2017 Ucf Knights Volleyball 1 Meet the 2017 Knights Decade of Dagenais
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2017 UCF KNIGHTS VOLLEYBALL 1 MEET THE 2017 KNIGHTS DECADE OF DAGENAIS Head coach Todd Dagenais enters his 10th season in charge of the Knights. Dagenais needs 24 victories to become the winningest 1 | Alex Fisher 2 | Erin Olson 3 | Miranda Watkins 4 | Jordan Pingel 5 | Kia Bright coach in program history, S | 5’6”| Fr. S | 5’9” | So. S | 5’9” | Jr. L | 5’7” | Jr. OH | 5’11” | R-Sr. overtaking Laura Smith at 188. Chandler, Ariz. Cary, Ill. Tallahassee, Fla. Colorado Springs, Colo. Starke, Fla. Basha HS Bradley Florida HS Air Academy HS Auburn The 2017 Knights are a mix of old and new. Redshirt-seniors Kia Bright and Taylor Wickey headline a squad of three juniors, four sophomores and six freshmen. Bright needs 203 kills in her final campaign to crack the all-time top-10 list. 6 | Kat Felice 7 | Nerissa Moravec 8 | Abby Zimroth 9 | Laché Harper 10 | Jiayi Zhang DS | 5’8” | Fr. MB | 6’2” | R-Fr. OH/S | 5’10” | So. OH/MB | 6’2” | R-Fr. OH/OPP | 6’6” | Jr. Neptune Beach, Fla. Lincoln, Neb. Tampa, Fla. Richmond, Va. Beijing, China Jordan Pingel is back ready Fletcher HS Lincoln Southeast HS Tampa Catholic HS L.C. Bird HS LIU Brooklyn to start the second half of her collegiate career. After becoming just the 12th player in program history to eclipse the 1,000 dig mark, the Colorado Springs, Colo., native is 875 digs away from setting the school record, and become the first player to 11 | Jeanne Westney 12 | Taylor Wickey 14 | Alli Sabol 15 | Kristina Fisher 32 | Anne-Marie Watson MB | 6’3” | So. MB/OPP | 6’4” | R-Sr. RS | 6’3” | So. OH | 5’11” | Fr. OH | 6’0” | Fr. reach 2,000. Miranda Watkins Washington, D.C. Omaha, Neb. Dublin, Ohio Austin, Texas Oviedo, Fla. settled into the setter’s role St. John’s HS Omaha Concordia HS Dublin Coffman HS Anderson HS Hagerty HS well as a sophomore and will look to continue her form from a year ago. Jeanne Westney and Alli Sabol power the sophomore class. Westney led The American in solo blocks 33 | Mary Kate Painter Lucian Chenard Kelly Palma Joe Howard with 27 as a rookie. Sabol L/DS | 5’4” | Fr. Director of Technology Director of Operations S&C Coach finished third on the team Philadelphia, Penn. 1st Season 2nd Season 6th Season in conference kills with 174 Archbishop Carroll HS University of Alberta Seton Hall UCF during her freshman year. Erin Olson and Jiayi Zhang joined the Knights after spending time at other institutions. Olson was a commit to Bradley under associate head coach Jenny Todd Dagenais Jenny Maurer Brian Doyon Carmelo Eleutiza Raymond Chiu Maurer, during her time Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Coach Athletic Trainer in Peoria, Ill. Zhang came 10th Season 2nd Season 1st Season 1st Season 2nd Season to Orlando following two Central Michigan Washington College Syracuse Central College of Texas seasons at LIU Brooklyn, Puerto Rico where she won the 2016 NEC Championship, while notching 240 kills. The freshmen class features UCF INFORMATION redshirts Lache Harper and Location ............. Orlando, Fla. 32816 Nerissa Moravec. Rookie Founded ........................................1963 Kristina Fisher will make an Enrollment .................................63,016 early impact and Alex Fisher, Nickname ...............................Knights Colors ........................ Black and Gold Anne-Marie Watson, Mary Home Court ........The Venue at UCF Kate Painter and Kat Felice Conference ... American Athletic Conf. will compete for playing time. President ...................Dr. John C. Hitt v Director of Athletics ............Danny White Sport Administrator .... Brad Stricklin NCAA Faculty Rep. ..Manoj Chopra Athletics Main Phone ...407.823.3255 Ticket Office Phone .......407.823.1000 2 2017 UCF KNIGHTS VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RETURNERS Location Orlando, Fl. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. K/S D/S A/S B/S Enrollment 64,318 Taylor Wickey MB 6-4 R-Sr. 1.23 0.38 0.07 0.78 Conference American Kia Bright OH 5-11 R-Sr. 2.78 3.16 0.03 0.30 Nickname Knights Jordan Pingel L/DS 5-6 Jr. 0.02 4.62 1.15 0.00 Mascot Knightro Miranda Watkins S 5-9 Jr. 0.03 1.93 5.95 0.00 Colors Gold (R:182, G:162, B:105) and Black Alli Sabol RS 6-3 So. 2.45 0.50 0.06 0.53 President Dr. John C. Hitt (Austin College ‘62) Jeanne Westney MB/OPP 6-3 So. 1.02 0.23 0.02 1.09 VP & Director of Athletics Dr. Daniel J. White (Notre Dame ‘02) Abby Zimroth OH/S 5-10 So. 0.00 0.23 0.00 0.00 NCAA Faculty Representative Dr. Manoj Chopra Laché Harper OH/MB 6-2 R-Fr. Redshirted 2016 VOLLEBALL STAFF Nerissa Moravec MB 6-2 R-Fr. Redshirted 2016 th Head Coach Todd Dagenais (Central Michigan ‘95) 10 Season TRANSFERS Record at UCF 165-122, .575 All-Time Record 165-122, .575 Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Previous School Associate Head Coach Jenny Maurer (Washington ‘99) 2nd Season Erin Olson S 5-9 So. Bradley Assistant Coach Brian Doyon (Syracuse ‘95) 1st Season Jiayi Zhang OH/OPP 6-6 Jr. LIU Brooklyn Director of Operations Kelly Palma (Seton Hall ‘13) 2nd Season NEWCOMERS Director of Technology Lucian Chenard (Alberta) 1st Season Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Volunteer Coach Carmelo Eleutiza (Central of Puerto Rico) 1st Season Alex Fisher S 5-6 Fr. Chandler, Ariz. FACILITY INFORMATION Kat Felice DS 5-8 Fr. Neptune Beach, Fla. Home Court (Capacity) The Venue, 2,500 Kristina Fisher OH 5-11 Fr. Austin, Texas UCF’s All-Time Record at The Venue 257-98 (.724) Anne-Marie Watson OH 6-0 Fr. Oviedo, Fla. Home Record Under Dagenais 83-44 (.693) Mary Kate Painter L/DS 5-4 Fr. Philadelphia, Penn. All-Time Home Record* 316-135 (.700) Incomplete records prior to 1987. RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS VOLLEYBALL HISTORY Matches Played 33, Wickey, Pingel, Watkins, Bright Matches Started 33, Wickey First Year of Volleyball 1975 Sets Played 120, Watkins, Pingel, Bright, Wickey All-Time Overall Record 964-601 (.616) Points 368.5, Bright All-Time American Record 52-26 (.667) Points Per Set 3.07, Bright American Conference Championships 1 (‘14) Kills Per Set 2.78, Bright A-SUN Conference Championships 7 (‘94, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03) Attack Errors (min. 250 attacks) 35, Wickey NCAA Tournament Appearances 7 (‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘14) Total Attacks 992, Bright AIAW Championships 1 (‘78) Attack Percentage .353, Wickey 2016 REVIEW & 2017 PREVIEW Assists 714, Watkins 2016 Record 23-10 Assists Per Set 5.95, Watkins 2016 American Record (Finish) 13-7 (4th) Service Aces 25, Pingel Final RPI Ranking 61st Service Aces Per Set 0.21, Pingel Starters Returning/Lost 4/2 Service Errors 36, Pingel Letterwinners Returning/Lost 8/7 Digs 554, Pingel Newcomers 7 Digs Per Set 4.62, Pingel Freshmen/Transfers 5/2 Return Errors (min. 100 digs) 28, Pingel MEDIA CONTACT Return Errors Per Set (min. 100 digs) 0.23, Pingel Solo Blocks 27, Westney Assistant Athletics Director for Communications Andy Seeley Assisted Blocks 99, Westney Assistant Director for Communications Blocks 126, Westney Volleyball Contact Ian MacDougall Blocks Per Set 1.09, Westney Cell Phone 317-313-7486 Block Errors (min. 25 blocks) 8, Wickey, Sabol Office Phone 407-823-5395 Ball Handling Errors 18, Watkins E-mail [email protected] Communications Fax 407-823-5293 STAY SOCIAL Official UCF Knights Website UCFKnights.com Official UCF Knights Volleyball Twitter @UCF_Volleyball Official UCF Knights Volleyball Facebook /UCF.Volleyball Official UCF Knights Volleyball Instagram @UCF.Volleyball Todd Dagenias Twitter @UCFVBtodd 2017 UCF KNIGHTS VOLLEYBALL 3 2016 STATS 4 2017 UCF KNIGHTS VOLLEYBALL 2016 AAC STATS 2017 UCF KNIGHTS VOLLEYBALL 5 ALL-TIME ROSTER A Jenny Frank ..........................2000-03 Nahely Molina ...............................2014 Elyse Schneider ....................1993-96 Leah Alexander 2005-07 Kristin Mondientz ...................... 2004 Halle Scott ..........................2014-2016 Alina Alvarez .................................1986 G Karin Moore ................................... 1977 Tricia Scott ........................... 2006-07 Julie Anderson ...................... 1982-83 Taylor Gallart .....................2013-2016 Linda Morales .........................1978-79 Stephanie Serna.................. 2006-08 Samantha Andisco.............. 1999-00 Kim Gass .................................. 1986-87 Adena Morasch .............................1991 Carla Sikora ...................................1997 Janet Appleby ..............................1979 Sandy Gast ..............................1976-77 Nerissa Moravec......................... 2016- Aggie Skalski ..........................1977-78 Chaz Arah ............................. 2002-05 Amy Gendreau ...................... 1992-95 Kathi Morgan ................................1980 Laura Smith .............................1977-79 Isabel Arango ...............................1980 Ashley Gialenios ..................... 2011-14 Piper Morgan ..........................1998-01 Carol Sniegowski ................... 1981-84 Connie Armstrong ...............1983-84 Rene Goldfarb ...............................1981 Patricia Munoz ..............................1976 Michelle Sobczak ..................1998-99 Juli Arnold ...............................1983-84 Julie Gonzalez ........................1976-77 Meredith Murphy ..................2009-12 Michelle Spaleta .................. 2002-04 Kaye-Alese Green .................2010-14 Kalynn Sparkman ........................ 1978 B Tanya Gwinn .......................... 1992-95 NO Patti Stevenson .....................1983-84 Wendy Babb ..................................1991 Schanell Neiderworder ......... 2004-07 Kathy Stilwell ................................1976