2012 VOLLEYBALL MEDIA GUIDE CAITY DECOSTER NIKKI KINNIER 2012 HOFSTRA VOLLEYBALL QUICK FacTS Table OF CONTENTS Location: Hempstead, New York 11549 Cell Phone: (516) 523-5252 1 Quick Facts/Table of Contents Enrollment: 11,453 Fax: (516) 463-5033 2 This is Hofstra University Founded: 1935 E-mail: [email protected] 4 Hofstra Highlights Nickname: Pride 6 Hofstra Volleyball Tradition Colors: Gold, White and Blue Senior Sports Information Director: 7 Asics Affiliation: NCAA Division I Jim Sheehan 8 Head Coach Kristina Hernandez 10 Assistant Coaches Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Office Phone: (516) 463-6764 11 2012 Roster Volleyball Venue at the David S. Home Court: Senior Assistant Director of Athletic 12 2012 Preview Mack Physical Education Center (1,200) Communications: Brian Bohl 14 Player Bios Press Row Phone: (516) 463-5049 Office Phone: (516) 463-6759 14 Catalina Charry Director of Athletic Publications: 15 Kylee Maneja President: Stuart Rabinowitz Len Skoros 16 Alexa Borresen Faculty Athletics Representative: Office Phone: (516) 463-4602 17 Caity DeCoster Dr. Michael Barnes 18 Nikki Kinnier Vice President and Director of Athletics: Volleyball Athletic Trainer: Jesica Brown 19 Adama Aja Jeffrey A. Hathaway Volleyball Secretary: Harriet Teitle 20 Sonya Bray Executive Associate Director of Athletics: (516) 463-3800 21 Emily Burke Danny McCabe Equipment Manager: Kathy Theiling 22 Anna Kitler Senior Associate Director of Athletics: Photographers: Brian Ballweg, Kathy 23 Kainoa Ocasek 24 Kelsie Wills Cindy Lewis Kmonicek, Dave Hahn, Stephen Gorchov, 25 Newcomers Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Joe Rokita, Jim Sheehan, Len Skoros 26 Hofstra University President Facilities: Jay Artinian 27 University Senior Administration/Trustees Associate Director of Athletics for VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION 28 Hofstra University Vice President and External Relations: Tim McMahon Director of Athletics Associate Director of Athletics for NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES: 30 Hofstra Athletic Administration and Head Communications: Stephen Gorchov 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2006 Coaches Associate Director of Athletics for ALL-TIME RECORD (SINCE 1976): 32 Long Island and New York City Compliance: John Heck 794-460-2 33 Athletic Academic Support Assistant Director of Athletics for Head Volleyball Coach: Kristina Hernandez 34 Sports Medicine/Athletic Training Development: Daniel Solow (North Carolina A&T, 2003) 35 Hofstra Physical Education Center 36 Fighting Spirit Award/ Assistant Director of Athletics for Record at Hofstra: 55-74/Four Years Volleyball Camp Corporate Relations: Ellen Johnson Overall Record: 104-155/Eight Years 37 2011 Statistics and Results Assistant Director of Athletics for Student- Assistant Coaches: Christina Greenup 38 2011 Colonial Athletic Association Review Athlete Development: Samantha Sweeney (Loyola (MD), 2009) and Angelina Waterman 40 The Colonial Athletic Association Assistant Director of Athletics for (American, 2011) 41 Hofstra in the Community Marketing and Promotions: Chrissy Arnone Volleyball Office Phone: (516) 463-4930/6758 42 Hofstra in Postseason Play Assistant Director of Athletics for Ticket 2011 Overall Record: 14-17 44 Hofstra Volleyball Honor Roll Operations: Maria Corvino 2011 Conference Record/Finish: 47 All-Time Roster Director of Ticket Sales: Michael Neely 5-9/T-Seventh 49 Hofstra Volleyball Team Records Assistant Director for Administration: Players Returning/Lost: 11/3 50 Hofstra Volleyball Season Records Rachel August Starters Returning/Lost: 3+libero/3 52 Hofstra Volleyball Career Records Athletic Department Phone: (516) 463-6750 Newcomers: 4 54 Year-by-Year Records 55 Series Records Associate Director of Athletics for 56 Annual Results 63 Hofstra Volleyball Court of Honor Communications (VB Contact): INTERNET ADDRESS: 64 Media Information Stephen Gorchov WWW.GOHOFSTRA.COM Office Phone: (516) 463-4933 Hofstra University is committed to extending equal opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, marital or veteran status in RETURNEES employment and in the conduct and operation of Hofstra University’s educational programs and activities, including admissions, scholarship Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Kills Att. % Digs Assists Aces Blocks and loan programs and athletic and other school administered programs. This statement of nondiscrimination is in compliance with Nikki Kinnier OH/RS 5-11 Jr. 366* .130 221 18 28^ 53 Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Kylee Maneja Libero 5-8 Sr. 0 -- 540* 37 25 0 Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act, Kelsie Wills OH 6-1 So. 354 .160 338 20 12 43 the Age Discrimination Act and other applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to nondiscrimination (“Equal Catalina Charry Setter 5-9 Sr. 69 .220 271 1,214* 18 73^ Opportunity Laws”). The Equal Rights and Opportunity Officer is the University’s official responsible for coordinating its overall adherence to Equal Opportunity Laws. Questions or concerns regarding any of * - Led team these laws or other aspects of Hofstra’s Equal Opportunity Statement should be directed to the Equal Rights and Opportunity Officer at ^ - Top among returning players [email protected], (516) 463-7310, C/O Office of Legal Affairs and General Counsel, 101 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549. For additional contacts and related resources, see http://www.hofstra. edu/About/Policy/policy_eoe.html 2012 VOLLEYBALL 1 THIS IS HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY ofstra University Graduate degrees are provides a dynamic offered, including Ph.D., Hcollege experience Ed.D., Psy.D., Au.D., tailored for engaged and J.D., and M.D. degrees, ambitious individuals. advanced certificates and Students find pride and professional diplomas, in purpose at Hofstra, more approximately 150 through small classes, a programs of study. faculty whose primary concern is teaching, Hofstra joined with North cutting edge technology, Shore-LIJ Health System extensive library resources, in establishing a medical internships, and active and school on the University compelling educational campus in October 2007. programs that appeal to The new school, which their interests and abilities. welcomed its first class The Hofstra community in July 2011, is the first is driven, dynamic and allopathic (MD) medical energetic, helping students school in Nassau County find and focus their and the first in New York strengths to prepare them State since 1963. for a successful future. have easy access to the wondrous cultural, social and career offerings of the city. In October 2011 the Commission on In its relatively short 77-year history, Hofstra Presidential Debates announced that it had has established itself as a world-class While the campus and its offerings have chosen Hofstra University for the site of institution of higher education and cultural changed, what has remained consistent its October 16, 2012 Presidential Debate, enterprise. Each academic year, the Hofstra throughout the years is the sense of community which will be in the “town meeting” format. campus and the programs offered grow and on campus, the eagerness of our students The Commission on Presidential Debates, change to meet the demands of our students to learn and the commitment of the Hofstra a nonprofit, nonpartisan corporation, has and our community. faculty and administration to provide a sponsored and produced every presidential challenging education that encourages the and vice-presidential debate since 1988. Hofstra opened in 1935 as a commuter school pursuit of lifelong learning. Hofstra University hosted the third and final with all classes and offices housed in one presidential debate of the 2008 election cycle, building. Since those early days, Hofstra The Colleges and Schools of the University are: between then Senator Barack Obama and has evolved into an international institution Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Senator John McCain, on October 15, 2008. with a student body hailing from 47 states Frank G. Zarb School of Business, School of The debate was a transformational moment for and territories, and 50 countries around the Communication, School of Education, Health the University, highlighting the achievements world. The beautiful campus is an accredited and Human Services, Maurice A. Deane of our students and faculty and their arboretum with 115 buildings on 240 acres. School of Law, School for University Studies, engagement in the political process. Leading There are approximately 3,900 students living School of Engineering and Applied Science, up to the debate, students and the entire on campus, and Hofstra offers them and all Honors College, Hofstra University Continuing community were engaged by the year-long students an extensive array of academic and Education and Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School Educate ’08 program, almost 150 lectures, social activities. Additionally, Hofstra’s close of Medicine at Hofstra University. Bachelor’s conferences, and events focused on the issues, proximity to Manhattan means that students degrees are offered in about 140 areas of study. history and politics of the presidency, followed 2 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY • GoHofstra.com by Define ’09, which looked at the first year The Hofstra Museum, which houses one of the of his presidency. The University continues