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VOLLEYBALL | 2014 SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDE ABOUT XAVIER VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION School ................................................. Xavier University 2013 Overall Record ............................................. 21-11 City/Zip ........................................ Cincinnati, OH 45207 2013 Conference Record ............ 12-4 (T-2nd BIG EAST) Founded ..................................................................1831 2013 BIG EAST Tournament Finish ................ 0-1/(T-3rd) Enrollment .............................................................6,650 2013 Postseason .......................................................N/A Nickname .................................................... Musketeers Home Record .......................................................... 10-3 Colors ...................................Navy Blue, Gray and White Road Record ............................................................. 8-5 Facility (Capacity; Yr. Built) Cintas Center (10,250; 2000) Neutral ...................................................................... 3-3 Conference ..................................................... BIG EAST Longest 2013 Winning Streak ...................................... 4 President......................................Michael J. Graham, S.J. Players Returning/Lost .............................................9/4 Athletic Director ................................ Greg Christopher Starters Returning/Lost ............................... 4+Libero/2 Athletic Website ............................www.GOXAVIER.com Newcomers .................................................................. 6 Athletic Department Phone ..................... (513) 745-3413 Seniors ........................................................................ 3 Mailing Address .................................... Xavier Athletics Juniors ......................................................................... 2 ......................................................3800 Victory Parkway Sophomores ................................................................ 2 ...................................................... Cincinnati, OH 45207 Freshmen .................................................................... 8 First Season of the Program .....................................1973 XAVIER ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS All-Time Record .......................................733-559 (.567) Sports Information Contact (VBB) ............... Jessica Smith All-Time BIG EAST Conference Record ................... 12-4 Email [email protected] BIG EAST Conference Tourney Appearances ............... 1 Office Phone ........................................... (513) 745-3416 BIG EAST Conference Tourney Record...................... 0-1 Fax .......................................................... (513) 745-4390 NCAA Tournament Appearances ................................. 2 Best Time to Reach Coach ...........................Contact SID NCAA Tournament Record ........................................ 0-2 Best NCAA Tournament Finish....‘01 and ‘07 First Round BIG EAST CONFERENCE Last NCAA Appearance...........2007 (NCAA First Round) Commissioner ......................................... Val Ackerman Website ............................................ www.BIGEAST.org XAVIER COACHING STAFF Twitter ..........................................................@BIGEAST Head Coach ..............................Mike Johnson (5th Year) Alma Mater ............................................Washington ‘03 Xavier record .....................................83-43 (4 Seasons) BIG EAST record ..................................12-4 (1st Season) Career Record .................................. 105-52 (5 Seasons) Associate Head Coach ......Christy Pfeffenberger (4th Year) Alma Mater ....................................................Dayton ‘05 Grad. Assistant Coach ......Ilyanna Hernandez (2nd Year) Alma Mater .............................................Austin Peay ‘12 Technical Advisor ........................................Matt Kearns University ............................................................. Xavier SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: XavierMusketeers Twitter: @XUAthletics Twitter: @XavierGameDay Facebook: XavierVolleyball Twitter: @XavierVBALL Instagram: XavierVolleyball MUSKETEERS 2014 Supplemental Xavier Volleyball Guide 2014 SCHEDULE Date Day Opponent Site Time (ET) Queen City Classic (Hosted by Xavier and Cincinnati) Aug. 29 Friday Cincinnati vs. Duquesne (at UC) Cincinnati, Ohio 7:00 p.m. UC Irvine Cincinnati, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Aug. 30 Saturday Cincinnati vs. UC Irvine (at UC) Cincinnati, Ohio 12:00 p.m. Duquesne Cincinnati, Ohio 12:00 p.m. UC Irvine vs. Duquesne (at UC) Cincinnati, Ohio 6:00 p.m. Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 6:00 p.m. 2014 MIZZOU Tiger Invitational Sept. 5 Friday vs. Oakland Columbia, Mo. 5:00 p.m. Sept. 6 Saturday vs. Illinois State Columbia, Mo. 1:00 p.m. Missouri Columbia, Mo. 7:30 p.m. Millennium Hotel Invitational (Hosted by Xavier) Sept. 12 Friday Ohio State vs. Syracuse Cincinnati, Ohio 4:00 p.m. Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Sept. 13 Saturday Ohio vs. Ohio State Cincinnati, Ohio 10:00 a.m. Syracuse Cincinnati, Ohio 12:30 p.m. Syracuse vs. Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio 4:30 p.m. Ohio State Cincinnati, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Sept. 16 Tuesday Dayton Dayton, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Sept. 19 Friday Lipscomb Cincinnati, Ohio 6:30 p.m. Sept. 20 Saturday Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 7:00 p.m. Sept. 26 Friday Georgetown* Washington, D.C. TBD Sept. 28 Sunday Creighton* Omaha, Neb. 2:00 p.m. Oct. 3 Friday Villanova* Cincinnati, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Oct. 4 Saturday Seton Hall* Cincinnati, Ohio 4:00 p.m. Oct. 8 Wednesday Marquette* Cincinnati, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Oct. 10 Friday Providence* Providence, R.I. 7:00 p.m. Oct. 11 Saturday St. John’s* Queens, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. Oct. 14 Tuesday DePaul* Cincinnati, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Oct. 18 Saturday Butler* Cincinnati, Ohio 4:00 p.m. Oct. 24 Friday Seton Hall* South Orange, N.J. 7:00 p.m. Oct. 25 Saturday Villanova* Philadelphia, Pa. 7:00 p.m. Oct. 31 Friday DePaul* Chicago, Ill. 8:00 p.m. Nov. 1 Saturday Marquette* Milwaukee, Wis. 7:00 p.m. Nov. 7 Friday Creighton* Cincinnati, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Nov. 8 Saturday Georgetown* Cincinnati, Ohio 7:00 p.m. Nov. 14 Friday Butler* Indianapolis, Ind. 7:00 p.m. Nov. 21 Friday St. John’s* Cincinnati, Ohio 12:00 p.m. Nov. 22 Saturday Providence* Cincinnati, Ohio 7:00 p.m. BIG EAST Championship Nov. 27-29 Thursday-Saturday BIG EAST Champsionship TBD TBD NCAA Championship Dec. 5-6 Friday-Saturday NCAA First/Second Round TBD TBD Dec. 12-13 Friday-Saturday NCAA Sweet 16/Elite 8 TBD TBD Dec. 19-20 Friday-Saturday NCAA Final Four TBD TBD HOME GAMES IN BOLD - ALL TIMES EASTERN (ET) - * INDICATES CONFERENCE EVENT XAVIER2 2014 Supplemental Xavier Volleyball Guide 2014 ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous) 5 Makayla Agin 6-1 OH/MB Jr. New Washington, Ohio (Buckeye Central) 8 Abbey Bessler 6-2 OH So. Hebron, Ky. (St. Henry) 3 Alex Blair 6-2 MB r-Sr. Dublin, Ohio (Dublin Coffman) 4 Jesse Earl 5-8 DS/L Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North) 9 Samantha Foti 5-9 OH Fr. Madison, Wis. (Edgewood) 1 Lauren Frilling 6-2 MB Fr. Columbus, Ohio(Bishop Watterson) 11 Mackenzi Humm 5-10 S r-Fr. Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge) 6 Meredith Klare 5-7 DS/L Fr. Park Hills, Ky. (Notre Dame Academy) 14 Kristen Massa 6-1 OH Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Ursula) 17 Lauren Metzger 5-6 DS/L r-Jr. Tonawanda, N.Y. (North Tonawanda) 7 Alexis Newsome 6-1 MB r-Fr. Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Pickerington Central) 12 Marjolijn Oskam 6-4 MB Fr. Bussum, The Netherlands 2 Sofia Peterson 6-0 OH r-So. Melbourne, Fla. (Holy Trinity) 10 Aubree Smith 6-0 S Sr. St. Louis, Mo. (Cor Jesu) 16 Sariah Suryadevara 5-6 DS/L Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Sycamore/Lees-McRae) NUMERICAL No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous) 1 Lauren Frilling 6-2 MB Fr. Columbus, Ohio(Bishop Watterson) 2 Sofia Peterson 6-0 OH r-So. Melbourne, Fla. (Holy Trinity) 3 Alex Blair 6-2 MB r-Sr. Dublin, Ohio (Dublin Coffman) 4 Jesse Earl 5-8 DS/L Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North) 5 Makayla Agin 6-1 OH/MB Jr. New Washington, Ohio (Buckeye Central) 6 Meredith Klare 5-7 DS/L Fr. Park Hills, Ky. (Notre Dame Academy) 7 Alexis Newsome 6-1 MB r-Fr. Reynoldsburg, Ohio (Pickerington Central) 8 Abbey Bessler 6-2 OH So. Hebron, Ky. (St. Henry) 9 Samantha Foti 5-9 OH Fr. Madison, Wis. (Edgewood) 10 Aubree Smith 6-0 S Sr. St. Louis, Mo. (Cor Jesu) 11 Mackenzi Humm 5-10 S r-Fr. Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge) 12 Marjolijn Oskam 6-4 MB Fr. Bussum, The Netherlands 14 Kristen Massa 6-1 OH Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Ursula) 16 Sariah Suryadevara 5-6 DS/L Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Sycamore/Lees-McRae) 17 Lauren Metzger 5-6 DS/L r-Jr. Tonawanda, N.Y. (North Tonawanda) Coaches Head Coach - Mike Johnson (Washington ‘03) Associate Head Coach - Christy Pfeffenberger (Dayton ‘05) Graduate Assistant - Ilyanna Hernandez (Austin Peay ‘12) Pronunciation Guide 5 Makayla Agin A-gin (ending sounds like begin) 9 Samantha Foti foe-TEE GA Ilyanna Hernandez ill-EE-ah-nuh 14 Kristen Massa MASS-uh 12 Marjolijn Oskam mar-EE-oh-line AH-scum 16 Sariah Suryadevara sir-EYE-uh sir-EE-ah-duh-vera XAVIER MUSKETEERS3 2014 Supplemental Xavier Volleyball Guide COACHING STAFF Mike Johnson and Vorherr made the All-Conference Second Team. Xavier Head Coach Prior to Xavier, Johnson spent one year as head coach at Austin Peay State University. In that season as the head coach at APSU Fifth Season the squad recorded a 22-9 overall mark and a 15-3 Ohio Valley Washington