2019 UAB MEDIA GUIDE BARTOW ARENA

Bartow Arena serves as the UAB are a total of 8,500 seats (6,500 volleyball team’s home court. Formerly permanent, 2,000 retractable), and UAB Arena, the home facility for the there is a maximum capacity of 9,500. Blazers was later renamed to honor In addition, the arena houses athletic former athletics director and head and administrative offices, locker rooms, coach Gene Bartow. The the Green and Gold Room, the Blazer UAB volleyball team is now in its 27th Club and the Champion Club. season at the venue. In 2009, the arena added new Since becoming the first team to host scoreboards at each end and a new, intercollegiate athletic competition four-panel, video board above mid- in the arena in 1988, UAB volleyball court. In 2011, the lower bowl of seats has hosted a number of tournaments, was replaced. including the 1988 Sun Belt Conference Championship and the first Women’s Additional changes to the building over Invitational Volleyball Championship the years have included a renovation of in 1989. In 1993, UAB hosted the the administrative towers annex, a new third Great Midwest Conference locker room and equipment room for Championship. football and a renovation of the Green and Gold, Blazer Club and Champions Bartow Arena is a multi-purpose facility Club rooms. that is used for intercollegiate athletic events, as well as numerous other Specifically related to volleyball, the activities and events hosted by the arena’s 15 foot by 26 foot locker university. The arena is home to the room was renovated in the summer of men’s and women’s basketball teams 2007. With the upgrade came brand and UAB graduation ceremonies. new spacious lockers for each student- athlete, leather couches and a 50-inch With 18,000-square feet of floor space, flat-screen plasma television. the arena has a permanent wood floor, which has three basketball courts, The UAB volleyball program’s all-time three volleyball courts and a portable record in Bartow Arena entering 2019 hardwood floor for basketball. There stands at 219-163 (.573). ALL-TIME RECORDS vs . OPPONENTS AT HOME ...... 5-4 James Madison...... 1-0 Samford...... 9-0 Alabama A&M...... 4-1 Lamar...... 0-1 Sam Houston State...... 1-0 Alabama State ...... 2-3 Lipscomb...... 1-0 Savannah State...... 1-0 Arkansas...... 0-1 Louisiana-Lafayette...... 1-1 SE Missouri State...... 1-0 Auburn...... 2-8 Louisiana-Monroe...... 1-1 SMU...... 2-4 Austin Peay...... 2-1 Louisiana Tech...... 3-0 South Alabama...... 6-1 Baylor...... 0-1 Louisville ...... 0-4 South Carolina ...... 1-1 Butler...... 1-0 Marshall...... 7-5 South Florida ...... 3-7 Chattanooga...... 1-1 Marquette...... 6-2 Southeastern Louisiana...... 2-0 Charleston Southern...... 1-0 Memphis...... 11-11 Southern Miss...... 10-10 Charlotte...... 3-5 Mercer ...... 3-1 Stephen F . Austin...... 1-1 Cincinnati...... 4-6 Michigan State ...... 0-1 Stetson...... 1-0 Dayton...... 1-0 Middle Tennessee...... 5-3 TCU...... 0-1 DePaul...... 6-3 Minnesota...... 0-1 Tennessee...... 0-1 East Carolina...... 9-1 Mississippi ...... 1-4 Tennessee State...... 3-0 East Tennessee State...... 1-1 Missisippi State...... 3-2 Tennessee Tech...... 3-0 Eastern Kentucky ...... 1-0 Mississippi Valley State...... 3-0 Texas Tech...... 0-1 Florida A&M...... 2-0 Montevallo...... 2-0 Troy ...... 9-2 Florida Atlantic...... 0-2 Murray State...... 2-1 Tulane...... 6-6 Florida International...... 2-1 New Orleans...... 1-0 Tulsa...... 1-3 Georgia Southern...... 1-0 NC State...... 1-0 UCF...... 6-1 Georgia State...... 5-1 North Carolina Central ...... 0-0 UMass-Lowell ...... 1-0 Georgia Tech...... 2-0 North Texas...... 1-3 UT Martin...... 0-1 George Washington...... 1-0 Northeastern Illinois...... 1-0 UTEP...... 8-2 Hofstra...... 0-1 Northwestern State...... 0-1 UTSA...... 1-4 Houston...... 3-3 Pittsburgh...... 1-1 Western Carolina...... 1-0 Iowa State...... 0-1 Presbyterian...... 1-0 Western Illinois...... 1-0 Jackson State...... 1-0 Radford ...... 0-1 Western Kentucky...... 4-5 Jacksonville ...... 1-0 Rice ...... 4-6 Jacksonville State...... 5-1 Saint Louis...... 5-5 *BOLD indicates playing at Bartow Arena in 2019 UAB VOLLEYBALL UABUAB VOLLEYBALLVOLLEYBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK FACTS General Information INFORMATION School ...... UAB Location ...... Birmingham, Ala . Quick Facts ...... 2 Founded ...... 1969 Media Relations/Outlets ...... 3 Enrollment ...... 21,923 Nickname ...... Blazers SEASON PREVIEW Mascot ...... Blaze Colors ...... Forest Green and Old Gold Roster ...... 4 Home Venue ...... Bartow Arena (8,500) Schedule ...... 5 Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I Conference ...... Conference USA (C-USA) PLAYERS President ...... Dr . Ray Watts Director of Athletics ...... Mark Ingram Players ...... 7-14 Faculty Athletics Represenative ...... Dr . Frank Messina Ticket Office Phone ...... 205 975. 8221. STAFF Athletics Communications Head Coach Amy Pauly ...... 16 Associate AD/Communications ...... Ted Feeley Assistant Coach Shawn McLaughlin ...... 17 Assistant Athletics Communications Director ...... Ryan Gavatorta Assistant Coach Michelle Meehan ...... 18 Athletics Communications Associate/Volleyball Contact ...... T .J . Stricklin Athletics Communications Associate ...... Katie Moseley OPPONENTS Email: ...... strickli@uab edu. Phone: ...... 256 .454 .0338 (cell) Opponents ...... 20-26 Main Office Phone ...... 205 934. .0722 Office Fax ...... 205 934. .7505 SEASON REVIEW Mailing Address ...... UAB Media Relations 2018 Results ...... 28 1720 2nd Ave . South 2018 Individual Results ...... 29 Bartow Arena 2018 Combined Stats ...... 30 Birmingham, Ala . 35294 2018 C-USA Review ...... 31

HISTORY Team History First Year of UAB Volleyball ...... 1978 All-Time Roster ...... 33 Years of UAB Volleyball ...... 41 All-Time Series Results ...... 34 All-Time Overall Record ...... 706-752 NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last ...... 2/2008 RECORDS Last NCAA Appearance/Result ...... 2nd Round at Nebraska (12/6/08) - L, 0-3 C-USA Championships/Last ...... 1/Defeated Memphis 3-2 (11/19/06) Single-Season Records ...... 36 Career Records ...... 37 Coaching Staff Head Coach ...... Amy Pauly (2nd season) Alma Mater ...... Alabama,’09 Career Record ...... 13-15 (2nd season) UAB Record ...... 13-15(2nd season) Assistant Coach ...... Shawn McLaughlin (2nd season) Alma Mater ...... Lindenwood, ‘09 Assistant Coach ...... Michelle Meehan (2nd season) Alma Mater ...... Salisbury, ‘15 Director of Operations ...... Emily Clifford (2nd season) Volleyball Office Phone ...... 205 934. .6003

2 UABSPORTS .COM UABUAB VOLLEYBALL VOLLEYBALL MEDIA OUTLETS Ted Feeley Print Television (Football, Men’s , Women’s Golf, Beach THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ABC 33/40 Volleyball) 201 Monroe Stree, Suite 1940 P .O . Box 360039 Associate Athletics Director for Communications Montgomery, Ala . 36104 Birmingham, Ala . 35236 Office Phone: 205.934.0722 800 .821 .3737 (phone) 205 .982 .3988 (phone) Email: tfeeley@uab edu. 334 .265 .7177 (fax) 205 .982 .3942 (fax) 334 .262 .5947 (out of state) Mike Raita (Sports Director) John Zenor (Sports) miker@abc3340 com. (Email) jzenor@ap .org (Email) Ryan Gavatorta (Men’s Basketball, Women’s Soccer, Women’s CBS 42 THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS ) 2075 Golden Crest Drive 2000 4th Avenue North Birmingham, Ala . 35209 Assistant Athletics Communications Director Birmingham, Ala . 35203-3840 205 .322 .4200 (phone) Office Phone: 205.934.2576 205 .325 .2431 (phone) 205 .320 .2722 (fax) Email: brunnerj@uab .edu 205 .325 .2425 (fax) Chris Breece (Sports Director) sports@al .com (Email) chris .breece@wiat com. (Email)

FOX 6 T .J . Stricklin P .O . Box 6 THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES Birmingham, Ala . 35201 (Volleyball, , Track & Field, Cross (WEEKLY) 205 .583 .4345 (phone) 115 3rd Avenue West Country, Secondary Football) 205 .583 .4356 (fax) Birmingham, Ala . 35204 Athletics Communications Associate Rick Carle (Sports Director) 205 .251 .5158 (phone) Office Phone: 205.934.0722 sports@wbrc .com (Email) 205 .323 .2294 (fax) Email: strickli@uab .edu

UAB Reporter NBC 13 (CAMPUS, WEEKLY) P .O . Box 10502 Birmingham, Ala . 35294-0113 Birmingham, Ala . 35202 Katie Moseley 205 .934 .2040 (phone) 205 .558 .7347 (phone) (Women’s Basketball, , Men’s Soccer) 205 .934 .7911 (fax) 205 .323 .3314 (fax) Athletics Communications Assistant Don Hawes (Sports Director) Office Phone: 205.934.0722 dhawes@wvtm .com (Email) Email:avinson1@uab edu. KALEIDOSCOPE (STUDENT, WEEKLY) HUC 135 Birmingham, Ala . 35294-1150 205 .934 .3354 (phone) 205 .934 .8050 sports@insideuab .com (Email)

PLEASE CALL US UAB Please note that there are only two correct versions of our name, the acronym ‘UAB’ or the full ‘University of Alabama at Birmingham.’

WE ARE: UAB or University of Alabama at Birmingham WE ARE NOT: Alabama-Birmingham, Ala -Birm. ., Ala -Birmingham. or U .A .B .

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2019 NUMERICAL ROSTER

No . Name Class Pos . Ht . Hometown/Previous School 0 Rachel Morse Fr . S 5-7 San Antonio, Texas/Lady Bird Johnson HS 1 Kiana Mack Fr . MB 6-1 Solon, Ohio/Solon HS 2 Alex Kells R-So . OH 6-0 Burlington, Ontario, Canada/Hayden HS 3 Barbara Garrett Sr . DS 5-6 Birmingham, Ala ./Alcorn State 4 Erica Schilling So . DS 5-7 Spanish Fort, Ala ./McGill-Toolen Catholic HS 5 Abby Carlile Jr . OPP/OH 5-11 Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll HS 6 Faith Savage Fr . DS 5-4 Stockdale, Texas/Stockdale HS 7 Lexy Thomas Fr . OPP/OH 5-9 San Antonio, Texas/Earl Warren HS 8 Kaylee Gilchrist Sr . DS 5-6 Pelham, Ala ./John Carroll HS 9 Grace Koper Fr . S 5-7 Colleyville, Texas/Colleyville Heratige HS 10 Emma Mitchell R-Jr . OH 6-0 Charlotte, N .C ./Charlotte Catholic 11 Brianna Muller So . DS 5-2 San Antonio, Texas/Johnson HS 12 Mya Michaelson So . MB 6-0 Erie, Colorado/Erie HS 14 Aubrey Huffman Fr . DS 5-5 Calera, Ala ./Calera HS 15 Anna D’Cruz R-So. MB 6-3 Atlanta, Ga./Woodward Academy 17 Fernanda Maida R-Fr . OH/RS 6-0 Cochabamba, Bolivia/Loyola HS

2019 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No . Name Class Pos . Ht . Hometown/Previous School 5 Abby Carlile Jr . OPP/OH 5-11 Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll 15 Anna D’Cruz R-So. MB 6-3 Atlanta, Ga./Woodward Academy 3 Barbara Garrett Sr . DS 5-6 Birmingham, Ala ./Alcorn State 8 Kaylee Gilchrist Sr . DS 5-6 Pelham, Ala ./John Carroll HS 14 Aubrey Huffman Fr . DS 5-5 Calera, Ala ./Calera HS 2 Alex Kells R-So . OH 6-0 Toronto Canada/Frank J . Hayden Secondary School 9 Grace Koper Fr . S 5-7 Colleyville, Texas/Colleyville Heratige HS 1 Kiana Mack Fr . MB 6-1 Solon, Ohio/Solon HS 17 Fernanda Maida R-Fr . OH/RS 6-0 Cochabamba, Bolivia/Loyola HS 12 Mya Michaelson So . MB 6-0 Erie, Colorado/Erie HS 10 Emma Mitchell R-Jr . OH 6-0 Charlotte, N .C ./Charlotte Catholic 0 Rachel Morse Fr . S 5-7 San Antonio, Texas/Lady Bird Johnson HS 11 Brianna Muller So . DS 5-2 San Antonio, Texas/Johnson HS 6 Faith Savage Fr . DS 5-4 Stockdale, Texas/Stockdale HS 4 Erica Schilling So . DS 5-7 Spanish Fort, Ala ./McGill-Toolen Catholic HS 7 Lexy Thomas Fr . OPP/OH 5-9 San Antonio, Texas/Earl Warren HS

Head Coach: Amy Pauly (2nd season) PRONUNCIATION Assistant Coach: Shawn McLaughlin (2nd season) Mya Michaelson: M-I-uh MICHAEL-son Assistant Coach: Michelle Meehan (2nd season) Anna D’Cruz: Anna Dih-Cruz Manager: Emily Clifford (2nd season) Kiana Mack: Key-ah-nuh Mack Athletic Trainer: Jorden Gaccione (1st season) Fernanda Maida: Fer-NAHN-dah Mah-ee-dah

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2019 SCHEDULE

Aug . 17 Green and Gold Match BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 2:30 p .m . Ball State Invitational - Muncie, Indiana (Aug . 30) Aug . 30 at Ball State Muncie, Ind . Worthen Arena 10 a .m . vs . South Florida Muncie, Ind . Worthen Arena 2:30 p .m .

Sept . 3 vs . Alabama State BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7 p .m . Samford Invitational - Homewood, Alabama (Sept . 6 - 7) Sept . 6 North Alabama Homewood, Ala . Pete Hanna Arena 5 p m. . Sept . 7 Jacksonville State Homewood, Ala . Pete Hanna Arena 10 a .m . at Samford Homewood, Ala . Pete Hanna Arena 7:30 p .m .

Blazer Invitational - Birmingham, Alabama (Sep . 12 -14) Sept . 12 vs . Alabama BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7 p .m . Spet . 13 vs . Alcorn State BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena Noon vs . Georgia State BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7 p .m . Sept . 14 vs . East Tennessee State BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7 p .m .

Cowtown Classic - Starkville, Mississippi (Sep . 19 - 20) Sep . 19 North Florida Starkville, Miss . Newell-Grissom Building 10 a .m . Jackson State Starkville, Miss . Newell-Grissom Building 5 p m. . Sept . 20 at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss . Newell-Grissom Building 5 p m. .

Sept . 27 *at North Texas Plano, Texas NT Volleyball Center 7 p m. . Sept . 29 *at Louisiana Tech Ruston, La . Thomas Assembly Center 1 p m. . Oct . 6 *Middle Tennessee BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 1 p .m . Oct . 11 * at UTEP El Paso, Texas Memorial Gym 6 p m. . Oct . 13 * at UTSA San Antonio, Texas Convocation Center 1 p m. . Oct . 20 *Florida International BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 1 p .m . Oct . 25 *Western Kentucky BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7 p .m . Oct . 27 *Florida Atlantic BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 1 p .m . Nov . 1 *at Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tenn . Alumni Memorial Gym 6 p m. . Nov . 3 *Rice BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 1 p .m . Nov . 8 *Southern Miss BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7 p .m . Nov . 10 *Charlotte BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 1 p .m . Nov . 14 *at Marshall Huntington, W .V . Cam Henderson Center 6 p m. . Nov . 16 *at Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky . E .A . Diddle Arena Noon Nov . 22-24 at C-USA Championship Houston, Texas Tudor Fieldhouse TBD

Home Matches in BOLD, played at Bartow Arena *Conference USA match All times are Central and subject to change

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UAB PLAYERS UAB VOLLEYBALL

RACHEL MORSE 5-7 | Fr. | S 0 San Antonio, Texas | Lady Bird Johnson HS

HIGH SCHOOL Played at Lady Bird Johnson High School in San Antonio, Texas, advancing to the postseason all four years . . Was named First Team All-District in 2017 and 2018 . . Also earned 2018 Tournament Outstanding Setter, 2018 Team MVP and 2018 All-District Academic Team honors . . Received 2017 Heart, Hustle and Humanitarian Award . . Previously a member of the 2017 Student Athlete Leadership Council . . On a national scale, played for the USAV USA Tournament Championship team and selected as a member of the USAV USA All-Tournament Team in 2016 ... Off the court, is a certified pharmaceutical technician and received the AP scholar award . PERSONAL Full name is Rachel Makayla Morse . . Born on Jan . 29, 2001 . . Daughter of Bob and Shelia Morse . . Father, Bob, swam for Air Force . . Has two younger brothers, Luke and Caden . . Majoring in chemistry . . Enjoys painting and other art-related hobbies .

KIANA MACK 6-1 | Fr. | MB 1 Solon, Ohio | Solon HS

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Solon High School in Solon, Ohio all four years . . Was selected as a member of the All-District Team and All-State Team during that time . PERSONAL Full name is Kiana Eve Mack . . Born on Oct . 16, 1999 . . Daughter of Allen Banks and Lucia Mack . . Has two younger brothers, Drake and Maddox . . Major is undeclared .

UABSPORTS .COM 7 UAB VOLLEYBALL ALEX KELLS 6-0 | R-So. | OH 2 Toronto, Canada | Dr. Frank J. Hayden SS

2018 - REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN SEASON Appeared in 83 sets . . Recorded 198 kills at a rate of 2 .39 kills per set . . Also added 36 total blocks . . Finished fourth on team in service aces (18) and digs (198) . 2017 - FRESHMAN Redshirted her freshman season . HIGH SCHOOL Four-year starter and captain at Dr . Frank J . Hayden in Burlington, Ontario, Canada … Led her team to the bronze medal in the 2017 OFSAA Provincial Championships and earned an All-Star Team nomination … Named team captain of the 18u Halton Hurricanes and led the team to three Volleyball Canada National Championships as well as receiving Gold All-Star all three years … Two-time Volleyball Canada National Beach bronze medalist … Named one of the 2015 AVCA Phenoms, ranked fifth overall in Nebraska … Nominated to the 2017 JVA Ultra Ankle watch list PERSONAL Full name is Alexandria Kells . . Born Feb . 24, 1999 . . Daughter of Sandra and Mark Kells, Annette Kells and John Dudys . . Undecided on major

ERICA SCHILLING 5-7 | So. | DS 4 Spanish Fort, Ala. | McGill-Toolen HS

2018 - FRESHMAN SEASON Saw action in 47 sets ... Recorded five assists, five service aces, and 38 digs on the year. HIGH SCHOOL Named to the State All-Tournament Team in 2017, while also earning Defensive Player of the Year, Server of the Year and Passer of the Year from McGill-Toolen in 2017 . In addition, she was named to the Mobile All-County and Catholic Cup All-Tournament Teams . Led the Yellow Jackets to a state championship in 2017 . PERSONAL Full name is Erica Schilling . . Born May 25, 2000 . . Majoring in biomedical engineering .

8 UAB VOLLEYBALL BARBARA GARRETT 5-6 | Sr. | DS 3 Birmingham, Ala. | Alcorn State

2018 - JUNIOR SEASON Did not record a stat . 2017 - SOPHOMORE SEASON Played in two matches last season for UAB . . Tallied one service ace . 2016 - ALCORN STATE (FRESHMAN) Appeared in 88 sets and started 27 matches for Alcorn State … Recorded a team-high 170 kills, 564 total attempts, 1 .93 kills per set and 28 total blocks … She had eight solo blocks and 20 block assists on the season … Fourth on the team with 17 service aces … Finished the season with 83 digs … She comes to UAB after playing one season at Alcorn State HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letter winner in volleyball and basketball and one-year letter winner in track and field at Wenonah High School (Birmingham, Ala.) … Three-time selection to the AHSAA 5A Area 9 Volleyball All-Tournament Team … Named the Birmingham Athletic Partnership (BAP) Volleyball Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015 … Named to the BAP All-City Team in 2013, 2014 and 2015 … Named to the Birmingham All-West Team in 2013 … Helped Wenonah to three straight 5A Championships in her final three seasons. PERSONAL Full name is Barbara Garrett . . Born June 15, 1998 . . Daughter of Barbara Travis . . Majoring in biology (pre-med)

ABBY CARLILE 5-11 | Jr. | OPP/OH 5 Southlake, Texas | Carrol HS

2018 - SOPHOMORE SEASON Appeared in 96 sets . . Recorded 286 kills . . Led team with 2 .98 kills per set and 67 total blocks . . Finished season with 111 digs . 2017 - FRESHMAN Had a .273 hitting percentage with four kills against Boston College (8/26) ... Earned a career high five kills against Western Illinois (9/3) ... Set a new career high with six kills versus Mississippi Valley State (9/15) . . Tied her career high in kills with six against UTEP (9/24) . . Set a new career high with 10 kills against Charlotte (9/29) ... Scored five kills against Florida A&M (10/18) HIGH SCHOOL Played varsity throughout her high school career at Southlake Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas … Named Second Team All-District and Academic All-District 2015-17 … Led her team to the Class 6A Regionals and were Co-District Champions … Played three years with the Texas Volleyball Club team and they have qualified for nationals in 2015, 2016 and 2017. PERSONAL Full name is Abby Carlile . . Born June 24, 1998 . . Daughter of Patrick Carlile, Greg Smith and Jacki Carlile-Smith . . Majoring in nursing

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FAITH SAVAGE 5-4 | FR. | DS 6 Stockdale, Texas | Stockdale HS

HIGH SCHOOL Played at Stockdale High School in California for Katy Wiatrek where she was a varsity captain for every season . Savage was named Defensive Player of the Year in her junior and senior seasons, First-Team All District in her sophomore year, and USA Champion at age 15 with the San Antonio Magic . PERSONAL Full name is Faith Nadine Savage . . .Born on Nov . 21, 2000 . . Daughter of Stacy Cowan and Tony Savage . .Has one older sister, Keana, who plays college volleyball at OLLV(Our Lady of Las Vegas School) . . Undecided on major . . enjoys watching new movies, baking deserts, and going to the lake with family .

KAYLEE GILCHRIST 5-6 | Sr. | DS 8 Pelham, Ala. | John Carroll HS

2018 - JUNIOR SEASON Played in 82 sets . . Recorded eight assists, 11 service aces, and 88 digs . 2017 - SOPHOMORE Recorded 13 digs against Providence (8/25) ... Had 13 digs versus Fairfield (8/26) ... Led the team in digs in match against Boston College with 13 (8/26) . . Tallied 10 digs in straight set win against Mississippi Valley State (9/15) . . Had 10 digs against WKU (10/29) 2016 - FRESHMAN Appeared in 26 matches, playing in 88 sets as a freshman … Tallied 168 digs as a defensive specialist … Had five service aces on the season … Set a career-high 15 digs against Western Carolina (Aug . 26, 2016) and Charleston Southern (Aug . 27, 2016) HIGH SCHOOL Attended John Carroll Catholic in Birmingham, Ala . and played four years under head coach Ginny Masa as a libero . . Named All-State Honorable Mention . . Helped her team win the 6-A state championship in 2014 and were state runner-ups in 2015 . . Also played basketball and ran track . . Holds the school record in the long jump . . Finished third in the 4x100 relay during state tournament PERSONAL Full name is Kaylee Renee Gilchrist . . Born on April 5, 1998 . . Daughter of Roger and Elizabeth Gilchrist . . Has one sister, Kaitlin . . Majoring in chemisty

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LEXY THOMAS 5-9 | Fr. | OPP/OH 7 San Antonio, Texas | Earl Warren HS

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Earl Warren HS in San Antonio, Texas for her final three years ... Advanced to the postseason her senior year ... Was named First Team All-District for the 2017-2018 season . . Also competed in varsity track in 2015-16 . PERSONAL Full name is Lexy Adaya Thomas . . Born on May 5, 2001 . . Daughter of Anthony and Cay Thomas . . Has one brother, Taegan . . Her grandfather, John Hamilton, was an All-American Gymnast at Michigan . . Majoring in kinesiology .

GRACE KOPER 5-7 | Fr. | S 9 Colleyville, Texas | Colleyville Heritage HS

HIGH SCHOOL Played at Colleyville Heritage High School in Texas for Brianne Barker-Groth and Josh McKinney . . Koper was named 2016 District 8 5A Newcomer is the Year, 2017 5A Setter of the Year, and to the 2017 and 2018 TGCA and TAVC All-State team . . Was recruited by Penn State, Long Beach State, and Coastal Carolina PERSONAL Full name is Grace Marie Koper . . Born on Aug . 28, 2000 . . Daughter of Dennis and Laura Koper . . Has three older brothers - Daniel, Alex, and Matthew . . Undecided on major . . Enjoys reading, baking, and watching movies .

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EMMA MITCHELL 6-0 | R-Jr. | OH 10 Charlotte, N.C. | Charlotte Catholic

2018 - REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON Apperared in 91 sets . . Recorded 231 kills, including a season-high of 19 vs . LA Tech . . Also compiled 24 service aces and 179 digs on the season . 2017 - REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Recorded 3 kills versus Evansville (9/9) . . Earned a career high six kills against Mississippi Valley State (9/15) . . Tallied three service aces in win over Middle Tennessee (9/22) . . Set a career high with seven kills against Charlotte (9/29) . . Scored six kills and had two blocks against Louisiana Tech (10/8) 2016 - FRESHMAN Sat out the 2016 season due to injury HIGH SCHOOL Attended Charlotte Catholic and played four years under head coach Tracy Landschoot in Charlotte, N .C . . . Was named First Team All-District all four years of high school . . Named Player of the Year her senior season . . Advanced to the third round of postseason her freshman and junior years . . Advanced to the fourth round her sophomore season and advanced to the fifth round her senior season

PERSONAL Full name is Emma Rebecca Mitchell . . Born on Sept . 22, 1997 . . Daughter of Ryan and Angie Mitchell . . Has one brother, Aaron . . Undecided on a major

Mya Michaelson 6-0 | So. | MB 12 Erie, Colo. | Erie HS

2018 - FRESHMAN SEASON Did not record a stat . HIGH SCHOOL Michaelson comes to UAB from Erie, Colo . and Erie High School where she stared as four-year letterwinner . She led her team to three straight Colorado State Regional Tournaments . As a freshman she was named All-Conference Freshman of the Year . As a sophomore, junior and senior she was named to the All-Conference First Team and won All-Region honors as well . During her junior and senior campaigns, she won All-State honors while serving as team captain as a senior . PERSONAL Full name is Mya Michaelson . . Born on April 5, 2000 . . Majoring in social work .

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Brianna Muller 5-2 | So. | DS 11 San Antonio, Texas | Johnson HS

2018 - FRESHMAN SEASON Appeared in 92 sets . . Recorded 55 assists, 16 service aces and led the team with 257 digs . HIGH SCHOOL Served as her high school’s team captain in 2016-17, was named to First Team All-District and was a member of the All-Tournament Team at the Frau- lein Volleyfest in 2016 . In 2017, Muller earned All-Tournament honors in the Texas Showdown Volleyball Classic and NEISD Invitational . As a member of the San Antonio Magic 18 Elite team, Muller was a two-time “USA” National Champion, champion of the 16 Open Division at Colorado Crossroads and was the SA Magic Spotlight Player . PERSONAL Full name is Brianna Muller . . Born on Nov . 22, 1999 . . Majoring in business

AUBREY HUFFMAN 5-5 | Fr. | DS 14 Calera, Ala. | Calera HS

HIGH SCHOOL Attended Calera High School in Calera, Ala . all four years . . Also an honor society member . PERSONAL Full name is Aubrey Belle Huffman . . Born on April 12, 2001 . . Daughter of Brian and Virginia Huffman . . Has one older brother, Hunter . . Majoring in kinesiology .

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ANNA D’CRUZ 6-3 | R-So. | MB 15 Atlanta, Ga. | Woodward Academy

2018 - REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON Appeared in 59 sets . . Recorded 10 sets including a season high of four versus Florida A&M and four digs . 2017 - FRESHMAN Sat out the season as a redshirt . HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner at Woodward Academy in Atlanta, Ga. … During her first three years at Woodward Academy, her team reached the semi-finals in the state volleyball tournament and reached the finals her senior season … Received All-Area honors and Honorable Mention All-State in 2015 … Selected to the All-State team and received All-Area honors in 2016 … Also plays for the A5 Volleyball Club in Atlanta, Ga . PERSONAL Full name is Anna D’Cruz ... Born Oct. 21, 1998 ... Daughter of Jason and Carol D’Cruz ... Majoring in business

FERNANDA MAIDA 6-0 | R-Fr. | OH/RS 17 Cochabamba, Bolivia | Loyola HS

2018 - FRESHMAN SEASON Redshirt HIGH SCHOOL Attended Loyola in Cochabamba, Bolivia . . Competed on the indoor and beach level . . Participated in two South American Championships in Brazil representing Bolivia . . Competed in every country in South America over her travel career . . Participated in the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China . PERSONAL Full name is Maria Fernanda Maida . . Born on May 18, 1998 . . Daughter of Ronald Maida and Carla Eterovic . . Has one brother, Alejandro, and one sister, Adriana . . Majoring in business management .

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AMY PAULY Head Coach | 2nd Season Alabama, 2009

Pauly enters her second season in Birmingham after leading UAB to an improved 13-15 record in her first season at the helm.

Pauly took the reins for the Blazers following six successful seasons as the associate head coach at Villanova. During that time, Pauly helped the Wildcats to 97 wins, an NCAA Tournament appear- ance in 2015 and was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association 30 under 30 list in 2016, which honors up-and-coming volleyball coaches.

Under her guidance in 2017, Villanova earned one First Team All-Big East and one Second Team All- Big East selection. She was also instrumental in bringing in the first top-55 recruiting class in Villanova volleyball history.

Also in 2017, Villanova had four players with over 200 kills and six with over 100. The Wildcats also had two players with over 300 digs and six with over 100. While at Villanova, Pauly coached every THE PAULY FILE position on the court with an emphasis on the libero and pin attackers.

Prior to Villanova she was a graduate assistant at South Carolina and a collegiate player at Ala- RECORDS bama. At South Carolina she was responsible for coordinating practice schedules, travel arrange- CAREER RECORD...... 13-15 ments and served as the director for the Gamecocks’ summer camps. RECORED AT UAB...... 13-15 In her playing days at Alabama, Pauly was a libero for the Crimson Tide and reached three consec- HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCE utive NCAA Tournaments. She still holds the Alabama record for digs in a career and a season, digs 2018-Present...... UAB (13-15) in a set and is fourth all-time on the Southeastern Conference’s career digs list.

ASSISTANT COACHING EXPERIENCE Pauly has also previously been the head coach for the South Carolina Midlands Club, where she 2012-2018...... Villanova (97-90) guided them to a third-place finish at the Palmetto Regional. She was also the head coach of the East Coast Power Volleyball club in Philadelphia and the assistant coach of 1st Alliance in Chicago. GRADUATE ASSISTANT 2011...... South Carolina She graduated from Alabama in 2009 with a degree in Communications and received a Master’s Degree in Sports and Entertainment Management from South Carolina in 2011. EDUCATION BACHELOR’S : Alabama (2009) MASTER’S : South Carolina (2011)

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Shawn McLaughlin Assistant Coach | 2nd Season Lindenwood, 2009 McLaughlin joined Pauly’s staff a year ago after spending the previous four seasons at the University of Incarnate Word, where he also served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. He developed four All-Conference performers and a Southland All-Conference Freshman of the Year. Incarnate Word made the Southland Conference tournament every season McLaughlin was on staff.

Prior to Incarnate Word, McLaughlin served at the University of Denver, the University of Nevada-Reno and at UC Davis. At each stop, he was involved in the development of practice plans, the breakdown of film and scouting opponents, while also assisting in recruiting.

On the club circuit, McLaughlin was the head coach of the San Antonio Magic volleyball club since 2014 and his teams qualified for the USAV Junior Nationals in three separate seasons, including winning a Gold Medal in 2014 at the USAV Junior National in 14’s USA. He has also worked with USA Volleyball at its national training camp and served as head coach to volleyball clubs in Colorado, Nevada and California.

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Michelle Meehan Assistant Coach | 2nd Season Salisbury, 2015 Meehan joined the UAB coaching staff last season after spending the previous year at Villanova as an assistant coach. While with the Wildcats, Meehan assisted with the day-to-day operations of practice planning, scouting opponents and creating a game plan. She was also involved with the management and planning of Villanova’s volleyball camps.

Meehan also broke down film, ran film sessions and had hands on-experience with the evaluation of potential recruits.

Before Villanova, Meehan was a graduate assistant at Salisbury University from 2015-17 and was responsible for the on-court training of all positions with an emphasis on liberos, defensive specialists and outside hitters. At Salisbury, she also prepared opponent scouting reports, broke down film and supervised the academic development of the student-athletes.

Meehan was a four-year starter at Salisbury as a libero and served as team captain for two years. She led the Sea Gulls to back-to-back conference championships and three-straight NCAA tournament appearances, including an Elite 8 run.

She is the current school record holder in career digs, digs in a season, career aces and season aces at Salisbury.

Meehan earned her B.S in science with a minor in athletic coaching and a master’s of science in applied health physiology from Salisbury.

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Ball State Cardinals South Florida Bulls Aug . 30 | Muncie, Ind . Aug .30 | Tampa, Fla . ballstatesports .com gousfbulls com.

Location ...... Muncie, IN Location ...... Tampa, FL Conference ...... Mid-American (MAC) Conference ...... American Athletic (AAC) President ...... Geoffrey Mearns President ...... Dr . Judy Genshaft Athletic Director ...... Mark Sandy Athletic Director ...... Michael Kelly Facility ...... John E . Worthen Arena Facility ...... The Corral Head Coach ...... Kelli Miller Head Coach ...... Courtney Draper Assistant(s) ...... Fritz Rosenberg and Tiffany Fisher Assistant ...... Caleb Sibert

2018 Record ...... 22-10 2018 Record ...... 20-12 2018 Conference Record ...... 12-4 2018 Conference Record ...... 9-9 Colors ...... Cardinal and White Colors ...... Green and Gold UAB vs . Ball State ...... 0-1 UAB vs . USF ...... First Meeting

SID Contact ...... Brad Caudill SID Contact ...... Patrick Puzzo Office Phone ...... 765 .285 .8242 Office Phone ...... 813 .974 4087. Email ...... bcaudill2@bsu .edu Email ...... puzzo@usf edu.

Alabama State Hornets Sept . 3 | Montgomery, Ala . Sept . 6 |Florence, Ala . bamastatesports .com roarlions com.

Location ...... Montgomery, Ala . Location ...... Florence, AL Conference ...... Southwestern Athletic (SWAC) Conference ...... Atlantic Sun (ASUN) President ...... Dr . Quinton T . Ross Jr . President ...... Dr . Kenneth Kitts Athletic Director ...... Jennifer Lynne Williams Athletic Director ...... Mark Linder Facility ...... Lockhart Gymnasium Facility ...... Head Coach ...... Penny Lucas-White Head Coach ...... Bob White Assistant(s) ...... LaToya Clark and David DeLozier Assistant(s) ...... David Gordon and Haley Doerfler

2018 Record ...... 23-18 2018 Record ...... 4-21 2018 Conference Record ...... 16-2 2018 Conference Record ...... 2-14 Colors ...... Black and Old Gold Colors ...... Purple and Gold UAB vs . Alabama State ...... 17-6 UAB vs . UNA ...... 3-8

SID Contact ...... John Phillips SID Contact ...... Shane Herrmann Office Phone ...... 334 .832 .2632 Office Phone ...... 256 .765 .4895 Email ...... jphillips@alasu .edu Email ...... msherrmann@una .edu

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Jacksonville State Gamecocks Sept . 7 | Jacksonville, Ala . Sept . 7 |Homewood, Ala . jsugamecocksports .com samfordsports .com

Location ...... Jacksonville, AL Location ...... Homewood, AL Conference ...... Ohio Valley (OVC) Conference ...... Southern (SoCon) President ...... Dr . John M . Beehler President ...... Dr . Andrew Westmoreland Athletic Director ...... Greg Seitz Athletic Director ...... Martin Newton Facility ...... Pete Mathews Coliseum Facility ...... Pete Hanna Center Head Coach ...... Todd Garvey Head Coach ...... Keylor Chan Assistant ...... Justin Sanders Assistant ...... Betsy Freeburg

2018 Record ...... 18-14 2018 Record ...... 19-15 2018 Conference Record ...... 9-7 2018 Conference Record ...... 11-5 Colors ...... Red and White Colors ...... Red and Blue UAB vs . JSU ...... 13-10 UAB vs . Samford ...... 26-3

SID Contact ...... Daniel Porter SID Contact ...... Zac Schrieber Office Phone ...... 256 .782 .5965 Office Phone ...... 205 726. .2802 Email ...... dporter2@jsu .edu Email ...... zdschrie@samford edu.

Alabama Crimson Tide Alcorn State Braves Sept . 12 | Tuscaloosa, Ala . Sept . 13 |Lorman, Miss . rolltide .com alcornsports com.

Location ...... Tuscaloosa, AL Location ...... Lorman, MS Conference ...... Southeastern (SEC) Conference ...... Southern Intercollegiate Athletic (SIAC) President ...... Dr . Stuart Bell President ...... Felecia Nave Athletic Director ...... Greg Byrne Athletic Director ...... Derek Horne Facility ...... Foster Auditorium Facility ...... Davey Whitney Complex Head Coach ...... Ed Allen Head Coach ...... Melissa Robinson Assistant(s) ...... Ryan Freeburg and Tristan Johnson 2018 Record ...... 10-20 2018 Record ...... 20-12 2018 Conference Record ...... 6-12 2018 Conference Record ...... 7-11 Colors ...... Purple and Gold Colors ...... Crimson and White UAB vs . Alcorn St ...... 2-0 UAB vs . Alabama ...... 11-16 SID Contact ...... Robbie Kleinmuntz SID Contact ...... Nathan Sheehan Office Phone ...... 601 .877 .2322 Office Phone ...... 205 .348 .6084 Email ...... rkleinmuntz@alcorn edu. Email ...... nsheehan@ia .ua .edu

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Georgia State Panthers East Tennessee State Sept . 13 | Atlanta, Ga . Buccaneers georgiastatesports .com Sept . 14| Johnson City, Tenn . etsubucs .com Location ...... Atlanta, GA Location ...... Johnson City, TN Conference ...... Sun Belt Conference ...... Southern (SoCon) President ...... Mark P . Becker President ...... Dr . Brian Noland Athletic Director ...... Charlie Cobb Athletic Director ...... Scott Carter Facility ...... GSU Sports Arena Facility ...... Brooks Gym Head Coach ...... Sally Polhamus Head Coach ...... Benavia Jenkins Assistant(s) ...... Ashley. Bayer and Chris Duenow Assistant ...... Giovanny Delevry

2018 Record ...... 7-19 2018 Record ...... 28-7 2018 Conference Record ...... 4-12 2018 Conference Record ...... 15-1 Colors ...... Blue and White Colors ...... Kelly Green and White UAB vs .GSU ...... 11-3 UAB vs . ETU ...... 3-2

SID Contact ...... Graham Reynolds SID Contact ...... David Czarlinsky Office Phone ...... 404 .413 .4034 Office Phone ...... (423) 439-4220 Email ...... greynolds7@gsu .edu Email ...... hamiltondr@etsu .edu

North Florida Ospreys Jackson State Tigers Sept . 19 | Jacksonville, Fla . Sept . 19 | Jackson, Miss . unfospreys .com gojsutigers .com

Location ...... Jacksonville, FL Location ...... Jackson, MS Conference ...... Atlantic Sun Conference ...... Southwestern Athletic (SWAC) President ...... Dr . David Szymanski President ...... Dr . William Bynum Jr . Athletic Director ...... Lee Moon Athletic Director ...... Ashley Robinson Facility ...... UNF Arena Facility ...... Williams Assembly Center Head Coach ...... Kristen Wright Head Coach ...... Rose Washington Assistant ...... Skylar Lopas Assistant ...... Marcus Hereford

2018 Record ...... 11-22 2018 Record ...... 11-25 2018 Conference Record ...... 6-10 2018 Conference Record ...... 9-9 Colors ...... Navy and Gray Colors ...... Navy Blue and White UAB vs . North Florida ...... First Meeting UAB vs . JSU ...... 2-0

SID Contact ...... Brock Borgeson SID Contact ...... Blake Weir Office Phone ...... 904 .620 .4029 Office Phone ...... 601 .979 5899. Email ...... brock .borgeson@unf .edu Email ...... blake .weir@jsums .edu

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Mississippi State Bulldos North Texas Mean Green Sept . 20| Starksville, Miss . Sept . 27 | Denton, Texas hailstate .com meangreensports .com

Location ...... Starksville, MS Location ...... Denton, Texas Conference ...... Southeastern (SEC) Conference ...... Conference-USA President ...... Dr . Mark E . Keenum President ...... Neal J . Smatresk Athletic Director ...... John Cohen Athletic Director ...... Wren Baker Facility ...... Newell-Grissom Building Facility ...... North Texas Volleyball Center Head Coach ...... Julie Darty Head Coach ...... Andrew Palileo Assistant(s) ...... Travers Green and Taylor Unroe Assistant(s) ...... Geno Frugoli and Carrie Gurnell

2018 Record ...... 5-26 2018 Record ...... 19-17 2018 Conference Record ...... 1-17 2018 Conference Record ...... 11-3 Colors ...... Maroon and White Colors ...... Green and White UAB vs . MSU ...... 17-11 UAB vs . North Texas ...... 1-6

SID Contact ...... Mary Catherine Molay SID Contact ...... Josh Yonis Office Phone ...... 662 .325 .0968 Office Phone ...... 940 .565 3671. Email ...... mcmolay@athletics .msstate .edu Email ...... josh .yonis@unt .edu

LA Tech Lady Techsters Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Sept . 29 | Ruston, La . Oct . 6 | Nov . 1|Murfreesboro, Tenn . latechsports .com goblueraiders .com

Location ...... Ruston, La . Location ...... Murfreesboro, Tenn . Conference ...... C-USA Conference ...... C-USA President ...... Dr . Les Guice President ...... Sidney A . McPhee Athletic Director ...... Tommy McClelland Athletic Director ...... Chris Massaro Facility ...... Thomas Assembly Center Facility ...... Alumni Memorial Gym Head Coach ...... Adriano De Souza Head Coach ...... Chuck Crawford Assistant(s) ...... Gabryel Ording and Jessica Croucher Assistant(s) ...... Jenna Orner and Candice O’Brian

2018 Record ...... 6-23 2018 Record ...... 7-21 2018 Conference Record ...... 1-13 2018 Conference Record ...... 2-12 Colors ...... Blue and Red Colors ...... Royal Blue and White UAB vs . LA Tech ...... 3-3 UAB vs . Middle Tennessee ...... 17-9

SID Contact ...... Brock McKee SID Contact ...... Brendan English Office Phone ...... 318 .257 .5314 Office Phone ...... 781 .635 8950. Email ...... bmckee@latech .edu Email ...... english@goblueraiders .com

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UTEP Miners UTSA Roadrunners Oct . 11 | El Paso, Texas Oct . 13 | San Antonio, Texas utepathletics .com goutsa .com

Location ...... El Paso, Texas Location ...... San Antonio, Texas Conference ...... C-USA Conference ...... C-USA President ...... Dr . Diana Natalicio President ...... T . Taylor Eighmy Athletic Director ...... Jim Senter Athletic Director ...... Lisa Campos Facility ...... Memorial Gym Facility ...... Convocation Center Head Coach ...... Holly Watts Head Coach ...... Laura Neugebauer-Groff Assistant(s) ...... Jerry Wagner and Paty Figueiredo Assistant(s) ...... Paul Koncir and Dominique Gonzalez

2018 Record ...... 5-21 2018 Record ...... 19-8 2018 Conference Record ...... 2-12 2018 Conference Record ...... 11-3 Colors ...... Dark Blue, Orange and Silver Colors ...... Dark Blue, Orange UAB vs . UTEP ...... 12-5 UAB vs . UTSA ...... 1-10

SID Contact ...... Brandon Collins SID Contact ...... Michael High Office Phone ...... 915 .747 .6451 Office Phone ...... 210 .845 .9037 Email ...... bcollins4@miners .utep .edu

FIU Panthers WKU Hilltoppers Oct . 20 | Miami, Fla . Oct . 25 | Nov . 16 | Bowling Green, Ky . fiusports.com wkusports com.

Location ...... Miami, Fla . Location ...... Bowling Green, Ky . Conference ...... C-USA Conference ...... C-USA President ...... Dr . Mark Rosenberg President ...... Dr . Timothy C . Caboni Athletic Director ...... Pete Garcia Athletic Director ...... Todd Stewart Facility ...... Ocean Bank Convocation Center Facility ...... E .A . Diddle Arena Head Coach ...... Rita Buck-Crockett Head Coach ...... Travis Hudson Assistant ...... Camilo Guerci Assistant(s) ...... Kristi Griffin and Craig Bere

2018 Record ...... 19-12 2018 Record ...... 20-10 2018 Conference Record ...... 9-5 2018 Conference Record ...... 11-3 Colors ...... Blue and Gold Colors ...... Red and White UAB vs . FIU ...... 2-6 UAB vs . WKU ...... 21-10

SID Contact ...... Mike Hogan SID Contact ...... Jessica Leifheit Office Phone ...... 305 .348 1496. Office Phone ...... 270 .745 3542. Email ...... [email protected] Email ...... jessica .leifheit@wku .edu

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FAU Owls Rice Owls Oct . 27 | Boca Raton, Fla . Nov . 3 | Houston, Texas fausports .com riceowls com. Location ...... Boca Raton, Fla . Location ...... Houston, Texas Conference ...... C-USA Conference ...... C-USA President ...... John Kelly President ...... David W . Leebron Athletic Director ...... Brian White Athletic Director ...... Joe Karlgaard Facility ...... FAU Arena Facility ...... Tudor Fieldhouse Head Coach ...... Fernanda Nelson Head Coach ...... Genny Volpe Assistant(s) ...... Chuck Amshoff and Alyssa Warren Assistant(s) ...... Zheng Xiang and John Klanac

2018 Record ...... 21-7 2018 Record ...... 24-7 2018 Conference Record ...... 11-3 2018 Conference Record ...... 12-2 Colors ...... Blue and Red Colors ...... Blue and Grey UAB vs . FAU ...... 1-5 UAB vs . Rice ...... 8-13

SID Contact ...... Justin Johnson SID Contact ...... Kenny Bybee Office Phone ...... 561 .302 .0461 Office Phone ...... 979 451. .2123 Email ...... jjohn218@fau .edu Email ...... kab10@rice .edu

Southern Miss Eagles Charlotte 49ers Nov . 8 | Hattiesburg, Miss . Nov . 10 | Charlotte, N .C . southernmiss .com charlotte49ers .com

Location ...... Hattiesburg, Miss . Location ...... Charlotte, N C. . Conference ...... C-USA Conference ...... C-USA President ...... Rodney D . Bennett President ...... Dr . Phillip L . Dubois Athletic Director ...... Jon Gilbert Athletic Director ...... Mike Hill Facility ...... Reed Green Coliseum Facility ...... Halton Arena Head Coach ...... Stephanie Radecki Head Coach ...... Karen Weatherington Assistant ...... Jennifer McCall Assistant(s) ...... Verna Julaton and Jennifer Charles

2018 Record ...... 17-15 2018 Record ...... 16-15 2018 Conference Record ...... 7-7 2018 Conference Record ...... 6-8 Colors ...... Black and Gold Colors ...... Green and White UAB vs . Southern Miss ...... 25-26 UAB vs . Charlotte ...... 19-12

SID Contact ...... Jack MacDonald SID Contact ...... Sean Fox Office Phone ...... 630 .659 .5119 Office Phone ...... 704 .687 1022. Email ...... john macdonald@usm. .edu Email ...... sean .fox@uncc .edu

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Marshall Thundering Herd Conference USA Championship Nov . 14| Huntington, W .V . Nov . 22-24 | Houston, Texas herdzone .com conferenceusa .com

Location ...... Huntington, W .Va . Location ...... Houston, TX Conference ...... C-USA Arena ...... Tudor Fieldhouse President ...... Dr . Jerry Gilbert Athletic Director ...... Mike Hamrick Facility ...... Cam Henderson Center Head Coach ...... Mitch Jacobs Assistant(s) . . . . Danielle Marante, Giovanny Delevry, and Jason Morris

2018 Record ...... 10-19 2018 Conference Record ...... 3-11 Colors ...... Kelly Green and White UAB vs . Marshall ...... 13-11

SID Contact ...... Scott Hall Office Phone ...... 304 696. .4662 Email ...... hall133@marshall .edu

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SEASON REVIEW UAB VOLLEYBALL 2018 RESULTS

2018 UAB Volleyball UAB Match Results (***FINAL***) All matches

Date Opponent Score Score-by-set Overall Conf Time Att. Aug 24 at TCU L 0-3 19-25,23-25,22-25 0-1 0-0 1:37 796 Aug 25 vs SIUE W 3-1 25-20,20-25,25-20,25-16 1-1 0-0 1:41 115 Aug 25 vs Green Bay W 3-0 25-18,25-22,25-21 2-1 0-0 1:15 Aug 31 vs Florida A&M W 3-0 25-20,25-12,30-28 3-1 0-0 1:25 101 Aug 31 vs Central Arkansas W 3-2 25-16,27-25,21-25,26-28,16-14 4-1 0-0 2:23 169 Sep 01 at UT Martin W 3-1 24-26,25-20,25-19,25-21 5-1 0-0 1:52 398 Sep 01 vs Memphis L 0-3 21-25,24-26,19-25 5-2 0-0 1:24 111 Sep 04 at ALABAMA STATE W 3-0 27-25,25-16,25-13 6-2 0-0 1:19 459 Sep 07 at Clemson L 1-3 26-24,22-25,23-25,25-27 6-3 0-0 2:06 876 Sep 08 vs North Dakota W 3-0 29-27,25-15,25-21 7-3 0-0 1:20 116 Sep 08 vs Troy W 3-0 25-17,27-25,25-19 8-3 0-0 1:18 112 Sep 14 vs Western Michigan L 1-3 18-25,20-25,25-22,21-25 8-4 0-0 1:56 Sep 15 at Michigan State L 0-3 7-25,16-25,25-27 8-5 0-0 1:20 Sep 15 vs Albany L 0-3 13-25,22-25,22-25 8-6 0-0 1:18 * Sep 21 at FIU L 0-3 22-25,21-25,16-25 8-7 0-1 1:32 190 * 9/23/2018 at Florida Atlantic L 0-3 17-25,21-25,23-25 8-8 0-2 1:27 137 * Sep 28 MARSHALL W 3-0 25-18,25-18,25-18 9-8 1-2 1:28 467 * Oct 05 UTEP W 3-1 17-25,25-18,25-15,25-23 10-8 2-2 1:53 407 * Oct 07 UTSA L 1-3 17-25,20-25,25-19,16-25 10-9 2-3 1:59 375 * Oct 12 at WKU W 3-1 25-22,25-23,17-25,25-17 11-9 3-3 1:47 478 * Oct 14 at Charlotte L 0-3 15-25,22-25,22-25 11-10 3-4 1:19 604 * Oct 19 at Middle Tennessee L 0-3 22-25,16-25,22-25 11-11 3-5 1:26 113 * Oct 21 NORTH TEXAS L 2-3 25-23,21-25,24-26,25-20,8-15 11-12 3-6 2:16 314 * Oct 26 LA TECH W 3-2 26-28,23-25,25-22,25-20,17-15 12-12 4-6 2:34 303 * Oct 28 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W 3-0 25-22,25-23,25-16 13-12 5-6 1:22 305 * Nov 02 at Southern Miss L 1-3 16-25,25-20,22-25,23-25 13-13 5-7 1:47 443 * Nov 04 at Rice L 1-3 18-25,13-25,25-19,21-25 13-14 5-8 1:25 803 * Nov 08 WKU L 1-3 22-25,25-20,18-25,21-25 13-15 5-9 2:00 343

Team Record W-L-T Attend Dates Total Avg. Overall: 13-15 Total: 28 8535 305 Conference: 5-9 Home: 7 2514 359 Home: 4-3 Away: 12 5297 441 Away: 3-9 Neutral: 9 724 80 Neutral: 6-3 3 sets: 7-8 4 sets: 4-6 5 sets: 2-1

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2018 UAB Volleyball UAB Overall Individual Statistics (***FINAL***) All matches

Overall record: 13-15 Conf: 5-9 Home: 4-3 Away: 3-9 Neutral: 6-3

Attack Set Serve ## Player sp mp-ms k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s se 11 MULLER, Brianna 92 26- 6 0.07 0 17 . 3 5 3 55 0.60 16 0.17 13 15 D'CRUZ, Anna 59 25- 10 0.17 2 27 . 2 9 6 2 0.03 0 0.00 1 18 HOLDERFIELD, Shelby 100 28- 60 0.60 18 160 . 2 6 2 1041 10.4 24 0.24 16 6 RUDOLPH, Emily 99 28- 188 1.90 71 453 . 2 5 8 2 0.02 2 0.02 9 13 YOUNG, Victoria 100 28- 201 2.01 80 475 . 2 5 5 5 0.05 17 0.17 17 5 CARLILE, Abby 96 28- 286 2.98 121 661 . 2 5 0 4 0.04 2 0.02 22 10 MITCHELL, Emma 91 27- 231 2.54 101 790 . 1 6 5 8 0.09 24 0.26 27 23 TINGLIN, Jillian 47 19- 78 1.66 43 238 . 1 4 7 2 0.04 0 0.00 1 2 KELLS, Alex 83 26- 198 2.39 118 609 . 1 3 1 17 0.20 18 0.22 37 3 GARRETT, Barbara 3 3- 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 12 MICHAELSON, Mya 3 3- 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 14 FULLER, Haley 13 7- 11 0.85 11 46 . 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 0.08 2 8 GILCHRIST, Kaylee 82 28- 1 0.01 1 2 . 0 0 0 8 0.10 11 0.13 16 4 SCHILLING, Erica 47 20- 0 0.00 0 0 . 0 0 0 5 0.11 5 0.11 7 16 MARTINEZ, Emily 93 28- 1 0.01 1 4 . 0 0 0 41 0.44 21 0.23 32 UAB 100 28- 1271 12.7 567 3482 . 2 0 2 1190 11.9 141 1.41 200 Opponents 100 28- 1293 12.9 536 3474 . 2 1 8 1219 12.1 147 1.47 222

Dig Blocking ## Player sp re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe 11 MULLER, Brianna 92 22 257 2.79 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 15 D'CRUZ, Anna 59 0 4 0.07 1 2 3 0.05 5 1 18 HOLDERFIELD, Shelby 100 0 206 2.06 0 15 1 5 0.15 3 13 6 RUDOLPH, Emily 99 3 19 0.19 9 83 9 2 0.93 5 3 13 YOUNG, Victoria 100 0 30 0.30 22 63 8 5 0.85 19 0 5 CARLILE, Abby 96 4 111 1.16 6 61 6 7 0.70 18 0 10 MITCHELL, Emma 91 24 179 1.97 2 26 2 8 0.31 11 1 23 TINGLIN, Jillian 47 5 20 0.43 3 10 1 3 0.28 4 0 2 KELLS, Alex 83 34 196 2.36 6 30 3 6 0.43 6 0 3 GARRETT, Barbara 3 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 12 MICHAELSON, Mya 3 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 14 FULLER, Haley 13 2 8 0.62 0 5 5 0.38 0 0 8 GILCHRIST, Kaylee 82 8 88 1.07 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4 SCHILLING, Erica 47 6 38 0.81 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 16 MARTINEZ, Emily 93 24 243 2.61 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 - TEAM - 14 ------UAB...... 100 147 1399 13.99 49 295 196.5 1.97 71 19 Opponents...... 100 141 1408 14.08 67 315 224.5 2.24 63 35

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2018 UAB Volleyball UAB Combined Team Statistics (***FINAL***) All matches

Overall record: 13-15 Conf: 5-9 Home: 4-3 Away: 3-9 Neutral: 6-3

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 11 MULLER, Brianna 92 6 0.07 0 17 .3 5 3 55 0.60 16 13 0.17 22 257 2.79 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 - 15 D'CRUZ, Anna 59 10 0.17 2 27 .2 9 6 2 0.03 0 1 0.00 0 4 0.07 1 2 3 0.05 5 1 - 18 HOLDERFIELD, Shelby 100 60 0.60 18 160 .2 6 2 1041 10.41 24 16 0.24 0 206 2.06 0 15 15 0.15 3 13 - 6 RUDOLPH, Emily 99 188 1.90 71 453 .2 5 8 2 0.02 2 9 0.02 3 19 0.19 9 83 92 0.93 5 3 - 13 YOUNG, Victoria 100 201 2.01 80 475 .2 5 5 5 0.05 17 17 0.17 0 30 0.30 22 63 85 0.85 19 0 - 5 CARLILE, Abby 96 286 2.98 121 661 .2 5 0 4 0.04 2 22 0.02 4 111 1.16 6 61 67 0.70 18 0 - 10 MITCHELL, Emma 91 231 2.54 101 790 .1 6 5 8 0.09 24 27 0.26 24 179 1.97 2 26 28 0.31 11 1 - 23 TINGLIN, Jillian 47 78 1.66 43 238 .1 4 7 2 0.04 0 1 0.00 5 20 0.43 3 10 13 0.28 4 0 - 2 KELLS, Alex 83 198 2.39 118 609 .1 3 1 17 0.20 18 37 0.22 34 196 2.36 6 30 36 0.43 6 0 - 3 GARRETT, Barbara 3 0 0.00 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 - 12 MICHAELSON, Mya 3 0 0.00 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 - 14 FULLER, Haley 13 11 0.85 11 46 .0 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 0.08 2 8 0.62 0 5 5 0.38 0 0 - 8 GILCHRIST, Kaylee 82 1 0.01 1 2 .0 0 0 8 0.10 11 16 0.13 8 88 1.07 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 - 4 SCHILLING, Erica 47 0 0.00 0 0 .0 0 0 5 0.11 5 7 0.11 6 38 0.81 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 - 16 MARTINEZ, Emily 93 1 0.01 1 4 .0 0 0 41 0.44 21 32 0.23 24 243 2.61 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 - UAB 100 1271 12.71 567 3482 .2 0 2 1190 11.90 141 200 1.41 147 1399 13.99 49 295 196.5 1.97 71 19 - Opponents 100 1293 12.93 536 3474 .2 1 8 1219 12.19 147 222 1.47 141 1408 14.08 67 315 224.5 2.24 63 35 -

Team Statistics UAB OPP Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. ATTACK Aug 24 at TCU L 0-3 19-25,23-25,22-25 796 K i l ls 1271 1293 Aug 25 vs SIUE W 3-1 25-20,20-25,25-20,25-16 115 E r r o r s 567 536 Aug 25 vs Green Bay W 3-0 25-18,25-22,25-21 0 Total Attacks 3482 3474 Aug 31 vs Florida A&M W 3-0 25-20,25-12,30-28 101 Attack Pct .2 0 2 .2 1 8 Aug 31 vs Central Arkansas W 3-2 25-16,27-25,21-25,26-28,16-14 169 K i l ls / S e t 12.7 12.9 Sep 01 at UT Martin W 3-1 24-26,25-20,25-19,25-21 398 SET Sep 01 vs Memphis L 0-3 21-25,24-26,19-25 111 A s s is t s 1190 1219 Sep 04 at ALABAMA STATE W 3-0 27-25,25-16,25-13 459 A s s is t s / S e t 11.9 12.2 Sep 07 at Clemson L 1-3 26-24,22-25,23-25,25-27 876 SERVE Sep 08 vs North Dakota W 3-0 29-27,25-15,25-21 116 A c e s 141 147 Sep 08 vs Troy W 3-0 25-17,27-25,25-19 112 E r r o r s 200 222 Sep 14 vs Western Michigan L 1-3 18-25,20-25,25-22,21-25 0 A c e s / S e t 1.4 1.5 Sep 15 at Michigan State L 0-3 7-25,16-25,25-27 0 SERVE RECEPTIONS Sep 15 vs Albany L 0-3 13-25,22-25,22-25 0 E r r o r s 147 141 *Sep 21 at FIU L 0-3 22-25,21-25,16-25 190 E r r o r s /S e t 1.5 1.4 *9/23/2018 at Florida Atlantic L 0-3 17-25,21-25,23-25 137 DEFENSE *Sep 28 MARSHALL W 3-0 25-18,25-18,25-18 467 D ig s 1399 1408 *Oct 05 UTEP W 3-1 17-25,25-18,25-15,25-23 407 D ig s /S e t 14.0 14.1 *Oct 07 UTSA L 1-3 17-25,20-25,25-19,16-25 375 BLOCKING *Oct 12 at WKU W 3-1 25-22,25-23,17-25,25-17 478 Block Solo 49 67 *Oct 14 at Charlotte L 0-3 15-25,22-25,22-25 604 Block Assist 295 315 *Oct 19 at Middle Tennessee L 0-3 22-25,16-25,22-25 113 Total Blocks 196.5 224.5 *Oct 21 NORTH TEXAS L 2-3 25-23,21-25,24-26,25-20,8-15 314 B lo c k s / S e t 2.0 2.2 *Oct 26 LA TECH W 3-2 26-28,23-25,25-22,25-20,17-15 303 Block Errors 71 63 *Oct 28 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W 3-0 25-22,25-23,25-16 305 Ball handling errors 19 35 *Nov 02 at Southern Miss L 1-3 16-25,25-20,22-25,23-25 443 ATTENDANCE *Nov 04 at Rice L 1-3 18-25,13-25,25-19,21-25 803 T o t a l 2514 5297 *Nov 08 WKU L 1-3 22-25,25-20,18-25,21-25 343 Dates/Avg Per Date 7/359 12/441 Neutral site #/Avg 9/80 Record in 3-set matches:7-8 • Record in 4-set matches:4-6 • Record in 5-set matches:2-1 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 -

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Final 2018 Conference USA Standings C-USA VOLLEYBALL AWARDS

C-USA All Matches FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE Team W-L Pct . Streak W-L Pct . Home Away Neutral Last 10 Yumi Garcia ...... Charlotte Rice^ 12-2 .857 L1 24-7 .774 13-1 5-5 6-1 7-3 Sigourney Kame ...... Florida Atlantic FAU 11-3 .786 L1 21-7 .750 14-0 5-4 2-3 7-3 Ivone Martinez ...... Florida Atlantic UTSA 11-3 .786L1 19-8 .704 6-4 8-2 5-2 7-3 Massiel Matos ...... Florida Atlantic WKU 11-3 .786 L1 20-10 667. 11-4 8-2 1-4 6-4 North Texas 11-3 .786 L1 19-17 .528 12-5 6-9 1-3 8-2 Valerie Valerian ...... North Texas FIU 9-5 .643 L1 19-12 .613 12-1 3-8 4-3 5-5 Karley York ...... North Texas Southern Miss 7-7 .500L1 17-15 .531 9-3 5-7 3-5 6-4 Nicole Lennon ...... Rice Charlotte 6-8 .429L1 16-15 .516 7-4 5-8 4-3 5-5 Grace Morgan ...... Rice UAB 5-9 .357L3 13-15 .464 4-3 3-9 6-3 3-7 Marshall 3-11 .214 L7 10-19 .345 4-5 2-11 4-3 2-8 Lee Ann Cunningham ...... Rice Middle Tennessee 2-12 143 . L6 7-21 .250 2-9 2-11 3-1 2-8 Sarah Bell ...... Southern Miss UTEP 2-12 143 . L2 5-21 192 . 1-8 2-9 2-4 2-8 Kylie Grandy ...... Southern Miss Louisiana Tech 1-13 .071L13 6-23 .207 2-7 1-10 3-6 0-10 Rachel Anderson ...... WKU ^ 2018 C-USA Regular Season Champion SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE Reanna Richardson ...... Charlotte 2018 C-USA ONLY STATISTICS Jocelyn Stoner ...... Charlotte Tyra Galloway ...... Charlotte TEAM OFFENSE HIT % KILLS BLOCKS ACES DIGS ASSISTS Abbi Reid ...... Florida Atlantic Charlotte .223 690 150 .0 48 889 650 Margherita Bianchin ...... Florida International FIU .206 644 109 .5 61 731 613 Ciara Debell ...... Marshall Florida Atlantic 270. 893 115 .5 75 896 858 Bailey Mason ...... Middle Tennessee Louisiana Tech 172. 585 104 .0 53 761 537 Barbara Teakell ...... North Texas Marshall 189. 633 77 .5 48 800 574 Jordyn Williams ...... North Texas Middle Tennessee 187. 504 55 .5 49 553 475 Anota Adekunle ...... Rice North Texas .262 711 121 .5 57 765 648 Alexis Coombs ...... Southern Miss Rice .271 802 133 .5 62 1012 753 Macey Austin ...... UTEP Southern Miss .226 775 146 .0 58 835 717 Kara Teal ...... UTSA UAB .203 661 87 .5 68 720 614 Kirby Smith ...... UTSA UTEP 163 . 592 113 .0 46 780 546 Amanda Gonzales ...... UTSA UTSA .217 847 110 .0 80 1014 793 Sophia Cerino ...... WKU WKU .255 711 128 .0 84 724 676 PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2018 OVERALL SEASON STATISTICS Nicole Lennon ...... Rice TEAM OFFENSE HIT % KILLS BLOCKS ACES DIGS ASSISTS SETTER OF THE YEAR Charlotte .225 1523 317 .0 131 1997 1428 Ivone Martinez ...... Florida Atlantic FIU 199 . 1485 244 .0 153 1684 1391 Florida Atlantic 282. 1517 191 .5 168 1460 1440 LIBERO OF THE YEAR Louisiana Tech 165. 1213 193 .0 132 1634 1120 Yumi Garcia ...... Charlotte Marshall 179 . 1329 164 .5 121 1705 1224 Middle Tennessee 175. 1180 138 .5 123 1359 1098 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR North Texas .231 1702 271 .5 154 1877 1563 Kirby Smith ...... UTSA Rice .258 1727 273 .5 144 2143 1621

Southern Miss .236 1720 303 .5 157 1770 1572 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR UAB .203 1271 196 .5 141 1398 1190 Tyra Galloway ...... Charlotte UTEP 160 . 1050 186 .0 91 1442 1050 UTSA .222 1380 189 .0 157 1665 1380 COACH OF THE YEAR WKU .236 1403 237 .0 175 1597 1403 Genny Volpe ...... Rice

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UAB HISTORY UAB VOLLEYBALL ALL-TIME ROSTER

A Shelby Holderfield...... 2017-2018 Zahria Richard ...... 2014-2017 Kenley Adams...... 2016-2017 Nanea Holmes ...... 2002 Ashley Ricks...... 2011-12 Haylee Adkins...... 2006-07 Becca Howard...... 2010-13 Sara Rishell ...... 2013-14 Ginny Alexander...... 1983-85 Wendy Huber...... 1990-93 Tammy Robertson...... 1989-92 Terri Andrews...... 1984-85 Whitney Hudson...... 2009 Lorraine Rogers...... 1979 Kim Arnold...... 1991-95 Aubrey Huffman ...... 2019-Pre . Emily Rudolph...... 2015-2018 Amy Hunter ...... 2015 B S Denise Bailey...... 1992-95 I Ashley Sargent...... 1983-86 Bree Barnard ...... 1992-95 Hailey Isham...... 1995-98 Faith Savage...... 2019 Pre . Hilary Beck...... 1988-92 Erica Schilling...... 2018-Pres . Kim Bigham...... 1979 J Patti Schroder...... 1985-86 Chelsea Bishop...... 1993 Rachel James...... 2008-09 Emma Schroer...... 2013-15 Mary Leah Boggan...... 1979-81 Haley Jared...... 2014-2017 Cheri Schmidt...... 1989-90 Shondra Bonovitch ...... 1984-87 Jennifer Johnson...... 1986-88 Debbi Schultz...... 1984-85 Kathy Bowditch...... 1994 Suzie Johnson...... 1989-92 Tammy Schultz...... 1984 Nicole Bowland...... 2004-07 Meredith Jones...... 2004 Sam Serley...... 2009-12 Karen Boyd...... 2000-03 Lindsay Joyce...... 2000-02 Molly Shahan...... 1982-83 Ivana Bozic...... 2005-08 Martina Shields...... 2000-03 Jordan Brown...... 2017 K Petra Silic...... 2016-2017 Deborah Burgess...... 1979-81 Dina Katsoulis...... 1999-02 Lindsay Simmons...... 2012-14 Donna Burke...... 1984 Alex Kells...... 2017-pre . Michele Simmons...... 2010-12 Laura Burke...... 1997-00 Kerra Kepley...... 2001 Sam Skinner...... 2012-13 Ruth King...... 1982 Ally Slaughter...... 2010-13 C Linda Kirschbaum...... 1986-87 Kristy Smith ...... 1998-99 Blair Canant...... 2000 Grace Koper...... 2019-Pre . Suzay Smith...... 1989-92 Abby Carlile...... 2017-pre . Hannah Kowal ...... 2013 Thais Soares...... 2010-11 Lindsay Carnohan...... 2003 Amber Sorensen...... 2001 Becky Carr ...... 1979-81 L Veronica Starr...... 1982 Daniela Cavallo...... 2010 Katrine LaCroix...... 1987-88 Nevena Stefanov...... 2005-08 Mellissa Cobb...... 1988-91 Andrea Lalic...... 2006-09 Karen Steuer...... 1996-99 Caitlin Conner...... 2015-16 Tonya Larson ...... 1994-97 Tracy Strickland...... 1982 Shaniquwa Cooper ...... 2004-07 Kristi Lee...... 2001-02 Terri Steeb ...... 1995-98 Leann Crockett ...... 1986 Michele Lewis...... 1980-83 Kassidy Sullivan...... 2015-16 Charli Lindley...... 2004-05 Ashlyn Sunseri ...... 2014-15 D Jenna Link...... 2003-04 Breanne Swenson...... 2002-03 Anna D’Cruz ...... 2017-pre . Jessica Liptak...... 2001 Joanna Szeszycki ...... 2004 Donna Deason ...... 1980-83 Christine Lorentz...... 1999 Heather Dempsey...... 1997-00 T Casey Dent...... 2005-08 M Libby Takenaka...... 1986-87 Gabby Deshotel...... 2013-2017 Kiana Mack...... 2019-Pre . Aley Tallman...... 2006, 2009 Heather Dillard...... 1992-94 Allison Magner...... 2001-02 Abby Thatcher...... 1995-98 Fernanda Domingos...... 2006-07 Cheri Magsam...... 1988 Bethanie Thomas ...... 2013-14 Lilly Domingos...... 2007-08 Chip Mahaffey ...... 1993-94 Heather Thomas...... 2008-11 Gina Doss...... 1984-87 Fernanda Maida ...... 2019-Pre . Kim Thomas...... 1979-81 Sharilee Doty...... 1992-95 Emily Martinez...... 2015-2018 Lexy Thomas...... 2019-Pre . Mariah McCallum...... 2012-13 Jillian Tinglin...... 2015-2018 E Janet McCrary...... 1984 Amber Treace...... 2013-16 Trisha Eddy...... 1995-98 Jordan McDonald ...... 2008-10 Samanta Tucillo ...... 2002 Leslie Ekpe...... 2014 Mandy Miller ...... 1993-96 Mya Michaelson ...... 2018-Pre . U F Emma Mitchell...... 2016-Pre . Michelle Uzoh...... 2009-10 Rachel Fairbanks...... 2010-13 Gabbi Moreno...... 2014-15 Renee Fangman...... 1986-87 Kate Morrell...... 2010-12 V Molly Farrell...... 1991 Rachel Morse...... 2019-Pre . Aleksandra Vujovic...... 2005-08 Denise Feer...... 1999 Michele Moses...... 1983-85 Kaitlyn Filar...... 2004 Brianna Muller ...... 2018-Pre . W Leigh Fincher ...... 1979 Jessica Murphy...... 1979-81 Jill Waddell...... 1992-93 Belinda Fitzsimmons...... 1987 Julie Myers...... 1986-89 Tammy Washer...... 1993-94 Ellen Fleisher ...... 2001 Lisa Watts...... 1983 Emily Foreman...... 2007-09 N Meredith Walker...... 2003-04 Andrea Fountain...... 1989-90 Sydney Nelson ...... 2014-15 Velissa Weatherby...... 1982 Haley Fuller ...... 2017-2018 Collin Nichols ...... 2014 Karla Wehrle...... 1998-99 Cassaundra Fuqua...... 1988-89 Vicki Norwood...... 1980-81 Baley West...... 2014-16 Leah Nye ...... 2007 Amy White ...... 2005 G Beulah Williams...... 1979-81 Kirsten Gallagher...... 2009-12 O MacKenzie Wilson...... 2008-09 Brianna Galvin...... 2003-04, 2006-07 Cassi Ociesa ...... 2003-04 Alison Woods...... 2009-12 Kellyanne Gandy...... 1995-98 Isabel Oquendo...... 2003-05 Barbara Garrett...... 2017-pre . Karyn Oliver...... 1996-97 Y Kaylee Gilchrist...... 2016-pre . Laura Opperman...... 1980-83 Victoria Young...... 2014- 2018 Jill Gilmour...... 1987-88 Stephanie Overfelt ...... 1988-91 Diane Goodwin...... 1988 Sheila Owens ...... 1980-81 Z Kilee Goetz...... 2002 Erika Zembyla...... 2016-2017 Kasey Goth...... 2003 P Shelly Greene...... 1998-01 Patty Paniagua...... 2008-09 * Bold indicates current players Bilun Gunal...... 2003 Savannah Pegg...... 2008-09 Katrina Gunsorek...... 1997-99 Kristen Pettey...... 1997-00 Tiffany Gunsorek ...... 1999 Angie Ping ...... 2004-07 Angela Powell...... 1986 H Kris Procter...... 1983 Kathy Hardwick...... 1982 Artie Pyeatt...... 1984-85 Angie Harris...... 1983 Robin Pyeatt...... 1985 Toni Herron...... 1991-94 Sydney Hinds...... 2015-17 R Carolyn Higgins ...... 1982-84 Janette Raczek...... 1994-95 Kiriana Hirini...... 2011-14 Danielle Reaves ...... 1988-91 33 UABSPORTS .COM UAB VOLLEYBALL ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS

Akron...... 1-1 Jacksonville ...... 10-8 Sam Houston State...... 2-5 Alabama...... 11-16 Jacksonville State...... 13-10 Samford ...... 26-3 Alabama A&M ...... 11-1 James Madison...... 2-0 San Diego State ...... 0-1. Alabama State...... 17-6 Judson...... 0-1 San Francisco...... 0-1 Albany ...... 0-2 Kansas...... 1-0 San Jose State...... 0-2 Alcorn State...... 2-0 Kennesaw State...... 1-0 Savannah State...... 1-0 Appalachian State...... 1-0 Kentucky...... 0-1 SE Missouri State ...... 1-0 Arizona...... 0-1 Lake City CC...... 1-0 Seton Hall...... 1-0 Arizona State...... 0-1 Lamar...... 1-5 SMU...... 3-8 Arkansas ...... 1-2 Lawson State CC...... 1-0 South Alabama...... 21-17 Arkansas-Little Rock...... 1-1 Lipscomb...... 2-0 South Carolina ...... 1-7 Arkansas State...... 6-5 Livingston...... 2-0 South Carolina State...... 1-0 Auburn...... 8-24 Long Island...... 1-0 South Florida...... 0-0 Austin Peay ...... 8-2 Louisiana-Monroe...... 2-2 Southeastern Louisiana...... 3-1 Ball State ...... 0-1 Louisiana-Lafayette ...... 3-2 Southern ...... 1-0 Baylor ...... 0-2 Louisiana Tech...... 3-3 Southern Benedictine ...... 2-0 Belmont...... 1-2 LSU...... 0-3 Southern Illinois...... 0-2 Boston College...... 0-1 Louisville ...... 0-12 Southern Illinois Edwardsville...... 1-0 Bowling Green...... 0-1 Loyola (Ill .)...... 0-2 Southern Miss...... 25-26 Buffalo...... 3-0 Marist...... 1-0 Southwestern Louisiana...... 2-1 Butler...... 2-2 Marquette...... 9-8 Southwest Texas...... 0-1 Cal-Riverside...... 0-1 Marshall...... 13-11 ...... 0-1 Cal-Santa Barbara...... 0-1 Maryland-Baltimore County...... 0-1 Stephen F Austin...... 1-2 Cal State-Northridge...... 0-2 Maryland-Eastern Shore...... 1-0 Stetson...... 2-1 Centenary...... 2-0 McNeese State...... 1-0 Stillman...... 1-0 Central Arkansas...... 1-0 Memphis...... 18-35 Temple...... 1-0 Charleston...... 0-2 Mercer ...... 9-1 Tennessee...... 3-5 Charleston Southern...... 4-0 . Miami-Dade CC...... 0-1 Tennessee State...... 7-0 Charlotte...... 19-12 Miami (Fla .)...... 1-1 Tennessee Tech...... 10-5 Chattanooga...... 6-2 Miami (Ohio)...... 0-4 Texas A&M...... 1-0 Chicago State...... 1-1 Michigan State ...... 0-2 TCU...... 1-8 Cincinnati...... 6-14 Middle Tennessee...... 17-10 Texas Southern...... 1-0 Clemson...... 5-4 Milwaukee ...... 1-0 Texas Tech...... 0-2 Cleveland State...... 1-0 Minnesota...... 0-3 Toledo...... 2-2 Costal Carolina...... 1-0 Mississippi ...... 5-22 Towson...... 1-0 Colorado State...... 0-1 Mississippi State...... 17-11 Troy ...... 24-7 Cornell...... 2-0 Mississippi University for Women...... 6-9 Tulane...... 13-10 Covenant ...... 2-0 Mississippi Valley State...... 4-0 Tulsa...... 3-12 Creighton...... 2-0 UMKC...... 0-1 Tuskegee...... 2-2 Dayton...... 1-3 Missouri State...... 1-0 UC Davis...... 1-0 Delaware...... 2-0 Montana...... 1-1 UCF ...... 14-7 DePaul...... 11-11 Montevallo...... 8-10 UCLA...... 0-1 Drake...... 1-0 Morehead State...... 2-1 UMASS-Lowell...... 1-0 Duke...... 0-2 Murray State...... 6-2 UNC-Ashville...... 3-1 East Carolina ...... 17-4 Navy...... 1-0 UNC-Greensboro...... 2-0 East Tennessee State...... 3-2 Nebraska ...... 0-1 USF...... 8-33 Eastern Illinois...... 0-1 Nevada...... 0-2 Utah...... 0-1 Eastern Kentucky...... 8-1 New Mexico...... 1-1 Utah State...... 0-1 Eastern Michigan...... 0-2 New Mexico State...... 0-1 UTEP...... 12-5 Eastern Washington...... 0-1 New Orleans...... 7-4 . . UT Martin...... 4-3 Elon...... 1-0 Nicholls State ...... 2-1 UTPA...... 1-0 Erskine...... 1-0 North Alabama ...... 3-8 UTSA...... 1-10 Evansville...... 0-2 North Carolina ...... 0-2 Valparaiso...... 1-1 Fairfield...... 0-1 N .C . State...... 2-2 Virginia...... 0-1 Florida...... 0-4 North Dakota ...... 2-0 VCU...... 7-6 Florida A&M...... 4-0 North Florida...... 0-0 Virginia Tech...... 0-3 Florida Atlantic ...... 1-5 North Texas...... 1-6 Wake Forest...... 0-1 Florida International...... 2-7 Northeast Louisiana ...... 1-1 Washington State ...... 0-1 Florida Southern...... 0-1 Northeastern...... 1-0 Weber State ...... 0-1 Florida State...... 1-6 Nrortheastern Illinois ...... 1-0 West Georgia ...... 1-0 Furman ...... 2-2 Northern Arizona ...... 0-1 West Virginia...... 0-1 Gardner-Webb ...... 0-1 Northern Iowa...... 0-1 Western Carolina ...... 1-2 . George Mason ...... 0-2 Northwestern State...... 2-1 . . Western Illinois...... 1-1 George Washington ...... 1-2 Notre Dame ...... 0-1 Western Kentucky...... 22-10 Georgia ...... 0-14 Ohio...... 1-4 Western Michigan...... 0-2 Georgia Southern...... 3-0 Ohio State...... 0-1 William & Mary...... 0-1 Georgia State ...... 11-3 Oklahoma...... 0-2 Winthrop...... 1-2 Georgia Tech...... 16-3 Pacific...... 0-1 Wisconsin Green Bay...... 2-0 Gonzaga...... 0-1 Penn State ...... 0-1 Wofford ...... 1-0 Hampton ...... 1-0 Pensacola JC...... 3-0 Wright State...... 3-0 Hawaii-Hilo...... 0-2 Pittsburgh...... 1-3 Wyoming ...... 2-0 Hofstra...... 0-2 Portland...... 0-2 Xavier...... 1-1 Houston...... 4-18 Portland State...... 0-1 Youngstown State...... 1-0 Huntingdon...... 1-1 Presbyterian...... 1-0 Idaho State...... 0-1 Providence...... 0-2 *2019 Opponents in Bold Indiana...... 0-3 Purdue...... 0-2 Indiana State ...... 0-2 Radford ...... 0-1 Iowa...... 0-2 Rice...... 8-13 Iowa State...... 0-1 Rhode Island...... 0-1 IUPUI...... 1-1 Rollins College ...... 0-1 Illinois ...... 0-1 Rutgers...... 1-0 Illinois State...... 0-2 Sacramento State...... 0-1 Jackson State ...... 2-0 Saint Louis...... 8-11 34 UABSPORTS .COM UAB VOLLEYBALL

UABUAB RECORDSRECORDS UAB VOLLEYBALL SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS KILLS 1 . Tonya Larson ...... 668 (1996) 7 . Mellissa Cobb ...... 86 (1988) 2 . Tonya Larson ...... 663 (1997) 8 . Julie Myers ...... 81 (1989) 3 . Ivana Bozic ...... 656 (2006) Ginny Alexander ...... 81 (1989) 4 . Mellissa Cobb ...... 565 (1991) 10 . Mellissa Cobb ...... 79 (1989) 5 . Julie Myers ...... 525 (1989) 6 . Laura Opperman ...... 514 (1983) BLOCK SOLOS 7 . Mellissa Cobb ...... 504 (1990) 1 . Julie Myers ...... 73 (1990) Gabby Deshotel ...... 504 (2015) 2 . Hillary Beck ...... 47 (1990) 8 . Mellissa Cobb ...... 501 (1989) Janet McCrary ...... 47 (1984) 9 . Danielle Reaves ...... 477 (2002) Sam Serley ...... 47 . (2012) 10 . Martina Shields ...... 457 (2002) 5 . Terri Steeb ...... 46 (1995) Julie Myers ...... 457 (1988) 6 . Julie Myers ...... 43 (1988) Shondra Bonovitch ...... 43 (1985) TOTAL ATTEMPTS 8 . Chelsea Bishop ...... 38 (1993) 1 . Tonya Larson ...... 1,723 (1996) 9 . Michele Moses ...... 37 (1985) 2 . Ivana Bozic ...... 1,684 (2004) 10 . Sam Serley ...... 36 (2010) 3 . Tonya Larson ...... 1,605 (1997) 4 . Gabby Deshotel ...... 1,473 (2015) BLOCK ASSISTS 5 . Mellissa Cobb ...... 1,275 (1991) 1 . Terri Steeb ...... 142 (1996) 6 . Ivana Bozic ...... 1,267 (2008) 2 . Sam Serley ...... 138 (2012) 7 . Denise Feer ...... 1,185 (1999) 3 . Hailey Isham ...... 134 (1997) 8 . Mellissa Cobb ...... 1,181 (1989) 4 . Sam Serley ...... 121 (2011) 9 . Martina Shields ...... 1,179 (2003) 5 . HIlary Beck ...... 116 (1991) 10 . Trisha Eddy ...... 1,171 (1998) 6 . Chelsea Bishop ...... 115 (1993) Sara Rishell ...... 115 (2013) ATTACK PERCENTAGE 8 . Toni Herron ...... 114 (1991) (Minimum of 500 attempts) 9 . Hilary Beck ...... 113 (1992) 1 . Laura Opperman ...... 424 (1983) 10 . Hailey Isham ...... 112 (1995) 2 . Lisa Watts ...... 404 (1983) 3 . Sam Serley ...... 380 (2012) TOTAL BLOCKS 4 . Danielle Reaves ...... 379 (1990) 1 . Sam Serley ...... 185 (2012) 5 . Casey Dent ...... 365 (2008) 2 . Julie Myers ...... 175 (1989) 6 . Julie Myers ...... 355 (1989) 3 . Terri Steeb ...... 168 (1996) 7 . Sara Rishell ...... 350 (2013) 4 . Hailey Isham ...... 166 (1997) 8 . Casey Dent ...... 347 (2006) 5 . Sam Serley ...... 154 (2011) 9 . Mellissa Cobb ...... 340 (1990) Hillary Beck ...... 154 (1990) 10 . Kiriana Hirini ...... 336 (2013) 7 . Chlesea Bishop ...... 153 (1993) 8 . Hilary Beck ...... 149 (1992) ASSISTS 9 . Hailey Isham ...... 146 (1995) 1 . Tammy Robertson ...... 1,763 (1991) Terri Steeb ...... 146 (1995) 2 . Tammy Robertson ...... 1,746 (1991) Toni Herron ...... 146 (1991) 3 . Nevena Stefanov ...... 1,739 (2006) 4 . Jill Gilmour ...... 1,600 (1988) DIGS 5 . Tammy Robertson ...... 1,584 (1992) 1 . Rachel Fairbanks ...... 653 (2012) 6 . Tammy Robertson ...... 1,557 (1989) 2 . Heather Thomas ...... 631 (2011) 7 . Patti Schroder ...... 1,496 (1985) 3 . Rachel Fairbanks ...... 609 (2013) 8 . Nevena Stefanov ...... 1,467 (2008) 4 . Heather Thomas ...... 607 (2010) 9 . Heather Dillard ...... 1,397 (1994) 5 . Brianna Galvin ...... 592 (2007) 10 . Heather Dillard ...... 1,388 (1993) 6 . Heather Thomas ...... 586 (2009) 7 . Emma Schroer ...... 521 (2015) SERVICE ACES 8 . Brianna Galvin ...... 518 (2007) 1 . Mellissa Cobb ...... 112 (1990) 9 . Danielle Reaves ...... 476 (1990) 2 . Mellissa Cobb ...... 111 (1991) 10 . Julie Myers ...... 458 (1987) 3 . Patti Schroder ...... 95 (1985) 4 . Ashley Sargent ...... 94 (1984) 5 . Julie Myers ...... 92 (1988) 6 . Danielle Reaves ...... 87 (1990)

36 UABSPORTS .COM UAB VOLLEYBALL CAREER RECORDS KILLS 9 . Suzie Johnson ...... 195 (1989-92) 1 . Mellissa Cobb ...... 2,029 (1988-91) Ashley Sargent ...... 195 (1983-86) 2 . Tonya Larson ...... 1,982 (1994-97) 3 . Ivana Bozic ...... 1,874 (2005-08) BLOCK SOLOS 4 . Danielle Reaves ...... 1,616 (1988-91) 1 . Julie Myers ...... 139 (1986-89) 5 . Julie Myers ...... 1,463 (1986-89) 2 . Hilary Beck ...... 136 (1988-82) 6 . Wendy Huber ...... 1,450 (1990-93) Sam Serley ...... 136 (2009-12) 7 . Martina Shields ...... 1,427 (2000-03) 4 . Haiely Isham ...... 124 (1995-98) 8 . Hilary Beck ...... 1,420 (1988-92) 5 . Shondra Bonovitch ...... 108 (1984-87) 9 . Casey Dent ...... 1,284 (2005-08) 6 . Jennifer Johnson ...... 103 (1986-88) 10 . Sam Serley ...... 1,245 (2009-12) 7 . Terri Steeb ...... 100 (1995-98) 8 . Toni Herron ...... 81 (1991-94) TOTAL ATTEMPTS 9 . Michele Moses ...... 80 (1983-85) 1 . Tonya Larson ...... 5,060 (1994-97) 10 . Karen Boyd ...... 53 (2000-03) 2 . Ivana Bozic ...... 4,954 (2005-08) Ginny Alexander ...... 53 (1983-85) 3 . Mellissa Cobb ...... 4,705 (1988-91) 4 . Danielle Reaves ...... 4,021 (1988-91) BLOCK ASSISTS 5 . Martina Shields ...... 3,756 (2000-03) 1 . Sam Serley ...... 428 (2009-12) 6 . Julie Myers ...... 3,600 (1986-89) 2 . Hailey Isham ...... 411 (1995-98) 7 . Wendy Huber ...... 3,480 (1990-93) Hilary Beck ...... 411 (1988-92) 8 . Hilary Beck ...... 3,316 (1988-92) 4 . Terri Steeb ...... 352 (1995-98) 9 . Trisha Eddy ...... 3,145 (1995-98) 5 . Wendy Huber ...... 316 (1990-93) 10 . Toni Herron ...... 3,075 (1991-94) 6 . Shaniquwa Cooper ...... 307 (2004-07) 7 . Karen Boyd ...... 274 (2000-03) ATTACK PERCENTAGE Kim Arnold ...... 274 (1991-95) (Minimum of 1,000 attempts) 9 . Toni Herron ...... 271 (1991-94) 1 . Tammy Robertson ...... 389 (1989-92) 10 . Casey Dent ...... 268 (2005-08) 2 . Sam Serley ...... 340 (2009-12) 3 . Casey Dent ...... 333 (2005-08) TOTAL BLOCKS 4 . Danielle Reaves ...... 308 (1988-91) 1 . Sam Serley ...... 564 (2009-12) 5 . Lilly Domingos ...... 305 (2007-08) 2 . Hilary Beck ...... 547 (1988-92) 6 . Mellissa Cobb ...... 279 (1988-91) 3 . Hailey Isham ...... 535 (1995-98) 7 . Hilary Beck ...... 275 (1988-92) 4 . Terri Steeb ...... 452 (1995-98) 8 . Tonya Larson ...... 259 (1994-97) 5 . Julie Myers ...... 388 (1986-89) 9 . Kirsten Gallagher ...... 247 (2009-12) 6 . Shondra Bonovitch ...... 356 (1984-87) 10 . Shondra Bonovitch ...... 243 (1984-87) 7 . Toni Herron ...... 352 (1991-93) 8 . Shaniquwa Cooper ...... 347 (2004-07) ASSISTS 9 . Wendy Huber ...... 336 (1990-93) 1 . Tammy Robertson ...... 6,650 (1989-92) 10 . Karen Boyd ...... 327 (2000-03) 2 . Nevena Stefanov ...... 5,839 (2005-08) 3 . Abby Thatcher ...... 4,872 (1995-98) DIGS 4 . Alison Woods ...... 3,707 (2009-12) 1 . Heather Thomas ...... 2,131 (2008-11) 5 . Jill Gilmour ...... 2,948 (1987-88) 2 . Danielle Reaves ...... 1,651 (1988-91) 6 . Heather Dillard ...... 2,785 (1993-94) 3 . Brianna Galvin ...... 1,650 (2005-07) 7 . Patti Schroder ...... 2,480 (1985-86) 4 . Mellissa Cobb ...... 1,533 (1988-91) 8 . Becca Howard ...... 2,411 (2010-13) 5 . Julie Myers ...... 1,413 (1986-89) 9 . Bree Barnard ...... 2,375 (1992-95) 6 . Ivana Bozic ...... 1,394 (2005-08) 10 . Heather Dempsey ...... 2,284 (1997-00) 7 . Aleksandra Vujovic ...... 1,381 (2005-08) 8 . Rachel Fairbanks ...... 1,372 (2010-13) SERVICE ACES 9 . Tammy Robertson ...... 1,334 (1989-92) 1 . Mellissa Cobb ...... 388 (1988-91) 10 . Wendy Huber ...... 1,263 (1990-93) 2 . Julie Myers ...... 263 (1986-89) 3 . Danielle Reaves ...... 225 (1988-91) 4 . Tammy Robertson ...... 224 (1989-92) 5 . Wendy Huber ...... 218 (1990-93) 6 . Tonya Larson ...... 210 (1994-97) 7 . Ginny Alexander ...... 206 (1983-85) 8 . Ivana Bozic ...... 203 (2005-08) 37 UABSPORTS .COM 2019 UAB VOLLEYBALL

#0 Rachel Morse #1 Kiana Mack #2 Alex Kells #3 Barbara Garrett #4 Erica Schilling S | 5-7 | Fr . MB | 56-1 | Fr . OH | 6-0 | R-So . DS | 5-6 | Sr . DS | 5-7 | So . San Antonio, Texas Solon, Ohio Toronto, Canada Birmingham, Ala . Spanish Fort, Ala .

#5 Abby Carlile #6 Faith Savage #7 Lexy Thomas #8 Kaylee Gilchrist #9 Grace Koper OPP | 5-11 | Jr . DS | 5-4 | Fr . OPP/OH | 5-9 | Fr . DS | 5-6 | Sr . S | 5-7 | Fr . Southlake, Texas Stockdale, Texas San Antonio, Texas Pelham, Ala . Colleyville, Texas

#10 Emma Mitchell #11 Brianna Muller #12 Mya Michaelson #14 Aubrey Huffman #15 Anna D’Cruz OH | 6-0 | R-Jr . DS | 5-2 |So . MB | 6-0 |So . DS | 5-5 | Fr . MB | 6-3 | R-So . Charlotte, N .C . San Antonio, Texas Erie, Colo . Calera, Ala . Atlanta, Ga .

#17 Fernanda Maida Amy Pauly Shawn McLaughlin Michelle Meehan OH/RS | 6-0 | R-Fr . Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Cochabamba, Bolivia 2nd Season 2nd Season 2nd Season 35