2012 ORU VOLLEYBALL
ORU EXPERIENCE
COACHES
2012 SQUAD
OPPONENTS
2011 REVIEW
HISTORY
2012 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION
Location Tulsa, Okla. Founded 1963 Enrollment 3,259 Nickname Golden Eagles Colors Navy Blue, Vegas Gold, White Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Southland President Dr. Mark Rutland Athletic Director Mike Carter Associate AD/SWA Rhonda Fowler Athletic Department Phone (918) 495-7151 Athletic Department Fax (918) 495-7123 Home Arena Kenneth H. Cooper Aerobics Center Capacity 500
MEDIA RELATIONS
Asst. AD/Director of Media Relations Blake Freeland Asst. Director/VB Contact Rob Walden Office Phone (918) 495-7094 Cell Phone (864) 200-0690 Email Address rwalden@oru.edu Media Relations GA Eric Scott Media Relations Phone (918) 495-7094 Media Relations Fax (918) 495-7142 Website www.ORUGoldenEagles.com Mailing Address 7777 S. Lewis Ave., Tulsa, OK 74171 Press Row Phone (918) 495-7800
COACHING STAFF Head Coach (Alma Mater) Career Record (Years) Record At ORU (Years) Assistant Coach (Alma Mater) Graduate Assistant Coach (Alma Mater) Volunteer Assistant Coach Volleyball Office Phone
Sheera Sirola (Oral Roberts ’98) 170-111 (9) same Jani Hagen (Oral Roberts ‘99) Thais Parada (Oral Roberts ‘09) Dane Hendrix (918) 495-6818
TEAM INFORMATION
2011 Overall Record 20-10 2011 Summit League Record 12-6 (3rd) 2011 Postseason Summit League Championship (Finalist) Results W vs. IPFW, 3-2 • L vs. North Dakota State, 0-3 Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 2006 All-time NCAA Tournament Record 4-9 Starters Returning/Lost 6/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/1 Newcomers 3
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
SHEERA SIROLA SHEER-uh sir-OH-luh JANI Hagen JOHN-ee THAIS PARADA ty-EESE puh-RAH-duh Olivia OPHUS OH-fus STHEPHANIE MAB STEH-fan-ee MAHB Joana GRUBER GROO-ber Tatum FREDEEN fruh-DEEN BRUNA Silva BROO-nuh SHEINA Fernandes SHAY-nuh LUARA Rosa loo-AR-uh JOVANA POLJASEVIC YO-vuh-nuh pull-JAH-suh-vich
NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name 1 Olivia Ophus 2 Sthephanie Mab 3 Joana Gruber 5 Tatum Fredeen 6 Jessica Pancratz 7 Kylie Johnson 9 Bruna Silva 10 Shelby Robb 11 Sheina Fernandes 12 Jovana Poljasevic 13 Sadie Schaffner 14 Laura Taylor 15 Luara Rosa
Pos. OH S MH OH MB OH DS/L DS MB MB RS S RS
Ht. 5-8 5-8 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-8 5-6 5-10 6-0 6-3 5-10 5-8
Cl. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. R-Jr.
Hometown Previous School Tulsa, Okla. Jenks HS Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Hannibal LaGrange Univ. Santa Rosa, Brazil Colegia Batista Bentonville, Ark. Bentonville HS Tulsa, Okla. Homeschooled Tulsa, Okla. Union HS Niteroi, Brazil Colegio Salesiano Santa Rosa Coeur D’Alene, Idaho Coeur D’Alene HS Porto Alegre, Brazil Americano Colegio Metadista Bijeljina, Bosnia Vaso Pelagic Gymnasium Bartlesville, Okla. Bartlesville HS Broken Arrow, Okla. Union HS Sao Paulo, Brazil UT-Brownsville
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name 11 Sheina Fernandes 5 Tatum Fredeen 3 Joana Gruber 7 Kylie Johnson 2 Sthephanie Mab 1 Olivia Ophus 6 Jessica Pancratz 12 Jovana Poljasevic 10 Shelby Robb 15 Luara Rosa 13 Sadie Schaffner 9 Bruna Silva 14 Laura Taylor
Pos. MB OH MH OH S OH MB MB DS RS RS DS/L S
Ht. 5-10 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-8 5-8 6-0 6-0 5-6 5-8 6-3 5-8 5-10
Cl. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. R-Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr.
Hometown Previous School Porto Alegre, Brazil Americano Colegio Metadista Bentonville, Ark. Bentonville HS Santa Rosa, Brazil Colegia Batista Tulsa, Okla. Union HS Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Hannibal LaGrange Univ. Tulsa, Okla. Jenks HS Tulsa, Okla. Homeschooled Bijeljina, Bosnia Vaso Pelagic Gymnasium Coeur D’Alene, Idaho Coeur D’Alene HS Sao Paulo, Brazil UT-Brownsville Bartlesville, Okla. Bartlesville HS Niteroi, Brazil Colegio Salesiano Santa Rosa Broken Arrow, Okla. Union HS
ROSTER BREAKDOWN
STARTERS RETURNING (6) Name Pos. Cl. SP K/Set HIT% D/Set A/Set Blk/Set Sheina Fernandes MB Sr. 110 2.14 .155 1.20 0.09 0.75 Joana Gruber MH Sr. 105 2.12 .171 2.25 0.14 0.37 Olivia Ophus OH Sr. 119 2.03 .166 2.68 0.24 0.27 Jessica Pancratz MB Jr. 111 1.66 .231 0.32 0.23 0.63 Bruna Silva DS/L Jr. 119 0.03 -.259 5.66 0.65 0.00 Laura Taylor S Jr. 119 0.92 .193 2.15 9.85 0.31 OTHER LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (4) Name Pos. Cl. SP K/Set HIT% D/Set A/Set Blk/Set Tatum Fredeen OH Sr. 90 2.34 .153 0.70 0.09 0.32 Sthephanie Mab S Jr. 79 0.04 .154 1.84 0.80 0.00 Shelby Robb DS Sr. 42 0.02 -.200 1.12 0.14 0.14 Luara Rosa RS R-Jr. 1 4.00 .222 3.00 2.00 2.00 NEWCOMERS (3) Name Pos. Cl. SP K/Set HIT% D/Set A/Set Blk/Set Kylie Johnson OH Fr. Jovana Poljasevic MB Fr. Sadie Schaffner RS Fr. LETTERWINNERS LOST (1) Name Pos. Cl. SP K/Set HIT% D/Set A/Set Blk/Set Elizabeth McVicker MB -- 118 2.57 .248 1.12 0.33 0.99
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