2004 Rocket Volleyball Table of Contents Quick Facts Table of Contents/Quick Facts ....................................................... 1 Location ................................................................Toledo, OH 43606 2004 Schedule .................................................................................. 2 Population .............................313,000 (city); 720,000 (metropolitan) 2004 Roster ...................................................................................... 3 Founded ..................................................................................... 1872 2004 Outlook ................................................................................ 4-5 Enrollment .............................................................................. 19,019 Head Coach Kent Miller ................................................................ 6 National Affiliation ................................................ NCAA Division I Q & A with Coach Miller ................................................................ 7 Conference ....................................... Mid-American (West Division) Assistant Coaches ............................................................................ 8 Nickname ...............................................................................Rockets Meet the Rockets ........................................................................ 9-19 School Colors .............................................. Midnight Blue and Gold Rachel Mohler ........................................................................ 10 Arena ......................................................John F. Savage Hall (9,000) Melissa Cedergren ...................................................................11 President ........................................................ Dr. Daniel M. Johnson Kelsey Culver .......................................................................... 12 Athletics Director ................................................... Michael O’Brien Corrie Magnus ........................................................................ 13 Associate A.D./Senior Woman’s Administrator ..... Kelly Andrews Chelsey Poquette ..................................................................... 14 NCAA Faculty Representative ................................Dr. James Klein Kate Bean ................................................................................ 15 Athletic Department Phone ........................................419-530-4184 Lora Sarich ............................................................................. 16 Ticket Office Phone ..................................................419-530-GOLD Brittany Alaburda/Sarah Kreher ........................................... 17 Head Volleyball Coach ..............................Kent Miller (Oregon ’84) Jessica Alden/Emi Holsclaw .................................................. 18 Toledo Record ...................................................73-136 (seven years) Courtney Nissen/TaNeisha Winters ....................................... 19 Overall Record .................................................73-136 (seven years) 2003 Results/Statistics ................................................................... 20 Assistant Coach ..........................................Regan Adams (2nd year) 2003 Mid-American Conference Review .................................... 21 Assistant Coach ................................................Greg Reitz (1st year) The Mid-American Conference ................................................... 22 Volleyball Office Phone ...............................................419-530-7740 2004 MAC Tournament ................................................................ 23 2003 Overall Record ................................................................ 10-22 2004 MAC Composite Schedule ............................................. 23-24 2003 MAC Record .................................................... 3-15 (7th/West) 2004 Opponents ........................................................................ 25-33 Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................................................... 7/1 Records/Letterwinners ................................................................. 34 Starters Returning/Lost ............................................................... 5/1 Records ...................................................................................... 34-37 Asst. AD/Media Relations ............................................ Paul Helgren All-Time Results ....................................................................... 38-41 Assoc. Media Relations Dir./Volleyball Contact .........Steve Easton University/Athletic Leaders ......................................................... 42 Easton office/cell phone ................. (419) 530-4921/(419) 262-3953 University of Toledo ................................................................. 43-45 Easton e-mail ..........................................steven.easton@utoledo.edu University History & Traditions .................................................. 46 Asst. Media Relations Director ........................Brian DeBenedictis Athletic Traditions ........................................................................ 47 Intern ....................................................................... Salena McIlwain Academics/Summer Camps ......................................................... 48 Media Relations Phone ...............................................419-530-4920 Campus Facilities .......................................................................... 49 Media Relations FAX ..................................................419-530-4930 Campus Map ................................................................................. 50 Official Athletic Website ................................... www.utrockets.com City of Toledo ................................................................................ 51 Official Athletic Website ............................................................... 52 The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics gratefully acknowledges Credits the contributions of the UT student body, whose spirit and financial support enable us to maintain our standards of excellence. Editor: Steve Easton The University of Toledo is committed to a policy of equal opportunity Contributors: Paul Helgren and Brian DeBenedictis in education, employment, membership and contracts, and no differentiation Photography: Terry Fell, Bill Hartough and Melissa Flaherty will be made based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual Published By: Univ. of Toledo Athletic Media Relations Office orientation, veteran status or the presence of a disability. The University Printing: The Hubbard Company, Defiance, OH will take affirmative action as required by federal or state law. www.utrockets.com Volleyball 1 2004 Schedule DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Fri. Sept. 3 at UNH Tournament Durham, NH vs. New Hampshire 7:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 4 at UNH Tournament Durham, NH vs. Arizona State 10:00 a.m. vs. Florida International 4:30 p.m. Fri. Sept. 10 at MTSU Invitational Murfreesboro, TN vs. Austin Peay 4:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 11 at MTSU Invitational Murfreesboro, TN vs. Chattanooga 10:00 a.m. vs. Middle Tennessee State 7:00 p.m. Fri. Sept. 17 Clarion Hotel Westgate Rocket Classic SAVAGE HALL Toledo vs. Oakland 10:00 a.m. Toledo vs. UNC-Greensboro 5:30 p.m. Sat. Sept. 18 Clarion Hotel Westgate Rocket Classic SAVAGE HALL Toledo vs. UW-Green Bay 12:30 p.m. Toledo vs. Dayton 8:00 p.m. Fri. Sept. 24 at Bowling Green* Bowling Green, OH 7:00 p.m. Sat. Sept. 25 BALL STATE* SAVAGE HALL 3:00 p.m. Tues. Sept. 28 at Kent State* Kent, OH 7:00 p.m. Fri Oct. 1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* SAVAGE HALL 7:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 8 BOWLING GREEN* SAVAGE HALL 7:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 9 WESTERN MICHIGAN* SAVAGE HALL 3:00 p.m. Tues. Oct. 12 at Valparaiso Valparaiso, IN 7:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 15 MIAMI* SAVAGE HALL 7:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 16 OHIO* SAVAGE HALL 3:00 p.m. Tues. Oct. 19 IPFW SAVAGE HALL 7:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 22 at Eastern Michigan* Ypsilanti, MI 7:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 23 at Central Michigan* Mt. Pleasant, MI 7:00 p.m. Tues. Oct. 26 CLEVELAND STATE SAVAGE HALL 7:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 29 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* SAVAGE HALL 7:00 p.m. Sat. Oct. 30 AKRON* SAVAGE HALL 3:00 p.m. Thur. Nov. 4 at Buffalo* Buffalo, NY 7:00 p.m. Sat. Nov. 6 at Marshall* Huntington, WV 7:00 p.m. Thur. Nov. 11 at Northern Illinois* DeKalb, IL 7:00 p.m. Sat. Nov. 13 at Ball State* Muncie, IN 7:00 p.m. Tues. Nov. 16 MAC Tournament - First Round Campus Sites TBA Fri. Nov. 19 MAC Tournament - Quarterfinals Bowling Green, OH TBA Sat. Nov. 20 MAC Tournament - Semifinals Bowling Green, OH TBA Sun. Nov. 21 MAC Tournament - Championship Bowling Green, OH TBA 2 Volleyball 2004 Rosters Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown - High School 1 Sarah Kreher S/OH 6-0 Fr. (R) Birmingham, MI - Marian 2 Kelsey Culver** MB 6-2 Jr. Delaware, OH - Olentangy 4 Courtney Nissen OH/DS 5-7 Fr. Genoa, OH - Genoa 6 Kate Bean* OH 5-9 So. Louisville, KY - Assumption 7 Emi Holsclaw S/OH 5-11 Fr. Dublin, OH - Coffman 8 Melissa Cedergren** MB/RS 5-11 Jr. North Branch, MN - North Branch 9 Corrie Magnus** MB 6-1 Jr. Vernon Hills, IL - Libertyville 10 TaNeisha Winters OH 5-11 Fr. Orrville, OH - Orrville 11 Lora Sarich* L/OH 5-10 So. Bellevue, NE - West 12 Brittany Alaburda MB 6-1 Fr. (R) Medina, OH - Walsh Jesuit 14 Chelsey Poquette** RSH 5-11 Jr. Spring Lake, MI - Grand Haven 15 Rachel