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The 2014 media guide for the Jacksonville State volleyball team in head coach Terry Gamble's first season at JSU.

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General InformatIonLocation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville, Ala .Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,504Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1883Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GamecocksColors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red and WhiteConference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ohio ValleyAffiliation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA Division IPresident: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr . William A . MeehanAthletic Director: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Warren KoegelSenior Woman Administrator: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy BroomAthletic Department Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(256) 782-5368Home Facility: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pete Mathews Coliseum (5,500)

CoaCHInG StaffHead Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry GambleAlma Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .US Sports Academy, ’97Record at JSU: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .First SeasonCareer Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 799-236/20th seasonOffice Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(256) 782-8359E-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tlgamble@jsu .eduAssistant Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ben Kaszeta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .First SeasonAlma Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eastern Michigan, ’10Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(256) 782-5521Volleyball Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(256) 782-5527

ProGram HIStorYFirst Year of Volleyball: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1979All-Time Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 716-526 (37th Year)Division I Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320-276 (20th year)OVC Championships/Last: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/2009NCAA Appearances/Last: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3/2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . lost to Fla . State in 2nd Rd . (Tallahassee, Fla .)

team InformatIon2013 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-182013 OVC Finish: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-10/T4th in East2013 Postseason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/ALetterwinners Returning (7): Samantha Bohne, Victoria Cross, Nicole Merget, Trisha Mockapetris, Emily Rutherford, Laney Torkelson, Kaitlyn ZelhartLetterwinners Lost (8): Alina Agamy, Molly Jo Aiken, Grace Anbouba, Kacy Clinkenbeard, Kelly Cole, Abbey Heredia, Taylor Long, Liza PflugradtStarters Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3/3 + Libero

SPortS InformatIonSr . Associate AD/Media Relations: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Seitz Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(256) 782-5279 E-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .gseitz@jsu .eduAssistant SID/VB Contact: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Underwood Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(256) 782-5915 Cell Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(256) 453-0545 E-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .underwood@jsu .eduSID FAX: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(256) 782-5958Press Row Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(256) 782-5528

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Contents/Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2OVC Tournament Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5A Championship Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-72014 Rosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82014 Schedule/Road Headquarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Getting to Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

tHe CoaCHeSHead Coach Terry Gamble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Assistant Coach Ben Kaszeta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Graduate Assistant Bekah Draves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

tHe GameCoCkS#2 Samantha Bohne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18#22 Victoria Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20#9 Nicole Merget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22#7 Trisha Mockapetris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24#1 Emily Rutherford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26#17 Laney Torkelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28#5 Kaitlyn Zelhart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30#10 Brianna Glidewell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32#11 Jennifer Hart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33#3 Hannah Kirk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 #6 Charis Ludtke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35#4 Allyson Zuhlke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

2013 In revIew2013 Final Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382013 OVC Leaders/Final Standings . . . . . . . . . . . . 39The Ohio Valley Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

tHe reCordSJSU Awards and Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Single-Season Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Career Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Year-by-Year Individual Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45All-Time Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46JSU Versus All Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Coaching Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Division I Year-by-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49-51

tHIS IS JaCkSonvIlle StateJacksonville, Ala ., and Calhoun County . . . . . . . . 52JSU History/Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Dr . William A . Meehan, President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Warren Koegel, Athletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56JSU Board of Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Strength and Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59JSU Athletic Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Mission Statement/JSU CHAMPS/ACE . . . . . . . . . 61JSU Athletic Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62-63Majors and Concentrations at JSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Why We Are The Gamecocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Athletic Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

CredItS: The 2014 Jacksonville State University Volleyball Media Guide is a production of the JSU Sports Information Office . The Book was written and edited by Josh Underwood with editorial assistance from Greg Seitz . Photography provided by JSU Photographers Steve Latham and Matt Reynolds . Layout and design done by Wray Graphics in Florence, Ala . Printing by JSU Print Shop .

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Credentials — Credentials for JSU home games are issued for working media only and should be requested as early as possible. Requests must be made in writing on company letterhead and are honored only from sports editors of daily newspapers and sports directors of radio and tele-vision stations.

Jacksonville State University follows the guidelines set forth by the NCAA in governing the issuance of credentials. Season credentials will be granted only to daily newspapers and television/radio stations that cover JSU volleyball on a regular basis. Otherwise, weekly newspapers television/radio stations will be granted credentials on a single-game, space-available basis.

All requests for credentials should be made to Josh Underwood, Assistant Sports Information Director. Members of the media will only be admitted through the Pass Gate at the Southwest corner of Pete Mathews Coliseum, adjacent to the men’s basketball coaches offices.

media room — The media room is located in the northwest corner of Pete Mathews Coliseum. Working facilities, with necessary outlets and six telephones, are available.

media Services — Jacksonville State University uses the “Stat Crew“ computerized statistics system. Working media will receive the follow-ing:

*Game Program *Complete play-by-play *Final Statistics

radio rights — Jacksonville State University will provide one phone line free of charge to opponents wishing to broadcast. However, it is the responsibility of the visiting radio station to have its flagship station call direct to Pete Mathews Coliseum to establish the broadcast line. JSU will not permit outgoing telephone calls. Teams planning to broadcast should notify JSU Assistant Sports Information Director Josh Underwood of their intent no less than two days before the actual broadcast. Due to limited space at press row, only two seats will be made available to visiting radio stations. Contact the Jacksonville State University Sports Information Office for more information.

Interview Policies — General—All interviews with Jacksonville State University volleyball players or coaches must be arranged through the Sports Information Office. In general, JSU volleyball practices are closed. Player interviews may be conducted immediately before or after prac-tice sessions or at the conclusion of practice.

reaching Coach Gamble — Coach Gamble can be reached by tele-phone at (256) 782-8359 between 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Postgame Interviews — Following each game, there will be a 10-minute cooling-off period, then players and coaches will be made available to the working media.

SPortS InformatIon dePartment:

(256) 782-5915 faX: (256) 782-5958

www.jsugamecocksports.com

The 2014 ediTion of the Jacksonville State university volleyball media guide is a source of information for the news media covering the Gamecocks. news releases, photographs/slides, clips and film footage and other additional information will also be available to accredited members of the media upon request.

SId maIlInG addreSS— Jacksonville State University Attn: Sport Information Director 700 Pelham Road North Jacksonville, AL 35265-1602

Facebook.com/JaxStateVball

@JaxStateVball

Asst. SID: Tony SchmidtOffice Phone: (256) 782-5377Email: [email protected]

Asst. AD/Sports Info: Greg SeitzOffice Phone: (256) 782-5279Email: [email protected]

Asst. SID: Josh UnderwoodOffice Phone: (256) 782-5915Cell: (256) 453-0545Email: [email protected]

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2009 OVC Championship – Nov. 21 – Jacksonville, Ala.JSU 3, Morehead State 0

JACKSONVILLE - The Jacksonville State volleyball team rolled over Morehead State in the championship match of the 2009 Ohio Valley Conference Volleyball Tournament, earning its third trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last five seasons .

The top-seeded Gamecocks (26-6) used a dominant effort to hand the third-seeded Eagles (21-11) a convinc-ing 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-13) defeat and claim their third OVC Tournament Title since 2005 . The win also gives JSU a Division I school record 26 wins and closes a perfect 12-0 record in Pete Mathews Coliseum this season .

Junior Caitlin Vorbeck was named the Tournament’s Most Valuable Player to headline three JSU selections on the All-Tournament Team . The Raytown, Mo ., native knocked down 11 kills in the win to finish the tourney with 25 kills on a .309 attack percentage . Joining her on the All-Tourney Team were senior Brittney Whitten and sophomore Lauren Harkins .

Whitten, an outside hitter from Boonville, Ind ., recorded a match-high 14 kills on a .281 attack percentage and picked up 12 digs in the final match . The effort was her 25th double-double of the season and helped extend what has been a decorated career . She wrapped up the weekend with 3 .86 kills and 4 .14 digs per set .

Harkins, a Louisville, Ky ., native, picked up a match-high 16 digs in

Saturday’s win, following a semifinal match on Friday that saw her grab 31 digs . She wrapped up the weekend averaging 6 .71 digs per set and stretched her school record for digs in a season to 625, 99 more than the

previous record set by Kisha West in 2005, JSU’s first NCAA Tournament season .

Freshman Jen Meyer also capped an impressive tournament with nine kill son a .615 attack percentage in the final . The Maineville, Ohio, native hit . 516 over the two tourney matches, averaging 2 .71 kills per set . Junior Brooke Schumacher dished 36 of the Gamecocks’ 44 assists in the champi-onship match, finishing the tourney with an average of 10 .5 assists per set .

With the win, the Gamecocks earned a pre-tournament matchup with Louisville, a match set up for the OVC Champion that serves as a tune up for the NCAA Tournament . They were selected as the No . 2 seed in the NCAA Tallahassee, Fla ., Regional, where they

were paired with Florida A&M in the first round .

Faced with a 2-1 deficit against the Rattlers, JSU rallied to win the final two sets and claim the Gamecocks’ first-ever NCAA Tournament win in the form of a 3-2 defeat of FAMU, their 12th-straight win in five-set matches . They would fall in the second round to No . 3 Florida State .

2009 OVC All-Tournament Team

Caitlin Vorbeck, Jacksonville State (MVP)Lauren Harkins, Jacksonville State

Brittney Whitten, Jacksonville StateCassie Chesney, Murray State

Stephanie Champine, Austin PeayKristina Schoo, Morehead StateKaitlin Craven, Morehead State

Sophomore Lauren Harkins earned all-tourney honors after averaging 6.71 digs per set over the two matches. In the semifinal, she recorded 31 digs in a win over Murray State.

Senior Brittney Whitten recorded a match-high 14 kills in the final, while also grabbing 12 digs. Over the tourney, her 3.86 kills and 4.14 digs per set earned her all-tournament honors.

Junior Caitlin Vorbeck earned tournament MVP honors after knocking down 11 kills in the final to finish the tournament with 25 kills on .309 attack percentage.

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2006 OVC Championship-Nov. 18- Jacksonville, Ala.JSU 3, Southeast Missouri 0

The Jacksonville State volleyball team claimed its second-straight O’Reilly Ohio Valley Conference Tournament title, thanks to a 3-0 sweep of Southeast Missouri in the finals at Pete Mathews Coliseum .

The top-seeded Gamecocks (24-4) used their school-record 19th-straight win and their 21st sweep of the season to earn their second trip to the NCAA Tournament in as many seasons . They claimed a 3-0 (30-25, 31-29, 30-24) win over the sixth-seeded Redhawks (16-18) to take the OVC Tourney title on their home floor .

“This one is special in a different way because it is at home and in front of our home crowd,” JSU head coach and 2006 OVC Coach of the Year Rick Nold said . “It is totally different than last year in that we came in here as the favorite . It says a lot about our team, coming in on the winning streak and being able to stay focused and take care of business .”

Senior setter Emily Withers was named the tournament MVP to lead three Gamecocks on the all-tournament team . The team’s captain, Withers capped a senior season that saw the Cincinnati native break the school’s all-time assists record . She was joined on the all-tourna-ment team by juniors Joi Watts and Abbey Breit .

“Everybody knows that we are extremely close off of the court, and that definitely helps us on the floor,” Withers said . “It really hasn’t sunk

in yet . It’s hard to believe its my last year, and I couldn’t think of a bet-ter way to go out .”

In a hard fought match, the Gamecocks never led by more than seven in any game . They held the Redhawks to an .059 attack percentage on a day where JSU’s high-powered offense was limited to a .193 attack

percentage .

“We knew that they would make us work on defense with the way they move the ball around,” Nold added . “I thought we did a good job of being patient and taking advantage of our opportunities . Abbey Vierling and Jessica Starck did a great job on the back row for us, and Abbey Breit and Joi really stepped up for us from throughout the tournament .”

Five Gamecocks had 10 or more digs in the match to out-dig the Redhawks, 77-60 . Freshman Brittney Whitten led all players with 18 digs, while junior Abbey Vierling added 16 . Senior Jessica Starck had 15 digs, while Withers and Breit added 12 and 11, respectively .

Breit led all players with 19 kills, while Watts was the only other player on the floor with double-digit kills with 10 .

2006 o’reilly ovC all-tournament team

Emily Withers, Jacksonville State (MVP)

Joi Watts, Jacksonville StateAbbey Breit, Jacksonville State

Jamie Baumstark, Southeast MissouriJessica Koeper, Southeast Missouri

Erin Peak, Morehead StateErika Godbolt, Tennessee State

Senior Emily Withers was named the tournament MVP after dishing out 81 assists and recording 14 digs in the tournament, including 39 assists and 12 digs in the title match alone.

Junior Abbey Breit led all players with 19 kills and had 10 digs in the championship match. She had 35 kills in the tournament to earn a spot on the all-tournament team.

Junior Joi Watts averaged 3.5 kills per game in the tour-nament and had 10 in the finals to earn all-tournament honors.

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2005 OVC Championship-Nov. 20- Charleston, Ill.JSU 3, Eastern Kentucky 2 (ESPNU)

The Jacksonville State volleyball team put its best effort on the floor when it mattered most, setting or tying 10 season highs in a 3-2 defeat of top-seeded Eastern Kentucky to earn the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament title and its first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament .

The third-seeded Gamecocks (18-10, 13-3 OVC) set season highs in kills (99), assists (97) and digs (132) to upend the Colonels (23-7, 14-2 OVC) in front of a national television audience on ESPNU, just one day after knocking off No . 2 Tennessee State in the tournament semi-finals .

“I don’t know if you could have asked for a better championship match,” JSU head coach Rick Nold said . “It was a match of two very good teams that were both play-ing well . It was just a matter of who was going to make the final run, and I’m just glad it was us .”

Senior outside hitter Suzi Terrell knocked down a career-high 35 kills on a .315 attack percentage en route to earning tournament Most Valuable Player honors, while junior Emily Withers dished out a school and OVC record 88 assists, 22 better than her previous career high to lead the offense .

Senior Kisha West joined Terrell on the All-Tournament team . The school’s all-time digs leader, topped the 30-dig plateau for the first time in her career with 39, one of five Gamecocks with double-digit digs .

The Gamecocks’ other senior, Kim Halbach contributed five kills, seven digs and five assists to extend her JSU career .

“I can’t say enough about the character of our three seniors,” Nold said . “ Thay all came out and gave us the best volleyball of their careers when it mattered most, and that says a lot about the type of competitors they are .”

Sophomore Abbey Breit, the Gamecocks’ other All-Tournament team member, recorded 23 kills, while sophomores Rebekah Nichols and Katie Moyers set career highs with 18 and 17 kills, respectively .

In the first game, the Gamecocks built an early five-point lead and main-tained it . The Colonels cut the lead to three at 22-19, but JSU answered

with seven unanswered points to help claim the 30-20 win . JSU recorded 30 team digs in the game, while Breit picked up seven kills on just 11 attacks for a .636 per-centage, while Terrell added six .

In game two, EKU took its first lead of the afternoon with a 7-6 advantage, and nine lead changes and 10 ties later they pulled out a 30-27 win to even the match at one . JSU recorded 24 kills in the game, five more than in the first, but 28 EKU digs paced the effort . Withers set the JSU attack, recording 22 assists .

A late rally and 25 kills that were set up by 23 more Withers assists led JSU to a 30-27 win in game three, moving the Gamecocks one game away from the title . Terrell put down nine kills in the game to lead a JSU attack that hit a collective .300 in the game .

EKU answered in game four on the back of a .241 team attack percentage and 18 kills to win 30-25 and tie the match at two games, apiece . Terrell added seven more kills for JSU, while West picked up eight more digs to pass the 30-dig plateau for the first time in her career .

In the final game, JSU jumped out to a 5-2 lead, but five consecutive Colonel points put JSU behind by two . The Gamecocks clawed back to reclaim the lead at 12-11 and held on to claim the final game and the tourney title with a 15-12 win .

The Gamecocks, who extended their win streak to 10, the second longest in school history, traveled to Knoxville, Tenn ., for the NCAA Regional .

2005 o’reilly ovC all-tournament teamJacksonville State, Suzi Terrell (MVP)

Jacksonville State, Abbey BreitJacksonville State, Kisha WestSoutheast Missouri, Jill Miller

Tennessee State, Meesha JacksonEastern Kentucky, Liz Guard

Eastern Kentucky, Kelly Jennings

Suzi Terrell recorded a career-high 35 kills in the final, helping her earn Tournament MVP Honors.

Kisha West picked up a career-high 39 digs in the cham-pionship match and earned all-tournament honors.

Emily Withers dished out an OVC record-tying 88 assists in the final to help JSU to its first OVC Tournament title.

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Jacksonville State athletics continued to dominate on the field of competition as the Gamecocks won numerous Ohio Valley Conference Championships and advanced to NCAA Championships, while also excelling in the classroom, during the 2013-14 year . The Gamecocks won five Ohio Valley Conference Championships and finished fourth in the OVC Commissioner’s Cup, marking the sixth straight year the Gamecocks have finished in the Top 6 in the standings .

Jax State won conference championships in Baseball, Softball, Men’s Tennis, Men’s Golf and Rifle during the 2013-14 seasons, while Rick Pietri (women’s basketball), Jana McGinnis (softball) and Steve Bailey (men’s tennis) each earned OVC Coach of the Year honors . Additionally, Jacksonville State had five OVC Player or Most Valuable Player of the Year Awards, nine NCAA All-Americans, 61 OVC All-Conference honorees, two teams claimed OVC Team Academic Achievement honors, and four OVC Coach of the Year Award win-ners .

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Since joining the Ohio Valley Conference in 2003-04, Jacksonville State has solidified itself as the preeminent athletic programs in the conference. The Gamecocks have won 58 OVC Championships over the last 10 years, which is 12 more than the next OVC school. JSU has seen nine of its 15 programs bring home various titles and combine for 38 trips to the NCAA post-season play.

OVC Championships Since 2003-04 Jacksonville State 58 Eastern Illinois 46

Eastern Kentucky 41

Southeast Missouri 28

Murray State 25

Austin Peay 22

Tennessee Tech 18

Morehead State 13

UT Martin 8

SIU Edwardsville 1

Jacksonville State is the only school in the nation to lay claim to NCAA national titles in football, men’s basketball and baseball and is one of just two schools (Florida) to have played for a national title in each of those three sports.

National Championships (6) Football: 1992

Men’s Basketball: 1985

Baseball: 1990, 1991

Gymnastics: 1984, 1985

JSU’s Conference Championships (100) Rifle (9): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014

Football (18): 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2011

Baseball (14): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1988, 1989, 2004*, 2005, 2006*, 2008, 2010*, 2014*

Men’s Basketball (6): 1975, 1980, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992

Women’s Basketball (2): 1991, 1993

Volleyball (7): 1991, 1992, 2005*, 2006, 2006*, 2007, 2009*

Men’s Tennis (10): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2005*, 2007, 2007*, 2009*, 2014, 2014*

Women’s Tennis (10): 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2010, 2011, 2011*

Men’s Golf (8): 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014

Women’s Golf (5): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012

Softball (11): 1990, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2008*, 2009, 2010*, 2011*, 2013*, 2014

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2014 Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 1 Emily Rutherford OH 5-10 Jr . Georgetown, Texas/Georgetown HS 2 Samantha Bohne DS/L 5-5 Jr . Elgin, Ill ./Central HS 3/13 Hannah Kirk DS/L 5-3 Fr . Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch HS 4/25 Allyson Zuhlke OH/RS 6-3 Fr . Tomball, Texas/Tomball HS 5 Kaitlyn Zelhart MB/RS 5-10 Jr . Farmer City, Ill ./Blue Ridge HS 6 Charis Ludtke OH 5-11 Fr . Hamburg, Germany/Hillsboro (Wis .) HS 7 Trisha Mockapetris OH 5-10 So . Elliot City, Md ./Centennial HS 9 Nicole Merget MB 6-2 Sr . Canton, Mich ./Salem HS 10 Brianne Glidewell MB 6-0 Jr . Peoria, Ariz ./Glendale (Ariz .) CC 11 Jennifer Hart S 5-7 Fr . Davidson, N .C ./Hough HS 17 Laney Torkelson MB 6-0 So . Morris, Ill ./Morris Community HS 22 Victoria Cross RS 5-10 Sr . Monument, Colo ./Dodge City (Kan .) CC

2014 Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 2 Samantha Bohne DS/L 5-5 Jr . Elgin, Ill ./Central HS 22 Victoria Cross RS 5-10 Sr . Monument, Colo ./Dodge City (Kan .) CC 10 Brianne Glidewell MB 6-0 Jr . Peoria, Ariz ./Glendale (Ariz .) CC 11 Jennifer Hart S 5-7 Fr . Davidson, N .C ./Hough HS 3/13 Hannah Kirk DS/L 5-3 Fr . Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch HS 6 Charis Ludtke OH 5-11 Fr . Hamburg, Germany/Hillsboro (Wis .) HS 9 Nicole Merget MB 6-2 Sr . Canton, Mich ./Salem HS 7 Trisha Mockapetris OH 5-10 So . Elliot City, Md ./Centennial HS 1 Emily Rutherford OH 5-10 Jr . Georgetown, Texas/Georgetown HS 17 Laney Torkelson MB 6-0 So . Morris, Ill ./Morris Community HS 5 Kaitlyn Zelhart MB/RS 5-10 Jr . Farmer City, Ill ./Blue Ridge HS 4/25 Allyson Zuhlke OH/RS 6-3 Fr . Tomball, Texas/Tomball HS

Head Coach: Terry Gamble (US Sports Academy, ’97), First Seasonassistant Coach: Ben Kaszeta (Eastern Michigan, ’10), First Season

Graduate assistant Coach: Bekah Draves, First SeasonStudent assistants: Kody Gamble, Kandace Postell

Letterwinners Returning (7) with 2013 StatsName Pos Kills KPG TA PCT A SA Digs BS BA BPGSamantha Bohne DS/L 4 0 .04 17 .118 14 31 232 0 0 0 .00Victoria Cross RS 15 1 .15 51 .039 1 0 3 0 5 0 .38Nicole Merget MB 269 2 .59 673 .266 8 13 53 22 79 0 .97Trisha Mockapetris OH 32 1 .10 101 .158 3 2 6 1 4 0 .17Emily Rutherford OH 338 3 .22 1203 .183 28 15 301 14 30 0 .42Laney Torkelson MB 10 0 .71 20 .350 0 0 1 1 6 0 .50Kaitlyn Zelhart MB/RS 74 1 .14 241 .216 4 7 52 2 22 0 .37

Newcomers (5)Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/Previous School Brianne Glidewell MB 6-0 Jr . Peoria, Ariz ./Glendale (Ariz .) CCJennifer Hart S 5-7 Fr . Davidson, N .C ./Hough HSHannah Kirk DS/L 5-3 Fr . Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch HSCharis Ludtke OH 5-11 Fr . Hamburg, Germany/Hillsboro (Wis .) HSAllyson Zuhlke OH/RS 6-3 Fr . Tomball, Texas/Tomball HS

ROSTER BREAKDOwN PlAyERS By STATEArizona (1): Brianne Glidewell

Colorado (1): Victoria Cross

Illinois (3): Samantha Bohne, Laney Torkelson, Kaitlyn Zelhart

Maryland (1): Trisha Mockapetris

North Carolina (1): Jennifer Hart

Texas (3): Hannah Kirk, Emily Rutherford, Allyson Zuhlke

Wisconsin (1): Nicole Merget

Germany (1): Charis Ludtke

PlAyERS By ClASSSenior (2): Victoria Cross, Nicole Merget

Junior (4): Samantha Bohne, Brianne Glidewell, Emily Rutherford, Kaitlyn Zelhart

Sophomore (2): Trisha Mockapetris, Laney Torkelson

Freshman (4): Jennifer Hart, Hannah Kirk, Charis Ludtke, Allyson Zuhlke

PlAyERS By POSITIONSetters (1): Jennifer Hart

Outside Hitters (6): Victoria Cross, Charis Ludtke, Trisha Mockapetris, Emily Rutherford, Kaitlyn Zelhart, Allyson Zuhlke

Middle Blockers (3): Brianne Glidewell, Nicole Merget, Laney Torkelson, Kaitlyn Zelhart

Defensive Specialists (2): Samantha Bohne, Hannah Kirk

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(Auburn – Auburn invitational – Sept. 19-20)Sept . 19 Fri . vs . Northwestern State Auburn, Ala . 4 p .m .Sept . 20 Sat . at Auburn Auburn, Ala . 12 p .m . vs . Florida A&M Auburn, Ala . 5 p .m .Sept. 26 Fri. *SIU EDwARDSVILLE JACKSONVILLE 7 p.m.Sept. 27 Sat. *EASTERN ILLINOIS JACKSONVILLE 2 p.m.Sept. 30 Tue. *TENNESSEE TECH JACKSONVILLE 7 p.m.Oct . 4 Sat . *at UT Martin Martin, Tenn . 2 p .m .Oct. 7 Tue. ALABAMA A&M JACKSONVILLE 7 p.m.Oct. 10 Fri. *TENNESSEE STATE JACKSONVILLE 7 p.m.Oct. 11 Sat. *BELMONT JACKSONVILLE 2 p.m.Oct . 15 Wed . at Alabama A&M Huntsville, Ala . 7 p .m .Oct . 17 Fri . *at Eastern Kentucky Richmond, Ky . 6 p .m .Oct . 18 Sat . *at Morehead State Morehead, Ky . 1 p .m .Oct. 24 Fri. *MOREHEAD STATE JACKSONVILLE 7 p.m.Oct. 25 Sat. *EASTERN KENTUCKY JACKSONVILLE 7 p.m.Oct. 28 Tue. ALABAMA STATE JACKSONVILLE 7 p.m.Oct . 31 Fri . *at Murray State Murray, Ky . 7 p .m .Nov . 1 Sat . *at Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn . 2 p .m .Nov . 7 Fri . *at Belmont Nashville, Tenn . 6 p .m .Nov . 8 Sat . *at Tennessee State Nashville, Tenn . 2 p .m .Nov . 11 Tue . *at Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn . 7 p .m .nov. 15 Sat. *SoutHeaSt mISSourI JaCkSonvIlle 12 p.m.Nov . 20-23 OVC Volleyball Championship TBA TBA

Home GameS In bold all CaPS *Ohio Valley Conference Game All Times Central

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Hwy . 204lProceed on Hwy 204 for one mile and Pete Mathews Coliseum is on the left

dIreCtIonS from atlanta, Ga. to JaCkSonvIllelTake I-20 West towards BirminghamlTake the Hwy 21 North exit (No . 185) at Anniston/OxfordlTurn right onto Hwy 21 North towards JacksonvillelDrive 14 miles until you enter the city limits of JacksonvillelAfter you drive around the Jacksonville town square, go one mile and turn left on

Hwy . 204lProceed on Hwy 204 for one mile and Pete Mathews Coliseum is on the left

dIreCtIonS from CHattanooGa, tenn., to JaCkSonvIllelTake I-59 South towards BirminghamlTake the US 431 South Exit (No . 183) at Attalla/GadsdenlTurn left onto US 431 South towards AnnistonlProceed through Gadsden and stay on US 431 for 18 mileslTurn left on Hwy . 204 (Rudy Abbott Highway) lProceed on Hwy . 204 for 12 mileslAfter you pass Rudy Abbott Field, Pete Mathews Coliseum is on the right

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Terry Gamble was named the sixth head volleyball coach in Jacksonville State University’s history, athletics director Warren Koegel announced on March 7, 2014 .

Gamble has coached at the collegiate level for 18 years, where he has compiled a 799-236 overall record . He was elected to the NJCAA Volleyball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2007, and he also won three National Championships . He spent the last four years as the head coach at McNeese State .

“We are very excited to have Coach Gamble lead our volleyball program,” Koegel said . “He is a proven winner with almost 800 career wins, and he has been suc-cessful throughout his coaching career .”

Gamble took over a McNeese State program that had struggled prior to his arrival, and led the Cowgirls to the Southland Conference Tournament in his first season . He coached four McNeese players who were named to the All-Southland Conference team, including the 2012 SLC Newcomer of the Year .

“I’m very excited about the opportunity at Jacksonville State University,” Gamble said . “This program has been successful in the Ohio Valley Conference in the past, and I hope we can return back to the top of the league .”

Gamble has spent most of his coaching career in the junior college ranks, coach-ing at Midland Lutheran College before taking over at McNeese State in 2009 .

In 2006, Gamble was voted the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Coach of the Year . He has been named the NJCAA Coach of the Year three times .  His 2006 team won the Academic Team of the Year award . 

Prior to his stint at Midland Lutheran College, Gamble spent one season as first assistant at Texas Tech and prior to that was the head coach at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, Iowa, from 2005-08 .  Gamble guided IWCC

TERRY GAMBLEHEAD CoACH • FIRST SEASoN

FamilyWife: Krista Sons: Kody, Kyle Daughter: Kristi Stepchildren: Austin and Kourtlyn Daughter-in-law: Reagan Grandchildren: Matthew and Sadie

CoaChing ReCoRdSmcneese State (4 years)2013: 17-16 9-9 Southland (6th)2012: 7-25 1-17 Southland (10th)2011: 10-20 5-11 Southland (t8th)2010: 14-18 8-8 Southland (t6th)

midland lutheran (1 year)2009: 8-18

Iowa western CC (4 years)2008: 54-62007: 58-52006: 60-42005: 45-8

St. Clair CC (6 years)2004: 62-32003: 53-122002: 45-212001: 64-72000: 73-21999: 53-15

mott CC (4 years)1998: 55-121997: 37-161996: 51-101995: 33-18 total 799-236 (.772)

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to the NJCAA National Championship in 2006, a fourth-place finish at the National Championships in 2008 and seventh-place finish in 2007 .  He coached the AVCA Player of the Year in 2006 .

A native of Michigan, Gamble also coached at St . Clair County Community College in Port Huron, Mich ., from 1999-2004 .  His 2000 and 2004 teams won the National Championship and his 2001 team finished third .  Gamble made a stop at Mott Community College in Flint, Mich ., where he coached from 1995-98 and led Mott to a ninth-place finish at the 1998 National Championships .

Gamble’s coaching honors include two NJCAA Division II Coach of the Year honors; three District C Coach of the Year nods; three District D Coach of the Year awards; one District 8 Coach of the Year; seven Regional Coach of the Year honors and six Conference Coach of the Year accolades .  He has won eight Regional Championships, six State Championships and twelve Conference Championships over his career . 

Gamble has coached 14 All-Americans, 17 Academic All-Americans, three NJCAA National Players of the Year, 17 All-Tournament players, 19 Regional Players of the Year, 33 All-Region Tournament players, 12 conference Players of the Year, one conference Newcomer of the Year, 40 All-State/All-Region players, 46 All-Conference and 35 All-Conference honorable mention players .  He had a Top 20 National Ranking in 14 of his 15 junior college seasons .

Gamble also spent time at the Club level where he tutored seven All-Americans, won seven State Championships and earned a Top 50 National Ranking every season .  He coached more than 100 players that received collegiate scholarships and 80-plus players that won AAU/USAV Tournament Championships .

Gamble, a graduate of the United States Sports Academy, helped his 1997 team win the National Championship and was an All-American as a setter on the Western Michigan men’s club team .

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Ben Kaszeta begins his first season on Terry Gamble’s staff at Jacksonville State after coming to JSU with Gamble from McNeese State .

Kaszeta spent the 2013 season with the Cowgirls, who he helped lead to their first winning season in four years .

Kaszeta is a native of Rochester, Mich ., and a graduate of Eastern Michigan University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 2010 . He spent two seasons (2011-12) as the head coach at Lake Superior State University in Marie, Mich . He also served as volunteer assistant coach at Eastern Michigan University from 2009-10 and was the head coach at Mott Community College from 2007-09 .

His club experience includes the USA Volleyball Lakeshore Region High Performance team (2009-10), Huron Valley (2008-11), Michigan Elite (2004-08) and Oxford Heat (1998-05) .

Kaszeta served as the head coach of the Huron Valley 17 National Team for four years . He also assisted with the Lakeshore Region Youth Select Team, which quali-fied for the USA Volleyball High Performance Championship in 2009, 2010 and 2011 . He served as the program’s head coach in 2012 and led the team to a sev-enth place finish at the USAV HPC in Des Moines, Iowa .

Prior to his collegiate coaching, Kaszeta served as the junior varsity coach at Adams High School from 2000-2002 as well as the head coach and camp director from 2002-2007 . He also had coaching stints at Stoney Creek High School, Oxford High and Rochester High as the head track and cross country coach .

Personal dataHometown: roschester, mich.alma mater: eastern michigan, ‘10

Coaching experience2013: mcneese State, assistant coach2011-12: lake Superior State, head coach2009-10: eastern michigan, volunteer assistant2007-09: mott Community College, assistant coach

Club experience2009-12: uSa volleyball lake Shore region High Performance2008-11: Huron valley2004-08: michigan elite1995-05: oxford Heat

high School experience2002-07: adams High School, head coach2000-02: adams High School, junior varsity coach

BEN KASzETAASSISTANT CoACH • FIRST SEASoN

t H e k a S z e t a f I l e

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Bekah Draves begins her first season at JSU, where she will serve as a graduate assistant on head coach Terry Gamble’s first Gamecocks staff .

Draves comes to JSU from Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Mich ., where she played four seasons for the Chargers from 2010-13 . Playing primarily on the right side for Hillsdale, she helped the Chargers to over 90 wins in her career .

A native of Milan, Mich ., she helped the Chargers to back-to-back Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) regular season and tournament championships in her first two seasons, going 29-2 in her freshman sea-son and 31-3 as a sophomore . The 2011 team advanced to the Final Four of the NCAA Division II Tournament .

Prior to her career at HC, Draves was a four-year starter at Milan High School, where she was named First Team All-Conference, All-Area by The Ann Arbor News, and All-Region . Also let-tered in basketball and tennis and was named MVP of the MHS tennis team .

A member of an athletic family, Draves’ father Tom was a track athlete at Concordia University, her mother Karen was an All-Region volleyball player at George Williams College and her older sister Sarah played volleyball at Michigan .

B E K A H D R A V E S GRADuATE ASSISTANT CoACH • FIRST SEASoN

K O D Y G A M B L E STUDENT ASSISTANT

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2013: Appeared 30 matches and 100 of the Gamecocks’ 106 sets as a sophomore…was fourth on the team with 232 digs for an average of 3.23 per set…led the team and ranked sixth in the Ohio Valley Conference with 0.31 service aces per set…had 10 matches with double digits in the digs column, includ-ing a season-high 20 at Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 19…picked up 16 digs twice, in back-to-back matches against Austin Peay on Sept. 27 and Murray State on Sept. 28…had multiple service aces in a match seven times…had four aces twice, vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sept. 13 and vs. Tennessee Tech on Oct. 1…averaged 2.7 digs and 0.33 aces per set in OVC matches.

2012: Saw action in all 31 matches and 83 of the sets the Gamecocks played as a true freshman…finished with 111 digs and averaged 1.34 digs per set…record-ed 13 aces and 11 assists…made her collegiate debut against Stetson University on Aug. 24…finished that match with 11 digs…set season highs with 15 digs and three service aces against Morehead State on Aug.

25…also had two service aces against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sept. 7 and again against Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 26.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played eight seasons for head coach Marv Leavitt at Central High School in Burlington, Ill…she was the Rockets team MVP in 2010 and 2011…she was named all-conference in 2010 and 2011 and all-region in 2011…finished her career with a school record with over 1,500 digs in her career, including 450 digs her senior season…she helped her team to a state runner-up finish in 2008…played club volleyball for seven seasons for Sky High where she helped her team with AAU National Championships in 2010 and 2011.

PERSONAL: Born on February 2, 1994, in Arlington Heights, Ill…the daughter of Ralph and Janet Bohne…has an older sister, Elizabeth…was an honor student at Central HS…majoring in graphic design at JSU.baseball at Lewis University…was an honor student at Bloomington HS…is majoring in business manage-

ment at JSU.

Bohne

B O H N E ’ S C a r E E r S t a t i S t i C SSeason SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE 2012 83 31 0 0.00 0 5 .000 11 0.13 13 0.16 202013 100 30 4 0.04 2 17 .118 14 0.14 31 0.31 31 TOTAL 183 61 4 0.02 2 22 .091 25 0.14 44 0.24 51

Season DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE Points Pts/S 2012 111 1.34 14 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 13.0 0.16 2013 232 2.32 17 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 35.0 0.35 TOTAL 343 1.87 31 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 48.0 0.26

Defensive specialist • 5-7 • Junior • elgin, ill. • central Hs

#2B O H N E ’ S CarEEr HigHS

Kills: 1, 4 times

Attacks: 3, at BEL, Oct 26, 2013

Assists: 3, vs South Dakota, Aug 25, 2012

Serve aces: 4, TTU, Oct 01, 2013 ;

vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Sep 13, 2013

Digs: 20, at Eastern Kentucky, Oct 19, 2013

SamanthaM E E t t H E g a M E C O C K S

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2013: Appeared in six matches and 13 sets early before a leg injury forced her to sit out the rest of the sea-son…averaged 1.15 kills on the year, all in non-con-ference play…had a season-high seven kills vs. South Alabama on Sept. 6…had five blocks on the year, three of which came in that South Alabama match.

PRIOR TO JSU: Played at Dodge City Community College prior to transferring to JSU…named first-team All-Jayhawk Conference and first-team all-region…led the nation in solo blocks and finished fourth in hitting percentage.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played five seasons at Palmer Ridge High School…was team MVP as a junior and senior…also named first-team all-district and first-team all-region as a junior and senior…holds the school record for most blocks in a game, most kills in a season and most kills in a game.

PERSONAL: Born on December 22, 1992, in Fort Collins, Col…the daughter of Scott and Heather Cross…has two brothers, Thomas and Christopher, and one sister, Brittany…majoring in exercise science and wellness at JSU.

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C r O S S ’ C a r E E r S t a t i S t i C SSeason SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE 2013 13 6 15 1.15 13 51 .039 1 0.08 0 0.00 1 TOTAL 13 6 15 1.15 13 51 .039 1 0.08 0 0.00 1

Season DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE Points Pts/S 2013 3 0.23 1 0 5 5 0.38 2 1 17.5 1.31 TOTAL 3 0.23 1 0 5 5 0.38 2 1 17.5 1.31

MiDDle Blocker/outsiDe Hitter • 5-10 • senior MonuMent, colo. • palMer riDge Hs • DoDge city (kan.) cc

#22C r O S S ’ CarEEr HigHS

Kills: 1, 4 times

Attacks: 3, at BEL, Oct 26, 2013

Assists: 3, vs South Dakota, Aug 25, 2012

Serve aces: 4, TTU, Oct 01, 2013 ;

vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Sep 13, 2013

Digs: 20, at Eastern Kentucky, Oct 19, 2013

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2013: Started on the front row in all 31 matches for the Gamecocks as a junior and was on the floor for all but two of the team’s 106 sets during the season…had 101 blocks and was third in the Ohio Valley Conference with an average of 0.97 blocks per set…was second on the team with 269 kills and 2.59 kills per set, while lead-ing the Gamecocks with a .266 attack percentage…also averaged 0.51 digs per set…recorded 13 service aces and also dished eight assists on the year…in OVC matches, averaged 2.5 kills and 0.91 blocks…was named the OVC’s Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 16 after being named to the ASU ISTAP All-Tournament Team by finishing the four-match week with 36 kills on a .435 attack percentage…recorded a season-high 17 kills vs. Austin Peay on Sept. 27…had seven blocks twice, at Tennessee on Sept. 21 and on Sept. 27 vs. APSU…had a season-high three solo blocks twice, vs. Tennessee State on Oct. 12 and at Belmont on Oct. 26.

2012: Played in all 31 matches and 119 of the Gamecocks’ 121 games played in 2012…led the team with 118 blocks and 0.99 blocks per set…finished second on the team with 257 kills and fourth with 2.16 kills per set…finished OVC play with 156 kills and 2.44 kills per set…finished second on the team with a .251 attack percentage…recorded 11 service aces…added nine assists and 64 digs on the season…posted double-digits in kills nine times on the year, including a career-high 18 kills against Eastern Kentucky on Oct. 13…set a new career with 11 blocks against Jackson State.

2011: Played in 25 of the Gamecocks 31 matches played on the season and saw action in 89 of the 115 sets as a true freshman…finished with 98 kills on the season for an average of 1.10 kills per set…recorded 43 digs on the season…recorded a season high 13 kills on Oct. 4 against Tennessee Tech…recorded 9 kills against Austin Peay on Sept. 30…finished with a season high seven digs against Murray State on Oct. 21 and then against on Nov. 16 against UT Martin.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four seasons for head coach Amanda Neis at Salem High School in Canton, Mich…was an all-state honoree as a senior and an all-district

and all-region selection in each her sophomore, junior and senior seasons…the SHS team captain in her junior and senior seasons, was also the team MVP in each of her last three seasons after being named most improved as a freshman…led her team to the 2010 National 17 Championship and was named the MSHAA Player of the Game…played club volleyball for seven seasons for the Michigan Elite Volleyball Academy.

PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 21, 1993, in Cary, Ill…the daughter of Rob and Nina Merget…has a younger brother, Max…was an honor student at Salem HS…majoring in nursing at JSU.

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M E r g E t ’ S C a r E E r S t a t i S t i C SSeason SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE 2011 89 25 98 1.10 43 326 .169 9 0.10 9 0.10 162012 119 31 257 2.16 87 677 .251 9 0.08 11 0.09 332013 104 31 269 2.59 90 673 .266 8 0.08 13 0.12 28 TOTAL 312 87 624 2.00 220 1676 .241 26 0.08 33 0.11 77

Season DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE Points Pts/S 2011 43 0.48 6 9 51 60 0.67 10 3 141.5 1.58 2012 64 0.54 1 19 99 118 0.99 10 2 336.5 2.82 2013 53 0.51 2 22 79 101 0.97 10 3 343.5 3.30 TOTAL 160 0.51 9 50 229 279 0.89 30 8 821.5 2.63

MiDDle Blocker • 6-3 • senior • canton, MicH. • saleM Hs

#9M E r g E t ’ S CarEEr HigHS

Kills: 18, Eastern Kentucky, Oct 13, 2012

Attacks: 42, APSU, Sep 27, 2013

Attack pct: .550, at Eastern Kentucky, Oct 26, 2012 (12-1-20)

Assists: 4, vs UT Martin, Nov 16, 2011

Serve aces: 4, vs Alcorn State, Aug 27, 2011 ; at Tennessee Tech, Oct 04, 2011

Digs: 7, vs UT Martin, Nov 16, 2011 ; Murray State, Oct 21, 2011

Blocks: 11, vs Jackson State, Sep 07, 2012

Block solo: 3, TSU, Oct 12, 2013 ; at BEL, Oct 26, 2013 ; at Tennessee Tech, Sep 25, 2012

Block assist: 11, vs Jackson State, Sep 07, 2012

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2013: Saw action in 17 matches and was on the floor in 29 sets as a true freshman for the Gamecocks…had 32 kills for an average of 1.1 kills per set…recorded a season-high six kills against New Orleans on Sept. 14 and then had five later in the same day against Alabama State…had half of her six digs in one match, a three-dig effort vs. Savannah State on Sept. 13.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Larry Schofield at Centennial High School…helped the Eagles win region championships in 2010 and 2012 and district

championships in 2009 and 2010…named Baltimore Sun Player of the Year in 2012…named first-team All-Metro all four years of high school…finished her senior season with 205 kills and 182 digs.

PERSONAL: Born on September 2, 1994, in Gaithersburg, Md.…the daughter of David and Valerie Mockapetris…has one older sister, Tehya…her father, David, played football at Cornell…majoring in business at JSU.

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M O C K a P E t r i S ’ C a r E E r S t a t i S t i C SSeason SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE 2013 29 17 32 1.10 16 101 .158 3 0.10 2 0.07 3 TOTAL 29 17 32 1.10 16 101 .158 3 0.10 2 0.07 3

Season DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE Points Pts/S 2013 6 0.21 2 1 4 5 0.17 1 1 37.0 1.28 TOTAL 6 0.21 2 1 4 5 0.17 1 1 37.0 1.28

outsiDe Hitter/Defensive specialist • 5-11 • sopHoMore • ellicott city, MD. • centennial Hs

#7M O C K a P E t r i S ’

CarEEr HigHS

Kills: 6, vs Univ. New Orleans, Sep 14, 2013

Attacks: 15, at Alabama State, Sep 14, 2013

Assists: 3, AU, Sep 09, 2013

Serve aces: 1, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Sep 13, 2013; vs Savannah State, Sep 13, 2013

Digs: 3, vs Savannah State, Sep 13, 2013

Blocks: 2, vs Savannah State, Sep 13, 2013

Block solo: 1, at Samford, Sep 07, 2013

Block assist: 2, vs Savannah State, Sep 13, 2013

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2013: Started all 31 matches for the Gamecocks as a sophomore, playing in all but one of the team’s 106 sets during the year…led the team with 338 kills for a team-high 3.22 kills per set average…ranked fifth in the OVC in kills per set, while her 3.64 points per set tied for fifth in the league…had 301 digs for an average of 2.87 digs per set, while blocking 44 attempts and recording 15 service aces…averaged 3.21 kills and 3.07 digs per set in conference play…recorded double-digit kills 19 times, including a season-high 22 twice: at UAB on Aug. 31 and vs. South Alabama on Sept. 6…hit .345 with just three errors in 55 attacks in the 22-kill perfor-mance at UAB…had 13 double-doubles, thanks to 16 double-digit dig performances…picked up a season-high 23 digs to go along with 17 kills against Murray State on Sept. 28…hit a season-best .625 on Sept. 13 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff with five kills and no errors on eight attacks.

2012: Appeared in 30 matches and 108 sets for the Gamecocks as a true freshman in 2012…finished third on the team with 240 kills and 2.22 kills per set…led the team in OVC play with 2.75 kills per set and was second with 162 kills against conference foes…finished fourth on the team with 262 digs and was third with 2.43 digs per set…finished second in OVC play with 174 digs and 2.95 digs per set…was second on the team with seven double-doubles…recorded nine service aces and 16 assists…made her collegiate debut with eight kills and 13 digs against Stetson on Aug. 24…notched 10 games with double-figures in kills, including a season-high 19 kills against Austin Peay on Sept. 21…finished with a double-double in that game after she recorded a career high 23 digs…recorded double-digits in digs 12 times on the year…closed the season out with two-straight double-doubles…posted a 16-kill, 16-dig performance in the regular season finale against UT Martin on Nov. 10…in the OVC tour-nament against Southeast Missouri on Nov. 15, she led the Gamecocks with 18 kills and 17 digs…finished with a career-best two service aces four times on the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played seven seasons for head coach Jenny Richardson at Georgetown High School in Georgetown, Texas…she was the Eagles team MVP in 2009 and 2010, and the Offensive MVP in 2011…she was named second-team all-district in 2009 and first-team all-district in 2010 and 2011…named All-Tournament at the Duncanville Tournament…she set the school record with 1,029 kills in her career…helped

her team win the regional tournament as they reached the state semifinals her sophomore year.

PERSONAL: Born on August 10, 1994, in Georgetown, Texas…the daughter of Jason and Genie…has a younger brother, Ethan…was an honor student at Georgetown HS…majoring in biology/pre-professional with a minor in criminal justice at JSU.

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r U t H E r F O r D ’ S C a r E E r S t a t i S t i C SSeason SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE 2012 108 30 240 2.22 102 923 .150 16 0.15 9 0.08 312013 105 31 338 3.22 118 1203 .183 28 0.27 15 0.14 36 TOTAL 213 61 578 2.71 220 2126 .168 44 0.21 24 0.11 67

Season DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE Points Pts/S 2012 262 2.43 28 3 20 23 0.21 2 1 262.0 2.43 2013 301 2.87 37 14 30 44 0.42 6 0 382.0 3.64 TOTAL 563 2.64 65 17 50 67 0.31 8 1 644.0 3.02

outsiDe Hitter • 5-11 • Junior • georgetown, texas • georgetown Hs

#1r U t H E r F O r D ’ S

CarEEr HigHS

Kills: 22, at UAB, Aug 31, 2013 ; vs South Alabama, Sep 06, 2013

Attacks: 75, vs Southeast Missouri, Nov 15, 2012

Attack pct: .462, at Alabama State, Sep 14, 2013 (15-3-26)

Assists: 4, at TSU, Oct 25, 2013

Serve aces: 3, UTM, Nov 16, 2013

Digs: 23, at Austin Peay, Sep 21, 2012 ; MUR, Sep 28, 2013

Blocks: 4, at UAB, Aug 31, 2013 ; at SIUE, Nov 09, 2013 ; at Morehead State, Oct 27, 2012

Block solo: 3, at Tennessee, Sep 21, 2013

Block assist: 4, at UAB, Aug 31, 2013

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2013: Saw action in 10 matches and was on the floor in 14 sets as a true freshman for the Gamecocks…boasted a .350 attack percentage, the highest on the team, on 20 attacks…had 10 kills on the year to go along with seven blocks.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played five seasons for head coach Jaclyn Litwiller at Morris Community High School…named MVP of the Wilmington Tournament…named second-team all-area as a senior…helped lead the Redskins to a region championship as a junior…also lettered in basketball and softball…named MVP of the basketball team as a junior…was also named all-conference and all-area in basketball…named all-conference and all-area in softball as well.

PERSONAL: Born on September 29, 1994, in Morris, Ill.…the daughter of Terry and Kristen Torkelson…has two older brothers, Ty and Kjeld Torkelson and one younger sister, Taya…her brother Kjeld plays baseball at Kankakee Community College…undecided on a major at JSU.

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t O r K E L S O N ’ S C a r E E r S t a t i S t i C SSeason SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE 2013 14 10 10 0.71 3 20 .350 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 TOTAL 14 10 10 0.71 3 20 .350 0 0.00 0 0.00 0

Season DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE Points Pts/S 2013 1 0.07 1 1 6 7 0.50 1 0 14.0 1.00 TOTAL 1 0.07 1 1 6 7 0.50 1 0 14.0 1.00

MiDDle Blocker • 6-2 • sopHoMore • Morris, ill. • Morris coMMunity Hs

#17t O r K E L S O N ’ S CarEEr HigHS

Kills: 4, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Sep 13, 2013

Attacks: 7, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Sep 13, 2013

Digs: 1, at Lipscomb, Sep 06, 2013

Blocks: 5, vs South Alabama, Sep 06, 2013

Block solo: 1, vs South Alabama, Sep 06, 2013

Block assist: 4, vs South Alabama, Sep 06, 2013

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2013: Appeared in 25 matches and saw the court in 65 sets for the Gamecocks as a sophomore…recorded 74 kills, 52 digs and 24 blocks on the season…aver-aged 1.14 kills per set and 0.37 blocks per set…had a season-high nine kills on just 13 attacks for a .615 attack percentage against Coastal Carolina on Sept. 20…had seven kills and no errors for a .583 attack percentage and a season-high three blocks at Eastern Illinois on Nov. 8…had a season-high seven digs on Nov. 9 at SIUE.

2012: Saw action in eight matches as a true freshman in 2012…picked up two kills, one service ace and one dig…made her collegiate debut against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sept. 7 and recorded two kills…notched her first career service ace against Morehead State on Oct. 27.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played six seasons for head coaches Deb Leisner and Evan Miles at Blue Ridge High School

in Farmer City, Ill…she was named team MVP in 2010 and 2011 and was also named honorable-mention all-state in 2010 and 2011…she was named First-Team All-Area by the News Gazette and Pantagraph in 2010 and 2011…she was named Player of the Year by the Journal Republican in 2010 and 2011…she was named HOIC First-Team All-Conference in 2009, 2010, and 2011…she finished her career with the Knights with 1,105 kills…played club volleyball for the Illini Elite from 2008-2012.

PERSONAL: Born on December 14, 1993, in Champaign-Urbana, Ill…the daughter of Dale and Michelle Zelhart…has a younger sister, Emily…was an honor student at Blue Ridge HS and finished with a 4.077 GPA…majoring in exercise science and wellness at JSU.

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Z E L H a r t ’ S C a r E E r S t a t i S t i C SSeason SP MP K K/S E TA Pct A A/S SA SA/S SE 2012 8 4 2 0.25 1 11 .091 0 0.00 1 0.12 22013 65 25 74 1.14 22 241 .216 4 0.06 7 0.11 9 TOTAL 73 29 76 1.04 23 252 .210 4 0.05 8 0.11 11

Season DIG D/S RE BS BA TB B/S BE BHE Points Pts/S 2012 1 0.12 0 1 2 3 0.38 1 0 5.0 0.62 2013 52 0.80 1 2 22 24 0.37 4 0 94.0 1.45 TOTAL 53 0.73 1 3 24 27 0.37 5 0 99.0 1.36

MiDDle Blocker • 6-0 • Junior • farMer city, ill. • Blue riDge Hs

#5Z E L H a r t ’ S

CarEEr HigHS

Kills: 9, vs Coastal Carolina, Sep 20, 2013

Attacks: 21, at Tennessee, Sep 21, 2013

Attack pct: .150, at SIUE, Nov 09, 2013 (4-1-20)

Assists: 1, 4 times

Serve aces: 2, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Sep 13, 2013

Digs: 7, at SIUE, Nov 09, 2013

Blocks: 3, at Eastern Illinois, Nov 08, 2013 ; at TTU, Nov 12, 2013

Block solo: 1, vs Presbyterian, Aug 31, 2013 ; Eastern Illinois, Nov 02, 2012 ; TTU, Oct 01, 2013

Block assist: 3, at Eastern Illinois, Nov 08, 2013 ; at TTU, Nov 12, 2013

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PRIOR TO JSU: Played two years for head coach Lisa Stuck at Glendale Community College in Glendale, Ariz…was a two-time all-state performer, earning second team as a freshman and first team as a sopho-more…was a first team all-region player in both seasons, hitting over .400 and finishing in the top five in the conference and top 10 in the nation in kills…a second team All-American after guiding the Gauchos to a region championship as a sophomore, one year after claiming a conference title as a freshman…was named MVP of the San Diego Invitational Tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Sunrise Mountain High School in Peoria, Ariz., for head coach Tony Gale…earned all-state honors in 2010 and 2011, while also claim-ing first team all-district and all-region acco-lades…was a second team all-region pick as a sophomore in 2009…led the Mustangs to back-to-back region championships in 2009 and 2010…had a career .316 attack per-centage…was the team’s offensive MVP in 2009, 2010 and 2011, while grabbing Team MVP honors as a senior…holds the SMHS records for games played, block assists, kills, attack percentage, aces, service attempts and service percentage…was the Max Preps Player of the Year in 2011 and earned the US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award in 2012.

PERSONAL: Born on July 11, 1994, in Glendale, Ariz…the daughter of David and Kristi Glidewell…has and older sister, Makaela, and a younger sister, Taylor, and a brother-in-law, Josue…majoring in business marketing at JSU.

gliDewellMiDDle Blocker • 6-0 • Junior • peoria, ariZ. • sunrise Mountain Hs • glenDale (ariZ.) cc

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HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at William Amos Hough High School in Cornelius, N.C., after transferring from North Mecklenburg High School in Huntersville, N.C…played for head coaches Sandy Skidmore and Wade Pearce…a three-time all-conference player and a First Team All-Lake Norman pick in her senior season for the Huskies…was a three-year starter at setter for Hough HS.

PERSONAL: Born on May 29, 1996, in Charlotte, N.C…the daughter of Jonathan and Deborah Hart…has an older brother, Blake…majoring in psychology at JSU.

Hartsetter • 5-7 • fresHMan • DaviDson, n.c. • HougH Hs

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HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Cinco Ranch High School in Katy, Texas for head coach Danielle Wells…was a first team all-district selection in each her junior and senior years…was also named Defensive MVP of District 19-5A following each of her last two seasons with the Cougars…was named Team MVP for CRHS…was an Academic All-District honoree.

PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 6, 1996, in Lafayette, La…the daughter of Greg and Mary Kirk…has a younger brother, Logan…majoring in business at JSU.

kirkDefensive specialist • 5-3 • fresHMan • katy, texas • cinco rancH Hs

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HIGH SCHOOL: Played two seasons at Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro, Wis., after attending Sportschule Alter Teichweg in Hamburg, Germany…played for coaches Stefan Schubot, Ali Hobst, Mark Sullivan and Dirk Sauermann…was an honorable men-tion All-State player in Wisconsin, while also being named MVP, all-conference and Team MVP…named player of the week various times for HHS.

PERSONAL: Born on April 25, 1995, in Geesthacht, Germany…the daughter of Ralf Ludtke and Annika Kluth…has an older sister, Hannah, and a younger sister, Stine…majoring in business management at JSU.

luDtkeoutsiDe Hitter • 5-11 • fresHMan • HaMBurg, gerMany • HillsBoro (wis.) Hs

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HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Tomball High School until the opening of Tomball Memorial High School, where she played her final three seasons…played for head coach-es Cherri Wallace and Morgan Rogers…was a three-time all-district player, earning first team honors in each her junior and senior seasons after a second-team mention in her sophomore season…named to the 2013 HVCA All-Star Team and was named to the 2013-14 lonestarvolleyball.com Players to Watch List…an all-tournament team pick at the 2013 Magnolia Volleyball Battle.

PERSONAL: Born on Nov. 24, 1995, in Houston…the daughter of David and Laura Zuhlke…has a younger brother, Jacob…majoring in exercise science and wellness at JSU.

ZuHlkeoutsiDe Hitter • 6-3 • fresHMan • toMBall, texas • toMBall MeMorial Hs

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2003 Jennifer BrennemanChristina CaryMeredith DukeKim HalbachJessica StarckKisha WestShari Weyer

2004 Abbey BreitKim HalbachKatie MoyersRebekah NicholsAnnie O’ConnorJessica StarckAbbey VierlingKisha WestShari WeyerEmily Withers

2005 Abbey BreitKatie MoyersAnnie O’ConnorJessica StarckAbbey VierlingKisha WestShari Weyer

2006 Alena BogatyrevaAbbey BreitMelanie PundJessica StarckAbbey VierlingJoi WattsShari Weyer

2007 Haley BookerAbbey BreitRebekah NicholsBrooke SchumacherKara SlaterAbbey VierlingCaitlin VorbeckBrittney Whitten

2008 Haley BookerPaige BeasleyBrooke SchumacherKara SlaterCaitlin VorbeckLauren HarkinsStephanie KoontzAllie Schleisman

2009 Paige BeasleyLauren HarkinsStephanie KoontzJen MeyerAllie SchleismanBrroke SchumacherKara Slater

2010 Lauren BusingKelly ColeLauren HarkinsAbbey HerediaStephanie KoontzHivya LeiteJen MeyerBrooke SchumacherLiza SenenkovaKara Slater

2011 Alina AgamyLauren BusingKelly ColeLauren HarkinsAbbey HerediaNicole Merget

2012 Grace AnboubaKelsey AndersonSamantha BohneLauren BusingKelly ColeAbbey HerediaHivya LeiteTaylor longNicole MergetKaitlyn Zelhart

2013 Alina AgamyMolly Jo AikenGrace AnboubaSamantha BohneKacy ClinkenbeardKelly ColeVictoria CrossAbbey HerediaTaylor LongLiza PflugradtEmily RutherfordLaney TorkelsonKaitlyn Zelhart

E x c E l l E n c E i n t h E c l a s s r o o mThe Jacksonville State volleyball team has set an example in the classroom since joining the OVC. In many of the team’s 11 seasons in the OVC, the Gamecocks have maintained the highest cumulative GPA of any of the school’s 16 varsity athletic teams, including their 3.67 GPA in the 2013-14 academic year. In the 2003-04 academic year, the Gamecocks boasted a 3.452 GPA while earning an impressive 3.65 GPA in 2004-05, a 3.36 GPA in 2005-06, a 3.37 GPA in 2006-07, a 3.38 mark in 2007-08, a 3.6 GPA in 2008-09, a 3.56 mark in 2009-10 and a 3.57 GPA in 2010-11. In 2011-12, the volleyball team once again led all JSU teams with a 3.60 GPA. During the 2012-13 school year, the volleyball team boasted the second highest GPA amongst JSU athletic teams with a 3.66. In its 11 seasons in the OVC, JSU Volleyball has placed 93 players on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll and has had 19 OVC Academic Medal of Honor Winners. The following are the JSU volleyball players named to the Commissioners Honor Roll since joining the OVC in 2003.

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ATTACK SET SERVE ## Name SP MP-MS K K/Set E TA Pct A A/Set SA SA/Set SE 1 RUTHERFORD, Emily 105 31- 338 3.22 118 1203 .183 28 0.27 15 0.14 36 9 MERGET, Nicole 104 31- 269 2.59 90 673 .266 8 0.08 13 0.12 28 22 CLINKENBEARD, Kacy 89 30- 217 2.44 73 765 .188 4 0.04 0 0.00 2 4 PFLUGRADT, Liza 72 29- 145 2.01 63 446 .184 3 0.04 1 0.01 3 12 CROSS, Victoria 13 6- 15 1.15 13 51 .039 1 0.08 0 0.00 1 5 ZELHART, Kaitlyn 65 25- 74 1.14 22 241 .216 4 0.06 7 0.11 9 18 LONG, Taylor 53 23- 60 1.13 35 189 .132 2 0.04 10 0.19 11 7 MOCKAPETRIS, Trisha 29 17- 32 1.10 16 101 .158 3 0.10 2 0.07 3 17 TORKELSON, Laney 14 10- 10 0.71 3 20 .350 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 10 HEREDIA, Abbey 105 31- 48 0.46 27 173 .121 792 7.54 15 0.14 25 11 AGAMY, Alina 94 28- 42 0.45 21 181 .116 266 2.83 18 0.19 13 2 BOHNE, Samantha 100 30- 4 0.04 2 17 .118 14 0.14 31 0.31 31 6 COLE, Kelly 106 31- 1 0.01 2 11 -.091 36 0.34 3 0.03 18 13 AIKEN, Molly Jo 54 25- 0 0.00 0 2 .000 0 0.00 3 0.06 9 8 ANBOUBA, Grace 63 24- 0 0.00 0 0 .000 4 0.06 2 0.03 16 JaCKSONViLLE StatE 106 31- 1255 11.84 485 4073 .189 1165 10.99 120 1.13 205 Opponents 106 31- 1444 13.62 637 4161 .194 1351 12.75 134 1.26 185

DIG BLOCKING ## Name S RE DIG Dig/S BS BA Total Blk/S BE BHE POINTS Pts/Set 1 RUTHERFORD, Emily 105 37 301 2.87 14 30 44 0.42 6 0 382.0 3.64 9 MERGET, Nicole 104 2 53 0.51 22 79 101 0.97 10 3 343.5 3.30 22 CLINKENBEARD, Kacy 89 15 60 0.67 7 17 24 0.27 9 1 232.5 2.61 4 PFLUGRADT, Liza 72 7 21 0.29 6 20 26 0.36 6 0 162.0 2.25 12 CROSS, Victoria 13 1 3 0.23 0 5 5 0.38 2 1 17.5 1.35 5 ZELHART, Kaitlyn 65 1 52 0.80 2 22 24 0.37 4 0 94.0 1.45 18 LONG, Taylor 53 0 24 0.45 2 17 19 0.36 0 0 80.5 1.52 7 MOCKAPETRIS, Trisha 29 2 6 0.21 1 4 5 0.17 1 1 37.0 1.28 17 TORKELSON, Laney 14 1 1 0.07 1 6 7 0.50 1 0 14.0 1.00 10 HEREDIA, Abbey 105 1 281 2.68 6 22 28 0.27 6 22 80.0 0.76 11 AGAMY, Alina 94 0 227 2.41 10 25 35 0.37 0 7 82.5 0.88 2 BOHNE, Samantha 100 17 232 2.32 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 35.0 0.35 6 COLE, Kelly 106 21 474 4.47 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 4.0 0.04 8 ANBOUBA, Grace 63 11 87 1.38 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 2.0 0.03 13 AIKEN, Molly Jo 54 3 16 0.30 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 3.0 0.06 TEAM 15 JaCKSONViLLE StatE 106 134 1838 17.34 71 247 194.5 1.83 45 36 1569.5 14.81 Opponents 106 119 2025 19.10 52 244 174.0 1.64 53 24 1752.0 16.53

Overall Record: 13-18 • Conf: 6-10 • Home: 5-4 • Away: 3-10 • Neutral: 5-4

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C o n f e r e n c e g a m e s O v e r a l l g a m e s West W L For Opp Pct W L For Opp Pct Eastern Illinois 12 4 41 22 .750 18 12 68 49 .600Southeast Missouri 9 7 37 29 .562 17 16 64 68 .515Austin Peay 9 7 33 30 .562 13 22 54 78 .371SIUE 8 8 33 31 .500 14 18 60 65 .438Murray State 6 10 27 38 .375 16 14 59 59 .533UT Martin 3 13 18 43 .188 9 23 44 79 .281 C o n f e r e n c e g a m e s O v e r a l l g a m e s East W L For Opp Pct W L For Opp Pct Morehead State 15 1 47 11 .938 27 8 87 44 .771Belmont 12 4 41 17 .750 19 14 70 55 .576Eastern Kentucky 9 7 33 27 .562 18 16 67 66 .529Jacksonville State 6 10 22 34 .375 13 18 45 61 .419Tennessee State 6 10 22 33 .375 10 18 38 60 .357Tennessee Tech 1 15 8 47 .062 5 21 24 68 .192

HittiNg PErCENtagE G Kills Errs Total Pct1. Eastern Illinois 117 1630 649 4293 .2292. Belmont 125 1617 655 4479 .2153. Murray State 118 1528 654 4463 .1964. Jacksonville State 106 1255 485 4073 .1895. Southeast Missouri 132 1476 584 4747 .1886. Morehead State 131 1703 844 4698 .1837. Austin Peay 132 1619 776 4671 .1808. SIUE 125 1618 789 4800 .1739. Eastern Kentucky 133 1620 793 4943 .16710. Tennessee State 98 1228 625 3615 .16711. Tennessee Tech 92 1061 546 3092 .16712. UT Martin 123 1509 763 4516 .165

OPPONENt HittiNg PCt G Kills Errs Total Pct1. Morehead State 131 1374 744 4518 .1392. Southeast Missouri 132 1860 882 5191 .1883. SIUE 125 1562 660 4725 .1914. Belmont 125 1420 606 4232 .1925. Jacksonville State 106 1444 637 4161 .1946. Eastern Illinois 117 1475 643 4247 .1967. Eastern Kentucky 133 1666 714 4737 .2018. UT Martin 123 1514 616 4259 .2119. Murray State 118 1587 614 4570 .21310. Tennessee State 98 1250 507 3464 .21411. Austin Peay 132 1742 678 4698 .22612. Tennessee Tech 92 1131 443 3013 .228

aSSiStS G No. Per Game1. Eastern Illinois 117 1529 13.072. Morehead State 131 1617 12.343. Belmont 125 1534 12.274. SIUE 125 1521 12.175. Murray State 118 1412 11.976. Tennessee State 98 1165 11.897. UT Martin 123 1423 11.578. Austin Peay 132 1500 11.369. Eastern Kentucky 133 1495 11.2410. Jacksonville State 106 1165 10.9911. Tennessee Tech 92 1002 10.8912. Southeast Missouri 132 1379 10.45

KiLLS G No. Per Game1. Eastern Illinois 117 1630 13.932. Morehead State 131 1703 13.003. Murray State 118 1528 12.954. SIUE 125 1618 12.945. Belmont 125 1617 12.946. Tennessee State 98 1228 12.537. UT Martin 123 1509 12.278. Austin Peay 132 1619 12.27

9. Eastern Kentucky 133 1620 12.1810. Jacksonville State 106 1255 11.8411. Tennessee Tech 92 1061 11.5312. Southeast Missouri 132 1476 11.18

BLOCKS G Solo Asst Total Per Game1. Southeast Missouri 132 136 360 316.0 2.392. Eastern Illinois 117 58 371 243.5 2.083. Morehead State 131 63 388 257.0 1.964. Jacksonville State 106 71 247 194.5 1.835. Austin Peay 132 49 384 241.0 1.836. Tennessee Tech 92 27 276 165.0 1.797. Belmont 125 48 332 214.0 1.718. UT Martin 123 50 294 197.0 1.609. Tennessee State 98 14 275 151.5 1.5510. SIUE 125 42 285 184.5 1.4811. Murray State 118 63 195 160.5 1.3612. Eastern Kentucky 133 44 252 170.0 1.28

SErViCE aCES G No. Per Game1. Eastern Kentucky 133 202 1.522. Morehead State 131 191 1.463. Belmont 125 182 1.464. UT Martin 123 158 1.285. SIUE 125 155 1.246. Tennessee Tech 92 114 1.247. Tennessee State 98 115 1.178. Jacksonville State 106 120 1.139. Southeast Missouri 132 149 1.1310. Austin Peay 132 139 1.0511. Eastern Illinois 117 123 1.0512. Murray State 118 109 0.92

DigS G Total Per Game1. SIUE 125 2222 17.782. Murray State 118 2092 17.733. Jacksonville State 106 1838 17.344. Morehead State 131 2117 16.165. Southeast Missouri 132 2107 15.966. Eastern Illinois 117 1861 15.917. Eastern Kentucky 133 2112 15.888. Belmont 125 1921 15.379. UT Martin 123 1878 15.2710. Tennessee State 98 1481 15.1111. Austin Peay 132 1963 14.8712. Tennessee Tech 92 1235 13.42

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Now in its 67th year, the Ohio Valley Conference continues to build on the success that has made it the nation’s eighth-oldest NCAA Division I conference.

In May 2011 the Conference expanded for the second time in four years, adding Belmont University which began competition in the 2012-13 academic year. The addition of Belmont gave the OVC 12 members, the most the league has had at one time in its illustrious history. The move added a second team in the city of Nashville and was the first addition to the league since Southern Illinois University Edwardsville joined in 2008. Subsequently, the league has shown its stability over the past decade, seeing only one member institution depart over the past 14 years.

The 2009-10 school year saw a change in lead-ership as Beth DeBauche was named the sev-enth full-time Commissioner in league history on July 28, 2009. The last three commissioners of the OVC have moved onto jobs as the com-missioner of the Big Ten, Big 12 and the Mid-American Conferences.

The OVC’s proud history dates back to 1948, but seeds for the new league were actually planted in 1941. It was then that Roy Stewart, the athletics director at Murray State, Charles “Turkey” Hughes, the athletics director at Eastern Kentucky, and Kelly Thompson, the public relations director at Western Kentucky, first broached the idea of forming a new confer-ence. Discussions were put on hold by World War II, but reemerged Feb. 27-28, 1948 at the Kentucky Hotel in Louisville as the three original

institutions combined with Morehead State, Louisville and Evansville to form the OVC.

In the 1950s, the OVC became a pioneer on a much more significant scale socially. During times of racial segregation, league member Morehead State became one of the first non-traditionally black mid-southern institutions to accept a black student. In 1958 Marshall Banks earned athletically-related aid at Morehead, which signed a second black athlete, Howard Murphy, a year later. In 1961 Murphy earned all-conference recognition as a halfback in football. With racial barriers broken, the rest of the institutions in the league began to pro-vide educational and athletic opportunities to African-Americans.

After Title IX legislation passed in 1972, wom-en’s athletics began a rebirth on the national scene as the NCAA began sponsoring and marketing women’s sports. Recognizing the need to provide increased opportunities for female athletes, the OVC began formulating plans for women’s athletics in 1975 and estab-lished women’s championships in the sports of basketball, tennis and track in 1977, with cross country and volleyball added over the next four years. Those sports were initially governed by the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), but the overall strength of women’s programs in the league was demonstrated by the automatic bids the OVC instantly received when the NCAA became the governing body in 1982. The conference added women’s golf and softball in 1994 and women’s soccer in 1998.

Austin Peay State University (1948)

Belmont University (2012)

Eastern Illinois University (1996)

Eastern Kentucky University (1948)

Jacksonville State University (2003)

Morehead State University (1948)

Murray State University (1948)

Southeast Missouri State University (1991)

Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (2012)

Tennessee State University (1948)

Tennessee Technological University (1948)

University of Tennessee at Martin (1992)

Beth deBaucheCommissioner

Brad WalkerAssociate Commissioner for Operations/Chief Operating Officer

Jennifer GibbsAssistant Commissioner for Championships/SWA

Kyle schwartzAssistant Commissioner for Media Relations

Brian PulleyAssistant Commissioner for External Affairs

stephanie CasteraAssistant Commissioner for Institutional Services

Heather BrownDirector of Media Relations

Bryce RobinsonDirector of Compliance and Digital Media

Jon KukaGeneral Manager, OVC IMG Sports Marketing

Jenny KulcharAdministrative Assistant

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ohio Valley conf.2013OVC All-Newcomer Team: Kacy ClinkenbeardOVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Alina Agamy, Molly Jo Aiken, Grace Anbouba, Samantha Bohne, Kacy Clinkenbeard, Kelly Cole, Victoria Cross, Abbey Heredia, Taylor Long, Liza Pflugradt, Emily Rutherford, Laney Torkelson, Kaitlyn ZelhartOVC Medal of Honor: Molly Jo AikenOVC Offensive Player of the Week: Nicole MergetOVC Defensive Player of the Week: Kelly ColeOVC Setter of the Week: Abbey Heredia2012All-Conference: Jen MeyerAll-OVC Newcomer Team: Kelsey AndersonOVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Grace Anbouba, Kelsey Anderson, Samantha Bohne, Lauren Busing, Kelly Cole, Abbey Heredia, Hivya Leite, Taylor Long, Nicole Merget, Kaitly ZelhartOVC Medal of Honor: Grace Anbouba, Lauren Busing, Nicole Merget, Kaitlyn ZelhartOVC Defensive Player of the Week: Kelsey Anderson (twice)OVC Offensive Player of the Week: Kelsey Anderson2011All-Conference: Stephanie Koontz, Liza SenenkovaJSU Eagle Owl Award Winner: Lauren HarkinsOVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Alina Agamy, Lauren Busing, Kelly Cole, Lauren Harkins, Abbey Heredia, Nicole MergetOVC Academic Medal of Honor: Lauren Bus-ing, Lauren HarkinsESPN The Magazine Academic All-District: Lauren HarkinsOVC Setter of the Week: Alina Agamy2010First-Team All-Conference: Caitlin VorbeckOVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Lauren Busing, Kelly Cole, Lauren Harkins, Abbey Heredia, Stephanie Koontz, Hivya Leite, Jen Meyer, Brooke Schumacher, Liza Senenkova, Kara SlaterOVC Academic Medal of Honor: Kelly Cole, Lauren Harkins, Jen MeyerESPN The Magazine Academic All-District: Lauren HarkinsOVC Defensive Player of the Week: Lauren Harkins (three times)2009First-Team All-Conference: Caitlin Vorbeck, Brittney WhittenOVC All-Newcomer Team: Jen Meyer, Alyx SchulteCoach of the Year: Rick NoldTournament MVP: Caitlin VorbeckAll-Tournament Team: Lauren Harkins, Caitlin Vorbeck, Brittney WhittenOVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Paige Beasley, Lauren Harkins, Stephanie Koontz, Jen Meyer, Allie Schleisman, Brooke Schumacher, Kara SlaterOVC Academic Medal of Honor: Jen MeyerOVC Defensive Player of the Week: Lauren Harkins (twice)OVC Setter of the Week: Brooke Schumacher (twice)

2008First-Team All-Conference: Brittney WhittenOVC All-Newcomer Team: Lauren HarkinsOVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Haley Booker, Paige Beasley, Brooke Schumacher, Kara Slater, Caitlin Vorbeck, Lauren Harkins, Stephanie Koontz, Allie SchleismanOVC Academic Medal of Honor: Allie Schleis-manOVC Offensive Player of the Week: Brittney Whitten (once), Caitlin Vorbeck (once)OVC Defensive Player of the Week: Brittney Whitten (once)OVC Setter of the Week: Brooke Schumacher (once)2007All-America: Abbey Breit, Honorable Mention (AVCA)Academic All-America: Abbey Breit, First Team (ESPN The Magazine)OVC Female Athlete of the Year: Abbey BreitOffensive Player of the Year: Abbey BreitFirst-Team All-Conference: Abbey Breit, Rebekah NicholsOVC All-Newcomer Team: Brooke Schum-acherAll-Tournament Team: Rebekah NicholsFirst-Team All-Region: Abbey Breit (AVCA)OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Haley Booker, Abbey Breit, Rebekah Nichols, Brooke Schum-acher, Kara Slater, Abbey Vierling, Caitlin Vorbeck, Brittney WhittenOVC Offensive Player of the Week: Abbey Breit (Twice)OVC defensive Player of the Week: Abbey Breit (Once)2006All-America: Abbey Breit, Honorable Mention (AVCA) and First Team (CVU Stellar Spikers); Emily Withers, Honorable Mention (AVCA and CVU Stellar Spikers)Academic All-America: Abbey Breit (ESPN The Magazine)OVC Female Athlete of the Year: Abbey BreitCoach of the Year: Rick NoldOffensive Player of the Year: Abbey BreitFreshman of the Year: Brittney WhittenFirst-Team All-Conference: Abbey Breit, Emily WithersSecond-Team All-Conference: Brittney WhittenOVC All-Newcomer Team: Brittney WhittenTournament MVP: Emily WithersAll-Tournament Team: Emily Withers, Abbey Breit, Joi WattsFirst Team All-Region: Abbey Breit and Emily Withers (AVCA)OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Alena Bogatyreva, Abbey Breit, Melanie Pund, Jessica Starck, Abbey Vierling, Joi Watts, Shari WeyerAcademic All-Midwest District: Abbey Breit (ESPN The Magazine)National Player of the Week: Abbey Breit (Aug. 29, Collegiate Volleyball Update)OVC Player of the Week: Abbey Breit (six times)2005All-America: Abbey Breit, Honorable Mention (AVCA)Player of the Year: Abbey BreitFirst-Team All-Conference: Abbey BreitSecond-Team All-Conference: Suzi TerrellTournament MVP: Suzi TerrellAll-Tournament Team: Suzi Terrell, Abbey Breit, Kisha WestFirst-Team All-Region: Abbey Breit, Midwest (AVCA)OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Abbey Breit,

Katie Moyers, Annie O’Connor, Jessica Starck, Abbey Vierling, Kisha West and Shari WeyerAcademic All-District: Abbey Breit (ESPN the Magazine)Player of the Week: Abbey Breit (4), Kisha West2004First-Team All-Conference: Shari Weyer, Abbey BreitAll-Tournament Team: Shari WeyerOVC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll: Abbey Breit, Kim Halbach, Katie Moyers, Rebekah Nichols, Annie O’Connor, Jessica Starck, Abbey Vierling, Kisha West, Shari Weyer and Emily WithersPlayer of the Week: Kisha West (3), Abbey Breit2003Player of the Year: Christina CaryFreshman of the Year: Shari WeyerFirst Team All-Conference: Christina CarySecond Team All-Conference: Jessica Starck, Shari WeyerPlayer of the Week: Christina Cary (2), Shari WeyerPlayer of the Year: Shari Weyer

atlantic sun conf.2002All-Academic: Jennifer Brenneman, Kim Halbach, Danika Heartt, Sarah Taylor, Michelle Tippets, Kisha West Alison Wright Coach of the Year: Rick Nold 2001 All-Academic: Kari Borr, Meredith Duke, Jen-nifer Brenneman, Kim Halbach, Danika Heartt, Theresa Lynch, Isabel Oquendo, Sarah Taylor, Sarah Tognetti, Alison Wright2000All-Conference Second Team: Kelby RumphAll-Academic: Heather Beers, Kari Borr, Jennifer Brenneman, Christina Cary, Theresa Lynch, Kelby Rumph, Sarah Taylor, Alison WrightPlayer of the Week: Sept. 25th, Kelby Rumph1999All-Conference Second Team: Kelby RumphAll-Academic: Heather Beers, Theresa Lynch, Jessica Pohl, Kelly Rhinehart, Kelby Rumph, Sarah Taylor, Allison WrightPlayer of the Week: Oct. 25th, Kelby Rumph1998All-Conference Second Team: Amy ReavesAll-Academic: Heather Beers, Dana Bryant, Jessica Pohl, Amy Reaves, Kelly RhinehartPlayer of the Week: September 22nd, Amy Reaves1997All-Conference Second Team: Amy ReavesAll-Academic: Candie Terry, Jessica Pohl, Dana Bryant, Kelly Rhinehart, Amy Reaves, Amie Crow and Jolanda Gardner1996All-Conference Honorable Mention: Angela WoodardAll-Academic: Candie Terry, Dana Bryant, Jessica Pohl, Kelly Rhinehart, Amy Reaves, Amie Crow1995All-Conference Honorable Mention: Amanda Sandlin, Angela WoodardAll-Academic: Dana Bryant, Robyn Carpenter, Melanie Linder, Cissie Nelson, Amy Reaves, Amanda Sandlin, Candie Terry1994 (No Conference Affiliation)1993 (No Conference Affiliation) All-South Region: Lisa Smith

Gulf south conf.1992All-Conference: Deanna Baker, Janet Ledbet-ter, Amy Vycital, Tesha Zito (MVP)All-Tournament: Camille Ponder, Lynn Batey All-Academic: Dana Upton, Amy Vycital1991All-Conference: Deana Baker, Lynn Batey, Janet Ledbetter, Tesha ZitoAll-Tournament: Amy VycitalAll-Academic: Dana Upton, Amy Vycital1990All-Conference: Selina Carpenter, A.J.Sanders (MVP), Lynn BateyAll-Tournament: Melonie McBrayerAll-Academic: Melonie McBrayer, Amy Vycital1989All-Conference: Terri Jo Horrocks, A.J. Sanders, Selina Carpenter (Co-MVP)All-Tournament: Selina Carpenter, A.J. Sanders1988All-Conference: Selina Carpenter (Defensive Player of the Year)All-Tournament: Gena Higginbotham, A.J. Sanders1987All-Conference: Lisa Highley, Meg Meeks (Of-fensive Player of the Year)All-Tournament: Gena Higginbotham, A.J.Sanders, Karen Graham1986 All-Conference: Meg MeeksAll-Tournament: Shawn WilsonAll-Academic: Lisa Hughlet1985 All-Conference: Donna Oden, Shawn Wilson, Meg MeeksAll-Tournament: Meg Meeks, Lori Garmon1984All-Conference: Lisa Holtzclaw, Martha ButlerAll-Tournament: Jean Ann Fowler, Martha Butler, Donna Oden

1983All-Conference: Lisa Holtzclaw1982All-Conference: Cassie O’HearnAll-Tournament: Cassie O’Hearn

association of Intercollegiate athletics for Women1981All-State: Lisa Holtzclaw, Cassie O’Hearn 1980All-State: Ana Recourt

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Hitting Total Kills (400 or more)Terri Jo Horrocks, 1989 585A.J. Sanders, 1989 577Lisa Smith, 1993 542Abbey Breit, 2006 525Amanda Sandlin, 1995 515Abbey Breit, 2007 499Abbey Breit, 2005 490Amy Reaves, 1997 480A.J. Sanders, 1990 455Brittney Whitten, 2009 449Suzi Terrell, 2005 447Christina Cary, 2003 419Brittney Whitten, 2008 418Shari Weyer, 2004 417Amy Reaves, 1998 403Amanda Sandlin, 1996 402Division I Kills LeaderAbbey Breit, 2006 525

Kills/Game (3.50 or more)Abbey Breit, 2006 5.36Abbey Breit, 2005 4.67Abbey Breit, 2007 4.66Suzi Terrell, 2005 4.26Brittney Whitten, 2008 3.91Christina Cary, 2003 3.71Kelby Rumph, 2000 3.70Caitlin Vorbeck, 2008 3.64Rebekah Nichols, 2007 3.62Amanda Sandlin, 1995 3.60Shari Weyer, 2004 3.56Amy Reaves, 1997 3.53Division I Kills/Game LeaderAbbey Breit, 2006 5.36

Attack Percentages (.270 or more, Min. 100 Kills)Christina Cary, 2003 .395Shari Weyer, 2003 .364Shari Weyer, 2004 .339Shari Weyer, 2005 .333Angela Woodard, 1996 .325Angela Woodard, 1995 .311Abbey Breit, 2006 .306Rebekah Nichols, 2007 .299Shari Weyer, 2006 .298Stephanie Koontz, 2011 .294Jen Meyer, 2009 .294Christina Cary, 2001 .289Robyn Carpenter, 1995 .287Rebekah Nichols, 2006 .282Abbey Breit, 2004 .280Angela Woodard, 1994 .270Division I Attack Percentages LeaderChristina Cary, 2003 .395

Attack Attempts (1,000 or more)Brittney Whitten, 2009 1,402Amanda Sandlin, 1995 1,347Brittney Whitten, 2008 1,291Abbey Breit, 2007 1,254Emily Rutherford, 2013 1,203Kim Carney, 1994 1,183Abbey Breit, 2006 1,152Amanda Sandlin, 1996 1,128Abbey Breit, 2005 1,125Lisa May, 1997 1,114Caitlin Vorbeck, 2008 1,091Kelby Rumph, 2000 1,047Suzi Terrell, 2005 1,034Amy Reaves, 1997 1,022Kelby Rumph, 1999 1,000Division I Attack Attempts LeaderBrittney Whitten, 2009 1,402

Setting Assists (1,000 Assists Club)Selina Carpenter, 1989 1,729Tesha Zito, 1992 1,540Brooke Schumacher, 2007 1,401Emily Withers, 2006 1,353Tesha Zito, 1991 1,343Brooke Schumacher, 2009 1,283 Robyn Carpenter, 1995 1,268Meredith Duke, 2002 1,194Emily Withers, 2005 1,144Selina Carpenter, 1990 1,142Division I Assists LeaderBrooke Schumacher, 2007 1,401

Serving Service Aces (75 or more)Melonie McBayer, 1989 93Amy Reaves, 1995 81A.J. Sanders, 1990 78Janet Ledbetter, 1989 78A.J. Sanders, 1988 77Division I Service Ace Leader Amy Reaves, 1995 81

DefenseDigs (350 or more)Lauren Harkins, 2009 662Lauren Harkins, 2010 570Kisha West, 2005 526Kelsey Anderson, 2012 524Kisha West, 2004 514Abbey Vierling, 2007 514Brittney Whitten, 2009 510Lauren Harkins, 2008 482Kelly Cole, 2013 474Lauren Harkins, 2011 449Kelly Cole, 2011 434Brittney Whittem 2008 434Jessica Starck, 2006 427Abbey Breit, 2007 424Brittney Whitten, 2007 409Amanda Sandlin, 1996 406Kisha West, 2003 382Alison Wright, 2002 360Lisa May, 1997 354Alison Wright, 2002 351Division I Digs LeaderLauren Harkins, 2009 662

Digs/Game (3.30 or more)Kisha West, 2005 5.01Lauren Harkins, 2010 4.96Lauren Harkins, 2009 4.83Abbey Vierling, 2007 4.80Kisha West, 2004 4.76Kelsey Anderson, 2012 4.52Lauren Harkins, 2008 4.50Kelly Cole, 2013 4.47Jessica Starck, 2006 4.36Brittney Whitten, 2008 4.06Abbey Breit, 2007 3.96Brittney Whitten, 2007 3.82Brittney Whitten, 2009 3.72Lauren Harkins, 2011 3.65Kelly Cole, 2011 3.53Brittney Whitten, 2006 3.43Kisha West, 2003 3.41Alison Wright, 2002 3.33Amanda Sandlin, 1996 3.30Abbey Breit, 2006 3.29Kim Carney, 1996 3.17Abbey Breit, 2005 3.06Kelby Rumph, 2000 3.04Emily Withers, 2005 3.03Kisha West, 2002 3.02Division I Digs/Game LeaderKisha West, 2005 5.01

Block Assists (70 or more)Amy Reaves, 1997 129Melanie Linder, 1997 126Kelby Rumph, 1997 116Nicole Merget, 2012 99Eysha Ambler, 2000 92Shari Weyer, 2003 91Liza Senenkova, 2011 86Nicole Merget, 2013 79Melanie Linder, 1998 79Abbey Breit, 2004 77Christina Cary, 2000 77Kara Slater, 2010 76Christina Cary, 2002 74Jen Meyer, 2012 74Eysha Ambler, 1999 72Kara Slater, 2009 70Division I Block Assists LeaderAmy Reaves, 1997 129

Solo Blocks (30 or more)Amy Reaves, 1996 50Angela Woodard, 1996 40Abbey Breit, 2006 35Eysha Ambler, 1999 31Abbey Breit, 2007 31Division I Solo Blocks LeaderAmy Reaves, 1996 50

Total Blocks (100 or more)Melanie Linder, 1997 154Amy Reaves, 1997 152Kelby Rumph, 1997 128Eysha Ambler, 2000 121Nicole Merget, 2012 118Shari Weyer, 2003 117Liza Senenkova, 2011 106Amy Reaves, 1996 106Angela Woodard, 1996 104Eysha Ambler, 1999 103Melanie Linder, 1998 102Nicole MErget, 2013 101Division I Total Blocks LeaderMelanie Linder, 1997 154

Blocks/Game (1.00 or more)Eysha Ambler, 2000 1.17Amy Reaves, 1997 1.12Melanie Linder, 1997 1.10Liza Senenkova, 2011 1.07Shari Weyer, 2003 1.04Shari Weyer, 2005 1.02Melanie Linder, 1998 1.00Division I Blocks/Game LeaderEysha Ambler, 2000 1.17

Kills: 1890 2004Kills Per Game: 17.08 2005Hitting Percentage: .247 2003Total Attacks: 5103 2009Attacks Per Game: 42.82 2005Assists: 1745 2009

Assists Per Game: 15.74 2005Digs: 2300 2009Digs Per Game: 18.56 2007Service Aces: 265 2003Solo Blocks: 119 1996Block Assists: 365 2011

Total Blocks: 430 2011Wins: 27 2009Winning Pct: .828 2006Winning Streak: 19 2006Consecutive Sets Won: 49 2006

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Hitting Total Kills (1,000 or more)Abbey Breit, 2004-2007 1,897Brittney Whitten, 2006-09 1,474Amy Reaves, 1995-98 1,428Caitlin Vorbeck, 2007-10 1,352Amanda Sandlin, 1993-96 1,335A.J. Sanders, 1988-90 1,312Christina Cary, 2000-03 1,222Kelby Rumph, 1997-00 1,182Kim Carney, 1993-96 1,149Shari Weyer, 2003-06 1,119Suzi Terrell, 2003-05 1,102Lynn Batey, 1989-92 1,083Deanna Baker, 1989-92 1,078Janet Ledbetter, 1989-92 1,023Rebekah Nichols, 2004-07 1,017Division I Kills LeaderAbbey Breit, 2004-2007 1,897

kills/Game (2.20 or more, Min. 200 games)Abbey Breit, 2004-07 4.50Suzi Terrell, 2003-05 3.42Brittney Whitten, 2006-09 3.28Shari Weyer, 2003-06 3.19Caitlin Vorbeck, 2007-10 2.99Kelby Rumph, 1997-00 2.96Amanda Sandlin, 1993-96 2.95Christina Cary, 2000-03 2.92Kim Carney, 1993-96 2.89Amy Reaves, 1995-98 2.77Lisa May, 1997-98 2.77Rebekah Nichols, 2004-07 2.73Emily Rutherford, 2012-A 2.71Jessica Starck, 2003-04 2.61Eysha Ambler, 1999-00 2.60Alyx Schulte, 2009-10 2.36Kelby Rumph, 1997-00 2.22Division I Kill/Game LeaderAbbey Breit, 2004-07 4.50

attack Percentages (.220 or more, Min. 1,000 kills)Shari Weyer, 2003-06 .336Christina Cary, 2000-03 .310Angela Woodard, 1993-96 .289Abbey Breit, 2004-07 .273Katy Krajnak, 2007-08 .256Jen Meyer, 2009-12 .255Rebekah Nichols, 2004-07 .247Nicole Merget, 2011-A .241Liza Senenkova, 2010-11 .233Amy Reaves, 1995-98 .227Amanda Sandlin, 1993-96 .226Sharon Peavy, 1993-94 .222Jessica Starck, 2003-06 .220Division I Attack Percentages Leader Shari Weyer, 2003-06 .336

setting Assists (2,000 or more)Brooke Schumacher, 2007-10 4,410Emily Withers, 2003-06 4,335Selena Carpenter,1988-90 4,216Robyn Carpenter, 1993-96 3,548Tesha Zito, 1989-92 3,214Meredith Duke, 2000-03 2,981Jenni Williamson, 1997-99 2,952Robyn Carpenter, 1995-96 2,197Abbey Heredia, 2010-13 2,168Division I Assists Leader Brooke Schumacher, 2007-10 4,410

Serving Service Aces (140 or more)Tesha Zito, 1989-92 278A.J.Sanders, 1988-90 216Amy Reaves, 1995-99 208Janet Lebetter, 1989-92 186Kelby Rumph, 1997-00 173Robyn Carpenter, 1993-96 172Jessica Starck, 2003-06 157Melonie McBrayer, 1988-90 147Heather Beers, 1997-00 145Jennifer Brenneman, 2000-03 141Division I Service Ace Leader Amy Reaves, 1995-99 208

defense Digs (800 or more)Lauren Harkins, 2008-11 2,163Kisha West, 2002-05 1,745Brittney Whitten, 2006-09 1,689Kelly Cole, 2010-13 1,382Abbey Breit, 2004-07 1,342Jessica Starck, 2003-06 1,271Brittney Whitten, 2006-09 1,689Jennifer Brenneman, 2000-03 1,096Kelby Rumph, 1997-00 1,033Emily Withers, 2003-06 1,032Abbey Vierling, 2004-07 925Heather Beers, 1997-00 899Amanda Sandlin, 1995-96 880Abbey Heredia, 2010-13 878Amy Reaves, 1995-98 857Jennifer Brenneman, 2000-03 814Alison Wright, 1999-02 811Division I Digs LeaderLauren Harkins, 2008-11 2,163

Total Blocks (300 or more)Deanna Baker, 1989-92 959Amy Vycital, 1989-92 659Janet Ledbetter, 1989-92 496Amy Reaves, 1995-98 489Angela Woodard, 1993-96 372Abbey Breit, 2004-07 355Melanie Linder, 1995-98 328Christina Cary, 2000-03 320Division I Total Blocks LeaderAmy Reaves, 1995-98 489

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kills2013 338, Emily Rutherford2012 306, Jen Meyer2011 355, Stephanie Koontz2010 373, Caitlin Vorbeck2009 449, Brittney Whitten2008 418, Brittney Whitten2007 499, Abbey Breit2006 525, Abbey Breit2005 490, Abbey Breit2004 417, Shari Weyer2003 419, Christina Cary2002 338, Christina Cary 2001 279, Christina Cary2000 389, Kelby Rumph1999 371, Kelby Rumph1998 403, Amy Reaves1997 480, Amy Reaves1996 402, Amanda Sandlin1995 515, Amanda Sandlin

kills Per Game2013 3.22, Emily Rutherford2012 2.55, Jen Meyer2011 3.05, Liza Senenkova2010 3.24, Caitlin Vorbeck2009 3.28, Brittney Whitten2008 3.91, Brittney Whitten2007 4.66, Abbey Breit2006 5.36, Abbey Breit2005 4.67, Abbey Breit2004 3.56, Shari Weyer2003 3.71, Christina Cary2002 3.02, Sarah Taylor2001 2.91, Christina Cary 2000 3.70, Kelby Rumph1999 3.47, Kelby Rumph1998 3.44, Amy Reaves1997 3.53, Amy Reaves1996 3.27, Amanda Sandlin1995 3.60, Amanda Sandlin

Hitting Percentage2013 .266, Nicole Merget2012 .265, Jen Meyer2011 .294, Stephanie Koontz2010 .265, Kara Slater2009 .294, Jen Meyer2008 .257, Katy Krajnak2007 .299, Rebekah Nichols2006 .306, Abbey Breit2005 .333, Shari Weyer2004 .339, Shari Weyer2003 .395, Christina Cary 2002 .289, Christina Cary 2001 .289, Christina Cary 2000 .228, Christina Cary 1999 .242, Theresa Lynch1998 .288, Jenni Williamson 1997 .259, Amy Reaves1996 .440, Robyn Carpenter1995 .311, Angela Woodard

Total attacks2013 1203, Emily Rutherford2012 923, Emily Rutherford2011 849, Stephanie Koontz2010 992, Caitlin Vorbeck2009 1402, Brittney Whitten2008 1291, Brittney Whitten2007 1254, Abbey Breit2006 1152, Abbey Breit2005 1125, Abbey Breit2004 951, Suzi Terrell2003 801, Christina Cary 2002 866, Sarah Taylor

2001 798, Jennifer Brenneman2000 1047, Kelby Rumph1999 1000, Kelby Rumph1998 886, Amy Reaves1997 1114, Lisa May 1996 1128, Amanda Sandlin 1995 1347, Amanda Sandlin

attacks Per Game2013 11.46, Emily Rutherford2012 8.55, Emily Rutherford2011 7.59, Hivya Leite2010 8.63, Caitlin Vorbeck2009 10.23, Brittney Whitten2008 12.06, Brittney Whitten2007 11.72, Abbey Breit2006 11.76, Abbey Breit2005 10.71, Abbey Breit2004 8.72, Suzi Terrell2003 7.09, Christina Cary 2002 8.09, Sarah Taylor2001 7.75, Jennifer Brenneman2000 9.97, Kelby Rumph1999 9.35, Kelby Rumph1998 7.57, Amy Reaves1997 8.38. Lisa May 1996 9.17, Amanda Sandlin 1995 9.42, Amanda Sandlin

assists2013 792, Abbey Heredia2012 702, Alina Agamy2011 662, Abbey Heredia2010 943, Brooke Schumacher2009 1283, Brooke Schumacher2008 783, Brooke Schumacher2007 1401, Brooke Schumacher2006 1353, Emily Withers2005 1144, Emily Withers2004 986, Emily Withers2003 852, Emily Withers2002 1194, Meredith Duke2001 1028, Meredith Duke2000 857, Heather Beers1999 1103, Jenni Williamson1998 916, Jenni Williamson 1997 936, Jenni Williamson 1996 929, Robyn Carpenter1995 1268, Robyn Carpenter

assists Per Game2013 7.54, Abbey Heredia2012 6.16, Alina Agamy2011 5.38, Abbey Heredia2010 8.57, Brooke Schumacher2009 9.36, Brooke Schumacher2008 7.60, Brooke Schumacher2007 13.00, Brooke Schumacher2006 13.81, Emily Withers2005 11.56, Emily Withers2004 8.29, Emily Withers2003 7.82, Emily Withers2002 11.06, Meredith Duke2001 9.79, Meredith Duke2000 8.08, Heather Beers1999 10.41, Jenni Williamson 1998 8.89, Jenni Williamson 1997 8.51, Jenni Williamson 1996 9.38, Robyn Carpenter1995 8.87, Robyn Carpenter

digs2013 474, Kelly Cole2012 524, Kelsey Anderson2011 449, Lauren Harkins2010 570, Lauren Harkins2009 662, Lauren Harkins2008 482, Lauren Harkins2007 514, Abbey Vierling2006 427, Jessica Starck2005 526, Kisha West2004 514, Kisha West2003 382, Kisha West2002 360, Alison Wright2001 300, Jennifer Brenneman 2000 319, Kelby Rumph1999 275, Heather Beers1998 264, Lisa May 1997 354, Lisa May 1996 406, Amanda Sandlin 1995 307, Amanda Sandlin

digs Per Game2013 4.47, Kelly Cole2012 4.52, Kelsey Anderson2011 3.65, Lauren Harkins2010 4.96, Lauren Harkins2009 4.83, Lauren Harkins2008 4.50, Lauren Harkins2007 4.80, Abbey Vierling2006 4.36, Jessica Starck2005 5.01, Kisha West2004 4.76, Kisha West2003 3.41, Kisha West2002 3.33, Alison Wright 2001 2.91, Jennifer Brenneman 2000 3.04, Kelby Rumph1999 2.72 , Heather Beers1998 2.38, Lisa May 1997 2.66, Lisa May 1996 3.30, Amanda Sandlin1995 2.48, Kim Carney

service aces2013 31, Samantha Bohne2012 40, Kelsey Anderson2011 37, Stephanie Koontz2010 32, Caitlin Vorbeck2009 44, Lauren Harkins2008 32, Lauren Harkins2007 36, Brittney Whitten2006 37, Brittney Whitten2005 31, Abbey Breit and Jessica Starck2004 45, Jessica Starck2003 54, Jennifer Brenneman2002 42, Kisha West2001 43, Sara Tognetti2000 42, Heather Beers1999 45, Jenni Williamson1998 41, Jenni Williamson 1997 59, Lisa May 1996 60, Amy Reaves1995 81, Amy Reaves

solo Blocks2013 22, Nicole Merget2012 19, Nicole Merget2011 20, Liza Senenkova2010 22, Caitlin Vorbeck2009 15, Brittney Whitten2008 23, Brittney Whitten2007 31, Abbey Breit2006 35, Abbey Breit2005 22, Abbey Breit2004 22, Abbey Breit2003 26, Shari Weyer 2002 21, Christina Cary 2001 10, Christina Cary 2000 29, Eysha Ambler1999 31, Eysha Ambler1998 23, Melanie Linder1997 28, Melanie Linder1996 50, Amy Reaves 1995 66, Amy Reaves

Block assists2013 79, Nicole Merget2012 99, Nicole Merget2011 86, Liza Senenkova2010 76, Kara Slater2009 70, Kara Slater2008 44, Kara Slater2007 65, Rebekah Nichols2006 52, Rebekah Nichols2005 65, Abbey Breit2004 77, Abbey Breit2003 91, Shari Weyer 2002 74, Christina Cary 2001 81, Sarah Taylor2000 92, Eysha Ambler 1999 72, Eysha Ambler1998 79, Melanie Linder1997 129, Amy Reaves1996 56, Amy Reaves1995 81, Amy Reaves

Total Blocks2013 101, Nicole Merget2012 118, Nicole Merget2011 106, Liza Senenkova2010 87, Caitlin Vorbeck2009 79, Kara Slater2008 57, Kara Slater2007 87, Abbey Breit2006 82, Abbey Breit2005 87, Abbey Breit2004 99, Abbey Breit2003 117, Shari Weyer 2002 95, Christina Cary 2001 86, Sarah Taylor2000 121, Eysha Ambler 1999 103, Eysha Ambler1998 102, Melanie Linder1997 154, Melanie Linder1996 106, Amy Reaves1995 147, Amy Reaves

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-a- Agamy, Alina 2011, 12, 13Agee, Patricia 1978Aiken, Molly Jo 2013Ambler, Eysha 1999, 00Anbouba, Grace 2012, 13Anderson, Kelsey 2012

-B- Baker, Deanna 1989, 90, 91, 92Bates, Naleesa 1985, 86, 87, 88Batey, Lynn 1989, 90,91, 92Beasley, Paige 2008, 09Beers, Heather 1997, 98, 99, 00Bogatyreva, Alena 2006Bohne, Samantha 2012, 13Booker, Haley 2007, 08Brackman, Heather 1995Breit, Abbey 2004, 05, 06, 07Brenneman, Jennifer 2000, 01, 02, 03Browder, Tracy 1998Bryant, Dana 1995, 96, 97, 98Busing, Lauren 2010, 11, 12Butler, Martha 1983, 84

- c -Carney, Kim 1993, 94, 95, 96Carpenter, Robyn 1993, 94, 95, 96Carpenter, Selina 1987, 88, 89, 90Cary, Christina 2000-03Clinkenbeard, Kacy 2013Cole, Kelly 2010, 11, 12, 13Coss, Julie 1994, 95Cross, Victoria 2013Crowe, Amy 1996, 97, 98, 99

- D -Daniel, Elke 1984Darnieder, Jean 1987Davis, Lauren 2007Duke, Meredith 2000-03Dukes, Alicia 2011

-E-Essig, Tira 1991

- F -Fowler, Jean 1983, 84Franceshi, Wendy 1994, 95

- G -Gardner, Jolanda 1995, 96Garmon, Lori 1985Goulding, Jessica 1993Graham, Karen 1984, 85, 86, 87Green, Kristi 1993

- H -Halbach, Kim 2002, 03, 04, 05Harkins, Lauren 2008, 09, 10, 11Harvey, Kaleigh 2010Heredia, Abbey 2010, 11, 12, 13Hicks, Liza 1994, 95, 96Higginbotham, Gena 1986, 87, 88Highley, Lisa 1985, 86, 87Holtzclaw, Lisa 1981, 82, 83, 84Horrocks, Terry Jo 1988, 89Hughlet, Lisa 1986Huntington, Angie 1997Hurley, Christy 1998

- J -Jackiel, Lisa 1988, 89Jones, Lori 1983, 84, 85

- k -Koontz, Stephanie 2008, 09, 10, 11Krajnak, Katy 2007, 08

- L -Ledbetter, Janet 1989, 90, 91, 92Lehman, Jill 1997Leite, Hivya 2011, 12Linder, Melanie 1995, 96, 97, 98Long, Reesa 1988Long, Taylor 2012, 13Lynch, Theresa 1999, 00, 01

- m -Malone, Angie 1988Manning, Lupe 1983May, Lisa 1997, 98McBrayer, Melonie 1987, 88, 89, 90McGough 1991Meeks, Meg 1984, 85, 86, 87Merget, Nicole 2011, 12, 13Meyer, Jen 2009, 10, 11, 12Mills, Melinda 1984Minegar, Tarynn 1994Mockapetris, Trisha 2013Moore, Sonya 1987Morton, Christina 1984Moyers, Katie 2004, 05

- N -Nelson, Cissie 1992, 93, 94, 95Nichols, Rebekah 2004, 05, 06, 07Norris, Kiki 1991

- o -O’Connor, Annie 2004. 05Oden, Donna 1983, 84, 85OíHearn, Cassie 1981, 82

- P -Peavy, Sharon 1993, 94Pflugradt, Liza 2013Picard, Michele 1983, 84Pierce, Goldie 1988Pohl, Jessica 1996, 97, 98, 99Ponder, Camille 1989, 90, 91Melanie Pund 2006

- R -Rappleyea, Amy 1987, 88Reaves, Amy 1995, 96, 97, 98Recourt, Ana 1977, 78, 79, 80Rhinehart, Kelly 1996, 97, 98, 99Rice, Stacey 1991Rumph, Kelby 1997, 98, 99, 00Rutherford, Emily 2012, 13

- s -Sanders, Adrienne 1987, 88, 89, 90Sandlin, Amanda 1993, 94, 95, 96Schleisman, Allie 2008, 09Schulte, Alyx 2009, 10Schumacher, Brooke 2007, 08, 09, 10Senenkova, Liza 2010, 11Simmons, Jana 1994Slater, Kara 2007, 08, 09, 10

Smith, Lisa 1991, 92, 93Spinner, Rachel 1993, 94Starck, Jessica 2003, 04, 05, 06Stewart, Natalie 1985

-T-Taylor, Sarah 1999, 00, 01, 02Terrell, Suzi 2003, 04, 05Terry, Candie 1995, 96, 97Thomas, Lateatrice 1998Tippets, Michelle 2002Tognetti, Sara 2001-02Torkelson, Laney 2013Twigg, Melissa 1983

-U-Upton, Dana 1990, 91

-V-Vierling, Abbey 2004, 05, 06, 07Vorbeck, Caitlin 2007, 08, 09, 10Vycital, Amy 1989, 90, 91

-W-Watts, Joi 2004, 05, 06, 07Weaks, Allison 1983, 84, 85Weaver, Lynne 1993, 94West, Kisha 2002, 03, 04, 05Weyer, Shari 2003, 04, 05, 06Whitten, Brittney 2006, 07, 08, 09Williams, Jennifer 2007, 08Williamson, Jenni 1997, 98, 99Wilson, Shawn 1983, 84, 85Withers, Emily 2003, 04, 05, 06Woodard, Angela 1993, 94, 95, 96Wright, Alison 1999, 00, 01, 02

-Z-Zelhart, Kaitlyn 2012, 13Zito, Tesha 1989, 90, 91, 92

*This list contains all information that JSU has on former players. From 1978-1981, the Gamecocks were a part of the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and located as a part of the Physical Education Department at the University. The Sports Information Department invites any corrections or additions. Please contact Josh Underwood at (256) 782-5915 If you have any information on players missing from this list.

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-a-Alabama UA leads 4-1Alabama A&M JSU leads 1-0Alabama State JSU leads 9-0Albany JSU leads 1-0Alcorn State JSU leads 1-0Air Force Air Force leads 1-0Appalachian State JSU leads 2-1Arkansas UA leads 1-0Arkansas-Pine Bluff JSU leads 2-0Arkansas State JSU leads 2-1Auburn Auburn leads 6-2Austin Peay JSU leads 14-10

-B-Ball State BSU leads 1-0Belmont JSU leads 8-6Bethune-Cookman JSU leads 1-0 Birmingham-Southern JSU leads 3-2Bowling Green Bowling Green leads 1-0Bradley JSU leads 1-0Butler JSU leads 1-0

-c-Campbell Campbell leads 4-3Centenary College JSU leads 7-0Central Arkansas Central Arkansas leads 1-0Charleston Southern JSU leads 1-0Charlotte JSU leads 1-0Chattanooga UTC leads 7-4Chicago State JSU leads 2-0Cincinnati UC leads 1-0Coastal Carolina Series Tied 1-1College of Charleston CC leads 5-0Connecticut UConn leads 1-0Creighton Creighton leads 2-0

-d-Davidson JSU leads 1-0Denver Denver leads 1-0

-E-Eastern Illinois JSU leads 14-5Eastern Kentucky JSU leads 13-10Eastern Michigan EMU 1-0Evansville JSU leads 2-1

-F-Florida A&M JSU leads 3-0Florida Atlantic FAU leads 5-0Florida International JSU leads 1-0Florida State FSU leads 1-0Furman Series tied 1-1

-G-Gardner-Webb JSU leads 4-0George Washington GWU leads 1-0Georgia Southern JSU leads 3-1Georgia State GSU leads 11-8Georgia Tech GT leads 2-0Gonzaga JSU leads 1-0

-H-Hampton JSU leads 1-0Harvard Harvard leads 1-0

High Point JSU leads 2-1Houston UH leads 1-0

-I-Illinois-Chicago JSU leads 1-0Indiana IU leads 1-0Iowa Iowa leads 1-0IUPUI IUPUI leads 2-0

-J-Jackson State Jax State leads 6-0Jacksonville JU leads 6-0

-k-Kansas KU leads 1-0Kansas State KSU leads 1-0Kennesaw State JSU leads 1-0

-L-Lehigh JSU leads 1-0Lipscomb JSU leads 2-1Long Island JSU leads 1-0Louisiana-Lafayette Series tied 1-1Louisiana-Monroe ULM leads 1-0Louisiana Tech JSU leads 1-0Louisville UL leads 2-1Loyola-Chicago Loyola leads 1-0Loyola (MD) JSU leads 1-0LSU LSU leads 2-0

-m-Maryland Maryland leads 1-0McNeese State JSU leads 1-0Memphis Memphis leads 3-1Mercer JSU leads 9-7Miami (Fla.) Miami leads 2-0Miami (Ohio) Miami leads 1-0Minnesota Minnesota leads 1-0Mississippi Series tied 2-2Mississippi State MSU leads 8-0Missouri MU leads 1-0Missouri-Kansas City JSU leads 2-1Montevallo Montevallo leads 1-0Morehead State Morehead State leads 13-10 Morgan State JSU leads 1-0Morris Brown JSU leads 3-0Murray State JSU leads 15-3

-N-New Mexico State NMSU leads 1-0New Orleans Series Tied 1-1Nicholls State JSU leads 1-0North Alabama Series tied 2-2North Carolina UNC leads 1-0North Texas UNT leads 1-0UNC-Ashville JSU leads 1-0UNC-A&T JSU leads 1-0UNC-Greensboro UNC-G leads 2-1North Carolina State NC State leads 1-0UNC-Wilmington JSU leads 1-0North Dakota State NDSU leads 1-0Notre Dame ND leads 1-0

-o-Oakland JSU leads 1-0

Ole Miss UM leads 1-0

-P-Prairie View JSU leads 1-0Presbyterian JSU leads 1-0Purdue Purdue leads 2-0

-R-Rhode Island URI leads 1-0

-s-Saint Louis JSU leads 1-0Samford JSU leads 18-9San Diego USD leads 1-0Savannah State JSU leads 1-0South Alabama Series Tied 1-1South Dakota Series tied 1-1Southeast Missouri State JSU leads 11-9 Southeastern JSU leads 1-0Southern JSU leads 1-0Southern Illinois SIU leads 1-0Southern Illinois Edwardsville SIUE leads 4-0Southern Methodist SMU leads 1-0Southern Miss USM leads 1-0SE Louisiana SELA leads 4-1Stetson Series tied 6-6Syracuse Syracuse leads 1-0

-T-Tennessee UT leads 2-1Tennessee-Martin JSU leads 13-5Tennessee State JSU leads 18-8Tennessee Tech JSU leads 16-7Texas A&M TAMU leads 1-0Texas A&M Chorpus Christi JSU leads 1-0Toledo Toledo leads 1-0Troy JSU leads 11-8Tulane Tulane leads 1-0Tulsa Tulsa leads 1-0

-U-UAB UAB leads 8-2UCF UCF leads 5-0

-V-Virginia UVA leads 1-0Virginia Commonwealth VCU leads 1-0Virginia Tech VT leads 1-0

-W-Wake Forest JSU leads 1-0Weber State WSU leads 1-0West Georgia JSU leads 4-1Western Carolina JSU leads 6-2Western Illinois JSU leads 1-0Winthrop Series tied 1-1Wisconsin-Green Bay JSU leads 1-0Wisconsin-Milwaukee WMU leads 1-0Wofford JSU leads 3-0Wright State Series tied 1-1

-X-Xavier Xavier leads 1-0

-Y-Youngstown State YSU leads 1-0

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JsU Head coachesJoseph Goodson 2011-2013 38-55(.409)Rick Nold 2002-2010 171-98 (.636)Jose Rivera 1997-2001 76-85 (.472)Janice Slay 1979-1996 430-288 (.599)Barbara Wilson 1978 27-4 (.871)

all-Time coaching RecordsYear Coach Record Pct. Conference Finish2013 Joseph Goodson 13-18 .419 Fourth-Tied (East Division/OVC)2012 Joseph Goodson 14-17 .452 Fourth (East Division/OVC) 2011 Joseph Goodson 11-20 .355 Sixth (OVC)2010 Rick Nold 16-14 .533 Third (OVC)2009 ^Rick Nold 27-8 .771 First (OVC) – Tournament Champs2008 Rick Nold 10-19 .345 Seventh (OVC)2007 Rick Nold 18-10 .643 First-Tied (OVC)2006 ^Rick Nold 24-5 .828 First (OVC) – Tournament Champs2005 Rick Nold 19-11 .633 Third (OVC) – Tournament Champs2004 Rick Nold 21-9 .700 Third (OVC)2003 Rick Nold 23-8 .742 Second (Ohio Valley Conference) 2002 *Rick Nold 14-14 .500 Fifth (A-Sun)2001 Jose Rivera 11-17 .393 Seventh (A-Sun)2000 Jose Rivera 10-20 .333 Ninth (A-Sun) 1999 Jose Rivera 14-17 .452 Eighth (A-Sun)1998 Jose Rivera 16-18 .471 Second (West Division/A-Sun)1997 Jose Rivera 25-13 .658 Third (West Division/A-Sun) 1996 Janice Slay 16-19 .457 Third (West Division/A-Sun) 1995 Janice Slay 17-23 .425 Second (West Division/Atlantic Sun Conference) 1994 Janice Slay 19-16 .543 N/A1993 Janice Slay 24-21 .533 N/A1992 Janice Slay 38-7 .844 First (GSC)1991 Janice Slay 21-11 .656 First (GSC)1990 Janice Slay 24-17 .585 Second (GSC) 1989 #Janice Slay 30-17 .638 Second (GSC)1988 Janice Slay 23-19 .548 Second (GSC)1987 Janice Slay 24-15 .615 Second (GSC)1986 Janice Slay 28-16 .636 Second (GSC)1985 Janice Slay 21-14 .600 Second (GSC)1984 #Janice Slay 19-16 .543 Second (GSC)1983 Janice Slay 19-19 .500 Fourth (GSC) 1982 Janice Slay 28-17 .622 Second (Gulf South Conference)1981 Janice Slay 25-18 .581 Second (AIAW)1980 Janice Slay 35-12 .745 First (AIAW)1979 **Janice Slay 19-11 .633 Fourth (AIAW) 1978 Barbara Wilson 27-4 .871 Second (AIAW) Total 716-526 .576

^ Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year *Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year#Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year **Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Coach of the Year

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1995: 17-23 (4-2 Atlantic Sun Conference)Head Coach: Janice Slay 9/2 @at Eastern Kentucky L, 0-39/2 @vs. Western Carolina W, 3-09/3 @vs. Chicago State W, 3-09/3 @vs. Mississippi State L, 0-39/9 Georgia Southern W, 3-09/9 Montevallo L, 3-0 9/15 #at Troy State L, 0-39/15 #vs. Austin Peay L, 1-39/16 #vs. Samford L, 0-39/16 #at Troy State L, 2-39/19 at Alabama State W, 3-09/21 North Alabama W, 3-19/21 West Georgia L, 2-39/23 *at Centenary W, 3-19/26 at Chattanooga L, 2-39/27 at Georgia State W, 3-09/29 %vs. Western Carolina W, 3-09/29 %vs. Stetson W, 3-19/30 %vs. Appalachian State L, 0-39/30 %at College of Charleston L, 0-39/30 %vs. UNC-Greensboro L, 0-310/3 at Mississippi State L, 1-310/5 Troy State W, 3-110/7 *at Southeastern Louisiana L, 0-310/17 *at Samford W, 3-210/21 *Georgia State W, 3-110/21 Austin Peay L, 0-310/27 *Southeastern Louisiana W, 3-010/30 *Mercer L, 1-3 Stetson W, 3-111/7 at Troy State L, 0-311/8 Mississippi State L, 0-311/16 ^Southeastern Louisiana L, 0-311/17 ^Stetson L, 2-3@-EKU Volleyfest (Richmond, Ky.)#-Troy State Invitational (Troy, Ala.)%-College of Charleston Tourney (Charleston, S.C.)*-A-Sun Match^-A-Sun Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.)

1996 16-19 (2-4 Atlantic Sun)Head Coach: Janice Slay 8/30 @at UAB W, 3-08/30 @vs. South Alabama L, 2-38/31 @vs. Jackson State W, 3-18/31 @vs. Samford W, 3-19/4 Georgia Southern W, 3-09/6 #vs. Coll. of Charleston L, 1-39/6 #vs. Georgia Tech L, 0-39/7 #vs. UNC- Ashville W, 3-19/7 #at Furman L, 1-39/11 at North Alabama W, 3-19/14 %vs. Chattanooga W, 3-29/14 %vs. Wofford W, 3-09/14 %at Georgia State L, 0-39/20 $at Stetson L, 0-39/20 $vs. Western Carolina L, 2-39/21 $vs. Florida A&M W, 3-09/24 Chattanooga W, 3-29/28 at Mercer L, 1-310/1 *at Samford L, 2-310/4 ^vs. Stetson L, 0-310/4 ^at College of Charleston L, 0-310/5 ^vs. Samford W, 3-210/10 *at Southeastern Louisiana L, 0-310/11 at Jackson State W, 3-110/15 at Troy State L, 0-310/19 *Centenary W, 3-010/24 *Southeastern Louisiana L, 1-310/25 Mississippi State L, 1-310/29 at Alabama State W, 3-111/2 *at Centenary W, 3-011/5 Troy State L, 2-3

11/6 at Mississippi State L, 1-311/9 *Samford L, 1-3 Alabama State W, 3-011/12 Mercer L, 2-3@-Alabama Classic (Birmingham, Ala.)#-Furman Invitational (Greenville, S.C.)%-Georgia State Quadrangle (Atlanta, Ga.)$-Stetson Invitational (deLand, Fla.)^-College of Charleston Invite (Charleston, S.C.)*-A-Sun Match

1997 25-13 (4-2 Atlantic Sun)Head Coach: Jose Rivera9/5 @vs. UNC A&T W, 3-09/5 @vs. Wofford W, 3-09/6 @vs. Hampton W, 3-19/6 @at Campbell L, 3-19/9 Georgia State L, 2-39/10 at Chattanooga L, 2-39/13 #at Mercer L, 1-39/13 #vs. Stetson W, 3-19/14 #vs. Western Carolina W, 3-09/16 at Alabama State W, 3-09/19 ^Campbell L, 2-39/19 ^UNC-Greensboro L, 1-39/20 ^Charleston Southern W, 3-09/20 ^UNC-Wilmington W, 3-09/20 ^Missouri-Kansas City W, 3-09/23 Belmont W, 3-09/26 &at College of Charleston L, 1-39/26 &vs. Stetson W, 3-19/27 &vs. Western Carolina L, 1-310/7 *at Troy State W, 3-210/9 *at Samford W, 3-210/11 at Belmont W, 3-010/11 vs. Ark. State (Nashville) L, 3-010/13 at West Georgia W, 3-110/17 *Centenary W, 3-010/18 at Georgia State W, 3-210/18 vs. Campbell (Atlanta) W, 3-010/24 $vs. Alabama State W, 3-010/24 $vs. Western Carolina W, 3-110/25 $vs. Samford L, 0-310/28 *Troy State L, 1-310/30 *Samford L, 0-311/1 *at Centenary W, 1-311/2 at Jackson State W, 3-011/5 Chattanooga W, 3-111/7 West Georgia W, 3-011/8 Mercer W, 3-011/12 at Mississippi State L, 1-3 @-Campbell Invitational (Buies Creek, n.C.)#-Mercer Quad (Macon, Ga.)^-UnCG Invitational (Greensboro, n.C.)&-College of Charleston Invite (Charleston, S.C.)*-A-Sun Match$-JSU Invitational (Jacksonville, Ala.)

1998 16-18 (4-1 Atlantic Sun)Head Coach: Jose Rivera 9/2 Memphis L, 1-39/4 @at Ole Miss L, 1-39/4 @vs. Rhode Island L, 0-39/5 @vs. Florida A&M W, 3-09/11 at Florida Atlantic L, 0-39/11 vs. Wright State (Boca Raton, Fla.) L, 0-39/12 at Florida International W, 3-09/18 #vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay W, 3-09/18 #vs. Missouri-Kansas City L, 0-39/19 #at Southern Illinois L, 0-39/19 #vs. Evansville L, 0-39/25 North Alabama L, 0-39/26 Mercer W, 3-09/26 West Georgia W, 3-09/29 at UAB L, 3-110/3 %vs. The Citadel W, 3-0

10/3 at Western Carolina W, 3-110/6 at Troy State W, 3-010/8 *Samford W, 3-110/10 *at Mercer W, 3-010/10 $vs. Appalachian State W, 3-110/15 *Centenary W, 3-010/17 Georgia State L, 2-310/20 at Samford W, 3-110/23 *Troy State W, 3-110/28 at Alabama L, 1-310/30 at Centenary W, 3-111/1 at Louisiana-Monroe L, 0-311/6 Auburn L, 0-311/7 at West Georgia W, 3-011/9 *at Georgia State L, 0-311/11 at North Alabama L, 1-311/14 Austin Peay L, 2-311/20 ^vs. Central Florida L, 0-3@-ole Miss Invitational (oxford, Miss.)#-Saluki Invitaional (Carbondale, Ill.)%-in Cullowhee, n.C.$-in Macon, Ga.*-A-Sun Match 1999 14-17 (3-6 Atlantic Sun)Head Coach: Jose Rivera 9/3 @at Syracuse L, 1-39/4 @vs. Kansas State L, 0-39/4 @vs. Weber State L, 0-39/10 #Nicholls State W, 3-09/11 #Tennessee-Martin L, 0-39/11 #UAB L, 1-39/17 %vs. Morgan State W, 3-19/17 %at New Mexico State L, 0-39/18 %vs. Prairie View W, 3-09/21 at Auburn L, 0-39/24 ^vs. Belmont W, 3-09/25 ^vs. Mercer W, 3-09/25 ^at Samford W, 3-19/29 Jackson State W, 3-010/1 *at Mercer W, 3-010/2 vs. Wofford (in Chattanooga) W, 3-010/2 at Chattanooga L, 0-310/4 *Georgia State L, 2-310/8 *Central Florida L, 0-310/9 *Florida Atlantic L, 1-310/12 at Memphis L, 0-310/13 at Belmont W, 3-110/22 *at Campbell W, 3-110/23 at High Point W, 3-110/26 *Troy State W, 3-010/28 *at Samford L, 1-311/2 Alabama L, 0-311/5 *at Stetson L, 2-311/6 *at Jacksonville L, 1-311/12 at Georgia State L, 0-311/13 at Troy State W, 3-1@-Syracuse Tournament (Syracuse, n.Y.)#-JSU Invitational (Jacksonville, Ala.)%-new Mexico State Invitational (Las Cruces, n.M.)

Samford Tournament (Birmingham, Ala.)*-A-Sun Match

2000 10-20 (2-7 Atlantic Sun)Head Coach: Jose Rivera 9/3 @at Air Force L, 0-39/3 @vs. Mississippi State L, 0-39/4 @vs. Lehigh W, 3-29/8 #vs. North Carolina L, 0-39/9 #vs. Tennessee L, 0-39/9 #at Houston L, 0-39/15 %at New Orleans L, 2-39/16 %vs. Southern Miss L, 1-39/16 %vs. Tex. A&M-Chorpus Christi W, 3-09/22 ^Belmont W, 3-19/22 ^Mercer W, 3-1

9/23 ^Jackson State W, 3-09/23 ^Georgia State L, 2-39/30 at Austin Peay L, 0-310/3 Chattanooga L, 2-310/6 *Jacksonville L, 2-310/7 *Stetson L, 2-310/10 Birmingham-Southern W, 3-110/13 *Campbell L, 2-310/14 *at Georgia State L, 1-310/16 Auburn L, 1-310/20 at Morris Brown W, 3-010/24 *Samford W, 3-010/28 *Mercer W, 3-010/31 Memphis L, 0-311/3 *at Florida Atlantic L, 1-311/4 *at UCF L, 0-311/7 UAB L, 2-311/10 *Troy State L, 1-311/11 Morris Brown W, 3-0@-Air Force Tournament (USAF Academy, Colo.)#-Houston Tournament (Houston, Texas)%-new orleans Invite (new orleans, La.)^-JSU Invitational (Jacksonville, Ala.)*-A-Sun Match

2001 (11-17, 3-7 Atlantic Sun)Head Coach: Jose Rivera9/1 @vs. N.C. State L, 3-1 9/2 @at IUPUI L, 3-1 9/2 @vs. Eastern Michigan L, 3-0 9/7 #Tennessee State W, 3-0 9/7 #Morris Brown W, 3-0 9/8 #Mercer L, 3-2 9/18 at Birmingham-Southern L, 3-2 9/21 Southern W, 3-0 9/22 Alabama State W, 3-0 9/23 *Georgia State L, 3-09/28 at Ole Miss L, 3-1 9/29 at Mississippi State L, 3-0 10/5 *at Jacksonville L, 3-0 10/6 *at Stetson L, 3-1 10/9 *Samford L, 3-1 10/12 *Florida Atlantic L, 3-0 10/13 *UCF L, 3-1 10/16 *at Georgia State L, 3-1 10/17 at Chattanooga L, 3-2 10/23 Mercer W, 3-0 10/26 *at Belmont W, 3-1 10/27 at Tennessee State W, 3-1 10/30 *Troy State W, 3-1 11/2 *at Campbell L, 3-0 11/5 at High Point W, 3-2 11/6 Birmingham-Southern W, 3-2 11/7 at UAB L, 3-0 11/10 Alabama A&M W, 3-1@-IUPUI Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.)#-JSU Invitational (Jacksonville, Ala.)*-A-Sun Match

2002 (14-14, 7-4 Atlantic Sun)Head Coach: Rick Nold 8/30 @vs. Gardner-Webb W, 3-28/30 @vs. UNC-Greensboro W, 3-08/31 @vs. Va. Commonwealth L, 0-38/31 @ at Winthrop L, 2-39/6 #vs. Chicago State W, 3-19/7 #vs. Youngstown State L, 1-39/7 #at Toledo L, 0-39/13 %vs. Connecticut L, 0-39/14 %vs. Arkansas State W, 3-29/18 at Alabama L, 0-39/20 at Birmingham-Southern L, 0-39/22 Lipscomb W, 3-09/27 *at UCF L, 0-39/28 *at Florida Atlantic L, 0-310/8 *Georgia State L, 1-3

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2004 (21-9, 10-6 OVC)Head Coach: Rick Nold 9/1 Troy W, 3-09/3 @vs. Loyola (MD) W, 3-09/4 @vs. Virginia L, 3-19/4 @at Louisville L, 3-19/10 #vs. Bradley W, 3-19/11 #vs. Western Illinois W, 3-19/11 #at Butler W, 3-29/14 at Georgia State W, 3-29/17 at Ole Miss W, 3-29/17 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette W, 3-19/18 vs. Illinois-Chicago W, 3-29/22 *Samford W, 3-09/24 *Tennessee State W, 3-010/1 *UT-Martin W, 3-110/2 *Murray State W, 3-010/8 *at Eastern Kentucky L, 3-010/9 *at Morehead State L, 3-210/15 *at Southeast Missouri W, 3-210/16 *at Eastern Illinois L, 3-010/22 *Austin Peay L, 3-110/23 *Tennessee Tech W, 3-210/26 at Troy W, 3-110/29 *Morehead State W, 3-210/30 *Eastern Kentucky W, 3-111/5 *at Tennessee Tech L, 3-011/6 *at Austin Peay L, 3-211/10 *at Samford W, 3-011/13 *at Tennessee State W, 3-011/20 ^vs. Morehead State W, 3-111/21 ^vs. Eastern Illinois L, 3-1@-Louisville Invitational (Louisville, Ky.)#-Butler Invitational (Indianapolis, Ind.)*-ohio Valley Conference match^-oVC Tournament (Richmond, Ky.)

2005 (19-11, 13-3 OVC)OVC Tournament ChampsNCAA TournamentHead Coach: Rick Nold8/27 at Mercer L, 3-29/2 @vs. Wright State W, 3-09/3 @vs. LSU L, 3-19/3 @at Georgia State W, 3-09/9 #at Miami L, 3-09/10 #vs. Xavier L, 3-09/13 Chattanooga W, 3-09/15 &at Cincinnati L, 3-09/15 &vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee L, 3-19/16 &vs. George Washington L, 3-09/23 *Tennessee State W, 3-09/24 *Austin Peay W, 3-09/28 *at Samford W, 3-09/30 *Tennessee Tech W, 3-010/7 *at Austin Peay W, 3-110/8 *at Tennessee State L, 3-010/14 *at Eastern Kentucky L, 3-1

10/15 *at Morehead State W, 3-110/21 *Southeast Missouri L, 3-110/22 *Eastern Illinois W, 3-010/25 *at Tennessee Tech W, 3-210/28 *Samford W, 3-111/4 *UT-Martin W, 3-011/5 *Murray State W, 3-011/10 *at Southeast Missouri W, 3-011/11 *at Eastern Illinois W, 3-211/18 ^vs. Austin Peay W, 3-011/19 ^vs. Tennessee State W, 3-011/20 ^vs. Eastern Kentucky (ESPNU) W, 3-212/2 %at #23 Tennessee L, 3-0@-Georgia State Tournament (Atlanta, Ga.)#-Hurrican Invitational (Miami, Fla.)%-Bearcat Classic (Cincinnati, ohio)*-oVC Match^-oVC Tournament (Charleston, Ill.)% - nCAA Tournament (Knoxville, Tenn.)

2006 (24-5, 16-0 OVC)OVC Regular Season ChampsOVC Tournament ChampsNCAA TournamentHead Coach: Rick Nold8/25 @at #12 Louisville W, 3-28/26 @vs. Jacksonville W, 3-08/26 @vs. Missouri-Kansas City W, 3-08/29 Georgia State W, 3-09/1 #at Creighton L, 2-39/2 #vs. Iowa L, 3-09/2 #vs. North Dakota State L, 3-29/15 $vs. Saint Louis W, 3-29/16 $at Loyola-Chicago L, 3-29/16 $vs. Oakland W, 3-09/22 *at Tennessee State W, 3-09/23 *at Austin Peay W, 3-09/27 *Samford W, 3-09/29 *at Tennessee Tech W, 3-010/6 *Austin Peay W, 3-010/7 *Tennessee State W, 3-010/13 *Eastern Kentucky W, 3-010/14 *Morehead State W, 3-010/20 *at Southeast Missouri W, 3-010/21 *at Eastern Illinois W, 3-010/25 *at Samford W, 3-010/28 *Tennessee Tech W, 3-011/3 *at Tennessee-Martin W, 3-011/4 *at Murray State W, 3-011/10 *Eastern Illinois W, 3-011/11 *Southeast Missouri W, 3-111/17 ^Morehead State W, 3-011/18 ^Southeast Missouri W, 3-012/1 %San Diego L, 3-0@-Cardinal Tournament (Louisville, Ky.)#-Bluejay Invitational (omaha, neb.)$-Loyola Invitational (Chicago, Ill.)*-oVC Match

^-oVC Tournament (Jacksonville, Ala.)%-nCAA Tournament (Knoxville, Tenn.)

2007 (18-10, 15-5 OVC)OVC Regular Season ChampsHead Coach: Rick Nold8/24 @vs. Arkansas State W, 3-08/25 @vs. #20 Missouri L, 3-28/25 @at Ole Miss L, 3-08/31 #vs. Appalachian State W, 3-28/31 #vs. Belmont L, 3-19/1 #vs. Indiana L, 3-29/9 Albany W, 3-29/14 *at Tennessee-Martin W, 3-09/15 *at Murray State W, 3-29/19 *Samford W, 3-09/22 *Austin Peay W, 3-09/28 *Tennessee Tech W, 3-09/29 *Tennessee State L, 3-210/5 *at Eastern Kentucky W, 3-010/6 *at Morehead State W, 3-110/9 *at Austin Peay W, 3-110/12 *Eastern Illinois W, 3-010/13 *Southeast Missouri L, 3-110/19 *Murray State W, 3-010/20 *Tennessee-Martin W, 3-010/23 *at Samford L, 3-010/26 *at Tennessee State W, 3-010/27 *at Tennessee Tech L, 3-211/2 *at Southeast Missouri L, 3-211/3 *at Eastern Illinois W, 3-111/8 *Morehead State W, 3-111/10 *Eastern Kentucky W, 3-011/16 ^Tennessee State L, 3-1@-Magnolia Invitational (oxford, Miss.)#-Lady Vol Classic (Knoxville, Tenn.)*-oVC Match^-oVC Tournament (Jacksonville, Ala.)

2008 (10-19, 6-12 OVC)Head Coach Rick Nold8/30 @vs. Tulsa L, 3-08/31 @at IUPUI L, 3-18/31 @vs. Evansville W, 3-09/2 Auburn W, 3-29/5 #Creighton L, 3-09/5 #Ole Miss W, 3-19/6 #UAB L, 3-09/12 $vs. Louisiana Tech W, 3-09/12 $at Tulane L, 3-19/13 $vs. Maryland L, 3-19/16 at Troy L, 3-09/19 *Tennessee State W, 3-29/20 *Austin Peay L, 3-19/23 *Tennessee Tech L, 3-29/26 *Southeast Missouri L, 3-09/27 *Eastern Illinois W, 3-010/3 *at Morehead State L, 3-0

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10/4 *at Eastern Kentucky L, 3-210/10 *Tennessee-Martin L, 3-010/11 *Murray State L, 3-010/18 *at Tennessee Tech L, 3-010/24 *at Austin Peay L, 3-010/25 *at Tennessee State L, 3-110/31 *Eastern Kentucky W, 3-211/1 *Morehead State L, 3-011/7 *at Eastern Illinois W, 3-111/8 *at Southeast Missouri W, 3-011/14 *at Murray State L, 3-111/15 *at Tennessee-Martin W, 3-2@-Hampton Inn Invitational (Indianapolis, Ind.)#-Gamecock Invitational (Jacksonville, Ala.)$-Tulane Tournament (new orleans, La.)*-oVC Match

2009 (27-8, 17-1 OVC)OVC Regular Season ChampsOVC Tournament ChampsNCAA Tournament – Second RoundHead Coach: Rick Nold8/28 @vs. Furman W, 3-18/29 @at Wake Forest W, 3-18/29 @vs. Charlotte W, 3-29/1 at UAB L, 3-19/4 #vs. Southern Methodist L, 3-09/4 #vs. McNeese State W, 3-09/5 #at Alabama W, 3-19/8 at Auburn W, 3-29/11 $at Arkansas L, 3-09/12 $vs. Kansas L, 3-09/12 $vs. North Texas L, 3-09/15 Troy W, 3-09/18 *Eastern Illinois W, 3-19/19 *Southeast Missouri W, 3-09/22 *at Tennessee Tech W, 3-29/25 *Murray State W, 3-19/26 *UT Martin W, 3-2

10/2 *at Tennessee State W, 3-010/3 *at Austin Peay W, 3-210/9 *at Southeast Missouri W, 3-010/10 *at Eastern Illinois W, 3-110/16 *Morehead State W, 3-210/17 *Eastern Kentucky W, 3-010/23 *at UT Martin W, 3-110/24 *at Murray State W, 3-210/30 *Tennessee Tech W, 3-211/6 *Austin Peay W, 3-211/7 *Tennessee State W, 3-111/13 *at Eastern Kentucky L, 3-011/14 *at Morehead State W, 3-111/20 ^Murray State W, 3-111/21 ^Morehead State W, 3-011/28 at Louisville L, 3-112/5 %vs. Florida A&M W, 3-212/6 %at #3 Florida State L, 3-0@-deacon Invitational (winston-Salem, n.C.)#-Bama Bash (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)$-Arkansas Tournament (Fayetteville, Ark.)*-oVC Match^-oVC Tournament (Jacksonville, Ala.)%-nCAA Tournament (Tallahassee, Fla.)

2010 (16-14, 11-7 OVC)Head Coach: Rick Nold8/27 @vs. Memphis W, 3-18/28 @vs. Miami (Ohio) L, 3-08/28 @at Belmont L, 3-08/31 Kennesaw State W, 3-09/3 #vs. Long Island W, 3-09/4 #vs. Coastal Carolina W, 3-19/4 #at Virginia Tech L, 3-09/10 $vs. Texas A&M L, 3-09/11 $at Denver L, 3-19/11 $vs. Notre Dame L, 3-19/12 $vs. Gonzaga W, 3-09/17 *at Morehead State L, 3-19/18 *at Eastern Kentucky W, 3-19/24 *Tennessee State W, 3-2

9/25 *Austin Peay W, 3-210/1 *at Murray State W, 3-210/2 *at UT Martin W, 3-010/8 *at Eastern Illinois W, 3-110/9 *at Southeast Missouri L, 3-210/15 *at Tennessee Tech L, 3-110/22 *Eastern Kentucky W, 3-010/23 *Morehead State L, 3-010/29 *at Austin Peay L, 3-110/30 *at Tennessee State L, 3-211/2 *Tennessee Tech L, 3-111/5 *UT Martin W, 3-011/6 *Murray State W, 3-111/12 *Southeast Missouri W, 3-111/13 *Eastern Illinois W, 3-111/18 ^vs. Tennessee Tech L, 3-2@-Belmont Invitational (nashville, Tenn.)#-Virginia Tech Hoke Invite (Blacksburg, Va.)$-denver Pioneer Classic (denver, Colo.)*-oVC Match^-oVC Tournament (Morehead, Ky.)

2011 (11-20, 9-11 OVC)Head Coach: Joseph Goodson8/26 @vs. Louisiana-Lafayette L, 3-28/26 @vs. Miami L, 3-08/27 @at LSU L, 3-08/27 @vs. Alcorn State W, 3-09/2 #at Georgia State L, 3-19/3 #vs. College of Charleston L, 3-09/3 #vs. Harvard L, 3-09/9 %at Purdue L, 3-09/10 %vs. Ball State L, 3-19/10 %vs. Western Carolina W, 3-09/13 *Tennessee Tech W, 3-09/17 *UT Martin L, 3-19/23 *at Southeast Missouri L, 3-19/24 *at Murray State W, 3-29/30 *Austin Peay W, 3-110/1 *Tennessee State L, 3-110/4 *at Tennessee Tech W, 3-210/7 *at Eastern Kentucky L, 3-010/8 *at Morehead State L, 3-010/10 *at UT Martin L, 3-210/14 *Eastern Illinois L, 3-210/15 *SIU Edwardsville L, 3-210/21 *Murray State W, 3-110/22 *Southeast Missouri W, 3-210/28 *at Tennessee State W, 3-110/29 *at Austin Peay L, 3-111/4 *at SIU Edwardsville L, 3-211/5 *at Eastern Illinois W, 3-211/11 *Morehead State L, 3-111/12 *Eastern Kentucky W, 3-011/17 ^vs. UT Martin L, 3-2@-LSU Tiger Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)#-Georgia State Invitational (Atlanta, Ga.)%-Purdue Active Ankle Challenge (west Lafayette, Ind.)*-oVC Match^-oVC Tournament (Morehead, Ky.)

2012 (14-17, 8-8 OVC)Head Coach: Joseph Goodson8/24 @vs. Stetson W, 3-28/24 @vs. Southeastern Louisiana W, 3-08/25 @vs. South Dakota W, 3-28/25 @at Alabama State W, 3-08/31 #vs. High Point L, 3-28/31 #Georgia Southern L, 3-09/1 #at Auburn L, 3-09/7 %vs. Jackson State W, 3-09/7 %vs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff W, 3-09/8 %vs. South Dakota L, 3-29/8 %Central Arkansas L, 3-09/14 $at Purdue L, 3-19/14 $vs. Bowling Green L, 3-1

9/15 $vs. UAB L, 3-09/21 *at Austin Peay W, 3-19/22 *at Murray State W, 3-09/25 *at Tennessee Tech W, 3-09/29 *Southeast Missouri L, 3-010/5 *at Belmont L, 3-010/6 *at Tennessee State W, 3-110/12 *Morehead State L, 3-210/13 *Eastern Kentucky W, 3-210/19 *Tennessee State L, 3-110/20 *Belmont L, 3-010/26 *at Eastern Kentucky W, 3-210/27 *at Morehead State L, 3-211/2 *Eastern Illinois L, 3-111/3 *SIU-Edwardsville L, 3-111/6 *Tennessee Tech W, 3-111/10 *at UT Martin W, 3-211/15 ^vs. Southeast Missouri L, 1-3@-Alabama State Invitational (Montgomery, Ala.)#-Auburn Invitational (Auburn, Ala.)%- Central Arkansas Invitational (Conway, Ark.)$-Purdue Active Ankle Challenge (west Lafayette, Ind.)*-oVC Match^-oVC Tournament (Morehead, Ky.)

2013 (13-18, 6-10 OVC)Head Coach: Joseph Goodson8/30 @vs. Minnesota L, 3-08/30 @vs. Mercer L, 3-18/31 @vs. Presbyterian W, 3-08/31 @at UAB L, 3-19/6 #at Lipscomb L, 3-09/6 #vs. South Alabama W, 3-19/7 #vs. Samford L, 3-09/9 Auburn L, 3-09/13 %vs. Savannah State W, 3-09/13 %vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 3-09/14 %vs. New Orleans W, 3-09/14 %at Alabama State W, 3-09/20 $vs. Coastal Carolina L, 3-09/21 $at Tennessee W, 3-29/21 $vs. Georgia Tech L, 3-09/27 *Austin Peay W, 3-29/28 *Murray State W, 3-210/1 *Tennessee Tech W, 3-010/5 *at Southeast Missouri L, 3-010/11 *Belmont L, 3-010/12 *Tennessee State W, 3-010/18 *at Morehead State L, 3-010/19 *at Eastern Kentucky L, 3-110/25 *at Tennessee State L, 3-010/26 *at Belmont L, 3-011/1 *Eastern Kentucky L, 3-111/2 *Morehead State L, 3-011/8 *at Eastern Illinois L, 3-111/9 *at SIU Edwardsville L, 3-111/12 *at Tennessee Tech W, 3-011/16 *UT Martin W, 3-0@-UAB/Samford Volleyball Challenge (Birmingham, Ala.)#-Lipscomb Tournament (nashville, Tenn.)%-Alabama State ISTAP Invitational (Montgomery, Ala.)$-Tennessee Invitational (Knoxville, Tenn.)*-oVC Match

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Calhoun County Attractions…Anniston Downtown Historic DistrictAnniston Museum of Natural History-AnnistonBerman Museum of World History-AnnistonCalhoun County Courthouse-AnnistonCentennial Memorial Park & Alabama Vietnam Memorial Wall-AnnistonChief Ladiga Trail-Anniston, Weaver, Jacksonville and PiedmontChoccolocco State ForestColdwater Covered Bridge-OxfordFt. McClellan National Wildlife RefugeKnox Concert SeriesNeely Henry Lake, Calhoun County Boat, Recreation Facility-OhatcheeOxford Lake & Civic Center The Church of St. Michael and All Angels-AnnistonThe Victoria Inn-AnnistonThe Wren’s Nest Gallery-AnnistonWoodland Park Softball Complex-AnnistonWright Dairy-Alexandria Zinn Park-Anniston

Population Statistics Calhoun County: 116,290Anniston: 24,617 Jacksonville: 10,635 Oxford: 11,333 Piedmont: 5,210

Area Climate - Average TemperatureJanuary 40.6April 56.6July 80.3October 63.0

Close By…Alabama Princess River Boat – GadsdenAtlanta Braves-Baseball Atlanta Falcons-Football Atlanta Hawks- Basketball Atlanta Motor Speedway-MotersportsAtlanta Thrashers-Hockey Birmingham ZooCheaha State ParkDeSoto Caverns – ChildersburgGuntersville State Park and LodgeInternational Motorsports Hall of FameMcWane Science Center-Birmingham Noccalula Falls Park – GadsdenOak Mountain State Park-BirminghamSilver Lakes Golf-Robert Trent Jones Golf TrailSix Flags Over Georgia-AtlantaTalladega National ForestTalladega SuperspeedwayVisionland-BirminghamWhite Water Park-Atlanta

Quick Facts About Calhoun County

The Home of

Jacksonville State University

Near Atlanta, Near Birmingham, Near Perfect!Tucked into the rolling foothills of the Appalachian mountain range in Northeast Alabama, Calhoun County is a growing business center, yet still evokes an atmo-sphere of small-town America. We are a tranquil com-munity with a fabulous climate of four distinctive seasons, full bloom summers, and brilliantly colored falls. In every direction there are tree-covered mountains, deep canyons, lush valleys, and underground springs. And yet, if you begin to yearn for big city life, we are only 60 miles from Birmingham, and 90 miles from Atlanta.

A surprising variety of experiences await you in Calhoun County. The climate here allows for year round golf, tennis, hiking, or any activity you may enjoy in the great outdoors.

Although our slogan reads, near Atlanta…near Birmingham…near Perfect, our citizens will tell you that the commitment to caring for others combined with a strong work ethic and community spirit makes “Calhoun County…the perfect” place to live.

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From modest beginnings, Jacksonville State University has evolved into the educational center of Northeast Alabama. The Alabama Legislature in the 1882-83 session created a state normal school when Governor Edward O’Neal signed into law a bill creating the school on February 22, 1883. Jacksonville State Normal School acquired the facilities and equipment of Calhoun College, consisting of 12 acres of land and a two-story brick building. The Board of Directors elected James G. Ryals, Jr., as the first president. The school opened with three instructors: W. J. Borden, Mathematics; Eliza A. Bowen, English; and Ida J. Woodward, primary department. As stipulated in the establishing act, the Normal School administered a preparatory school for children of the town and surrounding areas. At the end of the first year, on August 15, 1884, William Mark Hames, President of the Board of Directors, reported that funds totaling $4,751.25 had been received, including $2,500 from the state; that 25 students were enrolled in the normal school; and that 222 were in the preparatory school.The Normal School remained in operation until 1930, when it became Jacksonville State Teachers College. Five years later, the College earned regional accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The name again changed to Jacksonville State College in 1957 when the first graduate program—the master’s degree in elementary education—was created. On August 2, 1966, the Legislature authorized the State Board of Education to elevate the College to university status. On August 17, 1967, the Legislature established an independent Board of Trustees for the University and divested jurisdiction from the State Board of Education.Jacksonville State University has been served by 11 presidents: James G. Ryals, Jr. (1883-85), J. Harris Chappell (1885-86), Carleton Bartlett Gibson (1886-92), J. B. Jarrett (1892-93), Jacob Forney IV (1893-99), Clarence William Daugette (1899-1942), Houston Cole (1942-71), Ernest Stone (1971-81), Theron E. Montgomery (1981-86), Harold J. McGee (1986-99), and William A. Meehan (1999-present).Jacksonville State University has developed into a modern regional university serving Northeast Alabama on a 392-acre campus with 63 buildings. In addition, the University operates an off-campus center in Gadsden and videoconferencing sites throughout Alabama and Northwest Georgia. Through its programs of teaching, research, and service, Jacksonville State University has served the region and state for more than 100 years.

ACAdemiC AFFAirS JSU seeks to be recognized as the premier regional, comprehensive institution of higher learning in the Southeast. We aspire to be noted primarily for our focus on students, the provision of selected academic and professional programs recognized for their excellence, and a geographic and culturally diverse faculty and student body. Our educational programs are designed to prepare students for the marketplace of the future and citizenship in a world economy.

The alma maTer Alma Mater, Alma Mater, Grateful voices raise A song of tr ibute and devotion, Thy honored name we praise. Light of knowledge, Store of wisdom, Love of truth abide in thee, Quest for beauty, Search for freedom, Thine eternally, Oh, Alma Mater, Alma Mater We humbly bow to thee!

FighT song Fight on, fight on for ole Jax State We’re proud that we’re from Alabama Fight on, now don’t you hesitate, Courage, pride, and honor will lead you on to victory, so Fight on, fight for the red and white, We’re gonna howl tonight, Come on! You Gamecocks, Fight and see, That we will win the victory!

TrAdiTionS

Friendliest Campus in the South

THe HiSTory

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dr. William A. Meehan begins his 16th year as President at Jacksonville State University in 2014-15, but his association with the University dates back to when he

enrolled as a first-time freshman in 1968.

Dr. Meehan completed the Bachelor of Science in Biology in 1972 and began a career in education that same year. He earned the Master’s of Science degree in Biology at Jacksonville State University in December of 1976 and returned in January 1977 to serve as an instructor in the Department of Biology. He com-pleted a Doctorate of Education in the field of higher education administration from the University of Alabama and began the role of President on July 1, 1999.

Since 1977, Dr. Meehan has served in numerous administra-tive and teaching positions at the University. Among these are Coordinator of Medical Technology Program, Director of Academic Advisement, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Associate Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs and Acting Vice President for Institutional Advancement.

Dr. Meehan is well aware of the benefits of college athletics and what athletics adds to the college experience.

“I’m very proud of the fact that we have won 58 Ohio Valley Conference Championships and two Women’s All-Sports Trophies since joining the Conference in 2003,” said Meehan. “We have claimed conference titles in football, rifle, volleyball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, men’s golf , women’s golf, softball and baseball. We have enjoyed post-season competition in many of our sports, which brings national exposure and prestige to our University.

“Our student-athletes excel, not only on the fields of competition, but also in the classroom,” added Meehan. “I’m proud to say that we have more than 130 of our student-athletes with a 3.0 grade point average or higher again last year and overall, the athletic department had a cumulative grade point overage above a 3.0.”

Dr. Meehan began a five-year term on the prestigious NCAA Board of Directors in August of 2009. The NCAA Board of Directors is the primary decision-making body in Division I, with the ultimate responsibility for the policy and direction of the divi-sion and for adopting any changes to the operating bylaws and rules of Division I. The NCAA Board of Directors is comprised of 18 Division I CEO’s, with each member serving a four-year term. Other duties of the board include establishing the budget, general policies and strategic plan for the NCAA.

Dr. Meehan began a two-year term on the NCAA Executive Committee in May of 2011 and was just one of four non-FBS President’s selected for this prestigious honor. While serving on the NCAA Executive Committee, Dr. Meehan played a part in the final approval and oversight of the NCAA’s budget; provided strategic planning for the NCAA as a whole; and acted on behalf of the NCAA by adopting and implementing policies to resolve core issues and other NCAA matters.

dr. William A. meehanP r e s i d e n t

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The NCAA Executive Committee consisted of 20 members, includ-ing 12 members of the Division I Board, two members of the Division II Presidents Council, two members of the Division III Presidents Council, the president of the NCAA and the chairs of the divisional councils.

Dr. Meehan was also selected by his Presidential peers to serve as the chairman of the NCAA President’s Advisory Group for two years, serving as chairman in 2012 and 2013. This advisory group’s primary role is to provide the perspective of the 20 conferences that do not have permanent seats on the NCAA Board of Directors. The group also reviews NCAA Division I Leadership Council and Legislative Council recommendations, provides direction on academic policies and suggests implementation methods of any appointed task force group reports.

In 2014-15, Dr. Meehan will continue his involvement in the NCAA by serving as a member of the NCAA’s Committee of Academic Performance, which oversees the process governing data collections, analysis and calculation used to determine the academic progress rate (APR), the graduation success rate (GSR) and the process governing data collection of academic performance census (APC).

Dr. Meehan has and continues to be very active in numerous organiza-tions. He has been an active board member for the area Chambers of Commerce, both Calhoun and Etowah County. He served as a mem-ber of the NCAA Presidential Task Force on the Future of Division I Intercollegiate Athletics and the NCAA Presidents Advisory Group. He is a member of the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Alabama. He is married to the former Elizabeth Stevens and together they are the parents of twin boys, Drew and Will, and a daughter Carol Grace.

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Warren D. “Moose” Koegel begins his fourth season as Athletics Director at

Jacksonville State University after being named as the school’s sixth full-time Athletics Director on June 1, 2011.Jacksonville State has enjoyed much suc-cess during Koegel’s first three years as Athletic Director, winning 11 Ohio Valley Conference Championships and finishing in the top 6 in the OVC Commissioner’s Cup, marking the sixth straight year the Gamecocks have finished in the Top 6 in the standings.Additionally, numerous facility upgrades have taken place under his tenure, high-lighted by a new $1.5 million softball upgrade with the addition of new grand-stands, pressbox, sunken dugouts and a new home dressing room, which opened for the 2014 season. Over his three years, Jax State has claimed OVC Championships in football (2011), softball (2013, 2014), baseball (2014), men’s golf (2012, 2014), women’s golf (2012), men’s tennis (2014) and rifle (2012, 2013, 2014). Koegel also served on the NCAA Football Subdivision Committee that helped expand the FCS playoffs for the 2014 season.Last Year, Jacksonville State had five OVC Player or Most Valuable Player of the Year Awards, nine NCAA All-Americans, 61 OVC All-Conference honorees, two teams claimed OVC Team Academic Achievement honors, and four OVC Coach of the Year Award winners.In 2012-13, JSU had five OVC Player or Most Valuable Player of the Year Awards, seven NCAA All-Americans, 58 OVC All-Conference honorees, two teams claimed OVC Team Academic Achievement hon-ors, and one OVC Coach of the Year.In 2011-12, Jacksonville State had eight OVC Player or Most Valuable Player of the Year Awards, one NCAA All-

American, 65 OVC All-Conference honor-ees, two teams claimed All-Academic hon-ors, two OVC Coach of the Year winners and one OVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.Gamecock student-athletes have also excelled in the classroom after 10 teams posted a combined grade point average of 3.0 or higher and the department finished above a 3.0 grade point average for all three years under Koegel. Several teams have claimed the OVC Team Academic Achievement Award for their sports, and more than 375 student-athletes have been named to the OVC Commissioner Honor Roll over the last two years. Additionally, almost 60 student-athletes have been named to the OVC Medal of Honor Roll with a perfect 4.0 grade point average, while close to 450 student-athletes posted a 3.0 grade point average or higher during the last two aca-demic years.Prior to joining Jax State in 2011, Koegel spent 10 very successful years as Director of Athletics at Coastal Carolina University.During his tenure at Coastal Carolina, the Chanticleers made 56 NCAA Championship appearances, won 48 Big South Conference Championships and won five Sasser Cups, which is awarded to the top athletic program in the Big South Conference.Koegel was named the 2008 NACDA Southeast Region Division I FCS Athletic Director of the Year. He also has experi-ence on the NCAA level, having served on the Football Championship Subdivision Committee, Football Issues Committee, and the Football Academic Working Group.While at Coastal, Koegel was respon-sible for the addition of football to the Chanticleers’ athletic department in 2003. The team won its first of four Big South Championships in 2004 and advanced to the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs twice during his tenure.Koegel oversaw the completion of a 10,000-seat state-of-the-art stadium in 2003, a new athletic facility that houses the football program and includes an expanded weight room, training room, team meeting rooms, locker rooms for football, offices for all football coaches and staff and several conference rooms.

He also added new dugouts and seats for baseball and softball, upgraded and built new locker rooms, a new open-air roofed hitting facility for baseball and softball, was involved in the planning and design of a new convocation center currently under construction, and made numerous other facility improvements to baseball, softball, track, golf, tennis and soccer.Koegel went to Coastal Carolina from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he had served as an associate athletic director from 1998-2000 under former JSU Athletics Director Oval Jaynes. At Chattanooga, Koegel helped managed a multi-million budget for 16 NCAA Division I sports. His other administra-tive responsibilities included business operations, athletic scholarships, marketing and serving as the liaison to the coach-ing staff. He also served on the steering committee for the NCAA I-AA National Championship Football Game. Prior to his stint at Chattanooga, he had served on the football coaching staffs at the University of Connecticut, Rutgers University and the University of Wyoming. During his tenure on the football coaching staff at the University of Connecticut from 1992 to 1997, he was recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach as well as interim head coach in 1993. Koegel was an assistant football coach at Rutgers University from 1984 to 1990 and Wyoming University from 1977 to 1983.Koegel played in the National Football League from 1971 to 1975, spending time with the Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Jets. He starred at Penn State University under legendary football coach Joe Paterno, where he earned All-American honors. He was co-captain of the Nittany Lions his senior season and earned a bachelor’s degree in 1971. During his college career, he was a Third Team All-American as a senior and played on two Orange Bowl championship teams. He also played in the Hula Bowl, East-West Shrine Game and the College All-Star Game. Koegel received Penn State’s Dedicated Player and Outstanding Senior Awards.Koegel and his wife Elaine have one daughter, Kathryn.

Warren d. “moose” Koegel AtHLe tiC direC tOr

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Thomas W. Dedrick, Sr.District 7, Tuscaloosa, AL

Vivian FiguresDistrict 1-Mobile, AL

Clarence Daugette, IIIDistrict 4-Gagsden, AL

Jim CoxwellDistrict 3-Anniston, AL

Jim BennettDistrict 6-Birmingham, AL

Ronald SmithDistrict 3-Jacksonville, AL

Randy OwenMember at Large-Ft. Payne, AL Gale Main

District 2-Montgomery, AL

Dr. Robert BentleyGovernor

Randy JonesDistrict 5-Guntersville, AL

Dr. Joseph B. MortonState Superintendent

of Education

Jacksonville sTaTeuniversiTY

Board of TrusTeesGovernor Dr. robert bentley

Governor of AlabamaDr. Joseph b. Morton

State Superintendent of Education

Jim Bennett BirminghamJim Coxwell AnnistonThomas W. Dedrick, Sr. TuscaloosaVivian Figures MobileRandy Jones GuntersvilleGale Main MontgomeryRandy Owen Fort PayneRonald Smith JacksonvilleClarence Daugette, III Gadsden

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STrenGTH &conDiTioning

the WilliaM taylor steWart strenGth anD ConDitioninG Center is located in Kennamer Hall and is located in Kennamer Hall and is widely regarded as one of the top training facilities in the Ohio Valley Conference. With more than 6,000 square feet, it is home to a wide array of strength building machines that has played a large role in JSU’s 46 Conference Championships over the last eight years.

The Strength and Conditioning staff is headed by Scott Austin, who enters his 13th season at JSU in 2014-15. Austin is respon-sible for the design and implementation of the department’s entire strength and condi-tioning program. Austin recently returned from his second tour of active duty for the United States Military. He previously served 19 months in Iraq, beginning in 2006 and ending in the fall of 2007.

Also playing a vital role in the JSU Strength and Conditioning department is Ricky Rutledge, a former head football coach at Jacksonville High School. Rutledge enters his ninth season with the Gamecocks.

Former All-American Gavin Hallford enters his fourth season working in the Strength and Conditioning department. He is JSU’s all-time leading scorer in football with 311 career points.

Ricky RutledgeStrength and

Conditioning Assistant

Scott AustinStrength and

Conditioning Coordinator

Gavin HallfordStrength and

Conditioning Assistant

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Located in the Gamecock Field House, the JSU Sports Medicine Center has undergone an impressive remodeling phase. Because of the remodel, the facility has doubled in sqare footage and will house some state-of-the-art features. Under the direction of Mr. Chris Lacsamana, JSU student trainers experi-

ence extensive instruction and supervision, helping to oversee all the medical needs for all 16 Gamecock teams. There are four full-time certified athletic trainers, three gradu-ate assistant trainers and numerous student-trainers on staff.

Sports medicine Facilities and Staff

Chris Lacsamana, ATCAssistant AD for Sports Medicine

Dr. Michael HerndonPrimary Care

Dr. Lawrence J. LemakOrthopedics

Dr. Jacquline TessenGynecologist

Dr. Bruce Cunningham, DMDTeam Dentist

Emily Buerger, ATCAssistant Athletic Trainer

Jenny Wilmes, ATCAssistant Athletic Trainer

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Greg SeitzSenior Associate AD/SID

Mike Parris Assistant AD/Broadcasting

Dr. Maureen Newton.Faculty Athletic Rep .

Greg Bonds Associate AD/Internal Affairs

Jan EvansTickets

Ed LettAssociate AD/External Affairs

Lori McFallAdministrative Assistant

Kay GriffinColiseum Secretary

Mike Davis Academic Advisor

Tracy Broom Academic Advisor/SWA

Misty CassellCompilance

Donna CallanManager of Athletic Marketing and Promotions

Josh UnderwoodAssistant Sports Information Director

Tony SchmidtAssistant Sports Information Director

Steve Latham University Photographer

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Academic Center for excellenceJacksonville State University is committed to promoting and assisting all students in areas of academics, admissions, financial aid and counseling. ACE (Academic Center for Excellence) enhances student academic success and persistence through graduation. ACE, located in the Montgomery Building, develops student academic skills, student adjustment to college, student and faculty/staff appreciation and cultural diversity, student-centered skills and intrusive academic advisement. ACE ser-vices are divided into two areas: Encouragment Advising, comprised of Counseling and Career Services, Disability Support Services, Multicultural Servcies and Orientation/Advisement Services; and Learning Assisting, comprised of Learning Services and Supplemental Learning Services.

Academic SupportJSU is committed to producing champions both on the field and in the classroom and an invaluable resource to help the Gamecock stu-dent-athletes achieve their academic potential is the Athletic Department’s academic support staff. Among the many services it provides are:

l Advisement in the scheduling of classes

l Academic and Eligibility advisement

l Athletic study hall

l Life Skills class for first year student-athletes

l Monitoring classroom attendance and performance

CHAmPS/ Life Skills ProgramFrom admission through graduation, Jacksonville State is committed to providing services and support that equip student-ath-letes with life skills which promote success in present and future endeavors. The CHAMPS/Life Skills program is to develop, nurture and motivate student-athlete excellence by pro-moting the support services and opportunities available throughout the University’s diverse colleges, departments and organizations.

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JSU Softball makes its’ home at University Field, formerly home of the baseball team. Before the 2003 season a brick backstop was built, as well as a covered batting cage and in 2004 a permanent outfield fence was put into place.

Rudy Abbott Field was completed in 1998 and has a seating capac-ity of 1,000. There is a press box and covered batting cages on site.

The JSU soccer team began play on the JSU Soccer Field in 2003.

Jacksonville State football is located in the Gamecock Field House.

Robert Trent Jones’ Silver Lakes is home to JSU’s Championship Golf Teams. Silver Lakes is located at the edge of the Talladega National Forest between Anniston and Gadsden.

The 2003, 2004 and 2011 OVC Champs play at Paul Snow Memorial Stadium which is adjacent to the Field House.

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One of the newest facilities in the athletic department is Kennamer Hall, which opened in October of 2004. It houses the William Taylor Stewart Weight and Conditioning Center and coaches offices for baseball, softball and golf, as well as athletic administration.

The Gamecock track and field complex is located adjacent to Pete Mathews Coliseum and Rudy Abbott Field. It features a polyurethane track surface and is equipped for all field events.

The new state-of-the-art Gamecock Rifle Range, consisting of a fully electronic scoring system, is located in the basement of Rowe Hall. The range has 12 divided firing points and each firing point is 50 feet from the target.

The JSU Tennis Courts are located behind Pete Mathews Coliseum. There are 15 tennis courts divided by fencing and windscreens.

Gamecock Basketball and Volleyball are housed in Pete Mathews Coliseum. The 5,500-seat multi-purpose facility was opened in 1974 and underwent a complete renovation in 1987.

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arT -Ceramics -drawing -Graphic design -Painting -Photography -PrintmakingBiologY -Animal Biology -Cellular and Molecular Biology -ecology/environmental Biology -General Biology -Marine Biology -natural History -Plant Biology -Pre-Health ProfessionalBusiness -Accounting -economics international Business -Finance -Management* Human resource Mgt. info. Mgt./e-Commerce -Marketing chemisTrY -Biochemistry -General Chemistry -environmental Chemistry -ProfessionalcommunicaTion -Broadcasting -Print Journalism -Public relationscompuTer science -information Assurance -Game development -GeneralcompuTer inFormaTion sYsTems -information Assurance -Web development -General

criminal JusTice -Corrections -Forensic investigations -Law enforcement -security Administration/Loss PreventionDrama -Performance -design/technicaleDucaTion -early Childhood education (P-3) -elementary education (K-6) -Collaborative teacher/special education (k-12) -Biology (6-12) -Business Marketing (6-12) -Career technologies (6-12) -english Language Arts (6-12) -Family and Consumer sciences (6-12) -French (P-12) -General science (6-12) -History (6-12) -instrumental Music (6-12) -Mathematics (6-12) -Physical education (P-12) -social sciences (6-12) -spanish (P-12) -technical education (6-12) -Vocal Music (P-12)emergencY managemenT*englisheXercise science & Wellness FamilY anD consumer sciences -Child development* -dietetics -Human sciences -Merchandising -Hospitality & Culinary Management Foreign language -French -spanish

geographY -General Geography -Geoarchaeology -Geographic techniqueshisTorYliBeral sTuDiesmaThemaTics -Applied Mathematics -General Mathematics -theoretical MathematicsmiliTarY science (minor only)music -General Music -Music educationnursingpoliTical sciencepre-proFessional programs -Pre-engineering -Pre-LawpsYchologYrecreaTion leaDership -Community recreation -Outdoor education -Youth developmentsocial WorksociologYTechnologY -industrial technology Mgt. -Computer integrated Manufacturing systems -electronics technology -Occupational safety and Health technology

* online degreesThe university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

Majors and Concentrations at JsU

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Generations of Jacksonville state fans have known their favorite team by one of the most unique nicknames in college sports. But the man they have to thank for it never thought he was making history at the time he suggested the change.

e.C. “Baldy” Wilson is credited with leading the effort to change the JsU mascot and nickname to Gamecocks from the eagle Owls they were known as before World War ii.

“i didn’t realize it was making history or anything like that,” Wilson said. “We were back from the great war; we didn’t sweat much. i just enjoyed living and being where i was and what i was doing. We just enjoyed being there.”

Baldy and the boys were just coming home from the war and Wilson figured a new era for the college team needed a new mascot to reflect the fiesty spirit of the players.

He had raised banty roosters as a youth, saw the way they fought and carried on in the yard and, at the urging of teammate Carl sprayberry, offered Gamecocks as a choice after president

Houston Cole agreed to let the players change the name.

the 23-man squad approved it and eagle Owl went away.

“it was a big deal, because we were the eagle Owls and who wanted to be an eagle Owl?” football coach don salls said. “that’s the biggest thing anybody could ever do to a school, get rid of the eagle Owl and change the name. that’s a big deal — a big, big, big deal.”

“i played one year as an eagle Owl — 1946,” Wilson said. “everywhere we went they asked us what an eagle Owl was. We said we didn’t know what it was.”

the mascot wasn’t the only thing the players changed. there also was a move to switch colors from purple — which Wilson said was consid-ered an “outlaw color” at the time — and gold

to the current red and white. Actually, that was something salls wanted and it fit nicely with the fact many of the players came from high school programs that were red and white anyway.

those who wanted the color change told Wilson if his group supported their initiative they would support his cause. Both changes passed smoothly.

“i don’t remember anybody being opposed to it,” Wilson said. “the next thing we knew, Coach salls said you got want you want, you got the Gamecocks and the red and White.”

to this day JsU and south Carolina are the only two division i schools in the United states that go by the name Gamecocks.

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All Area Code (256)

Sports Information StaffGreg seitz 782-5279Associate Ad/Media relations [email protected] 453-3377Josh Underwood 782-5915Assistant sid [email protected] 453-0545 tony schmidt 782-5377Assistant sid [email protected] sid FAX number 782-5958internet: www.JsUGamecocksports.comemail: [email protected]

Athletic Director’s OfficeWarren Koegel 782-5368Athletic director [email protected] Bonds 782-5988Associate Ad/internal Affairs [email protected] Lett 782-8101Associate Ad/external Affairs [email protected] Parris 782-5890Assistant Ad/Broadcasting [email protected] evans 782-8499tickets [email protected] McFall 782-5536secretary [email protected] Cassell 782-5970Compliance [email protected] Broom 782-5737Academics/sWA [email protected] davis 782-5889Academics [email protected] Callan 782-5564Manager of Marketing and Promotions [email protected] 782-5365secretary, Football Kay Griffin 782-5535secretary, Pete Mathews Coliseum [email protected]

Baseball Coaching StaffJim Case 782-5367Head Coach [email protected] romans 782-5358Assistant Coach [email protected] Murphree 782-8141Assistant Coach [email protected]

Football John Grass 782-5365Head Coach [email protected] Bates 782-5375Defensive Line [email protected] • @CoachToddBatesdavid Blackwell 782-5376Co-defensive Coordinator/inside Line Backers [email protected] Clark 782-5374Offensive Line [email protected] Gentry 782-5089Outside Linebackers [email protected] Hall 782-8252Co-defensive Coordinator/safeties [email protected] Larkins 782-5368Outside Linebackers/Special Teams [email protected] • @CoachALarkinsJimmy Ogle 782-5378Assistant Head Coach/Runningbacks [email protected] • @CoachjimmyogleJ.r. sandlin 782-5372Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator [email protected] • @JR_SandlinLarry smith 782-5936Quarterbacks [email protected] • @Coach_Smith10nick Williams 782-5936Wide receivers/Assistant special teams Coordinator [email protected] @nwilliams_

Tennis steve Bailey 782-5887Head Men’s & Women’s tennis Coach [email protected] Mactaggert 782-5887Assistant tennis Coach

SoftballJana McGinnis 782-5524Head Coach [email protected] Wisener 782-5962Assistant Coach [email protected] Boland 782-8299Assistant Coach [email protected]

Golf James Hobbs 782-5840Head Men’s & Women’s Golf Coach [email protected] Grusczynski 782-5840Assistant Coach

Men’s BasketballJames Green 782-5535Head Coach [email protected] reggie sharp 782-5831Assistant Coach [email protected] Harris 782-5534Assistant Coach [email protected] dean 782-5539Assistant Coach [email protected]

Women’s Basketball rick Pietri 782-5417Head Coach [email protected] Wise 782-5494Assistant Coach [email protected] Warmley 782-8066Assistant Coach [email protected] Heller 782-5474Assistant Coach [email protected]

Rifle ron Frost 782-5185Head Coach [email protected]

Women’s Volleyball terry Gamble 782-8359Head Coach [email protected] Kaszeta 782-5521Assistant Coach [email protected]

Cross Country/Track and Fieldsteve ray 782-8068Head Coach [email protected] 782-5520Assistant Coach

Women’s Soccer neil Macdonald 782-5679Head Coach [email protected] swift 782-5695Assistant Coach [email protected]

Cheerleadingdave Almeida 782-5564Head Coach [email protected]

Athletic Training StaffChris Lacsamana 782-5369sports Medicine [email protected] Burger 782-5369/5539sports Medicine [email protected] Wilmes 782-5369sports Medicine [email protected] Office 782-tiXX (8499)Football Press Box 782-5585/5586Basketball Press row 782-5528/5583Media room numbers 782-5529/5530/5531Baseball Press Box 782-5533

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