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• 2014 Marauders Weekly Release - Sept. 18, 2014 • Jon Montoya• Sports Information Graduate Asst • (O) 701.355.8354 (M) • 720.334.1602 • (F) 701.355.8302 • [email protected] • www.GoUMary.com 2014 U-Mary Volleyball Schedule This Week: The Marauders (3-7, 0-1 NSIC) kick off a three game road trip Ovr. Pct. Strk Conf. Pct. Home Away Neutral in the Northern Sun with matches against on Friday, 3-7 .300 L1 0-1 .000 0- 2 0-2 3-3 Sept. 16, on Saturday, Sept. 20, and #21 Northern State University on Tuesday, Sept. 23. Date Opponent Location Time MSU-Billings Tournament The Records: Upper Iowa is currently 5-4, 0-1 NSIC, with one victory coming 9/5 Montana State University - Billings Billings, MT L 0-3 at home against St. Joseph’s College (Ind.) and a loss to conference oppo- nent Winona State. Winona State is currently 6-1, 1-0 NSIC with their only 9/5 Black Hills State University (S.D.) Billings, MT L 1-3 loss coming against Lewis University. Northern State is currently 8-1, 1-0 9/6 Chadron State College Billings, MT L 0-3 NSIC, after hosting a tournament and recording a conference victory over 9/6 Bililngs, MT W 3-2 MSU Moorhead. 9/9 UNIVERSITY OF JAMESTOWN BISMARCK, ND L 0-3 History: The hold the advantage over the Maraud- Eckerd (FL) College Classic ers. U-Mary is currently 4-9 overall with a 2-5 record in Fayette, Iowa. The 9/12 Queens University of Charlotte St. Petersburg, FL L 1-3 Peacocks won the only match in 2013 against U-Mary. The Marauders are 9/12 Eckerd College St. Petersburg, FL L 0-3 2-10 against the with U-Mary still searching for the 9/13 University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras St. Petersburg, FL W 3-1 first road victory as they are 0-5 in matches in Winona, Minn. The War- 9/13 Chadron State College St. Petersburg, FL W 3-1 riors defeated the Marauders in the only match between the two schools in 2013. Against the the Marauders are currently 1-14 9/16 MINOT STATE* (Campers Free Night) BISMARCK, ND L 1-3 including a 0-7 record in Aberdeen, S.D. The Wolves won the only match in 9/19 Upper Iowa University* Fayette, IA 7 p.m. 2013 against U-Mary. 9/20 Winona State University* Winona, MN 4 p.m. 9/23 #21 Northern State University* Aberdeen, SD 7 p.m. Last Week: U-Mary won two out of four matches in the Eckerd College Clas- sic with victories coming against University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras and 9/26 #1 CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, ST. PAUL* BISMARCK, ND 7 P.M. Chadron State College. Earlier in the week the Marauders lost the confer- 9/27 STATE* BISMARCK, ND 6 P.M. ence opener in a home match against Minot State University. 10/3 University of Sioux Falls* (S.D.) Sioux Falls, SD 7 p.m. 10/4 #7 Soutwest Minnesota State University* Marshall, MN 3 p.m. Game Coverage: There will be a live video stream of both matches as well 10/10 #20 WAYNE STATE* (DIG PINK) BISMARCK, ND 7 P.M. as live statistics available at http://www.goumary.com/coverage 10/11 AUGUSTANA* (DIG PINK) BISMARCK, ND 6 P.M. Social Media: You can also follow along with U-Mary volleyball in-game and 10/14 MSU MOORHEAD* BISMARCK, ND 7 P.M. general U-Mary updates on Twitter at @umarysports. Be sure to follow the 10/17 #3 Duluth* Duluth, MN 7 p.m. Marauders Facebook page as well at “Marauder Athletics” and “University 10/18 St. Cloud State University* St. Cloud, MN 4 p.m. of Mary Volleyball Marauders”. 10/24 MINNESOTA CROOKSTON* (ALUMNI) BISMARCK, ND 7 P.M. Next Week: The Marauders will return home for two matches with the first 10/25 BEMIDJI STATE* (ALUMNI) BISMARCK, ND 6 P.M. coming against #2 Concordia University, St. Paul on Friday, Sept. 26, before 10/28 Minot State University* Minot, ND 7 p.m. hosting Minnesota State University - Mankato on Saturday, Sept. 27. 10/31 Minnesota State* Mankato, MN 7 p.m. 11/1 #1 Concordia University, St. Paul* St. Paul, MN 4 p.m. 11//7 WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY* BISMARCK, ND 7 P.M. 11/8 UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY* BISMARCK, ND 6 P.M. HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS *Indicates NSIC Game All times based on Central Time Zone 2014 Marauders Volleyball Roster # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Previous School 1 Clare Lulich DS 5-4 Sr. Ashland, WI Ashland HS 2 Alex Brown DS 5-4 So. Minneapolis, MN Blaine HS 3 Janell Finkbeiner S 5-8 Fr. Ramsey, MN Elk River HS 4 Brianne Murray S 5-7 Fr. Price Albert, Sask. St. Mary HS 5 Claire Johnston DS 5-5 Fr. Winnipeg, Man. River East Collegiate 6 Paige Smith MB 5-11 Jr. Jordan, MN Jordan HS 7 Ashley Koppinger OH 5-7 So. Minot, ND Our Redeemer’s HS 8 Freddie Campbell OH 6-0 Fr. Kimberly, B.C. Selkirk Secondary 9 Rachel Astrup MB 6-0 So. Bozeman, MT Bozeman HS 10 Lauren Boldt OH 5-10 Sr. Red Wing, MN Frontier HS 11 Morgan Dake OH 5-11 Sr. Bakersfield, CA Red Wing HS 13 Laura Stearns RS 6-2 Fr. Weyburn, Sask. Weyburn Comp. 14 Casey Reamann DS 5-5 Jr. Bismarck, ND Bismarck State 15 Katelyn Olson S 6-0 Fr. Fargo, ND Davies HS 16 Victoria King RS 6-3 Fr. Brandon, Man. Elton Collegiate 18 Allison Adams MB 6-0 Sr. Minneapolis, MN Southwest HS 20 Lauren Randall OH 6-0 Fr. Eagan, MN Burnsville HS 22 Kelsey Boyd OH 6-1 Sr. Weyburn, Sask. Univ. of Regina 23 Morgan Wampler OH 5-9 Fr. Jamestown, ND Jamestown HS Head Coach: Melissa Chaplin (Univ. of Iowa ‘02, 1st) Asst. Coach: Thais Franca (1st) U-Mary Volleyball Game Notes...Sept. 18, 2014...Page 2

U-Mary Volleyball Quick Facts in the match against Minot State on Sept. 6, with Marauders as a defensive specialist and her 29 assists and 12 digs. time on the floor has earned a spot tied for Name: University of Mary Location: Bismarck/Mandan, ND (pop. 100,000) third all-time in digs per set. She is only .58 Founded: 1959 Smith: Paige Smith continues her balanced per- behind the second place spot and with the Enrollment: 3,000 formance with 38 kills, 116 attacks, 12 assists, way she is playing this year she can easily get Nickname: Marauders four aces, 17 digs, one solo block and 22 block within striking distance of the first place spot School Colors: Blue, Orange and White assists. in Marauder D-II history. Affiliation: NCAA Division II (Active Member 2007) Conference: Northern Sun (Member 2006) Team Effort: Eight Marauders have earned dou- SCOUTING REPORTS President: Monsignor James Shea ble digit kills on the season so far. They are led by Athletic Director: Roger Thomas Randall at 96 kills and Boldt at 90. Five of those UIU: Upper Iowa outside hitter Jennifer Mundt Assoc. Athletic Director of Operations: Kevin Forde players are also averaging at least one kill per set leads the offense with 154 kills and averages 4.16 Asst. Athletic Director for Advancement: Mike Offerdahl with Boldt leading the way at 2.65 and Randall kills per set. She makes some mistakes though, Asst. Athletic Dir. for Comp./S.W.A: Dr. Patty Keller close behind at 2.59. U-Mary is also averaging as she has 82 errors giving her an attack percent- Sports Information Director: Brian Larson 1.24 aces per set as a team with Reamann out age of .169. The Marauders need to contain her if Sports Information Graduate Asst: Jon Montoya front with 13 aces and Randall next in line at they want a chance to win. Mundt is assisted by : 701.355.8354 Sports Information Office 11. On the defensive side, the Marauders are the duo Hailey Brown and Jenna Hermsen as the Head Athletic Trainer: Rhonda Olson Faculty Athletic Representative: Caroline Kozojed out-blocking the opposition as U-Mary has regis- two have totaled 357 assists. They have also com- Athletic Dept. Phone: 701.355.8200 tered 92 team blocks and 25 solo blocks. Adams bined for 21 aces. The Peacocks will have a strong spearheads the Marauder defense with 11 solo defensive front as four players have recorded at About Marauders Volleyball blocks and 18 block assists. Right behind her is least 10 block assists and 100 digs. Haylie Frank- Home Court: McDowell Activity Center (Capacity 1,200) Smith with one solo block and 22 block assists, lin leads the team with three solo blocks and 29 McDowell Arena Press Box: 701.355.8215 followed closely by Boldt with three solo blocks block assists, while Brown and Mundt have also First Season: 1976 and 20 block assists. registered 12 and 14 block assists, respectively. Head Coach: Melissa Chaplin (1st season) The Marauders will need to press the attack if Record at U-Mary: 0-0 BEHIND THE NUMBERS (Career rankings since they want to find a hole in the Peacocks’ defense. Conference Record at U-Mary: 0-0 ‘06) Volleyball Office Phone: 701-355-8250 WSU: Winona State is led by Danielle Rampart, Head Coach e-mail: [email protected] 603: Boldt is currently fourth all time on the who will demonstrate a balanced attack with 119 Asst Coach: Thais Franca Marauders kills list. She has moved up from the kills, 4.58 kills per set, .337 attack percentage, Volleyball Trainer: Lance Shuler sixth spot and is five kills behind third place. She seven aces and seven block assists. She will get : 9/5 2013 Returning Athletes/Lost help from McKenna Larsen who has registered 2013 Record: 4-23 should move into third place after the Upper 2013 Conference Record: 1-19 (16th in NSIC) Iowa match this week. 268 assists so far on the season. In addition to Overall Record: 47-183 her setter skills, Larsen has also earned 14 aces to Overall Conference Record: 22-134 751: Finkbeiner has continued her torrid pace in lead the team, the Marauders will need to tight- assists as she has moved up from sixth to fourth en up their defense to break down Rampart and all-time for the Marauders and is currently 43 Larsen. On the defensive side, the Warriors will Adams: Allison Adams has earned 66 kills, behind the third spot. She should have the third have Lauren Kudronowicz leading the blocking ef- 162 attacks, .247 attack percentage, 11 solo spot securely in her possession after the Winona fort with three solo blocks and 14 block assists. In blocks, and 18 block assists. Her outstanding State contest. conjunction with Kudronowicz, Jamie Cairncross play got her recognized with an All-Tourna- will be the primary defensive specialist as she ment selection in the Eckerd College Classic. .181: Adams has earned the seventh spot in her leads the team with 124 digs. U-Mary must find a career at U-Mary in attack percentage, sit is .010 groove to keep the Warriors on their heels. Randall: Lauren Randall has performed behind the third spot and .014 behind Morgan above and beyond the call of a freshman. Dake, who has the second spot. NSU: The Wolves will be one of the more com- She has registered two double-doubles so plete teams the Marauders have faced. They are far in addition to her 96 kills, 297 attacks, 707.5: In addition to her kills ranking, Boldt is in led offensively by Kelsey Chambers, a preseason 2.59 kills per set, 11 aces and 114 points. the fourth spot on the points list for the Maraud- First Team All-Conference selection, Cari McGar- ers. She needs 23 points to earn third all-time in vie, and Tori Biach, a preseason Second Team Boldt: Lauren Boldt has continued her Marauders D-II history. All-Conference selection. Chambers leads the way steady play with 90 kills, 255 attacks, three with 112 kills, 4.00 kills per set and a .323 attack solo blocks and 20 block assists. 40: Adams has certainly stepped her blocking percentage. McGarvie has registered 85 kills, 3.15 game up as she is now tied for second all-time in kills per set and a .483 attack percentage. Biach Brown: Alex Brown highlights the Marauder solo blocks. She only needs nine more in order rounds out the three with 81 kills, 2.89 kills per defense as she is currently fifth in the NSIC to hold the U-Mary Division-II all-time solo block set and a .473 attack percentage. The trio will be in digs per set with 5.11. In addition to her record. assisted by Drew Smith, another preseason Sec- solid defense she also leads the team with ond Team All-Conference selection, as she directs 189 digs and helps the offense when she can 213: Adams also ranks second in block assists the offense with 394 assists. The Marauders will with 28 assists. and is only 57 behind the first place spot. At her need their best defensive showing if they want to current pace she should earn the top spot during keep the 21st ranked team in the nation in check. Reamann: Casey Reamann has seen limited the Sioux Falls match. On the defensive side the Wolves are incredibly action as a junior. However, she currently durable on the net as six players have recorded at leads the team in aces with 13 and is tied for .89: Adams deserves every defensive accolade least 10 block assists, three players have at least ninth in the NSIC in aces per set with .36. she earns since she is also second all-time in 20 block assists, and McGarvie leads the way with blocks per set. If she can continue her produc- 37 block assists. The Marauders will need to vary Finkbeiner: Janell Finkbeiner has been the tion she should move into the top spot and stay their looks if they want to bypass the blockers on primary driver of the offense for the Maraud- there by the end of the season. the net. ers so far. She has earned a team leading 205 assists and has also earned a double-double 3.79: Alex Brown has come on strong for the www.goumary.com U-Mary Volleyball Game Notes...Sept. 18, 2014...Page 3 Returning First Team All-Conference Players AVCA Division II Top 25 # Name School Pos Yr Hometown Coaches Poll (Sept. 15, 2014) 9 Courtney Ysker Augie OH Sr. Windom, Minn. # School Pts Rec Prev 11 Emily McDonough CU OH Jr. Stillwater, Minn. 1. Tampa (33) 1180 7-1 2 6 Heather Schiller CU MB Jr. Coon Rapids, Minn. 2. Concordia-St. Paul (10) 1153 7-1 1 8 Brittany Looker UMC OH Sr. Rochester, Minn. 3. Minnesota Duluth (3) 1104 9-1 3 8 Ashley Hinsch UMD S Jr. Zumbrota, Minn. 4. Nebraska-Kearney (1) 995 8-0 6 9 Julie Rainey UMD L Sr. Stewartwille, Minn. 5. Washburn (1) 974 8-0 7 11 Monica Turner UMD MB Jr. New Prague, Minn. 6. BYU-Hawaii 963 3-3 4 1 Kelsey Chambers NSU RS Jr. Jordan, Minn. 7. Cal State San Bernardino 873 5-1 8 8. SMSU 809 5-3 10 15 Emilee Gutzmer SMSU S Jr. Jordan, Minn. 9. Wheeling Jesuit 763 7-1 11 11 Claire Sames SMSU MH Jr. Shakopee, Minn. 10. Western Washington 713 7-2 9 20 Abbey Thissen SMSU RS Jr. Clara City, Minn. 11. Central Washington 592 7-1 13 Around the Northern Sun 10 Alyssa Frauendorfer WSC MH So. Humphrey, Neb. 12. Wingate 569 7-1 12 Returning Second Team All-Conference Players 13. UC San Diego 536 4-2 14 Tuesday, Sept. 16 # Name School Pos Yr Hometown 14. Central Missouri 505 3-5 5 Sioux Falls @ Southwest Minnesota State 0-3 2 Marissa Johnson Augie S Jr. Omaha, Neb. 15. Ferris State 463 4-2 15 Minot State @ U-Mary 3-1 16. Colorado School of Mines 453 7-1 17 5 Riley Hanson CU MB So. Nevis, Minn. Minnesota Crookston @ Bemidji State 3-0 17. Grand Valley State 365 4-2 18 Upper Iowa @ Winona State 1-3 12 Maddy Siroin UMD RS Sr. Washburn, Wis. 18. West Florida 356 8-0 T19 Minnesota Duluth @ St. Cloud State 3-0 20 Chandra Honebrink MSU OH Jr. Waconia, Minn. 19. Wayne State (Neb.) 342 7-1 T19 Wayne State @ Augustana 3-2 10 Ellie Van De Steeg MSU S Jr. Hutchinson, Minn. 20. West Texas A&M 334 6-2 16 MSU Moorhead @ Northern State 1-3 1 Amber Krenske MSUM L Jr. Faribault, Minn. 21. Northern State 302 7-1 21 Concordia-St. Paul @ Minnesota State 1-3 2 Kaitlin VanWinkle MSUM MB Jr. Farmington, Minn. 22. Augustana (S.D.) 233 7-1 23 23. Colorado Mesa 183 6-2 NR 4 Jen Dixon MISU OH Sr. Brandon, Manitoba 24. Armstrong State 169 5-1 24 Friday, Sept. 19 10 Tori Biach NSU MB So. Bradenton, Fla. Southwest Minnesota State @ Minnesota Duluth 7 p.m. 25. Palm Beach Atlantic 116 9-0 NR 12 Drew Smith NSU S Jr. Ames, Iowa Northern State @ Concordia-St. Paul 7 p.m. Sioux Falls @ St. Cloud State 7 p.m. 8 Emily Johnson USF MB Sr. Platte, S.D. RV: Metro State; Angelo State; NW Nazarene; Sonoma State; Regis; Florida Southern; Rockhurst; Truman; Alas- U-Mary @ Upper Iowa 7 p.m. 17 Samantha Lovell USF MB Sr. Bellevue, Neb. ka-Anchorage; Clarion; Cal State L.A.; Texas Women’s Augustana @ Minnesota Crookston 7 p.m. 7 Leisa McClintock WSC S Jr. Sioux City, Iowa MSU Moorhead @ Minnesota State 7 p.m. Year indicates eligibility for 2014 season Wayne State @ Bemidji State 7 p.m. Minot State @ Winona State 7 p.m. NSIC Players of the Week Offense: Monica Turner - Minnesota Duluth (MB, 6-2, Jr., New Pragu, Minn., Lakeville South HS) Turner was named to the Colorado Premier Challenge All-Tournament Team as she lead the Bull- Saturday, Sept. 20 dogs with 50 kills on the weekend with just seven attack errors on 84 swings, good for a .512 hitting Minot State @ Upper Iowa 3 p.m. percentage. Turner hit .750 (12-0-20) in the Bulldogs win over Metro State. She averaged 3.85 kills Wayne State @ Minnesota Crookston 3 p.m. per set on the weekend, including 19 against #2 Tampa. She also added 11 blocks, including one solo. Sioux Falls @ Minnesota Duluth 4 p.m. Augustana @ Bemidji State 4 p.m. Defense: Brianne Stamer - St. Cloud State (DS, 5-6, Jr., Hutchinson, Minn., Hutchingson HS) U-Mary @ Winona State 4 p.m. Stamer led the NSIC in digs as she had 94 in 13 set for a 7.23 dig per set average at the NSU Dacotah MSU Moorhead @ Concordia-St. Paul 4 p.m. Bank Volleyball Classic. She racked up an NSIC-high 31 digs in the 3-1 win over Southwest Baptist, Northern State @ Minnesota State 4 p.m. 25 against Minnesota Crookston and 24 in a three set sweep of Minot State. Southwest Minnesota State @ St. Cloud State 4 p.m. Setter: Ashley Hinsch - Minnesota Duluth (S, 5-10, Zumbrota, Minn., Zubrota-Mazeppa HS) Hinsch was named to the Colorado Premier Challenge All-Tournament Team after averaging an NSIC high 14.23 assist per set over four matches. Hinsch collected 185 assists, 10 kills on 18 swings, three aces, 21 digs, and six blocks in 13 sets. Hinsch directed an offense that hit .327 on the week against top-5 opponents including #4 BYU-Hawaii and #2 Tampa.

2014 NSIC Volleyball Standings 2014 Preseason NSIC 2013 NSIC Volleyball Standings (as of Sept. 16) Volleyball Coaches Poll Conf. overall Conf. overall #3 Minnesota Duluth 1-0 1.000 8-1 0.899 W2 Team Pts. Concordia-St. Paul*^ 19-1 0.950 35-3 0.921 W6 #21 Northern State 1-0 1.000 8-1 0.899 W6 1. Concordia-St. Paul (15) 225 Minnesota Duluth 18-2 0.900 33-3 0.917 l1 #19 Wayne State 1-0 1.000 8-1 0.899 W6 2. Minnesota Duluth (1) 206 Southwest Minnesota State 17-3 0.850 24-8 0.750 l1 3. Southwest Minnesota St. 196 Winona State 1-0 1.000 6-1 0.857 W1 Augustana 14-6 0.700 22-8 0.733 l1 4. Northern State 176 Minnesota Crookston 1-0 1.000 7-2 0.778 W1 Northern State 14-6 0.700 22-8 0.733 l2 5. Wayne State 174 #8 Southwest Minnesota State 1-0 1.000 6-3 0.667 W2 Wayne State 12-8 0.600 22-10 0.688 l1 6. Augustana 147 Sioux Falls 10-10 0.500 19-12 0.613 l1 Minnesota State 1-0 1.000 5-3 0.625 W2 7. Sioux Falls 127 Minnesota Crookston 10-10 0.500 15-14 0.517 l1 Minot State 1-0 1.000 3-6 0.333 W1 8. Minnesota State 126 MSU Moorhead 8-12 0.400 15-13 0.536 l2 #22 Augustana 0-1 0.000 7-2 0.778 l1 9. MSU Moorhead 121 #2 Concordia-St. Paul 0-1 0.000 7-2 0.778 l1 10. Minnesota Crookston 110 St. Cloud State 8-12 0.400 14-14 0.500 W1 St. Cloud State 0-1 0.000 6-3 0.667 l1 11. Winona State 75 Minnesota State 8-12 0.400 13-15 0.464 l2 MSU Moorhead 0-1 0.000 5-4 0.556 l1 12. St. Cloud State 68 Winona State 8-12 0.400 11-18 0.379 W1 Upper Iowa 0-1 0.000 5-4 0.556 l3 13. Minot State 63 Minot State 7-13 0.350 12-18 0.400 l5 Sioux Falls 0-1 0.000 5-5 0.500 l2 14. Upper Iowa 54 Upper Iowa 4-16 0.200 8-22 0.267 l3 U-Mary 0-1 0.000 3-7 0.300 l1 15. Bemidji State 35 Bemidji State 2-18 0.100 6-22 0.214 l1 Bemidji State 0-1 0.000 2-7 0.222 l5 16. University of Mary 17 University of Mary 1-19 0.050 4-23 0.148 l10 first place votes in ( ) Rankings from final AVCA Coaches Poll *Regular Season Champs ^National Champs Rankings based on AVCA Coaches Poll 9/15/14 www.goumary.com U-Mary Volleyball Game Notes...Sept. 18, 2014...Page 4

Head Coach Melissa Chaplin Assistant Coach Thais Franca

On January 16, 2014, University of Mary An All-American volleyball player Athletic Director Roger Thomas an- with national experience, the San- nounced the selection of Melissa Chap- tos, Brazil, native Thais Franca was lin as the new head coach for the Ma- brought on this past year to serve as rauders volleyball team. Chaplin brings assistant coach for the Marauders. 18 years of coaching at a variety of lev- She brings an extensive playing and els and four years of collegiate playing coaching history to the team and experience to the program. her expertise will be used to help grow the program. One advantage “We believe that Melissa Chaplin will she has is her familiarity with head breathe new life into the Marauders coach Melissa Chaplin after serving volleyball program,” said Thomas. “As a as her assistant coach at St. Andrews player, Melissa has competed overseas Presbyterian College in Laurinburg, and at the top NCAA Division I levels. N.C., in 2009. She has collegiate experience as both a head and assistant coach and has run a very successful youth volleyball pro- From 2011 to 2013, Franca was a volunteer volleyball assistant coach for gram. With her diverse background and broad knowledge base, Melissa will Prefeitura Municipal de Cubatão, using her time to help the head volleyball bring a lot of energy and excitement to the team.” coach with practices. In addition to her time serving as assistant coach at St. Andrews, she also was head coach while helping out with overall devel- From 2010-2013, Chaplin was owner and director of a highly successful volley- opment and administration of the program. ball club in Florida. Chaplin managed a staff of 17 coaches, including two for- mer Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) players, as she grew the club Prior to St. Andrews, she was a volunteer coach for a volleyball camp hosted from 30 athletes to 450 in just three years. Working with boys and girls ages by Illinois State University. Her experience as a camp coach extends all the 10-18, Chaplin oversaw two top-5 nationally ranked AAU teams. Chaplin most way back to 2004, when she first volunteered for Hutchinson Community recently worked as the sports facility manager at a country club in Florida. College. She also worked for camps hosted by Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers Volleyball Academy Club, the Tri-State Elite Volleyball Camp in Chaplin’s last collegiate coaching assignment was as the head coach at NCAA Moon Township, Pennsylvania, and California University of Pennsylvania. Division II St. Andrews Presbyterian College in 2009-10. While directing the Lady Knights, Chaplin led the team to a conference tournament appearance Thais earned her master’s degree in exercise science and health promo- and coached a member of the Conference Carolina all-conference team. tion in 2009 at California University of Pennsylvania while also working as a graduate assistant for the strength and conditioning program and a prac- Prior to St. Andrews, Chaplin laid the groundwork for NAIA Ave Maria Universi- tice coach for the volleyball team. Before that, she earned her bachelor’s ty’s start-up volleyball program. Beginning just months prior to the start of the of science degree in resort and hospitality management from Florida Gulf 2008 season, Chaplin successfully recruited 18 players and led the Gyrenes to Coast University. eight wins in their inaugural campaign. Chaplin also served as sports informa- tion director at Ave Maria. She is currently certified with the USA Impact Volleyball Program with in- creased mastery and professional application of coaching theory, making Chaplin began her career collegiate volleyball career at Iowa State University her an excellent candidate to help coach Chaplin in building a solid founda- where she earned a spot as a varsity starter and was named honorable men- tion for the Marauders. tion academic All-American. After two seasons at ISU, Chaplin transferred to the University of Iowa for the 1999 season, also earning a spot as a varsity Thais’ playing history includes her time at California University of Pennsyl- starter. vania from 2008 to 2009, and Florida Gulf Coast University from 2006 to 2008, but it also includes time spent in the NJCAA at Hutchinson Commu- Chaplin began her coaching career in 2002 as an assistant at NCAA Division III nity College from 2004 to 2006. Before coming to the U.S. she played in Cornell College in Iowa. After one season, Chaplin moved on to DIII Iowa Wes- various Brazilian clubs dating back to 1993. The most recent was at Prefei- leyan College where she became assistant volleyball coach and sports infor- tura Municipal de Santos/Unimonte in Santos, Brazil, before that was with mation director. Working at Iowa Wesleyan from 2003-2005, Chaplin coached Prefeitura Municipal de Cubatão in Cubatão, Brazil. From 1996 to 2000 she three All-Americans, won two conference championships and helped lead the played in Projeto Futuro in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and her first career team was Tigers to a national tournament appearance. with BCN Guaruja in Guaruja, Brazil.

After a successful stint at Iowa Wesleyan, Chaplin moved to the sunshine state Thais has accumulated a bounty of accolades as a player, she was selected to become the sports information director at Florida Gulf Coast University, as an All-American in 2005 while at Hutchinson Community College, while where she maintained the website and handled eight varsity teams. While at in the same year leading the team as Region VI Champions and finishing FGCU, Chaplin suited up for her final season of eligibility. As a starter for the fifth in the NJCAA tournament. At Florida Gulf Coast, she helped lead the Eagles, Chaplin helped lead the Eagles to a 27-4 record and an NCAA Division II team to a second place finish in the South Region. Her time at California Sweet 16 appearance in 2005. University of Pennsylvania included a championship in the PSAC and Atlan- tic Region while also being selected to the 2008 PSAC All-Conference team After a year at Florida Gulf Coast, Chaplin continued her playing career as a and Atlantic Region team. member of the Bring it USA Europe Tour in 2008, before assuming a position as a marketing director in the private sector.

Chaplin is excited to join the Marauders explaining that, “It is an honor to be chosen for this opportunity to coach this team of outstanding young ladies at Follow U-Mary Athletics on the University of Mary. Our goal is to take the core of this team this spring and Twitter: @umarysports work hard in developing a faster offensive style of play and a more in-depth Facebook: Marauder Athletics defensive strategy with the intention to show the conference we are no longer the underdogs. With a little bit of confidence for our existing team, combined with our 2014, recruiting class it will carry us to a whole new level.” www.goumary.com U-Mary Volleyball Game Notes...Sept 18, 2014...Page 5

University of Mary 2014 Volleyball MARY Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 17, 2014) All matches

Overall record: 3-7 Conf: 0-1 Home: 0-2 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 3-4

Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 20 Randall, Lauren 37 96 2.59 51 297 .1 5 2 5 0.14 11 10 0.30 12 86 2.32 4 6 10 0.27 0 1 - 10 Boldt, Lauren 34 90 2.65 54 255 .1 4 1 2 0.06 2 2 0.06 8 21 0.62 3 20 23 0.68 0 0 - 18 Adams, Allison 37 66 1.78 26 162 .2 4 7 2 0.05 0 2 0.00 1 5 0.14 11 18 29 0.78 1 0 - 22 Boyd, Kelsey 22 39 1.77 29 139 .0 7 2 1 0.05 1 2 0.05 3 16 0.73 0 3 3 0.14 2 0 - 6 Smith, Paige 32 38 1.19 18 116 .1 7 2 12 0.38 4 6 0.12 1 17 0.53 1 22 23 0.72 0 0 - 9 Astrup, Rachel 19 16 0.84 14 61 .0 3 3 2 0.11 0 0 0.00 0 4 0.21 1 6 7 0.37 0 0 - 8 Campbell, Freddie 24 15 0.62 18 62 - .0 4 8 2 0.08 0 4 0.00 1 11 0.46 0 1 1 0.04 0 0 - 7 Koppinger, Ashley 16 14 0.88 15 55 - .0 1 8 1 0.06 0 4 0.00 2 8 0.50 1 0 1 0.06 0 1 - 15 Olson, Katelyn 17 8 0.47 6 31 .0 6 5 49 2.88 0 0 0.00 0 6 0.35 2 8 10 0.59 2 1 - 3 Finkbeiner, Janell 33 5 0.15 3 15 .1 3 3 205 6.21 4 6 0.12 0 58 1.76 1 3 4 0.12 0 4 - 2 Brown, Alex 37 3 0.08 3 26 .0 0 0 28 0.76 7 5 0.19 8 189 5.11 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 - 13 Stearns, Laura 5 3 0.60 1 8 .2 5 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 0.20 0 1 1 0.20 0 0 - 16 King, Victoria 7 2 0.29 2 9 .0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 3 3 0.43 0 0 - 14 Reamann, Casey 36 1 0.03 1 19 .0 0 0 3 0.08 13 8 0.36 8 61 1.69 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 - 4 Murray, Brianne 23 1 0.04 3 11 - .1 8 2 66 2.87 1 4 0.04 0 19 0.83 1 1 2 0.09 0 6 - 1 Lulich, Clare 17 1 0.06 0 2 .5 0 0 2 0.12 2 2 0.12 3 27 1.59 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 - 11 Dake, Morgan 1 0 0.00 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 1 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 - 5 Johnston, Claire 16 0 0.00 0 3 .0 0 0 1 0.06 2 6 0.12 2 15 0.94 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 - MARY 38 398 10.47 244 1271 .1 2 1 381 10.03 47 61 1.24 52 545 14.34 25 92 71.0 1.87 5 16 - Opponents 38 424 11.16 201 1258 .1 7 7 388 10.21 52 79 1.37 47 546 14.37 31 52 57.0 1.50 3 4 -

Team Statistics MARY OPP Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. ATTACK Sep 06 vs Chadron State L 0-3 21-25,23-25,26-28 50 K i l ls 398 424 Sep 06 vs Minot State W 3-2 25-19,25-21,21-25,19-25,15-12 100 E r r o r s 244 201 Sep 05 at Mont. State Billings L 0-3 18-25,17-25,18-25 104 Total Attacks 1271 1258 Sep 05 vs Black Hills State L 1-3 25-21,11-25,18-25,20-25 100 Attack Pct .1 2 1 .1 7 7 Sep 09 UNIV. OF JAMESTOWN L 0-3 22-25,21-25,14-25 312 K i l ls / S e t 10.5 11.2 Sep 12 vs Queens L 1-3 26-28,16-25,25-20,14-25 50 SET Sep 12 vs Eckerd L 0-3 15-25,19-25,17-25 50 A s s is t s 381 388 Sep 13 vs UPR-Rio Piedras W 3-1 25-20,21-25,25-14,25-22,0-0 35 A s s is t s / S e t 10.0 10.2 Sep 13 vs Chadron State W 3-1 25-16,23-25,25-16,25-16 80 SERVE *Sep 16 MINOT STATE L 1-3 18-25,13-25,25-23,23-25 367 A c e s 47 52 E r r o r s 61 79 Record in 3-set matches:0-4 • Record in 4-set matches:1-3 • Record in 5-set matches:2-0 A t te m p ts 758 832 Serve Pct .9 2 0 .9 0 5 A c e s / S e t 1.2 1.4 SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s 52 47 E r r o r s /S e t 1.4 1.2 DEFENSE D ig s 545 546 D ig s /S e t 14.3 14.4 BLOCKING Block Solo 25 31 Block Assist 92 52 Total Blocks 71.0 57.0 B lo c k s / S e t 1.9 1.5 Block Errors 5 3 Ball handling errors 16 4 ATTENDANCE T o t a l 679 104 Dates/Avg Per Date 2/340 1/104 Neutral site #/Avg 7/66 Current win streak 0 - Home win streak 0 -

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