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Name Katy McFadden Hannah Wright Brooke Short Maria Coelho Alejandra Aviles Adria Morales Dalane Guidry Marta Monne Helena Gunnarsdóttir Jessie Ely Danielle Bristow Rebecca Redgen Emilee Dechant Jacie McClure Angela Papach
Ht. 5-11 6-1 5-9 5-10 5-3 5-7 6-3 5-10 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-2 5-6 6-3
Pos. OH MH S S DS/L S MH OH OH DS/L MH/OH OH MH/OH DS/L OH
Class/Exp. SO/1L SO/1L FR/HS SR/3L SO/1L JR/TR JR/2L RS FR/RS JR/TR SR/1L FR/HS SR/1L FR/HS FR/HS SO/1L
Coaching Staff Adriano de Souza - Head Volleyball Coach (3rd Season) Dustin Sahlmann - Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator (1st Season) Gabryel Ording - Assistant Coach/Strength & Conditioning (2nd Season)
Hometown (Last School) Rock Hill, S.C. (South Pointe HS) Melbourne, Australia (Maribyrnong College) Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS) Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Sacred Maria’s Heart) San Juan, Puerto Rico (Colegio Adianez) Juncos, Puerto Rico (Lee College) Lafayette, La. (Westminster Christian Academy) Varese, Italy (Barbara Melzi) Neskaupstaður, Iceland (Lee College) Chillicothe, Ill. (Illinois Central College) Saskatchewan, Canada (St. Joseph HS) Gladstone, Australia (Florida St. College-Jacksonville) Hutchinson, Kan. (Trinity Catholic HS) Baton Rouge, La. (St. Joseph’s Academy) Wilmington, N.C. (John T. Hoggard HS)
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News releases, photos and other services are available to accredited members of the news media. Current releases, statistics and photos can also be obtained at LATechSports.com. Editors: Patrick Walsh, Malcolm Butler, Teddy Allen, Kane McGuire and Anna Claire Thomas. Contributors: Walsh, Butler, Louisiana Tech News Bureau, Louisiana Tech Marketing and Public Relations Department Covers, Layout and Design: Donnie Bell Design. Photography: Donny Crowe, Tom Morris, Darrell James, James Garner, Donald Page
Welcome to the Family ..........................................................3 Head coach Adriano de Souza .............................................20 Assistant Coaches................................................................21 2014 Season Outlook............................................................22 Player Bios ...........................................................................24 Opponents............................................................................35 Conference USA...................................................................39 2013 Highlights.....................................................................41
Athletic Vision Louisiana Tech University will be a conference leader in performance by investing strategically in student-athletes’ development, providing superior facilities and enhancing program support to achieve a local and national image of success and dominance.
2013 Statistics......................................................................42 All-Time Scores.....................................................................43 School Records.....................................................................46 Honors & Letterwinners.......................................................50 University President Dr. Les Guice.......................................51 Athletics Director Tommy McClelland...................................52 Athletic Administration.........................................................53 Athletics Council ..................................................................56 Administration, Support & Coaches .....................................57
Athletic Mission Statement Embody excellence in everything we do.
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The 2014 Louisiana Tech volleyball team information guide is a publication of the Athletics Media Relations Office. It has been designed as a source of information for the news media and Lady Techster volleyball fans. Every effort has been made to include pertinent and timely information. Should you need additional information such as feature material and/or statistics, please direct your inquiries to the media relations office.
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LOUISIANA TECH QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Ruston, La. Founded: 1894 Enrollment: 11,014 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Conference USA Nickname: Lady Techsters Colors: Blue & Red Arena: Thomas Assembly Center Year Opened: 1982 Capacity: 8,000 Press Row: (318) 257-3144 President: Dr. Les Guice Athletic Director: Tommy McClelland Associate AD/SWA: Mary Kay Hungate
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Associate AD: Malcolm Butler Volleyball Contact: Anna Claire Thomas Send all volleyball requests to: Anna Claire Thomas, Asst. Director of Communications Email: acthomas@latech.edu Office: (318) 257-5314 Cell: (318) 331-3813 Athletics Website: LATechSports.com Twitter: @LATechVB • Facebook: facebook.com/LATechVolleyball Mailing Address: Thomas Assembly Center, Room 161, Ruston, LA 71270 TEAM INFORMATION 2013 Record: 7-22 2013 C-USA Record (Finish) : 1-13 (15th) 2013 Postseason: None 2013 Final AVCA Ranking: None Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/4 Starters Returning/Lost: 3 + Libero/3 Newcomers: 6
All times listed are Central. bold denotes home matches *, Conference USA matches #, Bronco Classic (Western Michigan) @, Big Daddy’s Invitational (McNeese State) ^, LA Tech Fairfield Inn Invitational &, Rebel Classic (Ole Miss)
STARTERS RETURNING (3 + libero) Alejandra Aviles, So., DS/L – 3.71 Digs/set (2013) Maria Coelho, Sr., S – 8.44 Assists/set (2013) Dalane Guidry, Jr., MH – 63 Total Blocks (2013) Rebecca Redgen, Sr., OH – 2.75 Kills/set (2013)
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COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Adriano de Souza Alma Mater: UNICAMP, 1997 Career Record: 39-85 (.314) Record at LA Tech: 10-49, 3rd season Assistant Coach: Dustin Sahlmann Alma Mater: University of Phoenix-Little Rock, 2009 Assistant Coach: Gabryel Ording Alma Mater: Louisiana Tech, 2012
Letterwinners Returning (8) DS/L – Alejandra Aviles, S – Maria Coelho*, DS – Jessie Ely, MH – Dalane Guidry*, OH – Katy McFadden, OH – Angela Papach, OH – Rebecca Regden*, MH – Hannah Wright
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2014 LA TECH VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT 8/29 vs. Oakland # 8/29 vs. Saint Francis # 8/30 at Western Michigan # 9/5 vs. Jackson State @ 9/5 at McNeese State @ 9/6 vs. UT Arlington @ 9/12 UTPA ^ 9/13 NEW ORLEANS ^ 9/13 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN ^ 9/15 at UAPB 9/18 at Ole Miss & 9/19 vs. Jackson State & 9/19 vs. Lamar & 9/22 SOUTHERN MISS* 9/26 WESTERN KENTUCKY* 9/28 at UAB* 10/3 at North Texas* 10/5 at Middle Tennessee* 10/10 UTSA* 10/12 FIU* 10/15 GRAMBLING STATE 10/19 NORTH TEXAS* 10/24 at Charlotte* 10/26 at Southern Miss* 10/31 MARSHALL* 11/2 UTEP* 11/7 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* 11/9 at Rice* 11/14 at FAU* 11/16 at FIU* 11/21-23 C-USA Tournament
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Letterwinners Lost (4) OH – Fenix Calderon*, MH – Caitlin Germany*, OH – Xzache Mathis*, OH – Isabella Rosania
LOCATION TIME Kalamazoo, Mich. 9 a.m. Kalamazoo, Mich. 3:30 p.m. Kalamazoo, Mich. 9 a.m. Lake Charles, La. 10 a.m. Lake Charles, La. 2:30 p.m. Lake Charles, La. 3:15 p.m. RUSTON, La. 7 p.m. RUSTON, La. 10 a.m. RUSTON, La. 6:30 p.m. Pine Bluff, Ark. 7 p.m. Oxford, Miss. 6:30 p.m. Oxford, Miss. 1:30 p.m. Oxford, Miss. 7:30 p.m. RUSTON, La. 7 p.m. RUSTON, La. 7 p.m. Birmingham, Ala. 7 p.m. Denton, Texas 7 p.m. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 1 p.m. RUSTON, La. 7 p.m. RUSTON, La. 2 p.m. RUSTON, La. 7 p.m. RUSTON, La. 2 p.m. Charlotte, N.C. 6 p.m. Hattiesburg, Miss. 1 p.m. RUSTON, La. 7 p.m. RUSTON, La. 2 p.m. RUSTON, La. 7 p.m. Houston, Texas 1 p.m. Boca Raton, Fla. 6 p.m. Miami, Fla. 12 p.m. Hattiesburg, Miss. TBD
We are excited you are covering Louisiana Tech VOLLEYBALL this year, and we ask that you refer to us by our correct name and abbreviation. Thanks and Go LADY TECHSTERS! CORRECT -- Louisiana Tech, LA (Lah) Tech or Lady Techsters INcorrecT -- LT or LTU, LaTech, La. Tech
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Newcomers (6) MH/OH – Danielle Bristow, MH/OH – Emilee Dechant, OH – Helena Gunnersdottir, DS – Jacie McClure, S – Adria Morales, S – Brooke Short
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welcome to the family “ Athletics is a central part of Louisiana Tech and an integral component of our efforts to elevate the institution’s national standing. It is essential that we continue to focus on the success of our student-athletes and ensure that a winning athletics program is achieved with integrity and class.” -- Tech President Dr. Les Guice
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At Louisiana Tech YOU are not a number, YOU are family. louisiana tech ranked as a Tier One National University according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 Best Colleges Report. i s north Louisiana’s only Carnegie RU/H “High Research” and SREB Four-Year Doctoral 2 Research University. is the highest ranked university in Louisiana for return on investment (ROI) for graduates (PayScale. com’s 2013-14 College Salary Report). i s ranked as one of the nation’s 25 Most Affordable Colleges (for both in-state and out-of-state students) by Newsweek and The Daily Beast. i s ranked highest in Louisiana and No. 21 in the nation for providing its graduates with the best returns on their investments (ROI) in their college educations (AdvisorOne).
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is ranked highest in the state of Louisiana and No. 11 in the nation on list of “25 Most Underrated Colleges in America” from Business Insider. is ranked highest in the state of Louisiana and No. 17 in nation among “Low Cost Colleges with High Starting Salaries for Graduates” (Affordable Colleges Online).
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Dr. Les Guice became the 14th president in the history of Louisiana Tech University on July 1, 2013. “ Louisiana Tech has a really great foundation of excellence, and we’re not starting from scratch by any means. We’ve got so many of the ingredients in place. My vision is to continue to progress Louisiana Tech in national prominence, but to turn that national prominence into things that bring benefit to North Louisiana, to our citizens of this state and to all of the students and stakeholders of the university.” -- D r. Les Guice, University President
Quarter System – Big Advantage for the Student-Athlete Louisiana Tech has a unique advantage of being on the quarter system as opposed to the semester system. The quarter system provides significant advantages for the students: Lighter workload (take 3 classes instead of 5)
Shorter academic sessions (12 weeks instead of 18)
More frequent breaks during and between academic sessions
ore opportunities to withdraw or drop a class and still M remain TOPS eligible
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The Bulldog Achievement Resource Center (BARC) is committed to the success of Louisiana Tech’s student-athletes.
Programs Provided by BARC Tutoring and group help sessions in all subjects
Writing assistance
Advising opportunities eferral program for students needing additional R assistance
Computer labs and study hall space
“The faculty is truly amazing, and I give them all the credit in helping decide my major. Once I made the decision, I knew it was the right one, and I’ve never looked back. I’ve always felt encouraged. Honestly, to me, Tech is just the perfect mix of everything in creating the highest quality college experience.” – Erica Stewart (Junior, Columbus, Indiana)
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“ Louisiana Tech allowed me to be a part of a bigger family and not just another number enrolled in a university. Here you are able to have a personal relationship with other students and other professors in your field of study. Tech became a second home to me and my two brothers. I loved it, and my family loved it.”
– Jelena Vucinic (‘14 Alum, Nelson, New Zealand)
- Lyle Fitte (‘13 Alum, Port Sulphur, La.)
REGGIE SIMPKINS, KAITLYN McCANNA & Brandon benjamin comprise the Louisiana Tech athletics academic center which the University’s student-athletes excel in the classroom and ultimately earn their degrees, something that is the No. 1 goal for the administration and coaches at Tech.
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“By joining one of the many on-campus organizations as a freshman, you will immediately meet new people who share similar interests. It is a place where people make you feel like family. Most teachers are very helpful. And the small close-knit relationship at the school is very reflective of how the Ruston community is shaped.” – Travis Wilmore (’14 Alum, Alexandria, La.)
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“I fell in love with Tech from the first day I started here. Everyone has been so helpful and encouraging. The quarter system is really great too! You have only three or four classes a quarter, so a class that might not be a favorite won’t drag on and the course load feels lighter.”
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tomorrow’s graduate louisiana tech saw Nicole Jaquemet (soccer) and Stephen Gandy (baseball) earn Conference USA All-Academic honors. saw 12 programs improve their single year Academic Progress Rate (APR) while men’s basketball recorded its highest single year and multi-year rates. saw the Lady Techster bowling program earn an NCAA Public Recognition Award after ranking in the top 10 percent in multi-year APR for their respective sport. ranked second in the state of Louisiana among Division I footballplaying public institutions with an 80 percent graduation success rate.
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louisiana tech boasts the University of Louisiana System’s highest graduation rate at 52.8 percent. boasts the states fastest time to completion for first time baccalaureates at 4.5 years. boasts the ULS’ highest average freshman ACT scores at 24.5.
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Louisiana Tech’s student-athletes recorded an all-time high four-year graduation success rate of 80 percent, which was four percentage points better than the previous record-high of 76 percent.
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Louisiana Tech’s Athletic Department: officially became a member of Conference USA and competed for the first time ever in the 16-team league. officially broke ground on a $20-million plus south end zone facility at Joe Aillet Stadium with an expected completion date of August of 2015. i nstalled the $1.2 million Paul Millsap Vision presented by Community Trust Bank, a high definition video display board and state-of-the-art sound system in the Thomas Assembly Center. r aised more than $10.9 million through both LTAC and Quest for Excellence; more than double any previous year in Tech Athletics history.
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On the playing fields: en’s basketball racked up a program record-tying 29 wins, M including victories at Oklahoma and Georgia, won a second consecutive conference regular season title, this time as a member of Conference USA, and advanced to the NIT quarterfinals for just the second time in school history.
ennis saw first-year coach Chad Camper earn the LSWA T Coach of the Year after guiding the team to a 15-win season, including a program record 11-match winning streak. omen’s basketball welcomed new head coach Tyler W Summitt, son of legendary Tennessee Lady Vols head coach Pat Summitt. Tyler brings a new staff, including former Lady Techster and 35-year coaching veteran Mickie DeMoss. oftball freshman Pauline Tufi earned all-state and all-CUSA S honors after a stellar rookie campaign that saw her break the program single season freshman RBI record (34). occer goalkeeper Caitlin Updyke capped her four-year S career by earning four shutouts in Conference USA play en route to being named second team All-CUSA and becoming only the third Lady Techster to go play professional soccer. aseball entered a new era with the hiring of Greg Goff, B who recently led Campbell University to three straight 40win seasons, as the seventh head coach in program history. olleyball recorded the first Conference USA win in any V sport at Louisiana Tech when the Lady Techsters defeated Charlotte, 3-1 (25-19, 21-25, 25-21, 25-22), on Oct. 4, 2013. owling recorded a victory over host Sam Houston State, B the eventual 2014 NCAA Women’s Bowling National Champions, on Feb. 14, 2013 in the Track Kat Klash in Houston, Texas. ootball produced two NFL Draft picks last season in Justin F Ellis (4th round, Oakland Raiders) and IK Enemkpali (6th round, New York Jets). Men’s track and field sprinter Trey Hadnot (200m, 4x100m relay) collected his sixth and seventh All-America honors. omen’s track and field star Charla Craddock swept the W long jump titles at both the C-USA Indoor and Outdoor Championships while Kim Francis earned second team AllAmerica honors in the 100m hurdles.
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olfer Victor Lange became the first Bulldog to ever earn a G bid to the NCAA Regionals where he competed in the San Antonio Region, finishing in the top 25 during the threeround event.
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as in Conference USA Conference USA celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2014-15, welcoming newcomer Western Kentucky University into the fold on July 1. The league has transformed through its two decades, but the commitment to excellence, integrity, leadership and its student athletes in athletics, academics and community is unwavering. Conference USA enjoys a far-reaching fan base with its 14 members: Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEP, UTSA and WKU. Conference USA sponsors competition in 19 sports – nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field) and 10 for women (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball).
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On the Web Website: ConferenceUSA.com Twitter: @Conference_USA Facebook: ConferenceUSA Instagram: Conference USA
Competitive Success
C-USA membership include institutions within eight of the Top 40 media markets and four in the Top 25 according to Nielsen.
total of 83 football teams A have earned bowl bids during its history. C-USA is eligible for the College Football Playoff.
C-USA home markets this year will include more than 13 million TV households, a 30 percent increase from two years ago.
Conference USA has primary bowl tie-ins with the Bahamas Bowl, Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl, Boca Raton Bowl, Gildan New Mexico Bowl, Heart of Dallas Bowl, Miami Beach Bowl, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl and Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl, along with secondary arrangements with the Duck Commander Independence Bowl and the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl.
C-USA enjoys partnerships with FOX Sports Media Group, CBS Sports Network and ESPN.
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Academic Success -USA institutions are C among the nation’s best in academic performance of student-athletes. Among C-USA’s 5,000 student-athletes, there are champions off the playing field as well. In 19 years, more than 28,000 student-athletes have been named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll or received the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom.
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RESIDENTIAL life
University Park is a community of Tech students who want the convenience of on-campus living and the privacy and sophistication of high-tech, spacious apartments and townhouses with a signature Louisiana Tech view.
University Park Amenities
2- and 4-bedroom designs
Townhouse features a spiral staircase to a loft with two bedrooms and a bath
Private bedroom phone and cable television
Kitchen equipped with range and refrigerator High speed internet access A pedestrian bridge provides easy, direct access from UP to the heart of campus
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Class is Over … Time to Eat and Socialize! The Student Center’s all-you-care-to-eat Café is a good start. Also, in the Student Center, there is a Chick-fil-A, Asian fare, sushi, salads, homestyle burgers and more. In Tolliver, take your pick from McAlister’s Deli or pizza or grab something from the convenience store. Watch big screen TVs and utilize the wireless internet hot spots while you eat in Tolliver, or sit outside on the picnic tables or in either of two dining areas in the Student Center. Students can also get plenty of Louisiana flavor as Ruston is full of local restaurants that range from a little Cajun spice to southern down-home cooking.
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Also one of the most frequented areas of campus where students hang out to study and socialize is under the century-old oak trees located in the quadrangle.
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student LIFE There are over 180 student organizations on the Louisiana Tech campus. Plus LA Tech offers 16 NCAA sanctioned athletic programs (Bulldogs and Lady Techsters) and of course Tech students are some of the best fans in the South. This year Tech students can make plenty of road trips to follow their beloved Bulldogs and Lady Techsters as the University makes the all-sports move to the geographical friendly Conference USA.
The Miss Tech pageant is just one of many annual student events on campus, including unity step shows, Greek Week, Spring Fling, homecoming, talent shows, concerts, intramurals, sporting events, student organizations, theatrical and musical productions and more.
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The Lambright Sports and Wellness Center is both old and new. A $12 million expansion means two pools, sunbathing, Counter Culture at LA Tech, and plenty of relaxing social opportunities. It also contains a rock climbing wall, bowling alleys, basketball courts as well as plenty of cardio and weight training. It’s a place of leisure or a place to challenge yourself.
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Louisiana Tech continues to give back on a global level in every profession and every day, either on center stage or behind the scenes. Tech alums seize the opportunity on campus to make a difference off it; because of you, the University’s influence spreads, now more than ever. Leon Barmore: Best winning percentage of any other coach in history of NCAA women’s basketball, five-time Hall of Famer Albert Bourland: Retired President of Daimler-Benz Washington, Inc., manufacturer of Mercedes Benz Terry Bradshaw: Member of FOX NFL Sunday, NFL Hall of Fame, No. 1 pick in the 1970 NFL draft, winner of four Super Bowls Kix Brooks: Songwriter, guitar player, entertainer, Tech fan, host of American Country Music Countdown John D. Caruthers, Jr.: Former President of the Seven States I-69 Mid-Continent Highway Coalition
James Davison: Developer of Squire Creek Country Club, Board of Directors for Genesis Energy, former Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System
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Tara Collins: Developer of the MediKin Hematology Teaching Vein, a “hands on” way of understanding blood disorders and diseases, especially HIV/AIDS
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Benny Denny: Former CEO of Bank of Ruston, Former President of Louisiana Tech University Foundation Rosemary Ellis: Former editor of Good Housekeeping Magazine A.C. Hollins, Jr.: Vice-President/Director of Operations & Infrastructure for National Security Technologies, LLC (NSTec), Las Vegas Emily Howell and Julie Bartlett Stephenson: Back-toback recipients of “Teacher of the Year” award in Louisiana, high school division, in 2012 and 2011; Jenny Marie Blalock was 2011 Louisiana Elementary School Teacher of the Year
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Eddie McGough: Senior Vice President for Alcon Laboratories, a global medical company specializing in eye care products
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Michael McCallister: Former Chairman of the Board/ CEO of Humana, Inc., which employs 30,000 nationwide and has revenues of $33 billion
Hilton Nicholson: CEO of Sixnet, member of FCC Advisory Board
Phil Robertson: Founder of the Duck Commander business and creator of the Duck Commander call, professional hunter, reality television star Teresa Weatherspoon: Named one of the top 15 players in WNBA history, Women’s Basketball Hall of Famer, former coach of the Lady Techsters basketball team, Olympic gold medalist and Wade Trophy winner Sam Wyly: Co-founder of Green Mountain Energy, Maverick Capital, Ranger Capital Group, Michaels Stores, and Sterling Software, Inc.
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Glen Post, III: Chief Executive Officer and President of CenturyLink, the third largest telecommunications company in America
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Glen Post, III: Chief Executive Officer and President of CenturyLink, the third largest telecommunications company in America
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Scott Poole: Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Roy O. Martin Lumber Company, one of the largest independently owned forest products companies in the South
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Mervin Parker: Corporate Forestry Manager of Hunt Forest Products, a privately held company with more than 65,000 acres of timberland owned and managed and more than 700 employees in the state of Louisiana
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Karl Malone: Two-time NBA MVP, Ruston-area businessman, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, second-leading scorer in NBA history
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Sandy Johnson: President/owner of Barrios Technology in Houston; earned NASA’s highest award – the George M. Low Award for Quality and Excellence, won twice – and in 2004 received NASA’s highest honor, the Distinguished Public Service Medal.
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Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil Education: Bachelor’s degree
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Coaching Experience 2012-Present: Head Coach, LA Tech 2008-2011: Asst. Coach, Illinois St. 2005-2007: Asst. Coach, Miami (OH) 2003-2004: Vol. Asst. Coach, Kent State 2001-2002: Head Coach, Union College 1995-1997: Head Coach, UNICAMP (Men’s)
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when it competed at the World Championship in Mexico. He has also been a liaison and interpreter for the U.S. Women’s National Team (1994) and Japanese National Junior Team (1993) in their respective visits to world championships in Brazil. De Souza has co-authored numerous books and articles on sports and coaching. He graduated with his bachelor’s degree from Universidade Estadual de Campinas in Sao Paulo, Brazil in December 1997, and completed his master’s degree at Kent State in May 2006.
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Prior to de Souza’s time in Ohio, his coaching career in the U.S. started with two years as the head women’s volleyball coach at Union College while he took postgraduate courses. In his first head coachHead Coach — 3rd season ing stint, de Souza led the Bulldogs to a second-place finish in the Mid-South Conference and the program’s first Adriano de Souza enters his third season at NAIA regional appearance in his final season in the helm of the Louisiana Tech women’s volleyball Kentucky (2002). program after a pair of rebuilding years in his first De Souza, originally from Brazil, a country two seasons with the Lady Techsters in 2012 and with a great volleyball history and tradition, began 2013. The third year coach entered the 2013 sea- playing the sport at the age of 14. He spent three years (2001-03) as the volleyball coach and co-adson with a rebuilt roster and plenty to prove as ministrator for two men’s teams in the city of Rio a team as LA Tech was a first-year member of Claro, Brazil. His under-21 men’s team was the reConference USA. Although the Lady Techsters gional runner-up all three years, while his under-19 put together a 7-22 season, including a 1-13 mark in league play, de Souza led his team to a hand- men’s team was the APV League Champion in 2001, and posted a runner-up finish in 2002. In ful of impressive feats in 2013 with a plethora of 1999, de Souza mentored the under-21, under-19 underclassmen on the roster and just one senior. For the first time since 2010, Louisiana Tech and under-16 women’s programs at Club Regatas in Campinas, Brazil, before coming to the U.S. to defeated a conference opponent as the Lady begin his Division I coaching career. Techsters prevailed against Conference USA foe He also served a three-year stint as the head Charlotte, 3-1, on Oct. 4, 2013 in Charlotte, a vicmen’s volleyball coach at the State University of tory that also marked LA Tech’s inaugural win as a member of C-USA in any sport. The win snapped Campinas (1995-97), where his team won sectional championships in 1996 and 1997, finished a 34-match conference losing streak for LA Tech second at the Metropolitan Championships in that dated back to the end of the 2010 season when LA Tech defeated then WAC foe Nevada in 1995 and 1996, and placed third in 1997. Since 2001, Adriano has worked with Antofive sets. nio Rizola, the head coach of the Brazilian Junior In early 2012, Louisiana Tech announced the National Team, in developing methods to improve hiring of de Souza, a longtime Division I assistant coach, from Illinois State as the ninth head coach players’ game intelligence in preparation for South in Lady Techster volleyball history. In his inaugural American and World Championships. In 2007, he volunteered for the Brazilian Youth National Team season, de Souza’s squad compiled a 3-27 record on the court. De Souza, a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, replaced Matt Sonnichsen, who resigned following the 2011 season after four years at the helm of the program. The 42-year-old has brought a wealth of both collegiate and international coaching experience to Ruston, as well as recruiting ties in both ch the U.S. and overseas. Coa ech d a De Souza’s coaching resume spans 19 years He iana T nt is ese and boasts stints at the club, high school and colLou 12-Pr legiate levels, including assistant coaching posi20 tions at Illinois State, Miami (OH) and Kent State over the course of his career. Before coming to Louisiana Tech, de Souza spent the past four years as an assistant volleyball coach at Illinois State where he helped rebuild the Redbirds program, leading it to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament two straight years. Prior to his time in Normal, Illinois, de Souza furthered his reputation by serving on the staff at Miami (OH) for three seasons from 2005-07 where he was instrumental in helping the RedHawks reach the 2007 NCAA Tournament after capturing the Mid-American Conference Tournament title that season. Two of Miami’s wins that season came against nationally-ranked Ohio, the four-time defending conference champion. The only other team in the country to sweep the Ohio Bobcats in 2007 was national runner-up Stanford. In de Souza’s first season at Miami in 2005, 200 the RedHawks recorded the most wins (17) since As M ia m 5 - 0 7 the 1998 Mid-American Conference championsis i ( tan OH) ship team went 27-8. In 2006, Miami finished t Co fourth in the MAC regular-season race, the Redach Hawks’ best finish since 2000. De Souza was a volunteer assistant at Kent State in both the 2003 and 2004 seasons, while completing his master’s degree in sports pedagogy. He also volunteered as an assistant coach with the boys’ volleyball team at Stow (Ohio) High School in 2004, and as the head coach of the Club Q Sport 17’s team in 2004-05.
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helped his teams compile a record of 94-7 over the course of six seasons. From 2007 to 2008, Sahlmann served as a coach for the Pulaski Academy volleyball team in Little Rock, where he helped with the organization of practices for both junior high and senior high teams. Sahlmann’s coaching career originally began at the University of Arkansas, where he was a volunteer assistant for the Razorbacks during the 1994-95 campaign. In Sahlmann’s time at Arkansas, he spent time as a member of the very first coaching staff in the history of the program, which also won back-to-back Southeastern Conference West Division championships. The seven-year coaching veteran earned his degree from the University of Phoenix at Little Rock in 2009, where he studied business management in addition to his numerous coaching duties on the side. Sahlmann also spent time working on his business degree at both Arkansas and UALR. Although he is a native of Pasco, Wash., Sahlmann is a graduate of McDowell High School in Erie, Pa., and is married to his wife, Shea, who was a college volleyball player at Henderson State. They have two children, Britney and Arron.
GABRYEL
ORDING
Assistant Coach — 2nd season
The SAHLMANN file Hometown: Pasco, Wash. Education: Bachelor’s degree in
business management (University of Phoenix at Little Rock, ’09)
Coaching Experience 2014-Present: Assistant Coach, Louisiana Tech 2013: Assistant Coach, University of New Orleans 2011-2012: Head Coach, Philander Smith College 2007-2013: Dir. of Player Development, Little Rock Juniors Volleyball Club 2007-2008: Assistant Coach, Pulaski Academy 1994-1995: Volunteer Assistant Coach, Arkansas
ethic and knowledge to continue the development of the Lady Techster Volleyball Program. While a student-athlete at Louisiana Tech, Ording was not only always prepared for all the practices and matches she competed in, but she was also a leader who contributed to the organization and development of the program on and off the court, de Souza added. “To the benefit of our student-athletes, Gabryel will continue to be a great example of responsibility and dedication to our program.”
The ORDING file Former Louisiana Tech volleyball player Gabryel Ording enters her second season on the LA Tech coaching staff after she joined the Lady Techsters for the 2013 season as an assistant coach. “I am happy to welcome Gabryel Ording back to Louisiana Tech University as one of our assistant coaches,” de Souza said. “Her return to Louisiana Tech Volleyball is a great asset for our program. She has the values and the mindset that I look for in assistant coaches”. Ording completed her senior season and earned her bachelor’s degree from Louisiana Tech in kinesiology in November 2012. Over the course of her time at Louisiana Tech, Ording lettered all four years and was also the volleyball program representative in the SAAC (Student Athlete Advisory Committee). Ording has now returned to Louisiana Tech to continue using her work
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Louisiana Tech head volleyball coach Adriano de Souza announced in the spring of 2014 the hiring of Dustin Sahlmann, who will serve as an assistant coach on the Lady Techster staff this season. Sahlmann comes to Ruston after an assistant and interim head coaching stint at the University of New Orleans for the 2013 season. While at UNO, Sahlmann was responsible for training the setters, defensive specialists and liberos, while also serving as the recruiting coordinator for the Lady Privateers. Sahlmann helped organize all practice plans and was in charge of game planning in his one-year stint at UNO. Prior to his time with the Privateers, Sahlmann spent two seasons as the head volleyball coach at Philander Smith College in Little Rock, where his duties included game planning, recruiting, scheduling, fundraising and overseeing all academic progress for the student-athletes. In addition to serving as the head coach at Philander Smith College, Sahlmann also spent six years as the director of player development for the Little Rock Juniors Volleyball Club, a training program designed for young student-athletes in Central Arkansas, between 2007 and 2013. In his time with the Little Rock Juniors, Sahlmann
Hometown: Custer Park, Ill. Education: B achelor’s degree in kinesiology (Louisiana Tech, ’12)
Coaching Experience
2013-Present: Assistant Coach, Louisiana Tech
Playing Experience 2009-2012: Louisiana Tech
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2014 OUTLOOK Although this year’s Louisiana Tech volleyball squad returns the most players since the 2010 season, the program is still young when it comes to the experience of playing together as a team. The theme of the 2014 season is the blending of six newcomers and the upperclassmen that will most likely determine the success of this Lady Techster team. With a revamped roster after losing three starters and four total letterwinners from a year ago, de Souza enters his third season ready to lead Louisiana Tech to success with his most experienced squad since inheriting the program in 2012. In 2013, the Lady Techsters improved as a team in almost every statistical category, but as a first-year member of Conference USA the team struggled down the stretch and ended the season with a 7-22 overall mark. Looking ahead to 2014, LA Tech returns eight letterwinners (three starters and a libero), while six newcomers are expected to make an immediate impact for de Souza and his coaching staff, which includes the addition of first-year assistant Dustin Sahlmann. “Our volleyball players have trained really well since last spring and have spent a considerable amount of time together learning what it will take for them to leave a positive mark on the program,” de Souza said. “This group of players has a strong will to succeed and understand that team success will be determined by how much time they put into their preparation, how much they help each other and how hard they compete in every match this coming season.” Three Lady Techsters, Maria Coelho, Jessie Ely and Rebecca Redgen, all return for their senior seasons in 2014, while Dalane Guidry, Helena Gunnarsdóttir and Adria Morales will start their junior years, making this year’s LA Tech team the most experienced squad since de Souza’s arrival on campus in 2012 with six upperclassmen. The addition of Morales and Gunnarsdóttir, who both earned all-conference honors last season for Lee College, should help stabilize the Lady Techsters’ attack, add experience to the squad and make up for the loss of three LA Tech starters, including the team’s leading hitter and blocker from last season. De Souza is also intent on building the future of the program with freshmen Danielle Bristow (MH), Emilee Dechant (MH), Jacie McClure (DS/L) and Brooke Short (S) expected to see valuable playing time for LA Tech in their first collegiate campaigns.
ON OFFENSE In 2014, Dalane Guidry and Rebecca Redgen return to the Lady Techsters as the two players with the most match experience. With the addition of junior college transfer Helena Gunnarsdóttir, as well as freshmen Emilee Dechant and Danielle Bristow, the Lady Techsters will be looking for more efficiency in the offensive system. “Our offensive players will have a lot of work to do for us to achieve a higher hitting percentage and a higher kills per set average this year,” de Souza said. “They all know that our main goal is to increase these two statistical aspects of our game. Our non-conference matches will be good tests for them to verify how they have developed.” Rebecca Redgen, a senior from Gladstone, Australia who totaled 291 kills last season (2.75/set), returns as LA Tech’s leading
attacker after ranking second on the team last season. Two-year letterwinner Dalane Guidry is also back for her junior season with the Lady Techsters, as the 6-foot-3-inch middle hitter was third on the team in 2013 with 143 kills and second with 63 total blocks. This season will also see the return of Angela Papach, Marta Monne, Hannah Wright and Katy McFadden, each of whom saw some playing time last season as freshmen. Monne will make her long-awaited return to the court this season as a redshirt freshman after suffering an MCL, ACL and Meniscus injury in the fourth match of the 2013 campaign. The Varese, Italy native required season-ending surgery and has been working on a full recovery heading into 2014. Gunnarsdóttir is expected to bring discipline on offense and defense to the squad after spending two seasons as a standout player for Lee College. Look for the Iceland native to help Tech’s offense on both the outside and right side position, along with improving the Lady Techsters’ on the service line and in serve receive. Bristow, who hails from Saskatchewan, Canada, and Dechant, a native of Hutchinson, Kansas, are both vying for playing time on both the offensive and defensive systems for de Souza’s squad. The two true freshmen are expected to contribute to the offense, as well as helping with the team’s blocking game throughout the campaign.
SetterS After spending his first two seasons with just one setter on the roster, de Souza and his staff have developed depth at the position, which, in turn, will encourage competition among the three candidates. Most importantly, though, the depth will give the staff and team more tactical options as far as being able to run a 5-1 or a 6-2 team system throughout the season. “We are really looking forward to working with our setters this season,” de Souza said. “For the first time, we will have more options for training and for putting our team together for competition. Maria (Coelho), Brooke (Short) and Adria (Morales) are all hard workers and understand the need to develop a strong offensive system.” Three-year letterwinner Coelho is the lone returner at the set-
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DEFENSIVE SPECIALISTS/LiberoS Alejandra Aviles returns in 2014 for her sophomore year after leading the Lady Techsters last season with 360 digs (3.71/set). Aviles was also an asset from the service line for the team after totaling 16 aces in 97 sets in her first season at the collegiate level. “Our three liberos are players who will bring a lot of enthusiasm and hard work into practices and matches,” de Souza said. “While we need our offense to be more effective this year, we also need our liberos to make sure we become sharper in minimizing the chance of our opponents to score points.” LA Tech’s Jessie Ely, who played in 90 sets in 2013, also returns for her senior season and is set to see time on the court over the course of the campaign. The Illinois native totaled 156 digs and 20 aces a season ago for the Lady Techsters. Newcomer from Baton Rouge, Jacie McClure will also see playing time on the court for LA Tech in 2014, as the freshman is expected to help both service and reception, as well as on the defensive side of the ball.
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matches scheduled against McNeese State, New Orleans and Grambling State. The Lady Techsters are also set to face several familiar faces this upcoming fall as the team is scheduled to play a combined 18 non-conference and league opponents from last season’s schedule in 2014. “Our team is looking forward to competing this upcoming season,” de Souza said. “Our pre-season schedule will give us an idea of what aspects of the game we need to improve after every weekend of competition. Every match in pre-season will be very important in preparation for Conference USA play.” The fall schedule begins with four consecutive weekend tournaments, beginning with the Lady Techsters traveling to Kalamazoo, Mich., on Aug. 29 to battle top-notch competition in the Bronco Classic hosted by Western Michigan. LA Tech faced off against the Broncos last season as Western Michigan traveled to Ruston to appear in the LA Tech Invitational. The Lady Techsters open the 2014 home slate on Sept. 12 as the team will host the Louisiana Tech Volleyball Invitational in the Thomas Assembly Center for the second straight year. The fourteam, two-day tournament has LA Tech pitted against New Orleans, UTPA and Stephen F. Austin in three matches. A total of six matches will be played on Friday and Saturday between the four teams competing in the invitational. On Monday, Sept. 22, Louisiana Tech will officially begin its second season in Conference USA with Southern Miss set to travel to Ruston to kick off the 2014 league campaign. The Lady Techsters will follow up with a home match against new league member and the 2013 Sun Belt regular season champions, Western Kentucky, on Sept. 26 in the TAC before embarking on a threematch road trip. “Conference USA will bring strong competition in every match we play,” de Souza, now in his third season as head coach, said. “Our players understand how important it will be to intensively prepare for every single match and to perform at their best during the conference schedule.” LA Tech is scheduled to play a total of 12 home matches this season, beginning with the team hosting the Louisiana Tech Volleyball Invitational on Sept. 12-13 in the Thomas Assembly Center.
Louisiana Tech is set to play a total of 30 matches over the course of the 2014 season, including 16 conference contests in a 13-team league. LA Tech will face three in-state schools this season with
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ter position for LA Tech after totaling almost 1,800 assists in the last two seasons. The Brazilian also poses a threat from the service line as the senior led the team last season with 42 aces (0.39/ set), as well as tying a program record with eight aces in a match versus New Orleans early in 2013. Adria Morales, a transfer from Lee College, is also expected to step in and make an immediate impact in improving offensive efficiency and defense for the Lady Techsters. Morales averaged 8.59 assists per set for the Lady Rebels last season. Also look for newcomer Brooke Short, who comes to Louisiana Tech from Murrieta, California, to vie for playing time in order to give Tech more options for offensive and defensive tactics and strategies this fall.
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Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Sacred Maria’s Heart)
Junior (2013): Started all 29 matches and played in all 108 sets for the second consecutive season ... Led the team in assists (911), assists per set (8.44), service aces (42) and service aces per set (0.39) ... Her 0.39 aces per set ranked her second among all Conference USA individuals, while also ranking her 46th in the nation ... Recorded a team-high seven double-doubles on the season for a career total of nine double-doubles ... Totaled 54.0 blocks on the season (4 solo, 50 assists) and was responsible for notching 133.0 points over the course of the campaign ... Third among her teammates in blocks with a total of 54 ... Tied a Louisiana Tech program record with eight aces in a single match with eight service aces Sept. 7 in a five-set win over New Orleans at home ... Recorded a season-high seven kills and an .875 hitting percentage with three blocks Sept. 3 vs. UAPB ... Totaled a season and career-high 58 assists Sept. 10 at Stephen F. Austin ... Had 30 or more assists in 13 matches on the season and 50 or more assists twice in 2013 ... Recorded a season-high 5.0 blocks Sept. 24 vs. Northwestern State. Sophomore (2012): Started all 30 matches for LA Tech in 2012 ... Led the Techsters in assists with 878 and an average of 8.36 on the season ...Finished the season sixth in the WAC individual standings for assists ... Recorded 30 or more assists in 14 matches in 2012 and more than 40 assists in four matches this season ... Received all-tournament honors twice in 2012 for her performances in the Southern Miss Invitational and the Tangi Tourism Lion Classic on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana ... Recorded a career and season-high 51 assists versus Seattle U (11/10) ... Recorded three double-doubles on the season against South Alabama (8/25), Utah State (9/27) and Seattle U (10/11) ... Ranked second on the team in blocks with 64 (seven solo, 57 assisted) ... Her 16 service aces ranked third among all Techster players this season ... Fourth on the team in digs with 171. Freshman (2011): Made her first career start vs. Grambling St. (09/09)... Recorded 28 assists, six digs and three blocks vs. the Tigers in her only start... Recorded double-digit assists in two matches, last vs. Fresno St. (10/06)... Second on the team in assists/set (5.00)... Five service aces and blocks for the season High School: Longstanding member of the Minas Tenis Clube volleyball club... Named the best setter in the Copa Minas Championship in 2007... Participated in the Emerald City Classic in Seattle in 2007 and 2009... Chosen to compete for Minas Gerais in the Brazilian Championship in 2010. Getting Acqainted: Full name is Maria Marinho Coelho... Born July 7, 1992... Daughter of Wellerson and Maria Tureza... Has one brother, Joao. Single-Match Highs Kills: 7, UAPB, Sep 03, 2013 Attacks: 10, UAB, Nov 10, 2013 Assists: 58, at Stephen F. Austin, Sep 10, 2013 Serve Aces: 8, UNO, Sep 07, 2013 Digs: 17, UNO, Sep 07, 2013 Blocks: 5, Northwestern State, Sep 24, 2013 Block solo: 2, at Southeastern La., Sep 14, 2013 Block assist: 5, Northwestern State, Sep 24, 2013
24 Career Statistics Year sp mp-ms k k/s e Ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se re digs d/s bs ba tb b/s be bhe 2011 15 11-1 2 0.13 3 16 -.062 75 5.00 5 0.33 1 0 17 1.13 0 5 5 0.33 1 3 2012 105 30-30 52 0.50 27 176 .142 878 8.36 16 0.15 21 0 171 1.63 7 57 64 0.61 4 23 2013 108 29-29 62 0.57 21 167 .246 911 8.44 42 0.39 24 1 208 1.93 4 50 54 0.50 4 30 Totals 228 70-60 116 0.51 51 359 .181 1864 8.18 63 0.28 46 1 396 1.74 11 112 123 0.54 9 56
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JESSIE
ELY
DS/L | 5-9 | Sr. | 1L/TR
Chillicothe, Ill. (Illinois Central College)
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Junior (2013): Saw action in 27 matches and started three in her first season with the team after transferring from a junior college ... Played in 90 sets, while recording 156 digs (1.73/set), 21 assists and 20 service aces (T2nd-team) ... Had a season-high 18 digs Sept. 7 vs. UNO at home ... Recorded six service aces, a season-high, Sept. 3 in a straight-sets win over UAPB at home. Illinois Central College (2011-2012): Played two seasons at Illinois Central College for head coach Sue Sinclair ... Helped lead the Cougars to a ranking of 11th in the nation during her first season at ICC in 2011. High School: Earned three letters in both volleyball and softball as a two-sport athlete at Illinois Valley Central ... Was named 1st team allconference in 2009 and 2010 ... Named to the 2010 Tri-County all-area for volleyball ... Named 3rd team by the Champaign Gazette in 2010 ... Led her team to the sectional and regional championship in volleyball in her junior campaign under coach Lisa Miller. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Jessie Leigh Ely ... Born April 20, 1993 in Peoria, Ill. ... Daughter of James and Kim Ely ... Has one brother, Josh. Single-Match Highs Kills: 1, vs Grambling State, Aug 30, 2013; Southern Miss, Oct. 20, 2013 Attacks: 3, vs Abilene Christian, Aug 31, 2013 Assists: 3, UNO, Sep 07, 2013 Serve Aces: 6, UAPB, Sep 03, 2013 Digs: 18, UNO, Sep 07, 2013
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REDGEN
OH | 6-1 | Sr. | 1L/TR
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Gladstone, Australia (Florida State College-Jacksonville)
Junior (2013): Started 27 of the 29 matches the Lady Techsters played in her first season at LA Tech ... Second on the team in kills and kills per set with 291 and an average of 2.75 ... Totaled double-digit kills in a single match 16 times over the course of the 2013 season ... Recorded two double-doubles on the season: Sept. 10 at Stephen F. Austin (15K-14D); Sept. 24 vs. Northwestern State (12K-10D) ... Had the fourth most digs on the team with 159 and an average of 1.50 ... Totaled 33.0 blocks as a junior (4 solo, 29 assists) ... Had a season-high 19 kills and 20.0 points Sept. 6 as she helped lead LA Tech to a five-set win over McNeese State at home ... Recorded a season-high 4.0 blocks Oct. 11 at East Carolina ... Was responsible for 321.5 points in her first season at LA Tech. Florida State College-Jacksonville: Spent two seasons at Florida State College at Jacksonville and earned Most Improved Player in her first season with the Blue Wave in 2011 ... She was named captain of the squad in 2012 and MVP at the conclusion of her second season at FSCJ ... Earned 1st Team Mid-Florida All-Conference honors in her second season with the Blue Wave. High School: Prepped at Gladstone State High School in Australia where she was named Sportswoman of the Year two consecutive years over the course of her junior and senior campaigns ... She was also the recipient of the Modern History Award, Silver Academic Award, Korean Award, Blue Award and the Sports Team Award in her time at Gladstone State HS ... Helped lead her team to the Volleyball Senior State Championship in 2009 where she earned Most Valuable Player for her performance in the tournament ... Coached by Brian Van Der Wiede ... Was also a member of Queensland School and Club Volleyball teams. Getting Acqainted: Full name is Rebecca Jane Redgen ... Born Dec. 31, 1993 in Townsville, Queensland ... Daughter of Peter and Allison Redgen ... Has one sister, Stepfanie. Single-Match Highs Kills: 19, McNeese State, Sep 06, 2013; vs Nebraska-Omaha, Sep 13, 2013 Attacks: 64, at ECU, Oct 11, 2013 Attack pct: .400, UAPB, Sep 03, 2013 (10-2-20) Assists: 2, Southern Miss, Oct 20, 2013; vs Nebraska-Omaha, Sep 13, 2013; UTSA, Sep 29, 2013 Serve Aces: 2, vs Grambling State, Aug 30, 2013; vs Abilene Christian, Aug 31, 2013; UNO, Sep 07, 2013 Digs: 14, at Stephen F. Austin, Sep 10, 2013 Blocks: 4, at ECU, Oct 11, 2013 Block solo: 1, 4 times Block assist: 3, vs Abilene Christian, Aug 31, 2013; at ECU, Oct 11, 2013
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GUIDRY MH | 6-3 | Jr. | 2L
Lafayette, La. (Westminster Christian Academy)
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Sophomore (2013): Started 25 of the 26 matches she played in ... Led all Lady Techsters with a .273 attacking percentage ... Ranked third on the team in kills (143) and kills per set (1.54) ... Second among her teammates in blocks and blocks per set with 63 total blocks (9 solo, 54 assists) and an average of 0.68 per game ... Posted a season-high six blocks in a single match on three separate occasions ... Totaled 10 kills Sept. 14 at Southeastern Louisiana, a season-high for the sophomore hitter ... Tallied 13 service aces on the season with a season-high three twice vs. Northwestern State and UTEP at home ... Averaged 2.06 points per set for the Lady Techsters in 2013. Freshman (2012): Saw action in all 30 matches as a true freshman while starting 27 and playing in 93 sets ... Recorded 127 kills and averaged 1.37 per set to rank fourth among all Techsters in that category ... Recorded double-digit kills on two separate occasions in 2012 ... Ranked third on the team with 55 total blocks (5 solo, 50 assisted) while averaging 0.59 per set ... Season-high 12 kills versus Idaho (10/12) with a hitting percentage of .435 for that match ... Season-high seven blocks against Tulane (8/31) at the Lamar Invitational ... Recorded five service aces in 2012. High School: Led the Lady Crusaders to the quarterfinals of the state tournament in her senior season at Westminster Christian Academy... Named All-District MVP in 2012, along with being named Offensive MVP for the 2010 and 2011 seasons ... Participated in the East vs. West All Star game in 2011... Was an All-State and Academic All-State selection in her senior season ... Named first team All-District as well as second team AllAcadiana in 2010 and 2011 ... Led Westminster Christian Academy to the district title from 2009-11 under coaches Renee Hebert and Stephanie Salling ... Was a member of Cajun Elite 17s National volleyball team in 2011 ... Lettered three years in volleyball and twice as a track athlete for the Lady Crusaders in high school. Getting Acquainted: Full name Dalane Rose Guidry ... Born September 3, 1994 ... Daughter of Aaron and Tracey Guidry... Has two brothers, Luke (16) and Adam (6).
Single-Match Highs Kills: 10, at Southeastern La., Sep 14, 2013 Attacks: 28, Florida Atlantic, Nov 08, 2013 Attack pct: .179, Florida Atlantic, Nov 08, 2013 (7-2-28) Assists: 2, Northwestern State, Sep 24, 2013 Serve Aces: 3, Northwestern State, Sep 24, 2013; UTEP, Sep 27, 2013 Digs: 5, McNeese State, Sep 06, 2013 Blocks: 6, at Charlotte, Oct 4, 2013; at ECU, Oct 11, 2013; at Central Arkansas, Sep 20, 2013 Block solo: 2, at Charlotte, Oct 4, 2013 Block assist: 6, at Central Arkansas, Sep 20, 2013
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San Juan, Puerto Rico (Colegio Adianez)
Freshman (2013): Saw action in 28 matches as a true freshman ... Led LA Tech in digs (360) and digs per set (3.71), while participating in 97 of the 108 sets the Techsters played in 2013 ... Recorded 62 assists, which ranks her second among her teammates, and 16 service aces on the season ... Totaled 20 or more digs on seven separate occasions in her first season with the team ... Had a season-high 26 digs Oct. 11 at East Carolina ... Recorded a season-high five service aces Sept. 3 vs. UAPB to help lead the Lady Techsters to a straight-sets win over the Lady Lions. Club: With her club team, Guaynabo Mets-20U, Aviles and her teammates won the National Volleyball Tournament of the Puerto Rican Volleyball Federation in 2012 for the second year in a row ... Aviles is the youngest libero that has ever played for the Guaynabo Mets-20U team. High School: Three-sport athlete who played soccer and softball at Adianez... named to the Liga Atletica de Colegios Cristiano (LACC) All-Star Game in 2011 and 2012 ... member of the National Honor Association and president of her 2012 class ... chose Louisiana Tech over UALR, Southern Illinois University, Tennessee State and North Carolina A&T ... coached by Eduardo Rodriguez. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Alejandra (Lala) Aviles Jiménez ... Daughter of Yannary Jiménez and Ramón (Tony) Quiles ... Has two brothers, Antonio and Joshua, and two sisters, Andrea and Astrid ... Born Nov. 16, 1995. Single-Match Highs Kills: 1, vs Stetson, Sep 14, 2013 Attacks: 2, at MARSHALL, Oct 06, 2013; UTEP, Sep 27, 2013 Assists: 6, at Charlotte, Oct 4, 2013; UTEP, Sep 27, 2013 Serve Aces: 5, UAPB, Sep 03, 2013 Digs: 26, at ECU, Oct 11, 2013
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Career Statistics Year sp mp-ms 2013 97 28-0 Totals 97 28-0
k 1 1
k/s 0.01 0.01
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Ta 9 9
pct .000 .000
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KATY
McFADDEN
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OH | 5-11 | So. | 1L
Rock Hill, S.C. (South Pointe HS)
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Freshman (2013): Played in nine matches in her first season with the team ... Recorded a season-high two service aces Sept. 13 vs. NebraskaOmaha, with a total of four aces on the season ... Averaged 0.25 aces per set for the Lady Techsters, while also totaling four digs on the year. High School: Prepped at South Pointe High School in South Carolina under head coach Mike Deyton ... Was named All-Region and All-State in South Carolina over the course of her high school career ... Was a member of the Rock Hill Volleyball Club. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Katy Elizabeth McFadden ... Born July 18, 1994 in Katy, Texas ... Daughter of Patrick and Dana McFadden ... Has one sibling, Logan. Single-Match Highs Attacks: 1, at North Texas, Nov 01, 2013; UNO, Sep 07, 2013 Serve Aces: 2, vs Nebraska-Omaha, Sep 13, 2013 Digs: 2, UNO, Sep 07, 2013
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Career Statistics Year sp mp-ms 2013 16 9-0 Totals 16 9-0
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k/s 0.00 0.00
e 0 0
Ta 2 2
pct .000 .000
a a/s 0 0.00 0 0.00
sa sa/s se re digs d/s bs 4 0.25 1 1 4 0.25 0 4 0.25 1 1 4 0.25 0
ba 0 0
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b/s 0.00 0.00
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MARTA
MONNE
OH | 5-10 | R-Fr. | RS
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Varese, Italy (Barbara Melzi)
Freshman (2013): Started three of the four matches she played in before suffering a season-ending knee injury Sept. 3 vs. UAPB ... Had a total of 13 kills in 13 sets played, while also recording 29 digs and three aces before injury. High School: Prepped at Barbara Melzi in Italy ... Awarded third place in the regional high school discus throw ... Considered Berkeley, Oregon State and Catholic School of Milan before deciding on Louisiana Tech. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Marta Monne ... Born Sept. 19, 1994 in Busto Arsizio, Italy ... Daughter of Giovanni and Paola Monne. Single-Match Highs Kills: 9, at UT Arlington, Aug 31, 2013 Attacks: 25, at UT Arlington, Aug 31, 2013 Attack pct: .120, at UT Arlington, Aug 31, 2013 (9-6-25) Assists: 1, vs Grambling State, Aug 30, 2013; at UT Arlington, Aug 31, 2013; vs Abilene Christian, Aug 31, 2013 Serve Aces: 1, vs Grambling State, Aug 30, 2013; at UT Arlington, Aug 31, 2013; vs Abilene Christian, Aug 31, 2013 Digs: 16, at UT Arlington, Aug 31, 2013
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k/s 1.00 1.00
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ba 0 0
TB 0 0
b/s 0.00 0.00
be 0 0
bhe 0 0
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PAPACH OH | 6-3 | So. | 1L Wilmington, N.C. (John T. Hoggard HS)
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Freshman (2013): Saw action in 21 matches and started 10 as a true freshman for the Lady Techsters ... Totaled 68 kills and average 1.10 per set (62 sets) ... Recorded 23.0 total blocks on the season (4 solo, 19 assists), along with three service aces on the year ... Accounted for 84.5 points as a freshman ... Recorded a season-high seven kills (.278 %) Aug. 30 vs. Grambling in her first collegiate match as she helped lead LA Tech to a 3-0 victory over the Lady Tigers. High School: Earned a total of six letters as a two-sport athlete in volleyball (four letters) and basketball (two letters) at John T. Hoggard HS ... Was named Best Defensive Player (basketball) and Best Offensive Player (volleyball) ... Named a Top 10 Hitter in district 4-A in volleyball ... Named to the Carolina Region All-Tournament team ... Received the Marybeth Finegan Award for Service ... In her senior season, she recorded 175 kills, 120 blocks, 45 aces and 75 digs under coach Ron Strickland ... Helped lead her team to a 3rd place spot in the state championship ... Was a member of the National Honor Society and Beta Club at John T. Hoggard ... Also was a member on the Triangle Volleyball Club, where she helped lead her team to a 4th place finish in a national qualifier tournament. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Angela Nicole Papach ... Born April 7, 1995 in Chicago, Ill. ...Daughter of Raymond and Susan Papach ... Has four siblings: Katie (29), Becca (27), Matt (24), Mike (21) ... Her father, Ray, played basketball at Hillsdale College ... Her sister, Becca (UNCWilmington), and brother, Matt (Hillsdale College), both played collegiate basketball, while her oldest sister, Katie, played volleyball at Tri-State University. Single-Match Highs Kills: 7, vs Grambling State, Aug 30, 2013 Attacks: 20, at Stephen F. Austin, Sep 10, 2013 Attack pct: .100, at Stephen F. Austin, Sep 10, 2013 (6-4-20) Assists: 1, UNO, Sep 07, 2013 Serve Aces: 1, vs Grambling State, Aug 30, 2013; UNO, Sep 07, 2013; Grambling State, Sep 17, 2013 Digs: 2, Florida Atlantic, Nov 08, 2013; UAPB, Sep 03, 2013; vs Stetson, Sep 14, 2013 Blocks: 5, at Stephen F. Austin, Sep 10, 2013 Block solo: 2, at Southeastern La., Sep 14, 2013 Block assist: 4, at Stephen F. Austin, Sep 10, 2013
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Career Statistics Year sp mp-ms 2013 62 21-10 Totals 62 21-10
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k/s 1.10 1.10
e Ta 48 224 48 224
pct .089 .089
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TB 23 23
b/s 0.37 0.37
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WRIGHT MH | 6-1 | So. | 1L
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Melbourne, Australia (Maribyrnong College)
Freshman (2013): Started six matches as a true freshman, while seeing action in 16 total matches ... Totaled 17 kills and 0.44 kills per set in 39 sets played ... Had 17.0 total blocks (one solo, 16 assists), 17 digs and 28.0 points in 2013 ... Recorded a season-high four kills and two service aces Sept. 7 vs. New Orleans in the Louisiana Tech Volleyball Invitational to help lead the Lady Techsters to a five-set victory over the Privateers ... Totaled three kills on three separate occasions throughout the season. High School: Prepped at Maribyrnong College in Melbourne where she participated in volleyball and basketball, as well as competing in the long jump, triple jump and high jump ... Was named the 2012 Volleyball Athlete of the Year under the direction of coach Jenny Becker ... Member of Falcons Volleyball and Heildelburg Volleyball Club ... Also was a member of the Victorian Under-15, Under-16, Under-17 and Under-19 Indoor Volleyball teams ... Played on the Under-17 Beach Volleyball team, as well as the Australian Junior Women’s Volleyball team. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Hannah Rose Wright ... Born March 18, 1995 in Melbourne ... Daughter of Peter and Karen Wright ... Her dad, Peter, was a national high jump champion and played in the Australian Football League ... Has one brother, Jake. Single-Match Highs Kills: 4, UNO, Sep 07, 2013 Attacks: 14, UNO, Sep 07, 2013 Assists: 1, Western Michigan, Sep 06, 2013; vs Stetson, Sep 14, 2013 Serve aces: 2, UNO, Sep 07, 2013 Digs: 3, at TLN, Nov 15, 2013 Blocks: 6, UNO, Sep 07, 2013 Block solo: 1, vs Abilene Christian, Aug 31, 2013 Block assist: 6, UNO, Sep 07, 2013
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Career Statistics Year sp mp-ms 2013 39 16-6 Totals 39 16-6
k 17 17
k/s 0.44 0.44
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Ta 64 64
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TB 17 17
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HELENA
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GUNNARSDÓTTIR OH | 5-11 | Jr. | TR
Neskaupstaður, Iceland (Lee College)
2012 (Lee College): Earned a starting role as a freshman under coaches Tracie Johnson, Sarah Hess and Paige Jenkins ... Recorded 121 kills, 186 digs and 32 aces in her first season at Lee ... Received the Class Act Award for her academic achievements off the court. High School: Graduated from Verkmenntaskóli Austurlands in 2012 ... Awarded Most Promising Player in Division I for 2008-09 ... Named Athlete of the Year in 2011 for Þróttur, Fjarðabyggd and her club team ... Earned MVP honors in a single match against Faroe Island in 2011 while playing with the Iceland Under-19 National Team. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Helena Kristín Gunnarsdóttir ... Born on Dec. 12, 1992 in Neskaupstaður, Iceland ... Daughter of Gunnar Ásgeir Karlsson and Guðrún Sólveig Sigurðardóttir ... Has four siblings: Karl (31), Helga (29), Heiða (14) and Bergey (2) ... Considered Arkansas-Fort Smith, University of West Georgia and Binghamton University before deciding to attend Louisiana Tech ... Member of the Iceland Women’s National Volleyball Team.
ADRIA
MORALES
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S | 5-7 | Jr. | TR
Juncos, Puerto Rico (Lee College)
2013 (Lee College): Earned first team all-conference honors as a sophomore ... Helped the Lady Rebels be named a 2014 NJCAA AllAcademic Team ... Played in 25 matches and averaged 8.59 assists per set ... Notched 3.38 digs per set and 0.44 blocks/set ... Hit .216 with an average of 1.03 kills/set.
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MH/OH | 6-2 | Fr. | HS
Saskatchewan, Canada (St. Joseph HS)
High School: Prepped at St. Joseph High School in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in Canada ... Played under coaches Kenton Hicke (2011), Sandy Scissons (2012) and Tracey Hazen (2013) ... Helped lead her team to a Provincial Championship as a freshman in 2010 ... Named the team MVP in volleyball as both a junior and senior at St. Joseph ... Was a four-sport athlete at St. Joseph in volleyball, basketball, ultimate frisbee and track ... Expected to graduate in 2014. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Danielle Jaye Bristow ... Born June 24, 1996 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ... Daughter of Donald and Susan Bristow ... Has two siblings: Joseph (18) and Alexandra (15).
EMILEE
DECHANT
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MH/OH | 6-2 | Fr. | HS
Hutchinson, Kan. (Trinity Catholic HS)
High School: Graduated in 2014 from Trinity Catholic High School in Hutchinson, Kan. ... Lettered in both volleyball (4) and track (2) in high school ... Named to the Haven All-Tournament team for four consecutive years ... Earned all-league honors three years and all-state twice at Trinity Catholic ... Totaled 201 blocks as a senior to go along with 325 kills, 39 service aces and 102 digs ... Coached by Jan Frieb and Deanna Helten ... Member of the Key Club and Handmaids of Mary ... Also played for ICT Elite and ICT MAVS volleyball clubs. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Emilee Rawn Dechant ... Born March 23, 1996 in Hutchinson, Kan. ... Daughter of Brian and Jyl Dechant ... Has two siblings: Paige (13) and Drew (6) ... Mother played college volleyball at Pratt CC ... Father played college football at Pratt CC.
2012 (Lee College): Named all-conference and all-region as a freshman ... Totaled 600 assists and led the team with 40 service aces ... Recorded 3.20 digs per set, which ranked second among her teammates ... Received the Class Act Award for her academic achievements off the court. High School: Prepped at Colegio Adianez in Puerto Rico ... Played both volleyball and basketball in high school ... Received MVP honors and named to the Puerto Rico High School All-Star Team ... Helped lead the 18-under Rags Volleyball Club to the championships in the COPUVO, Jeep Volleyball and West Coast tournaments ... Named the MVP for each of those three tournaments ... Helped the Rags Volleyball Club become the top-ranked club team in Puerto Rico ... Coached by Miguel Bermudez and Eduardo Morales.
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Getting Acquainted: Full name is Adria Morales ... Born Feb. 7, 1994 in Humacao, Puerto Rico ... Daughter of Limary Reyes and Miguel Morales.
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2013 (Lee College): Earned second team all-conference honors in her sophomore campaign with the Lady Rebels ... Totaled 147 kills in 83 sets (1.77/set) ... Had a .232 attacking percentage, as well as 113 digs, 27 aces and 35 total blocks (3 solo, 32 assists) ... Helped the Lady Rebels be named a 2014 NJCAA All-Academic Team.
DANIELLE
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JACIE
McCLURE
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BROOKE
SHORT
DS | 5-6 | Fr. | HS
S | 5-9 | Fr. | HS
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Baton Rouge, La. (St. Joseph’s Academy)
Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta HS)
High School: Graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy in 2014 as a fouryear letterwinner in volleyball ... Earned the St. Joseph’s Academy Service Award (50 hours of service each year) ... Named the District Defensive Player of the Year (2013) ... Received the Health & PE Award, as well as the Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award ... Earned all-district honorable mention honors in 2011 and 2012 ... Named to the AAU Super Regional all-tournament team in 2012 ... Earned all-district, all-metro, allstate and all-state academic honors following the 2013 season ... Helped her team claim the 2013 5A State Championship title in her senior season ... Coached by Sivi Miller ... Member of the Red Storm Volleyball Club, Beta Club, National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Student Ambassadors and Senior Student Ministry.
High School: Graduated from Vista Murrieta High School in Murrieta, Calif. in 2014 where she lettered four years in volleyball ... President of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) her senior year ... Member of the SCVA High Performance team and helped her team place second in the European Global Challenge Tournament held in Pula, Croatia. Getting Acquainted: Full name is Brooke Taylor Short ... Born on Oct. 8, 1996 in Lodi, Calif. ... Daughter of Mark and Rochelle Short ... Has three siblings: Bryce (16), Ryleigh (7) and Chandler (3) ... Mother played one year of college volleyball at Cal State Fullerton, followed by four years at Point Loma Nazarene University ... Father played four years of college baseball at the University of the Pacific.
Getting Acquainted: Full name is Jacie Jo McClure ... Born on Oct. 18, 1995 in Baton Rouge, La. ... Daughter of Brett and Monica McClure ... Has one sibling, Jamie (22) ... Father played college baseball at Southeastern La. and college basketball at Mississippi Junior College ... Brother Jamie played college baseball at LSU-Alexandria.
2014 NUMERICAL ROSTER
No. Name Height 1 Katy McFadden 5-11 2 Hannah Wright 6-1 3 Brooke Short 5-9 4 Maria Coelho 5-10 5 Alejandra Aviles 5-3 6 Adria Morales 5-7 7 Dalane Guidry 6-3 8 Marta Monne 5-10 9 Helena Gunnarsdóttir 5-11 10 Jessie Ely 5-9 11 Danielle Bristow 6-2 13 Rebecca Redgen 6-1 14 Emilee Dechant 6-2 15 Jacie McClure 5-6 16 Angela Papach 6-3 Coaching Staff Adriano de Souza - Head Coach (Third season) Dustin Sahlmann - Assistant Coach (First season) Gabryel Ording – Assistant Coach (Second season)
BY POSITION Outside Hitters (7) Danielle Bristow, Emilee Dechant, Helena Gunnarsdóttir, Katy McFadden, Marta Monne, Angela Papach, Rebecca Redgen
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Middle Hitters (4) Danielle Bristow, Emilee Dechant, Dalane Guidry, Hannah Wright Setters (3) Maria Coelho, Adria Morales, Brooke Short Defensive Specialists/Liberos (3) Alejandra Aviles, Jessie Ely, Jacie McClure
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Position Class Exp. Hometown/Previous School OH So. 1L Rock Hill, S.C./South Pointe HS MH So. 1L Melbourne, Australia/Maribyrnong S Fr. HS Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta HS S Sr. 3L Belo Horizonte, Brazil/Sacred Maria’s Heart DS/L So. 1L San Juan, Puerto Rico/Adianes S Jr. TR Juncos, Puerto Rico/Lee College MH Jr. 2L Lafayette, La./Westminster Christian Academy OH R-Fr. RS Varese, Italy/Barbara Melzi OH Jr. TR Neskaupstadur, Iceland/Lee College DS/L Sr. 1L Chillicothe, Ill./Illinois Central College MH/OH Fr. HS Saskatchewan, Canada/St. Joseph HS OH Sr. 1L Gladstone, Australia/Florida St. College-Jacksonville MH/OH Fr. HS Hutchinson, Kan./Trinity Catholic HS DS Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La./St. Joseph’s Academy OH So. 1L Wilmington, N.C./John T. Hoggard HS
ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS
BY HEIGHT
5-3 (Alejandra Aviles) 5-6 (Jacie McClure) 5-7 (Adria Morales) Juniors (3) Dalane Guidry, Helena Gunnarsdóttir, Adria Mo- 5-9 (Brooke Short, Jessie Ely) rales 5-10 (Maria Coelho, Marta Monne) Sophomores (4) 5-11 (Helena Gunnarsdóttir, Katy McFadden) Alejandra Aviles, Katy McFadden, Angela Papach, 6-1 (Hannah Wright, Rebecca Redgen) Hannah Wright 6-2 (Danielle Bristow, Emilee Dechant) Freshmen (5) Danielle Bristow, Emilee Dechant, Jacie Mc- 6-3 (Dalane Guidry, Angela Papach) Clure, Marta Monne, Brooke Short Seniors (3) Maria Coelho, Jessie Ely, Rebecca Redgen
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2014 OPPONENTS Oakland
Saint Francis
Location: Rochester, Mich. Colors: Gold & Black Nickname: Golden Grizzlies Conference: The Horizon League Arena: Athletics Center O’rena Head Coach: Rob Beam (7th season) 2013 Record: 15-15, 9-5 Horizon Letterwinners R/L: 13/2 Starters R/L: 7/1 Volleyball Contact: Sheila Blackman Email: blackman@oakland.edu Phone: 248.370.3123 Website: OUGrizzlies.com
Location: Loretto, Pa. Colors: Red & White Nickname: Red Flash Conference: Northeast Arena: DeGol Arena Head Coach: Jason Kozak (1st season) 2013 Record: 5-22, 5-9 NEC Letterwinners R/L: N/A Starters R/L: N/A Volleyball Contact: Peter Kazery Email: pxk140@francis.edu Phone: 814.472.3912 Website: SFUAthletics.com
Aug. 29, 3:30 p.m.—Kalamazoo, Mich.
Aug. 29, 9 a.m.—Kalamazoo, Mich.
Aug. 30, 9 a.m.—Kalamazoo, Mich.
Location: Kalamazoo, Mich. Colors: Brown & Gold Nickname: Broncos Conference: Mid-American Arena: University Arena Head Coach: Colleen Munson (10th season) 2013 Record: 17-14, 9-7 MAC Letterwinners R/L: N/A Starters R/L: N/A Volleyball Contact: Sean Fagan Email: sean.fagan@wmich.edu Phone: 269.387.3168 Website: WMUBroncos.com
Sept. 5, 10 a.m.—Lake Charles, La. Sept. 19, 1:30 p.m.—Oxford, Miss.
Location: Jackson, Miss. Colors: Blue & White Nickname: Lady Tigers Conference: Southwestern Athletic Arena: T.B. Ellis & Lee E. Williams AAC Head Coach: Rose Washington (13th season) 2013 Record: 11-21, 4-4 SWAC Letterwinners R/L: 8/3 Starters R/L: 5/3 Volleyball Contact: Wesley Peterson Email: wesley.peterson@jsums.edu Phone: 601.979.5899 Website: JSUTigers.com
McNeese State
UT Arlington
Location: Lake Charles, La. Colors: Royal Blue & Gold Nickname: Cowgirls Conference: Southland Arena: Memorial Gym Head Coach: Ashleigh Fitzgerald (1st season) 2013 Record: 17-16, 9-9 SLC Letterwinners R/L: 10/4 Starters R/L: 6/0 Volleyball Contact: Pam LaFosse Email: plafosse@mcneese.edu Phone: 337.475.5926 Website: McNeeseSports.com
Location: Arlington, Texas Colors: Royal Blue, Orange &White Nickname: Mavericks Conference: Sun Belt Arena: College Park Center Head Coach: Diane Seymour (11th season) 2013 Record: 19-15, 10-8 SBC Letterwinners R/L: 10/4 Starters R/L: 4/2 Volleyball Contact: Paul Watley E-Mail: pwatley@uta.edu Phone: (817) 272-9768 Website: UTAMavs.com
Sept. 5, 2:30 p.m.—Lake Charles, La.
Sept. 6, 3:30 p.m.—Lake Charles, La.
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Jackson State
Western Michigan
UTPA
Sept. 12, 7 p.m.—Ruston, La.
Location: Edinburg, Texas Colors: Green, White & Orange Nickname: Broncs Conference: Western Athletic Arena: UTPA Fieldhouse Head Coach: Brian Yale (13th season) 2013 Record: 13-20, 2-14 WAC Letterwinners R/L: 11/3 Starters R/L: 5+Libero/1 Volleyball Contact: Jonah Goldberg Email: goldbergjg@utpa.edu Phone: 956.665.2240 Website: UTPABroncs.com
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2014 OPPONENTS NEW ORLEANS
Stephen F. Austin
Location: New Orleans, La. Colors: Royal Blue & Silver Nickname: Privateers Conference: Southland Arena: Human Performance Center Head Coach: Millicent Van Norden (1st season) 2013 Record: 3-28, 0-18 SLC Letterwinners R/L: 6/8 Starters R/L: 6 + Libero/4 Volleyball Contact: Brandon Rizzuto Email: brizzuto@uno.edu Phone: 504.280.6284 Website: UNOPrivateers.com
Location: Nacogdoches, Texas Colors: Purple & White Nickname: Ladyjacks Conference: Southland Arena: Shelton Gym Head Coach: Debbie Humphreys (27th season) 2013 Record: 16-16, 8-10 SLC Letterwinners R/L: 10/4 Starters R/L: 6 + Libero/0 Volleyball Contact: David Wiechmann Email: dwiech@sfasu.edu Phone: 936.468.5800 Website: SFAJacks.com
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Sept. 13, 10 a.m.—Ruston, La.
Sept. 13, 6:30 p.m.—Ruston, La.
UAPB
OLE MISS
Location: Pine Bluff, Ark. Colors: Black & Gold Nickname: Golden Lions Conference: Southwestern Athletic Arena: H.O. Clemmons Arena Head Coach: Kyetta May (3rd season) 2013 Record: 13-23, 4-4 SWAC Letterwinners R/L: N/A Starters R/L: N/A Volleyball Contact: Cameo Stokes Email: uapbsid@uapb.edu Phone: 870.575.7949 Website: UAPBLionsRoar.com
Location: Oxford, Miss. Colors: Cardinal Red & Navy Blue Nickname: Rebels Conference: Southeastern Arena: Gillom Sports Center Head Coach: Steven McRoberts (1st season) 2013 Record: 14-17, 4-14 SEC Letterwinners R/L: 11/3 Starters R/L: 4 + Libero/1 Volleyball Contact: Kim Ling Email: kling@olemiss.edu Phone: 662.915.5255 Website: OleMissSports.com
Sept. 18, 6:30 p.m.—Oxford, Miss.
Sept. 15, 7 p.m.—Pine Bluff, Ark.
Southern Miss*
LAMAR
Sept. 22, 7 p.m.—Ruston, La. Oct. 26, 1 p.m.—Hattiesburg, Miss.
Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m.—Oxford, Miss.
Location: Beaumont, Texas Colors: Red & White Nickname: Cardinals Conference: Southland Arena: McDonald Gym Head Coach: Alan Edwards (1st season) 2013 Record: 9-21, 7-11 SLC Letterwinners R/L: N/A Starters R/L: N/A Volleyball Contact: Clay Trainum Email: clay.trainum@lamar.edu Phone: 409.880.7848 Website: LamarCardinals.com
Location: Hattiesburg, Miss. Colors: Black & Gold Nickname: Golden Eagles Conference: Conference USA Arena: Reed Green Coliseum Head Coach: Amanda Berkley (2nd season) 2013 Record: 17-14, 7-7 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 13/2 Starters R/L: 6 + Libero/0 Volleyball Contact: Shirley Hill Email: shirley.jones-hill@usm.edu Phone: 601.266.4503 Website: SouthernMiss.com
WKU*
Sept. 26, 7 p.m.—Ruston, La.
Location: Bowling Green, Ky. Colors: Red & White Nickname: Lady Toppers Conference: Conference USA Arena: E.A. Diddle Arena Head Coach: Travis Hudson (20th season) 2013 Record: 27-6, 17-1 SBC Letterwinners R/L: 7/5 Starters R/L: 4/2+Libero Volleyball Contact: Whitney Tarpy Email: whitney.tarpy@wku.edu Phone: 270.745.4363 Website: WKUSports.com
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2014 OPPONENTS North Texas*
UAB*
Sept. 28, 7 p.m.—Birmingham, Ala.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE*
Location: Denton, Texas Colors: Green & White Nickname: Mean Green Conference: Conference USA Arena: Mean Green Volleyball Center Head Coach: Andrew Palileo (2nd season) 2013 Record: 17-15, 8-6 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 12/1 Starters R/L: 5 + Libero/1 Volleyball Contact: Taylor Brasher Email: taylor.brasher@unt.edu Phone: 940.565.3671 Website: MeanGreenSports.com
UTSA*
Oct. 5, 1 p.m.—Murfreesboro, Tenn. Nov. 7, 7 p.m.—Ruston, La.
Oct. 10, 7 p.m.—Ruston, La.
Location: San Antonio, Texas Colors: Navy Blue, Orange & White Nickname: Roadrunners Conference: Conference USA Arena: Convocation Center Head Coach: Laura Groff (13th season) 2013 Record: 24-8, 13-1 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 10/5 Starters R/L: 5 + Libero/1 Volleyball Contact: Zena Rex Email: zena.rex@utsa.edu Phone: 210.458.6460 Website: GoUTSA.com
Location: Murfreesburo, Tenn. Colors: Royal Blue & White Nickname: Blue Raiders Conference: Conference USA Arena: Alumni Memorial Gym Head Coach: Matt Peck (11th season) 2013 Record: 17-13, 8-6 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 7/2 Starters R/L: 5/1 + Libero Volleyball Contact: Brent Beerends Email: beerends@goblueraiders.com Phone: 615.898.2378 Website: GoBlueRaiders.com
FIU*
GRAMBLING STATE
Oct. 12, 1 p.m.—Ruston, La. Nov. 16, 12 p.m.—Miami, Fla.
Oct. 15, 7 p.m.—Ruston, La.
Location: Miami, Fla. Colors: Navy Blue & Gold Nickname: Panthers Conference: Conference USA Arena: FIU Arena Head Coach: Rita Buck-Crockett (2nd season) 2013 Record: 13-17, 6-8 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 5/12 Starters R/L: 2/4 Volleyball Contact: Kristina Taylor Email: krtaylor@fiu.edu Phone: 305.348.7887 Website: FIUSports.com
Location: Grambling, La. Colors: Black & Gold Nickname: Lady Tigers Conference: Southwestern Athletic Arena: Hobdy Assembly Center Head Coach: Demitria Keys-Johnson 2013 Record: 5-25, 1-7 SWAC Letterwinners R/L: N/A Starters R/L: N/A Volleyball Contact: TBA Email: TBA@gram.edu Phone: 318.274.6562 Website: GSUTigers.com
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Location: Birmingham, Ala. Nickname: Blazers Colors: Forest Green & Old Gold Conference: Conference USA Arena: Bartow Arena Head Coach: Kerry Messersmith (9th season) 2013 Record: 21-14, 7-7 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 7/5 Starters R/L: 3/4 + Libero Volleyball Contact: Kristin Watkins Email: kristinw@uab.edu Phone: 205.934.0725 Website: UABSports.com
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Charlotte*
Oct. 24, 6 p.m.—Charlotte, N.C.
Location: Charlotte, N.C. Colors: Green & White Nickname: 49ers Conference: Conference USA Arena: Halton Arena Head Coach: Gokhan Yilmaz (1st season) 2013 Record: 12-17, 2-12 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 8/4 Starters R/L: 4 + Libero/2 Volleyball Contact: Sean Fox Email: sean.fox@uncc.edu Phone: 704.687.1023 Website: Charlotte49ers.com
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2014 OPPONENTS Marshall*
UTEP*
Location: Huntington, W.Va. Colors: Kelly Green & White Nickname: Thundering Herd Conference: Conference USA Arena: Cam Henderson Center Head Coach: Mitch Jacobs (13th season) 2013 Record: 16-16, 8-6 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 7/7 Starters R/L: 4 + Libero/1 Volleyball Contact: Kyle Gibson Email: gibson210@live.marshall.edu Phone: 304.696.4662 Website: HerdZone.com
Location: El Paso, Texas Colors: Dark Blue, Orange & Silver Accent Nickname: Miners Conference: Conference USA Arena: Memorial Gym Head Coach: Holly Watts (2nd season) 2013 Record: 14-16, 7-7 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 6/6 Starters R/L: 3 + Libero/2 Volleyball Contact: Audrey Westcott Email: anwestcott@utep.edu Phone: 915.747.6451 Website: UTEPAthletics.com
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Oct. 31, 7 p.m.—Ruston, La.
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Rice*
Florida Atlantic*
Location: Houston, Texas Nickname: Owls Colors: Blue & Gray Conference: Conference USA Arena: Tudor Fieldhouse Head Coach: Genny Volpe (11th season) 2013 Record: 11-19, 7-7 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 11/2 Starters R/L: 4 + Libero/2 Volleyball Contact: Kenny Bybee Email: kab10@rice.edu Phone: 713.348.8874 Website: RiceOwls.com
Location: Boca Raton, Fla. Colors: Blue, Red & Silver Nickname: Owls Conference: Conference USA Arena: FAU Arena Head Coach: Fernanda Nelson (3rd season) 2013 Record: 13-17, 4-10 C-USA Letterwinners R/L: 4/10 Starters R/L: 3/3 + Libero Volleyball Contact: Justin Johnson Email: jjohn218@fau.edu Phone: 561.302.0461 Website: FAUSports.com
Nov. 9, 1 p.m.—Houston, Texas
Nov. 14, 6 p.m.—Boca Raton, Fla.
THOMAS ASSEMBLY CENTER The Thomas Assembly Center has been home to the Louisiana Tech Bulldog and Lady Techster basketball teams since it opened in November of 1982, but the 8,000-seat facility has also housed the Lady Techster volleyball program since the program’s inception in 1987. The Lady Techster volleyball team has called the Assembly Center home since 1987 as Tech has played nearly every season in the Thomas Assembly Center. The TAC has seen the Lady Techsters go on to seven separate winning seasons including a school best 29-10 season in 1992. Now entering its third decade, the Techster volleyball program is led by third-year head coach Adriano de Souza. Lady Techster legends such as Katie Dow Kahmann, Jamie Shanks, Courtney Ziegenbien, Sharla Richardson and even more recently in Christinne Sant’anna and Shannon Phillips have all called the Thomas Assembly Center home for their college careers.
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CONFERENCE USA Conference USA celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2014-15, welcoming newcomer Western Kentucky University into the fold on July 1. The league has transformed through its two decades, but the commitment to excellence, integrity, leadership and its student athletes in athletics, academics and community is unwavering. Conference USA enjoys a far-reaching fan base with its 14 members: Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEP, UTSA and WKU.
Success is not limited to athletic achievement, however, as 186 Conference USA student-athletes have garnered Academic All-America honors, 651 have achieved academic all-district laurels and thousands of student-athletes have earned their college degrees. Conference USA sponsors competition in 19 sports – nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field) and 10 for women (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball). The league promotes the scholar-athlete ideal, honoring outstanding achievement with numerous conference-sponsored academic awards, including the Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the Commissioner’s Academic Medal as well as sport-specific All-Academic teams. C-USA annually awards $4,000 postgraduate scholarships, along with the Sport Academic Awards, Scholar-Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Excellence Award. Additionally, Conference USA presents a Spirit of Service Award three times each year, recognizing student-athletes who excel on the field, in the classroom and give back to the community through significant service efforts and participation.
SUCCESS ON THE PLAYING FIELD
Conference USA performers have achieved great success in competition, placing the league among the top conferences in the nation. Football • 83 teams have earned bowl bids • Eligible for the College Football Playoff • Conference USA has 10 bowl affiliations through the 2019 season, securing a minimum of five berths annually. Conference USA has primary bowl tie-ins with the Bahamas Bowl, Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl, Boca Raton Bowl, Gildan New Mexico Bowl, Heart of Dallas Bowl, Miami Beach Bowl, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl and Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl, along with secondary arrangements with the Duck Commander Independence Bowl and the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl. Men’s Basketball • 115 postseason teams (51 NCAA, 44 NIT, 11 CBI, 9 CIT) • One National Championship title game appearance • Three Final Four teams • Seven Elite Eight NCAA Tournament teams • One NIT Champion and four NIT semifinalists • Inaugural CBI Champion • CIT Championship
Women’s Basketball • 49 NCAA Tournament appearances • 49 WNIT appearances • One Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament team • Three WNIT semifinalists • One WBI Champion
Baseball • 60 NCAA appearances • Six College World Series appearances (2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2001) • 14 Super Regional appearances • Has produced at least four NCAA teams in nine of the past 13 seasons
In addition to the numerous NCAA Tournament berths, C-USA has sent four men’s soccer teams to the NCAA College Cup, three softball teams to the Women’s College World Series and three volleyball teams to the NCAA Sweet 16. The league has also had 35 national champions in NCAA track and field competition, one national champion in diving, and numerous NCAA individual and team competitors in cross country, golf, swimming, tennis, and track and field. Overall, Conference USA teams and individuals have made more than 800 NCAA appearances.
SUCCESS OFF THE FIELD
C-USA institutions are among the nation’s best in academic performance of student-athletes, bolstered by the fact that student-athletes at league schools have a higher graduation rate than the general student population. Among C-USA’s 5,000 student-athletes, there are champions off the playing field as well. In 19 years, more than 28,000 student-athletes have been named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll or received the Commissioner’s Academic Medal, indicative of outstanding achievement in the classroom.
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Since beginning competition in 1995, Conference USA teams have combined for 83 bowl appearances in football, 100 NCAA Tournament appearances in basketball including three Final Fours, 60 NCAA baseball appearances including six College World Series berths, 71 NCAA soccer tournament appearances including four trips to the College Cup, and 35 individual national champions in track and field and cross country.
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C-USA ON TV
C-USA enjoys significant television exposure through partnerships with FOX Sports Media Group, CBS Sports Network and ESPN. The multi-tiered selection process that is rooted in partnering with all three networks has substantially increased the number of national and regional appearances for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and all other conference sports. C-USA membership include institutions within eight of the Top 40 media markets and four in the Top 25 according to Nielsen. C-USA home markets this year will include more than 13 million TV households, a 30 percent increase from two years ago.
C-USA DIGITAL NETWORK
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The C-USA Digital Network officially launched in August of 2011. Network programming includes live streaming of non-televised events, video on demand, a weekly C-USA studio show, podcasting, regular-season and championship event highlights, and conferenceproduced feature stories. In its first year, 1,164 events were streamed live and 8,126 videos were posted and available on the C-USA Digital Network, and those numbers have more than doubled. Monthly and yearly subscriptions provide fans access to events offered on all of the C-USA member institution’s athletic websites as well as C-USA network programming.
C-USA in the community
The conference’s current footprint is concentrated with 14 members in 10 states and a combined area population of nearly 30 million. With a commitment to community involvement, the conference developed several initiatives to maintain strong ties in C-USA cities, as well as with fans and alumni across the country. C-USA schools also place a priority on giving back to their communities through volunteer service with local and national organizations. Individually, student-athletes are recognized each season through the Spirit of Service award.
GOVERNANCE
Conference USA has significant representation in the NCAA governance structure. The presidents of the member institutions serve as the league’s Board of Directors.
A PROUD HISTORY
Conference USA was formed in 1995 and quickly emerged as one of the nation’s top conferences. The conference unveiled its name, logo and commissioner April 24, 1995, in Chicago. The league’s charter members included Charlotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, Houston, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB and USF. Eleven of the institutions began athletic participation in 1995, while Houston joined competition in the fall of 1996. The league’s headquarters were established in Chicago and, after nine years, relocated to the current office in Irving, Texas. Britton Banowsky was named Commissioner in October 2002, succeeding Mike Slive, the league’s first commissioner. C-USA added East Carolina (September, 1996) and the United States Military Academy (March, 1997) as football members. ECU began league competition in 1997; Army in 1998 and UAB began football play in 1999. The league added TCU and ECU (1999) for all sports and they began competition in 2001. USF started C-USA football in 2003. Marshall, Rice, SMU, Tulsa, UCF and UTEP became full-time Conference USA members for all sports in 2005. In 2013, charter member Charlotte returned to C-USA and was joined by new members FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion and UTSA. The membership is at 14 institutions with WKU joining the league on July 1, 2014.
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2013 HIGHLIGHTS
As a first-year member of Conference USA, LA Tech Athletics was
Coelho began the match with five service aces and added three more later for a total of eight aces, which ties her for the single-match record in Louisiana Tech Volleyball history.
searching for its first conference victory in any sport up until the Lady Techsters traveled to face league foe Charlotte in North Carolina in early
Coelho also assisted on 40 kills with 17 digs and two block assists. In
October.
three matches this weekend, Coelho totaled 12 service aces and just three errors.
On Oct. 4, 2013, LA Tech's volleyball team delivered the school's inaugural win as a member of C-USA for all Bulldog and Lady Techster teams, as the squad came through with a 3-1 (25-19, 21-25, 25-21, 2522) defeat of the host 49ers at Halton Arena.
Nine Volleyball Players Named to C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll While the Louisiana Tech Volleyball team focused on battling opponents
Not only was it LA Tech's first league win for the school, but the victory
on the court, the team also made it a point to focus on the classroom
also marked the first conference win for the volleyball program in three
during the 2013 season, as evident by the nine players head coach
years. The win snapped a 34-match conference losing streak for LA Tech
Adriano de Souza had named to the 2013-14 Conference USA
that dated back to the end of the 2010 season when LA Tech defeated
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then WAC foe Nevada in five sets. In all, a record 3,213 Conference USA student-athletes earned LA Tech had three players reach double digits in kills as Xzache Mathis
recognition to the Commissioner's Honor Roll during the 2013-14
(17 kills), Rebecca Redgen (13 kills) and Caitlin Germany (13 kills) paced
academic year. Student-athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor
the Techsters' offense over the course of four sets.
Roll maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better.
Dalane Guidry caused trouble for the 49ers all night as the sophomore totaled six blocks and also notched nine kills to help lead the team to a victory over the home team.
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Lady Techsters Notch First C-USA Win for LA Tech Athletics
Mathis Tied for Fourth Place in Program History with 28 Kills vs. SFA Despite LA Tech falling to Stephen F. Austin in five sets early in the 2013 season, junior outside hitter Xzache Mathis took advantage of the lengthy
Coelho Ties SCHOOL Record for most Aces in a single Match
match and etched her name in the school's record books.
When the Lady Techsters faced off against the University of New Orleans
Mathis totaled 28 kills versus the Ladyjacks that day, which tied the
on Sept. 7 in the LA Tech Invitational, not only did the team battle
Longview, Texas native for fourth place all-time with four other LA Tech
through five sets to prevail 15-10 in the fifth, but Maria Coelho tied a
players. Her 28 kills versus SFA was the most of any Lady Techster since
program record that had been untouched since 1995.
2007 when Shannon Phillips recorded 30 kills against Central Arkansas.
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2013 STATISTICS 2013 LA Tech Volleyball Louisiana Tech Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 18, 2013) All matches
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15 13 7 9 6 16 4 2 8 14 10 5 1
MATHIS, Xzache REDGEN, Rebecca GUIDRY, Dalane GERMANY, Caitlin CALDERON, Fenix PAPACH, Angela COELHO, Maria WRIGHT, Hannah MONNE, Marta ROSANIA, Isabella ELY, Jessie AVILES, Alejandra MCFADDEN, Katy TEAM LOUISIANA TECH Opponents
Team Statistics ATTACK Ki l l s Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET As s i s t s Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak
sp
96 106 93 100 98 62 108 39 13 33 90 97 16 108 108
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OVERALL 7-22 1-13 6-9
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Attack e
332 3.46 175 291 2.75 157 143 1.54 53 126 1.26 80 97 0.99 70 68 1.10 48 62 0.57 21 17 0.44 15 13 1.00 13 4 0.12 2 2 0.02 4 1 0.01 1 0 0.00 0 1156 10.70 639 1273 11.79 551
LATECH 1156 639 3467 .149 10.7
OPP 1273 551 3377 .214 11.8
1052 9.7
1182 10.9
165 234 1.5
160 198 1.5
163 1.5
165 1.5
1344 12.4
1473 13.6
44 292 190.0 1.8 44 41
45 301 195.5 1.8 46 30
2308 13/178 5/38 0 0
4193 11/381
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Serve se sa/s
884 .178 6 0.06 17 27 973 .138 13 0.12 12 31 330 .273 6 0.06 13 24 359 .128 2 0.02 1 2 365 .074 25 0.26 20 40 224 .089 1 0.02 3 10 167 .246 911 8.44 42 24 64 .031 2 0.05 2 6 57 .000 3 0.23 3 3 10 .200 0 0.00 12 8 23 -.087 21 0.23 20 19 9 .000 62 0.64 16 38 2 .000 0 0.00 4 1 3467 .149 1052 9.74 165 234 3377 .214 1182 10.94 160 198 Date Aug 30 Aug 31 Aug 31 Sep 03 %Sep 06 %Sep 06 %Sep 07 Sep 10 Sep 13 Sep 13 Sep 14 Sep 14 Sep 17 Sep 20 Sep 24 *Sep 27 *Sep 29 *Oct 4 *Oct 06 *Oct 11 *Oct 18 *Oct 20 *Oct 25 *Oct 27 *Nov 01 *Nov 08 *Nov 10 *Nov 15 *Nov 17
AWAY 1-10 1-6 0-4
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Dig dig dig/s
0.18 11 132 1.38 0.11 36 159 1.50 0.14 1 37 0.40 0.01 0 16 0.16 0.20 26 196 2.00 0.05 0 15 0.24 0.39 1 208 1.93 0.05 1 17 0.44 0.23 2 29 2.23 0.36 0 15 0.45 0.22 25 156 1.73 0.16 29 360 3.71 0.25 1 4 0.25 - 30 1.53 163 1344 12.44 1.48 165 1473 13.64
Opponent vs Grambling State vs Abilene Christian at UT Arlington UAPB MCNEESE STATE WESTERN MICHIGAN UNO at Stephen F. Austin vs Southern vs Nebraska-Omaha vs Stetson at Southeastern La. GRAMBLING STATE at Central Arkansas NORTHWESTERN STATE UTEP UTSA at Charlotte at MARSHALL at ECU MIDDLE TENNESSEE SOUTHERN MISS at Tulsa FIU at North Texas FLORIDA ATLANTIC UAB at TLN at Rice
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Score 3-0 2-3 1-3 3-0 3-2 1-3 3-2 2-3 3-0 2-3 1-3 1-3 3-0 0-3 2-3 1-3 0-3 3-1 0-3 2-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-3 0-3 0-3 0-3
NEUTRAL 2-3 0-0 2-3
bs
Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe
5 21 26 4 29 33 9 54 63 13 75 88 4 28 32 4 19 23 4 50 54 1 16 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 292 190.0 45 301 195.5
0.27 12 0.31 6 0.68 4 0.88 6 0.33 6 0.37 2 0.50 4 0.44 4 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 - 1.76 44 1.81 46
points
2 364.5 1 321.5 2 192.0 0 177.5 2 135.0 0 84.5 30 133.0 1 28.0 0 16.0 0 16.0 1 22.0 2 17.0 0 4.0 41 1511.0 30 1628.5
Score by set 25-15,25-18,25-9 6-25,25-20,17-25,25-15,12-15 25-20,21-25,14-25,15-25 25-21,25-12,25-8 25-19,15-25,23-25,25-19,16-14 7-25,26-24,10-25,20-25 25-9,25-18,25-27,21-25,15-10 20-25,20-25,25-18,25-22,12-15 25-16,25-21,25-19 25-15,27-25,23-25,19-25,12-15 27-25,15-25,18-25,19-25 25-15,18-25,20-25,21-25 25-14,25-16,25-16 17-25,23-25,18-25 15-25,18-25,25-22,25-18,11-15 14-25,15-25,25-18,16-25 12-25,20-25,14-25 25-19,21-25,25-21,25-22 14-25,11-25,19-25 25-23,16-25,25-23,9-25,17-19 23-25,18-25,21-25 20-25,17-25,22-25 21-25,17-25,18-25 19-25,21-25,20-25 10-25,16-25,16-25 12-25,29-27,18-25,15-25 18-25,20-25,19-25 14-25,16-25,18-25 20-25,19-25,19-25
Att. 0 0 0 179 127 282 212 478 77 111 0 190 190 252 145 178 143 584 381 606 404 104 432 124 600 113 107 391 279
Record in 3-set matches: 4-11 Record in 4-set matches: 1-6 Record in 5-set matches: 2-5
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ALL-TIME SCORES
1988 (0-20) Coach: Bill Galloway L Northwestern St. 0-3 L McNeese State 2-3 L McNeese State 1-3 L Northwestern St. 1-3 L Arkansas State 0-3 L UL-Lafayette 0-3 L Lamar 0-3 L Miss. College 0-3 L Miss. College 1-2 L New Orleans 0-3 L UTPA 1-2 L Arkansas State 0-3 L Nicholls State 0-3 L UL-Lafayette 0-3 L UTPA 0-3 L Southeastern La. 0-3 L Lamar 0-3 L UL-Lafayette 0-3 L New Orleans 0-3 L UTPA 0-3 1989 (21-18) Coach: Binny Canales L Baylor 1-3 W McNeese State 3-1 W Alcorn State 3-0 W Southern Ark. 3-1 W Northwestern St. 3-1 W Nicholls State 3-1 W Nicholls State 3-1 L Mississippi State 1-3 L UL-Monroe 1-3 L Baylor 2-3 W East Texas Bapt. 3-0 W Grambling St. 3-0 W Northwestern St. 3-2 W Centenary 3-2 L Mississippi 1-3 W Grambling 3-1 W Centenary 3-0 W Miss. College 3-0
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L New Orleans W UTPA L Arkansas State L McNeese W Grambling W North Texas W UL-Lafayette L Lamar L New Orleans W UTPA L Alabama W Prairie View A&M W Centenary W UL-Lafayette L Arkansas State L UL-Lafayette L Lamar L LSU L Tulane L Arkansas State L Lamar
0-3 3-0 0-3 2-3 3-0 3-0 3-2 2-3 0-3 3-0 1-3 3-0 3-0 3-2 0-3 1-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3
1990 (17-15) Coach: Scott Mayhew W Stephen F. Austin 3-2 W Northwestern St. 3-1 W McNeese State 3-0 L Mississippi State 0-3 W Nicholls State 3-0 W Nicholls State 1-3 W Grambling 3-0 L UTSA 0-3 W Tulsa 3-0 L North Texas 3-2 L Mississippi State 0-3 L UL-Monroe 0-3 W Northwestern St. 3-1 W Centenary 3-0 W Stephen F. Austin 3-2 L Alabama 2-3 W Northwestern St. 3-0 W Grambling 3-0 L Arkansas State 0-3 L New Orleans 0-3 W Central Florida 3-0 W UTPA 3-0 L New Orleans 0-3 L UL-Lafayette 0-3 L Lamar 2-3 W UTPA 3-0 W Centenary 3-0 L UL-Lafayette 1-3 L Lamar 0-3 W Central Florida 3-0 L Arkansas State 0-3 L UL-Monroe 0-3 1991 (25-15) Coach: Scott Mayhew L Rice 0-3 W UTSA 3-1 W New Orleans 3-0 W Northwestern St. 3-1 L Baylor 0-3 W Tulsa 3-0 L Lamar 0-3 W Baylor 3-1 W North Texas 3-0 W Stephen F. Austin 3-0 W UL-Monroe 3-0 W North Texas 3-1 W Northwestern St. 3-0 W Southern Miss. 3-1
W UALR W Alcorn State W Grambling W McNeese State W Nicholls State W Grambling St. L Stephen F. Austin W at McNeese W UTPA L UL-Lafayette L Lamar L New Orleans L Arkansas State L Memphis L Central Florida W Oral Roberts L Arkansas State W Northwestern St. W UL-Monroe L UL-Lafayette W New Orleans W Central Florida L UL-Lafayette L Arkansas State W UALR L Southern Miss.
3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-0 0-3 3-1 3-0 2-3 0-3 1-3 0-3 0-3 3-0 3-0 0-3 3-0 3-1 1-3 3-2 1-3 1-3 0-3 3-1 0-3
1992 (29-10) Coach: Scott Mayhew W Centenary 3-0 W Grambling 3-0 L Missouri 1-3 W Prairie View 3-0 W North Texas 3-1 W UL-Monroe 3-0 L Baylor 0-3 L Texas State 1-3 W South Carolina 3-2 W Stephen F. Austin 3-1 W Oral Roberts 3-0 W UALR 3-1 W McNeese State 3-2 W Grambling 3-0 W Northwestern St. 3-1 W Western Kentucky 3-0 L Baylor 2-3 W Memphis 3-0 W McNeese State 0-3 W UTPA 3-0 W Centenary 3-0 W North Texas 3-0 W Stephen F. Austin 2-3 W Jacksonville 3-0 W Central Florida 3-0 W Eastern Kentucky 3-0 W UALR 3-1 L Arkansas State 1-3 W Lamar 3-0 W South Alabama 3-0 W New Orleans 3-0 W Northwestern St. 3-1 W Southwestern La. 3-0 L Sam Houston State 1-3 L UL-Monroe 2-3 L Lamar 2-3 W UALR 3-0 W New Orleans 3-0 L Lamar 1-3 1993 (22-16) Coach: Scott Mayhew W North Texas 3-0 L Texas Tech 0-3
L Texas Tech 1-3 W UL-Monroe 3-0 W Southeastern La. 3-1 W Georgia State 3-0 L UT Arlington 1-3 W Samford 3-0 W Centenary 3-0 L Baylor 1-3 L Lamar 2-3 L Michigan State 1-3 L Sam Houston State 0-3 W Grambling 3-0 W Northwestern St. 3-0 W North Texas 3-0 W UALR 3-2 W Mississippi 3-2 L Stephen F. Austin 0-3 W New Orleans 3-0 W South Alabama 3-0 W UL-Monroe 3-0 W UL-Lafayette 3-0 L Sam Houston State 0-3 L Arkansas State 2-3 W Western Kentucky 3-0 W UALR 3-2 L Lamar 0-3 W UTPA 3-0 L Houston 0-3 L UALR 1-3 W Jacksonville 3-0 W Southeastern La. 3-1 W Northwestern St. 3-0 L Stephen F. Austin 2-3 L Lamar 2-3 W Arkansas State 3-2 L UALR 2-3 1994 (26-14) Coach: Scott Mayhew L LSU 0-3 L Duke 1-3 L Baylor 1-3 W Ole Miss 3-2 W Oral Roberts 3-1 W Arkansas 3-1 W Eastern Kentucky 3-1 W UT Arlington 3-0 W UTEP 3-1 W UTPA 3-0 W Prairie View A&M 3-0 W North Texas 3-1 W UL-Monroe 3-0 L Stephen F. Austin 1-3 W South Alabama 3-2 L South Florida 0-3 W Syracuse 3-0 L South Florida 0-3 L Western Kentucky 2-3 L Arkansas State 0-3 W Grambling 3-0 W Northwestern St. 3-0 W UL-Lafayette 3-0 W New Orleans 3-0 L Stephen F. Austin 0-3 L UALR 0-3 W Centenary 3-0 W Southeastern La. 3-1 W Texas State 3-0 W Lamar 3-0 W UALR 3-0 W South Alabama 3-0 W Jacksonville 3-0 W Florida Atlantic 3-0
W UL-Monroe 3-1 L Sam Houston State 0-3 L Houston 0-3 L Rice 2-3 L Western Kentucky 2-3 W South Alabama 3-0 1995 (16-11) Coach: Chris Rudiger L North Texas 2-3 W UL-Monroe 3-0 W Troy 3-1 W Southeastern La. 3-0 W Jackson State 3-0 L Texas State. 2-3 L Rice 0-3 W Texas-Arlington 3-1 L Mississippi 1-3 W Centenary 3-0 L Sam Houston State 2-3 L Stephen F. Austin 0-3 L Mississippi State 2-3 W Centenary 3-0 W Western Kentucky 3-0 L Arkansas State 1-3 W Southwestern La. 3-0 W New Orleans 3-1 W UL-Monroe 3-0 L UALR 2-3 W Lamar 3-1 W UALR 3-0 W Jacksonville 3-0 W South Alabama 3-1 L Baylor 2-3 L UALR 1-3 W Lamar 3-1 1996 (19-10) Coach: Chris Rudiger L Iowa 1-3 L Florida 0-3 L Duke 1-3 W SMU 3-1 W North Texas 3-1 L UALR 2-3 L Mississippi 1-3 W UL-Monroe 3-1 W Sam Houston St. 3-1 L TCU 1-3 W New Mexico St. 3-0 W Cornell 3-0 W Centenary 3-0 W UTPA 3-0 W Lamar 3-0 W Jacksonville 3-1 L Central Florida 1-3 W South Alabama 3-0 W Stephen F. Austin 3-2 W Western Kentucky 3-0 L Arkansas State 1-3 L New Orleans 1-3 W UL-Lafayette 3-1 W UALR 3-2 W Northwestern St. 3-0 W Centenary 3-0 W Texas State 3-0 L UALR 0-3 W New Orleans 3-0 1997 (11-15) Coach: Chris Rudiger W Southeastern La. 3-2 L Nicholls State 1-3
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1987 (2-25) Coach: Jennifer White L UL-Monroe 0-3 L Northwestern St. 0-3 L Southern Miss. 0-3 L New Orleans 0-3 L Arkansas State 0-3 L Southern Ark. 0-3 L Centenary 0-2 L UL-Lafayette 0-2 L East Texas Bapt. 0-2 L Grambling 0-2 L Wiley College 0-2 L Southern Ark. 0-2 L East Texas Bapt. 1-2 L Incarnate Word 0-2 L Southern Ark. 0-2 W East Texas Bap. 2-1 L Southern Ark. 0-2 L UL-Monroe 0-3 L New Orleans 0-3 L Arkansas State 0-3 L Nicholls State 0-3 L UL-Lafayette 0-3 W Alcorn State (forfeit) L Southeastern La. 2-3 L New Orleans 0-3 L Arkansas State 0-3 L UL-Monroe 0-3
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L LSU 0-3 W Alabama 3-2 L South Carolina 0-3 L Texas Tech 0-3 L UL-Lafayette 0-3 W Northwestern St. 3-1 W Centenary 3-0 L Colorado State 0-3 L Kansas 0-3 L Georgia 0-3 W UL-Monroe 3-1 L Sam Houston St. 1-3 W Mississippi 3-2 W UTPA 3-0 L Lamar 1-3 W Western Kentucky 3-1 L Arkansas State 1-3 W Centenary 3-0 L UALR 0-3 L New Orleans 0-3 L UL-Lafayette 1-3 W Jacksonville 3-2 W South Alabama 3-0 L Stephen F. Austin 2-3
L New Hampshire 0-3 W Grambling 3-0 L Western Kentucky 0-3 L Denver 0-3 W South Alabama 3-0 W New Orleans 3-2 L Alabama 0-3 L Arkansas State 1-3 L UALR 1-3 L UL-Lafayette 2-3 W Western Kentucky 3-2 L Denver 0-3 W South Alabama 3-2 W New Orleans 3-1 W UL-Monroe 3-0 L UALR 1-3 L Arkansas State 1-3 W Northwestern St. 3-0 W FIU 3-1 W FIU 3-1 W UL-Lafayette 3-0 L Western Kentucky 1-3
1998 (12-21) Coach: Lisa Huntley L Sam Houston St. 0-3 L SMU 0-3 L Texas State 2-3 L Virginia Tech 0-3 L Boise State 2-3 L Georgia State 0-3 L Air Force 0-3 W Tulane 3-1 L Idaho State 1-3 W Centenary 3-0 L TCU 2-3 L LSU 2-3 W South Alabama 3-0 L New Orleans 0-3 L Stephen F. Austin 0-3 L UALR 1-3 L Arkansas State 1-3 W FIU 3-0 W Western Kentucky 3-1 W Mississippi 3-0 L Mississippi State 0-3 W UL-Lafayette 3-2 W UL-Monroe 3-1 W South Alabama 3-0 L Southern Miss 1-3 L Arkansas State 2-3 L UALR 2-3 W Centenary 3-1 W FIU 3-0 L Western Kentucky 2-3 W UL-Lafayette 3-1 L Western Kentucky 1-3
2000 (8-26) Coach: Lisa Huntley W UTPA 3-1 L Baylor 0-3 L Rice 0-3 L North Texas 1-3 W Centenary 3-0 W Iowa State 3-1 L Wichita State 0-3 L Butler 0-3 L Montana 0-3 W Centenary 3-0 W Grambling State 3-0 L Tulsa 1-3 L Western Kentucky 0-3 L Middle Tenn. 0-3 W UL-Monroe 3-0 L UALR 0-3 L Arkansas State 1-3 L Northwestern St. 1-3 L Denver 0-3 L FIU 1-3 W Grambling State 3-0 L New Orleans 0-3 L South Alabama 1-3 L Stephen F. Austin 0-3 L UL-Lafayette 0-3 L North Texas 1-3 L FIU 1-3 L New Mexico St. 1-3 W Sam Houston St. 3-0 L Arkansas State 0-3 L UALR 0-3 L Western Kentucky 1-3 L Middle Tennessee 2-3 L New Orleans 1-3
1999 (13-20) Coach: Lisa Huntley L Southern Miss 0-3 L Lamar 1-3 W Georgia State 3-0 L Tulane 2-3 L UTEP 1-3 L Stephen F. Austin 0-3 W UTPA 3-0 L St. Louis 1-3 L Mississippi State 1-3 L Arkansas 0-3 L Missouri 0-3
2001 (8-20) Coach: Heather Mazeitis L Lamar L SE Missouri L Wichita State W Grambling State L Harding W Northwestern St. L Oral Roberts L Stephen F. Austin W Grambling State W Texas Southern
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W Texas Southern W Centenary L Hawai’i W UL-Monroe L Fresno State L Nevada L San Jose State L Boise State L SMU L Tulsa L Rice L UTEP L UTEP L Rice W Centenary L Tulsa L SMU L UTEP
3-0 3-0 0-3 3-0 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 2-3 0-3 3-1 0-3 1-3 0-3
2002 (19-16) Coach: Heather Mazeitis L SLU L Houston L Lamar W Centenary W Grambling State L LSU W Tulane W New Orleans W Northwestern St. W Texas A&M-CC W North Texas L Washington W Grambling State W Alcorn W Southern Miss. W UL-Monroe W Texas Southern L SMU L Stephen F. Austin L Hawai’i L Fresno State L Nevada L San Jose State W Boise State W Centenary W Tulsa W Texas Southern L Rice W UTEP L UTEP W Rice W Centenary L Tulsa L SMU L Hawai’i
1-2 2-3 0-3 3-0 3-0 2-3 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-2 0-3 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 1-3 2-3 0-3 1-3 0-3 1-3 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 0-3 3-2 1-3 3-1 3-0 0-3 1-3 0-3
2003 (16-15) Coach: Heather Mazeitis W Alcorn State W UL-Monroe W UL-Lafayette L Florida State L Texas State L Wisconsin L Arkansas State W Stephen F. Austin W DePaul W Drake W SE Missouri St. W Centenary
3-0 3-0 3-0 0-3 1-3 0-3 2-3 3-2 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0
L Tulane W UMKC W North Texas L Boise State W UTEP L SMU W UL-Monroe L Rice W Tulsa L Hawai’i L San Jose State W Northwestern St. L Fresno State L Nevada W Tulsa L Rice L SMU W UTEP L SMU
0-3 3-1 3-1 2-3 3-2 0-3 3-0 0-3 3-1 0-3 0-3 3-2 0-3 2-3 3-0 0-3 0-3 3-0 0-3
2004 (6-21) Coach: Heather Mazeitis L Stephen F. Austin L UALR L Arkansas State W Jackson State W Austin Peay W Liberty L Texas L LSU L Memphis L Mississippi State L Eastern Kentucky L Boise State W UTEP W Lamar L Oral Roberts L SMU L Rice L Tulsa L Hawai’i L San Jose State L Fresno State L Nevada L Tulsa L Rice W Northwestern St. L SMU L UTEP
1-3 0-3 0-3 3-0 3-1 3-0 0-3 0-3 0-3 2-3 0-3 0-3 3-0 3-0 0-3 1-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 2-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 3-0 0-3 2-3
2005 (15-18) Coach: Heather Mazeitis L Baylor 0-3 W Northwestern State 3-2 W Centenary 3-1 W UL-Lafayette 3-2 W Jackson State 3-0 W UL-Lafayette 3-2 W Mercer 3-2 L UNC-Asheville 1-3 W Memphis 3-2 W FIU 3-0 W Grambling State 3-1 W Alcorn State 3-0 W Troy 3-0 W Bethune Cookman 3-0 L Nevada 2-3 L Utah State 0-3 L Hawai’i 0-3 W Fresno State 3-1 L Stephen F. Austin 0-3
L New Mexico St. W Northwestern State L San Jose State W Fresno State L Boise State L Idaho L Boise State L Idaho L San Jose State L Nevada L New Mexico St. L Utah State L Hawai’i L Boise State
0-3 3-2 0-3 3-2 2-3 0-3 2-3 0-3 0-3 2-3 0-3 1-3 0-3 0-3
2006 (6-28) Coach: Heather Mazeitis L Wichita State 0-3 L Eastern Wash. 0-3 L UTSA 2-3 L Syracuse 0-3 L Southern Miss 0-3 L Radford 2-3 W Sam Houston St. 3-1 W North Texas 3-1 W Northwestern State 3-1 W Lipscomb 3-1 L UALR 0-3 L SE Missouri 1-3 L Memphis 0-3 L UT Arlington 2-3 W Troy 3-0 L SFA 0-3 L Boise State 2-3 L Idaho 1-3 L Nevada 0-3 L Utah State 0-3 L New Mexico St. 1-3 W Centenary 3-0 L Hawai’i 0-3 L San Jose State 0-3 L Fresno State 2-3 L Utah State 1-3 L Nevada 1-3 L Idaho 0-3 L Boise State 0-3 L New Mexico St. 0-3 L Hawai’i 0-3 L San Jose State 0-3 L Fresno State 2-3 L Fresno State 1-3 2007 (6-24) Coach: Heather Mazeitis W Rice L Oral Roberts L Lamar L UTA W Centenary W Southeastern W Southern Miss L Central Arkansas W UL-Monroe L Auburn L Texas A&M L UTSA L Nevada L Fresno State L Northwestern St. L Hawai’i L Utah State
3-0 0-3 0-3 1-3 3-0 3-0 3-1 1-3 3-0 1-3 0-3 2-3 1-3 0-3 2-3 1-3 0-3
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0-3 3-2 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 2-3 0-3 1-3 2-3
2008 (4-24) Coach: Matt Sonnichsen L TCU 0-3 L Belmont 1-3 L Mo.-Kansas City 0-3 W UL-Monroe 3-0 L Jacksonville St. 0-3 L North Dakota St. 0-3 L Nevada 2-3 L Fresno State 1-3 W Northwestern St. 3-1 L Hawai’i 0-3 L Utah State 0-3 L San Jose State 0-3 L Stephen F. Austin 0-3 L Hawai’i 0-3 W Centenary 3-1 L Boise State 1-3 L Idaho 1-3 L McNeese 0-3 L Nevada 1-3 L New Mexico State 0-3 W Houston Baptist 3-1 L New Mexico State 0-3 L Fresno State 1-13 L Idaho 0-3 L Boise State 0-3 L San Jose State 2-3 L Utah State 1-3 L Fresno State 1-3
ALL-TIME SCORES 2009 (15-18) Coach: Matt Sonnichsen W UAPB L UT-Martin W Centenary W South Alabama W Northwestern St. W Jacksonville W Sam Houston St. L Southern Miss L Central Arkansas L Air Force W UAPB W UL-Monroe L Southeastern, LA. W Grambling State L Chattanooga W McNeese St. W Utah State L New Mexico St. L Hawai’i W Nevada L Idaho L New Mexico St. L San Jose State L Hawai’i W San Jose State W Fresno State L Utah State L Boise State L Idaho L Boise State W Centenary L Fresno State L Nevada
3-0 1-3 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 0-3 1-3 2-3 3-0 3-0 1-3 3-1 2-3 3-1 3-2 1-3 0-3 3-0 0-3 0-3 2-3 0-3 3-1 3-0 0-3 1-3 1-3 2-3 3-2 1-3 0-3
2010 (13-20) Coach: Matt Sonnichsen L Northwestern State W UAPB L Arkansas State W UTPA
1-3 3-0 2-3 3-2
L UT-Arlington W UALR L Mississippi State W Jackson State W Grambling State W Southeastern, La.. W Centenary L Houston W Southeastern W NIcholls L New Mexico State L New Mexico State L Hawai’i W Grambling State L Fresno State L San Jose State L Idaho L Boise State L Utah State L Nevada W UAPB L Houston Baptist L Hawai’i W San Jose State L Fresno State L Boise State L Idaho L Utah State W Nevada
0-3 3-0 0-3 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 1-3 3-0 3-2 0-3 0-3 0-3 3-0 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 3-0 3-1 0-3 3-1 0-3 0-3 2-3 2-3 3-2
2011 (10-22) Coach: Matt Sonnichsen L Texas-Pan American 0-3 W Rutgers 3-2 L Sam Houston State 0-3 W Southeastern La. 3-2 W Alabama A&M 3-1 L Samford 0-3 W South Alabama 3-1 L Jackson State 3-2 W Grambling State 3-0 W Southeastern, La.. 3-1 L Texas Tech 0-3 L Mcneese State 1-3
L Southern Miss W Southeastern La. W Houston Baptist L New Mexico State L Utah State L Idaho W Grambling State L Fresno State L Nevada L San Jose State L Hawai’i L Northwestern State L New Mexico State L Idaho L Utah State L Nevada L Fresno State L Hawai’i L San Jose State W Arkansas-Pine Bluff
0-3 3-1 3-2 0-3 1-3 0-3 3-0 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-3 3-0
2012 (3-27) Coach: Adriano de Souza L Central Arkansas 0-3 L South Alabama 1-3 L at Southern Miss 0-3 L at Lamar 0-3 L Tulane 1-3 L South Carolina St. 1-3 W Grambling 3-0 W UTPA 3-1 W Southern 3-0 L Weber State 0-3 L at Southeastern La. 0-3 L at Northwestern St. 0-3 L UT Arlington 1-3 L at New Mexico State 1-3 L at Denver 0-3 L Utah State 1-3 L San Jose State 0-3 L at UTSA 0-3 L at Texas State 0-3 L Seattle U 2-3 L Idaho 0-3
L Denver L New Mexico State L at San Jose State L at Utah State L Texas State L UTSA L at Idaho L at Seattle U L at UT Arlington
2013 (7-22) Coach: Adriano de Souza W vs. Grambling State 3-0 L vs. Abilene Christian 2-3 L at UT Arlington 1-3 W UAPB 3-0 W McNeese State 3-2 L Western Michigan 1-3 W New Orleans 3-2 L at Stephen F. Austin 2-3 W vs. Southern 3-0 L vs. Nebraska-Omaha 2-3 L vs. Stetson 1-3 L at Southeastern La. 1-3 W Grambling State 3-0 L at Central Arkansas 0-3 L Northwestern State 2-3 L UTEP 1-3 L UTSA 0-3 W at Charlotte 3-1 L at Marshall 0-3 L at East Carolina 2-3 L Middle Tennessee 0-3 L Southern Miss 0-3 L at Tulsa 0-3 L FIU 0-3 L at North Texas 0-3 L Florida Atlantic 1-3 L UAB 0-3 L at Tulane 0-3 L at Rice 0-3
All-Time Records Versus Opponents Abilene Christian 0-1 Air Force 0-1 Alabama 1-3 Alabama-A&M 1-0 UAB 0-1 Alcorn State 5-0 Arkansas 1-1 UALR 9-16 UAPB 4-0 Arkansas State 1-32 Austin Peay 1-0 Baylor 1-10 Belmont 1-3 Bethone Cookman 1-0 Boise State 2-14 Butler 0-1 Centenary 26-0 Central Arkansas 0-3 Central Florida 4-2 Charlotte 1-0 Colorado State 0-1 Cornell 1-0 DePaul 1-0 Denver 0-5 Drake 1-0 Duke 0-2
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East Carolina 0-1 East Texas Baptist 1-0 Eastern Kentucky 2-1 Eastern Wash. 0-1 Florida 1-1 Florida Atlantic 0-1 FIU 5-3 Florida State 0-1 Fresno State 1-16 Georgia 0-1 Georgia State 2-1 Grambling State 25-1 Harding 0-1 Hawaii 0-17 Houston 0-3 Houston Baptist 2-1 Idaho 0-14 Idaho State 0-1 Iowa 0-1 Iowa State 1-0 Jackson State 4-1 Jacksonville 4-0 Jacksonville State 0-1 Lamar 5-18 Liberty 1-0 Kansas 0-1
LSU 0-6 Lipscomb 1-0 Marshall 0-1 McNeese State 6-4 Memphis 2-3 Mercer 1-0 Middle Tennessee 0-3 Michigan State 0-1 Miss. College 1-0 Mississippi State 0-8 Missouri 0-1 Missouri-KC 1-1 Montana 0-1 Nebraska-Omaha 0-1 Nevada 1-15 New Hampshire 0-1 New Mexico State 1-15 New Orleans 12-11 Nicholls State 6-1 NC-Ashville 0-1 North Dakota State 0-1 North Texas 12-5 Northwestern State 24-6 Oakland 0-0 Ole Miss 4-3 Oral Roberts 3-3
Prairie View A&M 3-0 Radford 0-1 Rice 3-12 Rutgers 1-0 Saint Francis 0-0 Saint Louis 0-1 Sam Houston State 3-8 Samford 1-1 San Jose State 1-19 Seattle U 0-2 South Alabama 12-2 South Carolina 1-1 South Carolina St. 0-1 South Florida 0-2 Southeast Mo. 1-2 Southeastern La. 10-3 Southern 2-0 Southern Arkansas 1-0 SMU 1-11 Southern Miss 3-6 Stephen F. Austin 7-17 Stetson 0-1 Syracuse 1-1 Texas 0-1 Texas State 2-5 Texas A&M 0-1
1-3 1-3 1-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 2-3 0-3
Texas A&M-CC 1-0 Texas Christian 0-3 Texas Southern 4-0 Texas State 0-1 Texas Tech 0-4 Troy 3-0 Tulane 2-6 Tulsa 6-6 UL-Lafayette 12-10 UL-Monroe 19-4 UT Arlington 2-7 UTPA 16-4 UTEP 4-8 UTSA 1-5 Utah State 0-14 Virginia Tech 0-1 Washington 0-1 Weber State 0-1 Western Kentucky 8-7 Western Michigan 0-1 Wichita State 0-3 Wisconsin 0-1 *Bold indicates 2013 opponent
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L Idaho W Boise State L San Jose State L Utah State L New Mexico St. L Fresno State L San Jose State L Nevada L Hawai’i L Idaho L Boise State L New Mexico St. L Boise State
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Assists Match 1. 81 2. 72 72 4. 71 71 6. 70
Kyla Woodward vs. SFA Sarah Oesterling vs. UALR Kelly Jefferson vs. ASU Sarah Oesterling vs. UCF Kelly Jefferson vs. UL-Lafayette Jill Walker vs. UL-Lafayette
Season 1. 1556 2. 1509 3. 1442 4. 1419 5. 1354
Kyle Woodward Sarah Oesterling Sartah Oesterling Kelly Jefferson Lia Mora
1992 1994 1993 1998 2002
Per Set Season 1. 12.65 Sarah Oesterling 2. 12.04 Sarah Oesterling 3. 11.97 Lia Mora 4. 11.88 Kyle Woodward 5. 11.35 Kelly Jefferson
1996 1995 2003 1992 1998
Career 1. 5381 2. 3628 3. 3560 4. 2836 5. 2630
Sarah Oesterling Lia Mora Kyla Woodward Jill Walker Bianca Bin
10/13/92 9/25/93 10/30/98 10/12/96 10/17/98 9/6/05
1993-96 2000, 2002-03 1989-92 2004-07 2008-10
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Match 1. 12 2. 11 3. 10 10 10 10 7. 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Kara Jones vs. Air Force 9/11/09 Lara Rupf vs UCF 11/3/90 Katie Dow vs. Miss. State 9/21/89 Amy Wilkins vs. Ark. State 10/7/95 Tanya Jarvis vs. Ark. State 9/6/03 Carly Johnson vs. Fresno State 10/2/05 Amy Wilkins vs. Lamar 10/6/96 Elisa Sanchez at Tulsa 9/16/00 Megan Rush vs. S. F. Austin 10/1/02 Tanya Jarvis at Tulane 9/7/02 Tanya Jarvis vs. SMU 9/26/02 Megan Rush vs. Tulsa 10/30/03 Carly Johnson vs. Fresno State 10/15/05 Shannon Phillips vs. Fresno State 11/5/05
Match 1. 33 2. 31 3. 30 30 4. 28 28 28 28 28
Sharla Richardson vs. UALR 9/25/93 Katie Dow vs. SFA 10/13/92 Shannon Phillips vs. Boise State 9/21/06 Shannon Phillips vs. UCA 9/1/07 Katie Dow vs. SFA 9/22/92 Katie Dow vs. South Carolina 9/19/92 Lara Rupf vs. Alabama 10/6/90 Jamie Shanks vs. TCU 9/20/96 Xzache Mathis at SFA 9/10/13
Season 1. 159 2. 131 2. 131 4. 129 5. 128
Apryl Koonce Sharla Richardson Kara Jones Carly Johnson Laura Ebert
Season 1. 604 2. 479 3. 466 4. 443 5. 439
Katie Dow Shannon Phillips Katie Dow, Shannon Phillips Cristine Sant’Anna
Career 1. 1841 2. 1480 3. 1449 4. 1434 5. 1330
Katie Dow Courtney Ziegenbein Shannon Phillips Cristine Sant’Anna Sharla Richardson
Per Set Season 1. 1.24 Apryl Koonce 2. 1.15 Kara Jones 3. 1.11 KC Clayton 4. 1.10 Megan Rush 1.10 Laura Ebert 5. 1.06 Carly Johnson Career 1. 476 2. 383 3. 381 4. 328 5. 321
1994 1993 2009 2005 1999 1994 2009 2006 2004 1999 2005
Sharla Richardson KC Clayton Kara Jones Tanya Jarvis Laura Ebert
1991-94 2006-09 2007-10 2000-03 1996-99
Per Set Season 1. 4.61 Katie Dow 2. 4.18 Cristine Sant’Anna 3. 4.14 Shannon Phillips 4. 3.96 Shannon Phillips 5. 3.90 Lindsey Sheppard Per Set Career 1. 3.62 Katie Dow 2. 3.46 Cristine Sant’Anna 2. 3.38 Courtney Ziegenbein 4. 3.12 Lindsey Sheppard 5. 3.10 Shannon Phillips
1992 2006 1991 2007 2003 1989-92 1994-97 2004-07 2000-03 1991-94 1992 2003 2007 2006 1996 1989-92 2000-03 1994-97 1995-98 2004-06
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Attack Percentage Sharla Richardson vs. UNO, 10/2/93 Courtney Ziegenbein vs Jacksonville, 11/3/93 Sharla Richardson vs. Georgia State, 9/11/93 Kari Lemoine vs. NW (La.) State, 11/3/92 Sharla Richardson vs. North Texas, 9/24/93
Season 1. .361 2. .339 3. .328 .328 5. .324 .324
Kari Lemoine Jill Bisballe Katie Dow Apryl Koonce Sharla Richardson Sharla Richardson
1993 1990 1989 1993 1992 1993
Career 1. .326 2. .302 3. .298 4. .280 5. .264
Jill Bisballe Sharla Richardson Apryle Koonce Michelle Roosi Deidre Doggett
1990-91 1991-94 1992-94 1989 2005
1989 1996 1995 2000 2003
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Match 1. 35 35 2. 34 34 3. 32 32 4. 31 31 31 31
Stephany Salas vs. Houston Baptist, 9/17/11 Julia Mann vs. St. Louis, 9/11/99 Meghan Hass vs. Nevada, 11/5/05 Jamie Shanks, vs. Arkansas State, 10/7/95 Jamie Shanks vs. South Carolina, 9/19/92 Lindsey Sheppard vs. UL-Lafayette, 10/17/98 Lindsey Sheppard, vs. UL-Monroe, 10/20/98 Julia Mann, vs. South Alabama, 10/15/00 Heather Anderson, San Jose State, 10/16/04 Lori Hunsucker, at Nicholls, 9/18/2010
Season 1. 579 2. 487 3. 481 4. 462 5. 453
Lori Hunsucker Meghan Hass Brittany Nakamura Lindsey Sheppard Katie Dow
2010 2005 2006 1998 1992
Match 1. 8 8 2. 7 7 7 7 7
Maria Coelho vs. New Orleans, 9/7/13 Lindsey Sheppard vs. UL-Monroe, 9/5/95 Kate Lenaghan vs. W (La.) State, 9/10/91 Apryl Koonce vs. Grambling State, 9/22/93 Becky Valdez at Grambling State, 9/12/02 Becky Valdez vs. Texas A&M-CC, 9/13/02 Lia Mora vs. Texas State, 9/5/03
Career 1. 1477 2. 1424 3. 1386 4. 1333 5. 1298
Jamie Shanks Katie Dow Laura Bernoski Heather Anderson Sarah Oesterling
1992-96 1989-92 1993-96 2001-04 1993-96
Season 1. 56 2. 55 3. 51 51 5. 50
Cristine Sant’Anna Kacie Martin Katie Dow Katie Dow Sharla Richardson
2002 2000 1992 1991 1993
Per Set Season 1. 5.03 Lori Hunsucker 2. 4.93 Heather Anderson 3. 4.62 Stephany Salas 4. 3.98 Brittany Nakamura 5. 3.97 Brittany Nakamura
2010 2004 2011 2006 2007
Career 1. 197 2. 164 3. 145 4. 138 5. 136 6. 126
Katie Dow Sarah Oesterling Jamie Shanks Cristine Sant’Anna Laura Bernoski Kate Lenaghan
1989-92 1993-96 1992-96 2000-03 1993-96 1989-92
Per Set Career 1. 4.13 Stephany Salas 2. 3.87 Meghan Haas 3. 3.48 Jamie Shanks 4. 3.38 Heather Anderson 5. 3.20 Julia Mann 3.20 Brittany Nakamura
2011-12 2005 1992-96 2001-04 1998-2000 2005-07
Most Wins
Year Year 1992 29 1994 26 1991 25 1993 22 1989 21
Hitting Percentage
Year PCT 1992 .255 1994 .231 2002 .228 1993 .227 1996 .221
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Year Kills 1992 2027 1994 1901 2002 1862 1998 1846 2000 1732
Kills Per Set
Year K/Set 1997 17.4 2003 15.4 2002 15.0 1995 14.9 2000 14.9
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Most Digs
Year Digs 1993 2237 1992 2205 1994 2090 2006 1973 2002 1969
Digs Per Set
Year D/Set 1995 17.4 2004 17.2 1996 16.7 2003 16.4 2000 16.4
Most Blocks
Year Blocks 1994 531 1993 437 1992 376 2006 323 1995 315
Blocks Per Set
Year B/Set 1994 3.8 1993 3.1 1995 3.1 1992 2.7 2006 2.6
Most Service Aces
Year SA 1992 294 2002 257 1994 246 1993 245 1995 225
Service Aces Per Set
Year SA/Set 1995 2.23 1992 2.10 2002 2.07 1996 1.99 2000 1.90
Most Assists Year Assists
1992 1771 2002 1676 1994 1645 2006 1583 2003 1551
Assists Per Set Year A/Set
2003 14.0 2002 13.5 1996 13.5 2000 12.9 1995 12.8
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Match 1. .923 2. .917 3. .867 4. .813 5. .750
Per Set Season 1. .55 Jennifer Brachle 2. .49 Lindsey Sheppard 3. .47 Sarah Oesterling .47 Kacie Martin .47 Joy Okpa
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Year MP GP K E TA Hit% A Aces Digs BS BA TB 1987 Season Stats Not Available 1988 Season Stats Not Available 1989 Season Stats Not Available 1990 Season Stats Not Available 1991 Season Stats Not Available 1992 39 140 2027 706 5189 .255 1771 294 2205 135 241 376 1993 38 139 1824 680 5047 .227 1513 245 2237 112 325 437 1994 40 140 1901 711 5144 .231 1645 246 2090 116 415 531 1995 27 101 1500 610 4172 .213 1294 225 1754 45 270 315 1996 29 106 1684 695 4483 .221 1432 211 1772 47 336 383 1997 26 97 1288 599 3514 .196 1152 160 1331 27 338 206 1998 33 124 1846 807 5053 .206 1559 176 1837 69 339 238.5 1999 33 121 1524 746 4618 .168 1334 153 1839 105 354 459 2000 34 117 1732 961 4983 .155 1519 222 1916 48 306 354 2001 28 93 1259 626 3547 .178 1120 165 1386 59 250 184 2002 35 124 1862 779 4758 .228 1676 257 1969 57 373 243.5 2003 31 111 1713 733 4506 .218 1551 210 1816 49 306 203.5 2004 27 90 1163 566 3607 .166 1074 139 1544 59 278 198.0 2005 33 126 1652 830 4740 .173 1535 209 1788 88 372 274.0 2006 34 124 1729 898 5098 .163 1583 140 1973 97 451 322.5 2007 30 107 1356 783 4220 .136 1240 148 1699 72 310 227.0 2008 27 95 894 567 3099 .106 802 99 1319 53 287 196.5 2009 33 123 1356 673 4345 .157 1187 127 1769 64 431 279.5 2010 33 115 1294 648 4047 .160 1162 129 1774 89 263 220.5 2011 32 111 1113 645 3837 .122 1012 137 1667 47 262 178 2012 30 105 1102 649 3673 .123 1006 102 1466 47 274 184 2013 29 108 1156 639 3467 .149 1052 165 1344 44 292 190
Yearly Team Leaders (Season Stats not available for 1987-91)
Matches Played 39 1992 Kate Lenaghan Sharla Richardson 38 1993 Andrea Marcel Laura Bernoski Misty Luersen Sarah Oesterling 43 1994 Laura Bernoski 27 1995 Courtney Ziegenbein Amy Wilkins Sarah Oesterling Lindsey Sheppard Jamie Shank Christine Beadling Laura Bernoski 29 1996 Amy Wilkins Jamie Shanks Laura Bernoski 26 1997 Laura Ebert Lindsey Sheppard Courtney Ziegenbein 33 1998 Allison Walker Mandy Arnold Lindsey Sheppard
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Kacie Martin Kelly Jefferson Mandy Arnold Laura Eber Kelli Fitzpatrick Julia Mann Laurie LeBleu Kacie Martin Amy Underwood Elisa Sanchez Mandy Arnold Julia Mann Jaime Cross Lia Mora Megan Rush Brianna Sibley Lia Mora Heather Anderson Joy Okpa Megan Rush Natalie Shipp Shannon Phillips Meghan Haas Brittany Nakamura Kristen Fairbanks Shannon Phillips Sam Crowder
27 2008 33 2009 33 2010 32 2011 30 2012 29 2013
Jill Walker Kristen Fairbanks Brittney Nakamura Kaylon Alexander Bianca Bin Debora Bolonhini KC Clayton Kara Jones Mallory Stanley Bianca Bin Jennifer Goodwin Lori Hunsucker Kara Jones Nataliya Panova Bianca Bin Kassia Pinto Jennifer Goodwin Lori Hunsucker Paige Cooper Bianca Bin Maria Coelho Dalane Guidry Ana Rodrigues Clara Vido Fenix Calderon Maria Coelho Rebecca Redgen
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604 1992 Katie Dow 436 1993 Sharla Richardson 404 1994 Courtney Ziegenbein 367 1995 Courtney Ziegenbein 393 1996 Jamie Shanks 368 1997 Courtney Ziegenbein 383 1998 Allison Walker 293 1999 Julia Mann 347 2000 Julia Mann 251 2001 Brianna Sibley 433 2002 Cristine Sant’Anna 439 2003 Cristine Sant’Anna 257 2004 Joy Okpa 438 2005 Ambra Hayes 479 2006 Shannon Phillips 443 2007 Shannon Phillips 182 2008 KC Clayton 284 2009 Nataliya Panova 266 2010 Kara Jones 216 2011 Marcella Braz 240 2012 Clara Vido 332 2013 Xzache Mathis
Kills Per Set
4.61 1992 Katie Dow 3.28 1993 Sharla Richardson 2.92 1994 Courtney Ziegenbein 3.67 1995 Courtney Ziegenbein 3.74 1996 Jamie Shanks 3.83 1997 Courtney Ziegenbein 3.17 1998 Allison Walker 2.50 1999 Julia Mann 2.99 2000 Julia Mann 3.22 2001 Brianna Sibley 3.58 2002 Cristine Sant’Anna 4.18 2003 Cristine Sant’Anna 2.92 2004 Joy Okpa 3.71 2005 Ambra Hayes 3.96 2006 Shannon Phillips 4.14 2007 Shannon Phillips 1.92 2008 KC Clayton 2.35 2009 Nataliya Panova 2.61 2010 Kara Jones 2.57 2011 Clara Vido 2.42 2012 Clara Vido 3.46 2013 Xzache Mathis
Hitting Percentage
.324 1992 Sharla Richardson .328 1993 Apryl Koonce .317 1994 Sharla Richardson .307 1995 Courtney Ziegenbein .307 1996 Courtney Ziegenbein .240 1997 Courtney Ziegenbein .251 1998 Laura Ebert .228 1999 Amy Underwood .222 2000 Elisa Sanchez .248 2001 Megan Rush .300 2002 Megan Rush .321 2003 Megan Rush .215 2004 Joy Okpa .230 2005 Shannon Phillips .218 2006 KC Clayton .201 2007 Shannon Phillips .190 2008 Samantha Crowder .258 2009 Kara Jones
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1556 1992 Kyla Woodward 1442 1993 Sarah Oesterling 1509 1994 Sarah Oesterling 1216 1995 Lindsey Sheppard 1214 1996 Laura Bernoski 978 1997 Kelly Jefferson 1419 1998 Kelly Jefferson 1207 1999 Kelli Fitzpatrick 945 2000 Lia Mora 990 2001 Jaime Cross 1354 2002 Lia Mora 1329 2003 Lia Mora 766 2004 Rhyann Enny 1231 2005 Ambra Hayes 775 2006 Jillann Walker 1102 2007 Jill Walker 684 2008 Bianca Bin 963 2009 Bianca Bin 983 2010 Bianca Bin 803 2011 Bianca Bin 878 2012 Maria Coelho 911 2013 Maria Coelho
Assists
Emily Maher Paige Cooper Gabryel Ording Dalane Guidry
Assists Per Set 11.88 1992 10.37 1993 11.37 1994 12.04 1995 12.65 1996 10.40 1997 11.35 1998 10.32 1999 9.88 2000 11.00 2001 11.28 2002 11.97 2003 10.79 2004 10.34 2005 10.30 2007 7.20 2008 8.16 2009 8.62 2010 7.72 2011 8.36 2012 8.44 2013
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Kyla Woodward Sarah Oesterling Sarah Oesterling Lindsey Sheppard Laura Bernoski Kelly Jefferson Kelly Jefferson Kelli Fitzpatrick Lia Mora Jaime Cross Lia Mora Lia Mora Rhyann Enny Maria Romanowski Jill Walker Bianca Bin Bianca Bin Bianca Bin Bianca Bin Maria Coelho Maria Coelho
51 1992 Katie Dow 50 1993 Sharla Richardson 47 1994 Sharla Richardson 47 1995 Lindsey Sheppard 43 1996 Amy Wilkins 29 1997 Amy Underwood 39 1998 Allison Walker 41 1999 Kelli Fitzpatrick 54 2000 Kacie Martin 27 2001 Tanya Jarvis 56 2002 Cristine Sant’Anna 49 2003 Joy Okpa 29 2004 Rhyann Enny 29 2005 Shannon Phillips Stacey Clark 24 2006 Ambra Hayes 29 2007 Shannon Phillips 20 2008 Debora Bolonhini
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27 22 19 21 42
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Kassia Pinto Jennifer Goodwin Bianca Bin Stephany Salas Maria Coelho
453 391 384 355 343 275 462 422 435 203 348 412 444 487 481 425 395 447 579 407 370 360
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Katie Dow Misty Luersen Sarah Oesterling Laura Bernoski Lauren Bernoski Lindsey Sheppard Lindsey Sheppard Julia Mann Julia Mann Cristine Sant’Anna Cristine Sant’Anna Heather Anderson Heather Anderson Meghan Haas Brittany Nakamura Brittney Nakamura Debora Bolonhini Lori Hunsucker Lori Hunsucker Stephany Salas Stephany Salas Alejandra Aviles
3.46 2.90 2.87 3.51 3.27 2.84 3.73 3.61 3.75 2.45 2.88 3.81 4.93 3.87 3.98 3.97 4.16 3.66 5.03 4.62 3.70 3.71
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Katie Dow Misty Luersen Sarah Oesterling Laura Bernoski Laura Bernoski Lindsey Sheppard Lindsey Sheppard Julia Mann Julia Mann Cristine Sant’Anna Cristine Sant’Anna Heather Anderson Heather Anderson Meghan Haas Brittany Nakamura Brittany Nakamura Debora Bolonhini Lori Hunsucker Lori Hunsucker Stephany Salas Stephany Salas Alejandra Aviles
127 131 156 82 94 90 111 128 90 80 103 91 99 129 122 112
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Sharla Richardson Sharla Richardson Apryl Koonce Amy Wilkins Amy Wilkins Amy Underwood Allison Walker Allison Walker Elisa Sanchez Tanya Jarvis Megan Rush Tanya Jarvis Megan Rush Carly Johnson KC Clayton Sam Crowder
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Total Blocks
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101 2008 KC Clayton 131 2009 Kara Jones 85 2010 Kara Jones 59 2011 Caitlin Germany 68 2012 Caitlin Germany 88 2013 Caitlin Germany
Blocks Per Set
.94 .98 1.22 .81 .90 .99 .98 1.10 .78 .96 .88 .84 .84 1.10 1.06 1.11 1.05 1.06 1.15 0.83 0.71 0.85 0.88
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Sharla Ricardson Sharla Richardson Apryl Koonce Amy Wilkins Amy Wilkins Amy Underwood Allison Walker Allison Walker Elisa Sanchez Tanya Jarvis Tanya Jarvis Tanya Jarvis Megan Rush Megan Rush Carly Johson KC Clayton Sam Crowder KC Clayton Kara Jones Kara Jones Caitlin Germany Caitlin Germany Caitlin Germany
Games Played
139 1992 Kate Lenaghan 139 1993 Sarah Oesterling 139 1994 Sharla Richardson 101 1995 Amy Wilins Sarah Oesterling Lindsey Sheppard Laura Bernoski 105 1996 Amy Wilkings Jamie Shanks Laura Bernoski 94 1997 Kelly Jefferson 125 1998 Kelly Jefferson Kacie Martin 118 1999 Amy Underwood 116 2000 Julia Mann Elisa Sanchez 90 2001 Jaime Cross 122 2002 Heather Anderson 111 2003 Lia Mora 90 2004 Heather Anderson Megan Rush 126 2005 Shannon Phillips Meghan Haas 124 2006 Kristen Fairbanks 107 2007 Shannon Phillips Sam Crowder Jill Walker Kristen Fairbanks Brittney Nakamura 95 2008 Bianca Bin Debora Bolonhini KC Clayton Kara Jones 122 2009 Lori Hunsucker 115 2010 Lori Hunsucker 109 2011 Paige Cooper 105 2012 Maria Coelho 108 2013 Maria Coelho
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2002 Lia Mora, Second Team 2002 Cristine Sant’Anna, Second Team 2003 Lia Mora, Second Team 2004 Joy Okpa, Second Team 2006 Shannon Phillips, Second Team 2007 Shannon Phillips, Second Team 2009 KC Clayton, Second Team
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1989 Katie Dow, Second Team 1989 Billy Canales, Coach of the Year 1992 Scott Mayhew, Coach of the Year 1993 Sharla Richardson, First Team 1994 Sarah Oesterling, First Team 1995 Sarah Oesterling, First Team 1995 Courtney Ziegenbein, Second Team 1996 Lindsey Sheppard, Honorable Mention 1996 Jamie Shanks, Second Team 1996 Courtney Ziegenbein, First Team 1997 Courtney Ziegenbein, Second Team 2000 Lia Mora, Second Team 2000 Julia Mann, First Team 2001 Jamie Cross, Newcomer of the Year 2002 Megan Rush, Honorable Mention 2002 Cristine Sant’Anna, Second Team 2002 Lia Mora, Second Team 2003 Lia Mora, Second Team 2003 Cristine Sant’Anna, First Team 2004 Shannon Phillips, First Team 2005 Shannon Phillips, First Team 2006 Shannon Phillips, First Team 2007 Shannon Phillips, First Team 2009 KC Clayton, Second Team 2009 Kara Jones, Second Team 2009 Natalya Panova, Honorable Mention 2010 Lori Hunsucker, First Team 2010 Kara Jones, Second Team 2010 Bianca Bin, Honorable Mention 2010 Kassia Pinto, Honorable Mention 2011 Stephany Salas, Newcomer of the Year & Second Team 2011 Clara Vido, Honorable Mention 2012 Maria Coelho, Honorable Mention
All-American South 1989 Katie Dow, First Team 1990 Jill Bisballe, Second Team 1990 Katie Dow, Second Team 1990 Lara Rupf, Second Team
All-Sun Belt
1992 Jamie Shanks, Frosh of the Year 1992 Kyla Woodward, First Team 1992 Katie Dow, First Team 1992 Scott Mayhew, Coach of the Year 1993 Sarah Oesterling, Second Team 1993 Sharla Richardson, First Team & POY 1994 Sarah Oesterling, First Team 1994 Sharla Richardson, Second Team 1995 Sarah Oesterling, First Team 1995 Lindsey Sheppard, Frosh of the Year 1995 Courtney Ziegenbein, First Team 1996 Sarah Oesterling, First Team 1996 Courtney Ziegenbein, First Team 1996 Jamie Shanks, Second Team 1996 Lindsey Sheppard, Second Team 1997 Courtney Ziegenbein, First Team 1998 Lindsey Sheppard, Co-Defensive POY 2000 Julia Mann, Second Team
Sun Belt - Weekly Honors 1992 Kyla Woodward, O5 1993 Sharla Richardson, S27 1994 Rhonda Rust, 12 1995 Courtney Ziegenbein, O16 1996 Jamie Shanks, S23 Courtney Ziegenbein, O21
WAC - Weekly Honors 2002 Cristine Sant’Anna, S23 2007 Shannon Phillips, S3
Academic All-WAC 2001 Elisa Sanchez Tanya Jarvis Michelle Twitty Heather Anderson, Megan Rush, 2002 Heather Anderson Megan Rush Tanya Jarvis Laura Osterhaus 2003 Heather Anderson Joy Okpa Megan Reush Laura Osterhaus 2004 Heather Anderson Erin Dillie Joy Okpa Megan Rush Shannon Phillips, 2005 Anielle Da Silva
Carly Dunlop Shannon Phillips Jill Walker 2006 Carly Dunlop Shannon Phillips 2007 Jill Walker Shannon Phillips Brittney Nakamura 2008 Kaylon Alexander Kaycie Artim Debora Bolonhini Sam Crowder Taylor Fritz Mallory Stanley 2009 Kaylon Alexander KC Clayton Samantha Crowder Taylor Fritz Mallory Stanley
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2010 Kaylon Alexander Taylor Fritz Jennifer Goodwin Lori Hunsucker Gabryel Ording Kassia Pinto Mallory Stanley 2011 Bianca Bin Caitlin Germany Emily Maher Nataliya Panova Clara Vido 2012 Maria Coelho Paige Cooper Caitlin Germany Dalane Guidry Regan Himmelberg Clara Vido
Letterwinners Kaylon Alexander, 2008-10 Peggy Amadee, 1988 Heather Anderson, 2001-04 Laneigh Anderson, 1987 Lindsay Armstrong, 2006-09 Mandy Arnold, 1997-00 Kaycie Artim, 2006-08 Alejandra Aviles, 2013 Jennifer Avrett, 1990 Christine Beadling, 1994-95 Bridget Benditz, 2011 Laura Bernoski, 1993-96 Bianca Bin, 2008-11 Jill Bisballe, 1990-91 Debora Bolonhini, 2007-08 Rebekah Boyd, 2000 Jennifer Brauchle, 1989-90 Amy Brantley, 1987 Marcella Braz, 2011 Fenix Calderon, 2012-13 Stacey Clark, 2002-05 KC Clayton, 2006-09 Maria Coelho, 2011-13 Karen Comish, 1987- 88 Rebecca Conly, 1987-88 Dana Cookson, 1998-99 Paige Cooper, 2011 Kimberly Crawford, 1999 Jamie Cross, 2001 Samantha Crowder, 2006-09 Danielle Da Silva, 2005 Jenny Denton, 2006 Erin Dillie, 2004 Deidre Doggett, 2005 Katie Dow, 1989-92 Carly Johnson Dunlop, 2005-06 Laura Ebert, 1996-99 Jessie Ely, 2013 Ashley Emanuel, 2006 Rhyann Enny, 2004 Kristen Fairbanks, 2003-07 Kelli Fitzpatrick, 1997-00 Taylor Fritz, 2007-10 Monica Fuentes, 1991-92 Caitlin Germany, 2010-12 Jennifer Goodwin, 2009-10 Dalane Guidry, 2012-13 Lauren Gustafson, 2005 Meghan Haas, 2005 Julie Haber, 1989 Nicole Harris, 1994 Ambra Hayes, 2003-06 Heather Hickman, 1987 Regan Himmelberg, 2011 Lori Hunsucker, 2009-10 Veronica Ige, 2011 Tanya Jarvis, 2000-03 Kelly Jefferson, 1996-98 Kara Jones, 2007-10 Natasha Kolunija, 2008-09 Apryl Koonce, 1992-94 Laurie LeBleu, 1998-99 Jackie Ledbetter, 1987 Kari Lemoine, 1990-93 Kate Lenaghan, 1989-92 Courtney Lile, 2001 Beanie Lincoln, 1988
Shekita Love, 1988 Tiffany Love, 1989-90 Lori Lowen, 1989 Misty Luersen, 1991-94 Andrea Macel, 1991-94 Emily Maher, 2011 Julia Mann, 1998-00 Andy Martin, 1987 Kacie Martin, 1997-00 Xzache Mathis, 2013 Katy McFadden, 2013 Janel Melancon, 1987-89 Autumn Moore, 1989-90 Lia Mora, 2000-03 Carly Moyers, 2004 Brittney Nakamura, 2005-07 Leslie Nelson, 1987 Sarah Oesterling, 1993-96 Joy Okpa, 2003-04 Gabryel Ording, 2009-12 Laura Osterhaus, 2001-03 Nataliya Panova, 2009-11 Angela Papach, 2013 Shannon Phillips, 2004-07 Kassia Pinto, 2009-10 Keelie Rader, 1997 Rebecca Redgen, 2013 Sharla Richardson, 1991-94 Ana Rodrigues, 2011 Leslie Rolling, 1995 Maria Romanowski, 2005 Isabella Rosania, 2013 Michelle Rossi, 1989 Megan Rush, 2001-04 Lara Rupf, 1990-91 Stephany Salas, 2011-12 Elisa Sanchez, 1998-01 Cristine Sant’Anna, 2000-03 Erica Schultz, 2006 Jamie Shanks, 1992-96 Lindsey Sheppard, 1995-98 Sabrina Sims, 2005 Natalie Shipp, 2002-04 Brianna Sibley, 1999-02 Sabrina Sims, 2003-04 Marcia Sneath, 2001 Mallory Stanley, 2008-10 Sue Stewart, 1988 Sue Supis, 1989 Anne Marie Taylor, 2011 Heather Taylor, 1992 Michelle Twitty, 2000-01 Amy Underwood, 1996-99 Becky Valdez, 2002 Catharina Vandervoort, 1987 Clara Vido, 2010-12 Allison Walker, 1997-99 Jill Walker, 2004-07 Vivian Weams, 1987 Erin Whitelock, 1989 Amy Wilkins, 1993-96 Lora Winzer, 1989 Kyla Woodward, 1989-92 Hannah Wright, 2013 Courtney Ziegenbein, 1994-97 *Bold denotes active player
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DR. LES
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University President @LKGuice
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Louisiana Tech University and President Les Guice share a rich history together that spans five decades and has produced family ties that are deeply rooted in a passion for the Bulldogs and Lady Techsters. From an architecture student stepping on the campus for the first time in 1972 to an appointment as Louisiana Tech’s 14th President in 2013, Dr. Guice has shown an unwavering commitment to leadership and service to his alma mater. One of Dr. Guice’s first achievements at Louisiana Tech was earning a bachelor of arts in architecture in 1976. Discovering a passion for engineering under the mentorship of Professor Jack Painter, Dr. Guice went on to earn a master’s degree in civil engineering from Tech in 1978. While working on his master’s degree, Dr. Guice also discovered a passion for teaching and education as a profession. Dr. Guice accepted a position as an assistant professor of civil engineering at Louisiana Tech in 1978 and was promoted to associate professor in 1981. A few short years after earning his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Texas A&M University in 1986, Dr. Guice was named the interim department head of civil engineering in Louisiana Tech’s College of Engineering in 1988 and earned the permanent department head position and full professorship in 1989. As department head, Dr. Guice initiated the formation of the Civil Engineering Advisory Board and the Civil Engineering Distinguished Alumni recognition program, both of which significantly enhanced alumni participation and significantly enhanced fund-raising for the department. Throughout the next decade, Dr. Guice would continue to distinguish himself as an academician, researcher, administrator and leader. His dedication to his students, his faculty and the university would lead to his appointment as Dean of Louisiana Tech’s College of Engineering and Science (COES) in 1999. As Dean, Dr. Guice continued to encourage and support innovations in the curricula. The College’s faculty became increasingly successful in securing external funding for the integrated curriculum which resulted in a transformative redesign of curricula throughout the College. Dr. Guice’s leadership and vision also reinvigorated the Engineering and Science Foundation to more effectively serve the needs of the College. He initiated a new integrated strategic plan, known as “COES 2010,” and capital campaign, “Tech’s BEST,” that led advancement of the college and to funding for an Eminent Scholar Chair, 15 Professorships, $500k Scholarship Fund, and several new laboratories and facilities. Dr. Guice leadership also helped to guide the Institute for Micromanufacturing (IfM) toward a focus on the emerging field of nanotechnology. With the hiring of key nanotechnology faculty in numerous disciplines, further expansion of research laboratories, establishment of an interdisciplinary engineering PhD program with a nanotechnology track, and initiation of a B.S. in Nanosystems Engineering, the IfM and COES established strong research and education nanotechnology programs that have received national recognition. In 2004, Dr. Guice’s performance and accomplishments as dean of the College of Engineering and Science led to his appointment as Louisiana Tech’s vice president for research and development. During his tenure as vice president and as executive vice president in 2012, Louisiana Tech has significantly increased patents, licenses/options, start-up companies, SBIR grants with affiliated companies, and has established strong industry partnerships for commercialization of technologies. Dr. Guice also led the establishment of Louisiana Tech’s first two technology incubators, the Rawle and Humana Enterprise Centers. With a focus on the future and a progressive vision for economic development, Dr. Guice has led the planning and development of the Louisiana Tech Enterprise Campus – a research park connecting the university and downtown Ruston. Enterprise Campus’ first building, Tech Pointe, was completed in 2012 and is now home for several companies and organizations, including an Air Force funded Cyberspace Research Laboratory. With the recent completion of Louisiana Tech’s new College
of Business building and renovation to University Hall as a home for interdisciplinary entrepreneurship and innovation activities, the first phase of Enterprise Campus is nearing completion. Dr. Guice’s reputation for exemplary leadership has not been bound by the campus or the region. Roles in statewide leadership have included election to serve as the founding Chair for the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative (LONI) Management Council, serving as Chair of the Louisiana EPSCoR Committee, and leading the development of a statewide science and technology plan, called FIRST Louisiana. Dr. Guice currently serves as Chair of the Board of Regents Master Plan Research Advisory Council and as chair of the Louisiana Innovation Council. Among the many awards and recognitions Dr. Guice has earned during his career is the Robert E. Russ Award from the Ruston/Lincoln Parish Chamber of Commerce (2009), Outstanding Civil Engineer from the ASCE Louisiana Section (2008), Louisiana Tech University Civil Engineering Distinguished Alumnus (2007), Louisiana Engineering Society’s James M. Todd Technological Accomplishment Award (2007), Governor’s University Technology Leader of the Year Award (2006), and Louisiana Engineering Society A.B. Patterson Medal for an Engineer in Management (2004.) On December 4, 2012, during a special session of the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors, Dr. Guice was unanimously voted to serve as the 14th President of Louisiana Tech University. Dr. Guice officially took over as President on July 1, 2013. As President of Louisiana Tech, Dr. Guice is the chief executive officer of north Louisiana’s only Carnegie Foundation national research university and one of only two public universities from Louisiana recognized in the top tier of national universities in the U.S. News and World Report. Dr. Guice leads a university that most recently has been ranked #11 in the nation in a list of “Most Underrated Colleges In America” (Business Insider), #17 in the nation in a list of “Low Cost Colleges with High Starting Salaries for Graduates” (Affordable Colleges Online), and #21 in the nation for providing its graduates with the best returns on their investments (AdvisorOne.) Throughout his career, Dr. Guice has contributed to and played a central role in creating the culture and vision for the future of Louisiana Tech, and continues that commitment as President. Dr. Guice’s focus on campus-wide engagement, building and growing relationships, and leadership in forging a path toward advancement of the university’s academic and athletic programs, research and commercialization activities, and economic development efforts means that Louisiana Tech University’s best days are yet to come. Dr. Guice is a native of Monroe and grew up in Bastrop. He and his wife, Kathy, have three sons – Kyle, Chad, and Bret – and one grandson, Christopher.
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Louisiana Tech boasts one of the rising young stars in the industry in Athletics Director Tommy McClelland, who enters his second year in Ruston after an impressive debut. McClelland joined the LA Tech Family when University President Les Guice introduced him as the new athletics director during a press conference at the Charles Wyly Athletic Center on July 16, 2013. McClelland, the youngest AD among all Football Bowl Subdivision athletic programs, came to Ruston after serving six years in the same position at McNeese State in Lake Charles. His first year in north Louisiana was a successful one. McClelland’s philosophy of developing student-athletes into champions on the playing fields, in the class room and in life is the cornerstone of his leadership style. While leading Louisiana Tech into the Conference USA era, McClelland impacted the athletics department through fundraising, facility improvements, coaching hires and overall student-athlete development. Shortly after his hiring, McClelland re-energized the LA Tech fanbase when he joined President Guice in an October press conference revealing the updated plans for the $20 million south end zone facility project – the centerpiece of the University’s Quest for Excellence capital campaign. McClelland completed the fundraising needed for the project, and the University broke ground in mid-April. An expected completion date is August of 2015. When completed, the three-story facility, 70,000-plus square foot building will benefit all of Louisiana Tech’s student-athletes; it will include a new state-of-the-art strength and conditioning complex utilized by all 16 of the University’s athletic programs. The building will also house football coaches’ offices, football locker room, team and position meeting rooms, club seating and a multi-functional dining space that can be utilized for athletic and campus events. Another marquee addition to the Louisiana Tech athletic facilities during McClelland’s first year was the $1.2 million Paul Millsap Vision presented by Community Trust Bank, a high definition video display board in the Thomas Assembly Center. The project also includes a customized sound system for the Thomas Assembly Center and a video board control room, which will be utilized for both football and basketball. These two major facility improvements and additional smaller scale projects were made possible through a record-setting year of fundraising. During the 2013-14 fiscal year, McClelland spearheaded the efforts in raising more than $10.9 million through both LTAC and Quest for Excellence; more than double any previous year in Tech Athletics history. Included in the record total were five, seven-figure gifts. Tech had plenty of success stories on the playing fields this year as well, led by Mike White and the Bulldog basketball team. The Dunkin’ Dawgs captured the regular season Conference USA title, tied the program single season wins record and advanced to the third round of the National Invitation Tournament after impressive wins over Iona and SEC foe Georgia. Following the season’s success, McClelland extended the contract of White, which enabled the University to hold onto one of the hottest commodities in the basketball coaching circles nationwide. In addition to the men’s basketball success, the Lady Techster tennis team recorded one of its best seasons in program history, posting a 15-7 record and earning the No. 5 seed in the C-USA championships. First-year head coach Chad Camper earned the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Coach of the Year Award, and the Lady Techsters earned their first ever regional ranking, finishing seventh in the southern region of the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings. Tech sophomore Victor Lange became the first Bulldog golfer ever to earn an NCAA Regional appearance and competed in the San Antonio Region. Tech track and field had 13 student-athletes qualify for the NCAA regionals; six advanced to the NCAA championships in Eugene, Oregon. McClelland also made some tough personnel decisions, making
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coaching changes in both women’s basketball and baseball. McClelland made a national splash with the hiring of Tyler Summitt to lead the tradition-rich Lady Techster basketball program. Summitt, son of legendary Tennessee Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt, is the youngest head coach of any Division I women’s basketball program. He also hired one of the rising stars in college baseball in Greg Goff, a 21-year coaching veteran who recently led Campbell to its third straight 40-win season. The Camels joined LSU, Florida State, Oregon, Oregon State, Louisville, South Carolina and Rice as the only NCAA Division I baseball programs with at least 40 victories in each of the past three years. Goff led the program to this year’s NCAA Regionals. Prior to coming to Ruston, McClelland made a national name for himself after quickly elevating to the athletics director position at age 26. He earned high praise from a number of high-profile, experienced athletic administrators. “Tommy McClelland is an outstanding leader and one of the nation’s rising stars in intercollegiate athletics,” said Bubba Cunningham, athletics director at the University of North Carolina. “He has a demonstrated commitment to supporting and developing his coaches and student-athletes and has already become well-known among ADs for his leadership, vision and character. Tommy has also shown a dedication to lifelong learning and the application of his skills and talents to making his athletic programs better.” Prior to being named athletic director at McNeese State on March 19, 2008, McClelland served as interim athletic director and assistant athletic director of internal affairs at the university. In his time at McNeese, McClelland and his staff had numerous success stories when it came to increased revenue streams and the overall game-day experience in Lake Charles. He raised more than $3 million in private donations, and he was instrumental in increasing corporate sponsorships to nearly $1 million, while securing new clients and multi-year sponsorships. McClelland was also responsible for increasing football season ticket sales: the program eclipsed the 8,000 mark in 2008 with a high of 8,035 in 2009. In addition, he was instrumental in setting single-game attendance records in baseball, volleyball, softball, soccer, women’s basketball and women’s tennis. “Tommy is a rising star in the college athletics administration field and, in my view, the ideal leader to advance Louisiana Tech’s athletics program as it transitions into Conference USA,” said Ian McCaw, athletics director at Baylor University. “He possesses impeccable integrity and has an extraordinary work ethic. Moreover, his interpersonal and relational skills are outstanding and will enable him to quickly connect with Bulldog fans as well as campus and community leaders.” One of McClelland’s main goals was to improve the life of the student-athletes and increase the game-day experience for the McNeese State fan base. One of the most effective ways to accomplish these goals was by improving the facilities. During his time at McNeese State, he oversaw a combined total of over $11 million dollars in facility renovation and new construction. The combination of increased revenue streams, renovations and
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Mary Kay
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Deputy Athletics Director/ Senior Woman Administrator
Deputy Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator Mary Kay Hungate enters her 29th year as a member of the Louisiana Tech Athletics Department and has proven to be an integral part in the emergence of the University’s programs on the playing fields and in the classroom. Not only does Hungate serve as the sports administrator for softball, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s track and field, and women’s bowling, but she is also in charge of NCAA compliance for all of the university’s 16 NCAA sanctioned programs. As one of the top two ranking administrators in the Tech Athletics Department, Hungate is part of a senior staff that was instrumental in helping the University earn an invitation to join Conference USA starting July 1, 2013. In addition, Hungate and the current senior staff have also garnered a number of national awards, including the 2010 Turnkey PRISM Award which recognizes colleges for managerial excellence across four areas: marketing/branding; fan development; community relations; and customer/client service. The Tech athletics department also finished in the Top 10 three times in the Excellence in Management Cup, which recognizes the most
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efficient athletic departments in the nation. Hungate serves a vital role in the hiring of head coaches. She served as the point person in the hiring process of head women’s soccer coach Kevin Sherry. Sherry led the Lady Techster soccer team to four straight winning seasons (the first ones in program history), the program’s first ever WAC victories and its first appearance in the WAC Tournament in 2010. She has also been involved in the hiring of a number of other highly successful coaches, including current Lady Techster basketball coach Tyler Summitt, son of legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summitt. Another of Hungate’s responsibilities includes overseeing the academic side of the Tech athletics department, another area which has improved drastically as proven by the fact LA Tech’s graduation rate continues to be one of the highest in the state (Federal Graduation Report). Louisiana Tech’s student-athletes continue to reach academic progress superlatives. For the sixth straight year the University recorded alltime highs in the most recent Federal Graduation Rate Report released by the NCAA last October. Tech’s student-athletes recorded a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 80 percent and a Federal Graduation Rate (FGR) of 59 percent, which both were improvements over last year’s numbers. Louisiana Tech’s 80 percent graduation success rate ranks as the second highest in the state among Division I football-playing public institutions, trailing only LSU (81). LA Tech’s graduation success rate is four percentage points higher than last year’s (76) and easily outdistances the state average of 66 percent among the other nine Division I footballplaying public institutions in the state of Louisiana. Twelve out of 16 programs at LA Tech also saw an improvement in their single year Academic Progress Rates (APR) over the previous year’s scores, including men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, and women’s cross country. Thirteen of Tech’s athletic programs earned a single year rate above 930 for 2012-13 led by perfect 1000 scores by men’s basketball, men’s golf, women’s tennis and women’s bowling. The women’s bowling team also earned an NCAA Public Recognition Award last week after their multi-year APR (1000) ranked in the top 10 percent among all the women’s bowling programs in the nation. Hungate also plays an important role in LA Tech’s NCAA Certification process. As a member of the Steering Committee and the liaison between the athletic department and the University’s Self Study Committees, she provides the information needed for the committees to write their reports. Hungate joined the Louisiana Tech staff in 1985 as an assistant women’s basketball coach and remained in that role for five years. During that time, the Lady Techsters participated in four Final Fours and won the NCAA National Championship in 1988. In 1990, Hungate made a move out of coaching and became assistant athletics director for academics and compliance as well as senior woman administrator. One of Hungate’s early accomplishments as assistant director of athletics was the creation of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Academic Center program. Hungate has served terms on the NCAA Division I Academics/ Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet, the NCAA Division I Interpretations/Legislative Review Subcommittee, the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators Wade Trophy Selection Committee and as an NCAA Peer Reviewer. She has also served on the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Issues Committee since 2004. She currently serves on the Western Athletic Conference Council, the Conferences’ Legislative Review Committee, the Finance Committee and the Code Book Committee. In addition, along with Athletics Director Bruce Van De Velde, she represents the athletics department as an ex-officio member of the LA Tech Athletics Council. Hungate’s professional career began as Women’s Sports Coordinator and head volleyball, head basketball and head softball coach at Illinois’ Carl Sandburg Junior College. She spent four seasons at the college where she guided the basketball team to a mark of 80-22 which included an 11th place finish in the 1976 NJCAA national tournament. In 1978 Hungate took over the head coaching position at Richwoods High School in Peoria, Ill., and quickly compiled one of the top prep coaching records in the nation. During her seven seasons at Richwoods High School, Hungate’s team ran up an impressive record of 195-13, including a state-record 63 consecutive victories. Hungate was named the National Coach of the Year by USA Today in 1985. Before coming to Louisiana Tech, Hungate amassed a career coaching record of 275-35.
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new construction, and a highly-involved fan base led to plenty of success stories on the playing fields. During his tenure as athletic director, McNeese won Southland Conference championships in football (2007, 2009), soccer (2006, tournament; 2007, regular season), softball (2010, tournament; 2013, regular season), men’s basketball (2011, regular season), women’s basketball (2011, regular season; 2011 and 2012 tournament) and men’s cross country (2012). The women’s basketball program made its first appearances ever in the NCAA Tournament, and the men’s basketball program hosted the first round of the NIT postseason tournament (Boston College live on ESPNU). Even more impressive is the fact that while the Cowboy and Cowgirl programs were capturing titles on the fields, the University’s student-athletes were making tremendous strides in the classroom. In five of McClelland’s six years as athletics director, McNeese State led the Southland Conference in the number of student-athletes named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. In addition, McClelland guided the resurgence in APR success in Lake Charles. The number of athletic programs boasting the required APR score of 925 went from four in his first year to all 16 in his final year. The community service hours performed by the MSU student-athletes also tripled to more than 3,000 during his tenure. “Tommy has a great knowledge of college athletics and excels at helping his student-athletes balance and succeed in their commitments to academics and athletics,” said Warde Manuel, athletics director at the University of Connecticut. “Tommy has also proven his ability to work effectively with coaches and administrators to help his programs be successful.” McClelland earned his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern State in 2004 and completed his master’s degree in sports administration in 2005. He walked on with the Demons football team and eventually earned a scholarship; he also competed in the javelin for the NSU track and field team. The native of Basile, Louisiana served as a graduate assistant at Northwestern State in athletics and also worked at the Southland Conference office as an administrative intern, assisting with championship events. McClelland is also a 2012 graduate of the Executive Program of the Sports Management Institute and attended instruction at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. McClelland is married to the former Jessica Stokes of Garrison, Texas. They have two sons, Lawson (4) and Grayson (3).
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Butler implemented a fundraising campaign for his department in the fall of 2007 and since that time it has raised over $40,000, which has been used to purchase additional equipment, software and other essentials within the media relations department. He is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA), United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). He is also a proxy voter for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame committee.
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Malcolm Butler begins his 16th year in the Louisiana Tech Athletics Department, his eighth as the associate athletic director in charge of communications. A 1994 graduate of the Louisiana Tech journalism department, Butler joined the athletic department in July of 1999 as the assistant athletic media relations director. Butler was then promoted to director four months later and served in that capacity until the fall of 2007 when he was promoted to associate athletic director. The Ruston native is in charge of media relations for women’s basketball and softball and also serves as the secondary contact for football while overseeing the daily operations for the entire department. He is a member of Tommy McClelland’s senior staff and also serves as the sports supervisor for women’s tennis. During his time at Louisiana Tech, Butler has been instrumental in promoting numerous high-profile student-athletes including record-setting quarterbacks Tim Rattay and Luke McCown, and All-American women’s basketball players Tamicha Jackson and Cheryl Ford. He has also worked closely with a number of highly-successful head coaches, including 4-time Hall of Famer Leon Barmore, former Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley and current Lady Techster women’s basketball coach Tyler Summitt, son of legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summitt. Over the course of his tenure, Louisiana Tech’s Athletic Communications Department has proven to be one of the most successful in the state. Over the past 13 years, members of the department have won a total of 52 awards at the annual Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) SID contest, the second most behind only LSU. During that same period of time, Butler has personally garnered 28 awards, second most among all state SIDs behind only LSU Associate Athletics Director Michael Bonnette (30). Butler is part of a senior staff at LA Tech that has been instrumental in garnering a number of national awards, including the 2010 Turnkey PRISM Award - which recognizes colleges for managerial excellence across four areas: marketing/branding; fan development; community relations; and customer/client service. The Tech athletics department also finished in the Top 10 three times in the Excellence in Management Cup, which recognizes the most efficient athletic departments in the nation. He was instrumental in forming the partnership between Louisiana Tech and CBS Interactive in the fall of 2007, including the redesign and hosting of the athletic departments website, LATechSports.com. As part of the agreement with CBS Interactive, a webstreaming platform - LA Tech All-Access -- was created, allowing fans from all over the world to watch live streams of almost all of the university’s home athletic events. LA Tech All-Access annually streams more than 125 live events. Butler has served as the host media coordinator for three NCAA Women’s Basketball First- and Second-Round sites hosted by Louisiana Tech (2000, 2001 and 2003) while also serving as the host media coordinator for the 2008 WAC Baseball Championships and the 2013 WAC Softball Championships hosted by Louisiana Tech. In addition to his media relations responsibilities, Butler serves as the radio play-by-play voice for the nationally-prominent Louisiana Tech Lady Techster basketball team. Butler has broadcast more than 480 women’s basketball games, including 15 NCAA Tournament games, during his 14 years behind the mic. He finished second in the Louisiana Sports Writers Association College Radio Play by Play category in 2013. He has also broadcast in excess of 200 softball games, including four in the 2008 NCAA Tournament, and served as the color commentator on numerous Bulldog football and basketball broadcasts. He served as the sideline reporter for the Bulldog football broadcasts in 2014. Butler joins Dave Nitz as the co-hosts of Inside Tech Basketball, an hour-long coaches radio show during the winter.
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Associate Athletics Director/ Chief Financial Officer Marie Gilbert enters her 30th year at Louisiana Tech and her seventh as associate athletics director and chief financial officer in the athletics department. Gilbert is responsible for the day-to-day business operations of the athletic department, including overseeing the individual budgets for 16 varsity sports, monitoring athletic funds of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Foundation and serving as liaison with the university’s business offices. She is also a member of Athletic Director Tommy McClelland’s senior staff and serves as the sports supervisor for men’s golf. Gilbert served on the Program Committee for 2014 CABMA Conference and led a round-table discussion on tackling equipment budgeting. She is part of a senior staff at LA Tech that was instrumental in the University’s invitation to join Conference USA, a membership which began July 1, 2013. She has also been actively involved in numerous initiatives to enhance the athletics department, including signing new agreements with companies such as Learfield, the Aspire Group, Ticketmaster, Pepsi and ACS Athletics. The hard work and vision of that same senior staff has led to numerous national awards, including the 2010 Turnkey PRISM Award - which recognizes colleges for managerial excellence across four areas: marketing/branding; fan development; community relations; and customer/ client service. The Tech Athletics Department has also finished in the Top 10 three times in the Excellence in Management Cup, which recognizes the most efficient athletic departments in the nation. Gilbert previously served as the budget manager for the College of Engineering for six years where she had similar duties. She was also in the College of Liberal Arts as the dean’s assistant handling day-to-day business in the office while working with budget planning for the year. In 2002, she received the Distinctive Professional Performance and Conduct Award from the Institute of Micro-manufacturing at Louisiana Tech. Gilbert has earned two degrees from Louisiana Tech University and completed a master’s certificate in technical writing. She is a current member of the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) and the College Athletic Business Management Association (CABMA). She is also actively involved in the American Cancer Society and serves as the chair for the Relay for Life Luminaria Service. She is on the Executive Committee for the ACS Relay for Life in Lincoln Parish. Gilbert was the honorary captain for Louisiana Tech’s 2013 Bulldogs Tackling Breast Cancer game. Gilbert and her husband, Tim, reside in Bossier with their four dogs.
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Nate Warren begins his second year as the assistant athletic director for development where he oversees the fundraising efforts for the Louisiana Tech Athletic Department. Warren’s responsibilities at Louisiana Tech include identifying and securing private support with an emphasis on major gifts, cultivating and soliciting major gift societies, providing oversight for the Louisiana Tech Athletic Club, the Lettermen’s Club and the Director of LTAC. During his first year in his position, Warren teamed up with A.D. Tommy McClelland and the LA Tech Foundation to raise a record $10.9 million in total athletic gifts, nearly $6 million more than the previous
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Patrick Walsh joined the Louisiana Tech Media Relations Department in 2009 and serves as the associate media relations director. He is the primary contact for football, men’s golf, men’s and women’s cross country and men’s and women’s track and field. In his tenure at Louisiana Tech, Walsh has been responsible for the promotion of three national award winners (Ryan Allen, 2011 & 2012 Ray Guy Award; Colby Cameron, 2012 Sammy Baugh Award) as well as two other national award semifinalists (Colby Cameron, 2012 Davey O’Brien Award; Quinton Patton, 2012 Biletnikoff Award) . Walsh is also credited with promoting the 2011 WAC Championship football team to a Poinsettia Bowl bid, highlighting the teams successes to various bowls as the Bulldogs became eligible for postseason play with a seven-game winning streak. He also promoted Tech’s football team its the highest ranking in school history (18th - Associated Press; 19th - USA Today/Coaches; 20th - BCS) during the 2012 season. He also promoted Chelsea Hayes to the 2012 Joe Kearney Award, given to the Western Athletic Conference’s top athletes as Hayes became the first Louisiana Tech athlete to ever win that award. That season, Hayes went on to become the school’s most decorated athlete with her sixth All-America honor and then promoted the long jumper as she qualified for Team USA, competing in the XXX Olympiad in London. During the 2009-10 academic calendar year, Walsh promoted hurdler Antoinette Cobb for the Honda Inspiration Award as she set school and conference records after beating a case of colon cancer. Cobb became the first athlete from Louisiana and from the WAC to win that award.
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After working more than six years as the director of athletic advancement in the Division of University Advancement, Adam McGuirt took over the role as associate athletics director for internal operations in December of 2013. McGuirt’s new role includes the oversight of facilities, event management and all capital improvements within the athletic department. He assists in the scheduling, supervision and administration of all athletic facilities while also maintaining relationships with campus constituents, campus security, visiting groups and outside organizations. He is also a member of Athletic Director Tommy McClelland’s senior staff and serves as the sports supervisor for women’s soccer. One of his main responsibilities is the oversight of the construction of the $20 million south end zone facility at Joe Aillet Stadium. Construction on the 70,000-plus square foot, three-story building began in April and should be operational by August, 2015. During his previous role in athletic advancement, McGuirt was responsible for all areas of athletic development, including donor relations and all aspects of the Louisiana Tech Athletic Club (LTAC). McGuirt was instrumental in helping more than double the number of LTAC members which resulted in a large increase in private donations. McGuirt also worked closely with the Louisiana Tech Alumni Association in the development and implementation of events for alumni and friends throughout the state of Louisiana and surrounding areas. McGuirt has been a part of a staff at LA Tech that helped the University garner an invitation to join Conference USA, a membership which began July 1, 2013. That same staff has been instrumental in garnering a number of national awards, including the 2010 Turnkey PRISM Award which recognizes colleges for managerial excellence across four areas: marketing/branding; fan development; community relations; and customer/client service. The Tech Athletics Department also finished in the Top 10 three times in the Excellence in Management Cup, which recognizes the most efficient athletic departments in the nation. A native of Shreveport, McGuirt graduated from Louisiana Tech in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. McGuirt is married to April, and the couple has three daughters: Lily, Sophie and Emily.
year. Almost 1,300 individuals responded with financial gifts, including three separate major gifts of seven figures. A University of Tennessee and Kansas State alum, Warren came to Ruston after serving as the assistant director for development at K-State for more than two years. During Warren’s four-plus years at Kansas State which included two years as a graduate assistant, he oversaw the Ahearn Fund which experienced unprecedented growth from 5,454 members and $12.7 million in gifts to athletics when he arrived to 9,143 members and $25.8 million in gifts to athletics in fiscal year 2012. Much of the growth in the Ahearn Fund numbers was due to the increased focus on leadership annual giving of $10,000 and above, as well as increased focus in Kansas City, Kansas State’s largest alumni base. In his role as assistant director of development, he oversaw an active portfolio of over 150 Ahearn Fund members and prospects, primarily in Kansas City. In addition to his duties in Kansas City, he oversaw membership campaigns and special events, both in the Kansas City area and on campus for returning letter winners. Warren was also actively involved in fund raising for the West Stadium Center, the largest capital project in Kansas State University history both through philanthropic capital gifts and premium seat construction gifts. Some of his additional responsibilities at Kansas State included providing leadership in re-branding the Ahearn Fund across Kansas as well as nationally; fully overhauling the online signup process leading to a much more simple process for first time members to join the Ahearn Fund; helping implement and serving on the Marketing Task Force, a collaborative effort between the development and marketing departments, leading to more streamlined communications to both current and potential members; creating and running the R1SE UP member referral program, which led to over 300 new members via referrals from existing members; and soliciting and secured annual gifts from $50 to $15,000 and capital gifts up to $140,000. Warren earned his bachelor’s degree from Tennessee in sports management in 2008 while he completed his master’s degree in education administration and leadership from Kansas State in 2011.
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Walsh came to Louisiana Tech from The Citadel, where he last served as the primary contact for baseball and cross country while serving as the secondary contact for football, as well as the webmaster for CitadelSports.com. He also oversaw game operations duties for The Citadel Baseball at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park. At The Citadel, Walsh was involved with a trio of publications that were recognized on a national scale by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), with his 2007 track and field media guide finishing 24th in the nation. Walsh was heavily involved with the 2008 football guide that finished eighth among Division I-FCS programs and the 2006 football guide that was 12th among I-AA teams. A member of CoSIDA, Walsh also serves on the Publications Committee and was a judge for the 2007 women’s golf media guide publications contest. Walsh arrived at The Citadel following a seven-month stint as the Sports Information Assistant at Newberry College in Newberry, S.C., a NCAA Division II member of the South Atlantic Conference. At Newberry, Walsh was responsible for media relations and game operations for Indians baseball, cross country, tennis and volleyball, as well as being the assistant contact for men’s basketball. Walsh was also in charge of marketing and promotions for several Newberry sports. His work helped lead Newberry Volleyball to a NCAA Division II top 20 ranking in attendance. In addition to those duties, Walsh was also the play-by-play announcer for Newberry volleyball and baseball radio broadcasts. Walsh is a 2005 graduate of the University of South Carolina where he majored in Sport and Entertainment Management and was a member of the South Carolina Honors College. At USC, he was a student assistant in the Sports Information office where he worked with several Gamecock sports and was the public address announcer for South Carolina Baseball at Sarge Frye Field. While at South Carolina, he was recognized by the College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA) for his work on the 2003 South Carolina Track and Field Media Guide, which was named second in the nation, and for the 2002 South Carolina Volleyball Media Guide which placed first in the region. Walsh, born in Oxford, Ohio, currently resides in Ruston.
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Tyson Baldwin Director of LTAC
Blake Baker AC - Football
Lance Basler Director of Football Operations
Brandon Benjamin Academic Advisor
Jonathan Blake G.A./Men’s Basketball
Ryan Bohn Intern/Sports Medicine
Marco Born Senior Associate A.D./External Affairs
Ronnie Bradford AC - Football
Kourtney Brown G.A./Women’s Basketball
Eric Burton Director of WBB Operations
Malcolm Butler Associate A.D./ Communications
Chad Camper HC - Tennis
Kyle Church Director of MBB Operations
Jacob Cohen AC - Track & Field
Kristen Cook G.A./Sports Medicine
Aaron Corneil Video Operations Associate
Donny Crowe Photographic Services
Jeff Cummings Assistant A.D./ Tickets
Mickie DeMoss Assoc. HC - WBB
Adriano de Souza HC - Volleyball
Manny Diaz AC - Football
Emerald Doria AC - Softball
Mason Ellenberger G.M./LTS Properties
Price Ferguson G.A./Football
Marie Gilbert Associate A.D./ CFO
Oscar Giles AC - Football
Rob Gire AC - Track & Field
Greg Goff HC - Baseball
Bill Graham Coordinator/ Special Events
Thomas Graham Director of Football Recruiting
Kiva Gresham AC - Soccer
Chris Haller Game Mgmt. Associate
Kurt Hester Strength & Cond. Coach
Skip Holtz HC - Football
Peter Hopkins G.A./Football
Jessica Hulderman Assistant Athletic Trainer
J.D. Hulse AC - Baseball
Mary Kay Hungate Senior Deputy A.D./SWA
Ed Jackson Assistant A.D./ Player Development
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Sandra Kane Assistant/NCAA Compliance
Cory Kaplan G.A./Sports Medicine
Janelle Kirila G.A./Sports Medicine
Janel Lee FB Video Coordinator
Logan Lewis LTS Properties/ Account Exec.
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Billy Logan Facilities Assistant
Jay Luksis Assistant A.D./ Marketing
Brison Manor Strength & Conditioning
Dusty May Assoc. HC - MBB
Kaitlyn McCanna Academic Advisor
Rick McCarty AC - Baseball
Tommy McClelland Athletic Director
Kane McGuire Asst. Director of Communications
Adam McGuirt Associate A.D./ Internal Operations
Jerry Miles HC - Bowling
Mandy Miller Interim Head Athletic Trainer
Brenda Milton Office Coordinator/WBB & Soccer
Jordan Mincy AC - Men’s Basketball
Mark Montgomery HC - Softball
Matt Moore Assistant HC Football
Tom Morris Photographic Services
Jeannie Murphy AC - Softball
Chris Nichols Aspire Sales Consultant
Darris Nichols AC - Men’s Basketball
Gabryel Ording AC - Volleyball
Krista Patrick Exec. Asst. to Football HC
Tony Petersen AC - Football
Dana Pettit Business Ops. Assistant
Patrick Pierce Facilities Assistant
David Pillen Director of Video Operations
Renee Puckett Office Coordinator/ MBB & Volleyball
Tim Rattay AC - Football
Calvin Robinson AC - Track & Field
Dustin Sahlmann AC - Volleyball
Kevin Sherry HC - Soccer
Reggie Simpkins Assistant AD/ Academics
Joe Sloan AC - Football
Amber Smith AC - Women’s Basketball
Gary Stanley HC - Track & Field
Tyler Summitt HC- Women’s Basketball
Jacob Talcott Strength & Conditioning
Kim Tanner Office Coordinator/ Facilities, SB, Bsbl
Vivian ten Dolle AC - Tennis
Anna Claire Thomas Communications Assistant
Ashley Thompson WBB Creative Services Associate
Shinji Tsumura G.A./Sports Medicine
Josh Wagenaar AC - Soccer
Patrick Walsh Associate Communications Dir.
Nate Warren Asst. A.D./Athletic Development
Ty Webb Strength & Conditioning
Jake Wells AC - Baseball
Justin Wheeler Assistant Athletic Trainer
Michael White HC - Men’s Basketball
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