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General Information Coaching Staff School...... UAB Head Coach...... Amy Pauly (2nd season) Location...... Birmingham, Ala. Alma Mater...... Alabama,’09 Founded...... 1969 Career Record...... 13-15 (2nd season) Enrollment...... 21,923 UAB Record...... Same (2nd season) Nickname...... Blazers Assistant Coach...... Shawn McLaughlin (2nd season) Mascot...... Blaze Alma Mater...... Lindenwood, ‘09 Colors...... Forest Green and Old Gold Assistant Coach...... Michelle Meehan (2nd season) Home Venue...... Bartow Arena (8,500) Alma Mater...... Salisbury, ‘15 Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Director of Operations...... Emily Clifford Conference...... Conference USA (C-USA) Athletic Trainer...... Jorden Gaccione President...... Dr. Ray L. Watts Volleyball Office Phone...... 205.934.6003 Director of Athletics...... Mark Ingram Faculty Athletics Represenative...... Dr. Frank Messina Ticket Office Phone...... 205.975.8221 Website...... UABsports.com Team Information Facebook...... facebook.com/UAB.Blazers 2018 Overall Record...... 13-15 Twitter...... @UAB_VB 2018 C-USA Record...... 5-9 Instagram...... @UAB_VB 2018 Home Record...... 4-3 2018 Away Record...... 3-9 Athletics Communications 2018 Neutral Record...... 6-3 Associate AD/Communications...... Ted Feeley Returning Players...... 10 Assistant Athletics Communications Director...... Ryan Gavatorta Kaylee Gilchrist...... Senior Athletics Communications Associate...... Katie Moseley Barbara Garrett...... Senior Athletics Communications Associate/Volleyball Contact...... T.J. Stricklin Emma Mitchell...... Redshirt Junior Email:...... [email protected] Abby Carlile...... Junior Phone:...... 256/454.0338 (cell) Alex Kells...... Redshirt Sophomore Main Office Phone...... 205.934.0722 Anna D’Cruz...... Redshirt Sophomore Office Fax...... 205.934.7505 Brianna Muller...... Sophomore Mailing Address...... UAB Media Relations Erica Schilling...... Sophomore 617 13th Street South Mya Michaelson...... Sophomore Bartow Arena - West Tower Fernanda Maida...... Redshirt Freshman Birmingham, Ala. 35294 Players Lost...... 6 Emily Rudolph Victoria Young Emily Martinez Team History Jillian Tinglin First Year of UAB Volleyball...... 1978 Haley Fuller Years of UAB Volleyball...... 41 Shelby Holderfield All-Time Overall Record...... 706-752 Newcomers...... 6 NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last...... 2/2008 Lexy Thomas Last NCAA Appearance/Result...... 2nd Round at Nebraska (12/6/08) - L, 0-3 Rachel Morse C-USA Championships/Last...... 1/Defeated Memphis 3-2 (11/19/06) Kiana Mack Grace Koper Faith Savage Aubrey Huffman 2019 UAB VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE UAB Media Relations | 617 13th Street South | Birmingham, Ala. 35294 | 205.934.0722| UABsports.com Facebook: facebook.com/UABVolleyball | Twitter: @UAB_VB | Instagram: @UAB_VB

Ball State Invitational - Muncie, Indiana (Aug. 30) Aug. 30 at Ball State Muncie, Ind. Worthen Arena 10 a.m. vs. South Florida Muncie, Ind. Worthen Arena 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 3 vs. Alabama State BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7 p.m.

Samford Invitational - Homewood, Alabama (Sept. 6 - 7) Sept. 6 North Alabama Homewood, Ala. Pete Hanna Arena 5 p.m. Sept. 7 Jacksonville State Homewood, Ala. Pete Hanna Arena 10 a.m. at Samford Homewood, Ala. Pete Hanna Arena 7:30 p.m.

Blazer Invitational - Birmingham, Alabama (Sep. 12 -14) Sept. 12 vs. Alabama BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7 p.m. Spet. 13 vs. Alcorn State BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena Noon vs. Georgia State BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7 p.m. Sept. 14 vs. East Tennessee State BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7 p.m.

Cowtown Classic - Starkville, Mississippi (Sep. 19 - 20) Sep. 19 North Florida Starkville, Miss. Newell-Grissom Building 10 a.m. Jackson State Starkville, Miss. Newell-Grissom Building 5 p.m. Sept. 20 at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. Newell-Grissom Building 5 p.m.

Sept. 27 *at North Texas Plano, Texas NT Volleyball Center 7 p.m. Sept. 29 *at Louisiana Tech Ruston, La. Thomas Assembly Center 1 p.m. Oct. 6 *Middle Tennessee BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 1 p.m. Oct. 11 * at UTEP El Paso, Texas Memorial Gym 6 p.m. Oct. 13 * at UTSA San Antonio, Texas Convocation Center 1 p.m. Oct. 20 *Florida International BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 1 p.m. Oct. 25 *Western Kentucky BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7 p.m. Oct. 27 *Florida Atlantic BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 1 p.m. Nov. 1 *at Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tenn. Alumni Memorial Gym 6 p.m. Nov. 3 *Rice BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 1 p.m. Nov. 8 *Southern Miss BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7 p.m. Nov. 10 *Charlotte BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 1 p.m. Nov. 14 *at Marshall Huntington, W.V. Cam Henderson Center 6 p.m. Nov. 16 *at Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky. E.A. Diddle Arena Noon Nov. 22-24 at C-USA Championship Houston, Texas Tudor Fieldhouse TBD

Home Matches in BOLD, played at Bartow Arena *Conference USA match All times are Central and subject to change 2019 UAB VOLLEYBALL ROSTER UAB Media Relations | 617 13th Street South | Birmingham, Ala. 35294 | 205.934.0722| UABsports.com Facebook: facebook.com/UABVolleyball | Twitter: @UAB_VB | Instagram: @UAB_VB

Numerical No. Name Class Pos. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 0 Rachel Morse Fr. S 5-7 San Antonio, Texas/Lady Bird Johnson HS 1 Kiana Mack Fr. MB 6-1 Solon, Ohio/Solon HS 2 Alex Kells R-So. OH 6-0 Burlington, Ontario, Canada/Hayden HS 3 Barbara Garrett Sr. DS 5-6 Birmingham, Ala./Alcorn State 4 Erica Schilling So. DS 5-7 Spanish Fort, Ala./McGill-Toolen Catholic HS 5 Abby Carlile Jr. OPP/OH 5-11 Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll HS 6 Faith Savage Fr. DS 5-4 Stockdale, Texas/Stockdale HS 7 Lexy Thomas Fr. OPP/OH 5-9 San Antonio, Texas/Earl Warren HS 8 Kaylee Gilchrist Sr. DS 5-6 Pelham, Ala./John Carroll HS 9 Grace Koper Fr. S 5-7 Colleyville, Texas/Colleyville Heratige HS 10 Emma Mitchell R-Jr. OH 6-0 Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Catholic 11 Brianna Muller So. DS 5-2 San Antonio, Texas/Johnson HS 12 Mya Michaelson So. MB 6-0 Erie, Colorado/Erie HS 14 Aubrey Huffman Fr. DS 5-5 Calera, Ala./Calera HS 15 Anna D’Cruz R-So. MB 6-3 Atlanta, Ga./Woodward Academy 17 Fernanda Maida R-Fr. OH/RS 6-0 Cochabamba, Bolivia/Loyola HS

Alphabetical No. Name Class Pos. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 5 Abby Carlile Jr. OPP/OH 5-11 Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll 15 Anna D’Cruz R-So. MB 6-3 Atlanta, Ga./Woodward Academy 3 Barbara Garrett Sr. DS 5-6 Birmingham, Ala./Alcorn State 8 Kaylee Gilchrist Sr. DS 5-6 Pelham, Ala./John Carroll HS 14 Aubrey Huffman Fr. DS 5-5 Calera, Ala./Calera HS 2 Alex Kells R-So. OH 6-0 Toronto Canada/Frank J. Hayden Secondary School 9 Grace Koper Fr. S 5-7 Colleyville, Texas/Colleyville Heratige HS 1 Kiana Mack Fr. MB 6-1 Solon, Ohio/Solon HS 17 Fernanda Maida R-Fr. OH/RS 6-0 Cochabamba, Bolivia/Loyola HS 12 Mya Michaelson So. MB 6-0 Erie, Colorado/Erie HS 10 Emma Mitchell R-Jr. OH 6-0 Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Catholic 0 Rachel Morse Fr. S 5-7 San Antonio, Texas/Lady Bird Johnson HS 11 Brianna Muller So. DS 5-2 San Antonio, Texas/Johnson HS 6 Faith Savage Fr. DS 5-4 Stockdale, Texas/Stockdale HS 4 Erica Schilling So. DS 5-7 Spanish Fort, Ala./McGill-Toolen Catholic HS 7 Lexy Thomas Fr. OPP/OH 5-9 San Antonio, Texas/Earl Warren HS

Head Coach: Amy Pauly (2nd season) Pronunciation Assistant Coach: Shawn McLaughlin (2nd season) Mya Michaelson - M-I-uh MICHAEL-son Assistant Coach: Michelle Meehan (2nd season) Anna D’Cruz - Anna Dih-Cruz Director of Operations: Emily Clifford (2nd season) Kiana Mack - Key-ah-nuh Mack Athletic Trainer: Jorden Gaccione (1st season) Fernanda Maida - Fer-NAHN-dah Mah-ee-dah