CLEMSONVOLLEYBALL. Season Notes T I G E R. The Matchup. Quickfacts. Quick Notes. Important Dates: Nov. 26, 2010 RPI: # , 9-10 ACC

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1 The Matchup RPI: # , 9-10 ACC Season Notes Nov. 26, 2010 Clemson v. Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Fri., Nov. 26, 6:30 pm Location...Atlanta, GA Colors... Navy, White, Gold Facility (Capacity)...O Keefe Gym (1,500) Head Coach... Tonya Johnson 2010 Overall Record , 10-9 ACC (RPI:54) 2009 Record/Finish , 15-5 ACC (5th) SID... Seth Gerard Website... Series Record... Clemson leads, Meetings... at CU - CU 3, GT 2 Pronunciation Guide: Sandra Adeleye...ah-duh-LAY-uh Brittany Fennell...FEN-uhl Brooke Kohler... KOH-ler Cansu Ozdemir...jahn-SU ohz-duh-meer Camila Rosado...cah-MEE-lah roh-zah-doh Moneshia Simmons...moh-NEE-shuh Quickfacts General Information Location...Clemson, SC Founded Enrollment...19,111 President... James F. Barker (Clemson 70) Athletic Director... Dr. Terry Don Phillips (Arkansas 70) Conference... Atlantic Coast Nickname... Tigers Colors...Clemson Orange and Regalia Arena (Capacity)... Jervey Gym (2,000) Senior Women s Administrator...Barbara Kennedy-Dixon Coaching Staff Head Coach... Jolene Jordan Hoover Alma Mater...Illinois State 86 Clemson Record (18th season) (0.648) ACC Record (18th season) (0.597) Overall Record (21st season) (0.666) Assistant Coach...Jodi Steffes Welp (6th season) Alma Mater... Clemson, 02 Assistant Coach... Derek Schmitt (1st season) Alma Mater...Eastern Nazarene College, 95 Graduate Athletic Trainer... Kelley Harrison Student Equipment Manager...Molly Mattson History First Year of Volleyball All-Time Record NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last... 8/2009 Last postseason opponent...oregon, 2009 Result... L, Review Overall Record Conference Record/FInish /4th Final 2009 AVCA Ranking... NA Sports Information Assistant AD/Sports Information Director...Tim Bourret Assistant SID/volleyball contact... Jeff Kallin Phone jkallin@clemson.edu Website Coordinator...Libby Kehn Sports Information Main Number Sports Information Fax Mailing Address... P.O. Box 31...Clemson, SC Overnight Address Perimeter Road...Clemson, SC Website... Numerical Roster # Player 1...Serenat Yaz 2...Sandra Adeleye 3... Brittany Fennell 5...Sarah Campbell 6... Jennifer Lane 7... Camila Rosado 9... Cansu Ozdemir 10...Brooke Kohler 13. Lindsey O Connell 14...Natalie Patzin Hannah Brenner Alexa Rand 22...Mo Simmons Quick Notes ACC Standings Through Nov. 25 ACC Overall Team W L pct. W L pct. Duke North Carolina Miami Florida State Maryland Wake Forest Georgia Tech Virginia Tech Clemson Virginia NC State Boston College Sophomore Sandra Adeleye was named to the 2010 All-ACC Team on Wednesday, her second career honor Adeleye ranks in the top four in the ACC in kills, blocks, and points per set Mo Simmons and Hannah Brenner were each named to the ACC s 7-member All-Freshman team on Wednesday Serenat Yaz has 19 double-doubles this year to lead all Tigers, and has 16 of them in ACC matches this year; She ranks second among all league players in that category Yaz is averaging 3.20 kills per set this year after averaging just 0.23 a season ago, an improvement of 2.97 per set. Alexa Rand leads the conference and is 9th in the nation in individual blocking, with a 1.42 per set average. She crossed the 300 block plateau in her 59th career match Natalie Patzin reached the 500-kill-500 dig milestone last week Clemson ranks 10th nationally and first in the ACC with a 2.83 blocks/set average; The Tigers have led the ACC in blocking in each of the past three seasons The Tigers have gone to five sets six times, and have a 4-2 mark in those contests. Last season, the Tigers played in 10 five-set matches with a 3-7 record in those matches Clemson opened the 2010 ACC season with a 3-2 win over Georgia Tech in Clemson in September Freshmen and Sophomores have accounted for of total points (98.6%) Head Coach Jolene Jordan Hoover is in her 18th season as Clemson s head coach, and her 378 wins as an ACC head coach rank third in ACC history Clemson played the 1200th match in school history on Oct. 30 Important Dates: November 26:...Tigers close regular season at Georgia Tech November 28:... NCAA Selection Show (3:30 PM ESPNews) Clemson Volleyball is on Facebook as Clemson University Volleyball, and on Twitter (@ClemsonVB) 2010 Schedule Date Day Loc. Opponent Time/Res. Aug. 21 Sat. H O & W Scrimmage Wht, 2-1 Aug. 27 Fri. H Jacksonville W, 3-0 Aug. 28 Sat. H Tennessee Tech W, 3-0 Aug. 28 Sat. H Albany W, 3-0 Sept. 3 Fri. N1 South Carolina W, 3-0 Sept. 4 Sat. A1 Winthrop W, 3-0 Sept. 4 Sat. N1 College of Charleston W, 3-2 Sept. 10 Fri. A2 Michigan State L, 0-3 Sept. 11 Sat. N2 Eastern Michigan W, 3-1 Sept. 11 Sat. N2 Eastern Illinois L, 1-3 Sept. 17 Fri. H Georgia Tech W, 3-2 Sept. 18 Sat. H Georgia State W, 3-0 Sept. 19 Sun. H Florida A&M W, 3-0 Sept. 24 Fri. H Wake Forest L, 0-3 Sept. 25 Sat. H Duke L, 2-3 Oct. 1 Fri. A at Virginia Tech W, 3-2 Oct. 3 Sun A at Virginia L, 2-3 Oct. 8 Fri. A at Florida State L, 1-3 Oct. 10 Sun. A at Miami l, 1-3 Oct. 15 Fri. H NC State W, 3-2 Oct. 16 Sat. H UNC L, 1-3 Oct. 22 Fri. H Maryland W, 3-1 Oct. 23 Sat. H Boston College W, 3-0 Oct. 29 Fri. A at Duke l, 1-3 Oct. 30 Sat. A at Wake Forest L, 1-3 Nov. 5 Fri. H Miami L, 1-3 Nov. 6 Sat. H Florida State W, 3-0 Nov. 12 Fri. H Virginia W, 3-1 Nov. 13 Sat. H Virginia Tech W, 3-1 Nov. 19 Fri. A at UNC l, 0-3 Nov. 20 Sat. A at NC State W, 3-1 Nov. 26 Fri. A at Georgia Tech 6:30 PM *Time could change due to football game time Carolina Classic: Rock Hill, SC; 2 - Spartan Invitational: East Lansing, MI 2010 Team Information Letterwinners Returning (10): Sandra Adeleye, Brittany Fennell, Lacy Hayes, Brooke Kohler, Tanya Mirutenko, Morgann Mitchell*, Cansu Ozdemir, Natalie Patzin, Alexa Rand, Serenat Yaz Letterwinners Lost (6): Didem Ege, Lisa Jedlicka, Kelsey Murphy, Lia Proctor, Katie Sharpe, Jessica Williams Starters Returning (4): Sandra Adeleye, Natalie Patzin, Cansu Ozdemir, Alexa Rand Starters Lost (3): Didem Ege, Kelsey Murphy, Didem Ege 2010 Newcomers (5): Hannah Brenner, Jennifer Lane, Lindsey O Connell, Camila Rosado, Moneshia Simmons * - Did not play the 2009 season 2010 Clemson Volleyball Notes ClemsonTigers.com

2 Schedule/Roster Schedule and results Date Day Location Opponent Time/Result Kills Digs Blocks Aug. 21 Sat. H O & W Scrimmage WHT, 2-1 Yaz (13) mirutenko (12) Adeleye (5) Aug. 27 Fri. H Jacksonville W, 3-0 Adeleye (10) Ozdemir (18) Kohler (6) Aug. 28 Sat. H Tennessee Tech W, 3-0 Adeleye (12) Yaz (16) Simmons (3) Aug. 28 Sat. H Albany W, 3-0 Adeleye (11) Ozdemir (17) Kohler (7) Sept. 3 Fri. N1 South Carolina W, 3-0 Adeleye (12) Yaz (17) Rand, Simmons (5) Sept. 4 Sat. A1 Winthrop W, 3-0 Yaz (14) ozdemir (13) Adeleye (5) Sept. 4 Sat. N1 College of Charleston W, 3-2 Yaz (20) ozdemir (24) Adeleye (9) Sept. 10 Fri. A2 Michigan State l, 0-3 Patzin (9) ozdemir (8) Adeleye, Simmons (2) Sept. 11 Sat. N2 Eastern Michigan W, 3-1 Adeleye (11) Ozdemir (21) Adeleye (9) Sept. 11 Sat. N2 Eastern Illinois l, 1-3 Adeleye (12) Ozdemir (17) Adeleye (6) Sept. 17 Fri. H Georgia Tech W, 3-2 Adeleye (16) Ozdemir (19) Rand (6) Sept. 18 Sat. H Georgia State W, 3-0 Patzin (13) Ozdemir (13) Rand (5) Sept. 19 Sun. H Florida A&M W, 3-0 Yaz (11) Ozdemir (9) Adeleye (7) Sept. 24 Fri. H Wake Forest L, 0-3 Yaz (14) Ozdemir (18) Rand (5) Sept. 25 Sat. H Duke L, 2-3 Yaz (13) yaz (20) Rand (15) Oct. 1 Fri. A at Virginia Tech W, 3-2 Yaz (16) ozdemir (19) Simmons (6) Oct. 3 Sun A at Virginia L, 2-3 Adeleye (18) Yaz (16) Rand (9) Oct. 8 Fri. A at #20 Florida State L, 1-3 Adeleye, Yaz (12) Yaz (16) Simmons, Adeleye (3) Oct. 10 Sun. A at Miami l, 1-3 Adeleye (16) Ozdemir (23) Rand (7) Oct. 15 Fri. H NC State W, 3-2 Adeleye (17) Yaz (17) Brenner, Adeleye (6) Oct. 16 Sat. H UNC L, 1-3 Adeleye (17) Ozdemir (18) Rand (12) Oct. 22 Fri. H Maryland W, 3-1 Adeleye (14) Ozdemir (15) Rand (8) Oct. 23 Sat. H Boston College W, 3-0 Adeleye (10) Ozdemir (20) Rand (9) Oct. 29 Fri. A at Duke l, 1-3 Yaz (16) ozdemir (22) Rand (6) Oct. 30 Sat. A at Wake Forest l, 1-3 Yaz (20) ozdemir, Yaz (19) Rand, Adeleye, Brenner (3) Nov. 5 Fri. H Miami L, 1-3 Adeleye (20) Yaz (31) Rand, Brenner (3) Nov. 6 Sat. H Florida State W, 3-0 Adeleye (11) Ozdemir (15) Adeleye (5) Nov. 12 Fri. H Virginia W, 3-1 Adeleye, Yaz (16) Patzin (22) Adeleye, Brenner, Rand (3) Nov. 13 Sat. H Virginia Tech W, 3-1 Yaz (19) Ozdemir (15) Rand (6) Nov. 19 Fri. A at UNC l, 0-3 Yaz (14) ozdemir (21) Four players (3) Nov. 20 Sat. A at NC State W, 3-1 Adeleye (22) Ozdemir (32) Adeleye (9) Nov. 26 Fri. A at Georgia Tech 6:30 PM *Time could change due to football game time Carolina Classic: Rock Hill, SC; 2 - Spartan Invitational: East Lansing, MI Led the team in... Kills: Adeleye (18), Yaz (12), Patzin (2) Digs: Ozdemir (22), Yaz (8), Patzin (1) Blocks: Rand (14), Adeleye (12), Simmons (5), Kohler (2), Brenner (4) Clemson Alphabetical Roster # Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown High School/Club Team major 2 Sandra Adeleye MH 6-0 So. Katy, TX Katy High School/Texas Elite English 15 Hannah Brenner S 5-10 Fr. Orrville, OH Orrville HS/ Cleveland Volleyball Company (CVC) nursing 5 Sarah Campbell S 5-5 Fr. Yorktown, VA Grafton HS Graphic Communications 3 Brittany Fennell MH 6-2 Jr. Hendersonville, NC West Hendersonville/Biltmore Volleyball Club health Science 10 Brooke Kohler OH 6-2 *So. Jupiter, FL Jupiter/Treasure Coast health Science 6 Jennifer Lane DS/S 5-5 Fr. Charlotte, NC Providence HS/ Carolina Juniors Volleyball Pre-Business 13 Lindsey O Connell OH 5-11 Fr. Cary, NC Green Hope HS/ Triangle Volleyball Club history 9 Cansu Ozdemir DS/RS 6-0 Sr. Istanbul, Turkey Yuzyil Isil Lisesi/Eczacibasi Sports Club Genetics 14 Natalie Patzin OH 5-10 So. Naperville, IL Benet Academy/Sports Performance Bioengineering 17 Alexa Rand MH 6-3 So. Mentor, OH Mentor HS/Cleveland Volleyball Company (CVC) Special Education 7 Cami Rosado L 5-7 Fr. Aguas Buenas, PR Colegio Rosa-Bell (Guaynabo, PR) Psychology 22 Moneshia Simmons RS 6-0 Fr. Buford, GA Mill Creek HS/ NFVBC Communications Studies 1 Serenat Yaz OH/RS 6-1 So. Istanbul, Turkey Bostanci Ozel Doga Lisesi/Vakifbank Gunes Sigorta Youth General Engineering HEAD COACH: Jolene Jordan Hoover ASSISTANT COACHES: Jodi Steffes Welp, Derek Schmitt 2010 Clemson Volleyball Notes ClemsonTigers.com

3 Team Notes This Week s Matchup Notes: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets - 6:30 pm Friday Livestats: ClemsonTigers.com Clemson opened the 2010 ACC season with a 3-2 win over Georgia Tech during the Clemson Classic on Sept. 17 The Tigers took advantage of a plus-15 scoring margin on serves, as the Yellow Jackets had 15 service errors, and Clemson had seven aces, to go against three Tech aces and four Tiger service errors. Sandra Adeleye had 16 kills and four blocks, and Alexa Rand had a career-high four solo blocks to go with two block assists and eight kills. Natalie Patzin had 12 kills for Clemson as well Rand had key back-to-back blocks at the end of the fifth set to clinch the match, including a solo on Tech sophomore Monique Mead Mead leads the ACC with a 4.31 kills/set average, while her teammate Mary Ashley Tippins is fourth in the ACC in assists per set Sandra Adeleye named to All-ACC Team Sophomore Sandra Adeleye was named to the 2010 All-ACC team for the second straight season The Katy, TX native ranks fourth in the ACC in kills, fourth in points/set, and third in blocking. She leads all conference middles in kills and points She is the second player in school history to earn all-conference honors as a freshman and a sophomore. Team Notes 2010 Record Breakdown Overall: Conference: Non-Conference: Home: Away: Neutral: Tournament Play: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: Day Match: Night Match: In Three sets: In Four sets: In Five sets: Leading after two sets Tied after two sets: Current Streak:...W-1 Simmons, Brenner named to ACC All-Freshman team Mo Simmons and Hannah Brenner have been named to the ACC all-freshman team for the 2010 season Simmons, a right side hitter, has appeared in 109 of 114 sets and has 193 kills, 42 assists, 183 digs, and 98 total blocks on the season. Brenner had seven double-doubles, and averaged 9.78 assists and 2.17 digs per set this year Clemson is the only school to have more than one freshman named to the seven-member team Brenner was named the Freshman of the Week twice while Simmons earned the honor once Brenner recorded the fourth-most assists by a freshman in school history Tigers honor senior Cansu Ozdemir Cansu Ozdemir is Clemson s only senior player on the 2010 team The native of Istanbul, Turkey will graduate with a degree in Genetics in May Ozdemir spent two seasons as a right-side hitter, compiling 195 kills, 163 assists, and 90 blocks. She moved to libero this season, and has excelled. She has 457 digs this season, good for an average of 4.3 per set, and ranks seventh in the ACC in that category. For her career, Ozdemir has 795 digs and 79 aces She is one of only four senior classes in school history to reach three NCAA Tournaments Clemson has compiled a (.720) record in her four seasons, and won the 2007 ACC Championship in her freshman season Approaching Milestones Natalie Patzin needs 6 digs to reach the 500 kill-500 dig career club; she recorded her 500th kill against Virginia Tech Alexa Rand is crossed the 300-block career milestone with six against Virginia Tech Mo Simmons needs 8 blocks for 100 in her freshman season The Future looks Bright The 2010 roster features five freshmen and five sophomores The only senior is Cansu Ozdemir, and the only junior is Brittany Fennell, who is currently out with a back injury Despite the youth, Clemson also started three freshmen regularly in 2009 along with three seniors and a junior Clemson s freshmen last season combined to produce the following: 463 total sets played 850 kills (50.9% of team total) 313 total blocks This season, freshmen and sophomores have accounted for 100% of the team s kills and blocks Clemson has had three freshmen start in Hannah Brenner (setter), Mo Simmons (right side), and Camila Rosado (back row), and Jennifer Lane has appeared as a server in 19 sets. Sophs Sandra Adeleye, Natalie Patzin, and Serenat Yaz have each started all 30 matches Freshmen and Sophomores have also accounted for of total points (98.6%) Individual Rankings Statistical Rankings (Table 2) As of Nov. 22, 2010 PLAYER CATEGORY STAT ACC NCAA Sandra Adeleye Kills/Set th 129th Serenat Yaz Kills/Set th 194th Hannah Brenner Assists/Set th Alexa Rand Blocks/Set st 9th Sandra Adeleye Blocks/Set rd 80th Cansu Ozdemir Digs/Set th 105th Alexa Rand Hitting % th Sandra Adeleye Hitting % th Sandra Adeleye Points/Set th 98th Serenat Yaz Points/Set th Team Rankings CATEGORY STAT ACC NCAA OFFENSIVE Hitting Percentage.228 7th 73rd Kills Per Set th 123rd Assists Per Set th 129th Service Aces Per Set nd 150th DEFENSIVE Blocks Per Set st 10th Opp. Hitting Percentage.189 4th n/a Digs Per Set th 62nd Brenner Named ACC Freshman of the Week - Again Brenner was named the ACC Freshman of the Week on Nov. 15 after leading Clemson to wins against Virginia and Virginia Tech On Friday, Brenner led Clemson to a season-high 66 kills and a.278 attack pct, while registering a double-double of 53 assists and 10 digs. She also added seven kills and three blocks in the match. On Saturday, she led Clemson to.308 hitting with 46 assists, five digs, four blocks and four kills in a four-set win over Virginia Tech. On the weekend, she averaged assists per set and 1.88 digs per set, and Clemson hit.292 as a team. Tigers sign three for 2011 The Clemson Volleyball Team has signed three players in the 2011 class, head coach Jolene Jordan Hoover announced on Wednesday. Outside hitter Kristin Faust, setter Kamryn Sherman, and middle blocker Karis Watson have each signed on to join the team in the 2011 season. Both Watson and Faust sent in their NLI s by 8:30 am. Sherman, who will actually graduate in December and enroll at Clemson in January, signed her Financial Aid Agreement. Defense Dictating Tigers Play (See Table 2) The Tigers are 10th in the nation in blocking (2.83 per set) and rank 4th in the ACC in opp. hitting percentage (.189) Clemson has led the ACC in blocking in each of the previous two seasons (2008 & 2009), and will do so for a third straight season 2010 Clemson Volleyball Notes ClemsonTigers.com

4 Team Notes Alexa Rand ranks leads the ACC in blocks/set at 1.42 per set, and Adeleye is in 3rd at 1.11 Cansu Ozdemir (4.47) is 5th in digs per set, and has 53 in her last two matches, including a career-high 32 in the most recent match against NC State Rand recorded her 200th career block against Florida A&M, with it taking her only 45 career matches to reach the milestone, and reached 300 in her 59th career match. She has 112 total blocks in 19 ACC matches so far. Rand also set the school single-match blocking record when she had 15 against Duke (2 BS, 13 BA) on Sept. 25. She also added 12 against North Carolina. Clemson s 21.0 blocks vs. Duke and 20.0 against North Carolina represent two of the top eight blocking matches in Clemson history. Double the Trouble Serenat Yaz has recorded 18 double-doubles in 2010, including 15 in 17 ACC matches so far The sophomore is averaging 3.14 kills and 3.58 digs per set for the season Freshman setter Hannah Brenner has six double-doubles on the season, and has come up just short of a triple-double on two occasions So far, there have been 32 total double-doubles by five different players Brenner Named ACC Freshman of the Week (Oct. 25) Brenner was named the ACC Freshman of the Week on Oct. 25 after leading Clemson to wins against Boston College and Maryland She averaged 12.1 assists, 1.6 kills, 1.6 digs, and 1.3 blocks per set in the two matches, and led Clemson to above-.300 hitting matches in each win Brenner was just shy of a triple-double on Friday against Maryland, when she finished with 46 assists, 9 kills, 8 digs, and 4 blocks. Clemson s 59 kills against Maryland were a season-high, despite only being a four-set match. The Tigers have played in six five-set matches with fewer kills. Simmons nabs ACC Freshman of the Week honor (Sept. 21) Simmons was named ACC freshman of the Week for the week of Sept , which included the Clemson Classic She averaged two kills and two digs per set, while also leading the tournament in hitting percentage (.442) and aces (4) It was Clemson s first FOTW honor since 1999, the last year of the award before this season. Tigers Claim Clemson Classic Title (Sept. 19) Clemson went 3-0 with wins over Georgia Tech (3-2), Georgia State (3-0), and Florida A&M to take the Clemson Classic Tournament victory. The win over GT was Clemson s first ACC-opener win since The Tigers defeated Georgia Tech in a five set thriller, which saw Clemson come back from a deficit in the fifth set for the victory. Sandra Adeleye s 16 kills paced the Tigers, while Natalie Patzin had 12 kills. Alexa Rand had two blocks as the final two points to help the Tigers clinch the match Georgia State was the next up for the Tigers, who hit.422 in the match, and won the second set, 25-6, en route to a 3-0 victory. Patzin s 13 kills paced the Tigers, while Lacy Hayes had 35 assists in three sets and led Clemson to a.773 hitting mark in the second set. The Tigers hit a season-best.451 on the day against Florida A&M in a three-set victory. Serenat Yaz led all players with 11 kills, while Sandra Adeleye collected 10 kills and 7 blocks. Adeleye was named Tournament MVP, while Alexa Rand and Lacy Hayes each earned their first career all-tournament honors. Tigers go 1-2 in Spartan Invitational (Sept. 11) Clemson defeated Eastern Michigan and fell to Michigan State and Eastern Illinois in the Spartan Invitational. Eastern Michigan was named the champion after defeating Michigan State in the final match of the tournament, giving Clemson the only win over the champion. Clemson had 37.0 blocks in the three matches for a 3.36 per-set average Sophomore Natalie Patzin was named to the All-Tournament team after posting 27 kills and 15 digs in the three matches Sandra Adeleye also had strong numbers individually, with 30 kills and 17 total blocks. Cansu Ozdemir led all Tigers with 46 digs in the three matches Clemson Wins Carolina Challenge (Sept. 4) The Tigers went 3-0 from Sept. 3-4 in three match against in-state opponents in the unofficial state tournament Clemson defeated South Carolina 3-0 (26-24, 25-22, 25-19) behind 12 kills from Sandra Adeleye and 10.0 team blocks The Tigers then took down host Winthrop, hitting a season-best.423 behind 14 Serenat Yaz kills, 12 from Adeleye, and 10 from Natalie Patzin. The Tigers won 3-0 (30-28, 25-16, 25-18) College of Charleston took the Tigers to five sets, but Clemson won the fifth set, 15-13, to win the tournament. Cansu Ozdemir had a career high 24 digs and Serenat Yaz had a career-high 20 kills and 12 digs as the Tigers remained perfect. Serenat Yaz was named the Tournament MVP after recording 42 kills and hitting.343 for the weekend from the outside Ozdemir (47 digs) and Sandra Adeleye (34 kills, 15 blocks) were also named to the All-Tournament team 2010 Tiger Honors Team Honors Champions, Big Orange Bash (3-0) Champions, Carolina Challenge (3-0) Champions, Clemson Classic (3-0) Sandra Adeleye 2010 All-ACC Selection Preseason All-ACC Big Orange Bash MVP Carolina Challenge All-Tournament Team Clemson Classic Tournament MVP Hannah Brenner ACC Freshman of the Week (10/18-10/24) ACC Freshman of the Week (11/8-11/14) 2010 ACC All-Freshman Team Lacy Hayes Clemson Classic All-Tournament Team Cansu Ozdemir Carolina Challenge All-Tournament Team Natalie Patzin Spartan Invitational All-Tournament Team Alexa Rand Preseason All-ACC Clemson Classic All-Tournament Team Mo Simmons Big Orange Bash All-Tournament Team ACC Freshman of the Week (9/13-9/19) 2010 ACC All-Freshman Team Serenat Yaz Big Orange Bash All-Tournament Team Carolina Challenge Tournament MVP Jolene Hoover By The Numbers 378 school victories, Clemson s winningest volleyball coach 185 Career ACC Victories 39 All-ACC Selections 37 AVCA All-Region Selections 16 ACC All-Freshman Team Selections 10 ACC All-Tournament Selections 14 AVCA All-Americans 8 NCAA Tournament Appearances 7 ACC 50-Year Anniversary Team Players 5 ACC Rookie of the Year Selections 2 ACC Regular Season Championships (1999, 2007) 2 ACC Coach of the Year (1994, 2007) 2 ACC Players-of-the-Year (Cindy Stern, Danielle Hepburn) 1 ACC Tournament Championship (1997) 1 ACC Tournament MVP (1997) Tigers win Big Orange Bash with 3-0 Record (Aug. 28) The Clemson volleyball team won the Big Orange Bash with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-21) win over Albany to move to 3-0 The Tigers made it through the tournament without dropping a set on the way to the team s first Big Orange Bash Championship since Sophomore Sandra Adeleye was named the tournament MVP after posting 33 kills (3.67 per set) with a.391 hitting pct. Sophomore Serenat Yaz (2.67 kills/set,.305 hitting pct., 4.44 digs/set) and freshman Mo Simmons (2.56 kills/set, 3.11 digs/set, 1.00 blocks/set) were also named to the All-Tournament Team. Adeleye led all players in the matchup of 2-0 teams on Saturday night, posting 11 kills. Serenat Yaz had her first career doubledouble with 10 kills and 12 digs. Libero Cansu Ozdemir had 17 digs and averaged 4.89 per set for the tournament. Clemson won the three matches with solid defense, holding each of the three opponents to a sub-.100 hitting percentage, and leveling out with a.054 average for the three matches. The Tigers averaged 2.78 blocks per set, almost identical to the Clemson 2010 Clemson Volleyball Notes ClemsonTigers.com

5 mark that led the ACC in blocking a season ago. Sophomore Brooke Kohler was the leader in blocks, posting 15 in the three matches (2.14 per set). Cansu Ozdemir named team captain Ozdemir was named team captain for The senior from Istanbul, Turkey, played significantly each of the past two seasons, mostly on the right side The senior has moved to libero, where she is averaging more than four digs per set and was named to the Carolina Challenge All-Tournament Team on Sept. 4. Rand and Adeleye named to Preseason All-ACC Team Sophomores Alexa Rand and Sandra Adeleye were each named to the preseason All-ACC Team by the league s coaches Both Rand and Adeleye were members of the All-ACC freshman team in 2009 Adeleye was also named All-ACC as a freshman, only the third Tiger ever to garner that honors. She was also named the 2009 AVCA East Region Rookie of the Year Rand and Adeleye each finished 2009 ranked in the top four in the conference in blocking and hitting % Tigers Picked Sixth in ACC Preseason Poll League coaches predicted Clemson to finish 6th in the conference in 2010 Last season, the Tigers were picked to finish 5th, and finished fourth, going 13-7 and making a third straight NCAA Tournament as the league sent a record five teams Team (1st) Points 2009 Record (ACC) T1. Florida State (5) (19-1) T1. Duke (4) (17-3) 3. Georgia Tech (3) (15-5) 4. Miami (11-9) 5. North Carolina (11-9) 6. Clemson (13-7) 7. Virginia (7-13) 8. Virginia Tech (9-11) 9. Maryland (6-14) 10. Wake Forest (9-11) 11. NC State (1-19) 12. Boston College (2-18) Clemson Double-Doubles (34) Date Player (No.) Double-Double Stats Opponent 8/28 Serenat Yaz (1) 10 kills, 12 digs albany 9/3 Serenat Yaz (2) 14 kills, 11 digs Winthrop 9/3 Hannah Brenner (1) 34 Assists, 10 digs Winthrop 9/4 Serenat Yaz (3) 20 kills, 12 digs C of C 9/11 Hannah Brenner (2) 32 Assists, 10 digs E. Mich. 9/24 Serenat Yaz (4) 14 kills, 12 digs Wake Forest 9/25 Serenat Yaz (5) 13 kills, 20 digs Duke 10/1 Serenat Yaz (6) 16 kills, 11 digs Va. Tech 10/1 Natalie Patzin (1) 10 kills, 16 digs Va. Tech 10/1 Lacy Hayes (1) 42 assists, 13 digs Va. Tech 10/3 Serenat Yaz (7) 16 kills, 16 digs Virginia 10/3 Mo Simmons (1) 11 kills, 12 digs Virginia 10/8 Serenat Yaz (8) 12 kills, 16 digs #20 FSU 10/8 Mo Simmons (2) 11 kills, 13 digs #20 FSU 10/10 Serenat Yaz (9) 11 kills, 18 digs miami 10/10 Hannah Brenner (3) 35 assists, 16 digs Miami 10/15 Serenat Yaz (10) 13 kills, 17 digs NC State 10/15 Hannah Brenner (4) 45 assists, 10 digs NC State 10/15 Natalie Patzin (2) 10 kills, 10 digs NC State 10/16 Serenat Yaz (11) 14 kills, 14 digs North Carolina 10/22 Serenat Yaz (12) 11 kills, 10 digs Maryland 10/22 Natalie Patzin (3) 10 kills, 12 digs Maryland 10/29 Serenat Yaz (13) 16 kills, 16 digs Duke 10/29 Hannah Brenner (5) 35 assists, 14 digs Duke 10/30 Serenat Yaz (14) 20 kills, 19 digs Wake Forest 10/30 Natalie Patzin (4) 13 kills, 12 digs Wake Forest 11/5 Serenat Yaz (15) 11 kills, 31 digs miami 11/6 Serenat Yaz (16) 10 kills, 12 digs fsu 11/12 Serenat Yaz (17) 16 kills, 16 digs Virginia 11/12 Natalie Patzin (5) 12 kills, 22 digs Virginia 11/12 Hannah Brenner (6) 53 assists, 10 digs Virginia 11/13 Serenat Yaz (18) 19 kills, 12 digs Va. Tech 11/20 Serenat Yaz (19) 15 kills, 14 digs NC State 11/21 Hannah Brenner (7) 46 assists, 11 digs NC State Most recent individual double-double in bold AVCA Division I Coaches Poll Nov. 22, Rk. Team (1st votes) Points Record Pvs. 1 Florida (50) California (9) Hawai i (1) Stanford Nebraska Southern California Penn State Texas UCLA Illinois Northern Iowa Dayton Washington Colorado State Minnesota Iowa State T LSU T San Diego Michigan Arizona Tennessee Cincinnati Tulsa Oregon Cal State Fullerton NR Others Receiving Votes: St. Mary s (Calif.) 58; Duke 57; Oklahoma 53; Purdue 29; Pepperdine 26; Northwestern 17; Long Beach State 16; Cal Poly 15; Ohio State 14; Louisville 10; Missouri 10; Middle Tennessee 7; North Carolina 3; Wichita State Clemson Volleyball Notes ClemsonTigers.com

6 Photo Roster Serenat Yaz 6-1 So. OH/RS Istanbul, Turkey Sandra Adeleye 6-0 So. MH Katy, TX Brittany Fennell 6-2 Jr. MH Hendersonville, NC Jennifer Lane 5-5 Fr. DS/S Charlotte, NC Camila Rosado 5-10 Fr. DS Aguas Buenas, PR Cansu Ozdemir 6-0 Sr. DS/RS Istanbul, Turkey Brooke Kohler 6-2 *So. OH Jupiter, FL Lindsey O Connell 5-11 Fr. OH Cary, NC Natalie Patzin 5-10 So. OH Naperville, IL Hannah Brenner 5-10 Fr. S Orrsville, OH Alexa Rand 6-3 So. MH Mentor, OH Mo Simmons 6-0 Fr. RS Buford, GA Jolene Jordan Hoover Head Coach Jodi Steffes Welp Assistant Coach Derek Schmitt Assistant Coach 2010 Clemson Volleyball Notes ClemsonTigers.com

7 #1 - Serenat Yaz 20 (twice) v. Wake Forest (10/30/10)... Kills... same.429 v. Winthrop (9/4/10)...Attack Pct.*... same 4 v. Tennessee Tech (8/28/10)...Aces... same 31 v. Miami (11/5/10)...Digs... same 1 v. Georgia Tech (9/17/10)...Block Solos... same 5 (3 times) v. Duke (10/29/10)... Block Assists... same 5 (3 times) v. Duke (10/29/10)... Total Blocks... same 3 (3 times) v. NC State (11/20/10)...Assists...4 vs. North Carolina (10/31/09) Player Highs #10 - Brooke Kohler 6 v. NC State (10/15/10)... Kills... same v. Florida A&M (9/19/10)...Attack Pct.*... same 1 v. Tennessee Tech (8/28/10)...Aces... same 5 v NC State (10/15/10)...Digs... same 0...Block Solos...NA 7 v. Albany (8/28/10)... Block Assists... same 7 v. Albany (8/28/10)... Total Blocks... same 1 (twice)...assists... same #2 Sandra Adeleye 22 v. NC State (11/20/10)... Kills vs. Boston College (11/8/09).588 v. Winthrop (9/4/10)...Attack Pct.* vs. PC (9/18/09) NA...Aces... 1 vs. South Carolina (8/28/09) 6 v. NC State (10/16/10)...Digs... same 4 v. College of Charleston (9/4/10)...Block Solos... same 7 v. NC State (11/20/10)... Block Assists... 7 vs. Furman (9/19/09) 9 (3 times) v. NC State (11/20/10)... Total Blocks... same #3 - Brittany Fennell 0... Kills vs. South Carolina (8/28/09) 0...Attack Pct.* vs Loyola (9/4/09) 0...Digs... 2 vs. several (Maryland - 10/19/08) 0...Block Solos...3 vs. NC State(10/25/08) 0... Block Assists vs. Virginia (9/27/08) 0... Total Blocks vs. Virginia (9/27/08) 0...Assists... 1 vs. Virginia (9/27/08) #4 - MORGANN MITCHELL 0... Kills... 1 vs. Boston College (11/22/08) 0...Attack Pct.*... NA 0...Aces...1 vs. Maryland (11/22/08) 0...Digs...2 vs. Maryland (10/19/08) 0...Block Solos...NA 0... Block Assists...NA 0... Total Blocks...NA 0...Assists...NA #5 - TANYA MIRUTENKO 1 (twice) v. Eastern Illinois (9/11)... Kills... same 0...Attack Pct.*...NA 1 (twice) v. College of Charleston (9/4/10)...Aces... same 3 v. Winthrop (9/4/10), Eastern Michigan (9/11)...Digs... same 0...Assists...NA #6 - JENNIFER LANE 0... Kills...NA 0...Attack Pct.*...NA 0...Aces...NA 4 vs. Miami (10/10/10)...Digs... same 0...Assists...NA #7 - CAMILA ROSADO 0... Kills...NA 0...Attack Pct.*...NA 2 v. Many (3)...Aces... same 16 v. Virginia (11/12/10)...Digs... same 3 v. Duke (10/29/10)...Assists... same #9 - Cansu Ozdemir 0... Kills vs. Western Illinois (9/5/09) 0...Attack Pct.* vs. Western Illinois (9/5/09) 2 v. Michigan State (9/10), UNC (10/16)...Aces...5 vs. NC State (9/26/09) 32 v. NC State (11/20)...Digs... same 0...Block Solos... 2 vs. Western Illinois (9/5/09) 0... Block Assists three times (Loyola on 9/4/09) 0... Total Blocks...7 vs. Loyola (9/4/09) 6 v. Maryland (10/22/10)...Assists... 8 vs. Virginia (9/27/08) #11 - Lacy Hayes 8 v. Albany (8/28/10)... Kills... same.583 v. Albany (8/28/10)...Attack Pct.*....same 2 v. Georgia Tech (9/17/10)...Aces... same 13 v. Va. Tech (10/1/10)...Digs... same 2 v. Eastern Illinois (9/11/10)...Block Solos... same 4 v. College of Charleston (9/4/10)... Block Assists... 6 vs. FIU (8/30/08) 4 (3 times) v. Eastern Illinois (9/11/10)... Total Blocks... 6 vs. FIU (8/30/08) 45 v. Virginia (10/3)...Assists... same #13 - Lindsey O Connell 0... Kills...NA 0...Attack Pct.*...NA 0...Aces...NA 0...Digs...NA 0...Assists...NA #14 - Natalie Patzin 13 (twice) v. Wake Forest (10/30/10)... Kills vs. Furman (9/19/09).455 v. Winthrop (9/4/10)...Attack Pct.* vs. Charlotte (10/20/09) 4 v. North Carolina (10/16/10)...Aces...4 vs. North Carolina (10/16/10) 22 v. Virginia (11/12/10)...Digs...22 v. Virginia (11/12/10) 1 v. Florida State (11/5/10)...Block Solos...2 vs. Michigan State (9/18/09) 5 v. Miami (10/10/10)... Block Assists...6 vs. DePaul (9/5/09) 5 v. Miami (10/10/10)... Total Blocks... 6 vs. DePaul (9/5/09) 3 v. Florida State (10/8/10)...Assists...3 (twice) v. Florida State (10/8/10) #15 - Hannah Brenner 9 v. Maryland (10/22/10)... Kills... same.667 v. Tennessee Tech (8/28/10)...Attack Pct.*... same 1 v. many...aces... same 16 vs. Miami (10/10/10)...Digs... same 1 v. Eastern Michigan (9/11/10)...Block Solos... same 7 v. NC State (10/15/10)... Block Assists... same 7 v. NC State (10/15/10)... Total Blocks... same 53 v. Miami (11/5/10), v. Virginia (11/12/10)...Assists... same #17 - Alexa Rand 14 v. Virginia (11/12/10)... Kills vs. Boston College (10/9/09).529 v. Virginia Tech (11/13/10)...Attack Pct.* ( ) vs. North Carolina (9/25/09) 5 (twice) v. Miami (10/10/10)...Digs... same 4 v. Georgia Tech (9/17/10)...Block Solos... same 13 v. Duke (9/25/10)... Block Assists... same 15 v. Duke (9/25/10)... Total Blocks... same #22 - Mo Simmons 12 v NC State (11/20/10)... Kills... same.583 v. Maryland (10/22/10)...Attack Pct.*... same 2 (twice) v. College of Charleston (9/4/10)...Aces... same 13 v. Florida State (10/8/10)...Digs... same 3 v. Eastern Illinois (9/11/10)...Block Solos... same 7 v. Duke (9/25/10)... Block Assists... same 8 v. Duke (9/25/10)... Total Blocks... same 4 v. Va. Tech (10/1/10)...Assists... same 2010 Clemson Volleyball Notes ClemsonTigers.com

8 2010 Superlatives Team Highs Team Lows Kills 66 vs. Virginia (11/12) 27 vs. Michigan State (9/10) Attempts 187 vs. Miami (11/5) 82 vs. Florida A&M (9/19) Hitting Pct..451 vs. Florida A&M (9/19).064 vs. Michigan State (9/10) Assists 65 vs. Virginia (11/12) 23 vs. Michigan State (9/10) Service Aces 10 vs. North Carolina (10/16) 1 vs. Winthrop (9/4) Digs 99 vs. Miami (11/5) 32 vs. Michigan State (9/10) Block Solos 8 vs. Eastern Illinois (9/11) 0 vs. Tennessee Tech (8/28), Georgia State (9/18), Florida State (10/8) Block Assists 34 vs. Duke (9/25) 6 vs. Michigan State (9/10) Total Blocks 21.0 vs. Duke (9/25) 4.0 vs. Michigan State (9/10) opponent Highs opponent Lows Kills 83 by Virginia (10/3) 27 by Tennessee Tech (8/28) Attempts 203 by Duke (9/25) 93 by Florida A&M (9/19) Hitting Pct..286 by Miami (11/5).025 by Jacksonville (8/27) Assists 80 by Virginia (10/3) 24 by Tennessee Tech (8/28) Service Aces 6 by Several (4) 1 by Georgia State (9/18) Digs 96 by Duke (9/25) 30 by Florida A&M (9/19) Block Solos 4 by Many (5) 0 by Florida A&M (9/19) Block Assists 26 by NC State (10/15) 0 by Florida A&M (9/19) Total Blocks 15.0 by NC State (10/15) 0.0 by Florida A&M (9/19) Clemson Individual Highs opponent Individual HIghs Kills 22 by Sandra Adeleye v. NC State (11/20) 29 by McKenzie Adams of Virginia (10/3) Attempts 54 by Sandra Adeleye v. NC State (11/20) 62 by Whitney Russell of College of Charleston (9/4) Hitting Pct..588 by Sandra Adeleye v. Winthrop (9/4).479 by McKenzie Adams of Virginia (10/3) (min. 10 kills) ( ) ( ) Assists 53 by Hannah Brenner v. Miami (11/5), Virginia (11/12) 73 by Beth Wildermuth of Virginia (10/3) Service Aces 4 by Serenat Yaz v. Tennessee Tech (8/28) 3 by Justine Record of Virginia Tech (10/1), 4 by Natalie Patzin v. UNC (10/16) 3 by Lane Carico of Miami (10/10) Digs 31 by Serenat Yaz v. Miami (11/5) 29 by Kelly Wood of NC State (11/20) Block Solos 4 by Sandra Adeleye v. College of Charleston (9/4) 4 by Christiana Gray of Duke (10/29) by Alexa Rand v. Georgia Tech (9/17) Block Assists 13 by Alexa Rand v. Duke (9/25) 8 by Brie Merriweather of NC State (10/15) Total Blocks 15 by Alexa Rand v. Duke (9/25) 10 by Brie Merriweather of NC State (10/15) CLEMSON Individual Top Performances by category: Attack Pct. (K-E-TA) - min. 10 kills.588 ( ) Sandra Adeleye vs Winthrop (Sept 4, 2010).571 ( ) Sandra Adeleye vs Florida A&M (Sep 19, 2010).562 ( ) Moneshia Simmons vs Georgia State (Sep 18, 2010).533 ( ) Sandra Adeleye vs Jacksonville (Aug 27, 2010).524 ( ) Sandra Adeleye vs Tennessee Tech (Aug 28, 2010) Kills (K-E-TA) 22 ( ) 4s Sandra Adeleye vs NC State (Nov 20, 2010) 20 ( ) 5s Serenat Yaz vs College of Charleston (Sept 4, 2010) 20 ( )4s Serenat Yaz vs Wake Forest (Oct 30, 2010) 20 ( ) 4s Sandra Adeleye vs Miami (Nov 5, 2010) 19 ( ) 4s Serenat Yaz vs Virginia (Nov 12, 2010) 18 ( ) 5s Sandra Adeleye vs Virginia (Oct 3, 2010) 17 ( ) 5s Sandra Adeleye vs NC State (Oct 15, 2010) 17 ( ) 4s Sandra Adeleye vs North Carolina (Oct 16, 2010) ASSISTS 53 (4s) Hannah Brenner vs Miami (Nov 5, 2010) 53 (4s) Hannah Brenner vs Virginia (Nov 12, 2010) 46 (4s) Hannah Brenner vs NC State (Nov 20, 2010) 46 (4s) Hannah Brenner vs Virginia Tech (Nov 13, 2010) 46 (4s) Hannah Brenner vs Maryland (Oct 22, 2010) 46 (4s) Hannah Brenner vs Wake Forest (Oct 30, 2010) DIGS 32 (4s) Cansu Ozdemir vs NC State (Nov 20, 2010) 31 (4s) Serenat Yaz vs Miami (Nov 5, 2010) 29 (4s) Cansu Ozdemir vs Miami (Nov 5, 2010) 24 (5s) Cansu Ozdemir vs Coll. of Charleston ( in Rock Hill, SC) 23 (4s) Cansu Ozdemir vs Miami (Oct 10, 2010) ACES 4 Serenat Yaz vs Tennessee Tech (Aug 28, 2010) 4 Natalie Patzin vs North Carolina (Oct 16, 2010) 3 Serenat Yaz vs College of Charleston (Sept 4, 2010) 3 Moneshia Simmons vs Virginia Tech (Oct 1, 2010) 3 Hannah Brenner vs Wake Forest (Oct 30, 2010) BLOCKS (BS-BA) 15 ( 2-13) Alexa Rand vs Duke University (Sep 25, 2010) 12 ( 2-10) Alexa Rand vs North Carolina (Oct 16, 2010) 9 ( 2-7) Sandra Adeleye vs NC State (Nov 20, 2010) 9 ( 2-7) Alexa Rand vs Boston College (Oct 23, 2010) 9 ( 1-8) Alexa Rand vs Virginia (Oct 3, 2010) 9 ( 4-5) Sandra Adeleye vs Coll. of Charleston (Sep in Rock Hill, SC) 9 ( 3-6) Sandra Adeleye vs Eastern Michigan (Sep 11, 2010 in East Lansing, Mich.) 2010 Clemson Volleyball Notes ClemsonTigers.com

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10 Match-by-Match ACC-ONLY INDIVIDUAL STATS 2010 Clemson Volleyball Notes ClemsonTigers.com

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