2010 S chedUle 2010 Bulldogs DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME University of Indianapolis Tournament 2010 TRUMAN VolleybAll I n Fri. Sept. 3 vs. Nova-Southeastern (Fla.) Indianapolis, Ind. 10:00 a.m. f Fri. Sept. 3 vs. West Virginia State Indianapolis, Ind. 2:30 p.m. Schedule ..............................................1 Miaa o Sat. Sept. 4 vs. Wayne (Mich.) State Indianapolis, Ind. 12:30 p.m. Volleyball Quick Facts ........................1 MIAA ................................................42 Sat. Sept. 4 @ Indianapolis (Ind.) Indianapolis, Ind. 5:00 p.m. A Decade of Excellence ..................2-3 2009 Standings/All-Conference ......43 Head Coach Ben Briney ....................4 MIAA Team Statistics ......................44 University of Missouri-St. Louis Tournament All-Time Coaches ..............................5 MIAA Individual Statistics ..............44 Fri. Sept. 10 vs. Southern Indiana St. Louis, Mo. 10:00 a.m. Assistant Coach Megan Wargo ..........5 Past MIAA Champions ....................45 C Fri. Sept. 10 vs. Illinois-Springfield St. Louis, Mo. 3:00 p.m. Support Staff ......................................5 Truman Players of The Week ..........45 o Sat. Sept. 11 vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith St. Louis, Mo. 9:00 a.m. Roster ..................................................6 a Sat. Sept. 11 @ Missouri-St. Louis St. Louis, Mo. 2:00 p.m. Pronunciation Guide ..........................6 C Outlook ..............................................7 truMan h Truman Athletics ........................46-49 e Tues. Sept. 14 @ Emporia (Kan.) State * Emporia, Kan. 7:00 p.m. Seniors ..........................................8-11 Juniors ........................................12-15 Truman State University ............50-51 s Fri. Sept. 17 Washburn (Kan.) * KIRKSVILLE 7:00 p.m. Pershing Arena/Weight Room ..........52 Sat. Sept. 18 Fort Hays (Kan.) State * KIRKSVILLE 4:00 p.m. Sophomores ................................16-20 Wed. Sept. 22 Southwest Baptist (Mo.) * KIRKSVILLE 7:00 p.m. Fri. Sept. 24 @ Missouri Southern * Joplin, Mo. 7:00 p.m. 2009 season-in-reView R Sat. Sept. 25 @ Pittsburg (Kan.) State * Pittsburg, Kan. 3:00 p.m. 2009 Overall Stats ............................21 credits o Conference Only Stats ......................22 Editor: Tyler Madsen, Athletics Media Relations s Washburn Lady Blues Crossover MIAA Rankings ..............................22 Copy: Kevin White, Tyler Madsen, & Athletics t Media Relations Student Staff. e Fri. Oct. 1 vs. Angelo (Texas) State Topeka, Kan. 11:30 a.m. Match Leaders ..................................23 Layout & Design: Kevin White, Athletics Media R Fri. Oct. 1 vs. Tarleton (Texas) State Topeka, Kan. 4:30 p.m. Weekly AVCA Poll ..........................23 Relations Sat. Oct. 2 vs. St. Edward’s (Texas) Topeka, Kan. 11:00 a.m. Bulldog Records ..............................23 Guide was designed using Quark Express 8 Sat. Oct. 2 vs. Abilene Christian (Texas) Topeka, Kan. 3:00 p.m. Photography: Tim Barcus, Public Relations; Kevin White, Tyler Madsen, Brad Bolz (Trumanpho - tos.com) p History/records/awards l Wed. Oct. 6 @ Central Missouri * Warrensburg, Mo. 7:00 p.m. Cover Design: Ron Fauss, Multi-Ad Sports Career Records ................................24 a Sat. Oct. 9 Nebraska-Omaha * KIRKSVILLE 4:00 p.m. Printing: Multi-Ad Sports, Peoria, Ill. Season Records ................................25 y Fri. Oct. 15 Northwest Missouri * KIRKSVILLE 7:00 p.m. Match Records ..................................26 e *Sat. Oct. 16 Missouri Western * KIRKSVILLE 7:00 p.m. First Team All-Americans ................27 R *Wed. Oct. 20 Emporia (Kan.) State * KIRKSVILLE 7:00 p.m. Other All-Americans ........................28 Special thanks to Bill Cable, Retired Sports Infor - s Fri. Oct. 22 @ Washburn (Kan.) * Topeka, Kan. 7:00 p.m. Regional Awards ..............................29 mation Director, Daniel Newton, Melissa Ware Sat. Oct. 23 @ Fort Hays (Kan.) State * Hays, Kan. 7:00 p.m. Academic All-Americans ................29 and all former sports information student assis - Tues. Oct. 26 @ Southwest Baptist (Mo.) * Bolivar, Mo. 7:00 p.m. MIAA Honors ..................................30 tants for historical stories and information throughout the media guide. Fri. Oct. 29 Missouri Southern * KIRKSVILLE 7:00 p.m. All-Time Bulldog All-MIAA ............30 R *Sat. Oct. 30 Pittsburg (Kan.) State * KIRKSVILLE 6:00 p.m. NCAA History ..................................31 e Wed. Nov. 3 Central Missouri * KIRKSVILLE 7:00 p.m. National Finalist Teams ....................32 v Sat. Nov. 6 @ Nebraska-Omaha * Omaha, Neb. 4:00 p.m. Regional Teams ................................33 I e Fri. Nov. 12 @ Northwest Missouri * Maryville, Mo. 7:00 p.m. Letterwinners ....................................34 w Sat. Nov. 13 @ Missouri Western * St. Joseph, Mo. 7:00 p.m. All-Time Coaches ............................34 Nov. 18-20 NCAA South Central Regional TBD TBD All-Time Scores ..........................35-39 Dec. 2-4 NCAA Elite Eight TBD TBD 2010 opponents R Dates of Note: All-Time Series Records ..................39 e Saturday, Oct. 16 – Homecoming 2010 MIAA Opponents Information ....40-41 C Wednesday, Oct. 20 – “Dig Pink” 2010 o Saturday, Oct. 30 – Senior Night R d *MIAA Matches s All Times Central --Event Times are Subject to Change h I s t coacHing staff truMan state uniVersity o Head Coach: Ben Briney Location: Kirksville, Mo. R y Alma Mater, Year: Southwest Baptist, Founded: 1867 2001 Enrollment: 5,800 Nickname: Bulldogs o Career Record: 24-13 (Second season) Colors: Purple and White p Truman Record: Same Stadium: Pershing Arena p Office Phone: (660) 785-4468 Capacity: 2,000 o Conference: Mid-America Intercollegiate n Best Time To Call: Mornings Athletics Association (NCAA Div. II) e President: Dr. Troy Paino n t Assistant Coach: Megan Wargo Director of Athletics: Jerry Wollmering s Alma Mater, Year: Gettysburg, 2002 Sports Information Director: Kevin White Assistant Directo r ( Volleyball Contact): Office Phone: (660) 785-7751 Tyler Madsen Best Time To Call: Mornings SID Email: [email protected] Website: TrumanBulldogs.com m I Information: (660) 785-4276 a a Volleyball History First Year of Volleyball: 1973 Postseason Record (Yrs.): 23-11 (11 years) t Last Postseason Appearance: 2009 R All-Time Truman Record: 794-443-14 u m (.640, 36 yrs.) MIAA Record: 254-111 (.695, 27 yrs.) a MIAA Championships : 6 (Last - 2007) n 1 TRUMANBULLDOGS.COM truman volleyball 2010 Bulldogs o f n I s e BULLDOG h C a o C R e t VOLLEYBALL s o R F 324-58 (.848) Overall F 141-21 (.870) MIAA s R e y a l F 140 straight weeks ranked in the AVCA top 25 coaches poll. p F Six MIAA Most Valuable Players w e I v e R s d R o C e R y Rachel Shedd R o t Cassy Felkerson s I F Two National Finalists (2002 & 2004) h s t n e n o p p o a a I m Sarah Shearman Kelsey Wackerman n F Two AVCA National Freshmen of the Year a m Sarah Shearman (2003) & Megan Sharpe (2009) u R t F Nine 30+ win seasons & 20 straight 20+win years. 2 TRUMANBULLDOGS.COM truman volleyball 2010 Bulldogs I n f o C o DECADE OF a C h e s R o s EXCELLENCE t e R p l a y F 31 AVCA All-Region Awards e R s R e v I e w Jessica Sears R F 10 Straight NCAA Tournament Appearances e C o R d s Allie Cherven h I s t F 38 1st-Team all-MIAA Players o R y o p p o n Monica Marlowe e n t s F 16 AVCA All-Americans m I a a t 2000 MIAA Championship Team R u m F Seven MIAA Championships a n 3 TRUMANBULLDOGS.COM truman volleyball heAd coAch 2010 Bulldogs o f Second Season n I BEN s e h C BRINEY a o M.S Education - SW Baptist (2004) 2005-2008 - Assistant Coach (Truman) C B.S. Sport Management - SW Baptist (2001) 2006 - Assistant Coach (Carolina Region Jr. Team) B.S. Psychology - SW Baptist (2001) 2004-05 - Assistant Coach (St. Andrews College) R e ATC - Certified by NATABOC (2003) t s CSCS - Certified by NSCA (2004) o R Ben Briney begins his second season as the head coach of lowing year, the team tied a school record with 14 conference the Truman volleyball program in 2010 and is in his sixth sea - victories and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first son overall at the University after serving as the program’s top time in school history. s R assistant from 2005-2008. He is the ninth head coach in pro - Briney coached seven all-conference athletes at St. Andrews e gram history and has a 24-13 career record. and one conference freshman of the year. The Knights also ex - y In his first season as head coach, the Bulldogs maintained a celled academically over his last two years there, including a l top-25 ranking throughout the season, extending the consecu - being ranked 10th in the nation in 2003 with a 3.54 team GPA. p tive-week streak to 140 for the program. The squad won 24 Briney was also the assistant athletic trainer at St. Andrews, games and reached the NCAA tournament for the tenth time in where he helped with the coverage of all 14 sports at the school. program history. He had five players named all-MIAA, head - Prior to moving to North Carolina, Briney was the graduate w lined by freshman Megan Sharpe, who garnered National assistant athletic trainer at Southwest Baptist. He was the head e I Freshman of the Year accolades as well as first-team all-region athletic trainer for the men's basketball, volleyball and tennis v status. programs at the school and was the host athletic trainer for the e Briney has coached seven different players – Sarah Shear - 2003 NCAA Division II regional tennis tournament. R man (05/06), Kelsey Wackerman (05/06), Micaela Walter (05), Other volleyball experience includes being a member of the Allie Cherven (06/07/08), Melissa Keck (07/08), Eli Medina Athletics in Action men's volleyball team that toured Nigeria on (08) and Sharpe (09) – who have been named AVCA all-Ameri - an international sports ministry trip in 2003, serving as a camp s cans.