2013 Fiu Volleyball Media Information Guide
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2013 FIU VOLLEYBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA INFORMATION GUIDE Media Information Table of Contents & Credits .......................................................1 Quick Facts & Media Information ...............................................2 2013 FIU Volleyball Rosters ....................................................... 3 2013 FIU Volleyball Schedule ....................................................4 TV/Radio Roster .........................................................................5 2013 Opponent Information..................................................... 6-8 Coaching Staff Asst. AD/Head Coach Rita Buck-Crockett (Indoor/Sand) ........ 10 Associate Head Coach Felix Hou (Indoor) ............................... 11 Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coord. Travers Green (Indoor) .... 12 Assistant Coach Marrita Royster-Crockett (Sand) ................... 13 Administration/Support Staff ..................................................... 14 2013 FIU Panthers Returners ............................................................................. 16-23 Newcomers.......................................................................... 24-28 2012 Season Review Overall Statistics ....................................................................... 30 Sun Belt Conference Statistics ................................................. 31 Schedule/Results...................................................................... 32 Sun Belt Conference Season Recap ....................................... 33 Conference USA ...................................................................... 34 History & Records Rally-Scoring Era (2001-pr.) Records .................................36-37 FIU ATHLETICS All-Time Records .................................................................38-39 Coaching Records ...................................................................40 11200 SW 8th St. Year-by-Year Records .............................................................. 40 Miami, Fla. 33199 Division I Series Records .........................................................41 Series History vs. 2013 Opponents.......................................... 42 SBC Championship Results .....................................................43 Phone: (305) 348-8392 NCAA Tournament Appearances .............................................43 Fax: (305) 348-6683 All-Time Roster ....................................................................44-45 Tickets: (305) FIU-GAME Award Winners .........................................................................46 Division I Year-by-Year Results ..........................................47-50 CREDITS: The 2013 FIU Volleyball Media Information Guide is an WWW.FIUSPORTS.COM offi cial publication of the FIU Athletic Media Relations Offi ce, written and designed by Maegan Azpiazu and edited by the FIU Athletic Media Relations staff and the FIU volleyball coaching staff. PHOTOGRAPHY: Florida International University Photography In all references, please call us FIU. Do not use Florida International University, Florida International, Florida Int’l., Fla. Int’l, or any other variation. Media Information QUICK FACTS COVERING THE PANTHERS SOCIAL MEDIA The FIU Athletic Department appreciates your Keep up with the Panthers all year long GENERAL INFORMATION interest in FIU Intercollegiate Athletics and by following FIU volleyball on Twitter would like to welcome you to Miami. Please (@FIUVolleyball) and by "Liking" FIU Name .................Florida International University let us know if we can facilitate your coverage volleyball on Facebook (Facebook.com/ Location .............Modesto A. Maidique Campus in any way. FIUVolleyball). Follow all of FIU's 18 athletic Miami, FL 33199 teams on Google+ (FIU Athletics), Twitter Opened ......................................................1972 MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT (@FIUAthletics), Facebook (Facebook.com/ Enrollment ...............................................50,000 The FIU Athletic Media Relations offi ce is FIUSports), YouTube (FIUPanthers), Pinterest Nickname ............................................ Panthers located in the Room 211 in the southeast (FIUAthletics), and Instagram (FIUathletics). Colors ..........................................Blue and Gold corner of the U.S. Century Bank Arena on Affiliation ...................................NCAA Division I the Modesto A. Maidique Campus. Assistant CONFERENCE USA Information Conference ............................. Conference USA Spors Information Director Maegan Azpiazu Associate Director of Media Relations, Debbie Media Home Court .... U.S. Century Bank Arena (5,000) will serve as the primary contact for the Davis, will serve as the Conference USA School President ...............Dr. Mark Rosenberg FIU volleyball team and can be reached in volleyball contact for the 2013 season. Davis Exec. Dir. of Sports/Entertainment ....Pete Garcia the offi ce at (305) 348-0261 or via email at can be contacted via phone at (214) 774- mazpiazu@fi u.edu. 1353, or via email at [email protected]. For NCAA Faculty Representative ...Dr. Pete Markowitz more information on Conference USA, visit Senior Associate AD/SWA ................Julie Berg INTERVIEWS www.ConferenceUSA.com. Athletic Department Phone .......(305) 348-2756 All interviews with student-athletes and Ticket Office Phone ............... (866) FIU-GAME coaches must be coordinated through the DIRECTIONS TO FIU Athletic Media Relations offi ce. For U.S. CENTURY BANK ARENA MEDIA INFORMATION volleyball interview requests, contact Maegan From Miami International Airport Assistant SID/Volleyball ..............Maegan Azpiazu Azpiazu at least 24 hours in advance to Take SR 836 West (Dolphin Expressway) to Office Phone .............................(305) 348-0261 ensure availability. Please note that interview the NW 107th Avenue/South exit. Proceed Email [email protected] requests will not be granted on the day before south on 107th Avenue to SW 8th Street (SR Website .............................www.FIUSports.com an event, or on the day of an event. Post- 41/Tamiami Trail). Turn right on 8th Street, Fax ...........................................(305) 348-2963 match interviews will take place on the west two traffi c lights to SW 112th Avenue. Turn Press Row Phone .....................(305) 348-3702 end of the scorer's table on the U.S. Century left onto the FIU campus and then make right- Bank Arena fl oor. Contact Azpiazu with all Mailing Address ...FIU Athletic Media Relations hand turns at the fi rst two stop signs. The U.S. post-match requests for student-athletes and 11200 S.W. 8th St. Century Bank Arena will be on your left. coaches. U.S. Century Bank Arena, Room 211 From I-95 Miami, FL 33199 GAMEDAY SERVICES Traveling north or south on I-95, exit at SR Limited media seating is available for FIU 836 West (Dolphin Expressway) to NW 107th FIU VOLLEYBALL STAFF volleyball matches. Please inform Maegan Avenue/South exit. Proceed south on 107th Head Coach (Indoor/Sand) ...Rita Buck-Crockett Azpiazu at least two days prior to the Avenue to SW 8th Street (SR 41/Tamiami Alma Mater .....................................Iowa, 2002 match if you will be attending -- this includes Trail). Turn right on 8th Street, two traffi c lights Indoor Record at FIU/Year ............0-0/1st Year photographers -- and check in with Azpiazu to SW 112th Avenue. Turn left onto the FIU Indoor Career Record/Year .....50-124/7th Year upon arrival. The U.S. Century Bank Arena campus and then go right at the fi rst two stop Associate Head Coach (Indoor) .........Felix Hou is equipped for radio broadcasts; please signs. The U.S. Century Bank Arena will be on Asst. Coach/Recruiting Coord. (Indoor) ......Travers Green contact Azpiazu at least one week in advance your left. to ensure availability. Wireless internet is Assistant Coach (Sand) ...Marrita Royster-Crockett available at the U.S. Century Bank Arena, free From the Palmetto Expressway (SR 826) Volleyball Office Phone .............(305) 348-6065 of charge. Traveling north or south on the Palmetto Volleyball Office Fax .................(305) 348-6683 Expressway, exit westbound on SW 8th Street CREDENTIALS/PARKING (SR 41/Tamiami Trail). Proceed to SW 112th 2013 SEASON OUTLOOK At this time, credentials are not necessary Avenue. Turn left onto the FIU campus and Starters Returning/Lost .....................5/1+Libero for covering the FIU volleyball team at U.S. then go right at the fi rst two stop signs. The Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............8/7+Libero Century Bank Arena. There is no designated U.S. Century Bank Arena will be on your left. Newcomers ....................................................10 media parking for FIU volleyball matches, however, parking is available in the Panther From the Florida Turnpike 2012 SEASON REVIEW Parking Garage or across the street from the Traveling north or south on the Turnpike, exit Overall Record ..........................................10-20 west side of U.S. Century Bank Arena. eastbound on SW 8th Street (No. 25/Tamiami Sun Belt Conference Record ........................7-8 Trail). Turn right onto 8th Street (SR 41/ Tamiami Trail). At SW 112th Avenue, turn right SBC Regular Season Finish ..............3rd - East PHOTOGRAPHERS Photographers are asked to use good onto the FIU campus, and then go right at the SBC Tournament Seed/Finish .....8/First Round judgement and to exercise caution when fi rst two stop signs. The U.S. Century Bank Postseason ..............................................