FRONT SECTION TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION Newcomer: #2 Mackenzie Sullivan 33 Individual/Team Highs 61 Quick Facts 2 Newcomer: #8 Mary Jo McBride 33 The Last Time… 61 2018 Schedule 3 Newcomer: #11 Timi Severson 34 Box Scores 62-69 2018 Roster 4 Newcomer: #12 Peyton McBride 34 TV/Radio Roster 5 Head Coach: Michael Seemann 35-38 HISTORY & RECORDS Season Preview 6-7 Assistant Coach: Eric Liebbrandt 39 Career Records 70-71 Media Information 8 Assistant Coach: Tara Hittle 39 Individual Single-Season Records 72-75 9 Support Staff 40 Single-Match Records 76-77 Program Success 10-11 Winning & Losing Streaks 77 Portland State University 12-13 2018 OPPONENTS Award Winners 78-80 Info 41 Big Sky Champion Teams 81-83 MEET THE VIKINGS Big Sky Championship Bracket 42 All-Americans 84-87 Returner: #1 Hadley Heck 14-15 Non-Conference Opponents 43-48 Big Sky MVPs 88-89 Returner: #3 Brooke Imirie 16-17 Big Sky Conference Opponents 48-53 Big Sky Coaches of the Year 89 Returner: #4 Jenna Mullen 18-19 Coaching Records 90 Returner: #6 Haley Glass 20-21 2017 SEASON REVIEW Year-By-Year Team Statistics 91 Returner: #10 Katy Wilson 22-23 Season Results 54 Yearly Attendance & Records 92 Returner: #13 Maddy Reeb 24-25 Season Statistics 55-56 Year-By-Year Records 93 Returner: #15 Parker Webb 26-27 Category Leaders 57-58 Year-By-Year Results 94-109 Returner: #17 Sarah Brennan 28-29 Match-By-Match Leaders 59 All-Time Series Results 110-128 Returner: #22 Toni McDougald 30-31 Double-Doubles/Honors 59 All-Time Letterwinners 129-130 Returner: #24 Whitney Turner 32 Team Match-By-Match Comparison 60

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2018 Volleyball 1 FRONT SECTION 2018 QUICK FACTS PROGRAM INFORMATION ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT INFORMATION Career Record______199-129 (.607) MEN’S ATHLETIC PROGRAMS: Football, Address______Viking Pavilion PSU Record______Same_ Cross Country, Basketball, Indoor Track & ______at the Peter W. Stott Center, Big Sky Record______130-54 (.707) Field, Outdoor Track & Field, Tennis _____ 930 SW Hall, Portland, OR 97201 Year______12th as HC / 14th overall WOMEN’S ATHLETIC PROGRAMS: Volley- Mailing Address______PO Box 751, Phone Number______503.725.5115 ball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Basketball, ______Portland, OR 97207 [email protected] Indoor Track & Field, Outdoor Track & Field, Phone/FAX____ 503.725.4000 / 503.725.5550 Assistant Coach______Eric Leibbrandt Softball, Tennis Founded______1946 (4-year in 1955) Year______7th (Portland State, ‘11) MEMBER: Big Sky Conference Enrollment ______27,670 [email protected] BIG SKY MEMBERS: Eastern Washington, Nickname______Vikings Assistant Coach______Danielle Walker Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Colors______Green (PMS 3435 C), Year_____1st (Elon, ‘15; So. Miss., ‘18, MA) Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Port- ______White and Silver (PMS 429C) [email protected] land State, Sacramento State, Southern Utah, Division/Conference___NCAA Div. I / Big Sky Graduate Assistant Weber State, UC Davis (football only), Cal Home Court______Viking Pavilion/3,001 Athletic Trainer______Reh Lynn Vanatta Poly (football only) President______Dr. Rahmat Shoureshi Director of Strength and Faculty Athletic Rep______Brian Janssen Conditioning______Scott Fabian PROGRAM SUCCESS Director of Athletics______Valerie Cleary Academic Advisor______Colin Runt RECENT BIG SKY TITLES: 2017 Overall Record______21-9 Golf – 2003-05, 2008, 2010-11, 2014 ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS 2017 Big Sky Record (Finish)____11-5 (4th) Women’s Soccer – 2004, 2009, 2011-13 Associate AD/ Letterwinners Returning/Lost______10/6 Men’s Basketball – 2005, 2008 (regular sea- Media and Communications ___Mike Lund Starters Returning/Lost______3/3+Libero son), 2008, 2009 (tournament) Office Phone______503.725.5602 Newcomers______4 Women’s Basketball - 2011 (regular sea- Cell Phone______503.866.0236 son), 2010 (tournament) [email protected] VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM HISTORY Women’s Volleyball – 2007, 2009-10, 2012- Director of Game Production All-Time Record 13 (regular season), 2008, 2010 (tournament) and Fan Experience______Ryan McCall (Since 1975-76)______1,111-512-5 Softball – 2006, 2009, 2011-13 Office Phone______503.725.5744 All-Time Big Sky Conference Record [email protected] (Since 1996-97)______159-159 RECENT POST-SEASON APPEARANCES: Assistant Media Relations NCAA DI Tournament Appearances______Football – 2015 Director (VB Contact)______Andy Jobanek ______2 (2008, 2010) Golf – 2003-05, 2008, 2010-11, 2014 Office Phone______503.725.2525 NCAA DII National Championships______Men’s Basketball – 2008, 2009 Cell Phone______541.968.8702 ______3 (1984, 1985, 1992) Women’s Basketball - 2010 [email protected] NCAA DII Tournament Appearances______Women’s Volleyball – 2008, 2010 Media Relations ______14 (1982-1995) Softball – 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 Assistant______Jackson Wagner AIAW Tournament Appearances______Track & Field - 99 athletes since 2003 [email protected] ______3 (1979-81) Features Writer______John Wykoff Big Sky Conference Tournament Appearances______TEAM INFORMATION ______11(2002, 2003, 2005, 2006-2013) Head Coach______Michael Seemann_ Alma Mater______Portland State, 1999 PORTLAND STATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR & COACHES

Valerie Cleary Michael Seemann Bruce Barnum Barret Peery Lynn Kennedy Katie Burton Athletic Director Volleyball Football Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Women’s Soccer

Toby Krauel Jay Sterling Meadow Kailin Downs David Hepburn Men’s Tennis Women’s Tennis McWhorter Women’s Golf Track/Cross Country Softball 2 2018 Portland State Vikings Volleyball FRONT SECTION 2018 VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE

Date Day Opponent Location Time (PT) 8/20 Monday CENTRAL WASHINGTON (EX) Portland, Ore. 6:00 p.m. Viking Summer Spike (Host: Portland State) 8/24 Friday Boise State vs. Long Beach State Portland, Ore. 12:00 p.m. 8/24 Friday LONG BEACH STATE Portland, Ore. 7:00 p.m. 8/25 Saturday BOISE STATE Portland, Ore. 12:00 p.m. 8/25 Saturday LONG BEACH STATE Portland, Ore. 7:00 p.m. 8/28 Tuesday at Eugene, Ore. 7:00 p.m. Rose City Showdown (Host: Portland State) 8/31 Friday Oregon State vs. UC Davis Portland, Ore. 11:00 a.m. 8/31 Friday OREGON STATE Portland, Ore. 6:00 p.m. 9/1 Saturday UC DAVIS Portland, Ore. 12:30 p.m. Les Schwab West Coast Challenge (Host: Portland State) 9/7 Friday FRESNO STATE Portland, Ore. 10:00 a.m. 9/7 Friday Gonzaga vs. California Portland, Ore. 12:30 p.m. 9/7 Friday Gonzaga vs. Fresno State Portland, Ore. 5:00 p.m. 9/7 Friday CALIFORNIA Portland, Ore. 7:30 p.m. 9/8 Saturday Fresno State vs. California Portland, Ore. 10:00 a.m. 9/8 Saturday GONZAGA Portland, Ore. 12:30 p.m. Colorado Invitational (Host: Colorado) 9/14 Friday at Colorado Boulder, Colo. 6:00 p.m. 9/15 Saturday vs. Colorado State Boulder, Colo. 11:00 a.m. 9/15 Saturday vs. Indiana State Boulder, Colo. 5:00 p.m. 9/20 Thursday at Montana State Bozeman, Mont. 6:00 p.m. 9/22 Saturday at Montana Missoula, Mont. 6:00 p.m. 9/27 Thursday NORTHERN ARIZONA Portland, Ore. 7:00 p.m. 9/29 Saturday SOUTHERN UTAH Portland, Ore. 1:00 p.m. 10/4 Thursday at Eastern Washington Cheney, Wash. 6:00 p.m. 10/6 Saturday at Idaho Moscow, Idaho 7:00 p.m. 10/11 Thursday WEBER STATE Portland, Ore. 7:00 p.m. 10/13 Saturday IDAHO STATE Portland, Ore. 7:00 p.m. 10/18 Thursday MONTANA Portland, Ore. 7:00 p.m. 10/20 Saturday MONTANA STATE Portland, Ore. 2:00 p.m. 10/25 Thursday at Southern Utah Cedar City, Utah 6:00 p.m. 10/27 Saturday at Northern Arizona Flagstaff, Ariz. 6:00 p.m. 11/1 Thursday IDAHO Portland, Ore. 7:00 p.m. 11/3 Saturday EASTERN WASHINGTON Portland, Ore. 2:00 p.m. 11/8 Thursday at Idaho State Pocatello, Idaho 6:00 p.m. 11/10 Saturday at Weber State Ogden, Utah 6:00 p.m. 11/13 Tuesday SACRAMENTO STATE Portland, Ore. 7:00 p.m. 11/15 Thursday at Northern Colorado Greeley, Colo. 6:00 p.m. Big Sky Volleyball Tournament (Host: Northern Colorado) 11/22 Thursday Big Sky Quarterfinals Greeley, Colo. All-Day 11/23 Friday Big Sky Semifinals Greeley, Colo. All-Day 11/24 Saturday Big Sky Championship Greeley, Colo. All-Day * - Indicates Big Sky Conference Match All home matches and road Big Sky matches will be live streamed on WatchBigSky.com & Pluto.tv BOLD Indicates home match at Viking Pavilion (Portland, Ore.)

2018 Portland State Vikings Volleyball 3 FRONT SECTION 2018 NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Hadley Heck DS 5-5 Sr. 3V Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley HS) 2 Mackenzie Sullivan DS 5-10 Fr. HS Placentia, Calif. (El Dorado HS) 3 Brooke Imirie OH/MB 6-2 Rs-Jr. 1V Lago Vista, Texas (Westwood HS/Central Florida) 4 Jenna Mullen OH 6-1 Sr. 3V Puyallup, Wash. (Emerald Ridge HS) 6 Haley Glass DS 5-7 Sr. 2V Walnut Creek, Calif. (Las Lomas HS/Grand Canyon) 8 Mary Jo McBride S 5-9 Jr. TR Paradise Valley, Ariz. (Chaparral HS/Long Beach State) 10 Katy Wilson MB 5-10 Sr. 3V Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Douglas County HS) 11 Timi Severson MB 6-0 Jr. TR Kalispell, Mont. (Flathead HS/Montana State Northern) 12 Peyton McBride OH 5-10 Fr. HS Temecula, Calif. (Temecula HS) 13 Maddy Reeb S 5-10 So. 1V Idaho Falls, Idaho (Idaho Falls HS) 15 Parker Webb OH 6-1 So. 1V Yakima, Wash. (West Valley HS) 17 Sarah Brennan OH 6-3 Sr. 3V Kirkland, Wash. (Juanita HS) 22 Toni McDougald OH 5-11 Jr. TR Denver, Colo. (Cherry Creek HS/Texas Tech) 24 Whitney Turner MB 6-2 Rs-Jr. 1V Troutdale, Ore. (Central Catholic HS/Central Florida) 2018 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 17 Sarah Brennan OH 6-3 Sr. 3V Kirkland, Wash. (Juanita HS) 6 Haley Glass DS 5-7 Sr. 2V Walnut Creek, Calif. (Las Lomas HS/Grand Canyon) 1 Hadley Heck DS 5-5 Sr. 3V Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley HS) 3 Brooke Imirie OH/MB 6-2 Rs-Jr 1V Lago Vista, Texas (Westwood HS/Central Florida) 8 Mary Jo McBride S 5-9 Jr. TR Paradise Valley, Ariz. (Chaparral HS/Long Beach State) 12 Peyton McBride OH 5-10 Fr. HS Temecula, Calif. (Temecula HS) 22 Toni McDougald OH 5-11 Jr 1V Denver, Colo. (Cherry Creek HS/Texas Tech) 4 Jenna Mullen OH 6-1 Sr. 3V Puyallup, Wash. (Emerald Ridge HS) 13 Maddy Reeb S 5-10 So. 1V Idaho Falls, Idaho (Idaho Falls HS) 11 Timi Severson MB 6-0 Jr. TR Kalispell, Mont. (Flathead HS/Montana State Northern) 2 Mackenzie Sullivan DS 5-10 Fr. HS Placentia, Calif. (El Dorado HS) 24 Whitney Turner MB 6-2 Rs-Jr. 1V Troutdale, Ore. (Central Catholic HS/Central Florida) 15 Parker Webb OH 6-1 So. 1V Yakima, Wash. (West Valley HS) 10 Katy Wilson MB 5-10 Sr. 3V Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Douglas County HS) 2018 COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Michael Seemann (14th Year, 12th as Head Coach; Portland State ‘99) Pronunciation Guide Assistant Coach: Eric Leibbrandt (7th Year; Portland State ‘11) PLAYERS Assistant Coach: Danielle Walker (1st Year; Elon ‘15) Brooke Imirie Em-ree Graduate Athletic Trainer: Reh Lynn Vanatta (2nd Year) Maddy Reeb r-EE-b Timi Severson same as “Timmy”; SEE-vur-son

COACHES Eric Leibbrandt LIE-brandt

4 2018 Portland State Vikings Volleyball FRONT SECTION 2018 PORTLAND STATE TV/RADIO ROSTER

#1 #2 #3 #4 #6 Hadley Heck Mackenzie Sullivan Brooke Imirie Jenna Mullen Haley Glass DS • 5-5 • Sr. • 3V DS • 5-10 • Fr. • HS OH/MB • 6-2 • Jr. • 1V OH • 6-1 • Sr. • 3V DS • 5-7 • Sr. • 2V Corvallis, Ore. Placentia, Calif. Lago Vista, Texas Puyallup, Wash. Walnut Creek, Calif.

#8 #10 #11 #12 #13 Mary Jo McBride Katy Wilson Timi Severson Peyton McBride Maddy Reeb S • 5-10 • Jr. • TR MB • 5-10 • Sr. • 3V MB • 6-0 • Jr. • TR OH • 5-10 • Fr. • HS S • 5-10 • So. • 1V Paradise Valley, Ariz. Highlands Ranch, Colo. Kalispell, Mont. Temecula, Calif. Idaho Falls, Idaho

#15 #17 #22 #24 Parker Webb Sarah Brennan Toni McDougald Whitney Turner OH • 6-1 • So. • 1V OH • 6-3 • Sr. • 3V OH • 5-11 • Jr. • 1V MB • 6-2 • Jr. • 1V Yakima, Wash. Kirkland, Wash. Denver, Colo. Troutdale, Ore.

Michael Seemann Eric Leibbrandt Danielle Walker Head Coach, Assistant Coach, Assistant Coach, 12th Year HC, 14th overall 7th Year 1st Year

2018 Portland State Vikings Volleyball 5 FRONT SECTION 2018 SEASON PREVIEW PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland State head vol- leyball coach Michael Seemann can already tell you his favorite thing about the brand new Viking Pavilion. Air conditioning. At this point last year, the Vikings had 17 players crammed onto one court in a stuffy practice gym with only one door to the out- side. Two-a-days became more like one-and- a-half-days, and players sweated through ev- ery piece of practice clothing they owned. “Last year, usually we would have one re- ally hard practice and then a lighter practice in the afternoon or vice versa,” Seemann said. “With no air conditioning, you just couldn’t get two full practices out of them because most people are changing their shirts and go- ing two-shirts deep with sweat and they’re exhausted. And even just that feeling of be- ing like, ‘ughhh’ isn’t there. “I’ve been very pleased with the amount of work we’re getting out of them. Being able to go two and a half hours twice a day – and that second section isn’t just a light ses- sion, it’s full go – I think that’s pretty impres-

sive. It’s also a note to them for taking care of Scott Larson their bodies and coming in and getting a lot The Vikings have the luxury of senior leadership this season with five seniors on the team, four of which out of their training sessions.” have been in the program since they were freshmen while the fifth - Haley Glass - has started 28 matches in The air-conditioned work has been help- her previous two seasons with the Vikings. ful for the Vikings, who enter the 2018 sea- son needing to find replacements for a few forge their defensive identity, an area that is “All three liberos right now are giving us key pieces from their 2017 run to the Big a constant point of emphasis for Seemann. A high points,” Seemann said. “They all have Sky semifinals. The Vikings lost 2017 Big Sky perennial goal for Seemann is for the Vikings their different strengths that we’re able to Libero of the Year Tasha Bojanic and All-Big to hold opponents to under .200 hitting, a lean on. I think Hadley is someone who’s Sky first-team setter Erin Clark off last year’s benchmark the Vikings were right at last year proven to be a reliable passer in serve re- team, as well as All-Big Sky first-team selec- when they ranked third in the Big Sky with ceive. She just needs to be able to make some tion Caitlin Bettenay and All-Big Sky sec- an opponent hitting percentage of .202. The of those quicker plays. ond-team selection Mikaelyn Sych. Vikings were even stingier defensively in Big “Kenzie as a freshman is just quietly mak- Those losses have left the Vikings search- Sky play, holding conference opponents to a ing a strong case for herself. She’s passing ing for an identity at the start of fall camp. .196 average. well, she’s defending well. I think with her, “Our identity is something we’re hoping The Vikings lost the anchor of their 2017 it’s just continuing to build that confidence to discover moving into the first weekend, defense in Bojanic, after she led the Big Sky and getting connected with her team but and maybe even beyond that,” Seemann with 5.06 digs per set. That average ranked she’s finding her groove as a freshman.” said. “Everybody is really close to becoming as the second-best digs per-set average ever Katy Wilson should anchor the Vikings’ a really strong contributor. We’re just still by a Viking in the Division I history of the defense at the net, as she returns as a three- trying to work out who will fill those specific program, trailing only Kasi Clark’s average of year starter at middle blocker. Wilson led the roles on the team.” 5.38 digs per set in 2012. Bettenay also aver- Vikings with 21 solo blocks last season, and The Vikings are not without leaders, as aged 2.58 digs per set as a six-rotation out- ranks in the top 10 all time at Portland State they enter the season with the rare luxury side hitter, while Clark added 2.59 digs per with 39 career solo blocks. of experience. Ten of the Vikings’ 14 players set as the starting setter. “Katy is doing a great job of leading the this season will be upperclassmen, and four Glass and fellow senior defensive special- middles positionally,” Seemann said of his se- of the Vikings’ five seniors have been in the ist Hadley Heck give the Vikings experience nior middle blocker. “She works her butt off. program since freshman, while the fifth – Ha- as potential replacements for Bojanic, how- She’s someone who is communicating to us ley Glass – has started 28 matches in her two ever, and the Vikings brought in freshman that she wants this to be a special year, which years within the program. Mackenzie Sullivan as a third defensive spe- is great. We’re working on her trying to be What’s more, the Vikings have seniors in cialist during the offseason. a little bit more efficient blocker, and that’s three of the four major position groups, giv- Glass started 18 matches for the Vikings something that she’s working on as well.” ing the Vikings leaders in nearly all the differ- last season, and has appeared in all but five The Vikings’ second starting middle block- ent training groups in practice. matches in her two-year career with the Vi- er remains a question mark, as the Vikings try “The thing that I ask of everybody first kings. to replace the departed Sych, who led the Vi- and foremost is to lead by example, and “Haley is doing a better job of shoring up kings with 1.21 blocks per set last season. that’s what I think our seniors are doing re- her serve receive because she’s always been “One of the pieces as far as just looking ally well,” Seemann said. “The coachability the playmaker defensively,” Seemann said of specifically at the team is, who is going to factor is high. The effort level is high. They’re Glass. “I think she’s becoming more and more establish a consistent role for themselves as growing as seniors, too. They’re continuing steady. She’s becoming more reliable both as a middle? We have to see how well we can to push. There’s times when they’re turning a defender and as a passer.” handle the first contact, how comfortable we and getting on the underclassmen, but as Heck, meanwhile, has appeared in 19 or are on serve receive because we don’t have long as we make sure that’s delivered in a po- more matches in all three previous years of all the big bangers, I think. We need accurate sition message, then I think the young kids her career, while Sullivan comes to the Vi- passing. It hinges on how we can handle that will catch up soon.” kings after earning three straight first-team serve receive and first contact,” Seemann The senior leadership will help the Vikings all-league selections at El Dorado High School said. in Placentia, Calif. Brooke Imirie could be one player to slide 6 2018 Portland State Vikings Volleyball FRONT SECTION 2018 SEASON PREVIEW into the spot next to Wilson, as she will play is eager to have a strong senior season. dual roles for the Vikings as a blocker and “Jenna, right now, is utilizing her big arm 2018 BIG SKY POLL outside hitter. Imirie played in only four sets more frequently and getting a lot of kill pro- Rank Team Points last season after transferring from Central duction,” Seemann said. “She’s doing a bet- 1 Idaho 99 (9) Florida, but has been more active in training ter job at managing her errors and hitting sessions so far this season. choice, and her ball control and her passing 2 Northern Arizona 87 (2) “Brooke is having days where she’s prov- are looking really good. 3 Sacramento State 78 ing to be one of the more productive pin “I think she’s also got a little bit of that se- 4 Portland State 71 players, and she can be a productive block- nior bite to her. She understands the impor- 5 Weber State 63 er in the middle,” Seemann said. “She just tance and wants to have a great senior year needs to continue to work hard in both of and it shows in her training.” 6 Northern Colorado 56 those roles, and continue to try to make The Vikings also added freshman outside 7 Idaho State 52 progress in both of those skill sets.” hitter Peyton McBride from powerhouse Te- 8 Montana State 34 Whitney Turner, who transferred with mecula High School out of California. Mc- 9 Montana 28 Imirie from Central Florida, offers another Bride went undefeated with her Temecula option for the Vikings in the middle, as well High team as a junior, and hit .385 while the 10 Southern Utah 20 as junior Timi Severson, who transferred to team was ranked 51st in the nation as a se- 11 Eastern Washington 17 the Vikings from Montana State Northern. nior. Number of first-place votes in parentheses Additionally, Parker Webb will be counted “Peyton, as a freshman, is doing a lot of on to contribute to the Vikings’ net defense things that are typical of freshmen,” See- how close we are together. after ranking third on the team with 0.64 mann said of McBride. “She’s having prac- “Learning from our final match against blocks per set as a freshman outside hitter tices and moments where she’s brilliant, and Sac State in the tournament season, we can last season. then she’s having practices and moments take from that how we need to be in those Webb, Sych and Clark were the only three where she’s looking a little lost, quiet, and big matches. I think that’s something that we players to start all 30 matches for the Vikings just not responding to pressure the way that have to be paying attention to, how cohesive last season, and Webb will be counted on we know that she can. She’s played in huge and how strong we are going into the tour- to bring that experience to the outside this matches as a club player, but obviously this is nament.” season along with seniors Jenna Mullen and all a brand new environment so she’s learn- The schedule sets up to help foster that Sarah Brennan, and junior Toni McDougald. ing within that.” environment for the Vikings with home tour- Those four with Wilson will help carry The only area where the Vikings don’t naments filling the first three weekends of the banner for the Viking attack, after the have the luxury of one or more senior lead- the regular season. The Vikings will play eight Vikings had one of their better offensive sea- ers is at setter where sophomore Maddy Reeb non-conference matches at home this season, sons in program history last season. The Vi- and junior transfer Mary Jo McBride will try the most the Vikings have ever played since kings tied a Division I program record with a to replace the departed Clark. Seemann cred- turning Division I in 1996. .237 hitting percentage, and averaged 14.01 its much of last season’s offensive efficien- “You take away the factor of being on kills per set – the Vikings’ best single-season cy to Clark, who orchestrated the Vikings’ the road and maybe even being a little bit average since 2009. attack while leading the Big Sky with 11.29 homesick and you take those factors out of The Viking offense lost its most reliable assists per set. Seemann said the Vikings like- it,” Seemann said. “I think that’s the beauty weapon in Bettenay, however, who led the ly won’t settle on either Reeb or Mary Jo to of it. I think that familiarity and those com- Vikings with 3.81 kills per set last season. replace Clark right away, and will instead suss forts of home allow us to take a really good, McDougald led the second wave of Vi- out both setters as the season progresses. close look at everybody who is contention for kings with 2.64 kills per set last season, and “Maddy is doing a great job of just try- a regular position, a regular role. I think in came on especially strong late in the year ing to develop that rapport with her hitters,” that regard, those first few weekends pay off with eight kills or more in 13 of the Vikings’ Seemann said. “She knows a lot of these at- huge for us.” 16 Big Sky matches. McDougald also had a tackers really well after a year and a half of Unlike last year, when the Vikings prac- strong Big Sky tournament, finishing with training with them so I think she’s just doing ticed at an under-construction Stott Center 15 kills in the Vikings’ quarterfinal win over a good job of continuing to develop that but played across town at Concordia Univer- Northern Arizona, as well as a team-high 13 rapport and understanding what each hitter sity, the team is practicing on what will actu- kills in the Vikings’ semifinal match against needs specifically. ally be their home court for the season. That’s Sacramento State. “Mary Jo, on the other hand, is trying to helped the players already take ownership of “Toni is, in almost all the skills, very close get a better understanding of our system, the the building they’ll be playing in, according to being consistent and being a consistent tempo of our sets, and just trying to continue to Seemann. performer,” Seemann said. “If every skill was to become more consistent on locating those “We’ve been very, very pleased with the just honed in a little better – her blocking, sets.” amount of output in the gym,” Seemann her passing, her defense – I think she would Despite the lack of a senior setter, the said. “I have to attribute that to, first of all, be a regular contributor.” Vikings’ senior leadership elsewhere has al- being in a climate-controlled gym, but also Brennan, Webb and Wilson all also fin- ready paid dividends with more cohesion and maybe to the spirit of the gym itself. Maybe ished with more than a two-kills-per-set av- team chemistry than last year. there’s some built-in pride in there. But ulti- erage, as they averaged 2.23, 2.22 and 2.21 “We were very skilled last year, and we mately, giving the players ownership of that kills per set, respectively. Wilson set the sin- were very deep. I think we also had a lot of production has to come from the fact that gle-season Division I school record with a people on the roster that allowed us a lot of we have very hungry seniors, and very skilled .373 hitting percentage – more than 30 per- adjustments that we could make, but for a freshmen. And that’s a good formula to have. centage points better than the old record variety of reasons our chemistry suffered last Those freshmen can look, emulate and then of .342 that Erica Jepsen set in 2009. Addi- year,” Seemann said. “My goal is that when follow, and I think that combo is going to al- tionally, Wilson enters her final season as a we get in these situations – heated matches, low us to be a very good team eventually.” Viking with a .324 career hitting percentage, league matches, or the conference tourna- And as long as the Vikings keep the air 22 percentage points better than the current ment – that we’ve been through some tough conditioning on in their new digs, that “even- Division I career record Lana Zielke set at .302 moments together, and that we grow from tually” will come sooner rather than later. from 2008-10. those moments. So that way when we get to Seemann also complimented what he’s the conference tournament, we have a little seen so far out of Mullen, who Seemann says bit stronger base, or a stronger network of

2018 Portland State Vikings Volleyball 7 FRONT SECTION MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTIONS TO THE PORTLAND CONTACT INFORMATION STATE CAMPUS: The PSU campus is located in down- MIKE LUND town Portland. It is bordered on the north Associate Athletics Director/Media & Commu- by SW Market, on the east by SW 1st, on nications the south by I-405, and on the west by SW Sports: Football, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Golf 13th. Office: (503) 725-5602 FROM THE PORTLAND AIRPORT: Exit Email: [email protected] the Airport on Airport Way, heading east. Take I-205 South for approximately 3 miles. RYAN MCCALL MIKE LUND RYAN MCCALL Exit on I-84 West and follow for approxi- Director of Game Production and Fan Experi- Associate AD/ Director of Game mately six miles. Move into the left lane of ence Media & Production and I-84 westbound as you approach the I-5 in- Sports: Softball Communications Fan Experience terchange. Take I-5 southbound and move Office: (503) 725-5744 into the left lane as you cross the Marquam Email: [email protected] Bridge. Merge with I-405, move into the right lane. ANDY JOBANEK Assistant Media Relations Director TO THE ATHLETICS OFFICE: Media Sports: Volleyball, Women’s Basketball, Track & who would like to pick up parking, creden- Field and Cross Country tials or other materials at the Media Rela- Office: (503) 725-2525 tions Office follow I-405 to the 6th Avenue Email: [email protected] exit. Follow for two blocks to SW Hall. Only on-street parking is available. The Athletics JACKSON WAGNER Office entrance is 527 SW Hall, Suite 415. Media Relations Assistant Enter the building just east of 6th Avenue ANDY JOBANEK JACKSON and take the elevator to the fourth floor. Assistant Media WAGNER Sports: Women’s Soccer, Men’s and Women’s Tennis Relations Director Media Relations Cell: (406) 560-6998 Assistant Email: [email protected] MEDIA OUTLETS THAT COVER THE VIKINGS PRINT TELEVISION RADIO KATU-TV (ABC) - Channel 2 Rip City Radio 620 AM (PSU Flagship 1500 SW First Ave., Portland, OR 97201 P.O. Box 2, Portland, OR 97207 Station) 503.221.8160 • www.oregonlive.com www.katu.com/sports 13333 SW 68th Parkway, Tigard, OR, 97223 Ben Sherman (producer) • bsherman@ore- Nate Bynum • [email protected] • 503.225.1190 • www.ripcityradio.com gon.com • 503.294.5069 503.231.5559 On Air: Dan Sheldon, Nigel Burton, Travis John Canzano (Columnist) • jcanzano@ Joe Becker Demers, Chad Doing oregonian.com • 503.294.5065 Reporter: Jay Allen • [email protected] KOIN-TV (CBS) - Channel 6 Portland Tribune 222 SW Columbia, Portland, OR 97201 KXTG Radio - 750/1029 (The Game) PO Box 22109, Portland, OR 97269 www.koin.com/sports 1211 SW 5th, 6th Floor, Portland, OR 97204 www.portlandtribune.com Stan Brock • [email protected] • 503.243.7595 • www.750thegame.com Steve Brandon (Sports Editor) sbrandon@ 503.464.0759 portlandtribune.com • 503.226.6397 Gene Galante (producer) • 503.464.0759 KFXX Radio - 1080 AM (The Fan) 0700 SW Bancroft, Portland, OR 97201 Associated Press KGW-TV (NBC) - Channel 8 503.223.1441 • www.1080thefan.com 121 SW Salmon, Suite 1450, Portland, OR P.O. Box 8, Portland, OR 97207 97204 • www.ap.org www.kgw.com/sports Anne Peterson • [email protected] • Orlando Sanchez • [email protected] • 503.228.2169 503.226.5159 Art Edwards • [email protected] Vancouver Columbian Bruce Williams (assignment manager) • P.O. Box 180, Vancouver, WA 98661 [email protected] www.columbian.com Micah Rice (Sports Editor) • micah.rice@ KPTV-TV (Fox) - Channel 12 columbian.com • 360.694.3391 14975 NW Greenbrier Pkwy, Beaverton, OR 97006 • www.kptv.com/sports Statesman-Journal Nick Krupke • [email protected] • P.O. Box 13009, Salem, OR 97308 503.548.6541 www.statesmanjournal.com Pete Martini (Sports editor) • pmartini@ CSNNW - Channel 37 statesmanjournal.com • 503.399.6700 1501 SW Jefferson St., Portland, OR, 97201 • www.csnnw.com • PSU Vanguard Larry Eldridge (VP) • Jeff Ingalls (EP) • P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207 Ken Lotka (DP) 503.725.4538 • www.psuvanguard.com Colleen Leary (editor) • sports@psuvan- ROOT - Channel 34 guard.com 3626 156th Avenue SE, Bellevue, WA 425.641.0104 • www.rootsports.com

8 2018 Portland State Vikings Volleyball FRONT SECTION VIKING PAVILION

Portland State University held Grand Other additions include five new class- Opening ceremonies for the new Viking Pa- rooms, new student lounges and a new cafe. vilion at the Peter W. Stott Center on April 9, The $52.1 million project, which was part 2018. It was the culmination of a multi-year renovation and part rebuild, was designed by project to bring a first-class sporting venue Woofter Architects/Perkins+Will. Fortis Con- and event center to the PSU campus. struction was the general contractor. $19.1 The Pavilion, which replaces the old million came from private gifts and PSU Peter W. Stott Center main gym, will begin project funds, $7.5 million was a sponsorship hosting Viking athletic events in August with from OHSU, $24 million are from state bonds the start of volleyball season. The first ma- and $1.5 million are from student fees. None jor athletics event was on Apr. 28 when PSU of the funding came from general operating hosted a Grand Opening Gala (Wine and Ros- funds or tuition dollars. Formal fund-raising es) fund-raiser. began in 2013. An official ground breaking The Viking Pavilion, a 141,700 square took place on April 23, 2016. foot facility, will be home to the Portland State volleyball and basketball teams in an arena that seats just over 3,000 people. Seat- ing is more than double the size of the old Stott Center main gym. The facility also has a new weight room, locker rooms, academ- ic center and administrative offices as well as the new OHSU Sports Medicine Center. A new Viking Athletics Hall of Fame display will be completed this fall.

2018 Portland State Vikings Volleyball 9 FRONT SECTION PROGRAM SUCCESS Under the guidance of Head Coach Michael Seemann, the Portland State volleyball program has become one of the preeminent programs in the Big Sky Conference. 2007 In 10 years under Seemann, Portland State has gone 178-120 overall and 119-49 in Big Sky Conference play. The Vikings have won at least 20 matches in seven of his 10 seasons, and nine of the last 12 overall.

Portland State captured the 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013 conference regular season titles. In 2008, the Vikings captured their first conference tournament win propelling them to their first NCAA Division I tournament.

The 2010 season brought another first for the program. Portland State won both the Big Sky regular season and tournament titles in the same season. For the second time under Seemann, the Vikings advanced to the NCAA tournament in 2010, where they battled but eventually fell to seventh-ranked Hawai’i.

Portland State has been nearly unbeatable over the past 12 seasons Celebrating the winning point versus Sacramento State on Nov. on their home court inside the Peter W. Stott Center. The Vikings 17, 2007, that secured the Vikings’ first Big Sky regular season ti- have gone 110-31 overall and have dropped just 15 conference home tle. matches over that span. In 2007, 2009 and 2010, the Vikings went a perfect 8-0 at home in Big Sky matches. They went 10-0 in 2012 and 2013 in an expanded conference season.

Numerous players have brought home hardware for their accomplishments the past 10 seasons. Thirty-one players have earned All-Big Sky recognition, including 12 first team picks. Three Viking players have been named Big Sky MVP in recent years. In 2009, it was setter Nique Fradella; in 2010, outside hitter Whitney Phillips; and in 2013, setter Garyn Schlatter.

Phillips was also the 2009 Big Sky Top Newcomer and in 2010 setter Garyn Schlatter was named the Big Sky’s Outstanding Freshman. In 2012 outside hitter Jaklyn Wheeler was named the Big Sky Newcomer of the Year. Libero Kasimira “Kasi” Clark was named the Big Sky’s Libero of the Year in 2012 and 2013. In 2015, Jenna Mullen was named the Big Sky’s Outstanding Freshman. For all of his success, Seemann was rewarded in 2010 when he was named Big Sky Coach of the Year.

A signature of the Vikings program under Seemann has been their defense. From 2007-09, PSU led the Big Sky in opponent hitting percentage and ranked in the top two in blocks. In 2010, Portland State just missed out in leading the conference in opponent hitting percentage, ranking second. In 2007, senior middle blocker Michelle Segun led the conference in blocks, averaging 1.71 per set. In 2009, it was senior middle blocker Erica Jepsen who led the Big Sky, averaging 1.50 per set. In 2011, freshman middle blocker Katie O’Brien led the conference in blocks, averaging 1.35. The Vikings once again led the conference in opponent hitting percentage in 2012 with a mark of .165. Leight-Ann Haataja led the conference in blocks with 1.28 in 2013.

Off the court the Vikings have excelled in the classroom, highlighted by four Academic All-District VIII honors. The most notable student- athlete is Jepsen, who was a three-time selection, including twice being named to the first team.

10 2018 Portland State Vikings Volleyball FRONT SECTION PROGRAM SUCCESS

2008 LEFT: The Vikings hoist the 2008 Big Sky Conference tournament championship trophy after defeating Eastern Washington, 3-1, in the title match on Nov. 29. The victory propelled PSU onto its first NCAA tourney appearance.

BELOW: Portland State players celebrate their final, and win- ning, point against Northern Colorado on Nov. 14, 2009. The victory gave the Vikings their second conference regular season title. 2009

2010

LEFT: Senior Diana Viallalpando holds the 2010 Big Sky Con- ference tournament championship trophy after the Vikings knocked off Northern Colorado, 3-2, on Nov. 27. The win sent PSU to its second NCAA tourney in three years.

BELOW: Vikings celebrate after claiming the 2012 Big Sky Regu- lar Season Championship on the final day of the regular season. They defeated Idaho State, 3-1, on No. 17 at the Stott Center claiming their fourth title in six years. 2012

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ABOVE: Vikings claimed their fifth regular season title in seven years under Head Coach Michael Seemann finishing the season 17-3 in conference play and 21-11 overall. 2018 Portland State Vikings Volleyball 11 FRONT SECTION PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY Portland State University serves as a center of opportunity for nearly 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Located in Portland, Oregon, one of the nation’s most livable cities, the University’s innovative approach to education combines academic rigor in the classroom with field- based experiences through in- ternships and classroom projects with community partners. The University’s 49-acre downtown campus exhibits Portland State’s commitment to sustainability, while many of the 124 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees incorporate sustainability. PSU’s motto, “Let Knowledge Serve the City,” inspires the teaching and research of an accomplished faculty whose work and students span the globe.

ORIGINS The University was estab- lished as Vanport Extension Cen- ter in 1946 and in 1952 moved Portland State’s Department to downtown Portland. In 1955, of Intercollegiate Athletics strives UNIVERSITY PROFILE the Vanport Extension Center to provide an athletic program COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS became Portland State College, that develops the whole person • College of Arts a four-year, degree-granting in- through education and competi- • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences stitution. Graduate studies were tion. • College of Urban and Public Affairs added in 1961, doctoral pro- Student-athletes have ac- • Graduate School of Education grams began in 1968, and the in- cess to their own computer lab • Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science stitution was granted university in the Stott Center, which is open • School of Business Administration status in 1969. whenever the Stott Center itself • OHSU-PSU School of Public Health is. The lab’s 15 computers are re- • School of Social Work EDUCATION placed every other year. • Urban Honors College Portland State University is Student-athletes work with a nationally acclaimed leader in an academic advisor and have MOST POPULAR MAJORS community-based learning. Lo- access to the Skills Enhancement • Management, Psychology, Health Studies, Biology, and Accounting cated in downtown Portland’s and Tutoring Center to ensure tree-lined , the they are able to get the most out TOP GRADUATE MAJORS University is the largest, most di- of their education. Student-ath- • Social Work, Education, and Education Leadership and Policy verse and only urban university letes are also able to attend sem- in the Oregon University System. inars given by the career center. TOP-50 GRADUATE PROGRAMS It is Oregon’s fastest growing • Environmental Policy and Management public institution, serving more GREEN. IT’S MORE THAN • City Management and Urban Policy students and conferring more OUR SCHOOL COLOR. • Public Affairs graduate degrees each year than At Portland State we do • Rehabilitation Counseling any other school in the Oregon more than just study sustainabil- • Social Work University System. ity. We engage directly with our PSU’s award-winning gen- community to make sustainabili- ENROLLMENT: 27,670 (2017-18) eral education program, called ty real. Our goal is to harness the DEGREES AWARDED IN 2016-17: 6,079 University Studies, provides stu- strengths of our urban universi- Bachelor’s: 4,408 • Master’s: 1,593 • Doctoral: 78 dents with learning experiences ty - our new ideas, our innova- TOTAL EMPLOYEES (full or part-time): 7,258 designed to facilitate the acquisi- tive partnerships, our academic LIBRARY: 1.4 million volumes tion of knowledge and attitudes rigor - toward solving the envi- ALUMNI: over 175,300 (110,000 live in Portland) that will build a foundation for ronmental, social, and economic MOTTO: Let knowledge serve the city lifelong learning. problems of our time. FOUNDED: 1946 The University offers more In September 2008, Portland MOVED TO SOUTH PARK BLOCKS: 1952 than 120 majors, minors and State University received the big- FIRST BACHELOR’S DEGREES AWARDED: 1956 areas of concentration. Port- gest donation in its history: $25 FIRST MASTER’S DEGREES: 1964 land State is home to Oregon’s million from the James F. and FIRST DOCTORAL DEGREES: 1972 largest business school and the Maron L. Miller Foundation for CAMPUS ACREAGE: 50 acres Graduate School of Education is research and projects focused on PSU BUILDINGS: 50 Oregon’s largest and most com- sustainability. RESIDENTIAL STUDENT HOUSING PROPERTIES: 10 prehensive school of its kind. PSU ECONOMIC IMPACT: more than $1.4 billion also offers the largest academic BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS: 530 summer program in Oregon.

12 2018 Portland State Vikings Volleyball FRONT SECTION PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY If you’re encountering the concept of sustainability for the first time, you may be asking yourself what all the buzz is about. When pressed to provide a definition, most sustainability professionals of- fer some variation on the following definition: Sustainability means meeting the economic, social, and environmental needs of the pres- ent without compromising the similar needs of future generations. Sustainability is a process. By thinking about sustainability as a continuum rather than an endpoint, we as a University are better po- sitioned to identify our successes while simultaneously focusing on future goals. Portland State aims to be a living laboratory of sustain- ability, with our efforts at research and education fully integrated with the community around us.

Shattuck Hall Classroom

Student Recreation Center

Urban and Public Affairs Courtyard

Simon Benson House

The Park Blocks

Branford P. Millar Library

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