK SOLOS Sally Fries Nancy Merkle Nancy Merkle Lori Filipich Lori Filipich Lisa Scott Jennifer McCuen Wendy Mills Jennifer McCuen Jennifer McCuen
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P/Set Year 6.04 1983 4.08 1984 7.58 1985 8.03 1986 10.46 1987 10.60 1988 4.45 1989 8.79 1990 9.21 1991 7.33 1992 9.30 1993 10.38 1994 9.85 1995 10.08 1996 11.08 1997 10.35 1998 8.99 1999 11.09 2000 8.30 2001 6.22 2002 9.47 2003 11.45 2004 10.58 2005 9.35 2006 10.56 2007 7.42 2008 9.40 2009 9.89 2010 8.65 2011 8.89 2012 10.34 2013 10.01 2014 9.40 2015 5.94 2016 No. Year 72 1983 73 1984 59 1985 35 1986 46 1987 56 1988 52 1989 36 1990 53 1991 43 1992
Sarah Evers Sarah Evers Sarah Evers Sarah Evers Lauren Barrett Brooke Hudson Brooke Hudson Jamie Boardman Krista Smith Julie Hockenson Julie Hockenson Alison Zemanski Julie Hockenson Lisa Hough Lisa Hough Abby Norman Lauren Evans Lauren Evans Evyn McCoy Evyn McCoy Caleah Wells Jordan Anderson Hannah Shreve Mia Swanegan BLOCK ASSISTS Nancy Merkle Nancy Merkle Nancy Merkle Lisa Scott Lori Filipich Lisa Scott Jennifer McCuen Wendy Mills Wendy Mills Jennifer McCuen Sarah Evers Sarah Evers Sarah Evers Sarah Evers Lauren Barrett/Brooke Hudson Brooke Hudson Brooke Hudson Jamie Boardman Krista Smith Alison Zemanski Alison Zemanski
36 42 43 14 23 19 16 15 37 20 17 21 22 17 10 13 26 15 13 10 10 10 10 13
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
No. Year 73 1983 63 1984 126 1985 67 1986 82 1987 95 1988 101 1989 89 1990 113 1991 157 1992 126 1993 98 1994 91 1995 88 1996 49 1997 73 1998 54 1999 53 2000 72 2001 93 2002 69 2003
Alison Zemanski Julie Hockenson Lisa Hough Lisa Hough Abby Norman Lauren Evans Lauren Evans Evyn McCoy Evyn McCoy Evyn McCoy Evyn McCoy Hannah Shreve Mia Swanegan
138 94 58 91 47 95 75 69 74 117 90 84 136
TOTAL BLOCKS Sally Fries Nancy Merkle Nancy Merkle Lori Filipich Lori Filipich Lisa Scott Jennifer McCuen Wendy Mills Jennifer McCuen Jennifer McCuen Sarah Evers Sarah Evers Sarah Evers Sarah Evers Lauren Barrett Brooke Hudson Brooke Hudson Jamie Boardman Krista Smith Alison Zemanski Alison Zemanski Alison Zemanski Julie Hockenson Lisa Hough Lisa Hough Abby Norman Lauren Evans Lauren Evans Evyn McCoy Evyn McCoy Evyn McCoy Evyn McCoy Hannah Shreve Mia Swanegan
No. Year 136 1983 136 1984 185 1985 100 1986 128 1987 151 1988 153 1989 125 1990 159 1991 200 1992 162 1993 140 1994 134 1995 102 1996 72 1997 92 1998 70 1999 68 2000 109 2001 109 2002 84 2003 159 2004 116 2005 75 2006 101 2007 60 2008 121 2009 90 2010 82 2011 84 2012 125 2013 94 2014 94 2015 149 2016
BLOCKS PER SET Sally Fries Nancy Merkle Nancy Merkle Lori Filipich/Lisa Scott Lori Filipich Lisa Scott Jennifer McCuen Wendy Mills Wendy Mills Jennifer McCuen Sarah Evers Sarah Evers Sarah Evers Sarah Evers Brooke Hudson
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
P/Set Year 1.36 1983 1.14 1984 1.41 1985 0.90 1986 1.29 1987 1.27 1988 1.22 1989 1.14 1990 1.26 1991 1.61 1992 1.53 1993 1.09 1994 1.18 1995 0.82 1996 0.75 1997
Brooke Hudson Brooke Hudson Jamie Boardman Krista Smith Alison Zemanski Alison Zemanski Alison Zemanski Julie Hockenson Lisa Hough Lisa Hough Abby Norman Lauren Evans Lauren Evans Evyn McCoy Evyn McCoy Evyn McCoy Hannah Shreve Hannah Shreve Mia Swanegan
0.89 0.72 0.72 1.17 1.17 0.86 1.46 1.10 0.80 0.94 0.57 1.10 0.87 0.90 0.82 1.16 1.39 0.99 1.34
DIGS Beth Hoffman Beth Hoffman Beth Hoffman Michelle Miller Michelle Miller Michelle Miller Michelle Domas Michelle Domas Michelle Domas Sharon Miller Stacey Avitt Sandy Shumate Kyle Palmer Kyle Palmer Michelle Taylor Nikki Hardy Nikki Hardy Adriana Hardy Dimitra Havriluk Kristi King Kristi King Aurora Ebert-Santos Aurora Ebert-Santos Aurora Ebert-Santos Bonnie West Bonnie West Bonnie West Bonnie West Serinna Russo Anna Panagiotakopoulos Anna Panagiotakopoulos Gianna Gotterba Gianna Gotterba Gianna Gotterba
No. Year 461 1983 199 1984 392 1985 192 1986 313 1987 419 1988 455 1989 377 1990 536 1991 382 1992 408 1993 451 1994 284 1995 325 1996 269 1997 373 1998 283 1999 328 2000 339 2001 375 2002 351 2003 412 2004 500 2005 432 2006 534 2007 424 2008 492 2009 495 2010 530 2011 297 2012 469 2013 287 2014 356 2015 452 2016
DIGS PER SET Beth Hoffman Jeanne Pause Beth Hoffman Michelle Miller Michelle Miller Michelle Miller Michelle Domas Michelle Domas Michelle Domas
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
P/Set Year 3.25 1983 1.71 1984 2.90 1985 1.73 1986 3.19 1987 3.55 1988 3.53 1989 3.22 1990 3.97 1991
Sharon Miller Stacey Avitt Sandy Shumate Jen Hoffman Kyle Palmer Michelle Taylor Nikki Hardy Nikki Hardy Dimitra Havriluk Dimitra Havriluk Kristi King Kristi King Aurora Ebert-Santos Aurora Ebert-Santos Aurora Ebert-Santos Bonnie West Bonnie West Bonnie West Bonnie West Serinna Russo Anna Panagiotakopoulos Anna Panagiotakopoulos Gianna Gotterba Gianna Gotterba Gianna Gotterba ACES Jeanne Pause Marty Hensler Beth Hoffman Marci Lewandowski Michelle Miller Michelle Domas Nicole Geraci Kara Crismond Michelle Domas Shawn Wiesepape Kyle Palmer Kyle Palmer Jen Hoffman Megan Porter Lori Biesecker Nikki Hardy Megan Porter Adriana Hardy Erica Montana Stephanie Zolna Stephanie Zolna Stephanie Zolna Kailee Goold Aurora Ebert-Santos Kristina Gallahan Bonnie West Lauren Evans Bonnie West Michelle Kopecky Hannah Sackett Evyn McCoy Lamprini Konstantinidou Morgan Montgomery Payton Caffrey ACES PER SET Jeanne Pause Marty Hensler Jill Raschiatore
3.08 4.00 3.52 2.68 2.62 2.74 3.77 3.22 3.65 3.49 3.83 3.51 4.58 5.10 4.65 4.60 3.96 4.47 4.67 5.82 3.38 4.08 2.99 3.56 3.90
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
No. Year 78 1983 60 1984 77 1985 50 1986 55 1987 44 1988 51 1989 67 1990 85 1991 46 1992 44 1993 57 1994 33 1995 44 1996 36 1997 35 1998 40 1999 27 2000 31 2001 45 2002 27 2003 34 2004 33 2005 25 2006 48 2007 34 2008 37 2009 32 2010 29 2011 29 2012 25 2013 26 2014 19 2015 30 2016 P/Set Year 0.59 1983 0.51 1984 0.61 1985
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Marci Lewandowski Marci Lewandowski/Michelle Miller Michelle Domas Nicole Geraci Kara Crismond Michelle Domas Shawn Wiesepape Kyle Palmer Kyle Palmer Jen Hoffman Megan Porter Lori Biesecker Nikki Hardy Megan Porter Adriana Hardy/Dimitra Havriluk Erica Montana Stephanie Zolna Stephanie Zolna Stephanie Zolna Stephanie Zolna Aurora Ebert-Santos Kristina Gallahan Bonnie West Lauren Evans Bonnie West Michelle Kopecky Hannah Sackett Evyn McCoy Lamprini Konstantinidou Morgan Montgomery Payton Caffrey
0.47 0.56 0.40 0.40 0.60 0.63 0.37 0.39 0.46 0.34 0.36 0.37 0.35 0.42 0.29 0.30 0.48 0.36 0.32 0.34 0.27 0.45 0.32 0.34 0.30 0.32 0.28 0.23 0.27 0.19 0.26
HITTING PERCENTAGE Beth Hoffman Beth Hoffman Lisa Scott Lisa Scott Lisa Scott Lisa Scott Cathy Folger Cathy Folger Cathy Folger Jennifer McCuen Sarah Evers Sarah Evers Sarah Evers Brooke Hudson Lauren Barrett Brooke Hudson Brooke Hudson Jamie Boardman Dimitra Havriluk Julie Hockenson Alison Zemanski Alison Zemanski Julie Hockenson Tammy Wolf Tammy Wolf Lisa Hough Lauren Evans Lauren Evans Michelle Kopecky Caleah Wells Evyn McCoy Nikki Attea Dzeni Hadzisehovic Hannah Shreve
No. Year .264 1983 .358 1984 .294 1985 .265 1986 .286 1987 .324 1988 .236 1989 .341 1990 .328 1991 .340 1992 .259 1993 .255 1994 .253 1995 .221 1996 .254 1997 .259 1998 .236 1999 .271 2000 .205 2001 .240 2002 .239 2003 .305 2004 .261 2005 .221 2006 .350 2007 .222 2008 .291 2009 .297 2010 .173 2011 .221 2012 .298 2013 .269 2014 .250 2015 .246 2016
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Catherine Anderson (MB) Jordan Anderson (OH) Arielle Allen (MB/OH) Kylie Armbruster (OH) Nikki Attea (OH) Kathy Austin (MB) Stacey Avitt (OH)
La Plata, Md. Flower Mound, Texas Lewistown, Mont. Murietta, Calif. East Amherst, N.Y. Bridgeport, W.Va. Knoxville, Iowa
Catherine Barboza (OPP) Carolyn Barnhart (OH) Lauren Barrett (MB) Ellie Bastida (S) Lori Bedick (OH) Jeanna Bellen (MB) Nada Beneke (OH) Diane Berkebile (OH) Christina Bhanos (OH) Lori Biesecker (OH) Lauren Blough (OH) Jamie Boardman (MB) Jen Boeddeker (S) Barbara Born (DS) Susan Boyd Jodi Boysza (OH) Abby Brown (OH) Melvina Brown (DS)
Galena, Ohio Stoystown, Pa. Thousand Oaks, Calif. St. Louis, Mo. Pittsburgh, Pa. Thousand Oaks, Calif. Wheeling, W.Va. Johnstown, Pa. Towson, Md. Waynesboro, Pa. Johnstown, Pa. Bellevue, Neb. Santa Barbara, Calif. Rochester, N.Y. Allison Park, Pa. Windsor, Pa. Lewisburg, W.Va. Warrenton, Va.
Payton Caffrey (OH) Bridget Carey (DS) Lauri Carpenter (DS) Megan Carroll (L) Trish Corl (OH) Bobbie Cox (S) Kara Crismond (MB) Taylor Cross (DS) Gabrielle Cuckovich (DS) Gina Cusanelli (S)
Chuluota, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla. Battle Creek, Mich. Woodbridge, Va. N.Huntingdon, Pa. Parkersburg, W.Va. Boca Raton, Fla. Colorado Springs, Colo. Rochester Hills, Mich. Collinsville, Ill.
Lynn Davis (OH) Tamara De Angelis (DS) Anke de Jong (OH) Shanon DeWitt (OH) Michelle Domas (OH) Sally Dorwart (OH) Debbie Durstein (MB)
Charleston, W.Va. Lone Tree, Colo. Groningen, Netherlands Long Beach, Calif. Boca Raton, Fla. Lancaster, Pa. Allison Park, Pa.
Aurora Ebert-Santos (L) Katelyn Evans (OH) Lauren Evans (MB) Sarah Evers (MB)
Frisco, Colo. Palmdale, Calif. Canyon Lake, Calif. Cincinnati, Ohio
Maureen Ferris (S) Pat Fey (OH) Mary Ann Fiedler (OH) Lori Filipich (MB) Sue Ann Findo (OH)
Reynoldsburg, Ohio Valencia, Pa. Commack, N.Y. Pittsburgh, Pa. Morgantown, W.Va.
1983-84 2013-14 2012-13 2008-09-10-11 2012-13-14 1984 1993
B 1996 1983-84 1995-96-97-98 1993-94-95 1979-80-81-82 2001 1975-76-77 1977-78-79-80 1993 1994-95-96-97 1997-98-99-2000 1997-98-99-2000 1990-91-92-93 1978 1974 1982 2015 2014-15
C 2016 2010-11 1996-97-98 2004 1984-85-86 1976-77-78 1987-88-89-90 2015-16 2016 2003-04-05-06
D 1974-75 2006-07-08-09 2011 1996 1988-89-90-91 1974-75 1976
E 2003-04-05-06 2016 2009-2010 1993-94-95-96
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1998-99-00 1974 1976-77-78-79 1984-85-86-87 1975
Katie Fitz (DS) Dana Flummer (S) Cathy Folger (OH) Sally Fries (MB)
Dallastown, Pa. Cincinnati, Ohio Clemmons, N.C. Lothian, Md.
Kristina Gallahan (OH) Nancy Gambill (MB) Nicole Geraci (S) Elizabeth Gillespie (OH/MB) Cynthia Goff Kailee Goold (S) Melinda Gormann (OH) Lesly Gottel (OH) Gianna Gotterba (L) Lisa Greenlee (MB) Liz Gulick (DS)
Mooresville, N.C. Pittsburgh, Pa. Amherst, N.Y. Irwin, Pa. Parkersburg, W.V. Avon Lake, Ohio West Seneca, N.Y. Great Neck, N.Y. Stockton, Calif. Johnstown, Pa. Wheaton, Ill
Dzeni Hadzisehovic (RS) Elizabeth Harding (OH) Nikki Hardy (OH) Dimitra Havriluk (OH) Jennifer Hayhurst (MB) Marcy Hays (OH) Marty Hensler (S) Mary Jo Hensler (S) Julie Hockenson (MB) Beth Hoffman (OH) Jennifer Hoffman (MB) Lisa Hough (MB) Carol Houser (S) Brooke Hudson (MB) MaTia Hughes (DS)
Belgrade, Serbia Mt. Lebanon, Pa. Warrenville, Ill. Newport Beach, Calif. Parkersburg, W.Va. Elizabeth, Pa. North Huntingdon, Pa. North Huntingdon, Pa. Garden Valley, Calif. Johnstown, Pa. Getzille, N.Y. Venice, Fla. Pine Bank, Pa. Battle Creek, Mich. Atlanta, Ga.
Linda Innocenti (MB)
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Megan Jackson (OH) Christie Jones (OH) Nicole Jones (S)
River Forest, Ill. Greensboro, N.C. Racine, Wis.
Halle Kearney (OH) Monique Kemp (MB) Kristi King (OH) Elzbieta Klein (OH) Lamprini Konstantinidou (S) Michelle Kopecky (OH) Rebecca Kosnac (MB) Kellie Kubiak (DS)
Cleveland, Ohio Pembroke Pines, Fla. Phoenix, Ariz. Gdynia, Poland Thessaloniki, Greece Schaumburg, Ill. Conneaut Lake, Pa. North Tonawanda, N.Y.
Katie LaWall (OH) Audra Lawless (DS) Jordan Lee (DS) Whitney Lee (MB) Natania Levak (RS/MB) Marcia Lewandowski (OH) Sondra Lima (DS/S) Laurie Lokash (S)
Tonawanda, N.Y. Davidsonville, Md. The Woodlands, Texas Live Oak, Calif Pazin, Croatia Mount Pleasant, Pa. Nebraska City, Neb. Pittsburgh, Pa.
1996-97-98 1992-93 1988-89-90-91 1981-82-83
G 2006-07-08-09 1979-80-81-82 1989-90-91-92 1983-84-85-86 1974 2004-05-06-07 1974 1976-77-78-79 2014-15-16 1990-91 2010-11-12-13
H 2015 1975 1997-98-99-2000 2000-01-02-03 2000-01-02-03 1976-77-78-79 1981-82-83-84 1978-79-80-81 2002-03-04-05 1982-83-84-85 1992-93-94-95 2005-06-07-08 1974-75-76 1996-97-98-99 2015-16
I 1978-79
J 1997-98 1992-93-94-95 2007-08
K 2011 2012 2000-01-02-03 2012-13 2014 2008-09-10-11 1999-2000-01-02 1984-85-86-87
L 1980-81-82-83 1989-90 2013 2009-10 2016 1984-85-86-87 1999 1979
Erin Slinde (S) Cheryl Smith (S) Krista Smith (MB) Lindsay Spieler (S) Shawnna Stahl (MB) Anna Stecowska (OH) Sharon Steele (OH) Brandice Studnicka (S) Tammy Sutton (OH) Mia Swanegan (MB)
Rosemount, Minn. Greensburg, Pa. Auburn, Mich. Pittsburgh, Pa. Wheeling, W.Va. Athens, Greece Johnstown, Pa. Clay Center, Neb. Chevy Chase, Md. Blue Springs, Mo.
Bridgett Talia (OH) Michelle Taylor (S) Abby Tevis (OH) Janet Thomas (MB) Tracey Thompson (S) Debbie Thorpe (S) Amy Throckmorton (DS) Amanda Tranqillo (OH)
West Valley City, Utah Ambridge, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. Belle, W.Va. Cincinnati, Ohio Sewickley, Pa. Glen Ellyn, Ill. Virginville, Pa.
1991-92 2010 2007-08-09-10
Brandy Walter (OH) Anna Watson (MB) Caleah Wells (MB) Bonnie West (L) Kim Whigham (OH) Shawn Wiesepape (MB) Kim Wilson (S) Tammy Wolf (MB) Dana Worden (OH)
Altoona, Pa. Lombard, Ill. Red Oak, Texas Wildomar, Calif. Pittsburgh, Pa. Acampo, Calif. Wellsville, Ohio Lakeland, Fla. Parkersburg, W.Va.
1984 1974-75-76-77 1976-77
Alison Zemanski (MB) Stephanie Zolna (OH) Paige Zywick (DS)
Perrysburg, Ohio Mission Viejo, Calif. Troy, Mich.
M Jacelyn Macedo (OH) Monique Marier (OH) Delie Marsonek (MB) Joan Matalavage (MB) Marsha McCaslin (OH) Colleen McCormley (OH) Evyn McCoy (MB) Jen McCuen (MB) Lee McElwain (MB) Nancy Merkle (MB) Marissa Meyers (OH) Luanne Mihalov (MB) Andrea Miller (OH) Michelle Miller (OH) Sharon Miller (OH) Wendy Mills (MB) Stephanie Mock (DS) Abby Monson (MB) Erica Montana (OH) Lauren Montgomery (OH) Morgan Montgomery (OH) Jo Mosier (OH) Kelly Mullins (OH) Connie Myers
Manteca, Calif. Clearwater, Fla. Lutz, Fla. Downsville, N.Y. Corry, Pa. McKeesport, Pa. Clare, Ill. Baltimore, Md. Rush, N.Y. Washington, Pa. Crystal Lake, Ill. Rochester, N.Y. Huntingtown, Md. Hamburg, N.Y. Ames, Iowa Fairpoint, N.Y. Renfrew, Pa. Centennial, Colo. Delray Beach, Fla. Penfield, N.Y. Centennial, Colo. Johnstown, Pa. Scottsdale, Ariz. York, Pa.
Tamae Nishimura (DS) Gabriela Nadal (DS) Abby Norman (MB)
Kawasaki, Japan Bakersfield, Calif. Indianapolis, Ind.
Julie O’Brien (DS) Judy Onks (OH) Shelly Ostrowski (MB)
Pittsburgh, Pa. St. Albans, W.Va. Martinsburg, W.Va.
Kyle Palmer (OH) Anna Panagiotakopoulos (L) Ashley Pappas (OH) Gina Paolini (S) Jeanne Pause (OH) Becky Plank (OH) Danylle Popp (MB) Megan Porter (OH/OPP) Kari Post (S)
Woodstock, Ill. Phoenix, Ariz. Lisle, Ill. Pittsburgh, Pa. Tonawanda, N.Y. Glen Ellyn, Ill. Weston, W.Va. Bellevue, Neb. Yuba City, Calif.
Abby Raines(MB/OH) Mary Jane Rakowich (S) Jill Raschiatore (S) Karly Rasmussen (S) Lisa Riedel (S) Andrea Riley (MB) Diana Roberson (S/OPP) Arlene Roberts (OH) Courtney Robison (S) Haley Roe (S) Cindy Rogers (OH) Jill Ruskowski (OH) Serinna Russo (OH/L)
Lake Sherwood, Mo. Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. San Marcos, Calif. Potsdam, Germany Romney, W.Va. Laurel, Md. St. Albans, W.Va. Shepherdsville, Ky. Campbell, Calif. Hamilton, Ohio Richmond, Texas Riverside, Calif.
Hannah Sackett (OH) Brittany Sample (S) Sidney Sauter (MB) Lisa Scott (MB) Hannah Shreve Sandy Shumate (OH)
Somers, Mont. Lewisville, Texas Woodridge, Ill. Cuba, N.Y. Charleston, W.Va. Charleston, W.Va.
1995-96 1998 2006 1974-75 1975 1976-77-78 2011-12-13-14 1988-89-91-92 1978-79 1982-83-84-85 2006-07-08 1980-81-82-83 2007-08-09-10 1985-86-87-88 1989-90-91-92 1989-90-91-92 2009-10-11 2008-09-10-11 1999-2000-01-02 1990-91-92-93 2014-15-16 1982-83-84 2002-03-04-05 1974
N
2016 1976-77-78-79 1998-99-00-01 1999-00-01-02 1989-90-91 2013 1980-81-82-83 2001-02-03-04 1987-88 2015-16
T 2015 1995-96-97-98 2004-05-06-07 1975-76-77-78 1985-86-87-88 1974-75-76-77 1988-89 2001-02
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1998 1993 2012-13-14-15 2007-08-09-10 1979 1991-92 1981 2005-06-07-08 1977-78-79-80
Z 2001-02-03-04 2002-03-04-05 2015
P 1993-94-95-96 2012-13-14 2004-05-06-07 1977-78-79-80 1981-82-83-84 1986-87-88-89 1994-95 1996-97-98-99 2008-09-10-11
R 2006-07-08-09 1982-83-84 1984-85-86-87 2009-10-11-12 2010 1998-99-00 1987-88-89 1975-76 2011 2013-14-15-16 1974-75 2000-01 2010-11
S 2012-13-14 2012-13-14-15 2010 1985-86-87-88 2013-14-15-16 1992-93-94-95
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First Last Opponent Meeting Meeting W-L Air Force 2009 2009 1-0 Akron 1983 2016 12-9 Alabama 2002 2002 0-1 Alabama-Birmingham 1996 1996 1-0 Albany 2007 2007 1-0 American 1993 1993 2-0 Appalachian State 1982 1982 0-1 Arizona State 1989 1989 0-1 Arkansas State 1991 1991 0-1 Army 1991 2010 2-0 Ashland 1977 1983 1-2 Auburn 1988 1988 1-0 Austin Peay State 2006 2006 0-1 Baylor 1986 2016 3-10 Belmont 2006 2006 0-1 Boston College 1992 2008 8-4 Bowling Green 1987 2003 0-8 BYU 2014 2014 0-1 BYU-Hawaii 1992 1992 0-1 Bucknell 2009 2009 1-0 Buffalo 1992 2013 9-0 Butler 2007 2007 0-1 California 1991 2016 1-1 California-Irvine 1992 2003 0-2 California, Pa. 1974 1980 8-0 California Poly SLO 1997 1997 0-1 California State Fullerton 1988 2010 1-1 California State Sacramento 1992 1992 0-1 Campbell 2010 2013 1-0 Canisius 2007 2013 2-0 Carnegie‑Mellon 1975 1975 1-0 Catawba 1979 1979 1-0 Catholic 1977 1981 1-2 Central Connecticut 2012 2012 1-0 Central Florida 1988 1988 1-0 Central Michigan 1990 1990 0-1 Charleston, College of 1997 1997 1-0 Charleston, W.Va. 1974 1980 9-1 Cincinnati 1983 2011 2-12 Clarion 1976 1980 5-2 Clemson 1986 1986 1-0 Cleveland State 1978 2012 20-6 Coastal Carolina 2004 2004 0-1 Colgate 1979 2008 0-2 Concord 1974 1977 4-5 Connecticut 1989 2015 3-17 Coppin State 2005 2005 1-0 Dartmouth 2015 2016 1-1 Davidson 2015 2015 1-0 Dayton 1978 2004 0-2 Delaware 1978 1999 1-4 Denver 2006 2009 0-2 DePaul 1989 2011 6-2 Drake 1983 1983 0-1 Drexel 1979 1995 7-0 Duke 1978 2014 1-8 Duquesne 1975 2013 27-19 East Carolina 1983 2010 2-2 East Tennessee State 1979 2007 6-0 Eastern Illinois 1987 2013 4-1 Eastern Kentucky 1981 2006 2-3 Eastern Michigan 2015 2015 0-1 Edinboro State 1975 1984 2-3 Elon 1979 2005 2-1 Emory & Henry 1977 1977 1-0 Fairleigh Dickinson 1982 1982 2-2 Fairfield 2000 2000 0-1 Fairmont State 1974 1977 5-3 Florida 1988 1988 0-1 Florida State 1988 1988 0-1 Fordham 2013 2013 1-0 Furman 2000 2000 0-1 Franklin & Marshall 1975 1977 3-0 Fredonia State 1976 1976 1-0 Gardner-Webb 2014 2014 1-0 Geneva 1978 1979 2-0
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First Last Opponent Meeting Meeting W-L Georgetown 1978 2013 12-18 George Mason 1985 2012 4-6 George Washington 1983 2015 7-18 Georgia Southern 2016 2016 1-0 Glenville State 1975 1975 2-0 Grand Canyon 2016 2016 1-0 Grove City 1977 1979 3-0 Hampton 2013 2013 1-0 High Point 1979 2004 2-1 Hofstra 1983 1992 2-4 Houston 1987 2011 0-2 Howard 1979 2010 3-0 Idaho 2005 2005 0-1 Illinois 1977 1977 0-1 Illinois State 1978 1978 0-1 Indiana 2006 2006 0-1 Indiana, Pa. 1974 1984 8-4 Indiana State 1985 2016 3-1 Iowa State 1994 2016 1-12 IUPUI 2014 2015 1-1 James Madison 1974 2001 3-3 Juniata 1983 1984 2-0 Kansas 1999 2016 0-12 Kansas State 2012 2016 2-8 Kean 1976 1976 1-0 Kent State 1979 2014 10-4 Kentucky 1977 2011 2-2 Lewis College 1983 1983 1-0 Liberty 1989 2013 7-4 Louisiana State 1995 1999 0-2 Louisville 1981 2011 0-8 Loyola, Ill. 1996 2013 2-0 Loyola, Md. 1981 2012 1-1 Loyola Marymount 2011 2011 0-1 Manhattan College 2002 2002 0-1 Mansfield State 1980 1982 0-2 Marietta 1975 1976 2-0 Marquette 1989 2011 4-5 Marshall 1974 2016 29-20 Maryland 1983 1991 3-10 Maryland‑Baltimore County 1979 2008 7-1 Maryland-Eastern Shore 2012 2012 0-1 Massachusetts 1982 1980 6-8 McNeese State 2002 2002 0-1 Memphis 2005 2005 1-0 Miami 2002 2003 0-2 Miami, Ohio 1979 1979 0-3 Michigan 1989 2015 1-1 Michigan‑Dearborn 1983 1983 1-0 Michigan State 1985 1996 0-2 Midway 1982 1982 1-0 Minnesota 1983 1983 0-1 Mississippi 1997 2000 1-1 Mississippi State 1989 1989 1-0 Missouri 2001 2002 0-2 Morehead State 1985 2016 7-4 Morris Harvey 1974 1974 0-1 Montana 2014 2014 1-0 Montana State 2000 2000 0-1 Mount Union 1976 1983 2-0 Murray State 1994 2015 1-3 Navy 1979 2013 3-0 Nebraska 1993 1993 0-1 UNLV 2003 2003 0-1 New Hampshire 2002 2011 1-1 New Haven 1979 1979 1-0 New York Tech 1984 1985 2-0 Niagara 1996 2014 2-0 Norfolk State 2013 2013 1-0 North Carolina 1978 2016 0-7 North Carolina-Asheville 1997 1997 1-0 North Carolina Central 2008 2008 1-0 North Carolina-Greensboro 2001 2001 1-0 North Carolina State 1979 1986 2-4 North Park 1983 1983 1-0 Northeastern 1985 1988 0-2
Opponent Northwestern Northern Arizona Northern Illinois Notre Dame Oakland Ohio Ohio State Oklahoma Pacific Penn Penn State Penn State‑Fayette Pepperdine Pitt Princeton Providence Radford Rhode Island Roanoke Robert Morris Rutgers Sacramento State Sacred Heart St. Bonaventure St. Francis, Pa. St. Peter’s St. John’s Salem Salisbury State San Jose State Santa Clara Scranton Seton Hall Seton Hill Shepherd Slippery Rock Stony Brook South Carolina Southern Illinois Southeast Missouri State Southwest Missouri State Southern Utah Syracuse Temple Tennessee-Martin Tennessee Tech Texas Texas Christian Texas San Antonio Texas State Texas Tech Toledo Towson Trenton State UMBC UNC-Charlotte UNC-Greensboro Upsala USF Valparaiso Villanova Virginia Virginia Commonwealth Virginia Tech Wagner Wake Forest Washington Washington College, Md. Waynesburg West Liberty Western Illinois Western Kentucky Western Maryland Western Michigan Westminster, Pa. William & Mary Winthrop Wisconsin‑Madison Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wittenburg Wooster Wright State Xavier Yale Youngstown State
First Last Meeting Meeting W-L 1999 1999 0-1 1992 1993 0-2 1997 1997 0-1 1991 2011 3-16 1998 2015 5-1 1976 2005 15-11 1978 2011 0-3 1999 2016 0-11 2016 2016 0-1 1980 2010 1-2 1976 2016 0-28 1974 1975 2-0 2007 2007 0-1 1975 2011 3-38 1983 2009 5-6 1983 2014 8-9 1975 2012 3-2 1979 1999 8-19 1975 1975 1-0 1982 2016 20-5 1983 2011 24-17 1999 2003 1-1 1999 1999 1-0 1987 1994 12-0 1997 2014 9-2 2002 2012 3-0 1995 2011 5-12 1974 1977 4-2 1976 1979 2-0 1999 1999 0-1 2016 2016 0-1 1977 1977 1-0 1985 2014 12-12 1974 1975 2-0 1975 1977 4-2 1975 1982 7-3 1999 1999 1-0 1983 2012 1-5 1990 2007 0-5 1994 1998 0-2 1986 1986 0-1 2009 2009 1-0 1985 2011 14-12 1979 2002 16-13 2005 2005 1-0 1982 2004 2-1 2012 2016 0-10 2009 2016 3-8 2011 2011 0-1 2011 2011 0-1 1985 2016 6-6 1983 2014 6-1 1979 2011 6-2 1976 1976 1-0 2013 2013 1-0 2010 2015 1-1 2008 2008 1-0 1977 1977 1-0 2005 2011 2-5 1994 2011 2-1 1984 2011 7-14 1983 1996 4-3 1979 1996 9-1 1979 2003 2-5 2001 2001 1-0 1983 2010 2-2 1995 1995 0-1 1977 1977 1-0 1974 1980 3-0 1974 1977 5-2 1998 2002 2-0 1996 1996 1-0 1979 1979 1-0 1995 1998 1-1 1983 1983 1-0 1988 1996 1-3 2008 2016 3-0 1976 1976 0-1 1995 1995 0-1 1976 1976 0-1 1977 1977 1-0 1982 2012 3-5 1984 1996 3-3 1979 2010 2-1 1976 2010 16-4
YEAR-BY-YEAR 1974 (4-11) Judy Thomas
0-2 L Concord 0-2 L Marshall 2-0 W Waynesburg 2-0 W California, Pa. 1-2 L West Liberty 1-2 L Fairmont State 2-0 W Seton Hill 1-2 L Fairmont State 0-2 L Salem 0-2 L West Liberty 0-2 L Indiana, Pa. 2-0 W Penn State-Fayette West Virginia State Tournament (5th) 1-2 L Fairmont State 0-2 L Morris Harvey 0-2 L Concord
1975 (15-13) Veronica Hammersmith
2-0 W Waynesburg 2-1 W Waynesburg 2-0 W Penn State-Fayette 2-0 W Carnegie Mellon 2-1 W Morris Harvey 0-2 L Shepherd 0-2 L Radford 2-1 W Roanoke 1-2 L Concord 0-2 L Pitt 0-2 L Pitt 0-2 L Edinboro 0-2 L Slippery Rock 2-0 W Franklin & Marshall 2-0 W Glenville State 0-2 L Concord 0-2 L Marshall 2-0 W Seton Hill 2-1 W West Liberty 0-2 L Salem 2-0 W California, Pa. 1-2 L Indiana, Pa. 2-0 W Fairmont State 2-0 W Duquesne W Marietta* West Virginia State Tournament (3rd) 2-0 W Morris Harvey 2-0 W West Liberty 0-2 L Shepherd 2-1 W Marshall *forfeit
1976 (21-17) Veronica Hammersmith 1-2 L 2-1 W 2-0 W 0-2 L 2-1 W 0-2 L 2-0 W 2-0 W 1-2 L 2-0 W 1-2 L 0-2 L 0-2 L 2-0 W
Radford Marshall Morris Harvey Slippery Rock Fredonia State Edinboro Fairmont State Youngstown State Duquesne Mount Union Duquesne Pitt Clarion Salem
Results
2-0 W West Liberty 2-0 W California, Pa. 0-2 L Indiana, Pa. 2-0 W Marietta 1-2 L Whittenburg 0-2 L Ohio Games Missing% 0-2 L Wisconsin* 0-2 L Illinois State* 0-2 L Ohio State* % West Virginia State Tournament Games Missing * AIAW Regional Tournament Game (Ohio State)
1977 (34-7) Veronica Hammersmith
2-0 W Upsala 2-0 W Washington College 2-0 W Franklin & Marshall 2-0 W Scranton 2-0 W Franklin & Marshall (JV) 0-2 L Pitt 1-2 L Duquesne 1-2 L Clarion 2-1 W Kent State 2-0 W Grove City 2-0 W Kent State 2-0 W Duquesne 2-0 W at Concord 2-0 W Marshall 2-0 W Radford 2-0 W Emory & Henry 2-0 W Morris Harvey 0-3 L Slippery Rock 2-3 L Slippery Rock 2-0 W West Liberty 2-0 W Salem 2-0 W Fairmont State 2-0 W Concord 2-0 W Shepherd 2-0 W Morris Harvey 1-2 L Ashland 2-0 W at Ohio 2-0 W Wooster 2-0 W California, Pa. 2-0 W at Duquesne 1-2 L Catholic 2-0 W Shepherd 2-0 W Indiana, Pa. 2-0 W California, Pa. 2-0 W Alderson-Broaddus 2-0 W Youngstown State West Virginia State Tournament (3rd) 2-0 W West Liberty 2-0 W Fairmont State 2-0 W Salem 2-0 W Glenville 0-2 L Marshall 2-0 W Salem
1978 (12-13) Veronica Hammersmith 0-2 L 0-2 L 0-2 L 0-2 L 3-0 W 2-0 W 2-0 W 0-2 L
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2-0 W Waynesburg 2-0 W at Slippery Rock 2-0 W at Indiana, Pa. 2-0 W at Marshall 2-0 W at Clarion State 2-0 W Ohio 2-0 W at California, Pa. 0-2 L at Indiana, Pa. Maryland Invitational 0-3 L Delaware 0-2 L Pitt 0-2 L Duke 0-2 L Georgetown 0-2 L North Carolina 2-0 W at Youngstown State 0-2 L Ashland College 0-2 L George Washington 2-0 W Marshall
1979 (35-12) Veronica Hammersmith
2-0 W Cleveland State 0-2 L Colgate 1-2 L Penn State 2-0 W Navy 2-0 W Virginia Tech 0-2 L George Washington 2-0 W James Madison 2-0 W Grove City 2-0 W Clarion 2-0 W Geneva 2-1 W Slippery Rock 2-1 W Grove City 2-0 W Trenton State 2-0 W Salisbury State 2-0 W Yale 2-0 W New Haven 2-0 W Maryland-Baltimore Co. 2-0 W Western Maryland 2-0 W High Point 2-0 W Howard 2-0 W VCU 1-2 L Towson State 0-2 L High Point 2-0 W Howard 2-1 W Clarion 2-0 W Slippery Rock 2-1 W Ohio 0-2 L Miami, Ohio 2-1 W Kent State 0-2 L Cleveland State 0-2 L Pitt 0-2 L N.C. State 0-2 L Rhode Island 1-2 L George Washington 0-2 L Catholic 2-1 W California, Pa. 2-0 W Indiana, Pa. 2-0 W Marshall 2-0 W Catawba 2-0 W Elon 2-0 W East Tennessee State 2-0 W Charleston 2-1 W Marshall 2-1 W Virginia Commonwealth 1-3 L Temple 3-0 W Drexel 3-1 W Duquesne
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1980 (25-16) Veronica Hammersmith
1-2 L Cleveland State 2-1 W Fairleigh Dickinson 2-0 W Robert Morris 2-0 W Duquesne 1-2 L Georgetown 2-3 L Kent State 2-0 W Slippery Rock 2-0 W Charleston 2-1 W Waynesburg 2-0 W Youngstown State 2-0 W Marshall 2-0 W Princeton 2-0 W Cleveland State 0-2 L Mount Saint Joseph 2-1 W Ohio 2-1 W Mount Saint Jospeh 0-3 L Cleveland State 3-0 W Clarion 2-3 L Slippery Rock 1-2 L Rhode Island 1-2 L Fairleigh Dickinson 0-2 L Penn State 2-0 W Temple 0-2 L Fairleigh Dickinson 0-2 L George Washington 1-2 L South Carolina 0-2 L Maryland 2-0 W Duke 2-0 W Massachusetts 1-2 L East Carolina 2-0 W California, Pa. 2-1 W Indiana, Pa. 2-0 W Midway 2-0 W Toledo 0-2 L Wright State 2-0 W Tennessee Tech 0-2 L Appalachian State 2-0 W Marshall 3-1 W Robert Morris 3-0 W Drexel 3-1 W Temple
1981 (12-13) Veronica Hammersmith 0-2 L 1-2 L 0-2 L 0-2 L 0-2 L 2-0 W 2-0 W 1-3 L 0-2 L 2-0 W 2-0 W 0-2 L 2-0 W 1-2 L 0-2 L 0-2 L 0-2 L 0-2 L 3-0 W 3-2 W 3-2 W 2-1 W 2-0 W
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1982 (15-21) Veronica Hammersmith
2-0 W Slippery Rock 1-2 L Mansfield State 3-1 W Princeton 1-2 L Maryland 0-2 L Hofstra 1-2 L Penn 2-0 W Georgetown 2-0 W Rhode Island 0-2 L Pitt 1-2 L Temple 2-0 W Kent State 2-0 W Marshall 2-0 W Rio Grande 2-0 W Ohio 2-1 W Cleveland State 2-0 W Maryland-Baltimore Co. 2-0 W Georgetown 0-2 L Rhode Island 2-0 W Delaware 0-2 L Providence 2-0 W Princeton 2-0 W Indiana, Pa. 1-2 L Temple 1-2 L South Carolina 1-2 L Maryland 0-2 L Georgetown 0-2 L Appalachian State Rutgers Invitational 0-2 L Rutgers 1-2 L George Washington 0-1 L Temple 1-2 L Mansfield State 0-2 L Princeton 2-0 W Fairleigh Dickinson 1-2 L Pitt
1983 (27-18) Veronica Hammersmith
1-2 L Minnesota 2-1 W Duquesne 2-1 W Juniata 2-1 W at Indiana, Pa. 3-2 W Maryland 3-1 W Ohio 1-2 L Pitt 2-0 W Westminster 2-0 W Indiana, Pa. 2-1 W Youngstown State 2-0 W Mount Union 2-0 W Ashland 2-1 W Toledo 2-0 W Akron 2-0 W Michigan-Dearborn 0-2 L Toledo 3-0 W North Park 3-1 W Lewis College 3-1 W Loyola, Ill. 0-3 L Cincinnati 0-3 L Drake 1-3 L Pitt 2-0 W Virginia 0-2 L Providence 0-2 L Temple 0-2 L Princeton 2-1 W Maryland 2-1 W Edinboro 3-1 W Virginia Commonwealth 2-3 L George Washington 2-3 L Rutgers 3-2 W Duquesne 3-2 W Hofstra 1-3 L Duke 3-1 W George Washington 0-3 L Hofstra 3-1 W Ohio
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3-1 W East Carolina 3-0 W Wake Forest 0-3 L South Carolina Atlantic 10 Tournament 0-3 L Rhode Island 0-3 L Rutgers 0-3 L Penn State 1-3 L George Washington 3-2 W Temple
1984 (23-13) Veronica Hammersmith
3-2 W Kent State 3-0 W Robert Morris 3-1 W Marshall 1-3 L Akron 3-0 W Duquesne 3-0 W Juniata 3-1 W New York Tech 3-0 W Princeton 1-3 L Rhode Island 3-0 W Duquesne 3-0 W Georgetown 1-3 L Xavier 1-3 L Pitt 0-3 L Penn State 3-1 W Temple 2-0 W Ohio 2-0 W Marshall 3-0 W Virginia 3-2 W Georgetown 0-3 L Hofstra 0-3 L Maryland 3-0 W Edinboro 3-0 W Rutgers 3-1 W Temple 3-0 W Indiana, Pa. 3-1 W Virginia Commonwealth 0-3 L Providence 1-3 L George Washington 3-1 W Villanova 0-3 L Cleveland State 3-0 W Youngstown State 0-3 L Princeton 3-0 W Virginia 2-3 L Virginia Tech Atlantic 10 Tournament 3-2 W Temple 0-3 L Penn State
1985 (25-14) Veronica Hammersmith
1-3 L Ohio 0-3 L Eastern Kentucky 0-3 L Texas Tech 1-3 L Indiana State 1-3 L Michigan State 3-0 W Cincinnati 3-2 W Xavier 3-1 W Marshall 1-3 L Pitt 3-0 W Villanova 3-0 W Seton Hall 3-0 W Akron 3-0 W Temple 1-3 L North Carolina 3-0 W Duquesne 2-0 W Marshall 2-1 W Morehead State 3-0 W Toledo 1-3 L Rhode Island 3-1 W Kent State 0-3 L Penn State 3-0 W George Washington 2-3 L George Mason 3-1 W Youngstown State 3-0 W Rutgers 3-1 W New York Tech 3-0 W Rutgers 2-3 L Northeastern
3-0 W Seton Hall 3-1 W Syracuse 3-0 W Robert Morris 0-3 L Virginia Commonwealth 3-1 W Virginia 3-0 W Virginia Tech 3-0 W Cleveland State 2-3 L Maryland 3-0 W Akron Atlantic 10 Tournament 3-0 W Rutgers 0-3 L Rhode Island
1986 (17-13) Veronica Hammersmith
3-1 W Kent State 3-1 W Ohio 3-0 W Cleveland State 1-3 L Massachusetts 0-3 L Providence 3-1 W Syracuse 3-2 W Drexel 3-1 W Virginia Commonwealth 0-3 L Maryland 0-3 L Baylor 3-0 W Youngstown State 3-0 W Temple 3-2 W Rhode Island 0-3 L Miami, Ohio 0-3 L S.W. Missouri 0-3 L Massachusetts 3-2 W Duquesne 0-3 L Pitt 0-3 L Penn State 0-3 L George Washington 3-1 W Akron 3-0 W Marshall 3-1 W Rutgers 3-0 W George Mason 3-0 W Virginia Commonwealth 3-2 W Cleveland State 0-3 L North Carolina 3-0 W Clemson 0-3 L South Carolina 2-3 L North Carolina State
1987 (22-7) Veronica Hammersmith
3-0 W Xavier 3-0 W Akron 3-0 W Kent State 3-0 W Cleveland State 3-0 W Maryland 3-1 W Ohio 0-3 L Bowling Green 3-1 W Eastern Illinois 3-1 W Loyola 3-0 W Youngstown State 3-2 W Temple 3-0 W Duquesne 3-0 W Massachusetts 3-1 W Rhode Island 1-3 L Houston 2-3 L Penn State 3-0 W St. Bonaventure 3-0 W Marshall 1-3 L George Washington 3-0 W George Mason 3-0 W Hofstra 3-0 W Rutgers 3-0 W Georgetown 3-0 W Virginia Commonwealth 2-3 L North Carolina State 0-3 L Duke Atlantic 10 Tournament 3-1 W Temple 3-0 W Rhode Island 0-3 L Penn State
1988 (21-13) Veronica Hammersmith
3-1 W Auburn 3-0 W Virginia 1-3 L Rhode Island 1-3 L Rhode Island 3-1 W California-Fullerton 3-1 W Syracuse 3-1 W Akron 0-3 L William & Mary 3-0 W North Carolina State 3-1 W South Carolina 3-0 W Indiana State 3-0 W Drexel 0-3 L Pitt 3-1 W Duquesne 0-3 L Pitt 3-0 W Marshall 3-0 W Rutgers 3-0 W Temple 3-1 W Robert Morris 2-3 L Massachusetts 1-3 L Rhode Island 3-0 W Ohio 2-3 L George Washington 1-3 L Penn State 3-0 W St. Bonaventure 2-3 L Florida State 3-0 W Central Florida 0-3 L Florida 3-0 W Cleveland State 1-3 L Northeastern 3-2 W Providence 3-1 W Syracuse Atlantic 10 Tournament 3-0 W Massachusetts 0-3 L Penn State
1989 (16-19) Veronica Hammersmith
1-3 L Virginia 2-3 L Liberty 1-3 L Virginia Tech 3-1 W East Tennessee State 0-3 L Cincinnati 3-2 W George Washington 3-0 W Robert Morris 3-1 W Michigan 0-3 L Bowling Green 3-1 W Marshall 0-3 L Syracuse 2-3 L Liberty 0-3 L Miami, Ohio 3-1 W Rutgers 3-1 W Temple 3-0 W Massachusetts 2-3 L Rhode Island 3-0 W Ohio 2-3 L George Washington 2-3 L Maryland 0-3 L Penn State 3-1 W St. Bonaventure 3-0 W Cleveland State 3-0 W Duquesne 0-3 L Arizona State 1-3 L Loyola, Ill. 3-2 W Marquette 0-3 L DePaul 0-3 L Akron 1-3 L Wright State 0-3 L Eastern Illinois 3-1 W Mississippi State 3-1 W Connecticut Atlantic 10 Tournament 3-1 W Temple 0-3 L Penn State
1990 (14-21) Veronica Hammersmith
0-3 L Kentucky 1-3 L Central Michigan 3-1 W Tennessee Tech 3-1 W N.C. State 0-3 L Duke 3-1 W Robert Morris 0-3 L Bowling Green 3-0 W Eastern Illinois 3-2 W Liberty 3-2 W Liberty 3-0 W Virginia Commonwealth 0-3 L William & Mary 3-0 W Massachusetts 0-3 L Rhode Island 3-0 W Marshall 0-3 L George Washington 3-0 W Cleveland State 0-3 L Pitt 0-3 L Penn State 3-0 W St. Bonaventure 0-3 L Duke 3-0 W Duquesne 0-3 L Ohio 2-3 L Rutgers 3-0 W Temple 0-3 L Southern Illinois 0-3 L Virginia 0-3 L Syracuse 1-3 L Rhode Island 0-3 L Georgetown 0-3 L Maryland 0-3 L Liberty 0-3 L Pitt Atlantic 10 Tournament 3-1 W Rutgers 0-3 L Penn State
1991 (26-11) Veronica Hammersmith
3-1 W George Mason 3-1 W Liberty 3-2 W Maryland-Baltimore Co. 3-1 W East Tennessee State 0-3 L Bowling Green 3-0 W Kent 3-0 W Cleveland State 3-0 W Army 2-3 L Georgetown 0-3 L Penn State 3-1 W Marshall 3-0 W Penn 3-0 W Drexel 3-0 W Seton Hall 3-0 W Robert Morris 2-3 L Ohio 3-1 W George Washington 1-3 L Maryland 1-3 L Pitt 3-1 W St. Bonaventure 3-0 W Duquesne 3-0 W Cleveland State 3-2 W Temple 3-0 W Rutgers 3-0 W Syracuse 3-2 W Rhode Island 0-3 L Villanova 3-1 W Akron 0-3 L Pitt 3-1 W Wright State 3-0 W Cincinnati Atlantic 10 Tournament 3-1 W Temple 1-3 L Rhode Island National Invitational Tournament 3-2 W Notre Dame 0-3 L California 3-2 W Drexel 0-3 L Arkansas State
1992 (15-17) Veronica Hammersmith
3-1 W Boston College 2-3 L James Madison 0-3 L Ohio State 2-3 L Northern Arizona 1-3 L California-Sacramento 0-3 L California-Irvine 3-2 W Villanova 0-3 L Penn State 0-3 L BYU-Hawaii 3-2 W Marshall 3-2 W Duquesne 3-2 W Cleveland State 1-3 L Rhode Island 3-0 W Rutgers 3-1 W St. Bonaventure 3-0 W Buffalo 0-3 L Temple 0-3 L George Washington 3-0 W Rutgers 0-3 L Rhode Island 3-1 W Xavier 3-0 W St. Bonaventure 3-1 W Seton Hall 0-3 L Pitt 3-1 W George Washington 2-3 L Temple 2-3 L Duquesne 0-3 L North Carolina 1-3 L Hofstra 3-2 W Syracuse Atlantic 10 Tournament 3-0 W St. Bonaventure 2-3 L George Washington
1993 (11-20) Veronica Hammersmith
1-3 L Southern Illinois 0-3 L Nebraska 2-3 L Penn State 1-3 L Bowling Green 3-2 W William & Mary 0-3 L Northern Arizona 0-3 L Ohio 3-1 W American 0-3 L N.C. State 2-3 L Cincinnati 3-1 W St. Bonaventure 3-1 W Buffalo 3-0 W Marshall 3-1 W Rhode Island 3-0 W Massachusetts 2-3 L Temple 3-1 W Rutgers 0-3 L Seton Hall 1-3 L Duquesne 0-3 L George Washington 3-0 W Cleveland State 3-0 W Rutgers 2-3 L Temple 0-3 L Pitt 0-3 L George Mason 0-3 L George Washington 0-3 L Massachusetts 0-3 L Rhode Island 1-3 L Duquesne 3-0 W St. Bonaventure Atlantic 10 Tournament 1-3 L Duquesne
1994 (11-23) Veronica Hammersmith
0-2 L Iowa State 0-2 L Southeast Missouri State 3-1 W Marquette 3-1 W Valapariso 1-3 L Notre Dame 3-0 W Buffalo 2-3 L Georgetown 3-2 W Ohio
0-3 L Xavier 0-3 L Murray State 0-3 L Wright State 3-0 W Cleveland State 0-3 L George Washington 2-3 L Delaware 3-2 W James Madison 1-3 L Marshall 3-0 W Rutgers 1-3 L Temple 2-3 L Liberty 3-0 W St. Bonavneture 0-3 L Duquesne 0-3 L Seton Hall 2-3 L Rhode Island 1-3 L Massachusetts 0-3 L George Washington 1-3 L Pitt 1-3 L Duquesne 3-0 W St. Bonaventure 0-3 L Massachusetts 3-2 W Rhode Island 1-3 L Temple 3-1 W Rutgers Atlantic 10 Tournament 2-3 L Massachusetts
1995 (14-16, 4-7 Big East) Veronica Hammersmith
0-3 L Washington 0-3 L Louisiana State 0-3 L Penn State 2-3 L Cincinnati 3-0 W Western Michigan 1-3 L Wisconsin-Milwaukee 3-0 W Liberty 3-1 W Drexel 3-2 W American 3-0 W Duquesne 1-3 L Texas Tech 3-1 W Marshall 3-1 W East Tennessee State 3-2 W Maryland-Baltimore Co. 3-0 W Robert Morris 0-3 L Notre Dame 0-3 L Bowling Green 3-1 W Cleveland State 2-3 L Georgetown 0-3 L Villanova 0-3 L Akron 1-3 L Pitt 3-1 W Syracuse 1-3 L Seton Hall 3-2 W Rutgers 0-3 L Ohio 1-3 L Connecticut 2-3 L St. John’s 3-1 W Boston College 3-1 W Providence
1996 (17-16, 5-6 Big East) Veronica Hammersmith
2-3 L Xavier 3-2 W Towson State 3-0 W East Carolina 1-3 L Kent State 1-3 L Ohio 0-3 L Wake Forest 3-2 W Valparaiso 3-0 W Marshall 0-3 L Michigan State 3-1 W Loyola-Chicago 1-3 L Cleveland State 3-0 W Niagra 3-1 W Alabama-Birmingham 3-1 W Buffalo 3-1 W Western Kentucky 3-0 W East Tennessee State 2-3 L Duquesne 3-0 W Virginia Commonwealth 3-0 W Youngstown State
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Villanova Georgetown Boston College Providence Notre Dame Akron William & Mary Virginia Syracuse Pitt Seton Hall Rutgers St. John’s Connecticut
1997 (15-13, 5-6 Big East) Veronica Hammersmith
3-1 W Marshall 3-0 W Cleveland 3-2 W Duquesne 0-3 L Cal-Poly SLO 1-3 L Baylor 0-3 L Northern Illinois 0-3 L Penn State 2-3 L Massachusetts 3-0 W UNC-Asheville 3-1 W Mississippi 3-0 W Wake Forest 3-0 W Charleston, College of 3-2 W Rutgers 0-3 L Akron 0-3 L Villanova 3-0 W Georgetown 3-2 W Rutgers 1-3 L Seton Hall 3-0 W Buffalo 1-3 L Pitt 3-0 W St. Francis, Pa. 3-0 W Boston College 3-0 W Providence 0-3 L Notre Dame 3-1 W Syracuse 0-3 L St. John’s 0-3 L Connecticut Big East Championships 0-3 L Connecticut
1998 (13-15, 6-5 Big East) Veronica Hammersmith
1-3 L Kent State 3-0 W James Madison 3-2 W Towson 3-0 W Eastern Kentucky 0-3 L Penn State 0-3 L George Washington 2-3 L Maryland-Baltimore Co. 3-0 W Oakland 3-0 W Western Illinois 3-2 W Iowa State 0-3 L Western Michigan 3-0 W Duquesne 1-3 L Connecticut 3-0 W St.John’s 1-3 L Marshall 0-3 L Georgetown 3-2 W Villanova 1-3 L Southern Illinois 0-3 L Syracuse 0-3 L Southeast Missouri State 3-1 W Seton Hall 2-3 L Rutgers 2-3 L Pitt 0-3 L Providence 3-1 W Boston College 3-1 W Syracuse 3-0 W Notre Dame 0-3 L Rutgers
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1999 (12-16, 4-7 Big East) Veronica Hammersmith
3-0 W Ohio 3-0 W Oakland 3-1 W Maryland-Baltimore Co. 1-3 L Kansas 0-3 L Penn State 0-3 L Rhode Island 0-3 L Sacramento State 0-3 L Oklahoma 1-3 L Louisiana State 3-1 W Northwestern 0-3 L San Jose State 3-2 W Morehead State 3-0 W Stony Brook 1-3 L Delaware 3-0 W Sacred Heart 0-3 L Princeton 3-0 W Duquesne 0-3 L Notre Dame 3-2 W Syracuse 0-3 L St. John’s 1-3 L Connecticut 3-0 W Villanova 0-3 L Georgetown 0-3 L Rutgers 3-1 W Seton Hall 1-3 L Pitt 3-1 W Boston College 0-3 L Providence
2000 (8-17, 2-9 Big East) Veronica Hammersmith 1-3 L 2-3 L 3-0 W 0-3 L 2-3 L 1-3 L 1-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 3-0 W 3-1 W 3-1 W 3-1 W 1-3 L 0-3 L 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-2 W 2-3 L 2-3 L 2-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 2-3 L 1-3 L
Montana State Radford Towson East Carolina Furman Kansas Mississippi Penn State Fairfield Eastern Kentucky Robert Morris St. Francis, Pa. Boston College Providence Notre Dame Syracuse Morehead Marshall St.John’s Connecticut Villanova Georgetown Rutgers Seton Hall Pittsburgh
2001 (8-20, 3-9 Big East) Veronica Hammersmith
0-3 L 0-3 L 1-3 L 3-0 W 3-0 W 0-3 L 0-3 L 3-0 W 0-3 L 3-0 W 1-3 L 3-1 W 2-3 L 0-3 L 1-3 L 1-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 2-3 L
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Akron Missouri Temple Wagner UNC-Greensboro Duquesne Duke Marshall Morehead State Providence St.John’s Seton Hall Virginia Tech Georgetown Robert Morris Boston College Connecticut Pittsburgh George Mason James Madison
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2-3 L 3-1 W 0-3 L 1-3 L 3-1 W 3-1 W 2-3 L 1-3 L
Youngstown State St. Francis (Pa.) Ohio Notre Dame Syracuse Kent State Villanova Rutgers
2002 (9-19, 3-10 Big East) Veronica Hammersmith
3-0 W 3-0 W 1-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 1-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 3-1 W 0-3 L 1-3 L 3-1 W 3-0 W 2-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 3-0 W 3-0 W 0-3 L 3-2 W 3-2 W 1-3 L 1-3 L 1-3 L 1-3 L 0-3 L 2-3 L
Western Illinois Liberty Duquesne Alabama Missouri McNeese State New Hampshire Temple St. Peter’s Morehead State Marshall Youngstown State Villanova Georgetown Connecticut Manhattan St. John’s Robert Morris Providence Boston College Ohio Syracuse Notre Dame Seton Hall Rutgers Virginia Tech Miami Pitt
2003 (6-21, 2-10 Big East) Veronica Hammersmith
3-0 W 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 2-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 2-3 L 3-1 W 2-3 L 2-3 L 2-3 L 3-0 W 1-3 L 1-3 L 0-3 L 3-1 W 3-2 W 0-3 L 2-3 L 3-1 W 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L
Sacramento State Loyola Marymount UNLV UC-Irvine Wright State Towson Bowling Green Iowa State Murray State Duquesne Morehead State Marshall Boston College Providence Georgetown Villanova St. John’s Connecticut Youngstown State Robert Morris Rutgers Seton Hall Miami (Fla.) Virginia Tech Pitt Notre Dame Syracuse
2004 (18-13, 4-6 Big East) Veronica Hammersmith 2-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 3-1 W 3-0 W 1-3 L 3-0 W 1-3 L 3-0 W
Tennessee Tech Coastal Carolina Dayton High Point Delaware State Bowling Green Robert Morris Yale UMBC
0-3 L 3-0 W 3-1 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 1-3 L 3-0 W 3-2 W 3-0 W 0-3 L 2-3 L 3-0 W 2-3 L 3-2 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L
Penn State Columbia Marist Hartford Duquesne Binghamton Canisius St. Francis (Pa.) Marshall St. Peter’s St. John’s Providence Pitt Villanova Georgetown Connecticut Boston College Youngstown State Seton Hall Rutgers Syracuse Notre Dame
2005 (16-13, 4-10 Big East) Veronica Hammersmith 1-3 L 3-0 W 0-3 L 3-0 W 3-2 W 3-0 W 1-3 L 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 2-3 L 1-3 L 3-1 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 1-3 L 0-3 L 1-3 L 3-1 W 1-3 L 0-3 L 3-1 W 0-3 L 3-0 W 0-3 L 0-3 L
Idaho UT-Martin Ohio Elon Akron Oakland Marshall Coppin State Morehead State Robert Morris Buffalo Duquesne Memphis Rutgers Villanova Georgetown USF St. Francis (Pa.) Marquette Syracuse Pitt Youngstown State Cincinnati Louisville Seton Hall Notre Dame DePaul St. John’s Connecticut
2006 (3-28, 2-12 Big East) Veronica Hammersmith 3-2 W 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 1-3 L 0-3 L 1-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 1-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 1-3 L 2-3 L 0-3 L 1-3 L 1-3 L 3-0 W 0-3 L 0-3 L 1-3 L
Oakland Akron Indiana Duke Penn State Eastern Kentucky St. Francis (Pa.) Belmont Austin Peay Southern Illinois Wright State Denver Akron Marshall Connecticut St. John’s Villanova Rutgers Robert Morris USF Georgetown Pitt Youngstown St. Syracuse
0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 1-3 L 0-3 L 3-0 W 0-3 L
Marquette Duquesne Seton Hall Louisville Cincinnati DePaul Notre Dame
2007 (16-14, 5-9 Big East) Veronica Hammersmith
1-3 L Southern Illinois 3-2 W Morehead State 3-0 W Towson 3-1 W Albany 3-0 W Buffalo 3-2 W Canisius 3-0 W Indiana State 0-3 L Butler 3-1 W East Tennessee State 1-3 L Marshall 3-2 W Akron 1-3 L Pepperdine 3-2 W Depaul 1-3 L Notre Dame 0-3 L Connecticut 0-3 L St. John’s 3-0 W Robert Morris 2-3 L Villanova 3-2 W Seton Hall 1-3 L USF 3-0 W Georgetown 0-3 L Pitt 3-2 L Youngstown State 0-3 L Syracuse 3-2 W Marquette 0-3 L Louisville 0-3 L Cincinnati 3-1 W St. Francis 3-0 W Rutgers 3-2 W Duquesne
2008 (7-21, 0-14 Big East) Veronica Hammersmith
0-3 L Boston College 2-3 L Colgate 0-3 L Kent State 3-2 W Winthrop 1-3 L Morehead State 3-1 W NC Central 2-3 L Marshall 1-3 L Youngstown State 3-2 W UNC Greensboro 3-0 W UMBC 3-2 W George Washington 0-3 L Seton Hall 0-3 L Villanova 1-3 L Georgetown 2-3 L USF 3-2 W Robert Morris 0-3 L Notre Dame 0-3 L DePaul 1-3 L Pitt 2-3 L Duquesne 0-3 L St. John’s 1-3 L UConn 3-0 W St. Francis (Pa.) 1-3 L Rutgers 0-3 L Cincinnati 0-3 L Louisville 0-3 L Marquette 0-3 L Syracuse
2009 (17-13, 6-8 Big East) Veronica Hammersmith 0-3 L 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 2-3 L
Oakland Towson Saint Francis (Pa.) Eastern Illinois Air Force Southern Utah Denver
3-0 W 3-2 W 0-3 L 3-2 W 1-3 L 3-1 W 3-2 W 1-3 L 0-3 L 3-2 W 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 3-2 W 3-0 W 0-3 L 0-3 L 3-1 W 1-3 L 3-1 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 1-3 L
Bucknell Akron TCU Wright State Duquesne Princeton George Mason Marshall Syracuse Marquette Louisville Cincinnati USF Georgetown DePaul Notre Dame Pitt Connecticut St. John’s Villanova Youngstown State Rutgers Seton Hall
2010 (15-15, 5-9 Big East) Jill Kramer
3-1 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 0-3 L 0-3 L 3-0 W 0-3 L 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-1 W 0-3 L 3-1 W 0-3 L 0-3 L 3-0 W 1-3 L 3-0 W 2-3 L 3-1 W 3-2 W 1-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 2-3 L 2-3 L 0-3 L 3-0 W 2-3 L
Buffalo Howard Youngstown Akron Charlotte George Mason Army Wake Forest East Carolina Campbell Marshall Liberty Cal State Fullerton Yale Penn Notre Dame DePaul Seton Hall Rutgers Georgetown USF Pitt Duquesne Villanova Marquette Syracuse Cincinnati Louisville St. John’s Connecticut
2011 (7-19, 5-9 Big East) Jill Kramer 3-0 W 2-3 L 0-3 L 1-3 L 3-1 W 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 1-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 3-0 W 1-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 3-0 W 0-3 L 3-2 W 1-3 L 0-3 L 3-0 W 0-3 L 1-3 L 3-0 W 2-3 L 1-3 L
New Hampshire Valparaiso Ohio State Towson Robert Morris UTSA Texas State Baylor Houston Loyola Marymount Kentucky Rutgers Seton Hall Villanova Georgetown DePaul Notre Dame Pittsburgh Louisville Cincinnati Syracuse Marquette Connecticut St. John’s USF Marshall
2012 (8-22, 0-16 Big 12) Jill Kramer
2-3 L St. Francis 3-0 W Central Connecticut 3-0 W Loyola-Maryland 0-3 L Texas 0-3 L South Carolina 3-0 W Navy 0-3 L George Mason 1-3 L Maryland-Eastern Shore 3-0 W Saint Peter’s 3-1 W Radford 3-0 W Wright State 2-3 L Robert Morris 3-2 W Cleveland State 3-2 W Murray State 2-3 L TCU 0-3 L Kansas State 1-3 L Oklahoma 1-3 L Kansas 2-3 L Duquesne 0-3 L Iowa State 1-3 L Texas Tech 0-3 L Baylor 0-3 L Kansas State 1-3 L Texas Tech 0-3 L Kansas 0-3 L Oklahoma
0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L
Baylor Texas Iowa State TCU
2013 (20-13, 5-11 Big 12) Jill Kramer 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-1 W 3-2 W 3-0 W 0-3 L 3-2 W 3-0 W 3-1 W 3-1 W 1-3 L 3-1 W 0-3 L 0-3 L 3-0 W 1-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 1-3 L 3-2 W 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 3-0 W 0-3 L 3-1 W 1-3 L 3-0 W
Eastern Illinois Loyola-Chicago Toledo Norfolk State Canisius Navy Fordham Morehead State Hampton Campbell Duquesne Georgetown Liberty UMBC Kansas State TCU Texas Tech Baylor Iowa State Robert Morris Kansas Texas Oklahoma Marshall Texas Tech Kansas Kansas State Iowa State TCU Texas Baylor Oklahoma Buffalo
2014 (16-14, 6-6 Big 12) Jill Kramer 0-3 L 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 1-3 L 0-3 L 2-3 L
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3-1 W 0-3 L 1-3 L 1-3 L 3-2 W 1-3 L 3-1 W 2-3 L 1-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 0-3 L 3-0 W 3-0 W 0-3 L 3-2 W
Texas Tech Marshall Iowa State Oklahoma TCU Kansas Baylor Kansas State TCU Oklahoma Iowa State Texas Texas Tech Baylor Kansas Kansas State
2015 (5-25, 0-16 Big 12) Reed Sunahara
3-2 W Oakland 0-3 L George Washington 0-3 L Michigan 1-3 L Eastern Michigan 3-1 W Charlotte 2-3 L IUPUI 1-3 L Dartmouth 0-3 L Connecticut 3-2 W Marshall 3-1 W Winthrop 3-0 W Davidson 1-3 L Murray State 0-3 L Texas 1-3 L TCU 0-3 L Kansas 1-3 L Robert Morris 0-3 L Kansas State 0-3 L Texas Tech 0-3 L Baylor 0-3 L Iowa State 0-3 L Kansas State 0-3 L Texas 0-3 L Baylor 0-3 L Iowa State 0-3 L Kansas 0-3 L Oklahoma 0-3 L Oklahoma 0-3 L TCU
2016 (12-18, 3-12 Big 12) Reed Sunahara
0-3 L 0-3 L 3-0 W 3-2 W 2-3 L 3-2 W 3-1 W 1-3 L 3-0 W 1-3 L 3-0 W 3-0 W 3-0 W 1-3 L 3-0 W 3-2 W 2-3 L 0-3 L 1-3 L 3-0 W 1-3 L 0-3 L 2-3 L 3-2 W 0-3 L 2-3 L 0-3 L 2-3 L 2-3 L 0-3 L
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Jodi Boysza, Payton Caffrey, Brittany Sample, Bonnie West, Alison Zemanski
Arielle Allen, Megan Carroll, Jada Carrol, Katie Fitz, Natania Levak, Lisa Scott, Shawn Wiesepape, Tammy Wolf
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Nikki Attea, Dana Flummer, Nicole Geraci, Cynthia Goff, Marty Hensler, Erica Montana, Abby Norman, Haley Roe
3 Dimitra Havriluk, Sondra Lima, Jacelyn Macedo, Andrea Miller, Morgan Montgomery, Mary Jane Rakowich, Tammy Wolf
Lauren Barrett, Michelle Domas, Beth Hoffman, MaTia Hughes, Marcia Lewandowski, Evyn McCoy, Connie Myers, Gabriela Nadal, Abby Tevis, Amanda Tranquillo
5 Julia Avoletta, Carol Houser, Kristi King, Nancy Merkle, Abby Raines, Lisa Riedel, Hannah Sackett, Bridgette Talia, Michelle Taylor, Kim Wilson
6 Ellie Bastida, Lauri Carpenter, Trish Corl, Pat Fey, Halle Kearney, Rebecca Kosnac, Marissa Meyers, Jo Mosier, Diana Roberson, Haley Roe, Sidney Sauter, Mia Swanegan
16 Sarah Evers, Lori Filipich, Dzeni Hadzisehovic, Stephanie Mock, Krista Smith
17 Lori Biesecker, Katelyn Evans, Sally Fries, Elizabeth Gillespie, Liz Gulick, Wendy Mills, Paige Zywick
8 Kylie Armbruster, Stacey Avitt, Melvina Brown, Kailee Goold, Melinda Gormann, Kendall LaVine, Michelle Miller, Sharon Miller, Jill Ruskowski, Anna Stecowska
9 Lauren Blough, Jen Boeddeker, Bridget Carey, Kara Crismond, Shanon DeWitt, Sally Dorwart, Nancy Gambill, Paoulina Jeliazkova, Nicole Jones, Elzbieta Klein, Erin Slinde, Stephanie Zolna
10 Catherine Barboza, Diane Berkebile, Taylor Cross, Aurora Ebert-Santos, Nikki Hardy, Kristi King, Whitney Lee, Judy Onks, Anna Panagiotakopoulos, Sandy Shumate, Shawnna Stahl, Tammy Sutton
12 Catherine Anderson, Carolyn Barnhart, Gabrielle Cuckovich, Tamara De Angelis, Maureen Ferris, Monique Kemp, Christie Jones, Audra Lawless, Luanne Mihalov, Kelly Mullins, Alexa Oblak, Gina Paolini, Andrea Phung, Tracey Thompson
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41 Lori Bedick, Cindy Rogers
42 Colleen McCormley, Arlene Roberts, Cheryl Smith
43 Diana Berkebile
44 Debbie Durstein, Colleen McCormley, Kim Wilson
45 Carol Houser, Dana Worden
19 Jeanna Bellen, Anke de Jong, Lauren Evans, Kyle Palmer, Shawn Wiesepape
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20 Gina Cusanelli, Mary Jo Hensler, Kari Post
21 Gina Paolini, Courtney Robison, Debbie Thorpe
22 Christina Bhanos, Patricia Fey, Lisa Greenlee, Julie Hockenson, Brooke Hudson, Lamprini Konstantinidou, Serinna Russo
23 Mary Jo Hensler, Delie Marsonek, Brandice Studnicka, Janet Thomas
24 Sally Dorwart, Mary Ann Fiedler, Lauren Montgomery, Danylle Popp, Andrea Riley, Sharon Steele
25 Linda Innocenti, Monique Marier, Judy Onks, Jeanne Pause
11 Jordan Anderson, Abby Brown, Lori Filipich, Cathy Folger, Maggie Hallow, Jennifer Hayhurst, Jennifer Hoffman, Katie LaWall, Julie O’Brien, Megan Porter, Karly Rasmussen, Debbie Thorpe
35 Sally Fries, Marcy Hays, Marsha McCaslin
18 Lori Bedick
7 Kristina Gallahan, Kellie Kubiak, Jennifer McCuen, Gina Paolini, Cynthia Rogers, Zuri Smith, Lindsay Spieler, Caleah Wells
34 Nada Beneke, Sue Ann Findo
15 Jamie Boardman, Jen Boeddeker, Lisa Hough, Becky Plank, Hannah Shreve, Sharon Steele, Anna Watson
4 Susan Boyd, Gianna Gotterba, Jordan Lee, Megan Jackson, Abby Monson, Tamae Nishimura, Ashley Pappas, Jeanne Pause, Jill Raschiatore, Amy Throckmorton
33 Carolyn Barnhart, Lesly Gottel, Elizabeth Harding
26 Brandy Walter
31 Bobbie Cox, Nancy Gambill, Michelle Kopecky
32 Melinda Gorman, Katie LaWall, Lee McElwain, Shelly Ostrowski Kari POST
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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
E. GORDON Gee, Dr. E. Gordon Gee is one of America’s most prominent higher education leaders, having served as president of some of the most prestigious public and private universities for more than three decades. When he returned to lead West Virginia University in 2014 as the institution’s 24th president, it was a homecoming of sorts. He was first named WVU president in 1981 at age 36 – at the time, among the youngest persons to ever serve as a university president. He led WVU until 1985 when he went on to presidencies at the University of Colorado (1985-90), Brown University (1998-2000) and Vanderbilt University (2001-07). He served as president of The Ohio State University from 1990-97 and again from 2007-13. On his return to the Morgantown campus, he said, “This is not a job to me; it is a calling.” His leadership style bears that out as he works tirelessly to advance the University’s land-grant mission and open doors to the American dream. In his latest address to the University community, he noted that for 150 years, the institution has been a polar star guiding West Virginians toward a brighter tomorrow. He said, “That is why, in this milestone year, we recommit our University to living the values that drive our work. Serving our students and our state is not just our duty — it is our passion.” Gee has built a special relationship with the students as well as the state’s citizens, making it a point to visit students where they live, learn and socialize -- and visiting all 55 West Virginia counties during his inaugural year -- and at least half in subsequent years. Born in Vernal, Utah, Gee graduated from the University of Utah with an honors degree in history and earned his J.D. and Ed.D. degrees from Columbia University. He clerked under Chief Justice David T. Lewis of the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals before being named a judicial fellow and staff assistant to the U.S. Supreme Court. In this role, he worked for Chief Justice Warren Burger on administrative and legal problems of the Court and federal judiciary. Gee returned to Utah as an associate professor and associate dean in the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, and was granted full professorship in 1978. One year later, he became dean of the WVU College of Law, and, in 1981, was named WVU’s 19th president. Gee has served on several education-governance organizations and committees, including the Big 12 Conference Council of Presidents, the Business Higher Education Forum and the American Association of Universities. He was chair of the American Council on Education’s Commission on Higher Education Attainment and served as co-chair of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’ Energy Advisory Committee. In 2009, King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia invited him to join its international advisory board. In 2009, Time magazine named him one of the top 10 university presidents in the United States. Gee is serving as chair of the Big 12 Board of Directors Executive Committee for the 2017-18 year. Active in many national professional and service organizations, he is on the executive committee of the National 4-H Council Board of Trustees and serves on the board of directors of the American Council on Education, the nation’s largest higher education organization, as well as on the board of trustees of the Royal University for Women in Bahrain, with which WVU has a long-standing academic partnership. A recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, he is an executive board member of Boy Scouts of America. He has also served on the boards for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Limited Brands.
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In 2011, Gee began serving as secretary on the Board of Directors of Ohio’s economic development program, JobsOhio. In 2011-12, Governor John Kasich asked him to chair the Ohio Higher Education Capital Funding Collaborative and the Ohio Higher Education Funding Commission. In December 2012, he began serving on the Columbus Education Commission. Gee has received many honorary degrees, awards, fellowships and recognitions. He is a fellow of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest science organization. In 1994, Gee received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Utah, as well as from Teachers College of Columbia University. In 2013, he received the ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award and the Outstanding Academic Leader of the Year Award on behalf of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He is the co-author of 11 books, including Law, Policy and Higher Education, published in 2012. He has also authored many papers and articles on law and education. In the summer of 2016, Gee announced his engagement to Laurie Erickson, leader of the Erickson Foundation. Gee’s daughter, Rebekah, is Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. In addition to that role, she is a practicing gynecologist and Gratis Faculty at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. Dr. Rebekah Gee is married to David Patrón and they have five children.
TheGEE FAMILY Front from left: Nathan, Elly and Ben Patrón. Back from left: Rebekah Gee, Eva Patrón, E. Gordon Gee, Elizabeth Patrón and David Patrón
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
SHANE Lyons
The 2017-18 season is Shane Lyons’ third full year as director of athletics at West Virginia University. If the next year is anything like the previous two, the Mountaineer athletics story will be full of positive results and continued success. In year two, Lyons put the finishing touches, to rave reviews, on $23 million in renovations to the WVU Coliseum, while $50 million in renovations and fan enhancements to Milan Puskar Stadium finished in August 2017. Lyons is always on the go, focusing his energy daily on the betterment of more than 500 student-athletes. His open lines of communications have made him a popular role model for WVU athletes, and his honest, fair and caring approach has energized an athletic department that turned in record results in 2017. Under Lyons’ leadership, 2017 was one of the best in WVU history. Six teams were nationally ranked, football turned in a 10-win season, women’s soccer played for the national championship and had the Hermann Trophy winner, men’s basketball reached the Sweet 16, women’s basketball won the Big 12 championship and rifle won its 19th national championship. Overall, the Mountaineers registered in 24 All-Americans, 104 all-conference performers, 20 academic award winners, 121 academic all-conference selections, 10 Olympians, one Olympic gold medalist and two silver medalists. Overseeing 18 varsity sports, a self-sustaining department budget of more than $90 million and more than 200 employees, Lyons’ tireless efforts in the coming year will be geared toward getting started on a new $45 million aquatic and track center in Morgantown, and a continued focus, on the growth and cultivation of the more than $23 million in fundraising efforts brought in by the Mountaineer Athletic Club. He will also direct phase two of the Coliseum renovations, which will bring the building up to ADA seating code, and for the first-time ever, Milan Puskar Stadium will have two video boards to improve in fan entertainment and information. While some outside observers may think that he is a behind-the-scenes guy, the people who count will tell you that Lyons is a results-oriented leader who has his finger on the pulse and is a positive influence on the entire department. His work with WVU President E. Gordon Gee’s senior leadership team, as well as the Big 12 Conference and other national committees has brought additional respect and positive exposure to his department and the University. He currently serves on the Big 12 Administration Committee, Finance and Budget Committee and the Game Management and Officiating Subcommittee. Also in 2017-18, Lyons will chair the overall athletic directors committee for the Big 12. Lyons came to West Virginia after spending three years as the deputy director of athletics and chief operating officer at Alabama where he worked closely on day-to-day strategic leadership and direction of the Crimson Tide Athletic program. During his time at Alabama, his responsibilities included oversight of a $120 million budget, management of the day-to-day operations of the department and oversight of the Crimson Tide’s 21 sports teams. In addition, he played a pivotal role in a historic renegotiation of Alabama’s multimedia rights agreement that started in 2014 and was involved in several significant capital projects totaling more than $85 million. The Crimson Tide won seven national titles in five different sports during his time there – two in football, two in men’s golf, one in women’s golf, one in gymnastics and one in softball. He also played a critical role in the hiring of four Alabama head coaches. Prior to joining the Alabama staff in November 2011, Lyons spent 10 years as an associate commissioner at the Atlantic Coast Conference. At the ACC, Lyons focused on conference-wide compliance and academic initiatives, providing direct assistance to the conference’s presidents, chancellors and athletics directors in matters dealing with NCAA regulatory matters. In addition, he served as the ACC’s human resource manager and was responsible for the administration, negotiation and mediation of the employee benefits program and managing the conference’s organizational policies and procedures. He was part of the senior administrative team for ACC events,
including the football championship game, the men’s basketball tournament and men’s and women’s NCAA basketball events. Prior to working at the ACC, Lyons served as associate athletics director for compliance at Big 12 member Texas Tech from 1998 to 2001. During that time, Lyons assumed responsibility for the leadership, administration and implementation of a comprehensive NCAA compliance program with emphasis toward rules education and extensive monitoring systems. He also served as oversight administrator for several of the Red Raiders’ athletic teams and had financial and operational supervision of the strength and conditioning, nutritional and sports medicine units. Before joining Texas Tech, Lyons worked at the NCAA for almost 10 years as a senior membership services representative, where he was responsible for the oversight and coordination of the 25 membership service representatives. Lyons began his career in college athletics in July 1988 as assistant commissioner of the Big South Conference. With the Big South, he was in charge of conference-wide compliance and championships. A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, and a graduate of Parkersburg High, Lyons was a standout basketball player for the Big Reds. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sport management from WVU in 1987 and 1988, respectively. Lyons, the University’s 12th athletic director, and his wife, Emily, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have two children: Cameron and Brooke.
Through the Years
1988-89 Big South Conference
(Assistant Commissioner for Compliance and Championships)
1989-98 NCAA (Senior Membership Services Representative) 1998-2001 Texas Tech (Associate Athletic Director – Compliance) 2001-11 Atlantic Coast Conference
(Associate Commissioner – Compliance and Governance)
2011-15 Alabama (Deputy Director of Athletics) 2015-present West Virginia (Director of Athletics and Associate Vice President)
National Committee Appointments
1995-97 Legislative Review Committee
2004-06 Division I Academics/Eligibility Compliance Cabinet 2004-08 Division I Interpretations Committee
2006-08 Division I Management Council 2008-11 Division I Legislative Council
2010-11 2015-18 2015-18 2017-18
(Chair 2 years)
(Chair 2 years)
(Chair 1 year)
Division I Communications and Coordination Committee Big 12 Administration, Finance and Budget Committee Big 12 Game Management and Officiating Subcommittee Big 12 Athletic Directors Council
(Chair)
The Lyons Family: Cameron, Brooke; Emily and Shane
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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY INTERCOLLEGIATEAthletics
Keli Zinn Deputy Director of Athletics
Steve Uryasz Simon Dover Executive Senior Senior Associate Associate Athletic Director Athletic Director/ Business Operations/CFO
Michael Fragale Senior Associate Athletic Director/ Communications
Terri Howes Senior Associate Athletic Director/Sport Administration/SWA
Ben Murray Senior Associate Athletic Director/ MAC Executive Director
Matt Wells Senior Associate Athletic Director/ External Affairs
Greg Featherston Associate Athletic Director/ Governance & Compliance
April Messerly Associate Athletic Director/ Facilities & Operations
Bryan Messerly Assistant Athletic Director/ Communications
Sam Morrone Assistant Athletic Director/ Business Operations
Preston Wages Assistant Athletic Director/Compliance
Stephanie White Assistant Athletic Director/ Student-Athlete Development
Zach Eckert Assistant Athletic Director/ Facilities & Operations
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Nathaniel Zinn Assistant Athletic Director/Marketing
Jason Butts Gymnastics
Mike Carey Women’s Basketball
Sean Cleary Cross Country/Track
Sean Covich Golf
Jon Hammond Rifle
Sammie Henson Wrestling
Dana Holgorsen Football
Bob Huggins Men’s Basketball
Nikki Izzo-Brown Women’s Soccer
Jimmy King Rowing
Marlon LeBlanc Men’s Soccer
Miha Lisac Tennis
Randy Mazey Baseball
Vic Riggs Swimming and Diving
Reed Sunahara Volleyball
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Baseball: 36-26/12-12 Big 12; T-4th place Big 12; NCAA Winston-Salem Regional Final
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Cross Country: 3rd place at Big 12 Championship; 4th place at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional; 2 NCAA qualifiers
2016-17
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans FIRST TEAM
• Jack Elliott, Men’s Soccer • Elizabeth Gratz, Rifle
SECOND TEAM
• Carly Black, Women’s Soccer • Amy Cashin, Track and Field/Cross Country • Jillian Forsey, Track and Field/Cross Country • Ginny Thrasher, Rifle
THIRD TEAM
• Amelie Currat, Women’s Swimming & Diving • Bianca St. Georges
All-Americans FIRST TEAM
• Milica Babic, Rifle, NRA All-America First Team Air Rifle • Kadeisha Buchanan, Women’s Soccer, NSCAA All-America, Senior CLASS Award • Elizabeth Gratz, Rifle, NRA All-America Air Rifle, NRA All-America Smallbore • Ashley Lawrence, Women’s Soccer, NSCAA All-America • Jean-Pierre Lucas, Rifle, NRA All-America Smallbore • Tyler Orlosky, Football, Senior CLASS Award All-America • Morgan Phillips, Rifle, NRA All-America Smallbore • Ginny Thrasher, Rifle, NRA All-America Air Rifle, NRA All-America Smallbore, CRCA All-America
SECOND TEAM
• Michaela Abam, Women’s Soccer, NSCAA All-America • Milica Babic, Rifle, NRA All-America Second Team Smallbore, CRCA All-America • Jackson Cramer, Baseball, Senior CLASS Award All-America • Rasul Douglas, Football, Associated Press All-America, CBSSports.com All-America, Football • Writers of America Association All-America, Phil Steele All-America, Pro Football Focus • All-America, USA Today All-America, Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America • Elizabeth Gratz, Rifle, CRCA All-America • Kirah Koshinski, Gymnastics, NACGC/W Regular Season All-America • Ashley Lawrence, Women’s Soccer, Senior CLASS Award All-America • Jean-Pierre Lucas, Rifle, CRCA All-America • Zaakira Muhammad, Gymnastics, NCAA Championships All-America • Tyler Orlosky Football, Associated Press All-America, CBSSports.com All-America, Football • Writers of America Association All-America, Phil Steele All-America, SI.com All-America, USA Today All-America
THIRD TEAM
• Amy Cashin, Track & Field (Outdoor), 3,000m Steeplechase • Rasul Douglas, Football, SBNation All-America • Shamoya McNeil, Track & Field (Outdoor), Triple Jump • Tyler Orlosky, Football, Athlon Sports All-America • Braden Zarbnisky, Baseball, NCBWA All-America
FOURTH TEAM
• Tyler Orlosky, Football, SBNation All-America
HONORABLE MENTION
• Rasul Douglas, Football, FOXSports All-America • Tyler Orlosky, Football, FOXSports All-America • Morgan Phillips, Rifle, CRCA All-America Honorable Mention • Jean-Pierre Lucas, Rifle, NRA All-America Honorable Mention Air Rifle • Tynice Martin, Women’s Basketball, Associated Press All-America, WBCA All-America
Conference Major Awards
• Michaela Abam, Women’s Soccer, Big 12 Co-Offensive Player of the Year • Milica Babic, Rifle, GARC Outstanding Rookie • Kadeisha Buchanan, Women’s Soccer, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Defensive Player • Morgan Car, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Big 12 Women’s Co-Newcomer of the Year • Jevon Carter, Men’s Basketball, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year • Justin Crawford, Football, Newcomer of the Year, Coaches, ESPN.com • Ashley Lawrence, Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Offensive Player • Tynice Martin, Women’s Basketball, Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player • Tarik Phillip, Men’s Basketball, Sixth Man Award • Ginny Thrasher, Rifle, GARC Shooter of the Year
National Awards and Recognition
• Nathan Adrian, Men’s Basketball, Reese’s NABC Division I All-Stars • Milica Babic, Rifle, CRCA Freshman of the Year • Kadeisha Buchanan, Women’s Soccer, espnW National Player of the Year, Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy, Honda Sports Award, Senior CLASS Award Finalist, TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Year, ESPY nomination as top women’s college athlete • Jevon Carter, Men’s Basketball, NABC Defensive Player of the Year, Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year, Allstate NABC Good Works Team nominee • Jackson Cramer, Baseball, Senior CLASS Award Finalist • Skyler Howard, Football, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalist, Senior CLASS Award Candidate • Ashley Lawrence, Women’s Soccer, Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy Semifinalist, Senior CLASS Award Finalist • Lanay Montgomery, Women’s Basketball, Allstate WBCA Good Works Team nominee, Senior CLASS Award Candidate • Tyler Orlosky, Football, Rimington Trophy Finalist, Senior CLASS Award Finalist • Ginny Thrasher, Rifle, 87th AAU James E. Sullivan Award Finalist; CRCA Rifle Athlete of the Year, 2016 USA Shooting Athlete of the Year • Braden Zarbnisky, Baseball, John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award Finalist
NCAA Team Qualifiers
• Baseball, Winston-Salem Regional Final • Cross Country, 4th at Mid-Atlantic Regionals • Men’s Basketball, NCAA Sweet 16 • Women’s Basketball, NCAA Second Round • Women’s Soccer, National Runner-Up
NCAA Individual Qualifiers
• Amy Cashin, Women’s Track & Field, 3,000m Steeplechase (Outdoor) • Dylan Cottrell, Wrestling, 165 pounds • Maggie Drazba, Cross Country • Jillian Forsey, Cross Country • Shamoya McNeil, Women’s Track & Field, Triple Jump (Outdoor) • Zaakira Muhammad, Gymnastics • Jacob A. Smith, Wrestling, 197 pounds (did not compete due to injury)
94 All-Conference Selections
• 154 Academic All-Conference Selections • Four Team Academic Award Winners (Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Cross Country and Women’s Swimming and Diving) • 517 Student-Athletes were named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • 512 Student-Athletes were named to the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll WVUVolleyball
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Facilities
ATHLETIC
BASKETBALL PRACTICE FACILITY
CAPERTON INDOOR FACILITY
CARY GYM
DICK DLESK SOCCER STADIUM
DREAMSWORK FIELD
MONONGALIA COUNTY BALLPARK
MOUNTAINEER FIELD AT MILAN PUSKAR STADIUM
MOUNTAINEER TENNIS COURTS
MOUNTAINEER TRACK
WVU BOATHOUSE
WVU COLISEUM
WVU NATATORIUM
WVU RIFLE RANGE
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Athletic Information The West Virginia University athletic communication office is located on the second floor of the WVU Coliseum in room 217. Mailing Address Athletic Communications Office West Virginia University P.O. Box 0877 Morgantown, WV 26507-0877
WVA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF
CONTACT INFORMATION
MichaelFRAGALE
BryanMESSERLY
JohnANTONIK
Senior Associate Athletic Director/ Communications
Assistant Athletic Director/Communications
Director of Digital Media
MikeMONTORO
JoeSWAN
KristinCOLDSNOW
Director of Football Communications
Director of Athletic Publications
MultimediaSpecialist
Overnight Shipping Address WVU Athletic Communications 3450 Monongahela Blvd., Room 217 Morgantown, WV 26506 Phone Information Office: 304-293-2821
GrantDOVEY
ShannonMcNAMARA
AshleyBAILEY
CharlieHEALY
Digital Media Manager
Associate Director of Athletic Communications
Assistant Director of Athletic Communications
Assistant Director of Athletic Communications
Fax: 304-293-4105 Press Box: 304-293-6480 Volleyball Contact Ashley Bailey Associate Director of Athletic Communications Email: ashley.bailey@mail.wvu.edu
LisaAMMONS
Business Manager
CherylWIRE
Operations Coordinator
AmyPRUNTY
Program Assistant
JoeMITCHIN
MaggieMATELLA
Graduate Assistant
Graduate Assistant
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MEDIA
Invformation
Interviews: All interviews with players and coaches must be arranged through the WVU Athletic Communications office. Contact Ashley Bailey for all interview arrangements. Studentathletes’ and coaches’ telephone numbers will not be realized to the media. Every attempt will be made to fulfill requests as quickly and efficiently as possible. All interview requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance.
DIRECTIONS TO THE WVU COLISEUM
Post-Match Interviews: Formal press conferences will be held in the hallway to the right of the weight room approximately 10 minutes after the conclusion of the match. Please see Ashley Bailey at the scorers’ table at the conclusion of the contest for all interview requests.
From Interstate 68 Take the Pierpont Drive (mile marker 7) exit and follow signs to the football stadium. At the second traffic light, turn left onto 705 and take the second exit out of the roundabout as 705 becomes Chestnut Ridge Road. Turn left at the third traffic light onto Van Voorhis Road. The road becomes Patteson Drive at the intersection of University Avenue. The Coliseum parking lots are directly ahead.
WVUsports.com is the official website for West Virginia volleyball. Media and fans can access up-to-date information including press releases, statistics, results, student-athlete features and other information all season long. Radio: Those wishing to broadcast matches via the radio during matches must purchase their own phone lines by contacting Lisa Ammons in the WVU Athletic Communications office. Please fax a request on company letterhead; lines must be paid for in advance.
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From Interstate 79 Take the Star City/WVU (mile marker 155) exit. Cross the Star City Bridge and proceed up Monongahela Boulevard past the Texas Roadhouse. The WVU Coliseum will be on the right. Enter at the light at Patteson Drive.
HERE, GOING FIRST IS IN OUR BLOOD. IT’S IN OUR SWEAT. IT’S IN OUR NATURE.
SO WE WILL GO ABOVE. WE WILL GO BEYOND.
WHEN EVERYONE ELSE GOES BACK,
MOUNTAINEERS #GOFIRST.