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WELCOME As we enter our third season at JMU, we could not be more excited to be here and continue to grow the great tradition that is JMU volleyball. Our program is built on talented athletes who have the drive and desire to be the very best. We work year in and year out to win the CAA conference title and to compete in the NCAA tournament. James Madison University takes pride in offering the best experience possible for our student-athletes. We are located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, where breath-taking mountain views are an everyday occurrence. JMU offers first-class academics, with numerous national rankings in several majors. The Athletic Performance Center is second to none, offering students every oppor- tunity to be successful in the classroom. We have a dedicated staff prepared to help you reach your full potential as a student and as an athlete. We are pas- sionate about helping you to be your very best both on and off the court. It is important for us to see our student-athletes graduate from JMU with a successful volleyball career as well as a high quality degree. 2012 Schedule JMU Classic We have big dreams for the program and hope that one Aug. 24 Appalachian State ...................7 p.m. day you will be able to help achieve them! We invite you Aug. 27 Seton Hall vs. Appalachian State .........10 a.m. to come see firsthand everything that James Madison Aug. 27 Minnesota ......................12:30 p.m. Aug. 27 Minnesota vs. Appalachian State ........ 5 p.m. has to offer. Aug. 27 Seton Hall ........................7:30 p.m. Go Dukes! Long Beach State Mizuno Invitational Aug. 30 at Long Beach State ................10 p.m.^ Aug. 31 vs. Wisconsin ......................2 p.m.^ Sept. 1 vs. Cal. St. Northridge ...............6 p.m.^ Lauren Steinbrecher Madison Bingamen Memorial Tournament Sept. 7 vs. Howard .........................2 p.m. Sept. 8 at IUMBC .......................10:30 a.m. Sept. 8 vs. Robert Morris ....................7 p.m. Sept. 11 Radford ............................6 p.m. USF Volleyball Invitational Sept. 14 vs. Bethune-Cookman ................1 p.m. Sept. 14 at South Florida .....................7 p.m. Sept. 15 vs. FIU .............................5 p.m. Sept. 22 Georgia State* ................7 p.m. Sept. 25 at Liberty ..........................7 p.m. Sept. 29 George Mason* ................7 p.m. Oct. 5 at Hofstra* .........................7 p.m. Oct. 7 at Northeastern* ....................1 p.m. Oct. 12 Delaware* ....................7 p.m. Oct. 14 Towson* .....................1 p.m. Oct. 16 Virginia ......................7 p.m. Oct. 19 at Georgia State* ....................7 p.m. Oct. 26 at William & Mary* ..................7 p.m. Oct. 28 at UNC Wilmington* .................1 p.m. Nov. 2 at George Mason* ...................7 p.m. Nov. 5 at George Mason* ...................7 p.m. Nov. 9 Northeastern* .................7 p.m. Nov. 10 Hofstra* .....................7 p.m. Nov. 16-19 CAA Championships (dates flexible) Highest Seed Hosts * Denotes CAA matches ^Eastern Standard Time (games played in Pacific Time Zone) Home games in bold Home matches played at Godwin Hall 2012 JMU Volleyball - 1 THIS IS JMU VOLLEYBALL 2012 JMU Volleyball - 2 THIS IS JMU VOLLEYBALL 2012 JMU Volleyball - 3 COACHING STAFF Lauren Steinbrecher Head Coach Third Season Georgia Tech ’05 • Hired as JMU’s head coach on January 25, 2010 • Came to Harrisonburg after three years as an assistant coach and recruiting coordina- tor at the University of Kentucky • 42-19 career record and 18-10 in CAA play • 2010 CAA co-Coach of the Year • 2010 VaSID State Coach of the Year • Identified in 2009 and 2010 by the AVCA as one of the “30 best coaches in the country under the age of 30” • Helped Kentucky improve its record in each of her three seasons there • While at Kentucky, the Wildcats went 77-21 overall and 47-13 in the SEC • Landed the 13th-ranked re- cruiting class in the country in 2009 • Played four seasons of vol- leyball and two seasons of basketball at Georgia Tech • Led the Yellow Jackets to the NCAA Championships all four years during her career, including trips to the quarter- finals in 2003 and the round of 16 in 2004 • Won two ACC regular season championships (2003, 2004) and one ACC tournament (2002) • AVCA honorable mention All-American in 2003 • All-ACC in 2002 and 2003 and ACC Rookie of the Year in 2001 • ACC Honor Roll and Georgia Tech Dean’s List student • Ranks second in GT history in solo blocks, fifth in kills, fifth in kills per set, eighth in total blocks and ninth in block as- sists • Spent a year playing professionally in Almeria, Spain 2012 JMU Volleyball - 4 COACHING STAFF Ron Sweet Associate Head Coach Third Season Phoenix ’09 • Joined JMU’s staff in March of 2010 • Joins the Dukes following seven seasons as head coach at Kishwaukee College in Illinois • Led Kishwaukee to three straight National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II na- tional championships • Went 321-47 in seven seasons with the Kougars. • Two-time NJCAA National Coach of the Year • Coached 14 First Team All-Americans, 12 First Team Academic All-Americans and seven AVCA First Team All-Americans Casey Steinbrecher Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Third Season Ball State ’02 (B.A), Dallas ’03 (M.S.) • Joined JMU’s staff January 2010 • Previously served as an assistant coach at Georgetown College in Kentucky • Supervised individual training and served as the recruiting coordinator for the Tigers • Helped lead Georgetown to a 45-4 record and a national NAIA runner-up finish. • Was a middle hitter on Ball State’s club team from 1998-2002 • Honorable mention all-conference selection in 2002 2012 JMU Volleyball - 5 XX Official Volleyball of The Colonial Athletic Association moltenusa.com Molten is the Official Ball of the NCAA® Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Championships 1-800- 477-1994 NCAA® is a trademark of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Trademarks owned by Molten Corporation or Molten USA, Inc. © 2010 Molten USA, Inc. 2012 ROSTER No. Name Pos. 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Hometown/High School/College 1 Natalie Abel OH r-Sr. 5-11 Washington, Pa./Trinity 2 Danielle Erb OH Sr. 6-0 Tampa, Fla./Plant 3 Katie Daorai DS Jr. 5-6 Tampa, Fla./Plant 4 Lizzy Briones MB So. 6-0 Siloam Springs, Ark./Siloam Springs 5 Alyssa Hall MB r-Fr. 6-2 Yorktown, Va./Grafton 6 Martha Stewart OH So. 5-11 Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley 7 Megan Wiechmann S Sr. 6-0 Sunland, Calif./Village Christian 8 Kelly Maguire MB Jr. 6-3 Long Valley, N.J./West Morris Central 9 Meghan Niski OH Fr. 5-11 St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East 10 Patreece Spence DS Fr. 5-6 Wilmington, Del./Archmere Academy 11 Sierra Hahn-Ventrell DS Fr. 5-4 Chevy Chase, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase 12 Sarah Delaney MB Fr. 6-2 Herndon, Va./South Lakes 13 MacKenzie Kleespies OH/DS Fr. 5-10 Lincoln University, Pa./Avon Grove 14 Jaclyn Placha DS Fr. 5-6 Oakdale, Pa./West Allegheny 15 Sarah Patterson S Fr. 6-1 Roanoke, Va./Hidden Valley 16 Kristi Richardson S r-So. 6-1 Glen Allen, Va./Hermitage Head Coach: Lauren Steinbrecher Assistant Coaches: Ron Sweet, Casey Steinbrecher Sr. Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach: Scott Bennett Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer: Carolann Baldridge Manager: Caitlin Papili Top Row (L to R): Head Coach Lauren Steinbrecher, Assistant Coach Casey Steinbrecher, Sarah Patterson, Sarah Delaney, Alyssa Hall, Kelly Maguire, Lizzie Briones, Kristi Richardson, Associate Head Coach Ron Sweet. Second Row (L to R): Martha Stewart, Meghan Niski, Danielle Erb, MacKenzie Kleespies, Megan Wiechmann, Natalie Abel. Bottom Row (L to R): Jaclyn Placha, Sierra Hahn-Ventrell, Katie Daorai, Patreece Spence. 2012 JMU Volleyball - 7 2012 DUKES #1 Natalie Abel Redshirt Senior Outside Hitter Washington, Pa./Trinity Media Arts and Design major/Computer Information Systems minor • First Team All-CAA selection as a redshirt junior • VaSID State Player of the Year • JMU Days Inn Invitational and High Point Classic tournament MVP • Third Team All-CAA selection as a redshirt sophomore • Finished first on the team with 350 kills and second with 376 digs last season • Led team with 15 double-doubles in 2011 • Had a career-high 30 digs against Davidson in 2011 • 376 digs in 2011 was the tenth-highest single season total in school history • CAA Commisioner’s Academic Award • JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete • Dean’s List student • Finished ninth in the CAA in 2009 with 3.25 digs/set and a total of 299 2012 JMU Volleyball - 8 2012 DUKES #2 Danielle Erb Senior Outside Hitter Tampa, Fla./Plant Media Arts and Design major/Sports Communication and Computer Information Systems minor • Third Team All-CAA selection in 2011 • Second Team All-CAA selection in 2010 • Third Team All-CAA and All-Rookie team selection in 2009 • VaSID Second Team All-State in 2010 • 2010 CAA All-Tournament Team • Ranks 10th in school history in attack attempts with 2,647 • Collected eight double-doubles as a junior • Led team in kills as a freshman and sophomore • JMU Athletic Director Scholar-Athlete • CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award • JMU Dean’s student 2012 JMU Volleyball - 9 2012 DUKES #7 Megan Wiechmann Senior Setter Sunland, Calif./Village Christian Health Sciences major • Appeared in 28 matches and started 23 of them in 2011 • Finished second on the team with 599 assists, adding 13 kills, 12 service aces, 201 digs and three blocks • JMU Days Inn Invitational All-Tournament team • Recorded seven double-doubles in assists and digs as a junior • Set a new career-high with 16 digs against Liberty • Enters her senior