HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK 11549 Tessa Sphar Jessica Levy Elizabeth Curley HOFSTRA 2004 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY VOLLEYBALL QUICK FACTS Location: Hempstead, New York 11549 Assistant Director of Athletic Communications: Founded: 1935 Stephen Gorchov (Volleyball Contact) TABLE OF Enrollment: 13,300 E-mail: [email protected] Nickname: Pride Office Phone: (516) 463-4933 CONTENTS Colors: Gold, White and Blue Office Fax: (516) 463-5033 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Cell Phone: (516) 523-5252 Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Graduate Assistant: TBA 1 Quick Facts/Table of Contents Home Court: Volleyball Venue at the Physical Fitness Office Phone: (516) 463-2907 2 This is Hofstra University Center (1,200) 4 Hofstra Volleyball Tradition Press Row Phone: (516) 463-5049 Volleyball Athletic Trainer: TBA 5 Head Coach Fran Kalafer Athletic Department Secretaries: Kay Kenney, Harriet 7 Assistant Coach Elaine Roqué President: Stuart Rabinowitz Teitle, Clarice Smith and Cathy Aull 8 Assistant Coach Traci Dahl NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative: Dave Flynn Photographer: Brian Ballweg, Noren Trotman 8 Assistant Coach April Nick Director of Athletics: Harry Royle 9 2004 Roster Senior Associate Director of Athletics: Cindy Lewis Internet Address: http://www.hofstra.edu/Sports 10 2004 Preview Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: 12 Player Bios Jim Sheehan VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION 21 Volleyball Camp Information Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs: 22 Alumnae Spotlight Mark Cox NCAA Tournament Appearances: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 24 2004 Opponents Associate Director of Athletics for Student 28 Hofstra University President Enhancement Programs: TBA All-Time Record (since 1976): 645-332-2 Head Volleyball Coach: Fran Kalafer 29 Hofstra University Athletic Associate Director of Athletics for University Administration Eligibility and NCAA Compliance: Dan McCarthy (SUNY-Cortland, 1973) Record at Hofstra: 552-298/23 years 30 Volleyball Support Staff Director of Corporate Advertising and Sales: 31 Hofstra Physical Fitness Center Rob Cohen Overall Record: 570-316/25 years Assistant Coach: Traci Dahl (Long Beach State, 1997), 32 Long Island, New York Director of Athletic Promotions: Jesse Bonfiglio 33 Athletic Academic Support Athletic Department Phone: (516) 463-3800/6750 1st season Assistant Coach: Elaine Roque (Utah State, 1983), 34 Sports Medicine/Athletic Training Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: 6th season 35 Hofstra Heritage Jim Sheehan Assistant Coach: April Nick (Hofstra, 2004), 1st season 37 2003 Season In Review Office Phone: (516) 463-6764 Volleyball Office Phone: (516) 463-6758/4930 39 2003 Statistics and Results 2003 Record: 13-17 40 2003 Colonial Athletic Association Senior Assistant Director of Athletic 2003 Conference Record/Finish: 8-6/Fourth Standings and Statistics Communications: Jeremy Kniffin 2003 Postseason: Lost in the finals of the Colonial 42 The Colonial Athletic Association Office Phone: (516) 463-6759 Athletic Association Championship 43 Hofstra in Postseason Play Players Returning/Lost: 8/5 45 Hofstra Volleyball Honor Roll Starters Returning/Lost: 3+1 (Libero)/3 47 All-Time Roster Newcomers: 3 49 Hofstra Volleyball Season Records 51 Hofstra Volleyball Career Records 53 Hofstra Volleyball Team Records Top Returnees: 54 Hofstra Volleyball Series Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Kills Att. % Digs Assists Aces Blocks Records/Year by Year Records Elizabeth Curley MB 6-2 So. 144 .312* 41 3 29 83 55 Annual Results Nicole Smith MB 6-0 Sr. 189 .254 32 7 8 135* 61 Media Information Tessa Sphar OH 5-11 Jr. 462* .236 346* 22^ 40* 45 62 Hofstra Volleyball Court of Honor *Led team ^Tops among returning players 63 Campus Map 64 Getting to Hofstra Other Returnees: Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Kills Att. % Digs Assists Aces Blocks Catherine Durakis Libero 5-7 So. 3 -.087 324 19 11 0 The 2004 Hofstra University Media Jessica Levy OH/DS 5-9 Jr. 0 -.600 43 2 2 0 Guide is dedicated to Edie Parker Beverly Rivera OH 5-10 So. 47 .071 57 3 7 17 ’82, a former member of the Hofstra Dana Schaefer MB 6-1 So. 20 .220 11 4 2 22 Volleyball and Women's Lacrosse Julie Tatar MB/OH 6-1 Sr. 72 .136 103 13 13 33 teams, who recently passed away. The Hofstra Volleyball program Newcomers: extends its condolences to Edie’s Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School family, friends and loved ones. Amanda Beyersdorff Fr. MB 6-1 Massillon, OH/Jackson Shellane Ogoshi Fr. S/Libero 5-2 Honolulu, HI/Roosevelt Talita Silva Fr. RS/S 6-2 Raritan, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan VOLLEYBALL 1 HOFSTRA THIS IS HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY In its relatively short history, Hofstra has established itself as a world-class institution of higher education and cultural enterprise. Each academic year, the Hofstra campus and the programs offered grow and change to meet the demands of our students and our community. Hofstra opened in 1935 as a commuter school with all classes and offices housed in one building. Since those early days, Hofstra has evolved into an international institution with a student body hailing from 47 states and 78 countries around the world. The beautiful campus is an accredited arboretum with 113 buildings on 240 acres. There are more than 4,000 students living on campus, and Hofstra offers them and all students an extensive array of academic and social activities. Additionally, Hofstra’s close proximity to Manhattan Ph.D., Ed.D., Psy.D., and J.D. degrees, advanced studios, a film/video screening room, film editing means that students have easy access to the certificates and professional diplomas. rooms, a computer laboratory, a speech wondrous cultural, social and career offerings of performance studio and a large dance studio. the city. Recently, the University celebrated the opening of Hagedorn Hall, the new home of our School of Hofstra’s C.V. Starr Hall offers academic facilities What has remained consistent throughout the Education and Allied Human Services. In 2001 that are among the most technologically advanced years, however, is the sense of community on Hofstra University Honors College welcomed its in the nation. Every seat in every classroom allows campus, the eagerness of our students to learn first class. This new division of the University students direct access to the Internet and Hofstra and the commitment of the Hofstra faculty and proved to be an immediate success, not only with network, including the resources of Hofstra’s Axinn administration to provide a challenging education University faculty and administrators, but among Library. that encourages the pursuit of lifelong learning. the 93 inaugural students. Every fall since, the number of entering freshmen has increased Hofstra’s growing computer facilities offer The Colleges and Schools of the University are: substantially. extensive high-tech training opportunities. There Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, are computer terminals throughout the campus for Frank G. Zarb School of Business, New College, Hofstra’s School of Communication is one of the student and faculty use, with more than 750 PC, School of Communication, School of Education largest, most advanced non-commercial television Macintosh and UNIX workstations available in labs and Allied Human Services, School of Law, School facilities in the East. Students take classes and and classrooms. The University was ranked 18th for University Studies, University College for work in Dempster Hall, a sophisticated television in Forbes’ list of Most Connected Campuses in Continuing Education, Honors College and production/post-production facility with two 2003, and was one of Yahoo Internet Life’s “100 Saturday College. Bachelor’s degrees are offered broadcast-quality studios and control rooms; two Most Wired Colleges” in 2001-2002. in 130 areas of study. There are also advanced online video edit suites; two Avid non- approximately 140 graduate programs, including linear digital editing systems and several cuts-only The fully computerized Hofstra Libraries contain video work stations. Two satellite dishes are 1.2 million volumes for student use. Only about 5 available with one dish percent of American colleges have collections as providing special news extensive, and 85 percent have fewer than half feeds for the broadcast that number. journalism room, which also has access to Hofstra hosts more than 500 cultural events Associated Press, annually, bringing thousands of scholars, Lexis-Nexis and Dow dignitaries and other participants to campus. More Jones services. In than 200 musical and dramatic performances take addition, the facility is place on campus each year. capable of broadcasting student- The Hofstra Museum, which houses one of the produced programming largest art collections in the metropolitan area, to the entire campus coordinates approximately 12 exhibitions annually on our own cable and offers exhibition areas and an extensive channels. Also located outdoor sculpture collection. The Hofstra Museum here is the University’s is accredited by the American Association of radio station Museums – one of only 94 universities in the (WRHU/88.7-FM), nation and one of six in New York to hold that audio production distinction. 2 2004 UNIVERSITY The Facts Hofstra offers bachelor’s degrees in 130 areas of study. M The University offers approximately 140 graduate programs. M Hofstra was ranked 18th on Forbes’ list of Most Connected Campuses in 2003. M Hofstra has 524 full-time faculty members and 1,325 total faculty members. M Hofstra University is 100-percent program The student-faculty ratio is 14:1; average accessible to persons with disabilities, and has class size is 22 students. been cited as a national model for this M achievement. Hofstra is one of only 270 institutions out of more than 3,600 nationwide with a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. M Hofstra also has seven theaters, a student newspaper, a lively student center, a recreation The Hofstra Libraries are fully center and numerous athletic facilities, including computerized and contain 1.2 million the 15,000-seat James M. Shuart Stadium and the volumes for student use.