photo courtesy of ALISON BERENS 2009 EIU PANTHER VOLLEYBALL ROSTER # PLAYER POSITION HT YR HOMETOWN (HS/PREVIOUS COLLEGE) 1 ...Alison Berens .............. MH ..............6-0 ...........Fr ..............................................O’Fallon, Ill. (O’Fallon) 2 ...Brittany Wallace • ....... DS/L .............5-5 .......... So ...............................................Trenton, Ill. (Wesclin) 3 ...Kelsey Orr •• ................ OH .............5-10 .......... Jr .................................... Forest, Ind. (Clinton Central) 4 ...Chrissie Albers ..............S ................6-0 .......... So ....... Springfield, Ill. (Sacred Heart-Griffin/Winthrop) 5 ...Kylie Cavanah ...............S ................5-9 ........... Jr ........... Galesburg, Ill. (Galesburg/Parkland College) 7 ...Melanie Boykins • ........ MB ..............6-0 .......... So .......................... Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley) 8 ...Erin Hake •• ................. OH ..............6-0 ........... Jr ............................................Marion, Iowa (Linn-Mar) 9 ...Jessica Wheeler ••• ..... OH .............5-10 ..........Sr ................................. Gurnee, Ill. (Warren Township) 10 ...Jorie Dieter •• .............. MB .............5-10 .......... Jr ...............................Joliet, Ill. (Joliet Township West) 11 ...Alex Zwettler •• ............ OH .............5-11 .......... Jr .....................................Madison, Wisc. (Edgewood) 15 ...Mattie Watts................ DS/L .............5-6 ...........Fr ............................................ Marseilles, Ill. (Seneca) 18 ...Lauren Schutte ••• .........S ................6-0 ........RS-Sr ................ Louisville, Ky. (duPont Manual Magnet) 19 ...Stephanie Arnold ......... MH ..............6-1 ...........Fr ............................................Oregon, Wisc. (Oregon) Alan Segal .................. Head Coach (1st Year) Sam Laingen ...........................Athletic Trainer Kate Price ............. Assistant Coach (1st Year) Bart Rettberg ........Sports Information Contact Shaina Boylan .......... Student Assistant Coach • - varsity letters earned 2009 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Regular-Season Home Finale and Senior Recognition Night ... 11-18 / 4-12 OVC MATCH #30 • EIU hosts SIU-EDWARDSVILLE VS. SIU-EDWARDSVILLE (1-27) ... 7 pm (CST) ... Sat., Nov. 14 AUGUST 3rd meeting (NCAA Div. I years) ... All-time series is tied at 1-1 28 1 vs. Kent State Won, 3-1 19-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-21 Last meeting (10/17/09) ... EIU 3, SIUE 1 ... 2-28, 25-21, 25-12, 25-23 1 at IPFW Won, 3-1 25-21, 25-21, 19-25, 25-16 29 1 vs. Butler Lost, 0-3 21-25, 22-25, 17-25 WELCOME TO LANTZ ARENA, COUGARS: After picking up a thrilling EIU vs. SIUE QUICK STATS 1 vs. Drake Lost, 2-3 five-set marathon win over SEMO last evening (25-19, 21-25, 26-24, 14-25, 21-25, 28-26, 16-25, Round 1 ... Oct. 17, 2009 ... 27-25, 12-15 15-13), the Panthers host instate rival and future OVC foe SIU-Edwardsville in Edwardsville, Ill. in the official regular-season home finale. It is also senior recognition night, EIU 3, SIUE 1 ..................................... .............26-28, 25-21, 25-12, 25-23 SEPTEMBER as EIU will honor Shaina Boylan, Lauren Schutte and Jessica Wheeler KILLS .................. EIU 54 ... SIUE 44 4 2 vs. West Virginia Lost, 0-3 prior to the first serve this evening. This is the first time the two cross-state Alex Zwettler, EIU..........................15 30-32, 21-25, 24-26 squads have every met on the volleyball here in EIU’s Lantz Arena. Well, Melanie Boykins, EIU ....................11 2 vs. Southern Utah Won, 3-1 officially anyway, as the only other time that SIUE has come to town for Jorie Dieter, EIU ............................13 23-25, 25-20, 26-24, 25-21 Jessica Wheeler, EIU ......................9 5 2 at Denver Lost, 0-3 volleyball action was back 2008, when the Cougars and Panthers competed Sydney Winslow, SIUE .................9 20-25, 21-25, 16-25 in a spring scrimmage. 2 vs. Air Force Won, 3-0 Attack.......EIU .173 ... SIUE .061 25-22, 25-20, 26-24 Jamie Mueller, SIUE . .385 (7-2-13) Jorie Dieter, EIU ........ .278 (13-3-36) 8 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO RESCOUTING SIU-EDWARDSVILLE: The Cougars of SIU- Won, 3-1 Melanie Boykins, EIU .241 (11-4-29) 19-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-22 Edwardsville, who are in the process of moving up to the NCAA Division I 11 3 at Indiana State Lost, 0-3 level, will not officially compete as an OVC member until the 2011 season, DIGS .................... EIU 77 ... SIUE 80 23-25, 22-25, 25-27 yet in the meantime are already on nearly every league team’s docket. EIU Tiffany Turner, SIUE....................26 12 3 vs. Ball State Lost, 0-3 Brittany Wallace, EIU ....................20 14-25, 22-25, 17-25 took a four-set win over SIUE on Oct. 17 in Edwardsville, as the two instate Alex Zwettler, EIU..........................18 3 vs. Chicago State Won, 3-0 Chrissie Albers, EIU ......................15 foes met for only the second time ever. The win helped the Panthers pull to Diane Schmidlin, SIUE ...............15 25-13, 25-11, 25-20 an even 1-1 in the all-time series as the Cougars won the lone road meeting 18 • at Jacksonville State Lost, 1-3 Blocks ........ EIU 16.0 ... SIUE 9.0 23-25, 13-25, 25-18, 23-25 in 2008 in a three-set affair. Leading the Cougars is junior outside hitter Alison Berens, EIU ................. 8 (0-8) 19 • at Tennessee Tech Won, 3-0 Sydney Winslow, off 275 kills and a .208 attack. She also owns a tough Jorie Dieters, EIU ................... 7 (0-7) 28-26, 25-23, 25-22 serve, having notched 22 aces. Fellow junior Karie Downing has 216 put- Alex Zwettler, EIU................... 7 (0-7) 22 • at Murray State Lost, 1-3 Brittni Birkey, SIUE .............. 5 (0-5) 17-25, 26-24, 19-25, 26-28 aways and actually owns the top dig mark behind 288 ups. The offense is Jamie Mueller, SIUE ............ 5 (1-4) 25 • TENNESSEE STATE Lost, 1-3 shared by two setters, Jamie Mueller and Sammi Minton with 446 and 489 17-25, 19-25, 25-18, 16-25 assists, respectively. On the defensive side, senior Britittni Birkey leads with 26 • AUSTIN PEAY Lost, 0-3 21-25, 23-25, 18-25 51 total blocks and has added 164 kills as well. SIUE is currently 1-27 on the year, with their lone versus Toledo in a five-set nail STAT COMPARISONS -- EIU & SIUE biter. So far this year, the Cougars have gone a combined 0-9 OCTOBER ... team statistical comparisons (as of 11/13/09) 2 • at Morehead State Lost, 1-3 against the OVC teams on SIUE’s 2009 slate. 25-22, 20-25, 22-25, 18-25 EIU STAT CATEGORY SIUE 3 • at Eastern Kentucky Lost, 1-3 1,313 (12.16) ......... Kills (kps) ........... 1,170 (11.47) EIU/EKU AT EVANSVILLE?: A possible rescheduling of 25-21, 22-25, 17-25, 20-25 .154.........................Hitting % .......................... .151 6 • at UT Martin Lost, 0-3 .191.................Opponent Hitting % ................. .250 the EIU/EKU match is tentatively scheduled for tomorrow, with 23-25, 23-25, 22-25 1,223 (11.32) .......Assists (aps) ......... 1,071 (10.50) the contest to be held on the University of Evansville campus 9 • TENNESSEE TECH Lost, 1-3 120 (1.11) ..............Aces (aps) ............... 103 (1.01) in Evansville, Ind. First serve is at 3 pm (central time) at the 25-19, 21-25, 19-25, 24-26 1,793 (16.60).........Digs (dps) ........... 1,510 (14.80) 10 • JACKSONVILLE ST. Lost, 1-3 242.5 (2.25) ......... Blocks (bps) ........... 130.0 (1.27) Purple Ace’s own Carson Center. Unfortunately no live stats or 26-24, 11-25, 21-25, 21-25 ... EIU leads SIUE in all 7 stat categories OVCsports.tv video broadcasts will be available. More information 16 • at Southeast Missouri Lost, 0-3 18-25, 18-25, 19-25 will be available and announced throughout tonight’s match. 17 at SIU-Edwardsville Won, 3-1 26-28, 25-21, 25-12, 25-23 23 • at Austin Peay Lost, 0-3 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS ... 11-18 / 4-12 18-25, 14-25, 15-25 24 • at Tennessee State Won, 3-2 # ATHLETE POS HT YR HOMETOWN (HS/PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 20-25, 25-20, 19-25 26-24, 15-13 1 Alison Berens MH 6-0 Jr O’Fallon, Ill. (O’Fallon) 30 • UT MARTIN Won, 3-1 2 Brittany Wallace • DS/L 5-5 So Trenton, Ill. (Wesclin) 21-25, 26-24, 25-15, 25-17 31 • MURRAY STATE Lost, 2-3 3 Kelsey Orr •• OH 5-10 Jr Forest, Ind. (Clinton Central) 25-14, 25-22, 12-25, 23-25, 10-15 4 Chrissie Albers S 6-0 So Springfield, Ill. (Sacred Heart-Griffin/Winthrop) 5 Kylie Cavanah S 5-9 Jr Galesburg, Ill. (Galesburg/Parkland College) NOVEMBER 7 Melanie Boykins • MB 6-0 So Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley) 6 • E. KENTUCKY Postponed 7 • MOREHEAD STATE Cancelled 8 Erin Hake •• OH 6-0 Jr Marion, Iowa (Linn-Mar) 13 • SE MISSOURI Won, 3-2 ... LIVE on OVCsports.tv 25-19, 21-25, 26-24, 9 Jessica Wheeler ••• OH 5-10 Sr Gurnee, Ill. (Warren Township) 14-25, 15-13 10 Jorie Dieter •• MB 5-10 Jr Joliet, Ill. (Joliet Township West) 14 SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 7 pm • ... LIVE on OVCsports.tv 11 Alex Zwettler •• OH 5-11 Jr Madison, Wisc. (Edgewood) 15 • E. KENTUCKY 3 pm To potentially be played at the Carson 14 Mattie Watts DS/L 5-6 Fr Marseilles, Ill. (Seneca) Center on the University of Evansville campus in Evansville, Ind. 18 Lauren Schutte ••• S 6-0 RS-Sr Louisville, Ky. (duPont Manual Magnet) All times central and subject to change 19 Stephanie Arnold MH 6-1 Fr Oregon, Wisc. (Oregon) HOME MATCHES 1 - at IPFW Invitational (Fort Wayne, Ind.) - Third Place HEAD COACH: Alan Segal (Sacramento State, 1982) - 1st Season 2 - at Denver Tournament (in Denver, Colo.) - Third Place ASSISTANT COACH: Kate Price (Penn State, 2008) - 1st Season 3 - at ISU Classic (in Terre Haute, Ind.) - Third Place STUDENT ASSISTANT COACH: Shaina Boylan • - Ohio Valley Conference contest CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER: Sam Laingen ASSISTANT SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Bart Rettberg 2009 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER VOLLEYBALL Eastern Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 13, 2009) All matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 11-18 3-5 4-9 4-4 CONFERENCE 4-12 2-5 2-7 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 7-6 1-0 2-2 4-4 2009 EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHER VOLLEYBALL Eastern Illinois Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 13, 2009) Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking All matches ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 11 ZWETTLER, Alex 104 338 3.25 162 1055 .