2016 Northwestern State Volleyball Media Guide

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Quick Facts/University Information Quick Facts School Northwestern State University Location Natchitoches, Louisiana Founded 1884 as Louisiana Normal Enrollment 9,179 Nickname Demons/Lady Demons President Dr. Jim Henderson Vice President/External Affairs Jerry Pierce Athletics Director Greg Burke Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Southland Colors Purple (492f92) & White, Orange (f7842b) Trim Facility Prather Coliseum

Team Information Head Coach: Sean Kiracofe Alma Mater Texas Tech (1999) Record at NSU 7-22 (2nd year) Career Record 7-22 (2nd year) Assistant Coach: Alicia Roth Alma Mater Samford (2013) Assistant Coach Collin Wallace Alma Mater Temple (2012) VB Athletic Trainer Jordan Wheat VB Secretary Kelsey Martin VB Office Phone (318) 357-4227 2015 Record 7-22 SLC Record/Finish 5-11/10th Overall Starters Ret./Lost 4/3 Letterwinners Ret./Lost 9/4 Newcomers 6 SID Doug Ireland Assistant SID/VB Contact Jason Pugh Email pughj@nsula.edu SID Graduate Assistant Matt Vines SID Phone (318) 357-6467 Website www.nsudemons.com Twitter @NSUDemonsVB Instagram @NSUDemonsVB Facebook faceboook.com/NSUDemonsVB Table of Contents 2015 NSU Volleyball All In Quick Facts & Table of Contents 2015 In Review 2016 Season Preview Coaching Staff & Athletes Head Coach Sean Kiracofe

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Assistant Coach Alicia Roth Assistant Coach Collin Wallace Athletic Trainer Jordan Wheat 2016 Lady Demon Rosters Lauren Agan Natalie Jaeger Bailey Martin Kylie Spencer Channing Burleson Madeline Drake Abby Gardea Reagan Rogers Kahtryn Wristen Victoria Harris/Megan Lohmiller Kourtney Seaton/Alexis Warren Brooke Wood/Rayna Yetts

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opponent Info The Southland Conference 25 Opponents 26 University & Athletic Personnel Dr. Jim Henderson, NSU President Jerry Pierce, NSU Vice President Greg Burke, Director of Athletics Athletic Department Administration Medical and Strength Staff Sports Information and Media Directory History & Records Individual Records All-Time Series Records Year-by-Year Results All-Time Letterwinners

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Northwestern State This is NSU 43 Welcome to Natchitoches 44 Academics 45 Campus LIfe 46 CHAMPS/Life Skills 48 Athletic Success 48 NSU Athletic Success 50 Social Media 52

CREDITS

The 2016 Lady Demons Volleyball Media Guide is a production of the Northwestern State Media Relations office. It was designed, written and edited by Jason Pugh with editorial assistance provided by Doug Ireland, Matt Vines and Ronnette Pellegrin. Photography provided by Gary Hardamon, NSU Photographic Services.

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2015 in review Northwestern State ushered in a new era in the 2015 season, wel- Johnson entered her senior season as the school’s all-time leader coming Sean Kiracofe to his first collegiate head coaching position. in block assists and extended that mark to 399, erasing Shannon Puder’s In Kiracofe’s maiden voyage, he helped oversee a record-breaking former mark by 129. Offensively, Johnson enjoyed the most consistent season from senior Glynna Johnson while gaining valuable experience in season of her four-year career. running all aspects of a Division I program. Johnson, a Gatesville, Texas, native, smashed another of Puder’s On Aug. 28, Kiracofe became the third mark -- single-season hitting percentage. 2015 SUPERLATIVES straight NSU volleyball coach to capture a Johnson smashed 204 kills in 446 total victory in his debut, as the Lady Demons LOUISIANA SPORTSWRITERS ASSOCIATION attempts for a .370 hitting percentage, ALL-LOUISIANA VOLLEYBALL TEAM knocked off Tennessee State, 3-1, at Ole obliterating Puder’s former mark of .330 Glynna Johnson (1st team) Miss’ Magnolia Invitational. en route to a first-team All-Louisiana se Four days later, Northwestern State SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE ACCOLADES lection by the Louisiana Sports Writers Asgave Kiracofe another first when Amanda sociation. ACADEMIC ALL-CONFEREANCE Kunz served back-to-back aces to cap a 3-2 Lauren Agan (1st team) Johnson and fellow senior midvictory against UL Lafayette in Kiracofe’s Natalie Jaeger (2nd team) dle blocker Amanda Kunz each had some of Bailey Martin (2nd team) Prather Coliseum debut. the most efficient offensive performances Like many teams with first-year in school history. Johnson posted a hitting coaches, there were growing pains and percentage of .778 against Washington teachable moments. Northwestern State dropped four five-set matches, State on Sept. 18, good for fourth place in school history. Johnson’s .667 including three in Southland Conference play. hitting percentage against UL Lafayette on Sept. 1 is 10th in NSU annals. For a team that missed out on conference tournament play by two Kunz’ .786 mark against Nicholls on Sept. 26 stands third all-time. games, those back-and-forth matches held greater importance for the As a team, Northwestern State enjoyed success from the service future of the program. line, ranking 11th nationally in aces per set (1.69). Junior setter Natalie Although Northwestern State could not build on the program’s in- Jaeger stood sixth nationally in aces per set (0.50) and 12th nationally in augural NCAA Tournament berth in 2014, there were memorable indi- total aces (51). Junior libero Bailey Martin’s 34 aces ranked 150th nationvidual moments throughout the 2015 season. ally.

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2016 preview Year two of Sean Kiracofe’s Northwestern State volleyball tenure should go smoother than the first, as many second acts often do. Armed with a deeper roster, the Lady Demons second-year coach and his squad enters their second season together with a sense of comfort and calm, building on the flashes of success shown during the 2015 season. “There’s a comfort level with all of the returners,” Kiracofe said. “They have a much better idea of what I’m expecting and what should happen in certain situations. Even in the latter part of the conference season, there was still a lot of in-match teaching along the lines of, ‘The next time this comes up, let’s try this,’ or, ‘When that happens, you need to do this.’ Some of that is because we were in a 6-2 in the beginning of the year and shifted into a 5-1. There is a comfort in the 5-1 now, so we can add a couple of new things and expand upon what we were able to do.”

Channing Burleson

Outside Hitters (5) Lauren Agan, 5-11, Sr.-3L Channing Burleson, 5-8, So.-1L Reagan Rogers, 6-0, So.-1L Victoria Harris, 6-1, Fr.-TR Alexis Warren, 5-10, Fr.-HS Typifying Northwestern State’s overall depth, the Lady Demons can run out a trio of experienced outside hitters with a pair of newcomers who bring their own set of talents. In her first season as a full-time starter, Agan paced Northwestern State in kills (248) and total attempts (1,003). She added 182 digs, which ranked fourth on the team. “We dumped a heavy load on Lauren’s shoulders for us last year on offense,” Kiracofe said. “We depended on her on the front row and on the back row. We asked an absolute ton from her. In a lot of cases, she did fantastic and gave us even more than we asked. We expect that consistency and volleyball IQ to increase. She’s going to be better prepared to handle situations where teams game plan and scheme to stop her. She’s going to be able to find ways to score other than just hitting it really hard.” Burleson and Rogers picked up valuable experience in their first collegiate seasons. Burleson started much of the season and enjoyed early success, including a 15-kill, 11-dig double-double in a 3-2 victory against UL Lafayette in the Sept. 1 home opener. Burleson’s 148 kills ranked her second among returners behind Agan. Rogers was the sixth Lady Demon with at least 100 kills (103), saving her best performances for the final two matches of the season. Rogers delivered a season-best 16 kills and hit .538 in a 3-2 win against Incarnate Word on Nov. 12 and followed that with a season-best 15 digs in a 3-2 season-finale loss to Abilene Christian on Nov. 14. Harris is a transfer from the University of Cincinnati who redshirted with the Bearcats before arriving in Natchitoches for the spring semester. Warren brings a bevy of credentials with her from Cypress Ranch High School in suburban Houston. Warren averaged better than three

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kills per set and set a school record with 450 digs for the Mustangs. “They provide value for us in different ways whether you’re looking at the L1 or the L2,” Kiracofe said. “Victoria has a big arm and can fill the role of an L1 whereas Alexis is bigger than Channing but has similar ball-control skills. She can also score for us, so she’s not just out there for just ball control and defense. She can provide us a lot of point scoring and help us in passing and defense as well.” Middle Blockers (4) Madeline Drake, 6-1, So.-1L Abby Gardea, 6-0, So.-1L Kourtney Seaton, 6-2, Fr.-HS Brooke Wood, 6-2, Fr.-HS Perhaps no position on the Northwestern State roster was hit as hard by graduation as the middle blocker spot. Both Glynna Johnson, a first-team All-Louisiana selection, and Amanda Kunz, who combined for 392 kills and 199 total blocks, were seniors in 2015. Drake and Gardea each earned some playing time between the senior duo, allowing them to get their feet wet at the collegiate level. “We lost a lot with Glynna, obviously, and Amanda, while she only started for one year, she came in and was everything we could have asked from her,” Kiracofe said. “We’ve got a ton to replace, but we were lucky to replace them with size in Kourtney and Brooke.” Before spending the summer in Thailand as part of an athletic mission trip, Drake flashed the strides she made in her game during the Lady Demons spring season.

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2016 preview “She’s really doing great at the net offensively,” Kiracofe said. “We expect a lot of offensive production from her.” Gardea saw her playing time increase toward the end of her freshman season and has proven to be one of the most versatile players on the roster. “We can see Abby on both the right side and in the middle,” Kiracofe said. “I love that versatility. She’s going to be able to do a lot of different things for us across the net.” Seaton and Wood find themselves in a similar position to that of Drake and Gardea a season ago -- angling for playing time behind a pair of returning middles. Seaton and Wood both stand 6-2, helping to make up for the loss of Johnson. Despite their height, Kiracofe remained cautious about what to expect from the pair. “They move really well, but they’re inexperienced,” he said. “Which one of them will find some time this year, I really don’t know. It’s going to be a battle between them for which one settles in first. It will probably be a rotation between them as they figure things out.”

consistent, but she can go back there and help us.” Setter (3)

Natalie Jaeger, 5-9, Sr.-3L Kathryn Wristen, 5-9, So.-1L Rayna Yetts, 5-9, Fr.-HS

When Kiracofe shifted his team from a 6-2 offense to a 5-1 alignment, Jaeger took control of the setter’s spot. After splitting time her first two seasons with Emily Johnson, Jaeger’s increased playing time led to a career-best 654 assists and 51 service aces, which ranked sixth nationally. Jaeger enters the season as NSU’s No. 8 all-time assister with 1,640 helpers, putting her on pace to climb as high as sixth. “There was a lot of growth for Natalie when we switched into the 5-1 in terms of running the offense and what she expected from me,” Kiracofe said. “She did a great job of that toward the end of the season, and we had a great spring. We improved on some things and sped some things up.” Wristen ranked third on the team in assists as a freshman, handing Libero (3) out 132 while seeing the majority of her playing time when NSU ran Bailey Martin, 5-6, Sr.-3L the 6-2. In her first collegiate match, Wristen delivered 21 assists and Kylie Spencer, 5-8, Jr.-1L chipped in 10 digs in a 3-1 win against Tennessee State on Aug. 28. Megan Lohmiller, 5-8, Fr.-HS Yetts, a Livonia, Mich., product, joins Jaeger as Upper Midwesterners on the NSU roster and brings an advanced approach for a freshman. In her first full season as Northwestern State’s starting libero, “She is going to have some growing pains like any other freshman Martin moved to within 164 digs of hitting 1,000 for her career while setter,” Kiracofe said. “She’s come in and made both pin hitters better earning second-team Academic All-Southland honors. because of her location. We’re still working on the connec Martin’s 378 digs paced the Lady Demons while her 34 aces ranked tion with the middles, but that’s to be second on the team and 150th nationally. expected. There’s a growth period Spencer, meanwhile, made her collegiate debut in the victory there. By the time she settles against UL Lafayette and proved to be a integral piece of the NSU down she’s going to do some defense. Spencer collected 100 digs and added 11 service aces while good things for us.” appearing in 61 sets. “Bailey did a great job for us,” Kiracofe said. “Kylie came in and really settled things down in serve receive and did a great job at middle back.” The addition of Lohmiller symbolizes the greater depth Northwestern State flaunts across the board this season. Lohmiller could deliver a Spencer-type impact to the 2016 NSU squad. “She brings a lot of energy to the defense,” Kiracofe said. “She flies around and picks up a lot of balls you think will hit the ground. She’s really good defensively and will provide a lot of energy off the bench. “We can work a little bit with her serve receive. Kylie Spencer We can make it a little more great tradition ... brighter future

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coaches Head Coach

Sean Kiracofe 2nd Season at NSU • 2nd Season Overall Texas Tech (1999) Sean Kiracofe continues to put his stamp on the Northwestern State volleyball program as he enters the second season of his head coaching career. In his first season at NSU, Kiracofe helped mold middle blocker Glynna Johnson into a first-team All-Louisiana selection. Kiracofe’s aggressive mentality paid off as the Lady Demons ranked 11th nationally in aces per set (1.69). Individually, Natalie Jaeger finished the season sixth nationally in aces per set (0.50). Kiracofe came to Northwestern State armed with a reputation of being a technician, a developer of talent and an architect of successful programs. Kiracofe became the 14th head coach in NSU program history on April 7, 2015, after his second stint as an assistant at SMU. Kiracofe brings a decorated resume to the position, having coached at SMU, UNLV, Montana State and UTEP in a career that has spanned more than a decade. “Everyone involved in the interview process was impressed with Sean’s ability to genuinely communicate his vision for a volleyball program that has reached unprecedented heights over the past four to five years,” NSU Director of Athletics Greg Burke said. “He has the volleyball playing and coaching background, recruiting contacts and personal characteristics to sustain, and even build upon, that level of success.” Kiracofe spent his last four-year stint at SMU primarily developing middle blockers and coordinating the team’s blocking strategy and efforts. The results of Kiracofe’s expertise were clear. In 2011, his first season after returning to SMU, Kiracofe tutored Courtney Manning, the NCAA’s leader in blocks (184). Kiracofe produced the top blocking team in the American Athletic Conference in 2014 and the 2011 Conference USA leaders in that category. The 2011 Mustangs ranked 11th nationally in team blocking. A native Texan, Kiracofe helped lead SMU to a 48-14 record in his final two seasons in Dallas and coached a pair of first-team all-conference middle blockers. Under Kiracofe’s direction, SMU’s Caroline Young was a three-time, first-team all-conference selection and an honorable mention All-American. Kiracofe’s experience, which also includes collegiate positions at UNLV, Montana State and UTEP alongside club positions with Tejas Vol

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The Sean Kiracofe File Education:

• Texas Tech University Bachelor’s in Political Science, 1999

Coaching Experience:

• 2015-present Head Coach, Northwestern State • 2012-14 Head Coach, Tejas Volleyball Club • 2011-14 Assistant Coach, SMU • 2010-11 Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, UNLV • 2008-10 Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Montana State • 2007 Head Coach, North Texas High Performance • 2003-08 Assistant Coach, SMU • 2002-03 Assistant Coach, University of Texas-El Paso • 1999-2002 Head Coach, Austin Metro Volleyball Club

• 1996-99 Texas Tech (Club)

Playing Experience:

leyball Club, North Texas High Performance and the Austin Metro Volleyball Club, gave him an introduction on the various skills needed to run his own program. He credited SMU head coach Lisa Seifert’s willingness to allow her assistants greater-than-normal responsibility for helping him develop a blueprint for running his own program. Kiracofe is a 1999 graduate of Texas Tech with a bachelor of arts in political science and a minor in history. He was a four-year starter and a two-year captain for the Red Raiders club team, which he helped lead to top-25 rankings in 1998 and 1999. His junior career was spent with the Austin Juniors club team that competed in the Junior Olympics each year from 1990-94. He became the

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Kiracofe vs. All Opponents

Team Record Abilene Christian 0-2 Alabama 0-1 Arkansas 0-1 Central Arkansas 0-1 College of Charleston 0-1 Houston Baptist 0-1 Incarnate Word 1-1 Lamar 1-0 McNeese 0-1 New Orleans 1-0 Nicholls 1-0 Ole Miss 0-1 Oral Roberts 0-1 Portland State 0-1 Sam Houston State 0-2 Southeast Missouri State 0-1 Southeastern Louisiana 0-1 Southern Miss 0-1 Stephen F. Austin 1-1 Tennessee State 1-0 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0-1 Texas Tech 0-1 UL Lafayette 1-0 UT-Arlington 0-1 Washington State 0-1 Totals 7-22

first male from the state of Texas to be named to Volleyball Monthly’s FAB 50 list, doing so in 1994. Kiracofe began his coaching career in 1999 with the Austin Metro Volleyball Club. He spent four years with Austin Metro before joining Swanson’s staff at UTEP in 2002. After spending one year with the Miners, Kiracofe began his first stint at SMU. In five seasons with the Mustangs, he produced a pair of all-conference middle blockers and a freshman all-conference middle blocker. Kiracofe then spent two seasons at Montana State where he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. During his tenure with the Bobcats, he guided Kyla Hendry to an honorable mention all-conference season. He moved to UNLV for one season, maintaining his dual role as assistant and recruiting coordinator with the Rebels, before returning to SMU. Kiracofe and his wife, Kerri, have two children – a son, Walker, and a daughter, Reese.

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The Kiracofe family: (from left) Walker, Sean, Kerri and Reese

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Assistant Coach

alicia roth 2nd Season at NSU • 2nd Season Overall samford (2013) After helping Natalie Jaeger rank among the national leaders in service aces per sent, Alicia Roth begins her second season at Northwestern State.

roth file

With Roth’s tutelage, Jaeger averaged 0.50 aces per set in 2015, ranking sixth nationally. Roth will continue to work primarily with the Northwestern State defense and setters as she did in her first season in Natchitoches.

Education:

• Samford University Bachelor of Science in Sports Admininstration, 2013 • Campbell University Master’s in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2015

Coaching Experience:

• 2015-present Northwestern State, assistant coach • 2013-2015 Campbell University, graduate assistant

Playing Experience:

• 2009-2012 Samford University, libero

Roth, who also will be the team’s recruiting coordinator, joined the NSU staff after two seasons as a graduate assistant at Campbell University and a standout career at Samford University. “I was looking for somebody with setting experience and with experience on the back row,” head coach Sean Kiracofe said. “She’s going to be in charge of our defenders, ball control and setting. She was a libero and has had extensive experience working with setters. Alicia brings a lot of energy to our program. She’s very personable and has a very welcoming personality.” Despite having been in Natchitoches for less than two months, Roth took control of coordinating August’s Digfest, the largest fundraiser of the year for the NSU volleyball program. While at Campbell, Roth took on many responsibilities often assumed by full-time assistant coaches. Roth was the Camels’ defensive trainer and travel coordinator while she earned a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies. Additionally Roth worked summer camps and handled Campbell volleyball’s social media presence. Prior to her graduate assistantship, Roth was a four-year letterwinner at Samford University where she was named team captain in her senior season of 2012. Roth appeared in 92 matches in her four years as a Bulldog, mainly as a defensive specialist. She recorded single-match career-highs of 11 digs three times and delivered the matchclinching point on an ace against Southeastern Conference foe Alabama on Oct. 30, 2011. Roth’s coaching career began before college, as she created the Oakland Elite Volleyball Club in Oakland, Mich., while she was a student at Lake Orion High School. Roth owns five years of experience coaching at the local and national levels with Michigan Elite Volleyball Academy.

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Collin Wallace 2nd Season at NSU • Temple (2012)

After a stellar career at Temple University, Collin Wallace enters her second season as a graduate assistant at Northwestern State. In her first season in Natchitoches, Wallace handled game operations, coordinated travel and worked with Northwestern State’s outside hitters, all roles she will maintain this season.

Wallace completed her Temple career in 2011 before transitioning to a position in the private sector. As an outside hitter at Temple, Wallace ranked second on the Owls in kills (298) and digs (292) as a senior and collected Atlantic 10 Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors after an 18-kill, 21-dig performance against La Salle in Oct. 2011. Wallace’s career also included a spot on the 2011 Big 5 All-Tournament Team. Wallace’s coaching career began while a student at Juniata College. Wallace worked for five years with the Bob Bertucci and Josh Steinbach volleyball camps at Temple University and Villanova University. Upon graduating from Temple (May 2012) with a bachelor’s degree in strategic and organizational communications/organizational leadership, Wallace was an assistant coach at Rosemont College in 2013 and at Immaculata University for the 2014 season before joining the East Coast Power volleyball club as an assistant coach with its 17-Cobalt team. Prior to playing at Temple, Wallace helped lead Juniata to a 71-9 record in two seasons. Wallace was an all-state, all-district and three-time all-league performer at West Chester East High School. She played her club career with the Philadelphia Volleyball Academy. Wallace is pursuing a master’s degree in health and human performance at Northwestern State.

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coacheS Athletic Trainer

Jordan Wheat 2nd Season at NSU • TCU (2014) Jordan Wheat is in his second season at Northwestern State and his first working as the primary athletic trainer for volleyball. A Flower Mound, Texas, native and a 2014 athletic training graduate of Texas Christian University, Wheat spent six years as an athletic training student with TCU where he worked with football, baseball and men’s and women’s track and field. While with the Horned Frog football program, Wheat designed protocols for athletes in post-surgery rehabilitation including post-surgical ACL rehabilitation. On the diamond, Wheat administered PNF patterns for shoulder maintenance on players and gained valuable experience as the Horned Frogs hosted the 2014 NCAA Regionals and Super Regionals. He also traveled with squad to the 2014 College World Series in Omaha, Neb. While at TCU, Wheat worked the school’s summer camps helping provide hydration and medical coverage for athletes participating in football and baseball camps. Between June 2010 and October 2012, Wheat also worked as an athletic training intern with the Texas Rangers Baseball Club. There, he assisted the staff with day-to-day treatment, documentation and game coverage of home events. He assisted with the assessment of comprehensive medical histories of potential draft prospects as well as inventory maintenance and packing for away competition. Wheat is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and holds several certifications including being a Certified Athletic Trainer. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in health and human performance at Northwestern State and plans on graduating in December.

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Rosters

2016 Lady Demons Roster No. Name

Pos.

Ht. Cl.-Exp.

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OH L MB L OH MB OH OH OH S S S L MB MB

5-8 5-8 6-2 5-6 6-0 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-9 5-9 5-9 5-8 6-0 6-2

Channing Burleson Kylie Spencer Kourtney Seaton Bailey Martin Reagan Rogers Madeline Drake Lauren Agan Alexis Warren Victoria Harris Natalie Jaeger Kathryn Wristen Rayna Yetts Megan Lohmiller Abby Gardea Brooke Wood

So.-1L Jr.-1L Fr.-HS Sr.-3L So.-1L So.-1L Sr.-3L Fr.-HS Fr.-TR Sr.-3L So.-1L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS So.-1L Fr.-HS

Hometown Midland, Texas Tomball, Texas Stephenville, Texas Lucas, Texas Blanco, Texas Tulsa, Okla. Austin, Texas Cypress, Texas Spring, Texas Oconomowoc, Wis. Buda, Texas Livonia, Mich. Heath, Texas Deer Park, Texas Fort Worth, Texas

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Sean Kiracofe (2nd season at NSU) Assistant Coaches: Alicia Roth (2nd season at NSU), Collin Wallace (2nd season at NSU) BY POSITION

HEIGHT BREAKDOWN

OUTSIDE HITTER (5) Lauren Agan, Channing Burleson, Victoria Harris, Reagan Rogers, Alexis Warren MIDDLE BLOCKER (4) Madeline Drake, Abby Gardea, Kourtney Seaton, Brooke Wood

5-6 (1) Bailey Martin 5-8 (3) Channing Burleson, Megan Lohmiller, Kylie Spencer 5-9 (3) Natalie Jaeger, Kathryn Wristen, Rayna Yetts

SETTER (3) Natalie Jaeger, Kathryn Wristen, Rayna Yetts

5-10 (1) Alexis Warren

LIBERO (3) Bailey Martin, Megan Lohmiller, Kylie Spencer

6-0 (2) Abby Gardea, Reagan Rogers

5-11 (1) Lauren Agan

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. 8 1 7 15 10 11 14 4 5 3 2 9 17 12 13

Name Lauren Agan Channing Burleson Madeline Drake Abby Gardea Victoria Harris Natalie Jaeger Megan Lohmiller Bailey Martin Reagan Rogers Kourtney Seaton Kylie Spencer Alexis Warren Brooke Wood Kathryn Wristen Rayna Yetts

Pos. OH OH MB MB OH S L L OH MB L OH MB S S

breakdown by class

Freshmen (6)

Victoria Harris, Megan Lohmiller, Kourtney Seaton, Alexis Warren, Brooke Wood, Rayna Yetts

sophomores (5)

Channing Burleson, Madeline Drake, Abby Gardea, Reagan Rogers, Kathryn Wristen

juniors (1) Kylie Spencer

Seniors (3)

Lauren Agan, Natalie Jaeger, Bailey Martin

6-1 (2) Madeline Drake, Victoria Harris 6-2 (2) Kourtney Seaton, Brooke Wood

BY STATE

Oklahoma (1): Madeline Drake (Tulsa) Michigan (1): Rayna Yetts (Livonia) Texas (12): Channing Burleson (Midland); Kylie Spencer (Tomball); Kourtney Seaton (Stephenville); Bailey Martin (Allen); Reagan Rogers (Blanco); Lauren

Agan (Austin); Alexis Warren (Cypress); Kathryn Wristen (Buda); Megan Lohmiller (Heath); Abby Gardea (Deer Park); Brooke Wood (Fort Worth) Wisconsin (1): Natalie Jaeger (Oconomowoc)

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pronunciation guide Lauren AGAN AY--gan Abby GARDEA GAR-dee-uh Natalie JAEGER YAY--ger

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Rosters

1 CHANNING BURLESON Outside Hitter

2 KYLIE SPENCER Libero

3 KOURTNEY SEATON Middle Blocker

4 BAILEY MARTIN Libero

5 REAGAN ROGERS Outside Hitter

7 MADELINE DRAKE Middle Blocker

8 LAUREN AGAN Outside Hitter

9 ALEXIS WARREN Outside Hitter

10 VICTORIA HARRIS Outside HItter

11 NATALIE JAEGER Setter

12 KATHRYN WRISTEN Setter

13 RAYNA YETTS Setter

14 MEGAN LOHMILLER Libero

15 ABBY GARDEA Middle Blocker

17 BROOKE WOOD MIddle Blocker

coaching staff

SEAN KIRACOFE Head Coach

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ALICIA ROTH Assistant Coach

COLLIN WALLACE Assistant Coach

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Austin, Texas Round Rock HS Outside Hitter Senior -3L 5-11

HONORS AND AWARDS 2015 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM 2015 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S FALL HONOR ROLL 2015 OLE MISS MAGNOLIA INVITATIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 2014 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S FALL HONOR ROLL NSU SOPHOMORE ACADEMIC AWARD WINNER, 4.0 GPA 2014 NORTH TEXAS INVITATIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 2013 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S FALL HONOR ROLL JUNIOR (2015): Set career highs in virtually every category in her first season as a full-time starter … appeared in all 29 matches, starting 26 … had 16 double-figure kill matches, tying a career high with 16 kills against Southeast Missouri State on Sept. 12 … produced the first of three double-doubles with 11 kills and 11 digs in the season opener against Tennessee State on Aug. 31 … named all-tournament at the Magnolia Invitational hosted by Ole Miss after averaging nearly three kills per set In three matches … set a career high with four total blocks against Portland State (Sept. 18) and equaled it at New Orleans (Oct. 15) … established career highs in attempts (50) and digs (18) in the season finale against Abilene Christian on Nov. 14.

CAREER BESTS Kills: 16, twice (last vs. SE Missouri State, Sept. 12, 2015) Total Attempts: 50, vs. Abilene Christian, Nov. 14, 2015 Blocks: 4, twice (last at New Orleans, Oct. 15, 2015) PERSONAL: Born April 12, 1995 ... daughter of Kimberly Woodland and Gil Agan ... two brothers, David and Drew ... double majoring in psychology and addiction studies ... wants to play professionally overseas and attend nursing school or become a coach.

SOPHOMORE (2014): Appeared in 13 matches, starting nine ... enjoyed the first two double-figure kill matches of her career, including a career-best 16 kills at North Texas (Aug. 29) ... tallied a .429 attack percentage on seven attempts in NSU’s upset of No. 15 Missouri (Aug. 30) ... knocked down 14 kills on a career-high 38 attempts at Southern Miss (Sept. 5). SOPHOMORE (2014): Appeared in 13 matches, starting nine ... enjoyed the first two double-figure kill matches of her career, including a career-best 16 kills at North Texas (Aug. 29) ... tallied a .429 attack percentage on seven attempts in NSU’s upset of No. 15 Missouri (Aug. 30) ... knocked down 14 kills on a career-high 38 attempts at Southern Miss (Sept. 5). FRESHMAN (2013): Appeared in 19 matches, starting eight … knocked down a career-best five kills and a .400 attack percentage at New Orleans, and four digs, three blocks and 19 attempts versus Southeastern. HIGH SCHOOL: Named to All-District First Team while aiding in Round Rock High School’s advancement to Bi-District playoffs as a senior ... registered 43 service aces, 18 blocks, 314 kills and a .230 hitting percentage ... led the Dragons to the regional quarterfinals her junior year as she earned all-district second team honors.

Year SP K

K/S E TA Pct. Ast A/S SA 2013 19 19 1.00 16 67 .045 1 0.05 0 2014 38 73 1.92 40 217 .152 2 0.05 1 2015 106 284 2.68 170 1003 .114 11 0.10 28 Total 163 376 2.31 226 1287 .117 14 0.09 29

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Dig D/S BS 8 0.42 0 17 0.45 2 182 1.72 5 207 1.27 7

BA 5 8 38 51

Tot 5 10 43 58

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NATALIE JAEGER

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Oconomowoc, Wis. Oconomowoc HS Setter Senior -3L 5-9

AWARDS AND HONORS 2016-17 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER 2015 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC SECOND TEAM 2015 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S FALL HONOR ROLL 2014 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S FALL HONOR ROLL 2013 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S FALL HONOR ROLL PRE-2016: Enters her senior season ranked eight in school history in assists (1,640). JUNIOR (2015): Appeared in 29 matches, starting 27 ... ranked 12th nationally with 51 service aces .. emerged as NSU’s primary setter midway through the season ... set career highs in assists in the final two matches of the season (52 vs. Incarnate Word, 56 vs. Abilene Christian) ... averaged 10 assists per set in the final 10 matches of the season ... ripped a career-high five aces in a season-opening win against Tennessee State ... added at least three aces in seven other matches, including four in the season finale against Abilene Christian ... posted double-doubles in assists and digs in four matches (vs. UL Lafayette, Sept. 1 at Abilene Christian, Oct. 1; vs. Incarnate Word, Nov. 12; vs. Abilene Christian, Nov. 14).

PERSONAL: Born July 8, 1995 ... daughter of Jennifer and Ronald Jaeger ... two sisters, Bridgette and Paige ... Bridgette plays college volleyball at Missouri Southern State ... double majoring in mass communications and liberal arts with minors in classics and Latin ... life’s ambition is to “live simply, love freely, spread happiness” .... president of NSU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) ... member of the Louisiana Scholars College, Phi Kappa Phi Eta Sigma Phi and a President’s List student all four years at Northwestern State.

SOPHOMORE (2014): Appeared in 30 matches, starting one ... strung together three straight double-doubles from Nov. 15-22 and had five double-doubles on the season ... reached double figures in assists 25 times, including a season-best 25 assists against Sam Houston State on Oct. 25 ... ranked second on the team in service aces (30) and led squad in service aces per set (0.29). FRESHMAN (2013): Appeared in 31 matches, starting three… notched her first double-double in 3-2 win over ORU with 26 assists and 10 digs... put up a career-high 29 assists at Houston Baptist... finished season third in service aces per set (.23). HIGH SCHOOL Led Oconomowoc High School to the regional finals from 2010-12 while earning first team all-conference and all-state honors as a senior ... second team all-conference her junior year and honorable mention as a sophomore ... four-time scholar athlete ... named to high honor roll for 13 of 16 terms ... National Honor Society nominee. CAREER BESTS Kills: 3, at Stephen F. Austin (Nov. 7, 2015) Assists: 56, vs. Abilene Christian (Nov. 14, 2015) Digs: 17 vs. Incarnate Word (Nov. 12, 2015) Year SP K K/S E TA Pct. Ast A/S SA Dig D/S 2013 117 3 0.03 5 20 -.100 560 4.79 27 214 1.83 2014 104 4 0.04 5 29 -.034 426 4.10 30 198 1.90 2015 101 23 0.23 11 92 .130 654 6.48 51 213 2.11 Total 322 30 0.09 21 141 .006 1640 5.09 108 625 1.94

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BAILEY MARTIN

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Lucas, Texas Lovejoy HS Libero Senior - 3L 5-6

AWARDS AND HONORS 2015 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC SECOND TEAM 2015 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S FALL HONOR ROLL 2015 PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM 2014 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC SECOND TEAM 2014 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S FALL HONOR ROLL 2013 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S FALL HONOR ROLL JUNIOR (2015): Appeared in all 29 matches as Northwestern State’s libero ... led the team in digs (378) and ranked second in service aces (34) ... her 34 aces were tied for 150th nationally ... turned in double-figure dig matches in 24 of her 29 appearances ...twice topped the 20-dig mark (vs. Abilene Christian, Nov. 14; vs. UL Lafayette, Sept. 1) ... twice delivered a career-high 4 aces (at New Orleans, Oct. 15; at Sam Houston State, Oct. 24) ... finished the season 164 digs away from becoming the eighth player in school history to record 1,000 career digs.

PERSONAL: Born May 25, 1995... daughter of Brenda and Buddy Martin... one brother, Blake who played football at Louisiana Tech and now is a construction superintendent in Austin, Texas ... majoring in biology/dentistry... plans on becoming a dentist ... member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and of Phi Mu ... life’s ambition is “to fully know God by loving Him supremely, enjoying Him entirely, walking with Him continuously and serving Him tirelessly.”

SOPHOMORE (2014): Appeared in 26 matches, taking over as the team’s primary libero after a season-ending injury to Keelie Arneson ... ranked 57th nationally in digs per set (4.83) ... recorded a career-high 39 digs at Mississippi State (Sept. 13), which is tied for second in school history ... posted double-figure digs in 22 of her 26 matches ... recorded a career-best six assists on three occasions and posted a pair of service aces against Southeastern Louisiana (Oct. 18). FRESHMAN (2013): Appeared in five matches as a freshman… recorded seasonhighs of three digs, one assist and one ace. HIGH SCHOOL Led Lovejoy High School to three straight 3A state championships and a 4A crown in 2012... aided in Junior Olympic 18 Open championship with Texas Advantage Volleyball (TAV) club... named to District 11-3A first team as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore...earned Academic All-District honors from 2009-11... earned three letters in volleyball and one in track. CAREER BESTS Assists: 8, at Incarnate Word (Oct. 3, 2015) Digs: 39, at Mississippi State (Sept. 13, 2014)

Year SP K K/S E TA Pct. Ast A/S SA Dig 2013 8 0 0.00 0 0 .000 2 0.25 1 4 2014 94 2 0.02 0 14 .143 76 0.81 10 454 2015 106 1 0.01 0 6 .167 101 0.95 34 378 Total 208 3 0.01 0 20 .150 179 0.86 45 836

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KYLIE SPENCER

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Tomball, Texas Concordia Lutheran HS DS/Libero Junior -1L 5-8

HONORS AND AWARDS 2015 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S FALL HONOR ROLL 2015 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 21 matches, drawing 12 starts ... made her collegiate debut against UL Lafayette on Sept. 1 and recorded a pair of assists ... posted a pair of double-figure dig matches, including a career-best 17 against Abilene Christian in the Nov. 14 season finale ... delivered her first career ace against Houston Baptist on Oct. 8 and posted a career-high three aces against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Oct. 10. 2014 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Did not see any playing time. HIGH SCHOOL Led Concordia Lutheran High School as first team All-District and Academic All-State as a junior and senior... earned All-State honorable mention as a senior... helped the Crusaders to second round of district playoffs as Defensive Player of the Year and second team All-State... in 2011, Spencer claimed Defensive MVP in Concordia’s state championship game appearance... member of National Honor Society. CAREER BESTS Assists: 3, twice (last vs. Abilene Christian, Nov. 14, 2015) Digs: 17 vs. Abilene Christian (Nov. 14, 2015) PERSONAL Born Oct. 27, 1995... daughter of Robyn Connally and the late Steve Spencer ... two brothers, Travis (27) and Garrett (18)... Travis played professional baseball in Germany ... majoring in elementary education... plans on becoming an elementary school teacher after NSU.

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CHANNING BURLESON

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Midland, Texas Midland Senior HS Outside Hitter Sophomore - 1L 5-8

HONORS AND AWARDS 2015 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S FALL HONOR ROLL 2015 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 28 matches, starting 27 in her first season at the collegiate level ... knocked down 10 kills in her first match as a collegian against Tennessee State (Aug. 28) ... collected a season-best 15 kills and added 11 digs against UL Lafayette for her first career double-double on Sept. 1 ... added a second doubledouble of 12 kills and a season-best 22 digs against Texas-Arlington on Sept. 12 ... finished the season with three double-figure kill matches and recorded double-figure digs in 11 matches ... tallied a season-best four aces in an Oct. 13 sweep of Stephen F. Austin. HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner at Midland Senior High School in Midland, Texas … seven-year member of Amped Volleyball West Texas … District 3-6A Outside Hitter of the Year and Academic All-District member … member of 2012 Girls National Youth Division third-place team at USA High Performance. CAREER BESTS Kills: 15, vs. UL Lafayette (Sept. 1, 2015) Assists: 3, vs. Southern Miss (Sept. 4, 2015) Digs: 22, vs. Texas-Arlington (Sept. 12, 2015) PERSONAL Born Aug. 29, 1997 ... majoring in nursing … wants to become a nurse anesthetist … daughter of Tracy Burleson … has one brother, Ridge, and two sisters, Alex and Falyn ... life’s ambition si to “finish college with a degree in something I will enjoy doing and be able to provide for myself and also find someone to share my life with.”

Year SP K K/S E TA Pct. Ast A/S SA Dig D/S BS 2015 99 148 1.49 102 564 .082 14 0.16 16 241 2.43 0 Total 99 148 1.49 102 564 .082 14 0.16 16 241 2.43 0

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MADELINE DRAKE Tulsa, Okla. Regent Preparatory Middle Blocker Sophomore-1L 6-1

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HONORS AND AWARDS 2015 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S FALL HONOR ROLL 2015 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 11 matches in her first season as a collegian ... posted a career-best four block assists at Texas Tech (Sept. 19) ... had one block assist in her NSU debut against Oral Roberts (Aug. 29) ... recorded digs against Southern Miss (Sept. 4), at Alabama (Sept. 4) and at Sam Houston State (Oct. 24). HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner at Regent Preparatory School in Tulsa, Okla. … helped lead team to four Oklahoma Class 3A State Championships … named Under Armor High School Watch List and All-America Nominee … 3A State Championship AllTournament team … tallied 432 kills and finished with a .262 hitting percentage, 49 total blocks and 43 aces as a senior … Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State pick ... two-time Tulsa all-metro selection ... twice named Tulsa World volleyball athlete of the week ... nominated as a Tulsa People Volleyball Braniac Scholar ... played club volleyball for Club ONE ... was a USAV Junior Nationals All-Tournament selection. CAREER BESTS Block Assists: 4, at Texas Tech (Sept. 19, 2015) Digs: 1, three times (last at Sam Houston State, Oct. 24, 2015) PERSONAL Born Feb. 15, 1997 ... majoring in hospitality management with a minor in business administration … wants to be an event planner following graduation … was Magna Cum Laude and finished with a 3.86 GPA … student government representative ... daughter of Johnny and Diana Drake ... has an older brother, Connor, and a younger sister, Ella ... member of NSU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council ... wants to find a job in special events and travel the world ... life’s ambition is to “experience as much of the world and different cultures as I can and leave a positive impact on everyone I encounter.”

Year SP K K/S E TA Pct. Ast A/S SA Dig D/S BS BA 2015 18 0 0.00 2 9 -.222 0 0.00 0 3 0.17 0 5 Total 18 0 0.00 2 9 -.222 0 0.00 0 3 0.17 0 5

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ABBY GARDEA Deer Park, Texas Deer Park HS Middle Blocker Sophomore - 1L 6-0

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HONORS AND AWARDS 2015 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S FALL HONOR ROLL 2015 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 12 matches in her first season at Northwestern State ... made her season debut at Alabama (Sept. 4) ... notched her first career kill during a 3-1 victory at New Orleans (Oct. 15) ... tallied a season-best three block assists at Incarnate Word (Oct. 3) ... recorded her first career block solo during a sweep of Nicholls (Sept. 26). HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner at Deer Park High School in Deer Park, Texas … helped lead team to back-to-back bi-district championships as senior, junior and freshman … MVP of freshman class … two-time academic all-district selection and named academic all-state in 2014 ... seven-year member of Houston Stellar club team ... twotime state swim meet competitor ... finished with a GPA higher than 4.0 all four years. CAREER BESTS Kills: 1, twice (last at Sam Houston State, Oct. 24, 2015) Block Assists: 3, at Incarnate Word (Oct. 3, 2015) Digs: 2, (at Sam Houston State, Oct. 24, 2015) PERSONAL Born Sept. 19, 1996 ... double majoring in nursing and psychology … wants to work as a pediatric nurse at Texas Children’s Hospital … two-time Dean’s List member at NSU, holding a 4.0 GPA … member of National Honor Society, Best Buddies, PALS and Youth for Christ … daughter of Lisa White, Kevin White and Manuel Gardea, Rebecca Gardea … has six siblings, Kyle, Garrett, Logan, Jordan, Britta and Emily and a stepsister, Jessie... life’s ambition is to “help those in need in everything I do, including in my career and everyday life.”

Year SP K K/S E TA Pct. Ast A/S SA Dig D/S BS BA Tot 2015 30 2 0.07 2 14 .000 0 0.00 0 4 0.13 1 9 10 Total 30 2 0.07 2 14 .000 0 0.00 0 4 0.13 1 9 10

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REAGAN ROGERS Blanco, Texas Blanco HS Outside Hitter Sophomore-1L 6-0

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HONORS AND AWARDS 2015 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S FALL HONOR ROLL 2015 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 26 matches, starting seven, in her first season at Northwestern State ... produced two double-figure kill matches, highlighted by a season-best 16 kills while hitting .538 in a five-set win against Incarnate Word on Nov. 12 ... ended her first season by posting a season-high 15 digs against Abilene Christian on Nov. 14 ... knocked down 10 kills against College of Charleston (Sept. 5) ... connected on two aces at Incarnate Word (Oct. 3) and against Abilene Christian (Nov. 14). HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letter winner in volleyball and basketball at Blanco High School in Blanco, Texas... helped lead team to a perfect 12-0 mark in district play and regional final appearance as a senior....had a career-high 45 kills in the regional semifinal win... team finished 37-9 and 35-8 in her final two seasons... named MaxPreps/AVCA Texas Player of the Week as a senior... appeared on Lone Star Volleyball’s “Players to Watch” list and was a finalist for the Lone Star Volleyball’s “Small School Player of the Year” award... TGCA 2A All-State member as a junior and senior, and TSWA All-State for three seasons... named the District MVP and All-Area MVP for two consecutive seasons ... finished senior season with 967 kills, averaging 7.4 kills per set, 364 digs and 98 aces ... was ranked first in Texas and second in the nation in kills among all outside hitters... finished her junior season with 861 kills, averaging 7 kills per set, which ranked secind in Texas in kills among all outside hitters, and third in the nation ... four-time academic all-district pick and academic all-state as a senior. CAREER BESTS Kills: 16, vs. Incarnate Word (Nov. 12, 2015) Digs: 15, vs. Abilene Christian (Nov. 14, 2015) Service Aces: 2, twice (last vs. Abilene Christian, Nov. 14, 2015) PERSONAL Born March 13, 1997 ... majoring in hospitality management and tourism ... wants to work for a college or professional sports organization ... member of the National Honor Society, FCCLA, Leo Club and Young Life in Blanco ... daughter of Lisa and Danny Rogers...has one brother, Tanner, and one sister, Landry ... member of the President’s List and Dean’s List.

Year SP K K/S E TA Pct. Ast A/S SA Dig D/S BS 2015 83 103 1.24 77 363 .072 0 0.00 7 50 0.60 2 Total 83 103 1.24 77 363 .072 0 0.00 7 50 0.60 2

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KATHRYN WRISTEN Buda, Texas Hays HS Setter Sophomore - 1L 5-9

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HONORS AND AWARDS 2015 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER’S FALL HONOR ROLL 2015 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 16 matches, drawing one start in her first collegiate season ... tallied 21 assists and 10 digs in her NSU debut against Tennessee State (Aug. 28) ... posted double figures in assists in eight matches, topped by a season-best 22 against Southeast Missouri State (Sept. 12) ... delivered service aces in back-to-back matches against Oral Roberts and at Ole Miss on Aug. 29. HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letterwinner at Jack C. Hays High School in Buda, Texas … helped lead her team to two straight regional finals as a sophomore and junior … named first-team all-district as a starter her junior and senior years … named second-team all-district as a sophomore … tallied 3,287 assists and 816 digs during her decorated career … three-year member of Austin Junior Volleyball club. CAREER BESTS Assists: 22, vs. Southeast Missouri State (Sept. 12, 2015) Digs: 10, vs. Tennessee State (Aug. 28, 2015) Service Aces: 1, twice (last Ole Miss, Aug. 29, 2015) PERSONAL Born March 7, 1997 ... double majoring in psychology and addictive studies … hopes to attend graduate school in child psychology following her undergraduate tenure … daughter of Martha and Bert Wristen … has one older brother, Andrew ... member of the President’s List and Alpha Lambda Delta .. life’s ambition is “to be an example to people around me.”

Year SP K K/S E TA Pct. Ast A/S SA Dig D/S BS BA Tot 2015 39 5 0.13 0 8 .625 132 3.38 2 66 1.39 0 0 0 Total 39 5 0.13 0 8 .625 132 3.38 2 66 1.39 0 0 0

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VICTORIA HARRIS

Spring, Texas Cincinnati (Oak Ridge HS) Outside Hitter Freshman-TR 6-1

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PRIOR TO NORTHWESTERN STATE: Attended the University of Cincinnati, using her redshirt season ... posted a 3.5 GPA in her lone semester at Cincinnati. HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letter winner at Oak Ridge High School in Conroe, Texas ... helped lead the War Eagles to back-to-back 30-win seasons as a junior and a senior, including a playoff berth as a senior. PERSONAL Born Jan. 15, 1997 ... majoring in business with a minor in broadcasting ... daughter of Becky and Brantley Harris ... has one sister, Megan, and one brother, Austin ... her father played football at the University of Richmond ... has two cousins playing college athletics ... career plans include coaching volleyball while holding a position in the business marketing field ... life’s ambition is to become a broadcaster and coach in order “to see other girls’ dreams come true” ... nickname is Vic.

MEGAN LOHMILLER Heath, Texas Rockwall-Heath HS Libero Freshman-HS 5-8

HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letter winner at Rockwall-Heath High School for coaches for Maggie Younger, Skylar Camacho and Devon Gabbard ... helped lead the Hawks to four straight district championships ... as a sophomore and a junior, Lohmiller helped the Hawks reach the fourth round of the state playoffs ...named District 12-5A Outstanding Libero as a junior and a senior ... three-time first-team All-District 12-5A ... finished her career with 1,098 career digs and 120 service aces in 360 career sets ... played club volleyball for five years for Madfrog Volleyball and one season for Skyline Juniors ... earned Outstanding Libero honors from PrepVolleyball.com in 2014 ... tabbed second-team All-American by PrepVolleyball.com in 2013 ... named to the 2013 St. Louis Presidents Day Classic All-Tournament team and to the 2013 AAU Nationals All-American All-Tournament team ... also lettered in basketball and track and field ... member of the Ping Pong Club, FCA, Student Council and PALS.

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KOURTNEY SEATON Stephenville, Texas Stephenville HS Middle Blocker Freshman-HS 6-2

HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letter winner at Stephenville High School for coach Fran Metzger ... led the Yellowjackets to a regional final, a regional semifinal and two regional quarterfinals ... named all-state (TSWA and TGCA) and District 6-4A Most Valuable Player as a senior ... earned one Big Country Top 10 Player of the Week honor ... named team MVP and an FCA all-star .... three-time academic all-district selection ... earned District 7-3A MVP honors as a sophomore ... also a two-year letter winner in basketball for coach Alan Thorpe, helping Stephenville reach the regional finals as a freshman and the regional semifinals as a sophomore ... member of the National Honor Society, Spanish NHS, Thespian Society and FCA ... graduated in the top 10 percent of her class ... played five years of club volleyball for Club Texas and coach Christie Stewart.

3 include becoming a pharmacist ... life’s ambition is to “have a successful career, a unified family and a happy life” ... nickname is K.O.

PERSONAL Born Oct. 4, 1997 ... majoring in biology and minoring in Spanish ... daughter of Veronica and Jeff Seaton ... two sisters, Kaci Sellers and Kimi Seaton ... career plans

ALEXIS WARREN Cypress, Texas Cypress Ranch HS Outside Hitter Freshman-HS 5-10

HIGH SCHOOL Three-year letter winner at Cypress Ranch High School for coaches Candice Silberschatz and Arley Kocher ... two-time first-team all-district and first-team academic all-district pick ... named to the AVCA Under Armour Watch List and to the alltournament teams at the BSN Nike Classic and the Magnolia Volleybattle tournaments ... a member of the GHVCA Preseason Fab 50 ... averaged better than three kills per set as a senior, collecting 367 kills, a school-record 450 digs and 44 service aces ... as a junior, delivered 252 kills, 362 digs and 27 aces ... helped the Mustangs to two playoff appearances and a district co-championship as a junior ... helped Cy Ranch win 37 matches and reach the regional finals as a sophomore ... played five years of club volleyball for Houston Juniors and one year for Texas Elite ... a three-year letter winner in soccer, she was a three-time, first-team all-district and academic all-district selection ... first-team all-region goalkeeper as a junior and second-team pick as a senior .. as a senior, led District 17-6A with .57 goals against per game ... helped the Mustangs reach consecutive regional finals ... graduated with a 6.449 grade point average.

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9 PERSONAL Born Feb. 18, 1998 ... majoring in business administration ... daughter of Rhonda and Danny Warren ... has one brother, Kyle, and one sister, Katelyn ... plans to become a pharmaceutical sales rep ... life’s ambition is to” have a successful career, a wonderful family and a happy marriage” ... nickname is Lex.

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BROOKE WOOD

Fort Worth, Texas Temple Christian School Middle Blocker Freshman-HS 6-2

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HIGH SCHOOL A three-sport letter winner at Temple Christian School where she played volleyball and basketball and participated in track and field .. named first-team all-district as a senior ... was a first-team all-district selection and the district MVP as a junior ... earned second-team all-district honors. PERSONAL Born Jan. 15, 1998 ... majoring in special education ... daughter of Tonya and Stan Wood ... two sisters, Niki and Sara, and one brother, Hunter ... plans to get a job and start a family after graduating from NSU ... life’s ambition is “to be the best I can be and prosper” ... nicknames are B and Big Red.

RAYNA YETTS

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Livonia, Mich. Churchill HS Setter Freshman-HS 5-9

HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letter winner and three-year captain for coach Mark Grenier ... named second-team all-state as a senior ... three-time team MVP, all-conference, all-district, all-area and all-region performer ... helped lead Churchill to a Final Four berth as a senior and to district championships and regional final appearances as a sophomore and a junior ... named Newcomer of the Year as a freshman ... member of the student council ... played five years of club ball for Premier Volleyball Academy of Maumee, Ohio, and one year for Team Detroit. PERSONAL Born Oct. 7, 1998 ... majoring in business with a minor in English ... daughter of Raquel and Dunrick Yetts ... has one older sister, Cierra ... wants to become a corporate attorney ... life’s ambition is “to be happy and successful and travel the world.”

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the southland conference Coaches (1st Place Votes) 1. Stephen F. Austin (3) 2. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (6) 3. Houston Baptist (3) 4. Central Arkansas 5. Sam Houston State (1) 6. Abilene Christian 7. McNeese 8. New Orleans 9. Northwestern State 10. Southeastern Louisiana 11. Incarnate Word 12. Lamar 13. Nicholls

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SIDs (1st Place Votes) 1. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (8) 2. Stephen F. Austin (2) 3. Central Arkansas 4. Houston Baptist (2) 5. Sam Houston State (1) 6. McNeese 7. Abilene Christian 8. New Orleans 9. Northwestern state Southeastern Louisiana 11. Lamar 12. Incarnate Word 13. Nicholls

Well into its sixth decade of service, the Southland Conference continues to be a model of innovation, stability and consistent achievement as it celebrates the academic and athletic accomplishments of its member institutions and approximately 4,200 student-athletes. Having commemorated its 50th anniversary in 2013, the Southland Conference has transformed itself into a dynamic and respected consortium of 13 member universities in three states. Beginning with a historic meeting of five institutions in Dallas on March 15, 1963, the Southland Conference set on an extraordinary course that has proven successful well into the 21st Century. The successful transformation continues, as the Southland Conference welcomed four additional members in 2013: Abilene Christian University, Houston Baptist University, the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, and the University of New Orleans. In addition to its newest members, the Southland also consists of the University of Central Arkansas, Lamar University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Sam Houston State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Stephen F. Austin State University and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. An original Southland member from 1963-73, Abilene Christian rejoined the league as one of the most decorated athletic programs in NCAA history, and the addition of Houston Baptist, UIW and New Orleans gives the Southland a regular competitive presence in the key metropolitan areas of Houston, San Antonio and New Orleans. Southland cities encompass approximately 14 million people, and six of its television markets rank among the top 100 in the U.S. All told, the membership of the Southland encompasses nearly 140,000 current students and an alumni base of nearly 800,000. Famous alums from current Southland Conference schools include former CBS news anchor Dan Rather (Sam Houston State), NBA executive Joe Dumars (McNeese State), ABC news anchor Robin Roberts (Southeastern Louisiana), Major League Baseball star Pos. MB S L MB MB OH RS OH S OH OH Pos. MB OH OH RS OH MB

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Wade Miley (Southeastern Louisiana), NBA legend Scottie Pippen (Central Arkansas), and track and field Olympians Kenta Bell (Northwestern State), and Bobby Morrow and Billy Olson (both Abilene Christian). Other notable alums from current members include Grammy Award-winning musicians Frank Ocean (New Orleans), Don Henley and Rodney Crowell (both Stephen F. Austin), and Ronnie Dunn (Abilene Christian), television personality and actress Ellen DeGeneres (New Orleans), current NFL standouts Lardarius Webb (Nicholls State), Terrence McGee (Northwestern State), and Daniel Manning (Abilene Christian), professional golfers Shawn Stefani and Chris Stroud (both Lamar) and Colin Montgomerie (HBU), award-winning filmmaker Richard Linklater (Sam Houston State), American Idol winner Kris Allen (Central Arkansas), NFL Hall of Famer Jackie Harris (Northwestern State), former NFL standouts Bobby Hebert (Northwestern State), Gary Barbaro (Nicholls State), Wilbert Montgomery (Abilene Christian) and Gary Reasons (Northwestern State), former MLB stars Darryl Hamilton (Nicholls State) and Kevin Millar (Lamar), NCAA football coach Charlie Strong (Central Arkansas), actors John Larroquette (New Orleans), Ricardo Chavira (UIW) and Jesse Borrego (UIW), and the late NFL coaching legend O.A. “Bum” Phillips (Lamar, Stephen F. Austin). The Southland sponsors 17 full championship sports, all at the NCAA Division I level. The eight men’s sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track and field. The women compete for nine championships in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball. The conference earns automatic qualification to NCAA championships in baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s golf, women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball. The Southland Bowling League, an affiliated Conference sport, originated in 2015, and four of its members filled out half of the eight-team bracket, with Stephen F. Austin advancing to the national title match.

2016 PRESEASON FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE Name University Cl. Hometown Justice Walker Stephen F. Austin Sr. Fort Worth, Texas Kristyn Nicholson Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Jr. Lewisville, Texas Kate Klepettka Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Jr. Allen, Texas Brittany Gilpin Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Jr. Houston, Texas Chelsea Grant Lamar Sr. Killeen, Texas Autumn Lockley Incarnate Word So. Leander, Texas Megan Nash Central Arkansas Jr. Oakville, Canada Jessica Wooten Houston Baptist Sr. Humble, Texas Kayla Armer Houston Baptist Sr. Bradenton, Florida Blessing Dunn New Orleans So. Jacksonville, Alabama Landry Bullock Southeastern Louisiana Sr. Spring, Texas 2016 PRESEASON SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE Name University Cl. Hometown Samantha Anderson Central Arkansas So. Tyler, Texas Jordyn Vaughn Sam Houston State Jr. Huntsville, Texas Bailey Banks Houston Baptist Jr. Missouri City, Texas Morgan Carlson Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Sr. Reno, Nevada Abby McIntyre Stephen F. Austin Jr. Richmond, Texas Madeline Doud Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Jr. Alameda, California

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2016 OPPONENT FACTS North Carolina State Wolfpack Aug. 26 at Fort Worth, Texas

2015 Record: 16-16, 5-15 Atlantic Coast Head Coach: Linda Hampton-Keith School Record: 0-0, 1st season Career Record: Same SID: Justin Wilson SID Phone: 919-515-1180 SID email: jewilso2@ncsu.edu Website: gopack.com Arkansas State Red Wolves Aug. 26 at Fort Worth, Texas

2015 Record: 28-2, 16-0 Sun Belt Head Coach: David Rehr School Record: 83-46, 6th season Career Record: Same SID: Dennen Cuthbertson SID Phone: 870-972-3383 SID email: mcuthbertson@astate.edu Website: astateredwolves.com Boise State Broncos Aug. 27 at Fort Worth, Texas

2015 Record: 23-7, 15-3 Mountain West Head Coach: Shawn Garus School Record: 117-99, 8th season Career Record: 225-219, 16th season SID: Doug Link SID Phone: 208-426-1027 SID email: DLink@BoiseState.edu Website: broncosports.com UL Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns Aug. 30 at Lafayette

2015 Record: 6-23, 2-14 Sun Belt Head Coach: Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot School Record: 109-144, 9th season Career Record: 340-396, 21th season SID: Matt Hebert SID Phone: 337-482-6329 SID email: matth@louisiana.edu Website: ragincajuns.com UL Monroe Warhawks Aug. 31 at Natchitoches

2015 Record: 14-18, 3-13 Sun Belt Head Coach: Patrick Hiltz School Record: 29-70, 4th season Career Record: 40-89, 5th season SID: TBA SID Phone: TBA SID email: TBA Website: ulmwarhawks.com Samford Bulldogs Sept. 2 at Birmingham, Ala.

2015 Record: 15-12, 10-6 Southern Head Coach: Keylor Chan School Record: 0-0, 1st season Career Record: 254-276, 18th season SID: Herb Brooks SID Phone: 205-726-4005 SID email: hbrooks@samford.edu Website: samfordsports.com Tennessee Tech Golden Eages Sept. 2 at Birmingham, Ala.

2015 record: 10-21, 7-9 Ohio Valley Head Coach: Dave Zelenock School Record: 30-61, 4th season Career Record: Same SID: Mike Lehman SID Phone: (931) 372-3088 SID email: mlehman@tntech.edu Website: ttusports.com

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UAB Blazers Sept. 3 at Birmingham, Ala.

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Sept. 17 at Tulsa, Okla.

2015 Record: 9-23, 1-15 Conference USA Head Coach: Kerry Messersmith School Record: 663-399, 28th season Career Record: 189-147, 11th season SID: Kathryn Langley SID Phone: 205-934-0722 SID email: langleyk@uab.edu Website: uabsports.com Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Sept. 3 at Birmingham, Ala.

2015 Record: 14-16, 4-6 Summit League Head Coach: Sheera Sirola School Record: 238-164, 13th season Career Record: Same SID: Tim McCaughan SID Phone: 918-495-6646 SID email: tmccaughan@oru.edu Website: oruathletics.com McNeese State Cowgirls Sept 22 at Lake Charles

2015 Record: 10-20, 6-10 Ohio Valley Head Coach: Julie Yankus School Record: 73-88, 6th season Career Record: Same SID: Dan Chesnut SID Phone: 573-651-2937 SID email: dchesnut@semo.edu Website: gosoutheast.com

2015 Record: 15-18, 9-7 Southland Head Coach: Ashleigh Fitzgerald School Record: 120-109, 8th season Career Record: 30-35, 3rd season SID: Pam LaFosse SID Phone: 337-475-5926 SID email: plafosse@mcneese.edu Website: mcneesesports.com

Alabama Crimson Tide Sept. 9 at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Nicholls Colonels Sept. 24 at Thibodaux

2015 Record: 9-19, 4-12 Southland Head Coach: Tommy Harold School Record: 24-62, 4th season Career Record: 231-175, 13th season SID: Zack Carlton SID Phone: 985-448-4282 SID email: zachary.carlton@nicholls.edu Website: geauxcolonels.com

2015 Record: 17-15, 11-7 Southeastern Head Coach: Ed Allen School Record: 96-67, 6th season Career Record: 590-250, 23rd season SID: Nathan Sheehan SID Phone: 205-348-6734 SID email: nsheehan@ia.ua.edu Website: rolltide.com Lehigh Mountain Hawks Sept. 9 at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Central Arkansas Sugar Bears Sept. 26 at Conway, Ark.; Nov. 5 at Natchitoches

2015 Record: 19-13, 11-5 Patriot League Head Coach: Bob Bertucci School Record: 92-56, 6th season Career Record: 698-407, 30th season SID: Chelsea Vielhauer SID Phone: 610-758-5101 SID email: cpv213@lehigh.edu Website: lehighsports.com Southern Miss Golden Eagles Sept. 10 at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

2015 Record: 24-11, 10-7 Conference USA Head Coach: Amanda Berkley School Record: 61-39, 4th year Career Record: Same SID: TBA SID Phone: 601-266-4506 SID email: TBA Website: southernmiss.com Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Sept. 16 at Tulsa, Okla.

2015 Record: 15-17, 10-10 American Head Coach: Ryan Wills School Record: 37-26, 3rd season Career Record: Same SID: Riley Ubben SID Phone: 918-631-3720 SID email: riley-ubben@utulsa.edu Website: tulsahurricane.com

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Sept. 29 at Natchitoches

2014 Record: 31-5, 16-0 Southland Head Coach: Steve Greene School Record: 0-0,1st season Career Record: Same SID: Jacob Bell SID Phone: 361-825-2831 SID email: jacob.bell@tamucc.edu Website: goislanders.com Incarnate Word Cardinals Oct. 1 at Natchitoches

2015 Record: 10-20, 3-13 Conference USA Head Coach: Adriano de Souza School Record: 29-90, 5th season Career Record: 58-126, 7th season SID: Blake Bolin SID Phone: 318-257-5305 SID email: bolin@latech.edu Website: latechsports.com Tulsa Golden Hurricane Sept. 17 at Tulsa, Okla.

2015 Record: 16-13, 12-4 Southland Head Coach: Jeni Jones Chatman School Record: 16-13, 2nd season Career Record: Same SID: Charlie Skinner SID Phone: 501-852-0708 SID email: cskinner@uca.edu Website: ucasports.com

2015 Record: 8-17, 6-10 Southland Head Coach: Jen Montoya School Record: 179-226, 14th season Career Record: Same SID: Jordan Partridge SID Phone: 210-805-3071 SID email: jpatri88@gmail.com Website: uiwcardinals.com

Lamar Cardinals Oct. 8 at Beaumont, Texas

2015 Record: 14-16, 4-12 Southland Head Coach: Alan Edwards School Record: 19-39, 3rd season Career Record: 145-191 SID: Matthew Fowler SID Phone: 409-880-7845 SID email: matthew.fowler@lamar.edu Website: lamarcardinals.com New Orleans Privateers Oct. 13 at Natchitoches; Nov. 1 at New Orleans

2015 Record: 19-16, 7-9 Southland Head Coach: Millicent Van Norden School Record: 25-40, 3rd season Career Record: 204-317, 15th season SID: TBA SID Phone: 504-352-5802 SID email: TBA Website: unoprivateers.com Southeastern Louisiana Lions Oct. 15 at Natchitoches

2015 Record: 13-18, 7-9 Southland Head Coach: Jim Smoot School Record: 35-56, 4th season Career Record: 399-372-2, 35th season SID: Damon Sunde SID Phone: 985-549-3774 SID email: damon.sunde@southeastern.edu Website: lionsports.net Sam Houston State Bearkats Oct. 20 at Huntsville, Texas; Nov. 12 at Natchitoches

2015 Record: 14-18, 7-9 Southland Head Coach: Brenda Gray School Record: 645-463, 33rd season Career Record: Same SID: Andrew Pate SID Phone: 936-294-2692 SID email: apate@shsu.edu Website: gobearkats.com Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Oct. 22 at Nacogdoches, Texas; Nov. 10 at Natchitoches

2015 Record: 20-14, 11-5 Southland Head Coach: Debbie Humphreys School Record: 616-317, 29th season Career Record: Same SID: Charley Hurley SID Phone: 936-468-5800 SID email: hurleycp@sfasu.edu Website: sfajacks.com Abilene Christian Wildcats Oct. 27 at Natchitoches

2015 Record: 9-20, 9-7 Southland Head Coach: Jason Bibler School Record: 15-44, 3rd season Career Record: Same SID: Chris Macaluso SID Phone: 325-674-6171 SID email: cjm11a@acu.edu Website: acusports.com

Houston Baptist Huskies Oct. 6 at Houston

2015 Record: 17-17, 7-9 Southland Head Coach: Trent Herman School Record: 67-63, 5th season Career Record: 110-96, 7th season SID: Kyle Rogers SID Phone: 281-649-3208 SID email: karogers@hbu.edu Website: HBUHuskies.com

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Dr. Jim Henderson

Northwestern State President

He opened his introductory press conference in September 2014 playfully asking why the student newspaper -- that he edited two decades ago -played the story covering his selection as presidentelect on Page 3. Then Dr. Jim Henderson held up the Current Sauce, with a full front page photo and headline commemorating the previous weekend’s landmark Demon football victory over old rival Louisiana Tech, and deadpanned: “they got it right.” The proud alumnus has shown tremendous passion for every aspect of Northwestern State University. He officially assumed the office of university U N I V E R S I T Y A D M I N I S T R AT I O N president Jan. 1, 2015, upon the President: retirement of Dr. Randall J. Webb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Jim Henderson Chief Academic Officer, Dean of Graduate School who led NSU since the summer of 1996. and Dean of Gallaspy College of Education and Human Development: The son of a college football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Vickie Gentry and basketball competitor and Vice President for External Affairs: state championship-winning bas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Pierce ketball coach, NSU’s president is Vice President for Student Experience: an avid sports fan who was a state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Maggio meet-qualifying sprinter as a prep Vice President for Business Affairs: athlete in northwest Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Jones He places high Vice President for University Affairs: value on the role of athletics in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus Jones higher education, and specifiVice President for Technology, Innovation and Economic Development: cally, at Northwestern. Henderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Darlene Williams includes “athletic prominence” as one of the key planks in the strategic vision for the university’s advancement to become “the nation’s premiere regional institution of higher education.” That bold goal illustrates the dynamic, collaborative leadership style he’s used since his selection as president. He’s already overseen a dramatic burst of enrollment and expansion in his previous campus leadership role, over six years at Bossier Parish Community College. His inclusive, transparent management style blends with a seemingly ever-present persona across the Natchitoches campus and anywhere Demons, or prospective Demons, may be. Henderson spent a significant part of his first year as NSU’s leader establishing new bonds within the region, on the path to grow Northwestern State into the area’s leading university. He immediately made reaching out to students and student-athletes a priority, gaining valuable feedback that helps Henderson redefine the NSU brand. Quickly the university presented the slogan “Dedicated to one goal: yours.” Broad student-oriented initiatives implemented have even included launching “Café DeMon” coffee shop, serving Starbucks products, next to the enhanced Student Success Center in Watson Library. His dynamic leadership has steered NSU through the statewide threats of serious budget cuts, with Henderson’s active lobbying contributing to the successful and remarkable preservation of current budget levels for each of the first two fiscal years of his presidency. Henderson was honored at the spring 2016 commencement ceremony with a resolution from Northwestern State’s Faculty Senate for his “multiple creative and innovative efforts to revitalize the life of the university.” In his first full year as president, the university increased overall enrollment and improved its retention rate by nearly three percent, bucking regional and national trends. Northwestern State is strategically developing new programs that give students access to high demand skills and give employers in the region a competitive advantage. NSU has developed a cooperative endeavor agreement with the Louisiana Department of Economic Development to develop a trained workforce for CSC, a global leader of next-generation technology services and solutions at the Cyber Research Park in Bossier City. Through this partnership, NSU will triple the size of the renowned computer information systems program. The university has signed several new 2 + 2 agreements with community and technical colleges throughout Louisiana to make it easier for students with an associate degree to ob-

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tain a bachelor’s degree. Northwestern State reached an Articulation of Credit agreement with the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts that will allow LSMSA students to earn an associate degree from NSU along with their diploma. Northwestern State continued to be a leader in online education as the RN to BSN program, along with bachelor’s programs in computer information systems, criminal justice and psychology were ranked first in the country by a higher education website. The online bachelor’s in accounting was rated as the number two program in the nation. Prior to NSU, Henderson served as chancellor of Bossier Parish Community College since 2009. In that time, BPCC expanded enrollment by more than 84 percent and increased annual certificate and degree completions by 90 percent. From 2011-13, BPCC was among the five fastest growing community colleges in the nation with enrollments of between 5,000 and 9,999. Under Henderson’s leadership, the college created market responsive programs in nursing, oil and gas technology, construction management, industrial technology and engineering. Henderson was senior vice president, workforce and economic development/career & technical education for the Louisiana Community & Technical College System from 2005 to 2009. He served as appointing authority and chief executive officer of the LCTCS comprised of eight regional technical colleges serving more than 26,000 students. Under his leadership, the statewide technical college system with 42 individually accredited campuses was transitioned into eight regionally accredited technical colleges. During Henderson’s tenure, LCTCS enrollment grew by 98 percent and helped obtain more than $65 million in grants, appropriations and private funding to enhance workforce development. In partnership with Louisiana Economic Development, Henderson helped create Louisiana FastStart, the nation’s top-ranked state workforce training program. From 2001 to 2005, he was director of administration and director of workforce development for the Louisiana Department of Labor. After graduating from NSU with a journalism degree in 1994, Henderson was in the private sector for 10 years in hotel management. He worked for Mississippi Management, Inc., Kemmons Wilson Companies and Ryco Management, playing a leadership role as each company achieved record growth in profitability. A native of Shreveport, Henderson met his wife Tonia at NSU and they married before both graduated. His mother, Martha, is a former administrator at NSU. His late father, Clem, was a World War II veteran and a revered high school coach and principal in Shreveport. NSU’s president earned a Master of Science in Administration from the University of West Florida and a Doctor of Management from the University of Maryland – University College. The Hendersons have three children, Reagan, a college student in Dallas; high school senior Nicholas, a football lineman at Shreveport’s Loyola Prep; and local schoolboy Alexander, a skilled pianist and budding basketballer.

The Henderson family (Left to Right): Nicholas, Reagan, Tonia, Jim and Alexander.

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Jerry Pierce

Vice President • External Affairs Only a handful of people have served Northwestern State as long as alumnus Jerry Pierce has, and nobody has done so in a more understated manner. In his 51st year on the university’s staff, Pierce’s impact on NSU and the city of Natchitoches is indelible. He’s never wanted or gotten top billing, but consistently, he gets results to benefit the university. He is in his 26th year as vice president of external affairs at Northwestern. A significant aspect of his job is oversight of intercollegiate athletics. Pierce works closely with athletic director Greg Burke and all NSU coaches and staff members to keep Northwestern athletics competing at a championship level week after week, month after month and year after year. Pierce, an avid tennis player, has been a member of USTA teams that have won more than a dozen state championships, five regional titles and one national championship. Well before moving into the executive position, Pierce had already served his alma mater, adopted hometown and state with distinction. In his role as vice president, he overNSU Athletic Council sees university operations in athletics, alumni and development, public and media relations and assists President Dr. Jim Henderson in governJody Biscoe (Chair) mental affairs activities. Many of those duties were his since the 1970s as Hall Adams Kwan Adkins (Student-Athlete) he worked under five previous presidents as Northwestern advanced from LaCarsha Babers NAIA to NCAA College Division to NCAA Division I athletic status in 1977. Brittany Blackwell A 1961 graduate of Northwestern, Pierce served as trainer/manager Angela Bolton for the Demon football team during his college years, working closely with Sid Hall legendary coach Jack Clayton. After earning his journalism degree, Pierce Natalie Jaeger (Student-Athlete) went to work for the New Orleans Times Picayune, serving as a reporter Aaron Johnson and editor. He was named executive sports editor at the age of 24. Lori LeBlanc In 1965, he chose to raise his two sons in Natchitoches and returned Chris Lyles to NSU as sports information director. He was promoted to news bureau Dr. Charles Pellegrin director two years later and assumed additional responsibilities in athletChristie Price ics, alumni affairs and other areas through the years. He founded, in 1972, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame facility in Ex-Officio Members Greg Burke Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus, providing a home for an entity creDustin Eubanks ated in 1958. He established annual induction activities that remain in Roxanne Freeman place nearly four decades later, and served as director of the Hall for 19 Betsy Nohavitza years until his promotion to vice president in April 1990 forced him to step Dr. Patrice Moulton aside from the volunteer post. Dr. Vicki Parrish He helped guide Northwestern into three athletic conferences (Trans Jerry Pierce America, 1979; Gulf Star, 1983; Southland, 1987) and NCAA Division I status in 1977. He is a past president of the Southland and has served the conference through other offices and committee positions. In 1994, he was named one of Louisiana’s 20 most influential sports figures by the Times-Picayune. Also on the list were New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, LSU athletic director Joe Dean and basketball coach Dale Brown, and Grambling football coaching legend Eddie Robinson. His salesmanship and managerial skills were instrumental in convincing Tri-Star Productions to film the 1989 smash hit movie “Steel Magnolias,” with an all-star cast including Julia Roberts, Sally Field and Dylan McDermott in Natchitoches and on the NSU campus. The movie’s impact on tourism in Natchitoches continues to resonate nearly three decades later. Pierce is regarded as one of the most effective legislative liaisons for Louisiana’s higher education system. He is also a sought-after dinner speaker and master of ceremonies who has spoken at hundreds of events since 1965. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Pierce is a tenured member of the Journalism Department faculty. He is the author of one book and editor of two others and has written thousands of editorials, columns, features and other articles for newspapers and magazines. Pierce and his wife Regina, a recently retired teacher, live on Cane River Lake in Natchitoches. He has two sons, Randy and Rick, both NSU graduates; and three grandchildren, twins Evan and Amanda, 27, and Miranda, 16, along with two adult stepchildren, Nicholas and Natalie. He’s a doting “Poppy” to Natalie’s preschool daughters.

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Highlights of NSU athletics under the leadership of Vice President Jerry Pierce and Director of Athletics Greg Burke 24 Southland Conference Championships (8 sports) Football (1997, 1998, 2004), basketball (2005, 2006), women’s basketball (1999, 2004), baseball (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005), women’s soccer (2000), softball (1998, 1999, 2000, 2015), women’s tennis (2010, 2014), men’s track and field (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002). All-Sports (1997-98). 18 Southland Conference Tournament Championships (5 sports) Basketball (2001, 2006, 2013), women’s soccer (1997, 2000, 2002, 2005), women’s basketball (2004, 2014, 2015), softball (1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014), women’s tennis (2010, 2015), volleyball (2014). 24 NCAA Postseason Appearances (7 sports) Football - FCS Division I playoffs (1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004); basketball (2001, 2006, 2013); women’s basketball (2004, 2014, 2015); baseball (2005); softball (1998, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2014); women’s soccer (2000, 2002, 2005), women’s tennis (2010, 2015), volleyball (2014). Women’s basketball also played in the 1999 WNIT. Track and field qualifications are for individuals, not entire teams. 94 NCAA Postseason Individual Participants (5 sports) Men’s indoor track and field 14 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2014, 2015), men’s outdoor track and field 44 (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016), women’s indoor track and field 9 (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004), women’s outdoor track and field 26 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016), women’s tennis 1 (2010). 83 National Awards (7 sports) All-America awards - track and field (34), football (26), baseball (3). Academic All-America honors – softball (2), baseball (3), football (2), women’s track and field (1), women’s tennis (1). U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Women’s Field Evens Scholar-Athlete of the Year (1). National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete (2); AFCA Allstate Good Works Team (1), NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship (1). Basketball - 2006 Pontiac Game Changing Performance $100,000 Scholarship. NCAA Academic Progress Rates Public Recognition, top 10 percent nationally, (3, 2 by basketball, 1 by women’s soccer) 3 Olympic Competitors (2 sports) Track and field alumni LaMark Carter (2000) Kenta Bell (2004 and 2008) represented the USA in the Olympic Games in the triple jump. Former Demon basketball player Dr. Gayle Hatch was the USA’s head men’s weightlifting coach in the 2004 Athens Games.

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Greg Burke

Director of Athletics The Burke File

AGE: 59 (Born Oct. 22, 1956) • HOMETOWN: Alliance, Ohio • HIGH SCHOOL: Marlington ’74 • COLLEGE: Mt. Union ’78 (cum laude) POSTGRADUATE: Kent State ’86 • BEFORE HE WAS A.D.: Sports writer, Alliance (Ohio) Review, 1972-78; director of news and sports information, Hiram (Ohio) College, 1978-85; administrative intern, NSU athletics, 1985-86; director, NSU Athletic Association, 1986-92; director of athletic development, University of Akron, 1992-96; director of athletics, Northwestern State, 1996-present. BIG FAN OF: Cleveland Browns, Indians and Cavaliers • INTERESTS: Working out, watching ESPN and VH1 Classic, family outings.

At the outset of his 21st year as director of athletics at Northwestern State, Greg Burke is highly regarded due to the work he’s done in his adopted hometown. Burke, a native Ohioan still beaming about the Cleveland Cavaliers’ NBA title, has been the Demons’ athletics director since Aug. 29, 1996, when his first day included speaking at the annual NSU/Independence Bowl Kickoff Luncheon. Burke is the longest serving AD at any Louisiana or Southland Conference institution. He has steered NSU athletics to many of its greatest accomplishments while overseeing a program that has fielded championship caliber teams in a dozen of the school’s 14 NCAA Division I sports. Highlights in Burke’s two decades as athletic director include 41 Southland Conference regular-season or tournament championships, 67 All-America and Academic All-America student athletes, and three U.S. Olympic competitors. Twenty-five NSU teams have taken part in NCAA or other postseason competition. All of the school’s athletic facilities have undergone over $7 million in improvements in the past few years. Burke spearheaded a $2 million series of sponsorships for new scoreboards installed for 2008-09 at all NSU athletic venues; the $700,000 Second Century Circle fencing project for athletic venues; a $500,000 softball grandstand project; and a $600,000 upgrade of chairback seating at Turpin Stadium for the 2016 football season. Fundraising initiatives reached new levels in 2015-16. Formalizing the endowed giving program, branded as “Perpetually Purple,” generated an influx of over $100,000, while overall revenue generated by donations and sponsorships cracked $2 million. Competitively, milestones continue. One of the biggest under Burke: NSU in 2004-05 became the first (and remains the only) Southland Conference member in the league’s five decades of history to sweep football, men’s basketball and baseball championships in the same athletic year. It’s been done only once in Southeastern Conference history, by Alabama in 1933-34, and only four times in Big Ten Conference history, the last time by Michigan State in 1979-80. Those accomplishments have come with one of the more modest athletic budgets in the state and conference. Burke’s management skill and fundraising ability have been pivotal. Burke has a remarkable ability to hire dynamic head coaches. Anchors of the department are current head coaches Mike McConathy, Louisiana’s all-time career basketball wins leader; softball coach Donald Pickett, and track and field coach Mike Heimerman, a trio with nearly 50 combined years on staff at NSU. Two former student-athletes in Burke’s tenure are now NSU head coaches: third-year tennis coach Olga Bazhanova, and first-year baseball coach Bobby Barbier. Numerous Burke hires had great success at Northwestern State that propelled them to national prominence in subsequent positions. Over 100 former NSU student-athletes, coaches and support staff members, most of them here with Burke as AD or assistant AD (1986-92), are working in college athletics at some level. Former Demons are head coaches in the SEC, Big XII, ACC, Mountain West Conference, Conference USA, SWAC, and Southland Conference. Five others hold Associate AD positions in the SEC, PAC 12, and American Athletic conferences. From his first day on the job, Burke has stressed the importance of having a balanced athletic program. Tremendous competitive strides have been made in women’s athletics under his guidance. Just in the past three years, Lady Demon basketball (2014, 2015), softball (2013, 2014), tennis (2013, 2015) and volleyball (2015) have reached NCAA Tournaments. Burke established a high standard for NSU Athletics in academic achievement and community service. The academic accomplishments are reflected annually in the NCAA’s APR and GSR studies. Community service by NSU student-athletes, coaches and staff more than doubled to over 5,000 hours in 2009-10 and has remained at that level. The Southland Conference created the “Southland Strong” Community Service award to recognize the member institution whose student-athletes compile the most service hours each year. NSU won the inaugural prize in 2014-15 and was second in 2015-16. Burke spearheaded the adoption of the slogan “Great Tradition, Brighter Future” for NSU Athletics, and the creation of NSU Athletics “Cornerstones” for student-athletes: “Academic Achievement, Personal Responsibility, Competitive Success … Every Minute, Every Hour, Every Day!” During Feb. 2013, he was presented the “Outstanding Contributions to Amateur Football Award” by the North Louisiana chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. Six years ago, he was included among 29 winners of the Under Amour AD of the Year Award presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). Burke was the 2010-11 president of the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association. He serves on the year-old NCAA Committee on Academics, a 20-person group replacing the Committee on Academic Performance, which included Burke. He also has served on the NCAA Championships/Sports Management Cabinet. Burke previously served a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee (1999-2002) and concurrently served a term on the eight-member NCAA FCS Committee that administers the national playoffs. He has served as a site supervisor for Football Championship Subdivision playoff games across the nation, and he is regarded as one of the country’s premiere advocates of FCS football. In 2005, Burke was one of three recipients of the All-America Football Foundation’s Gen. Robert R. Neyland Outstanding Athletic Director Award and that same year, was also tabbed as one of two Natchitoches Parish Cenla Newsmakers of 2005 by the Alexandria Town Talk newspaper’s editorial staff. He received the 2006 “Outstanding Alumni Award” from his alma mater, Marlington High School in Alliance, Ohio, recognizing his community service and professional achievements. At the time, Burke became one of only 21 alumni honored since the award was instituted in 1982. Burke serves on the Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau board, and on the board of directors for the Central Louisiana Community Foundation. He is a past president of the Natchitoches Kiwanis Club and remains active in that civic group. He has also been part of the steering committee for the Natchitoches Christmas Festival and is a former member of the Natchitoches Area Jaycees. He is involved with the American Heart Association and was 2010 March of Dimes chairman locally. His wife, Susu, is a Natchitoches native, NSU graduate and an elementary teacher. Their 22-year-old daughter, Catherine, graduated from St. Mary’s High School in May of 2012 and is entering graduate school at UL Lafayette after earning her undergraduate degree from Louisiana Burke with his wife Susu and daughter Catherine Tech.

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FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE

Joseph (Jody) Biscoe has served as Northwestern State University’s Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) since 2006, which includes the role as chairperson for the NSU Athletic Council. Currently, Jody serves as the chairperson for the Southland Conference Faculty Athlete Representatives and is a member of both the Compliance and Awards Committees. Additionally, Jody holds a tenured faculty position in the Psychology Department. Jody also is the Coordinator for the undergraduate Addiction Studies program and the Director for the Louisiana Addiction Technology Transfer Center. The Biscoes have lived in Natchitoches since 2002. Jody’s wife, Roni, is an avid runner and their daughter Roxy is a graduate of Northwestern’s Nursing program (BSN). You might often see Jody and Roni spending time with 2-year-old Jaxson, who already is training to be a future Demon multi-sport athlete whose favorite character is “Vic.” ASSISTANT NCAA COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR

Demetrus CALDWELL

Cody CRUMP

Cody Crump begins his first year as the Northwestern State Director of Equipment Operations. Crump spent the past year as an equipment intern at the University of Oregon where he assisted in day-to-day operations of the program’s three equipment rooms, helped oversee game day equipment operations for 19 sports, served as the point of contact for equipment during the Women’s NIT and was an active member of the NCAA track and field and softball postseason host committees. Additionally, Crump was the liaison for visiting football teams and managed practice and game laundry for all sports. Crump, an August 2015 graduate of Louisiana Tech in kinesiology, spent four seasons as a student equipment manager for the Bulldogs football team. During his time as an undergraduate, Crump was instrumental in fitting, issuing, repairing, inventorying and storing all football equipment. He was responsible for setting up the coaches’ communication headsets during game day. Crump, a Belcher native, is married to the former Lindsey Crook. ASSISTANT AD/NCAA COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR

Demetrus Caldwell enters his first full year in the Northwestern State athletic department, serving as the assistant director for NCAA compliance. Caldwell, a Bastrop native, joined the NSU staff in November 2015 spent the past eight years as a master coordination center officer with the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration in St. Rose. Caldwell earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management from the University of New Orleans and his master’s in sport management studies from California University of Pennsylvania. He is completing a dissertation toward a doctorate in athletic administration from Northcentral University. During his time as an undergraduate at New Orleans, Caldwell served as an academic and compliance intern with the school’s athletic department. ASSISTANT AD/STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

Jasmine CHIEVOUS

Jasmine Chievous is in her first year as Northwestern State’s Assistant Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Development, joining the department in August. Cheivous spent the previous two-plus years as Troy’s Life Skills and Academic Coordinator, where she served as the academic coordinator for women’s basketball, women’s soccer and men’s tennis. She developed and supervised the life skills program as well. Cheivous’ other duties included advising the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, conducting the athletic department’s first full awards ceremony, offering career counseling and was the department liaison for the regional and state Special Olympics. Chievous spent more than two years at the University of Missouri, where she earned a master’s degree in counseling psychology. Her work experience as an intern then a graduate assistant included serving as the academic coordinator for basketball, volleyball, track and field, cross country, wrestling and swimming and diving at different points in her tenure. Those duties included helping at-risk student-athletes with course selection, time management and study strategies. A Provost Scholar at Fisk University, Chievous earned a Spanish degree in 2010, also serving as an administrative assistant to the athletic director. Chievous was an adjunct instructor in psychology at Troy. She also has been a committee member for the National Association of Student-Athlete Development and a member of the National Association for Athletic Academic Advisors. DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS

Andrew CLAUSEN

Andrew Clausen returned to his graduate school alma mater in May as the director of marketing and promotions. After earning a master’s degree in sport administration from Northwestern State in May 2015, Clausen spent a year at Harvard University as a marketing and promotions assistant. While at Harvard, Clausen directed in-game promotions for Crimson football games, coordinated social media efforts for the Harvard athletics marketing department, produced online graphics and printed materials, developed marketing and promotional plans for men’s and women’s basketball and helped lead group ticket sales for men’s and women’s basketball. Clausen’s first stint in the Northwestern State athletic department came as a marketing and promotions associate while he completed his master’s degree. For three semesters, Clausen was responsible for implementing a marketing plan for Northwestern State softball and implementing and executing promotional plans for soccer and volleyball. Clausen also coordinated tailgating activities and sales for NSU football. Clausen earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology with a focus in sport management from Colorado Mesa University in 2013. He began his career as a marketing intern at Texas-San Antonio.

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DIRECTOR OF EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS

Dustin EUBANKS

Dustin Eubanks is in his 20th year in the NSU athletic department and his 17th year at the helm of the compliance duties, keeping all athletic personnel current and in accordance with NCAA and Southland Conference guidelines. Eubanks was inducted into the N-Club Hall of Fame in October 2015, becoming just the fourth noncompetitor to do so. A 1996 education graduate of Northwestern, the 43-year-old avid fan of all teams that hail from Pittsburgh seized an opportunity to serve as a graduate assistant in the sports information department at Northwestern while beginning the pursuit of his master’s degree in health and physical education (concentration in sports administration), which he obtained in May of 2003, and was impressive enough to earn a promotion to full-time status in November 1998. Eubanks is married to the former Dawn Hornsby of Branch and the couple has two daughters, Emilie and Taylor Nicole. The sisters share the same birthdate. Dustin and Dawn, who is the Associate Director of Financial Aid at NSU, celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary this summer. ATHLETICS BUSINESS MANAGER

Roxanne FREEMAN

Roxanne Freeman began working at NSU in 1983 as an accounting clerk in business affairs. She transferred to the athletic department as football/baseball/track secretary and served under Sam Goodwin, Leon Johnson and several baseball coaches for eight seasons before graduating with a B.S. in accounting in May 1995. Freeman then became the compliance coordinator and academic advisor during a three-year span before leaving in 1998. She returned to NSU in the Fall of 2000 in her current position as Business Manager where she now serves as liaison between the athletic department and business affairs. She has one son, Aaron Pizani, who is also a NSU alum. d ASSISTANT ACADEMIC COORDINATOR/

Alexis GUESS Alexis Guess began her first year as Northwestern State’s assistant academic coordinator in July. Guess brings a varied background, having worked in numerous facets of studentathlete development at both LSU and Duquesne. As a student services graduate assistant at Duquesne, Guess conducted individual study sessions for at-risk student-athletes, compiled mid-term grade reports for various coaching staffs, coordinated studentathlete tutoring in the spring and summer 2016 semesters, oversaw study hall for incoming and transfer student-athletes and helped create and execute the “Student-Athlete Career Seminar.” As an undergraduate at LSU, Gross spent two years as a content tutor in the Cox Communications Center for Student-Athletes where she tutored student-athletes, composed tutor reports, met with athletic advisors and attended NCAA, SEC and LSU compliance and tutor training sessions. She also completed ethics training for public servants. As an intern at the Baton Rouge Community College athletic department, Gross oversaw the men’s basketball study table, verified student-athlete eligibility and observed student-athlete advising. Gross has been involved with the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League Summit on Sportsmanship and has taken part in the NCAA Emerging Leaders Seminar.

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DIRECTOR OF TICKETING

Mike Jacklich made an immediate impact on the NSU athletic department after being named director of ticketing in October 2014, increasing basketball ticketing revenue by more than 60 percent from the 2013-14 season. Jacklich, beginning his third year on staff, spearheaded the re-seating project at Turpin Stadium, which saw the installation of 2,360 uniformly purple chairback seats that will debut during the 2016 season. Jacklich came to Natchitoches from suburban Chicago, where he was the director of ticketing for the Schaumburg Boomers of independent baseball’s Frontier League. While with the Boomers, Jacklich worked closely with the Boomers general manager to shape and enhance all aspects of fan services. He was responsible for creating and executing all ticketing and sales reports, while training a full-time sales staff and overseeing a group of 15 interns. Jacklich also wore a variety of hats outside of the Boomers ticket office, including serving as a tour guide at Boomers Stadium and filling in as “Coop,” the Boomers’ mascot. Jacklich earned his bachelor of arts degree in mass communication from the University of Tulsa in 2001. Following graduation, he returned to Chicago where he began a six-year run as the assistant audience services manager for the legendary Steppenwolf Theatre Company. While with Steppenwolf, Jacklich helped implement Tessitura, an innovative ticketing software system. Jacklich, a Lisle, Ill., native, is married to Krishni, whose family lives in nearby DeRidder and who can totally do better than him. ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Adam JONSON

Entering his fourth year overseeing external relations, Adam Jonson begins his first year as Senior Associate Athletic Director and Executive Director of the Demons Unlimited Foundation (DUF) after three years as Associate Athletic Director, also holding the same title with the DUF. A member of NSU Athletics staff in three different stints totaling nearly a decade, Jonson previously served as Assistant Athletics Director for Tickets & Operations at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Prior to that, he spent more than two years as Assistant Marketing Director for Ticket Operations at NSU and one year as the Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations at the University of North Florida. Under Jonson’s watch, the Demons Unlimited Foundation has quickly gained brand recognition after its inception in July of 2013 as NSU Athletics’ 501c3 organization supporting all 14 sports. Record-breaking revenues have been attained in ticket sales, annual gifts, special events, licensing, tailgating, corporate partnerships and fundraisers. He has also overseen equipment operations and worked closely with NSU’s official apparel provider adidas. Now, Jonson will also begin to work more closely with the facilities and event management staff as well as assist with specific sport oversight. At ULM, Jonson provided oversight for the athletic communications and ticketing offices while assisting in marketing and fundraising activities. He helped establish new attendance records for several sports, including a season-long baseball tally that ranked in the top 40 nationally in 2012 and a single-game crowd of more than 31,000 for a nationally televised football game against Baylor. In addition to revamping office organization and operational structures, ticket revenue soared by more than 44 percent under Jonson’s watch and restructuring new giving level requirements for premium areas resulted in more than $100,000 of new revenue. Beginning as a student worker in the NSU sports information office, Jonson completed his masters of science in sport administration at NSU with a 4.0 GPA after earning his bachelors of science in business administration as a summa cum laude graduate of NSU in 2007. He was the winner of the prestigious Ace Higgins Award, given by the Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association to the state’s top student SID in 2007. Jonson has also been very involved around campus and in the community. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Natchitoches Jaycees and is an active member of the Rotary Club. A member of Westside Baptist Church, Jonson served as the praise band drummer at the Baptist Collegiate Ministry as an undergraduate at NSU. He and the former Elizabeth Holbert were married in January 2014, and the two welcomed their first child -- a baby girl named Holly Elizabeth -- in May 2015. DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC FACILITIES AND GAME OPERATIONS

Luke MASHBURN Luke Mashburn has been named Northwestern State’s Director of Athletic Facilities and Game Operations, director of athletics Greg Burke announced Tuesday. Mashburn spent 2015 at the University of Kentucky, serving as Assistant Director of Event Management and Championships. He was the point man for all home volleyball, women’s basketball and gymnastics contests, drawing crowds up to 6,000. His duties and events included facility maintenance and arena conversion, tournament manager for NCAA volleyball regional, overseeing the Joe Craft Welcome Center and managing guest services stations on football game days. He has previous Southland Conference experience with a stint at Sam Houston State from 2013-15 as the athletic facilities coordinator. On top of routine facility maintenance and set up, he oversaw a staff of 50 student workers and was a game administrator for home events such as FCS playoff games. Other duties included handling facility rentals, coordinating facility repair projects such as bleacher and scoreboard

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renovations and operating parking lots on game days. Mashburn served as the interim athletics event and facilities coordinator at Kennesaw State from 201113 after completing internships at Erskine and Shorter colleges. Building a foundation for many of his duties later in his career, Mashburn also coordinated renovation projects such as new basketball goal systems and other major equipment purchases. He pitched in as a game clock operator and as a fan fest coordinator for the 2011 Division I Women’s College Cup. A South Carolina graduate, Mashburn has a sport and entertainment management degree and is pursuing a master’s in sport management from Morehead State. ASSISTANT ACADEMIC COORDINATOR DIRECTOR OF ENHANCED ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Betsy NOHAVITZA

Betsy Nohavitza enters her second full academic year as part of the Northwestern State athletics academic services staff and her first leading NSU’s Enhanced Academic Program. Nohavitza arrived in Natchitoches in February 2015 after earning her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Texas A&M. She manages NCAA academic eligibility requirements for four Northwestern State athletic programs, provides assistance to student-athletes and tutors in NSU’s Johnnie Emmons Athletic Study Center and facilitates meetings and activities with NSU’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee. While at Texas A&M, Nohavitza was a graduate assistant instructor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology while pursuing her master’s in sport management. As an undergraduate, Nohavitza interned in the Aggies athletic department in the life skills department. There she assisted student-athletes with creating resumes and cover letters, planned informational business meetings for student-athletes and organized and hosted three student-athlete banquets in the Spring 2013 semester. Nohavitza was named Texas A&M College of Education and Human Development Distinguished Student in Spring 2012 and was named to the Dean’s Honor Roll in Fall 2012. ASSISTANT AD/DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR

Haley Blount TAITANO

Haley Blount Taitano, a school record-setting competitor as a Northwestern State track and field student-athlete, enters her third year as NSU’s assistant athletic director for development and marketing and her first as NSU’s Senior Woman Administrator. Taitano has overseen the rebranding and the revamping the N-Club, Northwestern State’s association of former athletic letterwinners, and helped coordinate the annual N-Club Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. Additionally, she increased funding to the Demons Unlimited Foundation Annual Fund by 16 percent, setting records for funding to the fund, which supports the Northwestern State athletic department. Taitano, a magna cum laude graduate of NSU in May 2006, was executive director of the NSU Alumni Association as well as the associate director of alumni affairs from July 2011-September 2014. She solicited funds for the Alumni Association and NSU Foundation, planned and coordinated all alumni events and events assigned by the office of NSU president Dr. Randy Webb, and managed the Alumni Association website, social media pages, the Purple Pulse e-newsletter and the Alumni Columns magazine. Previously, she worked as an assistant in student services for the Stephen F. Austin athletics department for 18 months from 2010-11. For nearly three years following her graduation from Northwestern, Blount was an assistant track and field coach and head cross country coach at NSU. Taitano is actively engaged in community service organizations, serving as a board member and officer in three prominent local organizations. She earned her master’s degree in sport administration from NSU in 2007 and is pursuing a doctoral degree in educational leadership from Louisiana Tech. Taitano was a four-year competitor as a pole vaulter for the Lady Demons and still holds the NSU women’s school record with an 11-6 ¼ clearance at the 2006 Southland Conference Outdoor Championships. She did an internship with USA Track & Field in 2007, serving as assistant producer of the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships in Indianapolis, and she also assisted with operations at the 2008 USA Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore. She was the women’s track and field team representative from 2004-06 on the NSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was on the 2005 All-Louisiana Collegiate Track and Field Team based on posting one of the top three marks by any state competitor in her event. Blount was included on the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll for academic achievement each season from 2002-06. Taitano is a past president of the women’s service organization Les Amies of Natchitoches and has been a board member since 2009. She has coordinated Les Amies community service activities and assisted with fundraising. She currently is the president of the Kiwanis Club of Natchitoches. Blount also has been the fundraising coordinator and a board member for the Natchitoches Hope for Paws organization. She’s also been a team captain for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life in Natchitoches, has assisted with the Natchitoches Parish Special Olympics and is the Chair of the Natchitoches Young Professionals group. As an undergraduate, Taitano won the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority highest grade point average award in 2005 and 2006, and earned the NSU Health and Human Performance Department’s Hall of Fame Award in 2006 for being the outstanding student-athlete of the year. Taitano and her husband Jesse, an assistant chief with the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office, were married in July, and the couple has one son, Jesse Jr. (13).

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medical and strength staff Esi ATINKAH

ASSOCIATE HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

Alabama, 2013 • Northwestern State, 2015 Fourth season at NSU After earning her master’s degree from Northwestern State in May 2015, Esi Atinkah was promoted to associate head athletic trainer in July.. In her new role, Atinkah supervises two assistant athletic trainers and all graduate assistant athletic trainers. She also is responsible for the administrative duties of the NSU athletic training room. Atinkah spent her graduate school tenure as the athletic trainer for the Northwestern State baseball team and will continue that role in the spring. A 2013 University of Alabama graduate in athletic training, Atinkah worked with the Crimson Tide baseball, football, track, and tennis teams. She worked for six months at Central High School in Tuscaloosa along with the University Orthopedic Center. At Central, she evaluated upper and lower extremity injuries and assisted with practice and game coverage for basketball, softball, baseball, track and soccer. At University Orthopedic, she assisted in rehabilitation with patients and applied therapeutic modalities. While working with the Tide baseball team she aided in athlete rehabilitation, concussion testing, therapy and participation physicals. She has worked the Alabama Relays, Nick Saban football camps, tennis tournaments, and the BCS National Championship Game. The Fayetteville, Georgia, native is a Licensed Athletic Trainer by the State of Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners, a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and is first-aid certified.

Dr. Marc STOKES

TEAM DOCTOR

Dr. Marc Stokes enters his second year as a Northwestern State team doctor. Stokes is board certified in emergency medicine and serves as both medical director for Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Emergency Department and director of Natchitoches Parish Emergency Medical Services. He received his medical degree from LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport where he later served as Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and holds a B.S. in Biology from Northeast Louisiana University. He completed his emergency medicine residency program at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Baton Rouge. He has extensive training in trauma and head injuries. In addition to his many honors and awards in emergency medicine, Stokes is a member of the medical team for the NRMC Comprehensive Wound Care Center. He is very involved with youth sports in Natchitoches and serves as the team physician for Natchitoches Central and St. Mary’s High Schools. Stokes also has found time to participate in medical mission trips to Kenya. Stokes’ wife, Mindy, is a former Northwestern State assistant women’s basketball coach. The couple has four children - Caroline, Connor, Catherine and Bailey.

Dr. James KNECHT

TEAM PHYSICIAN

Dr. James Knecht has been a Northwestern State team physician since 1984. He finished his pre-med curriculum from LSU in 1975. While at LSU, he was an Academic All-SEC and Academic All-American HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER football player in 1974. He has been in private practice family medicine in Natchitoches since 1982. In addition to beIdaho State, 1999 • Northwestern State, 2001 ing Northwestern’s team physician, he has also been Natchitoches Central’s team physician since 1992. At the 2016 university commencement, Knecht was presented an honorary doctorate in 12th season at NSU recognition of his long service to the university by NSU President Dr. Jim Henderson. Now in his 12th season at Northwestern State, Jason Drury was promoted to Head Athletic Dr. Knecht is actively involved in many professional organizations, including the Natchitoches Trainer in 2012 after the retirement of long-time athletic trainer Ed Evans. Drury joined the sports Parish Medical Society, Active Staff Physicians at Natchitoches Parish Hospital, and the Louisiana medicine staff at Northwestern State University in the summer of 2005 after being the head ath- State Medical Society. He is also a Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice and Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice. letic trainer at Natchitoches Central for five years. In the spring of 2009, Drury took over as the head football athletic trainer for the Demons, after His father, Gene, was an assistant football coach at Northwestern State and has been active in working for three seasons with the women’s soccer team and one season with men’s basketball team. the Graduate N Club for three decades. His brother, Brett, is a three-year football letterman who A 1999 graduate of Idaho State University in biology, Drury worked with numerous sports in served as Joe Delaney’s fullback. Pocatello, Idaho, including football, men’s basketball and track and field. Drury earned his master’s Knecht’s wife, Liz, is a CPA and an internal auditor at NSU. The couple has three chilrden - Ashdegree in sports administration from Northwestern State in 2001, during which time he worked as a ley, Amanda and Landon - and two grandchildren, Ryder and Ian. graduate assistant athletic trainer for the NSU softball team. Drury is a native of Paoli, Indiana. He and his wife, Toni, have been married for 13 years. They HEAD STRENGTH AN CONDITIONING COORDINATOR have two children, Maddox and Kenzie.

Jason DRURY

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Dr. Steven KAUTZ

HEAD TEAM PHYSICIAN

Dr. Steven Kautz begins his second season as the head team physician for Northwestern State athletics. Kautz is board certified in orthopedic medicine and serves as medical director for Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Sports Medicine and PRISM Sports Medicine and outpatient comprehensive therapy services. He received his Bachelor of Science at the University of California-Irvine and attended the University of Southern California School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at LAC and USC Medical Center Department of Orthopedic Surgery. Kautz has been in private practice since 2000 and has worked with athletes on the professional, collegiate and high school level. He is affiliated with Natchitoches Regional Medical Center, Sabine Medical Center, DeSoto Regional Medical Center and University Hospital (LSU) in Shreveport. Addtionally, Kautz serves as an adjunct professor at LSU School of Medicine and is a member of the medical team for NRMC Comprehensive Wound Care Center. He is the team doctor for Many High School Sports and enjoys coaching local youth basketball and soccer teams. Kautz’s wife, Kathleen, is an internal medicine physician with the Natchitoches Medica Specialists Group. The couple has three children - Carissa, Andrew and Peter.

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Dustin Chadwick enters his first full year as the head strength and conditioning coach at Northwestern State and his third on the Demons staff. In his new role, Chadwick is responsible for developing strength and conditioning programs for all 12 men’s and women’s sports programs at Northwestern State. Prior to being promoted to his current post in April, Chadwick spent two years as NSU’s assistant strength and conditioning coach. During that time, Chadwick assisted with the 2015 Southland Conference Tournament champion Lady Demons basketball team as well as assisting with the Demons football and baseball teams. Prior to NSU, Chadwick interned with TCU where he worked with the strength and conditioning program including women’s basketball, baseball, swimming and diving and women’s golf. Chadwick was a competitor in the NANBF bodybuilding and AAPF power lifting competitions in 2012 and 2013. He received a bachelor’s in fine arts from Pacific Lutheran in 2011 where he was a three-sport letterman competing in football, rugby and lacrosse.

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Doug Ireland

Assistant AD/Sports Information Director

In charge of athletic media relations at his alma mater since January 1989, Doug Ireland coordinates publicity efforts for Northwestern’s 14 intercollegiate sports teams through local, regional and national media outlets in print, broadcast, television and the internet. He also serves in the volunteer role of chairman of the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Ireland assumed that post in April 1990. He was chosen as the 2016 recipient of the Southland Conference’s Louis Bonnette Sports Media Award, named for the iconic retired McNeese SID. His 1992 Demon Football Media Guide won “Best in the Nation” in FCS Division from the College Sports Information Directors of America. A 1997 story on Joe Delaney, “The Guy We Called Joe D,” won a national second-place award in a CoSIDA writing contest. Ireland has won dozens of awards as SID from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association, including 27 this century. Several of his assistant SIDs and graduate assistants have advanced to prominence in sports. Former NSU sports information staffers under Ireland include Bruce Ludlow, associate commissioner for operations of the Southland Conference; Bill Magrath, media relations manager for the Sports Business Daily; Mike Morrison, former co-editor of the ESPN Information Please Almanac; Daucy Crizer, assistant AD and business manager at Lamar; Erik Cox, former SID at Lamar; Dart Volz, former SID at Southeastern Louisiana; Melissa Reynaud, former assistant SID at LSU; Kenny Lannou, associate AD for communications at Kansas State; Matthew Bonnette, assistant AD and SID at McNeese, and Troy Mitchell, SID at Henderson State. Dustin Eubanks, NSU’s assistant AD/director of NCAA compliance, worked in the NSU SID office as a graduate assistant and for two years as the full-time assistant, and Adam Jonson, NSU’s associate athletic director for external relations, was a student and graduate assistant in the SID office. In 1981-82, while an undergraduate at Northwestern, Ireland worked as chief of the Shreveport Times Natchitoches Bureau, coordinating news coverage of an eight-parish region along the Red River. From 1982-85, he was assistant SID at Southwestern Louisiana (now UL Lafayette), working with a men’s basketball program that made three straight postseason tournament appearances. He won CoSIDA publications and writing awards while at USL. Ireland was the sports editor of the Natchitoches Times in 1985-86 and attended graduate school at Northeast Louisiana (now UL Monroe) before joining the Alexandria Town Talk sports staff in 1987. In 18 months at the Town Talk, he covered both NSU and LSU sports and won 15 writing awards from the Louisiana Sports Writers’ Association. In 2001, the LSWA presented its prestigious Mac Russo Award to Ireland for his contributions to the organization. In 1999, Ireland was awarded honorary membership in the Graduate N Club at NSU by the university’s group of athletic lettermen for his service to Northwestern and its athletic program, and in 2003 he was given full membership. He was appointed by President Dr. Randall Webb to serve a two-year term on the inaugural University Planning Council in 1997-99. In 2008, he was awarded the Northwest Louisiana’s National Football Foundation “Distinguished American” award and in 2012 he was honored by the Alexandria Town Talk by being named the “CENLA Sportsman of the Year” award for his work as an SID and toward the completion of the $23 million Hall of Fame Museum. Louisiana Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne presented a special award to Ireland at the grand opening of the museum on June 28, 2013, for his “tireless work and dedication to the creation” of the museum. The Louisiana Association of Museums gave him its Lois Wyatt Bannon “Heart and Soul” Service Award in April 2014 for his work with the museum. A member of the Blue Key National Honor Fraternity and a student government senator while completing a journalism degree from Northwestern, Ireland was editor of the student newspaper “Current Sauce” as a sophomore before going to work for the Shreveport Times. He was an all-district baseball player and the student body president at Jonesboro-Hodge High School, where he was a wingback for the Tigers’ 1977 Class AA state football finalists coached by the late Don Shows.

Jason Pugh

Assistant Sports Information Director A 12-year veteran of The (Shreveport) Times newsroom, Jason Pugh is in his

They cover the Demons: primary media outlets Daily Newspapers -LaMar Gafford, Randy Benson, Sports, Alexandria Daily Town Talk, P.O. Box, 7558, Alexan dria, LA 71306 (318-487-6351, fax 487-6315) - Roy Lang III, Luke Thompson, Scott Ferrell, Sports, The Times, 222 Lake Street, Shreveport, LA 71101 (318-459-3296, 800-462-6436, fax 459-3301) - Joe Schiefelbein, Sports, Baton Rouge Advocate, P.O. Box 588, Baton Rouge, LA 70821 (225-383-1111, fax 388-0371) - Russell Hedges, Sports, Bossier Press Tribune, 4250 Viking Dr., Bossier City, LA 71111 (318-352-3618, fax 747-5298) - Daniel Green, Leesville Daily Leader, P.O. Box 619, Leesville, LA 71446 (318-239-3444, fax 318-238-1552)

Non-Daily Newspapers - NSU Current Sauce, Kyser Hall, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5456, fax 357-6564) - Sports, Times-Picayune/NOLA.com, 3800 Howard Ave., New Orleans, LA 70140 (504-826-3405, fax 826-3401) - Sports, Natchitoches Times, 904 Hwy. 1 South, Natchitoches, LA 71457 (318-352-3618, fax 352-7842)

Television Stations - Luke Edwards, Mike Cianciolo, KALB-TV, 605 Washington St., Alexandria, LA 71306 (318-445-6397 exts. 516, 523; fax 442-7427) - Matt Harris, Rashad Johnson, KSLA-TV, 1812 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104 (318-677-6709, fax 677-6705) - Tim Owens, Brad Cesak KTAL-TV, 3150 N. Market St., Shreveport, LA 71107 (318-629-7134, 7133, fax 318-629-7171) - Tatum Everett, Alex Anderson, Daniel Brown, KTBS-TV, 312 E. Kings Hwy., Shreveport LA 71104 (318-861-5838, fax 318-862-9431) - David Antilley II, NSU-TV, 104A Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-4417) Campus Radio Station - KNWD, 109 Kyser Hall, P.O. Box 5273, Natchitoches, LA 71497 (318-357-5693) Wire Service - Bret Martel, Associated Press, 1001 Howard Ave. Suite 200A, New Orleans, LA 70113 (800-662-7717, 504-523-3931, fax 586-0531)

Conference/NCAA Offices - Calhoun Hipp Southland Conference, 2600 Network Blvd., Suite 150, Frisco, TX 75034 (972-422-9500, fax 422-9225) - Jim Wright, NCAA Statistics, P.O. Box 6222, Indianapolis, IN 46206 (317-917-6222, fax 917-6888)

National Outlets - USA Today, 7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, VA 22107 (703-276-3400) - Sports Illustrated, Time/Life Building, New York, NY 10020 (212-522-5782, 212-9774540/4541) - Sporting News, Box 56, St. Louis, MO 63166 (800-433-1886, 314-993-7111) - CBS Sports, 51 W52nd St., 30th Floor, New York, NY 10019 (212-975-5162/3559) - ABC Sports, 1330 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 (212-456-7777) - ESPN, ESPN Plaza, Bristol, CT 06010 (203-585-2154/2125, 800-843-6416) - CNN, One CNN Plaza, 100 International Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30348 (404-822-1588) - SportsTicker, Harborside Financial Center, 600 Plaza Two, Jersey City, NJ 07311 (800-3678935) Follow us on Twitter -@NSUDemons & @NSUDemonsFB (Football) Facebook -Northwestern State Demons

media relations contact for the 2001 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament in Lafayette. A 1997 graduate of Airline High School in Bossier City, Pugh was named the 2001 Louisiana-Lafayette Department of Communication Outstanding Graduate. He completed requirements for a master’s of science in sport management from the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the University of Massachusetts in May 2015.

first full year as the assistant sports information director at Northwestern State after joining the department in October 2014. During his tenure at The Times, Pugh was the Northwestern State football and men’s basketball beat writer from 2010-2013 and covered the 2012-13 NSU team that captured the program’s third NCAA Tournament berth. Prior to covering area college athletics, Pugh was the primary high school sports writer at The Times, during which he covered several athletes whose careers led them to Northwestern State, including AllSouthland Conference men’s basketball performers Jalan West and Zeek Woodley and former All-Southland Conference third baseman Chase Daughdrill (baseball). While at The Times, Pugh had the opportunity to cover all three World Series that have taken place in Texas, one College World Series, one NCAA Men’s Final Four and Super Bowl XLV. He has won first-place awards in Best Feature Story and Best Sports Story from the Louisiana Press Association and first place in Best Prep Feature from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He also has captured numerous other awards for writing and design from the LSWA. While a student at Louisiana-Lafayette, Pugh was the sports editor of the campus newspaper, The Vermilion, for two years and was a part of the sports information office for three years. In 2000-01, Pugh was the primary media contact for the inaugural season of Lady Cajuns soccer and for the nationally ranked Ragin’ Cajuns baseball team, which made its lone College World Series appearance the previous year. He was the

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Match Whitney King at Centenary 2004 Annie Bloxson vs Nicholls State 1987 Shera Dowell vs Grambling 1991 Annie Bloxson vs Wiley College 1987 Annie Bloxson vs Nicholls State 1989 Annie Bloxson vs McNeese State 1989 Priscila Augusto vs SLU 10/11/03

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Season Christina Stone Tiffany Cronin Stacey DiFrancesco Becky David Whitney King Stacey DiFrancesco Claire Gilmartin Annie Bloxson Becky David

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Match Sonja Olsen vs Nicholls Christina Stone vs SFA Stacey DiFrancesco vs UTA Becky David at SHSU Priscila Augusto vs SLU Dawn Carlos vs SFA Sonja Dale vs McNeese Stacey DiFrancesco vs TX ST Jamie Fleischer vs SFA

Hitting Percentage

1989 2002 2012 10/24/03 10/11/03 1987 1987 2011 1990

1. 1,390 2. 1,244 3. 1,224 4. 1,221 5. 1,186 6. 1,131 7. 1,091 8. 1,081 1,081 10. 1,048

Season Stacey DiFrancesco Stacey DiFrancesco Becky David Christina Stone Whitney King Ashley Elrod Tiffany Cronin Christina Stone Stacey DiFrancesco Becky David

2011 2012 2003 2002 2004 2013 1997 2000 2014 2002

1. 4,683 2. 3,768 3. 3,272 4. 3,029 5. 3,015 6. 2,982 7. 2,887 8. 2,636 9. 2,462 10. 2,363

Career Stacey DiFrancesco Christina Stone Tiffany Cronin Whitney King Yelena Enwere Mackenzie Neely Caiti O’Connell Amy Warren Annie Bloxson Dawn Carlos

2011-14 1999-02 1994-97 2004-06 2006-09 2011-14 2012-15 1993-96 1985-89 1985-88

Match 1. .875 Vanessa Coleman vs. Alcorn 9/16/11 2. .800 Shera Dowell vs UL Lafayette 1992 3. .786 Amanda Kunz vs. Nicholls 9/26/15 4. .778 Glynna Johnson vs. Wash. St. 9/18/15 5. .769 Tiffany Cronin vs Sam Houston St 1994 6. .733 Tiffany Cronin vs Southern 1994 7. .700 Caiti O’Connell vs. McNeese 2012 8. .688 Shera Dowell vs Grambling 1991 9. .687 Claire Gilmartin vs Jackson State 1989 10. .667 Glynna Johnson vs. UL Lafayette 9/1/15

Vanessa Coleman’s .875 hitting percentage in 2011 in a 3-0 win against Alcorn ranks first in NSU history. Stacey DiFrancesco wrapped up her career as NSU’s leader in kills and total attempts.

Career 1. 1,318 Stacey DiFrancesco 2. 1,291 Tiffany Cronin 3. 1,262 Christina Stone 4. 1,208 Yelena Enwere 5. 1,074 Mackenzie Neely 6. 1,061 Caiti O’Connell 7. 1,008 Annie Bloxson 8. 991 Amy Warren 9. 978 Whitney King 10. 789 Dawn Carlos 11. 775 Becky David 12. 739 Claire Gilmartin

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2011-14 1994-97 1999-2002 2006-09 2011-14 2012-15 1985-89 1993-96 1994-96 1985-88 2002-03 1989-92

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

.377 .330 .306 .300 .299 .291

Season Glynna Johnson Shannon Puder Shera Dowell Claire Gilmartin Shera Dowell Amy Warren

2015 2001 1992 1992 1991 1993

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

.302 .285 .278 .254 .237 .235 .232

Career Shera Dowell Glynna Johnson Claire Gilmartin Renita Ellis Shannon Puder Tiffany Cronin Annie Bloxson

1991-92 2012-15 1989-92 1989-90 2001-05 1994-97 1985-89

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Service Aces

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Digs

Match 1. 11 Tanya Champagne vs. Nicholls 2. 10 Cathy Herring vs St. Francis 3. 9 Juliana Abreu vs. UTSA 9 Robyn Justin vs, La. Tech 9 Lauren Thorman vs, Centenary 6. 8 Robyn Justin vs, Nicholls 8 Kerri Cottle vs, Grambling 8 Emily Johnson vs. Alcorn State

1985 2001 2005 1986 1999 1985 2002 2011

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

80 72 69 64 62 56

Season Robyn Justin Sandi Sherrill Cathy Herring Tiffany Cronin Sandi Sherrill Flavia Belo

1986 1991 2001 1995 1990 2003

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

194 185 142 137 125 122 117

Career Sandi Sherrill Tiffany Cronin Cathy Herring Flavia Belo Mackenzie Neely Robyn Justin Tanya Champagne

1988-91 1994-’97 2000-03 2002-05 2011-14 1984-86 1985-’88

Block Solos

Match 1. 8 Sonja Dale vs Southern 1987 2. 7 Sonja Dale vs McNeese State 1987 7 Dawn Carlos vs McNeese State 1986 4. 6 Annie Bloxson vs Southern Miss 1987 5. 5 Markie Robichau vs. Tenn.-Martin 8/28/08 5 Yelena Enwere vs SLU 9/29/06 5 Dawn Carlos vs McNeese State 1987 5 Amy Warren vs Texas Southern 1993 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 6.

48 42 35 32 31

Season Laranda Spann Sonja Dale Amy Warren Shannon Puder Amy Warren

107 95 86 75 75 71

Career Amy Warren Tiffany Cronin Glynna Johnson Janice Graham Sonja Dale Sonja Olsen

Team Season Wins: 22 (1975) Winning %: .710 (1975) Kills: 1,889 (2003) Attacks: 5,180 (2003) Hitting %: .223 (1992) Kills per set: 14.2 (2003)

2010 1987 1993 2005 1996 1993-96 1994-97 2012-15 1988-91 1985-88 1987-90

Assists: 1,666 (2003) Aces: 295 (1985) Digs: 2,199 (2014) Block Assists: 485 (2014) Block Solos: 178 (1987)

Match 1. 58 Tanya Champagne vs Nicholls 1985 2. 46 Keelie Arneson vs. Jacksonville St. 9/19/14 3. 39 Bailey Martin at Miss. St. 9/13/14 39 Keelie Arneson vs. McNeese St. 9/25/14 5. 36 Zanny Castillo vs. Tenn.-Martin 8/29/08 36 Stacey DiFrancesco at Miss. St. 9/13/14 7. 35 Rachel Ford at ULL 8/29/06 35 Cathy Herring vs SE Louisiana 2002 35 Megan Manning vs. La. Tech 9/18/07 35 Keelie Arneson vs. SLU 10/11/12 11. 34 Keelie Arneson at Auburn 9/20/14 1. 712 2. 618 3. 539 4. 528 5. 454 6. 444 7. 429 8. 423 9. 421 10. 410 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Season Keelie Arneson Keelie Arneson Keelie Arneson Rachel Ford Bailey Martin Megan Manning Cathy Herring Cathy Herring Stacey DiFrancesco Tiffany Cronin

Career 2,135 Keelie Arneson 1,383 Stacey DiFrancesco 1,325 Cathy Herring 1,161 Megan Manning 1,100 Christina Stone 1,077 Tiffany Cronin 1,059 Rachel Ford

2013 2012 2011 2006 2014 2007 2002 2003 2014 1997 2011-14 2011-14 2000-03 2007-10 1999-02 1994-97 2004-06

Block Assists 1. 2.

10 9 9 9 9 9

Season Glynna Johnson Glynna Johnson Beth Freeland Shannon Puder Amy Warren Shannon Puder Glynna Johnson Vanessa Coleman Laranda Spann Glynna Johnson

2014 2013 2004 2003 1993 2005 2012 2012 2010 2015

Career 399 Glynna Johnson 270 Shannon Puder 264 Mackenzie Neely 191 Beth Freeland

2012-15 2001-05 2011-14 2001-04

1. 137 2. 105 3. 88 4. 84 84 6. 83 7. 82 8. 81 9. 80 10. 75 1. 2. 3. 4.

Match Shannon Puder at SHSU 10/24/03 Shannon Puder at Lamar 10/21/05 Beth Freeland at Lamar 11/6/04 Shannon Puder at Montana 11/13/03 Mackenzie Neely vs. NMSU 9/10/11 Glynna Johnson at Auburn 9/20/14

great tradition ... brighter future

Assists

1. 2. 3. 5. 7. 9.

67 66 65 65 65 65 64 64 63

1. 1,466 2. 1,214 3. 1,197 4. 1,073 5. 1,040 6. 1,032 7. 1,003 8. 929 9. 904 10. 901 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

4,020 3,460 3,368 2,531 2,523 2,217 1,838 1,640

Match Missy Krause vs. UTA 1997 Flavia Belo vs. Nicholls 10/10/03 Megan Dockery vs. McNeese 9/25/08 Megan Dockery vs. UTA 1/16/07 Flavia Belo vs. Lamar 11/8/03 Missy Krause vs. Nicholls 1998 Flavia Belo vs. SE La. 10/11/03 Missy Krause vs. Liberty 1998 Flavia Belo vs. SFA 10/7/03 Season Flavia Belo Emily Sweet Missy Krause Megan Dockery Missy Krause Flavia Belo Emily Sweet Megan Dockery Missy Krause Cathy Herring

2003 2012 1999 2006 1998 2005 2011 2008 1997 2001

Career Flavia Belo Missy Krause Megan Dockery Sandi Sherrill Cathy Herring Emily Sweet Jeri Dusenberry Natalie Jaeger

2002-05 1997-00 2007-09 1988-91 2000-03 2011-12 1991-94 2013-present

All-Southland players Player Priscilla Augusto Yelena Enwere Stacey DiFrancesco Stacey DiFrancesco Keelie Arneson Stacey DiFrancesco Mackenzie Nealy

Yrs Team 2003 Second 2008 Second 2011 Second 2012 First 2012 First 2013 First 2014 First

All-Time Coaching Records Coach

Yrs Vicki Weeks 1973 Dychon Daroonpun 1974 Charlotte Corley 1975-76 Yvonne Ridenhour 1977 Ari-Iwan Waworuntu 1983 Linda Jones 1984-85 Rickey McCalister 1986-93 Denise Dewey 1994-95 Mary DeJute 1996-98 James Onikeku 1999-01 Leigh Mullins 2002-05 Brittany Uffelman 2006-09 Hugh Hernesman 2010-14 Stephanie Hernesman 2010-14 Sean Kiracofe 2015-pres.

W-L Win.% 15-9 .625 21-9 .700 40-22 .645 18-13 .581 0-15 .000 15-39 .278 94-140 .402 18-49 .269 19-77 .198 31-61 .337 45-82 .354 35-70 .333 80-78 .506 80-78 .506 7-22 .241

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Match Game First Last W-L W-L Match Match

A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 11-6 25-19 2000 Air Force 2-1 7-6 1997 ABILENE CHRISTIAN 3-2 11-11 2013 ALABAMA 0-4 2-12 1990 ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM 0-2 2-6 2000 Alabama State 1-0 3-1 1993 Alcorn State 7-0 21-3 1989 Appalachian State 2-0 5-0 1976 Arkansas 0-3 1-9 2012 Arkansas-Little Rock 1-6 7-18 1976 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 4-0 12-0 1999 ARKANSAS STATE 1-8 8-23 1989 Auburn 0-1 2-3 2014 Austin Peay 0-1 0-3 2008 Baylor 0-5 2-15 1998 Belmont State 1-0 3-0 1997 BOISE STATE FIRST MEETING Cal-Poly SLO 0-1 0-3 1988 Centenary 39-2 106-15 1985 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 7-20 24-45 2006 Charleston Southern 1-0 3-0 2000 College of Charleston 0-1 1-3 2015 Colorado 0-1 0-3 2013 Duquesne 0-1 1-3 2001 East Texas Baptist 2-2 6-9 1984 East Texas State 0-1 0-2 1976 Eastern Kentucky 0-1 2-3 2003 Eastern Michigan 0-1 0-2 2009 Florida A&M 0-2 3-6 1994 Furman 0-1 1-3 1997 Georgia State 0-2 4-6 1993 Grambling 37-2 84-19 1987 Houston 0-1 1-3 2004 HOUSTON BAPTIST 3-2 10-7 2011 INCARNATE WORD 4-1 14-8 2013 Jackson State 5-0 15-1 1989 Jacksonville State 0-1 2-3 2014 Kansas 0-3 0-1 2012 LSU 0-5 3-11 1976 LAMAR 13-26 33-71 1996 LEHIGH FIRST MEETING Liberty 0-1 2-3 1998 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 19-17 61-65 1976 LOUISIANA-MONROE 24-33 91-112 1976 LOUISIANA TECH 20-24 72-81 1976 MCNEESE STATE 17-49 66-151 1976 Memphis 0-3 0-9 1996 Mercer 2-0 6-1 1993 Middle Tennessee 0-1 0-3 1992 Mississippi State 0-8 2-24 1988 Mississippi Valley St. 3-0 9-0 1989 Missouri 1-0 3-0 2014 Missouri-KC 1-3 4-11 1999 Missouri State 0-1 0-3 2006 Montana 0-1 2-3 2003 Morehead State 0-1 0-3 2011 Murray State 0-2 2-6 1997 New Mexico 0-1 0-3 2013 New Mexico State 0-2 1-6 2004

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2015 2005 2015 2015 2006 1993 2011 2013 2015 2009 2010 2011 2014 2008 2014 1997 1988 2006 2015 2000 2015 2013 2001 1985 1976 2003 2009 2014 1997 2000 2008 2004 2015 2015 2011 2014 2012 1995 2015

1998 2015 2010 2013 2015 2014 1999 1992 2014 2014 2014 2013 2006 2003 2011 2007 2013 2011

Opponent

Match Game First Last W-L W-L Match Match

NICHOLLS 32-37 94-122 1976 NC-Greensboro 1-0 3-0 2000 NORTH CAROLINA STATE FIRST MEETING North Dakota St. 1-3 0-1 2012 North Texas 5-13 21-45 1987 Ole Miss 1-5 2-15 1976 ORAL ROBERTS 5-7 9-10 2001 Ouachita Baptist 0-1 0-2 1986 Portland State 0-2 2-6 2001 Prairie View A & M 7-3 26-13 1992 Rice 0-1 0-3 1998 Robert Morris 3-1 1-0 2012 St. Francis 1-0 3-0 2001 Saint Louis 0-1 0-3 1996 SAMFORD 3-3 10-11 1988 SAM HOUSTON STATE 6-44 37-12 1984 San Jose State 0-4 0-4 2007 South Alabama 3-5 13-18 1990 South Dakota State 0-1 0-3 2004 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ST. 0-1 1-3 2015 SOUTHEASTERN LA. 29-27 89-90 1983 Southern 16-15 56-53 1976 Southern Arkansas 0-1 0-2 1986 Southern Methodist 0-1 0-3 1998 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 5-14 20-41 1987 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 11-55 39-156 1984 Syracuse 0-1 0-3 2010 TCU 0-1 0-3 2004 Tenn.-Chattanooga 0-1 1-3 2011 Tennessee-Martin 5-2 8-4 1976 Tennessee State 2-0 6-3 1997 TENNESSEE TECH 0-1 0-3 2010 Texas 0-1 0-3 2014 Texas A & M 0-2 0-5 1976 Texas-Arlington 4-36 23-103 1987 Texas Lutheran 0-1 0-2 1976 Texas-Pan American 4-2 7-8 1995 Texas-San Antonio 3-27 22-90 1991 Texas-Southern 2-2 7-7 1993 Texas State 2-40 24-124 1984 Texas Tech 0-3 1-9 2011 Texas Women’s 0-1 1-2 1976 Troy 2-3 6-13 1996 Tulane 0-5 0-15 1989 TULSA 0-7 0-13 1999 UNLV 0-1 2-3 2011 UTEP 0-1 2-3 2003 Utah 0-1 0-3 2013 Utah Valley State 0-1 1-3 2005 Washington State 0-1 0-3 2015 Weber State 0-1 2-3 2005 Wiley College 2-2 6-8 1984 Youngstown State 0-1 0-3 2001 @Totals 353-587

2015 2000

2012 2014 2015 2015 1986 2015 2013 1998 2012 2001 1996 2010 2015 2012 2014 2004 2015 2015 2014 1986 1998 2015 2015 2010 2004 2011 2012 2015 2010 2014 1992 2015 1976 2012 2011 2004 2013 2015 1976 2000 2000 2012 2011 2003 2013 2005 2015 2005 1986 2001

@ - Records include the 1976 season and from 1983 to the present * - Southland Conference opponent

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1973 (15-9) Head Coach: Vicki Weeks 1974 (21-9) Head Coach: Dychon Daroonpun 1975 • 22-9 (2nd LAIAW State Tourney) Head Coach: Charlotte Corley 1976 • 18-13 (5-3 LAIAW State Tourney) Head Coach: Charlotte Corley

Date

Opponent

Result

Oct. 1 !UL-Monroe W 2-0 Oct. 1 !Louisiana Tech W 2-0 Oct. 2 !ULL-Lafayette W 2-1 Oct. 2 !Nicholls State L 2-0 Oct. 3 Louisiana Tech W 2-1 Oct. 4 Louisiana-Monroe W 2-0 Oct. 8 #Texas A&M L 2-0 Oct. 8 #Texas Lutheran L 2-0 Oct. 9 #East Texas State L 2-1 Oct. 9 #Texas Women’s L 2-1 Oct. 11 UL-Lafayette W 2-0 Oct. 18 at LSU L 2-1 Oct. 22 ^Appalachian St. W 2-0 Oct. 22 at UT-Martin W 2-0 Oct. 22 ^Ark.-Little Rock W 2-0 Oct. 23 ^Ole Miss W 2-0 Oct. 23 ^LSU L 2-0 Oct. 29 $New Orleans W 2-0 Oct. 29 $Southern W 2-0 Oct. 29 $Nicholls State W 2-0 Oct. 30 $UL-Lafayette L 2-1 Oct. 30 $Nicholls State W 2-0 Nov. 1 at La.-Lafayette L 2-1 Nov. 12 *La.-Lafayette L 2-0 Nov. 12 *McNeese State W 2-0 Nov. 12 *Louisiana Tech W 2-0 Nov. 12 *Southern W 2-0 Nov. 13 *LSU L 2-0 Nov. 13 *UL-Monroe W 2-0 Nov. 13 *LSU L 2-1 Nov. 13 *La.-Lafayette W 2-0 ! - Nicholls State Tournament # - Houston Invitational Tournament ^ - Memphis State Tournament $ - Northwestern State Tournament * - LAIAW State Tournament 1977 • 18-13 Head Coach: Yvonne Ridenhour 1983 • 0-15 Head Coach: Ari-Iwan Waworuntu 1984 • 0-23 (0-4 GSC) Head Coach: Linda Jones

Date

Opponent

Sep. 18 at UL-Monroe Sep. 20 East Texas Baptist Sep. 26 Southern Oct. 2 Louisiana-Monroe Oct. 5 !Texas State Oct. 5 !Sam Houston Oct. 5 !Stephen F. Austin Oct. 6 !Southeastern La. Oct. 6 !Nicholls State Oct. 10 Southeastern La.

Result

L L L L L L L L L L

3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0

Oct. 16 at Southern L 3-0 Oct. 18 at E. Texas Baptist L 3-0 Oct. 18 vs Wiley College L 3-1 Oct. 26 ^UL-Monroe L 2-0 Oct. 26 ^McNeese State L 2-0 Oct. 26 ^Nicholls State L 2-1 Oct. 27 ^Southeastern La. L 2-0 Oct. 27 ^New Orleans L 2-0 Oct. 27 ^La.-Lafayette L 2-0 Oct. 31 McNeese State L 3-0 Nov. 5 at McNeese State L 3-0 Nov. 8 *Sam Houston L 3-0 Nov. 8 *Nicholls State L 3-0 ! - GSC Mini-Tournament at SLU ^ - ULL Tournament, Lafayette, La. * - GSC Tournament at Texas State 1985 • 15-16 (1-4 GSC) Head Coach: Linda Jones

Date

Opponent

Result

Sep. 13 !Centenary W 3-0 Sep. 13 !La.-Lafayette L 3-0 Sep. 14 !UL-Monroe L 3-0 Sep. 14 !Southern L 3-1 Sep. 18 at UL-Monroe L 3-0 Sep. 19 East Texas Baptist W 3-2 Sep. 21 at Centenary W 2-0 Sep. 21 vs Louisiana Tech W 2-0 Sep. 21 at Centenary W 2-0 Sep. 21 vs Louisiana Tech W 2-0 Sep. 24 at Southern L 3-1 Sep. 27 *Southeastern La. W 3-1 Sep. 28 *Nicholls State L 3-0 Oct. 1 *Stephen F. Austin L 3-0 Oct. 3 vs Wiley College L 3-0 Oct. 3 at E. Texas Baptist W 3-1 Oct. 4 Centenary W 2-0 Oct. 4 Centenary W 2-0 Oct. 5 at Louisiana Tech W 3-1 Oct. 8 at McNeese State L 3-1 Oct. 11 *at Texas State L 3-0 Oct. 15 Louisiana Tech W 3-0 Oct. 17 Southern W 3-2 Oct. 21 *Sam Houston State L 3-0 Oct. 23 Louisiana-Monroe L 3-0 Oct. 29 McNeese State L 3-0 Nov. 1 ^Nicholls State W 3-2 Nov. 2 ^La.-Lafayette L 3-1 Nov. 2 Louisiana Tech W 3-1 Nov. 11 #Nicholls State L 3-0 Nov. 11 #Stephen F. Austin L 3-1 * - Gulf States Conference match ! - UL-Monroe Round Robin ^ - La.-Lafayette Tournament # - GSC Tournament at Nicholls St. 1986 • 7-15 (0-2 GSC) Head Coach: Tootie Cary

Date

Sep. 12 Sep. 13 Sep. 13 Sep. 13 Sep. 20 Sep. 23 Sep. 26 Oct. 7 Oct. 11

Opponent

!Ouachita Baptist !Louisiana Tech !Southern Arkansas !Wiley College McNeese State Louisiana Tech at Ark.-Little Rock Southern at McNeese State

great tradition ... brighter future

Result

L W L W W W L W L

2-0 2-0 2-0 2-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1

Oct. 15 at Louisiana Tech W 3-0 Oct. 17 *at SFA L 3-0 Oct. 20 Ark.-Little Rock L 3-0 Oct. 28 at Louisiana-Monroe L 3-1 Oct. 31 ^Louisiana Tech W 3-0 Oct. 31 ^Stephen F. Austin L 3-2 Nov. 1 ^Nicholls State L 3-1 Nov. 1 ^at La.-Lafayette L 3-0 Nov. 5 Louisiana-Monroe L 3-1 Nov. 7 *Stephen F. Austin L 3-2 Nov. 12 at Southern L 4-1 Nov. 17 #Southeastern La. L 3-0 Nov. 17 #Stephen F. Austin L 3-0 * - Gulf States Conference match ! - Southern Arkansas Tournament ^ - La.-Lafayette Tournament # - GSC Tournament at SFA 1987 • 14-13 (2-5 SLC) Head Coach: Rickey McCalister 1988 • 11-19 (0-7 SLC) Head Coach: Rickey McCalister

Date

Opponent

Result

Sep. 8 at Southeastern La. W Sep. 9 !Cal-Poly, SLO L Sep. 9 !New Orleans W Sep. 10 !Louisiana-Monroe L Sep. 10 !La.-Lafayette L Sep. 17 Louisiana Tech W Sep. 19 Southeastern La. W Sep. 20 at Nicholls State L Sep. 22 Southern Miss L Sep. 23 ^Sam Houston State L Sep. 24 ^La.-Lafayette L Sep. 24 ^at New Orleans L Sep. 26 at Louisiana Tech W Sep. 28 at Southern L Oct. 4 at Southern Miss W Oct. 6 at Grambling W Oct. 11 *Texas-Arlington L Oct. 12 Southern L Oct. 14 $Southeastern La. W Oct. 14 $at Mississippi St. L Oct. 14 $Samford W Oct. 18 *at Texas State L Oct. 21 *Sam Houston State L Oct. 22 *Stephen F. Austin L Oct. 25 Grambling W Oct. 27 *at McNeese State L Oct. 29 *at UL-Monroe L Nov. 3 *at North Texas L Nov. 5 Nicholls State W Nov. 18 #Texas-Arlington L ! - LSU Invitational, Baton Rouge ^ - New Orleans Invitational $ - Mississippi State Tournament # - SLC Tournament

3-1 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-2 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-2 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-0

Sep. 25 at Southern L Sep. 28 at Louisiana Tech L Oct. 3 Grambling W Oct. 4 at UL-Monroe L Oct. 12 *at SFA L Oct. 14 *McNeese State L Oct. 16 at Jackson State W Oct. 17 at Nicholls State W Oct. 19 *Texas-Arlington L Oct. 21 *North Texas W Oct. 24 Southern W Oct. 25 Southeastern La. W Oct. 26 *at Sam Houston St. L Oct. 31 *Louisiana-Monroe L Nov. 4 Nicholls State W Nov. 11 Tulane L Nov. 11 Arkansas State L Nov. 17 #Texas-Arlington L * - Southland Confernece match ! - Grambling Doubleheader # - SLC Tournament

3-1 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0

1990 • 11-22 (1-6 SLC) Head Coach: Rickey McCalister

Date

Opponent

Result

Sep. 7 !Southern Miss L Sep. 7 !McNeese State W Sep. 8 !Southeastern La. L Sep. 8 !South Alabama W Sep. 8 !La.-Lafayette L Sep. 11 at Grambling W Sep. 14 ^Louisiana Tech L Sep. 15 ^La.-Lafayette L Sep. 15 ^South Alabama L Sep. 18 Southern W Sep. 25 at Southern W Sep. 28 Louisiana Tech L Oct. 2 Grambling W Oct. 5 &Alabama L Oct. 6 &Stephen F. Austin L Oct. 6 &Louisiana Tech L Oct. 8 *Sam Houston State L Oct. 9 *Stephen F. Austin L Oct. 13 *at McNeese State L Oct. 16 Southern Miss L Oct. 18 *at Texas-Arlington L Oct. 19 *at North Texas W Oct. 22 Centenary W Oct. 26 *Texas State L Oct. 30 Southeastern La. W Nov. 2 Nicholls State L Nov. 5 at Centenary W Nov. 7 *at La.-Monroe L Nov. 9 %at Southern Miss L Nov. 10 %South Alabama W Nov. 10 %at Southern Miss L Nov. 11 %Tulane L Nov. 16 #Sam Houston State L *- Southland Conference match 1989 • 11-14 (1-5 SLC) ! - Southeastern La. Invitational Head Coach: Rickey McCalister ^ - NSU Sugar Cane Classic Date Opponent Result & - La. Tech Invitational Sep. 6 at Jackson State W 3-0 % - Southern Miss Invitational Sep. 12 Louisiana Tech L 3-1 # - SLC Tournament at SFA Sep. 15 Alcorn State W 3-0 Sep. 18 at Southeastern La. L 3-2 Sep. 20 !Mississippi Valley W 3-0 Sep. 20 !Grambling W 3-1

3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-2 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-1 4-1 3-0 3-2 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-0

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1991 • 10-21 (2-7 SLC)

Head Coach: Rickey McCalister Date

Opponent

Result

Sep. 7 at Ark.-Little Rock L Sep. 10 Louisiana Tech L Sep. 12 Ark.-Little Rock L Sep. 16 at Southern Miss L Sep. 18 Grambling W Sep. 20 !at Mississippi St. L Sep. 20 !Samford L Sep. 20 !South Alabama L Sep. 24 at Southern W Sep. 26 at Southeastern La. L Sep. 28 ^Southern Miss L Sep. 28 ^at Louisiana Tech L Sep. 28 ^North Texas L Oct. 1 at Grambling W Oct. 1 vs South Alabama L Oct. 3 at Centenary W Oct. 5 *Texas-Arlington L Oct. 9 Southern W Oct. 11 vs Grambling W Oct. 11 vs UL-Monroe L Oct. 15 *at SFA L Oct. 19 *at Sam Houston St. L Oct. 22 at Louisiana Tech L Oct. 25 *at UL-Monroe L Oct. 30 Southeastern La. W Nov. 2 *North Texas W Nov. 5 Centenary W Nov. 7 *at Nicholls State L Nov. 9 *at McNeese State L Nov. 14 *UT-San Antonio W Nov. 15 *Texas State L * - Southland Conference match ! - Mississippi State Invitational ^ - Louisiana Tech Invitational

3-0 3-1 3-2 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-2 3-2 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-0

1992 • 16-16 (2-7 SLC) Head Coach: Rickey McCalister Date

Sep. 9 Sep. 15 Sep. 17 Sep. 18 Sep. 18 Sep. 19 Sep. 19 Sep. 23 Sep. 28 Sep. 29 Sep. 29 Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 5 Oct. 6 Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Oct. 14 Oct. 14 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct. 20 Oct. 24 Oct. 25 Oct. 28 Oct. 30 Oct. 31

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Opponent

La.-Lafayette at Centenary at Southern !Tulane !at Ole Miss !Arkansas State !Middle Tennessee at Mississippi Valley Southeastern La. at Grambling at Louisiana Tech at Alcorn State at Texas A&M Grambling Centenary at La.-Lafayette Prairie View A&M at Centenary at Grambling *UL-Monroe at Southeastern La. Southern *at North Texas *at Texas-Arlington Alcorn State *Nicholls State *McNeese State

Result

W W L L L L L W W W L W L W W W W W W W L W L L W W L

3-1 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0

Nov. 3 Louisiana Tech L Nov. 5 *at UT-San Antonio L Nov. 6 *at Texas State L Nov. 12 *Sam Houston St. L Nov. 13 *Stephen F. Austin L * - Southland Conference match ! - Ole Miss Tournament

3-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-1

1993 • 14-20 (1-8 SLC) Head Coach: Rickey McCalister Date

Opponent

Result

Sep. 3 !New Orleans L Sep. 3 !Mississippi State L Sep. 4 !UL-Monroe W Sep. 4 !at Tulane L Sep. 7 South Alabama W Sep. 8 vs Mercer W Sep. 8 at Centenary W Sep. 9 Georgia State L Sep. 14 La.-Lafayette W Sep. 17 at Southern L Sep. 19 Mississippi State L Sep. 20 Grambling W Sep. 22 vs Grambling W Sep. 22 at Louisiana Tech L Oct. 5 Centenary W Oct. 8 ^Alcorn State W Oct. 8 ^Prairie View A&M L Oct. 9 ^Alabama State W Oct. 9 ^Texas Southern L Oct. 12 at La.-Lafayette L Oct. 14 *at UL-Monroe L Oct. 15 Southern L Oct. 22 *Texas-Arlington L Oct. 23 *North Texas L Oct. 26 vs Centenary W Oct. 26 at Grambling W Oct. 28 *at McNeese State L Oct. 30 *at Nicholls State W Nov. 3 *Stephen F. Austin L Nov. 5 *at UT-San Antonio L Nov. 6 *at Texas State L Nov. 7 at Prairie View W Nov. 9 Louisiana Tech L Nov. 12 *Sam Houston St. L * - Southland Conference match ! - Tulane Tournament ^ - Southern Tournament

3-1 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-2 3-1 3-0 3-2 3-2 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0

1994 • 11-19 (0-13 SLC) Head Coach: Denise Dewey Date

Sep. 7 Sep. 9 Sep. 13 Sep. 16 Sep. 27 Sep. 29 Oct. 1 Oct. 4 Oct. 6 Oct. 7 Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 8 Oct. 11 Oct. 11 Oct. 14

Opponent

at Jackson State at Prairie View Grambling Southern Centenary *at McNeese State *at Nicholls State Alcorn State *Stephen F. Austin !Florida A&M !Prairie View !Nicholls State !Texas Southern vs Grambling at Louisiana Tech *at North Texas

Result

W W W W W L L W L L L L L W L L

Oct. 15 *at Texas-Arlington L Oct. 18 at Southern W Oct. 21 *Nicholls State L Oct. 22 *McNeese State L Oct. 25 *at UL-Monroe L Oct. 27 *Texas State L Oct. 29 *UT-San Antonio L Nov. 1 Prairie View L Nov. 3 at Grambling W Nov. 4 *UL-Monroe L Nov. 8 at Centenary W Nov. 9 *Sam Houston St. L Nov. 10 *at SFA L Nov. 14 La.-Lafayette W * - Southland Conference match ! - Southern Tournament

3-0 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-2 3-0 3-2 3-2 3-1 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0

1995 • 7-30 (0-18 SLC) Head Coach: Denise Dewey

Date

Opponent

Result

Sep. 1 !Centenary W 3-0 Sep. 1 !Texas-Pan Am L 3-2 Sep. 2 !Grambling W 3-0 Sep. 2 !Prairie View W 3-0 Sep. 2 !La.-Lafayette W 3-0 Sep. 8 ^La.-Lafayette L 3-1 Sep. 8 ^Nicholls State L 3-0 Sep. 9 ^UL-Monroe L 3-2 Sep. 9 ^at LSU L 3-1 Sep. 12 *Texas State L 3-1 Sep. 15 $New Orleans L 3-0 Sep. 15 $Centenary W 3-0 Sep. 16 $at UL-Monroe L 3-2 Sep. 16 $Centenary W 3-0 Sep. 22 #Southern Miss L 3-1 Sep. 22 #at Southeastern La. L 3-0 Sep. 23 #South Alabama L 3-1 Sep. 23 #New Orleans L 3-0 Sep. 26 *at Nicholls State L 3-0 Sep. 29 *Texas-Arlington L 3-0 Sep. 30 *North Texas L 3-0 Oct. 3 *at SFA L 3-0 Oct. 5 *at Sam Houston St. L 3-0 Oct. 10 at Centenary W 3-1 Oct. 12 *McNeese State L 3-1 Oct. 14 *Nicholls State L 3-0 Oct. 17 at La.-Lafayette L 3-0 Oct. 21 *at UL-Monroe L 3-0 Oct. 23 *UT-San Antonio L 3-0 Oct. 27 *at North Texas L 3-1 Oct. 28 *at Texas-Arlington L 3-0 Oct. 31 *at McNeese State L 3-0 Nov. 2 *Stephen F. Austin L 3-0 Nov. 4 *Sam Houston State L 3-0 Nov. 7 *UL-Monroe L 3-1 Nov. 11 *at Texas State L 3-0 Nov. 12 *at UT-San Antonio L 3-0 * - Southland Conference match ! - Northwestern St. Tournament ^ - Louisiana Colleges Tournament $ - ULM Invitational # - Southeastern La. Tournament

Sep. 7 !Lamar L 3-2 Sep. 8 !Texas-Pan Am L 3-1 Sep. 8 !Prairie View W 3-1 Sep. 8 !Centenary W 3-0 Sep. 13 ^at Mississippi St. L 3-0 Sep. 13 ^Southeastern La. L 3-0 Sep. 14 ^Troy State L 3-0 Sep. 17 *Nicholls State L 3-0 Sep. 18 *McNeese State L 3-0 Sep. 20 $Memphis L 3-0 Sep. 20 $St. Louis L 3-0 Sep. 21 $Ole Miss L 3-0 Sep. 24 at Lamar L 3-0 Sep. 27 at Grambling L 3-1 Sep. 30 *at Texas State L 3-0 Oct. 1 *at UT-San Antonio L 3-0 Oct. 4 *at Texas-Arlington L 3-0 Oct. 7 *at UL-Monroe W 3-1 Oct. 9 *Stephen F. Austin L 3-0 Oct. 11 *Sam Houston State L 3-0 Oct. 14 at Centenary L 3-1 Oct. 18 *at McNeese State L 3-0 Oct. 19 *at Nicholls State L 3-0 Oct. 24 Southern W 3-0 Oct. 26 *UL-Monroe L 3-0 Nov. 2 *Texas-Arlington L 3-0 Nov. 5 Louisiana Tech L 3-0 Nov. 8 *at SFA L 3-0 Nov. 9 *at Sam Houston St. L 3-0 Nov. 15 *UT-San Antonio L 3-0 Nov. 16 *Texas State L 3-1 * - Southland Conference match ! - Northwestern State Invitational $ - Lady Indian Classic (Ark. State)

3-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-2 3-2 3-2 1996 • 6-27 (1-15 SLC) 3-0 Head Coach: Mary DeJute 3-1 Date Opponent Result 3-0 Sep. 3 at Southern W 3-0 3-0 Sep. 7 !Centenary W 3-0

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1997 • 8-24 (2-16 SLC) Head Coach: Mary DeJute

Date

Opponent

Result

Aug. 29 !at Air Force L Aug. 30 !Alabama L Sep. 5 ^Murray State L Sep. 5 ^Ole Miss L Sep. 6 ^at Arkansas State L Sep. 6 ^Tennessee State L Sep. 9 Centenary W Sep. 12 $at Samford L Sep. 13 $Belmont State W Sep. 13 $Furman L Sep. 16 at Louisiana Tech L Sep. 16 at Centenary W Sep. 19 *at Southeastern La. W Sep. 20 *at Nicholls State L Sep. 27 *UL-Monroe W Oct. 3 *Texas-Arlington L Oct. 4 *Sam Houston St. L Oct. 5 Samford W Oct. 10 *at McNeese State L Oct. 11 *at SFA L Oct. 17 *Nicholls State L Oct. 18 *Southeastern La. L Oct. 21 *at UL-Monroe L Oct. 24 Troy State W Oct. 27 *Texas State L Oct. 28 *UT-San Antonio L Oct. 31 *at Sam Houston St. L Nov. 1 *at Texas-Arlington L Nov. 7 *Stephen F. Austin L Nov. 8 *McNeese State L Nov. 14 *at Texas State L Nov. 15 *at UT-San Antonio L * - Southland Conference match ! - Air Force Tournament ^ - Arkansas State Tournament $ - Samford Invitational

3-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-2 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-2 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0

1998 • 5-26 (2-18 SLC) Head Coach: Mary DeJute

Date

Sep. 1 Sep. 4 Sep. 4 Sep. 5 Sep. 5 Sep. 11 Sep. 12 Sep. 12 Sep. 18 Sep. 19 Sep. 22 Sep. 25 Sep. 26 Sep. 29 Oct. 2 Oct. 3 Oct. 9 Oct. 10 Oct. 13 Oct. 14 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct. 23 Oct. 24 Oct. 27

Opponent

Result

at Alabama L !Rice L !Baylor L !at North Texas W !Centenary W ^Ole Miss L ^at SMU L ^Liberty L *at UT-San Antonio L *at Texas State L at Centenary L *Texas-Arlington L *Sam Houston State L *at UL-Monroe L *at SFA L *at McNeese State L *Lamar L Troy State L *at Southeastern La. L *at Nicholls State W *Texas State L *UT-San Antonio L *at Sam Houston St. L *at Texas-Arlington L *UL-Monroe L

3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-1 3-2 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-1

Oct. 30 *McNeese State L 3-0 Nov. 3 Grambling W 3-1 Nov. 7 *at Lamar L 3-0 Nov. 10 *Stephen F. Austin L 3-1 Nov. 13 *Southeastern La. L 3-2 Nov. 14 *Nicholls State L 3-0 * - Southland Conference match ! - North Texas Tournament ^ - Southern Methodist Tournament 1999 • 11-20 (4-16 SLC) Head Coach: James Onikeku

Date

Opponent

Result

Sep. 1 at Centenary W Sep. 3 !Mercer W Sep. 3 !Samford W Sep. 4 !New Orleans L Sep. 4 !at Troy State W Sep. 7 at Grambling W Sep. 10 ^Missouri-KC L Sep. 11 ^North Texas W Sep. 11 ^at Tulsa L Sep. 17 *UT-San Antonio L Sep. 18 *Texas State L Sep. 21 *UL-Monroe W Sep. 24 *at Texas-Arlington L Sep. 26 *at Sam Houston St. L Oct. 1 *Stephen F. Austin L Oct. 2 *Lamar L Oct. 5 *Nicholls State W Oct. 9 *at McNeese State L Oct. 12 *Southeastern La. L Oct. 15 *at Texas State L Oct. 16 *at UT-San Antonio L Oct. 19 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W Oct. 22 *Sam Houston State L Oct. 23 *Texas-Arlington L Oct. 26 *at UL-Monroe W Oct. 29 *at Lamar L Oct. 30 *at SFA L Nov. 6 *McNeese State L Nov. 9 at Louisiana Tech L Nov. 12 *at Southeastern La. L Nov. 13 *at Nicholls State W * - Southland Conference match ! - Troy State Tournament ^ - Tulsa Tournament

3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-1 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-0

Oct. 7 *at SFA L Oct. 8 *at Texas-Arlington L Oct. 13 *at Sam Houston St. W Oct. 14 at Texas-Pan Am W Oct. 14 at Texas A&M-CC W Oct. 18 *at Nicholls State W Oct. 20 *UT-San Antonio L Oct. 21 *Texas State L Oct. 24 *UL-Monroe W Oct. 27 *at McNeese State L Oct. 28 *at Lamar L Nov. 3 *Sam Houston State L Nov. 7 Centenary W Nov. 10 *Stephen F. Austin L Nov. 11 *Texas-Arlington L * - Southland Conference match ! - Tulane Tournament ^ - Georgia State Tournament

3-0 3-0 3-2 3-2 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-1

2001 • 6-23 (2-18 SLC) Head Coach: James Onikeku

Date

Opponent

Result

Aug. 31 !Youngstown State L 3-0 Aug. 31 !St. Francis W 3-0 Sep. 1 !Portland State L 3-0 Sep. 1 !at Duquesne L 3-1 Sep. 4 Grambling W 3-0 Sep. 7 ^at Oral Roberts L 3-0 Sep. 8 ^Louisiana Tech L 3-1 Sep. 18 *at UL-Monroe W 3-2 Sep. 21 *at Nicholls State L 3-2 Sep. 22 *at Southeastern La. L 3-0 Sep. 25 *at Sam Houston St. L 3-2 Sep. 28 *McNeese State L 3-2 Sep. 29 *Lamar L 3-0 Oct. 1 *at Texas-Arlington L 3-0 Oct. 5 *at Texas State L 3-0 Oct. 6 *at UT-San Antonio L 3-0 Oct. 9 at Centenary W 3-0 Oct. 12 *at Stephen F. Austin L 3-0 Oct. 17 Texas Southern W 3-1 Oct. 19 *Texas-Arlington L 3-0 Oct. 20 *Sam Houston St. L 3-1 Oct. 23 *UL-Monroe W 3-0 Oct. 26 *Nicholls State L 3-0 Oct. 27 *Southeastern La. L 3-0 Nov. 2 *at McNeese State L 3-2 Nov. 3 *at Lamar L 3-0 2000 • 14-18 (6-14 SLC) Nov. 6 *Stephen F. Austin L 3-2 Head Coach: James Onikeku Nov. 9 *Texas State L 3-2 Date Opponent Result Nov. 10 *UT-San Antonio L 3-0 Sep. 1 !at Tulane L 3-0 * - Southland Conference match Sep. 2 !Troy State L 3-0 ! - Duquesne Tournament Sep. 2 !Centenary W 3-0 ^ - Oral Roberts Tournament Sep. 5 Grambling W 3-0 Sep. 8 ^UAB L 3-1 2002 • 11-25 (3-17 SLC) Sep. 8 ^Charleston South. W 3-0 Head Coach: Leigh Mullins Sep. 9 ^UNC-Greensboro W 3-0 Date Opponent Result Sep. 9 ^atGeorgia State L 3-2 Aug. 30 !TCU L 3-1 Sep. 12 *at Southeastern La. W 2-3 Aug. 30 !Ark.-Little Rock L 3-0 Sep. 15 *Lamar L 3-1 Aug. 31 !Belmont W 3-1 Sep. 16 *McNeese State L 3-0 Aug. 31 !at Arkansas State L 3-2 Sep. 20 *at UL-Monroe W 3-1 Sep. 6 ^Grambling W 3-0 Sep. 22 *at Texas State L 3-0 Sep. 6 ^Alcorn State W 3-0 Sep. 23 *at UT-San Antonio L 3-0 Sep. 6 ^Texas Southern W 3-0 Sep. 29 *Nicholls State W 3-0 Sep. 7 ^Tulsa L 3-1 Sep. 30 *Southeastern La. L 3-1 Sep. 10 at Louisiana Tech L 3-0 Oct. 3 Louisiana Tech W 3-1 Sep. 10 at Grambling W 3-1

great tradition ... brighter future

Sep. 13 $Iowa L 3-0 Sep. 13 $at Western Illinois W 3-0 Sep. 14 $Western Kentucky L 3-1 Sep. 14 $Eastern Michigan L 3-0 Sep. 17 Centenary W 3-0 Sep. 17 *UL-Monroe W 3-1 Sep. 20 *Stephen F. Austin L 3-1 Sep. 21 *Sam Houston State W 3-0 Sep. 27 *at Nicholls State L 3-0 Sep. 28 *at Southeastern La. L 3-2 Oct. 5 *at Lamar L 3-0 Oct. 6 *at McNeese State L 3-1 Oct. 8 at Centenary W 3-0 Oct. 11 *UT-San Antonio L 3-0 Oct. 12 *Texas State L 3-2 Oct. 18 *Texas-Arlington L 3-0 Oct. 22 *at UL-Monroe L 3-1 Oct. 25 *at SFA L 3-0 Oct. 26 *at Sam Houston St. W 3-2 Nov. 1 *Nicholls State L 3-1 Nov. 2 *Southeastern La. L 3-1 Nov. 8 *McNeese State L 3-1 Nov. 9 *Lamar L 3-0 Nov. 12 *at Texas-Arlington L 3-0 Nov. 15 *at Texas State L 3-2 Nov. 16 *at UT-San Antonio L 3-2 * - Southland Conference match ! - Arkansas State Tournament ^ - Northwestern State Tournament $ - Western Illinois Tournament 2003 • 11-22 (5-15 SLC) Head Coach: Leigh Mullins

Date

Opponent

Result

Aug. 29 !Ark.-Little Rock L Aug. 29 !Tennessee-Martin W Aug. 30 !at Arkansas State L Aug. 30 !Eastern Kentucky L Sep. 5 ^Ark.-Pine Bluff W Sep. 5 ^Prairie View W Sep. 6 ^Grambling W Sep. 6 ^at Centenary W Sep. 12 $at Missouri-KC L Sep. 13 $Montana L Sep. 13 $UTEP L Sep. 16 *at UL-Monroe W Sep. 19 *Sam Houston State W Sep. 26 *at Texas State L Sep. 27 *at UT-San Antonio L Oct. 3 *at McNeese State L Oct. 4 *at Lamar W Oct. 7 *Stephen F. Austin L Oct. 10 *Nicholls State L Oct. 11 *Southeastern La. W Oct. 14 *UL-Monroe W Oct. 17 *at Stephen F. Austin L Oct. 18 *at Texas-Arlington L Oct. 21 Louisiana Tech L Oct. 24 *at Sam Houston St. L Oct. 31 *Texas State L Nov. 1 *UT-San Antonio L Nov. 4 at Centenary W Nov. 7 *McNeese State L Nov. 8 *Lamar L Nov. 11 *Texas-Arlington L Nov. 14 *at Nicholls State L Nov. 15 *at Southeastern La. L * - Southland Conference match

3-2 3-1 3-1 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-2 3-2 3-2 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 3-2 3-2 3-2 3-2 3-0 3-2 3-1 3-2 3-2 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-1 3-2 3-0 3-1 3-0

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! - Arkansas State Tournament ^ - Centenary Tournament $ - Missouri-Kansas City Tournament

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

Nov. 12 *Texas State W 3-2 Nov. 10 *Nicholls W 3-1 Nov. 14 *Sam Houston State L 3-0 Nov. 18 % vs. UT-San Antonio L 3-2 Nov. 16 %vs. Texas-Arlington W 3-1 * - Southland Conference match * - Southland Conference match Nov. 17 %vs. Stephen F. AustinL 3-0 ! - Oral Roberts Tournament # - Weber State Tournament * - Southland Conference match ^ - Mississippi State Tournament 2004 • 12-20 (8-12 SLC) % - SLC Tournament ^ - Arkansas State Classic Head Coach: Leigh Mullins # - Stephen F. Austin Classic 2010 • 13-16 (4-12 SLC) Date Opponent Result 2006 • 11-16 (6-10 SLC, 6th) % - SLC Tournament Co-Head Coaches: Hugh and Stephanie Sep. 3 # vs. Mississippi St. L 3-0 Head Coach: Brittany Uffelman Hernesman Sep. 3 # vs. Air Force W 3-2 Date Opponent Result 2008 • 10-17 (5-11 SLC) Date Opponent Result Sep. 4 # at UL-Lafayette W 3-1 Aug. 27 at UL-Lafayette W 3-2 Head Coach: Brittany Uffelman Aug. 27 !Louisiana Tech W 3-1 Sep. 4 # vs. Tulsa L 3-0 Sep. 1 ^vs. Arkansas State L 3-0 Date Opponent Result Aug. 27 !at Arkansas State W 3-2 Sep. 10 ! at New Mexico St. L 3-0 Sep. 2 ^at Missouri State L 3-0 Aug. 29 !Tennessee-Martin L 3-2 Aug. 28 !Ark.-Pine Bluff W 3-0 Sep. 11 ! vs. S. Dakota. St. L 3-0 Sep. 2 ^vs. Missouri-K.C. W 3-2 Aug. 29 !at Austin Peay L 3-0 Sep. 3 ^at Samford L 3-0 Sep. 11 ! vs. Texas Southern W 3-0 Sep. 5 at Louisiana Tech L 3-1 Aug. 30 !AM-Corpus Christi W 3-1 Sep. 3 ^Tennessee Tech L 3-0 Sep. 14 vs. TCU L 3-0 Sep. 12 at UL-Monroe W 3-1 Sep. 16 Louisiana-Lafayette L 3-1 Sep. 4 ^Syracuse L 3-0 Sep. 14 at Centenary W 3-1 Sep. 15 #vs. Alcorn State W 3-0 Sep. 16 Grambling W 3-0 Sep. 4 ^North Texas W 3-2 Sep. 17 *at UT-Arlington L 3-1 Sep. 15 #at UNO L 3-0 Sep. 18 *at Central Arkansas L 3-0 Sep. 9 #Prairie View W 3-2 Sep. 18 *at Sam Houston St. L 3-0 Sep. 16 #vs. Centenary W 3-0 Sep. 19 vs. Arkansas-Pine BluffW 3-0 Sep. 9 #UL-Monroe W 3-1 Sep. 24 *Nicholls State W 3-0 Sep. 16 #vs. UAB L 3-1 Sep. 20 vs. Louisiana-Monroe W 3-1 Sep. 11 #New Orleans W 3-0 Sep. 25 *Southeastern La. W 3-0 Sep. 22 *at McNeese State L 3-1 Sep. 23 at Louisiana Tech L 3-1 Sep. 16 *at Central Arkansas L 3-0 Sep. 28 *at UL-Monroe W 3-0 Sep. 23 *at Lamar L 3-2 Sep. 25 *McNeese State W 3-2 Sep. 17 $Jackson State W 3-0 Oct. 1 *McNeese State W 3-2 Sep. 29 *SE Louisiana W 3-1 Sep. 29 *Stephen F. Austin L 3-0 Sep. 18 $Memphis L 3-0 Oct. 2 *Lamar W 3-0 Oct. 1 *Nicholls State W 3-0 Sep. 30 at Louisiana-Monroe W 3-0 Sep. 23 *SFA L 3-1 Oct. 8 *at Texas State L 3-0 Oct. 4 *Sam Houston State L 3-1 Oct. 3 *at Southeastern La. L 3-2 Sep. 25 *Sam Houston St. W 3-1 Oct. 9 *at UT-San Antonio L 3-1 Oct. 7 *Central Arkansas W 3-0 Oct. 4 *at Nicholls L 3-2 Sep. 30 *Nicholls L 3-1 Oct. 15 *at Stephen F. Austin L 3-0 Oct. 13 *at UTSA L 3-0 Oct. 9 at Grambling L 3-2 Oct. 2 *Southeastern La. W 3-1 Oct. 16 at Baylor L 3-0 Oct. 14 *at A&M-Corpus ChristiL 3-0 Oct. 11 *Central Arkansas L 3-1 Oct. 7 *Central Arkansas L 3-0 Oct. 19 *UL-Monroe W 3-0 Oct. 19 *UT-Arlington L 3-0 Oct. 15 *Texas-Arlington W 3-0 Oct. 9 *at Texas State L 3-0 Oct. 22 *UT-Arlington L 3-0 Oct. 21 *Texas State W 3-2 Oct. 18 *at Texas State L 3-0 Oct. 14 *at McNeese State L 3-1 Oct. 23 *Sam Houston State W 3-2 Oct. 24 *at Central Arkansas L 3-1 Oct. 23 *UTSA L 3-0 Oct. 16 *at Lamar L 3-0 Oct. 26 at Houston L 3-1 Oct. 27 *McNeese State L 3-0 Oct. 25 *AM-Corpus Christi W 3-0 Oct. 20 Centenary W 3-0 Oct. 29 *at Nicholls State L 3-1 Oct. 28 *Lamar L 3-0 Oct. 30 *Nicholls W 3-1 Oct. 23 *Texas-Arlington L 3-1 Oct. 30 *at Southeastern La. L 3-0 Nov. 3 *at SE Louisiana W 3-1 Nov. 1 *Southeastern La. W 3-0 Oct. 28 *at UTSA L 3-2 Nov. 2 at Louisiana Tech L 3-0 Nov. 4 *at Nicholls State W 3-1 Nov. 6 *at Stephen F. Austin L 3-0 Oct. 30 *at AMCC W 3-2 Nov. 5 *at McNeese State L 3-1 Nov. 8 *Stephen F. Austin L 3-0 Nov. 8 *at McNeese State L 3-0 Nov. 4 *McNeese State L 3-2 Nov. 6 *at Lamar W 3-2 Nov. 17 %Stephen F. Austin L 3-0 Nov. 14 *at Lamar L 3-0 Nov. 6 *Lamar L 3-0 Nov. 9 *Stephen F. Austin L 3-1 * - Southland Conference match Nov. 15 *at Sam Houston StateL 3-0 Nov. 11 *at Southeastern La. W 3-1 Nov. 12 *Texas State L 3-1 ^ - Missouri State Classic Nov. 21 % vs. Texas State L 3-1 Nov. 13 *at Nicholls L 3-1 Nov. 13 *UT-San Antonio L 3-1 # - UNO Round Robin * - Southland Conference match % - SLC Tournament ! - Austin Peay Tournament * - Southland Conference match 2005 • 11-15 (9-9 SLC) % - SLC Tournament ! - Arkansas State Invitational Head Coach: Leigh Mullins 2007 • 11-16 (6-10 SLC, 6th) ^ - Samford Invitational Date Opponent Result Head Coach: Brittany Uffelman 2009 • 3-21 (2-14 SLC) $ - UCA Sugar Bear Classic Aug. 27 at Louisiana Tech L 3-2 Date Opponent Result Head Coach: Brittany Uffelman Aug. 27 vs. Baylor L 3-0 Aug. 31 ^vs. San Jose State L 3-0 Date Opponent Result Sep. 9 #vs. Utah Valley StateL 3-1 Sep. 1 ^at Arkansas State W 3-0 Sep. 1 Louisiana Tech L 3-0 Sep. 10 #at Weber State L 3-2 Sep. 1 ^vs. Murray State L 3-2 Sep. 4 !vs. Tulsa L 3-0 Sep. 10 # vs. Air Force W 3-1 Sep. 4 at North Texas L 3-0 Sep. 5 !vs. UALR L 3-1 Sep. 13 *Louisiana-Monroe W 3-0 Sep. 7 #at Stephen F. Austin L 3-0 Sep. 5 !at Oral Roberts L 3-1 Sep. 16 *Lamar W 3-1 Sep. 8 #vs. Tulsa L 3-0 Sep. 11 ^vs. Eastern MichiganL 3-0 Sep. 17 *McNeese State L 3-2 Sep. 9 #vs. La.-Monroe W 3-2 Sep. 12 ^at Mississippi State L 3-0 Sep. 20 North Texas L 3-0 Sep. 11 Louisiana-Monroe W 3-1 Sep. 12 ^vs. Arkansas State L 3-0 Sep. 27 *at Stephen F. Austin L 3-0 Sep. 18 Louisiana Tech W 3-2 Sep. 18 Louisiana-Lafayette W 3-0 Oct. 1 *Texas-Arlington W 3-0 Sep. 21 *at Stephen F. Austin L 3-0 Sep. 19 *Central Arkansas L 3-0 Oct. 4 Louisiana-Lafayette W 3-0 Sep. 22 *at Sam Houston St. L 3-1 Sep. 25 *at McNeese State L 3-1 Oct. 7 *at UT-San Antonio L 3-0 Sep. 27 *McNeese State L 3-1 Sep. 26 *at Stephen F. Austin L 3-0 Oct. 8 *at Texas State L 3-2 Sep. 29 *Lamar L 3-1 Oct. 1 *Southeastern La. L 3-2 Oct. 11 Louisiana Tech L 3-2 Oct. 5 *at Southeastern La. W 3-0 Oct. 3 *Nicholls L 3-1 Oct. 14 *Sam Houston State L 3-1 Oct. 6 *at Nicholls W 3-2 Oct. 10 *at Central Arkansas L 3-0 Oct. 15 *Stephen F. Austin L 3-0 Oct. 13 *at Central Arkansas L 3-0 Oct. 14 *at Texas-Arlington L 3-0 Oct. 18 *at Louisiana-MonroeL 3-0 Oct. 16 *Central Arkansas L 3-1 Oct. 17 *Texas State L 3-1 Oct. 21 *at Lamar W 3-2 Oct. 19 *UTSA W 3-0 Oct. 22 *at Texas-San AntonioL 3-2 Oct. 22 *at McNeese State L 3-1 Oct. 21 *TAMU-Corpus Christi W 3-1 Oct. 24 *at A&M-Corpus ChristiW 3-1 Oct. 28 *Southeastern La. W 3-0 Oct. 25 *at Texas-Arlington L 3-0 Oct. 30 *at Nicholls L 3-0 Oct. 29 *Nicholls State W 3-1 Oct. 27 *at Texas State L 3-1 Oct. 31 *at Southeastern La. L 3-2 Nov. 5 *at Texas-Arlington W 3-0 Nov. 2 *at McNeese State L 3-0 Nov. 5 *Stephen F. Austin L 3-2 Nov. 8 *at Sam Houston StateL 3-2 Nov. 3 *at Lamar L 3-0 Nov. 7 *McNeese State W 3-2 Nov. 11 *UT-San Antonio W 3-1 Nov. 9 *Southeastern La. W 3-0 Nov. 12 *Lamar L 3-0

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record book Oct. 25 *Sam Houston State L 3-2 Oct. 30 *Central Arkansas W 3-0 Nov. 4 *at Sam Houston St. L 3-1 Nov. 7 *Stephen F. Austin L 3-1 Nov. 13 *at Incarnate Word W 3-0 Nov. 15 *at Abilene Christian W 3-2 Nov. 21 &Sam Houston State W 3-0 Nov. 22 &Stephen F. Austin W 3-1 Nov. 23 &Central Arkansas W 3-0 Dec. 4 !!at Texas L 3-0 #-North Texas Invitational !-Sawyer Camillo Classic (Lafayette) ^-Maroon Classic (Starkville, Miss.) %-War Eagle Classic (Auburn, Ala.) *-Southland Conference Match &-SLC Tournament (Natchitoches) !!-NCAA Tournament (Austin, Texas)

The 2014 Southland Conference Tournament Champion Lady Demons 2011 • 10-20 (6-10 SLC, 8th) Co-Head Coaches: Hugh and Stephanie Hernesman Date Opponent

Result

Sep. 8 ^Marist W 3-1 Sep. 11 Louisiana Tech W 3-0 Sep. 14 Stephen F. Austin* L 3-1 Sep. 15 %Southern Miss. W 3-1 Sep. 15 %Robert Morris W 3-0 Sep. 18 AMCC* W 3-1 Sep. 20 at Lamar* W 3-2 Sep. 22 at McNeese State* W 3-0 Sep. 27 Central Arkansas* L 3-2 Sep. 29 Oral Roberts* W 3-1 Oct. 4 at AMCC L 3-1 Oct. 6 at Sam Houston* L 3-1 Oct. 11 Southeastern La.* W 3-1 Oct. 13 Nicholls* W 3-1 Oct. 18 Lamar* W 3-1 Oct. 20 McNeese State* W 3-0 Oct. 25 at Nicholls* W 3-2 Oct. 27 at Southeastern La.* W 3-0 Nov. 2 Stephen F. Austin* W 3-0 Nov. 6 Sam Houston* W 3-0 Nov. 8 at Central Arkansas* L 3-0 Nov 10 at Oral Roberts* L 3-0 Nov. 16 &Stephen F. Austin L 3-2 Nov. 23 Tulsa L 3-0 Nov. 23 North Dakota State L 3-1 #-Arkansas Invitational !-Lone Star Showdown ^-UT Arlington Hilton Invitational %-Ladyjack Invitatioanl *-Southland Conference Match &-SLC Tournament

Aug. 26 #UT-Chattanooga L 3-1 Aug. 26 #Jackson State W 3-1 Aug. 27 #at Southern Miss. L 3-1 Sep. 2 ^Morehead State L 3-0 Sep. 2 ^at Texas Tech L 3-0 Sep. 3 ^UNLV L 3-2 Sep. 9 $at Texas State L 3-0 Sep. 10 $New Mexico State L 3-1 Sep. 10 $UL-Lafayette W 3-1 Sep. 15 !*Central Arkansas L 3-2 Sep. 16 !Alcorn State W 3-0 Sep. 17 !Arkansas State L 3-0 Sep. 22 *at Stephen F. Austin L 3-0 Sep. 24 *at Sam Houston St. L 3-1 Sep. 29 *at Southeastern La. W 3-1 Oct. 1 *at Nicholls State W 3-1 Oct. 5 *at Central Arkansas W 3-1 Oct. 8 *Texas State L 3-1 Oct. 13 *Lamar L 3-1 Oct. 15 *McNeese State W 3-1 Oct. 19 at Louisiana Tech W 3-0 Oct. 22 *at UT-Arlington L 3-2 Oct. 27 *UTSA L 3-0 Oct. 29 *A&M-Corpus Christi L 3-2 Nov. 3 *at Lamar L 3-1 Nov. 5 *at McNeese State L 3-1 Nov. 10 *Southeastern La. W 3-1 Nov. 12 *Nicholls W 3-0 Nov. 18 %Texas State L 3-1 2013 • 21-12 (15-3 SLC, 2nd) Co-Head Coaches: Hugh and Stephnie # - Southern Miss. Invitational Hernesman ^ - Texas Tech Invitational Result $ - CenturyLink Premier (Texas State) Date Opponent Aug. 30 #Arkansas L 3-0 ! - Holiday Inn Express Classic (NSU) Aug. 30 #Missouri-Kansas City L 3-0 * - Southland Conference match Aug. 31 #New Mexico W 3-0 % - SLC Tournament Sep. 6 !Texas State L 1-3 Sep. 6 !Prarie View A&M W 3-0 2012 • 20-13 (12-6 SLC, 3rd) L 3-0 Co-Head Coaches: Hugh and Stephanie Sep. 7 !North Texas Sep. 7 !Utah L 3-0 Hernesman Sep. 13 ^Baylor L 1-3 Date Opponent Result L 3-0 Aug. 24 #Kansas L 3-0 Sep. 13 ^Colorado Sep. 14 ^Appalachian State W 3-0 Aug. 25 #Arkansas L 3-1 W 3-1 Aug. 25 #Tennessee-Martin W 3-1 Sep. 17 Southern Miss. W 3-2 Aug. 31 !San Jose State L 3-0 Sep. 19 Southeastern La.* W 3-0 Aug. 31 !Texas-Pan American W 3-0 Sep. 21 New Orleans* Sep. 24 at Louisiana Tech W 3-2 Sep. 1 !Texas Tech L 3-1 Sep. 7 ^Southern Miss. W 3-0 Sep. 28 Stephen F. Austin* W 3-1 Sep. 8 ^Texas-Arlington W 3-2 Oct. 3 at Central Arkansas* L 3-1

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Oct. 5 at Oral Roberts* W 3-2 Oct. 10 McNeese State* W 3-1 Oct. 12 Nicholls* W 3-1 Oct. 17 at Houston Baptist* W 3-1 Oct. 19 at AMCC* W 3-0 Oct. 24 Lamar* W 3-1 Oct. 26 Sam Houston* L 3-1 Oct. 29 Oral Roberts* W 3-0 Oct. 31 at Abilene Christian* W 3-1 Nov. 2 at Incarnate Word* W 3-2 Nov. 7 at New Orleans* W 3-1 Nov. 9 at Southeastern La.* W 3-2 Nov. 12 Central Arkansas* L 3-1 Nov 16 at Stephen F. Austin* W 3-1 Nov. 22 &McNeese State W 3-0 Nov. 23 &Houston Baptist W 3-0 Nov. 24 &Central Arkansas L 3-2 #-Arkansas Invitational !-North Texas Invitational ^-Fairfield Inn North Baylor Classic *-Southland Conference Match &-SLC Tournament 2014 • 16-17 (10-6 SLC, 5th) •Southland Conference Tournament Champions • Co-Head Coaches: Hugh and Stephnie Hernesman Date Opponent

Aug. 29 Aug. 30 Aug. 30 Sept. 5 Sept. 6 Sept. 6 Sept. 12 Sept. 13 Sept. 13 Sept. 16 Sept. 19 Sept. 20 Sept. 20 Sept. 25 Sept. 27 Oct. 2 Oct. 4 Oct. 9 Oct. 11 Oct. 16 Oct. 18 Oct. 21 Oct. 23

#North Texas #(15) Missouri #Miss. Valley State !Southern Miss !Southern !at UL Lafayette ^South Alabama ^Memphis ^at Miss. State at Baylor %Jacksonville State %Florida A&M %at Auburn *at McNeese State *at Nicholls *Abilene Christian *Incarnate Word *at Houston Baptist *at AMCC *New Orleans *Southeastern La. *at Stephen F. Austin *Lamar

Result

L 3-2 W 3-0 W 3-0 L 3-1 W 3-0 L 3-1 L 3-1 L 3-0 L 3-2 L 3-1 L 3-2 L 3-1 L 3-2 W 3-2 L 3-0 W 3-2 W 3-1 W 3-0 L 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-1 L 3-0 W 3-2

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Result

Aug. 28 #Tennessee State W 3-1 Aug. 29 #Oral Roberts L 3-1 Aug. 29 #at Ole Miss L 3-0 Sept. 1 UL Lafayette W 3-2 Sept. 4 !at Alabama L 3-0 Sept. 4 !Southern Miss L 3-0 Sept. 5 !College of Charleston L 3-1 Sept. 11 ^at Arkansas L 3-0 Sept. 12 ^Texas-Arlington L 3-1 Sept. 13 ^SE Missouri State L 3-1 Sept. 18 %Washington State L 3-0 Sept. 18 %Portland State L 3-2 Sept. 19 %at Texas Tech L 3-0 Sept. 24 *McNeese State L 3-0 Sept. 26 *Nicholls W 3-0 Sept. 29 *Sam Houston State L 3-2 Oct. 1 *at Abilene Christian L 3-0 Oct. 3 *at Incarnate Word L 3-2 Oct. 8 *Houston Baptist L 3-0 Oct. 10 *A&M-Corpus Christi L 3-0 Oct. 13 *Stephen F. Austin W 3-0 Oct. 15 *at New Orleans W 3-1 Oct. 17 *at SE Louisiana L 3-1 Oct. 22 *at Lamar W 3-0 Oct. 24 *at Sam Houston St. L 3-0 Oct. 29 *at Central Arkansas L 3-0 Nov. 7 *at Stephen F. Austin L 3-0 Nov. 12 *Incarnate Word W 3-2 Nov. 14 *Abilene Christian L 3-2 #-Ole Miss Magnolia Invitational !-Bama Bash (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) ^-Razorback Invitational (Fayetteville, Ark.) %-Lone Star Showdown (Lubbock, Texas) &-SLC Tournament (Natchitoches)

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Abner, Lisa Abreu, Juliana Adams, Kourtney Addeo, April Agan, Lauren Alleman, Darlene Ammons, Jerrie Ates, Peggie Arneson, Keelie Augusto, Priscila Austin, Pennie

1998-00 2005-06 2010 1997-98 2013-present 1977 1972-73 1974 2011-14 2003-05 1973

Babineaux, Pattie Baldwin, Jeanett Baldwin, Mary Banks, Kelly Belo, Flavia Benjamin, Laila Bloxson, Annie Bonin, Louise “Do” Brooks, Ashley Brooks, Kaitlyn Brown, Gail Bunger, Jennifer Buras, Glenda Burleson, Channing Burr, Janice

1972-73 1999-00 1972 1988-91 2002-05 2008 1985-89 1973 1999 2012 1976-77 1990 1977 2015-present 1983

Cary, Diana Carlos, Dawn Castillo, Zanny Champagne, Tayna Chapman, Melissa Choate, Anita Cobb, Tracy Coert, Julie Coleman, Vanessa Colvin, Alexia Comeaux, Cathy Comer, Carolyn Cottle, Keri Courtney, Joann Craine, Beth Crane, Melanie Credeur, shelia Cronin, Tiffany Cruz, Angelica Cutting, Eva

1975-76 1985-88 2008-10 1985-88 1992-93 1969 1986 1992-94 2011-14 2010 1973-74 1969 2001-02 1975-77 1971 1973-74 1976-77 1994-97 2007-08 1993-94

Dale, Sonja Damasio, Ariane Dandridge, Paulette Davis, Aubrey David, Becky DeLuca, Lynar Dennis, Helen Deering, Taylor Dharmadi, Caroline DiFrancesco, Stacey Dockery, Megan Dore, Cheryl

1985-88 2006-07 1972 2014 2002-03 1996 1977 2008-10 1983 2011-14 2006-09 1974-77

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Dowell, Shrera Drake, Madeline Duarte, Isabela Dubois, DuAnna Dusenbery, Jeri Dyer, Lori

1991-92 2015-present 2004-05 2000 1991-94 1996-99

Ehlers, Maggie Elkins, Marcie Ellerman, Emma Ellerman, Rhonda Ellis, Renita Elrod, Ashley Enwere, Yelena Eriksen, Terri

1995-96 1969 1972, 74 1971-73 1989-90 2013-14 2006-09 2004

Fleischer, Jamie Fonseca, Bernnize Fontenot, Kelly Ford, Rachel Franke, Kristen Freeland, Beth Fruge, Brittany

1990 2002 1989-90 2004-06 2001 2001-04 2009-10

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Jimenez, Kelly Johnson, Emily Johnson, Glynna Johnson, Loraine Jones, Sarah Jordan, Megan Joyner, Lauren Justin, Robyn

2011-12 2011-14 2012-15 1977 2009-10 2004-06 2010-2011 1984-86

Karasiak, Shera Kauk, Emily Keene, Becky Kepley, Kelly King, Whitney Krause, Missy Krolczyk, Heather Kunz, Amanda

1997-98 2007 1972, 74 2001 2004-06 1997-00 1996-98 2012-15

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1987-90 1993-94 1993 1984 1997-98 1984 1994 1995-96 1972

Hadley, Ashley Hajka, Nicole Hand, Kim Hanna, Tamara Harding, Sarah Harris, Annie Haslitt, Amy Hastings, Michelle Hecht, Gretchen Henriques, Luana Herring, Cathy Hill, Karen Hillman, Judy Holland, Jessica Horton, Colette Hyatt, Jill

LaHaye, Anne Landry, Tiffany Lee, Nika Leonard, Gussie Lima, Sondra Link, Jaimee Linn, Sunnye 2000-01 Livings, Delphia 2015-present Loftin, Ginger 1969 1999-00 1985-88 Manning, Megan 2002-03 Martens, Amy 2010 Martin, Bailey 1989-92 Martin, Donna 1989-91 Martin, Fern 1969 Masters, Pat 1990-93 Matthews, Kay 2010-2013 Matthieu, Monica Mayfield, Mary Jane McCaleb, Judy 2003-04 McConnell, Terri 2009-12 McCullough, Mary 1996-99 Miller, Marilyn 2011-12 Moore, Jamie 1986 Moore, Pam 1984 Moreno, Holly 1989-92 Morgan, Nina 1992 Morris, Daine 1996-97 Mros, Tammy 2007-09 Myers, Debbie 2000-2003 1991-94 1969 Neely, Mackenzie 2005-06 Neerman, Laura 1985-88 Nichols, Jan 1976 Nichols, Jody

Jacobs, Thelma Jacobsen, Dawn Jaeger, Natalie Jannak, Jennifer Jenkins, Debbie Jenkins, Jill Jesiolowski, Kim

1983 1990 2013-present 1991, 93 1976 1986-89 1992-95

O’Connell, Caiti Olsen, Sonja Ortigo, Pat

2012-15 1987-90 1971

Pagels, Kristen Parker, Julia

2001-02 1969

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Garcia, Aime Gardea, Abby Gaubert, Alice George, April Gernhauser, Kirsten Getzen, Evelyn Gillis, Sarah Gilmartin, Claire Graham, Janice Graves, Frances Guidry, Michelle Guttierrez, Jessica

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Peltier, Lauren Perez, Elizabeth Peters, Kendra Pittman, Diane Pixley, Sonya Poirrier, Kate Posey, Jennifer Pruitt, Tammy Puder, Shannon

2009-10 1999-00 1996-98 1974 1974 1993 1993 1976 2001

Quave, Carolyn

1976

Reed, Susan Richard, Renee Roberts, Debra Robichau, Markie Robinson, Julie Rogers, Reagan Rosseaux, Regina

1972-73 1984 1977 2007-08 1983 2015-present 1983

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Sabatini, Becky Santos, Talita Schofield, Doray Schwartz, Mary Kay Shaw, Judy Sherrill, Sandi Shirley, Carrie Smith, Chelsea 2007-10 Smith, Jackie 2000-01 Smith, Jessica 2013-present Spangler, Jamie 1969 Spann, Laranda 1969 Spencer, Kylie 1971 Sonnier, Mary 1973 Stevens, Rustie 1989-92 Stone, Christina 1971-73 Sweet, Emily 1972 1972 1973 Tatum, Jo 1972 Tauzin, Pat 2001 Teekell, Gwen 1973-76 Thomas, Ladine 2010 Thorman, Lauren 1969 Thurston, Janel 1969 1987-88 1971 Waguespak, Laura Wallace, Greta Walford, Madison 2011-14 Warren, Amy 1983 Washington, Kandice 1971 Waters, Cindy 1992-95 Weeks, Vicki Wristen, Kathryn

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W

Z

Zucconi, Wendy Zegac, Andrea

1972-73 2006-07 1976 1969 1971-72 1988-91 1991 2001-02 1970 1998-99 2000 2007-10 2015-present 1976-77 1990, 92 1999-02 2011-12 1983 1969 1976 1988-89 1999-00 2003-07 1985 1972-73 2014-15 1993-96 1997-98 1972, 74 1970 2015-present 1983-86 1995-96

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