TTABLEABLE OFOF CONTENTSCONTENTS 2014 Florida State Volleyball Media Guide Table of Contents .......................................1 2013 Review This is Florida State Volleyball .............2-4 2013 Season Accomplishments ...40 Noles Around the Globe ..........................5-13 2013 Match By Match Results ......41 2014 Outlook 2013 Match By Match Stats...........42 2014 Volleyball Quick Facts ...................14 2013 Match By Match Comparison 2014 Roster ..................................................15 43 2014 Season Outlook ...............................16-17 2013 Season Statistics ....................44 Student-Athletes 2013 ACC Review ..................................45-46 Katie Mosher ................................................18-19 Sarah Wickstrom ........................................20-21History of the Program Caroline Dadowski .....................................22 FSU Postseason History ...................47 Laura Dadowski ...........................................23 Honors and Awards .............................48 Mara Green ....................................................24 All-Time Letterwinners ......................49 Karlie Hauer ..................................................25 Individual Team Records ..................50 Mercedes Vaughn ......................................26 Individual Career Records ...............51 Nicole Walch .................................................27 Individual Season Awards ...............52 Kiara Wright ..................................................28 Individual Year By Year Leaders ....53 Sarah Burrington ........................................29 All-Time Series Records ....................54 Katie Horton .................................................30 ACC & UF Series Records ..................55-56 Karyn Israel ...................................................31 Year By Year Results ...........................57-67 CREDITS Hailey Luke ....................................................32 Top 25 Victories ....................................68 The 2014 Florida State Volleyball Almanac is a Gabrielle Dixon .............................................33 publication of the FSU Sports Information Offi ce. Milica Kubura ...............................................33 The ACC .....................................................69 Written and edited by Christa Salerno with additional Kacey Saunier ..............................................34 University Administration ................70 editing by Elliott Finebloom,Steve Stone Scott Moriak Cecilie Woie ...................................................34 Media Information ..............................71 and Stephen McCartney. Page template and headers Coaching Staff 2014 Team Photo Roster ..................72 designed by Grant Hawkins Design, while the cover page Head Coach Chris Poole .........................................35-36 is designed by Summit Athletic Media and modifi ed by Associate Head Coach Ryan McGuyre .......37 Maxo Jean. Page layout by Christa Salerno. Featured Assistant Coach Ganna Khrystenko .38 photograhers: Ryals Lee, Perrone Ford, Ross Obley, Volleyball Support Staff ..........................39 Don Juan Moore and Maury Neipris. Inside and cover design assistance by Maxo Jean. 1 TTHISHIS ISIS FSUFSU VOLLEYBALLVOLLEYBALL - TTHEHE NNOLESOLES AARERE “LIVING“LIVING THETHE LEGACY”LEGACY” IINN 20142014 Seniors Katie Mosher and Sarah Wickstrom answer a few questions about the 2014 Season This is your final year, can you explain how you’re feeling right now? Mosher: “We’re both excited knowing that it’s our last season and we want to go out with a bang. I think we have a lot of good players going in and we’re just excited to get started and get some coaching and putting it all together.” Wickstrom: “I really want us to work hard and try to get back to the Final Four. We did it my freshman year and we haven’t been there for the past few years and it makes us want to work that much harder. It’s our last season, our last camp and we really want to make a push to get back there.” That Final Four Year (2011) was your first season, just talk about being a part of the program’s history: Mosher: “I grew up a Seminole fan and Sarah did too and just being able to come here and play for FSU is already a huge deal. Being able to change the direction of the program I think is a cool thing to be a part of, especially since we were just starting our collegiate careers. It’s always good to come into a good program but to be one of the ones that was there to change it is pretty cool.” Wickstrom: “I agree. Well said.” This is your second year together as a captain duo, what are your plans for the season? Wickstrom: “We have a great group of ladies here. We don’t have to do too much, just keep everyone working and really that’s it. We just need to do what we did last year and we know we’ll have a fun year.” Mosher: “I do think we have a good group of girls and I think that makes it a lot easier as a captain to not have to deal with a lot of drama on and off the court, so having the group of girls we have, we’re going to have fun.” Since this is such a great group, what is the biggest challenge from a captain’s perspective? Wickstrom: “Just staying focused. It’s a long season. It’s a lot of work. You can get to a point where you don’t care as much because you’re tired of long practices and traveling every weekend, but if we just play in the moment and forget about everything in the future, that’s what we have to put our focus on.” Mosher: “We have eight new players this year and in the beginning we’re going to have to blend that together in two weeks and that’s challenging. We’ve built a lot of chemistry since we were around each other, but getting the coaching and techniques and getting our lineup set. Once we get that, we just have to keep our focus.” Traditionally, the poster is meant for the senior class, what does that mean to you to represent FSU Volleyball this season in that manner? Mosher: “I’m excited. I’ve been here for five years and I am excited to see it and finally get the chance to be on it is going to be fun.” Wickstrom: “You see it your freshman and sophomore years and you don’t really think much of it and now it’s here. It’s surreal. It’s very cool.” 2 NUMBERS TO KNOW 5 6 255 Despite the nine wins that were produced AfterAf setting a school record for appearing in the month of November to close out in five-consecutive NCAA Tournaments, the the 2013 season, FSU fell just shy of its SeSeminoles will look to extend that streak fifth ACC title after posting a 17-3 record to six in the 2014 season. The record in conference. Following the 3-0 sweep of bbreaksr the streak of four that was set Georgia Tech on Nov. 29, the Seminoles bbacka during the 1987-90 squads that were huddled around a computer (with captain leled by Metro Conference legends Gabrielle TheTh number of digs redshirt senior Katie Katie Mosher pushing the refresh button) RReecee and Maggie Philgence. MMosher needs in order to take over the top awaiting the result of the Duke vs. North sspotp in the FSU All-Time Digs list. Mosher Carolina match. Needing the Tar Heels to is looking to overcome Summer Weiss- pull out the win, the Blue Devils were able ining’s mark of 1,859, which was set over the to come back after fending off several 202004-07 seasons. match points in the fourth set to claim a 3-2 win and the ACC title. This season, the 10 Seminoles will be eyeing their fifth ACC title. 4 TheTh number of FSU players that participat- eedd in U.S. Collegiate National Team events ththis offseason. Junior Nicole Walch earned 2 AfAfter her junior season Sarah Wickstrom a sspot on the top national team that sisitst in 10th place on the FSU All-time Set In order to have a great team year in and pplayedla on the China Tour for two weeks. AsAssists list with a total of 2,140. If she SSeniorse Katie Mosher and Sarah Wickstrom year out, you have to be led by some of the hahas another senior year like 2013, she can best student-athletes. Entering their se- alalongo with junior Mercedes Vaughn, went cliclimb as high as third while approaching to Minneapolis, Minn. for the U.S. National nior season and second year as a captain ththe 3,000 mark. duo, Katie Mosher and Sarah Wickstrom TeTeam Program (formally known as Senior plan to lead the squad to another fantas- AA22 Team). They were among 36 of the top tic season in their final year. ccollegiateo athletes in the country. It was ththe most athletes Coach Poole had partici- 28 706 papating in U.S. events at one time. The Seminoles have won 28 straight- ACC 1.0 matches in Tully Gym. Ever since the 3-2 loss to Miami on Nov. 26, 2010, FSU has TheTh FSU volleyball team was one of three been unbeatable on their home floor. They SSeminolee squads that earned a perfect re- will look to defend that streak in 2014. tetention rate. The most recent APR is based oonn scores from the 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011- EnteringEn his 28th season as a head coach, 1122 and 2012-13 academic years. FSFSU Head Coach Chris Poole has amassed a record of 706-272 (.722) during his ca- rreer.e Poole enters his seventh season at FFSUS with a record of 156-42 (.788). 43 FloridaFl State enters the 2014 season Prior to the 2014 season Florida State rrankeda No. 13 in the AVCA preseason poll. owns 28 wins over AVCA Top 25 teams in WWith that ranking, the Seminoles have program history. In 2013, the Noles set 9 bbeene included in 43-straight polls dating a school record by defeating six Top 25 ThisTh season, the Seminoles will see a lot of bbacka to Sept. 9, 2011. During the 2011 sea- teams over the course of the season (Ken- nnewe faces, nine to be exact. Nine is a little sson,o FSU was not listed in the preseason tucky, Michigan, Western Kentucky, North bibit high to be a Poole-led squad, however ppollo before appearing in the first two polls Carolina, Duke, Florida). In addition the sosome newcomers will look to take a red- ((Aug,A 29 - No.