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GENERAL INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Location ...... Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614 Founded ...... 1876 Quick Facts/Table of Contents Enrollment ...... 12,908 Panther Volleyball -A Winning Tradition 2-3 President ...... Dr. Benjamin Allen Missouri Valley Conference 4 Nickname ...... Panthers Media Information 5 Colors ...... Purple & Old Gold Molten Ad 6 Conference ...... Missouri Valley THE COACHES 7 ATHLETICS STAFF Head Coach Bobbi Petersen 8-9 Athletics Director ...... Troy Dannen Assistant Coaches 10 Senior Woman Administrator ...... Jean Berger Support Staff 11 NCAA Faculty Representative ...... Anne Woodrick Asics Ad 12 Volleyball Athletic Trainer ...... Megan Brady Stre ngth and Conditioning Coach ...... Jed Smith THE 2009 PANTHERS 13 Athletics Phone ...... 319-273-2470 Outlook 14-15 UNI Athletics Ticket Office ...... 319-273-4TIX 2009 Roster 16 Shannon Aschoff 17 VOLLEYBALL IN FORMATION Ellie Blankenship 18 Head Coach ...... Bobbi Petersen Beth Discher 19 Alma Mater (Year) ...... UNI ('90) Chelsea Saunders 20 Career & UNI Record ...... 228-70 (9 years) Kali Karsten 21 Assistant Coaches ...... Kalani Mahi, Kim Davis Michelle Burow/Bre Payton 22 Administrative Assistant ...... Michelle Coulter Candice Burke/Krista DeGeest/Megan Lehman 23 Volleyball Office Phone ...... 319-273 -7170 Amy Braun /S helby Kintze l/Molly Turk 23 Best Time to Reach Coach Petersen ...... Mornings Macy Ubben/Jenny Wi llm s 24 Home Facility (Capacity) ...... McLeod Center (7,043) 2008 Overall Record ...... 25-9 2008 REVIEW 25 2008 Missouri Valley Conference Record /Finish ...... 13-5/3rd Season in Review 26-27 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 4+ libero/2 2008 Stats 28 Letterwinners Returning /Lost ...... 7/ 4 2008 Results 29 2008 MVC Stats 30-34
THE UNIVERSITY 35 This is UNI 36 President Benjamin Allen 37 Athletics Director Troy Dannen 38 Panther Head Coaches 39 The McLeod Center 40
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; UNIPANTHERS.COM - TEAM SUCCESS all-region team. Setter Shannon Perry became UNl's In 27 years of Missouri Valley Conference competition, first ever All-American in 1999 when she was voted to UNI has posted 20 or more victories 24 times, captured the AVCA's second team, while Molly O'Brien earned the 13 regular season conference titles, and appeared in 14 same honor in 2002. Head coach Bobbi Petersen was NCAA Tournaments and three NIVC Tournaments. UNI named National Coach of the Year by her peers in 2002, advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament while former head coach lradge Ahrabi-Fard earned the three times since 1999. In 2002, the Panthers went award in 1999. Petersen also was named Central Region in as the No. 4 seed in the entire tournament-- No. 1 Coach of the Year in 2001 and 2002. in the East Region -- hosting the first two rounds and HOME COURT DOMlNANCE defeating Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Missouri. UNI The Panthers moved into their new on-campus home, finished the year ranked sixth in the nation by the AVCA. the Mcleod Center, in their final regular season match UNI has compiled a 616-149 mark over the last 23 years, of 2006. A record crowd of 5,522 saw UNI post a 3-0 including 319-50 in conference play, and has been win over Bradley on Nov. 18, 2006, marking the first ranked in the nation's top 25 in 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, athletic event in the new facility. UN l's former home 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, with a high ranking of sixth court, the West Gym, was retired on Nov. 7, 2006, with in both 2002 and 2003 . In addition, UNI is one of just 19 the Panthers compiling an overall record of 284-37 in college volleyball programs to have won more than 800 27 seasons- including a phenomenal 189-12 record all-time matches. since 1990, with 10 undefeated home seasons. UNI EXCELLENCE lN THE has posted two of the 10 longest home court winning CLASSROOM streaks in NCAA volleyball history- a 74-match streak Five UNI players have been named Academic All from 1997-2004 that is the third-longest ever, and a Americans a total of nine times. Mary Bernhardt was SO-match streak from 1992-96 that is tied for ninth. In NATlONAL RANKINGS The Panthers a three-time FirstTeam CoSIDA Academic All-American addition, the Panthers consistently have ranked among have become a steady fixture in the NCAA Top 25 during from 1985-87, while Kate Galer was a first-team pick the national leaders in attendance, including averaging recent years. In fact, UNI was ranked at least in 1996 after earning third-team honors the previous more than 1,400 fans per match in 2008. one week in the AVCA national rankings from 1998 through 2004, and have been ranked in the season . Jill Arganbright earned second-team accolades POSTSEASON PLAY in 2002 and was a first-team organization's preseason poll four of the past eight years. choice in 2003, and The Panthers have played in the NCAA tournament teammate Molly O'Brien The Panthers were ranked as high as sixth in the nation was a second-team selection in 14 of the past 23 seasons, with three NIVC appearances 2003. Kris Schroeder was honored in both 2002 and 2003 . on the second team during that stretch, as well. UNI has advanced as far as in 1989. Since the Missouri Valley Conference instituted the NCAA's Sweet 16 three times since 1999. In 2002, CENTENNlAL SUCCESS its academic all-conference squad in 1992, UNI has had the Panthers went into the NCAA tournament as the No. The Missouri Valley Conference celebrated its 100th 40 selections to the first team, including 22 in the last 1 seed in the East Region. In its 14 trips to the NCAA year of existence in 2006, and eight people with UNI ties nine years. tournament, UNI has posted 11 wins, advancing to at were named to the MVC All-Centennial Volleyball Team . INDIVIDUAL HONORS least the second round eight times. Players named to the team were setter Jill Arganbright (2000-03), outside Conference, region and national honors have become hitter and current UNI head coach commonplace for UNI players. During the past 25 years, the Panthers have had 91 all-conference selections - including 54 first-team choices - and nine league Players of the Year. Molly O'Brien was the first ever Missouri Valley Conference player to earn MVC Player of the Year honors three straight seasons, from 2001-2003. Sixteen Panthers have been voted to the all-district or ~· 2009 UNI PANTHER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE Bobbi Becker Petersen (1986-89), setter Kara Galer (1992-95), outside hitter Kate Galer (1993-96), outside hitter and current UNI assistant coach Kim McCaffrey Davis (1997-2001), middle blocker Molly O'Brien (2000- 03), and setter Shannon Perry (1996-99). In addition, former UNI coach lradge Ahrabi-Fard (1981-96, 1998- 2000) was voted as the team's coach. With seven players on the 21-person team, UNI had the most members of the leading vote any Valley school, and O'Brien was l , .. .. ,I getter in on line fan voting. ....rr .':· '...' -~.. j(' C ::, ALL-TIME WINNINGEST <' "';;:: WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL ;:;; '< PROGRAMS 1. UCLA 2. Nebraska ' . · 3. Missouri State 4. Brigham Young • • • •• s. Long Beach State For the seventh straight season, UNI will have 6. Penn State many of its volleyball matches aired live on radio. For 7. Hawaii the fifth straight year, KWLO 1300 AM (Star 1330) 8. Texas 96S will broadcast Panther volleyball and women's 9. Minnesota 944 basketball. In addition, both CBS College Sports 10. Texas-Arlington 921 and FSN Midwest have televised Missouri Valley 11. Illinois State 908 Conference matches live from Cedar Falls.Fox 12. Stanford 876 Sports Midwest have televised Missouri Valley 13. Dayton 872 Conference matches live from Cedar Falls. The 8~1330 14. Pittsb~rgh 862 Panther Sports Network will televise the Sept 2 1S. Pacific 8S0 match against in-state rival Iowa State. 17. Houston 842 18. TexasA&M 832 , 19/ Ohio State 811 20. , UC Santa Barbara 809 , 21. LSU 80S 22. Southern California . 801 23. Memphis 77S 24. Wisconsin 774 2S. E~stern ~entucky 772 MIDWESl i UNIPANTHERS.COM - The Mi ss ouri Valley Conference entersits 103rd year at the Meanwhile, the league ha s been progressive in other In the fall of 1997, Creighton'sJohnny Torres was named start of the 2009-10 academic year, and the nation'ssecond areas, as it has taken its merchandise program in-house, the collegiate male soccer player of the year for as econd oldest NCAA Division I conference continues to be a leader in while offering e-commerce solutions for league apparel, straight year, while SMU 's Lu chi Gonzalez (2001) and Tulsa's college athletics. championship photography and aconference -wide Ryan Pore (2004) have also earned a National Player of the The Valley continuesto lead by example as one of college videostreaming package. Year honor in men's soccer. Meanwhile league member athletics' most progressive conferences. The Valley emphasizes The seeds for this vision were planted by eight Wichita State has produced three national collegiate players the importance of the student-athlete and is aggressive in its administrators representing five institutions, who met at of the year in baseball, including Joe Carter (1981 ), Phil approach to provide opportunities for itsmember institutions. the Midland Hotel in Kansas City, Mo., on Jan. 12, 1907. The Stephenson (1982) and Darren Dreifort (1993). The Valley had another historic year in volleyball as three five schools which formed the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate From its early beginning to its current standing on the league teams earned bids into the NCAA Tournament field. Athletic Association were Washington University of St. Louis, map of college athletics, The Valley will always continue to be In 2007, a conference record four teams were invited to the and the state universities of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and proactive in its approach. Big Dance, while only five times previously ha sthe league Nebraska. Two months after the initial meeting, two more League members include Bradley, Creighton, Drake, received as many as two NCAA bids. Tournament champion schools -- Drake University and Iowa State College -- were Evansville, Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, Missouri State was joined by UNI and Wichita State in post admitted. Northern Iowa, Southern Illinoi s, and Wichita State. Eastern season play. In the fall of 1907, basketball became the first competitive Illinois is an affiliate member in men'ssoccer , while Central Based in St. Louissince 1985, the league is assertive in its sport. Today, the Missouri Valley Conference sponsors the Arkan sasand Southern Illinois-Edwardsville begin affiliate approach to hosting NCAA basketball championship events, following sports: baseball, men's and women'sbasketball , men's soccer membership in 2010. operating a revenue -producing in-house television network, men'sand women'scros scountry and track & field (indoor and bidding out the right to host sport champion shipsand landing outdoor), men's and women'sgolf , men's and women'ssoccer , title spon sorships for those events. softball, women'ss wimming and diving, men'sand women's The success ofThe Valley television package is one of the tenni s, and women 's volleyball. great stories in the league, in terms of the clearance of the This season, the league will conduct its 99th outdoor track men's ba sketball tournament title game on national broadcast and field champion ship, its 92nd tenni schampionship , its television, the excellent national and regional coverage 56th ba seball tournament, and its72nd golf championship for for basketball and other sports, and the effective sale of th e men. Those programs, plu sother current spon sored sports advertising content to more than 25 companie s. The MVC of cross country (51 years), indoor track (43 ), soccer (19) and Televi sion Network ha sblo ssom ed into a revenue -generating swimming and diving (16), have helped solidify the Missouri vehicle and The Valley'smost vi sible marketing tool. Valley Conference as one of the most respected conferences During the tenure of Doug Elgin, The Valley 's ninth nationally. MISSOURI VALLEY and longest-tenured commissioner, The Valley has been Indeed, the inclusion of women's programs under The CONFERENCE STAFF aggressive in hosting NCAA events in St. Louis. Thi scontinuing Valley banner has provided a boost. The Gateway Collegiate involvement of the MVC in hosting NCAA eventsrepresent s Athletic Conference -- which began in 1982 -- merged with Doug Elgin, Commissioner one of the most concentrated stretches of host opportunities th e Mi ssouri Valley Conference and wa sunveiled as part of the Patty Viverito, Sr. Associate Commissioner for any university or conference in the 70-plus year history of new conference on July 1, 1992. Joe Mitch, Associate Commissioner the national championship tournament. In 2010, the Missouri And while the inclusion of women'ssports under a Jack Watkins, Associate Commissioner Valley will host an NCAA men'sbasketball regional, while comprehensive athletic umbrella isa recent development in for Television and Marketing The Valley ha shosted three Final Fours thisdecade (women 's the league'ss toried history, over the years, Valley student Mike Kern, Associate Commissioner events in 2001 and 2009, and the Men's Final Four in 2005). athletes and coaches have become household names during for Communications The league had previously hosted men'sregionals in 1998, the league'sillu strious history, both during their collegiate Kelli Briscoe, Assistant Director of Communications 1999, 2004 and 2007; and a men 's first/second round event careers and, for some, professional careers. Lori Brutton, Assistant to the CFO in 2002. Additionally, Creighton and The Valley co -hosted a In fact, The Valley began honoring that tradition in the Maxine Day, Executive Assistant men's basketball first and second round in 2008 in Omaha. summer of 1997, when the conference began its athletics Hall Carla Fight, Assistant to the Commissioner/ And while the Missouri Valley Conference has been of Fame. Hersey Hawkins of Bradley, Larry Bird of Indiana Administrative Assistant progressive in pursuing NCAA events, it hascontinued to State, Wes Unseld of Louisville, Coach Henry Iba of Oklahoma Jeremiah Ingram, Assistant Commissioner be a national leader in the athletic arena. And starting in State, Dave Stallworth of Wichita State, Ed Macauley of Saint for Communications 1995-96, the conference broke new ground by allowing Louis, and Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati were members of the Jamie Jarrett, Director of Corporate Sales league membersto bid for hosting rights for select team sport initial induction class. Currently, nearly 40 former players, Mary Mulvenna, Assistant Commissioner for championships. By establishing uniform host criteria, the coaches and alums dot the league'sHall of Fame. Compliance and Community Relations storied conference is able to assist ahost institution in a season -long Men'sbasketball, perhaps, has the league'smost Rich Steed, Chief Financial Officer with the likesof Hall of Famers Bird and Robertson, promotional campaign and provide an avenue where hosts tradition Bobby Thomas, Operations and Women's but The Valley hasalso produced national-caliber student can acquire sponsors and achieve a profit for the event. Final Four Assistant athletes in its other sponsored sports. In 2001, Missouri State's The 2003 -04 season wa sa landmark season for the Lauren Eads, Assistant Director for Women's league came to Jackie Stiles became the first Valley woman to earn the Honda conference asState Farm Insurance and the Basketball Tournaments terms on an agreement that provides State Farm with title Broderick Cup, given to the nation'stop female collegiate sponsorship of all of the league's18 championship s. The student-athlete. In the sport of track and field, Indiana State's conference's progressive marketing and in-housetelevision Holli Hyche captured seven national sprint titlesin the early package ha shelped open doors to regional and national 1990s, Southern Illinois' Darrin Plab won back-to-back NCAA spon sors outside of the realm of title sponsorship s, as the outdoor high jump titles in 1991 and 1992, SIU 'sBrittany Riley league'smen 'sbasketball tournament sponsorship revenues became the World record holder in the weight throw in 2007. continues to reach all-time highs. And Kylie Hutson of Indiana State swept both the indoor and outdoor pole vault titles in 2009 . ... , 2009 UNI PANTHER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE MEDIA INFORMATION 5 WIRE SERVICE KCRG -TV ATH LETICS M EDIA UNI Ass oci ated Press 1-800-332-5443 RELATIONS 1-800-453 -2113, 515-243 -3281 Fax: 319-398-8378 2nd Ave. at 5th St. S.E. Phone: 319-273-3100 P.O. Box 1741 Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 Fax: 319-273-3602 Fax: 515-243-1550 John Campbell (director) Email: sportsinfo@un i.edu Des Moine s, IA 50306 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.unipanthers.com Luke Meredith E-mail: [email protected] KGAN -TV Colin McDonough PRINT Interim Assistant A.D./Media 1-800-222-5426 Cedar Rapids Gazette Fax: 319-3 95 -0113 Relations C 1-800-3 97 -8258, 319-3 98-8257 ::, [email protected] P.O. Box 3131 Fax: 319-398-5846 Cedar Rapids, IA 52406 ~- 0: 319-273-5456 ;:;: 500 3rd Ave. S.E. '< C: 319-415-4059 Jared Aarons (director) Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 E-mail: [email protected] J.R. Ogden (editor) Kara Moran E-mail: [email protected] Assistant Director of Media KWWL-TV Contact 1-800-772-2035, 319-291 -1290 Relations/VB Des Moines Reg ister [email protected] Fax: 319-291 -1233 1-800-247-5346 KWWL Bldg. 0: 319-273-5455 Fax: 515 -286-2504 C: 319-415-0991 500 E. 4th St. P.O. Box 957 Waterloo, IA 50703 Des Moines, IA 50304 Laurie Wild Rick Coleman (director) Bryce Miller (editor) E-mai l: [email protected] Media Relations Assistant E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] RADIOS 0: 319-273-3783 Northern Iowan KWL0/KXEL C: 563-880-0868 319-273-2157 319-234-2200 University of Northern Iowa Fax: 319-233-4946 Cedar Fall s, IA 50614 514 Jefferson St. Waterloo, IA 50701 PANTHERS ON THE RADIO/ Quad-City Times INTERNET 319-383-2370 KCNZ volleyball will be Once again this season , UNI Fax: 319-383-2370 319-277-1918 1330 AM (Star 1330). KWLO, with broadcast on KWLO P.O. Box 3828 Fax: 319-277-5202 of most of eastern and northeastern a coverage area 124 E. 2nd St. 721 Shirley St. 12 UNI volleyball matches, plus Iowa, will air at least Davenport, IA 52801 P.O. Box 248 participate in. This any postseason action the Panthers E-mail : [email protected] Cedar Falls, IA 50613 is the seventh straight year that UNI volleyball can be Scott Fenzloff (director) air, making Panther volleyball one of heard live on the Waterloo Courier kcnz@kcnzam .com the Midwest to have a live commercial the few teams in 319-291-1466 rad io home. Fax: 319-291 -2069 KCRR home UNI volleyball matches will In add ition, all P.O. Box 540 319-233 -9770 video streamed at UN IPanthers:com . have live audio and Waterloo, IA 50704 Fax: 319-833-4870 is in its second season of serving as the Stretch Internet Doug Newhoff (editor) 501 Sycamore St. audio and video provider. Panthers internet E-mai l: [email protected] Suite 638 Waterloo, IA 50703 Television Elwin Huffman (director) Fox 28 [email protected] 319-393-2800 Fax: 319-395-7028 WMT 605 Boyson Rd . 1-800-933-7767, 319-395-0533 Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 Fax: 319-393 -091 8 Greg Stuart (production) P.O. Box 2147 [email protected] Cedar Rapids, IA 52406 I UNIPANTHERS.COM -.. Official Volleyball of m 8 HEAD COACH BOBBI PETERSEN BOBBI PETERSEN Head Coach 10th Year When thinking about the tradition-filled history of UNI volleyball, few names jump out like Bobbi Petersen's. Aformer standout on the court for UNI - and arguably the greatest player in the school's history - she has continued her connection with the Purple and Old Gold as both an assistant coach, and as head coach. Under her guidance, she has taken UNI volleyball from its usual standard of excellence to a tier with the nation's elite programs. Now in her 10th year as the Panthers' head coach, Petersen has posted an impressive 228-70 record at the helm of UN l's program, with three Missouri Valley Conference regular season titles, live MVC tournament crowns and two NCAA Sweet 16 appearances to her credit. She ranks in the top 10 of active Division I coaches in winning percentage (.765), with the Panthers winning 20 or more matches eight of her nine years as head coach. During her tenure as head coach, Petersen has helped 23 student-athletes earn first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors, including coaching three conference players of the year. She has also placed at least one student-athlete on the league's all-freshman team each of the past live years. In addition, she has helped four athletes earn AVCA All-District honors, with Molly THE PETERSEN FILE O'Brien earning third team AVCA All-America honors in Education College Volleyball Experience 2002 . UNI (1990) Bachelor's - Therapeutic Recreation • UNI, 1986-89 Academically, the Panthers have shined under • UNI (1992) Master's - Physical Education Petersen's guidance as well. A total of 19 players have College Volleyball Honors earned first-team Missouri Valley Conference Scholar College Coaching Experience Missouri Valley Conference Athlete honors during her time at the helm, with two UNI Head Coach, 2001-present All-Centennial Team, 2006 players earning CoSIDA Academic All -America honors. UNI Interim Head Coach, 1997 UNl's Gateway Conference Player The 2008 season was another banner one for the UNI Assistant Coach, 1995-96, 1998-2000 of the Decade, 1992 Panthers, as Petersen guided UNI to a 25-9 record, and UNI Graduate Assistant Coach, 1990 Firstleam All-Conference, 1987, '88, '89 its ninth NCAA tournament appearance in the past 11 Owns MVC record for kills in a match with 40 years. For the first time ever, UNI earned an at-large bid College Coaching Honors to the NCAA tournament, after finishing as runner-up MVC Coach of the Year, 2006 Professional Volleyball Experience at the State Farm MVC Tournament. The Panthers also AVCA National Coach of the Year, 2002 Iowa Blizzard, 1996-97 kept their streak alive of 20-match victory seasons, AVCA Central Region Coach of the Year, 2002 having now won at least 20 matches each of the past AVCA Central Region Coach of the Year, 2001 Professional Volleyball Honors 11 seasons. Seniors Amy Sampson and Ashten Stelken All-Pro Team, 1996-97 earned first-team All -Missouri Valley Conference honors, with Stelken being named honorable mention AVCA Overall Conference All-District. Year School W L Pct. W L Pct. MVC Regular Post The Panthers claimed the 2007 State Farm MVC Tourn. Season Season Tournament title in 2007, their fifth under Petersen. 1997 UNI 18 9 .667 13 5 .722 2nd 2nd Two UNI players, Ashten Stelken and Kristin Belzung, 2001 UNI 31 2 .939 17 .944 1st 1st NCAA Regional earned first-team AII -MVC honors, while Danielle Brazda 2002 UNI 34 3 .919 17 .944 1st 1st NCAA Regional and Laura Rowen were second-team all-league picks. 2003 UNI 28 6 .824 16 2 .889 2nd 1st NCAA Second Round Freshman libero Ellie Blankenship was an MVC all 2004 UNI 22 10 .688 13 5 .722 T2nd T3rd freshman team selection, as she set a Panthers single 2005 UNI 20 12 .625 12 6 .667 4th T3rd season record for digs. Shannon Aschoff was named the 2006 UNI 28 8 .778 16 2 .889 1st 1st NCAA Second Round 2007 State Farm MVCTournament MVP, helping lead the 2007 UNI 22 11 .667 14 4 .778 T2nd 1st NCAA First Round Panthers to their second straight tournament title. 2008 UNI 25 9 .735 13 5 .722 3rd 2nd NCAA First Round Total 228 70 .765 131 31 .809 ~· 2009 UNI PANTHER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE In 2006, Petersen was honored as Missouri Valley Tournament final and Southern Illinois in 2002 . Conference coach of the year, after piloting the Panthers As a player at UNI from 1986-89, the former Bobbi to a 28-8 mark (16-2 in MVC matches) and the second Becker was a three-time first team all -conference round of the NCAA tournament. After putting together selection and two-time first team all -region pick. another of it's patented winning streaks - the Panthers Although it has been more than 15 years since she last won 19 of 20 matches at one point - UNI defeated donned a Panther uniform, her name still appears on Winthrop in the first round of the NCAA tournament, UN l's top 10 lists in numerous statistical categories. marking the sixth straight time the Panthers had won Her 40 kills in a 1989 match against Illinois State at least their first-round NCAA match. UN l's season not only is tops in UNI history, but also stands as the ended with a loss at top-ranked and eventual national all -time Missouri Valley/Gateway Conference record . A champion Nebraska. native ofDike, Iowa, Petersen compiled 1,611 career C The 2006 season was not the first time Petersen had kills and 1,457 digs during her career. In 1992, she was :::, UN l'sGateway Conference Volleyball Athlete of <' been honored with coaching accolades by her peers. Petersen led UNI to its sixth consecutive MVC voted vl "';:,; She was named the AVCA National Coach of the Year in championship in 2003, as the Panthers defeated the Decade. In 2006, she was further honored by being '< 2002, along with earning her second consecutive AVCA Missouri State on the Bears' home court to win the title. voted to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Centennial Central Region Coach of the Year award, after leading the UNI finished with a 28-6 record and was ranked as high volleyball team . Panthers to a 34-3 mark and a top four national seed in as sixth in the nation during the 2003 campaign. The A former standout as a Panther player, Petersen the NCAA tournament. Panthers advanced to the NCAA tournament's second replaced the legendary lradge Ahrabi -Fard as head coach Injuries and inexperience did not stop the 2005 round, dropping a close decision at eventual Final Four when he retired in 2001. It marked the second time she Panthers from posting their eighth straight season participant Minnesota. had replaced Ahrabi -Fard; she served as interim head of 20 or more wins. Three players expected to be key Petersen took the Panthers to new heights in 2002 coach in 1997, going 18-9 while he was serving as a contributors each saw time on the sideline due to various as they were ranked sixth in the nation - the highest consultant to USA Volleyball. ailments. However, with just one senior on the roster, ranking in school history- while entering into the NCAA Petersen spent six seasons as a Panther assistant UNI continued to grow and mature with each match. Tournament as the number four seed. Along the way, prior to her appointment as permanent head coach. In The Panthers also posted wins against a pair of NCAA UNI faced some of the toughest teams in the country, that capacity, she was responsible for nearly all aspects tournament teams. including Stanford, the defending national champion in of the Panther program, including recruiting, camps, In 2004, with a young squad, Petersen guided UNI the first match of the season . The Panthers came up big scheduling, fund-raising and scouting. to its seventh consecutive season of 20+ victories, and with wins over #3 Florida, #7 UCLA, #8 Pepperdine, #20 Petersen earned her bachelor's degree in therapeutic a second -place tie in the Missouri Valley Conference Minnesota and #20 Missouri. recreation in 1990 and her master's from UNI in physical standings. Playing its usual rigorous schedule, Petersen In 2001, Petersen led UNI to a 31-2 mark, as the education in 1992. She served as a graduate assistant saw UNI post a season-best nine-match winning streak Panthers knocked off third-ranked Wisconsin, #19 Notre with the Panthers in 1990 and, after completing her midway through the season, which marked the 12th Dame and downed Minnesota in an epic five-game master's, was employed as a therapeutic recreation consecutive season that Panther volleyball has won at marathon in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. specialist in Fort Smith, Ark., and Fort Dodge, Iowa. least nine matches in a row during the season. The Panthers eventually fell to #1 Long Beach State Petersen and her husband, Duane, reside in Dike with in the NCAA regional semi-finals. She also became their two sets of twin daughters, Saylee and Sydney (9), the first person in conference history to win a league and Jadyn and Payton (3). championship as a player (1986 and '87) and head coach when UNI beat Missouri State in the 2001 Valley WINNING PERCENTAGE Active Division I Volleyball Coaches Name School Yrs. Won Lost Pct. 1. Russ Rose, Penn State ~ ·:. f. • 30 963 159 .858 », .. , ... ·.... ( 2. Dave Shoji, Hawai1 ~.1.·, ·, 34 984 173 .851 ~ • I ✓ /. t' 3. Mary Wise, Florida 22 659 124 .842 4. John Dunning, Stanford - 24 676 139 .829 ~ .. "" .. .. 5. John Cook, Nebraska 16 442 92 .828 •· ...... ~ 6. Brian Gimmillaro, Long Beach State .<,f(' ' ...... 24 656 154 .810 7. Mick Haley, Southern California 25 726 181 .801 8. Andy Banachowski, UCLA 39 1,082 292 .787 9. Leonid Yelin, Louisville ... . -•'IA.:.~ lJ'i!l·i 18 436 129 .772 I . . . ':, .. ' I .. 10. Bobbi Petersen, UNI 9 228 70 .765 UNIPANTHERS.COM ~ - 10 ASSISTANT COACHES KALANI MAHI A graduate of Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa, Assistant Coach Mahi wa s a collegiate club All -American, as well as Sixth Season team captain for the Yellowjackets. He later played and coached professionally overseas. Mahi also worked for Kalani Mahi is in his USA Volleyball National Development Camps in Lamoni, sixth year as a member of Iowa, for 12 years as a head coach, court coach and camp Bobbi Petersen's coaching clinician . He has a USA Volleyball Coaching Accreditation staff. (CAP) Level II Certification. Mahi has a wealth of Mahi received his bachelor's degree from Graceland collegiate and international in 1987 in business administration and computer coaching experience. Prior information systems. He received his master's in health, to joining the Panthers staff in 2004, Mahi served as physical education and recreation from the University of head coach at the University of Oklahoma in the rugged Mississippi in 1990. Big 12 Conference, and improved the Sooners' record A native of Kaneohe, Hawaii, Mahi and his wife, Chris, each of his final three years. have three children , Tayah Kealohilani'ikamahinala'ila'i He also has previous experience in the Missouri Valley (9), Halia aloha'onapuamaeole (6), and Nohea Conference, serving as head coach at Bradley University Henohea'makama'ikawaileiula (4) . (1995-98) , where he guided the Braves to three consecutive Missouri Valley Conference tournament appearances and posted the school 's most ever wins for a rookie coach. Mahi has also served as an assistant coach at Bradl~y (1992-95) and Illinois State (1998-2000). KIM DAVIS was one of the best players in UNI history, having been She finished her career with 1,272 kills, at that time Assistant Coach named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Centennial good for fifth on UNl 's career chart, and 1,015 digs, Eighth Season Volleyball Team in 2006. She helped lead UNI to its placing her sixth. She also wa s only the fourth person in second NCAA Sweet 16 appearance as a senior in 2001, school history to go over the 1,000 mark in both career Former Panther standout earning first team all -conference honors for the third categories. Kim Davis is in her eighth time and being selected to the All-Central Region squad. In the classroom, Davis wa s a two-time first team year on head coach Bobbi Ateam captain, Davis was one of three Panthers MVC scholar-athlete selection. She and her husband, Petersen's coaching staff. to collect 400 kills in 2001 with 410. She also led the Shane, have a son, Camden (3) and a daughter, Taylor A native of Carroll, Iowa, team in digs with 379. Davis ranked in the top 10 in the (born April 2009). the former Kim McCaffrey Missouri Valley Conference in kill average (3.50), dig average (3.24) and service ace average (0.39) . ,,. , 2009 UNI PANTHER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE SUPPORT STAFF 11 SHAUN JUAN He has served as an assistant volleyball coach at both Volunteer Assistant the high school and club level, and is head coach for the Iowa Force. Shaun Juan is in Juan has been involved with Camp Adventure his second season as a since 2000, and currently serves as Project Director for volunteer assistant coach Southern Europe. Over the years, he has worked on USA for the Panthers. and British military bases in Germany, England, Spain, Aformer libero/outside Japan, South Korea and Italy. hitter at Cal Baptist Anative of Guam, Juan received bis bachelor's degree University in Riverside, in psychology from Cal Baptist, and is currently pursuing Cal if. , Juan helped the a master's degree in teaching and coaching. Lancers to the NAIA national championship in 2001 , and consecutive runners -up finishes in 2002 and 2003. MlCH ELLE travel, match personnel, and merchandise, along with COULTER numerous other behind-the-scenes duties. Administrative She was a four-year letterwinner for the Panthers as Assistant a defensive specialist from 1992-95. She racked up 430 Eighth Season digs over her career, and UNI posted a cumulative record of 98-19 during her career, with two NCAA tournament Michelle Coulter is appearances. in her eighth year as an Coulter is a 1996 graduate of UNI with a degree in administrative assistant Therapeutic Recreation. A native of Dike, Iowa, she and to the volleyball program . her husband, Todd; have three children, Broden (10), Coulter coordinates team Avery (8) and Brielle (4), and live in Dike. M EGAN BRADY Prior to coming to Cedar Falls, Brady was an assistant Athletic Trainer athletic trainer at Morningside College during the 2000-01 athletic year, responsible for athletic training Megan Brady is the coverage of all women's sports. women's volleyball athletic Brady graduated in 1998 with a bachelor's degree trainer for UNI. She joined in Health, Physical Education and Recreation from Briar the UNI athletic staff in Cliff College in Sioux City, Iowa. She received her master's 2001. in athletic administration from Idaho State University in 2000. SHARI BEN DER . #,.'\ Student Manager Shari Bender is in her second season as a student .~ manager for the UNI f.. • volleyball team. Bender, a native of Waukee, ft ·· ~-. .)--:_,... - -c": - Iowa, played volleyball at Waukee for three seasons. The sophomore is majoring in German education. UNIPANTHERS.COM - 14 OUTLOOK The University of Northern Iowa volleyball team we are excited to get her here and teach her our system. allow her to continue to improve as an all-around payer." enters the 2009 season with three straight NCAA Tourna Depending on her learning curve and how she adapts to The Panthers will also bring in a pair of true fresh ment berths, four starters and the libero from the team the pace of the game, she could see time on the court:' man, Amy Braun and Macy Ubben, to round out the pin that finished 25-9 in 2008 and the experience of playing a position. European tour this summer. Despite that experience, head Braun, who was also recruited by some schools to coach Bobbi Petersen feels there are still questions that play as a libero, could see playing time right away. need to be answered. "A my will come in as one of the most well-rounded After losing four-yea r starters and first-team players we will have. She has played a high level of all-conference players Ashten Stelken and Amy Sampson, club and can play at a high level in both the front and UNI will look to its young roster to fill the holes at middle back court. She can hit anywhere on the net and has an blocker and hitter positions. The Panthers only have one advanced development of shots for her age, which will help senior on its roster, preseason all-conference selection her offensively," Petersen said. "We are excited to see how Shannon Aschoff, four juniors, and the rest of the team is Amy adapts to the game at this level, and we expect her to comprised of underclassmen, including two redshirt and fight for time on the court:' five true freshmen . Ubben enters as a four-sport athlete who will be "We have some young kids that are anxious to get in focusing on volleyball for the first time. there and compete for positions on the court and are ready "Macy hasn't spent a lot of time in training for to prove they have what it takes to be there;' Petersen said. volleyball," Petersen said. "We are anxious to train her and "We're anxious to get some of the young players on the see where her potential can go. She is a huge block and can court and see how they respond:' swing effectively from both the left and right side. Depend UNI got a bit of a preview when the Panthers ing on her learning curve, she may find some court time competed in five matches in Europe in May. this fall as well:' "Going overseas was a great opportunity for some of our younger kids to compete in an atmosphere that was Setters better than normal spring ball and practice;' Petersen said. Sophomore Bre Payton returns after starting 25 "It was also a great opportunity to bond together games as a setter in 2008. She led the Panthers with 9.79 and learn a lot about each other:' Pin Hitters assists per set, and Petersen feels she has made big strides UNI will certainly have history on its side as it vies The Panthers return a pair of veteran players in the after serving as UN l's lone setter in the spring. for a successful season. The 2008 team earned an at-large pinhitter position in senior Shannon Aschoff and junior "Bre had an opportunity to get a lot of experience bid to the NCAA Tournament, marking the third straight trip Beth Discher. Both starters from last season, Aschoff and and training this spring;'Petersen said. "She improved and the ninth trip in the last 11 seasons. The Panthers are Discher will become go-to players after the loss of Stelken her set location, decision making and the mental side of also looking to extend a streak of 11 straight seasons with and Sampson. running an offense. As a lefty, she is very dangerous as an 20 or more wins. UNI has reached the 20-victory mark 22 Aschoff earned second-team all-Valley honors in 2008, offensive attacker. She will keep the defense on its toes times in the last 24 seasons. averag ing 3.02 kills and 2.46 digs per set as ajunior . As the as she has improved hitting all areas of the court with her "I like the group we have returning, and the core team's only senior and one of the team's captains, Petersen swings and tips. She should be a lot of fun to watch this group that was on the court," Petersen said. "This team has expects Aschoff to also serve in a leadership role for UNI. season:' worked very hard this spring and summer, and we're ready "Shannon is one of the most versatile pins we have. Along with Payton, the Panthers will bring in true to transfer that hard work into the fall season:' She is not just a great attacker, but she also puts up one freshman Molly Turk. of the best blocks on the team. She also has played some "Molly will be ready to challenge for the setting Middle Blockers back court for us, so we will need that experience as well," position," Petersen said. "She is extremely athletic, and The middle blocker position will be one area where Petersen said. "She is one of our most seasoned players, besides having what it takes to make a great setter, she the Panthers show their youth. After losing four-year so we will rely on her for many things, both on and off the plays strong defense. We are looking forward to getting starter and two-time all-conference player Ashlen Stelken, court this season. We are really looking for her to have an her here and teaching her our system. We're positive that sophomore Michelle Burow is the most experienced player awesome season in many different ways." with her physical abilities, work ethic and attitude, she will at the position . Discher took over a starting position in 2008, start blossom as a competitive setter:' Burrow started all 34 matches for the Panthers as a ing all 34 matches as a sophomore. She averaged 1.46 kills freshman . She ranked second on the team with .96 blocks and .65 blocks per game that season, and Petersen expects Defensive Specia lists per set, and she was fourth on the team with 1.56 kills her to be a key component to the Panthers' success this Petersen believes defense will be one of the Pan per set. She also posted a .297 hitting percentage, and her season. thers' strengths in 2009. The Panthers return second-team efforts earned her a place on the Missouri Valley Conference "We look for her to step up and have a bigger all-conference libero Ellie Blankenship. The junior's 5.59 all-freshman team. role this season. She had a great spring, and she has the digs per set ranked among the national leaders. She will "M ichelle had a great spring both physically and potential to become one of those players that opponents also act as a leader on the floor, serving as a team captain. technically;' said Petersen . "She has continued to get stron cannot stop," Petersen said. "She is huge at the net, both as "Ellie has strong reading abilities, great defensive ger and improve her skill level. She is one of the fastest an attacker and a blocker, and she has made great improve attitude, amazing reaction time and is one of the most middles we have had, and she has great knowledge of the ments on the technical and mental sides of the game. Her competitive players on our team," Petersen said. "We are game, allowing her to be very successful. We are excited to shot selection and decision making made huge strides in looking for Ellie to improve not only her leadership in the see how she handles the role of leading our middle group:' the spring, and we look for Beth to have a breakout season. back court, but for the team as a whole as a co-captain. The remainder of the blocking corps will be She should be someone opponents need to worry about:' She will be asked to take control of defense and passing comprised of redshirt freshman Krista DeGeest and true Junior Kali Karsten returns after missing 2008 with patterns during competition. She is an exciting player to freshman Shelby Kintzel. and ACL tear. watch, and we are expecting her to be a key to the success "Krista got a lot of great experience this spring. She "Kali has worked hard to get herself back, and she of this year's team." continues to make improvements in both physical abilities is excited about fighting for an opportunity to get on the Junior Chelsea Saunders also returns to the Panther as well as her technical and mental sides of the game," court;' Petersen said. "She is one of the most naturally backcourt. Saunders played in all 34 matches for the Petersen said. "She is a big block and has worked hard to gifted student athletes on our team, and she continues to Panthers as a sophomore, tallying 2.23 digs per set. improve her offensive options and decision making. We are improve on the technical and mental aspects of the game, "Chelsea saw significant playing time last season anxious to see how Krista responds to match play this fall. making up for the time lost in the spring." and has grown a lot as a contributor for our team ," Petersen We're looking for her to step up and take control of the M2 Petersen also expects redshirt freshman Megan said. "She can play any position in the back court, which position . Lehman to vie for playing time this season. will help with the versatility of our defensive scheme. "Even though it is very difficult to come in as a "Megan is a big pin who can provide a tough block Chelsea has developed a tough jump float serve that could middle, Shelby could be seeing playing time as a fresh as well as an offensive option;' Petersen said. "She will score a significant amount of points this season." man;' Petersen said. "She has a bi g presence at the net, and continue to learn about the game at this level, which will Redshirt freshman Candice Burke and true freshman ~· 2009 UNI PANTHER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE - ROSTER 15 Jenny Willms join the Panther backcourt. 2009 UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA NUMERICAL "Candice has learned a lot about the pace of the game at this level during her redshirt year and really had VOLLEYBALL ROSTER some good matches in our overseas trip;' Petersen said. No. Name Yr. Po s. Ht. Hometown/High School "She is very quick on the court and continues to improve 1 Ellie Blankenship Jr. L 5-10 Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy her technique allowing her to do well in all of the backcourt 2 Bre Payton So. s 5-9 Waterloo, Iowa/Columbus positions. Molly Turk Fr. 5-10 Elgin, 111./Burlington Central "Jenny will add some depth to our backcourt;' 3 s /Dike-New Hartford Petersen said. "She was a setter for most of her high school 4 Jenny Willms Fr. DS 5-7 Dike, Iowa years, but she has really developed as a defensive special 5 Kali Karsten Jr. OH 6-0 Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls ist. She will be exceptionally good at the right side, which 8 Megan Lehman Fr. OH 6-1 New Hampton, Iowa/New Hampton is an area where we have needed improvement. We are 10 Amy Braun Fr. OH 5-10 Lakeville, Minn./North looking forward to seeing how Jenny adapts to the college 11 Macy Ubben Fr. OH 6-2 Ackley, lowa/AGWSR game, and we expect her to challenge for time on the 13 Chelsea Saunders Jr. DS 5-11 Flower Mound, Texas/Marcus court:' 14 Shannon Aschoff Sr. OH 6-2 Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny 15 Shelby Kintzel Fr. MB 6-3 Mount Vernon, Iowa/Mount Vernon 16 Michelle Burow So. MB 6-1 Lincoln, Neb./Norris 17 Beth Discher Jr. OH 6-0 Grimes, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes 18 Krista DeGeest Fr. MB 6-2 Spencer, Iowa/Spencer 19 Candice Burke Fr. DS 5-6 Waterloo, Iowa/East Head Coach: Bobbi Petersen (UNI '90) Administrative Assistant: Michelle Coulter Assistant Coaches: Kalani Mahi, Kim Davis Athletic Trainer: Megan Brady Vol unteer Assistant: Shaun Juan Student Manager: Shari Bender PAN TH ERS BY CLASS PANTH ERS BY H EIG HT Sen iors (1) Freshmen (8) 6-3 5-11 Shannon Aschoff Amy Braun Shelby Kintzel Chelsea Saunders Candice Burke Juniors (4) 5-10 Krista DeGeest 6-2 Ellie Blankenship Ellie Blankenship Shelby Kintzel Shannon Aschoff Beth Discher Amy Braun Megan Lehman Krista DeGeest Ka li Karsten Molly Turk Molly Turk Macy Ubben Chelsea Saunders Macy Ubben 5-9 6-1 Sophomores (2) Jenny Willms Bre Payton Schedule Michelle Burow Michelle Burow The Panthers will become road-tested early on, Megan Lehman 5-7 Bre Payton playing away from the Mcleod Center in six of the first Jenny Willms seven weekends of the season. UNI opens the season in Col 6-0 lege Station, Texas, competing against Texas A&M, Virginia Beth Discher 5-6 and Iona in the Texas A&M Invitational. The Panthers host Kali Karsten Candice Burke Iowa State on Sept. 2 in the home opener, and then head to the Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Bash, taking on MTSU, Northern Illinois and Ohio. Following a mid-week home match up with Western Illinois, UNI will compete in the Bowling Green Tournament, facing Robert Morris and UW Green Bay along with the host team . The Panthers, who were picked to finish third in Missouri Valley Conference by the league'scoaches, open league play at Drake on Sept. 18. "We start out with a tough preseason schedule to prepare us for the conference season;' Petersen said. "Conference will be an absolute battle with many teams returning a great number of starters. Not only will it be a battle for the top spot, but it also looks to be the strongest year we've had from top to bottom. It will be a tough conference race, and even though we weren't picked to win it, that is our goal, and that is what we will be fighting to do. Our kids and coaches believe we can do it, and this type of conference race is what makes the season exciting:' This year 's State Farm Missouri Valley Conference tournament, with the winner earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, will be hosted by Creig hton Nov. 26-28. UNI has advanced to the fina ls in each of the past Front Row, R-L: Shelby Kintzel, Amy Braun, Beth Discher, Molly Turk, Jenny Willms, Candice Burke, Kali Karsten three seasons. Middle Row, R-L: Michelle Burow, Shannon Aschoff, Krista DeGeest, Bre Payton, Ellie Blankenship, Chelsea Saunders, Michelle Lehman, Macy Ubben Back Row, R-L: Megan Brady, Michelle Coulter, Bobbi Petersen, Kim Davis, Kalani Mahi, Shari Bender UNIPANTHERS.COM -1, 16 SHANNON ASCHOFF 2006: Named to the Missouri Valley Conference All -Freshman Team ... averaged 2.51 kills per game .. . hitting percentage of .283 (196-54-502) was second-best of all UNl 's SHANNON ASCHOFF attackers ... named MVC Freshman of the Week Oct. 2 ... had six matches of double- digit kills ... career best 15 kills at Creighton 10/6 ... recorded 14 kills against Wichita Ankeny, Iowa State 10/21 ... recorded double-figure kills in both ofUNl's NCAA tournament matches, Ankeny, HS with 11 against Winthrop (12/1) and 12 versus top-ranked and eventual national cham 6-2 pion Nebraska (12/2) ... hit .317 over those two matches (23-4-60) . Outside Hitter Senior 14 High School : Two -time state of Iowa 4A Player of the Year, in 2004 and 2005 ... 2008: Named second-team All -Missouri Valley Conference ... averaged 3.02 kills per Ankeny won the state championship both season s, and she was named to the all set, best of any returning player ... also averaged 2.46 digs per set and 0.64 blocks tournament team both times ... named to PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces list of top per set ... her 1,091 total attacks were second-most on the team ... recorded career 100 recruits of2006 ... named to the Fab 50 recruits in Volleyball Magazine .. . four high 19 kills against Florida Atlantic 8/30 .. . recorded double figure kills in 20 matches time Central Iowa Metro League all -academic honoree. ... also had double digits in digs 13 times ... career best 20 digs three times, against #14 Wichita State (10/17), Illinois State (10/25) and Creighton (11 /28) ... season high Personal: Daughter of Dave and Bonnie Aschoff ... majoring in health promotion .. . eight blocks at Iowa State 9/10 .. . named State Farm MVC Player of the Week 9/2 hobbies include rollerblading and water skiing ... favorite quote is "It takes courage to ... twice earned all -tournament honors, at the Varney's KSU Invitational and the FAU push yourself to places that you have never been before" ... born in Des Invitational ... earned MVP honorsat FAU 's tournament. Moines, Iowa. 2007: Hit .3 07, second be st on the te am .. . averaged 2.71 kill sand 1.13 blocks per game ... had 15 matches of double-digit kill s ... racked up career high 17 kills against CAREER HlGHS both Kentucky (8/25) and Saint Louis (9/25) ... had three double-doubleson the sea - Kills: 19 at Florida Atlantic (8/30/08) son ... had 16 kill sand 10 digsaga inst Illinois State 10/6 ... had 10 kills and 10 digs Aces: 6 vs. Wright State (8/25 /07) versu s Drake 10/19 ... and had 15 kill sand career-best 12 blocks again st Creighton Blocks: 12 vs. Creighton (11 /23 /07) 11 /23 ... was named to all -tournament teams at the Varney's KSU Invitational, and the Digs: 20, several times UNI Invitational ... named MVP of the State Farm Mi ssouri Valley Conference Tourna Assists: 7 vs. Creighton (11/23/07) ment ... had 26 kills, eight assists, seven digs and 17 blocks over those two matches, Points: 21.0, twice while hitting .386 (26-4-57). ASCHOFF'S CAREER STATS Year MP GP K KPS E TA Pct Ast APS SA SAPS Digs DPS BS BA Tot BPS 2006 29 78 196 2.51 54 502 .283 7 0.09 0 0.00 27 0.35 4 43 47 0.60 2007 33 113 306 2.71 7 0 769 .307 59 0.52 20 0.18 114 1.01 6 122 128 1.13 2008 34 121 365 3.02 140 1,091 .206 41 0.34 18 0.15 298 2.46 11 66 77 0.64 Totals 96 312 867 2.78 264 2,362 .255 107 0.34 38 0.12 439 1.41 21 231 252 0.81 ~- 2009 UNI PANTHER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE ELLIE BLANKENSHIP 17 2007: Had the most productive season ever for a UNI defensive specialist ... recorded then UNI -record 624 digs (5.43 digs per set) as a true freshman ... racked up double ELLIE BLANKENSHIP figures in digs in all 33 matches ... had 13 matches of 20 or more digs, and three matches of 30 or more ... career best 32 digs in just her third college match, against Cedar Rapids, Iowa Kentucky 8/25 ... named to the Missouri Valley Conference All -Freshman team ... Kennedy HS named MVC Freshman of the Week Nov. 12 after averaging 6.67 digs per game over 5-10 two UNI matches ... her 25 digs against Evansville 11 /9 tied a UNI record for the most Libero digs ever by a Panther player in a three-game match ... finished second on the team in Junior 1 service aces with 23. 2008: Was a second-team Al l-Missouri Valley Conference selection ... set UNI records Hi gh School: Earned eight letters in three sports at Kennedy: volleyball (3), tennis for digs in a season (676) and digs per set (5 .59) ... she had owned both records previ (3) and basketball (2) ... three -year starter in vo lleyball ... first-team all-conference ously that she set as a freshman ... recorded double figures in digs in 33 of 34 matches in vo ll eyball and second-team all -state as a senior ... was team co -captain in 2006 ...... to pp ed 20 digs in 14 matches, and reached 30 or more digs three times ... had a played in IGCA Senior All -Star Volleyball Classic ... four-year honor roll student ... in career high 38 digs against Illinois State 10/25 ... her 5.59 digs per set average ranked tennis, team was state runner up in 2004 and 2006 and state champi on in 2007 . seve nth nati onally and led the Missouri Valley Conference .. . became first UNI player to reach 1,000 ca reer digs before her junior season against Missouri State 10/18 ... twice Personal: Daughter of David and Lois Blankenship ... fu ll name is Danie ll e ZoAnne named State Farm Missouri Va ll ey Conference Defensive Player of the Week (9/8 and Blankenship ... has an older sister, Carrie, and an older brother, Troy .. . sister, Carrie, 10/27) ... named to the UNI Invitational AII -Tournamentleam. played college volleybal l at Northern Illin ois; brother, Troy, played co llege football at Iowa State; and mother, Lois, played college basketball at Iowa ... born in Cedar Rapids. CAREER HIGH S Kills: 1, several times Aces : 4, twice Blocks: 0 Digs: 38 vs. Illinois State (10/25/08) Assi sts: 4, seve ral times Po ints: 4.0, twice BLANKENSHIP'S CAREER STATS Year MP GP K KPS E TA Pct Ast APS SA SAPS Digs DPS BS BA Tot BPS 2007 33 115 3 0.03 22 .091 73 0.63 23 0.20 624 5.43 0 0 0 0.00 2008 34 121 3 0.02 7 31 -. 129 59 0.49 31 0.26 676 5.59 0 0 0 0.00 Totals 67 236 6 0.03 8 53 ·.038 132 0.56 54 0.23 1,300 5.51 0 0 0 0.00 UNIPANTHERS.COM ~- 18 BETH DISCHER 2006: Red shirted. High School: Athree -sport star at Dallas Center-Grimes High School, in volleyball, basketball BETH DISCHER and track ... school 's career leader in both kill s and blocks .. . a four-year All -Raccoon River Grimes, Iowa Conference selection ... first-team all -state honoree as a senior ... played in the 2005 Iowa Dallas Center-Grimes HS Girls Coaches Senior All -Star Volleyball Classic ... member of Iowa Power Volleyball Alliance 6-0 club volleyball team ... IPVA placed ninth at junior Olympic Nationals in summer 2005 ... Outside Hitter named to PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace s list of top 250 recruits of 2006 ... was student Junior body president and salutatorian as a senior ... made honor roll eight consecutive semesters. ...A- 11 2008: Stepped into a starting outside hitters role for the Panthers ... appeared in 120 sets Personal: Daughter of Ken and Lori Discher ... majoring in accounting ... chose UNI and started all 34 matches ... had a career-high 11 kills at Bradley 11 /8 ... also posted because of the outstanding bu siness and volleyball program s, and the beautiful campu s a career-best six blocks that night against the Braves ... po sted a career-high seven digs .. . enjoys spending time with friends and family ... parents have been biggest influence versus Creighton 9/20 ... had 10 kills versus Bradley when the Braves visited the McLeod because of their encouragement and support ... born in Des Moines. Center (10/11) ... topped seven or more kills in 12 matches ... hit better than .3 50 in nine matches, including topping .400 hitting five times ... season-best .474 hitting percentage (10-1-19) against Bradley 10/11. 2007: Appeared in 12 matches and 22 games as a red shirt sophomore ... started one match, 10/5 at Indiana State ... responded with career best in kills (10) and blocks (6) that night against the Sycamores ... had five kills and four digs at Western Illinois 10/6 ... recorded three kill s each against Wright State (8/25 ) and Drake (9/22). CAREER HIGHS Kills: 11 at Bradley (11 /8/08) Aces: 0 Blocks: 6.0, twice Digs: 7 vs. Creighton (9/20/08) Assists: 5 at Florida Atlantic (8/30/08) Points: 14.0 at Bradley (11 /8/08) DlSCHERS CAREER STATS Year MP GP K KPS E TA Pct Ast APS SA SAPS Digs DPS BS BA Tot BPS 2006 -- Redshirted -- 2007 12 22 23 1.05 8 74 .203 0.05 0 0.00 7 0.32 2 8 10 0.45 2008 34 120 175 1.46 62 604 .187 41 0.34 0 0.00 77 0.64 3 75 78 0.65 Totals 46 142 198 1.39 70 788 .189 42 0.30 0 0.00 84 0.S9 s 83 88 0.62 ., - High School: Two -year starter and three-year letterwinner at Marcus High School ... was named the state ofTexas 2006 District 6 Class SA Defensive Player of the CHELSEA SAUNDERS Year ... team MVP as a senior ... averaged 4.5 digs per game as a senior ... played club volleyball on Texas Advantage, which finished 11th at the USA junior volleyball Flower Mound, Texas championships in 2006 ... named her club team's best all -around player in both 2005 Marcus HS and 2006 ... named to Prep Volleyball.com Senior Aces List as one of top 250 players 5-11 in the nation. Defensive Specialist Junior 13 Personal: Daughter of Kurt and Becky Saunders ... full name is Chelsea Lane Saun 2008: Appeared in all 34 matches and 120 sets in the back row ... averaged 2.23 digs ders .. . majoring in international marketing ... enjoys photography, art and going per set .. . tallied double-digits in digs nine times, with a career high 22 at #14 Wichita to movies in her spare time ... chose to attend UNI because of the coaching staff and State 10/17 ... had 15 digs against both Southern Illinois (10/4) and Creighton (11/28) outstanding volleyball program .. . favorite quote is "If I have given my all and still .. . recorded a career best five service aces against Bethune-Cookman 8/30 ... had four to not win, I haven't lost. Others may remember winning or losing; I remember the service aces in back-to -back matches versus Indiana State (10/24) and Illinois State journey." - Apolo Anton Ohno ... born in San Antonio, Texas. (10/25). 2007: As a true freshman, appeared in 11 matches and 13 games ... had a career-best four digs at Western Illinois 10/9 .. . had two digs against Wright State (8/25), Drake CAREER HIGHS (10/27) ... recorded one service ace each versus Bradley (9/29) and (9/22) and Bradley Kills: 1, twice (10/5/07) ... had one kill against Fresno State (9/8/07) . Indiana State Aces: 5 vs. Beth une-Cookman (8/30/08) Blocks: 0 Digs: 22 at #14 Wichita State (10/17 /08) Assists: 6 at Drake (11/20/08) Points: 5.0, twice SAUNDERS ' CARE ER STATS Vear MP GP K KPS E TA Pct Ast APS SA SAPS Digs DPS BS BA Tot BPS 2008 34 120 2 0.02 5 30 -. 100 43 0.36 34 0.28 268 2.23 0 0 0 0.00 2007 11 13 1 0.08 2 .000 0 0.00 2 0.15 13 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 Totals 34 133 3 0.02 6 32 -.094 43 0.32 36 0.27 281 2.11 0 0 0 0.00 UNIPANTHERS.COM ~· 20 KALI KARSTEN team in 2006, running state meet record in the proce ss ... also qualified for state in the 4xl00 relay, distance medley relay and spring medley relay ... selected to Cedar Falls KALI KARSTEN High School Hall of Fame for her track performances. Cedar Falls, Iowa Personal : Daughter of Rex and Laurie Karsten ... father is a professor in the depart Cedar Falls HS ment of management at UNI .. . majoring in communications/electronic media ... 6-0 chose UNI because of the coaching staff, combination of athletics and academics, and Outside Hitter the family environment .. . enjoys reading, listening to music and video editing in her Junior 5 spare time ... born in Cheyenne, Wyo. 2008: Missed season with knee injury. 2007: Appeared in five matches as a redshirt freshman ... played in five games ... had one kill each against Wright State (8/25), Drake (9/22) and Indiana State (11 /3). CAREER HIGHS Kills: 1, several times 2006: Redshirted. Aces: 0 Blocks: 0 High School: Was a four-sport standout at Cedar Falls High School ... earned letters Digs: 0 in volleyball, track, soccer and basketball ... volleyball first team all-stater as both a Assists: 0 junior and senior ... co-captain of her team as a senior ... team advanced to state Points: 1.0 several times semifinals in both 2004 and 2005, with a combined record of 61 -23 ... holds seven CFHS season records, including kills (344), kill average (2.94), blocks (106), and service ace s (0.68 per game) ... in track, was a member of the state champion 4x200 relay KARSTEN'S CAREER STATS Vear MP GP K KPS E TA Pct Ast APS SA SAPS Digs DPS BS BA Tot BPS 2006 -- Redshirted -- 2007 5 5 3 0.60 7 .286 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 2008 DNP Totals 5 5 3 0.60 7 .286 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 BUROW1S CAREER STATS Vear MP GP K KPS E TA Pct Ast APS SA SAPS Digs DPS BS BA Tot BPS 2007 -- Redshirted -- 2008 34 120 187 1.56 49 464 .297 16 0.13 0 0.00 27 0.22 8 107 115 0.96 Totals 34 120 187 1.S6 49 464 .297 16 0.13 0 0.00 27 0.22 8 107 115 0.96 PAYTON'S CAREER STATS Vear MP GP K KPS E TA Pct Ast APS SA SAPS Digs DPS BS BA Tot BPS 2007 -- Redshirted -- 2008 30 86 88 1.02 34 256 .211 842 9.79 16 0.19 194 2.26 64 65 0.76 Totals 30 86 88 1.02 34 256 .211 842 9.79 16 0.19 194 2.26 64 6S 0.76 ~· 2009 UNI PANTHER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE BUROW, PAYTON 21 High School : A three-time first team All -Eastern Midland Conference selection ... earned second team Class BAll -State honors as ajunior, and first-team all -state MICHELLE BUROW accolades her senior season ... named 1st team Super State as a senior ... played in Nebraska Coaches Associa tion All -Star Game ... named fema le co -athlete of the year ..... C, Lincoln, Neb. at Norris High Schoo l ... racked up 374 kil ls and a .384 hitting percentage her sen ior C, Norris seaso n ... was a two-time academic all -s tate selection ... was her high school's "'"0 sa lutorian with a 4.0 GPA. "'= 6-1 ...=- Middle Blocker ~ Sophomore Personal: Daughter of Lorai n and Carol Burow ... full name is Michelle Linn Burow 16 ... majoring in fina nce ... enjoys listening to music and playing guitar and pia no in 2008: Na med to Missouri Valley Conference All -Freshman Team ... started all 34 her spare time ... biggest infl uence on her life has been her mother ... born matches and appeared in 120 sets at middle blocker .. . led team with .297 hitting in Lincoln, Neb. percentage ... averaged 1.56 kills per set and 0.96 blocks per set for the season ... had career high 10 kills aga inst Liberty 9/13 ... career best eig ht blocks at Brad ley 11 /8 ... CARI ER HIGHS had seven or more ki lls 12 times ... had 11 matches hitting better than .400, with six matches of .500 or better hitting. Kills: 10 vs. Liberty (9/13/08) Aces: 0 2007: Redsh irted . Blocks: 8 at Bradley (11 /8/08) Digs: 2, several times Assists: 2, several times Points: 11.0 twice High School: Four-time first-team all-conference selection ... three -time first-team BRE PAYTON all-metro and all-district .. . second team all-state as a sophomore and first team all-state as both a junior and se nior ... elite all -state and state all -tournament team Waterloo, Iowa in 2006 ... also a standout in basketball, so ftball and track and field ... named to Columbus Waterloo Columbus honor roll. S-9 Setter Personal: Daughter of Bill and Barb Payton .. . full name is Breann ... has two older Sophomore 1 2 sibling s, Brett and Lind sey ... major is undecided ... enjoys listing to music and hang 2008: Started 25 matches at setter as a redshirt freshman, appearing in 86 sets ... ing out with friends ... born in Waterloo, Iowa was named to th e Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman team ... averaged 9.79 assists and 2.26 dig s per set .. . career high 45 assists at Evansville 11/1 ... topped 40 CAREER HIGH S assists on seven occasions ... reached double -figures in digs three time s, with career high 19 digs against Illinois State 10/25 ... also had career best eight blocks that night Kills: 8 at Drake (11 /20/08) versus the Redbird s ... recorded career high eight kills, 34 assists, four blocks and six Aces: 2, seve ral tim es dig s versu s Drake 11 /20. Blocks: 8 vs. Illinois State (10/25/08) Digs: 19 vs. Illin ois Sta te (10/25/08) 2007: Redshirted. Assists: 45 at Eva nsvi lle (11/1 /08) Points: 11 .0 at Drake (11/20/08) UNIPANTHERS.COM ...,, 22 BURKE, DEGEEST, LEHMAN High School : Was a two-time first-team all-conference performer at Waterloo East High School ... also a two-time all -metro selection .. . team won conference her senior year ... named team's MVP her senior season .. . was chosen the 2008 Waterloo CANDICE BURKE East High Female Athlete of the Year ... also played soccer and basketball ... four year Waterloo, Iowa member of the honor roll. East HS name is Candice Nichole 5-6 Pers onal: Daughter of Robert and Annette Burke .. . full .. . major is undecided ... biggest influ- Defensive Specialist Burke ... has two sisters, Alison and Paige boating, skiing and tubing .. . born Freshman ences have been her parents ... enjoying 19 in Waterloo, Iowa. 2008: Redshirted. High Schoo l: Two -time first-team all-state selection at Spencer High School ... twice named first-team all-conference, including unanimous selection as a senior ... named to 2007 All-State Elite Team ... racked up 1,048 kills and 295 blocks during her career, KRISTA DEGEEST with a .424 career hitting percentage ... team captain as a senior .. . team qualified Senior Aces List in 2007, as Spencer, Iowa for state her junior year ... named to Prepvolleyball.com state qualifying basketball team Spencer HS one of top 250 recruits in the nation ... also wa son played club 6-2 her senior year ... honor roll and Presidential Scholar all four years ... Middle Blocker volleyball for University of Okoboji 18U. Freshman 18 Personal: Daughter of Scott and Nancy DeGeest ... full name is Krista Marie DeGeest 2008: Redshirted. . .. has three sisters, Kayla, Britta and Tessa ... major is undecided .. . lists her older sister, Kayla, as the biggest influence in her life ... best lesson she's learned in life so far is, "Believe in yourself, even if others don't." ... born in Spencer, Iowa. High School : Named first-team all -conference and all -district as both ajunior and senior ... al so team captain both seasons ... set school records for season kills and blocks, and career kills and blocks ... had career hitting percentage of .341, averaging M EGAN LE HMAN 3.2 kills and 1.4 blocks per game ... also participated in track ... four years on the New Hampton, Iowa honor roll. New Hampton HS is Megan Ann Lehman ... 6-1 Personal: Daughter of Cary and Julie Lehman .. . full name and being outside Outside Hitter has two siblings .. . major is undecided ... enjoys reading, camping s ... born in Freshman 8 ... favorite book is "The Guardian" by Nichola sSpark New Hampton, Iowa. 2008: Redshirted. · . , 2009 UNI PANTHER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE BRAUN, KINTZEL, TURK 23 North High School ... team was state runner-up in 2004 and 2006, and finished third in 2005 and 2007 ... graduated Magna Cum Laude ... three-time Lake Conference AMY BRAUN Interscho la stic Award. Lakeville, Minn. Personal: Daughter of John and Pat Braun ... full name is Amy Kathleen Braun .. . North HS has a sister, Jennifer, and a brother, Thomas ... majoring in elementary education .. . S-10 favorite book is "Dear John" by Nicholas Sparks ... favorite historical figure is Abraham Outside Hitter Lincoln ... favorite song is "Slide" by the Goo Goo Dolls ... born in Freshman 10 Burnsville, Minn. High School: Five-year letterwinner in volleyball ... named 2008 Minnesota Vol leyball Coaches Association "Miss Volleyball " ... two-time PrepVolleyball.com High School All -American ... 2008 AVCA High School All-American ... three-time first-team all state selection ... racked up 1,589 career kills and 2,014 career digs at Lakeville Personal: Daughter of Bob and JoAnn Kintzel ... full name is Shelby Ann Kintzel ... has a younger sister, Courtney ... majoring in speech pathology ... biggest influence in her life has been her parents ... favorite movie is "The Princess Bride" ... favorite SHELBY KINTZEL sports memory is winning the 2009 Class 3A state title in track and field ... born Mount Vernon, Iowa in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Mount Vernon HS 6-3 Middle Blocker Freshman 15 High School : Earned nine letters in three sports at Mount Vernon High School : vol leyball, basketball and track and field ... averaged 3.0 kills and 1.00 blocks per game, while hitting .420, her senior year in volleyball ... IGCA Class 3A Volleyball Player of the Year in 2008 ... was named Linn County Female Athlete of the Year for 2008-09 ... two-time first-team all-state se lection in volleyball ... twice helped MVHS to state runner-up finishes (2007, 2008) ... four-year honor roll member ... salutatorian. Personal: Daughter of Jeffrey and Lynne ... full name is Maureen Jean-Claire Turk ... has two siblings ... majoring in business ... enjoys biking and running in her spare time ... favorite book is "Twilight" ... favorite sports memory is competing in the state MOLLY TURK volleyball final s in 2008 ... born in Elgin, Ill. Elgin Ill. Bu rlington Central HS S- 10 Setter Freshman 3 High School: Four-year letterwinner in volleyball at Burlington Central High School ... PrepVolleyball.com Senior Aces selection in 2008 ... honorable mention All American and first-team all-state as a se nior ... Burlington Central Athlete of the Year in 2008-09 ... All -Area Player of the Year as a senior ... three-time all -conference selection ... team was Class 3A state runner up in 2008 ... three-time member of the honor roll. ' UNIPANTHERS.COM ,,. 24 UBBEN, WILLMS state runner up as a senior ... NICL West Conference MVP in 2008 ... three-time first-team all-conference selection ... also lettered in basketball, softball and tennis MACYUBBEN ... valedictorian . Ackley, Iowa Personal: Daughter of Dale and Lori Ubben ... full name is Macy Lanae Ubben ... AGWSRHS major is biology ... favorite book is "Pride and Prejudice" ... favorite movie is "Dodge ball" ... best sports memory is competing in the Iowa state vol leyball championship -/l'IJil- 6·2 _.,,-..,,• ., Outside Hitter ... born in Iowa Falls, Iowa Freshman 11 High School: Four-year letterwinner in volleyball at AGWSR High School ... first team all-state selection as a senior ... captain of state all-tournament team that year as well ... averaged 3.8 kills and 3.9 digs per set her senior season, while hitting .378 ... set school records for career kills (845) and career digs (71 0) ... team was Personal: Daughter of Larry and Joyce Willms .. . full name is Jen nifer Marie Willms ... has an older brother, Kevin ... major is biology ... enjoys swimming, playing ten nis and going to movies in her spare time ... favorite sports memories are winning JENNY WILLMS the sprint medley relay at state track and field, and appearing in the state volleyball Dike, Iowa tournament ... born in Waterloo, Iowa. Dike HS 5-7 Defensive Specialist Freshman High School: Lettered in four sports at Dike-New Hartford High School: Volleyball, track, basketball and softball ... three-time all-state selection in volleyball ... four time all-conference pick ... helped the Wolverines to a state runner up finish in both 2007 and 2008 ... twice named to the volleyball state all-tournament team ... IGCA Senior All-Star Selection ... averaged 8.7 assists per set, with a 96.8 serving percent age as a senior. , ~· 2009 UNI PANTHER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE I I 26 SEASON IN REVIEW 2008 INDIVIDUAL HONORS #1 Ellie Blankenship #11 Amy Sampson Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference FirstTeam All -M issouri Valley Conference State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player State Farm Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament of the Week, Sept. 8 & Oct. 27 Team UNI Invitational All-Tournament Team UNI Invitational Most Valuable Player #2 Bre Payton #14 Shannon Aschoff Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, Sept. 22 Week, Sept. 2 Varney 's Kansas State University AII-TournamentTeam #4 Ashten Stelken Florida Atlantic University Invitational All-Tournament FirstTeam All-Missouri Valley Conference Team Honorable Mention AVCA All-Region FirstTeam Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete #16 Michelle Burow State Farm Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team Team State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Prairie Farms Missouri Valley Conference Scholar Week, Sept. 15 Athlete of the Week, Sept. 17 & Oct. 28 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week, Oct. 27 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week, Oct. 15 Varney's Kansas State University All-Tournament Team UNI Invitational All-Tournament Team Florida Atlantic University Invitational All-Tournament Team ~- 2009 UNI PANTHER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2008 TEAM NOTES • UNI finished the season 25 -9 overall, 13 -5 in the •Asa team, UNI ranked in the top 30 nationally in a Missouri Valley Conference. The Panthers earned pair of statistical categories. The Panthers were an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, falling to 17th in blocks per set (2.65) and 28th in digs per set Iowa State, 3-1, in the first round in Minneapolis, (16.58) . Individually, senior middle blocker Ashten Minn. Stelken was ninth in the nation in blocks per set at 1.45, while sophomore libero Ellie Blankenship • Last year was UN l's first-ever at-large bid to the NCAA ranked seventh nationally in digs per set at 5.59. ID tournament. In each of the previous 13 times the ""< ;;· Panthers have advanced to postseason play, they • Amy Sampson and Ashten Stelken, with 27 and :,;; won the Missouri Valley Conference postseason 22 kills, respectively, against Creighton Nov. 28, C ::, tournament, earning the league'sautomatic became the first UNI teammates to each have 20 :c· ~ bid. UNI lost to Missouri State in the conference or more kills in the same match since Stelken (22) ;:::;: '< tournament final in 2008, but was still one of three and Laura Rowen (20) did it on Oct. 6, 2007 against teams from The Valley to make the NCAA field, Illinois State. joining MSU and Wichita State. • Sophomore libero Ellie Blankenship, who set UNI • Since making its first NCAA tournament appearance records for digs and digs per set as a freshman, in 1986, the Panthers have failed to make the broke both those marks in 2008, ending with 676 NCAA tournament field just nine times. Three of digs and 5.59 digs per set. She ranked seventh those years UNI was selected to play in the now nationally in digs per set. Blankenship had a defunct National Invitational Volleyball Classic career-high 38 digs against Illinois State Oct. 24, (NIVC), meaning that only six times in the last 23 and has reached double-digits in digs in 33 of 34 years have the Panthers failed to make some sort of matches this year. She reached double-figures in postseason play. digs in her first 18 matches this season, and had her string of 51 straight matches of at least 10 • 2008 marked the 11th straight year that the Panthers digs snapped against Bradley Oct. 11. That match have won at least 20 matches, with UNI having against Bradley (when she got seven digs in the claimed at least 20 victories in 22 of the past 24 3-0 sweep of the Braves) is the only time in two seasons. Five of those seasons, the Panthers have seasons that she has not gotten at least 10 digs. won 30 or more matches, including three times in Blankenship's51 -match streak stands as the 12th the last 10 years (1999, 2001 and 2002) best streak in NCAA history. .• Senior outside hitter Amy Sampson and senior • UNI had a season-high 117 digs in its 3-2 loss to middle blocker Ashten Stelken were each named Wichita State Oct. 17. That was the most digs the 2008 first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference, in Panthers have ever had in a rally-scoring match voting by the league's head coaches. Junior outside (which was implemented in 2001 ). The total was hitter Shannon Aschoff and sophomore libero Ellie just short of the overall school record of 125 digs, Blankenship were named second-team AII -MVC, set on Sept. 1, 1987, against Washington State. while setter Bre Payton and middle blocker Michelle Burow were named to the Missouri Valley • With the 3-1 victory against Drake Sept. 19, UNI Conference all-freshman team. extended its streak of winning its conference opener to 23 straight seasons. The last time the • Ashten Stelken and Amy Sampson were named to Panthers dropped their opening conference match the 2008 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference was on Oct. 18, 1985 when Southern Illinois posted AII-TournamentTeam . Sampson averaged 4.50 a 3-2 win over UNI (15-11, 14-16, 14-16, 15-5, kills per set over UN l's three matches, while hitting 15-13). That was also the last time SIU defeated .265, including recording a career-high 27 kills in UNI in Cedar Falls . the semifinal win over Creighton. Stelken averaged 4.17 kills and 1.08 blocks per set, while hitting • UNI won its first five matches of 2008 by perfect 3-0 .369, over the three matches, tying her career best sweeps, and won the first set against Clemson with 22 kills against Creighton . Sept. 6, for a string of 16 set victories to start the year. That is the most sets won in a row to start the • Senior middle blocker Ashten Stelken was honored season by UNI since the 1986 campaign, when the by being named to the 2008 Missouri Valley Panthers won their first 25 sets of the year. Conference Scholar-Athlete First Team . Stelken, who was also a first-team MVC scholar-athlete in 2007, holds a 3.40 grade point average in elementary education. UNIPANTHERS.COM ~· I 28 2008 STATS RECORD Overall Home Away Neutral ALL MATCHES 25-9 12-2 7-5 6-2 CONFERENCE 13-5 8-1 5-4 0-0 NON -CONFERENCE 12-4 4-1 2-1 6-2 ALL MATCHES (25-9) Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking No. Name G K KPS E TA Pct A APS SA SE SAPS RE Digs DPS BS BA TB BPS BE BHE Pts 11 Sampson, Amy 121 408 3.37 137 1112 .244 17 0.14 4 0.0, 9 136 1.12 10 50 60 0.50 5 0 444.0 4 Stelken, Ashlen 120 374 3.12 107 869 .307 16 0.13 17 30 0.14 1 83 0.69 16 158 174 1.45 8 2 4 86.0 14 Aschoff, Shannon 121 365 3.02 140 1091 .206 41 0.34 18 28 0.15 20 298 2.46 11 66 77 0.64 6 3 427.0 16 Burow, Michelle 120 187 1.S6 49 464 .297 16 0.13 0 0 0 .00 27 0.22 8 107 115 0.96 3 2 248.5 17 Discher, Beth 120 175 1.46 62 604 .187 41 0.34 0 0 0.00 0 77 0.64 3 75 78 0.65 8 5 215 .5 2 Payton, Bre 86 88 1.02 34 256 .211 842 9.79 16 50 0.19 0 194 2.26 64 65 0.76 7 12 137.0 15 Benson, Jessa 43 26 0.60 8 68 .265 408 9.49 9 9 0 .21 0 73 1.70 16 17 0.40 3 9 44.0 12 Oexmann, Sarah 18 6 0.33 5 22 .045 0 0.00 0 0 0 .00 0 2 0 .11 0 5 5 0.28 1 8 .5 9 Grunder, Kayla 114 3 0.03 2 10 .100 17 0.15 25 23 0.22 21 172 1.51 0 0 0 0 .00 0 2 28.0 1 Blankenship, Ellie 121 3 0.02 7 31 -. 129 59 0.49 31 34 0.26 36 676 5.59 0 0 0 0 .00 0 3 34.0 13 Saunders, Chelsea 120 2 0.02 5 30 -.100 43 0.36 34 41 0.28 18 268 2.23 0 0 0 0 .00 0 0 36.0 3 Hammack, Maddy 0 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0 0 .00 0 0 0 .00 0 0 0 0 .00 0 0 0 .0 TEAM 10 UNI 121 1637 13.53 S56 4S57 .237 1S00 12.40 1S1 219 1.25 116 2006 16.58 SO S41 320.S 2.6S 41 39 2108.S Opponents 121 1479 12.22 750 4594 .159 1389 11.48 116 175 0.96 151 2035 16.82 49 337 217.5 1 .80 40 29 1812.5 CONFERENCE MATCHES (14-4) Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking No. Name G K KPS E TA Pct A APS SA SE SAPS RE Digs DPS BS BA TB BPS BE BHE Pts 11 Sampson, Amy 66 218 3.30 80 622 .222 9 0.14 1 4 0 .02 2 83 1.26 7 25 32 0.48 3 0 238.5 4 Stelken, Ashten 66 196 2.97 62 498 .269 10 0.15 8 15 0.12 0 50 0.76 10 88 98 1.48 6 1 258.0 14 Aschoff, Shannon 66 185 2.80 75 633 .174 25 0.38 10 19 0.15 8 161 2.44 3 29 32 0.48 2 3 212.5 17 Discher, Beth 66 109 1.65 34 361 .208 21 0.32 0 0 0 .00 0 41 0.62 1 48 49 0.74 2 3 134.0 16 Burow, Michelle 66 94 1.42 32 257 .241 10 0.15 0 0 0 .00 1 18 0.27 6 63 69 1.05 3 0 131 .5 2 Payton, Bre 58 53 0.91 21 176 .182 573 9.88 12 37 0.21 0 146 2.52 0 48 48 0.83 5 7 89.0 15 Benson, Jessa 12 6 0.50 3 14 .214 83 6.92 2 0 .08 0 18 1.50 1 6 7 0.58 0 5 11 .0 12 Oexmann, Sarah 10 2 0 .20 2 8 .000 0 0.00 0 0 0 .00 0 0 0 .00 0 3 3 0.30 1 3 .5 9 Grunder, Kayla 61 2 0 .03 2 8 .000 7 0.11 16 13 0.26 7 100 1.64 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 18.0 13 Sauriders, Chelsea 66 0.02 2 15 -.067 22 0.33 22 21 0.33 10 154 2.33 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 23 .0 Blankenship, Ellie 66 1 0.02 13 .000 28 0.42 20 20 0.30 18 365 5.53 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 21.0 3 Hammack, Maddy O 0 .00 0 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0 0 .00 0 0 0 .00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 .0 TEAM 6 UNI 64 1069 16.70 320 27S6 .272 949 14.83 8S 107 1.33 70 1287 20.11 39 374 226.0 3.53 28 42 1380.0 Opponents 64 876 13.69 482 2885 .137 794 12.41 70 138 1.09 85 1174 18.34 26 171 111 .5 1.74 38 27 1057.5 ,; · 2009 UNI PANTHER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2008 RESULTS 29 Date Opponent Score Score-by-game Overall Cont Time Attend ,..., 08/29/08 vs North Florida 3-0 25-13,25-10,25-17 1-0 0-0 0 w 1:20 101 ~ =r 08/30/08 vs Bethune Cookman w 3-0 25 -11 ,25-16,25-ll 2-0 0-0 1:02 126 [): 08/30/08 at Florida Atlantic w 3-0 25-20,25-16,25-14 3-0 0-0 1:11 327 N C) 09/05/08 NORTHERN ILLINOIS w 3-0 25-19,28-26,25-10 4-0 0-0 1:24 1492 C) 09/06/08 MARQUETTE w 3-0 25 -20,25-23 ,25-20 5-0 0-0 1:22 1053 '°-;;; ;:; 09/06/08 CLEMSON w 3-1 25 -23,22-25,25-22,25 -18 6-0 0-0 1:50 1606 =r 09/10/08 at Iowa State w 3-1 22-25,25-21,25-21,25 -19 7-0 0-0 1:52 1358 "'vl 09/12/08 at #19 Kansas State 0-3 21-25,19 -25,1 8-25 7-1 0-0 1:48 829 = 09/13/08 vs Liberty w 3-0 25 -23 ,26-24,25-19 8-1 0-0 1:27 1505 "';;;< · 09/13/08 vs Cornell w 3-0 25 -21 ,25-12,25-23 9-1 0-0 1:17 1505 :Ii: C: * 09/19/08 DRAKE w 3-1 21 -25,25-19,28-26,25- l 7 10-1 1-0 1:42 1752 :::, * 09/20/08 CREIGHTON w 3-1 27-25,25-20,13 -25,26-24 11-1 2-0 1:48 1629 <" "'vl ;c;· 09/23 /08 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE w 3-1 25 -13,25-11 ,23-25,25- l 5 12-1 2-0 1:39 1136 '< * 09/26/08 at Illinois State w 3-0 25 -21 ,25-18,25-22 13-1 3-0 1:23 1048 * 09/27 /08 at Indiana State w 3-0 25 -21 ,25-17,25-16 14-1 4-0 1:10 228 09/30/08 SAINT LOUIS 0-3 14-25,19 -25,19 -25 14-2 4-0 1:15 1003 * 10/03 /08 EVANSVILLE w 3-0 25 -18,25-16,25-21 15 -2 5-0 1:15 1103 * 10/04/08 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS w 3-0 25-13,25-20,30-28 16-2 6-0 1:19 1131 * 10/11 /08 BRADLEY w 3-0 25-11,25-20,25-13 17-2 7-0 1:07 1162 * 10/17/08 at #14 Wichita State 2-3 23-25,28-26,25-22, 16-25,12 -15 17-3 7-1 2:12 4017 * 10/18/08 at Missouri State 1-3 23 -25,25-14,22-25,23 -25 17-4 7-2 1:43 552 * 10/24/08 IN DIANA STATE w 3-0 25-21 ,25-19,25-13 18-4 8-2 1:10 1328 * 10/25 /08 ILLINOIS STATE w 3-2 25-21 ,25-19,25-27,20-25,15 -13 19-4 9-2 2:11 1672 * 10/31/08 at Southern Illinois w 3-2 22-25,16 -25,25-20,25-13,15 -11 20-4 10-2 1:54 331 * 11 /01 /08 at Evansville 1-3 18-25,24-26,25-20, 18-25 20-5 10-3 1:45 90 * 11 /08/08 at Bradley w 3-1 25-13,25-19,21 -25,25-1 5 21 -5 11 -3 1:30 417 * 11 /14/08 MISSOURI STATE w 3-0 25-17,25-16,25-15 22-5 12-3 1:13 1583 * 11 /1 5/08 #11 WICHITA STATE 0-3 21 -25,16-25, 19-25 22-6 12-4 1:20 2015 * 11 /20/08 at Drake w 3-1 25-21 ,25-18,20-25 ,25-22 23 -6 13-4 1:38 489 * 11 /21 /08 at Creighton 0-3 16-25,19-25, 16-25 23 -7 13 -5 1:10 1557 11/27 /08 vs Evansville w 3-1 19-25,25-18,25-15,25-14 24-7 13 -5 1:40 1023 11 /28/08 vs Creighton w 3-2 25-20,26-24,18 -25 ,25-27,15 -8 25-7 13 -5 2:09 4219 11 /29/08 vs Missouri State 0-3 L 23-25, 18-25,20-25 25-8 13-5 1:28 1331 12/05 /08 vs Iowa State 1-3 L 24-26,25-16,21-25 ,16 -25 25-9 13 -5 1:38 * Mi ssouri Valley Conference match TEAM STATISTICS TEAM RECORD W-L UNI Opp UNI Opp Overall 25-9 Attack Serve Receptions Conference 13 -5 Kills 1637 1479 Errors 116 151 Home 12-2 Errors 556 750 Errors/Set 1.0 1.2 Away 7-5 Total Attacks 4557 4594 Neutral 6-2 Attack Pct .237 .159 Defense 3 sets 14-5 Kills/Set 13.5 12.2 Digs 2006 2035 4 sets 8-3 Digs/Set 16.6 16.8 5 sets 3-1 Set Assists 1500 1389 Blocking Attempts 4443 4550 Block Solo 50 49 ATTEND Dates Total Average Assist Pct .338 .305 Block Assist 541 337 Total 34 40718 1198 Assists/Set 12.4 11.5 Total Blocks 320.5 217 .S Home 14 19665 1405 Blocks/Set 2.6 1.8 Away 12 11243 937 Serve Block Errors 41 40 Neutral 8 9810 1226 Aces 151 116 Ball handling errors 39 29 Errors 219 175 Attempts 2776 2480 Attendance Serve Pct .921 .929 Total 19665 11243 Aces/Set 1.2 1.0 Dates/Avg Per Date 14/1405 12/937 Neutral site #/Avg 8/1226 Current win streak 0 Home win streak 0 UNIPANTHERS.COM ~ · ' 30 2008 MVC STATS TEAM - ALL MATCHES KILLS HITTING PERCENTAGE Team G No. Avg. Team G K E Total Pct. l. Illinois State 114 1556 13 .65 1. Wichita State 116 1579 548 4172 .247 2. Wichita State 116 157 9 13.61 2. UNI 121 1637 556 4556 .237 3.UNI 121 1637 13.53 3. Creighton 100 1339 494 3700 .228 4. Creighton 100 1339 13.39 4. Missouri State 139 1833 714 5048 .222 5. Missouri State 139 1833 13 .19 5. Southern Illinois 107 1348 530 4087 .200 6. Southern Illinois 107 1348 12.60 6. Illinois State 114 1556 708 4578 .185 7. Evansville 117 1457 12.45 7. Evansville 117 1457 681 4506 .172 8. Drake 121 1419 11.73 8. Drake 121 1419 667 4382 .172 9. Indiana State 120 1393 11 .61 9. Indiana State 120 1393 674 4328 .166 10. Bradley 117 1337 11.43 10. Bradley 117 1337 737 4096 .146 BLOCKS OPPONENT HlTTING PERCENTAGE Team G Solo Asst. Total Avg. Team G K E Total Pct. 1. Creighton 100 63 413 269.5 2 .69 1. Wichita State 116 1248 755 4239 .116 2. UNI 121 so 541 320.S 2.65 2. Creighton 100 1175 630 3812 .143 3. Missouri State 139 86 512 342.0 2.46 3.UNI 121 1479 750 4594 .159 4. Southern Illinois 107 85 349 259.5 2.43 4. Southern Illinois 107 1339 650 4154 .166 5. Wichita State 116 67 410 272 .0 2.34 5. Illinois State 114 1374 621 4319 .174 6. Drake 121 48 399 247 .5 2.05 6. Missouri State 139 1810 807 5255 .191 7. Illinois State 114 56 328 220.0 1 .93 7. Evansville 117 1573 663 4510 .202 8. Bradley 117 43 312 199.0 1.70 8. Drake 121 1581 645 4477 .209 9. Evansville 117 39 303 190.5 1 .63 9. Indiana State 120 1556 586 4313 .225 10. Indiana State 120 47 234 164.0 1.37 10. Bradley 117 1560 554 4069 .247 AsSISTS SERVICE ACES Team G No. Avg. Team G No. Avg. 1. Illinois State 114 1469 12.89 1. Southern Illinois 107 148 1.38 2. Wichita State 116 1476 12.72 2. UNI 121 151 1.25 3. Creighton 100 1247 12.47 3. Illinois State 114 135 1.18 4.UNI 121 1500 12.40 4. Drake 121 141 1.17 5. Missouri State 139 1679 12.08 5. Wichita State 116 132 1.14 6. Southern Illinois 107 1259 11.77 6. Indiana State 120 128 1.07 7. Evansville 117 1368 11.69 7. Creighton 100 96 0.96 8. Indiana State 120 1310 10.92 8. Bradley 117 110 0.94 9. Drake 121 1313 10.85 Evansville 117 110 0.94 10. Bradley 117 1239 10.59 10. Missouri State 139 117 0.84 Digs Team G No. Avg. 1. Illinois State 114 2042 17.91 2. Southern Illinois 107 1869 17.47 3. Creighton 100 1720 17.20 4. Wichita State 116 1961 16.91 S. UNI 121 2006 16.58 6. Evansville 117 1908 16.31 7. Missouri State 139 2247 16.17 8. Drake 121 1891 15.63 9. Indiana State 120 1812 15.10 10. Bradley 117 1647 14.08 ,; · 2009 UNI PANTHER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE ,..... INDIVIDUAL - ALL MATCHES 0 ~ SERYlCE ACES ::::r HlTilNG PERCENTAGE Player Yr. G No. Avg. ~ Player Yr. G Ki lls Errs Tota l Pct...... , 1. Roberson, Chandra, SIU JR 107 37 0.35 0 1. McGee, Sarah, WSU so 114 268 77 589 .324 0 2. Stockman, Emily, WSU JR 116 34 0.29 'D 2.Stelken, Ashten, UN I S R 120 374 107 869 .3 07 .,,"'O 3. Saunders, Chelsea, UNI so 120 34 0.28 ~ 3. Burow, Michelle, UN I FR 120 187 49 464 .297 ::::r 4. Stauter,Kristin, ILS FR 61 17 0.28 4. Roberson, Chandra, SIU JR 107 289 91 667 .297 ~ 5. Leggett,Mallory, IL5 114 31 0.27 5. Houts, Jessica, CU JR 100 314 102 738 .287 so 6. Lauersdorf, Chelsea, DU JR 121 32 0.26 "" 6. Hooper,MaryElizabeth, WSU FR 116 149 38 391 .284 "';;;·< 7. Elswick, Kristy, SIU SR 107 28 0.26 7. Bloemke, Lauren, CU JR 99 139 40 354 .280 :;; 8. Gabruseva, Ginta, UE JR 101 26 0.26 C 8. Sylvester, Kerry, UE SR 96 196 54 509 .279 :::, 9.Blankenship, Ellie, UNI so 121 31 0.26 :.:· 9. Norman,Calli, MSU FR 123 273 105 636 .264 10. Decker, Carolyn, CU SR 93 23 0.25 ;::.~ · 10. Niggemeyer, Katie, WSU JR 83 143 47 379 .253 '< KILLS BLOCKS Player Yr. G No. Avg. Player Yr. G Solo Asst. Total Avg. 1. Stockman, Emily, WSU JR 116 423 3.65 1. Stelken, Ashten , UNI SR 120 16 158 174 .0 1 .45 2. Berwanger, Jennifer, SIU so 107 390 3.64 2. Houts, Jessica, CU JR 100 14 121 135.0 1.35 3. Riessen,Peggy, ILS JR 113 410 3.63 3. McGee, Sarah, WSU so 114 16 109 125.0 1.10 4. Leggett,Mallory, ILS so 114 390 3.42 4. Roberson , Chandra, SIU JR 107 25 90 115.0 1 .07 5. Sampson, Amy, UNI SR 121 408 3.37 5. Burow, Michelle, UNI FR 120 8 107 115.0 0.96 6. Bys, Angela, DU so 120 397 3.31 6. Michnowicz,Kelley, MSU FR 123 15 101 116.0 0.94 7. Houts, Jessica, CU JR 100 314 3.14 7. Fuller.Bethany, MSU so 112 19 85 104.0 0.93 8. Stelken, Ashten, UN I SR 120 374 3.12 8. Reidy, Michelle, DU FR 110 8 91 99.0 0.90 9. Aschoff, Shannon, UNI JR 121 365 3.02 9. Norman,Calli, MSU FR 123 16 93 109.0 0.89 10. Cvejdlik, Amanda, CU SR 100 301 3.01 10. Conner, Jasmine, SIU so 61 14 39 53 .0 0.87 ASSlSTS DIGS Player Yr. G No. Avg. Player Yr. G No. Avg. 1. Lindsey.Erin, ILS SR 112 1207 10.78 1. Blankenship, Ellie, UNI so 121 676 5.59 2. Lebeda, Korie, CU SR 100 1059 10.59 2. Broussard, Kelly, WSU SR 116 624 5.38 3. Robbins, Brooklyn, SIU SR 104 1092 10.50 3. Rivera, Bianca, CU SR 100 500 5.00 4. Hooper,MaryElizabeth, WSU FR 116 1215 10.47 4. Wittenburg, Alana, DU so 121 603 4.98 5. Payton, Bre, UNI FR 86 842 9.79 5. Sylvester, Julie, UE so 117 562 4.80 6. Kell.Ashley, MSU SR 119 1145 9.62 6. Cox.Kristy, INS SR 120 545 4.54 7. Fromm,Whitney, INS JR 116 1100 9.48 7. Del Conte,Terri, MSU SR 139 605 4.35 8. Black, Sam, BU SR 117 1016 8.68 8. Berwanger, Jennifer, SIU so 107 434 4.06 9. Lauersdorf, Chelsea, DU JR 121 1003 8.29 9. Mollerus,Kasey, ILS JR 114 461 4.04 10. Sawin, Ellen-, UE FR 82 622 7.59 1 0.Elswick, Kristy, SIU SR 107 396 3.70 UNIPANTHERS.COM -.,. 32 2008 MVC STATS TEAM - CONFERENCE BLOCKS MATCHES Team G Solo Asst Total Avg. HITTING PERCENTAGE 1. UNI 66 28 310 183.0 2.77 Team G Kills Errs Total Pct. 2. Creighton 66 42 274 179.0 2.71 1.Creighton 66 922 316 2491 .243 3. Wichita State 64 44 237 162.5 2.54 2. Wichita State 64 894 314 2394 .242 4. Southern Illinois 69 55 212 161.0 2.33 3. Missouri State 75 995 386 2812 .217 5. Missouri State 75 49 247 172.5 2.30 4.UNI 66 867 314 2605 .212 6. Illinois State 66 33 190 128.0 1.94 5. Illinois State 66 927 425 2786 .180 7. Drake 67 18 214 125.0 1.87 6. Southern Illinois 69 845 379 2669 .175 8. Evansville 64 25 160 105.0 1.64 7. Drake 67 788 394 2491 .158 9. Bradley 67 22 160 102.0 1.52 8. Evansvi lle 64 779 391 2487 .156 10. Indiana State 66 30 113 86.5 1.31 9. Indiana State 66 753 385 2376 .155 10. Bradley 67 767 422 2333 .148 SERVICE ACES OPPONENT HITTING PERCENTAGE Team G No. Avg. Team G Kills Errs Total Pct. 1. Southern Illinois 69 96 1.39 1. Wichita State 64 631 429 2355 .086 2.UNI 66 90 1.36 2. Creighton 66 761 436 2606 .125 3. Wichita State 64 74 1.16 3. UNI 66 814 418 2573 .154 4. Illinois State 66 74 1.12 4. Illinois State 66 814 354 2618 .176 5. Drake 67 65 0.97 5. Southern Illinois 69 904 381 2687 .195 6. Creighton 66 61 0.92 6. Evansville 64 872 367 2484 .203 7. Evansville 64 59 0.92 7. Missouri State 75 1023 403 2880 .215 8. Indiana State 66 54 0.82 8. Drake 67 933 341 2539 .233 9. Bradley 67 51 0.76 9. Indiana State 66 903 306 2392 .250 10. Missouri State 75 46 0.61 10. Bradley 67 882 291 2310 .256 DIGS ASSISTS Team G No. Avg. Team G No. Avg. 1. Illinois State 66 1279 19.38 1. Illinois State 66 875 13.26 2. Creighton 66 1200 18.18 2. Wichita State 64 831 12.98 3. Wichita State 64 1141 17.83 3. Creighton 66 855 12.95 4. Southern Illinois 69 1223 17.72 4. Missouri State 75 915 12.20 5. UNI 66 1136 17.21 5. UNI 66 788 11.94 6. Missouri State 75 1245 16.60 6. Evansville 64 750 11.72 7. Evansville 64 1054 16.47 7. Southern Illinois 69 789 11.43 8. Drake 67 1059 15.81 8. Drake 67 728 10.87 9. Indiana State 66 991 15.02 9. Indiana State 66 713 10.80 10. Bradley 67 942 14.06 10. Bradley 67 721 10.76 KILLS Team G No. Avg. 1. Illinois State 66 927 14.05 2. Creighton 66 922 13.97 3. Wichita State 64 894 13.97 4. Missouri State 75 995 13.27 5. UNI 66 867 13.14 6. Southern Illinois 69 845 12.25 7. Evansville 64 779 12.17 8. Drake 67 788 11.76 9. Bradley 67 767 11.45 10. Indiana State 66 753 11.41 ,,. · 2009 UNI PANTHER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE INDIVIDUAL - CONFERENCE MATCHES ,...., ~ HITTING PERCENTAGE SERVICE ACES :::r ~ Player Yr. G Kill s Errs Total Pct. Player Yr. G No. Avg. N 1. Stockman, Emi ly, WSU JR 64 23 0.36 c:, 1. McGee, Sarah, WSU so 63 158 39 349 .341 c:, 2. Backes, Amanda, WSU so 35 76 25 168 .304 2. Roberson, Chandra, SIU JR 69 23 0.33 '° 0., Saunders, Chelsea, UNI so 66 22 0.33 "::::. 3. Houts, Jessica, CU JR 66 201 62 475 .293 :::r 4. Hooper,MaryElizabeth, WSU FR 64 91 25 233 .283 4. Elswick, Kristy, SIU SR 69 22 0.32 ~ 5. Blankenship, Ellie, UNI so 66 20 0.30 5. Norman,Ca lli, MSU FR 75 180 60 424 .283 = 217 6. Maher, Brooke, UE FR 62 17 0.27 ID 6. Cvejdlik, Amanda, CU SR 66 72 528 .275 ;;< · 7. Sylvester, Kerry, UE SR 44 86 23 232 .272 7. Grunder, Kay la, UNI JR 61 16 0.26 :;; 8. Michnowicz,Kelley, MSU FR 69 126 37 330 .270 8. Leggett,Ma llory, ILS so 66 17 0.26 C ::, 9. Stelken, Ashten, UNI SR 66 196 62 498 .269 9. Laughlin, Kelsie, SIU JR 69 17 0.25 <. "'vl 10. Austin, Emily-B U so 56 110 36 277 .267 10. Lindsey,Erin, ILS SR 66 16 0.24 ;a.· '< KI LLS BLOCKS Player Yr. G No. Avg. Player Yr. G Solo Asst Total Avg. 1. Stockman, Emily, WSU JR 64 245 3.83 1. Stelken, Ashten, UNI SR 66 10 88 98.0 1.48 2. Berwanger, Jennifer, SIU so 69 259 3.75 2. Houts, Jessica, CU JR 66 11 86 97.0 1.47 3. Riessen,Peggy, ILS JR 66 245 3.71 3. McGee, Sarah, WSU so 63 9 65 74.0 1.17 4. Leggett,Ma llory, ILS so 66 225 3.41 4. Brown, Nicole-Drake so 34 3 33 36.0 1.06 5. Sampson, Amy, UNI SR 66 218 3.30 5. Burow, Michelle, UNI FR 66 6 63 69.0 1.05 6. Cvejdlik, Amanda, CU SR 66 217 3.29 6. Norman,Calli, MSU FR 75 13 62 75.0 1.00 7. Bys, Angela-Drake so 67 213 3.18 Visk,Tabitha, ILS FR 36 3 33 36.0 1.00 8. Houts, Jessica, CU JR 66 201 3.05 8. Roberson, Chandra, SIU JR 69 14 51 65.0 0.94 9. Stelken, Ashten, UNI SR 66 196 2.97 9. Michnowicz,Kelley, MSU FR 69 9 51 60.0 0.87 10. Decker, Carolyn, CU SR 59 167 2.83 10. Conner, Jasmine, SIU so 44 10 28 38.0 0.86 ASSISTS DIGS Player Yr. G No. Avg. Player Yr. G No. Avg. 1. Lindsey,Erin, ILS SR 66 738 11.18 1. Broussa rd, Kelly, WSU SR 64 376 5.88 2. Lebeda, Korie, CU SR 66 726 11.00 2. Rivera, Bianca , CU SR 66 372 5.64 3. Hooper,MaryElizabeth, WSU FR 64 679 10.61 3. Blankenship, Ellie, UNI so 66 365 5.53 4. Kell,Ashley, MSU SR 73 750 10.27 4. Sylvester, Julie, UE so 64 330 5.16 5. Robbins, Brooklyn, SIU SR 69 703 10.19 5. Wittenburg, Alana-Drake so 67 315 4.70 6. Sawin, Ellen , UE FR 49 485 9.90 6. Del Conte,Terri , MSU SR 75 350 4.67 7. Payton, Bre, UNI FR 58 573 9.88 7. Cox,Kristy, INS SR 66 301 4.56 8. Fromm,Whitney, INS JR 63 602 9.56 8. Mollerus,Kasey, ILS JR 66 280 4.24 9.Black, Sam-Bradley SR 67 595 8.88 9. Berwanger, Jennifer, SIU so 69 278 4.03 10. Lauersdorf, Chelsea-Drake JR 67 519 7.75 10. Riessen,Peggy, ILS JR 66 265 4.02 UNIPANTHERS.COM ~- 34 2008 MVC STATS INDIVIDUAL MATCH HIGHS TEAM MATCH HIGHS Hitting Percentage (K-E-TA) Hitting Percentage (K-E-TA) .882 (15- 0-17) Hackmann.Cara (MSU) vs IPFW (09-12-08) .465 (37- 4- 71) WSU at UMKC (09/02/08) .769 (10- 0-13) Ste Iken , Ashten (UNI) at Bethune Cookman (Aug 30, 2008) .456 (48- 7- 90) MSU vs IPFW (09-12-08) .750 (10- 1-12) McGee, Sarah (WSU) vs Lamar (09-04-08) .434 (41- 8- 76) UNI vs North Florida (Aug 29, 2008) .714 (15- 0-21) Cvejdlik, Amanda (Creighton) vs Drake (10-03-08) .414 (49- 8- 99) Creighton vs Drake (10-03-08) .667 (14- 0-21) Roberson. Chandra (SIU) vs Arkansas State (Sep 13, 2008) .414 (48- 7- 99) ILS vs Oakland (Sep 06, 2008) Kills(K-E-TA) Kills(K-E-TA) 27 (27- 9-77) Sampson, Amy (UNI) at Creighton (11-28-08) 77 (77-37-227) Illinois State vs Missouri State (Oct 31, 2008) 25 (25- 2-44) Roberson, Chandra (Southern Illinois) at Evansville (Sep 26, 2008) 76 (76-30-217) Missouri State vs Southern Illinois (11-08-08) 25 (25- 6-59) Stoker,Jodilynn (Indiana State) vs Illinois State (10-17-2008) 76 (76-25-176) Missouri State at Southern Illinois (10-10-08) 24 (24- 8-53) Riessen,Peggy (ILS) vs Louisville (Sep 12, 2008) 75 (75-24-183) Wichita State vs Drake (10-25-08) 24 (24- 6-54) Riessen,Peggy (ILS) vs Northern Illinois (Sep 02, 2008) 72 (72-26-208) UNI at Creighton (11-28-08) Total Attempts (K-E-TA) Total Attempts (K-E-TA) 77 (27-9-77) Sampson, Amy (UNI) at Creighton (11-28-08) 238 (63-44-238) Wichita State vs Northern Iowa (10- 17-08) 76 (21-10-76) Leggett,Mallory (Illinois State) at Northern Iowa (10/25/08) 233 (71-33-233) Illinois State at Northern Iowa (10/25/08) 71 (18- 6-71) Whitaker,Kelli (INS) at Iona (Sep 05, 2008) 227 (77-37-227) Illinois State vs Missouri State (Oct 31, 2008) 68 (23- 8-68) Berwanger, Jennifer (Southern Illinois) at Missouri State (11-08-08) 223 (59-23-223) UNI vs Illinois State (10/25/08) 68 (19-11-68) Riessen,Peggy (Illinois State) vs Missouri State (Oct 31, 2008) 217 (76-30-217) Missouri State vs Southern Illinois (11-08-08) Assists Assists 63 Kell,Ashley (Missouri State) at Southern Illinois (10-10-08) 73 Wichita State vs Drake (10-25-08) 62 Robbins, Brooklyn (SIU) vs Southest Missouri St (Sep 13, 2008) 70 Missouri State at Southern Illinois (10-10-08) 62 Lebeda, Korie (CU) vs UAB (09-05-08) 69 llinois State vs Missouri State (Oct 31, 2008) 61 Fromm,Whitney (INS) at Iona (Sep 05, 2008) 67 UNI at Creighton (11-28-08) 60 Hooper,MaryElizabeth (Wichita State) vs Drake (10-25-08) 67 Illinois State at UNI (10/25/08) 60 Robbins, Brooklyn (Southern Illinois) at Drake (10/17/08) Digs 60 Benson, Jessa (Northern Iowa) at Creighton (11-28-08) 131 Illinois State at UNI (10/25/08) 60 Fromm, Whitney (INS) at Western Illinois (08-30-2008) 118 Wichita State vs UNI (10-17-08) Digs 117 UNI at Wichita State (10-17-08) 43 Broussard, Kelly (Wichita State) vs Northern Iowa (10-17-08) 112 UNI vs Illinois State (10/25/08) 38 Blankenship, Ellie (UNI) vs Illinois State (10/25/08) 112 Missouri State vs Southern Illinois (11-08-08) 36 Del Conte,Terri (Missouri State) vs Southern Illinois (11-08-08) Blocks 36 Cox,Kristy (Indiana State) vs Missouri State (11-01-2008) 19.0 UNI vs Illinois State (10/25/08) 36 Cox,Kristy (Indiana State) at Missouri State (10-03-08) 19.0 BU vs SIU Edwardsville (09-05-08) Blocks (BS-BA ) 18.0 UNI at Wichita State (10-17-08) 12(1-11) Stelken, Ashten (UNI) vs Illinois State (10/25/08) 18.0 UNI at Missouri State (10-18-08) 11 ( 3- 8) Stelken, Ashten (UNI) at Missouri State (10-18-08) 17.0 Missouri State at Long Beach State (08-30-08) 11(2-9) McGee, Sarah (Wichita State) vs Bradley (10-18-08) 11 (1-10) Stelken, Ashten (UNI) at Wichita State (10-17-08) 11(0-11) Comiskey, Kaitlyn (BU) vs SIU Edwardsville (09-05-08) ~· 2009 UNI PANTHER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 36 THIS IS UNI University of~ Northern Iowa Building on a strong tradition of teacher education, the University of Northern Iowa has evolved into one of the finest comprehensive public universities in the country. UNI emphasizes excellence in undergraduate education and offers selected graduate programs at the master's, specialist's and doctoral levels. UNl 's heritage and philosophy place great value on providing a student-centered educational experience. The university offers a learning environment that is small enough to provide students with individual attention, yet large enough to provide a variety of resources, including distinguished faculty. Today, UNI offers more than 120 undergraduate majors. Outstanding academic programs, many of which are nationally-recognized for their excellence, have been established in the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. In addition, UNI participates in the bachelor of liberal studies program offered by Iowa 's Regent Universities and provides classes in centers around the state through the division of Continuing Education and Special Programs. Recognized as the premier public undergraduate university in the state, UNI is experiencing an increasing demand for its high-quality programs. Enrollment at UNI was 12,609 in the fall of 2007. Students come from every county in Iowa, and about 94 percent of UN l's undergraduate students are residents of Iowa upon enrollment. The University of Northern Iowa was founded in 1876 as Iowa State Normal School. It became Iowa State Teachers College in 1909. In 1961, the name was changed to the State College of Iowa and in 1967, the Iowa legislature changed the status of the institution to that of a university under its present title. UNI HlGHLIGHTS • U.S. News and World Report ranks UNI in the top two among public comprehensive universities in the Midwest. • Kiplinger Personal Finance places UNI in the top 50 in the nation for best va lue in public colleges. • The Education Trust (www.edtrust.org) named UNI first among peer institutions nationally for overall high performance in graduation rates. • UNI prides itself on smaller class sizes that enhance faculty student interaction and personalized instruction. Thirty-two percent of classes have fewer than 20 students, and 83 percent have fewer than 40 students. • UNI students are actively involved with more than 200 student organizations, including special interest clubs, sororities and fraternities, religious groups and academic groups. • UNI is the alma mater of NFL and Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner, as well as U.S. Senator Charles Grassley. • The UNI Wellness/Recreation Center, attached to the north side of the UNI-Dome, features a climbing wall, two pools, a running track, weight and fitness rooms, and courts for basketball, volleyball and racquetba ll. ~· 2009 UNI PANTHER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE ADMINISTRATION 37 BENJAMlN ALLEN of State Universities and Land -Grant Colleges) to the Presidential Advisory Committee University President for the National Commission on University Accountability. Benjamin J. Allen was named the ninth Under his leadership, the University of Northern Iowa has established priorities of president of the University of Northern Iowa increasing student achievement in undergraduate programs and providing statewide on April 28, 2006, and assumed his duties leadership in Pre -Kthrough 12 education, including UN l's lead role in the Iowa on June 5, 2006. He received his doctorate Mathematics and Science Education Partnership with Iowa State University and the and master's degree in economics from the University of Iowa. He, along with the director of the Iowa Department of Education, University of Illinois and his Bachelor of is overseeing the development of the statewide Research and Development School. Science degree in business economics from Indiana University. President Allen is an ex-officio board member of the Iowa Department of Economic Development. He co -chaired the Institute for Tomorrow'sWorkforce , a non-profit President Allen was vice president for educational foundation created to help prepare all Iowa learners for the 21st century academic affairs and provost at Iowa State global marketplace. A staunch supporter of the local community, President Allen is a University and was responsible to the member of the executive committee of the Greater Cedar Valley Alliance. president in all aspects of the academic programs at Iowa State. He has the distinction of having been named the first University Distinguished Professor in Business at ISU . Before joining the ISU faculty in 1979, he taught at Washington State University and was a Brookings Economic Policy Fellow in the Office ofTransportation Regulatory Policy, U.S . Department ofTransportation. He was the Visiting McKinley Professor of Economics and Public Utilities at the University of Illinois in 1986-87 and held the Oren Harris Chair in Transportation at the University of Arkan sas during the 1990-91 academic year. In 2007, President Allen was appointed by two state college associations (the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the National Association THE CABINET Bill Calhoun Patricia Geadelmann Gloria Gibson Terrence Hogan James O'Connor Tom Schellhardt Vice President Specia l Assistant to Executive Vice President/ Vice President Educational Assistant Vice President Vice President Advancement the President/Board & Provost & Student Services University Marketing & Administration & Finance Government Relations Public Relations BOARD OF REGENTS STATE OF IOWA as of July 1, 2009 Robert N. Downer David W. Miles Michael G. Gartner President Ruth R. Harkin Jack B. Evans President Pro Tern Greta A. Johnson Bonnie J. Campbell Craig A. Lang Rose A. Vasquez UNIPANTHERS.COM _.,, 38 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS TROYDANNEN student-athletes) were named to the Missouri Valley Conference's honor roll this year, UNI Director of Athletics for maintaining at least a 3.2 grade point average during the fall of 2008. For the six years prior to coming back to UNI, Dannen served as Executive Director Troy Dannen was named the University of the Iowa Girls' High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU). As the governing body for high of Northern Iowa's Director of Athletics school sports in the state of Iowa, the IGHSAU oversees nearly 400 schools and more on May 29, 2008. He became the school's than 70,000 students, in the 11 sports offered by the Union. Dannen has served in fifth director of athletics since UNI turned various capacities at the IGHSAU over 18 years, including serving nine years (1993- Division I in 1980. 2002) as associate executive director. When he rejoined the Panther family Dannen oversaw a 40 percent growth in the Union's budget on his watch, all the in 2009, it was a homecoming for Dannen, while operating the IGHSAU in the black, which allowed for the establishment of a who attended UNI as an undergraduate significant reserve fund . Sponsorship agreements soared to new heights during his in the 1980s. He maintained close ties to tenure as executive director, as Dannen has spearheaded expanding the Union's existing the school during his nearly 20 years away deals and developing landmark new corporate sponsors. He also developed a statewide from the University, and his passion and multi -media rights agreement for the IGHSAU, and created numerous scholarship drive for the Purple and Gold was a key programs for high school student-athletes who excel in the classroom . reason he chose to come back and guide the department. In addition, Dann en is active in community service in both the greater Des Moines His vision for UNI is to use the passion he has for Panther athletics, and wave the area and around the state. He has been a member of the Iowa Games Board of flag like never before. Not only by helping to continue the outstanding academic Directors, the Greater Des Moines Sports Commission, and served on the AAU Junior and athletic success that UNI teams have had in recent years, but also to expand Olympics Local Organizing Committee. He also has served on the Iowa Athletic Council, the Panthers' reach throughout the state. Dannen believes that Panther athletic Iowa Referee Committee and the Drake Relays Committee. Dannen has also been department should value excellence in all endeavors, with its primary objective being active internationally, having twice been a presenter in Malaysia - at the request of personal development and growth of its student-athletes. the Olympic Council of Malaysia - on the topic of youth sports and sport program Dannen believes in achieving that objective by focusing on the core educational development. mission of the University and ensuring the department acts with integrity and in a Born and raised on a farm near Marshalltown, Iowa, Dannen, 42, received his fiscally responsible manner. Through this, Panther athletics can continue to thrive, and bachelor's degree in public relations with a minor in journalism from UNI in 1989. He achieve greater levels of success both on and off the field of play. The road map for that and his wife, Lori, have two daughters: Emily and Holly. action plan starts with having a passion for UNI, and bringing it to the table each day. Then, focusing that passion into a work ethic and drive to make UNI the best place it can be. This past year, Dannen's first, UNI finished fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference's all-sports standings, marking the third straight year the Panthers have posted an upper-division finish. UNI captured conference championships in football, men's basketball, and men's indoor and outdoor track and field, while wrestling won the West Regional. Teams or individuals in eight sports advanced to NCAA postseason play. Dannen originated the idea for the first "Rally in the Valley" dinner auction, which raised more than $100,000 for UNI athletics. He has initiated a grass-roots campaign to increase membership in the Panther Scholarship Club, especially in the state capital of Des Moines. Dann en also spearheaded the athletic department'sdrive to fund-raise to replace the aging turf in the UNI-Dome. He has overseen the construction of new administrative offices and a student-athlete academic center, as well as the building of suites in both the UNI-Dome and Mcleod Center. In addition to success on the field of play, Dannen continues to make academic success a priority as well. Atotal of 13S Panthers (more than 30 percent of all UNI JEAN BERGER Berger's responsibilities at Drake included supervision of 11 athletic programs Senior Associate Athletic Director/Senior and overseeing the department's student services, including compliance, Woman Administrator academic support, sports medicine and strength and conditioning. She also Jean Berger joined the University of Northern worked as a sponsor for the Drake Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. She Iowa staff as senior associate athletic director and serves as the Missouri Valley Conference representative to the NCAA Division I senior woman administrator in October 2008. Women's Basketball Issues Committee, and she previously served a five-year At UNI, Berger is the direct supervisor of six term on the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee. UNI women's sports - basketball, soccer, softball, Berger also worked closely with Drake's Title IX Review and gender equity swimming & diving, tennis and volleyball. plan, the 1995 NCAA Midwest Women's Basketball Regional, two cycles of Drake's She also oversees athletic training and media NCAA Certification self-study and the Drake Relays. relations. She is responsible for implementing and monitoring gender equity Before working at Drake, Berger spent one year as an assistant sports plans; assisting with marketing and budgeting of assigned programs; and information director at Wichita State. From 1985-1990, Berger worked as the providing support to the compliance office and academic advising. sports information director at Wayne State College. Before coming to UNI, Berger worked for more than 17 years at Drake. Berger Berger attended the University of Iowa, and she earned her bachelor's degree began working with the Bulldogs in 1991 as an assistant sports information in journalism and her master's degree in physical education and sports studies. director. In 1994 she took over as the senior woman administrator and assistant She is a native of Winterset, Iowa, and has two daughters, Jessica (22) and Jenna athletic director for internal affairs, and in 2005 she was promoted to associate (15) . athletic director. ~, 2009 UNI PANTHER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE HEAD COACHES 39 THIS IS UNI Building on a strong tradition of teacher education, the University of Northern Iowa has evolved into one of the finest comprehensive public universities in the country. UNI emphasizes excellence in undergraduate education and offers selected graduate programs at the master's, specialist's and doctoral levels. UN l's heritage and philosophy place great value on providing a student-centered educational experience. The university offers a learning environment that is small enough to provide students with individualized attention, yet large enough to provide a variety of resources, including distinguished faculty. UN l's special combination of challenge and support is indeed a key ingredient of a" Students First" education. Mark Farley Ben Jacobson Tanya Warren Today, UNI offers more than 120 undergraduate majors. Football Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Outstanding academic programs, many of which are nationally recognized for their excellence, have been established in the colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. In addition, UNI participates in the bachelor of liberal studies program offered by Iowa'sRegent Universities and provides classes in centers around the state through the division of Continuing Education and Special Programs. Recognized as the premier public undergraduate university in the state, UNI is experiencing an increasing demand for its high quality programs. Enrollment at UNI was 12,908 students in the fall of 2008. Students come from every county in Iowa, and about 94 percent of UN l'sundergraduate students are residents of Iowa upon enrollment. John Bermel James Price The University of Northern Iowa was founded in 1876 as the Men's and Women's Golf Women's Soccer Iowa State Normal Sc hool. It became Iowa State Teachers College in 1909. In 1961, the name was changed to State College of Iowa, and in 1967, the Iowa Legislature changed the status of the institution to that of a university under its present title. FACTS+ HIGHLIGHTS U.S. News and World Report ranks UNI in the top two among public comprehensive universities in the Midwest. • Kiplinger Personal Finance magazine places UNI in the top SO in the nation for best value in public colleges. • The Education Trust (www.edtrust.org) named UNI first among peer institutions nationally for overall high Women'sTennis performance in graduation rates. UNI prides itself on smaller class sizes that enhance faculty-student interaction and personalized instruction. Thirty-two percent of classes have fewer than 20 students, and 83 percent have fewer than 40 students. UNI students are actively involved with more than 200 student organizations, including special interest clubs, sororities and fraternities, religious groups and academic groups. • UNI is the alma mater of NFL and Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner, as well as U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley. • The UNI Wellness/Recreation Center, attached to the north side of the UNI-Dome, features a climbing wall, two pools, Bobbi Petersen Brad Penrith a running track, weight and fitness rooms, and courts for Women's Volleyball Wrestling basketball, volleyball and racquetball. UNIPANTHERS.COM ~· 40 MCLEOD CENTER After years of dreaming and planning, UNI opened Named for the Clark and Mary McLeod Family, the its new home arena, the McLeod Center, in November of McLeod Center provides a focal point for students, 2006. It serves as the home for the Panther volleyball, faculty, staff, alumni and the community to come basketball and wrestling programs. together to cheer on the Panthers. It bolsters the Panther volleyball was honored by hosting the university as a premier performance center, and ensures first athletics event in the building, facing Bradley on continued success and growth of UN l's student-athlete November 18, 2006. UNI set a new home attendance tradition . record that night against the Braves, as 5,522 fans packed the arena to witness a 3-0 Panthers sweep. Construction began in the fall of 2004, and the building cost $26 million. Attached to the south end of University of Northern Iowa the UNI -Dome, and when combined with the Wellness and Recreation Center, it combines for a state-of-the art athletic and recreation complex. Totally capacity in IMcLEODI the building is more than 7,000, and it accommodates C E N T E R sports, concerts, exhibitions and other community events . .: · 2009 UNI PANTHER VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE MICH ELLE BUROW 16· 6'1"Sophom7r'e · : .. j ~ ' • Middle Blocker.