RELEASE #2 • AT OAKLAND INVITATIONAL • AUG. 31-SEP. 1, 2012 • PAGE 1 CONTACT: Bart Rettberg • PHONES: (217) 581-6408 (office) / (217) 512-9545 (cell) • E-MAIL: [email protected] • EIUpanthers.com RELEASE #2 ... Thu., Aug. 30, 2012 2012 SCHEDULE & RESULTS PANTHERS AT OAKLAND INVITE OVERALL: 2-1 OVC: 0-0 at DePaul Invitational ... Runner-Up 8/24 ... at DePaul Won, 3-1 Fresh off a 2-1 runner-up finish at last weekend’s SCOUTING THE PANTHERS 25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 25-22 DePaul Invite, EIU volleyball will continue early- • The Panthers are led on the court behind 8/25 ... vs. Butler Lost, 0-3 season tourney action at the two-day, four- senior outside hitter Emily Franklin’s 36 kills 19-25, 30-32, 17-25 ... vs. Indiana State Won, 3-2 team Oakland Invitational being played up in (3.00 kps). 25-17, 25-19, 20-25, 23-25, 15-8 Rochester, Mich. at Oakland Invitational • Classmate Alison Berens has 34 put-aways 8/31 ... vs. Iowa 3:30 p.m. The Panthers are set to take on Iowa (3-1) at 3:30 (2.83 kps) from the middle attack, and leads all 9/1 ... at Oakland 11 a.m. p.m. on Friday (Aug. 31), prior to facing the host the full-time hitters with a .315 clip, while also Grizzlies (0-3) and Toledo (1-2) at 11 a.m. and owning the second best mark for aces with six. ... vs. Toledo 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m., respectively, on Saturday afternoon. • Freshman setter/RS attacker Abby Saalfrank at Marquette Golden Eagle Classic 9/7 ... at Marquette 10 a.m. All action will take place at Oakland’s Athletics has 24 kills and 55 assists, while fellow newcomer Center Arena. Marah Bradbury has dished out a team-high ... vs. Wake Forest 5 p.m. 62 assists (5.17 aps) and leads the Panther serve 9/8 ... vs. #22-Michigan Noon OAKLAND INVITE SCHEDULE game off eight aces. ... all times central at Penn State Classic • Coming off the bench, sophomore Kelsey 9/14 ... vs. Duquesne 3:30 p.m. Friday, August 31 ... Roggemann and junior Stephanie Arnold 9/15 ... vs. Portland Noon ... Iowa vs. EIU ... 3:30 p.m. own .324 and .333 attack marks thus far this ... Toledo at Oakland ... 6 p.m. season behind 15 and 12 kills, respectively. ... at #4-Penn State 7 p.m. Saturday, September 1 ... • Defensively, freshman libero Stephanie 9/21 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 7 p.m. ... Iowa vs. Toledo ... 9 a.m. Wallace has already made a name for herself 9/22 • UT MARTIN 1 p.m. ... EIU at Oakland ... 11 a.m. by not only leading the team with 47 digs (3.92 ... Toledo vs. EIU ... 3:30 p.m. dps), but also recently representing Eastern as 9/25 • at SIU Edwardsville 7 p.m. ... Iowa at Oakland ... 6 p.m. a member of last weekend’s DePaul Invitational All-Tournament squad. 9/30 • at Tennessee State (Date Change) Noon Panther fans can follow all the action via the (Sun) 10/3 at Illinois-Chicago 7 p.m. Oakland website at www.OUgrizzlies.com. • The EIU net defense is led by Stephanie Arnold’s 10 total blocks, including a team-best 10/5 • MOREHEAD STATE 7 p.m. Coverage will include free live stats of all six nine assisted stuffs. Both Alison Berens and matches, plus video streaming (for a charge) of junior Reynae Hutchinson have two solo 10/6 • EASTERN KENTUCKY 2 p.m. each match is also slated to be available. roofs to their credit thus far this season. 10/12 • at Austin Peay 7 p.m. EIU IMPROVE OPENER NUMBERS 10/13 • at Murray State Noon • The 3-1 win at DePaul last weekend improved EIU to 15-16 all-time in season-openers. 10/19 • MURRAY STATE 7 p.m. 10/20 • AUSTIN PEAY 2 p.m. • The 2-1 record at the DePaul Invite ups the 10/23 SAINT LOUIS 7 p.m. ... Continued on Page 3 10/26 • at UT Martin 7 p.m. WHERE TO CATCH THE PANTHERS THIS WEEK 10/27 • at Southeast Missouri 2 p.m. 10/30 IUPUI 7 p.m. ... at OAKLAND INVITATIONAL Live Stats/Video: OUgrizzlies.com 11/2 • at Jacksonville State 7 p.m. EIU vs. Iowa (3-1) ... Athletics Center Arena ... Rochester, Mich. 11/3 • at Tennessee Tech 2 p.m. Friday, August 31 ... 3:30 p.m. Iowa website: www.HawkeyeSports.com 11/7 • SIU EDWARDSVILLE 7 p.m. 11/9 • BELMONT 5:30 p.m. EIU at Oakland (0-3) ... Athletics Center Arena ... Rochester, Mich. Saturday, September 1 ... 11 a.m. at Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Oakland website: www.OUgrizzlies.com 11/15-17... Opponent(s) TBD ... at #1 Seed TBA HOME MATCHES EIU vs. Toledo (1-2) ... Athletics Center Arena ... Rochester, Mich. Times (CST/CDT) subject to change • - Ohio Valley Conference contest (West Division) Saturday, September 1 ... 3:30 p.m. ... opponent rankings via AVCA Coaches Poll Toledo website: www.UTrockets.com EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY • 2012 PANTHER VOLLEYBALL RELEASE #2 • AT OAKLAND INVITATIONAL • AUG. 31-SEP. 1, 2012 • PAGE 2 RELEASE #2 • AT OAKLAND INVITATIONAL • AUG. 31-SEP. 1, 2012 • PAGE 3 1 CO-CAPTAIN 2 3 4 ALISON BERENS CHELSEA LEE KAYLA NESBITT ABBY SAALFRANK MH ... 6-0 ... Sr OH/MB ... 5-10 ... Fr OH ... 5-10 ... Fr S/OH ... 5-11 ... Fr O’Fallon, Ill. Menomonee Falls, Wis. Mattawan, Mich. Hoagland, Ind. 5 6 7 CO-CAPTAIN 8 COACH KATE PRICE EASTERN ILLINOIS Head Coach (2010-Present / Third Season) KATIE KIRBY STEPHANIE WALLACE REYNAE HUTCHINSON DAKOTA SPRINGER 28-37 (.431) / 15-23 Ohio Valley (.395) OH ... 5-10 ... So L ... 5-50 ... Fr OH ... 5-11 ... Jr OH/DS ... 5-8 ... So 2012 ................................................ 2-1 / 0-0 La Verne, Calif. Trenton, Ill. Mattoon, Ill. Heyworth, Ill. 2011 .............................. 11-20 / 8-12 (T-8th) 2010 .............................. 15-16 / 7-11 (T-7th) EASTERN ILLINOIS 9 10 11 12 Assistant Coach (2009 / One Season) 2009 ......11-20 / 4-13 CENTENARY COLLEGE Assistant Coach (2008 / One Season) 2008 .......4-24 / 0-14 PLAYER HISTORY STEPHANIE ARNOLD MARAH BRADBURY KELSEY ROGGEMANN KELSEY BROOKE Four-Year Letterwinner at Penn State (2004-07) MH ... 6-2 ... R-Jr S ... 5-10 ... Fr MB ... 6-2 ... So OH ... 5-9 ... R-So 2007 .......34-2 / 20-0 ....................National Champion Oregon, Wis. Decatur, Ind. Waverly, Iowa Peoria, Ill. ... and Big Ten Champion 2006 .......32-3 / 18-2 .....................Big Ten Champion 2005 .......31-3 / 20-0 .....................Big Ten Champion 2004 .......29-3 / 18-2 .....................Big Ten Champion 14 15 17 CO-CAPTAIN 19 ... named Big Ten ‘Freshman of the Year’ EDUCATION Penn State University, 2008 In March of 2010 KATE PRICE was promoted to head volleyball coach at Eastern Illinois following a one-year stint as a Panther assistant. Price NINA GELSOSOMO KAT GOSEWISCH EMILY FRANKLIN AMY MARTIN became the 10th head coach in EIU volleyball DS ... 5-6 ... Jr DS ... 5-10 ... Sr OH ... 5-11 ... Sr MB ... 5-11 ... Jr history. Algonquin, Ill. Woodridge, Ill. Oregon, Wis. Oakwood, Ill. Under her leadership, EIU players have annually earned pre or postseason All-Ohio Valley Conference honors, while also being tabbed to numerous all-tournament squads and nabbing weekly league honors as well. A former senior player on the 2007 NCAA National Championship squad at Penn State, Price became one of the youngest volleyball coaches to currently run an NCAA Division I squad. Prior to arriving in Charleston in 2009, the Michigan native worked as an assistant at Centenary College. KATE PRICE RYAN SWEITZER CHRISSIE ALBERS Head Coach ... Third Season Asst. Coach ... Third Season GA Coach ... First Season In her four seasons at Penn State, Price Penn State, 2008 Penn State, 2009 Eastern Illinois, 2012 competed in a variety of positions, which included playing on the right side attack, as defensive specialist and some libero work. Some of her career awards included AVCA Honorable Mention PRONUNCIATION GUIDE All-Mideast Region, Big Ten ‘Freshman of the Year’, Stanford Invitational ‘Most Valuable Player’, Penn Alison BERENS ........................................BEAR-uns REYNAE Hutchinson................................... ruh-NAY State Invitational All-Tournament Team, and Big Ten MARAH Bradbury..............MAHR-ruh (not MARE-ruh) K. ROGGEMANN ..........RAW-guh-men (not ROE-guh-man) All-Freshman Team honors. In addition to the 2007 NCAA title, the Nittany Nina GELSOSOMO......................... jell-SAW-so-mo Abby SAALFRANK ...............................SAWL-frank Lions also captured the Big Ten championship all Kat GOSEWISCH .................................GOSS-which Ryan SWEITZER ...................................sWHITE-sur four years that she was a member of the squad. EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY • 2012 PANTHER VOLLEYBALL EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY • 2012 PANTHER VOLLEYBALL RELEASE #2 • AT OAKLAND INVITATIONAL • AUG. 31-SEP. 1, 2012 • PAGE 2 RELEASE #2 • AT OAKLAND INVITATIONAL • AUG. 31-SEP. 1, 2012 • PAGE 3 ... Continued from Page 1 SCOUTING OAKLAND • The host Grizzlies currently own a 0-3 mark 2012 QUICK SET Panthers to 48-41 all-time when opening the after they fell in straight sets to Oregon State, season at a multi-squad tournament, while the then #22-ranked Kansas State and UC-Irvine to Location Charleston, Illinois 61920 runner-up finish was the 14th such honor by an open 2012 play last weekend. Founded/Enrollment 1895 / 11,167 Eastern squad during the NCAA DI years. Nickname/Colors Panthers/Blue & Gray Affiliation NCAA Division I • With 34 kills (3.78 kps), senior outside hitter Conference Ohio Valley (17th Yr.) SCOUTING IOWA Meghan Bray leads the OU attack and ties Ciara Home Court Lantz Arena (5,400) • The Hawkeyes enter the weekend at 3-1 on Schultz with two aces.