FIU 2016 VOLLEYBALL Volleyball Contact: Brian Murton | Cell: 786.897.2800 | Email: [email protected]
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FIU 2016 VOLLEYBALL Volleyball Contact: Brian Murton | Cell: 786.897.2800 | Email: [email protected] www.FIUSports.com | Twitter: @FIUVolleyball | Facebook.com/FIUVolleyball | Instgram: FIUAthletics SCHEDULE/RESULTS (0-0/0-0 C-USA) NEXT MATCH: FIU INVITE Date Opponent Time/Result Aug. 26! Coastal Carolina 7 p.m. August 26-27 • Miami, Fla. (Lime Court at FIU Arena) Aug. 27! Miami (Fla.) 11:30 a.m. Live Stats: FIUSports.com | Audio: None | Video: FIUSports.com Aug. 27! Florida A&M 7 p.m. Sept. 2# Florida A&M 11:30 a.m. Sept. 2# South Alabama 7:30 p.m. Sept. 3# Southeastern Louisiana 11:30 a.m. Sept. 9$ Nicholls State 4:30 p.m. Sept. 10$ Mercer 9 a.m. Sept. 10$ North Florida 4 p.m. Sept. 16& Mississippi State 1 p.m. Sept. 16& Eastern Illinois 6 p.m. Sept. 17& Portland 1 p.m. Sept. 17& Troy 6 p.m. FIU Coastal Carolina Miami (Fla.) Florida A&M Sept. 20 Florida Gulf Coast 6 p.m. Panthers Chanticleers Hurricanes Lady Rattlers Sept. 25 North Texas* 2 p.m. 0-0 (0-0 C-USA) 0-0 (0-0 BSC) 0-0 (0-0 ACC) 0-0 (0-0 MEAC) Sept. 30 Florida Atlantic* 7 p.m. Oct. 2 UAB* 1 p.m. THIS WEEK IN FIU VOLLEYBALL Oct. 7 Marshall* 11:30 a.m. The Panthers will kick off the regular season, hosting the FIU Invite. The team will open against Coastal Oct. 9 Rice* 1 p.m. Carolina on August 26 at 7 p.m. (ET) on Lime Court at FIU Arena. The Chanticleers posted a 25-5 (14-0 in Oct. 14 Charlotte* 6 p.m. BSC) record during the 2015 season and represented the Big South Conference at the NCAA Tournament as Oct. 16 WKU* 1 p.m. the BSC Champions. Oct. 21 Marshall* 7 p.m. Oct. 23 Louisiana Tech* 1 p.m. The Panthers will conclude the FIU Invite on August 27, facing the Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes at 11:30 a.m. (ET) Oct. 28 Florida Atlantic* 7 p.m. and the Lady Rattlers of Florida A&M at 7 p.m. (ET). The Canes are coming off a 21-10 (14-6 in ACC) season Nov. 4 UTEP* 8:30 p.m. in 2015, placing fifth in the conference. Last season marked the seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament Nov. 6 UTSA* 2 p.m. appearance for Miami, but it ended quickly at the hands of Iowa State in the first round. Nov. 10 Middle Tennessee* 7 p.m. Nov. 12 Southern Miss* 1 p.m. Head Coach Tanio Trifonov and the Lady Rattlers of Florida A&M will square off in the 27th meeting between Nov. 18-20^ TBA TBA the Panthers, Saturday night. Florida A&M will look to get to a quick start to the year after going 8-21 (7-3 in MEAC) in 2015. The Panthers and Lady Rattlers will rematch again this season, next week in Mobile, Alabama All times listed are Eastern Time (ET) at the Jaguar Invitational. Neutral matches listed in Italics Home matches listed in Bold FOLLOW THE PANTHERS ONLINE !-FIU Invite (Miami, Fla.) Livestats: FIUSports.com #-Jaguar Invitational (Mobile, Ala.) Live Audio: None $-UNF Invitational (Jacksonville, Fla.) Live Webcast: FIUSports.com &-Maroon Classic (Starkville, Miss.) ^-Conference USA Championships (Houston, Texas) CHASING RECORDS Jennifer Ene is one solo block away from tying Charlotte Durden (1987-88) for 4th all-time in program *-Conference USA match 2016 FIU PANTHERS ROSTER # NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN(PREVIOUS SCHOOL) K/S PCT A/S D/S B/S 1 Katie Hogan RS/OH 6-4 Sr. Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Miami-Dade College) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 2 Jade Faucette DS/OH 5-11 So. Dallas, Texas (Francis Howell High School) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 4 Sidney Henderson RS/OH 5-9 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Gwendolyn Brooks Prep.) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 5 Lina Bernier L 5-11 R-Fr. San Juan, Puerto Rico (Colegia San Antonio) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 6 Sophia Sires S 5-5 Fr. Miami, Fla. (St. Brendan High School) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 7 Jennifer Ene MB 6-2 Jr. Carrollton, Texas (Creekview High School) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 8 Maria McLamb DS/L 5-8 So. Wesley Chapel, Fla. (Winter Springs High School) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 9 Brianna Gogins MB 6-3 Jr. Columbus, Ga. (Columbus High School) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 10 Mariana De Paula Silva S 5-11 Jr. São José dos Campos, Brazil (Pratt College) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 11 Taija Thomas RS/OH 6-0 Jr. Scarborough, Ontario, Canada (Jackson State University) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 12 Mariana Dal Pozzo OH 5-7 Jr. Toledo, Brazil (Eastern Florida State College) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 13 Helene Thelle OH/RS 5-10 Fr. Tolvsrød, Norway (ToppVolley Norway) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 14 Chelsea Hudson MB 6-2 R-Fr. Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic Community High School) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 15 Priscilla Crowell DS 5-4 Fr. Cypress, Fla. (Cypress Ranch High School) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 16 Michayla Williams OH 5-7 Fr. Tampa, Fla. (C. Leon King High School) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 17 Giovannie Jean-Louis MB/OH 5-11 Jr. Stamford, Conn. (Fairleigh Dickinson) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 18 Tia Clay OH/RS 6-0 Jr. Sacramento, Calif. (Will C. Wood High School) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 20 Waverly Halverson DS 5-9 Fr. Spring Grove, Ill. (Richmond-Burton Community HS) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 21 Stephanie Harris MB 6-0 R-Sr. Miami, Fla. (Polk State) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 22 Sheila Rojas DS 5-4 So. Miami, Fla. (UCF) 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 Head Coach: Rita Buck-Crockett AssistantCoach: Quan Scott AssistantCoach: Camilo Guerci Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jansen Button FIU INVITE 1 @FIUVOLLEYBALL FIU QUICK FACTS NOTEWORTHY FIU Information • Jennifer Ene currently ranks tied for fifth all-time in solo blocks with Name ................................................................ FIU 39 (tied with 2015-alumn Gloria Levorin). The all-time record is 57, set Enrollment ..................................................55,000 by Julie Doan (2000-03). Ene looks to move into No. 4 with one more Founded ..........................................................1965 Nickname ................................................Panthers block. The fourth spot currently belongs to Charlotte Durden (1987-88) Colors ...................................Navy Blue and Gold with 40 solo blocks. Conference ................................Conference USA • Jennifer Ene also holds 152 block assists for her career. She needs 43 President ........................ Dr. Mark B. Rosenberg more to move in to 10th all-time. The current holder of that spot is Kristy Exec. Dir. of Sports/Entertainment.. Pete Garcia Andreolas (1996-99). The all-time record for block assists is 351, set by Associate AD/SWA .............................. Julie Berg Andrea Lakovic (2008-11). Faculty Representative ...... Dr. Stephen M. Fain • Jennifer Ene had a record breaking season last year, hitting .301. She has Facility .................................................. FIU Arena a hitting percentage of .285 for her career, good enough to rank her tied Capacity .........................................................5,000 for fifth all-time in career hitting percentage. Ticket Office ............................(305) FIU-GAME Volleyball Office ..........................(305) 348-4716 • Jennifer Ene was named to the 2015 Second-Team All-Conference USA and 2014 All-Conference USA Freshman Team. 7 Team Quick Facts Jennifer Ene 2015 Record ................................................. 15-13 C-USA Record ..................................................9-7 FIU TO PLAY IN FOUR TOURNAMENTS Lettermen Returning/Lost ..............................7/7 Redshirts ............................................................... 2 This season, the Panthers will participate in four tournaments, beginning with the FIU Invite on Lime Newcomers ......................................................... 12 Court at FIU Arena, August 26-27. FIU will then make way for a 12-game road trip, 10 in upcoming tournamnets. The Panthers begin the trip, heading to Mobile, Alabama (September 2-3) to be a part of the Jaguar Invitational, hosted by former conference rival, South Alabama. FIU will then head out to History Jacksonville, Florida where North Florida is hosting the UNF Invitational, September 9-10. The Panthers’ All-Time Record ........... 716*-628-6/ 42 Seasons final tournamnet will come September 16-17 at the Maroon Classic in Starkville, Mississippi for a four- All-Time C-USA Record .........19-27/ 3 Seasons First Season ....................................................1974 game weekend. NCAA Tournament Appearances .................... 3 ..................................................(2009, 2008, 2001) *Record excludes wins later vacated due to LOOKING BACK TO LAST SEASON NCAA sanctions in 2003. The Panthers finished the 2015 season with a record of 15-13 (9-7 in C-USA). FIU finished seventh in the conference standings, making it the second time in three years that the Panthers took part in the Confernce Coaching Staff USA Championships under Head Coach Rita Buck-Crockett. FIU was eliminated in the Quarterfinals by Head Coach .......................... Rita Buck-Crockett UTSA, 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-19). Alma Mater ....................................... Iowa (2002) Season at FIU ................................Fourth Season FIU was led by “La Leyenda” or “The Legend,” Lucia Castro. Castro recorded 317 kills to give her 1,236 Record at FIU ...................................35-53 (.398) for her career, placing her fifth all-time in program history. She also finished her career third all-time in Overall Record .......