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Ashley Bailey | [email protected] | (o) 304.293.2821 | (c) 304.288.3427 2015 Schedule/Results Aug. 23 GOLD/BLUE SCRIMMAGE Noon WEST VIRGINIA Mountaineers No. 15 KANSAS Jayhawks Overall Record: 14-0 Aug. 28 vs. Oakland# W, 3-2 Overall Record: 5-9 Big 12 Record: 0-2 Big 12 Record: 2-0 Aug. 29 vs. George Washington# L, 0-3 Aug. 29 at Michigan# L, 0-3 Sept. 4 vs. Eastern Michigan! L, 1-3 Head Coach: Reed Sunahara Head Coach: Ray Bechard Sept. 5 vs. Charlotte! W, 3-1 Record at WVU: 5-9 (1st Season) Record at KU: 306-226 (18th Season) Sept. 5 at IUPUI! L, 2-3 Record Overall: 330-1723 (16th Season) Record Overall: 1022-286 (31st Season) Sept. 11 at Dartmouth% L, 1-3 MATCH INFORMATION Sept. 12 vs. UConn% L, 0-3. Date: Saturday, October 3 Broadcast: ESPN3 Sept. 15 MARSHALL W, 3-2 Sept. 18 at Winthrop^ W, 3-1 Time: 5 p.m. ET Live Stats: kuathletics.com Sept. 19 vs. Davidson^ W, 3-0 Location: Horejsi Center (Lawrence, Kan.) Sept. 19 vs. Murray State^ L, 1-3 /WVUVolleyball @WVUVolleyball @WVUVolleyball Sept. 25 TEXAS* L, 3-0 Sept. 30 TCU* L, 1-3 At a Glance Oct. 3 at Kansas* 2 p.m. • West Virginia is coming off of a 3-1 loss to TCU on Wednesday. Oct. 7 ROBERT MORRIS 6 p.m. • Morgan Montgomery led the squad with 14 kills, while Mia Swanegan had 13 kills and four Oct. 10 at Kansas State* 8 p.m. blocks. Oct. 14 TEXAS TECH* 6 p.m. • The Mountaineers opened their conference slate on Friday, Sept. 25, taking a 3-0 loss to Oct. 17 BAYLOR* 3:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at Iowa State* 7:30 p.m. No. 2 Texas at the WVU Coliseum. Oct. 24 OKLAHOMA* 3:30 p.m. • Texas was one of three teams in the AVCA Poll that WVU will face this season. Oct. 28 KANSAS STATE* 6 p.m. • The Mountaineers posted a season-best .356 attacking percentage in their win over David- Nov. 5 at Texas* 8 p.m. son. Mia Swanegan led the team, hitting for a .524 clip. Nov. 7 at Baylor* 8 p.m. • WVU also set a number of season highs in their 3-2 win over Marshall. Their 68 kills was a Nov. 11 IOWA STATE* 6 p.m. season-best effort. Nov. 13 at Texas Tech* 6 p.m. Nov. 21 KANSAS* 3:30 p.m. • The team’s 65 assists were also a season-high, while their 8.0 team blocks was third-best Nov. 25 at Oklahoma* 8 p.m. for 2015. No. 27 at TCU* 23 p.m. • Morgan Montgomery’s 31 kills in the win over Marshall was the most by any Big 12 player this season. All times are Eastern and subject to change • The team also set a season-high with 12 blocks in the 3-1 win over Charlotte (Sept. 5). HOME GAMES in all caps * Big 12 Conference match Hannah Shreve had a team-best seven blocks, while Dzeni Hadzisehovic had six. # Michigan Invitational (Ann Arbor, Mich.) ! IUPUI Hampton Inn Invitational KEY MOUNTAINEERS (Indianapolis, Ind.) % Dartmouth Tournament (Hanover, N.H.) ^Winthrop Invitational (Rock Hill, S.C.) Big 12 Standings Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct. Kansas 2-0 1.000 14-0 1.00 Brittany Caleah Hannah Gianna Morgan Mia Texas 2-0 1.000 12-1 .923 SAMPLE WELLS SHREVE GOTTERBA MONTGOMERY SWANEGAN Iowa State 2-0 1.000 9-4 .692 K/set ........ .0.43 K/set ......... 2.39 K/set ......... 1.20 K/set ......... 0.00 K/set ......... 3.83 K/set ......... 1.78 Baylor 1-1 .500 12-3 .800 Att. pct...... .176 Att. pct...... .246 Att. pct...... .302 Att. pct...... .000 Att. pct...... .179 Att. pct...... .135 Kansas State 1-1 .500 9-5 .643 A/set ......... 9.57 A/set ......... 0.09 A/set ......... 0.04 A/set ......... 0.70 A/set ......... 0.20 A/set ......... 0.00 TCU 1-2 .333 11-4 .733 SA/set ....... 0.13 SA/set ....... 0.00 SA/set ....... 0.13 SA/set ....... 0.20 SA/set ....... 0.22 SA/set ....... 0.00 D/set ......... 0.24 D/set ......... 3.72 Texas Tech 1-2 .333 12-5 .706 D/set ......... 1.96 D/set ......... 0.28 D/set ......... 2.07 D/set ......... 0.24 B/set ......... 0.43 B/set ......... 0.50 B/set ......... 1.13 B/set ......... 0.00 B/set ......... 0.37 B/set ......... 0.65 Oklahoma 0-2 .000 6-8 .429 West Virginia 0-2 .000 5-9 .357 2015 West Virginia Volleyball SERIES HISTORY NUMERICAL ROSTER West Virginia and Kansas meet for the ninth time on No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Saturday, with six of their previous meetings coming 1 Brittany Sample S 5-7 Sr. Lewisville, Texas/Hebron as part of conference play. The series started in 1999 2 Haley Roe S/DS 5-10 Jr. Campbell, Calif./Saint Francis at the WVU Coliseum, with the Jayhawks taking a 3-1 3 Morgan Montgomery OH 6-1 So. Centennial, Colo./Grandview win. The two met once more in nonconference action 4 Gianna Gotterba L 5-6 So. Stockton, Calif./St. Mary’s as KU grabbed a 3-1 over WVU in 2000 in Kansas 5 Bridgett Talia OH 6-0 Fr. West Valley City, Utah/Taylorsville before the two became conference foes. The Jayhawks 6 Mia Swanegan MB 6-1 So. Blue Springs, Mo./TCU lead the series, 8-0. 7 Caleah Wells MB 6-1 Sr. Red Oak, Texas/Red Oak 8 Melvina Brown DS 5-7 So. Warrenton, Va./Kettle Run SCOUTING REPORT 10 Taylor Cross DS 5-7 So. Colorado Springs, Colo./New Mexico The No. 15-ranked Jayhawks enter the match unde- 11 Abby Brown OH/DS 5-9 Fr. Lewisburg, W.Va./Greenbrier East feated with a 14-0 overall record and a 2-0 mark in 12 Andrea Phung DS 5-7 Jr. Stone Ridge, Va./Freedom conference play. Kelsie Payne leads the offense at 4.02 13 Nzea McQuitery MB 6-2 Jr. Raleigh, N.C./Liberty kills per set, hitting an impressive .402 on the season. 14 MaTia Hughes DS/L 5-5 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./NYU Tiana Dockery (3.35 k/s) and Madison Rigdon (3.15 15 Hannah Shreve MB 6-3 Jr. Charleston, W.Va./George Washington k/s) also boast more than three kills per set. Taylor 16 Dzeni Hadzisehovic RS 6-4 Jr. Belgrade, Serbia/North Idaho Soucie averages a team-best 1.20 blocks per set, 17 Paige Zywick DS 5-7 Fr. Troy, Michigan/Seaholm while Cassie Wait has posted a team-high 5.11 digs per set to lead the defense. ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 11 Abby Brown OH/DS 5-9 Fr. Lewisburg, W.Va./Greenbrier East WVU............................ Stat ...............................KU 8 Melvina Brown DS 5-7 So. Warrenton, Va./Kettle Run 12.2 ..................... Kills/Set ..................... 15.6 10 Taylor Cross DS 5-7 So. Colorado Springs, Colo./New Mexico .192 .................... Attacking .................... .312 4 Gianna Gotterba L 5-6 So. Stockton, Calif./St. Mary’s 11.3 ...................Assists/Set ................... 14.6 16 Dzeni Hadzisehovic RS 6-4 Jr. Belgrade, Serbia/North Idaho 1.0 .......................Aces/Set ....................... 1.7 14 MaTia Hughes DS/L 5-5 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./NYU 12.5 .....................Digs/Set ..................... 16.0 13 Nzea McQuitery MB 6-2 Jr. Raleigh, N.C./Liberty 1.9 ......................Blocks/Set ..................... 2.0 3 Morgan Montgomery OH 6-1 So. Centennial, Colo./Grandview 12 Andrea Phung DS 5-7 Jr. Stone Ridge, Va./Freedom 2 Haley Roe S/DS 5-10 Jr. Campbell, Calif./Saint Francis COMMON OPPONENTS 1 Brittany Sample S 5-7 Sr. Lewisville, Texas/Hebron Both teams’ most recent match was against TCU, 15 Hannah Shreve MB 6-3 Jr. Charleston, W.Va./George Washington though the two came away with different results. Kan- 6 Mia Swanegan MB 6-1 So. Blue Springs, Mo./TCU sas earned a 3-0 win over the Horned Frogs, finishing 5 Bridgett Talia OH 6-0 Fr. West Valley City, Utah/Taylorsville with 51 kills to TCU’s 23 and hitting .234 with 7.0 7 Caleah Wells MB 6-1 Sr. Red Oak, Texas/Red Oak team blocks in the win. The Mountaineers dropped a 17 Paige Zywick DS 5-7 Fr. Troy, Michigan/Seaholm 3-1 contest to TCU on Wednesday, hitting for a .114 clip with 50 kills and 11.0 team blocks. MOUNTAINEER MASCOT One of the most beloved of all West Virginia athletic traditions, the Mountaineer mascot, first appeared at PRONUNCIATIONS WVU sporting events during HC Reed Sunahara .................................................soo-nuh-HA-ruh the 1934-35 school year 4 Gianna Gotterba .....................................................GOT-er-bah with Lawson Hill taking on 5 Bridgett Talia ..........................................................tah-LEE-ah the role. The Mountaineer 6 Mia Swanegan .................................................sw-ANN-uh-gan is selected each year by the 13 Nzea McQuitery ..................................................... nah-ZEE-ah Mountain Honorary – the 15 MaTia Hughes ....................................................... mah-TEE-ah school’s prestigious senior 16 Dzeni Hadzisehovic .......................JEN-NEE had-zee-say-HO-vich honorary. The Mountaineer’s 17 Paige Zywick ............................................................ zuh-WICK costume is tailored to fit each winner, and male Mountaineers customarily grow beards during their tenure to go along with the coonskin cap and rifle, although the beard is not a requirement for the mascot position. The 2015-16 Mountaineer is Michael Garcia from Fairmont, W.Va. 2 /WVUVolleyball @ WVUVolleyball MATCH 15 2015 West Virginia Volleyball 2015 WVU VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS HOMECOMING Sophomore Mia Swanegan will see a few familiar faces in the crowd this weekend, as School ................................