TEAM INFORMATION QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ALABAMA VOLLEYBALL 2010 REVIEW Alabama Information Quick Facts 1 Statistics 23-25 Location Tuscaloosa, Ala. Media Information 1 SEC Standings and Awards 25 The University of Alabama 2-3 The Southeastern Conference 26 Enrollment 30,232 Athletics Director Mal Moore 4 Founded April 12, 1831 President Robert E. Witt 5 RECORDS & HISTORY Nickname Crimson Tide Foster Auditorium 6 Match/Player Highs 27 INTRODUCTION Colors Crimson and White Individual Records 28-29 Conference Southeastern 2011 OUTLOOK Team Records 30 President Dr. Robert E. Witt Schedule 7 Individual/Team SEC Statistics 31 Athletic Director Mal Moore Opponents 8 All-Americans/All-SEC 32 Associate AD/SWA Marie Robbins Roster 9 Athletic Honors 33-34 Faculty Representative Dr. Kevin Whitaker Coaching Records 35 Facility Foster Auditorium 2011 CRIMSON TIDE Academic Honors 36-37 Capacity 3,800 Player Profiles 10-19 All-Time Roster 38 Ticket Office 1.877.TIDETIX (843-3849) Head Coach Ed Allen 20 All-Time Series vs. Opponents 39-41 Volleyball Office 205.348.2467 Assistant Coach Julia Silva 21 Year-by-Year Results 42-47 Assistant Coach Ryan Wills 21 Radio/TV Roster 48 Team Quick Facts Support Staff 22 2010 Overall Record 11-19 2010 SEC Record 3-17 MEDIA INFORMATION Starters R/L 4 (includes libero)/3 Letterwinners R/L 7/5 MEDIA SERVICES/CREDENTIALS Parking near the back entrance of the auditorium is Newcomers 6 Members of the media are supplied with up-to-date suggested for easier access to the media location. release packages containing statistics, season results History and notes. Pre-match notes and media guides are VOLLEYBALL IS ON THE AIR! All-Time Record 636-473 (.573)/30 seasons available courtside prior to each home match at For the 10th consecutive season WVUA-FM will All-Time SEC Record 143-207 (.409) Foster Auditorium. Those wishing to cover Alabama broadcast Alabama volleyball matches on the radio All-Time Home Record 286-146 (.662) volleyball should contact Assistant Director of Me- and over the internet. The WVUA sports staff has First Season 1974 dia Relations Rich Davi via phone at 205-348-3550 steadily increased its broadcast calendar for Crimson NCAA Appearances 3 or e-mail at [email protected]. Head Coach Ed Allen Tide volleyball and will broadcast the fi rst home contest on August 26. In the Tuscaloosa area the (2005, 2006, 2007) and student-athletes will be available for interviews approximately 10-15 minutes after the match. matches can be heard on 90.7 FM. Outside of the Tuscaloosa area, matches can be followed on the Coaching Staff INTERNET internet at WVUA-FM.ua.edu. For a complete listing Head Coach Ed Allen Information about University of Alabama athletics of matches being covered visit RollTide.com and Alma Mater Ball State, 1988 can be found on the internet at RollTide.com. For click on the schedule link on the volleyball home Season at Alabama First Season information about the Crimson Tide volleyball page. Record at UA 0-0 (.000) program select volleyball under the sports drop- Overall Record 494-183 (.729)/19 seasons down menu on the home page. Alabama fans will UA VIDEO FEEDS/TELEVISION Assistant Coach Julia Silva once again be able to follow matches via the internet The University of Alabama, through the Crimson Alma Mater Tulsa, 2008 through a live-stat webcast. Tide Sports Network (CTSN), offers a FTP site that Season at Alabama First Season provide up-to-date interviews with coaches and ath- Assistant Coach Ryan Wills INTERVIEWS letes, taped video highlights and narrated tape pack- Alma Mater Tulsa, 2008 Interviews with head coach Ed Allen and all student- ages from September through May. On occasion, Season at Alabama First Season athletes should be arranged through Assistant Direc- the volleyball team is featured in this package. Please tor of Media Relations Rich Davi. The best time for call the Media Relations Offi ce for more details at Support Staff interviews with coach Allen in his offi ce is before 205-348-6084. During the fall, the volleyball team’s progress will be covered on “Crimson Tide This Athletic Trainer Danielle Davis 11:30 a.m. Week,” a 30-minute weekly regional sports show. Strength Coach Ryan Davis FOSTER AUDITORIUM Beginning with the 2011 season, the Alabama vol- SEC VIDEO FEEDS/TELEVISION Media Relations leyball team will compete in Foster Auditorium, a Participating news affi liates can also select individual Volleyball Contact Rich Davi newly renovated facility located off Hackberry Lane clips to insert directly into online stories. Television E-Mail [email protected] between University Avenue and Paul Bryant Drive. stations also have access to an FTP account to run Office Phone 205.348.3550 The volleyball coaches offi ces and team locker room content on-air. The SEC Affi liate Network is man- Cell Phone 925.705.5541 facilities are also located in Foster Auditorium. aged through XOS Digital. To join, please request a Fax 205.348.8841 participation form from the program’s director, Anna MEDIA PARKING Marie Neri, at [email protected] or at 407-670- Mailing Address Box 870391 There is no specifi c media parking area for Alabama 5049. Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 volleyball matches. Media members are allowed to Shipping Address 323 Bryant Drive park in any of the lots adjacent to Foster Auditorium. Coleman Coliseum Rm 170 CREDITS Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 The 2011 University of Alabama Volleyball Media Guide was produced by the staff of the UA Athletics Media Relations Offi ce. The publication was written and edited by Rich Davi and Jessica Pare. Photography by UA Athletics Photography Department. Special thanks to the Crimson Tide coaching staff, Brent Hollingsworth and Jonathan King for the cover and page designs. Copyright 2011 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama. “Roll Tide”, “Crimson Tide”, “Bama” and the primary and secondary logos are registered trademarks of The University of Alabama. ROLLTIDE.COM 1 Life on The University of Alabama campus is defi ned by opportunities. If you want to get involved, join one of more than 300 student organizations, help plan concerts and speaker series, participate in intramural teams or run for student government. If you enjoy the arts, you can take advantage of a rich and varied schedule of musical, dance and theatre per- formances, art galleries and exhibitions, lectures and readings by writers, poets and experts on every topic imaginable. You can enrich your knowledge of the state and University’s history by visiting one of UA’s fi ne muse- ums, which house countless historical artifacts and offer hands-on exploration opportunities. From the architecture on campus to the landscaping, The University of Alabama campus is one of the most beauti- ful places in the state of Alabama. The Ferguson Center, completed in 1973, was named for Hill Ferguson, a member of the Board of Trustees. Plans at the time called for the building to be constructed over Woods Hall, but it was built just to the north thanks to a student campaign to save the art building. The Ferguson Center Game Room located on the fi rst fl oor is the perfect place to unwind, test your skill at a video game, play a friendly game of pool or ping-pong, or enter a campus tournament. With seven pool tables, video games, a ping-pong table, computer gaming and televisions, the Game Room offers a fun escape to the daily pressures of college life. The University of Alabama offers a complete education- al, cultural and social experience. Whatever your interests, you’ll fi nd a group, an organization, an activity or a pro- gram that will appeal to you at UA. The newly expanded Student Recreation Center offers fi rst-class recreation facilities to students, faculty and staff. It includes two multi-use gyms, nine multi-purpose courts, weight machines, 1/8-mile jogging track, exten- sive cardio area, locker rooms, indoor swimming pool, dry and steam saunas, 12 lighted tennis courts, four aero- bics rooms, eight racquetball courts and a squash court— together encompassing more than 200,000 square feet. The facility’s outdoor aquatic area, which opened in the summer of 2003, features a lazy river, lap swim, large water-park-type slide and lots of deck space. The University of Alabama perennially ranks among the top 50 public universities in the nation in U.S. News and World Report’s annual college rankings and ranked 34th among public univer- sities in the 2011 rankings. UA’s latest college rankings include: • The School of Law is ranked 38th among all law schools in Life at The Capstone is full of opportunities ... the nation, spring 2010. • The School of Library and Information Studies is ranked 22nd nationally, spring 2009. • The undergraduate business program is ranked 35th among public undergraduate business schools and 57th when the private universities are included, fall 2010. Enrollment at The University of Alabama reached a record high of 30,232 for fall 2010. The entering freshman class, at 5,563 students, is the largest in UA history and included almost 1,400 students who had a 4.0 or higher high school grade point average. The University of Alabama’s fall 2010 freshman class ranks sixth in the nation among public universities in the enrollment of Na- tional Merit Scholars. The University of Alabama has produced a total of 15 Rhodes Scholars. And, in the past two decades, we’ve produced 30 Gold- water Scholars, 19 Hollings Scholars, seven Truman Scholars, two Javits Fellows, one Udall Scholar and one Portz Scholar.