2016 UAB VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS UAB Media Relations | 617 13th Street South | Birmingham, Ala. 35294 | 205.934.0722| UABsports.com Facebook: facebook.com/UABVolleyball | Twitter: @UAB_VB | Instagram: @UAB_Volleyball General Information Coaching Staff School .............................................................................................................UAB Head Coach .........................................................Kerry Messersmith (11th season) Location .....................................................................................Birmingham, Ala. Alma Mater ...................................................................... Chadron State,’86 Founded .......................................................................................................1969 Career Record ...........................................................663-399 (28th season) Enrollment .................................................................................................18,333 UAB Record ................................................................189-147 (11th season) Nickname ..................................................................................................Blazers Associate Head Coach ................................................. Ashley Hardee (3rd season) Mascot ......................................................................................................... Blaze Alma Mater .......................................................................East Carolina, ‘00 Colors ...........................................................................Forest Green and Old Gold Assistant Coach ......................................................... Rashinda Reed (2nd season) Home Venue........................................................................ Bartow Arena (8,500) Alma Mater ...............................................................................Georgia, ‘05 Affiliation ...................................................................................... NCAA Division I Volunteer Assistant Coach ...............................................Chelsi Carter (1st season) Conference ....................................................................... Conference USA (C-USA) Director of Operations ......................................................... Brynnley Messersmith President ..................................................................................Ray L. Watts, M.D. Student Manager............................................................................ Ashlyn Sunseri Director of Athletics ...........................................................................Mark Ingram Athletic Trainer ................................................................................. Katelyn Hand Faculty Athletics Represenative .................................................. Dr. Frank Messina Volleyball Office Phone ....................................................................205.934.6003 Ticket Office Phone ..........................................................................205.975.8221 Website .......................................................................................... UABsports.com Team Information Facebook ..................................................................facebook.com/UABVolleyball 2015 Overall Record .......................................................................................9-23 Twitter ................................................................................................. @UAB_VB C-USA Record ..................................................................................................1-15 Instagram ................................................................................. @UAB_Volleyball 2015 Home Record .........................................................................................7-10 2015 Away Record .......................................................................................... 0-11 Athletics Communications 2015 Neutral Record .........................................................................................2-2 Associate AD/Communications ..............................................................Ted Feeley Returning Players ..............................................................................................11 Associate Athletics Communications Director .................................... Jay D’Abramo Caitlin Conner Assistant Athletics Communications Director .......................................Kylie Murphy Gabby Deshotel Athletics Communications Associate .....................................................Tyler Brown Sydney Hinds Athletics Communications Associate/Volleyball Contact .................Kathryn Langley Haley Jared Email: ...........................................................................langleyk@uab.edu Emily Martinez Phone:.........................................................................229.308.3823 (cell) Zahria Richard Athletics Communications Assistant .....................................................Abby Vinson Emily Rudolph Main Office Phone ...........................................................................205.934.0722 Kassidy Sullivan Office Fax .......................................................................................205.934.7505 Jillian Tinglin Mailing Address ............................................................ UAB Media Relations Amber Treace 617 13th Street South Victoria Young Bartow Arena - West Tower Players Lost ........................................................................................................7 Birmingham, Ala. 35294 Autumn Hiett Amy Hunter Team History Gabbi Moreno First Year of UAB Volleyball .......................................................................... 1978 Sydney Nelson Years of UAB Volleyball ....................................................................................38 Emma Schroer All-Time Overall Record ........................................................................... 671-699 Ashlyn Sunseri NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last ........................................................2/2008 Baley West Last NCAA Appearance/Result .............2nd Round at Nebraska (12/6/08) - L, 0-3 Newcomers .........................................................................................................6 C-USA Championships/Last .........................1/Defeated Memphis 3-2 (11/19/06) Kenley Adams Kaylee Gilchrist Emma Mitchell Petra Silic Aria Smith Erika Zembyla 2016 UAB VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE UAB Media Relations | 617 13th Street South | Birmingham, Ala. 35294 | 205.934.0722| UABsports.com Facebook: facebook.com/UABVolleyball | Twitter: @UAB_VB | Instagram: @UAB_Volleyball Catamount Volleyball Classic - Cullowhee, N.C. (August 26-27) Aug. 26 vs. Western Carolina Cullowhee, N.C. Liston B. Ramsey Activity Center 5:30 p.m. Aug. 27 vs. Tennessee Tech Cullowhee, N.C. Liston B. Ramsey Activity Center 10:00 a.m. Aug. 27 vs. Charleston Southern Cullowhee, N.C. Liston B. Ramsey Activity Center 3:30 p.m. Blazer Classic - Birmingham, Ala. (September 2-3) Sept. 2 vs. North Carolina Central BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 11:00 a.m. Sept. 2 vs. SE Missouri State BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7:00 p.m. Sept. 3 vs. Northwestern State BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 10:00 a.m. Sept. 3 vs. Radford BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7:00 p.m. Jax State Invitational - Jacksonville, Ala. (September 9-10) Sept. 9 vs. Mississippi Valley Jacksonville, Ala. Pete Matthews Coliseum 9:00 a.m. Sept. 9 vs. Jackson State Jacksonville, Ala. Pete Matthews Coliseum 4:30 p.m. Sept. 10 vs. New Orleans Jacksonville, Ala. Pete Matthews Coliseum 9:00 a.m. Sept. 13 vs. Troy BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7:00 p.m. Fight Like Hal Memorial Invitational - Birmingham, Ala. (September 16-17) Sept. 16 vs. UT Martin BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 12:30 p.m. Sept. 16 vs. UL Lafayette BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7:00 p.m. Sept. 17 vs. Memphis BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 2:00 p.m. Sept. 23 *Middle Tennessee BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7:00 p.m. Sept. 25 *UTEP BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 1:00 p.m. Sept. 30 *at Charlotte Charlotte, N.C. Halton Arena 5:00 p.m. Oct. 2 *at FIU Miami, Fla. FIU Arena 12:00 p.m. Oct. 7 *North Texas BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 11:30 a.m. Oct. 9 *Louisiana Tech BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 1:00 p.m. Oct. 14 *at Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky. E.A. Diddle Arena 7:00 p.m. Oct. 16 *at Rice Houston, Texas Tudor Fieldhouse 1:00 p.m. Oct. 19 at Alabama State Montgomery, Ala. Lockhart Gymnasium 7:00 p.m. Oct. 23 *at Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tenn. Alumni Memorial Gym 1:00 p.m. Oct. 28 *UTSA BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 7:00 p.m. Oct. 30 *Western Kentucky BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 12:00 p.m. Nov. 4 *at Southern Miss Hattiesburg, Miss. Reed Green Coliseum 6:00 p.m. Nov. 10 *at FAU Boca Raton, Fla. FAU Arena 6:00 p.m. Nov. 12 *Marshall BIRMINGHAM Bartow Arena 2:00 p.m. Nov. 18 at C-USA Championship Houston, Texas Tudor Fieldhouse TBD Nov. 19 at C-USA Championship Houston, Texas Tudor Fieldhouse TBD Nov. 20 at C-USA Championship Houston, Texas Tudor Fieldhouse TBD Home Matches in BOLD, played at Bartow Arena *Conference USA match All times are Central and subject to change 2016 UAB VOLLEYBALL ROSTER UAB Media Relations | 617 13th Street South | Birmingham, Ala. 35294 | 205.934.0722| UABsports.com Facebook: facebook.com/UABVolleyball | Twitter: @UAB_VB | Instagram: @UAB_Volleyball Numerical No. Name Class Pos. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 1 Caitlin Conner Sr. S 5-8 Lakeland, Fla./Daytona State