WESTERN ILLINOIS FIGHTING LEATHERNECK VOLLEYBALL Athletic Communications • 213 Western Hall • Macomb, Illinois 61455 • (309) 298-1133 Quick Facts - UNIVERSITY INFORMATION - - PROGRAM HISTORY - Founded ...................................................................................... 1899 First Year .................................................. 1921 (Records Incomplete) Enrollment ................................................................................ 10,373 All-Time Record .........................................................504-722-8 (.424) Nickname......................................................... Fighting Leathernecks NCAA Division I Tournament appearances: 0 School Colors ..................... Purple (PMS 2607) and Gold (PMS 116) Last Postseason Opponent: Affiliation .................................................................... NCAA Division I 2013 Summit League Conference Tournament: First Round Conference ......................................................... The Summit League (3) South Dakota 3, (6) Western Illinois 0 Home Facility ....................................................................Western Hall University President.................................................. Dr. Jack Thomas - COACHING HISTORY - Interim Director of Athletics....................................Danielle Suprenant Faculty Athletics Representative ....................................Dr. Tom Cody HEAD COACH ..................................................................Ben Staupe Assistant Athletics Director ............................................Michael Jones Alma Mater .........................................Wisconsin- La Crosse (‘01, ‘03) Assistant Athletics Director ...............................................Haley Jones Record at Western Illinois (Years) ..............................0-0 (1st season) Assistant Athletics Director ................................... Monyae Williamson Career Record .................................................................0-0 (0 Years) Athletics Department phone ........................................ (309) 298-1190 Volleyball Office Phone................................................(309) 298-1855 Best Time to Reach .........................Contact Athletic Communications - ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS - Assistant Coach.........................................Taryn Marton (2nd season) Graduate Assistant/Volleyball Contact......................Aury St. Germain Alma Mater ..................................... Southwest Baptist College (2017) E-mail Address ............................................... [email protected] Email.................................................................... [email protected] Athletic Communications Phone ................................. (309) 298-1133 Office Phone ................................................................(309) 298-1855 Cell Phone Number .....................................................(828) 674-8982 - SUPPORT STAFF - Assistant AD/Athletic Communications....................Monyae Williamson Athletic Trainer................................................................... Joy Blasing Graduate Assistant ............................................................Danny Frey Address ....................................................................213 Western Hall - TEAM INFORMATION - ........................................................................Macomb, Illinois 61455 Website ......................................................www.GoLeathernecks.com Overall Record in 2017 ................................................................. 8-20 Press Row Phone ....................................................... (309) 298-1227 Summit League Record in 2017 ........................................... 3-11 (9th) Summit League Tournament ..........................................................N/A Players Returning/Lost ..................................................................13/4 Starters Returning/Lost....................................................................5/1 Newcomers.........................................................................................6 - RADIO INFORMATION - Flagship Radio Station ............................WIUS-FM (88.3 in Macomb) Leatherneck Volleyball GoLeathernecks.com 2018 Roster Alphabetical No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School) 23 Jovana Bulatovic MH 5-11 So. Elmwood Park, Ill. (Elmwood Park) 21 Madeline Dieter 6-1 6-1 Fr. Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield North) 20 Kennedy Drewis OH 5-10 Fr. Tripoli, Iowa. (Tripoli) 1 Shaela Gray OH/RS 5-10 R-Jr. Fontana, Calif. (Upland) 8 Claire Grove DS 5-11 Jr. Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley) 14 Cassie Hunt S 5-9 So. Cortland, Ill. (Sycamore) 5 Jaime Johnson S 5-8 Sr. Champaign, Ill. (Centennial) 4 Alaina Kline DS 5-7 Fr. Pecatonica, Ill. (Christian Life) 11 Abby Knoop OH 5-11 So. West Branch, Iowa (West Branch) 6 Mariah Mitchell RS 6-0 Fr. Wapello, Iowa (Wapello) 12 Erika Moore DS 5-7 Fr. Bloomington, Ill. (Central Catholic) 24 Emma Norris OH 5-9 So. North Liberty, Iowa (Iowa City West) 7 Melanie Patenaude OH 5-10 Sr. Aurora, Colo. (Cherry Creek) 3 Shiah Sanders OH/RS 6-0 Sr. Plymouth, Minn. (Osseo) 17 Riley Schumacher MH 6-1 Jr. St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles East) 15 Mackenzie Steckler MH/OH 6-0 So. Wentzville, Mo. (St. Dominic) 19 Hannah Walker S 5-9 Jr. Battle Creek, Mich. (Delton Kellogg) 2 Aleezah Washington L/DS 5-8 Jr. Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield North) 9 Kaylee Mae Woodard OH 5-8 Fr. Monmouth, Ill. (Monmouth-Roseville) Numerical No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School) 1 Shaela Gray OH/RS 5-10 R-Jr. Fontana, Calif. (Upland) 2 Aleezah Washington L/DS 5-8 Jr. Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield North) 3 Shiah Sanders OH/RS 6-0 Sr. Plymouth, Minn. (Osseo) 4 Alaina Kline DS 5-7 Fr. Pecatonica, Ill. (Christian Life) 5 Jaime Johnson S 5-8 Sr. Champaign, Ill. (Centennial) 6 Mariah Mitchell RS 6-0 Fr. Wapello, Iowa (Wapello) 7 Melanie Patenaude OH 5-10 Sr. Aurora, Colo. (Cherry Creek) 8 Claire Grove DS 5-11 Jr. Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley) 9 Kaylee Mae Woodard OH 5-8 Fr. Monmouth, Ill. (Monmouth-Roseville) 11 Abby Knoop OH 5-11 So. West Branch, Iowa (West Branch) 12 Erika Moore DS 5-7 Fr. Bloomington, Ill. (Central Catholic) 14 Cassie Hunt S 5-9 So. Cortland, Ill. (Sycamore) 15 Mackenzie Steckler MH/OH 6-0 So. Wentzville, Mo. (St. Dominic) 17 Riley Schumacher MH 6-1 Jr. St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles East) 19 Hannah Walker S 5-9 Jr. Battle Creek, Mich. (Delton Kellogg) 20 Kennedy Drewis OH 5-10 Fr. Tripoli, Iowa. (Tripoli) 21 Madeline Dieter 6-1 6-1 Fr. Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield North) 23 Jovana Bulatovic MH 5-11 So. Elmwood Park, Ill. (Elmwood Park) 24 Emma Norris OH 5-9 So. North Liberty, Iowa (Iowa City West) 2018 Schedule Date Opponent Location Time (CT) 2018 HAMPTON INN LEATHERNECK INVITATIONAL (HOSTED BY WESTERN ILLINOIS) Fri, Aug. 24 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON MACOMB 7 p.m. Sat, Aug. 25 TENNESSEE TECH MACOMB 2 p.m. EVANSVILLE MACOMB 7 p.m. BRADLEY UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT (HOSTED BY BRADLEY) Fri, Aug. 31 at Bradley Peoria, Ill. 6 p.m. Sat, Sept. 1 vs. George Washington Peoria, Ill. 1 p.m. vs. Toledo Peoria, Ill. 5 p.m. FLORIDA GULF COAST TOURNAMENT (HOSTED BY FLORIDA GULF COAST) Fri, Sept. 7 vs. Albany Fort Myers, Fla. 11 a.m. vs. West Virginia Fort Myers, Fla. 3 p.m. Sat, Sept. 8 vs. Florida Gulf Coast Fort Myers, Fla. 10:30 a.m. Tue, Sept. 11 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI MACOMB 7 p.m. VALPARAISO TOURNAMENT (HOSTED BY VALPARAISO) Fri, Sept. 14 vs. Wright State Valparaiso, Ind. 4:30 p.m. Sat, Sept. 15 vs. Valparaiso Valparaiso, Ind. 12:30 p.m. vs. Cornell Valparaiso, Ind. 4:30 p.m. Fri, Sept. 21 • NORTH DAKOTA MACOMB 7 p.m. Tue, Sept. 25 • at Purdue Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, Ind. 6 p.m. Fri, Sept. 28 • at Omaha Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m. Sun, Sept. 30 • at South Dakota Vermillion, S.D. 1 p.m. Fri, Oct. 5 • NORTH DAKOTA STATE MACOMB 7 p.m. Sun, Oct. 7 • ORAL ROBERTS MACOMB 1 p.m. Fri, Oct. 12 • at South Dakota State Brookings, S.D. 1 p.m. Sun, Oct. 14 • at Denver Denver, Colo. 1 p.m. Sun, Oct. 21 • PURDUE FORT WAYNE MACOMB 1 p.m. Fri, Oct. 26 • SOUTH DAKOTA MACOMB 7 p.m. Tue, Oct. 28 • at Oral Roberts Tulsa, Okla. 1 p.m. Thu, Nov. 1 • at North Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. 7 p.m. Fri, Nov. 1 • North Dakota State Fargo, N.D. 7 p.m. Tue, Nov. 6 • OMAHA MACOMB 6 p.m. Fri, Nov. 9 • DENVER MACOMB 7 p.m. Sun, Nov. 11 • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE MACOMB 1 p.m. THE SUMMMIT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT (TOP 6 TEAMS) Nov. 16-18 Host - Denver Denver, Colo. • denotes Summit League match ALL HOME MATCHES ARE BOLD CAPS 2017 Overall Stats Western Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 09, 2018) All matches Overall record: 8-20 Conf: 3-11 Home: 4-10 Away: 2-8 Neutral: 2-2 Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 11 Abby Knoop 2 4 2.00 0 11 .3 6 4 0 0.00 0 2 0.00 0 2 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 - 15 Mackenzie Steckler 105 236 2.25 78 479 .3 3 0 8 0.08 17 34 0.16 1 50 0.48 19 86 105 1.00 13 0 - 17 Riley Schumacher 23 19 0.83 6 57 .2 2 8 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 14 14 0.61 5 0 - 3 Shiah Sanders 106 148 1.40 43 487 .2 1 6 18 0.17 7 9 0.07 14 204 1.92 1 56 57 0.54 6 0 - 21 Emilee Dechant 98 135 1.38 64 382 .1 8 6 2 0.02 1 6 0.01 2 22 0.22 10 81 91 0.93 3 1 - 5 Jaime Johnson 106 45 0.42 23 140 .1 5 7 853 8.05 21 11 0.20 2 225 2.12 1 20 21 0.20 4 11 - 14 Cassie Hunt 55 2 0.04 0 14 .1 4 3 121 2.20 14 23 0.25 0 46 0.84 0 0 0 0.00 0 10 - 12 Shalyn Greenhaw 96 229 2.39 108 847 .1 4 3 19 0.20 14 29 0.15 37 336 3.50 8 45 53 0.55 3 2 - 2 Aleezah Washington 69 31 0.45