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2018 LAMAR UNIVERSITY VOLLEYBALL UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location Beaumont, Texas School Founded 1923 Enrollment 14,516 (Fall 2017) Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Southland Conference Nickname Cardinals Mascot Big Red Colors Red (Pantone 199) and White President Dr. Kenneth R. Evans Director of Athletics Marco Born Senior Woman Administrator Helene Thill ARENA INFORMATION Arena Name McDonald Gym Capacity 500 Year Opened 1958 (renovated in 2006) COACHING STAFF Head Coach Michelle Kuester Alma Mater, Year New Mexico State, 2011 Record at Lamar 0-0 (First Season) Record Overall 0-0 (First Season) Assistant Coach Chelsea Rose Alma Mater, Year New Mexico State, 2011 Graduate Assistant Amy Hollowell Alma Mater, Year Lamar University, 2018 TEAM INFORMATION PROGRAM HISTORY 2017 Overall Record 4-22 First Year of Volleyball 1973 Conference Record (Finish) 2-14 (11th) All-Time Record 962-752-9 Home Record 2-7 Conference Titles 4 New Head Coach Away Record 1-10 Conference Tourney Titles 5 Michelle Kuester Neutral Record 1-5 NCAA Appearances 5 Letterman Returning/Lost 8/6 Starting Position Player R/L 3/3 Newcomers 8 PERCENTAGE RETURNING Points 1055.5-1,326.5 (79.6%) Service Aces 64-97 (66%) Points per set 11.6 Service Aces per set 0.70 Kills 881-1072 (82.2%) Digs 656-1275 (51.5%) Kills per set 9.68 Digs per set 7.21 Assists 72-1020 (7.1%) Blocks 203-290 (70%) Assists per set 0.79 Blocks per set 2.23 TOP PLAYERS RETURNING Name SP Pts K K/S A A/S SA SA/S D D/S B B/S Tomar Thomas 77 318.5 282 3.66 3 0.04 15 0.19 58 0.75 37.0 0.48 Murielle Hlavac 88 221.5 199 2.26 16 0.18 11 0.13 258 2.93 23.0 0.26 Dannisha House 85 189.0 157 1.85 4 0.05 5 0.06 31 0.36 49.0 0.58 Ivette Dim 60 184.0 147 2.45 1 0.02 1 0.02 30 0.50 65.0 1.08 Murielle Hlavac Zahria Scott 89 27.0 0 0.00 42 0.47 27 0.30 225 2.53 0 0.00 2018 LAMAR UNIVERSITY VOLLEYBALL 2018 ROSTER # Name Pos. 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Hometown / Previous School # Name Pos. 1 Bre’Ala Box MB 5-10 So.-1L Arlington, Texas / Nimitz HS 16 Brie-Anna Armstrong OH 2 Abigale Nash OH 5-9 Fr.-HS Tucson, Ariz. / Sahuaro HS 1 Bre’Ala Box MB 3 Zahria Scott DS/L 5-3 Sr.-3L Houston, Texas / Cypress Falls HS 4 Mercedes Danrich OH 4 Mercedes Danrich OH 6-0 Fr.-HS Beaumont, Texas / Ozen HS 7 Ivette Dim OH/MB 5 Erin Pequeno DS/L 5-4 Sr.-3L Baytown, Texas / Goose Creek Memorial HS 11 Kinsy Haschke OH 6 Dannisha House MB 6-1 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas / Fort Bend Hightower HS 13 Murielle Hlavac OH 7 Ivette Dim OH/MB 6-2 Sr.-3L Houston, Texas / Alief Hastings HS 6 Dannisha House MB 8 Nina Pevic OH/RS 5-8 Jr.-TR Umag, Croatia / Hutchinson Community College 12 Alyssa Legette L/DS 9 Moerani Maire S 5-9 Jr.-TR French Island of Tahiti / San Jacinto JC 9 Moerani Maire S 11 Kinsy Haschke OH 5-10 Fr.-HS Mont Belvieu, Texas / Barbers Hill HS 2 Abigale Nash OH 12 Alyssa Legette L/DS 5-2 Fr.-HS Round Rock, Texas / Stony Point HS 5 Erin Pequeno DS/L 13 Murielle Hlavac OH 5-8 Sr.-3L Mansfield, Texas / Lake Ridge HS 8 Nina Pevic OH/RS 14 Monica Strohschein OH 5-9 Sr.-3L Reno, Nev. / Wooster HS 21 Kyla Rogers S 15 Tomar Thomas OH/MB 6-1 Sr.-3L Houston, Texas / Cypress Lake HS 3 Zahria Scott DS/L 16 Brie-Anna Armstrong OH 5-9 So.-TR San Antonio, Texas / South Dakota State University 14 Monica Strohschein OH 21 Kyla Rogers S 5-8 Fr.-HS Grand Prairie, Texas / South Grand Prairie HS 15 Tomar Thomas OH/MB Interim Head Coach: Michelle Kuester, 3rd season - 1st as head coach (New Mexico State, 2011) Assistant Coach: Chelsea Rose, 1st season (New Mexico State, 2011) Graduate Assistant: Amy Hollowell, 1st season - played for Lamar for four years (Lamar, 2018) Student Assistant Coach: Hannah Poyner, 2nd season SENIORS (6) SETTERS (2) TEXAS (12) Ivette Dim, Zahria Dock, Murielle Hlavac, Erin Pequeno, Moerani Maire, Kyla Rogers Bre’Ala Box, Zahria Scott, Mercedes Danrich, Erin Monica Strohschein, Tomar Thomas Pequeno, Dannisha House, Ivette Dim, Kinsy Haschke, OUTSIDE HITTERS (9) Alyssa Legette, Murielle Hlavac, Tomar Thomas, Brie-An- JUNIORS (3) Abigale Nash, Mercedes Danrich, Ivette Dim, Nina Pevic, na Armstrong, Kyla Rogers Dannisha House, Nina Pevic, Moerani Maire Kinsy Haschke, Murielle Hlavac, Monica Strohschein, Tomar Thomas, Brie-Anna Armstrong ARIZONA (1) SOPHOMORES (2) Abigale Nash Bre’Ala Box, Brie-Anna Armstrong MIDDLE BLOCKERS (4) Bre’Ala Box, Dannisha House, Ivette Dim, Tomar Thomas NEVADA (1) FRESHMEN (5) Monica Strohschein Abigale Nash, Mercedes Danrich, Kinsy Haschke, Alyssa DEFENSIVE SPECIALISTS (3) Legette, Kyla Rogers Zahria Scott, Erin Pequeno, Alyssa Legette CROATIA (1) Nina Pevic FRENCH ISLAND OF TAHITI (1) Moerani Maire PRONUNCIATION CHART #1 - Bree-ay-luh Box #7 - Ee-Vet Dim #14 - Monica Stro-shine #2 - Abi-Gail Nash #8 - Nee-nuh Peh-vich #15 - Tuh-Mar Thomas #3 - Zar-ee-uh Scott #9 - Moe-Ronnie Mayor #16 - Bree-Anna Armstrong #4 - Mercedes (like the car) Dan-Rich #11 - Kin-zee Ha-shh-key #21 - Ky-luh Rogers #5 - Erin Pe-cane-yo #12 - Alyssa Leg-ett #6 - Dan-Nee-sha House #13 - Mur-ee-ell luh-vak Head Coach - Michelle Koo-ster 2018 LAMAR UNIVERSITY VOLLEYBALL 2018 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME JAX STATE INVITATIONAL (Jacksonville State) 8.24 vs. Mercer University # Jacksonville, Ala. (Pete Mathews Coliseum) 11:30 a.m. 8.24 at Jacksonville State # Jacksonville, Ala. (Pete Mathews Coliseum) 7:00 p.m. 8.25 vs. UALR # Jacksonville, Ala. (Pete Mathews Coliseum) 9:00 a.m 2018 CARDINAL CLASSIC 8.30 Texas Southern University ^ Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 7:00 p.m. 8.31 Southern University ^ Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 12:00 p.m. 8.31 Howard University ^ Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 7:00 p.m. FLO HYMAN COLLEGIATE CUP (Houston) 9.7 vs. Cornell University $ Houston, Texas (Fertitta Center) 2:00 p.m. 9.8 at University of Houston $ Houston, Texas (Fertitta Center) 12:00 p.m. 9.8 vs. UTSA $ Houston, Texas (Fertitta Center) 5:00 p.m. 9.11 at Prairie View A&M University Prairie View, Texas (William J. Nicks Building) 6:30 p.m. LMU/LONG BEACH STATE INVITATIONAL (LMU & Long Beach State) 9.14 at Long Beach State University + Long Beach, Calif. (Walter Pyramid) 7:00 p.m. 9.15 at Loyola Marymount University + Los Angeles, Calif. (Gersten Pavilion) 12:00 p.m. 9.20 at Abilene Christian University* Abilene, Texas (Moody Coliseum) 6:00 p.m. 9.22 at Sam Houston State University* Huntsville, Texas (Bernard Johnson Coliseum) 1:00 p.m. 9.25 vs.The University of the Incarnate Word* Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 7:00 p.m. 9.29 vs. McNeese State University* Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 1:00 p.m. 10.4 vs. Nicholls State University* Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 7:00 p.m. 10.6 vs. University of New Orleans* Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 1:00 p.m. 10.11 at Southeastern Louisiana University* Hammond, La. (University Center) 7:00 p.m. 10.13 at Northwestern State University* Natchitoches, La. (Prather Coliseum) 1:00 p.m. 10.18 at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi* Corpus Christi, Texas (Dugan Wellness Center) 6:30 p.m. 10.20 at Houston Baptist University* Houston, Texas (Sharp Gymnasium) 1:00 p.m. 10.25 vs. University of Central Arkansas* Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 7:00 p.m. 10.27 vs. Stephen F. Austin State University* Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 1:00 p.m. 10.30 at McNeese State University* Lake Charles, La. (Memorial Gymnasium) 6:30 p.m. 11.1 at The University of the Incarnate Word* San Antonio, Texas (McDermott Center) 7:00 p.m. 11.8 vs. Northwestern State University* Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 7:00 p.m. 11.10 vs. Southeastern Louisiana University* Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 1:00 p.m. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT (at Northwestern State) 11.16 TBA Natchitoches, La. TBA 11.17 TBA Natchitoches, La. TBA 11.18 TBA Natchitoches, La. TBA # - Jax State Invitational ^ - 2018 Cardinal Classic $ - Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup + - LMU/Long Beach State Invitational * - Southland Conference Game & - Southland Conference Tournament.