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Armstrong Atlantic State University 2011-2012 Athletics Year In Review

Pirates Capture First PBC Commissioner’s Cup Women’s Tennis Wins Seventh NCAA DII National Championship Men’s Tennis Captures Third NCAA DII National Championship Women’s Soccer Advances To NCAA DII Final Four Eight Teams Represented In NCAA Championships Pirates Win PBC-Record Seven Conference Championships Seventeen Student-Athletes Earn All-American Honors

2012 PBC Softball Player of the Year NFCA Division II First-Team All-American April Jowers

2012 PBC Men’s Tennis Player of the Year ITA No. 1-Ranked Singles & Doubles Player Georgi Rumenov

2012 PBC Baseball Player of the Year ABCA Division II First-Team All-American Zach Taylor

2011 PBC Women’s Soccer Player of the Year NSCAA Second-Team All-American Kristina Pascutti

Armstrong’s 2011-12 All-America Honors

NFCA Softball All-American ITA All-America Honors Daktronics/CoSIDA Softball All-American Women Sophomore Barbora Krtickova (Sgls, Dbls) Senior April Jowers (1st Team) Sophomore Aleksandra Filipovski (Sgls, Dbls) Daktronics/CoSIDA Soccer All-American Senior Kathleen Henry (Sgls) Senior Kelli Bahr (2nd Team) Sophomore Marlen Hacke (Sgls, Dbls) Sophomore Olga Kalodzitsa (Sgls, Dbls) NSCAA Soccer All-American Men Junior Kristina Pascutti (2nd Team) Senior Eudaldo Bonet (Sgls) Senior Mikk Irdoja (Sgls, Dbls) AVCA Volleyball All-American Junior Matus Mydla (Sgls) Junior Brittany Wolf (3rd Team) Sophomore Georgi Rumenov (Sgls, Dbls)

ABCA Baseball All-American NCBWA Baseball All-American Senior Zach Taylor (1st Team)

NGCA Women’s Golf All-American Sophomore Jenna Birch (Honorable Mention)

Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American Senior Kelli Bahr (1st Team - Soccer) Junior Kristina Pascutti (2nd Team - Soccer) Junior Shelby Duff (2nd Team - Softball) Sophomore Clayton Miller (3rd Team - Baseball)

2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Academics

Armstrong student-athletes continued to excel in the classroom in the 2011-12 academic year. Fifty-six percent of the 166 Baseball Basketball Tennis Volleyball Soccer Mike Barnhill (2) Grant Domsic (2) Maggie Carson Jessica Gardefjord (2) Brendyce Budd (5) student-athletes carried grade-point averages of 3.0 or better. A school-best 88 of Angelia Hill Chris Base (3) Stacey Davis (2) Emily Cattanach (2) Marlen Hacke Armstrong student-athletes were named to Mychal Horn R.J. Dennard Courtney Cawley (2) Kathleen Henry (4) Natalie Edgeworth (2) Antonio Loyd the PBC Presidential Honor Roll. Redshirt Eric Fowler (2) Olga Kalodzitsa Kristen Holmes Andye Dawson (2) Briana McFarland (3) senior Brendyce Budd (volleyball) earned Tanner Jones (2) Marissa Rimbert Lauren Hoover Barbora Krtickova (2)Casey Howett (4) the honor for an unprecedented fifth time, Joey Lupus Taylor Permenter Stephanie James (2) Sven Lalic Jazmin Walker while four other seniors - volleyball player Chess Malone Kelsey Piepergerdes (2) Mauri Wells (2) Brooke Lamberth (3) Clara Perez Casey Howett, women’s soccer player Erin Casey Maloney Noelle Zletni Dan Regan (2) Leia Pittman (3) Meghan Mayville O’Rourke, women’s tennis player Kathleen Danielle Zuercher (2) Morgan Mitchell (3) Georgi Rumenov Clayton Miller Casie Richards (2) Henry and men’s golfer Matt Motes Cody Powell (2) Ashley Seal Erin O’Rourke (4) Pedro Scocuglia Softball earned PBC Presidential Honor Roll honors Cody Rushing Stephanie Sfara Jordan Otto (2) Megan Barnwell all four years at Armstrong. Forty-seven Men’s Golf Joseph Snooks Megan Turpin Kristina Pascutti Celia Blome student-athletes were named to the Dean’s Dustin Allen (3) Chris Zittrouer (2) Ashley Buckett Amber Raney (3) List during the 2011-12 academic year. Matthew Cocco Brittany Cooley Cross Country Madison Reed Seven student-athletes carried perfect Tyler Erickson (3) Women’s Golf Bridget Devlin Thomas Gentile Tori Scalera 4.0 GPAs for 2010-11 – women’s soccer Matt Motes (4) Victoria Bennett (3) Shelby Duff (3) Scott Lawson Kyndal Schaaf (3) players Kelli Bahr, Maggie Carson and Jacob Tilton (3) Whitney Galloway (2) Jenna Birch Brandon Lico Taylor Schultz Andye Dawson; softball player Bridget April Jowers (2) Gus Wagoner Kelly Pearce (3) Ashley Schwab Josiah Siegel (2) Nadima Skeff Devlin, women’s tennis player Kathleen Travis Williamson (2) Henry, women’s basketball player Danielle Heather Walker (3) Bethany Wilke (2) Zuercher and men’s golfer Matt Motes. A school-best four student-athletes earned Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors - Bahr and Kristina Pascutti in women’s soccer, Shelby Duff in Armstrong captured the first Commissioner’s Cup in program history in 2011-12, earning 88.5 softball and Clayton Miller in baseball. points out of a possible 118 for a .750 percentage. The Pirates won a Peach Belt-record seven confer Motes and Bahr were the 2012 Presience championships in 2011-12 with women’s soccer, volleyball, baseball, softball, women’s golf, men’s dent’s Cup winners, given by the Savannah tennis and women’s tennis all capturing league titles. Columbus State finished second while Clayton Exchange Club to the top male and female State finished third. student-athlete of the year.

PBC Presidential Honor Roll Honorees

Commissioner’s Cup

2011-12 Commissioner’s Cup Final Standings

School

MXC WXC MSO WSO VB MBB WBB BB SB MT WT MGF WGF Max Total (9) (10) (9) (11) (8) (13) (13) (12) (11) (10) (13) (11) (7) Possible* Earned Rating

Armstrong 1

Columbus 6

Clayton St. 7

5.5

USC Aiken -

UNCP

Augusta St. 9

Ga. College 5

Lander

Flagler

Montevallo 3

Fr. Marion 2 North Ga.

Ga. Swstrn -

7.5 3.5

- 10.5 -

5.5

5.5 13

5.5

5.5 8

7.5

4 5

2 -

4 10.5 -

5.5

9.5

3.5 2

8.5 6 5

9 -

12 7

5.5 6 -

5.5 8

10.5 4

3.5 10

2 1.5

4 -

3.5 10.5

3.5 7.5 2.5 10

8.5 1.5

2.5 8.5 10.5

5.5

2.5 5.5

6 7.5

10 13

10.5 5

2.5 12

12 11

7.5 1

9.5

7.5

5.5

5.5 8.5 9 8 -

11 2

118

120

86.5

.721

121

73.5

.607

5.5

127

.591

.544

.504

118

108

113

58.5

.629

61.5

137

113

5.5

.750

1 3.5 6

88.5

116

110

62.5 56

50.5

48.5 27

.530

.483

.468

.441

.239

*Numbers in parentheses indicate maximum number of points that can be awarded for each sport. Ratings are determined by taking the maximum number of points available to each school, depending on how many sports each has, and dividing by the number of points won, based on conference finish through the regular season (except golf and cross country where place is determined by conference tournament finish).

NACDA Director’s Cup

Armstrong earned its most points ever in the Learfield Sports Directors Cup, sponsored by NACDA, accumulating 435 points to finish 24th in the nation. The Pirates also finished sixth among all schools in points per sport sponsored, earning 39.55 points per sport. Schools earn points by placing in seven men’s and seven women’s sports qualifying for the NCAA Championships. The Pirates earned 83 points for women’s soccer’s national semifinal appearance, 100 points for men’s and women’s national titles, 50 points for baseball and volleyball’s NCAA regionals appearances, while men’s golf added 27 points for its regionals berth and softball chipped in 25 points for its regional appearance. Armstrong’s performance was the best for a PBC school since 2004-05.

2011-12 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Armstrong Tennis Notches Dual National Championships !

NCAA Men’s Tennis: No. 1 Armstrong 5, No. 2 West Fla. 0

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 19) - The top-ranked and undefeated Armstrong Atlantic State University men’s tennis team captured its third NCAA Division II Men’s Tennis National Championship with a 5-0 win over No. 2 West Florida on Saturday afternoon at the Top Gun Tennis Academy in Louisville, Ky. The Pirates (30-0) returned to the top of DII men’s tennis after also capturing titles in 2008 and 2009, doing so in dominating fashion on the scoreboard - although the singles play was much tighter than the final score would indicate. West Florida ended its season at 28-3 after winning 19 in a row coming into the Championship match. Armstrong got out to a 3-0 lead after doubles on the Argos, picking up an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles in a showdown of the top-ranked duo of Georgi Rumenov and Mikk Irdoja against the No. 2-ranked duo of Kevin Ducros and Bruno Savi. The Pirates won fairly easily at No. 2 doubles with No. 17-ranked Sven Lalic and Pedro Scocuglia defeating No. 18ranked Leandro Ferreira and Andrey Pozhidaev and then collected an 8-6 win by Eudaldo Bonet and Matus Mydla at No. 3 doubles over Mike Lue and Domenico Sano. In singles play, the Pirates won all six first sets, making it look like it would be an easy 5-0 win, but West Florida battled back in the second sets on all courts. No. 12-ranked Matus Mydla came up with the first point, getting a 6-2, 6-4 win over Leandro Ferreira at No. 4 singles. Topranked Georgi Rumenov then finished off the win, downing No. 7 Kevin Ducros, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 1 singles. This is the third time that the Armstrong men and women have both won the NCAA DII National Championship and this is also the first time that both teams have run the table, finishing undefeated for the 2012 season.

Fans Welcome Back Pirates To Savannah With Airport Celebration !

NCAA Women’s Tennis: No. 3 Armstrong 5, No. 1 BYU-Hawai’i 2

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 19) - Armstrong Atlantic State University senior Kathleen Henry captured a second-set tiebreaker to lift the No. 3-ranked Pirates to their seventh NCAA Division II Women’s Tennis National Championship in a 5-2 win over top-ranked BYU-Hawai’i on Saturday morning at the Top Gun Tennis Academy in Louisville, Ky. The Pirates completed an undefeated season, going 29-0 in winning their fourth NCAA DII Women’s Tennis title in the last five seasons. BYU-Hawai’i - gunning for its eighth title - suffered their first loss of the season and fell to 29-1. The two teams now are tied for the most DII women’s tennis titles in NCAA history with seven. BYU-Hawai’i got out to a very quick doubles lead and took No. 1 doubles behind the top-ranked doubles duo of Annie Hwang and Sherry Liu, 8-1, over second-ranked Barbora Krtickova and Aleksandra Filipovski. The Pirates got their first doubles point at No. 3 doubles as No. 17-ranked Kathleen Henry and Clara Perez notched an 8-5 win over Marika Kobayashi and Tanja Rebholz, then the No. 11-ranked duo of Marlen Hacke and Olga Kalodzitsa converted a late break to come up with an 8-5 win over No. 5-ranked Yuan Jia and Marietta Tuionetoa at No. 2 doubles and give Armstrong the crucial 2-1 lead heading into singles play. Armstrong got off to a fantastic start in singles play, winning five of six first sets in the singles matches. No. 30-ranked Clara Perez picked up the first point in singles with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Marietta Tuionetoa at No. 6 singles, then No. 21-ranked Marlen Hacke notched a 6-1, 7-6 (4) win at No. 5 singles put the Pirates just one match away from the title. BYU-Hawai’i did not go down quietly. Top-ranked Hwang prevailed in a Top 10 battle at No. 1 singles with a 6-3, 6-1 win over No. 6-ranked Barbora Krtickova, and the Seasiders rallied for a second set win at No. 2 and No. 3 singles. That’s when Henry, down 5-3 at one point in the second set, battled back with a break to force a tiebreaker. Henry raced out to a 4-0 lead in the tiebreak, then watched a shot go wide on match point from BYUHawai’i’s Tanja Rebholz for a 7-2 victory in the tiebreaker and the national title for the Pirates.

The Pirates flew into Savannah/Hilton Head International airport from Louisville on Sunday, May 20th, and were greeted by members of the Armstrong and Savannah community, as well as the local media. Armstrong senior Kathleen Henry brought the women’s trophy down the terminal to the waiting crowd in the reception area, while Armstrong senior Mikk Irdoja did the honors with the men’s trophy. The national championship is the seventh for the Armstrong women’s program, tying for the most in DII history, while the men’s title is the third, tying them for fifth-most in DII history.

2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Volleyball

The Armstrong Atlantic State volleyball squad opened the 2012 season with a schoolrecord and Peach Belt Conference-record 31 match win streak en route to a 36-3 overall record, a Peach Belt Conference regular season championship and a ninth NCAA ChampionSchool PBC All ships berth. Armstrong 13-1 36-3 The Pirates ascended to a No. 16 ranking in the AVCA Division II Top 25 poll, the highFlagler 13-1 31-7 est ranking ever achieved by Armstrong volleyball, before finishing the year ranked No. 25. UNC Pembroke 7-7 16-16 Junior middle hitter Brittany Wolf earned PBC Player of the Year honors by leading the USC Aiken 7-7 15-16 league and ranking fifth nationally with a .405 hitting percentage, while also becoming the Augusta State 5-9 17-18 Pirates’ first player to earn a spot on an AVCA All-American team. Montevallo 4-10 13-18 Senior rightside hitter Brendyce Budd earned All-PBC and All-Southeast Region honors Francis Marion 4-10 12-18 while ranking 10th all-time in kills (937) in Armstrong history. Sophomore outside hitter JesLander 3-11 13-19 sica Santaniello also earned All-PBC and All-Region honors, along with junior setter Ashley PBC Championships (Augusta, Ga.) Seal. Head coach Will Condon also earned PBC and AVCA Region Coach of the Year honors Armstrong def. Lander 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-17) for leading the Pirates to the PBC title and NCAA Championships. Armstrong def. Augusta St. 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-17) Budd headlined a senior class that also saw the graduation of Armstrong all-time digs leader Casey Howett, defensive specialists Natalie Edgeworth and Stacey Davis along with Flagler def. Armstrong, 3-1 (15-25, 25-22, middle hitter Casie Richards. Junior Leia Pittman, who led the PBC in blocking in 2011 and 25-22, 25-21) also earned All-PBC honors, will graduate early from Armstrong. NCAA Southeast Regional (Wingate, N.C.) The Pirates return 14 players for the 2012 season, including Wolf, Seal, Santaniello and Armstrong def. Tusculum, 3-0 (25-15, 26-24, 25-22) PBC All-Tournament outside hitter Amanda Jones.

Final PBC Standings

Flagler def. Armstrong, 3-0 (25-19, 29-27, 25-14) PBC All-Conference Honors

Brendyce Budd - First Team Leia Pittman - First Team Jessica Santaniello - Second Team Ashley Seal - First Team Brittany Wolf - First Team, PBC Player of the Year

All-PBC Tournament Team Amanda Jones Brittany Wolf

AVCA All-American Honors Brittany Wolf - Third Team

AVCA All-Southeast Region Honors Brendyce Budd Leia Pittman (Honorable Mention) Ashley Seal (Honorable Mention) Jessica Santaniello Brittany Wolf

Daktronics All-Southeast Region Honors Brendyce Budd - First Team Jessica Santaniello - Second Team Brittany Wolf - First Team

PBC All-Academic Team Brendyce Budd Casey Howett Jessica Santaniello

PBC Specialist of the Week Ashley Seal (Sept. 6, Oct. 31)

PBC Player of the Week Brendyce Budd (Sept. 12) Leia Pittman (Oct. 10) Brittany Wolf (Oct. 24)

PBC All-Tournament Team

Amanda Jones Brittany Wolf Final AVCA National Ranking No. 25 Brittany Wolf (top left) led the PBC in hitting and earned AVCA Third Team All-American honors as the PBC’s Player of the Year. Brendyce Budd (right) earned All-PBC and All-Region honors and finished her career ranked 10th all-time in kills. Ashley Seal (top right) earned All-PBC and All-Region honors, leading the PBC in service aces.

Individual Leaders

Hitting Percentage Brittany Wolf, .406 (1st PBC, 5th NCAA DII) Brendyce Budd, .233 (8th PBC) Assists Per Set Ashley Seal, 10.78 (2nd PBC, 28th NCAA DII) Kills Per Set Amanda Jones, 2.96 (6th PBC) Brendyce Budd, 2.87 (7th PBC) Jessica Santaniello, 2.67 (10th PBC) Service Aces Per Set Ashley Seal, 0.49 (1st PBC, 44th NCAA DII) Blocks Per Set Leia Pittman, 1.16 (1st PBC, 22nd NCAA DII) Brittany Wolf, 1.04 (2nd PBC, 49th NCAA DII) Digs Per Set Stacey Davis, 3.47 (9th PBC) Jessica Santaniello, 3.29 (10th PBC)

Team Statistics

Hitting Percentage .249 (2nd PBC, 23rd NCAA DII) Assists Per Set 12.20 (2nd PBC, 45th NCAA DII) Kills Per Set 13.17 (2nd PBC, 39th NCAA DII) Service Aces Per Set 1.47 (3rd PBC) Blocks Per Set 2.33 (2nd PBC, 16th NCAA DII) Digs Per Set 15.38 (7th PBC) Winning Percentage .923 (6th NCAA DII)

2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Soccer Final PBC Standings

School PBC Armstrong 9-0-1 North Georgia 8-1-1 Columbus State 7-2-1 Lander 5-4-1 Flagler 5-4-1 UNC Pembroke 4-4-2 Clayton State 4-4-2 Georgia College 4-6 Montevallo 3-6-1 USC Aiken 1-9 Ga. Southwestern 0-10

All 18-3-3 16-3-1 16-4-3 13-5-1 9-8-1 9-6-3 9-7-2 5-14 6-11-1 4-12 3-15

The Armstrong Atlantic State women’s soccer team reached new heights in 2011, capturing the Peach Belt Conference regular season and tournament titles while also advancing to the school’s first NCAA Final Four berth, finishing as a national semifinalist in an 18-3-3 campaign. Head coach Eric Faulconer’s squad played a grueling schedule while also defending its home pitch, extending its current home unbeaten streak to 30 matches by going 10-0-1 this season at home. Armstrong clinched its first outright regular season championship with a 9-0-1 mark in 2011, heading into the Peach Belt tournament as the top seed. PBC Tournament MVP Nadima Skeff sent the Pirates through to their second tournament title with a stellar overtime goal in a 3-2 win over Lander in the semifinals, then delivered the championship-winning goal with just 12 seconds left on the clock in a 1-0 win over Columbus State in the final. The Pirates hosted NCAA Southeast Regional matches for the third time in school history and downed North Georgia, 2-0, and Lenoir-Rhyne, 1-0, to capture the first Southeast Region title in school history. A matchup with South Region champion Tampa went to the Pirates, 2-1, as Morgan Mitchell tallied both goals to send Armstrong to the Final Four. A 2-0 loss to eventual national champion St. Rose ended Armstrong’s season but the Pirates gained valuable experience in its first trip to the finals. Senior defender Kelli Bahr capped her outstanding Pirate career by earning Daktronics/CoSIDA AllAmerican honors, Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors and NSCAA Scholar All-America honors while getting a chance to play in her hometown of Pensacola in the Final Four. Junior Kristina Pascutti was named the PBC’s Co-Player of the Year while head coach Eric Faulconer earned PBC and NSCAA Southeast Region Coach of the Year honors. Pascutti also earned NSCAA All-American honors. The Pirates return 20 players - including Pascutti, Skeff and All-Region players Andye Dawson and Morgan Mitchell for 2012.

PBC Tournament 1st Round (Savannah) Armstrong def. Georgia College, 1-0 PBC Tournament Final Four (Evans, Ga.) Armstrong def. Lander, 3-2 (OT) Armstrong def. Columbus State, 1-0 NCAA Southeast Regional (Savannah) Armstrong def. North Georgia, 2-0 Armstrong def. Lenoir-Rhyne, 1-0 NCAA Quarterfinals (Savannah) Armstrong def. Tampa, 2-1 NCAA Final Four (Pensacola, Fla.) Armstrong earned the school’s first NCAA Final Four berth with a 2-1 win over Tampa in the National QuarSt. Rose def. Armstrong, 2-0

PBC All-Conference Honors Kelli Bahr - First Team Andye Dawson - Second Team Morgan Mitchell - First Team Kristina Pascutti (Co-Player of the Year) Eric Faulconer (Coach of the Year)

PBC All-Tournament Team Andye Dawson Nadima Skeff (MVP)

terfinals, hosted by the Pirates. Junior Kristina Pascutti (below left) was named the PBC Co-Player of the Year and a second-team All-American by the NSCAA, while senior Kelli Bahr (below right) was a CoSIDA All-American and Academic All-American. Morgan Mitchell (below right) led the PBC in game-winning goals and earned All-PBC and All-Region honors, scoring the winning goal in the Pirates’ 2-1 win over Tampa.

Megan Mayville Kristina Pascutti

Individual Leaders

Points Per Game Kristina Pascutti, 1.13 (8th PBC) Kelli Bahr Emily Cattanach Points Andye Dawson Kristina Pascutti Kristina Pascutti, 27 (5th PBC) PBC Player of the Week Goals Per Game Kristina Pascutti (Oct. 18) Kristina Pascutti, 0.50 (6th PBC) Morgan Mitchell (Oct. 25) Morgan Mitchell, 0.458 (9th PBC) Goals PBC Defender of the Week Kristina Pascutti, 12 (t3rd PBC) Kelli Bahr (Oct. 4) Morgan Mitchell, 11 (t5th PBC) Nadima Skeff, 8 (10th PBC) PBC Goalkeeper of the Week Assists Meghan Mayville (Oct. 25) Daktronics/CoSIDA All-Southeast Region Andye Dawson, 8 (2nd PBC) Assists Per Game Kelli Bahr - First Team Andye Dawson, 0.33 (90th NCAA) Morgan Mitchell - First Team Shots Daktronics/CoSIDA All-American Kristina Pascutti, 87 (2nd PBC) Kelli Bahr - Second Team Andye Dawson, 67 (8th PBC) NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-America Game Winning Goals Morgan Mitchell, 6 (1st PBC, 6th NCAA) Kelli Bahr - First Team Kristina Pascutti, 5 (t2nd PBC, 19th NCAA) NSCAA All-American Goals Against Average Kristina Pascutti - Second Team Meghan Mayville, 0.79 (3rd PBC, 44th NCAA) NSCAA All-Southeast Region Saves Kelli Bahr - First Team Meghan Mayville, 66 (6th PBC) Andye Dawson - Second Team Save Percentage Morgan Mitchell - First Team Meghan Mayville, .805 (7th PBC, 84th NCAA) Kristina Pascutti - First Team Nadima Skeff - Third Team

PBC All-Academic Team

Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American Kelli Bahr - First Team Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District III Kristina Pascutti - First Team

Kelli Bahr - First Team Kristina Pascutti - Second Team

Team Statistics Goals 53 (1st PBC) Goals Allowed 22 (6th PBC) Goals Per Game 2.21 (3rd PBC, 29th NCAA) Goals Allowed Per Game 0.87 (4th PBC, 47th NCAA) Assists 44 (1st PBC) Assists Per Game 1.83 (2nd PBC)

Points 150 (1st PBC) Points Per Game 6.25 (1st PBC) Shots 437 (2nd PBC) Shutout Percentage .375 (6th PBC, 69th NCAA) W-L Percentage .813 (14th NCAA)

2011--2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Men’s Cross Country

The Armstrong men’s cross country team, in its third season since reinstatement of the sport in 200910, made strides under second-year head coach Alan Segal. The Pirates finished ninth at the PBC Championships and featured the first female to score during a men’s conference meet, Melissa Carder, as well as former Armstrong men’s golfer Parker Gordon, who was the Pirates’ top finisher in all six races.

PBC Championships (Aiken, S.C.)

SCHOOL

1 Augusta State 2 UNC Pembroke 3 Clayton State 4 Columbus State 5 Georgia College 6 Flagler 7 Montevallo 8 Francis Marion 9 Armstrong

SCORE 57 62 84 97 107 114 148 225 288

PBC All-Academic Team

Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 18 Oct. 22

Team Results

Mercer RunFit Sports Invitational Citadel Cross Country Invitational USCB Sand Shark Invitational Oglethorpe Invitational USC Beaufort Dual Meet PBC Championships

Macon, Ga. Charleston, S.C. Hardeeville, S.C. Atlanta, Ga. Hardeeville, S.C. Aiken, S.C.

13th of 15 6th of 7 4th of 4 7th of 9 L 17-40 9th of 9

Josiah Siegel

2011-2012 Armstrong Student-Athlete Awards Banquet SAVANNAH, Ga. - The Armstrong Atlantic State University athletic department held its annual Student-Athlete Awards Banquet on Monday, April 23, at the Armstrong Center. Individual team and academic awards were awarded as well as a highlight video shown of the 11 sports from the 2011-12 athletic year at Armstrong. For a fourth straight year, WJCL-TV Sports Director Frank Sulkowski served as emcee of the festivities. The highlights of the evening included the awarding of the 201112 Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year by the Armstrong Athletic Department. Senior softball player April Jowers earned the Female Student-Athlete of the Year honors, while junior baseball player Zach Taylor was named the Male Student-Athlete of the Year. Both were presented their awards by University President Dr. Linda Bleicken. Armstrong also displayed its Peach Belt Conference championship trophies as the Pirates have notched six regular season titles this year, the most in one season in the 22-year history of the Peach Belt Conference. In all, more than 85 student-athletes earned awards on the evening.

2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Men’s Basketball Final PBC Standings

East Division School

PBC

All

West Division School

PBC

All

USC Aiken Augusta State Lander UNC Pembroke Francis Marion Armstrong Flagler Montevallo Columbus State Georgia College Clayton State North Georgia Ga. Southwestern

14-4 12-6 11-7 11-7 9-9 6-12 2-16 12-5 11-6 10-7 8-9 5-12 3-14

21-8 17-11 18-9 17-12 16-12 10-16 9-17 29-8 18-12 17-10 16-11 10-18 12-14

PBC All-Conference Honors

Head coach Jeremy Luther’s men’s basketball squad finished 10-16 during the 2011-12 season but picked up some big wins, including a victory over NCAA DII National Championship participant Montevallo in January and also halting conference rival Augusta State’s 41-game home winning streak. The Pirates opened up the season strong, collecting a season-opening 82-74 win over eventual region participant Wingate, throttling Coastal Georgia, 106-59, in their home opener and then knocking off 2011 Elite Eight participant Minnesota State Mankato, 90-85, in the Florida Southern tournament in Lakeland, Fla. In the first game of the new year on January 4th, Armstrong traveled to Augusta State and knocked off the three-time PBC champion Jaguars, 73-62, handing ASU its first loss at Christenberry Fieldhouse since 2008. The Pirates also ended Augusta State’s 33-game conference home winning streak. On January 19th, the Pirates hosted Montevallo and got 19 second-half points from senior Chris Vanlandingham to lead Armstrong to a 79-75 win over the Falcons. Vanlandingham would become the 18th 1,000-point scorer in Armstrong men’s basketball history in the contest and Montevallo would go on to play in the NCAA DII National Championship game, falling to Western Washington in the final. Vanlandingham finished his four-year career with 1,175 points, ranking 11th all-time in Armstrong basketball history while also earning All-PBC honors for a second straight year. Senior Keyshore Williams finished his Armstrong career with 91 blocked shots, seventh-best in school history, while senior Grant Domsic nailed 118 career three-pointers, also seventh-best. Seniors Mychal Horn and DeVon Jones also finished their Armstrong careers. The Pirates return four players, including senior Aric Miller (13.6 ppg) for the 2012-13 season.

Chris Vanlandingham - Third Team

Ashley Dearing Award Winner DeVon Jones

Senior Chris Vanlandingham (immediate right) earned All-PBC honors while becoming the 18th 1,000-point scorer in Armstrong history. Senior Mychal Horn (right middle) ranked fourth in the PBC in assists and seventh in steals, while senior Grant Domsic (far right) hit 118 career three-pointers in his two years with the Pirates. Senior DeVon Jones (bottom left) won the 58th Ashley Dearing Cup for leading the Pirates in free throw shooting at 81 percent, while senior Keyshore Williams ranked second in the PBC in blocked shots in 2011-12, racking up 48 during the season.

Team Statistics

Scoring Offense 81.0 (2nd PBC, 18th NCAA) FG Percentage .463 (3rd PBC, 66th NCAA) Field Goal Pct Defense .432 (9th PBC) Free Throw Percentage .693 (8th PBC) 3-Point FG Pct .364 (1st PBC, 65th NCAA) 3-Point FG Pct Defense .354 (12th PBC) Rebounding Offense 36.5 (8th PBC) Assists 18.08 (1st PBC, 7th NCAA) Steals 7.65 (8th PBC, 94th NCAA) Assist/TO Ratio +1.15 (2nd PBC, 32nd NCAA) 3-Point FG Made 8.12 (1st PBC, 32nd NCAA) Blocked Shots 3.58 (2nd PBC, 68th NCAA) Turnover Margin +0.15 (9th PBC)

Individual Leaders

Scoring Chris Vanlandingham, 17.2 (7th PBC, 91st NCAA) Aric Miller, 13.6 (19th PBC) Mychal Horn, 12.9 (22nd PBC) Rebounding Keyshore Williams, 8.0 (5th PBC, 57th NCAA) Field Goal Percentage DeVon Jones, .561 (6th PBC) Chris Vanlandingham, .536 (8th PBC, 53rd NCAA) Assists Mychal Horn, 4.83 (4th PBC, 43rd NCAA) Chris Vanlandingham, 4.04 (6th PBC, 90th NCAA) Steals Mychal Horn, 1.83 (7th PBC, 79th NCAA) Keyshore Williams, 1.62 (10th PBC) 3-Point FG Percentage Mychal Horn, .428 (5th PBC) 3-Point FG Made Grant Domsic, 2.27 (7th PBC) Blocked Shots Keyshore Williams, 1.85 (2nd PBC, 36th NCAA)

2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Women’s Basketball Final PBC Standings

East Division School

PBC

All

West Division School

PBC

All

USC Aiken Lander UNC Pembroke Augusta State Armstrong Francis Marion Flagler Clayton State Columbus State Ga. Southwestern North Georgia Montevallo Georgia College

16-2 15-3 12-6 7-11 7-11 4-14 2-16 16-1 11-6 10-7 6-11 6-11 2-15

27-4 24-8 16-12 12-15 13-13 9-17 4-22 29-4 16-11 18-9 12-14 11-16 4-22

PBC All-Conference Honors

The Armstrong Atlantic State women’s basketball squad finished the 2011-12 season with a 13-13 overall record and a 7-11 record in Peach Belt Conference play. The Lady Pirates opened the season with four straight wins, including going an unbeaten 2-0 at the Wingate by Wyndham Pirate Classic, notching wins over Young Harris - on sophomore Mauri Wells’ basket with 1.2 seconds left - and Anderson (SC). The start was the best for Armstrong since 2002-03. Armstrong continued the hot streak into the Christmas break, knocking off Edward Waters and Flagler to finish the fall 7-4. In the spring, the Pirates notched an early league win at Augusta State, then shot a season-high 53 percent from the field in beating Georgia Southwestern, 80-73, in Americus. Armstrong then erased a 12-point second-half deficit to knock off Montevallo, 58-56, while also picking road wins at North Georgia and Flagler. Sophomore Mauri Wells followed up on her debut season by leading the Peach Belt Conference and ranking fourth in NCAA Division II in rebounding, averaging 13.0 boards per game. She also ranked 11th in the league in scoring at 12.2 points per game and finished sixth in the nation in doubledoubles with 17, earning All-Conference honors. Juniors Demisha Mills (11.0 ppg) and D.D. Gipson (9.6 ppg, .495 FG%) each had an impact in their first seasons with the Pirates after transferring in, while the Pirates also got solid contributions from Angel Hill (1.50 assist/TO ratio), Karolina Rykowska and freshman point guard Dee Hayward. Armstrong had no seniors in 2011-12 and returns nine players for 2012-13.

Mauri Wells - Third Team

PBC Player of the Week Mauri Wells (Nov. 21)

PBC All-Academic Team Briana McFarland

Individual Leaders

Scoring Mauri Wells, 12.2 (11th PBC) Rebounding Mauri Wells, 13.0 (1st PBC, 4th NCAA) Field Goal Percentage D.D. Gipson, .495 (4th PBC) Free Throw Percentage Mauri Wells, .782 (2nd PBC) D.D. Gipson, .753 (7th PBC) Assist/TO Ratio Angel Hill, 1.50 (9th PBC) Offensive Rebounds Mauri Wells, 120 (2nd PBC) Defensive Rebounds Mauri Wells, 219 (1st PBC) Double-Doubles Mauri Wells, 17 (6th NCAA) Minutes Played Mauri Wells, 34.11 (5th PBC) Sophomore Mauri Wells (top left) led the NCAA in rebounding as late as January and finished the year leading the PBC and ranking fourth in the nation in rebounds, averaging 13.0 per game. Wells also ranked sixth in the NCAA in dobule-doubles with 17. Junior Demisha Mills (top middle) averaged 11.0 points per game in her first season with the Pirates while junior D.D. Gipson (top right) ranked among the Top 10 in the Peach Belt in field goal percentage (.495) and free throw percentage (.753). Junior Angel Hill (bottom right) ranked ninth in the league in assist/turnover ratio at 1.50.

Team Statistics

Rebounding Offense Scoring Offense 40.7 (5th PBC) 63.0 (7th PBC) Rebounding Defense Scoring Defense 38.3 (5th PBC) 66.0 (12th PBC) Rebounding Margin Scoring Margin +2.4 (6th PBC, 98th NCAA) -3.0 (10th PBC) Assists Free Throw Percentage 13.0 (7th PBC) .619 (11th PBC) Steals FG Percentage 88 (6th PBC) .402 (5th PBC) Blocked Shots FG Percentage Defense 3.0 (7th PBC) .411 (12th PBC) Assist/Turnover Ratio 3-Point FG 0.68 (10th PBC) 2.88 (13th PBC) 3-Point FG Percentage .269 (10th PBC) 3-Point FG Percentage Defense .342 (13th PBC)

2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Baseball

Final PBC Standings

East Division School

PBC

All

West Division School

PBC

All

Armstrong Francis Marion USC Aiken Lander UNC Pembroke Flagler Georgia College Montevallo Columbus State North Georgia Ga. Southwestern Augusta State

20-10 19-10 18-12 18-12 14-15 13-17 19-10 16-14 15-15 13-17 9-20 4-26

41-16 40-18 37-18 38-20 39-19 27-22 29-21 25-28 30-23 24-28 13-34 13-37

PBC Tournament (Columbus, Ga.) Armstrong def. North Georgia, 4-0 Armstrong def. Montevallo, 5-3 Francis Marion def. Armstrong, 9-7 Armstrong def. Francis Marion, 5-1 Armstrong def. Lander, 3-1 NCAA Southeast Regional (Mount Olive, N.C.) Francis Marion def. Armstrong, 11-2 Armstrong def. Lander, 3-2 Catawba def. Armstrong, 11-0

PBC All-Conference Honors

Ethan Bader - First Team R.J. Dennard - Second Team Cody Powell - Second Team John Roberts - Second Team Zach Taylor - First Team, Player of the Year Drew Walker - Second Team

PBC Player of the Week Clayton Miller (February 14) Zach Taylor (February 21) John Roberts (April 23)

“Louisville Slugger” Nat’l Player of the Week Zach Taylor (March 20)

PBC Pitcher of the Week Chandler Hall (March 12) Ethan Bader (April 16)

PBC Freshman of the Week

R.J. Dennard (March 6, March 19, April 9) Chess Malone (April 23)

The Armstrong Atlantic State baseball squad became only the third school in Peach Belt Conference history to win both the regular season and tournament title in the same year in 2012, going 41-16 overall with a 20-10 mark in the league, a second PBC Tournament title and the 13th NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 23 seasons. The Pirates used an explosive offense to get off to a 20-6 start to the season, setting a new school record by scoring six or more runs in their first 26 games. Armstrong then reeled off a 14game winning streak midway through the season that included a school-best 11-game conference win streak. ON the final weekend of the season, an 8-7 win at Georgia College clinched the regular season title outright, the fourth regular season league title in school history. In the PBC Tournament, the Pirates relied on pitching and defense to collect the crown as Armstrong pitchers notched a 2.86 team ERA and PBC Tournament MVP Chess Malone hurled four innings of three-hit shutout ball with the Pirates scoring twice in the top of the ninth inning for a 3-1 win over Lander in the tournament championship game. Junior Zach Taylor led the Peach Belt in home runs and RBI while ranking seventh in the league in hitting to earn PBC Player of the Year honors as well as first-team ABCA All-American honors. Sophomore Ethan Bader led the PBC in wins, going 12-4 with a 3.37 ERA and a leaguehigh 119 strikeouts, while senior pitcher Chandler Hall and senior shortstop Alex Frederick each earned ABCA National Gold Glove honors at pitcher and shortstop, respectively. A stellar senior class of seven players, including catcher John Roberts (4th all-time in hits, 3rd all-time in RBIs), third baseman Drew Walker and pitchers Eric Fowler, Scott Strickland and Travis Morris joined Hall and Frederick in helping the Pirates to a memorable campaign in 2012, finishing the year ranked No. 12 in the nation. The Pirates return 13 players from the 2012 squad for the 2013 season.

Individual Leaders

Batting Average Zach Taylor, .373 (7th PBC) Slugging Percentage Zach Taylor, .699 (1st PBC, 53rd NCAA) On-Base Percentage Zach Taylor, .464 (4th PBC) R.J. Dennard, .454 (6th PBC) Drew Walker, .451 (7th PBC) Runs Scored Casey Maloney, 66 (1st PBC, 8th NCAA) Zach Taylor, 63 (2nd PBC, 11th NCAA) Hits Zach Taylor, 78 (8th PBC, 34th NCAA) Runs Batted In Zach Taylor, 71 (1st PBC, 2nd NCAA) Cody Powell, 49 (t9th PBC, 78th NCAA) Doubles Alex Frederick, 20 (2nd PBC, 20th NCAA) Triples Zach Taylor, 4 (t2nd PBC, 57th NCAA) Home Runs Zach Taylor, 15 (1st PBC, 11th NCAA) Total Bases Zach Taylor, 146 (1st PBC, 9th NCAA) Walks Drew Walker, 49 (1st PBC, 6th NCAA) Alex Frederick, 47 (2nd PBC, 11th NCAA) Casey Maloney, 45 (4th PBC, 15th NCAA)

Sacrifice Hits Mike Barnhill, 9 (t8th PBC) Innings Pitched Ethan Bader, 115.0 (1st PBC) Scott Strickland, 109.0 (2nd PBC) Chandler Hall, 106.1 (3rd PBC) Strikeouts Ethan Bader, 119 (1st PBC, 3rd NCAA) Scott Strickland, 76 (8th PBC, 72nd NCAA) Wins Ethan Bader, 12 (1st PBC, 3rd NCAA) Chandler Hall, 9 (t3rd PBC, t29th NCAA) Scott Strickland, 9 (t3rd PBC, t29th NCAA) Complete Games Chandler Hall, 6 (t1st PBC, 37th NCAA)

ABCA All-Southeast Region

Ethan Bader - First Team R.J. Dennard - Second Team Chandler Hall - P (Gold Glove) Team Statistics Alex Frederick - SS (Gold Glove) Batting Average Zach Taylor First Team, Player of the Year PBC All-Tournament Team .299 (5th PBC, 83rd NCAA) NCBWA All-Southeast Region Ethan Bader Runs Scored Chess Malone (MVP) Ethan Bader - Second Team John Roberts Zach Taylor - First Team, Player of the Year 326 (1st PBC, 7th NCAA) ABCA DII All-American Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America Runs Per Game Chandler Hall - P (Gold Glove) 8.0 (9th NCAA) Clayton Miller - First Team Alex Frederick - SS (Gold Glove) Hits Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District III Zach Taylor - First Team 584 (3rd PBC, 16th NCAA) Mike Barnhill NCBWA All-American Doubles Clayton Miller Zach Taylor - First Team Cody Powell 120 (1st PBC, 13th NCAA) 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft Collegiate Baseball Top 25 Poll Home Runs Zach Taylor - Philadelphia 12th rd, pick 398 No. 12 40 (3rd PBC, 28th NCAA)

PBC All-Academic Team Mike Barnhill Clayton Miller Cody Powell

Walks 308 (1st PBC, 2nd NCAA) Earned Run Average 4.44 (7th PBC. 93rd NCAA) Fielding Percentage .972 (1st PBC, 7th NCAA) Double Plays 44 (5th PBC, 35th NCAA) Winning Percentage .719 (18th NCAA)

2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Softball

Final PBC Standings

SCHOOL

Armstrong North Georgia Augusta State Columbus State Flagler USC Aiken Georgia College Francis Marion UNC Pembroke Lander Ga. Southwestern

PBC

19-1 17-3 12-8 11-9 11-9 10-10 9-11 8-12 5-15 4-16 4-16

ALL

45-11 49-10 33-18 40-20 39-20 26-17 25-24 31-20 16-31 26-26 22-30

PBC Championships (Columbus, Ga.) Armstrong def. Francis Marion, 7-5 Columbus State def. Armstrong, 6-0 NCAA Southeast Regional (Savannah) Flagler def. Armstrong, 1-0 (8 inn.) Armstrong def. Catawba, 1-0 Lenoir-Rhyne def. Armstrong, 4-0

PBC All-Conference Honors

Shelby Duff - First Team Whitney Galloway - First Team April Jowers - First Team (Player of the Year) Megan Barnwell - First Team (Pitcher of the Year) Baillie Temples - First Team Heather Walker - First Team Ted Evans - Coach of the Year

The Armstrong Atlantic State University softball team blazed its way to a Peach Belt Conference regular season title and a 10th NCAA Championships appearance in the last 12 seasons after a stellar 45-11 campaign that included a school-record 19-1 league mark. The Pirates opened up the season with a solid 17-2 record in February and kept the momentum going into March. A key league DH split with North Georgia on March 15 would turn out to be the only blemish on Armstrong’s league record as the Pirates clinched the regular season title with a come-from-behind 7-6 win at Francis Marion on April 17th. The league title is the first outright title for Armstrong softball as the Pirates had tied for the regular season crown in 2000. Armstrong’s stellar season gave the Pirates the opportunity to host an NCAA Championships regional for the first time in school history as well. The Pirates knocked off Catawba, 1-0, on freshman Caitlin Campbell’s six-hit shutout but were eliminated by Lenoir-Rhyne later that day. A key to the Pirates’ success all year long was the outstanding play of Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year April Jowers, who set a school and Peach Belt Conference record by batting .565 on the season. Jowers kept up an assault on the single-season DII hitting record all year long, registering a 30-game hitting streak to start the season and had at least one hit in 53 of 56 games this year, including 37 multi-hit games. She finished her four-year collegiate career as the all-time hits leader in Peach Belt history as well as Armstrong’s all-time hits, batting and stolen base leader. The Pirates placed six players on the All-PBC First Team, including PBC Pitcher of the Year Megan Barnwell (21-5, 2.15 ERA) and four seniors - first baseman Whitney Galloway, third baseman Baillie Temples, Jowers and designated player Heather Walker. Sophomore outfielder Shelby Duff earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors while Jowers earned consensus first-team AllAmerica honors by CoSIDA/Daktronics and the NFCA. Armstrong returns nine players for the 2013 season.

Individual Leaders

Team Statistics

Batting Average Batting Average April Jowers, .565 (1st PBC, 1st NCAA) .310 (1st PBC, 49th NCAA) Shelby Duff, .416 (2nd PBC, 66th NCAA) Slugging Percentage .457 (2nd PBC, 58st NCAA) Slugging Percentage On Base Percentage Baillie Temples, .624 (2nd PBC) .377 (1st PBC) Shelby Duff, .611 (3rd PBC) Runs Scored April Jowers, .586 (6th PBC) PBC All-Tournament Honors 308 (1st PBC, 60th NCAA) On-Base Percentage Shelby Duff Hits April Jowers, .576 (1st PBC, 3rd NCAA) 471 (1st PBC) April Jowers Shelby Duff, .476 (4th PBC, 96th NCAA) Runs Batted In PBC Player of the Week Runs Scored 275 (2nd PBC) Shelby Duff (Feb. 18, March 19) Shelby Duff, 53 (3rd PBC, 44th NCAA) Doubles Whitney Galloway (Apr. 16) April Jowers, 50 (4th PBC, 94th NCAA) 72 (2nd PBC) April Jowers (Feb. 14, March 12, Apr. 2) Baillie Temples, 37 (8th PBC) Home Runs PBC Freshman of the Week Hits 45 (3rd PBC, 50th NCAA) April Jowers, 105 (1st PBC) Earned Run Average Caitlin Campbell (Apr. 9) 2.59 (7th PBC, 65th NCAA) Shelby Duff, 77 (2nd PBC) Alexis Mercer (Feb. 21) Strikeouts Doubles PBC All-Academic Team 281 (6th PBC) Shelby Duff, 14 (2nd PBC) Shelby Duff Stolen Bases Runs Batted In Lauren Wilcox Baillie Temples, 49 (2nd PBC, 57th NCAA) 75 (3rd PBC, 48th NCAA) NFCA All-American Team Fielding Percentage Whitney Galloway, 48 (3rd PBC) .978 (2nd PBC, 4th NCAA) April Jowers - First Team Home Runs Winning Percentage NFCA All-Southeast Region Baillie Temples, 9 (t4th PBC) .804 (11th NCAA) Megan Barnwell - Second Team Total Bases Shelby Duff - First Team Shelby Duff, 113 (2nd PBC) April Jowers - First Team April Jowers, 109 (3rd PBC) Baillie Temples, 98 (6th PBC) Baillie Temples - Second Team Sacrifice Flies Heather Walker - Second Team Daktronics/CoSIDA All-American Whitney Galloway, 4 (t2nd PBC, 23rd NCAA) Stolen Bases April Jowers - First Team Daktronics/CoSIDA All-SE Region April Jowers, 28 (2nd PBC, 35th NCAA) Hit By Pitch Megan Barnwell - First Team Celia Blome, 20 (1st PBC, 2nd NCAA) April Jowers - First Team (Player of the Year) Earned Run Average Heather Walker - Second Team Megan Barnwell, 2.13 (15th PBC, 98th NCAA) Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American Batters Stuck Out Shelby Duff - Second Team Megan Barnwell, 164 (4th PBC, 51st NCAA) Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District III Strikeouts per 7 Innings Megan Barnwell, 6.5 (71st NCAA) Shelby Duff - First Team Final NFCA National Ranking Wins Megan Barnwell, 21 (t2nd PBC, 43rd NCAA) No. 17 Caitlin Campbell, 20 (t5th PBC, 53rd NCAA)

Senior April Jowers (top) led NCAA Division II in hitting while earning PBC Player of the Year honors and consensus All-America for a second straight year. Megan Barnwell (left) was the PBC’s Pitcher of the Year, going 21-5, while the Pirates as a team led the Peach Belt in batting, on-base percentage, runs scored and hitting in 2012.

2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Men’s Tennis Final PBC Standings

SCHOOL

PBC

ALL

Armstrong 9-0 30-0 Columbus State 8-1 23-4 Lander 7-2 18-5 Francis Marion 6-3 10-7 Augusta State 4-5 19-10 Georgia College 4-5 12-9 North Georgia 3-6 14-9 USC Aiken 2-7 9-8 Flagler 2-7 5-13 Ga. Southwestern 0-9 5-14 PBC Championships (Columbus, Ga.) Armstrong def. USC Aiken, 5-0 Armstrong def. Georgia College, 5-1 Armstrong def. Columbus State, 5-0 NCAA II Southeast Regional (Savannah, Ga.) Armstrong def. Wingate, 5-0 Armstrong def. Georgia College, 5-0 NCAA II National Championships (Louisville) Armstrong def. Queens (NY), 5-0 Armstrong def. Hawai’i Pacific, 5-1 Armstrong def. Lynn, 5-0 Armstrong def. West Florida, 5-0

The Armstrong Atlantic State University men’s tennis team completed a phenomenal season, culminating with a perfect 30-0 record and the school’s third NCAA Division II National Championship after a 5-0 win over No. 2-ranked West Florida in the title match in Louisville. The Pirates did not give up more than two points in any match this season, streaking through the Peach Belt Conference en route to the program’s eighth regular season title as well as an eighth straight PBC Tournament title in April. Armstrong knocked off Wingate and Georgia College in the NCAA South Regional, then headed to the NCAA DII Spring Sports Festival as the favorites to capture the crown. The Pirates gave up only one game during the four matches in Louisville, notching the Pirates’ third NCAA National Championship in the last five seasons. The Pirates’ singles lineup during 2012 featured three players who, at one time or another, were ranked No. 1 in the nation with seniors Mikk Irdoja and Eudaldo Bonet finishing the 2010 and 2011 seasons, respectively, while newcomer Georgi Rumenov quickly ascended to the top of the 2012 rankings. Rumenov finished the 2012 season as the top-ranked singles player in Division II and teamed with Irdoja to make up the top-ranked doubles duo in the country. Rumenov also added PBC Player of the Year honors to his accolades in 2012 while also being named the ITA’s National Player to Watch. Freshman Sven Lalic earned PBC Freshman of the Year honors as well as ITA National Rookie of the Year honors. Irdoja and Bonet each capped their four-year careers with the Pirates with bookend national titles as each earned crowns in 2009. The pair earned ITA All-America honors in singles in 2012, giving each four straight years of ITA All-America honors. The Pirates return five players for the 2012-13 season as Armstrong will attempt to successfully defend its national title.

PBC All-Conference Honors

Eudaldo Bonet (Singles) Mikk Irdoja (Singles/Doubles) Sven Lalic (Singles/Doubles) (Freshman of the Year) Matus Mydla (Singles/Doubles) Georgi Rumenov (Singles/Doubles) (Player of the Year) Pedro Scocuglia (Doubles) Simon Earnshaw (Coach of the Year)

PBC Player of the Week

Eudaldo Bonet (Feb. 14) Mikk Irdoja (March 7) Georgi Rumenov (Feb. 7, Feb. 21, Apr. 2, Apr. 9, Apr. 16)

PBC Tournament MVP

Georgi Rumenov (Singles) Mikk Irdoja & Georgi Rumenov (Doubles)

ITA National “Player To Watch” Georgi Rumenov

ITA National Rookie of the Year Sven Lalic

ITA Southeast Region Senior of the Year Mikk Irdoja

ITA All-America Honors Eudaldo Bonet (Singles) Mikk Irdoja (Singles/Doubles) Matus Mydla (Singles) Georgi Rumenov (Singles/Doubles)

Final Campbell’s/ITA DII National Rank No. 1

ITA Collegiate All-Stars Georgi Rumenov

Individual Statistics

Singles Player Georgi Rumenov #1 Eudaldo Bonet #3 Mikk Irdoja #4 Matus Mydla #12 Sven Lalic #27 Pedro Scocuglia #38 Daniel Regan Jean-Michel Blouin Totals

#1 21-1 2-0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 23-1

#2 -- 18-1 5-0 -- -- -- -- -- 23-1

#3 -- 1-0 14-0 7-0 1-0 -- -- -- 23-0

#4 -- -- -- 14-0 7-0 2-1 2-0 -- 25-1

#5 -- -- -- -- 12-0 7-0 5-1 -- 24-1

#6 -- -- -- -- 3-0 8-0 8-0 5-0 24-0

Dual 21-1 21-1 19-0 21-0 23-0 17-1 15-1 5-0 142-4

Doubles Player Irdoja/Rumenov #1 Lalic/Scocuglia #18 Bonet/Mydla Mydla/Scocuglia Irdoja/Regan Regan/Scocuglia Bonet/Rumenov Lalic/Regan Totals

#1 27-2 -- -- 2-0 -- -- -- -- 29-2

#2 -- 22-4 -- -- 2-0 1-2 -- -- 25-6

#3 -- -- 28-1 -- -- -- 2-0 -- 30-1

Dual 27-2 22-4 28-1 2-0 2-0 1-2 2-0 0-0 84-9

PBC 9-0 6-1 9-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 25-2

Fall -- -- -- 10-2 -- -- -- 3-3 13-5

Record 27-2 22-4 28-1 12-2 2-0 1-2 2-0 3-3 97-14

PBC 7-0 8-0 7-0 7-0 7-0 8-0 7-0 3-0 54-0

Fall -- 0-0 19-0 8-2 6-3 8-2 4-4 4-1 30-12

Overall 21-1 21-1 19-0 29-2 29-3 25-3 19-5 9-1 172-16

Freshman Sven Lalic (top) earned PBC Freshman of the Year and ITA National Rookie of the Year honors in 2012. Senior Mikk Irdoja and sophomore Georgi Rumenov (middle) finished the season as the top-ranked doubles duo in the nation while senior Eudaldo Bonet (bottom) earned ITA All-American honors in singles for the fourth time in his career.

2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Women’s Tennis

The Armstrong Atlantic State women’s tennis team notched its eighth NCAA Division II National Championship, fashioning a perfect 29-0 season while also claiming its 18th Peach Belt SCHOOL PBC ALL Conference title and ninth straight PBC Tournament title. Armstrong 12-0 29-0 The Pirates, playing with only one senior, four sophomores and one freshman in the starting Columbus State 11-1 28-3 lineup, swept through the Peach Belt slate while claiming the league’s regular season title as well Francis Marion 10-2 18-4 as the tournament title with a 5-0 win over Columbus State. Flagler 8-4 10-10 Armstrong did not drop a game in advancing through the NCAA regional, heading to the USC Aiken 7-5 13-8 NCAA DII Spring Sports Festival in Louisville as one of three unbeaten teams while holding a Georgia College 7-5 13-11 No. 3 ranking. After a first-round win over Drury, the Pirates faced in - in order - No. 5 Hawai’i Clayton State 6-6 7-13 Pacific, unbeaten and No. 2-ranked Barry and unbeaten and No. 1-ranked BYU-Hawai’i. ArmAugusta State 5-6 11-12 strong survived the gauntlet, handing both Barry and BYU-Hawai’i their first losses of the year en Lander 4-8 9-11 UNC Pembroke 3-9 13-12 route to winning the Pirates’ fourth national title in the last five seasons. Ga. Southwestern 3-9 8-13 Head coach Simon Earnshaw earned ITA DII National Coach of the Year honors as the North Georgia 1-10 7-16 Pirates finished the year as the top-ranked team in the nation. Montevallo 0-12 6-17 Senior Kathleen Henry provided the emotional moment for the Pirates in the finale, clinching PBC Championships (Columbus, Ga.) the title with a straight-set singles win against BYU-Hawai’i while capping an individual career in Armstrong def. Augusta State, 5-0 which she was unbeaten in singles in four years of Peach Belt play. She earned ITA All-American Armstrong def. Georgia College, 5-0 honors in singles for the first time in her career while also adding All-PBC honors. Armstrong def. Columbus State, 5-0 Sophomores Barbora Krtickova and Aleksandra Filipovski collected All-PBC singles and NCAA II Southeast Regional (Savannah, Ga.) Armstrong def. Augusta State, 5-0 doubles honors for a second straight year, while sophomores Marlen Hacke and Olga Kalodzitsa Armstrong def. Flagler, 5-0 also collected ITA All-America honors. Freshman Clara Perez was the sixth Pirate player to earn NCAA II National Championships (Louisville) All-America honors while also collecting Peach Belt Conference Freshman of the Year accolades. Armstrong def. Drury, 5-0 With just one senior departing, the Pirates will return six players overall from the National Armstrong def. Hawai’i Pacific, 5-1 Championship squad for 2012-13. Armstrong def. Barry, 5-2

Final PBC Standings

Armstrong def. BYU-Hawai’i, 5-2

PBC All-Conference Honors

PBC All-Academic Team

Aleksandra Filipovski (Singles/Doubles) Marlen Hacke (Singles/Doubles) Kathleen Henry (Singles/Doubles) Olga Kalodzitsa (Singles/Doubles) Barbora Krtickova (Singles/Doubles) Clara Perez (Doubles, Freshman of the Year) Simon Earnshaw (Coach of the Year)

Alexandra Filipovski Kathleen Henry Barbora Krtickova

ITA Division II All-America Honors Aleksandra Filipovski (Singles/Doubles) Marlen Hacke (Doubles) Kathleen Henry (Singles) Olga Kalodzitsa (Singles/Doubles Barbora Krtickova (Singles/Doubles)

PBC Tournament MVP

Alexandra Filipovski (Singles) Aleksandra Filipovski & Barbora Krtickova (Doubles) ITA Southeast Region Arthur Ashe Kathleen Henry PBC Player of the Week Aleksandra Filipovski (Feb. 28, March 7) ITA National DII Coach of the Year Barbora Krtickova (March 19) Simon Earnshaw

ITA Southeast Region Rookie of the Year Final Campbell’s/ITA DII National Rank Clara Perez

Singles Player

Barbora Krtickova #6 Aleksandra Filipovski #7 Olga Kalodzitsa #15 Kathleen Henry #19 Marlen Hacke #21 Clara Perez #31 Jessica Gardefjord Totals

Doubles

Player Filipovski/Krtickova #2 Hacke/Kalodzitsa #8 Henry/Perez #17 Gardefjord/Hacke Gardefjord/Perez Henry/Kalodzitsa Totals

No. 1

Individual Statistics #1

Dual PBC Fall Overall

#1 27-2 -- -- -- -- -- 27-2

#2 -- 25-3 1-0 -- -- -- 26-3

#3 -- -- 25-1 1-0 -- -- 28-1

Dual 27-2 25-3 26-1 1-0 -- -- 81-6

PBC 12-0 10-1 11-0 1-0 -- -- 35-1

Fall 16-4 11-3 8-6 0-0 2-1 1-2 38-16

Record 43-6 36-6 34-7 1-0 2-1 1-2 119-22

16-4 2-0 -- -- -- -- -- 18-4

-- 21-0 4-0 -- -- -- -- 25-0

-- -- 13-3 6-0 -- -- -- 19-3

-- -- -- 13-2 8-0 -- -- 21-2

-- -- -- -- 14-1 8-0 -- 23-1

-- -- -- -- -- 15-0 9-1 26-1

16-4 23-0 17-3 19-2 22-1 23-0 9-1 132-11

9-1 10-0 10-0 12-0 11-0 10-0 8-0 71-1

17-4 12-6 13-4 14-5 8-6 14-4 4-5 82-34

33-8 35-6 30-7 33-7 30-7 37-4 13-6 214-45

Sophomores Aleksandra Filipovski (top) and Barbora Krtickova (bottom) each earned ITA All-America honors in singles and doubles while teaming to finish as the No. 2-ranked doubles duo in NCAA Division II. Senior Kathleen Henry (middle) defeated BYUHawai’i’s Tanja Rebholz, 6-4, 7-6 (2) to clinch the Pirates’ 5-2 win over the Seasiders in the 2012 NCAA DII National Championship match, capping a fantastic career that included ITA All-America honors as a senior as well as a career 42-0 singles record in Peach Belt Conference play.

2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Golf

The Armstrong Atlantic State University menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golf team advanced to the NCAA Championships for an 11th straight season while succeeding both on the course and in the classroom in another outstanding campaign. The Pirates advanced to the NCAA South/Southeast Super Regional in Conover, N.C., and finished 12th among the 20 teams in the competition. Armstrong senior Matt Motes came within two strokes of advancing to the NCAA DII National Championships as an individual by finishing ninth in the regional with a three-day 214 total. Motes capped his four-year career by earning GCAA Honorable Mention All-America honors with his team-leading 72.93 stroke average. The Augusta, Ga., native also earned All-PBC honors as well as GCAA Scholar All-America honors for a second straight season, joining Ashley Loyd (2003-05) as the only twotime honorees in Armstrong golf history. Juniors Tyler Erickson and Jacob Tilton also earned GCAA Scholar All-America honors as the Pirates had the most Scholar All-America honors of any DII school in 2011-12. Tilton also earned All-PBC honors for his 73.70 stroke average. As a team, the Pirates finished the 2011-12 season ranked No. 18 in the nation while claiming a pair of third-place finishes, at the Kiawah Island Invitational and the Armstrong Pirate Invitational. In all, Armstrong finished fifth or better in seven of 11 tournaments competed in this season. The Pirates return eight players from the squad for the 2012-13 season.

PBC Championship

(Pine Mountain, Ga.) SCHOOL SCORE 1 UNC Pembroke * USC Aiken 3 Georgia College 4 Columbus State 5 Armstrong 6 Georgia Southwestern 7 Flagler 8 Clayton State 9 North Georgia 10 Montevallo 11 Lander * Won in playoff

872 +8 872 +8 875 +11 882 +18 886 +22 890 +26 893 +29 905 +41 925 +61 932 +68 942 +78

NCAA South/Southeast Super Regional

(Conover, N.C.) SCHOOL SCORE 1 Georgia College 2 Barry 3 Nova Southeastern 4 UNC Pembroke 5 USC Aiken 6 Florida Tech 7 North Alabama 8 Georgia Southwestern 9 Lynn 10 Florida Southern 11 Rollins 12 Armstrong Barton 14 West Florida 15 Carson-Newman 16 Eckerd 17 Wingate 18 Coker 19 Columbus State 20 Valdosta State

Senior Matt Motes (right) earned All-Peach Belt Conference and honorable mention GCAA All-America honors, carding a team-best 72.93 stroke average in 2012-13, as well as earning GCAA Scholar All-America honors for a second straight season, becoming just the second Armstrong golfer to earn the honor twice. Junior Jacob Tilton (left) earned All-Peach Belt Conference honors after collecting a 73.70 stroke average while also earning GCAA Scholar All-America honors for the first time in his career.

869 +5 870 +6 872 +8 876 +12 880 +16 881 +17 883 +19 885 +21 886 +22 888 +24 889 +25 890 +26 890 +26 891 +27 892 +28 895 +31 898 +34 901 +37 902 +38 921 +57

PBC All-Conference Honors

Golfer

Rounds

Individual Statistics Strokes Stk. Avg.

Matt Motes (Honorable Mention)

Matt Motes 30 2188 72.93 Jacob Tilton 20 1474 73.70 Gus Wagoner 17 1260 74.12 Cory Griffin 27 2015 74.63 Travis Williamson 17 1281 75.35 Matt Cocco 2 151 75.50 Tyler Erickson 27 2044 75.70 Jared Wagenaar 10 758 75.80 Dustin Allen 7 539 77.00 Taylor Gove 11 848 77.09 Justin Wylie 5 387 77.40 TEAM 30 8826 294.20

Matt Motes

Matt Motes - First Team Jacob Tilton - Second Team

PBC All-Academic Team Tyler Erickson Matt Motes (Honorable Mention) Jacob Tilton

PBC Golfer of the Week Matt Motes (Feb. 16)

GCAA All-American

GCAA All-Southeast Region

GCAA All-America Scholar

Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District III Tyler Erickson - First Team Final GCAA DII National Rank No. 18 Tyler Erickson Matt Motes Jacob Tilton

Best Finish

t6th Jay Jennison & 6th Matlock Collegiate t3rd Bobcat Intercollegiate 2nd Armstrong Pirate Invitational t9th Peach Belt Conference Championships t10th Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate t24th Armstrong Pirate Invitational t10th Armstrong Pirate Invitational t24th Armstrong Pirate Invitational t23rd Laker Intercollegiate t23rd Matlock Collegiate Classic t30th Armstrong Pirate Invitational 3rd Kiawah Island Invitational 3rd Armstrong Pirate Invitational

Team Results 9/5-6 9/26-27 10/3-4 10/24-25 2/13-14 2/27-28 3/12-13 3/19-20 3/26-27 4/9-10 5/7-9

Kiawah Island Invitational Kiawah Island, S.C. Jay Jennison Memorial St. Augustine, Fla. Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate Myrtle Beach, S.C. Laker Collegiate Invitational Hampton, Ga. Matlock Collegiate Classic Lakeland, Fla. Armstrong Pirate Invitational Pooler, Ga. First Federal SE Collegiate Valdosta, Ga. Bobcat Invitational Eatonton, Ga. Bearcat Invitational Greenwood, S.C. Peach Belt Championships Pine Mountain, Ga. NCAA South/Southeast Regional Conover, N.C.

3rd of 17 t4th of 15 6th of 13 5th of 9 6th of 15 3rd of 14 5th of 14 5th of 17 t11th of 17 5th of 11 t12th of 20

593 (+17) 891 (+27) 585 (+9) 894 (+30) 879 (+15) 591 (+23) 869 (+5) 851 (+11) 897 (+33) 886 (+22) 890 (+26)

2011-2012 Armstrong Athletics Year In Review

Women’s Golf

The Armstrong Atlantic State University women’s golf team enjoyed its finest season in program history, earning its first team tournament title during the regular season, then capturing its first Peach Belt Conference title while qualifying its first player for the NCAA Championships. The Pirates opened the spring portion of the 2011-12 season with sophomore Kristen Sammarco capturing the Tusculum/Kiawah Invitational on Feb. 4-5 for Armstrong’s first individual tournament win since Danielle Davis in 2005-06. The next week, Armstrong went wire-to-wire in capturing the Newberry Invitational by 22 strokes at Moss Creek Country Club in Hilton Head, S.C., as sophomore Jenna Birch made it two straight individual wins with medallist honors. Junior Kelly Pearce notched an individual win at the Dana Rader Intercollegiate for the third different Armstrong golfer to capture a win in the spring. At the PBC Championships in Pine Mountain, Ga., Sammarco shot a PBC-record first-round 65 to put Armstrong in contention for its first league crown. The Pirates fired a final-round 311 to win the league crown by 11 strokes. Sammarco closed out individual medallist honors with a second-round 79. Without an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships, the Pirates were forced to wait for a possible invite to the NCAAs. Despite the team not advancing, sophomore Jenna Birch did receive an individual invite, traveling to Pensacola for the NCAA South Super Regional. Competing to advance to the NCAAs as an individual, Birch chipped in on the first playoff hole to earn a trip to the DII Spring Sports Festival in Louisville. The sophomore finished 21st at the NCAA National Championships with a four-day 319 score, 31-over-par. As a result, Birch earned honorable mention All-America honors from the NGCA, becoming the first All-American in women’s golf for the Pirates. Seniors Kim Knox and Victoria Bennett each finished their four-year careers for the Pirates in 201112, and the Pirates return four players for 2012-13.

2012 PBC Championship (Pine Mountain, Ga.)

SCHOOL

1 Armstrong 2 UNC Pembroke Flagler 4 Lander 5 Columbus State 6 Montevallo 7 North Georgia

SCORE

615 +47 626 +58 626 +58 628 +60 639 +71 646 +78 660 +92

PBC All-Conference Honors Jenna Birch - First Team Jessica Santaniello - Second Team

PBC All-Tournament Honors Jessica Santaniello (Medalist)

PBC All-Academic Team Jenna Birch Kelly Pearce

NGCA All-American

Jenna Birch (Honorable Mention)

NCAA DII Championships Individual Qualifier

Golfer

Individual Statistics

Rounds

Strokes Stk. Avg.

Best Finish

Jenna Birch 22 1684 76.54 1st Newberry Invitational Kristen Sammarco 16 1242 77.63 1st PBC Championships & Tusculum Inv. Jenna Birch - 21st (319, +31) Kelly Pearce 20 1622 81.10 1st Dana Rader Intercollegiate PBC Golfer of the Week Jenny Payne 2 163 81.50 t18th Mercer Eat-A-Peach Intercollegiate Kelly Pearce (Sept. 22) Kim Knox 20 1639 81.95 t3rd Ralph Hargett Memorial Rebecca Goldman 2 168 84.00 t47th Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate Kristen Sammarco (Feb. 9) Victoria Bennett 18 1516 84.22 t14th Mercer Eat-A-Peach Intercollegiate Jenna Birch (Feb. 23) Jessica Tomberlin 11 978 88.91 t26th Mercer Eat-A-Peach Intercollegiate Individual Tournament Wins TEAM 18 5768 320.44 1st PBC Championships Kelly Pearce (Dana Rader Intercollegiate) 1st Newberry Invitational Jenna Birch (Newberry Invitational) Team Results Kristen Sammarco (Tusculum Invitational, PBC Championship) 9/18-19 Mercer Eat-A-Peach Intercollegiate Macon, Ga. 3rd of 10 634 (+58) 10/3-4 Myrtle Beach Intercollegiate Myrtle Beach, S.C. 8th of 21 661 (+85) Team Tournament Wins 10/17-18 CSU Wendy’s Fall Invitational Charleston, S.C. 13th of 16 641 (+73) Newberry Invitational - Feb. 19-20 10/24-25 Flagler College Fall Slam St. Augustine, Fla. 10th of 20 651 (+75) 2012 PBC Championship - Apr. 9-10 2/4-5 Tusculum/Kiawah Island Inv. Kiawah Island, S.C. 5th of 18 628 (+52) 2/19-20 Newberry College Invitational Hilton Head Isl., S.C. 1st of 10 628 (+36) Armstrong Pirate Women’s Invitational Pooler, Ga. t3rd of 16 653 (+77) 3/5-6 3/12-13 Dana Rader Intercollegiate Charlotte, N.C. Played As Individuals 3/26-27 Ralph Hargett Memorial Charlotte, N.C. t7th of 17 657 (+81) 4/2-3 Marsh Landing Invitational Jacksonville, Fla. Individual (Jenna Birch) Pine Mountain, Ga. 1st of 7 615 (+47) 4/9-10 PBC Championships 5/6-8 NCAA DII South Regional Pensacola, Fla. Individual (Jenna Birch) NCAA DII National Championships Louisville, Ky. Individual (Jenna Birch) 5/16-19

Sophomore Kristen Sammarco (far right) shot a PBC-record 65 en route to Peach Belt Conference tournament medallist honors, also earning All-PBC accolades. Sophomore Jenna Birch (right) became Armstrong’s first individual qualifier to the NCAA Championships, finishing 21st in Louisville while also earning All-PBC and NGCA Honorable Mention All-America honors. Senior Kim Knox (above) carded a career-best 81.95 stroke average in her final season as a Pirate, notching a third-place finish at the Ralph Hargett Memorial.