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2018 TULSA VOLLEYBALL Contact: Tanner Brown l Phone: 918-697-5225 l Email: [email protected] TulsaHurricane.com l Facebook.com/TulsaVolleyball l Twitter.com/TulsaVolleyball 4 NCAA Appearances • 6 Conference Championships • 45 All-Conference Selections This week for tulsa volleyball 2018 Tulsa Schedule AUGUST 18 (Sat.) at Texas Woman’s (Exhib.) W, 3-0 National Invitational Volleyball Championship 24 (Fri.) vs. Bowling Green W, 3-0 24 (Fri.) vs. Wofford College W, 3-0 @ West Lafayette, Ind. 25 (Sat.) at Purdue L, 0-3 31 (Fri.) vs. East Tennesee State L, 0-3 @ Nashville, Tenn. 31 (Fri.) at Belmont W, 3-0 SEPTEMBER 1 (Sat.) vs. UMBC W, 3-1 vs. North Texas Winner of Wichita State and Central Arkansas @ Nashville, Tenn. Nov. 29, 2018 - 7 p.m. Nov. 30, 2018 - 5:30 p.m. 7 (Fri.) vs. Abilene Christian W, 3-2 8 (Sat.) vs. Northwestern State W, 3-0 17-16, 11-3 C-USA Denton, Texas 8 (Sat.) vs. Oral Roberts W, 3-1 14 (Fri.) vs. Illinois State L, 1-3 @ Milwaukee, Wis. Week At A Glance 15 (Sat.) at Marquette L, 0-3 • This week, Tulsa volleyball (19-11, 11-7) enters the postseason for the first time since 21 (Fri.) Memphis* W, 3-0 23 (Sun.) Tulane* W, 3-0 2013, and the first time under head coach Ryan Wills’ five years at the helm of the Golden 26 (Wed.) vs. North Texas W, 3-2 Hurricane. 29 (Sat.) Wichita State* W, 3-2 • TU will compete in the NIVC - the National Invitational Volleyball Championship - among 31 OCTOBER other teams in the single-elimination bracket. The Hurricane squares off with North Texas 5 (Fri.) at UCF* L, 1-3 7 (Sun.) at USF* W, 3-1 for the second time this season on Thursday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. CT in Denton, Texas, in the 12 (Fri.) Cincinnati* L, 1-3 opening round of the tournament. 14 (Sun.) East Carolina* W, 3-1 19 (Fri.) at Houston* W, 3-0 • With a victory, Tulsa will play the winner of Wichita State (13-17, 8-10 AAC) and Central 21 (Sun.) at SMU* L, 0-3 Arkansas (26-6, 14-2 Southland) in the NIVC Round of 16 on Friday, Nov. 30, at 5:30 p.m. CT. 26 (Fri.) Temple* W, 3-0 28 (Sun.) Connecticut* W, 3-1 Weekly Rewind NOVEMBER 2 (Fri.) at East Carolina* W, 3-1 • Last weekend, the Golden Hurricane volleyball squad played its final match of the regular sea- 4 (Sun.) at Cincinnati* L, 0-3 son in a Havoc in the Heartland faceoff with Wichita State. 9 (Fri.) SMU* L, 2-3 11 (Sun.) Houston* W, 3-0 • In Tulsa’s match with the Shockers, WSU edged out the Golden Hurricane 3-2 in a five-set 16 (Fri.) at Connecticut* L, 0-3 battle. Junior setter Mariah Pardo racked up her team-high 13th double-double of the season, 18 (Sun.) at Temple* W, 3-0 21 (Wed.) at Wichita State L, 2-3 accumulating 46 assists and 13 digs in the defeat. National Invitational Volleyball Championship 29 (Thurs.) at North Texas 7 p.m. Home Sweet Home • Head coach Ryan Wills’ bunch was dominant at home this season, recording an impressive *American Athletic Conference match All match times listed in Central time zone and are 11-2 mark in the Donald W. Reynolds Center. The record included a perfect 3-0 showing at the subject to change Tulsa Volleyball Invitational, seven AAC victories and a non-conference win over North Texas. Tulsa 2018 leaders Player Kills k/s Pct. Player Digs d/s Player Ast. a/s Player Blocks Emily Thorson 359 3.29 .175 Taylor Horsfall 619 5.63 Mariah Pardo 943 8.57 Callie Cook 118 Rachel Moore 296 2.69 .218 Rachel Moore 280 2.55 Lindsey Ledyard 131 2.98 Rachel Moore 65 Elyse Savadove 225 2.05 .156 Mariah Pardo 271 2.46 Taylor Horsfall 126 1.15 Maggie Hembree 60 Callie Cook 215 1.97 .300 Emily Thorson 248 2.28 Rachel Moore 20 0.18 Emily Thorson 56 Maggie Hembree 164 1.76 .294 Maddie Flora 212 2.30 Emily Thorson 18 0.17 Elyse Savadove 36 #ForOurCity @TulsaHurricane | @Tulsavolleyball 2018 golden hurricane volleyball Quick Facts Mean Green - Round 1 Tulsa Volleyball Information • The Golden Hurricane and the Mean Green have already met once this season, with Tulsa wrapping up its non-conference slate on Sept. 26 at home against Home Court ..........................................................Donald W. Reynolds Center Arena Capacity ....................................................................................... 8,355 North Texas. Press Room Phone ..................................................................(918) 631-5403 • In one of only five five-set matches Tulsa has played this season, TU took down Coaching Staff North Texas in a 3-2 thriller inside the Donald W. Reynolds Center. • Junior DS/L Taylor Horsfall finished with her second-best dig total in a match in Head Coach .....................................................................................Ryan Wills (Tulsa, ‘08) 5th year her career, tallying 39 along the back line for TU. Record at Tulsa ..........................................................................................71-56 • Seniors Emily Thorson and Rachel Moore also both tallied double-doubles in the Career Record ............................................................................................Same Phone...........................................................................................(918) 631-2128 Wednesday night victory over the Mean Green. E-mail ..............................................................................ryan-wills@utulsa.edu • In the match, the Golden Hurricane also managed a season-high 108 digs in the Fax ...............................................................................................(918) 631-5217 win. Assistant Coach ......................................................................Brittnee Cooper (LSU ‘10), 2nd year Phone...........................................................................................(918) 631-3058 A Thousand For Thorson E-mail ................................................................................bsc7888@utulsa.edu • Since arriving in 2015, senior OH Emily Thorson has remained a staple of the Tulsa offensive attack. Assistant Coach .............................................................................Ben Farmer (Texas A&M, ‘12), 1st year • Thorson has been a force at the net, already putting down 359 kills to pace the Phone...........................................................................................(918) 631-2491 Golden Hurricane in 2018, bringing her career total to 1,138. E-mail ............................................................................ben-farmer@utulsa.edu • With six kills in a 3-1 victory over ECU on Oct. 14, the senior went over the 1,000- Strength & Conditioning Coord. ...........................................Chris Cervantes kill mark, becoming the eighth TU athlete in history to achieve the feat. Athletic Trainer ...........................................................................Kelly Trevino • With 22 kills in last week’s regular-season finale, Thorson took sole possession of History No. 5 in TU history in kills. First Year of Program .............................................................................. 1976 All-Time Record .............................................................................. 670-715-5 Horsfall Heroics American Athletic Conference Member .......................................5th year • Junior DS/L Taylor Horsfall has made her name known among TU volleyball fans, Regular Season Conference Championships ........................................... 6 NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last............................................4 (2012) never failing to produce acrobatic digs and nonstop energy. Last Postseason Opponent ......................................................Florida (2012) • On Nov. 11, Horsfall moved up to No. 3 in Tulsa program history in digs in a sweep Result .......................................................................................................L, 0-3 over Houston. She’s achieved a total of 1,663 as just a junior. • Horsfall surpassed Evyn Bandy (now Evyn Wills, wife of TU head coach Ryan 2017 Team Information Wills), who finished her career with 1,590. 2017 Overall Record ................................................................................15-17 • On the back line for the Golden Hurricane, Horsfall sits at No. 10 in the nation in 2017 American Conference Record ................................................9-11/7th digs per set, averaging a lofty 5.63 in another stellar season for Tulsa. 2017 Postseason ....................................................................................... N/A Starters Returning/Lost ..............................................................................5/1 Letter winners Returning/Lost ..................................................................8/4 Newcomers..................................................................................................... 5 2018 tulsa volleyball Numerical roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl-Exp Hometown (Previous School) 1 Taylor Horsfall DS/L 5-8 Jr-2L Houston, Texas (Alvin HS) 2 Emily Thorson OH 6-2 Sr-3L The Woodlands, Texas (College Park HS) 3 Maggie Hembree MB 6-4 So-1L Tulsa, Okla. (Jenks HS) 4 Elyse Savadove MH 6-2 Fr-HS Fresco, Texas (Justin Wakeland HS) 5 Hannah Overmyer S 5-10 Fr-HS Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood Park HS) 8 Emily Hubbard OH 6-0 So-1L San Diego, Calif. (Santa Fe Christian HS) 11 Lauren Isenberg OH 5-10 Fr-HS Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Marian HS) 13 Lindsey Ledyard S 5-8 So-1L Cedar Park, Texas (Cedar Park HS) 15 Maddie Rhoder MB 6-0 Jr-JC Houston, Texas (San Jacinto College) 16 Callie Cook MB 6-2 So-1L San Antonio, Texas (Alamo Heights HS) 18 Rachel Moore OH/MB 6-0 Sr-2L