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TABLE OF CONTENTS ONLY ONE LSU 1-21 Khourtni Fears 40-41 RECORDS 86-113 Table of Contents 1 Cati Leak 42-43 Individual Match Records 86-87 Fran Flory Volleyball 2-3 Katie Lindelow 44-45 Individual Season Records 88 LSU Volleyball Legacy 4 Haley Smith 46-47 Individual Career Records 89 LSU Volleyball Prolific Players 5 Briana Holman 48-49 Team Match Records 90 Maravich Center 6 Katarina Raicevic 50-51 Team Season Records 91 Commitment to LSU Volleyball 7 Kelly Esch, Mimi Eugene, Elly Ogle 52 Miscellaneous Records 92-93 This is LSU Volleyball 8 Kelly Quinn, Toni Rodriguez, Gina Tillis, 53 Yearly Leaders 94 Community Outreach 9 Cheyenne Wood 1,000-Kill Club 95-97 Media Worldwide 10 1,000-Dig Club 98-99 SEC on ESPN/Media Training 11 COACHES 54-63 Year-by-Year Results 100-109 Academic Center 12 Head Coach Fran Flory 54-57 Series Records 110 Academic Success 13 Assistant Coach Jill Lytle Wilson 58-59 2013 Opponent Series History 111-113 Athletic Training 14 Assistant Coach Sam Ojie 60-61 Strength & Conditioning 15 Director of Operations Shalini Gogawale 62 Mike the Tiger 16-17 Support Staff/Tiger Attackers 63 LSU 114-118 LSU Greats 18-19 Board of Supervisors 114 LSU Alumni 20-21 REVIEW 64-71 President/Faculty Representative 115 Director of Athletics Joe Alleva 116 2013 Season Review 64-65 Athletics Administration 117-118 2013 Results/Miscellaneous Stats 66 PREVIEW 22-29 2013 Statistics/Category Leaders 67 Quick Facts/Travel Headquarters 22 2013 Match Highs/Player Match-by-Match 68 2014 Opponents 23-25 MEDIA 119-122 2013 Seniors/Senior Stats 69 2014 Roster/Roster Breakdown 26 LSUsports.net 119 2013 Honors/Stats Rankings 70 2014 TV/Radio Roster 27 Championship Tradition 120 2013 SEC Review 71 2014 Outlook 28-29 Media Guidelines 121 LSU Volleyball Camps 122 HISTORY 72-85 TIGERS 30-53 Postseason History 72-75 Pictured Above Helen Boyle 30-31 Tiger Greats 76 Jack Jaubert, renowned Louisiana artist and Madi Mahaffey 32-33 Honors/Awards 77-82 LSU alumnus, symbolizes the mark of true ex- Malorie Pardo 34-35 Coaching Records 83 cellence by connecting the past and present Laura Whalen 36-37 AVCA Top 25 Poll History 83 of LSU volleyball’s championship legacy. Emily Ehrle 38-39 Letterwinners 84-85 2014 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 LSU Tigers • Win championships. • Develop leaders on and off the court “My goal for every student-athlete who competes on my team is to allow and help them develop into a successful person in all aspects FRAN FLORY of life.” VOLLEYBALL LSU Athletics has a great tradition of winning championships, and our department. With the implementation of this new program, we have volleyball program is built on that tradition. We compete each and seen our players begin to grow into the true leaders of the future, every day to “win” in the classroom and on the court. Everything we not just for this university and our program, but for society and within do brings us one step closer to the ultimate goal of graduating from their chosen professions. They are empowered to lead and impact this great University and the ultimate goal of winning that special others. championship. We strongly believe in family. Our players, past and present, are tied We emphasize balance in all aspects of your collegiate career, working together for life and will forever be part of our LSU volleyball family. to be great on the court, in the classroom and in the community. We have all walked the same pathway, and have paved the way for the Success becomes contagious and one area feeds off the next until next student-athletes who have the honor of wearing the purple and you are able to truly fulfill your potential. You earn what you get in life gold. Our Alumni events are wonderful experiences for the old and the and hard work on the court and in the classroom are the first steps new. We have the chance to celebrate past Championships and set our toward unlocking that potential. sights on future championships. We have recently added the LSU Leadership Academy to our athletic Once a Tiger, always a Tiger. 2 2014 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE Fran Flory Volleyball LSU Fran Flory is always on the cutting edge when it comes to promoting LSU volleyball. Prior to the 2010 season, she spent three days and two nights in a RV Camper in an effort to grow @lsuvolleyball following on Twitter. Flory was visited by football coach Les Miles, baseball coach Paul Mainieri and Mike the Tiger. Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden also stopped by and declared August 4th LSU Volleyball Day along with Coach Fran Flory Day. During Flory’s stay, @lsuvolleyball tripled its following on Twitter. 2014 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 3 LSU VOLLEYBALL LEGACY SEC CHAMPIONS 1986 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 2009 FINAL FOUR 1990 • 1991 U.S. Olympic Team Member SEC Western Division Titles 1 Rose Magers represented the Tigers on the international stage as the 7 The Tigers have won seven of the last eight SEC Western Division United States won silver in the Games of the XXIII Olympiad played in Los crowns and are an impressive 60-9 over the last seven seasons against their Angeles. division. LSU pieced together a run of 35 straight home wins over the SEC West from 2004-11. NCAA Final Four Appearances NCAA Tournament Appearances 2 LSU is one of only two schools in SEC history with multiple Final Four 13 LSU has made 13 NCAA Tournament appearances, which is fifth appearances. The Tigers went to back-to-back Final Fours in 1990 and 1991. among SEC schools. The Tigers strung together six consecutive bids from 2005- 10 for a program record passing up the five straight postseason bids recorded SEC Player of the Year Awards between the 1989-93 seasons. 5 The Tigers have notched five postseason SEC honors highlighted by Brittnee Cooper’s 2009 SEC Player of the Year award. Elena Martinez reeled in 2007 and 2008 SEC Defensive Player of the Year, while Marina Skender and All-Americans Desiree Elliott tallied SEC Freshman of the Year honors in 2005 and 2010, 12 The Tigers have 12 AVCA All-Americans in program history, fourth- respectively. most of any SEC school. Brittnee Cooper was one of 14 players to earn AVCA First-Team honors in 2009. LSU garnered a pair of AVCA All-Americans from 2007-09, the first time in program history the Tigers have had two All- SEC Regular Season Championships Americans in three straight seasons. 5 LSU claimed the SEC regular season titles in 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 2009. The ’09 Tigers ended Florida’s 18-run year at the top of the league. LSU posted undefeated marks in both 1990 and 1991 only dropping six sets during the two-year span. Fifth-Set Superiority 5 Over the last eight seasons, LSU has won 36 of its 48 five-set matches, as the 2013 team became the third in program history to win nine five-setters in a single season, tying th 2007 and 1985 squads. The Tigers overcame a 2-1 deficit to upend No. 14 New Mexico State during the opening round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament. USA Volleyball 7 In each of the last seven years, LSU has been involved with various USA Volleyball programs, most notably being Regan Hood as a member of the US. Women’s National Team at the 2014 Pan American Cup and 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix. The Tigers have also won seven medals with the prestigious USA Collegiate National Teams (Formerly known as the A2 program). Former All- Americans Brittnee Cooper and Elena Martinez won gold in 2008, while Cooper Picked up a Silver Medal in 2009. Former assistant coach Steven Loeswick added a bronze medal in 2010, followed by head coach Fran Flory’s Gold medal in 2011 and Meghan Mannari’s silver medal in 2012. Most recently, Helen Boyle earned gold at the Girls Junior National Championships in Minnesota, while Briana Holman earned silver during a 10-day tour of China. 1991 Final Four Team 4 2014 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE LSU Volleyball Prolific Players LSU Wendy Stammer Julie Stempel Monique Adams Luciana Reis Nyla Shepherd 1986 ACVA All-American 1988 SEC Freshman of the Year 1990 & 1991 AVCA All-American 1990 SEC Freshman of the Year 1989 Asics All-America Honorable Mention Angie Miller Daniela Reis Lauren Cuyler Ivana Kuzmic Daniela Romero 1991 & 1992 AVCA All-American 1991 & 1992 AVCA All-American 2002 CoSIDA Academic 2005 AVCA All-America 2006 ACVA All-America 1989 SEC Freshman of the Year All-American Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Marina Skender Lauren DeGirolamo Elena Martinez Brittnee Cooper Sam Dabbs 2009 ACVA All-America 2007 AVCA All-America 2007 & 2008 AVCA All-America 2008 & 2009 AVCA 2009 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Honorable Mention All-American Honorable Mention 2005 SEC Freshman of the Year 2007 & 2008 SEC Defensive 2009 SEC Player of the Year Player of the Year Desiree Elliott Briana Holman 2010 SEC Freshman 2013 AVCA All-American of the Year Honorable Mention 2013 All-SEC 2014 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 5 LSU Tigers MARAVICH CENTER LSU volleyball heads into its 33rd season at the Pete Tiger mascot running around the arena. In addition, all Maravich Assembly Center in 2014. The structure, which seats in the 100 lower level were replaced leading into was renamed in honor of the all-time LSU and NCAA men’s the 2010-11 basketball season.