2009 Volleyball
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2009VOLLEYBALL CONTENTS UNIVERSITY FACTS Location . Canyon,. Texas Quick Facts/Media Information . 1 All-Americans . 30-31 Founded . 1910 “The Box” . 2-3 All-time Year-by-Year Results . 32-36 Enrollment . 7,550. 2009 Outlook . 4 All-time Series Records . 37-39 President . Dr. Patrick O’Brien Head Volleyball Coach – Jason Skoch . .7 LSC Opponents . 40-43 Athletic Director . Michael. McBroom Assistant Coaches/Coaching Records . 8 Postseason Recaps and History . 44-46 Senior Assoc . A D. (SWA) . Holly Troth Meet the Lady Buffs . 9-20 About WTAMU . 48-49 Nickname . Lady. Buffs 2009 Rosters . 10-11 Canyon & Amarillo . 50 Colors . Maroon. and White 2009 Player Profiles . 12-22 This is NCAA Division II . .51 Affiliation . NCAA. Division II The Record Book . 24-43 President J . Patrick O’Brien . 52 Conference . .Lone Star (South) 2008 Season Results/Stats . .24 Athletic Director Michael McBroom . .53 Stadium . .WTAMU Fieldhouse (The Box) Individual Records . 25 WTAMU Athletics Administration . .54 Team Records . 26 Media Information . 55 Capacity . .2,557 The LSC . 27-28 Lady Buff Spirit . 56 Athletic Department Phone . .(806) 651-4400 All-time Letterwinners . 29 Ticket Sales Contact . .Misty Hobbs Ticket Office Phone Number . (806) 651-1414 MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant Director/VB Contact . Andi. Leavitt Office Phone . (806) 651-4430 SID Fax . .(806) 651-4409 Press Row Phone . (806) 651-2919 E-Mail . .aleavitt@wtamu .edu Web Site . .www .gobuffsgo .com SID Mailing Address . WTAMU. Box 60049 Canyon, Texas 79016 Overnight Address . .2403 Russell Long Blvd . Canyon, Texas 79016 COACHING STAFF Head Coach . Jason. Skoch Alma Mater . .Oklahoma State (1998) WTAMU Record . 0-0 (First Year) Career Record . .137-22 ( .861 Four Years) Office Phone . (806) 651-2695 Assistant Coaches . Sarah Carthel Dana Hanselmann VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION 2008 Overall Record . .34-5 2008 LSC Record . .13-0 NCAA Division II Regional Playoff Appearances . 19 NCAA Division II Elite Eight Appearances . .10 All-time record (since 1980) . 765-306-2. WWW.GOBUFFSGO.COM 1 WTAMU FIELDHOUSE - “THE BOx” The West Texas A&M University volleyball team is accustomed to excellence in the Activity Center, WTAMU had won a then-record NCAA Division II record of 55 home WTAMU Fieldhouse, better known in the Texas Panhandle as “The Box.” matches in a row, which now ranks fourth-best in all collegiate volleyball levels. That The Box is a facility Buffalo athletes and fans love. In stark contrast, opponents fear streak was later bested by a 57-match winning streak, occuring from 1996 to 1999. stepping into the home of the Lady Buffs. WTAMU had a 40-match home streak snapped in 2003. Built in 1951, The Box is home to the WTAMU volleyball team and formerly the men’s “The Box is a great place to play,” former WTAMU assistant coach and player Carrie and women’s basketball teams. It has been the scene of many exciting moments Burke Slechta said, who participated in each contest of the 55-match winning streak. and has seen a role in winning streaks for all three athletic programs. Success stems “The Box has a certain aura about it that pushes us to another level at home. Brad partially from the fans who crowd The Box and fill it to its 2,557 seat capacity. Stark (WTAMU’s public address announcer) gets us going with his pre-game introduc- tions and our crowd support keeps us going throughout the match.” Until a hard-fought, five-game loss to Angelo State University on Nov. 6, 1993, the WTAMU volleyball team had a 49-match winning streak in the Box dating back to Sept. “Our crowd speaks for itself,” Lisa Thomason said moments after the Lady Buffs won 23, 1989. Counting four contests at the Amarillo Civic Center and two at the Tascosa the 1997 NCAA Division II South Central Regional Volleyball Tournament. 2009 LADY BUFFS VOLLEYBALL WTAMU HALL OF CHAMPIONS 1987 1988 1989 1991 1995 1999 2003 2006 Al Baggett * Terry Adolph Tom Airhart Carl Brown Eddie Connor Charles Byrd J .R . Compton Ana Carolina “Carol” Price Brookfield John Ayers* Jerry Behrens Austell Burrus* Roy Lee Dunn Sandy Callahan Joseph Kemei Pereira Sam Burton* Cloyce Box* Lawrence Brotherton* Charlie Daves David Kent Danny Cazalas Natasha Taylor Ana Cristina “Tita” George Ray Colvin* Hatcher Brown* Grady Burson* Steve Haterius Von Tucker Sims Joe Hayes Stewart Pereira Ben Collins Troy Burrus Milt Fitts Bill Yung Bobby Kleinecke Lwood Dow Maurice Cheeks Buck Garrett 1992 1996 2000 Scott Doores Joed Forbus Tommy Coffey Clark Johnson 2004 Ralph Davis* Joe Fortenberry* Bill Cross Leon Manley Woody Gilliland Jill Myatt McDonald Raymond Brown Pat Gerald* Corky Dawson Ronald Mills Royce Hillman Julie Myatt O’Dell Henry Fields Boyce Box* 2007 Floyd Golden* Simmie Hill Borden Price* Rhonda Kimbrough Reggie Ramey David Gasser Hubert “Cuby” Mitchell Jones* Joe Kerbel* Jo Meaker Ollie Ross Spencer “Hank” Kitchens Sarah Carthel Clifford Keith* Frank Kimbrough* 1990 Washington* Eve Posey Martin Lattibeaudiere Delbert Lowes* Jerry Don Logan 1993 1997 John Vanell Charley Sanders Gus Miller* J .W . Malone Jim Campbell 2001 Bob R . Sloan Warren Hasse# Stan Carraway Odus Mitchell* Gene Mayfield Dory Funk, Jr . 2005 Tod Mayfield Terry Funk Ronnie Mankin Putt Powell#* Eugene “Mercury” Merry Johnson-Byers KEY Weldon Trice Allene Stovall Mike Mitchell Alondra Johnson Larry Sanders* Morris Metz La Follette* Vanessa Wells Thibert Teresa Tinner Jeff Nunn Bob Kitchens * Deceased Ernest Schur “Pistol” Pete Pedro Bob Petrich Frank Stockman Renee Luers-Gillispie # Honorary Pete Shotwell* Jesse Powell Scottie Pierce Julie Saylor Young Elvis “Heck” Ward* Jerry Richardson Gail Simpson 1994 1998 Burl Wood 2002 Foster Watkins Bo Robinson Carl Birdsong Alex Hale* Earl Wood James Scott Kim Hudson Bob Kelley Dale Blaut Phillip Wright Allen Simpson Megan Kinen Morton* Angela Seay Land Charles Kitchens Dave Szymakowski Reggie McElroy Bruce Wyre Douglas Kriewald Duane Thomas Bruce Womack Butch Waltershied* Charles Wright WWW.GOBUFFSGO.COM 3 STRONG SENIOR CLASS SET TO LEAD LADY BUFFS IN 2009 The West Texas A&M Lady Buff volleyball team has an ongoing tradition of winning and excellence, year after year, and 2009 looks to be no exception. A new coaching staff, solid junior and senior classes and a bevy of talented newcomers look to come together to reach the high goals that have been set for the upcoming season. Taking the helm of the Lady Buffs is new head coach Jason Skoch. Skoch comes to WT after a very successful career at Truman State, an MIAA Conference member. At Truman, he compiled a 137-22 won-lost record (.861 percent), made five consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament, developed 11 All-America student-athletes as well as two MIAA Most Valuable Players. Joining Skoch on the sideline is Sarah (Butler) Carthel, who enters her fourth season as an assistant coach, while graduate assistant, Dana Hanselmann, also from Truman, rounds out the volleyball coaching staff. The Lady Buffs field an experienced senior class. Rightside hitter Laura Prinsen (Sr-3L, Spring, Texas), setter Katie Rickwartz (Sr-3L, Canyon, Texas), middle blocker Melissa Harper (Sr-3L, Peoria, Ariz.), and outside hitter Natalie Johnson (Sr-3L, Cortez, Colo.) have all established themselves as strong components in the Lady Buffs’ rotation at their respective positions. All have garnered numerous honors, including all-America, all-Region, and all-Conference recognition. Prinsen was selected as the 2009 LSC Pre- season Offensive Player of the Year and Rickwartz was chosen as the LSC Preseason Setter of the Year, both for earning honors for a second-consecutive season. The junior class is comprised of outside hitter Lauren Thedford (Jr-2L, Carrollton, Texas), setter Teresa Dunn (Jr-2L, Arlington, Texas), and newcomer Amanda Stucky (Jr-TR, Moundridge, Kan.). Thedford earned a starting position in last season’s rotation while Dunn made a name for herself from the service line. Stucky looks to bring her collegiate experience as a defensive specialist and libero to the Lady Buffs’ back row. Lauren Purdy (So-1L, Arlington, Texas) and Erika Dupree (So-1L, Mesquite, Texas) make up the returning sophomore class. Purdy saw significant playing time at the middle blocker position as a freshman and Dupree developed her setting and hitting skills as a right-side hitter. Eight freshmen are set to step onto the court for the Lady Buffs, each looking to provide strength and depth at their position. Lauren Beville (Hereford, Texas, High) brings her excellent ball control as a defensive specialist to the WT back row along with Sophie McBride (Minneapolis, Minn., Minneapolis South). Joining the outside hitters are Haleigh Cearley (Amarillo, Texas, Caprock), Stormi Lancaster (Mobeetie, Texas, Fort Elliott), and Kelsey Mangum (San Antonio, Texas, Alamo Heights). Stepping into the middle for hit- ting and blocking strength are Erin Dougherty (Omaha, Neb., Mercy), Laura Iwuchukwu (Edmond, Okla., Edmond North), and Kirsten McCowan (Dallas, Texas, Tascosa). 4 COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF HEAD COACH JASON SKOCH PAGES 6 ASSISTANT COACHES PAGES 7 SUPPORT STAFF PAGE 8 JASON SKOCH HEAD COACH FIRST SEASON OKLAHOMA STAte ‘98 The 2009 season finds the ultra-successful Lady 5-3 in matches that went five-games and were swept Buff Volleyball program under the guidance of Jason just once - at the hands of eventual national champion Skoch, who has established himself as one of the bright, Concordia-St. Paul in the first weekend of the season. talented young coaches in game. Skoch also reached a milestone of his own in 2007 as Over the past four years, Skoch (rhymes with `coach’) he picked up his 100th career win, a 3-0 victory against has served as head coach at Truman State. While with Missouri Southern, on Nov. 6, 2007. the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association- Skoch has demonstrated success from the outset of member, he guided the Bulldogs to four-consecutive his Truman tenure, as in his first season at the helm, top-10 rankings in the AVCA final poll.