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2011 SEASON PREVIEW
Evija Vilde
Kayla Keller
OPP - 6’1” - Senior Riga, Latvia
OH - 5’11” - RS Freshman San Antonio, Texas
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Kaye-Alese Green
Dana Faught
MB - 6’1” - RS Sophomore Jacksonville, Fla.
S - 5’9” - Freshman Round Rock, Texas
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Kaci Thompson
Dani Harrison
L - 5’4” - Freshman Round Rock, Texas
L - 5’8” - Senior Tallahassee, Fla.
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Roxy Mendez
DeLaina Sarden
L - 5’7” - Junior Caguas, Puerto
MB - 6’1” - Sophomore Lawrenceville, Ga.
Todd Dagenais
Michelle Chatman
- Head Coach Central Michigan
- Asst. Head Coach Florida
Ashley Gialenios OH - 6’0” - Sophomore Johns Creek, Ga.
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Tory McCutcheon MB - 6’2” - Senior Milton, Ontario
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Marie Reiterova S - 5’9” - RS Sophomore Luxembourg
Dani Jenkins L - 5’8” - Freshman Valrico, Fla.
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Meredith Murphy L - 5’8” - Senior Austin, Texas
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Angelica Crump OH - 6’3” - RS Junior Atlanta, Ga.
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Loren Cory OPP - 6’5” - RS Sophomore Queensland, Aus-
Nicki Holmes - Asst. Coach Air Force Academy
Amanda Lopez - Student Director of Volleyball Ops. UCF
Semei Tello - Volunteer Assistant UCF
QUICK FACTS UCF INFORMATION Location.................. Orlando, Fla. 32816 Founded......................................... 1963 Enrollment................................... 58,587 Nickname................................... Knights Colors............................. Black and Gold Home Court............... The Venue at UCF Conference................... Conference USA President........................ Dr. John C. Hitt Director of Athletics...... Todd Stansbury Associate AD/SWA................ Jessica Reo NCAA Faculty Rep............ Manoj Chopra Athletics Main Phone.......407.823.3255 Ticket Office Phone...........407.823.1000
COACHING STAFF Head Coach.....................Todd Dagenais Alma Mater.................Central Michigan Record at UCF..................... 63-62 (Fifth) Career Record......................Same (Fifth) Office Phone.....................407.823.6229 Asst. Head Coach.......Michelle Chatman Alma Mater.................................Florida Office Phone.....................407.823.2025 Assistant Coach................. Nicki Holmes Alma Mater.............. Air Force Academy Office Phone.....................407.823.3255 Volleyball Fax....................407.823.0756
TEAM INFORMATION 2011 Record..................................20-11 C-USA Record (Finish)......................12-8 Letterwinners Returning....................... 8 Letterwinners Lost................................ 1 Starters Returning...................5 + libero Starters Lost.......................................... 1 Newcomers.......................................... 3 VOLLEYBALL HISTORY First Year of Volleyball....................1975 All-Time Record.............. 842-545 (.647) NCAA Appearances (Last)..........7 (2003)
Media Information The 2012 UCF volleyball yearbook is a source of information for the media. Additional information on UCF volleyball and other UCF sports is available upon request from the UCF Athletics Communications Office, located in the Wayne Densch Sports Center, Building No. 39. PRACTICE Practice is open to the media and public, but times vary throughout the fall semester. Any media members wishing to attend practice or would like to receive an updated schedule should contact Andrew Jennette at (407) 823-0994, or email him at ajennette@athletics.ucf.edu, at least 24 hours in advance. CREDENTIALS Credentials for home games are issued for working media only and should be requested at least 24 hours in advance of the match from Andrew Jennette. Credentials can be picked up one hour prior to match time at the will call window of The Venue ticket office. PRESS ROW SERVICES Programs, team rosters, updated team and conference statistics and game notes will be available onehours prior to match time. A complete NCAA box score will be distributed to members of the working media at the end of each match with play-by-play also available. PARKING Media parking is available for free in Garage F. Select games may require a pass due to events at the UCF Arena, so contact Andrew Jennette for more information. INTERVIEWS Coach Dagenais and his staff are available for interviews during the season before and after Knights’ practices. All player and coaches’ interview requests must go through Andrew Jennette. The availability of players depends on class schedules during the week. Please give at least 24 hours advance notice for all interview requests. Most players will be available for up to 30 minutes before and after each practice. The coaching staff and players will be available for postgame interviews approximately 10 minutes after matches. ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Volleyball Contact... Andrew Jennette Office Phone.............(407) 823-6489 Cell Phone.................(407) 519-0428 Fax.............................(407) 823-5293 Email.... ajennette@athletics.ucf.edu Website................. UCFAthletics.com Mailing Address.......P.O. Box 163555 ........................... Orlando, Fla. 32816
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