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University was certifi ed by the NCAA in November of 1995. University was certifi The Georgetown University Athletics Department has recently undergone two extensive two undergone recently has Department Athletics University Georgetown The Education concerning reviews of its athletic programs: an audit by the Department of and Georgetown’s inaugural review IXTitle of the Education Amendments of 1972, Department of Education The cation program. new Athletics Certifi under the NCAA’s with T has found Georgetown’s athletic programs to be in compliance the amount of money wagered on the outcome of the competition. For these reasons, reasons, these For competition. the of outcome the on wagered money of amount the staff department athletics prohibiting rules c specifi adopted has membership NCAA the to relate they as activities gambling in engaging from student-athletes and members events. sporting professional or intercollegiate Review IX Peer Title and NCAA the potential to undermine the integrity of sports contests and jeopardizes the welfare welfare the jeopardizes and contests sports of integrity the undermine to potential the the demeans wagering Sports community. intercollegiate the and student-athletes of and purposes the to contrary is that message a by alike competitors and competition ts benefi inherent the for appreciated be should competition Sports “sport.” of meaning not contests, fair in institutions and coaches student-athletes, of participation to related ment of both men and women, and the provision of equitable access and opportunities for minority students and institutional personnel. on Gambling Position NCAA has wagering Sports wagering. sports illegal and legal of forms all opposes NCAA The abilities. This is especially true in athletics, whether at the recreational, intercollegiate, is especially true in athletics, whether at the recreational, intercollegiate, abilities. This the Department of intramural or instructional level. In addition to physical development, development and sportsmanship within the Athletics promotes principles of character, the Accordingly, framework of an abiding and broadened commitment to community. fair and equit Athletics Department is committed to, fosters and pursues the of the student. The interdependence of the physical, emotional, moral and intellectual interdependence of the of the student. The simultaneousaspects of personal growth requires objective and balanced focus. This social and academic psychological, facet of an individual’s does not imply that each growth is of equal importance. It does require that Georgetown provide the means and interests and person to develop according to his or her own encouragement for each Mission & Goals Statement of the Department of Athletics Mission & Goals Statement of Athletics, as part of a university with roots Georgetown University Department The commits itself to the comprehensive development in the Jesuit tradition of education, Head Coach ArlisaHead Coach Hagan Williams Assistant Coaches Support Staff Georgetown & M Street Georgetown Arena McDonough Preview 2007 Roster Quick Facts Quick University Georgetown D.C. Washington, Sports in D.C. TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Combining the tradition of being the old- est Catholic institution of higher learning in the United States with an awareness of ever- changing educational needs, Georgetown University continues to challenge the minds of young men and women eager to learn. Founded in 1789 as Georgetown College, a small gathering of 12 students and a handful of professors, it has grown into a major international university that includes four undergraduate schools, respected graduate programs, a law school and a medical school. Georgetown’s 104-acre Main and Medical Center campus, located in a historic neighborhood of our nation’s capital and overlooking the Potomac River, houses 64 buildings including a hospital and hotel, ath- letic fi elds and student residences that can accommodate more than 6,000 students. and former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Eighteen student-athletes earned All-America Ranked among the nation’s most distin- Maria Aznar. Recent visiting faculty include honors, while an additional 60 earned all- guished institutions of higher learning, the Grammy-winner Bobby McFerrin and ac- conference recognition, including six major success of the University’s philosophy and claimed author Mario Vargas Llosa. conference award winners, and 254 received endeavors is refl ected in its enrollment and academic acknowledgement.
GEORGETOWN applicant pool. Its student body, one of the The story of the year was the men’s most geographically diverse in the country, ATHLETICS AT GEORGETOWN basketball run to the NCAA Final Four. consists of individuals from all 50 states and Georgetown University’s varsity athletics Celebrating its 100th Year, the Hoyas 132 foreign countries, while only 21 percent programs are a major component of the won the BIG EAST Regular Season and of its applicants for the freshman class of undergraduate experience. Georgetown Tournament titles for the fi rst time since 2011 were accepted. offers 27 varsity sports that compete at the 1989. Head coach John Thompson III was In the classroom, the University offers Division I level, most of them in the nation- named the Black Coaches Association and state-of-the-art facilities, while holding less ally-recognized BIG EAST Conference. the NABC National Coach of the Year, while than an 8-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio. Today Georgetown’s 700-plus student-athletes are forward Jeff Green was the BIG EAST Player more than 14,000 students are enrolled in a major portion of the University’s enrollment, of the Year, earned All-America accolades by undergraduate and graduate programs at with more than one of every 10 undergradu- three publications and was the No. 5 pick in Georgetown University, served by more than ates competing on a team. the 2007 NBA Draft. 1,200 full time and 450 part time faculty. Athletics at Georgetown enjoys a rich The men’s lacrosse program continued 700 full-time and 350 part-time profes- history dating back to the fi rst documented its string of six-straight appearances in the sors teach undergraduates on the main cam- athletic contest, a baseball game on May NCAA Quarterfi nals and won the ECAC pus. Distinguished professors include former 10, 1870. Georgetown’s tradition includes title for the second-consecutive season. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, for- a total of 17 team and 18 individual national The Hoyas dominated the league awards as mer Director of the CIA George Tenet, championships, while boasting numerous Coach Dave Urick was Coach of the Year, best-selling author and linguist Olympians, National Players of the Year and Brendan Cannon was Offensive Player of Deborah Tannen, former All-Americans. the Year and Jerry Lambe was Defensive National Security The success continued for Georgetown Player of the Year. The women’s lacrosse Advisor Anthony Lake, athletics during the 2006-07 academic year. team won the BIG EAST Regular Season
UNIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT
Georgetown is a Catholic and Jesuit, student-centered research university. Established in 1789 in the spirit of the new republic, the University was founded on the principle that serious and sustained discourse among people of different faiths, cultures, and beliefs promotes intellectual, ethical and spiritual understanding. We embody this principle in the diversity of our students, faculty and staff, our com- mitment to justice and the common good, our intellectual openness and our international character. An academic community dedicated to creating and communicating knowledge, Georgetown pro- vides excellent undergraduate, graduate and professional education in the Jesuit tradition for the glory of God and the well-being of humankind. Georgetown educates women and men to be refl ective lifelong learners, to be responsible and active participants in civic life, and to live generously in service to others.
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2 GEORGETOWN title for the seventh-straight year and saw SCHOOL COLORS Coco Stanwick earn BIG EAST Attacker of Blue and gray were adopted the Year and Maggie Koch win BIG EAST as the offi cial school colors in Defensive Player of the Year. 1866 following the Civil War, to Women’s track & fi eld had one of their symbolize the reunifi cation of the best seasons in recent memory, winning North and the South. The war the BIG EAST Indoor and the ECAC had such a profound impact upon Outdoor Championships. Melissa Grelli the University, which housed the topped off the seasons by fi nishing second Union Army as it moved south to in the 10,000m at the NCAA Outdoor occupy the surrounding area. Championships. Across the indoor and outdoor seasons, the Hoyas also totaled six BIG EAST and four ECAC individual WHAT IS A HOYA? champions. Both the men’s and women’s The Georgetown mascot, the cross country teams placed second at the Hoya, is derived from the Greek BIG EAST Championships, while the men and Latin phrase “Hoya Saxa,” won the NCAA Mid Atlantic Regional and Women began to study at Georgetown which, loosely translated, means the women placed second. when the School of Nursing was founded in “What Rocks!” Some say it The men’s lightweight crew team 1903. Their enrollment increased gradually originated in a cheer referring advanced to the quarterfi nals of the Henley through the fi rst part of the century and by to the stones that comprised Regatta for the fi rst time and medaled at 1952 was admitted to all schools but the the school’s outer walls; others IRA Regatta, while the lightweight women College of Arts and Sciences. At the end say it began in the 19th century fi nished fourth in the country, marking one of of the 1960’s, the University became fully with the birth of Georgetown’s the best seasons for the Hoyas. coeducational, as women were admitted to Stonewalls baseball club; a third Football’s Charlie Houghton was the fi rst the college. version has a “hoya saxa” cheer Hoya to win a major Patriot League postsea- The 1980’s were highlighted by intense arising after an impressive goal- son award when he took home the league’s growth and prosperity through the leader- line stand by the defense of the Rookie of the Year honor. Aside from Jeff ship of its 46th President Timothy S. Healy, Hoya football team. The name Green, two other Georgetown student- S.J. Its academic reputation improved, its proved popular and the term athletes were selected in their respective endowment increased fi ve-fold, minority “Hoyas” was eventually adopted professional drafts - Matthew Bouchard enrollment grew and a host of building were for all Georgetown teams. (baseball) and Ricky Schramm (men’s soc- constructed including Yates Field House, the cer). Women’s cross country, fi eld hockey, Intercultural Center and the Leavey Center. and men’s and women’s swimming and div- WHO IS JACK? ing earned team academic honors from their Georgetown’s mascot is Jack the respective coaching associations. FACILITIES A major new addition to Georgetown’s Bulldog. The name “Jack” and campus is the Southwest Quadrangle, a the breed of English Bulldog was HISTORY $188.5 million initiative that was the largest formally adopted in 1962, after a long line of breeds “auditioned” For more than 215 years, Georgetown construction project in Georgetown history. for the position during the fi rst University has overlooked the banks of the Part of an ongoing effort to enhance the half of the century. Georgetown Potomac River. Georgetown owes its exis- quality of campus life, the project provided was one of the fi rst schools tence to Father John Carroll, whose desire a new 784-bed residence hall, a multi-level to employ a “human mas- for an academy to educate the Catholic underground parking facility, a 1,200-person cot.” A familiar blue and youth of the nation that gave root to the Leo J. O’Donovan S.J. dining hall, and a new gray costumed student founding of Georgetown. home for Georgetown’s Jesuit Community. appears at all major ath- Construction began on the fi rst building Additionally, the Davis Performing Arts letic and social events in 1788, but the fi rst student, William Gaston, Center and the Wagner Alumni House and is one of the arrived from North Carolina in 1791 before it opened in Fall 2005, and a new home for most recognizable was even completed. Two years later, Charles the McDonough School of Business is under college mascots in and George Dinnies, brothers from New York, construction. the nation. were awarded the degree of Bachelor of Arts In October of 1988 the Leavey Center and became the College’s fi rst graduates. was constructed to house the Offi ce of By 1871,1871, Georgetown had expanded to Student Affairs, the University Bookstore,Bookstore, a include two professional schools: medicine cafeteria, several restaurants, a Marriott hotel and law, and gradually moved towards with 150 rooms, and a parking garage. establishing itself as a university. During this For recreation and relaxation, students time, the school was guided by the efforts of and faculty head to Yates Field house, a four- Patrick F. Healy, S.J., who is often referred level sports complex. Among the features of to as its second founder. The son of an Irish this facility are 12 multi-purpose courts for immigrant and a former slave, Father Healy tennis, basketball, racquetball, squash, and became the fi rst African-American to earn volleyball; a four-lane, 200-meter indoor jog- a Ph.D. and the fi rst to head a predomi- ging track; a dance studio; and an eight-lane nantly white university. President from 1874 swimming pool with separate diving area. until 1882, he is credited with guiding The Edward B. Bunn Intercultural Center Georgetown from a small liberal arts college is an example of Georgetown’s look to the to a modern university. future. The center brings together, under the
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L L A B Y E L L O V N W O T E G R O E G 7 0 0 2 GEORGETOWN among area rivals. area among divided are fans cases some in and sented, repre- is league major every from team a — sports to comes it when all it has area SPORTS IND.C. the heart of Baltimore. the heartofBaltimore. in Stadium than anhourawayatM&TBank Md. theirhome,whiletheRavensplayless Redskins stillmakeFedEx Field inLandover, the hometownWashington Redskins.The Ravens orburgandyandgoldtocheer on purple andblack tosupportthe Baltimore areagearupforfallineither metropolitan milesapart,membersofthe are only30 The Washington, D.C. metropolitan metropolitan D.C. Washington, The Since Baltimore andWashington,Since Baltimore D.C. Center to see the NBA’s Washington Wizards on the road, fans can still venture to Verizon Orioles. York Mets,PittsburghPirates,Nationalsand RedSox, New Braves,Boston the Atlanta Single-A, Double-AandTriple-A affi liates for areatheirhome,including D.C. metropolitan nine minorleaguebaseballteamscllthe the Orioles in Camden Yards. still make the short trip to Baltimore to watch tion to the D.C. sports scene, many loyal fans the fall. Since the Nationals are a new addi- League Soccer through the summer and into Stadium with RFK the D.C. United of Major complete the home of their own, they share opening day celebrations. Until the Nationals Orioles return from spring training for their Washington Nationals and the Baltimore not in a drought for sports action, as the or the Washington Capitals of the NHL. When winter comes and Georgetown is If afanprefersthefarmsysteminstead, After March Madness, fans are still to Verizon Center to watch the Washington summer, D.C. sports fans can head inside jogging andcycling. and anextensivenetworkoftrailsforwalking, picnicareas,playingfia golfcourse,30 elds nature center, tennis courts, ridingstables, 1,754 acresoftreesandforest,includinga middle ofthecity, Rock CreekParkcontains Mystics of thecompete. WNBA Or if they can’t stand the heat of the An exerciseenthusiast’sparadiseinthe 77 GEORGETOWN The arena is named for Rev. Vincent S. S. Vincent Rev. for named is arena The DMC and G. Love. from athletics of moderator SJ, McDonough, visitors’ the adorns portrait His 1928. to 1916 national Georgetown’s of dozens where lobby displayed. are memorabilia and trophies for alumni, parents and fans to share their common Georgetown spirit prior to and following their favorite Hoya athletic event. The building has played host to one of President Dwight Eisenhower’s inaugural balls, dignitaries of many nations, bishops, academics, many graduations, convocations, as well as concerts by Count Basie, The the Who, Grateful Dead, Steve IkeMiller, Bruce Springsteenand and Tina Turner, Run M Street and Wisconsin Avenue are Avenue M Street and Wisconsin eateries, trendy bars, boutiques, bookstores and cafes. is the C&O Canal, a recreational area with It’s easy to historical spots along the way. hike, bike or even ride along the canal in a historic canal boat. the major thoroughfares and both are full of DONOUGH ARENA McDonough provides seating for 2,200 McDonough Arena, Georgetown’s Georgetown’s Arena, McDonough c number of contests at McDonough. at contests of number fans for basketball, and serves as a frequent campus site for university special events and select community events. In addition, McDonough is a frequent gathering place M in opened it since Athletics Hoya for home athletics university’s the housed has 1952, and medicine sports ces, offi administration rooms locker varsity facilities, room training footprint the Within ces. offi coaches’ and structure, concrete and brick historic this of women’s the to home is Arena McDonough men’s The teams. volleyball and basketball limited a plays and practices team basketball Long considered a must-do This remarkably This intact exam- Outdoor – Nightlife – graced its keys. In the summer, Georgetown graced its keys. In the summer, is a great place to spend an evening by the river with friends. ple of a complete historic town also boasts historic house museums and gardens and of residential, commercial, and variety a rich industrial buildings. Also within Georgetown industrial buildings. Also within Georgetown with celebrities and dignitaries at a Prospect Street sidewalk cafe. Georgetown is sure to please any pallet or craving for the hard to nd cuisines. fi nightlife, Georgetown area for Washington is the gathering place for D.C.-area college area students and young professionals. The Edition, a restaurant Third used features The as a location in the movie “St. Elmo’s Fire.” xture, offers a Smith’s, another local fi Mr. great burger and piano players who take re- Amos had once quests – talents as Tori such From the hip to the avant avant the to hip the From If coming to the area to grab 2007 GEORGETOWN VOLLEYBALL
Dining – Shopping – Shopping Georgetown University sits on the west- the on sits University Georgetown to dine on fresh seafood while basking in the sun at a riverfront table or rub elbows available to the Georgetown shopper. Georgetown the to available a bite to eat, the neighborhood features a vast array of ambiance and cuisine. Choose facade disguises the three-story underground underground three-story the disguises facade ar- an featuring Park,” Georgetown at “Shops options. fashion and boutiques end high of ray is attire formal to antiques from Everything from Abercrombie & Fitch to April Cornell Cornell April to Fitch & Abercrombie from including venues, larger several are there historic A Benetton. and M & H Lauren, Ralph addition to sidewalk shops hosting everything everything hosting shops sidewalk to addition Wisconsin Avenue and M Street, Georgetown Georgetown Street, M and Avenue Wisconsin In shopper. discerned the to paradise a is of celebrities and dignitaries. dignitaries. and celebrities of hard is Georgetown in shopping the garde, of intersection the at Centered beat. to Steeped in history and architectural design, design, architectural and history in Steeped renowned world a is Georgetown modern enter- and dining, shopping, for destination scores to home being to addition in tainment, ern edge of the area of the same name, which which name, same the of area the of edge ern most Washington’s as regarded highly is neighborhood. urban lively and fascinating GEORGETOWN & M STREET & M GEORGETOWN 2007 PREVIEW
The 2007 Georgetown University vol- the same effort for her third double-double leyball team will endure a demanding season of the season. Boland fi nished the year with with the departure of six letterwinners from seven double-doubles. Her serve has proven last year’s squad and a deep schedule of to be an asset for the Hoyas as she topped strong opponents, including two regional the team with 26 service aces in 2006. quarterfi nalists. The core of sophomores will provide a steady atmosphere for the Hoyas as they spent a number of minutes on the court in THE PLAYERS 2006. Hardy saw action in 76 games and Under the direction of second-year ended the season ranked second on the head coach Arlisa Hagan Williams, the team with 272 digs. Georgetown University volleyball program She recorded two double-doubles in returns seven letterwinners from last year’s her freshman season in a three-game match squad, two who were part of the starting at Virginia (11 kills, 12 digs) and a 13-kill, lineup and welcomes four newcomers to last 21-dig effort against Coastal Carolina. It year’s team. was evident that Hardy was a strong force in Junior captain Caitlin Boland will lead the conference play as she ranked third on the squad this year with the help of fellow junior squad with eight service aces. Katherine Niesen. Sophomores Kortney Robinson and McKoy will Robinson, Dana Dumas, Jessica look for signifi cant minutes in Hardy, and Kiersten McKoy return 2007 after successful freshman for their sophomore season while seasons. Robinson hit double KIERSTEN McKOY sophomore Allison Kern and fi gures in kills three times during freshmen Paola Annoni, Vanessa the 2006 campaign and recorded Dorismond and Mary Dwyer will her fi rst GU career double-double against THE SCHEDULE
2007 PREVIEW play their fi rst season for the Blue BIG EAST Conference opponent Seton Hall The 2007 Georgetown volleyball and Gray. Kern joined the team on September 22 with 13 kills and 12 digs. schedule is going to be a tough one as it last spring. McKoy ranked third on the team with a is highlighted by six teams that competed The Georgetown squad will .225 hitting percentage last season and re- in the 2006 NCAA Division I Women’s look to the leadership of Niesen, ally honed her game during the conference Volleyball Championship, including Kentucky a 6-3 middle blocker, who will portion of the schedule. Against BIG and St. John’s, both of which reached the be the Hoyas’ top option up EAST Conference opponents, McKoy led regional quarterfi nals. The four other schools front. Niesen played in 77 the team with a .270 hitting percentage are BIG EAST Conference opponents Notre games in 2006 and was and even hit .500 at Connecticut when Dame and Louisville and non-league oppo- third on the team with 120 she tallied six kills. She recorded a nents American and Winthrop. kills. She twice hit double career-high 14 kills against Syracuse The 32-match schedule begins on Friday, fi gures in the kill column and had seven blocks (one Aug. 24 with the D.C. Challenge where the with 11 each against Wright solo, six assisted) against Hoyas will compete against hometown rivals State and UMBC. In one Villanova on Oct. 22. American, George Washington and George of her top performances Cohen and Dumas will Mason. of the season, Niesen look to play a larger role for The Hoyas host their fi rst home event on maintained a .643 the Hoyas this season after Friday, Sept. 7 with a 7 p.m. match against attack percentage in successful efforts off the bench Northwestern as part of the Georgetown a three-game match in 2006. Cohen found success Classic. They also welcome Towson and Iona at Virginia where she later in the season as she hit .310 to McDonough Arena for the competition. tallied nine kills and in her last six games, with an impressive The Hoyas won the Georgetown Classic last four blocks. .667 at Pittsburgh and .571 at St. John’s. year with a three-match sweep at the event. Boland will look Cohen maintained at least a .200 hitting A home match against Cincinnati marks to maintain the same percentage in fi ve of those six games. the beginning of BIG EAST Conference play level of play as she Dumas’ top performance of the for the Hoyas as they will play 14 league op- has the two previous season was an 11-kill, .435 showing ponentsponents iinn tthehe llastast 1166 ccontests.ontests. TThehe HoyasHoyas years. In 2006 Boland against American on Aug. 26. She put fi nished 12th in the 15-team conference participated in 91 up 15 kills in her fi rst game as a Hoya last year. games and led the team and contributed fi ve digs. A new addition to this year’s schedule with 656 assists, 7.21 Newcomers Kern, Annoni, is the Virginia Commonwealth Thanksgiving assists per game. Against Dorismond and Dwyer will compete Day Classic to end the season. Wright State, Boland for playing time this season and recorded a career-high will add much-needed depth to the 59 assists and pitched roster after the departure of three in another 10 digs in seniors from last year’s squad and an additional three letterwinners. KORTNEY ROBINSON
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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown High School 1 Paola Annoni S Fr. 5-7 Palm Harbor, Fla. Clearwater Central Catholic 9 Caitlin Boland * S Jr. 5-10 Naperville, Ill. Benet Academy 10 Courtney Cohen MB So. 6-3 Tampa, Fla. Berkeley Prep 12 Vanessa Dorismond MB Fr. 6-0 Cary, N.C. Cardinal Gibbons 8 Dana Dumas OH/RS So. 6-1 Nokomis, Fla. Pine View 5 Mary Dwyer L/DS Fr. 5-7 Santa Barbara, Calif. Laguna Blanca 7 Jessica Hardy OH So. 6-1 Manhattan Beach, Calif. Mira Costa 6 Allison Kern DS So. 5-6 Naperville, Ill. St. Ignatius Prep 11 Kiersten McKoy RS/MB So. 6-0 Oakland, Calif. Bishop O’Dowd 15 Katherine Niesen MB Jr. 6-3 Gainesville, Fla. Eastside 2 Kortney Robinson OH So. 6-0 Pleasant Grove, Utah Pleasant Grove
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No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown High School 1 Paola Annoni S Fr. 5-7 Palm Harbor, Fla. Clearwater Central Catholic 2 Kortney Robinson OH So. 6-0 Pleasant Grove, Utah Pleasant Grove 5 Mary Dwyer L/DS Fr. 5-7 Santa Barbara, Calif. Laguna Blanca 6 Allison Kern DS So. 5-6 Naperville, Ill. St. Ignatius Prep 7 Jessica Hardy OH So. 6-1 Manhattan Beach, Calif. Mira Costa 8 Dana Dumas OH/RS So. 6-1 Nokomis, Fla. Pine View 9 Caitlin Boland * S Jr. 5-10 Naperville, Ill. Benet Academy 10 Courtney Cohen MB So. 6-3 Tampa, Fla. Berkeley Prep 11 Kiersten McKoy RS/MB So. 6-0 Oakland, Calif. Bishop O’Dowd 12 Vanessa Dorismond MB Fr. 6-0 Cary, N.C. Cardinal Gibbons 15 Katherine Niesen MB Jr. 6-3 Gainesville, Fla. Eastside * captain Head Coach – Arlisa Hagan Williams (Wisconsin ’93), second year Assistant Coaches – Julie Allen (Portland ’02), second year; Michelle Chatman (Florida ’06), second year Volunteer Assistant Coach – Bret Chen, second year
ROSTER BREAKDOWN HOYAS BY STATE HOYAS BY POSITION HOYAS BY CLASS California (3) – Mary Dwyer, Jessica Hardy, Defensive Specialists (2) – Mary Dwyer, Allison Kern Juniors (2) – Caitlin Boland, Katherine Niesen Kiersten McKoy Libero (1) – Mary Dwyer Sophomores (6) – Courtney Cohen, Dana Dumas, Florida (4) – Paola Annoni, Courtney Cohen, Middle Blockers (4) – Courtney Cohen, Vanessa Jessica Hardy, Allison Kern, Kiersten McKoy, Dana Dumas, Katherine Niesen Dorismond, Kiersten McKoy, Katherine Niesen Kortney Robinson Illinois (2) – Caitlin Boland, Allison Kern Outside Hitters (3) – Dana Dumas, Jessica Hardy, Freshmen (3) – Paola Annoni, Vanessa Dorismond, North Carolina (1) – Vanessa Dorismond Kortney Robinson Mary Dwyer Utah (1) – Kortney Robinson Right Side Hitters (2) – Dana Dumas, Kiersten McKoy Setters (2) – Paola Annoni, Caitlin Boland
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L L A B Y E L L O V N W O T E G R O E G 7 0 0 2 COACHES & STAFF Second Season Head Coach ARLISA HAGANWILLIAMS among thetop-10incountry. tor, bringingintwoclassesthatwererated and wastheprogram’srecruitingcoordina- she helpedtheGatorsreach two FinalFours attheUniversityofFlorida,where sistant after asuccessfulfour-yearstintasanas- EAST Conferenceaction. 2-12 markinBIG helm, theHoyasposteda8-19recordwith volleyball program.Inherfi rst seasonatthe year astheheadcoach oftheGeorgetown Hagan Williams arrivedontheHilltop HaganWilliamsArlisa isinhersecond ARLISA HAGANWILLIAMS Colonial AthleticAssociationtitle. Tournament, justoneyearafterwinningthe the conference’sautomaticbidtoNCAA in thePatriotLeague2001andearned seasons attheschool. The Eagleswent14-0 an impressive52-8recordduringhertwo Williams helpedleadAmericanUniversityto All-Southeastern Conferencehonors. combined for14All-Americahonorsand19 years. Inaddition,shecoached playerswho seasoninthelastfour 2005, itsthird30-win with theGators.Floridafi nished 33-3in Final Four appearancesduringherfouryears onship gamein2003andwaspartoftwo its fi rst appearanceinthenationalchampi- only two. than threecommitmentsandtheGatorshad considering noothertop-10teamhadless class thatwasratedNo.10,quiteafeat and shefollowedthatupin2005witha No. 2inthecountrybyPrepVolleyball.com, ordinator, HaganWilliams’ classwasranked duties. Inherfi rst fullyearasrecruitingco- development, aswellhandlingrecruiting Williams was responsible for training and skill their fi rst son,Alexander, onMarch 9,2007. andwelcomed has beenmarriedsince2006 D.C. withherhusbandSimon.The couple inhersenioryear.team andwasacaptain BigTenof Wisconsin’s 1990 Championship HaganWilliamsthe Badgers. was amember and blocks (618)duringherfi nal yearwith Wisconsin careerrecordsforkills(1,495) Shesetthe All-Region honoree(1990-91). Ten andatwo-time selection(1990-92) for theschool. Shewasathree-time All-Big middleblocker where shewasastandout fromtheUniversityofWisconsin,in 1993 of artsdegreeinAfrican-Americanstudies education andstudentpersonnelservices. seasons, earningamaster’sdegreein 1995 coach atVirginia Tech and duringthe1994 Williams servedasagraduateassistant Before workingatAmerican,Hagan Prior toherstintatFlorida,Hagan Hagan Williams helpedleadFloridato During herfouryearsatFlorida,Hagan Hagan Williams residesinWashington, Hagan Williams earnedabachelor’s 95 11 SteveHenry 21-17 SteveHenry 1985 16-24 NilaToribio-Straka 1986 22-10 NilaToribio-Straka 1987 24-12 NilaToribio-Straka 1988 21-20 NilaToribio-Straka 1989 27-14 NilaToribio-Straka 1990 23-14 JoleneNagel 1991 15-15 JoleneNagel 1992 12-19 JoleneNagel 1993 15-17 JoleneNagel 1994 19-14 JoleneNagel 1995 19-14 JoleneNagel JoleneNagel 1996 14-15 24-6 LiLiu 1997 27-5 1998 LiLiu LiLiu 1999 16-13 18-9 2000 LiLiu LiLiu 2001 17-13 9-19 2002 LiLiu LiLiu 2003 17-12 6-22 2004 Hagan Arlisa 2005 8-19 Coach 2006 Record Year THE YEARS VOLLEYBALL THROUGH GEORGETOWN 251-108 (.699) 251-108 Joe McClure(1974-82) (.333) 24-48 Kin W. Ng(1983-84) 37-41 (.474) Steve Henry(1985-86) 117-70 (.625) Nila Toribio-Straka (1987-91) 118-100 (.541) Jolene Nagel(1992-98) 110-93 (.542) Li Liu(1999-2005) 8-19 (.296) (2006-present) HaganWillliamsArlisa COACHES’ RECORDS JoeMcClure winpct. .583 647-470 16-1 JoeMcClure 32 yrs 22-8 1974 JoeMcClure JoeMcClure 1975 18-12 28-9 1976 JoeMcClure 1977 37-11 JoeMcClure 1978 39-12 JoeMcClure 1979 27-23 JoeMcClure 1980 32-19 JoeMcClure 1981 32-13 KinW. Ng KinW. Ng 1982 17-21 7-27 1983 1984 Williams 1111 COACHES & STAFF Chatman, a student-athlete at the at the a student-athlete Chatman, spent Chatman from UF, After graduation of bachelor Chatman, who earned a Chatman, has run camps for the Girls BRET CHEN Assistant Coach Volunteer University of Tampa as well as several as well as several of Tampa University schools. I, elite-caliber Division Arlisa Florida when head coach University of an assistant was for coach Hagan Williams experi- a wealth of playing the Gators, brings ence to the Hilltop. as a student assistantthe 2005 season During her days at her alma mater. coach from as a student-athlete in Gainesville 2001-04,four-year letterwin- Chatman was a and and outside hitter ning middle blocker American was named Honorable Mention All- Association (AVCA) Coaches Volleyball East American in 2004 AVCA after earning Region accolades in 2002. of and a bachelor arts degree in sociology com- youth and science degree in family, munity sciences in 2006, named All- was (SEC)Southeastern Conference First Team in 2004 and won All-SEC Academic Honor Roll accolades in 2002 and 2004. County (Fla.) and was an Club of Alachua assistant for the Gainesville Juniors coach Club. Volleyball Michelle Chatman is in her second sea- Chatman Michelle During the offseason, Chatman worked The Sebastopol, Calif. native was head Sebastopol, Calif. native was head The days, Allen During her collegiate playing During the summer of 2005, Allen gradu- During the summer Second Season son with the Georgetown volleyball program. Chatman coordinates all recruiting efforts and directs the operations of Georgetown volleyball including travel and equipment. with several volleyball camps including the NCAA Division II National Champions MICHELLE CHATMAN Assistant Coach Academy in Denver, Colo., an experience Denver, Academy in her to enhance her professional that allowed collegiate coach. growth as a Club in Santa at the Empire Volleyball coach Rosa July 2004, from January 2000 to sessions for providing instructional training the head of all ages. Allen was also children at Santacoach Rosa and Middle School (Ore.). High School Tualatin Pilots. the Portland was a four-year setter for in fth all-time at Portland She stands at fi career assists with 2,042. camps. Also, while at Chico St., Allen was at Chico St., Also, while camps. club team of the men’s coach the head na- nish in the fth place fi fi earned a which tional tournament. Coaches NCAAated from the Women’s 2007 GEORGETOWN VOLLEYBALL Allen, a 2002 graduate of the University Allen participated in the 2007 NCAA NCAA 2007 the in participated Allen Julie Allen is in her second year as Julie Allen is in her second California Collegiate Athletic Association. Allen assisted in all aspects of the program including recruiting, travel and summer of Portland, came to the Hilltop after spend- of Portland, ing the 2004 and 2005 seasons as an assistant at Chico State coach University in the (Calif.) helping to direct the Wildcats and successful. In addition to the academy, academy, the to addition In successful. and high-performance several with worked Allen summer. the during camps Coaches Academy, Allen was selected to to selected was Allen Academy, Coaches skills provides that academy this in participate them assist to levels all at coaches for training resourceful productive, cient, effi more being in increase their individual effectiveness through through effectiveness individual their increase di- that strategies and skills advanced learning success. team and personal their affect rectly Women’s NCAA the of graduate 2005 A Women Coaches Academy Dimension 2 in in 2 Dimension Academy Coaches Women for designed is academy The Colo. Denver, to willing and ready are who coaches women University volleyball program. Allen handles University volleyball program. breakdown, match opponent scouting, video skills and off- preparation, team development season recruiting for Georgetown volleyball. Second Season an assistant with the Georgetown coach JULIE ALLEN Assistant Coach MIKE HILL ALAN ALPER DIANA PULUPA Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Assistant Athletic Trainer Assistant SID / Volleyball Contact
Mike Hill is beginning his third year as Alan Alper is in his second full season Diana Pulupa is in her third year with the part of the Hoyas Strength & Conditioning with the Georgetown Sports Medicine staff. Georgetown University sports information program. He came to Georgetown from San He handles volleyball, baseball and men’s offi ce. She serves as the primary contact for Francisco, Calif., where he ran a multi-mil- and women’s golf. volleyball, fi eld hockey, men’s and women’s lion dollar weight training facility, while also Alper is a 1979 graduate of the University swimming & diving, softball and men’s and volunteering for the Oakland Raiders. of Maryland and earned his Athletic Trainer’s women’s tennis. He received his bachelor of arts from Certifi cation in 1980 from the National The Bethesda, Md. native began an the University of Northern Iowa in health Athletic Trainer’s Association. Prior to internship with the sports information offi ce promotion with a minor in coaching. While Georgetown, Alper was a massage therapist in August 2005 before accepting a full-time attending Northern Iowa, Hill worked with the and traveled with the Georgetown track team position with the Georgetown athletic de- men’s basketball coaching staff as a student to the 1996 Olympic trials. He started his partment in January 2006. manager and practice player. clinical massage therapy practice in June Pulupa is a 2005 graduate of Elon He is a current member of the National 1985 after spending one year as an athletic University in North Carolina. A four-year let- Strength & Conditioning Association and his trainer at Catonsville Community College. terwinner for the NCAA Division I women’s certifi cations include Certifi ed Strength and Alper lives in Washington, D.C. with tennis team, she earned her bachelor of arts Conditioning Specialist, SAC Speed Agility his wife Marina and three dogs Bernie, in journalism and communications. and Conditioning Level 1 Coach, National Hondo and Trixie. Hondo was named after Academy of Sports Medicine Personal Washington Senator, Frank Howard. Trainer, and CPR certifi ed. COACHES & STAFF
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF
Director of Athletics ...... Bernard Muir Sports Information Assistant ...... Drew Wiseman Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator ...... Patricia Thomas Director of Corporate Sponsorship ...... Dan O’Neil Associate Director of Athletics – Administration ...... Jennifer Heppel Assistant Director of Corporate Sponsorship ...... Steve Hines Associate Director of Athletics – Compliance ...... Samantha Huge Account Executive – Corporate Sponsorship ...... Jordan Jarry Associate Athletics Director for Business & Finance ...... Debby Morey Director of Development for Athletics ...... W. Blanton Jones Associate Director of Athletics – External Affairs ...... Kyle Ragsdale Assistant Director of Athletic Development ...... Jennifer Amodeo-Riordan Assistant Director of Athletics – Facilities & Operations ...... Brian McGuire Athletic Development Assistant ...... Evans Liolin Executive Director for Athletic Relations ...... Pat McArdle Director of Hoyas Unlimited ...... Allison Rubin Academic Advisor for Student-Athletes ...... Shelly Habel Assistant Director of Hoyas Unlimited ...... Mara Vandlik Executive Assistant – Finance ...... Cornell Burke Director of Sports Medicine ...... Dr. F. Clarke Holmes Business Operations Manager ...... Josephine Finamore Head Team Orthopedic Surgeon ...... Dr. John J. Klimkiewicz Executive Assistant ...... Beverlyn Ross Head Athletic Trainer ...... Joe Haren Department Receptionist ...... Donna Clark Associate Athletic Trainer ...... Doug Huffman Department Secretary ...... Lawrence Detterville Head Athletic Trainer-Men’s Basketball ...... Lorry Michel Account Manager – Anthony Travel, Inc...... Joanne Davis Assistant Athletic Trainer ...... Tom DiSanto Director of Ticket Operations ...... Kim Frank Assistant Athletic Trainer ...... Melissa Robinson Director of Ticket Sales ...... Steve Alleva Assistant Athletic Trainer ...... Diana Keith Assistant Director of Marketing ...... Andrew Rowdon Assistant Athletic Trainer ...... Cindy Zilko Director of Athletic Events ...... Jamie Breslin Assistant Athletic Trainer ...... Alan Alper Assistant Director of Compliance ...... Jessie Mandel Head Strength and Conditioning Coach ...... A. Leigh Maurelli Senior Sports Communications Director ...... Bill Shapland Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach ...... Mike Hill Sports Information Director ...... Mike “Mex” Carey Director of Equipment & Transportation ...... Lynn Bourdon Associate Sports Information Director ...... Ben Shove Equipment Manager ...... Russ Hoffman Assistant Sports Information Director-Publications Coordinator ...... Jim Donatelli Field Manager ...... Luis Mendez Assistant Sports Information Director ...... Diana Pulupa Building Manager ...... Jose Aviles
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12 ADMINISTRATION than 700 student-athletes participating in 27 sports, the majority of which compete in the BIG EAST Conference. Muir’s success at Georgetown has been recognized nationally, as he was named one of Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal’s “Top 40 Under 40” in January 2007. This past year, the Georgetown athletic program again enjoyed many successes on and off the fi eld. Men’s basketball team won the BIG EAST Regular Season and Tournament titles and reached the Final Four. Men’s lacrosse went to its 11th-straight JOHN J. DeGIOIA NCAA Tournament, women’s lacrosse won President, Georgetown University its seventh-straight BIG EAST Regular JOHN J. DeGIOIA Season crown, and women’s track & fi eld John J. DeGioia became the 48th won the BIG EAST Indoor title and the ECAC president of Georgetown University on July support of Georgetown Athletics throughout Outdoors. Muir’s fi rst year was highlighted 1, 2001. Since graduating from Georgetown his administrative career, and he was named by the Georgetown sailing team winning its in 1979, he has served the University in a chair of the BIG EAST Executive Committee second national championship and being variety of roles as a senior administrator and in November 2005. named the National Team of the Year. as a faculty member. In addition to his undergraduate degree, During his reign, 39 student-athletes As president, Dr. DeGioia is deeply com- Dr. DeGioia earned a PhD in philosophy from earned All-American honors, four were mitted to sustaining academic excellence Georgetown. He is a Professorial Lecturer in awarded Scholar All-American accolades at Georgetown. He has helped to recruit the Department of Philosophy. and 114 received all-conference recognition. intellectual leaders to the faculty and secured He and his wife, Theresa Miller DeGioia, Off the fi eld, Georgetown student-athletes substantial funding for scholarly research and a Georgetown alumna, have one son. are among the best, with more than 300 academic programs. being named to the BIG EAST Academic To prepare young people for leadership Honor Roll over the past two years. roles in the global community, Dr. DeGioia Muir previously served as Deputy has expanded opportunities for intercultural Director of Athletics for Administration and interreligious dialogue, welcomed world and Facilities at Notre Dame, where he leaders to campus, and convened interna- oversaw campus athletics facilities, tional conferences to address challenging is- game management operations and sues. In 2005, Georgetown’s Walsh School club and intramural sports and rec- of Foreign Service opened the University’s reation. Muir also was an eight-year fi rst international campus, in Doha, Qatar. staff member at the NCAA and the As the fi rst lay president of a Jesuit director of the Division I NCAA Men’s university, Dr. DeGioia places special Basketball Championship. emphasis on sustaining and strengthening A 1990 graduate of Brown University Georgetown’s Catholic and Jesuit identity with a bachelor’s degree in organiza- and its responsibility to serve as a voice BERNARD M. MUIR tional behavior and management, the and an instrument for justice. He is a strong Director of Athletics Gainesville, Fla., native was a four-year supporter of University initiatives that seek letterwinner and co-captain of the to improve opportunities for Washington’s Georgetown University named Bernard Bears’ basketball team. underserved neighborhoods. M. Muir its 13th Director of Athletics, effective Born July 22, 1968, he and his Dr. DeGioia has been involved with July 1, 2005. As Director of Athletics, Muir wife, Liz, have two daughters Georgetown Athletics since his undergradu- oversees the operations of all Georgetown – Libby and Millie. ate years, when he was a varsity member of University intercollegiate and intramural both the football team and track and fi eld athletic programs, which include more than team (decathlon).He has been active in his 100100 ccoachesoaches andand staffstaff whowho supportsupport mmoreore BERNARD M. MUIR
PATRICIA THOMAS JENNIFER HEPPEL DEBBY MOREY SAMANTHA HUGE KYLE RAGSDALE BRIAN McGUIRE Senior Associate AD Associate AD – Associate AD – Business & Associate AD – Compliance Associate AD – External Assistant AD – Facilities & Senior Woman Administrator Administration Finance Affairs Operations BERNARD M. MUIR
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L L A B Y E L L O V N W O T E G R O E G 7 0 0 2 ACADEMIC SUPPORT Student-Athlete Services Academic ResourceCenterfor Associate Directorofthe SHELLY HABEL diverse communities. development insmall,ruralandethnically her research onsocialchange andeconomic the UniversityofHawaiiatManoa,focusing minoring ineconomics. Asian Studies,majoringinChineseand from Stockholm University, SwedeninEast andMaster’sdegree received aBachelor’s at GeorgetownUniversitysince2000.She Professor inthedepartmentofSociology success oftheHoyastudent-athletes. for student-athletestoensuretheacademic individual andgroupacademicprogramming as wellotheracademicoffi ces todevelop administrators, facultyandacademicdeans, works collaborativelywithcoaches, sport with academicplanning,andstudyskills.She Athlete Services. Academic ResourceCenterforStudent- department astheAssociateDirectorof ing directlywiththeGeorgetownathletic She earnedherPh.D.insociologyfrom Dr. HabelhasbeenaVisiting Assistant In herrole,sheassistsstudent-athletes Shelly K.Habelisinherthirdyearwork- Department of Athletics missions’ com- missions’ Athletics of Department and Center Resource Academic Academic coaching to empower • Facilitiesandsupportservicesto • Accommodationstostudentswith • inmanyskillsareas Assistance • mission byproviding: Academic ResourceCenterfulfi lls this into allaspectsofUniversitylife.The asfullypossible with disabilities all studentsandtointegrating ted toprovidingacademicsupportfor ACADEMIC RESOURCECENTER Telephone – all aspectsofUniversitylife into integrate studentswithdisabilities Purpose – Hours – Location – student- become to student-athletes empower to coaching academic ing provid- by network support academic University’s the strengthens Director Associate the student, the of opment devel- comprehensive the to mitment Consistent with the University’s University’s the with Consistent Georgetown Universityiscommit- hance their academic performance. student-centered learners and en- student-athletes to became students withdisabilities. help ensureequalopportunityfor Section 504. undertheADA and disabilities services. tions, workshopsand/ortutoring ment throughindividualconsulta- foracademicachieve- necessary Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm Support allstudents; Leavey 335 202-687-8354 contact and offi and ensure to contact records cial instructor reports, progress through standards and rules University and NCAA with accordance in progress ic academ- student-athlete monitors also Dr.Habel resources. University other to and Center Resource Academic the within services support academic appropriate to students refer and, access; program and services support holistic and individualized provide to strategies learning identify needs, learning individual determine to letes student-ath- of progress academic the assesses regularly Dr.Habel students. aforementioned these to support academic offer that strategies learning prescribing in assistance appropriate the providing and student-athletes advising of responsibility the has Director Associate The development. offistudent-athlete to related ces wide campus to liaison a as serves performance. academic their enhance and learners centered acad-studyskills.cfm http://ldss.georgetown.edu/ General studyskillstips– http://ldss.georgetown.edu/calendar.cfm Monthly workshopschedule – programs. development staff coaching and programs orientation student-athlete of evaluation and tion implementa- development, the in sists as- Dr.Habel Finally, degrees. toward progressing are student-athletes The Associate Director further further Director Associate The PLAYERS Red Team captain in 2003 ... Recipient of 2003 Spirit Award for 16-year old group ... Also played basketball, earning Benet Athlete of the Week Award in 2001 ... Ranked fi rst 9 in her high school class all four years ... Member of the National Honor Society and Treasurer for 2004-05 ... Benet’s sophomore Peer Leader ... Runner-up accolades for MTSY/Northwestern University Mathematics competition.
BOLAND’S CAREER STATISTICS Year MP GP K E TA Pct. A Ace Digs BS BA CAITLIN BOLAND 2005 25 79 25 21 96 .042 636 18 157 0 21 Junior • 5-10 • Setter 2006 26 91 19 6 83 .157 656 26 198 4 19 Naperville, Ill. • Benet Academy Totals 51 170 44 27 179 .095 1292 44 355 4 40
2006 – Participated in 91 games ... Led the team with 656 assists (7.21/game) ... Led the team with 26 aces ... Ranked fourth on the team with 198 digs ... Recorded a career-high 59 assists while chipping in 10 15 digs against Wright State on September 2 ... Had a game-high fi ve blocks against BIG KATHERINE NIESEN EAST Conference opponent DePaul on November 5. 2005 – Competed in all 99 games as a freshman ... Led the team in blocks with 2005 – Saw action in 79 games as a fresh- 107 (1.08/game), including 12 solos ... man ... Ranked second on the team in assists Finished the year ranked fourth on the team with 636 ... Third on the squad in digs with in kills with 203 (2.05/game) ... Hit in double 157 ... Recorded a season-high 56 assists fi gures eight times during the season ... against Wisconsin-Milwaukee in addition KATHERINE NIESEN Posted a career-high 15 kills against Central to 10 digs ... Handed out 55 assists in Junior • 6-3 • Middle Blocker Connecticut State on September 1, to go the Hoyas’ victory over crosstown rival Gainesville, Fla. • Eastside with seven blocks (two solos) ... Tallied a George Washington, to go with 12 digs. 2006 – Played in 77 games ... Totaled 120 career-high eight blocks versus DePaul on High School – Right side setter for kills, third best on the squad ... Ranked sec- October 22. Benet Academy’s varsity volley- ond in total blocks with 60 ... Twice recorded High School – Played varsity volleyball ball team ... Team captain as a a season-high 11 kills, the fi rst on September from ninth grade through her senior year sophomore in 2002 ... Played 2 against Wright State and the second on at Eastside ... Earned Florida High School club volleyball for Sports October 10 against UMBC ... Maintained all-state third-team honors in 2005 ... Niesen Performance, including its a game-high .643 hitting percentage on also competed for Mizuno Gainesville Junior 18-1 Elite squad ... Voted September 1 at Virginia with nine kills ... 18 Blue club volleyball team ... A mem- Sports Performance 16 Tallied seven blocks (two solo, fi ve assisted) ber of Eastside’s track & fi eld team as a against George Washington on August 25. sophomore, junior and senior ... 2004 Florida regional high jump champion ... Voted Most Valuable Athlete for girls’ track as a junior ... Placed third in the high jump at the 2004 Florida State Meet in 2004 ... Member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish Honor Society and the Inter and Key Clubs, two service organizations ... Also a member of the Spanish Club ... Council member of the Church Youth Group.
NIESEN’S CAREER STATISTICS Year MP GP K E TA Pct. A Ace Digs BS BA CAITLIN BOLAND 2005 28 99 203 88 498 .231 5 6 24 12 95 2006 25 77 120 56 323 .198 10 0 17 8 52 Totals 53 176 323 144 821 .218 15 6 41 20 147
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COURTNEY COHEN JESSICA HARDY Sophomore • 6-3 • Middle Blocker Sophomore • 6-1 • Outside Hitter Tampa, Fla. • Berkeley Prep Manhattan Beach, Calif. • Mira Costa PLAYERS 2006 – Played in 34 games for the Blue 2006 – Saw action in 76 games as a fresh- and Gray ... Tallied a career-high 10 kills on man ... Ranked second on the squad with October 10 against UMBC ... Maintained a 272 digs, leading the team with 3.58 digs .462 hitting percentage against American per game ... Fourth on the squad with 18 when she recorded seven kills ... Chipped service aces ... Recorded a career-high 21 in fi ve assisted blocks on September 22 DANA DUMAS digs against Wright State on September 2 against BIG EAST Conference opponent ... Maintained a .333 hitting percentage on Seton Hall ... Tied for fi fth on the team with September 2 against East Carolina when assisted blocks (10) in league action. she tallied 17 kills and seven digs ... Ranked third on the squad with eight service aces in High School – Four-year letterwinner at BIG EAST Conference action. Berkeley Prep ... Part of state championship 8 team (2003) ... 2005 senior tri-captain ... High School – Helped lead Mira Costa to 2005 state champion runner-up ... Part of two state championships (2004, 2005) ... USA Team Florida squad that fi nished third ... Named to 2004 all-state team ... 2004 Reno 2003 all-county honorable mention ... 2004 Champions ... CIF Champions in 2003 and Junior Olympics gold medalist ... Earned 2004 ... Selected to All-CIF and all-area teams Berkeley Prep’s Team Coach’s Award ... in 2004 ... Team earned fi rst place at Las Member of the National Honor Society and Vegas Tournament ... Named to Durango All- the English Honor Society ... Editor of school Tournament team ... Mira Costa Athlete of the newspaper, The Berkeley Fanfare. DANA DUMAS Month (November 2004) ... All-Bay League COHEN’S CAREER STATISTICS Sophomore • 6-1 • Outside Hitter / Year MP GP K E TA Pct. A Ace Digs BS BA Right Side Hitter 2006 19 34 37 22 113 .133 3 0 14 0 17 Nokomis, Fla. • Pine View 2006 – Participated in 55 games for the Hoyas ... Ranked sixth on the squad with 91 kills for an average of 1.65 per game ... Tallied a career-best 15 kills on August 25 COURTNEY COHEN against George Washington, a game where she also put up fi ve digs ... Had a .455 hitting percentage on November 10 against Cincinnati. High School – Attended Pine View School for the Gifted and was a three-year starter for Venice High School women’s volleyball team ... Class 5A 2005 Player of the YearYear ... Member of the Tampa Bay Juniors, a team that competed at the Junior Olympics in 2005 and 2006 ... Named “All-American Athlete” and selected to the all-tournament teams at Berkeley Prep and Tampa Prep Tournaments ... Tabbed as Player of the Week by ABC Channel 7, SNN, Channel 6 and the Herald Tribune. JESSICA HARDY DUMAS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year MP GP K E TA Pct. A Ace Digs BS BA 2006 18 55 91 38 267 .199 16 5 22 2 18
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16 PLAYERS Team (2004) ... Beach Volleyball Junior Conference opponents ... Recorded 16 Olympic gold medal champion in 2005 ... service aces, 12 during league action ... Earned Academic Excellence, Commendable Recorded her fi rst career double-double on Delegate and Research Awards. September 22 against Seton Hall with 13 kills and 12 digs. HARDY’S CAREER STATISTICS High School – Garnered all-state fi rst-team Year MP GP K E TA Pct. A Ace Digs BS BA accolades by Desert News in 2004 and 2006 26 76 78 48 218 .138 15 18 272 0 6 2005 ... Salt Lake Tribune all-state honors ... Helped lead Pleasant Grove to National Qualifi er (2001, 2002, 2005) Cross Roads (2005) and Regional Championships (2003, 2004 and 2005), including a 34-1 record 6 (10-0 Region) as a senior ... Ranked third in the state with 89 service aces in 2005 ... Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament team (2005) ... 2003 IVA All-Regional Player ... Played for High Country Volleyball Club (2001-06) as well as Club Utah (2006) ... Regional tennis fi nalist and state semifi nalist in 2002 ... 2004 regional tennis champion ... High Honor Roll ... All-Region Academic VolleyballVolleyball accolades (2002, 2003, 2004,2004, ALLISON KERN 2005) ... All-Region Academic TennisTennis honors Sophomore • 5-6 • Defensive Specialist KIERSTEN McKOY (2002, 2004,2004, 2005) ... VViceice President of Naperville, Ill. • St. Ignatius Prep KPORKPOR (high scschoolhool radio station).station). percentage in league action and was second High School – A two-sport athlete at St. on the squad with 33 total blocks against ROBINSON’S CAREER STATISTICS Ignatius Prep in volleyball and soccer ... BIG EAST opponents. A four-year letterwinner in volleyball, she YearYear MPMP GPGP K E TATA Pct.Pct. A AceAce Digs BSBS BABA 20062006 26 7070 116 71 407407 .111 8 16 7070 0 24 captained her team one season ... Named High School – Helped lead Bishop All-Sectional in 2006 ... Played four years O’Dowd to two-straight HAAL League of varsity soccer as a defender/midfi elder ... Championships in 2004 and 2005 ... Team Captained the soccer team for one season was a two-time NCS runner-up ... 2005 ... Played with the Lions Junior Volleyball club appearance in the state semifi nals ... Played team for four years ... Received Honors with for City Beach volleyball after seasons with Distinction for eight semesters ... College Golden Bear, Vision and ILVB Club teams. Board Honors ... Member of the Rotary Club. McKOY’S CAREER STATISTICS Year MP GP K E TA Pct. A Ace Digs BS BA 11 2006 22 53 66 25 182 .225 3 7 30 7 32 2
KIERSTEN McKOY Sophomore • 6-0 • Right Side Hitter / Middle Blocker Oakland, Calif. • Bishop O’Dowd KORTNEY ROBINSON Sophomore • 6-0 • Outside Hitter 2006 – Saw action in 53 games maintaining Pleasant Grove, Utah • Pleasant Grove a .225 hitting percentage, third-best on the team ... Ranked fourth on the team with 39 2006 – Participated in 70 games as a total blocks ... Held a .500 hitting percentage freshman ... Ranked sixth on the squad with on October 29 at BIG EAST Conference 24 total blocks ... Tallied a career-high 15 KORTNEY ROBINSON opponent Connecticut when she tallied six kills on August 26 against George Mason kills ... Recorded a career-high 14 kills on and chipped in seven digs while maintain- October 1 against Syracuse while pitching in ing a .270 hitting percentage ... Averaged fi ve blocks ... Led the team with a .270 hitting 1.13 digs per game against BIG EAST
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PAOLA ANNONI VANESSA DORISMOND MARY DWYER Freshman • 5-7 • Setter Freshman • 6-0 • Middle Blocker Freshman • 5-7 • Libero / Palm Harbor, Fla. • Clearwater Central Cary, N.C. • Cardinal Gibbons Defensive Specialist
PLAYERS Catholic Santa Barbara, Calif. • Laguna Blanca High School – A two-sport athlete at High School – A three-year letterwinner Cardinal Gibbons in volleyball and softball ... High School – A two-year letterwinner in in volleyball at Clearwater Central Catholic Captained her volleyball team her senior year volleyball at Laguna Blanca ... Captained where she served as captain her junior ... Named an All-Conference Player in 2006 her high school squad her senior year ... and senior years ... Tabbed an All-County when her team won the NCHSAA (North Her team was the Division 4 Volleyball CIF All-Star Team starter and was an All-County Carolina High School Athletic Association) Champions of the Southern Section ... Honorable Mention her senior year ... 2AA Mid-State Conference Championship Named a 2006 Division 4A CIF Player of Named to the 2006 Keswick Invitational and the NCHSAA 2AA State Championship the Year ... Recipient of the Best Offensive All-Tournament team ... Her high school ... Recipient of the 2006 Crusader Award Attacker Award from her high school team ... squad won the All-Catholic Trinity Invitational and tabbed a 2006 Carolina Region All- Played with the Santa Barbara Volleyball club and the Indian Rocks Preseason Classic Region Player ... Her team won the NCHSAA team for four years ... Her team was the 2006 Tournament in 2006 while placing fourth at 2AA State and Mid-State Conference Condor League champion ... Member of the Keswick Invitational ... Clearwater Central Championship in 2005 ... Tabbed a 2004 All- Amnesty International and Voices for a Cure Catholic won the Academy of Holy Names Conference Memorable Mention ... Recipient while also serving as a peer tutor. Tournament in back-to-back years (2004, of the 2004 Scholar-Athlete/Sports Award 2005) ... Played three-consecutive years of for her efforts with Cardinal Gibbons softball club volleyball ... Her club team fi nished fourth ... Played club volleyball since 2004, most in the Florida region in 2006 and won the recently with the Triangle Volleyball Club team 2005 Sandspurs Invitational ... Graduated ... Member of the National Honor Society ... in the top-10 percent of her class and was AB Honor Roll ... Member of the French Club, a recipient of the President’s Award for Lancer Club and Art Club. Excellence ... National Merit Award honoree ... Named an AP Scholar with distinction ... Member of the National Honor Society, Math Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society ... Served as senior class secretary and a dance club co-captain ... President of the Spanish Club.
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18 2006 REVIEW 2006 REVIEW The 2006 volleyball season was the fi rst step toward head coach Arlisa Hagan Williams’ motto, “Georgetown Volleyball: Growing to Greatness.” The Hoyas endured a trying 8-19 overall record with a 2-12 mark in BIG EAST Conference action. After losing three starting letterwinners from the 2005 squad, the Hoyas were eager to make their mark under a new head coach, with eight returning letterwinners and fi ve newcomers. The Hoyas started the season with the D.C. Challenge, winning two-of-three matches. In the fi rst match of the season, Georgetown split the fi rst two games with George Washington but went on to lose the third game and fell just shy in the fourth game for the 3-1 loss. The loss however marked a season-high 79 digs for the team. The Blue and Gray picked up its fi rst win of the season against George Mason, 3-1. It ANNIE CONNOR & DANA DUMAS was the fi rst double-double of the season for Jessica Buffum who tallied 15 kills and East Carolina but rebounded with a 3-1 win the second-best of the year for the squad, 11 digs and she contributed two service over Wright State to bring their overall record as Kiersten McKoy came off the bench to aces of the season-high 13 for the team. to 2-3. The Wright State game marked a hit .800 and setters Caitlin Boland and Kate Georgetown ended the two-day event with a team-high 73 kills and second-best for the Fisher combined for 31 assists. 3-1 loss to American. season, 13 blocks. Buffum added 22 kills to With a 5-4 record, the Blue and Gray hit Georgetown then headed to her 16 digs for her third double-double on the road for one last tournament before con- Charlottesville, Va. for the Jefferson Cup the year while Annie Connor added another ference action began. The Hoyas traveled to hosted by the University of Virginia. Despite 19 kills and hit .400 for the game. Palo Alto, Calif. for the Stanford Invitational a 3-0 loss to the Cavaliers, Katherine Niesen On September 8, GU started the home to play two of the top-10 teams in the coun- put in a top performance in the Hoyas’ fi rst slate by hosting the Georgetown Classic. try (No. 7 Stanford and No. 8 Santa Clara) match as she maintained a .643 attack A three-match sweep over Campbell, as well as California-Irvine. Three losses at percentage with nine kills and four blocks Howard and Coastal Carolina extended the Stanford Invitational would be the begin- while Jessica Hardy recorded her fi rst career the winning streak to four matches and the ning of a midseason slide the Hoyas would double-double (11 kills, 12 digs) playing for Hoyas dropped just one game the whole not recover from. the Blue and Gray. The Hoyas suffered their weekend. Georgetown maintained a .292 The Blue and Gray started conference second-straight setback with a 3-1 loss to hitting percentage in a 3-0 win over Howard, play by hosting Seton Hall on September
2006 RESULTS OVERALL: 8-19 BIG EAST: 2-12 HOME: 6-6 AWAY: 0-8 NEUTRAL: 2-5
Date Opponent W/L Score Score by Game Date Opponent W/L Score Score by Game # Aug. 25 vs. George Washington L 1-3 28-30,30-24,17-30,27-30 * Oct. 8 at West Virginia L 0-3 27-30,24-30,33-35 # Aug. 26 vs. George Mason W 3-1 31-29,24-30,30-15,30-27 Oct. 10 UMBC W 3-1 30-23,30-23,30-32,30-25 # Aug. 26 vs. American L 1-3 21-30,30-27,24-30,24-30 * Oct. 14 USF L 2-3 30-21,21-30,27-30,30-28,11-15 % Sept. 1 at Virginia L 0-3 20-30,24-30,30-32 * Oct. 20 RUTGERS W 3-0 31-29,30-23,30-19 % Sept. 2 vs. East Carolina L 1-3 30-22,22-30,27-30,20-30 * Oct. 22 VILLANOVA L 1-3 30-27,16-30,29-31,12-30 % Sept. 2 vs. Wright State W 3-1 30-22,27-30,30-17,30-27 * Oct. 27 at St. John’s L 0-3 19-30,25-30,25-30 & Sept. 8 CAMPBELL W 3-0 30-25,30-27,30-15 * Oct. 29 at Connecticut L 0-3 23-30,12-30,20-30 & Sept. 9 HOWARD W 3-0 30-15,30-7,30-22 * Nov. 3 NOTRE DAME L 0-3 21-30,21-30,14-30 & Sept. 9 COASTAL CAROLINA W 3-1 30-10,30-23,24-30,30-16 * Nov. 5 DEPAUL W 3-0 30-23,30-25,30-20 § Sept. 14 vs. UCI L 2-3 21-30,30-20,26-30,30-26,8-15 * Nov. 10 at Cincinnati L 0-3 21-30,29-31,24-30 § Sept. 15 at #7 Stanford L 0-3 20-30,23-30,25-30 * Nov. 12 at Louisville L 0-3 17-30,27-30,27-30 § Sept. 16 vs. #8 Santa Clara L 0-3 22-30,16-30,21-30 * BIG EAST Conference game * Sept. 22 SETON HALL L 1-3 23-30,25-30,30-26,22-30 % D.C. Challenge, Washington, D.C. * Sept. 29 MARQUETTE L 0-3 20-30,29-31,8-30 # Jefferson Cup, Charlottesville, Va. * Oct. 1 SYRACUSE L 2-3 30-22,30-25,24-30,28-30,13-15 & Georgetown Classic * Oct. 7 at Pittsburgh L 0-3 29-31,22-30,23-30 § Stanford Invitational, Palo Alto, Calif.
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19 22. The Hoyas lost fi ve-consecutive league percentage in a 3-0 win over Rutgers and a The Hoyas ended matches (Seton Hall, Marquette, Syracuse, .458 performance against Villanova. Buffum a wearisome season Pittsburgh and West Virginia) before breaking followed up with a .467 attack percentage with the knowledge that up the slide with a 3-1 win over UMBC at and 17 kills against Rutgers while Boland it would be the founda- home. Despite the losses, there were a num- recorded her sixth double-double with 46 tion for the future of ber of notable performances against league assists and 10 digs against the Scarlet Georgetown volleyball. opponents. The 3-1 loss to Seton Hall saw Knights. McKoy had a career-high seven the Hoya squad tally a season-high 14 blocks blocks against Villanova but the Wildcats with Connor chipping in 15 kills for a .314 hit- forged ahead for a 3-1 win dropping the ting percentage. Kortney Robinson notched Hoyas to 7-14. her fi rst career double-double against Seton The loss to Villanova was the fi rst of a Hall with 13 kills and 12 digs. four-match streak where the Hoyas only Georgetown dropped a heartbreaking won one game. Road losses at St. John’s 3-2 loss to Syracuse after winning the fi rst and Connecticut were followed up with two games as Connor put up a season-high a loss to Notre Dame at home. However, 25 kills while Buffum recorded her fourth Boland recorded her seventh double-double double-double. McKoy hit a career-high 14 of the season against St. John’s with 31 kills and maintained a .481 hitting percent- assists and 10 digs while Jessica George age against the Orange. Against Pittsburgh, put together an impressive weekend on the Boland recorded her fourth double-double road hitting .571 against St. John’s and .200 of the year with 31 assists and 10 digs in against Connecticut with nine and eight kills, the 3-0 loss as Courtney Cohen came off respectively. Cohen hit .571 with four kills the bench with a stellar .667 effort with one off the bench at St. John’s while McKoy put block. Cohen added another six kills and four in a six-kill effort at Connecticut with a .500 total blocks against West Virginia. attack percentage. Against UMBC, Niesen put up 11 One last weekend of home games
2006 REVIEW kills and another four blocks while Cohen welcomed Notre Dame and DePaul to recorded a career-high 10 kills. Kate Fisher McDonough Arena. A 3-0 win over DePaul threw up 50 assists, her second best on the on Senior Day saw Connor hit .320 with 10 year. The Hoyas improved to 6-12 following kills and eight blocks as the Hoyas improved the win over the Retrievers. to 8-17. The Hoyas geared up for a three-match The last weekend of the season had the home stand against conference opponents Hoyas travel to Cincinnati and Louisville. hosting USF, Rutgers and Villanova. The Despite 3-0 losses to both schools, 3-2 loss to USF was a nail biter as Buffum Buffum recorded 13 kills and 11 digs recorded 17 kills and 14 digs for her sixth against Cincinnati for her eighth double-double of the season. McKoy hit .409 double-double of the season against the Bulls with 12 kills. while Dana Dumas hit .455 off Connor put up back-to-back strong the bench with six kills ending GU’s performances by maintaining a .516 hitting season at 8-19, 2-12 in league play. JESSICA GEORGE
2006 STATISTICS
|------ATTACK------| |-----SET-----| |------SERVE------| |------DIG------| |------BLOCKING------| ## Player G K K/G E TA Pct A A/G SA SE SA/G RE DIG D/G BS BA Total B/G BE BHE 2 FISHER, Kate 85 28 0.33 1 74 0.365 404 4.75 8 0.09 20 1 139 1.64 0 9 9 0.11 2 26 5 CONNOR, Annie 96 278 2.90 106 707 0.243 19 0.20 8 0.08 26 1 59 0.61 19 80 99 1.03 6 3 11 McKOY, Kiersten 53 66 1.25 25 182 0.225 3 0.06 7 0.13 16 1 30 0.57 7 32 39 0.74 1 1 8 DUMAS, Dana 55 91 1.65 38 267 0.199 16 0.29 5 0.09 7 2 22 0.40 2 18 20 0.36 1 0 15 NIESEN, Katherine 77 120 1.56 56 323 0.198 10 0.13 0 0.00 0 0 17 0.22 8 52 60 0.78 6 3 1 BUFFUM, Jessica 95 340 3.58 183 982 0.16 34 0.36 23 0.24 54 50 248 2.61 3 27 30 0.32 2 2 9 BOLAND, Caitlin 91 19 0.21 6 83 0.157 656 7.21 26 0.29 15 0 198 2.18 4 19 23 0.25 0 23 16 HARDY, Jessica 76 78 1.03 48 218 0.138 15 0.20 18 0.24 19 27 272 3.58 0 6 6 0.08 5 2 10 COHEN, Courtney 34 37 1.09 22 113 0.133 3 0.09 0 0.00 2 2 14 0.41 0 17 17 0.50 3 1 4 ROBINSON, Kortney 70 116 1.66 71 407 0.111 8 0.11 16 0.23 21 17 70 1.00 0 24 24 0.34 6 0 3 NULTY, Katie 94 41 0.44 34 171 0.041 18 0.19 24 0.26 41 31 291 3.10 0 6 6 0.06 1 0 14 GEORGE, Jessica 77 96 1.25 87 317 0.028 13 0.17 0 0.00 0 1 30 0.39 0 42 42 0.55 1 9 13 BARTON, Rachel 55 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 6 0.11 3 0.05 8 9 70 1.27 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 TEAM 5 GEORGETOWN 96 1310 13.65 678 3845 0.164 1205 12.55 138 1.44 229 96 147 1460 15.21 43 332 209.0 2.18 34 Opponents 96 1406 14.65 637 3739 0.206 1297 13.51 147 1.53 221 96 138 1542 16.06 52 433 268.5 2.80 46
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20 HISTORY ALL-TIME RECORDS SINGLE-MATCH PERFORMANCES
KILLS TOTAL BLOCKS = BS + BA SERVICE ACES Name Kills Opponent Name Blks Opponent Name Aces Opponent 1. Simone Kollmann 41 Virginia (10/24/90) 1. Heidi West 20 G. Washington (9/27/89) 1. Julie Bieter 20 CS Fullerton (9/4/87) 2. Vanessa Helin 36 VCU (10/23/87) 2. Sarah Madden 19 G. Mason (10/24/89) 2. Simone Kollmann 11 G. Mason (10/24/89) 3. Yulia Vtyurina 35 N. Arizona (9/3/99) 3. Lisa McDonald 18 West Virginia (9/13/91) 3. Jessica Ackroyd 10 CS Fullerton (9/4/87) 4. Kiran Gill 34 UMBC (10/22/97) Erin Murray 18 G. Mason (10/24/89) 4. Amy Schweitzer 8 G. Mason (10/6/99) 5. Simone Kollmann 32 Syracuse (10/27/90) 5. Erin Murray 17 G. Washington (9/27/89) Kiran Gill 8 NC State (8/29/97) Simone Kollmann 32 Ill.-Chicago (11/04/89) Jeane Erlenborn 8 N. Arizona (9/2/89) DIGS Maria Boyrea 8 CS Fullerton (9/2/87) ASSISTS Name Digs Opponent Name Asts Opponent 1. Lindsay Estes 36 Syracuse (11/16/96) 1. Amy Schweitzer 80 American (10/13/99) 2. Lindsay Estes 34 Pittsburgh (11/17/96) 2. Taryn Turney 75 N.C. State (8/29/97) 3. Michele Docharty 33 G. Washington (10/6/87) 3. Stephanie Dersch 73 Syracuse (11/16/96) 4. Vanessa Helin 29 Providence (11/20/87) 4. Stephanie Dersch 71 Providence (11/09/96) 5. Simone Kollmann 28 Providence (9/23/90) 5. Katy Bloodgood 70 Connecticut (11/18/95)
SEASON & CAREER HIGHS KILLS SERVICE ACES SOLO BLOCKS SEASON SEASON SEASON Name Kills Year Name Aces Year Name BS Year 1. Simone Kollmann 695 1990 1. Tina Schneider 80 1988 1. Justine Metz 92 1987 2. Simone Kollmann 590 1991 2. Casey Bradley 73 1988 Justine Metz 92 1986 3. Simone Kollmann 525 1989 3. Simone Kollmann 68 1989 3. Catherine Taylor 76 1987 4. Catherine Taylor 519 1988 Casey Bradley 68 1989 4. Justine Metz 70 1985 5. Kiran Gill 510 1998 5. Simone Kollmann 65 1990 5. Catherine Taylor 68 1985 CAREER CAREER CAREER Name Kills Years Name Aces Years Name BS Years 1. Simone Kollmann 2170 1989-92 1. Kiran Gill 214 1997-00 1. Justine Metz 254 1984-87 2. Catherine Taylor 1755 1985-88 2. Casey Bradley 172 1986-89 2. Catherine Taylor 223 1985-88 3. Kiran Gill 1717 1997-00 3. Simone Kollmann 144 1989-92 3. Jeane Erlenborne 141 1988-91 4. Yulia Vtyurina 1536 1998-01 4. Heidi West 139 1989-92 4. Danielle Stannard 126 1993-97 5. Heidi West 1074 1989-92 5. Catherine Taylor 135 1985-88 5. Heidi West 116 1989-92
ASSISTS DIGS ASSISTED BLOCKS SEASON SEASON SEASON Name Assists Year Name Digs Year Name BA Year 1. Tina Schneider 1550 1988 1. Simone Kollmann 472 1990 1. Lisa McDonald 192 1991 2. Casey Bradley 1308 1989 2. Simone Kollmann 420 1991 2. Heidi West 143 1990 3. Amy Schweitzer 1242 1999 3. Casey Bradley 392 1988 3. Jeane Erlenborne 119 1991 4. Jennifer Ward 1232 2000 4. Michele Docharty 371 1988 Simone Kollmann 119 1991 5. Jennifer Ward 1116 2001 5. Kiran Gill 388 1999 Heidi West 119 1989 CAREER CAREER CAREER Name Assists Years Name Digs Year Name BA Years 1. Jennifer Ward 3585 2000-04 1. Simone Kollmann 1575 1989-92 1. Heidi West 440 1989-92 2. Amy Meier 3469 1991-94 2. Michele Docharty 1267 1985-88 2. Jeane Erlenborne 425 1988-91 3. Katy Bloodgood 1787 1994-97 3. Kiran Gill 1248 1997-00 3. Sara Albert 376 2001-04 4. Erin Murray 1761 1989-92 4. Meghan O’Rourke 1195 1993-97 4. Lisa McDonald 306 1990-91 5. Casey Bradley 1712 1986-89 5. Jeane Erlenborne 1006 1988-91 5. Annie Connor 305 2003-06
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21 ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS A D L S Diane Abood, 1982-84 Elisa Davidson, 1996-99 Ashley Lancaster, 2002-06 Barbara Sarozen, 1980 Jessica Ackroyd, 1986-89 Stephanie Dersch, 1993-97 Wendy Learmont, 1985-86 Christine Schneider, 1988 Erika Adams, 1992 Maria DeVita, 1976-78 Robin Lemon, 1980 Amy Schweitzer, 1998-2000 Kim Adams, 1996-98 Michele Docharty, 1985-88 Lori Loureiro, 1991-94 Kin-Ling Sham, 1999-2000 Sara Albert, 2001-04 Dana Dumas, 2006-pres. Kim Short, 1989-91 Meg Allison, 1997 Therese Dunn, 1971-75 Jill Simpson, 1984-85 Sabine Asimus, 1985 M Linda Sinila, 1971-75 Lija Austrins, 1990-93 Sara Madden, 1989-92 Susan Slade, 1985-88 E Jacqueline Maitlan, 1976 Dylan Smith, 1994-95 Jeane Erlenborne, 1988-91 Rosanne May, 1976 Katie Solon, 1975-76 B Mercedes Esposito, 1981-82 Bernadette McConnell, 1982-85 Anna Sones, 2000-02
HISTORY Rachel Barton, 2003-06 Lindsay Estes, 1994-96 Kiersten McKoy, 2006-pres. Kathryn Sos, 1982-85 Regine Beauboeuf, 1987-88 Teresa Evanko, 1978 Lisa McDonald, 1990-91 Kristen Stanley, 1978 Julie Beiter, 1985-88 Karen McGlothlin, 1981-83 Danielle Stannard, 1993-97 Krista Blomquist, 1983 Susie McNamara, 1994-96 Kaili Stevens, 1997-2000 Katy Bloodgood, 1994-96 F Leslie Meek, 1984-85 Mary Stockdale, 1976 Beth Boehm, 1976 Sara Fairborn, 1995-98 Jean Meinhard, 1980-83 Gretchen Ann Stross, 1988-89 Caitlin Boland, 2005-pres. Amy Fergus, 1992 Amy Meier, 1991-94 Maria Boyreau, 1986-87 Maureen Fergus, 1984-86 Tania Mennes, 1986-89 Casey Bradley, 1986-89 Kate Fisher, 2004-06 Justine Metz, 1984-87 T Mimi Bradley, 1977 Gina Fortunato, 1982-84 Meg Mullen, 1998-2001 Katrina Tatum, 1971-75 Camille Broderick, 1971-75 Jennifer Fountain, 2003 Molly Murphy, 1978-81 Cathy Taylor, 1985-88 Irene Brodetski, 1993 Cassandra “CC” Furey, 1991-93 Erin Murray, 1989-92 Meg Troller, 1997-2000 Betsy Brown, 2004 Taryn Turney, 1996-98 Mildred Brown, 1971-75 Melissa Tytko, 1995-98 Indra Budoo, 1971-75 G N Lara Bursch, 2001 Jessica George, 2003-06 Rachel Nelson, 2002-06 Nicole Gigger, 1979-82 Katherine Niesen, 2005-pres. U Kirin Gill, 1997-2000 Natasha Nguyen, 2002 Maggie Uhrich, 1978 C Julie Grauert, 2001-02 Katie Nulty, 2004-06 Amy Callow, 1986-89 Denise Greves, 1980-83 Patty Carroll, 2004 Christine Gunter, 1977 V Haydee Celaya, 1976-79 O Diane Venkus, 1980 Cathleen Connolly, 1977-80 Karen Olasen, 1978-79 Margaret Vernon, 2001 Courtney Cohen, 2006-pres. H Maidie Oliveau, 1971-75 Maria Vicens, 1978 Annie Connor, 2003-06 Sarah Hamilton, 1999 Meghan O’Rourke, 1993-97 Yulia Vtyurina, 1998-2001 Lauren Cottles, 1982-83 Aimee Hanson, 1994-96 Darrel Cox, 1978-81 Sheryl Hardek, 1985-87 Marie Crew, 1977-80 Jessica Hardy, 2006-pres. P W Laura Hart, 2000-03 Leslie Paul, 1971-75 Jennifer Ward, 2000-04 Molly Healy, 2000-04 Diane Pickel, 1979-80 Lauren Warner, 1999-2002 Vanessa Helin, 1986-88 Annie Pradella, 1998-99 Maura Waters, 1977 Adeline Horner, 1981 Mieke Weaver, 1989-92 Megan Hull, 1993 Christine Werner, 2001 R Heidi West, 1989-92 Molly Rapp, 1990-93 Kirsten Westenberg, 1983 J Helen Randolph, 1975-77 Melissa White, 1976-77 Kathy Joy, 1992-95 Kortney Robinson, 2006-pres. Page Whitley, 1979-80 JenniferJennifer RRose,ose, 11990990 LizLiz WWieser,ieser, 1982-851982-85 Melanie Rossello, 1977 Darby Woods, 1992 K Mary Clare Rudd, 1979-80 Basak Karamehmet, 2003 Angie Rush, 1990-92 Mary Karn, 1977-78 Maria Russo, 1984-85 Z Zahra Kitson, 1993-96 Mary Jean Ryan, 1976-79 Meredith Zatorski, 1980-83 Anna Kleinsorge, 1999-2002 Natalie Zar, 2002 Simone Kollmann, 1989-92 Eve Zyzik, 1993 Maxine Krawcheck, 1984
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22 HOYA VOLLEYBALL GEORGETOWN ATHLETICS COMPLIANCE PROGRAM
The Athletics Compliance Offi ce coor- even after he or she signs a National Letter ing contacts. This includes letters, telephone dinates the athletics compliance efforts of Intent or fi nancial aid agreement, until he calls or face-to-face contact on or off campus of Georgetown University and acts as a or she attends the fi rst day of classes of a with a prospect or the prospect’s parents. resource and solution center concerning regular term or participates in an offi cial team Representatives of Georgetown’s Athletics NCAA regulations and compliance issues. practice, whichever is earlier. Interest MAY: The primary functions of the Athletics Representative of Athletics Interests: • Offer summer employment to prospec- Compliance Offi ce are to coordinate, A representative of the institution’s athletics tive student-athletes who have signed a administer, monitor and verify the accurate interests (a.k.a. Booster) is an individual who: National Letter of Intent and to enrolled and timely completion of NCAA-required • has ever made a fi nancial contribution to student-athletes, after contacting the procedures and to assist in maintaining the athletic department or any organiza- Athletics Compliance Offi ce. institutional compliance with all NCAA, tion that promotes Georgetown’s athlet- • Support Georgetown’s athletics program Conference and University rules. In addition, ics (e.g., HOYAS UNLIMITED). by attending HOYA athletics contests the Athletics Compliance Offi ce provides • is a member of an organization that and by making fi nancial contributions to educational programming and interpretive promotes a HOYA athletic team. Georgetown athletics. support to ensure that all individuals involved • has or is involved in promoting with the athletics program fully understand Representatives of Georgetown’s Athletics Georgetown’s athletics program in any the University’s compliance expectations. Interest MAY NOT: way. • Be involved in the recruitment of pro- The following general information is provided • has been otherwise in promoting the spective student-athletes in any way. by the Georgetown University Athletics institution’s athletics program. • Provide extra benefi ts (i.e., discounts, Compliance Offi ce for supporters and Once an individual is identifi ed as a repre- gifts, transportation) to prospective friends of Georgetown Athletics as well as sentative, the person retains that identity student-athletes, enrolled student-ath- prospective student-athletes who may be forever. letes or their parents, legal guardian(s), recruited by Georgetown University. relatives or friends; and WHO IS PERMITTED TO RECRUIT FOR • Provide any fi nancial assistance to KEY DEFINITIONS prospective student-athletes, enrolled GEORGETOWN? student-athletes or their parents, legal Prospective Student-Athlete: A prospec- guardian(s), relatives or friends. tive student-athlete (“prospect”) is a student Only Georgetown University coaches who who has started classes for the ninth grade, have successfully completed the NCAA For more information, please contact the regardless whether he or she participates Recruiting Rules Examination on an annual Georgetown University Athletics Compliance in athletics. A prospective student-athlete basis may be involved in the recruitment Offi ce at (202) 687-6573 or (202) 687-8262. maintains his or her identity as a prospect, process. Boosters may not make any recruit-
JOIN THE SIDE OUT CLUB!
The Georgetown Side Out Club is an organization of alumnae, parents and friends of Georgetown Volleyball whose primary pur- pose is to promote a heightened awareness of and an active interest in the Georgetown University volleyball program. Members have been actively involved in raising funds to supplement the budget and provide opportunities to the volleyball pro- gram through annual, current-use donations. In the 2006-07 school year, the Side Out Club raised more than $24,000 from over 50 donors — money which helped to pay for equipment, team travel and other necessary items. In addition, members receive newslet- ters and invitations to various events. The Side Out Club is completely volun- teer-driven and needs your help! If you’re interested in helping the volleyball program through the Side Out Club, please contact Hoyas Unlimited at (202) 687-7159 or e-mail [email protected].
2007 GEORGETOWN VOLLEYBALL
23 THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE
In 2007-08, the BIG EAST will be in Since opening its doors in 1979, Connecticut and Boston College its third academic year as a 16-member the league has won 25 national completed the original seven-school conference. While many outside the league championships in six different sports alliance. were curious and sometimes skeptical of the and 124 student-athletes have won While the membership has both long-term prospects of the largest Division individual national titles. increased and changed, the focus I-A conference, the student-athletes concen- The BIG EAST has always been of the BIG EAST has not wavered. trated on their tasks at hand and continued able to boast that some of its best The conference refl ects a tradition the league’s proud tradition of success. students are also some of its best of broad-based programs, led by BIG EAST teams earned plenty of rec- athletes. More than 350 student- administrators and coaches who place ognition at the highest levels in 2006-07. In athletes have earned academic a constant emphasis on academic basketball, the Georgetown men’s team and all-America honors. Last year in integrity. Its student-athletes own the Rutgers women’s team each advanced football, Brian Leonard of Rutgers signifi cantly high graduation rates and to their respective Final Fours with Rutgers won the Draddy Award, known as their record of scholastic achievement the academic Heisman. In addition, notably show a balance between inter- Rhema Fuller of Connecticut and Jay collegiate athletics and academics. Henry of West Virginia were named Any successful organization needs national scholar-athlete award outstanding leadership. Michael winners by the National Football Tranghese, the league’s fi rst full-time Foundation. employee, and for 11 years the Louisville fi eld hockey standout associate to Dave Gavitt, became Jessica Javelet, the 2006 BIG Commissioner in 1990. In his fi rst EAST Offensive Player of the Year, year, he administered the formation of playing in the national championship game. was named fi rst team academic The BIG EAST Football Conference. The 2006 football season was the BIG all-America. The Louisville team, The league has long been consid- EAST’s best ever. Louisville, West Virginia which earned a berth in the NCAA ered a leader in innovative concepts and Rutgers all fi nished in the top 12 in the Championship, was recognized by in promotion and publicity, particularly fi nal national polls. The BIG EAST posted a the National Field Hockey Coaches regarding television. Those efforts 5-0 bowl record and won the ESPN Bowl Association for the highest team have resulted in unparalleled visibility Challenge Cup. GPA in the nation for a second for BIG EAST student-athletes. The On the diamond, the Louisville baseball straight year. conference has enjoyed long-standing team played its way to the College World The BIG EAST has continued relationships with CBS, ESPN, Inc. HOYA VOLLEYBALL HOYA Series. In softball, DePaul also participated its basketball success in the 21st and ABC. in the College World Series. The Notre century. In 2003-04, Connecticut While BIG EAST basketball Dame women’s soccer team advanced to the became the fi rst school in NCAA games are regular sellouts at campus NCAA title game and the Connecticut fi eld history to win the men’s and and major public arenas, includ- hockey team made it to the Final Four. women’s NCAA titles in the same ing the annual men’s BIG EAST The BIG EAST took the men’s and season. In ’02-03, the BIG EAST Championship in Madison Square women’s M.A.C. Hermann Trophy, the top became the fi rst conference in NCAA Garden, attendance fi gures also are individual award in soccer. The winners history to win the men’s and wom- signifi cant in soccer, women’s basket- were Joseph Lapira and Kerri Hanks, both of en’s titles in the same year when the ball and baseball games. Notre Dame. Syracuse men and the Connecticut More than 550 BIG EAST stu- The goals of the BIG EAST have never women took home the NCAA crowns. dent-athletes have earned all-America changed. The league aims and expects to In men’s basketball, BIG EAST recognition and dozens have won compete at the highest level and does so squads have won three of the last nine individual NCAA national champi- with integrity and sportsmanship. NCAA championships. BIG EAST onships. The BIG EAST has been The BIG EAST became the nation’s women’s teams have taken fi ve of well-represented in U.S. or foreign largest Division I-A group in 2005-06 when the last eight NCAA titles. national and Olympic teams. Several fi ve new members began competing. The Proactive movement has been athletes earned gold medals in each of new schools were: University of Cincinnati, a signature strategy for the the last fi ve summer Olympiads. DePaul University, University of Louisville, conference that was born in 1979. The BIG EAST has its head- Marquette University and the University of TheThe BIGBIG EASTEAST continually turns quarters in Providence where the South Florida. challenges into opportunities to conference administers to more than BIG EAST institutions reside in nine of become stronger. 5,500 athletes in 23 sports. the nation’s top 34 largest media markets, In the spring of 2001, the BIG including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, EAST added women’s lacrosse and Washington, D.C., Tampa, Pittsburgh, rowing to its growing list of sports. Hartford, Milwaukee and Cincinnati. With its The fi rst women’s golf championship newest members, BIG EAST markets will was held in the spring of 2003. contain almost one fourth of all television The BIG EAST became a reality households in the U.S. on May 31, 1979, following a meeting of athletic directors from Providence College, St. John’s, Georgetown and Syracuse Universities. Seton Hall,
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