2013 | VOLLEYBALL | NOTEBOOK Debbie Davis [email protected] 214-774-1353 (o) 214-802-8979 (c) @Conference_USA & #CUSAVB Conference USA UPCOMING SCHEDULE 2013 C-USA VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS C-USA RECORD OVERALL RECORD TUESDAY, SEPT. 10 W-L PCT Stk W-L PCT H A N Lst10 East Carolina at Campbell 6 p.m. East Tennessee State at Marshall 6 p.m. Tulane 0-0 .000 --- 7-0 1.000 3-0 2-0 2-0 7-0 Tulsa at (RV) Kansas State (FoxCollege)6 p.m. LA Tech at Stephen F. Austin 6:30 p.m. Tulsa 0-0 .000 --- 6-1 .857 1-0 1-1 4-0 6-1 Rice at Lamar 7 p.m. UAB 0-0 .000 --- 6-2 .750 4-1 0-0 2-1 6-2 Southeastern LA at Southern Miss 7 p.m. Georgia State at UAB 7 p.m. Florida Atlantic 0-0 .000 --- 5-2 .714 2-1 1-1 2-0 5-2 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 11 Middle Tennessee 0-0 .000 --- 5-2 .714 4-2 1-0 0-0 5-2 North Texas at TCU (FSN-SW) 6:30 p.m. Southern Miss 0-0 .000 --- 4-2 .667 3-1 0-0 1-1 4-2 Tulane at New Orleans 7 p.m. North Texas 0-0 .000 --- 5-3 .625 4-1 0-1 1-1 5-3 THURSDAY, SEPT. 12 Spartan Classic (at Norfolk, Va.) Louisiana Tech 0-0 .000 --- 4-3 .571 3-1 0-1 1-1 4-3 Charlotte at Norfolk State 6 p.m. FIU 0-0 .000 --- 3-3 .500 2-1 0-1 1-1 3-3 FIU INVITATIONAL Jacksonville at FIU 5 p.m. UTSA 0-0 .000 --- 4-4 .500 2-2 1-1 1-1 4-4 FRIDAY, SEPT. 13 Charlotte 0-0 .000 --- 3-4 .429 0-0 1-1 2-3 3-4 Spartan Classic (at Norfolk, Va.) East Carolina 0-0 .000 --- 2-4 .333 2-1 0-1 0-2 2-4 Charlotte vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore 3 p.m. Elon Phoenix Classic (Elon, N.C.) UTEP 0-0 .000 --- 2-4 .333 1-1 1-1 0-2 2-4 East Carolina vs. NC Central 3:30 p.m. FIU INVITATIONAL Marshall 0-0 .000 --- 2-6 .250 0-0 0-4 2-2 2-6 Chattanooga at FIU 11 a.m. Rice 0-0 .000 --- 1-5 .167 1-2 0-1 0-2 1-5 South Dakota State at FIU 6 p.m. USF Tournament (Tampa, Fla.) FAU vs. #22 Purdue 3 p.m. C-USA WEEKLY VOLLEYBALL AWARDS Southeastern La. Tournament (Hammond, La.) Louisiana Tech vs. Nebraska-Omaha 11 a.m. for matches played from Sept. 1-8_Week 2 Louisiana Tech vs. Southern 3 p.m. OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK THUNDER INVITATIONAL ERICA BOHANNON, TULSA / 6-1, FR., OH / DALLAS, TEXAS Southern Illinois at Marshall 4 p.m. Bohannon led Tulsa to the Baylor Classic tournament title last weekend. Dr. Mary Jo Winn Tournament (Springfi eld, Mo.) She accounted for 4.09 kills per set and had a hitting effi ciency of .463, Middle Tennessee at Missouri State 7 p.m. which earned her MVP honors. For the week, she averaged 3.88 kills and Boise State Tournament (Boise, Idaho) 3.97 points per set and hit .387. She also recorded 13 digs in four matches North Texas vs. Sacramento State 10 a.m. and established a career-high hitting effi ciency of .526 against Baylor North Texas at Boise State 4 p.m. Friday. Bohannon posted double-digit kill performance in each match as RICE INVITATIONAL II Tulsa went 4-0 last week and is riding a six-match winning streak. This is Houston Baptist at Rice 11 a.m. Bohannon’s fi rst C-USA Off ensive Player of the Week honor. Missouri at Rice 7:30 p.m. McNeese State Tournament (Lake Charles, La.) DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Southern Miss vs. Prairie View 11:30 a.m. SARA RISHELL, UAB / 6-2, JR., MB / SMITHSBURG, MD. Southern Miss at McNeese State 7 p.m. Rishell collected 24 total blocks (4 solos/20 assisted) for an average ALL STATE SUGAR BOWL COLLEGIATE CLASSIC of 1.85 blocks per set last week. She also accounted for 2.92 kills and Texas Southern at Tulane 12 p.m. 4.00 points per set, while hitting .325 for the Blazers. Her off ensive and defensive production earned her a place on the Middle Tennessee Florida A&M at Tulane 7:30 p.m. Invitational All-Tournament Team. The junior had a career-high eight GOLDEN HURRICANE CLASSIC blocks against North Dakota Friday, followed by fi ve against Austin Peay Arkansas at Tulsa 7 p.m. and six vs. Virginia Tech Saturday. Rishell has also proved a spark on Hoosier Classic (Bloomington, Ind.) off ense for the Green and Gold as she notched 38 kills in four matches. UAB vs. Tennessee State 4 p.m. This is her fi rst career C-USA Defensive Player of the Week honor. Art Carmichael Invitational (Kingston, R.I.) UTEP vs. Hartford 2 p.m. SETTER OF THE WEEK UTEP at Rhode Island 6 p.m. BECCA HOWARD, UAB / 5-9, SR., S / TAMPA, FLA. UT Arlington Tournament (Arlington, Texas) Howard averaged 11.38 assists, 1.46 digs and 0.85 blocks per set as she UTSA at UT Arlington 7 p.m. continues to run the Blazers’ off ense effi ciently. She tallied 148 helpers in the four-match span last week, including a week-high 45 assists SATURDAY, SEPT. 14 against Virginia Tech Saturday. Howard also came up with 10 digs, Spartan Classic (at Norfolk, Va.) for her second double-double of the 2013 season, and a career- Charlotte vs. Bethune-Cookman 6 p.m. high fi ve blocks. The senior is currently averaging 11.54 assists, Elon Phoenix Classic (Elon, N.C.) 1.92 digs and 0.65 blocks per set, while landing eight service East Carolina vs. Gardner-Webb 9 a.m. aces. This is Howard’s second consecutive and career East Carolina at Elon 6 p.m. C-USA Setter of the Week honor. USF Tournament (Tampa, Fla.) FAU vs. USF 12:30 p.m. FAU vs. Pitt 3:30 p.m. schedule continued on page 2... Notebook 3 A HISTORY OF GREATS WHO’S NEXT? Sept. 10, 2013 | 1 | 2013 | VOLLEYBALL | NOTEBOOK @Conference_USA & #CUSAVB Conference USA schedule continued from page 1... 2012 CONFERENCE AND OVERALL RECORDS OF 2013 C-USA TEAMS Southeastern La. Tournament (Hammond, La.) Conf Rec Pct. H A Rec Pct. H A N L10 Louisiana Tech vs. Stetson 1 p.m. Tulsa C-USA 14-2 .875 8-0 6-2 26-10 .722 12-3 9-6 5-1 8-2 Louisiana Tech at Southeastern La. 5 p.m. THUNDER INVITATIONAL UTSA WAC 13-5 .722 8-1 5-4 21-9 .700 12-3 7-5 2-1 8-2 Eastern Kentucky at Marshall 12 p.m. North Texas Sun Belt 9-5 .643 6-2 3-3 26-12 .684 14-4 6-6 6-2 8-2 Kent State at Marshall 6:30 p.m. Rice C-USA 12-4 .750 7-1 5-3 19-12 .613 11-7 6-4 2-1 6-4 Dr. Mary Jo Winn Tournament (Springfi eld, Mo.) UAB C-USA 11-5 .688 7-1 4-4 20-14 .588 10-1 4-9 6-4 7-3 Middle Tennessee vs. (RV) Oklahoma 10 a.m. Middle Tennessee vs. Alabama A&M 5:30 p.m. Marshall C-USA 8-8 .500 6-2 2-6 18-13 .581 11-2 3-8 4-3 2-8 Boise State Tournament (Boise, Idaho) UTEP C-USA 10-6 .625 7-1 3-5 16-13 .552 8-4 4-7 4-2 5-5 North Texas vs. Idaho 10 a.m. Charlotte Atlantic 10 2-12 .143 1-6 1-6 10-16 .385 2-8 3-7 5-1 2-8 RICE INVITATIONAL II FIU Sun Belt 7-8 .467 4-4 3-4 10-20 .333 4-4 4-10 2-6 5-5 NC State at Rice 1 p.m. McNeese State Tournament (Lake Charles, La.) Middle Tennessee Sun Belt 7-8 .467 2-5 5-3 10-23 .303 3-9 5-9 2-5 4-6 Southern Miss Pan American 4:30 p.m. Southern Miss C-USA 4-12 .250 3-5 1-7 8-20 .286 4-7 2-9 2-4 2-8 Southern Miss vs. ULM 9 a.m. Florida Atlantic Sun Belt 2-13 .133 2-6 0-7 7-19 .269 4-6 2-8 1-5 2-8 ALL STATE SUGAR BOWL COLLEGIATE CLASSIC Tulane C-USA 4-12 .250 4-4 0-8 6-21 .222 5-8 0-10 1-3 2-8 North Dakota at Tulane 3 p.m. GOLDEN HURRICANE CLASSIC Louisiana Tech WAC 0-18 .000 0-9 0-9 3-27 .100 1-9 0-13 2-5 0-10 Texas State at Tulsa 12 p.m. East Carolina C-USA 1-15 .063 1-7 0-8 2-25 .074 2-11 0-10 0-4 1-9 Northern Colorado at Tulsa 7 p.m. Hoosier Classic (Bloomington, Ind.) UAB vs. Wyoming 9 a.m. RECENT RESULTS FRIDAY, SEPT. 6 UAB at Indiana 6 p.m. Tennessee-Martin 3, Charlotte 0 Art Carmichael Invitational (Kingston, R.I.) MONDAY, SEPT. 9 Charlotte 3, Chattanooga 2 UTEP vs.