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Tony Baldwin, Assistant Athletics Communications Director University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle | San Antonio, TX 78249 Phone: (210) 458-6460 | E-Mail: [email protected] GoUTSA.com 200 Schedule and Results Date ________ Friday, Dec. 3 | 6:30 p.m. CT RICE INVITATIONAL Location __________________Austin, Texas Venue _____________Gregory Gymnasium (Houston, Texas) Live Stats _____________ TexasSports.com Aug. 27 vs. Mississippi W, 3-2 Live Video _________________ NCAA.com Aug. 28 at Rice L, 2-3 Live Audio _______________ GoUTSA.com Aug. 28 vs. Texas Tech L, 1-3 Series History ___________Texas leads 3-0 At Gregory Gym __________Texas leads 1-0 Sept. BAYLOR L, 0-3 Last Meeting ____ Sept. 7, 2002 (Texas 3-0) UTSA Series Streak ______________ Lost 3 SACRAMENTO STATE INVITATIONAL (Sacramento, Calif.) Sept. 3 at Sacramento State W, 3-2 UTSA (22-11, 13-3 Southland) No. 6 Texas (23-5, 18-2 Big 12) Sept. 4 vs. Cal State Northridge L, 1-3 Sept. 4 vs. Elon L, 2-3 ROADRUNNERS LONGHORNS UTSA CLASSIC ABOUT THE MATCH (San Antonio, Texas) • UTSA is making its second appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Sept. 0 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN W, 3-0 • The Roadrunners made their only other appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2000 (L, 0-3 at UC Santa Sept. 0 UTEP L, 2-3 Barbara). Sept. 11 DAVIDSON W, 3-0 • UTSA earned an automatic berth after holding off Central Arkansas in five sets during the Southland Sept. 2 NORTH TEXAS W, 3-2 Conference Tournament Championship. TCU NIKE INVITATIONAL • Texas received the tournament’s No. 9 overall seed and earned an at-large berth after finishing second in (Fort Worth, Texas) the Big 12 Conference. Sept. 17 at TCU L, 0-3 • The Longhorns are ranked No. 6 in the latest AVCA poll. Sept. 17 vs. OHIO L, 0-3 • Friday’s match will be the first for the Roadrunners this season against a ranked opponent. Sept. 18 vs. UAB W, 3-2 • UTSA head coach Laura Neugebauer-Groff is returning to Gregory Gym for the second time as the Sept. 23 UT ARLINGTON * W, 3- leader of the Roadrunners (last time was Sept. 7, 2002). Sept. 25 TEXAS STATE * L, -3 • Groff was an All-American at Texas (1982-85) and helped the Longhorns to four straight NCAA Tournament Sept. 30 at Stephen F. Austin * W, 3-1 Regional appearances. Oct. 2 at Sam Houston State * W, 3-0 Oct. 6 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi * W, 3-1 SERIES HISTORY Oct. 9 MCNEESE STATE * W, 3-0 Oct. 15 at Southeastern Louisiana * W, 3-1 • Texas is 3-0 all-time against UTSA. Oct. 16 at Nicholls * W, 3-0 • This is only the second meeting between the two teams at Gregory Gym (Sept. 7, 2002 - Texas, 3-0). Oct. 2 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI * W, 3-0 • The other two meetings took place at the Convocation Center in San Antonio (Sept. 1, 1993 - Texas, 3-0 Oct. 23 at Lamar * W, 3-0 and Sept. 1, 1994 - Texas, 3-0). Oct. 28 NORTHWESTERN STATE * W, 3-2 Oct. 30 CENTRAL ARKANSAS * W, 3- QUICK NOTES ON UTSA Nov. 4 SAM HOUSTON STATE * W, 3-0 • UTSA won the program’s second Southland Conference Tournament title on Nov. 21 (also in 2000). Nov. 6 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN * W, 3- Nov. 11 at Texas State * L, 1-3 • The Roadrunners went 13-3 and won the Southland West Division title. Nov. 13 at UT Arlington * L, 0-3 • The 13 wins by UTSA in league play is tied for the most under Laura Neugebauer-Groff (13, 2003). • The 22 wins by the Roadrunners are the most under Neugebauer-Groff. SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT • UTSA held a 12-match winning streak (longest since 2000) from Sept. 30-Nov. 11. (Huntsville, Texas) • Junior Kelsey Jewasko was named 2010 Southland Libero of the Year (second time, also in 2008). Nov. 19 vs. McNeese State W, 3-2 Nov. 20 vs. Lamar W, 3-0 • Jewasko, senior Kendra Rowland and redshirt sophomore Kelsey Schwirtlich were named to the All- Nov. 21 vs. Central Arkansas W, 3-2 Southland First Team. • Senior Briana Mason and sophomore Whitney Walls were named Honorable Mention. NEXT MATCH • Rowland earned the 2010 Southland Conference Tournament MVP. • Jewasko and Schwirtlich joined Rowland on the 2010 Southland Conference All-Tournament Team. NCAA TOURNAMENT (Austin, Texas) PROBABLE UTSA STARTING LINEUP Dec. 3 at #6 Texas 6:30 p.m. No. Player (Yr.) Pos. K/S Attack % A/S D/S B/S Notes 12 Kendra Rowland (Sr.) OH 3.24 .193 0.26 2.73 0.28 Leads team with 16 double-doubles. BOLD CAPS indicates home match. 6 Elise Huskey (Jr.) OH 1.93 .157 0.19 2.08 0.42 Named to two all-tournament teams this season. * indicates Southland Conference match. 15 Whitney Walls (So.) RS 2.65 .278 0.08 0.29 0.67 19 matches with double-digit kills. 7 Briana Mason (Sr.) MH 1.91 .245 0.03 0.33 1.02 Recorded 5+ blocks in 13 matches this season. 9 Brittney Malloy (So.) MH 1.85 .313 0.02 0.14 0.93 Has five matches with over .500 attack percentage. 11 Kelsey Schwirtlich (RS-So.) S 1.09 .277 9.90 2.37 0.36 Second on team with 14 double-doubles. 2 Kelsey Jewasko (Jr.) L 0.03 -.027 0.76 5.28 0.00 Leads all Southland players with 681 digs. TOP UTSA RESERVES No. Player (Yr.) Pos. K/S Attack % A/S D/S B/S Notes 3 Megan Wimbish (So.) DS 0.00 .000 0.14 1.28 0.00 Collected career-best 17 digs in SLC championship. 4 Andee Josserand (So.) OH 1.81 .158 0.17 1.80 0.43 5 matches with 11+ kills this season. 14 Laura Witt (Fr.) S 0.10 .091 4.51 1.20 0.00 Posted back-to-back matches with 40 assists. Page 200 UTSA Roadrunners Volleyball Match Notes UTSA PRONUNCIATIONPRONUNCIATION GUIDE GUIDE 200 UTSA VOLLEYBALL ROSTER Milam _________________________ MY-lum No. Name Position Height Year-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) Jewasko ____________________juh-WAS-ko 1 Katie Milam DS 5-7 Fr.-HS Wimberley, Texas (Wimberley HS) 2 Kelsey Jewasko DS 5-7 Jr.-2L San Antonio, Texas (East Central HS) Josserand _________________JOSS-er-and 3 Megan Wimbish DS 5-1 So.-1L Corpus Christi, Texas (Carroll HS) Malloy _______________________ ma-LOY 4 Andee Josserand OH 5-10 So.-1L Hereford, Texas (Hereford HS) Schwirtlich ________________SCHWIRT-lick 5 Cara Tripp MH 6-1 Fr.-HS Flemington, N.J. (Hunterdon Central HS) Pineda _____________________ pin-YAY-da 6 Elise Huskey OH 5-11 Jr.-2L Columbus, Texas (Columbus HS) 7 Briana Mason MH 6-0 Sr.-3L Dallas, Texas (Skyline HS) Schauffele ___________________ SHAW-ful 8 Sarah Scott MH/OH 6-0 Fr.-HS Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield North HS) Zheng Xiang ______________ Chung Shung 9 Brittney Malloy MH 6-0 So.-1L San Antonio, Texas (Warren HS) 11 Kelsey Schwirtlich S/OH 6-0 So.-1L Corpus Christi, Texas (Calallen HS) 12 Kendra Rowland OH 5-11 Sr.-3L Antioch, Calif. (Deer Valley HS) ROADRUNNERSROADRUNNERS DOUBLE-DOUBLES DOUBLE-DOUBLES 13 Alex Storey OH/MH 5-11 Fr.-HS Dallas, Texas (Parish Episcopal HS) 14 Laura Witt S 5-10 Fr.-HS Freeport, Ill. (Freeport HS) KENDRA ROWLAND ____________________ 6 15 Whitney Walls OH 6-0 So.-1L Arlington, Texas (Martin HS) Mississippi (Aug. 27), Elon (Sept. 4), UTEP (Sept. 10), 22 Evelyn Pineda DS 5-2 Sr.-1L San Antonio, Texas (Holmes HS/Laredo CC) North Texas (Sept. 12), UAB (Sept. 18), UT Arlington 24 Megan Schauffele DS 5-10 Sr.-2L Live Oak, Texas (Incarnate Word HS/Hartford) (Sept. 23), Texas State (Sept. 25), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Oct. 6), McNeese State (Oct. 9), Nicholls (Oct. Head coach: Laura Neugebauer-Groff (ninth season) 16), Northwestern State (Oct. 28), Sam Houston State Assistant coaches: Howard Wallace (eighth season); Zheng Xiang (third season) (Nov. 4), Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 6), McNeese State (Nov. 19), Lamar (Nov. 20), Central Arkansas (Nov. 21). Where UTSA Ranks in the Southland OVERALL TEAM COMPARISON through matches of November 14 KELSEY SCHWIRTLICH _________________ 4 UTSA CATEGORY TEXAS Mississippi (Aug. 27), Rice (Aug. 28), Baylor (Sept. TEAM .214 Attack Percentage .304 Aces Per Set _____________________________0.8 (12) .181 Opponent Attack Percentage .182 1), Texas-Pan American (Sept. 10), UTEP (Sept. 10), 13.32 Kills Per Set 14.34 Davidson (Sept. 11), North Texas (Sept. 12), TCU (Sept. Conference Leader ________ 1.93 (Central Arkansas) 12.43 Assists Per Set 13.42 17), UAB (Sept. 18), UT Arlington (Sept. 23), Texas State Assists Per Set __________________________12.38 (2) 0.77 Service Aces Per Set 1.16 (Sept. 25), Northwestern State (Oct. 28), McNeese State Conference Leader _______ 12.79 (Central Arkansas) 17.22 Digs Per Set 13.55 (Nov. 19), Central Arkansas (Nov. 21). Blocks Per Set ____________________________2.24 (2) 2.24 Blocks Per Set 2.54 Conference Leader ______ 2.28 (Sam Houston State) ELISE HUSKEY _________________________ 2 Digs Per Set ____________________________17.19 (2) CONFERENCE ONLY TEAM COMPARISON Mississippi (Aug. 27), Davidson (Sept. 11). Conference Leader _______________ 17.5 (Nicholls) Hitting Percentage _________________________.215 (3) UTSA CATEGORY TEXAS .226 Attack Percentage .314 Conference Leader ____________ .257 (Texas State) Andee Josserand ________________________ 2 .170 Opponent Attack Percentage .186 UAB (Sept. 18), McNeese State (Nov. 19). Opponent Hitting Percentage ________________.180 (6) 13.6 Kills Per Set 15.25 Conference Leader ________ .155 (Central Arkansas) 12.7 Assists Per Set 14.35 UTSAUTSA VOLLEYBALL VOLLEYBALL QUICK QUICK FACTS FACTS Kills Per Set _____________________________13.29 (2) 0.8 Service Aces Per Set 0.96 Conference Leader _______ 13.64 (Central Arkansas) 17.5 Digs Per Set 14.23 GENERAL INFORMATION Overall Win-Loss Percentage ________________.633 (2) 2.5 Blocks Per Set 2.54 School ________ The University of Texas at San Antonio Conference Leader ________ .788 (Central Arkansas) Conference Win-Loss Percentage _____________.812 (2) Nickname ___________________________ Roadrunners OVERALL INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Founded _________________________________ 1969 Conference Leader ________ .938 (Central Arkansas) Enrollment ___________30,395 (25,893 undergraduates) UTSA CATEGORY TEXAS President _______________________ Dr.