2012 LADY TECHSTER VOLLEYBALL
LOUISIANA TECH QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Ruston, La. Founded: 1894 Enrollment: 11,581 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Western Athletic Nickname: Lady Techsters Colors: Red and Blue Arena: Thomas Assembly Center Year Opened: 1982 Capacity: 8,000 Press Row: (318) 257-3144 President: Dr. Dan Reneau Athletic Director: Bruce Van De Velde Associate AD/SWA: Mary Kay Hungate COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Adriano de Souza Alma Mater: UNICAMP, 1997 Career Record: 29-36 (.446) Record at LA Tech: 0-0, First year Assistant Coach: Marcela Cunha Alma Mater: University of West Florida, 2007 MEDIA RELATIONS Associate AD: Malcolm Butler Volleyball Contact: Anna Claire Thomas Send all volleyball requests to: Anna Claire Thomas, Assistant Director, Media Relations Email: acthomas@latech.edu Office Phone: (318) 257-5314 Cell Phone: (318) 331-3813 Athletics Web Site: LATechsports.com Twitter: LATechVB Mailing/Shipping Address: Thomas Assembly Center, Room 161, Ruston, LA 71270 TEAM INFORMATION 2011 Record: 10-22 2011 WAC Record (Finish) : 0-14 (8th) 2011 Postseason: none 2011 Final AVCA Ranking: none Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/5 Starters Returning/Lost: 6/3 Newcomers: 3 Top Returnees Stephany Salas, Sr., L- 4.62 Digs/set (2011) Caitlin Germany, Jr., MB – 59 Blocks (2011) Clara Vido, Jr., OH-2.57 K/set (2011) Maria Coelho, So., S-5.00 A/set (2011) Letterwinners Returning (10) OH – Clara Vido*, MB – Caitlin Germany*, MB – Gabryel Ording*, L – Stephany Salas, OH – Bridget Benditz*, MB – Emily Maher*, L – Ana Rodrigues, DS – Paige Cooper, S – Maria Coelho, MB – Regan Himmelberg* *starter Letterwinners Lost (5) S – Bianca Bin* OH – Marcella Braz* OH – Nataliya Panova* RS – Anne Marie Taylor DS – Veronica Ige *starter
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Newcomers (3) OH – Fenix Calderon OH – Tiffany Thomas MH – Dalane Guidry 2012 LADY TECHSTER VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME 8.24 vs. Central Arkansas # Hattiesburg, Miss. 3 p.m. 8.25 vs. South Alabama # Hattiesburg, Miss. 3 p.m. 8. 25 at Southern Miss # Hattiesburg, Miss. 7 p.m. 8. 31 at Lamar % Beaumont, Texas 10:30 a.m. 8. 31 vs. Tulane % Beaumont, Texas 4:30 p.m. 9.1 vs. South Carolina State % Beaumont, Texas 3 p.m. 9. 5 vs. Grambling State Ruston, La. 7 p.m. 9. 7 vs. UTPA^ Hammond, La. 9 a.m. 9. 7 vs. Southern^ Hammond, La. 3 p.m. 9. 8 vs. Weber State^ Hammond, La. 10 a.m. 9. 8 at SE Louisiana^ Hammond, La. 2 p.m. 9. 11 at Northwestern State Natchitoches, La. 7 p.m. 9. 15 vs. UT-Arlington* Ruston, La. 2 p.m. 9. 20 at New Mexico State* Las Cruces, N.M. 8 p.m. 9. 22 at Denver* Denver, Colo. 8 p.m. 9. 27 vs. Utah State* Ruston, La. 7 p.m. 9. 29 vs. San Jose State* Ruston, La. 7 p.m. 10.4 at UTSA* San Antonio, Texas 6:30 p.m. 10. 6 at Texas State* San Marcos, Texas 2 p.m. 10.11 vs. Seattle* Ruston, La. 7 p.m. 10.13 vs. Idaho* Ruston, La. 7 p.m. 10.18 vs. Denver* Ruston, La. 7 p.m. 10.20 vs. New Mexico State* Ruston, La. 2 p.m. 10.25 at San Jose State* San Jose, Calif. 9 p.m. 10.27 at Utah State* Logan, Utah 8 p.m. 11.1 vs. Texas State* Ruston, La. 7 p.m. 11.3 vs. UT-San Antonio* Ruston, La. 11 a.m. 11.8 at Idaho* Moscow, Idaho 9 p.m. 11.10 at Seattle* Seattle, Wash. 9 p.m. 11.15 at Texas-Arlington* Arlington, Texas 7 p.m. 11.19 WAC Tournament San Antonio, Texas TBA 11.20 WAC Tournament San Antonio, Texas TBA 11.21 WAC Tournament San Antonio, Texas TBA All game times are CST. *, denotes Western Athletic Conference game #, USM Tournament %, Lamar Invitational ^, Southeastern Louisiana Tournament