2017 Murphy Powell, SID * Ofce: (850) 474-2428 * Cell: (850) 380-5596 * [email protected] WEST ARGONAUTS (16-4, 7-0 GSC) Date Opponent Time Hampton Inn-vitational AT THE SOUTH REGION CROSSOVER 8/31 #11 Wheeling Jesuit W, 3-1 n Oct. 13-14, 2017 9/1 USC Aiken W, 3-0 nBirmingham, Alabama 9/1 Southern Indiana W, 3-0 n2016 record at Crossover: 2-1 9/2 #2 SW Minnesota State L, 3-1 Colorado Premier Challenge (Denver, Colo.) TOP STORYLINES 9/8 #1 Concordia-St. Paul L, 1-3 9/8 #3 Lewis L, 0-3 THE SOUTH REGION CROSS- Rollins and Saturday, October 9/9 Florida Southern L, 2-3 OVER 14 at 12:15 p.m. vs. Eckerd and 9/9 #20 Tampa W, 3-1 n The University of West 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 4 Palm Beach Carr Racop Invitational (Fort Smith, Ark.) Florida volleyball squad will Atlantic. 9/15 NW Missouri State W, 3-1 partake in the annual Gulf 9/15 Missouri Western W, 3-1 South Conference/Sunshine POPPEN, KAEL EARN 9/16 Newman W, 3-0 State Conference South WEEKLY GSC HONORS 9/16 Arkansas-Fort Smith W, 3-0 Region Conference Crossover n Following another perfect 9/19 Montevallo* W, 3-0 Tournament, beginning Friday week in conference play for 9/22 North Alabama* W, 3-1 in Birmingham. No. 23 UWF UWF, sophomore Jordyn 9/23 Alabama Huntsville* W, 3-0 9/30 AUM* W, 3-0 will take on SSC opponents Poppen and freshman Logan 10/3 West Georgia* W, 3-0 Rollins, Eckerd and No. 4 Palm Kael earned weekly Gulf South 10/6 Union* W, 3-0 Beach Atlantic this weekend. Conference awards October 10/7 Christian Brothers* W, 3-1 The team will play Friday, 10. Poppen was named GSC 10/10 North Alabama W, 3-2 October 13 at 4:45 p.m vs. Ofensive Player of the Week, Regional Crossover 10/13 Rollins 4:45 PM n 2017 STANDINGS 10/14 Eckerd 12:15 PM School GSC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak 10/14 Palm Beach Atlantic 7:00 PM West Florida 7-0 1.000 16-4 0.800 W13 10/17 Valdosta State* 6:00 PM 10/20 * 5:00 PM North Alabama 6-1 0.857 16-4 0.800 L1 10/21 West Alabama* 3:00 PM West Alabama 5-1 0.833 13-6 0.684 W3 10/27 Shorter* 5:00 PM Lee 5-3 0.625 12-4 0.750 W1 10/28 Lee* 1:00 PM Alabama Huntsville 4-3 0.571 15-7 0.682 W3 10/31 Valdosta State* 6:00 PM Shorter 4-3 0.571 10-6 0.625 W1 11/3 AUM* 6:00 PM 11/10 Lee* 5:00 PM Valdosta State 4-3 0.571 9-7 0.563 W1 11/11 Shorter* 1:00 PM Christian Brothers 4-4 0.500 10-11 0.476 W1 GSC Tournament (Hosted by #1 Seed) Montevallo 3-5 0.375 7-8 0.467 L2 11/14-19 TBA Mississippi College 2-5 0.286 9-11 0.450 L1 NCAA DII Regionals (Hosted by #1 Seed) Union 2-6 0.250 11-9 0.550 L3 11/30-12/2 TBA NCAA DII National Championships (Hosted by West Florida) UWF SOCIAL MEDIA 12/7-9 TBA n @GoArgos n #GoArgos Bold type indicates home contest n@UWFVB *indicates GSC contest n #UWFVB GoArgos.com and Kael was named GSC Fresh- games behind. UWF has two wins 2017 AVCA POLL man of the Week. (one conference, one non-confer- Rk. School Record ence) vs. UNA this season, includ- n The GSC Ofensive Player of the ing a thrilling 3-2 win at home 1 Lewis (22) 17-1 Week award is the frst of Poppen’s October 10 to extend the current 2 SW Minnesota State (14) 16-1 career. She previously earned GSC win streak to 13 straight matches. 3 Concordia - St. Paul 15-2 Freshman of the Week honors in 4 Palm Beach Atlantic (7) 14-0 n November 2016. The sophomore The team (16-4, 7-0 GSC) piled 5 Minnesota Duluth (1) 15-2 enjoyed an outstanding week, up 15 blocks on the way to a 13th 6 California Baptist (3) 16-0 helping No. 23 UWF go 3-0 by straight win Tuesday, downing piling up a total of 40 total kills rival North Alabama 3-2. Rachel 7 Central Oklahoma (1) 20-1 against West Georgia, Union and Neblett turned in a signature 8 Nebraska-Kearney 18-2 Christian Brothers. performance, registering 11 kills, 9 Northern State 15-2 ten digs and fve blocks, including 10 NW Nazarene 16-0 n For Kael, a graduate of Bearden two fnal blocks to close the ffth 11 Western Washington 13-3 HS in Knoxville, Tennessee, the set and help UWF earn a 16-14 GSC Freshman of the Week Award tiebreaker victory. Caleigh Morri- 12 Regis 16-2 is her second of the season. She son posted 14 kills and seven total 13 Ferris State 14-3 previously earned the honor blocks to set new career highs in 14 Winona State 13-4 September 5. The frst-year libe- both categories. 15 Tarleton State 15-4 ro averaged 3.1 digs per set this 16 Arkansas Tech 20-0 week. She recorded 14 total digs n UWF leads the GSC in fve major 17 Angelo State 13-4 plus two service aces in Tuesday’s statistical categories: hitting victory over West Georgia. She percentage (.254), blocks per set 18 Augustana (SD) 14-5 helped put the exclamation point (2.17), kills per set (14.19), oppo- 19 Saint Leo 11-1 on the week by contributing 15 nent service aces per set (0.82) 20 Central Missouri 15-4 digs at Christian Brothers. and assists per set (13.22). Statis- 21 Wayne State (Neb.) 12-6 tically, UWF is ffth in digs per set 22 Colorado School of Mines 14-3 VIEW FROM THE TOP (15.74). 23 West Florida 15-4 n UWF currently leads the GSC with a perfect 7-0 record. North n UWF earned its frst AVCA Top 24 Wingate 15-0 Alabama trails the Argos by one 25 national ranking of the season, 25 Azusa Pacifc 14-2 game. West Alabama is third, 1.5 checking in at No. 23 in this week’s Others receiving votes and listed on 2016 AWARD WINNERS ALL-TIME GSC RECORDS two or more ballots: Cal State San Kathryn Torre (AVCA All-America Second Alabama Huntsville...... 25-5 Bernardino 61; Findlay 46; Upper Iowa Team; AVCA All-Region First Team; D2CCA All-Region First Team; All-GSC First Auburn-Montgomery ...... 1-0 39; Washburn 33; UC San Diego 30; Team) Christian Brothers ...... 16-2 McKendree 23; Wheeling Jesuit 22; Corisha Smith (AVCA All-America Honor- Lee ...... 6-2 Rockhurst 17; Central Washington able Mention; AVCA All-Region First Team; D2CCA All-Region First Team; All-GSC First Mississippi College ...... 7-3 10; Sioux Falls 8; Alaska-Anchorage 7; Team; GSC All-Tournament Team) Montevallo ...... 18-4 Concordia (CA) 5; South Carolina-Aik- Tori Martella (AVCA All-America Honorable en 4; Flagler 3; Mention; AVCA All-Region Honorable Men- North Alabama ...... 27-14 tion; All-GSC Second Team; GSC All-Tourna- Shorter ...... 9-2 ment Team) Union ...... 10-1 5 teams mentioned on only one bal- Monique StCyr (D2CCA All-Region First lot for a total of 19 combined points. Team; All-GSC First Team) Valdosta State ...... 27-6 West Alabama ...... 27-4 Rachel Neblett (All-GSC Second Team) West Georgia ...... 30-3

GoArgos.com American Volleyball Coaches As- 2016 2.20 1 game head-to-head win streak. Last sociation Division II poll. 2015 2.20 1 year’s loss to Eckerd was the frst 2014 2.08 2 UWF has sufered head-to-head since CROSSOVER HISTORY 2013 2.27 1 Oct. 20, 2012. The Tritons are 7-5 on the year and sixth in the SSC with a n Since 2010, UWF owns a 14-11 2012 1.85 1 record of 3-4. record in the annual South Region Crossover, which features both SCOUTING CROSSOVER OPPO- n The Argos are 0-3 vs. Palm Beach GSC and Sunshine State Confer- NENTS since 2014. The teams have met in ence institutions. Last year the each of the last three seasons, and Argos went 2-1 at the tournament n UWF is 5-1 all-time against Rollins. Palm Beach has been ranked in the and had two All-Tournament team The teams most recently met in the AVCA Division II Top 25 in two of selections (Corisha Smith and 2013 NCAA South Regional Semifnal, those three matches. Rachel Neblett). when UWF bested Rollins 3-1. The Argos are 3-0 since 2001 on neutral Palm Beach Atlantic, ranked in the courts vs. Rollins. UWF has won fve AT THE NET Top 10 last season at the time of the straight matches vs. Rollins. The Tars meeting, eliminated UWF from the n UWF has become known for its are 5-8 on the year and have won 2 NCAA Division II South Regional tour- dominance at the net, and the of their last 3, defeating Tampa 3-1 nament with a 3-1 victory. Argonauts have fnished frst or September 30, falling to Barry 2-3 second in the Gulf South Con- October 6 and beating Nova South- Palm Beach Atlantic checks into this ference in blocks per set every eastern 3-0 October 7. matchup ranked No. 4 in the nation. season since 2012. The team owns a perfect 14-0 record n West Florida is 9-4 all-time against and leads the SSC with a 9-0 mark. Year Blocks/Set GSC Rank Eckerd. Last year’s 2-3 loss to Eckerd 2017 2.17 2 at the Crossover snapped a three-

HEAD Coach MELISSA WOLTER n 15th season as Head Coach at UWF n Career Record at UWF: 362-125 (.743) n Gulf South Conference: 182-24 (.883) Overall GSC Year W L Pct. W L Pct. Finish 2003 * 24 7 .774 9 5 .643 4th 2004 I 5 7 .417 0 0 .000 - 2005 * 24 7 .774 11 3 .786 2nd 2006 *# 20 15 .571 9 3 .750 2nd 2007 *# 32 7 .821 12 0 1.000 1st 2008 *!# 31 8 .795 12 0 1.000 1st 4 National Players of the Year 2009 *!# 23 13 .639 8 2 .800 1st 2010 *!# 30 7 .811 9 1 .900 1st 8 AVCA All-Americans 2011 *!# 25 9 .735 14 0 1.000 1st 12 AVCA All-Region Players 2012 *!# 26 8 .765 15 1 .938 1st 3 GSC All-Decade Team Members 2013 *!# 28 8 .778 16 2 .889 1st 5 GSC Players of the Year 2014 *# 24 8 .750 17 3 .850 2nd 2015 *# 28 7 .800 19 1 .950 1st 2016 *# 26 10 .722 17 3 .850 1st 14 seasons 346 121 .741 168 24 .875 * - GSC Tournament Appearance (13) ! - GSC Championship (6) # - NCAA Tournament Appearance (11) I - Hurricane Ivan

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ROSTER breakdown # FULL NAME POS. HT. Class HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Monique StCyr S 5-9 Sr. Williamsburg, Va. (Jamestown HS) 3 Taylor Hall RS 5-10 So. League City, Texas (Hill College) 4 Courtney Markes OH 5-8 R-Fr. Austin, Texas (Westwood HS) 5 Jordyn Poppen OH 5-10 So. Aurora, Ill. (West Aurora HS) 6 Ashlan Riley OH 5-11 Fr. Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy Orange HS) 7 Nadine Williams OH 5-9 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. () 8 Mackenzie Chrisman MB 6-2 Jr. Sterling, Colo. (Chadron State) 9 Phoebe Hozeska MB/RS 5-11 R-Fr. Burlington, Wisc. (Burlington HS) 10 Caleigh Morrison MB 6-4 R-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Episcopal School) 11 Sarah Hayman DS/L 5-5 So. League City, Texas (Clear Falls HS) 12 Logan Kael L 5-7 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Bearden HS) 13 Rachel Neblett MB 6-0 Sr. Austin, Texas (Vista Ridge HS) 14 Brogan Wallin S 5-8 R-So. Littleton, Colo. (Dakota Ridge HS) 15 Kierra Potts OH 5-10 Fr. Crestview, Fla. (Crestview HS) 17 Katy Kuhlmeier OH 5-10 Sr. Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln HS) RS Kingsley Erps OH/RS 5-11 Fr. Austin, Texas (Liberty Hill HS)

coaching staff Head Coach Melissa Wolter Has led UWF to at least 20 wins in every season as head coach... Has coached 8 AVCA All-Americans, 5 GSC Players of the Year, and 3 members of the GSC All-Decade Team... Has worked with USA Volley- ball since 2003.

Assistant Coach Patricia Gandolfo Eighth year on UWF’s coaching staff... Recently inducted in to Athletics Hall of Fame at Missouri-West Plains... Has helped lead UWF to the NCAA Tournament every season she has been on staff... Named an AVCA All-American, All-South Region and All-GSC performer while at UWF.

Graduate Assistant Becca Acevedo Second season... Three-time AVCA All-American at Palm Beach Atlantic University... Three-time Inde- pendents Collegiate Athletic Association Setter of the Year. GoArgos.com 2017 VOLLEYBALL UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA

ROSTER breakdown BY HOMETOWN CLASS SENIORS (3) StCyr Wisconsin (1) Colorado (2) Phoebe Hozeska Neblett Mackenzie Chrisman Kuhlmeier Brogan Wallin

JUNIORS (2) Texas (5) Williams Taylor Hall Chrisman Courtney Markes Sarah Hayman Illinois (1) Rachel Neblett Jordyn Poppen Kingsley Erps SOPHOMORES (4) Hall Poppen Hayman Tennessee (1) Wallin Florida (4) Logan Kael

Nadine Williams FRESHMEN (7) Caleigh Morrison Markes Kierra Potts RIley Katy Kuhlmeier Hozeska Virginia (1) Monique StCyr Morrison Kael Potts Erps Ohio (1) Ashlan Riley

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE StCyr – Saint - sear Hayman – Hay - men Markes – Marks Kael – Kale Poppen – Jordan Pop - in Wallin – Bro - gen Wall - in Chrisman – Chris - men Kuhlmeier – Cool - meyer Hozeska – Ho - zess - kuh Acevedo – Ah - suh - vay - doe Morrison – Cay - lee

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