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P R E V I E W C O A C H E S P L A Y E R S R E V I E W H I S T O R Y THIS IS LSU C o n t e n t s 2 Quick Facts/Media Information History 3 Schedule/Travel Plans 48 SEC Champions 4 Roster 49 SEC Tournament History 5 Roster Breakdown 50 Postseason 6 Radio/TV Spot Chart 52 SEC Honors 54 All-Americans/Honors Season Preview 55 Individual Match Records 8 Season Preview 57 Individual Season Records 10 Opponents 58 Individual Career Records 15 Series History vs. 2002 opponents 59 Team Match Records 60 Team Match/Season Records 61 Team Season/Miscellaneous Coaches 62 1,000-Kill Club 18 Fran Flory 63 1,000-Dig Club 20 Tonya Johnson 64 Yearly Leaders 21 Ainsley Grimes 65 Coaches’Records/Final Rankings 22 Support Staff 66 vs. All Opponents 67 Year-by-Year Results 75 Pete Maravich Assembly Center Players 76 Letterwinners 24 Beth Cowley 25 Lauren Cuyler 27 Blaise DeRouen This is LSU 28 Jenny Greco 78 Fran Flory Volleyball 29 Jennifer Hampton 80 Academic Success 31 Regan Hood 82 Academic Center Expansion 32 Katie Kubena 84 Campus Life 33 Kyra Lancon 86 Baton Rouge 34 Rachel Pittman 87 Louisiana 35 Rachel Vogt 88 PMAC 36 Newcomers 89 Locker Room 90 Auxiliary Gym 91 Weight Room Season Review 92 Training Room 38 Season Review 93 Southeastern Conference 40 Team Results 94 Athletics Director Skip Bertman 41 Individual Stats 95 University Administration 42 Match-by-Match Statistics 96 LSUsports.net 43 SEC Review 44 SEC Statistics 45 Season Superlatives/Honors 2002 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 P R E V I E W C O A C H E S P L A Y E R S R E V I E W H I S T O R Y THIS IS LSU Quick Facts/Media Information UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION LOCATION: SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Baton Rouge, La. Michael Bonnette The 2002 LSU Volleyball Media Guide is a FOUNDED: 1860 SR.ASSOCIATE SID: Kent Lowe source of information for the news media. ENROLLMENT: 29,022 ASSOCIATE SID: Bill Franques Additional information is available upon request NICKNAME: Tigers or Fighting Tigers ASSOCIATE SID: Brian Miller from the LSU Sports Information Office.News MASCOT: Mike V (live Bengal tiger) ASSOCIATE SID/VOLLEYBALL CONTACT: Melissa Reynaud releases,photographs, color slides and video COLORS: Purple & Gold (PMS 268 & 123) PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR: Jason Feirman tapes will be made available to accredited mem- FACILITY: Pete Maravich Assembly Center DESIGN COORDINATOR: Marie Brewer bers of the media. The LSU Sports Information Office is located CAPACITY: 14,164 PUBLICATION STUDENT ASSISTANTS: David Hurd, on the fifth floor of the Athletic Administration CONFERENCE: Southeastern Keith Robin Building. PRESIDENT: Dr.William L. Jenkins PHOTOGRAPHY COORDINATOR: Steve Franz CHANCELLOR: Dr. Mark Emmert SECRETARY: Pat Fredericks CREDENTIALS SENIOR WOMEN’S ADMINISTRATOR: Judy Southard SECRETARY STUDENT ASSISTANT: Michelle Fakier All media and photo credential requests should be submitted at least 24 hours prior to STUDENT ASSISTANTS: Scott Dean,Bill Martin, Jared home matches. Passes may be picked up at the ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT Mathews, Patrick Meehan and Zac Press Will Call table located in the Northeast DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Skip Bertman Schrieber corridor of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. SR.ASSOCIATE AD: Dan Radokovich Requests should be made through the Sports ASSOCIATE AD/OLYMPIC SPORTS: Judy Southard COMMUNICATIONS (area code 225) Information Office by contacting Melissa ASSOCIATE AD/INTERNAL OPERATIONS: Verge Ausberry ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT: 578-8001 Reynaud. ASSOCIATE AD/COMPLIANCE: Bo Bahnsen VOLLEYBALL OFFICE: 578-5050 MEDIA SERVICES ASSOCIATE AD/MARKETING & PROMOTIONS: Rannah Gray SPORTS INFORMATION: 578-8226 During matches,media will be provided with ASSISTANT AD/FACILITIES: Jerry Blanchard SPORTS INFORMATION FAX: 578-1861 a media guide as well as a match program that ASSISTANT AD/BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Mark Ewing MELISSA REYNAUD (HOME): 766-7064 includes notes and updated statistics.Final box MELISSA REYNAUD (E-MAIL): [email protected] score books will be available shortly following VOLLEYBALL STAFF WEBSITE: www.LSUsports.net each home match. For FAX service,please con- tact a member of the LSU Sports Information HEAD COACH: Fran Flory MAILING ADDRESS: Office for assistance.Phones will be made avail- ALMA MATER: Texas, 1984 able on a first-come, first-serve basis in the SCHOOL RECORD/YEARS: 63-59/four LSU Sports Information Green Room located in the Northeast corridor of CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 173-173/11 P.O. Box 25095 the Assembly Center. ASSISTANT COACHES: Baton Rouge,LA 70894 Tonya Johnson (LSU, 1993); POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Ainsley Grimes (Kentucky, 1997) Interviews with players and coaches are OVERNIGHT ADDRESS: done in an informal manner at courtside follow- Room 501, LSU Athletic Ad m i n i s t r ation Building ing each match. For assistance in locating any North Stadium Drive at Nicholson Drive member of the LSU team,contact Melissa Baton Rouge,LA 70894-5095 Reynaud. For assistance with opposing coaches and players,contact that school's SID. PRACTICE/INTERVIEWS Coach Fran Flory is available for interviews weekday mornings and early afternoons.Her office is located on the fourth floor of the Athletic Administration Building. Team practices take place from 2-5 p.m.daily in the auxiliary gym of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Practice times are subject to change based on class schedules of the players and travel as well as game schedules.All prac- tices are open to the media. Interviews with coaches and/or players are held before and after practice and phone inter- views may be arranged.Advance notice is need- ed for interviews,particularly with those to be held before practice for time reasons. Please arrange all interviews through the LSU Sports Information Office and volleyball contact Melissa Reynaud. CREDITS The 2002 LSU Volleyball Media Guide is a production of the LSU Sports Information Department. EDITOR Scott Dean LAYOUT & DESIGN Marie Brewer PHOTOGRAPHY Steve Franz PRINTING EBSCO Media 2 2002 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE P R E V I E W C O A C H E S P L A Y E R S R E V I E W H I S T O R Y THIS IS LSU S c h e d u l e / Travel Plans TRAVEL PLANS 2002 Volleyball Schedule Texas A&M Tournament - Aug.30-Sept. 1 Ramada Inn AUGUST College Station, Texas 30 (1) vs.UTSA College Station, Texas Noon (979) 693-9891 30 (1) vs.Alcorn State College Station, Texas 5 p.m. Sugar Bowl Classic - Sept.6-7 Maison St. Charles SEPTEMBER New Orleans, La. 1 at Texas A&M College Station, Texas 2 p.m. (800) 831-1783 6 (2) vs. Louisiana Tech New Orleans, La. 4:30 p.m. 7 (2) vs. New Orleans New Orleans, La. 11:30 a.m. Florida State Invitational - Sept. 20-21 7 (2) at Tulane New Orleans, La. 7 p.m. Ramada Inn North 13 Florida A&M Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. Tallahassee, Fla. 20 (3) vs. Brown Tallahassee,Fla. 3:30 p.m. (850) 386-1027 21 (3) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Tallahassee,Fla. 9:30 a.m. Alabama - Oct. 10-11 21 (3) at Florida State Tallahassee,Fla. 6 p.m. Hampton Inn University 25 * Arkansas Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. Tuscaloosa,Ala. 27 *Tennessee Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. (205) 553-9800 OCTOBER Auburn - Oct. 12-13 1 vs. New Orleans (N.O. Arena) New Orleans, La. 7 p.m. Holiday Inn East 4 * Kentucky Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. Montgomery, Ala. (334) 272-0370 6 * South Carolina Baton Rouge, La. 1:30 p.m. 11 * at Alabama Tuscaloosa,Ala. 7 p.m. Florida - Oct. 17-18 13 * at Auburn Auburn,Ala. 2 p.m. Holiday Inn University Center 18 * at Florida Gainesville, Fla. 8 p.m. Gainesville,Fla. 20 * at Georgia Athens, Ga. 12:30 p.m. (352) 376-1661 25 Ole Miss Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. 27 Mississippi State Baton Rouge, La. 1:30 p.m. Georgia - Oct.19-20 Holiday Inn Express NOVEMBER Athens,Ga. (706) 546-8122 1 Auburn Baton Rouge,La. 7 p.m. 3 Alabama Baton Rouge, La. 1:30 p.m. Mississippi State & Ole Miss - Nov. 7-10 8 at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. 7 p.m. Comfort Inn Suites 10 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. 1:30 p.m. Starkville, Miss. 13 at Arkansas Fayetteville,Ark. 7 p.m. (662) 324-9595 17 at Tennessee Knoxville,Tenn. 1:30 p.m. 21-23 SEC Tournament Fayetteville, Ark. TBA Arkansas - Nov. 12-13 Holiday Inn Express (1) - Texas A&M Tournament Fayetteville,Ark. (2) - Sugar Bowl Classic at Tulane’s Fogelman Arena (479) 444-6006 (3) - Florida State Classic Tennessee - Nov. 16-17 * denotes SEC match Hilton Knoxville all times Central and subject to change Knoxville, Tenn. (865) 523-2300 2002 LSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 3 P R E V I E W C O A C H E S P L A Y E R S R E V I E W H I S T O R Y THIS IS LSU 2002 LSU Volleyball Roster Alphabetical NO. NAME POS. HT. CL./EXP. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 10 Cara Causey MB 6-2 Fr./HS Longview, Texas (Pine Tree HS) 45 Markeisha Constant OH 6-1 Fr./HS Tuscaloosa,Ala. (Central HS East) 12 Beth Cowley S 5-9 So./1L Louisville, Ky. (Assumption HS) 17 Lauren Cuyler MB 6-0 Sr./3L Slidell, La. (Slidell HS) 8 Blaise DeRouen DS 5-4 So./1L Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS) 18 Jenny Greco DS 5-1 Sr./2L New Orleans, La.(St.