2012 ORU VOLLEYBALL
ORU EXPERIENCE
COACHES
2012 SQUAD
OPPONENTS
2011 REVIEW
HISTORY
INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS THE ORU EXPERIENCE 2 Schedule 2 2012 Quick Facts 3 Welcome to Oral Roberts University 4 A Campus Unlike Any Other 5 Athletics Tradition 6 Kenneth H. Cooper Aerobics Center 7 Preparation for the Future 8 City of Tulsa 9 Success on a Global Stage 10 The Magnificent Mabee Center 11 COACHES 12 Head Coach Sheera Sirola 12 Assistant Coach Jani Hagen 14 Graduate Assistant Thais Parada 15 Volunteer Assistant Dane Hendrix 15 ORU President Dr. Mark Rutland 16 Athletic Director Mike Carter 16 Athletic Trainer Ryan Frank 17 Director of Sports Medicine John Joslin 17 Support Staff 18 2012 SQUAD 20 #1 Olivia Ophus 20 #2 Stephanie Mab 21 #3 Joana Gruber 22 #5 Tatum Fredeen 23 #6 Jessica Pancratz 24 #9 Bruna Silva 25 #10 Shelby Robb 26 #11 Sheina Fernandes 27 #14 Laura Taylor 28 #15 Luara Rosa 29 Newcomers 30 2012 Team Picture 31
2012 OPPONENTS 34 San Jose State/Canisius/Buffalo 34 Missouri State/UALR/Austin Peay 34 Dayton/Tulsa/North Texas 35 Hofstra/Eastern Michigan/Sam Houston State 35 TAMCC/SE Louisiana/Nicholls State 36 Stephen F. Austin/Northwestern State/Lamar 36 McNeese State/Central Arkansas 37 2012 Southland Conference Tournament 37 2011 IN REVIEW 2011 Individual Statistics 2011 Team Game-by-Game Statistics 2011 Results
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HISTORY 42 Results by Opponent 42 All-time Letterwinners 44 Year-by-Year Records 46 NCAA Tournament History 46 Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders 47 Single-Season Records 48 Career Records 50 Individual Honors 52 Year-by-Year Results 53 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE
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MEDIA INFORMATION
MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT BLAKE FREELAND ASSISTANT AD/MEDIA RELATIONS 2nd Season • Oklahoma State ‘04
ROB WALDEN ► VOLLEYBALL CONTACT ASST. MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTOR 2nd Season • Newberry ‘08
Office Phone (918) 495-7094 Cell Phone (864) 200-0690 E-mail rwalden@oru.edu Twitter @WaldenORU
PLAYER AVAILABILITY
Players will be available for interviews before and after practice ONLY with advance notification through the Media Relations Office. Requests for player interviews MUST be made at least one day in advance through Rob Walden, Assistant Director of Media Relations. Interview requests that are not coordinated through the Media Relations office will NOT be granted.
COACH SIROLA’S AVAILABILITY
Head Coach Sheera Sirola is available for interviews before and after practice and at select times throughout the day. Please contact Rob Walden, Assistant Director of Media Relations, for Coach Sirola’s availability and to schedule an interview. Interview requests that are not coordinated through the Media Relations office will NOT be granted. Changes in practice times do occur, so please contact the Media Relations Office to confirm times.
LIVE VIDEO
Live video for all ORU home volleyball matches is available free of charge at ORUGoldenEagles.com. Live video is also provided for select road matches; check the website of the host school for prices and availability.
CREDITS
The 2012 Oral Roberts University Volleyball Media Guide was written, designed and edited by the ORU Media Relations Office usings Adobe InDesign CS5.5 and Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 software. COVER DESIGN, LAYOUT, WRITING Rob Walden GUIDE DESIGN Dominique Allen EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE Blake Freeland Sarah Johnson Daniel Dauwe PHOTOGRAPHY Bill Powell SPECIAL THANKS Sheera Sirola
FOLLOW THE GOLDEN EAGLES ONLINE
Fans of the Golden Eagles can follow the team through a variety of sources that provide daily coverage of the team throughout the season. ORUGoldenEagles.com, the official online home of Oral Roberts University, is the place to go for game previews and recaps, team news, video interviews and more. Twitter users can get even more information on the team throughout the day by following ORU’s official Twitter account, @ORUAthletics, and Assistant Media Relations Director Rob Walden’s account, @WaldenORU. Also, the official Facebook account of ORU Athletics, Facebook.com/ORUAthletics, provides updates and a place for fans to discuss the ORU volleyball team. WEBSITE ORUGoldenEagles.com FACEBOOK Facebook.com/ORUAthletics TWITTER @ORUAthletics @WaldenORU #ORUVB
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