WOLVES VOLLEYBALL 2019 Game Notes • October 10, 2019 • Week 6 • Wolves at West

2019 UWG Schedule/Results WEST WEST ALABAMA Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 6 vs. Harding L, 0-3 Sept. 6 @Alabama Huntsville L, 1-3 AT Sept. 7 vs. Trevecca Nazarene W, 3-0 Sept. 7 vs. Montevallo W, 3-0 9-7 5-13 Sept. 13 @Flagler L 3-1 4-1 GSC 0-5 GSC Sept. 13 vs. Lees-McRae W 3-0 Head Coach Head Coach Sept. 14 vs. Embry-Riddle L 3-1 Jon Moseley Hilary Lobenstein Sept. 14 vs. Walsh L 3-1 Career Record: 297-138 (14th Year) Career Record: 5-13 (1st Year) Sept. 17 Clark Atlanta W 3-0 Record at UWG: 20-22 (2nd Year) Record at UWA: 5-13 (1st Year) Sept. 20 @Lander L 3-2 Sept. 24 @Lee* W 3-0 UWG Heads for Western GSC Run Sept. 26 Shorter* W 3-0 Sept. 28 at Valdosta State* W 3-0 »» The final weekend before the annual Gulf South/Sunshine State Conference Crossover has the Oct. 1 Augusta W 3-2 traveling west to take on the West Alabama Tigers on Friday evening, followed Oct. 4 West Florida* L 3-1 by a 4 p.m. match with College on Saturday. The Wolves are one of three teams tied for Oct. 5 Auburn-Montgomery* W 3-0 third in the GSC heading into this weekend. Oct. 11 @West Alabama* 7:00 PM Oct. 12 @* 4:00 PM »» West Georgia comes into the weekend with a 9-7 record overall after a 2-1 week against Au- Oct. 18 GSC-SSC Crossover TBA gusta, West Florida, and Auburn-Montgomery. West Georgia won a huge 3-2 match over Augusta on Oct. 19 GSC-SSC Crossover TBA Tuesday, then fell 3-1 to West Florida on Friday evening. The week finished with a 3-0 victory for the Oct. 19 GSC-SSC Crossover TBA Wolves over Auburn-Montgomery to move to 4-1 in conference play. Oct. 25 @Union* 8:00 PM Oct. 26 @Christian Brothers* 4:00 PM »» UWG middle hitter Tierra White is the only player in the to win the league’s Nov. 1 Alabama Huntsville* 6:00 PM Freshman of the Week honor more than once. On Tuesday, she was named Freshman of the Week for Nov. 2 Montevallo* 6:00 PM the third time this season after a stellar performance last week. She averaged 3.83 kills per set and Nov. 5 @West Florida* 7:00 PM 1.00 blocks per set, helping the Wolves to a 2-1 week against an opposition that came into the week Nov. 9 Valdosta State* Noon with a combined 30-11 record on the year. Nov. 12 @Auburn-Montgomery* 7:00 PM » West Alabama comes into the season with a record that could be deceiving. The Tigers are Nov. 16 West Alabama* 2:00 PM » 5-13 on the year, but the first five matches of the season were against teams ranked in the top-15 nationally. The TIgers have lost six straight, including five consecutive against Gulf South Conference Standout Performances competition. Saturday’s Matchup WEST GEORGIA MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE

Anjelina Webb Madi Fleming Carrington Terrell AT Jr. • Outside Hitter Sr. • Setter Fr. • Middle Hitter 10 Kills, 10 Digs against Leads the GSC in assists 14 Blocks total in three 9-7 7-11 AUM Saturday per set matches last week 4-1 GSC 2-3 GSC »» The final match of the weekend will have GSC teams looking ahead to the GSC/SSC Crossover Player Spotlight next week, as seedings for that tournament will be released on Sunday afternoon ahead of the event Sophomore libero Emilee Harris had a in Birmingham next weekend. West Georgia has never been in the top half of the seedings of the crossover, and with a successful weekend this week, the Wolves may have two consecutive years of solid week on the back line for the Wolves firsts with that event. against a tough schedule last week, avarg- ing 4.58 digs per set in the three matches. »» Mississippi College comes into the weekend with a 7-11 record overall and a 2-3 record against She set two career personal bests in the GSC competition. The Choctaws pushed West Florida to five sets in Pensacola and lost 3-1 to Au- final two matches of the week. Against West burn-Montgomery. Florida, she had 20 digs in four sets for a Emiliee Harris career high, then went three better the next »» MC is eighth in the Gulf South Conference in hitting percentage on both sides of the net. The SO • L night with 23 digs against AUM. Choctaws are allowing teams to hit .193 on the year and are also hitting .193. HEAD COACH JON MOSELEY

After a successfull opening campaign in Carrollton, Honor Roll selections. The Honor Roll selections Jon Moseley returns for his second year as the head were the most of any league school during that coach of UWG volleyball in the fall of 2019. period (2012-16). In 2012, Shorter’s volleyball team won the NCCAA South Region title, and took Moseley joined the West Georgia family in 2018 runner-up honors at the national tournament. In his following 12 years as the head coach at Shorter first season as head coach in 2006, Moseley led University in Rome, Ga., where he amassed a record the Lady Hawks to a 22-8 record, which at the time of 85-25 against Gulf South Conference competi- was the best mark in program history. For his efforts tion over the past six seasons. He has compiled a that year, Moseley was named the SSAC Coach of 289-131 record during his 13-year tenure at Shorter the Year. and West Georgia, and he is the winningest coach in Shorter volleyball history. His team was the regular In 2007, Moseley’s fifth-seeded Lady Hawks season GSC Champion in 2014 and 2016, and he captured the program’s first SSAC Tournament was voted GSC Coach of the Year in 2016. In 2014, championship and advanced to the NAIA Volleyball the Hawks reached the NCAA tournament in their first National Championship. year of eligibility. Prior to his collegiate experience at Shorter, Moseley Moseley’s first season at the helm of the UWG was the head volleyball coach at Guntersville High program was a massive step in the right direction School in Guntersville, Ala. At Guntersville, he for West Georgia volleyball. After four seasons of coached his teams to back-to-back Alabama Group less than double-digit wins on the court at UWG, AAAA state championships in 2004 and 2005. Prior Coaching Experience the Wolves won 11 matches, including a 5-11 mark to his time in Guntersville, Moseley served as the head Guntersville High School (AL) (Head Coach) 1998-2004 against Gulf South Conference competition. The new- volleyball coach at Cherokee County High School in Shorter (Head Coach) 2006-2017 look Wolves announced their arrival with authority at Centre, Ala. There, Moseley’s teams advanced to the West Georgia (Head Coach) 2018-2019 the UAH Classic in Huntsville, Ala., beating LeM- Elite Eight six times, including Final Four appearances oyne-Owen 3-0 in the season opener for Moseley’s in 1998 and 2003, with trips to the state championship Year-By-Year Record first victory as the head coach at UWG. The Wolves game in 1999, 2001 and 2002. He was named the School...... Year...... Record did one better that evening, besting GSC foe and Gadsden Times Coach of the Year in 2002 and 2005 Shorter...... 2006...... 22-8 tournament host Alabama Huntsville in a non-confer- and the Marshall County Coach of the Year in 2004 Shorter...... 2007...... 21-14 ence match, 3-1 to move to 2-0 on the year. In ad- and 2005. Shorter...... 2008...... 20-18 Shorter...... 2009...... 27-9 dition, the 2018 West Georgia squad did something Shorter...... 2010...... 26-6 that no other UWG team has done, winning a match Moseley graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt Uni- Shorter...... 2011...... 29-8 at the GSC-SSC Crossover. The Wolves beat Nova versity in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Shorter...... 2012...... 27-7 Southeastern 3-1 on the first day of competition, the Mathematics and a minor in Latin American Studies. Shorter...... 2013...... 26-11 first-ever win for UWG at that event. He earned his Master of Education degree in Second- Shorter...... 2014...... 21-6 ary Education from Vanderbilt in 1998. Shorter...... 2015...... 17-11 In his tenure as a Division II volleyball coach, Moseley Shorter...... 2016...... 22-7 has defeated five teams ranked in the AVCA NCAA Moseley married the former Ana Oliver in the summer Shorter...... 2017...... 19-11 West Georgia...... 2018...... 11-15 Division II Top-25 Coaches’ Poll, coached two NCAA of 2011. In 2013, the couple welcomed their first child, West Georgia...... 2019...... 9-7 All-Americans, 10 All-GSC performers, four Academ- a daughter named Ada Caroline and their second child, Overall...... 297-138 ic All-GSC performers and had 87 GSC Academic James Daniel, arrived in December of 2015. ASSISTANT COACH ANNA GRAHAM GRADUATE Returning for her Georgia throughout the summers. ASSISTANT second season with Graham is no stranger to Gulf South Confer- the UWG program ence volleyball, as she was part of the transition from ANNA is assistant coach NAIA to NCAA play, and a member of a team that finished METZLER Anna Graham. second in the Gulf South Conference twice in the regular Graham is a season before being eligible for postseason play. In those Head coach Jon vital member of the two seasons, Shorter played in the NCCAA (National Moseley didn’t need team, coaching the Christian College Athletic Association) national tournament, to go far for an ad- middles and spend- reaching the national finals in Graham’s sophomore year dition to his staff for ing time recruiting. and the semifinals in her junior campaign. the fall of 2019, as Graham As a sophomore, Graham had 377 kills on was a graduate the year, which ranked fifth in Shorter volleyball history. he added a talented assistant for Shorter As a junior, she was a strong player on the front line for and experienced after her playing days, earning a Bachelor of Science in Moseley, leading the team in blocks and earning NCCAA former player to joining the UWG Coaching staff for Psychlogy in the fall of 2015. She then worked to obtain All-Region honors. As a senior, Graham was finally eligible the 2019 volleyball season. Anna Metzler played a Master’s Degree in Business Management. Following for postseason honors with the Gulf South Conference, collegiately at Dalton State College for three seasons her graduation from Shorter’s business school, Anna earning All-GSC honors in leading the Hawks to win the before transferring to West Georgia to play in the fall went on to work at Gadsden City High School while main- regular season title in the first full year of eligibility and of 2018. She played mostly as a libero last year as a taining a connection with volleyball by coaching several reaching the NCAA National Tournament. senior for the Wolves. travel ball teams and doing camps across Alabama and

2019 UWG Volleyball 2 2019 GSC Standings 2019 SEASON FACTS School GSC PCT OVER PCT HOME AWAY NEUT STR UWG’s Record When ... West Florida 5-0 1.000 12-5 0.706 5-2 2-1 5-2 W7 Alabama Huntsville 5-1 0.833 12-5 0.706 10-1 2-1 0-3 W5 Playing at Home 4-1 Playing on the Road 2-3 Montevallo 4-1 0.800 10-7 0.588 2-1 4-1 4-5 W3 Playing at a Neutral Site 3-3 Union 4-1 0.800 10-7 0.588 3-2 4-2 3-3 L1 Longest Winning Streak 4 West Georgia 4-1 0.800 9-7 0.563 4-1 2-3 3-3 W1 Longest Losing Streak 2 Auburn Montgomery 3-3 0.500 9-6 0.600 4-1 1-3 4-2 L2 In three sets 7-1 Valdosta State 2-3 0.400 10-8 0.556 2-3 2-2 6-3 L3 In four sets 1-5 In five sets 1-1 Mississippi College 2-3 0.400 7-11 0.389 3-2 3-4 1-5 W1 UWG wins first set 8-3 Christian Brothers 1-4 0.200 3-14 0.176 2-3 1-11 0-0 W1 Opponent wins first set 1-4 Lee 0-4 0.000 7-9 0.438 6-4 0-3 1-2 W1 WInning first two sets 8-0 Shorter 0-4 0.000 6-10 0.375 0-4 0-1 6-5 L5 Losing first two sets 0-2 West Alabama 0-5 0.000 5-13 0.278 2-2 1-5 2-6 L6 Splitting first two sets 0-4 Hitting .200 or better 8-2 Hitting below .200 0-4 Outhit opponents 8-3 GAME NOTES: WEEK SIX Vs. Ranked Opponents 1-0 Vs. unranked opponents 8-6 White Wins GSC Freshman Award Record Book Watch In the GSC 4-1 Freshman Tierra White continued her assault on Senior McKenna Wharton moved into the top-15 Outside the Conference 5-6 opposing front lines last week, averaging 1.0 blocks all-time at West Georgia in total attacks this past week- Last five matches 4-1 per set through the three matches and averaging end, and she now has 2,313 in her career. That puts her 14th all-time at UWG, and she needs 63 to move Last 10 matches 6-4 3.83 kills per set. She hit above .400 against Augus- ta and West Florida, a pair of teams that combined into 12th place in that category. She is also tied for 15th all-time in service aces with 92. Wharton is close The Last Time UWG ... for a record of 21-7 coming into the week. For all that, White was named GSC Freshman of the Week to a personal best in that category this season, as she Won a match vs. Auburn-Montgomery, 10/5/19 for the third time this season. has 26 aces on the year, six shy of her career-high of Lost a match vs. West Florida, 10/4/19 32 last season. Won at home vs. Auburn-Montgomery, 10/5/19 Fleming Leads the GSC Match Highs Lost at home vs. West Florida, 10/4/19 Senior setter Madi Fleming has been tearing up the West Georgia has not had a 30-dig player since former Won on the Road at Valdosta State, 9/28/19 conference this season, and this past week was one All-American Melissa Holt had 32 digs against Palm Lost on the Road Lander, 9/22/19 of the best of her career in terms of assists per set. Beach Atlantic on October 19, 2013. Emilee Harris Won 3-0 vs. Auburn-Montgomery, 10/5/19 She averaged 11.3 assists per set on the week and came close in the Wolves’ 3-0 win over Auburn-Mont- Lost 3-0 vs. West Florida, 10/4/18 moved back to the top of the conference, averaging gomery this past weekend, picking up a career-high Won 3-0 at home vs. Auburn-Montgomery, 10/4/19 10.02 assists per set for the season. She has 2,400 23 digs against the Warhawks. Harris is now averag- Lost 3-0 at home Auburn-Montgomery, 10/30/18 career assists, and needs 328 to move into fourth ing 3.55 digs per set on the year for the Wolves, just Won in four sets vs. Shorter, 10/26/19 place all-time at West Georgia in that category. outside of the GSC top-10. Lost in four sets vs. West Florida, 10/4/19 Won in five sets vs. Augusta, 10/1/19 Lost in five sets at Lander, 9/23/19 2019 Volleyball Roster Beat a GSC Team vs. Auburn-Montgomery, 10/5/19 No. Name Pos. Ht Year Hometown (Previous) Lost to a GSC Team vs. West Florida, 10/4/19 1 JoJo Webb OH 5-9 JR Fayetteville, GA (Whitewater) 2 Caitlin Frazee RS 6-2 FR Kennesaw, GA (North Cobb Christian) 3 Kaylyn Buchanan MH 5-9 SO Tallahassee, FL (Lincoln) 4 Jaylen Daffin DS/L 5-6 JR Mobile, AL (Mcgil-Toolen Catholic) 5 Molly Kate Atkins S 5-7 FR Carbon Hill, AL (Jasper) 7 Carrington Terrell MB 6-0 FR Fayetteville, GA (Whitewater) 9 Niah Bruce MB 5-10 JR Mableton, GA (Lassiter) 10 Jesse Echols DS 5-7 RFR Peachtree City, GA (Starr’s Mill) 12 McKenna Wharton OH 5-11 SR Memphis, TN (Houston) 13 Tierra White MB 6-2 FR Columbus, GA (Columbus) 14 Autumn Burnette MB/OH 5-10 SR Atlanta, GA (Mt. Vernon Presbyterian School) 15 Anjelica Webb DS 5-3 SO Fayetteville, GA (Whitewater) 16 Madi Fleming S 6-0 SR Columbus, GA (Columbus) 20 Emilee Harris OH 5-10 SO Canton, GA (Woodstock) 21 Lael White S 5-9 FR Suwanee, GA (Lambert) 24 Eldonna Steffen DS 5-9 SO Tallahassee, FL (Maclay School) 25 Hannah Flack OH 6-0 JR Trinity, AL (Shorter/Morgan)

Coaching Staff Jon Moseley Head Coach Anna Graham Assistant Coach Anna Metzler Graduate Assistant

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