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QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Institution ____ Grove City College Location ______Grove City, Pa. Founded______1876 HEAD COACH SUSAN ROBERTS 3 Enrollment ______2,500 2009 SEASON PREVIEW 4-5 Colors ______Crimson and White Nickname ______Wolverines RETURNING LETTERWINNERS Affiliation ______NCAA Division III ANNIE BARRY (BRIDGEVILLE, PA.) 6 Conference ___ Presidents’ Athletic Home Court ______College Arena JODI BARRY (BRIDGEVILLE, PA.) 6 Capacity______1,800 KIM BUDD (HUBBARD, OHIO)7 President ______Richard Jewell, J.D. Alma Mater _____ Grove City, 1967 LIZ JONES (TOWSON, MD.) 7 Athletic Director _____ Dr. Don Lyle Alma Mater ____ Muskingum, 1971 MARY MASINCUP (CHURCHVILLE, VA.) 7 Associate A.D. _____Susan Roberts ANNA MCCURDY (GUYS MILLS, PA.) 8 Alma Mater ______Ohio, 1975 Associate A.D. ______Joe Walters INGE RASMUSSEN (DARNESTOWN, MD.) 8 Alma Mater _ Slippery Rock, 1968 ALL-TIME ALL-PAC SELECTIONS 9 Head Coach ______Susan Roberts Alma Mater ______Ohio, 1975 2008 IN REVIEW 10-11 Career Record __ 574-355 (26 yrs) ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS’ ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 12 At Grove City ___ 522-331 (24 yrs) First Year of Program ______1973 RECORD BOOK 13 Head Trainer __ Kay Mitchell Emigh Assistant Trainer _____ Rick Hawke PROGRAM HISTORY 14 Athletic Office Mgr ______Kim Iliff ABOUT GROVE CITY COLLEGE 18

ACTS Equipment Mgr ____ Larry Freeman Equipment Mgr ___ Jim Richardson GROVE CITY COLLEGE ATHLETIC FACILITIES 19 F 2009 SCHEDULE 20 CONTACT INFORMATION UICK Head Coach Susan Roberts Q Office Telephone __ 724-458-2129 Best Time to Call ______Mornings E-mail [email protected] ••• Sports Info. Director Ryan Briggs Office Telephone __ 724-458-3365 Office Fax ______724-458-3855 Home Telephone _ 724-748-3718 E-mail [email protected] ••• Grove City Athletic Department Dept. Telephone __ 724-458-2900 Dept. Fax ______724-458-3855 Web Site__ www2.gcc.edu/sports

CREDITS Editor ______Ryan Briggs, SID

Head shots by Bob Gregg/Gregg Studio, Grove City, Pa. Grove City College inducted former standout Natalie Action shots by Dave Miller/ADM (Sutyak ‘83) Watkins (right) into its Athletic Hall of Fame Photography, Darlington, Pa. February 7, 2009. She earned All-America honors as a senior in 1982, becoming the first female athlete at Grove City to Printing by Sharon Commercial achieve All-America status. At left is Grove City President Printing, Sharon, Pa. Richard G. Jewell.

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HEAD COACH SUSAN ROBERTS Susan Roberts is in her 25th season as the head volleyball coach at Grove City College. During her coaching career at Grove City, Roberts has constructed one of the region’s premier programs. Since taking over as head coach in 1985, Roberts has directed Grove City to nine Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) championships along with three East- ern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Southern Championships. She has guided Grove City to a 13 20-win seasons and seven total postseason appearances. Roberts owns a 522-331 (.612) record as Grove City head coach. She earned her 500th win as Grove City head coach Sept. 18, 2007 as the Wol- verines defeated Penn State Behrend. Roberts became Grove City College’s all-time leader in total coaching wins Oct. 28, 2008 when the Wolverines downed Bethany. She has 689 wins as a head coach at Grove City. On Sept. 30, 2004, Roberts became the 14th active Division III women’s vol- leyball coach to reach the 500-win mark as Grove City swept Thiel, 3-0. Overall, she has a 574-355 career record in 26 years as a head volleyball coach. Roberts made an immediate impact on the Grove City program, leading Grove City to a 41-1 record in 1985, including the program’s first PAC title and a berth in the NCAA Championship Tournament. Roberts earned the Collegiate Volleyball

Coaches Association’s Division III Coach of the Year C award following the 1985 season. Grove City finished OACHING the regular season ranked No. 1 nationally in the AVCA poll that year. Grove City closed the 1980s as the PAC’s domi- nant program, winning conference titles in 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1989. S That dominance continued into the 1990s as the TAFF Wolverines won PAC crowns in 1992, 1993 and 1995. The 1994 team became the first College team to earn an ECAC title as the Wolverines swept Wash- ington and Jefferson and Rutgers-Newark for the ECAC Southern Championship crown. Grove City repeated as ECAC champion in 1995. Grove City returned to the top of the PAC in 2000, capturing the program’s eighth conference title under Roberts’ guidance. Grove City advanced to the ECAC Southern Championship Tournament semi- Head coach Susan Roberts has led Grove City to finals before falling to top-seeded Carnegie Mellon. 522 victories since her arrival in 1985. The following year, the Wolverines stormed to their ninth PAC title and returned to the ECAC Tourna- ment. Entering as the sixth seed in the six-team tournament, the Wolverines upset Johns Hopkins, Franklin & Marshall and host Moravian to clinch their third ECAC title in seven years. Grove City volleyball players have also excelled in the classroom under Roberts’ guidance. Grove City has produced at least one CoSIDA Academic All-District selection in each of the last five seasons, including two-time Academic All-District honoree Kim Walsh. From 1985-93, Roberts coached Grove City’s women’s team and then coached the program from 1994-98. She is the only active coach in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference to win confer- ence titles in three different sports. A native of Ontario, Ohio, Roberts added the role of Associate Director of Athletics in 1998. She earned her undergraduate degree in physical education from Ohio University in 1975 and then earned her master’s degree in biomechanics from the University of Arizona. Roberts lives on Lake Latonka, near Mercer.

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2009 SEASON PREVIEW Few collegiate volleyball programs can match the long-term success of the Grove City College volleyball program. With 811 all-time wins, 19 con- ference titles and 13 postseason appearances, the Wolverines have established one of the region’s finest legacies over the past four decades. This year, a youthful Grove City squad will look to add another chapter to that storied history. While the 2009 Grove City College volleyball team will have no seniors on the roster, it does not mean that the Wolverines will be thin on expe- rience. Grove City returns a quartet of experienced of juniors and four seasoned sophomores this year as the Wolverines look to return to the top of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Junior libero Kim Budd is a two-year starter and letterwinner who will likely anchor the back row again this season. REVIEW P

Sophomore Mary Masincup saw extensive action as a freshman in 2008 and will challenge

EASON for a starting spot this season. S Budd led Grove City in digs last season and is expected to be an integral part of the Wolverine defense. Up front, junior co-captains Jodi Barry and Inge Rasmussen both return for their second season as starters. Barry moved into the starting lineup at the start of the season and finished third on the team in total kills and blocks. She also racked up 350 digs, fourth-best on the squad in 2008. Rasmussen is a returning All-PAC Honorable Mention selection. In 2008 -- her first season at Grove City -- Rasmussen led Grove City with 71 blocks and 31 aces. She is expected to be a key contributor offen- sively and defensively again this year. Junior Jenna Liberati opened the 2008 season in promising fashion before being sidelined by in- jury. The 6-foot-1 Liberati will look to reclaim a spot in the rotation this year. Four sophomores also return, including one full-time starter and a pair of part-time starters. Junior Kim Budd is a two-year starter for Grove Sophomore Annie Barry is back for her sec- City as a defensive specialist. ond season as the Wolverines’ starting setter.

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2009 SEASON PREVIEW Grove City will open the season September 4- 5 at the Ohio Wesleyan University Bishop Invita- tional. The Wolverines will also compete in the Penn State Behrend Tournament September 11-12 in Erie. Presidents’ Athletic Conference play begins Sept. 16 against visiting Bethany. The home opener is the first of 10 home matches for Grove City this fall. For the third straight year, the conference champion will receive an automatic invitation to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. The top six squads in the PAC qualify for the season-ending conference tournament. The PAC Championship Tournament will be held November 3-7. S EASON P REVIEW

Sophomore Annie Barry (left) and junior Jodi Barry (7) both enter their second season as starters for Grove City. She earned a starting spot in preseason camp last season and responded with the sixth-highest single-season assist total in program history. She also posted a .234 hitting percentage as a rookie and will be a key cog in Grove City’s offen- sive attack this year. Sophomore Mary Masincup will challenge for a full-time starting assignment in 2009 after starting part-time in 2008. She appeared in 20 matches last year as a rookie. Sophomore Anna McCurdy moved into the lineup during the second half of the season after recovering from a preseason injury. She ultimately finished third on the team in kills average and will compete for a full-time starting spot this year. Junior Jenna Liberati will compete for a spot in Second-year performer Liz Jones saw action the rotation this season for Grove City. She is as a reserve last year and is also looking to break a two-year letterwinner. Liberati is part of a into the rotation in 2009. four-player junior class for Grove City in 2009.

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RETURNING LETTERWINNERS ANNIE BARRY SOPHOMORE •5-8• SETTER 14BRIDGEVILLE, PA. SOUTH F AYETTE Returning letterwinner and starter at setter ... Will likely start at setter in 2009. AS A FRESHMAN: Earned first letter after playing in all 34 matches in 2008 ... Only Grove City player to appear in all 129 games ... Ranked fourth in Presi- dents’ Athletic Conference in assists ... Tallied sixth-highest single-season assist total in program history ... Posted seven kills and 32 assists in 3-1 win over Otterbein Sept. 5, 2008 ... Fifth on team in digs. NOTABLE: Biology major ... Younger sister of junior outside hitter Jodi Barry. CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-MP Kill Avg Pct Dig Avg Blk Avg Ace Junior Jodi Barry (7) is one of Grove City’s co- 2008 129-34 74 0.57 .234 308 2.39 7 0.05 11 captains for the 2009 season. Total129-34 74 0.57 .234 308 2.39 7 0.05 11

ANNIE BARRY’S CAREER HIGHS JODI Kills: 7, vs. Otterbein, Sept. 5, 2008 ETTERWINNERS Blocks: 3, twice BARRY

L Digs: 19, vs. Westminster, Oct. 30, 2008 JUNIOR •5-10 • OUTSIDE HITTER Assists: 45, twice BRIDGEVILLE7, PA. Aces: 3, vs. Thomas More, Oct. 25, 2008 SOUTH F AYETTE Two-year letterwinner and returning starter ... 2009

ETURNING team co-captain ... CoSIDA R Academic All-America candidate. AS A SOPHO- MORE: Earned full-time starting assignment ... Saw extensive time both on the outside and in the middle ... Team co-captain ... Third on team in kills and blocks ... Earned second letter. AS A FRESH- MAN: Earned first letter after appearing in 17 matches during the 2007 season ... Recorded 10 kills against Chatham (Sept. 26) and Westminster (Oct. 20). NOTABLE: History major ... Dean’s List student ... Named to Presidents’ Athletic Confer- ence Academic Honor Roll. CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-MP Kill Avg Pct Dig Avg Blk Avg Ace 2007 28-17 44 1.57 .224 43 1.54 11 0.39 2 2008 126-34 217 1.72 .111 350 2.78 51 0.40 9 Total154-51 261 1.69 393 2.55 62 0.40 11

JODI BARRY’S CAREER HIGHS Kills: 10, six times Blocks: 7, vs. Allegheny, Sept. 12, 2008 Digs: 24, vs. Otterbein, Sept. 5, 2008 Sophomore Annie Barry is a returning starter at Assists: 2, vs. Rockford, Nov. 1, 2008 setter. She played in all 129 games in 2008. Aces: 2, vs. Wash. & Jeff., Sept. 20, 2008

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RETURNING LETTERWINNERS KIM LIZ BUDD JONES JUNIOR • 5-1 • LIBERO SOPHOMORE • 5-9 • OUTSIDE HITTER 15HUBBARD, OHIO T4OWSON, MD. HUBBARD TOWSON Two-year starter and Returning letterwinner who letterwinner in the back row will compete for starting as- for Grove City ... Returning signment this season. AS A starter at libero position. AS A SOPHOMORE: FRESHMAN: Saw limited duty as a reserve ... Earned Played in all 34 matches as a defensive specialist first letter ... Made collegiate debut Sept. 27, 2008 ... Earned second letter ... Led team in digs ... at Chatham ... Played in two games against Ranked ninth in Presidents’ Athletic Conference Chatham Oct. 16. NOTABLE: Majoring in elemen- in digs ... Served Grove City seaon-high five aces tary education. in come-from-behind 3-2 win at W&J Oct. 23, 2008 CAREER STATISTICS ... Tied for second on team in games played. AS A Year GP-MP Kill Avg Pct Dig Avg Blk Avg Ace FRESHMAN: Earned first letter after appearing in 2008 4-3 1 0.25 .500 2 0.50 0 0.00 0

Total 4-3 1 0.25 .500 2 0.50 0 0.00 0 R 31 matches ... Ranked fifth on team in digs ... Led Grove City’s rookies in matches played. NOTABLE: JONES’ CAREER HIGHS ETURNING Biology major ... Works as a student assistant in Kills: 1, vs. Chatham, Oct. 16, 2008 Grove City’s sports information office. Blocks: 0 Digs: 2, vs. Chatham, Oct. 16, 2008 CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-MP Kill Avg Pct Dig Avg Blk Avg Ace Assists: 0 2007 108-31 5 0.05 .058 283 2.62 0 0.00 3 Aces: 0 L

2008 128-34 8 0.06 .280 510 3.98 0 0.00 15 ETTERWINNERS Total236-65 13 0.06 - 793 3.36 0 0.00 18 BUDD’S CAREER HIGHS MARY Kills: 2, at Saint Vincent, Oct. 14, 2008 Blocks: 0 MASINCUP Digs: 28, twice SOPHOMORE • 5-7 • OUTSIDE HITTER Assists: 3, at Thiel Oct.18, 2007 CHURCHVILLE3, VA. Aces: 5, at Wash. & Jeff., Oct. 23, 2008 GRACE CHRISTIAN Returning letterwinner who will battle for starting spot this fall. AS A FRESHMAN: Made impact early in 2008, earning first letter ... Saw extensive action during first half of season ... Posted career highs in kills and digs against Saint Vincent Sept. 16, 2008 ... Second among team’s rookies in games played. NOTABLE: Elementary education major ... From same high school as former Grove City player Katie Summers (1999- 2002). CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-MP Kill Avg Pct Dig Avg Blk Avg Ace 2008 69-20 32 0.46 .025 106 1.54 7 0.10 11 Total 69-20 32 0.46 .025 106 1.54 7 0.10 11 MASINCUP’S CAREER HIGHS Kills: 5, vs. Saint Vincent, Sept. 16, 2008 Blocks: 2, vs. Capital, Sept., 13, 2008 Digs: 18, vs. Saint Vincent, Sept. 16, 2008 Assists: 4, vs. Muskingum, Sept. 12, 2008 Aces: 3, vs. Defiance, Sept. 6, 2008 Junior Kim Budd is a two-year starter in the back row for the Wolverines.

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RETURNING LETTERWINNERS ANNA INGE MCCURDY RASMUSSEN SOPHOMORE • 5-8 • OUTSIDE HITTER JUNIOR • 6-0 • MIDDLE HITTER GUYS5 MILLS, PA. DARNESTOWN2, MD. MAPLEWOOD POOLESVILLE Returning letterwinner who Returning starter and looks to claim a full-time letterwinner in the middle for starting spot in 2009. AS A Grove City ... 2009 team co- FRESHMAN: Moved into rotation late in season captain. AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in all 34 and earned first letter ... Capped season with 13 matches, earning first letter at Grove City ... Led digs in conference tournament match at Washing- team in aces and blocks ... Ranked second on the ton & Jefferson Nov. 4, 2008 ... Recorded 10 kills team in kills and digs ... Tallied 12 kills and 21 digs and four blocks in first collegiate start Oct. 23 at in home finale Oct. 30, 2008 against Westminster W&J. NOTABLE: Communication studies major ...... Made Grove City debut Aug. 29, 2008 with 13 Went to same high school as former Grove City kills and 13 digs in 3-1 win over Wooster. AS A player Jennifer Plyler (2004-07). FRESHMAN: Played at the University of Maryland, CAREER STATISTICS appearing in one match. NOTABLE: Majoring in Year GP-MP Kill Avg Pct Dig Avg Blk Avg Ace mechanical engineering. 2008 49-17 91 1.86 .176 117 2.39 14 0.29 3 CAREER STATISTICS Total 49-17 91 1.86 .176 117 2.39 14 0.29 3 Year GP-MP Kill Avg Pct Dig Avg Blk Avg Ace 2007 1-1 0 0.00 .000 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 McCURDY’S CAREER HIGHS 2008 128-34 251 1.96 .188 408 3.19 72 0.56 31 Kills: 13, at Wash. & Jeff., Nov. 4, 2008 Total129-34 251 1.95 .188 408 3.16 72 0.56 31 Blocks: 4, at Wash. & Jeff., Oct. 23, 2008

ETTERWINNERS Digs: 20, twice RASMUSSEN’S CAREER HIGHS Kills: 14, vs. Bluffton, Aug. 29, 2008 L Assists: 1, four times Aces: 1, three times Blocks: 5, three times Digs: 21, vs. Westminster, Oct. 30, 2008 Assists: 5, vs. Bethany, Sept. 27, 2008 GROVE CITY’S Aces: 3, three times ACTIVE CAREER STATISTICAL LEADERS ETURNING

R Kills: 261, Jodi Barry 251, Inge Rasmussen

Assists: 1,132, Annie Barry 37, Kim Budd

Blocks: 72, Inge Rasmussen 62, Jodi Barry

Digs: 793, Kim Budd 408, Inge Rasmussen

Aces: 31, Inge Rasmussen 18, Kim Budd

Games: 236, Kim Budd 154, Jodi Barry

Junior Inge Rasmussen led Grove City in blocks and aces in 2008. She is a 2009 team co-captain.

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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE Founded in 1955, the Presidents’ Athletic Con- 08 academic year. Geneva and Saint Vincent are ference continues its mission of promoting inter- playing full conference schedules during their time collegiate athletics and the pursuit of academic ex- as provisional members of NCAA Division III. cellence. The PAC annually crowns champions in 19 Comprised of 10 select private colleges - sports. All-Conference status is awarded in all 19 Bethany College, , Geneva Col- sports. Head coaches select all-league squads for lege, Grove City College, , Thiel all team sports, while in individual sports such as College, Thomas More College, Washington & cross country and , all-PAC accolades are Jefferson College, and based upon performances at the conference cham- Westminster College - the PAC remains a unique pionships. organization in this day of high-pressure intercol- The PAC annually awards its men’s and legiate athletics. women’s All-Sports Trophies to the schools which With academics at the center of each member’s perform best across the board in conference com- philosophy, the PAC is built on the principle that petition. Washington & Jefferson won the Men’s an athletic program is a part of college life, but not All-Sports Trophy in 2008-09 while Westminster an entity in itself. won the Women’s All-Sports Trophy. During the 2005-06 academic year, Chatham In 2008-09, the league named 604 student-ath- P College, and Saint Vincent College letes to the PAC Academic Honor Roll, which rec- RESIDENTS all joined the PAC. Chatham competed for PAC ognizes all participating student-athletes who at- championships for the first time during the 2007- tain a term grade-point average of 3.60 or above. 2008 PAC Volleyball Standings 2008-2009 PAC Champions Overall Conference ______Wash. & Jeff. WL WL Men’s Basketball ______Thomas More ’ A

Westminster* 24 11 13 1 Women’s Basketball ______Thomas More THLETIC Thomas More 28 7 11 3 Men’s Cross Country ______Grove City Wash. and Jeff. 17 15 10 4 Women’s Cross Country ___ Grove City Thiel 13 21 8 6 Football ______Thomas More

Grove City 13 21 6 8 Men’s ______Wash. & Jeff. C Waynesburg 11 20 6 8 Women’s Golf ______Wash. & Jeff. ONFERENCE Bethany 5 24 2 12 Men’s Soccer ______Westminster Chatham 0 26 0 14 Women’s Soccer ______Wash. & Jeff. Saint Vincent 25 7 - - Women’s Softball ______Thomas More Geneva 22 11 - - Men’s Swimming ______Grove City *-PAC Tournament Champion Women’s Swimming ______Grove City 2008 All-Conference First Team Men’s Tennis ______Grove City Name Pos. School Women’s Tennis ______Grove City Michelle Clifford S Thomas More Men’s Track and Field _____ Grove City Traci Hassell S Westminster Women’s Track and Field ___ Westminster Abbey Kiger OH Thiel Women’s Volleyball______Westminster NATALIE LIBERATI MH GROVE CITY Wrestling ______Thiel Laurie Lindner OH Waynesburg Hannah Parker LIB Westminster All-Time PAC Volleyball Champions 2008 All-Conference Second Team 1985 Grove City 1997 Wash. & Jeff. Name Pos. School 1986 Grove City 1998 Wash. & Jeff. Monika Linden MH Wash. & Jeff. 1987 Grove City 1999 Wash. & Jeff. Amanda Jo Morgan MH Waynesburg 1988 John Carroll 2000 Grove City Courtney Sherwin MH Wash. & Jeff. 1989 Grove City 2001 Grove City Lindsay Speidel MH/OH Westminster 1990 Waynesburg 2002 Westminster Rachell Storm LIB Waynesburg 1991 Waynesburg 2003 Waynesburg Katie Sullivan MB Thomas More 1992 Grove City 2004 Waynesburg 2008 PAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: 1993 Grove City 2005 Wash. & Jeff. Laurie Lindner, Waynesburg 1994 Wash. & Jeff. 2006 Thomas More 2008 PAC COACH OF THE YEAR: 1995 Grove City 2007 Westminster Tammy Swearingen, Westminster 1996 Wash. & Jeff. 2008 Westminster

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2008 IN REVIEW With just one senior and no juniors on the ros- ter entering the 2008 season, the Grove City Col- lege volleyball team faced several challenges as preseason camp began. As expected, numerous newcomers and other youthful talent dotted the Wolverine lineup throughout the campaign. Despite some growing pains and a few bumps and midseason, Grove City finished the season in strong fashion and established a foundation for even greater success in the future. Along the way, the team eclipsed two longstanding Grove City College records in 2008. Head coach Susan Roberts became the school’s all-time leader in coaching victories with 689 total wins while senior Natalie Liberati moved into first place on the College’s all-time list with 1,420 kills. In addition, the Wolverines notched the program’s 800th all-time victory early in the sea- son. Grove City’s 36th season of intercollegiate Sophomore Inge Rasmussen earned Honorable volleyball opened August 29-30 in Marietta, Ohio Mention All-PAC following the 2008 season. at Marietta College’s River City Tournament. The Wolverines split their four matches at Marietta, going 1-1 each day. Grove City began the EVIEW season with a four-set win over Wooster before dropping a 3-2 decision to Bluffton. The next day, Grove City won in five sets over host Marietta as a 15-13 decision in the fifth set

2008 R gave the Wolverines the win. Grove City dropped to 2-2, however, with a 3-1 loss to Thiel. Liberati earned the tournament’s Most Valu- able Player award after accumulating 59 total kills in four matches. The Wolverines moved to 4-4 on the young season the next weekend by winning two of four matches at Ohio Wesleyan’s Bishop Invitational. Grove City highlighted the tournament by pick- ing wins over Otterbein and Ohio Wesleyan. Liberati earned All-Tournament recognition. As late summer faded into early fall, the Wol- verines broke through in Presidents’ Athletic Con- ference play by downing conference foes Bethany and Chatham in Sept. 27. Liberati recorded 15 kills and four aces against Bethany while sophomore Inge Rasmussen had nine kills. Against Chatham, Liberati notched 11 kills while libero Kim Budd served three aces. A midseason slide moved Grove City’s confer- ence record to 2-6. During that stretch, Liberati became the program’s all-time leader in kills Octo- Natalie Liberati closed her career as a two-time ber 8 against Geneva. That night, she moved past First Team All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference Liz Sparks (1,303 kills) into first place in Grove City selection and Grove City’s all-time kills leader. history.

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2008 IN REVIEW Grove City returned to its winning ways Octo- ber 16 by sweeping and Chatham 2008 RESULTS in a home tri-match. Setter Annie Barry chalked up Date Opponent W/L Match Scores 69 total assists in the two wins. Aug. 29 Wooster# W, 3-0 25-15, 25-17, 18-25, 28-26 One week later, the Wolverines continued their Aug. 29 Bluffton# L, 3-2 25-14, 17-25, 14-25, 25-22, 15-11 late-season surge by rallying for a 3-2 win at Wash- Aug. 30 Marietta# W, 3-2 25-23, 18-25, 25-21, 18-25, 15-13 ington & Jefferson. Grove City dropped the first Aug. 30 Thiel# L, 3-1 26-24, 21-25, 25-12, 25-20 two sets but bounced back to tie the match. In Sept. 5 Transylvania% L, 3-0 25-19, 25-13, 25-17 Sept. 5 Otterbein% W, 3-1 25-21, 24-26, 25-21, 25-22 the decisive fifth set, the Wolverines pulled out a Sept. 6 Defiance% L, 3-2 21-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-17, 15-12 dramatic 16-14 victory. Sept. 6 O. Wesleyan% W, 3-0 25-18, 25-17, 25-13 Liberati recorded 11 kills in the win while fresh- Sept. 9 PSU-BEHREND L, 3-1 25-21, 26-24, 24-26, 25-19 man Anna McCurdy collected 10. Budd served five Sept. 12 Allegheny$ L, 3-2 25-20, 25-12, 20-25, 17-25, 15-7 aces while setter Annie Barry had 36 assists. Sept. 12 Muskingum$ L, 3-1 23-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-16 Sept. 13 PSU-Behrend$ W, 3-1 25-23, 21-25, 25-17, 25-15 Two days later, October 25, the Wolverines Sept. 13 Capital$ L, 3-2 22-25, 25-21, 25-11, 22-25, 15-12 moved closer to sewing up a berth in the Presi- Sept. 16 SAINT VINCENT L, 3-1 25-20, 21-25, 25-21, 25-21 dents’ Athletic Conference Championship Tourna- Sept. 20 WAYNESBURG* L, 3-1 25-20, 25-23, 25-27, 25-21 ment by downing visiting Thomas More in four sets. Sept. 20 WASH. & JEFF.* L, 3-1 25-22, 18-25, 25-22, 25-19 Grove City extended its win streak to five Oc- Sept. 23 at Thiel* L, 3-0 25-15, 27-25, 25-20 tober 28 with a 3-0 sweep of Bethany. That night, Sept. 27 at Chatham* W, 3-0 25-9, 25-8, 25-10 Sept. 27 Bethany* W, 3-0 25-20, 25-13, 23-25, 25-17 Roberts earned her 688th total win as a head coach Sept. 30 at Geneva L, 3-0 25-18, 25-16, 28-26 at Grove City and became the school’s all-time Oct. 2 at Waynesburg* L, 3-0 25-17, 25-22, 25-22

leader in coaching victories. Oct. 4 at Westminster* L, 3-0 25-15, 25-16, 25-10 2008 R Liberati totaled 15 kills while Rasmussen led Oct. 4 Thiel* L, 3-0 25-20, 25-16, 25-17 the defense with 15 digs and five blocks. Oct. 8 GENEVA L, 3-1 24-26, 25-16, 25-22, 25-20 Season-ending setbacks against Westminster Oct. 14 at Saint Vincent L, 3-0 25-16, 25-16, 25-17 Oct. 16 PSU-BEAVER W, 3-0 25-10, 25-18, 25-16 and Thomas More put Grove City as the sixth seed Oct. 16 CHATHAM* W, 3-0 25-6, 25-10, 25-14 in the PAC Tournament. Oct. 23 at Wash. & Jeff.* W, 3-2 20-25, 21-25, 28-26, 25-22, 16-14 EVIEW In the PAC quarterfinals November 4, Grove City Oct. 25 THOMAS MORE*W, 3-1 25-16, 25-21, 17-25, 25-20 made a return to Washington & Jefferson. After the Oct. 28 BETHANY* W, 3-0 25-19, 25-15, 25-21 teams split the first two sets, W&J pulled out the Oct. 30 WESTMINSTER* L, 3-1 25-11, 25-27, 25-18, 25-19 Nov. 1 at Thomas More* L, 3-0 25-20, 25-19, 25-19 third and fourth sets to advance to the semifinals. Nov. 1 Rockford W, 3-1 17-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-16 McCurdy led Grove City with 13 kills while Nov. 4 at Wash. & Jeff.^ L, 3-1 25-14, 23-25, 25-13, 25-19 Liberati had six kills in her final match. *-Presidents’ Athletic Conference Match Liberati earned First Team All-PAC honors fol- ^-Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championship Tournament lowing the season while Rasmussen received All- #-Marietta River City Tournament PAC Honorable Mention from the league’s head %-Ohio Wesleyan Bishop Invitational $-Westminster Invitational coaches. Home Matches in ALL CAPS 2008 STATISTICS Name GP-MP Kill Avg. Pct. Dig Avg. Blk Avg. Ast. Avg. Ace Natalie Liberati 125-33 431 3.45 .270 243 1.94 68 0.54 7 0.06 23 Inge Rasmussen 128-34 251 1.96 .188 408 3.19 72 0.56 31 0.24 31 Anna McCurdy 49-17 91 1.86 .176 117 2.39 14 0.29 4 0.08 3 Jodi Barry 126-34 217 1.72 .111 350 2.78 51 0.40 11 0.09 9 Becky Chapa 126-34 203 1.61 .160 370 2.94 15 0.12 16 0.13 12 Megan Murduck 3-3 2 0.67 .000 3 1.00 0 0.00 1 0.33 1 Annie Barry 129-34 74 0.57 .234 308 2.39 7 0.05 1132 8.78 11 Mary Masincup 69-20 32 0.46 .025 106 1.54 7 0.10 13 0.19 11 Jenna Liberati 30-11 8 0.27 -.077 8 0.27 7 0.23 2 0.07 0 Brittany Young 19-9 5 0.26 -.100 36 1.89 2 0.11 3 0.16 2 Liz Jones 4-3 1 0.25 .500 2 0.50 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 Kim Budd 128-34 8 0.06 .280 510 3.98 0 0.00 24 0.19 15 Totals 129-34 1323 10.26 .181 246119.08 214 1.66 1244 9.64 118

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Grove City’s All-PAC Selections 1985 1991 1997 2003 Name Honor Name Honor Name Honor Name Honor Barb Beck First Team Lisa Lippincott First Team Becky Nelson First Team Lisa Bodi First Team Sue Shadle First Team Renee Stas First Team Nicole Hable First Team Kelly Tinney Second Team Karen Smith Second Team Rhonda Cratty Second Team Erin Mayne Second Team 2004 1986 1992 1998 Name Honor Name Honor Name Honor Name Honor Kelly Tinney First Team Marcee Skeddle First Team Lisa Lippincott First Team Liz Sparks First Team Carlie Roberts Second Team Sue Shadle First Team Rhonda Cratty First Team Erin Mayne First Team 2005 Kristi Weygandt Second Team Missie Kline Second Team Julie Porter Second Team Name Honor 1987 1993 1999 Carlie Roberts First Team Name Honor Name Honor Name Honor 2006 Valerie Roth First Team Rhonda Cratty First Team Julie Porter First Team Name Honor Carlie Roberts First Team Kristi Weygant First Team Missie Kline First Team Sarah Gardner First Team Laura Goll Second Team Natalie Liberati Second Team Julie Smith Second Team Jeannie Annan Second Team 2000 Kim Walsh Second Team 1988 Jody Reimann Second Team Name Honor 2007 Name Honor 1994 Cara Denniston First Team Name Honor Tammy Briggs First Team Name Honor Julie Porter First Team Natalie Liberati First Team Chris Carlson First Team Jeannie Annan First Team Sarah Gardner Second Team Kim Walsh Second Team Jody Reimann First Team Renee Stas Second Team 2001 2008 1989 Sarah Hamsher Second Team Name Honor Name Honor Name Honor 1995 Sarah Gardner First Team Natalie Liberati First Team Tammy Briggs First Team Name Honor

Cara Denniston First Team PAC MVPs R Chris Carlson First Team Jeannie Annan First Team Julie Porter Second Team Barb Beck 1985 ETURNING Renee Stas First Team Sarah Hamsher First Team Katie Summers Second Team Sue Shadle 1986

ONFERENCE Lisa Lippincott Second Team Liz Sparks Second Team 2002 Lisa Lippincott 1992 1990 1996 Name Honor Jeannie Annan 1995 C Name Honor Name Honor Cara Denniston First Team Sarah Hamsher 1996 Chris Carlson First Team Sarah Hamsher First Team Katie Summers First Team Liz Sparks 1998 Renee Stas First Team Liz Sparks First Team Kirsten Pedersen Second Team Sarah Gardner 2001 L ETTERWINNERS

THLETIC Grove City’s All-Time Volleyball Roster Heather Abernathy 1978-79 Samantha Fales 1983-86 Amy Lippincott 1993-95 Beth Read 1988

’ A Joyce Adams 1978-80 Janis Fahnert 1974-77 Jenny Lippincott 1991-93 Dianne Reichard 1988 Rhonda Adsit 1992 Naomi Feltenberger 1990-93 Lisa Lippincott 1989-92 Jodi Reimann 1991-94 Renee Allen 2000-03 Karen Flick 1980-83 Robbie Long 2002-03 Carlie Roberts 2003-06 Brittany Anderson 2004-07 Janet Folk 1975-78 Erin Lukasiewicz 2003 Megan Roberts 1993-96 Jeannie Annan 1992-95 Suellen Fox 1974-75 Carolyn MacHose 1973-75 Emily Rossol 2003-06 Susan Baer 1985 Sarah Gardner 1998-01 Jill Marsh 1980 Valeri Roth 1984-87 Annie Barry 2008- Merrilynn Giles 1982-84 Emily Martin 2007 Karen Roy 1974-77 Jodi Barry 2007- Susan Gillian 1993-96 Mary Masincup 2008- Diane Sampson 1974-76 RESIDENTS Anne Bartholomay 1997 Meghan Glenn 2005-07 Becki Matscherz 1984-87 Cara Scarpitti 1999-00 Barb Beck 1982-85 Laura Goll 1999 Erin Mayne 1996-98 Debrah Schmunk 1974 P Emily Bintz 1994-97 Lisa Goodreau 1987 Sharon McCartney 1988-91 Ann Schultz 1979-82 Becki Blair 1992-94 Jamie McCausland 1979-80 Jody Seaman 1987-88

HE Nicole Hable 1996-98 Lisa Bodi 2000-03 Sarah Hamsher 1993-96 Beth McCombs 1993 Joy Sedwick 1977-78 T Mindy Bodi 2002-03 Heather Hayden 1999-02 Anna McCurdy 2008 Sue Shadle 1983-86 Kelly Shields 1993-96 Tammy Briggs 1987-90 June Hart 1979-82 Nancy McDermott 1973-74 Marcee Skeddle 1983-86 Kim Budd 2007- Pam Herr 2000-03 Katie McLay 2006 Kate Skinner 2004-07 Jessica Burns 1995 Alicia Hetert 1995 Ginger McMullan 1977-78 Barbara Smith 1975-78 Michelle Caldwell 1978-79 Laura Hinebaugh 1988-90 Kelly McNair 1998-99 Karen Smith 1982-85 Chris Carlson 1987-90 Joyce Hornstein 1979 Karen Meehan 1978 Julie Smith 1986-87 Becky Chapa 2007-08 Brooke Mincey 2005-07 Leslie Houston 1977 Liz Sparks 1995-98 Mara Conway 1985-86 Leslie Moffett 1974-77 Patty Howe 1987-89 Renee Stas 1988-91 Chelsea Cordell 2003 Barb Howell 1978 Jocelyn Moore 1976-77 Michelle Steigerwald 1988-90 Rhonda Cratty 1990-93 Jennifer Howell 2003 Sarah Mouer 1989-90 Katie Summers 1999-02 Allison Cummings 2003-06 Suzy Hulit 1984-87 Megan Murduck 2008 Krista Summers 1997-99 Dawn Conser 1990-93 Abbey Isaacson 2000 Becky Nelson 1994-97 Chelle Sutyak 1982-84 Lori Daniel 1996-97 Karen Ishler 1986-87 Jill Nixon 1980-83 Natalie Sutyak 1979-82 Dana Davison 1993-96 Emily Johnson 1997-98 Heather Oates 1996-99 Jennie Thomas 1990-91 Sarah Davison 2003-04 Sandy Johnson 1987-90 Holly Over 1980-83 Kelly Tinney 2003-04 Cara Denniston 1999-02 Liz Jones 2008 Judy Panko 1982-83 Michelle Toskin 1981 Carly Denniston 2003 Renee Kalp 1994-97 Amy Patton 1991-92 Susan Veith 1980 Amy Diamond 1991 Missie Kline 1990-93 Kirsten Pedersen 1999-02 Kim Walsh 2004-07 Kate DiMarco 2001-04 Melissa Koerner 1991-92 Rachel Peterson 2001-04 Abby Wengerd 1997-99 Erika Doane 2007 Jill Kopnisky 1977 Jennifer Plyler 2004-07 Kristi Weygandt 1984-87 Lynn Dougherty 1976-79 Katie Kuhl 2001 Julie Porter 1998-01 Becky Wilson 1981 Debbie Duncan 1991 Barbara Lawson 1979-80 Jessica Pyle 1991 Jennifer Wilson 1985 Christine Durbin 1991-92 Melissa Lawton 2001-04 Barb Purdue 1976-79 Emily Wisor 2005 Cathie Ellison 1981-84 Laura Lemire 1996-99 Sara Quillen 2007 Lauren Woods 2006 Lynn Emerson 1975-78 Jenna Liberati 2007- Pamela Randall 1974-77 Ali Young 1994-96 Casey Englebert 1998-01 Natalie Liberati 2005-08 Inge Rasmussen 2008- Brittany Young 2007-08

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RECORD BOOK CAREER RECORDS SEASON RECORDS Kills Kills 1. 1402, Natalie Liberati (2005-08) 1. 484, Liz Sparks (1998) 2. 1303, Liz Sparks (1995-99) 2. 454, Julie Porter (1999) 3. 1181, Julie Porter (1998-2001) 3. 440, Sarah Hamsher (1995) 4. 1178, Sarah Hamsher (1993-97) 4. 431, Natalie Liberati (2008) 5. 1119, Sarah Gardner (1998-2001) 5. 430, Natalie Liberati (2007) 1119, Katie Summers (1999-2002) Assists Assists 1. 1403, Kim Walsh (2007) 1. 4413, Kim Walsh (2004-07) 2. 1333, Kim Walsh (2006) 2. 4288, Cara Denniston (1999-2002) 3. 1267, Jeannie Annan (1995) 3. 3515, Jeannie Annan (1992-95) 4. 1256, Cara Denniston (2001) 4. 3247, Renee Stas (1988-91) 5. 1155, Cara Denniston (2002) 5. 2987, Erin Mayne (1996-98) Digs Digs 1. 744, Sarah Hamsher (1995) 1. 2150, Sarah Hamsher (1993-97) 2. 656, Jody Reimann (1994) 2. 1830, Julie Porter (1998-2001) 3. 596, Sarah Hamsher (1996) 3. 1506, Kirsten Pedersen (1999-2002) 4. 592, Emily Rossol (2006) 4. 1504, Kate DiMarco (2001-04) 5. 576, Brooke Mincey (2007) 5. 1484, Emily Rossol (2003-06) Blocks Blocks 1. 201, Liz Sparks (1996) 1. 563, Rhonda Cratty (1990-93) 2. 195, Rhonda Cratty (1992) 2. 557, Liz Sparks (1995-99) 3. 183, Rhonda Cratty (1991) 3. 516, Carlie Roberts (2003-06) 4. 170, Sue Shadle (170) 4. 400, Megan Roberts (1993-96) 5. 161, Liz Sparks (1998) R 5. 370, Katie Summers (1999-2002) Aces ECORD Aces 1. 84, Cara Denniston (2000) 1. 242, Cara Denniston (1999-2002) 2. 81, Jeannie Annan (1995) 2. 192, Jeannie Annan (1992-95) 3. 78, Cara Denniston (2001) B 3. 141, Kate DiMarco (2001-04) 4. 65, Sue Shadle (1985) 4. 138, Julie Porter (1998-2001) 5. 62, Cara Denniston (2002) OOK 5. 113, Kirsten Pedersen (1999-2002) INDIVIDUAL MATCH RECORDS Kills (5 Games) Digs (5 Games) 1. 31, Julie Porter (vs. Mount Union, 1999) 1. 47, Laura Goll (vs. John Carroll, 1999) 2. 28, Liz Sparks (vs. Allegheny, 1997) 2. 42, Kirsten Pedersen (vs. Allegheny, 2001) 3. 24, Kelly Tinney (vs. Allegheny, 2004) 3. 40, Sarah Hamsher (vs. Marietta, 1996) Kills (4 Games) Digs (4 Games) 1. 26, Natalie Liberati (vs. Ohio Wesleyan, 2007) 1. 36, Nicole Hable (vs. Geneva, 1998) 2. 24, Kelly Tinney (vs. Thiel, 2003) 2. 35, Jennifer Plyler (vs. Wash. & Jeff., 2007) 3. 23, Five tied 3. 34, Brooke Mincey (vs. Waynesburg, 2007) Kills (3 Games) Digs (3 Games) 1. 23, Katie Summers (vs. Frank. & Marsh., 2001) 1. 31, Nicole Hable (vs. Slippery Rock, 1998) 2. 21, Sarah Hamsher (vs. Wash. & Jeff., 1996) 2. 26, Brooke Mincey (vs. Thomas More, 2007) 3. 20, Natalie Liberati (vs. Waynesburg, 2005) 26, Rachel Peterson (vs. Ohio Wesleyan, 2004)

Assists (5 Games) Blocks (5 Games) 1. 68, Jeannie Annan (vs. Cortland State, 1995) 1. 18, Liz Sparks (vs. Slippery Rock, 1996) 2. 65, Kim Walsh (vs. Wash. & Jeff., 2006) 2. 15, Liz Sparks (vs. Waynesburg, 1998) 65, Kim Walsh (vs. Penn State Behrend, 2007) 3. 13, Sarah Gardner (vs. Pitt-Bradford, 1999) Assists (4 Games) 13, Carlie Roberts (vs. Wash. & Jeff., 2004) 1. 69, Kim Walsh (vs. Waynesburg, 2007) Blocks (4 Games) 2. 66, Kim Walsh (vs. Ohio Wesleyan, 2007) 1. 14, Carlie Roberts (vs. Notre Dame, 2004) 3. 62, Kim Walsh (vs. Lebanon Valley, 2006) 2. 13, Tammy Briggs (vs. Slippery Rock, 1988) Assists (3 Games) 13, Rhonda Cratty (vs. Seton Hill, 1991) 1. 53, Cara Denniston (vs. Bethany, 2002) Blocks (3 Games) 2. 48, Several tied 1. 10, Rhonda Cratty (vs. Marietta, 1993) 10, Sarah Gardner (vs. Pitt-Greensburg, 2001) 3. 9, Carlie Roberts (vs. Pitt-Greensburg, 2005)

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PROGRAM HISTORY For 36 seasons, the Grove City College volley- ball program has stood among the elite in NCAA Division III competition. Beginning with a 9-2 mark in the program’s first year -- 1973 -- through recent back-to-back 20-win seasons, excellence has been the program’s call- ing card. Grove City has accumulated 811 wins, 19 con- ference championships and 13 postseason berths since the program’s inception. Women’s intercollegiate sports began at the College during the 1970s and Grove City quickly emerged as the area’s preeminent women’s var- In 1981, Grove City qualified for the first-ever sity program. NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship The volleyball program helped lead that rapid Tournament after winning the WKC title. rise as the Wolverines compiled a 41-11 record Grove City also went undefeated in the WKC from 1973-75 while competing as an independent and qualified for the first-ever NCAA Division III under head coach Terry Ellis. Women’s Volleyball Championship Tournament in In 1976, Grove City became a charter member Chicago. of the newly-created Women’s Keystone Confer- The Wolverines fell to eventual national semifi- ence. The 1976 team won the College’s first-ever nalist Benedictine in the first round of the tourna- WKC title by going 7-0 in conference play. ment. Grove City finished the regular season Grove City also made its first-ever postseason ranked fifth in the country. appearance as the Wolverines qualified for the East- Grove City’s 10th season of intercollegiate play proved to be the finest to that point in program ISTORY ern Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (EAIAW) Tournament. history. Grove City rolled through an expanded H Grove City repeated as WKC champion in both WKC schedule to win the Wolverines’ sixth league 1977 and 1978. The 1979 team took second in title in seven years with a 14-0 WKC mark. the conference with a 6-1 WKC record but still set The Wolverines concluded the regular season a program record with 24 victories. at 35-7 and earned the right to host Mount

ROGRAM The 1979 team also took fifth at the EAIAW Holyoke (Mass.) in the first round of the NCAA P Championship Tournament. Championship Tournament. Grove City opened the 1980s by returning to Grove City eliminated Mount Holyoke with a 3- the top of the WKC with a 7-0 league mark and a 1 victory before a capacity crowd in the Grove City 27-13 overall record in 1980. The Wolverines earned College Arena. runner-up honors at the EAIAW Tournament. In 1981, Grove City shattered the program record for single-season victories by accumulat- ing a 37-8 record.

The 1980 squad set a new single-season pro- gram record with 27 victories. Grove City also Grove City hosted Mount Holyoke (Mass.) in won the WKC title and placed second at the the opening round of the 1982 NCAA Division Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Athlet- III Championship Tournament. The Wolverines ics for Women Tournament. advanced to the second round with a 3-1 win.

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PROGRAM HISTORY In the second round in Huntingdon, Pa., Grove In spite of those challenges, Grove City still as- City swept seventh-ranked Macalester, 3-0, before sembled the finest regular season in program his- dropping a 3-2 decision to second-ranked Juniata tory. The Wolverines went 6-0 in the WKC while in the national quarterfinals. also sweeping all 12 PAC matches. Senior Natalie Sutyak earned Honorable Men- The Wolverines finally returned to the College tion All-America honors from the American Volley- Arena Nov. 5, 1985 for a Senior Night showdown ball Coaches Association following the season. with backyard rival Slippery Rock, the nation’s 18th- Ellis stepped down following the 1982-83 aca- ranked Division II squad. demic year after compiling a 222-65-1 record as Grove City’s 2-1 victory over the Rockets se- head volleyball coach. Judy Zarenko guided Grove cured an undefeated regular season. The Wolver- City to a 31-11 record and the WKC title in 1983. ines finished the regular season 41-0 overall and The 1984 squad won the program’s eighth ranked No. 1 nationally. conference title and earned an invitation to the Of Grove City’s 41 wins that season, 33 came NCAA Tournament with a 35-5 regular season by either a 2-0 or 3-0 score. The Wolverines lost record. Grove City rolled past Wooster in the open- just 11 total games during the regular season. ing round before falling to Juniata in the second In the NCAA Tournament, visiting Juniata round. dashed Grove City’s hopes of a national title with a four-game victory in the second round. Roberts earned the AVCA’s Division III Coach of the Year award while junior Sue Shadle earned Second Team AVCA All-America honors. Senior Barb

Beck earned AVCA Honorable Mention All-America P status. ROGRAM Grove City made its fifth trip to the NCAA Tour- nament in six seasons in 1986 as the Wolverines racked up 36 wins.

The Wolverines also posted their second con- H secutive 12-0 mark in the PAC. ISTORY Shadle became the program’s first player to receive multiple AVCA All-America honors as she earned First Team recognition as a senior in 1986. The Wolverines’ Presidents’ Athletic Confer- ence win streak reached 36 in 1987 as Grove City Grove City finished the 1985 regular season as completed another 12-0 record in conference play. the nation’s No. 1 ranked team with a 41-0 Grove City finished the 1987 season with a 27-9 record. The Wolverines won the final WKC title record. as well as the inaugural Presidents’ Athletic Grove City’s run as conference champion Conference volleyball crown. ended in 1988 as the Wolverines finished second The Wolverines faced numerous challenges at with a 9-2 PAC mark. However, the Wolverines the start of the 1985 season. Susan Roberts be- closed the decade in the same manner they began came the program’s third head coach in a four- the 1980s -- with a conference title. year span. Grove City compiled a 26-13 mark in 1989, in- The 1985-86 year also marked the beginning cluding an 8-0 record in the PAC. of women’s sports in the Presidents’ Athletic Con- Following a 19-17 mark in 1990, Grove City re- ference, which Grove City had joined the previous corded 28 victories the next year, along with the year. team’s second straight runner-up finish in the PAC. In addition to the traditional WKC opponents, In 1992, Grove City returned to the top of the the Wolverines would also play a 12-game PAC PAC with a 7-1 league record. Senior Lisa Lippincott schedule for the first time. became the fourth Grove City volleyball player to While those hurdles were somewhat antici- earn All-America as she received Second Team pated, a third obstacle popped up unexpectedly. honors from the AVCA. An emergency renovation project in the Grove City Grove City won its sixth PAC title in 1993 as College Arena forced the Wolverines to temporarily part of the Wolverines’ 13th 20-win season. Grove move their home matches across town to Grove City went 8-1 in the conference on its way to the City High School. league title.

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PROGRAM HISTORY Grove City returned to postseason play in 1994 as the Wolverines compiled a 29-13 overall record and a berth in the Eastern College Athletic Confer- ence (ECAC) Championship Tournament. In the ECAC semifinals, Grove City blasted PAC rival Washington & Jefferson, 3-0. The Wolverines then captured the school’s first ECAC title by sweeping Rutgers-Newark. The next year, Grove City capped a 34-10 sea- son by sweeping Vassar in the ECAC finals, 3-0, to secure the program’s second straight title. Grove City also returned to the top of the PAC that fall with an 8-0 league record. Grove City won its first-ever Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championship Tourna- ment in 2000. One year later, Grove City secured its first con- secutive PAC titles since 1992-93 by again topping Waynesburg in the PAC Tournament finals. The Wolverines entered the six-team ECAC Champion- ship Tournament as the No. 6 seed but quickly dis- patched third-seeded Johns Hopkins in the quarterfinal. Grove City then swept No. 2 Franklin & Marshall in the semifinals before earning a 3-1 title game

ISTORY Grove City won the Eastern College Athletic win over top-seeded Moravian. Conference Southern Championship Tourna- Senior Julie Porter earned ECAC MVP honors H ment in 1994 (above), then repeated as cham- for performance in the three tournament matches. pion in 1995 (below). ROGRAM P

Jeannie Annan earned ECAC Tournament Most Valuable Player honors each season after helping The 2001 squad won both the Presidents’ lead the Wolverines to the tournament title. Athletic Conference and the ECAC Southern Grove City also advanced to the 1996 ECAC Championship Tournaments. Tournament semifinals after earning PAC runner- The 2002 team recorded the program’s 27th up status. straight top-two finish in conference play, finish- Grove City earned runner-up honors in the ing 18-16 overall. conference in 1997, 1998 and 1999 before start- Meanwhile, the 2006 and 2007 squads posted ing the new decade in stellar fashion. Grove City’s first consecutive 20-win seasons since The 2000 Wolverines became the first team in the 2000-01 teams accomplished that feat. program history to win the PAC title by virtue of Roberts earned her 500th victory as the Wol- winning the PAC Championship Tournament. Grove verines’ head coach Sept. 18, 2007 as Grove City City downed Waynesburg, 3-0, in the finals. rallied for a 3-2 victory over Penn State Behrend. Grove City then topped Western Maryland in In 2008, Natalie Liberati became the program’s the ECAC quarterfinals before falling to host all-time leader in kills with 1,420. Roberts became Carnegie Mellon in the ECAC Tournament semifi- Grove City’s all-time leader in total coaching victo- nals. ries with 689 overall wins during that season.

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PROGRAM HISTORY YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS AVCA ALL-AMERICANS Year Overall Conf. Postseason Natalie Sutyak Honorable Mention 1983 1973 9-2 -- -- Sue Shadle Second Team 1985 1974 16-4 -- -- Barb Beck Honorable Mention 1985 1975 16-5 -- -- Sue Shadle First Team 1986 Women’s Keystone Conference Lisa Lippincott Second Team 1992 1976 19-4 7-0/1st EAIAW 1977 18-6 8-1/1st ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST 1978 19-3 7-0/1st TRADITIONAL OPPONENTS 1979 24-12-1 6-1/2nd EAIAW/5th Opponent Series Last W L 1980 27-13 7-0/1st EAIAW/2nd Began Meeting 1981 37-8 7-0/1st NCAA III Alfred 1980 1997 5 2 1982 37-8 14-0/1st NCAA III Allegheny 1974 2008 27 22 1983 31-11 11-1/1st Bald.-Wallace 1983 2003 8 17 1984 36-6 6-0/1st NCAA III Bethany 1985 2008 49 3 Women’s Keystone Conference Bluffton 1985 2008 3 8 Presidents’ Athletic Conference Bridgewater 1988 2002 4 3 1985 41-1 6-0/1st (WKC) NCAA III Brockport St. 1984 2002 7 1 12-0/1st (PAC) Carlow 1984 2000 6 1 Presidents’ Athletic Conference Carn. Mellon 1984 2001 20 4

1986 36-6 12-0/1st NCAA III Case Western 1990 2006 6 2 P

1987 27-9 12-0/1st Chatham 1995 2008 6 0 ROGRAM 1988 17-19 9-2/2nd Clarion 1973 1984 14 2 1989 26-13 8-0/1st Cortland State 1982 1998 1 7 1990 19-17 6-2/2nd Edinboro 1973 1990 8 12 Fran. & Marsh. 1983 2007 3 5 1991 28-14 6-2/2nd H 1992 19-18 7-1/1st Geneva 1974 2008 34 9 1993 20-19 8-1/1st Hiram 1985 2004 15 2 ISTORY 1994 29-13 6-2/2nd ECAC Champs Indiana, Pa. 1975 2002 8 3 1995 34-10 8-0/1st ECAC Champs John Carroll 1985 2003 8 8 1996 22-10 6-2/2nd ECAC Semifinals Juniata 1979 1992 3 16 1997 18-15 7-3/2nd Kenyon 1985 2003 8 5 1998 19-13 3-1/2nd La Roche 1983 2007 9 0 1999 16-17 6-2/2nd Lake Erie 2003 2006 8 0 2000 20-13 7-1/1st ECAC Semifinals Marietta 1987 2008 8 3 2001 22-11 7-1/1st ECAC Champs Mount Union 1975 2005 6 14 2002 18-16 6-4/2nd Oberlin 1983 2007 6 0 2003 9-22 4-6/5th Ohio Wesleyan 2000 2008 3 5 2004 14-16 6-4/3rd Olivet 1998 2005 4 1 2005 15-15 5-7/5th PSU Behrend 1973 2008 44 9 2006 20-11 8-4/3rd Pitt-Bradford 1998 2006 6 0 2007 20-12 9-5/3rd Pitt-Greensburg 2001 2006 5 0 2008 13-21 6-8/5th Saint Vincent 1990 2008 4 6 All-Time 811-413-1 79-3 (WKC) Thiel 1973 2008 75 5 162-56 (PAC) Thomas More 1992 2008 2 7 Wash. & Jeff. 1977 2008 39 25 COACHING RECORDS Waynesburg 1980 2008 37 24 Coach Years Record Westminster 1973 2008 40 34 Terry Ellis 1973-82 222-65-1 Wooster 1983 2008 10 3 Judy Zarenko 1983-84 67-17 York 1979 2001 13 1 Susan Roberts 1985-present 522-331 Total 35 years 811-413-1

17 GROVE CITY COLLEGE ABOUT THE COLLEGE The beautifully landscaped PROGRAMS AND MAJORS campus of Grove City College Biology stretches over 150 acres and in- Biology (B.S.) Molecular Biology (B.S). cludes 27 neo-Gothic buildings. Business It is considered one of the loveli- Accounting (B.S.) est in the nation. Business Management (B.S) Entrepreneurship (B.S.) While the College has Finance (B.S.) changed to meet the needs of Industrial Management (B.S.) the society it serves, its basic phi- Marketing Management (B.S.) Chemistry losophy has remained un- Biochemistry (B.S.) changed since its founding in Chemistry (B.S.) 1876. It is a Christian, liberal arts Communication Studies Communication Studies (B.A.) institution, dedicated to the prin- Computer Science ciple of providing the highest Grove City College’s Computer Science (B.S.) quality education at the lowest Breen Student Union Computer Info. Systems (B.S) Economics possible cost. This is part of the Information Economics (B.A.) Wishing to remain truly inde- Technology Initiative, a total pro- Business/Economics (B.S.) pendent and to retain its distinc- Education gram integrating technology Early Childhood (B.S.) tive qualities as a private school across the curriculum. Elementary (B.S.) governed by private citizens The College believes that its Secondary Certifications: (trustees), it is one of few col- Biology/General Science (B.S.) student body has a unique mix Chemistry (B.S.) leges in the country that does of talents and abilities. Its Career Chemistry/General Science (B.S.) not accept federal funds. Services program helps students English (B.A.) OLLEGE Affiliated with the Presbyte- English/Communication (B.A.) identify those key assets during French (B.A.)

C rian Church (U.S.A.), but not nar- the first year and then builds a Mathematics (B.A.) rowly denominational, the Col- four-year strategy to help them Music (B.M.) ITY lege believes that to be well-edu- Physics (B.S.) pursue a satisfying career. Physics/General Science (B.S.)

C cated a student should be ex- Personal counseling, profes- Social Studies (B.A.) posed to the central ideas of the sional speakers, databases, Spanish (B.A.) Judeo-Christian tradition. Engineering alumni contacts, summer intern- Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E.) ROVE Grove City College offers un- ships, corporate visits, employer Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.) dergraduate degrees in liberal English G presentations and more are in- arts, sciences, engineering, busi- English (B.A.) corporated into the career prepa- History ness, and music and is distin- ration experience. Grove City fol- History (B.A.) BOUT guished as a national leader in lows the semester calendar plan, Mathematics Mathematics (B.S.) A education. in addition to offering two-week Modern Languages Grove City’s programs in sessions in January and May. French (B.A.) electrical and mechanical engi- Most of the 2,500 students Spanish (B.A.) neering are accredited by the En- Music & Fine Arts live in separate men’s and Music (B.M.) gineering Accreditation Commis- women’s dormitories. The rest Music/Business (B.M.) sion Board of the Accreditation are local commuters or married Music/Performing Arts (B.M) Board for Engineering and Tech- Music/Religion (B.M) students. A full program of cul- Physics nology. tural, professional, athletic and Applied Physics (B.S.) The “big business school cur- social activities is offered, includ- Applied Physics/Computer (B.S.) riculum” prepares students for Political Science ing 19 intercollegiate varsity ath- Political Science (B.A.) today’s global business reality. letic teams. Psychology An extensive variety of internship Grove City, a town of 8,100 Psychology (B.A.) opportunities are provided Religion & Philosophy people, is located 60 miles north Christian Thought (B.A.) across the curriculum. of Pittsburgh. It is located near Philosophy (B.A.) Grove City College wants its Interstates 79 and 80 and has a Sociology students to be prepared in this Sociology (B.A.) municipal airport. Pre-Professional Programs age of mobile information tech- Pre-Dental nology. Each entering freshman Charges (2009-2010) Pre-Health receives a notebook computer Tuition Pre-Law $6,295 per semester Pre-Medical which is his or hers to keep upon Pre-Theology graduation with a four-year de- Room/Board Pre-Veterinary gree. $3,412 per semester

18 VOLLEYBALL 2009 ATHLETIC FACILITIES All 19 of Grove City College’s intercolle- giate varsity athletic teams utilize the College’s superior facilities for competition, practices and off-season training and conditioning. Grove City’s athletic facilities have under- gone numerous renovations and improve- ments in recent years, with more upgrades scheduled in the immediate future. On lower campus, Robert E. Thorn Field is home to the College’s football and track and field teams. During the summer of 2006, the College installed CSTurf at Robert E. Thorn Field. CSTurf is a synthetic playing surface that Grove City College installed CSTurf, lights features polyethylene LSR grass fibers and a and new track and field competition areas rubber infill system. at Robert E. Thorn Field in summer 2006. Lights were also added at Robert E. Thorn In addition, the PLC features the Grove City Field while the 8-lane track around the field was College Pool, one of the premier aquatic facili- resurfaced. ties in the region. Each year, Grove City hosts These upgrades benefit the entire campus the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Swimming community as the complex will now be used and Diving Championships at the state-of-the- by both the College’s club sports teams and art facility.

its intramural program, along with the varsity In 2008, the College also hosted the Colle- A

teams. giate Association Western Division THLETIC The track is also available for use by recre- Championships at the College Pool. ational walkers and joggers. The complex also The PLC also features a second pool, the features 10 all-weather tennis courts next to Recreational Pool, which is used by members

the stadium. of the College community year-round. F

Phillips Field House, located at the north A fitness room featuring aerobic, Cybex and ACILITIES end of the complex, features several locker free weight equipment is an integral part of the rooms, an athletic training room, meeting PLC. Expansion of the fitness room is a key- rooms and coaches’ offices. It is used by the stone of the Center’s ongoing renovations. football, track and tennis programs through- The PLC also features six /hand- out the academic year. Several upgrades to the ball courts as well as two adjacent intramural facility were recently made. rooms. The intramural rooms each feature four The Physical Learning Center (PLC) houses basketball courts, four indoor tennis courts, the Grove City College Arena, home to the four volleyball courts, an indoor track and two College’s basketball and volleyball programs. indoor jumping pits. The 1,800-seat Arena recently received new New synthetic floors were installed in the scoreboards, new scorer’s tables and new intramural rooms in summer 2006. shotclocks. The building houses an athletic training room, locker rooms and offices for coaches and physical education faculty. In 2004, the Col- lege constructed a new office suite for coaches and athletic administration. Grove City’s outdoor athletic facilities have also received numerous upgrades in recent years. The varsity soccer field, College Field, was expanded and re-sodded during the summer of 2005. College Field also received a new press box during the summer of 2007. Meanwhile, Grove City’s baseball and soft- ball facilities received major facelifts in 2007- The Grove City College Pool is one of the nation’s premier small-college venues for 08 as new dugouts, new fencing and electronic both swimming and diving and water polo. scoreboards were installed on both fields.

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