2007 NSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2007 NSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS 2007 NSU QUICK FACTS: MEDIA INFORMATION UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Sports Information Department 2 Location: Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Fla. Media Information 2 Founded: 1964 AudioCast Information/Schedule 2 Undergrad Enrollment: 5,413 2007 SQUAD Nickname: Sharks Coaching Staff 4 Colors: Navy Blue, Gray Outlook 7 Conference: Sunshine State Conference Roster/Analysis 9 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Returning Players 10 President: Ray Ferrero, Jr. Incoming Players 18 Faculty Representative: Dr. Mark Cavanaugh 2006 SEASON REVIEW Mailing Address: 3301 College Avenue Season Review 22 Fort Lauderdale-Davie, FL 33314-7796 Results/Statistics 23 Conference Standings/Awards 24 ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT NSU RECORDS Director of Athletics: Michael Mominey Overall Individual Records 26 Assoc. AD/Communications: Robert Prior Overall Team Records 28 Asst. AD/Sports Medicine: Larry Starr NCAA Only Team Records 28 Asst. AD/Compliance and SWA: Ann Walker Overall Coaching Records 31 Athletics Office Phone Number: (954) 262-8250 Post-season Records 31 Athletics Fax: (954) 262-3926 NSU TEAM & PLAYER HONORS Athletics Web site: http://nsuathletics.nova.edu Player Honors 34 All-Time Roster 35 VOLLEYBALL COACHING STAFF 2007 OPPONENTS Head Coach (season): Steve Wilcosky (second) SSC Opponents 38 Alma Mater (year): Gilford College (2000) Non-Conference Opponents 39 Career Record: 11-20 All-Time Series Records/Results 41 Record at NSU: 11-20 SSC Information 45 Assistant Coach (season): Michelle Piantadosi (second) NCAA Information 46 Alma Mater (year): University of Tennessee (2004) NSU DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS Mission Statement 48 VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION Staff Directory 49 First Year of Volleyball: 1985 Athletics’ History 52 All-Time Record: 362-287 Athletic Training 54 2006 Record: 11-20 Strength and Conditioning 55 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/3 Athletic Facilities 56 Home Court (record): University Center Arena (6-10) Athletic Hall of Fame 58 Shark Club 59 Academic Support and Compliance 60 THIS IS NSU President/Administration 62 Overview/History 63 Campus Life 64 Degree Offerings 65 CREDITS Campus Map & Directions 66 The 2007 Volleyball Media Guide was written and compiled by the Nova Southeastern University Sports Information Office: Robert Prior, Jeffrey Kelley, Guy Harrison and Andrea Buenano Layout and Design: Nicole Dupes and Kara-Ann Boyne Athletic Photography: Gary Curreri and Joe Bianco Special thanks to: NSU Office of Publications and Kim Carbo 2007 NSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE MEDIA INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT STAFF Assoc. AD/Communications: Robert Prior Sports Information Coordinator: Jeffrey Kelley Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: (954) 262-8261 Phone: (954) 262-8275 Cellular: (954) 732-6182 Cellular: (954) 770-2499 Sports Information Assistant: Guy Harrison Sports Information Graduate Assistant: Andrea Buenano Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: (954) 262-8235 Phone: (954) 262-8283 Cellular: (213) 272-1963 Sports Information Office Fax: (954) 262-3273 MEDIA INFORMATION OVERVIEW ESCORES The Sports Information Department provides a variety of services Fans also can receive up-to-date scores and information directly to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the news media. to their cell phones via text message, by email or both by signing Sports Information duties include keeping accurate statistical up for eScores. eScores is a free one-of-a-kind fan messaging data of each athletic event and providing publications for each service, and fans can sign up by clicking the eScores link on the team such as media guides, game programs, schedule posters, NSU Athletics Web site. schedule cards and press releases. The department has won numerous awards for its media guides in recent years. CREDENTIALS Members of the working press, electronic media and other In addition, the Sports Information Department organizes game- news agencies can request credentials to cover NSU athletic day operations and provides information to the local and national events by calling the NSU Sports Information Department at news media and to student-athletes’ hometown newspapers. A least 24 hours prior to game time. Accredited photographers member of the NSU sports information staff will be present at all and Electronic News Gathering (ENG) crews may shoot from home games and will travel with NSU teams for road contests. designated areas at all events. ATHLETICS WEB SITE STATISTICS/MEDIA SERVICES The Sports Information Department maintains, creates and Media guides, programs, fact sheets and cumulative statistics manages all editorial, statistical and biographical content for the will be furnished to the working media prior to game time. Com- official NSU Athletics Web site. The NSU Athletics Web site can plete statistical information will be available to the media at the be accessed on the Internet at http://nsuathletics.nova.edu. The conclusion of all NSU home athletic events.Telephones and a fax NSU Athletics Web site also provides cutting-edge multimedia machine are available for use in the athletics offices and in the features such as live audio broadcasts of select NSU athletic University Center Press Room. Please contact a member of the events and functions as well as live statistical information dur- sports information staff to request use of this service. ing select home games. A complete audio broadcast schedule, as well as archived broadcasts of past events, can be viewed INTERVIEWS on the NSU Athletics Web site through the following link: http:// All one-on-one interviews with Nova Southeastern University nsuathletics.nova.edu/statistics/liveaudio.cfm. players and coaches should be scheduled through the NSU Sports Information Department. Please provide at least 24 hours SHARK ALERT advance notice to allow interview arrangements to be made. The Sports Information Department also publishes SHARK Interviews at the conclusion of all home games will be held after ALERT, a free, weekly NSU Department of Athletics email a brief cooling-off period. Any requests for visiting team interviews newsletter that can be subscribed to on the official NSU Athletics should be made through the visiting team’s sports information Web site. SHARK ALERT provides NSU fans with interesting, representative. If one is not present, the NSU sports information informative and timely weekly headlines; player/coach features; staff will assist with visiting team interview needs. game recaps; game previews; information on upcoming special events and promotions; and many other newsworthy items. AUDIOCAST INFORMATION/SCHEDULE The NSU Athletics Web site provides cutting-edge multimedia features such as live audio broadcasts of select NSU athletic events. A complete audio broadcast schedule, as well as archived broadcasts of past events, can be viewed on the NSU Athletics Web site through the following link: http://nsuathletics.nova.edu/statistics/liveaudio.cfm. 2007 NSU Volleyball AudioCast Schedule 9/4/07 Palm Beach Atlantic University 7:00 p.m. 10/12/07 Saint Leo University 7:00 p.m. 9/22/07 Barry University 4:00 p.m. 10/19/07 Flagler College 7:00 p.m. 9/26/07 Florida Tech 7:00 p.m. 10/26/07 Lynn University 7:00 p.m. 10/6/07 University of Tampa 8:00 p.m. 11/2/07 Rollins College 7:00 p.m. 10/7/07 Eckerd College 4:00 p.m. 11/4/07 Florida Southern College 2:00 p.m. The Audio Broadcast Schedule is subject to change. For the most up-to-date schedule, please visit the NSU Athletics’ Web site at http://nsuathletics.nova.edu. 2007 NSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2007 NSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2007 squad COACHING STAFF Steve Wilcosky, after serving as interim head volleyball coach the previous six months, was promoted to head volleyball coach on November 10, 2006 at Nova Southeastern University In 2006, under the direction of Wil- THE WILCOSKY FILE cosky, the Sharks notched 11 victories EDUCATION B.S., Sports Medicine, Guilford College which eclipsed the win total of the previous two seasons combined. Dur- PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1997–00 Guilford College ing the season, NSU also fashioned an Four-year letterwinner in impressive four-match sweep on the football road in the C.W. Post Tournament in COACHING EXPERIENCE 2000-04 Greensboro College early September. Assistant Coach 2004-05 High Point University Assistant Coach Wilcosky joined the Sharks’ coaching 2006– Nova Southeastern University staff following one season with Division Head Coach I High Point University. CLUB COACHING EXPERIENCE 1996-2005 Piedmont Volleyball Club Head Coach Prior to his time with the High Point 2005 North Carolina High Performance Head Coach volleyball program, Wilcosky had a 2006 Team Florida High Perfor- successful five-year stint as an assistant mance Head Coach coach at Greensboro College. While at Greensboro, the team captured a pair OVERALL RECORD AT NSU 11-20 of USA South Conference Titles in 2000 and 2004. He also helped develop two conference Players of the Year, three Freshman of the Year, 20 All-Conference performers and an honorable mention All-American. 2007 NSU VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2007 squad In addition to his work at the collegiate level, Wilcosky served as the head coach of Team Florida Select Red, which finished 7th out of 35 teams in the High Performance Championships in 2007. He also acted as a USA Vol- leyball Developmental Coach in the off-season. He also serves as head coach of the 16 elite Boomer’s volleyball club, which is a local club program in Broward County. Wilcosky previously has served as a head coach with the North Carolina High Performance squad. The High Performance team is a pipeline for the USA Volleyball program at the regional level and features many of the top prep volleyball players in North Carolina. Other coaching stops on Wilcosky’s resume include nine years as the head coach for junior teams of the Piedmont Volleyball Club in the Junior Olympic Volleyball program. He also spent last season as the associate head coach of the Piedmont 16’s who finished 27th at the National Tournament.