Top-25 Foes Welcome in the No. 14 Buckeyes

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1 OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd. Columbus, Ohio AUGUST 26 vs. Texas State Denton, Texas W, 3-0 at North Texas Denton, Texas W, vs. #16 Texas A&M Denton, Texas W, 3-2 SEPTEMBER 2 LIU BROOKLYN Nationwide Arena W, 3-0 WYOMING Nationwide Arena W, #10 BYU Nationwide Arena L, vs. IUPUI Springfield, Mo. W, 3-0 at Missouri State Springfield, Mo. L, vs. Green Bay Springfield, Mo. W, vs. Valparaiso Muncie, Ind. W, 3-0 vs. UNCG Muncie, Ind. W, at Ball State Muncie, Ind. W, at #3 Wisconsin* Madison, Wis. L, at #2 Minnesota* Minneapolis, Minn. L, NORTHWESTERN^ St. John Arena W, 3-0 OCTOBER 1 at #1 Nebraska* Lincoln, Neb. W, at #21 Michigan State* East Lansing, Mich. 7 pm 9 at #23 Michigan~ Ann Arbor, Mich. 1 pm 14 NEBRASKA^ St. John Arena 6 pm 15 IOWA* St. John Arena 6 pm 19 at Penn State^ University Park, Pa. 8 pm 22 MICHIGAN STATE* St. John Arena 6 pm 26 at Maryland^ College Park, Md. 6 pm 28 MARYLAND* St. John Arena 7 pm NOVEMBER 2 WISCONSIN^ St. John Arena 8 pm 5 at Indiana* Bloomington, Ind. 7 pm 11 RUTGERS* St. John Arena 7 pm 12 PENN STATE* St. John Arena 7 pm 18 at Northwestern* Evanston, Ill. 8 pm 19 at Illinois Champaign, Ill. 8 pm 25 PURDUE* St. John Arena 7 pm 26 INDIANA# St. John Arena 7 pm DECEMBER 1-2 NCAA First & Second Rounds 9-10 NCAA Regionals 15 NCAA Semifinal #1 Nationwide Arena 7 pm NCAA Semifinal #2 Nationwide Arena 9:30 pm 17 NCAA Finals Nationwide Arena 9 pm All times eastern Home matches in CAPS 2016 SCHEDULE VIDEO COVERAGE KEY ^ Big Ten Network broadcast * BTN Plus broadcast # Buckeye Vision broadcast + ESPN3/WatchESPN broadcast ~ ESPN2/WatchESPN broadcast Top-25 Foes Welcome in the No. 14 Buckeyes Ohio State heads to that state up north The Big Ten gauntlet challenges Ohio State once again this weekend, sending the 14th-ranked Buckeyes on the road to face a pair of Top-25 adversaries in No. 21 Michigan State (Friday, Oct. 7) and No. 23 Michigan (Sunday, Oct. 9). The national stage is set for Sunday s rivalry match with ESPN2 broadcasting the scuffle. WEEKLY BASICS Friday, Oct. 7 7 p.m. ET East Lansing, Mich. (Jenison Field House) #14 Ohio State (12-4, 2-2 B1G) at #21 Michigan State (13-3, 2-2 B1G) Live Stats: GameTracker (link available at ) Video Broadcast: BTN Plus/BTN2Go Sunday, Oct. 9 1 p.m. ET Ann Arbor, Mich. (Cliff Keen Arena) #13 Ohio State at #23 Michigan (13-3, 2-2 B1G) Live Stats: GameTracker (link available at ) Television: ESPN2 HISTORY WITH THE SPARTANS AND WOLVERINES Ohio State leads in the all-time series against both Michigan State and Michgan. The Buckeyes have won 45 of 75 meetings with the Spartans while posting a mark vs. the Wolverines. Ohio State s success has translated on the road as well, posting away records of and at MSU and UM, respectively. AWARDS, AWARDS, AWARDS & MORE AWARDS Ohio State welcomed in a cavalcade of awards Oct. 3-5, including not one, but two, National Player of the Week recognitions. The week began with Taylor Sandbothe and Valeria León earning Big Ten Player and Defensive Player of the Week honors on Monday. The next day brought AVCA National Player of the Week distinction for Sandbothe. Taylor Hughes then picked up a National Player of the Week accolade of her own, selected as such by espnw. Eleven different Buckeyes have now earned National Player of the Week laurels a total of 13 times since This marks the third consecutive season Ohio State has been represented at least once. OHIO STATE SEIZES TWO B1G VICTORIES St. John Arena finally hosted its first match of the season on Sept. 28, witnessing an Ohio State sweep over Northwestern. The Buckeyes followed with a four-set triumph at previously No. 1 and undefeated Nebraska. Ohio State snapped the Huskers 28-match winning streak and recorded its third consecutive win in Lincoln. The Buckeyes are 4-1 in the last five meetings 2016 BIG TEN STANDINGS versus Nebraska. As of Oct. 4 NATIONAL TELEVISION EXPOSURE Sunday s match at Michigan is one of at least a half dozen Buckeye matches televised on national television this season. In addition to the ESPN2 broadcast in Ann Arbor, Ohio State will also be featured on Big Ten Network a minimum of five times. JOIN THE CONVERSATION - #OSUWVBtribe Social media users are encouraged to join the Ohio State Women s Vollebyall conversation by utilizing the #OSUWVBtribe hashtag. Hear directly from members of the program weekly at with a video series titled #OSUWVBtribe Talk. Big Ten Overall TEAM W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Minnesota Wisconsin Penn State Nebraska Illinois Michigan Michigan State Iowa Ohio State Purdue Indiana Maryland Northwestern Rutgers

2 AVCA RANKINGS Ohio State sits at No. 14 in this week s AVCA Coaches Poll. The Buckeyes are one of nine Big Ten teams ranked in the Top-25. The Big Ten Conference combined for an overall non-conference record of (.772). CAREER RECORD BOOKS UNDER SIEGE Seniors Valeria León and Taylor Sandbothe have launched an assault on the Ohio State Record Books, cracking the Top-10 in multiple statistical categories with sights set on the top spot: León: 1,506 total digs ranks second in OSU history (school record - 1,572 digs - Stacey Gordon; ) 3.44 digs per set are tied for second (school record digs/set - Chelsea Noble; ) Sandbothe: 1.13 blocks per set rank second in OSU history (school record blocks/set - Shellye Sills; ) 96 solo blocks rank second (school record Sherri Rinker; ) 481 total blocks rank second (school record Dawn McDougall; ) 381 block assists rank fourth (school record Dawn McDougall; ).304 attacking efficiency ranks sixth (school record Sara Daniel; ) *Complete Career Records Watch can be found on Page 6. FINAL NON-CONFERENCE TUNE-UP Non-conference action ended on a high note for the Buckeyes, completing a weekend sweep in the Ball State Active Ankle Challenge. Ohio State outscored Valparaiso, UNCG and the host Cardinals by a combined 86 points in nine sets played. Valeria León was named the event s MVP. Audra Appold and Taylor Sandbothe joiner her on the all-tournament team. ADD TWO WINS TO THE SEASON TALLY The Buckeyes registered their sixth and seventh victories of the year while in Missouri, grasping victory over IUPUI and Green Bay. Valeria León and Taylor Sandbothe were each named to the All-Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational Team. Sandbothe earned the honor by virtue of a.355 attacking efficiency and averages of four kills and one block per set. León, meanwhile, put forth 4.38 digs per set and served as the Buckeye libero throughout the weekend. DOWNTOWN ACTION In a dress rehearsal of sorts for the 2016 NCAA Championship being hosted at Nationwide Arena Dec. 15 & 17, the Buckeyes held the Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic in downtown Columbus Sept Ohio State won their first eight sets, sweeping past LIU Brooklyn and Wyoming before going ahead two-setsto-none vs. No. 10 BYU, and ultimately finishing 2-1 inside the home of the Columbus Blue Jackets. BUCKEYES DEPART TEXAS WITH THREE WINS IN HAND Ohio State leaped into the 2016 season by capturing the North Texas Challenge title, securing three victories in the process. The Buckeyes opened by sweeping past Texas State and North Texas in straight sets before handing No. 16 Texas A&M its first loss of the young season, besting the Aggies in five sets. Taylor Hughes, Valeria León and Taylor Sandbothe earned all-tournament honors with Sandbothe selected as the event s Most Valuable Player. SANDBOTHE NAMED BIG TEN S BEST OF OPENING WEEK Taylor Sandbothe won Big Ten Player of the Week distinction after her MVP performance at the North Texas Challenge. She has now earned B1G weekly laurels in all four seasons of her career. She was the conference s Player of the Week last year (Sept. 7, 2015), Defensive Player of the Week in 2014 (Sept. 8) and twice the Freshman of the Week (Nov. 11; Nov. 25, 2013). RANKINGS & HONORS TOP-25 TEAMS IN THE BIG TEN American Volleyball Coaches Association #1 Minnesota #2 Wisconsin #3 Nebraska #14 Ohio State #15 Penn State #17 Purdue #21 Michigan State #23 Michigan #24 Illinois WEEKLY AWARDS National Player of the Week Taylor Sandbothe (AVCA) - Oct. 4 Taylor Hughes (espnw) - Oct. 5 Big Ten Player of the Week Taylor Sandbothe - Aug. 29; Oct. 3 Big Defensive Ten Player of the Week Valeria León - Oct. 3 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS North Texas Challenge - Aug Taylor Hughes, Valeria León, Taylor Sandbothe (MVP) Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic - Sept. 2-3 Taylor Hughes, Luisa Schirmer Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational - Sept Valeria León, Taylor Sandbothe Ball State Active Ankle Challenge - Sept Audra Appold, Valeria León (MVP), Taylor Sandbothe PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN Taylor Sandbothe COLUMBUS -- THE CITY THAT CROWNS CHAMPIONS The 2016 NCAA Women s Volleyball Championship will be held in Nationwide Arena. The NCAA Semifinals are contested on Dec. 15, followed two days later by the crowning of a national champion on Saturday, Dec. 17, in front of a national television audience on ESPN. Tickets are ON SALE NOW! In addition, volleyball fans can also look forward to the 2017 NCAA Men s Volleyball Championship which is also being hosted in Ohio s capital city (St. John Arena -- May 4-6, 2017). 2

3 2016 ROSTER No. Name...Pos...Hgt...Cl... Hometown... High School (Previous College) 1 Kylie Randall...MB Jr.... Tomball, Texas... Magnolia 2 Jenna Adams... DS Fr... San Mateo, Calif... Saint Francis 3 Valeria León... DS Jr.... Ponce, Puerto Rico...Colegio Sagrado Corazón De Jesús 4 Madison Smeathers...MB Fr... Bargersville, Ind... Center Grove 5 Luisa Schirmer...OH So... Pittsford, N.Y... Pittsford Sutherland 6 Taylor Hughes... S Fr... Carroll, Ohio... Bloom-Carroll 7 Ashley Wenz...OH So... Springboro, Ohio...Spingboro 8 Alexa Turk... DS Fr... Gates Mills, Ohio...Gilmour Academy 9 Audra Appold...OH Fr... Perrysburg, Ohio... Perrysburg 10 Taylor Sandbothe...MB Jr.... Lee s Summit, Mo.... Lee s Summit West 11 Brooke Bailey...OH Fr... Canton, Ohio...Jackson 12 Abby Fesl... S Sr... Arlington Heights, Ill...John Hersey (University of North Florida) 14 Camry Halm... DS Fr... Apopka, Fla...Apopka 15 Kalisha Goree... DS So... Columbia City, Ind...Columbia City 17 Ana Beatriz (Bia) Franklin...OH Fr... Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...Centro Educacional da Lagoa Head Coach: Geoff Carlston, 9th season (Minnesota, 1993) Assistant Coach: Nikki Klingsporn, 2nd season (Marquette, 2011) Assistant Coach: Susan Halverson, 2nd season (Ohio State, 2011) Director of Volleyball Operations: Caitlin Insana, 1st season (Ohio State, 2013) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Stephen Creevy Student Assistant: Maggie Heim Team Manager: Andrew Fischer Athletic Trainer: Jennifer Novak PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Maggie Heim...HY-m Valeria León...vah-LAIR-ree-ah lay-own Taylor Sandbothe...san-BOTH-ee Ashley Wenz...WENTZ UNIVERSITY FACTS Location... Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) Founded Enrollment... 64,868 Nickname...Buckeyes Colors... Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429) Mascot...Brutus Buckeye Director of Athletics...Eugene Smith Senior Woman Administrator...Miechelle Willis President...Michael V. Drake, MD Faculty Representative...John Bruno Conference... Big Ten (1913) VOLLEYBALL HISTORY First Year All-Time Record (Yrs.) ,.641 (45+) Big Ten Record (Yrs.) ,.589 (34+) St. John Arena Record (Yrs.) ,.702 (30+) All-Americans...29 awards by 18 different players All-Big Ten Selections by 34 different players Big Ten Championships... 3 ( ) NCAA Tournament Appearances (34-22,.607) NCAA Sweet 16 Appearances NCAA Final Four Appearances...2 (1991, 1994) Facility (Capacity)... St. John Arena (13,276) 3

4 OVERALL STATISTICS Overall record: 12-4 Conf: 2-2 Home: 3-1 Away: 3-3 Neutral: 6-0 Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 1 Randall, Kylie Adams, Jenna Leon, Valeria Smeathers, Madison Schirmer, Luisa Hughes, Taylor Wenz, Ashley Turk, Alexa Appold, Audra Sandbothe, Taylor Bailey, Brooke Fesl, Abby Halm, Camry Goree, Kalisha Franklin, Bia OHIO STATE Opponents Team Statistics OSU OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors 8 8 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 4/919 6/3579 Neutral site #/Avg 6/516 Current win streak 2 - Home win streak 1 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 26 vs Texas State W ,25-15, Aug 26 at North Texas W ,25-17, Aug 27 vs Texas A&M W ,32-30,21-25,25-18, Sept 2 LIU BROOKLYN W ,25-17, Sept 2 WYOMING W ,25-17, Sept 3 #10 BYU L ,26-24,14-25,20-25, Sept 9 vs IUPUI W ,25-13, Sept 9 at Missouri State L ,23-25,21-25,25-22, Sep 10 vs Green Bay W ,26-24,25-15,14-25, Sep 16 vs Valparaiso W ,25-13, Sep 16 vs UNCG W ,25-12, Sep 17 at Ball State W ,25-17, *Sep 23 at #3 Wisconsin L ,19-25, *Sep 24 at #2 Minnesota L ,18-25,25-18, *Sep 28 NORTHWESTERN W ,25-12, *Oct 01 at #1 NEBRASKA W ,25-21,25-21, Record in 3-set matches:9-1 Record in 4-set matches:1-1 Record in 5-set matches:2-2 4

5 TEAM COMPARISON STATS Date Opponent Score Kills Errors TA Hit% Assists SA SE RE Digs Blocks BS BA BE BHE Aug 26, 2016 vs Texas State / / / / / 19 8 / 2 9 / 6 2 / 8 25 / / / 1 10 / 8 1 / 0 0 / 2 Aug 26, 2016 at North Texas / / / / / 26 3 / 1 9 / 6 1 / 3 46 / / / 3 6 / 2 2 / 1 1 / 3 Aug 27, 2016 vs Texas A&M / / / / / / 3 12 / 13 3 / / / / 0 18 / 25 1 / 2 1 / 1 Sept 2, 2016 LIU BROOKLYN / / / / / 22 6 / 7 5 / 6 7 / 6 37 / / / 2 12 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 0 Sept 2, 2016 WYOMING / / / / / 23 3 / 2 7 / 4 2 / 3 49 / / / 1 12 / 10 0 / 4 0 / 0 Sept 3, 2016 BYU / / / / / 67 5 / 2 6 / 11 2 / 5 86 / / / 0 16 / 19 2 / 1 0 / 0 Sept 9, 2016 vs IUPUI / / / / / 14 4 / 0 2 / 2 0 / 4 65 / / / 2 4 / 6 2 / 4 1 / 0 Sept 9, 2016 at Missouri State / / / / / 53 6 / 5 8 / 8 5 / 6 93 / / / 2 17 / 18 2 / 0 0 / 0 Sep 10, 2016 vs Green Bay / / / / / / 2 8 / 5 2 / / / / 4 12 / 18 3 / 0 1 / 0 Sep 16, 2016 vs Valparaiso / / / / / 19 4 / 3 8 / 6 3 / 4 42 / / / 3 12 / 8 1 / 1 0 / 1 Sep 16, 2016 vs UNCG / 26 7 / / / / 24 6 / 4 8 / 5 4 / 6 43 / / / 0 6 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 Sep 17, 2016 at Ball State / / / / / 33 6 / 1 7 / 3 1 / 6 37 / / / 0 8 / 6 1 / 2 0 / 0 Sep 23, 2016 at Wisconsin / / / / / 36 2 / 7 4 / 3 7 / 2 41 / / / 2 2 / 26 3 / 2 1 / 0 Sep 24, 2016 at Minnesota / / / / / 43 8 / 5 11 / 2 5 / 8 59 / / / 0 6 / 17 1 / 1 2 / 0 Sep 28, 2016 NORTHWESTERN / / / / / 27 5 / 5 6 / 7 5 / 5 60 / / / 1 10 / 4 1 / 1 1 / 1 Oct 01, 2016 at NEBRASKA / / / / / 42 4 / 3 13 / 12 3 / 4 62 / / / 1 18 / 22 3 / 2 0 / 0 Note: Match totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category 5

6 CAREER RECORDS WATCH DIGS Digs Player...Years 1. 1,572 Stacey Gordon ,506 Valeria León SOLO BLOCKS SB Player...Years Sherri Rinker Taylor Sandbothe BLOCKS PER SETS (Minimum 110 total blocks) Avg. Player... SB-AB-TB-Sets...Years Shellye Sills Taylor Sandbothe TOTAL BLOCKS TB Player...Solos-Assists...Years Dawn McDougall Taylor Sandbothe DIGS PER SET (Minimum 400 digs) Avg. Player...Digs-Sets...Years Chelsea Noble Valeria León...1, Stacey Gordon...1, ASSIST BLOCKS Kills Player...Years Dawn McDougall Danielle Meyer Suzie Stiling Taylor Sandbothe ATTACK PERCENTAGE (Minimum 500 kills) Pct. Player...Kills-Errors-Attempts...Years Sara Daniel , Marisa Main , Jenny Jackson...1, , Dana Stearns...1, , Sherri Helman...1, , Taylor Sandbothe...1, , ASSISTS PER SET (Minimum 300 assists) Avg. Player...Assists-Sets...Years Katie Virtue...5, Marisa Main...4, Laura Davis...5, Audrey DiPronio...4, Jen Boleyn...3, Taylor Hughes...1, ASSISTS Ast. Player...Years 1. 5,648 Katie Virtue ,483 Laura Davis ,655 Marsia Main ,184 Audrey DiPronio ,624 Taylor Sherwin ,214 Jen Boleyn ,213 Jen Flynn ,755 Amanda Peterson ,621 Marlene O Brien ,397 Betsy Hone ,963 Briana McCarthy , ,590 Taylor Hughes POINTS Points Player...Years 1. 3,094.5 Stacey Gordon ,131.5 Danielle Meyer ,064.0 Holly O Leary ,881.0 Katie Dull ,828.0 Jenny Jackson ,797.0 Leisa Wissler ,741.5 Emily Danks ,741.0 Lisa Bettio ,738.0 Gabriele Jobst ,719.0 Suzie Stiling ,658.0 Dana Stearns ,623.0 Vanessa Wouters ,591.0 Kristi Neuman ,565.5 Taylor Sandbothe POINTS PER SET (Minimum 800 points) Avg. Player...Points-Sets...Years Stacey Gordon...3, Vanessa Wouters...1, Danielle Meyer...2, Holly O Leary...2, Mari Hole...1, Jenny Jackson...1, Tricia Stragliotto...1, Lisa Bettio...1, Katie Dull...1, Linda Mangus Gabriele Jobst...1, Kristi Neuman...1, Leisa Wissler...1, Suzie Stiling...1, Dana Stearns...1, Anne Botica...1, Elizabeth Campbell Taylor Sandbothe...1, KILLS Kills Player...Years 1. 2,798 Stacey Gordon ,808 Holly O Leary ,760 Danielle Meyer ,621 Katie Dull ,463 Jenny Jackson ,442 Lisa Bettio ,434 Gabriele Jobst ,428 Leisa Wissler ,409 Vanessa Wouters ,369 Suzie Stiling ,331 Dana Stearns ,313 Emily Danks ,242 Kristi Neuman ,227 Rosie Snow ,216 Shelly Draeger ,215 Kaitlyn Leary ,212 Taylor Sandbothe

7 #1 KYLIE RANDALL MB HEIGHT: 6-2 SENIOR TOMBALL, TEXAS MAGNOLIA H.S. Owns 28 career starts, including 10 this season Father, Danny, played basketball at Texas Lutheran and went on to play professional in Europe From a long line of Buckeyes as her grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather each graduated from OSU # 1 Randall, Kylie vs Texas State * at North Texas * vs Texas A&M * LIU BROOKLYN * WYOMING * BYU * vs Valparaiso * vs UNCG * at Ball State * at Wisconsin * at NEBRASKA Randall s Career Highs Kills at Northern Illinois, 8/31/13 Attacks IUPUI, 9/13/13 % (min. 10 att) (8-0-10)...Southern Illinois, 9/7/14 Assists at Penn State, 10/30/15 Aces... - Digs (2x) last: IUPUI, 9/13/13 Solo Blocks at Northern Illinois, 8/31/13 Assist Blocks vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 Total Blocks (2x) last: vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 Points at Northern Illinois, 2013 CAREER Randall, STATISTICS Kylie TOTAL TOTAL Sandbothe, Taylor 7

8 #2 JENNA ADAMS DS HEIGHT: 5-10 FRESHMAN SAN MATEO, CALIF. SAINT FRANCIS H.S. Made collegiate debut in the season opener, playing in all three sets Captained Saint Francis High en route to First Team All-West Catholic League honors afer leading the team in both kills and digs Comes from an athletic lineage with a grandfather playing football at UCLA and two Divison-I collegiate athlete uncles, a water polo player at Pepperdine and San Diego State Golfer # 2 Adams, Jenna vs Texas State at North Texas vs Valparaiso at Ball State Adams s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists... - Aces... - Digs... - Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points... - CAREER STATISTICS Adams, Jenna TOTAL TOTAL Appold, Audra 8

9 #3 VALERIA LEÓN DS HEIGHT: 5-6 SENIOR PONCE, PUERTO RICO COLEGIO SAGRADO CORAZÓN DE JESÚS Starting libero for all 51 matches in Ranks fourth in Big Ten wtih 4.14 digs/set Owns school record for most digs in a four-set match (35 vs. Arizona 9/12/15), second-highest total overall Three-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (10/3/16 9/14/15 10/13/14) Six-time all-tournament team honoree, including twice being named Tourney MVP Never missed a match CAREER RECORDS WATCH 1,506 digs rank 2nd in school history 3.44 digs per set (T-2nd) OSU SEASON RECORDS TOP digs per set (1st all-time) digs (2nd) digs (6th) digs per set (14th) # 3 Leon, Valeria vs Texas State at North Texas vs Texas A&M LIU BROOKLYN WYOMING BYU vs IUPUI at Missouri State vs Green Bay vs Valparaiso vs UNCG at Ball State at Wisconsin at Minnesota NORTHWESTERN at NEBRASKA León s Career Highs Kills (8x) last: at Maryland, 11/6/15 Attacks (3x) last: Nebraska, 10/3/15 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists at Nebraska, 10/4/14 Aces (2x) last: Rutgers, 11/28/15 Digs vs. Arizona, 9/12/15 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points (2x) last: Rutgers, 11/28/15 CAREER Leon, STATISTICS Valeria TOTAL TOTAL

10 #4 MADISON SMEATHERS MB HEIGHT: 6-3 FRESHMAN BARGERSVILLE, IND. CENTER GROVE H.S. Started the last 10 matches and 11 overall First Team All-Indiana performer in both 2014 and 2015 First Team High School All-American # 4 Smeathers, Madison vs Texas A&M * BYU vs IUPUI * at Missouri State * vs Green Bay * vs Valparaiso * vs UNCG * at Ball State * at Wisconsin * at Minnesota * NORTHWESTERN * at NEBRASKA * Smeathers Career Highs Kills at Minnesota, 9/24/16 Attacks at Nebraska, 10/1/16 % (min. 10 att) (8-0-14)... at Minnesota, 9/24/16 Assists vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Aces... - Digs vs. IUPUI, 9/9/16 Solo Blocks at Ball State, 9/17/16 Assist Blocks vs. Valparaiso, 9/16/16 Total Blocks (2x) last: at Ball State, 9/17/16 Points at Minnesota, 9/24/16 CAREER Smeathers, STATISTICS Madison TOTAL TOTAL

11 #5 LUISA SCHIRMER OH HEIGHT: 6-1 JUNIOR PITTSFORD, N.Y. PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND H.S. Started every match this season and owns 52 career starts Two-time Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic all-tournament team honoree (2014, 2016), including Most Outstanding Player recognition in 14 Sisters, Selina (Samford ) and Kaja (Buffalo ; New Hampshire 2010), also played collegiate volleyball # 5 Schirmer, Luisa vs Texas State * at North Texas * vs Texas A&M * LIU BROOKLYN * WYOMING * BYU * vs IUPUI * at Missouri State * vs Green Bay * vs Valparaiso * vs UNCG * at Ball State * at Wisconsin * at Minnesota * NORTHWESTERN * at NEBRASKA * Schirmer s Career Highs Kills (2x) last: at Rutgers, 11/29/14 Attacks Michigan State, 10/24/14 % (min. 10 att) (7-0-14)...(2x) last: vs. UNCG, 9/16/16 Assists at Nebraska, 10/1/16 Aces Purdue, 10/16/15 Digs at Missouri State, 9/9/16 Solo Blocks at Michigan, 10/24/15 Assist Blocks vs. Central Arkansas, 8/30/14 Total Blocks vs. Central Arkansas, 8/30/14 Points Minnesota, 11/26/14 CAREER Schirmer, STATISTICS Luisa TOTAL TOTAL Smeathers, Madison 11

12 #6 TAYLOR HUGHES S HEIGHT: 6-1 SOPHOMORE CARROLL, OHIO BLOOM-CARROLL H.S. Leads the Big Ten with.43 aces/set; ranks seventh wtih assists/set espnw National Player of the Week (10/5/16) Named to all-tournament team at North Texas Challenge (8/26-27/16) and Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic (9/2-3/16) Competed for the U.S. Collegiate National Team in Summer Big Ten All-Freshman Team B1G Setter of the Week (10/12/15) Sisters, Ashley and Cassie, played volleyball at Ohio State ( ) and Columbus State (2013), respectively Brother, Ryan, competed for Malone University football in CAREER RECORDS WATCH 9.70 assists per set rank 6th in school history 1,590 assists (12th) # 6 Hughes, Taylor vs Texas State * at North Texas * vs Texas A&M * LIU BROOKLYN * WYOMING * BYU * vs IUPUI * at Missouri State * vs Green Bay * vs Valparaiso * vs UNCG * at Ball State * at Wisconsin * at Minnesota * NORTHWESTERN * at NEBRASKA * Hughes Career Highs Kills at Nebraska, 10/1/16 Attacks at Missouri State, 9/9/16 % (min. 10 att) (8-0-11)... vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Assists at Minnesota, 11/25/15 Aces BYU, 9/3/16 Digs vs. Washington, 12/11/15 Solo Blocks Wisconsin, 9/27/15 Assist Blocks (5x) last: vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 Total Blocks Wisconsin, 9/27/15 Points at Missouri State, 9/9/16 CAREER Hughes, STATISTICS Taylor TOTAL TOTAL

13 #7 ASHLEY WENZ OH HEIGHT: 6-3 JUNIOR SPRINGBORO, OHIO SPRINGBORO H.S. Started 10 matches this season First Team All-Ohio selection in 2013 Father, George, pitched at Niagara University and ranks fourth all-time with a 2.86 season ERA in 1986 # 7 Wenz, Ashley vs Texas State * at North Texas * vs Texas A&M LIU BROOKLYN * WYOMING * BYU * vs IUPUI * at Missouri State * vs Green Bay * vs UNCG at Wisconsin NORTHWESTERN * at NEBRASKA * Wenz s Career Highs Kills LIU Brooklyn, 9/2/16 Attacks BYU, 9/3/16 % (min. 10 att) ( )...LIU Brooklyn, 9/2/16 Assists (2x) last: at Rutgers, 11/7/15 Aces... - Digs (7x) last: Northwestern, 9/28/16 Solo Blocks (3x) last: Northwestern, 9/28/16 Assist Blocks (2x) last: at Missouri State, 9/9/16 Total Blocks (2x) last: at Missouri State, 9/9/16 Points LIU Brooklyn, 9/2/16 CAREER Wenz, STATISTICS Ashley TOTAL TOTAL

14 #8 ALEX TURK DS HEIGHT: 5-11 FRESHMAN GATES MILLS, OHIO GILMOUR ACADEMY Made collegiate debut at North Texas (8/26/16) First Team All-Ohio performer Led Gilmour Academy to its first state championship in school history for any sport # 8 Turk, Alexa at North Texas LIU BROOKLYN BYU vs IUPUI vs Valparaiso vs UNCG Turk s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists... - Aces vs. IUPUI, 9/9/16 Digs LIU Brooklyn, 9/2/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points vs. IUPUI, 9/9/16 CAREER Turk, STATISTICS Alexa TOTAL TOTAL Wenz, Ashley 14

15 #9 AUDRA APPOLD OH HEIGHT: 6-1 SOPHOMORE PERRYSBURG, OHIO PERRSBURG H.S. Stared 14 matches this season and 48 of 49 career contests she s played in Unanimous selection to 2015 Big Ten All-Freshman Team First Buckeye to earn three B1G Freshman of the Week honors espnw National Player of the Week (10/14/15) Big Ten Player of the Week (10/5/15) Father, John, played football at Miami University as a quarterback ( ) # 9 Appold, Audra vs Texas State * at North Texas * vs Texas A&M * LIU BROOKLYN * WYOMING * BYU * vs IUPUI * at Missouri State * vs Green Bay * vs Valparaiso * vs UNCG * at Ball State * at Wisconsin * at Minnesota * Appold s Career Highs Kills at Iowa, 11/18/15 Attacks at Missouri State, 9/9/16 % (min. 10 att) ( )...at Ball State, 9/17/16 Assists (2x) last: vs. E. Illinois, 9/18/15 Aces (6x) last: vs. UNCG, 9/16/16 Digs at Illinois, 10/10/15 Solo Blocks (2x) last: vs. UNCG, 9/16/16 Assist Blocks (3x) last: at Iowa, 11/18/15 Total Blocks (3x) last: vs. UNCG, 9/16/16 Points at Iowa, 11/18/15 CAREER Appold, STATISTICS Audra TOTAL TOTAL Bailey, Brooke 15

16 #10 TAYLOR SANDBOTHE MB Started all 16 matches this season and owns 112 career starts Ranks sixth in Big Ten with 3.79 kills/set; slotted eighth at.33 aces/set AVCA National Player of the Week (10/4/16) Two-time Big Ten Player of the Week (10/3/16 8/28/16 9/7/15) Owns 11 all-tournament team recognitions, including three Tourney MVP awards 2015 First Team All-American Unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten Team Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (9/8/14); Three-time B1G Freshman of the Week Mother, Teri, is a Missouri Athletics Hall of Famer (four-time Track & Field All-American) Father, Mike, was a four-year starter for Missouri Basketball HEIGHT: 6-3 SENIOR LEE S SUMMIT, MO. LEE S SUMMIT WEST H.S. #10 Sandbothe, Taylor CAREER RECORDS WATCH 96 solo blocks rank 2nd in school history 1.13 blocks/set (2nd) 481 total blocks (2nd) 385 block assists (4th).304 attack percentage (6th) 1,565.5 points (14th) 1,212 kills (17th) 3.69 points/set (18th) OSU SEASON RECORDS TOP total blocks (2nd all-time) block assists (2nd) solo blocks (T-4th) blocks/set (T-4th) attacking percentage (5th) total blocks (T-5th) solo blocks (8th) block assists (T-10th) solo blocks (T-10th) blocks/set (T-12th) total blocks (15th) vs Texas State * at North Texas * vs Texas A&M * LIU BROOKLYN * WYOMING * BYU * vs IUPUI * at Missouri State * vs Green Bay * vs Valparaiso * vs UNCG * at Ball State * at Wisconsin * at Minnesota * NORTHWESTERN * at NEBRASKA * Sandbothe s Career Highs Kills vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 Attacks (4x) last: vs. Green Bay. 9/10/16 % (min. 10 att) ( )... Florida State, 9/6/15 Assists vs. E. Illinois, 9/18/15 Aces vs. Green Bay, 8/31/13 Digs (3x) last: vs. Washington, 12/11/15 Solo Blocks (2x) last: vs. Syracuse, 9/12/15 Assist Blocks Illinois, 11/11/15 Total Blocks Illinois, 11/11/15 Points vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 CAREER Sandbothe, STATISTICS Taylor TOTAL TOTAL Schirmer, Luisa 16

17 #11 BROOKE BAILEY OH HEIGHT: 6-2 FRESHMAN CANTON, OHIO JACKSON H.S. Earned first career start vs. Northwestern (9/28/16) Made collegiate debut in season opener vs. Texas State (8/26/16) Enrolled early, began taking classes and practicing with the team in Spring 16 Three-time First Team All-Ohio honoree Parents, Linda (volleyball) and Nate (basketball), were student-athletes at Pittsburgh Brother, Evan, is a junior on the College of Charleston basketball team #11 Bailey, Brooke vs Texas State at North Texas vs Texas A&M LIU BROOKLYN BYU vs IUPUI at Missouri State vs Green Bay vs UNCG at Ball State at Wisconsin at Minnesota NORTHWESTERN * at NEBRASKA Bailey s Career Highs Kills (2x) last: Northwestern, 9/28/16 Attacks at Nebraska, 10/1/16 % (min. 10 att) (6-3-16)...Northwestern, 9/28/16 Assists... - Aces... - Digs at Nebraska, 9/28/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks (2x) last: at Nebraska, 10/1/16 Total Blocks (2x) last: at Nebraska, 10/1/16 Points LIU Brooklyn, 9/2/16 CAREER Bailey, STATISTICS Brooke TOTAL TOTAL Fesl, Abby 17

18 #12 ABBY FESL S HEIGHT: 5-11 SENIOR ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA Played in all 16 matches this season Transferred to Ohio State after three seasons competing for North Florida 2014 Atlantic Sun Preseason Setter of the Year Mother, Joanie, played volleyball at Iowa ( ) Sisters, Megan and Annie, played volleyball for Notre Dame ( ) and Cincinnati ( ), respectively #12 Fesl, Abby vs Texas State at North Texas vs Texas A&M LIU BROOKLYN WYOMING BYU vs IUPUI at Missouri State vs Green Bay vs Valparaiso vs UNCG at Ball State at Wisconsin at Minnesota NORTHWESTERN at NEBRASKA Fesl s Career Highs (at Ohio State only) Kills vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 Attacks vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Aces... - Digs at Minnesota, 9/24/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points vs. Texas A&M, 8/27/16 Fesl, Abby CAREER STATISTICS 2013* * * TOTAL All* * * * TOTAL All*

19 #14 CAMRY HALM DS HEIGHT: 5-2 FRESHMAN APOPKA, FLA. APOPKA H.S. Made collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Texas State (8/26/16) Two-time First Team All-METRO Conference honoree Two-time First Team All-METRO Libero of the Year #14 Halm, Camry vs Texas State LIU BROOKLYN BYU vs IUPUI vs Green Bay vs Valparaiso vs UNCG at Ball State at Wisconsin at Minnesota NORTHWESTERN at NEBRASKA Halm s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks... - % (min. 10 att)... - Assists at Nebraska, 10/1/16 Aces at Minnesota, 9/24/16 Digs at Nebraska, 10/1/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points at Minnesota, 9/24/16 Halm, Camry CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL TOTAL Hughes, Taylor 19

20 #15 KALISHA GOREE DS HEIGHT: 5-4 JUNIOR COLUMBIA CITY, IND. COLUMBIA CITY H.S. Owns three career double-digit dig efforts Started the 2015 season opener at Wyoming (8/28) Advanced to the Indiana state championship in the 100-meter hurdles and long jump #15 Goree, Kalisha vs Texas State at North Texas vs Texas A&M LIU BROOKLYN WYOMING BYU vs IUPUI at Missouri State vs Green Bay vs UNCG at Ball State at Wisconsin at Minnesota NORTHWESTERN Goree s Career Highs Kills... - Attacks at Missouri State, 9/9/16 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists (2x) last: vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Aces vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 Digs (2x) last: at Missouri State, 9/9/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points vs. Green Bay, 9/10/16 CAREER Goree, STATISTICS Kalisha TOTAL TOTAL Halm, Camry 20

21 #17 ANA BEATRIZ FRANKLIN OH HEIGHT: 5-11 FRESHMAN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL CENTRO EDUCACIONAL DA LAGOA Started two of four Big Ten matches thus far Won three South America Championships as a member of the Brazilian Youth National Team MVP of the 2103 U-16 South America Championship in Columbia Five-time national club champion, voted MVP three times #17 Franklin, Bia vs Texas State LIU BROOKLYN WYOMING BYU vs IUPUI at Missouri State vs Green Bay vs UNCG at Wisconsin at Minnesota * at NEBRASKA * Franklin s Career Highs Kills (2x) last: at Minnesota, 9/24/16 Attacks at Minnesota, 9/24/16 % (min. 10 att)... - Assists... - Aces (3x) last: at Wisconsin, 9/23/16 Digs (3x) last: at Nebraska, 10/1/16 Solo Blocks... - Assist Blocks... - Total Blocks... - Points (5x) last: at Minnesota, 9/24/16 CAREER Franklin, STATISTICS Bia TOTAL TOTAL

22 HEAD COACH GEOFF CARLSTON The 2016 season marks Geoff Carlston s ninth as Ohio State s head coach. He took the reins of the women s volleyball team on Feb. 5, 2008 and is the fifth head coach of the Buckeyes in the 45-year history of the program. to the first Sweet 16 jaunt. In just his second season at Ohio State, Carlston pushed the Buckeyes to a season record and 12-8 Big Ten tally in OSU returned to the NCAA Tournament via an at-large bid and hosted the first and second rounds in Columbus. Carlston enters 16 with a career winning percentage of.684 in 16 years as a collegiate head coach, racking up 364 victories compared to just 168 defeats. His squads have averaged wins per season and own 12 years of 20 or more victories. Among the Division-I ranks at Ohio University and Ohio State, Carlston is the owner of a (.714) mark in 13 campaigns roaming the Buckeye State. The native Minnesotan has made his mark in the state of Ohio, guiding the Bobcats of Ohio University and the Buckeyes to a combined 11 NCAA Tournament appearances. Carlton has directed Ohio State to the NCAA Sweet 16 four times since 2010, one of just 11 schools in the country to accomplish that feat. Before arriving in Columbus, Carlston started his NCAA Tournament success with five straight Mid-American Conference championships to propel Ohio into the big dance, including his first Sweet 16 showing in Carlston s squads are a combined 7-3 all-time in the NCAA First Round and 5-0 at Ohio State. He led the Bobcats to a conference crown in each of his five campaigns in Athens. Carlston s pupils have often been recognized among the nation s elite, totaling 15 All-American accolades overall and at least one in each of the past five seasons. Elizabeth Campbell and Taylor Sandbothe repeated as All-Americans in 2015, each earning recognition for the second straight season. For the first time in school history, three Buckeyes -- Campbell, Sandbothe and Taylor Sherwin - earned AVCA All-America honors (honorable mention) in Ohio State s Katie Dull (2009), Emily Danks (2011) and Kaitlyn Leary (2013) also earned All-America honorable mention while Mari Hole was chosen in back-to-back seasons as an 11 honorable mention and Third Team member in Five Bobcats picked up All-American status under the tutelage of Carlston. On the conference level, Carlston has molded 14 All-Big Ten, 25 All-MAC and eight All-NSIC performers since Academic success has followed Carlston throughout his career as well. Student-athletes receiving academic all-conference laurels has been a common occurrence under Carlston, racking up a total of 85 such awards: 50 Academic All-Big Ten, 25 Academic All-MAC, 10 Academic All-NSIC). His program was honored by the NCAA in May 2014 with the Public Recognition Award, given to teams scoring in the top-10 percent nationally in each sport based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR). During the summer of 2011, Carlston served as head coach of one of the USA A-2 squads that played at the USA Volleyball Open National Championships Women s Open, finishing second. Carlston came to Ohio State after spending five years as head coach at Ohio University, building a powerhouse in the Mid-American Conference. His squads reached the NCAA Tournament every season and won five straight conference crowns with an overall record of during Carlston s time in Athens. The Bobcats won 78 of 80 MAC matches and went 14-1 in the conference tournament with four tourney titles. Four Bobcats were named MAC Player of the Year and a pair were tabbed MAC Freshman of the Year. He was named the MAC Coach of the Year four times and was twice named the Mideast Region Coach of the Year. Prior to Ohio, Carlston posted a record in three seasons at the helm of the Concordia University-St. Paul (Minn.) program. He took the Golden Bears from an 0-18 mark in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference the season before his arrival to a serious run at the league title in CUSP finished the 2002 campaign with a 24-9 record - its best in Division II competition - and earned its first national ranking during the season. Carlson recruited three consecutive NSIC Freshman of the Year selections to play for the Golden Bears. In the summer of 2002, Carlston served as coach of a Division II all-star team that played in a tournament in Holland. Competing against the top Dutch college and professional league teams, the group won gold and bronze medals. Before Concordia, Carlston served two seasons as a student assistant coach at Minnesota while completing a master s degree in social work. Carlston began his coaching career in 1994 as head coach at Hopkins High School. In his two-year tenure, his teams went and captured the Classic Lake Conference title both seasons. He left the high school ranks for two years of service in Belize as a Peace Corps volunteer but stayed close to the sport, serving as head coach of the Belize women s national team and as an assistant for the men s national team. He helped develop a year-round training program and the team finished fourth at the 1997 Central America championship, earning the country s first international victories. Following a run to the Sweet 16 in 2014, Carlston s Buckeyes added Academic prowess to place themselves in rare company. Just three schools nationally could boast both advancement into the NCAA Sweet 16 and perfect multi-year APR scores of 1000 three or more times each between The 2013 Buckeyes swept through a 12-0 nonconference and finished the season with 18 wins overall. Senior Kaitlyn Leary was tabbed an AVCA All- America honorable mention while Taylor Sandbothe was placed on the Big Ten s All-Freshman squad. Ohio State went on a four-year run of 20-or-more wins starting in In 2012, the Buckeyes registered a overall ledger, including a 13-7 conference mark to earn place fourth in the daunted Big Ten Conference. Carlston and the Buckeyes notched the program s first ever win at Nebraska (3-1, Oct. 26) that season. Senior Mari Hole was named AVCA Third Team All-American and unanimously voted All-Big Ten while fellow senior Emily Danks and junior Kaitlyn Leary were All-B1G honorable mentions. Carlston conducted a pair of treks to the Sweet 16 in 2010 and Juniors Mari Hole and Emily Danks picked up All-America nods during a campaign in 2011 after the 10 Buckeyes notched a overall win-loss tally en route 22 Upon his return to the United States, Carlston became head coach of the 17 s team of the Minnesota One Junior Olympics club, which competed in the 17 Open Division at USA Nationals three consecutive years under his direction. In June 1993, Carlston earned his undergraduate degree in speech communication from the University of Minnesota, where he played on the club team for the Gophers. The Plymouth, Minn., native is married to the former Sara Tibesar of St. Paul. The couple has two children and resides in Columbus. Coaching Career: Head Coach, Hopkins High School, ; Head Coach, Belize women s national team, Assistant Coach, Belize men s national team, (Peace Corps volunteer) Student Assistant Coach, Minnesota, Head Coach, Minnesota One Junior Olympics Club, Head Coach, Concordia St. Paul, Head Coach, Ohio University, Head Coach, Ohio State, 2008-present.

23 CARLSTON S CAREER RECORD Overall Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Year School Wins Losses Pct. Wins Losses Pct. Finish 2000 Concordia th 2001 Concordia th-tie 2002 Concordia th Concordia St. Paul Totals Overall Mid-American Conference NCAA Championship Year School Wins Losses Pct. Wins Losses Pct. Finish 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. Regional National 2003 Ohio University st Ohio University st Ohio University st Ohio University st Ohio University st Ohio University Totals NCAA Record: 3-5 (.375) Overall Big Ten Conference NCAA Championship Year School Wins Losses Pct. Wins Losses Pct. Finish 1st Rd. 2nd Rd. Regional National 2008 Ohio State th Ohio State th-tie Ohio State th Ohio State th Ohio State th Ohio State th Ohio State th-tie Ohio State th Ohio State Ohio State Totals NCAA Record: 10-5 (.667) Division-I Career Totals Overall Career Totals CARLSTON S CAREER RECORD BY OPPONENT Akron Alabama Albany American Arizona Arizona State Auburn Augsburg Augustana Ball State Bemidji State Binghamton Bowling Green Bradley Brown Buffalo Butler BYU California Cal State Bakersfield Central Arkansas Chicago State Coastal Carolina Central Michigan Cincinnati Cleveland State College of Charleston Colo. School of Mines Colorado State Concordia-Illinois Concordia-Michigan Concordia-Wisconsin Davidson Dayton Denver Duquesne Eastern Illinois Eastern Michigan Florida A&M Florida Gulf Coast Florida State Furman Georgia Southern Grand Valley State Green Bay Hawai i Harding Houston Idaho Idaho State Illinois Illinois State Indiana Iona Iowa IPFW IUPUI Jacksonville James Madison Kansas State Kennesaw State Kent State Kentucky Lake Superior State Lees-McCrae Liberty Lipscomb LIU Brooklyn Lock Haven Long Beach State Louisville Loyola Marymount Marquette Marshall Maryland Maryland Eastern Shore Macalester Mayville State Mercer Miami (OH) Michigan Michigan State Michigan Tech Middle Tennessee State Milwaukee Minnesota Minnesota-Crookston Minnesota-Duluth Minnesota-Morris Minnesota State Mankato Minnesota State Moorhead Missouri Missouri State Montana State Billings Morehead State Morningside MTSU Nebraska Nebraska-Omaha New Hampshire New Mexico North Carolina A&T North Dakota North Dakota State North Texas Northern Illinois Northern State Northwest Missouri State Northwestern Notre Dame Oakland Ohio Ohio State Oregon Penn Penn State Pennsylvania Pepperdine Pittsburgh Portland Presbyterian Purdue Rider Robert Morris Rutgers Sacramento State Sacred Heart San Diego SEMO Seton Hall South Dakota South Dakota State South Florida Southern California Southern Colorado Southern Illinois Southern Mississippi Southwest State St. Benedict s St. Catherine s St. Cloud State St. John s St. Mary s Stanford Stony Brook Syracuse Tennessee Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Texas-Arlington Texas A&M Texas State Toledo Towson UAB UCLA UC Santa Barbara UMBC UNCG Utah Valparaiso Virginia Commonwealth Virginia Tech Vitergo Wake Forest Washington Washington State Wayne State West Virginia Western Kentucky Western Michigan Wichita State William & Mary Winona State Wisconsin Wisconsin-Eau Claire Wisconsin Steven s Point Wisconsin Superior Wyoming Xavier Yale Youngstown State Career Totals

24 SUSAN HALVERSON - ASSISTANT COACH COACHING STAFF NIKKI KLINGSPORN - ASSISTANT COACH Susan Halverson returned to life as a Buckeye in August 2015, signing on as an assistant coach. She had logged five previous seasons at Ohio State, serving as the program s volunteer coach in 2012 and competing as a defensive specialist from She was selected to the 2016 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Thirty Under 30 list. Halverson was the lone Big Ten coach chosen and one of just 12 Division-I honorees nationally. The AVCA Thirty Under 30 award was created to honor up-and-coming coaching talent at all levels of the sport. Halverson helped lead the Buckeyes to the NCAA Sweet 16 in her first season as an assistant coach in 2015, five years after doing so as a team captain on the 2010 OSU squad. Halverson s previous two seasons were spent patrolling the sidelines at the University of North Texas as an assistant coach. She and the Mean Green racked up 22 wins in 2014 on the strength of Conference USA Player of the Year, Carnae Dillard. While living in the Lone Star State, Halverson also continued her work with USA Volleyball as the Technical Coordinator for the North Point Volleyball Club located in the USA Volleyball North Texas Region. During her prior stint in Columbus, Halverson was the System Coordinator ( ) for the Elite Volleyball Training Center in the USA Volleyball Ohio Valley Region. During her playing career, she racked up over 600 digs playing in 117 matches for the Scarlet & Gray. Before graduating with a Human Development and Family Science degree (specialization in Early Childhood Education), Halverson was lauded as an all-around studentathlete, presented both the Corwin A. Fergus Award and Leann Grimes-Davidge Award in Fergus Award recipients `excel in athletics, achieve academically, demonstrate positive qualities of character and citizenship and show potential for success in a graduate or professional program. Halverson earned the Grimes-Davidge Award due to `outstanding qualities of athletic performance, scholarship, character, campus or community involvement and leadership. She utilized the Fergus Award post-graduate scholarship in her completion of a master s degree in 2012 (Education with a specialization in Pre-k to 3rd Grade). Nikki Klingsporn, an All-American setter at Marquette in 2010, begins her second season as a Buckeye in She helped Ohio State reach the NCAA Sweet 16 in her inaugural Columbus campaign. In addition to the postseason run, Klingsporn was also vital in the development of freshman setter Taylor Hughes. The Big Ten All-Freshman Team member made 27 starts and was named the B1G Setter of the Week on Oct. 12. Under the guidance of Klingsporn, Hughes racked up 978 assists in her rookie season. Klingsporn spent as an assistant coach for the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. She helped the Panthers rack up 18 victories en route to a Horizon League Tournament title and subsequent appearance in the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Klingsporn and the Panthers nearly made it back-to-back conference crowns in `14, falling in the league tournament championship match. The Oakdale, Minn., native is no stranger to Big Ten Volleyball, playing at Wisconsin for three seasons before transferring to Marquette as a redshirt junior. At MU, Klingsporn was a two-time All-Big East setter and an honorable mention All-American her senior campaign (2010) following a assists per set average which ranked fourth nationally. She was also a team captain in each of her two seasons with the Golden Eagles while earning academic all-league honors in all four of her eligible years. After finishing her collegiate career, Klingsporn played for the Volleyball Club Wiesbaden in Germany, helping the team to a seventh-place finish in the Deutsche Volleyball Liga. Then, she returned to Marquette for one season as an undergraduate assistant coach, aiding the Golden Eagles to their first-ever NCAA Tournament berth and a win in the first round of the postseason. She trained and guided Marquette s freshman setter, Chelsea Heier, to Big East Freshman of the Year, Region Freshman of the Year and All-American honorable mention laurels. Klingsporn comes from an athletic and coaching family, the daughter of two college athletes. Her mother and high school coach, Laura, is a member of the North Dakota State Athletics Hall of Fame and the Minnesota State High School Coaches Hall of Fame. Father, Mark, is a well-known basketball coach for Tartan High School. CAITLIN INSANA - DIRECTOR OF OPERNATIONS Caitlin Insana joined the Ohio State women s volleyball staff as the Director of Operations in July Insana previously served as a Buckeye student assistant coach for three seasons ( ) and has been a central Ohio club volleyball coach since moving to Columbus five years ago. Insana has guided three club teams in earning bids to the Girls Junior Nationals, twice with Elite Volleyball and most recently coaching for Mintonette Sports. She also spent a season as varsity assistant for Gahanna Lincoln High School. In three years as the Buckeye student assistant coach, Insana helped the Scarlet & Gray win at least one match in three consecutive NCAA Tournaments, including a pair of `Sweet 16 appearances. Ohio State averaged nearly 23 wins a season with an overall winning percentage of.642 (68-38) during her previous stint with the Buckeyes. Prior to arriving in Columbus, Insana enrolled at High Point University in North Carolina as a student-athlete following an impressive high school and club volleyball career. Her playing career was cut short due to injury, however, and the Clevelander transferred to Ohio State to begin her sophomore year of college. Insana graduated from The Ohio State University in 2013 with a Sport Industry degree. She then sharpened her organizational, planning and time management skills as a wedding and event planner in Hilliard, Ohio. STEPHEN CREEVY - VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH Stephen Creevy was a three-sport standout at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati -- playing volleyball, basketball and football -- all while graduating with a flawless 4.0 GPA. Previously a male practice player, he made the move to the Buckeye coaching staff in the summer of Creevy is a double major in finance and biology and is heavily involved in various pediatric cancer organizations such as BuckeyeThon and Kick-It. He is set to graduate in May MAGGIE HEIM - STUDENT ASSISTANT COACH In 2015, Maggie Heim transitioned into a role on the coaching staff after two seasons competing as a student-athlete. She played in 41 matches, dishing out 252 assists as a setter. Her 24 helpers in a winning effort over Syracuse in 2014 marked a career-best effort. Heim picked up Academic All-Big Ten honors in

25 O H I O S TAT E W O M E N S V O L L E Y B A L O H I O S TAT E W V B A L L TV/RADIO ROSTER 1 Kylie Randall 2 Jenna Adams 3 Valeria León 4 Madison Smeathers 5 Luisa Schirmer 6 Taylor Hughes 7 Ashley Wenz 8 Alexa Turk 9 Audra Appold 10 Taylor Sandbothe 11 Brooke Bailey 12 Abby Fesl 14 Camry Halm 15 Kalisha Goree 17 Ana Beatriz Franklin Maggie Heim Andrew Fischer Geoff Carlston Susan Halverson Nikki Klingsporn Caitlin Insana Stephen Creevy MB, 6-2, Sr. Tomball, Texas Magnolia H.S. OH, 6-3, Jr. Springboro, Ohio Springboro H.S. DS, 5-2, Fr. Apopka, Fla. Apopka H.S. Head Coach Ninth Season Minnesota, 1993 DS, 5-10, Fr. San Mateo, Calif. Saint Francis H.S. DS, 5-11, Fr. Gates Mills, Ohio Gilmour Academy DS, 5-4, Jr. Columbia City, Ind. Columbia City H.S. Assistant Coach Second Season Ohio State, 2011 DS, 5-6, Sr. Ponce, Puerto Rico Colegio Sagrado Corazón De Jesús MB, 6-3, Fr. Bargersville, Ind. Center Grove H.S. OH, 6-1, So. Perrysburg, Ohio Perrysburg H.S. MB, 6-2, Sr. Lee s Summit, Mo. Lee s Summit West H.S. Student Assistant Coach OH, 5-11, Fr. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Centro Educacional da Lagoa Assistant Coach Second Season Marquette, 2011 OH, 6-1, Jr. Pittsford, N.Y. Pittsford Sutherland H.S. OH, 6-2, Fr. Canton, Ohio Jackson H.S. S, 5-11, Sr. Arlington Heights, Ill. John Hersey H.S. University of North Florida Team Manager Director of Volleyball Operations Volunteer Assistant Coach First Season First Season Ohio State, S, 6-1, So. Carroll, Ohio Bloom-Carroll H.S. Jennifer Novak Athletic Trainer