Meet The Lady Chanticleers C #1#1 Megan #9 KristinKristi n o Bickford Cozzens Freshman, 6-1 Freshman, 5-9 Middle Blocker Setter a Olathe, Kan. Vincent, Ohio s Olathe South Warren t High School: Three-year letterwinner... Served as team captain... High School: Three-year letterwinner... School record holder Helped team to the Kansas State Championship as a junior and for most sets in one match (40)... Helped high school team to a then a third place S nish her senior year... As a senior, named three league championships... Two-time All-League honoree... First-Team All-State, First-Team All-State Tournament Team, All-District selection as a senior... Named District 13 Senior of the 2006 Sun T ower MVP, All-League, All-Metro, All-Olathe, All-Sun. Year... Participated in the State All-Star game... Marietta Times l .. Also lettered in basketball and softball... Personal: Full name Female Athlete of the Year... Three-time letterwinner in basketball Megan Kathryn Bickford... Born December 5, 1988...Daughter and four-time letterwinner in track... Garnered All-Academic honors of Brice and Kristi Bickford... Mom Kristi played volleyball at Fort in volleyball, basketball, and track... Personal: Full name: Kristin Hays State University, while Dad Brice played football... Brother Nicole Cozzens... Daughter of Scott and Shawna Cozzens... Austen played baseball at Fort Hays State... Majoring in recreation Majoring in chemistry. C and sport management. Off The Court With Megan Bickford Off The Court With Kristin Cozzens Reality show I would be on: Top Chef Favorite musician/group: Rascal Flatts a Best movie on a road trip: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Favorite sport to watch aside from volleyball: Basketball Favorite junk food: Starburst One thing always carry: my phone r Favorite sport to watch aside from volleyball: Basketball People have said I look like: Katie Holmes TV show I watch religiously: Grey’s Anatomy TV show I watch religiously: The Hills o #4 Chelsy #8 Amanda l Kimes Russell Freshman, 5-9 Freshman, 5-10 i Outside Hitter Outside Hitter/ Munster, Ind. Right Side n Munster Liberty, Ind. Union County a High School: Northwest Indiana Times Volleyball Player of the Year High School: Three-time First Team All-State honoree... Four- and Athlete of the Year as a senior... Named First Team All-Area as a time All-Conference selection... Named Second Team All-State sophomore, junior and senior and Second Team All-Area as a fresh- as a freshman... Received Paladium Item MVP All-Area as a man... First-Team All-Conference all four years... Honorable Mention sophomore, junior and senior... Member of four Tri-Eastern Confer- S All-State as a sophomore and junior... Also excelled in track and eld... ence Championship and three Sectional Championship teams... Four-time long jump conference champion and four-time state quali- Part of three club teams that placed in the top 15 at nationals... S er in the event... Placed fourth in the long jump at the state meet as Member of the National Honor Society... Personal: Full name a sophomore and senior... Member of the National Honor Society and “A” Honor Roll... Personal: Full name: Chelsy Rhae Kimes... Daughter Amanda Marie Russell... Daughter of David and Jill Russell and of Raymond and Teri Kasmark... Majoring in biology. Carol King... Majoring in biology. Off The Court With Chelsy Kimes Favorite movie quote: “I like you a looooooot”~Dumb and Off The Court With Amanda Russell Dumber Trade places with for a day: Taylor Swift because she’s Reality Show I would be on: Beauty and the Geek young, gorgeous and making millions by singing. Favorite movie on a road trip: Eurotrip Favorite junk food: Laffy Taffy or Oreos On road trips, I’m most likely to: Sleep the entire time Biggest celebrity or athlete have met: Derek Jeter One thing I always carry : My cell phone People have said I look like: my mom and grandma TV show I watch religiously: One Tree Hill 8 2007 Coastal Carolina Volleyball Meet The Lady Chanticleers #12#12 BeckyBeck y L StowersStower s A Freshman, 5-10 Outside Hitter/ Defensive Specialist D Williamsburg, Va. Jamestown Y High School: Served as captain her senior year... Named Daily Press and Virginia Gazette All-Star... First Team All-District and All-Region... Jamestown’s leader in kills, digs, and service aces... C Helped Jamestown to the state quarter S nals as a sophomore and a senior... Recipient of the 4.0 Student-Athlete Award and STAR (STudent Academic Recognition)... Personal: Full name: H Rebecca Marie Stowers... Daughter of Robert and Charlotte Stow- ers... Sister Leah plays volleyball at Southern Virginia University... Majoring in early childhood education. A Off The Court With Becky Stowers N Best movie on a road trip: Old School Favorite movie quote: “Was it the Chad?” -Charlie’s Angels Biggest celebrity or athlete I’ve met: Pittsburgh Steelers T coach Mike Tomlin and Logan Tom People have said I look like: Scarlett Johansson TV show I watch religiously: Law and Order: SVU I C Coastal Carolina by Geography Arizona Meagan Tracey L Georgia Jill Nyhof E Illinois Megan Pollard E Indiana Chelsy Kimes Amanda Russell R Kansas Megan Bickford S Kristin Wolf Ontario, Canada Devon West Ohio Kristin Cozzens South Carolina Nakia Thompson Virginia Brett Starbuck Becky Stowers Washington Rachel Bonertz 2007 Coastal Carolina Volleyball 9 Head Coach Kristen Bauer C Ninth Season - Ohio State, 1993 134-118 Overall, 69-43 Big South Kristen Bauer is in her ninth a Second Team All-Conference and an All-Freshman Team selection. o season as the head volleyball coach at Without Lambert in 2001, the Lady Chanticleers struggled to a 10- Coastal Carolina University. In her career 20 overall record and a sixth place Big South S nish at 5-9. Despite the at Coastal, she has guided the Lady injuries, Coastal Carolina ranked S fth in the nation in digs, including Katie a Chanticleers to a 134-118 overall record Knutson’s ninth-place national ranking in individual digs per game. and a 69-43 record in the Big South. After posting a 14-17 record in Bauer’s inaugural season of 1999, Bauer surpassed Tammi McCaudy-Lee CCU improved to 18-14 in 2000. Coastal Carolina’s improvement was s as Coastal’s all-time winningest coach on noticeable throughout the Big South Conference as it improved from Sept. 27, 2005 when the Lady Chants won 6-8 to 11-3. The 2000 squad also set a school record for consecutive 3-1 at UNC Wilmington. victories with a 12-match winning streak late in the season. As a result, t Last season, Bauer saw her team Bauer received her S rst Big South Coach of the Year honor. That season, play a program-record 128 games in 33 Bauer also saw Lambert earn Coastal’s S rst Big South Scholar-Athlete matches. The Lady Chants posted a 10-23 overall record and tied for sixth of the Year, Academic All-District and Academic All-America honors. a in the Big South with a 4-10 record. Two players, senior Kristin Rinne and Additionally, Lambert was selected at the Big South’s Volleyball Scholar- freshman Jill Nyhof, appeared in all 128 games, while Athlete of the Year. senior Laura Obert became Coastal’s all-time leader in A 1993 graduate of The Ohio State University, l block assists with 334. Both Nyhof and Obert earned Big Bauer received her Bachelor of Arts degree in speech South honors as Nyhof was selected to the All-Freshman and hearing science. As a member of the Buckeyes’ Team and Obert was named Academic All-Conference. volleyball squad, she helped Ohio State capture the Obert also received her second Academic All-District 1990 Big Ten Conference Championship. In addition Second Team honor. to playing at Ohio State, Bauer also served as the head In 2005, Bauer’s team was 19-12 overall and coach for the men’s volleyball club team and served C S nished Big South play with a record of 12-2, Coastal as the coordinator of several Ohio State University Carolina’s best record in the Big South since going 13-1 Women’s Volleyball Camps throughout Ohio. in 1996. The squad earned the program’s highest-ever Following graduation from Ohio State, the a NCAA Division I national ranking, S nishing the season Buffalo, N.Y. native, coached the varsity volleyball ranked 98th and in the top one-third for all Division I program at Nardin Academy Catholic High School volleyball programs. Bauer received her second Big from 1993 to 1995. During this same time, Bauer r South Coach of the Year honor. Meanwhile, senior completed her Masters work in audiology from the Katherine Jensen-Spencer collected Big South Player State University of New York at Buffalo. She was also of the Year for her work on the court and Big South selected as the head coach of the Western New York o Scholar Athlete of the Year and Academic All-District Senior All-Stars in 1994 and coached the Cheetah Second Team accolades for her work in the classroom. Volleyball Club’s 16 and under and 18 and under Also under Bauer’s guidance, Jensen-Spencer and USVBA teams for two years. l classmate Jennifer Hampton were named to the All-Big Bauer then served as the assistant women’s South First Team while Brett Starbuck earned a spot on volleyball coach at East Tennessee State University the All-Freshman Team. from 1995 to 1998. During her S nal year of graduate school, she served i From 2002-2004, Bauer’s teams posted three consecutive 21-win as the head girls’ basketball and softball coach at University High School seasons as well as a pair of 11-3 conference records in 2002 and 2003.