UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT of INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA 33146 • TELEPHONE (305) 284-3249 • FAX (305) 284-2807 ASST. SID/VOLLEYBALL CONTACT: Bryan J. Harvey • EMAIL: [email protected] 2008 Schedule/Results For Release: Nov. 14, 2008 Overall: 22-5 ACC: 10-5 Hurricanes Hope to Vault Back Into ACC Top Spot When Hosting Georgia Tech and Clemson for Senior Day Weekend Century Tel Premier - San Marcos, Texas Aug. 29 vs. Sacramento State W, 3-0 at Texas State W, 3-1 UPCOMING MATCHES Aug. 30 vs. Texas-Pan Am W, 3-0 vs. Louisiana-Monroe W, 3-0 Hurricane Invitational - Coral Gables, Fla. Nov. 14 Georgia Tech 7 p.m. Sept. 4 South Dakota State W, 3-0 Sept. 6 Alabama W, 3-1 Virginia Commonwealth W, 3-0 Asics/Coca-Cola Invitational- San Francisco, Calif. Nov. 16 Clemson 1 p.m. Sept. 12 vs. Villanova W, 3-1 Sept. 13 vs. Sacramento State W, 3-0 at San Francisco W, 3-2 Nov. 20 at North Carolina 5 p.m. Sept. 19 Florida State* W, 3-1 Sept. 20 at Florida Atlantic W, 3-0 Sept. 25 at Duke* W, 3-1 Live stats for this weekend’s matches will be provided Sept. 26 at Wake Forest* L, 0-3 through Gametracker at ... www.hurricanesports.com. Oct. 3 at Clemson* L, 0-3 Oct. 4 at Georgia Tech* W, 3-1 All UM results of matches on Hurricanesports.com Oct. 7 Florida Atlantic W, 3-0 Oct. 10 Boston College* W, 3-0 Oct. 12 Maryland* W, 3-1 Miami Probable Starters Oct. 17 N.C. State* W, 3-0 No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. kps pct. dps bps pps Oct. 18 North Carolina* W, 3-1 2 Lane Carico Fr. OH 5-11 3.17 .205 3.51 0.38 3.67 Oct. 24 at Virginia* L, 2-3 4 Ariell Cooke Sr. MB 6-0 1.05 .319 0.38 0.65 1.41 8 Angelica Ellis Sr. MB 6-0 2.12 .340 0.64 0.91 2.91 Oct. 25 at Virginia Tech* L, 1-3 9 Katie Gallagher So. S 5-11 1.12 .288 2.62 0.42 1.68 Oct. 31 Duke* W, 3-0 11 Genny Mayhew Jr. OH 5-11 3.21 .220 2.50 0.45 3.62 Nov. 2 Wake Forest* L, 0-3 36 Cassie Loessberg Jr. LIB 5-7 0.01 -.091 4.86 0.00 0.30 Nov. 7 at Maryland* W, 3-0 77 Ashley Woods R-Sr. RS 6-2 1.96 .287 0.49 0.72 2.38 Nov. 9 at Boston College* W, 3-0 Nov. 14 Georgia Tech* 7 p.m. 2008 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HURRICANES ROSTER Nov. 16 Clemson* 1 p.m. # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School Nov. 20 at North Carolina* 5 p.m. 2 Lane Carico OH 5-11 Fr. Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mira Costa HS 3 Tatiana Alvarez DS 5-1 So. Miami, Fla./Florida Christian School Nov. 21 at N.C. State* 7 p.m. 4 Ariell Cooke MB 6-0 So. Oakland, Calif./Bishop O’Dowd HS Nov. 26 at Florida State* 2 p.m. 6 Maria Andersson OH 5-10 So. Angelholm, Sweden/Allebergsgymnasiet 7 Bridget Bomhack OH/S 6-0 Sr. Waukesha, Wis./Catholic Memorial HS NCAA Championships 8 Angelica Ellis MB 6-0 Sr. Houston, Texas/Alief Taylor HS Dec. 4-6 NCAA First/Second Round TBD 9 Katie Gallagher S 5-11 So. Winter Park, Fla./Lake Highland HS Dec. 12-14 NCAA Regional TBD 11 Genny Mayhew OH 5-11 Jr. Clovis, Calif./Clovis HS 16 Griffin Udelson DS 5-7 Jr. Attleboro, Mass./Bishop Feehan HS Dec. 18 NCAA Semifinal TBD 17 Christine Williamson OH 5-11 R-Fr. Tampa, Fla./Plant HS Dec. 20 NCAA Final TBD 21 Ali Becker MB 6-1 Fr. Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch HS 32 Lici McGee MB 6-3 R-So. Warr Acres, Okla./Putnam City Original HS * - Atlantic Coast Conference match 36 Cassie Loessberg LIB 5-7 Jr. Sacramento, Calif./St. Francis HS All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST) 77 Ashley Woods RS 6-2 R-Sr. Round Rock, Texas/Stony Point HS Head Coach – Nicole Lantagne Welch (Maryland, 1994), Eighth Season BOLD indicates home matches Asst. Coach – Felix Hou (Shanghai Physical Education Institute, 1986), First Season Ranking according to AVCA/CBS poll at time Asst. Coach – Laura Kuhn (Georgia Tech, 2005), First Season of match Student Manager – Kelley Schoonover Trainer - Kelly Donahue Follow the Hurricanes at www.hurricanesports.com University of Miami Volleyball ... 2008 p. 2 THE FACTS... Atlantic Coast Conference The University of Miami volleyball team has a two-fold story breaking this weekend as they host two of the league’s most-respected teams in the form of Georgia Tech and Clemson. The Hurricanes have a chance to 2008 ACC STANDINGS possibly tie for the lead in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) race if they School ACC Overall can accumulate back-to-back wins against two teams that have posed as Duke 11-4 20-7 tricky antagonists for the ‘Canes in recent years. The other story line, the Clemson 11-4 19-7 Senior Day celebration for Bridget Bomhack, Angelica Ellis and Ashley Woods on Sunday afternoon. North Carolina 11-4 17-9 Miami 10-5 22-5 UM will have to keep their composure this weekend as they were able to Georgia Tech 10-5 18-7 come away from Atlanta with a win last month over the Yellow Jackets, but Florida State 9-6 17-8 were unable to solve a powerful Clemson offense a night prior. The ACC Virginia Tech 9-6 18-8 regular season title, since there is no post-season tournament, is alive and well with the ‘Canes as they are in a deadlock in second place with Wake Forest 7-8 16-11 Georgia Tech. Above the Orange and Green by a game are Duke, Virginia 6-9 14-13 Clemson and UNC. North Carolina State 3-12 9-21 Maryland 2-13 6-21 Miami swept the Blue Devils this year for the first time in school history, Boston College 1-14 7-20 and they have already defeated North Carolina once this year in Coral Gables. UM needs a little help, however, as Duke still needs to drop a match, and UM needs to stay the course and defeat both opponents this UPCOMING ACC SCHEDULE weekend. Miami is seeking their second NCAA Tournament appearance Friday, Nov. 14 all-time, and their first since the 2002 season when they advanced to the Boston College at Virginia Tech ................3:00 p.m. Sweet 16 before falling to Nebraska. Clemson at Florida State ..........................7:00 p.m. The Hurricanes don’t exactly have history on their side this weekend as Duke at NC State ......................................7:00 p.m. they have only beaten the Tigers of Clemson once in history (W, 3-2 in Georgia Tech at Miami ..............................7:00 p.m. Coral Gables on Sept. 30, 2005), and earned just their third victory all-time Maryland at Virginia ..................................7:00 p.m. against the Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech earlier this year. But with the Hurricanes playing incredible volleyball this year, earning just their third 20-win season since bringing the program back in 2001--as well as their Saturday, Nov. 15 best overall season since joining the ACC in 2004, the ‘Canes could be on Maryland at Virginia Tech ..........................6:00 p.m. their way to a historical run. Boston College at Virginia ........................7:00 p.m. ON GEORGIA TECH... Sunday, Nov. 16 Georgia Tech comes into this weekend’s matches against UM and FSU after dropping a match with Duke last weekend to bring them into a tie for Clemson at Miami......................................1:00 p.m. second place alongside the Hurricanes in the ACC standings. The Yellow Georgia Tech at Florida State....................1:00 p.m. Jackets are charged by Talisa Kellogg who’s on the cusp of 300 kills as Wake Forest at North Carolina ..................1:00 p.m. she now stands with 299. Beside her are Callie Miller (263) and Chrissy DeMichelis (180). The setters for the Rambling Wreck are two-fold, some- Thursday, Nov. 20 thing that has caused the Hurricanes problems throughout the season. They look towards Allie Niekamp (658 assists) before leaning on Mary Miami at North Carolina ............................5:00 p.m. Ashley Tippins (430 assists) to quarterback the offensive attack. Florida State at NC State ..........................7:00 p.m. Virginia Tech at Wake Forest ....................7:00 p.m. The defensive efforts of the Yellow Jackets are led by Michelle Kandell with a team-high 420 digs, while Callie Miller supplies the blocking power Friday, Nov. 21 with 107 blocks (96 assisted). Maryland at Clemson ................................7:00 p.m. ON CLEMSON... Boston College at Georgia Tech................7:00 p.m. Clemson comes into this weekend sporting a 19-7 record (11-4 ACC) after Virginia Tech at Duke ................................7:00 p.m. winning four of their last five matches. That includes wins over Virginia, Florida State at North Carolina ..................7:00 p.m. Virginia Tech and Wake Forest, respectively. The Tigers are currently a Miami at NC State......................................7:00 p.m. part of the three-way dance atop the ACC standings with Duke and North Carolina. The preseason ACC champions started off the year in unusual Virginia at Wake Forest ............................7:00 p.m. waters with a few tough losses, but have turned it on since earning a 10- 2 record since Sept.