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2018 UCF KNIGHTS VOLLEYBALL 1 MEET THE 2018 KNIGHTS THE NEXT STEP UCF Volleyball returned to the postseason in 2017 for the first time since its American Athletic Conference title in 2014. The Knights accepted an 2 | Erin Olson 3 | Amber Olson 4 | Jordan Pingel 5 | Bailey Wilson 7 | Nerissa Moravec at-large bid to the National S | 5’9 | Jr. S | 6’0 | Fr. L | 5’7 | Sr. DS/L | 5’4 | Fr. MB | 6’2 | R-So. Invitational Volleyball Cary, Ill. Cary, Ill. Colorado Springs, Colo. Tampa, Fla. Lincoln, Neb. Championship, where Bradley Cary-Grove HS Air Academy HS Plant HS Lincoln Southeast HS they picked up their first postseason victory in the Todd Dagenais era. After anchoring the Black and Gold’s attack for several years, UCF will have to fare without the talents of Kia Bright. Taylor Wickey 9 | Laché Harper 12 | Briana Garcia 13 | Paulina Perez-Rosas 14 | Alli Sabol 15 | Kristina Fisher OH/MB | 6’2 | R-So. RS | 6’0 | Fr. OH | 6’0 | Fr. RS | 6’3 | Jr. OH | 5’11 | So. and Miranda Watkins also Richmond, Va. League City, Texas Guanica, P.R. Dublin, Ohio Austin, Texas graduated after the 2017 L.C. Bird HS Clear Falls Colegio San Benito Dublin Coffman HS Anderson HS campaign. Jordan Pingel returns as the lone senior in a youth-laden roster. The Colorado Springs, Colo., native needs just 335 digs to set the new program record for digs. 20 | McKenna Melville 21 | Kathryn Wesolich 32 | Anne-Marie Watson 33 | Mary Kate Painter OH | 6’1 | Fr. MB | 6’2 | Fr. OH | 6’0 | So. L/DS | 5’4 | So. Erin Olson, Alli Sabol, Kristina Eagan, Mich. Wildwood, Mo. Oviedo, Fla. Philadelphia, Penn. Fisher and Anne-Marie Eagan HS Lafayette HS Hagerty HS Archbishop Carroll HS Watson come back with the postseason experience from 2017. Fisher cemented herself as one of the top outsides in The American as a rookie. Once again, the Knights will rely on youth. Dagenais and Lucian Chenard T.J. Read Joe Howard his staff went out and signed Director of Technology Director of Operations S&C Coach six freshmen to NLIs during 1st Season 1st Season 7th Season the offseason. University of Alberta Ohio State UCF After two years apart, Amber Olson will rejoin her sister Erin on the court as the two primary setters on the team. The 2017 recruiting class also boasts the Minnesota Todd Dagenais Jenny Maurer Brian Doyon Brian Waltos Gatorade Player of the Year Athletic Trainer Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach in McKenna Melville and 11th Season 2nd Season 2nd Season 1st Season Central Michigan Washington St. Louis Syracuse Under Armour All-America Honorable Mention right side Briana Garcia. The duo will make an instant impact for the Black and Gold. One advantage that UCF UCF INFORMATION has compared to previous Location ............. Orlando, Fla. 32816 seasons was a tour of Puerto Founded ........................................1963 Rico in June with the entire Enrollment .................................63,016 roster. Nickname ...............................Knights Colors ........................ Black and Gold Home Court ........The Venue at UCF Conference ... American Athletic Conf. President ...................Dr. John C. Hitt Director of Athletics ............Danny White Sport Administrator .... Brad Stricklin NCAA Faculty Rep. ..Manoj Chopra Athletics Main Phone ...407.823.3255 Ticket Office Phone .......407.823.1000 2 2018 UCF KNIGHTS VOLLEYBALL UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RETURNERS Location Orlando, Fl. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. K/S D/S A/S B/S Enrollment 64,318 Jordan Pingel L/DS 5’6 Sr. 0.02 4.23 0.97 0.00 Conference American Erin Olson S 5’9 Jr. 0.07 2.30 5.73 0.12 Nickname Knights Alli Sabol RS 6-3 Jr. 2.10 0.42 0.05 0.47 Mascot Knightro Jeanne Westney MB/OPP 6’3 Jr. 1.14 0.27 0.06 0.92 Colors Gold (R:182, G:162, B:105) and Black Laché Harper OH/MB 6’2 R-So. 0.47 0.11 0.03 0.13 President Dr. Dale Whittaker (Texas A&M ‘83) Nerissa Moravec MB 6’2 R-So. 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.33 VP & Director of Athletics Dr. Daniel J. White (Notre Dame ‘02) Kristina Fisher OH 5’11 So. 2.87 3.05 0.06 0.41 NCAA Faculty Representative Dr. Manoj Chopra Anne-Marie Watson RS 6’0 So. 1.52 0.35 0.03 0.81 VOLLEYBALL STAFF Mary Kate Painter DS 5’4 So. 0.02 1.12 0.00 0.00 th Head Coach Todd Dagenais (Central Michigan ‘95) 11 Season TRANSFERS Record at UCF 185-136, .576 All-Time Record 185-136, .576 None Associate Head Coach Jenny Mauer (Washington ‘99) 3rd Season NEWCOMERS Assistant Coach Brian Doyon (Syracuse ‘95) 2nd Season Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Director of Operations Season Briana Garcia RS 6’0 Fr. League City, Texas Director of Technology Lucian Chenard (Alberta) 1st Season McKenna Melville OH 6’1 Fr. Eagan, Minn. Volunteer Coach Carmelo Eleutiza (Central of Puerto Rico) 2nd Season Amber Olson S 6’0 Fr. Cary, Ill. FACILITY INFORMATION Paulina Perez-Rosas OH 6’0 Fr. Guanica, Puerto Rico Home Court (Capacity) The Venue, 2,500 Kathryn Wesolich MB 6’2 Fr. Wildwood, Mo. UCF’s All-Time Record at The Venue 265-101 (.724) Bailey Wilson DS/L 5’4 FR. Tampa, Fla. Home Record Under Dagenais 88-47 (.651) All-Time Home Record* 324-138 (.701) Incomplete records prior to 1987. RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS VOLLEYBALL HISTORY Matches Played 34, Olson, Pingel, Sabol, Fisher, Watson Sets Played 128, Fisher, Olson, Pingel First Year of Volleyball 1975 Points 394.5, Fisher All-Time Overall Record 984-615 (.615) Points Per Set 3.08, Fisher All-Time American Record 64-34 (.653) Kills Per Set 2.87, Fisher American Conference Championships 1 (‘14) Attack Errors (min. 250 attacks) 114, Sabol A-SUN Conference Championships 7 (‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03) Total Attacks 1057, Fisher NCAA Tournament Appearances 7 (‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘14) Attack Percentage .313, Westney AIAW Championships 1 (‘78) Assists 734, Olson 2017 REVIEW & 2018 PREVIEW Assists Per Set 5.73, Olson 2017 Record 20-14 Service Aces 20, Pingel 2017 American Record (Finish) 12-8 (5th) Service Aces Per Set 0.16, Pingel Final RPI Ranking 86th Service Errors 44, Pingel Starters Returning/Lost 4/4 Digs 541, Pingel Letterwinners Returning/Lost 7/8 Digs Per Set 4.23, Pingel Newcomers 6 Return Errors (min. 100 digs) 38, Fisher Freshmen/Transfers 6 Return Errors Per Set (min. 100 digs) 0.30, Fisher MEDIA CONTACT Solo Blocks 9, Fisher Assisted Blocks 101, Watson Assistant Athletics Director for Communications Andy Seeley Blocks 103, Watson Assistant Director for Communications Blocks Per Set 0.81, Watson Volleyball Contact Ian MacDougall Block Errors (min. 25 blocks) 3, Watson Cell Phone 317-313-7486 Ball Handling Errors 23, Olson Office Phone 407-823-5395 E-mail [email protected] Communications Fax 407-823-5293 STAY SOCIAL Official UCF Knights Website UCFKnights.com Official UCF Knights Volleyball Twitter @UCF_Volleyball Official UCF Knights Volleyball Facebook /UCF.Volleyball Official UCF Knights Volleyball Instagram @UCF.Volleyball Todd Dagenias Twitter @UCFVBtodd 2018 UCF KNIGHTS VOLLEYBALL 3 2017 STATS 2017 UCF Volleyball UCF Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 29, 2017) All matches Overall record: 20-14 Conf: 12-8 Home: 8-3 Away: 9-7 Neutral: 3-4 Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 5 Bright,Kia 127 489 3.85 145 1351 .2 5 5 7 0.06 26 45 0.20 38 387 3.05 22 30 52 0.41 12 1 552.0 15 Fisher,Kristina 128 367 2.87 137 1057 .2 1 8 6 0.05 7 34 0.05 38 239 1.87 9 23 32 0.25 2 0 394.5 14 Sabol,Alli 123 258 2.10 114 707 .2 0 4 5 0.04 0 0 0.00 0 52 0.42 1 57 58 0.47 5 0 287.5 12 Wickey,Taylor 125 196 1.57 45 404 .3 7 4 12 0.10 17 17 0.14 1 76 0.61 26 112 138 1.10 4 0 295.0 32 Watson,Anne-Marie 127 193 1.52 103 600 .1 5 0 4 0.03 0 1 0.00 0 44 0.35 2 101 103 0.81 3 0 245.5 11 Westney,Jeanne 126 144 1.14 44 320 .3 1 2 8 0.06 1 0 0.01 1 34 0.27 16 100 116 0.92 8 2 211.0 9 Harper,Lache 38 18 0.47 9 57 .1 5 8 1 0.03 0 0 0.00 0 4 0.11 1 4 5 0.13 0 0 21.0 10 Zhang,Jiayi 13 1 0.08 1 6 .0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 2 0.15 0 5 5 0.38 0 0 3.5 2 Olson,Erin 128 9 0.07 4 42 .1 1 9 734 5.73 15 27 0.12 0 295 2.30 0 1 1 0.01 3 23 24.5 3 Watkins,Miranda 119 3 0.03 1 9 .2 2 2 654 5.50 24 27 0.20 0 242 2.03 0 0 0 0.00 0 15 27.0 8 Zimroth,Abby 43 1 0.02 0 1 1.000 2 0.05 0 2 0.00 3 13 0.30 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 1.0 33 Painter,Mary Kate 60 1 0.02 0 2 .5 0 0 0 0.00 6 7 0.10 4 67 1.12 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 7.0 4 Pingel,Jordan 128 2 0.02 1 13 .0 7 7 124 0.97 20 44 0.16 25 541 4.23 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 22.0 6 Felice,Kat 26 0 0.00 0 0 .0 0 0 2 0.08 3 6 0.12 0 3 0.12 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 3.0 1 Fisher,Alex 11 0 0.00 0 0 .0 0 0 26 2.36 2 0 0.18 0 11 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 2.0 7 Moravec,Nerissa 21 0 0.00 3 13 - .2 3 1 1 0.05 0 0 0.00 0 2 0.10 2 5 7 0.33 1 0 4.5 UCF 128 1682 13.14 607 4582 .2 3 5 1587 12.40 121 210 0.95 130 2012 15.72 79 438 298.0 2.33 38 43 2101.0 Opponents 128 1666 13.02 764 4713 .1 9 1 1583 12.37 130 192 1.02 121 2034 15.89 33 372 219.0 1.71 48 47 2015.0 Team Statistics UCF OPP Date Opponent Score Score by set Att.