2010 NKU Volleyball Quick Facts
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2010 NKU Volleyball Quick Facts Location ........................................Highland Heights, Ky. NKU Head Coach Founded ................................................................. 1968 Carlos Chia ........................572-6372 (O) Enrollment ........................................................... 15,365 Cell Phone ......................(859) 496-6723 Affiliation ............................................................NCAA II e-mail ............................... [email protected] Conference ....................................... Great Lakes Valley Arena ............................................. Regents Hall (1,685) Associate Athletic Director/Sports Medicine School Colors .............................Gold, Black and White Molly Hutson ......................572-1487 (O) Nickname...............................................................Norse Sports Information Director President ...........................................Dr. James Votruba Don Owen..........................572-5470 (O) Athletic Director..................................... Dr. Scott Eaton Cell Phone ......................(859) 240-5497 Faculty Athletic Representative ...............Dr. Mary Kirk e-mail ........................... [email protected] 2010 Norse Volleyball Guide THE COACHES .......................................................4-5 Head coach Carlos Chia.......................................4 Assistant coach Liz Holmes..................................5 THE PLAYERS .......................................................6-27 2010 NKU roster ...................................................6 Chelsea Clark ....................................................8-9 Kim Nemcek ..................................................10-11 Sarah Drennen ..............................................12-13 Noelle Peterson .............................................14-15 Shelby Buschur .............................................16-17 Jenna Schreiver.............................................18-19 Gennie Galfano .............................................20-21 Kylee Tarantino ..............................................22-23 Kelly Morrissey ..............................................24-25 Justine Congdon.................................................26 Ari Eaton .............................................................26 Anna Prickel .......................................................26 NKU TIMELINE .................................................. 40-52 Katie Sommer .....................................................27 •A complete history of NKU volleyball - 1975-2009 Kathryn Treadway...............................................27 NKU’S AVCA ALL-AMERICANS .......................... 53-57 NKU HISTORY ....................................................28-39 CAREER LEADERS .................................................60 Year-by-year results ...........................................28 ALL-TIME RESULTS ............................................ 61-62 NKU volleyball historical facts .......................29-37 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS ....................................63-74 GLVC champions ...........................................38-39 ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS ............................... 75-78 2010 SCHEDULE .....................................................79 The 2010 NKU volleyball guide was written and designed by Don Owen, NKU sports information director. Editorial assistance provided by Denise Abels and Chad Hensley. Photography by Tim Downer, Jeff McCurry and Tom Miller, NKU Sports Information. 2010 NKU Volleyball Guide 1 This is Norse volleyball •17 consecutive 20-win seasons •7 GLVC championships •8 NCAA Tournament berths •13 AVCA All-Americans 2 2010 NKU Volleyball Guide This is Norse volleyball 2010 NKU Volleyball Guide 3 Carlos Chia Northern Kentucky University Head Coach Carlos Chia is in his 10th season as the volleyball head coach at NKU. Chia, considered one of the top recruiters in the Great Lakes Val- ley Conference, was an assistant coach for the Norse for seven years before being named head coach in 2001. During Chia’s nine years as head coach, NKU players have earned All-America honors 11 times. Liz Holmes, the current Norse assistant coach, was a three-time All-American under Chia. Last year, Chia guided NKU to a 20-12 record and collected his 200th career victory as Norse head coach. It marked the 17th consecutive season that NKU reached the 20-win plateau. NKU posted a 28-8 record two years ago and won a share of the GLVC East Division championship. The Norse also advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament. The previous year, Chia guided NKU to a 26-9 record and a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament. In 2005, Chia led NKU to a 26-7 overall record. Chia also recorded his 100th career coaching victory on Aug. 27, 2005, as his Norse defeated Puerto Rico-Bayamon, 30-25, 21-30, 30-27, 30-27, at San Juan, Puerto Rico. Chia guided NKU to a 22-9 overall record in 2004, and the Norse finished with a 13-3 mark in the GLVC. Chia was also named GLVC Coach of the Year for the second time in his career. NKU advanced to the semifinals of the GLVC Tournament before losing to Southern Illinois at Edwardsville. Chia led NKU to a 26-12 overall record in 2003, and his Norse advanced to the championship match of the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Tournament. NKU - which won the GLVC regular-season title - featured AVCA first team All-American Kristin Koralewski, who was also named the GLVC Player of the Year in both 2003 and 2004. In 2002, Chia guided NKU to a 22-10 record and a second-place finish at the GLVC Tournament. Among the highlights that year was Norse setter Sara Taylor, who finished No. 1 nationally in assists in NCAA Divi- sion II with an average of 13.82 assists per game. She became the first NKU player to ever lead the nation in that category. In 2001, Chia led NKU to a 28-5 record, and the Norse also captured their fifth consecutive GLVC cham- pionship. NKU, which featured 2001 GLVC Player of the Year Bethany Gastright, also advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the fifth straight season. Chia earned GLVC Coach of the Year honors in 2001, and his team finished with a No. 17 ranking in the AVCA NCAA Division II poll. NKU also posted an unbeaten season (14-0) in the GLVC in 2001. Chia is now 218-85 in nine seasons as head coach at NKU. Since joining the NKU coaching staff in 1994, Chia has been a part of seven GLVC championship teams. In 1998, the Norse won the Great Lakes Region title and advanced to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight for the first time in school history. In 1999, the Norse advanced to the NCAA Division II Final Four and ended with a national ranking of No. 2 - the highest rating in the program’s history. Prior to coming to NKU, Chia served as a volleyball coach at Mount Notre Dame High School in Cincin- nati and helped the team capture the 1991 district championship in southwest Ohio. 4 2010 NKU Volleyball Guide Liz Holmes Assistant Coach Liz Holmes begins her third season as the assistant coach at Northern Kentucky University. Holmes completed her playing career at NKU in 2007 by becoming the only three-time All-American in Norse volleyball history. A 2004 graduate of Mother of Mercy High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, Holmes started all four years at NKU. She was named Great Lakes Valley Conference Freshman of the Year in 2004 and earned honorable mention All-America accolades from the AVCA as a sopho- more and junior. As a senior, Holmes was named GLVC Player of the Year, Great Lakes Region Player of the Year and the GLVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for volleyball. Holmes also led NKU to a 26-9 record and helped the Norse secure a berth in the NCAA Division II Tour- nament. She later was named to both the AVCA and Daktronics All-America first teams. Hol- mes finished her career as NKU’s all-time leader in kills with 1,850, and she led the GLVC in hitting percentage her final three years. In addition, Holmes finished seventh all-time in NKU history with 1,191 career digs and second in block assists with 291. After earning the Margery Rouse Athlete of Distinction Award from the NKU athletic council, Holmes was later named the GLVC’s 2007-08 Woman of the Year. She also earned an NCAA postgraduate scholarship and was a four-time member of the GLVC All-Academ- ic squad. 2010 NKU Volleyball Guide 5 2010 Northern Kentucky University roster No. Name Pos. Cl. Hgt. Hometown/High School 1 Noelle Peterson OH JR 5-8 Milwaukee, Wis./Brookfield East 2 Katie Sommer MH FR 6-1 Geneva, Ill./Geneva 4 Chelsea Clark L SR 5-9 Yorktown, Ind./Yorktown 5 Ari Eaton OPP FR 5-11 Yorktown, Ind./Yorktown 6 Justine Congdon DS JR 5-8 Mason, Ohio/Mason 7 Jenna Schreiver S SO 5-9 Edgewood, Ky./Notre Dame 8 Kim Nemcek MH SR 5-11 Geneva, Ill./Geneva 10 Gennie Galfano OH SO 5-11 Eau Claire, Wis./Eau Claire Memorial 13 Anna Prickel DS FR 5-6 Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursuline 14 Kylee Tarantino DS SO 5-8 Loveland, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame 15 Shelby Buschur MH/OH SO 6-0 St. Henry, Ohio/St. Henry 16 Kathryn Treadway OH FR 5-11 Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral 21 Sarah Drennen OH JR 5-10 Woodstock, Ill./Woodstock 25 Kelly Morrissey S SO 5-10 Loveland, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame Head Coach: Carlos Chia Assistant Coach: Liz Holmes Front row (sitting): Anna Prickel, Chelsea Clark, Noelle Peterson, Sarah Drennen, Jenna Schreiver, Justine Congdon, Kylee Tarantino. Back row: Kathryn Treadway, Shelby Buschur, Kim Nemcek, Ari Eaton, Katie Sommer, Kelly Morrissey, Gennie Galfano. 6 2010 NKU Volleyball Guide Meet the