25 NCAA APPEARANCES | 27 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 4 SWEET SIXTEENS |Vol SID: NANCY WORLEY | 502-852-0113l |eybal GOCARDS.COM | @UOFLVOLLEYBALL l Volleyball Cardinals Heads to Boston and Syracuse as ACC Action Continues Th e University of Louisville volleyball team heads to Boston College Oct. 6 at 7:30 and then on to Syracuse for a 1 p.m. match on Sunday. Th e Cardinals are in search of their fi rst ACC win, standing at 0-4 in the league and 4-9 overall. It is the slowest start ever for Louisville in conference action. Th e Cards are led by freshman Melanie McHen- ry, who has a team-high 167 kills. Tess Clark leads all blockers with 51, adding 123 kills. Libero Molly Sauer has 217 digs and 13 aces. Last year, the Cardinals swept Boston College 3-0 at home and 3-1 Quick Facts Location: Louisville, Ky. Founded: 1798 in Chestnut Hill. Louisville beat Syracuse 3-1 in the KFC Yum! Center Enrollment: 21,016 but fell to the Orange in the fi nal regular season match of the year, 3-0 VP/Director of Athletics: Tom Jurich which almost cost them the outright ACC crown. Duke helped out the SWA/VB Administrator: Christine Herring Cardinals with an upset of UNC to give the Cardinals the undisputed Nickname: Cardinals championship and the better seed In the NCAA tournament. Colors: Red & Black Affi liation: NCAA Division I Boston College 5-9 (0-4 ACC) is looking for its fi rst ACC victory. Th e Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference Facility: KFC Yum! Center/Cardinal Arena Eagles played nine of their fi rst 10 games at home in Power Gym. BC Capacity: 22,000/884 opened league play on the road at Syracuse, falling 3-1 to the Orange before returning home to face UNC, where they took the No. 12-ranked Head Coach: Anna Kordes (Louisville 1998, 2001) Tar Heels to fi ve before bowing out. Th e Eagles lost in Miami last Friday Record at UofL: 126-502(Sixth Year) 3-0 before losing to to Florida State on last Sunday 25-20, 25-17 20-15 Overall Record: 268-127 (11 seasons) in Tallahassee. In that match, senior Anna Skold led the Eagles with her Executive Director of Volleyball Operations: Sarah Drury Petkovic seven kills, as freshman Sophia West chipped in with six kills of her own. (Louisville 2002) Skold also led the Maroon and Gold with her .267 hitting percentage on Assoc. Head Coach: Alex Wilharm (Clarke College 2010) the day. In the digs category, senior Madisen Lydon was the team leader Assistant Coaches: Alyssa D’Errico (Penn State 2010), Volunteer Coach: Tyler WillsOverall 2015 Record: 25-7 for the Eagles with 12. ACC Record: 18-2/Champions Starters Ret./Lost: 3/3 + L Th e Cardinals will then head to Syracuse to face the Orange on Sunday. Letterwinners Ret./Lost: 11/5 Th e Orange closed out the non-conference season 1-9. Th e Orange be- Top Returners: Name (Yr., Pos, Ht, Postseason Honors) Tess Clark, gan ACC conference play with a split at home, defeating Boston College (Jr. MB, All ACC 2nd Team, AVCA All East Region); Janelle Jen- in four sets (25-18, 25-12, 15-25, 25-21) and falling to NC State in three kins,( Sr. OH, All-ACC 2nd Team, AVCA All Region); Molly Sauer, (15-25, 18-25, 20-25) ‘Cuse does have a pair of ACC wins, adding a 3-1 (So. L, ACC Freshman of the Year, ACC Defensive Player of the Year) win over in Coral Gables. Th e Orange currently are tied for No. 2 in the Top Newcomers: Name (Yr., Pos, Ht) Piper Roe, (Fr., MB, 6-2); ACC in blocks per set with 2.66. National No. 10 North Carolina leads Melanie McHenry (Fr., OH, 6-2); Megan Sloane( Fr. RS, 6-1) Coline Coessens, (Jr, OH, 6-0) the conference with 2.97. ‘Cuse continues to spread blocking eff orts Top Players Lost: Name (Pos., Honors) Katie George, (Setter, ACC among its players, as nine members have registered a block assist or a Player of the Year, ACC Setter of the Year, AVCA All-East Region, solo stop this season. Amber Witherspoon leads in solo blocks with 12, ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year). Erin Fairs: (OH, All-ACC First while Leah Levert leads block assists with 42 on the season. Team, AVCA All Region) Support Staff Th e Cardinals will return to the KFC Yum! Center Oct. 13 versus NC Academic Advisor: Kamari Wooten State at 7 p.m. and Oct. 15 versus North Carolina at 1 p.m. Sports Performance: Zach Farrel Sports Medicine: Nicole Lowery Th e Syracuse match will be streaming live on WatchESPN and the ESPN Facilities: Stanley Hall Marketing: George Barbetto app at http://es.pn/2dMT0D9 Tickets: Samantha Keeton Assoc. SID/VB Contact: Nancy Worley Th e Boston College match stats can be found here http://www.sidearm- Stat Crew Supervisor: Jason Bond stats.com/bc/wvball/ Volleyball Offi ce: 852-7137 25 NCAA APPEARANCES | 27 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 4 SWEET SIXTEENS |Vol SID: NANCY WORLEY | 502-852-0113l |eybal GOCARDS.COM | @UOFLVOLLEYBALL l 2016 Schedule 2016 Roster 1 Molly Sauer L 5-7 So. Louisville, KY (Assumption) AUGUST 3 Nikki Koval DS 5-5 So. Louisville, KY (Mercy) 20 RED & BLACK SCRIMMAGE 6:00 p.m. 4 Gabrielle Wiley DS 5-7 Jr. Hannibal, MO (Hannibal) 26 vs. OAKLAND 10:30 a.m. 5 Piper Roe MB 6-2 Fr. Roanoke, VA (Cave Spring) 26 vs. VCU 4:30 p.m. 6 Ashley Pettibone OH 5-9 Jr. Yorba Linda, CA / Esperanza 27 at BOWLING GREEN 2:00 p.m. 9 Coline Coessens OH 6-0 Jr. Brussels, Belgium SEPTEMBER (Royal de Rixensart/UTEP) 02 SANTA CLARA 7:30 p.m. 10 Melanie McHenry OH 6-2 Fr. Speedway, IN (Speedway) 03 STONY BROOK 10:00 a.m. 11 Kali Eaken S 5-10 R-So. Kansas City, Mo. (Bishop Miege/ 03 AUBURN 7:30 p.m. Kansas State) 09 vs. MINNESOTA 4:00 p.m. 12 Brianna Lester MB 5-11 Fr. Dallas, TX (Richardson) 10 vs. WISCONSIN 4:00 p.m. 15 Morgan Miller S/OPP 6-0 So. Magnolia, TX (Magnolia) 15 KENTUCKY 7:00 p.m. 14 Megan Sloan OH/OPP 6-1 Fr. Indianapolis, IN (Cathedral) 16 LIPSCOMB* 7:00 p.m. 17 Tess Clark MB 6-3 Jr. Phoenix, AZ (Horizon) 23 at NOTRE DAME 7:00 p.m. 18 Eleni Georgiafandis DS 5-3 Jr. Knoxville, TN (Bearden) 25 at FLORIDA STATE 1.00 p.m. 19 Maggie DeJong MB 6-0 Jr. Sioux Falls, SD (Roosevelt) 30 WAKE FOREST 7:00 p.m. 23 Janelle Jenkins OH/OPP 5-11 R-Sr. Southlake, TX (Carroll) OCTOBER 24 Lyndsay Palmer S 5-8 R-Sr. Bothell, WA (Gonzaga) 25 Jasmine Bennett MB 6-2 So. Paducah, KY (McCracken Co.) 02 DUKE 1:00 p.m. 06 at BOSTON COLLEGE 7:30 p.m. 09 at SYRACUSE 1:00 p.m. 13 NC STATE 7:00 p.m. 16 UNC 1:00 p.m. 21 at VIRGINIA TECH 7:00 p.m. 23 at PITTSBURGH 3:00 p.m. 28 FLORIDA STATE 6:00 p.m. 30 MIAMI 2:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 04 at DUKE 3:00 p.m. 06 at WAKE FOREST 1:00 p.m. 09 NOTRE DAME 7:00 p.m. 11 VIRGINIA 7:00 p.m. 18 at GEORGIA TECH 7:00 p.m. 20 at CLEMSON 1:00 p.m. 23 SYRACUSE 7:00 p.m. 25 BOSTON COLLEGE 7:00 p.m. All Times Eastern Home matches played at KFC Yum! Center. *Cardinal Arena Match Follow the Cardinals @UofLVolleyball GoCards.com 25 NCAA APPEARANCES | 27 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 4 SWEET SIXTEENS |Vol SID: NANCY WORLEY | 502-852-0113l |eybal GOCARDS.COM | @UOFLVOLLEYBALL l 1 Molly Sauer 3 Nikki Koval 4 Gabbie Wiley 5 Piper Roe 6 Ashley Pettibone 9 Coline Coessens 10 Melanie McHenry11 Kalie Eaken 12 Brianna Lester 14 Megan Sloan 15 Morgan Miller 17 Tess Clark 18 Eleni Georgiafandis 19 Maggie DeJong 23 Janelle Jenkins 24 Lyndsay Palmer 25 Jasmine Bennett Anne Kordes Alex Wilharm Alyssa D’Errico Head Coach Assoc. Head Coach Assistant Coach Pronounciation Guide Kordes CORE-dis Kali Eaken Cal-lee Eaken (rhymes with Bacon) Coline Coessens COH-leen Coo-sins Eleni Georgiafandis uh-LEN-ee Georgia-fan-dis Sauer Sour DeJong dee-YOUNG D’Errico duh-REECOH Volleyball 25 NCAA APPEARANCES | 27 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 4 SWEET SIXTEENS | SID: NANCY WORLEY | 502-852-0113 | GOCARDS.COM | @UOFLVOLLEYBALL ACC Standings AVCA Division I Coaches Top-25 Poll ACC Pct. Overall Pct. Week #6: October 3, 2016 North Carolina 4-0 1.00 12-2 .857 Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Previous Week Florida State 4-0 1.00 11-2 .846 1 Minnesota (61) 1595 12-1 2 Notre Dame 4-0 1.00 13-3 .812 2 Wisconsin 1514 12-1 3 3 Nebraska (3) 1477 12-1 1 Pittsburgh 4-0 1.00 13-3 .812 4 Texas 1418 12-2 4 Duke 3-1 .750 9-5 .643 5 San Diego 1340 13-2 6 Georgia Tech 2-2 .500 11-5 .688 6 Kansas 1171 13-2 8 NC State 2-2 .500 9-7 .562 7 Stanford 1052 9-3 9 Virginia Tech 2-2 .500 7-8 .467 8 Washington 1047 12-2 7 Wake Forest 2-2 .500 6-9 .400 9 North Carolina 1039 12-2 10 Syracuse 2-2 .500 3-11 .214 10 Washington State 1025 14-2 17 Miami (FL) 1-3 .250 7-9 .438 11 Florida 1010 13-2 5 Boston College 0-4 .000 5-9 .357 12 Hawai’i 822 11-4 13 Louisville 0-4 .000 5-9 .357 13 BYU 811 14-2 11 Clemson 0-4 .000 5-11 .312 14 Ohio State 793 12-4 19 15 Penn State 713 12-3 16 Virginia 0-4 .000 3-13 .188 16 Florida State 694 11-2 15 17 Purdue 645 11-4 14 SEASON HIGHS 18 UCLA 599 11-3 12 Hitting %: .593 by Tess Clark vs.