UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH VOLLEYBALL UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH VOLLEYBALL

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1 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH VOLLEYBALL 11 NCAA Tournaments 11 Big East Tournament Titles Six Big East Regular-Season Titles Contact: Casey Bonk - Asst. Director of Media Relations Cell: Office: cbonk@athletics.pitt.edu August Hampton Inn Invitational Bowling Green, Ohio 8/29 vs. Middle Tennessee State W, 3-0 8/30 vs. Dayton W, 3-0 Bowling Green W, 3-0 Omni Classic Boulder, Co. 9/5 vs. Georgia Southern W, 3-0 9/6 vs. Portland State W, Colorado L, 1-3 Panther Classic Pittsburgh, Pa. 9/12 vs. Duquesne W, 3-0 9/13 vs. Norfolk W, 3-0 vs. Niagara W, 3-0 Pitt Panther Invitational Pittsburgh, Pa. 9/19 vs. USF W, 3-1 9/20 vs. Sacred Heart W, 3-0 vs. Delaware W, 3-0 9/25 vs. LIU Brooklyn W, 3-1 9/28 VS. BOSTON COLLEGE* W, 3-0 October 10/3 VS. No. 12 UNC L, /10 VS. NOTRE DAME* W, 3-1 SYRACUSE W, 3-1 GEORGIA TECH* W, 3-0 CLEMSON* W, /24 VS. No. 4 FLORIDA ST L, /26 VS. LOUISVILLE W, 3-1 VIRGINIA TECH L, 1-3 November 11/2 VS. SYRACUSE W, 3-0 DUKE W, 3-2 WAKE FOREST W, /14 VS. MIAMI L, /16 VS. VIRGINIA TECH L, /21 VS. NC STATE W, 3-0 VIRGINIA W, 3-1 LOUISVILLE* 4:00 P.M. NOTRE DAME 4:00 P.M. ACC MATCHES *Denotes ESPN3 Broadcast All matches ET Time PITTSBURGH AT A GLANCE School... Location... Pittsburgh, Pa. Enrollment... 28,823 Founded Nickname... Panthers Colors...Vegas Gold and Navy Director of Athletics...Steve Pederson Executive Assistant to the AD...Stephanie Armstorng Executive Associate AD for Media Relations...E.J. Borghetti Executive Associate AD for Business and Finance...Wendy Meyers Executive Associate AD for Compliance...Dan Bartholomae Executive Associate AD for External Operations... Chris Ferris Assoc. AD for Development... Maureen Anderson Assoc. AD Sport Administrator... Kirk Bruce Assoc. AD for Facilities... John Abrams Assist. AD for Marketing... Chris Bain 2013 Record ACC Postseason...N/A Newcomers... 3 Head Coach...Dan Fisher (Pacific, 99) Overall Career Record Overall Record at Pitt Assistant Coach... Craig Dyer (Susquehanna, 05) Assistant Coach... Lindsey Campbell (Concordia, 08) Director of Operations... Kellen Petrone (Duquesne, 08)... First Season KILLS Jessica Wynn Kate Yeazel Mechael Guess ASSISTS Jenna Jacobson Lindsey Zitzke Delaney Clesen Conference... ACC Affiliation...NCAA Division I Home Court...Fitzgerald FH School Site... Athletics...pittsburghpanthers.com Twitter... PITTSBURGH AT A GLANCE TOP RETURNERS Staters Returning/Lost...6/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 13/1 BLOCKS Jenna Potts Kate Yeazel Jessica Wynn DIGS Delaney Clesen Jenna Jacobson Jessica Wynn...220

2 PITTSBURGH ROSTER BREAKDOWN UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH VOLLEYBALL OUTSIDE HITTERS/MIDDLE BLOCKERS No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Hometown/Previous School 1 Lauren Anderson OH So. 6-0 Peoria, Ariz./Liberty High 3 Kate Yeazel OPP Sr. 6-3 Eaton, Ohio/National Trail 4 Jessica Wynn OH Sr. 6-1 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons 6 Casey Durham OH/OPP Jr. 6-3 Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township 7 Mechael Guess OPP Sr. 5-9 Louisville, Ky./DuPont Manual 9 Amanda Orchard MH Jr. 6-0 Lake Zurich, Ill./Lake Zurich 10 Mariah Bell OH Fr. 6-1 Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark High School 11 Kelsey O Neill MB Fr. 6-2 Skokie, Ill./Loyola Academy 14 Jenna Potts MB R-So. 6-3 Bernville, Pa./Schuykill Valley/Xavier 28 Maria Genitsaridi OH So. 6-0 Crete, Greece/11th High School of Heraklion DEFENSIVE SPECIALISTS/SETTERS No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Hometown/Previous School 2 Delaney Clesen L Sr. 5-7 Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township 5 Lindsey Zitzke S Sr Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman 8 Jenna Jacobson S Jr. 5-8 Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young Magnet 12 Ellie Burns DS So. 5-5 Clarion, Pa./Clarion 16 Angela Seman DS Fr. 5-9 Cranberry Twp, Pa./Seneca Valley High School COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Dan Fisher (Pacific, 99), Second Season Assistant Coach: Lindsey Campbell (Concordia, 08) Second Season Assistant Coach: Craig Dyer (Susquehanna, 95), Second Season Director of Operations: Kellen Petrone (Duquesne, 08) First Season Alphabetical No. Name 1 Anderson, Lauren 10 Bell, Mariah 12 Burns, Ellie 2 Clesen, Delaney 6 Durham, Casey 28 Genitsaridi, Maria 7 Guess, Mechael 8 Jacobson, Jenna 11 O Neill, Kelsey 9 Orchard, Amanda 14 Potts, Jenna 16 Seman, Angela 4 Wynn, Jessica 3 Yeazel, Kate 5 Zitzke, Lindsey Numerical No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 1 Lauren Anderson So. OH 6-0 Peoria, Ariz./Liberty High 2 Delaney Clesen Sr. L 5-7 Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township 3 Kate Yeazel Sr. RS/MB 6-3 Eaton, Ohio/National Trail 4 Jessica Wynn Sr. OH 6-1 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons 5 Lindsey Zitzke Sr. S 5-10 Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman 6 Casey Durham Jr. OH 6-3 Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township 7 Mechael Guess Sr. RS 5-9 Louisville, Ky./DuPont Manual 8 Jenna Jacobson Jr. S 5-8 Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young Magnet 9 Amanda Orchard Jr. MH 6-0 Lake Zurich, Ill./Lake Zurich 10 Mariah Bell Fr. OH 6-1 Moorpark, Calif./ Moorpark High School 11 Kelsey O Neill Fr. MB 6-2 Skokie, Ill./ Loyola Academy 12 Ellie Burns So. DS 5-5 Clarion, Pa./Clarion 14 Jenna Potts R-So. MB 6-3 Bernville, Pa./Xavier 16 Angela Seman Fr. DS 5-9 Cranberry Twp, Pa./ Seneca Valley High 28 Maria Genitsaridi So. OH 6-0 Crete, Greece/11th High School of Heraklion BY STATE: Illinois (5): Clesen, Durham, Jacobson, O Neill, Orchard Pennsylvania (3): Burns, Potts, Seman Ohio (2): Yeazel, Zitzke Arizona (1): Anderson California (1): Bell Florida (1): Wynn Kentucky (1): Guess Greece (1): Genitsaridi BY CLASS: Seniors (5): Clesen, Guess, Wynn, Yeazel, Zitzke Juniors (3): Durham, Jacobson, Orchard Sophomores (5): Anderson, Burns, Genitsaridi, Potts Freshmen (3): Bell, O Neill, Seman

3 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH VOLLEYBALL 2014 PITT VOLLEYBALL TV/RADIO ROSTER 1 Lauren Anderson OH RS-FR Peoria, Ariz. 2 Delany Clesen (CLEE-son) LIB SR Evanston, Ill. 3 Kate Yeazel (YAY-zul) OPP SR Eaton, Ohio 4 Jessica Wynn OH SR Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 5 Lindsey Zitzke (ZITS-kee) S SR Dublin, Ohio 6 Casey Durham OH/OPP JR Evanston, Ill. 7 Mechael Guess (Meh-KALE) OPP SR Louisville, Ky. 8 Jenna Jacobson S JR Chicago, Ill. 9 Amanda Orchard MH JR Lake Zurich, Ill. 10 Mariah Bell OH FR Moorpark, Calif. 11 Kelsey O Neill MB FR Skokie, Ill. 12 Ellie Burns DS SO Clarion, Pa. 14 Jenna Potts MB R-SO Bernville, Pa. 16 Angela Seman DS FR Cranberry Twp., Pa. 28 Maria Genitsaridi (YEN-it-sar-EE-tee) OH SO Crete, Greece Dan Fisher Head Coach 2nd season Craig Dyer Assistant Coach 2nd Season Lindsey Campbell Assistant Coach 2nd Season Kellen Petrone Director of Operations 1st Season

4 Pittsburgh 2013 Pittsburgh Combined Team Statistics (as of Apr 03, 2014) All matches Overall record: Conf: 11-9 Home: 8-5 Away: 6-7 Neutral: 5-2 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 4 Wynn, Jessica Yeazel, Kate Guess, Mechael Wignot, Monica Genitsaridi, Maria Potts, Jenna Irby, KeKe Boddy, Jessica Orchard, Amanda Durham, Casey Zitzke, Lindsey Clesen, Delaney Jacobson, Jenna Burns, Ellie Nicholas, Maria PITTSBURGH Opponents Team Statistics UP OPP ATTACK K i l l s Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct K i l l s / S e t SET A s s i s t s Assists/Set SERVE Aces E r r o r s Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors E r r o r s / S e t Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE D i g s Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks B l o c k s / S e t Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE T o t a l Dates/Avg Per Date 13/470 13/768 Neutral site #/Avg 7/665 Current win streak 6 - Home win streak 2 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Aug 30 vs Arkansas State W ,25-20, Aug 30 at Mizzou L ,25-23,14-25, Aug 31 vs South Dakota W ,25-15,25-16, Aug 31 vs Idaho State L ,23-25, Sep 6 vs ALBANY W ,25-14, Sep 07 vs Northeastern W ,25-16, Sep 07 at UConn W ,25-17,25-16,23-25, Sep 13 at USF W ,25-22,22-25,25-13, Sep 14 vs #22 Purdue L ,25-21,18-25,25-17, Sep 14 vs FAU W ,25-19, Sep 20 CORNELL L ,22-25,25-14,23-25, Sep 20 RUTGERS W ,25-17,25-15, Sep 21 MOREHEAD STATE L ,23-25,25-20,22-25, *Sep 27 CLEMSON W ,25-17, *Sep 29 GEORGIA TECH W ,25-21, *Oct 4 VIRGINIA TECH W ,25-20, *Oct 5 VIRGINIA L ,25-20,25-17,21-25, *Oct 11 at Miami L ,19-25, *Oct 13 at #21 Florida State L ,23-25, *Oct 18 BOSTON COLLEGE W ,25-22, *Oct 20 SYRACUSE L ,25-22,25-27, *Oct 25 at NC State L ,25-20,16-25,25-15, *Oct 27 at #14 North Carolina L ,25-21,17-25, *Oct 30 at Maryland L ,24-26,15-25, *Nov 03 at Notre Dame L ,22-25,25-17,22-25, *Nov 08 WAKE FOREST W ,23-25,25-22,25-27, *11/10/13 #15 DUKE L ,25-20,23-25, *Nov 15 at Syracuse W ,25-23, *Nov 17 at Boston College W ,14-25,25-22,25-17, *11/22/13 MARYLAND W ,23-25,20-25,25-20, *11/24/13 NC STATE W ,25-16, *Nov 29 at Virginia W ,23-25,25-21, *Nov 30 at Virginia Tech W ,26-24,25-19, Record in 3-set matches:10-3 Record in 4-set matches:4-5 Record in 5-set matches:5-6

5 Pittsburgh Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 27, 2014) Conference matches Overall record: 11-9 Conf: 11-9 Home: 7-3 Away: 4-6 Neutral: 0-0 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 9 Orchard, Amanda Clesen, Delaney Potts, Jenna Wynn, Jessica Guess, Mechael Irby, KeKe Yeazel, Kate Genitsaridi, Maria Zitzke, Lindsey Jacobson, Jenna Wignot, Monica Durham, Casey Boddy, Jessica Nicholas, Maria Burns, Ellie PITTSBURGH Opponents Team Statistics UP OPP ATTACK K i l l s Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct K i l l s / S e t SET A s s i s t s Assists/Set SERVE Aces E r r o r s Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS E r r o r s E r r o r s / S e t DEFENSE D i g s Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks B l o c k s / S e t Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE T o t a l Dates/Avg Per Date 10/391 10/678 Neutral site #/Avg 0/0 Current win streak 6 - Home win streak 2 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. *Sep 27 CLEMSON W ,25-17, *Sep 29 GEORGIA TECH W ,25-21, *Oct 4 VIRGINIA TECH W ,25-20, *Oct 5 VIRGINIA L ,25-20,25-17,21-25, *Oct 11 at Miami L ,19-25, *Oct 13 at #21 Florida State L ,23-25, *Oct 18 BOSTON COLLEGE W ,25-22, *Oct 20 SYRACUSE L ,25-22,25-27, *Oct 25 at NC State L ,25-20,16-25,25-15, *Oct 27 at #14 North Carolina L ,25-21,17-25, *Oct 30 at Maryland L ,24-26,15-25, *Nov 03 at Notre Dame L ,22-25,25-17,22-25, *Nov 08 WAKE FOREST W ,23-25,25-22,25-27, *11/10/13 #15 DUKE L ,25-20,23-25, *Nov 17 at Boston College W ,14-25,25-22,25-17, *11/22/13 MARYLAND W ,23-25,20-25,25-20, *11/24/13 NC STATE W ,25-16, *Nov 29 at Virginia W ,23-25,25-21, *Nov 30 at Virginia Tech W ,26-24,25-19, *Nov 15 at Syracuse W ,25-23, Record in 3-set matches:6-2 Record in 4-set matches:2-4 Record in 5-set matches:3-3