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Lady RaideR volleyball 2010 www.shipraiders.com Table of Contents Shippensburg Quick Facts Quick Facts/PSAC .................. 2 Official Name of University: Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania About the University ............... 3 Member: The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Academics & Athletics ............ 4 Location and Zip Code: Shippensburg, Pa. 17257 Academic Support Services ..... 5 President: Dr. William N. Ruud Athletic Administration .......... 6 Undergraduate Enrollment: 7,200 Coaching Staff ......................7-8 Overall Enrollment: 8,500 Founded: 1871 Roster ...................................... 9 Colors: Red and Blue Season Outlook ................10-11 Nickname: Lady Raiders Player Profiles ...................12-20 Conference: Pennsylvania State Athletic (East) Season Review ....................... 21 Other Affiliations: NCAA Division II Stats & Results .................22-23 Acting Athletic Director: Jeff Michaels PSAC Results ........................ 24 Athletic Department Phone: (717) 477-1711 Pacesetters ........................25-26 Head Coach: Leanne Piscotty History .................................. 27 Coach’s Office: (717) 477-1322 Schedule ..................Back Cover Home Field: Heiges Field House Sports Information Director: Bill Morgal Office Phone 717-477-1201 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, in compliance with E-mail [email protected] federal and state laws and university policy, is committed to human understanding and provides equal educational, employ- Fax 717-477-1253 ment, and economic opportunities for all persons without regard to race, color, sex, age, creed, national origin, religion, veteran Hotline 717-477-7678 status, or disability. Direct requests for disability accommoda- Mailing Address: tions and other inquiries to the Office of Disability Services, Horton Hall 120, Shippensburg University, 1871 Old Main Sports Information Office Drive, Shippensburg, PA 17257-2299, (717) 477-1329. 1871 Old Main Drive (OM 302) On the Cover: Libby Woffindin (top), Lauren Bauer Shippensburg, Pa. 17257 (bottom); Photos by Bill Smith. Web site www.shipraiders.com about the PSaC Originating in 1951 to administer and promote men’s Ultimately, the membership’s athletics, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference success has yielded 42 NCAA has evolved into one of the NCAA’s most heralded team and 228 individual title intercollegiate conferences. winners. The first major step came in 1977, when based on a While proud of its athletic growing interest, the league reorganized to provide a accomplishments, the league structure for its women’s programs. In 1980, the PSAC also has evolved into one was reclassified to NCAA Division II. of Division II’s finest from an academic standpoint. The most recent enhancement came during the 2008- Today, nearly one-third of 09 academic year when the PSAC expanded for the first the PSAC’s estimated 6,200 participants are honored time in its rich history, adding full-time members Gan- each year as “Scholar-Athletes” for maintaining a non University and Mercyhurst College, and associate grade-point average of 3.25 or better - a total that has member Long Island University-C.W. Post. nearly doubled since PSAC Scholar-Athletes were first All of the league’s full-time members are located within recognized in the mid-1990s. the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which makes the Although all 16 current institutions are members of PSAC the largest one-state conference in the NCAA. Division II, eight league schools also compete at the The league has also grown to share the distinctions Division I level in select sports. PSAC schools enroll as: The largest conference in Division II, the largest over 118,000 students and claim over 670,000 alumni, football-playing conference in the NCAA, and, with 23, including 430,000 who reside in Pennsylvania. the conference that sponsors the most championships at the Division II level. The PSAC is governed by the presidents of the 16 member institutions. It employs a commissioner, two Highly competitive on a regional and national assistant commissioners and a director of media rela- level, PSAC schools annually combine to send nearly tions at its headquarters in Lock Haven, Pa. one-third of its teams into NCAA postseason play. 2 Shippensburg University about Shippensburg University General information • Founded in 1871 as the Cumber- land Valley State Normal School • Comprehensive regional public university • Member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education • Located on 200 acres in southcen- tral Pennsylvania enrollment • 7,200 undergraduate students and 1,300 graduate students • 53% women and 47% men • 37% of students live on campus • 94% of our students are from Penn- sylvania Faculty • Student-faculty ratio: 20:1 and each student has a faculty advisor • 91% of the 294 full-time instruc- tional faculty members hold a doctorate or other terminal degree in their field • Our faculty’s main focus is teach- ing. All classes are taught by faculty, not graduate assistants accreditations • AACSB International • Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology • Internships, hands-on labs, gradu- • Intramural sports: • American Chemical Society ate assistantships and more, SU Basketball, bowling, racquetball, • Council for the Accreditation of helps you create opportunities for soccer, softball, street hockey, ten- Counseling and Related Educa- real-life experiences. nis, Ultimate Frisbee, volleyball. tional Programs • Academic options include indepen- • Sports facilities include: outdoor • Council for Exceptional Children dent study and research internships, tennis courts, indoor and outdoor • Council on Social Work Education field experience, the Marine Science track, two indoor swimming pools, • International Association of Coun- Consortium at Wallops Island, a squash and handball courts, a seling Services 3+2 engineering program with two rehabilitation center, outdoor sand • National Council for the Accredita- schools of engineering, 3+4 and 3+3 volleyball courts. tion of Coaching Education health science programs with pro- • A 62,000-square-foot Student • Middle States Association of Col- fessional schools, 2+2 allied health Recreation Building features an leges and Schools programs, and Army ROTC. 8,000-square-foot fitness center, an • National Council for the Accredita- • Find a job or focus on a career with elevated running track, racquetball tion of Teachers the help of Career Development courts, and four multi-purpose Center and alumni career services. courts. academic Programs • 12-acre student recreation center and opportunities athletics includes: hockey rink; sand volley- • 75 majors and concentrations and • Member of the Pennsylvania State ball courts; basketball courts; fields 22 graduate programs Athletic Conference and NCAA for football, softball, lacrosse, and • 3 colleges: Arts and Sciences, Busi- Division II. rugby; exercise trail for rollerblad- ness, and Education and Human • Intercollegiate sports: ing, biking, and jogging. Services; plus a Office of Unde- Men: baseball, basketball, cross- clared Students. country, football, soccer, swimming, • Study abroad opportunities are track and field, wrestling. available in dozens of countries. Women: basketball, cross country, Find out more at www.ship.edu/ field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, soft- academic/study_abroad/ ball, swimming, tennis, track/field, volleyball. Lady Raider volleyball 3 academics and athletics Shippensburg University shapes its athletic pro- gram to fit within the overall academic goals of the university—maintaining a balance between athletics and academics. Since 1984, the university’s Office of Institutional Research has monitored the progress of our athletes in the classroom. The original study found that Shippensburg was ahead of many institutions in meeting the standards of Propositions 48 and 64— two NCAA resolutions designed to set minimum educational levels in collegiate athletes. Proposition 64 of the NCAA established a mini- mum score of 700 in the SAT and a 2.0 grade point average in 11 core curriculum courses in high school. Proposition 48 carries these minimums even further and outlines availability of scholarships to freshmen athletes based on their school performance. Graduation Rate Report found that nationally, Incoming freshmen athletes show preparation levels among public Division II schools, the graduation comparable to those of all incoming students. In rate was 47 percent with athletes graduating at 55 2009, the average SAT score for incoming freshmen percent. Retention studies by the Office of Institu- athletes was 993, only slightly below the SAT aver- tional Research and Planning show male athletes age for new incoming students of 1013. Both groups at Shippensburg graduated at 58 percent and those average in the upper two-fifths of their graduating receiving athletically related financial aid graduated high school classes. at 57 percent. In addition, female athletes graduated Today Shippensburg University athletes continue to at 74 percent and those receiving athletically related uphold the study’s findings. The quality point aver- financial aid graduated at a rate of 80 percent. age (QPA) for all athletic teams in 2009-10 was 2.51 Since 1975, 41 athletes have earned Academic on a 4.0 scale. The 10 women’s teams had a 3.10 All-America honors and five athletes have earned overall average while the eight men’s teams averaged NCAA Postgraduate scholarships. Many more of 2.51. This can be compared to the