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America East Conference
America East Conference Top-25 and Receiving Votes (Final Poll): Others: University at Albany: (17-9, 11-1 America East) 2015 Final National Ranking: None 2015 Postseason Finish: America East Title Match 2015 Conference Finish: T-1st 2015 RKPI: 129 Returning Starters/Letterwinners: 5 + libero / 7 Top Returners: Laini Leindecker (Sr., OH, 5-10, 2015 America East Co-Player of the Year, 2015 America East All-Conference First Team), Mikala McCauley (Sr., S, 5-11, 2015 America East All- Conference First Team), Nicole Otero (So., L, 5-7, 2015 America East Defensive Player of the Year, 2015 America East All-Conference Second Team), Amanda Dolan (Sr., MB, 6-3, 2015 America East All- Conference Second Team) Top Newcomers: Nina Holmes (Jr., 5-6, DS/L), Taylor Robinson (Jr., 6-1, MB), Chloe Evering (Fr., 5-10, OH) Top Players Lost: Tatum Jungsten (MB, 2015 America East All-Conference First Team) Hartford (2-27, 1-11, America East) 2015 Final National Ranking: N/A 2015 Postseason Finish: N/A 2015 Conference Finish: 1-11, 8th 2015 RKPI: N/A Returning Starters/Letterwinners: 5+Libero/6+Libero Top Returners: Katy Henchy, OH, 6-3; Paulina Modestow, OH, 6-0, America East All-Rookie Team; Rachel Moll, MB, 6-0; Astrid Mangual, S, 5-9; Paola Llerandi, L, 5-3 Top Newcomers: Karly Eastley, OH, 6-0; Jenna Bridges, MB, 6-2; Megan Scherer, S, 5-10; Nicole Etta, DS, 5-7; Jordyn Kachmar, DS, 5-2; Olivia Rougeau, MB/RS, 5-10 Top Players Lost: Kathryn Gawrych, MB, 6-0; Erinn Lavelle, DS, 5-2 Stony Brook University (12-19, 6-6 America East) 2015 Final National Ranking: -
Tabor College Tampa, University Of
Tabor College 2017 Women's Volleyball Amy Horner 2 2018 Baseball Jaxson Hooge 2 OF Men's Soccer Oscar Moyano 2 D Women's At-Large Jessica Emoto 1 Tennis 2020 Softball Madison Byrd 1 P Tampa, University of 1983 Baseball Michael Farrell 2 3B Women's Volleyball Carina Svenson 3 Blocker 1985 Men's At-Large Jeff Leonard 3 Golf Women's Basketball Penny Dickos 2 G 1986 Women's Basketball Penny Dickos 1 G Women's Basketball Cathy Fox 2 F Women's Volleyball Catherine Fox 1 S Women's Volleyball Donna Schroeder 3 H 1987 Men's At-Large Kent Engstrom 3 Soccer Men's At-Large Christian Gregory 2 Swimming Men's At-Large Jeff Leonard 3 Golf Women's Basketball Penny Dickos 1 F Women's Basketball Cathy Fox 1 F 1988 Baseball Steve Mauldin 3 OF Women's Volleyball Susanne Wolmesjo 2 H 1989 Baseball Steve Mauldin 1 OF 1990 Baseball Steve Mauldin 2 OF 1991 Men's At-Large Jorgen Adolfsson 3 Soccer 1993 Men's At-Large Niklas Fredriksson 3 Soccer 1994 Baseball David Dion 2 OF Baseball Brian Ussery 3 C Tuesday, January 19, 2021 Page 670 of 811 Year Sport Name Team Position 1996 Men's At-Large Jeff Sargent 3 CC/Track 2005 Women's Track/Cross Country Allison Macsas 1 2007 Baseball Chris Rosenbaum 1 C Women's Volleyball Margeaux Sinibaldi 3 2011 Men's Soccer Ryan Griffin 1 Women's Volleyball Eva Dupay 3 Women's Volleyball Camille Hanks 2 2012 Women's Soccer Courtney Peffley 2 M 2013 Softball Kayla Cox 3 P Women's At-Large Melissa Ciesielski 3 Crew Women's At-Large Alexandria Greenhill 2 Swimming Women's At-Large Kristine Kassl 3 Swimming Women's Volleyball Meagan Burke -
For Immediate Release
American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I All-America History (through 2017 season) School All-Americans St. John’s 1 Nebraska 43 Texas Tech 1 Stanford 37 Tulsa 1 Penn State 34 UC Irvine 1 Texas 32 Wyoming 1 Southern California 31 Marquette 1 UCLA 30 Texas-San Antonio 1 Hawai’i 30 Wichita State 1 Florida 26 Alabama 1 Washington 23 Baylor 1 Wisconsin 21 Missouri State 1 Minnesota 21 Western Kentucky 1 Brigham Young 20 Long Beach State 17 Pacific 17 Illinois 14 Ohio State 14 Colorado State 13 Kentucky 11 UC Santa Barbara 10 Michigan State 10 Arizona 10 San Diego State 9 Oregon 9 Purdue 9 Texas A&M 8 Iowa State 7 California 7 San Diego 7 Michigan 7 Louisville 6 Cal Poly 6 Arizona State 6 LSU 6 New Mexico 6 Tennessee 6 Missouri 5 Utah 5 Pepperdine 5 Florida State 4 Northern Iowa 4 Santa Clara 4 North Carolina 4 Kansas State 4 Colorado 3 Creighton 3 Kansas 3 Georgia 3 Georgia Tech 3 Northwestern 3 Pittsburgh 3 Texas-Arlington 3 Washington State 3 Oklahoma 3 Miami 3 Oregon State 2 Arkansas 2 Cincinnati 2 Clemson 2 Dayton 2 Loyola Marymount 2 Notre Dame 2 San Jose State 2 Western Michigan 2 Duke 2 Cal State Northridge 1 Fresno State 1 George Mason 1 George Washington 1 Houston 1 Idaho 1 Illinois State 1 Indiana 1 Mississippi 1 Rice 1 Sacramento State 1 Saint Louis 1 South Florida 1 Southwest Missouri State 1 American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I All-America History (through 2017 season) Illinois State 1 Missouri State 1 Mississippi 1 Rice 1 Sacramento State 1 School All-America Certificates Saint Louis 1 Nebraska 87 South Florida 1 Stanford 85 Southwest Missouri State 1 Penn State 73 St. -
2018-19 Big Ten Records Book
2018-19 BIG TEN RECORDS BOOK Big Life. Big Stage. Big Ten. BIG TEN CONFERENCE RECORDS BOOK 2018-19 71st Edition FALL SPORTS Men’s Cross Country Women’s Cross Country Field Hockey Football* Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Volleyball WINTER SPORTS SPRING SPORTS Men's Basketball* Baseball Women's Basketball* Men’s Golf Men’s Gymnastics Women’s Golf Women’s Gymnastics Men's Lacrosse Men's Ice Hockey* Women's Lacrosse Men’s Swimming and Diving Rowing Women’s Swimming and Diving Softball Men’s Indoor Track and Field Men’s Tennis Women’s Indoor Track and Field Women’s Tennis Wrestling Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Women’s Outdoor Track and Field * Records appear in separate publication 4 CONFERENCE PERSONNEL HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Faculty Representatives Basketball Coaches - Men’s 1991-1996 Lou Tepper 1896-1989 Henry H. Everett 1906 Elwood Brown 1997-2004 Ron Turner 1898-1899 Jacob K. Shell 1907 F.L. Pinckney 2005-2011 Ron Zook 1899-1906 Herbert J. Barton 1908 Fletcher Lane 2012-2016 Tim Beckman 1906-1929 George A. Goodenough 1909-1910 H.V. Juul 2017- Lovie Smith 1929-1936 Alfred C. Callen 1911-1912 T.E. Thompson 1936-1949 Frank E. Richart 1913-1920 Ralph R. Jones Golf Coaches - Men’s 1950-1959 Robert B. Browne 1921-1922 Frank J. Winters 1922-1923 George Davis 1959-1968 Leslie A. Bryan 1923-1936 J. Craig Ruby 1924 Ernest E. Bearg 1968-1976 Henry S. Stilwell 1937-1947 Douglas R. Mills 1925-1928 D.L. Swank 1976-1981 William A. -
WISCONSIN VOLLEYBALL 2016 RECORD BOOK Radio/TV Roster
WISCONSIN VOLLEYBALL 2016 RECORD BOOK Radio/TV Roster LAUREN CARLINI CARLINI ROMANA KRIŠKOVÁ LAURYN GILLIS KELLI BATES 1 6-2 • Sr. • S 2 6-2 • RS Sr. • OH 3 6-1 • Jr. • OH 4 5-11 • Jr. • OH Aurora, Ill. Bratislava, Slovakia New Castle, Ind. Bradley, Ill. MALLORY DIXON AMBER MACDONALD SARAH DODD TORI BLAKE 6 5-9 • Fr. • S 7 5-4 • So. • DS/L 8 5-4 • Fr. • DS/L 10 6-3 • Sr. • MB Manitowoc, Wis. Alpharetta, Ga. Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Midland, Mich. TIONNA WILLIAMS JULIA SAUNDERS HALEIGH NELSON MADISON DUELLO 11 6-2 • So. • MB 12 6-3 • So. • OH/RS 13 6-4 • Sr. • MB 14 6-3 • So. • OH Fort Wayne, Ind. LaGrange, Ill. Cary, N.C. Kansas City, Mo. JORDAN ROBBINS M.E. DODGE MOLLY HAGGERTY 15 6-0 • RS Jr. • S 19 5-10 • Fr. • DS/L 23 6-1 • Fr. • OH Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. East Troy, Wis.. Glen Ellyn, Ill. KELLY SHEFFIELD BRITTANY DILDINE GARY WHITE MEGAN CAMPBELL COLLEEN BAYER UW Record: 85-20 (3 yrs.) Assistant Coach (4th year) Assistant Coach (4th year) Volunteer Assistant Coach Director of Operations Career Record: 358-132 (15 yrs.) (2nd year) (1st year) WISCONSIN VOLLEYBALL 2016 RECORD BOOK Contents Personnel Records Numerical Roster .....................................................2 Match Records ....................................................... 57 Covering the Badgers ............................................... 3 Season Records ..................................................... 66 Athletic Communications Staff ................................ 3 Year-by-Year Leaders ............................................. 69 Head Coach Kelly -
Women's Volleyball All- America Teams and Award
Women’s VOLLEYBALL ALL- AMERICA TEAMS AND AWARD WINNERS Division I Awards 2 Division II Awards 2 Division III Awards 2 NIVC Championship 2 DIVISION I AWARDS AVCA PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONDA SPORTS AwARDS FOR Year Player, Team Cl. Position VOLLEYBALL 1985 Kim Oden, Stanford Sr. MH Year Player, Team Cl. Position 1986 Mariliisa Salmi, BYU Jr. S 1987 Teee Williams, Hawaii So. MB 1977 Debbie Green, Southern California Jr. S 1988 Tara Cross, Long Beach St. Jr. OH 1978 Annette Cottle, Utah St. Jr. MB 1989 Tara Cross, Long Beach St. Sr. OH 1979 Ann Meyers, Dayton Sr. OH Teee Williams, Hawaii Sr. OH 1980 Patty Berg, Pacific Sr. MB 1990 Bev Oden, Stanford So. MB 1981 Sally Schlobohm, Texas Sr. S 1991 Antoinnette White, Long Beach St. Sr. OH 1982 Deitre Collins, Hawaii Jr. MB 1992 Natalie Williams, UCLA Sr. OH 1983 Deitre Collins, Hawaii Sr. MB 1993 Danielle Scott, Long Beach St. Sr. MB 1984 Liz Masakayan, UCLA Jr. OH 1994 Laura Davis, Ohio St. Sr. MB 1985 Kim Oden, Stanford Sr. MH 1995 Cary Wendell, Stanford Sr. S/OH 1986 Karen Dahlgren, Nebraska Sr. MB Allison Weston, Nebraska Sr. MB 1987 Suzanne Eagye, Hawaii Sr. MB 1996 Angelica Ljungquist, Hawaii Sr. MB 1988 Mary Eggers, Illinois Sr. MB 1997 Misty May, Long Beach St. Jr. S 1989 Tara Cross, Long Beach St. Sr. OH 1998 Misty May, Long Beach St. Sr. S 1990 Bev Oden, Stanford So. MB 1999 Lauren Cacciamani, Penn St. Sr. MB 1991 Natalie Williams, UCLA Jr. OH Kerri Walsh, Stanford Sr. -
Team Champions
Team Champions Team Champions ................................................................................................................ 40 40 1981 CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH, Dec. 20 at Los Angeles SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 3, UCLA 2 1981 Southern California — Front Row (L-R): Leslie Nelson, Suzette Lee, Karen Olson, Nicole Pankopf. Middle Row (L-R): Katie McGarrey, Dana Smith, Kim Ruddins, Lori Uranich. Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Chuck Erbe, Cathy Stukel, Tauna Vandeweghe, Margaret Grant, Anna Maria Lopez, Assistant Coach Steve George. Southern California No. Name SP K E TA PCT A SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE BHE 2 Katie McGarrey ....................... 5 21 4 37 .459 --- 1 2 3 0 0 4 0 1 4 Dana Smith .............................. 5 19 8 41 .268 --- 0 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 5 Cathy Stukel ............................. 5 5 4 24 .042 --- 2 0 0 2 3 4 2 1 8 Margaret Grant ....................... 5 10 8 32 .063 --- 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 11 Karen Olson ............................. 5 1 1 2 .000 --- 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 13 Tauna Vandeweghe.............. 5 13 3 24 .417 --- 0 0 2 0 0 7 2 1 3 Kim Ruddins ............................ 1 0 0 0 .000 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Anna Maria Lopez ................. 5 14 5 35 .257 --- 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 Totals ........................................... 5 83 33 195 .256 --- 4 6 16 9 7 26 6 5 TEAM ATTACKS PER SET TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 20.0 Set K E TA Pct. 1 14 5 32 .281 SET SCORES 1 2 3 4 5 TEAM RECORDS 2 14 5 28 .321 Southern California 9 15 10 15 15 27-10 3 12 7 35 .143 UCLA 15 7 15 13 7 34-11 4 29 13 74 .216 5 14 3 26 .423 UCLA No. -
2017 RECORD BOOK Radio/TV Roster
WISCONSIN VOLLEYBALL 2017 RECORD BOOK Radio/TV Roster SYDNEY HILLEY LAURYN GILLIS KELLI BATES RILEY BELL MALLORY DIXON 2 6-0 • Fr. • S 3 6-1 • Sr. • OH 4 5-11 • Sr. • OH/L 5 5-7 • Fr. • L 6 5-9 • Fr. • S Brooklyn Park, Minn. New Castle, Ind. Bradley, Ill. Naperville, Ill. Manitowoc, Wis. AMBERAMBER MACDONALDMACDONALD SARAHSO DODD MARIAH WHALEN TIONNA WILLIAMS NICOLE SHANAHAN 7 5-4 • So. • DS/L 8 5-4 • Fr. • DS/L 10 6-1 • Fr. • OH 11 6-2 • Jr. • MB 12 6-2 • Fr. • MB Alpharetta, Ga. Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Wausau, Wis. Fort Wayne, Ind. Oconomowoc, Wis. MADISON DUELLO DANA RETTKE TIFFANY CLARK DANIELLE HART 14 6-3 • RS So. • OH 16 6-8 • Fr. • MB 17 5-11 • So. • L 18 6-4 • Fr. • MB Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City, Mo. Naperville, Ill. Virginia Beach, Va. M.E. DODGE GRACE LOBERG MOLLY HAGGERTY 19 5-10 • So. • L 21 6-3 • Fr. • OH 23 6-1 • So. • OH East Troy, Wis. Geneva, Ill. Glen Ellyn, Ill. KELLY SHEFFIELD BRITTANY DILDINE GARY WHITE ETHAN GREFSRUD COLLEEN BAYER UW Record: 113-24 (4 yrs.) Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach Director of Operations Career Record: 386-137 (16 yrs.) (4 years) (4 years) (1st year) (1 year) WISCONSIN VOLLEYBALL 2017 RECORD BOOK TABLE OF Contents Personnel Records Numerical Roster ..............................................................................2 Match Records................................................................................60 Covering the Badgers .......................................................................3 Season Records...............................................................................69 -
Fall 2014 Academic All-Big Ten List.Xlsx
Field Hockey Name School Year Major Hometown Kate Barber Indiana So. Undecided St. Louis, Mo. Amanda Bennison Indiana Sr. Sport Communication‐Broadcast Poynton, England Morgan Dye Indiana So. Finance Powell, Ohio Malia Fujisawa Indiana So. Human Development and Family Studies Davis, Calif. Mollie Getzfread Indiana Jr. Human Biology Plymouth Meeting, Pa. Audra Heilman Indiana Sr. Elementary Education Easton, Pa. Katie Johnson Indiana So. Undecided Ocean City, N.J. Corinne Karch Indiana Sr. Chemistry San Diego, Calif. Karen Lorite Indiana Jr. Neuroscience Terrassa, Spain Maggie Olson Indiana Sr. Sociology Springfield, Pa. Rachel Stauffer Indiana Jr. Sport Communication‐Print Ephrata, Pa. Nicole Volgraf Indiana Sr. Apparel Merchandising Lafayette Hill, Pa. Chandler Ackers Iowa So. Human Physiology White Haven, Pa. Brynn Gitt Iowa Sr. Electrical Engineering Lumberton, N.J. Dani Hemeon Iowa Sr. Human Physiology Gilroy, Calif. Sophie Plasteras Iowa So. Pre‐Business North Vancouver, British Columbia Jessy Silfer Iowa So. Human Physiology Cazenovia, N.Y. Sara Watro Iowa Sr. Elementary Education Audubon, Pa. Brooke Adler Maryland So. Kinesiology Baltimore, Md. Marissa Cutry Maryland So. Architecture Medford, N.J. Maxine Fluharty Maryland Sr. Psychology Millboro, Del. Katherine Gerzabek Maryland Sr. Kinesiology And Spanish Language, Literatures Springfield, Pa. Delaney Leathers Maryland So. Biological Sciences: Cell Biology & Genetics Virginia, Beach, Va. Welma Luus Maryland Sr. Family Science Pretoria, South Africa Alyssa Parker Maryland Jr. Family Science Woodbine, Md. Stefanie Schneid Maryland Sr. Finance Munich, Germany Sarah Sprink Maryland Jr. Communication Neuss, Germany Casie Ammerman Michigan So. LSA Undeclared Ann Arbor, Mich. Mackenzie Ellis Michigan Sr. Psychology Madison, N.J. Sammy Gray Michigan Gr. Kinesiology MA Wilmette, Ill. -
Penn State Women's Volleyball
PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL SEVEN-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 36 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | 16 BIG TEN TITLES 2016 SCHEDULE & RECORD Overall: 24-9 (Home: 16-2, Away: 6-6, Neutral: 2-1) 2016 NCAA REGIONAL SEMIFINALS/FINALS Big Ten: 14-6 (Home: 9-1, Away: 5-5) Friday, Dec. 9, 12 p.m. ET | Lincoln, Neb. - Bob Devaney Sports Center AUGUST Saturday, Dec. 10, 4 p.m. ET | Lincoln, Neb. - Bob Devaney Sports Center Penn State Classic 26 vs. WEST VIRGINIA W, 3-0 No. 16 PENN STATE VS. NCAA REGIONAL OPPONENTS 27 vs. GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 3-0 27 vs. No. 19 NORTH CAROLINA L, 3-2 No. 16 PENN STATE No. 1 NEBRASKA No. 8 WASHINGTON ARIZONA NITTANY LIONS CORNHUSKERS HUSKIES WILDCATS SEPTEMBER Record: 24-9 Record: 29-2 Record: 28-4 Record: 20-14 Big Ten: Pac-12: 16-4 Pac-12: 10-10 Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge (Boulder, Colo.) 14-6 Big Ten: 18-2 AVCA Poll: #13 AVCA Poll: #2 AVCA Poll: #8 AVCA Poll: RV 3 at Colorado# L, 3-2 Head Coach: Russ Rose Last Outing: 11/16/16 Last Outing: 12/19/13 Last Outing: 9/1/91 4 vs. No. 9 Stanford# L, 3-0 Overall Record/Yrs: 1,213-195/38 Head Coach: John Cook Head Coach: Keegan Cook Head Coach: Dave Rubio Syracuse Classic (Syracuse, N.Y.) 9 vs. Siena W, 3-0 FIRST SERVE 10 vs. Hofstra W, 3-1 » 16-seed Penn State (24-9) advanced to the Regional semifinal following victories over LIU Brook- 10 at Syracuse W, 3-0 lyn, 3-0 (25-8, 25-16, 25-6) and Pitt, 3-1 (20-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-18), in the opening weekend of the Penn State Invitational NCAA tournament. -
NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015 Nebraska Volleyball Schedule (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Date Opponent Time/Result TV/Internet #1 Nebraska Vs
FOUR-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: NEBRASKA VOLLEYBALL 1995, 2000, 2006, 2015 Nebraska Volleyball Schedule (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Date Opponent Time/Result TV/Internet #1 Nebraska vs. Iowa State VERT Challenge (Eugene, Ore.) Friday, Sept. 2 • 6 p.m. 8/26 vs. #10 Florida W, 3-1 (25-27, 25-15, 25-16, 25-21) NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS Lincoln, Neb. IOWA STATE CYCLONES 8/27 vs. #2 Texas W, 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-21) Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,907) • Record: 2-0 (0-0 Big Ten) • Record: 1-1 (0-0 Big 12) TV: None | Internet: BTN Plus ($) • AVCA Rank: 1 • AVCA Rank: NR Nebraska Invite (Lincoln, Neb.) Radio: Husker Sports Network • Coach: John Cook • Coach: Christy Johnson-Lynch 9/2 Iowa State 6 p.m. BTN Plus Live Audio: Huskers.com • At NU: 470-62 (17th year) • At ISU: 229-113 (12th year) 9/3 Oregon State 2:30 p.m. HuskersNSide Live Stats: Huskers.com • Career: 631-135 (24th year) • Career: Same Lobo Classic (Albuquerque, N.M.) 9/8 vs. Montreal (Exh.) 6 p.m. #1 Nebraska vs. Oregon State 9/9 vs. Arkansas 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3 • 2:30 p.m. 9/10 at New Mexico 8:30 p.m. NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS Lincoln, Neb. OREGON STATE BEAVERS Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,907) • Record: 2-0 (0-0 Big Ten) • Record: 2-1 (0-0 Pac-12) Ameritas Players Challenge (Lincoln, Neb.) TV: None | Internet: HuskersNSide ($) • AVCA Rank: 1 • AVCA Rank: NR 9/16 Montana State Noon BTN Plus Radio: Husker Sports Network • Coach: John Cook • Coach: Mark Barnard 9/16 Gonzaga 7:30 p.m. -
SLS 19RS-2056 ORIGINAL 2019 Regular Session SENATE
SLS 19RS-2056 ORIGINAL 2019 Regular Session SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 126 BY SENATOR PEACOCK COMMENDATIONS. Commends the United States Women's National Volleyball Team and welcomes them to the Team USA FIVB Volleyball Qualification Tournament to be held in Shreveport. 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 To commend the United States Women's National Volleyball Team as it competes in the 3 Team USA FIVB Volleyball Intercontinental Olympic Qualification Tournament for 4 the 2020 Olympic Games and welcomes them to the CenturyLink Center in 5 Shreveport in August, 2019. 6 WHEREAS, the USA Women's Volleyball Team, ranked third in the world, will 7 compete against teams from Argentina, Bulgaria, and Kazakhstan in round-robin play with 8 the winner earning a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games; and 9 WHEREAS, this is the first occurrence when the United States has been granted 10 home-court advantage by the international federation that shall result in thousands of 11 American fans cheering Team USA at the most important volleyball Olympic qualifier in 12 the United States; and 13 WHEREAS, the CenturyLink Center will host the competitions from August 2 14 through August 4, 2019, and all three USA matches will be broadcast live on the NBC 15 Sports Network and the Olympic Channel, an internet television service; and 16 WHEREAS, the Shreveport-Bossier City Sports Commission, in cooperation with 17 local officials, the Caddo Parish Commission, and the Bossier Parish Police Jury, 18 coordinated efforts along with the USA Volleyball organization to make this tournament Page 1 of 3 SLS 19RS-2056 ORIGINAL SCR NO.