2008 rmu volleyball fact book

2008

VOLLEYBALLROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY

2008 Schedule

Date OppOnent Site time

AUGUST 29 (Fri.) LEHIGH # Moon Township, Pa. 11:00 a.m. 29 (Fri.) LOYOLA (Md.) # Moon Township, Pa. 7:00 p.m. 30 (Sat.) MARIST # Moon Township, Pa. 11:00 a.m. 30 (Sat.) SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) # Moon Township, Pa. 7:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 5 (Fri.) vs. College of Charleston $ DeLand, Fla. 12:00 p.m. 6 (Sat.) @ Stetson $ DeLand, Fla. 11:00 a.m. 6 (Sat.) vs. the Citadel $ DeLand, Fla. 1:30 p.m. 12 (Fri.) ELON % Moon Township, Pa. 11:00 a.m. 12 (Fri.) YOUNGSTOWN STATE % Moon Township, Pa. 7:00 p.m. 13 (Sat.) HOWARD % Moon Township, Pa. 7:30 p.m. 14 (Sun.) SAINT PETER’S % Moon Township, Pa. 1:00 p.m. 16 (Tues.) PITTSBURGH Moon Township, Pa. 7:00 p.m. 27 (Sat.) @ Cornell ^ ithaca, n.Y. 10:00 a.m. 27 (Sat.) vs. Columbia ^ ithaca, n.Y. 2:30 p.m. 28 (Sun.) vs. Binghamton Binghamton, n.Y. 1:00 p.m.

OCTOBER 1 (Wed.) @ Duquesne pittsburgh, pa. 7:00 p.m. 4 (Sat.) SAINT FRANCIS (N.Y.) & * Moon Township, Pa. 11:00 a.m. 4 (Sat.) BRYANT & Moon Township, Pa. 5:00 p.m. 8 (Wed.) @ West Virginia morgantown, W.Va. 7:00 p.m. 11 (Sat.) WRIGHT STATE Moon Township, Pa. 5:00 p.m. 12 (Sun.) RMU ALUMNAE (ex.) Moon Township, Pa. 1:00 p.m. 18 (Sat.) @ Saint Francis (pa.) * Loretto, pa. 6:00 p.m. 24 (Fri.) @ Hofstra Hempstead, n.Y. 4:00 p.m. 25 (Sat.) @ Wagner * Staten island, n.Y. 4:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER 1 (Sat.) LONG ISLAND * Moon Township, Pa. 1:00 p.m. 8 (Sat.) @ Fairleigh Dickinson * teaneck, n.J. 1:00 p.m. 9 (Sun.) @ Sacred Heart * Fairfield, Conn. 1:00 p.m. 15 (Sat.) QUINNIPIAC * Moon Township, Pa. 4:00 p.m. 16 (Sun.) CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE * Moon Township, Pa. 3:00 p.m. 22 (Sat.) northeast Conference tournament tBa tBa 23 (Sun.) northeast Conference tournament tBa tBa

Home matches bold and all CapS | all home games played at the Charles L. Sewall Center# Duquesne / Robert morris invitational | $ Holiday inn invitational (hosted by Stetson)

% Robert morris invitational | ^ Cornell invitational& Robert morris / Saint Francis (pa.) invitational | * northeast Conference match

Robert Morris University 1 Volleyball Media Guide

Quick Facts

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation: Moon Township, PA 15108Founded: 1921Enrollment: 5,000Affiliation: NCAA Division IConference: Northeast (NEC)Colors: Blue and White with RedNickname: ColonialsPresident: Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.DAthletic Director: Craig Coleman, M.D.Associate Athletic Director: Marty Galosi Assistant Athletic Director / SWA: Addie MutiAssociate Athletic Director: Chris HoppeAssociate Athletic Director: Sean SimmonsFaculty Representative: Scott Branvold, Ed.D.Athletic Department Phone: (412) 397-3295

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director: Jim Duzyk Office Phone: (412) 397-4314 Office Fax: (412) 397-5857 E-mail: [email protected] Sports Information Director: Ken Baker Office Phone: (412) 397-5887 E-mail: [email protected] Information Graduate Assistant: Elyse Healey Office Phone: (412) 397-2194 E-mail: [email protected] Information Graduate Assistant: Janette Schneider Office Phone: (412) 397-5841 E-mail: [email protected] Contact: Janette SchneiderInternet Address: www.rmucolonials.comSID Mailing Address: Joe Walton Stadium 6001 University Blvd. • Moon Township, PA 15108

ATHLETIC TRAININGHead Athletic Trainer: Mike Vittorino, ATCAssistant Athletic Trainer: Deanne Stipcak, ATC

COACHING INFORMATIONHead Coach: Rob Thomas (San Diego State, 1994) Record at RMU: 97-61 (sixth season) Career Record: 97-61 (sixth season)Assistant Coaches: Janette Schneider, Tyler WardenVolleyball Office Phone: (412) 397-2103Best Time to Reach: Weekdays / 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

TEAM INFORMATION / HISTORY2007 Overall Record: 18-112007 NEC Record / Finish: 6-2 / 3rdFirst Season of Volleyball: 1981All-Time Volleyball Record: 323-370Years in NCAA Tournament / Last Appearance: 5 / 2003Letterman Returning / Lost: 9 / 3Starters Returning/Lost: 3 + Libero / 3 Key Returnees: MB – Amanda Graham (6-2, So.) 2007All-NECFirstTeam 2007NECAll-Tournament OH – Emily Wolthuis (5-10, R-Sr.) 2007All-NECSecondTeam 2007NECAll-Tournament OPP – Cassie Lee (5-11, Sr.) 2007All-Tournament DS/L – Alaina Gibson (5-7, Sr.) 2006All-NECFirstTeam 2006NECAll-TournamentHome Court: Charles L. Sewall Center (3,056)

Contents 1 Quick Facts

2 Major Media Outlets Athletic Department Directory

3 2008 Roster

4 Head Coach Rob Thomas

5 Assistant Coaches, Team Manager

6 2008 Outlook

7 Emily Wolthuis

8 Alaina Gibson

9 Cassie Lee

10 Melissa Thompson • Jessy Nelko

11 Amanda Graham • Addie Jennings

12 Jaye Hellmich • Corinne Moser

13 Newcomers

15 2007 Match-by-Match results

16 2007 Individual Statistics

17 2007 NEC Standings and Awards

18 2007 NEC Individual Statistics

19 2007 Team Statistics

20 NEC Championships

21 All-NEC Honors

22 Record vs. All Opponents

23 All-Time Match-By-Match

29 Coaching History

30 School Records

32 All-Time Letterwinners RMU Athletic Hall of Fame

33 About Robert Morris University

34 President Gregory Dell’Omo, Ph.D. Director of Athletics Craig Coleman, M.D.

35 RMU Athletics

36 Athletic Administration • Head Coaches

Credits: The 2008 Robert Morris University Volleyball Media Guide is a product of the RMU Sports Information Office. The guide was written and edited by Janette Schneider with special assistance from Jim Duzyk. Design and typography by Juris Silenieks of JR Graphics. Photographs by Jason Cohn, Dave Miller, Connie Karaffa and Ken Baker. The guide was printed by Navigator Printing, Pittsburgh, Pa.

ItisthepolicyofRobertMorrisUniversitytoprovideequalopportunity in all educational programs and activities,admissionofstudentsandconditionsofemploymentforallqualifiedindividualsregardlessofrace,color,sex,religion,age,disability,nationaloriginandsexualpreference.


Telephone DirectoryAll Phone numbers are area code 412 unless noted

GENERAL .......................................................................... 397-3000

ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATIONCraig Coleman, M.D. (Director of Athletics) ............................ 397-4302Marty Galosi (Associate Athletic Director) ............................... 397-4865Addie Muti (Asst. Athletic Director/SWA) ................................ 397-2115Sean Simmons (Asst. Athletic Director) ................................... 397-2130Chris Hoppe (Asst. Athletic Director) ...................................... 397-3431Linda Young (Athletic Secretary) ............................................ 397-5888Dawn Geregach (Athletic Secretary) ....................................... 397-3295Jexx Varner (Ticket Director) .................................................. 397-2222Jim Duzyk (Sports Information Director) .................................. 397-4314Ken Baker (Asst. Sports Information Director) .......................... 397-5887Elyse Healey (Graduate Asst. SID) .......................................... 397-2194Janette Schneider (Graduate Asst. SID) .................................. 397-5841

ATHLETIC HEAD COACHESSal Buscaglia (Women’s Basketball) ........................................ 397-3419Craig Coleman (Softball) ....................................................... 397-4302Bear Davis (Men’s Lacrosse) ................................................. 397-3890Bill Denniston (Men’s Soccer) ................................................ 397-3446Nate Handrahan (Women’s Ice Hockey) .................................. 397-4478John Kowalski (Women’s Soccer) ........................................... 397-2131Jeff Layman (Men’s and Women’s Tennis) ............................... 397-2133Oliva Netzler (Field Hockey) .................................................. 397-2140Katy Phillips (Women’s Lacrosse) ........................................... 397-3889Mike Rice (Men’s Basketball) ................................................. 397-3297Derek Schooley (Men’s Ice Hockey) ........................................ 397-4477Michael Smith (Cross Country / Track & Field) ......................... 397-5813Jerry Stone (Men’s and Women’s Golf) ................................... 397-2133Rob Thomas (Volleyball) ........................................................ 397-2103Midge McPhail (Rowing) ....................................................... 397-4479Joe Walton (Football) ........................................................... 397-3296

EMERGENCY (911 OR …)Moon Fire Department ......................................................... 262-5004Moon Police ........................................................................ 262-5000RMU Police ......................................................................... 397-2424Sewickley Valley Hospital ....................................................... 741-6600Valley Ambulance ................................................................. 262-2620

Mailing Address: Joe Walton Stadium6001 University Blvd. • Moon Township, Pa. 15108Phone: (412)262-8587•Fax:(412)262-8557

Major Media OutletsNORTHEAST CONFERENCEBrenda Weare, CommissionerRon Ratner, Associate Commissioner200 Cottontail LaneVantage Court NorthSomerset, N.J. 08873(732) 469-0440 • Fax: (732) 469-0774www.northeastconference.org

WIRE SERVICES

Associated PressAlan Robinson, Sports EditorKen WunderleyWestinghouse BuildingPittsburgh, PA 15222(412) 281-3747 • Fax: (412) 281-1869www.ap.org

PRINT

Beaver County Times (a.m.)Ed Rose, Sports EditorJohn Perrotto, Eric Hall,Chuck Curti, Mike Bires400 Fair AvenueBeaver, PA 15008(724) 775-3200 • Fax: (724) 728-0190www.timesonline.com

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (a.m.)Jerry Micco, Sports EditorPhil Axelrod, Paul Meyer34 Blvd. of the AlliesPittsburgh, PA 15222(412) 263-1621 • Fax: (412) 263-1926www.post-gazette.com

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (a.m.)Kevin Smith, Sports EditorDave Mackall, John Grupp503 Martindale Street, 3rd FloorPittsburgh, PA 15212(412) 321-6460 • Fax: (412) 320-7964www.pittsburghlive.com

Pittsburgh Sports Report (weekly)Ellis Cannon, PublisherTony DeFazio, EditorRIDC Riverplace3 South Linden StreetDuquesne, PA 15110-1151(800) 945-7767 • Fax: (412) 244-9558www.pghsports.com

TELEVISION

FSN PittsburghRoger Lenhart, ProducerStan Savran, Rob KingDan Potash, Paul Alexander323 North Shore Drive, Suite 200Pittsburgh, PA 15212(412) 316-3800 • Fax: (412) 316-3892www.foxsports.com

KDKA (CBS-Channel 2)Mike Vukovcan, Sports ProducerBob Pompeani, Jory Rand, Mike ZapponeOne Gateway Center • Pittsburgh, PA 15222(412) 575-2215 • Fax: (412) 575-2871www.kdka.com

WPXI (NBC-Channel 11)Mark Massa, Sports Producer; John Fedko, Bill Phillips, Alby Oxenreiter, Rich Walsh4145 Evergreen Road • Pittsburgh, PA 15214(412) 237-1100 • Fax: (412) 237-4900www.wpxi.com

WTAE (ABC-Channel 4)Jon Burton, Sports ProducerGuy Junker, Tim Benz400 Ardmore Blvd. • Pittsburgh, PA 15221(412) 242-4659 • Fax: (412) 244-4628www.thepittsburghchannel.com

RADIO

KDKA (AM-1020)Jeff Hathhorn, Sports DirectorOne Gateway Center • Pittsburgh, PA 15222(412) 575-2547 • Fax: (412) 575-2874www.kdkaradio.com

Metro NetworksScott Stiller, Adam Gusky7 Parkway Center, Suite 750Pittsburgh, PA 15220(412) 808-1050 • Fax: (412) 808-1049

WBGG-AM (FOX Sports Radio 970)Bob McLaughlin, Program Director200 Fleet Street, 4th FloorPittsburgh, PA 15220(412) 937-1441 • Fax: (412) 937-0323www.970theburgh.com

WEAE (AM 1250-ESPN)Mike Barker, Producer; Guy Junker, Stan Savran,Eddy Crow, Scott Paulsen400 Ardmore Blvd.Pittsburgh, PA 15221(412) 731-1250 • Fax: (412) 244-4596www.espnradio1250.com

WPGB (FM Newstalk 104.7)Ellis Cannon, Rocco DeMaro200 Fleet Street, Fourth FloorPittsburgh, PA 15220(412) 937-1441 • Fax: (412) 937-0323www.wpgb.com

WPIT (AM 730)Kenny Woods, Operations Mgr.7 Parkway Center, Suite 625Pittsburgh, PA 15220(412) 937-1500Fax: (412) 937-1576www.wpitam.com

Jim DuzykSportsInformation

Director

Ken BakerAssistantSports

InformationDirector

Elyse HealeySportsInformationGraduateAssistant

Janette SchneiderSportsInformationGraduateAssistant

2008 CoaChing Staff


Rob ThomasHead Coach

Rob Thomas enters his sixth season as the head coach of the Robert Morris University women’s volleyball team. Since Thomas’s arrival at RMU, he has had winning seasons every year, boasting an average of just under 20 victories a season and seven league wins each season. In the past five years, he has compiled an impressive 34-6 league record and a 97-61 overall record. Last season, Thomas guided his team to its ninth straight NEC championship match appearance. During the regular season, the Colonials compiled a 6-2 record in conference play to finish third and went 18-11 overall. Although falling to Central Connecticut State during the regular season, Thomas was able to lead his team past the Blue Devils in the semifinal match of the 2007 NEC Tournament to face Long Island for the

fourth straight year in the NEC championship match. With Thomas at the helm over the past five seasons, the RMU women’s volleyball team has earned one NEC Tournament title and two NEC regular-season titles. The team has also made an NCAA appearance in 2003 and has competed in the Northeast Conference championship match in every season he has coached. Throughout his Robert Morris career, he has coached one NEC Player of the Year, two NEC Rookies of the Year, one NEC Setter of the Year and one NEC Tournament MVP. In addition, he has produced nine All-NEC First Team honorees and eight All-NEC Second Team members. Thomas’ expertise and guidance brought success to the Robert Morris volleyball program from his very first season as head coach. In 2003, Thomas led the Colonials to their fifth straight Northeast Conference championship and fifth consecutive NCAA appearance, where the team faced off against Penn State. Thomas’ team ended the 2003 season with an unblemished 8-0 mark in league action and a 23-12 overall record. In his second season, Thomas directed the Colonials to another undefeated conference record and a 23-9 overall record to earn their fifth overall regular-season title, while also earning his first NEC Coach of the Year award. Despite the team’s tremendous regular season, Long Island dethroned the Colonials five-year reign as NEC champions in the title game of the 2004 NEC Tournament. In 2005, Thomas steered his team to a 7-1 conference record, earning his first NEC regular-season loss. RMU ended the season with a 16-13 overall record, while also falling to Long Island in the NEC Tournament championship match. In 2006, Thomas

saw similar results with a 17-16 overall record, a 5-3 NEC record and a loss in the conference championship match against Long Island. Thomas’ success in volleyball began long before arriving at Robert Morris in 2003. His career started out west at Division III University of California-San Diego, where he acted as the top women’s assistant and the men’s head coach from 1996-98. During this time, he helped lead the Triton women to a Division III National Championship in 1997 and guided the men’s squad to the Division III Men’s Volleyball Final Four, also in 1997. Following his time at the University of California-San Diego, Thomas worked as an assistant at the University of Memphis from 1998-2000. One of his primary responsibilities was to act as the volleyball recruiting coordinator. His biggest success at Memphis was in 1998, when the Tigers appeared in the Conference USA Tournament quarterfinals after defeating regionally ranked University of Houston. His final stint before making his way to Robert Morris was working as the top assistant for the University of South Alabama’s women’s volleyball team. His duties at South Alabama included serving as the program’s recruiting coordinator and developing the outside hitters and middle blockers. While at South Alabama in 2002, Thomas helped develop five Jaguars who were named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List and two who were named to the Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll. Thomas received his Bachelor of Arts degree in environmental social science in 1994 from San Diego State University and currently resides in Sewickley, Pa.

Akron ........................ 0-2Albany ....................... 0-1Army ......................... 1-0Ball State ................... 1-0Bowling Green ............ 0-1Brown ........................ 1-0Bucknell ..................... 0-1Canisius ..................... 2-0Central Conn. State .. 6-1Central Michigan ......... 0-1Charleston Southern .... 0-1Cincinnati ................... 0-1Cleveland State ........... 1-3Connecticut ................ 1-0Coppin State .............. 2-0Dartmouth ................. 0-2Davidson .................... 1-0Dayton ...................... 0-1Delaware State ............ 2-1

Duquesne ................ 4-1Eastern Kentucky ........ 0-2Eastern Michigan ........ 1-1Eastern Washington .... 0-1Fairleigh Dickinson ... 5-0Gardner-Webb ............ 0-1George Washington ..... 1-0Georgia State .............. 1-0Harvard ..................... 0-1High Point .................. 1-0Houston ..................... 0-1Howard ................... 1-0Idaho State ................. 1-0Indiana State Univ. ...... 1-0IPFW ......................... 0-2IUPUI ......................... 1-0Jacksonville ................ 1-0Kent State .................. 1-0Long Island .............. 3-6

Loyola (Md.) ........... 4-0Marist ..................... 1-0Maryland – ES ............ 0-1Morgan State .............. 1-0Navy ......................... 1-0Niagara ...................... 0-2NJIT ........................ 1-0Norfolk ...................... 1-0North Carolina Central . 1-0Northern Colorado ...... 0-1North Dakota State ..... 0-2North Florida .............. 1-0Ohio State .................. 0-1Penn State ................. 0-2Pennsylvania ............... 0-1Pittsburgh ............... 0-4Providence ................. 1-0Quinnipiac ............... 5-0Sacred Heart ........... 6-0

South Dakota State ..... 0-1St. Francis (N.Y.) ...... 5-0Saint Francis (Pa.) ... 13-1St. John’s ................... 0-1Saint Peter’s ........... 1-0Seton Hall .................. 1-1Siena ......................... 1-0Syracuse .................... 1-2Texas-Pan American .... 2-0Towson ...................... 0-1UC Riverside ............... 0-1UNC-Greensboro ........ 1-0Wagner ................... 5-1West Virginia ........... 2-3Wisconsin-Green Bay ... 1-0Youngstown State .... 2-2

Note: 2008 opponents in bold.

THOMAS VERSuS ALL OPPONENTSTHOMAS YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Overall Pct. NEC Pct. NEC Finish

2003 23-12 .657 8-0 1.000 1st2004 23-9 .719 8-0 1.000 1st 2005 16-13 .552 7-1 .875 2nd 2006 17-16 .515 5-3 .625 T-3rd2007 18-11 .621 6-2 .750 3rd

Totals 97-61 .614 34-6 .850

THOMAS’ RMu CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First Career Win: 8/29/03 vs. DavidsonNEC Coach of the Year: 2004NEC Regular-Season Titles: 2003, 2004NEC Tournament Titles: 2003NEC Tournament Runner-up: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2003

Assistant Coaches


Janette SchneiderAssistant Coach

Janette Schneider enters her first season as the women’s volleyball assistant coach. She is also working as a graduate assistant in the sports information department at Robert Morris University. Schneider was a four-year letterwinner and three-time All-NEC volleyball player at Robert Morris from 2003 to 2006. She graduated with a degree in communication and a minor in international studies. Schneider spent last year working as the public relations assistant at the Big South Conference while also working as an assistant coach at Carolina Juniors Volleyball Club. She also spent three years coaching volleyball at Quaker Valley Middle School from 2004-06. In addition to her coaching duties, Schneider will be pursuing a master’s degree in business administration and will be working as the sports information contact for volleyball, women’s ice hockey, track & field and men’s & women’s lacrosse.

Tyler WardenStudent Assistant

Tyler Warden enters his second season as the women’s volleyball student assistant. He is a graduate of Norwin High School, where he was a three-year letterwinner in volleyball. While at Norwin, Warden garnered all-section honors in 2006 and 2007, picked up All-WPIAL accolades in 2006 and 2007 and was named to the Finest-40 All-State team in 2007. With the help of Warden, his team won four section titles and owned a 24-2 overall record in 2005, including a 19-1 section mark. In addition to playing volleyball at Norwin, Warden also participated in club baseball. Warden begins his sophomore year at Robert Morris and is pursuing a degree in sport management.

Rebekah Bakermans begins her fourth season with the Colonial volleyball staff as the team manager and statistician. Bakermans played volleyball at Millersburg Area High School for four years and competed on the track and field team for two years. She is a member of the Grace United Methodist Church winter volleyball league and also participates in a spring and summer beach volleyball league. While at Robert Morris, Bakermans has served as the secretary of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and participated on the leadership team of Chi Alpha. She has also spent her time contributing to the Student Government Association and the Coalition of Christian Athletes. Bakermans originally hails from Millersburg, Pa., and will graduate from Robert Morris in 2008 after the fall semester. Bakermans recently returned from Holland after student teaching there for a semester and will potentially return to the Netherlands to pursue a full-time teaching career. She is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in elementary education.


2008 RostersAlphabetical Roster NO. PLAYER YR. POS. HT. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL

3 Alyssa Bennett .................. Fr. S 6-1 Ramona, Calif. / Ramona

6 Charla Drabant * ................ So. OH 5-11 Wheaton, Ill. / Wheaton North

1 Alaina Gibson *** .............. Sr. DS/L 5-7 Muncie, Ind. / Muncie Burris

4 Amanda Graham * ............. So. MB 6-2 Melbourne, Fla. / Eau Gallie

15 Jaye Hellmich * .................. So. MB 6-0 Costa Mesa, Calif. / Estancia

10 Addie Jennings * ............... So. MB/OPP 6-1 Santa Barbara, Calif. / Dos Pueblos

16 Cassie Lee *** ................... Sr. OH/OPP 5-11 Vista, Calif. / Vista

9 Corinne Moser * ................ So. DS/OH 5-6 Meyersdale, Pa. / Meyersdale

18 Jessy Nelko ** ................... Jr. OH/OPP 5-10 Aliquippa, Pa. / Hopewell

7 Melissa Thompson ** ........ Sr. S 5-9 Marysville, Wash. / Marysville Pilchuck

17 Mackenzie Tonn * ............... So. OH 5-11 Fishers, Ind. / Hamilton Southeastern

2 Hannah Veith ..................... Fr. MB 6-1 Columbus, Ohio/Worthington

8 Emily Wolthuis *** ............. R-Sr. MB/OH 5-10 Byron Center, Mich. / South Christian

Numerical Roster NO. PLAYER YR. POS. HT. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL

1 Alaina Gibson *** .............. Sr. DS/L 5-7 Muncie, Ind. / Muncie Burris

2 Hannah Veith ..................... Fr. MB 6-1 Columbus, Ohio / Worthington

3 Alyssa Bennett .................. Fr. S 6-1 Ramona, Calif. / Ramona

4 Amanda Graham * .............. So. MB 6-2 Melbourne, Fla. / Eau Gallie

6 Charla Drabant * ................ So. OH 5-11 Wheaton, Ill. / Wheaton North

7 Melissa Thompson ** ........ Sr. S 5-9 Marysville, Wash. / Marysville Pilchuck

8 Emily Wolthuis *** ............. R-Sr. MB/OH 5-10 Byron Center, Mich. / South Christian

9 Corinne Moser * ................. So. DS/OH 5-6 Meyersdale, Pa. / Meyersdale

10 Addie Jennings * ................ So. OPP 6-1 Santa Barbara, Calif. / Dos Pueblos

15 Jaye Hellmich * ................... So. MB 6-0 Costa Mesa, Calif. / Estancia

16 Cassie Lee *** ................... Sr. OH/OPP 5-11 Vista, Calif. / Vista

17 Mackenzie Tonn * ............... So. OH 5-11 Fishers, Ind. / Hamilton Southeastern

18 Jessy Nelko ** ................... Jr. OH/OPP 5-10 Aliquippa, Pa. / Hopewell

* letters earnedHead Coach: Rob Thomas (sixth year @ RMU; San Diego State ’94)

Assistant Coaches: Janette Schneider (first year @ RMU; Robert Morris ’07)Student Assistant: Tyler Warden

2008 ColonialS


In 2008, the Robert Morris University women’s volleyball team, led by sixth-year head coach Rob Thomas, will look to continue its tradition of success. The Colonials have rallied their way to the NEC Tournament finals nine out of the last 10 years, winning the title five times. This year, the Colonials will look to regain their dominance as the number one team in the NEC after falling in the finals the past four years. Despite their second-place finish, the team had an excellent season in 2007, ending with an overall record of 18-11 and a 6-2 mark in conference play. Although losing Tawnya Storino, Jess Camaioni and Jennifer Stambaugh, three players that have been central to RMU volleyball success in the past, the Colonials will no doubt be able to regain its stride under the leadership of returning and upcoming players. The biggest task will be finding a replacement for setter Storino, who has been running the RMU offense for the past three seasons. “A setter that possesses leadership, command and athleticism is very important for our success in 2008,” said Thomas. “I feel that the competitive nature of our athletes will have those qualities.” While a majority of the 2008 squad will be made up of underclassmen with two freshmen and five sophomores, the team still returns a redshirt senior, three seniors and one junior. There will also be four starters and a libero returning to the lineup this year. “Even with having a lot of young players this season, they have all experienced a high level of competition before and are a very talented and competitive group,” said Thomas. “Plus, with the senior leadership we do have out on the court, this team will quickly become a very strong and confident team.” Outside hitter Emily Wolthuis returns for her fifth season on the Colonial squad due to a shoulder injury suffered during her sophomore year. She will serve as one of the captains this year and will be a great leader for the team due to her experience as a three-year starter on the team. “Emily is the type of player that is able to lead a team through her actions on the court,” noted Thomas. “Her ability to compose herself and others in pressure situations enables everyone to make clutch plays and win matches.” Throughout her career, Wolthuis has racked up an NEC Rookie of the Year award and two All-NEC Second Team awards. In the all-time career record books she is ranked sixth in kills with 1,043. Last season she led the team in kills with 357, which ranks 10th in

the single season all-time record book. Joining Wolthuis as a captain is libero Alaina Gibson, who was also named NEC Rookie of the Year in her freshman campaign and has since earned two first team all-conference awards. “Alaina has a very notable passion for the sport and on top of that has an intense competitive edge that really inspires her teammates,” explained Thomas. “She is always pushing herself and her teammates to get better and better.” Gibson is ranked fourth in digs in the all-time career record book with 1,437 and is tied for fourth in service aces with 119. Last season she led the team and was third in the NEC with 454 digs, as well as being third on the team in service aces with 36. Another successful senior on the team is opposite hitter Cassie Lee, who was named to the 2007

NEC All-Tournament team after compiling 33 kills on a .273 hitting average, three block assists and six digs in the tournament. “Cassie is one of those players that you can always count on to come up big in big matches or at crucial points in a game,” said Thomas. Lee finished the 2007 season with 270 kills, 18 service aces and 42 total blocks. Melissa Thompson, playing in the setter position, rounds out the senior class. She played in 15 games last season, earning 26 assists, six kills, a .556 hitting percentage, five digs and three service aces. “When Melissa steps on the court, she gives our offense a little different slant with her ability to see weak points in the defense,” Thomas added. “She is always conscious of giving and receiving feedback and she plays with a joy and enthusiasm that is contagious.” Another outside hitter on the team, Jessy Nelko, represents the entire junior class. “Over the past two seasons, Jessy has been able to step up to the plate and perform well when the team has needed her, and we will look to her for that again

this season,” said Thomas. Nelko appeared in 54 games last season, earning 88 kills with a .159 hitting average. Two starting middles will return for their sophomore season, with one of them being rookie standout Amanda Graham. In 2007, Graham nabbed three NEC Rookie of the Week honors, took home a first team all-conference award and earned a spot on the NEC All-Tournament Team. “Amanda proved to be one of the strongest mental and physical players in the conference last season,” explained Thomas. “As a freshman it is really hard to take on the kind of responsibility we put on her, but Amanda thrived on it and we hope that she will be able to exceed our expectations yet again this season.” She led the team and conference in hitting percentage with a .344 average and also

led the team in blocks with 89. Graham is joined by fellow middle blocker Jaye Hellmich, who also started as a freshman and posted 107 kills, 49 blocks and a .240 hitting average. A right-side hitter, Addie Jennings, and defensive specialist, Corinne Moser, join Graham and Hellmich in the sophomore class. Jennings appeared in only 33 games, being injured early on in the season. She tallied 22 kills on a .214 hitting percentage and eight blocks. Moser played in 31 games as a freshman, earning 14 digs and one service ace. Closing out the 2008 women’s volleyball team are sophomore transfer outside hitters

Charla Drabant (DePaul) and Mackenzie Tonn (Rutgers), freshman setter Alyssa Bennett and freshmen middle blocker Hannah Veith. “Charla is a very athletic player that has already had a lot of experience playing high level volleyball in the Big East Conference, which will really benefit our team,” noted Thomas. “The addition of all four players will add a lot of depth and competitive spirit to the team. I am excited to see how high the level of play will get as we begin to train in August.” Robert Morris is no stranger to success or winning seasons, but it will look to take that success one step farther by winning a Northeast Conference title in 2008. There will be a lot of talent, experience and spirit found in the Sewall Center this year, and with that will make the Colonials a big challenge for conference foes. “It is always tough to come so close to a NEC title and a NCAA appearance and not get it,” said Thomas. “Hopefully, we can change that this year.”

2008 Outlook

EMily WOlThuis AlAinA gibsOn


2007: Played in a total 28 of 29 matches, starting 27 of them for a total of 95 games … Was named to the All-NEC Second Team while also earning NEC Player of the Week once during the season (9/4) … Named to the Central Michigan All-Tournament team … Led the team in kills with 357 and kills per game with 3.76 … Ranked fourth in the

NEC in kills per game and was second on the team in digs with 271 … Earned career highs in kills (357) and digs (271) … Finished the season with 28 service aces, 21 total blocks and a .190 hitting percentage … Accumulated 11 double-doubles, with four of them occurring in consecutive matches … Compiled 20 double-digit kill matches and 12 double-digit dig matches … In a 3-2 win against Army (9/7) tallied 20 kills to go along with a .234 hitting percentage, 10 digs and one service ace … Also compiled 20 kills with a .234 hitting percentage, five digs, one service ace and one block assist in a 3-1 victory against crosstown rival Duquesne (9/25) and recorded 20 kills, 13 digs, two service aces and one block assist in a 3-1 win against Youngstown State (9/1) … Put together a career-high 24 digs and 17 kills @ Pitt (10/16) … In a NEC quarterfinal win against Sacred Heart, racked up a career-high five service aces, 14 kills, a .391 hitting percentage and 12 digs (11/17) … Hit a career-high .529 against Coppin State (9/22) to go along with nine kills … Closed out the season 10th in the single-season record books in kills with 357 … Ranks sixth in kills in the RMU career record books with 1,043 and is ninth in hitting percentage with a .121 average. 2006: Played in 28 matches, getting the starting nod 27 times, totaling 91 games … Named to the All-NEC Second Team and finished the season with a team high 338 kills and 3.71 kills per game ... Also finished third on the team with 233 digs and fourth on the team with 27 service aces … Tallied 10 double-doubles on the season and recorded 10 or more kills 21 times and 10 or more digs 11 times ... Compiled a season-high 19 kills to go along with a matching 19 dig performance in a 3-1 win against West Virginia (10/4) … Put together 18 kills, 10 digs and one service in a 3-1 victory against NEC rival Central Connecticut State (11/4) … Racked up 17 kills on a .361 hitting average and 18 digs in a 3-0 win against Saint Francis (Pa.) (9/2) … Earned another 17 kills @ Morgan State (9/17) to go along with 11 digs and three blocks in a 3-0 victory … Earned a season high hitting percentage of .387 against Indiana State (9/2), finishing with 16 kills, 13 digs and one service ace in a 3-0 sweep … Finished with three total blocks on four occasions ... Her 3.71 kills per game ranked third in the NEC. 2005: Appeared in only 10 matches due to a season-ending shoulder injury … Tallied 46 kills, nine digs, and four total blocks … Registered double-digit kills on three occasions … Recorded a 22 kills in a 3-2 win over Jacksonville

on a .291 hitting percentage (9/2) … Finished with 21 kills in back-to-back matches against Youngstown State and Akron (8/28). 2004: Played in 31 matches for the Colonials, getting the starting nod on 10 occasions, for a total of 104 games … Named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year … Ranked fourth on the team with 251 kills and 2.41 kills per game … Also recorded 124 digs, 28 block assists, nine service aces and five solo blocks … Registered double-digit kills on 11 occasions … Recorded 11 kills and seven digs in a 3-1 win over Seton Hall (9/4) in the Robert Morris / Duquesne Invitational … Had a stretch midway through the season that she finished with double-digit kills in five out of 10 matches … Finished with 12 kills in a 3-1 win over cross-town rival Duquesne (9/21) and also in a 3-1 loss @ Northern Colorado (9/25) in the Best Western Regency Tournament … Tallied 10 kills @ Pittsburgh (10/12) and rounded out the stretch of five out of 10 games with double-digit kills with 10 in a 3-0 win over Providence (10/17) and 15 kills to go along with seven digs in a 3-2 win over NEC foe Long Island (10/23) … Compiled 13 kills and 11 kills in NEC wins @ Fairleigh Dickinson (10/31) and versus Central Connecticut State (11/7) … Closed out the season with 13 kills, six digs and one block assist in a 3-0 win over Saint Francis (Pa.) (11/20) in the opening round of the NEC Tournament … Returned in the NEC Championship game and registered 10 kills against Long Island (11/21). High School: Earned eight varsity letters at South Christian High School, three each in volleyball and softball and two in basketball … Helped lead South Christian to four consecutive district titles from 2000-2004 and three OK Gold Conference Championships … Earned all-state honors in senior season, along with all-region and all-conference accolades … Honorable mention all-area and all-conference in junior season … Earned her team’s Kills Award in her senior season and posted the most blocking assists on the team in her junior campaign … South Christian’s Most Valuable Player in senior season. Personal: Daughter of Jim and Karen Wolthuis … Born Jan 21, 1986 … Has one brother, Mike and one sister Jennifer … Major is elementary education.

8 Emily Wolthuis MB / OH / 5-10 / R-Sr. • Byron Center, Mich. / South Christian

Career Statistics GP K K/G E TA Pct. A A/G SA SA/G SE RE D D/G BS BA TB B/G

2004 .............................. 104 251 2.41 136 765 .150 2 0.02 9 0.09 14 1 124 1.19 5 28 33 0.322005 .............................. 30 97 3.23 47 267 .187 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 9 0.30 2 2 4 0.132006 .............................. 91 338 3.71 173 949 .174 9 0.10 27 0.30 29 23 233 2.56 2 20 22 0.242007 .............................. 95 357 3.76 173 968 .190 17 0.18 28 0.29 23 7 271 2.85 5 16 21 0.22Totals ........................... 317 1,043 3.29 529 2949 .174 28 0.09 36 0.20 66 31 637 2.01 14 66 80 0.25

— 2008 RMu Returnees —


2007: Competed in all 29 matches for RMU, playing in a total of 101 games … Ended the season with a team-high 454 digs, which is eighth on the single-season records list … Also finished with 4.50 digs per game and was third on the team in service aces with 36 … Enters the 2008 season fifth in digs in the career record books with 1,437 and

is tied for fourth in service aces with 119 … Third in the conference in digs and digs per game with 454 and 4.50, respectively … Tallied double-digit digs in 24 out of 29 matches played, including five 20 or more dig matches and 19 matches with 10 or more digs … Collected a season-high 27 digs in a 3-1 win against Youngstown State (9/1) … Put together 26 digs and two service aces against North Dakota State (9/1/07) and finished with 25 digs and two service aces in a 3-1 triumph over Duquesne (9/25) … Compiled 24 digs and one service ace in the NEC semifinal win over Central Connecticut State (11/17) and gathered 23 digs in a 3-0 win against UW-Green Bay (8/25) … Put together a career-high six aces to go along with 17 digs against Central Connecticut State (10/27) … Earned five service aces and 19 digs against Wagner (10/20/07) and finished with five service aces and 17 digs @ Quinnipiac (10/28) … Ranks fifth in digs in the RMU career record books with 1,437. 2006: Appeared in all 33 matches for the Colonials, playing in a team-high 114 games ... Earned All-NEC First Team accolades and was named to the NEC All-Tournament Team ... Finished the season leading the team with 455 digs and ranked second in service aces with 41 … Her 455 digs rank sixth in the RMU single-season record book ... Finished with 10 or more digs 26 times, including 20 or more five times ... Tallied a season-high 31 digs vs. IPFW (9/1) to go along with two service aces ... Earned 26 digs against Wagner to lead the Colonials

to a 3-2 quarterfinal win in the NEC Tournament (11/18) … Racked up 25 digs and one service ace in a 3-2 win against Texas Pan American (9/22) … Compiled 22 digs in a 3-1 triumph against West Virginia (10/04) … Finished with a season-high six service aces vs. UNC-Greensboro (9/8) ... Racked up five service aces and 15 digs against league opponent Fairleigh

Dickinson (11/12) … Her 3.99 digs per game ranked third in the NEC. 2005: Appeared in all 29 games as a freshman for the Colonials … Led the team in games played with 103 … Named NEC Rookie of the Year … Earned NEC Rookie of the Week honors four times (8/29), (9/6), (9/12) and (10/3) … Named to the All-NEC First Team … Finished her rookie campaign first on the team with 528 digs and tied for first in service aces with 42 … Led the NEC with 5.13 digs per game … Her 528 digs rank third in the RMU single-season record book and her 42 services aces are tied for seventh … Recorded double-digit digs in 27 of the 29 matches the Colonials played … Had a streak of 14 games where she earned double-digit digs (9/2 – 10/7) … Tallied 20 or more digs eight times … Tallied three or more service aces five times … Recorded a career high of 40 digs vs. West Virginia (9/13) … Grabbed 35 digs and one service ace against cross-town rival Duquesne (10/25) … Finished with 32 digs and three service aces against Youngstown State (8/28) … Recorded 27 digs and one service ace in a 3-0 NEC semifinal win against Saint Francis (Pa.) (11/19) … Put together a 25 dig, four ace performance in a 3-2 victory over Jacksonville (9/2) … Finished with four service aces and 18 digs in a 3-0 triumph against Wagner (10/29). High School: Earned four varsity letters at Muncie Burris, under the guidance of Steve Shondell … Muncie Burris claimed the 2004 National High School Championship … In her senior season, Muncie Burris compiled a perfect 40-0 record, including an 8-0 league record on its way to its eighth straight Indiana Class 2A State Championship, and Gibson’s fourth of her high school career… Earned second team all-state recognition in her junior and senior seasons … All-conference honoree in both 2003 and 2004 … An Indiana All-Star in her senior campaign … Personal: Daughter of Dan and Karen Gibson … Born May 19, 1986 … Has one brother, Adam … Major is human resource management.

1 Alaina gibson DS / L / 5-7 / Sr. • Muncie, Ind. / Muncie Burris


2005 .............................. 103 0 0.00 8 32 -.250 21 0.20 42 0.41 34 42 528 5.13 0 0 0 0.002006 .............................. 114 1 0.01 6 29 -.172 25 0.22 41 0.36 32 65 455 3.99 0 0 0 0.002007 .............................. 101 7 0.07 6 32 .031 18 0.18 36 0.36 37 34 454 4.50 0 0 0 0.00Total ............................. 318 8 0.03 20 93 -.129 64 0.20 119 0.37 103 141 1437 4.52 0 0 0 0.00



2007: Played in 28 matches, starting 20 for a total of 95 games … Finished tied for third on the team in kills with 270 and third in assists with 31 … Also finished with 2.84 kills per game, a .186 hitting percentage, 18 service aces and 111 digs … Named to the 2007 NEC All-Tournament Team after accumulating 33 kills on a .273 hitting

average, three block assists and six digs in the tournament … Recorded one double-double on the season in a 3-1 win against Youngstown State (9/1), tallying a career-high 16 digs and 12 kills … Earned 15 double-digit kill matches and two 10 plus dig matches … Earned a career high of 19 kills to go along with four digs and a season-high five block assists in a 3-1 victory against Duquesne (9/25) … Compiled 17 kills on a .485 hitting average, two block assists and one dig against Sacred Heart (11/17) … Put together 16 kills on a .484 hitting average, six digs and one block assist against Bucknell (8/31) … In RMU’s 3-2 win against Army (9/7) recorded 14 kills, four assists, one service ace, three digs and two block assists … Repeated her season high of five total blocks, six digs and six kills against Howard (9/21) … Earned 11 kills on a .429 hitting average, one service ace and two digs @ St. Francis N.Y. (10/14) … Recorded 12 kills on four occasions and recorded three or more blocks on five occasions… Ranks eighth in the career record books in hitting percentage with a .178 average and is tenth in block assists with 108. 2006:

Appeared in a career-high 30 matches, starting 26 times for a total of 91 games played ... Finished third on the team with 51 block assists, third in total blocks with 58, third in assists with 26 and fifth in kills with 164 ... Tallied a season-high 12 kills on three occasions ... Finished with 12 kills on a .400 hitting percentage to go along with four digs and two block assists against Cleveland State (9/16) … Compiled 12 kills, five digs and a season-high six block assists against Saint Francis (Pa.) (10/21) … Put

together 12 kills, three digs and one block assist @ Dartmouth (9/30) … Earned nine kills on a .304 hitting percentage, five digs, one solo block and one block assist against IPFW … Recorded a season high hitting percentage of .444 against Delaware State, earning five kills and three block assists (9/1). 2005: Appeared in 25 matches, getting the starting nod in five, and playing a total of 72 games … Fourth on the team in kills with 168 … Totaled 84 digs, 28 total blocks (seven solo / 21 assisted), nine service aces and six assists … Earned double-digit kills seven times … Recorded one double-double vs. Niagara (9/24) with 12 kills and a season-high 10 digs … Earned a season-high 14 kills to go along with three digs and four total blocks against Duquesne (10/25) … Recorded a career high hitting percentage of .471, which was made up of eight kills and zero errors in a 3-0 victory over Sacred Heart (10/22) … Finished with a season-high four block assists, seven digs and 10 kills in a 3-2 win over Central Conn. State (11/6) … Also earned four blocks against Charleston Southern (9/3), while putting together four kills and two service aces …Tallied 12 kills, seven digs and one solo block against Dartmouth (9/9) … Named Rookie of the Week (9/12) and was selected to the 2005 NEC All-Tournament team. High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner for Vista High School … Four-Time SanDiegoUnionTribune All-Academic Team … First Team All-Avocado League and Second Team All California Interscholastic Federation San Diego in senior season … Second Team All-Palomar League in junior campaign and third team honors in sophomore season … Selected to the Redondo Beach and Mira Mesa All-Tournament Teams in her junior year … Two-time Vista High School Athlete of the Week, once each in her junior and senior seasons … Team Coaches Award in 2003 and 2004, as well as a team captain. Personal: Daughter of Scott and Ramona Lee … Born March 31, 1987 … Has two sisters, Lacie and Chelsie … Major is marketing.

16 Cassie lee OH / 5-11 / Sr. • Vista, Calif. / Vista


2005 .............................. 72 168 2.33 84 542 .155 6 0.08 9 0.12 23 8 84 1.17 7 21 28 0.392006 .............................. 91 164 1.80 76 461 .191 26 0.29 4 0.04 11 18 56 0.86 7 51 58 0.642007 .............................. 95 270 2.84 122 795 .186 31 0.33 18 0.19 49 29 111 1.17 6 36 42 0.44Total ............................. 258 602 2.33 282 1798 .178 63 0.24 31 0.12 83 55 251 0.97 20 108 128 0.50




2007: Competed in 11 matches for a total of 15 games … Ranked fourth on the team in assists with 26 … Also finished the season with six kills on a .556 hitting average and three service aces … Compiled a season-high 12 assists against Coppin State (9/22) to go along with one kill and three digs … Recorded nine assists, four kills on a .429 hitting

average, one service ace and one dig against Wagner (10/20). 2006: Appeared in eight matches for a total of 10 games ... Finished the season ranked second on the team with 30 assists ... Tallied five kills, one service ace, one dig and one total block throughout the season ... Finished with 10 or more assists on two occasions ... Earned 13 assists, three kills and one block assist in a 3-0 sweep against Quinnipiac (11/5) … Compiled 12 assists, two kills, one service ace and a dig against St. Francis (N.Y.) (10/29). 2005: Appeared in seven matches, starting four … Finished the season second on the team in assists with 90 … Recorded

10 total blocks, nine kills, nine digs and four service aces … Recorded a season-high 36 assists to go along with a season-high five total blocks, a season-high of seven digs and two service aces (9/24) … Compiled a season-high six kills on a .556 hitting percentage, 31 assists and four block assists in a 3-0 win over Coppin State (9/23). High School: Played two seasons under Nate McClellan at Marysville Pilchuck … The Tommies were 4A District Champions in her junior campaign along with finishing second in state … Selected as the Rookie of the Year in 2003 … Earned all-area honorable mention accolades in her senior season … Selected to the All-Wesco second team in 2004 … In her senior season served as a co-captain … In the summer of 2005 participated in the USAV Beach Volleyball High Performance Olympic Development Program in Hermosa Beach, Calif., and attended the USAV High Performance Olympic Development Camp in Colorado Springs, Colo. … Participated in the junior Olympics in beach volleyball and at the national level in 2005. Personal: Daughter of Jim and Cindy Thompson … Has five siblings, Alicia, Ezna, Jeremy, Vanessa and Jessica … Born Feb. 18, 1988 … Major is applied psychology.

7 Melissa Thompson S / 5-9 / Sr. • Marysville, Wash. / Marysville Pilchuck


2005 .............................. 15 9 0.60 3 20 .300 90 6.00 4 0.27 8 1 9 0.60 2 8 10 0.672006 .............................. 10 5 0.50 2 7 .429 30 3.00 1 0.10 5 0 1 0.10 0 1 1 0.102007 .............................. 15 6 0.40 1 9 .556 26 1.73 3 0.20 5 0 5 0.33 0 0 0 0.00Total ............................. 45 20 0.44 6 36 .389 146 3.24 8 0.18 18 1 15 0.33 2 9 11 0.24

2007: Appeared in 19 matches, starting eight, and playing a total of 54 games … Tallied 88 kills, 14 digs, three assists and five total blocks … Recorded double-digit kills on two occasions, finishing with 12 kills and one block assist in a 3-0 win against Siena (8/26) and compiling 11 kills, two assists and two digs in a 3-2 victory over Idaho State

(9/8) … Put together eight kills against North Dakota State (9/1) … Tallied seven kills on a .357 hitting percentage in a 3-1 victory against Youngstown State (9/1), earned seven kills and two digs against UW-Green Bay (8/25) in a 3-0 win and compiled seven kills, three digs and one block assist against Pitt (10/16). 2006: Appeared in 14 matches, starting once and totaling 32

games ... Finished the season with 47 kills, 15 digs, three assists, two total blocks and one service ace ... Tallied double-digit kills on two occasions … Earned a career-high of 16 kills on a .200 hitting percentage to go along with two digs and two block assists in a 3-1 win over Fairleigh Dickinson (11/12) … Compiled 11 kills and three digs in a 3-2 victory over Wagner in the NEC Tournament quarterfinal match (11/18) … Finished with seven kills and three digs in the NEC semifinal win over Saint Francis (Pa.) (11/18). High School: Earned two letters at Hopewell ... Was part of four WPIAL championships from 2002-2005 and one PIAA championship in 2004, helped lead team to a 16-1 record ... Second Team All-Section in 2005 ... Participated in the bowling club, art club, Spanish club and junior Olympic volleyball while in high school. Personal: Daughter of Mike and Sandy ... Born Feb. 24, 1988 ... Has one sister Jennifer … Major is environmental science.

18 Jessica nelko OH-OPP / 5-10 / Jr. • Aliquippa, Pa. / Hopewell


2006 .............................. 32 47 1.47 45 183 .011 3 0.09 1 0.03 0 1 15 0.47 0 2 2 0.062007 .............................. 54 88 1.63 45 270 .159 3 0.06 0 0.00 0 1 14 0.26 1 4 5 0.09Total ............................. 86 135 1.57 90 453 .099 6 0.07 1 0.01 0 2 29 0.34 1 6 7 0.08


2007: Appeared in all 29 matches, starting 28, and playing a total of 101 games … Named NEC Rookie of the Week three times (8/27, 10/1 and 11/5) … Earned first team all-conference accolades and named to the NEC All-Tournament Team … Member of the Saint Francis (Pa.) All-Tournament Team … Led the team and conference

in hitting percentage with a .344 average and was second on the team in kills with 344 … Second on the team and sixth in the NEC with 3.41 kills per game … First on the team in block assists, solo blocks and total blocks, with 65, 24 and 89, respectively … Also tallied five assists, 27 service aces and 64 digs … Finished the season with 20 double-digit kill matches, including a career high of 20 kills on two occasions and also earned at least one block in 28 out of 29 matches … Against Sacred Heart amassed 20 kills on a career high .792 average, four block assists, one assist and one dig in a 3-0 win (10/4) and against Delaware State (9/29) earned 20 kills on .447 hitting, one service ace and four total blocks … Accumulated a career-high nine total blocks to go along with 13 kills and two digs against Central Connecticut State (10/27) …Compiled 17 kills against North Dakota State (9/1), while also adding two digs and two block assists … Finished with 17 kills, four total blocks and one service ace against Central Connecticut State in a NEC semifinal win (11/17) and tallied another 17 kills, five digs, three service aces and three block assists against Idaho State (9/8) ... Collected six total blocks, 14 kills, two assists

and five digs against Saint Francis (Pa.) (9/22) … Put together a 12 kill and five total block game performance against UW-Green Bay (8/25) and Sacred Heart (11/17) … Her .344 hitting average ties for fifth in the single-season record book and her 65 block assists ranks sixth. High School: Received letters in both volleyball and soccer ... Named Offensive MVP and Space Coast All-Star Game MVP in 2006 ... Also received soccer MVP honors in 2006 and won the J. Kyle Braid Leadership Award ... Graduated 11th in her class. Personal: Daughter of Mark and Kim ... Born Sept. 20, 1988 ... Has one brother, Cody ... Major is nuclear medicine technology.

4 Amanda graham MB / 6-2 / So. • Melbourne, Fla. / Eau Gallie


2007 .............................. 101 344 3.41 78 773 .344 5 0.05 27 0.27 44 2 64 0.63 24 65 89 0.88

2007: Appeared in 17 matches, getting the starting nod once, for a total of 33 games … Tallied 22 kills on .214 hitting, three assists, six digs and eight total blocks … Recorded five kills on a .300 hitting average and four total blocks against Coppin State (9/22) and finished with four kills against Delaware

State (9/29). High School: Helped lead team to a 21-8 record her senior season ... Silver Division Champions – Edison Tournament and second in league ... Team tallied a 27-3 overall record, while placing first in the San Luis Tournament, second in the Tournament of Champions and fifth in the Edison High Tournament ... Named All-Channel League Second Team in her senior year. Personal: Daughter of Tom and Dee ... Born April 23, 1989 ... Major is management.

10 Addie Jennings MB / OPP / 6-1 / So. • Santa Barbara, Calif. / Dos Pueblos


2007 .............................. 33 22 0.67 10 56 .214 3 0.09 0 0.0 1 0 6 0.18 4 4 8 0.24



2007: Appeared in 18 matches and 31 games to earn 14 digs and one service ace … Recorded at least one dig on seven occasions … Earned a season-high five digs and one service ace against Coppin State (9/22). High School: Earned four letters in volleyball and track and three letters in basketball

... Named County MVP, all-county first team and all-conference first team in 2006 ... Finished her career with 828 kills, 101 service aces and a .287 hitting percentage ... Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Lisa Moser ... Born Feb. 19, 1989 ... Has one sister, Rachelle, and one brother, Matthew ... Major is finance.

9 Corinne Moser DS / OH / 5-6 / So. • Meyersdale, Pa. / Meyersdale


2007 .............................. 31 0 0.0 0 2 .000 1 0.03 1 0.03 0 4 14 0.45 0 0 0 0.0

2007: Competed in 22 matches, starting 19, for a total of 69 games … Second on the team in solo blocks, total blocks and blocks per game with nine, 49 and 0.71, respectively … Also was third on the team with an attack percentage of .240 … Finished the season with 107 kills, 12 digs and four assists … In the semifinals of the NEC

Tournament against Central Connecticut State recorded a career high in kills with 19 on a .567 average (11/17) … Recorded a career-high six total blocks against crosstown rival Duquesne (9/25) to go along with eight kills … Earned a career high in attack percentage against Sacred Heart (11/4), compiling seven kills on .667 average in a 3-0 win … Finished with nine kills on a .412 average and two total blocks against Quinnipiac (10/28). High School: Received letters in volleyball, soccer, track & field, basketball and water polo … Led her team to the first round of CIF for the first time in 12 years in 2005,

and in 2006 guided her team to the second round of CIF … In 2006 was named first team all-league, team MVP and was a member of the Dream Team … Three-year MVP in track & field and was Athlete of the Year in 2006. Personal: Daughter of Bob and Cindy Hellmich … Born June 14, 1989 … Has three brothers, Tyson, Brett and Jess … Major is communication.

15 Jaye hellmich MB / 6-0 / So. • Costa Mesa, Calif. / Estancia


2007 .............................. 69 107 1.55 43 267 .240 4 0.06 0 0.0 2 0 12 0.17 9 40 49 0.71



2007 (DePaul): Played in all 28 matches for the Blue Demons, starting 25 … Second on the team in kills with 294, second in service aces with 18 and second in digs with 223 … Also earned 18 service aces and 34 total blocks … Finished the season with seven double-doubles, 13 double-digit kill matches and eight plus 10 dig matches … Accumulated a season-high 28 kills to go along with 21 digs against Western Illinois (9/18) … Earned 21 kills and 12 digs against Rutgers (10/7) and compiled 19 kills and 27 digs against Samford (9/7). High School: Four-year letterwinner and two-time captain in volleyball … Named to the DuPage Valley All-Conference team three years in a row, while also earning DuPage Valley Conference All-Academic honors twice … Part of the Falcon Classic All-Tournament Team three times and named to the Downers Grove North All-Tournament Team twice … Played club for Sports Performance for four years and played one year for First Alliance … Club volleyball achievements consist of five trips to nationals, a first-place finish in the Indianapolis Central Zone Tournament, a Prep Classic victory, third at the Big South Qualifier in Atlanta and a fifth-place finish at nationals during her senior year. Personal: Born Oct. 4, 1988 … Daughter of Edward and Barbra Drabant … Has two sisters, Amy and Laura, and one brother, Ken … Major is environmental science.

6 Charla Drabant OH / 5-11 / So. • Wheaton, Ill. / Wheaton North (DePaul)

High School: Three-year varsity letterwinner in volleyball … Led her high school team to the finals of the CIF Division 2 Southern Section in 2006 and the semifinals in her senior year … Named to the first team of her section for both years and was also named to the first team of the Valley League in 2006 and 2007 … Garnered all-tournament honors at the Scripps Ranch Tournament in 2006 and 2007, was the MVP of the Palm Desert Tournament in 2007 and was also MVP of her high school team in 2007 … Helped guide her team to an 11th place finish at Nationals in the Junior Olympic Open Division in 2006 and a 12th place finish this past year while playing for Epic Volleyball Club. Personal: Daughter of Andrew and Julie Bennett ... Born July 9, 1990 ... Has three siblings, Kiele, Derrek and Alec ... Major is undecided.

3 Alyssa bennett S / 6-0 / Fr. • Ramona, Calif. / Ramona

— 2008 RMu newcomers —


— 2008 RMu newcomers —

2007 (Rutgers): Played in 19 matches, starting five, for a total of 39 games …Third on the team in service aces with 10 … Finished the season with 16 kills and 35 digs … Led the team in kills and digs against Pitt (11/11) with six and seven, respectively … Compiled four kills, three digs, one service ace and one solo block against West Virginia (11/10). High School: Earned three letters in both volleyball and track & field … Named all-county, all-conference and all-state honorable mention during her sophomore, junior and senior seasons in volleyball … Played club for Circle City Volleyball and helped lead her team to the Junior Olympic Qualifier in 2004 and 2005 … Also guided her team to a regional championship in 2004, a runner-up finish in the Northern Lights Tournament in 2004 and a fourth-place finish at the Mideast Qualifier in 2006. Personal: Daughter of Mark and Melanie Tonn … Born Sept. 22, 1988 … Has two sisters, Macie and Madison … Major is sports management.

17 Mackenzie Tonn OH / 5-11 / So. • Fishers, Ind. / Hamilton Southeastern (Rutgers)

High School: Named First Team OCC Central District, OCC Player of the year and third team all-state in her senior season at Worthington High School … Led her team to a second-place finish in the district, which was the best record in school history … Earned scholar-athlete accolades all four years of high school and was a member of the National Honor Society where she earned bronze, silver and gold keys … Played club for Kapea Buckeye 18 Nationals and also participated in lacrosse in her freshman and sophomore years. Personal: Daughter of Karen Veith … Born August 6, 1989 … Has on sister, Allie, and three brothers, Nathan, Patrick and Matthew … Major is management.

2 hannah Veith MB / 6-0 / Fr. • Columbus, Ohio / Worthington

2007 SeaSon in Review


2007 Match-by-Match ResultsOverall: 18-11 • Conference: 6-2 • Home: 6-3 • Away: 4-5 • Neutral: 8-3 (Three games: 12-5; Four games: 4-5; Five games: 2-1)

DATE OPPONENT SCORE SCORE-BY-GAME RECORD RECORD TIME ATTEND

! 08/25/07 @ Central Michigan L, 0-3 24-30, 28-3, 19-30 0-1 0-0 1:37 125

! 08/25/07 vs. UW-Green Bay W, 3-0 30-23,30-25,30-26 1-1 0-0 1:30 40

! 08/26/07 vs. Siena W,3-0 30-17,30-23,30-25 2-1 0-0 1:17 45

# 08/31/07 BUCKNELL L, 0-3 33-35,33-35,20-30 2-2 0-0 1:45 78

# 09/01/07 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 3-1 30-25,27-30,31-29,30-25 3-2 0-0 2:00 89

# 09/01/07 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L, 2-3 26-30,30-25,30-20,22-30,8-15 3-3 0-0 2:15 65

$ 09/07/07 vs. Army W, 3-2 20-30,30-19,19-30,30-26,17-15 4-3 0-0 2:07 102

$ 09/07/07 vs. UC Riverside L, 1-3 26-30,30-28,21-30,15-30 4-4 0-0 2:00 102

$ 09/08/07 vs. Idaho State W, 3-2 24-30,31-29,22-30,30-21,15-11 5-4 0-0 1:15 112

^ 09/21/07 vs. Howard W, 3-0 30-20,30-14,30-19 6-4 0-0 1:15 78

^ 09/22/07 @ Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 3-0 30-24,30-28,30-28 7-4 0-0 1:35 203

^ 09/22/07 vs. Coppin State W, 3-0 30-18,30-11,30-21 8-4 0-0 1:10 72

09/25/07 DUQUESNE W, 3-1 29-31,30-28,30-22,30-27 9-4 0-0 1:45 239

% 09/28/07 vs. Norfolk State W, 3-0 30-27,30-18,30-17 10-4 0-0 1:15 51

% 09/29/07 vs. Delaware State L, 1-3 24-30,20-30,30-25,27-30 10-5 0-0 1:50 54

% 09/29/07 @ Maryland-East. Shore L, 1-3 31-29,17-30,22-30,22-30 10-6 0-0 1:45 144

10/03/07 WEST VIRGINIA L, 0-3 20-30,31-33,22-30 10-7 0-0 1:40 136

* 10/13/07 @ Long Island L, 0-3 22-30,27-30,20-30 10-8 0-1 1:33 103

* 10/14/07 @ St. Francis (N.Y.) W, 3-0 30-20,30-12,30-20 11-8 1-1 1:00 103

10/16/07 @ Pittsburgh L, 1-3 22-30,31-29,28-30,22-30 11-9 1-1 2:00 189

* 10/20/07 WAGNER W, 3-0 30-17,30-12,30-15 12-9 2-1 1:15 143

* 10/27/07 @ Central Connecticut State L, 1-3 27-30,30-22,25-30,28-30 12-10 2-2 1:53 148

* 10/28/07 @ Quinnipiac W, 3-1 30-23,25-30,30-12,30-10 13-10 3-2 1:45 46

* 10/02/07 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W, 3-0 30-22,30-26,30-21 14-10 4-2 1:20 84

* 10/04/07 SACRED HEART W, 3-0 30-17,30-27,30-14 15-10 5-2 1:20 76

* 11/11/07 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) W, 3-0 30-17,30-23,30-28 16-10 6-2 1:15 145

& 11/17/07 vs. Sacred Heart W, 3-0 30-24,30-25,30-19 17-10 6-2 1:17 111

& 11/17/07 vs. Central Connecticut State W, 3-1 30-22,30-23,27-30,30-26 18-10 6-2 1:45 250

& 11/18/07 vs. Long Island L, 0-3 21-30,22-30,18-30 18-11 6-2 1:22 321

*Northeast Conference match | !Central Michigan Tournament | #Duquesne / Robert Morris Invitational | $ California-Riverside Classic^Saint Francis (Pa.) Tournament | % Maryland-Eastern Shore Tournament


2007 individual statistics |----------------------- ATTACK -----------------------| |-------- SET --------| |---------- SERVE ------------| ## Name GP-MP-MS K K/Game E TA Pct. A A/Game SA SA/Gm SE

7 THOMPSON, Melissa ...... 15-11-0 6 0.40 1 9 .556 26 1.73 3 0.20 5 4 GRAHAM, Amanda .......... 101-29-28 344 3.41 78 773 .344 5 0.05 27 0.27 44 9 STORINO, Tawnya ........... 99-29-28 64 0.65 17 157 .299 1190 12.02 41 0.41 36 15 HELLMICH, Jaye .............. 69-22-19 107 1.55 43 267 .240 4 0.06 0 0.00 2 10 JENNINGS, Addie ............ 33-17-1 22 0.67 10 56 .214 3 0.09 0 0.00 1 12 CAMAIONI, Jessica .......... 101-29-20 9 0.09 3 29 .207 11 0.11 15 0.15 18 3 STAMBAUGH, Jennifer ..... 101-29-17 270 2.67 124 750 .195 35 0.35 51 0.50 52 8 WOLTHUIS, Emily ............ 95-28-27 357 3.76 173 968 .190 17 0.18 28 0.29 23 16 LEE, Cassie ...................... 95-28-20 270 2.84 122 795 .186 31 0.33 18 0.19 49 18 NELKO, Jessy ................... 54-19-8 88 1.63 45 270 .159 3 0.06 0 0.00 0 1 GIBSON, Alaina ............... 101-29-0 7 0.07 6 32 .031 18 0.18 36 0.36 37 13 MOSER, Corinne .............. 31-18-0 0 0.00 0 2 .000 1 0.03 1 0.03 0 ROBERT MORRIS ........... 102-29-29 1544 15.14 622 4108 .224 1344 13.18 220 2.16 267 Opponents ..................... 102-29-29 1290 12.65 614 3813 .177 1112 10.90 184 1.80 202

|--------- DIG ---------| |------------------------ BLOCKING -------------------------| ## Name G RE DIG Dig/G BS BA Total B/Game BE BHE

7 THOMPSON, Melissa ............................. 15 0 5 0.33 0 0 0 0.00 0 4 4 GRAHAM, Amanda ................................. 101 2 64 0.63 24 65 89 0.88 5 3 9 STORINO, Tawnya .................................. 99 4 241 2.43 4 42 46 0.46 8 44 15 HELLMICH, Jaye ..................................... 69 0 12 0.17 9 40 49 0.71 4 5 10 JENNINGS, Addie ................................... 33 0 6 0.18 4 4 8 0.24 3 0 12 CAMAIONI, Jessica ................................. 101 44 231 2.29 1 0 1 0.01 1 3 3 STAMBAUGH, Jennifer ............................ 101 37 188 1.86 0 29 29 0.29 2 7 8 WOLTHUIS, Emily ................................... 95 7 271 2.85 5 16 21 0.22 1 8 16 LEE, Cassie ............................................. 95 29 111 1.17 6 36 42 0.44 3 4 18 NELKO, Jessy ......................................... 54 1 14 0.26 1 4 5 0.09 0 2 1 GIBSON, Alaina ...................................... 101 34 454 4.50 0 0 0 0.00 0 1 13 MOSER, Corinne ..................................... 31 4 14 0.45 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 TEAM ...................................................... 22 ROBERT MORRIS ................................ 102 184 1611 15.79 54 236 172.0 1.69 27 83 Opponents .......................................... 102 220 1499 14.70 50 363 231.5 2.27 52 100

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2007 nEC standings & Awards

SCHOOL NEC PCT. OVERALL PCT STREAK HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

1. Long Island* .............................. 8-0 1.000 23-14 .622 L1 12-1 7-7 4-6

2. Central Connecticut State * .......... 7-1 .875 23-7 .767 L1 10-1 8-2 5-4

3. Robert Morris* ...................... 6-2 .750 18-11 .621 L1 6-3 3-7 9-1

4. Fairleigh Dickinson* .................... 5-3 .625 15-15 .500 L1 6-2 6-8 3-5

5. Saint Francis (Pa.)* ..................... 4-4 .500 11-23 .324 L1 4-6 4-10 3-7

6. Sacred Heart* ............................ 3-5 .375 9-20 .310 L7 5-4 1-7 3-9

7. Wagner ..................................... 2-6 .250 4-18 .182 W1 1-8 3-8 0-2

8. St. Francis (N.Y.) ......................... 1-7 .125 2-29 .065 L2 1-10 0-10 1-9

9. Quinnipiac ................................. 0-8 .000 1-29 .033 L24 1-10 0-11 0-8

* Clinched NEC Tournament Berth

NEC PLAYER OF THE WEEk11/5/07 Shelby Heggie Long Island10/29/07 Amanda Bayer Central Conn. State10/22/07 Martina Wagner Long Island10/15/07 Lindsey Patty Long Island10/8/07 Martina Wagner Long Island10/1/07 Martina Wagner Long Island9/24/07 Shelby Heggie Long Island9/17/07 Lauren Snyder Central Conn. State9/10/07 Tawnya Storino Robert Morris9/4/07 Emily Wolthuis Robert Morris8/27/07 Martina Wagner Long Island

NEC ROOkIE OF THE WEEk11/5/07 Amanda Graham Robert Morris10/29/07 Amanda Bayer Central Conn. St.10/22/07 Amanda Bayer Central Conn. St.10/15/07 Lindsay Malloy Saint Francis (Pa.)10/8/07 Courtney Kidd-Kadlubek Sacred Heart10/1/07 Amanda Graham Robert Morris9/24/07 Amanda Bayer Central Conn. State9/17/07 Lauren Snyder Central Conn. State9/10/07 Amanda Bayer Central Conn. State9/4/07 Lauren Snyder Central Conn. State8/27/07 Amanda Graham Robert Morris

AWARD WINNERSPlayeroftheYear Shelby Heggie Long IslandRookieoftheYear Amanda Bayer Central Conn. StateSetter of the Year Tawnya Storino Robert MorrisLiberooftheYear Svetlana Simic Long IslandCoachoftheYear Linda Sagnelli Central Conn. State

FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE NAME SCHOOL POS.

Shelby Heggie ................ Long Island OPP Martina Wagner ............. Long Island OH Amanda Graham ....... Robert Morris MB Jamie Baumert .............. Central Conn. State MB Lauren Boothby ............. Fairleigh Dickinson MB Martina Racic ................ Long Island MB Svetlana Simic ................ Long Island L SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE NAME SCHOOL POS.

Lindsey Patty ................. Long Island S Lauren Snyder ............... Central Conn. State OH/DS Amanda Bayer ............... Central Conn. State S Emily Wolthuis ........... Robert Morris MB/OHTawnya Storino .......... Robert Morris S Rebecca Tenney ............. Fairleigh Dickinson MB Kaitlin Petrella ............... Central Conn. State L

ALL-TOuRNAMENT TEAM NAME SCHOOL POS.

Amanda Graham ....... Robert Morris MBCassie Lee ................. Robert Morris OH/OPP Tawnya Storino .......... Robert Morris SShelby Heggie* .............. Long Island MBLindsey Patty ................. Long Island S Martina Racic ................ Long Island MB

* Tournament MVP

2007 northeast Conference Volleyball Tournament

HostedbyLongIslandUniversityBrooklyn,N.Y.

— First Round —Saturday,Nov.17

No. 5 Saint Francis (Pa.) def. No. 4 Fairleigh Dickinson, 3-2

No. 3 Robert Morris def. No. 6 Sacred Heart, 3-0

— Semifinals —Saturday,November17

No. 1 Long Island def. No. 5 Saint Francis (Pa.), 3-0

No. 3 Robert Morris def. No. 2 Central Connecticut State, 3-1

— Championship —Sunday,Nov.18

No. 1 Long Island def. No. 3 Robert Morris, 3-0

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2007 nEC individual statisticsHITTING PERCENTAGE (Minimum .200/3.0 attacks per game)

Player Team G Kills Errs Total Pct

1. GRAHAM, Amanda ....... RMU 101 344 78 773 .344

2. BAUMERT, Jamie ............. CCSU 80 226 49 537 .330

3. TENNEY, Rebecca ............ FDU 112 344 99 776 .316

4. HEGGIE, Shelby ............... LIU 129 526 153 1201 .311

5. OLMSTEAD, Amanda ....... CCSU 101 208 58 486 .309

6. RACIC, Martina ................ LIU 123 416 137 911 .306

7. SAXTON, Milou ............... CCSU 111 199 68 516 .254

8. ARCHER, Annie ............... SHU 97 191 75 467 .248

9. BOOTHBY, Lauren ........... FDU 100 366 147 907 .241

10. MALLOY, Lindsay ............. SFPA 79 186 78 449 .241

kILLS (Minimum 2.00 per game)

Player Team G No. Avg/G

1. SNYDER, Lauren ....................... CCSU 111 457 4.12

2. WAGNER, Martina ..................... LIU 127 518 4.08

3. HEGGIE, Shelby ......................... LIU 129 526 4.08

4. WOLTHUIS, Emily ................ RMU 95 357 3.76

5. BOOTHBY, Lauren ..................... FDU 100 366 3.66

6. GRAHAM, Amanda .............. RMU 101 344 3.41

7. RACIC, Martina ......................... LIU 123 416 3.38

8. BUTER, Kristin .......................... SFPA 113 360 3.19

9. TENNEY, Rebecca ...................... FDU 112 344 3.07

10. PEPPER, Ashley ........................ WC 73 219 3.00

ASSISTS (Minimum 5.00 per game)


1. STORINO, Tawnya ................ RMU 99 1190 12.02

2. BAYER, Amanda ........................ CCSU 113 1334 11.81

3. HILK, Gabi ................................ WC 57 556 9.75

4. PATTY, Lindsey .......................... LIU 122 1138 9.33

5. EBERT, Alexa ............................ SFPA 59 501 8.49

6. MYERS, Rikki ............................ SFPA 78 635 8.14

7. KIDD-KADLUBEK, Cour. ............. SHU 98 794 8.10

8. LEVY, Ruth ............................... FDU 112 672 6.00

9. MILIN, Dunja ............................ LIU 78 467 5.99

10. KOWALSKI, Karolina .................. FDU 112 600 5.36

SERVICE ACES (Minimum 0.10 per game)



2. BUTER, Kristin .......................... SFPA 113 58 0.51

3. STAMBAUGH, Jennifer ......... RMU 101 51 0.50

4. SNYDER, Lauren ....................... CCSU 111 52 0.47

5. BAYER, Amanda ........................ CCSU 113 52 0.46

6. OLMSTEAD, Amanda ................ CCSU 101 45 0.45

7. EBERT, Alexa ............................ SFPA 59 25 0.42

8. STORINO, Tawnya ................ RMU 99 41 0.41

9. DUFFY, Christine ....................... SHU 95 38 0.40

10. MEAGHER, Melissa ................... CCSU 100 39 0.39

BLOCkS (Minimum 0.50 per game)

Player Team G Solo Asst Total Avg/G

1. BAUMERT, Jamie ........... CCSU 80 19 90 109.0 1.36

2. BOOTHBY, Lauren ......... FDU 100 34 75 109.0 1.09

3. GREENWALT, Kayla ....... SFPA 97 17 83 100.0 1.03

4. DYSON, Trevon ............. LIU 113 24 92 116.0 1.03

DIGS (Minimum 1.00 per game)


1. PETRELLA, Kaitlin ..................... CCSU 113 594 5.26

2. SIMIC, Svetlana ......................... LIU 127 626 4.93

3. GIBSON, Alaina ................... RMU 101 454 4.50

4. RODRIGUEZ, Liliana .................. SFNY 99 429 4.33

5. KLEIN, Alex .............................. WC 72 246 3.42

6. LECHMAN, Jennifer ................... WC 73 232 3.18


8. OVERDEVEST, Erin ..................... QU 97 303 3.12

9. SAIPALE, Mydori ....................... SHU 98 305 3.11

10. WOLTHUIS, Emily ................ RMU 95 271 2.85

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2007 nEC Team statistics

HITTING PERCENTAGE Team G Kills Errs Total Pct.

1. Long Island ............... 131 2066 803 5107 .247 2. Central Conn. State .... 113 1662 644 4292 .237 3. Robert Morris ........ 102 1544 622 4108 .224 4. Fairleigh Dickinson ..... 112 1518 645 4301 .203 5. Saint Francis (Pa.) ...... 116 1435 788 4218 .153 6. Sacred Heart ............. 98 1174 687 3808 .128 7. Wagner .................... 73 839 557 2809 .100 8. Quinnipiac ................ 97 831 663 3378 .050 9. St. Francis (N.Y.) ........ 99 786 700 3238 .027 OPPONENT HITTING PCT. Team G Kills Errs Total Pct.

1. Central Conn. State .. 113 1465 787 4396 .154 2. Fairleigh Dickinson ... 112 1453 724 4344 .168 3. Robert Morris ...... 102 1290 614 3813 .177 4. Long Island ............. 131 1658 796 4764 .181 5. Wagner ................... 73 955 435 2614 .199 6. Saint Francis (Pa.) .... 116 1575 713 4098 .210 7. Sacred Heart ............ 98 1349 562 3517 .224 8. Quinnipiac ............... 97 1408 543 3548 .244 9. St. Francis (N.Y) ....... 99 1487 475 3496 .289 ASSISTS Team G No. Avg/G

1. Long Island ....................... 131 1863 14.22 2. Central Conn. State ............ 113 1506 13.33 3. Robert Morris ............... 102 1344 13.18 4. Fairleigh Dickinson ............. 112 1350 12.05 5. Saint Francis (Pa.) .............. 116 1315 11.34 6. Sacred Heart ...................... 98 1081 11.03 7. Wagner ............................. 73 757 10.37 8. Quinnipiac ......................... 97 753 7.76 9. St. Francis (N.Y.) ................ 99 673 6.80

kILLS Team G No. Avg/G

1. Long Island ....................... 131 2066 15.77 2. Robert Morris ............... 102 1544 15.14 3. Central Conn. State ............ 113 1662 14.71 4. Fairleigh Dickinson ............. 112 1518 13.55 5. Saint Francis (Pa.) .............. 116 1435 12.37 6. Sacred Heart ...................... 98 1174 11.98 7. Wagner ............................. 73 839 11.49 8. Quinnipiac ......................... 97 831 8.57 9. St. Francis (N.Y.) ................ 99 786 7.94

BLOCkS Team G Solo Asst Total Avg/G

1. Central Conn. State .. 113 44 454 271.0 2.40 2. Long Island ............. 131 96 394 293.0 2.24 3. Fairleigh Dickinson ... 112 81 308 235.0 2.10 4. Saint Francis (Pa.) .... 116 49 370 234.0 2.02 5. Robert Morris ...... 102 54 236 172.0 1.69 6. Wagner ................... 73 37 159 116.5 1.60 7. Sacred Heart ............ 98 49 174 136.0 1.39 8. Quinnipiac ............... 97 49 126 112.0 1.15 9. St. Francis (N.Y.) ........ 99 24 92 70.0 0.71 SERVICE ACES Team G No. Avg/G

1. Long Island ....................... 131 314 2.40 2. Central Conn. State ............ 113 261 2.31 3. Robert Morris ............... 102 220 2.16 4. Sacred Heart ...................... 98 207 2.11 5. Saint Francis (Pa.) .............. 116 232 2.00 6. Wagner ............................. 73 143 1.96 7. Fairleigh Dickinson ............. 112 214 1.91 8. Quinnipiac ......................... 97 149 1.54 9. St. Francis (N.Y.) ................ 99 147 1.48 DIGS Team G No. Avg/G

1. Fairleigh Dickinson ............. 112 1786 15.95 2. Central Conn. State ............ 113 1789 15.83 3. Robert Morris ............... 102 1611 15.79 4. Long Island ....................... 131 1970 15.04 5. Wagner ............................. 73 1073 14.70 6. St. Francis (N.Y.) .................. 99 1382 13.96 7. Sacred Heart ...................... 98 1368 13.96 8. Quinnipiac ......................... 97 1340 13.81 9. Saint Francis (Pa.) .............. 116 1465 12.63

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All-northeast Conference honoreesPLAYER OF THE YEAR

Kristie Tuxford • 1993Tina Friel • 1996

Katie Noble • 2001, 2002Rachel Leitch • 2004

ROOkIE OF THE YEAREmily Wolthuis • 2004 Alaina Gibson • 2005

COACH OF THE YEARAlan Byers • 1993

Tim Horsmon • 1999, 2002Rob Thomas • 2004

TOuRNAMENT MOST VALuABLE PLAYERMelissa Vensel • 1992Kristie Tuxford • 1993Julie Sector • 1999

Karla Barhorst • 2001, 2002Rachel Leitch • 2003

First TeamJennifer Murphy • 1993

Molly McCann • 1993, 1994Kristie Tuxford • 1994, 1995

Tina Friel • 1995Diana Vitantionio • 1997Maryann Liska • 1999

Katie Noble • 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002Darcey Miller • 2001Karla Barhorst • 2002

Megan Bell • 2003, 2004, 2005Rachel Leitch • 2003, 2004

Darcy Thompson • 2003, 2004Alaina Gibson • 2005, 2006

Janette Schneider • 2006Amanda Graham • 2007

Second TeamJulie Sector • 1999

Maryann Liska • 2000Karla Barhorst • 2001Rachel Leitch • 2001Traci Zureick • 2002

Darcey Miller • 2003, 2004Breanne Schenk • 2003

Janette Schneider • 2004, 2005Cyndi Dunslow • 2005

Emily Wolthuis • 2006, 2007Tawnya Storino • 2007Players in bold are still active

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nEC ChampionshipsFairleigh Dickinson won the first three titles (1987-89) before the sport took a two-year hiatus from league competition. Robert Morris claimed the 1992 and 1993 titles when volleyball returned, but Rider ended the Colonials’ dominance with its “three-peat.” Saint Francis (Pa.) won the first regular-season title in the post-Rider era with a perfect 10-0 mark in 1997, while Wagner won the tournament title. UMBC, in its first year in the NEC, capped off a perfect regular season by capturing the 1998 NEC title and earned the NEC’s first-ever automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. After failing to qualify for the tournament in 1998, Robert Morris captured its third NEC championship in 1999, and then went on an amazing run by winning five straight league titles before Long Island halted the streak in 2004 with its first tourney crown. The Colonials own an overall record of 91-26 against NEC foes since 1994 when the conference began to have a regular season champion, including a 70-8 mark over the last nine years. Since 1992, Robert Morris is 30-12 in NEC Tournament action.

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nEC Regular-season Championships

1999 – (19-15, 9-0) 2003 – (23-12, 8-0)2001 – (21-16, 10-1) 2004 – (23-9, 8-0)2002 – (27-12, 9-0)

nEC Tournament Championships

1992 • 1993 • 1999 • 20002001 • 2002 • 2003

nCAA Tournament Appearances

1999 • 2000 • 20012002 • 2003

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Robert Morris vs. OpponentsAkron ............................... 0-7Albany .............................. 0-1Alderson-Broaddus ............ 1-0American .......................... 0-5Army ................................ 1-2Ashland ............................ 0-1Austin Peay ....................... 0-1Ball State .......................... 1-0Bentley ............................. 1-0Binghamton ...................... 1-0Bowling Green ................... 0-1Brown ............................... 1-0Bucknell ............................ 2-4Buffalo .............................. 0-11California (Pa.) .................. 1-1Campbell .......................... 1-1Canisius ............................ 7-8Carlow .............................. 0-1Central Conn. State ....... 11-4Central Michigan ............... 0-1Chatham ........................... 2-0Charleston Southern ........... 0-1Chicago State .................... 3-1Cincinnati .......................... 0-1Clarion .............................. 3-2Cleveland State .................. 1-16Coastal Carolina ................. 0-1Colgate ............................. 0-1Colorado State ................... 0-1Columbia .......................... 0-1Connecticut ....................... 1-1Coppin State ..................... 7-0Cornell .......................... 2-0Dartmouth ........................ 0-2Davidson .......................... 1-1Dayton ............................. 0-2Delaware ........................... 0-1Delaware State .................. 3-1Drexel ............................... 2-1Duquesne ...................... 5-18East Tennesse State ............ 0-1Eastern Kentucky ............... 0-4Eastern Michigan ............... 1-2Eastern Washington ........... 0-1Fairleigh Dickinson ......... 14-5Gannon ............................. 0-1

Gardner-Webb ................... 0-1Georgia State .................... 1-0George Washington ............ 1-1Hampton .......................... 1-0Hartford ............................ 0-1Harvard ............................ 0-1High Point ......................... 1-0Hofstra ......................... 0-1Houston ............................ 0-1Howard ......................... 3-6Idaho State ....................... 1-0Indiana (Pa.) ..................... 0-2Indiana State ..................... 1-1Iona ................................. 2-1IPFW ................................ 0-2IUPUI ................................ 1-1James Madison ................. 0-2Jacksonville ....................... 1-0Kent State ......................... 2-6La Roche .......................... 7-0Lafayette .......................... 1-0Lake Erie .......................... 0-1LaSalle .............................. 1-1Lehigh .............................. 1-2Liberty .............................. 0-2Long Island ................... 16-8Loyola (Md.) ................. 6-0Manhattan ........................ 0-1Marist ........................... 10-2Marquette ......................... 0-1

Marshall ........................... 2-6Maryland-East Shore .......... 0-1Memphis .......................... 0-1Mercyhurst ........................ 2-0Middle Tennessee State ...... 0-1Minnesota ......................... 0-1Morgan State .................... 3-3Murray State ..................... 0-1Navy ................................ 1-4NC Central ........................ 1-0N.J. Inst. of Tech. .......... 1-0Niagara ............................ 9-8Norfolk State ..................... 1-0North Dakota .................... 0-2North Florida ..................... 1-0Northeastern ..................... 1-0Northeastern Illinois ........... 0-1Northern Colorado ............. 0-1Oakland Univeristy ............. 2-1Ohio State ........................ 0-3Ohio University .................. 0-1Penn State ........................ 0-3Pennsylvania ..................... 0-2Pitt-Johnstown .................. 1-0Pittsburgh ..................... 0-7Providence ........................ 3-2Quinnipiac ..................... 10-1Radford ............................ 0-1Rice .................................. 0-1Rider ................................ 5-9

Sacred Heart ................. 12-0San Diego ......................... 0-1Seton Hall ......................... 1-1Seton Hill .......................... 1-2Shippensburg .................... 0-1Siena ................................ 1-0South Alabama .................. 0-1South Dakota State ............ 0-1St. Bonaventure ................. 0-5St. Francis (N.Y.) ........... 19-1Saint Francis (Pa.) ......... 39-8St. John’s .......................... 0-2St. Mary’s (Ind.) ................ 0-1Saint Peter’s ................. 1-0Steubenville ....................... 1-0Stony Brook ...................... 1-0Syracuse ........................... 1-4Tennessee Tech .................. 0-2Texas Pan-American ........... 2-0Thiel ................................. 1-0Toledo .............................. 0-1Towson ............................. 2-2UC Riverside ..................... 0-1UMBC .............................. 6-4UMES ............................... 1-0UNC-Asheville ................... 0-1UNC-Greensboro ............... 1-0UW-Green Bay .................. 1-0Vermont ............................ 1-0Virginia Commonwealth ...... 0-2Virginia State ..................... 1-0Virginia Tech ...................... 0-1Wagner ......................... 14-6Washington & Jefferson ..... 0-1Waynesburg ...................... 0-1West Virginia ................. 3-8Western Carolina ............... 0-1Westminster ...................... 0-1Winthrop .......................... 1-0Wright State ................. 0-1Xavier ............................... 0-4Youngstown State .......... 4-23

Note: Teams in bold are 2008 opponents;Results are from 1991 to present

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All-Time Match-by-Match Results(Missing from 1981-83; 1985-86; 1988-1989)

1984 DATE OPPONENT SCORE

9/14 @ West Virginia ! .................. L, 0-3

9/15 vs. Akron ! ............................ L, 1-3

vs. Marshall ! ........................ W, 3-1

9/18 CLARION ........................... L, 0-2

CARLOW ........................... W, 2-0

9/19 @ Bethany............................ W, 2-0

vs. Marietta .......................... W, 2-0

9/20 @ LaRoche ........................... W, 2-0

vs. Allegheny......................... W, 2-1

9/21 vs. Washington & Jefferson % . L, 1-2

vs. Case Western % ............... W, 2-0

9/22 vs. Hiram % .......................... W, 2-1

@ Thiel % ............................. L, 0-2

9/22 vs. John Carroll % .................. L, 1-2

@ Duquesne ......................... W, 3-2

9/26 SLIPPERY ROCK ................ L, 0-3

9/27 PITT-JOHNSTOWN ............ W, 3-1

10/1 @ Grove City ........................ L, 0-2

vs. Westminster ..................... L, 0-2

10/2 @ IUP .................................. L, 1-2

vs. California (Pa.) ................. L, 1-2

10/3 @ CMU ................................ L, 1-3

10/6 @ Akron ............................... L, 0-3

vs. Cleveland State ................ L, 0-3

vs. Butler .............................. L, 0-3

10/11 @ Mercyhurst ....................... W, 2-0

vs. Canisius ........................... W, 2-0

10/17 DUQUESNE ....................... W, 3-2

10/19 IUP ................................... W, 3-1

10/20 @ Pitt-Johnstown .................. W, 3-2

10/23 @ Slippery Rock .................... L, 0-3

10/25 @ Waynesburg ...................... L, 0-3

10/26 @ Washington & Jefferson ..... L, 0-2

vs. Marietta .......................... L, 0-2

10/27 vs. Duquesne # ..................... W, 2-0

vs. Carlow # ......................... W, 2-0

vs. Seton Hall # .................... T, 1-1

vs. Waynesburg # ................. T, 1-1

vs. Duquesne # ..................... L, 0-2

10/30 @ California (Pa.) .................. W, 2-1

11/2-3 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson $ ......... L, 1-2

vs. Towson State $ ................. L, 0-2

vs. Bucknell $ ....................... W, 2-0

vs. Drexel $ .......................... L, 0-2

vs. Colgate $ ........................ L, 0-2

11/8 @ Geneva ............................. W, 2-1

vs. Thiel ................................ L, 0-2

Overall Record – 21-25-2! West Virginia Tournament; % Thiel Tournament;

# Pennwood West Tournament; $ Drexel Tournament


9/12 @ Saint Francis (Pa.) ............. W, 3-0

vs. St. Bonaventure ................ W, 3-1

vs. Duquesne ........................ W, 3-2

9/15 CALIFORNIA (PA.) ............. W, 3-0

LaROCHE .......................... W, 3-0

9/17 @ Waynesburg ...................... L, 1-3

9/18 @ Clarion ............................. L, 0-3

9/19 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) ............. L, 0-3

vs. Mercyhurst ...................... L, 1-3

9/24 @ Pitt .................................. L, 0-3

9/26 CLEVELAND ....................... L, 1-3

DUQUESNE ....................... L, 1-3

9/29 @ Indiana (Pa.) ..................... W, 3-0

10/8 @ Allegheny ......................... W, 3-0

vs. Behrend........................... W, 3-0

10/10 YOUNGSTOWN STATE ....... W, 3-1

10/14 AKRON ............................. L, 0-3

PITT .................................. L, 0-3

10/16 @ Cleveland State ................. L, 1-3

vs. Kent State ........................ L, 0-3

10/17 vs. Slippery Rock ................... N/A

vs. Illinois .............................. L, 0-3

vs. Syracuse .......................... N/A

10/21 @ Duquesne ......................... N/A

10/24 vs. ECAC Metro Champs. ....... N/A

10/29 @ Seton Hall ......................... N/A

11/5 @ Bethany............................ N/A

vs. Carnegie Mellon ............... N/A

11/6-7 @ Navy Tournament .............. N/A

Overall Record – 11-20


Seton Hill .............................. L, 0-3

Saint Francis (Pa.) .................. W, 3-1

Akron ................................... L, 0-3

West Virginia ......................... L, 1-3

Westminster .......................... L, 0-2

La Roche .............................. W, 2-0

Kent State ............................. L, 0-3

Cleveland State...................... L, 0-3

St. Bonaventure ..................... L, 0-3


Akron ................................... L, 0-3

Lake Erie .............................. L, 0-3

St. Bonaventure ..................... L, 0-3

Indiana (Pa.) ......................... L, 0-3

Indiana (Pa.) ......................... L, 0-3

Duquesne ............................. L, 0-3

Mercyhurst............................ L, 0-3

Youngstown State .................. L, 1-3

Cleveland State...................... L, 0-3

Kent State ............................. L, 0-3

Clarion .................................. L, 0-2

Shippensburg ........................ L, 0-2


American .............................. L, 0-3

Duquesne ............................. L, 0-3

Washington & Jefferson ......... L, 0-3

Seton Hill .............................. L, 0-3

Mercyhurst............................ L, 0-2

St. Mary’s ............................ L, 1-2

Waynesburg .......................... L, 0-3

Gannon................................. L, 0-3

Youngstown State .................. L, 0-3

Overall Record 4-28


9/10 BUCKNELL ........................ L, 0-3

SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) ......... W, 3-0

9/11 @ Duquesne ......................... L, 0-3

9/18 KENT ................................ L, 0-3

9/20 vs. Rider * ............................ L, 0-3

vs. Northeastern Illinois * ....... L, 1-3

9/21 @ Akron * ............................ L, 0-3

vs. Xavier * ........................... L, 0-3

9/22 AMERICAN ........................ L, 0-3

ST. BONAVENTURE ............ L, 0-3

9/25 @ West Virginia .................... L, 0-3

9/27 vs. Liberty # ......................... L, 0-3

9/28 @ Marshall # ....................... L, 0-3

vs. Indiana State # ................ L, 0-3


10/1 LaROCHE .......................... W, 3-0

10/4 vs. Bentley ! .......................... W, 3-1

10/5 vs. Ashland ! ......................... L, 0-3

vs. Youngstown State ! ........... L, 0-3

@ Bucknell ! ......................... L, 2-3

10/8 CLEVELAND STATE ............ L, 0-3

10/9 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) ............. W, 3-1

10/12 vs. St. Bonaventure ................ L, 1-3

10/14 YOUNGSTOWN STATE ....... L, 1-3

10/16 @ Kent ................................. L, 0-3

10/1 8 MARSHALL ....................... L, 2-3

10/23 DUQUESNE ....................... L, 0-3

10/24 vs. LaRoche .......................... W, 2-0

vs. Thiel ................................ W, 2-0

10/25 @ Canisius............................ L, 1-3

@ Buffalo ............................. L, 1-3

10/26 vs. Niagara ........................... L, 0-3

10/30 @ Youngstown State .............. L, 1-3

11/1 @ Dayton ............................. L, 0-3

vs. Marquette ........................ L, 0-3

11/10 BUFFALO ........................... L, 1-3


Overall Record – 6-30; Home – 2-9; Away – 2-12; Neutral – 2-9

Home matches bold and all CAPS* Akron Tournament; # Marshall Classic;

! Bucknell Tournament


9/5 @ Saint Francis (Pa.) # .......... W, 3-0

vs. Rider # ........................... L, 0-3

vs. Buffalo # ......................... L, 2-3



9/18 vs. Tennessee Tech & ............. L, 1-3

9/19 @ Marshall & ....................... W, 3-2

vs. Winthrop & ...................... W, 3-1

9/22 @ Duquesne ......................... L, 1-3

9/23 @ Chatham .......................... W, 2-0

vs. Steubenville...................... W, 2-0

9/26 MARSHALL ....................... W, 3-2

BUFFALO ........................... L, 1-3

9/27 NIAGARA .......................... W, 3-2

9/28 @ Seton Hill.......................... W, 3-1

10/3 vs. Navy ............................... L, 2-3

@ Bucknell ........................... W, 3-0

10/7 SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) ......... W, 3-0

CHATAM............................ W, 3-0


10/14 @ Kent ................................. L, 0-3


10/17 @ Buffalo ............................. L, 0-3

10/18 @ Canisius............................ L, 2-3

10/20 DUQUESNE ....................... W, 3-2

10/22 LAROCHE .......................... W, 3-0

10/24 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) % ......... W, 3-0

@ Marist % .......................... W, 3-0

vs. Rider % ........................... L, 1-3

10/25 @ Marist % .......................... W, 3-1

vs. Rider % ........................... W, 3-1

vs. Rider % ........................... W, 3-1


10/31 CONNECTICUT ................... L, 0-3

11/4 @ LaRoche ........................... W, 3-1

11/7 @ American .......................... L, 0-3

vs. Liberty ............................. L, 0-3

Overall Record – 20-17; Home – 6-4; Away – 9-7; Neutral – 5-6

Home matches bold and all CAPS# Saint Francis (Pa.) Invitational; & Marshall Field Classic;

% Northeast Conference Tournament


9/8 LaROCHE .......................... W, 3-0

9/10 vs. Youngstown State & .......... L, 1-3

9/11 @ Marshall & ....................... L, 0-3


9/16 @ Clarion ............................. W, 3-2

9/18 @ UNC Asheville ................... L, 1-3

vs. Tennessee Tech ................. L, 0-3

9/21 @ Duquesne ......................... L, 0-3

9/24 @ Niagara ............................ L, 0-3

9/25 @ Buffalo ............................. L, 1-3

9/27 MARSHALL ....................... W, 3-0

9/28 BUCKNELL ........................ W, 3-0

9/29 @ LaRoche ........................... W, 3-0

10/2 @ Carlow.............................. L, 0-2

vs. Alderson-Broaddus ........... W, 2-1

10/3 @ Saint Francis (Pa.) * ........... W, 3-0

vs. Youngstown State ............. L, 0-3


10/9 @ St. Francis (N.Y.) * ............. W, 3-0

vs. Long Island * ................... W, 3-0

10/10 @ Marist * ........................... W, 3-2

vs. Fairleigh Dickinson ............ W, 3-0

10/16 WAGNER * ........................ W, 3-0

RIDER * ............................ W, 3-0

10/19 DUQUESNE ....................... L, 1-3

10/21 CLARION ........................... L, 1-3

10/26 @. St. Bonaventure ............... L, 2-3

10/30 vs. Long Island % .................. W, 3-0

vs. Rider % ........................... W, 3-2

vs. Fairleigh Dickinson % ........ W, 3-1


11/6 @ Delaware .......................... L, 0-3

vs. Providence ....................... L, 1-3

11/21 vs. Niagara # ........................ W, 3-0

@ Hartford # ........................ L, 0-3

Overall Record – 18-17; Home – 5-3; Away – 5-10; Neutral – 8-4; Northeast Conference – 7-0

Home matches bold and all CAPS& Marshall Classic; *NEC Match; % NEC Tournament;

# ECAC Tournament


9/3 vs. Syracuse ! ........................ L, 0-3

@ Eastern Kentucky ! ............. L, 0-3

9/4 vs. Xavier ! ............................ L, 1-3

vs. James Madison ! .............. L, 1-3

9/9 @ Howard ............................ L, 2-3

9/10 @ UMBC .............................. L, 0-3

9/17 BUFFALO & ....................... L, 1-3

DUQUESNE & .................... L, 0-3

9/18 PITT & .............................. L, 0-3

MARSHALL & .................... L, 0-3

9/21 @ Duquesne ......................... L, 0-3


10/1 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON * ... W, 3-2

MARIST * .......................... W, 3-0


10/6 PITT-JOHNSTOWN ............ L, 2-3

10/8 PROVIDENCE ..................... L, 0-3

10/11 HOWARD .......................... L, 1-3

10/12 @ Xavier .............................. L, 0-3

10/15 @ Rider ................................ L, 2-3

vs. Wagner * ......................... W, 3-0

@ Long Island * .................... W, 3-0

vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) * ............ L, 1-3

10/18 DUQUESNE ....................... L, 0-3

CLEVELAND STATE ............ L, 0-3

10/21 @. Akron .............................. L, 0-3

10/22 NIAGARA .......................... L, 1-3


10/29 @ American .......................... L, 0-3

— All-Time Match-by-Match Results —


Morgan State .................... W, 3-2

10/31 @ Buffalo ............................. L, 1-3

@ Niagara ............................ L, 1-3


11/3 @ Marshall ........................... L, 0-3

11/5 @ Bucknell $ ........................ L, 0-3

vs. Columbia $ ...................... W, 3-0

vs. Siena $ ............................ L, 0-3


vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) % ........... W, 3-1

11/13 vs. Rider % ........................... L, 1-3

vs. Marist % .......................... W, 3-0

vs. Rider % ........................... L, 0-3


Home matches bold and all CAPS! Eastern Kentucky Invitational; & Robert Morris Volleyfest; * NEC Match; $ Bucknell Invitational; % NEC Tournament


9/1 vs. Campbell # ...................... L, 1-3

vs. Virginia Commonwealth # . L, 1-3

9/2 vs. Drexel # .......................... L, 1-3

@ James Madison # ............. L, 0-3

9/8 vs. Towson State % ................ L, 0-3

@ Kent State % ..................... L, 0-3

9/9 vs. Middle Tennessee State % . L, 0-3

9/15 SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) & ..... W, 3-2

HOWARD & ...................... L, 2-3

9/16 CHICAGO STATE & ............. W, 3-0

BUFFALO & ....................... L, 1-3

9/19 SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) * ...... L, 1-3

9/29 vs. Maryland Balt.-County $ ... L, 0-3

9/30 @ West Virginia $ ................. L, 0-3

vs. East Tennessee State $ ...... L, 0-3

10/4 DUQUESNE ....................... L, 0-3

10/6 CENTRAL CONN. STATE ..... L, 1-3

10/8 @ Saint Francis (Pa.) ............. L, 1-3

10/14 @ Wagner * ......................... W, 3-1

vs. Rider * ............................ L, 0-3

10/15 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson * ......... L, 2-3

@ Marist * ........................... W, 3-2


10/21 LONG ISLAND *................. W, 3-2

ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) * .......... W, 3-0


10/28 @. Buffalo ............................ L, 0-3

@ Canisius............................ W, 3-0


11/11 vs. Wagner ! ......................... L, 1-3

vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) ! ............. W, 3-0

vs. Fairleigh Dickinson ! .......... W, 3-0

11/12 vs. Marist ! ........................... L, 1-3


Home matches bold and all CAPS# James Madison Inv.; % Kent State Inv.;

& RMC Volleyfest; * NEC Match; $ West Virginia Inv.; ! NEC Tournament @ Saint Francis, Pa.


9/5 CLEVELAND STATE # ......... L, 0-3

9/6 vs. Xavier # .......................... L, 0-3

9/7 vs. Austin Peay # .................. L, 0-3

vs. Murray State # ................ L, 0-3

9/14 CANISIUS & ....................... L, 2-3

9/15 CHICAGO STATE & ............. W, 3-1

SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) & ..... W, 3-1



9/28 RIDER * ............................ L, 0-3

WAGNER * ........................ W, 3-0

10/4 vs. Morgan State % ............... L, 2-3

10/5 vs. Hampton %...................... W, 3-1

vs. Howard % ........................ L, 2-3

10/9 DUQUESNE ....................... L, 0-3

@ Youngstown State .............. L, 0-3

10/19 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * .......... L, 2-3

vs. Marist * ........................... W, 3-0

10/20 @ St. Francis (N.Y.) * ............. W, 3-0

vs. Long Island * ................... W, 3-0

10/25 @ Buffalo ............................. L, 0-3

10/26 @ Niagara ............................ W, 3-1

@ Canisius............................ L, 1-3

10/30 @ Pittsburgh ......................... L, 0-3

11/16 vs. Wagner ! ......................... W, 3-0

vs. Long Island ! .................... L, 2-3

vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) ! ........... L, 0-3


Home matches bold and all CAPS# Xavier Tournament; % Howard Tournament;

& RMC Volleyfest; * NEC Match; ! NEC Tournament @ Saint Francis, Pa.


9/5 vs. Toledo ! ........................... L, 0-3

9/6 vs. Youngstown State ! ........... L, 0-3

@ Cleveland State ! ............... L, 0-3

9/13 NIAGARA # ....................... W, 3-2

CANISIUS # ....................... L, 2-3

9/14 HOWARD # ...................... L, 0-3

9/17 SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) * ...... L, 1-3

9/20 @ Long Island * .................... W, 3-0

9/21 @ St. Francis (N.Y.) * ............. W, 3-0

9/26 @ Saint Francis (Pa.) % .......... L, 2-3

9/27 vs. Hofstra % ........................ L, 0-3

vs. Chicago State % ............... W, 3-0

10/3 vs. UMES & .......................... W, 3-0

10/4 vs. Virginia State & ................ W, 3-0

@ Howard & ......................... L, 1-3

10/11 WAGNER * ........................ L, 1-3


10/18 LONG ISLAND *................. W, 3-0

10/19 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) * .......... W, 3-0


10/24 @ Buffalo ............................. L, 0-3

10/25 @ Niagara ............................ L, 1-3

@ Canisius............................ L, 0-3

11/8 @ Wagner * ......................... L, 1-3



11/15 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) ^......... W, 3-1

WAGNER ^ ....................... L, 2-3

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON ^ .. L, 1-3


Home matches bold and all CAPS! Cleveland State Invitational; # Lady Colonial Classic; Saint Francis (Pa.) Tournament; & Howard Tournament;

* NEC Match; ^ NEC Tournament @ Robert Morris


9/2 @ Duquesne ......................... L, 0-3

9/4 @ Army ! ............................. L, 1-3

vs. Vermont ! ........................ W, 3-1

9/5 vs. American ! ....................... L, 0-3

9/12 NIAGARA # ....................... W, 3-0

CANISIUS # ....................... W, 3-2

9/13 NAVY # ............................. L, 0-3

9/18 @ Wright State $ .................. L, 0-3

vs. IUPUI $ ........................... L, 1-3



9/19 vs. Western Carolina $ ........... L, 0-3

vs. Ohio $ ............................ L, 0-3


vs. Lehigh % ......................... L, 1-3

9/27 vs. Cornell % ......................... L, 0-3

10/3 CENTRAL CONN. STATE * .. L, 2-3

10/4 QUINNIPIAC * ................... L, 2-3

10/7 @ Ohio University ................. L, 0-3

10/10 LONG ISLAND *................. W, 3-1

10/11 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) ............. W, 3-0

10/17 @ UMBC * ........................... L, 0-3

10/23 vs. Marist + .......................... L, 1-3

10/24 @ Bucknell + ....................... L, 1-3

vs. Coppin State + ................ W, 3-0

10/31 @ Niagara ............................ L, 0-3

vs. Army ^ .......................... L, 1-3

11/1 @ Canisius............................ L, 0-3

11/7 @ Wagner * ......................... L, 0-3




Home matches bold and all CAPS! Army Invitational; # Colonial Classic;

$ Nike/Howard Johnson Classic @ Wright State; % Saint Francis (Pa.) Tournament;

+ Bucknell Invitational; ^ Match played @ Niagara * NEC match


9/3 vs. Morgan State ! ................. L, 2-3

9/4 @ Lehigh ! ............................ L, 1-3

Rice ! ................................... L, 0-3

9/8 DUQUESNE ....................... L, 0-3

9/11 CANISIUS ^ ...................... W, 3-1

EASTERN KENTUCKY ^ ..... L, 0-3

9/12 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) ^ ..... W, 3-2

9/17 vs. Va. Commonwealth # ....... L, 1-3

vs. Marist # .......................... W, 3-1

9/18 vs. Long Island # .................. W, 3-2

@ Towson # ......................... W, 3-2

9/26 vs. Niagara $ ........................ L, 2-3

vs. Canisius $ ........................ L, 1-3



vs. Drexel % .......................... W, 3-1

10/3 vs. Coppin State % ................ W, 3-0

10/9 @ Long Island * .................... W, 3-0

10/10 @ St. Francis (N.Y.) * ............. W, 3-0

10/16 WAGNER * ........................ W, 3-0



10/23 @ Quinnipiac * ..................... W, 3-0

10/24 @ Central Conn. State * ......... W, 3-1

10/30 UMBC * ............................ W, 3-2

11/6 vs. Chicago State .................. W, 3-0

@ Oakland University ............ L, 0-3

11/7 @ Eastern Michigan ............. L, 1-3

11/10 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) * ...... W, 3-1

11/14 SACRED HEART * .............. W, 3-0


11/20 vs. Quinnipiac + ................... W, 3-2

11/21 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) + ......... W, 3-0

12/3 @ Penn State & .................... L, 0-3


Home matches bold and all CAPS! Lehigh Invitational; ^ RMC Colonial Classic;

# Towson Tournament; $ Match played @ Saint Francis (Pa.); % Saint Francis (Pa.) Tournament; * NEC Match;

+ NEC Tournament; & NCAA Tournament


9/1 vs. Navy # ............................ L, 2-3

9/2 vs. George Washington # ....... L, 0-3

vs. Manhattan # ................... L, 2-3

9/8 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) $ ...... W, 3-0

9/9 LASALLE $ ........................ L, 1-3

NIAGARA $ ....................... W, 3-2

9/10 CANISIUS $ ....................... W, 3-2

9/13 @ Duquesne ......................... L, 2-3

9/15 @ Coastal Carolina % ............ L, 0-3

9/16 vs. Campbell % ..................... W, 3-2

vs. South Alabama % ............. L, 2-3

9/20 @ West Virginia .................... L, 1-3

9/22 vs. Colgate + ........................ L, 0-3

9/23 vs. Radford + ....................... L, 0-3

@ Towson + ......................... W, 3-2

9/28 vs. Howard & ........................ W, 3-1

Vs. Coppin State ^ ............... W, 3-0

9/29 vs. Sacred Heart ^ ................ W, 3-0

@ Morgan State ^................ L, 1-3

10/6 SYRACUSE ......................... L, 0-3

10/7 LONG ISLAND *................. W, 3-0

10/8 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) * .......... W, 3-1


10/14 @ Fairleigh Dickinson * .......... W, 3-0

@ Wagner * ......................... W, 3-0

10/21 QUNNIPIAC * .................... W, 3-0

10/22 CENTRAL CONN. STATE * .. W, 3-0

10/28 @ UMBC * ........................... L, 0-3

10/29 Loyoloa-Md. .......................... W, 3-2

11/2 CALIFORNIA (Pa.).............. W, 3-1

11/5 @ Clarion ............................. W, 3-0

11/8 @ Saint Francis (Pa.) * .......... W, 3-1

11/11 @ St. John’s ......................... L, 0-3

11/12 @ Sacred Heart * .................. W, 3-1

11/18 vs. Central Conn. State # ....... W, 3-0

11/19 vs. UMBC # .......................... W, 3-2

12/3 @ Minnesota ~ .................... L, 0-3


Home matches bold and all CAPS! Chesapeake Classic; $ RMC Colonial Classic;

% Coastal Carolina Tournament; + Towson Tournament; ^ Morgan State Tournament; * NEC Match; # NEC Tournament; ~ NCAA Tournament


8/31 RIDER !............................. W, 3-1

9/1 OAKLAND ! ...................... W, 3-0

DELAWARE STATE ! ........... W, 3-0

9/5 DUQUESNE ! ..................... L, 0-3

9/7 @ Kent State % ..................... W, 3-2

vs. Memphis % ...................... L, 1-3

9/8 vs. Cornell % ......................... W, 3-2

vs. LaSalle % ......................... W, 3-0

9/18 @ Pittsburgh ......................... L, 0-3

9/21 vs. Northeastern # ................ W, 3-2

@ Pennsylvania # ................. L, 2-3

9/22 vs. Drexel # .......................... W, 3-0

vs. Loyola # .......................... W, 3-0

9/23 @ Lafayette .......................... W, 3-0

@ Lehigh .............................. W, 3-0

9/28 vs. Coppin State $ ................. W, 3-0

@ Morgan State $ ................. W, 3-2

9/29 vs. Sacred Heart $ ................. W, 3-0

vs. Maryland-Eastern Sh. $ ..... W, 3-0

10/5 @ Iona ................................ W, 3-1

10/6 @ Long Island * .................... W, 3-0

10/7 @ St. Francis (N.Y.) * ............. W, 3-1

10/10 WEST VIRGINIA ................. W, 3-1


10/14 WAGNER * ........................ W, 3-1

10/17 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) ......... W, 3-0


10/20 @ Quinnipiac * ..................... W, 3-0

10/21 @ Central Conn. State * ......... L, 1-3

10/27 UMBC * ............................ W, 3-1

10/31 @ Youngstown State .............. W, 3-2

11/1 CLARION ........................... W, 3-2

11/4 SACRED HEART * ............. W, 3-0

11/7 @ California (Pa.) .................. L, 1-3


11/17 vs. UMBC + ......................... W, 3-1

11/18 vs. CENTRAL CONN. STATE + W, 3-1

11/30 @ Ohio State ^ .................... L, 0-3


Home matches bold and all CAPS! US Airways Classic; % Kent State Tournament;

# Sheraton Invitational; $ Morgan State Invitational; * NEC Match; + NEC Tournament; ^ NCAA Tournament


8/30 STONY BROOK ! ............... W, 3-0

NIAGARA ! ........................ W, 3-0

8/31 NAVY ! .............................. L, 2-3

DAVIDSON ! ...................... L, 1-3

9/6 @ Akron ~ ........................... L, 0-3

9/7 vs. Virginia Tech ~ ................. L, 0-3

vs. Oakland ~ ....................... W, 3-1


9/13 HOWARD # ...................... W, 3-0

PROVIDENCE # ................. W, 3-1

9/14 BINGHAMTON # ............... W, 3-1

CORNELL # ....................... W, 3-1

9/20 vs. Providence $ .................... W, 3-0

vs. Coppin State $ ................. W, 3-0

9/21 vs. Iona $ ............................. L, 2-3

St. Francis (N.Y.) $ ................. W, 3-0

9/24 @ Duquesne ......................... L, 1-3

9/27 @ Univ. San Diego % ............. L, 0-3

9/28 vs. Colorado State % .............. L, 0-3

vs. Columbia % ..................... L, 2-3

10/5 @ Canisius............................ W, 3-1

@ Niagara ............................ W, 3-0

10/9 @ West Virginia .................... L, 0-3


10/19 QUINNIIPIAC * .................. W, 3-0




10/27 @ Wagner * ......................... W, 3-0

11/2 @ UMBC .............................. W, 3-1

11/8 @ Iona ................................ W, 3-1

11/9 @ Marist College ................... W, 3-0

11/10 @ Sacred Heart * .................. W, 3-0


11/16 LONG ISLAND *................. W, 3-0

11/17 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) * .......... W, 3-0


11/24 vs. Long Island + .................. W, 3-0

12/6 @ Ohio State ^ .................... L, 0-3


Home matches bold and all CAPS! RMU King’s Classic; ~ Akron Tournament;

# RMU Crowne Plaza Classic; $ St. Francis (N.Y.) Tournament; % San Diego Tournament; * NEC Match; + NEC Tournament; ^ NCAA Tournament


8/29 DAVIDSON ! ...................... W, 3-0

SAINT PETER’S ! ............... W, 3-0

8/30 LOYOLA (Md.) ! ................ W, 3-0

EASTERN MICHIGAN ! ....... L, 0-3

9/5 vs. Eastern Kentucky ~ .......... L, 0-3

9/6 vs. Loyola (Md.) ~ ................ W, 3-0

@ Navy ~ ............................ W, 3-0

9/9 DUQUESNE ....................... W, 3-1

9/13 vs. Ball State # ..................... W, 3-2

@ Pittsburgh # ..................... L, 0-3

9/14 vs. Dayton # ......................... L, 0-3


9/19 @ Penn State % .................... L, 0-3

9/20 vs. Cincinnati % ..................... L, 0-3

vs. Brown % .......................... W, 3-0

9/26 Marist ^ .............................. W, 3-1

@ Pennsylvania ^ ................. L, 1-3

9/27 @ St. John’s ^ ..................... L, 0-3

vs. Albany ^ ........................ L, 0-3



10/12 WAGNER * ........................ W, 3-0

10/18 @ Long Island * .................. W, 3-2

10/19 @ St. Francis (N.Y.) *............ W, 3-0

10/21 WEST VIRGINIA ................. W, 3-0

10/24 GEORGE WASHINGTON ..... W, 3-0

11/1 @ Quinnipiac * ..................... W, 3-0


11/9 SACRED HEART * .............. W, 3-0


11/14 SYRACUSE ......................... W, 3-1



11/23 vs. Central Conn. State + ....... W, 3-0

12/5 @ Penn State & .................... L, 0-3


Home matches bold and all CAPS! Duquesne/Robert Morris Invitational; ~Navy Tournament;

# Pittsburgh Invitational; % Penn State Classic; ^ Sheraton Invitational @ Pennsylvania; * NEC Match;

+ NEC Tournament; & NCAA Tournament


9/3 EASTERN KENTUCKY ! ...... L, 2-3

AKRON ! .......................... L, 1-3

9/4 SETON HALL ! .................. W, 3-1

GEORGIA STATE ! .............. W, 3-0

9/11 vs. Delaware State ~ ............. W, 3-1

vs. Bowling Green ~ .............. L, 1-3

9/12 vs. High Point ~ .................... W, 3-0

@ West Virginia ~ ................. L, 0-3

9/15 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) ......... W, 3-0

9/17 @ Cleveland State # .............. L, 0-3

9/18 vs. Eastern Michigan # .......... W, 3-2

vs. IUPUI # ........................... W, 3-1

9/21 @ Duquesne ......................... W, 3-1

9/24 vs. North Dakota State $ ........ L, 1-3

9/25 vs. Texas-Pan American $ ....... W, 3-0

@ Northern Colorado $ ......... L, 1-3

10/3 @ Loyola .............................. W, 3-0

10/12 @ Pittsburgh ......................... L, 0-3


10/17 PROVIDENCE ..................... W, 3-0

10/23 LONG ISLAND *................. W, 3-2

10/24 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) * .......... W, 3-0


10/30 @ Wagner * ......................... W, 3-0


11/2 CLEVELAND STATE ............ W, 3-2

11/5 QUNNIPIAC * .................... W, 3-0


11/12 @ Sacred Heart * .................. W, 3-0




11/14 @ Connecticut ..................... W, 3-1

11/20 SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) + ..... W, 3-0

11/21 LONG ISLAND + ................ L, 0-3


Home matches bold and all CAPS! Duquesne/Robert Morris Invitational;

~ West Virginia Tournament; # Cleveland State Tournament;

$ Northern Colorado Tournament; * NEC Match; + NEC Tournament


8/27 vs. Canisius ! ......................... W, 3-1

8/28 vs. Youngstown State ! ........... L, 2-3

@ Akron ! ............................. L, 1-3

9/2 vs. Eastern Washington # ...... L, 0-3

@ Jacksonville # ................... W, 3-2

9/3 @ North Florida # ................. W, 3-0

vs. Charleston Southern # ...... L, 0-3

9/9 vs. Syracuse $ ....................... L, 0-3

vs. Dartmouth $ .................... L, 1-3

9/10 @ Kent State $ ..................... W, 3-0

9/13 WEST VIRGINIA ................. L, 1-3

9/23 vs. Coppin State ^ ................ W, 3-0

9/24 vs. Niagara ^ ....................... L, 2-3

@ Saint Francis (Pa.) ^ ......... W, 3-1

9/27 vs. Loyola (Md.) .................... W, 3-0

10/1 @ Canisius % ........................ W, 3-0

10/2 @ Niagara % ........................ L, 2-3

10/7 SYRACUSE ......................... L, 0-3

10/15 @ St. Francis (N.Y.) *............ W, 3-0

10/16 @ Long Island * .................. L, 0-3

10/22 SACRED HEART * .............. W, 3-0

10/25 DUQUESNE ....................... L, 2-3

10/29 WAGNER * ........................ W, 3-0


11/5 @ Quinnipiac * ..................... W, 3-0




11/20 @ Long Island + ................... L, 0-3


Home matches bold and all CAPS! Akron Early Bird Invitational; # North Florida Tournament;

$ Kent State Invitational; ^ Red Flash Invitational; * NEC Match; + NEC Tournament


8/26 vs. Ohio State ! ..................... L, 0-3

@ Towson ! ........................... L, 0-3

8/27 vs. University of Houston ! ...... L, 0-3

9/1 DELAWARE STATE ~.......... W, 3-0

IPFW ~ ............................. L, 0-3

9/2 INSU ~ ............................. W, 3-0

SAINT FRANCIS (Pa.) ~ ..... W, 3-0

9/8 vs. UNCG # .......................... W, 3-0

vs. Gardner-Webb # .............. L, 1-3

9/9 vs. NCCU # .......................... W, 3-0

9/12 PITTSBURGH ..................... L, 0-3


9/17 MORGAN STATE ................ W, 3-0

9/22 vs. Texas Pan American $ ....... W, 3-2

9/23 @ IPFW $............................. L, 0-3

vs. South Dakota State $ ........ L, 0-3

9/29 vs. NJIT % ............................ W, 3-0

9/30 vs. Harvard % ....................... L, 2-3

@ Dartmouth % .................. L, 1-3

10/4 @ West Virginia ................... W, 3-1

10/10 @ Duquesne ......................... W, 3-0

10/14 @ Seton Hall ....................... L, 1-3

10/15 @ Sacred Heart * .................. W, 3-0

10/21 @ Saint Francis (Pa.) *........... L, 1-3

10/28 LONG ISLAND *................. L, 0-3

10/29 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) * .......... W, 3-0


11/5 QUINNIPIAC * ................... W, 3-0

11/11 @ Wagner * ......................... L, 1-3

11/12 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson * ......... W, 3-1

11/18 vs. Wagner + ........................ W, 3-2

vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) + ......... W, 3-1

11/19 @ Long Island + ................... L, 0-3


Home matches bold and all CAPS! Towson Tournament; ~ Omni William Penn Invitational;

# Gardner-Webb Tournament; $ IPFW Tournament; % Dartmouth Invitational; * NEC Match;

+ NEC Tournament


8/25 @ Central Michigan ! ............. L, 0-3

vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay ! ...... W, 3-0

8/26 vs. Siena ! ............................. W, 3-0

8/31 BUCKNELL ~ ..................... L, 0-3

9/1 YOUNGSTOWN STATE ~ .... W, 3-1

NORTH DAKOTA STATE ~ .. L, 2-3

9/7 vs. Army # ......................... W, 3-2

@ UC Riverside # ................. L, 1-3

9/8 vs. Idaho State # ................... W, 3-2

9/21 vs. Howard % ........................ W, 3-0

9/22 @ Saint Francis (Pa.) % .......... W, 3-0

vs. Coppin State % ................ W, 3-0

9/25 DUQUESNE ....................... W, 3-1

9/28 vs. Norfolk $ ......................... W, 3-0

9/29 vs. Delaware State $ .............. L, 1-3

@ Maryland-East. Shore $ ..... L, 1-3

10/3 WEST VIRGINIA ................. L, 0-3

10/13 @ Long Island * .................... L, 0-3

10/14 @ St. Francis (N.Y.) *............ W, 3-0

10/16 @ Pittsburgh ......................... L, 1-3

10/20 WAGNER * ........................ W, 3-0

10/27 @ Central Conn. State. * ........ L, 1-3

10/28 @ Quinnipiac * ..................... W, 3-1


11/4 SACRED HEART * .............. W, 3-0


11/17 vs. Sacred Heart + ................ W, 3-0

vs. Central Conn. State. + ...... W, 3-1

11/18 vs. Long Island + .................. L, 0-3


Home matches bold and all CAPS! Central Michigan Tournament;

~ Duquesne/Robert Morris Invitational; # University of Cal. – Riverside Classic;

% Saint Francis (Pa.) Tournament; $ Maryland East.-Shore Tournament; * NEC Match; + NEC Tournament



Robert Morris Coaching historyYear-by-Year Results1981-1983; 1985-1986 records not found • 1987-present – Northeast Conference

YEAR RECORD COACH1984 21-25-2 ............................................... John Fiorentino1987 11-20 (2-2 NEC) .................................. Tom Fallon1988 (2-2 NEC) ............................................ Tom Fallon1989 (1-6 NEC) ............................................ Alan Byers1990 4-28 (Conference did not compete) ........ Alan Byers 1991 6-30 (Conference did not compete) ........ Alan Byers1992 20-17 (5-1 NEC) .................................. Alan Byers1993 18-17 (7-0 NEC) .................................. Alan Byers1994 11-31 (5-2 NEC) .................................. Brenda Skeffington1995 9-24 (4-3 NEC) .................................... Brenda Skeffington1996 10-17 (5-2 NEC) .................................. Brenda Skeffington1997 10-19 (5-5 NEC) .................................. Mike Marchionda1998 6-23 (2-6 NEC) .................................... Kelley Hartley1999 19-15 (9-0 NEC) .................................. Tim Horsmon2000 21-16 (10-1 NEC) ................................ Tim Horsmon2001 30-7 (8-1 NEC) .................................... Tim Horsmon2002 27-12 (9-0 NEC) .................................. Tim Horsmon2003 23-12 (8-0 NEC) .................................. Rob Thomas2004 23-9 (8-0 NEC) .................................... Rob Thomas2005 16-13 (7-1 NEC) .................................. Rob Thomas2006 17-16 (5-3 NEC) .................................. Rob Thomas2007 18-11 (6-2 NEC) .................................. Rob Thomas

Overall Program Record: 323-370 (.466) (20 Years)Northeast Conference Record: 108- 37 (.745) (19 years)Northeast Conference Tournament Record: 37-22 (.627) (19 years)

All-Time Coaching Record NAME YEARS RECORDJohn Fiorentino ......................... 1984 21-25-2 (.458)Tom Fallon ............................... 1987 11-20 (.355)Alan Byers ............................... 1990-93 48- 92 (.343)Brenda Skeffington .................... 1994-96 30-72 (.294)Mike Marchionda ...................... 1997 10-19 (.345)Kelley Hartley ........................... 1998 6-23 (.207)Tim Horsmon ............................ 1999-02 97-50 (.660)Rob Thomas ............................. 2003- 97-61 (.614)

NEC Conference Records NAME YEARS RECORDTom Fallon ............................... 1987-88 4-4 (.500)Alan Byers ............................... 1993 12-1 (.923)Brenda Skeffington .................... 1994-96 14-7 (.666)Mike Marchionda ...................... 1997 5-5 (.500)Kelley Hartley ........................... 1998 2-6 (.250)Tim Horsmon ............................ 1999-02 36-2 (.947)Rob Thomas ............................. 2003- 26-6 (.813)TiM hORsMOn

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Single-Season Records Games Played NO. YEAR

1. Michelle Bartlett ............... 140 2000 2. Traci Zureick .................... 139 2000 3. Julie Sector ...................... 138 2000 4. Maryann Liska ................. 136 2000 5. Deeann Townsend ............ 135 1992 6. Molly McCann ................. 134 1992 7. Karen Zimmerly ................ 134 1992 8. Beth Kulyk ....................... 133 1992 9. Melissa Vensel ................. 132 1992 10. Traci Zureick .................... 130 2002

Kills NO. YEAR

1. Megan Bell ...................... 472 2004 2. Rachel Leitch ................... 454 2004 3. Maryann Liska ................. 431 1999 4. Maryann Liska ................. 414 2000 5. Julie Sector ...................... 403 1999 6. Katie Noble ..................... 397 1999 7. Katie Noble ..................... 389 2000 8. Karla Barhorst .................. 381 2001 9. Megan Bell ...................... 365 2003 10. Emily Wolthuis ............. 357 2007

Attack Pct. NO. YEAR

1. Rachel Leitch ................... .422 2004 2. Katie Noble ..................... .367 2002 3. Rachel Leitch ................... .364 2001 4. Janette Schneider ............. .362 2006 5. Rachel Leitch ................... .344 2003 Amanda Graham .......... .344 2007 7. Janette Schneider ............. .342 2005 8. Janette Schneider ............. .341 2004 9. Katie Noble ..................... .322 2000 10. Melissa Dissette ............... .279 1997

* Bold Players still active

Assists NO. YEAR

1. Darcey Miller ................... 1,352 2002 2. Darcey Miller ................... 1,294 2004 3. Tawnya Storino ................. 1,221 2006 4. Darcey Miller ................... 1,212 2001 5. Tawnya Storino ................. 1,190 2007 6. Michelle Bartlett ............... 1,112 1999 7. Tawnya Storino ................. 1,004 2005 8. Michelle Bartlett ............... 830 2000 9. Kelly Wayne ..................... 799 1997 10. Darcey Miller ................... 699 2003

Digs NO. YEAR

1. Darcy Thompson .............. 718 2004 2. Darcy Thompson .............. 576 2003 3. Alaina Gibson ............... 528 2005 4. Molly McCann ................. 526 1992 5. Traci Zureick .................... 493 2001 6. Alaina Gibson ............... 455 2006 7. Julie Sector ...................... 454 1999 Alaina Gibson ............... 454 2007 9. Traci Zureick .................... 442 2000 10. Traci Zureick .................... 433 2002

Service Aces NO. YEAR

1. Kristie Tuxford .................. 60 1995 Darcey Miller ................... 60 2004 3. Kristie Tuxford .................. 53 1994 Traci Zureick .................... 53 1999 5. Jennifer Stambaugh .......... 51 2007 6. Karla Barhorst .................. 50 2001 Lisa Jaszka ...................... 50 2006 8. Darcey Miller ................... 47 2001 9. Cyndi Dunslow ................. 42 2005 Alaina Gibson ............... 42 2005

Solo Blocks NO. YEAR

1. Jennifer Murphy ............... 95 1992 2. Kristie Tuxford .................. 83 1992 3. Jennifer Murphy ............... 81 1993 4. Kristie Tuxford .................. 78 1993 5. Rachel Leitch ................... 67 2003 6. Kristie Tuxford .................. 56 1995 7. Rachel Leitch ................... 51 2004 8. Rachel Leitch ................... 42 2001 9. Katie Noble ..................... 41 1999 Janette Schneider ............. 41 2003

Block Assists NO. YEAR

1. Janette Schneider ............. 79 2005 Haley Schroeder ............... 79 2006 3. Rachel Leitch ................... 77 2003 4. Janette Schneider ............. 74 2004 5. Janette Schneider ............. 70 2006 6. Amanda Graham .......... 65 2007 7. Katie Noble ..................... 63 1999 Rachel Leitch ................... 63 2004 Cyndi Dunslow ................. 63 2005 10. Kristie Tuxford .................. 61 1992

Team Single-Season Records

school Records

Games Played NO. YR.

140 .......... 2000136 .......... 2002135 .......... 1992135 .......... 2001127 .......... 1999

Wins NO. YR.

30 ............ 200127 ............ 200223 ............ 2003

200421 ............ 2000

Home Wins NO. YR.

12 ............ 200311 ............ 2002

20048 .............. 20007 .............. 1999

2006

Road Wins NO. YR.

10 ............ 20029 .............. 19929 .............. 20018 .............. 20057 .............. 2000

2004

Neutral Wins NO. YR.

10 ............ 20018 .............. 1993

20077 .............. 19996 .............. 1994

2000 2006

Conference Wins NO. YR.

9 .............. 19999 .............. 20028 .............. 2000

2001 2003 2004

Kills NO. YR.

2,052 ....... 20012,009 ....... 20021,828 ....... 20041,813 ....... 20001,659 ....... 20031,602 ....... 1999

Attack Pct. NO. YR.

.245 ......... 2004

.232 ......... 2002

.224 ......... 2001

.224 ......... 2003

.224 ......... 2007

Assists NO. YR.

1,706 ....... 20021,704 ....... 20011,634 ....... 20041,538 ....... 20001,447 ....... 2003

Service Aces NO. YR.

239 .......... 1995239 .......... 2001221 .......... 1999221 .......... 2002220 .......... 2007

Digs NO. YR.

2,413 ....... 20002,406 ....... 20022,361 ....... 20012,293 ....... 20042,290 ....... 1992

Solo Blocks NO. YR.

242 .......... 1992212 .......... 1993161 .......... 2003155 .......... 1994147 .......... 2001

Block Assists NO. YR.

322 .......... 2006304 .......... 2005291 .......... 2004278 .......... 2000265 .......... 2003260 .......... 1992

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Career Records

Games Played NO. YEARS

1. Traci Zureick ........... 516 1999-2002 2. Julie Sector ............. 511 1999-2002 3. Molly McCann ........ 478 1991-1994 4. Katie Noble ............ 463 1999-2002 5. Kristie Tuxford ......... 462 1992-1995 6. Melissa Vensel ........ 443 1991-1994 7. Janette Schneider .... 425 2003-2006 8. Tanya Ronca ........... 423 1994-1997 9. Maryann Liska ........ 417 1997-2000 10. Tina Friel ................ 406 1993-1996 Megan Bell ............. 406 2002-2005

Kills NO. YEARS

1. Megan Bell ............. 1,435 2002-2005 2. Katie Noble ............ 1,418 1999-2002 3. Rachel Leitch .......... 1,253 2001-2004 4. Maryann Liska ........ 1,068 1997-2000 5. Janette Schneider .... 1,049 2003-2006 6. Emily Wolthuis .... 1,043 2004- 7. Molly McCann ........ 967 1991-1994 8. Tina Friel ................ 961 1993-1996 9. Kristie Tuxford ......... 870 1992-1995 10. Julie Sector ............. 867 1999-2002

Attack Pct. PCT. YEARS

1. Rachel Leitch .......... .370 2001-2004 2. Janette Schneider .... .323 2003-2006 3. Katie Noble ............ .280 1999-2002 4. Megan Bell ............. .230 2002-2005 5. Beth Kulyk .............. .214 1991-1993 Karla Barhorst ......... .214 2000-2003 7. Breanne Schenk ...... .208 2000-2003 8. Cassie Lee ........... .178 2005- 9. Emily Wolthuis .... .174 2004- 10. Molly McCann ........ .171 1991-1994 *minimum 1,700 total attempts

Assists NO. YEARS

1. Darcey Miller .......... 4,557 2001-2004 2. Tawnya Storino ........ 3,617 2004-2007 3. Kelly Wayne ............ 2,385 1995-1998 4. Michelle Bartlett ...... 2,175 1999-2001 5. Karen Zimmerly ....... 1,637 1991-1993 6. Traci Zureick ........... 1,023 1999-2002 7. Tina Friel ................ 736 1993-1996 8. Deeann Townsend ... 704 1991-1992 9. Kallie Wasserman .... 397 2001-2004 10. Megan Bell ............. 388 2002-2005

Digs NO. YEARS

1. Traci Zureick ........... 1,729 1999-2002 2. Darcy Thompson ..... 1,583 2001-2004 3. Julie Sector ............. 1,541 1999-2002 4. Molly McCann ........ 1,539 1991-1994 5. Alaina Gibson ...... 1,437 2005- 6. Megan Bell ............. 1,294 2002-2005 7. Melissa Vensel ........ 992 1991-1994 8. Meghan Mongillo .... 982 1996-1999 9. Darcey Miller .......... 965 2001-2004 10. Karla Barhorst ......... 946 2000-2002 Service Aces NO. YEARS

1. Kristie Tuxford ......... 161 1992-1995 2. Darcey Miller .......... 158 2001-2004 3. Traci Zureick ........... 150 1999-2002 4. Julie Sector ............. 119 1999-2002 Alaina Gibson ...... 119 2005- 6. Tina Friel ................ 110 1993-1996 7. Tanya Ronca ........... 107 1994-1997 8. Molly McCann ........ 106 1991-1994 9. Kelly Wayne ............ 101 1995-1998 10. Meghan Mongillo .... 97 1996-1999

Solo Blocks NO. YEARS

1. Kristie Tuxford ......... 269 1992-1995 2. Rachel Leitch .......... 182 2001-2004 3. Jennifer Murphy ...... 176 1992-1993 4. Janette Schneider .... 144 2003-2006 5. Katie Noble ............ 133 1999-2002 6. Melissa Dissette ...... 74 1997-1999 7. Cyndi Dunslow ........ 63 2002, 2004-2005 8. Tina Friel ................ 55 1993-1996 9. Melissa Vensel ........ 54 1991-1994 10. Maryann Liska ........ 45 1997-2000 Block Assists NO. YEARS

1. Janette Schneider .... 270 2003-2006 2. Rachel Leitch .......... 216 2001-2004 3. Katie Noble ............ 203 1999-2002 4. Kristie Tuxford ......... 191 1992-1995 5. Tawnya Storino ........ 141 2004-2007 6. Maryann Liska ........ 130 1997-2000 7. Kallie Wasserman .... 127 2001-2004 8. Melissa Dissette ...... 121 1997-1999 9. Traci Zureick ........... 116 1999-2002 10. Cassie Lee ........... 108 2005-

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Volleyball in the RMu Athletic hall of FameMolly McCann (1991-94) Induction Year: 2002

McCann was part of two Northeast Conference title-winning squads for the RMU volleyball team as an outside hitter and was inducted into the Robert Morris Athletic Hall of Fame Sept. 7, 2002. A native of Richfield, Ohio, and a graduate of Revere High School, McCann helped guide

Robert Morris to NEC Tournament championships in both 1992 and 1993. She was named to the All-NEC team in both 1993 and 1994 and was also a member of the NEC All-Tournament team in 1992. In the RMU volleyball record book, she ranks third in games played (478), fourth in digs (1,539), seventh in kills (967) and 10th in hitting percentage (.171). McCann also ranks fourth in the RMU single-season record book for digs with 526, which she tallied in 1992.

kristie Tuxford (1992-95)Induction Year: 2001

Kristie Tuxford originally hails from Midlothian, Va., and was inducted into the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Nov. 3, 2001. A graduate of Midlothian High School, during her four-year playing career on the Colonial volleyball squad she compiled career totals of 161 service aces, 269 solo blocks and 191 block assists.

Her service aces and solo blocks currently rank first in the RMU volleyball record book, and her block assists rank fourth. She is also tied for first in the single-season record book with 60 service aces from 1995, while ranking second in solo blocks with 83 in 1992 and fourth with 78 solo blocks in 1993 and is 10th in block assists with 61 during the 1992 season. Tuxford helped guide Robert Morris to NEC Tournament championships in both 1992 and 1993. In 1993 she was named the NEC Co-Player of the Year after leading the team with 244 kills and 237 assists. Tuxford was also named the NEC Tournament MVP in 1993 after compiling 47 kills, 35 digs and 13 blocks over four matches. Also a member of the ALL-NEC Tournament Team in 1992, Tuxford was a recipient of the ECAC Merit Medal Award in 1996.

All-Time letterwinners(Complete from the 1991 season on, if played before 1991 is noted based on respective players year listed beginning in 1991)

LaTressa Allgood ............................ 1995-98Karla Barhorst ............................... 2000-02Michelle Bartlett ............................ 1999-2001Megan Bell ................................... 2002-05Jessica Camaioni ............................ 2004-07Kim Cerullo ................................... 1994-95Misty Coleman .............................. 1995-97Jaimee Davidson ............................ 1995-96LeSheala Dawson ........................... 2006Melissa Dissette ............................. 1997-99Nicole Downing ............................. 2001Chris Dun ..................................... 1989-91Cyndi Dunslow ............................... 2002-05Dana Emph ................................... 1994 Tina Friel ....................................... 1993-96Danielle Gempe ............................. 1991Alaina Gibson ............................ 2005-07Amanda Graham ........................ 2007Heidi Heilman ................................ 1992-95Jaye Hellmich ............................ 2007Danielle Hoak ................................ 2005-06Tina Hughes .................................. 1990-91Laura Jamra .................................. 1996-98Lisa Jaszka .................................... 2003-06Addie Jennings .......................... 2007Sue Kins ....................................... 1992Tina Kowalski ................................. 1998

Beth Kulyk .................................... 1990-93Ashley Laughlin ............................. 1999-2000Shelby Laughlin ............................. 1995-97Cassie Lee ................................. 2005-07Rachel Leitch ................................. 2001-04Maryann Liska ............................... 1997-2000Molly McCann ............................... 1991-94Meghan McKinney ......................... 2001Darcey Miller ................................. 2001-04Gretchen Miller .......................... 1991, 1993-94Jennifer Miller ............................... 1991-94Ruth Mondy .................................. 1990-91Meghan Mongillo ........................... 1996-99Allison Mohr ................................. 2000-01Corinne Moser ........................... 2007Colleen Munhall ............................. 1993-94Vanessa Murray ............................. 1996-99Jennifer Murphy ............................ 1992-93Jessy Nelko ............................... 2006-07Katie Nobel ................................... 1999-2002Alissa Noel .................................... 1990-93Jodi Parsons .................................. 1990-91Katie Radford ................................ 2000-03Melissa Rainey ............................... 1997Pam Ridley .................................... 1994-95Tanya Ronca .................................. 1994-97Adrienne Roselle ............................ 2003

Michele Roth ................................. 2002-03Stacey Rowlatt ............................... 2004-05Tammy Ryan .................................. 1993Breanne Schenk ............................. 2000-03Janette Schneider .......................... 2003-06Haley Schroeder ............................. 2004-06Julie Sector ................................... 1999-02Kristina Sieg .................................. 1995-97Jennifer Stambaugh ....................... 2004-07Tawnya Storino .............................. 2004-07Abby Thaner ................................. 1998 Darcy Thompson ............................ 2001-04Melissa Thompson ..................... 2005-07Julie Tiderman ............................... 1998 Deeann Townsend .......................... 1989-92Kristie Tuxford ............................... 1992-95Melissa Vensel ............................... 1991-94Diana Vitantonio ............................ 1996-98Kallie Wasserman ........................... 2001-04Kristina Watson ............................. 2003-04Kelly Wayne .................................. 1995-98Emily Wolthuis ................... 2004, 2006-07Karen Zimmerly ............................. 1990-93Christina Zimmerman ..................... 2000Traci Zureick .................................. 1999-2002

* Note players bold still active

About Robert Morris university

Robert Morris University, founded in 1921, is one of the leading universities in the Pittsburgh region and among the largest private institutions of higher learning in Pennsylvania. More than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 40 states and 32 countries are enrolled at RMU. The 230-acre main campus in Moon Township, located 15 minutes from Pittsburgh International Airport and 17 miles from downtown Pittsburgh, is home to more than 1,200 resident students. RMU’s Center for Adult and Continuing Education is located in the heart of the “Golden Triangle,” the city’s metropolitan center and the nation’s seventh largest concentration of Fortune 500 corporate headquarters. The 32-acre Island Sports Center on Neville Island provides state-of-the-art athletic facilities for the University and the community. Robert Morris University built its reputation by offering strong academic programs in traditional business fields such as accounting, finance, marketing and management. To prepare students for success in a changing and competitive workforce, the University has created programs in communications, information systems, engineering, mathematics, science, education, social sciences and nursing in the past two decades. Students also have the opportunity to gain a global perspective by studying abroad.

RMU offers 32 bachelor’s degree programs: the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in applied mathematics, communication, English, environmental science, media arts, and social science; the Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in media arts; the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in actuarial science, applied mathematics, applied psychology, biology, business education, competitive intelligence systems, computer information systems, elementary education, engineering (industrial, mechanical and software), environmental science, health services administration, information sciences, manufacturing engineering, nuclear medicine, organizational studies, professional communications and information systems, and social science; the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) with concentrations in accounting, economics, finance, hospitality and tourism management, management, marketing, and sport management; and the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.). The University’s 18 graduate degree programs include: the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.); the Master of Science (M.S.) in business education, communications and information systems, competitive intelligence systems, engineering management, human resource management, information security and assurance, information systems management, information technology project management,

instructional leadership, Internet information systems, nonprofit management, organizational studies and taxation; the Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.); the Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in information systems and communications; the Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.); and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in instructional management and leadership. In addition, teacher certification preparation programs are offered for elementary and secondary teachers as well as instructional technology specialists. RMU is a teaching-centered institution, featuring small classes taught by faculty members, not teaching assistants. The University employs 174 full-time and 180 part-time faculty members; 83 percent of full-time faculty hold terminal degrees. The student-faculty ratio is 16:1, and the average class size is 24. Learning resources include a library containing more than 119,000 bound volumes, more than 100 reference databases and nearly 600 journal subscriptions. Nearly 70 clubs and organizations help students to develop leadership skills, network professionally and meet friends. Student organizations include varsity, club and intramural sports, sororities, fraternities and student government. The 23 varsity athletic programs are affiliated with NCAA Division I. For more information, visit www.rmu.edu.


gregory g. Dell’Omo, Ph.D.President of Robert Morris University

Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D., president of Robert Morris University, presides over one of Pennsylvania’s most innovative independent institutions of higher learning. He began his tenure as president on Aug. 1, 2005. Taking the reins of the University during a period of unparalleled growth, Dell’Omo quickly developed a clear vision for RMU as a place that provides transformational experiences for students through engaged learning. He soon assembled a committee of faculty, staff, students and trustees, and charged them with turning his vision into a roadmap for the future. By the end of Dell’Omo’s second year, the University

had unveiled a refined mission statement, six core values, and a comprehensive five-year strategic plan to guide RMU into the year 2012. In addition, a new 10-year campus master plan was set in motion to guide RMU’s evolution to a more residential campus with a strong living-learning environment. Dell’Omo’s tenure has been marked by a greater emphasis on internationalism in student experiences, faculty research and exchanges, and academic programs and partnerships, to better prepare students for success in today’s global society. Key achievements include increases in the number of RMU students studying abroad and the number of international students studying at RMU, and the establishment of academic partnerships with schools in Chile, China, Germany, Nicaragua, Turkey and Israel. Dell’Omo also has committed to building the Institutional Advancement division by providing a greater focus on fundraising, alumni relations and brand building – all of which are key to supporting the University’s continued growth. And the pace of that growth has not slowed a bit under Dell’Omo’s watch. In his first three years, he oversaw the construction or renovation of numerous buildings, the addition of five degree programs, and the launch of a new alumni magazine, athletic logo and mascot. Known as a “people’s president,” Dell’Omo places a high level of importance on staying connected with the campus community. He has expanded the annual new student orientation and attends all freshman seminars to meet new students each fall. He holds biannual Town Hall Meetings to keep faculty and staff updated on the latest University happenings, and sometimes sits in on new employee orientation sessions. A strong supporter of RMU athletics, he regularly attends Colonial football, basketball and other sporting events. He has reached out to thousands of RMU alumni by attending alumni events in Pittsburgh as well as New York, Miami, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Dell’Omo came to RMU after 14 years at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, where he served as vice president for external affairs from 2002 to 2005. In that capacity, he was responsible for government and community relations, university communications and the development of joint academic programs in China. He was Saint Joseph’s associate vice president for academic affairs from 2000 to 2002 and dean of the Erivan K. Haub School of Business from 1996 to 2000, guiding the school to accreditation by AACSB International, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. He joined Saint Joseph’s in 1991 as an assistant professor of management, moving up the faculty ranks to department chair, associate professor and professor. Before SJU, Dell’Omo served on the faculty at Canisius College and the Cornell University Extension Program. Prior to his career in academia, he spent six years working in human resources in the New York City retail industry and four years conducting research on various employment issues. Dell’Omo holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Montclair State University, a master’s degree in industrial relations from Rutgers and a Ph.D. in industrial relations/human resource management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He holds certificates from the Harvard University Institute for Educational Management and the Harvard Seminar for New Presidents. Dell’Omo sits on the boards of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, West Penn Allegheny Health System and the Rutgers Food Policy Institute. He has contributed to numerous academic journals and publications and lectured at conferences throughout the world. Dell’Omo remains an active consultant to universities throughout the nation on academic and management issues. Dell’Omo and his wife, Polly, have three children – Lara, Nicholas and Vincent.

Craig Coleman, M.D.Director of Athletics

Robert Morris University stayed in house to hire its latest director of athletics, naming Craig Coleman, M.D., to the position Feb. 15, 2005. Coleman, a native of Philadelphia who coaches RMU’s softball team, began his new responsibilities May 1, 2005, and enters his fourth academic year in 2008-09. He replaced the late Susan K. Hofacre, Ph.D, who passed away in January 2005. Under Coleman’s watch, the department of athletics has continued to expand and gain national attention. During the 2005-06 academic year, Robert Morris placed a total of nine student-athletes covering six sports on ESPNTheMagazine Academic All-America

District II teams, the most in school history. Coleman has overseen the development of a new Robert Morris logo and mascot as well as the launching of the new official website for Colonial athletics at www.rmucolonials.com. Coleman also hired Mike Rice as the seventh basketball coach in RMU Division I history and the addition of field hockey head coach Olivia Netzler. All the while, Coleman has built a winning softball program at Robert Morris over the past 18 years. During that period, RMU has won three Northeast Conference regular-season championships and six NEC Tournament titles. In 2005, Robert Morris finished with a league record of 17-3 to claim the regular-season championship, then swept through the NEC Tournament to claim its sixth title and advance to its first NCAA Tournament. “As the longest-tenured coach at Robert Morris University, Craig has proven with his softball teams what it means to have a consistent and successful program both on the field and in the classroom,” said former Robert Morris University President Edward A. Nicholson, Ph.D. “His successful record will be an asset as he takes over as our new athletic director.” Likewise, Coleman believes the timing was perfect for him to lead the athletic program at Robert Morris University. “The time was right for me to make this professional change,” Coleman said at the time of his hiring. “I have always had a passion for athletics and for 15 years I held management positions in health care. As the athletic director, I can now merge these two positions into one that really excites me.” From 1988 through 2005, Coleman worked as an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School Medicine. From 1983 to 1989, he was the attending psychiatrist at Western Pyschiatric Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh. Coleman earned his medical degree from the The Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine in Hershey in 1983. In 1979, he earned an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. At RMU, Coleman turned a perennial losing softball program into NEC champions. Prior to his arrival as head coach in 1991, the Colonials posted a record of 19-45 in the previous three seasons. During his 18 years as head coach, the Colonials have posted an overall record of 438-392-4 (.528), including a record of 186-72-2 (.719) in conference play. In 2007, he garnered his 400th career victory in game one of doubleheader sweep of Akron thanks to a 3-2 victory. He guided the Colonials to an overall record of 119-62 (.657) and four conference championships in his first four years, and in 1994, his team received the first national ranking in RMU history – regardless of sport – when his team was ranked as high as No. 23 in the USAToday / National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). Coleman’s success as head softball coach has come not only on the field, but in the classroom. His players include eight District II Academic All-Americans, two NEC Spring Scholar-Athletes for softball (Stephani Ehrenfeld in 2000 and Nicole Aloi in 2001) and numerous NEC All-Academic Honor Roll selections. During the 1999-2000 academic year, RMU achieved the second-highest cumulative team grade point average among all NCAA Division I softball programs according to the NFCA, finishing with a 3.409 grade point average, behind only Louisiana Tech (3.571). Prior to his appointment as head coach at Robert Morris, Coleman compiled a record of 359-158 (.694) in 16 seasons coaching summer softball, mostly with the Pittsburgh Patriots 18-and-under traveling fast-pitch team from 1986-91. He guided the Patriots of the Amateur Softball Association to three national tournaments in his final four years at the helm.


Robert Morris university AthleticsRobert Morris University Athletics stands for success. Since 1990, the Colonials have claimed 26 Northeast Conference regular-season championships and 26 league tournament titles among 23 sports, including eight regular-season titles in volleyball, five regular-season championships in football, five NEC Tournament titles in softball and three NEC Tournament championships in men’s soccer. The 2007-08 athletic season saw the Colonial athletic programs continue to rank near the top of their respective conferences, as the men’s basketball team claimed its first Northeast Conference regular-season title since 1992, while the women’s basketball program claimed its second straight NEC Tournament championship and subsequent appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Individually, a record number of Colonials took home major conference awards. Tony Lee and Sade Logan earned NEC Player of the Year accolades in men’s and women’s basket-ball, respectively, while linebacker Chad Wengert was named the NEC Defensive Player of the Year in football. Tawyna Storino of the volleyball squad was named the NEC Setter of the Year, while a pair of Colonials were tabbed the NEC Rookie of the Year in their respective sports. Kathleen Cag-giano garnered the honor in women’s soccer, while Jessica Calderone took home the accolade in softball. Finally, Ryan Cruthers was named the College Hockey America Player of the Year. The exploits of the RMU athletic program in 2007-08 followed a 2006-07 athletic season that could arguably go down as one of the greatest in RMU’s Division I history. A number of team and individual accomplishments highlighted the year, as the Colonial women’s basketball team completed one of the greatest turnarounds in Division I history by claiming its third NEC Tournament Championship and its first-ever NCAA Tournament bid. The Robert Morris men’s ice hockey team pulled off one of the biggest upsets in school history in January of 2007 by garnering a 4-2 victory at Notre Dame, which entered the game ranked No. 2 in the country. Individually in 2006-07, senior Stephanie Kuhn of the RMU women’s outdoor track and field team qualified for the NCAA Championships in the javelin. Kuhn, the only student-athlete to qualify for the NCAA Championships in track and field, turned the trick twice in her four years on the team, also accomplishing the feat as a freshman. Off the field, a total of six student-athletes were named to their respective ESPNThe Magazine Academic All-District II Teams, while senior Ray Gensler of the football team was named an Academic All-American for the second straight year, the first student-athlete in school history to earn Academic All-America hon-ors twice. The 2006-07 athletics campaign followed a 2005-06 season in which the men’s soccer team added to its illustrious history by downing No. 1 seed Monmouth, 3-2 in overtime, to claim its third NEC Tournament title and first since 1994. The Robert Morris softball squad, under the guidance of director of athletics Craig Coleman, also captured its fourth regular-season championship, tying Long Island for the top spot with a 17-3 league record. During the 2004-05 athletics campaign, the Colonial softball squad captured its third NEC regular-season title with a 17-3 league record, then swept through the NEC

Tournament for its fifth tournament title and first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in school history. The success RMU athletics has had in recent years followed the seasons before it, as the Colonial football team finished its 2000 season a perfect 10-0, the first perfect campaign for any sport at Robert Morris. In the process, the team won its second straight NCAA I-AA Mid-Major National Championship, according to DonHansen’sNationalFootballWeeklyGazette. The program celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2003 and moved into its own on-campus football stadium, named Joe Walton Stadium in honor of the program’s only head coach, in 2005. The women’s crew team claimed two straight national championships in the varsity four classification at the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, Pa., in 2000 and 2001. The trend of success by Colonial athletics in the new mil-lennium should come as no surprise. Five teams achieved national rankings during the 1990s, with the 1994 women’s softball team reaching No. 23, the 1994 men’s soccer team peaking at No. 16, the 1996 football squad finishing second in the NCAA I-AA non-scholarship ranks, the 1997 football team placing third and the 1999 football team placing first. Robert Morris has sent 16 teams to NCAA Tournaments since 1982. Men’s basketball and volleyball have made an NEC record five appearances, with men’s basketball qualifying in 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990 and 1992 and volleyball in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003. The Colonial men’s soccer team has also appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times (1993, 1994 and 2005). Robert Morris University has also had several athletes con-tinue their athletic career in professional sports. The late Tim Hall (1996) was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL Draft as a running back. Then, in 2001, former offensive lineman Hank Fraley (1999) became the starting center for the Philadelphia Eagles after being signed to the practice squad during the 2000 season. He currently is the starting center for the Cleveland Browns. Men’s soccer player Musa Shannon (1997) was drafted by the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer as the 28th overall pick in the 1997 MLS College Draft. Five other former Colonial men’s soccer players have played professionally, as Steve Bell (1997) and Doug Petras (1994) saw action with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, while Rhian Dodds (2003) plays for the Kilmarnock Football Club of the Scottish Premier League. Athletes are not the only ties that RMU athletics has to the professional ranks. Head football coach Joe Walton came to the Colonials after 35 years of National Football League experience, including seven years as the head coach of the New York Jets. Alongside Walton is another former NFL alum in John Banaszak, who was promoted to assistant head coach in the spring of 2008. Banaszak, the former head coach at Washington & Jefferson College, was a member of Pittsburgh Steelers when the team won Super Bowls X, XIII and XIV. Former Colonial men’s soccer head coach John Kowalski also worked as the head coach for the Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League, the Tampa Bay Mutiny of the MLS and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the A-League. He has come full circle, as he is now head coach of the Colonial women’s team, a program that began in 1992.

RMu’S REGuLAR-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1990

Men’s Basketball – 1991, 1992, 2008Women’s Basketball – 2008Football – 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000Men’s Soccer – 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001Softball – 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006Women’s Volleyball – 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

RMu’S NEC TOuRNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1990

Men’s Basketball – 1991, 1992Women’s Basketball – 1991, 2007, 2008Men’s Soccer – 1993, 1994, 2005Men’s Golf – 1995, 1996Women’s Tennis – 1996Men’s Indoor Track & Field – 1999, 2000Men’s Outdoor Track & Field – 2000Women’s Indoor Track & Field – 1998, 2000Softball – 1991, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2005Volleyball – 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

2007-08 ROBERT MORRIS uNIVERSITY ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS

• Melitta Brown (Women’sTrack&Field)• Kathleen Caggaiano(Women’sSoccer)• Jessica Calderone(Softball)• Jeremy Chappell(Men’sBasketball)• Ryan Cruthers (Men’sIceHockey)*#• Jordan Dyson(Men’sTrack&Field)• Annie Dubovec(Softball)• C.J. Ecalono (Men’sTrack&Field)• Charles Gladman (Men’sTrack&Field)• Amanda Graham (Volleyball)• Duri Greene (Men’sTrack&Field)• Mario Hines (Football)• A.J. Jackson(Men’sBasketball)• Kathryn Kirkpatrick (Women’sSoccer)• Keith Lee(Men’sLacrosse)$• Tony Lee(Men’sBasketball)• Sade Logan(Women’sBasketball)• Nathan Longpre(Men’sIceHockey)*• Chris Margott (Men’sIceHockey)*• Brianne McLaughlin(Women’sIceHockey)*#• Trevor Moore (Men’sLacrosse)$• Mike Niklos(Football)• Chinata Nesbit (Women’sBasketball)• Sara O’Malley (Women’sIceHockey)*• Brooke Panepinto (Softball)• Susan Perich (Softball)• Jacek Przednowek (Men’sSoccer)• Taryn Reichard (Women’sSoccer)• Nick Schirtzinger (Football)• Nasim Siddeeq(Men’sTrack&Field)• Chris Spataro (Men’sTrack&Field)• John Steilner (Football)• Tawyna Storino (Volleyball)• Mark Szymanski (Football)• Corbyn Tao-Brambleby (Men’sLacrosse)$• Phillips Thompson(Men’sCrossCountry)• Phillips Thompson (Men’sTrack&Field)• Anthony Trunzo(Men’sTrack&Field)• Ashley Turici(Women’sTrack&Field)• Denny Urban (Men’sIceHockey)*• Andrew Watt (Men’sLacrosse)$• Chad Wengert(Football)• Jordhanna White (Women’sTrack&Field)• Jeff Witmyer(Men’sTrack&Field)• Emily Wolthuis (Volleyball)• Ryan Zabinski (Men’sSoccer)

Note: All honors from the Northeast Conference unless noted * College Hockey America (CHA) honors # Easton Three-Star Honor from CHA $ Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) honors


Administrative staff

Craig Coleman Athletic Director

Marty Galosi Associate Athletic

Director

Addie Muti Assistant Athletic Director / SWA

Chris Hoppe Assistant Athletic

Director

Sean Simmons Assistant Athletic

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Mike Vittorino Head Athletic Trainer

Dave Brown Assistant Athletic

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Jason Daley Assistant Athletic

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Deanne Stipcak Assistant Athletic

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Debbie DalsinAssistant Athletic

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Scott Branvold Faculty Representative

Carol BonnerAssistant Director

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head Coaches

Ray Butter Equipment Manager

Linda Young Athletic Secretary

Dawn GeregachAthletic Secretary

Ronnie Peduzzi Football Office Coordinator

Jexx Varner Graduate Assistant

Marketing & Ticketing

Sal Buscaglia Women’s Basketball

Craig Coleman Softball

Bear Davis Men’s Lacrosse

Bill Denniston Men’s Soccer

Nate Handrahan Women’s Ice Hockey

John Kowalski Women’s Soccer

Kristin Kwiatkowski Cheerleading

Midge McPhail Women’s Rowing

Olivia Netzler Field Hockey

Katy Phillips Women’s Lacrosse

Mike Rice Men’s Basketball

Derek Schooley Men’s Ice Hockey

Michael Smith Track & Field / Cross Country

Jerry Stone Men’s and

Women’s Golf

Rob Thomas Volleyball

Joe Walton Football


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