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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, basketball coach Gene Bartow. The the Green and Gold Room, the Blazer UAB volleyball team is now in its 26th 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 2018 hardwood floor for basketball. There stands at 206-148 (.581). ALL-TIME RECORDS vs . OPPONENTS AT HOME Alabama . .. 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 . 2-0 South Alabama . 6-1 Baylor . 0-1 Louisville . 0-4 South Carolina . 1-1 Butler . 1-0 Marshall . 6-5 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 . 4-3 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 . 1-2 UT Martin . 0-1 George Washington . .. 1-0 Northeastern Illinois . 1-0 UTEP . 7-2 Hofstra . 0-1 Northwestern State . 0-1 UTSA . 1-3 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 . 4-4 Jacksonville . 1-0 Rice . 4-6 Jacksonville State . 5-1 Saint Louis . 5-5 *BOLD indicates playing at Bartow Arena in 2018 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 . 19,535 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 . Josh Brunner Assistant Coach Michelle Meehan . 18 Athletics Communications Associate . Abby Vinson Athletics Communications Associate/Volleyball Contact . Shane Switzer OPPONENTS Email: . switz17@uab .edu Phone: . 423 .290 .4767 (cell) Opponents . ..