2019 VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location Beaumont, Texas School Founded 1923 Enrollment 14,783 (Spring 2019) Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Nickname Cardinals Mascot Big Red Colors Red (Pantone 199) and White President Dr. Kenneth R. Evans Director of Athletics Marco Born Senior Woman Administrator Helene Thill

ARENA INFORMATION Arena Name McDonald Gym Capacity 500 Year Opened 1958 (renovated in 2006 and 2018)

COACHING STAFF Head Coach Michelle Kuester Alma Mater, Year New Mexico State, 2011 Record at Lamar 7-20 (Second Season) Record Overall 7-20 (Second Season) Assistant Coach Haley Eckerman Alma Mater, Year University of Texas, 2017 Graduate Assistant Amy Hollowell Alma Mater, Year Lamar University, 2018

TEAM INFORMATION PROGRAM HISTORY 2018 Overall Record 7-20 First Year of Volleyball 1973 Conference Record (Finish) 4-12 (11th) All-Time Record 969-722-9 Home Record 6-5 Conference Titles 4 Michelle Kuester Away Record 1-12 Conference Tourney Titles 5 Head Coach Neutral Record 0-3 NCAA Appearances 5 Letterman Returning/Lost 7/8 Starting Position Player R/L 3/3 Newcomers 9

PERCENTAGE RETURNING Points 696-1,380.5 (50.4%) Service Aces 51-127 (40.2%) Points per set 13.94 Service Aces per set 1.28 Kills 562-1101 (51.0%) Digs 654-1120 (58.4%) Kills per set 11.12 Digs per set 11.31 Assists 407-1023 (39.8%) Blocks 143-152.5 (93.8%) Assists per set 10.33 Blocks per set 1.54

TOP PLAYERS RETURNING Name SP Pts K K/S A A/S SA SA/S D D/S B B/S Abigale Nash 82 180.0 156 1.90 19 0.23 18 0.22 193 2.35 11.0 0.13 Bre’Ala Box 91 168.5 131 1.44 9 0.10 12 0.13 47 0.52 44.0 0.48 Haley Eckerman Alyssa Legette 79 22.5 8 0.10 407 5.15 14 0.18 110 1.39 1.0 0.01 Erin Pequeno 81 2.5 0 0.00 54 0.67 2 0.02 239 2.95 1.0 0.01 Assistant Coach Dannisha House 83 154.0 122 1.47 2 0.02 7 0.08 36 0.43 42.0 0.51 2019 ROSTER # Name Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown / Previous School # Name Pos. 1 Bre’Ala Box MB 5-10 Jr.-2L Irving, Texas / Nimitz HS 17 McKenzie Bennett L/DS 2 Abigale Nash OH 5-9 So.-1L Tucson, Ariz. / Sahuaro HS 1 Bre’Ala Box MB 3 Mercedes Danrich OH 6-0 So.-1L Beaumont, Texas / Ozen HS 3 Mercedes Danrich OH 4 Nina Pevic OH/RS 5-8 Sr.-1L Umag, Croatia / Hutchinson Community College 11 Kaitlyn Gil OH 5 Erin Pequeno DS/L 5-4 RSr.-4L Baytown, Texas / Goose Creek Memorial HS 16 Dylann Guerra L/DS 6 Dannisha House MB 6-1 Sr.-3L Houston, Texas / Fort Bend Hightower HS 6 Dannisha House MB 7 Amber Johnson OH 5-10 Fr.-HS Cedar Hill, Texas / Cedar Hill High School 7 Amber Johnson OH 8 Steelie Ledbetter L/DS 5-6 Fr.-HS Maypearl, Texas / Maypearl High School 8 Steelie Ledbetter L/DS 9 Kayla Neumann OH 6-0 Jr.-TR Sandpoint, Idaho / North Idaho College (Sandpoint HS) 12 Alyssa Legette L/DS 10 Trinity Sanders OH/RS 6-1 Fr.-HS Pflugerville, Texas / Hendrickson HS 18 Hayleigh Moreno S 11 Kaitlyn Gil OH 5-10 Fr.-HS Port Neches, Texas / Port Neches-Groves High School 13 Malaysia Murdock MB 12 Alyssa Legette S 5-2 So.-1L Round Rock, Texas / Stony Point HS 2 Abigale Nash OH 13 Malaysia Murdock MB 5-11 Fr.-HS Arlington, Texas / Mansfield Legacy HS 9 Kayla Neumann OH 16 Dylann Guerra L/DS 5-6 Fr.-HS McAllen, Texas / McAllen Memorial HS 5 Erin Pequeno DS/L 17 McKenzie Bennett L/DS 5-5 Fr.-HS College Station, Texas / College Station HS 4 Nina Pevic OH/RS 18 Hayleigh Moreno S 5-5 So.-TR Pearland, Texas / Southwestern College (Dawson HS) 10 Trinity Sanders OH/RS 24 Annika Slovak S 5-7 Fr.-HS Dallas, Texas / JJ Pearce HS 24 Annika Slovak S

Head Coach: Michelle Kuester, 4th season - 2nd as head coach (New Mexico State, 2011) Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Haley Eckerman, 1st season (University of Texas, 2017) Graduate Assistant: Amy Hollowell, 2nd season - played for Lamar for four years (Lamar, 2018) Student Assistant Coach: Hannah Poyner, 3rd season SENIORS (3) SETTERS (3) TEXAS (14) Dannisha House, Nina Pevic, Erin Pequeno Alyssa Legette, Annika Slovak, Hayleigh Moreno Bre’Ala Box, Mercedes Danrich, Erin Pequeno, Dannisha House, Amber Johnson, Steelie Ledbetter, Trinity Sanders, JUNIORS (2) OUTSIDE HITTERS (7) Kaitlyn Gil, Alyssa Legette, Malaysia Murdock, Dylann Bre’Ala Box, Kayla Neumann Abigale Nash, Mercedes Danrich, Nina Pevic, Amber Guerra, McKenzie Bennett, Hayleigh Moreno, Annika Johnson, Trinity Sanders, Kaitlyn Gil, Kayla Neumann Slovak SOPHOMORES (4) Abigale Nash, Mercedes Danrich, Alyssa Legette, Hayleigh MIDDLE BLOCKERS (3) ARIZONA (1) Moreno Bre’Ala Box, Dannisha House, Malaysia Murdock Abigale Nash

FRESHMEN (8) DEFENSIVE SPECIALISTS (3) CROATIA (1) Amber Johnson, Steelie Ledbetter, Trinity Sanders, Kaitlyn Erin Pequeno, Dylann Guerra, McKenzie Bennett Nina Pevic Gil, Malaysia Murdock, Dylann Guerra, McKenzie Bennett, Annika Slovak IDAHO (1) Kayla Neumann

PRONUNCIATION CHART #1 - Bree-ay-luh Box #7 - Am-ber John-son #13 - Muh-lay-zuh Mur-dock #2 - Abi-Gail Nash #8 - Steel-ee Lead-better #16 - Dylan Ger-uh #3 - Mercedes (like the car) Dan-Rich #9 - Kay-luh New-man #17 - Mc-Ken-Zee Ben-It #4 - Nee-nuh Peh-vich #10 - Trin-i-tee San-ders #18 - Hey-Lee Mo-ner-o #5 - Erin Pe-cane-yo #11 - Kate-lin Gil #24 - Ann-eek-uh Slow-vac #6 - Dan-Nee-sha House #12 - Alyssa Leg-ett Head Coach - Michelle Koo-ster 2019 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (ALL TIMES CST) GSU INVITATIONAL (Georgia State) 08.30 vs. Fordam University# Atlanta, Ga. (GSU Sports Arena) 3:00 p.m. 08.31 at Georgia State University# Atlanta, Ga. (GSU Sports Arena) 11:00 a.m. 08.31 vs. Western Carolina University# Atlanta, Ga. (GSU Sports Arena) 3:00 p.m. 2019 KATRINKA CRAWFORD INVITATIONAL 09.06 Prairie View A&M University^ Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 12:00 p.m. 09.06 South Dakota State University^ Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 7:00 p.m. 09.07 University of Louisiana-Monroe^ Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 12:00 p.m.

09.10 University of Houston Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 7:00 p.m. NEW MEXICO STATE SPRINGHILL SUITES INVITATIONAL (New Mexico State) 09.13 vs. Grambling State University$ Las Cruces, N.M. (Pan American Center) 3:00 p.m. 09.14 vs. University of Portland$ Las Cruces, N.M. (Pan American Center) 2:00 p.m. 09.14 at New Mexico State University$ Las Cruces, N.M. (Pan American Center) 7:00 p.m. UND CLASSIC (University of North Dakota) 09.19 at University of North Dakota+ Grand Forks, N.D. (Betty Engelstad Sioux Center) 12:30 p.m. 09.19 vs. Eastern Washington University+ Grand Forks, N.D. (Betty Engelstad Sioux Center) 5:00 p.m. 09.20 vs. University of Akron+ Grand Forks, N.D. (Betty Engelstad Sioux Center) 10:00 a.m.

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE SEASON 09.24 at University of New Orleans* New Orleans, La. (Human Performance Center) 6:30 p.m. 09.28 at Southeastern Louisiana University* Hammond, La. (University Center) 1:00 p.m. 10.03 Stephen F. Austin State University* Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 7:00 p.m. 10.05 Abilene Christian University* Abilene, Texas (McDonald Gym) 1:00 p.m. 10.08 at Northwestern State University* Natchitoches, La. (Prather Coliseum) 6:30 p.m. 10.12 at Sam Houston State University* Huntsville, Texas (Johnson Coliseum) 1:00 p.m. 10.17 University of Central Arkansas* Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 7:00 p.m. 10.19 Nicholls State University* Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 1:00 p.m. 10.22 at McNeese State University* Lake Charles, La. (H & HP Complex) 6:30 p.m. 10.26 at Houston Baptist University* Houston, Texas (Sharp Gym) 10:00 a.m. 10.31 The University of The Incarnate Word* Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 7:00 p.m. 11.02 Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi* Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 1:00 p.m. 11.05 University of New Orleans* Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 7:00 p.m. 11.09 Southeastern Louisiana University* Beaumont, Texas (McDonald Gym) 1:00 p.m. 11.14 at Stephen F. Austin State University* Nacogdoches, Texas (Shelton Gym) 6:30 p.m. 11.16 at Abilene Christian University* Abilene, Texas (Moody Coliseum) 1:00 p.m.

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT (at Central Arkansas) 11.22 TBA Conway, Ark. (Prince Center) TBA 11.23 TBA Conway, Ark. (Prince Center) TBA 11.24 TBA Conway, Ark. (Prince Center) TBA

# - GSU Invitational ^ - 2019 Katrinka Crawford Invitational $ - NMSU SpringHill Suites Invitational + - UND Classic * - Southland Conference Game & - Southland Conference Tournament