2017 Media Guide BOJANIC CLARK COPPLE 2017 VIKINGS AT A GLANCE PORTLAND STATE VOLLEYBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Newcomer: Ally Benedict 36 Team Match-By-Match Comparison 62 INFORMATION Quick Facts 2 Newcomer: Brook Imirie 36 Individual/Team Highs 63 2017 Schedule 3 Newcomer: Toni McDougald 36 The Last Time… 63 2017 Roster 4 Newcomer: Maddy Reeb 36 Box Scores 64-71 TV/Radio Roster 5 Newcomer: Delaney Smith 37 Season Preview 6-7 Newcomer: Whitney Turner 37 HISTORY & RECORDS Media Information 8-9 Newcomer: Parker Webb 37 Career Records 72-73 Viking Pavilion 10 Head Coach: Michael Seemann 38-41 Individual Single-Season Records 74-77 The Peter W. Stott Center 11 Assistant Coach: Eric Liebbrandt 42 Individual Match Records 78 Program Success 12-13 Assistant Coach: Tara Hittle 42 Team Match Records 79 Portland State Athletics 14 Support Staff 43 Winning & Losing Streaks 79 PLAYER BIOS PLAYER Portland State University 15 Award Winners 80-81 2017 OPPONENTS Big Sky Champion Teams 82-84 MEET THE VIKINGS Big Sky Conference Info 44 All-Americans 85-88 Returner: Caitlin Bettenay 16-17 Big Sky Championship Bracket 45 Big Sky Conference MVPs 89-90 Returner: Tasha Bojanic 18-19 Non-Conference Opponents 46-51 Big Sky Conference Coaches of the Year 90 Returner: Sarah Brennan 20-21 Big Sky Conference Opponents 51-56 Coaching Records 91 Returner: Erin Clark 22-23 Year-By-Year Team Statistics 92 Returner: Kylie Copple 24-25 2016 SEASON REVIEW Yearly Attendance Figures & Records 92 Returner: Haley Glass 26-27 Season Results 57 Year-By-Year Records 93 & STAFF COACHES Returner: Hadley Heck 28-29 Season Statistics 58-59 Year-By-Year Results 94-108 Returner: Jenna Mullen 30-31 Category Leaders 60 All-Time Series Results 109-125 Returner: Mikaelyn Sych 32-33 Match-By-Match Leaders 61 All-Time Letterwinners 126-127 Returner: Katy Wilson 34-35 Double-Doubles/Honors 61 OPPONENTS 2016 REVIEW HISTORY & RECORDS HISTORY Scott Larson www.GOVIKS.com 1 PORTLAND STATE VOLLEYBALL 2017 VIKINGS AT A GLANCE QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS VIKING VOLLEYBALL COACHING STAFF INFORMATION Physical Address ____Peter W. Stott Center, 930 SW Hall, Portland, OR 97201 Head Coach ___________________________________Michael Seemann Mailing Address ____________________ PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207 ____________________11th year/13th overall (Portland State, ‘99) Athletic Department Phone _________________________ (503) 725-4000 School and Overall Record (Years) _________________ 178-119 (10) Athletic Department FAX ___________________________ (503) 725-5550 Big Sky Record (Years) __________________________ 119-49 (10) Founded ___________________________________1946 (4-year in 1955) Work ____________________________________ (503) 725-5115 Enrollment ____________________________________________ 28,241 E-mail [email protected] Nickname _____________________________________________Vikings Assistant Coach ___________ Eric Leibbrandt, 6th year (Portland State, ‘11) Colors _____________ Green (PMS 3435 C), White and Silver (PMS 429 C) E-mail _________________________________ [email protected] National Affiliation/Conference ________________ NCAA Division I/Big Sky Assistant Coach ____________________ Tara Hittle, 1st year (Hawai’i, ‘09) Home Court/Capacity (2017 Season) _______LCEF Court (Concordia) (1,000) E-mail ___________________________________ [email protected] President __________________________________ Dr. Rahmat Shoureshi PLAYER BIOS PLAYER Faculty Athletic Representative ________________________ Brian Janssen SUPPORT STAFF Director of Athletics ________________________________ Valerie Cleary Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer __________________ Reh Lynn Vanatta Alma Mater ____________________Colorado Mesa University (‘17) ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Academic Advisor ____________________________________ Colin Runt Associate Athletics Director/Media & Communications _________ Mike Lund Alma Mater _______________________________ Penn State (‘06) Office: (503) 725-5602 • E-mail: [email protected] Assistant Media Relations Director (Volleyball) _____________Ryan McCall VOLLEYBALL TEAM INFORMATION Office: (503) 725-5744 • E-mail: [email protected] 2016 Overall Record ______________________________________17-12 Assistant Media Relations Director _____________________Andy Jobanek 2016 Big Sky Conference Record (Finish) _____________________9-7 (6th) Office: (503) 725-2525 • E-mail: [email protected] 2016 Postseason _________________________________________ None COACHES & STAFF COACHES Features Writer _____________________________________ John Wykoff Letterwinners Returning/Lost _________________________________ 10/4 Viking Athletics Website ______________________________ GoViks.com Starters Returning/Lost _______________________________ 5 + Libero/1 Incoming Freshmen/Transfers/Redshirts ________________________ 4/3/0 PORTLAND STATE MEDIA Live Streaming Video ____________________________________ Pluto.tv VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM HISTORY Live Stats _________________________________________ Vikslive.com All-Time Record (Since 1975-76) ________________________ 1,111-512-5 Social Media All-Time Big Sky Conference Record (Since 1996-97) ____________ 159-159 Facebook.com _______________________________ /PSUVIKINGS NCAA DI Tournament Appearances ____________________ 2 (2008, 2010) Twitter.com _________________________ /PSU_Vikings & /ViksVB NCAA DII National Championships _______________ 3 (1984, 1985, 1992) Instagram.com _______________________ /PSU_Vikings & /ViksVB NCAA DII Tournament Appearances __________________ 14 (1982-1995) YouTube.com _____________________________ /GoPortlandState AIAW Tournament Appearances ________________________ 3 (1979-81) Big Sky Conference Tournament Appearances _____________________ 11 OPPONENTS GAME DAY CREW ____________________________ (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006-2013) Public Address ______________________________________ Kevin Flink Scoreboard ____________________________________ Amanda Gleason Statistics __________________________________________ Ronda Dyer PSU Photographers _______________________ Larry Lawson, Scott Larson 2016 REVIEW HISTORY & RECORDS HISTORY Scott Larson 2 2017 MEDIA GUIDE 2017 VIKINGS AT A GLANCE PORTLAND STATE VOLLEYBALL 2017 SCHEDULE Date Day Opponent Location Time INFORMATION 8/22 Tuesday at Concordia (Exhibition) Portland, OR 6:00 p.m. PT Aztec Invitational (San Diego State) 8/25 Friday vs. CSUN San Diego, CA 5:00 p.m. PT 8/26 Saturday at San Diego State San Diego, CA 11:30 a.m. PT 8/26 Saturday vs. Eastern Kentucky San Diego, CA 5:00 p.m. PT Gonzaga Invitational (Gonzaga) 9/1 Friday vs. Nevada Spokane, WA 5:00 p.m. PT 9/2 Saturday vs. Arizona State Spokane, WA 1:00 p.m. PT PLAYER BIOS PLAYER 9/2 Saturday at Gonzaga Spokane, WA 7:00 p.m. PT UC Davis Invitational (UC Davis) 9/8 Friday at UC Davis Davis, CA 12:00 p.m. PT 9/8 Friday vs. Santa Clara Davis, CA 5:30 p.m. PT 9/9 Saturday vs. Boise State Davis, CA 11:00 a.m. PT Nike Invitational (University of Portland) 9/13 Wednesday at Portland Portland, OR 7:00 p.m. PT & STAFF COACHES 9/15 Friday vs. CSUN Portland, OR 3:00 p.m. PT 9/16 Saturday vs. UTEP Portland, OR 11:00 a.m. PT 9/21 Thursday Idaho State* Portland, OR 8:00 p.m. PT 9/23 Saturday Weber State* Portland, OR 7:00 p.m. PT 9/28 Thursday at Montana State* Bozeman, MT 7:00 p.m. MT 9/30 Saturday Sacramento State* Portland, OR 7:00 p.m. PT 10/5 Thursday Northern Colorado* Portland, OR 8:00 p.m. PT 10/7 Saturday North Dakota* Portland, OR 7:00 p.m. PT 10/12 Thursday Northern Arizona* Portland, OR 8:00 p.m. PT 10/14 Saturday Southern Utah* Portland, OR 2:00 p.m. PT OPPONENTS 10/19 Thursday at Eastern Washington* Cheney, WA 7:00 p.m. PT 10/21 Saturday at Idaho* Moscow, ID 7:00 p.m. PT 10/26 Thursday at Southern Utah* Cedar City, UT 7:00 p.m. MT 10/28 Saturday at Northern Arizona* Flagstaff, AZ 7:00 p.m. MT 11/2 Thursday Montana* Portland, OR 8:00 p.m. PT 11/4 Saturday at Sacramento State* Sacramento, CA 7:00 p.m. PT 11/9 Thursday at Weber State* Ogden, UT 7:00 p.m. MT 11/11 Saturday at Idaho State* Pocatello, ID 7:00 p.m. MT 2016 REVIEW Big Sky Volleyball Tournament (TBD) 11/16 Thursday Big Sky Quarterfinals TBD TBD 11/17 Friday Big Sky Semifinals TBD TBD 11/18 Saturday Big Sky Championship TBD TBD * - Indicates Big Sky Conference Match All home matches and road Big Sky matches will be live streamed on GoViks.com/Live BOLD Indicates home match at Concordia University (Portland, OR) HISTORY & RECORDS HISTORY www.GOVIKS.com 3 PORTLAND STATE VOLLEYBALL 2017 VIKINGS AT A GLANCE 2017 ROSTER NUMERICAL INFORMATION NO NAME POS HT YR EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Hadley Heck DS 5-5 JR 2V Corvallis, OR (Crescent Valley HS) 2 Caitlin Bettenay OH 5-11 SO 1V Queensland, Australia (Mountain Creek State HS) 3 Brooke Imirie OH 6-2 SO* TR Lago Vista, TX (Westwood HS/Central Florida) 4 Jenna Mullen OH 6-1 JR 2V Puyallup, WA (Emerald Ridge HS) 6 Haley Glass DS 5-7 JR 1V Walnut Creek, CA (Las Lomas HS/Grand Canyon) 10 Katy Wilson MB 5-10 JR 2V Highlands Ranch, CO (Douglas County HS) 11 Tasha Bojanic DS 5-7 SR 3V Belgrade, Serbia (Zemun Gymnasium) 12 Ally Benedict DS 5-6 FR HS Albany, OR (West Albany HS) PLAYER BIOS PLAYER 13 Maddy Reeb S 5-10 FR HS Idaho Falls, ID (Idaho Falls HS) 14 Erin Clark S 5-7 SR 3V Chino HIlls, CA (Ruben S. Ayala HS) 15 Parker Webb OH 6-1 FR HS Yakima, WA (West Valley HS) 17 Sarah Brennan OH 6-3 JR 2V Kirkland, WA (Juanita HS) 19 Delaney Smith MB 6-3 FR HS Salem, OR (West Salem HS) 22 Toni McDougald OH 5-11 SO TR Denver, CO (Cherry Creek HS/Texas Tech) 23 Mikaelyn Sych MB 5-10 JR 2V Airdrie, Alberta, Canada (George McDougall HS) 24 Whitney Turner MB 6-2 SO* TR Troutdale, OR (Central Catholic HS/Central Florida) 30 Kylie Copple OH/S 6-0 SR 2V Aurora, CO (Grandview HS/Central Michigan) COACHES & STAFF COACHES ALPHABETICAL NO NAME POS HT YR EXP HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 12 Ally Benedict DS 5-6 FR HS Albany, OR (West Albany HS) 2 Caitlin Bettenay OH 5-11 SO 1V Queensland, Australia (Mountain Creek State HS) 11 Tasha Bojanic L 5-7 SR 3V Belgrade, Serbia (Zemun Gymnasium) 17 Sarah Brennan OH 6-3 JR 2V Kirkland, WA (Juanita HS) 14 Erin Clark S 5-7 SR 3V Chino HIlls, CA (Ruben S.