2016 UAB VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS UAB Media Relations | 617 13Th Street South | Birmingham, Ala

General Information Coaching Staff School...... UAB Head Coach...... Kerry Messersmith (11th season) Location...... Birmingham, Ala. Alma Mater...... Chadron State,’86 Founded...... 1969 Career Record...... 663-399 (28th season) Enrollment...... 18,333 UAB Record...... 189-147 (11th season) Nickname...... Blazers Associate Head Coach...... Ashley Hardee (3rd season) Mascot...... Blaze Alma Mater...... East Carolina, ‘00 Colors...... Forest Green and Old Gold Assistant Coach...... Rashinda Reed (2nd season) Home Venue...... Bartow Arena (8,500) Alma Mater...... Georgia, ‘05 Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Volunteer Assistant Coach...... Chelsi Carter (1st season) Conference...... Conference USA (C-USA) Director of Operations...... Brynnley Messersmith President...... Ray L. Watts, M.D. Student Manager...... Ashlyn Sunseri Director of Athletics...... Mark Ingram Athletic Trainer...... Katelyn Hand Faculty Athletics Represenative...... Dr. Frank Messina Volleyball Office Phone...... 205.934.6003 Ticket Office Phone...... 205.975.8221 Website...... UABsports.com Team Information Facebook...... facebook.com/UABVolleyball 2015 Overall Record...... 9-23 Twitter...... @UAB_VB C-USA Record...... 1-15 Instagram...... @UAB_Volleyball 2015 Home Record...... 7-10 2015 Away Record...... 0-11 Athletics Communications 2015 Neutral Record...... 2-2 Associate AD/Communications...... Ted Feeley Returning Players...... 11 Associate Athletics Communications Director...... Jay D’Abramo Caitlin Conner Assistant Athletics Communications Director...... Kylie Murphy Gabby Deshotel Athletics Communications Associate...... Tyler Brown Sydney Hinds Athletics Communications Associate/Volleyball Contact...... Kathryn Langley Haley Jared Email:...... [email protected] Emily Martinez Phone:...... 229.308.3823 (cell) Zahria Richard Athletics Communications Assistant...... Abby Vinson Emily Rudolph Main Office Phone...... 205.934.0722 Kassidy Sullivan Office Fax...... 205.934.7505 Jillian Tinglin Mailing Address...... UAB Media Relations Amber Treace 617 13th Street South Victoria Young Bartow Arena - West Tower Players Lost...... 7 Birmingham, Ala. 35294 Autumn Hiett Amy Hunter Team History Gabbi Moreno First Year of UAB Volleyball...... 1978 Sydney Nelson Years of UAB Volleyball...... 38 Emma Schroer All-Time Overall Record...... 671-699 Ashlyn Sunseri NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last...... 2/2008 Baley West Last NCAA Appearance/Result...... 2nd Round at Nebraska (12/6/08) - L, 0-3 Newcomers...... 6 C-USA Championships/Last...... 1/Defeated Memphis 3-2 (11/19/06) Kenley Adams Kaylee Gilchrist Emma Mitchell Petra Silic Aria Smith Erika Zembyla 2016 UAB VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE UAB Media Relations | 617 13th Street South | Birmingham, Ala. 35294 | 205.934.0722| UABsports.com Facebook: facebook.com/UABVolleyball | Twitter: @UAB_VB | Instagram: @UAB_Volleyball

Catamount Volleyball Classic - Cullowhee, N.C. (August 26-27) Aug. 26 vs. Western Carolina Cullowhee, N.C. Liston B. Ramsey Activity Center 5:30 p.m. Aug. 27 vs. Tennessee Tech Cullowhee, N.C. Liston B. Ramsey Activity Center 10:00 a.m. Aug. 27 vs. Charleston Southern Cullowhee, N.C. Liston B. Ramsey Activity Center 3:30 p.m.

Blazer Classic - Birmingham, Ala. (September 2-3) Sept. 2 vs. North Carolina Central BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 11:00 a.m. Sept. 2 vs. SE Missouri State BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7:00 p.m. Sept. 3 vs. Northwestern State BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 10:00 a.m. Sept. 3 vs. Radford BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7:00 p.m.

Jax State Invitational - Jacksonville, Ala. (September 9-10) Sept. 9 vs. Mississippi Valley Jacksonville, Ala. Pete Matthews Coliseum 9:00 a.m. Sept. 9 vs. Jackson State Jacksonville, Ala. Pete Matthews Coliseum 4:30 p.m. Sept. 10 vs. New Orleans Jacksonville, Ala. Pete Matthews Coliseum 9:00 a.m.

Sept. 13 vs. Troy BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7:00 p.m.

Fight Like Hal Memorial Invitational - Birmingham, Ala. (September 16-17) Sept. 16 vs. UT Martin BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 12:30 p.m. Sept. 16 vs. UL Lafayette BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7:00 p.m. Sept. 17 vs. Memphis BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 2:00 p.m.

Sept. 23 *Middle Tennessee BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7:00 p.m. Sept. 25 *UTEP BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 1:00 p.m. Sept. 30 *at Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. Halton Arena 5:00 p.m. Oct. 2 *at FIU Miami, Fla. FIU Arena 12:00 p.m. Oct. 7 *North Texas BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 11:30 a.m. Oct. 9 *Louisiana Tech BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 1:00 p.m. Oct. 14 *at Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky. E.A. Diddle Arena 7:00 p.m. Oct. 16 *at Rice Houston, Texas Tudor Fieldhouse 1:00 p.m. Oct. 19 at Alabama State Montgomery, Ala. Lockhart Gymnasium 7:00 p.m. Oct. 23 *at Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tenn. Alumni Memorial Gym 1:00 p.m. Oct. 28 *UTSA BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7:00 p.m. Oct. 30 *Western Kentucky BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 12:00 p.m. Nov. 4 *at Southern Miss Hattiesburg, Miss. Reed Green Coliseum 6:00 p.m. Nov. 10 *at FAU Boca Raton, Fla. FAU Arena 6:00 p.m. Nov. 12 *Marshall BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 2:00 p.m. Nov. 18 at C-USA Championship Houston, Texas Tudor Fieldhouse TBD Nov. 19 at C-USA Championship Houston, Texas Tudor Fieldhouse TBD Nov. 20 at C-USA Championship Houston, Texas Tudor Fieldhouse TBD

Home Matches in BOLD, played at Bartow Arena *Conference USA match All times are Central and subject to change 2016 UAB VOLLEYBALL ROSTER UAB Media Relations | 617 13th Street South | Birmingham, Ala. 35294 | 205.934.0722| UABsports.com Facebook: facebook.com/UABVolleyball | Twitter: @UAB_VB | Instagram: @UAB_Volleyball

Numerical No. Name Class Pos. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 1 Caitlin Conner Sr. S 5-8 Lakeland, Fla./Daytona State 2 Amber Treace Sr. S 6-0 Spanish Fort. Ala./Spanish Fort HS 3 Kassidy Sullivan Sr. MB 6-0 Utica, Neb./Iowa Western CC 5 Erika Zembyla Jr. OH 6-0 Cypress/Hillsborough CC 6 Emily Rudolph So. MB 6-0 Chesterfield, Mo./Marquette HS 7 Gabby Deshotel Sr. OH 5-11 Daphne, Ala./Bayside Academy 8 Kaylee Gilchrist Fr. DS/L 5-6 Pelham, Ala./John Carroll HS 9 Petra Silic Jr. MB 6-4 Zagreb, Croatia/Hutchinson CC 10 Emma Mitchell Fr. OH 6-0 Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Catholic 11 Sydney Hinds So. DS/L 5-2 Wake Forest, N.C./Heritage HS 12 Kenley Adams Fr. S/RSH 6-0 Panama City, Fla./Mosley HS 13 Victoria Young RS-So. MB 6-1 Mobile, Ala./McGill-Toolen HS 15 Aria Smith Fr. DS 5-7 Albany, Ga./Woodward Academy 16 Emily Martinez So. DS/L 5-8 San Antonia, Texas/Comfort HS 17 Zahria Richard RS-So. OH 5-9 South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon HS 23 Jillian Tinglin So. OH 5-9 Montgomery, Ala./Montgomery Academy 33 Haley Jared Jr. OH 5-11 Hartselle, Ala./Hartselle HS Alphabetical No. Name Class Pos. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 12 Kenley Adams Fr. S/RSH 6-0 Panama City, Fla./Mosley HS 1 Caitlin Conner Sr. S 5-8 Lakeland, Fla./Daytona State 7 Gabby Deshotel Sr. OH 5-11 Daphne, Ala./Bayside Academy 8 Kaylee Gilchrist Fr. DS/L 5-6 Pelham, Ala./John Carroll HS 11 Sydney Hinds So. DS/L 5-2 Wake Forest, N.C./Heritage HS 33 Haley Jared Jr. OH 5-11 Hartselle, Ala./Hartselle HS 16 Emily Martinez So. DS/L 5-8 San Antonia, Texas/Comfort HS 10 Emma Mitchell Fr. OH 6-0 Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Catholic 17 Zahria Richard RS-So. OH 5-9 South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon HS 6 Emily Rudolph So. MB 6-0 Chesterfield, Mo./Marquette HS 9 Petra Silic Jr. MB 6-4 Zagreb, Croatia/Hutchinson CC 15 Aria Smith Fr. DS 5-7 Albany, Ga./Woodward Academy 3 Kassidy Sullivan Sr. MB 6-0 Utica, Neb./Iowa Western CC 23 Jillian Tinglin So. OH 5-9 Montgomery, Ala./Montgomery Academy 2 Amber Treace Sr. S 6-0 Spanish Fort. Ala./Spanish Fort HS 13 Victoria Young RS-So. MB 6-1 Mobile, Ala./McGill-Toolen HS 5 Erika Zembyla Jr. OH 6-0 Cypress/Hillsborough CC

Head Coach: Kerry Messersmith (11th season) Associate Head Coach: Ashley Hardee (3rd season) Assistant Coach: Rashinda Reed (2nd season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Chelsi Carter (1st season) Director of Operations: Brynnley Messersmith Athletic Trainer: Katelyn Hand Manager: Ashlyn Sunseri