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VIRGINIA TECH VOLLEYBALL 2012 MATCH NOTES April Goode, Associate Director of Athletics Communications O: 540-231-8823 ▪ C: 540-392-1336 ▪ EMail: [email protected] Twitter: @VT_VBall ▪ Facebook.com/hokiesports ▪ www.hokiesports.com 2012 Schedule Date Opponent Time/Results Tiger Volleyball Invitational - Columbia, Mo. Aug. 24 vs. Nicholls State W, 3-0 Virginia Tech HOKIES Virginia CAVALIERS Aug. 24 at Missouri L, 1-3 (15-14, 8-11 ACC) (9-21, 3-16 ACC) Aug. 25 vs. #23 Michigan L, 2-3 Head Coach: Chris Riley Head Coach: Dennis Hohenshelt All-Time Series Hilton Garden Inn Hokie Classic - Blacksburg, Va. UVa leads 30-29 Aug. 31 Towson W, 3-0 Sep. 1 Harvard W, 3-0 Last Meeting Sep. 1 Middle Tennessee State W, 3-1 Sept. 14, 2012 VT won 3-0 in Charlottesville High Point University Classic - High Point, N.C. Sep. 7 vs. Loyola Marymount W, 3-2 The Hokies Sep. 8 vs. George Mason W, 3-0 ▪ Tech fell to NC State 3-2 the last time out. Samantha Gostling tallied 14 kills, while Victoria Sep. 8 at High Point L, 1-3 Hamsher added 13, hitting .550 on the attack. ▪ Jennifer Wiker and Gostling are leading the Hokies with 319 kills each this season. Jordan Fish is University of Virginia Tournament - Charlottesville, Va. notching 9.79 assists per set. Allison Munter is putting up 3.85 aps. Sep. 14 at Virginia * W, 3-0 ▪ On the defensive side, LaTasha Samson-Akpan has recorded 57 blocks in 16 matches played, Sep. 15 vs. Liberty W, 3-1 averaging 1.27 per set. O'Neill is averaging 4.48 digs per set, ranking third in the league. Sep. 21 #15 Florida State * L, 2-3 ▪ Cara Baarendse just earned her third consecutive nod to the All-ACC volleyball team. Sep. 23 Miami * W, 3-0 ▪ Tech will recognize seniors Wiker, O'Neill, Baarendse and Liz Trinchere. Sep. 28 at Maryland * W, 3-2 Sep. 30 at Boston College * W, 3-0 Scouting the Cavaliers Oct. 5 at Georgia Tech * L, 1-3 ▪ Virginia was defeated by North Carolina, 3-0, the last time out. Jessica O'Shoney and Kayla led the Oct. 6 at Clemson * L, 0-3 Cavaliers in kills with eight each. Oct. 12 NC State * L, 1-3 ▪ O'Shoney leads UVA with 2.70 kills per set. Natalie Bausback is adding 2.68 and Sears is averaging Oct. 14 North Carolina * L, 0-3 2.38 kps. Tori Janowski is putting up 7.58 assists per set with Rachel Gray notching 3.84 aps. Oct. 19 Wake Forest * W, 3-1 ▪ Defensively, Morgan Blair is averaging 0.97 blocks per set. Emily Rottman is notching 4.39 digs Oct. 20 Duke * W, 3-1 Oct. 26 at #24 Miami * L, 0-3 per set. Oct. 28 at #12 Florida State * L, 0-3 Nov. 2 Clemson * L, 2-3 The Series Nov. 3 Georgia Tech * W, 3-1 ▪ Virginia holds the slight 30-29 all-time lead in the series, but the Hokies claimed a 3-0 (25-23, Nov. 9 Boston College * W, 3-0 25-15, 25-17) decision earlier this season on Sept. 14 in Charlottesville. The Hokies have won Nov. 10 Maryland * L, 1-3 the past six meetings between the two teams. Kathryn Caine had 11 kills in the game earlier this Nov. 16 at #24 North Carolina * L, 0-3 season. Samantha Gostling and Jennifer Wiker each added nine. Tori Janowski posted 10 kills for Nov. 17 at NC State * L, 2-3 the Cavaliers with Natalie Bausback tallying eight. Nov. 23 Virginia * 7 p.m. ▪ The Hokies also picked up the win last season in Blacksburg winning 3-2 (25-20, 25-22, 21-25, All times eastern 19-25, 15-9). * Denotes ACC match Media Information Friday, Nov. 23 - vs. Virginia, 7 p.m. Live Stats: www.hokiesports.com All-Access (live video): www.hokiesports.com 2012 Virginia Tech Volleyball Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown High School/Last School Club Team 1 Gabrielle Talley So. L/DS 5-9 Orlando, Fla. Lake Highland Top Select 2 Kenedy McGrath Fr. L 5-5 Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Palos Verdes Surf City 3 Allison Munter Jr. S 5-9 Chesapeake, Va. Grassfield Coastal Virginia 4 Jordan Fish So. S 5-9 North Branch, Mich. North Branch Michigan Elite 5 Kennedy Bryan Fr. OH 6-1 Alpharetta, Ga. Chattahoochee A5 7 Sydnee Arnson Fr. S 5-8 Gilbert, Ariz. Basha Arizona Storm 8 Samantha Gostling Jr. OH 6-1 Charlotte, N.C. Ardrey Kell Carolina Juniors 9 Liz Trinchere Sr. MB 6-0 Salem, Va. Glenvar Roanoke Juniors 10 Cara Baarendse Sr. MB 6-1 Mason, Ohio William Mason Cincy Classics 13 Jennifer Wiker r-Sr. OH 6-3 Charlotte, N.C. South Mecklenburg Carolina Juniors 14 Victoria Hamsher Jr. MB 6-2 Nazareth, Pa. Nazareth Synergy 15 Delaney Pittari So. DS/L 5-4 Mandeville, La. Fontainebleau Louisiana Volleyball 16 Alexa Swann Fr. MB 6-2 Mertztown, Pa. Brandywine Area Synergy 19 Morgan O’Neill Sr. OH/L 5-9 Atherton, Calif. Archbishop Mitty Vision 20 Kathryn Caine So. MB/RS 6-1 McLean, Va. Langley Northern Virginia 21 Megan Beckwith Jr. L 5-10 Leesburg, Va. Heritage/Colorado Virginia Elite 32 LaTasha Samson-Akpan So. MH 6-0 Fairlawn, Ohio Copley Cleveland Volleyball Head Coach: Pronunciation Chris Riley (Jacksonville University, 1993) Baarendse bar-END-zee Assistant Coach: Gostling Gos-ling Shelbylynn McBride (George Mason, 2003) Trinchere trin-CHAIR-ee Jen Malcom (Iowa State, 2008) Wiker wicker Volunteer Assistant: Adam McLamb (Radford, 2006) Noteworthy Three-Peat Milestone Marks Senior Cara Baarendse earned her third consecutive nod to the All-ACC The Hokies honored senior middle blocker Cara Baarendse and senior volleyball team. Baarendse has recorded 237 kills this season, averaging libero Morgan O'Neill for hitting career milestones prior to the match 2.17 kills per set while tallying a .349 attack percentage. She has posted against Towson. Baarendse tallied her 1,000th career kill during the 23 aces, 157 digs and 82 blocks. Baarendse ranks seventh in the league opening weekend of competition when she had 11 kills against Nicholls and 59th in the NCAA in attack percentage. She has recorded double-digit State. O'Neill recorded her 1,000th career dig in the final match of the kills 10 times this season. In addition, Baarendse eclipsed the 1,000 kill 2011 season against Virginia. milestone and currently has 1,229 on her career. Career Debut THIRTY! Freshmen Kenedy McGrath and Kennedy Bryan made their collegiate Senior libero Morgan O'Neill set a career-high with 30 digs against debuts during the opening weekend. McGrath appeared in all 12 sets for Georgia Tech. the Hokies, recording 32 digs. Bryan came in for two sets. Honored Receiving Recognition The Hokies honored senior outside hitterJennifer Wiker on Oct. 19 prior Senior middle blocker Cara Baarendse earned a spot on the 2012 ACC to the match against Wake Forest for hitting her 1,000th career kill. The Preseason All-Conference Team. She led the Hokies last season with 327 milestone came the previous weekend when she recorded 19 kills. kills while adding 84 blocks. She secured her second consecutive spot on the All-ACC team in 2011 and her second nod to the AVCA All-American Strong Start Honorable Mention team and earned AVCA All-East Region First Team Tech got off to one of its best starts in the ACC since joining the league in honors. 2004. The Hokies are 4-1 which matches the 2006 start. Tech's best start in league play was in 2008 when the Hokies opened the ACC slate at 7-1. Preseason Poll The Hokies were picked to finish seventh in this year's ACC Preseason Breaking the Streak Poll. Tech tallied an 18-13 overall record in 2011 and was 11-9 in the The Hokies picked up a 3-0 sweep of Miami on Sept. 23. It marked the league. Defending champion Florida State was picked to win the league first win against the Hurricanes since the 2009 season as well as the first again in 2012. time Tech has swept Miami since 2002. Representing the Red, White & Blue Tournament Honors Senior outside hitter Jennifer Wiker helped the USA White team to the Kathryn Caine earned All-Tournament honors at the High Point University gold medal in the playoffs at the 2012 U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Classic after recording 32 kills and hitting .490 on the weekend while A2 Tournament over the summer. The A2 Program features 48 collegiate adding six blocks. Junior Samantha Gostling was named the MVP at the volleyball players chosen from a field of over 200. Four separate teams Hilton Garden Inn Hokie Invitational after posting 42 kills, 16 digs and trained together before squaring off in a round-robin style tournament eight blocks on the weekend. Caine and Jordan Fish joined her on the followed by semifinal and final rounds. Senior libero Morgan O’Neill All-Tournament team. Caine hit 54.5 percent and tallied 22 kills while also competed over the summer, representing the USA in the Second Fish recorded 121 assists over the weekend. Cara Baarendse was named Annual China/USA Challenge Invitational. She joined several other top to the All-Tournament team at the Tiger Volleyball Invitational after juniors and seniors from around the country as the team traveled to recording 31 kills, three aces, 15 digs and eight blocks on the weekend. China to compete against the Chinese Junior National Team as well as top She hit for a percentage of .491.