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won both the IC4A indoor and outdoor championships for the first
time in program history.
Soccer's
became
the first men’s
soccer All-
American
since 1991
when he was
named to the
NSCAA/adidas
third team.
Conference Championships
NCAA Teams
IC4A Track & Field Championships
became the
first Northeast
Conference
champion to
win the Gridiron
Classic by
defeating
Pioneer
Football League
winner
Jacksonville.
won its first-ever America East Conference title and
advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time.
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Track & Field's
was
one of seven
UAlbany athletes
to earn All-
America recogni-
tion in 2008-09
when he finished
fourth in the 400-
meter hurdles at
the NCAA outdoor
championships.
Football's
a finalist for the
Eddie Robinson
Award, was one
of six UAlbany
coaches to be
voted as a con-
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UALBANY QUICK FACTS
GENERAL
Founded:
1844
Enrollment
18,246 (undergraduate)
4,956 (graduate)
President Athletics Director
Nickname: George M. Philip Lee McElroy
Great Danes
Colors DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS
President...
Piri Vice President & Director of Athletics...
Director of Athletics: Faculty Representative
Lee McElray Deputy Director of Athletics
Associate Director of Athletics for External Operations.
VOLLEYBALL Associate Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Enrichment
Assistant Director of Athletics for Student-Life Enrichment..
Affiliation: Assistant Director of Athletics for Equipment & Operations.
NCAA Division | Assistant Director of Athletics for Athletic Performance...
Canfarence Assistant Director of Athletics for Facilities & Bame Manageme.
Assistant Director of Athletics for Business Operations
Director of Compliance.......
Assistant to the Athletic Director
America East
Home Court:
University Gym Director of Athletic Development.
Senior Major Gift Officer...
Capacity: Director of Student-Athlete Support Services.
Coordinator of Recreation, Aquatics & Intram
Coordinator of Nutrition Education & Wellness...
Head Coach: Assistant Director for Internal Operations
Md Engstram Director of Tickets & Customer Service.
Minnesota ‘OO
Focort at pane Assistant Athletic Trainer
Athletic Grounds
2008 Record: Secretaries....
23-4
VOLLEYBALL OFFICE
America East Record: Head Coach...
12-0 Assistant Coach..
Assistant Coach.
Letterwinners Returing/Lost: Strength and Conditioning Coach
ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS
Assistant Director of Athletics far Media Relations......
Assistant Director of Media Relations/Volleyball Contact.
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Albany Vollyball media guide is pub-
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friends of UAlbany volleyball. Editor: | Brian DePasquale
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Front Row (Ito r): Assistant Coach Ashlee Reed, Laura Livergood, Natalee Gruse, Hillary White,
Brooke Stanley, Laurie Gonzalez, Abbey Wexel, Assistant Coach Kimi Freeburg.
Back Row (I to r): Athletic Trainer John Sylak, Dunja Prgomet, Teresa Copiellie, Gabby
Whitworth, Casey Wright, Head Coach MJ Engstrom, Kelly Corkum, Kalyn Mostert, Valerie
Sourbeer, Traci Vandegrift, Manager Omar Sandimanie.
No. Name Pas. Cl. Ht. Hometown /High School/Previous
4 Teresa Coppiellie OH dr. 6-0 Canton, Mich./Salem
5 Valerie Sourbeer OH Sr. 6-4 Valley Center, Calif./Valley Center/Pacific
6 Kelly Corkum RS R-Fr. 6-3 Toronto, Ontario/Michael Power St. Joseph
7 Abbey Wexel § So. a-4 Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox
8 Kalyn Mostert OH/MH So. 6-2 Nepean, Ontario/Marivale
4 Laurie Gonzalez DS/L So. 0-9 Carolina, Puerto Rico/St. Francis School
10 Casey Wright MH So. 6-2 Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa
Il Hillary White MB/RS Sr. o-ll Aberdeen, 8.0./Aberdeen/Colorado State
12. Traci Vandegrift MB/OH Fr. 6-0 Mogadore, Ohio/Field
4 Natalee Gruse DS/L Fr. o-l0 Lafayette, Ind./Lafayette Central Catholic
15 Dunja Prgomet OH Fr. 6-0 Rovinj, Croatia/Zuane Croje
17 Laura Livergood DS/L Sr. 5-8 Lantana, Fla./Lake Worth Christian
18 — Gabby Whitworth MB/RS Fr. 6-0 Kailua, Hawaii/Kalaheo
22 ‘Brooke Stanley § dr. 5-8 Hendersonville, N.C./West Henderson
Interim Head Coach: MJ Engstrom (Minnesota ‘O0)
Assistant Coach: Ashlee Reed (UAlbany ‘06)
Assistant Coach: Kimi Freeburg (USC ‘08)
Manager: Omar Sandimanie
Athletic Trainer: John Sylak
Pronunciation Guide
Kalyn Kal-Lynn
Coppiellie cop-pel-ee
Dunja Prgomet Dune-ja Prr-go-mit
Gruse Gruz
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HEAD COACH
MJ ENGSTROM
University at Albany Vice President and Direc-
tor of Athletics Lee McElroy announced that Md
Engstram was named head volleyball coach in
the spring of 2009. Engstrom, who was appointed
interim head women’s volleyball coach on March
5, 2008, was previously a collegiate head coach at
two other institutions. She was elevated to interim
coach from her role as a UAlbany assistant.
Last season Engstrom led the Great Danes to their third consecutive
America East Conference title and fourth in the last five seasons. The
Great Danes played in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, taking
on #2 Stanford. She mentored the league's player, setter and defensive
specialist of the year, leading Albany to a 23-5 overall record. The Great
Danes’ 12-0 conference slate was the first undefeated record posted in the
league since 2001. Senior Kamisha Kellam earned all-conference first-team
honors as the league's player of the year, while Laurie Gonzalez earned
the defensive specialist of the year and Brooke Stanley was named the
conference's setter of the year.
Kellam was also named the America East Tournament's Most Qutstand-
ing Player, becoming the third straight Great Dane to earn the distinction.
Stanley and Amanda Cowdrey joined Kellam on the all-tournament team,
and all three were later awarded all-conference first team honors. Hillary
White joined Gonzalez on the all-conference second team, while Gonzalez
and Kalyn Mostert
earned all-league
rookie team ac-
colades. Gonzalez
was later chosen
by USA Volleyball
to play on the US.
National Women's
A2 Team.
Engstram com-
pleted her third
season as the top
assistant in 2007.
She helped guide -
UAlbany to its third
conference champi-
onship in four sea- |
sons and produced
the program's first
NCAA Tournament
victory. UAlbany finished 24-10 overall and reached the NCAA's second
round for the first time in team history. Engstrom, who has served as
recruiting coordinator for the last three seasons, has been instrumental in
the Great Danes’ success by bringing in one of the program's top classes
one year ago.
Freshman Amanda Cowdrey was named the 2007 America East rookie
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of the year and earned all-conference second-team accolades. She was
also joined on the all-rookie squad by classmates Brooke Stanley and
Tawny Dahmes.
Engstrom came to UAlbany after five seasons as the head coach of
Nicholls State University in Louisiana. She led the Colonials to the 2003
Southland Conference Tournament championship and the first NCAA
Tournament berth in program history. Engstram also spent two years at
the helm of the Villanova volleyball program, guiding the Wildcats to their
first NCAA appearance in 1997. The tournament berth was the first at-large
bid for a Big East Conference program.
Along with her head coaching experience, Engstram served as an assis-
tant coach at the University of Washington from 1998-99 and the University
of North Dakota from 1990-93. She has also worked with the ISA Men's and
Women’s National Volleyball teams and has run her own volleyball camp in
conjunction with Coastal Virginia's volleyball club since 1997.
Engstrom, a native of St. Paul, Minn., is on the editorial board for the
International Journal for Volleyball Research and is a member of the
USA Volleyball Sports Medicine and Performance Commission. She was a
student-athlete at the University of Minnesota and recieved a degree in
psychology in 2000.
Engstrom’s Collegiate Coaching History
HEAD COACH
UAlbany: 2008
America East Conference Champions
NCAA First Round
Nicholls State: 2000-2004
Villanova: 1996-1997
ASSISTANT COACH
UAlbany: 2005-2007
Two-time America East Champions
Back-to-Back NCAA Tournament Appearances
Washington: 1998
North Dakota: 1990-1992
2009 UALBANY GREAT DANES .
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ASHLEE REED
Ashlee Reed returns to the Great Danes’ side-
line in her second season as an assistant coach
with the UAlbany program.
Reed joins the Great Danes’ coaching staff
after a four-year career with the UAlbany program. Reed, a three-time
all-conference first-team member, graduated with B.S. in human biology
and psychology from UAlbany in 2006. She earned the ECAC Merit Award
as the school's top senior female student-athlete and was the America
East Conference Woman of the Year. Reed, a two-year team captain,
was a four-time academic honor roll member and helped lead the Great
Danes to two consecutive America East Conference championship titles.
Reed, a native of Round Rock, Texas, ranks in the top ten on several of
UAlbany's career records charts, including kills (Sth, 1,173), digs (Bth,
LID!) and total blacks (tied for 4th, 282).
Following graduation, Reed worked as an assistant athletic trainer
at UAlbany and also served as a medical assistant at Captial Region
Orthopaedic Group. Reed also assisted in coaching at several UAlbany vol-
leyball camps and participated in numerous community service activities
during her collegiate career. She was a member of the Student-Athlete
Advisory Committee and earned the President's Award for Leadership
in 2005-06.
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ASSISTANT COACH
KIMI FREEBURG
Kimi Freeburg begins her second season as an
assistant with the UAlbany volleyball program.
Freeburg came to UAlbany after a four-year
career at the University of Southern California,
where she was a two-time co-captain. Freeburg, a native of New Castle,
Ind., was a Pacific-I0 Conference All-Freshman Team honorable men-
tion in 2003, the same season the Trojans claimed the NCAA Division |
National Championship Title. She also helped USC reach the NCAA Final
Four in 2004.
Freeburg, a three-time Indiana All-State honoree, graduated in May
with a B.S. in kinesiology from USC. She participated in a two-week
summer tour of Turkey in 2006 with Athletes in Action and has worked
at numerous volleyball camps, including the Purdue University summer
camp and the Steve Pickering All-American Volleyball Camp.
Volleyball Support Staff
dennifer Svatik
Director of Student-Athlete
Support Services
Brianna LaBrecque
Assistant Director of Medi:
Relations
Omar Sandimanie Tony Tullock
Volleyball Manager Strength &
Conditioning Coach
Kevin Galuski dohn Sylak
Assistant A.D. for Volleyball Athletic Trainer
Equipment & Operations
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#17 Laura Livergood
Senior = 5-7 ® Def. Specialist
Lantana, Fla./Lakewood Christian
2008: Saw action in 17 matches... Recorded a
season-high four digs on two occasions, once against
San Diego (8/29) and again versus Stony Brook
(H/(6)... Tallied one kill against Wright State (9/6) and recorded a solo
block versus Buffalo (9/5). 2007: Played in 26 matches as a sophomore...
Recorded 56 digs, including a career-high eight on two occasions, against
Quinnipiac (9/23) and Siena (10/21)... Also tallied two kills against Quin-
nipiac... Had one solo black versus Siena (10/21)... Recorded three service
aces against New Hampshire (11/17). 2006: Saw action in five matches...
Recorded one dig against Temple (9/16). HIGH SCHOOL: Named all-state
first team and all-county third team at Lakewood Christian... Recorded
a .335 hitting percentage as a senior... Selected as team MVP for both
volleyball and soccer during senior season... Voted high school's senior
athlete of the year... Was part of state !A runner-up as a junior... Lettered
in volleyball and soccer all four years of high school, track and field during
the first three years and softball as a senior... Member of National Honor
Society. PERSONAL: Majoring in human biology... Daughter of Steven and
Lisa Livergood... Has one sister, Leslie... Born November 23, 1987.
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Livergood's Career Highs
Kills ~ 2 vs, Quinnipiac (8.23.07)
s. Quinnipiac (9.2307)
Hampshire (1117.07)
#5 Valerie Sourbeer
Senior * 6-1 = Qutside Hitter
Valley Center, Calif./Valley Center/
University of the Pacific
2008: Saw action in 25 matches, starting 14... Aver-
aged 2.58 kills per set... Recorded a career-high 18
kills and four aces at San Diego State (8/30)... Also had a season-best
six digs against the Aztecs... Matched that total later in the season versus
Long Island (9/27)... Recorded a season-high four blacks at Maine (I1/2)...
Reached double-digit kill totals in eight matches. 2007: Played in all 34
matches for the Great Danes... Earned the team's most improved player
award... Averaged 2.30 kills per game... Tallied a career-high [6 kills at
UMBC (10/12)... Reached double-digit kill totals on 19 occasions... Recorded
her first career double-double with 14 kills and a career-best 13 digs at
Pennsylvania (9/23)... Tallied two service aces on four occasions... Totaled
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a career-best six total blocks at Siena (10/21). PACIFIC: Saw action in I!
matches... Recorded 12 kills, I! digs, seven total blocks and three service
aces for the Tigers. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time letterwinner... Led Valley
Center to three straight Valley League championships... Earned All-Valley
League first-team honors as both a junior and a senior... Named MVP of
the Mira Mesa Tournament in 2004... Member of the 2004 and 2005 San
Diego Union Tribune All-Academic first team... Also played for the Impact
Volleyball Club. PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration... Daughter
of Dan and Diana Sourbeer... Born December 28, 1987.
Year SP-MP KOOKS E TA Pet 3S AAS
(2007 (20-34 276 = 2.80 W2 786 209 4 0.08
(2008 84-29 27 (258 IO B32 W402
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[Totals 16 0.08 41 0.70 20 66 (BB
Sourbeer's Career Highs
18 at San Diego State (8.30.08)
2vs. Long Island (9.27.08)
4 at San Diego State (8.30.08)
3 at Pennsylvania (9.23.07)
Total Blacks -- 6 at Siena (10.21.07)
Senior outside hitter Valerie Sourbeer
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#1 Hillary White
Senior * O-ll © Middle Blocker
Aberdeen, 8.0./Aberdeen/
Colorado State
2008: Earned America East Conference second-team
honors... Was also a member of the all-academic
volleyball team... Played in 31 matches, starting 29.
Finished the season ranked fourth in conference play in hitting percent-
age (.329) and was eighth in blocks per set (0.86)... Averaged 1.89 kills
per set... Recorded a career-high 14 kills at Stony Brook (10/10)... Also
reached double-figure kill totals against Hartford (10 kills, 10/11) and at New
Hampshire (12 kills, 10/31)... Tallied a season-high II digs at Maine (I1/2)...
Was second on the team in blocking, averaging 0.90 blocks per set... Tied a
career-high with eight total blocks against Dayton (9/27)... Had at least one
block in 27 matches... Recorded !2 service aces. 2007: Missed the season
to give birth to her daughter, Adrianne. 2006: Played in 26 matches...
Earned all-conference second-team honors after averaging |.40 kills and
1.42 digs per game... Also averaged 0.85 blocks per game... Recorded a
career-best [0 kills on two occasions, against Maine (10/1) and again at
Long Island (11/9)... Tallied a career-high ZI digs versus New Hampshire
(10/15)... Notched a career-best eight total blocks against Stony Brook
(1/18). 2005: Appeared in two matches before suffering a season-ending
shoulder injury... Recorded a season-high seven kills against Seton Hall.
COLORADO STATE: Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-sport
athlete for the Eagles, playing volleyball, basketball and competing in track
and field... Voted a three-time first-team all-state selection in volleyball...
Named the South Dakota High School Gatorade Player of the Year and led
her team to back-to-back state volleyball titles... A four-time honor roll
member and earned academic all-state accolades in 2003... Volleyball
team MVP. PERSONAL: Daughter of Rollie and Linda White... Born May tl,
1985... Majoring in human biology and psychology.
Year GP-MP kK OK/S E TA Pet SAAS
(2005 TL 1B (62 7 36 706 00.00
(2006 90-26 (26 (40 68 834 28 40 0.44)
(2007 Did Not Play.
(2008 104-31 (871.89 Bo 489 28207 OB
[Totals 201-59 336 1.67 29 «8590 24l 7.28
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(2006 4 0.04 (28 142 6 2 78 087]
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White's Career Highs
Kills -~ 14 at Stony Brook (10.10.08)
5 vs. Maine (118.06)
Buffalo (8.28.05)
Digs -- 21 at New Hampshire (10.15.06)
Total Blacks -- 8, twa times
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#4 Teresa Coppiellie
dunior = 6-1 = Qutside Hitter
Canton, Mich./Salem
2008: Played in 17 matches, starting four... Aver-
aged 1.39 digs per set... Recorded 20 kills, including
a season-high eight against Binghamton (10/17)...
Finished with a season-best I! digs at UMBC (10/24)... Recorded three
service aces versus Hartford (11/14). 2007: Played in 82 matches as a first-
year collegian... Averaged LID kills and 2.32 digs per game... Recorded a
career-high {7 kills and added 15 digs for first career double-double against
Binghamton (I1/2)... Set a career-best with 20 digs at Stony Brook (10/26)...
Tallied a double-double with (2 kills and 12 digs at Virginia Commonwealth
(11/28)... Also recorded a career-best two blocks at VCU... Notched four
service aces against New Hampshire (10/5). HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year
letterwinner and three-year team captain at Salem... Earned all-region and
all-area first-team honors as a senior... Was named to the Western Lakes
Athletic Association first team on two occasions... An All-Ann Arbor News
first-team selection... Class A All-State honorable mention honoree... Also
played for the Michigan Elite club team. PERSONAL: Majoring in human
biology with a minor in business administration... Daughter of Ray and
Holly Coppiellie... Born October 27, 1988... Attended same high school as
former UAlbany player Jill Dombrowski.
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(21-82 138 (0 85 460 104-24
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Coppiellie's Career Highs
Binghamton (1.2.07)
lew Hampshire (10.5.7)
~ 20) at Stony Brook (10.26.07)
Total Blocks -- 2, twa times
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#22 Brooke Stanley
dunior = 0-9 ® Setter
Hendersonville, N.C./West Henderson
§| Enters her junior season ranked fifth on UAlbany's
career assists chart (2.068). 2008: Named the
America East Conference Setter of the Year... Earned
All-Conference first-team honors... An All-tournament team selection for
the second straight season... Finished the season ranked first in the confer-
ence in hitting percentage (.478) and second in assists per set (10.85).
Was named the setter of the week seven times... Posted the sixth-best
single-season assist total in school history (1,204)... Was one of just three
players to start all 32 matches for the Great Danes... Was third on the squad
in digs, averaging 2.23 per set... Finished with a team-best 32 service aces...
Recorded 27 total blocks... Totaled a career-high eight kills versus UMBC
(10/26)... Set season-highs with 58 assists and 16 digs against Long Island
(9/27)... Recorded 12 double-doubles of the assist-dig variety, including
four straight... Had {5 performances of 40-plus assists... Tallied a season-
high four total blocks versus Connecticut (9/6)... Had eight matches with
multiple service aces, including three with a season-best three aces. 2007:
Named the 2007 America East Tournament Most Qutstanding Player...
Earned America East Conference All-Rookie Team honors... Led the team
with 10.66 assists per game... Recorded 1,364 assists, good enough for third
on UAlbany’s single-season chart... Averaged 2.27 digs per game... Led the
conference with 08 service aces... Set a career high with 18 digs against
Eastern Michgan (II/14)... Recorded a career-best with 67 assists versus
Stony Brook (11/29)... Tallied double-digit assist totals in 33 of 34 matches
played... Finished with 12 double-doubles of the assist-dig variety... Set a
career-high with five total blacks against Virginia Commonwealth (I1/28)...
Recorded six service aces on two occasions, once against Troy (9/13) and
again versus Binghamton (I!/2). HIGH SCHOOL: Led West Henderson ta
a ll8-4 record during her four-year career... Member of four conference
championship teams... Led team to the North Carolina State Championship
in 2003-04 and a state runner-up finish in 2005-06... Was named one of
the top OO freshmen in the U.S. in 2003... Earned state championship MVP
honors that same year... Four-time all-conference honoree... Named the
Times News Player of the Year in 2006. PERSONAL: Majoring in his-
tory with minors in psychology and education... Daughter of Paul and Jan
Stanley ... Born duly 4, 1989.
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Digs -- 18 vs. Eastern Michigan (11.14.07),
Total Blocks -- 6 at Virginia Commonwealth (.28.07)
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#10 Casey Wright
Sophomore ® 6-2 ® Middle Hitter
Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa
2008: Played in 13 matches, making three starts...
Finished with 20 kills and 20 total blocks... Had a
career-high five kills and five total blocks against
Hartford ({1/14)... Recorded three solo blocks at Hartford (I0/1!). 2007:
Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time captain at Ballston Spa... Earned
all-state third-team honors as a senior... Was a three-time all-council
first-team honoree... Member of the Section Il Class AA championship team
in 2006-07... Earned Albany Times Union all-area first team honors...
Named the Ballston Journal Female Athlete of the Year in 2004-05... Also
competed at the Empire State Summer Games... Played for the North Coun-
try Albany Juniors club team. PERSONAL: Salutatorian of her graduating
class... Majoring in public policy ... Daughter of David and Sharan Wright
.. Born danuary 27, 1989.
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2 0.09 4
0.09
Sophomore middle hitter Casey Wright
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#6 Kelly Corkum
R-Freshman ® 6-4 ® Right Side Hitter
Toronto, Ontaria/
Michael Power St. Joseph
2008: Redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL: 2006-07
team captain... Received the Award of Excellence in
her first year playing at the under-16 pravincials...
Member of the Scarborough Vipers club team... Led team to Toronto District
College Athletic Association championship in 2005-06 and 2006-07...
Played for the Ontario Volleyball Association's Region 5 team... Queens
University Tournament MVP... Also played basketball. PERSONAL: Major is
human biology... Daughter of Robert and Rita Corkum... Born March 20, 1990.
#9 Laurie Gonzalez
Sophomore ® 0-9 ® Libero/Qutside Hitter
Carolina, Puerto Rico/St. Francis School
2008: Named the America East Conference Defensive
| Specialist of the Year... Also earned spats an the all-
conference second team and the all-rookie squad...
Finished the season ranked first in the conference in digs per set (4.02)..
Recorded the seventh-best single-season digs performance in school his-
tory (462)... Reached double-figure dig totals in 27 of 32 matches played,
including 15 straight... Had a career-high 28 digs against Long Island
(9/27)... Recorded 20-plus digs on six occasions... Tallied three service
aces versus Yale (9/26)... Had one kill against four opponents... Member
of the USA Volleyball A2 Program in the summer of 2009. HIGH SCHODL:
Named the St. Francis School Student-Athlete of the Year... Earned team's
top defender and loyalty awards... Captain of the Borinquen Coqui Under-16
team in 2005... Led team to third-place finish at National Volleyball Festival...
Helped St. Francis reach a fifth-place finish at the 2006 AAU National Tour-
nament in Orlando, Fla... A three-time LACC All-District All-Star selection.
PERSONAL: Major is human biology ... Daughter of Ramon Gonzalez and
Dominique Van Quathem ... Born May 8, 1989.
SP-MP K OK/S E TA
(21-82 138 10 85 460
121-32 133 10
SA SA/S OG
34 0.28 281
34
four times
inghamtan (11.22.08)
Yale (9.26.08)
(9.27.08)
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#8 Kalyn Mostert
Sophomore ® 6-2 # Middle Blocker
Nepean, Ontario/Merivale
2008: Played in 3! matches, starting 27... Named to
the America East Conference All-Rookie Team... Aver-
aged 1.46 kills and 1.49 digs per set... Also recorded
0.77 blocks per set... [otalled a career-best I! kills against Temple (11/29)...
Finished with a career-high 19 digs versus Long Island (9/27)... Had nine
total blocks against Dayton (9/27)... Posted five service aces versus New
Hampshire (10/5)... Recorded multiple blocks in 2! matches... Had at least
one kill in 29 matches... HIGH SCHOOL: Senior captain... Member of the
under-16 indoor regional team at the Ontario Summer games in 2006...
Earned mast improved player award as a member of the under-I8 squad
in 2006-07 and was the mast valuable player for the 2008 team... Played
for Team Ontario at the NTCC Tournament in 2007. PERSONAL: Major is
undeclared... Daughter of Philip and Karen Mostert... Born April 15, 1990.
SP-MP K K/S
100-31 M46 146
100-31 46 1.46
SA SA/S OIG
2 0.22 (49
teh 0.22 149
Mostert's Career Highs
Kills - lf at Temple (11.29.08)
Oi vs. Long Island (9.27.08)
Total Blacks -- 9 vs. Dayton (9.27.08)
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#7 Abbey Wexel
Sophomore # 5-4 ® Setter
Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox
2008: Saw action in 27 matches as a rookie...
Recorded 64 digs and nine service aces... Had
a career-best eight digs versus Maine (I1/2l)...
Recorded multiple digs on 15 occasions... Posted a career-best three
service aces against Wright State (9/6)... Had two assists versus Temple
(11/28). HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team all-state, All-Tidewater, East-
ern Region and Beach District honors as a senior... Led Frank W. Cox to
a state semifinal appearance with a 27-1 record... Member of the 2004
state championship squad... Frank W. Cox won four consecutive Eastern
Region volleyball championships during career... Also a member of two
straight state championship tennis teams... Member of National Honor
Society. PERSONAL: Major is undeclared ... Daughter of Walter and Brenda
Werel... Born July 15, 1990.
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Wexel's Career Highs
N/A
2at Temple (11.29.08)
vs. Wright State (9.6.08)
Digs -- 8 vs. Maine (11.21.08)
Total Blocks -- N/A
Michael Castelana,
president of SEFCU,
presented Lee
McElroy with a
check for $2,000 at
the Dig Pink match
in support of
breast cancer. The
Great Danes raised
almost $4,000 for
the Side Dut
Foundation.
#6 Natalee Gruse
Freshman © 5-I0 = Defensive Specialist
Lafayette, Ind./Central Catholic
HIGH SCHOOL: Team captain as a senior... Four-year
letterwinner at Central Catholic... Named to the ICGSA
Class A First Team and was the Small School Player
of the Year as a senior... Averaged 2.80 kills and 3.40 digs per game as a
senior... Three-time all-conference honoree... Earned all-area accolades as
a junior... Was also a three-year letterwinner for Central Catholic's softball
team. PERSONAL: Intended major is psychology... Daughter of Robert and
Marylee Gruse... Class vice president... Born March 21, 1991.
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#6 Dunja Prgomet
Freshman ® 0-10 * Qutside Hitter
Rovinj, Croatia/Zuane Crnje
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year member of the volleyball
program at Zuane Crnje... Team captain as a senior.
PERSONAL: Intended major is business administra-
tion... Daughter of Zeljko and Jelena Prgomet... Born November 3, 1990.
#6 Traci Vandegrift
Freshman ® 3-Il * Middle Blocker/Qutside Hitter
Mogadore, Ohio/Field
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Field...
Two-time team captain... Selected to play on the 2009
USA Volleyball Women's Junior National A2 Volleyball
Team... Ohio District 8 Player of the Year... Portage Trail Conference Metro
Division Player of the Year as a senior... Led the Falcons to consecutive
conference championships in 2007 and 2008... Earned Division Il All-State
second-team honors... Was a District 3 Division I All-Star as a junior...
Finished career with 820 kills, 421 digs, 873 total blocks and II! service
aces... Led the Field basketball team to the Portage Trail Conference Metro
Division Championship en route ta being named named to the Division I!
All-Ohio Honorable Mention list... Also a four-year letterwinner in softball
and three-year letterwinner in basketball. PERSONAL: Intended majors
are history and English... Daughter of Timothy Vandegrift and Patti Kicas...
Born March 26 1991.
#6 Gabby Whitworth
Freshman ® 6-0 # Middle Blocker/Right Side Hitter
Kailua, Hawaii/Kalaheo
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time team captain for Kalaheo...
F| Played exclusively for the Jammers Volleyball Club
for the past three seasons... Led the U-I7 team to
a second-place finish at the 2008 Junior Olympics... The U-18 Jammers
finished in third place in the Aloha Region in 2007... Member of the High
Performance Junior National A2 team in 2008... Four-year honor rall
member. PERSONAL: Intended major is business administration... Daughter
of Robert and Suzanne Whitworth... Born April 19, 1991.
“The class of 2013 has a very good base knowledge of
the game. They are extremely competitive,
hardworking and quick learners and we believe they
will be one of the best classes we have recruited.”
- Head Coach Md Engstram
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Student-Athlete Support Services
The University at Albany is committed to providing the highest quality
education to all of its students as undergraduates and graduates. With that
commitment in mind, UAlbany's Department of Athletics offers the Office of
Student-Athlete Support Services to help develop today's student-athletes
and tomorrow's leaders.
Assistant Athletics Director Carl Anderson and Director of Student-
Athlete Support Services Jennifer Svatik lead an area whose mission is
to enhance collegiate experience by providing an environment that assists
them in developing transferable skills so that they may be better prepared
to compete in the classroom, the athletic arena, as well as life.
What services are available?
“Academic Services -- Academic Skill Development, Supervised Study,
STAAR Program, Priority Registration, Monitoring of Academic Progress,
Peer Tutoring
“Community Service -- Paw Pals Program, School Visits, Sport Clinics,
Adopt-A-Highway
“Career Services -- Resume Writing, Interviewing Skills, Jab Search
Network
“Personal Development -- Awareness Programs, Alcohol & Drug Abuse,
Nutrition, Gambling, Financial Planning, Communication Skills, Life After
Athletics
What are the benefits of these services?
By partaking in these services, the student-athlete will notice -- improved
academic performance, improved potential for graduation, improved
personal development, accomodations for learning disabilities that enable
success, understanding & instruction outside of the classroom to rein-
force learning, interaction with professors & other campus resources to
encourage the development of positive relationships, improved interaction
between teams to create support and friendships.
How can | become involved?
Individual & Team Projects -- Build your resume & help your team win the
Dane Dish by earning paints for your involvement. Give back to the com-
munity that supports you by participating in programs such as: Paw Pals,
the Student Athlete Advisory Board, the Great Danes Reading Program &
Compliance Guidelines for Boosters
For the benefit of the many alumni, fans and booster club members who
are so active in supporting and assisting the the Great Danes throughout
the year, UAlbany Athletic Compliance would like ta remind everyone of
a few definitions and rules that apply to all athletic representatives and
boosters.
UAlbany is committed to observing the NCAA quidelines concerning
representatives of athletic interests (also known as boosters) and institu-
tional control. Qur institutional responsibility to rules compliance includes
responsibility for actions of all individuals and organizations engaged in
activities promoting UAlbany's athletics interests.
Institutional Control -- It is the responsibility of Albany to control its
intercollegiate athletics program in compliance with the rules and regula-
tions of the NCAA.
Responsibility -- Albany's responsibility for the conduct of its program
includes the responsibility for the actions of its staff members and for the
actions of any other individual, booster or organization engaged in activities
promoting the athletic interests of the institution.
Compliance -- Albany must monitor its pragram to assure compliance
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local school visits, among others.
Serve As A Resource -- Help support Albany Athletics by serving as a
resource for community service, career development or other program-
ming activity.
Available Resources -- Financial Aid/Schalarship Materials, Graduate
School Information, Individualized Counseling, Career Fairs, Computer Lab
Access, Internship & Job Postings
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee -- The purpose of the Student-
Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is to serve as liaisons between the
athletic administration and student-athletes. The members of SAAC act as
the Voice” of the student-athletes and disseminate information given to
them, by administrators, to their respective teams. SAAC is a vehicle for
student-athletes to improve upon student-athlete welfare, as well as help
coordinate community service, life skills and various other activities for
the athletic department.
and to identify and report to the NCAA such instances in which compliance
has not been achieved. An institution found to have violated NCAA rules is
subject to disciplinary and corrective actions as determined by the NCAA.
Athletic Representative/Booster -- You are considered to be a
UAlbany athletic representative if you are a present or past member of a
UAlbany booster club or agency that promotes the intercollegiate athletics
pragram; have made financial contributions to the athletic department or
to an athletic booster organization; are, or have been providing benefits
(eg., summer jobs, meals, etc.) to enrolled student-athletes, their family
members or friends; are, or have been involved in any manner of promating
the UAlbany intercollegiate athletics pragram.
Prospective Student-Athlete -- A prospective student-athlete is a
student who has started classes for the ninth grade or above, including
students in prep schools and junior colleges as well as students who have
officially withdrawn from a four-year institution and plan to transfer to
another institution. In addition, a student who has not started classes for
the ninth grade becomes a prospective student-athlete if the institution or
a booster provides the individual or the individual's relatives or friends with
any financial assistance or benefits that the institution does not provide to
prospective students in general.
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Lee McElroy, Vice President & Director of Athletics
Dr. Lee A. McElroy dr. is in his tenth year as the University at Albany's Vice
President and Director of Athletics. McElroy provides leadership for Albany's
NCAA Division | 19-sport intercollegiate athletics program for men and women VOLLEYBALL
ATHLETIC DIRECTORY
‘Area Code (518)
and is a member of the University's Executive Committee. He continues ta Mead Goach:
j Md Engstrom 442-3039
lead the development of a master plan to upgrade the school's athletic and Assistant Coaches:
recreational complex. Ashlee Reed 591-8651
In 2008-09, he was recognized as the Under Armour Division | Football imi Freeburg 581-8651
Championship Subdivision (FCS) Northeast Region Athletic Director of the Year. ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION
He was also among ten current athletics directors named by the NCAA to a new Vice President & Director of Athletics:
program called the NCAA Champions Forum in an effort to bring minority football coaches closer to the ' lee ia Ahr 440-2562
mindset of athletic directors with regard to the hiring process. intl ae me oe 5a1-8568
During his tenure, UAlbany has won 87 conference championships, two IC4A track titles and made 13 Assoc. Athletics Director/External:
NCAA appearances in men's basketball, men’s lacrosse, softball, women’s volleyball, baseball, women's _ Charlie Voelker 442-3310
field hockey and men's and women's track and field. In 2004-05, the Great Danes were awarded the aE aT seh 449-07
Commissioner's Cup as the America East Conference's top athletic program. Asst. Athletics Director/Student Life:
McElroy, who served as president of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Carl Anderson 437-3788
1 Asst. Athletics Dir./Media Relations:
in 2006-07, was a key figure when the University successfully completed the NCAA's second cycle of Erion DePasqule wp-a0m
Division | athletics certification. He was honored with the 2004 General Robert R. Neyland Qutstanding Asst. Athletics Director/Equipment:
Athletic Director Award by the All-American Football Foundation. Kevin Galuski 442-3059
McElroy, who played football at UCLA in the late !S60s, was previously American University's director ae ane Pais oan
of athletics for four years. American, a Division | school in Washington, D.C., competed in the Colonial Asst. betes Dir /Event Management:
Athletic Association. In that period, the AU athletic department upgraded to !9 sports, expanded corporate Gara White 442-3336
partners by 400 percent, and planned capital projects for a fitness facility, intramural field and soccer Asst: Athletics Dir./Business:
1 : Sylvia Uli 442-3044
stadium. McElroy founded the Eagle Club, the department's fundraising arm, and developed a program Director of Compliance:
rated as one of the top ten in the nation in its compliance with NCAA gender equity requirements. Katie Bishop 437-3645
Dr. McElroy served as president of the America East Conference Executive Committee in the 2003-04 ee Athletics Development: peop
academic year, and has gained national prominence for his roles with numerous professional arganiza- Senior Major Gift Officer:
tions and NCAA committees. He served a three-year term on the NCAA Division | Management Council Mary Johnson 442-5445
as one of four at-large representatives from I-AA or I-AAA conferences. McElroy previously worked on ae — Services: une)
four prestigious NCAA Committees: Athletics Certification, Financial Aid, Degree Completion Program, Fei ean .
and the NCAA Special Committee on Agents and Amateurism. Alisha Hennett 437-3789
In 1998, McElroy was named to the NACDA Executive Committee for the University Division, and chair Goordinator, Nutrition Education:
of the Sears Directors Cup Committee. The Sears Directors Cup is the only national award and academic ae: Gees ae
scholarship program to recognize all NCAA and NAIA championship sports for women and men. Cathy Prabst 440-0562
From 1989-96, McElray was the director of athletics at California State University-Sacramento. He Chair, Intercollegiate Athletics Board:
led the program's transition to Division | and engineered a move to the Big Sky and Big West conferences, "#82 Harrison al
He also implemented a strategic plan that developed a corporate partners plan, created an effective DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL
fundraising and marketing program, redesigned academic support services, improved athletic facilities, ‘Strength & Conditioning Coach:
Blake Cundiff 591-8549
and provided for campus and community outreach programs. assist Uiceeiay acta Mea racioe
McElray also worked at the University of Houston fram 1981 to 1988 as an assistant director of © Brianne LaBrecque 442-5133
men’s and women’s sports and as an associate director of athletics, and for one year as the director of Assistant Director/Event Management:
athletics at The University of the District of Columbia. Before joining the Houston staff, he taught in the _ Anthony Pettagrassa . 442-3074
Assistant Director/Internal Relations:
public school systems of Santa Monica, California and Beaumont, Texas, and was a high school principal ~~ ots Roche 442-3054
in Beaumont. Grounds Manager:
Along with his duties for the NCAA, McElroy has testified before congressional committees on issues Shaun Lynch 442-4350
in college athletics, such as gender equity, the welfare of the minority student-athlete, and the academic/ SPORTS MEDICINE
athletic balance. McElroy serves on the boards of the National Consortium of Academics and Sports, Athletic Trainers: 442-3725
Athletic Business magazine, and the National Minority Golf Association. He is alsa a fellow at the Institute Jay Geiger. Mary Kate Hedderman,
of Ethics and Sportsmanship at the University of Rhode Island. (SCE MI COME Ta UT REA CD Ss
McElroy, who resides with his wife, Karen, in Slingerlands, earned his B.S. in political science and
history from UCLA in 1970. He later received a M.Ed. from the University of Southern California, and an
Ed.D. from the University of Houston.
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2008 Individual Statistics
(Returning players in bald type)
Name Kills _E__At.__Pct. _K/S__Ast._A/S__ Ace _A/S__—Dig__D/S_BS_BA 1B B/G
Amanda Cowdrey 32g 34 Ml tl 206 320 34 Oa) 23 O20 939 29 9 2 af O27
Kaisha Kellam 32g 369855 385273sSsCiOsC(i]SOS S78
Valerie Saurbeer 28-84 27 il 6632s}? is? OST 8A
Hillary White 31-104 7669489228 ts]
Cate Eckhardt 21-16 2 95 «6385 =Ss0Ss«édB]):C (ass)
Kalyn Mastert 3100 46 64) 885846 BD?
Brooke Stanley 321g ih 6S 234 BBBO8B 2044782827228 OOB
Casey Wright 13-23 0 6 62 29 08 0 OOO 2 008 4 O” 5S i 20 O87
Teresa Coppiellie 17-33 2m i 79 089 O8 2 OO & O8 4 18 2 3 & OS
Laurie Gonzalez 326 4 | i 200 003 2 023 8 OO7 462 402 O O O O00
Laura Livergood 17-38 1 0 2 800 0.08 1 008 5 OM 16 04 | OD 1 O03
Abbey Wexel 21-66 0 600646000 CoC
Rachel Sarcione 15-47 O | 3-333) 00 BSS
ALBANY 32llg fs oso 0624224 CSC ~~~ SAS BB Sto odo 220
Opponents 3215 1379 6994155489299 30.2083 BS S85) 44275 CIB 1.58
2008 Results YEARLY RESULTS
Overall Record: 23-9 heed Ohi ro og ot
America East (12-0) Home (14-1) Road (7-4) Neutral (2-4) igen 2 wer e 2 (2 5
1881 P. Dyer 3 61 792
Date nponent Score 1982 ®.Dwyer 2 i 0 808
jug 28 vs, San Diego OL nn an 6 Oo an
Aug = 80 at San Diego State+ HL = wer: :
1884 P. Dwyer “4 i 0 815
Aug. 30 vs. UC Irvine 30.L
1985 P. Dyer 30 OO 750
Sept. 5 BUFFALO 3-0.
1886 P. Dwyer 4 8 0 936
Sept. 6 WRIGHT STATE< 3-0.
1987 P. Dyer 6 4 0 918
Sept. 6 CONNECTICUT< 3-0.
1988 P. Dwyer 37 006U€dSOD 881
Sept. 12 vs, Eastern Kentucky% 3-0.
1989 P. Dwyer @ 6 oO 545
Sept. 13 vs. Indiana% BLL
1980 P. Dwyer 7 & oO 548
Sept. 13 at Kentucky% B4L i i a a
Sept. 19 vs. Arizona State> B2L led :
1992 P. Dwyer 4 8 O 558
Sept. 20 at Michigan> 30.L 1953 DD 7% OO m8
Sept. 20 vs. Western Kentucky> 32. acwyer: 4
1994 P. Dwyer 2 a oO 364
Sept. 26 YALE 32.0
1995 P. Duyer 6 2 oO 556
Sept. 27 LONG ISLAND++ B2L
1996 P. Duyer B 6 oO ABA
Sept. 27 DAYTON 34.W
: 1997 P. Dyer mo wn oO 645
Oct. 3 MAINE 3-0.
1998 P. Dwyer @ & 0 563
Oct. 6 NEW HAMPSHIRE 34
5 1999 ©. Strife 3 of oO 331
Oct. 10 at Stony Brack 340
‘ 7000 0. Strife 3 & 0 ti
Oct. at Hartford 3-0.
: 2001 K. Sheffield 4 mM 0 187
Oct. 15 SIENA 3-0.
r 7002 Sheffield 6 6 oO SI6
Oct. 17 BINGHAMTON 3-0.
i 2003 K. Sheffield 4% 0 0 706
Oct. 24 at UMBC 3-0.
: 7004 Sheffield 7 7 0 734
ff ae at 2005 K. Sheffield g@ 4 0 875
ie ; ee aan 7008 K Sheffield 6 8 Oo 593
tov 8 2 Bian a a rn
im tli un OVERALL =“ 74 367 «3 B55
Nov. 16 STONY BROOK 34,0 :
Nov. 21 Maine** 340
Nov. 22 Binghamton** 3-0.
Nov. 29 at Temple 34. POST-SEASON PLAY
Dec. 5 at Stanford* 30.L 7008 America Fast Champion 1988 ECAC Divison I Runners-Up
NCAA Division Tournament First Round '887 EAE Division It Runners-Up
* America East Conference Opponent 2007 America East Champion 1951 Fifth Place, NYSWCAA
+ Aztec Invitational (San Diego, Calif.) NCAA Division | Tournament Second Round oF an i i Joan See i
< UAlbany Classic (Albany NY) ee ae 1985 NCAA ison Turrament SecrdR
% tnversty af Kentucky Tournament (Lexington, Ki.) seer manent Frat Tomnd asf Placa WSWEAA
> Michigan/adidas Invitational (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 2004 America East Champion 984 NCAA Division lll Tournament Second Re.
++ UAlbany Invitational (Albany, N.Y) NCAA Division | Tournament First Round ‘983 NCAA Division il Tournament Second Re
** America East Conference Tournament (Albany, N.Y.) 2003 America East Semifinalist 1982 NCAA Divsin Il Tournament Secand Ra
* NCAA Tournament (Stanford, Calif.) 2002 America East Semifinalist 1881 Fourth Place, NYSWCAA
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America East Conference 2008 Standings
America East Overall
School W L Pet. W L Pet.
+UAlbany 12 0 {000 23 q 118
Binghamton q 3 Tal {6 fo 6
UMBC 7 a 083 18 13 80
Maine 7 a 083 4 18 lB
New Hampshire 4 8 KER} 7 a all
Stony Brook 3 9 20 12 18 AND
Hartford 0 2.000 8 2 198
+ America East Tournament Champion
HITTING PERCENTAGE SERVICE ACES
Player Team G K TA PCT Player Team G A AG
Kamisha Kellam UAlbany = 15321. BBS 35 Gulce Dikecligl Stony Brook 108. 71.88
Brooke Stanley UAbary = SDL 234 3BB Erin Macro Hartford 7 44 Dl
Brittany Kiel Maine (200 463298 Alyssa Lang UMEC 44038
Ashley Headen Stony Brook 08 200 436.276 Lindsay Allman Maine i” 038
Hillary White UAlbany = 104 187 ABS. 262 Sabrina Hacks UMBC 2 22 036
KILLS IGS
Player Team BK WG Player Team B 0 DG
Bulce Dikeclig Stony Brook (08389380 Alyse Lahti UNH 96 380 406
Michelle McDonough Binghamton. ©10B 385356 Laurie Gonzalez UAlbany IS 482 4.02
Anna Lejina Binghamton 104867 353 Pam Jarratt UMeC 396 3.47
Kirsten Bates New Hampshire 104 345 332 Nichelle Burrola Stony Brook 100.334 3.34
Amanda Cowdrey UAlbany = S374 325 Lindsay Allman Maine 07 345 322
ASSISTS. BLOCKS
Player Team BoA MG Player Team B oS A TR B/E
Brooke Stanley UAlbany = 51204 10.47 Dawn Lammert Binghamton == 1040007
Lindsey Nuellar Binghamton fl 136 10.28 Ashley Headen Stony Brook = 108.2752.
Kelsey Sullivan Stony Brook 108 1042. 9.85 Sarah Hl UMaC 1% 2 «7 75 10
Jessica Walfenden Maine 105 980 933 Bridget Scheetz uMac Ww 3 M8 2 100
Kira Giles UMBC 82 759 928 Kamisha Kellam UAlbany iS 23 78 108 094
AMERICA EAST AWARDS AMERICA EAST TOURNAMENT
FIRST TEAM ‘ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM November 21-22 at PE Gymnasium, Albany, N.Y.
Amanda Cowdrey, WAlbany Valerie Sourbeer, UAlbany
Kamisha Kellam, UAlbany Hillary White, UAlbany Semifinals
Brooke Stanley, UAlbany Dawn Lammert, Binghamton No.2 Binghamton def. No.3 UMBC 3-2
Anna Lejina, Binghamton Michelle MeDonaugh, Binghamtan Not UAlbam def No.4 Maine 31
Michelle McDonough, Binghamton Sarah Ball, UMBE : i
Lindsey Mueller, Binghamton Kirsten Bates, New Hampshire Championship
Lindsay Allman, Maine Gulce Nazli-Dikecligil, Stony Brook
Y hai No. Albany def. No.2 Binghamton 30
SECOND TEAM ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Laurie Gonzalez, Albany Laurie Gonzalez, Albany
Hillary White, UAlbany Kalyn Mostert, UAlbany ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
Alyssa Lang, UMBE Alyssa Lang, UMBC Kamisha Kellam, UAlbany (Mast Qutstanding Player)
Bridget Scheetz, UMBC Allie Spaay, UMBC Brooke Stanley, UAlbany
Ly Foy pe (re i es forear fem Gowers hes
Buloe Naal-Dikecigi, Stony Braok Kelsey Sulvan, Stany Brak iene McDonagh. ergo
Anna Lejina, Binghamton
Laura Goettsch, Maine
Player of the Year: Kamisha Kellam, UAlbany Ashley 0 wee
shley Oscars,
Rookie of the Year: Alyssa Lang, UMBC
Setter of the Year: Brooke Stanley, Albany
Defensive Specialist of the Year: Laurie Gonzalez, Albany
Coach of the Year: Glenn Kiriyama, Binghamton
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CAREER LEADERS
CAREER KILLS
|. Shelby Goldman 1671 2003-06
2. Patty Munhall 1538 1983-86
3. Alissa Bibbs 1376 1999-02
4. Rafaela Nikas 1282 1994-87
5. Ashlee Reed 1173 2002-05
6. Julie Arbitman 1104 1997-00
7. Kristine Gerg 1,077 1988-81
a he Hof i the inaugural Noman the earn 006 Pitre above rom
8. Kamisha Kellam 1.058 2005-08 left are UAlbany Vice President for Development Deborah Read,
ID. Ashley Crenshaw 1,043 2004-07 Associate Athletics Director and Senior Women Administrator
Jan Brown, Udlbany head volleyball coach Kelly Sheffield,
CAREER DIGS Reed, Director of Student-Athlete Support Services Jennifer
| Ashley DeNeal 1303 203-08 Sia cud Alba Vice President and Director of Athleties
2. Rafaela Nikas 1,607 1994-97 °
3. dulie Arbitman 1.385 1997-00 CAREER TOTAL BLOCKS
4, Jessica Valke 1.384 1989-82 |. Chris Hofer a7 1984-87
§. Eileen N. Rodriguez 1218 2002-05 2 Kamisha Kellam IB 2005-08
B. Ashlee Reed {01 ‘002-05 3. Ashley Crenshaw 37 2004-07
7. Blair Buchanan (082 2003-06 4, Jackie Sanchez 282 1985-98
8. Alissa Gibbs 992 1999-02 Ashlee Reed 282 2002-5
5. Tashi Campbell-Tulloch ail (995-8 6. Susan Spierre 252 2001-04
10. Cara Convery 300 1996-99 7. Andrea Mayer 21 1989-82
8. Amy Rosenberg 236 1984-87
CAREER ASSISTS 5. Elizabeth Smith 234 1987-31
|. Blair Buchanan 5049 2003-06 {Kristine Berg 1 ‘890-81
2. Lisa Greiner 3.260 1995-88 Kelly Heider 21 1993-96
3. Vanessa Docharty 2,942 1987-89, 31
4, Jill Dombrowski 2825 © 2001-04 CAREER SERVICE ACES
5, Brooke Stanley 2568 2007- 1. Eileen N. Rodriguez o47 2002-05
8. Paty Munhal 1861 1983-86 2. Ashley Deel 7 2003-08
1. Terry Neaton 1305 1983-86 3. lisa Greiner 185 1985-98
8. Maureen Roberts 1073 1999-01 4, Jessica Volke ‘87 1989-82
5. Marie Hall {000 {990-93 5. Alissa Gibbs 166 1999-02
ID. Melissa Anchundia 878 1997 6. Jill Dombrowski 184 2001-04
7. Patty Munhall 195 1983-86
8. Susan Daly 128 1987-80
) \ 5. Christine Lee 124 1995-87
\ 1D. Rafaela Nikas 128 1994-97
: - CAREER KILLS PER GAME
1. Elizabeth Rosentel 484 1980-83
2. Kristine Gerg 4AI3 1990-81
3. Alexis Bowens 406 2002
4, Heidi Grunwald 3.84 {986-87
5. Shelby Goldman 374 2003-06
6. Alissa Bibbs 372 1999-02
7. Ashley Hunter a7 2004-05
8. Rafaela Nikas 3.04 1994-87
§. Amanda Cowdrey 347 2007-
10. Patty Munhall 3.43 1983-86
Shelby Goldman (2003-06) finished Eileen Nicole Rodriguez (2002-05) NCAA RECORD BODK
her career first in career kills and holds the NCAA Division I record for 2004 Eileen Nicole Rodriguez (Aces/career)
fifth in kls per game career service aces 7003 Elen None Redriguez (Aces season)
2002 Eileen Nicole Rodriguez (Aces/season)
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WOLLEVEALL
SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS
KILLS TOTAL BLOCKS
Shelby Goldman 524 2006 | Chris Hofer 112 1987
2. — Elizabeth Rosentel 494 1983 2. Darby Ballschmieder 169 1988
3. Shelby Goldman 492 2004 3. Kamisha Kellam 163 2006
4. Heidi Grunwald 487 1987 4, Chris Hofer {Bl 1986
5. Patty Munhall 483 1984 a. Chris Hofer (a 1984
6. Kristine Gerg 482 1991 6. Kamisha Kellam 136 2007
7. Alissa Gibbs 436 200! 7. Andrea Mayer 128 1992
8. Alissa Bibbs 429 2002 8. Elizabeth Smith 18 1988
§. Amanda Cowdrey 42] 2007 9. Amy Rosenberg 16 1987
ID. Alexis Bowens ANB 2002 10. Ashley Crenshaw 115 2007
DIGS SERVICE ACES
| Ashley DeNeal 566 2005 1. Eileen N. Rodriguez 207 2002
Rafaela Nikas 566 1997 2. Eileen N. Rodriguez 143 2003
3. Tawny Dahmes a0 2007 3. Elizabeth Rosenthel {Ol 1983
4. Tashi Campbell-Tullach 538 1998 4. Eileen N. Rodriguez 99 2005
5. Ashley DeNeal 509 2004 5. Eileen N. Rodriguez 98 2004
B. Julie Arbitman 492 1998 6. dill Dombrowski 63 2003
7 Laurie Gonzalez ABZ 2008 7. Darby Ballschmieder 6B (988
8. Ashley DeNeal 459 2006 8 Alissa Gibbs 65 2002
5. kristin Fiorillo 454 2006 4. Amy Hawk 62 1998
10. Jessica Volke 432 1992 10. dill Foos 60 1988
Ashley DeNeal EO 2006
ASSISTS
| Blair Buchanan 1448 2004 HITTING PERCENTAGE
2. Blair Buchanan 1406 2006 | Heidi Grunwald 544 1887
3. Brooke Stanley 1,364 2007 2. Chris Hofer 020 (587
4, Blair Buchanan 1.329 2005 Chris Hofer 520 1986
6. — dill Dombrowski 1.288 2002 4. Darby Ballschmieder aol 1988
6. Brooke Stanley 1,204 2008 6. — Chris Hofer ABE 1885
7. Vanessa Docharty 1064 1988 6. Patty Munhall Al4 1986
8. Vanessa Docharty 994 1951 7. Elizabeth Smith AIR 1988
5. Blair Buchanan 866 2003 8. Patty Munhall All 1985,
ID. Lisa Greiner 845 1998 9. Becky Maggs AN4 1983
10. Heidi Grunwald 390 1986
Blair Buchanan
(2003-06) was INDIVIDUAL MATCH RECORDS
the first player in
NCAA Division Hitting Percentage (min, 12 kills)
“Ae Thistory to earn 875 Alexis Bowens 8.30.02
pALBay r Kills
1 36 (5 Games) Alissa Gibbs 10.28.01
ter of the Year Digs
mums ip three 43 (6 Games) Rafaela Nikas 112.96
consecutive Agata
Seasons 11(4 Games) Blair Buchanan 10.23.04
Blocks (BS-BA)
13 (4 Games) Andrea Mayer 10.4.1
Aces
14 (3 Games) Eileen Nicole Rodriguez (017.03
{4 (3 Games) Eileen Nicole Rodriguez 1011.02
4 (4 Games) Eileen Nicole Rodriguez 116.02
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‘AMERICA EAST MAJOR AWARDS
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kamisha Kellam - 2008
Blair Buchanan - 2004, 2005, 2006
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Laurie Gonzalez - 2008
Ashley DeNeal - 2005,
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Amanda Cowdrey - 2007
Ashley DeNeal - 2003
SETTER OF THE YEAR
Brooke Stanley - 2008
Blair Buchanan - 2004, 2005, 2006
COACH OF THE YEAR
Kelly Sheffield - 2004, 2006
‘ALL-AMERICA EAST
FIRST TEAM
Brooke Stanley - 2008
Amanda Cowdrey - 2008
Kamisha Kellam - 2006, 2007, 2008
Ashley Crenshaw - 2006
Ashley DeNeal - 2005, 2006
Blair Buchanan - 2004, 2005, 2006
Shelby Goldman - 2004, 2005, 2006
Ashley Hunter - 2004, 2005
Ashlee Reed - 2003, 2004, 2005
Eileen Nicole Rodriguez - 2003
Alissa Gibbs - 2001, 2002
SECOND TEAM
Laurie Gonzalez - 2008
Hillary White - 2006, 2008
Amanda Cowdrey - 2007
Ashley Crenshaw - 2007
Kamisha Kellam - 2006
HONORABLE MENTION
Ashley Crenshaw - 2005
ill Dombrowski - 2002
Eileen Nicole Rodriguez - 2002
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Laurie Gonzalez - 2008
Kalyn Mastert - 2008
Amanda Cowdrey - 2007
Tawny Dahmes - 2007
Brooke Stanley - 2007
Ashley DeNeal - 2003
Alexis Bowens - 2002
Eileen Nicole Rodriguez - 2002
‘AMERICA EAST TOURNAMENT MOP
Kamisha Kellam - 2008
Brooke Stanley - 2007
Ashley DeNeal - 2006
Ashley Hunter - 2004
AMERICA EAST ALL-TOURNAMENT
Brooke Stanley - 2007, 2008
Kamisha Kellam - 2006, 2007, 2008
Amanda Cowdrey - 2008
Ashley Crenshaw - 2007
Ashley DeNeal - 2006
Shelby Goldman - 2006
Blair Buchanan - 2004
Shelby Goldman - 2004
Ashley Hunter - 2004
Ashlee Reed - 2008, 2005
Eileen Nicole Rodriguez - 2002
AMERICA EAST SCHOLAR-ATHLETE
Ashlee Reed - 2005
Susan Spierre - 2004
AMERICA EAST ALL-ACADEMIC
Valerie Sourbeer - 2008
Hillary White - 2008
Ashley Crenshaw - 2007
Blair Buchanan - 2006
Ashley DeNeal - 2005, 2006
Shelby Goldman - 2005, 2006
Ashlee Reed - 2005
AMERICA EAST WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Ashlee Reed - 2005-06
AVCA ALL-NORTHEAST REGION
Ashley DeNeal - 2005
Blair Buchanan - 2004, 2005, 2006
Shelby Goldman - 2004, 2006
Kristine Gerg - 1990, 1991
Elizabeth Smith - 1989
Darby Ballschmieder - 1988
ulill Foos - 1987, 1988
Chris Hofer - (987
Heidi Grunwald - 1986, 1987
Patty Munhall - 1986
ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS
DIVISION Il SECOND TEAM
Darby Ballschmieder - 1988
Heidi Grunwald - 1987
Chris Hofer - 1987
Patty Munhall - 1986
DIVISON | HONORABLE MENTION
Blair Buchanan - 2004, 2005
ALL-INDEPENDENT FIRST TEAM
Alissa Gibbs - 2000
AUL-NEW ENGLAND COLLEGIATE
FIRST TEAM
Rafaela Nikas - 1996
SECOND TEAM
Tashi Campbell-Tullach - 1998
Lisa Greiner - 1997
Rafaela Nikas - 1995, 1997
UALBANY ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME
Rafaela Nikas ('8) - 2005
Patty Munhall-Blacklock ('87) - 2003
Heidi Grunwald ('88) - 1984
Elizabeth Rosentel-Hendrick ('B3) - 1992
ALBANY ALUMNI AS COLLEGIATE COACHES
Lisa Gallagher - Sage College
Shelby (Goldman) Sayre - Hudson Valley C.C.
Kristin Fiorillo - Colgate University
Ashlee Reed - UAlbany
AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE
America East...
Since its modest beginning as a men's basketball-only conference in 1979, America East has
evolved into one of the most comprehensive NCAA Division | conferences with a commitment
to broad-based, competitive athletics programs, complementing the academic integrity and
missions of the member institutions.
Quick Facts...
Founded: 1979 (as ECAC North, men's basketball only), 1988-89 (all sports)
Membership (year joined): Albany (2001), Binghamton (2001), Boston University (1979),
Hartford (1985), Maine (1979), UMBE (2003), New Hampshire (1979), Stony Brook (2001),
Vermont (1979)
MERICA
EAST.
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Sports: Baseball, men’s & women's basketball, men's & women's crass country, field
hockey, men's & women’s golf, men's & women's indoor track & field, men’s & women's
lacrosse, men’s & women's outdoor track & field, men’s & women’s soccer, softball, men's
& women's swimming & diving, men's & women's tennis and volleyball.
Athletic Success... America East enters its 2lst year of all-sparts championship com-
petition on the heels of one of the most successful seasons in history as five of its 10
team sport champions won at least one game in the NCAA Championship and two other
teams received at-large tournament bids. In addition, one student-athlete won a national
championship and 20 others garnered All-America recognition
Academic Success... America East institutions boasted a pair of Academic All-Americans
in 2007-08 while another 19 were tabbed All-District selections. More than 2,280) of Amer-
ica East's 3.200 student-athletes were named to the Academic Honor Rall after receiving
grade-point averages of 3.0 or better. Included in that total were |,016 student-athletes
who earned a 3.9 or better and were named to the Commissioner's Honor Rall
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‘University at Albany is an internationally recognized public
research university that puts the world within reach for approxi-
mately 18,000 students.
Outstanding faculty, an innovative curriculum, and student-centered
services provide students with a strong foundation for academic and
career success. Students benefit from UAlbany's location and rich
diversity, with nearly 200 undergraduate, master’s and doctoral
degree programs offered through nine schools and colleges.
More than 300 study-abroad programs help prepare students for
the global economy, and extensive internship opportunities in
New York’s bustling capital and surrounding region offer
real-world experience. Approximately 40 percent of under-
Sraduates participate in faculty-mentored research. An
Honors College offers opportunities for students to work
closely with faculty and achieve at the highest levels.
The University boasts academic strengths in sociology,
demography, education, anthropology, social work, clinical
psychology, creative writing, earth and atmospheric sci-
ences, ethics, public policy, criminal justice and nanoscale
science. Majors in public health, journalism, and documen-
tary studies were recent additions to an already compre-
hensive undergraduate program.
The latest rankings of graduate programs by U.S. News and
World Report place 10 programs in the nation’s top 30. The
School of Criminal Justice is ranked No. 2. Programs in
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy are ranked
\ in the nation’s top 10. The School of Social Welfare is
ranked 12th. The College of Nanoscale Science and
Engineering, located in the most advanced research com-
plex of its kind, is ranked first in the world by Small Times
magazine as the leading college for nanotechnology and
microtechnology.
Both the UAlbany campus and the region are bustling with
extracurricular opportunities, Students participate in more
than 150 student clubs, honor societies, and other campus-relat-
ed groups, and choose from a busy calendar of campus events,
including spirited Division | athletic competition in 19 sports and
a rich array of cultural activities.
Since its founding in 1844, the University has graduated genera-
tions of leaders in all fields. Today, more than two-thirds of under-
graduates go on for advanced degrees, and acceptances to law
and medical schools are above the national average.
UAlbany plays a major role in the economic development of the
Capital Region and New York State, particularly through its pro-
grams in nanosciences and biomedical sciences.
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UNIVERSITY FACTS.
> Enrollment:
13,246 (undergraduate),
4,956 (graduate)
Schools and Colleges:
College of Arts and Sciences
School of Business
College of Computing and
Information
School of Criminal Justice
School of Education
College of Nanoscale Science
and Engineering
Nelson A. Rockefeller College of
Public Affairs and Policy
School of Public Health
School of Social Welfare
Home to the New York State
Writers Institute:
Founded by Pulitzer Prize-win-
ning author and faculty mem-
ber William Kennedy in 1984,
the Institute has brought to
campus more than 800
artists, including seven Nobel
Laureates in Literature and
more than 100 winners of the
Pulitzer Prize, National Book
Award, and National Book
Critics Circle award.
Libraries:
Three libraries boast more
than two million volumes
and rank among the nation's
top research libraries.
Alumni:
More than 145,000 alumni
live around the globe.
Mascot: Great Dane
School Colors:
Purple and Gold
University Web Site:
www.albany.edu
SCHEDULE
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Sat. 29 vs. Southern California+ 5:30 sain
SEPTEMBER
Fri. 4 HOFSTRA*
Sat. S SETON HALL*
Sat. 5 LAMAR*
Fri. 11 vs. Middle Tennessee<
Sat. 12 at Miami<
Sat. 12 vs. Florida State<
Fri. 18 vs. Villanova%
Sat. 19 vs. Virginia Tech’
Sat. 19 at Virginia%
Fri. 25 vs. Santa Clara#
Sat. 26 vs. St. Francis (Pa.j#
Sat. 26 at Pennsylvaniat
Wed. 30 at Colgate
OCTOBER
Sun. 4 at New Hampshire*
Fri. 9 at Hartford"
Wed. 14 at Siena
Fri. 16 STONY BROOK*
Sun. 18 UMBC*
Fri. 23) BINGHAMTON*
Sun. 25 at Binghamton*
Fri. 30 NEW HAMPSHIRE*
NOVEMBER
Fri. 6 at UMBC
Sun, 8 at Stony Brook*
Sat. 14 HARTFORD* pm
Sat. 28 AMERICAN 1:00 pm
* america East Conference Opponent
+ MSU Showcase (East Lansing, Mich.)
* UAlbany Classic (Albany, N.¥.)
< Miami invitational (Miaeni, Fla.)
‘% Marriot Cavalier Invitational (Charlottesville, Va.)
# Holiday ine HO Tournament (Philadelphis, Pa)
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